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Monday, March 9, 2009
It's Not An Excuse... We're Really in A Recession!
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The Domino Effect:
ECON Recessions 101
Written by: Ryan Coleman-Ferebee
For months now, we have all watched the news to learn of poor commercial real estate sales, increased home foreclosures, bank and mortgage lending institutes collapsing or merging, and a decline in wholesale and retail sales with no definitive end in sight. In some way, I am sure you have even altered something in your life to compensate for the poor economy. Maybe, you are saving a little more than usual, cutting out Starbucks on the way to work, packing a lunch instead of buying it, or even shaving your mobile minutes to a less sexy plan.
With each passing week, the economy seems to get a little tighter, causing us to get very creative with spending the little money we do have. For those who may be fortunate enough to have expendable cash on hand, now is a great time to buy airline tickets, buy that vacation package at an empty resort, or even buy a new car for next to nothing compared to what the normal price would be in a sound economy. We are playing out one of those economic cycles known as a “recession”. All the while, our stock market has been swinging violently fundamentally based on human emotion and the price of oil.
The economy in our country is stagnant, driven by a combination of a spiral decline in the stock market, poor home sales, and manufacturing slowdowns all headed in the wrong direction—south. It is common for recessions to last anywhere from 10 months to 2 years. Several well-established economists have stated that the current recession appears to have started in April of 2008.
To see the entire article, click on the link below:
http://etmmagazine.info/wakeup/2009/03/2009_03_effectsofrecession.html
What's In a Name?
Jore Partee-Hayes
jparte1@students.towson.edu
In my perfect world, I felt as though I had no need to defend my sexuality. My close friends accepted who I was and I even had some family that supported me. It was not until my girlfriend's father referred to me as a “dyke” that I came to truly realize the hurtful affect of calling someone out of their name because of their sexuality. After being called a dyke, my perfect world came tumbling down.
Calling someone outside of their name has always done nothing but leave the victim feeling incompetent, belittled, and less than human. Name calling has derived from children in schoolyards, such as the well-known case of the bully who decided he would make others miserable by physically and verbally abusing them.
Today, name calling has been taken from grade school playgrounds and has played increasingly perverted roles in the adult world. A major example of this is witnessed daily by those who choose alternative lifestyles. For instance, one can read the newspaper or listen to the news and hear of the violent bashings that occur against homosexuals. Many fail to realize that the physical abuse is merely the aftermath of verbal hate crimes which have become the precursor to many crimes today.
There are many names that have been used to categorize LGBT people—all of which are hurtful. Examples of these names are “fag”, “bull-dagger” (mainly used by older generations) and “dyke”. Sadly, these words have been adapted into mainstream society and are a perversion of their original meanings. The word “fag” or “faggot” means a bundle of twigs, sticks, or branches bound together. Though slightly different in spelling, the definition of “dyke” or “dike” is the bank of earth thrown up in digging a ditch. “Bull-dagger” is a derogatory term meaning an aggressively masculine lesbian, more often one who is muscular or burly.
All of these terms have been used by everyone, from the child on the playground to the manager at a workplace to the media. Because of this, it is believed that it is acceptable to use such terms as this. However, people neglect to admit that such hateful words are just as derogatory and hateful as the use of the word “nigger”, “cracker”, and any other racial slur. As a society, it is imperative that we change our thought process and increase the respect that we have for one another. Respect for one's race, sexuality, and views will help to create a less violent world.
"It has been said that the beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names" (Chinese proverb)
It would be wise for us as a whole to eliminate the use of these terms in our everyday lives, and learn to live without verbally abusing one another.
Faggot: And I'm Not Talking About a Cigarrette
The Word “Fag”: It’s More Than A Cigarette
Written by: ^Northernstar*
Fag 1 n. 1. a. A student at a British public school who is required to perform menial tasks for a student in a higher class.b. A cigarette.c. To work to exhaustion; toil.d. Used as a disparaging term for a homosexual man
It’s funny how a word that was created as a nickname for cigarettes has lost its original meaning. It has become a slur towards homosexual men that hurts just as much as a “punch in the chest”. Do you know what the word is? Of course you do. It’s the term “Faggot” or “Fag” for short.
“Fag” is no different than the word “Nigger” or “Bitch”, both of which were terms for ordinary things, but became tools for hurting others. What each of these words have in common—outside of being slurs—is that they each belong to different social groups. And the most disappointing part about it is that individuals in the social groups are starting to use the words against each other...
Click on the videos below to see Northernstar's editorials...
Part 1
Part 2
To read more from this article, click the link below...
http://www.etmmagazine.info/wakeup/2009/03/2009_03_faggot.html
Written by: ^Northernstar*
Fag 1 n. 1. a. A student at a British public school who is required to perform menial tasks for a student in a higher class.b. A cigarette.c. To work to exhaustion; toil.d. Used as a disparaging term for a homosexual man
It’s funny how a word that was created as a nickname for cigarettes has lost its original meaning. It has become a slur towards homosexual men that hurts just as much as a “punch in the chest”. Do you know what the word is? Of course you do. It’s the term “Faggot” or “Fag” for short.
“Fag” is no different than the word “Nigger” or “Bitch”, both of which were terms for ordinary things, but became tools for hurting others. What each of these words have in common—outside of being slurs—is that they each belong to different social groups. And the most disappointing part about it is that individuals in the social groups are starting to use the words against each other...
Click on the videos below to see Northernstar's editorials...
Part 1
Part 2
To read more from this article, click the link below...
http://www.etmmagazine.info/wakeup/2009/03/2009_03_faggot.html
Gift of Giving...
Gift of Giving
Story by: Kenneth-Michael
Outside St. Vincent de Paul Church on N. Front Street in downtown Baltimore, a large crowd of more than 300 individuals are waiting in line. The temperature is 28 degrees, which is average for the middle of January, but the wind chill makes it feel below zero.
The crowd waiting isn’t your typical group of people; many are bundled in large coats and wrapped in blankets that drag on the cold ground. The reason for the attire is to stay warm while outside waiting, but to also keep warm while sleeping and living on the streets because many are homeless. Filing into the basement of the church, they take a seat in what resembles a high school cafeteria. There, they wait for a hot meal to be served and for a chance to be indoors to enjoy the meal.
Before the food is served, Ed Stoop leads the 300+ crowd in blessing the food. Ed and his wife, Francis, have been serving the needy and homeless of Baltimore for 16 years. They decided to take on the mission of their daughter Kate Snyder, who started passing out blankets, sandwiches, and coffee to the homeless. “I was waitressing at a restaurant and heard on the radio that tonight would be the coldest night of the year,” said Snyder. After hearing this news, she decided to get people from her job to bring in blankets so that she could take them down to the homeless.
When she arrived downtown to pass out the blankets, she was greeted by a group of homeless people staying in the parking garage of the court house. After passing out blankets, she started to come down weekly, bringing sandwiches and coffee with her two younger children in tow.
To read more of this article, click the link below:
http://www.etmmagazine.info/future/2009/03/2009_03_homelessshelters.html
Story by: Kenneth-Michael
Outside St. Vincent de Paul Church on N. Front Street in downtown Baltimore, a large crowd of more than 300 individuals are waiting in line. The temperature is 28 degrees, which is average for the middle of January, but the wind chill makes it feel below zero.
The crowd waiting isn’t your typical group of people; many are bundled in large coats and wrapped in blankets that drag on the cold ground. The reason for the attire is to stay warm while outside waiting, but to also keep warm while sleeping and living on the streets because many are homeless. Filing into the basement of the church, they take a seat in what resembles a high school cafeteria. There, they wait for a hot meal to be served and for a chance to be indoors to enjoy the meal.
Before the food is served, Ed Stoop leads the 300+ crowd in blessing the food. Ed and his wife, Francis, have been serving the needy and homeless of Baltimore for 16 years. They decided to take on the mission of their daughter Kate Snyder, who started passing out blankets, sandwiches, and coffee to the homeless. “I was waitressing at a restaurant and heard on the radio that tonight would be the coldest night of the year,” said Snyder. After hearing this news, she decided to get people from her job to bring in blankets so that she could take them down to the homeless.
When she arrived downtown to pass out the blankets, she was greeted by a group of homeless people staying in the parking garage of the court house. After passing out blankets, she started to come down weekly, bringing sandwiches and coffee with her two younger children in tow.
To read more of this article, click the link below:
http://www.etmmagazine.info/future/2009/03/2009_03_homelessshelters.html
That Darn "Myspace" Ruins Relationships...
If you know like Luminous knows, "Myspace" which is used as a social networking tool... has ruined many relationships. .jpg)
MySpace:Does It Really Ruin Relationships?
Story by: luminoUS
MySpace:Does It Really Ruin Relationships?
Story by: luminoUS
We’ve all seen the t-shirt that reads, “You looked better on MySpace”, and if you haven’t, just take a look at the image on the left. Novelty t-shirts are commonplace nowadays, but the slogans and phrases all stem from some sort of reality or ration of thought that someone decided to capitalize on.
MySpace, for those who do not know, is a social network that can also be used to promote bands and other vocal artists. Although MySpace is great for independent artists who wish to get their product out to the masses...
MySpace, for those who do not know, is a social network that can also be used to promote bands and other vocal artists. Although MySpace is great for independent artists who wish to get their product out to the masses...
To read more, click the link... http://www.etmmagazine.info/wakeup/2009/03/2009_03_howmyspaceruins.html
Conflicts with Sy Smith
Sy Smith’s Conflicts: The Sy Smith Interview
Written by: Raven A. Ekundayo (Editor-in-Chief)
Written by: Raven A. Ekundayo (Editor-in-Chief)
Photography: Tya Anthony
To some folks, her name is very well known. They’ve been listening to her music a little over 10 years. Her art speaks to them in ways a lot of other artists don’t. She marches to the beat of her own drum and her loyal fans love that most about her. Some folks don’t know her well at all, but they’ve heard her. She’s one of the background voices on American Idol. She sang the theme songs for Ally McBeal and Soul Food. She’s Sy Smith. I had a chance to sit down with the Cali sister late last year at Teavolve in downtown Baltimore. We discussed her career, where it’s been, and where she plans to go. Her good energy is infectious and I loved every minute of our conversation. We also had a video interview that can be seen at www.youtube.com/ravenekundayo. It’s a two-part video interview that’s HILARIOUS. So, jump into the conversation and enjoy the ride…
To read more of Sy's interview, here's the link:
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