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Friday, January 20, 2012
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"When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive thinking."
Albert Einstein
"I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, And that enables you to laugh at life's realities."
Dr. Seuss
"I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living."
"The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge."
"Love is the exchange of two fantasies and the contact of two skins."
"If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities."
Maya Angelou
"We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality."
Iris Murdoch
"In my sex fantasy, nobody ever loves me for my mind."
Nora Ephron
"What do you fear my lady?' 'A cage. To stay behind bars until use and old age accept them and all chance of valor has gone beyond beyond recall or desire."
J.R.R. Tolkien
"Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can. Of course, I could be wrong."
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
Today Is Just Not a Funny Day
I don't have any sweet or witty or gross stories to share with you today.
Sorry, guys. My kids can't be funny every day.
Well, Caedmon was pretty funny yesterday. We had some Rice Crispy cereal (except it was the Aldi brand, creatively named "Crisp Rice cereal"), and he wanted to try some for the first time. So I put a bowlful in front of him and poured some milk on top. It started to make its trademark "Snap Crackle Pop" sound, and Caedmon refused to eat it, because "It's burning!"
Later, Derek came home from work with a handful of temporary tattoos from the Ames Fire Department. When Caedmon saw his older siblings each getting one, he decided he needed one, too. Derek put it on, and Caedmon spent the next thirty seconds trying to get away from his own arm. The tattoo scared him.
Atticus and Adelaide then declared that Derek and I also needed firefighter tattoos. So now each member of our family is sporting matching tattoos. It makes me feel like we're part of a rad family band that wins musical contests and uses words like 'rad.' We're practically the Von Trapps over here. Or the Partridge Family. *shudder*
Other than those little stories, though, I've got nothing. So, here are some photos I took last week while Derek was trying to rake the backyard.
I've decided to narrate them for you.
Adelaide in the leaf pile. Caedmon being cute. Atticus in the background, not so much raking with the small rake as playing golf with it.
Adelaide recovering from Caedmon dumping leaves on her head. If Atticus had done it, she would be screaming at him. Because it was Caedmon, she's laughing.
Derek burying Daughter.
Derek burying Eldest Son.
Atticus about to explode out of the leaf pile.
A rare All Three Crisler Children In One Shot photo.
Maybe not that rare.
The end.
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All that cuteness in one picture!
You know what's great about having an older kid? They rake their own leaf piles :-) And rake them again. Man, they have so much energy.Playing in leaves - probably just as much fun as the beach, but without all that sand! I love these photos. My 13-year-old STILL loves playing in the leaves, which is good because it is the only incentive she has for raking them.
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An uproarious crowd attended the "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay" panel at Comic-Con International in San Diego last Sunday. Co-writers and directors Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg were the first on stage, followed by the stars of the movie, John Cho and Kal Penn.
Co-star Neil Patrick Harris was also slated to appear, but was in London directing a play. When the news was broken, several crowd members started cheering "NPH! NPH!"
After the crowd calmed down, a clip rolled featuring the upcoming DVD release's "Dude, Change the Movie" feature, where the viewer will be able to change Harold and Kumar's decisions in a "Choose Your Own Adventure" style. "While we were shooting the second movie, we realized we wanted to make a DVD for the fans," said Hurwitz. Almost two days of shooting were specifically dedicated to the DVD release.
"Most of the scenes are very naked," said Penn.
Hurwitz also said that there is also a twelve-minute adventure in which the duo actually gets to Amsterdam.
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The panel then opened up the audience Q&A. The first fan asked Penn when he realized he was a cultural phenomenon. "When I was called 'Harold' on the street," laughed Penn, who of course plays Kumar.
Penn also said that his favorite role was Gogol in 2006's "The Namesake." Cho's favorite role was in "West 32nd."
Hurwitz and Schlossberg also confirmed that they have a deal to write a third "Harold & Kumar" adventure. "We're thinking about recasting Neil Patrick Harris," joked Hurwitz.
They didn't have any further details, as words have not yet been put to paper, but an audience member shouted "Tijuana!"
"That makes it easier," said Hurwitz.
An audience member asked what it was like to be an Asian minority in Hollywood. "It's still difficult for Asian actors to get the same breadth of story in their roles," said Cho, "but things are getting better. As long as the studios look at us as consumers, I think we'll see positive changes."
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The next fan asked what it is like to be stoner celebrities. "Erotic," said Cho with a grin. But "…it can be awkward, 'cause we're not stoners ourselves. I'm a blow man myself."
The directors were asked who else could have been cast in the Neil Patrick Harris role. "We contemplated Fred Savage," said Hurwitz, but they had always written the role as Neil Patrick Harris, for Neil Patrick Harris. "We were crossing our fingers for a lot of [the first] movie," said Schlossberg. "We were hoping White Castle would say yes and they did. We hoped the studios would say yes to minority protagonists, and they did. And we hoped NPH would say yes."
Subsequently, the writing team was contacted by Ralph Macchio's people, saying that he would be happy to fill the role if Harris said no.
The panel wrapped after the actors answered the question "who else could have played Harold and Kumar?" "I believe Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Fareed Zakaria could play Kumar," Penn joked. "But there was absolutely no shortage of Asian actors with talent at the auditions."
"Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay" was released on DVD and Blu-Ray Tuesday July 29, as will a Blu-ray edition of "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle."
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It is back to the Isle of Mull for the finale of my Beyond Islay Single Malt Whisky review series. The series of reviews has been based upon 7 different Single Malt Whiskies I taste at the Beyond Islay tasting event hosted by Ryan Engen who is the Director of Spirits, for Liquor Stores N.A. Inc. at the Edmonton Wine and Beyond McTagggert Ridge location. At the tasting,Ryan had selected Single Malt Whiskies which represented the diversity of Scotland's Island Whiskies produced on the lesser known Scottish Islands.
As indicated, Ledaig is produced at the Tobermory Distillery upon the Isle of Mull. The peated spirit was matured for 18 years in oak casks and then finished in ex-Sherry casks.
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There's a rumble throughout much of Alt-J's set: it's the sort of dubstep, bass heavy production that makes them sound oh-so 'now', layered as it is under folky guitar and vocal harmonies. Think James Blake meets Mumford & Sons (but please, let's refrain from the tag 'folk-step', a term more juddering than their basslines).
That rumble could, however, almost be the sound of hype. Alt-J, a four-piece who met at Leeds University, netted the Mercury music prize for album of the year last week. An Awesome Wave began as a genuine word of mouth hit – when I first encountered Alt-J this summer, it was with bemusement at a small festival stage swamped by teenagers so overwhelmed with excitement it looked like they might be about to soil their ironic tie-dye leggings. Tonight, at a rammed show, crowd members take pictures of the stage before the band even come on.
So now is naturally time for a mildly snooty review. But they don't deserve backlash: there's much to enjoy here. Alt-J won't be to everyone's taste, and the most Marmitey element is frontman Joe Newman's nasal, slightly sour sounding vocals. Live, these are softer, warmer, and the close, often a capella, harmonies with other band members are richly delivered on tracks like 'Interlude 1' and 'Ms'.
It's a brief set – they've only got one album after all, even if it is supplemented with a rather arch mash-up of 'Still D.R.E' and Kylie Minogue's 'Slow', and a round of Happy Birthday for drummer Thom Green. Both he and bassist, Gwil Sainsbury, are busy and inventive in creating rapid rhythms, ranging from military snare to stick beaten bongos, delicate glockenspiel to castanet clicking. Sainsbury even coaxes out a Bhangra groove on his bass guitar for the encore, 'Taro'.
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Bottle Up and Go: A bottle of Bargetto's new La Vita awaits its label.
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By Christina Waters
FOURTH-GENERATION WINEGROWER John Bargetto, of the region's 111-year-old winemaking family, gave me a call last week. He was excited about the upcoming release of a new winemaking venture for Bargetto Winery. A blend of estate grapes grown on the fog-cooled slopes of the family's Santa Cruz Mountain Regan vineyard, the new creation is named La Vita. Created from a voluptuous blend of 40 percent Dolcetto, 33 percent Nebbiolo and 27 percent Rebosco grapes--all classic Italian red varietals never before grown in our area--La Vita is "a unique wine, with a very unique label."
The upcoming 1997 vintage La Vita "has been eight years in the making," said the proud project director. Vines for the new blend were chosen and planted back in 1993. After the 1997 harvest, the varietals matured separately for two years in oak, in the Italian tradition. The three varietals were blended near the end of the cellar aging and then aged an additional two years before this week's release. A mere 4,500 bottles of La Vita were made, so you might want to line up now to make sure you can find one of these premium items.
The Bargetto family, long famed for well-made red wines, classic coastal chardonnays and its popular line of Chaucer fruit wines, is making a bid for even more upmarket elegance with the inaugural release. The concept is to have the 1997 La Vita kick off a whole new series for the winery. Priced at $50, this year's release will showcase the new labels, all using artistic masterpieces. Italian Baroque master Caravaggio's sensuous image of Bacchus, god of wine, will adorn the inaugural version of La Vita.
Also folded into this "ultrapremium" project is the commitment to give back some of the proceeds to the Santa Cruz community. The name of this year's recipient organization will be revealed at the gala release party this weekend, along with the unveiling of the beautiful label. You can join the celebration on Sunday (April 29), 2-4pm, at the winery. Tickets are $20 per person and may be purchased by calling 475.2258. You'll be able to taste and purchase the glamorous new wine. Bargetto Winery is located at 3535 N. Main St., Soquel.
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When you're through wandering around in the redwoods, park yourself at Scopazzi's in Boulder Creek, where Italian cookery has been popular since the 1950s. A true landmark, the restaurant fills a former boarding house for loggers; the dining room was added by the Locatelli family in the 1920s. It's all here: ravioli, Caesar salad, chicken cacciatore--mama mia! Scopazzi's is on the way to Big Basin at 13300 Big Basin Highway, Boulder Creek (338.6441).
Marco Verduzco can't stop cooking, and we wouldn't want him to. After all, that's why Convivio Trattoria is so deservedly popular. To make us all even happier, Convivio is planning a Winemaker Dinner Series. Convivio will be Celebrating the Locals, starting with Ahlgren Vineyards on April 26. On May 24, Convivio pays tribute to wines created by Pam and Steve Storrs of Storrs Winery. David Bruce Winery will be featured on June 21. Each wine dinner begins at 6:45pm and will offer wine and food lovers a five-course pairing of dishes specially created by the chef with the handiwork of our top local winemakers. The price is $80 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Convivio Trattoria is located at 651 Capitola Road, Santa Cruz. Reservation are a must--call 475.9600.
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X"Anyone know if President Obama intends to perform background checks on the Syrian rebels before providing them weapons?" - Senator Ted Cruz, June 18, 2013
No, Sen. Cruz, Obama's background checks only apply to those suspected enemies of the United States known as the American people. Actual enemies of the United States and her allies, such as those found among the Syrian rebels, just get the guns. Obama's decision to arm the rebels, which is opposed by 70% of the American people, will send arms to people like the Muslim Brotherhood and Gen. Salim Idris, the head of the Syrian National Council, who has proclaimed he is an "enemy of Israel". Terrific.
Here's a breakdown of the groups comprising the Syrian rebel forces:
Numbering 50,000 men, the Free Syrian Army, a self-declared non-sectarian group of early army defectors, remains the largest opposition group in the country. But during the past year other factions have entered the fray. If their numbers, as well as their political views are anything to go by, the possibility of a united front seems remote.
The Syrian Liberation Front, numbering 37,000 fighters, and the Syrian Islamic Front, numbering 13,000 fighters, operate in Syria's southeast and northeast respectively. Both of these groups espouse an Islamist ideology, in contrast to the self-declared non-sectarianism of the Free Syrian Army.
However the real challenge to the unity of the Syrian opposition lies in Jabhat al-Nusra, to whom thousands of Free Syrian army fighters have apparently defected. Numbering only 5,000 fighters as of January, but now perhaps many more, al-Nusra's core fighters come from Iraq's post-war insurgency and have recently pledged allegiance to Al-Qaeda in Iraq.
Thus, we will be arming the Islamists . I'm sure that will work out well for us. It almost makes one long for the days when the Obama administration was merely arming Mexican drug cartels. Maybe we should name our Middle East policy Faster And More Furious.
They say everything changed after 9/11, but this sure hasn't changed. We've been arming Islamists for decades. We arm one group of America's enemies in the Middle East to fight against another group of America's enemies in the Middle East. In Syria, the Assad government, who we are aligned against, is supported by Hezbollah and Iran, who both hate America too. Which America haters will emerge victorious in Syria ? Enquiring minds want to know.
This is what you call a no-win situation. It reminds me of the old days when we armed the Mujahideen to fight the Russians in Afghanistan, or when we armed Saddam Hussein to fight Iran. Even if "our side" wins the war, we lose.
In spite of this history, some people never learn. On the Republican side of the aisle, the interventionist view is led by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), who invariably seems to hold the opinion that we should intervene first and find out on who's behalf we are intervening second. Has McCain ever met a war he didn't like ? McCain says we should send "the right kind of arms" to the Syrian rebels, with the right kind being anti-armor and anti-aircraft weapons. What, no aircraft carriers, F-16's, or nukes ? C'mon Mac, what are we, pansies ? McCain's problem with President Obama is that Obama hasn't intervened in Syria enough, which McCain called "disgraceful". Maybe they should get McCain off the Armed Services Committee, and he can spend his time figuring out how to secure the Arizona border.
We intervened in Libya, and that country has destabilized into chaos, with militias running amok and the Islamists taking more control.
We stood against Mubarak in Egypt, and as a result, the Islamists have taken control.
We spent a fortune in blood and treasure in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the power struggles continue in both of those countries. We don't know what the ultimate resolution will be.
I was against the Iraq War in 2003, though my opposition had little to do with WMD or the evils of Saddam Hussein. He was certainly a monster. I was opposed because I thought Bush's idea of bringing democracy to Islamic countries was a pipe dream. Obama's subsequent policies in Libya, Egypt, and Syria have only reinforced my belief. When we remove the evil dictators, they are generally replaced by the Islamists. How that serves any American foreign policy or national security goal, I have no idea. Apparently, too many American political leaders still fail to realize that when free elections are held in the Middle East, the Middle Eastern people tend to vote freely AGAINST American interests, and we end up looking like fools.
The way I see it, we have two choices. One - keep fighting in the Middle East for the next hundred years until we bring those people out of the dark ages. Two - get them all hooked up to the internet and let them figure out the modern world for themselves. In the meantime, we can switch our automobiles over to running on natural gas.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. - Tying an Atlantic Coast Conference record, six University of Miami volleyball student-athletes have been selected to the All-ACC Team, as announced Wednesday by the league. The 18-member team was decided based on a vote of the league's 12 head coaches.
Miami was represented by six first-time All-ACC performers: junior outside hitter Taylor Hollins, junior right side Alex Johnson, sophomore middle blocker Alexis Mourning, junior libero Ryan Shaffer, sophomore middle blocker Emani Sims and senior setter Nrithya Sundararaman.
"We have had a tremendous season and to see so many players recognized is a great honor," head coach Nicole Lantagne Welch said. "It shows the incredible balance and how so many people have contributed so much to our team. This has been a special year and even the players who are not being recognized have meant so much to our success."
Hollins leads the Canes with 337 kills (3.18/set) this season after moving from the back row to outside hitter. Posting a team-leading 16 double-doubles, she earned ACC Co-Player of the Week on Oct. 29 following efficient performances against Virginia Tech and Virginia, where she hit at a .548 clip. Hollins set a career high with 20 kills against Oregon State and is currently second on the team with 320 digs (3.02/set). At Duke, she notched 19 kills and 20 digs, including three slammers in the final four points when the Canes trailed 14-12 in the fifth set.
"Taylor is a great all-around player and does so many great things on the court," Lantagne Welch said. "She has displayed her excellent ball-handling skills and the ability to score all season."
Johnson, who was also named Preseason All-ACC, has started every match in her career for the Hurricanes. She was selected ACC Player of the Week on Sept. 10 after recording 16 kills and 16 digs in the four-set win over No. 6 Florida State at home. Ranking second in the league with an average of 0.40 services aces per set (42), Johnson has eight double-doubles this season and was named Hurricane Invitational MVP at the season-opening tournament.
"Alex is a great offensive player for us on the right side and she is very effective and smart on the court," Lantagne Welch said. "She has made a big step this year as far as improving her blocking and is very strong all-around player. In addition, Alex has one of the best serves on our team to put the pressure on the opponent."
Playing in just 11 matches as a freshman, Mourning emerged this season as a force in the middle of the net for the Canes. She ranks second on the team with 292 kills (2.78/set) and 136 blocks (1.30/set). Also being third in the ACC in blocks, Mourning had 10 total blocks in a win over North Carolina to earn ACC Co-Player of the Week on Oct. 8. The middle blocker has tallied double-digit kills in 15 matches, with a minimum of five total blocks in 16 contests.
"Alexis has had a breakout season and has been a very consistent player for us," Lantagne Welch said. "She is strong not only attacking effectively in the middle, but also as a blocker. Alexis has done a very nice job of closing blocks and impacting our defense throughout the season."
In the back row as the libero, Shaffer is second in the conference with an average of 4.77 digs per set (506) this season. She has led the team in digs in 23 matches this year, picking up a season-high 30 against both NC State and Boston College. Shaffer ranks fourth in program history with 1,529 digs and is 479 shy of the school record with another season of eligibility remaining.
"Ryan might actually be the most consistent player on our team," Lantagne Welch said. "She has had a great season in a position that often receives less recognition. Ryan has been a steadying force in the back row for us with her solid passing and defense. Ryan is a competitive kid that gives a winning effort every night."
Sims, who was also named Preseason All-ACC, is second in the league with 1.35 blocks per set (143). She has been named ACC Player of the Week on two occasions this season, first posting 32 kills on a .500 hitting percentage in home wins over Duke and Wake Forest. At Clemson, Sims broke a school record with 16 blocks to go with 16 kills in a thrilling five-set victory to win the league honor in addition to Collegiate Volleyball Update National Player of the Week. Having at least five blocks in 14 matches on the season, Sims leads the team with a .327 hitting percentage.
"Emani has had a very dynamic season out of the middle for us," Lantagne Welch said. "Her blocking has come on this season and her quickness on the court makes her a feared attacker and also a strong blocker."
The lone senior on the roster, Sundararaman has been very effective distributing the ball around the court for UM. She leads the ACC with 10.68 assists per set (1,100) and recently earned ACC Player of the Week Monday. The setter had 69 combined assists in sweeps over Boston College and Maryland, while also putting down five kills and seven digs against the Eagles. Sundararaman has had at least 33 assists in all but two matches, being third in school history with 2,257 assists in her career. The neurobiology major was also named to the Capital One Academic All-District, maintaining a 3.90 GPA.
"Nrithya is having the best year of her career and she has found a way to use all of our weapons and keep a balanced attack," Lantagne Welch said. "Her unpredictability as a setter this season has made us hard to defend."
Led by the six selections from Miami, nine different teams are represented on the All-ACC Team. The Hurricanes tie Clemson's 2007 team with the six award winners. UM had a five different players earn ACC Player of the Week six times this season.
Miami (25-4, 17-2) is currently No. 23 in the ACVA Coaches Poll and will travel to face Florida State for the ACC title Friday at 1 p.m. The match will be broadcast on ESPN3.
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2012 ACC Volleyball Individuals Awards | ||||
Player of the Year | Ashley Neff | Jr. | MB | Florida State |
Defensive Player of the Year | Ali McCurdy | Jr. | L | Duke |
Freshman of the Year | Paige Neuenfeldt | Fr. | MB | North Carolina |
Coach of the Year | Nicole Lantagne Welch | Miami |
2012 All-ACC Team | ||||
Sandra Adeleye % | Sr. | MH | Clemson | |
Ali McCurdy # | Jr. | L | Duke | |
Christiana Gray # | Sr. | MB | Duke | |
Ashley Neff @ | Jr. | MB | Florida State | |
Fatma Yildirim | Sr. | OH | Florida State | |
Sareea Freeman | Sr. | MB | Florida State | |
Monique Mead % | Sr. | RS | Georgia Tech | |
Ashleigh Crutcher | So. | OH | Maryland | |
Alex Johnson | Jr. | RS | Miami | |
Alexis Mourning | So. | MB | Miami | |
Emani Sims | So. | MB | Miami | |
Nrithya Sundararaman | Sr. | S | Miami | |
Ryan Shaffer | Jr. | L | Miami | |
Taylor Hollins | Jr. | OH | Miami | |
Megan Cyr | Sr. | S | NC State | |
Chaniel Nelson @ | So. | RS | North Carolina | |
Emily McGee # | Sr. | OH | North Carolina | |
Cara Baarendsee # | Sr. | OPP | Virginia Tech |
! - Two-Time selection
# - Three-Time selection
% - Four-time selection
2012 All-ACC Freshmen Team | ||||
Katty Workman | Fr. | OH | Boston College | |
Elizabeth Campbell | Fr. | RS | Duke | |
Emily Sklar | Fr. | OH | Duke | |
Chanell Clark-Bibbs | Fr. | MB | Georgia Tech | |
Paige Neuenfeldt | Fr. | MB | North Carolina | |
Natalie Bausback | Fr. | OH | Virginia |


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Agriculture was one of the greatest advancements in human history as it provided a foundation for the development of social hierarchies or rank societies, population growth, greater access to resources through trade, and power struggles among the elites. The big question, however, is how did the practice of agriculture originate? Hunting and gathering societies had been very successful up until the time marking the transition to agricultural and sedentary practices. Therefore, why did early modern humans decide to change from an already successful lifestyle? This is a curious matter because the beginnings of agriculture were surprisingly not that effective or successful in generating great outputs of resources as once commonly believed. Agriculture, though it was a successful development in sedentism and increased population growth, brought malnourishment to early Natufian farmers of the lack of variety in its first generations of use. Therefore, the question still remains, why did hunter and gatherers transfer to agriculture and how did the process of agriculture get initiated? There are multiple models proposing the development of agriculture which can be differentiated in a biological and environmental emphasis as well as in a cultural and sociological track. Through the research of Gordon Childe, Braidwood, Binford, Cohen, and Hayden, an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses can be made in the differentiating theories of the development of agriculture.
One proposed theory for the development of agriculture was climate change. There have been several large climatic transitions between the interglacial periods. Bar Yosef researched the paleoenvironmental conditions of the Levant and suggests that about 14,000BP (before present) there were more fluctuations in precipitation than changes in temperature, ultimately responsible for the expansion of the vegetational belts. This allowed for vast latitudinal migrations, good foraging patterns, increase in population growth, and an abundance of food resources. However, between 13,000 and 12,800BP known as the Younger Dryas, conditions became colder and drier, decreasing the annual precipitations and a change in the distribution of rainfall locations (29 Oct 2009). This placed much stress on the plants and animals. According to Bar Yosef, the dry climate expanded desert conditions and caused reductions in C3 plants, used for cereal, but also the reduction of megafauna which were unable to adapt to the new environment (Bar Yosef 1998: 174). This in turn created doubts about the current nomadic organization of the foraging groups. The hunting and gathering bands soon migrated towards the Mediterranean regions to join other foraging groups to live within a close proximity and seek refuge in the small fertile areas.
Childe an advocate for climate change as the effect for the development of agriculture states in his "Oasis Hypothesis" that because of the transition to dry and cold conditions, humans and animals migrated toward the river valleys for necessary water consumption. Bar Yosef states that along with "territorial restrictions, [there was] an increased motivation for intentional cultivation" (Last Hunters 70). This not only increased population size but could have also instigated sedentary life. The ideal environment that would foster the origins of agriculture would be in an area with an abundance of resources. Previously it was considered that agriculture arose in "marginal environments - areas where severe climatic change forced human populations to find new foods to eat" (Price and Gebauer 7); it is on the contrary however, that populations unable to sustain themselves would not take the risk of testing out new methods for the accumulation of food. Agriculture requires more energy expenditure and work from all inhabitants than foraging, therefore as a struggling population, this method would not have been the best option. Childe's argument takes into account the climatic and environmental pressures but it does not provide any cultural factors that might have also influenced the development of agriculture. Braidwood challenges Childe's hypothesis and suggests a more culturally driven theory for the agricultural origins.
Contrary to Childe's "Oasis Theory" in which desiccation marginalized suitable foraging territories and caused large groups to settle in close proximities in lowland oases, Braidwood suggests through his "Nuclear Zone Theory" and through his research in the Zagros-Taurus mountain ranges, that agriculture in fact began in the well-watered regions known as the "hilly flanks of the Fertile Crescent" (Watson 25). Braidwood accepts the notion that climatic change has some sort of an effect on the origins of agriculture; however, he suggests that it only plays a minor role, contrary to the ideas of Childe. Braidwood instead proposes that the development of agriculture is "dependent on the presence of cultural mechanisms" (Redman 1978: 96) because along with the presence of agriculture, social and political systems of the early Natufian people were created as well. Braidwood states that agriculture was the natural outcome from social and cultural complexities. He questioned that if cultural change is reliant on climate change stated by Childe, then why did agriculture not start before the large changes occurred during the interglacial periods, such as 125 million years ago (3 Nov 2009)? Using a cultural approach, Braidwood suggests that agriculture was not possible 125 million years ago because the human cognition was not fully developed and complex enough to suggest any such type of food accumulation methods (10 Nov 2009). Agriculture requires a lot of coordination and management controlled by the elites, therefore, it could be hypothesized that with the presence of social hierarchies, sedentism was also in establishment. The favorable environment of the "hilly flanks" as well as the presence of the ancestral or wild strains of the now domesticated plants offered foragers the option to settle down. With the act of settling down in the optimal zones, as well as the accumulation of knowledge about the physical environment, Braidwood suggests that over time, foragers would "eventually realize the potential inherent in the local flora and fauna and would exploit that potential by domesticating appropriate species" (Watson 25). This also suggests the requirement of greater cognition and larger brain size of the modern human; and therefore Braidwood argues agriculture appears only when the human culture was mature (3 Nov 2009). Braidwood's "hilly flanks theory" is successful because it attributes to developments of sedentism and food storage.
Braidwood criticizes Childe's dependence on climatic change as being the main reason for the origins of agriculture because he holds a cultural perspective in regards to its development. Braidwood states that if cultural change, the transition to agriculture, depended solely on noncultural factors, the climate, then there should be evidence of cultural change before the last Ice Age that separates the end of the Pleistocene and the Holocene (3 Nov 2009). Against Klein's Big Bang Theory regarding human cognition, agriculture simply did not happen before the Holocene because humans were not ready or complex enough to have the capability of creating the idea of agriculture (10 Nov 2009). Braidwood and Childe both suggest that agriculture occurred in small optimal zones, however, through Braidwood's research in the mountainous regions of Iraq, he concludes that there was no significant climate change because the areas were still relatively fertile and therefore there was a large concentration of animals and plants that could be exploited. According to the Willy Sutton principle, where there are ample resources, then people will settle there and take advantage of those resources (3 Nov 2009). A weakness in Braidwood's theory however is that he does not try to answer the question: why did agriculture occur at the time that it did? It is suggested that agriculture developed independently throughout the world at relatively the same time. Braidwood does not question why this happened but only concentrates on how it happened. Braidwood provides good reasons as to why he criticizes Childe's hypothesis, however, his weakness is that he does not provide a strong alternative theory. In his book, Prehistoric Man, he states, "the groups became agricultural villagers because they were ready for it" (MacNeish 9) which demonstrates his theory that man only developed agriculture when the culture and cognition were more complex. This however is not an effective alternative hypothesis because it needs evidence to support the claim. The only evidence available is the size of the human brain, which does not deduce much information because archaeologists cannot question the cognitive capabilities of the deceased. Artifacts are available to suggest development in ideas and concepts, but this is also highly subjective.
An alternative hypothesis to the development of agriculture is directly correlated with population growth. Both Mark Cohen and Lewis Binford attribute that with the pressures on food availability caused by population growth, agriculture was an innovative development which helped sustain growing societies. Louis Binford's model for agriculture weaves pieces of both Childe's and Braidwood's hypotheses. Binford suggests that hunting-gathering groups maintained equilibrium between their population size and availability of resources in order to remain under the environment's carrying capacity (Watson 26). This idea explains why foraging groups were successful; they kept a control on the food intake for each person. During the Younger Dryas, as climate became colder and drier, groups moved to the coastal regions where they became sedentary, as Childe had concluded. The difference however is that Binford focuses on population size as the stressor and instigator for agriculture. Groups congregated into the optimal zones, putting pressure on the available resources as well as creating an imbalance on the carrying capacity. This caused some groups to move out of the optimal zones and settle along the peripheries that had drought-resistant plants and smaller-sized animals (5 Nov 2009). With the increased pressure of supporting population sizes and the need to remain under the area's carrying capacity, "groups intensif[ied] their subsistence practices in the direction of domesticating plants and animals" (Watson 26). The necessity for subsistence strategies in addition significantly impacted society's social and economic factors, demonstrated through Brian Hayden's social competition theory.
This theory establishes that sedentism preceded agriculture. In order for the sedentary lifestyle to persist and work efficiently, rank societies were established. In response to social hierarchies, there is an inherent need to accumulate power and prestige. Power is equated to food, and in order for elites to maintain their prestige and power they need to be maintain large quantities of food. To exponentially increase their possession of food, the development of agriculture comes into effect. Hayden proposes that the development of agriculture is a result of stress from social competition and the change in the social environment (10 Nov 2009). This change in societal structure is not the result of agriculture but it is more so the cause of agriculture (10 Nov 2009). Hayden also states that agriculture can only occur in locations where there is already an abundance of food and where it can be reproduced (Zeder 2006: 111). The reason for this is that large societies would not put their inhabitants at risk attempting a new method of food accumulation if environmental conditions were unsuitable. The development of agriculture, if conditions were successful, was able to produce surpluses which increased rank of elites and created storage for food. Agriculture also increased long distance trade and cross cultural relationships. With the presence of surpluses, societies could afford to give something away (5 Nov 2009). A flaw in Hayden's model is that he also fails to address Braidwood's question concerning the reason for why agriculture only occurs in the Holocene and not earlier.
In order to understand the models described above with the origins of agriculture it important to account for the archaeological data. Some important ways to extract data is through pollen samples found in water bogs, radiocarbon dating, DNA extraction, etc. For example, in regards to Braidwood's hypothesis that climate change was not as important as Childe and Binford believed, reconstruction of plant communities enable archaeologists to reconstruct Paleolithic climates (29 Oct 2009). In order to reconstruct plant communities, pollen samples are used. Pollen samples can be preserved in waterlogged sediments because the mud at the bottom of the lakes have aerobic conditions, which means that there is no oxygen, allowing pollen and other artifacts to be nicely preserved (29 Oct 2009). Another method to reconstruct climatic conditions and determine when the Younger Dryas occurred is by evaluating methane gas presence in the ice cores found in Greenland (3 Nov 2009). This along with plant communities can help reconstruct past climates. Lithic assemblages used by the first farmers, the Natufians, are also good indicators of when agriculture originated. Tools such as picks and sickle blades were used for harvesting cereals; this can be inferred by observing the microwear on the blades, but also through plant macrofossils which might contain residue from the particular grass being cut (Bar-Yosef 1998: 164). Agriculture can also be demonstrated by the structures of the central plant stems. In domesticated plants the seeds do not break off as easily as the wild grains do, which is evidence of human manipulation on plants to maximize output but a correlation of harvests with seasonality (29 Oct 2009). Another source of evidence for the origins of agriculture is looking at samples of preserved human coprolites in settled communities which helps detect what type of diet the human had. If there is a lack of nutrition, then it can be inferred that the society was just beginning the innovation of agriculture as there was a lack of nutrition and variety in early agricultural diets. Not just coprolites but also bone composition, tooth enamel, and support for the presence of pandemic diseases provide good archaeological support for the origins of agriculture (Zeder 2006: 110). It's observed that carbon and nitrogen isotopes found within the bone and microwear on teeth detect the nutrition of humans. Other archaeological evidence for the presence of agriculture, described by Zeder (2006: 110) is the presence of fences and corral to enclose the community's animals; this reason fits nicely with the social theory and necessity for agriculture because it demonstrates the complete transition to sedentary life and the domestication of plants and animals.
There are multiple theories that be equated to the development of agriculture and they all tend to build off of each other. Yes, each archaeologist or theorist emphasizes slightly different nuances, however they interrelate archaeological, environmental, and societal information in each of their models. According to Watson, "Braidwood's account improves on Childe's, and Binford's upon Braidwood's" (27). I propose that the stress theories of Childe, Cohen, and Binford can co-occur with the cultural change theories of Braidwood and Hayden. Agriculture could have been a great phenomenon that occurred by accident, but human cognition had to have had enough knowledge for the manipulation of grasses and animals to exploit and produce large surpluses. In order to keep order within the society with the presence of agriculture there also has to have been control and power structures. Climatic changes play a huge role in regards to where societies choose to settle and in the strength of seasonal food production. In recognizing the biological and cultural aspects of agriculture, it can be deduced that these models are very much interrelated with specific links that may cause one theorist's model to lean heavily to one side or another. There is not one universal applicable theory for the origin of agriculture because all of the world's systems are interdependent on one another.
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States are regionally organized societies with large populations that are economically and ethnically diverse. This suggests that the formation of a state occurs when there are social hierarchies with a small elite group that accentuates its sovereignty and dominance over the rest of the population. According to Algaze's lecture, societies must have political administration, economic administration or redistribution, and religious indoctrination or infrastructure in order to be labeled as a state (17 Nov 2009). It has commonly been noted that states or cities are only considered as such with the dependence of a large population size, 100,000 people or more. R. Fox in his book Urban Anthropology, however, discusses that determining a state or a city on raw size or scale is not completely irrelevant but it is also not an important key component (17 Nov 2009). It is more important to evaluate a city or state on its function and sustainability. The central question therefore is: what components are important in the formation of a state? In Jonathan Haas' book, The Evolution of the Prehistoric State, he divides numerous theories of the origins and formations of states into two categories: the conflict position and the integration position. These two positions try to argue how states formed and regulated and maintained control over the complex societies. Through the theories of Engels and Fried regarding the conflict position, Haas argues that states formed and resolved economic and social stratifications effectively over their own populations and neighboring peoples through coercion. Opposed to the conflict position, Haas derives the integration position argument from Service, in which state governments were able to regulate and maintain social order over its inhabitants without the use of forceful tactics. Haas ultimately does not support either position: for conflict or for integration, however, if it was necessary, the conflict theory would seem more plausible as it contains more valid reasons and logical thought.
Some of the basic components that influenced Engels and Fried to cooperate with the conflict model were the increases in agricultural production, development of trade relationships, and the introduction of irrigation systems for water control. Engels states that the formation of the state begins with origins of agriculture (Haas 1982: 36). With the ability to produce more food and create surpluses for a growing population, societies became more sedentary and divisions of labor were created. The increase in food production created specialized occupations and allowed the elites to assume political administrative roles or have an impact in religious dealings. The role of religious figures is important as it is correlated with the state's political administration. Religion has a façade, seen to unite a population, however, it is also influentially political in order to control and regulate public affairs (Haas 1982: 44). The large prominence of religious temples provides strong support for the importance of religious ideology and coercion in a common belief upon the inhabitants within the state (Stein 1994: 42). Childe also argues that with the need to support non-agricultural producing groups within the society, irrigation agriculture not only increased food availability on a large scale but also was an important facet for social control (Haas 1982: 40). The social control derives from elites controlling the power of water supply as well as the necessity of a huge labor source. The conflict model comes into effect due to the presence of differences in economic wealth and divisions of labor.
Engels states that as the "politically dominant class acquires the new means of holding down and exploiting the oppressed class...by levying taxes and enforcing social control [through] force" (Haas 1982: 37). Austin also provides knowledge on the conflict position in the government's development of laws. Laws coerce the population to maintain order and submit to the political authorities of the elites; otherwise there are negative reciprocations (Haas 1982: 38). In Fried's model the basis for the conflict theory is the maintenance of social order in regards to possible conflict arousal to the differences in access to resources (Haas 1982: 49). With the increase in agricultural production and limited access to resources, private property became an issue in establishing economic and political status. Fried states that with the "sanctity of private property," social order is accomplished through instituted governmental enforcement (49). Fried successfully discusses that with the changes in materialistic components such as increased food production, development of irrigation systems, and private property, the influence of political organization was pertinent. With the combination of military organization and laws along with stratification of classes, state formation provides support for elite social groups and the forceful submission of the peasant groups to the elites generating potential conflicts (Haas 1982: 49). Through evidence that supports state formations, economic scales become more and more important to maintain, grow, and flaunt among peripheral societies and therefore it is important to bring populations together in a defensive mode which calls for the construction of outer walls (19 Nov 2009). Fried provides theoretical approaches to his conflict theory based on the forced rule over a state's inhabitants, however, Haas states that he "fails to recognize the critical importance and utility of the archaeological record" (1982: 50) for evidence to support his claim, and instead hypothesizes the emergence of states by looking at "historically known societies" (1982: 51). Fried's model can be testable, however it would need to be improved with more data and documentation from pre-state formed societies derived from the archaeological record rather than the historically based inferences. Fried bases his theory more on the logical approaches, for example, he supports the idea that within the means of producing more wealth, it is inevitable to have causes of social friction (19 Nov 2009). Some evidence that could relate to the forced control and economic differentiation amongst the inhabitants can be demonstrated through the layout of the city. For example, large structures belonging to the elites were central to the marketplace and the peasants separated farther away from the center. The presence of numerous temples centrally located indicates strong emphasis on religion and conforming to the beliefs described by the elites who most commonly absorbed the priest occupation. In Ubaid Mesopotamia, the architecture and distributions of artifacts demonstrate economic differentiations within households (Stein 1994: 38) such as with burial practices, artwork, and administration clay tablets. Also, the location of the houses and cities along the rivers and near the canal irrigation systems suggests potential trade of the surplus goods amongst neighboring societies with the ability to transport by waterways (Stein 1994: 42).
Fried supports the conflict theory in which forceful tactics were used to create efficient states and political rule. On the contrary, advocates for the integration position propose social order was regulated without forceful tactics. Spencer for example argues that the lower classes, subordinate to the elite classes due to the development of social hierarchies within the political structure, accepted their lowly position in society compared to the wealthy elites (Haas 1982: 63) because of the inability to social climb. Haas also discusses that there might not be demonstrations of conflict or raging warfare between the elite and peasant groups because the peasants are "politically and economically incapable of waging successful revolution[s]" (1982: 79). According to Gumplowicz, the development of private property acted as a factor to maintain social control, an alternative to physical force (Haas 1982: 64). The main argument for the integration position is that after the state formed, classes were able to reunite through religion, residence locations, and language or culture. This suggests that integration might only be possible within the specific social classes and not throughout the all the social structures in the state. In regards to religion as a non-forceful factor in social order is through the argument of Moret and Davy who argues that rulers who view themselves as a god, thought that they derived their power from the will of the people (Haas 1982: 70). This reason is popularized to keep peasant revolts and power struggles within the king's hereditary circles subdued. Service asserts that political power in the formation of states due to the integration position was redistributive and was acquired by strong leadership qualities which were then passed into the hereditary elite classes (Haas 1982: 75). With the increase in population and size, integration is necessary for cooperation and successfulness in the administration of the state. Service also argues that the "first governments were ruled by 'right of authority' and through the application of sacred sanctions" (Haas 1982: 76). The purpose of the religious architecture was to provide social cohesion and control. The weakness of Service's argument for the integration position is he advocates that the centralized government provides lots of resources and benefits to the people such as irrigation, religious beliefs, and protection, however he does not recognize that to have an effective state, force needs to be used to keep subjects under control to establish a stable and permanent government. The integrative position also proposes that public works were accomplished voluntary without physical force. However, there are no archaeological records of temples being voluntarily constructed. It can be detected from written documents that throughout other histories, public works were forced upon slaves; therefore the integration position seems weak and too optimistic. Evidence of the presence of walls and military troops suggests that protection was a necessity and important to demonstrate political autonomy over the society's own inhabitants and peripheral communities with who trade is accomplished.
Haas does a great job in equally discussing the conflict and integration positions. It however seems more plausible that the conflict position influenced the formation of states as it part of human instinct to assert power and control over others in order to better maintain their own social position. Recognition of power and autonomy is essential in creating a stable state, and can only be accomplished by forcing people to cooperate with rules and regulations.


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There is enough pedestrian pitching in the big leagues that will allow Vernon Wells to hit balls over walls. Yet, if Wells homers this year for the Yankees, it won't be because he is trying to send baseballs into the upper deck.
Wells, 34, spent the offseason restructuring his mental approach as well as his swing in a batting cage at his Texas home with the belief that foregoing the long ball will improve his numbers from a year ago, when he batted a disappointing .230 with 11 homers and 29 RBIs in 77 games for the Angels. He missed 58 games because of a right thumb injury.
The Yankees' trade with the Angels became official yesterday when Wells passed a physical and MLB approved the money exchange. The Angels are eating $28.5 million of the $42 million left on Wells' contract. The Yankees will pay Wells $11.5 million this season and $2 million next season.
Wells was 0-for-3 last night against the Astros.
The Yankees sent minor league outfielder Exircado Cayones and minor league lefty Kramer Sneed to the Angels.
"My goal is to get back to basics, to put the barrel on the ball as many times as I can, shortening my swing and using the other field," the new left fielder said before hitting sixth against the Astros last night at George M. Steinbrenner Field. "I had forgotten what [hitting to] right field was like for a couple of years. You get caught up in hitting home runs and seeing how far you can hit them, and your swing changes. I was able to take some time this offseason and looked at a lot of video of when I was younger spraying the ball all over the field. When I got to spring training that was my goal, and so far so good."
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Apparently the definition of punk to Madonna is wearing plaid... and not wearing pants! The "Material Girl" singer stepped out for the Met Gala in NYC wearing a wild ensemble to pay tribute to this year's Punk: Chaos to Couture theme.
Leave it to 54-year-old Madge to be the celebrity showing the most skin on the star-studded carpet. She wore a fishnet body stocking and a plaid, studded blazer by Givenchy, which also featured chains and a giant cross dangling from her butt.
The blazer itself is OK and we like how she accentuated her waist by adding a belt, but we wish she would have added some pants or shorts, too! The leggings-dress combo was a huge trend at the Gala and was seen on fashionistas from Jessica Biel to Nina Dobrev. Adding a pair of leather leggings would have completed her outfit nicely.
The final verdict? Madonna's never afraid to take a risk, so we applaud her for that, but when even all the young starlets are covering up, maybe you should take a cue from their book. We do like her hot pink heels!
We feel for you, Kim Kardashian. It's not easy trying to dress punk while pregnant, but what were you thinking when you donned a head to fingertip floral print dress? Kim chose a custom Givenchy by Riccardo Tisco gown that would be tough for almost anyone to pull off.
Large prints aren't always very slimming and when you're seven months pregnant like she is, we'd advise her to pick a solid color instead to streamline her figure. Then there's the matching floral gloves she added, which create the illusion that she has no hands at all. Creepy!
Finally, the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star finished her floral fail with a pair of strappy sandals in the exact same print. This is so unnecessarily matchy matchy! We thought she looked stunning in the black silk Prada dress she wore to meet Anna Wintour earlier this week. When in doubt, black is always a good bet.
The final verdict? Let's look on the bright side: at least she got to go to the Met Gala this year (even if she was dressed like a couch)! She was banned last year but allowed to attend this year since Kanye was performing. Oh, and he dedicated a song to her at the event about how awesome she is. So at least there's that!
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Absolutely Fabulous creator and star Jennifer Saunders has confirmed the cult British comedy is heading for the French Riviera - and the big screen.
The TV series, featuring Saunders and Joanna Lumley as bawdy socialites Edina Monsoon and Patsy Stone, debuted on the BBC in 1992 and originally ran for three seasons. It was revived for two more seasons, which ran from 2001 to 2003, and returned to UK TV screens on Christmas Day for the first of three specials.
And Saunders has now confirmed reports she's working on a movie version of Absolutely Fabulous.
She tells New York Magazine, "Yes, I'm definitely going to do it. I'm aiming to shoot this in a beautiful part of the Riviera. I fancy the south of France in the spring."
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China's investment in exploration of oil and gas resources is expected to stand at 80 billion yuan (13.07 billion U.S. dollars) in 2013, according to the Ministry of Land and Resources.
Such investment has risen steadily in China over the past years as the country moves to reduce dependence on imports and ensure security of energy supply.
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