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But this piece of research — which also found that 15 percent of pet owners spend more than $100 a month on their animals — has me thinking perhaps we should be hitting the brakes where our pet spending is concerned. The American Pet Products Association expects our pet-related expenditures to top $55 billion this year. That's more than the GDP of eight states, including Maine and Rhode Island. And nearly twice the GDP of Vermont. Yikes.
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Feeding a small dog or cat costs $120 to $150 a year; feeding a large dog is $350, according to Stephen Zawistowski, science adviser at the ASPCA. Many people, though, spend much more than that because they overfeed their pets. "We have a huge pet obesity problem in this country," Zawistowski says. "On TV commercials you see this massive washbasin of food. You shouldn't be feeding them that, and you shouldn't be leaving food out all of the time." Follow the recommendations for your dog. In many cases one-half to three-quarters of a cup will do the trick. Also, for dogs, stick to dry food rather than canned, says veterinarian Karen Halligan. "Wet food is 70 percent water, so you're going to have to feed your pet considerably more."
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When you need to leave your pet, look to board it in a place that is sanitary and comfortable, Zawistowski says. If you think your pooch or kitty deserves better, hire a pet sitter instead. You can save roughly 40 percent off the cost of a kennel using dogvacay.com, a website that helps pair dog owners with sitters who operate out of their own homes. (Or, as I've done, volunteer to watch the neighbors' pet gratis when they go away in exchange for their doing the same for you.)
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Fall foliage in Vermont is off to a good start. Small spots of color have been visible for about a week and now they are gradually becoming larger spots. No bright reds yet, mostly yellows showing. It seems a little early to me but I think the foliage should last well into the second half of October because we've had good rain the past few weeks to help the trees avoid stress and thereby not shed their leafs faster.
The photo above is from a newsletter I got from Jay Peak, about an hour's drive north of us nearly on the border with Canada. Their leaves are roughly a week ahead of ours here in the Waterbury area.
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The Jets have struggled to make it to at least 9 wins 3 out of 4 seasons under Rex. That is not elite.
The Jets have struggled to make it to at least 9 wins 3 out of 4 seasons under Rex. That is not elite.
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SF or GB will be in their 2nd title game, Bal and NE could reahc their 2nd title game so no longer do they stand alone.
Bal has alreayd caught them in playoff w2isn and can pass them, GB passes them, if NE reaches SB they tie, if Bal wins one more they move ahead.
the #s aren't quite as impressive as '09-'11. Still a top 10 team overall but not elite.
I will simplify it then. Elite means having some hardware to show for it.
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I had this conversation with a former co-worker of mine a few months back and he laughed at me when I said I 'knew' someone who says the Jets are elite. He's a Mets fan too.I think you asked the average intelligent football fan this question in january of 2011 they'd say we were elite, 2 years later and 2 missed postseasons can cloud judgement in this what have you done for me lately society but we were definitely an elite team overall 2009-2011.
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Czech Republic Pres Milos Zeman decides not to attend military parade, commemorating 70th anniversary of end of World War II in Moscow; event is being boycotted by other European leaders because of Russia's involvement in Ukrainian conflict. MORE
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Prague Journal; protesters stage series of angry demonstrations against Czech Republic Pres Milos Zeman in Prague during 25th anniversary of Velvet Revolution; Zeman had upset residents by praising Russian and Chinese leaders and by waxing nostalgic about Communist days. MORE
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Pres Milos Zeman of Czech Republic appoints a new center-left government, ending a protracted period of political paralysis that has destabilized the country; freshly installed Prime Min Bohuslav Sobotka has pledged to shepherd country toward stability. MORE
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Czech sculptor David Cerny installs a 30-foot-high, plastic, purple hand with a raised middle finger aimed at Prague Castle, seat of current Czech Pres Milos Zeman on the even of general elections; Cerny says the sculpture is meant to signify his anger with the state of politics in the country. MORE
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Pres Milos Zeman of Czech Republic appoints his leftist economic adviser Jiri Rusnok as prime minister, openly defying choice of outgoing center-right governing coalition, which is ensnared in corruption and bribery scandal. MORE
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Czech Leader Won't Attend Moscow Parade After Criticism
Reversing course, President Milos Zeman of the Czech Republic said he would not attend a military parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe.
April 11, 2015, Saturday
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In Prague, some Czechs celebrated by pelting President Milos Zeman with debris as he unveiled a new memorial at a university campus.
November 18, 2014, Tuesday
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President Milos Zeman of the Czech Republic appointed a new center-left government on Wednesday, ending a protracted period of political paralysis that has destabilized the country.
January 30, 2014, Thursday
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January 7, 2014, Tuesday
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October 22, 2013, Tuesday
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August 9, 2013, Friday
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The move by Parliament extends the political instability that has undermined the country since a corruption scandal forced the collapse of the previous government.
August 8, 2013, Thursday
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July 11, 2013, Thursday
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President Milos Zeman appointed his leftist economic adviser as prime minister, ignoring the choice of the outgoing governing coalition.
June 26, 2013, Wednesday
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Party leaders are expected to meet to decide whether to stay in the coalition after an aide of Prime Minister Petr Necas was placed in custody for corruption charges.
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The lightweight mobile home is 15 feet long, 6'6″ wide and 7'1″ tall and it can easily be towed by a 6-cylinder vehicle (and even some 4-cylinder vehicles). Finney's goal in designing such a lightweight trailer was to allow road trippers to tow the trailer using their existing cars instead of having to upgrade to a more powerful vehicle. Made out of aluminum, wood and steel, the trailer is also easy to recycle at the end of its life many years down the road. Once you arrive at your location, the roof raises up on a hinge and tent windows open for natural ventilation. The couch folds down into a bed, and if you need room for a couple little ones, hanging hammocks provide extra sleeping space.
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Thats the uggliest and worse layout caravan I have EVER seen… Im not sure what kind of trailers you're used to in the states but this is embarrassing 😀
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I really like the segmented design but I'm having a hard time figuring out how this is better than a pop-up trailer which you can get for a fraction of the cost.
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I commute about 10 miles a day in Portland, OR. Needless to say rain is a big part of many of my rides. My current rain pants leave me almost as sweaty as if I had just ridden without the rain gear. So I'm looking for pants with a hard shell/ gore-tex/ dwr front and soft shell sides and back. I figure that this combination has to exist out there and that it would help with my moisture transfer issues. Who makes my Holy grail of rain gear?
Which pants do you have right now? And did you enjoy that downpour yesterday? There wasn't a dry cyclist in the city, breathable pants or not. Some days we're just going to get wet.
Showers pass is made right here in portland, and I use them on all the nasty days, for me they work great http://www.rei.com/product/821425/showers-pass-roadie-event-bike-rain-pants-mens
Arc'teryx, even though I can't pronounce their name, make the top of the line holy grail rain gear. I was just looking at these for myself yesterday: http://www.rei.com/product/836409/arcteryx-micon-insulated-pants-mens
According to my experience, the gore-tex promise, i.e. breathable and dry is a myth*.
The combination you are looking for might become available if you're using so-called "rainlegs" http://www.kurbelix.com/products/Fahrradbekleidung/Rainlegs-Regenschutz-Sportlich-Grau.html?cat=165795&pa_option=871 in combination with whatever you consider "soft shell sides and back".
(*) According to my experience from rainy Germany, if you cycle during heavy rain, you always end up being soaked. The only difference you can make by using different gear is the initial source of being soaked, i.e. either (external) rain or (internal) sweat. After another half an hour, these initial conditions become irrelevant...
Get a Rain Cape (basically a poncho) if you want to keep drier on the legs without overheating as much. The design diverts water away from your legs and has more ventilation than a standard jacket since it has the open bottom. If you've got fenders to keep the splashing to a minimum, a rain cape, and cheap water resistant pants (for days with heavy rain), then you'll stay pretty dry on your commute.
If you are "not worried about getting wet when it is super rainy" I would suggest to skip rain pants completely. Ride with good fenders in normal cycling clothes you would use at the same (or slightly lower) temperatures if it was dry. For me that often means tights with woolen, thin knee warmers. Change into civilian clothes at work.
I have yet to find one good pair of waterproof cycling pants. The better ones all look fine in the shop. But they either fail more or less completely to keep me dry in the first heavy downpour, or they are less comfortable than damp tights. After instead using them as a wind breaker during winter for one season they will definitely not be waterproof in the saddle area any longer...
I use cheap water resistant nylon pants, then use Nikwax wash-in waterproofing to make them more waterproof.
They are still relatively breathable, and I stay dry beneath.
I have a pair of cycling rain pants that are completely waterproof, and though they claim to be breathable, they aren't. The nylon pants work just as well and are much more breathable.
Gore-tex and equivalents don't make water disappear -- it has to run off someplace. I think pants like that would just result in the water running off and soaking the sides and back of the pants.
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I/ITSEC - Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference, held annually at the Orange County Convention Center attracts over 18,000 national and international attendees to this dynamic showcase of the latest in high tech simulation and digital media.
The Serious Games Showcase promotes innovative game-based solutions to education and training problems. Finalists in each of the 3 categories – student, government, and business-were selected by a panel of serious game leaders from military, industry, and academia.
Energize! took top prize in the student category. The game was developed by the Orlando Science Center and by a team from the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA), which included graduate students led by instructor Ron Weaver.
Energize! challenges the player to provide electricity to their growing community while keeping emissions minimized. The game, made possible by a grant from the Progress Energy Foundation and with additional support from the Turner Foundation, is now a featured component of the Science Center's H2Now exhibit, which explores hydrogen power and alternative energy solutions.
During the game, players have five energy producers to choose from: fossil fuel, wind, solar, biomass, and nuclear. Each form has tradeoffs. The player learns that it takes a combination of energy sources to achieve a balance between energy demand, economic needs and environmental concerns.
The finalist games were judged by a panel of more than 20 academia and industry professionals from around the country. More important though is the reaction of both the Science Center guests and those who played at the I/ITSEC conference. People really do vote with their feet. At I/ITSEC, the length of time that people stayed to play the game was amazing.
When we finally kicked a few off due to others waiting to play, they went back to their hotels and played the on-line version. Some then came back to discuss the game, what they learned and then play it again. From the Obama policy advisor to a 14 year-old with spina bifida, the reaction to and engagement with the game was overwhelming.
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Classic Music Videos Getting Re-edited to Include Modern Product Placement
Was there really a Boots the Chemist in Terminator 2?
Was there really a Boots the Chemist in Terminator 2?
Universal Music's legal department sure has been busy! Late last week UMG had a song defending Megaupload removed from YouTube on a false copyright claim. Then on Monday, the company had a news report removed on the same grounds.
Megaupload says it's suing Universal Music Group. Wait, what? File sharing vector suing copyright holder? Megaupload went on the offensive against the recording industry with a video uploaded to YouTube featuring big name artists. Universal had it taken down (we found a mirror).


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Another funny thing is that was the reason I heard FAR more than any other for keeping Sparano, and it was complete and utter bull****.
Another funny thing is that was the reason I heard FAR more than any other for keeping Sparano, and it was complete and utter bull****.
I had no prob with tony at first, but i dont think he overrided his coordinators as far as saying thats stupid. we had a team that could compete his entire tenure here but playcalling decisions beat us just as much as bad play. I'd rather be the favorite than the underdogs but i think philibins team of "underdogs" can quickly become the favorites
I'm on the side that thought the players supported him, but that quote shows that they clearly didn't. I'm surprised that burrnett made that public.
"Now when I go to the bathroom I find out who my friends are." - Jake Scott after both broken hands were in casts following the 1972 season
One thing I will add(as I am experienced seeing many coaching changes) is that no matter who the new coach is you will always see great quotes. I saw it when we hired Kotite, parcells, groh, Herm, Mangini and Rex. I'm sure you guys saw it w/ JJ, Wanny, Saban, Cameron and Tony. heck, our offensive guys are raving about Tony. The new coaches will always get positive quotes.
1) Sports teams in New York are the most heavily criticized teams in the country.. For some reason EVERYTHING in New York has to be the best...
2) The Giants really put the Jets between a rock and a hard place.. If Rex continues to lead a team thats far inferior to the g men, he will be fired--sooner than later
I gotta admit that I thought Tony was the real deal, being hand-chosen by the successful coach who knew him best and seemingly orchestrating the greatest turn-around in league history. However the cracks did start becoming more visible in his questionable time outs and other field decisions (props to WV.. where the heck is he, who was on top of that long before anyone else). However, what did it for me was him throwing his players under the bus for poor execution while indemnifying and enabling Henning and his play calling which was so predictible our opponents admitted they could figure out at least 3 out of every 5 plays.
As hindsight is always 20/20 vision, I'm at a point where I don't even think he deserves that much credit for the epic turnaround; instead I'm now believing that while the Tuna is an azzhole, stole Wayne's and Steve's money essentially and is an outmoded general manager whose old school philosophies are outdated, in the year 2008, he demonstrated that as a field coach he still had it and was hands-on. It wouldn't surprise me if he was actually giving Tony instructions through some transmitter directly or by way of an assistant coach. So yes, given what has transpired since, including never seeming to climb that new coach learning curve, I'm thinking that success was a combination of Parcells as the de facto HC, Pennington's acquisition and the usual smoke and mirrors. Remember it wasn't Tony who came up with the Wildcat, but Parcells who was on record as saying even before the Fins that he believed that the old single wing formation can be updated and successfully re-introduced into the NFL.
Now I'm just glad he's both gone and thankful that he's playing a pivotal role for a divisional opponent.


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We spoke to Gayle Zalduondo, who is one of the founders of Puck and Blossom, the company behind Cabin Fever. One of the coolest things she told us about the ZipCabin is that at just 120 sf, its a permit-exempt structure in most areas. Since one of the biggest headaches when putting up a backyard getaway, workstudio or guest bedroom is acquiring a permit, the fact that the ZipCabin doesn't need one (in most cases) makes it really appealing.
The cabin comes with everything you need to set it up without a contractor (though a handy person or carpenter is recommended), and Gayle said that though they gave themselves 3 days to put up the cabin for the show, but it actually only ended up taking them a few hours. The integrated raised foundation with built-in covered deck is included and everything is packed flat, making it more eco-friendly to ship.
The ZipCabin's large deck can be added on for an extra $4,000, and was the perfect place to showcase Puck and Blossom's line of striking metal furniture. The versatile powder-coated pieces can be used both indoors or out, and are made of recyclable metals like aluminum, bronze and copper.


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By: Doug Braun, CEO, IBSJanuary 20, 2014
"The more things change, the more they stay the same." The proverb from the 19th Century French journalist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr suggests that change does notaffect reality on a deeper level but only cements the status quo. In our era, however,change is not only happening, the evolution of change continues to be fast.
Here are some areas that businesses need to give serious consideration to in 2014:
The Ascent of the Consumer-Driven Supply Chain
In business, it's always been about the customer. However, a consumer-driven supply chain is now the norm. Companieshave to be prepared to support this shift and the impact of the omnichannel shopper on the supply chain. Passive companiesfailing to adapt to this type of supply chain will increasingly be at a disadvantage. Costs will be too high. They will be stuckwith too many or too few products, and the wrong mix of products. They won't be able to service customers in asatisfactory manner either.
There is some evidence pointing to these outcomes. In the last five to six months, more and more serious conversations have focused on sales andoperations planning (S&OP) tools. The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals focused one of its key quarterly reports on S&OP, andthere were substantial tracks on the subject at its annual conference in October. Prominent industry analysts also have devoted recent work to theissue.
The market is moving briskly to address the scenario of how to satisfy a consumer-driven supply chain and how to personalize products on a "oneeach"level. Companies not only have to produce, manufacture, assemble and customize products in a cost-effective manner but deliver thoseproducts to consumers in a time frame sufficient for their needs.
Mega-warehouses in store-ready formats with 175 "pick" spaces are one way to meet the above goals. These 1.5-million square-foot venues arestructured with ready-to-ship containers for getting products on shelves and the mechanisms for re-ordering quantities to keep shelves stocked.Today's companies must build supply chains into an environment where it's "1-2-3 and on the shelf."
Here's an example: A customer enters a drugstore to purchase a three-month supply of allergy medication but doesn't find what she's looking for.She's told that she doesn't need to settle for what's on the shelf. Instead, the store will ship the brand she wants for next-day delivery, if that's therequirement. And that's just to address the brick-and-mortar store model.
With respect to the internet, consumers continue to drive personalization. "I want that iPhone in purple with my initials on it, and I want it shipped inthree days." In the age of the consumer-driven supply chain, organizations need to be able to adjust to the ever-changing wants of consumers, even ifthey don't know exactly what those demands will look like in the future. But just as you can design your next car on a brand's web site, you need togive consumers the ability to design their own auto accessories, for example, select their colors, get those items made, and shipped to them in three tofive days – all in a cost-effective manner. How do you achieve this?
On-shoring to Manage Brisk Changes
That's where on-shoring can be effective to meet these trends and demands.
While the move a decade ago was to push manufacturing off-shore to lower costs, the demands of a consumer-driven supply chain necessitatecapabilities to deliver on personalization and timeliness. And that means on-shoring.
It's worth noting that the distinction between B2B and B2C supply chains is at best gray today and at worst completely obliterated. The concept ofB2B is the same. A customer will order supplies, and she will order them in a quantity to get the discount – whether the supplier carries them for herand distributes the products one at a time as she needs them, or ships them to her for placement in a back room.
An electrician isn't going to buy 50 conduit boxes for his back room, though. He's going to say, "I'm going on my routes today, and I need two today,and I'll need four tomorrow." Even better, he wants a mobile device that allows him to create invoices and e-mail them to his customers. But as hecreates those invoices, he aggregates orders, and then the orders get disbursed to the right suppliers to meet the needs of tomorrow's deliveries.
There is no sense in separating B2B from B2C companies because they purchase the same way. Even businesses that sell to other businesses maywant their names emblazoned on those conduit boxes to personalize them as we see in B2C. The key thing to remember is that differentiation addscosts and time. What you're trying to do is minimize the differences, and thereby, the costs and turnaround time. And people will pay forpersonalization, be it B2B or B2C.
Hold to Core Values
Businesses are at different places on the maturity curve. Yet what's most important is adhering to core values – more crucial than ever in 2014. Research substantiates this point.
Gartner predicts a 300-percent rise in cloud-based services over the next few years. In three to five years, 80 percent of software will be consumedfrom the cloud, according to other sources. Those are staggering numbers, but they make sense. If you're not in the IT business, don't set up servers.Give the apps to a cloud provider and have it maintain your IT environment.
A major hospitality supplier did just that. It faced the challenge of supplying linens for hotel chains around the world. Hotels have various bed sizes,and hotel chains order different size sheets.
How could it get the right sheets to the right places at the right times?
With the help of a cloud provider, it leveraged sales and operations planning and warehouse management technology to eliminate distractions andfocus on what it does best: Delighting customers.
The tools enabled it to focus on its core competencies, giving visibility into the needs of properties and the ability to automate the ordering process.The results were the ability to stock warehouses, to reduce the amount of products languishing in the supply chain, and to move product efficiently.
Change Management
To achieve such results requires a paradigm shift in the way supply chains are managed and administered. People don't like change, so it's importantto position executives who will inspire the necessary change in an organization. Change management requires the right people on board, with clearlyset goals. It's difficult because of the brisk pace of change that faces industries and supply chains. Companies have to get people who have bought intoa consumer-driven supply chain, and ones familiar with the electronics age we now live in. Priorities have to shift, and cultures need to change.
That means that software and systems have to be straightforward, and people need to be able to tap only those features and functions relevant to theirjobs without distractions. Applications have to be simpler to use.
The trends discussed above are just some of the transformational changes that thoughtful businesses will take in 2014 and beyond to better alignthemselves with market needs and put consumers where they belong – front and center.
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In today's video, Oxford physicist Ard Louis discusses the famous debate between renowned evolutionary biologists Stephen Jay Gould and Simon Conway Morris over the idea of evolutionary convergence.
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In today's video, Oxford physicist Ard Louis discusses the famous debate between renowned evolutionary biologists Stephen Jay Gould and Simon Conway Morris over the idea of evolutionary convergence.
American thinking about religion and science before the Civil War was substantially informed by the powerful "concordist" metaphor of God as the "author" of two "books," nature and Scripture, which ultimately must agree.
I was raised in a household of atheists. My parents were card-carrying members of the American Communist Party, and therefore the atheism in my household was quite close to the militant anti-theism of the so-called "new atheists".
In this series, Kathryn Applegate addresses the concern that randomness implies the absence of God's activity and involvement in the natural world. She begins by clearing up some common misconceptions about the concept of "randomness", and later focuses on the mechanisms of the immune system to demonstrate that God works through random processes to preserve life. Far from being an indication of a "godless" universe, one might conclude that randomness is one of God's favorite mechanisms for creating and sustaining life!
A common argument leveled against the theory of evolution is that scientists have not been able to produce transitional fossils that show the change of one species into another. In this podcast, we address a common misconception about what transitional fossils actually are.
We find no compelling evidence that the earth's geological features can be explained by a global Flood. Here we consider three lines of evidence: global salt deposits, the order of deposition of sediment layers in the Grand Canyon, and the sequence of fossils in geological strata.
This BioLogos videocast addresses the age of recently discovered hominid fossils and how scientists are able to obtain those dates.
In this three-part series from Pruim's chapter in the book Delight in Creation: Scientists Share Their Work with the Church, mathematician Randall Pruim explains what scientists and mathematicians mean when they speak of something being "random". He also addresses God's use of apparent randomness in creation as a part of his sovereign rule.
If evolution is true, whales are related to the even-toed hoofed mammals, and there should be transitional fossil forms dating from about 45 to 50 million years ago.
With his standard panache, the late Harvard paleontologist Stephen J. Gould argued strenuously that evolution had no inherent directionality. We are mere accidents; a "tiny twig on an improbable branch of a contingent limb on a fortunate tree".
Critics of evolution sometimes portray the theory as an untestable historical conjecture, depicting it as fundamentally different from experimental science in the lab. But the hunt for the earliest tetrapods was an effort to test a hypothesis that had generated a prediction.
I want to lay out some of the key myths and indicate how Coyne's discussion can help Christians get a more accurate understanding of evolution.
Many evolutionary critics have identified the Cambrian Explosion as a stumbling block to the theory of evolution, arguing that the "expected transitions between major invertebrate phyla are absent, and that the suddenness of their appearance in the fossil record demonstrates that evolutionary explanations are not viable." Keith Miller argues that the Cambrian Explosion is not so problematic as these opponents claim after all.
Scientists become fairly comfortable with a certain level of uncertainty within scientific data, notes Kathryn Applegate, but that is not the case for most people, especially where faith is concerned
I am a fan of the blog "Jesus Creed." Recently it published an interesting post about the transition from fins to limbs as evidenced by fossils of an organism trapped in sediment 375 million years ago.
It is not uncommon to hear voices proclaiming that biology and physics have shown us that—at fundamental levels—nature is random, hence meaningless, purposeless, and without a creator. But how might God work providentially through indeterminate processes? The John Templeton Foundation has provided a generous grant of $1.69 million to support a new research initiative on the theme of Randomness and Divine providence.
This BioLogos videocast addresses the idea of randomness as a part of natural selection, and whether it challenges the possibility of God using the evolutionary process as a means of creation.
It should not be surprising that John Cage asked the stuff he used to make paintings to take part in the process—to contribute its own identity to the intentional, purposeful, and determined work of creating "based on chance."
Even if Darwin had never lived and no one else had come up with the idea of common ancestry, modern genomics would have forced us to that conclusion even if there was no other evidence available.
In this series, James Kidder provides an intriguing study on transitional fossils and the evolutionary history of modern humans. He begins by discussing the fossil record, explaining how new forms are classified. He then explains the physically distinguishing trait of humankind—bipedalism. From the discovery of Ardipithecus, the earliest known hominin, to the australopithecines, the most prolific hominin, Kidder focuses on the discovery, the anatomy, and the interpretation of these ancestral remains.


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(Bloomberg) -- Morgan Stanley, the biggest financial brokerage, will spend $500 million to improve computer systems after flaws in a previous upgrade frustrated the staff.
Investments in technology will be made over the next 18 months, according to a memo from Greg Fleming, 49, head of its brokerage unit, that was dated yesterday and obtained by Bloomberg News. Brokers complained about glitches and more cumbersome processes last year after New York-based Morgan Stanley switched to a single system for its Smith Barney joint venture with Citigroup Inc.
For us to be the best wealth-management firm for our advisers and clients, we must have the best platform, Fleming wrote. We will not stop until we have achieved this.
Fleming wrote that his top priority for the next year is his advisory business, which takes fiduciary responsibility for managing client funds, rather than just taking commissions on trades. Dow Jones reported on Flemings memo earlier today.
The joint venture was known as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney until last year, when Morgan Stanley moved to buy out New York- based Citigroup. The deal turned Morgan Stanleys wealth- management division into the worlds largest brokerage, with 16,780 financial advisers at the end of 2012.
The division more than doubled fourth-quarter net income to $385 million, helping the company beat analysts estimates. The wealth business surpassed a profit-margin target six months ahead of schedule.
Morgan Stanley has asked regulators for approval to buy the final 35 percent of the brokerage venture from Citigroup after resolving a dispute over the valuation of the business in September.
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INHABITAT TOUR: NYC's LEED Platinum Cooper Union Academy
This year The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art opened a stunning new academic building in downtown Manhattan that boasts a bevy of green building strategies. Designed by Morphosis, the project replaces the existing Hewitt Academic Building and incorporates many of the demolished building materials. We recently had the opportunity to tour and photograph the new building for a first-hand look at this revolutionary project – read on for our exclusive report!
Named after its address at 41 Cooper Square in Manhattan's East Village, the 9-story, 175,000 sf environmentally-responsible building was conceived by the Cooper Union as an innovative education center for art, architecture and engineering. The project was designed by Los Angeles–based architecture and research firm Morphosis under the direction of principal and founder, Thom Mayne and local associate architect Gruzen Samton.
The building consists of a standard glass and aluminum window wall that is concealed by a dynamic operable building skin made of perforated stainless steel panels. The screen actively works to control sunlight diffusion by lowering the flow of heat radiation in summer months, and serving as a protective armor during winter months, reducing energy loss. Passerby on the street are able to get glimpses inside the building through the breaks in the facade, yet the most astounding views come from the interior spaces looking outward onto the streets of New York.
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June 26, 2010 at 11:51 am
THAT UGLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! maarhroom :p
December 30, 2009 at 7:28 pm
I'm sorry, but, with all due respect, GIVE ME the grey stone building on the left any day. The grey stone building is beautifully rich and in one glance mirrors hundreds of years of human art, history and design and is done on a wonderfully human scale. In comparison, this Cooper Union bldg, for me, is very cold, reflects nothing of man and done on what feels like a cosmic scale. In fact raising it next to this beautiful grey stone building on the left seems………rude. Betty.
December 29, 2009 at 12:38 pm
you should have used our pictures, they are, lets say…. more artsy
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I posted this in the General NFL Forum also. I thought this was an interesting listen.
I posted this in the General NFL Forum also. I thought this was an interesting listen.
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Link doesn't take you to the video or audio. Did it work for anyone else?
That's strange - it works perfectly when I click on it. Sorry - let me put it again below. For the record - im not into conspiracy theories at all, and there is alot this guy doesn't prove at least in this interview. I hope he does a better job in the book of backing up his allegations. But I have to admit, the way the NFL handled Spygate was shady as hell, and always gave me doubts.
Well I was finally able to listen to it. For someone who has no sources and stated he drew his own conclusions for this book from reading press articles he's done a lot of connect the dots.
So lets see the commisioner got 32 owners and coaches all to buy into his cover up because of money. I don't believe the goverment couldn't pull off a cover up conspiracy that good.
Someone not in the big money line would have come forward and cashed in the chips so to speak to fill his pockets. Sorry there is just too much speculation by the author in an effort to
cash in his chips and sell his book.
He stated that every team had used this practice in one way or another it was only just the patriots who were able to perfect it?
I think the other owners were left in the dark. It was burn the evidence and case closed! And its too big a can of worms to open up now because of all the money lost on bets etc. I think most will look at the 3 SB's with an asterisk in years to come.
All the evidence for SpyGate was kept behind closed doors. Only a select few actually knew what the truth was.
Compare that to the press the NFL is manufacturing in favor of their case against the small market Saints down in Appleknocker Louisiana.
In the first case the NFL does everything in it's power to keep the story in house, releasing what they choose to the public. They minimize the impact the entire story would have in so far as it would determine what dicipline / loss of title (tiltles) would be expected, especially in the eyes of the fans from the other 31 teams. There isn't a peep heard from the Patriots on the severity of the punishment, or lack thereof. Everyone in the know just wants the whole thing to disappear. The sooner the better.
Now take a look at the heavy handed treatment Tom Benson's team receives. In contrast to Kraft's gang, where Goodall did everything in his power to hide evidence, he's doing everything possible to convict those he's targeted through the press. It's like the pendulem as swung totally in the opposite direction in this case.
the Saints were punished because they (1) lied to Goodell about the existence of a bounty program and (2) continued to run it even after being made aware that no such program could exist. they're also one of the more profitable and popular teams in the NFL currently; they're not a "small market" team like the Seahawks or Chiefs.
the patriots cooperated with the league and didn't deny anything that had happened. the saints tried to deny everything and since it came down all the way from the GM through the coaching staff the league took action against all the main figures involved.
also considering player safety is Goodell's biggest platform it's not surprising the severity of the punishment.
Can't argue with what bigv says. The Saints lied and continued the practice of rewarding players for everything from knock downs to cart offs. Williams promoted a hyper aggressive, punishing style of play that paid out for harm done. I haven't heard much evidence of illegal hits that drew flags or penalties durring the games. I'm sure they've reviewed tape till their eyes ache looking for that months after the fact, but to be fair, they'd have to go that route with every player that laid someone out and didn't draw a flag. Which they do with corrosponding fines, etc now, but usually within days. Nothing was said against the vast majority of these plays at the time.
Plus these type of pools and kitties have been in existance for decades and have been part of the culture of the league through the generations. A week before all this came down, two Giant defenders were openly chatting about taking out some rival. (no, I'm not going to find a link, it was headline news at a couple of sites though).
The bottom line is spygate is the only yardstick to measure a team/coach instigated violation of similiar proportions. The punishments to individuals went beyond what was resonable.
Again the evidence against individual players is supect and speculative and even if it were iron clad, nothing so far has been brought to light that any of these players injured anyone through cheating or breaking the rules on the field. There were no options like NE got for a lesser punishment based on future performance. In fact, if the truth came out, I'm pretty sure that the tapes would prove that there would be enough on them that teams that lost championships to NE would be declaring themselves the legitimate winners.
The Patriots didn't get a warning and opportunity to deny or admit they had been taping previous, or a chance to continue if they did. They were ratted out and caught red handed, continuing an illegal practice they must have employed to some degree against every team they faced. So there is no comparing goody two shoes New England for coming clean while New Orleons continued their violations. That basically shoots that down.
If Goodall wanted to set an example, he didn't have to be so severe this time around. Sure they deserved suspensions, fines and loss of picks, but he went to far based on what he's shown so far. He would have been better off to hold up some and promise to lower the boom big time on any future offenders.


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ICBA Securities Appoints Marshall MacKay to Board of Directors
Washington, D.C. (Sept. 5, 2012)—ICBA Securities, the broker/dealer subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) that provides fixed-income investment services to community banks, today announced the appointment of Marshall MacKay, president of CEO of the Independent Community Bankers of Minnesota (ICBM), Eagan, Minn., to the ICBA Securities board of directors. An active ICBA state-affiliated association, ICBM represents independently owned and operated banks in more than 500 Minnesota communities. The association also supports 130 associate members that help community banks compete by providing customer-focused products and services.
"We are pleased to welcome Marshall as a director on the ICBA Securities board and look forward to working with him on important community bank securities issues," said Jim Gowen Sr., chairman of the ICBA Securities board of directors and chairman of Merchants & Planters' Bank in Newport, Ark. "As president and CEO of ICBM, Marshall brings with him a wealth of member insights, which will surely help the board as it aims to serve our member community banks in the securities arena."
MacKay joined ICBM in 2007 and has more than 39 years of bank industry experience, including audit, operations, compliance, data processing as well as consumer and small business lending. In 2000, MacKay co-founded a new community bank in Plymouth, Minn., and served as its chairman and CEO until joining ICBM.
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- Sid Tafler
- Victoria British Columbia
- Canada
This conversation is closed.
Can democracy survive without journalism?
Journalism is dying. Can democracy survive?
What was journalism, once practiced throughout the western world,
has largely been replaced by rumor-mongering, blatant promotion and parroting,
mindless opinion writing, blather about consuming, celebrity, and worst of all, the reporter him/herself.
Do you need examples? Here is one of many. A realtor friend tells me the industry news releases he receives are printed verbatim in the so-called
newspaper in his city.
Real journalism is simply truth-finding and reporting. There is a huge
vacancy of these practices among the organs of our so-called news
media in the 2010s.
This is the result of the layoff and dismissal of thousands of journalists,
the demise and repurposing of hundreds of newspapers and other news outlets
in the last twenty years.
There may still be some reporting being practiced in isolated
pockets, but there's no longer enough to maintain a viable culture of
journalism. That requires a critical mass of information-sharing,
feedback, competition, advancement, support from publishers and media owners,
all of which are severely lacking.
I challenge the readers of this essay: prove me wrong. Show me enough viable examples of the real thing, in the print or broadcast media or online.
Now to my question about democracy. My answer is "not likely."
Democracy cannot survive without public awareness. If media outlets
no longer effectively explain and analyze the issues, the records and
platforms of the parties and candidates, how can voters decide who
to elect? Perhaps this partially explains why many people
have given up on democracy and no longer vote.
Perhaps democracy is on life-support, like a terminal patient on
oxygen. Will we witness its demise in the coming years, or will it
miraculously recover, given new life through new sources of information, disseminated by citizen journalists or the next generation of young reporters
through emerging forms of digital and electronic media
Feb 15 2013: Sid,
If you define journalism as the objective reporting of 'truth,' I'd agree democracy can't survive without it. That said, if such journalism is understood as not only 'professional' or 'paid' journalism, but as any objective reporting of the truth, I'd say there's less to worry about.
Any citizen anywhere who reports objective and true facts is, in my view, akin to a 'journalist.' And this has been a factor in democracies before professional publications were produced and since professional publications, as you note, have become systemically corrupted. Thus, there has never and will never be any real threat of the annihilation of journalism. But all this wrestles with semantics and philosophy.
Better Q's are: who and what defines 'objective and true' journalism?
Can non-professional citizen journalists report the news sufficient to meet the definition of 'journalist?'
And, is there such a thing as absolutely objective and true information?
My view:
Yes, citizen journalists can report news and raise awareness sufficient for democracy.
I'd say anyone who communicates objectively and truthfully, even through things like the arts or casual conversations, can report equally as effectively as 'professional journalists.'
But, to the Q of whether there is such thing as absolutely objective and true information, I'd say: No.
All information, regardless where it comes from and whom communicates it, is informed by both the 'where' and 'whom,' and many more factors. Including audience and context(s). All can, and do, effect relative objectivity and truth.
To bring this together.
Most 'professional journalism' is corrupted, to varied extent. Primarily due to money and power interests, which always impact democratic outcomes. Since both are near omnipresent, meaningful 'citizen journalism' is critical to democracy. But, it, too, can be far from perfect.
So one more Q to ask: Which journalists, professional or non-, are relatively more trustworthy?
Lejan .
Feb 14 2013: Journalism has never been free, has it?
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Print media, TV and their digital 'remakes' - all of them, at least the 'big ones' are full of commercials, which are paid by 'the big ones' of the industry.
And how often can a journalist, a publisher, bite the hand who feeds him?
Actually, the time has never been as good for uncensored journalism as it is today!
By the use of digital media, the main costs of publishing get eliminated to almost zero, thus the necessity for commercials, alias 'censorship', is completely eliminated!
No paper, no printing ink, no transport logistic, no satellite necessary anymore.
Just some server capacity and the journalists salary, that's all you need today to reach your readers and this even worldwide! So why on earth should those perfect conditions be the end of journalism and not its very pure beginning?
And the same goes for democracy, as there is no need anymore to keep any paying customers of 'the industry' happy, which is the best condition for any investigative journalism anyway.
So why should journalism fail if it could actually thrive?
And why do you think those new forms of information, such as 'WikiLeaks', are actually feared by so called 'democracies', instead of being welcomed? Why do you think did 'they' block easy payment methods for this site? Why this 'witch-hunt' of it's founder?
Information has always been the source of power of any ruling class, yet who is actually the ruling-class in a democracy? Isn't it us, the people? There is a new era dawning, if 'we' would just allow it.
Feb 15 2013: Lejan,
I could not agree more.
Here's one attempt of mine: http://dynamicshift.org. A cross-partisan cross-sector communications and engagement vehicle. Another, "WetheP" is coming soon -- a much bigger For-Benefit effort (a hybrid For- and Non-profit company, specifically to avoid the conflicting challenges both types struggle with).
We'll measure our success not only on how much money the Company makes, but equally as much on how effective we are in engaging democratic outcomes with and for stakeholders. The latter, of course, is critically implicit for balancing the inherent conflicts of for-profit-only journalism, which too often is beholden to advertising and hidden interests related to money, influence and hierarchal power.
In any case, I'm with you: the biggest challenge for us as individuals, companies and communities will be 'just allowing' ourselves to embrace this new way of communicating information critical to democracy. While this challenge implies the concern, if not expectation, of repression or obstruction by hierarchal powers-that-be, it it also gets at the reticence or apathy of citizens, a more complex problem that will need much coaxing. Citizens in much of the world and more particularly in Western societies, have come to perceive themselves as consumers of information and the benefits of democracy, rather than co-curators of either and both. It likely goes without saying this "not my job" attitude is pervasive in the United States, where I live. Not necessarily because citizens don't care, more because they aren't used to being so intrinsic to the practices that inform democracy, beyond voting.
To capitalize on today's unprecedented opportunities is to accept and 'own' a position(s) of power in this new realm by intentionally engaging and communicating as co-leaders of society.
Delighted to see you're onto this all. Indeed, a new and exciting era is dawning for deeper and more authentic democratic practices around the world!
AndFeb 13 2013: Democracy can not survive without a free press. But if there is a press that successfully runs on the illussion of freedom, what we will have at the end of the day is an illussion of democracy.
Morton Bast
Feb 13 2013: Firstly, I feel it's necessary to acknowledge that producing democracy-sustaining journalism is no easy task. "Real journalism is simply truth-finding and reporting" makes it sound like child's play, which it isn't. I don't think journalism has ever been free from the taint of bias or sensationalism, and in fact, the public is probably less gullible now that, say, 100 years ago.
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I think the problems come largely from the different rates of changing media and changing tactics. Journalism and democracy are both having some serious identity crises, and the results aren't always impressive. I don't think I can prove you wrong -- but I don't think that means no one is trying.
Feb 19 2013: I think part of the challenge of providing proofs here is the bigness and complexity of concepts like 'democracy' and 'free press.' Identity crisis, indeed. I wish there was more public discourse about the varieties and dimensions and degrees of democracy. We so often fall into a habit of referring to it a singular entity.Feb 19 2013: I always appreciate critical public discourse about journalism. I think overall, I disagree with you, Sid - but perhaps I agree in this sense: it is very hard to find good journalism.
But like Lejan, I believe that journalism has always struggled, and not always succeeded, to be more than public relations for hire. Certainly some news agencies have done better than others. And certainly some reporters have done better than others. Just like good science, good investigative journalism needs to find better ways to acknowledge and resist structural bias. And as critiques of journalism, I think we have a duty to quantify our concerns with hard data. That's no small chore.
I am very much interested to see what happens to 'journalism' in the next couple of decades. There's so much potential.Feb 14 2013: A free populace without a free press? Impossible. As the ethics of journalism deteriorate, so do our freedoms.
The great Walter Lippmann said: "Cronyism is the curse of journalism. After many years I have reached the firm conclusion that it is impossible for any objective newspaper man to be a friend of a President." Eric Sevareid agreed as indicated in his commentary in 1959: "The bigger the information media, the less courage and freedom they allow. Bigness means weakness."Feb 13 2013: No. It is barely surviving with it. Capitalism destroyed Journalism. Corporate need for ever increasing profits closed news organs and promoted the internet sources of news/babble/tripe, it is cheaper.Feb 13 2013: I see real problems too.


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Estate of George C. Bond
Professional Background
Educational Background
Scholarly Interests
Selected Publications
The Politics of Change in a Zambian Community (Chicago University Press).
African Christianity (Academic Press, co-ed.).
The Social Construction of the Past (Routledge).
AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean (Westview).
Witchcraft Dialogues (Ohio University Press).
Contested Terrains and Constructed Categories (Westview).
active professional organizations
Fellow, Society for Applied Anthropology
Fellow, American Anthropological Association
Member of Social Anthropologists, Great Britain and the Commonwealth
Member of Council on Foreign Relations
President, Association for Africanist Anthropology, American Anthropological Association, 1994-1997
Member, Council, International African Institute, London, England, 1995- Present
principal publications
(ed.) Globalization and Africa (Special Issue of) Journal of African American History, Spring, 2003
Contested Terrains and Constructed Categories: Contemporary Africa in Focus (ed. with Nigel Gibson) Westview Press, 2002
AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean (ed. with L. Kreniske, I. Susser, and L. Vincent), Westview Press, 1997
The Social Construction of the Past , Routledge, London, 1994
Social Stratification and Education in Africa (Special Issue of) Anthropology and Edcuation Quarterly, Vol. 13, No.3, Fall
African Christianity: Patterns of Religious Continuity in Africa (ed. with W. Johnson and S. Walker), Academic Press, 1979
The Politics of Change in a Zambian Community, Chicago University Press, 1976
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I just wanted to tell everyone about a really cool art show you should check out if you are in NY or if you're going out to the Convention. This should be really fun for both guys and gals to attend…
Ladies, Ladies! Art Show 2012:
A unique event in NYC! For the second year, an exclusive colletive, an hommage and a visual experience, featuring work from female tattoo artists from NYC and all over the world!
A celebration of talent and creativity , from some of the most amazing artists out there… from the ladies who paved the way, to the established professionals , to the new apprentices… A tribute to their unique craft and art! All artwork, originals and prints, will be for sale…
The event will coincide with the eve of the NYC Tattoo Convention… Not to be missed!
Opening reception May 17, 2012 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
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text: Its that time again - our 15th wedding anniversary and more testing of the marriage vows with some 2up dirt. BigWan and I survived the Summer of Stupid, and now we wanted more. 53 days on the road 8400+ miles 8 states, plus Canada 4.5 sets of knobbies 3 safety cones abandoned along the trail along with a couple of flats, some get-offs, and maybe a crash or 2... I suck at maps, so until I get one together, heres a laundry list of some of the stuff we did. It should help you decide if you want to waste time reading this thing or not... Nevada to Torrey, UT mostly offroad Capitol Reef/Cathedral Valley Black Dragon Wash/Eagle Canyon/Cat Canyon Skyline Drive (utah) The entire Utah Backcountry Discovery Route (including Lockhart Basin/Hurrah Pass and a stab at the Porcupine Rim trail) Yellowstone National Park The KLIM Adventure Summit (including Idaho single track, Jimmy Lewis, the slow challenge, and a whole lot of ADV inmates) Idaho (including the Magruder Corridor and the Lolo Motorway) British Columbia backroads (including some KVR/Trans Canada Trail and 2 days of Mad Radeks Canadian Lunacy Tour) The Washington Backcountry Discovery Route most of The Oregon Backcountry Discovery Route (including an awesome snow-less ride up Crane Mountain) finishing up with a small taste of the Pacific Crest Quest (Gold Lake and Sierra Buttes) heres a little sample of what to expect... I took over 6000 photos, plus we have hours of video to pull from. Whew. This is going to be a long one... After almost 8 weeks on the trail, its a little tough to re-assimilate. Living in the forest has turned us into savages. Its hard enough to get used to all the people and noise, but having to use a hairbrush (no more, my helmet will fix that), wear clean clothing, and pay attention to grooming really sucks. I'll do my best to sit in front of this stupid box and write out the report... But what I really want to do is get back outside.