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CONTENTS
JANUARY 2012 | ISSUE 58 |
IN THIS ISSUE ...
Q+A
#2012
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Simple questions.
Expert answers!
LIFESTYLE ACADEMICS
#2012 - Trending in the New Year
I’ve Got Issues - Defriending Friends
The Secret Life of Scholarships
Campus Spotlight: Mission College
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2012 is here and we’re so excited about what the year has in store. there are never a
shortage of trends but some things just scream for attention. everyone wants to be in the
know, and no one likes to be left out. so to keep it current, we’ve picked nine trends we
think will have a major #trending impact appeal in 2012. keep your eyes open for:
#FAceBook – Facebook is always occurring over the new/old/retro jordan’s be fully backwards compatible with wii, and
being talked about, especially when they right before Christmas lets us know that the wii U games can support compatibility with
change something… anything. So no love of kicks is in full force. with releases wii accessories, such as the wii Remote,
doubt there will be lots of FB chatter anticipated for Nike Huraches, Air yeezy wii MotionPlus, and wii Balance Board. we
about the new form of advertising they 2 and even possibly a low top Air jordan, expect this to not only be trending but to be
have planned for this year. The company we’re sure celebrity sneaks will be trending a must have for holiday season 2012. we
will start to display “Sponsored Stories” in all year long. want one already. (Is it too early to start a
user’s News Feeds. The ads will be labeled Christmas list?)
“Sponsored” so as to not be confused with #BAttleForl.A. – Honestly I think
real stories. They will feature deals and everyone sometimes forgets L.A. has two #2012olymPicS – At the 2008
stories about user’s friend’s Likes, and NBA teams. who would’ve thought the olympics in Beijing, team usa won the
Pages that the user is already a fan of or Clippers would ever threaten to outshine overall medal count with 110 total and
already following. Facebook says users will the Lakers? with a little help from david came in second in the gold medal count
not be able to opt out of the ads, but that Stern, the Clippers landed CP3 just days with 36 finishing behind china who won
they will only see one per day and if they after a deal to send Chris Paul to the Lakers 51. The U.S. didn’t technically bring home
don’t wish to see them they can easily close was vetoed. with an aging Laker team and the most gold, but a totally miraculous guy
them individually. Upfront it doesn’t look young exciting players like Blake Griffin, named Michael Phelps brought the U.S.
or sound terribly intrusive, but we’re sure CP3 and deAndre jordan making up the plenty of shine. Phelps will be 27 by the
there’s going to be outrage from a large Clippers new crew, there are sure to be a time the 2012 London games get underway
number of users when this goes live. few more Clippers jerseys on the streets, a and needs just three more medals to pass
few more Staples Center tix sold and the soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina for most
#AmAzoN – iPad may be the tablet king battle for L.A. is officially on! medals held by an Olympic athlete.
but it came up against serious competition
at the end of 2011 from the Amazon Fire. #Wii u – when Nintendo released the #tWiligHt SAgA: Breaking dawn
why? Simply put, the iPad costs $499 while wii in 2006 it revolutionized gaming, and Part II – For twihards everywhere Breaking
the Fire costs $199 … and is still a great even got non gamers in on the action. Six dawn Part one was essential, so we expect
device. Amazon owns an entire content years later Nintendo is planning to release part two to be oxygen. (Spoiler alert)
store of movies, e-books, Tv shows and a long anticipated upgrade with the wii U. Breaking dawn, Part 1, ended with that
other media. The tablet itself is cool, but The console is expected to be released jolting reveal of Bella’s blood-red eyes, as
what is available to go on it is absolutely in the second half of 2012. It will feature she wakes up as a newborn vampire. This
critical, and the Fire has plenty of media 1080p high-definition graphics, but as with can only get better, as we watch her come
available right away. Look for Amazon and the first wii, its claim to fame will be an into her vamp-ness. we already know that
the Fire to trend its way into the hearts and innovative new controller. The wii U will actress Mackenzie Foy will play Renesmee
minds of trensters throughout 2012. There feature a built-in touchscreen controller throughout the film, but what’s really cool
is also a rumor that Amazon may have a that can either add to the gameplay or is her face will be superimposed on varying
smartphone on the way as well, definitely allow a player to continue playing even sized bodies to represent her rapid-speed
making Amazon a majorly talked about when the television is off. The controller growth. Apparently Part 2 strays from the
brand of 2012. also features an accelerometer, gyroscope, book a bit by adding in a French vampire
camera, as well as a built-in microphone coven (they are not in the book), but
#SNeAkerS – The literal riots and resistive touchscreen. The system will thankfully Stephenie Meyer did the writing
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@ChANCEkNowITALL party
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artists to look
out for in 2012!
A new year means new music ... check out
these new artists likely to be making
major moves in the months to come
on this addition. For now, we have a release
date at least! Breaking dawn, Part 2 is
set to hit theaters on November 16, 2012.
Those of us who read the books are dying kenriCk lamar fun.
to know how they’re going to handle the
action-packed second half of the final book
in the series.
#greeN-iverAl - Natural,
organic and green products are still
huge, but instead of harping on the
save-the-Earth vibe, many green brands
are now concentrating on making their 2011, Kendrick Lamar appeared on Game’s Their song “We Are Young” rose to #1 on
products both appealing and affordable The R.E.D. Album, and Drake’s Take Care iTunes after being featured on Glee and Chuck.
to the average consumer. Brand Love + kenriCk lamar
and has been crowned the “New Prince of
the West Coast .” With plans to tour with
The band has toured with Jack’s Mannequin,
Paramore and Janelle Monae. But with their
Toast. Sold at whole Foods features 97% Drake in 2012 we expect to see lots of KL new album due Feb 21 it
natural ingredients at prices under $15. seems like Fun. Time is now.
Kia, (determined to prove that reasonably
priced subcompact cars don’t have to SABI wonDer broz
suck) is releasing the 2012 Rio which is
environmentally friendly and high tech.
85 percent of the 2012 Kia Rio Hatchback
material is recycled, including seat foam
material that utilizes 100-percent castor oil
biodegradable and nontoxic, which benefits
the environment in several ways, including
reduced use of petroleum-based products.
Having already attracted buzz for her feature They already had the street cred, and the
#SPAce Age ProductS – More on the Cobra Starship single “You Make Me kids rockin their song Chitty Chitty ... now
and more products are being released that Feel,” and her part on Britney Spears’ “(Drop the Wonder Broz are dropping their mixtape
have us do old things in new ways. Brands Dead) Beautiful” Sabi seems poised to break “the countdown 5” hosted by DJ Carisma of
out in 2012 Power 106. DWNLD THE MIXTAPE FREE!!!
like Layla Cosmetics, are introducing
magnetic polishes that contain iron
powders. when you pass a magnet over tHe weeknD girl generation
the wet polish, it “pushes” the powders,
creating a marbleized effect. The ultra
popular “looks like a jean – feels like
sweats” Pajama jeans are being released
for men (and immediately sold out). Expect
even more to be trending throughout 2012.
Just about everyone in the mixtape world South Korean “K-Pop” superstars Girl Gen-
said the trio of releases by Canadian artist eration has teamed up with hip hop legend
The Weeknd was brilliant. With offers to work Snoop Dogg to releast their first U.S. single
with Florence & the Machine and Lady gaga, The Boys. Its pop-y and fun. These girls just
this may be the biggest weeknd of 2012 may be the next international incident.
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LIFESTYLE
I’VE GOT
ISSUES! by: Lindsey k
THE WARNING:
YOU MIGHT GET
DEFRIENDED IF ...
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LIFESTYLE
F
or the new year I resolved to cut down my Face-
book friends list. Clearly I’m not the only one nurs- Updating too often—Twitter is a little more open than Facebook,
but either way I don’t need to know you just brushed your teeth.
ing a pretty severe Facebook addiction and see- Sharing super personal statuses – This just makes EVERYONE
ing the numbers on my friends list climb into the uncomfortable.
thousands was secretly exciting. But maybe I took
Complaining about the new Facebook layout – it sucks, we know,
it too far. I accepted a friend request from a girl get over it.
who absolutely hates me. I stayed friends with an ex, even after
Too many super inspirational quotes – if I wanted something that
I was broken up with via wall post and I even added a few of my
sounded like a Hallmark card, I’d buy a Hallmark card … plus I
teachers (though I almost immediately had to de-friend those). know you in real life and you’re not that deep... be yourself.
But then I see this post from a “friend.” “OMG everybody. I posted
Too many depressing quotes – I shouldn’t feel like I need meds
something great last night, and only got half the likes I usually do after reading your posts. Cheer up already
because of this stupid timeline. Can everyone go back and like
my post?” What? Really? It made me think about just how impor- Insulting others – if you don’t like other people you shouldn’t be
on a SOCIAL network
tant am I making it to live this social media life and probably more
importantly, how annoying (and kind of pathetic) my Facebook Follow Friday-ing large amounts of people with no explanation as
to why they should be followed.
friends are compared to my friend friends. So I decided to cut
down my list those I really want. Those I don’t know are easy, but Filling up my feed with application posts like FourSquare, or I
everyone has at least one or two (or 50) friends who really bugs Heart Music (please adjust your settings)
you by updating too much, over shares on the personal stuff, is
Anything telling your followers to like it or repost it – if I like it I
way too dramatic or floods your feed with FourSquare check-ins will repost it
(ughhh). While you could just unfollow or unfriend these people,
in some cases they are someone you know in real life. So this
is a warning to all my friends (and sort of friends), you might get
defriended if …
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APoLEoN DYNAMITE IS A 16-YEAR-oLD BoY CoNvINCED THAT HE IS BLESSED
WITH UNLIMITED “SWEET ABILITIES.” HIS HoBBIES INCLUDE PRACTICING HIS
NINJA MovES, DANCING, DRAWING, AND BRAGGING ABoUT HIS “GIRLFRIEND
IN oKLAHoMA.” NAPoLEoN’S BRoTHER, KIP, IS AN UNEMPLoYED 32-YEAR-
oLD WHo LIvES AT HoME, AND CoNTINUALLY ATTEMPTS To MEET GIRLS
oNLINE. THE TWo LIvE WITH THEIR GRANDMoTHER, WHo IS oFTEN FoUND
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WHAT ARE YOU GONNA
DO TODAY, NAPOLEON?
WHATEVER I FEEL
LIKE I WANNA DO…
MAYBE STAR IN MY
OWN REALITY SHOW…
Gosh!
FoUR-WHEELING WITH HER FRIENDS AT THE LoCAL SAND DUNES. NAPoLEoN’S FRIENDS
INCLUDE PEDRo, WHo HAS RECENTLY BEEN ELECTED CLASS PRESIDENT, AND DEB, A GIRL
WHo SEES THE GooD IN NAPoLEoN AND DREAMS oF SoMEDAY BECoMING HIS GIRLFRIEND.
NAPoLEoN’S UNCLE, RICo, LIvES IN AN oRANGE vAN, WHERE HE oBSESSES ovER HIS FAILED
HIGH SCHooL FooTBALL CAREER AND DREAMS UP WAYS To BECoME RICH AND FAMoUS. WE
CATCH UP WITH NAPoLEoN To GIvE US THE INSIDE SCooP oF LIFE IN HIS WoRLD!
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eNtertAiNmeNt
CH: what is your show about? buttload of hot chicks and Kip gets pretty P.O.’d
about that. Kip and I are gonna fight to the death
NAPOLEON: Huh? Okay, uh, well it’s basically about over a girl, and my Uncle Rico does a bunch of lame
me - you know, the stuff...
most awesome teenager in Idaho and it’s about my
annoying family and my awesome friends and all CH: Any celebrity guest stars?
my sweet skills.
NAPOLEON: Only some freakin’ hilarious ones, like
CH: will everyone from the film be in it? Amy Poehler, jemaine Clement, Sam Rockwell, jen-
nifer Coolidge...
NAPOLEON: yes, it’s pretty much gonna have me, my
psycho Grandma, my lame brother Kip, Uncle Rico CH: what is a day in the life of you like?
whose a total mooch, my best buds Pedro and deb,
my sensei, Rex Kwon do. Oh and a bunch of other NAPOLEON: Every day is slightly more awesome
people, too. than the day before.
CH: what’s it like being turned into an animated CH: what is your favorite thing about High school?
character?
NAPOLEON: The tots.
NAPOLEON: well, I have one less finger on each
hand, and none of my vital organs. But I can jump CH: what’s your favorite lunch food item?
twice as high, and I don’t feel any pain, so that’s
pretty sweet. Oh, and I have no soul. NAPOLEON: The tots! we’re you listening? Gosh!
CH: Can you tell us about some of the episodes? CH: Can you recall a very supportive family moment?
NAPOLEON: No! Okay, let’s see. well in one episode NAPOLEON: No.
I get a job at a liger farm, oh and I also get like a
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CH: what was your best prank ever completed?
NAPOLEON: Sunday nights at 8:30, right after “The
NAPOLEON: I’ve started lots of sweet ones, but Simpsons” and right before “Family Guy,” so that’s
they usually end with Kip crying and Grandma yell- a pretty sweet hammock. Okay, my lips are killing
ing. me and I really need some Chapstick, so I’m gonna
go now.
CH: Can you share a most embarrassing moment?
NAPOLEON: One time, I fell off the ropes in gym
class, but luckily I landed on my coach, crushing
his vertebrae. we’re friends now.
See tHe
CH: do you have a girlfriend?
NAPOLEON: I thought I told you no personal ques-
SWeieW! t
tions. Gosh! Okay, yes, I have a buttload of chicks.
CH: what do you do for fun?
terv e
NAPOLEON: I like to figure out how things work,
then destroy them.
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napoleon dy
CH: what has been your biggest disappointment as
MITE
a kid?
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NAPOLEON: Having Kip for a brother. SCAN OR vISIT
CH: when will the show be on?
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very day billions of people use search engines to find information
about topics that interest them. (In July the research firm Comscore
recorded 16.6 billion searches in the U.S alone.) From where to eat,
to where to go, what to by to what’s the largest state per square
mile; when we want to know we don’t ask mom we ask Google.
With smartphones reaching an omnipresence reaching the “extra
body part” range of necessity, the ability to know it all and know it now has reached
a peak. This year we expect to see this take it to the next level; an adoption of full-
blown point & know. Not necessarily new, point & know technologies, (those that
move beyond text; using images to help people navigate real life objects and people
around them) are becoming faster, better and more prevalent as companies take
advantage of the need to ‘know’ and the increase of smartphones that let people
do it on the go.
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Apps, augmented reality and the granddaddy point and know now recognize print ads in popular magazines and newspapers.
application of them all QR (quick response) Codes are all known, but Goggles has also learned a fun new trick … solving sudoku puzzles
2012 will see these technologies expand, used more often and in (If you ever get stuck, take a clear picture of the entire puzzle with
new ways; bringing information about the objects (and even people) Goggles and they’ll tell you the correct solution.).
that consumers encounter in the real world instantly. Use point and
know to add depth of knowledge, communicate stories, compare AmAzoN FloW app enables users to access information about
prices, reviews, and so on, or by all means, just have some fun with products– and purchase them– using image recognition. In addition
it! to books, music and film, many household products can also be
recognized.
Qr codeS: They’re everywhere: tucked away in magazines (like
Celebrity High!), gracing billboards, bus bench ads and even t-shirts; Pitt PAtt (for Pittsburgh Pattern recognition), created by
splashed across posters or the jumbo-tron at the Cowboys game Carnegie Mellon University is a highly developed facial recognition
and are even on display at The Museum of Modern Art. Clearly, the tool that enables users to find individuals from photographs or videos.
small square patterns have taken over. Alongside being found in At its core are two algorithms that recognize faces--one mostly
new places, people have found new ways to use them. In October front-on and one that can ID people who’ve tilted their faces up to
2011, Starbucks unveiled a QR code promotion designed to educate 36 degrees from head-on. It’s also capable of tracking people and
consumers about its mobile payments app and its coffee. Canadian objects--meaning it’s good for video feeds, too--and has a complex
shoe designer John Fluevog’s ‘Ask Clogs’ collection incorporates API to allow for sophisticated integration into different products. The
QR codes into the sole of each shoe. The codes links to a video face detection software can locate human faces and match them
of that specific item being produced – from the first stages of up with photographs from Facebook and Google Images, identifying
w
manufacturing to in-store. Additionally, Best Buy added QR codes individuals in under 60 seconds. PittPatt, still in development, was
to all of its product information tags. Users who scan the QR codes acquired by Google in July 2011. While some may find this scary
are directed to the product detail page on Best Buy’s mobile site. A this could easily take the phrase “google me!” to a WHOLE new level.
Best Buy executive was quoted as saying that they view QR codes as
a “personal shopping assistant.” But wait there’s more! HBO used SHAzAm which offers music recognition software that enables
a blood-soaked QR code in its television ads for the third season users to identify any track they hear, wherever they are, share it and/
of vampire drama True Blood and Vibe used the codes in fashion or buy it), saw a 100% increase in downloads of the app each week
spreads to send readers to sites where they could buy clothes in the twelve months preceding June 2011, with over 125 million
pictured in the magazine. Other brands using the codes in innovative users tagging four million songs every day. In September 2011,
ways include Coca Cola, Ford, Gap, and Verizon to name only a few. Shazam also announced that more than USD 100 million was spent
each year on digital music via the app. Also check out similar service
google goggleS is a free image recognition app which Midomi SoundHound, which is partnering with Spotify.
enables users to search based on photographs taken with a
handheld device. By taking pictures of objects, places or product JumP iNto NAture - leafsnap is a free app that utilizes
barcodes, users can find out further information. While goggles visual recognition technology to enable users to identify various
isn’t new it is now faster and smarter than ever before. The new species of tree by taking photographs of leaves. WeBIRD allows
Goggles for Android can scan barcodes almost instantly. Open anyone with a smartphone to record a bird’s call, submit it wirelessly
Goggles and hover over the barcode or QR code. Within a second to a server and (after a few seconds) receive a positive ID on the
the phone gently vibrates and presents results, without requiring a species of bird. WeBIRD hopes to be available to the public in time
button press. Simply tap on the result to read product reviews, check for the spring migration in 2012.
in-store availability and compare prices. All versions of Goggles can
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FINDING SCHoLARSHIPS CAN BE TIME-CoNSUMING BUT ULTIMATELY
REWARDING. THE MoRE SCHoLARSHIPS YoU APPLY FoR, THE BETTER
AcAdemicS CHANCE YoU HAvE oF WINNING oNE AND IT IS NEvER Too SooN To START
LooKING FoR SCHoLARSHIPS AND PREPARING To APPLY. DEADLINES
FALL THRoUGHoUT YoUR JUNIoR AND SENIoR YEARS. UNFoRTUNATELY
SoME SCHoLARSHIP MYTHS PREvENT MANY DESERvING STUDENTS
FRoM APPLYING FoR SCHoLARSHIPS FoR WHICH THEY WoULD HAvE
qUALIFIED. DoN’T LET THAT BE YoU!
mytH: yOu must bE an “a” studEnt tO win a sCHOlarsHiP.
Truth: Having an “A” average alone will not guarantee you a scholarship . Although
a good academic record is a contributing factor, having an “A” average exclusively
will not qualify a student for many scholarships which often focus on well-rounded,
unique,and independent individuals. If you are a B or C student and you have a
history of participation and growth in extracurricular activities as well as involvement
in your community, you have an excellent chance of winning scholarships. In fact,
many of the best scholarship programs are designed for students who devote time
and energy to such diverse fields as music and the arts, foreign languages, community
service, science, leadership, writing and oratory, to name just a few. Typically, these
programs are entirely “grade blind”—meaning that grades are not used as a judging
criteria. Also, many scholarships that do take into account grade point averages
(GPAs) only use such quantitative measures as preliminary cutoff points. For
instance, some scholarship contests specify that applicants have a minimum 2.0 GPA.
Once you’ve cleared this minimum bar, grades don’t impact your chances of winning.
MYTH: YoU CANNoT GET A SCHoLARSHIP IF YoU Do NoT HAvE FINANCIAL NEED
Truth: Middle class students can win money for college. Although they may not
be eligible for some need-based scholarship programs, they still have numerous
opportunities to win merit scholarships. According to Donald Heller, a Pennsylvania
State University professor who studies colleges’ aid practices, fully half of the
scholarship dollars handed out by private colleges are awarded based on student
merit, not financial circumstance. And several private college administrators report
that their merit budgets have risen this year.
mytH: “tHE traCk rECOrd yOu’vE alrEady aCCumulatEd
dEtErminEs wHEtHEr yOu’ll win sCHOlarsHiPs.”
Truth: What you do after you decide to apply for scholarships is just as important as
the record you have already accumulated. This holds true regardless of how much
time you have until a particular scholarship application is due. Content strategies,
for instance, increase your chances of winning by adding depth and breadth to your
existing record. Likewise, packaging strategies help make your application stand out
from the crowd by creating a cohesive message that highlights talents, communicates
passions, and emphasizes potential. So don’t fall into the trap of thinking that your
die has already been cast. What you do now will make all the difference in the world.
mytH: mOst sCHOlarsHiPs arE small & nOt wOrtH tHE EffOrt
The SeCreT
Truth: No scholarship is too small. In fact, most scholarships, even athletic ones, pay
only a fraction of your total college costs. Plus, scholarship money often can be used
only for college-related expenses, such as books and dorm housing. You could pay
LIFe OF
for a significant portion of your first year’s tuition if you win 7 or 8 scholarships that
range from $1,000 to $5,000. The results add up even when the individual scholarships
are under $1,000. If you take out loans to cover your educational needs, you must
repay that money with interest. Every dollar you are awarded means one less dollar
you have to repay when you graduate. Also consider that federal rules require schools
to deduct scholarship money from your federal need-based financial aid if your full
financial need, but this sometimes doesn’t apply to smaller awards. Check the rules
for each scholarship before applying. Last, but not least, some scholarships renew
from year to year, but many are good for one year only.
SChOLarShIPS mytH: Only “CHEaP” Or statE sCHOOls OffEr sCHOlarsHiPs
Truth: Many expensive or private schools offer just as many or more scholarships
compared to their state run counterparts. The listed tuition is the highest at private
colleges; however, what students actually pay for tuition is often lower. The federal
government only awards Pell grants based on the student’s “need” for money to pay
for college. Some elite colleges also only award aid to students who they believe can’t
afford tuition, since they say all of their students are meritorious. Many colleges
advertise generous merit scholarships without explaining that some of them they
only award to qualified students who have also shown that they can’t afford the
college’s full price. Thus, students with a good G.P.A. and knock out test scores should
consider applying to any private institutions that they are interested in.
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HeAltH
10 WAyS to Workout
iF you HAte
exerciSe
“I SHoULD GET UP AND WoRK oUT … BUT MAYBE I SHoULDN’T … oK IF I TURN oN THE Tv AND THERE IS
A REALITY SHoW oN MTv THEN THAT’LL BE A SIGN I SHoULD WAIT UNTIL ToMoRRoW …” WoRKING oUT
by: cYNThIA gARCIA
MoRE, LoSING WEIGHT oR BEING IN BETTER SHAPE ToPS MoST PEoPLE’S RESoLUTIoN LISTS … AS WELL
AS THEIR FIRST-RESoLUTIoN-To-BE-FLAKED oN LIST. WHY? BECAUSE MoST START oUT WITH THE vERY
BEST oF INTENTIoNS BUT THE PRoBLEM IS MANY oF THEM FAIL BECAUSE THEY FLAT oUT HATE EXERCISING.
It’s hard, uncomfortable and often boring; plus you get sweaty the people if there’s a purpose to it. Running on the treadmill may not be your thing
at the gym are annoying and who has time for it anyway? So every time but maybe running to the store for bread is. If you’re meeting friends for a
you start to workout, something (you’re not even sure what) stops you in movie, maybe try walking there … or instead challenge them to a game of
your tracks. But then you wonder about those people who work out ALL volleyball at the beach!
the time. What’s their secret? Are they secretly robots or mutants? Do they
know something I don’t? dO knOw yOursElf and wHat is likEly tO bOrE yOu
While some hate the gym others find activities such as bike rides and walks
Few people are born with a real love of the gym. But the main difference boring. Knowing what you find to be least boring might help you actually
between those who like working out (or at least are able to get themselves stick with exercise. If you have access to a treadmill but hate being on it try
to do it) and those who don’t are 10 simple strategies: The do’s and don’ts of listening to music, reading or watching a movie on your phone while you’re
working out… when you don’t like working out. on it and see if the time doesn’t fly by.
dOn’t gO tO tHE gym if yOu HatE it dO makE big Plans
If you find the gym to be a horrible, soul draining experience, you don’t Losing weight is a common goal, but can be discouraging as you go along.
have to go there, find an activity that you enjoy; take a dance class, take up Try coming up with something you really want to do, like a marathon,
surfing, yoga or even get exercise games for your Wii. Machines offer great road race or even just the goal to be able to make it a certain distance
workouts, but can get old pretty fast. For some people it’s easier to exercise (remember the bicyclists who raced to Long Beach during carmageddon?)
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HeAltH
“Few people are born with
a real love of the gym. ...
If you find the gym to be
a horrible, soul draining
experience, you don’t have
to go there, find an activity
that you enjoy “
Accomplishing a bigger goal can hype up your motivation. It’s no longer react. In the meantime the scale may not reflect how hard you’ve been
about losing a few pounds, but instead accomplishing something much working. Instead use measurements or body fat to track your progress.
larger.” You could also forget about weight loss altogether and focus on how you
feel instead of how you look.
dOn’t dO tOO muCH tOO sOOn
Going from total couch potato to 2 hours a day seven days a week at the dOn’t stiCk tO OnE tHing
gym is bound to cause burn out … fast. Start a little at a time as you work Mix it up - Try different types of workout activities to keep it interesting
the new routine into your life. and to keep your muscles working hard.
dOn’t gO tO tHE gym if yOu Can’t affOrd it dO sPlit yOur wOrkOuts tO makE timE
There’s no reason you have to join a gym to exercise. Try more affordable If you can’t find a full 30 minutes during your day, break it up into 10 or
options such as the YMCA, community centers, or even check and see 15 minute segments. Split workouts are just as effective as continuous
if your school gym hosts any after-school workout hours. Other free workouts.
resources include simply walking or running or free workout classes on
the internet. You can even try “no equipment” workouts which focus on dOn’t gEt grOuP EnCOuragEmEnt
using your own body or household items. All you need is a good pair of There is definitely strength in numbers. Try a class or start a walking
shoes for a simple, accessible workout. or biking club. Being part of a group can help encourage you when you
don’t feel like it as well as make your exercise social.
dO ditCH tHE sCalE
Healthy weight loss is an up and down, slow (1-2 pounds per week) dOn’t lEt yOursElf Off tHE HOOk
process, the reality of which can be discouraging and leave you screaming If you get the urge to quit don’t let yourself quit. Motivation isn’t
“But I’ve been sweating and eating lettuce all week for 1 stupid pound!” something you wait for to happen… its something you create. Simply by
Once you start exercising it can take up to 12 weeks for your body to really doing your action can get you going.
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TRUE
STORIES
REVEALED:
I was homeschooled and I loved it!
Pamela Samuelson: interviews Cameron Rath for Splashlife
Contrary to popular notions of homeschooling as something that exists only on and given a lot of opportunities. So seeing what most everyone else’s experience
the kookier fringes of society, the homeschooling and “unschooling” movements is in that one class and then going into independent study really changed my
have come to be widely recognized as components of a rich, fascinating path that perspective on education.
embraces self-directed learning in the real world. Given the individualism and
self-motivation that form the core of a successful homeschool, it isn’t surprising PS: What would you say, given your background and what you’re now doing, is the
that some of our most innovative thinkers and powerful artists have emerged from best way to raise and educate young people to be aware and connected with the
the ranks of the homeschooled. One such artist-activist is Cameron Rath, the bigger picture of global culture?
22-year-old co-founder of FMLy. who has a lot to say from the other side of the CR: I think the three most important things to teach are art, music, and philosophy.
homeschooling experience: Creativity is the purest way that people connect with each other. And the arts are
always the first programs to get cut. Never mind philosophy — you have to be
Pamela Samuelson: Cameron, tell me about FMLY. lucky enough to get to college to be able to study philosophy in school. By the time
Cameron Rath: FMLy is an expression of the idea that everywhere you go is your we turn 18 and finally can exercise our rights, we’ve been refused and ignored so
home and everyone you meet is your family, so that there’s a real respect for the many times that many people just can’t see the point anymore, which is really sad.
environment, animals, other people. during our mass bike rides once a month in There’s a relatively new movement that seems to be happening mostly in smaller
Los Angeles, Santa Cruz, Lima in Peru, Melbourne, Berlin, Greece, Montana, Florida,
Boston, and starting in a bunch of other places now, where we have bands play in “by tHE timE wE turn 18 and finally Can
parks and parking lots using public outlets. It gives us a chance to reclaim those
places on a grassroots level, which is especially wonderful in a place like L.A. The ExErCisE Our rigHts, wE’vE bEEn rEfusEd and
interactions in those places is so important: it’s our public square, the place where ignOrEd sO many timEs tHat many PEOPlE
you can meet someone who you would never necessarily think you have anything just Can’t sEE tHE POint anymOrE ... tHE
in common with, who you might not ever meet otherwise.
yOutH HavE idEas tHat adults arE tOO afraid
PS: What was your education like? tO talk abOut, and tHEy’rE nOt afraid at all.
CR: I went through the Los Angeles Unified School district, public school, up until it’s suCH a valuablE PErsPECtivE.”
the middle of 10th grade, when I was diagnosed with benzene poisoning. My first
job was pumping gas into the boats in the marina, and I got really sick from it. I
got a disease called myelitis plastic syndrome, also known as pre-leukemia. So I towns now where youth advisory councils are coming together to advise City Hall.
had to drop out of high school at that point and finished school doing independent A 12- or 13-year-old can join a committee to participate in forming the legislation
study, and then went to Santa Monica College for four years, and now I’m at Antioch that affects them, which is so cool. The youth have ideas that adults are too afraid
University and I love it. In a way, getting benzene poisoning was one of the best to talk about, and they’re not afraid at all. It’s such a valuable perspective. younger
things that ever happened to me, because it completely changed my perspective people don’t feel like they need to take baby steps to get to a real, radical change
on what’s important. when you face death, especially at an early age, I think you — they can just say what they see, and that’s a voice that I personally want to hear
really figure out what kind of life is worth living and what isn’t. Leaving school in politics. Maybe we’d see more of a real democracy that way.
also made me really recognize the discrimination in place in public school. The
last class I took before I left was the only class I ever took that wasn’t a magnet or PS: A lot of people wonder about the tendency toward isolation for homeschooling
an honors class, and it was full of people literally drinking forties and getting high, and unschooling kids. What was your social experience like?
the textbooks were so out of date they said the Soviet Union still existed, and the CR: It was a real change of course to go from being at school with people your
teacher just didn’t care. I didn’t learn anything in that class at all. All the magnet own age around you all the time to being home and being sick all the time. There
classes and honors classes were mostly white, upper middle class kids, and it’s was a part of me that wanted to be at school, just for the social interaction, but
a totally different experience there. Everyone is truly being encouraged to learn overall it was the better outcome. Everyone I know from high school feels now
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like the education they got there was largely a waste of
time… Leaving the school system made it hard to relate
to people my own age, and I still feel that way, to a large “wHEN yOU FACE dEATH,
extent. So many people our age are in university and going
to keggers and whatnot and still don’t know what they’re
ESPECIALLy AT AN EARLy
doing in school. Until you remove yourself from the system, AGE, I THINK yOU REALLy
there’s no room to think about what you’re doing there,
what the point really is for you. Lots of people under those FIGURE OUT wHAT KINd
circumstances would realize that they do really want to
be in school, which is great, and I think that a lot of other
OF LIFE IS wORTH LIvING
people would find out that it isn’t for them. But most people ANd wHAT ISN’T. “
are never given that choice.
PS: What would you say to a person who’s thinking about
leaving school, about how they’re going to find what they
need?
CR: when you leave school, you become your own teacher.
And it’s so difficult — people in the system won’t tell you
that it’s even possible to leave, that you have any alternative
at all, that you can go somewhere else, or that you can get
a packet of work and go turn it in every week on your own
power, in your own time. It’s completely maligned socially,
the idea that a person then becomes a “dropout,” and it’s
just not the case. It can be such a positive experience.
People aren’t encouraged to do that, though. People are
taught to do what they’re told and not question it, and
there’s no middle ground, no room to think in a different
way. And it keeps things the way they are, maintains the
status quo on all sorts of levels. It isn’t an accident. It’s
actively discouraged.
PS: Do you feel like homeschooling or unschooling could
conceivably work for everyone?
CR: I feel like asking whether homeschooling would work
for everyone is the flip side of asking if the school system
as it is works for everyone. Everyone has different needs in
terms of learning style. what works for one might not work
for anyone else. The important thing is to stress that there
are options. Obviously the public school system is pretty
well broken, teachers are quitting and libraries are shutting
down and all of this. But it doesn’t mean that we can’t have
a good public school system. we absolutely should and it’s
really important. Homeschooling is really a luxury in that
people who don’t have a lot of money can’t do it — parents
who are working two or three jobs just to survive and keep
it together can’t possibly support homeschooling. It isn’t a
reality for them.
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EXTRAS
FUN & horoscopes
GAMES Capricorn Dec 23-Jan 20
Your intuitive powers are pretty amazing right now -- which means they are breaking records! You can read people
without much solid information to go on, and you should be able to get by pretty easily.
Aquarius Jan21- Feb 19
You need to deal with something that’s been kind of bugging you in a low-key way for a while. There’s a bit of help
Sudoku Puzzle
coming your way, though you may need to do a little mental work to get it.
Pisces Feb20- Mar 20
You have some good karma coming your way that is if you’ve been good lately, that is! It’s one of those days that brings
back all of your past deeds in one big, beautiful package, so get ready!
Aries Mar 21-Apr 20
You are itching to try something new, and today’s infusion of positive energy makes it that much easier to take things
on and succeed! Don’t hesitate, even if you’re a bit intimidated.
Taurus Apr 21- May 21
Some weird bit of business that doesn’t really even involve you will change the way people see you -- maybe for the
better, but maybe not! Don’t bother with PR until a few days have passed.
Gemini May 22- Jun 21
Focus on the group today -- as many folks as possible, really. If you’re able to project toward the community as a whole
somehow, that is absolutely perfect; so spread the word as far as you can!
Cancer Jun 22-Jul22
Listen to your instincts and figure out what you need to do or say to keep your people happy. It really is up to you right
Fill in the grid with digits in such a manner that every now, but the good news is you should be able to pull it off with ease!
row, every column and every 3x3 box accommodates
the digits 1-9, without repeating any Leo Jul 23-Aug21
Like a space heater on a cold day, you draw people to you and make them relax. You have warmth and generosity to
scan for share, and folks appreciate it more than they can articulate, so look for telltale body language.
the key Virgo Aug22-Sep23
You’re not feeling especially serious today, so kick back and play with life a little. Whether you’re blasting aliens or
creating art, you’re using your positive energy in the best possible way!
Libra Sep 24- Oct 23
BRAIN TEASER! Use that influx of creative energy to add a little life to that one project or activity that has been languishing lately. You
may need to try something a little crazy, but it should go over quite well.
Four friends were competing in the internationally
renowned BrainBashers Bog Snorkelling competi- Scorpio Oct24-Nov 22
tion. As usual, the judges were a little careless and Try not to worry too much about whether you’ll have enough money for the next big thing. You may or may not, but the
once again, they managed to loose the results. best thing you can do is to deal with it on your own time.
Luckily, a number of spectators were able to re-
member the following snippets of information: Sagittarius Nov 23-Dec22
It’ll be far too easy to get sidetracked today, thanks to your mind running off in a million different directions. Your
Only one person wore the same number as the ability to focus should come back by tomorrow afternoon, though.
position they finished. Gary, who didn’t wear green,
beat Barry. Larry beat the person who wore yellow.
The person who wore number 3, wore green. The
BRAIN HACK
person who wore number 2 finished first whereas Think happy thoughts... Seriously ... We’ve all seen those movies, where a person does or witnesses something
Harry came last. The person who finished second so terrible they completely block it from their mind. Well, on a much smaller scale, that kind of memory loss
wore green, Barry wore yellow and the person
wearing red beat the is happening all the time. The brain, particularly the memory, doesn’t respond well to stress. If you’re tense,
person wearing blue. overwrought, or unhappy, you’re much less likely to retain information or stay alert. Try to eliminate stressful
Can you work out who influences from your life. Practice relaxation techniques, take a hot bath, or meditate. Or fry up some bacon. I’ve
finished where, the often found that happiness = bacon. Anyway, your body is very tuned into your emotions, and it shows way more
number and colour they
wore? than you think.
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