tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49336573451409903602024-03-05T09:53:43.822-05:00Generation Yes: News & Spirituality for Unitarian Universalists Under 40(and the people who love them)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933657345140990360.post-34637118588577969412010-07-29T08:04:00.002-04:002010-07-29T08:04:01.103-04:00The Yes! Digest -- July 28th, 2010SPECIAL ALL HOW-TO EDITION!<br />
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<b>For music festival goers and people who commute to work on public transportation</b>: How to walk efficiently through <b><a href="http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Walk_Through_Crowds">crowds</a></b>. (via <b><a href="http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Walk_Through_Crowds">Wired</a></b>) <br />
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<b>For students</b>: How to <b><a href="http://therumpus.net/2010/07/funny-women-29-rules-for-emailing-your-instructor/">email your professor</a></b>. This good, hilarious advice might just help you get that extension. (via <b><a href="http://therumpus.net/2010/07/funny-women-29-rules-for-emailing-your-instructor/">The Rumpus</a></b>) <br />
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<b>For Unitarian Universalist young adults who want to help revitalize YA ministry</b>: Join Kinsi at <i>Spirituality and Sunflowers</i> for his <a href="http://kinsi.wordpress.com/2010/07/13/splitting-young-adult-from-youth/"><b>series</b></a> on the topic. <br />
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<b>For those who find themselves in sticky, etiquette-related situations</b>: How to avoid <b><a href="http://mightygirl.com/2010/07/12/flashback-monday-dont-be-rude-kindness/">being rude</a></b>. (via <b><a href="http://mightygirl.com/2010/07/12/flashback-monday-dont-be-rude-kindness/">Mighty Girl</a></b>) <br />
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<b>For people who want to eat better---and do it with their friends</b>: How to start a <b><a href="http://www.good.is/post/how-to-crowdsource-your-supper/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+good%2Flbvp+%28GOOD+Main+RSS+Feed%29">dinner co-op</a></b>! (via <b><a href="http://www.good.is/post/how-to-crowdsource-your-supper/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+good%2Flbvp+%28GOOD+Main+RSS+Feed%29">GOOD</a></b>)<br />
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<b>For do-gooders who want to do better</b>: How to "<b><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2261891/?from=rss">spice up your charitable efforts</a></b>." (via <b><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2261891/?from=rss">Slate</a></b>)<br />
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<b>For people with squirrels in the attic:</b> How to get a <b><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/boston/how-to-coax-a-wild-animal-out-of-the-house-122712?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+apartmenttherapy%2Fboston+%28Boston%29">wild animal</a></b> out of your house. (via <b><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/boston/how-to-coax-a-wild-animal-out-of-the-house-122712?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+apartmenttherapy%2Fboston+%28Boston%29">Apartment Therapy</a></b>) <br />
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<b>For moms and dads</b>: How to <b><a href="http://blogs.vocalo.org/amykr/2010/07/33-this-weeks-mission-operation-parenthood/30357">parent</a></b> with more joy and more sanity. Scroll down to the comment section for pearls of wisdom. (via <a href="http://blogs.vocalo.org/amykr/2010/07/33-this-weeks-mission-operation-parenthood/30357"><b>Mission Amy K.R</b>.</a>) <br />
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<b>For those of us in need of a little summer fun:</b> How to make your own "extended polymer chains from household chemicals"---or, in other words, <b><a href="http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2010/07/how-to_crazy_putty_video.html">Silly Putty</a></b>. Sylvia of the Super-Awesome Mini Maker Show shows us how. She's really great. (via <b><a href="http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2010/07/how-to_crazy_putty_video.html">Craft</a></b>) <br />
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<b>For gardeners without green space (and veggie-loving homeowners without green thumbs):</b> How to collaborate with your neighbors to grow and share produce using "free yardsharing service" <b><a href="http://hyperlocavore.ning.com/">Hyperlocavore</a></b>.jennytuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607444531521011591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933657345140990360.post-69549786209481654342010-07-22T07:30:00.000-04:002010-07-22T07:30:02.937-04:00The Yes! Digest -- July 22nd, 2010<b> This is</b>: Spoonerism Day. Celebrate the birthday of <a href="http://www.alphadictionary.com/fun/spoonerisms.html"><b>William Archibald Spooner</b></a> (and the "peculiar speech error" that came to bear his name) by reading "<a href="http://www.wishfaery.com/fables/spoon/mionlouse.html"><b>The Mion and the Louse</b></a>"!<br />
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<b>Spirit food</b>: "The answer is built right into the word": Amy Krouse Rosenthal <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_OZUaQondo"><b>on kindness</b></a>.<br />
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<b>Brain food</b>:<br />
<ul><li>Reasons why the moon landing---which happened 41 years ago this week---was <a href="http://darryl-cunningham.blogspot.com/2010/07/moon-hoax.html"><b>not a hoax</b></a>. </li>
<li>"40 Things You <a href="http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/content/40th-Anniversary/index.html"><b>Need To Know</b></a> About The Next 40 Years" (via <a href="http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/content/40th-Anniversary/index.html"><b>The Smithsonian</b></a>)</li>
<li>Is that food in your fridge still safe to eat? What's the deal with expiration dates, anyway? <a href="http://www.stilltasty.com/"><b>StillTasty</b></a> tells you everything you need to know. </li>
</ul><b>Today's young adults</b>: <br />
<ul><li>Find the <a href="http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/harleys-are-for-old-guys/422257"><b>Harley-Davidson</b></a> brand appealing.</li>
<li>Are "unaware of <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hraUEPOLZALv6W6BCMfhDuUS8scQ"><b>meat</b></a>-cancer link."</li>
</ul><b>A joy</b>: Use of this gel could reduce a woman's risk of <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/19/AR2010071904199.html?sid=ST2010071905428"><b>contracting HIV</b></a> by up to 54 percent.<br />
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<b>Churchy things/A concern: </b>"A Florida church with "Islam is of the devil" signs in its front lawn plans to host an "International Burn A <a href="http://pewforum.org/Religion-News/Fla-church-plans-to-burn-Qurans-on-9-11-anniversary.aspx"><b>Quran</b></a> Day," on the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks this year." (via <a href="http://pewforum.org/Religion-News/Fla-church-plans-to-burn-Qurans-on-9-11-anniversary.aspx"><b>The Pew Forum</b></a>)<br />
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<b>UU voices</b>: At AlterNet, Be Schofield <a href="http://www.alternet.org/story/147357/should_i_quit_being_christian_some_questions_for_the_new_atheists?page=1"><b>wonders</b></a> if religious liberals are "providing legitimacy and credibility for fundamentalism, violence, oppression and bigotry done in the name of religion." (via <a href="http://friendlyatheist.com/2010/07/21/is-liberal-religion-really-part-of-the-problem/"><b>The Friendly Atheist</b></a>)<br />
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<div><b>Good answer</b>: Thanks to "student researchers at the University of Cambridge," the world finally <a href="http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=How+many+licks+does+it+take+to+get+to+the+center+of+a+tootsiepop%3F"><b>knows</b></a> how many licks it takes to get to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ0epRjfGLw"><b>the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop</b></a>. </div><br />
<b>Curiosities</b>: <br />
<ul><li>Your weekly dose of Muppet: The Swedish Chef <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/07/15/swedish-chef-sings-p.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29"><b>makes popcorn (and) shrimp</b></a>; performs electronica. (via <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/07/15/swedish-chef-sings-p.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29"><b>BoingBoing</b></a>)</li>
<li>The 11 Most <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-juddery/11-most-overrated-things_b_649671.html"><b>Overrated</b></a> Things Ever (via <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-juddery/11-most-overrated-things_b_649671.html"><b>The Huffington Post</b></a>)</li>
<li>Do you need to say you're sorry? Call the <a href="http://blogs.vocalo.org/amykr/2010/07/30-new-apology-phone-line-now-activated/29497?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+amykr+%28blogs.vocalo.org+%C2%BB+Mission+Amy+K.R.%29"><b>Anonymous Apology Line</b></a>.</li>
</ul><b>How to</b>: Have the perfect <a href="http://www.theawl.com/2010/07/how-to-shake-hands"><b>handshake</b></a>. (This <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jeqUc6HfUSi0ktDyIIVzDZKWHnKQ"><b>mathematical formula</b></a> can teach you how!) (via <a href="http://www.theawl.com/2010/07/how-to-shake-hands"><b>The Awl</b></a>)<br />
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<div><b>Young adults of note</b>: Carte Goodwin, a 36 year-old lawyer, <a href="http://www.wvpubcast.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=15752"><b>has been appointed</b></a> to fill the senate seat left vacant by Robert Byrd of West Virginia, who died last month at the age of 92. (Goodwin is now the <a href="http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/20/oldest-senator-replaced-by-the-youngest/"><b>youngest</b></a> person serving in the senate.) Goodwin's first act after being sworn in this week was to vote to extend unemployment benefits to those Americans who have been out of work for longer than 26 weeks.<br />
</div>jennytuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607444531521011591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933657345140990360.post-47274268746501127122010-07-15T10:55:00.002-04:002010-07-15T11:23:24.585-04:00The Yes! Digest -- July 15th, 2010<b> This is</b>: <strong><a href="http://www.candyusa.com/FunStuff/content.cfm?ItemNumber=987#jul">Gummi Worm Day</a></strong>! The creepy candy is 29 this year, which makes it (technically) a young adult! Celebrate by making (and sharing) some <a href="http://bakedbree.com/dirt-cake-in-flowerpots"><strong>dirt cake</strong></a>.<br />
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<strong>Spirit food</strong>: "<strong><a href="http://therumpus.net/2010/07/your-secret/">Something</a></strong> only you can see" -- Filmmaker Jean Sebastien Monzani wants to help you gain access to happy secrets. (via <strong><a href="http://therumpus.net/2010/07/your-secret/">The Rumpus</a></strong>)<br />
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<div></div><b>Brain food</b>:<br />
<ul><li>Last month, we found out that <strong><a href="http://bcd-ya.blogspot.com/2010/06/yes-digest-june-10th-2010.html">caffeine</a></strong> doesn't work the way we think it does. So how <strong><a href="http://lifehacker.com/5585217/what-caffeine-actually-does-to-your-brain">does</a></strong> it work, exactly? </li>
<li><strong><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/science/13gravity.html?_r=2">Gravity</a></strong> is an illusion! (So says this guy.)</li>
</ul><strong>Today's young adults</strong>: <br />
<ul><li>Benefit from playing <a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2010/07/12/study-playing-violent-games-helps-stress-and-depression"><b>violent video games</b></a>. </li>
<li>Are "being hit with unfair charges, fines or <a href="http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20100713/APC06/7130334/Column-By-abusing-freedoms-we-risk-losing-them"><b>incarcerations</b></a>." </li>
<li>Are choosing to <a href="http://www.skyscanner.net/news/articles/2010/07/007107-more-young-adults-taking-flights-abroad-with-their-parents.html"><b>vacation</b></a> with their parents.</li>
</ul><strong>A joy</strong>: Evidence that social is for more than just bullying or wasting time. "[P]eople who are 20, 30 or 40 years beyond graduation are <strong><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/nyregion/14facebook.html?_r=2&ref=education">using Facebook</a></strong> to re-establish relationships with teachers and express gratitude and overdue respect." (via <strong><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/nyregion/14facebook.html?_r=2&ref=education">The New York Times</a></strong>)<br />
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<div></div><strong>A concern/UU news</strong>: The Rev. Paul Sawyer, minister emeritus at the <strong><a href="http://throopuuchurch.org/">Throop Unitarian Universalist Church</a></strong> of Pasadena, California, died this week of pancreatic cancer. His <strong><a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/12/local/la-me-paul-sawyer-20100711">obituary</a></strong> really makes me wish I'd known him. (via <strong><a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/12/local/la-me-paul-sawyer-20100711">The Los Angeles Times</a></strong>)<br />
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<div><b>Good answer!</b>: Scientists in Great Britain claim to have solved the ancient chicken-egg conundrum. So which really did come <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38238685/ns/technology_and_science-science/"><b>first</b></a>? </div><br />
<strong>Churchy things</strong>: <br />
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"[W]e have on one hand the persisting intuitive sense that the universe is not alien to us, that our existence is not accidental and our complexity and brilliance are not simply unaccountable extravagances on the part of evolution. On the other hand we have the conviction, also no doubt intuitive to the degree that it is strongly held, that we are indeed creatures of accident, alone with our brilliance unless accident has come up with like creatures elsewhere." --- the fabulous Marilynne Robinson writes, at the Huffington Post, on <strong><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marilynne-robinson/religion-science-and-the_b_646237.html">science and religion</a></strong>.<br />
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<div></div><strong>Curiosities</strong>: <br />
<div></div><ul><li>Your weekly dose of Muppet: A history of <a href="http://www.avclub.com/austin/articles/its-about-the-music-maaan-bands-from-muppets-histo,42759/"><b>Muppet bands</b></a>, including "Nine Inch Snails." </li>
<li>Just lovely: here, the history of <strong><a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2010/07/06/big-bag-big-boom/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+brainpickings%2Frss+%28Brain+Pickings%29">evolution</a></strong> told in graffiti. (via <strong><a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2010/07/06/big-bag-big-boom/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+brainpickings%2Frss+%28Brain+Pickings%29">Brain Pickings</a></strong>)</li>
<li>Two American institutions are rebranding: the YMCA is now just "<strong><a href="http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2010/07/village-people-want-to-know-y.html">The Y</a></strong>," and the NPR in National Public Radio now stands for...<strong><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/07/AR2010070704578.html">nothing</a></strong>.</li>
</ul><strong>How to</strong>: Sew! If you've always wanted to learn how and are in need of a summer project, join Leigh-Ann at <strong><a href="http://frecklednest.blogspot.com/2010/07/home-ec-coming-soon.html">Freckled Nest</a></strong> for her online <strong><a href="http://frecklednest.blogspot.com/2010/07/home-ec-coming-soon.html">HOME EC</a></strong> course, which starts today! <br />
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<div> <strong>Young adults of note</strong>: In the first installment of the Rumpus's "<strong><a href="http://therumpus.net/2010/07/talk-with-teachers-1-mutual-respect/">Talks With Teachers</a></strong>" column, an anonymous YA high school teacher from Brooklyn talks about her students, what drew her to teaching, and more.</div>jennytuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607444531521011591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933657345140990360.post-21025367911241407302010-07-01T07:30:00.002-04:002010-07-01T07:42:53.508-04:00The Yes! Digest -- July 1st, 2010<b>This is: <a href="http://www.pch.gc.ca/pgm/ceem-cced/jfa-ha/canada-eng.cfm">Canada Day</a></b>! Celebrate Canada's birthday by checking out Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's annual (and awesome) <a href="http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/archives/2009/07/01/happy_canada_day.html"><b>Canada Day posts</b></a> at her blog, <a href="http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/"><b>Yarn Harlot</b></a>. Also, please take a minute to visit the site of the <a href="http://www.cuc.ca/"><b>Canadian Unitarian Council</b></a>!<br />
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<div></div><b>Spirit food</b>:<span class="UIStory_Message"> "Somewhere someone dreams of your smile, and finds in your presence that life is worthwhile, so when you are lonely remember it's true; somewhere, someone is thinking of you." -- Dr. Seuss (Thanks to Hana!)</span><br />
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<div> <b>Brain food</b>:</div><ul><li>The science behind "<b><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/27/AR2010062703008.html?wprss=rss_print/style">morning breath</a></b>." (via <b><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/27/AR2010062703008.html?wprss=rss_print/style">The Washington Post</a></b>)</li>
<li>Did Michelangelo paint a human brain stem on the ceiling of the <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/06/30/brain-stem-hidden-in-1.html"><b>Sistine Chapel</b></a>? (via <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/06/30/brain-stem-hidden-in-1.html"><b>Boing Boing</b></a>) </li>
<li>Why is Facebook's <b><a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/59452">Farmville</a></b> so popular? Because it "entangles users in a <b><a href="http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/content/cultivated-play-farmville">web</a></b> of social obligations." (via <b><a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/59452">Mental Floss</a></b>)</li>
</ul><b>Today's young adults</b>:<br />
<ul><li>"Are blindingly <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/fashion/27StudiedEmpathy.html?scp=1&sq=empathy&st=cse"><b>self-aggrandizing and entitled</b></a>"; lack empathy.</li>
<li>Sure do <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/memecore/todays-slang-translated-1ea9/"><b>talk funny</b></a>. (via <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/memecore/todays-slang-translated-1ea9/"><b>BuzzFeed</b></a>)</li>
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"After seven months of talks, Meadville Lombard Theological School and Andover Newton Theological School have agreed to <a href="http://www.uuworld.org/news/articles/167422.shtml"><b>join forces</b></a>." The two seminaries, which serve students preparing for Unitarian Universalist ministry, will unite to form a "new interreligious 'university-style' theological institution" to be opened in June 2011. (via <a href="http://www.uuworld.org/news/articles/167422.shtml"><b>UU World</b></a>)<br />
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<b>UU voices: </b>Is Unitarian Universalism a sort of <a href="http://monkeymindonline.blogspot.com/2010/06/is-unitarian-universalism-way-of-life.html"><b>Western Taoism</b></a>? James at Monkey Mind explores what this might mean.<br />
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<b>A joy</b>: <br />
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"Electrolux, the world's second largest home appliance maker, said on Tuesday it will harvest bit of plastic from floating garbage islands in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans, as well as from three European seas, and use the material to manufacture six showcase <b><a href="http://www.good.is/post/electrolux-to-make-vacuums-from-plastic-ocean-trash/">vacuum cleaners</a></b>." (via <b><a href="http://www.good.is/post/electrolux-to-make-vacuums-from-plastic-ocean-trash/">GOOD</a></b>) <br />
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<div>"According to the U.N., there were over 15 million recognized <b><a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1999274,00.html">refugees</a></b> around the world at the beginning of 2009, and another 826,000 asylum seekers. More than half of the world's refugees are in Asia and another 22% are in Africa; both regions where many governments are ill-equipped, legally and economically, to handle the volumes of people requesting protection in their borders." (via <b><a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1999274,00.html">Time</a></b>)</div><br />
<div><b>Good question!:</b> Why do we <b><a href="http://www.livescience.com/health/dream-problem-solving-100627.html">dream</a></b>? (via <b><a href="http://www.livescience.com/health/dream-problem-solving-100627.html">Live Science</a></b>) Bonus question: What do our dreams mean? Consult this <a href="http://bitsandpieces.us/2010/06/18/8-most-common-types-of-dreams-and-what-they-mean/"><b>list</b></a> of the most common ones to find out. (via <a href="http://bitsandpieces.us/2010/06/18/8-most-common-types-of-dreams-and-what-they-mean/"><b>Bits & Pieces</b></a>)</div><br />
<b>Churchy things</b>:<br />
<ul><li>Contrary to popular belief, most scientists are not hostile to <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elaine-howard-ecklund-phd/the-contours-of-what-scie_b_611905.html"><b>religion</b></a>. (via <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elaine-howard-ecklund-phd/the-contours-of-what-scie_b_611905.html"><b>HuffPo</b></a>) </li>
<li><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100629/ap_on_re_eu/eu_vatican_shakeup"><b>Pope Benedict XVI</b></a> announced this week that he will create a new office at the Vatican to "fight secularization and re-evangelize the West." (via <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100629/ap_on_re_eu/eu_vatican_shakeup"><b>AP</b></a>)</li>
</ul><b>Curiosities (formerly known as 'Unchurchy things')</b>:<br />
<ul><li>Your weekly dose of Muppet: What kind of bird <i>is</i> Big Bird, anyway? One Ph.D student decided to <a href="http://pecha-kucha.org/presentations/200"><b>find out</b></a>. </li>
<li>Were you thinking of naming your child Stallion? If you live in New Zealand, you can't---it's <a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/59277"><b>against the law</b></a>. (via <a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/59277"><b>Mental Floss</b></a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2010/06/auto-tune-gets-jeopardy-category.html"><b>Alex Trebek + Auto-Tune</b></a> technology = One amazing <i>Jeopardy!</i> category (via <a href="http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2010/06/auto-tune-gets-jeopardy-category.html"><b>Joe. My. God.</b></a>)</li>
</ul><b>How to</b>: "<a href="http://jezebel.com/5575476/how-to-make-friends-in-the-post+collegiate-world"><b>Make Friends</b></a> In The Post-Collegiate World" (via <a href="http://jezebel.com/5575476/how-to-make-friends-in-the-post+collegiate-world"><b>Jezebel</b></a>) <br />
<div></div><b>Young adults of note</b>: Thanks to founder <a href="http://www.mickipedia.com/"><b>Micki Krimmel</b></a>, <a href="http://neighborgoods.net/"><b>NeighborGoods.net</b></a> has now gone national! Sign up to help the people in your community save money and make friends by lending and borrowing!<br />
<div></div>jennytuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607444531521011591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933657345140990360.post-13897386732116995762010-06-24T09:18:00.002-04:002010-06-24T09:22:42.474-04:00The Yes! Digest -- June 24th, 2010<b>This is</b>: <a href="http://www.fairyday.com/"><b>International Fairy Day</b></a>. Celebrate magic by perusing this Flickr photo set of natural and made <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/fairyhouse/"><b>fairy homes</b></a>.<br />
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<b>Spirit food</b>: <span id="zw-25"> </span><span id="zw-26"> </span><span id="zw-27"> </span><span id="zw-28"> </span><span id="zw-29"> </span><br />
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<div id="zw-30" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" zid="142"><span id="zw-31"> begin again</span></div><div id="zw-32" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" zid="159"><span id="zw-33"> </span><span id="zw-34"> </span><span id="zw-35"> Again?</span></div><div id="zw-36" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" zid="181"><span id="zw-37">again</span><span id="zw-38"> again</span><span id="zw-39"> you'll see</span></div><div id="zw-40" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" zid="184"><span id="zw-41">it's easy</span><span id="zw-42"> begin again</span></div><div id="zw-43" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" zid="188"><br id="zw-44" zid="192" /></div><div id="zw-45" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" zid="193"><span id="zw-46"> </span><span id="zw-47"> </span><span id="zw-48"> </span><span id="zw-49"> </span><span id="zw-50"> </span><span id="zw-51"> -- Grace Paley</span></div><b>Brain food</b>:<br />
<ul><li>What can <b><a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/06/22/new-nicaraguan-sign-language-shows-how-language-affects-thought/">Nicaraguan Sign Language</a></b> (NSL) tell us about how human beings think and learn? (via <b><a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/06/22/new-nicaraguan-sign-language-shows-how-language-affects-thought/">Discover Magazine</a></b>)</li>
<li>It turns out that allergies evolve as technology does: people are suffering from <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/06/23/im-allergic-to-my-ip.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29"><b>cell phone dermatitis</b></a> as their skin reacts to the nickel in tech devices. (via <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/06/23/im-allergic-to-my-ip.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29"><b>Boing Boing</b></a>)</li>
<li>This piece in <i>New Scientist</i> examines why humans are so adept at <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20627651.000-liar-liar-why-deception-is-our-way-of-life.html"><b>lying</b></a>. </li>
</ul><b>Today's young adults</b>:<br />
<ul><li>"Trust technology heavyweights such as Apple, Google and Microsoft more than <a href="http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/technology/tech-firms-more-trusted-than-facebook-poll_465366.html"><b>social networking sites</b></a> like Facebook and Twitter." </li>
<li>Are "<a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/06/prweb4163014.htm"><b>not safety-conscious</b></a>," at least in England.</li>
<li>Abuse <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-ronald-ricker-and-dr-venus-nicolino/adderall-the-most-abused_b_619549.html"><b>Adderall</b></a>? According to this piece at the <i>Huffington Post</i>, up to 30% of college students use the ADHD drug inappropriately and/or without a prescription.</li>
</ul><b>UU news</b>: <strong><a href="http://www.uua.org/events/generalassembly/">General Assembly 2010</a></strong> is taking place in Minneapolis through this Sunday, June 27th! To watch GA events live (including the bridging worship for youth and young adults, which will be at 7:30 PM central time tomorrow) visit the UUA's <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/06/23/im-allergic-to-my-ip.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29"><b>streaming video page</b></a>.<br />
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<b>A joy</b>: <a href="http://crafthope.com/"><b>Craft Hope</b></a> organizes people all over the world to use their best creative impulses and their hands to help people in need. Get involved with their <a href="http://crafthope.com/2010/06/project-8-gulf-coast-oil-spill/"><b>latest project</b></a> by visiting their website or joining their <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=47759311590"><b>Facebook group</b></a>. <br />
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<b>A concern</b>: Times are tough for young adults in need of work, and it seems they might be getting even harder: according to this piece from <em>The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review</em> some companies are specifying that <b><a href="http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_684377.html">only people who are currently employed</a></b> may apply for jobs with them. (Wondering what it's really like out there? To read about one recent college graduate's search for employment, check out this<strong> <a href="http://www.theawl.com/2010/06/diary-of-an-unemployed-class-of-10-philosophy-major-in-new-york-city-part-1">Diary of an Unemployed Class of '10 Philosophy Major in New York City</a> </strong>at <em>The Awl</em>.)<br />
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<b>Churchy things</b>: <br />
<ul><li>"What Is Religion?" The show at this <strong><a href="http://www.whcreation.org/">online art gallery</a></strong> explores the possibilities. </li>
<li>Why are some young adult Christians reluctant to identify as "<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/WN/christianity-emerges-youth/story?id=10842049"><b>evangelical</b></a>"? (via <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/WN/christianity-emerges-youth/story?id=10842049"><b>ABC News</b></a>)</li>
</ul><b>Unchurchy things</b>:<br />
<ul><li>Your weekly dose of Muppet: Watch Grover and friends dance to "<strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1g0yxLu2Zk">The Song of Wonder</a></strong>," a 70's-era movie theme from Pakistan. (Bonus: Will the bad economy spell doom for Sesame Street? "Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) has proposed legislation that will <strong><a href="http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2010/06/rep-doug-lamborn-kill-sesame-street.html">end federal funding for PBS</a></strong>." (via <a href="http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2010/06/rep-doug-lamborn-kill-sesame-street.html"><strong>Joe. My. God.</strong></a>))</li>
<li>John Waters has some <a href="http://flavorwire.com/95206/john-waters-10-best-pieces-of-advice-for-functional-freaks"><b>advice</b></a> for you. </li>
<li>The <strong><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/10401263.stm">longest tennis match</a></strong> ever (ten hours and counting) will continue today at Wimbledon. (via <strong><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/10401263.stm">BBC</a></strong>)</li>
</ul><div></div><b>How to</b>: Cook <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/06/21/nepali-curries.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29"><b>authentic Nepali food</b></a>.<br />
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<b>Young adults of note</b>: Emily Hammond, a student of public health and epidemiology at Boston University, has spent the spring serving people and doing research in Kenya. She is chronicling her experiences at her blog, <strong><a href="http://kenyanemily.blogspot.com/">Another World</a></strong>.jennytuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607444531521011591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933657345140990360.post-83898391931714159282010-06-17T07:46:00.001-04:002010-06-17T08:24:00.377-04:00The Yes! Digest -- June 17th, 2010<b>This has been</b>: <a href="http://www.friendshipandgoodwill.org/observances.html"><b>International Fathers' Week</b></a>. Looking for a creative way to honor your dad? Take some inspiration from these families' <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/fathers-day/fathers-day-crafts/fathers-day-gifts/fathers-day-traditions-dads-love-706246/"><b>traditions</b></a> and then check out <em>New York Times</em> columnist <strong><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/17/opinion/17kristof.html">Nicholas Kristof's list</a></strong> of non-necktie, make-the-world-a-better-place Father's Day gifts.<br />
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<b>Spirit food</b>: "What is the basic nutrition for the soul? For some air, night, sunlight, and trees are necessities. For others, words, paper, and books are the only things that satiate. For others, color, form, shadow, and clay at the absolutes. Some women must leap, bow, and run, for their souls crave dance. Yet others crave only a tree-leaning peace." -- modified slightly from Clarissa Estes<br />
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<b>Brain food</b> <b>(juice edition!)</b>:<br />
<ul><li>Can drinking 8 ounces of apple juice daily help people with Alzheimer's disease <a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100614160239.htm"><b>feel less agitated</b></a>? (via <a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100614160239.htm"><b>Science Daily</b></a>)</li>
<li>And can <a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/09/phys-ed-can-pickle-juice-stop-muscle-cramps/"><b>pickle juice</b></a> keep athletes from getting muscle cramps? (via <a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/09/phys-ed-can-pickle-juice-stop-muscle-cramps/"><b>The New York Times</b></a>)</li>
</ul><b>Today's young adults are</b>:<br />
<ul><li>"<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/15/young-adults-falling-behi_n_612914.html"><b>Falling behind</b></a> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/us/13generations.html?src=me&ref=homepage"><b>on traditional milestones</b></a>," "<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2010/06/the-perpetual-youth-of-americas-young-and-what-to-do-about-it/58117/"><b>ritualistically infantalized</b></a>." </li>
<li>Better at <a href="http://www.compareandsave.com/news/young-adults-save-16-more-than-national-average/"><b>saving money</b></a> than the average American.</li>
</ul><b>UU news</b>: The <a href="http://uugrowth.com/2010/06/16/uua-video-a-passionate-commitment-to-young-adults/"><b>sixth video</b></a> in the UUA's series "<a href="http://www.uua.org/multimedia/religion/index.shtml"><b>Unitarian Universalism: A Commitment For Our Time</b></a>" tells the story of how one congregation---the <a href="http://www.firstuusandiego.org/"><b>First UU Church of San Diego</b></a>---started a successful young adult ministry program and became truly multigenerational. (Thanks to Peter for the link!)<br />
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<b>A joy</b>: These little pellets---called <a href="http://thedailywh.at/post/698495146/guerrilla-gardening-tool-of-the-day-greenaids"><b>seedbombs</b></a>---can help make your city or town a greener, more beautiful place. Sponsor a seedbomb vending machine visiting <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/378671247/greenaid-seedbomb-vending-for-greener-cities"><b>Kickstarter</b></a>. (via <a href="http://thedailywh.at/post/698495146/guerrilla-gardening-tool-of-the-day-greenaids"><b>The Daily What</b></a>)<br />
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<b>A concern</b>: "A California environmental group found <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127747666"><b>levels of lead</b></a> in children's juice products that far exceed state law---and in some cases also exceed federal levels for young children."(via <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127747666"><b>NPR</b></a>)<br />
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<b>Good question</b>!: "Can whale poop stop <a href="http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/06/whale-poop-fights-climate-change"><b>climate change</b></a>?" (via <a href="http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/06/whale-poop-fights-climate-change"><b>Mother Jones</b></a>)<br />
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<b>Churchy things</b>: Back on April 12, <a href="http://bcd-ya.blogspot.com/2010/04/yes-digest-april-12th-2010.html"><b>I posted</b></a> about a piece in the <i>Boston Globe</i> that examined the phenomenon of "non-believing clergy." <a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/Non-Believing-Clergy.pdf"><b>This paper</b></a> from Tufts University asks ministers who no longer subscribe to the creed of their faith about the evolution of their religious beliefs. (via <a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/Non-Believing-Clergy.pdf"><b>The Washington Post</b></a>)<br />
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<b>Unchurchy things</b>:<br />
<ul><li>Want your 20s to be a roaring success? Learn from <a href="http://cassieboorn.com/20-something-self-letters/"><b>these people</b></a>. (Already out of your 20s? Write your younger self a letter!)</li>
<li>Your weekly dose of Muppet: Back in the late 1960s, Kermit and friends made training videos and advertisements for computer giant <a href="http://technologizer.com/2010/05/31/ibm-muppets/"><b>IBM</b></a>. (via <a href="http://twitter.com/elizmccracken/statuses/16041593065"><b>Elizabeth McCracken</b></a>)</li>
<li>We now all have words for the peculiar sadnesses of modern life. Behold: <a href="http://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/"><b>The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows</b></a>. </li>
</ul><b>How to</b>: Clean an <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/how-to-clean-a-pelican/"><b>oiled pelican</b></a>, step by step. (via <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/how-to-clean-a-pelican/"><b>BuzzFeed</b></a>)<br />
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<b>Young adults of note</b>: Zach Anner became an instant internet celebrity when he posted his <a href="http://myown.oprah.com/audition/index.html?request=video_details&response_id=5615&promo_id=1"><b>audition tape</b></a> for Oprah's "Your Own Show" competition on YouTube this week. If he wins, Anner (who has Cerebral Palsy) will host a travel show "for people who never thought they could travel." Vote for Zach at the link!jennytuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607444531521011591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933657345140990360.post-17431296053798143472010-06-09T23:29:00.003-04:002010-06-11T07:40:24.000-04:00The Yes! Digest -- June 10th, 2010<b>AND WE'RE BACK! The Yes! Digest will continue all summer long. Check in every Thursday!</b><br />
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<b>This has been</b>: <a href="http://www.headaches.org/NHF_Programs/National_Headache_Awareness_Week/National_Headache_Awareness_Week_2010"><b>National Headache Awareness Week</b></a>. According to the <a href="http://www.headaches.org/press/NHF_Press_Releases/2010-Press_Releases/2010_NHAW_Press_Release"><b>press release</b></a> put out by the <a href="http://www.headaches.org/"><b>National Headache Foundation</b></a> to commemorate the event, there are 30 million migraine sufferers in the United States. To learn about how migraine headache affects people of all ages, check out the <i>New York Times</i> <a href="http://migraine.blogs.nytimes.com/"><b>Migraine blog</b></a>, which concluded in March 2008.<br />
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<b>Spirit food</b>: "Perhaps everything terrible is, in its deepest being, something that needs our love." --Rainer Maria Rilke <br />
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<b>Brain food</b>: <br />
<ul><li>Could it be that <a href="http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/3475/coffee-drinkers-develop-tolerance-anxiety?page=0%2C0"><b>caffeine</b></a> doesn't actually make you more alert? (via <a href="http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/3475/coffee-drinkers-develop-tolerance-anxiety?page=0%2C0"><b>Cosmos</b></a>)</li>
<li>"Plastic never leaves. It accumulates in the environment, in our food chain, and in our bodies." Drink from one of this <a href="http://www.plasticcentury.com/"><b>art installation</b></a>'s polluted water coolers and you'll never look at a Snickers wrapper the same way again. (via <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/1657283/would-you-drink-water-from-2030"><b>Fast Company</b></a>)<span class=""> </span></li>
<li><span class="">"You might be surprised just how much <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/6-things-the-oil-spill-could-power/"><b>that amount of oil</b></a> could power, if it weren't being used to kill pelicans and ruin fishermans' lives." </span>(via <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/6-things-the-oil-spill-could-power/"><b>BuzzFeed</b></a>)</li>
</ul><b>Today's young adults are</b>:<br />
<ul><li>"...bright and ambitious, but they are horribly cursed with a breathtakingly narrow frame of reference.” </li>
<li>...highly educated but<a href="http://chronicle.com/article/Many-Young-Adults-in-Poverty/65826/"><b> still poor</b></a>.</li>
<li>...<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6574R920100608"><b>constipated</b></a>? (via<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6574R920100608"><b> Reuters</b></a>)</li>
</ul><b>UU news</b>: "Delegates to the Unitarian Universalist Association’s 2010 General Assembly will vote June 26 on whether to boycott Phoenix, Ariz., as the site of the 2012 General Assembly. The boycott has been <b><a href="http://www.uuworld.org/news/articles/162796.shtml">proposed</a></b> by the UUA Board of Trustees in response to the passage of a new Arizona state law, Senate Bill 1070, that would give local police expanded powers to prosecute undocumented workers and those employing, transporting, or 'harboring' them." (via <a href="http://www.uuworld.org/news/articles/165916.shtml"><b>UU World</b></a>. It's a complicated issue, and not everyone agrees---click the link to find out more.)<br />
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<b>UU voices</b>: Shawn of <a href="http://livinglaughingwriting.blogspot.com/"><b>Live Laugh Write</b></a> talks at <a href="http://www.magpie-girl.com/20100608/behind-the-mic-shawn-ledington/"><b>Magpie Girl</b></a> about being a "soft" Unitarian Universalist.<br />
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<b>A joy</b>: "Transgender travelers no longer will need surgery in order to change their stated genders on U.S. passports." (via <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/06/10/us/politics/AP-US-Transgender-Travelers-Passports.html?_r=1&ref=aponline"><b>AP</b></a>)<br />
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<b>Good question!</b>: “Why does God have an initial capital letter?” <a href="http://www.secularhumanism.org/index.php?section=library&page=biderson_29_3"><b>Secular Huminists</b></a> want to know.<br />
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<b>Churchy things</b>:<br />
<ul><li>The honey in "the land of milk and honey" may actually have been...<a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19013-biblical-beekeepers-picked-the-best-bees.html"><b>honey</b></a>? Who knew?</li>
<li><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/WN/Technology/stephen-hawking-religion-science-win/story?id=10830164"><b>Stephen Hawking</b></a> says that the existence of God---in the form of "a human-like being with whom one can have a personal relationship"---"seems most impossible".</li>
<li>California's Fair Political Practices Commission may be <a href="http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Mormon-Church-Face-Prop-8-Fine-jw-96000979.html"><b>fining the LDS church</b></a> more than $5,000 for its role in the Proposition 8 campaign, which denied equal marriage rights to gay couples in California. The LDS (or Mormon) church contributed large amounts of money---some of it unreported---in order to get Prop 8 passed. (Thanks to Cindie for the link!)</li>
</ul><b>Unchurchy things</b>:<br />
<ul><li>If a real show choir did the kind of mashups performed on Glee---<a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/06/09/glee-vs-copyright-do.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29&utm_content=Google+Reader"><b>violating copyright laws</b></a> in the process---how much would they have to pay in fines? A heck of lot, actually.</li>
<li>Looking for something to read this summer? <i>The Los Angeles Times</i> has <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jun/06/entertainment/la-ca-summer-books-20100606-56"><b>60 books</b></a> for you.</li>
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<b>How to</b>: Save your local <a href="http://www.good.is/post/how-to-save-your-local-library/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+good%2Flbvp+%28GOOD+Main+RSS+Feed%29&utm_content=Google+Reader"><b>public library</b></a>! (via <a href="http://www.good.is/post/how-to-save-your-local-library/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+good%2Flbvp+%28GOOD+Main+RSS+Feed%29&utm_content=Google+Reader"><b>GOOD</b></a>)<br />
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<b>Young adults of note</b>: <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/20-under-40/writers-q-and-a"><b>These 20 writers</b></a> (who all happen to be under the age of 40) are producing great works of fiction. Several of them were <a href="http://www.onpointradio.org/2010/06/top-young-fiction-writers"><b>interviewed on NPR</b></a> this week---you can listen to the segment <a href="http://www.onpointradio.org/media-player?url=http://www.onpointradio.org/2010/06/top-young-fiction-writers&title=Top+Young+Fiction+Writers&pubdate=2010-06-09&segment=2"><b>here</b></a>. (via <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/20-under-40/writers-q-and-a"><b>The New Yorker</b></a> and <a href="http://www.onpointradio.org/2010/06/top-young-fiction-writers"><b>WBUR</b></a>)jennytuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607444531521011591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933657345140990360.post-16078376783083453322010-05-20T22:47:00.000-04:002010-05-20T22:47:05.186-04:00Notice: Break for Conference Prep!Hi, all---<br />
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Just a note to say that posting will mostly likely be sporadic during the next two weeks as I prepare for the BCD YA conference on June 5th. I will return to regular posting (most likely on a Tuesday/Thursday summer schedule) on June 8th. Please check back periodically for new content!<br />
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Thanks and many blessings---<br />
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Jen.jennytuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607444531521011591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933657345140990360.post-16875151382880537302010-05-19T08:45:00.001-04:002010-05-19T08:45:00.271-04:00The Yes! Digest -- May 19th, 2010<div id="zw-11" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" zid="114"><b>Spirit food</b>: <span id="zw-12"> </span></div><div id="zw-11" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" zid="114"><br />
</div><div id="zw-11" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" zid="114"><span id="zw-12">"Have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don't search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer." -- Rainier Maria Rilke, </span><span id="zw-13" style="text-decoration: underline;">LETTERS TO A YOUNG POET</span><span id="zw-14"> (translated by Stephen Mitchell)</span></div><br />
<b>Brain food</b>: <br />
<ul><li>Cookies can <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/05/14/blood-cell-bakery-us.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29"><b>teach science</b></a>! (via <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/05/14/blood-cell-bakery-us.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29"><b>Boing Boing</b></a>)</li>
<li>Television is <a href="http://therumpus.net/2010/05/todd-alcott%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Ctelevision%E2%80%9D/"><b>controlling your every move</b></a> (whether you know it or not.) (via <a href="http://therumpus.net/2010/05/todd-alcott%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Ctelevision%E2%80%9D/"><b>The Rumpus</b></a>) </li>
</ul><b>Young adults today...</b>: might want to consider foregoing their college education, at least according to <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/weekinreview/16steinberg.html"><b>these people</b></a>. (via <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2010/05/should-more-people-skip-college/56821/"><b>The Atlantic</b></a>)<br />
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<b>UU news</b>/<b>UU voices</b>: Former UUA president Rev. John Buehrens---whose new book, <u>A House for Hope: The Promise of Progressive Religion in the 21st Century</u>, comes out this month, writes about how "Americans of progressive religious values" can <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/political-bookworm/2010/05/a_liberal_religious_renaissanc.html"><b>employ the Golden Rule</b></a> when thinking about political issues. (via <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/political-bookworm/2010/05/a_liberal_religious_renaissanc.html"><b>The Washington Post</b></a>)<br />
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<b>A joy</b>: "The board of directors of the 1.2 million member National Association of Realtors (NAR) has <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Association_of_Realtors" target="_blank">approved a rule</a></b> that bans its members from discriminating against clients based on their sexual orientation." (via <a href="http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2010/05/realtors-association-approves-sexual.html"><b>Joe. My. God.</b></a>)<br />
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</span><b>A concern: </b>As of yesterday, one thousand American soldiers have died <a href="http://video.ca.msn.com/watch/video/american-dead-in-afghanistan-reaches-1000/17y1qdelv"><b>while fighting in Afghanistan</b></a>. (via <a href="http://draft.blogger.com/goog_1643416292"><b>The Rachel Maddow</b></a><b><a href="http://video.ca.msn.com/watch/video/american-dead-in-afghanistan-reaches-1000/17y1qdelv"> Show</a></b>)<br />
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<b>Churchy things</b>: "A nun and administrator at a Catholic hospital in Phoenix has been <b><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37171656/ns/health-health_care/">reassigned and rebuked</a> </b>by the local bishop for agreeing that a severely ill woman needed an abortion to survive." (via <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37171656/ns/health-health_care/"><b>AP</b></a>)<br />
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Unchurchy things</b>:<br />
<ul><li>Muppet link of the day: Artists <a href="http://www.toughpigs.com/remembering-jim/"><b>remember Jim Henson</b></a>. </li>
<li><a href="http://www.stereomood.com/"><b>Stereomood</b></a> provides the soundtrack for any mood or occasion---for free! (via <a href="http://www.veryshortlist.com/vsl/daily.cfm/review/1561/Website/mood-music/?tp"><b>Very Short List</b></a>) </li>
</ul><b>How to...</b>: care for <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2010/05/24/100524sh_shouts_rich"><b>a new college graduate</b></a>. (via <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2010/05/24/100524sh_shouts_rich"><b>The New Yorker</b></a>)jennytuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607444531521011591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933657345140990360.post-72671065220050704372010-05-17T00:04:00.000-04:002010-05-17T00:04:35.445-04:00The Yes! Digest -- May 17th, 2010<b>This is</b>: <b> <a href="http://www.idahomophobia.org/wp/">IDAHO</a></b>, The International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. To honor it, watch <a href="http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2010/05/condemned.html"><b>this powerful short film</b></a> in which gay men living in countries where homosexuality is illegal tell the stories of their lives. (via Joe. My. God.)<br />
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<b>Spirit food</b>: "<span class="UIIntentionalStory_Names" data-ft="{"type":"name"}"></span>It is only when we silent the blaring sounds of our daily existence that we can finally hear the whispers of truth that life reveals to us, <span class="UIStory_Message">as it stands knocking on the doorsteps of our hearts. -- K.T. Jong (Thanks to Kat!)</span><br />
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<b>Brain food</b>:<br />
<ul><li>Do people in San Francisco really <a href="http://therumpus.net/2010/05/rafael-casal-bay-area-slang-top-100/"><b>talk like this</b></a>? Can someone let me know? (via <a href="http://therumpus.net/2010/05/rafael-casal-bay-area-slang-top-100/"><b>The Rumpus</b></a>)</li>
<li>"How do astronauts <a href="http://www.veryshortlist.com/vsl/daily.cfm/review/1559/Web_video/inner-space/?tp"><b>go to the bathroom in space</b></a>? The mystery is solved." (via <a href="http://www.veryshortlist.com/vsl/daily.cfm/review/1559/Web_video/inner-space/?tp"><b>Very Short List</b></a>)</li>
</ul><b>Young adults today...</b>: who have alcohol- and drug-dependency problems <a href="http://www.kleantreatmentcenter.com/featured-articles/alcoholism/alcoholism-could-have-roots-in-childhood-sleep-issues-106"><b>might have been "regularly overtired" as children</b></a>.<br />
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<b>UU news</b>: The <a href="http://home.windstream.net/uucj/"><b>Unitarian Universalist Church of Jamestown, New York</b></a>, is <a href="http://post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/557932.html?nav=5018"><b>celebrating its 125th anniversary</b></a> this week. (via <a href="http://post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/557932.html?nav=5018"><b>The Post-Journal</b></a>)<br />
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<b>UU voices</b>: One new UU at <i>Wonder What That Means</i> writes movingly about <a href="http://wonderwhatthatmeans.wordpress.com/2010/05/16/uu-defining-where-i-am/"><b>what Unitarian Universalism means to her</b></a>.<br />
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<b>A joy</b>: "After more than three weeks of efforts to stop a gushing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, BP engineers <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/17/us/17spill.html?hp"><b>achieved some success on Sunday</b></a> when they used a milelong pipe to capture some of the oil and divert it to a drill ship on the surface some 5,000 feet above the wellhead, company officials said."(via <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/17/us/17spill.html?hp"><b>The New York Times</b></a>)<br />
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</span><b>A concern: </b>"The same networking systems that allow modern cars to communicate with services like OnStar also <b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/science/14hack.html" target="_blank">allow the cars to be hacked</a></b>." (via <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/05/14/cars-can-be-hacked.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29"><b>Boing Boing</b></a>)<br />
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<b>Churchy things</b>: "Kids are leaving their churches <a href="http://mytwocents.wordpress.com/2010/05/04/young-people-arent-leaving-fundamental-churches/"><b><em>because the churches are unhealthy</em></b></a>, not because they’re too conservative. Sheep who are shepherded well don’t tend to wander." <br />
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Unchurchy things</b>:<br />
<ul><li>Muppet link of the day: Jim Henson died 20 years ago this week. At his memorial service, Jerry Nelson---the voice of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqWJD1ov6oY"><b>Emmet Otter</b></a>---<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ILfxkKjwm8"><b>performed "Where the River Meets The Sea" with Louise Gold</b></a>.</li>
<li>"Up in Canada, they're having <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/style/strip-spelling-bees-are-the-latest-hipster-twist-on-burlesque/article1569064/"><b>strip spelling bees</b></a>. The rules: you can keep your underwear on if you want, no booing, and no audience photography." (via <a href="http://jezebel.com/5539805/strip-spelling-bees-where-nerd-meets-burlesque"><b>Jezebel</b></a>)<br />
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</ul><b>How to...</b>: "<a href="http://awesome.good.is/transparency/web/1005/AS_002/flash.html"><b>Build A Small Army of Volunteers</b></a>" (via <a href="http://awesome.good.is/transparency/web/1005/AS_002/flash.html"><b>GOOD</b></a>)jennytuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607444531521011591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933657345140990360.post-84577600008644796452010-05-14T01:10:00.000-04:002010-05-14T01:10:24.619-04:00The Yes! Digest -- May 14th, 2010<b>This is</b>: <a href="http://www.jacksonvilleconfidential.com/2008/05/national-dance-like-chicken-day.html"><b>National Chicken Dance Day</b></a>. What are you waiting for? Get to it! <br />
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<b>Spirit food</b>: "Every one of is called upon, probably many times, to start a new life [...] And onward full tilt we go, pitched and wrecked and absurdly resolute, driven in spite of everything to make good on a new shore. To be hopeful, to embrace one possibility after another---that is surely the basic instinct... Crying out: High tide! Time to move out into the glorious debris. Time to take this life for what it is." -- Barbara Kingsolver, HIGH TIDE IN TUCSON<br />
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<b>Brain food</b>:<br />
<ul><li>What will life be like in ten years? <i>Forbes</i> <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/08/john-maeda-design-technology-data-companies-10-keynote.html"><b>offers some possibilities</b></a>. (via <a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/13/what-were-reading-happiness/?hpw"><b>The New York Times</b></a>)</li>
<li>Jupiter has <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/jupiter-loses-a-stripe/"><b>lost a stripe</b></a>! (via <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/jupiter-loses-a-stripe/"><b>BuzzFeed</b></a>)</li>
</ul><b>Young adults today...</b>: "don’t expect the recession to have a lasting effect <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/05/12/young-adults-recession-wont-cause-lasting-damage/"><b>on their careers</b></a>." (via <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/05/12/young-adults-recession-wont-cause-lasting-damage/"><b>The Wall Street Journal</b></a>)<br />
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<b>UU news</b>: "The Unitarian Universalist Association Board of Trustees voted May 6 to ask the General Assembly to approve <a href="http://www.uuworld.org/news/articles/162796.shtml"><b>pulling the 2012 General Assembly out of Phoenix</b></a>, Ariz." (via <a href="http://www.uuworld.org/news/articles/162796.shtml"><b>UU World</b></a>) <br />
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<b>UU voices</b>: At <i>UUJeff's Muse Kennel and Pizzatorium</i>, Jeff Liebmann wonders why there aren't more <a href="http://uujeff.blogspot.com/2010/05/rethinking-our-holidays.html"><b>holidays unique to Unitarian Universalism</b></a> and asks if Mother's Day should be one. <br />
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<b>A joy</b>: "Reversing Bush's <b><a href="http://jezebel.com/5318856/teen-pregnancy-stds-rose-in-bush-years--anti+abortion-zealot-threatens-violent-convulsions">oh-so-effective</a></b> abstinence-only approach, <b><a class="autolink" href="http://jezebel.com/tag/healthcarereform/" title="Click here to read
more posts tagged #healthcarereform">healthcare reform</a></b> allocates <b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/11/health/policy/11land.html?ref=science">$375 million to teach teens comprehensive sex ed</a></b>." (via <a href="http://jezebel.com/5536047/healthcare-reform-means-comprehensive-sex-ed-for-teens?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+jezebel%2Ffull+%28Jezebel%29"><b>Jezebel</b></a>)<br />
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</span><b>A concern/churchy things</b>: "A Roman Catholic school in Massachusetts has refused to admit an 8-year-old boy on the grounds that <a href="http://jezebel.com/5538055/child-of-lesbian-couple-denied-admission-to-catholic-school"><b>his parents relationship is "in discord" with church teachings</b></a>." (via <a href="http://jezebel.com/5538055/child-of-lesbian-couple-denied-admission-to-catholic-school"><b>Jezebel</b></a>)<br />
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Unchurchy things</b>:<br />
<ul><li>Muppet link of the day: "<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/top-10-greatest-muppet-mash-ups-ever/davehoward#"><b>Top 10 Greatest Muppet Mash-Ups Ever</b></a>" (Caution: language might be NSFW) (via <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/05/12/greatest-and-filthie.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29"><b>Boing Boing</b></a>) </li>
<li>Total awesomeness: <a href="http://therumpus.net/2010/05/waits-reads-bukowski/"><b>Tom Waits reads the poetry of Charles Bukowski</b></a>. (via <a href="http://therumpus.net/2010/05/waits-reads-bukowski/"><b>The Rumpus</b></a>)<br />
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</ul><b>How to...</b>: "<b><a href="http://lifehacker.com/5538207/how-to-get-the-best-of-both-google-docs-and-microsoft-office">Get the Best of Both Google Docs and Microsoft Office</a>"</b> (via <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5538207/how-to-get-the-best-of-both-google-docs-and-microsoft-office"><b>Lifehacker</b></a>)<br />
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<b>Young adults of note</b>: "Kristin Richmond, 34, and Kirsten Tobey, 32, founded <b><a href="http://www.revfoods.com/" target="_blank">Revolution Foods</a></b>, an organization <b><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-12-02-schoollunch02_st_N.htm" target="_blank">whose mission is to provide school cafeterias with healthy food</a></b>. Started in 2006, Revolution Foods <b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/us/24sfpolitics.html" target="_blank">now prepares 30,000 lunches and 20,000 breakfasts and snacks <i>each day</i> for kids in California and Washington, D.C</a>.</b>" (via <a href="http://www.good.is:81/post/revolution-foods-changing-what-kids-eat/"><b>GOOD</b></a>)<br />
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Have a wonderful weekend! I'll see you bright and early Monday morning!jennytuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607444531521011591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933657345140990360.post-36078930133950350992010-05-12T20:44:00.003-04:002010-05-13T00:16:24.861-04:00The Yes! Digest -- May 13th, 2010<b>This is</b>: <a href="http://petinthepocket.com/news/2009/05/12/may-13-frog-jumping-day"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Frog Jumping Day</span></a>, according to <a href="http://petinthepocket.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pet In The Pocket</span></a>. The website suggests that you celebrate by getting a frog or toad as a pet---which doesn't, to be honest, sound like the world's greatest idea, if only because it will require you to buy an aquarium. As a less complicated (salmonella-carrying) alternative, it also suggests you read Mark Twain's short story "<a href="http://www.pbs.org/marktwain/learnmore/writings_jim.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog</span></a>," so...yeah. Do that instead.<br /><br /><b>Spirit food</b>: "If you look for the truth outside yourself, it gets farther and farther away." -- Tung-Shan<br /><br /><b>Brain food</b>: The mechanics of <a href="http://jezebel.com/5537026/video-explains-why-some-babies-are-better-suckers?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+jezebel%2Ffull+%28Jezebel%29"><span style="font-weight: bold;">breastfeeding</span></a>. (via <a href="http://jezebel.com/5537026/video-explains-why-some-babies-are-better-suckers?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+jezebel%2Ffull+%28Jezebel%29"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jezebel</span></a>)<br /><br /><b>Young adults today...</b>: report "bruxism" (teeth-grinding) after long-term tobacco use, at least according to this "<a href="http://ntr.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/ntq066"><span style="font-weight: bold;">nationwide Finnish Twin Cohort Study</span></a>." (Ed. note: "bruxism" is my new favorite word, and I can't wait to use it during a game of Scrabble.)<br /><br /><b>UU news</b>: The UUA Board of Trustees "has vowed <a href="http://www.uuworld.org/news/articles/162496.shtml"><span style="font-weight: bold;">to transform governance</span></a> at the board, General Assembly, and district levels." (For details on the changes, click the link.) (via <a href="http://www.uuworld.org/news/articles/162496.shtml"><span style="font-weight: bold;">UU World</span></a>)<br /><br /><b>A joy</b><span>: </span><span>Usually, it takes two hours to clean a bird that's been coated in crude oil. <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/05/bird-washing-machine-removes-oil-in-7-minutes.php"><span style="font-weight: bold;">This machine </span></a>cuts the time down to seven minutes.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span>(via <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/05/bird-washing-machine-removes-oil-in-7-minutes.php"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Treehugger</span></a>)</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span><b>A concern/churchy things</b>: "Yesterday <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features-the-religion-world/2010/05/11/jacksonville-mosque-firebombed/">a mosque in Jacksonville, Florida, was firebombed</a>." (via <a href="http://therevealer.org/archives/4101"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Revealer</span></a>)<br /><b><br />Unchurchy things</b>:<br /><ul><li>Muppet link of the day: to celebrate Frog Jumping Day, <a href="http://www.movieweb.com/tv/TVH5aMMN9rJnLI/HU90Xe9fRkkFcc"><span style="font-weight: bold;">watch Kermit hop (and doo-wop) with some cows</span></a> on <span style="font-style: italic;">Sesame Street</span>.<br /></li><li>Because lovers of Scrabble need more music just for them, here are "<a href="http://flavorwire.com/88954/mixtape-15-spelled-out-songs-for-scrabble-nerds"><span style="font-weight: bold;">15 Spelled-Out Songs</span></a>." (via <a href="http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/headlines/2010/May/12/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Morning News</span></a>)<br /></li></ul><strong>How to...</strong>: <a href="http://mnmal.tumblr.com/post/500796511/simplify-tips-for-a-minimal-wallet"><span style="font-weight: bold;">simplify</span></a> <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/05/11/kill-your-wallet.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29"><span style="font-weight: bold;">your wallet</span></a>. (via <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/05/11/kill-your-wallet.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Boing Boing</span></a>)<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span>jennytuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607444531521011591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933657345140990360.post-32726617821279723622010-05-11T13:32:00.005-04:002010-05-12T01:02:36.874-04:00The Yes! Digest -- May 12th, 2010<b>This is</b>: The birthday of Edward Lear, <a href="http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/learwk.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">master of the limerick</span></a>. It's also, appropriately, Limerick Day. Celebrate by reading (or composing) some. (This <a href="http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/Literature/Poetry/Poetic_Forms/Closed_Forms/Limericks/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yahoo directory</span></a> has limericks on every topic imaginable, including <a href="http://www.physics.harvard.edu/academics/undergrad/limericks.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">physics</span></a>.)<br /><br /><b>Spirit food</b>: <span style="font-family:georgia, bookman old style, palatino linotype, book antiqua, palatino, trebuchet ms, helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, avante garde, century gothic, comic sans ms, times, times new roman, serif;">"You will find poetry nowhere unless you bring some of it with you." -- Joseph Joubert</span><br /><br /><b>Brain food</b>: Depressing, but of interest: "A visual study regarding <a href="http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Only-The-Good-Die-Young/507728"><span style="font-weight: bold;">the frequent and premature death of rock-and-roll musicians</span></a>." (via <a href="http://thedailywh.at/post/590300930/this-x-that-know-this-here-we-go-again"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Daily What</span></a>)<br /><br /><b>Young adults today...</b>: have been taken in by an "erroneous but widespread myth -- that <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37068386/ns/health-addictions/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">hookahs are safer than cigarettes</span></a>." (They are not---and no, the tobacco smoked in them "does not contribute to one's daily fruit and veggie quota"---but tell that to the one-in-four of us who've used one in the last year.) (via <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37068386/ns/health-addictions/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">MSNBC</span></a>)<br /><br /><b>UU news</b>: "The Social Action Committee of the <a href="http://www.uuathensga.org/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens</span></a> (Georgia) is deeply saddened that a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer arrested two immigrant fathers in Athens-Clarke County on April 28, as reported by the Banner-Herald in a May 1 story headlined 'Immigrants swept up in ICE operation.'"(via <a href="http://onlineathens.com/stories/050610/let_634463898.shtml"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Athens Banner-Herald</span></a>)<br /><br /><b>UU voices</b>: At her blog <span style="font-style: italic;">The Constancy of Change</span>, Lessie calls on UUs and other religious liberals to have more compassion and less criticism for people whose beliefs differ from our own. We are all, she reminds us, on the same "<a href="http://theconstancyofchange.blogspot.com/2010/05/subjective-experience-dogma-and.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">path of sharing and love</span></a>."<br /><br /><b>A (totally superficial) joy specifically for a certain kind of geeky outcast who came of age in the late 1990s</b>: <span style="font-style: italic;">Daria: The Complete Animated Series</span>---the show that made adolescence seem not only bearable, but funny---<a href="http://jezebel.com/5536198/daria-a-love-letter-from-a-former-teen-nerd"><span style="font-weight: bold;">is now out on DVD</span></a>! (via <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://jezebel.com/5536198/daria-a-love-letter-from-a-former-teen-nerd">Jezebel</a>)<br /><br /><b>A concern</b>: The anti-feminist contingent on Facebook <a href="http://jezebel.com/5536260/facebook-groups-celebrate-slut+punching-and-sandwiches"><span style="font-weight: bold;">has designated the week of May 15 to 22</span></a> to be "<a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=117434538289896"><span style="font-weight: bold;">National Punch a slut in the head week</span></a>." As of this writing, over 19,000 people---the majority of them under age 30---plan to attend. Can someone please explain to me why this is okay/supposed to be funny? Because I really don't understand. (via <a href="http://jezebel.com/5536260/facebook-groups-celebrate-slut+punching-and-sandwiches"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jezebel</span></a>)<br /><br /><b>Churchy things</b>: "To these monks, <a href="http://www.utne.com/GreatWriting/Monks-with-Guns-Buddhist.aspx"><span style="font-weight: bold;">peacemaking requires militancy</span></a>." (via <a href="http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/headlines/2010/May/11/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Morning News</span></a>, <a href="http://www.utne.com/GreatWriting/Monks-with-Guns-Buddhist.aspx"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Utne Reader</span></a>)<br /><b><br />Unchurchy things</b>:<br /><ul><li>Muppet link of the day: In honor of Limerick Day, listen to Bert, Ernie, and the rest of the Sesame Street gang sing "<a href="http://sesamestreem.dabrosis.com/bert_and_ernie_sing-along.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Limerick Song</span></a>." (Requires Flash. To hear the song, click on track 9.)<br /></li><li>Need a cure for your Bieber Fever? (You know you do.) <a href="http://themountaingoatswillcureyourbieberfever.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Mountain Goats Will Cure Your Bieber Fever</span></a> (dot com.) (via <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbIKtuAZrvc"><span style="font-weight: bold;">John Green @ vlogbrothers</span></a>)<br /></li></ul><strong>How to...</strong>: "permanently <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Permanently-Delete-a-Facebook-Account"><span style="font-weight: bold;">delete a Facebook account</span></a>." (If <a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/11/facebook-executive-answers-reader-questions/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">concerns about your privacy</span></a>---or about people's behavior---have you wondering if you should, it's possible.) (via <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Permanently-Delete-a-Facebook-Account"><span style="font-weight: bold;">WikiHow</span></a>)<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span>jennytuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607444531521011591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933657345140990360.post-7785443959932097632010-05-10T21:04:00.005-04:002010-05-11T13:53:57.123-04:00The Yes! Digest -- May 11th, 2010<b>This is</b>: <a href="http://www.wellcat.com/may/eat_what_you_want_day.htm"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eat What You Want Day</span></a>, apparently. So go off your diet, enjoy yourself, and celebrate by checking out these gorgeous food blogs written by young adults:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.joythebaker.com/blog/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Joy the Baker<br /></span></a></li><li><b><a href="http://www.caviarandcodfish.com/">Caviar and Cod</a></b></li></ul> <b>Spirit food</b>: <span class="body"></span><span class="body">"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.</span>" -- J.R.R. Tolkien<br /><br /><b>Brain food</b>:<br /><ul><li>"[F]ake medical treatment can work amazingly well": on <a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/05/09/the_magic_cure/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">the power of the placebo</span></a>. (via <a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/05/09/the_magic_cure/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Boston Globe</span></a>)<br /></li><li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4KybdSi1Fc"><span style="font-weight: bold;">This song</span></a> has been in my head all weekend. It's catchy and educational (and may, though I'll never be able to prove it, have contributed to the migraine I had Sunday night/Monday morning.) Enjoy! (via <a href="http://twitter.com/elizmccracken/status/12684244695"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Elizabeth McCracken</span></a>, on Twitter)<br /></li></ul><b>Young adults today...</b>: have <a href="http://www.docuticker.com/?p=35269"><span style="font-weight: bold;">pre-existing conditions</span></a>. (via <a href="http://www.docuticker.com/?p=35269"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Docuticker</span></a>)<br /><br /><b>UU news</b>: "In response to damage from flooding in Tennessee and Kentucky in early May, the Unitarian Universalist Association has set up a <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://uua.kintera.org/TNKYFloodRelief">relief fund</a> <a href="http://www.uuworld.org/news/articles/162765.shtml"><span style="font-weight: bold;">to help UU congregations</span></a> that have suffered losses." (via <a href="http://www.uuworld.org/news/articles/162765.shtml"><span style="font-weight: bold;">UU World</span></a>)<br /><br /><b>UU voices</b>: Rev. Dr. Daniel O'Connell "offer[s] prayers <a href="http://interact.stltoday.com/blogzone/civil-religion/prayer/2010/05/unitarian-universalist-prayers/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">in the Unitarian, Universalist, and Unitarian Universalist traditions</span></a>." (via <a href="http://interact.stltoday.com/blogzone/civil-religion/prayer/2010/05/unitarian-universalist-prayers/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saint Louis Today</span></a>)<br /><br /><b>A joy</b>: "40 years after tumult, a ceremony<span style="font-weight: bold;">: </span>BU invites class <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2010/05/03/bu_invites_class_of_kent_state_year/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">of Kent State year</span></a>" to receive their diplomas onstage. (via <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2010/05/03/bu_invites_class_of_kent_state_year/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Boston Globe</span></a>)<br /><br /><b>A concern</b>: In Uganda, "[f]or every 100 people put on treatment, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/world/africa/10aids.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">250 are newly infected</span></a>, according to the United Nations’ AIDS-fighting agency, Unaids." (via <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/world/africa/10aids.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The New York Times</span></a>)<br /><br /><b>Churchy things</b>: "Ten Ways Christians Tend To <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-shore/10-ways-christians-tend-t_b_562583.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fail At Being Christian</span></a>" (via <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-shore/10-ways-christians-tend-t_b_562583.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Huffington Post</span></a>)<b><br /><br />Unchurchy things</b>:<br /><ul><li>Muppet link of the day: Lena Horne---<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/arts/music/10horne.html?src=me&ref=general"><span style="font-weight: bold;">who died Sunday night at age 92</span></a>---helps our furry friend Grover to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_Y0lJ8ELvI"><span style="font-weight: bold;">overcome his shyness</span></a>.<br /></li><li>I really wish these <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/fourscore/bront-sisters-power-up-1cwk/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Brontë sisters superhero dolls</span></a> existed (and that I had one.) (via <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/fourscore/bront-sisters-power-up-1cwk/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">BuzzFeed</span></a>)<br /></li></ul><strong>How to...</strong>: train for <a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/time-to-train-for-your-first-marathon/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">a marathon</span></a>. (via <a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/time-to-train-for-your-first-marathon/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Well</span></a>, <span style="font-style: italic;">The New York Times</span>)<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span>jennytuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607444531521011591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933657345140990360.post-7959353590847109862010-05-10T08:14:00.003-04:002010-05-10T08:24:18.158-04:00Notice!Due to an unscheduled migraine, The Yes! Digest will return tomorrow, Tuesday, May 11th. My apologies, and I'll see you then!jennytuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607444531521011591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933657345140990360.post-80642452697552442202010-05-07T08:24:00.000-04:002010-05-07T08:24:00.262-04:00The Yes! Digest -- May 7th, 2010<b>This is</b>: <a href="http://www.nopantsday.com/wp/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">No-Pants Day</span></a>. It's also <a href="http://www.tubaday.com/homepage.php"><span style="font-weight: bold;">International Tuba Day</span></a>. Do with this information what you will. Please make sure it's hilarious.<br /><br /><b>Spirit food</b>: "My belt holds my pants up, but the belt loops hold my belt up. So which one's the real hero?" -- Mitch Hedberg<br /><br /><b>Brain (junk) food</b>: "<a href="http://fakescience.tumblr.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fake Science</span></a>: For When the Facts Are Too Confusing." (via <a href="http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/headlines/2010/May/06/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Morning News</span></a>)<br /><br /><b>Young adults today...</b>: "are <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/letters/2010-05-04-letters04_ST_N.htm"><span style="font-weight: bold;">increasingly dissatisfied</span></a> with narrow interpretations of the Bible and more inclined to "live and let live." (via <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/letters/2010-05-04-letters04_ST_N.htm"><span style="font-weight: bold;">USA Today</span></a>)<br /><br /><b>UU news</b>: The <a href="http://www.luuf.org/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lakeland UU Fellowship</span></a> of Wayne, New Jersey, had its peace sign---which was five feet tall and had its concrete base sunk into the ground---<a href="http://www.northjersey.com/news/crime_courts/92936069_Fellowship_s_peace_sign_stolen_from_property.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">stolen last week</span></a>. It has not been found. (via <a href="http://www.northjersey.com/news/crime_courts/92936069_Fellowship_s_peace_sign_stolen_from_property.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">NorthJersey.com</span></a>)<br /><br /><b>UU voices</b>: At her blog, Amor Del Mono <a href="http://amordelmono.blogspot.com/2010/05/owl-out.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">writes about OWL OUT</span></a>, which takes the UUA's <span style="font-style: italic;">Our Whole Lives</span> sex ed program into the community.<br /><br /><b>A joy</b>: Can't get to yoga class? There's <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/business/06YOGA.html?src=me&ref=business"><span style="font-weight: bold;">an app for you</span></a>: "<a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.yogajournal.com/iPractice" title="YogaJournal iPractice site.">Yoga Journal magazine’s iPractice 2.0</a>, a mobile yoga class for iPhone and iPod Touch." (via <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/business/06YOGA.html?src=me&ref=business"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The New York Times</span></a>)<br /><br /><b>A concern</b>: "An <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/06/lettuce-recall-e-coli-pos_n_566956.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">E. coli outbreak possibly linked to tainted lettuce</span></a> has sickened at least 19 people in Ohio, New York and Michigan, including students on three college campuses, prompting a recall throughout much of the country." (via <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/06/lettuce-recall-e-coli-pos_n_566956.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Huffington Post</span></a>)<br /><br /><b>Churchy things</b>: The Pope has declared the Shroud of Turin <a href="http://therevealer.org/archives/4022"><span style="font-weight: bold;">to be authentic</span></a>. (via <a href="http://therevealer.org/archives/4022"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Revealer</span></a>)<br /><br /><b>Unchurchy things</b>:<br /><ul><li>Muppet link of the day: Rizzo the Rat and Bobo the Bear <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://thedailywh.at/post/576547329/the-muppet-take-the-island-of-the-day-second-tier">visit the offices of <span style="font-style: italic;">Lost</span></a>. (via <a href="http://thedailywh.at/post/576547329/the-muppet-take-the-island-of-the-day-second-tier"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Daily What</span></a>)<br /><br /></li><li>"The <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-village-voice-reviews-babies/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">most accurate movie review</span></a> ever." (via <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-village-voice-reviews-babies/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">BuzzFeed</span></a>)</li></ul><strong>How to...</strong>: pack for a ten-day vacation <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/05/06/business/businessspecial/20100506-pack-ss.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">in a carry-on bag</span></a>. (via <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/05/06/business/businessspecial/20100506-pack-ss.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The New York Times</span></a>)<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Have a wonderful weekend (and Mothers' Day!) See you Monday morning!</span>jennytuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607444531521011591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933657345140990360.post-926154670899319782010-05-06T08:53:00.000-04:002010-05-06T08:53:51.420-04:00The Yes! Digest -- May 6th, 2010<b>This is</b>: The <strong><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2010-05-05-prayer05_ST_N.htm">National Day of Prayer</a></strong> and the <strong><a href="http://www.nationaldayofreason.org/">National Day of Reason</a></strong>. Rabbi Adam Chalom suggests it be observed as <strong><a href="http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/religion_theseeker/2010/05/rabbi-adam-chalom-national-day-of-good-deeds.html">a day to do good deeds</a></strong>. "Don't just pray," he says, "do something!"<br />
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<b>Spirit food</b>: "Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue." -- The Buddha<br />
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<b>Brain food</b>: <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/05/05/cognitive-bias-song.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29"><span style="font-weight: bold;">This song</span></a> "might save you from getting conned, voting for a bastard, or having a stupid fight with your spouse!" (Via <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/05/05/cognitive-bias-song.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Boing Boing</span></a>)<br />
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<b>Young adults today...</b>: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2010-05-05-prayer05_ST_N.htm"><span style="font-weight: bold;">don't care</span></a> that it's the National Day of Prayer. (via <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2010-05-05-prayer05_ST_N.htm"><span style="font-weight: bold;">USA Today</span></a>)<br />
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<b>UU news</b>: The UU church of Needham, MA is <a href="http://www.hometownweekly.net/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=88&twindow=Default&mad=No&sdetail=4380&wpage=&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=1744&hn=hometownweekly&he=.net"><span style="font-weight: bold;">the first in the state to receive an Energy Star certification</span></a> from the Environmental Protection Agency. (via <a href="http://www.hometownweekly.net/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=88&twindow=Default&mad=No&sdetail=4380&wpage=&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=1744&hn=hometownweekly&he=.net"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hometown News</span></a>)<br />
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<b>UU voices</b>: Judy asks: "is it okay to come to church <a href="http://uucava.ning.com/forum/topics/is-it-ok-to-come-to-church-as?commentId=3328235%3AComment%3A19091&xg_source=activity"><span style="font-weight: bold;">as an introvert</span></a>?"<br />
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<b>A joy</b>: Good news for parents inclined to worry---it turns out that developmental milestones <strong><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2252621/">might not matter all that much</a></strong>. (via <strong><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2252621/">Slate</a></strong>)<br />
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<b>A concern</b>: Oil spills damage the environment in more ways than one---it can take <a href="http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/headlines/2010/May/05/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">up to 300 gallons of water</span></a> to fully clean one oiled pelican. (via <a href="http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/headlines/2010/May/05/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Morning News</span></a>)<br />
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<b>Churchy things</b>: "A gay Atlanta pastor and his partner who have been at the center of a battle over the treatment of gay clergy by the nation's largest Lutheran denomination <strong><a href="http://hosted2.ap.org/txdam/f02866e54f4149c297ea6f51ff09935f/Article_2010-05-04-US-Lutherans-Gay-Pastor/id-4afbbcc8f31f43d49fe29bf9276cc806">are being reinstated to the denomination's clergy roster</a></strong>, church officials announced Tuesday." (via <strong><a href="http://pewforum.org/Religion-News/Largest-Lutheran-group-reinstating-2-gay-ministers.aspx">The Pew Forum</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://hosted2.ap.org/txdam/f02866e54f4149c297ea6f51ff09935f/Article_2010-05-04-US-Lutherans-Gay-Pastor/id-4afbbcc8f31f43d49fe29bf9276cc806">AP</a></strong>)<br />
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<b>Unchurchy things</b>: Possibly the <a href="http://thedailywh.at/post/573571306/nerdy-pregnancy-announcement-of-the-day-to-share"><span style="font-weight: bold;">most awesome birth announcement</span></a> ever. (via <a href="http://thedailywh.at/post/573571306/nerdy-pregnancy-announcement-of-the-day-to-share"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Daily What</span></a>)<br />
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<strong>How to...</strong>: make ice cream <strong><a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Two-Ingredient-Ice-Cream-No-Machine-Required/">using only two ingredients</a></strong>---no machine required. (via <strong><a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Two-Ingredient-Ice-Cream-No-Machine-Required/">Instructables</a></strong>)jennytuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607444531521011591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933657345140990360.post-22852909806123253732010-05-05T00:51:00.000-04:002010-05-05T00:52:45.478-04:00The Yes! Digest -- May 5th, 2010<b>This is</b>: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-lurio/cinco-de-mayo-inoti-mexic_b_556867.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cinco de Mayo</span></a> (which you know about) and also the <a href="http://smilemania.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Great American Grump Out</span></a> (which you probably don't.) The holiday's website encourages you to get ungrumpy by "[w]earing any type of smile. Secondly, carry a banana around with you. Not only is the banana the Grump Out's official fruit, but the banana provides a nutritional smile. [Hold it just right and it is a smile.] If you begin to experience any withdrawal discomfort, simply turn that smiley banana upside down. It becomes a frown. Stare at it for a moment when no one is looking."<br /><br /><b>Spirit food</b>: "I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve." -- Albert Schweitzer<br /><br /><b>Brain food</b>:<br /><ul><li>Wondering exactly how chemical dispersants work to clean up oil spills? <a href="http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/05/04/4242653-blog-bonus-how-chemical-dispersants-work"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dr. Ed Overton explains</span></a>. (via <a href="http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/05/04/4242653-blog-bonus-how-chemical-dispersants-work"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Maddow Blog</span></a>)<br /><br /></li><li>"Most highs for you are <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2251385/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">kind of a downer for the planet</span></a>." (via <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2251385/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Slate</span></a>)<br /></li></ul><b>Young adults today...</b>: (if they are white) have <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/05/04/health/AP-US-MED-Stomach-Cancer.html?ref=aponline"><span style="font-weight: bold;">higher rates of stomach cancer</span></a> than other groups do. (via <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/05/04/health/AP-US-MED-Stomach-Cancer.html?ref=aponline"><span style="font-weight: bold;">AP</span></a>)<br /><br /><b>UU news</b>: The province of Ontario, Canada is postponing implementation of a comprehensive sex ed program <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/dont-cover-up-information-about-childrens-sexuality/article1555394/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">similar to the Our Whole Lives curriculum</span></a> taught in Unitarian Universalist churches. (<a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/dont-cover-up-information-about-childrens-sexuality/article1555394/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Globe and Mail</span></a>)<br /><br /><b>(Former) UU voices</b>: Julia, a young adult who grew up UU, says that although she liked going to church, Unitarian Universalism left her "with no way to explain <a href="http://www.trinityspokane.org/2010/05/04/julias-good-friday-homily/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">why bad things happened</span></a>." She is now Episcopalian. <span style="font-style: italic;">(Readers: is she right? Does UU religious education do a disservice to children by not explaining to their satisfaction why life is the way it is?)</span><br /><br /><b>A joy</b>: In <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/04/mothers-day-autistic-12-y_n_562850.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">this excerpt from NPR's StoryCorps project</span></a>, a mother is interviewed by her 12 year-old son, who has Aspergers syndrome. When he asks whether he has turned out to be the son she wanted, she tells him that he has made her a more creative parent and person. (via <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/04/mothers-day-autistic-12-y_n_562850.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Huffington Post</span></a>)<br /><br /><b>A concern</b>: Because the news this week isn't depressing enough, <span style="font-style: italic;">Newsweek</span> has decided it's only right to inform you that any of <a href="http://photo.newsweek.com/2010/4/animals-that-spread-disease-to-humans.slide1.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">these ten 10 "fuzzy, itty-bitty animals"</span></a> could give you a deadly disease.<br /><br /><b>Churchy things</b>: According to <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2010-05-05-prayer05_ST_N.htm"><span style="font-weight: bold;">this Gallup poll</span></a>, 83% of Americans believe there's a God who answers prayers. (via <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2010-05-05-prayer05_ST_N.htm"><span style="font-weight: bold;">USA Today</span></a>)<br /><br /><b>Unchurchy things</b>: Why do goldfish crackers "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agmyrs4bczE"><span style="font-weight: bold;">smile back</span></a>"? <a href="http://thedailywh.at/post/572132679/jason-freeny-goldfish-cracker-anatomy-the"><span style="font-weight: bold;">This diagram</span></a> provides a clue. (via <a href="http://thedailywh.at/post/572132679/jason-freeny-goldfish-cracker-anatomy-the"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Daily What</span></a>)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">*NEW!* -- How to...: -- *NEW!*</span> lower your exposure <a href="http://www.good.is/post/how-to-become-a-toxic-avenger-at-home/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">to environmental toxins</span></a>. (via <a href="http://www.good.is/post/how-to-become-a-toxic-avenger-at-home/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">GOOD</span></a>)jennytuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607444531521011591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933657345140990360.post-19242785007764094832010-05-04T08:23:00.006-04:002010-05-04T16:17:30.882-04:00The Yes! Digest -- May 4th, 2010<b>This is</b>: <a href="http://www.upc-online.org/respect/2010/"><b>International Respect for Chickens Day</b></a>. This "annual project of <a href="http://www.upc-online.org/"><b>United Poultry Concerns</b></a>" is "designed to celebrate the dignity, beauty and life of chickens and to protest the bleakness of their lives in farming operations." Honor it by A) not eating any poultry and/or B) watching <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkxO91TLKVg"><b>all six parts of <i>The Natural History of the Chicken</i> on Youtube</b></a>. (If you have only five minutes, watch <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2C1E1_BN1Y"><b>part 3</b></a> from 5:00 on so you can see Cotton the Japanese Silkie Bantam rooster luxuriate in his swimming pool and then get coiffed.)<br /><br /><b>Spirit food</b>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_xUHDtCFrnlaLQCN9pkwjy7dllld_jMxlPHl9JY-elIOHIiDeGZ4OppNFgoEFmz8kqbGA7MCs6aQkrSWUrsM2dLMpoIfD3zvxgoN8doixDWhXk0hlwYWzRzvvkZvWXuDjmZssN-niavH/s1600/chickenreading.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_xUHDtCFrnlaLQCN9pkwjy7dllld_jMxlPHl9JY-elIOHIiDeGZ4OppNFgoEFmz8kqbGA7MCs6aQkrSWUrsM2dLMpoIfD3zvxgoN8doixDWhXk0hlwYWzRzvvkZvWXuDjmZssN-niavH/s320/chickenreading.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><b>Brain food</b>:<br /><ul><li>Do any of those old wives' tales about pregnancy <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/05/03/bumpology-the-scienc.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29"><b>have any truth behind them</b></a>? Read Linda Geddes's <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/topic/bumpology"><b>Bumpology column</b></a> to find out. (via <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/05/03/bumpology-the-scienc.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29"><b>Boing Boing</b></a>)<br /><br /></li><li> Hewlett-Packard envisions a "<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/05/03/smart.dust.sensors/"><b>Central Nervous System for the Earth</b></a>" using "smart dust" technology. (via <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/05/03/smart.dust.sensors/"><b>CNN</b></a>)<br /><br /></li><li>Want to build a time machine? Stephen Hawking would be pleased to <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1269288/STEPHEN-HAWKING-How-build-time-machine.html"><b>help you out</b></a>.<br />(via <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1269288/STEPHEN-HAWKING-How-build-time-machine.html"><b>The Daily Mail</b></a>)</li></ul><b>Young adults today...</b>: are "<a href="http://jezebel.com/5530034/fauxting-how-young-people-avoid-human-interaction"><b>fauxting</b></a>" to to avoid embarrassment in awkward social situations. (via <a href="http://jezebel.com/5530034/fauxting-how-young-people-avoid-human-interaction"><b>Jezebel</b></a>) <br /><br /><b>UU news</b>: In this past Sunday's <i>St. Petersburg </i>(Florida)<i> Times</i>, Unitarian Universalist Association president Rev. Peter Morales engaged in <a href="http://www.tampabay.com/news/perspective/qampa-what-unitarians-believe/1091421"><b>a Q&A about UUs and UUism</b></a> with (UU!) reporter Bill Maxwell. (via Facebook---many thanks to Rev. Victoria Weinstein for the link!)<br /><br /><b>UU voices</b>: At <i>Sassy Southern Scribblings</i>, Melissa explains how her Unitarian Universalist values lead her <a href="http://ssscribbles.blogspot.com/2010/05/my-final-english-paper.html"><b>to support the legalization of gay marriage</b></a>.<br /><br /><b>A joy</b>: "Through a project and contest launched last year by the <b><a href="http://www.annefrank.com/" target="new">Anne Frank Center USA</a></b>, a New York-based educational nonprofit working with the museum in Amsterdam, 11 sites in the United States <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/04/30/anne.frank.tree/index.html?hpt=T2"><b>will see Frank's tree blossom</b></a>." (via <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/04/30/anne.frank.tree/index.html?hpt=T2"><b>CNN</b></a>)<br /><br /><b>A concern</b>: Yeardley Love, a 22 year-old senior at the University of Virginia, was found dead in her off-campus apartment early Monday morning. Another UVA senior, George Huguely, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/03/AR2010050304574.html"><b>has been charged with her murder</b></a>. Please keep them---and their loved ones---in your hearts. (via <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/03/AR2010050304574.html"><b>The Washington Post</b></a>)<br /><br /><b>Churchy things</b>: "When we fall under the spell of a charismatic figure, areas of the brain responsible for scepticism and vigilance become less active. That's the finding of a study which looked at people's response to prayers spoken by someone purportedly possessing divine healing powers." (via <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20627574.200-brain-shuts-off-in-response-to-healers-prayer.html"><b>New Scientist</b></a>)<br /><br /><b>Unchurchy things</b>:<br /><ul><li>What does the term "organic art" make you think of? Is it <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/science/04angier.html?8dpc"><b>this</b></a>? (via <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/science/04angier.html?8dpc"><b>The New York Times</b></a>)<br /><br /></li><li>Someone's finally admitting what young adults have always known: "<a href="http://thedailywh.at/post/562350899/this-is-funny-you-should-watch-listen-to-it-of"><b>Mousetrap Never Works</b></a>." (via <a href="http://thedailywh.at/post/562350899/this-is-funny-you-should-watch-listen-to-it-of"><b>The Daily What</b></a>)</li></ul><b>Young adults of note</b>: 26 year-old Clay Grant Jr., an off-duty sheriff's deputy, was picking up some paper towels on Monday evening in a West Hollywood, California Target when a woman entered the store and began attacking shoppers with knives. Although four people were injured, there were no fatalities and "<a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0504-target-stabbing-20100504,0,2691568.story"><b>[O]fficials praised Grant for his quick thinking</b></a>, saying he might have prevented the situation from getting far worse." (via <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0504-target-stabbing-20100504,0,2691568.story"><b>The Los Angeles Times</b></a>)jennytuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607444531521011591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933657345140990360.post-61377815001366898342010-05-03T08:23:00.001-04:002010-05-03T08:23:00.226-04:00The Yes! Digest -- May 3rd, 2010<b>This is</b>: Pete Seeger's birthday. The singer, songwriter, activist (and UU!) turns 91 today. Celebrate by listening to <a href="http://www.folkalley.com/music/livefrom/pete-seeger/"><b>his performance</b></a> at last year's Newport Folk Festival or by watching <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh0elZi0KG4"><b>this preview</b></a> for <i>Pete Seeger: The Power of Song</i>.<br />
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<b>Spirit food</b>: <span class="sqq">"Songs won’t save the planet, but neither will books or speeches. Songs are sneaky things; they can slip across borders." --- Pete Seeger</span><br />
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<b>Brain food</b>: Is sleep "<a href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/print/2010/05/sleep/max-text"><b>the greatest mistake</b></a> evolution ever made"? (via <a href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/print/2010/05/sleep/max-text"><b>National Geographic</b></a>)<br />
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<b>Young adults today...</b>:<br />
<ul><li>"Will Have Significant Impact on <a href="http://www.finchannel.com/Main_News/Business/62967_Aging_Boomers_and_Young_Adults_Will_Have_Significant_Impact_on_Convenience_Store_Foodservice_in_Futu/"><b>Convenience Store Foodservice</b></a> in Future." (Who knew?) (Via <a href="http://www.finchannel.com/Main_News/Business/62967_Aging_Boomers_and_Young_Adults_Will_Have_Significant_Impact_on_Convenience_Store_Foodservice_in_Futu/"><b>The Financial</b></a>)<br />
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<li>are "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/01/movies/01pixar.html?th&emc=th"><b>Andyites</b></a>": "core fans" of the <i>Toy Story</i> franchise. (Via <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/01/movies/01pixar.html?th&emc=th"><b>The New York Times</b></a>)</li>
</ul><b>UU news</b>: The Unitarian Memorial Church of Fairhaven, MA is now <a href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100501/SPECIAL/5010348/-1/NEWS06"><b>a Green Sanctuary congregation</b></a>. (via <a href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100501/SPECIAL/5010348/-1/NEWS06"><b>South Coast Today</b></a>)<br />
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<b>UU voices</b>: On <i>Austisable</i>, Aspiemathematician writes about how neurotypical people and people with autism <a href="http://www.autisable.com/726471385/relationship-challenges-with-a-neurotypical/"><b>can have loving and successful relationships</b></a>.<br />
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<b>A joy</b>: <i>Twistable, Turnable Man</i>, "A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein," will be released on June 8th. Preview it <a href="http://twistableturnable.sugarhillrecords.com/"><b>here</b></a>. (via <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-lundberg/shel-silverstein-indie-ro_b_556813.html"><b>Huffington Post</b></a>)<br />
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<b>A concern</b>: "The Arizona Department of Education recently began telling school districts that teachers whose spoken English it deems to be heavily accented or ungrammatical <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703572504575213883276427528.html"><b>must be removed from classes for students still learning English</b></a>." (via <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703572504575213883276427528.html"><b>The Wall Street Journal</b></a>)<br />
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<b>Churchy things</b>: "While [Evangelical] churches have addressed pornography use among the men in their congregations and among the clergy, a group for women who say <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/03/us/03addiction.html?hp"><b>they are addicted to pornography</b></a> is new territory." (via <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/03/us/03addiction.html?hp"><b>The New York Times</b></a>)<br />
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<b>Unchurchy things</b>: <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/party-in-the-usa-in-sign-language/"><b>This guy</b></a> manages to make "Party In The U.S.A." kind of cool. (<a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/party-in-the-usa-in-sign-language/"><b>BuzzFeed</b></a>)<br />
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<b>Young adults of note</b>: These 20- and 30-somethings <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/magazine/02obamastaff-t.html?th&emc=th"><b>help to run the White House</b></a>. (via <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/magazine/02obamastaff-t.html?th&emc=th"><b>The New York Times</b></a>)jennytuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607444531521011591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933657345140990360.post-80863068188827900582010-04-30T09:10:00.001-04:002010-04-30T09:22:44.589-04:00The Yes! Digest -- April 30th, 2010<b>This is</b>: Beltane, the ancient Celtic festival that marks the start of summer. Traditionally, it's celebrated with purifying bonfires. Even if you can't build one (and you probably shouldn't), you can enjoy the longer, warmer evening! <br />
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<b>Spirit food</b>: <span class="sqq">"As soon as beauty is sought not from religion and love, but for pleasure, it degrades the seeker."</span> --- Annie Dillard (again, because it's her birthday)<br />
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<b>Brain food</b>: Which is more environmentally friendly---<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/04/04/opinion/04opchart.html"><b>your hardcover book, or your e-reader</b></a>? It may not be the one you think. (via <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/04/04/opinion/04opchart.html"><b>The New York Times</b></a>)<br />
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<b>Young adults today...</b>: "are the smallest consumer demographic <strong><a href="http://www.wellandtribune.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2556979">of print journalism</a></strong>." (via <a href="http://www.wellandtribune.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2556979"><b>The Welland Tribune</b></a>)<br />
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<b>UU news</b>: The UU Community Church of Augusta Maine will be installing Carie Johnsen, its <strong><a href="http://www.kjonline.com/news/unitarian-universalist-community-churchnew-leader-to-be-installed-sunday_2010-04-23.html">first new minister in nearly 20 years</a></strong>, this Sunday. (Carie was the student minister at my congregation, First Parish in Duxbury, MA, from 2007 to 2009 and was ordained there last summer.) (via <a href="http://www.kjonline.com/news/unitarian-universalist-community-churchnew-leader-to-be-installed-sunday_2010-04-23.html"><b>The Kennebec Journal</b></a>)<br />
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<b>UU voices</b>: Amy Wilson, a UU young adult from Portland, Oregon, writes about<b> <a href="http://www.jeopardy.com/beacontestant/winnersblog/?view=archive&week=2010-04-19">her experience as a Jeopardy! champion</a></b>. (Wilson won the game that aired on April 20th.) Congratulations, Amy! (via <a href="http://www.uuworld.org/news/index.shtml"><b>UU World</b></a>)<br />
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<b>A joy</b>: This <a href="http://thedailywh.at/post/558999059/life-altering-care-package-packaging-of-the-day"><b>multitasking cardboard box</b></a> fights both poverty and boredom: first it's full of aid supplies, then it becomes a soccer ball. Genius! (via <a href="http://thedailywh.at/post/558999059/life-altering-care-package-packaging-of-the-day"><b>The Daily What</b></a>)<br />
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<b>A concern</b>:<br />
<ul><li>For the second time in a month, young adults have been <strong><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100429/ap_on_bi_ge/us_kentucky_mine_accident">killed in a coal mining accident</a></strong>. The men---Justin Travis, 27, and Michael Carter, 28---were apparently using a machine called a continuous miner when the roof of the compartment they were working in collapsed. (via <strong><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100429/ap_on_bi_ge/us_kentucky_mine_accident">AP</a></strong>)</li>
<li> The oil spill that's been spreading in the Gulf of Mexico all week <strong><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/oil-washes-ashore-white-house-drilling-adequate-review/story?id=10516635">made landfall on the shore of Louisiana</a></strong> today, putting the inhabitants of a wildlife preserve located there at risk. (via <strong><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/oil-washes-ashore-white-house-drilling-adequate-review/story?id=10516635">Good Morning America</a></strong>)</li>
</ul><b>Churchy things</b>: Designers are introducing clothes (<strong><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2010/0427/In-Istanbul-Islamic-clothing-for-women-combines-modesty-with-high-fashion">even bathing suits</a></strong>!) that allow Muslim women to be both fashionable and modest. (via <strong><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2010/0427/In-Istanbul-Islamic-clothing-for-women-combines-modesty-with-high-fashion">The Christian Science Monitor</a></strong>)<br />
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<b>Unchurchy things</b>: Does your inner child---or your actual child---need something new to dance to? Check out the music of <strong><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/29/fashion/29justin.html?th&emc=th">Justin Roberts and the Naptime Players</a></strong>! Good stuff, and fun for all ages. (Via <strong><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/29/fashion/29justin.html?th&emc=th">The New York Times</a></strong>)<br />
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<b>Young adults of note</b>: It hasn't been five months since 25 year-old Christa Brelsford lost her leg as the result of an injury sustained during the Haiti earthquake, but she (along with her brother Julian and other members of the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/HeadsTogetherHaiti"><b>Heads Together Haiti literacy program</b></a>) is already back working to revitalize the community in which she was working at the time. To learn more about her efforts to help the students of Cabois (including 18 year-old Wenson Georges, who helped to rescue Christa after the earthquake) visit <a href="http://www.christasangels.org/"><b>Christa's Angels</b></a>. (via <i>People</i> -- thanks to Audra!)<br />
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<strong>Happy weekend and happy May! See you on Monday morning! </strong>jennytuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607444531521011591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933657345140990360.post-61966887115459294612010-04-29T08:38:00.002-04:002010-04-29T20:17:10.631-04:00The Yes! Digest -- April 29th, 2010<b>This is</b>: <a href="http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/406"><b>Poem in Your Pocket Day</b></a>.<b> </b>Celebrate the end of National Poetry Month by carrying some verse and sharing it with your friends. (I suggest <a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poem.html?id=237780"><b>this one</b></a>, or<b> <a href="http://42opus.com/v8n2/hinged-double-sonnet">this</a></b>.)<br />
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<b>Spirit food</b>: <span class="sqq">"Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary." -- Kahlil Gibran</span><br />
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<b>Brain food</b>: Improve your sense of direction---and admire other people's artwork and ingenuity---with <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2252161/pagenum/all/#p2"><b>this collection of hand drawn maps</b></a>. (via <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2252161/pagenum/all/#p2"><b>Slate</b></a>) <br />
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<b>Young adults today...</b>: have a lot in common with our great-great-grandparents, who took a "longer path to adulthood" and lived with their families well into their 20s. Unlike our great-great-grandparents, however, we allow our parents to spend a full 10% of their income helping to support us and "<a href="http://www.livescience.com/culture/economy-delays-adulthood-americans-100427.html"><b>don't contribute to the household</b></a>." (via <a href="http://www.livescience.com/culture/economy-delays-adulthood-americans-100427.html"><b>Live Science</b></a>)<br />
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<div><b>UU news</b>: The <a href="http://www.greeleyuuc.org/"><b>Unitarian Universalist Church of Greeley</b></a>, Colorado will be <a href="http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20100428/NEWS/100429647/1002&parentprofile=1001"><b>hosting a “solidarity in opposition” gathering</b></a> on Sunday, May 2nd to protest Arizona's new immigration policy. (via <a href="http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20100428/NEWS/100429647/1002&parentprofile=1001"><b>The Greeley Tribune</b></a>)<br />
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</div><b>UU voices</b>: At <i>A Sundial's Saga</i>, Modern Girl writes about the <a href="http://www.tonyblairfaithfoundation.org/fellows/"><b>Faiths Acts Fellows</b></a>---young adults who work in the U.K., U.S., and Canada to organize multifaith community networks---and their Multifaith Week of Action. To find out more about it and <a href="http://sundialsaga.blogspot.com/2010/04/multifaith-week-of-action.html"><b>about what's happening in Ottawa</b></a> where Modern Girl lives, go check out her post!<br />
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<b>A joy</b>: The great <a href="http://www.zefrank.com/"><b>Ze Frank</b></a> has finally composed one of his "<a href="http://www.zefrank.com/zesblog/archives/2007/11/songs_you_alrea.html"><b>Songs You Already Know</b></a>" for those of us who need to be reminded that it's all gonna be okay. Listen to "<a href="http://www.zefrank.com/chillout/"><b>The Chillout Song</b></a>." (via <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/chillout/"><b>BuzzFeed</b></a>)<br />
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<b>Churchy things</b>:<br />
<ul><li>In his book <u>God Is Not One</u> (and in <a href="http://www.onpointradio.org/2010/04/is-there-an-interfaith-god"><b>this interview with NPR's Tom Ashbrook</b></a>), religion scholar and Boston University professor <a href="http://www.stephenprothero.com/"><b>Stephen Prothero</b></a> argues against the popular idea that all religions are essentially the same. (On Twitter, Prothero <a href="http://twitter.com/Sprothero"><b>attempts to explain</b></a> each of the world's religions in 140 characters or less and does so with elegance: <i><span class="status-body"><span class="status-content"><span class="entry-content">Judaism140: 1 God, 1 chosen people. Do the Law (all 613), tell the story (Egypt to Zion, exile to return), repair the world. 2010 in 97500!)</span></span></span><br />
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<li>Prothero also has a piece in this morning's <i>USA Today</i> in which he explores <a href="http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2010/03/column-millennials-do-faith-and-politics-their-way-.html"><b>why young adults resist religious affiliation</b></a>.<br />
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</ul><b>Unchurchy things</b>: Architect Gary Chang used a sliding wall system <a href="http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2010/04/apartment-transformer.html"><b>to pack 24 rooms</b></a> into his tiny (330 square foot) Hong Kong apartment. (via <a href="http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2010/04/apartment-transformer.html"><b>Joe. My. God.</b></a>)<br />
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</div>jennytuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607444531521011591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933657345140990360.post-52926091524665853712010-04-28T20:10:00.001-04:002010-04-28T20:11:08.051-04:00The Yes! Digest -- April 28th, 2010<div><b> My apologies for being so late with this, folks---tomorrow's post will be up right on time!</b><br />
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<b>This is</b>: <b><a href="http://www.aflcio.org/issues/safety/memorial/">International Workers' Memorial Day</a></b>. Workers' Memorial Day recognizes and pays tribute all those who have been injured or killed on the job in the last year. As <b><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/gettowork/detail?entry_id=62305">Tom Abate notes</a></b> at SFGate's <i>Get to Work</i> blog, "This year's event occurs at a time when the nation has suffered three major incidents in the energy sector - coal, oil extraction, and refining - resulting in 35 workers killed, several severely injured, and 11 reported missing." (via <b><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/gettowork/detail?entry_id=62305">SFGate</a></b>)<br />
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<b>Spirit food</b>: <span class="sqq">"Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it." --- The Buddha</span></div><br />
<b>Brain food</b>: Do yourself a favor and remember "<b><a href="http://www.cracked.com/article_18533_the-6-most-important-things-humanity-just-plain-forgot.html">The 6 Most Important Things Humanity Just Plain Forgot</a></b>." On the list are lemons and concrete. Seriously. (via <b><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/cracked/the-6-most-important-things-humanity-just-plain-fo-16qo/">BuzzFeed</a></b>)<br />
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<b>Young adults today...</b>: are "<b><a href="http://www.newser.com/story/87135/millennials-are-mushy-christians.html">mushy Christians</a></b>" (and mushy everything else, too: according to a poll done by LifeWay Christian Industries, 72% of people under age 29 consider themselves to be "more spiritual than religious.") (via <b><a href="http://www.newser.com/story/87135/millennials-are-mushy-christians.html">Newser</a></b>) <b>I wonder: what does being religious look like? What is it that religious people do or say that makes young adults not want to define ourselves that way?</b><br />
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<div><b>UU news</b>: <b><a href="http://www.winchesteruu.org/">The Unitarian Society of Winchester</a></b> Massachusetts, under the direction of the Revs. John and Sarah Millspaugh, has challenged its members (and all UUs) to celebrate Earth Day's 40th anniversary for 40 days (until May 27th.) Those who take the <b><a href="http://www.wickedlocal.com/winchester/news/x749220003/40-40-40-PLEDGE-Winchester-Unitarian-Universalists-generate-Earth-Day-commitments-celebrations-in-35-states">40/40/40 pledge</a></b> commit to "individual 40-day lifestyle changes for the sake of the Earth and environmental justice." To learn more about the program and how you can take part, visit <b><a href="http://40x3.wordpress.com/">the official 40/40/40 blog</a></b> and <b><a href="http://www.uua.org/socialjustice/issues/environmentaljustice/159611.shtml">its page on the UUA website</a></b>. (via <b><a href="http://www.wickedlocal.com/winchester/news/x749220003/40-40-40-PLEDGE-Winchester-Unitarian-Universalists-generate-Earth-Day-commitments-celebrations-in-35-states">The Winchester Star</a></b>)</div><br />
<b>UU voices</b>: Why do the vast majority of "bridged" Unitarian Universalist youth choose to <b><a href="http://visionsofministry.blogspot.com/2010/04/do-i-sometimes-worship-past-without.html">leave the faith</a></b>? Victoria takes on the question at her blog, <i>Visions of Ministry</i>. Go add your two cents!<br />
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<b>A joy</b>: Proof that it's never too late to follow your passions---Hazel Soares, who is 94 years old, will be <b><a href="http://www.tonic.com/article/hazel-soares-94-year-old-college-graduate/">graduating next month from Mills College</a></b> with a degree in art history. She hopes to work as a museum docent. Congratulations to her! (via <b><a href="http://www.tonic.com/article/hazel-soares-94-year-old-college-graduate/">Tonic</a></b>)<br />
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<b>A concern</b>: Today, in an attempt to keep it from spreading to the coast, the U.S. Coast Guard will <b><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126323859">set fire to the giant oil slick</a></b> that formed in the Gulf of Mexico after a drilling rig exploded and then sank last week off Louisiana. On the coast nearest the slick is a wildlife sanctuary that is home to sea turtles, whales, and other endangered species. Burning off the oil will produce no small amount of air pollution, but supposedly breathing polluted air is better for animals than drowning in thousands of gallons of crude oil. Either way, I---and many other people---are still concerned. (via <b><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126323859">NPR</a></b> and <a href="http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/04/28/4216347-theyre-burning-that-oil-slick"><b>The Rachel Maddow Show</b></a>)<br />
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<b>Churchy things</b>: Have the <b><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/finding-noahs-ark-filmmaker-found-pieces-biblical-treausure/story?id=10495740">remnants of Noah's Ark</a></b> been found in Turkey? "Skeptics are, as usual, skeptical." (via <b><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/finding-noahs-ark-filmmaker-found-pieces-biblical-treausure/story?id=10495740">Good Morning America</a></b>)<br />
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<b>Unchurchy things</b>: I try <b><a href="http://thedailywh.at/post/551949221/box-brown-thd">this mind-trick</a></b> at least once a week---whenever I forget my phone---and it never works. Clearly, I am not alone. (via <b><a href="http://thedailywh.at/post/551949221/box-brown-thd">The Daily What</a></b>)<br />
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<b>Young adults of note</b>: Before she died last month of Cystic Fibrosis at the age of 25, Eva Markvoot used her blog <b><a href="http://65redroses.livejournal.com/">65 Red Roses</a></b> to raise awareness about her illness and <b><a href="http://jezebel.com/5525536/live+blogging-your-death?skyline=true&s=i">write honestly about the experience of living with it</a></b>. (Eva's memorial service <b><a href="http://65redroses.livejournal.com/141228.html">will stream live on her blog</a></b> on Friday evening at 4 PM Eastern Daylight Time.) (via <b><a href="http://jezebel.com/5525536/live+blogging-your-death?skyline=true&s=i">Jezebel</a></b>)</div>jennytuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607444531521011591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933657345140990360.post-51160585861832791232010-04-27T08:38:00.001-04:002010-04-27T08:38:00.227-04:00The Yes! Digest -- April 27th, 2010<b>This is</b>: <a href="http://www.icograda.org/about/about.htm"><b>World Graphic Design Day</b></a>! Design is everywhere---every font, logo, product package, and book cover is the product of someone's talent and imagination. Let's not take it for granted. To enjoy some beautiful examples of design, visit <a href="http://ffffound.com/"><b>FFFFound</b></a>. Leave your favorites in the comments! (Caution: some images NSFW.)<br />
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<b>Spirit food</b>: <span class="body">"Surely something resides in this heart that is not perishable --- and life is more than a dream.</span>" -- Unitarian feminist <a href="http://www25.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/marywollstonecraft.html"><b>Mary Wollstonecraft</b></a> (whose 251st birthday this is.)<br />
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<b>Brain food</b>: Does chocolate cause depression, or do depressed people at more chocolate? <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-chocolate-20100427,0,7927541.story"><b>This study</b></a> doesn't quite say. (via <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-chocolate-20100427,0,7927541.story"><b>The Los Angeles Times</b></a>)<br />
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<b>Young adults today...</b>: are "<a href="http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1007655"><b>big on blogs</b></a>" --- over 30% percent people under 30 read blogs, while 40% have one of their own. (I wonder what accounts for the discrepancy?) (via <a href="http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1007655"><b>eMarketer</b></a>)<br />
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<b>UU news</b>: Should the Thomas Jefferson District of the Unitarian Universalist Association <a href="http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2010/apr/26/vote-will-be-nay/news/"><b>change its name</b></a> to reflect the sensibilities of its current membership? <a href="http://www.uufws.org/"><b>The UU Fellowship of Winston-Salem</b></a> says no. (via <a href="http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2010/apr/26/vote-will-be-nay/news/"><b>The Winston-Salem Journal</b></a>) <br />
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<b>UU voices</b>: <a href="http://www.uulagunabeach.org/?page_id=11"><b>Rev. Kent Doss</b></a>, minister at the <a href="http://www.uulagunabeach.org/"><b>UU Fellowship of Laguna Beach</b></a>, California, writes movingly about "<a href="http://chalicenotes.blogspot.com/2010/04/sermon-challenge-of-universalism.html"><b>The Challenge of Universalism</b></a>" on his blog <i>Chalice Notes</i>. ("It’s not enough to hang out in this amazing world," he says, "you have to pay your rent. You have to give back to the beauty of creation. The challenge of universalism is to greet the world with an open heart and to give back when you can.") <br />
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<b>A joy</b>: Good news for all you <a href="http://www.slushpuppie.com/index.cfm"><b>Slush Puppie</b></a>-lovers---having one before your summer workout could improve your endurance. A exercise researcher from New Zealand has found that "young male recreational athletes who drank a <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/health/nutrition/27best.html?ref=science"><b>syrup-flavored ice slurry</b></a> just before running on a treadmill in hot room could keep going for an average of 50 minutes before they had to stop." (via <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/health/nutrition/27best.html?ref=science"><b>The New York Times</b></a>) (Ed. note: Sorry for all these food-joys, folks; I'll try harder to focus on other things! -- Jen)<br />
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<b>A concern</b>: According to "<a href="http://www.greenpeace.org/raw/content/international/press/reports/poisoning-the-pearl.pdf"><b>Poisoning the Pearl</b></a>," a recent paper by Greenpeace, the production of blue jeans in China is poisoning the Pearl River and the water supply of Guangdong Province. In Xintang, which produces nearly half the jeans sold every year in the United States, dye factories release tons of toxic wastewater, "<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/04/26/china.denim.water.pollution/index.html"><b>a cocktail of dye, bleach and detergent</b></a>," into the river. (via <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/04/26/china.denim.water.pollution/index.html"><b>CNN</b></a>)<br />
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<b>Churchy things</b>: The United Methodist Church has been advertising during the Colbert Report on Comedy Central. Its (truly awesome, envy-inspiring) "<a href="http://www.umcom.org/site/c.mrLZJ9PFKmG/b.4696269/k.18F8/Rethink_Church__What_if_Church_was_a_Verb.htm"><b>Rethink Church</b></a>" campaign is geared specifically toward young adults. To learn more about it, visit <a href="http://www.10thousanddoors.org/site/c.ruI4KbMRIvF/b.4877557/k.BF1F/Home.htm"><b>10ThousandDoors</b></a>.<br />
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<b>Unchurchy things</b>:<br />
<ul><li>What does your favorite website sound like? <a href="http://www.codeorgan.com/"><b>Codeorgan</b></a> produces custom music from any URL. I have no idea how it works, but it's cool. (via <a href="http://www.veryshortlist.com/vsl/daily.cfm/review/1541/Website/ok-computer/?tp"><b>Very Short List</b></a>)</li>
<li>Are you a "complex" friend or a "chill" friend? <a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_l18gw3G3LE1qzkrf7o1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0RYTHV9YYQ4W5Q3HQMG2&Expires=1272343594&Signature=Viid1TnSH5P6B2maVRC%2Fw%2B7pTPU%3D"><b>This handy chart</b></a> can help you decide. (via <a href="http://butterteam.tumblr.com/post/538468201/eight-types-of-friendships-original-chart-via"><b>Butter Team</b></a>)</li>
</ul><b>Young adults of note</b>: 28 year-old Neillie Kirk Butler, a three-time cancer survivor founded <a href="http://www3.ccc.uab.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=113&Itemid=123"><b>The Young Supporters Board of the University of Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Center</b></a> "to introduce the next generation of Alabamians to the importance of cancer research and awareness." The board is made up of <a href="http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-stories/2010/04/uab_young_adult_support_group.html"><b>people between the ages of 25 and 34 whose lives have been touched by cancer</b></a>, and its annual Fiesta Ball raises between 40 and 50 thousand dollars for cancer research. (via <a href="http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-stories/2010/04/uab_young_adult_support_group.html"><b>The Birmingham News</b></a>)jennytuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607444531521011591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933657345140990360.post-7435294353046110282010-04-26T10:36:00.000-04:002010-04-26T10:36:04.775-04:00The Yes! Digest --- April 26th, 2010<b>This is</b>: <a href="http://www.wipo.int/ip-outreach/en/ipday/"><b>World Intellectual Property Day</b></a>. World IP Day is celebrated every April 26th "to increase understanding of how protecting IP rights helps promote creativity and innovation." To learn more, visit <a href="http://www.wipo.int/"><b>The World Intellectual Property Organization</b></a>'s <a href="http://www.youtube.com/wipo"><strong>YouTube page</strong></a>.<br />
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<b>Spirit food</b>: "After you have exhausted what there is in business, politics, conviviality, and so on - have found that none of these finally satisfy, or permanently wear - what remains? Nature remains." -- Walt Whitman<br />
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<b>Brain food</b>: Stephen Hawking warns that "trying to <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/25/stephen-hawking-aliens_n_551035.html"><b>make contact with alien races</b></a> is 'a little too risky'": "If aliens ever visit us," he says, "I think the outcome would be much as when Christopher Columbus first landed in America, which didn't turn out very well for the Native Americans." (via <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/25/stephen-hawking-aliens_n_551035.html"><b>Huffington Post</b></a>)<br />
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<b>Young adults today...</b>: <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/24/AR2010042402830.html"><b>annoying our professors and weakening our brains</b></a> by using laptops in class. (via <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/24/AR2010042402830.html"><b>The Washington Post</b></a>)<br />
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<b> UU news</b>: <a href="http://wsuu.org/"><b>The Westside UU Congregation</b></a> of Seattle, which has been renting space in the local Masonic Temple for 20 years, has <a href="http://www.westseattleherald.com/2010/04/23/news/westside-unitarian-universalist-congregation-finally-gets-home-their-own"><b>purchased its own building</b></a> and is looking for help in furnishing everything from the office to the RE classrooms. Donate money or items at their <a href="http://wsuu.org/newhomecatalog.pdf"><b>New Home Catalog</b></a>. (via <a href="http://www.westseattleherald.com/2010/04/23/news/westside-unitarian-universalist-congregation-finally-gets-home-their-own"><b>The West Seattle Herald</b></a>)<br />
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<b>UU voices</b>: At <i>Flower and Flame</i>, Maura talks about <a href="http://flower-flame.blogspot.com/2010/04/affirmation-validation.html"><b>her recent "conversion" to Unitarian Universalism</b></a> and how her new congregation is becoming a home.<br />
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<b>A joy</b>: Good news for vegans and those bothered by lactose----starting in May, Starbucks will introduce <strong><a href="http://gothamist.com/2010/04/21/starbucks_rolling_out_vegan_frappuc.php">a non-dairy version</a></strong> of its frappuccino. (via <strong><a href="http://gothamist.com/2010/04/21/starbucks_rolling_out_vegan_frappuc.php">The Gothamist</a></strong>)<br />
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<b>A concern</b>: It appears that <strong><a href="http://www.aw2.army.mil/about/transition.html">Warrior Transition Units</a></strong>, created by the U.S. Army three years ago to support injured soldiers as they recover and then return to combat duty or civilian life, aren't helping as much as was hoped---a piece in this weekend's <em>Boston Globe</em> calls them "<strong><a href="http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2010/04/25/some_soldiers_find_no_relief_in_transition_units/">warehouses of despair</a></strong>, where damaged men and women are kept out of sight, fed a diet of powerful prescription pills, and treated harshly by noncommissioned officers." More than 50,000 people have been treated by a Transition Unit since 2007. (via <strong><a href="http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2010/04/25/some_soldiers_find_no_relief_in_transition_units/">The Boston Globe</a></strong>)<br />
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<b>Churchy things</b>: For the entire month of May, <a href="http://www.wellspringcommunitychurch.ca/"><b>Wellspring Community Church</b></a> in Welland, Ontario, will be operated almost entirely <a href="http://www.wellandtribune.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2548618"><b>by people under the age of 30</b></a>. (via <a href="http://www.wellandtribune.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2548618"><b>The Welland Tribune</b></a>)<br />
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<b>Unchurchy things</b>: Two words --- <a href="http://cupcakestakethecake.blogspot.com/2010/04/muppets-wedding-cupcakes.html"><b>Muppet</b></a>. <a href="http://cupcakestakethecake.blogspot.com/2010/04/muppets-wedding-cupcakes.html"><b>Cupcakes</b></a>. (via <a href="http://cupcakestakethecake.blogspot.com/2010/04/muppets-wedding-cupcakes.html"><b>Cupcakes Take the Cake</b></a>)<br />
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<b>Young adults of note</b>: Salma Yaqoob, the 39 year-old left-wing candidate for the British parliament, is <strong><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/apr/23/respect-candidate-muslim-women-politics">challenging traditional Muslim political culture</a></strong> and encouraging women in Muslim communities to be informed and vote. (via <strong><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/apr/23/respect-candidate-muslim-women-politics">The Guardian</a></strong>)jennytuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607444531521011591noreply@blogger.com0