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Being Stalked by Intelligent Design
By Pat Lee Shipman
Scientists must stop ignoring "Intelligent Design"—religious prejudice disguised as intellectual freedom
Scientists must stop ignoring "Intelligent Design"—religious prejudice disguised as intellectual freedom
I ignored the threat for a long time. I groaned at the letters to the editor in our local paper that dismissed evolution as "just a theory" and proclaimed the superiority of "Intelligent Design" (ID) to explain the world around us. When a particular emeritus professor pestered me with e-mails asking how I explained this or that aspect of the fossil record (How could a flying bird evolve from a non-flying species? Did I think feathered dinosaurs were real?), I answered him time and again—until I realized that he was reading neither my answers nor the references I suggested. When this same man stood up, yet again, after a lecture to read a "question" that was actually a prepared statement about ID, I rolled my eyes.
But on October 18, 2004, the school board in Dover, Pennsylvania, changed its official curriculum, mandating that: "Students will be made aware of gaps/problems in Darwin's theory and of other theories of evolution including, but not limited to, intelligent design. Note: Origins of life will not be taught." The new policy required teachers to read to their biology classes a four-paragraph disclaimer questioning the validity of evolution and suggesting that students consult ID literature. Seven biology teachers in Dover refused to comply and risked their jobs by writing a powerful letter to the superintendent of schools, Richard Nilsen. The letter read, in part: "'INTELLIGENT DESIGN' IS NOT SCIENCE. 'INTELLIGENT DESIGN' IS NOT BIOLOGY. 'INTELLIGENT DESIGN' IS NOT AN ACCEPTED SCIENTIFIC THEORY." (Emphasis in original.)
Dover is a small town not far from my home. I became alarmed—ID was in my neighborhood, and it was harming the teaching of science by confusing it with religion. I and many other colleagues signed a petition in support of the embattled teachers. Since the actions of the school board last fall, 11 parents, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and Americans United for Separation of Church and State, have filed a lawsuit to stop the reading of the disclaimer and the teaching of ID in science classes.
The main premise of ID is that the living organisms on Earth are so complex and so intricately constructed that they cannot plausibly have arisen through the unguided action of natural selection, so there must be an "intelligent designer." (This entity is usually identified as God, but in a deposition taken January 3, 2005, Dover Superintendent Nilsen suggested that the "master intellect" described in an ID textbook might also be an alien.)
In rhetoric, the line of reasoning used by ID advocates is known as an argument by incredulity. Because what is entirely plausible to one person is ludicrously unlikely to another, arguments by incredulity are inherently weak. ID is not a scientific theory amenable to testing, but an opinion, a philosophical preference, a belief. That fact made it easy for me to dismiss the ID movement as scientifically unimportant.
I might have settled back into complacency had I not learned that students in the public high school in my town—a town dominated by a major university—can "opt out" of learning about evolution if their parents send a letter to the school. Allowing students to "opt out" of learning the basic facts and theories of biology is about as wise as allowing them to "opt out" of algebra or English: It constitutes malfeasance.
Do not mistake my objection. If my neighbors and their children wish to believe in Intelligent Design as a matter of faith that is fine with me. What I object to most strenuously is the presentation of a religious belief as a scientific theory in a science class.
Nearly everyone educated in science agrees that there is neither controversy nor debate over the fundamental premise of evolutionary theory: Species evolve over time through the mechanism of natural selection (differential survival and reproduction) acting on variability produced by genetic diversity and mutation. Evolutionary theory is the unifying theme of all of modern biology, witness statements from many groups, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Association of University Professors, the American Geophysical Union, the American Chemical Society, the American Institute of Biological Sciences, the American Physical Society, the National Academy of Sciences, the National Center for Science Education, and the National Science Teachers Association. As the late, great geneticist and evolutionary theorist Theodosius Dobzhansky, a devout Christian, explained in the title of his famous paper, "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution." Others agree that evolutionary theory is compatible with a belief in God, such as the Bishop of Oxford, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the late Pope John Paul II (despite one cardinal's recent reinterpretation of his writings).
The threat posed by ID became more real to me when colleagues at Ohio State University—professors Brian McEnnis (mathematics), Jeffrey McKee (anthropology) and Steve Rissing (evolution, ecology and organismal biology)—became involved in an extraordinary situation. A Ph.D. candidate in science education, high school teacher Bryan Leonard, wrote a dissertation on the following research questions: "When students are taught the scientific data both supporting and challenging macroevolution, do they maintain or change their beliefs over time? What empirical, cognitive and/or social factors influence students' beliefs?"
Leonard described his project and identified himself as a graduate student at OSU during his testimony at the evolution "hearing" put on by the Kansas Board of Education in May 2005. One of the Ohio State professors called the Graduate School to learn more and discovered that Leonard's thesis defense was scheduled for June 6, 2005. The trio wrote a letter to the dean of the school on June 3 requesting that Leonard's dissertation defense be postponed until several problems were investigated. First, they argued that Leonard's research questions contained a fundamental flaw:
There are no valid scientific data challenging macroevolution. Mr. Leonard has been misinforming his students if he teaches them otherwise. His dissertation presents evidence that he has succeeded in persuading high school students to reject this fundamental principle of biology. As such, it involves deliberate miseducation of these students, a practice that we regard as unethical.
Second, they asked if Leonard had received approval to experiment on human subjects and if he had followed the prescribed protocol; universities that fail to follow exacting procedures for human experimentation may lose federal funding. Finally, they questioned the composition of Leonard's dissertation committee, which lacked expertise in both science education and evolutionary biology, the subjects of his dissertation. Two members of the committee—professors Glen R. Needham from the Department of Entomology and Robert DiSilvestro from the Department of Human Nutrition—had publicly supported the teaching of ID and denied the validity of evolution.
At OSU, Ph.D. committees are required to have one member from outside the candidate's college to ensure that correct procedure is followed. The outsider on Leonard's committee was an assistant professor in French and Italian who resigned and was replaced by Joan Herbers, dean of the College of Biological Sciences. Immediately after the replacement, Leonard's adviser, an expert in teaching with computers who had "inherited" Leonard as the former student of a departed faculty member, requested that the defense be postponed.
These events prompted me to take ID seriously, and this movement scares me. Now I feel like a jogger in the park at night who realizes that she is far too isolated and that the shadows are far too deep. At first I ignored that faint rustling behind me, convincing myself it was just wind in the leaves. Louder noises made me jump and turn around, but I saw nothing. Now I know that I and my colleagues in science are being stalked with careful and deadly deliberation. I fear my days are numbered unless I act soon and effectively. If you are reading this, the chances are that you are in the same position.
The Intelligent Design movement is a deliberate campaign to undermine the teaching of science in America, and the evidence of this intent is brazenly posted on ID Web sites. The movement's founder and chief theorist, lawyer Phillip Johnson, and most of its advocates are fellows of the Center for Science and Culture at a conservative think tank called the Discovery Institute. The Center's publicly stated aims include:
challenging various aspects of neo-Darwinian theory; ... developing the scientific theory known as intelligent design; ... [and] encouraging schools to improve science education by teaching students more fully about the theory of evolution, including the theory's scientific weaknesses as well strengths [sic].
With these statements, the Center hides its true agenda behind a false claim that it is promoting intellectual freedom when, in fact, it is doing the opposite: stunting intellectual growth by encouraging students to believe that a scientific theory is the same as a philosophical assertion.
Intelligent Design is part of a calculated strategy that Johnson calls the "Wedge," referring to the tool used to split a solid object—in this case, the cornerstone of biological science. According to a document that appeared on the Discovery Institute's Web site in 1999, the goal of this plan is "nothing less than the overthrow of materialism and its cultural legacies." The document also makes sweeping, inaccurate claims such as "new developments in biology, physics and cognitive science raise serious doubts about scientific materialism and have re-opened the case for a broadly theistic understanding of nature." This statement is pure propaganda. (The document can still be found on the Discovery Institute's Web site by searching for "wedge," although it is now prefaced by 12 pages of insistent justification.)
In the ID lexicon, "scientific materialism"—the idea that the world around us can be explained without resorting to supernatural forces—is the enemy. ID advocates favor instead something they call "theistic realism," which "assumes that the universe and all its creatures were brought into existence for a purpose by God." The most revealing word in this statement is assumes. Scientists rely not on assumption but on evidence, and there is none for ID. Theistic realism and ID are statements of religious faith, which does not require evidence.
The Discovery Institute promotes Intelligent Design with a sophisticated scheme that floods the public with academic-sounding conferences, op-ed pieces (written by Fellows of the Institute who do not always identify themselves as such), press releases, media coverage, teacher-training seminars and materials, classes in the "defense and proof" of Christianity, audiotapes, books, and special briefings for members of Congress. The core of this strategy is to keep saying that evolutionary theory is controversial until—despite all the evidence to the contrary—people start believing it. As Johnson cynically told an interviewer:
[Y]ou have to have people that talk a lot about the issue and get it up front and take the punishment and take all the abuse, and then you get people used to talking about it. It becomes an issue they are used to hearing about, and you get a few more people and a few more, and then eventually you've legitimated it as a regular part of the academic discussion. And that's my goal: to legitimate the argument over evolution. . . . We're bound to win.
A special five-year goal of the Center is publishing 100 scientific or technical publications in support of ID, but here they have failed. Philosopher Barbara Forrest of Southeast Louisiana University, who has written extensively about the rise of the movement, searched the peer-reviewed scientific literature exhaustively and failed to find a single published paper in which scientific data support Intelligent Design.
The success of the ID movement to date is terrifying. In at least 40 states, ID is being considered as an addition to the required science curriculum in public schools. This year a poll by the National Science Teachers Association showed that one-third of science teachers feel pressured to include ID, creationism or other "nonscientific alternatives" in their science classrooms. Some teachers are so intimidated by the threat of parental complaints that they skip material dealing with evolution in their classes.
And on August 5, President George W. Bush endorsed the teaching of intelligent design in science classes so that students learn "both sides of the debate." This comment explicitly parallels the talking points of the Discovery Institute, revealing the reach of its persuasive campaign. In response, John H. Marburger, III, director of the federal Office of Science and Technology Policy, flatly stated, "Intelligent Design is not a scientific concept."
The ID movement is more than an attack on biology because evolutionary theory unifies the life and earth sciences with physics and chemistry. If ID is accepted as a credible science, then the most basic definition of a scientific theory and the fundamental principles of the scientific method are not being taught. Johnson is right: ID can be the wedge that splits science wide apart.
Science education is already in trouble in the United States, particularly in comparison to other countries. On international tests, U.S. students in the 4th and 8th grades score at or above the average in scientific literacy and mathematics, but by the time those students reach the end of high school, they have slipped to 19th out of 21 nations in science and math, according to the most recent data for each age group. As the scientific preparedness of American students falls, others fill the gap. At American institutions in 2001-2002, 41 percent of those receiving doctoral or professional degrees in biological science, engineering and physical science combined were international students. Similarly, in the 2000 U.S. Census, 44.9 percent of the Ph.D.s in life science who worked in industry were foreign born. Should Johnson's vision come to pass, these numbers are likely to worsen, and our country will jeopardize its position of leadership in many kinds of scientific research, including medicine, agriculture and biotechnology.
ID is an insidious attempt by a religious caucus to impose its views on the whole country. The avowed aim of ID advocates—to undermine science and replace it with their personal religious convictions—amounts to a form of prejudice that is both poisonous and horribly frightening. Inevitably, young people will suffer most. As Francisco Ayala wrote in "From the President" (July-August 2004), science training will be a fundamental necessity in the technological world of the future.
As scientists, we must stop ignoring the ID movement. It won't go away. Each of us must learn to avoid jargon in order to communicate better with the public. Every scientist should become a mentor; share your experience of the wonder and beauty of science! Finally, critically, we must expose Intelligent Design for what it really is: religious prejudice masked as intellectual freedom.
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SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Elliot Johnson, the last piece of the Royals' trade with Tampa Bay, will join a large group of candidates for bench roles when full-squad workouts begin on Friday.
If the Royals go with 12 pitchers and one backup catcher, there will be just three spots for reserve infielders and outfielders. The in-camp contenders will include infielders Johnson, Miguel Tejada, Irving Falu, Xavier Nady, Brandon Wood, Christian Colon, Anthony Seratelli and the loser of the second-base battle between Chris Getz and Johnny Giavotella. Potential extra outfielders are Jarrod Dyson, David Lough, Endy Chavez, Luis Durango, Willy Taveras and Nady.
Manager Ned Yost will do some tinkering as he evaluates the group.
"We're going to do a lot of stuff. Tejada's going to play third, second, short and first. Falu is going to play some outfield. Nady's going to play some outfield and some third and first in Spring Training," he said. "We're going to look at Elliot at second, shortstop, some in left and maybe a little in center -- just to see what we've got. Try to be as versatile as we can."
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Most Americans think a GOP Congress would be better at running the economy, but few can tell you just what that means.
Voters have high hopes for Republicans. By every indication, they plan to send a lot more of them to the next Congress, maybe even enough to take control of the House of Representatives.
It's not hard to understand why voters are unhappy with President Obama and his Democratic Congress. They're tired of waiting for the economy to improve. They want a real recovery, with real jobs and pay raises, and they're unhappy about the rapid growth of government and a corresponding escalation of the deficit. They believe the national debt is out of control. And they blame Obama for most of that.
Republicans have been fueling that anger but so far have been relatively shy about offering alternatives. They promise to change that by offering a policy plan in September, after a monthlong recess they'll use to listen to voters and craft ideas. A lot is riding on that plan -- at least in terms of voter hopes.
A recent poll by the Benenson Strategy Group shows just how much. The survey, conducted for Third Way, a moderate think tank, found that voters are counting on the GOP to come up with fresh ideas. Almost two-thirds said they expect Republicans to promote "a new economic agenda that is different" from former President Bush's agenda. And that's what they want. By 49% to 34%, they said if the choice is between Obama's economic agenda and Bush's, they prefer Obama. They don't want to go back to the old ways.
So far, though, a return to the Bush era is exactly what Republicans have offered. As the expiration of the Bush tax cuts draws near, several GOP leaders have gone on record saying they want them all extended, and they insist there is no need to find offsetting savings to avoid exploding the deficit. Republicans have long argued that tax cuts grow the economy and pay for themselves, though the numbers don't show that. The first round of Bush tax cuts came in 2001, and the 2002 deficit rose to 1.2% of GDP (from a surplus in 2000). The second round of tax cuts came in 2003, and the 2004 deficit rose to 3.5% of GDP. There were other factors involved -- notably higher spending for the war against terrorism and a recession, and Republicans say the deficit would have been worse without the tax cuts. But that argument -- that it would have been worse otherwise -- is the same one they dismiss when Obama uses it to defend the 2009 stimulus, which incidentally included more than $300 billion in tax cuts.
There are things that Republicans can usefully propose. A more pro-business policy that removes the uncertainty would help a lot, though businesses probably need to expect more regulation as long as Obama is president. A revamping of the tax code is sorely needed, but it has to be something other than cuts and more cuts. A resolve to work with the debt commission's whole package of ideas, including tax hikes and entitlement cuts, is a necessity. More than anything, a real plan to create jobs is needed.
Still, even if Republicans take back the House, delivering on their goals won't be easy -- not with Democrats controlling the Senate and White House. It will take bipartisan cooperation, which has not exactly been plentiful. Two years of complete gridlock may satisfy those Obama critics who just want to stop him in his tracks, but by itself, it won't get the nation any closer to a more stable and prosperous economy.


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Iowa threatened, but couldn't stop Jeremy Hill.
The LSU running back carried 28 times for 216 yards and and two touchdowns, including a 37-yard score late in the fourth quarter, to push the Tigers to a 21-14 win over Iowa in the Outback Bowl Wednesday afternoon in Tampa, Fla.
Hill's touchdown didn't seal things for LSU, though, despite putting the Tigers up by 14 with just over two minutes left. That's because Iowa's Jordan Cotton returned the ensuing kickoff 96 yards to the LSU four, and after an official review overturned a C.J. Beathard fumble to an incomplete pass he hit Kevonte Martin-Manley for a touchdown.
LSU recovered the onside kick to seal a win that wound up being closer than it probably should've been. While LSU was without Zach Mettenberger, who tore his ACL in the Tigers' regular season finale, its offensive and defensive lines dominated the line of scrimmage to the point where the Hawkeyes didn't have much business being in this game.
As a team, Iowa rushed 37 times for 76 yards, an average of 2.1 yards per carry. Starter Jake Rudock was ineffective (9/22, 102 yards, 1 INT) before suffering an injury late in the third quarter. Beathard, a redshirt freshman, took over for the final 15 minutes and nearly brought the Hawkeyes back into the game — but he threw an interception in the red zone on a fourth-and-one play that likely doomed his team's comeback chances.
Freshman Anthony Jennings started for LSU and completed seven of 19 passes for 82 yards with an interception.


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Just look into the skies to witness the achievements of women! Throughout history, many women were able to enter the cockpit and became pilots despite countless challenges. Today, as female pilots fly in the skies, they are inspired by legends.
Raymonde de Laroche is one of the most memorable female pilots in history. Answering the question of who is the first female aviator with her documented flight in 1910, Laroche is accepted as the world's first female pilot.
Born in Paris as a daughter of a plumber, Laroche was greatly fond of sports during her childhood. Always on the move, she had various interests during her life. In her youth she acted under the name of Raymonde de Laroche. She also used this name in her later career.
Her interest in motor vehicles led her to airplanes after watching an airshow. She learned how to fly from a friend of hers who was a successful aviator. Finally reaching the skies as a licensed pilot, Laroche broke down the prejudices such as women could not fly planes demonstrating that being a pilot had no gender.
Known as "Sister Gökmen" before the Law on Family Names, Bedriye Tahir Gökmen had a great passion for flying. In 1932, she enrolled to 'Vecihi Sivil Tayyare Mektebi', the first civilian aviation school in Turkey established by the famous aviator, Vecihi Hürkuş.
Gökmen, ignoring being regarded strange as the sole woman among 13 students, attended the aviation classes with great enthusiasm. As she was working as a civil servant, she attended the aviation school early in the morning and all weekends. Despite the fact that her passion never hindered her work, she got some negative reactions in the institution she was employed, however she did not quit. In 1933, she began to fly as Turkey's first female pilot. When the institution where she worked tried to fine her, it was cancelled due to Turkish Aviation Association's intervention.
In order to continue her aviation career she applied for a test. As the only airplane of the school was out of service when the committee came for the test, this test could not be carried out. Despite Vecihi's persistent efforts, the test was not conducted again, and Gökmen could not continue her aviation career. Afterwards, she was fired from her work, and no further information is available regarding her life later. In spite of the various challenges she faced, nothing stood in Bedriye Tahir Gökmen' way to engrave her name in history as Turkey's first female aviator.
Probably the most famous female aviator of all time, Amelia Earhart was the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Born in Kansas, Earhart played basketball during her childhood then she learnt vehicle maintenance. With her fields of interest and lifestyle, even in her youth she showed that she had no regard for gender discrimination.
During World War I, Earhart worked as a nurse and extensively watched how pilots trained. While as a student at Columbia University, she had the chance to fly for the first time and began her aviation training in 1921. During her career, she set many records and wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences. With her achievements both as a pilot and writer, she became an inspiration for all women around the world.
During an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe, she disappeared with her colleague Fred Noonan in 1937 never to be seen again. Last seen departing from Lae with Howland Island as the intended destination, an extensive search and rescue operation was undertaken for 2 weeks. The mystery of her disappearance continues to this day. Amelia Earhart represents women's achievements in the history of aviation.


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We receive a great deal of questions about our new ESN (European Style Nymphing) fly rods. If you want to learn more, read this review by Kirk Deeter from MidCurrent
The more I dabble with European nymph fishing techniques, the more of a believer I am in their effectiveness. I recently had an opportunity to fish a 10-foot, 4-weight version of Sage's just-introduced ESN (for European Style Nymphing) fly rods, and I'm also becoming more of a believer in the "special rods for specific techniques" school of thought as a result.
It shouldn't have come as a surprise. I like to bass fish also, and accept the notion that one needs a certain rod action for chucking crankbaits, another for finessing tube jigs, and right on down the line
When you think about it, fly fishing nymphs in the Euro style is essentially tube-jigging for trout. It's all about feel.
Indeed, these ESN rods are exceptionally supple, and that translates to feel as those heavy flies tumble through currents and (hopefully) meet the resistance of a trout inhaling them. Shorter and much lighter than a switch rod, longer than the norm—yes, side-by-side, and cast-for-cast, there is a tangible difference between the ESN and the standard all-around #4 weight I use to throw dry flies and nymph fish in the high-stick style. I did sacrifice some casting distance and versatility, but I more than made up for it in hookups. And I can definitely see this rod translating to other effective uses, like fishing from a float tube with small flies, dibbling wet flies… even teaching my young son to refine the cast, because every feeling vis-a-vis weight transfer of the line is so clean.
If you think about it in golf terms, you wouldn't hit every shot with a driver (though I guess you could). Sometimes you need the seven-iron, sometimes the wedge, inevitably/always the putter. Mind you, at just under $700 retail, ESN costs about what a full set of irons does. But with the growing interest in Euro nymphing in all parts of the country, I think ESN will indeed find a place in many anglers' hearts. It's worth playing around with and feeling for yourself the next time you're in a shop that sells them. It might just flip your switch.


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Martin Lynch-Gibbon tells this story, he informs the reader, because it is about his loss of "great peace," "the end of the old innocent world," and about how he "was plunged into the nightmare" his life has become. An essential part of his peace is his relationship with Georgie Hands, his lover of two years. Even though she had become pregnant with his child and had had an abortion, this did nothing to disrupt his sense of peace and tranquillity, for—because she had dealt with the abortion alone, an illustration, he thinks, of her "toughness, and the stoical nature of her devotion" to him—the ordeal had been "painless" for him. Another essential aspect of his peace is that his affair with her has remained a secret; its "being so utterly private" is part of its "charm," he informs her. It is appropriate, then, that Martin should begin his retrospective tale by describing himself and Georgie together in her apartment, a few days before Christmas, the two of them having just made love together, and staring into each other's eyes. It is appropriate because this scene with her—wherein he assures her that he is certain that his wife, Antonia, does not know about their affair, and wherein he assures the reader that "there was no one in the world at whose feet I would . . . have lain in such an attitude of abandonment" as that expressed by Georgie when she prostrates herself at his feet—represents his "very last moment of peace...."
Martin rests, reading, in the wake of his peace later that same afternoon as he awaits Antonia's return home from a session with her psychoanalyst, Palmer Anderson. Anderson has been Martin's friend for four years and Antonia's analyst for only a few months. According to Martin, her analysis is "all for fun," merely something to keep her occupied. When Antonia returns home, however, she brings with her a truth that becomes for Martin a "bad dream": She informs him that she and Anderson have been lovers for some time and that they have decided to marry. Antonia wants to remain close to Martin, even though divorced from him. Indeed, she and Anderson have decided that they "can't do without" him. "We shall hold onto you," Anderson later tells Martin, "we shall look after you." Also important is what Antonia and Anderson expect of Martin in terms of a reaction to their affair: They expect him to refrain from using "bitter words" and to act "civilized and intelligent...." While the reader may find such expectations unrealistic, they are characteristic of the society portrayed in this novel—a society devoid of passion and conviction, a society wherein sensibilities are cultivated to pass for love. Martin is a product of this society, and with the help of large amounts of whiskey and wine, he is equal to the expectations of his wife and her lover—until Honor Klein arrives in London to visit Anderson, her brother.
There is "something primitive" about Honor, and she "certainly has power in her," Georgie says to Martin in the novel's first chapter (Honor was one of Georgie's professors at Cambridge). When Honor arrives in London, she impresses Martin as being like a triumphant, "powerful captain," who is quite capable of forcing others to "bend" to her will. What she bends are the carefully arranged lives of Martin, Antonia, Georgie, and Anderson. She discovers Martin and Georgie's secret affair, for example, and then informs Antonia and Anderson about it; she introduces Georgie to Martin's older brother, Alexander Lynch-Gibbon (an introduction Martin had deliberately avoided in the past because he feared that Alexander, as he had done several times before, would woo Martin's lover away from him), and Georgie not only falls in love with him but also accepts his marriage proposal. The upshot of Honor's apparent intrusion into Martin's already unbalanced life is his increasing dependence upon alcohol, his...
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You've seen these items drop in some heroic instances. They're these epic high powered gems that used to say Unique on them. I had a Luminous Fire Opal drop twice in heroic Shattered Halls last night. Sadly my Resto Shaman only got one because some Enhancement Shaman I know need rolled on the other one. This Enhancement Shaman, to my knowledge, has no INTENTION of healing or going resto *GLARE*. I could've used 2 of these Fire Opals *sniff*.
Definition of Unique-Equipped Courtesy of WoW Wiki
If an item says it is "Unique-Equipped", it means that you can have only one of those items equipped at any one time. You can have as many as you see fit in your inventory, but only one actually equipped to one of your items.
This is mostly to prevent absurd overpowering of characters with amazing gems, but still allows them to craft and sell them to others even when they already have one.
I know I'm not able to socket the same epic gem on the same item. I can put it on separate pieces. The definition on WoWWiki confuses me though. From what it says, if I were to socket Luminous Fire Opal on my pants and my chest I can't equip both of them at the same time?
Ergh, if only I had both of them to socket then I could determine it for myself! 🙁
Thus ends my QQ post.
Blog updates
Solved my Archives problem for the time being. Thinking ahead, I know that eventually my archives will stretch for a long time since that's how WordPress organizes it. Instead of just showing months on a sidebar or on the bottom, I transferred it so that it now has it's own page. It's even got a search (as if my world needs more search boxes). I'm considering doing away with either the search on the bottom or the one on the side.
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Do you use Twitter? I've been using it for a while and now you can follow me on it. I added a plugin that displays recent "tweets" which includes new blog posts (for those that don't use any kind of RSS reader) converted into a tiny URL. My original plan was to display excerpts of my latest post (up to 50 characters or something) in that same spot. But technical problems have forced my hand and Twitter is my plan B.
Have to fix these sooner or later *sigh*.
I know there's a lot of WordPress bloggers that read my page. I was thinking about doing a piece on the weekends compiling all the plugins that power World of Matticus. Definitely not WoW related. That's why I was going to put it up on the weekend.
My cousin's in town and she's leaving tomorrow. After I get home from dinner with the family, I want to write up a piece on this amazing addon. It will either be up tonight or up tomorrow morning. If you're a raid officer or leader or healer, then pay attention to this piece because it will definitely be of interest to you!


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Daughter-in-Law is Very Understanding
Inside Heavenly Hall, the Emperor was holding his chest and leaning back against the throne. Zhang Yuan raised his voice and shouted: "Call for an imperial physician! Quickly call for an imperial physician!"
After Feng Yu Heng and Xuan Tian Ming entered Heavenly Hall, she immediately went forward to help examine the Emperor. She found that the Emperor's pulse was indeed a bit weak; however, there was nothing too serious. It was normal for an older person to have a weaker pulse, especially someone that had experienced such a shocking thing. Because of the shock, his blood pressure soared. Temporary tightness in the chest and shortness of breath were normal.
She put down his wrist and gently said: "Father Emperor, no need to worry. There is nothing too serious. When the imperial physicians come in a bit, father Emperor can be at ease."
Not only did the Emperor not seem happy after hearing that he was fine, he became angry. Grabbing Zhang Yuan, he said: "It feels off. We feel as though the sky and ground are spinning, and my head hurts. It's uncomfortable!" Saying this, he slid down, giving Zhang Yuan a scare, as he quickly had someone help him support the Emperor.
Xuan Tian Ming helplessly reminded the Emperor: "That's enough, there are still four people waiting to be tried."
The Emperor held his chest and said: "Just lock them away first. We are truly feeling unwell. Just now, someone must have injured Us. My chest is hurting a great deal, and I am unable to breathe."
Feng Yu Heng raised an eyebrow, was it really that serious?
At this time, a group of imperial physicians rushed forward to examine the Emperor. The result of their examination was no different than what Feng Yu Heng had said, but the Emperor continued to complain about discomfort, leaving them with nothing that they could do, so one imperial physician said: "It's most likely to be heat stroke, right?"
Zhang Yuan had been holding the Emperor up and felt his body seem to tremble slightly. Glancing sideways, he saw him slightly look at the imperial physicians then grimace a little. It was clear that he was not too satisfied with the diagnosis of heat stroke.
Zhang Yuan seemed to have understood something, smirking slightly. Glaring at the Emperor, he very helplessly said to the imperial physicians: "How could it be heat stroke? It's clear that he suffered too great of a shock in addition to having been having been hit during the fight, I fear that his Majesty has suffered internal injuries."
The list of severe symptoms left the imperial physicians dazed. One of the more frank physicians rushed to say: "Impossible!"
Feng Yu Heng, however, interjected at this time: "It's possible! How could it be impossible! Everyone saw the situation with their own eyes. His Majesty is advanced in his years. He must have suffered a great shock. Eunuch Zhang, quickly help his Majesty to the inner hall to rest. This county princess will personally treat him."
Zhang Yuan rejoiced and thought to himself that county princess Ji An really was the most sensible. It was no wonder the Emperor liked her so much. Thus he quickly called for people to help move the Emperor to the inner hall.
Feng Yu Heng said to the imperial physicians: "There is no need to panic. If anyone asks, just say that his Majesty was given a fright by the people of Qian Zhou, and this county princess has personally gone to handle the treatment."
The surrounding imperial physicians saluted county princess Ji An and thanked her for her grace. They then wiped away the sweat on their foreheads and left.
The officials inside the hall were left afraid. Qian Zhou's people had suddenly rebelled, and they actually dared to try and assassinate the Emperor. If it was not for his Highness the ninth prince and county princess Ji An being present, perhaps the Emperor's safety would have been hard to ensure. Even if this was the case, the Emperor had been given a shock. It was clear how shocking the day's events were.
All of the officials began to discuss the things that had just happened. General Ping Nan personally watched over the four people from Qian Zhou that had been captured. Aside from the fainted Feng Kun, the other three were tied up with their hands behind their backs, sitting back to back. Their mouths were stuffed with cloth, and their bodies were covered in countless wounds. This caused the floor to become soaked with blood.
Xuan Tian Ming looked for a while then said: "Throw them into the prison in the mountains. Lock them up separately. Also, spread this prince's order. Search the entire city for anyone from Qian Zhou, including Princess Ru Jia and…" As he spoke, he looked at Feng Jin Yuan, who had a face filled with terror; however, he still said the words that froze Feng Jin Yuan's heart completely: "And the Feng family's head wife, Feng Zhao Jun."
Feng Jin Yuan dropped to the ground, both of his arms supporting his body. He was unable to say a single word. The hall immediately fell silent, and the sweat dripped from Feng Jin Yuan's forehead onto the floor of Heavenly Hall. That sound entered the hearts of the people around, as a single thought filled their minds: Perhaps the Feng family is done for.
But General Ping Nan did not feel this way. Regardless of what county princess Ji An's relationship was with the Feng family, to the outside world, she was the Feng family's second daughter. All of her glory was still completely related to the Feng family, especially in the hearts of the citizens of Da Shun. She saved people, and she produced steel for Da Shun. County princess Ji An was the Feng family's daughter. This daughter of the Feng family was currently hard at work with producing steel. If something happened to the Feng family at this sort of time, that would freeze the hearts of the citizens!
Sure enough, as General Ping Nan expected, Xuan Tian Ming said: "At the time Prime minister Feng married Qian Zhou's eldest princess, this prince also asked around. At that time, it was because Gu Shu's prince had come to ask for her hand in marriage that prime minister rose up and married her. You are a meritorious official of Da Shun. This rebellion by Qian Zhou is unrelated to Prime minister Feng, you may rise!"
These words had cleared Feng Jin Yuan of guilt. But everyone understood that whether or not he was guilty, it was all a result of giving face to county princess Ji An. Of course, without county princess Ji An, it would not be unexpected if the entire Feng manor was executed along with Kang Yi.
Feng Jin Yuan naturally understood this reasoning. Unfortunately, he was not someone that understood how to give thanks. If it was said that he felt jealous of Feng Yu Heng before, ever since Feng Yu Heng had severely injured the third prince, Feng Jin Yuan had felt only hatred for this daughter.
Just like in this moment, it was clear that the Feng family had escaped this crisis thanks to Feng Yu Heng's merits, but after he got up, he still glared at Feng Yu Heng in the inner hall. He did not speak the resentment that filled his eyes.
After he finished glaring and felt that he had finished venting, he prepared to return to the group of officials to watch the next development.
Who knew that his glare would be noticed by Feng Yu Heng, "Why is father glaring at me? Do you have any objections with his Highness' arrangements?"
When she said this, the imperial guards in the palace were still going about their business. Even General Ping Nan had gone to capture the people from Qian Zhou.
Feng Yu Heng's words had caused some indignation among the officials. Of course, this indignation was directed at Feng Jin Yuan. They felt that Feng Jin Yuan was too shameless. The ninth prince had found an excuse to allow the Feng family to live in order to give county princess Ji An face. It was fine if he did not give thanks, but why would he still glare at her? Was he ill?
A person that was frank and outspoken loudly said: "Does Prime minister Feng feel that the Feng family should not be excluded? As the family of Qian Zhou's eldest princess, you should also be locked up in the prison in the mountains!"
Feng Jin Yuan became frantic and angrily said: "What a bunch of nonsense!" He then said to Feng Yu Heng: "Father does not have any objections, nor did I glare at you. It's just my eyesight. I cannot see clearly and wanted to see a bit better."
"Oh." Feng Yu Heng nodded, "Eye diseases are small matters. Daughter will examine you at a later time, and you will be able to get better." After saying this, she turned to say to Xuan Tian Ming: "There is nothing I can do about the earlier matters. I will go to the inner hall to check up on father Emperor."
Xuan Tian Ming nodded, "Go." After thinking a little, he added: "As I see it, the old man is most likely given a slight prick. Just stick him with a few needles, and he will be fine."
Feng Yu Heng thought to herself, how could I dare. Father and son were father and son, but a daughter-in-law was still an outsider. I need to do things as he says and not take any shortcuts.
In the inner hall of Heavenly Hall, there was a warm pavilion. It was where the Emperor rested. When Feng Yu Heng arrived, the old Emperor was saying something to Zhang Yuan. When she was still quite far away, she gently cleared her throat a couple times. Zhang Yuan heard this and quickly stood up from the Emperor's side. He then sighed and said: "Your Majesty, you must listen. This servant has not had enough of taking care of you. That group of bastards from Qian Zhou is still waiting to be personally taken care of by you. You absolutely must hold on!"
The Emperor lay on the bed with a very weak expression, his mouth partially opened. Following what Zhang Yuan said, his mouth opened and closed, and he looked very weak. Seeing Feng Yu Heng walk up, he finally squeezed out some words, saying to Zhang Yuan: "Little Yuan, how many years have you been with Us?"
Zhang Yuan counted quickly: "Almost 20 years. This servant was born in the palace. Thanks to your Majesty's grace, my life was saved. Ever since the beginning, I have been helping take care of your Majesty along with my master."
"Hah!" The Emperor sighed, "It's already been so long. If We died, you would definitely be very sad."
Zhang Yuan was so angry that he was nearly unable to continue speaking, but he still forced himself to continue, "Your Majesty will live a long life. You will definitely find peace."
"Nonsense!" The Emperor suddenly became angry, loudly shouting: "What peace is there to find? We are already like this. What peace is there?" Following this, he felt that he seemed too lively, thus he quickly began pretending once more, "Little Yuan! Why can We not breathe?"
Zhang Yuan quickly went forward to pat his back. While doing this, he said: "Your Majesty, calm your anger. Perhaps the anger came too suddenly, and your shouting caused this."
Feng Yu Heng listened to the master and servant converse and repeatedly rolled her eyes. She only thought to herself that Zhang Yuan just did not have any 21st-century knowledge; otherwise, he would definitely be saying: Can't breathe? You ran out of oxygen from shouting.
She could no longer stand to watch this scene, as she took the initiative to feel the Emperor's pulse. Zhang Yuan carefully looked at her and asked: "The shock that his Majesty suffered this time, could it be… quite serious?"
Feng Yu Heng was quite helpless and simply asked him: "Guess."
Zhang Yuan was quite immodest, "Then this servant will guess… serious!"
"Good!" She nodded, "Since eunuch Zhang said it's serious, it's serious."
"Oh, my dear county princess!" Zhang Yuan was on the verge of tears, "What this servant says does not count. You must say it yourself."
Feng Yu Heng put the Emperor's hand back under the blanket and happened to see a sly look from the Emperor. How could she still not understand what was going on?
Thus she gently patted the back of his hand and consoled him: "Father Emperor, do not worry. Daughter-in-law understands your thoughts."
The Emperor was startled then immediately felt a little embarrassed, not wanting to admit it, "What thoughts do We have? Don't speak nonsense."
"No thoughts?"
She was startled then immediately said: "Then A-Heng was wrong. I hope father Emperor will forgive me." She then immediately said to Zhang Yuan: "I will write a prescription for father Emperor to help ease his nerves. After eating the medicine, go to sleep, and he will be better in the morning. I also ask eunuch Zhang not to go out and speak nonsense. Father Emperor's body is fine. There is no illness at all."
"Wait a moment! Wait!" The Emperor suddenly sat up in bed, grabbing Feng Yu Heng's sleeve, "What is the rush?" He was a little too embarrassed to continue, as he glared at Zhang Yuan.
Zhang Yuan was helpless and could only say: "County princess, please do not continue troubling this servant. This servant does not have it easy!" While saying this, he tugged at the Emperor, "Lie down. Lie down first. I have never heard of a severely ill person that could suddenly sit up."
The Emperor managed to react and quickly lay back down in bed, but he continued to look at Feng Yu Heng expectantly.
She slightly sighed then said: "Father Emperor, don't worry. Daughter-in-law will definitely do as you please." She then said to Zhang Yuan: "Qian Zhou's people came to the palace and raised chaos. Father Emperor was given a great shock and fell unconscious and has yet to wake up. Would eunuch please go inform the imperial concubines to come to Heavenly Hall to attend to the ill!"


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Rafael Nadal through to doubles semi-final in Chile
The former No. 1-ranked Nadal moved easily around the court, showing no signs his left knee was bothering him.
Rafael Nadal's knee held up for a third straight day as he won a doubles match at the VTR Open on Thursday, and he will get twice the workout on Friday.
The Spaniard teamed with Juan Monaco to reach the doubles semifinals with a 6-2, 7-6 (4) victory over Guillaume Ruffin and Filippo Volandri; his third match in three days after being away from the game for seven months with an ailing left knee and a stomach virus.
Nadal will play fellow Spaniard Daniel Gimeno-Traver in the singles quarterfinals on Friday, and is scheduled to play later the same day in doubles with Monaco against Argentines Carlos Berlocq and Leonardo Mayer.
This is exactly the type of test he'd been looking for as he tries to get his body back up to the level where he can challenge the likes of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray again.
Nadal and Monaco addressed the crowd on the court after winning, but skipped a news conference, having done four since arriving in Chile.
"I'm very happy to play again and enjoy things here in Chile," Nadal said. "It's a real pleasure playing with a friend."
Standing alongside, Monaco added: "I'm happy to be able to help at his side."
The former No. 1-ranked Nadal moved easily around the court, showing no signs his left knee was bothering him.
"He is worrying about his knees, he's worried about his health. He's worried about getting back to a good competitive level," his spokesman Benito Perez-Barbadillo said.
"He's not worried in a negative way," he added. "What he cares about is to be healthy and be ready to be competitive at every level he plays and to be at the same level as he was playing before."
Nadal has said it may take months to get back to that level and, despite winning seven French Open titles, he said he feels like that event in May is still "light years" away.
Nadal won his last of eight doubles titles last year with Mark Lopez in Indian Wells. He has won 50 titles in singles - 11 in Grand Slams.
Nadal is being treated like a rock star in Chile, where he had never played until this week. News stories have turned up some distant relatives in the South American country, and papers are picking up every flattering word he says.
"I feel like just another Chilean," he said Wednesday - a quote that showed up in the headlines of several Chilean newspapers.


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A major league source said Monday that the Yankees have interest in White Sox left-hander Matt Thornton if Williams starts making moves. Thornton was also said to be of interest to the St. Louis Cardinals in a report on the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
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A major league source said the Cardinals remain interested in [Edwin] Jackson, and [Colby] Rasmus is receiving interest from two American League East teams.
UPDATE: Other White Sox links: Mike looks at the Edwin Jackson/Matt Thornton for Colby Rasmus trade rumor, James recaps the past week and comments on many more things, J.J. looks at some spring training game-worn jerseys, and Brett Ballantini calculates the Sox player values for the past 10 days.


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Hillary Clinton won applause from supporters in North Carolina for her performance in Monday night's debate.
They greeted the Democratic presidential candidate with cheers on Tuesday after Clinton asked if they saw her first face-off with Republican rival Donald Trump.
Clinton said she was happy to have the opportunity to lay out her vision for the United States. She said she has an "old-fashioned idea that if I'm asking for your vote, to actually tell you what I want to do."
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Clinton also urged supporters to register to vote. She predicted record turnout in November.
Trump briefly addressed his first faceoff with Clinton during a Tuesday afternoon appearance near Miami's Little Havana neighborhood. The audience was largely Cuban-American.
Trump described the debate as "an interesting evening" and said more than 80 million people watched it. He said he tried not to think about the large television audience.
He said, "I think we did very well." He suggested he was the winner in virtually all post-debate polls. That's despite many Republican leaders and voter surveys suggesting that Clinton came out on top.
Trump called it, "a very big moment, a very important moment."


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Seahawks' free agent outlook: Keeping band together will be tough
USA TODAY Sports will provide a snapshot of each team's roster and considerations heading into free agency, which officially begins March 11 at 4 p.m. ET:
Prominent free agents: WR Doug Baldwin (RFA), DL Michael Bennett, CB Brandon Browner, DE Red Bryant (released), TE Kellen Davis, RT Breno Giacomini, K Steven Hauschka, QB Tarvaris Jackson, S/ST Chris Maragos, TE Anthony McCoy, DT Tony McDaniel, DT Clinton McDonald, OL Paul McQuistan, FB Michael Robinson, WR Sidney Rice (released), DE/OLB O'Brien Schofield, WR Golden Tate, CB Walter Thurmond
Issues: When you've claimed the Lombardi Trophy, issues are all relative. But like all teams, the Seahawks have bridges to cross. QB Russell Wilson and all-pro DBs Richard Sherman and Earl Thomas will be at the front of the line for new contracts in a year. More immediate decisions must be made on Bennett, Hauschka and Tate, all players Seattle would like to have back. Releasing Bryant and Rice should give GM John Schneider enough leeway to deal.
Our advice: Bennett, who can create pressure from the edge or up the gut, ought to be given priority over Tate, who's still an important cog given what he does on special teams and as a downfield blocker in addition to his receiving contributions. A bit surprising reliable Hauschka didn't get the relatively cheap franchise tag for kickers, so we'd try to get something done quickly given how well he's held up in Seattle's elements. McDaniel, Thurmond and Giacomini would be on the next tier, provided Schneider is comfortably in position to handle his primary business in 2015.
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Colin's birthday is always such a busy, exciting day.
My entire pregnancy with Colin, I prayed and asked God for one thing: "Please, please, please....don't let this baby come on Halloween. Any other day but that one."
God knew best. :) I went into labor the day before, but Colin took a whopping 25 hours to get here--so a Halloween birthday it was!
Before he left for school, he paused a minute to show me how old he is!
Every time I take a picture of Col these days, I marvel at how big he is getting.
Something about those giant grown up teeth make him look so big!
After we got Col and Cam off to school, Ethan helped me bake and decorate some cupcakes. Between Cameron's birthday, the Fall party at school, and Colin's birthday, he's becoming quite proficient at it!
Lola was so excited when we got in the car and I told her we were going to see Colin!
....and one of Daddy's co workers thought E's costume was so good that he deserved some early candy!
Then, it was off to school. As soon as Colin saw us, he was all about showing Lola and E off to his class!
She stood in the front of the room with him while the class sang, "Happy Birthday"....
....and Ethan sat next to him and shared a few giggles during cupcake time.
Scratch that. LOTS of giggles.
These two could barely eat their cupcakes, they were laughing so hard!
Lola made her self right at home in Colin's chair.
When it was time to leave, I grabbed my camera and snapped a couple
shots of Lo out in front of the school.
Running from Mommy...she did not want to get back in the car! *giggle*
Miss Sassy--love her expression here, and how her hair almost glows in the sun!
*cutest leopard ever*
When the boys got home, it was time to get changed and head out for Trick-or-Treating!
Lola ended up with two costumes this year--so we did one during the day and one at night!
We were so fortunate to have our very good friends come with us this year for the candy grab. We had quite the crew--a Ninja (please don't miss the blood dripping down his sword--Shane was proud of that one), Wolverine, a little lady bug, Buzz Lightyear, Cinderella, and Iron Man!
Lola could not wait to go! I love the blurry picture....you can really see how fast she was moving!
She was always a few steps behind...but didn't seem to mind.
Every single one in the party fell at one time or another.
It's rough trying to move around in those costumes.
Love this one of me and my little love bug.
All in all, it was a wonderful day. We still have the big birthday "bash" (tomorrow night) so there is more celebrating to come! A great Halloween, great friends, a great birthday....can't ask for more!


text: JAMES ELLROY is the author of 13 novels, each grander in scale than the last. Perhaps best known for "L.A. Confidential" and "The Black Dahlia", both of which were adapted to film, Mr Ellroy writes books that are often part of a short series and almost always door-stoppers. But his latest work, "Shakedown", is a dramatic departure: it is a slim, one-volume, digital-only novella.


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Mark Abma is a professional big mountain freeskier from British Columbia, Canada and is one of the industry's most popular athletes, both for his smooth, aggressive style and his outgoing personality. Mark grew up as a competitive mogul skier before switching to park competitions in his late teens. In 2003 he got a chance to film with Matchstick Productions and he hasn't looked back since, filming in every MSP film since, as well as several Warren Miller and Poor Boyz movies. Abma has won the Powder Video Award for Best Male Performance two times, in 2005 and 2007.
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2010 Fall Mens Milan Fashion Week Runway Collections From Dolce & Gabbana, Burberry, and Alexander McQueen 2010-01-20 04:50:22
Milan Fall '10 Menswear Is Smokin'
Milan Fall '10 Menswear Is Smokin'
As much as I enjoy womenswear, there's something about Milan Men's fashion week that gets me so excited. Besides the obvious — hot eye candy — it's fun to see the latest and who dares to push the fashion envelope. For Fall '10, we noticed a trend toward pants tucked in boots and a ton of collar love. Designers such as Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen, Gucci, and Burberry, to name a few, put it all out on the runway, and we're dying to see more. What I would do to be in the middle of this man stampede at Dolce & Gabbana . . .


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I was wondering if there is an easy way to find the maximum size that is supported by Linux sockets? (Is this configurable? If so where?)
For example, most of the socket examples found on the web send "Hello Socket" or some such other small string, however if I put the whole of War And Peace into the socket, when does it break?
As everything is a file, is it the maximum file size? How is it coordinated when sockets connect different file systems?
I'm most interested in stream sockets.


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Agnes Water Beach - an unspoilt haven and Queensland's most northerly surf beach.
Located just one hour south of Gladstone, the beach is famous for its picturesque surrounds, surfing, kitesurfing and standup paddle boarding.
Each year in the sand and surf comes alive with exciting events including the 'Reef2Beach Longboard Classic' and 'Agnes Water Triathlon'.
Main beach is located a short walk from the Agnes Water town centre, or (limited) car parking is available near the beach.
When you've had enough of the white sands and blue waters, head to a nearby Cafe and enjoy the sensational Queensland weather.
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As you can see they had lost interest - ha! I was afraid Lexie was going to raise her hand and ask if she could have another hand stamp. But noone asked and they were all just happy to get up and explore.


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Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof is joining forces with Election author Tom Perrotta to create a drama series for HBO based on Perotta's 2011 book The Leftovers. The project will be Lindelof's first return to a television project since leaving Lost's Island two years ago (leaving fans with plenty of strong emotions about the show's finale), and is part of a recently signed three-year deal with Warner Bros TV. Lindelof and Perotta will write the new series together.
The Leftovers takes place after the Rapture, but is about the people who didn't make the cut. In addition to co-writing the series, Perotta and Lindelof will also serve as executive producers, along with Ron Yerxa and Albert Berger. If the series moves forward (it's currently in development) then Lindelof will also serve as showrunner. Hit the jump for what Lindelof has to say about the book, how the series might differ, and why he's not interested in doing another show with "wackadoo mythology" (that was my favorite part, Damon).
Speaking to Vulture about the project, Lindelof said:
"When I got the book, I fell deeply and passionately in love with it. I think that even from the moment I read the logline for the book, it was something I wanted to be vicariously a part of as opposed to just enjoying it as a consumer."
Lindelof sped through the novel and asked around immediately if anyone had the TV or film rights to it. HBO had snagged the project already, and Lindelof asked his agents to let HBO know of his interest if they decided to pursue developing it. Though he was not interested in being involved with another story with the aforementioned "wackadoo" aspect, he said he was drawn to the world the project creates (where there is a definite, factual deity) because:
"You can't be an atheist anymore. It takes us back in time to a place in human history where everyone's lives were dictated by the gods of Olympus or the gods of the heavens. [The book] tries to explain the purpose of it all, and that lined up with the meta level of Lost."
Speaking of Lost, Lindelof also was interested in the fact that it was a "cool morality tale."
"We all look at ourselves in the mirror and think, 'Am I good?' The fact that there's this reaping which occurred, and you don't make the cut, some of us don't feel worthy, seemed very ripe territory for a cool character drama."
Sound familiar? (We have to go baaaaaack!) As for the television series though, Lindelof acknowledges that the novel would only give enough to sustain two or three episodes, which means that he and Perotta will have to greatly expand the scope and depth of the source material. But as far as the mystery and puzzle of what happened to those who were taken, Lindelof was of course quiet, except to say that it would be central to the story. He realizes, however, how stung many Lost fans were with the ending of that series, and their (our) apprehension at him attempting something similar once again:
"I told Tom to brace himself for people asking [about the Rapture mystery] as the first question. And then I told him, 'I don't know if you know this, but I sort of have a reputation for not answering things. I guess I can't help myself. I'm sure there's a certain subset of viewers who watched Lost until the bitter end and will say, 'I'm just not going to put myself through that again.' But I'm so incredibly magnetized to this concept and the people in this story. It's firing all my creative pistons in a way they haven't been fired since Lost."
As long as donkey wheels, balls of light from magic caves and polar bears are avoided, it'll be a good start. Just don't tell him what he can't do!


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Josh Ln takes a peek inside the Enterprise, Serenity, and the Millennium Falcon, and what he finds is surprising. Instead of the usual network of corridors and engines, he uncovers animal-like skeletons beneath the surface of science fiction spaceships.
Ln offers prints of his skeletal spaceships at Society6, where he also has colorfully monstrous images of RoboCop, Power Rangers, Boba Fett, and Darth Vader.
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(CBS News) LONDON -- Rebel fighters inside Syria tell CBS News they welcomed the prospect of the U.S. getting more involved to help them in their fight against President Bashar Assad's forces and international backers.
They couldn't quite believe what they were hearing. The announcement came at a crucial time for the rebels. They're struggling to keep morale up in the face of weapons and ammunition shortages, after being dealt a decisive military blow with their defeat in the strategic town of Qusair. That defeat also marked the first time that fighters from the Iranian-backed, Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah -- branded a terrorist organization by the U.S. -- openly fought alongside the Syrian army in significant numbers.
With a large-scale government offensive now imminent in Aleppo, Syria's largest city, rebels are fearful they might lose more vital pockets of territory. Direct involvement from the U.S. might just provide them with the lifeline they desperately need right now.
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The rebels have been warning for some time that they don't stand a chance against President Assad's forces -- who enjoy the full support of Russia, Iran and Hezbollah -- without greater backing from their allies in the West.
Rebel leaders were to meet again with Western officials Friday in Turkey to stress that message. With their repeated warnings that Iran and Hezbollah are poised to gain significant traction in the region if the opposition loses, the rebels have struck the West's Achilles heel.
Some are skeptical that the decision to adopt a more muscular policy in Syria has anything to do with the Assad government's alleged use of chemical weapons. According to the White House's own assessment, Assad's chemical weapons have killed somewhere in the region of 100 people, of the more than 92,000 killed during the two-year-plus war.
The question now is whether the rebels will get the heavy anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons they say they need to bring down the Assad dictatorship. This would be a complex undertaking, to say the least.
The rebels are fragmented and disorganized. There is a lack of cohesion and coherence among the many different groups, and there are looming fears that heavy weaponry could get into the hands of extremist groups with ties to al Qaeda, who have joined the uprising in significant numbers.
It's worth noting that in its remarks to journalists on Friday, the White House would not say what weapons it was planning to provide the rebels, or when it would begin handing them over. A U.S. diplomat confirmed to CBS News at the beginning of June that even American shipments of non-lethal aid to the rebels were still "at least" weeks away.
Many civilians in Syria are simply hoping for an end to what they call "the terror from the skies": the relentless bombardment of civilian areas by Assad's helicopter gunships and fighter jets. They are hoping for some type of no-fly zone to be established, a safe haven where they might seek refuge.
This isn't a simple prospect, either. Assad's army has a good air defense system and the Russians are believed to be poised to send them a more sophisticated system of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's top adviser on foreign policy said Friday that Russia wasn't considering sending the S-300 systems to Syria, at least "not yet," and he scoffed at the White House announcement, saying the intelligence of chemical weapons use does "not look convincing."
The adviser, Yuri Ushakov, also warned that U.S. military support for the Syrian opposition would undermine efforts to get both sides to the negotiating table for a conference slated to take place in Geneva next month.


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make (one's) bones(redirected from make our bones)
make (one's) bones
1. To kill someone in order to obtain membership in a criminal organization. Used in this way, the phrase is often associated with the Mafia. A: "Has Johnny Dukes made his bones yet?" B: "Not yet, he's still a low level guy."
2. To solidify one's reputation. He made his bones as a big city detective before joining our town's police force.