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Here are some tips for a great summer start for the kids — and the entire family.
Schedule a trip. Looking to get away from it all this summer? Start planning. Whether you are thinking about a week-long vacation or just day trips throughout the summer, advance planning will ensure you're prepared and all your family members will be available.
Live in the moment. While it's great to plan ahead, spontaneity can also make summer more exciting. Every now and again, take a last-minute day off and surprise your family members with an unexpected trip to the ocean or lake or maybe even an amusement park.
Start an exercise routine. There's no better time of the year to exercise. Schedule some fitness goals for the family and work toward them together. For example, you might plan to run or bike in a race and train together.
Learn something new. Is there some new skill you and your family members would like to learn? Perhaps a new craft, instrument, or even a foreign language? Find a common goal and then arrange to take classes or study together.
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Plan campfires. You don't have to have a trailer or tent to enjoy one of the most enjoyable parts of camping — campfires. With a fire pit, you can bring the relaxation of a campfire right to your back yard. Don't forget to buy some marshmallows, graham crackers, and chocolate and make some s'mores!
Start a family book club. Pick a book the entire family might enjoy and then set up a regular book club meeting where you discuss the book and enjoy special "book club" treats.
Summer is the season to be active. So put these simple ideas into action today to make the most of it.
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Judge: Vatican not employer of molester priests
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Vatican won a major victory Monday in an Oregon federal courtroom, where a judge ruled that the Holy See is not the employer of molester priests.
The decision by U.S. District Court Judge Michael Mosman ends a six-year question in the decade-old case and could shield the Vatican from possible monetary damages.
The original lawsuit was filed in 2002 by a Seattle-area man who said the Rev. Andrew Ronan repeatedly molested him in the late 1960s.
The plaintiffs tried to show that Ronan and all priests are employees of the Vatican and it is therefore liable for their actions.
Mosman had made a previous decision, strictly on legal theory, and determined that if all of the facts in the case were true, then the Vatican would indeed be Ronan's employer.
But on Monday, Mosman said he looked at the facts in the case and made his decision.
"There are no facts to create a true employment relationship between Ronan and the Holy See," Mosman said in his ruling from the bench.
Plaintiff's attorney Jeff Anderson said he will appeal the decision.
"While we're disappointed of course, we're not discouraged," Anderson said.
The plaintiffs argued that Ronan's fealty to the Pope, the Vatican's ability to promote priests, the Vatican's laicization, or removal, process, and the ability to change priests' training all pointed to the Vatican employing priests.
"We believe that under further scrutiny," Anderson said in a news release, "the courts will find that Vatican protocols and practice make it clear that obedience to Rome required the secrecy and concealment practiced by priests and bishops as the clergy abuse crisis unfolded in the United States."


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A Gastronomic Tour with H& S SAN FRANCISCO AND This is the third of a series of regional guides to good food, based on a survey of Haskins & Sells people who know the restaurants in the cities where they practice. Built on hills and bounded by water on three sides, San Francisco is a romantic and beautiful city, where dining out often combines excellent food with a spectacular view of the Golden Gate and the sprawling Bay Area. In the city To see the wonderful panorama of the city and the Bay, our H&S San Francisco people suggest going to the Crown Room at the Fairmont Hotel for buffet lunch, or to the Top of the Mark at the Mark Hopkins for cocktails. Both hotels are at California and Mason Streets. For sheer dining pleasure, our San Francisco guides recommend these restaurants: Considered by many to be the most elegant restaurant in the city is the La Bourgogne (320 Mason Street, near Geary). Quenelles de Brochet Nantua (fish dumplings) make an excellent first course when shared by two. For those touring the financial district, The Golden Eagle (220 Front Street) is "an excellent lunch spot and also a good place for an informal dinner." Although the menu is limited, food is excellent and prices reasonable. Another restaurant in this same area, noted by many as being "the best seafood restaurant in the city," is Sam's Grill & Sea Food (374 Bush Street). Founded in 1867, it is a businessman's favorite for lunch. A third place in this district, Ristorante Orsi (375 Bush Street), featuring Italian food, has also earned a fine reputation, according to reports from our San Francisco Office. Florentine decor and pleasing background music provide a relaxing setting. Reservations recommended. In the heart of the downtown shopping area and only a few blocks from the theatre district is Vasilis Bistro (44 Campton Place). Our San Francisco gastronomes think this an ideal place for a quiet lunch or dinner. Food: Eastern Mediterranean with a Greek touch. Moderate prices. For those with a penchant for the unusual in dining, the Marrakech Restaurant (417 O'Farrell Street) is recommended. Crossing the threshold is like taking a magic carpet to North Africa. The food is authentic Moroccan. Guests sit on cushions and dine with their fingers as Berber dancers perform to native music. Another informal, fun evening can be had at the Minerva Cafe (136 Eddy Street). This is an authentic Greek cafe, complete with music, dancing and enthusiastic audience participation. Food is good; prices moderate. You can dine with the accompaniment of bells from passing cable cars at the Tadich Grill (240 California Street), one of the oldest restaurants in town. Here the specialty is fish. A reminder: No reservations are accepted and closing time is 8:30, so get there early. San Francisco's Chinatown abounds with many fine restaurants. Our H&S people mention two, in particular. Kan's (708 Grant Avenue) has an outstanding reputation for fine Chinese food. The decor is attractive; the service exceptionally good. The Nam Yuen (740 Washington Street) doesn't have as elaborate and expensive fare as that at Kan's, but prepares excellent dishes and is ideal for the family. 28
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ESSAY- One-minute warning: How to really reform campaign finance
Now that the hoopla is dying over the Supreme Court's decision to allow political giving by corporations, it's time to time to consider real political reform, reform that might address the "deficit of trust" the president proclaimed in his State of the Union Address.
What everyone yelling at the high court forgot is that every previous campaign finance reform– including McCain-Feingold– only managed to increase the power of money in politics. The terms "soft money," "527 groups," "PACs," and a host of others all grew from past attempts to control giving.
Have you seen the latest reform? To handle the $17 million in political dollars coming from out-of-country firms, two leading Democratic lawmakers have actually announced they'd like to ban money from any company with more than 20 percent foreign stockholders. Imagine the Federal Election Commission– which has successfully policed what?– trying to determine the nationalities of two- or three-hundred thousand ever-changing stockholders?
The Court majority must have realized that citizens think in terms of the "spirit of the law" and the politicians and lobbyists who write the law know the absolute "letter" of it. Consequently, as post World War II history illustrates, by the time the ink is dry on the latest campaign finance reform, the money pouring through its loopholes will resemble Noah's flood.
Through Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the court is giving us the chance to do something that returns power to intelligent discussion of our issues.
Let's control the need for campaign dollars, not the collection of them, by banning all 30- and 60-second spots from broadcast, cable, satellites-– anything electronic that somehow uses the "public airwaves."
Congress, of course, has been controlling airwave speech with Supreme Court approval since at least the Federal Radio Act of 1927. Stations today cannot edit political commercials and must offer the same time package for the same price to any politicians who want it.
And what today do they do with that time? They primarily tell us how bad their opponents are. After 60 years of television spots, we've come to believe them.
Throughout our history, the Supreme Court has always ruled that political speech can be controlled as long as all political speech is controlled. "Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech" has never been held to be absolute. Even the Constitution defines libel, an obvious violation of the right to free speech.
The issues in front of this country are complex, too complex perhaps to be discussed in a 90-minute film like the anti-Hillary product behind the Court's decision, but certainly too complex for any 30-second spot on TV. In other words, the more we bumper-sticker our issues, the less able we are to deal with them.
Called "time, place and manner" restrictions, these existing limits on political speech indicate courts would uphold a ban on audio and video spots from television, cable, and satellites. Today, for example, we have "free speech zones" which keep demonstrators away from party conventions; "vote for X" signs are banned from public transit advertising, and anti-abortion protestors are forced to stay specific distances from clinics.
If the First Amendment were absolute, none of these restrictions would stand up in court.
I'm not suggesting that Congress ban all political speech from the air waves. I am suggesting that political speech over the air and cable must be long enough that it addresses issues and not personalities. People, corporations, unions, PACs could still spend all the money they want but in lengths long enough to speak with rational– rather than manipulative– voices.
With a 30/60 ban, the need for money in politics would actually plummet.
Why? Knowing that the second showing of a 30-minute or hour film would get zapped by millions of TV clickers, politicians and their backers would think twice about re-runs while today campaign operatives say a 30-second spot must be seen at least 12 times by the independent voter to have the desired effect.
Today, about three quarters of spending goes to broadcast spots.
Banning all broadcast political spots would force politicians back to the First Amendment's true purpose: unfettered political discourse, not unfettered 30-second trash.
Newspapers, magazines, and true broadcast news shows– whose reporters at least attempt objectivity– would re-gain audience because vicious attack spots would move to the internet where viewers rarely see anything they don't already agree with. The "great right wing conspiracy" could bash Hillary Clinton on YouTube, for example, with few independent voters stumbling across a half-dozen of her out-of-context words.
For context, voters would turn to long broadcasts, both pro and con, and then the morning paper to discover the social, political, historical and economic background to any proposal.
The basis of America's First Amendment, after all, is the concept that "truth will prevail in a free marketplace of ideas." Banning tiny bits of political time from television and radio keeps the unbridled marketplace while still allowing anyone to say anything he, she or it wants.
And, most importantly, returns this nation to those crucial concepts of "ideas" and "truth."
Randy Salzman taught media law for 20 years. Now, he lives in Charlottesville and writes about transportation when his transportation ideas aren't being written about.
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What I fear will come of all this is.
It will become common practice in our society to lie, cheat, and steal to obtain the most money, power, influence, in ones lifetime.
Children will understand that persons of authority will contradict the rules that they have created.
The rapid advancement of communication technologies will accelerate the process.
Soon our fragile bubble of security in this human society will be gone.
Please for the love of sanity could I just smoke weed when I want to.
Thank you for the article! This issue is so important that we must as a people use every ounce of our ingenuity to give the "voice" of influence back to human beings. Let's continue to think "outside the box". Someone on YouTube is sponsoring a contest for homemade videos to help bring awareness to this issue. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuqLqEh-iQA&feature=related
We must speak and find ways of speaking! Thank you so much for writing your article. The words sing off the page into heart.
So often the Hook utilizes this space for someone's diary entry. It's great to see an attempt to discuss major issues.
Though I believe that corportations, unions and PACs will simply do much better work with their 30 minutes than they did with their 30 seconds. this, as Xbluebells notes, is "out of the box" thinking and is desperately needed in our country.


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Families forced to leave the Phnom Penh neighborhood of Borei Keila say they are now facing a second threat as more and more people move into their Kandal province relocation site. The site, at Phnom Bath mountain, is 50 kilometers outside the capital and lacks clean water, electricity, health care facilities and school. Residents at the site now say it is becoming overcrowded. (Photos by Heng Reaksmey)
Some 300 families are set to lose their homes in the development deal, on land in the Borei Keila commune of Prampi Makara district, which was supposed to be set aside for some of the city's poorest residents. Around 200 police and military police were dispatched to the area. (Photos by Heng Reaksmey)
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The Cambodian government declared Thursday, 25 November 2010, a day of national mourning. Flags across the country were ordered to fly half-mast and an official ceremony was held near the Diamond Bridge, the site of the deadly Monday stampede. Prime Minister Hun Sen and his wife, Bun Rany, at the mourning ceremony appeared sobbing and wiping their eyes with a tissue. So too were the many families and friends of the victims, who brought flowers, bananas and fruits to the river. They prayed for the souls of the dead to find peace and that they not haunt the bridge. (Photos by Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer and AP)
In the aftermath of Monday's tragic stampede, families of the dead, as well as monks and Cambodians from all walks of life, on 23 November 2010 came to the site of the bridge the stampede took place to pray for the souls of those who died tragically during one of the country's most festive days. Latest official figures suggest that as many as 378 people died and over 700 were injured in the stampede. The Cambodian government has designated 25 November day of national mourning. (Photos by Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer)
More than 300 people died Monday night in a stampede at the conclusion of Cambodia's annual water festival in the capital, Phnom Penh. Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said the incident took place after thousands of festival goers were caught in a pedestrian jam on a newly-built bridge at the Phnom Penh Koh Pich development area. Crowds swelled and panic ensued, leading to mass trampling and suffocation, authorities said. More than 350 were injured, they said. Ambulances and police cars raced between the river where the stampede took place and hospitals. (Photos by Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer)
Heavy rains on Monday October 12, 2010, have flooded the homes of at least 1,000 people in the Boeung Kak lake area of Phnom Penh, where residents say the pumping of sand and mud into the lake by a city developer has diminished a natural drainage system. Most have now temporarily evacuated their flooded homes. (Photos by Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer)
More than 500 Cambodians on Aug 29, 2010, shared alms and paid respects to Buddha relics kept in a precious gold and diamond urn at Buddhikarama Pagoda in Silver Spring, MD. Construction has begun on a new stupa at the temple, located some 20 km from Washington DC. The festival was organized by The Cambodian Buddhist Society. (Photos by Im Sothearith, VOA Khmer)
Aug 22, 2010: An annual gathering of Cambodians in non-Cambodians in the Washington, DC metropolitan area to celebrate and showcase Cambodian culture. (By Sophat Soeung, VOA Khmer)Alexandria, Virginia - Aug 22, 2010: An annual gathering of Cambodians in non-Cambodians in the Washington, DC metropolitan area to celebrate and showcase Cambodian culture. (By Sophat Soeung, VOA Khmer)


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|Topic: Science, dogmas, and AiG Creation Museum statement of faith
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This is a discussion about creationism and science. Creationism is often excluded from science, and creationists often attribute this to the faults of science, such as the dogma that supernatural conclusions cannot be considered (Evolution as Dogma: The Establishment of Naturalism).
I agree with creationists that supernatural claims can have their time in the scientific courts. However, if we are going to talk about dogmas and science, then we can all agree that the two principles do not belong together. Dogmas have no place in science. And, on that note, creationism seems to have a lot to answer for.
Dogmas are only a thing of the Catholic church, right? Well, sort of. With Catholicism, dogmas are decided by the central hierarchical authority. With the development of the Protestant Reformation, there was no longer a central hierarchical authority governing Christianity. But the Protestants carried over many of the Catholic dogmas as core beliefs--especially the inerrancy of the Catholic scriptures (though not all of the books). The central reason that Protestants hold the belief that the modern Bible is infallible is that it is a tradition of the Christian church, albeit an evolving tradition. The Protestant New Testament was compiled by Athanasius in 367 AD, and the modern Bible as we know it did not exist until shortly after the Protestant Reformation, when Protestants settled on the Protocanonical books of the Old Testament and Athanasius' books of the New Testament, discarding some Catholic additions. Of course, Protestants know that church traditions do not make for truth, but this is primarily a point of faith, not necessarily a conclusion that easily follows from facts and logic. It could very well be true that the Bible is infallible, but it doesn't seem to be a conclusion that can be made by the application of reason alone. Such points of faith of any ideology can be included under the term, "dogmas."
So what happens when dogmas and scientific conclusions seem to conflict? The stereotype is that scientists dismiss the religion in favor of science, and that religious people change the science to fit the religious conclusions. The stereotype, though abrasive, seems to be true. To illustrate, here is a sign at the Answers in Genesis Creation Museum.
On the left, there is a stack of books with the heading, "The philosopher René Descartes said, 'I think, therefore I am,'" and the footer, "HUMAN REASON."
On the right, there is a scroll with the heading, "God said, 'I AM THAT I AM,'" and the footer, "GOD'S WORD."
The left side is a reasonable argument. The right side seems to be nothing more than a tautology--that is: repeating the conclusion. And yet the implication is that the image on the right surpasses the image on the left in authority. This principle strikes me as embarrassing to display on a large sign, but AiG does not seem to feel that embarrassment.
After viewing the image of that sign, I remembered something that reminded me that it should not be surprise. I remembered the last item in The AiG Statement of Faith.
"By definition, no apparent, perceived, or claimed evidence in any field, including history and chronology, can be valid if it contradicts the Scriptural record."
To paraphrase, no seeming evidence is valid if it contradicts the Bible. To creationists, maybe this is understandable. To people like me, it seems appalling. Imagine what your reaction would be if this statement published on the NCSE (pro-evo think tank) website:
"By definition, no apparent, perceived, or claimed evidence in any field, including history and chronology, can be valid if it contradicts The Origin of Species or The Descent of Man."
No such statement exists, and the explanation they are likely to give is that it would be a huge embarrassment and contrary to the highest scientific ideals. This link goes to the NCSE About page, where no "Statement of Faith" of any sort can be found. A retort to this point might be, "Well, some things are not said, but it can be seen as their operating policy." Maybe that is true. I have seen the NCSE mangle the facts in favor of their conclusions. It is unfortunate, but it is not unusual, and, at the same time, I believe it is to be appreciated that they don't openly uphold a scientific vice as a virtue. In other words, they do not celebrate dogmas.
The prominent creationist organizations do just that. The AiG statement of faith means that the scientific conclusion must change, not the dogma, when a pair of such ideas conflict. And AiG seems to have no qualms about advertising this point. To them, it is a moral responsibility, not anything to be ashamed about. And AiG is not unique with this behavior--every website for large creationist organizations seems to have a "Statement of Faith" that declares their absolute commitment to the Bible (ICR, CSE, Reasons.org). But dogmas and science do not go together, and it is for that reason I personally believe that creationism does not have a place in science.
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You've had two topics promoted and I don't like the feel of turning this forum into a snarky shooting gallery.
If you'd like to turn the snark down, I suggest you consider taking these thought to the Ken Ham's Creation Museum topic.
Personally, I'm putting this PNT on hold. Other admins may feel differently about this.
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You are absolutely right. I didn't mean to be snarky, but I was, and I cleaned up the topic to reduce the snark. I included more of the creationist perspective and more humility, in addition to more relevant facts. I think the discussions are best without the primitive attacks, and anything else is a step backward.
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To be honest, I expected you to fight making changes. I wish I had saved a copy of the original message 1, for sake of comparison.
Since the matter of "statements of faith" seems to be a central part of your topic theme, I suggest that you get that into the topic title. Instead of "Science, dogmas, and a sign displayed at the AiG Creation Museum", how about "Science, dogmas, and AiG Creation Museum statement of faith"?
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I like my own title better, but I think your version of the title is almost as good and it cuts to the most relevant point. I changed it.
EDIT: I also sent you an email containing an older version of the thread.
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Thread copied here from the Science, dogmas, and AiG Creation Museum statement of faith thread in the Proposed New Topics forum.
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Thanks for great topic.
I agree with you. Though christians are not excluded from the science arena, science has its own rules, and christian conduct its own.
I also, as a scientist think Evolution "Theory" is an example of poor science. I also as a christian won't pretend that God is provable.
Jesus can be known, personally. And as a result if you find Him and follow Him, you do as He says (for your own good), and if a christian is to claim the bible as begin and end of his actions, then he finds himself under instruction to tell others about Him and arguing and debating about nitty-gritty we-want-to-proof-to-you-god-created-all topics, is actually against His will and proof of not knowing Him and lack of trust.
It is not a christian's purpose to proof Jesus is God and created all, but just to let others know that He provided an escape from hell.
To try and start a science called creationism or similar, would put you in no better position as a pro-theory-of-evolution-is-science dude.
I like the poster (picture). Yes I feel proud of it too. Jesus is the only totalatarian who sets you free... Something you have to experience before it brings a smile to your face.
Aw, well.
Thanks again. You strike an effective point.
The word dogma bothers me. I doubt a catholic cares much for what the real God really wants. They have a set of rules (dogma) which, though they claim it is based on the bible, it isn't. These are words of the pope more likely, yes.
Like those church leaders whom call themselves shepherds, when they are meant to be one of the sheep. There is only one shepherd: Jesus. And he is not pleased with wasteful debates. Christians should stay away.
1 Timothy 6:20-21a O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: Which some professing have erred concerning the faith.
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Maybe you should start a thread to address this point. You can give your own scientific qualifications and show why you consider evolution to be poor science. I expect to see many references to the technical literature.
In fact that seems to describe the more conservative Protestants better than it does the Catholics. The Catholic church recognises tradition, as well as the Bible - and is quite open about the fact.
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You mistake me with someone who cares.
Why should I care about the selective blindness of others?
It's simple. You ask God (in the name of Jesus). You look. You see. It's obvious.
It doesn't require pages and pages of proofs.
No new threads from me, sorry
I adressed the topic: Christians should stay clear of trying to proof God exists, because they are being disobedient otherwise.
Thats what the pretty bible quote was for.
Regarding mixing tradition with scripture:
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They left out Popeye and "I yam what I yam!"
I agree, Abe, that fundamentalists seem more dogmatic than Catholics. The former get stuck on their particular sect's favorite interpretation of some obscure verse, and just won't budge from it.
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Hi Abe, great topic and one of that could lead in many fun directions. There is one point in your OP that I cannot get past without clarification:
Can I get an example of this? I could be mistaken (I often am!) but I have not noticed this while searching through the NCSE website. I spend some time at their page as a science teacher. Perhaps my bias clouds me, so please provide an example of mangled facts in favor of a conclusion. This would be pretty much exactly the same thing as the AiG museum and other organizations are doing. -Thanks
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You will find similar statements from Creation Research Society, Institute for Creation Research, Creation Studies Institute, and Creation Ministries International, among others.
These show that they are doing the exact opposite of science. Their other writing generally show that they are anti-science (as science comes up with the wrong answers).
Heinlein was right: "Belief gets in the way of learning."
Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.
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No, I gave you the benefit of the doubt. Thanks for proving that you did not deserve it.
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Sure, Lithodid-Man. Creationists often talk about Haeckel's embryo sketches, and they claim that the sketches are used in modern textbooks. The NCSE denies this claim (Icon 4: Haeckel's Embryos). Here is a paragraph from the NCSE page, and I put the relevant statement in bold.
The idea that more modern textbooks do not contain Haeckel's sketches is a popular claim in evo circles. It was repeated in the film, Flock of Dodos. But it turns out that the creationists are right on this point, and the NCSE made a mistake. I went to the local community college library to look at a bunch of biology textbooks, I found around thirteen of them, and three of them had the embryo sketches. They were not historical discussions, as in the Futuyma textbook. They were presenting the image as evidence for the theory of evolution. At least one of them even supported Haeckel's theory of embryonic recapitulation, and all of the textbooks were published well after the theory was repudiated. The Discovery Institute published an online article to prove their point, with full scanned images of textbook pages (Discovery.org.
The image was contained in my own high school biology textbook. It was the Miller & Levine "Elephant book." The authors caught flack for this, largely because of the creationists, so they corrected it, and they put a page online explaining the correction (millerandlevine.com). The probable reason for this mistake was to save money, and the Haeckel image is free to use.
Creationists typically have a difficult time proving their legitimate point, in large part because many of them see Haeckel's theory whenever the topic of evolution and embryos come up.
The lessons are 1) that creationists are not always wrong, and 2) always be skeptical about information coming from a source with a social agenda.
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McGrim, I think debate can serve the purpose of understanding people like me, and understanding people like me serves an essential evangelistic purpose. If you can get a feel for what motivates me, then you can know I can be drawn into your way of thinking. You don't have to avoid debate. But I do suggest that you avoid debating those who take it too personally, who can't help but heap large helpings of condemnation and condescension into their speech. Are you with me that points of faith should have no elevated place in science?
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The wild card in Venezuela: armed Chavistas
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The banner just inside the poor neighborhood in western Caracas reads, "Loyal to Comandante Chavez." The guard at the gate ensures no one enters without permission — not even the police.
The "23 of January" redoubt is home to a small army of pistol-toting young men who see themselves as guardians of President Hugo Chavez's "socialist revolution." These die-hard Chavistas say there is no way they will let Venezuela's "oligarchy" and its alleged Washington patrons return to power.
Beating back the opposition "would cost us blood, sweat and tears, but they won't be back," said Carlos Torres, the guard at the gate.
If Chavez's populist state is indeed threatened by domestic and foreign foes as claimed, this is the defense. On alert and, in many cases on edge, are hundreds of well-armed toughs who belong to such shadowy "collectives" as La Piedrita, which have been blamed for strong-armed intimidation of political opponents and worse.
For such Chavez supporters, Monday's call by Communication Minister Ernesto Villegas to be "on a war footing" was clearly heard.
They are the most visible face of an unknown number of armed cadres loyal to the government, groups unrelated to the 125,000-member national militia that is affiliated with the armed forces. As Venezuela ponders the next steps after Chavez's death Tuesday, the late leader's most uncompromising and radical supporters make up a menacing unknown in a country brimming with guns and afflicted by the world's second-highest murder rate.
What's especially dangerous is that Venezuela's law enforcement authorities generally leave them alone, human rights and opposition activists say.
Vice President Nicolas Maduro, named by Chavez to be his socialist party's presidential candidate in elections should he die, has been claiming for weeks that opposition leader Henrique Capriles has been "conspiring" against Venezuelan democracy.
Over the weekend, and then just hours before he announced Chavez's death, Maduro claimed Capriles was plotting with far-right U.S. putschists and "fugitive bankers" against the government.
Chavez himself long used just such tactics and rhetoric. Opponents said he stoked xenophobia while letting his lieutenants turn their partisans into armed civilian shock troops.
Maduro also expelled two U.S. military attaches for allegedly trying to recruit Venezuelan officers for "destabilizing projects," proof enough for Torres that Washington, the chief importer of Venezuelan crude oil, is trying to sabotage the revolution.
"The CIA is trained in this sort of thing. It has contributed to the toppling of governments and spilled blood in Central America and South America," he said.
"But they will be up against the people here. Just let them try to meddle and there won't be another drop of oil for the United States."
La Piedrita and a group known as the Tupamaros were around long before Chavez first took office in 1999. They form part of an estimated 1,000 to 1,500 "colectivistas" who live within eight miles (12 kilometers) of the Miraflores presidential palace, said Rocio San Miguel of the non-governmental watchdog group Control Ciudadano.
Under Chavez, both bands grew while other motorcycle-circulating toughs arose, all loyal to the charismatic former paratrooper.
While such groups perform community service projects, painting buildings, repairing elevators and cleaning streets, some have been videotaped flashing weapons in public. Gang members have also been recorded committing crimes, only to disappear into their protected territories, stymieing police pursuit.
"There is something of a tacit agreement that the police don't enter," said Luis Izquiel, a criminal lawyer who coordinates the security commission of the MUD opposition coalition.
There is no proof such groups receive arms and training from the government, though some critics accuse officials of funneling weapons to them.
The country is swimming in what the government has estimated are about 6 million firearms, some 90 percent of them illegal. It is unclear how much of Venezuela's violent crime is politically motivated, how much financially.
"What is certain is that the collectives have for years had military-grade weapons and have committed some crimes with complete impunity and it appears this has happened under the complicit view of government authorities," Izquiel said.
Pro-Chavista collectives vary in their zealousness.
Jesus Bermudez rode in a pickup truck with four black-bereted militants of the Tupamaros collective Wednesday amid the outpouring of grief that filled Chavez's funeral procession through central Caracas.
"We have an enemy who will never rest. Nor will the revolutionaries rest," he said.
Bermudez didn't discount using violence to defend Chavismo, saying that "the revolution can't just be about speech," but the 37-year-old added that if Capriles were to win a snap election expected to be called shortly, his group would respect the result.
Bermudez denied rumors the Tupamaros were among the masked men on motorcycles, some brandishing pistols, who attacked about 40 students demanding details of Chavez's condition outside the country's Supreme Court. The attack on the students, who had chained themselves to lampposts, occurred at exactly the hour Maduro announced Chavez's death.
Militant Chavista and community organizer Raisa Urbina was waiting down the road from Bermudez on Wednesday with some 20,000 mourners outside the Fort Tiuna military base where Chavez's coffin lay in state.
Just before last October's presidential election, Urbina had boasted to a reporter that she was leading a group of more than 300 people that she said was ready to take up arms to defend the revolution if Chavez were to lose. The tears on her cheeks may not have been for Chavez alone: Urbina's bald scalp attests to chemotherapy for late-stage breast cancer she is undergoing.
Urbina, 58, runs a mission for the poor called La Fortaleza just outside Caracas with a shrine to revolutionaries filled with the faces of leftist luminaries including Karl Marx, Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and Ho Chi Minh.
Urbina said she no longer believes that Chavismo is under threat or that violence is needed, citing the Oct. 7 election in which Capriles won 45 percent of the vote.
"We were fighting for our power and we won," said Urbina, dressed neck to boots in camouflage, a Chavez earring pinned on her left lobe.
She said she was also confident Maduro will be Venezuela's next elected president.
"Look out at the tribunal," she said, motioning toward a sea of Chavista red shirts. "There's the answer, the people. This will last for years and will never be forgotten. Never."
Associated Press writer Jorge Rueda contributed to this report.
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Hang in there, American BlackBerry fans — your wait for a new device is nearly over. Engadget reports that the Federal Communications Commission has granted approval to what looks like RIM's (RIMM) BlackBerry Z10 smartphone for use on AT&T's (T) LTE and HSPA networks. The Z10, which will be the first device released with the new BlackBerry 10 operating system, is rumored to include a Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8960 1.5GHz dual core processor, a 4.2-inch display with a resolution of 1,280 x 768 pixels, 2GB of RAM, up to 32GB expandable of storage and an 8-megapixel camera. RIM plans to unveil the BlackBerry Z10
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Mohegans branching out; tribe diversifies nongaming portfolio
Mohegan - No one can accuse the Mohegans of standing still.
The tribe, whose casino ventures eventually could land in six states and stretch from coast to coast, also has been delving into areas that have nothing to do with slot machines, dice and roulette wheels.
Try sports bars, fast-casual restaurants, wood pellets, business software and digital office technology.
"While we continue to pursue gaming, we're also cognizant of the fact that no one who's prudent puts all their eggs in one basket," Kevin Brown, the Mohegan Tribal Council chairman, said in a recent interview. "We've got other things in the works."
Since mid-May, the Mohegans have announced franchising agreements with two restaurant chains and a tribal subsidiary's acquisition of wood pellet production plants in Ohio and Indiana. Any day now, they'll be announcing a joint venture with Leslie Digital Imaging LLC, a New York-based distributor of "digital office technology, color graphics and workflow solutions."
The tribe will be the majority owner of the newly formed company, LDI/Mohegan LLC, which will serve the New England market.
The tribe's recent diversification efforts - traceable to the formation of a Strategic Initiatives Department in September 2012 - began with capital investments in a handful of companies, including eBrevia, a Stamford-based startup whose software helps attorneys analyze complex legal documents quickly.
The new department, essentially a two-person operation consisting of tribal members Jeanette Ziegler and David McBride, has accomplished much in less than two years. When it started, Brown, a retired Army colonel who had yet to be elected to the tribal council, was "on the outside, looking in," working as a business consultant for the Bridgeport-based Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council.
Brown was elected to the tribal council in August and to its chairmanship in October. The supplier development council helped the Ziegler-McBride team expand, and a relationship with Babson College's entrepreneurship program enabled the tribe to sharpen its focus and its business plan.
"They helped us answer the question, 'What are we driven by?' " Brown said.
Of course, any business deal the tribe considers must promise a return on investment, the chairman said, but it also must have regional appeal or potential for growth. It must be associated with a product or service compatible with the tribe's principles and, finally, it should provide jobs for tribal members, "whether it's working behind a counter, as a manager or as the CEO."
The restaurant agreements will enable the Pennsylvania-based Arooga's Grille House and Sports Bar chain and the Denver-based Smashburger chain to expand throughout New England over the next several years. The Mohegans will own at least 15 new Arooga's restaurants and up to 16 new Smashburger locations. All of Arooga's existing sites are in Pennsylvania, while a Natick, Mass., location is the only one of Smashburger's nearly 270 restaurants in New England. Both chains have been listed among the top franchising opportunities in the country.
The Mohegans entered the home-heating market through a newly formed subsidiary, Northeast Wood Products, which purchased the Pennington Seed Co.'s wood pellet plants in Peebles, Ohio, and Ligonier, Ind., as well as other Pennington assets in Kenbridge, Va. Northeast announced last month that it expected to begin producing more than 130,000 tons of pellets annually within several months.
Brown said the success of the tribe's casino facilities has been a major factor in the tribe's ability to diversify beyond gaming.
"We have a reputation for doing things the right way," he said. "That's opened doors for us."
Mohegans in high places
It seems clear that the Mohegans have no intention of backing away from gaming, given the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority's involvement in casino projects proposed for Revere, Mass., Thompson, N.Y., Philadelphia and La Center, Wash., where the Mohegans are partnering with the Cowlitz Indian Tribe. The authority's management arm, Mohegan Gaming Advisors, manages Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City.
Over the years, a remarkable number of Mohegan tribal members has ascended to high positions in casino management. Tribal members now occupy 42 of the 184 positions at the manager level and above at Mohegan Sun and Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, according to the tribe. Twenty-three tribal members hold positions at the director level and above, including Mohegan Sun's top two executives - Bobby Soper, president and chief executive officer, and Ray Pineault, executive vice president and chief operating officer.
Another 150 members of the roughly 2,000-member tribe work at the casinos in Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
"It's been happening right under our noses," Brown said of the tribal members who've assumed positions of authority. "We've been able to leverage the experience of people like Mitchell Etess (the gaming authority's chief executive officer), who have mentored many of our tribal members."
The chairman also cited tribal career development and succession-planning programs.
Such "self-determination," whether in casino management or in pursuing diversification, has long been the tribe's ultimate goal, Brown said.
Might Mohegan enterprises be entirely staffed by Mohegans one day?
"I don't think we should ever make that purposefully a goal," Brown said. "But look how far we've come. Back in October 1996 (when Mohegan Sun opened), could we have put people in the vice president of human resources position? CEO? COO? Lead attorney? No. But now we're running the place. We have availed ourselves of the opportunity."
Top executives
Mohegan tribal members in top management positions at Mohegan Sun:
• Bobby Soper, president and chief executive officer
• Ray Pineault, executive vice president and chief operating officer
• Kimberly Doubleday, vice president, general counsel
• Jeffrey Hamilton, vice president of human resources
• Bethany Seidel, vice president of marketing and promotions
• Michael Hamilton, vice president of resort operations
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Major League baseball star Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in 2003 when he was named American League most valuable player, a report on the Web site of Sports Illustrated magazine said.
The report cited four anonymous sources who said the New York Yankees slugger, known popularly as "A-Rod," was among 104 players on a list who tested positive for performance-enhancing substances in 2003.
That season Rodriguez led the American League in home runs with 47 and was voted the AL MVP as a member of the Texas Rangers.
A 12-time All-Star, whose parents immigrated to the US from the Dominican Republic, Rodriguez was traded to the Yankees in 2004, three years into a record 10-year, US$252 million contract he signed with the Rangers.
As a Yankee Rodriguez has won two more MVP titles, in 2005 and 2007.
In December of 2007 season, he inked a new 10-year contract with the Yankees for a reported US$275 million. That same month Rodriguez denied ever using steroids on the 60 Minutes TV news program.
The report said Rodriguez, who has 553 career home runs, tested positive for two anabolic steroids, including testosterone, but when asked on Thursday to respond to the claims at a gym in Miami, where he lives in the off-season, Rodriguez had no comment.
"You'll have to talk to the union," he told a reporter from Sports Illustrated.
The 2003 tests were carried out by Major League Baseball in order to determine whether it needed to implement mandatory testing as part of an anti-doping program.
A positive result therefore carried no penalty, but the following year the game introduced sanctions for the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
Neither the Rangers nor the Yankees have commented.
Major League Baseball, however, said it was "disturbed" by the report.
"We are disturbed by the allegations contained in the Sports Illustrated news story which was posted online this morning," MLB executive vice president of labor relations Rob Manfred said in a statement. "Because the survey testing that took place in 2003 was intended to be non-disciplinary and anonymous, we cannot make any comment on the accuracy of this report as it pertains to the player named."
The league's Players Association also issued a statement.
"Information and documents relating to the results of the 2003 MLB testing program are both confidential and under seal by court orders," the players' union said. "We are prohibited from confirming or denying any allegation about the test results of any particular player(s) by the collective bargaining agreement and by court orders. Anyone with knowledge of such documents who discloses their contents may be in violation of those court orders."
Baseball has been grappling with claims of drugs use by some of its high profile stars in recent years, perhaps most famously home run king Barry Bonds.
Bonds fell back under the doping spotlight earlier this week when a New York Times report said a urine sample that he provided as part of the anonymous testing in 2003 had tested positive.
Bonds had provided samples that did not test positive under the MLB's drug-testing program, but those samples were retested after they were seized in a 2004 raid by federal agents, the newspaper reported.
The new information could be a key factor in Bonds' perjury trial, which is scheduled to begin on March 2.


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N0B & N6IZ have First HF qrp 14er-to-14er QSO (state-to-state)
Video #2 "Gaining Altitude" is an account of N0B's journey into thin air with Rooster and Peanut is now online! You can view the video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug2sQj908go&eurl=http://n0b-14er.blogspot.com/
On August 10 2008 N0B (operators Guy/N7UN and Steve/N0TU) along with their faithful Sherpa/goats (Rooster and Peanut) set out to climb Uncompahgre Peak, CO (14,309') from the Nellie Creek Trailhead (11,400'). Meanwhile in CA, Brian/N6IZ was climbing Mt Whitney (14,498' highest peak in lower 48) had 8 miles and 6200' between him and the summit, almost double the effort of N0B! The Ham 14er Event (http://www.14er.org/) provided a perfect venue for our Old Goats QRPexpedition adventure. The video tells the rest of the story.
BTW this adventure was so inspiring Guy and Steve are already making plans for next years Ham 14er Event! Meanwhile Rooster and Peanut suggest we stick to lower elevations for our QRP/goat hikes.
So here's the N0B list of productions by Steve/N0TU:
Video # 1 "Getting Attitude"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCYROUAefsU
Video # 2 "Gaining Altitude"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug2sQj908go
Video # 3 "Altitude with Attitude"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV_0eaTX_R0
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Older adults tend to take a number of different prescription medications, and according to previous studies, they also often use dietary supplements. Because of the potential for adverse interactions between prescription drugs and dietary supplements, it is important to learn as much as possible about the real-life practices of older people—the extent to which they take both prescription drugs and dietary supplements, and what kinds of drugs and supplements are being used. NCCAM-funded researchers recently analyzed the use of prescription drugs and dietary supplements in a sample of 3,070 people aged 75 and older. The data had been gathered during the Ginkgo for the Evaluation of Memory (GEM) study, a clinical trial that examined the effects of Ginkgo biloba on the development of dementia.
Key findings from the analysis:
- Nearly 75 percent of the GEM study participants took at least one prescription drug and one dietary supplement. Approximately 33 percent used three or more prescription drugs and three or more supplements. Furthermore, 10 percent of the participants combined five or more prescription drugs with five or more dietary supplements.
- Although supplements were taken along with all types of prescription drugs, individuals using prescribed nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), thyroid drugs, and estrogens were more likely to use dietary supplements.
- Individuals who used prescription drugs for high blood pressure and diabetes were less likely to use dietary supplements.
The researchers concluded that there are a substantial number of older adults who take multiple prescription drugs as well as multiple dietary supplements. Therefore, they recommend that patients discuss dietary supplement use with their health care providers. In addition, the researchers emphasized the need for further investigations to better define the clinical importance of interactions between drugs and supplements.
Nahin RL, Pecha M, Welmerink DB, et al. Concomitant use of prescription drugs and dietary supplements in ambulatory elderly people. . Journal of the American Geriatric Society.;57(7):1197–1205.2009
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