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If certain scientific laws remain consistent, is reincarnation / rebirth logical?
The theory of relativity E=MC^2 indicates that energy can be converted into matter. Energy can also be neither created nor destroyed. Due to the fact that these principles seem to hold true within the infinite nature of math, physics, and the universe, is re-incarnation not a logical idea based on our current level of understanding? For example, if when i die my energy can never be destroyed, and can be converted into mass, would there not be an instant within this infinite cycle that my energy will convert to mass and replay every possible scenario of existence possible?
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Mar 21 2013: However, if the universe is infinite in nature, over time, there would statistically (no matter how minuscule) be a time when the universe will collapse on itself forcing planets to collide and there will me another (out of million, billions, trillions of big bangs) when the energy originally from the soil your body, brain, ext will reform into another being. I personally have a lot of trouble envisioning this being that we as humans are programmed to think in a linear patter based on time with our lives taking place between conception and death. The thing that baffles me though, is if energy is infinite, no matter how small the probability is, or how long it takes, every possible occurrence that can take place across the infinite plane will take place. I have never heard of anything similar to this mentioned, or even disputed, and struggle to figure out whether it is a problem in my understanding of physics, or a valid idea.
Frank Barry
Mar 21 2013: Luke,
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We do not know what actually is happening in the universe.
Theories only.
The universe is unknown to humans.
Nothing is proven that the Big Bang is real.
Energy might or might not be infinite.
The speed of light may be unrestrained,
We know so little and guess so much.
No one has come back from death to dance a jig.
(Except of course in religious books and tales.)
Laws of Physics and valid ideas are true, until their not.
Newton's law is taught today in schools.
It is wrong.
Everyone knows it is wrong.
But, it works in the classroom to get the point across.
Why bother to try and teach something that is really hard to learn,
if it will never be used and quickly be forgotten.Mar 21 2013: ZX,
You've won the HITS THE NAIL ON THE HEAD award.
Thank you.Mar 23 2013: Actually what science has been trying to do is explain religion.Mar 21 2013: Probably, but information does not survive once the brain is destroyed (i.e. dies). Depending on how you plan on being interred you will contribute more or less to the next cycle of existence.
For example, if you are buried in a hermetically sealed casket, you will probably become soap and stay removed from the environment for several hundred years.
If you plan on being cremated, you can immediately be useful to grit the walk when its icy.
You can be killed and eaten by a bear, drown and be eaten by fish, or be lost in the wilderness and become fertilizer for plants.
Information (that is what you probably think of as yourself) does not survive this transition back to remedial matter so no - reincarnation and rebirth are not logical regardless of what you may think relativity may offer.
daniel hehir
Mar 21 2013: Gordon,
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It's a mistake to think that your thoughts and feelings, memories, etc. are all lodged away in your physical brain. Rupert Sheldrake gives a good example of this. It goes like this. The brain is like a radio or TV set. You don't think that the program your watching is coming from the TV itself do you. Nor can you go back to the TV the next day and find any trace of the program within the physical parts of the TV. ... Who am I to tell you that there are radio waves coming from a far off place sending invisible signals through the air that your watching and listening to. If you damage a tube in the TV, the picture does not come through, but the signal is still there. The brain is more like a sense organ for thought. .. an antenna if you will.
Sheldrake was recently deleted from youtube recently by TEDx as being unscientific. You can find some discussions going on here and the lecture if you google it.
Mar 24 2013: There is a huge difference between organizing a coherent signal and broadcasting it as a transmitter and attempting to decode the signals that are produced in the operation of the transmitter. By that I mean it is impossible to decode what a transmitter is doing by examining the various electrical impulses that arise while the transmitter is creating the signal to transmit. Remove the antenna and it is incomprehensible.
There is now and never has been any indication that the brain has a section that creates a coherent signal for transmission.
Nor is there any indication that there is a section of the brain that can receive a signal and decompose it into coherent thought.
Experiments to identify such a process have not shown any result.
I have looked at Sheldrake's work and my conclusion is that his theories are unfalsifiable, his experimental technique very suspect and most of his data cherry picked to suit his own purposes.
Experiments that have been done correctly do not show the predicted result.
A real scientist would start looking for a better theory rather than claiming to be a visionary who is being persecuted.
This guy is a scientific hack of the worst kind.
Mar 25 2013: Gordon,
The allegory with the TV set is not pointing to the "sender or receiver" within the physical brain. .. but the signal itself. The spiritual element of the human being as existing free from the physical brain.
The idea that "thoughts themselves" are "signals" that travel upon what Sheldrake calls the "morphic field" is nothing new. Esoterics have been saying exactly this for a few hundred years. So Sheldrake is picking up on this same phenomena and has given it a new name, one that sound more scientific ... I don't know much at all about Sheldrake. Never heard of him before I came over this big discussion on TED about him. It would be interesting to hear more of what you weren't satisfied with from his research.
That the brain might be a sense organ for thought rather than a creator of thought is an interesting postulate.
Should it ever be confirmed (via NDE for example) that the human being does in fact have a spiritual body that survives the death of the physical body, ...then .. it isn't such a big step to postulate that thoughts themselves arise from another place than the physical brain. If it could it be proven true that the spirit can exist free from the physical body, then why can't thoughts also exist free from the physical body..?Mar 21 2013: Physical law is the methods we use to understand what we perceive and how various observations (generally) co-exist. Mathematics and measurement are just one of the many ways to better understand and document these relationships, why then would it be absurd to apply these to the energy of our consciousness. There are many ways to view and translate what we perceive, and we use these various tools to help in our understanding. I don't see why measurement should be ruled out when trying to better understand our place in the world we perceive?
Mar 21 2013: Luke,
It may be that in the far distant future that we can actually develop tools to measure consciousness. I have even heard of some people managing to contact spirit beings on the computer ....
I think our tools are far too "physical" But I also think that we have it in our own ability to make contact with souls that have crossed over the threshold. If one is open to such ideas. That this realm at all exists. There is not much room in the materialistic sciences of the day for such ideas. Although there are some asking such questions.
I think that NDE will one day prove this realm of existence. ... That our consciousness survives physical death.Mar 21 2013: Hi Luke,
To try to apply physical laws to a spiritual state of existence is in my mind already starting off on the wrong foot.
Why should we at all need to explain a purely spiritual state of "consciousness" in weights and measures that only can apply to the physical side of existence. I read a comment here about the " weight of the soul when one dies" It's an absurdity to think of the soul or spirit in that way.
But the theory of evolution, drawn out to its furthest consequence, would be only natural to say that the spiritual part of our being evolves and develops just as our physical part evolves and develops.
When you die, your consciousness continues on in another form / plane of existence. It does come back to the earth, again and again in another human form. Not an animal form. That would be evolving backwards.
Rupert Sheldrake is (or was) a pretty hot item on TED these days. He has be censored off TED. He has some interesting things to say. . . You might not find him on TED though. Search the net or youtube. Otherwise there are lot of other interesting things about reincarnation.Mar 21 2013: This can easily be tested by weighing people as they die. The loss in mass times the square of the speed of light would be the energy of the "soul" that allegedly would be reincarnated.
Despite the famous claim of the soul weighing 21 grams a weight loss hasn't been detected. Thus according to your own logic reincarnation does not take place.Mar 21 2013: Yes, we call it life
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Mar 21 2013: I believe that reincarnation (or alter-incarnation because time is not what most think it is) is most logical.
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Mar 21 2013: Years ago I read many such books, though I've not read that one. When I lived in Maine, my neighbor's 2-year-old son talked about his last life, when he wore pretty dresses with full skirts, and how the family roles were changed in this life, though some of the players were the same. He said he lived in Georgia and it was all worked out (the family structure) before he was born. He wanted to be with his sister again and she wanted to be with him again. They all decided together - the mom, dad, sister, and brother. How a child little more than a toddler living in Maine could even know that Georgia was a state, or have a fully developed concept of what it was like to be a Southern Belle defies cultural norms. And how such a child could articulate such things as deciding before being born is impressive.
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I've also had experiences that I believe were alternate-life awareness - but nothing detailed enough for me to go back and check out. I wish I had thought to ask the young boy some detailed questions.Mar 21 2013: Why not keep religion and science separate? Do you really believe that a tree falling in the woods makes no noise if no one hears it? Myself - I sort of like the Stoics and Meister Eckhart. Wait - that's not what you were talking about, but maybe that's the point. Remember that Einstein was very religious - Of course, Little Al from Princeton had other interests, and he did avoid the Presidency of Israel. Was the Buddha really what we would call religious in America? He sought to avoid reincarnation. You and he both have thought he was not reincarnated. So how great is the disagreement really? Armand McGill contends information in India used to be transmitted in ways beyone the normal five(5) senses. Okay - I'm not going to buy into some psuedophenomonology, but I do believe that we and all are parts of a whole. I don't know if that makes one a Stoic or Gnostic or reader of Meister Eckhart, but it makes sense to me. Maybe I get stuck in part of the Rig Veda, and i don't quite catch up with Mithrah and Mitra and Zoraster and Constantine the Great and Akenaten except when I do. Einstein tells us "religion is not for nothing." Except he probably said it in German.Mar 21 2013: Luke Anderson,
The theory of relativity E=MC^2 is only a theory. Not necessarily a truth. Not something I would bet on.
There are many theories in the world. They probably contain energy themselves. A semi-colon or just
a period both contain energy to be converted. Do these theories convert the energies themselves,
or sub-contract the process. We can only guess about these things.
Ole' Einstein was a wily animal. He grew up a normal kid, but had that job in the patent office, where he
read other peoples patents. What a wonderful way to get ahead in life. Read, think and grow rich.
So my answer is No.
For some 2,000 years now, governments and religious organizations have hidden away peoples ideas
for the advancement of humankind. Today, copy-writes and patents protect the intellectual properties
of others. It is big business world-wide. It also slows down the advancement of humankind.
Many governments impose penalties for the actual creation of ideas.
Using ideas of others without permission of the supposed creator could result in fines and jail.
During the inquisition, scientists were tortured and killed by their church(s) and government(s).
But, Luke, don't stop. Keep asking questions. We all need to see the light.
Faisel Butt
Mar 21 2013: You have misunderstood the word "theory". In a scientific context a theory is a well-confirmed type of explanation of nature, made in a way consistent with scientific method, and fulfilling the criteria required by modern science.
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Both of Einstein's theories of relativity have been tested thoroughly. For instance your GPS wouldn't work without taking account for time dilation caused by gravity and relative motion.
Mar 21 2013: Faisel,
You are right. But it is a narrow piece of pie.
You may be wrong in your reliance upon the "well-confirmed" part.
Like Newton and many other Scientist-adventurers, Einstein's theories
leave much to be desired. Much that "may or may not" be shot down in
future generations.
I have a hard time acknowledging the good in Einstein.
In my lifetime, too many people have died because of ideas he supported.


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Crest Area for Life
Crest Area for Life met 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23 at Holy Spirit hall for its annual meeting. President Rich Madison opened up the meeting with the right to life prayer. Ten members were in attendance.
Terry Madison gave the secretary reports for September and the annual report. The September minutes were corrected and both were approved.
Pat Pokorny gave the treasurer's reports for September and annual report. Both reports were approved.
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UMW wrapped up their mission project of UMCOR kits. Types of kits assembled were school, health, layette and birthing kits and three clean-up buckets. The Missions Committee thanks the women for their efforts, time and financial commitment to this mission. A special thank you to Bobi Woodin for her efforts to raise money for the Church World Service blanket program.
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Betty Lou Shea shared an article from "Repsonse," the mission magazine of the United Methodist Women.
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Beth Perry conducted the business meeting focusing on the fall dinner.
Peg Anderson volunteered to be hostess for the Nov. 15 meeting.
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The Rev. Gideon Gallo, Ruthie and Joshua joined the group for refreshments. "Happy Birthday" was sung to Gideon.
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Final plans for the Sunday fall dinner were discussed.
After the "Response" moment, Mary Morris shared the program.
Jan Dillinger treated all to a fall dessert.
Union County Genealogical Society
Union County Genealogical Society met Oct. 22 at the library. Jane Briley presided. Nine members answered roll call with "Our family's claim to fame."
Roger Nurnberg reported the newly reprinted books of Ringgold and Union county biographical sketches will arrive soon, and extras will be for sale to the public. He also brought the revised copies of the society brochure to be distributed to the public.
The nominating committee reported the following officers for 2013: Briley, president; Nurnberg, vice president; Dorothy Eyberg, secretary; and Elaine Brown, treasurer. Election will take place at the November meeting after other nominations are accepted.
A query was received regarding the family of Perry Pembleton Brown and Christina Jane Walker Brown.
Kathy Parmenter is indexing records of old queries and responses, and putting them on CDs. She is also gathering printed information on Union County service people in all wars, to put on the society website.
Dennis Howard spoke with the group concerning his project of assembling pictures of all Creston High School graduates, years 1912-1970, from Crest yearbooks and Arrow supplements. He is seeking one missing year of 1913, and asked the help of the society and the public to find a copy. The society is also needing missing copies for the library of years 1914, 1919, 1924 and 1932.
Briley gave the program on researching records of orphans, and children placed in orphanages. Sources include institution records, census, newspaper accounts of Orphan Trains and family stories.
The Nov. 26 meeting will include finger foods, and a sharing of "my biggest find of the year."
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Pam Richie opened the meeting with the DWF prayer. There was no secretary's report. Treasurer's report was given with no corrections.
Old business: Rebecca circle has been asked to clean the silver that is in the front hall.
New business: The December meeting will be 6:30 p.m. Dec. 13 with a potluck at the home of Mary Ann Lindsay.
Scurlock had the lesson on "Bad Girls of the Bible."
The next meeting will be 7 p.m. Nov. 15 at the home of Irene Francis.
The meeting closed with the DWF Benediction.
Refreshments were served by Scurlock.
The weekly Kiwanis meeting was held 12:05 p.m. Tuesday at The Windrow with 22 members and six guests. Brad Lorenzen president, presided. Jim Morris gave the prayer, and Jacki Steffen was finemaster.
The program was Creston Cub and Boy Scouts who discussed camping and adventure trips they go on with the money they earn and the club donates to them each year. The club also sponsored a participant for the key leader camp, who came and talked to the club.
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Hopefully MJ's kids will somehow turn out OK after growing up in the freak show / circus that is the Jackson family. What happened to the biological mother?
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Overall, we were very pleased with this hotel. We were very displeased with our first room - a one bedroom suite. It was way too small for our family of 4 and our kids were miserable until we could be moved to a 2 bedroom suite. The manager and staff at this hotel are wonderful. We enjoyed the socials and the breakfast.
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Really enjoyed our stay with family members. Stayed in two bedroom suite. Great way to be together but still have privacy. Very convenient location near public transportation and shopping mall. Happy to return back to hotel after a full day of family activities in the city. Like coming back home!
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Spacecraft Mass: 729.7 kilograms (1,608.7 pounds) total, composed of 331.8-kilogram (731.5-pound) dry spacecraft, 353.4 kilograms (779.1 pounds) of propellant and 44.5 kilograms (98.1 pounds) of science instruments
Spacecraft Instruments: 1) Thermal emission imaging system
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3) Martian radiation environment experiment
Spacecraft Dimensions: Main structure 2.2 meters (7.2 feet) long, 1.7 meters (5.6 feet) tall and 2.6 meters (8.5 feet) wide; wingspan of solar array 5.7-meter (18.7-feet) tip to tip
Spacecraft Power: Solar Panels
Maximum Power: 750 W
Total Cost: $297 million for primary science mission ($165 million spacecraft development and science instruments; $53 million launch and $79 million mission operations and science processing)
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Mars Odyssey is an orbiter carrying science experiments designed to make global observations of Mars to improve our understanding of the planet's climate and geologic history, including the search for water and evidence of life-sustaining environments.
One of the chief scientific goals that 2001 Mars Odyssey will focus on is mapping the chemical elements and minerals that make up the Martian surface. As on Earth, the elements, minerals and rocks that form the Martian planet chronicle its history. And while neither elements (the building blocks of minerals) nor minerals (the building blocks of rocks) can convey the entire story of a planet's evolution, both contribute significant pieces to the puzzle. These factors have profound implications for understanding the evolution of Mars' climate and the role of water on the planet, the potential origin and evidence of life, and the possibilities that may exist for future human exploration.
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Odyssey also served as a communication relay for landers such as the Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity.
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Small businesses and self-employed solopreneurs, get ready: Intuit, our parent company, is bringing back "Small Business, Big Game." One lucky small business will win an all-expenses-paid TV commercial to air during professional football's biggest game on Feb. 7, 2016. All businesses that participate are eligible for additional prizes, so there will be plenty of winning on and off the field.
Intuit's first "Small Business, Big Game" contest winner, toymaking startup GoldieBlox, reached more than 100 million viewers with their ad during the game. Since then, GoldieBlox has gone on to launch three new games and a new mobile app.
Want that kind of boost for your business? Hop over to the Small Business Big Game website, enter, and let your customers know to vote for your shot at the big time!
The top 10 finalists, to be revealed on Sept. 3, win an all-expenses-paid trip to Intuit's QuickBooks Connect conference, in San Jose, CA, from Nov. 2-4. The top three winners will be announced during the conference.
And speaking of QuickBooks Connect...
QuickBooks Connect
Intuit is taking QuickBooks Connect on the road with several local events. Attendees can register for Small Business Big Game and the national QuickBooks Connect conference.
Visit the QuickBooks Local site to find the event closest to you. It's the best way to get expert advice on hiring, marketing and finance, and meet other small business owners like yourself.
OWN IT - A Network Dedicated to Your Success
OWN IT, hosted by QuickBooks, is a trusted network of small business owners and the self-employed supporting each other in growing our businesses. Join us to enter "Small Business, Big Game," and to talk shop with others who know the unique challenges and opportunities of running your own business. Stay connected on the run - download the mobile iOS app by searching "Own It" in the App Store on iTunes.
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g Our New Contract
Here at Demandforce, we're always listening to your feedback. Whether it's a feature you love, or an improvement you'd like to see, we want to hear what you have to say, so that we can make Demandforce better for you.Read more...
Delighting your customers in easy and simple ways
In this day and age, it's important to make a good impression on your customers. An amazing customer experience can keep your current customers coming back, and bring in new ones as well!
On March 11, we held a Google Hangout discussing 10 unexpected ways small business owners can delight their customers. Our experts included Anthony Dell and Sareena Hirani, Customer Success Managers at Demandforce, as well as Aliza Carpio, a Technology Evangelist at Intuit.
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5 Emails You Should Be Sending
This week we presented at Speak Up Millennium about the types of emails you should be sending, and to whom. Here's a few highlights from the presentation:Read more...
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dforce helps you get there. Learn how at NAVC!
Are you heading to Orlando for NAVC this year? We are, and we're ready to help make 2015 your practice's best year yet. Read on for a sneak preview of some of the things we have planned.Read more...
Call Me Maybe?
I think we can all agree appointment reminders reduce no-shows. Automating reminders using email and text messaging is the perfect way to contact customers and requires a minimal amount of effort from your staff. What about the customers you don't have an email or cellphone for?
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30 Days Of Thanks
We often overlook the basics, but it's the basics in anything that build the foundation for success. That's why during the month of November Demandforce will be thanking our customers, employees and partners!
Everyone knows this is the best time of year to show your appreciation for people that are important to you, and we want to help! Tell us about someone in your office, an employee raising the bar for your business or a repeat customer you consider family!Read more...
Concierge and Direct Pay Practice Models
This post was written by Lea Chatham, Content Marketing Manager at Kareo responsible for developing educational resources to help small medical practices improve their businesses.
A recent study found that too much third party interference is actually one of the top frustrations among physicians. To take back a modicum of the control over how they practice, some providers are turning to alternate models like concierge medicine and direct pay.Read more...
Physician Use of Mobile Devices on the Rise
This post was written by Lea Chatham, Content Marketing Manager at Kareo, responsible for developing educational resources to help small medical practices improve their businesses.
There is often debate about whether or not electronic health records (EHR) increase efficiency and save time. One area where most people do agree there are benefits is in the use of mobile devices to access the EHR and complete other related tasks.
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The Most Bizarre Tax Deductions
When it comes to doing you and your business' taxes, there are so many things to think about. For instance, many of you may be aware of dependent and education related deductions, but what about everything else? There are tons of deductions you or your business may qualify for, and some may surprise you. Let's take a look at some of the most bizarre tax deductions and see how many of these can save you money.Read more...
Most Common Small Biz Website Mistakes
Your business website is your window to the world: It's how you find customers and how they find you. And if you try to pinch pennies on the maintenance and upkeep of that window, you could be costing your business a fair amount of revenue. Is your site optimized for mobile? Have you linked directly to social media channels? Do you have a phone number for how customers can reach you? These are some of the most common mistakes small-business owners make on their websites, according to MyCase. If you are not sure whether your website is up to snuff, take a look.Read more...
A Matter of Time: What Does Time Mean to Small Business Owners?
As small business owners spread themselves ever thinner, effective time management becomes harder and harder to achieve. For instance, a study performed by Mavenlink shows that one in four small business owners believe each productive hour in a day is worth upwards of $500. So how can small business owners make the most of their time? Take a look at the statistics and tips included in this infographic for more guidance!
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Are you joining us for CDA Presents: San Francisco? We want to make 2015 the best year yet. Here's some of what we have planned:
Wanna win an annual CDA membership? We're hosting a scratch-to-win giveaway at booths #913 and #2138.
Three lucky winners will get their CDA annual membership for 2015 covered by Demandforce (including CDA, ADA and local chapter payment) or office supplies or speakers for your office!
To get the chance to win, scan your badge to get a scratcher, and you'll be able to find out if you win right away.
During the Show (Thursday-Saturday)
We're proud to announce our very first Generation Demandfore Live! Kiosk in our booth #2138. Schedule a Portal Optimization or General Support appointment, and you'll be able to meet 1:1 with one of our Customer Care representaties. We'll make sure you get all your Demandforce-related questions answered, and that you're taking full advantage of all our features. You can reserve your appointment here.
Thursday, Sept 4th:
Demandforce is hosting a community event at our headquarters (22 4th Street, 8th Floor) with a happy hour. This event is for Demandforce customers only, and we'll cover three key ways to make the most out of your Demandforce account. We're excited to announce that we'll be featuring guest speaker Kevin Burniston, Director of US Career Development at Henry Schein Dental.
RSVP today to reserve your spot by contacting Marc Siegel – email@example.com or call him at 408-705-0666.
Friday, Sept 5th:
Demandforce is throwing a party! Come join us & mingle with Demandforce team members and your fellow colleagues. It will be from 7-9PM at Hawthorne (46 Geary St – between Grant & Kearny St). Looking forward to seeing you there!
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Why Starting a Small Business is Like Learning to Walk (and Eventually Fly)
This post was written by Jenny Urbano, our Social Media Manager
You remember the day you chose to run your business like it was just yesterday. It was the day you said to yourself that you finally are going to be your own boss, that your destiny was now in your hands. Maybe it was sitting in a coffee shop, maybe it was laying in bed, up at night thinking like you always do. Visions of busy storefronts, of happy customers and excited employees filled your mind as you finally sent that 2 week notice to your boss.
Your dream was about to come true and were finally going to take over the driver's seat. But wait! When you begin to take that pivotal first step to run your own business, you realize your legs are shaky and it may not be as simple as one foot over the other.
Running a small business isn't really a run, but a crawl, a walk, a fall, and then getting back up. Learning to walk will eventually mean that you can learn to fly. Starting a small business felt a lot like watching your first child try to take their steps.
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Speakers Announced for Quickbooks Connect!
This post was written by Jenny Urbano, our Social Media Manager
"You'll feel it as soon as you arrive. The sense that you're surrounded by people who share your motivation and determination to succeed. Join us for a unique opportunity to get inspired, learn valuable information and make important contacts. When you leave QuickBooks Connect, you'll be ready to take your business to the next level."
We are so excited to announce that some BIG names are going to be speaking this October at Quickbooks Connect (#QBConnect) in San Jose, CA. Not only will you be able to mingle with other small businesses, but you will also be able to see Arianna Huffington, Mark Andreessen, and Bill Rancic speak about what matters most for you as a small business, as an entrepenuer, as a developer, or as an accountant.
We have some really great surprises in store for you at the Quickbooks Connect conference, but we also want to connect with you - and learn how to be great, together.
Click here to secure your seat for this conference, it will be an event that you won't wanna miss! Will you be there?
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Whether you're a physician, or provide another type of appointment-based service, we all know how difficult it can be to schedule patients or clients. From when someone first calls in, it can sometimes be weeks before you're able to fit them into your already busy schedule. But how does your practice stack up against the competition? A survey conducted by Merritt Hawkins of practices in 15 metropolitan areas across the country found that the average wait time to get an appointment can vary widely. Check out their infographic to see how you're performing.Read more...
3 Things Your Small Biz Can Learn From the World Cup
This post was written by Jenny Urbano, our Social Media Manager.
World Cup Fever. It felt like you couldn't escape the excitement of the World Cup recently, but other than a fun global game bringing countries together for one goal (to come out on top) there are lessons to be learned in business from the game. We've compiled a list of 3 things your small business can learn from the World Cup.
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Its Townie Time Again!
The time is upon us, voting has opened for the 2014 Townie Choice Awards. Demandforce has collected 13 Townie Choice Awards to date thanks to our loyal customers and Dentaltown... And we want to do it again in 2014!
Demandforce is nominated this year in the following categories:
1) Dental Marketing
2) Internet Marketing & Web Services
3) Patient Communication Systems
If you have a few minutes, please take the time to cast your vote! Below are the steps to do so:
- Visit http://www.dentaltown.com/Dentaltown/Survey.aspx
- Log in or click the link to "Register" and follow the 6 step registration process and log in
- Click on "Townie Events" in the menu bar, then click "Townie Choice Awards"
- Vote!
- Show us you voted! Email a screen shot to firstname.lastname@example.com
The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: The Impact of Customer Service [Infograph
Got negative reviews? Think that you have them under control? ZenDesk has released results from a recent study, which reveals the impact that the rise in social media and web review sites can have on a business' bottom line. For as much as we emphasize good customer service, the impact of bad customer service is nearly the same but with opposite results. So, put yourself in your customers' shoes and make it your number one goal to deliver fast, reliable, and convenient customer service!Read more...
The Beginner's Guide to Social Media Strategy
This post was written by Jenny Urbano, our Social Media Manager.
It's time to handle your social media strategy like the professionals do. Sure, many people hand off their Twitter passwords to the most internet savvy person in the office and let them run wild, and sometimes that is successful but other times that can be detrimental. Most businesses who see success on social media don't just hire the right person, but have a clear and defined goals for their social channels. We're here to help walk you through what a social media strategy should look like for your small biz, and tailoring it to your audience so you can see your efforts thrive.
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Will Google Glass Change the Patient Experience
This post was written by Lea Chatham, Content Marketing Manager at Kareo, responsible for developing educational resources to help small medical practices improve their businesses.
Google Glass is the hot technology of 2014. It has quickly generated a lot of buzz in many industries and spawned a slew of Facebook and Twitter groups. Recently, famed tennis player Roger Federer wore it during a match, a first that was promoted widely in the press.
Is just a fun piece of tech or will it actually have a meaningful impact in healthcare and other industries? According to Tom Giannulli, MD, MS, Chief Medical Officer at Kareo, "Google Glass is a great technology for the physician practice. It allows doctors to record live instructions and share that recording with the patient to improve documentation and patient compliance."
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Postcards Now Available For Veterinary Practices
We are excited to announce that we now offer customizable and automated postcards for veterinary practices! Postcards are a great way to reach your entire client base and remind them to bring their pets back in.
Demandforce postcards are:
Affordable: Send for only $0.79 per postcard delivered. Postage included!
Relevant: Choose from three types of postcards - birthday, vet reminders and preventative care.
Customizable: Upload your logo, choose from 27+ front images, include a promotion, select a client testimonial and more!
Easy: Set up preferences once & postcards go out automatically each month to the right client with the right message. No more manually pulling lists!
Measurable: Track your results and see clear return on investment.
Check out how they look in your portal!
Questions for a rep? Call (866) 505-3232.Read more...
Your Online Reputation
. Why It Matters, and Who Can Help!
This post was written by Kacey Burr, the Channel Marketing Associate at Demandforce.
Our friends over at Kareo have created a valuable resource to help you build and enhance your online reputation, and to make it work for your practice. We were thrilled that they asked us to contribute in compiling this guide of best practices, "4 Steps to Building and Managing Your Practice's Online Reputation." It is full of simple and incredibly effective tips and tricks to make sure that you are putting your best foot forward online. You know you have a great practice, your current patients know it – why not work together to make sure the rest of the world knows it too?
Here is a sneak preview into some of the important advice Kareo has to offer, and a few ways Demandforce can help.Read more...
In the Know: Life Hacks for Speeding Up Productivi
ty and Well-Being
This post was written by Jenny Urbano, our Social Media Manager.
We're continuing our series of blog posts featuring articles small businesses should be "In the Know" about! This week we are featuring "life hacks" you can use at your current job to better not only your performance, but your overall well-being.
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Bridging the Gap: San Francisco Fan Trip Giveaway Recap
This post was written by Jenny Urbano, our Social Media Manager.
San Francisco is all about love. We had the Summer of Love and people have been known to leave their heart here. Rumor has it, this is where the Demandforce offices are located. Just ask the winners of our Bridging the Gap contest who we flew to San Francisco.
We wanted to show our love to our customers, so we asked them what working at their business was like before Demandforce and after, and were overwhelmed by the responses. We laughed with you, we cried with you, and we had a really, really tough time choosing the few lucky winners. We wanted to share some highlights of the journey with all of you, and all the good times we had during Bridging the Gap.
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In Honor of National Small Business Week, We are Giving You Tools to Enhance Your Online Reputation
Take this 1 minute quiz to access the right free resource to help ensure your business online accurately reflects YOU and all you have to offer!
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The 3 Ways Google+ Is A+ for Your Small Business
This post was written by Jenny Urbano, our Social Media Manager.
Are you still scratching your head about whether or not to invest your time in Google+? Choosing which social media network to devote your precious time to can be a job in and of itself, so we're here to make a case for adding Google+ to your must update list. Not only are your posts indexed in Google, but also give you the ability to segment your message to the right audience, with more eye-popping imagery.Read more...
On the Winning Team: Demandforc
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Alright...alright, you know we always say it, but when you sign up with Demandforce you really are on a winning team. We wanted to take winning to the next level, by giving away four Sonos PLAY:1 speaker systems as part of our "Final Four" to four lucky businesses who requested a demo during April! This was music to the ears of the following businesses, because they are our big winners-
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Overview:This dual-channel DDR2 (DDR400) memory option unleashes the power of the Intel Processor with its 800MHz front-side bus speed by matching the processor front-side bus bandwidth of 6.4GB with an equal balanced 6.4GB of memory bandwidth. In combination with the CPU and chipset system memory is one of the key contributors to overall system performance. Nearly every application and system component whether internal or external accesses the system memory.
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Bernard George has a passion for the past that began when he was a boy learning about his father's rich family history that goes back 300 years in New Bern, N.C. Today, that passion is evident whenever George dons his wool military uniform to participate as a Civil War reenactor.
"I was always interested in the Civil War, particularly as a young lad," says George, 60, a lifelong resident of New Bern and descendant of free African Americans who settled in a North Carolina village. "My grandfather told me that his grandfather fought in the Civil War."
George is among the hundreds of African American reenactors across the country participating in events to commemorate this year's 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War. Experts say African American participation in reenactments has increased in the past years due in part to the 1989 Civil War film Glory starring Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman.
"Black soldiers are the most often photographed reenactors, because we are so unusual" to many people, George says.
There are 30,000 to 40,000 Civil War reenactors in the United States, according to Dana Shoaf, editor of Civil War Times. As one of them, George is on a mission to preserve the legacy of the U.S. Colored Troops, the regiments of black soldiers who fought for the Union.
Reconciling history
George was born to Clementine Cooper Brown, a housewife and chef, and Joseph Grayson George, a master brick mason. His father's family came from Harlowe, N.C., a coastal farming and fishing village of free African Americans who moved from Virginia's Tidewater region.
George quickly noticed that the stories he heard at home about his great-great-grandfather fighting in the Union army were quite different from what he was taught in North Carolina's segregated Jim Crow school system. The stories weren't "something I could substantiate in the history books at school," he says.
As a youngster, George devoured works by black authors such as James Baldwin, H. Rap Brown and Frank Yerby. He was further exposed to his ancestors' history as a student at North Carolina Central University, where he studied history and political science.


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Intel® 5000V Chipset
The Intel® 5000V chipsets for the Intel® Xeon® processor 5000 series enable Intel® dual-processor (DP) balanced server platforms that are efficient, dependable, and responsive.
Intel® dual-core processor-based platforms help businesses better utilize assets with effective virtualization and increase density in their data centers through optimized power and thermal features.
The dual-core processor servers offer increased value to enterprise front-end, small to medium business (SMB), and high performance computing (HPC) applications.
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|Supports two Intel® Xeon® processors 5000 series
|Optimized performance for the DP Server market segment with a range of price points.
|1066 / 1333 MHz dual independent buses
|Increased bus bandwidth of up to 3X over 800 MHz systems.
|FB DIMM 533/667 MHz memory interface
|Offers a maximum memory bandwidth up to 8.5 GB/s for 533 MHz and 10.5 GB/s for 667 MHz.
Increased dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs) per system provide enhanced memory scalability for memory-intensive applications.
|PCI Express* I/O
|Serial I/O technology provides a direct connection between the MCH chipset and PCI Express* component/adapters with bandwidth up to 4 GB/s on each PCI Express x8 interface. PCI Express offers higher bandwidth, lower latency and fewer I/O bottlenecks than PCI-X.
|Optional component introduces next-generation PCI/PCI-X performance and significant enhancements to platform flexibility.
Supports two independent 64-bit, 133 MHz PCI-X segments and two Hot-Plug controllers (one per segment).
Advanced platform reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS)
|Features such as memory Error Correction Code (ECC), Intel® x4 Single Device Data Correction (x4 SDDC), DIMM sparing and DIMM scrubbing for improved system reliability.
The System Management Bus (SMBus) hooks into the Intel® 5000V MCH chipset for remote management operation and support for a variety of third-party base management controller (BMC) and BIOS solutions.
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|Intel® 5000V Memory Controller Hub (MCH) chipset
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|Intel® 6321ESB I/O Controller Hub
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2. Intels processornummer är inte en indikation på prestanda. Processornumren betecknar endast funktioner inom respektive processorfamilj och kan därför inte jämföras mellan olika processorfamiljer. För mer information, gå till www.intel.com/content/www/se/sv/processors/processor-numbers.html.
3. PCI Express* reducerat strömläge "L0s" stöds inte.
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INDOT Improving Lanes
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CARMEL, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) plans to modify traffic lanes on southbound US 31 to improve traffic flow to I-465.
INDOT will be adding a lane for traffic on southbound US 31 to access I-465. After the changes are in place, the entrance ramps to eastbound and westbound I-465 will each have a designated access lane south of 103rd Street. To allow for the additional lane, INDOT will change signs and pavement markings in the area.
INDOT crews will begin implementing the changes at 9 p.m. on Monday, October 22. The changes are expected to take at least two nights to complete. Some lane restrictions will be necessary as the changes are being made, but the ramps to I-465 will remain open. Traffic will be directed around the work site. All lane restrictions will end before 5 a.m.


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AC Milan Practices on Newton Campus Soccer Field
July 28, 2005
NEWTON, Mass. -- The world-renowned Italian soccer club AC Milan practiced at Boston College's Newton Campus Soccer Field on Saturday, July 23, in preparation for a game the following day against British soccer club Chelsea. AC Milan fell to Chelsea, 1-0, on Sunday, July 24 at Gillette Stadium. The team picked up a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer in Chicago on Wednesday, July 27.
AC Milan plays their third and final game in the United States on Sunday, July 31, facing Chelsea at the New Jersey Meadowlands. Among the competitors headlining AC Milan's three-game trip to the United States are Cafu, Rui Costa, Paolo Maldini, Andriy Shevchenko and Christian Vieri.


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Beaver and Steve
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Beaver and Steve (short for The Unfeasible Adventures of Beaver and Steve) is a popular webcomic by James Turner. The comic, which debuted on September 10, 2004 and has continued since on a semi-weekly basis, chronicles the bizarre and humorous escapades of Steve, a green reptilian creature, and the aptly-named Beaver.
Awards and Recognition
Outstanding Newcomer Award
Beaver and Steve was awarded the title of "Outstanding Newcomer" by the Web Cartoonists Choice Awards in 2005.
TV appearances
In connection with the Outstanding Newcomer award, Beaver and Steve was mentioned on August 12, 2005 on Attack of the Show, airing on G4.


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This was a great recipe! I used it with fresh peaches and apples. If you didn't like it, here's probably what went wrong- yes, the butter should be reduced by 2-3 tablespoons. To keep the crust white/ golden brown, sprinkle the cinnamon on top of the peaches- putting it in the batter will make it too dark. Finally, this recipe is best with FRESH peaches; canned peaches are so saturated with syrup and other stuff that they don't soak up the butter. Additional juices/ syrup makes everything runny and the crust mushy, so if you have to used canned peaches, drain them really really well.
This recipe contains way too much butter. After it was baked the butter pooled up on top and it took five paper towels to soak it up! What a shame to let all those fresh peaches swim in all that grease. I'd reccmmend that others just butter the bottom of the baking dish or use a reasonable few tablespoons. The topping was flavorful but didn't rise much. It was more crunchy than cakey. There is lots of room for improvement here.
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I loved this!!! I added cinnamon to the peaches and doubled the batter as suggested for a 9 X 13. Also tried the exact recipe in a 8X8 pan and it was perfect!
I've never made Peach Cobbler until today and I used this recipe...it tasted WONDERFUL, I didn't change a thing in the recipe...I used 10 medium peaches that I got over at our local Farmers Market..to peal them easily drop peaches in boiling water for about a minute and then take them out of the boiling water with a opened spoon and put them in cold water. I'll definitely use this recipe again..IT'S A KEEPER.
We love this recipe! This is the best cobbler I ever had. We do double the dough though. The recipe here is just a little too little. I have used this recipe for other fruits as well. Just wonderful!
Yum! I cut this recipe in half and tried to make it a bit healthier :) I used 1T low fat margarine, reduced the sugar in the dry ingredients to half, and did not put any sugar on the peaches. Cooked in an 8x8 square dish for 30 minutes - perfect!
So simple, yet so good! I cut the amount of butter in half and added an extra cup of peaches - you can never have too many peaches, right? I also used brown sugar vs. white to toss with the peaches and added a generous splash of vanilla. I left everything else the same and it baked up beautifully! It smelled wonderful and tasted even better topped with vanilla ice cream!
I made this in an 8x8 pan and was a bit skeptical at first when all the butter was coming to the top, but as it cooks, the topping rises up. Delicious! My fiance, who wanted me to get his mom's recipe, actually approved of this one!
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DuBOIS – At the season's onset, Ridgway senior point guard Jesse Reynolds had the added responsibility placed upon him of leading the scoring load.
After Saturday's game against North Catholic, he showed he can handle that and then some.
Reynolds led the Elkers with 35 points and nearly carried Ridgway to overtime singlehandedly before a late field goal gave North Catholic a 60-58 overtime win over Ridgway Saturday night at the Cardinal Classic hosted by DuBois Central Catholic High School.
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Last season, the Ridgway boys' varsity basketball team played their way to an amazing 29-2 season, a journey highlighted by several pivotal moments: a 45-38 win Dec. 30, 2011 over Johnsonburg to win the county's holiday basketball tournament; a 49-46 win Feb. 18 over the Rams to win the Allegheny Mountain League [AML] crown; and a 40-37 win March 3 against the Rams in Clarion to earn the District 9 Class title.
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New varsity head coach Stacy Kifer said the girls have been focusing on fundamentals and refining skills.
Ridgway gymnastics will feature a young team this season with only one senior on the roster.
Ridgway graduated five seniors from last year's team and move up seven freshmen to the varsity team.
"It's a little different this year graduating as many seniors as we had last year. We're extremely young. We're sporting only one senior, Emily Pierce," Ridgway coach Edna Maddalena said. "She's a returning state qualifier so that helps but she's our only senior. I have seven freshman that are new to gymnastics so that puts us at a very young stage but that's OK, they're learning quick."
JOHNSONBURG – Now in his eighth season at the helm of the Johnsonburg girls' varsity basketball program, Mike Zilkofski is looking for a little bit more this time around as his team prepares to storm the court.
"We're hoping for bigger and better things this year," Zilkofski said after posting a 13-10 mark last season and an early playoff exit Feb. 21 at East Forest. "It was a heartbreaker losing on the road to East Forest in the playoffs. They had a lot of seniors, a pretty good group there, and we just didn't play well."
New faces will be all around the Ridgway wrestling program this season.
First-year head coach David Fordoski takes over as the varsity head coach for Ridgway wrestling after the retirement of Gary Gerber this past winter from that post. Fordoski said the team may be limited in varsity starting experience but the team is full of wrestlers with an excitement and work ethic for the program.
JOHNSONBURG – Johnsonburg wrestling enters this season with nine varsity wrestlers and a focus on winning more duals.
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Johnsonburg starts with nine on the varsity level.
JOHNSONBURG – With a 2-7 season in the rear view mirror and the Johnsonburg varsity football program in serious jeopardy due to lack of player turnout and graduation, the current coaching staff paused Sunday for a season-ending banquet and paid tribute to the team's playmakers.
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The Damascus High School football team slogged through muddy conditions to post a 21-6 victory over Walt Whitman on Monday.
The Swarmin' Hornets amassed 203 yards on the ground, led by Jalen Christian (81 yards) and Jake Funk (79).
"We knew that the conditions out on the field were bad," Christian said. "So we knew we couldn't really throw or make cuts, so we had to run the ball. The line came up big today. We had some key runs and sealed the win."
After a scoreless first quarter, Christian opened the second quarter with a bang, taking the handoff on a counter and scampering 54 yards for a touchdown. Derek Gibson added the two-point conversion on the ground, and Damascus maintained that 8-0 lead until halftime.
The Swarmin' Hornets (5-1) piled on in the third quarter, scoring on two of their first three possessions after the break. Quarterback Chase Williams contributed a 34-yard scoring run when he rolled out to his left and saw a wide-open path up the sideline to the end zone. A few minutes later, Funk capitalized on a short field by covering 37 yards on three carries, including punching the ball in from the 1-yard line, to put Damascus up 21-0 with just under five minutes left in the third quarter.
Funk was also quick to give a nod to the offensive-line play in front of him for providing the holes to run through.
"I've got to give a shout out to my offensive line," he said. "They played a great game, and I wouldn't get any of the yards that I got without them. We were just running hard, really. You couldn't really make any cuts because it was slippery, so it was just running hard and running north-south."
Zac Morton paced the Vikings offense with 97 yards on the ground. The senior running back also provided a late touchdown with a remarkable display of balance and awareness, managing to stay on his feet after nearly being tackled, then finishing the run to prevent the shutout.
"Honestly, I just needed to score," Morton said. "This is my last time playing Damascus and I needed to get into the end zone, whatever it took."
Despite falling to 3-3 on the season, Whitman is still a contender for a playoff spot in the 4A West Region. The Vikings have four games remaining, all against opponents who are at .500 or worse.
"We are going 4-0 — that's what we have to do to get in the playoffs," Morton said. "I think, with our schedule and our team coming together, I think we can do that. I think we can make a good push."
Meanwhile, the Hornets are currently slotted in as the No. 3 seed in the 3A West Region, trailing undefeated Linganore and Urbana. They face a tough test on short rest, as Rockville and its prolific passing attack come to town looking to make up ground in the region standings. Due to the postponement of this game, that contest has been rescheduled from Thursday to Friday at 6:30 p.m.
"We have practice tomorrow," Christian said, "So we will sit down, watch some film, and prepare the best we can to get this 'W.'"
The field should have dried out by then.
Damascus 21, Walt Whitman 6
Walt Whitman (3-3) 0 0 0 6 — 0
Damascus (5-1) 0 8 13 0 — 21
D — Jalen Christian 54 run (Derek Gibson 2-point run)
D — Chase Williams 34 run (Joseph Curry kick)
D — Jake Funk 1 run (kick missed)
W — Zac Morton 40 run (kick missed)
Damascus — Jalen Christian 7-81; Jake Funk 12-79; Brandon Hall 8-27; Chase Williams 10-9; Tait Buttrey 4-6; Derek Gibson 1-2; Deegar Fuller 1-(-1).
Walt Whitman — Zac Morton 15-97; Jacob Pittsenberger 7-9; Evan Smith 4-(-28).
Damascus — Chase Williams 9-19-84-0; Joey Salisbury 0-1-0-0.
Walt Whitman — Evan Smith 8-21-69-1; Zac Morton 1-1-10-0.
Damascus — Stefon Jacob 3-33; Alec Magas 4-28; Jalen Christian 2-28.
Walt Whitman — Nolan Hanessian 4-37; Zac Morton 2-18 Nick Panlibuton 2-14; Anton Casey 1-10.


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Ken Wilman told British broadcasters that he had been walking along Morecambe beach in northern England when his dog, Madge, discovered a hard, soccer ball-sized piece of smelly rock.
"She wouldn't leave it alone. I picked it up and it smelt horrible so I knocked it with my walking stick and a small lump came off," he told Sky News television in comments broadcast Thursday. "I put both pieces back on the beach but something in the back of my mind told me it might be something unusual."
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If someone respects criminal's ability, is this ok?
For example, there is someone who respect Paul Joseph Goebbels's ability to incite the public. He knows that Goebbels is wrong, but thinks Goebbels's outstanding ability to brainwash deserves to be respected. How do you think about this, and why?
Cale Catchum
Sep 11 2013: Of course you can respect someones particular skill,
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The link is often assumed that if a person admires a criminal's skill, they automatically admire the person
That is of course false.
Many dark figures in history were outstanding leaders and extremely talented speakers, sure, detest them for the crimes they did, but do not persecute one for respecting the certain individual's talent/s, that's just wrong.
Mitch SMith
Sep 11 2013: Hi Jong Ho Song,
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This is a great question! I will contribute with what I have found - hope this helps.
Crime is defined by law. If there is no law there is no crime.
SO your question is about law. And I will describe my ideas about law.
In most communities, law is established. The wise recognise that things change, and a law that was good yesterday is bad today.
This is not a simple thing - because things change at different rates - and if your law expects all things to be the same forever, it will fail.
As change happens, the old laws become a thing to exploit for personal advantage. For instance, the current laws allow a tactic of legal-bleeding that permits the person with more money to exhaust the legal ability of an opponent regardless of justice - and law goes to the richest.
I would say - just to begin - that law is a stupid way to define crime. Skill is skill - if it works now, it might work tomorrow, but maybe not.
For instance. Right now, the best way to gain advantage is to defeat an advantaged person - you can do that with a gun or a knife. The risk is being detected by the police - the kill-dogs of law. But the kill dogs learn their power, and then they make laws on-the-spot to get whatever they want regardless of any written law. This is the only way that a legislative body can pay so little for their dogs. Policemen are always paid low pay because it is known that they will exploit their power. In that way .. the dogs are no more than wolves.
Can you blame a wolf for being a wolf?
We humans destroy the ecology - we remove the functions of that ecology by stealing the roles into our own species. Hence, wolves are replaced by muggers and thieves.
If you were the planet .. ask yourself - what's best? A wolf .. or a human that does a wolfe's task?
So far .. I think that humans make a poor copy of what the Earth made over millions of years.
The criminal's ability is a matter of necessity. Is it OK?
No it is not. We are not good at it.Sep 10 2013: Yes, it is ok.
An evil genius is stll a genius. If you take 'evil' out of the equation, use the abilities for non-criminal purposes, you still have a genius. Ted Kaczynski was a brilliant mathematician accepted to university at 17, I don't see why anybody should deny that. Recognising a criminal's abilities may and should be part of the rehabilitation process, it can help them get back to and serve society again.Sep 10 2013: Hello Jong Ho Song, and welcome to TED conversations!
Yes, I think it is beneficial to respect a person's skills and talents, and in doing so, we may be contributing to changing some criminal behaviors. Many of the incarcerated men I interacted with while volunteering with the dept. of corrections had various skills and talents that often can be used in a way that is beneficial to themselves and to society. If we can encourage them to use their abilities in a beneficial, legal way, they may have a chance to support themselves with something other than crime when they are free.
Sophia BAE
Sep 11 2013: "Respect" is some kind of subjective value. But I think it is quite hard to consider that respecting criminal's ability because it sounds strange a little bit to me. Of course, this problem depends on individual's thought. So there is not any strict standard to divide which is good or not (only laws exist). However, people mostly use a word "respect" in a positive way.Sep 11 2013: Many people respect george bush, Duh Rumsfeld, Penile Cheney and their co-conspirators.
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and they respected those friends of P. J. Goebbel's enough to copy and use what they learned.
that is one reason Doc Mengele was helped to escape. He was the only (sic) scientist who
wrote down what he did and they wanted to learn from that. and they did, big time.
"It's not torture if there is a doctor present and you don't intend on hurting the person, and
we don't intend on hurting them with our water-boarding. By the way Fred, are you a doctor?
No, but I did sleep in a Holiday Inn last night. Well, that qualifies then. Good enough."
People desire power and money, so they are influenced to achieve that by whatever means because those
who have done so, used any means and continue to use any means to keep what they have and to
build on it.
Do you think for one moment that what the nazi's learned about brainwashing has not been used elsewhere since?
Who has the means whereby to do that? Your average citizen?
Billions of dollars are involved in sports betting. Do you think for one minute that those who stand to benefit enormously from these potential sums of $$$$ would risk their fortunes on chance like everyone else?
No. They ensure that their money will win, which does mean that professional sports are all rigged.
There is just too much money at stake.
Once the Hunt brothers sat down at the global poker table with the new Saudi wealth, they stood to lose it all because the oil sheiks could lose and lose and eventually win because they had so much more money to play with. If you have it, you rig it or else, like the fool they would see you for, you will lose it.
It's not criminality per se. It's smart, sensible and survival.
To get rid of it (virtually all crime world-wide), get rid of the monetary system. Create a just system.
The corrupt system/s we have can never be made just. We have to begin with just.Sep 20 2013: Haha! I see that I slipped in my own definitions. Or rather that 'admire' can also be used in two ways.
I can see no ethical objection to the rational observation and recognition of criminal skill. Indeed, I think this is necessary to combat it. This takes us into a third part of the semantic area covered by the word 'respect' - that of acknowledgement of a threat in order to deal with it. As in that it is wise for a sailor to 'respect' the sea and the wind.
The only form of respect for criminal skill that is ethically objectionable is the type that would encourage it.Sep 19 2013: This question serves to illustrate the two distinct meanings of the word 'respect'. One is to appreciate the quality of something, the other is to admire, support or approve of something. Under the first definition, there is nothing strange about admiring criminal skill.
Sep 20 2013: So you think there is no ethical problem?Sep 13 2013: First, ask who is a criminal. Many have committed minor offences and got away with it (including me I stole an pencil and paper from work - am I a criminal?). Many offences committed by the rich and powerful are never brought to court, so convictions don't follow but are they criminals? 'Criminal' is not a helpful description of any person but could be used of a habitual offender who appears to be incorrigible, but without question it will not be the only description that will fit a person and his behaviour. People who have committed crimes can be as kind, educated, skilled or talented as anyone else and if these characteristics are used positively should be acknowledged and 'respected' as such. Goebbels chose to use his talents for bad ends but the same talents have been used by many through the ages to persuade by rational discussion and argument.Sep 13 2013: admiration is ok, idolization is not.Sep 12 2013: It is very unwise to have no respect for the striking power of a rattlesnake.
Sep 13 2013: right, those that study the methodology of a criminal most likely develop a respect for the accomplishment but also have an understanding on how to counter the actions as well.Sep 12 2013: impressive skill is impressive. malevolent direction is deplorable.Sep 11 2013: Sure it is.
You can respect the ability and be appalled at the result.
Hitler was a genius at RealPolitik. And he brought Germany into a new age of prosperity. His other actions were not so impressive though. Just as one example.Sep 11 2013: The sad truth of it is that a person's morality, objective or ideology have very little to do with his or her abilities.
In fact, many of the worst criminals throughout history have been talented people in their own fields.
Competent and good/bad (in of itself a subjective truth) simply have nothing to do with one another.Sep 11 2013: Always learn To be evil is another matter.Sep 11 2013: Yes , there are so many examples like this if someone has a special special ability it can be used for both constructive and destructive purpose it truly depends on the individual. my favorite example is Frank William Abagnale who had the ability to find loophole in the system and exploited it his actions changed so many procedures in banks , airlines etc once he was caught he worked along FBI and caught other fraudsters using his ability which helped many law enforcement agencies, now he has a security consultancy agency where world famous banks come for his advice .Sep 10 2013: admiring a monster does not make you a monster. only actions can make a monster.
Sep 10 2013: Hmm... But admiring a monster may make you a copycat if admiration is strong enough to incite action. That has happened often enough to coin the term 'copycat'.
Sep 10 2013: if you become a copycat of a monster, that is bad. but that does not make admiring the monster bad per se. one needs to know one's own weaknesses, and act accordingly. if the best way to avoid doing bad things is not to look at bad things, do just that. but that strategy does not carry over to another person with a different set of weaknesses.
Sep 12 2013: Agreed. We should differantiate between admiring a person's non-criminal abilty and a person's evil deeds. Respecting somebody's intelligence, ability, rhetoric or incredible culinary skills - ok. Admiring criminal activity - not good.
Cheers.Sep 10 2013: Yes, you are entitled to respect it because you know you are just amazed by their ability. And actually some people can use their ability either to commit a crime or help to reveal and stop the crimes. For example , there're some extremely talented cheaters in playing cards during gambling, after they had cheated many people over their money, finally they found it's boring and decided to change to teach people how to look through the cheater's tricks. It's a true story I once saw on TV in China.So what's wrong with people's ability?it's people's soul that decides whether he wants to turn it into evil or helpful to others.


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Astronomers have found the brightest and youngest example yet of a fast-spinning star. This recent discovery has scientists believing that these versions of stars may be more common than they thought. The spinning star is a millisecond pulsar called J1823-3021A and is located inside a conglomeration of stars called a globular cluster which can be found 27,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Sagittarius.
Pulsars form when the remnants of massive stars from supernova explosions collapse into compact objects made only of particles called neutrons. When a great mass, like that of our sun's, is packed into a space the size of a city, the conserved angular momentum causes the neutron star to spin very quickly and emit a ray of high-energy light that sends out a sweeping beam, much like that of a lighthouse. Because astronomers can only see the beam when it's pointed at Earth, the light looks as though it is pulsing.
The pulsar emits intense high-energy gamma rays which researchers were able to study using NASA's Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope. According to their findings this particular pulsar is only 25 million years old – a baby for these kinds of stars, who tend to be a billion years old or so!