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Pressing issues: Florida joins the anti-evolution derp brigade
Pressing issues: Florida joins the anti-evolution derp brigade
As lawmakers wrestle with financial and policy challenges that could affect the quality of education in the state, one influential legislator is also hoping to change the way evolution is taught in Florida public schools.
Science education advocates are alarmed by a bill before the Legislature that they say could force teachers to challenge evolution at the expense of settled science.
Stephen Wise, chairman of the Senate Education Committee, has resurrected legislation he authored in 2009 that calls for a "thorough presentation and critical analysis of the scientific theory of evolution." Wise's bill failed to pass in 2009.
The critical analysis approach originated at the Discovery Institute, a think tank that supports the teaching of intelligent design, which holds that evolution alone cannot explain life, which is so complex that it must have had a creator.
Sen. Ronda Storms, R-Valrico, led another battle over evolution in 2008, but the Legislature failed to pass her bill that would have given protection to teachers who criticized evolution.
Storms' bill was filed in response to science standards adopted that year by the State Board of Education, which for the first time used the word "evolution" instead of such terms as "biological change over time." The standards also required more intense and detailed teaching of the concept.
Wise, R-Jacksonville, thinks his evolution bill may have a better chance this year because there are more conservatives in the Legislature and because he chairs a substantive committee.
"Why would you not teach both theories at the same time?" Wise said, referring to evolution and what he called "nonevolution."
"You have critical thinking in school," Wise added. "Why would you not do both?"
In 2009, Wise told WMNF radio he was concerned that students might be persecuted for wanting to talk about intelligent design.
"Why do we still have apes if we came from them?" Wise, a retired educator, said during the interview with the Tampa radio station. "And those are the kind of questions kids need to ask themselves. You know, 'how did we get here?' And, you know, there's more than one theory on this thing. And the theory is evolution, the other one is intelligent design."
Brandon Haught of Florida Citizens for Science – an organization that promotes science education in the state and opposes the teaching in public schools of Intelligent Design - said evolution detractors fail to understand that when scientists use the term 'theory," they mean something different than when the word is used in general conversation.
"A theory in science is one of the strongest things you can possibly have," Haught said. "In science, a theory is not a guess. It's an established explanation for a set of facts."
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Haught called Wise's bill "quite literally, an embarrassment for our state."
"Why drag everybody through this yet again?" asked Haught, who is interning to teach biology at Eustis High School. "It's already been hashed out."
"It's quite clear," Haught said, that Wise has "no background in biology." Man did not descend from apes, Haught said, but the species share common ancestry.
But Wise is not alone in his feelings about evolution; in spite of an overwhelming consensus among scientists that evolution has been proven, the debate has continued around the country.
Between 40 percent and 50 percent of Americans accept a biblical creationist account of the origins of life, while about the same or slightly larger numbers accept the idea that humans evolved over time, according to 2009 statistics from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.
And in January, two Penn State professors reported that about 28 percent of public high school biology teachers surveyed consistently implement National Research Council recommendations that students be taught that evolution has occurred and continues.
In contrast, the professors found that about 13 percent of biology teachers "explicitly advocate creationism or intelligent design by spending at least one hour of class time presenting it in a positive light."
The remaining approximately 60 percent of teachers mostly avoid the controversy, either by teaching only the less-contested aspects of evolution, by letting students make up their own minds or just teaching enough for students to pass standardized tests, the professors reported.
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The battle has been fought in legislatures and courtrooms:
• In 1987, the U.S. Supreme Court, ruling in a Louisiana case, declared the teaching of creation science unconstitutional.
• A federal judge in 2005 ruled against school officials in Dover, Pa., who had tried to require the teaching of intelligent design. In a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union, Judge John E. Jones III barred the district from "requiring teachers to denigrate or disparage the scientific theory of evolution."
• In 2004, the Ohio Board of Education approved a model lesson plan for 10th-graders titled "Critical Analysis of Evolution." But the plan was rescinded following the Dover, Pa., court ruling, according to information from Pew.
• In 2006, South Carolina officials approved standards requiring high school students to "summarize ways that scientists use data from a variety of sources to investigate and critically analyze aspects of evolutionary theory."
The standards have apparently not been challenged in the courts. In 2008, the state Board of Education handed evolution advocates a victory when it approved a high school grade biology textbook that had been criticized for its inclusion of Darwin's theory.
• And in 2008, Louisiana adopted legislation similar to that now proposed by Wise, according to Josh Rosenau, programs and policy director for the National Center for Science Education, dedicated to keep evolution in the classroom and to keep other theories out.
Although there are news reports of an effort to repeal the law, Rosenau said there hasn't been any litigation. "It's really hard to know what effect (the law is) having," he said.
Rosenau said Florida's existing science standards have been reviewed by national experts who found them to be "really good…The students are already doing the critical thinking."
"There's no reason for the state Legislature to mandate that particular scientific theories be taught or how they should be taught," Rosenau added. "There's no particular reason to single out evolution."
The Discovery Institute maintains the "critical analysis" approach to evolution is based on mainstream scientific criticism of Darwin's theory.
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And Wise denied he is trying to introduce religion into the classroom.
"I think it's a way in which people can have critical thinking," he said of his bill. "If you just keep things away from folks, you don't have a good debate, you don't have, 'You give me your side and I'll give you my side,' and you look at the facts and make your decision.
"We're not saying you ought to be a Muslim, you ought to be Jewish, you ought to be Christian or you ought to be Baptist or Episcopalian, what we're saying is here's a theory, a theory of evolution, a theory of whatever, and you decide."
Howard Simon, executive director of the Florida ACLU, however, said Wise's bill "would require the teaching of intelligent design, which is - despite the proponents and the people in the Legislature who will jump up and scream that it is science and not religion - it is, at its heart, a theological belief."
Would the ACLU file a lawsuit if the bill becomes law?
That depends, Simon said, on how local school officials react.
"There would be litigation," he said, "were some county school district to be silly enough to be enticed by the legislation to teach religion instead of science."
My reason for being is to serve as a cat cushion. That is good enough for me.
RE: Pressing issues: Florida joins the anti-evolution derp brigade
(14-03-2011 10:12 PM)trillium13 Wrote: http://www2.tbo.com/content/2011/mar/14/...volution-/
I think that the bottom line is simply this:
If teachers want to teach according to a Christian agenda, then they should apply for a teaching position at a Christian school.
Our school system is supposed to be secular. Is it time for an all Atheist school? You can have all Catholic schools, after all.
Maybe private Atheist schools, where teachers are hired on their merits instead of their beliefs, and students are graded on their performance without punishing teachers for the failure of a student.
A school where an educational "survival of the fittest" concept actually applies.
RE: Pressing issues: Florida joins the anti-evolution derp brigade
Texas and Kentucky are pushing the same sorts of shit. Those are only the ones I know off the top of my head.
The BB is scary.
My reason for being is to serve as a cat cushion. That is good enough for me.
RE: Pressing issues: Florida joins the anti-evolution derp brigade
When are you moving out trillium ?
Atheism is a religion like OFF is a TV channel !!!
Proud of my genetic relatives
RE: Pressing issues: Florida joins the anti-evolution derp brigade
We hope to be gone by this time next year. Exactly where has not been established yet, but definitely not here.
My reason for being is to serve as a cat cushion. That is good enough for me.
RE: Pressing issues: Florida joins the anti-evolution derp brigade
I've recently found out my math teacher is a creationist. We've been having some pleasant civil debates at lunch and I'd like to know if there are any issues I should bring up?
Hey brother christian, with your high and mighty errand, your actions speak so loud, I can't hear a word you're saying.
"This machine kills fascists..."
"Well this machine kills commies!"
RE: Pressing issues: Florida joins the anti-evolution derp brigade
(16-03-2011 01:52 PM)UnderTheMicroscope Wrote: I've recently found out my math teacher is a creationist. We've been having some pleasant civil debates at lunch and I'd like to know if there are any issues I should bring up?What created god?
RE: Pressing issues: Florida joins the anti-evolution derp brigade
I'm sure he'll say gods infinite. Hes one of those creationists who believes the transitional forms argument.
Hey brother christian, with your high and mighty errand, your actions speak so loud, I can't hear a word you're saying.
"This machine kills fascists..."
"Well this machine kills commies!"
RE: Pressing issues: Florida joins the anti-evolution derp brigade
(14-03-2011 10:12 PM)trillium13 Wrote: Science education advocates are alarmed by a bill before the Legislature that they say could force teachers to challenge evolution at the expense of settled science.Why should scientists object to anyone challenging evolution if they do it on scientific grounds? I thought that one of the ways science is advanced is by questioning accepted theories to see if they are really true. If evolution is supported by evidence, as many people claim, then this would give those who support it an opportunity to demonstrate that fact conclusively.
Quote:And Wise denied he is trying to introduce religion into the classroom.Not everyone who rejects evolution does so on religious grounds. Here is a site that isn't based on religion but shows scientific evidence against evolution:
Some of those who support evolution do so for religious reasons. Anyone who is an atheist has to believe in evolution whether there is any evidence for it or not.
If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed, which could not possibly have been formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down.
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SALEM - A seven-vehicle crash on Interstate 93 sent three motorists to area hospitals early Monday morning and tied up traffic for a good part of the commuting hours.
Local police reports indicate the accident occurred just after 5:30 a.m. on the southbound segment of the highway stretching between Exits 1 and 2.
It's unknown at this time what caused the crash, Salem Fire Capt. Timothy Kenney said, though the incident remains under investigation.
One of the vehicles involved caught fire upon impact, Kenney said, though local fire crews had the blaze under control within 20 minutes and the driver was safely evacuated.
Kenney described the injuries of the three victims as minor.
Salem fire crews cleared the scene by around 7:20 a.m., with crews from Salem, Windham and Derry responding with ambulances and mutual aid.
Traffic was rerouted down Route 28 as emergency crews worked to clear debris from the roadway.
According to state Department of Transportation officials, all lanes were reopened shortly after 8 a.m., with the highway returning to a normal pace about an hour later.

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There are a few things that Phantom seems boast as creative triumphs: the film is a Cold War psychological drama told from the perspective of the Soviet military (which we only learn a few leagues into the movie the American cast speaks in English, with no attempt at Russian accents... probably for the best), delving into the haunted mind of submarine captain Demi (Ed Harris) with sporadic flashbacks and visions while manning an apocalyptic mission teamed with a reluctant crew and a legion of strong-arm bureaucrats whose motives grow more nebulous as the film proceeds.
But ambitious themes and a setting to spark interest in war movie freaks and anyone with a few Freudian theories under his or her belt, all placed in the capable hands of Harris and the eh-he's-not-so-bad hands of David Duchovny (one of the chief antagonists to Harris' despaired antihero) pipe in little more than a few moments of first act optimism. As the film peters on and we come to realize that the hokey dialogue and high school drama club performances don't get any better, that the tension isn't in fact building to a catastrophic conflict but is in itself all that the movie is founding its entertainment on, we lose hope.
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The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the U.S. Department of Education (ED) is responsible for enforcing five federal civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination on the bases of race, color and national origin, sex, disability and age by recipients of federal financial assistance. These laws are:
- Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (prohibiting discrimination based on race, color or national origin);
- Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (prohibiting sex discrimination in education programs);
- Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (prohibiting disability discrimination);
- The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (prohibiting age discrimination); and
- Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (prohibiting disability discrimination by public entities, whether or not they receive federal financial assistance, such as elementary and secondary education systems and institutions, institutions of higher education and vocational education other than schools of medicine, dentistry, nursing and other health-related schools, and libraries).
In addition, OCR enforces the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act. This law, part of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, provides equal access to meet in school forums for the Boy Scouts of America and other youth groups designated, in Title 36 of the United States Code, as "patriotic societies." The act applies to any public elementary school, public secondary school or state or local education agency that has a designated open forum or limited public forum and that receives funds from ED.
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- 17,468 public elementary and secondary education agencies;1
- 4,216 colleges and universities; and2
- thousands of institutions conferring certificates below the associate degree level, such as training schools for truck drivers and cosmetologists, and other entities, such as libraries, museums, and vocational rehabilitation
agencies. 3
Consequently, these civil rights laws protect millions of students attending or seeking to attend our education institutions. In certain situations, the laws also protect persons who are employed or seeking employment at education institutions. Overall, these laws protect:
- more than 48.7 million students attending public elementary and secondary schools; 4 and
- more than 17.6 million students attending degree-granting institutions, such as colleges and universities. 5
Enforcing these laws is critical to carrying out the mission of ED: to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.
In FY 2006, OCR's budget was $90,611,000, with full-time equivalent (FTE) usage of 630. See Table 1 showing appropriations, FTEs and workload from 1996 to 2006.
Table 1. OCR Budget Requests, Appropriations, FTE Usage and Workload, FY 1996– FY 2006
1U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (2005). Digest of Education Statistics 2004-05, Table 86, "Number of public elementary and secondary education agencies, by type of agency and state or jurisdiction: 2002–03 and 2003–04," Washington, D.C.: Author.
2Ibid, Table 244."Degree-granting institutions and branches, by type and control of institution and state or jurisdiction: 2004–05."
3Ibid, Table 355. "Number of non-degree-granting Title IV institutions offering postsecondary education, by control and state or jurisdiction: 2000–01 through 2004–05."
4U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (2006). Projections of Education Statistics to 2015 (NCES-2005074), Table "Actual and projected numbers for enrollment in grades PK–12, PK–8 and 9–12 in elementary and secondary schools, by control of school: Fall 1990 through fall 2015,", Washington, D.C.: Author.
5Ibid, Table 10, "Actual and alternative projected numbers for total enrollment in all degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by sex, attendance status, and control of institution: Fall 1990 through fall 2015."


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I opened the door and was greeted by Flawless the MC as I walked right up to the middle of a blunt cipher and I just so happened to be NEXT. My timing is impeccable. Always. As we blazed, some still seemed in disbelief of this proverbial fork in the road. Was this DENIAL? Are we grieving? I pondered.
I looked around to flashing memories vividly embodying me as if it were a quantum leap to the days I watched DJ Immortal giving private DJ lessons (a precursor to his now heavy involvement with SCRATCH ACADEMY) while I sat on the couch sketching my next painting. I thought of Jared Cole and his guitar. I thought of DJ Reakt who tagged his name on the now visible hard concrete floor. I thought of the now defunct Mother's Pub (next door to Reverse), where Browards - and sometimes Miamis - top MC's like Raw Filth and Surgeon General constantly battled it out. I thought all the music videos, and short films I created there. I thought of my office and how for months straight 4 young graphic designers and animators sat together diligently trying to conquer the world, while listening to Moon Doggie create beats we felt at the time were epic. I thought of that dream ending with Hurricane Wilma. I thought of PR and J.Dot who also had a studio next door and my favorite line he quoted: "9 to the 5 to the 4, J. Dot Packs more lines in your nose." I thought of the devious debauchery that went on that will never be spoken or heard of again. I thought of meeting Canibus, witnessing a hip hop icon making music with my high school pal DJ Immortal and another one of my closest friends Chopp Devize right here in this now dismantled warehouse. Overwhelmed with it all, I bummed a cigarette from Eileen - as I always do because I think I am technically saving her life by sacrificing my lungs for my buddy Paul Raimondo's girl. I am just a good friend that way.
I proceeded to make my rounds saying hello to the people there. DJ Trails who I can attest to being one of my best friends greeted me with much love and proceeded to talk to Immortal on some business venture. I touched the walls as if absorbing it's last field of energy. I felt as if it touched back.
Chopp D soon arrives followed by Hugh Hayes, and Bless of Nocternal Music. Now what do you think is going to happen when you have the likes of Flawless The MC, Pilot Rai, Hugh Hayes, Bless, and Chopp Devize with DJ Immortal on the ones and twos? Perhaps the greatest fucking freestyle cipher NEVER to be documented. A few photos and slight iphone clips sure but not to the level Underlab always took it. It's all good because we were all there to give our last respects to an end of an era like only real hip hop heads know how to do. It was more about living the moment. Each MC took turns murdering the mic like a pack of hip hop Devils Rejects.
Yes, this was the last night at Reverse Polarity Studios, now Mars Auto Parts. It was glorious, but all good things unfortunately do come to an end, making room for greater things in our lives. When I spoke to Immortal, expressing my sadness he comforted me by saying that "this place had a great run. We are all headed towards a bigger direction this year. It's always for the best."
Perhaps. No use in dwelling on it, because fact is this place did have a great run. Over 10 years recording many locals and some mainstream artists. Nothing can explain the symbiotic relationship between Reverse and Underlab other than Ying and Yang. Now it is only Yang (rhymes with wang, so I went with it). I now realize that Reverse was like a springboard which we all jumped and are now diving into unknown waters, fearless, head first, no life vest but trust in the universe that great things will happen as we remember the platform from which we came.
To my Reverse Family - DJ Immortal and the whole Faderballistix crew, Mordechai, Colossus, HD Goodman (Good Music Makers), Chopp Devize (7th Direction/7D), Urban Rose(7th Direction), Pilot Rai AKA John Paul James (7th Direction/7D), DJ Trails (Hip Hop Elements), Moon Doggie (Nocternal Music) , Hugh Hayes(Nocternal Music), Bless(Nocternal Music), SonDay(Nocternal Music), The other PR, JDot aka John Paul, Diego Becerra (Underlab Studios) Stone Smith (Underlab Studios/Nocternal Music) Dwayne Adams (Underlab Studios / WEMERGE), Renda Writer, Dawn Dubriel (Underlab Studios/Redawn TV), The Architect, Flawless the MC, Skarlit Rose, Shawn W, Vibe One, and Kevin Keogh - One Love.


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About Myocardial Infarction
Approximately 785,000 new heart attack cases occur each year in the United States. Many of those patients will develop left ventricular dysfunction, a weakening of the heart's ability to effectively pump blood. According to the American Heart Association, at least 22 percent of men and 46 percent of women will develop heart failure—a debilitating and burdensome condition—within six years of their first heart attack.
About VentriGel
VentriGel is a biomaterial scaffold designed specifically for the repair of damaged myocardium. It is injected via catheter in a minimally-invasive procedure that does not require surgery or general anesthesia. The first-in-class, off-the-shelf, injectable biomaterial scaffold is built on technology licensed from the University of California, San Diego.
About Ventrix
Founded in 2009, Ventrix is a San Diego-based company developing solutions for repair of the heart. Currently, the organization is focused on delivering a scaffold for cardiac repair following myocardial infarction.
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The Dante Club
- Narrated by: John Siedman
- Series: The Dante Club, Book 1
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 25-05-2006
- Language: English
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Regular price: $58.49
Publisher's Summary
In 1865 Boston, the members of the Dante Club, poets and Harvard professors Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, and James Russell Lowell, along with publisher J. T. Fields, are finishing America's first translation of The Divine Comedy and preparing to unveil Dante's remarkable visions to the New World. The powerful Boston Brahmins at Harvard are fighting to keep Dante in obscurity, believing that the infiltration of foreign superstitions onto American bookshelves will prove as corrupting as the immigrants living in Boston Harbor.
As they struggle to keep their sacred literary cause alive, the plans of the Dante Club are put in further jeopardy when a serial killer unleashes his terror on the city. Only the scholars realize that the gruesome murders are modeled on the descriptions from Dante's Inferno and its account of Hell's torturous punishments. With the lives of the Boston elite and Dante's literary future in America at stake, the Dante Club must find the killer before the authorities discover their secret.
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes and outcast police officer Nicolas Rey, the first black member of the Boston police department, place their careers on the line in their efforts to end the killing spree. Together, they discover that the source of the murders lies closer than they ever could have imagined.
The Dante Club is a magnificent blend of fact and fiction, a brilliantly realized paean to Dante, his mythic genius, and his continued grip on the imagination.
Critic Reviews
"Expertly weaving period detail, historical fact (the Dante Club did indeed exist), complex character studies, and nail-biting suspense, Pearl has written a unique and utterly absorbing tale." (Booklist, Starred Review)
"Absorbing and dramatic...Pearl has proven himself a master." (Library Journal)
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- Anonymous User
- 10-07-2018
GREAT murder mystery
Great compelling writing that keeps you entertained until the last minute. The narrator takes some getting used to (especially when voicing female characters) but once you get into the book I hardly noticed!
- Anonymous User
- 11-10-2017
engaging and exciting
this story takes a while to get in to and it is not immediately obvious how all the separate pieces fit together but it becomes very engaging
- Pattio
- 28-02-2007
highbrow suspense
I'm sorry to say that I have never read Dante. "The Dante Club" was a good intro - at least now when I come across references to "The Inferno" as one does frequently in literature, I will be familiar with the allusion. The narrator was excellent, (it's always a relief to have someone other than Scott Brick doing the reading.) The characters were vividly drawn and the story was exciting and suspenseful. The ending was satisfying in that it was surprising and believable. I will definitely download more books written by Mathew Pearl and books narrated by Boyd Gaines.
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
- Diane Challenor
- 06-05-2011
Fantastic book, I enjoyed every word.
I've just finished listening to this book and miss it already. I enjoyed this book very much and will miss inhabiting it very much. The environment of the "fireside poets" and their city of Boston, within which the mystery is set was really interesting, learning about Dante's poetry was enlightening and the mystery that held it all together moved along at a pace that suited me very well. And very importantly, as listeners will know, the reading of a book can make it or break it, John Siedman's reading of this book matched to story's voices perfectly. A lovely long listen, don't miss it.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
- Irwin
- 18-11-2006
Interesting, but..
Certainly one of the better historical mysteries but I would have preferred not to have such detailed descriptions of how the victims met their deaths.Squeamish? Yes. Uniquely so? No. If you listen just be prepared for some ugly moments. Beyond that, my only criticism would be the somewhat lengthy background on death in the American Civil War. Not squeamishness but felt an unnecessary impediment to the pacing of the essential story.
On the other hand, whether or not historically accurate, the "amateur detectives", four members of the Boston literati,came across interestingly and with sufficient characterization to avoid being simply puppets manipulated for the purposes of making it "historical". It is well written and well read. The setting conveys the feel of 19th Century Boston and Harvard to one who knows little of its specifics. How an expert would react I do not know. It it is not a puzzle mystery, where all clues necessary for the reader to solve the puzzle are presented. In keeping with current practice, the mystery is solved with information that is discovered by the amateur sleuths that cannot have been known to the reader. I accept this contemporary convention though devotees of the "classic", early Ellery Queen type books,will be perturbed.
Overall, it is solid fare that kept me engaged throughout the book. I do believe it would have been better if the cause of my concerns had been eliminated but I can still recommend it to anyone, whether or not familiar with the poets most of us only read in school.
10 of 11 people found this review helpful
- Barbara
- 06-07-2006
Fun, if a little long-winded
I thought this book was quite ambitious, and fairly successful at what it sets out to accomplish. Having Longfellow, Oliver Wendell Holmes (senior), and James Russell Lowell fictionalized into a sort of League of Extraordinarily Literary Gentleman who hunt down a serial killer is getting to be almost old hat, going back to "The Seven-Percent Solution" in the 1970s. This may be the last entry into the genre which I find entertaining. The story is more than a little contrived, but not outlandish or unrespectable. The famous characters are well-researched and presented with sensitivity and affection, although the anachronisms fly off the page (and into the ear). This is no "Seven-Percent", but it's also ten times better than anything Caleb Carr has ever written. I look forward to seeing what Matthew Pearl comes out with next time.
10 of 11 people found this review helpful
- Nyssa
- 13-08-2012
Still Awesome
I read this book in college and gave a copy to several friends and family members afterward because I was so taken by it. I hadn't read it in a while, and was thrilled to find it on audible, because I have a lot of things that I've been needing to do, but many of them don't require that I use my entire brain, so I've been able to listen to it while I clean house, craft, etc. It was wonderfully read! I was thoroughly pleased with the performance, and I think that I got a completely different experience from reading the book. I would highly recommend both this book and this author to anyone. And as far as this book is concerned, I would recommend both the written and the audio versions.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
- Melissa
- 21-12-2009
A Great Listen
I have listened to this audiobook many times. The story is interesting and the narrator is great. I have no idea of how historically accurate any of the information is, but I enjoy it as a novel. Highly recommended.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
- Nik
- 16-01-2011
Great listen!
I loved this book. The characters were wonderful. Narration was spot on. The use of Dante's prose was amazing. The idea that someone was killing like the horrors in Dante's Inferno was a great departure of motive and M.O. for someone like me that loves a good serial killer novel. I can only hope Pearle will do this for some other ancient greats.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
- Robert
- 04-10-2008
I was expecting more and got less. It gave a lot of background on the characters and the time period but the suspense was not there for me. I worked my way through it and it was OK. Everybody has different tastes and this did not move fast enough for me.
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
- Alice
- 03-11-2014
I really wanted to love this book
Is there anything you would change about this book?
I'm not sure how I would change it. I love books with historical characters, but somehow this didn't hold me. I found myself having gotten distracted and not having taken in anything for five or more minutes. I think it could have been structured/edited better. The basic plot is fairly good and the writing style is enjoyable, but it both drags and doesn't quite hold together--for me at least.
What was most disappointing about Matthew Pearl's story?
Really hard to say. I liked it in many ways, but it just didn't quite hang together or come together. Sorry to be so vague.
Which scene was your favorite?
Late in the book a cool historical thing about (some) Boston churches comes out, which I enjoyed. (Saying any more would be a spoiler.)
Did The Dante Club inspire you to do anything?
Um, no. Except maybe return the book. I might try listening again in a month or so though, to see if it is just that I am distracted at the moment in general..
Any additional comments?
Narration is pretty solid. I hope this review is perhaps useful to some in spite of my vagueness.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
- mary j aboughadareh
- 04-09-2007
Murder mysteries are not my favorite non-fiction, but this one was interesting and kept me engaged. Using the old poets was clever. It actually peeked my interest in Dante, also.
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- Checked permissions.
- Checked main.php file , I have not touched the default except for enabling gii and mysql connection.
The error log states:
2012/12/19 16:18:19 [error] [exception.CHttpException.404] exception 'CHttpException' with message 'Unable to resolve the request "user".' in /opt/csw/apache 2/share/htdocs/yii12/framework/web/CWebApplication.php:287
Stack trace:
#0 /opt/csw/apache2/share/htdocs/yii12/framework/web/CWebApplication.php(142): CWebApplication->runController('user')
#1 /opt/csw/apache2/share/htdocs/yii12/framework/base/CApplication.php(162): CWebApplication->processRequest()
#2 /opt/csw/apache2/share/htdocs/testdrive/index.php(13): CApplication->run()
#3 {main}
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Error - Trying To Set Up Testdrive App(From Yii Tutorial)
Posted 19 December 2012 - 11:36 PM
Posted 20 December 2012 - 03:50 AM
You did create the user model and CRUD ?
Find more about me.... btw. Do you know your WAN IP?
Posted 20 December 2012 - 10:58 AM
Maurizio Domba, on 20 December 2012 - 03:50 AM, said:
You did create the user model and CRUD ?
Yes I did . I followed all the steps in the tutorial up until the point where I have to access :
There was no error I encountered in earlier steps. There was a permissions issue that I had to fix (to allow nobody apache user have access to testdrive directory under WebRoot)
Posted 20 December 2012 - 01:44 PM
Just to be sure.. .check that you have the UserController and that the permissions are right.
Find more about me.... btw. Do you know your WAN IP?
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Ordnance Survey OpenSpace API
API documentation is publically available from the OpenSpace web site. From their site: OS OpenSpace is a free Ordnance Survey service that allows you to embed Ordnance Survey maps covering England, Scotland and Wales in your web apps. Place any kind of information that has a geographic reference on top of Ordnance Survey maps. Ordnance Survey is Great Britain's national mapping agency. The OS OpenSpace API is a piece of software code you can embed in your web application that provides all the necessary functionality to interact with a map, like panning, zooming in and out, and adding markers and polygons.


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During the bottom of the seventh inning of Game Two of the NLDS against the Cincinnati Reds, Chase Utley was awarded first base when it seemed like a high-and-inside Aroldis Chapman fastball grazed his hand. As we see in the animation below, the baseball clearly never made contact with Utley. As such, Utley was wrongfully awarded first base. The Phillies would go on to score three runs in the inning in part because of Utley's reaching base.
The above is yet another reason why instant replay could be implemented in baseball to ensure that the correct calls are made, but that isn't the debate I want to focus on. Instead, I want to talk about the ethical aspect of acting in baseball. Some people see the above as well as a similar acting job done by Derek Jeter in mid-September and conclude the players are cheating or being otherwise unethical.
Asked about his HBP from nearly a month ago, Jeter told reporters:
Reporter: Did you… [exaggerate the HBP]?
Jeter: Well, I mean, [the umpire] told me to go to first. I'm not going to tell him I'm not going to go to first, you know? My job is to try to get on base. It's part of the game. I've been hit before and they said "you weren't hit". So my job is to get on base. Fortunately for us, it paid off at the time, but I'm sure it would have been a bigger story if we had won the game.
Utley spoke about his HBP last night with reporters. Via Todd Zolecki:
But wait a second. Did that pitch actually hit him?
"I'm not sure," Utley said coyly. "It was pretty close. At first I thought it was going to hit me in my head. Fortunately, it didn't. And he throws so hard. I felt like I thought it hit me, so I put my head down and I ran to first."
Is it wrong to take a base that isn't yours? Is it wrong to put on a show to wrongfully take a base?
I don't believe it is. Utley and Jeter are not the first two players to attempt to deceive umpires into making a call that benefits them and they certainly will not be the last. Outfielders attempt this — though much less successfully — when they trap a ball between their glove and the grass. Even if the outfielder knows it bounced, the umpire's view may not have been the best and if he stands up confident that he caught the ball, he may earn the out. Catchers will frame a borderline pitch, moving his glove ever so slightly back into the strike zone, hoping to convince the home plate umpire that the pitcher threw a strike.
San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey stole second base in Game One of the NLDS against the Atlanta Braves and, despite the safe ruling, was clearly out. On receiving the benefit of the doubt from the second base umpire, Posey quipped, "I guess it's a good thing we don't have instant replay right now."
For as long as there exist umpires that are human beings, mistakes will always be made and the arbiters will be prone to various methods of persuasion, whether it's acting, framing, or simply a player's confidence. Players will continue to list "actor" under Skills on their baseball résumés and they should not be condemned for this.
Should Posey instead have told the second base umpire that he was out, and jogged back towards his dugout? Does Posey owe it to his teammates and to Giants fans to go along with the incorrect call, or does he have a larger obligation to the spirit of the game to play honestly 100 percent of the time? By encouraging and enforcing a zero-tolerance policy on dishonesty (especially with no enforcement), aren't we implicitly rewarding those who lie?
If Utley, Jeter, and Posey have one thing in common, it's that they all try their hardest to succeed on the overwhelming majority of opportunities. In other words, they do what it takes to win. That includes running out mundane ground-outs and pop-ups, diving for foul balls, sliding hard into second base, and yes, acting. That attitude is one that should be encouraged by Major League Baseball.
That players can, for lack of a better word, trick the umpires is not the players' fault; it is the system's fault. If a player's acting to generate a beneficial but incorrect ruling is to be frowned upon in baseball, then every call needs to be eligible for instant replay review and ball-strike calls must become computer-generated.
Barring that, enjoy the theater that is Major League Baseball and accept the flaws of the human beings who take part in it.


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Apathy is a "lack of concern or interest; indifference." (Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary) In terms of LGBTQ issues, apathy is the feeling in your community or school that nothing further needs to be done to promote acceptance and positive change.
Apathy tends to occur once a school or community has reached a level of tolerance, but not full acceptance, toward the LGBTQ community and issues. Apathy appears in environments where the majority of people believe LGBTQ-related problems to be non-existent, often because overt discrimination does not happen, though discreet forms of discrimination or intolerance, such as use of the phrase "that's so gay," reveal that true and full acceptance has not yet been achieved.
Talk to accepting teachers and ask them to advertise your club or bring students to your meetings. Develop a GSA-led anti-bias seminar for all incoming freshman. Contact various school departments and ask them to get involved. For example, the theater department could stage a LGBTQ-themed play such as the Laramie Project and the English department could incorporate LGBTQ-themed books into the curriculum while the school library could display a collection of LGBTQ-themed young adult novels. This visibility can do two things: (1) help raise awareness about what challenges the LGBTQ community faces outside your school, and (2) help other students see how active the GSA club is in making a difference at school, which may inspire them to join your club.
Form a coalition with other clubs focused on social justice, equality, and civil rights in your school to host joint meetings and events, bringing more people together. This will broaden the image of your club by dealing with more than just LGBTQ issues. If people feel like they can relate to the issues that you talk about, they are more likely to want to get involved.
Focus on events that will draw large crowds rather than small, intimate group gatherings, which can be intimidating for people who are considering joining. Plus, the more people you can engage, the more who will be interested next time. For example, bringing in a dynamic outside speaker who will energize people and motivate them to come to your other events.
Work on your publicity! Create a poster campaign, where you display a series of posters that publicize your club or bring to light issues that face the LGBTQ community outside your school. If your administration allows it, use sidewalk chalk to make large, unavoidable signs in the main areas where students walk or congregate at lunchtime. Get permission to announce your meetings and events at school-wide assemblies. Delegate tasks or take volunteers to help with different aspects of outreach and other club responsibilities.
Fun activities engage and excite people about your club. Here are some activities to try:
Food: Attract more people by appealing to their taste buds. Although some people might come just for the food, hopefully they'll find themselves engaged when they hear what you have to say. You could bring in LGBTQ "themed" foods, like skittles or rainbow-frosted cupcakes.
Movies: Depending on your audience and the goal you have in mind, you could pick a movie that directly relates to LGBTQ issues or you could pick something more indirectly related. For example, you could screen Philadelphia, a movie about a gay man with AIDS suing his employer for discrimination, or you could show Bend it Like Beckham, a movie with gay themes but one that is not directly about any LGBTQ issues. Plus, watching a movie can lead into a discussion about the issues the movie raises.
Games: Use a game as an icebreaker or even as the main event at a meeting to interest people who want to be more active.
Trips: Go somewhere as a group outside of school. Host a picnic at a local park. Attend an LGBTQ-themed theater performance. Apply to attend a GSA Network conference, such as Queer Youth Advocacy Day (QYAD), Youth Empowerment Summit (YES), or Expression Not Suppression (ENS).
Compose an editorial for your school newspaper. Some GSAs find that newspaper articles both legitimize their club and get their message out to a wider audience. You could write about why a GSA is still necessary at your school, point out things within the school that need to change, or identify issues currently facing the LGBTQ community.
Social networking is a great way to get your message out to the masses and to renew interest in your club. Consider making a group for your club on sites such as Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram and then adding club events to the group page. You could also create an email address specifically for your club, like email@example.com, and use it to keep club members up-to-date about upcoming events, meetings, and activities. Be sure to add yourself to GSA Network MySpace and Facebook pages. Go to www.gsanetwork.org to add us as friends.
Sometimes when club membership goes down, scheduling, not apathy, may be the real culprit. Weekly meetings may be too frequent. Consider spacing your meetings out, and having them every other week or once a month. Even your busiest members ought to be able to squeeze in a meeting here and there, and they may prioritize the GSA meetings if they know they are less frequent.
Allow your club to be not just a support club, but a social club and an activist club as well. Show the school that you know how to have fun and make a difference.


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For More American Moms, Kids Are a Late-30s Thing
In 1970, just 1% of first children were born to women over the age of 35. In 2012, 15% were, according to an analysis by Gretchen Livingston of the Pew Research Center of data from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.
The findings, along with new data from the CDC released Friday, show the trend of delayed childbearing among women in their late thirties and early forties continuing to pick up, with big implications for American society and the economy.
Delayed childbearing has allowed more women to pursue educations and careers, and achieve some measure of financial independence–things that can buffer women from major shocks like an economic downturn or a failed marriage, demographers say.
"This is good news," says Philip Cohen, a sociologist at the University of Maryland. "They are more protected against the shock of earnings loss, and they're probably more independent and better-established in their relationships."
At the same time, women who have kids much later in life also face increased health risks, both to themselves and their infants–especially mothers over 40, the CDC notes. The average age when a U.S. woman has her first child was 25.8 years old in 2012, up from 21.4 in 1970.
If women have their first kid in their late thirties or early forties, they're also more likely to have smaller families, pushing down the nation's fertility, which hit a new low in 2012. Lower fertility, in turn, can reduce the economy's long-term growth potential by cutting the size of the productive workforce and leaving fewer people to support the elderly.
In their report Friday, the CDC highlighted just how resilient the trend of delayed childbearing has been over time.
The number of first children per 1,000 women between the ages of 35 and 39 rose nearly 25% between 2000 and 2012. In other words, for every 1,000 women of this age, there were 11 "first births," up from 8.9 in 2000. Among women 40 to 44, there was a bigger percentage jump, of 35%, to 2.3 births, from 1.7 births.
All told, there were roughly nine times as many first children born to women 35 and up in 2012 as there were four decades earlier, the CDC said.
Kim Jalet of Somerville, Massachusetts, near Boston, is one of those moms.
Last July, Ms. Jalet, 40, and her 43-year-old husband had their first child, a daughter, after being married for nearly two decades.
For years, the couple was busy with their jobs–Ms. Jalet was a teacher in inner-city Boston, and also enjoyed the freedom of being childless. "We decided we really had a nice life and liked the way it was," Ms. Jalet said.
Two years ago, though, they figured if they were going to have a child, they better start trying. If it didn't work out, they were fine too, Ms. Jalet says.
Now, having worked as a teacher for 18 or so years, Ms. Jalet says she doesn't feel like she's missing out by devoting her days to her daughter. "I haven't been out for a year, but that's okay for me, she says. "It's a matter of when you're ready."


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Playing video games literally killing you
TRUE FACT: Everyone knows that video games are an enjoyable way to shirk responsibility and avoid human contact of the sexual variety (on purpose…yeah, that's the ticket), but did you know that there's a downside? A DEATH side? In 2011, one guy played so much Xbox that he died of "deep vein thrombosis," which is when a blood clot in a lower limb or extremity surges up to the heart. He was 20 years old. He is survived by his Xbox Live account.
STAY SAFE: Celebrate your video game triumphs with a victory push-up. Or, if that's too strenuous—and let's be honest, it is—settle for a victory chocolate-filled croissant. Its gooey, satuated fat center will draw attention to your body's UPPER extremities, like the aortas and whatever part of the brain controls self-esteem issues.
A meteorite coming down from space and smashing into your house
TRUE FACT: A meteor fell from the sky in 2010 and mostly burned in the atmosphere. But part of the rock embedded itself into the side of a man's house. He heard the loud sound late one night, but decided not to check it out for a few days, when he found a severe dent that threatened the resale value of his bungalow.
STAY SAFE: Build "space shields" out of cardboard, tinfoil, and a whole lotta wishing. Place liberally around the house, both inside and out, spaced no more than a meteor's distance apart. Investigate any and all sounds coming from outside, especially if you live in a metropolis—a hotbed of meteoric activity. What was that? The radiator? Probably a meteor burrowing into the ground and barrelling into the side of your windowless basement apartment. Better go check it out. Don't forget your "spacesuit" (business casual)!
Parasitic fish feeding on the inside of your peehole
TRUE FACT: In 1997, some guy in Brazil known only as F.B.C. was peeing in waist-deep water when allegedly a candiru—a catfish-like little guy who lives in the Amazon—JUMPED UP FROM THE WATER AND WENT INSIDE HIS URETHRA OH DEAR LORD IT PROBABLY WRIGGLED AROUND BECAUSE ITS TEETH WERE STUCK INSIDE THAT GAAAAAAAAAH HOLY FUCKING SHIT THIS IS REAL. He underwent two hours of surgery to remove the fish from his peehole. Two years later, an actual marine biologist wrote an entire book about this actual incident, because the only thing better than thinking about THE DICKHOLE FISH is reading about it so the mental image remains fresh.
STAY SAFE: Whenever you have to pee in the Amazonian region, be sure to drink plenty of water and endure rigorous kegel training regimens so your stream is, like, really powerful. You should be fine everywhere else, but it might be best to avoid the candiru's other home: toilets.
Being stranded in a subway car for an entire day
TRUE FACT: The subway is a cheap and efficient way to gallivant around New York City like you're Jay-Z—until the cars come to an abrupt halt and you're trapped underground for 32 hours in the middle of a blizzard. It happened at least once, to a bunch of nice, upstanding folks (and some monster who brought their cat with them) taking the A train three years ago. Will you be the MTA's next victim? Yes.
STAY SAFE: If the announcer says anything about a "delay," quickly size up who will be your Piggy and who will be your Jack, Lord Of The Flies-style. Because you're Ralph, of course, even if your conch shell is your iPhone 3GS that still runs even though its screen is cracked and the headphone jack only works if you wiggle it around a little bit—AAAAAAAH THINKING ABOUT CANDIRU AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Feast upon the empty Red Bull cans and discarded Egg McMuffin wrappers. Designate a corner for peeing, one for pooping, and one for the inevitable jizzing; the fourth is the Wild Card Corner®, and must remain hydrated at all times and at all costs according to MTA rules and regulations. Finally work up the courage to talk to that cute guy or girl across the subway car. Do not do this until hour 31, just in case you are rejected and must face them for the remainder of your stay, and one hour of boning in corner three is just about enough. When determining future travel plans, consider not doing them and staying home.
Cockroaches falling from the sky
TRUE FACT: Citing "science" as a valid reason why they would do such a thing, students at the University Of Nevada, Reno did an experiment last year where they sent boxes full of cockroaches into the sky via weather balloons. They were designed to soar higher and higher until inevitably bursting, raining the goods all over the ground where the students could go and retrieve them. I cannot reiterate enough times that this was a voluntary thing people did. Oh yeah, did I forget to mention they put blood in the packages, too? They put blood in the packages. You can't make this stuff up! Well, I guess you can, but then how would I know which university to shame?
STAY SAFE: Cockroaches are relatively harmless unless they develop a taste for radicchio. Scrub and bleach your radicchio supply on a nightly basis, and keep your radicchio away from open ventilation shafts, from where their odors might waft. Feel free to post a sign on a nearby telephone pole to let neighbors know that your radicchio is cockroach-proof. Sell secret to Dr. Oz.
A ceiling fan comes crashing down while you sleep and kills you
TRUE FACT: According to ChaCha, which is a service that answers whatever weird questions you text it, four people were killed in ceiling fan-related incidents in 2011. Four! Do you know how many ceiling fans there are in the world? At least seven.
STAY SAFE: Get a bunk bed, even as an adult. Situate yourself on the top and keep your eyes open throughout the night. Fans are notoriously shy beasts who won't move if you are looking at them, like the ghosts from Super Mario World. Tell yourself sleep is for pussies. Grow a pair.
You go on a blind date and get stabbed 300 times over the course of two days
TRUE FACT: A guy went on a date with a girl he met on the Internet, and was stabbed 300 times over the course of two days. Well, first he and the girl he was meeting had sex (bro!) and engaged in "consensual" stabbing of the kinky variety (bro!). Afterwards, her roommate came in and commenced with more stabbing as part of a Satanic ritual. The two tied him up, and then they stabbed him some more. Later, stabbing. 300 times. Over the course of two days.
STAY SAFE: Accept that stabbing is an inevitable part of life, and take a deep breath. You'll remember this moment forever—a real character-building experience to tell your offspring for generations to come. "But grandparent, what is the Internet?" they will ask. You'll show them your Twitter feed and they'll laugh. Silly kids. They're so obsessed with their rotary phones and printed newspapers, they've forgotten what's truly important.


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Hi Everyone lets keep this short and sweet this week.
Over the past few days I have been using the ChocolateMission Twitter feed to contact some more of our favourite celebs. I have had some surprising feedback so far some pretty well known faces so be sure to check that out weekend after next.
One of the biggest talking points you may have missed this week came off the back of this article I posted last week about Hershey's eyeing Cadbury (HERE). This article seemed to catch the attention of a few reader most notably Alan and Cybele (Candyblog) and sparked a debate as to which chocolate was superior ... Cadbury or Hershey? Both sides raised compelling arguments and the argument reached a nice point where both sides had stated equally justifiable cases ....so why don't the rest of us decide ...
'Which do you prefer out of Hershey's Milk Chocolate or Cadbury Dairy Milk?'
... leave your vote by popping a comment below! I look forward to hearing your answers
The ChocolateMission Omnibus:
Thornton's got a fair bit of attention this week and somehow managed to pop up 3 out of the 6 days. First of all on Monday I published my review of their Mini Caramel Shortcakes (See HERE). These were lauded by most as being an utterly fantastic snack with the likes of Susanne, Hiedi, Lottie and George all adding their own praise to my own. The second Thornton's product this week was the Milk Chocolate Venezuela 37% (See HERE) which similarly scored very highly on the rating system. Lastly on Saturday I got around to trying Thornton's Chocolate Cake Bars which were recommended to me by Phil (See HERE). They were among the best Cake Bars I have eaten and Ana and Mark concurred with this entirely.
Cadbury's also had another two outings this week with firstly the Cadbury Peanuts (See HERE) and then the Cadbury Dairy Milk Rocky Road (See HERE) from New Zealand. The less said about the Peanuts is probably for the better, though the Rocky Road seemed to catch the eye of the likes of Maggs. In between those reviews I managed to publish my review of McVitie's Galaxy Cake Bars (See HERE).
News from the Chocolate Market:
* Cadbury released their new Fairtrade TVC and are also bringing out a music single - I think I will pass thanks! See HERE
* Nestle are releasing price marked packs for some of their best known brands. See HERE
* If you like Aero Bubbles you will be pleased to hear that for a limited time Nestle are giving away 33% free with each pack. See HERE
* There is even more evidence that cocoa prices will be going up soon. See HERE
* Yet more speculation on the Kraft takeover of Cadbury. See HERE
Post from other blogs I enjoyed this week:
* Foodstufffinds - I do love Pringles and Cin at FFF has recently been finding all these new great sounding flavours. See HERE.
* GiGi Reviews - Speaking of crisps GiGi got hold of a new flavour of Doritos in the US - Cheesy Enchilada and Sour Cream YUM! See HERE.
* ImpulsiveBuy - I liked the look of these Yoplait Lemon Torte desserts that Marvo reviewed at IB. See HERE.
* CandyBlog - Cybele did a fantastic job documenting how US Cadbury Dairy Milk compares to our UK Dairy Milk. See HERE.
* Chocablog - Dom wrote a funny review about some knock off Jaffa Cakes. Funny stuff!! See HERE