I've been going about this all wrong...

A realization hit me today...

Goals in life aren't about getting things done; they're about doing things.

A subtle, but important distinction.

It is the activity, not the accomplishment, which is the object.

Thoughts?

Imbalance on 2008 US Presidential election covers of Time Magazine

The following is a copy of a letter which I just sent to Time magazine:

After receiving yet another issue of Time magazine with a picture of Barack Obama on the cover (Special Issue: The Democrats, September 1, 2008), I was curious about how often Time had featured Democrats and/or Republicans on covers related to the current 2008 US Presidential election cycle. I found the results surprising, and thought you might too. Democrats have appeared sixteen times, while the GOP has only been on seven times. Additionally, Barack Obama has appeared ten times, six times by himself, while John McCain has only shown up on three issues, and only once by himself. I realize that McCain became the frontrunner relatively late in the race, and that the Democratic primary campaign was decided a few months after the GOP race had ended, but numbers with that kind of imbalance do suggest some level of favoritism, don't you think?

Ryan Reeder
Logan, Utah

Data:

Time magazine covers pertaining to the 2008 US Presidential election which feature Democrats or Democrat-related symbols:

August 28, 2006--Hillary Clinton



October 23, 2006--Barack Obama



May 28, 2007--Al Gore



July 23, 2007--Donkey



November 19, 2007--Hillary Clinton



December 10, 2007--Barack Obama



February 18, 2008--Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama



March 10, 2008--Barack Obama



March 17, 2008--Hillary Clinton



April 21, 2008--Barack Obama



May 5, 2008--Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton



May 19, 2008--Barack Obama



September 1, 2008--Barack Obama




Time magazine covers pertaining to the 2008 US Presidential election which feature Republicans or Republican symbols:

March 26, 2007--Ronald Reagan



May 21, 2007--Mitt Romney



December 24, 2007--Elephants



February 4, 2008--John McCain




Time magazine covers pertaining to the 2008 US Presidential election which feature both Democrats and Republicans or Democrat and Republican symbols:

February 5, 2007--Four Democratic and four Republican candidates (Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Barack Obama, Rudy Giuliani, John Edwards, Mitt Romney, Joseph Biden, Sam Brownback)



September 24, 2007--Three Democratic and two Republican candidates' spouses (Ann Romney, Elizabeth Edwards, Judith Nathan, Michelle Obama, and Bill Clinton. Notably absent--Cindy McCain)



August 11, 2008--John McCain and Barack Obama

The Book of Mormon (Playlists)

Playlists

These two players contain the entire The Book of Mormon readings. The first contains 199 videos between the Title Page and Alma 55; the second contains 102 videos between Alma 56 and Moroni 10. Also included are two links to the playlists on YouTube, where you can more easily select a video you wish to watch.

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=3B190F4C8D4AD4CD

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=95205287454423E4

The Book of Mormon: Ether 7-Moroni 10

Ether 7



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Ether 11



Ether 12 (2 parts)





Ether 13



Ether 14



Ether 15



Moroni 1



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Moroni 8



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Moroni 10

The Book of Mormon: 4 Nephi 1-Ether 6

4 Nephi 1 (2 parts)





Mormon 1



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Mormon 3



Mormon 4



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Mormon 9 (2 parts)





Ether 1



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Ether 6

The Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 28-

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The Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 19-27

3 Nephi 19



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The Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 8-18

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The Book of Mormon: Helaman 12-3 Nephi 7

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Helaman 7



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The Book of Mormon: Alma 55-63

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Alma 61



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Alma 63

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Alma 38



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Alma 18

Alma 19 (2 parts)





Alma 20

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Alma 6

Alma 7

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Alma 12 (2 parts)

The Book of Mormon: Mosiah 29

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Mosiah 13




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Mosiah 16


Mosiah 17


Mosiah 18


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Mosiah 6



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Mosiah 8



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Jacob 5 (3 parts)







Jacob 6



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Jarom 1



Omni 1



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The Book of Mormon: 2 Nephi 28 (2 parts)





The Book of Mormon: 2 Nephi 29



The Book of Mormon: 2 Nephi 30



The Book of Mormon: 2 Nephi 31



The Book of Mormon: 2 Nephi 32



The Book of Mormon: 2 Nephi 33



The Book of Mormon: Jacob 1



The Book of Mormon: Jacob 2 (2 parts)





The Book of Mormon: Jacob 3



The Book of Mormon: Jacob 4