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The work, 4′33″ (pronounced Four minutes, thirty-three seconds or, as the composer himself referred to it, Four, thirty-three) is a three-movement composition by American avant-garde composer John Cage (19121992). It was composed in 1952 for any instrument (or combination of instruments), and the score instructs the performer not to play the instrument during the entire duration of the piece throughout the three movements (the first being thirty seconds, the second being two minutes and twenty-three seconds, and the third being one minute and forty seconds). Although commonly perceived as "four minutes thirty-three seconds of silence", the piece actually consists of the sounds of the environment that the listeners hear while it is performed. Over the years, 4′33″ became Cage's most famous and most controversial composition.
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One of the things I'm thinking of doing, is pulling together some of my colleagues, to introduce them to scripting - and for obvious reasons, that'll be with Perl. I expect one of them will ask me 'why?' - this is from a set of people who have experience will all sorts, up to and including a guy who writes very extensive scripts in 'awk'.
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"This grant program is a way the city can partner with citizens to improve the quality of life in our neighborhoods," Mayor Wesely said. "The numerous requests for funding is evidence of the strong interest and support in improving Lincoln's parks."
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Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, has joined hands with the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) to launch the 'Go4it Visa Gold' debit card that can be used for making payments on the RTA transit network and at parking meter.
The "Go4it" card is a first of its kind in the region with the proprietary Nol transit application. It comes close on the heels of the successful launch of the "Go4it" credit card last November, said a statement from Emirates NBD.
"Globally, the usage on debit cards has been increasing steadily over the last couple of years, and this trend has begun to be reflected in the UAE as well," remarked Suvo Sarkar, the general manager, Retail Banking, Emirates NBD.
The Go4it debit card addresses the needs of mass transit customers. Initially the card will be offered to the Personal Banking customer segment. Existing customers will also be able convert to the new "Go4it" card, to avail the additional benefits on offer.
"Following the successful launch of the credit card last year, Emirates NBD believes it is important to extend the benefits of the dual card to our debit card users. In addition to meeting the needs of regular users of Dubai's public transport systems, the "Go4it" card incorporates a variety of benefits and advantages that meet the specific requirements of our customers," he added.
"The "Go4it" debit card gives RTA customers added value and a great way to pay for the use of the services by swiping the card at payment points across the transport network," remarked Mohammed Al Mudharrab, the RTA director (Automated Fare Collection).
"The RTA services are world class and it is only fitting that we partner with trusted partners like Emirates NBD to offer value-add for something as secure as payments. This innovative product is an example of our continued investment in user-friendly payment techniques for transport services in Dubai and use of parking meters in the city," he added.
Kamran Siddiqi, the general manager of Visa Mena, said, 'For on-the-go commuters and transit operators alike, speed, reliability and convenience are the name of the game and cash and coins have simply become too inefficient. Combining secure, convenient and reliable Visa payments to transit payments is a great example of how Visa can work with partners like ENBD and RTA to improve the usage experience for Dubai commuters.'
"Consumers have come to rely on the convenience and security of Visa for everyday purchases, and we want to extend these benefits to their daily commute," said Siddiqi.
Users of the "Go4it" Visa Gold Debit Card will get additional monthly benefits, including two Vox cinema tickets for Dh40 instead of the standard price of Dh70, with a free upgrade of popcorn and soft drink.
In addition, customers receive a free ferry ride on RTA's popular tourist attraction, worth Dh75, on every third Friday of the month from Al Ghubaiba station to Burj Al Arab.
"Customer convenience is a key driving factor at Emirates NBD, we understand that customers are looking for new ways to make payments and prefer to carry fewer cards," said R. Sivaram, senior VP and head of Cards Business, Emirates NBD.
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GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS, Colo.—A disgruntled driver who retaliated for a traffic ticket by setting fire to the town hall in Green Mountain Falls has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
The Gazette reports that 22-year Zacharia Garrison Shaffer got the stiffest penalty possible for orchestrating the February arson ( http://bit.ly/Q6n1yu). The century-old town hall was destroyed.
Shaffer pleaded guilty in September to first-degree arson. A co-defendant accused of helping set the fire awaits a January trial.
According to text messages sent from his phone, Shaffer was angered by a summons to appear in Green Mountain Falls on a traffic matter, where he expected to face fines. He wrote to a childhood friend, "That place is going down." Shaffer and his co-defendant both suffered burns in the arson.


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GREELEY, Colo. (AP) – A Colorado man faces arson charges after police say he spat flaming streams of lighter fluid at two other men.
James Pachokas told officers he spits fire for money, but witnesses told police that he used a lighter to ignite the fluid as he spat it toward two other men last month.
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http://tinyurl.com/cmh3vpf), Zachary Flowers told police Pachokas spat the flaming fluid 20 to 25 times and the flames came close to his head. No injuries or damage were reported, however.
Pachokas is charged with two counts of arson and two counts of reckless endangerment. He was being held Thursday at the Weld County jail. It wasn't clear whether he had an attorney.
His next court date is Dec. 21.
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TAMPA, Fla. — During this summer's national political conventions, workers in downtown Tampa and Charlotte, N.C., will face throngs of pedestrians snaking through intersections, evening commutes snarled by street closures and the threat of unruly protesters.
For waiters who expect big tips from delegates, the transportation headaches should be worth it. Some accountants and bankers, though, are more likely to fire up their laptops and work from home.
But the biggest problem for locals as they plan their workday routines is uncertainty, since neither city has hosted an event this big.
"Honestly, I don't know what to expect," Rosalie Arnone said, shrugging. She works at the Old Tampa Book Company, which is about a mile from the Tampa Bay Times Forum, where the convention will be held. "We plan on being open, but if anything gets out of control, we're going to close up."
Sure, the Super Bowl has come to Tampa four times, and Charlotte has hosted an NCAA Final Four and a National Rifle Association annual meeting. But the cities have never accommodated such large numbers of people, combined with heavy security and the threat of protests.
Taking the week off
So when residents of both areas talk about how they will handle the traffic, the demonstrations and the potential disruption in daily routines, many express ambivalence, hope or even confusion.
Betty Ryan, a 36-year-old Charlotte attorney, says some of her friends who work downtown are taking the week off.
"We're glad the Democrats are coming here. It's a good thing for Charlotte. We'll be in the national spotlight. But if you work here, good luck."
The Republican National Convention will be held Aug. 27-30, while the Democratic National Convention will be held Sept. 4-6.
Officials in both cities say stores, restaurants and bars will be open, but acknowledge that many office workers could decide to telecommute and some businesses might opt to shut down for a few days.
Business welcomed
In Tampa, for example, 108 of 130 retail merchants in the city's downtown area plan to stay open, according to an informal survey by the Tampa Downtown Partnership. Many are hoping for an increase in business in late August, a time when it's typically slow.
"Will there be challenges? Sure," Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn said. "We're going to manage the routes and protect the routes and get through it."
Similarly, Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx acknowledges it will be harder for people who work downtown to get around, but he promised the city will be open for business.
Tampa is home to about 350,000 people, although most don't live in the urban core. The few who do are either trying to rent out their condos or just leave town.
The city's downtown is only 571 acres and is bordered by interstates and rivers, and punctuated with restaurants, cafes and offices; the city normally buzzes during the workday but becomes quiet by evening. The convention will be held about eight blocks south of the heart of downtown.
In Charlotte, a city of 760,000, the convention is being held in the central business district known as Uptown. The bustling two-mile stretch that cuts through the heart of this central district is filled with restaurants, hotels and high-rise condominiums. Ringed by expressways, it's used to handling crowds of NBA and NFL fans that spill into the streets before and after games.
During the convention, Charlotte is planning to close portions of 29 streets to traffic for security.
In Tampa, more than two dozen roads and streets, including a main expressway, will be closed to traffic. Others will temporarily be one-way lanes.
Commuters in both cities are already grumbling.
"It's going to be a zoo," said Bob Daniels, 45, an accountant who works in downtown Charlotte. "The last thing I want to do is have to go through checkpoints and roadblocks. It's too much of a hassle. Too much stress. I don't want to be around it."
Instead, Daniels said he will work from his home in Rock Hill, S.C., about 20 miles away. His accounting company will be open, but most employees will telecommute.
"It's no big deal. A lot of people work from home. All you need is your laptop. I do it all the time," Daniels said.
Bank of America, which employs about 15,000 people at its headquarters in Charlotte, is encouraging employees to work from a mix of downtown offices, alternative bank facilities and their homes, BofA spokesman Scott Silvestri said.
Wells Fargo, which employs about 20,000 people in the Charlotte area, is also considering letting people work from home and other alternatives.
In Tampa, city and county office buildings will be closed and employees will work remotely or in other locations. Some companies located in Tampa's skyscrapers are allowing people to work from home.
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Convention activities generally begin around 4 p.m. each day, so afternoon rush hour is bound to be challenging.
In Tampa, Humana health insurance, the city of Tampa and RNC officials decided to provide 20 pedal buses — they look like pedal driven, canopied golf carts on steroids — to help conventioneers get around the city to visit restaurants and stores.
Each pedal bus can accommodate eight riders plus one "driver" that steers the rig.
After Tampa, those pedal-buses will be headed to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte.
Despite all the predictions of gridlock, Tampa's downtown merchants are still hoping to have some semblance of a normal workweek. Ed Arias, the owners of Reina Shoe Repair in downtown Tampa, said he's received scant information from the city on what to expect. He expects to come to work as usual on the first day of the convention and hope for the best, adding that most of his regular customers will likely be out of town.
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The British artist David Marsh has devised a clever way to combine his two favorite things—Adobe design software Pantone color swatches and album cover art—with a nod to Pointillism. Each finished piece uses 1,369 Pantone swatches to recreate a pixelated version of some of the most famous album artwork of the past half-century.
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
GUIs for Snort
Every so often (probably twice a year) there seems to be an uptick in the amount of people emailing the mailing lists asking about GUIs for Snort. Many of them repeat offenders. So I am guessing that either people don't know about the GUI options for Snort or people don't like the ones they have. So let's start off with a few in alphabetical order:
BASE, the Basic Analysis and Security Engine was based off of the old ACID code codebase. The ACID GUI interface (which is now dead, and has been for about five or six years) was a college project written by an attendee of Carnegie Mellon. It hasn't been actively developed since about 2003. BASE, a fork of the ACID code, picked up where the original author left off, added a bunch of new features, and made it easy to use, multi-language, and a highly functional GUI. There were plans for a redesign of BASE, including the database format that it reads from, but Kevin Johnson, the original BASE project manager has since left the project and turned the project over to new management. However, it remains the most popular Snort GUI interface with over 215,000 downloads. BASE is written in PHP, and has several dependencies. BASE has it's own IRC channel #secureideas, although there is rarely anyone there, so most people come to the default #snort for help.
OSSIM, made by AlienVault stands for "Open Source Security Information Management". Not only can it take the logs from Snort and display them in a great looking interface, but it also integrates with many other tools (p0f, arpwatch, pads, nessus, ntop, nagios, etc) for a consistant user interface. I've personally never used this tool, but I've heard from the people that use do use it, and find it really a joy to use.
Standing for "Phil Loathes ACID", it was originally made as a super stripped down way of simply looking at Snort Events in the Snort DB. It has stayed that way. There is a certain demographic of Snort users that like simple, text based interfaces, and PLACID serves that need.
(Pronounced "Squeel") SGUIL started off as the "Snort GUI for Lamers". The project, maintained by Bamm Vischer, is a multi part system consisting of a "Sensor", "Server", and "Client". Not only is SGUIL a GUI for Snort, but it also integrates other technologies into the recording of data for use by the analyst as well (including fulltime, full packet capture). This is a heavy weight technology, is written in TCL, and is a very well performing engine. Most people start off with a GUI like BASE and move into SGUIL. SGUIL also has it's own IRC channel #snort-gui.
A relative newcomer to the Snort GUI area, Snorby uses a lot of "Web 2.0" effects and rendering providing the user with a very sharp and beautifully functioning tool. This seems to be the current "go-to" web interface for Snort. While it has many of the features of BASE (and a lot more, hotkeys, classifications, an iOS interface, and actual pdf reporting), and not as featured as SGUIL (in terms of architecture), it's extremely easy to deploy, looks fantastic, and functions as an alert browser very well. Snorby's code is hosted on Github, here. Another advantage of Snorby is that it integrates with the OpenFPC project. Functioning similar to how SGUIL collects all information on the network using Full Packet Capture (FPC), Snorby gives you the ability to not only view the Snort alert, but also to view the alerts in context with the rest of the packet flow on the network. Snorby's IRC channel can be found at #snorby.
Paul wrote in about SQueRT. SQueRT uses the SGuil database format and is also web based. You can see the screenshots and download it at the link above.
This is by no means complete, these are just the most common that I see people using. If I have missed a free Snort GUI that you enjoy, please feel free to respond in the comments. The more complete your post, the better. Give people links to your favorite tool.
Update: http://blog.snort.org/2011/10/comparison-of-3-popular-snort-guis.html
While not free by any means, the FirePOWER system is the commercial system that we develop here at Cisco. Not only making the administration and analysis of events from Snort (the engine embedded into FirePOWER) extremely simple, it couples hundreds of more features into an extremely complex system with a simple to understand and navigate GUI. Made to keep large deployments simple, and small deployments even easier, this is by far, the best system made. (We're biased) But, is not free.
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Re Snorby,ReplyDelete
"While not as fully featured as BASE is, and no where near as featured as SGUIL, it's extremely easy to deploy, looks great, and functions as an alert browser very well."
While I understand that SGUIL offers SOME functionality that Snorby does not, I am curious as to why the author believes BASE (a dead project) is in anyway more "fully-featured" than Snorby.
If the readers want to decide for themselves and demo a live installation of Snorby 2.0 please go to https://demo.snorby.org
username email@example.com
password snorby
Feel free to reach out to me or Mephux on freenode on #snorby if you have any feature requests or questions.
We'd love to add any useful BASE features you feel we are missing.
- AnonymousJanuary 13, 2011 at 2:00 PM
You are right, there are features that Snorby has that BASE does not and BASE has some that Snorby does not. I think calling BASE a "dead project" is a bit premature. But I agree it hasn't seen any development in quite a long time.
I will add the IRC channel to the post as I have done the others.
It has been three and a half year since the last release. Base is definitely dead meat.ReplyDeleteReplies
Just because a release hasn't been published doesn't mean it's dead.Delete
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2012 at 5:53 AM
Anyone know of any GUI for Snort that incropore an interpreter to help the user in building rulesReplyDeleteReplies
I don't currently know of any aside from the Sourcefire commercial product.Delete
Hi Joel,ReplyDelete
What about Activeworx Policy Manager v3, I know this software is "dead", and you can barely search and download it from the net, but I been using it to manage Snort's signatures.
I wish someone would create a GUI to manage snorts sig and snort.conf.Replies
Does anybody know a light GUI to manage snort sigs and snort.conf?ReplyDelete
Not a text editor...Replies
I think this is something the community needs to consider developing. There is a very pressing need for a tool to manage rules. It wouldn't necessarily be limited to Snort rules either. It could be designed to handle things like Yara or Bro. I've had discussions in various roles where we've come to agree on a core set of metadata and other features such as IP variable management, an ability to upload pcap, and an ability to verify signatures and play them against existing pcap. But, development never really got off the ground and if it did it's unlikely the tool would've been open-sourced.Delete
Hi All,ReplyDelete
pls recommend some GUI (no problem even if is a commercial), which helps in managing snort and its action on alerts (basically web based snortsam like tool)
there is a graphical interface that serves to manage the rules?ReplyDelete
Not maintained. PHP-CAKE based and will require slight extension to work with rules up to 2.9.6
How-abouta pfsense? https://www.pfsense.org/ReplyDelete
...and you get a nifty (epic!) firewall/router thrown in for free!!!Replies
We also enjoy pfsense's contributions to the community.Delete
Is FirePower...by any means...available by itself? Or does one need to buy the hardware with it?ReplyDeleteReplies
it is available as a virtual appliance as well.Delete
how about splunk as GUI for snort logs?
I use this bundle in case with 30+ snort instances and central log store.
I am trying to integrate GUI with Snort. Which according to you is the recommended one out of these for which the active development and support is there.
Awaiting the reply. Thank you in Advance.


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A Plane Ride Today Needs to Be Worth It
Each month, I plan to share snapshots from my own travels with you. But for the next couple of issues, I hope you'll be OK with this glossier version of me. I just had my first baby, Mimi, on November 19. And as much as I'm dying to be out there, drinking a cocktail from a conch shell on Turks and Caicos, snagging one of those chic Philippe Starck-designed rooms in Paris, and catching a rockabilly show at the Continental Club in Austin, for the time being, my excursions are mostly limited to my favorite neighborhood café, Gorilla Coffee, and, when weather permits, Brooklyn's Prospect Park.
That'll change soon, I know. And when it does, I want to explore the world with my daughter, as my parents did with me. My earliest memories include marveling at a sunrise in Utah's Monument Valley and cheering a parade of costumed locals in a village in Normandy. The remarkable thing about travel is its ability to turn us into wide-eyed children again. As much as we all want to be in the know, the most rewarding times I've ever had as a traveler are when I've allowed myself to be naive, to embrace feeling comfortably confused and dislocated. As so many destinations start to feel the same (does one really have to go to Tokyo to try yet another Gordon Ramsay restaurant?), my new rule of thumb is that a plane ride needs to be worth it—to take me someplace different enough to justify all the hassle. Especially today, as travel gets trickier and more expensive—and as our time and resources become increasingly limited—it's all the more important to seek out experiences that remind us just how fulfilling it is to be curious again.


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This week, in another episode of 'How Many Quilts Can You Make Out of Donated HST's?' I have three sets of 'twin' quilts to show. I am short on words today (and long on unfinished housework!) so I will just post pictures and again say THANK YOU to those who send HST's--I have been working non-stop for 5 weeks and I still haven't reached the end of the pile!
Amanda Jean's 'Finish it Up Friday' and going to clean some bathrooms! Have a great weekend!


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In recognition of Catalyst's 50th anniversary, the 2012 Catalyst Awards Conference, sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company and Walmart, was held over two days at The Waldorf=Astoria in New York. The celebratory Catalyst Awards Dinner was held the evening of March 29.
2012 Catalyst Awards Conference
Catalyst Event
28-29 March 2012
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Wednesday, March 28: Conference attendees—an engaged group of executives, line managers, diversity and inclusion practitioners, and media—examined the advances made by women in the workplace—past, present, and future—through expert sessions, panel discussions, and networking opportunities. Activities highlighted the future of women, corporate social responsibility, diverse women, and the resurgence of employee resource groups.
Attendees were also introduced to MARC (Men Advocating Real Change) a new initiative that leverages male champions, and Get Even, a partnership with the National Council for Research on Women and The White House Project.
The luncheon discussion featured Emme, Supermodel, Entrepreneur, Mom, and Author; Susan Cartsonis, Producer, Storefront Films; Mike Devlin, EVP, Creative Director, Draftfcb Healthcare; and Herminia Ibarra, Ph.D., Professor of Organizational Behavior, INSEAD.
Thursday, March 29: Attendees learned about the 2012 Catalyst Award-winning initiatives at a plenary session featuring the CEOs and senior executives from Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Sodexo and more intimate sessions with the people responsible for building and executing the initiatives. They also learned how previous Catalyst Award Winners continue to drive progress, even during difficult times.
A special luncheon session featured Catalyst President & Chief Executive Officer Ilene H. Lang in a discussion with sisters Denise Morrison, President & Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company, and Maggie Wilderotter, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Frontier Communications, and their children on "Redefining the Mommy Track."
The Catalyst Museum, open on both days, displayed artifacts from Catalyst's history, an interactive timeline, a Twitter station, and the I Am A Catalyst video booth.


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Workshop Proceeding
Private-Public Sector Collaboration to Enhance Community Disaster Resilience: A Workshop Report (2010)Board on Earth Sciences and Resources
Federal policy documents written since 9/11 have stressed that the private and public sectors share equal responsibility for the security of the nation's critical infrastructure and key assets, yet coordinated disaster preparedness and response continues to be hampered by a lack of collaborative engagement between these sectors. Local governments need to collaborate with all elements of the community -- the private sector, nongovernment, and faith-based organizations -- to strengthen their communities and prepare for crisis. The National Research Council formed a committee to assess the current state of public-private collaboration as a means of enhancing community disaster resilience. A public workshop was organized to inform the committee of the characteristics of successful and enduring private-public collaborations for community resilience, to describe incentives and barriers to their formation, and to identify elements of the cultural environment necessary for them to thrive. This report is the first of two reports from the committee. The final report will include a recommended framework for private-public collaboration to support community disaster resilience.


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Lu and Photiades Bring Singles and Doubles Prowess to the Team
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Though the Yale men's tennis team is losing four standout seniors this season, the squad is welcoming two freshmen in the Class of 2017 with impressive pre-collegiate credentials. Both Tyler Lu and Photos Photiades are among the elite players in their respective home countries, and both bring with them a versatile list of accomplishments. Significantly, the newcomers' past successes in both singles and doubles signal that they will be valuable assets on a Bulldog squad intent on claiming the Ivy League title.
Lu and Photiades join a Yale team coming off one of its most successful seasons in recent history, with an 18-6 record and a finish at No. 57 in the national rankings. The 2013-14 squad will be coached by Alex Dorato, Cary Leeds Head Coach of Men's Tennis, and it will be led by captain Kyle Dawson and his classmates Patrick Chase and Tommy Ratchford.
Lu hails from the same town and school as recent graduate John Huang '13. Like Huang, he was rated a "Blue Chip" recruit by tennisrecruiting.net. Lu has also worked his way into the upper echelons of the SoCal rankings and the national rankings in his junior tennis career.
Photiades, a native Cypriot, comes to Yale with a unique résumé. He has proven himself to be one of the best players in Cyprus from a young age, as he won his first under-18 national tournament at age 15. In addition to his success within his country, Photiades has also had some experience on the international stage as part of his membership on the Cyprus Davis Cup team.
The combined strength of these two incoming players was confirmed when tennisrecruiting.net released the results of the voting for the top 25 men's recruiting classes in the nation for 2013. Yale received 10 points, good enough to place 36th in the country—just ahead of Duke and right behind Notre Dame.
Here is a closer look at the newest members of the Yale men's tennis team:
Tyler Lu
Irvine, Calif.
University High School
Was ranked as high as No. 3 in the SoCal region and No. 24 in the nation by the USTA ... Rated a Blue Chip recruit by tennisrecruiting.net … Biggest singles titles were the San Diego National Open and the Las Vegas Regional … Also won the Lakewood National Open and the SoCal Sectionals in doubles … Received the Super National Clay Court Championships Sportsmanship Award ... National Merit Semifinalist.
Photos Photiades
Nicosia, Cyprus
English School
Current national ranking of No. 4 in Cyprus in both singles and doubles … Current member of the Cyprus Davis Cup team … Former under-18 No. 1 in Cyprus in both singles and doubles … Reached a career-high ITF junior ranking of No. 339 …Highest Tennis Europe ranking was No. 56 … Won his first under-18 national tournament at age 15 … Received English School Academic Excellence Awards for Mathematics and History.
Report by Robert Batista '15, Yale Sports Publicity


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Some Kids are Blind is a title in the Understanding Differences series from Capstone and Pebble. These books provide a great discussion starter for kids prek-2nd grade and are written at a first grade reading level. Each title in this series has several objectives: first, to demonstrate that people with disabilities are normal people, with feelings and emotions, and that they are capable of meaningful friendships. Second, the Understanding Differences series tries to show kids what special accommodations people with disabilities may need. Third, these books teach vocabulary to help kids communicate with their friends about these topics and answer questions like "why are kids blind?" in a wholesome way, allowing for sensitive discussion of disabilities. Fourth, the pictures show both special equipment kids with disabilities may need and kids having fun with friends, demonstrating the text in ways young readers can easily relate to. The books in this series are a great way to get kids to understand the challenges their peers with disabilities may face and also what they can do to be a good friend.
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School board reorganizes; meeting dates change
PLYMOUTH — The Plymouth School Board started its first meeting of 2011 attending to the organization of the board. Members Melissa Christiansen and Larry Pinkerton were sworn in as newly elected members after both were re-elected in November.
Immediately following the administration of the oaths, Christiansen was unanimously elected as board president.
Also receiving unanimous votes were Todd Samuelson for vice-president and Larry Holloway as secretary.
The dates and make-up of the meetings will change for the year. Meetings will now take place on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. For the time being, the meetings will continue to be held at 7 p.m., but the time for the first meeting of each month could be changed to an earlier hour. The board also agreed to change the format of the first meeting each month to a workshop.
Superintendent Daniel Tyree explained the rationale for the change saying, "The workshop setting gives us more flexibility."
He went on to say they could spend more time and depth with heavy issues such as any pending legislation or discuss topics such as project based learning. Samuelson confirmed that no decisions are made at workshops.
The next meeting of the board will be Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. in the Administration Office Board Room on Berkeley Street. All meetings will be open to the public.
Board members signed conflict of interest statements that are filed with the Marshall County Clerk's Office and the State of Indiana.
In other business:
• The board accepted the resignations of Mary Kaufman, Riverside Intermediate, guidance; Deb Martin, Washington Elementary, grade 1; and Robert Remenih, Jefferson Elementary principal. All three resignations will be effective at the end of the current school year in June.
• Washington Elementary Principal Michele Riise was appointed to serve as Title I Grant administrator, effective 1-6-2011. Remenih had previously held the position. Tyree explained the appointment will make a smoother transition due to Remenih's resignation.
Although not an action item, the board did consider textbook adoption guidelines. Tyree said the state gave schools the flexibility two years ago to use digital materials that can be used in place of a textbook. He said textbooks are usually adopted for seven years and digital material can be changed rapidly. He said, "The state is putting together a list of digital content that can be adopted."
• Plymouth High School Principal Jim Condon presented a study of graduation rates from 2006 though 2010 along with a detailed action plan for improving PHS graduation rates.
Condon said, "While we remain significantly above the state average, we have witnessed a decline the past two years following a significant jump between 2006 and 2008." PHS rates were as follows: 2006, 80.8 percent; 2007, 84.9 percent; 2008, 85.9 percent; 2009, 85 percent, and 2010, 84.7, percent.
He explained that there are several factors involved in calculating the graduation rate such as students who do not graduate within the four-year period, students who move to other schools, or those who start at PHS and then move to an undetermined location.
Condon said the school has identified some early warning signs that identify potential drop-outs. Among those are course success (students who show a history of failing combinations of English/math classes); attendance (less that 80 percent); literacy (reading significantly below grade level); failed attempts on achievement tests; and behavior (frequent misbehavior violations).
He said the high school currently works with the Lincoln Junior High guidance department to identify students who have struggled in English/ math classes and consider them for inclusion in lab classes at PHS during their freshman year. Other measures include leadership classes, attendance contracts in hope of including parents in partnership with the school, reading labs, and ECA (end of course assessment) lab classes for upperclassmen who have failed Algebra 1 and/or English 10 ECA tests.
Condon said there is a three-tier intervention plan that includes, but is not limited to, more effective use of homeroom, redefining the freshman orientation program to include more emphasis on academic performance verses social transition, and drawing connections between vocational opportunities and course work.
He also emphasized the desire to increase the level of parent involvement and expansion credit recovery opportunities with focus not only on upperclassman but also immediate attention being given to freshmen who fall behind.
• Tyree said the schools were able to reach a tentative agreement with PEA (Plymouth Education Association) within about an hour-and-a-half. The tentative agreement will be presented to the teachers for approval and then come back to the board for consideration.
• A Board of Finance meeting was held following the regular board meeting. Melissa Christiansen was elected president and Larry Holloway was elected secretary.
The board received information from corporation Treasurer Kandi Tinkey on investments.


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All of these were VIN-identified as 1965 models, however several changes were made at the conventional opening of the brand-new model year (beginning August 1964), consisting of the addition of back-up lights on some designs, the introduction of alternators to change generators, and an upgrade of the V8 engine from 260 cu into 289 cu in. In the case of a minimum of some six-cylinder Mustangs fitted with the 101 hp 170 cu in Falcon engine, the rush into production consisted of some unusual peculiarities, such as a horn ring bearing the 'Ford Falcon' logo below a trim ring emblazoned with 'Ford Mustang.' These qualities made enough distinction to require classification of the 121,538 earlier ones as "1964 1/2" model-year Mustangs, a difference that has actually endured with perfectionists. Mustangs For Sale in Goodhue MN are easy to find now with online shopping.
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Pets, Pets, Pets
For the last 135 years Westminster Kennel Club has been "America's Dog Show". It also happens to be the only dog show where the Group and Best In Show judging is broadcast live on national television.
Every Best of Breed winner gets on the air. The audience at home hears about each one. I have a new appreciation for what goes on behind the scenes because last week I helped compile the information announced about each breed or variety champion who graced your TV screen. Call this wonderful opportunity a combination of privilege and pressure.
All dogs invited to Westminster are already champions. On Monday and Tuesday, breed judging whittled down an entry of 2,600 dogs to 179 Best of Breed winners by the time the television coverage began at 8 pm. Our task was to obtain a data sheet on each of the 179 winners. We were supposed to be done by 5 p.m. but there were forces working against us.
David Frei is the veteran canine commentator on USA Network. He is quite familiar with the top show dogs, and can ad lib about many, but there still should be a fact sheet on each televised dog. The catalogue number and dog's hometown are printed under the dog on TV and on the monitors hanging from the ceiling of the Garden. The home town of the owner "Hickory" or breeder is preferred, even though Deerhound some handlers will argue that the dog Best In Show at has been living with them. Later on the media may pick up on stories about hometown dogs, so the town noted better be accurate and spelled correctly.
TV is spontaneous, and co-host Mary Carillo, may deflect attention to a different topic. This year six new AKC recognized breeds were squeezed into the same time frame. Whenever possible, David may say more about a particular dog so he must be ready with interesting tidbits.
For example, he was disappointed that he didn't have time to explain that "Bets" the Belgian Sheepdog also acts as an assistance dog pulling her owner's wheelchair, but he did say that the pet psychic at the Hotel Pennsylvania predicted "Finnegan" the Glen of Imaal Terrier would win (which happened to be a breed upset). When pushed, the psychic said "win a ribbon" rather than going out on a limb about Best In Show.
Author and dog show judge, Sharon Sakson is in charge of gathering the Best of Breed sheets. She sits next to Frei during the broadcast to point out highlighted material. She asked me to be a volunteer assistant. Along with the rosette, the stewards give each Best of Breed handler a blue info sheet to be turned in at the USA Network table in the benching area.
We had 91 sheets to collect on Monday and 88 on Tuesday- a difficult chore because some professional handlers are busy showing other dogs; and others are caught up in the moment. This is a happy occasion, since winning Best of Breed at Westminster is the canine equivalent of being nominated for an Oscar. Owners and breeders tend to be more receptive to the writing assignment. We made sure the sheets were legible and complete, and often urged people to tell us more about the dog, especially an anecdote that would appeal to TV viewers. The dog's significant others have a split second chance to introduce their prize pup to the world.
Actually this was a perfect project for a former teacher. I felt as if I were critiquing essays, shuffling sheets into Group folders, alphabetizing in judging order, while handing back papers that needed to be embellished with prompting: "What is your dog's favorite treat? Does she participate in performance events? Is there significance to his call name?" The stacks had to be scanned in the press room and also delivered to the USA network truck outside so the graphics would be ready for the show. I added a scanned symbol and the telltale teacher red ink to signify later arrivals. (If invited back next year, I will grade them.)
As our deadline approached, show superintendents announced delinquent dogs while runners ventured into the crowd to find the missing breeds. Because of construction at the Garden, the benching area was not labeled by breed in the usual way. In addition the NY Times requested each winner for a photo shoot which delayed more paperwork.
These are all great dogs. However, noteworthy remarks fit six themes. Here are some excerpts: Theme #1- overcoming hardship on the road to glory: The Newfie and Elkhound almost died as puppies; "Maddox" the Chow was away when a kennel fire killed 13 Chows including Martha Stewart's pet. An owner/handler planned to show her dog Tuesday evening even though she had chemo in the morning for re-occurring cancer. Theme #2- doing what they were bred for: the Anatolian Sheep Dog protects calves from coyotes and mountain lions; as a youngster Best In Show "Hickory" the Scottish Deerhound took down a deer with her brothers. Theme #3- silly preferences: the Chinese Crested watches Sponge Bob while the Silky Terrier prefers Hollywood classics; marshmallows are the ring bait for the Bouvier but the Finnish Spitz would rather nibble Cheetos.
Theme #4- notable names: "Tina Fey" was the Brussels Griffon; "Teddy" the 15 inch Beagle has an actor/owner who portrays Teddy Roosevelt; the Bernese's nickname is "Dogzilla" since he's a gorilla in a dog suit; "Poker" the Norwich was purchased with winnings from a card game. Theme #5- mischief makers: the Weimeraner hit the dead bolt and locked his handler out of their hotel room twice; the Swissie stole a whole cooked salmon; one Bull Terrier shares cubes from the ice maker with her doggy pals. Theme #6- service dogs: the Gordon Setter is a demo dog at an Ohio vet school; the American Eskimo visits a hospice. There were so many heartwarming stories.
During the frenzied last minute gathering, the TV table became a trouble-shooting center- an unclaimed Keeshond was loose in the Hotel Pennsylvania, safe in the room of another handler; the camera crew was trying to locate Lance Armstrong in the stands; the wrong Leonberger Award of Merit was posted online; and the owner of the Bearded Collie featured on the Monday grooming segment wanted to buy footage. Meanwhile it was 6:30 pm...Do you know where your Lakeland Terrier sheet is? Welcome to Westminster!
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Male: "Claudius" tabby in the cat colony; "Bello" #93830 Akita mix pup; "Max" #93853-Retriever mix. Female: 2 Beagles; "Xena" #93832 Rottie; "Lydia" #93376 Pit mix.
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Spot or Not: Mayport Gap
BY James McGuigan
Mayport, FL
On Wednesday afternoon I received a call from Tyler Mangus informing me that Megan Miller was coming up to Jacksonville. She was there for a festival, but wanted to shoot some wakeskating as well. I called a few people in my phone and by Friday morning we had a crew set and headed towards Mayport, where Tyler directed us. Upon arriving there we met up with Tyler, Mike, Bobby, and Megan, and followed them to the gap. It was buried all the way in the back of a neighborhood at a dead end, perfect.
The gap was a beauty and one that I recognized from a UGP ad with Kyle Hyams. She had an 8 foot wide concrete flat section at the top with a downward bank which gave it a total width of around 15ft and height of 4-5 feet. The landing zone was only waist deep with a concrete bottom, probably the only downside to the gap. It had a dead on straight pull with an easy walk out. We stayed in Jacksonville for 2 days and didn't hit any other gap. This one was just perfect with endless possibilities, and it was bust proof. Thank you Tyler and Mike for the hospitality and bringing us to this dime.
On the second day of sessioning the gap we had the bright idea of bringing Tylers thigh high 8 foot long box to the gap, and we laid it on top of the 8 foot wide concrete section. Mike grabbed his wakeboard and charged her with a steezy frontboard. Be sure to check out We're Just Skiing for the footage, and also check out our blog at www.420films.blogspot.com


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Should Skeptical Inquiry Be Applied to Religion?
Paul Kurtz
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 23.4, July / August 1999
Skeptical inquirers can and should examine religious claims, though the case can be made that CSICOP should not.
Scientific Inquiry
The relationship between science and religion has engendered heated controversy. This debate has its roots in the historic conflict between the advocates of reason and the disciples of faith. On the current scene, there is a vocal hallelujah chorus singing praises to the mutual harmony and support of these two realms or "magisteria." I have serious misgivings about this alleged rapprochement, but I wish to focus on only one aspect of the controversy, and ask: To what extent should we apply skepticism to religious claims?
By the term "skepticism" I do not refer to the classical philosophical position which denies that reliable knowledge is possible. Rather, I use the term "skepticism" to refer to skeptical inquiry. There is a contrast between two forms of skepticism, (1) that which emphasizes doubt and the impossibility of knowledge, and (2) that which focuses on inquiry and the genuine possibility of knowledge; for this latter form of skepticism ("the new skepticism," as I have labeled it),1 skeptical inquiry is essential in all fields of scientific research. What I have in mind is the fact that scientific inquirers formulate hypotheses to account for data and solve problems; their findings are tentative; they are accepted because they draw upon a range of confirming evidence and predictions and/or fit into a logically coherent theoretical framework. Reliable hypotheses are adopted because they are corroborated by a community of inquirers and because the tests that confirm them can be replicated. Scientific hypotheses and theories are fallible; and in principle they are open to question in the light of future discoveries and/or the introduction of more comprehensive theories. The point is that we have been able to achieve reliable knowledge in discipline after discipline because of the effective application of skeptical inquiry.
Now the central questions that have been raised concern the range of skeptical inquiry. Are there areas such as religion in which science cannot enter? In particular, Should the skeptical movement extend its inquiry to religious questions? Some influential skeptics think we should not. In my view, skeptical inquirers definitely need to investigate religious claims. I do not think that CSICOP and the Skeptical Inquirer, however, should deal with religious claims; or if they do so, it should be only in a limited way. I shall deal with my reasons for these perhaps surprising statements later in this article.
Science has always had its critics, who have insisted that one or another area of human interest is immune to scientific inquiry. At one time it was proclaimed that astronomers could never know the outermost reaches of the universe (August Comte), the innermost nature of the atom (John Locke), or human consciousness (Henri Bergson). Critics have also insisted that we could not apply science to one or another aspect of human experience-political, economic, social, or ethical behavior, the arts, human psychology, sexuality, or feeling. I do not think that we should set a priori limits antecedent to inquiry; we should not seek to denigrate the ability of scientific investigators to explain behavior or to extend the frontiers of research into new areas.
Can There Be a Science of Religion?
Some have argued that religious phenomena-matters of faith-are entirely beyond the ken of science; but this surely is false because the scientific investigation of religion has already made great strides and there is a vast literature now available. We may talk about religion in at least two senses: First, religion refers to a form of human behavior that can be investigated. Second, it is used to refer to the transcendental, i.e., to that which transcends human experience or reason.
Let us turn to the first area. Religious behavior has been investigated by a wide range of disciplines: Anthropologists deal with the comparative study of primitive religions, examining prayer, ritual, the rites of passage, etc. Sociologists have investigated the institutional aspects of religious behavior, such as the role of the priestly class in society. Ever since William James, psychologists of religion have studied the varieties of religious experience, such as mysticism, ecstasy, talking in tongues, exorcism, etc. Similarly, biologists have postulated a role for religious beliefs and practices in the evolutionary process and their possible adaptive/survival value. They have asked, Does religiosity have a genetic or environmental basis? Others have focused on the neurological correlates of religious piety, and still others have attempted to test the efficacy of prayer.
One can deal with religion in contemporary or historical contexts. A great deal of attention has been devoted to the historical analysis of religious claims, especially since the great classical religions are based on ancient documents (the Old and New Testaments and the Koran), as are some of the newer religions (such as the nineteenth-century Book of Mormon). These texts allege that certain miraculous and revelatory events have occurred in the past and these warrant religious belief today; and it is often claimed that belief in them is based upon faith.
I would respond that scientific methodology has been used in historical investigations to examine these alleged events. Archaeologists seek independent corroborating evidence; they examine written or oral accounts that were contemporaneous with the events (for example, by comparing the Dead Sea Scrolls with the New Testament). The fields of "biblical criticism" or "koranic criticism" have attempted to use the best scholarly techniques, historical evidence, and textual and linguistic analysis to ascertain the historical accuracy of these claims.
Paranormal claims are similar to religious claims-both purport to be exceptions to natural laws. Skeptics have asked: Did D.D. Home float out of a window and levitate over a street in London in the late nineteenth century? Did the Fox sisters and Eusapia Palladino possess the ability to communicate with the dead? And they have sought to provide naturalistic interpretations for reports of bizarre events. No doubt it is easier to examine contemporaneous claims where the record is still available rather than ancient ones where the record may be fragmentary. Yet in principle at least, the religious investigator is similar to the paranormal investigator, attempting to ascertain the accuracy of the historical record. We use similar methods of inquiry to examine prosaic historical questions, such as: Did Washington cross the Delaware, or Thomas Jefferson sire the children of Sally Heming? The same goes for religious claims: Did the Red Sea part before the fleeing Hebrews, was there a Great Flood and a Noah's Ark? I don't see how or why we should declare that these historical religious claims are immune to scientific investigation.
Thus I maintain that insofar as religion refers to a form of human behavior, whether in the past or the present, we can, if we can uncover corroborating data or historical records, attempt to authenticate the historical claims and ask whether there were paranormal, occult, or transcendental causes, or whether naturalistic explanations are available. David Hume's arguments against miracles indicate all the reasons why we should be skeptical of ancient claims-because they lack adequate documentation, because the eyewitnesses were biased, and so on. And this should apply, in my view, to reports of revelation as well as miracles. Extraordinary claims that violate naturalistic causal regularities should require strong evidence. I don't see how anyone can protest that his beliefs ought to be immune to the standards of objective historical investigation, simply by claiming that they are held on the basis of faith. A good case in point is the alleged burial shroud of Jesus, the Shroud of Turin. Meticulous carbon-14 dating by three renowned laboratories has shown that the cloth is approximately 700 years old and therefore most likely a forgery. The fact that believers may seek to shield their belief by proclaiming that they have faith that the Shroud is genuine does not make it any more true. The same principle applies to the key miraculous revelations of the past upon which the classical religions are allegedly based. The strength of a hypothesis or belief should be a function of the empirical evidence extant brought to support it, and if the evidence is weak or spotty, then the faith claim should likewise be so regarded.
Religious belief systems are deeply ingrained in human history, culture, and social institutions that predate science, and thus it is often difficult, if not impossible, to insist upon using the standards of objective skeptical inquiry retrospectively. This is especially the case since to believe in a religion is more than a question of cognitive assent, for religion has its roots in ethnic or national identity; and to question the empirical or rational grounds for religious belief is to shake at the very foundations of the social order.
How to Deal with the Transcendental?
There is a second sense of religion that is nonbehavioral. Here the key question concerns the very existence of a "transcendental, supernatural, occult, or paranormal realm" over and beyond the natural world. The scientific naturalist argues that we should seek natural causes and explanations for paranormal and religious phenomena, that we should never abandon scientific methodology, and that we should endeavor totest all claims by reference to justifying evidence and reasons.
We may ask, What is the truth value of theistic claims? In the great debate between scientific or philosophical skeptics and theists, agnostics/nontheists/atheists maintain that theists have not adequately justified their case and that their claims are unlikely or implausible. I will not here review the extensive classical argument or the kinds or evidence adduced.
I do wish, however, to focus on one point that has recently emerged in the literature. And this concerns a prior question raised by analytic philosophers about the meaning of "God language." Any scientific inquiry presupposes some clarity about the meaning of its basic terms. Is religious language to be taken literally, descriptively, or cognitively; and if so, are we prepared to assert that there is some "transcendental ground, cause, creator, or purpose" to the universe? Most linguistic skeptics have sought to deconstruct religious language and have had difficulty in determining precisely to what the terms "God" or "divinity" or "transcendental being" refer. Similarly for the vague, often incoherent, use of the term "spirituality," so popular today. They appear to be indefinable, even to theologians, and hence before we can say whether He, She, or It exists, we need to know precisely what is being asserted. Most God talk is nonfalsifiable, in that we would not know how to confirm or disconfirm any claim about His presence or existence. God talk is by definition difficult or impossible insofar as it transcends any possible experience or reason and lurks in a mysterious noumenal realm. There are surely many things that we do not know about the universe; but to describe the unknown as "divine" is to take a leap of faith beyond reasonable evidence.
Linguistic skeptics have held that if we are to make sense of religious language, we must recognize that it has other nondescriptive or noncognitive functions. It does not convey us truth about the world (thus competing with science or ordinary experience), but is evocative, expressive, or emotive in character, or is performatory and celebrative in a social context, or is moral in its imperative function, or it has poetic metaphorical meaning. Thus God talk should be construed primarily as a form of personal and social moral poetry. If this is the case, then religion does not give us knowledge or truth; instead it expresses mood and attitude.
I am not talking about the historical truth of Jesus' alleged resurrection or Joseph Smith's encounter with the angel Moroni or Mohammed's communication with Gabriel-these are concrete historical claims and in principle at least are available to empirical and rational inquiry and have some experiential content (even though the evidence may be fragmentary or incomplete), but of "divinity" viewed outside of history as a transcendental being or spiritual reality. It is the latter that is incomprehensible almost by definition.
Thus religion should not compete with science about the description and explanation of natural processes in the universe. Science deals most effectively with these questions, not religion. To claim to believe in the theory of evolution, and yet insist the "human soul" is an exception to evolutionary principles because it is created by a deity, is an illegitimate intrusion of an occult cause. Similarly, to seek to transcend the "big bang" physical theory in science by postulating a creator is to leap beyond the verifiable evidence. To say that this is justified by faith is, in my judgment, unwarranted-the most sensible posture to adopt here is that of the agnostic.
In the last analysis, religion and science are different forms of human behavior and have different functions. We may analogically ask, What is the relationship between science and sports, or science and music? These are different forms of experience, and they play different roles in human behavior. Surely neither sports nor music compete in the range of truth claims. In this sense, religion should not be taken as true or false, but as evocative, expressive, uplifting, performatory, good or bad, beautiful or ugly, socially unifying or disruptive. Historically, the claims of religion were taken as true, but this was a prescientific posture drawing upon myth and metaphor, metaphysics and speculation, not testable claims. Thus "religious truth" cannot be appealed to in order to contest the verified findings of the sciences.
I should add that I do not believe that ethics need be based on religious faith either. To maintain that the proper or exclusive role of religion is within the realm of morality (or meaning) is, I think, likewise questionable, particularly when we examine the concrete ethical recommendations made about sexual morality, divorce, abortion, euthanasia, the role of women, capital punishment, etc. This is all the more so, given the fact that religions often disagree violently about any number of moral principles. I believe that there are alternative humanistic and rational grounds for ethical judgment, based in part on scientific knowledge, but that is a topic for another paper.
Skeptical Inquiry and Religion
The key question that I wish to address is, Should skeptical inquirers question the regnant sacred cows of religion? There are both theoretical and prudential issues here at stake. I can find no theoretical reason why not, but there may be practical considerations. For one, it requires an extraordinary amount of courage today as in the past (especially in America!) to critique religion. One can challenge paranormal hucksters, mediums, psychics, alternative therapists, astrologers, and past-life hypnotherapists with abandon, but to question the revered figures of orthodox religion is another matter, for this may still raise the serious public charge of blasphemy and heresy; and this can be dangerous to one's person and career-as Salman Rushdie's fatwah so graphically demonstrates.
History vividly illustrates the hesitancy of skeptics to apply their skepticism to religious questions. In ancient Rome, Sextus Empiricus, author of Outlines of Pyrrhonism, defended the suspension of belief in regard to metaphysical, philosophical, and ethical issues. He did not think that reliable knowledge about reality or ethical judgments was possible. He neither affirmed nor denied the existence of the Gods, but adopted a neutral stance. Since there was no reliable knowledge, Pyrrho urged that compliance with the customs and religion of his day was the most prudent course to follow. The great skeptic Hume bade his friend, Adam Smith, to publish his iconoclastic Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion after his death (in 1776), but Smith declined to do so, disappointing Hume. Hume's nephew David arranged for posthumous publication. The French author Pierre Bayle (1647-1706), perhaps expressed the most thoroughgoing skepticism of his time. In his Dictionnaire historique et critique, Bayle presented a scathing indictment of the prevailing theories of his day, finding them full of contradictions. He was highly critical of religious absurdities. He maintained that atheists could be more moral than Christians, and that religion did not necessarily provide a basis for ethical conduct. Nonetheless, Bayle professed that he was a Christian and a Calvinist, and this was based upon pure faith, without any evidence to support it-this is known as fideism. Did Bayle genuinely hold these views, or was his fideism a ruse to protect his reputation and his fortune?
This form of fideism, I maintain, on theoretical grounds is illegitimate, even irrational. For if, as skeptical inquirers, we are justified in accepting only those beliefs that are based upon evidence and reason, and if there is no evidence either way or insufficient evidence, should we not suspend judgment, or are we justified in taking a leap of faith? If the latter posture of faith is chosen, one can ask, On what basis? If a person is entitled to choose to believe whatever he or she wishes, solely or largely because of personal feeling and taste, then "anything goes." But this anarchic epistemological principle can be used to distort honest inquiry. (The implication of this argument is that if we do not have a similar feeling, we are entitled not to believe.) One may ask, Can one generalize the epistemological rule, and if so, can it apply to paranormal claims? Is someone thus entitled to believe in UFO abductions, angels, or demons on the basis of feeling and fancy? The paranormal skeptic retort is that where there is evidence to decide the question, we are not justified in believing; though in a democracy we are not entitled to expect others to share our skepticism.
But as a matter of fact, most of those who believe in the traditional religions do not base it on pure fideism alone, but on reasons and evidence. Indeed, no less an authority than Pope John Paul II maintained the same in a recent encyclical entitled "Faith and Reason." In this, the Pope condemns both fideism and atheism. He attacks the naive faith in "UFOs, astrology, and the New Age." He criticizes "exaggerated rationalism" and pragmatism on the one hand and postmodernism on the other, but he also condemns the exclusive reliance on faith. The Pope maintains that reason and scientific inquiry support rather than hinder faith in Christian revelation and Catholic doctrine. Skeptics might agree with the Pope's defense of reason and scientific inquiry, but question whether these do indeed support his own beliefs.
Thus, in my judgment, acquiescence by skeptics to the fideist's rationalization for his beliefs is profoundly mistaken. Similarly, in answer to those theists who maintain that there is adequate evidence and reasons for their belief, skeptical inquirers should not simply ignore their claims, saying that they are beyond scientific confirmation, but should examine them. Since the burden of proof is always upon the claimant, skeptical inquirers may question both the fideist and the partial-evidentialist in religion, if they do not believe that they have provided an adequate justified case.
The upshot of this controversy, in my judgment, is that scientific and skeptical inquirers should deal with religious claims. Not to do so is to flee from an important area of human behavior and interest and is irresponsible. Indeed, one reason why paranormal beliefs are so prominent today is because religious beliefs are not being critically examined in the marketplace of ideas.
As I have said, I do not believe, however, that CSICOP or the Skeptical Inquirer should in any way, except tangentially, deal with religious issues. But my reasons are pragmatic, not theoretical. It is simply a question of the division of labor. We lack the resources and expertise to focus on the entire range of scientific questions about religion: biblical archaeological, biblical and koranic criticism, linguistics, psychology, anthropology, sociology, the genetic or environmental roots of religion, etc. It would take us too far afield. We have focused on fringe science and specialized in the paranormal, and we have made important contributions here. Skeptical inquiry in principle should apply equally to economics, politics, ethics, and indeed to all fields of human interest. Surely we cannot possibly evaluate each and every claim to truth that arises. My reasons are thus practical.
But at the same time I disagree with those who counsel caution in applying scientific skepticism to the religious domain. In my view science should not be so narrowly construed that it only applies to experimental laboratory work; it should bring in the tools of logical analysis, historical research, and rational investigation. In this sense, I submit, religious claims are amenable to scientific examination and skeptical inquiry.
It is possible for a scientist to apply skeptical, scientific inquiry to his or her own specialty with considerable expertise; yet he or she may not be qualified to apply the same methods of rational inquiry to other fields, and indeed may harbor religious beliefs that lack evidential support. Although disbelief about religious claims is higher among scientists (an estimated 60 percent) than the general population (perhaps 10 percent), some scientists fail to rigorously examine their own religious beliefs. They may use rigorous standards of inquiry in their particular fields of expertise, yet throw caution to the wind when they leap into questions of religious faith.
One last issue: to claim that skepticism is committed only to "methodological naturalism" and not scientific naturalism (which sums up the evidence for the naturalistic world view and critiques the theistic/spiritualistic leap beyond) is, I think, profoundly mistaken. To adopt this neutral stance in the current cultural milieu is a cop-out; for questionable religious claims are proliferating daily and they are not adequately evaluated by skeptical scientists. In my view, we need more skeptical inquirers who possess the requisite expertise and are able to apply their investigative skills to religious claims. Such skeptical inquiry is sorely needed today. It could play a vital role in the debate between religion and science.
- Paul Kurtz, The New Skepticism: Inquiry and Reliable Knowledge (Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 1992).


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Nobody's going to forge a ball like that. I don't even have to see it to know it's real.
I used the word significant rather than valuable for a reason. As if I or my coach or anyone else would sit down and practice over 20 signatures, some quite obscure, to create a forgery.
I found it a few months ago and it has sat on my desk and I was guessing at a lot of the names and I like holding it. I recognized Oh, Killebrew (a great hitter), Snider, Minoso, Campaneris and a few others. But last week, in another box for some reason, I found the list that came with the ball. Now they are easily identified. I will give it away one day hopefully to someone who might get the same feeling I get when I hold it... a connection to some players from the past. Perhaps the only connection between all of these guys is that they were all in Japan in 1989. I'm not a collector and I don't really like pristine things kept in sealed glass containers.
I also have an 1865 Lincoln penny I found in my English house some years back. It is very worn but you can see the date. Worthless to a collector but it is in my valuables box. When I look at it I think about the era and who could have held it, spent it, or left it in a house in England.
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If you've been reading this blog regularly the last couple months, you probably know by now that Miley Cyrus's tonguing, etc, doesn't bother me as much as it's bothered other people. What's bothered me the most is a quote I read from her in the new Cosmopolitan:
"Everything is so chaotic and crazy right now and it's so much all at once, but I'm living for it. I'm just having the best time ever and everything's falling into place like it's supposed to. Even people who want to hate on me, they can't even shut down the fact that I'm literally what everyone is talking about. I don't want to say that I'm on top right now – I feel like I'm kind of an underdog in a cool way. It's almost punk rock to like me because it's not the right thing to do. Like, society wants to shut me down."
"I'm literally what everyone is talking about."
I keep thinking about that. I keep thinking about her thinking about the fact that everyone is talking about her. And revelling in the fact that everyone is talking about her. And you know who it reminds me of?
Lindsay Lohan.
Lindsay Lohan can't get enough either.
On Sunday night, the two of them were hanging out after Saturday Night Live. They were at a club. Because Lindsay can't stay away from the club. And they stayed until 5am. Then they left together. Needless to say, this works out better for Lohan than it does for Cyrus. Lohan is a loser. Her career is for sh-t. Lohan will use whoever it takes to get back. Miley's an idiot if she lets that happen. It might be the most idiotic thing she's done yet.
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