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Rudy & Paco Restaurant & Bar
- Address:
2028 Postoffice Street
Galveston, TX 77550Neighborhood:
- Cuisine:
SeafoodPrice: $31 to $50
Rudy & Paco Restaurant & Bar
- Dining Style: Fine Dining
- Website: http://www.galveston.com/rudypaco
- Phone: (409) 762-3696
- Hours of Operation:
Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:00am - 2:00pm; Dinner: Monday - Wednesday: 5:00pm - 9:00pm, Thursday: 5:00pm - 9:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,Diners Club,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Steak, Seafood
- Dress Code: Business Casual
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Bar Dining, Beer, Full Bar, Wheelchair Access, Wine
- Catering: We offer catering services for all occasions and party sizes. Please contact Paco at (409) 762-3696 or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com for details.
- Private Party Facilities: We are more than happy to close the restaurant for your private party. Contact us to discuss the many options available.
- Private Party Contact: Paco Vargas (409) 762-3696
A word from Rudy & Paco Restaurant & Bar
When visiting Galveston Island, you simply can't miss the Island's most unique dining experience, Rudy & Paco. Rudy & Paco features grilled seafood and steak with a South and Central American sabor. Relax and unwind with your favorite cocktail while enjoying delicious Antojitos. Rudy & Paco is located next door to The Grand 1894 Opera House, and is a great choice for pre-show dinner specials. Dinner: No shorts (men or women), hats/caps, or sleeveless shirts for men. Lunch: Smart CasualContinued
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Rudy & Paco Restaurant & Bar reviews from OpenTable diners
222 reviews since June 4, 2014
- Food4.8Service4.8
- Ambiance4.7Noise LevelModerate
special occasion (189)romantic (139)fit for foodies (127)notable wine list (119)neighborhood gem (85)great for lunch (44)good for groups (39)hot spot (36)vibrant bar scene (21)late-night find (10)scenic view (7)kid-friendly (6)great for brunch (4)great for outdoor dining (1)Show More
- Best food that we had in GalvestonSusieQ1Dined on 9/30/2014The soft shell crab with lump crab meat amazing. Service impeccable. We will be back.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Always outstandingso2ti2eat3Dined on 9/27/2014Rudy & Paco's consistently supports our opinion that it is the single best full service restaurant in Texas, one of the best in the nation. Those who do not know about it or have not experienced it simply do not realize what a special place it is for both food and service. Perhaps what the biggest surprise can be is that such an outstanding restaurant is located in the old downtown area of a City known by most visitors only as an Island often visited only for the beaches.Special Features:
- Don't miss this place.IslandFoodieFanDined on 9/27/2014Everything was awesome. The food, drinks and service were excellent. My only wish is that they has something that was spicy, but that is a personal preference only. My entire party loved this place too.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- excellent! will return again soon!LexipooDined on 9/26/2014My husband and I have been trying to get here since 2012. Definitely worth the wait. Great service. Had the crab cake, escargot and ceviche. Extremely fresh and tasty. For entrees, we had the shrimp Diablo and shrimp ajillos. Very good food. Mr. Paco stopped to chat with us and made us feel really special.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Always a wonderful experienceOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/19/2014We both enjoyed the sea bass, which was cooked to perfection with a fantastic sauce. We will continue to make Rudy and Paco's our number first choice for dining in Galveston. We have never been disappointed by the food or service.Special Features:
- Always GreatSteveVDined on 9/18/2014Great lunch spot with the same great food and service as dinner. They have daily lunch specials and the prices are very reasonable. If your not interested in the special of the day, they also have a wonderful selection of other dishes to pick from.Special Features:
- My favorite restaurant hands downCarliC4Dined on 9/15/2014This place is amazing, the best restaurant in Galveston and one of the best in the nation when it comes to Latin American food.Special Features:
- Love it.Elb78Dined on 9/13/2014Mattinis are special. Club atmosphere. Food is great. Service is usually first class, but you can catch an off-evening.Special Features:
- Always greatrkkrVIPDined on 9/12/2014Paco and his team always make you feel like you've come home.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- DinnerKKdineoutDined on 9/11/2014The food was excellent. My husband had the special Steak Dinner, and I had the scallops. Both meals were excellent and the service was prompt and friendly. We enjoyed our relaxing dinner. It is expensive. We would go back for a special occason.Special Features:
- Martinus38Dined on 9/8/2014We had the seafood special, bass, the potatoe was almost raw, fish was excellent. I had a dish with crab meat ( lots of shells left on) and Shrimp ( same issue, shells). Escargot were served too hot so it took 10 minutes to cool off. Snapper Cevice tasted much like the red streak in the fish, meaning too fishy. However, I watched other dishes brought out, and they looked great and the diners seemed to enjoy. Perhaps I just ordered the wrong dish. Ambience and service is wonderful. The owner is commended that he makes patrons still dress up in the evening, which makes this a worthwhile place to go.Special Features:
- We'll return again.TxRikDinrDined on 9/8/2014Wine list good and reasonable, ambiance quiet and peaceful for our anniversary dinner, service perfectly attentive without hovering, food was great and served hot 9which is very unusual anymore). Finally a meal where we left NOT saying we could cook it ourselves just as well. Compliments to the chef and staff.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Excellent!OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/6/2014As always Rudy & Paco was excellent! Great food, great service, great wine! Need I say anymoreSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- galveston dinnerGlcoDined on 9/6/2014Very good! The food was prepared just the way we had requested. Service was a little slow. Seemed to be a locate favorite.Special Features:
- Family celebrationaromacpDined on 9/4/2014I booked for myself, husband, and my mom. We love good seafood, husband loves a good piece of meat. He had the special bone in rib eye. Mom and I split the grouper with lump crabmeat. The wine list is amazing but I was feeling a bit martini (vodka), lovely. We opted for calamari to start. Delicious sweet pepper blend of yummy chewiness. Salads were very fresh blends of lettuce/greens. I absolutely LOVE how the staff all approach the table. A staff member behind each diner, dirty dishes cleared and 1,2,3 all new beautiful dishes set down at the same time. The main dishes were lovely. The veggies were fresh, perfectly cooked. The fish was flaky and crab is my favorite food so HAPPY. Expresso Martini to end.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Awesome experienceMrDoorblowerDined on 9/4/2014We have been here before and they never disappoint. Best steak ever and best service. Chad is a total pro and we will request him next visit.Special Features:
- Great First StopJimSDined on 8/31/2014Rudy and Paco's was an incredible first stop on a long-weekend culinary road trip for my wife and I. Impeccable service from Ryan along with a beautifully orchestrated teamwork - not only at our table but throughout the entire restaurant. Great atmosphere, perfectly prepared dishes (especially the off menu specials) and spot-on recommendations and insight from Ryan. If you go to Galveston and want to experience the best of the best in the area (including all of Houston Metro) - Rudy and Paco's should to be the number 1 choice. Worth dressing up more than beach clothes for this experience. We will go as often as possible and recommend Rudy and Paco's to any and everyone.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Loved the food!!CSollockDined on 8/31/2014There were six of us, all couples. The food was AWESOME, loved the atmosphere!! The only complaint was the wait, our reservations were for 8:00, did not get seated until 8:30, and there was standing room only. This is a very small place, but well worth the wait! Would go again for a special occasion. It was our anniversary and our friends wedding!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great Time, Bad TableNickDined on 8/31/2014Had a great time here with the girlfriend on a romantic 3 day weekend in downtown Galveston. The restaurant was crowded and tight, but the ambiance was everything you want in a small upscale gem like this - classy yet laid back, cozy, and dimly lit. Unfortunately, we got sat at the worst table in the restaurant near the kitchen entrance/bar, however, the hostess was kind enough to move us immediately after we asked for a new table. At our fault, we chose the 2nd worst table by the restrooms, where our table was bumped into 3 times by people going in/out. It didn't bother us too much, but the tables here are definitley tight. The food was awesome, the service was impeccable, and overall, would come here again (at a better table).Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- A wonderful eveningamnaDined on 8/31/2014The food was excellent and the service was superb. We will be returning often.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- First time diningHeatherDined on 8/31/2014We were encouraged to try this out by several of my husband's co workers for my birthday/our anniversary dinner and we were not disappointed! Steak and fish were so very good and plantain with tangy pico dip were excellent as well. We will be going back and this time we will try the dessert.Special Features:
- Super as always!ALH2053VIPDined on 8/30/2014We had a family dinner there Labor Day weekend. Basically our party of seven ordered a cross section of the menu. Some had steak while others had fish items. There were no complaints anywhere. I personally had the off the menu sea bass which was perfect. Served hot with a side of fresh veggies and the always good au gratin potatoes. From appetizers to desserts all was great. If you have not tried this restaurant the service is very good and it does not matter what you order, you will be pleased. When in Galveston Rudy and Paco is our go to place for special evenings out.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Best in GalvestonOpenTable Diner Since 2012VIPDined on 8/28/2014Attentive service. Creative menu. Well prepared. I lovely experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- First VisitDryCreekDined on 8/26/2014My wife and I moved to Galveston a year ago and this was our first visit to Rudy and Paco's. It won't be our last. The food was impeccably prepared, the service was attentive and courteous, and the wine was delicious. All-in-all, a perfect date-night and we will be back!Special Features:
- Fine Dining in GalvestonImpressMeDined on 8/25/2014It's no wonder that visiting celebrities flock to Rudy & Paco's. The service will wow you The menu offers so many ways to enjoy our Gulf seafood, it's a challenge to choose. Fortunately, our excellent server Ashlee was able to make the perfect recommendation. Loved the red snapper and the grilled shrimp. Great selection of wines by the glass, and we had a lot of fun with the chocolate and pecan-covered ice cream ball for dessert. Will definitely make this my go-to place when in Galveston. Also one of the few places open on a Monday night.Special Features:
- One of the BestThatGuyVIPDined on 8/23/2014Having been to a number of excellent in the Houston metro area, I can say that Rudy & Paco's is among the best of the best. It's always a delight to dine here. What they do with snapper and salmon is just amazing. Service is always impeccable.Special Features:
- JANET IVEYMSI92351Dined on 8/23/2014RYAN AND ALL OF THE WAIT STAFF WERE OUTSTANDING AS WAS THE FOOD. WE VERY MUCH ENJOYED OUR EVENING !!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- CINDERELLADined on 8/22/2014OUR FIRST VISIT,HAD HEARD GREAT REVIEWS AND EVERYONE WAS RIGHT--SO ENJOYED OUR EVENING. WE BROUGHT GUESTS AND ALL ENJOYED. WILL DEFINETLY RETURNSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Cozy and lovely restaurantkgm123Dined on 8/22/2014Excellent fresh seafood with a nice variety of choices on the menu. Attentive staff and nice wine selection.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Superb Dining ExperienceJayboyDined on 8/22/2014Walk in and think you are in New York, New Orleans or San Francisco but no, right here on the Gulf Coast you are immersed in a relaxed fine dining room, probably the best in 500 miles. Extra care and the food is sublime. Francisco runs a well disciplined pleasant experience. The main reason I visit Galveston is Rudy's. The best.Special Features:
- Finest dining imaginable 💖BmyjunebugDined on 8/22/2014My husband and I have been dining at Rudy and Paco's since 1999. We make it a point to eat here every.single.time we come to Galveston. You will never be dissapointed here. From the moment you walk in the mood is set. A warm hug from the owner himself. Dim lighting. Classy. So classy. Attentive staff. Then there's the FOOD! We love it all...but we realllly love the empanadas appetizer, the filete de simpatico, and for dessert the chocolate sabroso and the ice cream rolled in pecans and butterscotch. It's not the best restaraunt in the USA...it's the best restaraunt in the world!!! I mean it with all my heart!!! 💖💖💖Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/22/2014Very enjoyable, service was great, food very good.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great PlaceJHumphDined on 8/21/2014Food was amazing and unique. Service was better than I have ever experienced at a restaurant before. When I made the reservation online, I noted it was my wife's birthday. They brought out a piece of birthday cake to surprise her that was excellent, without making a big obnoxious scene about it.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great food but a loud nightBeachbumaggieDined on 8/20/2014Our food was great-as usual. Our service was good until the end-our server was tied up bringing more wine n wine glasses for the loud large bday party nxt to us. We waited 10-15 minutes for her to pick up our cards to pay out. Bday group was loud and obnoxious and was seated down the middle of the restaurant so they were annoying to many others-based on the dirty looks was seeing thrown their way. Sadly, Paco pandered to them-I recognize they were a large ticket table, especially with all of the wine consumed, but we remaining guests were left covering our ears and neglected.Special Features:
- Happy Anniversary!SuetravelsDined on 8/18/2014Stopped in Galveston to celebrate our anniversary and took my husband to Rudy and Paco's, a place he's always wanted to go! Excellent service made the meal more special but not overbearing. The menu made decisions difficult but every choice was executed perfectly.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Vibrant and PersonalWadeDined on 8/16/2014Small, elegant restaurant. We loved the attention to detail and the eclectic mix of patrons; very energetic crowd. Service was a little slow, due to the packed house for the evening. The escargot and crab cake appetizers were delicious, but small. The crab bisque was excellent, but the portion was too small. My plate, the Vuelva a la Vida, was very good, but I would have made changes to it. The broth was too thin, the calamari was overcooked, and the crab claws required you to dip your fingers into the broth to pick and eat them. I would thicken the broth, add clams and mussels, and a few scallops. My wife's red snapper with cilantro sauce was excellent, but also too small. Her scalloped potatoes were excellent. Loved meeting Paco.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Best restaurant in decades ofdiningCookyDined on 8/16/2014It's the best restaurant I've gone to in the last 25 years -- and I've been to plenty, both in the U.S. and abroad. Our table was ready the moment we got there, we were welcomed warmly by the owner and wait staff, and got a complementary appetizer, along with the delicious dried banana strips and sauces. The wine list was very good, and the menu is large and varied. However, we all ordered the delicious evening specials. I had the parmesan crusted soft shell crabs, others had halibut and sea bass. The crabs were large, perfectly done and the best soft shell crabs I've ever had in my life. The service was amazing -- all our entrees were served at the same time, by 4 waiters. It's best to get dinner reservations. Need reservations.Special Features:
- OpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 8/15/2014Rudy and Paco is a one a kind gem. Fantastic food from the fried plantains presented soon after you are seated to the dessert is delicious. The service is amazing. They are the best. Formal but friendly, prompt but not hovering. The way they present the food to the table as a team so that each customer is served at the same time is unique. My husband and I have eaten in San Fransisco, Napa, on the slopes of Diamond Head, and the Florida Keys. Next to Michels in Hawaii this is our favorite restaurant.Special Features:
- Definition of excellenceRoadtripper22Dined on 8/15/2014A rare restaurant that combines outstanding food with professional service. The seafood is so fresh and the dishes do bring the something special- the "sabor" as the menu says. There were three in my group and each of us loved our dinner choices: appetizers of jumbo lump crab cake and Camarones EJ (shrimp in a lemony caper sauce); Caesar salad; entrees of grilled snapper, one with creole sauce and one with a cilantro cream sauce. The star of the evening was the incredible bread pudding with bourbon sauce. So wear something nice and treat yourself to a special dinner at a special restaurant. Moderately expensive and worth every penny.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Best in a long timeRipleyDined on 8/15/2014Delightful experience with excellent service and wonderful food. Portions are generous and the presentations are very tasteful, both in appearance and on the tongue. Waitstaff, from the moment we entered to the final good-bye, were appropriately attentive. When asked for a bit more of their great salsa, more than just a little bit was brought out with a smile. Clearly this is one of Galveston's best restaurants - a little more relaxed for lunch and more formal for dinner. A perfect blend of Central American, northern South American and fresh Texas coast gulf seafood. Will definitely return.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.


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What recession? Luxury goods are booming
High-end products are still selling well despite economic uncertainty.
CNBC reports luxury goods targeted to wealthy shoppers are selling briskly. The percentage of the population that apparently has shrugged off any recession is buying enough Christian Louboutins for all of us. The average transaction amount, by the way, at Christian Louboutin's Dallas store is just over $1,108.
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Some luxury-goods stocks are also faring well this year. Retailer Michael Kors (KORS) debuted last week at $20 a share and saw shares close up 21% in the first day of trading. The stock was trading Tuesday above $25. Take that, Zynga (ZNGA)!
Macy's (M) has risen 25%, and Ralph Lauren (RL) is up 23%.
But other stocks in the sector are flat for the year, including Coach (COH) and Tiffany (TIF).
A lot of this is our fault. The movie stars, rock stars etc, make big bucks because we are dumb enough to pay high prices to see their movies and go to their concerts. The same goes for the pro athletes... they are way over paid. An average family can't afford to take their children to see a ball game.
In a way we are just as foolish as the people who buy $15K purses. The stars are laughing at us all the way to the bank also. We need to smarten up and stop making these people rich.
Unbelievable and Unconscionable ...
We have 17 million unemployed, 22 million underemployed, 51 million on food stamps, 4 million foreclosures, 1 million homeless, boarded up stores, shopping centers and factories... and we have the 1%, the uber-rich, rubbing it all in our faces. $ 15,000 for a handbag? ... give me a break! I've been unemployed for two years, and had another interview just today. I did not have a decent pair of dress shoes, and consider myself fortunate that I found a pair of gently used loafers at Goodwill for $6.99 .. and that is the only personal thing I have bought for myself this entire year. I know I am not alone by any measure but I'm so tired of trying to decide every day whether or not to put a few gallons of gas in my 13 year old car or to buy a small bag of groceries so I can eat. This has truely become a nation of the haves and the have nots .. an absolute caste system based solely upon one's financial situation. Disgusted.
Peace to all
Oh yeah, instead of buying everything from mommy and daddy credit cards how about going back to elementary and learn how to spell buy instead of "by". And while you at tell your parents to put you back in private school because you are going to waste us taxpayers money.
Pattyfied..... You have the right idea. Our factories are all overseas. All we produce here are rich
executives. But producing products here again is only half the answer. We as Americans have to start buying USA made again. Too many people in this country opt for the cheap product over quality. I got a gift of 3 wrenches last year for Christmas (china made). One has broken already, the other two are difficult to use as they are poorly made. I bought a very used made in the USA wrench at a flea market sale this summer. Best wrench I have ever owned. We vote with our purses/wallets.
Derek Rose of the Chicago Bulls is expected to sign a $94milllion 5 year contract with the Bulls today. This is INSANE ! I doubt if Michael Jordan made this much during his entire career ( not counting endorsements) The fans paying these kinds of salaries is as nuts as buying a $15K purse. Like I said in a earlier post ... WE are at fault for this ...STOP making these people rich ... don't go to these games, movies and concerts ... give the money to the poor and stay home and wait for the movies to come out at Red Box . Smarten up everyone !!!
The wealthiest one-tenth of 1 percent receives an astonishing 12.3 percent of national income (that is .01% receiving 12.3% of all U.S. national income). And when you look at assets, it goes much higher. Currently, the richest 1 percent hold about 38 percent of all privately held wealth in the United States (Hurst, Charles E. Social Inequality: Forms, Causes, and Consequences).
Statistically, the top one percent are becoming wealthier even as the working and middle class become poorer. The Gini Index tells the story.
The wealthy can buy a great deal of this as they are prospering from the sellout and decline of America.
Google Help FIx America First for more information on how that is occurring.
tessah ...
I don't think Barneys has a nickle to her name. I think she is just a sh-t stirrer .
Why on earth would she spend 1/2 the morning posting if she were really daddys "little rich girl". IF she were so rich you'd think she'd be out spending all that money, instead of sitting here bragging .
and Chloe ... yes you are correct , about spending keeps the economy going .. however spending $ 15K on a purse just makes an outrageous goof ball designer more rich. (some of these designers remind me of "mad scientists") Instead divide that $15K and spend it at small businesses is what would be really helpful to the economy.
You know , I had a friend once that had to always be on top with the fashions ,style and keeping up with the Jones'. If someone told her that wearing a pile of poop on her head was the style, she'd do it. Today she has nothing because she's been through 3 husbands who couldn't afford her. Now she is S O L and barely able to afford an apartment and a clunker car. She did it to herself and I have no pity on her at all.
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Names aside, Megaformer Pilates is an ever-changing class. "This is taking Pilates-inspired movements and incorporating them with strength training and cross training for a total body workout," Rashed says.
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If you're with BT, Virgin Media or TalkTalk, chances are you're paying too much. It's possible to slash line rental down to £8.75/month and daytime calls to 5p each, plus get half-price calls to mobiles - saving £100s a year.
No one phone provider is cheapest, so this straightforward guide shows you how to make sure EVERY call you make is at the lowest possible rate.
This guide includes standalone line rental best buys, as well as bundled best buys for line rental and broadband, via comparison sites such as Broadbandchoices*, Simplify Digital* and uSwitch*, as well as MSE Blagged deals.
Best buys:
In this guide
Cheap Calls Checklist
Quick tips to slash costs without switching
For the really big savings, you'll need to switch providers. But there are plenty of ways to trim bills without moving.
- Pay by direct debit. Most providers will charge extra if you pay by cash, cheque or any method other than direct debit. Virgin Media, for example, charges £5/month for non-direct debit payments.
Check social tariffs. If you're struggling financially or have a disability that makes using a landline difficult or necessary, speak to your provider. It may have a social tariff that will minimise the cost of using your landline.
For example, the BT Basic* tariff is available to those on certain benefits (though who gets it is at BT's discretion) and costs £15.30/per quarter. It includes £4.50 worth of calls to other landlines. Outside the allowance, calls cost 11.3p/min plus a connection fee of 3.3p/per call.
Free web-to-web calls.
You can talk to anyone, anywhere worldwide for free via the net. Programs such as Skype let you use headsets and webcams to speak to your friends (see the Free Web Calls guide). Don't assume this means web-to-phone is cheaper though, as sometimes there are costs involved.
The rest of this guide assumes you're calling from a normal phone rather than using the web.
Know your peak. Always check when peak and off-peak is. In 2010, BT and TalkTalk moved their peak times from 6am-6pm to 7am-7pm, meaning their users lost an hour of cheap early evening calls. By contrast, Primus's peak time remains 8am-6pm.
Provider Peak times (daytime)BT7am - 7pmTalkTalk7am - 7pmEE7am - 7pmVirgin Media7am - 7pmPrimus8am - 6pmPost Office6am - 6pm
- Ditch caller ID. Historically, if you used another service for calls (while still paying BT for line rental) you were able to make chargeable calls by dialling the prefix 1280 which routed calls through BT, keeping the caller ID service free. It's no longer possible to do this with all providers, so ditch caller ID to keep costs down.
- Put down/redial. Unfortunately, almost all "unlimited" call packages are, in fact, limited. While they may say free calls in the evenings, actually that's usually only up to the first hour or so. After that, they're billed. The easy way round this is to put the phone down before the deadline's up, then redial.
Provider Free call deadlineBT60 minsTalkTalk60 minsEE60 minsVirgin Media60 minsPrimus90 minsPost Office60 mins
- Mobile "call-back" pact. Free minutes on mobiles include calling landlines, but inclusive calls with landline packages DON'T usually include calling mobiles. So if you have free minutes, agree a call-back with friends if one of them calls a mobile from a landline.
- Use override providers. It's possible to cut call costs without switching provider. Use a no-frills override provider, where you dial a prefix number to connect to its service, then pay its cost. This can cut costs from 5p/min to 5p/call, and slash mobile rates. Full details below.
Say no to 0870. BT and TalkTalk include 0870 numbers as part of their inclusive call plans, but others don't and charge about 11p/min.
There are ways to cut costs if your provider doesn't include them, or you're calling outside of your call plan. See the Say No To 0870 guide for full info.
Check your package. Don't automatically pay for an "unlimited anytime" call plan if you're not going to use it. BT's standard package, BT Unlimited Weekend, includes free calls at the weekend, for example. Pay a little bit more and you'll get evening and weekend calls.
The next level up is "anytime" calls, which means daytime calls to landlines are included too - with BT it's £7.50/month. As a rough rule of thumb, it's only worth taking it if you make over an hour of peak-time calls each month. Of course, you can undercut this deal by switching.
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Home phones: Choosing a package
There are some cracking home phone deals on the market at the moment, including cheap line rental, upfront line rental and line rental with broadband.
If you're planning to switch, always contact your existing provider first, as it may offer to beat/match any deal you've found.
What's a "BT line"? The term "BT line" doesn't necessarily mean your home phone service is provided by BT. All providers - apart from Virgin Media, which has its own fibre optic network - use BT's copper wire network (overhead phone lines from telegraph poles to your home).
So even if you pay line rental to Primus, the Post Office or others, behind the scenes the actual line is provided by BT Openreach. When it comes to getting a "BT line" installed, there are a number of options available - take a look at the dropdown below for more information.
Landline installation options and top deals
If you need a landline installed, there are a few ways to cut the cost - you don't have to get a BT line from BT:
£65 BT line installation, usually £130
It's currently possible to get a new BT line* for £65 instead of the usual £130 (this is scheduled as an ongoing offer).
To be eligible for the discounted rate, you must sign up for a BT phone package (this can be the Unlimited Weekend Calls plan, which is free - but cannot be the Line Rental Saver package) with a 12-month contract.
It's also sometimes possible to get totally free line rental when taking a BT phone and broadband bundle. When it is, it'll be in the weekly email.
Sign up for a phone line with Sky and it may be free
It is possible to get a new phone line installed (or an old one reconnected) by satellite TV giant Sky. This can be free or cost up to £20, depending on the amount of work needed and/or your package.
Cable landlines from £49.95
Installing a Virgin Media cable landline costs around £49.95, but it can sometimes be free or discounted, depending on promotional offers.
What if my line goes down for a few days
If your phone line is down, it not only affects your phone but your broadband too. The first thing you should do is to contact your provider. It will try to fix your line that day but if it can't you may be able to get a refund for the loss of service while it's being repaired.
Providers aren't required to give refunds but according to the telecoms regulator, Ofcom, most companies will offer something though exact terms vary by provider.
Both Virgin and TalkTalk will refund the daily cost of broadband and/or phone line from the day you report the fault. Sky says it pays out on a "case-by-case basis". BT says it will try to fix the problem within three working days of you reporting it. If it doesn't, you'll get a refund for the daily cost of the broken line or broadband, starting from the fourth working day after you've reported the problem
To dispute a refund, or lack of one, first complain to the provider. If after eight weeks it's not replied, or the reply is unsatisfactory, you can then go one of the two independent Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) schemes. These schemes are impartial and free and work as middlemen between phone providers and users.
The decision made is binding on the company and enforceable in court. This means if the phone company is found to be in the wrong it could be required to make an apology, explain what went wrong, correct the problem and even pay an extra financial reward of up to £10,000.
For BT, Sky and Talk Talk use the Ombudsman Services, and for Virgin Media, CISAS. The ADR checker on Ofcom's website has a full list of providers.
Not every package is available at the cheapest price everywhere - it can vary with location.
Cheapest line rental deals paid monthly
If you haven't switched your landline provider, and you're out of contract, you could save over £7/month on line rental when switching from BT to the cheapest deal on the market. But remember to factor in call costs if there aren't any calls included with the line rental.
Primus: £8.75/monthLine rental only, no calls, 12-month contract
- Price: £8.75/month
- Inclusive calls: None included
- Length of free calls: First 90 mins
- Contract: 12 months
- Allows override providers? Yes (Gave MSE written guarantee lasting until at least Dec 2014)
|Primus home phone customer services poll
|Jun 2014 | Voters: 222
You can get Primus Line Rental Saver for just £8.75/mth if you sign up for a year via comparison site Broadbandchoices.
As a comparison, BT's standard line rental is £15.99/mth and includes free calls to UK landlines at weekends.
You don't get any inclusive calls with this Primus deal, so it's best for low users. Weekend calls cost 5p/min, evening calls also cost 5p/min and daytime calls cost 8.4p/min. Every call will also incur a one-off 14.5p connection fee.
If you do want inclusive calls its Home Saver option offers free evening and weekend calls for £9.75/mth. Daytime calls are 8.4p/min, but there's also a one-off connection fee of 14.5p per call. It's a 12-month contract also available via Broadbandchoices.
Warning! While the cheapest, we've had a disproportionate number of reports about Primus customer service and serious billing issues. Please consider this. If you're with Primus, and having problems or not, please let us know. Primus sees emails sent to this address.
Post Office: £13/month*Line rental, free weekend calls to UK landlines & 0845/0870 numbers
- Price: £13/month
- Inclusive calls: Weekend landlines
- Length of free calls: First 60 mins
- Connection: None
- Allows override providers? Yes (home phone only not broadband customers)
|Post Office home phone customer services poll
|Jun 2014 | Voters: 252
The basic Post Office Home Phone* package is £13/mth and gives inclusive weekend calls to UK landlines.
If you ignore Primus, due to its current customer service, this is the cheapest basic line rental package.
The Post Office's home phone service did well in our Jun 2014 customer service poll, with 68% of customers rating it "great".
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Cheapest line rental paid by year
If your provider offers the option - and many including BT, TalkTalk, Plusnet and Primus do - paying upfront is usually the cheapest way to get line rental. For example, you can save £32/yr on BT compared to paying monthly. However, it doesn't mean an upfront deal is necessarily the cheapest overall package for you.
Warning - beware paying upfront. There's a risk of losing your cash if the provider goes bust. This risk is bigger with smaller companies.
Post Office: £120 (equiv £10/mth)* Line rental, free weekend calls to UK landlines & 0845/0870 numbers
- Price: Equiv £10/month
- Inclusive calls: Weekend landlines
- Length of free calls: First 60 mins
- Connection: None
- Allows override providers? Yes (home phone only not broadband customers)
|Post Office home phone customer services poll
|Jun 2014 | Voters: 252
The Post Office Home Phone* package is normally £13/mth and gives inclusive weekend calls to UK landlines. However if you can, pay £120 upfront for the year, and get it for the equivalent of £10/mth.
The Post Office's home phone service did well in our Jun 2014 customer service poll, with 68% of customers rating it "great".
BT Line Rental Saver: £159.84 (equiv £13.32/mth)* Good for BT customers who dont want to switch
- Price: Equiv £13.32/month
- Inclusive calls: Weekend landlines
- Length of free calls: First 60 mins
- Connection: None
- Allows override providers? Yes
|BT home phone customer services poll
|Jun 2014 | Voters: 1749
This pay-in-advance option is only available with online paperless billing. You must set up a direct debit to cover call charges.
This isn't the cheapest pay-in-advance option, but for the many BT customers who don't want to switch away, it offers huge savings on BT's standard line rental.
|More providers' upfront line rental costs compared
|Upfront cost
|Cost if paying monthly
|Inclusive calls?
|Annual saving vs paying monthly
EE Yearly Line Rental Saver
£132, equiv £11/mth
Yes - weekend
Virgin Media Line Rental Saver
£144, equiv £12/mth
Yes - weekend
Plusnet Line Rental Saver
£155.88, equiv £12.99/mth
TalkTalk Value Line Rental
£172.20, equiv £14.35/mth
Cheapest with broadband
Many phone providers offer competitive bundled deals - for comparison, remember BT's basic line rental alone costs £15.99/mth. See Cheap Broadband for more deals.
EE: B'band & line rent £162 for a year, plus £100 Amzn vch*If line rent's paid upfront. Pay monthly and it's £18.25/mth
- Price: Equiv £13.50/month
- Free calls: Weekend
- Length of free calls: First 60 mins
- Broadband: Up to 17mb, unlimited downloads
- Connection: £60 if you need a new line
- Contract: 12 months
- Coverage: 95% of the UK
- Wireless: Free wireless router (free delivery)
Until Tue 30 Sept, we've blagged a £100 Amazon voucher on EE's* already hot broadband and line rental deal. This deal used to be only for those with an EE Sim, but it's now open to all, bar existing EE broadband customers. (You must also be in the 95% of the UK supplied by EE - check here). On a one-year contract, you get:
|EE home phone
customer service poll results
|Jun 2014| Voters:183
- Compulsory line rental. You pay £132 for the year upfront (you must opt for this during sign-up); equivalent to £11/mth. If you opt to pay by the month, it's £15.75/mth.
- Unlimited broadband. It's £2.50/mth for a year, so £30 for the year. Note that after the first year the price will rise, so check then if you can get cheaper elsewhere.
- Weekend calls. Weekend landline calls are included, other costs mostly on a par (or a touch more) with BT.
|EE broadband
customer service poll results
|Jun 2014 | Voters:212
- A £100 Amazon voucher after 3mths. It's sent automatically, provided you go via this EE deal* link and enter code EEHBB10 to get the voucher. If you have any problems signing up, call 0800 079 5213 or for any voucher queries email email@example.com.
- How to sign up. The EE link* will take you to a new window, where you'll need to enter the code and your contact details (for the voucher to be sent). You'll then be automatically redirected to the EE website where you can sign up. Two confirmation emails will be sent - one about the voucher and one for the new contract.
Analysis - this is staggeringly cheap
The following analysis excludes call costs, as they depend on you as an individual, and the £60 new line installation fee for those on cable or who need a line.
- If you pay line rental upfront. The total broadband and line cost for the first year is £162, equivalent to £13.50/mth. Plus you get the £100 Amazon voucher. If you were going to spend that at Amazon anyway, factor it in and it's effectively £62 over the year, so equivalent to just £5.16/mth.
- If you pay line rental monthly. The total broadband and line rental cost is £18.25/mth, thats £219 for the first year. Plus you get the £100 Amazon voucher. If you were going to spend that at Amazon anyway, factor it in and it's effectively £119 over the year, equivalent to £9.92/mth
Existing customer specials
If you've a Sky TV package, some current special offers can cut the cost of your home phone service even further if you want to stick with them.
However, if you're out of contract we recommend either switching provider to one of the cheaper deals above or trying to haggle with Sky. See our How to Haggle guide for tips.
Sky: £15.98/mth equiv + £25 vch*Line rental, up to 17Mb broadband, 12-month contract
- Price: Equiv £15.98/month
- Free calls: Weekends
- Length of free calls: First 60 mins
- Broadband: Up to 17Mb , unlimited downloads
- Connection: £20 if you need a new line
- Contract: 12 months
- Coverage: 90% of the UK
- Wireless: Free wireless router (£6.95 delivery)
|Sky home phone
customer service poll results
|Jun 2014 | Voters:877
|Sky broadband
customer service poll results
|Jun 2014 | Voters:932
Existing Sky TV customers can get broadband 'free' for a year (usual price of £7.50/mth), when they add Sky* broadband and pay its compulsory £15.40/mth line rental. You also get a £25 M&S voucher on top. (You can also get two years 'free' broadband with the Sky Sports bundle). This offer ends Thur 25 Sept.
Broadband. You pay nothing for 12 months. Once the contract ends it's £7.50/mth (£10/mth if you don't have Sky TV), though you are free to move at that point.
Line rental. It's £15.40/month, including weekend calls.
You will need a new router... It's free but youll pay £6.95 for P&P.
If you need a new line... It's £20. This can apply to anyone reconnecting a line or who is switching from cable.
The total broadband and line rental cost for the first year is £191.75, equivalent to £15.98/mth.
You need to claim the voucher by logging into your Sky account. The M&S voucher will then be sent to the email address you gave Sky within 45 days of your service starting.
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When a home phone includes free calls, these are usually only to landlines beginning 01, 02 and 03. Any other calls you make, such as calls to 0870 premium rate numbers and 07 mobile numbers, can be costly.
The way to save is with a no-frills override provider that you can access without changing phone company (if this is new to you, read a quick override provider briefing). Some phone companies block override providers or can charge more, so check yours first with a test call.
Halve the cost of calling mobiles
Most providers exclude calls to mobiles from their inclusive calls, as they're far more expensive and make up the biggest proportion of the bill, meaning big bucks for phone companies. Yet it's easy to halve the price.
Most also charge a one-off call connection fee plus around 15p/min for daytime mobile calls, but set up an account and direct debit with the overall cheapest override provider, 18185 (it's occasionally beatable for specific calls).
Then, dial that number before you call a mobile and your call cost is reduced to a 5p connection then 6p/min. The price is less competitive at weekends, so compare it to your normal provider.
While BT, Primus and the Post Office let you use the 18185 prefix, some providers, including Virgin Media and TalkTalk, can block it. If so, its website lists alternative access numbers you can use, though the prices for these can vary.
Alternatively, use the daily updated UK CallChecker to find the cheapest no-account-needed providers which cost as little as 6p/min. For a detailed explanation, and alternatives in case your provider blocks 18185, read the full Cut The Cost Of Calling Mobiles guide.
Calling landlines during the day
If your package doesn't include daytime calls to landlines, then it can be expensive. BT charges 9p/min plus a one-off 15p call connection fee, and TalkTalk charges 11.5p/min plus a one-off 15p connection fee. It's easy to slash this cost though:
- 18185 charges 5p per CALL
Specialist override provider 18185 wins again, at just 5p to call a landline, no matter how long you chat (so an hour here is 5p, compared to over £3 with normal providers). See the mobiles section above for a more detailed explanation of how it works.
|Daytime call costs compared
|Cost per min
|Cost of one hour's call
£5.55 ¹
£7.05 ²
£5.19 ³
Cheapest override provider
|Prices correct at 16 Sept 2014. ¹ Includes one-off 15p call connection fee. ² Includes one-off 15p call connection fee. ³ Includes one-off 14.5p call connection fee.
- Other override providers cost as little as 0.5p/min
If your phone company blocks account-needed override providers like 18185, it's still possible to slash the cost by using simply-dial providers. Just call an 0844 number which will allow you to call at a special cheap rate from as little as 0.5p/min.
To find the cheapest override provider, use the daily updated UK MSE CallChecker.
- Upgrade your package
If neither of those suit, and you make enough calls to justify it, you could upgrade your package and pay a few pounds more a month to get the calls included for free.
Cut the cost of calling abroad
If your package doesn't include calls abroad or excludes a country you're dialling, be careful; it may be hideously expensive. Instead, there are a number of cost-cutting options.
- Override providers cost as little as 0.4p/min
Again, specialist override providers cost a fraction of main providers' prices and you won't need to change your phone line. For a full guide to this, see the Cheap International Calls guide, which includes info on daily updated cheapest providers for every country.
As an example, you can call the US or Spain for 40p for AN HOUR. BT's standard is over £12 to the US, while Virgin Media costs £36 for Spain.
Vonage Talk +World option for unlimited calls
If you sign up to Vonage you can get unlimited calls to landlines in 70 countries, including Spain, France, Italy, Australia and more for £11/mth. You also get unlimited calls to mobiles in 36 countries, including Canada and the US. There's a £5 delivery charge though.
For full options, read the Cheap International Calls and Free Web Calls guides.
Can you grab cashback on top?
It's often possible to get extra cashback when you sign up for a home phone package. Yet it isn't done direct. To get it, sign up via specialist cashback websites. These use affiliate links to generate revenue, and if they get paid when you sign up, they give some or all of it to you.
Always check first that it's an identical product, and clear any cookies if you've already clicked through. Remember, as the cashback isn't coming from the product provider, but playing the system to an extent, it's never 100% guaranteed and there can be problems.
Therefore it's generally best to first pick the right product and see the cashback as an added extra. For more information, pros and cons, and to find which cashback providers pay most for any product, see the Top Cashback Sites guide.
What's more, sometimes there are special higher rates negotiated for the short term. These tend to have a higher payout reliability; when they happen we'll try to list them here and include them in the weekly email.


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The city of St. Petersburg Friday released a handful of new images depicting the proposed replacement for the St. Pete Pier.
"Every image you've seen to date has been of a static object," project pointman Chris Ballestra said while viewing one image on his desktop. "This is dynamic, moving, fluid, with people."
By next Tuesday, there will be more than 20 new renderings as well as an animation showing a "helicopter" fly around of the Lens.
All of the images released Friday are at grade level, showing new details of the double-layered loops out onto Tampa Bay. One shows diners in the outdoor area of a proposed landside restaurant at the foot of the Pier. Another shows the dining area at the end of the structure.
Ballestra said such imagery had to wait until a 900+ page "basis of design" was finished. Among many other details, the two volume document claims the Lens can be constructed within budget.
"This is the project that can be built, that's the critical point," he explained. "These are things that can be realized."
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"I think some of the [public] resistance has come from the lack of images," Anthony Sullivan told FOX 13 News. Sullivan is a well-known TV pitchman who has become the Lens most vocal citizen-supporter. He added that he understands the delay.
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Sullivan will display the images Sunday evening at Janus Landing, where he is hosting a "Rock the Lens" concert. So far, Lens supporters have been greatly outnumbered by critics, as evidenced by a petition drive to "Stop The Lens."
The project presentation to the city council is Tuesday, with a vote on the next appropriation scheduled for Thursday. In between, a group called Voteonthepier.com has a court hearing. It is asking a judge to issue an injunction against the city, which plans to close the existing St. Pete Pier May 31, 2013 and demolish it next summer.
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Tapley lifts No. 17 San Diego State past UC Santa Barbara
San Diego, CA, United States (4E Sports) – Senior guard Chase Tapley scored 23 points to lead four other teammates in double figures as No. 17 San Diego State extended its winning streak to seven via an 84-70 triumph over UC Santa Barbara Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl.
Tapley hit seven of 11 shots with six three-pointers while Jamaal Franklin added 14 points, five rebounds and four dimes to help the Aztecs defeat the Caughos (3-5) for the eighth straight time and improve to 7-1.
JJ O'Brien scored 12, Xavier Thames had 11 and James Rahon tallied 10 off the bench for San Diego State, which went on a tear after losing their opening game to Syracuse Nov. 11.
The Aztecs also extended their winning streak against teams from California to 27, the longest active winning run in the nation. They also pad their winning run in December to 20 games, third longest nationally.
The Aztecs buried 11 of 17 shots from beyond the arc for a season-high 64.7 percent and shot 55.8 percent overall.
Kyle Boswell scored a career-high 23 points. Alan Williams added 18 and Taran Brown scored 16 for the Gauchos, who dropped three of their last four contests.
UC Sata Barbara tasted the lead for the first and last time at 5-4 behind Brown's three-point shot before the Aztecs took command when O'Brien sparked a 14-0 blast for an 18-5 cushion.
The Aztecs doubled the Gauchos' output, 33-14, behind O'Brien's layup and a three-pointer by Rahon before settling for a 46-29 halftime advantage.
In the second half, San Diego State grabbed its biggest lead at 64-37 behind a 13-0 run highlighted by Tapley's nine points.
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By Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan refrained from further monetary easing on Friday, resisting for now any temptation to boost its asset buying scheme to keep pace with the Federal Reserve's new economic stimulus.
The BOJ is the third major central bank to hold fire after the Fed's November 3 move to pump $600 billion more into the struggling U.S. economy by buying government bonds.
The scope of the plan broadly matched market expectations, which means Japan was spared a dollar sell-off and a sharp yen spike that could have forced the BOJ's hand.
That allowed the BOJ to focus on rolling out its own 5 trillion yen ($62 billion) asset buying plan unveiled last month. The scheme will kick off early next week with government bond purchases and will also buy real estate investment trusts (REITs) and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) linked to Tokyo stock indexes.
Both the European Central Bank and the Bank of England kept their policies unchanged on Thursday, seemingly satisfied that the euro zone and Britain did not need as potent medicine as prescribed by the Fed for the U.S. economy.
As expected, the BOJ also unanimously voted to keep its rates effectively at zero and maintained the size of the asset buying plan.
However, expectations that the dollar will stay weak because of the Fed's easing are set to keep Japanese policymakers primed for more action to prevent yen strength from further damaging the export-reliant economy.
"What has been announced is not enough compared to the U.S. central bank's expansion of easing steps," said Susumu Kato, chief economist at Credit Agricole in Tokyo.
"The BOJ needs to further expand its easing measures to beat deflation and prevent the yen from appreciating further. It is expected to do so in the next few months."
In fact, by pointing out the contrast in the size of the Fed and BOJ schemes, Economics Minister Banri Kaieda suggested that Japan's central bank might face calls in the future for an expanded scheme.
BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa has also signaled the central bank's readiness to top up the 5 trillion yen asset buying fund if economic conditions worsen further.
The yen edged 0.1 percent higher after the BOJ decision, trading at 80.70 to the dollar, indicating that some players had not ruled out the possibility of BOJ action on Friday.
The bank's statement echoed Shirakawa's recent comments that Japan's moderate economic recovery was stalling because growth in exports and output was tapering off but it should eventually resume.
The BOJ last eased its policy early in October by setting a new interest rate target in a 0-0.1 percent range, pledging to keep rates effectively pegged at zero until the end of deflation was in sight, and by announcing the asset buying plan.
Detailing the scheme on Friday, the BOJ said it would buy Japan REITs rated AA or above and ETFs linked to the benchmark Topix <.TOPX> and Nikkei 225 <.N225> stock indexes under the plan, which also covers BBB-rated corporate bonds and commercial paper.
The plan was greeted with questions on whether an injection of $60 billion could do much good for a $5 trillion economy and suggestions that a Fed-style bond buying spree aimed at weakening the yen might be the only real weapon left in the BOJ's arsenal.
The central bank, however, says its 2001-2006 campaign of flooding banks with cash failed to break the vicious cycle of falling prices, weak demand, and stagnant output and investment, and that its new, more focused approach is more promising.
The BOJ says its current scheme aims to reduce risk premiums and encourage private investment by targeting a broader range of assets than the Fed buys, including less conventional, riskier instruments.
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What are some of the key differences in cultures of success and cultures of failure?
Has anyone studied this phenomenon? Is there a Talk on this and I just missed it.
What is the difference in the company culture at Apple compared to Compaq? Facebook vs. MySpace. The Bengals football organization vs. The Patriots. Schools who consistently have graduation rates of 98% vs. those who schools who have < 50% of their students?
It just seems that those organizations who "win" keep winning and those who "lose" keep loosing so why is that? Any ideas?
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If light photons have no mass, then how can gravity affect them? i.e., being pulled into a black hole.
Perhaps light, from its source, follows the curvature of space-time as created by gravitational objects such as stars and black holes.
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Dec 19 2012: Maybe you'll enjoy listening to this guy
Dec 19 2012: you know it based on the assumption that everything rotates in a circle and not an eclipse right? Light takes the same amount of time to travel no matter what distance it travels
check out this video
I can provide scientific proof that most of science is based on assumptions
Dec 19 2012: Perhaps, you didn't say it right. I have learned from experience to avoid phrases like "everything... can always...". The first thing that can be proven wrong is a statement like this.
Carl Popper said that unfalsifiable theories (i.e. such that cannot be proven wrong in principle) are bad theories and have no place in science. In this sense, you are right. I wouldn't say, however, that any theory can always be proven wrong. Not any and not always. Only if we are lucky to have evidence and technology to discover it.
"We can't all, and some of us don't" -- Eeyore.
Dec 19 2012: Oddly enough, everything the hippie in the video says are scientific facts, not religious or philosophical blibber-blubber. Forget about the question, why photons are not affected by gravity. One can say that they simply move in a space warped by mass. But how can we say that photons "move" if from photon's perspective, time does not exist?! Photon's clock does not change! And if photon's clock does not change, a photon cannot change its position in space with time too... Which means MBR radiation does not come from "deep space" as an echo of big bang that happened 13.7bln years ago. From photon's perspective, MBR radiation is here and now. And the big bang is not something that happened somewhere 13.7 bln years ago. Big bang is also here and now. It's not even "happening" which implies some development in time. It, simply, *IS* here and now, along with everything else that ever was and will be...
Oh, and, by the way, if space and time do not exist in photon's world, what exactly is photon frequency and wave length?
Scientists seem to have hard time explaining what time is
When scientists say that religion does not make sense, it reminds me of that joke about a kid peeping into his parent's bedroom and saying "And these are the people who won't let me pick my nose!".
Dec 19 2012: Congratulations, Arkady ! :)
You sound like Einstein who ask the child -like question :
How does the time look from the crest of a light wave ?
The answer is that , at the speed of light, time stops.
So... non-material consciousness riding a light wave would see the whole of the past simultaneously with the whole of the future.
To such a mind there would be no before and no after , only an undivided now. If it is not what can be called God, i don't know what it is, but it has little to do with religions OMHO : )
Dec 19 2012: In the video there is a quote :" nothing has independent existence from everything else " ( sounds quite quantum mechanical :) )
It is the answer to your question; Buddhism doesn't dissect reality , which is the illusion of the human mind into parts like time space light ..etc.
As far as i understand Buddhism doesn't care to explain anything , it's scientific 'faustinian' claim :) It teaches how to deal with illusion ( Maya ) And language, the very tool we are using now is the weaver of illusion.
I Ching ' studied ' time as if consists of elements and achieved much more accurate and applicable understanding of time (or dynamics within time ) as we have now.
But i am not an expert, really , almighty Google help you , if you are interested : )
Best to you !
Dec 20 2012: Re: "Arkady, what is 'wrong' with science is its doctrine of objectivity , which until recently has been holy in this enterprise."
It's wrong for me to say it, but I've also learned that it's wrong to think of things as "wrong" or "right". "Do not judge..." If you know what I mean... :-)... But I agree with you.
Dec 20 2012: Hey Casey,
We possibly found a new issue to disagree upon!
The ONLY assumption science makes is that "We can percieve reality". All of science is based upon "describing the reality". Then this leads to a theory which "describes reality as closely as possible".
Then there are a few options from there.
1) We discover a new place where the theory should apply. But it fails. Then the theory is falsified. Which will result in scientists trying to come up with a different theory which is accurate in more cases.
(this happened with Newton gravity laws when we realised that our solar system revolves around the sun and that some 'stars' are actually planets)
2) We discover a new place where the theory should apply and it does! The theory gains probability of being correct.
(This happened in 1919 when Einstein's theory correctfully predicted how much light would be bent by... and many more times after that as well)
3) Some other scientist comes up with another theory for the same phenomenon and both seem to hold in the same cases where the rule is correct. (This somewhat happens with String theory... but I must confess that I am unsure how accurately this statement is... it is however also what Einstein did to Newton)
So basically scientific theory describes all of reality as far as we know it! (So the assumption is that our perception of reality is accurate)
To say however that theory is true is stupid because we can never(!) know if we know (or can even percieve) all of reality.
Also to say that you can prove a theory to be false is stupid because you would have to find an occurence in nature where the theory does not hold up. And science only accepts a theory as valid when ALL KNOWN occurances are accurately described.
So you HAVE to find an, up till now, unknown occurance of where the theory should apply AND on top of that it has to be one where the theory fails!
Good luck!
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Did you know? That is, did you know about the peppy short video, Did You Know 3.0? You can catch various versions of it on the web. See, the latest, for example,
The various incarnations of this series of information-based videos trace the rapidly accelerating technological world in which we are spinning. They are all well worth a watch. Every time I attend a conference these days, someone is showing a version of this video, some shorter or longer than others. Its precursor boasted the catchy title of Shift Happens, and I first saw it last summer at a huge student recruitment conference in Chicago. It rocked me.
We live in an age where the sheer incremental display of statistics, piled higher and deeper onto each other and accompanied by new age music and colour graphics is not only entertaining but generates awe. Who knew we would be enthralled by a film full of numbers? But it is the nature of the numbers that grabs our attention. Educators like to show this video because it maps the world we are and will be educating. It compels us to face change squarely, not as a slow boat to China but as a shuttle to Mars. It suddenly makes a chalkboard look like a Paleolithic tool. If anyone over the age of 30 still thinks he/she is living in the real world then their confidence will be shaken by watching this film.
Indeed, Did You Know 3.0 implicitly undermines the confidence of any (North) American who might still hold to the self-serving belief that we hold intelligent mastery over the universe. The film exploits this assumption by showing—warning?—us that in 10 years China will be largest English-speaking country in the world; that there are more Honours students in India than all the students in the United States of America; that in 8 minutes watching the video 38 babies have been born, most of them in China and India. Is the message here –be prepared to be dominated?
As the information on the screen builds to a crescendo we are bound to be shaken, if not stirred. If today's 21 year-old watches 20,00 hours of television a year, if over 70% of 4-year-olds have already used a computer, if 1 out of every 8 married couples met online, if today's learners will have 10-14 jobs by the time they are 38, where are we? Who are we?
Who knows? As the video asks in the very last frame: So what does it all mean? Certainly, it means the ol' grey mare she ain't what she used to be.
Tangential but relevant story here: while writing this blog my husband emailed me to order a piece of technology for our new and totally loveable plasma screen television on eBay. The company was founded on a whim in the mid 'nineties and is today, as you all know, a giant commercial powerhouse. I found the item, ordered and paid for it in about 90 seconds. eBay has revenues of $8.37 billion. It employs 16,200 people. How do I know this? I went to my latest favourite web site
It's amazing.
Founder Stephen Wolfram will give you a stunning, brief introduction to the site, also well worth a visit.
As he intones, this is "an ambitious and long-term project,†with the aim of making all systematic knowledge immediately computable by anyone. That's a tall order, for what a mid twentieth-century writer might have called a "brave new world,†but Wolfram and his alpha team are well on their way. The site does the math, big time. It is an information junkie's fantasy. Numbers are crunched and information is displayed faster than it takes to think of an entry. You can spend countless hours (or, actually, maybe the site can actually do the counting for you) getting everything from complicated calculations to impossible questions to weather trends and imaginative comparisons. It's all about data, data, data, and the open access to information for which we would otherwise never even have known where to look.
And so to return to shift happening, which is a recurring theme of these dean's blogs, we are living, as Did You Know 3.0 avers, "in exponential times. " How does one plan curricula for such times? Apparently, we are offering graduate programs in subjects and fields that did not even exist ten years ago. We are preparing students for a future we do not really understand yet, asking them to solve problems we have not yet identified. It's humbling, at once scary and exhilarating.
How can we know what it means if we don't fully understand the pronoun in that question?
Dr. Noreen Golfman is Professor of English and Dean of Graduate Studies. Her post secondary education included study at McGill, University of Alberta, and University of Western Ontario. She has been teaching and writing in the areas of Canadian literature and film studies for most of her career. She is the president of the Canadian Federation of Humanities and Social Sciences, founding director of the annual St. John's International Women's Film Festival, and director of the MUN Cinema Series. Dr. Golfman's blog 'Postcards From the Edge' will be updated every Thursday.


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