Last month I went for a hike in the Cuyahoga Valley right after we had a major snowfall. The cold weather and 18 inches of snow had completely frozen Blue Hen Falls, partially froze Brandywine Falls and covered everything in a blanket of white. It was a beautiful sight, but after months of gray skies and constant snow, I’m definitely ready for spring!
Also, check out some of my other photos of Blue Hen Falls and Brandywine Falls from last spring, summer and fall.
Blue Hen Falls: Spring, Summer, Fall
Brandywine Falls: Spring, Fall
This evening I went to my local Borders store to pick up some magazines and browse the new release section. While walking into the store I paused for a minute and did a double-take because I thought I saw the Human Rights Campaign logo on the front door. Sure enough, it was. There was a bright red sign right on the front door of the store proclaiming that Borders had received a 100% score on HRC’s Corporate Equality Index and was one of the best companies for gays and lesbians to work for in America.
While it doesn’t surprise me at all that Borders earned a 100% score, I was pleasantly surprised to see them proudly acknowledging it on the front door of one of their stores in Ohio.
Many companies use their HRC score in advertising targeted towards the gay and lesbian community, but it’s great to see a major corporation stepping out and utilizing it amongst the general population as well, whether it be for advertising or employee recruitment purposes.
So kudos to you, Borders! Let’s hope this is the beginning of a much larger trend.
If you want to read more about Borders extensive diversity programs, I found a detailed write-up on their website.
February 24, 2008 by Ryan
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I loved Eytan Fox’s 2002 film Yossi & Jagger, the love story of two Israeli Defense Forces soldiers serving on the Israeli-Lebanese border, so I’ve been eagerly awaiting the DVD release of his latest film, The Bubble.
The Bubble follows the lives of a group of young, liberal Israeli friends in Tel Aviv. One of the friends, Noam, falls in love with Ashraf, a Palestinian he met while working at a border crossing. Noam and his friends try to integrate Ashraf into Israeli society, but his Palestinian roots are just too hard to hide. Ashraf returns to Nablus for his sister’s wedding, which just happens to be to a HAMAS militant. The night before the wedding the groom sends a suicide bomber into Tel Aviv, injuring one of Ashraf’s Israeli friends. The IDF retaliates, killing Ashraf’s sister. In despair and knowing he will never be able to spend his life with Noam, Ashraf volunteers to go on the suicide mission to avenge his sisters death. The story only gets more tragic from there.
The film is an amazing love story and brilliantly weaves in the human side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I must admit that I didn’t see the ending coming and quite frankly wish that I had stopped the movie a few minutes earlier.
If you’re looking for an original film and don’t mind reading subtitles (unless you know Hebrew) then The Bubble is a must see. The young cast is fantastic and the film features the music of the talented and upcoming musician Ivri Lider.
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February 18, 2008 by Ryan
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In 2004 I knew early on that I wanted Howard Dean to be the next President of the United States. Now, here we are in 2008, only two weeks away from the Ohio Primary and I’m still not 100% sure who I want on the ticket this November.
I’ve been pretty much undecided the entire campaign. I really wanted Al Gore to run, but he didn’t. A few months back I flirted a little with the idea of supporting John Edwards, but decided he wasn’t my guy. For the last month I’ve been warming up to Hillary Clinton and if I had to vote today, she’d get my vote. But a lot can change in two weeks.
On Friday night I went and saw Hillary speak in person. She was great. Seeing her in person really is what has made me more comfortable in stating that I’m now on her “side”, even if that may still change. I guess it’s a good thing to be torn between two great candidate, because either way the Democrats end up with a winner as their nominee. Now if only we could actually pick a nominee…
November 26, 2007 by Ryan
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One year ago today American Peak was launched. It’s been a great year and hopefully there will be many more birthdays yet to come.
Happy Birthday American Peak!!
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