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What to Do When You're Bugged by Bugs
If you've ever played outside, chances are you've been bugged by insects or other crawly creatures. Maybe unwelcome ants joined you at a picnic in the park or a bee buzzed around your head while you were playing catch.
None of this may have bothered you — unless you were bitten or stung. Ouch! It's enough to make you stay indoors. But the outdoors can still be a great place to play if you know a little bit more about insects.
Why Do Bugs Bite or Sting?
Insects like bees, wasps, and hornets and other creatures like spiders and scorpions usually attack when they feel like they're in danger. Sometimes they are protecting their territory, web, or nest.
Other insects, such as mosquitoes and ticks, suck blood in order to survive. The female mosquito needs blood so that she can lay her eggs. (The male mosquito does not bite at all!)
Ticks are parasites, which means they live on other animals and need to suck blood to live.
What Are Bug Bites and Stings?
Some insects can inject venom (say: VEH-num) into your skin when they bite or sting you. Usually, venom is like soap in your eyes — it doesn't really hurt you, but it's not very comfortable. It will make a small, itchy bump no bigger than a pea form on your skin. When you scratch, your skin becomes red and more itchy.
A tick bite can cause a red rash that looks a little like a bull's-eye (this may take a few days to show, or even a few weeks). In the case of bee stings, the area becomes swollen and a stinger might be left in the skin.
Does It Hurt?
In most cases bug bites are not serious and only hurt for a little while. The itching is the most irritating part of most bites and stings.
Some bites or stings, such as a bite from a scorpion or a black widow spider, may require a trip to the emergency department. But this doesn't happen very often. An adult will know whether this trip is necessary.
What Should You Do?
If anything bites or stings you, make sure you let an adult know. He or she will look at the bite or sting to see what needs to be done.
If a mosquito bites you, try not to scratch. It's hard sometimes, but scratching will make the itch worse and can cause the bite to swell, bleed, or get infected.
If you are stung by a bee, an adult can help you get the stinger out quickly. Have an adult wash the area with soap and water, and apply ice to the sting on and off for the first 24 hours. An antihistamine, which is a type of medicine, can help stop the itching and swelling. Acetaminophen also can help stop the sting from hurting. Hydrocortisone creams and calamine lotions can help take away the itch. An adult will decide what medicine is best for you.
Tick Talk
If you find a tick on you, don't try to remove it yourself. Get an adult to help you. He or she will grab the tick with tweezers as close to your skin as possible and pull it off in one smooth motion.
Once the tick is removed, save it by storing it in a small container or a sealable plastic bag. Don't try to crush it in your hands. Your doctor may want to see this tick later.
When to Get Help
Some people have an allergic (say: uh-LER-jik) reaction to the venom that certain insects, such as bees, inject. If you have trouble breathing, trouble swallowing, break out in hives (hives are red bumps that show up on your skin), feel dizzy, or feel like you are going to throw up after a bee or wasp has stung you, you could be having an allergic reaction. Tell an adult right away so that you can go the emergency department.
Once you know you are allergic to bee or wasp stings, your doctor will provide you with special medicine. This is called an epinephrine auto-injector kit and will contain a shot of epinephrine (say: eh-pih-NEH-frin). You will need this shot if a bee or wasp stings you. You should keep this medicine with you at all times, especially when you're outside. Make sure an adult is close by to give you the shot if you need it.
Stopping the Stinging
You can keep from getting stung by staying away from bee or wasp nests. Keep sweet-smelling food or drinks covered when you are eating outdoors. And don't swat at flying insects — it just makes them angry, causing them to bite or sting.
If you go hiking, wear a long-sleeved shirt and pants tucked into your socks and shoes to avoid ticks. And always have an adult check you for ticks if you've been playing in the woods.
The best way to avoid being bitten by spiders or scorpions is to avoid places where they like to make their homes, like woodpiles.
Playing outside is a lot of fun — bugs or no bugs. With a little bit of care, you can have fun even when the insects come marching in!
Reviewed by: Larissa Hirsch, MD
Date reviewed: February 2014
Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.
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As odds grow long, opponents move to stop pipeline
As odds grow longer, unusual coalition prepares for final battle to stop Keystone pipeline
MARTELL, Neb. (AP) -- With a sense of grim determination, a group of unlikely allies has begun gathering at kitchen tables, in churches and along fence rows here to plot what could be the final battle in the four-year conflict over the Keystone XL pipeline.
After months of quiet, a recent State Department report dismissing the ecological impact of the pipeline has cleared the way for a final decision on the plan for transporting oil extracted from the Alberta tar sands more than 1,700 miles to refineries on the Texas Gulf Coast.
An unusual coalition of environmentalists, property rights advocates and ranchers is now attempting to find new ways to derail a project that, more than ever, seems to be headed for approval in a nation eager for jobs and energy development.
"It's been four very long, very difficult years," said one of the opposition's chief organizers, Jane Kleeb of Hastings.
But the group is buoyed by its success so far in stalling the project and in bringing so many disparate interests into the fight.
"I'm associated with people I never dreamed I would have been associated with," said Randy Thompson, a Nebraska rancher and self-described conservative Republican, at a meeting of activists at his rural home south of Lincoln. "There's a stigma on people considered environmentalists. I had that concept."
The opposition effort is now focused on the new Secretary of State, John Kerry, who will make a recommendation to President Barack Obama on whether to green-light the project. The previous Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, was believed to favor the plan before it was stalled by objections over the route.
Opponents and supporters will face off at public hearing in Nebraska, expected to be held in the spring.
Company officials with TransCanada, the pipeline builder, said they are confident they have enough public support along the pipeline's seven-state route, further bolstered by the favorable environmental impact report, to get clearance to begin.
"The sooner we get clarity on schedule, the sooner we can put these people to work," said TransCanada spokesman James Miller.
The politics surrounding the pipeline have changed since last spring when the administration slowed the approval process because of the local protests. At the time, Nebraska's Republican Gov. Dave Heineman objected to the pipeline's route through the ecological sensitive Sand Hills area.
But Heineman was mollified after the company moved the pipeline's route further east. Both Democratic and Republican officials in the affected states, plus business and labor interests, now largely support the project because of the estimated 13,000 construction jobs it will create during the two years of construction.
"It creates jobs and increases our nation's energy supply," said Nebraska Sen. Mike Johanns. "There is no reason for President Obama or the State Department to delay a project that is so clearly in the nation's best interest."
The pipeline would transport up to 800,000 barrels of oil per day to Gulf Coast and Midwest refineries, much of it for export. Advocates contend the pipeline would be more energy efficient than transporting the oil by truck or rail.
But the opponents, especially those in Nebraska, are organized and politically diverse. Hundreds of ranchers and landowners have challenged the idea of a foreign-based corporation seizing land in the United States.
"No foreign corporation should ever be able to come through and take your property without a permit," said Susan Dunavan, who owns 80 acres of native prairie in southeast Nebraska and is a conservative Republican.
Meanwhile, Abbi Kleinschmidt and Jenni Harrington, who are liberal Democrats with a family farm on the pipeline route near Benedict, complain that a pipeline would undercut the fight against global warming.
"It's about awareness and acceptance of climate change," Sierra Club lawyer Ken Winston, of Lincoln.
Other landowners also worry about risks to the Ogalala aquifer, the vast underground shallow water table that is the state's primary water source.
Opponents have been approaching landowners to persuade them not to accept TransCanada's money to allow access. They are also holding meetings in towns along the route, airing television ads, mailing letters to the White House and trying to meet with members of Congress.
Last week, opponents who met at Thompson's house discussed the possibility of protesting the new route because it crosses land thought to contain Ponca Indian artifacts.
The variety of people in the group helps in brainstorming the campaign, they said.
"Being brought together really opened people's eyes. We're all more similar than we may have thought," said Zack Hamilton, a thick-bearded organic farmer.
But the obstacles to success have grown since the State Department's draft report on March 1 finding no evidence the pipeline would have significant environmental impact along its 1,700-mile run.
"We're going to fight this, to the very end if we have to," Thompson said.
Matthew Daly contributed from Washington.
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Mt. Marami (405+)
Maragondon, Cavite
Jump-off point: Brgy. Ramirez, Magallanes, Cavite
Alternate jumpoff: Brgy.Talipusngo, Maragondon, Cavite
Days required / Hours to summit: 1-2 days / 4-6 hours
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 3/9, Trail class 1-3
Features: Rocky outcrops, scenic views of Cavite
Last updated: January 16, 2015
If Pico de Loro were a blockbuster movie, its sequel would be Mt. Marami, set in the same location and sharing the same characteristics. Matching Pico de Loro's rocky tower are two grand structures, surging up from the slopes: the summit of Mt. Marami, a massive, monumental composite of rocky pillars; and its guardian, the smaller Silyang Bato. The name 'Marami' is of local origin, and is attributed to the 'many rocks' that formed it. Subconsciously, this choice of name is profound, considering the sedimentary nature of the rocks found in Marami. Indeed, in recent geologic past, Mt. Marami below sea level. Silyang Bato, for its part, has a more modern etymology; according to the locals its original name is 'Nagbuo', and was christened with its present name by the earlier mountaineers.
The major jump-off to Mt. Marami is Brgy. Ramirez in Magallanes, Cavite. However, the summit and its environs are under the jurisdiction of Maragondon. It is a 3-hour drive from Manila; passing by the coastal road, onwards to Tanza, then Naic; from Naic a jeepney can take you to Magallanes. Brgy. Ramirez is just 10 minutes away from the town proper, and accessible by tricycle. Go to the barangay hall, where you can arrange for guides, or proceed to do the trek.
The trail begins smoothly; although it poses concerns for both wet and dry seasons. It is severely muddy when wet; whereas sun exposure is notoriously acute when dry. Even so, the views are rewarding. The first landmark is 'Ilog na Kayrayag', a nearby river; next is Bangkaan River, which you have to pass thrice. In both rivers, you have the wade your way — water is usually knee-deep though with heavy rains, they may swell to forbidding levels. The last river crossing is around 1.5 hr from starting point. A bamboo bridge was in place here, before it was wrecked in April 2007.
The ascent commences after Ilog Bangkaan; and here, there are two variants of the trail. One is the Nuestra Senora dela Paz variant, and the other is the Talahib variant. The former offers frontal views of both monuments (including a close-up of Silyang Bato), and is recommended over the Talahib, even as the latter has a more gradual ascent, and it is the one used by the locals. In both trails, the environment is comprised by woodlands and sections of grasslands.
This trail approaches Marami from the west. Thirty minutes into the Nuestra Senora, you'll encounter a nipa hut, called 'Kapihan' by some. Nearby is the last water source. An hour into the trail is Campsite 1, which offers majestic views of Silyang Bato and Mt. Marami. After one more hour of trekking, the bamboo forest will be reached. After an hour, Campsite 2 appears, in the southern portion of Mataas na Gulod. From here, you will enter another forested part to reach the base of Marami, where a campsite, the one most often used, is located. A ten-minute assault of the summit ensues.
This trail approaches Marami from the south. It uses a "saddle peak" – the slopes of Mataas na Gulod peak on the south side – instead of approaching Mt. Marami directly. Hence the ascent is more gradual. Instead of following the river to Nuestra Senora, you go straight, and after 1.5 hours, you'll encounter a nipa hut. Beyond this, you will see the two structures for the first time. The trails from here on are mostly 'talahib' grassland – the talahib can grow very tall and may obscure the trails. You may encounter grazing cows at this point. Then a campsite will be reached after over an hour, just below the 'Mataas na Gulod'. Afterwards, you will approach Mt. Marami via the bamboo forest. The trails here can get very confusing. After the forest, a clear-cut path to Mt. Marami emerges; and just five minutes of bouldering will take you to the summit of Mt. Marami.
At the summit, rocks, patched with unusual mosses, lichens, and ferns, comprise the scene. Winds are strong and weather is cool. Dramatic views ensue, affording a panorama of the Maragondon mountains, including Pico de Loro, Mt. Mariveles, and even Mt. Banahaw. Dramatic rock formations, set in this beautiful background, create an infinite number of photo opportunities.
Day 1
0500 ETD Manila. Take Saulog bus to Naic (P65)
0700 ETA Naic; take jeep to Magallanes (P30)
0800 ETA Magallanes. Register at police station. Take tricycle to Brgy. Ramirez
0900 ETA Brgy. Ramirez. Register.
0930 Start trek
1000 ETA Ilog na Kayrayag. Register at the house past the river (if available)
1100 Cross three segments of Bangkaan River; proceed to Nuestra Señora de la Paz
1200 Have lunch at Kapihan Nipa hut. There's a nearby water source.
1300 Resume trek to Campsite 1
1400 ETA Campsite 1
1500 Reach Bamboo Forest
1600 ETA campsite at base of Mt. Marami summit.
1630 Assault the summit; explore
1800 Return to camp.
1830 Dinner / socials
Day 2
0530 Wake up / sunrise viewing
0630 Breakfast
0730 Break camp
0800 Start descent
1030 Back at Kapihan nipa hut
1230 Back at jump-off point at Brgy. Ramirez
1300 Leave for Municipal Hall, then Naic via jeep
1400 ETA Naic. Take bus back to Manila
1700 Back in Manila.
Public (1) Bus, Baclaran to Naic [60 pesos, 2 hours]
(2) Jeep, Naic to Magallanes [35 pesos, 45 minutes – 1 hour) (3)Tricycle, Magallanes Police Station to trailhead [30 pesos/person; 20 minutes] *Note: 5pm is the last trip of the jeepney from Magallanes to Naic. Tricycles are available until 2100H and can be rented to take you all the way to Naic. Chartering jeepneys is also a n option. Approximately 3 hours travel time because of various stops and delays. Private. Take CAVITEX or Aguinaldo Highway all the way to Naic, Cavite, then follow the signs to Magallanes. Ask directions for Brgy. Ramirez. Parking is available near the barangay hall. Approximately 2-2.5 hours travel time |
(1) Register at barangay hall. No fees collected.
(2) Logbook at the house past the first river crossing. P20 registration fee. Note: The mountain's jurisdiction is disputed by Maragondon. Let us know if there are any changes. |
Available; assigned at the barangay hall or by prior arrangement (500 pesos/guide/day)
Guides – 09267122198
Guides – 09083246967 Guides – 09982421045 See more contact numbers in the comments below. |
Campsites and waypoints
(1) Campsite 1 before the bamboo forest
(2) Summit campsite |
Water sources
Present near the streams at the initial
Cellphone signal
Sporadic at the lower reaches
Present from 600m up to the peak
River crossings
Bangkaan and Kayrayag Rivers are normally less than knee-deep but can swell to chest-deep levels if raining heavily. Do not attempt to cross if waters are strong.
Roped segments
Hiking notes
Mt. Marami is notorious for its labyrinth of trails, waylaying many hikers. It would be best to have some experienced hiker or guide to accompany your group as the trails are really confusing.
Brace yourself for cuts from all the talahib! Also, anticipate mud. |
Nearby mountains include Pico de Loro, Mt. Buntis, and other mountains of Maragondon, as well as some historical sites in the area.
Alternate trails
None to our knowledge
Yes (2.5-4 hours to summit; 1.5-3 hours down on either of the above-mentioned trails)
Facilities at jumpoff
(+) Sari-sari stores
(+) Wash-up / shower places |
500-700 (dayhike)
800-1000 (overnight) |
Average trek time is 5 hours. Interestingly, the water in the rivers and streams are milky white. However, when the rivers swell, it becomes murky brown. This is also the time when locals would go to the banks and try to catch some fish.
Mataas na Gulod was a more prominent landmark before the "discovery" of Mt. Marami. Its elevation is probably around 300 MASL. Speaking of elevations, the circulating elevation of Mt. Marami at 840 MASL is a gross overestimate. It might probably be referring to feet instead of meters, as 280 MASL would be a valid estimate using satelite data. The 405 MASL used in this IT is from the author's own measurement.
Many thanks to Sir Erick Bautista of OLAY Mountaineers for the pictures and the advice, When the author of this IT climbed Mt. Marami, the views were covered with fog.


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The Dinaric type, with which the Rhenish Bell beakers are associated, is one which entered the western Mediterranean by sea from the east, and eventually moved, by some route yet to be determined in an accurate manner, to the north, and eventually to central Europe.As such, the Bell Beaker phenomenon is a test case for the pots-not-people paradigm. There is ample physical anthropological evidence that the people of Beaker burials had a distinctive physical type which contrasted with the long-headed type typical of the era, so I have always been on the "people" side of the conflict.
I will update this entry when I read the paper.
American Journal of Physical Anthropology DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22074
Emerging genetic patterns of the european neolithic: Perspectives from a late neolithic bell beaker burial site in Germany†
Esther J. Lee et al.
The transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture in Europe is associated with demographic changes that may have shifted the human gene pool of the region as a result of an influx of Neolithic farmers from the Near East. However, the genetic composition of populations after the earliest Neolithic, when a diverse mosaic of societies that had been fully engaged in agriculture for some time appeared in central Europe, is poorly known. At this period during the Late Neolithic (ca. 2,800–2,000 BC), regionally distinctive burial patterns associated with two different cultural groups emerge, Bell Beaker and Corded Ware, and may reflect differences in how these societies were organized. Ancient DNA analyses of human remains from the Late Neolithic Bell Beaker site of Kromsdorf, Germany showed distinct mitochondrial haplotypes for six individuals, which were classified under the haplogroups I1, K1, T1, U2, U5, and W5, and two males were identified as belonging to the Y haplogroup R1b. In contrast to other Late Neolithic societies in Europe emphasizing maintenance of biological relatedness in mortuary contexts, the diversity of maternal haplotypes evident at Kromsdorf suggests that burial practices of Bell Beaker communities operated outside of social norms based on shared maternal lineages. Furthermore, our data, along with those from previous studies, indicate that modern U5-lineages may have received little, if any, contribution from the Mesolithic or Neolithic mitochondrial gene pool.


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Will Science Eventually Kill God?
Impossible concept, and yet it has captured the attention of the news media over the years (e.g., Wolchover, 2012). Will the bulk of society likely tend to continue its movement away from God in the coming years? Probably, since that has historically been the trend, inside and outside the Bible. But God has never been eliminated from human thought in the thousands of years of human existence, because His providential hand brings punishment on societies at those times when the population in sufficient numbers turns its back on God. Then inevitably follows a return by many to spiritual matters (see Miller, 2008).
Still, according to NBC News, Sean Carroll, a theoretical cosmologist at the California Institute of Technology, believes that science will eventually remove the need for God in the equation to explain certain Universal phenomena. He argues that, "God's sphere of influence has shrunk drastically in modern times" (Wolchover). We are not sure where he is getting his information, because statistically, the world is en masse (84%) theist (e.g., "Major Religions of the World," 2007), and the percentage of the population in this country that believes that God has played a role in the origin of the Universe (78%) is far beyond the secular evolutionary community (15%) (see Miller, 2012). While there certainly has been an increase in the ranks of the non-religious community in the past several years, the Earth is still, by far, theistic.
Carroll further argues that many of the phenomena that were once highlighted as proof of the existence of God, since science could not explain those phenomena, are gradually being eliminated, in his opinion. He believes that the need for a God to cause the Big Bang to "bang" is side-stepped by the idea of an eternal Universe—a Universe like the one theorized by the Oscillating Universe Big Bang model. [NOTE: This is not to say that we believe the Big Bang Theory to be true. We have outlined several issues that show the Big Bang to be false elsewhere (e.g., Thompson, Harrub, and May, 2003). We are merely addressing his assertions.] He believes that the problem of having a necessary cause for the Universe, even if the Universe is not eternal, is side-stepped by the idea that time started at the Big Bang, and therefore, there is no need of a pre-existing cause. According to Alex Filippenko, an astrophysicist at the University of California, Berkeley that is quoted in the article, "The Big Bang could've occurred as a result of just the laws of physics being there. With the laws of physics, you can get universes." Carroll further argues that the "fine tuning" argument used by theists with regard to many physical constants that seem perfectly suited for our existence, can be side-stepped using theories about parallel universes beyond our's (Wolchover).
Several comments are worth mentioning in response to Carroll. First of all, notice the tacit admission that God is still needed to explain some things in the Universe, even if they might eventually be eliminated in Carroll's mind. Many issues that point to God have been eliminated, in Carroll's opinion: but that implies that some remain.
Second, his attempt to side-step the problem of needing a "trigger" for the Big Bang by giving credence to theories that postulate the eternality of the Universe, does not lend to the idea that science has eliminated the need for God in that area. On the contrary, science has already spoken on that matter. Nothing lasts forever, according to the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics (see Miller, 2007 for an in depth discussion of the Laws of Thermodynamics as they relate to the Universe as a whole). So such theories are not in keeping with the findings of science. Since nothing lasts forever in nature, the Universe could not have lasted forever—God is needed.
His further attempt to side-step the issue of needing a cause for a non-eternal Universe Big Bang model, by arguing that time began at the Big Bang, is reminiscent of Stephen Hawking's recent comments on the matter. However, as we have discussed elsewhere (see Miller, 2011), that idea is not in keeping with the scientific evidence either. The Universe could not have caused itself since, in nature, nothing comes from nothing. Energy cannot spontaneously generate, according to the evidence from science—specifically the 1st Law of Thermodynamics (see Miller, 2007). Theories that postulate such erroneous concepts are not in keeping with science. So, once again, science has not eliminated the need for God in that instance either. The existence of the Universe still requires an adequate Cause, according to the evidence from science.
Filippenko's comments merely highlight another issue that science cannot explain without God—the existence of the laws of physics. A poem requires a poet. A law requires a law writer. As eminent atheistic theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and astrobiologist of Arizona State University, Paul Davies, noted, "You need to know where those laws come from. That's where the mystery lies—the laws" ("The Creation Question…," 2011). The atheist has no explanation for how the laws of science could have written themselves into existence, and there is no logical explanation outside of a cosmic Law Writer.
Carroll's attempts to side-step the issue of the theist's finely tuned Universe argument by postulating parallel Universes is not a sound argument. Science has not proven such a theory. No alternate Universe has ever been witnessed, and therefore is outside the scope of the evolutionary community's own definition of empirical science. Such an argument is mere conjecture and speculation—not evidence. So again, science has not dismissed the need for God in this instance either.
Time and again, Carroll attempts to make his case for science eliminating God, by relying on theories that cannot be verified with science or that blatantly contradict the evidence from science. So, in the end, Carroll has not proven that science has or could ever eliminate God. The only thing he has proven is that atheists are not self-consistent in their viewpoint on this matter.
Is it true that many people today are accepting such "evidence" and are therefore turning from God? Are they in the process causing God to be eliminated from their minds—i.e., not "retain[ing] God in their knowledge" (Romans 1:28)? Is it likely that there will be more and more people in the coming years that join the bandwagon in rejecting God? Definitely. However, such behavior is not due to the evidence from true science, but rather, due to their own desires (cf. Romans 1:20-32). Ironically, while such atheists wishfully dream that science will one day kill God, science has actually already ruled out atheism as an explanation for the origin of the Universe (see www.apologeticspress.org for evidence on this subject).
"The Creation Question: A Curiosity Conversation" (2011), Discovery Channel, August 7.
"Major Religions of the World Ranked by Number of Adherents" (2007), http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html.
Miller, Jeff (2007), "God and the Laws of Thermodynamics: A Mechanical Engineer's Perspective," Reason & Revelation, 27[4]:25-31, April, https://www.apologeticspress.org/articles/3293.
Miller, Jeff (2008), "The Cycle of Unbelief," Apologetics Press, https://www.apologeticspress.org/APContent.aspx?category=7&article=2495.
Miller, Jeff (2011), "A Review of Discovery Channel's 'Curiosity: Did God Create the Universe?'" Reason & Revelation, 31[10]:98-107, https://www.apologeticspress.org/apPubPage.aspx?pub=1&issue=1004&article=1687.
Miller, Jeff (2012), "Literal Creationists Holding Their Ground in the Polls," Reason & Revelation, 32[9]:94-95, September, https://www.apologeticspress.org/APPubPage.aspx?pub=1&issue=1093&article=2040#.
Thompson, Bert, Brad Harrub, and Branyon May (2003), "The Big Bang Theory—A Scientific Critique [Part 1]," Reason & Revelation, 23[5]:33-47, May, https://www.apologeticspress.org/apPubPage.aspx?pub=1&issue=541&article=540.
Wolchover, Natalie (2012), "Will Science Someday Rule Out the Possibility of God?" NBC News: Science, September 18, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49074598/ns/technology_and_science-science/#.UFnWIlEpCeZ.
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I have flows that are sending emails to a user group when an Planner task has been completed.
The e-mails are being send from my current flow and from an older flow does not appear on My Flows or in existing Solutions (two e-mails are being sent). I know that because the subject and body of the emails are different. I need to find the older flow and delete it. Where else are flows being stored other than My Flows and Solutions?
Have you checked Team Flows and Business Process Flows tabs too? Flows that have been shared will show up in Team flows instead of My Flows.
The other possibility is that their are existing instances running from a flow that you deleted. I'm not sure how you can find them after you delete the flow definition. But they will stop eventually when the instance times out.
Thanks for the response. They are not in Teams or Business Process Flows.
"The other possibility is that their are existing instances running from a flow that you deleted" - I did not know that was possible.
So, I look in all activity, I see some of the flows that are running. When click on one of them to delete. It says "workflow With Id = 0c1f9ed7-05ed-e911-a812-000d3a300a53 Does Not Exist
Again, this flow GPM_067... is currently not in My Flows, Team Flows or solutions. I believe this flow was deleted. But according to the activity, it was running as of 2 hours ago.
What shows up in the Flow tabs are the flow definitions. What you are finding is the flow instances. Instances that were previously started continue to run even after the definition is deleted. As I said, I'm not sure there is a way to delete them manually after the definitions have been deleted.
@Pstork1- Thank you much.
There has to be a better way. I duplicates emails being sent out, Planner tasks being created with different due dates.
It sucks for us. Not good at all.
I mean we have multiple flows running in the background that were previously deleted and we can't stop them from running. And there is nothing we can do about it?
Understood, but I'm not sure there is anything you can do at this point other than get support involved. Assuming there is a next time, just make sure you delete all the running instances before deleting the definition.
Ok - Thank you very much. Will contact support.
Hey @augustine2
There is one other thing you can try out in the meanwhile:
If you do not have many flows, export the one that you are currently using. Then follow the steps:
If you exactly know the flow name that is causing the issue, then you can directly use the delete flow action, select the environment and the flow and delete it.
Hope this Helps!
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Thank you for you response. Unfortunately I have over 30 instances of flows that have deleted running in the background. I tried to add condition action inside Apply To Each, where if Value contains CLW_, then delete flows. But, I was not successful. I wish there was a way to delete multiple flows, instead one by one as your flow example shows.
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It's time for another TUESDAY TIPS, your weekly connection with the most insightful tips and tricks that empower both newcomers and veterans in the Power Platform Community! Every Tuesday, we bring you a curated selection of the finest advice, distilled from the resources and tools in the Community. Whether you're a seasoned member or just getting started, Tuesday Tips are the perfect compass guiding you across the dynamic landscape of the Power Platform Community. As our community family expands each week, we revisit our essential tools, tips, and tricks to ensure you're well-versed in the community's pulse. Keep an eye on the News & Announcements for your weekly Tuesday Tips—you never know what you may learn! Today's Tip: How to Report Spam in Our Community We strive to maintain a professional and helpful community, and part of that effort involves keeping our platform free of spam. If you encounter a post that you believe is spam, please follow these steps to report it: Locate the Post: Find the post in question within the community.Kebab Menu: Click on the "Kebab" menu | 3 Dots, on the top right of the post.Report Inappropriate Content: Select "Report Inappropriate Content" from the menu.Submit Report: Fill out any necessary details on the form and submit your report. Our community team will review the report and take appropriate action to ensure our community remains a valuable resource for everyone. Thank you for helping us keep the community clean and useful!
It's time for another Tuesday Tip, your weekly connection with the most insightful tips and tricks that empower both newcomers and veterans in the Power Platform Community! Every Tuesday, we bring you a curated selection of the finest advice, distilled from the resources and tools in the Community. Whether you're a seasoned member or just getting started, Tuesday Tips are the perfect compass guiding you across the dynamic landscape of the Power Platform Community. This Week: All About Community Support Whether you're a seasoned community veteran or just getting started, you may need a bit of help from time to time! If you need to share feedback with the Community Engagement team about the community or are looking for ways we can assist you with user groups, events, or something else, Community Support is the place to start. Community Support is part of every one of our communities, accessible to all our community members. Within each community's Community Support page, you'll find three distinct areas, each with a different focus to help you when you need support from us most. Power Apps: https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Community-Support/ct-p/pa_community_support Power Automate: https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Community-Support/ct-p/mpa_community_support Power Pages: https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Community-Support/ct-p/mpp_community_support Copilot Studio: https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Community-Support/ct-p/pva_community-support Community Support Form If you need more assistance, you can reach out to the Community Team via the Community support form. Choose the type of support you require and fill in the form accordingly. We will respond to you promptly. Thank you for being an active part of our community. Your contributions make a difference! Best Regards, The Community Management Team
As we continue to grow and learn together, it's important to reflect on the valuable insights we've shared. For today's #TuesdayTip, we're excited to take a moment to look back at the last 10 tips we've shared in case you missed any or want to revisit them. Thanks for your incredible support for this series--we're so glad it was able to help so many of you navigate your community experience! Getting Started in the Community An overview of everything you need to know about navigating the community on one page! Community Links: ○ Power Apps ○ Power Automate ○ Power Pages ○ Copilot Studio Community Ranks and YOU Have you ever wondered how your fellow community members ascend the ranks within our community? We explain everything about ranks and how to achieve points so you can climb up in the rankings! Community Links: ○ Power Apps ○ Power Automate ○ Power Pages ○ Copilot Studio Powering Up Your Community Profile Your Community User Profile is how the Community knows you--so it's essential that it works the way you need it to! From changing your username to updating contact information, this Knowledge Base Article is your best resource for powering up your profile. Community Links: ○ Power Apps ○ Power Automate ○ Power Pages ○ Copilot Studio Community Blogs--A Great Place to Start There's so much you'll discover in the Community Blogs, and we hope you'll check them out today! Community Links: ○ Power Apps ○ Power Automate ○ Power Pages ○ Copilot Studio Unlocking Community Achievements and Earning Badges Across the Communities, you'll see badges on users profile that recognize and reward their engagement and contributions. Check out some details on Community badges--and find out more in the detailed link at the end of the article! Community Links: ○ Power Apps ○ Power Automate ○ Power Pages ○ Copilot Studio Blogging in the Community Interested in blogging? Everything you need to know on writing blogs in our four communities! Get started blogging across the Power Platform communities today! Community Links: ○ Power Apps ○ Power Automate ○ Power Pages ○ Copilot Studio Subscriptions & Notifications We don't want you to miss a thing in the community! Read all about how to subscribe to sections of our forums and how to setup your notifications! Community Links: ○ Power Apps ○ Power Automate ○ Power Pages ○ Copilot Studio Getting Started with Private Messages & Macros Do you want to enhance your communication in the Community and streamline your interactions? One of the best ways to do this is to ensure you are using Private Messaging--and the ever-handy macros that are available to you as a Community member! Community Links: ○ Power Apps ○ Power Automate ○ Power Pages ○ Copilot Studio Community User Groups Learn everything about being part of, starting, or leading a User Group in the Power Platform Community. Community Links: ○ Power Apps ○ Power Automate ○ Power Pages ○ Copilot Studio Update Your Community Profile Today! Keep your community profile up to date which is essential for staying connected and engaged with the community. Community Links: ○ Power Apps ○ Power Automate ○ Power Pages ○ Copilot Studio Thank you for being an integral part of our journey. Here's to many more Tuesday Tips as we pave the way for a brighter, more connected future! As always, watch the News & Announcements for the next set of tips, coming soon!
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There's a car so suit any boy's taste – once he's found one, he can color it in with his favorite colors.
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Paint by numbers – an interactive coloring book for children. This mathematical game teaches children to recognize numbers and solve simple mathematical examples. In addition, this program develops memory, attention, imagination, and logical abilities.
Boys and girls of all ages love to color. The simple coloring mode is suitable for the smallest of children, including those of kindergarten and preschool age. These include simple and recognizable images that are easy to color. If the child selects the wrong shape, then they will be prompted with the correct number. Therefore, the picture will always be colored correctly, and the child will quickly memorize the numbers. Children can choose to color by geometrical figures and pictograms in addition to numbers. A child can easily distinguish a square from a circle, diamond, and triangle.
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South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, one of the Tea Party's early superstars, has seen her approval ratings fall, and some of her core supporters are baffled by her endorsement of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
Haley won election in 2010 as a true fiscal conservative, capturing the endorsement of Sarah Palin, who said Haley was willing to challenge the good old boys of the state's politics.
"Maybe they don't like her too much, but it's because she stands up for what is right," said Palin, the former Alaska governor, when she endorsed Haley. "She has that stiff spine, and she's doing it for you, South Carolina."
Haley, the daughter of Indian immigrants, addressed a Tea Party convention in South Carolina earlier this week, ahead of the state's first-in-the-South presidential primary on Saturday. She said her biggest achievements as governor have been tort reform, Medicaid reform and a law requiring legislators to cast many votes on the record. But perhaps the biggest draw for this conservative audience is her reputation as a fighter.
"If you just judge me on this past year, judge me on my lawsuits. Because I've been sued by unions, I've been sued by the ACLU, the Department of Justice — and Jesse Jackson was talking smack last week, so it's really a good track record," she said.
Haley thrust herself into the national spotlight last year with a battle over an effort by the National Labor Relations Board to punish Boeing for its decision to build a new plant in South Carolina. The state also is fighting with the federal government over a new immigration law and a new voter ID measure. Both have been blocked.
"What they don't know is you don't mess with us in South Carolina," Haley said earlier this week.
The governor talks like she is at war with the federal government.
"We're going to fight," she says, "and as much as President Obama has decided to continue with his assaults on South Carolina, we're going to continue to fight back."
Fighter Or Establishment Figure?
But Haley isn't getting the kind of strong support she did when she was elected, and Tea Party supporters couldn't have been more shocked with her choice to back Romney, a decision she announced on Fox News last month.
"What I want is someone who is not part of the chaos that is Washington. What I wanted was someone who knew what it was like to turn broken companies around," Haley said.
Even before the endorsement, Haley's approval ratings had been dropping. A recent Winthrop University poll shows just 35 percent of South Carolina voters approve of the job she's doing.
Haley dismissed the poll, but she can't quiet critics of her endorsement.
"It's disappointing to a lot of people in this state," says Talbert Black, a libertarian who worked for Haley's gubernatorial campaign but now doesn't speak to her. "She could have picked anybody, and at least had some of her base say, 'Yeah, that was a good pick.' Except Romney. I haven't heard anybody say that was a great pick for her."
Black says he is upset that Haley hasn't pushed through the budget reform and school choice bills she promised. And he's angry that Haley supported the deepening of the Savannah Harbor in neighboring Georgia. It's a decision that many say hurts the Port of Charleston in her own state.
Haley, who came to office fighting the establishment, seems to have joined it, Black says.
"She didn't do what she said she was going to do, and I think the folks who helped get her to where she is, she's not going to have their support if she runs again, which I assume she will," Black says.
During her first year in office, Haley has experienced a constant stream of controversies that have helped to diminish her support, says Mark Tompkins, a political science professor at the University of South Carolina.
"She finishes one controversy, and then a few weeks later there's another one, and you have to think that affects public support," he says.
In Haley's Corner
In Columbia, S.C., Allen Olson, a carpenter and the former head of the Columbia Tea Party, says he still strongly supports the governor.
"She knows a lot of positions she takes are controversial, but she takes 'em anyways because she's doing what's in the best interest of South Carolina, I believe," says Olson.
Olson is not a Romney fan — he's campaigning for former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. But Olson says Haley backed Romney because the former Massachusetts governor supported her campaign in 2010.
"As long as she doesn't try to tie it to the Tea Party, I have absolutely no problem with her doing what she did," he says. "I know there are some people that have misgivings about that, and as of right now, I'm still 100 percent in Nikki Haley's corner."
It's not clear whether Haley's endorsement of Romney will hurt her future in South Carolina — or help Romney in Saturday's primary, where polls show him neck and neck with Gingrich.
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My work is reminiscent of old photographs; but trying to challege the accuracy of our memories with surrealities and juxtaposition. It is influenced by the tropical "paradise" of Indonesia.
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Black Women Battle Obesity With Dialogue, Action
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nicole Ari Parker was motivated by frustration. For Star Jones, it was a matter of life or death. Toni Carey wanted a fresh start after a bad breakup.
All three have launched individual campaigns that reflect an emerging priority for African-American women: finding creative ways to combat the obesity epidemic that threatens their longevity.
African-American women have the highest obesity rate of any group of Americans. Four out of five black women have a body mass index above 25 percent, the threshold for being overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. By comparison, nearly two-thirds of Americans overall are in this category, the CDC said.
Many black women seem to be unaffected by being generally heavier than other Americans.
Calorie-rich, traditional soul food is a staple in the diets of many African-Americans, and curvy black women are embraced positively through slang praising them as "thick" with a "little meat on their bones," or through songs like the Commodore's "Brick House" or "Bootylicious" by Destiny's Child. A study by the Kaiser Family Foundation and The Washington Post earlier this year found that 66 percent of overweight black women had high self-esteem, while 41 percent of average-sized or thin white women had high self-esteem.
Still, that doesn't mean black women reject the need to become healthier.
Historically black, all-female Spelman College in Atlanta is disbanding its NCAA teams and devoting those resources to a campus-wide wellness program. In an open letter announcing Spelman's "wellness revolution," president Beverly Daniel Tatum cited a campus analysis that found many of Spelman's 2,100 students already have high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes or other chronic ailments.
"Spelman has an opportunity to change the health trajectory of our students and, through their influence, the communities from which they come," Tatum's letter said.
Jones, who underwent open heart surgery in 2010 at age 47 and now urges awareness about heart disease among black women, was met by an overflow crowd earlier this year when she convened a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation panel on black women and obesity.
"We have to get ourselves out of being conditioned to think that using soft words so we don't hurt peoples' feelings is doing them any favor," Jones said. "Curvy, big-boned, hefty, full-figured, fluffy, chubby. Those are all words designed to make people feel better about themselves. That wasn't helpful to me."
Jones once embraced being large and fabulous, at 5 feet 5 inches tall and 300 pounds. But under that exterior, she said, she was morbidly obese, suffering from extreme fatigue, nausea, lightheadedness, heart palpitations and blurred vision. Now, she advises women to make simple changes such as reducing salt intake, exercising 30 minutes a day, quitting smoking, controlling portion sizes and making nutritious dietary choices.
Nutritionist and author Rovenia M. Brock, known professionally as Dr. Ro, agrees with Jones. She said getting active is only about 20 percent of the fight against obesity. The rest revolves around how much people eat. "Our plates are killing us," she said.
Brock said "food deserts," or urban areas that lack quality supermarkets, are a real obstacle. She suggested getting around that by carpooling with neighbors to stores in areas with higher-quality grocery options or buying food in bulk. She also suggested growing herbs and vegetables in window-box gardens.
"Stop focusing on what's not there, or what you think is not there," Brock said. "We have to get out of this wimpy, 'woe is me' mentality."
While first lady Michelle Obama has encouraged exercise through her "Let's Move" campaign targeting childhood obesity, the spark for this current interest among black women may have been comments last year by Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, who observed publicly that women must stop allowing concern about their hair to prevent them from exercising.
Some black women visit salons as often as every two weeks, investing several hours and anywhere from $50 to several hundreds of dollars each visit — activity that, according to the Black Owned Beauty Supply Association, helps fuel a $9 billion black hair care and cosmetics industry.
In an interview during a health conference in Washington last week, Benjamin said the damage sweat can inflict on costly hairstyles can affect women's willingness to work out, and she hopes to change that. She goes to beauty industry conferences to encourage stylists to create exercise-friendly hairdos.
"I wouldn't say we use it as an excuse, we use it as a barrier," Benjamin said. "And that's not one of the barriers anymore. We're always going to have problems with balancing our lives, but we could take that one out."
Parker, an actress, understands this dilemma well. Out of personal frustration over maintaining both her workout and her hair, she created "Save Your Do" Gymwrap — a headband that can be wrapped around the hair in a way that minimizes sweat and preserves hairstyles.
"Not just as a black woman, but as a woman, since the beginning of time, beauty has been our responsibility," Parker said in an interview. Because of that, she said, exercise has become linked with vanity instead of health.
"We've turned exercise into a weight-loss regimen," Parker said. "No. Exercise is about being grateful for the body you have and sustaining the life you have. ... Take all the hype out of the exercise and think of it as brushing your teeth."
With their mutual family histories of diabetes and high blood pressure in mind, Carey, 28, and her sorority sister Ashley Hicks, 29, co-founded the running club Black Girls Run. Carey also considered it a new beginning after a bad breakup and a move across country. Since 2009, Black Girls Run has amassed 52,000 members who serve as a support system for runners.
Black Girls Run has about 60 groups nationwide that coordinate local races in Atlanta, New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C, Houston and Greensboro, N.C. Most groups run at least five times a week. Next month, the running club will take its first "Black Girls Run — Preserve the Sexy" tour to cities with high obesity rates. The tour includes health and fitness clinics with information on nutrition, hair maintenance and running gear.
"We found that when you want to get healthy and when you want to be active, it's intimidating," Carey said. "You don't know where to start. There's a little coaxing that has to go along with that."
Parker said once African-American women place value on their bodies and longevity, everything else will follow. It costs her nothing, she said, to walk around an outdoor track with her husband, actor Boris Kodjoe, or run up and down stairs with her headphones.
"One good step breeds another one," Parker said. "You're going to have one less margarita, one less scoop of Thanksgiving macaroni ... and yet you're not doing anything fanatical or dramatic."
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Japan's economy is finally getting a lift. The stock market is soaring there. Companies like Toyota and Sony are seeing a surge in profits. And today, Japan's government reported the economy grew a three-and-a-half percent annual rate in the first three months of the year, a significant improvement.
Now, the government has prodded growth by causing the value of the currency, the yen, to decrease against other currencies like the dollar. That affects the price of everything Japan buys and sells - for example, dropping the price of Japanese exports. And now analysts fear that could fuel a currency war. NPR's John Ydstie has our Business Bottom Line.
JOHN YDSTIE, BYLINE: The dramatic shift in Japanese policy has sent the value of the country's currency tumbling around 30 percent since last September. Last week, it crossed the 100 yen to the dollar mark, a level not seen in four years. That's made Japanese products cheaper in global markets, and has competitors around the world howling for relief.
C. Fred Bergsten, director emeritus of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, says that includes U.S. industries, most notably U.S. auto companies.
C. FRED BERGSTEN: They've been urging the Congress, for example, to oppose Japan's coming into the new transpacific partnership trade negotiations with the U.S. They've said they'll oppose that big trade agreement across the Pacific if Japan is in it without rectifying the currency problem.
YDSTIE: The value of the Yen is falling because the Bank of Japan is flooding the country's economy with huge amounts of cash. And some of Japan's other big competitors, like South Korea, have threatened to devalue their own currencies in response. But Bergsten says Japan's current policy is defensible. He says unlike China's manipulation of its currency, Japan's stimulus policy is aimed at boosting its internal growth, not grabbing market share from foreign competitors.
BERGSTEN: If Japan gets back on track through expanding domestic demand, getting consumption going, getting private investment in Japan up, and that does increase their imports, it spills over to the rest of the world as a favorable effect.
YDSTIE: But, Bergsten says, it could also end badly. If Japan simply takes advantage of the devalued yen to boost its own growth by exporting more, it will be a negative for the global economy. Economist Richard Koo of the Nomura Research Institute has spent the past several years analyzing the effects of massive central bank intervention in the U.S. and Europe.
He says the Bank of Japan's huge quantitative easing - which is at about twice the level of the Federal Reserves - does appear to be having positive effects inside Japan, including a 50 percent boost in the Japanese stock market in the past six months.
RICHARD KOO: This rise in the stock market definitely is producing positive results for the Japanese economy. People are feeling much more confident about the future, the Yen is weaker, and so companies are finally beginning to say maybe we can compete in this world after all.
YDSTIE: But, Koo says, the central bank's efforts will fail if they're not combined with other measures being pushed by Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. They include government spending on infrastructure, market opening reforms in the country's economy, and investment incentives for Japanese companies. They've been unwilling to borrow and invest for the past 20 years, he says, despite 0 percent interest rates.
That's because the companies over-borrowed during Japan's stock market and real estate bubble years, and lost big when the bubble burst.
KOO: And that's just like the Americans after the Great Depression. Those Americans who lived through the Great Depression never wanted to borrow money after that, because of the traumatic experience they went through in the 1930s. We have a mini version of that in Japan. Even though the balance sheets are clean, bankers are willing to lend, interest rates lowest in history, companies are not borrowing money.
YDSTIE: Koo says markets could collapse again when the central banks around the world finally reverse coarse and begin pulling money out of the economy to keep inflation in check. John Ydstie, NPR News, Washington. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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In "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone," a predictable but often terrific absurdist comedy, Carrey plays Steve Gray, a long-haired, tattoo-spangled, masochistic performance artist/illusionist from the Criss Angel/David Blaine school. Forget about walking on hot coals; this guy sleeps overnight on hot coals and asks for a wake-up call.
"The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" is a Will Ferrell sports comedy without Will Ferrell and without the sports. In plot and tone, in a screenplay recipe that's two parts lunatic comedy and one part shameless sentimentality with a dash of romance thrown in, this magic-themed buddy movie isn't so different from "Blades of Glory" or "Kicking and Screaming" or "Semi-Pro" or "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby." (And gosh, Will Ferrell's made a lot of sports comedies, hasn't he?)
Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carell) is a pompous, clueless, sexist blowhard who somehow comes across as at least somewhat sympathetic, perhaps because we've seen the abuse and the hard knocks he endured as a child. It's as if Michael Scott from "The Office" had actually pursued his lifelong love of magic and had managed to become a successful albeit old-fashioned and cheesy act headlining his own theater at Bally's in Las Vegas.
Anton (Steve Buscemi), Burt's childhood friend, gamely joins his pal onstage each night to the sounds of Steve Miller's "Abracadabra," kicking off yet another night of magic that hasn't changed once in the last 10 years. Their routines are so dated they look as if they've been lifted from a 1950s TV extravaganza.
Therein lies the problem for their so-called magical friendship. James Gandolfini's blustery casino owner, the not-so-subtly named Doug Munny, tells the boys their time has passed and it's time to make way for the new breed of magicians, as personified by the viral-video, cable-TV sensation Steve Gray, a man not afraid to mutilate himself, pound a nail into a table with his forehead or go a week without urinating — all captured from multiple camera angles.
As Steve Gray ascends to the height of stardom, Burt scrambles to find work in supermarkets and retirement homes. It's the latter gig that brings him face to face with the legendary magician Rance Holloway (Alan Arkin), Burt's childhood hero.
Might a comeback for Burt Wonderstone be in the works? Can he pull off his greatest trick of all — making himself relevant again?
A movie satirizing magicians — even rock 'n' roll hipster magicians — is only slightly more cutting edge than a movie mocking mimes or carnies. At times "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" seems as creaky as old Rance Holloway.
But this is also one dark and wickedly funny comedy. When Anton pays a visit to a poverty-stricken village in Africa and hands out magic kits instead of, you know, food and clean water, there's a great visual punch line. Steve Gray's tricks are so gruesome, audience members alternately applaud and projectile vomit. Even Rance Holloway has a bit of the sadist in him, as we learn when he explains how he pulled off one nifty little trick.
As the crusty, slightly insane old-schooler with a few tricks up his sleeve, Arkin is a marvel. Olivia Wilde does fine as the obligatory love interest we always see looming on the sidelines in movies such as this, mooning over the goofy lead because she believes he's capable of being a better man. Gandolfini, always interesting on the screen, is a bit miscast as a Steve Wynn-like mogul building a self-named casino. (One can picture a Brad Pitt or a George Clooney adding extra layers of charm and oil to the role.)
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It's only the first week of the French Open tennis tournament and already it has been horrendous for the Americans. When the fading Andy Roddick lost in the first round, that was greeted with shrugs. Much more shocking was when Serena Williams also lost in the first round - the first time she's ever gone out that early in a major. Then yesterday her sister Venus was defeated as well in the second round. Sport Illustrated's Jon Wertheim is one American who's still standing at Roland Garros in Paris.
Jon, good morning.
JON WERTHEIM: Good morning. How are you?
GREENE: I'm good. You know, put Serena's loss into some perspective for us. I mean, this seems like a pretty big deal.
WERTHEIM: It was a big deal for a variety of reasons. I mean she's over 30 now, geriatric in tennis terms. But she actually came in playing quite well. She'd really gotten herself into shape. She wasn't visibly injured. And she had this match, really had it won, and then just completely evaporated. I mean, just disappeared.
You know, she's lost before, obviously, but it's rare that you see her choke, which is what this was. I mean, she lost to an opponent who's outside the top 100 - again, a match she really had in hand. And it was just - it was really a very strange experience to see Serena Williams, this great fighter, really just sort of devolve the way she did.
GREENE: And what about her sister, Venus? I mean, she hasn't been playing all that much lately, but still a surprise that she goes out in the second round?
WERTHEIM: Much less so. I mean, Venus is really a shard of herself. Physically she's still dealing with a syndrome. She's now a vegan. She's clearly lost some weight. And I think, you know, realistically, she's the older sister, she's really at the tail end of things. Especially on clay - I think expectations were pretty minimal.
It'll be interesting to see if she can, you know, make some noise on grass, which is her best surface, both at Wimbledon and the Olympics. But I think, you know, sadly, terrific career, but Venus really does seem to be sort of reaching the end of the road here.
GREENE: Let's turn to the men, Jon. Last year there was a lot of talk about Novak Djokovic, and he ended up having, you know, a rare loss in the semis. Is this his time to win the French?
WERTHEIM: It may well be, which would give him four straight majors, which is just a stunning achievement. I think Rafael Nadal of Spain has got to be your favorite. I mean, he's lost one match here since 2005. Defending champion. Terrific clay court player. But after him, Djokovic is certainly next.
And, you know, we used to have this long and textured rivalry between Nadal and Roger Federer. And that still exists to some extent, but now the real rivalry is Nadal and Djokovic. So I think everybody's looking forward to seeing that rivalry resume in the final. I think Nadal has to be your favorite, but I think Novak Djokovic, certainly an excellent chance to win as well.
GREENE: And I guess Americans now have their eyes on Big John Isner, who's number 10, but the top American left in the men's bracket. I mean, can he go far and carry the American flag?
WERTHEIM: Their eyes pointed upward. One of the tallest players in tennis history. He's actually quite an accomplished clay court player. He even beat Roger Federer on clay earlier this year. It's nice to see him having this late career emergence, but really in tennis we've got these top three players. And then there's a fairly long staircase down to the next level. So John Isner is definitely America's great hope remaining, but it's a real big ask to expect him to topple Federer, Nadal, Djokovic.
GREENE: Well, and briefly, Jon, I mean we talk about the last hope remaining for Americans. Is this a bad moment for American tennis or do we just kind of pick up the pieces and move on after this tournament?
WERTHEIM: Yeah, I think both. I mean Americans seldom do their best work on clay, but you know, these are rough times in Europe. And there's a daily drumbeat of bailouts and the troubled eurozone. But Europe - in tennis, anyway - really have cornered the market. I mean Europe is sort of the sports nerve center right now. And there're some bright spots in American tennis. But clearly, you know, we're in a shift. This is not the sport it was 20 years ago, at least in terms of demographics.
GREENE: Jon Wertheim covers tennis for Sports Illustrated. Jon, enjoy your time in Paris. Thanks for joining us.
WERTHEIM: Oh, thanks, David. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Anyone questioning the idea that brutality toward women is a cultural universal might look no further than Ohio. Echoing the protests sweeping across India in recent weeks following the rape and murder of a 23-year-old New Delhi student, the tornado of outrage in Steubenville, Ohio, over an alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl by two high school football players last August has swept through social media, scattering rage and snap judgments like debris over an episode of enormous gravity that now may never be fairly resolved in a court of law.
The alleged rape in Steubenville came to widespread attention through Twitter accounts and cell-phone photos publicized by the hacker group Anonymous. And while the case elicits an understandable mix of revulsion and anger, the resulting media blitzkrieg is problematic, and not just because it represents a rush to judgement. Above all, our criminal-justice system is grounded in the presumption of innocence and the guarantee of an impartial trial. This is good for defendants — and also for victims.
Our legal history is full of defendants tried in the court of public opinion and later found to be innocent. Cases such as the Central Park Five, a group of teenagers excoriated by the New York City press for a brutal gang rape in the 1980s and wrongly convicted, and the 2006 instance of three Duke University lacrosse players being falsely accused of the rape of a stripper suggest that media trial by fire can happen to people across the socioeconomic spectrum.
(MORE: Amherst Rape Scandal: What We Get Wrong About Sexual Assault on Campus)
But we need to worry about more than just the falsely accused. An equally important reason for caution is the potential harm to the victim from a public rush to judgment. Where victims' rights are concerned, it turns out that often the best offense is a good defense. In Delhi, the alleged rapists were interrogated at length by police, without any legal representation. Following the regional bar association's public refusal last week to represent the defendants, a melee broke out in court: one lawyer challenged his colleagues not to defend "barbarians," and a group of female lawyers questioned the accused's right to legal counsel. In Steubenville, lawyers for the accused are considering asking that the trial be moved, because not only have the defendants received threats, but so have the defense counsel and potential witnesses.
These kinds of emotional responses erode the transparency so essential to the pursuit of justice. Even worse, they raise the chances that a guilty defendant will one day go free on appeal on the grounds of an unfair trial. And when this sort of judicial malfeasance occurs, we subtly (but inevitably) begin to shift the focus of our concern from the victim to the perpetrator, imagining other what-if scenarios in which an innocent person might be accused. It lets us off the hook, and where sex crimes against women are involved, the underlying cultural attitudes that led to the real (or sometimes only perceived) wrongdoing in the first place — attitudes such as the hero worship of high school and college athletes in the U.S. and the widespread contempt for female children in India — continue unchallenged. This can't possibly help anyone.
We don't know what really happened in Ohio. Or even in India, for that matter, though we may think we do. And that's the point. In the best of circumstances, righteous anger and social media can be galvanizing forces for change, but they can combine in a toxic brew that undermines justice for victims and defendants alike. Our episodic spasms of outrage need to be coupled with humility about the limits of our knowledge and a respect for the legal process we claim to revere.
Vigilante justice — by violent mob or Twitter feed — is no justice at all. Pictures tell a thousand words, but in the age of social media, they may sometimes tell the wrong story.


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Anyone already fatigued from the high rate of negative political ads on TV and radio may want to turn off all their electronics until after Election Day.
Because there's room for it to get significantly worse, Vanderbilt University political scientist John Geer told All Things Considered co-host Audie Cornish Monday.
Geer leaves the definite impression that negative political ads are the weeds of the American political process that are crowding out everything else.
GEER: "It's been really negative this year by any kind of standard. For example, since Iowa, 75 percent of Gingrich's ads have been negative, Romney's ads about the same. The "Restore Our Future" PAC, which is the Romney PAC, almost all the ads have been negative.
"So, this stands in stark contrast to previous elections. For example, in 1980 only two percent of the ads were negative. Or even on the Republican side in 2000, just about three percent. This is unprecedented amounts of attacks unfolding. And we saw it big time in Florida."
While the barrage of negative ads is likely to be bad during the general election, the Republican primaries have seen a confluence of factors that have made for particularly fertile ground for negative ads: the introduction of superPACs collided with a war for control of the GOP between conservatives and hard conservatives.
GEER: "It's real and it's out there and I think it's only the beginning. I suspect we're going to see more and more attacks not just within the Republican Party but then once the nominee is chosen, that nominee, which I assume at this point will be Romney, Romney and (President) Obama will go at it big-time.
"...There are two things that are different. One is that you have superPACS and the superPACs are spending a lot of money and they're doing a lot of negative advertising.
"The second thing that's going on is the Republican Party has a battle for its heart and soul, so to speak. There's a battle between purists and pragmatists and this is leading to even more harsh exchanges, which has happened the last 30, 40 years but never like this. So the combination is very powerfull"
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