Tragedy and Hope is our new Interactive Multimedia Magazine, which will allow subscribers to enjoy the experience of perusing through a myriad of inter-related content; allowing participants to wade through audio, video, text, and other multimedia tools which foster critical thinking and lead individuals to comprehensive understanding themselves and the world.We feel that there is an over-abundance of Tragedy in the world, and the Hope we all seek is delivered through free expression, open-mindedness, and self-responsibility. Tragedy and Hope is a media vehicle, a condiut, which allows our contributors to empower our subscribers through the sacred act of focused attention (listening, watching, reading, contemplating).The Premiere Issue of Tragedy and Hope is slated for publication on or about January 20th, 2009.We will be launching TragedyAndHope.com just before Christmas, along with the re-launching of 8thestate.com... if all goes well.Stay tuned for next months' upd8 with Meria, as we close in on the launch date... and as always, THANK YOU FOR TUNING-IN, and NOT DROPPING OUT =)::peace::rich read less