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Carrier's Closing Statement (2006)
Wanchick Failed to Make His Case
Naturalism Is True
The best methods known for ascertaining the facts have only discovered results corresponding to naturalism. Wanchick hasn't shown otherwise. The results of inferior methods cannot supercede the results of superior methods, because, by definition, the probability of an inferior result being false is always higher than that of a superior result being false. Wanchick hasn't shown otherwise. Therefore, we should believe what superior methods confirm over what they don't, so we should believe naturalism rather than not. Wanchick hasn't shown otherwise. BAN stands.
Wanchick hasn't presented any fact that's better explained by basic theism (BT) than by Carrier naturalism (CN). But I've presented several facts that are better explained by CN than BT, including: (a) the absence of clear evidence for the expected moral activity of a BT God (ADI); (b) that humans have vulnerable, harmful, and inefficient brains instead of efficient, harmless, and invulnerable minds (AMBD); (c) the otherwise unexpected size, age, and lethality of the universe (ACA); and (d) the absence of clear evidence of direct creation rather than undirected physical processes of development (ACA). Since BT explains nothing better than CN, and CN explains several things better than BT, CN is a better explanation of what exists than BT. Wanchick hasn't shown otherwise. Since we should believe a better explanation over a worse one (again, Wanchick hasn't shown otherwise), we should believe CN and not BT. BANBE stands.
Wanchick failed to explain how the proposition "God exists nowhere" can be logically compatible with the proposition "God exists." Nor has he provided sufficient reason to believe there is any place that God exists. ANL stands. He has also presented no evidence that any disembodied mind exists, nor sufficient reason to believe a disembodied mind even could exist. All the evidence we have supports the conclusion that minds only exist when generated by a material system, and Wanchick hasn't proven minds can exist without one. Therefore, no evidence supports either the possibility or the actuality of an immaterial God. Since demonstrating BT requires demonstrating the existence of an immaterial mind, and Wanchick hasn't done this, he hasn't demonstrated BT. APM stands.
Theism Isn't True
Leibnizian Cosmological Argument (LCA)
I don't know whether "nothing exists" is logically possible.[1] Wanchick argues it isn't, because he claims God is a necessary being. But if any necessary being exists, it could be a universe or part of a universe as easily as a god. Wanchick still hasn't shown otherwise. Nor has he shown "nothing" is impossible. Insisting "a possible state of affairs" must contain "something" simply begs the question, for a zero-state is still a state. And since "nothing" would contain no propositions at all, he can't claim it would contain "contradictory propositions."
Wanchick challenges my claim that there's no scientific consensus whether everything (including space-time) began, by falsely claiming I "merely footnote" my own claims about multiverse theory. But I linked to quotations of many scientists, including a Scientific American article, "The Myth of the Beginning of Time," all declaring a lack of consensus.[2] I later quoted Hawking himself, and other leading cosmologists, confirming that lack of consensus.[3] Nothing else Wanchick argues changes the fact that the scientific community isn't certain whether time began.
Wanchick also claims my ANL refutes the existence of other universes. But other universes consist of spatial locations, and the ANL is only stated against nonspatial locations.[4] There is evidence supporting the existence of other regions of space not visible to us, including the possible existence of other universes.[5] If Wanchick wishes to concede that God exists in some other universe and thus has a spatial location after all, then he can avoid the ANL, but must abandon BT and lose this debate.
Wanchick hasn't demonstrated "the only way an originating being can be necessary is if it's necessarily created by a necessary being." And he begs the question when he claims "a being that can cease isn't necessary, since there's a possible world where it's nonexistent." For if there's a necessary being that necessarily ceases, then there isn't a possible world where it's nonexistent. Wanchick says everyone assumes every substance has an explanation, but people also assumed the Sun revolved around the Earth. Facts often defy common sense.[6] Wanchick still hasn't demonstrated that "what we conclude about effects within a universe" will "necessarily apply to the universe" itself, or that universes are the sorts of things that have explanations. And despite what Wanchick says, I've demonstrated elsewhere that it's logically impossible for any ultimate explanation to exist,[7] and I have presented plausible natural explanations for this universe.[8]
Wanchick falsely claims I provided no argument for the impossibility of a timeless, spaceless agent. But I did.[9] He still hasn't provided an adequate response.[10] The ANL stands, and he still offers no explanation for how God could think about creating time before any time in which to think existed. Wanchick complains that I routinely "extrapolate from our experience to reality as a whole" yet allegedly claim this can't be done. Wrong. I only claim we cannot make assertions without evidence. Wanchick asserts that places and things exist that we have no evidence of. I don't. Wanchick also asserts, again without evidence, that something observed of one category of object or circumstance (effects in a universe) also applies to a completely different category or circumstance (events outside a universe)--a fallacy of false analogy. Thus his claims are fallacious or unsupported.
Kalam (KCA)
Wanchick has provided no valid demonstration that everything that begins must have a cause or even probably has one, nor has he proved the universe began.
Wanchick falsely claims "the lack" of a starting point "only means one could never begin traversing an infinite" but that's the same fallacy as before. It assumes the conclusion: that there is no infinite series. But if we assume there is, then having no beginning is irrelevant.[11] Wanchick claims "the present" can only exist at the end of an infinite series, but that doesn't change the fact that, as I said, "there are an infinite number of actual places" where the end of an infinite series could be. That there are an infinity of numbers before the number eight on a number line doesn't mean the number eight cannot logically exist. So, too, "the present," if, like the number eight, it also stands at the end of an infinite series. Wanchick claims even though there are no logical contradictions in transfinite mathematics, nevertheless there are "metaphysical absurdities." He never explains what this means, or how it's so. He simply repeats the same fallacy of applying finite arithmetic to transfinite sets.[12]
Wanchick never refutes the fact that "we have no knowledge of what might hold outside the controls of the known universe." He claims knowing there is "no timeless causation" counts, but that's a logical impossibility. Wanchick hasn't shown that it's logically impossible for a universe to exist uncaused. And he can't argue for this inductively without committing the fallacy of false analogy.[13] Wanchick appeals to "intuition," but that's demonstrably unreliable when dealing with circumstances and objects with which we have little or no experience--like the origins of time or space, or the behavior of things at subatomic or astronomical scales (consider the counterintuitive facts of relativity theory and quantum mechanics).[14]
Finally, Wanchick falsely claims I said "the potential" for nature to exist "didn't exist because there was no time or place for it." I said "there was never a time when the universe didn't exist," which means there was never a time when its potential didn't exist. Then Wanchick claims he meant God is an "ontological" cause, not a temporal one. But if so, then he's failed to demonstrate his sixth premise, for we have not observed whether "every substance that begins to exist has a nontemporal ontological cause." In fact, the only "ontological cause" we have ever observed is a universe, and if Wanchick is now allowing that "the cause could've occurred simultaneously with the start of the universe," then that cause could be a part of that universe.
Design (CDA)
Neither Wanchick nor Robin Collins has demonstrated a "vast scientific consensus" that "a life-permitting cosmos" is too improbable to have arisen without intelligent design. Collins has never published any peer-reviewed scientific research, not even in cosmological physics, so his statements cannot supercede those of actual accomplished cosmologists like Paul Davies or Martin Rees.[15] Even so, Collins says he's "at least sympathetic" to chaotic inflation theory, "it should be taken seriously," and in fact "it's by far the most popular theory today."[16] But contrary to what Collins and Wanchick claim, there's still no scientific demonstration that any multiverse theory requires intelligent fine-tuning. The Pauli-exclusion principle, for example, can't even be "finely" tuned, since it only has two values, on and off, and if it can be tuned at all, it is tuned by chaotic inflation, not for chaotic inflation. The same goes for the cosmological constant, which in chaotic inflation varies from one region of the universe to another, determining what forms there.[17]
Finally, I have provided support for the conclusion that "our universe is more epistemically probable given CN."[18] Wanchick provides no reason to expect the universe to be as lethal, old, and large as it is if BT is true, nor to expect so much scientific evidence of natural causes of development and so little for direct acts of intelligent creation. If we've no reason to expect it, then the probability isn't high. In contrast, if CN is true, then these features constitute the only way we know the universe could be, and therefore the probability is virtually 100%.
Knowability (AFK) and Beauty (AFB)
Wanchick falsely claims "if the universe hosted intelligent life almost anywhere else, the vast information from solar eclipses, geological findings, cosmic background radiation, etc., couldn't be obtained." The cosmic background radiation is as observable from anywhere in the universe as anywhere in the universe is observable to us (which is pretty much everywhere civilization is likely to evolve). All nontrivial information gained from "solar eclipses" (like confirming that gravity bends light) or "active cores" (like seismographic studies of Earth's interior) can be gained without them, while any environment removing these resources (like a planet without a moon or active core) is statistically unlikely to evolve a civilization anyway.[19] Ultimately, Wanchick presents no evidence that Earth is in any better overall position to learn physics or chemistry, or any other facts of the universe, than any other planet on which civilization is likely to have evolved.
Wanchick also hasn't demonstrated any principle of "objective beauty" that's been intelligently designed into the universe and aids in discovering true physical theories, or for any purpose at all. He hasn't given an example or demonstrated this claim is true for it. So this claim is unsupported. Scientists have instead found our beauty response to be partly evolved for its survival value and partly learned from our culture and experiences.[20] No scientific evidence confirms any other conclusion.
Evil (AFE) and Morality (MAG)
Wanchick begged the question when he asserted evil must be a departure from design, and now he strangely accuses me of begging the question when I point this out. Wanchick's the one making the argument. So he's the one who must demonstrate evil is what he says it is and not something else. Instead, all he does is continue to beg the same question by simply asserting his moral opinions, without demonstrating they're anything other than his natural feelings derived from his needs and desires as a member of the social species Homo sapiens. Wanchick must demonstrate it probably isn't (or can't be) the latter. He hasn't.
Psychologists and sociologists agree acts like rape entail psychological, physical, and social consequences that cause a net risk of harm to an actor's own happiness, while embodying virtues prohibiting such behavior, like respect and compassion, causes a net increase in the probability of genuine happiness. This follows from our nature as conscious, social animals, as I've demonstrated elsewhere.[21] This means the moral value of human beings derives from two scientific facts not true of other animals: our consciousness of the consequences of our actions to others and ourselves, and being social animals dependent upon a functional civilization. Wanchick presents no evidence our moral value stems from any other fact. So he's failed to demonstrate any moral truth coming from any supernatural source.
Ontological Argument (WOA)
Wanchick argues something is necessary, but he still hasn't proven God is that something, or that "nothing" is impossible.[22] We can still imagine possible worlds without a god in them (as in Taoism or a state of nothingness), therefore God cannot be a necessary being. And for all we know, the universe is a necessary being, or some part of the universe is, which caused everything else to exist. Until Wanchick proves this logically impossible, he can't claim God is logically necessary.
Likewise, Wanchick cannot refute the existence of ME without also refuting the existence of MG.[23] Wanchick claims "evil requires human existence," but that can be no more true than "good requires human existence." Yet according to Wanchick's reasoning, if a good being "needs" humans, he "thus wouldn't be necessary (since humans aren't necessary)." Conversely, if "needed," they would be necessary. Hence Wanchick cannot use this argument against ME without refuting MG. Likewise, even Wanchick admits his God "could refrain from designing,"[24] but adds if a god can so refrain, then that god cannot be necessary: so his God cannot be necessary. Again, Wanchick cannot use this argument against ME without refuting MG.
Finally, Wanchick cannot claim evil is by definition a departure from some other design, because "evil" must be the opposite of "good," and Wanchick has already defined "morally good" as acting "in ways consistent with the moral code most Christians accept."[25] Therefore, ME would act in ways not consistent with that moral code, which doesn't require going against any previous design. Therefore, since Wanchick cannot refute ME without also refuting MG, and Wanchick doesn't accept ME, he cannot accept MG.
Resurrection of Jesus (ARJ)
I haven't room to address every false or dubious claim Wanchick makes about the Resurrection. None of Wanchick's arguments establish that the origin of Christianity is better explained by supernatural causes than natural ones. He concedes there's no expert consensus that it is, nor even a consensus whether the tomb of Jesus was found empty. Wanchick now claims "scholars widely denounce hallucination theories," but scholars also widely defend them. Again, there's no consensus for him to rest on. And since conclusions based on inferior methods cannot supercede those of superior ones, no argument for the supernatural can rest on shaky ground like this.[26]
Wanchick hasn't proved the tomb was found empty, or that the body wasn't stolen or misplaced, even though when bodies go missing everyone rightly assumes those are by far the most probable explanations. Wanchick claims the actual visions launching Christianity were somehow different from others, but the evidence is insufficient to prove this. For example, Wanchick asks, "Why would these varied contexts give way to identical visions?" But there's no evidence they did. Every separate account we have of these visions differs from every other in many important details, and all are too imprecise to know how "identical" the remaining details really were.[27] And that's assuming the Gospels accurately record what anyone actually saw, which hasn't been demonstrated. Meanwhile, the only "eyewitness testimony" we have is Paul's, who clearly describes a mystical vision, never mentioning any appearance of a touchable risen corpse to anyone.[28] So there's insufficient evidence that what the first Christians actually saw wasn't the same natural phenomena experienced by other Jews and pagans.[29]
Wanchick asks, "If the risen Christ cited [the Biblical] God, why question Him?" First, because he might've been mistaken or dishonest or misunderstood (as Wanchick would argue for the traditions of Islam or Mormonism), but more importantly, because it hasn't even been established that Jesus said those things. He never wrote them and we can't name the source used by anyone who did, much less prove they actually heard Jesus or reported correctly. In courts of law, such evidence is rejected on the hearsay rule. We don't even know for sure who's reporting this hearsay. That's how bad our sources are. Worse, what we have was only written generations later and preserved in an atmosphere charged with bitter dogmatic disputes leading to dishonesty in the creating or doctoring of records.[30] Finally, contrary to Wanchick, we can't prove the Gospels are independent of each other.[31]
For all the same reasons, the Gospels aren't reliable evidence for an empty tomb, either. Wanchick falsely claims Acts 13:28-31 says Christians proclaimed an empty tomb. None is mentioned there. The only evidence it mentions are postmortem visions confirming Jesus rose in an incorruptible body. Paul says we "sow" the body that "dies" but "that which you sow is not the body that will be" because God provides another one, which entails the corpse is left behind.[32] Wanchick fallaciously concludes that because later authors added the detail of an empty tomb, that "Paul was thus including the empty tomb." The women weren't included until two generations after Christianity began, so that's likewise moot.[33] And though Wanchick says the claim the body was stolen "plausibly dates" to the first authorities because "it concords with their inability to reveal the body," that argument presumes the conclusion (that the body was claimed missing), which is circular. There's no evidence the theft claim dates that early, and ample evidence against it. Not even Acts mentions it, despite being our earliest record of Jewish attacks on Christianity, by the only author in the New Testament claiming to write accurate history.[34]
Finally, the argument that "Jews ... would've never conceived of, let alone invented" anything new is certainly false, as would be any implication that Jews are uncreative or inflexible or incapable of innovation.[35] There was nothing at all unnatural in their conceiving of the original Gospel.[36]
[1] As I made clear under "Wanchick's Ontological Argument" in my first rebuttal for this debate.
[2] See the links in note 1 of my first rebuttal for this debate, as well as the sources cited again there in note 3 and note 10.
[3] See quotations under "Kalam Cosmological Argument" and "Cosmological Design Argument" in my first rebuttal for this debate.
[4] See "Argument from Nonlocality" in my opening statement for this debate.
[5] See the sources cited under "Cosmological Design Argument" in my first rebuttal for this debate.
[6] See my examples under "Arguments from Knowability" in my first rebuttal for this debate.
[7] Richard Carrier, Sense and Goodness without God: A Defense of Metaphysical Naturalism (2005), p. 73.
[8] Richard Carrier, Sense and Goodness without God: A Defense of Metaphysical Naturalism (2005), pp. 75-88.
[9] See the "Argument from Nonlocality" in my opening statement for this debate and my second-to-last paragraph under "Leibnizian Cosmological Argument" in my first rebuttal for this debate.
[10] See the points I made under "Kalam Cosmological Argument" in my first rebuttal for this debate--and in the present statement above (my discussion of the ANL) and below (my discussion of Wanchick's claim that God is an "ontological" cause).
[11] See my discussion under "Kalam Cosmological Argument" in my first rebuttal for this debate.
[12] See my discussion under "Kalam Cosmological Argument" in my first rebuttal for this debate.
[13] See my discussion in the last paragraph under "Leibnizian Cosmological Argument" in the present statement above.
[14] On the nature and problems of "intuition," see Richard Carrier, Sense and Goodness without God: A Defense of Metaphysical Naturalism (2005), pp. 178-80, with relevant scientific references on p. 192. In connection with cosmology, see ibid., pp. 84-85, 87, and the examples under "Arguments from Knowability" in my first rebuttal for this debate.
[15] See my discussion under "Cosmological Design Argument" in my first rebuttal for this debate.
[16] Interview with Robin Collins in Lee Strobel, "The Evidence of Physics," The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God (2004), p. 141 (hardcover edition).
[17] See the Wikipedia entries for "Pauli Exclusion Principle," "Cosmological Constant," "Inflation Theory," and "Fine-Tuned Universes." See also: Steven Weinberg, "A Designer Universe?" New York Review of Books (21 October 1999); Andrew Liddle & David Lyth, Cosmological Inflation and Large-Scale Structure (2000); Andrei Linde, Inflation and Quantum Cosmology (1990); Scott Dodelson, Modern Cosmology, 2nd ed. (2003).
[18] See my discussion under "Atheistic Cosmological Argument" in both my opening statement and my first rebuttal for this debate.
[19] See Peter Ward & Donald Brownlee, Rare Earth: Why Complex Life Is Uncommon in the Universe (2000), and Richard Carrier, "Ten Things Wrong with Cosmological Creationism" (2000) in the Secular Web Modern Library.
[20] See my discussion of the scientific study of the human beauty response in Richard Carrier, Sense and Goodness without God: A Defense of Metaphysical Naturalism (2005), pp. 349-66. As cited in the bibliography there, see: Caleb Crain, "The Artistic Animal," Lingua Franca (October, 2001), pp. 28-37; Ellen Dissanayake, What Is Art For? (1988), Homo Aestheticus: Where Art Comes from and Why (1992), and Art and Intimacy: How the Arts Began (2000); Margaret Livingstone, Vision and Art: The Biology of Seeing (2002); Semir Zeki, Inner Vision: An Exploration of Art and the Brain (2000); Joseph Goguen, ed., Journal of Consciousness Studies: Art and the Brain: Controversies in Science and the Humanities (1999); Joseph Goguen and Erik Myin, eds., Journal of Consciousness Studies: Art and the Brain Part II: Investigations Into the Science of Art (2000); William Benzon, Beethoven's Anvil: Music in Mind and Culture (2001); Richard Dawkins, Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder (2000).
[21] See Richard Carrier, Sense and Goodness without God: A Defense of Metaphysical Naturalism (2005), pp. 291-348.
[22] See my discussion under "Leibnizian Cosmological Argument" above and in my first rebuttal for this debate.
[23] For MG as "a necessary being who is omniscient, omnipotent, and perfectly good," see Wanchick's "Ontological Argument" in his opening statement for this debate, and for ME as "a necessary being who is omniscient, omnipotent, and perfectly evil," see my rebuttal under "Wanchick's Ontological Argument" in my first rebuttal for this debate.
[24] See Wanchick's statements "we can easily conceive of its nonexistence" in his second rebuttal, "God existing alone is a PW excluding any universe" in his opening statement, and "God doesn't need any universe" in his first rebuttal in this debate.
[25] See Wanchick's definition of "basic theism" in our joint statement for this debate.
[26] See the first paragraph of this closing statement above, and look under "Basic Argument for Naturalism" in my opening statement and second rebuttal.
[27] Compare the final chapters of all four Gospels with each other (Mark 16, Luke 24, Matthew 28, and John 20, and then 21) and with Paul's experience as reported in Galatians 4 and Acts 9 and with the only record we have of an appearance to "all the brethren" in Acts 2. Then see the analysis in Richard Carrier, "The Spiritual Body of Christ and the Legend of the Empty Tomb" in Robert Price and Jeffery Jay Lowder, eds., The Empty Tomb: Jesus Beyond the Grave (2005), pp. 188-231, with the corresponding Spiritual Body FAQ.
[28] See Galatians 1 and Richard Carrier, "The Spiritual Body of Christ and the Legend of the Empty Tomb" in Robert Price and Jeffery Jay Lowder, eds., The Empty Tomb: Jesus Beyond the Grave (2005), pp. 151-54, with the corresponding Spiritual Body FAQ.
[29] See Richard Carrier, "The Spiritual Body of Christ and the Legend of the Empty Tomb" in Robert Price and Jeffery Jay Lowder, eds., The Empty Tomb: Jesus Beyond the Grave (2005), pp. 184-88, and esp. discussion of mass or group visions on pp. 194-95 & p. 188, with the corresponding Spiritual Body FAQ. See also Richard Carrier, "Habermas on Visions," part 4E of Review of In Defense of Miracles (1999, 2005).
[30] For all the above, see Bart Ehrman's library of scholarly studies: The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, 3rd ed. (2003); Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why (2005); The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture: The Effect of Early Christological Controversies on the Text of the New Testament (1996); The Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew (2003). See also the introductory chapters to every book recording the words of Jesus in The New Interpreter's Bible (1995), and the relevant entries for each such book in The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, 3rd edn. (1997).
[31] Compare John 21:1-13 with Luke 5:1-11, and John 20:1-2, 20:2-8, and 20:11-13 with Luke 24:1-2, 24:9-12, and 24:3-8. See also "Synoptic Problem" in Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000), and in The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, 3rd. ed. (1997).
[32] 1 Corinthians 15:37. For evidence regarding two-body resurrection beliefs in and out of Christianity, see Richard Carrier, "The Spiritual Body of Christ and the Legend of the Empty Tomb" in Robert Price and Jeffery Jay Lowder, eds., The Empty Tomb: Jesus Beyond the Grave (2005), pp. 105-55, with notes on pp. 197-218, and the corresponding Spiritual Body FAQ. For a discussion of the record of early Christian claims in Acts, see Richard Carrier, "Would the Facts Be Checked?," chapter 13 of "Was Christianity Too Improbable to be False?" (2005).
[33] Richard Carrier, "The Spiritual Body of Christ and the Legend of the Empty Tomb" in Robert Price and Jeffery Jay Lowder, eds., The Empty Tomb: Jesus Beyond the Grave (2005), pp. 155-232, with the corresponding Spiritual Body FAQ. Again, see Richard Carrier, "Did No One Trust Women?," chapter 11 of "Was Christianity Too Improbable to be False?" (2005).
[34] For how and why the theft claim could have arisen, and all the evidence against it being early, see Richard Carrier, "The Plausibility of Theft" in Robert Price and Jeffery Jay Lowder, eds., The Empty Tomb: Jesus Beyond the Grave (2005), esp. pp. 358-64, along with the corresponding Plausibility of Theft FAQ. On Luke's unique claim to have written accurate history, see Luke 1:1-3 and the analysis in Richard Carrier, "Was Christianity Highly Vulnerable to Inspection and Disproof?," chapter 7 of "Was Christianity Too Improbable to be False?" (2005).
[35] Again, see the evidence provided in the sources cited in note 30 of my first rebuttal for this debate.
[36] See a complete analysis in Richard Carrier, "Was Christianity Too Improbable to be False?" (2005).


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Saturday, September 23, 2006
Check your brain at the door...
So, Mike Judge is making a movie called Idiocracy about a future world suffering from the conciquences of the "dumbing down" of the viewing public. I'm sure the history books for that future world will have chapters titled "JackAss-It's Affect on the Bush Administration", "JackAss #2-Ha, ha falling down is funny" and "JackAss III-trees are made of wood"...but you know what?...I don't care. I love watching these guys torture and abuse themselves for my enjoyment. Honestly it keeps me from doing it. I grew up in the 80's on the cusp of the takeover of the video game, pre-internet, pre-myspace, pre-most of the crap that keeps kids in front of monitors. So, we would sit around outside and come up with the most outlandish thing we could think of to keep us entertained...fear of injury was the last thing on our mind. Such great games that we "invented" were "DodgeDarts" (think dodgeball but with darts...duh), "Hold the firecracker too long" (that one was more a discovery then an intentional creation), "GI Joe's burn good" (no explination needed.) and "Who can swallow their tongue and not die?" (this is something I'd rather not get into and still follows me to this day.) The stunts on JackAss weren't invented with the show...Johnny Knoxville is 35...this is the crap we all did when we were kids. I know this is going to make me sound like a callous, well, uh...jackass but I laugh at this stuff, the crotch hits on "AFV" are garaunteed to garner a chuckle or two. When warning my daughters of the dangers of climbing on top of the stack of boxes or walking on a precarious ledge I tell them "If you fall I'll help you but I will laugh at you first." So it's understandable that I would enjoy this bit of lowbrow effort in cinema. And on top of that, I will refuse to be feel guilty about it. I will laugh, I will hopefully laugh so hard that Mr Pibb and Popcorn fly from my nose...heck I may even trip Andrew on the steps of the theater on the way out just to prolong the joy. I can't help it...I like shiney things and things that fall down or blow up or a 35 year old dumbass that would take a bat to the groin for a paycheck and "fame". As I sit there basking in the warm glow of the silver screen, popcorn and Mr Pibb running down the front of my t-shirt, I will think to myself "there but for the grace of God go I." Stay in school don't do drugs.
2 comments:
- sir_tubby said...
I miss the days of "rock fights" and "downhill on the skateboard and don't stop till the first guys falls", or the " lets keep making the launchramp bigger till Pat gets a compound fracture". I'm ashamed, but I want to see the movie too. The only problem is I didn't see the first one so I'll be totally lost.
- Matthew Russell said...
I think if you take Alex, hit him in the head with a hammer then push him down a flight of stairs, set his shoes on fire then make him eat a raw steak...yeah, do all that and you'll be caight up to watch the second one.
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Integrated Systems
Governor Systems
Engineered Systems
Power Generation
The demand for more energy, specifically, the demand for more electricity, has contributed to the growth of an innovative technology that converts excess water pressure in municipal and other water systems into electricity as a by-product of its role of providing fresh water to the community.
The engineers at Sorensen Systems have designed, built, and installed specialized turbines as replacements for pressure reducing valves in various water systems thus eliminating the dissipating of excess energy in favor of generating usable power in the form of electricity. Known as Conduit Energy Recovery, this process takes advantage of the pre-existing water pressure to convert the potential energy into kinetic energy.
Although the conversion of water power to electricity is common, what is new in these applications is the need to retrofit existing system components with new systems that allow the water, which is on its way to treatment facilities for drinking water, to act as agent in the generation of electricity. Typical sites for this kind of conversion include water treatment plants, reservoir pressure reducing sites, land irrigation sites, and certain industrial process plants.
Water flowing under the influence of gravity travels about 85 miles from the Quabbin Reservoir in Western Massachusetts and the Wachusett Reservoir in Central Massachusetts to Boston becoming pressurized as it travels via aqueducts to a treatment plant about 30 miles west of Boston. From there it travels to a network of tanks that depressurize and store the drinkable water before it is distributed to Boston and other communities. The water reaches a high speed as it approaches the treatment area and must be slowed down through the use of specialized reducing valves. They serve to slow the water and allow it to enter at a controlled rate suitable for flow into the system.
According to John Ford, Project Manager at Sorensen Systems, "by by-passing the pressure reducing valves at the Loring Road facility with a 200 kW turbine-generator unit, instead of dissipating the energy with the sleeve valves, it is converted into electricity." The project was stimulated by a state mandate that called for getting at least 15 percent of its annual electricity requirements from renewable sources. The Executive Director of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA), Frederick Laskey, was quoted in the Boston Globe, "It basically helps get us off the roller coaster of utility bills. The more we can self-generate, the less vulnerable we are to the peaks and valleys of the energy commodities market," said Laskey.
When working with clients on an integrated system design, our commitment extends from initial concept through commissioning and extended in-the-field follow-up services. For example, when the four pumping skids were planned, they originated as a concept in a computer-aided design. Through fabrication, testing, shipping, installation and start-up, our engineers and technicians worked hand-in-hand with our customer. The final start-up in the deserts of North Africa went smoothly as the oil started flowing from the oil fields to the distribution network facility.
The Sorensen Systems team of engineers and technicians were responsible for overall project management to include the turbine generator, the hydraulic power unit, the turbine circuit breaker, the turbine control panel, the Francis turbine unit, the induction motor and the large butterfly valves and piping. John Ford explained that as the water passes through the turbine, the pressure is reduced and the energy is transferred into electric power via the induction generator connected to the turbine water wheel, or runner.
"The electric power generated through this process is used to power the equipment in the vault, with balance exported back to the utility for revenue," said Ford. The water storage tanks at the Loring Road facility were constructed to protect and store treated water in compliance with the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act. The storage tanks replaced a 100 year old system of open reservoirs. The covered tanks protect drinking water from potential contamination. The two reservoirs that feed into the Loring Road facility supply an average of 200 million gallons per day to consumers.
Among the systems that Sorensen Systems were responsible for included:
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These are fair questions, and the people of Ferguson deserve a truthful answer.
Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder says Obama administration must have leaned on Governor Nixon to ignore pleas from Ferguson Mayor to send in National Guard:
This essay follows up with more circumstantial evidence that builds a damning case against the Governor of Missouri. I suggest the State legislature has every right—and, in fact, a responsibility—to hold hearings on this matter, and to put Jay Nixon in the hot-seat to answer direct questions.
[See also, "Who Is In Charge of Ferguson? Jay Nixon Can't Say!"]
Thus, Michael Snyder's post from the Economic Collapse blog: "Did They Want More Violence In Ferguson? 10 'Coincidences' Too Glaring To Ignore."
An excerpt:
#1 Federal, state and local law enforcement authorities had more than three months to prepare for the violence that would follow the announcement of the grand jury decision. The mainstream media endlessly hyped this controversy and everyone knew that trouble would be brewing. But despite an enormous amount of time to prepare, very little was actually done to prevent any violence from happening.
#2 Someone made the decision to make the public announcement about the grand jury decision in the evening. Anyone involved in law enforcement knows that crowd control is far more difficult after dark. This also ensured that instead of being tied up with work or school, a maximum number of protesters would be able to be involved in the violence.
#3 Fortunately for the mainstream media, the announcement of the grand jury decision was perfectly timed to provide the largest possible number of prime time viewers for the big news networks.
#4 Just like back in August, no law enforcement authorities of any kind responded while dozens of businesses were vandalized, looted and set of fire.
#5 According to Ferguson Mayor James Knowles, National Guard troops were purposely held back from intervening in the rioting that was unleashed when the grand jury decision was made known to the public…
"In a press conference, he called the delay "deeply concerning" and said the Guard troops were availablebut were not deployed when city officials asked."
The troops had been readied last week by Gov. Jay Nixon as the grand jury announcement neared. But as gunshots rang out in the night and looters torched buildings, they were nowhere to be seen.
#6 It is being reported that the heavily armed National Guard troops were limited to "keeping the peace at a courthouse, patrolling the outskirts of town and preventing disturbances in other suburbs" as horrific violence raged in the heart of Ferguson on Monday night.
Government animals everywhere want to increase our dependence on them—and to secure our votes—but we need to shout from the rooftops: Is this not clear evidence you CANNOT depend on this type of government leader when you most need them, and for the primary reason civil government exists?
This is Job 1 for government—why the heck are they in office if they will not utilize legitimate resources to protect the community when needed?
Here is the problem: We elect men and women to be our babysitters and providers—to do all kinds of things American civil government was NEVER supposed to do! Why are we surprised when such "leaders" fail to protect us, and to do the one thing American civil government is supposed to exist to do?


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Gratias ago! Thank you!
Many people have helped me with these books.
At the initial stages of writing this series I was delighted to discover an entire website devoted to ancient Ostia: www.ostia-antica.org
The webmaster is Jan-Theo Bakker. The members are scholars and amateurs who share a passion for Ostia. Many of them have generously given me invaluable advice on aspects of life in ancient Ostia. I would especially like to thank Antonia Arnoldus-Huyzendveld, John Bodel, Domenico Carro, Barbara Cooper, Valentin Kockel, Isabelle Mardones, Silvano Sanges, Eric Taylor and of course Jan-Theo himself.
A member of the Ostia webgroup who deserves special thanks is Bill Thayer (AKA Lacus Curtius) who patiently helped me with countless questions and even read an early draft of 'The Thieves of Ostia'. He is webmaster of his own exhaustive site on all things Roman, Bill Thayer's Website.
One of the most gratifying aspects of writing these books has been the generosity of busy scholars, many of whom have taken the time to answer my questions or even read entire typescripts. Those I would like to single out for praise are Ralph Jackson (British Museum), Robert Wagman (University of Florida), Margaret A Brucia, Nodge Nolan, and Professor Kathleen Coleman (Harvard University).
Thanks to my original agent, Teresa Chris, and to my current agent, Clare Pearson.
Thanks to my editors at Orion: Judith, Jon & now Amber.
Thanks to my husband Richard, who is my biggest fan and greatest support.
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GOP lawmakers falling behind on fundraising
Mingling money, politics and legislation is nothing new in Tallahassee, but an email leaked last week provides a glimpse at just how much pressure Republican lawmakers are under to maintain their dominance in campaign fundraising.
Rep. Steve Crisafulli, who as incoming speaker for 2015-2016 oversees all Republican House races, scolded members for falling behind the pace of Democratic candidates.
"This is a trend that must be broken!" Crisafulli wrote in bold and underline before reminding Republicans that half of them had fallen short of a fundraising goal set earlier by the caucus. "Like you, I recognize fundraising is a commitment of time we would rather spend in other ways, but given the tough election year ahead, we MUST redouble our efforts so that everyone has the financial resources for victory."
With a 75-45 margin, Republicans are clearly in charge of the House. And collectively, GOP House incumbents raised $1.5 million between July 1 and Sept. 30, or $188,000 more than they raised during the same period two years ago, the last nonelection year.
Additionally, they averaged $24,434 for the third quarter, dwarfing the $9,666 average raised by the 38 House Democrats seeking re-election.
So what has Crisafulli so concerned? The pace.
While Republicans increased their haul by a robust 13.6 percent from two years ago, House Democrats ramped up their take by more than 1,000 percent. Two years ago, these same House Democrats raised a paltry $4,133 per member during the third quarter, a fifth of what Republicans raised. Democrats still lag, but now are at about a third of what Republicans raised.
"Our members are taking the election cycle seriously," said Rep. Mark Pafford, the incoming House Democratic leader. "We have a wonderful opportunity ahead of us if we elect a Democratic governor. If Speaker-Designate Crisafulli says so, my guess would be that we're doing pretty well."
In his email, Crisafulli attached a spreadsheet of the 64 Republicans who are seeking reelection, ordering them based on how much they raised in the third quarter, from highest to lowest, so lawmakers could easily keep score with each other.
At the bottom of the list, having raised $0, was Rep. Matt Gaetz of Fort Walton Beach. He was busy raising $121,000 for a Senate race — in 2016. Still, Gaetz said he felt bad.
"I wrote an apology," Gaetz said. "I deserved to be singled out. I haven't done my part in raising money."
Starting Nov. 1, campaign contribution limits increased from $500 to $1,000, giving lawmakers a reason to call those who have already contributed and ask for more money.
Legislators are meeting this week in Tallahassee to consider bills and policy. Unlike during the session that begins in March, they can hold fundraisers. This week, at least 37 lawmakers will benefit from 14 fundraisers held throughout Tallahassee.
Rep. John Tobia, R-Melbourne Beach, raised $5,000 in the third quarter (which was actually $500 more than the same period two years ago), which tied him for third worst. He's slated to attend a fundraiser Tuesday night at the Governor's Club with Crisafulli.
"I'm not the kind of guy to pick up the phone and ask you for money 50 times," Tobia said. "But I appreciate the encouragement from Crisafulli. Ultimately, campaigns come down to hard work. When you have a good message, money is not necessary."
Perhaps, but Crisafulli's email might be heralding a new era.
House Speaker Will Weatherford, who directed Republican House races two years ago, said the districts are more competitive since he helped redraw them after the 2010 Census. Republicans no longer have the luxury of easy money flowing in, he said.
"If I was a member, I would pay attention to that letter," Weatherford said. "The message is 'Don't sit around and wait to raise money.' I don't think there's anything wrong with sending out a message like that. It's about motivation."


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Bhoopalam, Kruthi (2005) Fire : a description logic based rule engine for OWL ontolgies with SWRL-like rules. Masters thesis, Concordia University.
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The present decade has seen significant progress towards realizing the vision of the Semantic Web. This progress has most often been seen in the levels of maturity reached by each layer in the architectural layers representing the Semantic Web vision. The ontology layer reached a substantial level of maturity with the OWL Web Ontology Language (OWL) being recommended by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) as the standard for representing ontologies on the Web. This move has triggered several other standardizations and led to interesting research results that have further strengthened the ontology layer. This has motivated the Semantic Web community to venture further towards the rules layer in the vision. One of the interesting lines of research in this context is to extend OWL with rules both syntactically and semantically and providing a sound, complete and terminating reasoning support for the extension. Our present work corresponds to this line of research.
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Show Stopping Aussie Moments From New York Fashion Week 2017
Fashion houses Zimmermann and Christopher Esber showed their latest collections at New York fashion week 2017.
Lianna Perdis, daughter of Napoleon Perdis, made her runway debut at Christopher Esber.
"To be walking at NYFW for a homegrown, Australian fashion designer is humbling (and super exciting) to say the least," the young model said.
"When Christopher asked me to be a part of his show, my immediate answer was, yes! I adore his work and am humbled to have been chosen to showcase his designs," Lianna told The Daily Telegraph.
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Contributed by the Advanced Energy Systems Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY. Manuscript received August 20, 2013; final manuscript received March 3, 2014; published online April 9, 2014. Assoc. Editor: Kau-Fui Wong.
The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the role of shading devices in the improvement of energy efficiency of buildings in hot dusty and dry tropical regions. The effect of shading in reducing the energy consumption of buildings is investigated by considering a case study of a guest house chosen because of its logical design approach to reduce thermal loads. The building plan, measurements, and details on schedules of building usage activities have been used as input data to a simulation program of the building. Based on the inputs, a thermal building model is developed in trnsys 17 simulation program and the effect of external shading on the building has been explored. It is seen that building design and orientation determine the effectiveness of shading. Movable shading over windows has a significant impact reducing temperatures by about 1.5 °C in each thermal zone. The difference in thermal energy loads of the building calculated from modeling simulations of the base case and the control case utilizing movable shading devices is approximately 8%. A programmable logic controllers (PLC)-based movable shading device has been designed to facilitate optimal shading control. The results enable us to draw inferences regarding the additional contribution of the shading factor in energy saving techniques for buildings.
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Sunday, December 07, 2003
In Memoriam: 14th Anniversary of the Montreal Massacre
In rememberance of:
Geneviéve Bergeron
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HR Generalist assigned to Pontiac Schools
Human Resource Generalist assigned to Pontiac School District
Oakland Schools is a regional service agency that offers support services to school personnel that are best delivered regionally and provide cost, size and quality advantages to those we serve. Oakland Schools is an autonomous, tax-supported public school district governed by Michigan General School Laws and is one of 56 intermediate school districts (ISDs) established in Michigan in 1962.
Our organizational focus is centered on these central objectives:
- Increase student achievement
- Serve diverse needs of schools
- Decrease costs/increase efficiencies
$28.478 to $32.563 / Non-Exempt position / 12-month work year
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47200 Woodward Ave.
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You will provide human resource functions in the following areas: onboarding, recruitment/talent acquisition, employment processing, compensation, health and welfare benefits and training and development.
We are seeking an energetic, collaborative team member to work closely with assigned departments to lead recruitment efforts for vacant positions within the organization. Facilitate onboarding process with new employees including: PA 189 requirements, reference checks, documents requirement by law/policy and PCF completion, and conduct employee onboarding sessions and serve as primary point of contact for assigned employees.
This position will administer all aspects of the position control system in accordance with Pontiac Schools' financial and accounting practices. Process all new employee paperwork including inputting data into the payroll system and filing necessary state and federal forms; administer special pay including bonuses, stipends, and longevity and severance payment along with inputting employee status changes into the payroll system. This position will act as payroll liaison between Human Resources and Finance for new hires, adjustments, and terminations. Assist in the creation of employment contracts including inputting of annual salary increases into the District's HRIS system and preparing data to merge with contract templates. This position will also process the Registry of Personnel Report (REP) for staff and contractors and provide assistance with open enrollment and benefit meetings.
- Associate's Degree in human resources management.
- Two or more years of related experience.
- Ability to properly operate required office equipment such as a personal computer, fax machine, copier and the like.
Hourly Rate: $28.478 to $32.563.
The Human Resource Generalist assigned to Pontiac School District is a full time employee of Oakland Schools. Employees assigned to staff the Human Resources Office at Pontiac School District are employees of Oakland Schools' working pursuant to an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Pontiac School District and Oakland Schools. The IGA is a long term arrangement which cannot be terminated by Pontiac School District without 180 days' notice.
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Letters of interest and resumes will be accepted until 4:00 p.m., Thursday, July 19, 2018 OR until position is filled.
For questions regarding this position please contact Brandi Carmichael at 248.209.2412
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This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person assigned to this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties that may be performed by a person so classified. Incumbents may be asked to perform additional duties as required by his/her supervisor.


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The pile of flannel that I've had plans for since this time last year is finally cut, however, not for the first two patterns I had picked out for it. I went from the Log Cabin Chairs pattern I had designed...to the Stars & Diamonds...then on to one of these...
(Love this one! ~click on picture for source info~)Third times a charm, right?
So, the final choice of pattern...a Plus Quilt.
So, I do have all 210 6.5"x6.5" squares cut out and ready to sew together, however, I'm going to be working on another quilt for a little while, so this one will be on hold again... just not as far back in the pile as it had been!
The other quilt is a lattice type quilt... like this, only in different colors :)
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The material for this has been cut for a couple of months, but I really need to start sewing it together. I did about 10 of the HST triangles last night... I have a BUNCH more to go :)
I also need to do a couple of small projects, one includes making up some of these blocks...
These blocks will be sent to Michigan to Margaret's Hope Chest to be sewn into quilts for kids. You can read all about it and see the tutorial on making these squares all at the Margaret's Hope Chest Blog. A bonus, the deadline was extended to the end of July, so there is still plenty of time to join in!
I'm excited to try out some monochromatic sewing... I think this will be fun!
Have a great mid-week... hope to join up with Lee on WIP Wednesday tomorrow at Freshly Pieced (if I remember!)
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Fear God, and keep His commandments:
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Your smartphone is your computer, you can check your mails on it. You can play different games on it. You socially interact with your family and friends using these smartphone. But the question is, is it possible to turn your smartphone into a PC? The answer of the question is yes! You can now turn your smartphone into a PC.
A few years ago, Motorola tried this concept and only after 18 months, the project dies. The Microsoft window is trying to do the same, but the market of their phones may not allow them to succeed as well. When it comes to Mac, they are not going to attempt such a thing and so you only found one platform who can do this and that is android.
Kickstarter Campaign
The new kickstarter campaign is all about making that dream into a reality. The campaign is about making turning smartphones in the PC. The first step taken in the campaign is the release of Andronium OS. The app is available on the Google play store and people could use it to turn smartphones into PC.
There are some basic requirements to fulfil in order to turn your phone into a PC. First, you need smartphone who has 2GB RAM or more. The processor should be snapdragon 800 and above to make all this happen. You should have a USB mouse and keyboard to turn your monitor into a PC.
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The next step is the super book kickstarter which will be released in 2017. The price of this laptop like device starts from only $99. You can attach your smartphones with this super book which is specially designed for this purpose and perform all the tasks of the smartphone on your PC.
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Broken Empire: King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence – Book Review [Bane of Kings]
Bane of Kings offers his thoughts on the stunning follow up to Mark Lawrence's 2011 debut, Prince of Thorns, King of Thorns, published by Harper Voyager in the UK.
"Mark Lawrence follows up to Prince of Thorns with a cracking, compelling, unpredictable sequel that succeeds in almost every way. My new favourite Fantasy novel of 2012." ~The Founding Fields
You know in my review of The Blinding Knife, I mentioned that I'd found a favourite fantasy of novel of 2012? Well, as it happens, the very next fantasy novel that I read beats a Brent Weeks novel. Something that I'd never thought possible unless the name of that author was George RR Martin, Peter V. Brett or Brandon Sanderson, (I would put Abercrombie in there as well, but I've only read the first First Law novel). Lawrence produced an awesome trilogy opener with Prince of Thorns, which I didn't get around to reviewing (But I loved it nonetheless), and has now followed that up with a dramatic, enthralling and captivating sequel that you will be unable to put down. Mark Lawrence has made it two out of two, and he's jumped to the top of my favourite fantasy authors list (along with the aforementioned Martin, Sanderson, etc).
The land burns with the fires of a hundred battles as lords and petty kings fight for the Broken Empire. The long road to avenge the slaughter of his mother and brother has shown Prince Honorous Jorg Ancrath the hidden hands behind this endless war. He saw the game and vowed to sweep the board. First though he must gather his own pieces, learn the rules of play, and discover how to break them.
A six nation army, twenty thousand strong, marches toward Jorg's gates, led by a champion beloved of the people. Every decent man prays this shining hero will unite the empire and heal its wounds. Every omen says he will. Every good king knows to bend the knee in the face of overwhelming odds, if only to save their people and their lands. But King Jorg is not a good king.
Faced by an enemy many times his strength Jorg knows that he cannot win a fair fight. But playing fair was never part of Jorg's game plan.
In any other book, Jorg would be the bad guy. Some of the acts that he commits in Prince of Thorns were enough to put some readers off, as he's far from the normal "Knight in Shining Armour" that you see in your average fantasy novel. Jorg is flawed, but despite the issues with his character, Lawrence has somehow managed to weave a compelling narrative that will actually leave you wanting Jorg to emerge victorious. You want to follow him, no matter what he's done. He's developed as a character over the course of the two books so far, and it will be interesting to see how he changes in the third book.
King of Thorns takes place four years after the ending of Prince. It's clear that Jorg is older now, but nonetheless still in his teens. He's not perfect. He will make mistakes. This allows the novel to be more believable, and Lawrence writes a gritty, dark world that readers of George RR Martin will be familiar with. Nobody is safe, and anybody can die. There are no cliches here folks, and King of Thorns provides a very unpredictable read.
Another interesting thing to note here would be that whilst the Broken Empire trilogy may feel like it's set in a fantasy world, it soon becomes very clear that the world was once our own. It's several thousand years into the future, we've no idea how long. There's a particular scene where Jorg provides a narrative (as the first person perspective continues throughout King of Thorns in its whole) about our Calender, and how even they no longer use our Calender. Whilst a few place names may be the same such as the inclusion of Normandy, there are massive changes to the landscape and the castles/cities. Whilst it may be set on Earth, it's not the Earth that we know. What was shed some light on in Prince of Thorns has been explored in its sequel, and I have a feeling that the science-fiction element of the world building will have a key role to play in Emperor of Thorns, book three.
Like Prince of Thorns, King of Thorns is fast-paced, action packed and unputdownable. The ending will leave you begging for more, even if King of Thorns was large than the first book. I can't wait to see how this Trilogy ends, and even though I was behind on picking up Prince of Thorns, I will be aiming to get Emperor of Thorns as close to its release date as possible. There are elements of third person narrative here, in the format of diaries provided by Katherine Ap Scarron, which allow the reader to get to learn about the events from a different perspective than from the brilliant, but irredeemable Jorg.
Using flashbacks again in King of Thorns, Lawrence manages to form the past and the present into a single narrative in a different manner from Prince of Thorns and create an intriguing read that allows for plenty of cliffhangers from both timelines. If you loved Prince of Thorns then you should go out and read King of Thorns if you haven't already, as you should love its sequel. If you disliked Prince of Thorns then I'm not sure you'll like King of Thorns, maybe wait until its released in paperback and give it a try then, or pick up an eBook and see if you like the sequel.
Verdict: 5/5
The Broken Empire Trilogy: Prince of Thorns, King of Thorns, Emperor of Thorns (TBR).
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Palmer & Krisel Designed Mid Century Modern Home in North Hollywood Hits The Market
[Update May 11, 2014]: This home sold for $552,000 on February 10, 2014.
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5 Beds/3 Baths on 2,085 sqft on a total lot size of 7,478 sqft built in 1954 in North Hollywood. The home first hit the market at $499,000 on January 15, 2014 and is already in escrow. The listing description states the home was designed by notable architects William Krisel and Dan Palmer who designed mid century modern homes for the Alexander Construction Company. They designed throughout Los Angeles primarily in Palm Springs and San Diego. However, they also designed the Corbin Palms (and here) community in Woodland Hills off of Victory and Corbin. Some of their Woodland Hills examples have been featured on this blog here,, here, and here as well as in Van Nuys by Krisel here. The listing description states:
This mid century modern home was designed by visionary architect William Krisel and his partner Dan Palmer. Krisel emphasized livability and devised this airy dwelling with windows opening onto the bright expanse of the surrounding pool and drought tolerant landscape. Krisels' visionary style that defined the sensibility of modernist design in Southern California can be witnessed in this home's open living space and clerestory windows. Permitted additions, done with respect to the original style in the early 1960's, include an upstairs master suite and spacious dining room. The fifth bedroom has been converted into a cozy den that flows into the generous living space. Upgrades include a newer roof, central A/C, copper plumbing and double paned windows. Situated on a cul de sac in an enclave of Krisel designed homes, this property is a stunning example of what he called psychologically pleasing homes.
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Start your day with a delicious Breakfast Banana Split. This healthy breakfast or snack features three scoops of Greek yogurt in between banana halves and covered in toppings.
Banana splits aren't just for dessert. You can start your day with a healthy Breakfast Banana Split. It is made up of three scoops of Greek yogurt between a banana sliced in half. The scoops are covered in chopped pineapple, mini chocolate chips and chopped strawberries. Breakfast Banana Split is a delicious breakfast or snack that is quick and easy to make.
- ¾ cup vanilla Greek yogurt, divided into three scoops
- 1 banana, cut in half
- 2 Tbs. chopped strawberries
- 2 Tbs. chopped pineapple
- ½ Tbs. mini chocolate chips
- In a dish, place three scoops of Greek yogurt. Place banana halves on each side of the yogurt.
- Sprinkle strawberries on top of one scoop.
- Sprinkle pineapples on top of another scoop.
- Sprinkle chocolate chips on top of another scoop.