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The real threats were not what they expected.
Like Dorothy had to travel her road, the Internet is an essential part of almost every business. And like the road to Oz, our threats also are changing.
Today, we have some interesting shifts happening in threats to our online activities. We need to know what those are to be better prepared to handle the real challenges and avoid the FUD -- fear, uncertainty, and doubt -- that too often surrounds system security.https://o1.qnsr.com/log/p.gif?;n=203;c=204660766;s=9477;x=7936;f=201812281312070;u=j;z=TIMESTAMP;a=20392931;e=i Once upon a time, there were viruses.
Typically small and not able to travel on their own, these viruses need users to propagate. We share them by floppy, by macro, and by email. And, generally speaking, it needs a user to press 'enter' or click 'yes' to actually execute. That execution could cause anything from reformatting a hard-drive to having letters drop from a document to the bottom of the screen.
Worms are the next major type of infector. They are self-replicating code that proliferates and clogs networks, and eats CPU cycles.
And then there also are Trojan Horses, which are programs that look like one thing while doing something else. The something else is often a remote access capability, such as sub-seven, that offers almost complete external control of a computer to an unauthorized user.
For all of these, the most common vulnerabilities they exploit tend to be operating system related.
With web-based applications on intranets and the Internet, many of the recent infectors are exploiting applications. SQL was attacked by Slammer. And the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service was hit by Sasser-B.
The web is enabling increased use of hybrids or combinations of malware to attack systems.
The Spread of Hybrids
Some hybrids target applications, like SQL, or features, like Active Directory service functions, that are common in particular operating systems. But the vulnerability is increasingly in the application, rather than in the OS itself.
Hybrid malware may use worm techniques for spreading, a virus to do damage, and then implant a Trojan horse to turn the system into a zombie or remotely controlled proxy or remailer.
Spyware and ad-bots can add to these risks, as can the uncontrolled use of peer-to-peer technologies like kazaa. While ostensibly for market research or file sharing -- 'legal' sharing, only, please -- even well-intentioned uses of such software can open gaping holes in network firewalls. It is these leaky holes that create risk by providing potential attackers with both systems information for exploiting, and personal information that can be stolen and used for identity theft.
The good news is that host and enterprise anti-virus software identifies and stops the lion's share of all of these forms of malicious software.
The bad news is that times are changing -- fast.
The speed with which new infectors are popping up is increasing. The cycle time between knowledge of a vulnerability and the release of an exploit is shrinking. We may not be at the point, yet, where exploits pre-date patches but the trends make that a foreseeable event.
Remember that in practical terms, it's not the release date of the patch, but the time it takes to test and then apply the patch that is a bigger concern to enterprise system managers.
Where does that leave us? How do we defend against faster, nastier, and smarter malware?
Can we?
Yes, we can. In fact, the concepts are not new and generally are not rocket science. They're simply the diligent application of known principles.
Start with the principle of least privilege (POLP). Don't give people or programs greater access to other data than necessary to do their jobs. Don't log in as ''administrator'' if you're a user writing a word document, even if you also are a sys admin. Turn off unneeded services and programs. Know the system, and manage firewall and router Access Control Lists. Use layers or 'defense in depth' techniques with network anti-virus and intrusion detection systems, as well as host-based approaches.
A thorough understanding of the organization's network is essential.
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) has had a number of widely publicized flaws in the last year or so that generated a call to universally disable it. However, there are programs that rely on SNMP to work. We need to ensure that the ports for SNMP (UDP 161 and 162) are blocked at the borders of any network that has such management systems so they don't go in or out.
Once routers and firewalls are sensibly configured with egress filtering to keep internal information internal, and to prevent external calls that make no sense from getting in, you will have mitigated much of the risk.
You also do not need universal access to your network in order to provide appropriate access to customers and staff. If you need clients or staff to have access, start with authenticated log-on through SSH or other VPN approaches, and then allow access to printing, or any other service.
And that's the key... We manage risk.
Port 445, for example, is used for Microsoft's file and printer sharing, remote registry access, named pipes services, and many MS-RPC services. If we do not need anyone to access our printers across the Internet directly, don't let calls to this port in.
Port 445 is one of the exploit methods of the recent Sasser exploit. Blocking the port reduces a system risk to the exploit regardless of the state of patches.
Clearly, we still need to look out for viruses, Trojans, and worms. And we need to get better and faster at applying patches for operating systems and applications.
If we use known concepts of sensibly configuring a network, we can effectively reduce the risks of damage by new infectors that are popping up faster than ever before. Doing better at reducing the risk is how we ensure our companies stay in business while we read about the high costs others are paying to repair damages wrought by attacks.
Bob Hillery, a former computer and security manager for the U.S. Navy, is a founder of Intelguardians, LLC, a security consultancy. With experience in the corporate, military and academic worlds, he now also is an instructor with the SANS Institute.
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Adverse selection and moral hazard in government grant giving
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Citation:Murshed, S. Mansoob. 'Adverse selection and moral hazard in government grant giving'. - Economic & Social Review, Vol. 26, No. 1, October, 1994, pp. 75-87, Dublin: Economic & Social Research Institute
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The purpose of this paper is to relate problems of asymmetric information to government grant giving. The innovation in the paper is to extend the asymmetricity to both principal (donor/government) and agent (recipient) unlike conventional models which analyse informational asymmetries emanating solely from the agent. The first model (adverse selection) in the paper has more than one type of principal, as in the common agency problem. In the second model (moral hazard) we extend difficulties of monitoring the agent's effort to the principal as well, hence we have double moral hazard.
Author: Murshed, S. Mansoob
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A Tree of Palme (Dub)
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Watch A Tree of Palme full episodes online English dub.
Other titles: Palme no Ki
Synopsis: Palme is a puppet created by a man to care for his sickly wife. After her death Palme becomes paralyzed with sorrow, that is, until a woman being pursed happens to cross paths with Palme and his creator and ask them to deliver something precious to a sacred place called Tama. Palme, mistaking her for his masters late wife, accepts the request. This becomes his first step to becoming more human in order to understand his own feelings. analogs of the protagonist's relatives and acquaintances and a blue-haired stranger known as Eutus.
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Published: 26 March 2013
Article by: Chris Bryant
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The Scott Contessa Road Race Academy is a coach development initiative by Scottish Cycling aimed at raising the profile of female coaches within the cycling community. As the project's name suggests it is supported by Scott Sports, a name famous within road cycling for equipping the Orica Green Edge pro cycling team and the UK based Scott Contessa Epic women's team.
Our Scott Contessa Road Race Academy is now in its second phase and delivered a coaching and racing event last weekend. Read Chris Bryant's report here:
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Bad weather across the country stopped a few riders from making it out of their drives so having riders travel from across the country to Edinburgh for Scottish Cycling's first ever Scott Contessa Road Race Academy seemed unlikely. In the end two strong fields turned up to race with extra riders attending for coaching. Female Volunteer Coaches led the weekend. Saturday's coaching followed by a Sunday of racing made for a busy schedule. Mark Durkin from Meedies Bike Club stepped into the breach when our Dumfries Galloway Coach Toni Macartney was stranded in South West Scotland. Despite the field being mostly new to road racing the competitive sprits were obvious as a tough seeding Time Trial prologue into severe headwinds failed to daunt enthusiasm. A special thanks has to go to our volunteers, especially Victoria Harris who co-ordinated so much of the proceedings and Allan Dunlop (Meedies Bike Club) who must have been standing still in sub-zero temperatures for most of the day.
Race 1: 24/3/2013. 1.30pm Licence holders. Women Only Criterium (band 4)
The race field gathered at the start for a brief moment before the chequered flag dropped – initially spurred on by a tail wind the peloton rounded the first hairpin and quickly fragmented into smaller groups. Evgenia Ilyinskaya (Edinburgh Road Club) looked strong from the start and was joined in the lead group by Emma Towers (Twickenham CC) and Anna Harris (Angus Bike Chain) a trio that would maintain good positions in the first group which eventually was led to victory by Anna Harris who made a strong sprint for the line. Emma Towers came home second with Evgenia Ilyinskaya. A special mention has to go to Elizabeth Adams one of our volunteer coaches who maintained a respectable 8th place despite losing contact with the first group mid-way through the race and riding a very strong solo effort into hard winds.
Race 2: 24/3/2013. 2.45 Come and Try. Women Only Criterium
After a mass start the group quickly split into several working groups which held their positions for the following 25 minutes. The girls of the East Sutherland Wheelers club worked well putting their new found group skills into action and looked like more experienced team working well to share the burden of the severe winds. East Sutherland Wheelers' coach Melanie Macrae maybe sacrificed too much energy helping smaller groups on the course and finished just outside the top ten which was led home by SCRRA coach Diane Clayton on her debut road race. Kirsteen Torrance fellow SCRRA coach, also new to bunch road races, came home second just a couple of bike lengths back and Laura Philpot (East Fife Tri) claimed a respectable third.
This race was all about getting a first taste of road racing and in gruelling conditions it is amazing that none of the riders abandoned. Every single rider, in both races, completed their distances with such true grit and determination that many riders in the pro peloton would have been proud of.
All riders proved they have what it takes to compete in further road races such as the Glasgow Wheelers Women's Road Race organised by SCRRA coach Sarah Barry.


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The way Plaxico Burress figures it, he's a better receiver now than he was before he went to prison. After all, the degree of difficulty catching passes behind bars was higher.
"There weren't a lot of guys throwing perfect spirals in there. I had to work to catch those balls," Burress said with a laugh to Aditi Kinkhabwala of the Wall St. Journal in his first post-prison interview.
Burress doesn't break a lot of new ground in the conversation, saying that he's listening to Michael Vick's advice to focus on his family first now that he's a free man. Vick and Burress spoke during the week, but it sounds like Burress has spent most of his time trying to corral his 18-month old daughter Giovanna, who was born while Burress was in prison.
Asked about his future, Burress said "you never know" whether he could return to New York. He just wants to get a playbook from some team and get back to work soon.
"I know what I'm capable of," the soon-to-be 34-year-old said. "All I need to say to teams is 'don't judge my future by my past.' Just let me come out and play football."


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Authors Note - The following series involves refers to characters and
incidents from earlier stories of mine. To understand much of what occurs
from here on in, you should definitely read.
Harbinger Parts 1 - 14
Holmstead (featuring Katie Holmes)
Stolen Child (featuring Rachael Leigh Cook)
If you haven't read them, and you want to get the most out of this then read
them now. Also, if you're after a heap of plotless sex, you won't find it
Crossfire Part 5: Turned Ones Trilogy - Turning Point
by Arcane ([email protected])
"Hold up a second." Xander panted, causing Katie to stop running and turn
back to him. "I've got to catch my breath."
"I thought we were running."
"Not if I die of a heart attack first."
"I don't think that's likely."
"Well. Give me a moment. Anyway, do you have some sort of super powers or
"It's called being fit."
"Oh. What about the other thing?"
"The other thing."
"I overheard you talking about something in the library."
"Oh. Well. To put it simply, I can project lust."
"You don't have to convince me."
"Not like that. I can make other people feel desire."
"I don't know. I just sort of think and it happens."
"And how did you get it?"
"Well, that's kind of icky."
"I can handle icky."
"That was a polite way of saying I'm not going to tell you."
"Can we move now. So long as you know where we're going."
"Oh most definitely." he smiled.
"Xander did this?" Willow asked for the third time.
"Yes. I'm telling you he did."
"Well maybe he's possessed."
"The Pack. Season One." Sarah stood, slightly shaky.
"The pack?" willow pondered for a second. "Tell me later. Come on, Katie
might be in trouble."
"Sure." Sarah pressed the bump on her head again. "But in the world I come
from, being hit on the head hurts."
"Oh it's the same here." Willow shrugged as she walked cautiously. "We just
got used to it more."
"Shouldn't we contact the others."
"There might not be time. And besides, three of us can deal with Xander, even
a possessed Xander."
"I hope so." Sarah's voice didn't hide her uncertainty.
"Where are we?" Katie looked around the dimly lit room as an iron door
slammed shut behind them.
"Underneath and old church. Buffy killed a demon down here half a year ago.
Vagradis the torturer. Ring a bell?"
"I must have missed that episode. So what, we wait here?"
"No. There's a trap door up here that...." Xander shoved but it didn't move.
"obviously isn't open."
"What does that leave us with? Going back?"
Xander tugged on the iron door.
"No. I think that option is out too."
"Great. You got us locked in an underground torture chamber. That's just
"Well at least we're safe."
"Not from starvation."
"Look, the path here is secure. We use this place as one of our hiding area.
Once we go missing the others will look for us here."
"Sure. We have spots like this all over."
"Okay. So we wait... Don't get any ideas."
"What ideas?"
"Oh please this is the perfect clich' of two people getting stuck in a place
and winding up in each others arms."
"Really?" Xander almost seemed pleased.
"Forget it. I don't have room in my life for complications."
"Oh. And what makes life so difficult?"
"You don't have the energy I do, the power. It's like a buzzing inside me,
just itching to get out. And there are voices screaming for me to just
unleash my potential. I have to control that, at least until I get a better
understanding of what's going on inside me."
"Hmm." Xander seemed to be deep in thought. "So there are people inside you?"
"Not people. More like echoes. And One in particular, Catherina, an ancestor.
Like I said, it's complicated."
"I'm sure."
"Does this place give you the creeps?"
"Why?" Xander shrugged. "Do you have a problem with torture chambers?"
"I think most normal people would."
"But you're not a normal person?"
"Gee thanks."
"Well your not. Maybe your unease has something to do with how you got your
"Drop it."
"I was just saying.."
"I said drop it!"
"Fine." Xander slumped against a shelf. "Just let the issue build up inside
"Look here," Katie stood and walked over to him, anger in her expression and
voice, "You have no idea what this is like and I do not want to talk about
it." She prodded an accusing finger into his shoulder.
"And there is nothing you can do to get it out of me."
Xander whipped out a chop to her neck, sending her sprawling into his arms,
"Oh," he smiled wickedly, "I think there is."
"Nothing." Sarah returned to their table. "This place is empty."
"But we blocked the only way out. They can't have escaped unless.."
Willow stopped and rushed over to an alcove, pulling against a locked grill.
From where she stood she could see a trap door.
"Where does that lead?" Sarah asked, pulling at the door and finding it still
"Down." Willow replied.
"I meant specifically."
"Sarah, this is Sunnydale. With the tunnel systems we have, down is as good
as we're going to get."
"So what, we just leave them?"
"No. We go and call the others. Then we find them."
By the time Katie regained her senses there was little she could do to fight
back. She was manacled to a wooden torture rack leaning against a wall. She
tugged once but it was clear that she wasn't going anywhere.
"Xander!" she screamed in impotent rage. "What the hell are you doing?"
"Oh," he smiled back at her with a face that didn't seem like his own, "I
thought we could do a little bonding."
"Let me go!" she demanded, to which he only laughed.
Katie growled and considered what she could do.
"Let me go!" she yelled again, this time projecting a fierce wave of lust on
him, hoping to bring him under her control.
Instead it seemed to do nothing.
"So. That's a taste of your power. Very impressive. Very handy too. But I'm
afraid it will bypass me ad go straight to the vessel I inhabit."
"You're not Xander." Katie realised in horror.
"No. Xander is having a wonderful dream and while he does, I'm in control."
"What do you want?"
"Katie." he smiled slyly, "I want to talk."
"W.. what about."
"About you. About your wonderful power. And how you got it and everything to
do with it."
"What if I don't?"
"Oh I think you will. I really don't want to get rough. Besides, it's just
Katie weighed up her options. Whatever this creature was ( and given that she
was in Buffy's world it could be anything ), it was smart and had specific
goals. And it had her utterly helpless. No doubt it would make good on it's
threats and as Katie looked about the torture implements she was sure she
didn't want to push him.
She sighed in resignation.
"It started with the Marquis de Sade...."
"I can't believe he'd do this." Buffy argued as everyone walked into the
research chamber.
"Nether can I." Willow added. "Which is why I think we was possessed."
Giles sniffed slightly in unavoidable contempt for the poorly stacked
shelves. "I fear that this may very well have something to do with your being
"Quite possibly." Rachael noted. "I'd search for magic anomalies but.."
"Yes I know. It's Sunnydale." the Watcher sighed. "Everything is a magical
"And nothing is in balance."
"Are you sure that trapdoor is the only way out?" Buffy looked past the
"Unless there are trapdoors on the roof."
Without a word Rachael hovered upwards, examined the surface then floated
down again.
"Nothing up there." she said casually.
"I really want to learn that one." Willow noted.
"Well, this looks like the way." Buffy pointed then kicked the grill open.
"Fascinating." the non Xander smiled. "It's more than I imagined. It must be
terribly hard to keep that under control."
"Yes." Katie bit her lip.
"The constant pressure inside you, flowing inside you. The voices screaming
for you to get out. All that lust, all that desire compressed into one cute
little body."
"Is there a point to this?"
"Oh certainly. I just think it's wonderful that you have so much control." He
leant towards her, pressing his face next to her ear.
"And what it would take to make you lose that control."
"Fuck you."
"Hmm. That might be an interesting start. Think about it Katie, all that
pressure inside you, what about your desire. How do you feel?"
She thrashed slightly as he stroked the skin of her arm softly, running his
finger from her wrist to her elbow.
"Can you control your own desire?"
He stroked further down, pressing his fingers lightly against her shoulder.
"And if that desire were to get out of control, what then?"
He reached down further, brushing his fingers against her breast through the
fabric of her singlet.
"Don't you fucking touch me!" she screamed violently.
He recoiled his hand with a smile.
"Now Katie, you wouldn't want to lose control now would you?" he returned his
hand to her arm, stroking her yet again.
"Oh god." Katie swallowed in horror and disgust.
"I will be greater than God." he laughed softly. "And you will help me."
"No." she shook her head.
"You will. I know you will." again he reached down, cupping her breast. She
squirmed but did not scream this time, forcing herself to remain calm.
"Desire is a funny thing." he continued to speak as he kneaded her tender
flesh. "One moment it's absent and the next it can spring up from nothing at
Katie shivered as she felt her nipple become erect under the fabric.
"Isn't it familiar Katie? To be helpless. To feel that desire building inside
you. And you couldn't fight it then could you? You can't fight it now. You
can't help but lose control."
"I am not losing control." she growled.
"How can you say that?" slipping his hand under her singlet and bra,
strumming the bar nipple gently. "You can feel that Katie, but you can't
control it can you? No matter how hard you try. I control it. I control your
reactions with a single finger."
He flicked her nipple and she shivered.
"You see. That's control isn't it? And you don't have it."
"Even if you have my body.."
"I'll never have your mind? Maybe not. But maybe all I need is your body.
Maybe your body has the power and I don't need your mind at all. Perhaps I
can cut you out altogether and just control your body myself."
He grinned at the fear in her eyes.
"But I don't think so. It will be so much better if I have your mind. I'm
sure I can get inside you?"
"You can't." she stated.
"Oh I think I can. There are plenty of ways."
He reached down and unbucked her fly.
Katie lurched and bucked but there was little the could do to stop him. As
her fly came down a tear rolled down her check.
"Poor Katie. So helpless. You see again, no control. Feel that desire inside
you, burning in your mind, that raw passion. It wants to be used Katie, to be
released. You need that release."
He pressed against the fabric of her panties, feeling a slight wetness which
had formed.
"No control over that desire Katie." You see, you're losing control every
She didn't reply, only gulping back a whimper.
"But of course you haven't had any release since you got the power have you?
You didn't want to take the risk. But that doesn't mean it can't happen.
Perhaps if your body wants it enough,"
He began to stroke the damp fabric with a slow rhythm.
"Perhaps if you secretly desire that release, If the voices are screaming for
it, then it will happen regardless."
He began to press firmer and faster, the wetness building beneath the cloth.
"They want it Katie, the power wants to be released. You can't stop it."
"I.. Can." she gritted her teeth.
"Can you?" Let's see."
The hand reached under the fabric, pressing inside her, touching directly
against her tender skin.
Katie trembled, loathing the feeling that built within her.
"Release Katie. Give up that control. Can you hear hose voices calling?"
Katie closed her eyes, trying to focus. But the force inside her mind was
surging forth, calling for that release. She hung on, tensing her muscles,
trying anything to make sure that she didn't let go."
"You.. don't. control. me." she gasped.
"Don't I? It seems to me you're not in control at all.
His fingers moved faster and faster, rubbing her with increasing intensity.
Katie gasped again, her breath quickening.
"I will not!" she gritted her teeth, ignoring the roaring force in her body
and mind, trying to keep it at bay.
"Not now!"
Now Katie. Now.
Katie strained, fighting the voice that rose among the other echoes. The
voice which had called for her, which resided in her.
"Catherina." Katie moaned. "I.. am .. in control." she reassured herself.
Katie felt herself slipping, down into the mass of seething desire, down
among the other voices. Catherina was usurping her, using her weakness to
gain control.
"Catherina." Katie whimpered, feeling her control slip away.
The hand stroked one last time.
"YES!" the girl screamed in ecstasy, the passion flowing through her
unrestrained at last. Desire erupted form her spilling out through her body,
flooding her nerves from head to toe. Her body shook and trembled, twisting
against her bonds as the irresistible surge of power engulfed her.
She collapsed, gasping for air. She looked up at the youth before her.
"More." she demanded.
"Oh yes. There will be more." he smiled. , undoing her manacle. "There will
be much more for you Katie."
"No, she giggled as she fell into his arms. "Not Katie. Catherina."
Propelled by the sound of screams, Buffy hurtled down the corridor, the
others in tow.
She charged until reaching n iron door which refused to open.
"Katie!" Alyson yelled through the door. There was no reply.
Buffy pushed the door with her shoulder. It stood.
She kicked it but it remained firm.
"Move aside." Rachael indicated.
She stood before the Slayer and carefully pulled an old cobweb off the wall,
focussing on it.
"Am I missing something here?" Buffy asked Sarah who promptly shrugged.
Rachael whipped the thin web through the air. So thin in fact that it cut
right through the door, severing the bolt on the other side.
The door slid open.
Willow was tempted to make a comment on the magic she had seen but the sight
before her was of more concern.
"Xander!" she called out, not running to him just yet.
He lay on the floor on all fours rubbing her head.
On the other side of the room Katie stood, engulfed in a blue mist.
Before anyone could move the mist, vanished and Katie with it.
Xander rose to his feet, rubbing his head and looking about in confusion.
"Guys? What's going on?"
"Xander?" Willow walked forward. "It's you?"
"Of course."
"Where did she go?" Sarah stared at the spot where Katie had been standing.
"Through a gateway." Rachael looked at the void with equal concern. "To
another location."
"Xander?" Buffy asked, taking his arm. "What happened?"
"I don't know. I can't remember anything."
Suddenly he remembered everything.
And Xander Harris was violently ill.
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Court hears appeal of murder conviction in police officer's death
RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — A Wilmington man convicted of killing a police officer appealed his second-degree murder conviction today.
In February of 2009 Anthony Pierce led Wilmington Police on a chase after fleeing from an officer during a traffic stop. Officer Rich Matthews tried joining the pursuit when he lost control of his cruiser and crashed. In May of 2010, Pierce was convicted of second-degree murder. The prosecution argued that Pierce's actions led to the death of Matthews.
Wednesday, the North Carolina Court of Appeals heard from the state and Pierce's attorney, William Dowdy.
The defense explained that the death of Matthews was not an intentional attack, adding that Pierce had no way of knowing that Matthews would end up getting into a deadly car crash after fleeing from police. The state
"Causing this high speed chase is inherently dangerous," said Assistant Attorney General Dan O'Brien. "If you set something like that in motion you can foresee the results."
Dowdy argued that during the trial the judge struck out the words "assault" and "wounding" when giving the definition of second-degree murder to the jury. The defense said those words were key in regards to Pierce's case.
"In order for a person to be found guilty the state has to prove an intentional act," Dowdy said. "That intentional act has to be a particular kind of intentional act. One that constitutes an assault, and that assault is either felonious or would result in death or seriously bodily injury."
Both the state and Pierce's attorney also spent a good amount of time arguing whether a second-degree murder conviction can be supported when the victim is miles away.
"There's never been a case in North Carolina that I'm aware of where someone who was remote from that pursuit has been killed and that the liability of murder has been attributed to the defendant," Dowdy said.
The state argued that arson is an example of a situation in which a defendant can be miles away when the victim is killed. The court acknowledged the difficulty in this type of murder case, even giving an example on what this conviction can mean down the road.
"You think about a car kicking up a rock that hits a small child in the head, child dies. Or the officer so excited in the chase he has a heart attack and dies," said NC Court of Appeals Judge Linda Stephens. "We have
to be concerned with the reach that the state successfully took."
No decision was made Wednesday. The North Carolina Court of Appeals has up to 90 days to make its ruling.
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A practical, upbeat errand hopper.
Kia needs a "breakout" vehicle that—like Hyundai's latest Sonata—finally achieves what marketers call front-of-mind awareness. Kia's Borrego V-8might have been that vehicle, had its debut not coincided with $4-per-gallon gas and the wholesale cratering of heavy-metal SUVs.
But hard on the butch Borrego's heels comes the bubbly five-door Soul, awash in political correctitude and practicality. So excited is Kia about this car that it shipped one Korean-spec Soul to each of its 640 dealers just so buyers could peek at the thing before U.S.-legal cars alighted.
The Soul, which rides on a modified Rio platform, was styled in California and takes a pugnacious, upright stance that will naturally pit it against Scion's xB and Nissan's upcoming Cube. Compared with the latest xB, the Soul is 5.7 inches shorter and rides on two fewer inches of wheelbase. With the rear seats up and down, cargo volume is 19 and 53 cubic feet, respectively, versus the xB's cargo room of 22 and 70 cubic feet.
The base Soul comes with a 122-hp, 1.6-liter engine mated to a five-speed manual. Amenities then accrue through three swankier models: the Plus (+), the Exclaim (!), and the Sport, all front-wheel drive. Naturally, we opted for a loaded Sport, which includes a 142-hp 2.0-liter, 18-inch alloys, and a suspension with stiffer springs, shocks, and bars. On the Sport, the only options are a four-speed automatic and a power sunroof, although Kia is keen to hawk 50-some dealer-installed gewgaws—everything from non-body-color side-view mirrors to "dragon tattoo" graphics. Soul prices range from $13,995 to $19,295.
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Each New Year's Eve, Josh Ferrin and his family stay up late making "pelmeni," or dumplings — a delicious delicacy he was introduced to as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Pelmeni consists of little balls of dough filled with meat and, at the Ferrin house, an extra fun surprise.
"The custom is to hide something nasty in one of them, such as a piece of gum, a penny or fill it full of pepper," Ferrin said. "Whoever eats it is going to have a really awesome year."
In addition to the many spiritual blessings that come with dedicated missionary service, men and women also return home with new habits, mannerisms, acquired tastes or hobbies influenced by the traditions and cultures of their mission.
"You become part of the culture for a few years," Ferrin said. "And you pick things up that stick with you for the rest of your life."
Chris Badger served in Ecuador, where people don't point with their fingers: They nod their head and make a kissing motion with their lips in the desired direction.
"Every once in a while I catch myself doing that and people look at me funny," said Badger, now a football player at Notre Dame.
When Steve Schaack was serving in Sacramento, Calif., the mission president's wife instructed all the missionaries to never walk around their apartments in bare feet.
"You had to be wearing socks, shoes or sandals," Schaack said. "To this day I cannot walk around the house barefoot."
Serving in Italy ignited a passion for Italian food for Shane Mickelsen. He also picked up a few other habits. He often finds himself using dramatic hand gestures and saying the word "no" when most Americans would follow up a comment with a verifying, "right?"
"You're going out to eat, no?" Mickelsen said as an example.
Shane's cousin, Tony Mickelsen, served in the Belgium-Netherlands Mission, where he found he liked how the Dutch handle their silverware. They keep their fork in the left hand and keep the knife in the right hand at all times, instead of setting it down occasionally, Tony Mickelsen said. The knife is then used to push all food onto the fork, which means they don't ever stab food with their fork. He began picking up the habit when he grew up in Pennsylvania and observed a similar pattern among the Amish.
"My parents tried unsuccessfully for years to break that habit. When I got to Holland I was so excited to be among people who ate like me," Tony Mickelsen said. "For the first time in my life, I was not the weird one at the dinner table. The Lord knew which mission was right for me."
The Lord also knew to send Hilary Whitesides to Brazil. While she and her husband served in different Brazilian missions, the food, music and culture have become a significant part of their marriage.
"We speak Portuguese a lot at home, especially when singing the hymns," Whitesides said. "A few hand gestures also sneak into our conversations at times." They mostly keep their mission cultures alive through food. They enjoy making traditional dishes that include beans and chicken, as well as desserts and beverages.
Like many missionaries around the world, Saje Hurd gained an appreciation for the game of "futbol" (international soccer) while serving in the Mexico Mexico City East Mission. He admires the players' skills and athleticism.
"I never played soccer before my mission, but now I'll watch and play whenever I get the chance," Hurd said. "I have about four or five different jerseys from Mexico's national team to a few different teams in the Mexican professional league."
In addition to developing better study and organizational habits, sister missionary Amberlee Lovell said she has a habit of relating everything to LDS Church history after serving in the New York Rochester Mission.
For example, she recently saw a wooden bucket.
"When I saw that bucket, I thought of a cooper, who made such items (in the 1800s)," Lovell said. "Then I remembered that Joseph Smith Sr. was a cooper. I'm always thinking about things like that."
Bonnie Spencer was a Spanish-speaking missionary in the Washington D.C. North Mission. While developing an appreciation for Hispanic food, social skills and the Spanish language, Spencer also learned she liked to run.
"Many of my companions liked to run," she said. "That ignited my interest in running."
In addition to pelmeni, Ferrin favors two other Russian foods — borscht and kefir.
Borscht is a red beet soup that Ferrin's wife makes because she knows he loves it. The bright red soup includes beets, beef, carrots and potatoes.
Kefir is a little more complicated. Ferrin describes it as a cluster of yeasts and bacteria that you drop in a cup of milk and leave in the refrigerator overnight, turning it into a "sweet, yogurt-like consistency."
"The next morning you dump it out, stir in some fruit, maybe some sugar and drink it up. It's a little bitter, a little buttermilky, but it's unique," Ferrin said. "You remove the cultures themselves, rinse them and drop them in another cup of milk and back into the fridge for another day. You can keep making as much as you want."
It's important to get the timing right — too long and it's nasty, not long enough and it's like warm milk, Ferrin said. One son tried the substance after Ferrin told him it was like a Go-Gurt, but other family members have declined. His wife smelled it once.
"It's science meets cuisine," Ferrin said. "There is a little bit of bravery involved in eating it, but I love the flavor. It reminds me of Russia."
As a missionary in the Mexico Cuernavaca Mission, Kyle Christensen said the pantry was often empty. The most common items were basic in nature, including salsa, tuna, mayonnaise and tortilla chips. One day he experimented with those ingredients and discovered something.
"I mixed the salsa, mayo and tuna together and ate them with the chips," Christensen said. "It was good. I still have it from time to time."
Ben Sweat was serving in the Wisconsin Milwaukee Mission when he tried his first bratwurst.
"Brats are definitely a Wisconsin thing," he said. "I still love them, though my wife doesn't have the same penchant for them. A pack of eight lasts me forever."
Josh Sorensen acquired a love of pasta and Italian food while serving in the Italy Catania Mission from 1998-2000. His favorite recipe includes olive oil, crushed red pepper, parsley and Parmesan cheese.
"We still eat pasta a couple times a week," Sorensen said. "I make this one for myself whenever I eat alone."
Darin Southam, who served in El Salvador, wouldn't say he is much of a cook, although he still savors a traditional plate of beans, cheese and rice once in a while. The most important lessons he returned home with are ones every faithful missionary is capable of retaining — an appreciation of the culture, a love of the people and a stronger testimony of the gospel.
"I brought home a spiritual sensitivity from my mission that I did not previously have," Southam said. "My ability to listen to and act upon spiritual impressions was greatly augmented from my experience as a missionary."
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LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA, Philippines -- In the advent of its golden anniversary, SEARCA confers the "Outstanding SEARCA Scholarship Alumni" title to 11 esteemed alumni who were able to champion inclusive and sustainable agriculture and rural development and inspire positive change in their community, the country, as well as in the region. While SEARCA has long considered its graduate scholarship alumni as partners in its pursuit for development in Southeast Asia, this is the first time that the Center launched such a prestigious accolade for its so-called "ambassadors" in the region.
"The award gives recognition to its scholarship alumni who have personified SEARCA's values and philosophy and have distinguished themselves through their personal and professional accomplishments, public service, and other noteworthy endeavors." This was underscored by Dr. Gil C. Saguiguit, Jr., SEARCA Director. He added that the remarkable achievements of the SEARCA graduate scholarship alumni are also an affirmation that SEARCA has been achieving its goal of producing high quality human resources for agriculture and rural development.
The laureates are individually acknowledged for creating positive impact in four different categories, namely: Teaching, Research, Public Policy and Governance, and Advocacy.
Aside from the 11 OSSA awardees, SEARCA is also giving a special citation called the Emerging Leaders in Transition Economies (ELITE) award. This category recognizes the graduate scholarship alumni who are actively contributing to the rebuilding of their nations through their transformative leadership.
The OSSA and ELITE awardees will be honored on 25 November 2016 during the 50thanniversary celebration of SEARCA. A grand alumni homecoming is also slated on the said occasion.
The OSSA awardees
Dr. Naomi Tangonan, Philippines (PhD Plant Pathology, 1984, UPLB). Dr. Tangonan's passion for teaching and academic excellence is not only confined to the four corners of the classroom but extends to the field and the farmers, out-of-school youth, and women. While she has already retired from the University of Southern Mindanao (USM) in North Cotabato, she was appointed by the USM President as head of the Plant Pathology Research Laboratory, where she continues to mentor high school, college, and graduate students. This passion has translated to a lot of milestones in her life, including her being appointed as first woman dean of USM's College of Agriculture, first USM faculty to reach the Professor-level, and national honors in teaching and research including Metrobank Foundation's Outstanding Teachers Award and Award for Continuing Excellence and Service, and designation as Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Lifetime Scientist. But what Dr. Tangonan primarily considers as the "fruits of her labor" are the students that she has mentored through the years, who are now successful in their chosen fields or professions: agriculturists, entrepreneur-farmers, teachers, doctors, engineers, businessmen and businesswomen, even priests, pastors, and nuns.
Dr. Klanarong Sriroth, Thailand (MS Food Science and Technology 1976, UPLB). Thailand's starch and sugar technology is almost synonymous with the name KlanarongSriroth. As a director of Kasetsart University's Cassava and Starch Technology Research Unit since its establishment in 1993, Assoc. Prof. Klanarong has fully dedicated his effort in developing both research and industry in Thailand. This has greatly contributed to improving the efficiency of the cassava and starch production process in the country, making the industry one of the vital players in Thailand's economy. Aside from his strong ties with the Thai industrial sectors, he has also been building up the research network with international researchers from world class universities and research institutes in the field of starch technology. On the other hand, Dr. Klanarong's major contribution to the sugar industry is the pricing system of sugarcane and sugar in Thailand. This system became an important criterion for Thai farmers to improve and maintain the sugarcane production quality, which eventually benefited all partners and stakeholders of the sugarcane and sugar industry in Thailand.
Dr. Phan Hieu Hien, Vietnam (MS Agricultural Engineering, 1974, UPLB). Vietnam's success in rice production can be partially attributed to mechanization, which has helped even the smallholders. And Dr. Hien's research in agricultural machinery and postharvest technology has a lot to do with this. His flat-bed dryer has been adopted and improved by local manufacturers and farmers in the Mekong Delta region. The other rice harvesting machinery introduced by Dr. Hien included the axial-flow thresher; mechanical reaper, developed through the International Rice Research Institute(IRRI); and the Chinese-PhilRice mini combine-harvester. In 2005, he started the research on laser-controlled land levelling, which is now being continuously improved by his colleagues in Nong Lam University. Dr. Hien has spent 33 years in teaching and research and has mentored a number of undergraduate and graduate students, many of whom are now continuing his legacy in the university. Thus in 2008, he was awarded the "People's Teacher" award, the highest merit in education in Vietnam, given by the President of Vietnam.
Prof. Dr. Mahiran Basri, Malaysia (PhD Protein Chemistry, 1992, UPM). Dr. Mahiran Basri is a Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Aside from leading various research projects, owning around 20 patents and publishing more than 250 articles in international journals and book chapters, Dr. Basri is known for her pioneering research in organic syntheses using enzymes as biocatalysts, which has paved the way for new areas in the production of new compounds through green processes. These nature-identical, environmentally friendly processes and products are now applied in the cosmetic, drug, and pharmaceutical industries. Prof. Basri is also working on silico enzyme design and nano-delivery systems and formulations, through molecular modeling and dynamics, to explore and understand the underlying theories and principles of the interactions of the molecular systems. With this understanding, informed decision could be made in further improving the processes and products formed, thus, avoiding wasteful processes in the industry.
Prof. Dr. Ir. Mochammad Maksum, Indonesia (PhD Agricultural Economics, 1988; MS Agricultural Engineering, 1985, UPLB). Prof. Maksum has been a staunch advocate of agricultural development in Indonesia. As a Senior Researcher (and once Director) of the Center for Rural and Regional Development Studies of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), he has led numerous projects focused on farmers' sustainable development. For this to be realized, Prof. Maksum's campaign focus on overall access to justice, inclusive development based on locality, and an understanding of socio-cultural system that appreciates different religions, social practices, and indigenous technology. An interesting fact is that he has turned down two high level ministry positions just to take on his role in agricultural development consistently. He now serves as Vice General Chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama, Pengurus Besar Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest religious organization in Indonesia. NU, known for its inter-faith dialogues at the local, national, and global levels adheres to the concept of Islam Nusantara (Islam of the Indonesian Archipelago) described by Dr. Maksum as "100 percent faith, 100 percent tolerance."
Dr. Lucrecio L. Rebugio, Philippines (PhD Community Development, 1977, UPLB). After serving the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) for more than 37 years, Dr. Rebugio now serves as UPLB Professor Emeritus of Social Forestry and Forest Governance. He is the major prime-mover in advancing social forestry education, not just in the Philippines, but in other Asian countries, as well. His productive scholarship and his educational administrative leadership have left indelible imprints on the thinking and doing (practice) of forestry and natural resource professionals, nationally, regionally, and internationally. It was under his leadership that the College of Forestry was transformed into the College of Forestry and Natural Resources (CFNR), preparing the college to be more responsive to the forestry education challenges of the 21st century.
Dr. Generoso G. Octavio, Philippines (MS Agricultural Economics, 1976, UPLB). Dr. Octavio's reputation in rural microfinance is unchallenged. His passion for helping the poorest of the poor led him to establishing the Ahon sa Hirap, Inc. (ASHI, Rise from Poverty, Inc.), a non-government organization, which replicates the Grameen Bank approach in the Philippines. This approach, developed by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Prof. Mohammad Yunus, provided the poorest women direct access to non-collateralized loan funds to help them increase their income and employment opportunities without passing through the rigid requirements of the traditional lending institutions like banks. Now on its 25th year, ASHI has helped more than 37,000 families mostly living in hard-to-reach areas. ASHI's total loan portfolio has reached PHP 491,097,959. Retention rate has been maintained at 94 percent in the past 5 years, and the repayment rate at 98 percent.
Public Policy and Governance
Prof. Dr. Musliar Kasim, Indonesia (PhD Agronomy, 1991, UPLB). A Professor and Lecturer at the Universitas Andalas (UnAnd) in Indonesia, Dr. Kasim served as the country's Deputy Vice Minister for Education from 2006 to 2009. There, he chaired the steering committee that developed the Kurikulum 13 or K13 that advocates balancing knowledge, skills, and attitude to make for "productive, creative, innovative, and affective" students. Now a national policy, K13 is foreseen to be fully implemented by 2019 all throughout the country. Prior to reforming the national education, Dr. Kasim was able to create ripples of change in his home University. When Dr. Kasim assumed the leadership role in the university, he introduced a new paradigm for UnAnd students and graduates: the appreciation for entrepreneurship and strengthening of character, which until now, the university is widely known for.
Dr. Chya Suthiwanith Thailand (PhD Agricultural Education, 1972, UPLB). A few years after earning his PhD, Dr. Chya was offered the mission of setting up the Faculty of Natural Resources of the Prince of Songkla University in the southern part of Thailand. Despite hesitations, he accepted the challenge and eventually served as the Faculty's first Dean. He was an inspirational leader, drawing capable and committed professionals to help in developing the faculty. It was only a matter of time when its departments eventually developed into other faculties: its Department of Agricultural Development, for example, expanded to Agricultural Economics, which became the Faculty of Economics, while the Department of Food Sciences is now the Faculty of Agro-Industry. Prince of Songkla University consistently ranks among the top universities in Thailand, and is the premier agricultural university in Southern Thailand.
Dr. Delfin J. Ganapin, Jr., Philippines (MS Forest Biological Sciences, 1983, UPLB). Dr. Ganapin's leadership role progressed from local, to international, and to global. He now serves as the Global Manager of the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF-SGP) implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). As the head of the project, Dr. Ganapin was able to increase funding for the SGP, from less than USD 50 million to about USD 200 million on the average, for every four-year phase. He likewise expanded its reach from 54 participating countries to more than 100 country programmes, making it the biggest program of the Global Environment Facility for community and civil society. As of 2016, more than 24,000 community and civil society projects in environmental protection and the conservation of productive landscapes and seascapes are in place worldwide.
Dr. Segfredo R. Serrano, Philippines (PhD Agricultural Economics, 1988, UPLB). Dr. Serrano has been with the Philippine's Department of Agriculture (DA) for more than 18 years. With the new government, he has now served 13 secretaries of agriculture and four presidents. His dedication to the department and the sector it serves remains unparalleled. He initiated the crafting of a unified development policy framework for DA's programs, particularly the agriculture and fisheries chapter of the Philippine Development Plan and its accompanying Medium Term Public Investment Plan. This served as the Philippines' development agenda for the next five years (2011-2016). Dr. Serrano is most known for his vital work as the chief negotiator for agriculture and fisheries in all international trade negotiations that the Philippines is a signatory to, such as the World Trade Organization (WTO); ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA); Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which folds in all regional trade partnerships into ASEAN Central; Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (PJEPA); and the Trade and Investment Facilitation Agreement (TIFA) with the United States.
The ELITE Awardees
Dr. Seng Mom, Cambodia (MS Integrated Tropical Agriculture and Forestry Science, 2001, SetSAF, Gottingen University). Dr. Seng Mom currently serves as the Vice Rector for the Royal University of Agriculture (RUA), and has pushed forward the internationalization of the University in various extents, by forging partnerships with European and Asian institutions that paved the way for student and faculty exchanges, as well as collaborative researches and other initiatives. She has leveraged on her affiliation with various international organizations and committees to bring together a number of conferences and forums that have become venues for knowledge sharing and networking.
Mr. Agustinho Da Costa Ximenes, Timor Leste (MSc in Agronomy, 2010, UPLB). Having served as the National Food Security Officer of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO) in Timor-Leste, Mr. Ximenes showed his commitment on improving the capacities of the government staff to collect, analyze, and disseminate information from the National Information and Early Warning System on Food Security, for government's and other stakeholders' appropriate actions and effective responses to improve the food and nutrition security of vulnerable families and communities. Through this effort, policies were developed such as the National Food and Nutrition Security Policy, the Zero Hunger National Action Plan, as well as the policy on the proper management of rice imports in Timor-Leste.
Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture
College, Los Baños, Laguna 4031 Philippines


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The one you see next is a Choloepus hoffmani. It also has two toes but it is a quite different species, it is half-blond. Other species like the Brown-throated sloths I posted two years ago have three toes.


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Perspective control lens are a breed among themselves and are perfectly suited for what they are best known for: architectural and commercial photography. They are designed to maintain straight lines while composing those vertical structures. While it is true these special lens have benefits in and around architecture they also have a secret to tell for landscape and nature photographers. I love to use my PC-E 24mm f3.5 and my 45MM 2.8 Micro Nikkor PC-E out in nature to capture some very good image that are not eaisly captured using traditional lens. The PC-E lens is suited to help you capture the beauty of nature in ways not possible with normal camera lens.
One challenge with nature photography is bringing the image back to the viewer with the same visual experience you saw out in the field. Like standing among a grove of towering trees where sunlight is pouring through the canopy or a tall waterfall. For most of use we rely on a wide angle lens. In our attempt to capture the "full" image we are tempted to tilt the lens up or down in hopes of getting the entire picture.
Once we get the image home it sometimes lacks presence or due to lens tilting looks a bit odd - things look to be falling over or leaning in, depending on which way you tilted the lens up or down in hopes of getting everything into the frame.
For this article I will discuss vertical perspective control not focus shift, that will be left for a project later this summer.
Nikkor 45mm PC-E F2.8
Here you see the lens was slide up - this allows the user to capture additional sky without "tilting" the lens up for no distortion images.
Nikkor 45mm PC-E F2.8
PC-E lens provides the user an ability to move the perspective up or down while maintaining perfectly straight lines. This is because the lens can physically slide up or down in relation to the sensor. Interesting!
For example: a 45mm PC-E has a angle of view of about 51 degrees, sliding the lens element up adds 25% more "sky" image area and sliding the lens down adds another 25% foreground image area - you see where I am going with this?
Say you have a wonderful scene that has a beautiful foreground and you also want to capture the tree tops. With the PC-E it is as simple as snapping 3 images.
Technique: For best results you should use a tripod but you can hand hold if your careful. Ensure the camera is level to the ground (buy a cheap bubble level). Since PC-E lens are almost fully manual and exposures are always performed in the default lens position, center the lens on the camera, the default setting. Set your aperture, adjust for correct exposure settings, and focus. Take the first photo, without any additional adjustments, use the lens controls and move the lens element to the full down position, this will bring in the foreground - take the picture. Finally move the lens element to the full top position and take the last photo.
One you have taken three seperate images that encompass the foreground, middle, and sky you are all set to do a PhotoMerge using your favorite photo editor software.
Once you merge the three photos you will have a hugh high resolution image file. When I do these merges using my D810 the output jpeg image is about 80mb. For this article i saved the image at the lowest setting to facilitate easy loading.
Not only does the Nikkor PC-E lens slide up or down or shift left or right - you can also rotate the lens - giving you additional flexibility to do a WIDER shot than normal using the technique, but this is also an easy feat for a PANO head, with Nodal plate. However, your not able to go pano in the vertical and this is where the PC-E shines.
If you are sitting on the fence wondering if you should buy a PC-E and tell yourself you will not use it too often - I say yes the PC-E is a wonderful tool to have in your photo bag. It also forces you to think more due to the manual nature of PC-E.
On some camera bodies the PC-E can be set to allow automatic setting of the aperture using the electronic diaphragm feature, but for the most part is a manual lens. It is fun to use!
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We may at times find ourselves wondering what else can we use our Nikkor PC-E lens for other than architecture? In this article I wish to share and idea for using a PC-E lens such as a Nikkor PC-E 24mm or 45mm lens to capture stunning photographs of nature and landscapes.


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Things that tend to survive, tend to survive. That single sentence, a tautology, in fact, sums up the theory of evolution. The rest flows naturally from that simple observation.
If a chimp has two offspring, the one that is better equipped to survive in its environment will probably live longer. As a result of living longer, it will probably have more offspring. Children tend to resemble their parents. Therefore, the next generation of chimps will be more like that chimp than its sibling. Over a long period of time, the population of chimps will become more and more like that first chimp that was better equipped to survive in its environment.
No rational person can argue with the basic theory of evolution, as described above. Of course, there numerous ways in which the picture can be refined. For example, the phrase "better equipped to survive" can be replaced with "better at getting its genes into the next generation." The two are not always the same. If the chimp survives a long time by not expending energy fighting for the ability to mate, the story falls apart. A bee may gets its genes into the next generation by sacrificing itself for its genetically identical siblings. The details of evolution -- what kinds of animals in fact tend to evolve, and under what conditions -- are complex. The basic theory, however, is an obvious truth.
Many Americans refuse to accept that evolution applies to humans. But they have no basis to do so. There is no rational basis to believe that humans are somehow exempt from the laws of logic. Human populations are subject to the same forces of nature as any other population. The humans who tend to survive will tend to survive, and the next generation will be more like them.
That fact alone, however, does not prove that humans and chimps (and indeed all life) share a common ancestor. But a look at the real world makes it abundantly clear that we do. From our obvious physical similarities to other animals, to the distribution of plants and animals that exist, to the common DNA we share, to the fossil record, to the very ways in which are so well and so poorly designed at the same time, the evidence is beyond overwhelming. It would be easier to deny that the heart pumps blood (a fact which, like evolution, was unknown in Shakespeare's time) than it is to deny that we share a common ancestor with other primates.
But what does it matter whether people belief in evolution. I, for one, uses to think that creationist were foolish but harmless, like the Flat Earth Society or the people who think Elvis was abducted by space aliens. Whether we shared a common ancestor with chimps six million years ago makes no difference in our daily lives. Or so I thought. I was wrong. The process of evolution sculpted our bodies and minds of a period of more than a billion years. Evolutionary thinking is critical to understanding who we are, emotionally, intellectually and physically. Understanding evolution is important for medicine, but it is also important for understand ourselves, our loved ones and every other human with whom we share this earth.
I highly recommend the following books:
The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design, by Richards Dawkins http://www.amazon.com/Blind-Watchmaker-Evidence-Evolution-Universe/dp/0393315703/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1223754778&sr=1-4
The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution, by Richard Dawkins http://www.amazon.com/Ancestors-Tale-Pilgrimage-Dawn-Evolution/dp/061861916X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1223755602&sr=1-1
Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life, by Daniel C. Dennett http://www.amazon.com/Darwins-Dangerous-Idea-Evolution-Meanings/dp/068482471X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1223754873&sr=1-1
Evolution for Everyone: How Darwin's Theory Can Change the Way We Think About Our Lives, by David Sloan Wilson http://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Everyone-Darwins-Theory-Change/dp/0385340923/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1223754672&sr=1-1
Saturday, October 11, 2008
3 comments:
- Baconeater said...
Good post. Too bad this logic is wasted on Fundies.
- October 11, 2008 at 6:22 PM
- review said...
Bumper sticker I saw here in CO:
I evolved. You didn't.
- October 13, 2008 at 7:12 AM
- Dean P said...
What are you talking about? Everyone knows that dinosaurs and humans and Sarah Palin all walked the world at the same time.
This post makes Baby Jesus cry.
- October 13, 2008 at 3:28 PM
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