Chris Owen Halper is a Canadian photographer and videographer. He is best known for his photographs of adventure racing and large scale entertainment events. Chris is also member of Mensa International.
Chris has photographed many elite international adventure races including Eco-Challenge, Primal Quest and the Southern Traverse.
Both his event and adventure images have been featured in publications and promotions around Asia, Australia, New Zealand, UK and North America.
In 2003, his photo from the "City Of Toronto's Cavalcade of Lights Festival" won a silver award from the International Festivals and Events Association (ifea) in the category of Best Event Photo - Event Budget $500,000-$1,500,000. In 2004, the honor was repeated with a bronze award in the same category for his photo of "Toronto’s Wintercity Festival."
Chris is one of the few professionals behind-the-lens to be chosen for sponsorship. His reputation as an extreme photographer has garnered support from outdoors and photographic industry manufacturers. He currently represents ACR Emergency Beacons and Lowepro Camera Bags.
Chris has photographed many elite international adventure races including Eco-Challenge, Primal Quest and the Southern Traverse.
Both his event and adventure images have been featured in publications and promotions around Asia, Australia, New Zealand, UK and North America.
In 2003, his photo from the "City Of Toronto's Cavalcade of Lights Festival" won a silver award from the International Festivals and Events Association (ifea) in the category of Best Event Photo - Event Budget $500,000-$1,500,000. In 2004, the honor was repeated with a bronze award in the same category for his photo of "Toronto’s Wintercity Festival."
Chris is one of the few professionals behind-the-lens to be chosen for sponsorship. His reputation as an extreme photographer has garnered support from outdoors and photographic industry manufacturers. He currently represents ACR Emergency Beacons and Lowepro Camera Bags.
Adla Massoud (born Beirut) works as a freelance journalist based in New York City.
Previously, she worked as a newswriter for the BBC Television, Agence France Presse (AFP), United Press International (UPI), and as a features producer for Middle East Broadcast Television (MBC TV) in London. At MBC, Massoud produced for the 'Morning Show' a popular and controversial segment about the future of the Arab working women.
Massoud holds a BA in Politics and International Relations from the University of Kent at Canterbury and a Masters degree in International Journalism from the Graduate School of Journalism at City University, London. In 2004, Massoud founded and authored a blog called 'Ms Levantine',a journal focusing on Levantine politics. In addition to English, she is fluent in French, Arabic and Spanish.
Previously, she worked as a newswriter for the BBC Television, Agence France Presse (AFP), United Press International (UPI), and as a features producer for Middle East Broadcast Television (MBC TV) in London. At MBC, Massoud produced for the 'Morning Show' a popular and controversial segment about the future of the Arab working women.
Massoud holds a BA in Politics and International Relations from the University of Kent at Canterbury and a Masters degree in International Journalism from the Graduate School of Journalism at City University, London. In 2004, Massoud founded and authored a blog called 'Ms Levantine',a journal focusing on Levantine politics. In addition to English, she is fluent in French, Arabic and Spanish.
Steven McCarl is an associate professor of political science. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Denver in 1960 and a Ph.D. from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1969. He has taught at the University of Denver since 1967.
Dr. McCarl is a political theorist, and is best known for his 1992 article, "Eric Voegelin's Theory of Consciousness," published in the American Political Science Review. He has written and taught extensively on religion, morality, and modern liberal thought.
Dr. McCarl is a political theorist, and is best known for his 1992 article, "Eric Voegelin's Theory of Consciousness," published in the American Political Science Review. He has written and taught extensively on religion, morality, and modern liberal thought.
WORM is an acronym for What Obama Really Meant.
WORMs typically do not make sense, or simply are attempts to bait and switch.
History
2008-01-25 11:21: What Obama Really Meant (WORM) first appeared on the liberal blog Corrente: Boldly Shrill by member Vastleft. Vastleft describes WORM as a game played by three teams (Progressives, the Obama Fan Base (OFB), and the Grand Old Party (GOP)) and a special player called The Unifier who is to be "Teh Awesome" . The game proceeds such that The Unifier makes a "shockingly disempowering" statement every round, the Progressives challenge the statement, and the Obama Fan Base besieges the Progressives with every verbal tool except logic. The Progressives always lose the game and must wait another four years for Progress, the GOP wins, and "as a consolation prize, The Unifier offers Progressives 'hope,' which is practically as good as Progress, isn’t it?"
2008-04-12 18:04: Frank J. of IMAO nominated WORM for Acronym of the Year.
Examples of WORM
They Cling to Guns or Religion
Barack Obama originally stated:
And it’s not surprising get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.
What Obama Really Meant:
Senator Obama has said many times in this campaign that Americans are understandably upset with their leaders in Washington for saying anything to win elections while failing to stand up to the special interests and fight for an economic agenda that will bring jobs and opportunity back to struggling communities. And if John McCain wants a debate about who’s out of touch with the American people, we can start by talking about the tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans that he once said offended his conscience but now wants to make permanent.
WORMs typically do not make sense, or simply are attempts to bait and switch.
History
2008-01-25 11:21: What Obama Really Meant (WORM) first appeared on the liberal blog Corrente: Boldly Shrill by member Vastleft. Vastleft describes WORM as a game played by three teams (Progressives, the Obama Fan Base (OFB), and the Grand Old Party (GOP)) and a special player called The Unifier who is to be "Teh Awesome" . The game proceeds such that The Unifier makes a "shockingly disempowering" statement every round, the Progressives challenge the statement, and the Obama Fan Base besieges the Progressives with every verbal tool except logic. The Progressives always lose the game and must wait another four years for Progress, the GOP wins, and "as a consolation prize, The Unifier offers Progressives 'hope,' which is practically as good as Progress, isn’t it?"
2008-04-12 18:04: Frank J. of IMAO nominated WORM for Acronym of the Year.
Examples of WORM
They Cling to Guns or Religion
Barack Obama originally stated:
And it’s not surprising get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.
What Obama Really Meant:
Senator Obama has said many times in this campaign that Americans are understandably upset with their leaders in Washington for saying anything to win elections while failing to stand up to the special interests and fight for an economic agenda that will bring jobs and opportunity back to struggling communities. And if John McCain wants a debate about who’s out of touch with the American people, we can start by talking about the tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans that he once said offended his conscience but now wants to make permanent.