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Cunard Calls on Guests to Share Magical Moments for Centennial Sea Views Exhibition
- Luxury cruise line, Cunard, snaps up world-renowned photographer Mary McCartney to curate 100 years of photographs for a new exhibition
- Cunard is calling on guests to find images that could form part of the exhibition, alongside never before seen imagery from the Cunard archives
- The exhibition marks two centenaries – 100 years since Cunard was the first cruise line to introduce on board photographers and 100 years since the company's first round the world voyage
SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom, Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Luxury cruise line, Cunard has announced it will be launching the Sea Views exhibition in 2023, featuring never before seen imagery from the Cunard archives, together with a selection of photos submitted by the guests and curated by photographer and filmmaker Mary McCartney.
The Sea Views exhibition will mark two key centenaries – the first being that 100 years ago, Cunard was the first cruise line to introduce an on board photographer to capture the signature moments of their guests' voyage. The second is the 100-year anniversary of the first ever round the world cruise on Cunard's ship Laconia.
To celebrate both of these momentous centenaries, Cunard has partnered with British photographer Mary McCartney to curate the unique exhibition of 100 images captured across their fleet of ships. With previous guests including Hollywood icons such as Elizabeth Taylor and Bing Crosby, Cunard will be opening up their archives to select photographs that showcase the glamour, grandeur and timeless style for which Cunard has become famous.
"With over 14,000 images stored in the Cunard archives in Liverpool – the founding home port of Cunard Line – we have a wealth of memories from the 1920s to present day to choose from," said Siân Wilks, Cunard Archivist at the University of Liverpool Library. "We are extremely excited to work alongside Mary McCartney to launch the Sea Views exhibition."
In addition to the archived photos that will be exhibited, Cunard is calling on the guests to share any photographs they may have collected over the years when travelling on board a Cunard ship, capturing special moments, amazing views and unique experiences. All images shared will be reviewed, with selected images to be part of this rare, centennial exhibition.
"I'm pleased to curate an exhibition within this treasure trove of 100 years of on board photography. I'm looking forward to exploring the archives and the crowdsourced images to hand pick a portfolio of iconic images that will reflect a century of luxury travel," said British photographer, Mary McCartney
"We're extremely proud of Cunard's 183-year history and particularly of the fact we pioneered the round-the-world voyage 100 years ago. What better way to celebrate this centenary anniversary than by curating a fantastic selection of images from our guests who've travelled with us. We're delighted to be working with the wonderful Mary McCartney to create this exhibition and can't wait to see the unforgettable moments that our guests have captured over the years," said Sture Myrmell, Cunard President.
To find out how you can submit your favourite moment captured on board a Cunard ship, visit www.cunard.com/seaviews and submit your images by 5 February 2023. The centennial Sea Views exhibition will go live in 2023 and more information will be shared on this webpage nearer to the time.
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The Las Vegas Hilton claims it has surveillance footage of Vince Neil from Sunday night ... and hotel reps tell TMZ ... the eye in the sky shows the Mötley Crüe singer never battered anyone in an elevator.
As TMZ first reported, Jessica Radovicz filed a police report claiming Neil roughed her up in a Las Vegas Hilton hotel elevator on September 5.
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At least 100 sickened by cyclospora parasite tied to contaminated fruits, vegetables
An outbreak of the foodborne illness cyclosporiasis, which can leave victims with symptoms lasting for nearly two months, has infected more than 100 people in two states.
The Iowa Department of Public Health said Monday that at least 71 cases of the infection caused by a rare parasite have been reported in that state as of this morning.
Cyclosopriasis is an intestinal illness caused by the cyclospora parasite. People get sickened after eating contaminated food or water. Symptoms commonly include watery diarrhea, loss of appetite, weight loss, cramping, bloating, gas, nausea and fatigue. Vomiting and low-grade fever could occur less commonly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
The diarrhea could last an average of 57 days if untreated. The standard treatment prescribed is the combination antibiotic trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.
The source of the current outbreak is unknown, but cyclosporiasis is often traced to eating fresh fruits and vegetables, the health department said. Most of the illnesses began in mid to late June, with many people reporting they are still ill or have suffered relapses.
At least 35 people in Nebraska were also sickened by cyclosporiasis as of Friday, in an outbreak that's likely related, CBS affiliate KOLN-TV in Lincoln, reported. The outbreak is mostly confined to Douglas County -- the Omaha area -- in the eastern part of the state, according to the Associated Press.
Nebraska epidemiologist Dr. Thomas Safranek told the AP last week that fresh vegetables are likely to blame, but the investigation is ongoing.
The Mayo Clinic reports that before 1996, sporadic cases of cyclospora infection turned up only in people who traveled to developing countries or had a weakened immune system, such as from HIV. But, since 1995, Mayo reports that lettuce, fresh basil and imported raspberries have been implicated in cyclospora outbreaks in North America.
Even careful washing isn't enough to eliminate the parasite that causes the infection, according to the Mayo Clinic.
Every year, about 48 million Americans, or roughly one in six people, get sick from eating contaminated food.


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Many people, when they see me using a calculator in my job, argue about why using now a calculator, when there are so much more powerful alternatives. They always try to convince me about how much better is a spreadsheet, etc.
Let me try to organize my thoughts about what's the point of having a calculator nowadays, when we have computers and, let's not forget, smartphones. If you are reading this, chances are you are as nut about calculators as myself, and you are as well faced with those questions from time to time. I hope then I can give you some elements for discussion. I would like to ask you to post your own reflections, to reinforce my arguments as well.
(Other times I get challenged about collecting calculators, but for that, to be honest, I haven't found any good argument in our defense!!)
In order to systematize the discussion, let's see first which are the most likely alternatives to your calculator (the most likely, not all of them. Remember the HP-01? Or more typically, the Casio watch calculators?)
In this post I will deal with the first ones, leaving the others for a further post
PC running spreadsheets
On one side, it is true that an spreadsheet carries you further and with less effort - and it leaves a trace of what you are doing. You don't need to write with your pencil the intermediate results.
Today spreadsheets have very powerful instruction sets. And it is very likely that what I now think that can't be done with spreadsheets, is more due to my lack of knowledge of the tool than actual lack of that feature. I am now thinking of all matrices-related things.
PC running a mathematical software (like Mathematica)
I have to be honest with you – the last time I used one of these, I was still using MSDOS, when I was studying engineering in the 80's. For me, this option is limited to Academia – which is the environment that would buy and maintain this kind of software. I have to confess that my opinions on this area are based on very out-dated information, and I cannot add value. (here is where you, reader, can join in!)
Before the IBM PC was born, there was a Personal Computer produced by HP – the HP85. It was a fantastic machine, running a BASIC-oriented operating system, with a big number of mathematical operations for the time, and that could be programmed for any kind of mathematical challenge. In this case, some of you could tell me that it was not an alternative to calculators: it was, in fact, a calculator (its CPU was based on calculator CPUs, at a time where 6502, 8080 and Z80 microprocessors were common on other machines)
There were ROMs that enhanced its capabilities in areas that are the realm of calculators: matrices, etc.
PC running a calculator program
I am running in my Mac a couple of different HP15c, a HP42s, a HP41cx, and under the Windows screen in parallels, a HP50g. Even the most advanced scientific calculator (the wp34s), started its life based on the SDK of the 20b - if I am not mistaken. I have written a blog article for the humble Mac OSX calculator, that can be configured as RPN as well.
The choice would be even bigger, were I running Windows as main machine. I have not explored the options for Linux. I might be interested if I still was in the Windows camp, but I moved to Mac and I'm not thinking about changing again.
The discussion of the many working alternatives for calculator programs is well beyond the scope of a single post, and deserves an article or a series of articles from somebody much more knowledgeable than yours truly. Let's focus instead on the advantages and disadvantages:
There are times when you can't use a computer – meetings!
There are two kind of meetings in my company: with and without computers. When you see a meeting where everyone is using a computer, you can assert than more than 50% of the attendees are not really there, but emailing or finishing their presentations for their turn. Therefore, they are not listening to what whoever is speaking has to say.
More and more, some managers are insisting that laptops are closed while the meeting takes place – at least, while they are speaking! Therefore, the calculator is your only alternative to number crunching during a meeting.
As well, in a meeting you need to give a fast answer, and this would be difficult with a computer. With a calculator you can do fast and dirty calculations; with a computer, you lose and inordinate amount of time formatting even the most minute calculation. There is a brain switch that allows you to take approximations and shortcuts with a calculator, but impedes all but a perfect mathematical model when you try to do the same thing with Excel!
As conclusion of part one: it is not clear at all that a computer can take all the work a calculator does. Let's see in part two what happens with the other devices mentioned at the beginning of the article.


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Cutscenes never change zones; they always happen in the same zone. Sometimes it's in a mockup hidden away somewhere else away from the main map, but it won't stop a demorecord when it triggers.
What if it's outside the character spawn radius? Now I want to try this ha I've honestly never even thought to try a record.
Hey, quick note - you can use this - https://dl.dropbox.com/u/33551029/CoH_Demo_Timestamper.exe - to help with the demo recording - it automatically renames the demofiles as soon as they're finished recording, so you can just make a macro to /demorecord and not worry about overwriting the same demofile.
Oh, that's weird. I mean, what it basically does is look up the installation directories for the CoH, Beta and Test, then watches the demo folders to see if any files are being created or changed, then tries to rename that file into a unique filename. It's not very complex, you can just start it and leave it running before or while you're playing. Anyway, I'll poke around and try to see what might be wrong. When you start it, do you get a window with messages like "monitoring {CoH path goes here}?
Sounds like a try/catch out of place. Try this.
New question, and please forgive my ignorance.I know playing back a demorecord requires the game client but will the playback work when the servers go down? Does is require the servers for data?
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Cash is King
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"Where's the needle gone?" you may be asking yourself. Well, half of it went AWOL and the other half landed in my cheek. That's right, I was using the zigzag foot with the straight stitch. Luckily it's only a little scratch. I'm so thankful it didn't go in my eye! I have learnt my lesson. No more sewing until I am well. Boo.
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VISIONS OF HELL, PURGATORY AND HEAVEN by St. Faustina
The following passages are taken from the Diary of St. Faustina and they refer to her visions of Hell, Purgatory and Heaven.
"I saw two roads. One was broad, covered with sand and flowers, full of joy, music and all sorts of pleasures. People walked along it, dancing and enjoying themselves. They reached the end without realizing it. And at the end of the road there was a horrible precipice; that is, the abyss of hell. The souls fell blindly into it; as they walked, so they fell. And their number was so great that it was impossible to count them. And I saw the other road, or rather, a path, for it was narrow and strewn with thorns and rocks; and the people who walked along it had tears in their eyes, and all kinds of suffering befell them. Some fell down upon the rocks, but stood up immediately and went on. At the end of the road there was a magnificent garden filled with all sorts of happiness and all these souls entered there. At the very first instant they forgot all their sufferings" (Diary 153).
"Today, I was led by an Angel to the chasms of hell. It is a place of great torture; how awesomely large and extensive it is! The kinds of tortures I saw: the first torture that constitutes hell is the loss of God; the second is perpetual remorse of conscience; the third is that one's condition will never change; the fourth is the fire that will penetrate the soul without destroying it, a terrible suffering, since it is a purely spiritual fire, lit by God's anger; the fifth torture is conditional darkness and a terrible suffocating smell, and despite the darkness, the devils and the souls of the damned see each other and all the evil, both of others and their own; the sixth torture is the constant company of satan, the seventh torture is horrible despair, hatred of God, vile words, curses and blasphemies. These are the tortures suffered by all the damned together, but that is not the end of the sufferings. There are special tortures destined for particular souls. These are the torments of the senses. Each soul undergoes terrible and indescribable sufferings, related to the manner in which it has sinned. There are caverns and pits of torture where one form of agony differs from another. I would have died at the very sight of these tortures if the omnipotence of God had not supported me. Let the sinner know that he will be tortured throughout all eternity, in those senses which he made use of to sin. I am writing this at the command of God, so that no soul may find an excuse by saying there is no hell, or that nobody has ever been there, and so no one can say what it is like. I, sister Faustina, by the order of God, have visited the abysses of hell so that I might tell souls about it and testify to its existence. I cannot speak about it now; but I have received a command from God to leave it in writing. The devils were full of hatred for me, but they had to obey me at the command of God. What I have written is but a pale shadow of the things I saw. But I noticed one thing: that most of the souls there are those who disbelieved that there is a hell. When I came to, I could hardly recover from the fright. How terribly souls suffer there! Consequently, I pray even more fervently for the conversion of sinners. I incessantly plead God's mercy upon them. O my Jesus, I would rather be in agony until the end of the world, amidst the greatest sufferings, then offend You by the least sin." (Diary 741).
"I saw my Guardian Angel, who ordered me to follow him. In a moment I was in a misty place full of fire in which there was a great crowd of suffering souls. They were praying fervently, but to no avail, for themselves; only we can come to their aid. The flames, which were burning them, did not touch me at all. My Guardian Angel did not leave me for an instant. I asked these souls what their greatest suffering was. They answered me in one voice that their greatest torment was longing for God. I saw Our Lady visiting the souls in Purgatory. The souls call Her "The Star of the Sea". She brings them refreshment. I wanted to talk with them some more, but my Guardian Angel beckoned me to leave. We went out of that prison of suffering. [I heard an interior voice which said] 'My mercy does not want this, but justice demands it. Since that time, I am in closer communion with the suffering souls.'" (Diary, 20)
November 27, 1936 - "Today I was in heaven, in spirit, and I saw its unconceivable beauties and the happiness that awaits us after death. I saw how all creatures give ceaseless praise and glory to God. I saw how great is happiness in God, which spreads to all creatures, making them happy; and then all the glory and praise which springs from this happiness returns to its source; and they enter into the depths of God, contemplating the inner life of God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, whom they will never comprehend or fathom. This source of happiness is unchanging in its essence, but it is always new, gushing forth happiness for all creatures. Now I understand Saint Paul, who said, "Eye has not seen, nor has ear heard, not has it entered into the heart of man what God has prepared for those who love him." And God has given me to understand that there is but one thing that is of infinite value in His eyes, and that is love of God; love, love and once again, love; and nothing can compare with a single act of pure love of God. Oh, with what inconceivable favors God gifts a soul that loves Him sincerely! Oh, how happy is the soul who already here on earth enjoys His special favors! And of such are the little and humble souls. The sight of this great majesty of God, which I came to understand more profoundly and which is worshipped by the heavenly spirits according to their degree of grace and the hierarchies into which they are divided, did not cause my soul to be stricken with terror or fear; no, no, not at all! My soul was filled with peace and love, and the more I come to know the greatness of God, the more joyful I become that He is as He is. And I rejoice immensely in His greatness and am delighted that I am so little because, since I am little, He carries me in His arms and holds me close to His Heart. O my God, how I pity those people who do not believe in eternal life; how I pray for them that a ray of mercy would envelop them too, and that God would clasp them to His fatherly bosom." (Diary 777).


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Did you know there are eight different editions of W.D. Gann's "How to Make Profits in Commodities"?
While the last five editions are very similar except for dust jackets and printing number, the two I am going to tell you about may surprise you.
In 1951, W.D. Gann sold his book business and copyrights to Ed Lambert, his partner. They had printed an edition of "How to Make Profits in Commodities" at the same time.
As part of the business deal, W.D. Gann updated "How to Make Profits in Commodities" with forecasts of the coming years.
A total of eight charts in the back of the book were changed showing forecasts for the next 5 years! Quite a confident and calculated move.
Would you purchase a book showing a reliable forecast for the next 5 years?
The updated charts included May Corn, November Soybeans, Coffee, October Cotton, Cotton Seed Oil, October Eggs, Rubber, and May Wheat.
Did the forecasts come true??
How did W.D.Gann come up with these forecasts? The Ephemeris, his master cycle charts, or his mechanical method as explained in the Commodity Course?
That is up to you to find out-Let us know with a comment what your findings are.
So Ed Lambert, the copyright holder, printed out a second version of the 1951 "How to Make Profits in Commodities" with the updated charts in the same year.
But there are differences…
It's not as easy as looking at the copyright page-as they are EXACTLY THE SAME.
The biggest difference is the addition of the forecasts, but there is an easier way to tell which version you have.
What color is the cover of the book? Blue or Purple? The purple book is the earlier 1951 edition.
There are also variations in the placement of page numbers over the updated charts.
Lastly, Ed Lambert changed the advertising in the rear of the book.
Below are pictures illustrating some of these differences between the two 1951 versions, note the binding colors.
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Who Is This "Eve"?
A scientific "discovery" has captured the attention of the popular press. It seems scientists have "proven" that all modern human beings can trace their ancestry back to one woman living 200,000 years ago in Africa (Cann, et al., 1987). This one woman was nicknamed "Eve"—much to the media's delight. An article in the January, 1987 issue of Time magazine was headed, "Everyone's Genealogical Mother: Biologists Speculate that 'Eve' Lived in Sub-Saharan Africa" (Lemonick, 1987). A year later, that "speculation" became a major Newsweek production titled "The Search for Adam and Eve" (Tierney, et al., 1988). The provocative front cover presented a snake, tree, and nude African couple in a "Garden of Eden" setting. The Bible-story imagery was reinforced by showing the woman offering an apple to the man.
Many people latched onto these findings as proof of the biblical record. After all, didn't they prove what the Bible has always taught—that Eve was the first woman? Others have seen the story for what it is: media hype over a new twist in evolutionary thinking encumbered with questionable assumptions. After some background discussion, several difficulties with the evolutionary "Eve" hypothesis will be presented.
Two questions come to mind in responding to the researchers' claims described above. First, how can they say that our common ancestor was a woman living in Africa? And second, how can they say she lived around 200,000 years ago?
A Female Prerogative
The genetic material in the cell nucleus, with its DNA code, controls the functions of the cell, bringing in nutrients from the body, and making hormones, proteins, and other chemicals. Outside the nucleus is an area called the cytoplasm which contains, among other things, tiny bean-shaped objects called mitochondria. These are often described as the "energy factories" of the cell.
Mitochondria have their own DNA which is used to make some of the mitchondrion's proteins; the nuclear DNA does the rest. The mitchondrial DNA (or mtDNA) is special for two reasons. First, it is short and simple in comparison to the nuclear DNA, containing only thirty-seven genes instead of around 30,000 genes. This makes it relatively easy to analyze. Second, unlike nuclear DNA, which we inherit in a jumbled, mixed-up form from both our parents, mitochondrial DNA is passed on through the mother's line only. Apparently, either the sperm cell does not contain mitochondria, or it is somehow excluded when the sperm enters the egg. So, when the fertilized cell divides, each new cell will contain copies of the egg's mitochondria. Even if we look the "spitting image" of our father, every cell in our bodies is supposed to contain our mother's mitochondrial DNA.
In trying to draw up the human family tree, therefore, researchers have taken a special interest in these minute strands of genetic code. What they are really interested in, however, is the variations in mitochondrial DNA from one group of people to another.
The Daughters are Tested
Although our mitochondrial DNA is probably the same as our mother's mitochondrial DNA, small changes or mutations in the genetic code can arise. On rare occasions, mutations are serious enough to do harm. More often, however, the mutations have no effect on the proper functioning of the DNA or the mitochondria. In these cases, the changes will be preserved, and carried on through the female line to succeeding generations.
If we look further and further into the past, we will find that the number of women who contributed the modern varieties of mitochondrial DNA get less and less until, finally, we get to one "lucky" mother. She would be the only woman out of all the women living in her day to have a daughter in every generation till the present. Coming forward in time, we would see that the mitochondrial DNA varieties of her female contemporaries were gradually eliminated as their daughters did not have children, had only sons, or had daughters who did not have daughters. This doesn't mean to say that we look like this ancestral mother, only that we all get our mitochondrial DNA from her.
To find this woman, researchers compared the different varieties of mitochondrial DNA in the human family. As mitochondrial DNA occurs in small quantities, and the researchers wanted a large sample from each person, they decided to use human placentas. So Rebecca Cann and her colleagues selected 145 pregnant women and two cell lines representing the five major geographic regions: 20 Africans, 34 Asians, 46 Caucasians, 21 aboriginal Australians, and 26 aboriginal New Guineans (1987, p. 32). All placentas from the first three groups came from babies born in American hospitals. Only two of the 20 Africans were born in Africa.
After analyzing a portion of the mitochondrial DNA in the cells of each placenta, they found that the differences grouped the samples by region. In other words, Asians were more like each other than they were like Europeans, New Guineans more like each other than they were like Australians, and so on.
Next, they saw two major branches in their computer-concocted tree of recent human evolution. Seven African individuals form one distinct branch that starts lower on the trunk than the other four. This is because the differences among these individuals are much greater than the differences between other individuals and other groups. More differences mean more mutations, and hence more time to accumulate those changes. If the Africans have more differences, then their lineage must be older than all the others. The second major branch bears the non-African groups and, significantly, a scattering of the remaining thirteen Africans in the sample. To the researchers, the presence of Africans among non-Africans meant an African common ancestor for the non-African branches which, likewise, meant an African common ancestor for both branches. The nickname "Eve" stuck to this hypothetical common ancestral mother, and later fired the media's imagination.
"Eve's" Birthday
Having concluded that the African group was the oldest, Cann and her colleagues wanted to find out how old. To do this, they used what is known as a molecular clock based, in this case, on mutations in mitochondrial DNA. The rate at which the clock is ticking is determined from the accumulation of changes over a given period of time. So if two groups had a common ancestor 100,000 years ago, and if there is 0.2% difference in their genetic code, and if the rate of mutation is constant, then the rate of change is 0.2% per 100,000 years (or 2% every million years).
The researchers looked in two places for their figures. First, they compared mitochondrial DNA from humans with chimpanzees, and used paleontology and other molecular clock data to determine the age of the common ancestor. This, and similar calculations on other species, revealed a mutation rate in the range 2% to 4% per million years. Second, they compared groups in their study that were close geographically, and took the age of the common ancestor from estimated times of settlement as indicated by anthropology and archaeology. Again, 2% to 4% every million years seemed reasonable to them.
As the common mitochondrial ancestor diverged from all others by 0.57%, she lived sometime between approximately 140,000 (0.57 ÷ 4 × 1,000,000) and 290,000 (0.57 ÷ 2 × 1,000,000) years ago. The figure of 200,000 was chosen as a suitable round number.
Theories Offered
The results obtained from analysis of mitochondrial DNA led to the "Out of Africa" theory. It is the idea that the descendants of mitochondrial "Eve" were the only ones to colonize Africa and the rest of the world, supplanting all other hominid populations in the process. If the descendants of Homo erectus groups living in China had mixed with their African counterparts, for example, then a distinct Asian branch would emerge on the tree. However, no other groups show as much variety as the African mitochondrial DNA pool. Further, if non-African females did not contribute any mitochondrial DNA, then it is possible that non-African populations did not contribute any nuclear DNA either. Evolutionists claim that such an interpretation is in accord with archaeologic, paleontologic, and other genetic data (Stringer and Andrews, 1988).
While many have accepted the mitochondrial DNA tree, they differ on the source of nuclear DNA and the humanity of "Eve." Some believe she contributed all the nuclear DNA in addition to the mitochondrial DNA. Some believe she was an "archaic" Homo sapiens, while others believe she was fully human. The exact interpretation is debated because mitochondrial DNA is "something of a passenger in the genetic processes that lead to the formation of new species: it therefore neither contributes to the formation of a new species nor reveals anything about what actually happened" (Lewin, 1987, p. 24).
Rebecca Cann and her colleagues obtained 145 placentas, extracted the mitochondrial DNA, analyzed certain portions of the genetic code, and used a computer program to derive the simplest or most parsimonious solution. All this work was carried out with assumptions, many of which are open to criticism on a scientific basis. Most important, their mitochondrial "Eve" is totally different from the biblical Eve; it is impossible to reconcile the two.
(1) Perhaps the most obvious problem relates to the molecular clock used to date the branches of "Eve's" "family tree" and the appearance of "Eve" herself. Even those involved in the research are uncertain about the assumption of rate constancy. In addition, the "calibrations" of the clock are based on archaeology and paleontology, and involve a reliance on radiometric dating methods, evolutionary interpretations of the fossil record, and evolutionary views of cultural and social development.
(2) Evolutionists place "Eve" in a sequence of developing creatures. Depending on the model used, her ancestors may have been fully human, or an "archaic sapiens species" derived from an African population of Homo erectus. However, the true biblical Eve was the first woman; there were no preceding human or "sub-human" species. Adam called his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all the living (Genesis 3:20). Further, modern humanity owes its characteristics to the three sons of Noah and their wives; the genetic information of all others perished in the Flood. Thus, the most recent common mitochondrial forebear of all people living today would be the common female ancestor of Noah's three daughters-in-law (this woman may have been Eve herself).
(3) Some objections surround the selection of contributors to the mitochondrial DNA sample. As many of the samples came from representatives of ethnic groups living in the U.S., there is a chance that the mitochondrial DNA may have been modified by intermarriages with other groups on the American continent. This limitation was supposedly overcome by excluding any pregnant woman whose family history involved cross-cultural mixing. Cann considered this screening process successful because most of the black Americans shared many mitochondrial DNA attributes with the African-born individuals. However, the possibility of genetic mixing is not eliminated altogether, in which case the results may change with a different sample set. This was the case for researchers at Emory University in Atlanta who, in conducting mitochondrial DNA research, took samples from 700 people on four continents. They also concluded that mitochondrial "Eve" originated around 200,000 years ago, but they suggested the place may have been Asia, rather than Africa. It should be noted that the biblical Eve originated not in Africa or Asia, but in the Garden of Eden—a place no longer in existence owing to the destructive force of the Noachian flood (Bromling, 1989).
(4) As with nuclear DNA, there are questions concerning both the theory and the actual mechanics of the experimental process. For example, is the process of accumulating mutations understood sufficiently? Does the technique assess an adequate proportion of codes along the mitochondrial DNA? Can mitochondrial DNA comparisons be used to indicate family relationships over long periods of time, or are there other complicating factors which would limit such use? These issues arise frequently in the scientific literature, although they are often dismissed as temporary gaps in knowledge. However, research is proceeding as if these answers will do nothing but vindicate the latest findings. Evolutionists derive some solace from their interpretation of the fossil record, which is used to confirm the assumptions and conclusions used in theories of molecular evolution. Such circular reasoning severely limits an unbiased consideration of the data.
(5) Lastly, other scientists find the popular "Out of Africa" interpretation unrealistic. Is it reasonable to expect a population to spread out over the whole world without ever interbreeding with other people? According to Milford Wolpoff of the University of Michigan, "In recorded history, there has always been intermixing as populations moved or villages exchanged wives. I believe we have a long history of people constantly mixing with one another and cooperating with one another and evolving into one great family" (quoted by Tierney, 1988, p. 51). Thus, if the interpretation requires special pleading (i.e., that no interbreeding occurred), then this may throw doubt on the method itself.
Who is this "Eve"? She is a hypothetical creature living tens of thousands of years ago; she allegedly lies somewhere in the evolutionary line of descent from Homo erectus to Homo sapiens sapiens; and she is the supposed source of all the varieties of mitochondrial DNA found in the world today. But she is not the Eve of Scripture; she is not the first female to be made in the image of God; she is not the woman created especially for Adam; and she is not the mother who bore Cain and Abel. The mitochondrial "Eve" issue is a good example of how the media can sensationalize a highly tenuous theory. To them, references to Eve and the Garden provide that additional twist to capture the public's imagination, its attention, and thus its money. Upon further examination, calling this common ancestor "Eve" turns out to be a slap in the face of those people who respect the Word of God. Rather, ample valid scientific evidence exists to show the truth of human origins without having to embrace speculative and unscriptural ideas.
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Bromling, Brad T. (1989), "Will Eden Ever Be Found?," The Restorer, 9[2]:6-7, February.
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Research that purports to confirm Cann's findings has appeared in the years since my article was published (e.g., Vigilant, et al., 1991). Meanwhile, Milford Wolpoff and others have continued to pit their fossils against the molecular data (see the debate in the April 1992 issue of Scientific American). More important, various geneticists have criticized the statistical basis of the "Eve" hypothesis. They have shown that other trees with non-African roots are possible, but that the variation among these computer-generated solutions is so great as to negate any conclusions about human evolution that might be based on mitochondrial DNA (e.g., Templeton, et al., 1992).
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Originally published in Reason & Revelation, April 1989, 9[4]:13-16. Copyright © 1989 Apologetics Press, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Friday, September 30, 2011
Rockstar Music Review
That, one can never predict how an A.R.Rahman melody would flow in a song is common knowledge, but even by Rahman's standards, the flow of the melody in "Phir Se Udd Chalaa" is stunning. Not a single phrase falls in line with your expectation. There is no groove to groove to. There is no hook to hook to. There is no comfort for a listener here, only twists and turns, surprises and more surprises. Rahman does give you a hook – "Tu too du", but by the time you catch hold of it and prepare to settle down with the song, the song ends. But, of course, to give us some comfort, there is that Mandolin hook that Rahman introduces right in the beginning of the song and allows it loop throughout the song. That is how A.R.Rahman, even when he is at his lunatic self in experimenting with melody structures and song patterns, manages not to alienate the listeners. Also, all these thrills, chills and surprises in the melody are never employed in a song at the cost of the mood and emotion.
Who else, but A.R.Rahman could have the audacity to use those zany, delicately stacked "Ya Ya Ya" phrases as the sing-along phrase of a rock song in Jo Bhi Mein. I can not yet hum that phrase while I am not listening to the song. Rahman does not leave even the format of qawwali "Kun Faya Kun" untouched. Yet, the deviations in the structure of the song and not in the melody pattern happen not at Rahman's whim in this song; it seems to have emerged from the demands of the situation in the film. Can Rahman ever settle for just some generic goodness with Qawwali? Rahman whips up an immersive divine fervor in every Sufi-qawwali composition, in the way only he can. Rahman sound, here, is in the melody. In my opinion, ever since Minsara Kanavu, the meaning of "Rahman sound" has changed. Rahman sound, now, is not characterized by dense layers of Synth loops. Even when he decides to build a soundscape with sounds and Synth loops, he does it in a way no other composer in the world could do – sample Aaj Dil from Blue.
These forever revealing layers in Rahman's soundscape are now constructed from real instruments. Like, he does, so brilliantly in the groovy Hawa Hawa with multiple layers of all that is Tango and a middle-eastern tinge. Can Rahman ever go wrong with Middle-eastern stuff? The contour of the main melody in Hawa Hawa song has not yet revealed itself entirely to me, but I am instantly hooked and it is not just because of the Hawa Hawa hook. The melody, with its short phrases and sudden pauses, has an infectious charm despite the zig-zag sharp cuts it takes on its course. And that "Tango for Taj" is a Jaw dropping amalgamation of Tango and Mughal Music. The other instrumental track "The Dichotomy of Fame" with the Jugalbandhi of Balesh's Shehnai and Kabuli's Guitar has a familiar template (Yeh Jho Desh Instrumental from Swades) and yet the rooted flavor of the Shehnai melody makes it a refreshing soother.
With just a single Guitar refrain, Rahman Rahmanizes even an utterly traditional Punjabi melody in "Katiya Karoon". When that guitar refrain looms large in volume, in the final act of the song, the comforting feel it gives to a listener is inexpressible. It spreads a sense of positivity in the aura like no song did in the recent past. Nothing could explain this Rahman's process of Rahmanizing a song better than incredibly funny and funky Seher Mein. A composer (Is it Anu Malik?) is teaching a song to the singer, and what the singer does with the basic melody that is given to him is what Rahman does to turn even the most conventional melody into his own.
Have you been longing for a song like that of vintage 90s A.R.Rahman? Then, "Tum Ko" (or Tum Ho) is for you. The haunting main motif (Aaaaaaaaaah Aaha Haaha), pristine Piano pieces, flute, tinkle bells, breezy strings, soft Synth pads come together to take us to a lonely, romantic wonderland. Want more? There is another version of the song that uses the dulcet registers of Kavitha Subramanian's voice to its advantage, and with even more enchanting layers of Saarangi and Tabla.
Rahman's soundtracks have always been eclectic. I thought Imtiaz Ali would finally make Rahman stick to one genre for the entire soundtrack. But he didn't. Rockstar is amazingly eclectic. Even within Rock, all the rock songs in Rockstar are entirely different from each other. There is the soothing soft rock in the intoxicating Jo Bhi Mein, psychedelic Sufi rock in Aur Ho, generically mixed forms of rock in exuberant Naadaan Parindey and grunge rock in anthemic Sadda Haq. Mohit Chauhan. The spitting anger in Sadda Haq, submission to the supreme in Kun Faya Kun, flamboyance in Phir Se Udd Chala, exuberance in Hawa Hawa, the longing in Tum Ho, the suffocation in Aur Ho – Mohit Chauhan nails every emotion to perfection is all the songs.
A.R.Rahman has always maintained that his music is a collective effort, and that his job is to musically realize a director's vision. Imtiaz Ali's vision has been triumphantly realized by Rahman in Rockstar soundtrack. The music, though enjoyable on its own, is deeply connected to the film which is why you hear a soprano whispering "Tum Ko" melody down underneath Orianthi Panagaris's Guitar interludes in Sadda Haq. A.R.Rahman has come a long way as a "movie" music composer, and that is why he is the darling of all great Indian Filmmakers, and he would remain so. Is there any other Indian Composer, who remained the most sought after by most of the Indian filmmakers (whose films matter), even in his 20th year in business?
29 comments:
- Unknown said...
Good review, was waiting for your review :)
Do you think this is Rahman's best in the recent years? - October 1, 2011 at 2:34 AM
- P.S. Suresh Kumar said...
Most definitely it is.
- October 1, 2011 at 2:55 AM
Feared AR would opt for an À la carte ost like Rock-on and play it safe but boy I was wrong ..how does he continues to push the envelope every single time.
With another 6 tracks in the movie we can only pray that the folks at Tseries would release a CD compilation.
P.S. Relieved to read a music review of an AR album without the phrase 'He is back with bang'. It makes me cringe whenever I read the above phrase since in the last three years he has churned out
Delhi 6,Vtv,Raavan/an,127 hours. - October 1, 2011 at 4:31 AM
Hi Suresh, i have always been a great fan of your articles :):) All these days i was just a silent reader to be honest.. But today i decided to leave a comment since i couldn't resist.. Fabulous review :)This is one mind blowing album from ARR.. Beautiful experimentation,Lot of varieties and most importantly the songs are soulful. Hats off ARR for an amazing album and hats off Suresh for an amazing articulation of your thoughts...
- October 1, 2011 at 7:31 AM
And the maestro does it again, and again, and again... Have'nt yet got my hands on the CD and feverishly hunting all over the place for it!
- October 1, 2011 at 8:47 AM
- kannan said...
Haven't listened to the songs yet, but just noticed something. Have you officially abandoned ursmusically now? First time I'm seeing an album review here (:
- October 1, 2011 at 11:10 AM
- P.S. Suresh Kumar said...
Kannan - I was expecting that someone would ask. My answer is "Yes".
- October 1, 2011 at 6:12 PM
- avinash said...
Whatte album! I hv listened only 9 of them. That too online. Stil to recieve CD. And nw your post on music. M super excited nw to listen to fullfledged soundtrack!
- October 2, 2011 at 2:33 AM
Really enjoyed reading. One of the best reviews of this album. Well done Suresh!
- October 2, 2011 at 8:53 PM
- Aakarsh said...
Nice review! I loved the album! but few songs like the two versions of Tumho and even Sadda Haq didnt click with me! Sadda Haq is catchy for sure but it doesnt give me anything beyond that! Contrary to that, I loved Jo Bhi - a fantastic Pink Floydian execution I must say!
Expected this review on your other blog.
And yes, Thanks for Happi teaser. Looking forward to it now. - October 3, 2011 at 12:10 AM
- P.S. Suresh Kumar said...
In Tum Ko/Ho, on first listen, I also did find the middle portions with stretched phrases aimlessly meandering, but it has sunk in now, for me. If not for nothing, that motif (Aaaaaah haa) gives me goosebumps everytime.
- October 3, 2011 at 12:26 AM
- third eye said...
u put exactly what my heart, mind soul watever is feeling into the most beautiful words.. i look up to Rahman and his work inspires me.. his work talks to me in a secret encoded language i think only true rahman's conssiuers can understand.. thank u :)
- October 3, 2011 at 4:45 AM
- faz said...
Good review! Many reviews said tum ko is odd one in the album. But for me it is one among the favorite in it... I keep on looping it. The saarangi n tabla was awesome... went back to arr's old compositions.. Aur ho was next level of behene de. Good to hear arr in rock version, naadaan parindey.. both sadda haq n naadaan parindey has damn good guitars. Sadda haq is pure anthem!! Bold lyrics by irshad kamil!!!
It is very clear that both a.r.rahman n mohit chauhan would steal all the awards this year.
Rockstar is easily one among the best of a.r.rahman...
Even working for 20 years as musician, his achievements are still unbroken. He still remains as the competition n inspires everyone...
Salute for A.R.Rahman :) - October 3, 2011 at 5:03 AM
- Sriram Sridharan said...
Upon listening to this album, i think you should be writing a detailed review on every song in the album for i guess its worth its salt.
To me, a detailed review of every song by you would be an icing on the cake.
-Sriram - October 3, 2011 at 11:34 AM
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- October 3, 2011 at 3:07 PM
- Blogeswari said...
Haven't even listened to Tum ho, Tum ko yet.Whattodo? End up playing "Phir se" , "ya ya ya" ," Sheher main" ( esp the dialogue bit) "Koon faya" and "Sadda Haq" again n again and again - most of the times same song in a loop for 2 hours .
Rockstar is just superawesome! Takes me to a different world only. - October 3, 2011 at 8:00 PM
its amazing Rahman..!!!!
- October 4, 2011 at 5:20 AM
Good review...
Rockstar is awesome. Can't stop listening. I am eating and sleeping with Rockstar's music. - October 4, 2011 at 6:26 AM
- Harish S Ram said...
for an album full of experimental yet highly appealing numbers - i wonder why they went for 'nadaan parindey' - yes there is some wonderful rock in it - but otherwise it sounds redundant & flat - i didnt find much about that song here - so any opinion?
btw check out my article on arrahman with specific reference to Rockstar : http://bit.ly/q0zx4O - October 5, 2011 at 9:15 AM
- P.S. Suresh Kumar said...
harishsram - Yes. Naadaan parindey is quite a straight-forward melody. Why?I guess, probably we will come to know when watching the film. But, I wouldn't call it "flat". I suspect that A.R.Rahman himself may feature in the song. It is actually the concert song in the climax of the film.
Btw, you have got a nice post there. - October 5, 2011 at 10:25 AM
You got it All Right Sir!! Good so addicted like me are still out there..
- October 5, 2011 at 1:00 PM
Hi Suresh ,
Great review , am a hard core fan of ARR , ll read all arr music review in ur site, u always write wts i my mind which am unable to express to my friends, so i steal few lines from u. Kun faya kun is my fav song ,though am a non muslim ,tis song givs me goosebumps everytime,,
@harishram , nandan parindey is my 2nd fav , - October 12, 2011 at 11:34 AM
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an awesome analysis buddy !! Of course its one of the beautiful album I've heard recently. A R R Rocks truely.
- October 20, 2011 at 5:29 AM
- Breeze said...
I love rockstar music but I do have complaints :-). I expected some music to be repeated which normally happens in most of the movie songs but in rockstar it doesn't repeat. e.g. tum ko (female version), music starts at 00:57 is wonderful but it doesn't repeat. similarly in Haawa Haawa song, starting 01:05 is electrifying and I expected this would repeat but it didn't. since I have fav short phareses like this in most of the rockstar songs, I am rewinding to listen again and again :-).
- October 21, 2011 at 3:45 AM
- Govasool said...
Hi Suresh, sounds you have very good knowledge of music. Its really a nice review. Sada haq in my favo
- November 19, 2011 at 2:24 AM
- Praneel Shah said...
Hi suresh, i am from A R Rahman Fan club.
Your review is Dil se but still i would love reading what people dont know like behind the scenes.
I loved that Orianthi Panagris one and would love to read more like those.
I dont know whether you are hardcore fan of A R Rahman Sir or not, i want you to connect with our huge group and have s sip of A R Rahman's brilliance. - November 26, 2011 at 4:55 AM
Very insightful!! Great article!
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