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On the fundamental question--evolution or creation?--Americans are on the fence. According to one survey, while 61% of Americans believe we have evolved over time, 22% believe this evolution was guided by a higher power, with another 31% on the side of creationism. For some, modern science debunks many of religion's core beliefs, but for others, questions like "Why are we here?" and "How did it all come about?" can only be answered through a belief in the existence of God. Can science and religion co-exist?
Director, Origins Project and Foundation Professor, ASU
Founding Publisher of Skeptic magazine and author
Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering, MIT
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Lawrence Krauss is an internationally known theoretical physicist. He is the Director of the Origins Project and Professor of Physics at the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University. Krauss has written several bestselling books including A Universe From Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing (2012). Passionate about educating the public about science to ensure sound public policy, Krauss has helped lead a national effort to defend the teaching of evolution in public schools. He currently serves as Chair of the Board of Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
Learn moreFounding Publisher of Skeptic magazine and author
Michael Shermer is the Founding Publisher of Skeptic magazine and Editor of Skeptic.com, a monthly columnist for Scientific American, and an Adjunct Professor at Claremont Graduate University and Chapman University. Shermer's latest book is The Believing Brain: From Ghosts and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies—How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths (2011). He was a college professor for 20 years, and since his creation of Skeptic magazine, has appeared on such shows as The Colbert Report, 20/20, and Charlie Rose. Shermer was the co-host and co-producer of the 13-hour Family Channel television series Exploring the Unknown.
Learn moreProfessor of Nuclear Science and Engineering at MIT
Ian Hutchinson is a physicist and Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He and his research group are international leaders exploring the generation and confinement (using magnetic fields) of plasmas hotter than the sun's center. This research, carried out on a national experimental facility designed, built, and operated by Hutchinson's team, is aimed at producing practical energy for society from controlled nuclear fusion reactions, the power source of the stars. In addition to authoring 200 research articles about plasma physics, Hutchinson has written and spoken widely on the relationship between science and Christianity. His recent book Monopolizing Knowledge (2011) explores how the error of scientism arose, how it undermines reason as well as religion, and how it feeds today's culture wars and an excessive reliance on technology.
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A New York Times bestselling author, Dinesh D'Souza, has had a distinguished 25-year career as a writer, scholar and intellectual. A former Policy Analyst in the Reagan White House, D'Souza also served as an Olin Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute as well as a Rishwain Scholar at the Hoover Institution at Stanford. Called one of the "top young public-policy makers in the country" by Investor's Business Daily, he quickly became a major influence on public policy through his writings. In 2008 D'Souza released the book, What's So Great About Christianity, the comprehensive answer to a spate of atheist books denouncing theism in general and Christianity in particular. D'Souza is also the former President of The King's College in NYC,
62% voted the same way in BOTH pre- and post-debate votes (31% voted FOR twice, 24% voted AGAINST twice, 8% voted UNDECIDED twice). 38% changed their mind (6% voted FOR then changed to AGAINST, 2% voted FOR then changed to UNDECIDED, 7% voted AGAINST then changed to FOR, 2% voted AGAINST then changed to UNDECIDED, 13% voted UNDECIDED then changed to FOR, 8% voted UNDECIDED then changed to AGAINST) | Breakdown Graphic
But we do know how we came into being, and it wasn't from the rib bone of a human prototype. The folks arguing against this motion assume that the lack of a scientific explanation for the origin of the Big Bang constitutes evidence for their religious explanation, and in so doing are undermining everything they've said in previous discussions on religion. Isn't one of the oldest arguments FOR religion that lack of evidence does not constitute evidence of lack? They have claimed that lack of scientific evidence for God's existence does not mean God doesn't exist. Yet that's the logic they're using in reverse now with the Big Bang. They're saying that lack of evidence for a scientific explanation means there is no scientific explanation, which in turn must mean there's a God. Well they can't have it both ways. If that logic holds true, then science has refuted God a thousand times over. Just because they have found ONE scientific question our scientists haven't found the answer for yet doesn't mean there is not a scientific explanation. See, we already have plenty of evidence that science exists. We don't need to prove that science caused the Big Bang. It's self-evident.
This debate, (and the comments on it), present opinions that have little authority except that claimed by the author of the opinion. I don't object to the challenge to the authority of Scripture and by extension Christianity however for the most part the challenge is based on nothing more than opinion. I doubt that those taking the Darwinist position could present even a minimal grasp of the concepts that describe the Christian world view.
So what does Lawrence Krauss as director of the Origins Project have to offer us? A highly speculative description of the origin of the universe which attempts to explain how the universe as we know it came into existence. Is there one piece of scientific information, (fact), that he can present that provides irrefutable evidence to support the case for the spontaneous formation of the universe? The logic goes like this. We live in a material world. It had to come into existence somehow so we formulate some explanation no matter how unlikely and with no possibility of being tested and describe it as a working model. Who can challenge this? More to the point what authority is presented other than that of the author?
Darwinism, in fact can offer us little to address the question of the origin of life itself or answer the question of how it is possible to live in a universe that apparently was more ordered at one time and is now less ordered and continuing to be less ordered with every passing second. These issues ultimately demonstrate the limits of the scientific method to process Truth! This is not due to a lack of information ultimately-rather an unwillingness to pursue the implications of the evidence that has been uncovered. The Darwinist approach is to conclude the outcome of the debate before the substance of the debate is engaged.
Really you guys just need to see a person's blind eyes get opened when you pray for them, or deaf ears get open or a lame person walk when you share about the power of Jesus and pray for them. It's not "logical", its not "scientific" and it doesn't fit into any models. We'll never know the full extent of what there is to know about the universe. So how in the world can we say God doesn't exist or science refutes Him when we can barely figure out how we came to being, or the numerous other mysteries scientists give themselves too.
In view of scientific knowledge of evolution, humans have greater responsibility to refute the religions that divide and create ideology based violence and persecution, justified by religious doctrine. It produces nothing but self justified genocide and warring peoples...in the name of God...the ultimate insult to the Universe, and to mankind.
Ending these foolish superstitions and mysticism is the kindest act that humans can do for themselves in pursuit of a liberty all should have, free from the religious prisons of the mind built over thousands of years without science. We are a global village that needs to act like it.
By Darwin's own admission "irreducible complexity" disproves his theory. Think ribosomes, flagella etc. -- Darwinism is more akin to a religion than any type of scientific theory. Science can neither prove nor disprove it. The same can be said for intelligent design.
However, when you kick astronomy into the equation, our solar system, the function of the moon, elipitcal orbits versus circular, the unique attributes of the sun the idea of chance and other earths out there just waiting to be found seems the expectation of a fool.
Was disappointed with the debate. The audience reflected a Darwinist convention with no appreciation whatsoever of what science of the last 50 years has added to the arguments for or against intelligent design.
Religion, more than likely, was created to answer what mankind has always been unable to answer because he had not the technology or knowledge, and training, to discover the answers when religion was used as the substitute for the then unknowable.
The real question is whether humans are smart enough not to ruin the plant, destroy it, or make themselves extinct from their pick-and-choose knowledge used for their own self interest.
Quite a few apparently confused cleverness with wisdom when casting their votes.
I by accident watched this debate late last night. This was a non-debate because the opponents of "does science refute God" were representative of a premodern 19th century theology. The proponents were versed in modern quantum physics. The opponents had no familiarity with modern 20th Century theology and its existential approach to religion. I doubt that the producers of this show sought good thinking theologians. They ohly wished to create a specious debate. The great 20th Century theologians are of course dead: Paul Tillich, the Niebuhr brothers, Bultman, and Bonhoeffer. A few of their adherants are living - Marcus Borg, a few seminary professors, Rob Bell and some others like myself. Ciao,
Man made god
A very big deception of the devil is to get you to debate God, Christianity and other religions. This is one of the surest ways to ensure, that you will never experience real salvation and eternal life, and all the wonderful things God has predestined for you.
Let us just suppose (for those who do not have faith), that even if you argue and debate, and finally, even if it is a long shot, and you finally are logically convinced (by the way, there are many books,eg by thomas equinas that logically prove the christian faith) that there is a God, and that He is the christian God. Does it mean you are going to heaven, just because you are mentally or intellectually convinced that Jesus is God??????
Not at all. Not unless you have a spiritual experience called being born again.A logical belief in Christianity will prevent you from experiencing the Real Deal, that is a Spiritual Salvation in Christ in the following ways:
The devil was once a mighty archangel, and presently with billions of demons, evil spirits, unclean spirits, etc with a far superior intelligence than humans.Each human being is assigned to tens, if not hundreds of evil spirits and demon hordes, that would love for you to deny their existence. For if you deny their existence, then surely you will deny God's existence. It is extremely easy, 1,2,3 steps for Satan to deceive humans in more than a thousand ways.
Don't even think you can compete with satan intellectually. However, he has no control over your heart, and what you choose to believe.And that is the loophole, which God has opened up for you. The faith route is the only way you can bypass Satan,and his cronies who guard the intellectual gates of the human mind.
When you get in to the logic debate about God, few important things to consider in SPIRITUAL WORLD which is what actually matters:
1) You could be tempted to fall into the dungeon of SPIRITUAL PRIDE, as you are tricked into judging Almighty God, which is a fool's folly.Spiritual pride was the reason, for satan's downfall. Also for man's downfall, in garden of eden, as eve sucumbed to the temptation about being as knowledgeable as God.
This could also result in the person who is logically convinced that Jesus is God, as an intellectual knowledge of the truth, will become a STUMBLING BLOCK for a real SPIRITUAL SALVATION experience.
2) It could also lead to DECEPTION as the person, cannot find God in the intellectual domain, but only in the Spiritual domain. God's thoughts are far higher than yours, mine and the devil's, so you have to trust Him at His word. As it is written in the bible:
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.
God is spirit, only a spiritual born again experience can save the person, and the first thing to do is to humble ourselves. Second, we need deliverance from demonic spirits of unbelief that hold people as captives. This can be done if the person humbles himself/herself and receives Jesus Christ into the heart. Deliverance can be done even online, and specific prayers can set the captives free.
I speak from experience. Not here to argue with anyone.
Simple challenge for those who are sincere: Ask God to open your eyes, and to reveal Himself to you.Ask in JESUS name.Simple. Try it. IT WORKS
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BUZZARDS BAY – A 93-foot tugboat ran aground overnight near the west end of the Cape Cod Canal, spilling about 300 gallons of hydraulic oil, according to the vessel's owners.
The tugboat Justice hit the bottom near Stony Point, off Wareham, around midnight, Coast Guard Petty Officer Adam Stanton said.
The westbound tug, owned by Staten Island-based Reinauer Transportation Cos., was not pulling a vessel at the time of the accident, Stanton said.
However, the tug was with another boat at the time it went aground, said Ross Ruddell, public affairs specialist with the 1st Coast Guard District in Boston. Ruddell did not know the name of the other vessel.
The canal was closed to marine traffic for the morning, but had reopened by 1 p.m., according to Joseph Ferson, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.
A statement posted on Reinauer's website said the tug lost its lower starboard drive unit, and the unit leaked 300 gallons of the 625 gallons of hydraulic oil contained within it.
The company said the crewman responsible for steering the tug was immediately administered alcohol and drug tests. The alcohol test was negative; the independent lab processing the drug test will have results in a few days, according to the statement.
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Ruddell said that Reinauer will be responsible for the cost of the cleanup, as well as any fines or penalties should they be levied. The Coast Guard and the Massachusetts Environmental Police are investigating, Ruddell said.
"Environmental safety is of the utmost importance to Reinauer – and care of the environment is paramount," Bert Reinauer, vice president, said in the statement. "As soon as we learned about the accident, our emergency team rushed to the scene with our environmental cleanup crew to contain and clean up the spill."
The cause of the accident is under investigation, Stanton said.
It's a small amount of fuel compared to the thousands of gallons that spilled in 2003 when the Tank Barge Bouchard No. 120. struck rocks and spilled 98,000 gallons of heavy oil into Buzzards Bay.
But even a small spill can harm shorebirds, said Brendan Annett, vice president of watershed protection for the Buzzards Bay Coalition, a nonprofit that protects the bay.
Waterfowl are particularly vulnerable right now, he said. Birds are migrating back from their winter grounds, while sea ducks, for example, are preparing to leave for the summer, he said.
No reports of oiled birds have been reported, but it is early in the cleanup, Ferson said.
The Justice was heading through the canal after leaving Boston, according to Moses Calouro, of Maritime Information Systems Inc., which develops Web-based software applications for the maritime industry and also tracks vessels equipped with automatic identification system transponders.
The tug is scheduled to undergo repairs at Senesco Drydock, according to the company's statement. Reinauer has already located the detached drive unit, used in steering the tug, and was sending a diver to prepare the unit to be removed from the bay with a crane barge on Thursday, the company statement said.
"We are very sorry this accident occurred, and we take responsibility for our actions," Reinauer said in the statement, "and we are devoting all our resources and working with the U.S. Coast Guard's investigation."
Annett said the accident underscores the need for laws, such as the Massachusetts Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2004, which requires tugboat escorts for single- and double-hulled oil barges.
"This shows that accidents do happen," Annett said. "I'm awfully glad that this wasn't an oil barge."

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After a very busy ending of 2012 with all the tournaments, the Red Boiling Springs Basketball program started the New Year with a game at home. They hosted the Trousdale County Yellow Jackets on January 4th, 2013.
Scoring Summary in Girls Action vs. Trousdale County Lady Yellow Jackets on January 4th:
First quarter- RBS Lady Bulldogs 12 Trousdale County 15
Second quarter-RBS Lady Bulldogs 20 Trousdale County 30
Third quarter- RBS Lady Bulldogs 29 Trousdale County 37
Final Score- RBS Lady Bulldogs 42 Trousdale County 48
The Lady Bulldogs started the new year with an exciting game at home. They hosted the Lady Yellow Jackets of Trousdale County at home. The Lady Bulldogs bench is still missing their point guard Ashyln Murphy. Murphy re-injured her knee a few weeks ago and has been out since. She is expected to return to action shortly. Although the Lady Bulldogs trailed the entire game, they gave the Lady Jackets a panic toward the end of the game. The Lady Bulldogs were down by 8 at the start of the fourth quarter but they made a run to catch up with their opponents. The game was back and forth in the last quarter of play. The Lady Bulldogs gave their all till the final buzzer, losing to the Lady Jackets by six.
Shooting 33.3% from the two point range, the Lady Bulldogs attempted 30 shots, hitting 10. From the three point line, they had 20% accuracy hitting 3 out of 15 shots. Their opponents sent them to the foul line 24 times. Of those 24 times, the Lady Bulldogs were able to convert 13 of them to points for 54.2%. Individual stats for the Lady Bulldogs:
#10 Kelsey Jenkins had 1 steal
#14 Kaitlyn McCarter had 4 rebounds and 7 points
#35 Mayson Burgener had 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 8 points
#40 Katie Hix had 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 9 points
#45 Hannah Smith had 1 rebound and 4 points
#50 Kalisha Lynch had 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, and was leading scorer with 14 points.


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-- of -- -- -- factored into some key confirmation hearings if that's secretary Leon Panetta was planning to ease into his retirement this week.
But instead he's heading to Brussels for key NATO conference that's a cut senate Republicans refuse to allow confirmation vote on Chuck Hagel the president's pick to head pentagon.
Joining us now to talk about the vote and explain why Republicans have objected if Indiana senator Dan -- senator thank you so much for joining us today.
You're welcome thank you.
How about this -- -- they came together late on Thursday.
Essentially saying no for now we're not gonna vote and the debate and put the -- nomination to the actual upper down vote why.
Well we just lot of more time that it only been two days since it committee had reported it out.
There's still a number of key answers that have not been.
Given to us by the administration and the real concern about whether why the president made this choice.
It was an embarrassing performance on the confirmation process and Chuck Hagel.
For this position just does not seem to be the right person.
Based on his performance and based on his policy positions in the past so we just want a little time to.
Examine this a little more detail.
And we're waiting for some answers.
You've indicated at one of your primary concerns is to his position on Iran explain.
The Iranians have been pursuing achieving nuclear weapon capability for several years now we've tried diplomacy sanctions.
None of this is work senator -- -- positions.
On this issue.
Have been very favorable toward the Iranian position and not the US position in fact.
The confusion that he had during the confirmation hearing.
Over what our policy was it wasn't even in coordination of what the White House policy so he's just out of touch there or -- informed.
And that was just one of many embarrassing things that came out of that confirmation hearing which is why we want more time to processes.
-- you've done a lot of work on the specific topic of Iran and its nuclear program already get your reaction to this week.
The supreme leader -- -- Ayatollah Ali come manes said this week essentially.
They don't want nuclear weapons but even if they did -- -- weaponized what they do have.
That no power including the US could stop them at this point your reaction.
Well I think we ought to take that statement very seriously no one could stop them at this point we've been.
Delaying -- Dowling over this for nearly a decade.
Sanctions I said in diplomacy has not changed the leaders' minds and in Iran it's a serious situation that has serious consequences not only for the Middle East.
But -- the reports also for the rest the world.
The last four presidents the United States -- Republicans into Democrats have basically said it is unacceptable.
To allow Iran to -- Nuclear weapon capability.
And that portends a very serious series -- consequences if we stand by and stand back and let them get away with this.
-- back to the overall nomination and eventual vote and that we expect it will be within the next week or two on the nomination of former senator Chuck -- Senate majority leader Harry Reid says what you've done so far blocking his vote is just more GOP obstructionism.
-- your rationing up the partisanship in Washington.
And -- the GOP is playing games with us.
Well that's classic -- -- he says that about everything that comes up that when we do something that he doesn't like if we.
Agreed with everything Harry Reid wanted to do I suppose he might be happy.
Nevertheless this is a serious situation when you're talking about -- secretary of defense.
It's not just some ordinary cabinet position this is probably would be most important choice of president can make.
And I think he's made a choice that even Democrats are scratching their heads and I think they were embarrassed also.
About this performance.
Unacceptable performance of chucking you'll before the armed services committee.
And so I think you -- deserves at least a little time to continue to look at.
And what his position is he's going to be in what kind of leadership he can provider can't provide.
I don't know what the Democrats will do ultimately whether -- circle the wagons and support the president but I do know many of them have real concerns over whether this was a good choice.
I'll see if they go public with us senator Dan -- thank you for your time today so there.
You're welcome thank you.


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What are all your thoughts on the top 3 social media outlets?
what do you mean? media outlets reporting on online marketing tools or our fave social media tools?
For social media, I love Mashable, techcrunch and gizmodo
For online community tools, depends on what you want your end result to be... for basic communitactions and branding, I love twitter, wordpress and youtube.
Waht about you?
Yeah, I like how well organized Mashable is. They provide you with just enough info to let you know what the article is about and allow you to share a dozen different ways.
oops, yeah, I meant things like Twitter. I guess Mashable would be more of an outlet than what I was talking about. How do you get YouTube to go viral?
Are you asking ow to make viral youtube videos? It is a myth that something only goes viral if the content is top notch. And yet, many videos (and posts) do go viral with content that if I dare to say is weak. Content is a big part but sometimes how is it presented matters more than anything especially in case of videos.
yeah - I totally agree, viral means its spreading... content spreads because ppl think there's something about it (oddity, originality, etc) worth sending to and sharing with friends. You want content that will spread virally? think - would someone email this to all their coworkers saying - OMG, check this out? would someone post it on their facebook wall? if so, it will probably spread...
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We're all about girl power anthems and happy to see another strong female artist. Are you ready for this song? Spoiler alert: It's called "Pound On My Muffin."
Twenty-something (Facebook tells me she graduated high school in '04) Shira lit the Internet ablaze with her respect-pumping diddy, "Pound On My Muffin." Since just Christmas when it posted, the video lassoed in more than 60,000 views. And you better believe the votes lit up, too — roughly at a 1:9 ratio. That's likes to dislikes. [via The Frisky]
Shocking no one, this kinda awful-but-kinda-awesome song and video earned Shira a slew of comparisons to accidental teen star Rebecca Black. (Ahh, YouTube. The things you do for kids today.) But one thing Shira spouts heavily that Rebecca showed few signs of: Sass. Big time. I won't pretend I don't know what the chorus means, but I won't pretend that the lo-fi video isn't weirdly awesome.
I have to hand it to Shira. Even though her Internet fame is greatly based in mockery and shame, the Pittsburgh chick's ballsy enough to Z-snap it all off. As she tweeted (we both follow @tyrabanks!) earlier this afternoon:
u can love me, u can hate me, but i STILL got EVERY1 talkin bout, POUND ON MY MUFFIN!!!! only out for 1 week!! haha
Word. And can't we also look past the song's lackluster backbeat and toast the overall mantra? She's talking about R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Shira is no prude, she embraces her sexuality — but she trumpets a philosophy far out of line from one of a floozy. OK, perhaps the girl could use a lesson in defining pastry characteristics, but she could teach a few on not givin' it up easily.
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Do you notice that some days you seem to have more milk than others? I can't tell for sure, of course, but it seems like some days the milk is overflowing and other days it feels like it's barely there at all. I do tend to have tons of milk for the middle of the night and early morning feedings and then it gets less and less as the day goes on. I wish I could have tons of milk all day long! I feel like everyone else has loads of milk all the time and I'm the only one who is like this. Thanks again for your support...it really helps to hear that there are other babies who only spend a few minutes nursing and are content and growing well!
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Im going through this too! Your body is just going with what your baby is doing. The PP worded it perfectly!! I am so full at night and first thing in the morning but now at almost 10pm i am completely deflated!! But by the time 2am comes around they will be full to bursting point again! She also only feeds for short periods of time 5-20 mins, then may want more an hour or so later. I hope we have helped and stopped you worrying so much, sounds like your little girl is doing great
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Steven Spielberg's beloved film "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" returns to the big screen in honor of its 30th Anniversary on Wednesday.
"TCM Presents 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial' 30th Anniversary Event" will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, with special matinee screenings in select theaters at 2 p.m.
Among theaters showing the movie are the AMC Forum 30 with IMAX, 44681 Mound Road, Sterling Heights, 586-254-2608; Commerce Township 14, 3033 Springvale, Walled Lake, 248-960-7459; and Oxford 7, 48 S Washington St., Oxford, 248-628-7101.
The event features the all-new, digitally remastered feature film, as well as a special taped introduction by TCM host Ben Mankiewicz, who will take audiences through the making of this modern classic. Fans will discover how Spielberg came up with the idea for "E.T." and learn what working on the film was like for the film's three young stars.
As an added treat, Drew Barrymore, who plays Gertie in the film and who currently co-hosts TCM's "The Essentials" showcase, shares what the film means to her 30 years later.
Tickets for "TCM Presents 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial' 30th Anniversary Event" are available at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com.
The event will be presented using new digital cinema projection systems in more than 560 select movie theaters around the country. For a complete list of theater locations and prices, visit the NCM Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).
"Thirty years ago, Steven Spielberg introduced the world to E.T. — the alien who stole our hearts with a timeless and endearing story about friendship and courage," said Shelly Maxwell, executive vice president of NCM Fathom Events. "Together with TCM and Universal Pictures, Fathom Events invites audiences — young and old — to experience the magic of 'E.T.' once again in movie theaters."
"E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" stars Henry Thomas as Elliott, an imaginative boy who meets a lost alien and forges of one of cinema's most endearing friendships. With help from his older brother, Michael (Robert MacNaughton), and little sister, Gertie (Barrymore), Elliott sets out to help the visitor find his way back home before government agents can capture him. Dee Wallace and Peter Coyote co-star. Continued...
Released in 1982, "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" became the biggest blockbuster of the year, ranking No. 1 over 16 different weekends. Today, "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" remains the fourth-most successful movie of all time in the domestic box office1.
Nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Writing and Best Screenplay, the film took home four Oscars for Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Effects Editing, Best Sound and Best Music for John Williams' now-iconic score.
Universal Studios Home Entertainment will celebrate the 30th anniversary of "E.T. The Extra- Terrestrial" with the film's Blu-ray release on Tuesday, Oct. 9. Featuring an all-new, digitally remastered picture, as well as all-new 7.1 surround sound, the "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Combo Pack includes the 1982 theatrical movie, an all-new interview with Spielberg, and "The E.T. Journals," featuring never-before-seen footage from the set of the film.
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Singapore, 20 July 2012 -- A two-day Aga Khan Award for Architecture seminar on planning practices was held 19-20 July 2012 at the Urban Redevelopment Centre in Singapore.
Participants of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture Seminar on "Emerging Models of Planning Practices" on a site visit to the Pinnacle@Duxton public housing complex. Photo: Aga Khan Trust for CultureCity planners, academics and architects from around the world participated in discussions relating to the integration of mobility, energy, water and waste disposal into planning practice, the role of educational institutions in the life of a city and the effects of art, culture and sport on planning strategies.
Speakers included Koon Hean Cheong-Chua, CEO of the Housing and Development Board of Singapore; Eko Budhihardjo, Chairman of the Advisory Council on Urban Development for Indonesia; Heng Chye Kiang, a specialist in Asian urban planning and design and professor in the Department of Architecture at the National University of Singapore; Mohsen Mostafavi, Dean of the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; Rahul Mehrotra, principal of Rahul Mehrotra Associates of Mumbai, India and Chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Design at Harvard; and Farrokh Derakhshani, Director of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Municipal planners and professors of architecture and planning from as far afield as Columbia and Canada and as close as China, Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia joined their colleagues from Singapore in examining models of planning practice.
Site visits included a tour of Pinnacle@Duxton, a 50-storey public housing project of 1,848 apartments and seven towers which are connected at the 26th and 50th floors by skybridges. Another tour featured the newly opened Gardens by the Bay.
The seminar was a collaboration of the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore, the National University of Singapore, the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
The event is part of a programme of seminars that takes place during the three-year cycles of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. The Award is given to projects that set new standards of excellence in architecture, planning practices, historic preservation and landscape architecture.
In 2007, Singapore's WOHA Architects Wong Mun Summ and Richad Hassel received the prestigious prize for their work on No 1 Moulmein Rise, a project of the UOL Development Pte Ltd. Other winners in the region include the Citra Niaga Urban Development in Samarinda, Indonesia; the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and a Bridge School in Xiashi, Fujian Province, China.
The next prize, which is now set at US$ 1 million, will be awarded in 2013. Nominations are now being accepted through 15 September 2012.
In recent cycles, the Award has encouraged the submission of projects which improve public spaces and which tackle the issues of rural societies and communities on the peripheries of urban centres. It has also encouraged exemplary industrial buildings that provide a quality environment for employees.
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#1.) A New Case for Their Smartphone. Some people just don't like using them because it makes their phone bulkier. But even if they DO want one, you should let THEM pick it out, because the one YOU pick might not be their style.
#2.) Cleaning Kits. Meaning things like DVD and CD cleaners. The big ones right now are cleaning kits for expensive CAMERAS. But unless the person you're buying it for is a professional photographer, they probably won't use it.
#3.) GPS Navigation Units. More and more people are using the GPS on their cell phone. And a lot of new cars have it already built in. So if you buy them one now, they might not use it for very long.
#4.) A Random Video Game. If it's for a little kid who doesn't know any better, that's fine. Otherwise, find out what game they WANT. Don't just ask the cashier what's popular, and don't just buy one because it's on sale.
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Hi Frank,
Are you moderating members? The redirection is only available if member moderation is turned off.
Hey Phil, gota say that this really makes no sense to me, it's like... if you're okay with spammers joining your network you can redirect, however if you wish to control quality you can't.
There HAS to be a way to allow this for moderated networks by simply making the "registration FLOW" move the prospective member to the landing page of choice while they await confirmation. One would think that they have to land somewhere after applying. Had an extra .02 cents this morning :)
Yes this redirect sucks that you can't moderate and use this - kind of pointless. What is the update on fixing this so that it works for moderated networks? I think this redirect to a new members page will really help initial engagement, which is always a struggle...
Hi Rich,
When a member is pending approval, they can't participate in the network, so their opportunities for engagement are pretty limited. Can you let me know where or to what kind of page you'd like to send those members?
Phil, I'd like to provide an example. I operate Inside919 - a micro business network in the 919 area code of NC and so moderate membership due to this specific member and spam.
What I'd like is for a person to Register for membership and be taken to this page to look over our Member Options while they await approval.
This is my workaround the current limitation of the Membership function - we are moving to a 100% paid network model.
I would think that the new registrant HAS to land SOMEWHERE after completing the registration form and why not have it so we can dictate where it best serves them and the network? Thanks!!!
Hi Pat,
Very helpful, thanks!
I would like to send them to a page that contains all the best content on my site, and recommended next steps to enjoy the site more. Is there no way to redirect them to that after they received confirmation that they have been approved by me?
Phil, for a network I'm building I was going to use redirection, too, and member moderation.
I was going to use the redirection to send them to a "Quick Start" page with suggestions for best content for various demographics. To be clear, I was expecting the redirection to happen after they were approved.
Not sure why you would tie redirection to no-moderation. Or only redirect during the approval phase. Doesn't work with my membership sign-up flow. Doesn't make sense to me in my limited perspective.
Seems that when features are made mutually exclusive like this it's usually either a coding-thing or someone in programming making decisions for the user (i.e., creator). "There's no way they would want both of these things together - or if they did, they shouldn't - so we'll just make them choose one or the other." I can understand if it's a coding-thing. I do not understand if it's one of your programmers making decisions for me about how I should manage my own membership flow (had enough of that in the 90's with Little Billie Gates telling me how to run my office!)
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Yoeddynz's 1985 Hino N0915 housetruck build.
Posted 05 February 2010 - 10:03 AM
1968 Vauxhall Viva HB with Mazda V6
1972 Mazda Rx3 coupe restoration
1984 Vauxhall Chevette with 12a rotary
Posted 05 February 2010 - 10:11 AM
What are you going to use as insulation in the walls?
Posted 05 February 2010 - 10:11 AM
what happened to the rx3??? you bringing it over or have you sold it?
Posted 05 February 2010 - 10:13 AM
(will need to sell my half of the house first and thats not happening till approx March 2012)
Posted 05 February 2010 - 10:15 AM
Posted 05 February 2010 - 10:41 AM
Posted 05 February 2010 - 10:43 AM
Posted 05 February 2010 - 10:58 AM
I believe yes is the correct answer here.
Look forward to this build very much.
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Posted 05 February 2010 - 01:27 PM
I will put costs down as much as possible- nothing to hide and if it helps others out to build something I'm all for that. I just love sauna houses on wheels and we need more of them
So far costs...
Truck was $6500. We hunted for ages and wanted something that would be long in the deck and wheelbase. This is about as long as you get on twin wheels, and can hence drive on class 2.
I thought trucks would be cheaper here in NZ- they are cheaper in UK. more trucks to pick from over there I guess. I would have loved an even older truck but they are either fucked or expensive and usually very short.
Bonus is that this one has a sleeper cab. I'm getting a CB and gonna rename myself smoky....
Steel is next big cost- I've priced up 40 x 40 x 1.6 and looking at about $1100 for the lot. Legally you can build it in what ever you want if its permanently mounted- shit you could build it out of straw! But then it would blow away when driving..
I built the last one out of steel as its easy,light and strong. then build wood framing onto it.
For the outside we were going to clad in ply- at a cost of $900- 1000...but then we found Brent at Plankville in Richmond- he is our current hero of the mo. $100 we have paid for all that wood! we will be getting all our wood there including flitchs for the benches etc.
Once we have built the outside 'box' then we will be back to work as our housetruck funds will be dry.
We are keeping the deck as its really well built and bloody strong. I have been tinkering with the idea of making the house removable but that means some serious steel and bracing due to its length plus weakening effect of having pop outs. So I'm going off the idea- the likely hood of us removing it is slim anyway. It will mean a nice solid structure!
Over the cab we will have a hinged lift up bedroom base so the cab can swing through. This is a big mistake others have made where come cylinder head off time etc they are looking at engine out the bottom. It easy to do and we did this set up on the last truck built.
Insulation will be polystyrene - fairly cheap and easy to fit. Better than Batts which we used last time which tend to slump and settle with all the movement as you 'Possum Borne' it through the hundalees...
Rx3 is gone to another Kiwi in london village. He might be bringing it to NZ one day though...
I will post up some pictures of plans etc soon. I'm still planning and constantly looking at other truck on sites such as...
1968 Vauxhall Viva HB with Mazda V6
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Posted 05 February 2010 - 03:22 PM
Just a thought, do you know what it weighs now? Could be interesting to have before and after weights
Posted 05 February 2010 - 04:32 PM
mean bro. will watch heartily as I'm thinking of kk's plan too, however mine would be very basic.
such sweet whips. my brother's doing a clutch and flywheel replacement on a 1017 (omg 1 more tonne carting potential and 20 more horsepowers!!!!! ) at the moment. so easy (and cheap - thanks staff rates) to work on. do like.
you coulda gone older but that means even harder to find non rusty, and if you step into (vomit) bedford and ford d series territory then parts prices are ridiculous in nz (england'snot bad if you can find the requried parts) and road speeds are lower than a push bike, even without a house on the back!
Posted 05 February 2010 - 04:50 PM
keep things sway from spring pins and the top of the bellhousing .
Posted 05 February 2010 - 05:05 PM
Tare weight is about 4 tonne. max weight is 11.5. But we plan to keep it under 10 as it makes a big difference on RUC. I think we'll be hard pressed to add more than 4-5 tonne... we'll see.
Bedford TK we had was lovely to drive and cheap to run but we looked and looked and couldn't find anything close to this for the same money. Plus most bedfords are petrol- fuck that when ya still have to pay RUC on top of the petrol with its combined tax.
1968 Vauxhall Viva HB with Mazda V6
1972 Mazda Rx3 coupe restoration
1984 Vauxhall Chevette with 12a rotary
Posted 05 February 2010 - 05:10 PM
brake parts, amogn most other things for bedfords here, now, are $$$$$$$ though
Posted 05 February 2010 - 10:15 PM
With the dyans they have a tilt cab like your truck but they also have seats inside that lift up. I was going to perminently mount the cab down and cut the rear of the cab out aswell as the roof.
Posted 06 February 2010 - 06:42 AM
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Posted 06 February 2010 - 06:56 AM
just about to put some photos of the last one we built....
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Hip-Hop Crackdown Part 1: A Contentious History and Dress Codes
Old battles between hip-hop community and the City re-emerge over dress code changes
Bruce Poinsette Of The Skanner News
August 03, 2012
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If you happen to be at a downtown Portland club on a Saturday night, you'll probably hear Drake, Rick Ross, or even E-40 pumping out of the sound system. However, if you want some local rap music, you'll have to see the artists in concert.
That is becoming more of a challenge as local venues increase the cost of putting on hip-hop shows or move away from the genre altogether. The hip-hop scene in Portland has been in a state of flux due to changing dress codes, security expenses and an ongoing rocky relationship with the City.
"You can't be anybody and throw a show in this city anymore," says Randal Wyatt of Speaker Minds.
The group recently performed their last show at Mt. Tabor Theater, one of the venues that has decided to move away from booking hip-hop acts. According to Wyatt, Speaker Minds had been performing regularly at the venue for eight to nine months without incident, yet has become a casualty of the negative characterization of the genre.
"I think they're kind of thinking from a general point of view that all hip-hop and all rap music brings out this certain demographic that causes problems," he says. "Venues need to take more responsibility for things they're promoting.
"You won't catch us with flyers with half naked women on them, or fancy cars, or anything provoking or promoting violence. We're not going to bring out people influenced by that sort of lifestyle. Our fan base is great. They just dance and go home."
Benjamin Eshbach, general manager of the Mt. Tabor Theater, says hip-hop, along with heavy metal and horrorcore/murdercore music, is being eliminated because of the neighborhood and financial impact.
"Almost every hip hop show we've had has had a greater neighborhood impact than the other shows," he says. "That's not to say that the hip hop shows have been the only shows that have had a neighborhood impact. But we've seen an uptick in complaints. People not going home. Drinking in their cars. The biggest complaint is people being loud in their cars."
"Different Venue, Same Story"
Although Mt. Tabor is one of the latest venues to take this stance, the hip-hop community, as well as the Black entertainment community as a whole, has been dealing with an ever-changing landscape for years.
In 1999, The Skanner News examined the pressure being put on the now defunct Cleo-Lillian Social Club by the OLCC and surrounding neighbors. Although the club had been a well-known gathering spot in the Albina Community since 1958, gentrification in the 90s brought a wave of complaints from new neighbors, who the owners believe brought racial hostility with them.
A passage from a Dec. 2002 Portland Tribune article titled "Portland Outside Hip Hop Nation", reads, "Foremost, the hip-hop community believes Portland police and Oregon Liquor Control Commission agents keep a more vigilant watch over hip-hop events than on other musical performances. And, they argue, club owners who schedule hip-hop events face strict punishments.
"The tactic's root, they say, stems from underlying racism."
In 2003, patrons at a Ringlers hip-hop show captured pictures of a police car parked outside with a large stuffed gorilla attached to the vehicle's grill, which sparked controversy over the racial overtones of the incident.
Two shootings outside of the Roseland Theater in 2006 prompted then Central Precinct Lieutenant Todd Wyatt to tell the Portland Mercury, "It's not a coincidence that all these shootings happen after a rap concert. We don't want to say that because we don't want to be labeled as racist, but if you line up the shows, and line up the numbers, there's a correlation."
The shows in question featured Keak da Sneak and E-40, both Bay Area artists.
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The Beauty Bar was recently closed, prompting further frustration from local artists, including a commentary in We Out Here Magazine from Mac Smiff. The sense of frustration was accentuated in the comments section as different personalities weighed in on the racial patterns of who has been targeted.
"Different venue same story," says Jacque Dixon (who goes by the stage name J-Kronic) of the group Rose Bent. "Sugarcoat it. Make it look top 40 so we can bring in white people."
Dress Code
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Most notably, there has been a crackdown on gang colors.
Jonathan Norman (stage name Smurf Luchiano), a longtime promoter and artist whose gang past is detailed in the cautionary documentary "Killingsworth", says the dress codes are fair, but does take issue with who they're being applied to.
"The dress codes are pretty fair with hoodies and no gang attire," he says. "So many people come to hip hop shows with hoodies on so you have to look at the demographics and where the shows are actually at. It's about freedom of speech and being an American citizen.
"With other genres it's a free thing. You can wear whatever you want to wear. Hip-hop is the only one I've seen with a strict dress code. All the way down to promoters. Then it starts to turn into a race thing. It's more like prejudice vs. fair."
Eshbach says the dress code is determined by the promoters.
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Questions have emerged about how arbitrary these dress codes are and whether painting clothing decisions with a broad brush is the best approach.
Dixon, who is also a teacher at Roosevelt High School, says she sees the same approach used at clubs and bars in schools. She says the effect is discouraging to certain groups, rather than being something that prevents problems.
"It encourages counter cultures to stay at home or in their neighborhoods," she says.
Wyatt, who discusses subjects like the consequences of promiscuity and gang lifestyles, says doing research on artists is imperative.
"I know a lot of good people that threw events and their friends couldn't get in because they were wearing something blue," he says. "That's ridiculous. I wear blue all the time and I've never been associated with a gang. I just enjoy the color."
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"Style is rarely glimpsed in times like these, which at best encourage its humble relative, good taste. While style and taste have been known to intermingle in the past, the currently widening gap between them reminds us once more of their fundamental enmity. The world of the merely tasteful - trim edifice of bourgeois conformities, with narrow slots to be filled and straight lines to be toed - is bound to barricade itself, in the end, against style, which is individual, aristocratic, and reckless."
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I'm so excited to share with you something that happened this week.
First of all it is important that you meet my roomates. I am living with two of the greatest girls. There names are Sami and Eryn. Eryn and I go way back… like awkward jr. high days. We are friends from home and it has been truly a dream to be best friends that turned into roomates.
Sami on the other hand… she is an answer to both Eryn and I's prayers. Sami was introduced to us at the end of last year by a mutual friend. After 15 mintutes of meeting each other for the first time… we decided to be roomates! Eryn and I continually express how blessed we feel to have been put in a living situation as great as this one. Remember these two girls because I will talk about them a lot this year:)
Now that you know my roomates I can tell you the amazing thing that happed this week. Sami got baptized!! Once a semester after our Wednesday night chapel, our campus Pastor Woody gives students the opportunity to be baptized. Here is a picture of us with Sami right after the exciting event!
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One of the things I love most about APU is that they allow students to come as they are. I will forever be grateful for nights like this that give friends of mine the opportunity to take a public step in their faith. It is so beautiful to watch students come to APU as one person, and leave as an another.
I hope you all get the chance to experience a night similar to mine one day!!