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History: Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
The Historical Context for Understanding Idlewild's Past
by Professor Ronald J. Stephens, University of Nebraska
Idlewild was the home of a popular resort area for African Americans during the early twentieth century. Located in Michigan, Professor Stephens writes that the resort was frequented by, middle class African American professionals from Detroit, Chicago and other Midwestern cities." Among its earliest guests was Dr. Daniel Hale Williams. "Dr. Dan, as he was later called in Idlewild, and some of his associates from Chicago, Cleveland, and elsewhere, were among that first group of African American professionals to join the Idlewild Resort Company.”
I have identified six significant time periods of progresses and failures in Idlewild to illustrate why it continues to be recognized as one of the oldest and most famous African American resort communities in the Unites States. Stage one, which focuses on the founding years of Idlewild between 1912 and 1919, concentrates on early developments in the community. Stage two, 1920 to 1935, represents the creation of a separate space for middle class African American professionals in Idlewild as its population grew. Stage three, which occupies the years 1936 to 1950, highlights a period of economic boom in the community. Stage four, 1950 to 1960, marks the heyday in which Idlewild reaches its high watermark of prosperity. Stage five, between the years of 1960 to 1980, represents the age of decline and readjustment in Idlewild. Stage six, from 1980 to the present, unfolds as the era of pragmatism and rebirth in the community.
The Founding of a Community
During the second decade of the Twentieth Century, a small yet clearly distinguishable African American middle class largely composed of professionals and small businessmen and women, had been established in several urban centers (Hine, Hine and Harrold, 2000). Like many urbanites, they wanted the opportunity for recreational pursuits in a setting removed from the city. These same black professionals, through their own volitions, carried with them a spirit and praxis of radicalism and resistance that subtlety spoke in opposition to the dominant discourse on racial politics and legal practices of segregation, which continued to bar them from rest and relaxation in the existing white controlled cities, states and resort communities.
Because Northwest Michigan represented a likely location to establish a resort for African Americans, white land developers, Erastus Branch and his wife, Flora, and Adelbert Branch and his wife, Isabelle, from White Cloud, Michigan, and Wilbur M. Lemon and his wife, Mayme, and A.E. Wright and his wife, Modolin, of Chicago, organized the Idlewild Resort Company (IRC). During the pre-World War I era, this represented a bold undertaking. E.G. Branch built a cabin, homesteaded the island for three years, and thus obtained the title to the island, which became the central focus of the Idlewild resort. By the fall of 1915, IRC surveyed its first plat in Idlewild, and immediately began marketing lots in the company’s original platted tracts adjacent to Idlewild Lake (Bantom, 1929, 2).
The island was connected to the mainland by footbridges, and IRC purchased other properties, made surveys, had maps drawn, and plats recorded. Late in the fall of 1915, a critical moment in U.S. history, IRC sponsored an excursion, attracting middle class African American professionals from Detroit, Chicago and other Midwestern cities to visit after which lots were offered for sale. The war in Europe, one of the bloodiest for that time was still in effect. The very people IRC wanted to attract to the community had taken a very active part in this war, fighting valiantly under the banner of the U.S. flag. Although these early developments were important, the mass migration of the Black middle class in Idlewild did not accelerate until after World War I. An aggressive promotional campaign in the 1920’s, using several highly respected members of the African American community, marked the creation of a separate space for Idlewild’s growing middle class population.
The Creation of Separate Space
The evolution of the African American middle class and its stratification not only followed the violence that erupted in Chicago during the hot July days of 1919, but also played an integral part in the development and vitality of Black Idlewild, Michigan. Together these disruptions were not only part of the worldwide crisis following the end of World War I, but the making of a Black intelligentsia in the Idlewild community (Taft 1919). One prominent personality to relocate during this first transitional period in Idlewild’s history was Dr. Daniel Hale Williams who, in 1893 became the first surgeon in the United States to perform open-heart surgery. Dr. Dan, as he was later called in Idlewild, and some of his associates from Chicago, Cleveland, and elsewhere, were among that first group of African American professionals to join the Idlewild Resort Company’s excursion during that period.
By the mid-1920s, the IRC had sold and turned the land over to Dr. Dan of Chicago, and Robert Riffle and William Green of Cleveland, who collaboratively formed the Idlewild Improvement Association (IIA). The founders believed that Idlewild represented an important site to create what Alain Locke (1925) defined as the age of “The New Negro.” This period in American history not only popularized African-American expressions that paralleled the Jazz Age, but also the spirit and mindset of the new Negro. The Idlewild Improvement Association not only purchased land but built a subdivision and sold property to such notables as NAACP co-founder, Dr. W. E. B. Du Bois, cosmetic giant Madame C. J. Walker, and the famous African-American novelist Charles Waddell Chesnutt. The Association was also responsible for recruiting other middle-class professionals, services, and businesses to the community. These community leaders were directly responsible for bringing nightclubs, barber shops, medical services, grocery stores, filling stations, temporary housing, automobile repairs, and police and fire protection to Idlewild.
Idlewild, by then known throughout Black America, had become one of the few places middle class African Americans could find peace of mind, and could escape systematic practices of racism and discrimination in the United States. A massive infusion of African American professionals and their families from such cities as Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, and St. Louis migrated to Idlewild, Michigan, leaving behind the aftermath of the Chicago Red Summer in July of 1919. As this new mass culture settled in the community of Idlewild, some relocated as activists and members of Marcus Mosiah Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), while others as followers of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Booker T. Washington’s political machine, or as potential investors (Wilson, 1982).
For the majority of these professionals who brought their families, however, the idea of home ownership conveyed black social status and membership in this community. Many of these early settlers basically found organized activities such as swimming, boating, the nightlife, and a memorable religious worship service as a form of salvation. In addition to these attractions, a number of other developments took place on the island immediately after the First World War. Though America seemed trapped within white racial reasoning as illustrated through lynchings, disfranchisement, and caste privileges, Idlewild continued to grow as a Black community. Idlewild organizers and investors first built an Idlewild Club House, and second, an emergency hospital. Later Dr. Dan’s Oakmere Hotel and the Purple Palace nightclub were built. Soon to follow came the incorporation of the Idlewild Lot Owners Association (ILOA) in August 1921, another important development that was initiated by the founders, and controlled township governance.1 Herman O. and Lela G. Wilson, the only couple from the first excursion, also built the Paradise Clubhouse in 1922, followed by the Paradise Hotel, and twenty-five little 10 x 12 guest sleeping cottages, known then as “Dog Houses” (Wilson, 1982). 2 The Wilson’s eventually opened a grocery store in the garage of their home, and later built a storefront during the post-World War II era. These contributions helped to encourage cultural pride, family pride, community pride, and Christian pride among African-American residents, even though their viewpoints are not homogeneous. Although Herman Wilson had no interests in radical politics and organizing, his wife, Lela remained a loyal Garveyite until her death in 1963.
1Idlewild was founded in 1915 by IRC, which also founded the Idlewild Lot Owners Association in the State of Illinois in 1921. The organization was incorporated in the State of Michigan in 1932, and will celebrate its 80th anniversary in 2001. The mission and goals of ILOA are to maintain an association of all persons interested in the welfare and improvement of the community of Idlewild by promoting positive environmental, social and humanitarian issues of concern to property owners. ILOA is a non-profit, charitable, service, recreational, civic and welfare organization. It is a national organization consisting of property owners in such cities as Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland, and St. Louis. Since its founding in 1921, ILOA has sponsored various summer programs for youth, and adult activities (an annual fashion flair and amateur show, among other activities) to encourage cultural heritage and pride within the community. From the late 1930s to the present, ILOA has played a significant role in the leadership in the community. Some of its past presidents have included Sulee Stinson of Detroit, Irene McCoy Gaines of Chicago, Margot Harding of Chicago, and the Reverend Robert Louis Bradby of Detroit. The ILOA annual fashion flair, which is accompanied by a program booklet, takes place each year during Idlewilder's Week. Another musical event sponsored by ILOA include an amateur show. Volunteers representing various members of ILOA and the National Idlewilder's help to preserve this tradition of showcasing local and regional talents.
2Recalling a history of the lodging situation in Idlewild in the 1920s, Mary Ellen Anderson has this to say about the doghouses on August 1, 1976. During the mid-1920s in search of relief for his wife's hay fever, Dr. Ernest T. Cox from Columbus, Ohio, decided to investigate the climate in Idlewild, Michigan. This was to be the beginning of a yearly trek for this family's four generations of summer residents to the popular resort. Anxious to reap the benefits of Michigan's atmosphere, Mary Ellen Cox and a friend packed up their respective toddlers and headed for Idlewild by train---a 16 hour trip at that time with layovers in Chicago and Grand Rapids. The two mothers found accommodations on the "Island" in two of the many identical-one room "doghouses" so called because they resembled large dog houses. These little cottages, about thirty in number were lined up in a curve along the north side of the Island. There was a long narrow boardwalk in front of the houses extending from the first to the last. The cottages had a front door opening onto the boardwalk, a window at the opposite end facing little Lake Idlewild. Each cottage contained two cots, a mash stand complete with pitcher and bowl, a bucket for carrying water from the public hand pump located behind the center of the boardwalk in a public park like area, a kerosene heater to take the chill off on cool days. A small stereo appliance was used for making a cup of tea, etc. Occupants were served hot tasty meals in the dining room of the Idlewild Clubhouse on the south side of the island overlooking the beautiful Idlewild Lake. Toilet facilities were primitive (out-houses, as they were called), located far behind the dog houses near the first and last building, one for ladies, one for men.
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Amazingly,.
For those who would still insist on the infallibility or perfection of the Bible, consider a simple, and glaring deception in the very titles of the books. The four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John have been presented and widely understood as the words of the four disciples of the same names. But it is now widely acknowledged, by even the most conservative scholars, that those four books were not written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John. Little to nothing is known about their authors except that they were not eye witnesses, they were not the apostles, and they were writing down stories that were retellings of retellings of retellings. They were given those names to foster the illusion of legitimacy and authenticity and the deception was propagated for centuries.
In a flimsy attempt to explain away this lie with “context” the believer may argue that Matthew wasn’t written by Matthew, but nevertheless, that gospel still tells the story of the apostle Matthew as it was later relayed to the author. But in fact, Matthew was cribbed for the most part, from the Gospel of Mark, so this attempt to explain away the glaring error in the perfect, error free text collapses too.
Far from being some sort of divinely guarded perfect record, the Bible is full of serious mistakes and deceptions. Not even the titles of the books can be trusted. It couldn't pass the rules concerning accuracy and plagiarism for a Freshman Composition class.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
The Perfect Word of God
Amazingly,.
57 comments:
This Christian does not believe the biblical text to be inerrant.
There are flaws and contradictions.
To be expected.
It was written by men. I do believe they were inspired by God, but they were still human.
I do believe that the overarching message of the bible is true.
The bible shows us our need of a Savior and it shows us the savior we need...in Christ Jesus.
God uses imperfect tools for accomplish His perfect will.
The bread and wine of communion, the water of baptism, the imperfect words in the bible, and Jesus Himself...who was fully man.
There are no human rational explanations for this. It's taken on faith. The faith that God gives us throught the hearing of the gospel (Christ died for your sins and forgives you) and in the sacraments of Baptism and Holy Communion.
No strong arm tactics here.
One either believes it...or not.
The universe does not revolve the belief or unbelief of any particular person.
I would not be a believer if God hadn't made me one. No one can believe this of their own volition.
Whats wrong with the bible?
Most Americans Believe in Higher Power, Poll Finds
wow 92 percent I guess the only irrational people around here is the insane atheist blogger...it takes more than name calling to refute all these peoples belief MR. atheist
Nothing is wrong with the Bible.
Every jot and tittle is not perfect, errorless, direct from Heaven wrapped up with a bow on it.
It's fully a product of God AND man.
God uses imperfect man to do what He wills.
The all powerful creator of the universe and everything in it uses an imperfect tool (humans) to create an imperfect book (the bible) that if misunderstood by the reader results in punishment for all eternity?
And you want me to believe this tripe?
Carbon Based,
And you want me to believe this tripe?
I don't give a rat's ass if you believe it or not.
Anonymous,
That's an argument ad populum fallacy. Whether there is a "higher power" or not isn't dependent upon the number of people who believe it.
Sure, we can all "believe" in something, but that doesn't make it true. Sometimes it's just wishful thinking. Seriously, just look at politics. That's more than enough evidence to show that people will believe anything, in large numbers.
"I don't give a rat's ass if you believe it or not."
Well how very christian of you.
Carbon Based,
As a Christian, I can tell you to go fuck yourself if I wanted to.
Christianity isn't about my behavior or goodness (maybe somebody's fed you that line of horse manure but it's patently false).
Back to the original point.
If you read my original comment on this post, you would realize that I REALLY DO NOT CARE if you believe or not.
Ciao, Carbon
"If you read my original comment on this post, you would realize that I REALLY DO NOT CARE if you believe or not."
Just like "god", huh?
Sure, I could not send you to eternal punishment for merely believing in the *wrong* religion such as Islam or Hinduism, but that wouldn't be...
it wouldn't be...
you know, what do you think heaven would be like if we let in all good people?
Teleprompter,
What God wants to do with you or I is His business.
Who knows, the time may come when you and I are "up there" sitting around sharing a beer.
Who knows? I don't...that's for sure.
Anybody that says that they do know, for sure, is a bit arrogant.
I successfully converted two of my friends to Atheism some time ago. I wasn't trying to be a missionary, but they couldn't ignore the logic.
However, I think basic psychology has something to do with belief states. So, many (but not all) so called conversion processes have something to do with that.
Charisma is a factor in all of our lives, especially combined with good arguments and non-emotional reasoning.
Why should I believe the Bible over the Koran? Or the Odyssey?
On a side note, the universe did not come from nothing - that doesn't make sense - a singularity is a mathematical failure of correspondence to physical reality. At best it (a singularity) shows an unknown position of physicality.
Then what is the "physical"?
Well God definitely plays no part.
The Bible tells me less good information for knowledge then the vast majority of other books. Why? It should be simple to point out the inconsistencies of the Bible in comparison to even moderately good scientific and literature based books of the 18th century, which are much richer even though crude my later standards - which show why I should give the Bible a passing glance of ridiculous iron age reasoning in comparison.
"And you want me to believe this tripe?"
choose wisely..
uh tele its no fallacy dude you need to go and understand more carefully what was posted...like the fact that this atheist blogger is hell bent on labeling people who disagree with him "irrational" or "credulous".
there was no argument made saying X is correct because populus Y says so....
yo there mr. jon why would you use the scientific method to disprove the bible? isnt the bible a religious text...
your friends couldnt deny the logic so they converted atheism? how about all those logicans? they all atheist? any of them a believer and still logical? oh wait wasnt godel a believer? how about einstien and other scientists?
it gets pretty old hearing atheist resort to the "believers are irrational" mantra...isnt that ad hominem???
"Far from being some sort of divinely guarded perfect record, the Bible is full of serious mistakes and deceptions. Not even the titles of the books can be trusted. It couldn't pass the rules concerning accuracy and plagiarism for a Freshman Composition class"
funny its taught on college campuses across the nation. I bet your bottom tier college has courses on that freshman level book...
Good point Matt. I think the facts surrounding the Bible are coming to the surface as common knowledge (thank you History channel! lol), but I have never thought about linking the inherent deception behind the titles to the deception throughout the content.
For some examples of the hilarious outakes of the Bible, a fellow Xangan blogger gives you
A Walkthrough
To Anon:
Godel may have been good at one kind of logic and terrible at another. Picasso may have been good at certain forms of art and terrible at other forms.
Therefore, I am being specific and not miss-generalizing various forms of abilities.
Einstein was great at most physics, but was wrong at certain specifics.
It goes for all of us, eh?
So therefore, no ad-hominem.
"If you read my original comment on this post, you would realize that I REALLY DO NOT CARE if you believe or not."
If you really don't care what I or anyone else believes why are you here? Your self-contradicting. (I guess that's what you get for believing in the contradicting nonsense that is the christian cult)
If you truly did not care you wouldn't be here trying to explain your wacky believe system to a bunch of atheists and skeptics, you'd be some where else being more productive.
Anonymous:
The Bhagavad-Gita is also taught in colleges, but you don't believe that, do you?
Einstein didn't believe in a personal god...double check your information; not that it matters, though. It's just anecdotal evidence anyway. Lots of brilliant people believed in Christianity...but that doesn't verify it. Newton was a Biblical literalist...but does that verify
Biblical literalism?
And yes, you did commit a fallacy: you said 92 percent of people believed in a higher power, therefore the author of this post must be "insane".
Carbon Based,
Good question!
I'll tell you why I'm here.
1) to dispell false notions of what it means to be a believer.
2) it's my job, as a believer, to speak of the One who has died for the sins of the world and forgives each and every one of us...that whoever HEARS IT (really hears it) might have faith and believe.
It's not my job to convert anyone. I couldn't do it if I wanted to.
When I say that I really don't care what you believe in, or don't believe in...I mean it. I don't care.
There was a time when I did. But I think I am growing in my faith of Jesus and I am leaving all the hard stuff to Him.
so jon you still were saying that believers are non logical...so was godel and einstein being illogical in their beliefs of a higher power?
sorry tele but you have misunderstood what ad populum fallacy is...there was no arg saying X is right becasue populus Y thinks so try wikipedia or somethin plz and stop being a impotent college student crying fallacies where none appear...
what the heck is your point about hinduism being taught as well? i feel like you have trouble reading peoples post correctly...
If einstien believed in a non personal god verses a personal god, how does this negate the position that einstien isnt still illogical? C'mon atheist lets see you defend your tenuous beliefs for once without name calling...
"1) to dispell(sic) false notions of what it means to be a believer."
"I don't give a rat's ass if you believe it or not."
"If you read my original comment on this post, you would realize that I REALLY DO NOT CARE if you believe or not."
"2) it's my job, as a believer, to speak of the One who has died for the sins of the world and forgives each and every one of us...that whoever HEARS IT (really hears it) might have faith and believe."
Dude are your really that thick? Do you not see the irrationality of your statements/thinking. What is keeping you head from exploding from the massive cognitive dissonance?
So which is it you care what I and other people believe or you don't?
Carbon Based,
I'm starting to think that you are "thick".
That you don't believe in God is not my problem (it's yours). I do not care if you don't belivee because I cannot do anything about it. Are you with me?
But your misconceptions about what Christianity IS...I can do something about...like correct you.
Is that so hard to understand?
Not that Einstein's personal beliefs have anything to do with the existence (or lack there of) of a deity, can we at least let him speak for himself?
“I am a deeply religious nonbeliever.… This is a somewhat new kind of religion.”
Albert Einstein, in a letter to Hans Muehsam, March 30, 1954
"C'mon atheist lets see you defend your tenuous beliefs for once without name calling..."
OK Anon, I'll take that challenge. Let's hypothetically say for a moment that Einstein was a deeply devoted Christian (contrary to a vast body of evidence). Could he hold that empirically untenable belief and still be a brilliant physicist?
Yes, it is called compartmentalization. That is where an individual uses one set standards to judge the validity of most claims they are faced with everyday but, when certain topics are addressed they change the criteria of acceptance. It is quite common among the human species. In fact I'd venture to say it is universal.
And as long as the belief to which they give the free pass to isn't overly harmful, they can live quite successful and rational lives.
Newton for instance was quite a fan alchemy. Had he applied the same standards of evidence to alchemy he did to physics, he would have abandoned it. But other than wasting some time and money his irrational belief in alchemy did not harm him enough for his overall behavior to be judged irrational. He was just irrational in this one particular instance.
Anon,
My comment above applies equally to 92% of Americans you cite in your previous post. And to that I would like to add some other things that millions of Americans believe:
Roughly 50% believe that humans were created in their current form less than 10,000 ya.
One in five Americans believe the sun revolves around the earth.
Roughly 50% believe in ESP.
About 25% believe in Astrology.
More than 30% believe in clairvoyance.
So, do I believe millions and millions of people can hold irrational beliefs without being considered irrational overall? You bet I do. But that doesn't change the fact that I believe they are being irrational with respect to certain things that they believe.
My personal favorite example of compartmentalization.
Historian and theologian Mark Roberts is asked , winder what percentage of the world's population believe that life came from 'no life'.
Or that 'it just happened'?
Head in the Sand wrote:
"I winder what percentage of the world's population believe that life came from 'no life'. Or that 'it just happened'?"
Suppose instead the question were: "I wonder what percentage of the world's population believe that snowflakes came from 'no snowflakes'. Or that 'it just happened'?"
Why do you expect such a different answer to the first of these questions than the second? Is it simply a matter of the DEGREE of complexity? Is it something else?
Anon,
You keep bringing up Godel as if he's the epitome of rational thought and discourse. The guy was insane. I mean literally. He starved himself to death after his wife passed away and was no longer around to tell him that no one was poisoning his food. He hated hospitals and continued to deteriorate till his death after hospitalization.
He was also a Platonic realist and believed mathematical entities had an actually real existence. Should we also agree this ontological claim is true simply because Godel believed it? That'd be moronic and the worst kind of inference.
Guess what? I can also make a logical black box that will make true whatever you want to believe. It only depends on propositional logic (though I can make a first-order set theoretical or first-order predicate version). It goes like this
{A,¬A}╞ ■
What does that say? It means the set of propositions A and not A prove wtf-ever you want. Replace the black box by "God is real" or "The moon is made of cheese" and it comes as true because every proof has an associated implication of the form
╞ {A,¬A} → ■
Which anyone with a basic understanding of logic should know that an implication is true whenever its antecedent is false. The antecedent is a contradiction and therefore always false. Therefore, whatever you want to fill the black box with is always true. This is a move used in many mathematical proofs (e.g., the empty set proves many cases of a theorem vacuously).
So is that what you want to grasp at? Empty logical claims simply because they're logical? Simply because some system of logic will have models that satisfy notions of God? This is a worse move, I would say, than the naturalistic fallacy in ethics. You basically take something abstract and apply it to reality to make ontological claims with complete disregard for qualifying that move. You ignore the giant chasm that stands between the abstract and the ontological like someone ignoring the fact that statements about what is are not immediately isomorphic (if at all) to valuational or normative statements. How the hell do you just say "logic says X, therefore reality says it too." Logic can be used to prove whatever you want. Get real.
But is that how you want God to exist? Vacuously through some empty notion of logic? You have to realize, logic is syntactical and denotative. We supply the connotations, the semantics and meaning. That black box model I presented will prove anything in propositional logic, albeit, vacuously. But it does so without even having anything to fill the variables yet. We have no idea what the box or the A state. We match it to things that are ontological and model them after the relations of reality. Yet, you haven't qualified how that move is done at all. In fact, you think it sounds true without even stating anything in reality! Even if we can make a logical deductive inference about God in some system of logic, even if we can find a model to satisfy that statement, it will never have to say anything about reality or the natural world.
Like abstract Platonic entities, God might exist as such a thing, but it certainly wouldn't have anything to do with reality, no more than the supposedly existing object 2. If God exists, I will assert, then so does infinity, the infinite set of numbers as individual objects in the world, and so do all the functions that would solve the statement f(x)=5. Unfortunately, they're probably hanging out in a bar somewhere that all those elves and unicorns are, too, because I can just never find those damn guys.
Well Head in the Sand,
I don’t know for sure. In fact I don’t even know if such a study has ever been done. But I would imagine it is about the same percentage as those who have read and understood articles like this one (subscription required). A few excerpts:
"Now is a good time to be doing this research, because the prospects for success are greater than they have ever been," says John Sutherland, a chemist at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. He and others are addressing each of the steps involved in the transition to life: where the raw materials came from, how complex organic molecules such as RNA formed, and how the first cells arose. In doing so, they are inching their way toward making life from scratch.
Over the past few years, they have documented almost an entire route from prebiotic molecules to RNA and are preparing to publish even more details of their success. Discovering these new reactions makes Sutherland suspect it wouldn't have been that hard for RNA to emerge directly from an organic soup. "We've got the molecules in our sights," he says.
Tracey Lincoln and Gerald Joyce of the Scripps Research Institute in San Diego, California, have shown how [spontaneous self-replication] might have been possible. They designed a pair of RNA molecules that join together and assemble loose nucleotides to match their partner. Once the replication is complete, old and new RNA molecules separate and join with new partners to form new RNA. In 30 hours, Lincoln and Joyce found, a population of RNA molecules could grow 100 million times bigger.
Now [Jack] Szostak is running experiments to bring his protocells closer to life. He is developing new forms of RNA that may be able to replicate longer molecules faster. For him, the true test of his experiments will be whether his protocells not only grow and reproduce, but evolve.
"To me, the origin of life and the origin of Darwinian evolution are essentially the same thing," says Szostak. And if Darwin was alive today, he might well be willing to write a lot more about how life began.
I must be confused or more then likely it is my limited education. As I understand it the christian god is perfect. I have never understood how something can be perfect if its main creation is imperfect. The way I understand perfect, anything done by someone or something that is perfect should be perfect. If it isn't then the creator isn't perfect.
With this in mind then either man and the bible is a perfect creation or the christian god isn't what people believe it to be.
Please explain this to me since I have read enough of the bible to know it isn't perfect as we define perfect.
M. Tulley,
"To me, the origin of life and the origin of Darwinian evolution are essentially the same thing," says Szostak.
I believe it takes way more 'faith' to believe that life evolved out of nothing.
Amazingly, the view that the Bible is somehow inerrant, or the perfect word of God, still has widespread subscription. Anyone who’s made an effort to read it with any sort of objectivity finds the claim laughable. ... laughable and amazing … yes indeed.
Perhaps even more surprising when the worlds’ largest Church does not hold that view – don’t the literalists ask why not?
I guess there is a place for those who are attracted by absolutes. Unfortunately, from my theist perspective, once the limitations of absolutes of the literalistic interpretation are recognised what often follows is atheism. When they realise that God is not in their literalistic interpretation they seem to accept there is no God rather than that God is not the literalistic God but different.
I suppose that it is small wonder that people of that mind set would rather label all religion as wrong than have to plot a course of understanding through theology.
Sala kahle - peace
Baconsbud, perhaps I can help, yopu say I have never understood how something can be perfect if its main creation is imperfect.
Firstly on a superficial level there is a circular irrationality about your argument.
You and I might judge creation to be imperfect. Since we are imperfect (by your definition as products of the imperfect creation) so why would value our opinion over that of the perfect (by your definition) creator.
But more importantly, a lack of perfection gives rise to many benefits, and it could be argued that perfection in a physical world is either an illusion or undesirable – in fact is itself an imperfection … consider
… we need to be inventive to adapt to what you consider the imperfections of this world; in a perfect world we would not need to be creative (e.g harness energy to keep us warm). So to achieve perfection (a perfect world) you need to destroy perfection by denying us the opportunity/ability to be creative.
… so is a creative human being more aligned to perfection than a dumb one ... or
Sala kahle - peace
Head in the Sand,
None of the scientists in that article say anything to imply that "that life evolved out of nothing." What they are saying is that it's chemistry. Just normal chemistry. And although it is difficult to recreate the exact conditions from 3.5 billion years ago, it never the less requires no magic. Life came from normal molecules going through normal chemical reactions.
And they are getting very close to creating the environment for those reactions to occur in the laboratory.
Yes, Godel's belief does not follow from his specialty.
Tully,
there are fake quotes going around the net about einstein. I believe you found them. Here is the wiki article that addresses the mans belief...
Wow byran you went on a tangent that had nothing to do with what I posted...simply that godel was a believer - thats it!
Tully,
"My comment above applies equally to 92% of Americans you cite in your previous post. And to that I would like to add some other things that millions of Americans believe:"
My point was to show that there is some serious blanket statements made here about believers just being irrational, which is a poor analysis.
Anon
If my post was a tangent, then there was absolutely nothing substantiating your appeal to Godel's belief. But that would be inconsistent with the fact you appealed to Godel's specialty as a logician and brilliant rational mind when it came to mathematics. I dispelled that relation and left you with nothing. Now you try to say you weren't grasping at anything. In any case, you have nothing to support your fallacious appeal. But my argument was far from tangential.
akakiwibear said... But more importantly, a lack of perfection gives rise to many benefits, and it could be argued that perfection in a physical world is either an illusion or undesirable – in fact is itself an imperfection … consider
Is it really a benefit to be imperfect? Of course I will admit there is no such thing as complete perfection. If there was then there would be no needs or wants. Everything we would need would be there for us and nothing we did would affect anyone or anything in an imperfect way. Why would I need a means of staying warm when I am perfect.
My point with the perfect thing is there is no such thing and when people try to define some being as perfect they are mistaken. While we sometimes do things in a perfect way. Nothing can be absolutely perfect.
The only real problem I have with how christians define their friend in the sky, is they apply words but change the meaning when shown it is incorrect.
Take the words of I Believe that I can't Believe, God uses imperfect tools for accomplish His perfect will. If god has perfect will then why does he need tools? I just see people using the word perfect to try and claim that we are inferior to something that has to be there but is afraid to show itself.
The bible is nothing more to me then a record of the fears and desires of people. People want there to be something out there that is directing their lives and it has to be perfect for it to do that.
Anon,
"Tully,
there are fake quotes going around the net about einstein. I believe you found them."
No doubt there are, but the ones I cite are not two of them.
Citation: Einstein Archive 59-215 and 38-434; from Alice Calaprice, ed., The Expanded Quotable Einstein, Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2000, p. 216 - 218.
I Believe that I can't Believe, said:
it's my job, as a believer, to speak of the One who has died for the sins of the world and forgives each and every one of us...that whoever HEARS IT (really hears it) might have faith and believe.
Did you see him die for the sins?
... And what the **** do you mean by 'forgives each and everyone of us'
There are millions of suffering people in this world in form of beggars, lepors, disabled children etc etc whom "you BELIEVERS" call as sinners, are they forgiven?
Or do you mean to say, "hey, no dude, I mean the child rapists, gangsters, smugglers, cheats and terrorists, these people only deserve to be forgiven"
Don't you even have the common sense to know what sounds real?
Is it the fantasy stories abt God or the practical world around you?
Its so obvious that believers are more comfortable believing in just words of imagination. They really enjoy reading it more and more NO MATTER WHAT, and really DONT CARE to know if it could be true or false. I really don't see any difference between a child reading some fairy tale book and a believer reading a spiritual book. (HONESTLY!!!)
First of all I think the prime reason to all this is the fear to think against a man-made term 'God'.
How STUPID is it to think if I doubt on God I will not get the ticket to heaven? So that means no matter how good you are, you will be sent to hell just for ONE REASON, NOT BELIEVING IN GOD???
And on the other hand do all the f**k you want, go around raping children, and praise the name of God so you get a rewarded with a 'flying ferrari' all the way to heaven?
Does that sound god-like? Come on tell me?
I really feel pitty for such believers who clearly lack even a trace of common sense.
I have tried so much to explain things to my parents who are in deep sleep dreaming about things in religious books. They don't want to WAKE UP no matter how much I try. I gave up my hope of trying to explain a 'simple' thing that only needs common sense to understand. The problem with most believers is that they ignore to 'think' even for a moment. Their mind is already smoked up with fantasy stories from relegious fairy tale books. They call this 'faith' (LOL...)
I now feel its better to let these ignorant people continue with it as long as they don't cause harm to others. I am happy atleast to see there are some believers who are educated enough that they don't try to take AK47 and hunt down innocents, thinking this is a shortcut to God's residence(heaven)
I read this somewhere in this atheism blog. Let me try to put it in my own words:
If the evil in the world is intended by God, then God can not be good. If the evil can violate God's intentions, then God is not almighty. God can't be both almighty and good. If only God can create, then he must have created evil. If somebody else (the devil) created evil, how can one know that God, and not the Devil created the universe?
To me these are "GOLDEN LINES"..
Words of meaning, words that make sense, words of truth......
I love to read them again and again.
How about you believers? Not interested? Ok go sleep with your spiritual books and "NEVER WAKE UP"
I feel like spitting on you believers' face when you say: "The lepers and disabled children on streets are sinners."
It shows that you believers are cowards to the core!! Are you not ashamed to point fingers at these poor people who can not hit back at you, instead of pointing fingers at the REAL SINNERS commiting sins in front of your eyes raping kids and killing innocent people?
Now what, you think they will suffer in next birth?? Holy crap !!!!
So you believe in wild imagination?
Is there any sensible believer out there with the heart to answer my question?
(Matt McCormick, thanks a lot for your blog posts... I am really sorry I dont have enough words to thank you. You are one great humanbeing that can think STRAIGHT and
Wow... Will you look at all the hostility? It makes me sad.
Basically, the way I see it, there are two types of christians. "Cart pushers" and "Cart Riders".
The first type helps push the cart. He actually cares enough about Christianity and God that it affects his life, and he is a real Christian.
Secondly, there is the ones looking for a free ride away from hell, and I'm not sure that these people really get it.
Basically, you can't just be in it for the reward. | http://www.provingthenegative.com/2009/02/perfect-word-of-god.html?showComment=1239002880000 | 2013-05-18T11:02:36 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Cambridge, Ontario (PRWEB) May 05, 2012
Web entrepreneur Benjamin Short is pleased to debut his pet-centric website,. Fellow animal lovers are invited to browse the site for deals on top rated pet carriers, car seat covers, crates, and training devices.
“The products we carry are useful for traveling with pets. If you have to travel long distance with pets, then you need to make sure they are safe and comfortable. My carriers and training devices fulfill those needs,” said Short.
Whether traveling or at home, having an appropriately sized crate is imperative to proper dog care and training. Traditional wire cages are available, as are modern wooden crates that easily blend in with existing décor. For travel by planes, trains, or automobiles, consider using a Pet At Work travel system or Contour Messenger portable pet carrier. Larger pups that like to sprawl out on the backseat of the car are sure to enjoy a backseat hammock cover or padded seat protector.
“Dogs have oil in their skin, so if they accompany you a lot in the car, then the car seat will get dirty,” said Short. “The covers we have in stock save customers’ time and money they would normally spend constantly getting their car interiors cleaned.”
In addition to transportation equipment, PremierPetCarriers.com carries leashes and training devices. For safety and obedience, many pet owners use dog training collars, from the likes of PetSafe and DogSmart. Tracking devices from SportDog help owners keep an eye on their pets when they go off leash.
PremierPetCarriers.com prides itself on its superior level customer service. Short has ensured that the website is attractive, user-friendly, and secure. Orders are filled and shipped promptly in keeping with the company’s commitment to reliability. Feedback is always welcome and responded to in a timely manner by friendly, knowledgeable staff members.
The customer experience continues at, where Short shares information on proper pet transportation and crating techniques. Customers are encouraged to join the conversation by posting in the blog’s comments section.
About the Company:
PremierPetCarriers.com – a division of Elsben Enterprises, LLC – is owned and operated by Web entrepreneur Benjamin Short. | http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2012/5/prweb9475206.htm | 2013-05-18T10:24:11 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
San Jose, CA (PRWEB) September 01, 2012
CHT Global, the US subsidiary of Taiwan’s largest telecommunications company Chunghwa Telecom, was a major sponsor at this year’s Annual Convention of the Taiwan Benevolent Association of America (TBAA). This conference, the 35th of its kind since the organization’s inception, seeks to strengthen the ties of oversea Taiwanese with their homeland as well as build up community relationships between Taiwanese members with each other and the United States. As a global connectivity provider with its roots originating in Taiwan, CHT Global has long advocated for causes such as these in order to further communication & beneficial service exchanges among the local Taiwanese situated in the United States.
CHT Global supports a wide variety of services designed for customers ranging from large global enterprises and SMBs seeking to improve business operations with the latest networking and telecommunication technology such as Global MPLS-VPN. Enterprises utilizing the MPLS solution have benefited from greater network reliability due to CHT Global’s superior QoS (Quality of Service) management and have also seen improvements to business operations through the ability to detect and thus resolve network issues in real-time via the CQM Advanced Network Monitoring system. In addition to its enterprise and small business offerings, CHT Global also provides global calling solutions to residential customers to stay in touch with friends and family in Taiwan, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, and other countries around the world.
CHT Global’s President and CEO, Joe Yang, believes in the growing importance of mobility services and global connectivity for tomorrow’s progress, as witnessed by market trends within the past few years alone. He hopes more and more businesses will embrace these challenges and work together to solve these issues just as CHT Global’s mobile enabling Net2Communicate VoIP service gateway was brought about to meet these requirements for greater flexibility and affordable voice calling from anywhere in the world.
“We are excited to endorse TBAA in their efforts, and will strive to do our part by providing communication bridges for our Taiwanese ‘tongshiang’ through superior telecommunication solutions,” said Mr. Yang. “Communication is more than just words and data transmitted, but it is about building relational bonds and fostering an environment for continual improvement and flourishing far into the future.”
About Net2Communicate
Net2Communicate is part of the CHT Global’s Small Business Toolkit which is specifically designed for small businesses, entrepreneurs, and traveling businessmen. Similarly to the Net2Mail Enterprise Email and Digital Fax services that are also found in the Small Business Toolkit, Net2Communicate utilizes the Internet to provide “anywhere and anytime” office solutions. Based upon VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technologies, Net2Communicate uniquely solves and simplifies global and multi-location voice complexities.
About CHT Global
CHT Global (Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.) is a global telecommunication solutions provider. The wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Taiwan’s largest telecom, Chunghwa Telecom Co., LTD. (NYSE: CHT), CHT Global has and continues to provide numerous multinational enterprises and small businesses the highest quality in telecommunication solutions through its global backbone infrastructure, innovative products, and world-class service. For more information, please visit. | http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2012/9/prweb9860022.htm | 2013-05-18T10:31:48 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
The 40th birthday bash for MediaCom's head of press Claudine Collins (pictured) was a worthy contender for party of the year. The guest list included anyone who's anyone in newspapers, and Richard Desmond, sent a mysterious special gift for Collins - bananas on a silver platter, perhaps?
Party regular Blake Chandlee of Facebook was also at the knees-up, as were Omnicom's Philippa Brown, The Sun's Mark Chippendale and Alan Brydon from Media Planning Group.
Most partygoers had come along after that evening's other major press do - The Independent's summer party. Guests there included ex-Mirror editor Piers Morgan, who was spotted leaving the party to go to Collins' 40th in a car with a woman who wasn't Celia Walden.
- Speaking of arm candy, The Mail on Sunday's Simon Davies was spotted stepping out hand in hand with his fresh-faced fiancee. Aaah. And during the speeches, comedian Mark Steel was less than impressed with the "right wing" bent of Indie commentator Bruce Anderson - he spent the rest of the night chatting to fellow contributor Johann Hari.
Meanwhile, at the IPC Magazine Planning Awards, held in association with Media Week, ZenithOptimedia and MediaCom scooped a double gong for their M&M's campaign - congratulations to all those shortlisted.
- Fat chance for Shape magazine
River Publishing had high ambitions for its first consumer magazine, women's monthly Shape, pitching it as a rival to the thinking woman's read, Psychologies. The title launched in April with a circulation of 70,000 but now - after just three issues - the magazine has died a premature death. The last issue was the July issue, published on 4 June.
River chiefs are standing firm on the official line that Shape was an unfortunate victim of the economic climate. Managing director Edward Axon maintains pride in his "fresh and innovative product", so perhaps the problem was plumping for a global brand (the Shape name is currently used in 23 countries). Advertisers, perhaps more switched on to the state of the global economy, were apparently less keen than River to commit to a new title.
Why Shape was still advertising in thelondonpaper after announcing its closure is another question altogether...
- Kinetic team raises thousands for charity
Five members of outdoor agency Kinetic have completed the Inca Trail in Peru in aid of Macmillan Cancer Research. After a challenging week, the team scaled the lost city of the Incas at Machu Picchu on 30 May, raising £23,800.
The task was physically arduous. Team leader Mark Dillon (pictured centre, above), slightly older than the rest of the team at 40, put in some "heavy training" before the trip, by walking to meetings from Kinetic's Paddington offices.
To donate, or just congratulate the team, go to justgiving.com/kineticPeruTrek2008.
- Five's TV quiz sorts the wheat from the chaff
Can media buyers recognise their own ads?
That was one of the challenges set out by Five's inaugural TV quiz, which attracted 140 teams over 15 nights.
Quite a lengthy competition, but it was all worth it when the 14 final teams attended a nail-biting finale at the Freemasons Arms, a mere staggering distance from Five's Long Acre HQ.
Enjoying their pints was winning team PHD's Jules Berridge, Simon Harwood, Katie Doveston, Amanda Franco and Ollie Wilton.
The team beat ZenithOptimmedia to first place by half a point, and received power, glory and a top trophy, plus super gadgets including a 37-inch HD Panasonic plasma TV.
Sales director Kelly Williams says: "We are aiming to roll this out every year."
Phew, if Five gets any more teams involved, Kelly might just be attending this event every night of the year.
- Great Viral... Smashing idea from Profero
Pick something dull and smash a car into it. A premise brought to life by Profero for Mini's ban boredom viral. Head to Banboredom.com, pick a website, upload a picture, or let Mini choose a target. We opted for the Media Week website, which is far from dull, but you get the idea. Bitch suggests having a picture of the boss to hand.
- Out & About
Vogue.com party: Gemma Irving, Gemma Owen, Natalie Cook, Jerome O'Regan, Sammy Pull (all from BLM Red).
IPC Magazine Planning Awards: Media Week editor Steve Barrett, with award winners Charlotte Reich (ZenithOptimedia) and James Harrison (MediaCom).
Willoughby PR's Jason Hartley, finalist in Company's Bachelor of the Year contest. See the August issue for the full photo-shoot.
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The Government is to appoint a food safety expert in the wake of
recent food scares.
Lee Tomkins
Ruder Finn
’It would provide a focus for concerns about food safety and give the
general public a feeling that there was an independent review process in
place to deal with issues promptly. At the moment the public is wavering
and doesn’t know what to think. Of course it would have to be someone of
considerable standing and experience but if, like the chief medical
officer, they can remain above political bias, there’s no reason why the
public shouldn’t develop confidence in the process in the long
term.’
Jonathan Choat
Cameron Choat and Partners
’It’s a good move, but it won’t stop the self-appointed representatives
of food safety desperately trying to make their opinions heard. What
they and sections of the media concentrate on is the hazard rather than
the real risk, which is very small. If an independent expert can put
that risk into context and is backed up by strong scientific evidence,
then I think the public can have some faith.’
Matt Tee
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital Trust
’In terms of public relations I think the answer is no. The food
industry is so disparate that I think it’s unlikely an inspector will
have the scope and teeth to get to grips with the issue. Also, if you
have the same Ministry in charge of food safety and farmers, can any
inspector be seen to be impartial? The problem is credibility. No-one
believes the government has the power to control the problem and setting
up an inspectorate won’t change that.’
Colin Doeg
Author of Crisis Management in the Food and Drinks Industry
’This is mere electioneering. The creation of a strong, independent food
agency like the FDA in the US but more in tune with European food
regimes would do more to restore public confidence in the Government and
the food industry. Such a drastic solution is necessary because the
integrity of food manufacturers and suppliers and their commitment to
consumers and the production of safe, wholesome foods is not generally
appreciated.
Nor is the difficulty of conveying complicated scientific matters in
simple, comprehensible terms which do not cause unnecessary alarm. It is
all too easy for information to be exploited out of context by pressure
groups and others with vested interests.’ | http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/93527/BIG-QUESTION-food-safety-officer-best-restore-public-confidence/?DCMP=ILC-SEARCH | 2013-05-18T10:33:14 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Poet Tom Sleigh reads his poem Fable
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A new
Toyota car advert Gran Turismo 5 trailer is up showing the Toyota FT-86G Concept in GT5. As always it looks incredible;
Gran Turismo 5 has recently been delayed in Japan and is expected to be released worldwide simultaneously although no date has been announced. “Why has GT5 been delayed so much!” i hear you cry?
Well this might have something to do with it taking a while;
“Before, you could wake up one morning and have a good idea. You could see it implemented in some form by the evening. Now, if you have a good idea, it may be two or three years later before you see the result,”
That might go some way to explaining the amount of work Polyphony Digital is undertaking in making this game. But the most startling thing is that apparently GT5, like Uncharted 2 is only using 80% of the Playstation 3′s power. So that means we can look forward to even more incredible looking Gran Turismo 6 and Uncharted 3s!
A full interview with Yamauchi can be read at VentureBeat.
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#1 by Fleakitten on January 15th, 2010
I see U3 being released before GT6. GT6 is more like a launch title for the PS4..if we’re lucky.
#2 by mcloki on January 15th, 2010
I don’t understand why GT5 didn’t release in a staggered fashion.
Juts start me off with a crummy car and a few tracks. As I win money I can buy more cars, more dealerships, more tracks. Or every three months DLC another auto pack.
This way it would have been out for a while now and people would still be playing it.
I play the demo every night.
Anyways, looks great first day buy for me.
Whenever that day is.
#3 by Royalty32 on January 15th, 2010
Forza 3 is better than GT 5. xbox rules
#4 by Emrah on January 15th, 2010 [ 7289 Points ]
Royalty32: Forza 3 is better than you.
#5 by Jay on January 15th, 2010 [ 82483 Points ]
lol, dont worry about him anymore. if you check my December 2009 sales article, we got a few things straightened out on the last few replies. | http://www.ps3blog.net/2010/01/15/gran-turismo-5-trailer-drifts-in-yamauchi-interview/ | 2013-05-18T10:54:15 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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I continuously get "data not supported" or "date is corrupt" errors when I try to load up web streams via the web.conf file. One in particular:
Its an 256kb mpeg audio stream. Plays fine through the browser but doesn't work through PMS. The previous link worked great: audiostream.Web,Radio,Dutch,National,AVRO=Baroque around the Clock,
Are there any guidelines for what will stream and what won't? Any additional plugins that can be adapted. I tried to use the VLC player and nothing was playable.
I am running version 1.72.0 and everything else seems to be working ok.
Thanks
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03pseehra
29-07-2008, 04:20 PM
Ive just done my gcse's about a month ago and im really felling the nerves kicking in, Is there eny1 else who is feeling the pressure?
Andy
29-07-2008, 04:44 PM
Im in my 1st year of my GCSEs and I'm nervous now, can't imagine what your feeling like.
What subjects did you take?
03pseehra
29-07-2008, 04:45 PM
Science double,maths,eng lan,eng lit,graphics,art,german,geography,rs,citizenship
03pseehra
29-07-2008, 04:48 PM
oh i was wondering if eny1 nows how great effect coursework could have on your final gcse grade? In all my coursework i got a couple of A grades but mostly B grades.
Andy
29-07-2008, 04:48 PM
cool, I'm taking Physics, Chemistry, Art, DT, IT, Eng Lang, Eng Lit, Maths and French.
I can't stand RS, only 10 people are taking it in my year XD
03pseehra
29-07-2008, 05:06 PM
lol i no what u mean its so borin
03pseehra
29-07-2008, 06:28 PM
Does en1 kno if the gcse cousework u do had an effect on ur final grade?
Rarthyr
29-07-2008, 08:12 PM
Yes, I did not complete my business studies coursework and for that I received a U for it :) I did not do well in school I am afraid I think I got 3 Cs and two Ds I can't remember what subjects though I think it was... German C English Literature C English Writing C Maths D Science D I think that's what I got anyway. I did the best in my family... lol you don't wanna know what my brothers/cousins got :S
exion
30-07-2008, 12:29 AM
well this is going back a fair few years, my GCSEs were far from amazing... I was predicted As in my English classes, but messed up the exams (there was a section in the back of the paper that I didn't notice) and ended up getting Bs or something. Maths I scraped a C through fluking my exams (I had the lowest recorded grade for my coursework in the history of the school :D), and ended up getting Cs or Bs in most of my classes. except RS, I ended up getting an X for not turning up to the exam.
Don't worry too much about the results you get for your GCSEs, if you plan on studying A-levels then your GCSEs become obsolete, (your A-levels become obsolete once you reach university)... just relax, and take the results as they come ^_^
My brother got barely any GCSEs, but managed to get through college and is now on the verge of being a stage manager/roadie for big bands.
Rarthyr
30-07-2008, 02:29 AM
Just get 4 Cs and you can do A-levels at least that's the way it was a few years ago 4 Cs is easy I almost did it without even trying you guys should be able to do it easily, I studied about ummm never.
Preacher-e9-
30-07-2008, 09:56 AM
GCSE's?! Woah, that really takes me back lol.
I dropped out of Secondary school after year 10 so can't really relate to the nerves you've got atm. I was chosen for early entry in year 10 so managed to walk away with four of them (English, maths and science) - the BARE minimum I needed to get into my multimedia course at college. I did two years of that, got my diploma (with a distinction! :).. Which i have never made use of..) and went on to work in retail. I started off in retail as a regular joe sales assistant and just basically worked my way up. Within four years i was the youngest store manager in my region and i've just been promoted to manager coach, so i help train all the new up-and- coming store managers. It's hardly what i pictured myself doing but it pays well and i actually enjoy it. The point i'm making is that qualifications aren't everything - as long as you're motivated enough to get somewhere you can. It just takes some patience, a bit of hard work and a positive attitude.
Though I wouldn't ever dream of recommending anyone do the same (I know a lot who did and weren't quite as fortunate..) I will say that you shouldn't stress too much as GCSE's aren't that important. Just aim to get what you need for college and take it from there - you'll find college a lot easier as you'rem specialising in something you actually want to do. After that it's up to what you put in.
Richie
30-07-2008, 11:08 PM
Coursework aint a big deal, except in english. Besides, getting A-B grades in coursework is excellent, man! Sounds like you'll be fine. I get my A-level results back soon, a week before you get your results, I'm kinda worrying about them but not much. As long as I get into uni I'm a happy bunny, and with the points system and what I have already all I need is 3 D's and a D for my AS-level, so I'm pretty much in.
03pseehra
30-07-2008, 11:14 PM
kl thnx, richiejr, good luck with ur results, wot u doin in uni then?
Richie
31-07-2008, 12:44 PM
Get ready for this... Drum roll please...
Games Technology :D:D:D
03pseehra
31-07-2008, 12:57 PM
thats kl man, thats good u looking forward to it
Richie
31-07-2008, 02:29 PM
Hell yeah, can't wait.
exion
01-08-2008, 02:41 PM
ha! sounds like Ive got a pretty similar post-secondary school MO to Preacher!
except there was a year of fannying about on other courses and being indecisive prior to me doing multimedia... Then I hit barwork and waitering for a few months, took a scholarship in Eastern Europe for 3 months where I was an art teacher/helper in various summer schools for rich kids, then came back, did a year or so of retail work...
It was crappy enough doing retail to really encourage me to do university!
Accident1100
01-08-2008, 05:15 PM
I recieve my results soon.
liambonner
01-08-2008, 05:19 PM
i still have an other year to go. dam being put back a year beacase there was no room left
Lee
02-08-2008, 05:33
liambonner
02-08-2008, 05:37
how can you say its easeier its bloody rock
Lee
02-08-2008, 06:04 PM
you young uns dont kno how easy youv got it.... when i was a lad!
You dont even hav 2 do proper subjects anymore like triple science!
exion
02-08-2008, 07:34 PM
it's a well known fact that GCSEs are getting easier, which is why we're one of the most uneducated unskilled countries in the world! </doom mongering>
Richie
02-08-2008, 09:15 PM
But that's because we're playing more games instead! :D Or maybe it's because we're becoming a chav nation, who knows.
exion
02-08-2008, 10:09 PM
hmm, as much as I want to defend my hopeful future career, yes, you're probably right!
What's more, most games are stupidly easy nowadays so we're not even "good" at that any more!
Gimme some megaman marathons!!!
As for the chav-nation... I sorely agree...
And thus I pray for rain!
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Hi Frank, I am working to produce a larger and richer example of using our proposed notation. This example should show more clearly some of the benefits. Meanwhile, I will respond to your comments. See below. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Strauss" <strauss@ibr.cs.tu-bs.de> To: <j.larmouth@salford.ac.uk> Cc: <sming@ops.ietf.org> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 12:19 AM Subject: Re: Examples of ASN.1 for SMIng.txt > Hi! > > John> I subscribed to this list in the expectation of some discussion > John> of the solution proposed by Alessandro Tiglia in this mail and > John> his ealier mailing of an Internet Draft, but there seems to have > John> been little comment. > > John> The solution appears to meet all requirements, and I understand > John> that a decision will be taken on rival options next week. > > John> Does silence on the mailing list mean assent, or simply that > John> people are too busy? > > I can state just a rough first-sight impression on > draft-triglia-sming-asn1-sming-01, because I did not yet read it > careful enough for more detailed pros and cons. > > However, I think it is good and hard piece of work and it gives us an > impression how a new SMI could look like, if it's based on the current > ASN.1. I see some of the requirements well fulfilled, while others seem > to be unsolved, e.g. > - the different requirements of SNMP and COPS-PR mapping (different > OID registrations, different table indexing, ...) are not addressed. > - Another issue has been stated by Andy: I regard the syntax to be > too complex und uncommon with respect to what IETF people and NMS > programmers are used to know. This is probably simply due to the > ASN.1 compatibility. > Here are some more comments based on a small part of the examples > posted by Alessandro (please take into account, that I'm not familiar > with the I-D): > > ---------------------------------------------------- > Example 1 > ---------------------------------------------------- > > FIZBIN-MIB { iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) > private(4) enterprises(1) asn1(11502) > applications(1) sming(1) example-module-1(1001) } > > -- This OID based modules identification is still optional, right? Yes, it is. However, if used, this addresses the objective "4.1.9 Namespace Control)." > > DEFINITIONS AUTOMATIC TAGS BEGIN ::= > > -- From the SMI application point of view: 5 useless tokens. "AUTOMATIC TAGS" is meaningful in ASN.1 and is especially useful when a SEQUENCE or CHOICE is defined in the module. Basically, it simplifies the ASN.1 syntax by eliminating the need to insert a tag (such as [1], [2], ...) on each component of the SEQUENCE or CHOICE. In our proposal, SEQUENCEs are used to define the structure of table rows or other kinds of aggregations, and CHOICEs are used to define unions. Even though today's protocols are oriented to transferring elementary values, the use of the full ASN.1 type system makes it possible to build arbitrarily-complex data structures, well beyond the flat tables of SMIv2. Accordingly, two object naming schemes are provided. One naming scheme models the traditional SMI naming scheme, in which the OID components that identify a row of a table are appended to the OID that identifies a columnar object. The other naming scheme serves to assign OIDs, in a hierarchical fashion, to each component of any arbitrarily complex data type, that cannot be reduced to a flat table. In the latter case, the OID that identifies the "entity instance" (a complex MIB variable) serves as a root OID, and one or more OID components are concatenated to this root OID for each nesting level. The proposed notation provides a means to specify these options and to specify what OID components are to be added for each component of the structure. These OID components are specified as values of type RELATIVE-OID, a new datatype recently added to ASN.1. > > IMPORTS Integer32, SMICharacterString, > MODULE-INFO, ENTITY-CLASS, EVENT, > ENTITY-INSTANCE, NOTIFICATION, > NODE, NODE-GROUP, COMPLIANCE-STATEMENT > FROM ASN1-SMIng; > > -- We don't want to require SMIng core language keywords to be imported. > -- Requirement 4.1.41. Not a real problem. The IMPORTS clause is included here for completeness, however there is only one ASN.1 module from which the definitions are imported. As a convention, this clause may be eliminated. > > module-info MODULE-INFO ::= { > > -- From the SMI application point of view, this is useless. I don't understand this comment. From the Objectives: "4.1.10 Modules Description: SMIng must provide a mechanism for uniquely identifying a module, and specifying the status, contact person, revision information, and the purpose of a module." If you mean that the "module-info" name itself is useless... sorry, this is needed by the ASN.1 basic syntax. > > ORGANIZATION "ACME MIB Writers Ltd" > > CONTACT "Last Name First Name > My Street > My City > My State" > > REVISIONS { > { DATE "200111301240Z" > > -- We would like to have a more human friendly date format, e.g. based > -- on the ISO format, to make such comments unnecessary: -- 30 Nov, 2001 We simply chose a format (GeneralizedTime) similar to the old one. Nothing keeps us from changing it into a more-readable format. > -- BTW: The above line would make an ASN.1 parser complain about junk > -- right after the second pair of hyphens, right? See requirement 4.2.4. Well, requirement 4.2.4 is actually "nice-to-have". Anyway, a new format for multiple-line comments (/* */) has been recently introduced in ASN.1 and is available. > > DESCRIPTION "Latest Revision - Aaa bb c ddddd" } | > > { DATE "200007030917Z" > DESCRIPTION "First Version" } } > > STATUS current > DESCRIPTION "This is an example MIB module" } > > > fizbinChipSets NODE ::= { > OID { someRoot 1 } > STATUS current > DESCRIPTION "Fizbin Chip Sets" } > > fizbinChipSetsOid OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= > { fizbinChipSets.&oid 1 } > > -- What does this `.&oid' mean? To me, this does not look intuitive. It is ASN.1 again. If "fizbinChipSets" had been defined as an OBJECT IDENTIFIER value (not as a NODE as it is), then we would not have the ".&oid" stuff. In this example, "fizbinChipSets" is an "information object", a container for some kind of information expressed in ASN.1 notation. As such, it is not an OID in itself, but *contains* an OID in one of its fields. The ".&oid" is there to designate the OID value contained in "fizbinChipSets". Note that "information" objects were introduced in ASN.1:1994 and replaced (and obsoleted) the old ASN.1 macro notation. Information objects are rigorously defined and can easily express relationships between values, ASN.1 types and other kinds of information, including other information objects and information object sets. In general, information objects present a very readable syntax, as you can see from most lines of these examples. > > fizbin69 NODE ::= { > OID { fizbinChipSetsOid 1 } > STATUS current > DESCRIPTION "The authoritative identity > of the Fizbin 69 chipset." } > > END > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > Example 2 > ---------------------------------------------------- > > evalSlotClass ENTITY-CLASS ::= { > SYNTAX Integer32 (0..2147483647) > STATUS current > DESCRIPTION "The entity class of an index number > for an entry in the evaluation table" } > > > evalTableClass ENTITY-CLASS ::= { > SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF evalEntry-class.&Syntax > > INDEXING-ATTRIBUTES {{1}} > NAMING-SCHEME tabular > > STATUS current > DESCRIPTION "The (conceptual) evaluation table." } > > > evalEntryClass ENTITY-CLASS ::= { > SYNTAX SEQUENCE { > evalIndex Integer32, > evalString DisplayString, > evalValue Integer32 DEFAULT 0, > evalStatus RowStatus DEFAULT active } > > -- Some attributes/characteristics are described in the SEQUENCE, others > -- in the ATTRIBUTE-INFO block. This looks inconsistent to me. In our model, an "entity class" has several properties, and one of them is the ASN.1 type of the values. Other properties are the description, status, etc. of the entity class. If an entity class is based on a complex ASN.1 type such as a SEQUENCE or a CHOICE, the components have properties of their own, which are also listed. Among these is the RELATIVE-OID assigned to each component of the SEQUENCE or CHOICE, which is used in forming the complete OBJECT IDENTIFIER of SNMP-accessible objects. This arrangement is optimal in that it allows the users to design arbitrarily-complex data structures purely in terms of ASN.1 types (SEQUENCEs, CHOICEs, "SEQUENCE OF"s). (This has been carefully pondered. An alternative solution could have been to express the structural relationships by using some specially defined syntax, as opposed to using the basic ASN.1 syntax for defining structured types. The result would probably be logically-limited and difficult to implement.) Summarizing, the users would design any arbitrarily-complex data structure by using ordinary ASN.1 constructs, availing themselves of a powerful and mature notation, which, among other things, allows re-use of type definitions and inheritance of SEQUENCEs. All the designed data types would then be wrapped into "entity classes" and assigned properties such as accessibility, description, status and relative identifiers. Later (conceptually), "entity instances" are defined from "entity classes". Entity instances are the actual "variables" that exist in a MIB, are named by OBJECT IDENTIFIERs, and can be either scalars (based on simple types or on SEQUENCEs or CHOICEs of simple types), flat tables (based on "SEQUENCE OF"s of SEQUENCE whose components are simple) or any arbitrarily-complex data structures. > > ATTRIBUTE-INFO { > { ATTRIBUTE {1} > MAX-ACCESS not-accessible > STATUS current > DESCRIPTION "The auxiliary variable used > for identifying instances of the columnar > objects in the evaluation table." } | > > { ATTRIBUTE {2} > MAX-ACCESS readCreate > STATUS current > DESCRIPTION "The string to evaluate." } | > > { ATTRIBUTE {3} > MAX-ACCESS readOnly > STATUS current > DESCRIPTION "The value when evalString > was last evaluated, or zero if no > such value is available." } | > > { ATTRIBUTE {4} > > -- I guess these ATTRIBUTE numbers represent the column identifiers > -- and all attributes are included in the protocol mapping. This is > -- problematic, since e.g. RowStatus objects would not be mapped to > -- SPPI compatible tables. These numbers are "attribute identifiers", of type RELATIVE-OID (this is why there are curly brackets around the numbers). In these examples, the attribute identifiers have only one component, which is a simple progressive integer, but they can have more components and don't need to be ordered, thus allowing more-complex naming schemes. The attribute identifiers are assigned by an optional "ATTRIBUTE-IDS" clause that is not included in these examples (it defaults to "{{1}, {2}, {3}, etc.}" ). They are used in the ATTRIBUTE clauses to reference the attributes whose properties are specified. > > MAX-ACCESS readCreate > STATUS current > DESCRIPTION "The status column used for > creating, modifying, and > deleting instances of the columnar objects > in the evaluation table." } } > > STATUS current > DESCRIPTION "An entry (conceptual row) > in the evaluation table." } > > > evalSlot ENTITY-INSTANCE ::= { > OID { eval-base 1 0 } > ENTITY-CLASS evalSlotClass > MAX-ACCESS readOnly > STATUS current > DESCRIPTION "An entity instance that is the index > number of the first unused entry in the > evaluation table" } > > > evalTable ENTITY-INSTANCE ::= { > OID { eval-base 45 } > ENTITY-CLASS evalTableClass > MAX-OPERATION createDelete > STATUS current > DESCRIPTION "An instance of the evaluation table" } > > -- IMHO, this looks way too complicated to define just a simple table. We have defined an entity class for a table and an entity class for a row, then a table entity instance. Let me compare this with other SMIng proposals. In the syntax described in the NMRG proposal, a "class" would be defined, then a "table" implementing the class would be instantiated. Instead, our proposal has no means to instantiate a table from a row class: a table can only be instantiated from a table class. This has been judged more consistent, and gives the benefit of ease of re-use. The entity class of the row can be re-used as a component of an outer SEQUENCE, CHOICE, or can be re-used in a different table, possibly with a different naming scheme or with a different set of indexing attributes. The type of the table can be re-used as a component of an outer SEQUENCE, CHOICE, etc., to form a complex aggregate containing other aggregates (tables, etc.). This is much like building complex structures in C by using hierarchies of "typedef", and then defining one single variable of that type. This "variable" is what goes into the MIB. In the syntax described in Bierman's proposal, an "array" can be instantiated from a "typedef array", or can be defined completely in-line. We believe that our arrangement is more aligned with some important Objectives, specifically 4.1.27 "Attribute Groups", 4.1.30 "Reusable vs. Final attribute groups" and 4.1.44 "Assign OIDs in the Protocol Mappings". Specifically, we believe that an array type should be based on a re-usable row type, rather than being a completely separate thing. Alessandro > > > -frank > > | http://www.psg.com/lists/sming/sming.2001/msg00466.html | 2013-05-18T11:03:18 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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The Markeys suggest that cold people may play the field because they avoid serious relationships and the attendant risk of rejection. Or maybe these heartbreakers just want to have as much fun as possible with no regard for the feelings of others.
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Modelling Word Recognition and Reading Aloud
A Special Issue of the European Journal of Cognitive Psychology
Series: Special Issues of the Journal of Cognitive Psychology
Computational modeling has tremendously advanced our understanding of the processes involved in normal and impaired reading. While previous research has mainly focused on simulating reading aloud of monosyllabic words in English, the present special issue highlights some new directions in the field...
Published August 25th 2010 by Psychology Press
Advances in Morphological Processing
A Special Issue of Language and Cognitive Processes
Series: Special Issues of Language and Cognitive Processes
Ten years ago, a group of researchers investigating the processing of morphological information met in the south of France to discuss how morphology affects word recognition, perception and production from a cross-linguistic perspective. This special issue is the fourth volume to expose the results...
Published November 29th 2008 by Psychology Press
Cracking the Orthographic Code
A Special Issue of Language and Cognitive Processes
Series: Special Issues of Language and Cognitive Processes
In languages that use alphabetical orthographies a printed word is first and foremost a string of letters. Skilled readers rapidly and accurately associate such letter strings with the appropriate sounds and meanings. This special issue presents cutting edge research investigating the mechanisms...
Published January 9th 2008 by Psychology Press
Current Issues in Morphological Processing
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This Special Issue is the third volume produced by a group of researchers who convene every two years to discuss the role of morphology in word recognition....
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Sublexical Representations in Visual Word Recognition
A Special Issue of Language And Cognitive Processes
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This special issue samples the state of the art in research that attempts to describe the functional units that intervene between low-level perceptual processes and access to whole-word representations in long-term memory during visual word recognition. The different articles in this special issue...
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Localist Connectionist Approaches To Human Cognition
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"We've been trying for years to keep our costs as low as possible and that resulted in smaller shows that weren't as popular and, frankly, we lost a lot of audience because of that," said Ray Ficca, artistic director. "They're all bigger shows than we've been doing in the past. We only had one show last year over four people."
For instance, each show will average about nine or more characters, with some, such as "Barnum" featuring at least 40 people, he said. "Boeing, Boeing" was performed at Totem Pole in the 1970s, but made a resurgence on Broadway, winning the 2008 Tony award for best revival of a play.
Other performances, such as "Noises Off," a popular Broadway show, will feature a very challenging set design not before seen at Totem Pole, Ficca said.
"A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline" provides a different insight from other Patsy Cline shows that have been performed at Totem Pole, he said. "Dames at Sea" is fun for its tap dancing.
"I love it because it contains something I can never do, which is tap dance," Ficca said. "That's something we haven't had at Totem Pole for a really long time."
"The Sunshine Boys" will be directed by John Putch, son of former artistic director Bill Putch, he said. "Barnum" is written by Ficca's favorite composer, Cy Coleman, and is a circus
"Her catalog of songs is stunning," Ficca said. "She was writing at a time when there weren't too many females given the reins to be songwriters."
Out of the eight shows in the line-up, four of them are family friendly and one - "The Road From Appomattox" - will be performed specially for the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg and the Civil War.
"Everyone knows about the surrender at the Appomattox Courthouse, but a lot of folks don't know that they actually met and had a second meeting on the field," Ficca said. "It's a part of history that folks don't know about."
With these changes in line-up, set and character expansion, come some changes in their business model as tickets will be priced according to show, not a flat rate, Ficca said.
"This year we've looked at the expenses of each show and priced the tickets accordingly," he said. "For some, they will be more, but the audience can be assured they're getting 100 percent of their value."
Additionally, this is the first year Totem Pole will be performing four musicals and they are also planning to hold question-and-answer sessions after each show, as well as planning for other show coordinated experiences, Ficca said.
"We're looking to put together an extravaganza each and every time you come to Totem Pole," he said. "We want to make it more of an experience than just showing up at the theater and seeing a show."
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The playhouse schedule
- Noises Off: May 25 - June 9
By Michael Frayn
- A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline: June 11 - June 23
(Family Friendly)
By Dean Regan
- Dames At Sea: June 25 - July 7
Book and lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller
Music by Jim Wise
- The Sunshine Boys: July 9 - July 21
By Neil Simon
- The Road From Appomattox: July 10 - July 21
By Richard Hellesen
- Boeing Boeing: July 23 - Aug. 4
By Marc Camoletti
- Barnum: Aug. 6 - Aug. 18
Book by Mark Bramble
Lyrics by Michael Stewart, and music by Cy Coleman
- Leader of the Pack: Aug. 20 - Sept. 1
- The Ellie Greenwich Musical
Music and Lyrics by Ellie Greenwich and friends
Liner notes by Anne Beatts
Additional material by Jack Heifner
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District Judge Kim Wolfe found enough evidence at a preliminary hearing to send the charges against Arthur "A.B." Schirmer to trial, The Patriot-News of Harrisburg reported (). the Poconos.
Prosecutors in that case say Schirmer killed Betty Jean Schirmer, then staged a car accident to cover it up. He faces a January trial in Betty Jean's death, with a second trial to come later for the death of his first wife..
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Australian Journal of Botany
34(6) 709 - 725
Published: 1986
The heathland form of Banksia marginata Cav. regenerates rarely from seed but commonly by resprout-
ing from buds on lateral roots, whereas Banksia ornata F. Muell. regenerates only from seed, usually
released after fire. The two species co-occur in heath vegetation on nutrient-poor soils in south-eastern
South Australia and western Victoria. Shoots were sampled from stands of B. marginata aged from 1
to 25 years and of B. ornata aged from 1 to 50+ years after fire in the Little Desert National Park,
western Victoria.
B. marginata, the resprouter, distributed a greater proportion of the total shoot dry matter and
content of all nutrients to vegetative growth over its shorter life span than B. ornata, the non-sprouter.
About 50% of the total phosphorus in B. ornata shoots at 50+ years was present in cones (including
seeds) compared with only about 20% in B. marginata shoots at a comparable stage of senescence (25
years). This difference between the species was also true to a lesser degree for nitrogen. There were
considerable differences between other nutrients in their distribution patterns in shoots. Nutrients could
be grouped together on the basis of distribution in shoots more satisfactorily than on presumed physio-
logical roles. Stems were major sites of nutrient accumulation in both species. The content of a particular
nutrient in seeds as a proportion of the content in the living parts of the shoot ranged from 0.03% (Na,
Mn) to 2.0% (P) in B. marginata, and from 0.3% (Na) to as high as 31% (P) in B. ornata. Concen-
trations of all nutrients except sodium were much higher in seeds than in the woody cones or vegetative
organs of both species; seeds of B. ornata were particularly rich in calcium and manganese.
We conclude that the different patterns of distribution of biomass and nutrients, especially nitrogen
and phosphorus, within shoots of the two species reflect their different regenerative modes after fire.
Introduction
Phosphorus and, to a lesser extent, nitrogen limit the growth of sclerophyllous shrubs
on nutrient-poor soils in southern Australia
Full text doi:10.1071/BT9860709
© CSIRO 1986
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It seems like a lifetime ago when in 2007 Ricky Carmichael was openly ripping the Budds Creek circuit for its degenerated and baked track surface.
Photos By: The James Lissimore.
Eli Tomac, High Point Wonderboy, couldn’t get the starts nor mount the type of charge we saw in High Point to make his way forward in either moto at Budds Creek. Talk about evenly matched; each weekend the confidence a rider builds appears to result in more motivation for his opponents than it does palpable mental edge for that weekends victor. If there were such a thing as Superhero Moto comic books, the Eli Tomac of High Point could have his own spinoff comic based on that race alone, yet in Budds he was unable to extend that performance due to track conditions, lappers, his opponents… in short, racing. I’ve said it a million times and I’ll continue referencing it; this is why they race every lap of every race, because the unanticipated can and will happen from lap to lap over the course of a series.
Amazing that Tomac, one of two two-time overall winners this series has the worst average finish of the top four, yet is tied in points with Ken Roczen who has led one lap less than Barcia (51) yet has no overall wins! More on Roczen shortly.
Barcia has established himself as the guy to look to for first moto W’s. Unfortunately for Justin, second motos have and always will be the moto separating the men from the boys. That’s not to say that Justin’s not a capable but he needs to switch something up to put an end to this reputation he’s earning. It’s not as if Justin’s been getting terrible starts in second motos, though in Freestone and this weekend at Budds he was fighting uphill battles, Justin is simply better in first motos. You can bet your ass Justin is all too aware of this pattern and is no doubt taking steps to put it to an end in a hurry. If he figures it out, this outdoor series could start looking a lot like the 2012 SX2 East series.
Has anyone explained to Ken Roczen that there are no points awarded for most laps led? All kidding aside, Ken has led 51 laps but he has developed a rep of his own for not being able to bring it home on the lap that counts. It’s kind of a hybrid fault that you wouldn’t expect from the defending World MX2 Champ. The GP’s have always had the rep of having a steadier, less balls-out pace in the opening laps, where riders pace themselves then put a charge in as the race wears on. The flipside of that is for years, the AMA Nationals were known for being jailbreak-chaos from the drop of the gate and as the laps increased, the riders sorted themselves out and you kind of knew where you’d finish with a few laps to go. Ken has obviously studied up on how to best attack the American series’ pace but it too has progressed even in the last few years. Ken’s approach would yield dominating results a few years back but now from the drop of the gate, all the way to the checkered flag it is that jailbreak sprint-race. Sure, only a few guys are capable of maintaining that pace but unless you’re the only one, it’s a problem you need to address.
There’s a point in most races this season where Ken looks to have the deal sealed but without fail, he is reeled in and left thirsting for retribution. Is it a case of Roczen brain-fading? Pressure? Too much Chipotle or Redbull wearing off(love those theories…)? Nope. Not in my eyes, it’s simply a case of Baggett, Barcia and Tomac drawing strength from the knowledge that Ken has yet to click one off and subsequently creating a mental hurdle in Ken’s head as he knows the fact as well. The longer his drought drags on, the higher that hurdle gets so this needs to end soon. And I believe it will.
The pass that Justin Barcia put on Ken Roczen in moto one was textbook Barcia and damn exciting by definition. Justin picked out his spot, made his move and did his typical Barcia alpha-dog scrub in the face to take the lead with authority. It’s no surprise that Justin wants to demoralize Roczen any chance he gets. From the moment Rcozen was first seen riding on American soil, he was compared to Barcia due to his exciting riding style and free-spirited personality. Barcia is target fixated on making sure the comparisons stop there.
Blake Baggett has once again done his best to extinguish the discussion on him and inconsistency. With the best average finish in the class of 3.1, Blake has proven that laps led is utterly irrelevant. Sure he has matched Tomac’s 2 overall wins but just as we always hear, “you win titles on your bad days”, Baggett is doing just that. He couldn’t have picked a better time either. Following moto 2 at High Point last week, Blakes worst finish of the series of 5th, could have been just the slippery slope which has been detrimental to him in years past. Think about it, he was making mental errors in the closing laps at High Point and went down a few times resulting in that fifth. He could easily have come into Budds Creek gripping hard and had it make things only worse. On the contrary, Blake put together a great ride in both motos, ever-so-patiently, to work his way to 2-1 finishes for the overall. This is definitively a newly focused and more importantly “applied” Blake Baggett.
Wil Hahn followed up a solid High Point weekend with a 7th at Budds. Wil looked great at his Red Bud return last year and I expect him to pull down a top 5 in two weeks.
As Mookie’s name scrolled across the screen in moto at the tail end of the scroll followed by “Out”, I thought to myself, “this can’t possibly be worth it can it?” Think of all the speed and crashes that Mookie has been dealing with this year. It’s astounding how many times the guy has hit the ground whether due to rider error or mechanical failure, yet he just keeps coming back for more. At this point, it’s not a fluke right? It’s just the way it goes. I have two questions; 1. Why does he continue to put himself through what is an obvious pattern that is not relenting, and 2. Is there a team who will see an upside to this pattern for a future deal?
His talent is undeniable but does anyone think he will seriously be able to curb those tendencies long enough to deliver on what his talent is capable of for a series? I just don’t want to see the guy continue hitting the ground when the odds are clearly stacked against him to keep it tight over the course of a series.
Then there is the Mookie second moto, an example of those flashes of what could be if he could only keep it on two wheels. DNF, then 26th to 11th in moto 2. It’s exactly that dangling carrot that entices teams into taking a chance on bottling lightning.
MX1
Far and away the surprise ride in Budds Creek for me is Justin Brayton. With a great start in moto 1, ultimately fading to 5th and a so-so start in moto 2 moving up a couple spots to 8th, it wasn’t pretty but 5th place overall is a huge jump for Justin and long overdue. Justin has all the tools but maybe just doesn’t have them all organized the way he needs and confidence is still on the shelf. A 5th place is a building block and hopefully the check that comes with it will afford him at least a few ounces of confidence.
On paper Jake Weimers 4th is a step back from his last couple weeks but what that paper doesn’t show is the blood coming from Jakes mouth after a rock to the chest early in moto 1(via @jakeweimer21). Good for Jake for throwing caution to the wind. Running 6th, coughing up blood and gutting it out to a 3rd?! That’s a tough dude. I haven’t asked Matthes but I’m assuming Wiggin’s was back with Jake this weekend and Williamson is pointing at that as Jake’s ended podium streak(just a joke people).
Color me very surprised at Mike Alessi’s 3rd place. Don’t get me wrong, 3rd place is great but Mike’s bike was bucking him all over the place like Luke Perry in 8 Seconds. Hopefully Team Hot Tub learned what not to do in track conditions like they saw at Budds, otherwise the season’s going to get a lot tougher.
Everyone expects me to go off on a diatribe regarding Broc Tickle’s 2nd place overall. Not going to happen. Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to write 2,500 words on how I was right and the doubters can suck it but it comes down to this. Before the outdoor series I spoke to Broc many times, even when it was unclear what class he would be riding and I can tell you without a doubt, my reason for having so much faith in him was the clarity he had about the weight of this series.He knew his Supercross season was below expectations, of both his, the team and fans alike. It was a mental block of sorts that couldn’t be navigated, no matter how hard he tried. Coming into the outdoors Broc knew he had to break through it and it happened. It was do or die. Literally. If he didn’t figure out how to break down the mental barrier, the future welfare of his family and life as a whole would be adversely affected. His performance in this series meant that much. He stopped feeling like an outsider in a class of racers he always looked up to and started racing them like an equal. It’s easy to say from the outside looking in that he should have done that earlier but like they always say, easier said than done.
Broc’s starts have been uncharacteristically good as well. Broc has always been an average starter who pounds laps and slowly moves forward. Being able to get great starts and capitalize on them is a huge part of this new success and whatever he has changed up is working and I hope to see it just get better.
The best part is that regardless of the chain of events which brought him to this realization, the confidence gained by the races he’s been having lately is real and unquestionable; and a true building block for his future in the 450 class, both indoors and out.
Forty-three seconds.
Ryan Dungey’s margin of victory when the checkers waved in moto 1 was forty-three seconds. I tweeted about this shortly during the race on Saturday. Think of how lucky we are to be fans of moto in this era. We’ve got, when they are healthy, Ryan Villopoto, Chad Reed, James Stewart and Ryan Dungey all racing at the elite level, capable of an obliterating pace. Add Trey and Kdub at times and it’s really mind bending. There’s a “top rider” level and then there’s the Elite level. The best of the best, that shockingly makes the top riders routinely look like also-rans. It’s really not fair to label them as such but this Elite group are without question, the fastest the sport has ever seen. For anyone, fans or competitors alike to try to discredit the abilities or validity of any of these guys is ludicrous.
Don’t be the fan who sets up shop in a favorite riders camp and just grunts and scoffs at the fortune, accomplishments or capabilities of any of said riders defeatists. Appreciate the era we get to enjoy for what it is; competition filled with displays of superiority of the likes the sport has never seen… and from, consistently, 4 riders or more. It’s a great time to be a fan of the sport. | http://www.pulpmx.com/swizcorner/swizcorner-budds-creek-12 | 2013-05-18T11:02:38 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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Chickpea Spinach Soup
Sopa de grão com espinafres (chickpea and spinach soup) is one of my favourite Portuguese soups. Full-bodied and satisfying I make it often once the weather turns colder.
When I make this soup I always make a large quantity because it freezes so well. When the weather is cold and you come home after a long day at work, it is nice to just take a portion out of the freezer, nuke it in the microwave for 5 to 6 minutes depending on the quantity, and presto! A wonderfully satisfying bowl of hot soup that will warm your body and soul. Many times, this soup a melted cheese sandwich and some fruit is all I will need for supper.
In this recipe I used potatoes. When I was following Atkins I made this soup without them and actually I prefer it that way. The chickpea flavour is much more pronounced. So, in the recipe below, feel free to leave the potatoes out.
Chickpea and Spinach Soup
1 lb dried chickpeas (about 420 gr.)
2 medium potatoes, quartered (optional)
2 large cloves garlic
2 medium onions, quartered
10 oz. spinach, fresh or frozen
2 cubes chicken buillon (optional)
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Soak the dried chickpeas in three times their volume of water for about 8 to 10 hours.
Drain the chickpeas, rinse with fresh water and put them in the soup pot. Add the quartered potatoes, quartered onion, and whole garlic cloves. Add water to cover or, if you prefer, chicken broth. If you use broth, leave out the buillon. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and let simmer for about 2 hours or until the chickpeas are tender. Remove from the heat.
Remove about 1 1/2 cups of chickpeas and set aside. Now using a hand blender, blend your soup until you have a creamy puré. Add more liquid if necessary. Bring the soup into a boil again and add the spinach and the olive oil. Let cook for about 10 to 15 minutes until the spinach cooks through.
Correct the seasoning, add the reserved chickpeas and serve.
24 Comments:
That seems delicious
Can't beat simplicity. This sound delicious, Ana.
Yup, as a funny delicious look, but can you imagine, ever since I was a kid, that soup made me couf (don't know if that's the right way to say it), until my parents discover that the chickpeas skin was the reason for it! ;)
It's delicious indeed.. i just have to bare the side effect hehehe
Papilles et pupilles: Merci!
Nic: Thanks!
Pecus: What a drag! I never tried skinning the chickpeas after soaking and before cooking but I believe it would not be an easy task.
yMy husband was just asking for a chickpea soup the other day, I bought some chick peas but have not made the soup yet. I did make a different one last night though. I will have to try your recipe. Sounds hearty.
Damn Sexy picture .. Your photography is stellar..
Looks sooooo good. I'm going to make it today. It is cold and rainy out.
Adoro esta sopinha à portuguesa!
The Portuguese really know how to do a good soup. One of my favourites is potato and kale, but this one looks lovely, too. Plus, it has chickpeas, and I do love the chickpeas...
Adoro sopa de grão, tenho que experimentar esta receita. Fico cheia de fome só de olhar para as fotos!
I love soups ,and this one looks very Good ! Thanks :-)
hi ana, chickpeas and spinach are a match made in heaven...that soup looks simply divine!
Looks like a wonderful recipe. I'll be sure to try it out soon, since I've been in a very wintery-soups mood recently with winter coming on :)
It looks lovely--and good to know it freezes well.
The soup looks wonderful - full of my favorite things chickpeas and spinach.
Thanks for sharing, I can't wait to try it out.
I asked my mom about this soup--she lived in Portugal for 3 years and remembers the food fondly. She was very excited when I told her I'd make this recipe for her. Can't wait to try it!
I am nursing a cold right now and trolling for "feel better" soup recipes. I think I found the one. Just wish I had some dried chickpeas to soak overnight!
This looks so delicious and comforting. Winter is all about soups for me - I'm going to try this because I love chickpeas & spinach.
I've got this soup on the stove right now! It's a late lunch for me and it smells so delicious. I can't wait to have my first spoonful. Thanks!
this seems so tasty. Added to my "to-be-tried-list". Thank you.
Tempting recipe, just bookmarked it!!
Sounds good. I have got a recipe of my own. Here it is: Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat, and stir in garlic and onion. Cook until tender. Season with cumin and coriander. Mix 1/3 quarts of vegetable stock and some potatoes into the pot, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer about 10 minutes. Stir in one can of garbanzo beans, and continue to cook until potatoes are tender.
In a small bowl, blend 1 cup of heavy cream, 2 tablespoons of tahini, and 2 tablespoons of corn meal. Mix into the soup.
Stir 1/2 pound spinach into the soup. Season with cayenne pepper and salt. Continue to cook until spinach is heated through. Yummy!
Ana,
WHat a lovely winter soup. I am loving it. How thick, too... maybe with a piece of buttered bread for dinner?
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William Levy On DWTS, His Dreams, Growing, The Beauty Of Human Beings, And More
In a previous posting, we reported about a new photo shoot and interview with William Levy and Para Todos Magazine. They just recently named him “Entertainer Of The Year”. Above is the smouldering cover where William is dressed in Gucci. Just Jared has a sneak peek of the interview and more photos. If interested, you can see them here. Below is a take of the interview where William mentions Dancing With The Stars. I love what he says about “growing” and the more serious side he’s showing of what he’d like for his career.
On his first dream: “I always liked baseball and acting. I thought I would be in baseball but life led me to this world.”
On what’s next for him: “I would love to make movies here in Hollywood. That’s what I’m focusing on, American cinema. Personally I continue to grow every day, I think that’s the beauty of human beings. We have to accept we’re not perfect and work on ourselves daily.”
On what actor he wishes to be like: “I like how Denzel Washington works. I love his work. I love what he does and how he does it.”
On DWTS: “I love to dance. [I'm] enjoying it and I love the music.”
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Thread: 1st and Long
1st and Long
[size=13pt]1st and Long[/size]
By Alex Carver
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April 13th, 2008
A quick look at recent history shows us that top 10 drafted offensive lineman usually go on to do great things…
"If at first you don't succeed, parachuting is not for you"
Re: 1st and Long
Very interstesting read my freind.
Thanks.
I guess the "Long" and short of it is which long do they take
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Cleveland Indians (39-31, 1st in the AL Central)
Last Series vs. Rockies: June 17-19, 2008 L(0-3) @ Coors Field
Game 1 of this series was one of the few bright moments of Greg Reynolds' depressing 2008 debut. Reynolds scattered 5 hits over 6 innings, walking none while striking out 4, allowing 1 earned run. Ryan Speier allowed a single run over 2 innings of relief, and Luis Vizcaino pitched a perfect 9th, striking out 2.
The offense brought their heavy hammers, tagging Paul Byrd for 5 runs over 4, former Rockie Scott Elarton for another 2, and longtime Oriole Rick Bauer (you know, Jack's brother) for another 3 over the final 3 of the game. The only players in the Rockies' lineup without a multi-hit game were Todd Helton, Brad Hawpe, Chris Iannetta, and pitcher Ryan Speier. Yes, Reynolds went 2-for-3. Wayback names to mention: Omar Quintanilla (SS, 3-for-4, 2B), Jeff Baker (2-for-5, HR), and Doug Bernier (2B, defensive replacement for Jeff Baker).
Game 2 featured Jeff Francis vs Aaron Laffey. Francis pitched well, allowing 2 runs (1 ER) over 6 innings, punching out 2 and walking none. Jason Grilli (lol), Taylor Buchholz, and Brian Fuentes 1-hit the Tribe over the final 3 innings of the game.
Offensively, it was another team game, where only 2 spots in the lineup went hitless: Helton and Francis. Remember that this was the season where Helton's back troubles really came to the forefront. Quintanilla added a couple more hits to his season, Jeff Baker contributed another 2 hits (HR, 2B) on his rise to interim 2B awesomeness.
Laffey was tagged 3 of the 4 runs on 8 hits over 6 innings.
Game 3 was one of those shaky/dominant starts from Jorge De La Rosa. DLR went 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits, but struck out 10 and walked only 1, including 9 groundouts to 3 flyouts. Similar to game 2, Manny Corpas, Taylor Buchholz, and Brian Fuentes combined to 1-hit the Indians over the final 3 (Fuentes gave up the lone hits in both games).
After the jump, Purple Row swapped questions with the Indians blog Wahoo Blues, so if you click past the jump, you can get the matchups, stats, and the Q/A with Wahoo Blues.
Latest Series Results: L 1-2 @ Detroit, W 2-1 vs Pittsburgh
1. After a hot start to the season, the Indians are holding 1st place in the division by a thread from the Tigers. Do the Indians have the firepower to really be the division leader or are we looking at a similar situation to the San Diego Padres in 2010?
It's definitely possible for the Indians to hold their lead, but at this point I think the Tigers have to be the favorites. Cleveland needs a boost from somewhere-could be anything from Fausto Carmona's bad luck turning around to Cord Phelps getting more playing time to trading for Jose Reyes-to put them over the top.
I'd love to say they could keep this up forever and there are times where it seems like they'll never lose, but for now I'd say they're more likely to be in second place on September 29-which after years of losing would be a success to Tribe fans.
2. Asdrubal Cabrera has been somewhat up-and-down his entire career, both in terms of offense and defense. How legit is his .301/.345/.510 line this season, and is this a legitimate breakout for Cabrera?
The only real difference between now and every other year for Cabrera is power. He's a little small for a slugger, but given that he's 25 years old, I'd say it's him developing, not a fluke. His BABIP is actually lower than his career mark, so there's no reason to expect a real regression.
As for defense, I'd say he's been more "down and down" than "up and down." He's like Derek Jeter-he looks good because he makes every play he gets to and he's known for his web gems, but his range has always been subpar.
3. After seeing Buster Posey get taken out for the season, I can't help but think of the same play happening with Carlos Santana last season. His bounceback has been impressive, but how has the Indians fanbase/brass felt about the calls for a change in the rules regarding catcher collisions?
I haven't noticed any real trend specific to Indians fans, but personally I think it's frustrating that Santana's injury (which was more gruesome than Posey's) didn't spark this same outrage. To anyone who has called for a rule change since the incident, I ask: where were you a year ago? Maybe I missed it, but I don't remember anyone outside Cleveland having this kind of reaction when Santana's leg bent the wrong way. In fact, I remember reading an article saying he deserved it.
It's great that body-slamming home plate collisions are finally being seen as out of place in a finesse sport, but this controversy isn't about principle, it's about celebrity. I'm sure no one would have cared if it had happened to a lower-profile player because no onedid care when it happened to a lower-profile player. If people had paid attention then, Posey's leg might still be in one piece.
4. Is Pronk back for realz? How about Sizemore?
Hafner? Not a chance. I don't care how well you're seeing the ball, no one can maintain a .415 BABIP. Plug in his .323 xBABIP instead and his slashline falls from .345/409/.549 (170 OPS+) to .279/.343/.443 (122 OPS+). He's in for a sharp decline when he gets back.
As for Sizemore, his power has been phenomenal, but there's definite cause for concern about his plate discipline. His strikeout rate hit a career high last year, and it's even higher now. At the same time, his once-phenomenal walk rate is down to 6.5% (6.4% last year). And that's not the kind of thing you can blame on injuries.
5. Kind of a followup to Question #1: Is the bullpen legit enough to keep the Indians in contention down the stretch? How about the rotation?
The bullpen, sure. Tribe relievers have a 3.18 ERA, second-lowest in the American League. The rotation is less stable, but part of that's bad luck-Indians starters rank 12th in the league in ERA (4.29) but fourth in xFIP (3.85). Another starter would be nice, but this team's pitching is better than people think.
Friday through Sunday: 3-game series at
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Monday, June 10 @ 5:05PM MT
Tuesday, June 21 @ 5:05PM MT
Wednesday, June 22 @ 5:05PM MT
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Dead or Alive 5 Plus Is Punching onto PlayStation Vita Next Year
Posted by Sammy Barker will release in early 2013. We suspect that it will be a straight port of the PlayStation 3 version with some added touch controls.
You can check out the announcement video below. As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments section.
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Squiggle55 said:
Sounds like good news as far as I'm concerned.
#2
belmont said:
Day one if I have money. It would be good if it supported cross play.
#3
Pikachupwnage said:
Awesome.
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Good news. I enjoy the game on 360 but just like with MK, I'd love to be able to take it to work with me to play during my break. | http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2012/12/dead_or_alive_5_plus_is_punching_onto_playstation_vita_next_year | 2013-05-18T10:21:24 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Energy storage picks up steam16. November 2011 By: Karl-Heinz Remmers
The topic of energy storage, including for stationary application, has been widely discussed, particularly after Germany’s renewed resolution to phase out nuclear energy. Karl-Heinz Remmers discusses its future development and importance.
Energy storage devices for cars have already been tried and tested for decades, and for several years now even offered in larger series, while accompanied by ambitious announcements from the manufacturers about the years to come.
Nevertheless, even today it is only possible to purchase functional electric vehicles in niche markets and at high prices. However, a mass market has yet to be achieved – especially in the area of electric storage for wind and solar energy, although various decentralized photovoltaic storage devices have arrived on the market since private power consumption. In principle, the storage of solar electricity in Germany has also been encouraged in the German Renewable Energy Act [EEG]. This is a good example of how new stimuli are applied with existing innovative programs. But this is far from enough.
Now "energy storage" is finally beginning to pick up steam in other areas as well. Research, market and networking offers from the federal government, the individual federal states and regions are creating greater consciousness for the manifold technologies and potential system solutions.
The various participants are networking with each other in increasingly effective small steps on both domestic and international levels. After all, the tasks are enormous with large-scale electricity storage having only been a marginal topic over many years.
Alone the abundance of system approaches and buzzwords demonstrate how complex this topic is – domestic and international pump accumulators, compressed air storage, cavern storage, batteries with various design principles (e.g. lead, lithium ions, redox flow), hydrogen storage systems, combined hydrogen and biogas storage, water and chemical storage facilities in the heating sector, and many more.
There are a large number of promising approaches; but apart from development of the pure storage facility, the question about which system must be quickly addressed in order to obtain a complete picture, and in order to be able to implement the developments of the core components of storage in a targeted manner.
If the high expectations placed on rapid technical progress are to be fulfilled and at the same time a positive incentive for the Germany as a place to do business is desired, then policymakers will have to demonstrate more courage. What is important is to create legislation that is comparable to the Renewable Energy Act for all areas of energy storage; a body of laws that create lasting and substantial financial support as well as secure, legal framework conditions for the use of energy storage facilities.
As for all companies in the renewable energies sector, energy storage will also play a central role for the future development of Solarpraxis AG. Thus, we shall intensively develop our abilities and offers in this area. A first step is the interdisciplinary conference Energy Storage – International Summit for the Storage of Renewable Energies, which we are organizing together with the Düsseldorf Trade Exhibition. The focus of the conference with an accompanying specialized exhibition, which will premiere in Düsseldorf from March 13-14, is on practical implementation.
Representatives from research, industry, politics and energy supply will meet in order to elaborate on marketable applications and innovative concepts with regard to energy storage facilities, as well as their potentials and financing prospects. The aim is to outline a roadmap on the role of marketable storage technologies with future-oriented energy scenarios.
In the future we will provide more intensive reporting on this highly exciting set of topics, both at our conferences, and in our magazines photovoltaik and pv magazine.
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*Spoilers* Full WWE SmackDown Taping Results For 6/8 the attack on Raw. Massive heat on Cole.
Alberto Del Rio opens with a recap of his attack on Sheamus on Raw. Ricardo Rodriguez is missing. Sheamus’s music hits, but it’s Rodriguez dressed up like Sheamus, including bright white tights and shirt to emulate Sheamus’s skin. He does a hilarious imitation of Sheamus as Del Rio interviews him. The real Sheamus comes out, and they end up brawling up the ramp. Teddy Long appears, dressed in a normal (for him, not for the rest of us) suit but with the big nametag. He says that the show is in his hands tonight, per John Laurinaitis, and he’s booking Sheamus vs. Kane as the main event and Del Rio vs. Khali to open the show immediately.
(1) Alberto Del Rio beat The Great Khali via submission. Del Rio attacks Khali’s knees, then softens the arm, and Khali taps to the cross arm-breaker. Rodriguez interferes a bit, too. Typical “smaller heel beats Khali by attacking the knees” match. The crowd goers nuts for Khali, I don’t get it.
Baskstage, Naomi and Cameron dance for Teddy Long, and then Brodus Clay shows up. Long tells him that he is now permanently on Smackdown. Clay gets serious and says that he will treat his opponent tonight as if he is Big Show.
(2) Brodus Clay beat Derrick Bateman. Bateman gets squashed by Clay in a minute or two, then Clay dances with kids. I am a huge fan of both of these guys, but I was sad to see Bateman tossed out here like this.
(3) Sin Cara beat Drew McIntyre. This was basically a spotfest to make Sin Cara look good. McIntyre did his role like a pro. Sin Cara botched one move badly and McIntyre acted like it connected, very awkward. Sin Cara won with his DDT finisher.
Post-match (and not likely to go on TV from what I can tell), McIntyre cut a promo demanding that an authority figure come out and explain why he isn’t in the main event status. Triple H came out, hit a Pedigree, and left again.
(4) Ryback beat Two Local Jobbers. You’ve seen this match before. Of course, the jobbers were from Clemson to get the Columbia audience riled up. Ryback changed it up a bit to keep the match formula fresh. The crowd loves Ryback, lots of “Feed! Me! More!” and “Finish It!” chants.
The crew was setting up for the Peep Show, but deliberately didn’t finish in time so Cody Rhodes could come out and destroy the half-assembled set. He ranted about Christian, who then came out. Rhodes reminds everyone that Christian was last seen.” Good for them to do this. Dolph Ziggler interrupted for his match with Christian.
(5) IC champion Christian beat Dolph Ziggler in a non-title match. Good, long match. Christian won at the end with the frog splash. The crowd struggled to get into it, though.
Raw Rebound.
Michael Cole got on the mic and asked everyone to “move on” past the mess from Monday. JR’s music hit and the crowd went NUTS. Hornswoggle came out dressed as JR, and people were pretty disappointed, actually. He bantered with Cole. Damien Sandow came out and verbally eviscerated Hornswoggle. Quote of the night: “I am the avenging sword of taste and decency.” I want a shirt that says that. Tyson Kidd saves Hornswoggle, and Sandow leaves the ring. As Kidd and Hornswoggle celebrate, Sandow sneaks back in and beats up Kidd, hitting his neckbreaker finisher and doing the lazy sprawl on Kidd, then a cartwheel.
Backstage, Striker interviews Kane. Basic “I’m going to get the title” promo from Kane. Striker asks about the look between Kane and A.J. on Raw, and Kane ignores it and stomps off. A.J. then appears from behind some crates. Wow, she’s stealing Johnny Curtis’s gimmick!
Teddy Long on the ramp introduces Antonio Cesaro and “his lover, Aksana.”
(6) Antonio Cesaro (w/Aksana) beat Jimmy Uso. Quick squash for Cesaro, who looked like a million bucks in victory. They forced Teddy Long to raise his hand at the end.
(7) World Hvt. champion Sheamus beat Kane via DQ. About what you’d expect, right down to the DQ finish as Del Rio cleared Kane from the ring and beat up Sheamus. Kane re-entered, cleared Del Rio, but then A.J. made eyes at him from the ramp, letting Sheamus beat up Kane and send him packing.
Close show.
After the taping, Teddy Long comes out and says there must be a winner, and books Sheamus–Kane in a steel cage match for the World Heavyweight Championship. After they set up the cage, Arn Anderson comes out in a ref shirt as the “guest enforcer” (more like a guest referee).
Dark Match: World Hvt. champion Sheamus beat Kane in a steel cage match with Arn Anderson as special referee. Back-and-forth, and Kane pushed Double A, so Anderson low-blowed Kane, letting Sheamus hit the Brogue Kick for the win.
Notes: Not much merchandise in the crowd. The merch tables were bland, and not many people were around them. There were a lot of open seats. I didn’t get my tickets until the weekend, and there were multiple blocks of seats on the floor, which never happens; in the past, I’ve tried buying ten minutes after they went on the pre-sale, and couldn’t get floor tickets! … A row away was the loudest, most obnoxious smart wrestling fan of all-time (wearing a Daniel Bryan shirt, natch). At one point, he actually lectured the crowd “That’s what real wrestling is!” when Del Rio was dominating Khali. He chanted “Claudio” at Cesaro, etc. Look, I’m a bit “vocal male,” myself, and I won’t deny it. I wore a Derrick Bateman “Chicks and America” shirt, I cheered for Natalya, and I knew who Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose were. But, this guy was just tough to be near. By contrast, the kids in front of my and even some older girls behind me were just going NUTS for the action, and they had a great time and totally bought into it. The guy sitting next to me was pretty well-read, he had a clue who Seth Rollins was, but he was able to get into it, too. I enjoyed myself.
My wife had a good time, she saw her three current favorites (Del Rio, Reks, and Sandow… I can’t say in public why she’s picked those three, but she has her reasons), but there was a definite lack of star power. Think about it…who in any of those matches has been with WWE for more than five years? Kane, Natalya, Khali, and JTG, that is it. Christian has a history, but has been back-and-forth. I was disappointed that Daniel Bryan wasn’t there (tons of his shirts in the crowd). I really wanted to see Maxine and Kaitlyn, though, and I doubt many others did, too. There were absolutely no heels with strong heat other than Cole and Del Rio, which is a bad sign.
Best Pops:
- Lilian Garcia (no lie, the roof blew off for her!)
- Triple H
- Great Khali
- Finish of the post-taping dark match
- Sheamus
- Ryback
Best Heat:
- Michael Cole
- Alberto Del Rio
- Damien Sandow
- Drew McIntyre
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Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar al Baker has called on the British government to urgently address capacity constraints at London Heathrow (pictured) to avoid a ‘catastrophic situation’ for the country’s economy..
Baker was speaking during a keynote address to a distinguished gathering of more than 250 global aviation industry professionals and media at the Aviation Club in London.
Speaking on the occasion, Baker said the third runway debate “was,” he added.ahead is given today. Can the UK wait for 20 years? During this period, we will see airports expand significantly across the continent — and of course in my region,” he said..
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The New Mexico Departmetn of Health released the following information early Saturday afternoon. recovering. No new probable cases as of now. Number of cumulative samples the Scientific Laboratory has received: 180
Number of cumulative samples tested so far: 113 New Mexico update:
We are waiting to hear from the CDC about our first two probable cases that we sent to CDC on Wednesday.
We have not identified any relevant exposure to Mexico among the nine probable cases. Epidemiology and Response Division’s investigation is ongoing for all cases.
The investigation includes determining how patients may have gotten sick and who may have been exposed to H1N1.
Looking at probable cases’ school attendance is a part of that.
We do not have any information yet to conclude that any schools should be closed. If school closures are necessary, we would work with the Public Education Department and local school district to make that decision. We have 140,000 treatment courses of anti-virals in New Mexico so far. We expect 210,000 additional anti-virals from the CDC. Our priority for giving anti-virals is to sick patients who need treatment. Many people who get sick will not need anti-virals. National information about H1N1:
Disease caused by the H1N1 flu virus in the United States appears to be mild so far. There are 160 confirmed cases in 21 states in the U.S., one person has died: a toddler from Mexico visiting Texas.
Recommendations:
The best thing you can do is wash your hands frequently, cover your cough with a tissue or your arm and stay home when you are sick. If sick with fever and cough or sore throat, call doctor for advice.
New Mexico Resources: H1N1 Influenza Hotline 1-866-850-5893 (for all questions about H1N1 influenza) Nurse Advice Line 1-877-725-2552 (for people with symptoms only) Spanish callers 1-800-784-0394
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Last were taught to use frequently were please and thank you. We used them within our families as well as when we were in public. Of course, we heard those words used by our parents. We heard them often during our meals as we asked for someone to pass the beans. I can still see hands paused in mid air in the event I didn't remember to say "please" when I asked for more biscuits. Also, the plate might not be released until I had thanked the passer.
We were reminded by our teachers to use those words in class and on the playgrounds. We were also taught by all early on that we were to use them when we were in public, whether in movies or in any stores in which people provided services to their customers. We were also supposed to use the words, sir and ma’am at all times. Proper behavior was expected and was practiced.
We learned early on to call people by their titles, such as Mr., Mrs. or Miss. As children, we rarely called any adults by their first names in those years, and we certainly did not call them by their last names only. The latter was almost a criminal offense in our family. Even when our parents called their friends and acquaintances by their first names, we used the polite forms of address.
As we talked about the manners, we tended to return to the importance of the use of the polite titles. One of the friends commented that she couldn't remember ever calling anyone by the last name only and still uses the polite forms. I recalled having used a man's last name without that title and receiving a major lecture from mother along with a quiet stare from Dad. I still don't call people by last names only, unless I am being rather disrespectful. I am more apt to use a man's last name only without meaning disrespect, but I very rarely call a woman by last name only and was pleased when the editors of the past allowed me to use the polite forms. When I am writing about an older woman, for example, I feel I owe her the respect of calling her by her last name with the title, Mrs. or Miss.
I guess I will try to come into this century and learn to call people by their first names without showing them the respect they are due. Of course, in person, I can still try to practice the old-fashioned ways.
Lynn Moncus is a Tucumcari resident. She can be reached through the Quay County Sun at 461-1952.
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“The Price of Inequality,” by Joseph E. Stiglitz. As Stiglitz explains, while those at the top enjoy the best health care, education, and benefits of wealth, they fail to realize that “their fate is bound up with how the other 99 percent live.”
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I hope to get back there soon myself. It has been a while since I have seen the meetinghouse and the interior. As a child, I often wondered what the people were like that gathered to worship there. At that time, I knew nothing of the Friends.
I always thought it seemed rather sad, that some of the people, which had built the meetinghouse, couldn't begin anew—afresh—and start again their meetings. I hope too that sometime, Friends may once again, gather for worship again.
We visited the Lynchburg meetinghouse site a year ago with the Freeds. Next time we hope to get a key and tour the inside of the building. We hope that someday Christian Friends will once again worship there. In the meantime, thanks to the Presbyterians, the meetinghouse is still there, and has been restored as close to its original condition as possible.
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QUANTUM VIBE fans wanting a print collection for their bookshelves need only wait a little longer. Big Head Press announces that QUANTUM VIBE Volume 1: Nicole will be available for sale on June 3.
The trade paperback volume presents the first 400 strips of the popular web-comic, from the opening scene in the L-5 space city to the end of the Luna arc. It weighs in at 246 pages at a 6.69x9.25 inch trim size, and features an original cover by Scott Bieser. A brief appendix includes the "motivational poster art" which appears in the Aldrinopolis Jail backgrounds.
"I will always be grateful to Big Head Press for giving me this opportunity to develop and publish QUANTUM VIBE, which has been a dream project of mine for several years," said writer/artist Scott Bieser. "I hope fans will be as pleased with the print version as I am."
QUANTUM VIBE is the story of a young woman, Nicole Oresme, who takes a job with "mad scientist" Seamus O'Murchadha on a project he hopes will free humanity from the confines of a Solar System which has been largely settled in the year 2523 C.E. (or 566 S.A., as people in that time reckon the years). The project takes them on a grand tour of the Solar System, where they meet strange and wonderful people and have thrilling adventures.
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Mike Baron's action-noir-thriller prose novels are getting great reviews. Here's a sampling of what some readers and comics pros are saying about them:
"If you want action, you'll definitely find it in this yarn about a cop and a motorcycle gang joining forces to battle a demon biker with a big-ass sword who's been murdering people on the rural roads of southern Illinois for years. Helmet Head is considered to be a legend among bikers, but the characters in this book discover that he's all too real." --James Reasoner
Baron fan from Day One! He delivers raw action in a fast paced story that will keep you turning pages till the pages are done. This is the guy who showed me how it's done back when he was on the Punisher at Marvel." --Chuck Dixon
"This is pure Grindhouse and I mean that in the best possible way. When I was a child, I would go to the local drive-in and be exposed to a whole series of films that psychologists everywhere would advise against showing to a boy of my young age -- and now you know why I turned out like this. I've always loved grade-b horror, as a result, with all the over-the-top blood and sex that accompanies those kinds of things. Helmet Head fits in perfectly with that, telling the story of a good copy named Fagan who ends up involved with not only a gang of tough outlaw bikers but with an urban legend involving a motorcycle-riding, katana-wielding undead Nazi with a penchant for beheading people." --Barry Reese
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"The story never feels rushed. Baron lets it grow naturally while also keeping the reader engaged. Baron uses his time writing comics to his advantage, since he definitely has a keen on eye on pacing and how to keep the pages turning. The plot really goes full-bore, so to speak, as White makes a connection that’s been missed before: that there might be a link between all the cases and a mysterious campground/think tank." --Bruce Grossman
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“Fake guns that look real aren’t toys. In fact, they’re so dangerous that selling them is illegal,” said Consumer Affairs Commissioner Jonathan Mintz. “The city is committed to cracking down on every single violator of this public safety law and will seek maximum penalties when businesses fail to get the message.”
In April of 2008, DCA charged Party City with nearly 800 counts of violating the city’s imitation gun law. As part of the settlement, Party City paid a half-million dollars in fines to the city and agreed to not sell or advertise illegal fake guns in New York City in the future.
Most notably, DCA required Party City to pay for an independent monitor who will perform unannounced weekly inspections of Party City’s shelves and review its advertising in New York City over the next year. Further, to ensure Party City’s compliance, the settlement allows DCA to double the fine for future imitation gun violations from $1,000 to $2,000.
Under New York City’s Public Safety Law, it is illegal to sell or offer to sell a fake or imitation firearm that can be reasonably perceived to be an actual firearm, unless the majority of the exterior surface of the illegal, fake, or imitation firearm is brightly colored. The range of acceptable colors include white, bright red, bright orange, bright yellow, bright green, bright blue, bright pink, and bright purple.
In 2003, the Department settled charges against Party City that included a payment of $150,000 in fines and a commitment not to sell illegal fake guns.
Since 2002, DCA enforcement teams have removed more than 7,000 guns from the shelves of more than 220 stores throughout the city, and levied $3.3 million in fines. More than 95 percent of stores that were issued violations in the past were in compliance upon follow-up inspections.
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Something different
Aloo Keema, or mincement potato stir fry, makes a great alternative to spag bol to be asked why I don’t want to spend more time at home Aloo Keema, or lean mincement with potatoes, tucked into a pitta bread. Something different to an every day spag bol supper.
Feeds 2:
- 500gm lean mincemeat
- 1 medium onion
- 1 large potato
- 2 medium tomatoes
- 4 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 heaped tbsp Greek/thick yogurt
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- Half tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- Half tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp oil
- Fresh coriander to decor.
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Here's week 4's block:
And from the first quilt-a-long, week 8's block:
... and week 11's block:
I'm still thrilled about how this quilt is going to look when all's said and done. Here are the 12 blocks I've already completed:
* P.S. In case you're wondering, we celebrated our anniversary on Saturday. We got a babysitter and went for a long hike around a lake near our house, followed by dinner at one of our favorite restaurants and a movie ("Iron Man"). Good movie, by the way. I'm not a fan of Robert Downey Jr. or of Gwyneth Paltrow, but I am a HUGE fan of comic book movies ... and I actually think all of the actors were great in this movie. If you're into this sort of thing, make sure you stay past ALL of the credits for a fun surprise scene.
Love your colors in this block! I'm a fan of the pink/brown combo, and this block really sets it off.
I'm planning on doing blocks 4 and 5 tomorrow- been busy working on another quilt all weekend!
your blocks look great! My husband loved Iron Man too.
question for you: as a quilter and a man, how do you choose your fabric? It would seem that alot of fabric is quite girly, what do you think?
The quilt blocks look great! I need to start trying to make some blocks. Log Cabin is on my list for June.
Sounds like a fun anniversary date. My husband and I don't go out very often without our daughter. When we do get out together we can never decide what to do, we're lost without her.
Congratulations on your anniversary! It sounds like you had a wonderful time.
I like your blocks! You get so much done :-)
Happy belated anniversary! The blocks are looking great. Last quilt-a-long I joined in at week 8. I'm just getting started today. Better late than never!
John, little Clancy is adorable. I hear the golden doodles are great with kids, even when they get big.
Your blocks look great. Are you using only fabrics from "full moon forest" or are you adding a few others. I couldn't quite tell. It will make a beautiful quilt. Those fabrics are so full of wonder and delight. Love Stacy
Your quilt blocks look great!
I loved Iron Man too. We live in the same neck of the woods!
Your blocks look great! You've picked some really pretty fabrics.
Clancy is adorable. Nothing in the world like puppy love.
I love your color and fabric choices. I can't wait to see the quilts finished.
I love your blocks! I think you chose an incredible line to use for the colors, as I love Tula Pink. They are really turning out very very nice. If I could only get my points to look like yours... :)
Beautiful work! I enjoyed my visit here! Happy anniversary!
your blocks are looking fabulous all together.
and happy 7 year anniversary!
love your fabric choice for this quilt-along, especially the one with the owls
Great fabrics!! I can't wait to see more pictures of your doggy...what a cutie!
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This site was created to provide a free and accessible site for R-Vision owners to exchange ideas. After trying some of the other sites out there and being bombarded with Click-Through ads and hard to navigate forums, we decided it was time to provide an easy and friendly environment.
Also, I kept reading numerous posts on RV.NET about owners and even potential owners who were frustrated by the lack of information from the manufacturer regarding the products. I felt that if we got a big enough site with a substantial user/owner base and maybe even the participation of some dealers, maybe R-Vision itself might start listening to what we had to say.
So, I contacted another R-Vision owner I had previously corresponded with on RV.NET and proposed this idea. We brainstormed domain names and content ideas and voila, this site was born...
It also provides a place for members to share their camping experiences (through Journal entries - ie. trip reports, etc) and photo galleries as well.
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This document was published on 19th May 1852 by Board of Trade.
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This item is linked to the Accident at Bowhouse on 13th April 1852
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The Night I Dropped Shakespeare On The Cat
John Olson
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by Ellen Twadell
John Olson's The Night I Dropped Shakespeare On The Cat is hard to classify, hard to read, and hard to stop thinking about. There are numerous short chapters. There are sparse illustrations by artist Derek White. There are words. Mostly, there are words. Words without context or story, or so it seems.
Is it stream of consciousness? Not quite, because throughout the span of the book Olson emphasizes certain ideas and words. Is it poetry? The density of each page says no, but the attention to individual words demands the reader's attention on the same level poetry does. Is it fiction or memoir? There are compelling short spurts of story in which the author seems to be drawing on personal experience, but these are few and far between in a sea of language. While the pages resemble prose, Olson deliberately arranges sentences that make no grammatical sense. Something else is going on here.
Olson is interested in words. He is interested in how sounds and images represent ideas and things. By the end of the book Olson is more comfortable being explicit with his relationship to language, but the first moment of epiphany—when it becomes evident that he is using the word "jackknife" repeatedly, simply because he likes the word "jackknife"—is the moment the book makes sense. Yet Olson repeats words not at random, but spaces them like gems in a bracelet. He uses words that evoke the visual in a lush way: "Water turquoise and green. . . Water streaked with whorls of delinquent oil." Derek White's complicated composite illustrations, sparse at first and progressively denser towards the middle of the book, punctuate the prose.
What exactly are pictures doing in this sea of text? Even if they don't feed a narrative they participate in an idea of language. Olson evokes the visual with words because written words are visual creatures. Letters or characters have their own shapes. They can evoke images in the mind and bring about a burst of sensory recognition with one sense alone. Words and pictures are more closely related than both writers and artists perhaps admit.
Olson is also interested in the way words look on the page, or sound to the ear. He has a collection of double-letter words: jackknife, bubble, Mississippi, sweet. He has a few words that he repeats for their own sake, because they're words he likes, or finds interesting, or they mean something to him: crustacean, gravity, knot, creamy. At some moments, he becomes explicit: "Is any of this making sense ? It is nutty to make an art out of language. Language and art are accelerated by creaminess. You know this."
Perhaps the point is that words mean something, and for many people words are very personal. They have associations that are unique. They can exist without narration or context. It is possible that we are not looking at just words, but Olson's love letter to them.
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Defying Gravity
By Kassandra Luem
Emily Prentiss had always loved swings. When she was younger, her nanny used to take her to the playgrounds whenever she could and Emily loved clutching the old, rusted metal chains as she swung higher and higher. She loved the feeling when she'd reached the highest point, just before gravity pulled her back to the ground and she felt, just for a short moment that if she let go of the metal in her hand, she would fly straight up into the sky.
Those moments were magical. They didn't last long, in fact it was only milliseconds before ascent turned into descent, but in those fractions of moments, she felt weightless and like the world under her had shrunk to a tiny, little place the size of one of her nanny's old, well-worn woollen hats. For those tiny shards of seconds it didn't matter who she was, who her mother was, what she wanted her to be and what she wanted her to wear for this and that upcoming social event. For those few precious moments that she was suspended between rise and fall, she was just a child that felt like she could reach the sky. A child, whose only care was to get back to that point as soon as possible, to go higher and higher until her nanny shouted up at her to be careful and she could laugh at her concern and fear. Because up here, nothing could happen to her. Up here, she was on top of the world.
Then, she had turned eight and her mum had replaced her nanny with a stern-looking, silent, brooding woman with a bun so tight little Emily felt sorry for the woman, because her scalp had to hurt terribly. Her mum had introduced the stranger as her house teacher. She was old enough now not to have a nanny any more. It was time she learned how to be an adult. And Miss Porter would help her with that. And with her schoolwork. And with learning how to play chess, how to pronounce words like "acquiesce", how to make intelligent conversation and how to carry herself like a lady. She hadn't wanted to learn any of that. She didn't see why she had to know all of that. She only knew that no one took her to the playground anymore and whenever she tried to sneak out of the house and just go herself, some security guard always found her and her parents sent her to bed without dinner.
And so Emily had learnt how to forget the swings. Along with memorizing quotes out of Shakespeare's most famous plays and learning how to hold up the end of a dress just high enough it didn't drag on the floor, but not high enough to reveal too much of her legs, she had learned how to shut away that feeling of flying weightlessly right up into the sky. She had shoved it to the far back of her mind and only when she was sure no one noticed did she allow herself a wistful look whenever they passed a playground. She knew her mother wouldn't approve.
She'd tried, once, to explain to her just how it felt to sit on a swing at the very point it was turning. That had been when one of her mother's guards had kept her from entering a playground for the fist time.
"Emily, you're old enough to stop with those childish games. You're old enough not to fall for that split second's illusion of flying any more. Only idiots believe they can fly when they're still sitting on something that's definitely rooted to the ground. And my daughter's not an idiot."
And that had been the end of that. Emily had never again tried to talk to her mother about the swings. And she'd refused to believe what she told her about them. That swings were for idiots. But somewhere deep in her heart, Emily knew that from that day on, sitting on a swing would never feel quite the same to her.
So when JJ stopped one day in front of a playground as they were just on their way back from having lunch together, she hesitated before following her inside. By the time she had managed to set foot inside the place, JJ was already sitting on one of the swings, swinging mildly, her feet at an awkward angle because the people those swings had originally been designed for clearly had shorter legs than her.
"Come on, Emily, this is fun! I love swings" She shouted at her, laughing, her hair flying across her face in a flash of honey as she turned her head to look at the brunette that stood there, rooted to the spot and looked at her as if she was seeing her for the first time in her life.
"What's up, Emily? Now don't tell me you don't like swings! It's magical!"
"I do like swings. I love swings." The brunette muttered, so silently there was no way the blonde could have heard her.
Hesitantly, she made her way over to where the press liaison was just starting to swing higher. Enviously, Emily watched JJ go higher and higher, listened to her carefree laugh and her repeated offer to join in on the fun and just sit down on the swing, for God's sake. This was ridiculous. She was a grown up woman. She shouldn't be standing here in this playground staring at her colleague in envy just because JJ could still enjoy the feeling of defying gravity for a moment, just because JJ probably still felt as if she could reach the sky.
The sound of feet scraping against loose ground brought her back to the present and alerted her to the fact that JJ had brought her swing back down so she was on eye-level with the brunette once more.
"Emily, what's up?" she asked seriously, the laughter gone from her voice. And for a moment Emily regretted not just getting on that damn swing and laughing along with JJ. She loved the sound of her laugh. Silently she looked at the ground, not sure just how to answer. Finally she raised her eyes to meet JJ's crystal blue gaze and in an almost shy voice she asked her
"JJ, why do you love swings?"
JJ looked at her for a moment, wondering if she was serious, but the hopeful and yet sad gaze the brunette fixed her with made her ponder the question for a moment, before she answered thoughtfully
"I've always loved swings. You know, there's this one point when you've reached the highest you can go, just before the swing starts to drop back down. I tell you, it's magical. For a moment you feel like you could do anything, like you could fly if you just let go of the chains.
"yeah, I know that sounds childish." She added with a little embarrassed laugh, tucking back a few strands of blonde hair that had fallen into her face to cover the rising blush.
"No, not at all." Emily muttered, a slow smile spreading across her face. Her mother had lied to her all those years ago. Swinging was safe, enjoying the feeling of being at the highest point because it felt like the top of the world didn't make her an idiot. Because JJ enjoyed it too and JJ was everything but an idiot.
"Thank you" she said earnestly and the sincerity in her tone made JJ look up, that cute little line forming on her forehead she always got when something got her attention, something that seemed just a tad bit out of the normal.
"You're welcome." But she didn't question Emily and for that the later was grateful. Instead that playful smile slipped back onto her face and she asked
"So, you up for some fun? Whoever dares to go higher!"
She laughed at her and Emily joined her laugh, marvelling for a moment at how carefree it sounded. The blonde had no idea what she'd just given to her, but as Emily pushed herself from the ground and higher and higher into the air, she glanced over at JJ and saw her smiling back.
And in that moment, with JJ beside her, up high on a swing, she once again felt like she could conquer the entire world, if she just wanted to. JJ's laugh, the twinkle in her eyes drove her higher and higher, convincing her for the first time since she was eight, that up here nothing could hurt her. With JJ by her side, suspended between rise and fall, she was invincible.
The End
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Excerpted from Nocturnal by Scott Sigler, New York Times bestselling author of Infected. Copyright © 2012 by Scott Sigler. Excerpted by permission of Broadway, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher. | http://www.randomhouse.com/book/167042/nocturnal-by-scott-sigler/9780307952769/ | 2013-05-18T11:05:55 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Excerpted from Poets and Pahlevans by Marcello Di Cintio. Copyright © 2006 by Marcello Di Cintio. Excerpted by permission of Vintage Canada, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher. things.
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1. Di Cintio tells us that Tehran did not look like his “dream of Iran.” What do you imagine his dream of Iran was? To what extent did he find it?
2. Di Cintio looks for the spirit of the country mostly in rural areas and in what remains of Iran’s ancient past. What are the advantages and disadvantages of such an approach?
3. What effect does the author’s concentration on poetry and wrestling have on your engagement with the book and your understanding of Iranian society?
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6. When the author sees a farmer sleeping among grapevines, he writes, “I wanted his life.” Why does travel make him desire less rather than more? Do you think he would be content as an Iranian farmer?
7. If Di Cintio had been able to speak with Iranian women, what do you think they would have told him?
8. Though not a Muslim, Di Cintio observes the tradition of passing under the Quran in a gateway in Shiraz, and later attempts to fast during Ramazan. As the Iranians do not expect this of him, why does he do it?
9. Di Cintio writes of Jeremy, his wrestling partner, “Like me, he wanted to reconcile his creativity with combat.” What do you understand from this, and what does it tell you about the book?
10. Iranians are extraordinarily welcoming to a stranger, yet suspicious and disparaging of their countrymen in the next town or village. Do you think a visitor to your own country would encounter the same reception?
11. What examples of permanence does Di Cintio discover in a place of revolution and upheaval?
12. Di Cintio reports hearing many opposing attitudes to the West and to recent Iranian history. He does not attempt to choose between them or to reconcile them. How do you feel about this as a reader?
13. Which incidents or conversations in the book remain vivid in your mind after reading it? Can you explain why?
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The best way to start discussing about the cottage industries of India is to get an idea about the term itself. Cottage Industries are small home based units where products are made with the help of human labor mainly. In India cottage industries are source of livelihood to many, especially in the rural and suburban areas. Carpets, embroidered clothes, bed covers, handicrafts and edibles are the main products of the cottage industries. Indian cottage industries make shopping in India bliss, and an India Visa holder you will be spoilt for choice as there are many varieties to pick goodies from.
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Chapter 32
ADMINISTERING AND RECEIVING REPROOF
"Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head" (Psalm 141:5).
One of the surest signs that we are progressing in the divine life and growing in grace is that we have a hearty relish for reproof and also retain a high esteem for those who reprove us.
Reproof is one of the greatest helps to holy living found in the catalog of the Christian's experience for three reasons.
1. It serves as a mirror to reflect the full image of ourselves. No one can see himself as others do, no one can detect his faults as quickly as another, therefore, it should be considered a great kindness when a friend or even an enemy has courage enough to call our attention to them.
No man becomes displeased with his neighbor for informing him of the fact that his house is on fire or that the cattle are destroying his corn; neither should we become displeased over being told of those faults which are destroying our Christian influence.
2. Being reproved by a fellow creature, oftentimes, helps to confirm what God has been trying to tell us for some time. The Holy Spirit deals so tenderly and gently with us that it usually takes quite a while for us to fully understand what He means.
3. Reproof to the Christian is what the red lights and danger signals are to the railroad man. It is considered a serious crime for an engineer to heedlessly run his train past a red light. It is by far more dangerous for a human soul to heedlessly rush by the faithful warnings of a Christian friend. Solomon said: "He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy" (Prov. 29:1).
In view of the foregoing remarks it can readily be seen that reproof is of no small value to the earnest Christian. However, it would be well right here to submit to the convert a few simple rules on how to administer and receive reproof, for, even though it be an excellent oil, there is great danger of it working harm if improperly administered.
We should never reprove a person while he is a trial or temptation to us, if so, we are quite likely to manifest the wrong spirit or either say more than is strictly necessary. Many a Christian has lost the inner victory by having too much to say to the person with whom he was tried.
It is not using the best judgment to reprove a person while he is tempted or undergoing pressure. Even worldly physicians, when compelled to perform an operation on a patient, usually select a time when the patient is strongest and feeling the most cheerful.
Before proceeding to administer reproof to a fellow creature we should be sure that he deserves it. There is hardly anything that will confuse a convert more quickly than to reprove him for something of which he is not guilty. It would also be well before proceeding to reprove a fellow creature to look the field of personal conduct over from (a) to (z) and see if you yourself are in any way guilty of the same thing.
"Thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? Thou that abhorest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?" (Rom. 2:21,22)
Reproof should never be administered in public unless the offense was committed in public. Even then, great wisdom is to be used. Jesus said, "If thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone" (Matt. 18:15).
Reproof should be administered in a mild manner, a gentle tone of voice and a sweet, lowly spirit and never in a blustery, denunciatory manner. Solomon said, "A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger" (Prov. 15:1).
Reproof should be received in the same spirit that we receive commendation and applause, namely, without self-defense or retaliation, but thankfully and humbly.
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Re: Haile Selassie I Speaks On Jesus Christ
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Can someone please give me a list of every single reason that they don't believe in a god/ gods. I want to understand atheist arguments against theism and having them all on one page would be great. I know this could be a rather long list, so please condense each of your points into a sentence or two. Multiple users are welcome to post.
Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
Reason itself
Commonsense
Empirical evidence
A healthy amount of skepticism, about any claim of any kind, means I automatically don't believe anything that doesn't meet the above criteria
Why do you think that empirical evidence leads to the conclusion that a god/ gods don't exist? Because you think that science makes miracles impossible?
Science is just the way of explaining the natural world around us, with the greatest degree of accuracy possible
Science doesn't make miracles impossible
I don't believe in miracles, for the same reasons you don't believe in the flying spaghetti monster
"Science doesn't makes miracles impossible"
Exactly my point, it is therefore possible to believe in science and be theistic. So therefore science does not lead us to the conclusion that no god exists (correct me if I'm wrong.)
BTW, slightly irrelevant- was pastafarianism started as a protest or a genuine religion? I'm not sure....
It was started as a parody and to show the absurdness of Intelligent design, because if you want to say a supernatural god entity created the universe, then why not include this absurd idea of the flying spaghetti monster.
However my reasons for my atheism
Logic, reason, the lack of evidence to show that any religious god, deity etc, etc, etc, exists.
Not to say that a god like being cannot exist....but the descriptions give to us by religion and others from the theistic community has such a low percentage for existence that it is practically impossible. However no evidence of any god has ever been shown to exist at all, not one little itty bitty evidence outside of faith and delusion has ever been presented to me, as such I do not believe in the existence of any god/deity/supernatural (which to me is meaningless term to being with).
The first and primary reason I do not believe in God, in the passive sense of lack of belief, is obvious. There is no evidence. Here it is important to distinguish between two senses of atheism.
/* argumentum ad ignoratium or the argument from ignorance, is surely the most oft-abused and most poorly understood fallacy in the whole of debate, which is most odd, considering it is extremely simple.
The fallacy is double edged:
X is true because it has not been proved false
X is false because it has not been proved true
The misuse of the argument from ignorance is indicated heavily when one argues regarding atheism. Many people do not understand that atheism is inherently dichotomous, meaning there are two schools of thought. The first is mutually compatible with agnosticism, hence called agnostic or weak atheism. The position:
-There is no evidence for God. This absence of evidence does not mean that God does not exists. However, it does mean that there is no reason to suppose God exists, and the default position is simply to not believe it is true (versus to believe it is not true) It is an admission of not knowing, but retaining that there is no reason to suppose the existence of the entity in question (God). This is different from agnosticism, however, since the latter is an epistemological position which argues that knowledge on the matter is impossible.
This is different from the strong atheist position:
-God does not exist. I am quite certain of this. I can disprove God. And many strong atheists have indeed formulated arguments against God.
So, beyond the simple "there is no evidence" position of weak atheism, it is possible to construct arguments against God, which is what strong atheism was. For a long time, I was very preoccupied with this. Stripped to its bare essentials, but supported by a lengthy thesis, the list of arguments I put together looks like this:
1. Supervenience (the necessity of certain beings and properties to generate higher-order beings and properties and the associated relationship, such as that, for example, atoms can exist without human society, but not human society without atoms). The conclusion which I still retain, to this day, is that such principles necessarily eviscerate the concept of a conscious, intelligent being with control over the physical world yet without constituting a physical being itself).
2. Monism (The concept in philosophy of mind and neuroscience that the mind, the source of a conscious, intelligent being, does not have a component of a non-physical ontology, so eviscerating the assertion that such a being could be intelligent)
3. Ex Nihilo (the coherency of the theistic suggestion that an eternally existing being is ontologically separate from the physical universe, such that because it was the entity that created the universe in the first place). My eventual resolution was that the theistic assertion pertaining to the creation of a separate ontology of physical beings and things, of which this being is not of the same substance with, is an impossible contradiction, and is an assertion that requires the propagation of ex nihilo creation by God, which is impossible. I also used this suggestion to propagate the idea within ontology that existence of some form, bare-order properties of being, are uncaused.
4. Infinity (the coherency or lack thereof of suggesting the actual infinite nature of this being while at the same time maintaining that it was an entity and being unto itself, with providence and control, hence ontologically discrete from other discrete beings such as the physical universe) (the conclusion which I still retain in this matter is that there is an internal contradiction between the two)
5. Bare-order property (the question of what substance or property describes a discrete conscious being and agent if it is asserted that such a being has no physical body, and what bundles of properties constituted this being). I eventually resolved that no description was being given, and that the theistic assertion was not giving any ontological properties describing precisely of what this entity is comprised, hence the theistic school of thought is overly vague regarding the assertion that some "intelligent agent" exists, and this is not acceptable in proper philosophical discourse. During this process, I also argued for the philosophical school called Reism, which I still hold to.
6. Universe of discourse (The necessity of descriptors of property of an ontology, ie, that the theistic assertion regarding "supernaturalism" was/is untenable because it is ruled from a universe of discourse, and is defined solely by virtue of negation to the physical. If I can prove this (and I did) it strengthens the idea of #5. My resolution is that I still hold to this today.
7. Causality (The coherency of arguing that God is an immutable, unchanging being with the suggestion that it is a conscious agent with a mind with thoughts that acts upon whims and has causal powers over the physical universe). I worked on this one for quite some time. I eventually argued there was an internal contradiction present in the doctrine.
8. Termination (Self-refuting arguments that rely on special pleading fallacies to bolster the thesis that existence of God is valid by the assignation of ad hoc special characteristics that refute the premise of the argument that establishes them. The Cosmological Argument is especially guilty). My current stand on this is that there is an internal contradiction present in arguments that operate in a similar fashion.
Of course, the strong atheist arguments I put together are merely for my own philosophical amusement. For practical purposes, such raciocintation is overkill. It's enough to simply fall back on weak atheism and point out the lack of evidence. As far as I recall, the primary reason I started putting together the aforementioned arguments was because I was bored, although it was a while ago (I started writing the first ones at 16) so I don't really remember. It doesn't really matter
So therefore science does not lead us to the conclusion that no god exists
Depends which god you're talking about specifically, although science hasn't conclusively proved that thor the Nordic god of thunder doesn't exist, there is a perfectly reasonable scientific explanation for why thunder happens, that doesn't involve a supernatural god getting angry and slamming his hammer in Valhalla
Science doesn't disprove negatives
Ie science cannot disprove that an invisible supernatural teapot isn't spinning round your head, this is where commonsense, and reason kick in
I was never a theist, and after reading the new and old testaments, I still cant find any good evidence for a god. Remember by default everyone is an atheist, know one is born with theism per-programed into their brains.
Thank you for those arguments, they were most enlightening. Would anyone else like to present additional arguments against the existence of god/ gods? I am already familiar with Antony Flew's argument that those who claim that something exists should have to provide the evidence, not the other way around. I am more interested in the arguments from the "strong atheistic" position, that go out and enthusiastically attack the idea of the existence of a god or gods.
P.S. deludedgod may I suggest that you read Antony Flew's latest book? He recently converted from atheism to deism, because he thought that the evidence pointed to the existence of a higher power (I am sure you will have heard of his conversion already.) His book is called "There Is A God" and it outlines the evidence he saw for the existence of a deity. If you like intellectual exercises, you will read this.
P.S. deludedgod may I suggest that you read Antony Flew's latest book?
Yes, but his principle argument is more design/teleological in nature. His assertion regarding the origin of life and the associated arguments are simply not tenable, and his principle argument does rest (badly) on abiogenesis. I have run into similar arguments, one of which I refuted here, if you read my response to the OP. As you can tell, it is not philosophy which is my profession, but biology. Which is interesting, since Flew's argument was biological in nature, yet he is not a professional biologist, whilst mine is philosophical in nature, and I am not a professional philosopher. Anyway, this is the link:
Probability that life arose by random chance.
At any rate, I should not be insulting Flew, since he did not write the book of which you speak. The book was written by Christian apologists under his name. It would be impossible for the book to be written by Flew. It has far too many scientific errors with respect to understanding of biological evolution. It would be impossible for Flew to make such errors since he has written extensively on the matter of biological evolution and is well versed in it.
I am more interested in the arguments from the "strong atheistic" position, that go out and enthusiastically attack the idea of the existence of a god or gods.
By default if I don't have any evidence for something, i assume it doesn't exist..
Can someone please give me a list of every single reason that they don't believe in a god/ gods.
It's really just no reason to believe for me. Evidence would be a reason for me to believe. I'm on the "probably no supernatural" side of the fence, if that helps.
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I see. Let me just ask: if you were to witness a miracle, would that cause you to believe in a god or would you brush it off as a strange scientific phenomenon? I don't mean to be antagonistic in any way, I am simply curious..
The argument from design has been destroyed by theists and atheists, at the Dover trail.
The cosmological argument- what would this be
The argument from morality isn't a scientific argument
Do all of my argument need to be scientific? I wasn't aware that was one of the forum rules. Sorry. implies that there must be an infinite number of causes, which cannot be.
Also, by definition, God is uncaused.
This explanation of the cosmological argument is unashamedly copied from If you need more explanation about it, I suggest that you use Google or Wik.
I am not just arguing from the Christian perspective here, but also from the theistic point of view in general.
Because only some religions believe in an omni-present, all loving God, it is possible to believe in a god who isn't all loving and omnipresent, but who created the world. This is the deist position. Therefore the argument against the idea of a god because of pain and suffering doesn't apply to all theism.
Quote: Now this is a response to thinktank. So as to avoid double posting, I will put forward three arguments which I think are the basis of Christian apologetics. They are all easy targets. The first was refuted in great detail in the link I gave you, but in terms of biology alone, it can be refuted multiple times without much effort. The same is true in astronomy, cosmology and other associated fields. Although the argument is usually associated with biology. But the notion of "appears designed" is nonsense to the point of being irritating chauvanism on part of the way that we create complex structures.
As a biologist, I can testify that it is impossible to quantify the magnitude of the problem which Darwin, Huxley, Wallace and Kettlewell solved in a single stroke. Such was the coherent simplicity and elegance of their theory that jigsaw pieces fell into places immediately, and those that did not were worked out by future generations of molecular geneticists, proteomicists, ecologists and evolutionary developmental biologists.We shall start with the most basic principles by which we need to understand evolution. Firstly, life as a system is immensely complex, intricate and beautiful, and none are in a better position to testify this than those who study it (as I). It is tempting to attribute this complex intricacy to design, to a loving creator who assembles and fashions the parts like a watchmaker a la Paley. It is thusly tempting to compare the intricacy of life to the intricacy of systems that we humans assemble, such as watches, or perhaps (in today’s world) complex electronics. However, not only are these anologies false, but the argument which underlies them phenomenally bad. That we know that such devices as I have listed are designed is for an obvious reason, namely- we designed them, does not allow us to conclude that biological systems must undergo the same criterion, because biological systems by definition have a very special set of attributes which allows them to generate complex intricacies from simple origins. In other words, when examining an object, our question should not depend on the criterion of the complexity of the object in question, perhaps measured by the primitive notion of how many “parts” it has or how they fit together, but rather, can it come about through natural process? With our devices, the answer is no. But for biological engines, the answer is yes. This is where the insurmountable problems solved by the 19th century Victorian naturalists aboard the Beagle in a single stroke, comes into play. Being that we have the intrinsic oddity of comparing biological engines to our own devices, it logically follows, being that we were the designers of the objects in question to which we are comparing biological engines, that we set up this false dichotomy whereby if the object in question was not designed, than the only alternative by which it may have come about is chance. By chance we simply mean a process of randomness which simply appears to have no governing law, whose system dynamics are simply chaotic and random, and that the complex structures of biology in question could have coalesced through such a process is absurd, hence we are left with the alternative of design. Yet this alternative is, I would say, equally phenomenally bad as an explanation, because of the argumentum ad ignoratium it pose. The concomitant vapid idea is that complexity is somehow a measure of a meaningless quality upon which we can judge whether or not "design" occured. In reality, complex and non-random natural processes have just as much capacity to create such structures. The geneticist James Watson stated it plainly: "Evolution is smarter than you are". The fact that we are creatures which design structures based on a concomitant approach of planning gives us the rather chauvanstic view that all things must come into being in this manner lest they be solely the product of chance. This is sheer idiocy. Only the third one has any meaningful connection with the notion of the "Christian God". As Voltaire pointed out, it is a complete non sequitur to draw a line from notions such as design and cosmology to lead to the Christian God. At best it could only support concomitant propositions with the deistic God. But Lewis's argument is a non sequitur at best. Especially considering it is obscelent in a modern scientific era where biology, psychology, even mathematics, economics, and neuroscience, are combining to give a crisp and cogent account of the "moral sense". I spent a long time attacking the notion of the Cosmological Argument wholly from a physics standpoint (invoking such things as the Lindeian Boundary Condition and the Hawking-Hartele model) but then I realized that this was unnecessary. Even a mere acceptance of the premises leads to a sort of doublethink.
Now this is a response to thinktank. So as to avoid double posting, I will put forward three arguments which I think are the basis of Christian apologetics.
The argument is simple of course. All things need a cause, infinite regress is impossible, a first cause is necessary. Seems pretty solid at first blush, but in reality the situation is anything but simple, and genuine understanding of the validity or lack thereof requires a great deal of knowledge in Newtonian mechanics, field equations, Relativity, Quantum mechanics, cosmology and physical causality. The issue is anything but simple, indeed, we find the argument relies on a slew of intuitive understandings of physics that date back to issues with Zeno, which cannot be trusted, and certainly cannot be trusted to provide us with proof of God. To understand this whole argument, we really need to first understand the notion of causality. When we speak of cause we are speaking of a correlation between two events A and B where there is temporal sequence between such events that A may “cause” B. It is postulated that the observation of cause leads to an infinite regress, and this is paradoxical, hence the God solution being postulated, the primum movens. I shall come to the paradox of infinite regress in a moment, but first I want to point out that the Cosmological Argument and its many variants invariably set up a very, very insurmountable paradox in and of themselves. Therefore, to say it is coherent is only in the sense of “which paradox is less insurmountable” which is hardly a measure of coherency at all Those who have read Joseph Heller’s famous novel will know of what we call in logic a Catch-22. The idea behind it has been understood for quite some time, simply put: C=>(A^B) (A =>~B) (B =>~A) This is basic logic notation. Preconditions A and B are both necessary for outcome C, but if A, then B cannot occur, and conversely, if B, then A cannot occur, hence, C can never occur. In Joseph Heller’s book, the Catch-22 was that to leave the air force, you had to be insane and you had to request to leave. But if you are genuinely insane, there is no way you can request to leave, conversely, if you request to leave, there is no way you can be genuinely insane. So, you are stuck. It’s also known as a no-win situation. We have a similar situation here. There are two necessary preconditions that make God a necessary and coherent postulate that the Cosmological Argument may work. A: Cause requires time (which there cannot be an infinite regress of) B: The universe (of which time is a physical component) was caused C: The Universe was caused by an entity outside of time The a posteriori observation for the argument comes from the necessity of time for cause, such that infinite regress is impossible, the other postulation is that the universe was caused under the proposition that all things need a cause. This is a Catch-22. If causality requires time, then it is impossible that time was caused. If time was caused, then it we cannot speak of causality requiring time, therefore the Universe being caused by something outside of time cannot occur, because A cannot occur if B and nor can B occur if A. C (the outcome) cannot occur since it necessarily postulates that there cannot be an infinite regress of cause because cause requires time, without that proposition we could not speak of the necessity of the God being, because these are the grounds on which the Cosmological Argument is being propagated! We cannot reference regress without referencing time, ergo, we cannot reference regress of cause without referencing regress of time. Yet postulation B specifically states that it is necessary to postulate the Prime Mover on grounds that the universe of which time is a component was…caused. If this proposition were not true, the Primum Movens would not be a sensible proposition. But it cannot occur if A occurs, since A postulates the opposite and A cannot occur if it occurs, but both of these postulations are necessary for C (the outcome), being the universe being caused by an entity outside of time. The paradox here is “cause of cause”. Cause, per se, requires time as a substrate (the idea of the “cause of time” is insurmountable, like “north of the north pole”. When we speak of cause we are speaking of a correlation between two events A and B where there is temporal sequence between such events that A may “cause” B. Hence, what precisely does it mean to say that an entity outside of time could be the cause of such an event as what is essentially the beginning of cause itself? Surely, we have set up a greatly insurmountable paradox. We cannot reference causality without referring to time, and hence the notion of an atemporal being as the cause of cause is inherently absurd. An atemporal being, by definition, cannot cause anything or indeed execute any action since both notions necessarily refer to the substrate of time in which they may occur. Furthermore, the notion is essentially appealing to “cause of cause” which is inherently absurd. How do we intend to reference causality by the invocation of an atemporal entity?’ Since this is philosophical raciocintation, I have a more scientific critique on hand. Be assured that I did not conjure it up ex ignorantium. I am trained in physics and cosmology.
This is different, significantly different from not believing
Attempts to introduce sharia law, in my country
Genetic research, opposed and successfully restricted, by the religious community
9/11, the assassination of doctors at abortion clinics
The list is virtually endless
This is wrong, now I could try to oppose every, mad ridiculous idiotic scheme that religious fanatics come up with, because there ancient texts instruct them to do these things
Or I could fight the cause, of the madness
I choose to actively fight the cause,
I have no problem with anybody believing anything they want, up to the point where it becomes organized, and adversely affects my life, and the lives of others in my community
Please define what a miracle is, and explain how we could know that it is a supernatural event versus simply an unlikely natural event.
Simply by asking 'if you were to witness a miracle' presumes that we would already know it is a miracle. If we already know it's a miracle why would we call it anything else? I'm not being antagonistic, I am simply curious.
Here's my answer to 'what would make me believe in God': I don't know, but surely an omniscient God would know what evidence would be sufficient for me to believe, AND an omnipotent God would have the power to present this evidence to me, AND an omnibenevolent God would want to present this evidence to me. Since I've not seen convincing evidence, I conclude that such a God cannot exist.
But even better, I have a more concrete example for you. I would accept theistic belief if I was provided, out of thin air, with a book, addressed to me by name, which details things from my past experience which only I could know, and which predicts specific things which will happen in my upcoming life which never fail to come true. It doesn't have to be a complete life history, just a book full of my life's events. And having it appear before me out of thin air would pretty much seal the deal.
There, now this hypothetical God knows what would convince me, and I think it's a pretty reasonable request, since he allegedly did something similar for Muhammed. It wouldn't even require omniscience or omnipotence, only enough knowledge to know what's on the internet and incomplete but accurate predictions of the future, and enough power to materialize a book out of thin air. If such a god exists and cares whether I believe in him or not, then surely he could create this will present one more argument for the existence of God, but because I started this thread in order to hear your arguments against the existence of God, I will not spend much more time on my own arguments or refuting refutations for that matter.
If God exists, then he is defined as that of which no higher can be thought. This definition is accepted by both atheists and theists. If I may use a little analogy myself here, every ladder has to have the top rung. Because we have just defined God as "the top rung" the logical conclusion is that God exists.
By all means, refute this argument and present me with your own ones. I want to get more people presenting me with their points of view.
That argument is called the argument from degree. It is completey meaningless. It's simply a bland assertion, the notion that there is some sort of necessary of "universal degree measure" against which all things are compared. The argument is literally a non sequitur the way the phrase is used in humour, no better than saying:
P: All ladders have a top rung
C: Therefore, God exists.
The claim is completely meaningless and utterly inarticulable. It's also impossible to maintain because to fill such a requsite would entail that such a being be the maxima of certain properties that it does not have but against which we do employ different judgements of degree, such as with physical properties. If it did not have such properties, it could be referred to as the supposed maxima in any sense. We judge different things relative to other things in context-relative judgments and situations. The leap from this notion to a universal degree indicator is complete gibberish.We use relative comparisons in context relative judgement senses. If a ship was the size of an island, it would be extremely large relative to other ships. If a planet was the size of an island, it would be extremely small relative to other planets. The notion of a universal maxima for properties against which we judge degree makes no sense because judgements of degree are context relative. To propogate the argument would require you hold two contradictory notions simultaneously. You'd have to assert that this being constitutes the maxima for all context-relative judgements, which would be meaningless as you'd basically have infinity contradictory notions. But if you tried to argue that it still constituted a maxima of degree without trying to argue that it is the perfect measure for all context-relative judgements (such as the largest ship, the smallest plane, the best athlete, the worst eyesight, etc ad infinitum) then you'd be undermining your own premise that a universal measure of all things is necessary, let alone coherent, because you are admitting that measurements of degree of any kind are context-relative judgements. For this reason, the "argument from degree" for God is meaningless.
If God exists, then he is defined as that of which no higher can be thought.
So, God is just a thought? I can easily think of a human that is greater than all other humans. For instance, this human I'm thinking of is 30 feet tall, has an IQ of 10,000, can run 600 mph, can fly, can hold his breath underwater for 300 years, etc.
Does that mean that this human exists? Just because I can think of him?
Now, certainly the *thought* of this human exists, first in my mind, and now in your mind. But that's just a thought, not an actual human. Are you saying that God is just one of these thoughts? Because actually.... I would completely agree. That is exactly what God is.
Why do you think that empirical evidence leads to the conclusion that a god/ gods don't exist?
Scientific thought really deals in probability. It's improbable that there is a supernatural world. Gods would be of the improbable supernatural world, as would many other immaterial things like unicorns, leprechans, or the number foozwazzle.
Because you think that science makes miracles impossible?
No, because the natural order of things continues. A miracle would be an interruption of that natural order. New evidence of the world working differently would change that, but that's not exactly a guaranteed eventuality.
There's nothing antagonistic about the question. If I were to witness a miracle (that being an interruption of the natural order), I would think a new explanation incorporating what I had just witnessed was in order. The repeatablility of the miracle would be required, however, as I'm pretty sure I could be fooled equally by a really good magic trick.
That wouldn't immediately jump to a god, though, no. Just because something I thought was supernatural might actually happen, that just means the one supernatural thing happens, it doesn't open the door for a world of fantasy creatures.
This is just sort of a statement with a built-in conclusion that doesn't follow. "If Zeus exists, then he is defined as that of which no higher can be thought."
It's not really an argument for Zeus. In fact, it's not really an argument. You don't follow it up. Let's try something else.
Besides, if God is the highest thing, then is God some unit of measurement? I'm sure that's not where you're going with that, it's just that it's confusing as a statement.
The argument from design.The cosmological argument.The argument from morality.I am sure you are already familiar with all three arguments, can you please point out the flaws? I consider these evidence for the existence of the Christian God.
Considering an argument "evidence" isn't really a good start for seperating fact from fiction. The argument from design is a presupposition at best, the cosmological argument is weak at several levels (most notably the convenient definition of God), and the argument from morality assumes a fundamental human anarchy that has never existed.
They're kind of weak arguments, and they're not really evidence. Evidence would really make the difference in my beliefs (it always has).
Can you please give me a list of why you don't believe in Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, faeries, unicorns, etc? If you can provide the details of why you don't "believe" in these entities, cross out the aforementioned names, replace them with "god" and you will have the answer to your question.
Because there is no empirical evidence that conclusively demonstrates that any god exists.
I also do not actively believe in the nonexistence of god/gods, because there is no empirical evidence that conclusively demonstrates that gods do not exist.
"You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know... morons." - The Waco Kid
Do you also refrain from actively believing in the nonexistence of flying walruses?
So why believe in a god that created the world/universe and just went on his merry way, not giving two shits about what happens to us? That's really just a step removed from atheism. We believe there is no god controlling anything. You believe there is a god not controlling anything.
The reason I don't believe in God is because of the very contradiction you speak of. If God did create the world/universe, and wanted to be worshipped by us, why is he allowing humanity to be so fractured in its religious beliefs and practices - to the point of outright contradiction? I'm not just talking about the differences between Christian and non-Christian faiths, I'm talking about huge differences of opinion and practice amongst just the Christian faiths. If you've got one Christian faith saying gay people are evil sinners (Catholics, for example) and one faith saying that gay people are fine (Presbyterians are in this camp for the most part, I think), one of those faiths is wrong. There's no inbetween. God must have an opinion on the matter, if he exists. So why doesn't he make it clear? I could go on, but I'm trying to keep my answer short per your request.
Nobody I know was brainwashed into being an atheist.
Why Believe?
BMcD wrote:I also do not actively believe in the nonexistence of god/gods, because there is no empirical evidence that conclusively demonstrates that gods do not exist.Do you also refrain from actively believing in the nonexistence of flying walruses?
Indeed I do, Will. I believe that I exist. Everything else might be bullshit. I interact with the world I perceive around me, but make no assumptions or assertions that my perceptions might not be wrong.
Cosmological ArgumentThings.
Or the flying spaghetti monster, or pink invisible unicorns, or à la or a combination of them all, that which has not been caused does not exist
What started this universe is unknown, at the present time, one can fill this unknown with any number of magical creatures, and come up with any number of magical stories as to why they started the universe
Personally I just call it what it is, unknown
To do otherwise, doom's you to a life of ignorance, ie it's not unknown, magical dwarfs made the universe, so there's no need, to investigate the cause
This is also true, of all the unknowns in this universe?
Many have already been covered but they include empirical evidence, common sense, skepticism, the reading and study of the Bible and Christianity. As an ex-Christian I determined that Christianity and other religions are based primarily on myths and legends. I grew to question every bit of it as well as all religions. Now I do not accept god beliefs at all as they are as silly as belief in Santa.
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uraishel wrote:I see. Let me just ask: if you were to witness a miracle, would that cause you to believe in a god or would you brush it off as a strange scientific phenomenon? I don't mean to be antagonistic in any way, I am simply.
Well, let's see here, reason, common sense, skepticism, the lack of evidence for the existence of god(s), and the swiss cheese nature -smelly and full of holes- of all philosophical arguments I've ever heard of for it. All of which have been elaborated by many here so I don't see the point to deepening further on them.
That's just on one hand, on the other, the ever growing evidence that suggest god is more an evolutionary tool, byproduct or psychological coping mechanism than anything else. Also, we have the other scientifical findings that are slowly but surely chipping away at every supernatural notion, leaving god less and less places to cover: neuro-psychological experiments that recreate out-of-body experiences, visions and so on; on the field of genetics, the findings on the god gene; on psychology and sociology, the effects of peer pressure and suggestion on the adoption of a belief and the occurrences of "miracle" healings; the many prayer experiments which proves that particular pleading for divine intervention useless, and so on.
And then, there's the more personal reasons I don't believe, which mostly can be summed up to one thing: pragmatism. I have no use for a god(s) belief nor for faith. To me this things are completely pointless and downright wasteful and harmful. The only use I could derive from them is perhaps amusement, or entertainment, and my dog, my books and plastiline modeling give me that and much more.
This might stretch the OP request, but another argument for me not believing lies in that same line of pragmatism but under a social point of view: if we were to make a comparison between the benefits and the harms caused by the god belief in todays society, it would be painfully obvious the god belief as it stands today (of which religion is but an exponent) is detrimental to society and runs counter to our interest of survival as a species.
Lenore, The Cute Little Dead Girl. Twice as good as Jesus.
Right, now I assume that you have covered everything that you mean to (although by all means add more comments if you wish) I will make a bullet point list of everything you have said and attempt to respond to it over the next couple of months. I don't intend to cover each point in a day, it will take some time debating and dare I say it, probably refining my own opinions.
Sorry I haven't posted a while, my non-forum life came a-calling.
By the way, I don't think your arguments about the existence of faeries, etc have any relevance to my arguments. I am not claiming that the world was caused by Santa Claus, and the cosmological argument has nothing to do with unicorns, spaghetti monsters or any other sort of nonsense. There is a great deal more evidence for the existence of a Creator than there is for the existence of these creatures. As I have said, I will present this evidence in other threads. I will also mention this site to a theistic biologist friend of mine. He should raise some sparks in here.
Right, now I assume that you have covered everything that you mean to
As if that's possible.
There is a great deal more evidence for the existence of a Creator than there is for the existence of these creatures.
There's not and if I gave you the phrase..." there's a great deal more zero than zero", it probably wouldn't mean much would it ?
As I have said, I will present this evidence in other threads.
What are the odds that this will be something "new" and that hasn't already been refuted to death somewhere else on this site ?
I'm just kidding. Theistic evidence presentation never gets old...it's like "magic" every time.
"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act."
George Orwell
Sorry I'm jumping in abit late here. I've tried to answer the orignal three arguments in a easy to understand way. I copied these from another project I'm working on, so they might not precisly adress the questions, but should give an idea.
1.??
How can you be moral without god?
Premises: It is impossible to be moral wothout somehow, and illiteracy. Why if christians are so much better?
1.. certainly hope he is better than the "geologist" who was unfamiliar with logarithms or decay rates, the "doctor" who did not know that the phrase "biological evolution" meant "a change in gene frequencies in a population due to selective pressure", the "physicist" who did not know how to calculate Free Energy Change from entropy, or chemical equilibria from free energy, or especially that other "doctor" who couldn't tell me the difference between autocrine and panacrine signalling.
I certainly hope he is better than the "geologist" who was unfamiliar with logarithms or decay rates, [...]
That's a sad list. Especially when those are all things you could look up on the internet and pretend to know.
I want a biologist to come on and make the case that Jesus was a dinosaur. Y'know, a fresh perspective.
And lo, when Jesus was among the Hettanites, he did proclaim, "RAAAAARRRAGHARAGHARRAAAAAAAH!"
Right, now I assume that you have covered everything that you mean to...
Not really I'm sure we can come up with some more.
I am not claiming that the world was caused by Santa Claus,
That's too bad I really had a good argument that Santa had nothing at all to do with creation.
and the cosmological argument has nothing to do with unicorns,
I had really hoped to show that unicorns were essentially relevant to the argument against a god.
I will also mention this site to a theistic biologist friend of mine. He should raise some sparks in here.
I can see where this is going. It appears analogies are not being understood.
I want a biologist to come on and make the case that Jesus was a dinosaur. Y'know, a fresh perspective.And lo, when Jesus was among the Hettanites, he did proclaim, "RAAAAARRRAGHARAGHARRAAAAAAAH!"
I can easily refute that as Jesus was clearly a Neanderthal. Since they did not believe on him they all became extinct.
I think the most important question, and one that really hasn't been addressed by biologists:
was Jesus high in fibre?
Perhaps the dinosaurs (and, indeed neanderthals) should have had more Jesus in their diet. At least we finally have a good, solid explanation for their extinction.
Anyway, bring the biologist. I'm sure we'll all have fun, since ... I'm actually a dinosaur. I have no evidence; that's how I prove that. QED.
Let me point out a couple of things about your assertion, above:
There are exactly two possibilities:
1 - That a God that Created, or is Creating the Universe exists
or,
2 - That a God that Created, or is Creating the Universe does not exist.
In EITHER case, the Universe remains THE SAME. So, you cannot logically conclude that the absence of violations of the physical laws of the Universe (miracles) supports your notion that there is no God.
Also, consider that a God that Created the Universe COULD exist and simply not care whether, or not, you believe in it. And, any being capable of Creating the Universe would have well-thought out reasons for everything being the way it is - reasons that trump any desire for evidence of His existence on your part.
Furthermore, even if a being came to you and did as you suggest (He then proceeds to remove AIDS and all cancer from the earth and they are never seen again), that is still not conclusive evidence that that being is God, Creator of the Universe. He could simply be an extremely advanced being with technology beyond our comprehension - and, a LIAR by stating that He is "God, Creator of the Universe."
I only point these things out to you so that you might reconsider your criteria for the acceptance of the existence of a God that has Created, or IS Creating the Universe. I'm not trying to "sell" you on God - I'm only trying to get you to reconsider your notions of what would constitute evidence of such a being.
Ultimately, this implies that belief in God will ALWAYS be a simple choice, and not based on empirical evidence. It is merely a chosen perspective and dependent on the tenability of the definition of God you are employing. And, for ANY God to be tenable, its characteristics MUST NECESSARILY be entirely consistent with the way things really are. After all, we ARE talking about God, Creator of the Universe, here.
I don't believe in a god because there is absolutely no reason to believe.
All of the gods and all of the creation theories in all of the religions are equally absurd.
The arguments from design, cosmology and morality have all been given lots of time on other posts. All are flawed and don't prove anything.
This is not even logic!!!!
"Also, by definition, God is uncaused."
By whose definition? By the escape clause definition? Is uncaused even a word? Where did god come from?
I just need to read a small part of the bible to know that christianity is not true.
A miracle would not convince me, it has been done too many times in sci-fi, all it would show is that we don't know how the "miracle" was done. Most of the technology we use today would have seemed miraculous 100 years ago.
Zen-atheist wielding Occam's katana.
Jesus said, "Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division." - Luke 12:51
BMcD wrote:Indeed I do, Will. I believe that I exist. Everything else might be bullshit. I interact with the world I perceive around me, but make no assumptions or assertions that my perceptions might not be wrong?
I mean that, to take your example, while I expect the key will unlock the car, if it has appeared to do so in the past, I cannot assert knowledge that it will. I'd be surprised if it didn't work, but I can't know that such won't happen.
Do I consider the 'weird claims' all simultaneously equally likely? Of course not. I interact with the universe that I perceive. I can't interact with anything else, after all... and just like things like 'I could die in the next moment'... I could have a heart attack, I could get hit by a car, a plane could crash on me... like all of these things are possible, I acknowledge the possibility that all that I know could be wrong... but I continue to interact with the universe that I perceive, on the basis of what I perceive. To do otherwise... that way lies madness. But ultimately, I'm forced to admit: I simply don't know. Are there magical creatures? I don't expect them to be found, but in the end, I don't know.
On a side note, since you referenced the Long Count scenario... on December 21, 2012, the 'end of the world' according to the Long Count doomsdayers, a friend of mine turns 43. I have been poking at him over this, saying things like 'Oh, fine, you get done being 42, the Ultimate Answer of Life, the Universe, and Everything... and the world ends' and '43... Number of the Bush!'. And it amuses me greatly.
I get ya wise BMcD , but this a question of what ya put your bet on,
And so I say, this, now, is Gawed , seems most obvious to me. God is not a question for me.
Oh, the OP meant as a separate god thingy ..... but how can anything be separate ? I won't play this silly god game .... oh but shit, so I must. So how do I place my bet ? I don't understand this god game ? If it about the likes of God of abe , or like ideas ? .... you must be kidding, no? okay, so I bet my life on fuck no ..... nothing is separate is all of the why ....
{ man you all is fast typer thinkers, I can't keep up, I was going to be #31 post, geezz I AM slow ..... ummm , Time is messing with my head, I must stop time What good is it ? ..... wait , go , backup , up , down , I don't get any of this shit ? .... How does someone pray to this god thing ????
{ that took like 10 edits , damn me ..... I AM not drunk enough ......
BTW , OP Kuraishel I AM sorry, I will try to be of more help when I can get myself GOD serious ..... but that ain't easy when you are GOD ..... hang in there , lol from me god .....
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Good evening. I've missed all of you.
About two months ago I had one week of 100% raw and loved it. My husband (big meat eater) even joined me. I freaked out though. I panicked and went right back to my cooked eating.
Anyway, I've been thinking about eating raw and really do miss it. I'm going to make a slower transition this time though. My goal is to have fruits in the morning, salads in the afternoon and see what happens around dinner time. Of course I'll add nut milks, nut butters and seeds to this. My husband is ready to do this again too.
My twins are turning 9 months tomorrow, they're now eating lots of solids. I'm keeping them on their diet though. No raw foods diet for them at this time.
So, I'm back and looking forward to this.
I'll also take any suggestions through the transition. I think my goal for now is 75% raw.
Maybe this will even help me with the post partum I've (unfortunately) been hit with recently (anxiety, nervousness, blah, blah, blah).
Have a good evening. Gotta go chat with my husband now.
Debbie
Welcome back Debbie! :)
Gald to see you back and what ever level you want to start at we are all here to support you.
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Hi Debbie,
I wish you the best of luck to try this raw journey again ;)
Joke
Welcome back!
Detox getting rough?
Let's "smooth it out"!
Welcome back - we have to take things as they come for us - so be blessed this go round and relax - it is all just gravy (raw that is )
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Hey, Debbie. Welcome back! I have a six month old daughter. I'm working on getting rid of all of the post partum everything too. (Weight, emotions, etc.) I know raw will help you! Cheers to your journey!
Thanks for the warm welcome.
I started raw yesterday and easily had a 100% day and felt great! I even ran yesterday. I woke up today feeling detox (light headed, shaky) which is fine, I can get through it. So I'm on my way to a yoga class and hopefully that will help me. I know today won't be 100% raw because I have a family dinner but I will focus on the raw food and vegetable dishes.
I learned a lot the last time I did raw, I'm ready for this. I just can't get stressed.
Congrats on the 6 month old baby, Joopie. Isn't it fun and crazy all at the same time? (not to mention the post partum thing we have to deal with).
Debbie
Warmest Welcome Debbie from the "Homeland of Bill Gates!" I hear ya on the freaking out thing--I'm starting over again again and again..
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MIAMI — Florida has appealed in a Miami federal court last month’s ruling blocking the entry into force of a state law prohibiting state agencies from awarding contracts to companies doing business with Cuba and Syria.
Florida Governor Rick Scott announced the appeal of the June 26 ruling by US District Judge K. Michael Moore, related to business interests of Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht.
Odebrecht, which is engaged in a major port construction project in Mariel, Cuba, filed suit against the state of Florida earlier this month after the legislature overwhelmingly passed the measure.
The law, which was to go into effect July 1, would prohibit state and local government agencies from awarding contracts worth a million dollars or more to companies that have commercial ties in Cuba and Syria.
Republican governor Scott said “the (Cuban) Castro and (Syrian) Assad governments are undeniably repressive, and it is important that Florida taxpayers do not support dictators that suppress freedom. I firmly believe this law is right for Florida and will continue to defend it going forward.” | http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/07/24/florida-takes-cuba-business-ban-appeal-to-us-federal-court/ | 2013-05-18T10:23:11 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
The some offense last summer, Desmond Jennings was called up and was saviour of the Rays universe just like Flash Gordon. And much of that offense was generated with some pop in his bat. While the rest of the Rays lineup yesterday was busy playing “my sac fly is prettier than your sac fly,” it was Jennings’ 2-run shot in the 5th inning that put the game away. And really, how pretty is this?…Jake McGee. With the bases loaded in the 6th, it was nice to see McGee come in and strike out Justin Morneau…Evan Longoria. We had a feeling Longo was about to go on a tear, and he appears to be on it. He has hit safely in six straight, and has 7 hits in the last 4 games, including 2 home runs…Jeff Niemann. The velocity is still not there, with the fastball averaging just 89. And that is a concern. But once again, the mix was there, with Niemann throwing 5 different pitches at last 11 times each…Rays Fans. 26,507 was the paid attendance yesterday, giving the Rays 58,281 combined for the Saturday and Sunday games. Last year, the biggest Sat/Sun was 53,991 for a Red Sox series in July.
THE BAD: Interfering Fans. If you haven’t seen it yet, here is video of former NBA player Matt Geiger interfering with a pop-up yesterday. One thing we rarely (if ever?) do around here is criticize fans. We sometimes come down hard on the team and players, but never the fans. Some of you might remember when Troy Percival got upset at a fan that did something similar. We vehemently took the side of the fan. Hey, we wish all fans would know better and be quick-thinking enough to stay out of the way. But fans get caught up in the moment. People love catching foul balls. Whatever. Move the fan. You can even give him some good-natured booing and heckling. But let’s not get carried away and start screaming obscenities and calling for the fan to be banned for life. Baseball’s problem, not seen in other sports, is that there is ZERO separation between the fans and the players. These things are part of the game…Interfering Catwalks. The Rays first hit of the game was also our first catwalk appearance of the season when Longoria doubled off one of the rings. Watching Longo argue for a home run was a bit humorous as either he a) didn’t see which ring the ball hit; b) doesn’t know the groundrules; or c) was trying to pull a fast one over on the umpires.
THE TELLING: The Rays have now won 4 of their last 5. And now all four teams at the top of the AL East are either 9-6 or 9-7…After Philip Humber’s perfect game and Jeff Niemann’s start yesterday, Rice’s “Big Three” starting pitchers now have 51 career wins, combined, since being drafted in 2004. And of course, Wade Townsend had none…Click “Read More…” below to see Fernando Rodney’s new commercial.
THE JUNKYARD DOGS WEBTOPIA…
- Martin Fennelly writes about Desmond Jennings and BJ Upton back together in the outfield…On a side note. Something we have wondered. Could Jennings and Upton cover the entire outfield if needed? For example, if the hitter is an extreme pull hitter or extreme groundball hitter. Just a thought. [TBO.com]
- Joe Maddon talks about why he was willing to stick with Jake McGee in a high leverage situation. [TampaBay.com]
- The NFL Draft is this week. Be sure to keep checking in with JBF for all the info you need. [JoeBucsFan]
DOWN ON THE FARM…
DURHAM @ Pawtucket. (postponed)
MONTGOMERY 7, Pensacola 3. Frank de los Santos gave up 2 runs in 5 innings. He struck out just 1…SS Hak-Ju Lee went 1-5 and stole his 3rd base. But he also committed his 5th error...CF Brad Coon hit his first home run.
Palm Beach 11, CHARLOTTE 1. Grayson Garvin was pounded for 6 runs in 3 innings on 8 hits and 2 walks…2B Derek Dietrich went 0-3 with a walk, and CF Mikie Mahtook had a single in 4 at bats.
BOWLING GREEN 4, Quad Cities 3. Felipe Rivero allowed 3 runs, but all were unearned, keeping his ERA at 0.00 in 4 starts, despite giving up 6 runs…1B Cameron Seitzer went 4-4, all singles…RF Todd Glaesmann hit his 2nd home run, a solo shot.
The Rays’ dancing groundskeepers…
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Every starters velocity is down. Makes me think it’s intentional and they’ve been instructed to go lightly in the early weeks
Price was hitting 97 on opening day but in his last start it looked like he lived around 93-95
Matt Moore is 94-97, was pretty much 91-94 in his last two starts
Shields is physically capable of 97, can average in the low 90′s, was comfortably 88 on Saturday
All part of the plan?
Good point, although the “Shields is capable of 97″ — hmmm, maybe with a very generous radar gun. I would just say that the drop off in velocity has been more evident with some of the other pitchers than with Shields, who seems to be working closer to his normal range.
I’ve seen Shields finish games with 97, definitely.
When he’s angry he can do it
Pretty sure Shields has never hit 97 on a radar gun his entire career.
Highest I’ve seen him hit is 94. That happened last start.
Brooks Baseball says 96+ as recently as 2010 as his top speed on his four seamer.
So whatever, 96.5
The point is he’s only lofting it in at 88 right now. I think it’s strategic. They’re telling the guys to pace themselves.
Maddon ..finanlly looks like you got the idea of hitting Sac flys across to the players: Now they can do…
NEXT UP: how about bunting practice..none of them know how to bunt, batting practice is the time for this…go Joe
FANS: Geiger was drunk, having flash backs to being an athlete, but when a player goes INTO the stands…game on…Pena you can’t out muscle a 40 something over the hill basketball player?
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LIFE Runners - Dan Hinrichs - St. Louis ThriVe - Rock-n-Roll Marathon
Dan Hinrichs fundraising for ThriVe St. Louis
LIFE Runners national team will run in the St. Louis Marathon to raise awareness, prayers & funds for ThriVe St.Louis Medical Mobile Center.
It is absolutely essential that we continue reaching the abortion-rich territories in St. Louis! Eerily, the very geographic locales with the highest rates of abortion have been off the grid with respect to pregnancy resource outreach. We go directly to these communities with our Mobile Medical Center and provide FREE pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, and coming soon STI testing!
Here is an example of the impact we are having:
Towards the end of a slow day on ThriVe's Mobile Medical Center, a client came on-board for an ultrasound. She had a lot going on, so she had trust issues and was very guarded at first. She previously visited Planned Parenthood, but they said they couldn't see her. When she sat on the ultrasound table, she began to cry. After talking with the sonographers, she openly and willingly repented of the sin in her life and accepted Jesus Christ! Her whole demeanor changed while she was there! She was very grateful for the service and help she received. She left with a Bible, a big smile, and a firm decision to carry her baby!
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CYPRESS – May 11, 2012. A champion for safe, clean and accessible rivers, Lt. Governor Sheila Simon gave the keynote address today at a dedication ceremony for the Section 8 Boardwalk at the Cache River State Natural Area. The boardwalk was closed following damage from a 2008 flood.
A group of junior high school students, known as the Wetland Warriors, at Creal Springs School used $15,000 of the $20,000 they received last year from the Disney Planet Challenge, a nationwide science competition, to help rebuild the boardwalk. Additional funding for the project came from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), Friends of the Cache River Wetlands and the Southern Illinois Audubon Society.
“I applaud the Creal Springs School students’ commitment to protection and restoration of the Cache River Wetlands and to the many others who assisted in this collaborative project,” said Simon. “This boardwalk makes it possible for Illinois citizens young and old to enjoy some of our state’s wonderful natural resources.”
Simon issued a proclamation last year that declared July 12 to be Creal Springs School Day. Simon presented the proclamation to the Wetland Warriors at a meeting of the Mississippi River Coordinating Council, which she chairs. The council was established in 2010 and promotes the environmental and economic health of the Mississippi River and its tributaries.
The boardwalk is located in the Section 8 Woods Nature Preserve which is a floodplain forest that features large bald cypress and provides a safe haven for a variety of birds, frogs and swamp fish. The boardwalk, located at the junction of IL Rt. 37 and the Cache River, extends from a parking area into the forested swamp.
The Creal Springs students won the Disney Planet Challenge for their projects in the Cache River Basin including transplanting vegetation, performing trail maintenance, determining water quality through sample collection, assembling educational materials for teachers and creating a website about their research.
Since winning the science competition the students have received the 2011 Illinois Audubon Society’s Youth Conservationist Award and their teacher, Fran Wachter, was awarded a 2011 Exxon Mobil Outstanding Illinois Teachers of Science award by the Illinois Science Teachers Association. The students are using the remaining money from the Disney Planet Challenge to build a wildlife viewing blind and purchase radio transmitters for species research.
Simon was joined at the dedication by IDNR Director Marc Miller, Friends of the Cache River Watershed board member Charlie Proctor, and members of the Wetland Warriors. The ceremony was hosted by Friends of the Cache River Watershed. | http://www.rcreader.com/news-releases/simon-applauds-wetland-warriors-for-boardwalk-project/ | 2013-05-18T10:15:54 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Written By: Jeff Ignatius
Section: Commentary/Politics
Category: Editorials
2010-05-12 11:51:35
The decade-long travesty of justice that assailed local dentist Dr. David Botsko because of an out-of-control Davenport Civil Rights Commission (DCRC) is finally over thanks to a ruling by the Iowa Civil Rights Commission on Friday, May 7, dismissing all charges against him.
Iowans can be reassured that when due process is actually followed, testimonies actually read, and evidence actually considered and weighed against the rule of law, justice does prevail, at least when the Iowa Civil Rights Commission is adjudicating.
Davenport residents, however, have no such assurances where the DCRC is concerned. This commission, under the direction of Executive Director Judith Morrell, has proven its ability to violate the very same civil rights it claims to protect. At the end of the day, operating as judge, jury, and prosecutor in civil-rights cases is a perfect formula for abuse of said rights, as unequivocally demonstrated in Nabb V. Botsko.
In 2000, after nearly three years as a dental assistant for Dr. Botsko, then-62-year-old, German-born Inglenore Nabb complained to the DCRC that then-46-year-old Dr. Botsko was violating her civil rights in the workplace with age, sex, and national-origin discrimination, including accusations of sexual harassment and constructive discharge. Damages sought by Nabb, according to a November 13, 2009, Iowa Supreme Court decision that forbade attorney fees in any damages awarded, included $25,000 to Nabb for emotional distress and compensatory damages, $57,028 to Nabb's attorneys, and $2,935 for the DCRC. The above figure does not include 10 years of legal fees that Botsko paid for his own defense.
A hearing was held in 2003 with Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Kevin Visser presiding, after which he ruled that Dr. Botsko was innocent on all counts. Seventeen witnesses testified over a three-day period, only one of which corroborated a single accusation Nabb brought against Botsko. In other words, the bulk of evidence was based on Nabb's testimony alone.
Among the 17 witnesses were past and present employees and patients who contradicted Nabb's testimony, attesting that they saw none of the alleged behavior. This was the same aggregate testimony learned in discovery, yet the DCRC proceeded with its prosecution of Botsko. Nor did it suffice when ALJ Visser's ruling determined that Nabb had not met her burden of proof.
The DCRC continued with its prosecution of Botsko by rejecting most of Visser's decision, dropping the age-, sex-, and national-origin-discrimination portions of the suit but finding Botsko guilty of sexual harassment and constructive discharge based on the exact same evidence that a 20-year civil-rights-law judge dismissed categorically. Of the seven commissioners responsible for overturning Visser's ruling, only one attended parts of the three-day hearing. No other commissioner even bothered to attend.
Knowing this case is weak becomes doubly egregious considering its own civil-rights violations; the case was eventually dismissed and forced to start over because the Iowa Supreme Court found Morrell in violation of Botsko's right to due process because of her obvious bias in favor of Nabb -- for not only sitting at Nabb's table during the 2003 hearing but for numerous instances of counseling the claimant and her attorney throughout the proceedings. The court concluded: "The combination of advocacy and adjudicative functions has the appearance of fundamental unfairness in the administrative process."
That was the beginning of the end of this fiasco. In that same decision, The Iowa Supreme Court allowed for the opportunity for Nabb V. Botsko to be transferred from the DCRC to the Iowa Civil Rights Commission (ICRC). Against the wishes of the DCRC, Davenport Corporation Counsel Tom Warner wisely passed it to Des Moines. Obviously the ICRC did its due diligence with this case, something the DCRC consistently failed to do, thereby inflicting great financial harm on a highly skilled area professional, who defended his reputation, his honor, his practice, and his own civil rights to the end. He refused to settle, and fought this abuse of power to its final conclusion -- dismissal of all charges.
There is no question that Dr. Botsko's victory is one all Iowans can celebrate because the ICRC did its job and actually protected our civil rights by upholding Botsko's. However, no ruling of innocence can overcome the damage of 10 years of living with constant uncertainty relative to one's reputation, one's emotional well-being, or the loss of one's sense of security that comes from living in a republic of laws. Nor can it remedy the financial devastation that occurs from being forced to defend oneself against a quasi-judicial government agency such as the DCRC that vindictively and capriciously abuses its power by relentlessly prosecuting an individual, intruding into every aspect of his life with uncorroborated accusations, illegally levying bank accounts, and seizing private property and proprietary documents long before a ruling of guilt or innocence is ever rendered.
In Botsko's case, Nabb's then-attorney Marleta Greve illegally seized approximately $60,000 from Botsko's bank account without his knowledge, or the legal authority. She was ordered to pay it back by the courts, and is now a sitting judge herself in our own Seventh District Court of Iowa. (Voters should remember this at election time.)
It is time for the Davenport City Council to do its job in protecting us from DCRC's abuse of power. Nabb V. Botsko is not the only case that has nothing short of astonishing abuses in its overreaching conduct/procedures. But that is a story for another day.
It should be a no-brainer for the council to call for Morrell's resignation. And knowing that in the future, taking a case to the ICRC is infinitely more preferable to the DCRC's purview, why not consider disbanding the DCRC altogether? If the council does not have the backbone to do this politically, then take the technical route. Under Iowa Code, the threshold for a Civil Rights Commission is a population of 100,000. Davenport is approximately 10,000 short of this requirement.
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