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| Week of March 12 to March 18, 2007 |
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| Seminars: The East West Bookshop seems always to have a couple of loopy seminars on schedule, and next week is no exception. Healing with Energy, March 18th, $75. These folks will show you how to tap into universal energy to relieve physical ailments and chronic pain, in five minutes no less. This should end up being a short seminar. * Also, The Morphic Portal, March 17th, $35. Create some concoction of mantras and portals to obtain your desired outcome, because apparently, self-discipline and realistic goal-setting alone isn't enough. Actually, if you want a skeptical counter- perspective on all of this life-force-energy stuff, visit the James Randi Educational Foundation. Networking: WSA Industry Achievement Awards, March 21st, $185. The city's biggest tech-schmoozefest is doing their big annual program, which means more industry heavyweights than usual. They trot out this year's technology titans who've accomplished something really outstanding. Besides meeting great individuals outside your normal circle and scope, a softer benefit is generating new ideas and getting re-inspired. It kinda makes you ask yourself, if the winners can make these accomplishments, then what have you done with your life lately? Anyway, better load up on business cards before you go. Women's Interest: Realize Your Radiance, March 17th, $25, a day for women to explore inner beauty. Why are these soft, feel-good events always female- directed? Like, is there ever a Realize Your Inner Dude seminar for guys? Anyway, reclaim a definition of beauty on your terms instead of the world, through yoga, group discussion (of course), nutrition, feng shui, massage, and other woo-woo stuff. Lecture: An Archetypal Approach to Death, March 15th, $20. Meet the grim reaper making sure you've realized your full potential of self, while understanding what an insignificant gnat you really are in the larger context of the cosmos. They'll show Dr. Blum's film, Appointment with the Wise Old Dog: Dream Images in a Time of Crisis, and then discuss his work. All of this is based on Jungian Psychotherapy, which has some heavy, and nonsensical, concepts. Be skeptical, but not cynical. Men's Health: Gay Men's Health Seminar, March 15th, free but must RSVP. Learn how to stay healthy as a gay man here in King County. Actually, it seems like the thrust of this is, knock off the risky sex and the illegal drugs, and you should be alright. Peace Events: Night of 1000 Dinners, March 17th, by donation; it's also a potluck event, so bring a dish because no mooches allowed. This annual event raises awareness and funds for those injured by landmines. Luckily, we don't have to worry about landmines here, but in other nations, they're like candy. Got a beef with your neighbor? Then it's a landmine in his backyard. * Also, Got Peace? March 14th & 18th, free. This one is for inner spiritual peace, not world-wide peace. Watch a DVD and discuss how to achieve internal bliss with Indian guru Prem Rawat. Class: Introduction to Massage, March 17th, free. This class isn't so much how to do something nice for your sweetie; rather, it's a day-in-the-life of a massage practitioner. Learn how the body works, and then how to relax it with physiology, kinesiology, and some table massage. Gardening: Orchid Care & Hands-on Clinic, March 17th, $25, at the Volunteer Park Conservatory. Depending on which statistics you believe, more people in the US dig gardening and flowers over birding. So, if you're in this majority, here's everything you need to know to generate neighbor-envy come blossom time. Teaching: Teachable Traditions: Tales, Toys and Crafts from Around the World A Mosaic Workshop for K-8 Educators, March 17th, $45. Educators gain a deeper understanding of world cultures by creating some international crafts and toys. Elsewhere in the world, this would be called sweat-shop labor, but here in the US, it's "education." The keynote speaker introduces toys and tales from around the world. Organization: Evergreen Volkssporting, not transportation by Volkswagens, but by foot. A Volkssport is a 10K walk, meaning just that - it's not timed, it's not competitive, and you're not pestering people for pledges for some charity they don't care about. Take a friend and gab through this, and you'll barely notice it was a workout. |
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Through Obfuscation Skull and Bones: This is one of the granddaddies of conspiracy organizations, the Yale student society prodigiously producing US presidents and industry titans. Their closed and secret society generates enormous notoriety, so imagine how much interest they'd generate if they really laid it on the line, "Yea, we're just a bunch of frat boys who end up getting drunk and creating a ruckus. We have some interesting artifacts and silly ceremonies, and this really cool legacy, but that just about sums it up." Companies in Stealth Mode: A company is developing a product, but it's not telling you what it is, and it won't sell it to you. Whether or not this works as a business strategy, the strategy itself becomes paradoxical: the stealth company generates more interest, and secrets and speculation soon leak out, negating the secret advantage. "Banned" books, music, and files. As soon as something is banned, by a school board, a church, or any group, of course, everyone wants to see what's causing the buzz. For those who use file sharing networks to swaps songs and videos, many of the titles include "Banned!!!" which is really no more than a teaser to induce someone to download the file (usually some sort of advertisement masquerading as something else.)
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