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Myths are more than just stories. For the psychologist Carl Jung, they were no less than 'psychic phenomena that reveal the nature of the soul'. There is something elemental about them that means that even today, thousands of years after the Greeks first told their myths, artists of all varieties still turn to them for inspiration.
Harrison Birtwistle has been writing works informed by ancient mythology since the 1960s, with his new opera The Cure the most recent. But he is only among the latest in a long line of opera composers to do so. Myths have been crucial to opera ever since the art form came into existence at the turn of the 17th century, with composers including Berlioz and Richard Strauss falling under their spell. What was probably the very first opera, Jacopo Peri's Dafne (1598), tells the tale of Apollo's pursuit of the nymph Daphne, as related by Ovid in his Metamorphoses.
The Metamorphoses have inspired not only composers – Handel (Acis and Galatea) and Britten (Six Metamorphoses after Ovid) among them – but also artists in other media, of the stature of Shakespeare and Titian (whose work has in turn inspired many other artists, perhaps most explicitly in The Royal Ballet's triptych Metamorphosis: Titian 2012). In poetry, Ted Hughes's late work Tales from Ovid (1997) gives evidence that simply translating Ovid can result in a vitally fresh and relevant work of art. Ovid's appeal might lie in the vivid, thrilling way in which he recounts his tales – but it also lies in the tales themselves.
Even Ovid was treading familiar ground, bringing together myths from even older Roman and Greek sources. Just as today, in Ovid's time at the turn of the first century AD myths were familiar, almost universal – a set of stories everyone shared. Homer, who probably lived as early as the 8th century BC and continues to inspire artists from Alice Oswald (the poetry collection Memorial) to theatre group The Paper Cinema (a version of the Odyssey told through puppets), is an earlier source for certain myths – but again, even he was also drawing on a long oral tradition of myth-telling.
It isn't just that myths have survived: they have retained their power to spark artistic revolution. Gluck's use of mythology in Orfeo ed Euridice (1762, revised as Orphée et Eurydice in 1774) was a key part of his reform of opera. Just three characters appear in this luminously simple setting of the Orpheus myth, eschewing the complexities of opera seria for 'classical' values such as balance and proportion, and integrating not just music and drama but also dance.
A hundred and fifty years later, Stravinsky and Balanchine's collaboration Apollo (1928) was a turning point in classical ballet: working in a 'neoclassical' style, both composer and choreographer stepped away from modernist excess to create a ballet in 'pristine white' that celebrates Apollo and his muses. And the works of Martha Graham in 20th-century dance, while very different in their attitudes to Greek myth, are just as revolutionary. In Night Journey (1947), for instance, she concentrated on Jocasta, the mother and wife of Oedipus, rather than Oedipus himself, giving a new psychological perspective to the myth.
There seem to be a near-infinite number of ways to interpret myths, as The Royal Opera's current focus on Orpheus shows: Orpheus operas by Monteverdi, Birtwistle, Gluck and Rossi as well as Little Bulb Theatre's aptly demonstrate how many different ways one myth can come to life. This, then, is perhaps the key reason for the continuing appeal of mythology to artists. Just as Ovid transformed his myths into elegant tales of metamorphosis, so artists today remodel them in the ways that suit them best. The Cure may be the latest opera based on myth, but it certainly won't be the last.
Oedipe runs 23 May 2016–8 June 2016. Tickets are still available.
Renaissance artist Titian, whose work inspired last season's unique Metamorphosis: Titian 2012 collaboration between The Royal Ballet and the National Gallery, is to be the subject of a talk at Cheltenham Literature Festival.
Biographer Sheila Hale will be speaking about the artist's life, times and work on Thursday 11 October.
Festival attendees may also be interested in a talk about the relationship between fashion and opera by former Fashion Editor of Tatler, Helena Matheopoulos on Saturday 15 October. Tickets for both Sheila and Helena's talks are priced at £7 and can be purchased from the Cheltenham Festivals website.
Take a look behind the scenes on Metamorphosis: Titian 2012:
Although the Metamorphosis: Titian 2012 exhibition at the National Gallery has now closed, you can find out more about the artist's work on their website.]]>
Tonight's relay of Metamorphosis: Titian 2012 as part of BP Summer Big Screens is a perfect opportunity for audiences to sample the diversity of choreographic talent within the Royal Opera House.
Three different creative teams formed by a contemporary artist, a composer plus a pair or a trio of choreographers have produced three brand new dance pieces in response to the Titian paintings currently on display at the National Gallery's Sainsbury Wing: Diana and Callisto depicting the moment where the chaste goddess is shocked to discover the pregnancy of the most beautiful of her nymphs, Callisto, Diana and Actaeon in which the young hunter intrudes upon the bathing Diana, and The Death of Actaeon where the hunter - turned into a stag by the revengeful goddess - is torn to pieces by his own hounds.
Considered among Titian's greatest works, these large canvasses are the painter's own creative response to Ovid's poems, Metamorphoses, and they are the best starting point in order to understand what now motivates each of these three creative teams:
The first work by Wayne McGregor and Kim Brandstrup, Machina, eschews narrative in favour of suggestion and minimalism. Extreme angular shapes by the dancers, a baroque-influenced score by Nico Muhly and a high-tech concept by artist Conrad Shawcross. Known for his structural and mechanical montages, Shawcross has distilled the essence of Titian's main character in his "Diana-robot". The machine takes centre stage, sometimes vulnerable, but mostly dominant: Diana as a huntress on the look out for her next target.
In Trespass we see the symbols from Titian's paintings come to life. Mark Wallinger has put his artistic focus on the crescent moon headdress worn by Diana in two of the paintings, as well as on the peculiar juxtaposition of Diana/Actaeon across Titian's canvasses. Diana is goddess of the hunt but also of the moon, thus the idea of celestial bodies, the suggestion of man exploring and trespassing, with a nod to the Apollo mission. With a thrilling score by Mark-Anthony Turnage and a set that provides a 180-degree viewpoint for audiences (thanks to Wallinger's giant curved mirror), Alastair Marriott and Christopher Wheeldon have created for dancers Sarah Lamb, Steven McRae, Beatriz Stix-Brunell, Nehemiah Kish and Melissa Hamilton solos and duos of exquisite shapes (spot the crescent moon-shaped lift) that often recall antique sculpture.
Dance is an ideal medium for fleshing out emotion. While in Titian's paintings we can only imagine Diana's outrage at being discovered naked by the hunter Actaeon, on stage choreographers can attempt to translate those feelings into steps. Against the exotic and colourful landscape designed by Chris Ofili, Will Tuckett, Liam Scarlett and Jonathan Watkins examine the focal narrative point in Titian's work and explore this encounter between "Diana and Actaeon" from three different angles: surprise, outrage, anger, fear, threat and desire are suggested in the three pas de deux danced by Royal Ballet principals Marianela Nuñez and Federico Bonelli.
These three works, brimming with creativity and personality have much to offer to art lovers. Machina might appeal to those who admire contemporary dance, Trespass has a distinctive neoclassical flavour, while Diana and Actaeon will appeal to story-ballet lovers. All in all, this is a wonderful opportunity to see a cross-collaborative project come alive, a unique event in the London 2012 Festival calendar.
Federico Bonelli and Marianela Nunez in rehearsals for Metamorphosis: Titian 2012. © ROH/The Ballet Bag 2012
Federico Bonelli and Marianela Nunez in rehearsals for Metamorphosis: Titian 2012. © ROH/The Ballet Bag 2012
Leanne Benjamin in rehearsals for Metamorphosis: Titian 2012, with Edward Watson and Carlos Acosta. © ROH/The Ballet Bag 2012
Metamorphosis: Titian 2012 runs until Friday 20 July at the Royal Opera House with the performance on 16 July screened around the country as part of BP Summer Big Screens.
Emilia Spitz and Linda Uruchurtu write about ballet and dance at www.theballetbag.com. They have been named among the "100 Best Arts Tweeters" by The Times.]]>
Metamorphosis: Titian 2012 opens on stage at the Royal Opera House this Saturday and will be screened live around the country on Monday 16 July as part of BP Summer Big Screens. The free exhibition at the National Gallery is now open.
The project was inspired by three paintings by the great Renaissance painter Titian - Diana and Actaeon, Diana and Callisto and The Death of Actaeon - and consists of contemporary responses to the iconic artworks.
The original Titian paintings were based on classical poems from Ovid's Metamorphoses. As part of the exhibition, the National Gallery re-imagined the Diana myth in a contemporary setting:
The National Gallery provides a lot of background information on the project, the contemporary artists involved and the paintings themselves. Take a closer look at one of the masterpieces on which the work is based.
The triple bill, which features an unprecedented number of Royal Ballet Principals and new work from seven leading choreographers, will be Monica Mason's final production as Director of The Royal Ballet, as well as Tamara Rojo's final performance with the company before taking up the role of Director at English National Ballet.
Metamorphosis: Titian 2012 will also include stage designs from leading contemporary artists Chris Ofili, Mark Wallinger and Conrad Shawcross as well as brand new music from Mark-Anthony Turnage, Jonathan Dove and Nico Muhly.
Watch footage of the rehearsals and interviews with the artists:
You can also watch poets including Seamus Heaney, Patience Agbabi and Jo Shapcott read new poems inspired by the paintings if you visit the National Gallery website. The exhibition Metamorphosis: Titian 2012 is open at the National Gallery from 11 July - 23 September. Admission is free.
The collaboration is part of the London 2012 Festival, for which the Royal Opera House is hosting a wide range of events and performances. Other events include the return of Otello to The Royal Opera, water-based opera The Owl and the Pussycat and The Olympic Journey, an exhibition focusing on the history of the Olympic Games. Find out more about our participation in the festival.]]>
Three years ago Monica Mason was mulling over what to do for her final performance as The Royal Ballet's Artistic Director. "All I knew was that I didn't want a gala and I didn't want anything retrospective", she says. Then a meeting with Dr Minna Moore Ede from the National Gallery, who was proposing a creative collaboration between the two arts institutions, inspired a solution.
Minna, alongside The Royal Ballet's Wayne McGregor, had selected three contemporary artists to create responses to three paintings by the great Renaissance painter Titian: Diana and Actaeon, Diana and Callisto and The Death of Actaeon, which were themselves based on poems from Ovid's Metamorphoses. She wanted The Royal Ballet to create their own choreographic response that would be a central part of the exhibition celebrating the gallery's recent purchase of Diana and Actaeon. Monica loved the idea and moved it a step further by creating a triple bill of new work for the Covent Garden main stage using the same three contemporary artists to create the designs and three composers to produce brand new scores. Finally she chose seven choreographers whose careers have flourished under her directorship. Metamorphosis: Titian 2012 was born.
"It's going to be an extraordinary evening", enthuses Monica. "I'm thrilled there's going to be four performances because there's so much to take in. With all these wonderful artists working together, who knows what collaborations may come out of it in the future."
For ballet-loving Minna, who frequently watches performances at Covent Garden, the collaboration is a dream come true. "It's an extraordinary group of artistic people at the Royal Opera House and it's a wonderfully lively atmosphere", she says. "For this project I was absolutely inspired by Diaghilev, by his concept of total artwork. This interdisciplinary project has taken all the visual artists out of their comfort zones and that is such a good thing."
She's been delighted by the diversity of the artistic responses and amazed by how much new work has been generated, not just for Metamorphosis: Titian 2012 but for the exhibition to be held at the National Gallery, which also includes a Choreographic Room featuring costumes, set models and video footage from Metamorphosis: Titian 2012. "It's completely new for the National Gallery", she admits. "We do work with contemporary artists but this amount of new work is just ground-breaking for us. It's risky but then it's very important for organizations like the National Gallery and The Royal Ballet to take risks – it's part of what makes us healthy arts institutions."
This is not the first time that Titian's The Death of Actaeon and the Royal Opera House
have met. In 1972, as part of a public appeal to buy the painting for the nation, a pastiche
copy of the picture by Duncan Grant was projected onto the safety curtain where, by all
accounts, it received generous applause. Fortunately, the appeal succeeded.
One of the select few creatives working across all three ballets is Lighting Designer
Lucy Carter. She has no doubts about the biggest challenge in putting on three new works in one evening: "Time constraints," she says simply. "In a very short time I need to find a really efficient way to make sure we have maximum visual impact and that justice is done to the choreography. The resources at the Royal Opera House are incredible and the technical teams are great, so if anyone can pull this off, they can."
Lucy does have an invaluable Associate Lighting Director for this project in the shape of the Royal Opera House's very own Simon Bennison, because she simply can't be in three places at once for rehearsals. She's relishing the Titian experience, though.
"Collaboration is the thing that rocks my boat," she says. "I'm looking forward to getting
to the end of the process – it's going to be brilliant to see how all three pieces turn out."
Supervising the new scores is The Royal Ballet's Music Director, Barry Wordsworth.
"It's extraordinary," he says. "We have three scores of great music, all very evocative. It's just
a shame I can't conduct all of them, but it would have been impossible for one conductor
to spend enough time on each piece."
He too is having a wonderful experience working on the project. "I'm thoroughly
enjoying it. There's nothing like creativity; the company's had the courage to allow
everybody to fully express themselves and I think that's incredibly inspiring."
Looking back brings a smile to his face. "When Monica first told me what she had in
mind I thought she was totally crazy." he laughs. "I'm still convinced she's crazy, but
delightfully so!"
Metamorphosis: Titian 2012 runs from 14 - 20 July. The performance on 16 July will be relayed live to BP Summer Big Screens around the country.
This article is taken from the production programme, available to buy on performance evenings at the Royal Opera House.]]>


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SANFORD, Fla. -- Sanford police marched a handcuffed George Zimmerman into police headquarters the night he shot and killed Trayvon Martin, and a video shot by a security camera picked up no obvious sign of injury to the Neighborhood Watch volunteer.
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Police say Zimmerman told them he shot Trayvon in self-defense after the 6-foot high school junior punched him, got on top of him then began banging his head into a sidewalk.
Zimmerman was bleeding from his nose and back of his head, according to a police report, but the video, provided ABC News by the city of Sanford, shows no obvious sign of injury.
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Another Zimmerman thread? This is getting old indeed, every other thread in the lounge is about Zimmerman.
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Notice that video didn't show the back of Zimmerman's head. If he'd had medical treatment you wouldn't expect his nose to be bloody.
But he was taken into custody which is at odds with the initial media reports which seem to suggest that after a cursory chat he was released at scene.
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This does certainly make it apparent Zimmerman wasn't "beaten to a pulp". . . Still doesn't mean he didn't have a bloody cut on the back of his head; he was "treated" before he came in after all. .
Also, frmo a legal stance, it doesn't really matter if he wasn't "close to death", all that matters is Zimmerman "THOUGHT"(in his mind) (had grounds to "reasonably believe") - that he was at risk of loss of life or limb.
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Don't worry the paramedics and police will have a record of his injuries they check and write down injuries as soon as you are booked in at custody.
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Garlic-Herb Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Total Time
Prep 15 mins
Cook 45 mins
This is straight out of a Southern Living Holiday Edition. The taste great, and even work well as "french fries" with sandwiches!
Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 lbs sweet potatoes, peeled
- 1⁄2 cup Hellmann's mayonnaise
- 1⁄2-1 tablespoon roasted garlic and herb seasoning
- 3 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
- Cut potatoes into 1 to 1 1/2 inch-thick pieces, or wedges if desired.
- Stir together mayonnaise and seasoning in a large bowl; add potatoes, tossing to coat.
- Place potatoes in a single layer in a lightly greased broiler pan.
- Bake at 450F for 40 to 45 minutes or until potatoes are tender and browned, stirring after 20 minutes.
- Transfer to a serving dish, and sprinkle with parsley.
- Substitute 1 Tbs. salt-free chipotle seasoning blend and 1/2 teaspoons salt for roasted garlic-and-herb seasoning and 3 Tbs. chopped fresh cilantro for parsley. Proceed with recipe as directed.


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Simultaneous estimation of the origin-destination matrices and the parameters of a nested logit model in a combined network equilibrium model
This paper deals with the inverse problem of a type of traffic equilibrium models with combined modes. This problem consists of obtaining a parametrization of the equilibrium model from a set of observations of the outputs for the model. The inputs for the model are an origin-destination (O-D) trip matrix for the various alternatives that have been considered, and a set of parameters for a nested logit model used as a demand model. This model has been formulated by using a new approach called the calibration and demand adjustment model (CDAM) based on bilevel programming which simultaneously estimates an O-D matrix and the parameters for the nested logit model. In this paper, the CDAM properties are studied and it is proved the CDAM solution exists. This paper develops a heuristic column (paths/hyperpaths) generation algorithm for the CDAM. This algorithm iterates between the network equilibrium problem and that which is used to obtain a set of paths when equilibrium is attained, and the CDAM is restricted to the set of previously generated columns (the so-called restricted CDAM). The restricted CDAM is formulated as a single level model under certain hypotheses and it furnishes a solution upon which to base a new estimation of the O-D matrix and the vector of parameters. The computational tests on the algorithm have been carried out using data from a multi-modal network in Madrid.
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The Hunger Games
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In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead (cont'd)
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Suzanne Collins is the author of the groundbreaking Hunger Games trilogy for young adults: The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay. She is also the author of the picture book Year of the Jungle, a Publishers Weekly best book of the year, and the New York Times bestselling Underland Chronicles series for middle grade readers, which started with Gregor the Overlander. Suzanne lives with her family in Connecticut. You can find her online at suzannecollinsbooks.com.


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Help me decide between SOA or BDS 3.5 lift for my application..
Hey i have a completely stock 4.0 5 speed YJ (3:07 gears) that i use as my daily driver and im looking to lift it. I don't do much wheeling (just some light stuff here and there). This is my main vehicle so drivability at highway speeds and decent MPG is important to me. Right now im getting 17-20 which is nice. My budget for this lift is $3500 less would be nice if possible
I was set on the bds 3.5 lift with 5/8 MOORE shackles and 33s. For the regear issue i was gonna get some 2.5 yj front and rear axles with the 4:10 gears and just swap them in with the lift and call it a day. I was thinking of the 8.8 swap but im not sure how much is involved in that... im not the greatest welder ether.
But then i saw the SOA which uses stock springs and all i could think about is how much money ide save no having to buy a lift. But it seems to me you have to run at least 35" with a SOA right?...which means regearing to 4:56 which costs money. I really didn't want more than 33's but if SOA is cheeper i suppose i could do it. But this option requires welding as well if im not mistaken. But i could learn to weld better as i do have a welder.
But how practical is a SOA rig for daily driving?
So basically any advice would be appreciated...ill be doing all the work myself but need to know which is better...cheeper...and easiest for the backyard mechanic with decent skills.
I have a 4" lift on my 95 and mine is a dd. If I or when I do it again I will do SOA. You get better flex out of the suspension. But all require welding even with bolt on kits and SYE, but this is a perfect time to do the 8.8 swap I did mine for about $350. And yes most likely look funny without 35" tires. The BDS 3.5" will be just about bolt on and depending on your Jeep you might be able to get away with a TC drop and stock driveshaft (I did) or just do SYE. For both lifts brake lines and shocks are a must to replace since you'll need longer brake lines. There is probably other things I'm missing but others will chime in and help out.
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I think staying spring under would be best for you. SOA is not cheaper in any way. You will need high steer/crossover steering, a traction bar, SYE, and a new driveshaft. And it will be tippy compared to a 3.5" spring under lift.
With spring under, you can use stock steering and most likely stock driveshafts. And all parts will be bolt on if you don't do the 8.8. But I would do the 8.8 if I was you. Cheap insurance. Spring under is way easier and cheaper, and probably better as a daily driver, especially at highway speeds.
I forgot to mention i was gonna get an sye and longer rear drive shaft. So for the 8.8 swap i would just have to weld on brackets and get disk brake calipers? I have a harbor freight flux welder so not sure if it could handle it.
I agree with yj fanatic. SOA can be one of the most expensive lifts actually depending on how involved you want to get. Some say you don't need high steering, sye, and all of the other stuff but you can depending on your set up since each set up is different. Plus you may need extended brake lines.
Soa will require welding too. Soa with stock springs gives you about 5.5 inches. So you have even a taller non aerodynamic brick. You don't have to have 35's, I see 33's and they look good to me.
Having said all of that, I have soa, 35's, and 4.56 gears, and mine is a daily driver. It drives nicely, for a leaf spring vehicle. We can't compare mpg though since I have a way different set up.
Another thought about a lifted jeep is height. Mine sits at 6'10". The parking garage at work is 6'8". I have to park outside.
Good luck either way, but I think the spring under lift is the way to go for what you want.
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The spring under setup I would recommend is the Rubicon Express 4.5" kit. Its known to flex well, and its not a bad ride. You could get the kit, SYE, driveshaft, extended brake lines, and the 8.8 for I'd say under $2k. And that setup will do what you want very well.
I had a 3.5 inch lift and with 1 inch trimmed off the fenders and the flares moved up it was perfect for 31s. Quite a bit of flex with no sway or track bars too. I got 19 mpg in my auto with that set up and 3.55s.
I have SOA, plus 1 on shackles and 32s at the moment. I have 11 inches of clearance between untrimmed fender and tire. I do plan on 35s, but that after I wear out the 32s and get my Mercedes diesel.
high steer kit could / would improve ANY JEEP out there, but its not a must. By skipping it, you save around $500 and a few afternoons. A dropped pitman arm works just fine. Your steering in ANY jeep is at risk when wheeling without the high steer kit.
my jeep does sit higher, and harder for my kids to get into, but that part of the fun as well. And such, it is more top heavy on turns. ITS A JEEP NOT A RACECAR drive accordingly.
8.8 is a wonderful upgrade, I did mine same time as the SOA.
Basicly, all, in all, it comes down to YOUR preferences. I like more clearance between tire and fender......I want the ability to get there if I choose to. No, I usually don't push it that hard but my main goal is a setup for the Mercedes diesel and Im setting my jeep up as such. Diesel with the 35s run 3.07 gears just fine.
The harbor freight flux core welder would burn the perches on ect if your confident in your welding ability. But setting up a proper SOA lift will cost you more then what people lead you to believe. It does take abit of fab work. My SOA lift granted i used aftermarket springs cost me around $2500 not including lockers/gearing. Only used aftermarket springs cause I bent three stock springs. But if you do decide SOA lift 33's dont look bad on a SOA lift.
But IMO I say stick to your first idea with the BDS lift, shackles and 33's that will look good, give you a good ride and adding the 2.5L YJ axles will give you the gearing needed for 33's. I wouldn't worry about the 8.8 upgrade since you said it it will be your daily driver. The Dana 35 will do fine for wheeling if your the full throttle wheeler type.
Not trying to hijack the thread here. But I have to say OregonPlinker I think you've stolen my jeep. ( Sorry I don't have any pics of it grey from the side yet). Right down to the wheels.
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The 5" is 1/2" shorter than the average SOA you were thinking about. You could find some SOA jeeps with 33s. In my opinion, it looks fine.
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many prices have been quoted in this thread for soa..I have done soa lifts for over 30 years on my jeeps and have only spent a small fraction of those prices..of course,I do all my own fabing so I have more time involved but a lot less cash.here is my old working on the farm and fetching parts yj..it is soa with 33's..body is rough but it rides and handles great..
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Your situation seems more suited for a good SUA kit, although personally I prefer a well done SOA if I was building it for myself.
I would caution you, or anybody else for that matter, about buying/installing a set of used axles that are a minimum of 18 years old. What I mean by that is - they should be thoroughly inspected before buying them.
If the rotors, calipers, drums, shoes, seals, outer bearings, unit bearings, balljoints, tie rod holes for the knuckles, carrier bearings, pinion bearings, yokes, side and spider gears, diff gears etc have issues, it could turn into a real headache. Yes, you could get lucky, but use caution and be prudent along the way so that you hopefully avoid buying a set of lemons.
Also, if your Jeep has ABS and you want to keep it - there's another item of concern for the donor axles.
Ensure the vacuum disco (CAD) system functions or is compatible with your system since they are not all the same.
I have the BDS 3.5" with the extended shackles that they offer with that lift and I run 33s with a 3.73 geared 8.8 rear axle with SYE and tom wood's CV drive shaft. I get 17-19 mpg depending on how hard I get on the I6...
Guess I should add that I LOVE BDS!!!!! And wouldn't go back. Ask away if you have any questions for me.
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Just did this 4" rough country lift it was 500$ from amazon and was a breeze to do. It rides great and I have Goodyear 33x12.5x15 on aluminum 10" 3"backspacing and no rub. I got 1400$ in tires and rims and a third of that in lift but it's defiantly the way to go all my stock components stayed in place so I didn't butcher the jeep. I can always reverse if I wanted to swap out the lift to another YJ! Food for thought. Good luck!
So i pretty much decided on the bds 5" with 33s. Gonna get a Dana 30 in 4:10 and I'm pretty sure I'm gonna do the 8.8 swap. There are quite a few 8.8 with 4:10s in my area.
Im a little worried about the 8.8 though cause I've never had to do fab work like that. I have a little 90 amp harbor freight flux welder so i don't know if its up to the task. Plus I'm not sure how to get the pinion angler perfect either...from what I've read running a sye affects the proper setting?
Im guessing ill need to extend my brake lines too right?
I seriously doubt a 90 amp welder is going to be up to the task for anything on your vehicle. The flex is ok for me but I don't crawl. The only Fabin I had to do on mine was one 3/8 inch hole I had to drill
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As this is the first question I have posted, I will try to break it down as well as possible, and I apologize for any incorrect formats. I should also point out that I am brand-new to Linux, Tomcat, and Java (all within the last few weeks), so if you do have an answer please dumb it down as much as you can. Thanks!
This question is actually several questions, but I feel the issues are somehow related so I will include them all. As for my environment, I am running an EC2 Amazon Linux instance. Details returned using
cat /proc/version are:
- Linux version 18.104.22.168-97.44.amzn1.x86_64 (firstname.lastname@example.com)
- (gcc version 4.4.5 20110214 (Red Hat 4.4.5-6) (GCC)
java -version gives me:
- java version "1.6.0_29" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_29-b11)
- Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.4-b02, mixed mode)
- What would allow me to stop/restart Tomcat sometimes, but not
others? After I change configuration parameters and need to restart
Tomcat, I use
/etc/init.d/tomcat6 restartor
service tomcat6 restartwith varying degrees of success: sometimes the nice green OK, others the red FAILED. There seems to be no rhyme or reason to why it works sometimes and not others. When it doesn't work I check the status with
service tomcat6 status, which yields something like tomcat6 (pid ####) is running. Also worth noting is that my Putty SSH session slows down significantly at the same time whenever I am unable to stop Tomcat. I literally have to wait for each keystroke to be processed!
I cannot use any of the JVM-specific -XX parameters. I get an error every time of Could not create the Java virtual machine. Of the threads I've read about this, most surround heap memory allocation issues, but I don't think that's my problem because when I run
java -XX, which should give me a list of available commands just like
java -Xdoes, I simply get:
Unrecognized option: -XX Could not create the Java virtual machine.
I should note that I had at least two versions of Java on this OS- it came with Open JDK, but I needed Sun Java as that was recommended for performance in Geoserver (which is the whole point of me learning all this). I read that it is not an issue to have two versions, as long as my JAVA_HOME path points to the correct directory, but is it possible that it was still somehow looking at something from the original configuration? That's what I thought, so to rule it out I did a
yum remove java, which erased the original version (along with Tomcat due to the dependency, but whatevs, I can get it back later), ran
java -version to make sure I still had the version I wanted. I did, then ran
java -XX, hoping that it magically fixed itself after cleaning house with the unwanted OpenJDK removal, but NOPE, same error as before.
I am now assuming that there was no issue with old paths. I've also tried changing my JAVA_HOME variable to the appropriate path (/usr/java/jre1.6.0_29) in every conceivable location:
- in bash_profile
- in bashrc
- java.conf
- tomcat6.conf (well, before I deleted Tomcat, that is)
- probably some other files. It's all a blur really.
export JAVA_HOMEin the shell
... all with zero impact, with the exception of using
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jre1.6.0_29. Every time I ran
echo $JAVA_HOME I would still get the original JAVA_HOME path, which I'm pretty sure is not what I want. Even when resetting the variable was successful (via export in the shell), I still got my -XX error. I also tried setting some JAVA_OPTS parameters, specifically for memory settings, then ran an
echo $JAVA_OPTS that returned nothing.
I have spent a solid two days on this and am about ready to give up. I would really like to avoid reinstalling and reconfiguring a whole bunch of stuff if possible, not to mention I don't even know if that would fix my problem, but I would really, really like to know WHY I having these issues and whether or not they're related, so if any of you have suggestions on this or anything in general that I'm doing incorrectly, please let me know. Thanks!


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Here are five of the most memorable Game Sevens in NBA Finals history.
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1984 - Boston Celtics 111, Los Angeles Lakers 102
Boston's Larry Bird and Los Angeles' Magic Johnson added another chapter to the Celtics-Lakers rivalry in a series that is credited with lifting the NBA to new levels of popularity.
This best-of-seven series concluded with the host Celtics withstanding a late Lakers rally.
The Lakers cut a 14-point deficit to three with one minute remaining when Cedric Maxwell, who had a game-high 24 points for Boston, took the ball from Magic Johnson. Dennis Johnson drained two free throws to seal the win. Bird was named the series MVP.
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1957 - Boston Celtics 125, St. Louis Hawks 123 (2OT)
The first NBA title of the record 17 won by Boston was won at their infamously hot Boston Garden under legendary coach Red Auerbach and featuring Hall of Famer Bill Russell. With Boston leading 103-101, Bob Pettit sank two free throws in the final moments of regulation to force overtime. Boston held a 113-111 lead but Jack Coleman hit a jumper to force a second overtime before the Celtics prevailed.
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1970 - New York Knicks 113, Los Angeles Lakers 99
The first of the Knicks' two NBA titles is remembered almost as much for the man who barely played than those who delivered the points. Willis Reed had picked up a leg injury and was not expected to play but he scored two early baskets to set New York on their way and ignite the crowd before stepping out of the game. Walt Frazier was the star of the night for the Knicks as he had 36 points, 19 assists and seven rebounds.
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1969 - Celtics 108, Lakers 106
The Celtics won their 11th title in 13 years as Bill Russell bowed out of the game with another memorable triumph, this time against a Lakers team featuring Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry West.
The game in Los Angeles is remembered for the Lakers placing celebratory balloons in the rafters in anticipation of a win that never came due to some costly late turnovers.
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1962 - Celtics 110, Lakers 107 (OT)
In the last five seconds of regulation Los Angeles' Frank Selvy missed an open 12-footer from the baseline that would have clinched the title and ended the Celtics' dynasty. Instead, the game went into overtime and Boston prevailed.
It was the start of an awful run of form for the Lakers against the Celtics in the Finals - six more defeats to Boston came before they finally ended the run in 1985.
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One day, Jesus sat by a cement pond and told the parable of the Beverly Hillbilly:
Come 'n listen to a story 'bout a man named Jed.
Poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed.
An' then one day, he was shootin' at some food.
An' up through the ground come a bubblin' crude.
Oil, that is. Black gold. Texas tea.
OK. Put down your Bibles. That story isn't in the gospels.
It is in the new "Beverly Hillbillies Bible Study," based on episodes of the popular 1960s television show. Bible study can be fascinating, exhilarating, life-changing.
It also can be as dull and tedious as the first chapter of the Book of Numbers.
So who says Bible study shouldn't be fruitful and fun? Who says you can't laugh and learn at the same time? Not Steve Skelton of The Entertainment Ministry in Nashville, Tenn.
He wrote the "Beverly Hillbillies Bible Study." Before that, he co-authored the "Andy Griffith Show Bible Study."
"'The Beverly Hillbillies' is sort of a silly comedy, but it's also a show about a simple family that stays true to their values in a world obsessed with money," Skelton said.
In the "Hillbillies" study, participants watch an episode of the show, then discuss its "biblical theme."
"Using these episodes as parables is entertaining and morally instructive," Skelton said.
"Just about every episode is built on a simple moral principle - like cheating is wrong, honesty is good, it's not right to judge people."
Lesson One is based on the show's first episode.
Jed Clampett, the poor mountaineer, sells what he figures is a useless oil-filled swamp for $25 million. Reluctantly, he moves his family from their hillbilly shack to a Beverly Hills mansion. The theme is Blessings.
"To most people in the world, being blessed means 'living the good life': accomplishing goals and acquiring wealth," Skelton wrote in the study guide. "But as measured by God, being blessed first involves faithfulness."
Participants discuss such things, and respond to such questions as, "Did the money change the Clampetts?" and "When is wealth a blessing?"
This isn't the first time pop culture has popped up in Bible study.
Creative Sunday school teachers use cartoons, movies, hit songs, television shows and even newspaper columns to spice up thetraditional Word-and-workbook curriculum.
Publishers offer everything from "The Parables of Peanuts," by Robert L. Short, to "The Gospel According to the Simpsons," by Mark Pinsky.The intent is to make Bible study and Sunday school more fun and more relevant.
The danger, of course, comes in trying to make the Bible fit the culture. The Clampetts may stay "true to their values," but how do their values compare to the values of God, found, for example, in theBible's parables of Jesus?
According to the dictionary, a parable is a fictitious story that points to a moral. Just about any television show could fit that definition, either in a positive or a negative way.
The parables of Jesus are much more than that.
"The parables of Jesus lead us into the kingdom of God," Bill Lane Doulos wrote in "Cotton Patch Parables of Liberation."
"The parables help us to see two realities: The reality of a world whose values must be rejected, and the reality of a new world (the kingdom of God) whose values must be accepted."
In the parable of the Beverly Hillbilly, a man finds buried treasure, sells it and moves his family into a mansion.
The Gospel of Matthew offers another parable about a man finding hidden treasure: "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field," Jesus said.
"When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field."
If you're looking for a way to spice up your Christian Bible study, use the parables of the culture as appetizers.
Then serve the main course from the fascinating, exhilarating, life-changing, counterculture parables of Jesus.
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Beyond Ordinary: America's freedom fighters of color: Heroes proved in liberating strife
It's been more than a month since my last column. During that hiatus, some of my time was spent speaking to groups in Utah and Idaho. On Oct. 29 I had the privilege of being the keynote speaker at the Pocatello Idaho Branch of the NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Honoring America's Veterans. The theme of the event was "Fulfilling America's Promise."
It was a very moving evening, especially the POW/MIA presentation, for all in attendance. I am a better person for having been there.
In celebration of American veterans, past and present, and in commemoration of Veterans Day, what follows are excerpts from my address that night, which was titled "American Freedom Fighters of Color: Heroes Proved in Liberating Strife."
On Oct. 26, I participated in my retirement ceremony, capping more than 20 combined years of active and reserve military service in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force Reserve.
It was a wonderful occasion attended by family, friends and colleagues, one which provided me reason to reflect on what it meant for me personally, and for others generally, to serve or have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. I am a third-generation veteran, with both my maternal and paternal grandfathers having served in World War I and my father having served in World War II. I suspect I even have ancestors who participated in the Civil War, although I have not yet been able to confirm that belief.
I am the great-grandson of a man born a slave in America. My surname comes from that man, Richard Benjamin Hamilton who was born property of descendants of American Revolution patriot Alexander Hamilton. As what happened with so many slaves following their freedom through the Emancipation Proclamation, Richard, who had no last name, being chattel of his owners, became associated with the surname of his last owner, so that by the 1870 census he was known as Richard Benjamin Hamilton.
Even my last name reflects the grand history of patriotic service and sacrifice characterized by so many of this great nation. I am blessed to have received a strong legacy of service to this nation from my forebears and others in my extended family.
As a person of color, and specifically as an African-American, I am not unique in having been handed down such a rich tradition and powerful legacy of military service to the United States of America. Blacks and other persons of color have served with honor, valor and distinction in America's armed forces since before the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Men and women of color continue to serve America and Americans today, representing and upholding the highest standards and values associated with our great nation. It is these valiant and selfless patriots that I, with gratitude, honor and pride, wish to address.
Found within the poem penned by Katharine Lee Bates — a poem that eventually became the lyrics of the beloved American patriotic hymn "America the Beautiful" — are the words:
O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife
Who more than self their country loved
And liberty more than life
O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears
America! America!
May God thy gold refine
Till all success be nobleness
And every gain divine.
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Released: Jul 01st, 1995
Running Time: 180
Director: Mitchell Spinelli
Company: Pepper Elite Productions
Cast: Kaylan Nicole, Lana Sands, Isis Nile, Jasper (I), Kitty Yung, Shelby Stevens, Sindee Coxx, Tina Tyler, Valeria (I), Melissa Hill, Sahara Sands, Juli Ashton, Candi Lace, Kaitlyn Ashley, Bianca Trump, Melanie Brooks, Chayse Manhattan, Stedla, Misty Rain, Kelly Royce, Marilyn Martyn, Krista (V)
Critical Rating: AAA
Genre: All-Sex
Two cassettes, 22 stars, over two hours long... though none of the ten scenes are remarkable, how can you go too wrong with all these pussies grinding against each other?
The story has something to do with the search for a lost sister continent to Atlantis (called Atleastis), conveniently populated by a tribe of horny Amazon women. The hottest scene is the double jungle pairing of Lana Sands/Kaitlyn Ashley and Misty Rain/Valeria. Ashley shaves Sands with whipped cream and in return gets a strap-on fucking from the dark damsel, while Ms. Rain takes a silver bullet dildo up her rear from Teutonic trollop Valeria.
Also noteworthy is a jailhouse romp between Bianca Trump, Shelby Stevens and Sahara Sands (who takes a dildo anally); Tina Tyler and Melissa Hill doing g-spot experiments; and more jungle nookie with Kaylan Nicole and Juli Ashton.
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Selling Status, And Cell Phones; Fierce Competition to Control The Wireless Market in China
By MARK LANDLER
Published: November 24, 2000
GUANGZHOU, China— The after school crowd was drifting into the Jegaxunlian phone store, and the staff was ready. Clad in shiny metallic windbreakers that made them look like refugees from ''Lost in Space,'' sales clerks swarmed over the young customers.
They showed the latest cellular phones by Motorola and Nokia, as well as local brands, Konka and TCL. They raved about new features like wireless Internet access and a built-in Chinese-English dictionary. They hawked plastic covers, in fluorescent red and green, to spice up a plain phone.
''Everybody in China wants to own a mobile phone,'' said Hacken Hwang, 23, the store's general manager. ''For men, it's like having a cigarette lighter. For women, it's like wearing an accessory.''
Jegaxunlian is one of 200 stores that line a boulevard in this southern Chinese city. Local residents call it Telecom Street, and it is a popular gathering place for students, street hustlers, even off-duty soldiers. Everyone, it seems, is looking for a phone.
Two decades after American corporations began talking about China, making hyperbolic statements about selling cars and Coke to a billion people, the country finally seems to have generated a market that justifies much of the promotion.
Cellular telephones are a genuine revolution here. Not only are they a way for people to sidestep China's cumbersome terrestrial phone network, they are the status symbol of choice for a generation of Chinese.
''As a hip Chinese yuppie in Shanghai, you're much more likely to be concerned about carrying around the latest phone than if you are a yuppie in London or New York,'' said Patrick Benzie, chief strategist at Intrinsic Technology, a wireless Internet services company in Shanghai.
''You're talking about a massive number of phones,'' Mr. Benzie said.
Intrinsic estimated that China has 65 million cellular users, a number it expected to grow to 105 million next year and 155 million by 2002. By then, China will surpass the United States as the largest wireless market.
China Mobile, the dominant cellular provider, has 40 million subscribers and is the world's second-largest carrier. The largest carrier, Vodafone AirTouch, recently paid $2.5 billion for a small stake in the company.
China Mobile and its main rival, China United Telecommunications, or China Unicom, do not sell phones at a subsidized price along with service, as is done in the United States. So the onus is on the phone makers to peddle their products. This has led to a fiercely competitive market, in which the foreigners woo affluent buyers with cutting-edge features while the local companies scrap for the mass market.
''The foreign brands are doing massive amounts of marketing,'' Mr. Benzie said. ''That's the challenge for local companies.''
From billboards to television commercials to displays in shopping malls, cellular phones loom large. China, far from lagging behind more developed countries, is helping set the pace in the design and marketing of cellular phones.
Phillip Leacock, director of mobile-phone marketing for Motorola Greater China in Beijing, said, ''The U.S. has the latest of everything in the wired-telephone business. But when it comes to wireless, China has a much greater appreciation of technology than the U.S.''
Motorola has sold about 25 million mobile phones here since 1992, and is neck and neck with Nokia in market share (each has about 30 percent).
Ericsson, Sony and the other foreign manufacturers account for 35 percent, while the Chinese companies battle for the remaining 5 percent.
China is important to Motorola, not least because its mobile-phone business has withered elsewhere. The company, based in Schaumburg, Ill., derived $3 billion, or 10 percent, of its 1999 revenues from sales of phones and other products here. But with the emergence of more than a dozen local producers, Motorola's China beachhead is under threat.
Eager to defend its franchise, Motorola has turned China into a laboratory for marketing ideas. It recently opened three high-concept stores -- in Guangzhou, Shanghai and the western city of Chengdu -- to promote its brand.
The stores, called Motorola Towns, feature Buck Rogers-style displays about the company's technical achievements, like the radio transmitter that Neil Armstrong used to talk to Mission Control when he became the first man on the moon. Motorola's latest phones are displayed in glass cases like jewels. They look less like communications devices than like lifestyle accouterments.
In the store is a seating area, where customers can chat or take a break from shopping. The idea is to create a sort of oasis in China's frenetic shopping malls. Sales clerks, again in metallic windbreakers, are on hand to demonstrate the features of Motorola phones. The stores offer free repair service, regardless of where customers bought their phones.
If this sounds a bit like Nike Town, the jazzy stores where Nike sells athletic shoes and a dash of attitude, that is no coincidence. Mr. Leacock said Motorola was influenced by Nike, which pioneered stores that are entertainment attractions as much as retail outlets.
The only two other players who have done this are Nike and Sony, he said, adding ''there was a huge gap in the wireless space.''


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This is probably because, for these people, evolution hasn't really happened yet. You can't actually expect me to believe that Brownback is any kind of advanced form of life...
Holy shit! I love Jesus with the dinosaurs! Where did you get it? Where can I get a full sized copy?
just a couple days ago they said that most americans believe in both:
I read all about the creationism museum on the web and had gotten over the bat-shit craziness of it. I read all about the cavechildren playing by the dinosaurs and the other animtronics, but then I heard a report on one of the news channels. It described all of this and then almost as an afterthought added,
"and dinosaurs were among the animals on Noah's Arc."
The straightforwardness of it just hit me and I lost it. I must have laughed to the point of tears for a good 4 minutes. I'm still not sure why, but it was the funniest fucking thing I had heard in at least two weeks.
Who Knew? Fundies do have a sense of humor.
P.S. Who saw the preview for Evan Almighty and realized that God is going to drown the entire world exept Steve Carel, Lauren Graham, their sons, and whatever girls they can round up for their sons to marry? Man, Morgan Freeman is a bastard. Sounds like good family fun to me!
Well, there were the nutjobs that voted in 2004, so I guess the statistic may be right ...
I wonder if these people also do not believe in gravity.
Newtonian theory of universal gravitation is to gravity as natural selection is to evolution.
Have these simpletons not fucked with fruit flies in a biology class and seen evolution first-hand? Do they not realize that a the at one time inescapable fear of the bird flu implies evolution?
i think "um" is on it. you can believe in both.
On the other hand, my unevolved typing skills does give one pause.
Just more proof that the majority of Americans are fucking idiots. My family is anyway...
Fucking morons. Not surprising though, which is sad.
When can I awake from this horrible nightmare where no one in American knows anything about science, or even understands the most simple premise??
Also, I bet if you asked the same people why the sky is blue they would give a wrong answer or wouldn't even begin to know. How can we expect people to understand theory when they can't even understand fact?
Jesus is the same size as a brontosaurus? Where did the Romans find a crucifix large enough for him?
@10: That last question of yours really sums it up. And I'll bet a lot of those people couldn't tell you the difference between a theory and a fact. The next time I meet a creationist, I think I'll run the "why is the sky blue?" question by them and see what happens.
I would say "God help us" but, being essentially an atheist, I guess I'll have to come up with something else.
Can't everyone just agree we don't know how the f*ck we got here. This is a battle that will never be won.
Check out the Creation Museum's commercial. Very pretty.
So about half of Americans who answer their land-line when a stranger calls and asks them to take a survey believe in Noah's Ark.
Ever wonder why telemarketing scams work? Now you know.
No, because for the most part we do. Just like mjp@6 says. We understand gravity. We see it in practice every fucking day. Its still a THEORY. Most science is a theory. You can believe that some "god" (maybe Zeus?) made evolution, but evolution is basically proven by multiple findings (bones, species, etc). As humans, we always strive for the what explains our surroundings. That is the basis of science, so of course we will always debate it. I hope that we do. But we have to debate with facts, not feeling. We have to debate with principles that can be reviewed and tested, not what someone tells you. Let the debates keep going! That IS science!
Case in point: global warming. It is happening. Almost all scientists agree that it is due to human causes. They have taken that premise: "Why is the earth getting warmer" and then found a logical and peer-reviewed answer: "Humans are increasing CO2, etc".
Maybe they are wrong. But right now, that is the best explanation for the problem at hand. Until someone can come up with a better explanation, then that is what we have. If you disagree, then you spend 10 years studying the earth and tell me if you get a different answer. Ditto for evolution.
My only solace is that it took a few hundred years for people to believe that the earth was round, and that we weren't the center of the universe.
For anyone interested go to skeptic.com and search: "How to debate a creationist". Its super handy.
Carl Sagan, RIP. I am so sorry we are failing you.
Neil deGrasse Tyson totally rules, if you haven't seen "Origins" series on PBS, it's good stuff.
I love how they insist that some parts of the bible are fact and others are just "figuratively speaking" (no one really wants us to stone anyone for where two different kinds of cloth).
Pick and choose, pick and choose, and if something doesn't fit, make shit up!
I grew up with this. I have NO idea how I'm not more screwed up than I am.
Wait, wait, wait...we're all missing the big picture here: Jesus is riding side-saddle! What would Sam Brownback say about that?!
how the fuck did Gallup phrase this one?
cuz 37% of DEMOCRATS said they didn't "believe" in evolution.
is this really the only america i can live in?
I belief dinosawers rilly tramped on earthe. This creeatsionism, maybee somthing to it, I dont know. But Joseph read that cat desended from dinosawers. I teech klass called Self-defence klass for cat. It nise. I trie bringe out cat' innur dinosawer, cat move to top the animel kingdum. If you evr move to Stuttgart, plaese konsider enrol your cat in Joseph' klass.
maxsolomon @ 20:
Hate to make you feel worse, but go read it again...that was 37% of independents that don't believe in evolution. For Democrats, it's 40%.
After being on the cross for three days, Jesus and Fred Flintstone took stegasorous airlines to America where they met Ann Marg-rock and partied with the lamanites, which really pissed off the Nephites. It didn't help that Moroni had chosen that weekend to give everyone opposable thumbs and get rid of their tails.
So you can see why I don't believe in evolution.
So, how come nobody's asked the obvious question:
"If dinosaurs were on Noah's ark, where are they now?" I mean, all the other creatures seemed to have done okay, but them dinosaurs, what - they just up and died as soon as the ole' arky-arky hit dry land after 40 days?
Oh, and when a pair of T-Rex's are stuck on a boat for 40 days and they get really, REALLY hungry - what do you feed them?
"Jesus is the same size as a brontosaurus? Where did the Romans find a crucifix large enough for him?"
Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ, 10 foot tall weighs a fucking ton.
I think that anyone who believes that we can understand the origin of life by reading the inane ramblings of ancient sheep herders is by definition a fucking moron. As a consequence they should be forced to follow every stupid rule and believe every nonsensical thing in the Bible. From how to breed goats to what kind of cloth to wear. From what menstruating woman can and cannot do, to who has to wear hats in church. Though this might require the mouth breathers actually read the damn book, and only about half of them can probably actually do that.
Just looked at the original Gallup article. Two things stood out:
* "Although many scientists accept evolution as the best theoretical explanation for diversity in forms of life on Earth..." Wait -- "many scientists"? MANY scientists??!!! My guess is upwards of 99% of all scientists are pretty convinced that evolution is reality. So why "many"?
* Although the poll indicated that "two-thirds" [66%] of Americans "say the theory of creationism is definitely or probably true," it also said 53% believed that evolution was probably or definitely true. Fuzzy math? Gallup explains the discrepancy by saying, "The data indicate some seeming confusion on the part of Americans on this issue. About a quarter of Americans say they believe both in evolution's explanation that humans evolved over millions of years and in the creationist explanation that humans were created as is about 10,000 years ago." My hunch is that it means that a lot of people believe in evolution, but also want to leave room for some kind of divine guidance. I can live with that.
But what about the other two fifths of Americans who believe in some fantasy entirely unsupported by facts?
I guess it means, no matter what, Repugs are pretty much guaranteed 40% of the national vote.
Can't we just let those people secede & form their own county or something & leave the rest of us reality-based folks to pull the rest our country out of the evolutionary dead end it's stumbled into in recent years?
county s/b country
"Oh, and when a pair of T-Rex's are stuck on a boat for 40 days and they get really, REALLY hungry - what do you feed them?"
Okay, I'll give you that one, but what happens when you run out of griffins, jackalopes, basilisks, and the like?
@ 19
He has to! He's basically wearing a dress! So riding any other way just wouldn't be ladylike.
Comte: I would say that T-rexes probably don't need to eat that often, considering they're reptiles, but that's a bit sciencey.
I thought Jesus said, "All children come sit on my lap." Not "All alligators come sit on my lap while I ride a dino."
many creations believe that the flood was caused when a layer of the atmosphere rained onto the earth. the removal of this layer caused the global temperature to change. the dinosaurs on the ark died shortly after that, as the climate was no longer tolerable for them. that's what i was taught in sunday school growing up, at least.
also, mixing fabrics is OT... jesus sets you free from the law... the law is just to illustrate your sinfulness.
silly sloggers.
Okaaaay Infrequent, but then how come ONLY the dinosaurs died out, and not any of the other reptiles?
I agree with Dougsf,
Neil DeGrasse Tyson wrote an awesome chapter about why creationism is totally retarded in his book Death by Black Hole.
Thanks for the Neil DeGrasse Tyson link, he's rad, and he sums creationism up pretty well in DBBH.
For the record I want to make a Jesus riding a Dinosaur t-shirt.
OK, anyone who "doesn't believe" in evolution (personally, I don't believe in gravity, I think the earth just really sucks) is not allowed to take any antibiotics developed after the first generation. Since there is no evolution, there is no need for the newer antibiotics; since bacteria do not evolve drug resistance, they are all just as susceptible to penicillin and tetracycline as they were when the drugs were first developed.
Then again, something like 76% of Americans will tell you they believe in angels. ANGELS. Literal angels. And the fucking front page of the fucking Seattle P.I. today is devoted to people who believe in time travel. I shit you not.
I give up. The human race is much too unevolved to possibly survive.
The Ancient Greeks using simple observations and mathematics not only deduced that the Earth was round but also calculated its size with remarkable accuracy.
You can take a wild guess at what was the driving force for the rather less accurate notion that the Earth is flat....
@COMTE, well, dinosaurs are actually more closely related to birds than to reptiles. so your question is a little un-scientific. but i'm glad you didn't ask where all the water went. you do know it didn't rain before the flood, right?
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The healthcare system requires new devices for a rapid monitoring of a patient in order to improve the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases. Accordingly, new biomedical devices are being developed. In this paper, a fully-integrated biological microdevice for uric acid analysis in human saliva is presented. It is based on optical spectrophotometric measurements and incorporates a mixture system based on acoustic streaming, that enhances the fluids reaction due to both heating and agitation generated by this effect. Acoustic streaming is provided by a piezoelectric beta-PVDF film deposited underneath the microfluidic die of the device. Further, it incorporates the electronics for the detection, readout, data processing and signal actuation. Experimental results proved that acoustic streaming based on this piezoelectric polymer is advantageous and reduces in 55% the time required to obtain the analysis results.
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