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Le t's face it, in th e U.S., s occe r is s til la nich e s port.�
h ough m e ant as an as s e s s m e nt of m ark e ting im age , th is s til l se e m e d a s trange th ing to h e ar ab out th e w orl d's m os t popul ar s port, particul arl y com ing, as it h ad, from an office r of MLS, th e U.S. profe s s ional s occe r l e ague jus t e nte ring its s e cond de cade th is s um m e r. H is inte nde d m e aning of cours e w as th at s occe r in th e U.S. did not h ave th e fol l ow ing or adve rtis ing pote ntial of oth e r m ajor s pe ctator s ports . I re m e m b e r th at, at th e tim e , m y m ind ins tantl y re s ponde d to w h at I h ad h e ard w ith th e th ough t th at "Socce r is a nich e s port, b ut footb al l is th e pe opl e 's gam e ." Th e "pe opl e " re fe re nce d b y th at m onik e r -- "th e pe opl e 's gam e " -- are th e Engl is h of cours e , and th e gam e is s occe r and not th e Am e rican footb al lw h ich h ad b rough t th e ph ras e to m ind th us . Th ough w e s h are a l anguage , th e U.S. and th e U.K . dive rge not s o m uch w ith re gard to "footb al l " as an im portant e l e m e nt of our re s pe ctive s ocie tie s , b ut rath e r w e dive rge on w h at e xactl y is "footb al l ".
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U.K . b e caus e it is th e "re gul ar guy's " purs uit, as s ociate d w ith th e w ork ing cl as s and th e ul tim ate in s tre e d cre d -h ool iganis m -- if not w ors e . "Footb al l " in th e U.S. is al s o th e l as t w ord in m ach is m o and th e fans of Am e rican footb al l , w h il e not e ngaging s o ofte n in th e crim e s of h ool igans , drink as m uch b e e r (th ough of a dis tinctl y l e sse r q ual ity) as do "footb al l " fans in th e U.K ., and are de finite l y as b l ue -col l ar in as pe ct. O n th e oth e r h and, "s occe r" in th e U.S. is th e purvie w of s ub urb an m oth e rs driving m inivans and of col l e ge k ids (m os tl y coe ds ) at s m al l -e nrol l m e nt private col l e ge s w h o coul d ne ve r h ave e arne d ath l e tic s ch ol ars h ips in "re al l y com pe titive " s ports l ik e footb al lor b as k e tb al l . Th at is at l e as t th e pe rce ption of th e "re gul ar guys " w h o b uy b e e r, tire s and pick up truck s .
So w h at w il lit tak e to turn "s occe r" into "footb al l "in th e U.S.? Se m antics pe rh aps . "It's our w ord," ins is te d a b ig city U.S. s ports col um nis t in s um m e r of 2005. H e h ad ch os e n a pre s s confe re nce prom oting th e th e n forth com ing "W orl d Se rie s of Footb al l " e xh ib ition tour of th e U.S. b y tw o contine ntalpow e rh ous e s as th e forum to argue for jingois m -b y-jargon. "W h y h ave you l e t th e m cal lit 'footb al l '," h e de m ande d of th e tour's U.S. organize rs . "It s h oul d b e 's occe r', 's occe r' is our w ord." Cons ide ring th at particul ar col um nis t's pronounce d acce nt -- w h ich w oul d be cal l e d "Engl is h acce nt" in th e U.S. -- th e ge ne ral unce rtainty of th e confe re nce
or put-off b y th e us e of "footb al l " to m e an "s occe r." (Th e argum e nt ove r th e nam ing of th is oth e rw is e ne gl igib l e com pe tition can b e vie w e d onl ine in th e form of com pe ting W ik ipe dia articl e s .) Said col um nis t is al so a w e l l -k now n auth or w h o h as b e e n one of th e prim ary e xpone nts of th e s om e w h at cate ch ize d e xpl anation of w h y s occe r in Engl is h is prope rl y "s occe r," and not "footb al l " de s pite th e fact th at s o m any Engl is h s pe ak e rs m ore ofte n s ay "footb al l ". (For e xam pl e , th e 'F' in FA -- Engl and's rul ing b ody -- is "footb al l ".) Th e s tory goe s l ik e th is : Rugb y and s occe r b e gan as variations of th e s am e gam e , rugb y w as th e "h andl ing gam e " in
participants ' re s pons e w as unde rs tandab l e. Eve ntual l y s om e one s ugge s te d th at m os t fans , e ve n in th e U.S., w oul d be k now l e dge ab l e e nough not to b e confus e d
w h ich h and pas s ing w as l e gal , w h il e in th e oth e r ve rs ion of th e gam e pl aye rs did not us e th e ir h ands . O nce th e gam e s w e re organize d and th e conce pt of a "te am "
form e d, th e k ick ing gam e b e cam e "as s ociation footb al l ." "As s ociation footb al l " -- now th e "-FA" in FIFA (orde r re ve rs e d b y rul e s of Fre nch gram m ar) -- w as truncate d b y pre cocious Engl is h s ch ool b oys to "s occe rs " (to dis tinguis h th e gam e from "rugge rs " for rugb y).
w orl dw ide appe alh e coul d do e xactl y th at.
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Mayb e . O fficial l y in th e l e ague for a m onth now , h e h as s ol d m any je rs e ys , and th ous ands
th e im age s e e m s q uite s e ns ib l e . In h is autob iograph y, for e xam pl e , Be ck h am com e s acros s as m ore of a w e l l -b e h ave d
h ave al re ady b ough t m atch -tick e ts w h o w oul d not h ave done s o b e fore if onl y in th e h ope s of b e ing th e re w h e n th e b e ndy one m ak e s h is de b ut. As a pl aye r, Be ck h am is It's our w ord ...W h y h ave you l e t th e m m uch adm ire d cal lit 'footb al l '," h e de m ande d of th e tour's f or h is pl ace U.S.organize rs ."It s h oul d b e 's occe r', 's occe r' is k ick ing prow e s s our w ord.� m ore th an anyth ing e l s e . Th e s am e w h ich he In th e U.S. (and th e Am e ricas in ge ne ral ) e xh ib ite d on Aug. 15 in LA's Supe rLiga of cours e , w e al l us e d to b e from s e m i victory ove r D C Unite d. As e xciting as s om e w h e re e l s e ; s om e cam e vol untaril y, a fre e -k ick can b e , it is not ne arl y as s om e invol untaril y, and s til loth e rs didn't e ngaging as w atch ing th e run of pl ay, go anyw h e re , b ut none th e l e s s found w h e n e ve ryth ing is m oving and ath l e ticis m th e m s e l ve s trans porte d to anoth e r w orl d. s e e m s to count a gre at de alm ore . And th ough w e al ls pe ak Engl is h to one It re m ains to b e s e e n if Be ck h am 's s k il l s de gre e or anoth e r, s occe r re al l y is n't "our w il l b e ab l e to fil l w ord," e ve n if th e re ce ive d h is tory of th e s e ats b e yond th is de ve l opm e nt of th e gam e is acce pte d as firs t, h one ym oon true . O n th e oth e r h and, th ough w e coul d cal l pe riod, and if h is pe rs ona is e nough th e no-h ands s port "footb al l " s uch a to give th e U.S. ch ange , b y its e l f, is not l ik e l y to b e e nough gam e th e s am e to give th e gam e th e te s tos te rone inje ction s tre e t cre d as th e th at m ark e te rs of pil s ne r and pick ups are l e ague s of Europe inte re s te d in paying to s pons or. or South Am e rica. Pe rh aps w e s h oul d go to th e s ource . Mayb e , b ut Mayb e an Engl is h l ad coul d h el p us turn m ayb e not. "s occe r"into "footb al l "? For de s pite h is By b ringing D avid Be ck h am to MLS, th e m uch -toute d l e ague tacitl y h ope d th at w ith h is
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s on, de vote d fath e r, and com pl e te l y s upportive h us b and; th at is , m uch m ore Sir Bob b y Ch arl ton and m uch l e s s Ge orge Be s t, a good de alm ore l ik e "s occe r" and a good de all e ss l ik e "footb al l ". Ul tim ate l y, th e trans form ation of th e gam e in th e U.S., if th e re is to b e one , w il l re q uire th e e m e rge nce of a pe rs onal ity l ik e Tige r W oods or pe rh aps Joh n McEnroe -an ath l e te capab l e of tak ing a gam e pe rce ive d b y U.S. fans as "s nooty" and giving it s om e s ports -b ar appe al . Until th e n, th e U.S. is m os t l ik e l y to continue as b e fore : a nation of s occe rb al l s , s occe r-m om s , and s occe r-fans . Th e l atte r cocoone d for now , b ut ins ide s prouting footb al l w ings and dre am ing footb al lth ings .
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n th e cons te l l ation of Ce tus , th e w h al e , is w h at appe ars to b e a run of th e m il lre d s tar. At a dis tance of ab out 400 l igh t ye ars , th e fact th at you can s e e it w ith your unaide d e ye at al lm e ans it's an intrins ical l y l um inous s tar: at th at dis tance th e Sun w oul d b e com pl e te l y invis ib l e. Th e s tar is a re d giant, a s tar th at w as once m uch l ik e th e Sun b ut is now te rm inal l y il l . Stars m ak e e ne rgy in th e ir core th rough th e fus ion of l igh t el e m e nts into h e avie r one s ;
th e Sun is curre ntl y fus ing h ydroge n into h el ium . Eve ntual l y it w il l run out of h ydroge n, and w il l b e gin to fus e h e l ium into carb on and oxyge n. In 7 b il l ion ye ars or s o th e h e l ium in th e core w il lrun out as w e l l . Th e carb on and oxyge n as h from th e proce s s w il lform a b al lab out th e s ize of th e Earth . It w il l contract and ge t incre dib l y h ot. H e l ium outs ide th e core , pre vious l y unavail ab l e for fus ion (l ik e h aving a s pare can of gas ol ine in th e trunk of your car) w il l s tart to fus e in a th in s h e l l
s urrounding th e core . Th is w il l dum p vas t am ounts of h e at into th e oute r part of th e Sun, w h ich w il lre s pond l ik e any gas w il l w h e n h e ate d: it w il l e xpand and cool . Th e Sun w il l b e com e a re d giant. But th in s h e l lh el ium fus ion is uns tab l e , and s o a re d giant can e xpand and contract, s om e tim e s al m os t in a s pas m , e je cting m ate rial off its s urface , and b rie fl y b e com ing ve ry l um inous b e fore s e ttl ing dow n again. Th is w il l h appe n th re e or four tim e s for th e Sun, and it w il ltotal l y e je ct its
oute r l aye rs , e xpos ing th e h ot core to s pace *. W h e n th is is al l done , th e Sun w il lb e a w h ite dw arf, and w il ls l ow l y coolfor th e ne xt fe w h undre d b il l ion ye ars . Th e im age at th e top s h ow s a s tar th at is unde rgoing th is proce s s righ t now . Cal l e d Mira — "w onde rful " — it’s s l igh tl y m ore m as s ive th an th e Sun, and far ol de r. It h as onl y a s h ort tim e l e ft — m ayb e onl y h undre ds of th ous ands of ye ars , m ayb e l e s s — b e fore its paroxys m s s l ough off th at l as t b it of oute r l aye r, and it
*Ne e dl e s s to s ay, th e Earth doe s n’t fare w e l lin al lth is .
b e com e s a w h ite dw arf. Th e s e s pas m s ch ange its l um inos ity, and we se e th is as a b righ te ning and dim m ing of th e s tar; it’s s om e tim e s too faint to s e e w ith th e unaide d e ye , and oth e r tim e s can b righ te n cons ide rab l y. Mira h as l ong b e e n s tudie d b y as tronom e rs to give us ins igh t on w h at w il l h appe n wh en th e Sun die s . O b s e rvations h ave re ve al ed th e s tar is n’t round: th at m ak e s s e ns e , s ince it is
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e je cting h uge am ounts of m ate rial in e xpanding cl ouds . It h as a s m al l com panion, a m ore norm als tar th at appe ars to b e col l e cting s om e of th e e je cte d m ate rialand form ing it into a dis k around its e l f. Mira is de finite l y w onde rful , in th e s e ns e of e vok ing w onde r. And now w e h ave found out it’s e ve n m ore am azing th an w e th ough t. Mos t s tars ne ar th e Sun orb it th e ce nte r of th e Gal axy at rough l y th e s am e s pe e d, b ut
A h igh s pe e d ph oto of a b ul l e t trave l l ing th rough air at ab out 1.5 tim e s th e s pe e d of s ound. Notice th e b ow s h ock in front, it's th e s am e th ing h appe ning w ith Mira.
s om e are fas te r th an oth e rs . Mira, it s o h appe ns , is pl ow ing th rough th is l ocal re gion of s pace at ab out 130 k il om e te rs pe r s e cond (ab out 80 m il e s pe r s e cond). Th e re is gas and dus t out th e re , a th in h aze fl oating am ong th e s tars . As Mira s cre am s th rough th is fog, th e gas it is e je cting as it convul s e s is b l ow n b ack w ards , l e aving a l ong tailb e h ind it — im agine running dow n th e s tre e t w ith a s m ok e b om b in your h and and you’l l ge t th e
ide a. Now tak e anoth e r l ook at th e im age on th e firs t page . Mira is on th e righ t h and s ide , and is m oving l e ft to righ t. Th e l ong tail of e je cte d m ate rial is incre dib l e — it’s 13 l igh t ye ars l ong! It h as tak e n Mira 30,000 ye ars to m ove th is dis tance , w h ich m e ans th at th e m ate rial in th e l e ft h and s ide of th e tail w as e je cte d 30 m il l e nnia ago. If you l ook at th e l ocation of th e s tar its e l f, you’l l se e a parab ol ic arc in front of it;
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m ate rialis s l am m ing into th e m ate rialb e tw e e n s tars (cal l e d th e inte rs te l l ar m e dium or ISM). Th e im age s are in th e ul traviol e t, w h ich
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Th is b ottom ph oto s h ow s w h at Mira l ook s l ik e in th e re gul ar (vis ib l e ) s pe ctrum . But wh en l ook ing in th e ul traviol e t range (ab ove ) Mira's true col ors final l y s h ow .
m e ans th e gas is e m itting UV radiation. Th is indicate s th at th e m ate rialis b e ing h e ate d b y th e col l is ion w ith th e ISM, and is s l ow l y l os ing th at e ne rgy b y gl ow ing in th e UV. Th e im age s w e re tak e n b y th e Gal axy Expl ore r (Gal Ex) m is s ion. In a routine s urve y, an as tronom e r notice d th at Mira l ook e d fuzzy, s o th e y took de e pe r im age s . Th e tail ne ar th e s tar w as re ve al e d, s o th e y s ch e dul e d e ve n m ore ob s e rvations to trace it out… I can jus t im agine h ow s urpris e d th e y w e re w h e n th e y re al ize d w h at th e y h ad found! Th e im age is actual l y a m os aic of th e im age s Gal Ex took . Th e m ate rialb l ow n off w il le ve ntual l y m e rge w ith th e ISM and form ne w s tars . Th e el e m e nts cre ate d in th e fus ion forge de e p ins ide of Mira w il le ve ntual l y find th e m s e l ve s in ne w s tars , s om e of w h ich w il lb e l ik e th e Sun, or l ik e Mira once w as . Th e y too w il lage , s te p th rough th e fus ion proce s s in th e ir core s , and e ve ntual l y b e com e re d giants … and th e cycl e s tarts again. It’s q uite pos s ib l e th at s om e of th e h e avie r e l e m e nts w e s e e in th e Sun its e l f w e re s e e de d into th e Gal axy b y s om e anonym ous s tar l ik e Mira m ore th an 5 b il l ion ye ars ago. So w h e n you l ook at th is im age of Mira w ith its com e t-l ik e tail , th ink on th is : you are s e e ing a s tar’s w ay of m ak ing ne w s tars . Lik e l ife its e l f, in de ath is re ne w al and th e foundation for future ge ne rations .
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m y s tude nts , and th e l ib rarian, ordinaril y a good frie nd of m ine , fl agge d m e ove r. “D ude ,” h e s aid, s uppre s s ing a grin l ik e h e w as w re s tl ing a cat w ith h is m outh , “w ait’l lyou h e ar th is .” “Sh e didn’t m e an it!” h is as s is tant Pam s h oute d from b e h ind a s tack of b ook s in th e office . Th is w as fol l ow e d b y a cack l e. “Pam ’s daugh te r th ough t you w e re P— — .” “W h at?” I as k e d, am us e d at firs t; s l ow l y th e im pl ications b e gan to s ink in. Th e l ib rarian s aw m y frow n, and h is l augh te r s tarte d in e arne s t. “No l ie . Sh e cam e in h e re l ook ing for h e r m om , b ut I tol d h e r s h e w as tak ing s om e m agazine s to Mr. P— — ’s cl as s room . Th e n th e daugh te r s aid s h e h ad jus t s e e n you in th e office and th at s h e didn’t th ink you h ad cl as s th is h our. Turns out, s h e th ough t you w e re P— — al lye ar.” “No. No w ay. H ow coul d s h e ?” “Th ink ab out it. You guys l ook th e s am e . You al w ays w al k around w ith a b ook unde r your arm ,” h e re h e m otione d at th e b ook I w as carrying. “You and P— — are l ik e pe as in a pod.” “But . . . I’m no ne rd.” I ch ok e d out. “I’m a dork !” “D ude ,” h e concl ude d. “You h ave m y de e pe s t s ym path ie s . But, w h e n you th ink ab out it, you and P— — coul d’ve b e e n s e parate d at b irth . You tw o are a pair of m atch ing . . . b ook ne rds !” I h it h im w ith a pe ncil .
Ye s , w e ’ve al ll e ft m iddl e and h igh s ch ool b e h ind— b ut th at ab ys s s til lpe e rs b ack into us . Ch il dre n are ade pt at fe rre ting out and cl as s ifying diffe re nce ; adul ts pre te nd ne ith e r to notice nor to care ab out th os e diffe re nce s , and ye t, th e y e xis t. And th e y’re s til l pe rce ive d. Wel l pas t gym nas ium com m e nce m e nts , on into adul th ood, th e te rm s ge e k s and ne rds are th row n l ik e darts , inte nding to h urt or to provok e l augh s . Pity th e ge e k , as e vide nce d b y MTV’s “Be auty and th e Ge e k ,” w h ich introduce s attractive — if fl igh ty— young w om e n to s ocial l y cl ue l e ss young m e n. And w h at ab out th e ne rd? Mock e d in m ovie s w ith an om nipre s e nt pock e t prote ctor (ne ve r m inding th e fact th at s uch a th ing h as ne ith e r b e e n m ade nor us e d s ince th e s pace race e nde d w ith Apol l o in th e m id 19 70s ) ne rds are , fairl y or not, s e e n as ob l ivious cl ods , or, e ve n w ors e , antis ocialor as ocial , w ith h e ads too b urde ne d or addl e d b y m is ce l l any to b e ab l e to tal k to anyone not inducte d into th e ir circl e of arcana.
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e ve ryday te dium ). D on’t you s e e ? th e y w onde r. Is n’t th is m agnifice nt? Th e m undane is al laround us . But l ik e
not as s m art as a ne rd, m ore approach ab l e th an a ge e k , m ore l ucid th an a fre ak . D ork ine s s h as noth ing to do w ith inte l l ige nce . It’s w h at th e y do w ith th at inte l l ige nce th at m ak e s th e m dork s , finding as th e y do joy in k now l e dge , in th e ne w , e xcite m e nt in th e inte re s ting, b izarre , and oth e rw is e . Th e ir e nth us ias m is for its ow n s ak e . Th e y are unafraid of— unab l e to pre ve nt, in fact— s h ow ing th at joy; th e ir affe ct is s l ack -jaw e d and w ide -e ye d, ch il dl ik e and ch il dis h , and th e y are proud of it. Th e y are e te rnal l y in w onde rm e nt. W h e n dork is us e d as an e pith e t, l ook to th e conte xt: Som e one is re ve l ing in s om e th ing oth e r pe opl e jus t don’t ge t. Mos t of us are e q uippe d w ith a fil te r, a l ittl e voice th at ne e dl e s us , re m inds us , cautions us : D on’t m ak e a foolof yours e l f! O th e rs are w atch ing! W ith out th is artificial s e ns e of s e l f, th e dork is h is ow n pe rs on, untrappe d by th e as s um ptions and e xpe ctations of oth e rs . D e s pite th is , th e dork is n’t s ocial l y aw k w ard. D ork s function w e l lin s ocie ty -for th e m os t part (l augh s and jape s at th e ir s h e e r dork ine s s notw ith s tanding); it’s not th at th e y don’t ge t w h y oth e rs don’t ge t th e m , it’s jus t th at th e y don’t unde rs tand wh y oth e rs don’t ge t it— w h ate ve r b it of e xcite m e nt and nove l ty th e y’ve dis cove re d at th e m om e nt (or
th e te n th ous and pounds of ore th at m us t b e m ine d to find a s pl inte r of gol d, th e dork s dig de e p, l ook ing for th e fool is h , th e e xciting, th e nove l , th e w e ird s trange funny. Th e dork l ook s into th e face of th e com m onpl ace , th e b anal , and nods . Th e n s m il e s . A dork l ove s l iving, b e caus e th at’s al lth e re is . Th at’s th e onl y gam e in tow n. Eve ryth ing e l s e is a s h am , a façade . ... W h il e th e dork — h andicappe d b y a l ove , a pas s ion, for th e ne w , th e offb e at— is us ual l y s ocial l y ade pt, s h e or h e can ne ve r b e cool . Cool ne s s im pl ie s re m ove , a s tudie d al oofne s s . Actions and re actions are k e pt in ch e ck , s canne d and fil te re d for any trace of th e uncool , th e s pontane ous , th e goofy. Th e dork l ack s th at fil te r; e ve n if h e w ante d to, th e dork coul dn’t b e de tach e d, coul dn’t vie w th e w orl d h ipl y from b e h ind s h ade d, dis inte re s te d rim s . A h ips te r h ide s a s m il e ;th e dork guffaw s . Far from b e ing cool , a dork coul dn’t e ve n b e cons ide re d ordinary, a good citize n, a s al arym an: Th e ordinary b urgh e r h ide s fe e l ings , ide as , e xpre s s ion, s pontane ity. Cons ide r J. Al fre d Prufrock , Ivan Il yich . Ge orge Bab b itt. Al l good m e n w h o b ore th e m s e l ve s adm irab l y unde r s ocie ty’s e xpe ctations . Th e y did, h ow e ve r h e s itantl y, w h at w as e xpe cte d of th e m . But Il yich ’s com m e il faut is a conce pt
fore ign to th e dork . “It is prope r” is th is b ourge ois s tandard. “For w h om ?” th e dork w onde rs . “Says you!” h e adds . ....
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..... A dork l ive s in th e pre s e nt. Not in e xpe ctation; th at future m ay ne ve r com e . Ne ve r in re m e m b rance of th e pas t. Living in th e pas t is a fool ’s gam e . No, th e dork l ive s for th e m om e nt, unde rs tanding th at th e payoff is now , th at e ve ry day is a day of re ck oning. Th e dork is a naturalBuddh is t. But doe s th at m e an a dork is care l e ss? Unconce rne d?Bl ith e , e ve n?W e l l-- ye s . But th is is th e dork ’s s tre ngth : Fol l ow ing h is ow n s tricture s , re je cting uncons cious l y s ocie ty’s pointl e ss pre s s ure s , th e dork is a radicalin a re b e l l ion of one , and, b e caus e of th is care l e s s ne s s and unconce rn, is fre e . H ow can you b e oppre s s e d w h e n you not onl y re fus e to s e e th e oppre s s ion b ut can’t b e b oth e re d to pl ay b y th e rul e s ?Socie ty w ants you unh appy. D is conte nt s e l l s , k e e ps you w anting m ore : Five h undre d TV ch anne l s. Pointl e s s m il itaris m . Pre te nd re l ations h ips and pointl e s s as s ociations . A voracious com m e rcial s pirit forcing on you th e l ate s t, s h inie s t pre tty. Countl e s s b aub l e s th at l e ad onl y to a pl as tic grin and de s pe rate e ye s b e l ying th e h ol l ow fe e l ing th at no, th is is n’t w h at I w ante d. But I gue s s it’l lh ave to do. For th e dork , w h o h as e ve ryth ing h e w ants , and to w h om nob ody can s e l l anyth ing h e doe s n’t, Madis on Ave nue is jus t anoth e r s tre e t in Ne w York . ......
O n one of th e uppe r fl oors of th e Ch icago Cul turalCe nte r, h al f a ce ntury ago th e Ch icago Pub l ic Lib rary, th e re is ch is e l e d th e Rom an prove rb Ub i dub ium ib i l ib e rtas : W h e re th e re is doub t, th e re is fre e dom . Re vol ution doe s n’t re q uire a m ach ine gun or a Mol otov cock tail , b ut it doe s re q uire a m anife s to, an ae s th e tic, and th is Latin dictum is it. Far from b e ing s praypainte d on w al l s or dis trib ute d in an unde rground Sam izdat, th is e pigram , w ith al l th e fre e dom it im pl ie s and prom is e s , is propagate d a th ous and-fol d in th e ps ych e s and b y th e actions of e ve ry dork . Mos t of us don’t doub t, too fe arfulof l os ing our pl ace , our grip, s h oul d we l ook dow n or as ide for one m om e nt. Ens nare d b y a fe ar of s tick ing out, of not fitting in, w e ’ve m ade a de alw ith e ach oth e r th at s ays , I’l l b e h ave if you do. I w on’t q ue s tion anyth ing if you don’t. I’l lb e l ie ve w h at you do. Th is tyranny of ours e l ve s k e e ps us s afe . W e k now w h at to e xpe ct and w e k now h ow to b e h ave . Th e dork sl ips from th is s nare s im pl y b y not b e ing part of it. Tyranny can h ave no h ol d ove r you if you ne ith e r s e e nor fe e lth e h ands gripping you. Th ink ing w h at you w ant, l augh ing and b e h aving h ow you w ant— th is is th e fre e dom th e dork e njoys . Not onl y doe s th e dork not s e e th e s e h ands or fe e lth is grip, h e ’s crack ing up ove r th e w h ol e s ituation. Control m e ? s m irk s th e dork , th e n continue s l augh ing.
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re paration for th e Footb al lSe as on is vitalfor th e pe rform ance of pl aye rs th rough th e s e as on. Th e program b e l ow s h ow s h ow I pre pare d for a re turn to Profe s s ionalFootb al lw ith Ch arl ton afte r a 2 ye ar l ay-off. I fol l ow e d th is program on m y ow n w h ich took a l ot of de dication and de te rm ination not to give up. Al th ough th is doe s not s h ow h ow h e avy th e w e igh ts w e re th at I l ifte d or th e inte ns ity and type of running e xe rcis e s , it doe s give you an ide a of w h at you ne e d to b uil d your s tam ina, s h arpne s s and b al ls k il l s.
Pl aye d com pe titive gam e for 1 h our.
Pl aye d com pe titive gam e in s e aring h e at. 3 h ours afte r gam e did s tre tch e s in th e s w im m ing pool for 20 m inute s .
Totalre s t. Sw im m ing and 20 m inute s of s tre tch ing.
W e igh t training circuit for 1/2 h our. 3 s e ts of 5 or 10 for al lm us cl e groups . Pl us 3 s e ts of 30 s it-ups . 2 s e ts 10 b ack rais e s . Pl us 4 s e ts 10 s ingl e l e g jum ps on tram pol ine . Sw im m ing in th e poolfor 1/2 h our w ith l ots of s tre tch ing.
Totalre s t.
3l ap w arm up. Stride out to h al f w ay l ine , 4 runs . Stride out to h al f w ay l ine and b ack , 2 runs . Stride out ful lpitch and b ack , 2 tim e s . D uration 19 m ins 38 s e cs . 2 l ap w arm dow n.
Pl aye d com pe titive gam e in ve ry h ot w e ath e r.
Sw im m ing for 1/2 h our pl us s tre tch e s , pl us 3 s e ts s ingl e l eg jum ps on tram pol ine .
Totalre s t.
Stam ina run for 30 m inute s .
W e igh ts Training circuit for 1/2 h our. 3 s e ts of 5 or 10 for al lm us cl e groups . Pl us 3 s e ts 30 s itups . 3 s e ts 10 b ack rais e s , pl us 4 s e ts 10 s ingl e l e g jum ps on tram pol ine . Sw am in th e poolfor 1/2 h our w ith l ots of s tre tch ing.
Totalre s t.
30 m inute s tam ina run. Le g w e igh ts . 6 s e ts of h e avy l eg w e igh ts .
Morning: Training for an h our w ith b al l s k il l s.
Afte rnoon: 1/2 h our b al ls k il l s.
30 m inute s tam ina run.
Totalre s t.
Totalre s t.
Afte rnoon: Frie ndl y b ut com pe titive gam e . Pl aye d 9 0 m ins .
Pl aye d com pe titive gam e in m idday h e at.
Totalre s t and s tre tch e s in th e s w im m ing pool
Morning: Stam ina Run for 30 m inute s .
Training on footb al lpitch . 3 l ap w arm up. Stride out to h al f w ay l ine , 4 runs . Stride out to h al f w ay l ine and b ack , 2 runs . Stride out ful lpitch and b ack , 2 tim e s . D uration 17 m ins 16 s e cs . 2 l aps and 1/2 h our in s w im m ing pool s tre tch ing to w arm dow n. 3 s e ts 30 s it-ups . 2 s e ts 10 b ack rais e s .
Training for 1 & 1/2 h ours . 5 l ap w arm up fol l ow e d b y various b al land running e xe rcis e s . Th e n 3 s e ts of w e igh ts , al lm us cl e groups and 3 s e ts of 30 s it-ups .
Totalre s t.
Afte rnoon: 3 l ap w arm up w ith 20 m inute s s tre tch e s . 5 s e ts h e avy l e g w e igh ts . 45 m inute s b al ls k il l s and s prints .
Morning: 30 m inute s tam ina run fol l ow e d b y 50 m inute s of b al ls k il l s , jum ping and dynam ic e xe rcis e s . Afte rnoon: 30 m inute s tam ina run fol l ow e d b y 4 s e ts h e avy w e igh ts for l e gs and uppe r b ody. Pl us 4 s e ts 30 s it-ups .
Totalre s t. Sw im m ing for 1/2 h our w ith s tre tch e s .
Training for 1 & 1/2 h ours . 5 l ap w arm up fol l ow e d b y b al l and running e xe rcis e s . Th e n a 1/2 h our gam e .
Morning s tam ina run for 30 m inute s . 1/2 h our b al ls k il l s. Afte rnoon: 3 l ap w arm up and s tre tch e s w ith 20 m inute b al ls k il l s . 6 s e ts of 5 h e avy l e g w e igh ts . 6 s e ts of 30 s itups .
Totalre s t. 20 m inute s s tre tch ing in s w im m ing pool
Morning: 30 m inute s tam ina run fol l ow e d b y 1 h our of running, jum ping and b al ls k il l s . Pl us 3 s e ts of h e avy l e g and uppe r b ody w e igh ts . 3 s e ts 30 s itups .
Morning: 30 m inute s tam ina run fol l ow e d b y 1 h our of b al ls k il l s, s printing and s tre tch ing. 3 s e ts 30 s it-ups .
Totalre s t.
Afte rnoon: Pl aye d a frie ndl y m atch . 9 0 m inute s .
Morning: Pl aye d 9 0 m inute s . Afte rnoon:3 0 m inute s s printing e xe rcis e s .
Morning: 30 m inute s tam ina run. 3 s e ts 45 s it-ups .
Pl aye d 9 0 m inute m atch .
Morning: Pl aye d in a m atch . 9 0 m inute s .
Totalre s t.
Morning: 30 m inute s tam ina run fol l ow e d b y 1 h our of b al ls k il l s , s printing and jum ping e xe rcis e s . Afte rnoon: 4 l aps of th e pitch w ith s tre tch e s . Pl us 3 s e ts of h e avy l e g and uppe r b ody w e igh ts . 3 s e ts of 45 s it-ups .
Totalre s t.
Morning: 30 m inute s tam ina run fol l ow e d b y 1 h our of b al l s k il l s and s prints . Th e n 3 s e ts of h e avy l e g and uppe r b ody w e igh ts . 3 s e ts 30 s it-ups .
Morning: 30 m inute s tam ina run fol l ow e d b y 1 h our of b al ls k il l s and s prints . Pl us 3 s e ts 45 s itups . Afte rnoon: 5 l aps of pitch w ith s tre tch e s . 45 m ins of b al l s s k il l s and s prints . 5 s e ts 45 s it-ups .
Morning: 30 m inute s tam ina run fol l ow e d b y 45 m ins of b al ls k il l s and s prints .
Morning: 30 m inute s tam ina run fol l ow e d b y s prints . H al f w ay l ine and b ack – 6 tim e s . Ful lpitch and b ack – 3 tim e s .
Afte rnoon: 30 m inute s tam ina run fol l ow e d b y 45 m in b al ls k il l s and s prints . Pl us 3 s e ts 30 s itups .
Afte rnoon: 30 m inute s tam ina run fol l ow e d b y 3 s e ts h e avy l e g and uppe r b ody w e igh ts . 3 s e ts 15 s itups .
Afte rnoon: 4 l aps of pitch w ith s tre tch e s . 1 h our of b al ls k il l s and s printing. Stride outs to h al f w ay l ine and b ack . 5 tim e s . Fol l ow e d b y 3 s e ts of h e avy l e g and uppe r b ody w e igh ts . 5 s e ts 45 s it-ups .
Morning: 30 m inute s tam ina run fol l ow e d b y and h our b al ls k il l s and s prints . Fol l ow e d b y 3 s e ts h e avy l e g and uppe r b ody w e igh ts . 5 s e ts 45 s it-ups .
Morning: 30 m inute Stam ina Run fol l ow e d b y 1 h our b al ls k il l s and s prints . Pl us 6 s e ts 60 s it-ups .
3 s e ts l eg and uppe r b ody w e igh ts . Pl us 5 s e ts 45 s it-ups .
Afte rnoon: Stam ina run fol l ow e d b y 3 s e ts 45 s it-ups .
Morning: 30 m inute s tam ina run.
5 s e ts h e avy l e g and uppe r b ody w e igh ts .
Morning: 30 m inute s tam ina run.
Afte rnoon: 6 l ap w arm up w ith s tre tch e s . 45 m ins of s prints . H al f w ay l ine and b ack and ful l pitch and b ack .
5 s e ts h e avy l e g and uppe r b ody w e igh ts .
Afte r th e com pl e tion of th is program I w as ab l e to fit in com fortab l y w ith a Profe s s ional te am s dail y training s ch e dul e. Th e onl y th ing I w as a b it s h ort on w as m atch practice at th e h igh e s t l e ve l .
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’ve ne ve r b e e n th at k e e n on s tudying b e fore an e xam . I rare l y s tudy for m ore th an a h al f h our, e ve n for b ig finale xam s w orth m ore th an h al f m y grade . W h e n I do s tudy, I us ual l y jus t s k im ove r th e m ate rialand do a fe w practice q ue s tions . For s om e of m y m ath cl as s e s I h ave ye t to do a s ingl e practice q ue s tion for h om e w ork . Mos t pe opl e s tudy by cram m ing in as m uch inform ation b e fore w al k ing into th e te s t room , w h e re as I cons ide r s tudying to b e no m ore th an a l igh t s tre tch b e fore running.
D e s pite w h at s om e m igh t point out as h orrib l e s tudying h ab its , I’ve done ve ry w e l lfor m ys e l f in s ch ool . I h ad th e s e cond h igh e s t m ark s in m y h igh s ch oolcl as s w ith h onors al lfour ye ars . My firs t te rm unive rs ity m ark s w e re tw o A+ ’s and an A, for cal cul us , com pute r s cie nce and ancie nt As ian h is tory, al lcours e s w ith h igh fail ure rate s . I al so w on a nationalch e m is try e xam for a th re e province w ide dis trict th at I didn’t e ve n re al ize I w as w riting untilI w as cal l e d in and tol d to ge t s tarte d. It’s ve ry e as y to l ook at m y s ucce s s e s and appare nt l ack of e ffort and q uick l y de e m th at it is an innate gift, im pos s ib l e to re pl icate . I th ink th is is b ul l s h it. I b e l ie ve th at m ys e l f and anyone e l se w h o can produce th e s e re s ul ts s im pl y h as a m ore e ffe ctive s trate gy for l e arning ne w m ate rial . W ith m y s ys te m of l e arning, you onl y h ave to h e ar or re ad s om e th ing once to l e arn it. Be s t of al lI b e l ie ve it is a s ys te m th at can b e l e arne d. W
B O XES Th e s ys te m I us e for l e arning I’m going to cal l h ol is tic l e arning. But in orde r to ful l y appre ciate w h at h ol is tic l e arning is , you ne e d to tak e a l ook at it’s oppos ite – com partm e ntal ize d l e arning. Virtual l y al ll e arning is done s om e w h e re b e tw e e n com pl e te l y h ol is tic and com pl e te l y com partm e ntal ize d l e arning. Al th ough pe opl e rare l y s it e xactl y on one e xtre m e , pe opl e w h o are cl os e tow ards l e arning th rough com partm e nts w il lne e d to cram and s tudy for h ours jus t to h ope for a pas s w h e re pe opl e wh o l e an m ore to h ol is tic l e arning can ofte n b re e ze th rough h e avy cours e l oads . Pe opl e wh o l e arn th rough com partm e nts , try to organize th e ir m ind l ik e a fil ing cab ine t. Le arn a ne w ch e m icale q uation, th e s e pe opl e w il ltry to fil e th at EBS AND
inform ation. H ope ful l y th e y w il lfil e it ne ar s om e oth e r ch e m ical e q uations s o th at th e y w il l s tum b l e upon it w h e n th e y ne e d to on th e e xam . Com partm e ntal ize d l e arne rs m ak e dis tinct fil e draw e rs for s cie nce , m ath , h is tory and l anguage arts . Pl acing al lth e th ings th e y k now into l ittl e b oxe s . H ol is tic l e arning tak e s an oppos ite approach . Le arning h ol is tical l y is not done b y trying to re m e m b e r inform ation b y us ing re pe tition and force . H ol is tic l e arne rs ins te ad organize th e ir m inds l ik e s pide r w e b s . Eve ry pie ce of inform ation is a s ingl e point. Th at point is th e n cons cious l y re l ate d to tons of oth e r points on th e w e b. Th e re are no b oxe s w ith th is form of l e arning. Scie nce b e com e s l ite rature w h ich b e com e s e conom ics . Sub je ct dis tinctions m ay h el p w h e n going to cl as s , b ut a h ol is tic l e arne r ne ve r s e e s th ings in a b ox. W h e n it com e s tim e for e xam s (or any practical appl ication for your k now l e dge ) com partm e ntal ize d l e arne rs h ave to h ope th at th e y pounde d th e inform ation h ard e nough into th e ir h e ad s o it m igh t com e up during th e e xam . H ol is tic l e arne rs do th e oppos ite . H ol is tic l e arne rs onl y ne e d to s tart at one point on th e ir w e b, b ut th e y can us e th at w e b to fe e laround and find al lth e as s ociate d inform ation th e y ne e d. Th e ch e m is try e xam I w on for th re e province s I w as n’t e ve n taugh t ove r h al f th e inform ation on th e te s t. Be caus e m y w e b w as s o h e avil y inte rre l ate d, e ve n w h e n a node on th e w e b w as m is s ing I h as a good ch ance at gue s s ing at w h at it containe d. Th is m e ant th at on a m ul tipl e ch oice te s t I coul d onl y unde rs tand a th ird of w h at th e q ue s tion as k e d and s til l b e ab l e to
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don’t actual l y k now h al f th e inform ation on it s ounds im pos s ib l e , b ut not to a h ol is tic l e arne r. Com partm e ntal ize d l e arning is an e xe rcis e in ins anity. A com parab l e s trate gy w oul d b e if th e us e rs of th e w e b didn’t h ype rl ink anyth ing. So to find any inform ation you jus t h ad to k e e p typing addre s s e s into your b row s e r, h oping th at it w oul d pop up. Studying for th e s e l e arne rs is ak in to s e tting up th ous ands of dom ain nam e s th at al ll e ad to th e s am e inform ation, s o th at you w il lh ope ful l y ge t to th e righ t pl ace b y jus t gue s s ing e nough . Not onl y is it ine ffe ctive w h e n e xam tim e com e s , it tak e s h ours to put in pl ace . Ve ry fe w pe opl e are pure l y com partm e ntal l e arne rs . For m os t pe opl e th e y m anage w e b s of inform ation h ol is tical l y to a ce rtain de gre e . But unfortunate l y, th e ir w e b s s im pl y are n’t inte rl ink e d e nough . Each s ub je ct us ual l y h as a fairl y dis tinct w e b and e ach unit of inform ation h as onl y one or tw o as s ociations . Lik e trying to s urf th e ne t w h e n e ach page onl y h as one or tw o outgoing l ink s . Pos s ib l e , b ut far from e ffe ctive . If you l ook at th e s tructure of your b rain, it w il l b e com e im m e diate l y ob vious wh y com partm e ntal ize d l e arning, organize d l ik e a com pute rs fil e fol de r s ys te m , doe s n’t w ork . Your b rain is its e l f a w e b of ne urons . Cre ating h undre ds of as s ociations b e tw e e n ide as m e ans th at no m atte r w h e re you s tart th ink ing, you can e ve ntual l y ge t to th e pie ce of inform ation you ne e d. If a road is cl os e d for s om e re as on, you can tak e one of th e h undre ds of oth e r s ide s tre e ts .
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s ure l y is n’t cl utte re d, and m os t pe opl e I k now w oul d cal lit a pre tty m inim al is t h om e . O ne re ce nt vis itor s aw m y k itch e n and re m ark e d, “I’ve ne ve r s e e n a k itch e n th at l ook e d s o cl e an, s o cl e ar of s tuff!” W e l l , I do m y b e s t to k e e p it cl e an, b ut th e k e y is to re m ove th e unne ce s s ary s tuff. For e xam pl e , on th e fl oor of m y k itch e n/dining room are a are jus t a fe w e s s e ntial s : dining tab l e (cl e ar of any cl utte r), ch airs , s om e counte r s tool s , a h igh ch air, a s te p s toolfor
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Th e w riting in th e m iddl e of th e page s ay s "ze n" in K anji.
M INIM ALIST H O M E
I coul d prob ab l y go on for aw h il e ab out th is , b ut l e t m e jus t l is t a fe w k e y b e ne fits :
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Le s s s tre s s ful .Cl utte r is a form of vis ualdis traction, and e ve ryth ing in our vis ion pul l s at our atte ntion at l e as t a l ittl e . Th e l e s s cl utte r, th e l e s s vis uals tre s s w e h ave . A m inim al is t h om e is cal m ing.
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M ore appe al ing. Th ink ab out ph otos of h om e s th at are cl utte re d, and ph otos of m inim al is t h om e s . Th e one s w ith al m os t noth ing in th e m e xce pt s om e b e autifulfurniture , s om e nice artw ork , and a ve ry fe w pre tty de corations , are th e one s th at appe alto m os t of us . You can m ak e your h om e m ore appe al ing b y m ak ing it m ore m inim al is t.
th e k ids . O n th e counte rs are onl y th e toas te r, coffe e m ak e r and m icrow ave . Is th is k ind of m inim al is t h om e de void of ch aracte r and fun and l ife ? Som e m igh t th ink s o, b ut I ge t a s trange s atis faction, a ful fil l m e nt, at l ook ing around and s e e ing a h om e fre e of cl utte r. It’s cal m ing, and l ib e rating, and jus t nice .
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Eas ie r to cl e an.It’s h ard to cl e an a w h ol e b unch of ob je cts , or to s w e e p or vacuum around a b unch of furniture . Th e m ore s tuff you h ave , th e m ore you h ave to k e e p cl e an, and th e m ore com pl icate d it is to cl e an around th e s tuff. Th ink ab out h ow e as y it is to cl e an an e m pty room com pare d to one w ith 50 ob je cts in it. Th at’s an e xtre m e e xam pl e , of cours e , as I w oul dn’t re com m e nd you h ave an e m pty room , b ut it’s jus t to il l us trate th e diffe re nce .
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M INIM ALIST H O M E LO O K S LIK E
Th is w oul d vary, of cours e , de pe nding on your tas te and h ow e xtre m e of a m inim al is t you w ant to b e . I am a m inim al is t, b ut not to any e xtre m e . But h e re are ch aracte ris tics of a m inim al is t h om e :
Ins te ad of h aving a l ot of s tuff in your h om e , a m inim al is t w oul d ch oos e jus t a fe w re al l y good th ings h e l ove s and us e s ofte n. A re al l y nice tab l e , for e xam pl e, is b e tte r th an 5 pie ce s of pre s s -b oard furniture .
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A h om e com pl e te l y cl e ar of th ings w oul d b e a b it b oring, actual l y. So ins te ad of h aving a coffe e tab l e com pl e te l y fre e of any ob je cts , you coul d h ave a s im pl e vas e w ith a fe w fl ow e rs , for e xam pl e. O r a cl e ar de s k m igh t jus t h ave a fam il y ph oto. An oth e rw is e e m pty w al l m igh t h ave a tas te ful pie ce of art (I us e m y dad’s artw ork , as h e ’s a gre at artis t).
In a m inim al is t h om e , fl at s urface s are cl e ar, e xce pt for one or tw o de corations (s e e ne xt ite m ). Th e re are not a w h ol e b unch of k nick k nack s , and de finite l y not s tack s of b ook s or pape rs or oth e r ite m s .
A m inim al is t room w oul d onl y contain a fe w e s s e ntialpie ce s of furniture . A l iving room , for e xam pl e, m igh t onl y h ave a couch , anoth e r ch air or l ove s e at, a coffe e tab l e , a m inim al is t e nte rtainm e nt s tand (not a h uge one w ith a b unch of s h e l ve s ), a te l e vis ion, and a coupl e of l am ps . It coul d e ve n contain l e s s (couch , ch airs , and coffe e tab l e , for e xam pl e ). A b e droom m igh t h ave a s im pl e b e d (or e ve n jus t a m attre s s ), a dre s s e r, and pe rh aps a nigh t s tand or b ook s h e l f.
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Th e re are actual l y no s e t s te ps to m ak ing your h om e m inim al is t, e xce pt to ch ange your ph il os oph y and s h oot for th e ide al s in th e pre vious s e ction ab ove . But h e re are s om e tips th at I w oul d offe r to anyone trying to s h oot for m inim al is m : O ne room at a tim e . Unl e s s you’re jus t m oving into a pl ace , it’s h ard to s im pl ify an e ntire h ous e at once . Focus on one room , and l e t th at b e your ce nte r of cal m . Us e it to ins pire you to s im pl ify th e ne xt room , and th e ne xt. Th e n do th e s am e outs ide ! Start w ith furniture . Th e b igge s t th ings in any room are th e furniture , s o you s h oul d al w ays b e gin s im pl ifying a room b y l ook ing at th e furniture . Th e fe w e r pie ce s of furniture , th e b e tte r (w ith in re as on, of cours e ). Th ink of w h ich furniture can b e el im inate d w ith out s acrificing com fort and l ivab il ity. Go for a fe w pie ce s of pl ain, s im pl e furniture (e xam pl e of a m inim al is t coffe e tab l e ) w ith s ol id, s ub due d col ors . O nl y th e e s s e ntial s . W h e th e r l ook ing at your furniture or anyth ing e l s e in th e room , as k yours e l f if th e ite m is trul y e s s e ntial . If you can l ive w ith out it, ge t it out. Try to s trip th e room dow n to its e s s e ntial s — you can al w ays add a fe w ch oice ite m s b e yond th e e s s e ntial s l ate r. Cl e ar fl oors . Exce pt for th e furniture , your fl oors s h oul d b e com pl e te l y cl e ar.
Noth ing s h oul d cl utte r th e fl oor, noth ing s h oul d b e s tack e d, noth ing s h oul d b e s tore d on th e fl oor. O nce you’ve gotte n your furniture dow n to th e b are e s s e ntial s , cl e ar e ve ryth ing e l s e on th e fl oor — e ith e r donate it, tras h it, or find a pl ace for it out of s igh t. Cl e ar s urface s . Sam e th ing w ith al lfl at s urface s . D on’t h ave anyth ing on th e m , e xce pt one or tw o s im pl e de corations (Se e Tip 9 b e l ow ). D onate , tras h or find an out-ofs igh t s torage s pot for e ve ryth ing e l s e . It w il l m ak e e ve ryth ing m uch , m uch m ore m inim al l ook ing. Cl e ar w al l s . Som e pe opl e h ang al lk inds of s tuff on th e ir w al l s . No can do in a m inim al is t h om e . Cl e ar your w al l s e xce pt for one or tw o s im pl e pie ce s of nice artw ork (s e e Tip 8 b e l ow ). Store s tuff out of s igh t. Th is h as b e e n m e ntione d in th e ab ove tips , b ut you s h oul d s tore e ve ryth ing you ne e d out of s igh t, in draw e rs and cab ine ts . Book s h e l ve s can b e us e d to s tore b ook s or D VD s or CD s , b ut s h oul dn’t h ave m uch e l s e e xce pt a fe w s im pl e de corations (not w h ol e col l e ctions of th ings ). D e cl utte r. If you are cl e aring fl at s urface s and th e fl oor, and s toring s tuff in cab ine ts and draw e rs , you’l lprob ab l y w ant to de cl utte r your s torage are as too. You can do th is in a l ate r s tage if you w ant. Se e H ow to D e cl utte r for m ore .
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Find m ore articl es l ik e th is , e ve ry W e dne s day is Sim pl icity D ay at Z e n H ab its [ze nh ab its .com ].
Sim pl e artw ork . To k e e p a room from b e ing b oring, you can put a s im pl e painting, draw ing or ph oto, fram e d w ith a s ub due d, s ol id col or, on e ach w al lif you w ant. Le ave s om e w al l s b are if pos s ib l e. Sim pl e de corations . As m e ntione d in th e ab ove tips , one or tw o s im pl e de corations can s e rve as acce nts for a m inim al is t room . A vas e of fl ow e rs or a s m al l potte d pl ant are tw o cl as s ic e xam pl e s . If th e re s t of your room h as s ub due d col ors , your acce nts coul d us e a b righ t col or (s uch as re d, or ye l l ow ) to draw th e e ye and give a pl ain room a s pl as h of e ne rgy. Pl ain w indow tre atm e nts . Bare w indow s , or s im pl e , s ol id col ore d curtains , or s im pl e , w oode n b l inds are good. Too m uch ornate s tuff around th e w indow s is cl utte r. Pl ain patte rns . Sol id col ors are b e s t for fl oor cove rings (if you h ave any), furniture , e tc. Com pl ex patte rns , s uch as fl ow e rs or ch e ck e rs , are vis ualcl utte r. Sub due d col ors . As m e ntione d in Tip 9 ab ove , you can h ave a s pl as h of b righ t col or in th e room , b ut m os t of th e room s h oul d b e m ore s ub tl e col ors - w h ite is cl as s ic m inim al is t, b ut re al l y any s ol id col ors th at don’t s tre s s th e e ye s is
good (e arth col ors com e to m ind, s uch as
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bl ue s , b row ns , tans , gre e ns ).
h ous e , it’s im portant th at you find a pl ace for e ve ryth ing, and re m e m b e r w h e re th os e pl ace s are . W h e re doe s you b l e nde r go?
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s im pl ifie d a room , you can prob ab l y do m ore . Give it a coupl e of days , th e n l ook at e ve ryth ing w ith a fre s h e ye . W h at can be e l im inate d?Store d out of s igh t?W h at’s not e s s e ntial ? You can com e b ack to e ach room e ve ry fe w m onth s , and s om e tim e s you’l ldis cove r th ings you can s im pl ify e ve n m ore . Pl ace
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Give it a s pot, and s tick w ith it. Aim for l ogicals pots th at are cl os e to w h e re th e th ing is us e d, to m ak e th ings m ore e fficie nt, b ut th e k e y is to de s ignate a s pot. Sit b ack , re l ax, and e njoy. O nce you’ve s im pl ifie d a room , tak e a m om e nt to l ook around and e njoy it. It’s s o pe ace fuland s atis fying. Th is is th e re w ard for your h ard w ork . Ah h h h . So nice !
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IS GO ING TO BE L- I- V- I- D .
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ccording to th e l ate s t im m ortal ity re s e arch (oh , it is a fie l d), th e pos s ib il ity of a pe rs on m ak ing it to th e ir firs t m il l e nnium is not onl y pos s ib l e it’s al m os t guarante e d th at s uch a pe rs on is al re ady al ive righ t now . O f cours e , ph il os oph ical de b ate s are raging, b ut e ve ryone agre e s th at pe rh aps s om e th ing m ore re as onab l e - s ay, five additionalye ars on th e ol d l ife s pan - w oul d b e total l y acce ptab l e . But according to Aub re y de Gre y, th e s pok e s pe rs on for th e anti-aging m ove m e nt, th e m oral de b ate s are futil e: “W h e th e r th e y re al is e it or not, b arring accide nts and s uicide , m os t pe opl e now 40 ye ars or younge r can e xpe ct to l ive ce nturie s .�
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Th is is e xciting ne w s , righ t? Jus t th ink of al lth e w onde rfulth ings you can do w ith an e xtra 9 20 ye ars or s o! W oul d you trave l e ve ryw h e re , tas te e ve ryth ing, try e ve ry job, tak e one e xciting l ove r afte r anoth e r? H ow m any l anguage s m igh t you l e arn?H ow w is e and ze nny w e w il lal lb e com e ! O r… w il l b ore dom re pl ace e ve ryth ing as th e # 1 caus e of de ath ? Afte r your 700th trip to th e de ntis t and your 840th “s urpris e ” b irth day party and your 3,459 th w e dding s h ow e r and your 75,000th ch urch s e rvice , w h at pos s ib l e m agic coul d any ritualh ave to offe r us ? W il lh um ans s tart doing e ve n m ore s tupid, se l fis h th ings w e l l b e yond th e ir youth ful ye ars b e caus e th e y k now th e y’ve got ce nturie s to m ak e up for it? Mos t pe opl e al re ady fritte r aw ay th e ir l ive s k now ing ful lw e l lth at de ath is im m ine nt. W h at w il l h appe n w h e n w e al ls tart l iving to b e 1,000? Som e pre dictions for adul th ood in a w orl d of m il l e nniall ife s pans : H igh l ande r: th e re al ity s h ow ve rs ion. In th e ongoing e ffort to fos te r an ow ne rs h ip s ocie ty, b ank s w il l offe r th e affordab l e and conve nie nt 350-ye ar m ortgage . Th e onl y troub l e w ith th is is th at you w il loutl ive your h ous e . No one w il lb e s candal ize d b y th e May-D e ce m b e r rom ance s of rich ge riatric crus tie s and l is s om e b l ond
b unnie s . Th e re als candalw il lb e th at guy w ith s ixty e x-w ive s . I m e an, th irty, ye ah , e ve ryone m ak e s m is tak e s , b ut com e on, s ixty? Te e n girl s w il lfinal l y s top w ith th e ince s s ant BFF sl inging b e caus e th e pros pe ct of th e s am e BFF for, l ik e , ce nturie s is BSC. FR. O MG. RUFK M?!? Ins te ad of s pe nding 3 ye ars of your l ife w aiting in l ine s , you h ave 42 ye ars of w aiting to l ook forw ard to. Frying up th e pe rfe ct om e l e t for your firs t b re ak fas t w ith th e ne w l ove : b ig de al . You’ve h ad w h at, l ik e 500 ye ars to practice ?You’re gonna h ave to do m ore th an th at to im pre s s . Eve n poach ing l os e s its l us te r afte r th e firs t 3 ce nturie s . Jus t th ink of h ow m uch fun is in s tore for you now th at your m arriage is for ce nnnnnnnnnnturie s ins te ad of de cade s ! Til lde ath do you part. Sw e e t. You w il l pe rfe ct th e art of h ous e b re ak ing your puppy. Be caus e you w il lh ave h ad 100 of th e m . Fas t food: w h at’s th e point? If you th ink m oth e rs w h o dre s s l ik e th e ir daugh te rs are annoying now , w e l l … Th e re are onl y s o m any w ays you can re arrange th e l iving room . Th ink ab out it. D o w e re al l y w ant to l ive for h undre ds of ye ars , or is it th at w e jus t w is h w e coul d b e young our w h ol e l ive s ?
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Te e n girl s w il lfinal l y s top w ith th e ince s s ant BFF sl inging b e cau s e th e pros pe ct of th e s am e BFF for, l ik e , ce ntu rie s is BSC. FR . O M G. R UFK M ?!?”
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t is a l ittl e frigh te ning h ow m any pe opl e us e th e te rm s "Arab " and "Mus l im " inte rch ange ab l y. Sh ow s h ow m uch w e k now ab out th at re gion of th e w orl d e ve n afte r ye ars of b e ing intim ate l y invol ve d w ith th e Middl e Eas t. O ne ofte n h e ars th at pe opl e s ay "Arab s " w h e n re fe rring to Iranians . Th e y are actual l y not Arab s ; th e y are prim aril y Pe rs ians . Ye s , th e y m igh t practice Is l am b ut th at's anoth e r s tory. Iraq is , on th e oth e r h and, are prim aril y Arab s . Afgh anis tan is not an Arab ic s tate . Jus t l as t w e e k , I h e ard s om e b ody de s crib ing a pe rs on as "l ook ing Mus l im ." Pe opl e don't ge ne ral l y l ook Mus l im , jus t l ik e th e y ge ne ral l y don't l ook Ch ris tian. Th e y m igh t l ook Arab, b ut e ve n th at's q ue s tionab l e b e caus e th e re are m any race s th at l ive in th e Arab w orl d. Ne e dl e s s to s ay, Mus l im s in th e Middl e Eas t l ook diffe re nt th an Mus l im s in Africa or Indone s ia. Arab re fe rs to s om e b ody from an e th nic group th at s h are s a cul ture , h is tory and l anguage . Mus l im s are pe opl e wh o practice Is l am . Th e Arab w orl d cove rs m os t of North e rn Africa and part of th e Middl e Eas t. Many Arab s practice Is l am , b ut m any are al s o Ch ris tians , Je w s , e tc. Arab w orl d is onl y a part of th e Mus l im w orl d.
LIST O F ARAB CO UNTRIES Al ge ria Bah rain D jib outi Egypt Iraq Jordan K uw ait Le b anon Lib ya Mauritania Morocco O m an Pal e s tine Qatar Saudi Arab ia Sudan Syria Tunis ia Unite d Arab Em irate s W e s te rn Sah ara Ye m e n
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+ Vis ualVe rticalIm pact Inde x. Th is is th e m os t im portant as pe ct of a s k yl ine . Th e city m us t h ave a re cognizab l e m anm ade ve rticals e t-up or de s ign in an urb an are a, vis ib l e agains t a h orizon. Th e w ay th is s core is cal cul ate d is e ach s k yl ine is s cal e d w ith one anoth e r from a s traigh t on vie w (panoram ic s tyl e ). th e s il h oue tte or m an-m ade m ountain. Al th ough th e re is s om e s ub je ctivity to th e VVII inde x, it is a q uantitative m e th od. It doe s not onl y tak e into account th e h e igh t, b ut th e vis ualim pact agains t a h orizon. As you can s e e in th e e xam pl e to th e righ t, th e m e dian pe rs pe ctive of th e h e igh t and girth of th e s k yl ine pl ays re l e vance ove r s trictl y h e igh t. In th e e xam pl e be l ow , Sk yl ine A h as an s k yl ine th at l ite ral l y fil l s th e ve rticaland h orizontalh orizon w ith a m ountainous s il h oue tte w h e re as Sk yl ine B can b e de s crib e d m ore as trol l ing h il lw ith one m ajor pe ak (th e tal lb uil ding on th e righ t). O ve ral lth e VVII of Sk yl ine A (12 VVII) is gre ate r th an B (9 VVII). Th e re is an ave rage of tw e nty diffe re nt points in th e s k yl ine s s il h oue tte us e d to de te rm ine to VVII. W ik ipe dia's de fine s "A s k yl ine is b e s t de s crib e d as th e ove ral l or partial vie w of a s il h oue tte of a city's tal l b uil dings and s tructure s cons is ting of m any s k ys crape rs in front of th e h e ave n in th e b ack ground. It can al so be de s crib e d as th e artificial h orizon th at a city's ove ral l s tructure cre ate s .". Th is is w h y a city s uch as Rom e (a gre at city inde e d) cannot b e incl ude d in th is l is t as it's VVII w oul d b e ve ry l ow , s ince th e city is b are l y vis ib l e due to l ack of h e igh t on a h orizontalpl ane .
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H EIGH T Totalh e igh t of th e city's s tructure s . Vis it th e W orl d's Be s t Sk yl ine s [h om e page s .ipact.nl /~ e gram /s k yl ine s .h tm l ] by Egb e rt Gram s b e rge n and Paul K azm ie rczak to ge t a ob je ctive rank ing of s k yl ine s b as e d on b uil ding h e igh ts . D ENSITY Not th e popul ation, b ut rath e r th e de ns ity of th e s k yl ine . STYLE/O RGANIZ ATIO N Th is is a m ore s ub je ctive are a. H ow e ve r, pol l s and pre fe re nce s on m ajor arch ite ctural s ite s give s us an indication of th is . Pol l s tak e n on accre dite d s ite s (e .g. Sk ys crape rcity.com ) for pe rs onalpre fe re nce . FEATS/M ARVELS Th e num b e r of s tructure s ove r 200 m and oth e r re now ne d s tructure s th at are w ith in th e city are cons ide re d in th is . City's w ith re cord h ol ding s tructure s (s uch as firs t b uil ding ove r 100 s torie s , e tc.) w il lh ave a h igh e r s core in th is are a. Statis tics and facts from e m poris .com (th e m os t accre dite d arch ite cturals ite ) is th e pre dom inant s ource . U NIQUENESS Anoth e r s ub je ctive are a, h ow e ve r, m os t of th e uniq ue ne s s is arch ite cturaland from cons e ns us am ongs t e xpe rts in th e fie l d. SURRO UND INGS/TO PO GRAPH Y Th is is th e ge ograph ic variab l e , "in front of th e h e ave n in th e b ack ground" th at th e s k yl ine s b ack drop s tands b e fore . Al s o a s ub je ctive are a, h ow e ve r, are as w ith l ove l y m ountains and b odie s of w ate r th at com pl im e nts th e s k yl ine is critical . Additional l y ge ograph icalre pre s e ntation is in e ffe ct h e re , th e re is an atte m pt to re pre s e nt citie s from e ve ry contine nt.
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H O NG K O NG, CH INA H ong K ong is num b e r one on m y l is t for m any re as ons : H ong K ong h as a w h opping 43 b uil dings ove r 200 m e tre s tal l , 30 of w h ich w e re b uil t in th e ye ar 2000 or l ate r!!! It al s o b oas ts four of th e 15 tal l e st b uil dings in th e w orl d, th at's al lin one city! H ong K ong's s k yl ine s h ow s a l arge s e l e ction of dis tinct s k yre ach ing tow e rs , w ith b e autiful nigh t l igh ting and re fl e ction. Th is city e xe m pl ifie s th e pos t-m ode rn s k ys crape r and s k yl ine . Final l y, th e m ountain b ack drop m ak e s th is s k yl ine th e gre ate s t on th e pl ane t! Me tro/Urb an Popul ation: 6.9 m il l ion
CH ICAGO , USA Ch icago is th e b irth pl ace of th e m ode rn s k ys crape r. W h e n Ch icago b uil t its firs t s te e lh igh -ris e in 1885, it w as not th e tal l e s t s tructure in th e w orl d b ut th e firs t e xam pl e of a ne w form of e ngine e ring th at w oul d ch ange ne arl y e ve ry city on e arth . Ch icago h as 19 b uil dings ove r 200 m e tre s tal l(th re e of w h ich are am ong th e top 20 tal l e s t b uil dings in th e w orl d, incl uding th e tal l e s t in North Am e rica). Ch icago h as s om e of th e fine s t m id-ce ntury arch ite cture and e xam pl e s of m ode rn s k ys crape rs . Me tro/Urb an Popul ation: 8.7 m il l ion
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Ne w York City h as one of th e de ns e s t and m os t dive rs e s k yl ine s , w ith a h uge col l e ction of b uil dings and b uil ding s tyl e s . Th ank s to H ol l yw ood's ob s e s s ion w ith th e city, it is al so th e m os t e as il y re cognizab l e s k yl ine in th e w orl d. Ne w York City h as an am azing 47 b uil dings ove r 200 m e tre s - th e m os t in th e w orl d! Th e four tal l e s t b uil dings in NYC w e re al l b uil t in th e e arl y 19 30s ! H om e of th e
fam ous , now de s troye d W orl d Trade Ce nte r Tow e rs , th e Em pire State b uil ding, th e Statue of Lib e rty and th e Unite d Nations , Ne w York City is th e financial capital of th e w e s te rn w orl d. Upon th e com pl e tion of th e ne w "Fre e dom Tow e r" (b uil t on th e ol d s ite of th e W orl d Trade Ce nte rs ), it m ay rank h igh e r in th is l is t (de pe nding on h ow good it l ook s of cours e ). Me tro/Urb an Popul ation: 21.0 m il l ion
SH ANGH AI, CH INA Not to b e m is tak e n for a s pace s tation, Sh angh ai is a re al city! Ch ina's b igge s t and m os t advance d city, Sh angh ai w as s aid to b e th e m os t cos m opol itan city in th e b e ginning of th e 20th ce ntury, b ut l os t its gl ory during th e Mao e ra. It is now q uick l y re gaining its pos ition as one of th e b igge s t e conom ic pow e rh ous e s in th e w orl d as w e l las a s h ow cas e of m ode rn arch ite cture . In Sh angh ai you'l lfind 25 s tructure s th at are ove r 200 m e tre s tal l , one of w h ich is th e ins ane l y tal l , th e 468m dow ntow n O rie ntalPe arlTV Tow e r. Me tro/Urb an Popul ation: 13.1 m il l ion
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SINGAPO RE, SINGAPO RE O ne of th e b e s t (urb an) pl anne d and cl e anl ie s t m e tropol itan citie s in th e w orl d, Singapore l ook s l ik e an arch ite cturalm ode lcity com e to l ife . Th e b uil dings cannot b e h igh e r th an 280 m e tre s due to air traffic controlre s trictions , b ut th at h as adde d a tal l(b ut not too tal l ) and cons is te nt b uil ding h e igh t and s pace patte rn th at m ak e s th is s k yl ine uniq ue : Th re e b uil dings are e xactl y 280 m e tre s tal land 5 oth e rs (8 total ) s tand at jus t ove r 200 m e tre s . Th e b uil dings are m os tl y l igh t-col oure d and th e re is a l arge e xpans e of gre e ne ry dotte d around th e city core . Th is South -Eas te rn city is de finite l y in a l e ague of its ow n. Me tro/Urb an Popul ation: 3.8 m il l ion
TO K YO , JAPAN Tok yo is th e w orl d's m os t popul ate d city. Its s k yl ine h as a num b e r of uniq ue ch aracte ris tics th at s e t it apart from oth e r b ig city s k yl ine s , am ong th e m 15 s tructure s at ove r 200 m e tre s tal l (incl uding th e Tok yo Tow e r w h ich ch ange s col ors e ve ry nigh t). But b e caus e of th e de ns ity and vas t s ize of th e city, e ve ry corne r appe ars to h ave its ow n s k yl ine . W ith th e h e igh t re s trictions and th e re q uire d re d l igh ts th at fl as h atop al lm id to tal l s ize d b uil dings m ak e th e city l ook s pe ctacul ar at nigh t. Tok yo is fil l e d w ith ne on l igh ting and uniq ue , conte m porary arch ite cture , and l ik e Ne w York City is al s o ofte n portraye d in m ovie s for its ae s th e tic and e ye -catch ing citys cape s . Inte re s ting fact: Tok yo h ous e s th e w orl d's l arge s t fl e e t of h e l icopte rs to ge t around tow n if traffic ge ts too crazy. Me tro/Urb an Popul ation: 32.0 m il l ion
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TO RO NTO , CANAD A Toronto is a m e e ting pl ace , a cros s roads of m any cul ture s and e th nicitie s . Toronto is dow ntow n Canada, th e b igge s t city in th e country w ith a s k yl ine to m atch . Toronto h as 7 s tructure s in its s k yl ine th at s tand at ove r 200 m e tre s , incl uding th e as tonis h ingl y tal l553 m e tre , CN Tow e r, w h ich is ofte n re fe rre d to as th e tal l e s t fre e -s tanding s tructure in th e w orl d. Th e CN Tow e r pos s e s s th e w orl d's h igh e s t ob s e rvation de ck , m ak ing th is city's s k yl ine one of th e m os t im m e diate l y ide ntifiab l e. Me tro/Urb an Popul ation: 5.1 m il l ion
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K UALA LUM PUR , M ALAYSIA Th is is prob ab l y th e m os t im pre s s ive city w orl dw ide th at h as l e s s th an 2 m il l ion re s ide nts . Marve l ous m ode rn b uil dings re ach th e s k y h e re , and w h il e th e s k yl ine is not too de ns e , it doe s al l ow b uil dings to s oar and s tand out. K ual a Lum pur h as th re e of th e 25 tal l e s t b uil dings w orl dw ide , incl uding th e tal l e s t tw in b uil dings , th e Pe tronas Tow e rs (w h ich are cons ide re d b y s om e to b e th e s e cond and th ird tal l e s t ove ral lin th e w orl d), as wel las th e pe ak ing, 420 m e tre Me nara K ual a Lum pur Tow e r. Me tro/Urb an Popul ation: 1.6 m il l ion
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SEATTLE, USA Se attl e is th e com m e rcial , cul tural and advance d te ch nol ogy h ub of th e North w e s t USA and a m ajor port city for Pacific and Europe an trade . H om e to 4 b uil dings ove r 200m and th e fam ous 184m Space Ne e dl e ob s e rvation tow e r, Se attl e is s urrounde d b y m ountains and w ate r and offe rs s om e picture -pe rfe ct vie w s . Se attl e is com m onl y re fe rre d to as th e Em e ral d City and re now ne d as a gre at s ocialand corporate city w ith gre at pl anning. Me tro/Urb an Popul ation: 3.6 m il l ion
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SH ENZ H EN, CH INA W h at w as a tiny fis h ing vil l age on th e b orde r of H ong K ong in 19 70 is now a b uzzing m e tropol is of ove r s ix m il l ion pe opl e ! Al re ady containing 18 b uil dings at ove r 200 m e te rs tal l , incl uding th e Sh un H ing Sq uare (th e 8th tal l e s t b uil ding in th e w orl d), Sh e nze n is a s pe ctacl e of l igh ts and ne o s igns afte r s uns e t, you can't h e l p b ut as k yours e l f... if you are in a vide o gam e or in a re alcity. Me tro/Urb an Popul ation: 6.2 m il l ion
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D UBAI, U NITED ARAB E M IRATES Is th is a m irage in th e Middl e Eas t? Se e m ingl y out of now h e re e m e rge s a city in th e m iddl e of a de s e rt. Th is is D ub ai, a city th at produce s onl y th e b e s t m ode rn arch ite cture in th e w orl d. Al re ady h om e of th e w orl d's tal l e s t al l -h ote lb uil ding and th e tal l e s t al l -re s ide ntialb uil ding in th e w orl d, AND curre ntl y propos e d to b uil d th e w orl d's tal l e s t b uil ding, th is s k yl ine m igh t jus t l e ap to th e num b e r 1 s pot in th e ne ar future . W h il e th e s k yl ine is not s o de ns e , e ach b uil ding is a m arve lal lon its ow n. As a s k yl ine it prob ab l y can't com pe te w ith th e l arge r citie s , h ow e ve r th e individual b uil dings in th is city are b y far th e gre ate s t e xam pl es of m ode rn arch ite ctural accom pl is h m e nts . Al l s e ve n s tructure s in th is city at ove r 200 m e tre s tal lw e re b uil t in 19 9 9 or l ate r - th at's h ow ne w th is city is . Me tro/Urb an Popul ation: 1.4 m il l ion
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SEO UL, SO UTH K O REA Th is city's s k ys crape rs are divide d into m any cl us te rs , s pre ad am ongs t th e m ain b us ine s s e s and re s ide ntialdis tricts . Mos t of th e re ce nt grow th in Se oul 's s k yl ine , h ow e ve r, h as b e e n of re s ide ntialtow e rs ove r 60 s tore ys h igh th at are s h ooting up l ik e b l ade s of gras s ! Th e re are 10 b uil dings in Se oulove r 200 m e te rs tal land m uch of th e m id-ris e to h igh -ris e s tructure s are l ine d up in a l ine ar fas h ion, cre ating a "w al l "of b uil dings l ik e no oth e r. Se oulis w h e re th e ancie nt Eas te rn w orl d m e e ts th e m ode rn W e s t. Me tro/Urb an Popul ation: 20.8 m il l ion
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FRANK FURT, GERM ANY Ce rtainl y one of Europe 's m os t inte re s ting citie s in te rm s of s k yl ine s , Frank furt is h om e to five s tructure s th at are ove r 200 m e tre s tal l . Th e s e m ode rn s k ys crape rs are m arve l s com pare d to th os e oth e r, m os tl y non-e xis te nt one s s catte re d acros s Europe an citie s . Th e contras t h e re is inte re s ting: Th e city com b ine s l ow -ris e , h igh -de ns ity traditionalEurope an arch ite cture (s om e of w h ich is ove r 1,000 ye ars ol d), w ith m ode rn tow e rs th at s tick out l ik e s ore th um b s , b ut are im pre s s ive none th e l e ss. Me tro/Urb an Popul ation: 4.1 m il l ion (re gion)
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Aus tral ia's s h ow cas e city, Sydne y h as one of th e m os t re cognizab l e s k yl ine s due to its w orl d-fam ous h arb our, ofte n re fe rre d to as th e m os t b e autifulnaturalh arb our in th e w orl d. Th e Sydne y H arb our h as m any b ays and inl e ts . It is s panne d b y th e m onum e ntalH arb our Bridge , and th e O pe ra H ous e s ite s on th e s h ore l ine l ik e a w h ite fl ow e r. Th e Sydne y s k yl ine is w orl d-cl as s w ith h undre ds of s k ys crape rs in th e ce ntral b us ine s s dis trict and m any m ore h igh -ris e b uil dings in th e outl ying ne igh b ourh oods . Sydne y h as 8 b uil dings ove r 200 m e tre s tal l . Me tro/Urb an Popul ation: 4.2 m il l ion
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D ALLAS, USA Th e "Big D ", is a m ajor inl and Am e rican city. Th e city and m e tropol itan are a l ie s am ids t vas t, h igh , and varying rol l ing prairie s - w ith h undre ds of l arge & s m al ll ak e s , rive rs , cre e k s , w ate rw ays and m e ande rs . But D al l as ; dow ntow n is th e ce nte r of th e Forth -W orth -D al l as Me tro Re gion w h ich is h om e to 5.9 m il l ion pe opl e . D al l as ' s k yl ine is h om e to 7 b uil dings ove r 200 m e te rs and th e 187m Re union Tow e r w h ich l ook s l ik e h uge s ph e re of l igh t! Th e s k yl ine is ve ry dis tinctive at nigh t as it b uil ding l igh ting is ve ry col orful , particul arl y w ith l ots of gre e n. Me tro/Urb an Popul ation: 5.9 m il l ion
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