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From the lofty peak of near 3%, it may be hard to imagine the 10-year Treasury yield taking a 90 basis point dive, but don\'t count out the believers. HSBC\'s global head of fixed-income research, Steven Major, says the 10-year yield is poised to hit 2.1% by the third quarter of this year, and he outlines that contrarian call in a 2014 outlook.
Most expect yields to rise and prices to fall because of improving economic data, which suggests that the Federal Reserve could move forward its gradual path toward policy normalization. But Major suggests looking at it differently. The 10-year yield is derived from two factors: The Federal Reserve\'s key policy rate, and term premium, which is the additional discount priced in for the risk of holding debt for longer.
\"It is the latter that had previously been pulled lower by unconventional monetary policies and majority ownership of U.S. Treasuries by the official sector,\" Major writes.
As the Fed inches out of these policies, there are a couple of reasons for the 10-year yield to fall. For one, the market is pricing in rate hikes \"earlier than is likely to be justified by central bank actions,\" he says, particularly with subdued inflation, one of the key determinant of the Fed\'s policy rate.
Plus, term premium is poised to reverse its growth, in part because of improvement in the U.S. fiscal position. He writes:
\"One overlooked result of the gradual recovery has been the improvement in the US fiscal position, even though the total debt level remains high. Only a year ago, consensus expectations were conditioned by fears of a fiscal cliff and a budget deficit heading for 10% of GDP. Now, the federal deficit is heading below 3%, with the first two months of the fiscal year (starting in October) showing a 22% y-o-y decline; driven by both better receipts and reduced spending. This trend also supports lower yields.\"
Given this outlook, HSBC says there\'s value to be had in extending duration to the intermediate sector of the curve, particularly buying debt in the 5-year to 10-year range, Major says. Bill Gross, by contrast, wrote that investors should stick to the 1-year to 5-year range. As an asset class, fixed income could return 4% to 5%, Major writes.
More on the bond market:
Bill Gross turns contrarian on the Fed.
Fed rate-hike expectations pull forward.
Long-maturity bonds outperform.
– Ben Eisen
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/RADIO.COM) – Each Wednesday our friends at Radio.com's Top 10 bring us a hot new list from the internet. Check out this week's list celebrating everything we love about "Idol"… the world's worst auditions.
In honor of American Idol kicking off its tenth season tonight, we decided to look back at all the auditions and choose what we believe to be the worst auditions in the hit show's history.
Here's our list of the top ten worst American Idol auditions…
#10 – James Lewis
Season 7
James Lewis probably should have stuck to his day job as a tour guide because singing will definitely not be paying his bills anytime soon. It's safe to say the judges didn't have any "Brotherly Love" for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native.
#9 – Rhonneta Johnson
Season 5
Rhonetta Johnson certainly didn't have any confidence issues during her audition even going as far as to say she was better than Jennifer Lopez and Janet Jackson. When it was obvious that Rhonetta didn't measure up she took her frustrations out on Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell in a ridiculous two-minute long rant.
#8 – Nick Zitzmann
Season 6
Nick Zitzmann may have put his hometown of Salt Lake City, Utah to shame with his audition as the judges seemed more afraid than annoyed. His eyes in my opinion stole the show completely… can you say weirdo?
#7 – Steven Thoen
Season 6
Steve Thoen was an interesting contestant even before his audition, as he confessed that after viewing only two episodes he wasn't even a fan of the show. I think the band Queen wishes he wasn't a fan of them either as he butchers one of their classic songs.
#6 – Martik Manoukian
Season 6
It's never a good idea to walk into an audition with your own gimmick but it appears that no one warned Martik Manoukian as he summoned the spirit of a panther. It doesn't come as a surprise that the "panther" was chased out of the building – far from Hollywood roars and all.
#5 – Leroy Wells
Season 4
Leroy Wells was as unique as they come being that he seemed to lack understanding of the English language. Leroy also seemed to lack the understanding of what the show was about and that he literally could not carry a note.
#4 – Ian Benardo
Season 6
The always controversial and opinionated Ian Benardo has become known for his outbursts on several reality shows. His first audition for American Idol was classic for his "diva" attitude and battle with Simon. I am pretty sure he and Dane Cook will never be friends…ever. Check out Ian last year as he visited Nick Cannon and the Rollin' crew.
#3 – General Larry Platt
Season 9
General Larry Platt set the world on fire with his innovative song "Pants On The Ground" as it became a nationwide hit as well as an anthem to kick off 2010. The song made its unlikely debut on American Idol as the 60 plus year old performed the hilarious track in front of the flabbergasted judges. The song was even quoted by football legend Brett Favre during a team huddle earlier this year.
#2 – William Hung
Season 3
University of Berkeley's Own, William Hung quickly became a household name – no, not for winning the season 3 competition but for doing the worst rendition of of Ricky Martin's hit song "She Bangs". The terrible performance was so beloved by the public that it led to him getting a record deal with Koch Records. Yikes!
#1 – Keith Beukelaer
Season 2
Keith Beukelaer is either the bravest boy in the world or the craziest after deciding to perform Madonna's hit song "Like A Virgin". The song choice was questionable to begin with but the singing and dancing was hard to watch with a straight face. It's no wonder Simon called him the worst singer in the world. Ouch!
Come back each week for another great list from our friends at Radio.com's Top 10.
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
Captains Announced
Back in the fall, Michigan announced they would have tri-captains this season. Kevin Cislo, Chris Fetter and Tim Kalczynski were selected by their teammates as '09 captains.
Michigan State maintained the trio of captains pattern. The three Spartans selected were Eric Roof, AJ Dunn and Nolan Moody.
Justin Miller, perhaps the most underrated player in the conference, is Ohio State's lone captain in 2009. Miller was a co-captain last year.
4 comments:
- BaseballBucks33 said...
Can't wait till the college baseball season starts. It is crazy to think about baseball when it is so cold outside right now. Glad to see Justin Miller was elected a captain at Ohio State. Justin is a great leader in the clubhouse and is a better player on the field. Hope he has a great 2009 season for the Buckeyes and betters his draft status too. Should be a fun Big Ten season and i am very exicted about the tourny being in Columbus at the new stadium too.
- Brian said...
Less than a month to go, BB33. Of course, we will still have to wait a few additional weeks before the games move north.
Hope your weather is better in C-bus than it is up here.
- BaseballBucks33 said...
Currently 14 degrees and about 5 inches of snow here. Yeah i might make a short weekend trip to Florida to see the baseball Buckeyes in action. I don't know yet, kinda depends on the gf work schedule and how my taxes work out. Lol We would like to go West Palm Beach Florida maybe.
Nice to hear from you Brian.
- freefun0616 said...
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OLYMPIA (AP) — The state House has passed a measure suspending cost-of-living raises for teachers over the next two years.
The chamber passed the bill late Thursday night on a 54-36 vote. It now goes to the Senate.
The cost-of-living adjustments were spelled out in Initiative 732, which has been suspended several times. But they would be suspended through mid-2015 for school district employees, community and technical college academic employees and classified employees at technical colleges, saving the state nearly $330 million. The measure also suspends inflation adjustments to bonuses issued to board-certified teachers during that same timeframe.
The measure is needed to implement a newly agreed-upon budget deal between the House and Senate.
The cost-of-living bill is House Bill 2043.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.


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T O P I C R E V I E WlucspaceOne of the last 'unknown' Mir patches is finally well documented. Only fuzzy pictures of the Mir EO 14/Soyuz TM17 crew patch were available, but earlier this year, Spaceview's Jaap Terweij photographed Alexander Serebrov's flown patch. Only three of these patches were produced for the crew, who added them to their spacesuits just before launch in 1993, using elastic straps around the arms. The patch was designed by a friend of commander Vasily Tsibliev. Since the original patches are unlikely to be available on the market anytime soon, Spaceview has produced a limited number of replica's of the patch, with the permission of Tsibliev and Serebrov.Have a look at http://www.spacepatches.info/ for details.Lucheng44Bravo Jaap!Ed HengeveldBUDULimited number?That means that Spaceview will soon stop to produce this patch?lucspaceA run of 200 patches was produced in August of 2004. There are no plans to produce any additional runs.LucBUDUWhich is the size of the patch?lucspaceThe patch is reproduced in its original size: 12 x 14 cm.Luc
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Fresh Pasta Dough
Try Your Hand at This Classic Dough
Ever thought about making pasta? Let Mario Batali help with his approachable recipe.
Cooking Directions
Mound the flour in the center of a large wooden board. Make a well in the center of the flour and add the eggs. Using a fork, beat the eggs together and then begin to incorporate the flour, starting with the inner rim of the well. As you expand the well, keep pushing the flour up to retain the well shape (do not worry if it looks messy). When half of the flour is incorporated, the dough will begin to come together. Start kneading the dough, using primarily the palms of your hands. Once the dough is cohesive mass, set the dough aside and scrape up and discard any dried bits of dough.
Lightly flour the board with additional flour as necessary. The dough should be elastic and a little sticky. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and allow to rest for 30 minutes at room temperature before using.
Red Pasta Dough
Add 2 tablespoons tomato paste along the eggs
Black pasta dough
Add 2 packets (2 tablespoons) squid ink along with the eggs.
Green pasta dough
Bring 3 quarts of water to a boil in a large pot, and add 1 tablespoon salt. Set up an ice bath next to the stove. Blanch 1 cup packed spinach leaves in the boiling water for 45 seconds, then remove with tongs or a slotted spoon and immediately plunge into the ice bath to cool for 2 minutes. Drain the spinach and squeeze dry in a kitchen towel, removing as much moisture as possible. Chop the spinach very fine and combine with the eggs in a small bowl. Stir well until as smooth as possible, then add to the well in the flour and proceed as directed.
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Rainy weather postponed Senior Day for the Harvard baseball team until Tuesday afternoon, when Dartmouth visited O'Donnell Field for an end-of-season doubleheader. The unseasonably cold and windy conditions remained, and the Crimson found itself on the losing end of the final two games of its season.
The squads battled for five scoreless innings in the day's first game, but the wheels came off for Harvard in the sixth as Dartmouth rode to a 9-0 win. In the rubber match, the Big Green also prevailed, 5-3, in a back-and-forth contest.
"Going into the day, we knew we were out of it," junior co-captain Ethan Ferreira said. "But we were just trying to play for our seniors over a very close team…. Unfortunately, we lost these two games. We wanted to win these two games for them and end on a good note."
In its final game of the season, the Crimson hung around from start to finish but could not overcome what proved to be a decisive four-run fifth inning for the Big Green.
With junior Matt Timoney on the hill for Harvard, Dartmouth struck first in the top of the second with an unearned run after a walk, a single, and an error in the Crimson infield.
Harvard responded to tie the game in the top of the third, as junior shortstop Jake McGuiggan smoked a 2-0 pitch over the left field fence. The solo shot was McGuiggan's first homer of the season and the team's second.
The Crimson would take its first lead of the day in very next inning, and McGuiggan again did the damage. After junior outfielder Jack Colton singled and advanced to second, McGuiggan slapped a two-strike pitch up the middle to give his team a 2-1 lead. McGuiggan went 3-for-4 on the day, a triple short of the cycle.
But as soon as Harvard pulled ahead, Dartmouth countered in commanding fashion with a four-run fifth. With runners on first and third, two consecutive RBI singles allowed the Big Green to reclaim the lead. Joe Purritano, last year's Ivy Rookie of the year, then roped a double to right-center that plated two more.
Harvard scratched across another run in the eighth, but it would be too little, too late as Dartmouth held on to secure the series sweep.
Crimson coach Bill Decker ensured playing time for a number of seniors in their last career game, in addition to regulars Carlton Bailey, co-captain Kyle Larrow, and Steve Dill. Bailey led the Crimson with a .306 batting average this season.
If any fans left their seats for the top of the sixth and returned an inning later in the day's first contest, they may have wondered if they were watching the same game.
After five innings of play, the Crimson and Big Green were locked in a scoreless battle. But the Dartmouth bats came roaring to life in the sixth, erupting for nine runs. In a matter of minutes, a game up for grabs had turned into a rout.
Indeed, the offensive surge seemed to come out of nowhere. Freshman pitcher Nick Gruener had allowed just two hits in five innings of work, and not a single Big Green batter had reached second base.
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I stared at my revoand wondered when my oil was going to come in to replace my temp oil I made with random things. Works fine but doesn't give the same effect as the good old 500k oil plus seems to have broken down as I am loosing front wheel drive. Ah well should be here in 2-3 more days maybe....
Looked at it sitting in a bucket in pieces and wondered what it will run like when I get all my parts this weekend.
-New Stock 2.5 Body
-Wing and Mount
-Front and Rear Bulkheads
-50,000w Diff Oil
-Engine Brace (more for the 3.3)
-Fuel Tank O-Rings
-Shock Mounts(to replace the crummy Integy piggy back set up)
-RPM Front and Rear Bumpers(thought about the dirty danglers but decided my wife would not approve)
O.S.21 Nitro Revo, Stampede 4x4, 2 Axial Honcho's
Added pen spring to my brakes! Seems way better already
Was going over my revo 26 to make sure everything was tight and found that some of the head scerws was a hair lose , took head off found some oil that leaked out ,that means air got in , good thing motor is new and was runin very rich for break in ,I keep close eye on my temps so I no motor is ok , I never lock tight head scerws in the past but never had them come lose , for now on I'll be putin a bit of lock tight on them , I no that can cook your engine , moral of the story is don't over look your head scerws LOL
I finally got to work on the truck. I was able to finally figure out how to get the bulkhead off, I thought the rear screw for the shock was out far enough and it wasn't so when I got fed up and bent the broken half of the bulkhead off it bent the screw. Got the new screw and the front end is put back together. RPM arms and axle carriers. Now I get to put the RPM tru-track on, hopefully on Friday to get that done. Changing the arms and that bulkhead was a pain. Hardest thing I have had to do on the truck.
Washed all the parts and threw them back in the bucket till I get my parts this weekend.
O.S.21 Nitro Revo, Stampede 4x4, 2 Axial Honcho's
I put Acer ceramic bearings in my truetrack,new axles and a new Futaba reciever.All I need to finish rebuild is single steering servo and OS .21TM and ERCM pipe can't wait to get her up and running again.
Got the Revo put back together. All RPM on the corners. It is weird but it seems like it has more play with the RPM arms. It is probably my imagination but we will see how it jumps this weekend.
Connecting Rod came apart on the second motor. I put in a new 3.3 that was sitting on the shop shelf and have sent in the other for Traxxas to look at. Very disappointing. Looks like I have yet another brake-in to look forward to
Broke it back in after a complete rebuild. It was text book perfect. Good response, nice and rich, great temps never above 215 with good growl and speed. Will tune for performance tomorrow but it was a great day considering I just destroyed by DS8. Don't ask.
Lipo'd and Nitro'd - J-Rod
Just smacked my 3.3 front end into a small tree. Looks like we need some parts! hit just right! I couldn't do it again if I tried.
The list:
RPM left front A-arms
Push rods
Both the rpm front bumper and the mount
Front body mount ( who makes the sturdiest?)
Noticed my tires came unglued too. Fun times to come in the shop! And the weather is nice this weekend too... Guess I'll just order the parts and Wait. Oh yeah my fwd/ rev servo quit! Hmmm
Got my new Geode wheels in. Stripped the chrome, and glued my old talons on.
One shot.....One kill, no exceptions
took apart the front end and the rear end.
rebuilt my diffs with erevo internals, put in rpm arms up front with carrier, put rpm tru track in back, put in lundsford hinge pins, push rods, turnbuckles, put in strc rockers and shock mounts, put in gtr shocks, and tekno sway bar kit, put in new 3.3 motor break in will start tomorrow, once i finish the break in i'll put on a ths pipe.
My revo's accident prone...
Got the BB Revo mostly back together. Just need two sets of RPM wheel bearings and all the rubber booties for the pillow balls. Hopefully the LHS has them.
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Rebuilt my revo.
-50,000w Diff oil and fresh grease
-New front and rear bulkheads
-New wing
-New fuel tank o-ring
-New chassis brace
-New Pro-Graphics Body
Next week will be th FOC and a 2.4 receiver.
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Made a stand for my Revo...
One shot.....One kill, no exceptions
Took her out and test ran a couple tanks through her. Found the the 50,000 dif oil in the rear makes it push alot at higher speeds.
And I also found that although the wing looks great and works well at speeds it's not very tough.
1 roll and the wing cracked funny thing is it was 45F out so I wouldn't think it was cold and brittle. Good thing they are cheap.
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Got it together.
Spent so long pulling on the pull starter I got two blisters. lol That's what I get for not running it in 2 years I guess.
I'll have to figure out a better way to couple the header. The tire grabs it and separates it at the blue coupler.
I tried to take the Revo out in the snow, but the Trans is all messed and so I missed a perfect snow day
Took her out and thrashed her for a couple tanks at the gravel pit. Beautiful day (50f and sunny) and the 3.3 was screaming real nice. Found that I'm very much liking the wing on her now. Seems to fly straighter and not flip over backwards doing a wheelie.
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I am having just one wonderful time with my exhaust header. Took everything apart figuring I had to use the plate that goes over the header to secure it using the spring, and well it doesn't seem to be needed for the 3.3 motor. Now I have a stripped screw for the easy start and I have to cut that and go get a new screw. Wonderful day for what should have been an easy project.
Burned off a couple tanks in the parking lot with some friends.
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Haven`t actually touched my Revo today but i DID get the RPM - True Track Rear A-arm Conversion kit (Blue), will hopefully get that installed tomorrow. :-)
GOTTA get me some parts and build myself one of bloody wheels' stands, Niiice.
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Rebuilt the front end I bashed out last week! Seems I bent the aluminum bulk and crushed the plastic front bulk too. Bought rear brake kit, not reading first I needed the center diff kit. After run three to the Lhs I had the foc, and not the center diff kit..waiting for the kit. Now I'm deciding what to do about a fail safe?
Pretty sure the fail safe is in the opti drive that is removed for the foc??????
I left the optidrive in place (because of other missing parts I still need for my project) to act as a fail safe till my 2218x link receiver comes next week with my slayer rx box and throttle servo mount as well as three 2075 servos.
NOTE; (opitdrive sensor stuffed in rx box), optidrive just wont let you shift to reverse and that doesn't matter since the shifting servo and all the reverse gears have been removed from the transmission.
Ran a tank through her in the alley and all is well now if I just had that 14 clutch bell right about now. . . .
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Wow...1/2 tank on the foc! It's faster already.... Still no fail safe so couldn't / didn't let her go far! Might run out before the bowl and grab one tomorrow.
I replaced the front bulkhead i somehow managed to destroy, replaced the front suspension pins, and steering stop. Installed a RPM true track and rpm arms in the front, along with their axle carriers. Installed progressive 3 rockers. And I also installed the close ratio gear set in the trans. Then took out for a couple tanks def like the new trans gearing and handling is awesome
Built a stand that's slightly crooked
All game. No pain.
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The optidrive is an ESM (electronic shift module) and was designed to be used with the stock forward/ reverse gear set up in the transmission. It stops the tranny from entering reverse when the throttle is activated or the transmission is moving(need validation). It is useless if the sensor and associated gears are removed. It has an onboard low battery indicator, butotherwise is useless If you have done FOC or installed the center diff. As long as you have both sets of batteries charged, you will have no problem with losing control unless someone else is on your channel. I suggest a 2.4ghz radio. The rotating frequency ensures that no one can interrupt the signal to your truck; most of these radios have built in fail safes that will activate the brake if power loss is eminent.
Keep your batteries in good shape and this won't be a problem!
Hope this helps.
Last edited by KTMRuss; 02-05-2012 at 01:08 AM.
All game. No pain.
FYI the optidrive IS the fails safe and STILL performs that function even with the gears gone and the sensor stuffed in the rx box.
I have a Link controller from my Stampede and a 2218x receiver on order so soon I'll be done with that pesky optidrive.
I have already installed the FOC and close ratio gears
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Correct me if I'm wrong but you are saying that a stock 27mhz rx/tx with the optidrive and revers has NO failsafe what so ever? ? ?
OptiDrive® Electronic Shift Module
Microprocessor senses vehicle speed and optimizes forward and reverse shifting.
Allows constant drive engagement for smooth, responsive acceleration.
New failsafe function applies the brakes if the radio signal fails.
Allows a lighter transmission with fewer moving parts for reduced inertial mass and greater torque handling.
OptiDrive Electronic Shift Module
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Read my post #182.
I have a 2.4 receiver coming but in the mean time I just use the optidrive for it's failsafe and if I'm wrong then I'll yank that little bugger out of there right now.
I've left the throttle servo hooked up to the OD. and the sensor is stuffed in the rx box.
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Used-Wallet Art Shows Triumph Over Unemployment | News
Heather Hutton teaches aircraft technology at Middle Georgia College in Cochran, but a 20-by-11-foot flag made of used wallets, hangs in Russell Hall as a testament to her abiding artistic side.
"It's outstanding! Awesome! Great! It's just unbelievable," said Colonel Al Danner when he first laid eyes on the artwork.
Hutton says the idea was born in 2009 when she lost her job and wound up homeless for a year and a half.
"If it weren't for some people that I didn't even know, some people coming out of the woodwork to put gas money in my truck, or offer me a free meal, or let me sweep the floors in a warehouse for petty cash, I wouldn't have made it," said Hutton.
She says she reached a point where she lost all hope that things would get better, and her wallet became a symbol after she closed her bank account.
"I looked down at my wallet and realized this was my self portrait. That I was empty both physically, emotionally, mentally."
When things did finally get better, she decided to turn that symbol of defeat into the ultimate symbol of hope.
"If I can build an American flag out of used donated empty wallets, and have it resemble an American flag, then we should be able to rebuild a new economy using the resources at our fingertips and at a minimum help our friends and neighbors who have recently been laid off or are out of work."
The flag is made up of just over 1,200 wallets out of 3,000 collected over 11 months.


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Contact forms are among the most powerful – and most underutilized – apps for Facebook. From the opening page of PageYourself.com.
Target audience: Marketing professionals, SEO specialists, PR pros, brand managers, businesses, nonprofits, educators, Web publishers, journalists.
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In the never-ending hunt to make my Facebook page stronger than the day before, I've found that one of the most powerful add-ons is also one of the most underutilized: contact forms. Facebook is still far and away the most widely used social media marketing site, and a contact form is a robust addition that makes social marketing on Facebook even friendlier to my friends list.
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Two Idaho Women Killed after Corvette Rolls Off Freeway
NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — Two women were killed in a fiery, one-vehicle crash on an Interstate 84 onramp near Nampa. The Idaho State Police says the women were northbound on Happy Valley Road at about just after 11 p.m. Tuesday when the driver lost control of the Chevy Corvette.
The car crossed an Interstate 84 onramp and rolled about 100 yards before catching fire on the barrier of the eastbound lanes of the interstate. Witnesses were able to pull one woman from the vehicle, but the other was trapped inside.
Canyon County Coroner Vicki DeGeus-Morris on Wednesday identified the victims as 24-year-old Lauren Desaree Lane of Nampa and 22-year-old Christa K. Anderson of Middleton. It is not known who was driving.


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As the 2013 Season closes so does our weekly review of notes, numbers, recaps and previews. Here for one final time the recaps and numbers from a successful Championship Weekend presented by Smartlink.
Charlotte Hounds 17, Denver Outlaws 14
The Charlotte Hounds upset the previously undefeated Denver Outlaws in the first semi-final game of the weekend, with a final of 17-14. Even with Eric Law's nine-goal game, Denver could not recover from the first quarter. The Hounds entered the game and made a statement with eight points on six goals during the first 15 minutes of play, keeping the Outlaws to only two goals. Mike Sawyer would complete a hat trick before entering the second quarter, eventually earning Player of the Game honors. Law answered with four goals before halftime, as both teams put up five points to make it 13-7. Denver had the advantage in the second half, holding Charlotte to a single point off a Matt White goal. Denver still trailed, 17-12 in the last minutes of the game, when veteran Brendan Mundorf and Law each contributed a point, but it just was not enough, and the Hounds ended the Outlaws undefeated season, advancing to the Championship Game.
Chesapeake Bayhawks 13, Hamilton Nationals 12
The Chesapeake Bayhawks advanced to the Championship Game after a 13-12 victory over the number three seed, Hamilton Nationals. Michael Kimmel set the tone for the Bayhawks, grabbing a two-point goal four minutes into the game. Hamilton quickly made up for the deficit though, with three back-to-back goals to close out the first quarter. The Nationals were consistent with another three in the second quarter, but goalie, Brett Queener allowed four into the net, including two from Ben Hunt. Hamilton's five goals in the third quarter only got them so far, handing over five to the Bayhawks in the final 15 minutes. It was a game of back-and-forth that was ultimately won by the Bayhawks, thanks to Kimmel, who slashed three goals and grabbed four points on the night. He was named Player of the Game, Chesapeake's leading scorer, sending them to the Championship for the third time in four seasons.
Chesapeake Bayhawks 10, Charlotte Hounds 9
The Chesapeake Bayhawks are the 2013 MLL Champions after defeating the Charlotte Hounds, 10-9, on Sunday, August 25. In a low scoring game, John Grant Jr posted four back-to-back goals, earning him Championship Weekend MVP honors. Charlotte was the first to score, but at 1-0 this was the only time they would lead in the game, as the Bayhawks went up 3-2 in the first quarter. A low scoring second quarter included only two goals from John Grant Jr. Through three quarters Ryan Young was the sole scorer for the Hounds with four goals, it wasn't until the fourth that Peet Poillon and Mike Sawyer would contribute. With two goals from Drew Westervelt, the Bayhaws were up 10-7 in the final seconds of the game. Charlotte captain Matt Danowski sent a two-pointer sailing past Kip Turner in the last second of the game to bring the final to 10-9. This is the Bayhawks second consecutive championship and fifth in club history, the most in MLL.
Eric Law's nine goals in the semi-finals are the most single game goals in playoff history. While it was not enough to send the Outlaws to the finals, it was a career high for the rookie, and an MLL record.
In total, 71 goals were scored over the course of Championship Weekend, the Hounds scored the most single game goals with 15 in the first semifinal.
The Bayhawks scored 25 goals between both their games, leading all four playoff teams in goals.
Ryan Young led all players in the playoffs with 10 points, scoring seven points in the first game of the weekend and three in the Championship game.
Kip Turner came out of Championship Weekend boasting a .583 save percentage in his two games, with 28 saves, the highest save percentage of the four goaltenders.
Hamilton's Brodie Merrill is the only defensive player to score a goal during the 2013 playoffs. Both he and Denver's defenseman, Brian Megill, grabbed a point during the weekend.
Ryan Young not only led in points, but specifically in assists with four throughout the weekend. Chris Bocklet, Joe Walters, and Casey Powell all contributed three to their respective teams.
With their win this weekend, the Bayhawks now have five club championships, including three in the last four years. They hold the most championship titles in MLL.


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The Thunder Mountain High School boy's basketball team has taken control of the Southeast Conference with a 5-1 record (12-6 overall) after running over Ketchikan (2-4) 57-38 on Saturday at Kayhi. The Falcons won on Friday 69-64.
On Saturday the Falcons jumped out to 13-4 lead in the first quarter as Sam Jahn hit six of his game-high 17 points in the key to establish dominance on the glass.
Ty Grussendorf continued his deep threat shooting from the Friday's win by hitting a three and Vili Tupou added another as TMHS opened a 25-13 halftime lead.
Jahn got six more points in the third period as the Falcons opened a 34-25 advantage starting the final stanza.
TMHS hit 14 free throws in the fourth quarter to offset the pressure of the Ketchikan press. Vili Tupou hit six in a row and Josh Tupou four and Grussendorf hit his second triple to carry the win.
"It was another great night by Sam," TMHS coach John Blasco said. "And the Tupou brothers and Ty are really providing the solid guard play we need. I can't say enough about the team's performance this weekend."
V. Tupou added 13 points, Ben Jahn eight, Grussendorf seven, J. Tupou six, Jacob Calloway four, and Travis Johnson two.
The Falcons hit 14-24 at the charity stripe, Ketchikan went 8-18.
Kable Lervick led the Kings with 13 points including shooting all 18 of Kayhi's free throws, Erwin Malabanan eight, Alex Phil six, Brien Auger three, Isaiah Navales, Malik Almenzor, Colton Paulsen, and Melvin Gurthrie two each.
On Friday the Falcons used a solid team effort to beat Ketchikan 69-64 at the first city's home.
S. Jahn scored 19 points to lead the Falcons and Grussendorf was nearly flawless from beyond the arch, hitting four-of-eight for 12 points.
"Ty had a nice game," TMHS coach John Blasco said. "We were able to get inside which opened up the outside a bit and Ty was on. It was definitely good for us."
S. Jahn's three buckets to in the first quarter opened up space for Grussendorf, senior V. Tupou and sophomore J. Calloway to find scores.
Still playing without senior Matt Seymour the Falcons are finding a maturity level.
"That comes with the comfort and experience with each other," Blasco said. "Unfortunately not having Matt does give us he opportunity to find a seventh or eighth guy to go too as Matt works his way back in. You have to have those guys on the bench with confidence who you can go too."
Ketchikan (2-3) got 15 points apiece from Lervick and Almenzer, Auger added 12, Malabanan and Pihl 10 apiece, and Paulsen two.
TMHS was just 7-18 at the free throw line, Kayhi went 22-30 including 11-14 in the fourth quarter.
"That is something we definitely need to work on," Blasco said. "We can not continue to put people on the free throw line that often."
Ben Jahn added 11 points for the Falcons and V. Tupou nine.
Avery Stewart scored six of his eight game-points in a crucial run in the third period that allowed the Falcons to keep momentum and a 46-40 advantage starting the final stanza.
"Avery was a key contributor for us," Blasco said. "It was nice to have kids step up.
Kayhi scored 24 points in the fourth quarter and TMHS 23.
"I think both teams decided to shoot and not play defense," Blasco said. "Both teams shot very well and Ketchikan definitely attacked the basket."
Calloway scored eight points in the game, and Josh Tupou two.
The Falcons begin a four-game road trip to Fairbanks starting Wednesday.


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Following its recent announcement that it had established a relationship with Limelight Networks to provide a faster, and more robust online storage offering, Mosso®, Rackspace's® (NYSE:RAX) Cloud Hosting Division, today announced the release of Cloud Files™ enabled with Limelight Networks' (Nasdaq: LLNW) content delivery service (CDN). This union brings unlimited online storage, scalable content delivery, and application acceleration services, thereby allowing businesses to more easily and affordably distribute content to millions of end users around the world.
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Shares of Dow-30 component Caterpillar (CAT – Free Caterpillar Stock Report) are trading notably lower after the world's largest maker of heavy equipment failed to meet expectations in the third quarter. Sales, at $13.42 billion, fell short of our $14.70 billion estimate and the year-earlier tally of $16.44 billion, with conditions within the Resource Industries unit proving to be especially weak. Results at that segment, which makes mining machines, remain turbulent, with orders from nearly all corners of the globe at low levels.Caterpillar's poor September-period performance was not a surprise. Although prices for certain commodities, including coal, iron ore, gold, and copper, have recovered some ground, demand is still well below levels seen in 2011-2012, and mining activity has been depressed. This continues to be an area of concern for Caterpillar, since the mining sector accounts for roughly one-third of sales and nearly 50% of operating income (EBITDA). Coal and iron ore are the biggest sources of mining equipment sales for Caterpillar. Capital spending by mining companies remains constrained, with the industry leaders BHP Billiton, Vale SA, Rio Tinto Plc, and Glencore Xstrata Plc likely to curtail their cumulative expenditures by 10%.
Top-line pressures have led this Illinois-based entity to focus on efficiency-maximizing measures, including temporary plant shutdowns, workforce reductions (including 13,000 layoffs), and lower capital spending, in addition to other austerity steps. Nevertheless, the bottom-line effect of lower volumes has been difficult to overcome; earnings came in at $1.45 per share in the September interim, well below our call of $1.67.
Taking these factors into consideration, Caterpillar has revised its guidance for 2013 sales and share profits, from $56 billion-$58 billion and $6.50, respectively, to $55 billion and $5.50. In all, management is looking for sales at the Resource segment to be down nearly 40% for the year. However, the heavy equipment maker may be entering the latter stages of a mining down cycle. In fact, investors should take solace in the fact that certain industry leaders, including BHP Billiton and Freeport-McMoran, reported strong third-quarter results. Still, those companies appear to be waiting for a sustained recovery in the metals realm before committing more capital to equipment purchases. Too, the coal industry, which usually accounts for 35%-45% of all equipment shipments, is set to recover from a two-decade low, as more efficient plants supplant older ones. According to the National Mining Association, usage of this fossil fuel will increase 7.0%-8.0% in 2013, and ought to forge ahead through the end of this decade.
At the same time, excess equipment inventory in China continues to restrict Caterpillar's ability to raise production, but demand for machines has begun to recover from depressed levels. China is the world's largest construction machinery market, accounting for more than 30% of global units and almost 25% of sales. To further exemplify that nation's importance in global affairs, it is responsible for 45% of world commodity demand. China's economic expansion is forecast to slow moderately within the next two years, to approximately 7.2%, compared with earlier targets of 7.6% and the 9%-10% growth experienced between 2008 and 2011.
The International Monetary Fund is projecting worldwide GDP growth of 3.5% in 2013, with the expectation of a 4.1% expansion in the following year. Total economic activity is a primary determinant of demand for machinery, which ought to take a turn for the better once elevated inventory levels subside.
Caterpillar is looking for a healthier global economy in 2014, but there are significant risks. Leading the way is the ultimate course of action by U.S. fiscal and monetary programs, continued recovery of euro-zone economies, and China's successful transition to a more consumer-driven economy. Too, low order rates have led this producer to expect a flattish top line next year.
China's stimulus programs, including construction of low-cost housing, as well as completion of agriculture and water resource projects, should prove to be a powerful catalyst. In addition, Brazil is determined to improve its infrastructure, as it prepares to host the upcoming World Cup and Summer Olympic Games. Lastly, India, along with a number of emerging markets, should resume incentives to upgrade inefficient manufacturing and agriculture bases. The confluence of these factors suggests healthier demand for heavy equipment over the coming 3 to 5 years and a worthwhile total return for these modest-yielding shares.
About The Company:Caterpillar Incorporated is the world's largest producer of earthmoving equipment. Major global markets include road building, mining, logging, agriculture, petroleum, and general construction. Products include tractors, scrapers, graders, compactors, loaders, off-highway truck engines, and pipelayers. Also makes diesel & turbine engines and lift trucks. Foreign sales made up about 68% of the company's total in 2012.
At the time of this article's writing, the author did not have positions in any of the companies mentioned.


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Well, first of all, humans are still evolving. I understand Hawking's point, but he's understating one aspect of our species to overstate the other.
I'll take his point, but I'll say none of this just began with literacy. The change in our evolution, if you can call it that, started with culture, and culture started a lot earlier than books, a lot earlier, in fact, than humans. Our closest relatives, the higher primates, show, to one degree or another, those abilities too.
Exactly. Apparently something that is very, very old news in social science circles [wikipedia.org] has just occurred to Hawking, so naturally, it must be a new idea, right?
Miranda: How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, That has such people in't!
Prospero: 'Tis new to thee. (The Tempest, Act V:Sc. 1, line 183-184)
...the singularity is already here [wikipedia.org]...
There is one flaw of this projection. It is the same problem that has inflicted mankind as long as there has been human consciousness.... the power of human denial.
It is the one thing you can bet on and always win.
No it isn't.
So he's talking about memes [wikipedia.org].
A fun question to ask people is: "if you could only have one, which would you rather do: author a successful book or be parent to a successful child (raised by others)". The answers tell you whether the person sees themselves as a bundle of genes or as a bundle of memes.
The overgrown human brain is just a big appendix the body provides as a home for symbiotic memes
(obviously, it's not Hawkings' area of expertise so we expect to find people who have already had the idea)
That depends
Consequence-free sex wins every time.
The answers tell you whether the person sees themselves as a bundle of genes or as a bundle of memes.
You're making an assumption about their reasons for wanting to procreate. Given that the child would be successful, its possible that they could do far more than a single book could. For example, they could write many successful books, or be another Hawking, Einstein or Tesla.
Or you could do both - John Stuart Mill [wikipedia.org] is the perfect example.
James Mill wanted his son to carry on the mantle of Jeremy Bentham's utilitarian philosophy, and John is probably one of the greatest philosophers of our times.
So, there is no reason you cannot do both - James Mill was a great thinker in his own right (as was Jeremy Bentham); and them raising John the way they did created a true genius.
If only everyone raised their kids thus... imagine how far humanity would go.
A fun question to ask people is: "if you could only have one, which would you rather do: author a successful book or be parent to a successful child (raised by others)". The answers tell you whether the person sees themselves as a bundle of genes or as a bundle of memes.
Only if you assume that people's main goal in life is to reproduce themselves or achieve immortality in some regard.
Me, I'd rather be a parent to a child, because I've had more fun playing with kids and doing family activities than I've ever had writing, or talking to a group of people. I've heard a few writers talk about going on book tours and it sounds like hell. Also, fame seems to be universally hellish, unless the person is emotionally sick enough that they can't feel good from normal situations, b
Of course it is "fun" because it is a false dichotomy. It is a rare exception to not have both when you want to. (What do you mean "raised by others"? That makes no sense! Then you would not be the parent. You would only be the genitor.)
let's speculate wildly in all directions [blogspot.com]
Oh you mean that other kind, that has nothing to do with that car analogy of a beowulf cluser of soviet russian goatse clods, dawg?
Memes. [wikipedia.org]
Richard Dawkins, an evolutionary biologist of some note, coined the term to describe the ideas that people create, that reproduce in much the same way genes do.
This came from his earlier ideas of a "selfish gene [slashdot.org]" to postulate that genes existed to propagate themselves, which helped to describe a lot of aspects of evolutionary development, from altruism to various kinds of suicidal behavior. In other words, it isn't the lifeform itself that is important in the reproductive cycle, so much as the information they pass along.
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Daniel Dennett, in Darwin's Dangerous Idea, has already essentially fleshed out the idea that Hawkings is getting at. Influenced, of course, by Dawkins.
Exactly what I was going to say. However, I think Hawkins is wrong to assume Humans were the first species with memes. I would argue that memes have been important ever sense "families" (packs, tribes, ect.) became important, which was well before Homo sapiens.
Dawkins came up with his brilliant meme idea as merely a way to express that evolution by means of natural selection can occur outside of biology. He wanted to show that evolution was a powerful way of understanding the world in all aspects, not just biology. He was a big promoter of genetic algorithms (computers using evolution to compute stuff) and has even entertained that idea that universes could be evolving in the multiverse, where maybe (in a purely thought-experiment type way) the universes that are
I think this highly oversimplifies things.
Yes, many "mechanical" things about computer software hasn't changed that much in 30-40 years. The C language is 40 years old and still is the language of choice for many things. Most other languages are similarly imperative, if not downright derived from C (functional languages, while at least as old, never really caught on much). Operating systems still basically work the same way: they allow separate processes with isolated memory, separate users, restricted a
The Lisp fanatics will say stuff is just as primitive as it was 50 years ago, if not more primitive
One good CDADDDR deserves another!
Not true, at all. I recall reading about a study (in Russia, iirc) where scientists attempted to breed a specific trait into wild foxes. They went through a program of selective breeding and in _seven_ generations, they successfully altered the genetic traits of the animal. Seven. So, 400 generations is _PLENTY_ of time for evolution to alter our species in meaningful ways given that it can be accomplished (admittedly, in a controlled environment) in just 7.
That's one of the key points of cultural evolutionary theories: culture evolves MUCH faster than genes. Even if we allowed the full force of natural selection to determine our physical evolution, our culture changes so much faster that our physical evolution is essentially static in comparison. A cultural "generation" isn't anything like 25 years.
Thats about how long it took to make a wolf look like a chihuahua. I'd say that's plenty of time.
Ahhh, but through careful selective breeding. Breeding can increase evolutionary speed by about 1000 fold. It's not fair to compare the selective breeding of a species to natural selection.
You can make a wolf into a chihuahua in probably less than 20 generations (20-40 years), if you have a big enough starting pool and know what to look for.
We are more than just our genes
Yes, but we must be willing to use that knowledge to improve human chances for long-term survival, not to counteract the evolution just to feel good. If we take the latter course of action, as it is trendy to do, we are in effect using our evolutionary advantage against ourselves.
Ensuring the long-term survival of the species usually means some cost to the individual. I can understand why less evolved organisms appear to be working towards species survival: because they are just following their programming. However, humans are self-aware, and so as individuals we are not brainlessly forced into accepting this cost. We should simply do whatever suits us best as individuals. Our species may ultimately fail, but whose idea was it that it should go on forever?
Errrgghh.... Stephen Hawking said something that bothered me. I feel weird.....
Now, I am not a biologist, or even in the field. I have read The Selfish Gene, and consider myself up on evolutionary theory....
OK. There are several misconceptions about evolution that drive me nuts. Why? Because it's incredibly important to understand, as it helps explain so much about life on this planet. It hurts me that people accept the Law of Gravity, but poke at the evolutionary process....
Ok... Misconceptions.
1. Evolution has a goal.
It doesn't. We are not going to transcend or become ultimate beings. No. It just adapts critters to their environment. What's neat is that critters adapt to each other, together. Think about that, and ecosystems, and all that web of life stuff for a while and it's pretty neat.
2. Evolution is critter-centric.
We are simply carriers for genese. Evolution is gene centric. Most of your genes are useless to you. Stuff that is stupid at a critter level can make perfect sense at a gene level. Those little bastards are using us, and don't care about us at all, as long as we breed.
3. Survival of the fittest.
It's survival of the breediest, not necessarily of the fittest.
4. Evolution works through mutation.
Errrrgghh... I disagree with Stephen Hawking. Ok, mutation helps, but you know what? Evolution doesn't need it. Most mutations result in a f*kup, not something useful. Evolution just needs seperate populations and/or environments. Eventually populations diverge and become more suited to their environments.
I feel weird....
We are simply carriers for genese. Evolution is gene centric. Most of your genes are useless to you. Stuff that is stupid at a critter level can make perfect sense at a gene level. Those little bastards are using us, and don't care about us at all, as long as we breed.
Don't anthropomorphize genes; they don't like it.
Evolution just needs seperate populations and/or environments. Eventually populations diverge and become more suited to their environments.
Evolution also needs variation. Mutation is one mecha
Evolution also needs variation. Mutation is one mechanism which provides that (though not the only one).
Monsanto is another one.
Hawking is talking about cultural adaptation, which isn't a new concept. What's (relatively) new is the realization that human evolution has continued into historic times [nationalgeographic.com]. So, Homo gets three bites at the apple: a chance to adapt via culture, enabling it to survive in environments that would otherwise select against it; adapt via thus far dormant or undesirable existing genetic characteristics; and adapt via continuing random mutation (most of which will continue to be undesirable for a given situation).
4. Evolution works through mutation.
Errrrgghh... I disagree with Stephen Hawking. Ok, mutation helps, but you know what? Evolution doesn't need it. Most mutations result in a f*kup, not something useful. Evolution just needs seperate populations and/or environments. Eventually populations diverge and become more suited to their environments.
I feel weird....
Not only are you weird you are wrong on this point, though you were more or less right
on your first three. Evolution operates on variation. The ultimate source of variation is mutation. The fundamental source of mutation is radiation and other events at a quantum mechanical level. Therefore evolution is stochastic. Without mutation while their could be some limited evolution by genetic rearrangements, however there could no longer be any evolution of proteins which is the real driver of evolutionary
No, evolution needs mutation. From dictionary.com:
mutation: a sudden departure from the parent type in one or more heritable characteristics, caused by a change in a gene or a chromosome.
Mutation isn't simply a random base pair getting smacked by a gamma ray, it's all the processes that randomly change our DNA, from those gamma rays to copying errors. Yes, mutation by itself makes for crappy, slow, probably unworkable evolution. But without mutation there is no way to introduce novelty into the genome -
But I think that is too narrow a view. We are more than just our genes.
Take that line a step further and you get transhumanism. We are no longer an isolated life form, but are inherently coupled with our tools. Tools that extend our minds around the planet. The Internet.
Books are cool, but they're pretty uni-directional. Wikipedia is cooler, updating our knowledge base in real time. Twitter is even faster; a brain extension so fast and light that it recently fomented revolution.
Yeah, we're past genes. What's more, we're rapidly passing static tools like rocks, newspapers, and books. Our minds are connected to each other in real-time, planet-wide. Our individual minds are gaining connectivity to the hive mind and extending our capabilities, much as our giant neocortex lifted us above the other animals.
See: Transhumanism [wikipedia.org]
Are you just saying that, or are we in a matrix-like computer program while externalities we are not aware of are enhancing our genetics to produce ever increasing amounts of voltage?
Life isn't just about passing on your genes.
We can leave behind much more than just DNA.
Through speech, music, literature and movies...
what we've seen, heard, felt
these are the things I will pass on.
That's what I live for.
We need to pass the torch,
and let our children read our messy and sad history by its light.
We have all the magic of the digital age to do that with.
The human race will probably come to an end some time,
and new species may rule over this planet.
Earth may not be forever,
but we still have the responsibility to leave what traces of life we can.
Building the future and keeping the past alive are one and the same thing.
... and use higher and higher levels of abstraction [abstractionphysics.net] so to communicate and develope more and more refined technology that will someday allow us to advance beyond where we can see ourselves going today. To the point of enabling us to create a black hole for the purpose of its rebound effect of creating a galaxy so as to continue on the expansion of the universe for the insurance of the continuation of conscious life.... to repeat the process.
One of the things I have noticed about our evolution is that it seems to be related to population growth. As our population grows we face new problems that we must adapt to and this generally leads to advancements in social development. One recorded event is the story of the tower of Babylon and how the population growth and specialization grew to the point of a bicameral mind break down [julianjaynes.org] that lead to expansion and now so long after, we have come back together in population growth with further advancements.
Another interesting analogy or extension of this process is that of open source software where branching projects off to eventually bring the best of the branches back together.... and its all based on, in essence, Abstraction Physics [abstractionphysics.net] of code development. Where the difference between human to human language and human to machine to human, is automation of human created abstractions...
Stephen Jay Gould told an anecdote about Richard Feynman excitedly announcing that he had discovered new principles of evolution. On inspection they turned out to be either well known findings or well known fallacies. Basically he was largely ignorant of the literature in the field. It says more about physicists than about evolution that he would deem himself qualified to wade into the fray with such minimal preparation.
It is not surprising that Stephen Hawking, another great physicist, similarly feels empowered to speculate about evolution without apparently having read Richard Dawkin's popular works. Others have mentioned memes, but Dawkin's notion of the extended phenotype might be even more pertinent. Hawkings appears to be taking the notion of the meme to the extreme of thinking that species evolution is now relying on actual gene analogues outside our physical corpus. Rather, our genes remain internal, but their somatic expression is external to ourselves.
"Stephen Jay Gould told an anecdote about Richard Feynman excitedly announcing that he had discovered new principles of evolution. On inspection they turned out to be either well known findings or well known fallacies. Basically he was largely ignorant of the literature in the field."
If you know anything at all about the incredibly high level of intellectual honesty Feynman held himself to, this statement would sound absurdly out of character for him. In the absence of a citation, I call bullshit on your sp
I'd approach it from the other angle: Knowing the subterranean levels of intellectual honesty exhibited by SJ Gould, I'd stop parsing anything after "Stephen Jay Gould told".
If Hawking is saying our evolution is now dependent on our (for most people) public education system... we're fucked.
Pack your bags, it's Idiocracy time.
Sir Stephen Hawking is a very smart man, and I have the utmost respect for him.
However, he should stick to the areas of his expertise and let biologists talk about evolution, because that's their area of expertise.
I wouldn't expect anyone to take Dr. Richard Dawkins' thoughts on quantum mechanics as definitive, and this is no different.
Makes one wonder about folks that take Dr. Richard Dawkin's thoughts on theology as definitive, doesn't it?
Hawking is more or less repeating ideas that others have come up with, as others have pointed out, but your post is pointless. If you disagree with someone, Hawking or otherwise, make a cogent argument refuting theirs. "He's a physicist and this is biology" is just a slightly mangled appeal to authority - a logical fallacy.
Ironically, Hawking is saying many of the same things that Dawkins has said.
"He's a physicist and this is biology" is just a slightly mangled appeal to authority - a logical fallacy.
Why do you think anybody listens to Hawking in the first place? Because he is famous. If he weren't, nobody would give a damn what he had to say about biology. Refuting him on biology is no more worthwhile than refuting the guys at the Creation Science institute on biology.
Sorry but you're so wrong.
1) Hawking is very very smart and it is likely that he has very good ideas about many branches of science beyond his own. It's not beyond possibility that he has more knowledge than most about more than one field is it?
2) There is a clear connection between what Hawking has to say about some part of human evolution occurring externally to the human form (in information stored externally) and the idea that information crossing the event horizon of black hole is preserved and emitted
Sir Stephen Hawking is a very smart man, and I have the utmost respect for him.
However, he should stick to the areas of his expertise and let biologists talk about evolution, because that's their area of expertise.
I wouldn't expect anyone to take Dr. Richard Dawkins' thoughts on quantum mechanics as definitive, and this is no different.
This is a pure ad-hominem attack. You show absolutely no understanding of the message, you don't even mention it with one single word, but you feel you can bash the messenger.
The interesting fact is, Hawkings has not even taken on genetics itself (of which he is no expert), he states taht human evolution is determined by more than just genes, as we are a species that leaves behind us more information than just what is stored in our genes. So he wasn't even talking from the podium of a geneticist; his was a
So, he is comparing the natural (genetic) evolution with our intellectual (externally carried information) evolution.
Then, we could compare the stages:
speech <==> multi-cellular organisms
writing <==> central nervous system
printing <==> dry-land vertebrades
internet <==> ???
What's next?
Because the more we are, the less does any single person need to know, to survive and successfully reproduce.
Also we have two types of reproduction now: The genetic one. And the reproduction of thoughts and ideas.
So you can leave children in this world. But you can also leave a philosophy/mindset that changed people. (Or both.)
the modern ability to manage and/or cure a number of life-threatening conditions is greatly impacting the evolution of our species as well. people who would never have made it to adulthood a century ago are now passing on their crappy genes to their kids.
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About the only thing we know for sure about Wednesday's Game 2 between the host San Antonio Spurs and visiting Los Angeles Lakers is that Kobe Bryant won't tweet during it.
"To tweet or not to tweet.. I CHOOSE not 2. Focus should be on the team not my insight," Bryant wrote Monday on the social media site.
His in-game tweeting while laid up after surgery for a torn Achilles tendon apparently served as some sort of distraction during the Spurs' 91-79 victory on Sunday.
"It's great to have that commentary," Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni said after the loss.
D'Antoni didn't seem overly concerned about Bryant's tweeting.
"I wasn't happy with the 18 turnovers we had," D'Antoni said. "That is, to me, probably the difference in the game. Some of that was turning down shots that were open and trying to force it in a little bit too much. But we have to have the balance, and have to clean some things up to try and get the ball inside a little bit easier."
The Lakers' big men were spectacular on Sunday.
Dwight Howard had 20 points and 15 rebounds, while Pau Gasol scored 16 points and pulled down 16 boards.
Steve Nash, who missed a lot of time at the end of the regular season with a myriad of injuries, managed 16 points and expects to be back out there for Game 2.
"It's not great, it's not going to be great but I (have) to worry about what I can do," Nash said.
Jodie Meeks didn't practice on Monday, but declared he will be available for Wednesday.
The Spurs were vintage Spurs on Sunday.
They played great defense, holding the Lakers to 41 percent shooting and forcing 18 turnovers. San Antonio took care of the ball with only nine turnovers.
The other huge factor, as it has been in past championship runs, was the Big Three.
Tim Duncan (17 points, 10 rebounds), Tony Parker (18 points, eight assists) and Manu Ginobili (18 points in 18 minutes) were dynamic.
"We didn't have a great end to the season, [with] the injuries and just trying to rest guys to be in the right state getting into the playoffs," Duncan said afterward. "It's good to be here, good to turn it up and good to have everybody into form."
Everybody isn't totally in form yet. Parker and Ginobili are definitely still progressing toward 100 percent health and head coach Gregg Popovich knows people will have to step up while they recover on the fly.
"I don't know if we change things, but you look for other people to help us out scoring-wise probably," Popovich said. "There are some things Tony is not yet confident with, movement-wise, but he's getting better every game, every day and he's much closer to being whole."
Matt Bonner was the only other San Antonio player in double figures with 10.
The series shifts to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Friday night.


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The Schedule
Friday, January 24, 2014
No. 17 UC Santa Barbara vs. Cal Baptist, 9 a.m.
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No. 17 UCSB vs. No. 8 San Jose State, 1:40 p.m.
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Saturday, January 25, 2014
No. 17 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 4(T) Arizona State, 9 a.m.
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No. 17 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 4(T) Cal, 1:40 p.m.
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Sunday, January 26, 2014
No. 17 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 12 UC San Diego, 8 a.m.
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No. 17 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 3 UCLA, 11:30 a.m.
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No. 17 UC Santa Barbara vs. Claremont Mudd-Scripps, 4:10 p.m.
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Opening Week in Water Polo
The UC Santa Barbara women's water polo team starts off its 2014 season hosting the Winter Invite from Friday to Sunday. Head coach Wolf Wigo says, "This should be a really exciting year. We have a lot of young, talented freshmen along with some really dynamic returning players. With the loss of one of the best goalkeepers in the country Ruth Milne, a trio of goalkeepers are working hard to replace such talent."
The Coaching Staff
Wolf Wigo, the Director of Men's and Women's Water Polo since 2008, will return to the deck in 2014 to coach the women's program. He is assisted by Ryan McMillan, who also assisted Wigo for the men's water polo team this year, a former Gaucho player Rachel Nelson.
Leading the Pack
Sophomore Samantha Murphy, Junior Lauren Martin, and Sophomore Jessie Porter are all expected to play big roles this season. Wolf explained, "They are all excellent, versatile, all-around players. I expect Lauren to be one of the more dominant centers in the conference this year." As a freshman, Samantha Murphy led the team in goals, second in assists, and third in kick outs drawn. Her stellar season led her to be chosen as the Big West Freshman of the Year. Jessie Porter had an incredible freshmen year as well, coming in second on the team in goals and steals.
Fired Up Freshmen
The Gauchos welcomed 15 freshmen to their team this year. With this many incoming players, the freshmen are expected to contribute significantly this season.
On The Horizon
UC Santa Barbara was named No. 17 in the Collegiate Water Polo Association poll. "I strongly believe UCSB can play with the top teams in the country and fight for a Big West Championship. The team has great balance and depth, and if they can come together down the stretch of the season, great things can happen", Wolf said. Following this weekend's games, the Gauchos will head to UC San Diego to participate in the UCSD Triton Invitational from Saturday, February 8 to Sunday, February 9.


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RTE This Week is just reporting that developers in NAMA will be granted debt forgiveness for part of their debts - up to 40% from the example given. They are saying that the terms are a lot more attractive than bankruptcy. If this happens it will be the polar opposite of Lenihan's claims that the agency wouldn't be a bailout mechanism for developers.
Gangsters, swindlers and parasites ---- 1
Taxpayers ---- 0
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I drafted David Wright. Championship!
Camisadelgolf, it is your turn.
After the 1st round is completed I will be able to add the players to your teams. Yahoo won't let me do it until after the 1st round for some reason. Hopefully after that you guys can add the player to your team from the FA list when you make your pick. Until then, please make sure that the player you want to pick has not already been drafted.


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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - While the rest of the baseball world was falling over themselves saying goodbye to Derek Jeter the past few days, an ugly situation was unfolding in Houston.
The Astros you remember had the No. 1 overall pick in this past June's Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. They chose San Diego prep left-hander Brady Aiken, who was considered the best high-school arm in the draft thanks to a fastball that touched 97 mph.
As talented as Aiken is, the bigger reason why the Astros leaned his way, rather than, say, North Carolina State southpaw Carlos Rodon, was the fact that they thought they could sign him for less than the $7,922,100 bonus slot allotted to the first overall pick.
By getting Aiken to come in under slot the Astros would be able to sign other players drafted later on, like fifth-round pick Jacob Nix, to a higher amount without going over their bonus allotment.
By all accounts the Astros and Aiken's advisor, Casey Close, had a wink-wink $6.5 million deal that was never finalized. By doing so, the team also agreed off-the-record to a $1.5 million deal with Nix, who is also advised by Close.
However, since then an issue has come up with Aiken's ulnar collateral ligament, the same one that eventually leads to Tommy John surgery.
Now the Astros aren't saying what the issue is, but they have said the exam has shown something and do not want to give him the original offer agreed upon.
"Brady has been seen by some of the most experienced and respected orthopedic arm specialists in the country, and all of those doctors have acknowledged that he's not injured and that he's ready to start his professional career," Aiken's advisor Casey Close told Fox Sports.
Some reports have stated that the Astros have dropped their offer to $5 million. And it just so happens that the $2.9 million they'd be saving is exactly the bonuses the team would then hand out to Nix and 21st-round pick Mac Marshall without having to be penalized with the loss of a future draft pick for going over the bonus pool.
Close has even suggested that the Astros' offer is now $3.1 million, the minimum necessary to ensure a compensation pick next year should the two sides fail to reach an agreement.
If that were to happen, the Astros would get the second pick in the 2015 draft.
It's hard not to side with Aiken here, especially since the Astros tried to lowball him just minutes before taking him with a $5 million offer. And the signing of players below slot is a practice that's been utilized by the Astros in the past.
Remember back in 2012 when it selected high school shortstop Carlos Correa? He received a $4.8 million bonus, when the pick was slotted for $7.2 million. Houston applied the money it saved on Correa to go over slot with a $2.5 million bonus to high school right-hander Lance McCullers Jr.
Close, as well as MLBPA head Tony Clark, are accusing the Astros of manipulating the draft.
Aiken could always go to UCLA and wait three more years to get drafted again. But who knows how far the Astros will take this. Could they try to hurt his eligibility the way the Philadelphia Phillies did with Ben Wetzler?
In February, reports came out that the Philadelphia told the NCAA that Wetzler, their 2013 fifth-round draft pick, had violated the no-agent rule after he was unable to work out a deal with them. Eventually, he was able to pitch for Oregon State and the Miami Marlins drafted him in the ninth round this past year.
Time is not on the Astros' side here. Friday at 5 p.m. ET, is the deadline to get Aiken under wraps. Aiken still, hopefully, has UCLA in his back pocket. He is only 17. He could walk away. Then again if there is an issue with that elbow and he does need Tommy John surgery at some point, who knows how much money he would be risking.
Then again, teams didn't seem to shy away from the once-dreaded surgery in this year's draft, as East Carolina stud righty Jeff Hoffman had the procedure during the year and was still chosen No. 9 by the Toronto Blue Jays.
Losing Aiken would just be another blow to an Astros organization that doesn't seem very deep at the moment. Yes George Springer is blasting home runs, but Correa fractured his fibula and is lost for the season, while 2013 first overall pick, righty Mark Appel, continues to struggle in the minors.
Appel recently had a cortisone shot in his wrist and is pitching to a 9.57 ERA at High Class A Lancaster.
Regardless of what happens with Aiken, this isn't exactly an ideal beginning. And who knows how much damage they have done for the future with potential picks.
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A Lookout Mountain, Ga., woman has filed a lawsuit against well-known gold buyer Rick Davis, claiming he either has or illegally has passed along a $20,000 platinum and diamond ring that was stolen when her home was burglarized.
In a lawsuit filed in Hamilton County Circuit Court, Louisa C. Hurst alleges that two jewelry boxes containing multiple pieces of heirloom jewelry were stolen from her home Jan. 24.
The lawsuit states that Jamie Graham told Walker County, Ga., sheriff's Detective Jeff Herpst that she and her husband had burglarized homes on Lookout Mountain for three years. Graham said she or her husband took the items from Hurst's home and sold them to Davis at his Brainerd Road store.
Davis said the allegations in the lawsuit are "blown out of proportion" and on "the word of a known thief." He referred any further comment to his attorney's response, which called the lawsuit claims "meritless."
In her complaint, Hurst claims Davis did not keep accurate records of jewelry purchased at the store, in violation of Tennessee law. She also alleges he has not kept items separate and unsold for the required 20 days.
"Mr. Davis has informed authorities that he either has lawful ownership and refuses to return the jewelry or that he is no longer in possession of such jewelry in violation of statutory requirements to maintain the inventory for twenty (20) days," according to court documents.
Graham told police that Davis told her the platinum and diamond ring she stole from the Hurst house was a fake, and he gave her $50 for it.
Hurst claims the ring is worth more than $20,000, the lawsuit states.
She also is suing Davis for fraud and other violations covered by the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act.
Chattanooga police Officer Rebecca Shelton cited Davis a $250 fine for failure to maintain records and items, and according to the complaint Davis paid the fine.
Hurst is seeking an injunction that would prevent Davis from selling the jewelry he bought from Graham.


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|Bossa Nova inspects my Dollar Tree haul.
- Food prices have risen and for many, eating healthily on a budget is a real challenge. This is Melody's primary reason for doing the challenge, and I concur. As I found at the dollar store, you can still buy a bag of beans or frozen broccoli for a buck. Yeah, you can also choose to indulge in McDonald's mc-unhealthy $1 menu. But I want to show people that in the long run, even if you are low on cash, you can still enjoy food that's high in nutrition.
- This "foodie" thing has gotten way out of hand. Tempeh bacon on coconut ice cream? Really? I'm weary of continually feeling like I'm missing out if I'm not on top of the latest food trend. I like to try new things, but sometimes I just crave basic comfort food or simple Mediterranean fare. It's not rocket science, people. It's sustenance! Things we used to take for granted, like handmade, artisanal foods or organic produce, have somehow morphed into commodity items and have become precious and pretentious instead of mainstream. I would prefer not to
- I want to reconnect with my frugal roots. I don't want to forget where I came from. My mom was raised during the Depression. When I was growing up, if my mom knew she could buy a can of tomatoes for 50 cents, and the market was selling them for 60 cents, she would wait for a sale or just make do with something else. I love that sense of patience and flexibility. With a lot of work and determination, I managed to jump the class barrier, and now, I'm fortunate to have access to fabulous fresh produce, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's and gourmet markets up the wazoo. A somewhere along the way, I have lost my way and don't pay enough attention to my food budget. Just shopping for this challenge alone has been a real awakening for me.
|I bought all this at a produce outlet for $5.99
In the spirit of inspiring self reliance, I am mainly improvising in the kitchen and am doctoring up other people's recipes and/or a few of my own to show you that a little creativity and flexibility goes a long way – in both the market in which you choose to shop and in the meals you choose to prepare. I will share a few recipes, but this is mostly frugal ad-lib.
Melody, bless her heart. is eating only from her haul and is showing you recipes and a recap of what she consumed daily over a week. I am going to differ a bit, partly out of laziness and partly out of philosophy. I'll just use up my haul as I go along with no set time-frame. Pantries take awhile to build, so to this end, and in the spirit of economy, I am supplementing my cooking with items I already have in my kitchen, as most people would naturally do. Last night, I made bean-based Sloppy Joes, for example; I happened to have hamburger buns and English Muffins in the freezer. I bought canned pumpkin and applesauce since I plan on baking – using flours I already have in stock. [I saw flour at my Dollar Store but it was white]. I also subscribe to a CSA share, so I will use some of those harvest veggies.
Melody is showing you a week of potential meals [and man, her recipes look amaze-balls!]. There is no way in hell I will use all of this food up in a week – or even three weeks. I could certainly cook it all up and freeze the leftovers but I just don't have time. So the best I can do is show you examples of what I bought, how I used it, and what I ate. This will differ for everyone. I am cooking for one. You may be cooking for 6. Or 16.
Melody is cooking way healthier than me. I wish I could be as exemplary, but truth is, I usually eat 80% healthy. I find I'm happier if I allow myself to "sin" a little. Plus, I've been training for a marathon so I do need some simple carbs to fuel long runs. I spent $3 of $23.59 on foods I deemed "treats" [Clif bar, sweet potato chips and Speculoos cookies].
There is a produce outlet right next to the dollar store where I shopped. Since I came in under my $25 budget, I decided to allow myself a $5 budget and supplement my dollar store items with $5 bonus haul of fresh veggies.
- Forrel [brown] Rice Cakes
- 12 oz bag Pagasa Eggless Noodles [Been searching for these forever!]
- 12 oz Barilla Vegetable Rotini
- 2 15.5 oz cans Goya Chickpeas
- 115.5 oz can Goya Black Beans
- 1 15.5 oz can Goya Kidney Beans [The dent happened when I dropped the can]
- 1 pound bag Rosa dried pinto beans
- 13.5 can Popeye spinach [Love the label]
- 15 oz can unsweetened pumpkin
- 15 oz can unsweetened applesauce
- 28 oz can tomato sauce
- 14 oz bag frozen pepper stir fry [Upon opening, I found these were 75% onions, so the bag should have been called "Onion Stir Fry."]
- 16 oz bag frozen broccoli cuts
- 10 oz bag frozen peas
- 16 oz bag California blend [frozen broccoli, cauliflower and carrots. Is this what you eat in Cali?]
- 2.75 oz bag sweet potato chips
- 8.8 oz bag Biscoff speculoos cookies
- 15 oz can unsweetened pineapple
- 15 oz can Libby's beets
- 11.5 can V8
- 1 Peanut Butter Crunch Clif Bar
- 2 x 1 quart WestSoy organic low-fat soy milk
- 3 bags of romaine lettuce [6 small heads!] for $2
- 2 pound bag of onions
- 8 oz box cremini mushrooms
- 1 pound bag of ginger root
|Spa Ritual and China Glaze vegan nail polish
A closing thought. I collect nail polish. It's cheaper than shoes, takes up less space, and forces me to sit still – a feat in and of itself. This weekend I spent a total of about $22 on these 2 bottles of vegan nail polish. Contrast that with all of this food I purchased for less than $29. Then, contrast all of this food and nail polish with the fact that almost half the world lives off less than $2.50 day. What are we complaining about? Can we be grateful and generous?
I'll share some $ store food posts soon. Follow me on Twitter or Facebook if you want to see some sneak previews!


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Monday, January 30, 2012
There's Time
The next day I got an email that reassured me. I'd misunderstood the expectation and discovered that there was, indeed, enough time to do what I needed to do. Panic wasn't necessary. And I'd wasted time on my tizzy. See the irony? I did.
As I processed all of this, I wondered why I never seem to trust that there will be enough time to get things done. Why I stress and worry and lament about my to-do list. As I processed things, this simple phrase echoed in my mind: There's time.
There's time to do the things we're supposed to do. Whether our calendar magically opens up to allow for extra time, or a friend takes our kids unexpectedly, or the deadline gets extended, or the work just simply goes faster than we thought it would, things get done. There's time. Yet I tend to live like there's no time, like I can't trust God to provide exactly the time I need-- Him who lives outside our time, who is unaffected by my crazed scrambling and hand wringing.
"Don't you trust Me by now?" He asks.
So today instead of saying "There's no time!" I'm going to listen to that quiet echo within reassuring me that, yes, there is. I can trust Him to provide my needs.
There's time.
There's money.
There's answers.
There's resources.
There's words.
I just have to ask, and trust, and wait in expectation.
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I really needed this today. My mom is having a health crisis and I'm the sandwich-generation caretaker. I need to trust that God will give the time, resources, etc to take care of this, of her, of me.
- January 30, 2012 at 8:50 AM
- JottinMama said...
Such a good and timely word for me this week :)
Thanks, Marytbeth.
Enjoy your week - rest in His care - wait in expectation :)
Blessings to you,
Kate :)
- January 30, 2012 at 10:53 AM
- Beth (A Mom's Life) said...
I struggle with this as well. I know that He will take care of me and if I make time for Him even though I don't think I have enough, He will make sure I have the time I need during the day to get everything done.
- January 30, 2012 at 11:46 AM
God knew I would need this today. Thanks for being a willing vessel. :)
- January 30, 2012 at 4:47 PM
- Marianne said...
Thank you for sharing, Mary Beth.
- January 30, 2012 at 11:34 PM
- Pam said...
Trust God to provide the time I need. Somehow in all this trusting I've been doing, I've never applied it to my time. HE is indeed the creator of time, so why not trust HIM to provide it. I'm going to ponder this for a while . . . .
- January 31, 2012 at 7:31 PM


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Welcome to the Space ShowVIEW EVENT DETAILS
New York International Children's Film Festival
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Welcome to the Space Show
Japan, Koji Masunari, 2011, 136 min.
RECOMMENDED AGES: 7 TO ADULT (subtitled)
NYICFF favorite Welcome to the Space Show returns in a brand new English-language version! With an intergalactic cast of thousands, Koji Masunari's colorfully explosive debut feature sets a new high for visual spectacle and sheer inventiveness of character design — in what has to be one of the most gleefully surreal depictions of alien life forms ever portrayed in cinema.
It seems like just another lazy summer is in store for Amane and her older cousin Natsuki. Lolling about the Japanese countryside, the days are blithe and boundless. But boredom quickly vanishes when they find an injured dog in the woods and bring him back to the cabin — only to discover that he is not a dog at all, but Pochi, an alien botanist sent to Earth to track down a rare and powerful plant called Zughaan (better known to Earthlings as wasabi root). Before long, Pochi has whisked the kids away to a space colony on the dark side of the moon, an interstellar melting pot where we experience a non-stop parade of humorous alien creatures, jellyfish spaceships, dragon trains, and — if that weren't enough — a theme song from UK pop anomaly Susan Boyle. (Really? Yes, really.) The plot twists come fast and furious, and with such a glorious barrage of color and invention washing across the screen, you just want to hit pause and gawk at the wonder of what you are seeing.
Click here to check out the full schedule of the 2013 New York International Children's Film Festival.
Film programs at the Asia Society are supported, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts.