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Eventful has been nominated for a Major Award. Okay, so I don’t really know how major it actually is, but I just can’t stand to be beaten by the likes of Facebook. So vote for me! Please?

Posted by Chris in To Help, Web 2.0 on December 12th, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Now why didn’t I think of that? An article in LiveScience talks about the roots of shyness and possible treatments. Carducci says that despite beliefs to the contrary, shyness is not completely hardwired. This is because shyness requires a sense of self—which develops only after about 18 months of age. It involves feelings of excessive [...]

Posted by Chris in Personality, Science, To Help on August 9th, 2007 | 1 Comment »

I was originally going to write another post about the cost of the ongoing occupation of Iraq, but two people far more important than I am have written things you should read instead. First, bask in the calm brilliance that is Keith Olbermann’s response to the president’s recent comments on Vietnam.   If you didn’t [...]

Posted by Chris in Community & Activism, Government, Iraq, Politics, To Help on November 22nd, 2006 | 1 Comment »

UPDATE: It worked! Here’s the latest: It is official, Kayla won the contest and the title of NASA’s Greatest Fan! Thank you for all your votes. We don’t have all the details yet, but we’re off to (hopefully) see the shuttle launch! Excited beyond words, Jennifer See the original post below: From Jennifer, a Global [...]

Posted by Chris in Community & Activism, Film, Space, To Help on September 27th, 2006 | 3 Comments »

Families Weight Comments May Harm Girls for Years is the title of the article. This may seem obvious, but I sure wish someone had pointed that out to my parents. You know, diet programs at age eleven are 1) never a very good idea and 2) really hard on one’s self esteem, not to mention [...]

Posted by Deb in Beauty and Fashion, Culture, Feminism, Food, Medicine, Oddly Enough, Personality, Philosophy, Politics, Science, To Help on August 9th, 2006 | 2 Comments »