Author Archives: Ralph

Living on a Dollar a Day

Shares the lives of the poorest people in the world, highlighting their experiences and struggles and acting as a clarion call to those who aim to break the cycle of global poverty. GBS_insertEmbeddedViewer(“omPJnQEACAAJ”, 500,400);

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The Happiness Prayer

At age 30 Evan Moffic became the leader of a large congregation. He had great success. But he couldn’t find happiness. Then he found a 2000-year-old prayer. In it were hidden elements of Jewish wisdom. They became a part of his life and those of his congregation and transformed them and him. What if we…

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Catmopolitan

Designed to look like Cosmopolitan magazine, this parody surveys new trends in cat chic and includes excerpts from Jackie Collars’ bestseller “Hollywood Housecats,” a feline fashion layout featuring top-model Pawlina Purrzikova, and a centerfold of Burmes GBS_insertEmbeddedViewer(“i2vLAAAACAAJ”, 500,400);

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Rep. Todd Akin: ‘I misspoke’; Update: Akin concedes that rape can result in pregnancy

http://twitter.com/#!/gladcow/status/237302736985657344 His full statement: “As a member of Congress, I believe that working to protect the most vulnerable in our society is one of my most important responsibilities, and that includes protecting both the unborn and victims of sexual assault.  In reviewing my off-the-cuff remarks, it’s clear that I misspoke in this interview and it…

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Five blasts rock Assam on I-Day, no casualty – Times of India

Suspected Ulfa (I) militants triggered altogether five IED blasts in Tinsukia and Sivsagar districts of upper Assam on Monday. No casualty was reported from the blast sites, Assam DGP Mukesh Sahay said. Read more: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Five-blasts-rock-Assam-on-I-Day-no-casualty/articleshow/53708804.cms

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Applied Ballardianism

An existential odyssey weaving together lived experience and theoretical insight, this startling autobiographical hyperfiction surveys and dissects a world where everything connects and global technological delirium is the norm. The mediascapes of late capitalism reconfigure erotic responses and trigger primal aggression; under constant surveillance, we occupy simulations of ourselves, private estates on a hyperconnected globe;…

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Aranda Traditions

Some northern Aranda myths, with topograhical description of relevant areas; Totemism, personal and cult; Application of legends to present day life of tribe; Variations in myth and ritual between different groups of tribe; ownership of ritual objects, i.e. inheritance of legends, sacred objects, and rituals; Conception totemism; Travels of dreamtime heroes; Control of ceremonies; Aranda…

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Shakespearean Celebrity in the Digital Age

This book offers a timely examination of the relationship between Shakespeare and contemporary digital media. By focusing upon a variety of ‘Shakespearean’ individuals, groups and communities and their ‘online’ presence, the book explores the role of popular internet culture in the ongoing adaptation of Shakespeare’s plays and his general cultural standing. The description of certain…

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Aranda Traditions

Some northern Aranda myths, with topograhical description of relevant areas; Totemism, personal and cult; Application of legends to present day life of tribe; Variations in myth and ritual between different groups of tribe; ownership of ritual objects, i.e. inheritance of legends, sacred objects, and rituals; Conception totemism; Travels of dreamtime heroes; Control of ceremonies; Aranda…

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Aranda Traditions

Some northern Aranda myths, with topograhical description of relevant areas; Totemism, personal and cult; Application of legends to present day life of tribe; Variations in myth and ritual between different groups of tribe; ownership of ritual objects, i.e. inheritance of legends, sacred objects, and rituals; Conception totemism; Travels of dreamtime heroes; Control of ceremonies; Aranda…

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