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Nostalgia Day 9: The Family Historian
This is Charles. |
Never in my lifetime have I heard Charles referred to as Charlie or Chuck, only as Charles.
I never got the opportunity to call him Uncle Charles, because even though he was my dad's younger brother, we never met. Charles died tragically in an automobile accident in his late teens, before I was born.
An 8" x 10" of the above photograph, in a gold metal frame, was a constant on the dresser in my grandma's bedroom. She spoke of Charles frequently and lovingly. It was a loss almost too much for her to bear.
A handsome kid that never became a man. Never married. Never had any children. Never had time.
Now that my grandma and grandpa are gone, and my dad has also passed on, who is left to remember the short life of Charles?
What happens to his pocket watch, his old wallet, his old report cards, his valentines and his photographs?
Sometimes I see old photos like this in antique stores, and I feel sad. I snapped these two photos this morning with my cell phone camera at my favorite antique and consignment store.
An adorable little boy and girl whose photos have made their way from family albums to sales inventory. I guess it happens.
But for now, I will keep the few mementos commemorating the short life of my Uncle Charles all together, in one place.
For now, Uncle Charles, your pocket watch and photos won't be sold as antique store inventory, and your school report cards, valentines, and Sunday School perfect attendance awards won't be thrown in the trash.
But, who will be our next family historian? Will anyone still think of Charles?
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Robert Wright is not afraid to think big thoughts. Wright, who contributes regularly to a host of magazines including Slate and Time and who edits the Web site Bloggingheads.tv, has written several intellectually ambitious books. In TheMoral Animal (1997), for example, he considered the young (and controversial) science of evolutionary psychology. And in Nonzero (2001), he offered a heady tour of human history and argued that ideas from the mathematical field of game theory reveal how much of that history was driven by the mutual benefits that accrue from human cooperation. In his latest book, Wright takes on an even grander subject: religion. In The Evolution of God, he both surveys the history of religion and, more important, offers a new theory to explain why this history unfolded as it did.
According to Wright's theory, although religion may seem otherworldly—a realm of revelation and spirituality—its history has, like that of much else, been driven by mundane "facts on the ground." Religion, that is, changes through time primarily because it responds to changing circumstances in the real world: economics, politics, and war. Wright thus offers what he emphasizes is a materialist account of religion. As he further emphasizes, the ways in which religion responds to the world make sense. Like organisms, religions respond adaptively to the world.
More formally, Wright argues that religious responses to reality are generally explained by game theory and evolutionary psychology, the subjects of his previous books. Subtle aspects of the human mind, he claims, were shaped by Darwinian natural selection to allow us to recognize and take advantage of certain social situations. The most important of these—and the centerpiece of Wright's theory—are what game theorists call non-zero-sum interactions. Unlike zero-sum games, wherein one player's gain is another player's loss, in some games both players can win; hence "non-zero-sum." The classic example is economic trade. In a free market, trade occurs when both parties benefit from exchange (otherwise they wouldn't engage in it).
As technologies, particularly transportation, improved throughout history, cultures collided and human beings encountered more and more of these non-zero-sum opportunities. Religion, Wright says, responded rationally to these encounters. For example, religious doctrine grew more tolerant of other faiths when tolerance helped smooth economic or political interactions that were potentially win-win: it's wise to respect the other fellow's gods when you want to trade or form military alliances with him. (Wright suggests that these responses were often unconscious, not cynical.) One consequence of the growing number of non-zero-sum interactions was that, through time, the "moral circle" expanded. While primitive man tended to view only his clan or tribe as fully human and so worthy of moral consideration, the ties forged among peoples via their cooperative interactions encouraged them to expand the moral circle from tribe, to ethnic group, to nation, and ultimately to all human beings.
Several themes emerge from Wright's analysis of religion that are reminiscent of those that characterize the evolution of life. For one thing, the history of religion has, Wright says, a discernible direction. Just as organisms have generally grown more complex over the last four billion years, so man's views of God have generally grown more abstract and—most important for Wright—more attractive morally over the last several thousand years. Also, evolutionary change in religion, like that in species, is typically gradual: "you don't see whole new religions coming out of nowhere," presumably because religions reflect preexisting social conditions.
The Evolution of God is not, however, concerned solely with the past. Wright also emphasizes that an appreciation of the power of non-zero-sum dynamics might help us resolve certain contemporary political tensions, including those between the Islamic world and the West, groups that potentially have much to gain from each other.
Describing Wright's approach to religious history as materialist may seem to imply that he is uncomfortable with loftier visions of religion—the view, for example, that there might actually be something divine that underlies the physical universe. This is not the case. Wright is sympathetic to religion and to at least some of its larger claims. Indeed he purports to provide an account not only of the evolution of man's view of God but, at least possibly, of God himself.
Wright's book has several strengths. Perhaps the most conspicuous is the prose. Although the book is long, it doesn't feel it. Wright is a skillful writer and he knows how to keep a story moving. His discussion is also surprisingly erudite. The Evolution of God is full of footnotes and the literature cited in them is consistently the literature one would hope for: heavy on scholarly studies and light on popular treatments. In a climate in which discussions of religion, and especially of the intersection of religion and science, often seem superficial or rushed, Wright is to be commended for his close study. He is also to be commended for his refreshingly dispassionate tone. All this combines to provide an absorbing (and rant-free) tour of Western religion.
But Wright's book cannot be judged only, or even primarily, by whether it presents a capable history of religion. Instead it must be judged by whether his new theory of religion succeeds. And here, as we'll see, The Evolution of God is less satisfying.
Much of Wright's book is given over to the history of the great Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, but his story actually begins in prehistory, with shamanism. Drawing on both anthropological studies of contemporary hunter-gatherer societies and classic analyses of primitive religion by Mircea Eliade and his peers, Wright reminds us that the shaman's world was animated by a host of gods who lived within forces of nature and who determined the fates of individuals and tribes. Religion had little to do with morality and everything to do with the prosecution of war and intratribal politics.1 With the rise of agriculture, however, society grew more complex, placing a premium on social harmony. Religion, Wright says, responded to these changed conditions and became moral: it got into the business of policing people.
Later, primitive states grew more organized and different cultures came into contact. Although the theological consequences of these contacts could have been disastrous—different peoples worshiped potentially competing casts of gods—Wright argues that non-zero-sum dynamics prevailed. States had much to gain from one another by trade or armed alliances. So religion again responded sensibly: typically, the roster of gods recognized by any group simply expanded to include those of other groups.
Polytheism's days were, nevertheless, numbered. Wright's account of the rise of monotheism among the Jews represents the most impressive part of his book. The process was extraordinarily complex. As expected, Wright stresses that the evolution of Yahweh responded to tangled political, military, and economic conditions: these included Jewish relations with the Canaanites (Baal-worshipers), innumerable military adventures and misadventures, exile, and the differing political fates of northern and southern Greater Israel. Also, the evolution of monotheism, "like so much else in the history of religion," was gradual. Indeed the process was so protracted that traces of polytheism remain in the Hebrew Bible, e.g., in Exodus, and especially in Psalms ("There is none like you among the gods, O LORD").
The Hebrew Bible also reveals the later transformation of Yahweh from a thunderous, almost corporeal being into a more abstract and transcendent one, the "still small voice." Wright also devotes two chapters to the Jewish philosopher Philo of Alexandria, who wrote in the first century CE. Philo offered a syncretic theology that attempted to blend Hebrew tradition and Greek philosophy, faith and reason. Such reconciliation required eschewing a literal reading of scripture and embracing an allegorical one, which Philo did happily. In Philo's theology, the Logos—reason, order, or the Word—is conceived in the mind of God and then uttered into the physical universe. The unfolding of the Logos introduces, among other things, a directionality into history, a theme that looms large for Wright.
Turning to Christianity, Wright again emphasizes the Darwinian gradualness of the evolution of this new religion. The earliest of the canonical gospels, Mark, presents a Jesus who seems more a typical apocalyptic prophet than the Word Incarnate: Jesus makes few proclamations of his divinity, preaches the coming of a Kingdom of God, and often performs miracles discreetly. Wright also stresses that the Christian doctrine of universal brotherly love likely did not derive from Jesus but appeared later, probably with the apostle Paul. Wright predictably argues that the development of this doctrine, like others, can be seen as a response to quotidian local conditions. Indeed, he claims that Paul, who traveled relentlessly, played up brotherly love—"we, who are many, are one body in Christ"—to encourage harmony within the many quarrelsome churches that he visited and then left all too soon. Paul's message was, in other words, a management strategy, part of a business plan that allowed him to export Christianity to much of the Roman Empire.2
Finally, Wright briefly but ably surveys the evolution of Islam. He argues that Islam also reveals the adaptive nature of religion's responses to local conditions. (The more recent emergence of Islam—Muhammad died in 632 CE—permits a reasonably clear picture of the historical setting in which this faith developed.) When Muhammad resided in Mecca, he was a politically powerless prophet who, like many prophets before him, antagonized the rich and suffered the ridicule of the people. Under such circumstances, Wright says, the optimal strategy suggested by game theory for a religion is clearly one of tolerance and conciliation. And, Wright points out, those parts of the Koran that date from Muhammad's Meccan years are frequently conciliatory. Indeed Muhammad reaches out to, and expresses a degree of tolerance for, Jews and Christians ("To you be your religion; to me my religion.")
But when Muhammad relocated to Medina, factual circumstances changed radically and rapidly. Muhammad's now numerous followers grew into a staggeringly powerful political and military force. Given these changed circumstances, Islam had fewer practical reasons to pursue a strategy of tolerance and the Koran, Wright says, began to sometimes speak in a less conciliatory tone. None of this, he insists, should surprise us. Nor is it unprecedented. During difficult or turbulent political times, the Hebrew Bible (in Second Isaiah) and the New Testament (in Revelation) also grew less tolerant of other beliefs.
Despite this, the overall trend characterizing the course of Western faith is clear enough: it has grown more tolerant and has encouraged the expansion of the moral circle. Hunter-gatherers huddled about a shaman may doubt the humanity of those not belonging to the tribe but contemporary worshipers gathered in a synagogue, church, or mosque do not. Religion may be imperfect, but it has, Wright emphasizes, taken us a considerable moral distance.
While Wright's account of the history of the Abrahamic faiths is frequently fascinating, his attempts to explain that history using his new theory are, unfortunately, sometimes less than persuasive. Part of the problem is that Wright's theory is so obviously incomplete. It would be absurd to deny that local conditions help shape religion, including moral doctrine. But it would be equally absurd to deny that there's more to the story. Consider a great moral event like the Abolitionist movement. It's hard to maintain seriously that it was driven by win-win dynamics. What was the big material payoff to expanding the moral circle to include black slaves? The question strikes us as alarmingly wide of the mark because the real dynamics are so clear.
Most Abolitionists fought to expand the moral circle because they concluded that Christian doctrine demanded it, whether or not they had anything to gain. Indeed, to a considerable extent, what we mean by a great moral act is one in which a person who performs it might lose materially. To promote kindness or tolerance in a win-win situation is unremarkable. To do so, or at least to hope to do so, in a situation in which you might lose materially is at least part of what characterizes the religious attitude. It's true that The Evolution of God focuses more on changes in moral doctrine than on moral acts per se, but by mostly neglecting this win-lose aspect of morality, Wright has evaded something important.3
In view of this, it's perhaps unsurprising that Wright's materialist theory seems to stumble near the close of his book, as he turns to tensions between Islam and the West. After four hundred pages about the crucial role of non-zero-sum dynamics in the evolution of religious tolerance, Wright suddenly announces that "the bad news is that the mere existence of non-zero-sumness isn't enough." Two further things, he now tells us, are needed. First, people must see that they're engaged in non-zero-sum dynamics. This alone is a little odd. It certainly isn't true of trade. As Adam Smith famously emphasized, win-win dynamics emerge naturally in this case from each individual's pursuit of his own interests. (No one buys a car because he sees that it will help Japanese automakers.)
Things grow more serious with Wright's second requirement:
Depending on the exact circumstances, responding wisely to non-zero-sum opportunities can call for more than just seeing the non-zero-sumness. Sometimes it calls for a kind of "sight" that goes deeper. It can call for an apprehension not just of the pragmatic truth about human interaction, but of a kind of moral truth.
This comes as something of a surprise. We've been told that the "pragmatic truth about human interaction" generally accounts for the waxing and waning of religious ideas. And now we're told that something further is needed, a sight that is deeper than pragmatic.
As Wright tries to explain this deeper sight, matters get murky. The key, he says, is something called the moral imagination, the mental ability to put oneself in another's shoes. This ability, he assures us, was "'designed' by natural selection to help us exploit non-zero-sum opportunities, to help us cement fruitfully peaceful relations when they're available." So the argument is that an evolutionary psychological construct, the moral imagination, lets us see game-theoretic situations that are non-zero-sum. And the result, often enough, is economic or political cooperation as well as the expansion of the moral circle.
So what's the problem? The problem, Wright reveals, is that the moral imagination can backfire and is, in fact, now backfiring in troubled relations among Muslims, Jews, and Christians. The reason for this backfiring is familiar to anyone who has dipped into the literature of evolutionary psychology: "Our mental equipment for dealing with game-theoretical dynamics was designed for a hunter-gatherer environment, not for the modern world." If this is right, you might wonder why economic trade occurs so readily in the modern world, but let's leave that aside. For there's a bigger surprise.
Wright argues that to make further moral progress—and, in particular, to resolve tensions between Islam and the West—the moral imagination needs some "coaxing." In fact the moral imagination needs to be expanded to "a place it doesn't go to unabetted." And fortunately there's a force that can do this coaxing—religion. Indeed Wright claims that one of the great achievements of religion is that it periodically steps in and expands the moral imagination.
Now this may be true—I suspect it is—but it has nothing to do with Wright's thesis. In fact it's an inversion of that thesis. Wright's causal chain was that the mental capacity of moral imagination (built by natural selection) lets us recognize win-win opportunities (game theory), which, in turn, causes the moral circle to expand (via religion). But now the chain is inverted: religion must modify the moral imagination. If I've understood Wright correctly (his penultimate chapter is extremely convoluted), it's hard to see how this inversion forms part of a materialist account of religion. It's clearly a more idealistic account: it would be nice if game theory and evolutionary psychology could fashion a more tolerant religion; but right now, they're not doing a great job, so let's have religion fix things. I don't claim that this move undermines Wright's book but it's not some minor exception to his thesis. In any case, it's disconcerting to learn that what Wright thinks is now needed to solve our problems—one of his goals in The Evolution of God—has so little to do with his theory.
The Evolution of God 's shortcomings involve not only the content of its arguments but the intellectual methods that Wright uses to build his theory. Though his key claim—that people are more likely to do something when it's in their interest—is fairly banal, it gets dressed up in the scientific-sounding language of game theory and evolutionary psychology. But it's hard to take most of this language seriously. Where, for example, is the actual scientific evidence that people possess a mental faculty corresponding to the moral imagination? Where is the evidence that this faculty was built by natural selection or that it stopped evolving after our days on the savanna? Where is the evidence that this mental faculty is now misfiring? In each case, the answer is that the evidence is nonexistent or exceedingly dubious. Wright's claims about the evolution of the human mind might prove right, or at least partly right, but they have little to do with real science.
Wright's reliance on game theory and evolutionary psychology is troubling for another reason. These theories, particularly when taken together, are so pliant that they can explain almost anything. One consequence is that Wright's readings of the Hebrew Bible, New Testament, or Koran sometimes degenerate into clever attempts to explain each passage as a response to specific local circumstances. Take his explanation of why Paul was so big on brotherly love. Paul, usually absent from any given church, needed to encourage harmony within and among his many fractious congregations; hence his epistles extolling brotherly love (what Wright calls "a form of remote control"). But Wright's hypothesis doesn't work. While Paul clearly suffered organizational headaches, the notion that he preached brotherly love because he was always on the road begs the question of why he was always on the road, reaching out to Gentiles in Antioch, Corinth, Galatia, Thessalonica, and elsewhere. Surely the more plausible answer is that Paul traveled tirelessly because he believed in brotherly love, not that he preached brotherly love because he traveled tirelessly.
Finally, Wright seems to believe that his analysis might tell us something about God, or at least about the possibility of a "higher purpose" in nature. Here he seems motivated by concerns about what he considers overreaching by the so-called New Atheists (he mentions Daniel Dennett, Richard Dawkins, and Steven Weinberg). As I share some of these concerns, I expected to be sympathetic to his arguments. But I'm afraid that I find them mostly unconvincing.
Wright's case begins from the moral direction he discerns in history. We have, on the whole, grown better morally; and the gods we worship have grown more appealing. Wright wants to draw a very big moral from this story:
If history naturally carries human consciousness toward moral enlightenment, however slowly and fitfully, that would be evidence that there's some point to it all. At least, it would be more evidence than the alternative…. To the extent that "god" grows, that is evidence—maybe not massive evidence, but some evidence—of higher purpose. Which raises this question: If "god" indeed grows, and grows with stubborn persistence, does that mean we can start thinking about taking the quotation marks off?
In the great divide of current thought—between those, including the Abrahamics, who see a higher purpose, a transcendent source of meaning, and those, like [Steven] Weinberg, who don't—the manifest existence of a moral order comes down clearly on one side.
Although Wright offers these ideas tentatively, it's hard to see how they're supposed to work. He has offered a materialist account of moral progress. If that account succeeds (and he thinks it does), it provides evidence neither for nor against anything transcendent. Indeed Wright's use of the word "transcendent" seems gratuitous. Consider an analogy that has little or nothing to do with morality. Economists argue that the non-zero-sum game of trade—i.e., exchange in which both sides benefit—gives rise to a direction in history: the expansion of trade and the growth of wealth. But no one is tempted to conclude that this directionality suggests a higher purpose. The invisible hand is a metaphor, not a transcendent appendage. Conversely, if Wright's materialist account of moral progress fails, this also provides evidence neither for nor against anything transcendent: maybe God drives moral progress or maybe a different materialist account could explain the facts.
Similarly, Wright sometimes suggests that the entire history of biological and cultural evolution on Earth—from single cells to multicellular colonies to human beings capable of moral thought and the elaboration of high technology—might imply the existence of a higher purpose. But again, if a materialist account of this history suffices—and for its biological parts, Darwinism does—this history neither confirms nor disproves anything transcendent.
Oddly, I suspect that Wright might concede some of this. His efforts to discern a higher purpose reflect, he hints, more an intuition or conjecture than a real argument. Taken as such, I would have no particular problem with them. But by articulating his thoughts in the language of science, Wright risks representing his thinking as something it is not.
Despite these reservations, I find that I do agree with another, and important, point that Wright touches on in the course of these discussions. Man's sense of the divine has, it seems clear, generally grown more sophisticated and abstract through time. The Logos of Philo is miles beyond the nearly demonic gods feared by primitive man. And as Wright emphasizes, there's every reason to expect this trajectory to continue. Certainly, few thoughtful people, now or in the future, can be expected to take literally the poetic evocations of the divine found in Western scriptures.
The symbols that run through this poetry may or may not point beyond themselves to anything real, but surely the ideas that they purport to point to are more significant than the symbols themselves. Wright is right to remind us of this, however obliquely. And he is right to note that peaceful coexistence among cultures, and perhaps even our survival as a species, could rest upon wider recognition of this point. After all, few people presumably want to kill or die over differences among symbols that might represent, at least approximately, the same thing. These are important points and they are worth making. But I don't see how it takes game theory or evolutionary psychology to reach them.
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January 14, 2010
Wright also disabuses the reader of New Age nonsense about shamans. The idea that, before organized religion, religion existed in an uncorrupted state is a romantic delusion. Shamans were frequently self-serving and played conspicuous political games. For more, see Wright's "Do Shamans Have More Sex?," Slate, July 29, 2009. ↩
Wright mostly ignores the later evolution of the Church. He says little, for example, about the Hellenization of Christianity by the Church fathers, and especially Augustine. (The influence of Platonism and/or Neoplatonism on the Abrahamic faiths was certainly not limited to Philo.) One consequence is that the more mystical Christian tradition—featuring the Jesus who utters, "before Abraham was, I am"—is largely overlooked. See, for example, Andrew Louth's The Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition: From Plato to Denys (Oxford University Press, 1981), which also presents a sensitive reading of Philo. ↩
Wright does concede, at one point, that his theory can't explain all the vicissitudes of religious history, but he seems to consider these exceptions temporary or somehow less important. It's difficult to see the basis for this judgment. ↩


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28 Days Later | by Pat
While we gather up all of the various links, reactions, and stats from the recent NFL Combine, here is some good news to tide you over. We're only 28 days away from the start of spring ball. Und.com released the spring practice dates and they are as follows:
2008 Spring Football Practice DatesYou may notice the ND Football Coaches Clinic taking place over the weekend of April 4th-5th. What is interesting about the Clinic this year is that ND has opened the doors to all fans and not just high school coaches (or crafty ND fans posing as high school coaches).
Wed. March 26
Fri. March 28
Sat. March 29
Mon. March 31
Wed. April 2
Fri. April 4 - Notre Dame Football Coaches Clinic
Sat. April 5 - Notre Dame Football Coaches Clinic
Mon. April 7
Wed. April 9
Fri. April 11
Sat. April 12
Mon. April 14
Wed. April 16
Fri. April 18
Sat. April 19 - Blue-Gold Spring Football Game
On Friday, April 4, participating coaches and fans will have an opportunity to attend the FCA luncheon as well as a hosted dinner and social hour on Friday evening. Those involved in the weekend's activities will have a tremendous experience - including interactive presentations from Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis, the Irish coaching staff as well as visiting coaches.Hopefully the added fan element won't disrupt the chalk talks too much, which typically focus more on strategy and technique than updates on which ND player is going to play which X and which O. Still, it's a great opportunity for the motivated Irish fan to get an upfront look at the personalities and coaching styles of the various assistants as well as the chance to watch a ND practice, armed with plenty of new football knowledge.
Chalk-talk sessions will provide attendees with an excellent opportunity to become familiar with various coaching techniques and a chance to know the coaches and other visitors. In addition to various presentations, participants will get an exclusive look at the '08 Fighting Irish team practice as well as tour the Notre Dame Stadium locker room and peruse items from local exhibitors.
ND just announced that Mount Union head coach Larry Kehres and Grand Valley State head coach Chuck Martin will be speaking at the clinic in addition to keynote speaker Bill Polian of the Colts. I can't say I mind the fact that two college coaches with 11 collegiate national championships under their belt will be hanging out at ND over the weekend. For those wondering who other than Bill Belichick would be a possible Weis target for advice, I have to imagine he'll have a few chats with Kehres and Martin.
As for the Blue and Gold game, no mention yet on game time or possible honorary coaches, but info like that will likely hit the wire shortly. Feel free to put your guesses in the comment section.


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Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country is making progress in its battle to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, even as the number of Russians infected continues to rise.
"On the whole we're managing the first issue in the fight against the epidemic — slowing its spread," Putin said on Monday in a televised conference with his coronavirus task force of ministers and health experts.
"But that shouldn't comfort us," added Putin. "As you tell me, the peak is still ahead."
The message — at times comforting and dire — seemed at pace with the latest official statistics.
The government reported more than 4,000 new cases on Monday — a figure that pushed Russia's total number of infections to well over 47,000.
However, it was the first time in a week that the rate of new infections appeared to decline.
The authorities seized on new data suggesting infections in the capital were finally flattening out after nearly three weeks of a shutdown that authorities consistently call "self-isolation."
"We see that self-isolation measures are effective," said Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko in an interview with the state Rossiya 24 channel on Monday.
"In Moscow, the intensity of the spread of the process and numbers of gravely ill — for the moment their growth in numbers has stopped," added Murashko.
NPR interviewed hospital doctors treating COVID-19 patients in Moscow over the weekend. They largely confirmed that picture, though several warned a renewed spike in patient numbers could still overwhelm city hospitals.
And critics note Moscow holds the vast majority of resources.
Attention is increasingly shifting to towns and cities in Russia's far-flung regions, where officials admit — and Russians well know — the quality of hospitals, personnel, equipment and testing are much more patchwork.
On Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said infection rates in some parts of the country outpaced the capital for the first time.
Syktyvkar in the northern Komi Republic, Yekaterinburg in the Ural Mountains, and Ufa in central Russia's Bashkortostan Republic are among regional cities already reporting significant outbreaks.
With Kremlin officials predicting other cities will soon follow, President Putin on Monday ordered additional patient beds delivered to regional hospitals, beginning next week.
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I meant to put this up earlier but totally forgot. I'm not coming to Ropecon this year and thus there will be no photos or stories to share. At least from me. Since I have annually been one of the first photographers to post pictures I thought it would be decent to make this public.
In any case I hope you all have great time at Ropecon and get to play a lot of games!


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Snow All Over Ireland
"Yes, the newspapers were right: snow was general all over Ireland. It was falling on every part of the dark central plain, on the treeless hills, falling softly upon the Bog of Allen and, farther westward, softly falling into the dark mutinous Shannon waves. It was falling, too, upon every part of the lonely churchyard on the hill where Michael Furey lay buried. It lay thickly drifted on the crooked crosses and headstones, on the spears of the little gate, on the barren thorns. His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe and faintly falling, like the descent of their last end, upon all the living and the dead."James Joyce (Irish Novelist), 1914


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PowerVEG 420 Grow Light
The name "420" references the area of the light spectrum produced by this lamp. The PowerVEG 420 is a true VEG light for indoor growers. PowerVEG 420 provides a spectrum that is crucial for plant growth during the vegetation cycle, focusing all spectral energy at 420 nanometers. This high UV A spectrum adds the nutrient values that are vital for the growth. Combined with the spectrum provided by the FS+UV fluorescent grow lamps, the PowerVEG 420 maximizes the initial growth process for vegetation through:
• Tighter internodal spacing
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The 420 can be used in any existing T5, 54 watt, HO (high output) lighting fixture. Combine the 420 with other PowerVEG T5's for maximum results. See Eye Hortilux's suggested formulas for VEG, FLOWER and START-to-FINISH.
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Master in Informatics
The Master of Science in Informatics provides world-class education and aims to train experts for the highly competitive software industry of the 21st century.
The Master prepares students for current and emerging technologies in computer science by deepening their theoretical knowledge and sharpening their practical skills. The program is designed for both Bachelor students who wish to complete their education and professionals seeking to learn about the latest trends.
The Faculty of Informatics stands out as a centre of competence in informatics and has become one of Switzerland's major poles for teaching and research. We aim to educate informatics experts using an interdisciplinary approach, with abstract thinking and generalization skills, a sound knowledge of information technology and their pervasive application domains, as well as project management and teamwork abilities.
Awarded Degree
With the successful completion of the programme, students will be awarded a Master of Science in Informatics. Additionally, they have the possibility to obtain a specialization in one of the following areas:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Systems
- Geometric and Visual Computing
- Information Systems
- Programming Languages
- Software Development
- Theory and Algorithms
Double Master's degree
The Faculty offers the opportunity to obtain a joint Master's degree in collaboration with the University of Milano-Bicocca.
Master Co-Directors
Prof. Evanthia Papadopoulou and Prof. Kai Hormann.
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Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) is a recognised or accredited Swiss university. Academic qualifications obtained at USI Faculties are therefore also recognised abroad, on the basis of international conventions.
- The mutual recognition of academic qualifications, i.e. the diplomas awarded by universities and universities of applied sciences, that enables students to continue with their studies is governed by the Lisbon Convention of 11 April 1997 and other international conventions with Germany, Italy, Austria and France.
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Accordo tra il Governo della Repubblica Italiana ed il Consiglio Federale Svizzero sul reciproco riconoscimento delle equivalenze nel settore universitario. (Agreement between the Government the Italian Republic and the Swiss Federal Council on the mutual recognition of academic qualifications)
The agreement establishes the principle of equal treatment of Italian and Swiss students. Mutual recognition applies to university degrees and diplomas, exam performance and the equivalence of study periods, taking into account the ECTS credits system. Degrees awarded by a university that authorises the holder to continue his/her studies or to undertake the next course of studies at a university in one of the two Contracting States, without additional examinations, shall confer the same right in the other Contracting State.
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With regard to accessing professional practice in Italy for those who have obtained their university degree at USI, paragraph 1 letter d) of Presidential Decree 189/2009 applies, according to which it is required to submit the documents indicated in the Presidential Decree to the professional association, which, in turn, transmits them to the MIUR (Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca) which recognizes the validity of the foreign qualification for access to professional practice.
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Parents who pay want their child to play
It's not yet what you'd call a trend, but there's certainly an uptick in the number of parents filing lawsuits to get their child off the bench and onto the playing field.
Parents put out big bucks in registrations fees, equipment and travel costs associated with high school and youth club and travel teams, to say nothing of the time they invest attending practices and traveling to games. Many parents sacrifice their time and money for their children hoping to get the attention of college coaches, earn scholarships, and improve chances of college admissions – or even advance a professional athletic career. So, it's understandable that some are dissatisfied when their child rides the bench more than he or she plays. In other words, they expect a payoff for their investment.
There is also an increase in lawsuits by parents of children who have been cut from teams, injured, disciplined by coaches or penalized by officials. But is hiring an attorney the answer? Many are questioning not only the attitude of entitlement, but how the children, who generally play for the fun and camaraderie, are affected by such lawsuits. What are the children learning when parents step in so heavily handed to smooth the way? Will they learn they're entitled to play on a team simply because they attend practice? And are parents setting these athletes up to be bullied by other team members?
The increasingly competitive nature of youth sports has helped shift many parents' focus from fun, exercise and sportsmanship to an investment in their children's academic and professional futures. Youth sports officials are watching the case of a 16-year-old volleyball player. The girl earned spot on a volleyball league but ended up on the bench, so her parents filed suit against the volleyball association, alleging it won't let the girl play or to switch teams, per the contract she signed.
General Liability policies, which typically only respond to certain lawsuits alleging bodily injury or property damage, don't cover these types of lawsuits that allege loss of college scholarship or loss of pro career. Such lawsuits generally require a Professional Liability endorsement on a General Liability policy or a stand alone Professional Liability policy.


text: Stephen Malkmus once called Mogwai the best band of the 21st Century. In an interview, guitarist John Cummings said Pavement's lead singer must have been sloshed. Maybe, but he also might have just experienced them in person. Mogwai's albums, although sonically detailed and spotted with transcendent flashes, cannot compare to the monstrosity of their live show. Volume is experienced rather than heard. A pall of pure noise, guitar swells, synth drones and distortion meshes with intervals of impossible melancholy – the band's power extracted equally from defiance, dejection and sarcasm. Mogwai's latest, Government Commissions: BBC Sessions 1996-2004 culls 10 choice selections from numerous Radio 1 sit-ins with the immortal John Peel (the album is dedicated to his memory) and Steve Lamacq – both early enthusiasts of the band. Selections for the surprisingly cohesive listen span the band's full-lengths; it's too bad the exceptional EPs don't receive fair treatment. Peel introduces opener "Hunted By A Freak" in his irreplaceable drawl as the track's extraterrestrial tones provide an ideal introduction to the set. The "R U Still In2 It" take is about as languid as Mogwai gets, even without the assistance of Aidan Moffat's hung-over verse. Renamed but unchanged, the timeless "New Paths to Helicon Pt. 2" highlights Mogwai's penchant for distilling resplendence from desolation and one of instrumental rock's prettiest moments shines here in particular, superior in quality to the almost lo-fi version found on Ten Rapid. "Cody," from the virtually pallid Come on Die Young, is one of a number of songs benefiting from a slight revamp, its night-driving vocals rising above dewy guitars to the point where they can actually be made out. Mogwai's signature soft-loud formula doesn't reach critical mass until the apocalyptically brutal outbursts of "Like Herod." An absolute beast of discord, its nearly 20 minutes would have been an apt score to the slaughter of Bethlehem's babies. "New Paths To Helicon Pt. 1" might be 10 minutes shorter but is no less intense, its angelic guitars hopeful where "Herod"'s terrify. Government Commissions plays as a fairly genuine approximation of Mogwai's live setting. The achronological yet mindful sequence mimics the typical Mogwai song: building slowly, besieging the calm incrementally and letting down by lifting back up. Back-to-back tracks recorded years apart seem inseparable, and some of the recordings here are the strongest the band – or anyone else – has ever put to tape. By Jake O'Connell


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Atlantic hurricanes can strike between June 1 and November 30. Even if there is no hurricane in the forecast, it's best to make sure that you and your family are prepared for a hurricane or tropical storm. Learn more about hurricane preparation tips on getting supplies, preparing to evacuate and using a Honda generator if there is a power outage from the hurricane.
Discuss an emergency plan with your family. The plan can include getting extra supplies now, making copies of important documents, preparing for a power outage for 7+ days and preparing for an evacuation. Also include supplies for pets and older relatives who may need your help. The Red Cross has some additional tips on keeping your family safe during and after a hurricane.
Having a travel bag pre-packed with clothing, shoes and essentials for each person in your family, will save time, if you have to evacuate for a hurricane. Pack toiletries, baby wipes, liquid soap, prescriptions, an extra phone charger, flashlight and batteries, a small AM/FM radio, cash, food and beverages. Remember to bring personal documents, including copies of your birth certificates, social security cards, insurance cards, medical records and a will, in a waterproof bag.
Generators provide backup electricity when there is a power outage from a hurricane. The Honda Generator EU2200i can provide power for cell phones, computers, televisions and refrigerators. The Honda Generator EU2200i also has inverter technology which provides clean power for computers. Have extra fuel to keep your Honda generator running for at least three days and a heavy duty power cord that is long enough to access the generator.
Generators belong outside and should never be run in a basement or garage, even if windows or doors are open. There are some safety issues to be aware of when using generators: beware of carbon monoxide and electrocution. Carbon monoxide is colorless and odorless and kills people every year, while sending others to the emergency room. Always consult your owner's manual for other safety concerns and more information. If you are not sure which generator you'll need, Honda has a great tool to help you calculate the wattage you need. Action Sports and Power Equipment, 1720 Piner Rd Santa Rosa, CA 95403-1910, (707) 528-8875 is here to answer your questions and help with preparing for a hurricane and your generator needs.


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Why You Should Address Your Company's Weaknesses Head On
By spotting your company's weaknesses you can take steps to remedy them and improve operations, however, this is only the beginning of the benefits derived from spotting these types of issues. You should be the world's foremost expert on your company and the investment that it represents. Identifying and repairing any negative issues will pay dividends both today and potentially for the life of your company.
There are many areas of weakness that companies may experience. In this article, we'll look at a few of the key areas that many share
Workforce Issues
An area of business weakness that is receiving a good deal of well-deserved attention in recent years are problems related to the workforce. Workforce headaches are varying between industries and sectors. It has been well documented that young people are not entering trades in the numbers needed to replace retiring workers. This is a fact that is causing significant headaches for many businesses. An aging workforce will impact some businesses more significantly than others. Understanding the labor situation as it pertains to your business is a critical move for any business owner.
Being overly reliant on any one supplier, customer, product line or even employee or group of employees, may have an impact on your business in a number of ways. Supply chain interruptions, disruption to income and cash flows, labor shortages and a diminishment in the perceived value of your business by future buyers are just a few of the issues you may encounter. Diversification isn't just a smart way to handle one's portfolio, but is also a smart way to address your business plan. If your business is overly reliant in any one area, it is a good idea to measure the risk vs. reward and seek out ways to diversify if necessary. Your business will be stronger and worth more in the end.
General Industry Decline
Nothing lasts forever. Once upon a time, the country's landscape was littered with Blockbuster Videos, but today Blockbuster Video has joined the vast and great technological dinosaurs of the past.
There is no escaping the fact that industries change. Being on the tail end of that change without a transition plan to meet new and potentially more profitable opportunities is not a good place to be. One of your key jobs as a business owner is to identify issues and problems within your industry and adapt, ideally ahead of the competition. Part of this adaptation may ultimately include knowing when it is time to exit your business entirely.
Business brokers and M&A advisors specialize in helping business owners spot weaknesses and then strategize to make significant improvements. The world of business is changing and evolving faster than ever before. Engaging with experienced advisors who can help you navigate this flurry of ongoing change could spell the difference between success and failure; while greatly improving the value of your business, rewarding you handsomely in your retirement.
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Ten international JPND working groups recommended for funding
The EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) has released the results of a "rapid-action" call to support working groups of leading scientists to bring forward novel approaches that will enhance the use of brain imaging for neurodegenerative disease research.
Ten working groups have been recommended for funding to address the methodological challenges facing different imaging modalities, among them MRI, PET, ultrasound, MEG and EEG, as well as multimodal approaches. The working groups cover a range of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Frontotemporal dementia and Huntington's disease.
"Brain imaging has made enormous progress in recent years and is currently one of the most promising avenues in neurodegenerative disease research," said Professor Thomas Gasser, Chair of the JPND Scientific Advisory Board. "If we can solve the challenges in the field, brain imaging could rapidly lead to faster and better diagnoses as well as a deeper understanding of the fundamental aspects and mechanisms of neurodegeneration."
Although imaging techniques have brought about a dramatic improvement in the understanding of neurodegenerative diseases, there remain a number of significant challenges in the field. These include the execution of multi-centre clinical trials of an unprecedented scale, data transfer across imaging centres and the use of imaging for diagnostics and for measuring clinical outcomes.
To address these questions, on January 8, 2016, JPND launched a call for community-led working groups on harmonisation and alignment in brain imaging methods. The proposals recommended for funding are for top scientists to come together and propose, through 'best practice' guidelines and/or methodological frameworks, how to overcome key barriers to the use of imaging in neurodegenerative disease research.
The call attracted proposals with partners from across Europe and beyond, including Asia, Australia, North America and South America. A notable number of groups based in the United States were involved in responses to the call. Funding decisions were based upon scientific evaluation and recommendations to sponsor countries by a JPND peer review panel.
"This call perfectly embodies JPND's mission and objectives," said Professor Philippe Amouyel, Chair of the JPND Management Board. "The purpose of JPND is to strengthen coordination and collaboration in neurodegenerative disease research across different countries. We want to ensure that research efforts are not duplicated, to build consensus and to accelerate a path toward a cure that works. This call convenes groups of leading experts to hammer out the hard questions, including the challenges of interoperability and shared and open data, to allow researchers to more rapidly and more fully exploit imaging techniques going forward."
Each working group is expected to run for a maximum of 9 months. The outputs of the working groups are to be produced by the end of the funding period, and will be published on the JPND website and used for further JPND actions. In addition, a common workshop will be organised to bring together and present the recommendations of each working group, encouraging the further exchange of ideas and wider dissemination to different stakeholder groups.
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Selling a Condo is Different Than Selling a House
Listing a property is a delicate dance. From the initial marketing to the final price negotiations, everything needs to be tailored to the type of home being sold. However, because of their main differences, this process can look very different when selling a condo versus selling a house.
Reason #1: The Homeowners Association or HOA
As all condo owners will know very well, almost all condos come with some type of HOA, or homeowners association.
The HOA generally handles common areas like swimming pools, the exterior of the building, and landscaping. Sometimes, the HOA is also responsible for holding social events throughout the year.
However, all of this comes at a few costs. The first is money; a HOA cannot operate or pay necessary expenses without charging residents a monthly fee. The second is freedom; most HOAs have rules that need to be followed.
When selling a condo, potential buyers will balance the costs of each HOA with the benefits.
Reason #2: Real Estate Investors
When selling a condo, it's reasonable to expect a larger number of investors considering the property than when selling a home. After all, renting out condos is a big business.
As a result, selling a condo could mean a faster closing, a cash offer, or even competing bids if the condo is on prime property.
Reason #3: The Type of Buyer
Different types of buyers look at a condo versus a home. For starters, condos are generally smaller, don't have yards, have all landscaping handled professionally, and frequently come with amenities like a swimming pool or fitness center.
While a good majority of potential buyers with children would love a swimming pool with zero maintenance, they aren't willing to make the trade for a smaller space. This means that when selling a condo, potential buyers will generally be single adults, newly married couples, or retired professionals looking to downgrade to an easier property.
Reason #4: Location, Location, Location
Every real estate agent knows that one factor, above all others, is most important when selling a property: location. Being close to town versus far away from traffic, near downtown excitement versus in a quiet neighborhood, or near shopping centers versus on the edge of nowhere all come into play for a property's value and desirability.
Generally speaking, condos tend to be closer to urban areas, shopping, and entertainment. This also means that their price per square foot is frequently higher. As a result, owners looking to sell their condo should carefully consult with their real estate agent about the best way to market their property and a fair listing price. Contact Me for more information..


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When the new 840-horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Demon raced down the drag strip to open the 2017 New York Auto Show, Dodge unleashed the ultimate street-to-strip car. Now, the brand is following up on its performance car mantra, introducing the new 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody, answering enthusiasts who have been clamoring for a factory-production Hellcat with even more grip.
"The new Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody completes our strongest Dodge muscle car lineup in history," said Tim Kuniskis, Head of Passenger Cars – Dodge, SRT, Chrysler and FIAT – FCA North America. "Our brand, engineering and design teams poured a ton of effort into making the new SRT Demon the world's fastest quarter-mile production car, so now we're leveraging that know-how, and some of those vital elements and transferring them to the new Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody for improved performance on the street and a bolder, more aggressive new look."
With a starting U.S. Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $71,495 (including gas guzzler tax, excluding destination $1,095), the new Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody model features the same fender flares first shown on the SRT Demon. These wider fender flares add 3.5 inches to the SRT Hellcat's overall width, covering the new 20 x 11-inch "Devil's Rim" split-five spoke aluminum wheels, which ride on new, wider 305/35ZR20 Pirelli P-Zero tires with a new tread pattern. A new electric power steering (EPS) system with SRT Drive Modes adds new selectable steering tuning for the first time on a Hellcat model.
In addition to its wider, more menacing stance, this new Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody delivers improved lap times, lateral grip, acceleration and braking, compared with the already ferocious performance numbers of the Hellcat:
- Road course lap time on a 1.7-mile track lowered by approximately 2 seconds per lap, approximately 13 car lengths after one lap
- ¼ mile elapsed time (ET) improved by approximately .3 sec (10.9 ET in Widebody vs. 11.2 ET in standard Hellcat)
- Lateral skid pad grip increased by .04 g (.97 g in Widebody vs. .93 g in standard Hellcat)
- 0-60 mph acceleration improved by .1 second (3.4 in Widebody vs. 3.5 in standard Hellcat)
- Top speed of 195 mph
New EPS – a First for Hellcat
The 2018 Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody features a new standard electric power steering (EPS) system – a first for Hellcat. The system uses SRT Drive Modes with selectable settings for Street (Auto), Sport and Track.
Not only does the EPS system improve handling performance, owners will also notice better steering feel and ease of turning efforts at parking lot speeds.
With EPS and SRT Drive Modes, drivers can tailor their experience by controlling horsepower, transmission shift speeds, steering, paddle shifters (automatic transmission only), traction and suspension. There is also a Custom setting lets the driver use individual preferences.
Functional and Intimidating Exterior Design
With the new Widebody fender flares that add 3.5 inches to the overall width of the Challenger Hellcat, the Widebody model joins the Challenger SRT Demon as the widest Challengers ever.
The new flares are expertly integrated into the body design with concealed attachments to amplify the Challenger SRT Hellcat's menacing stance, while making room for the new 20 x 11-inch "Devil's Rim" split-five spoke aluminum wheels that ride on 305/35ZR20 Pirelli tires for improved performance while filling the wheel wells for a stronger planted appearance. The front side marker lights are styled to flow with the shape of the fender flares.
The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody carries numerous exterior styling cues Dodge//SRT owners expect, such as:
- Power-bulge aluminum hood with center intake and dual heat extractors
- Exclusive illuminated Air-Catcher headlamps that feed air directly into the air box and engine bay through the center of the parking lamps
- Quad projector headlamps give a unique detailed appearance, while the aggressive brow "chops" the upper portion of the lamp design exudes a sinister look
- Front splitter (shared with Demon) and rear spoiler (from Hellcat) deliver responsive and balanced handling at high speed
- Hellcat-exclusive new grille and fender badges, along with raised SRT Hellcat badge on the rear spoiler
- Standard Brembo brake system includes two-piece 15.4-inch rotors and six-piston front calipers provide outstanding heat management/thermal capacity and longevity
Proven Supercharged Hellcat Performance
The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody is powered by the 6.2-liter supercharged HEMI V-8 with 707 horsepower and 650 lb.-ft. torque and can be paired to either the Tremec six-speed manual or TorqueFlite eight-speed automatic transmission.
The proven Hellcat HEMI engine features additional cooling measures including a low-temperature circuit with two air/coolant heat exchangers integrated into the supercharger housing. This setup is designed to keep air temperatures below 140 degrees Fahrenheit, under extreme ambient conditions, while enabling air flow of up to 30,000 liters per minute.
So effective is this feature that engine power will not be de-rated due to cooling demands after 20 minutes of hard driving on a road course at an ambient temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Before the new SRT Demon V-8 engine was introduced, the supercharged Hellcat HEMI V-8 was the most powerful passenger-car engine ever produced by FCA US, which made the Challenger SRT Hellcat and Charger SRT Hellcat models the most powerful and fastest coupe and sedan ever. The new engine was also named to Ward's 10 Best Engines list for 2015.
Race-inspired, High-performance Interior
The cockpit of the Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody remains true to its performance-oriented design and execution with world-class materials; high-sill center console and driver-focused instrument panel with 200-mph speedometer; SRT performance leather-wrapped flat-bottom, heated steering wheel; standard SRT Laguna leather performance seats with SRT Hellcat logo, and new red Hellcat instrument panel badge.
SRT Performance Pages are accessible through the latest 8.4-inch touchscreen display media center with standard Uconnect 4C NAV system featuring performance improvements with faster startup time and enhanced processing power offering multi-touch gestures, vivid imagery, sharper graphics and the ability to support smartphone integrations.
The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody will be available 15 exterior colors: B5 Blue (late availability), Billet Silver, Destroyer Grey, F8 Green (late availability), Go Mango, Granite Crystal, IndiGo Blue (late availability), Maximum Steel, Octane Red, Pitch Black, Plum Crazy (late availability), Redline Tri-Coat, TorRed, White Knuckle and Yellow Jacket.
Production of the 2018 Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody begins in late summer with deliveries to Dodge//SRT dealers in the third quarter of 2017.


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The TSA announced Friday that it will remove Rapiscan full body scanners from airport security stations, but leave others, as it works toward a congressionally mandated deadline to assure the devices produce less personally revealing imagery. The mandate, effective in June 2013, affects both types of body scanners currently used in the U.S. — X-ray (or backscatter) devices produced by Rapiscan, and millimeter-wave devices produced by L-3 Communications. When used to scan passengers, both types of devices produce images largely recognizable as naked bodies (and whatever they might be carrying). The TSA's action to remove only Rapiscan devices is based on its conclusion that only L-3 will meet the deadline to create software that presents more generic imagery of a human form to the machine's operators, while still fulfilling its security function. The TSA will reportedly still use Rapiscan products at some government facilities.
By the numbers, the TSA removed 76 Rapiscan machines from airports last year and will remove the remaining 174, Bloomberg News reported, presumably before June. Under an agreement with the TSA, Rapiscan will pay for those removals and the TSA may redeploy the devices at government facilities. The TSA will reportedly use 60 of L-3's millimeter wave scanners at the nation's busier airports. They will reportedly be equipped with software that will display passengers as generic shapes (as opposed to naked figures) while highlighting foreign objects on their bodies. The TSA's ongoing relationship with Rapiscan and its parent company OSI will continue in spite of concerns raised by Congressman Mike Rogers of Alabama, who in November said the company "may have attempted to defraud the government by knowingly manipulating an operational test." Rapiscan denied the allegation.


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So now that you've seen the film, here's some useless information to store in your head:
1. Most of the photo cut-out elements came from a Montgomery Ward catalog from the 1940's owned by production designer John Kleber. He xerox'ed the entire catalog for our production purposes. The catalog had live chicks, and kits to build an entire house yourself.
2. In order to sufficiently tone down his voice during the depressed Wolf scenes, Michael Richards recorded those lines while lying on the floor.
3. Grandma is a caricature of my maternal grandmother, Bertha Davis. She also appears in the movie Bebe's Kids.
Grandma Davis, left, with my Aunt Viola at Disney World's Contemporary Hotel, 1972. |
5. Grandma's house is pink because she's a faded red. It's a color pun, a bad one at that.
6. Next to the door in the Wolf's garage is a shovel and two bags of sheep manure. A side business for Doris?
7. The boy in the photo on Grandma's dresser is my nephew, Henry Moore. In one shot, it is background painter Richard Morgan.
8. To entice Fabio to do the part, the Woodsman's role was padded by storyboard artist John Norton, who added the "Mr. Bunny Rabbit." lines.
9. Don Rickles couldn't keep our names straight, so he called us all "Richie."
10. In the final sequence, where hundreds of wolves make plans in the kitchen, there's a wall map with a red X. That address was the location of Toonz Animation in Auckland, New Zealand.
11. The final shot is a take-off on Alfred Hitchcock's final shot in The Birds.
Okay, that's eleven pieces of worthless trivia. I'm glad to have so much interest in a short I thought was forgotten. Thanks for watching and spreading the word.


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Motorcycle Riding Gloves Market Size, Share, Development by 2027| Adidas, PUMA, Eska
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Ecto Cooler Is Returning For 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife'
For children of the 1980s, their memories of Ghostbusters have as much to do with Bull Murray and Dan Aykroyd in jumpsuits as a curious green beverage that contained 10 percent fruit juice and no preservatives whatsoever. That, of course, was Hi-C Ecto Cooler, which was first introduced to grocery store shelves in the late 1980s to promote The Real Ghostbusters animated series, along with the subsequent Ghostbusters II movie. The packaging featured pictures of that notably green fruit the orange, along with a drawing of the animated Slimer from The Real Ghostbusters.
While an adult might find the notion of drinking a concoction derived from ghostly excretions disgusting, children literally gobbled it up, and the beverage outlasted The Real Ghostbusters by years. Hi-C continued selling Ecto Cooler into the early 2000s, before they finally rebranded the drink without the ghost and slime connotations as "Shoutin' Orange Tangergreen." But any time Ghostbusters returns to the pop culture forefront, fans beg for Ecto Cooler to make a comeback too. When Paul Feig's Ghostbusters came out in 2016, Hi-C (which is owned by The Coca-Cola Company) released a new batch of Ecto Cooler timed to the movie. Demand was so great that fans were supposedly paying $100 or more for 12-packs of the cans. (Some are still available on eBay now, five years later, although at this point you might turn green if you drink them.)
This week, there's yet another Ghostbusters relaunch, Ghostbusters: Afterlife. And so, as predictably as Ivo Shandor's love of Gozer, Ecto Cooler is returning yet again. This time, though, it won't be for sale and will only be part of "an exclusive commemorative drop." That's at least according to the video posted to the Ghostbusters and Hi-C instsagram accounts:
The trailer is clearly inspired by the vintage 1989 Ecto Cooler commercial.
The details are pretty vague, but apparently if you tweet at Hi-C on Twitter some green hearts they might send you some? Or at least let you know how to get some when it's available? If we get more information, we'll let you know.
Why is it so hard to just make enough new Ecto Cooler for everyone? They've known this movie was coming out for months and months — it was delayed for about a year because of Covid. They should have the Ecto Cooler stockpiled by now. It should be bursting out of the top fo the warehouse like when they shut down the containment grid at the end of Ghostbusters 1. Oh well.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife opens in theaters this Friday.