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Independence Day was not just a time for fireworks. It was a chance to appreciate what the United States of America has accomplished as a nation. However, this opportunity does not come once a year. It is with us 24 hours, seven days a week and 365 days a year.
We urge each and every one of you to take pride in your nation and appreciate your freedoms and choices all of the time. While the festivities for Independence Day come once a year, we are Americans year-round.
Choosing our jobs, careers, spouses, where we live and our leaders through voting is something many of us tend to take for granted. We live in a democracy, not a dictatorship. Things are far from perfect in the U.S., but we should appreciate what we do have instead of complaining about the things that are wrong.
When we do not like something about the way society operates, we should have the mentality of, "What can I do to make it better?"
The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution gives us the right to free speech, the right to assemble or petition, which gives us the tools to have meaningful dialogue and exchange ideas. Freedom of the press, also in the First Amendment, gives us at The Courier the freedom to do our job. The Russellville community in turn has the opportunity to make educated and informed decisions.
Nearly all of you have heard these things before, we're sure. What we are asking is for you to look at other parts of the world and acknowledge how lucky you really are. Don't do this just on the Fourth of July. Let's keep up the momentum we had going when those fireworks were going off Monday night.
Taking pride in where we live extends beyond our nation. The community of Russellville is something for all of us to be proud of all of the time.
Americans in all 50 states have one common bond. However, each of us live in a community that is unique, and we all have different reasons to be proud of when it comes to whatever city or town we may reside.
Russellville is a growing and upcoming area. It continues to thrive on limited resources, especially during these hard economic times of the past few years.
We don't need a special day to appreciate where we live. We should be proud of our home all of the time.
The most basic things in life are easy to take for granted. As our nation's 229th birthday is now a memory, let's continue to be grateful and proud for our home 365 days a year.


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With 426 of 555 precincts reporting at 9:25 p.m., it sure looks like former Pizza Hut CEO Mike Rawlings and former Police Chief David Kunkle are headed to a June runoff.
Rawlings leads with 42 percent of the vote, and Kunkle is second with 32 percent. City Councilman Ron Natinsky is third with 24 percent, and he now trails Kunkle by more than 4,000 votes.
Rawlings has 25,245 votes to Kunkle's 19,023 and Natinsky's 14,683. Edward Okpa has 1,321 votes, or 2 percent.

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Australia v New Zealand, Bledisloe Cup, October 20
Hansen to miss Bledisloe build-up
ESPN Staff
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All Blacks boss Steve Hansen has joined his family at the bedside of his ill father © Getty Images
The All Blacks will begin their preparations for Saturday's Bledisloe Cup clash with Australia on Saturday without head coach Steve Hansen whose father is seriously ill.
Assistant coach Ian Foster is set to take a leading role in training this week with Hansen understood to have joined his family at his father's bedside. However, he has stressed that Hansen will still play a part in planning as the All Blacks close in on the record for consecutive Test wins.
"The best thing we can do for him right now is to give him time with his family and do a very good job of preparing for what is going to be a really exciting Test match," Foster told Sportal.co.nz. "We will just carry on as normal. We've got good structures and good people in the team and we're trucking along."
Victory over the Wallabies in Brisbane this weekend would extend the All Blacks' winning run to 17 games and equal the mark set by New Zealand between 1965-69 and later equalled by South Africa between 1997 and 1998. The record is held by Lithuania who notched 18 straight victories as they marched up the European pecking order between 2008 and 2010.
"We are certainly aware of it," Foster said of the record, "but there are a few factors this week for us. We've got Kevvie's (hooker Keven Mealamu) 100th Test which is pretty special.
"The beauty about this team is that we get into really good routines as to how we prepare and we know if we prepare well from Sunday to Monday it gives us a great opportunity to play well on Saturday night. Things will happen if we do the process well."
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I'm diggin these joints
I'm diggin these joints
Are they gonna be wearing these at some point during the season?
I always wanted the knicks to rock an Orange uniform....., but these are ugly as ****!
" It's a new era for the Knicks "
Yeah I gotta concur these are horrible lol.. I like the shorts but the jersey ain't working. Too bright.
We're gonna look bad ass in these joints yo I feel it
They'd be good for playing games in the snow
Shump looks uberathletic in this uniform. No homo.
should have just wore the orange safety reflector vests instead
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I haven't found a board like this for VB, and to this point I have not needed one.
Heres my problem.
I am writing files in VB, everytime I write a file it gets created in C:/Windows. I need to specify the path with the filename, the application cannot rely on a static path so I need to find a way to get the path to the .exe that is my VB program.
I can imagine that there is some kind of global identifier, I just dont know it.


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This makes my car feel i have a turbo. It is high quality and is worth it. i was skeptical but i had to "learn" how to drive it right". I have not evenhad to push the pedal all the way


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by E. Sebastian Arduengo
Gerrymandering is such a tried and tested electioneering technique that one might think that the founders intended for political parties to draw boundaries for congressional districts to suit their interests. Given that one of the first uses of the gerrymander was on the part of Anti-Federalists in Virginia to keep James Madison out of the House of Representatives that may well be the case. But, after a round of district drawing following the 2010 census, have the parties finally taken it too far? Now that the 2012 election results are in, for the most part, we can see the effect of partisan redistricting on the composition of the House. While that effect probably wasn't enough to shift control of the House to the Democrats, it was enough to heavily dilute Democratic voters in several key states.
But, before getting into that, what allows political parties to exercise so much control over the process of drawing congressional districts in the first place? The Constitution mandates that congressional districts be re-drawn after every census to reflect changes in population distribution; but how this is accomplished is largely left to states' discretion. The two bedrock principles all states are supposed to abide by are "one person, one vote," the idea that voters in different districts should have roughly equivalent voting power; and that districts cannot be drawn for the purpose of diluting minority voting power. However, in League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry, the Supreme Court largely rejected a challenge brought by Texas voters that the redistricting scheme dreamed up by the Republican legislature was wholly unconstitutional, in part because the justices believed that there was no workable test for judging partisan excess.


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Oh damn, new truths keep coming out about the Chris Brown v. Frank Ocean brawl.
According to reports obtained by TMZ, Chris Brown threatened to shoot the out-singer and then someone called him a "f*ggot."
That's just mean, and could turn into a hate crime situation.
Frank told police his attacker punched him in the face, while his goons helped jump him.
The police report details that Frank suffered a cut to his right index finger and cut on his left temple. Though he refused medical treatment at the scene, he was later taken to the hospital.
Frank came out last year, sharing that he has had a romantic relationship with a man. Since his reveal, the singer has received both support and criticism from fans and industry peers.
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Military Portraits – Woody Davis and Paul Hargrave
Many thanks to Margie Richardson for sending the above pictures of my grand uncles, Woody Burl Davis and Munden Paul Hargrave. It is a great starting point for my research into their military service. I hope to meet with Woody's daughters, Judy Kay and Cheryl, next month. Margie will send more info on Paul's service in the near future. Woody served with the United States Marine Corps and Paul with the United States Navy, both during World War II.
Brian Davis – James Michael Davis – James Nead Davis (brother of Woody Burl Davis)
Brian Davis – James Michael Davis – James Nead Davis (sister of Annell Hargrave (Davis)/brother in-law of Munden Paul Hargrave)


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East Anglia: British Sugar and Silver Spoon owner ABF issues warning over fall in world prices
PUBLISHED: 09:00 16 January 2014 | UPDATED: 15:07 16 January 2014
Silver Spoon owner Associated British Foods (ABF) today reported a "weaker than expected" performance within its sugar division, but said the current beet campaign in the UK was progressing to plan.
ABF said sugar revenues during its opening quarter, covering the 16 weeks to January 4, were 27% below the corresponding period a year ago, adjusted for currenncy movements,
Besides lower prices within the European Union, which the group had already warned would lead to lower revenues and margins for both its British Sugar business in the UK and its operations in Spain, recent falls in world prices may put further pressure on revenues and margins elsewhere, particularly in China.
Sales volumes in Africa and China were both lower then last year and reduced sugar production in Spain had led to the elimination of non-quota exports this year.
"The UK campaign is progressing to plan. Beet quality and sugar content are encouraging and all factories are operating well." ABF said. "Sugar production for the current year is now estimated to be 1.28m tonnes compared with last year's 1.15m tonnes."
However, it added: "Lower sugar prices, as the market rapidly adjusts ahead of EU regime reform in 2017, will result, as previously indicated, in a substantial reduction in profit from our sugar businesses this year. With the further recent fall in world sugar prices this reduction will now be greater than previously expected."
Revenues with the group's agriculture division were flast compared with last year, with lower UK feed volumes offset by growth in China, South America and Asia.
Revenues within the group's grocery division, which includes brands such as Silver Spoon, Twinings and Ovaltine, were 1% down in total but 2% ahead of last year when adjusted for currency movements,
ABF said sales at Silver Spoon had declined as a result of lost contracts and reduced UK sugar pricing but the profit impact has been partially mitigated by overhead cost reduction.
The pattern was similar in the ingredients division, with revenue 2% lower at actual rates but 3% ahead of last year on a constant currency basis.
However, ABF's star performance was again its Primark discount clothing chain, where sales were 12% ahead at constant currency rates and 14% up in total.
The group the growth was driven by an 8% increase in selling space, strong like-for-like growth and higher sales densities from new stores.
"Although like-for-like sales in the first eight weeks were held back by the unseasonably warm weather and the strong comparatives in the previous year, the second half of the period was characterised by excellent Christmas trading with very strong like-for-like growth," it said.
Overall, ABF said group revenue for the first quarter were 1% on a constant currency basis and flat compared with last year at actual rates, and the group said its profits expectations for the full year remained unchanged.


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Florida Rep. Trey Radel to Resign After Cocaine Arrest
Rep. Trey Radel (R., Fla.) plans to step down from Congress on Monday after being arrested on a cocaine-possession charge at a Washington restaurant last year, a spokesman in his office said.
Mr. Radel, who represents an area of Florida that includes Naples and Fort Myers, was facing an investigation from the House Committee on Ethics over the arrest and subsequent guilty plea for cocaine possession. The congressman was arrested after trying to purchase the drug from an undercover police officer. He later pleaded guilty and received a year of probation.


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Kristen was hiding her
More pics at Just Jared and Thinking of Rob
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cojones.. Hahaha I love when Kristen said that in a enterview! lol
Yeah, being a Spanish teacher just REALLY cracked me up! And then Taylor's face! Priceless...
How much you wanna' bet that that is ROB's beanie?
Is she sending us a passive/agressive message?
Methinks she is... lol...
hahaha I <3 Kristen....even more after reading the EW article..just came today! I love what she said about being interviewed..how hard it is for her to just summerize 3 mo of her life in 5 minutes...and how she is working on it. Ughhh i just really love our Twi Cast..they are awesome haha.ReplyDelete
It's 90 degrees in Vancouver...and they're wearing wool hats....
Anyhoo...I wonder what they're going to do with Kristen's hair? Extentions? A wig??
I heard extensions.ReplyDelete
Btw, Jackson was at the cast eats gathering. I Felt Hope blog has pics of him. And one of K and Ashley hugging.ReplyDelete
Nice! Thanks, Anon 12:18!ReplyDelete
People who are together usually start dressing like each other. Just saying...ReplyDelete
I think she looks nice.
Lorabell, I'm kinda crushing on Riley right now. He looks a lot better to me out & about than he did in the first set of publicity pics I saw of him.ReplyDelete
Hmm, is the beanie a sign of Pattinson-by-osmosis? Nikki was into the beanie when they were filming New Moon ..ReplyDelete
Before Robert Pattinson, the beanie did not exist. People walked around with cold heads. He came along, and anyone else seen wearing one is instantly copping his look, because no one else is allowed to wear similar clothing items. He is that majestic.ReplyDelete
@ Anon 3:38 I spit out my drink laughing! So funny! Seriously you couldn't find beanies anywhere, Grandma's had to sew them. HA HA!ReplyDelete
I think she looks like an idiot- Why doesn't she put on a fur coat while she's at it. I like her to keep her own style- that what I like about her and each of the cast members have their own identity.ReplyDelete
We've been wearing "beanies" in Canada for decades.
Only, we call them "touques" and we only wear them between November and March.....
TOUQUES. My husband used that word (he's canadian) and I was like....wha???? We live in the U.S. now, and he doesn't say that much anymore. :-)ReplyDelete
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The International Humanist and Ethical Union has issued a call to action on the Bangladesh situation. It's gotten worse than I thought.
Islamist political parties have provided government with a list of 84 "atheist bloggers" and are demanding the death penalty for "insulting religion". Several bloggers have already been arrested and a government official promised to pursue all those listed.
Crowd at Islamist rally against atheist bloggers in Bangladesh
Last week, we said the government would be "walking into a trap set by fundamentalists" if they gave any succour to these demands. But they did. And on Friday a rally on the order of 100,000 Islamists marched in Dhaka (video) calling for a new blasphemy law and for the execution of the atheist bloggers. Earlier this year a prominent atheist blogger was murdered in a machete attack at his home, so we are also concerned about the safety in public of those accused of "blasphemy".
So there's something else that would disappear in a world without gods.
It's a call to action; so what are we supposed to do?
They have four simple suggestions: express your dissent online (I know you can do that!), rally and protest, contact your ambassador to Bangladesh and express your concerns, and contact the Bangladeshi embassy. They have suggestions at the link for how to do that.
You know, it's getting very hard to argue that atheism is not a human rights issue when people are being jailed and murdered for expressing their conscientious beliefs.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- Jose Fernandez underwent successful Tommy John surgery in Los Angeles on Friday, according to his representatives.
Here's the release from Tampa-based attorney Ralph Fernandez, who is no relation:
Today surgery was performed on Jose Fernandez. All indications are that it was successful. Many have followed this story closely offering their prayers and support. Much has been written and broadcast. In order to reduce speculation some of the underlying facts that brought us to this juncture are worthy of explanation.
Jose did not have a preexisting condition. While pitching during the recent Dodgers game in Miami he was struck by a ball on his rear thigh. This prompted a completely unanticipated change in delivery which neither the staff nor his coaches could discern. After the game we spoke as we always do. Jose was concerned about his arm. Despite many exchanges on the subject in the days that followed he felt that with the Marlins regaining first place in the division he could not let his team down.
Apparently the injury was worse than he believed. In San Diego in the third ending he suffered a traumatic event, tossed a couple of more innings and the rest is history. A pitch speed analysis was published reflecting a decrease in speed in the last few games. The analysis did not take into account that by design after a victory in Atlanta, facing Atlanta five days later warranted nearly forty off speed pitches. A similar pattern followed in the early innings of the next game. Thus the reduction in average speed but not due to injury.
Many people, including some very close to Jose, have expressed opinions about the merits of surgery. Frustration has run high. One of the practical factors that we considered in reaching the
decision that he follow the consensus in medical advice was the absolute agreement between Jeffrey Loria, owner of the Marlins, and Scott Boras, Jose's agent. Their agreement on anything Jose, from a legal and practical perspective, creates an irrefutable presumption that this was the proper course.
I also consulted with Luis Crespo, M.D., a medical adviser to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and trusted close friend. All of this information was shared with Jose and his mother Maritza. In the last week the contact has been constant. Jose has not taken this lightly. All of us should look forward to the same dynamic and engaging personality, the contagious smile, a team and community leader on and off the field, and a courageous young man coming back soon. The only difference may well be the young fireballer's acquisition of a bionic arm. If anyone has been upset by the restriction of information I extend my sincerest apologies."


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Now, they're moving through the Coney Island Overhaul Facility at a rate of four cars a week getting what NYCT describes as "a limited-scope maintenance makeover intended to improve their performance and reliability until they are replaced by the fleet of 300 new R179 cars, due to begin arriving in 2014." The work will cost around $25 million.
The Brightliners were the first large order of stainless steel, corrosion resistant cars purchased for New York's subway.
The makeover includes upgrades to several major car components and systems including air brakes, auxiliary electric, car body, couplers, car body hoses, door systems, propulsion systems, some HVAC work, and trucks.


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Utah Construction & Mining Co.
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The Utah Construction Company was organized in Ogden, Utah, in 1900. The articles of incorporation list Thomas D. Dee as president and a principal stockholder, along with David Eccles, Edmund Orson Wattis, Warren L. Wattis, William H. Wattis, and Marie D. Wattis.
The injection of new capital allowed the young company to quickly repay its debts and grow at an astounding rate in its early years. During the first year of business it paid a 165 percent return on capital.
The company's early success at building railroads in the West and Mexico soon expanded into building dams. Utah Construction bid successfully in 1931 to construct the Hoover Dam for the Federal Bureau of Reclamation. As cost estimates for the dam mounted, Utah Construction became a major partner in Six Companies, which completed the dam in 1935, a year ahead of schedule. During World War II, the company undertook projects at Pearl Harbor and in Guam and participated in building the Alaska Military Highway.
Utah Construction acquired its first mine in 1944, and mining quickly became a major portion of the business, prompting a company name change to Utah Construction & Mining Company. In the postwar years, Utah Construction further diversified to include residential and commercial construction and opened operations in thirteen countries on five continents. For example, in 1965 Utah Construction finished work on Tamut Pond Dam in Australia. In 1967 Utah Construction issued common stock for the first time and became a public company.


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PUBLISHED: 16:21 08 April 2014 | UPDATED: 16:21 08 April 2014
Barry Athletic Football Club, based in Barry Island, South Wales are touring Devon on the weekend May 9,10,11.
They are coming to Devon – they'll be based in Exmouth – with a party of 1st and 2nd team players with an age range of 30-52 and are looking for a friendly match.
Tour organiser Adrian Gratton says: "We are not looking for anything too strenuous. It's more a case of having a game and then enjoying a few pints. It appears that we have booked our tour a little early as I have seen on the Devon league website that many teams still have fixtures outstanding around that time. Our own season finishes on April 26. We are staying in Exmouth, but do have a mini bus so could travel although we'd prefer not to venture too far!"
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Public Health Classics: Assessing air pollution and health in six U.S. cities, researchers' findings changed the air we breathe
In the 1974, most of us thought that air pollution was something that just looked and smelled bad. But public health researchers had just launched a study to determine whether air pollution shortened people's lives. Twenty years later they published their results. It forever changed the way we think about and address air pollutants.


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1. Where did you think Edward had gone off to at the start of the chapter and why did you think he had vanished?
I wasnt sure where or why Edward just vanished the way he did. I knew it must have had something to do with Bella though. I mean why else would he have left?
2. We learn a few things about Bella's parents in this chapter. Charlie can't cook - Renee is rather needy and so on. What does this tell us about Bella as an individual?
I didnt really learn much abouther personality. I know that she is pretty shy since she is coming from a new school. She doesn't seem needy. She knows how to cook, which means she must know how to take care of herself.
3. What was your reaction to the polite way Edward treated Bella when he returned? Did you think he was putting on a show? How did it change your thoughts about his initial reaction to her?
I thought that it was really weird how he could come back and be so nice to Bella. I did think that he was just putting on a show. I didnt understand why he would be nice if he just hated her.
4. What was your first explanation for the change in Edward's eye color?
I just thought that it was something normal. I know that some people have eyes that can change color. So i thought he was like that.


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Dr. Carolyn Dixon, an OB/GYN in Sarasota, knows the importance of preventative medicine. Her family has a strong history of heart disease. Because of this, she takes advantage of any opportunity to have her heart evaluated.
"I believe in being proactive," she says. "I don't just mean prevention, but pre-prevention. When I look at my age and my family history, it's really important to me."
When she heard about an 18-point, cardiovascular-disease screening test that was available locally, she was more than willing to give it a chance.
"When I saw the price, it was a deal I couldn't refuse," she says. "I went through it, and I was really impressed. I did pretty well, but my cholesterol was up. It gave me an incentive to improve."
Dr. Mahfouz El Shahawy, medical director at the Cardiovascular Center of Sarasota, has been offering the test out of his office for one year. He says it was developed out of a need for more reliable screening methods. Until recently, the benchmark for cardiovascular-disease screening was the Framingham Test, which assessed factors such as cholesterol, blood pressure and lifestyle to provide a 10-year heart-disease risk assessment.
But, according to El Shahawy, this test was an inaccurate predictor, and it wasn't taking advantage of the latest technology. Some people without any symptoms, and whose scores indicated no risk, would end up suffering from heart disease.
"The Framingham test provided a statistical correlation only," he says. "The 18-point test is evidence-based. It offers objective findings and undeniable proof."
Saturday, Feb. 2, El Shahawy is co-directing the ninth annual Cardiovascular Disease Assessment and Prevention Symposium, which will feature a faculty comprised of top cardiovascular-prevention experts.
"There will be a big emphasis on prevention," says El Shahawy. "It's been neglected for years. People are more than willing to get mammograms and colonoscopies, but heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women. I hope people will wake up and start giving more attention to the heart."
Dr. Carolyn Dixon, an OB/GYN in Sarasota, knows the importance of preventative medicine. Her family has a strong history of heart disease. Because of this, she takes advantage of any opportunity to have her heart evaluated.


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I often get fascinating letters and emails from listeners to my radio program.
Dr. Laura:
Recently, I was invited to join a group in support of removing Father's and Mother's Day celebrations in public schools. Upon looking further into this group, I found that the founder of this group was a single mom "by choice," and was angry her child was being made to feel bad because the other children have daddies, and hers does not. I wanted to send you the email I sent her:
I think you should seriously consider shutting down this group. I find
it interesting you "chose" single parenthood for your child, but are not punishing those who did not for YOUR decision. The majority of children have a mother and father and those who don't will have to learn to deal with disappointment and adapt. You act as though she shouldn't have to learn to deal with disappointment, but in order to become a productive adult, she will. Sadly, this disappointment was thrust upon her by you. Instead of sitting down with her like an adult and explaining why she doesn't have a father and why you chose that life for you, you are placing the blame on the school system for making her feel bad and putting her in an uncomfortable situation. You do realize Father's Day isn't the only time she'll be reminded she has no father, right? By making this subject taboo, you are making her feel further alienated and, in the same breath, telling her you made a decision for her that was wrong. Make up your mind. Either you did this by choice and are willing to deal with the consequences, or you are embarrassed by the situation you are in and you want to cover up your mistake so your daughter doesn't have to know. Grow up and take ownership of your choices.
I cannot tell you how happy I was to read this. I hope that you are taking stands whenever you see people deconstructing the family to permit themselves the freedom to do whatever the hell they want.
The woman referred to in this letter, like so many others, decided : "I want a kid." "I want a kid" – not "Gee, I'd really like to be a Mom. What's in the best interest of a child?" How about a mom and a dad, married, and no daycare? No. It was just what "I" want for this woman. So with this group, she has tried to deconstruct the family in the public schools by saying there's no Mother's or Father's Day – it's all irrelevant – trying to cover up that she knows she did something wrong to her kid, by intentionally robbing her child of a father, for her own selfish needs. And our society is giving all of that a pass: "anything you want to call 'family' is a family."
It appears that it doesn't matter what a kid needs. It just matters what the adults want.


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What's a "DVD"?
*heavy breathing*
VHS long gone now as transferred what I still had to DVD-Rs. Still have some laser discs (CIty Hunter) though.
DVDs still the builk of what buy but Blu-ray (Unless t's a title where can't watch with the subtitles off (always on)) is becoming part of the collection as well (especially if the price between the BLu-ray and DVD set isn't too high).
Single volumes releases have pretty much stopped for North American releases. Sets take up less space but at same time get nothing besides the discs in the case it seems these days. No reversible covers, no episode list or guides, etc.
Japanese Blu-ray is great since don't need a region coded player (as do with the DVDs).
CR great so can see series ahead of having to need to buy them and can try out many more series that may never have thought to.
Eastunder wrote:
I've recently started my collection, i have Akira, Baccano!, and soon i will have Soul Eater and Beck after they're delivered. But i was wondering, does anyone know where to find cheap and legitimate copies of Eureka 7, i don't want bootlegs and the ones on Amazon are fucking expensive.
The individual volumes of Eureka Seven go for around $6-$8 new on Amazon, as far as I saw. The ones I saw were Vol 3, Vol 4, Vol 6, Vol 7, Vol 8, Vol 9, Vol 10, and Vol 12. I couldn't find Vol 11 but Vol 1, 2, 5, and 13 are all in the $15-$90 range new. Used all of them are in the $1-$3 range, from the top offers. That took like two minutes of searching. I may actually get them myself now that I think about it.
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I buy a lot of full sets as long as they are the complete series I may have to wait a while but when an anniversary rolls around I get beautiful art boxes key chains posters and other things lol, I also love buying movie collections as well I love having something that physically proves how much I love to support and own something I love.
Not only are your profile and av awesome, even your collection photos are fancy and epic; I love it! Quite a few good titles there as well.
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If you are in north america then there is no need for a region free BD player as Japan and NA are both in region 1.
Oh and Little Busters BD 1 arrived so I can finally watch episodes 1-3! Kokoro Connect Kizu Random 2, Sukitte 2, Tonari 3, BTOOOM 3 all BD are on the way, should be here this week, soon if all goes well.
I also have a rather large collection of HK martial arts films. the infernal affairs set i have was not released in states. i probably should have mentioned that part of film collection. yes i am one that finds films from all countries enjoyable. No dubs just subs.
i apologize if this comes off angry or mean. i just woke up and have not had enough coffee.
You got a bad attitude Pops. Lighten up before your arteries harden!
I currently have.
(All series are complete)
Angel Beats collection
Black Lagoon series 1&2
The Girl who leapt through time
Summer Wars
Evangelion 1.11&2.22
Ghost in the Shell Solid state society.
Kenshin series 1
Kenshin: trust and betrayel
Kenshin Movie
Kenshin Reflection
Martian Successor Nadesico
Elfen Lied
Black blood brothers
Highschool of the dead
Eden of the East complete+Movies
Ghost in the shell
Ghost in the shell: Innocence
Ghost in the shell SAC 1st gig & 2nd gig
Fate/Stay Night
Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works
Ghost Hunt
Ergo Proxy
Death Note
Ninja Scroll 10th Anniversary edition
Blood the last vampire
Origin Spirits of the Past
Not as big as some collections but it was gathered over a period of only about 8 months.
I used to feel I had to buy everything I liked... now I have less money for it, and also since there's streaming and stuff... I only buy the things I'm going to rewatch a lot.
So I guess it does actually make sense then, that I have 3 copies of my favorite series (First release - DVD only, then a BD/DVD combo pack.)
I guess the thing is, streaming is nice, but like... let's say you watch an anime now and you really like it, then in 5 years you want to go back and watch it again. There's no guarantee it'll still be streaming anywhere. Even if it got licensed and dubbed and whatever... Just look at most of Bandai's catalog. Also, things from Geneon. Even some of the stuff Funimation picked up to complete (like Story of Saiunkoku), are now out of print.
It makes me sad... after watching Sword Art Online, I wanted to go back and revisit .hack//SIGN, but I don't know if I have the DVDs of it and, well...
I buy Anime DVDs and Manga! I used to think it was a waste of money but then i bought my Evangelion Platinum collection and was just like "oh ya, i need more." I just started collecting about a 2 months ago but i hope that in 5 years or so i'll have a sexy collection.
I just started collecting so I don't have a huge collection and most of the stuff I have is incomplete >_< I definitely plan on buying Soul Eater, Angel Beats, K-On! & Kore wa zombie desu ka? in the near future :D
Of course~
I'm aiming on getting a full complete set of the Studio Ghibli films because they have the numbering on the side of the DVD box so I'd have to get them all D:, got a few atm, but need MORE, they're not too expensive either, only like £6 or something.
Kawaii nekoo-channn
I do, but it's really only my favorite series. If I can watch it on netflix, here, or youtube then meh don't need it.
The only real reason I still get anime on DVD/Blu-Ray is because I rip them into .mp4 files so I can play them via DLNA from our Ubuntu Linux media server (with 28TB of storage) on our 55" LED TV with our PS3, and our computers in our bedrooms.
Yes. I do.
My collection is nowhere near as extensive as the ones I've seen on here, because I only recently started buying things in earnest, but it'll grow over time. Right now I have Dragonball, NGE, Eva Rebuilds 1 and 2, Redline, and Astro Boy.
Streaming is fine, but if I can help it, I really like to feel that I physically possess a copy of what I'm watching, be it on DVD or in a torrented file. So if I like a show, and want to support the companies involved, I'll put the series on my shopping list. DVDs are pretty clunky compared to files though, so I hope studios can someday find a profitable way to make files themselves available for download. That way your experience wouldn't depend on a fast connection (like streaming), and you could access the anime right from your hard drive as much as you want.
On a side note, does anybody own a copy of End of Evangelion, or Gurren Lagann? I searched for both on Amazon recently. I bought EoE, even though it was out of print and the price was way up, but returned it because the disc kept freezing up my computer. And I got scared away from Gurren Lagann because of all the complaints of skipping and freezing on the discs. Is this your experience? Does the video have decent quality? Aspect ratios all preserved? No black bars on screens that match the videos' dimensions? Etc?


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On Rejecting
The Theory of Common Ancestry:
A Reply to Hasker
Alvin Plantinga
Department of Philosophy
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
From Perspectives on Science and Christian
Faith 44 (December 1992): 258-263.
Used by permission
I wish to respond to William Hasker's "Evolution and Alvin Plantinga" (Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, Sept. 1992, pp. 150 ff.).1 Hasker takes issue with several things I said; I am tempted to engage in lengthy point-by-point self-exculpation, but I shall resist, confining myself to a couple of points of general interest. Some of the issues involved seem to me to be extremely important with respect to the health and welfare of the Christian intellectual community.
First, however, just a bit of stage setting. My original article ("When Faith and Reason Clash: Evolution and the Bible"2 was devoted to this question: what should Christians do when there is an apparent conflict between faith and reason? I took as an example the apparent conflict between the teachings of Christianity and the teachings of current evolutionary theory; and I noted that many of the experts (Ayala, Dawkins, Gould, Ruse, Simpson, Spieth, e.g.) claim that evolution is certain, as certain as that the earth revolves around the sun. (By "evolution" they apparently mean at least TCA: the theory of common ancestry, the theory according to which all contemporary living things are genetically related.) I disputed these claims of certainty and suggested that they should be explained in terms of the fact that evolution is the only naturalistic explanation available, the only game in town. I went on to argue that the probability - or acceptability - of TCA is much lower with respect to Christian theism and the empirical evidence than with respect to philosophical naturalism and the empirical evidence. Indeed, I claimed that TCA is improbable, less probable than its denial, with respect to theism and the empirical evidence. And I did this without saying exactly how I think God did create all the varying forms of life, without specifying and endorsing some hypothesis of the same logical level or the same logical strength as TCA.
Now both Ernan McMullin3 and Hasker apparently think there is something improper with this procedure. Both apparently believe that if you reject a theory or explanation as unlikely on the evidence, you have to be prepared to propose some other theory in its place. They don't say what you must propose this theory as, or claim for it: must you think it is true? Or (less stringently) more likely than not? Or (still less stringently) more probable than the one you reject? All three of these alternatives, I believe, are importantly mistaken; and because this is such an important point, I want to look into it more carefully.
Hasker first suggests that "Plantinga is gaining an unfair advantage by pointing out the weaknesses of a hypothesis he opposes, while leaving his own view in the dark and thus safe from criticism" (p. 154), and in a footnote he adds that even if I didn't intend to gain an unfair advantage in this way, the fact is I did gain an unfair advantage for my view by not putting it out for criticism. Of course this presupposes that I have a view here. And I do have a view: that the probability of TCA with respect to Christian theism and the empirical evidence is low, lower than that of its denial. But Hasker apparently believes that if I reject TCA as improbable, then (if I am proceeding properly) I must be prepared to suggest and endorse some other view of the same specificity or same logical strength as TCA. Now at first glance, anyway, that seems wrong. I think Cardinal X will be the next Pope; you think that is unlikely, but don't have a candidate of your own; there is no one such that you think it is more likely than not that he will be the next pope. Is there something wrong with your procedure? I think not.
A fuller example: you are at the race track. There are 8 horses in the first race. These horses are fairly evenly matched, but there is a favorite, Black Beauty, who you think has a 1/3 chance of winning. You leave just before the end of the first race; as you leave you hear a roar go up from the crowd. The most probable explanation, as you see it, is that the crowd is cheering Black Beauty, who has just won the race. Will you believe that explanation? I hope not; although there is a 1/3 chance that Black Beauty is the winner, there is a 2/3 chance that she isn't. Do you instead believe of some other horse that it is the winner? No: each of them, as you see it, has a smaller chance of winning than Black Beauty. Is there anything irrational or methodologically unsound in this structure of belief? Again, I should think not.4
But doesn't the same structure hold for explanations more generally, including scientific explanations? If you think a given explanation or theory T is less likely than its denial, or even if you think it is only somewhat more likely than its denial, you quite properly won't believe it. This is so even if you can't think of another theory or explanation of the phenomena that you believe more probable than not, or even more probable than T. (I take it the denial of a theory isn't automatically another theory.) In the horse race example, I reject (do not believe) the proposition that Black Beauty won (although of course I also reject the belief that she lost); I know of several other theories of the same level of generality as that Black Beauty won: but I don't believe any of them; and, in fact, each of them is less probable, as I see it, than the hypothesis that Black Beauty won. So it is sometimes perfectly sensible to reject the best (or most probable) explanation. This might be when you don't know of any other possible explanations at all; but the same thing is also perfectly rational when you do, if all of them including the one in question are too unlikely.5
This is how things look on the face of it; but Hasker believes these appearances are misleading. He claims that I can't justifiably think or say that TCA is unlikely on the evidence unless I am prepared to come up with an alternative to it; and he has an argument for that conclusion. I want to look at his reasoning here, and I beg the reader's indulgence for descent into the sort of line by line analysis that analytic philosophy is infamous for. But let me first briefly recap the discussion. In the original article I said that the similarity in the biochemistry of the various forms of life is reasonably probable on the hypothesis of special creation and hence not much by way of evidence against it. Now the hypothesis of special creation I had in mind was just the hypothesis that
SC: God created at least some forms of life specially, in a way that did not involve common descent.
I thought (and still think) that the given biochemical similarity between the various forms of life is not improbable on SC: we have no reason to think that if God created some forms of life specially, he would do so in a way excluding this similarity. But if that is so, then it is easy to see (via an application of Bayes' Theorem that I won't trouble you with) that biochemical similarity isn't strong evidence against SC; and if that is so, then it is not strong evidence for any view incompatible with SC, such as TCA.
SC, of course, isn't really an alternative to TCA; it says just that God has created life in some way incompatible with TCA, but it doesn't venture a guess as to what way that might be. (SC is equivalent to the conjunction of the negation of TCA with the proposition that God has created the various forms of life (in some way or other).) And Hasker believes that I must have or endorse a proposition more specific than that, something of the same logical strength as TCA, if I am justifiably to reject TCA as less likely than its denial on the relevant evidence? Why so?
The place where the need for an alternative shows itself is when Plantinga undertakes to assess the empirical evidence adduced in support of TCA. He says of one strand of evidence, "[It is] reasonably probable on the hypothesis of special creation, hence not much by way of evidence against it, hence not much by way of evidence for evolution" . . . . The burning question here is the one already posed by McMullin: "Which thesis is more probable than TCA?"
What particular hypothesis does Plantinga have in view, so as to be able to say that the evidence is "reasonably probable" on that hypothesis? Here it clearly will not do to say that the hypothesis in question is simply the denial of TCA. For TCA is a fairly strong hypothesis, and its denial is correspondingly weak in its logical force -- that is to say, it is compatible with an enormous range of alternatives, and the alleged evidence for evolution may be extremely probable with respect to some of these alternatives and extremely improbable with respect to others (p. 155).
Why can't I rightly use SC in arguing that TCA is improbable? I think Hasker's answer is given in what he says about the denial of TCA: it will not do, Hasker thinks, to say that the hypothesis in question is just the denial of TCA. Why not? Because TCA is a strong hypothesis, and its denial is correspondingly weak. Why is that a reason for saying that the denial of TCA 'won't do,' -- i.e., can't properly be used in an assessment of TCA of the sort I was proposing? It won't do, says Hasker, because "it is compatible with an enormous range of alternatives, and the alleged evidence for evolution may be extremely probable with respect to some of these alternatives and extremely improbable with respect to others." And I think Hasker would say the very same thing about SC; it too won't do in that context; it too is such that I can't properly argue that the biochemical similarity is reasonably probable on it, so that the biochemical similarity is not strong evidence against it, and is hence not strong evidence for any proposition incompatible with it. As in the case of the denial of TCA, the reason SC can't be used in such an argument is that there are a large number of more specific alternatives compatible with SC -- there are many ways in which God might have created life, compatible with SC -- and on some of these alternatives the biochemical similarity will be probable, while on others improbable. That seems right; but how exactly is it relevant? Hasker doesn't say; but what he says suggests that perhaps he thinks that as a result, either the biological similarity won't have a probability, on that evidence, or at any rate if it does, we can't make a decent stab at estimating it.
But this seems to me mistaken. SC is compatible with an enormous range of alternatives, on some of which the alleged evidence (the biochemical similarity) is very probable and on some of which it is very improbable: true enough. Indeed, some of those alternatives logically entail that evidence, and others logically entail the denial of that evidence. But why think this means either that the evidence doesn't have any probability on SC or that we can't make a reasonable estimate of what it is? After all, any pair of propositions A and B such that A doesn't logically entail B are related in that way, and in many of those cases we can make a very good estimate of the probability of B on A.
Consider, for example,
(1) Nine-tenths of all Mormons live in Utah and Brigham is a Mormon;
(2) Brigham lives in Utah.
I suppose most of us would agree that (2) has a probability on (1) and that we can at least make a sensible estimate of that probability. But (1) is compatible with a large number of alternatives; it is probable with respect to some of these and very improbable with respect to others. For example, (2) is very improbable with respect to
(3) Brigham is a policeman in Tucson, and hardly any policemen in Tucson live in Utah;
which is compatible with (1), or even
(4) Brigham is an Oxford don and lives in North Oxford;
which is compatible with (1) and entails the denial of (2). On the other hand, (2) is very probable with respect to
(5) Brigham is an insurance adjuster in Salt Lake City and nearly all insurance adjusters in Salt Lake City live in Utah;
which is compatible with (1), or even
(6) Brigham is an insurance adjuster who lives in Salt Lake City;
which is compatible with (1) and entails (2).
I therefore do not see the force of Hasker's argument for the conclusion that I can't properly use SC in my argument for the conclusion that the biochemical similarity of life is not strong evidence for TCA.
Hasker is reasoning as follows. I say that biochemical similarity is reasonably probable on SC and hence isn't strong evidence for any proposition incompatible with SC, that TCA is incompatible with SC, and that therefore biochemical similarity is not strong evidence for TCA. So I am choosing a certain proposition (SC) and using it to argue that biochemical similarity isn't strong evidence for TCA by pointing out that SC is incompatible with TCA and that the similarity in question is reasonably probable on SC. Now I think Hasker believes that the only sort of proposition that can properly play the role of SC in an argument like that is one that is as detailed and specific (or maybe nearly as detailed and specific) as is TCA itself. (Or perhaps the idea is that such a proposition must have as much content as TCA itself.) And this is why he thinks that if I can properly reject TCA (in the sense of holding that it is less probable than its denial) then I must be prepared to produce some proposition that is as specific as TCA or has as much content as it does, and which I think is more probable, on the relevant evidence, than TCA is. But this is incorrect, for the reasons given. I am of course committed to thinking there is some other hypothesis of equal strength that is true; but it doesn't follow that there is some other hypothesis of equal strength that is more probable on my evidence. (And even if such a hypothesis is more probable on my evidence, it doesn't follow that I know of it.)
If you claim that evolution is improbable, on the evidence (and as a consequence do not accept (believe) it), people often ask you what your alternative is, the idea being that you should be embarrassed if you don't have a good alternative. As we have seen, the question is really illegitimate; one perfectly sensible stance is agnosticism. But isn't there a common sense truth lurking somewhere in the neighborhood of that request?
Perhaps so, and perhaps it goes something like this. In the context of a scientific investigation, you need some hypothesis, perhaps only a working hypothesis, to guide your inquiry, to enable you to decide what to do next, where to invest your limited resources of time and energy and perhaps money. TCA seems to be a fertile source of such guidance. If you reject it and someone asks what the alternative is, they may be asking what hypothesis you propose to perform that function. And if all you can say is "Well, God somehow did it in a way incompatible with TCA" then you don't have much by way of a substitute. So SC doesn't perform that function at all well.
But of course it doesn't follow that if you can't think of a hypothesis inconsistent with TCA that has as much content and is more probable on the relevant evidence, then you can't properly think that TCA is improbable on that evidence. Hasker says
...when Plantinga says that the evidence of evolution is reasonably probable on some alternative to the evolutionary hypothesis, we have no way of knowing, in sufficient detail, what that alternative is; thus we are unable even to formulate the proposition which we would need to evaluate in order to determine whether Plantinga's claims are warranted (p. 156).
Just here is where we disagree: it seems to me that I can know perfectly well that evolution is unlikely with respect to the evidence even if I don't formulate and endorse any propositions at all that are at the same level of strength or specificity as TCA.
By way of conclusion, four quick comments on other matters. First, McMullin objects to my proposal that Christians should practice science from a Christian perspective; he says that such science will not be universal. I replied that science, "if practiced in such a way as to honor the methodological naturalism that McMullin urges is by no means always universal" (p. 98), and I offered as an example Herbert Simon's conclusion that the explanation of the altruism of Mother Teresa, and others, is to be seen in "bounded rationality" and docility. Here Hasker says I missed the point:
Sociobiology is universal, not in the sense that its conclusions are acceptable to everyone, but in that its methods are open to all: anyone, be he Hindu, agnostic or Calvinist, can pursue the empirical and conceptual inquiries which will validate or refute sociobiology's claims (pp. 158-159).
The suggestion seems to be that anyone can practice or work at sociobiology, even if they do not accept its conclusions, i.e., the explanations it gives of, say, Mother Teresa's altruism. That seems right; but in that sense, theistic science, as I was thinking of it, is also universal. Its aim is to see how best to explain the phenomena from a theistic perspective; anyone (Hindu, agnostic, or Calvinist) can take part in this enterprise. The conclusions of theistic science may not be accepted by non-theists, but the method - trying to see how best to explain the relevant phenomena from a theistic perspective - is indeed open to all.
Second, I say that so far as I can tell (and I am surely no expert) TCA is less likely than its denial on the empirical evidence together with theism, specifically leaving out of account what the Lord intends to teach us in early Genesis. Hasker points out (p. 154) that I may be wrong here, and in particular may be subconsciously importing my beliefs about these matters into my evaluation of the probabilities. Well, yes, of course that's possible; in spite of our best efforts we can't be sure that we aren't influenced, in forming a given belief, by extraneous considerations. I suppose Hasker would concede that he too, in evaluating my arguments, could be subtly and unhappily influenced by his acceptance of the main lines of evolution. All we can do is the best we can do.
But the real question isn't how I evaluate that probability: I instead invite you to evaluate it. Consider the fossil record and the pattern of sudden appearance and stasis it presents (and the absence of intermediates between the really large groups, such as unicellular life and the Cambrian explosion, between fish and amphibia, reptiles and mammals, reptiles and birds, and the like); consider such vexed questions as whether it is even biologically possible that whales, say, could have developed from some early form of terrestrial mammal, or that eyes or brains could have developed by way of any mechanism so far suggested; consider the fact that our only direct evidence is limited to such things as the directed production of new species of fruit flies from old; consider the fact that God could perfectly well have created various kinds of creatures without recourse to universal common ancestry; and then ask yourself whether TCA is more likely than not on all this. (Of course the question is not whether at least some evolution, even very extensive evolution has occurred; the question whether all creatures are related by common descent.) It seems to me that the answer is reasonably obvious. But of course what I hope is that Christian biologists, people who know a great deal more than I do about the evidence, will evaluate TCA from this perspective, unbuffaloed by all those claims of certainty trumpeted by the scientific establishment, and undaunted by the opprobrium visited upon those who dare to dissent.6
Third, Hasker reminds us of Barr's claim that the author(s) of Genesis intended to teach a literal six day creation, a young age for the earth, and a worldwide flood. Says Hasker:
...Barr's view is absolutely devastating for those who, like Plantinga, hold that the creation story is relevant for deciding on scientific views to be accepted by contemporary Christians. If Barr is right, Plantinga's choices would seem to be stark: Either accept an uncompromising version of Creation Science, or admit the Genesis account is not relevant to our acceptance of scientific views about origins (p. 159-160).
Now first, I should have made it clear that I am not convinced that Barr is right in thinking the authors of Genesis did indeed mean to teach a literal six day creation and a young earth. Barr says so, and of course what he says is not to be taken lightly; but other experts disagree, claiming that the form of discourse involved is more like that of (say) a parable, rather than one whose aim is the sober, literal truth. I'm not sure who's right. If Barr is right, however, my response, as Hasker notes, would be that the ultimate author of Scripture is God, and it isn't necessarily the case that what God intends to teach is the very same thing as what the human author had in mind; he then points out that this introduces a gap between what the human authors of Scripture had in mind and what God intends to teach, and adds I haven't given any general directions for crossing that gap.
Of course I haven't; I doubt that there are any general directions for crossing it. But the principle that God is the ultimate author of Scripture and that what the human author(s) have in mind may not be identical with what the Lord intends to teach us (of course he may intend to teach people at different historical epochs somewhat different things) was accepted both by Thomas Aquinas and John Calvin (as well as a thousand other Christian thinkers); and anything accepted by both Aquinas and Calvin must be taken very seriously! Indeed, wouldn't anyone who accepts anything at all like a traditional view of God's revelation in Scripture agree that the ultimate author of Scripture is the Lord? And that in at least some cases (Old Testament prefigurations of Christ, e.g.) what the Lord intends to teach is not the same thing as what the human author(s) had in mind? True, that can make for difficulties in some cases; we won't always be sure just what it is that the Lord is intending to teach in, say, a given passage of the Bible. But that is scarcely news. And is it any easier (consider the prodigious vagaries of contemporary Scripture scholarship) to discover what the human authors did have in mind. All we can do is the best we can do; the difficulties Hasker points to are indeed genuine, but they are difficulties for everyone. It isn't as if we know of some course here not subject to difficulty.
Finally, Hasker points out that my suggestion (that Christians should assess and practice science from a theistic or Christian perspective) has its dangers, among them being that "the theological disciplines will assert hegemony and, supported by the ecclesiastical authorities, will attempt to 'call the shots' for the 'lesser' secular disciples" (p. 159). Hasker is right, of course: this course (like any serious enterprise) has its dangers. But again, so does the alternative; and I believe that those dangers -- failing to discern the patterns and currents of spiritual and intellectual allegiances of contemporary culture, intellectual compartmentalization, failing to lead all of life captive to Christ, being conformed to this world -- are even worse.
Hasker concludes by claiming that those who attempt to construct a Christian or theistic alternative to contemporary science -- psychology and sociology, presumably, as well as physics and chemistry -- will
at best, . . . discover fifty years too late, that the Bible does not "clearly teach" about science what their grandfathers said it did, and that the scientific knowledge their grandfathers rejected should indeed, albeit tardily, be welcomed as true insight into the structure of God's creation. Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it (p. 160).
That is of course a possibility, and another danger lurks here (although I very much doubt that our grandchildren will conclude that, for example, sociobiological explanations a la Simon of love and humor and altruism are to be welcomed as true insights into the structure of God's creation). We always run the risk of being wrong, even whoppingly wrong, and in fact often are wrong. Of course, it isn't only Christian thought about science that runs this risk; the same goes, obviously, for science itself. Consider 19th century physics: the centerpiece of science, the pride of the Enlightenment, widely considered the apotheosis of human intellectual achievement. At the end of the nineteenth century it was thought that we human beings had pretty much figured out the basic structure and lineaments of the universe; perhaps there were a few loose ends here and there to tie up, but the job was fundamentally done. From our present perspective this is deeply mistaken, and it can also seem to display a sort of touching ingenuousness. Life (including the life of the mind) is a pretty tough proposition.
So we run a risk; but of course the right conclusion is neither that we should ignore these Augustinian questions, nor that we should automatically assume that if the experts say it, we can't properly object to it from a Christian perspective. Nor can we just assume that Christian theism is irrelevant to the sciences. Clearly, for example, TCA is much more probable from a naturalistic than a theistic perspective, and I don't think Hasker means to deny that. Clearly much of contemporary science, in particular contemporary human science such as psychology, economics, and sociology, is deeply inimical to Christian theism. Christian scholars must recognize these things; we should try to see exactly how this antagonism goes, what its limits are, where the antagonism is sharpest, where it is most subtle and dangerous, and so on; and the resulting insight must be made available to the Christian community. And suppose there are serious shortcomings, from a Christian perspective, in the way in which one or another discipline (or parts of one or another discipline) is currently practiced and pursued: then Christians should try to do it better.
1 Hasker's paper is a comment on a discussion in the September, 1991 issue of the Christian Scholar's Review. This discussion begins with my "When Faith and Reason Clash: Evolution and the Bible," continues with responses to that piece by Howard Van Till ("When Faith and Reason Cooperate"), Pattle Pun (" Response to Professor Plantinga") and Ernan McMullin ("Plantinga's Defense of Special Creation") and concludes with my "Evolution, Neutrality, and Antecedent Probability: a Reply to Van Till and McMullin."
2 See note 1.
3 "Plantinga's Defense of Special Creation," p. 72. McMullin also criticizes Michael Denton (Evolution: a Theory in Crisis, Bethesda, MD: Adler and Adler, 1986) for rejecting TCA but failing to suggest an alternative: "But he assumes that he has also refuted TCA, while providing no hint himself as to how the correspondences he finds so remarkable might be explained by something other than common ancestry." (p. 68, footnote).
4 I filched this example from Bas Van Fraassen: see his Laws and Symmetry (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989) p. 149).
5 Hasker cites some
contemporary philosophers of science, who point out that one should sometimes
accept a theory even if it "fails to conform to all the known data in the
field under study." But surely these philosophers do not mean to say that
we should believe a theory that is logically inconsistent with known
data; that would be peculiar counsel indeed. Nor are they suggesting that we
should evaluate such a theory as probably true, even if it is
incompatible with what we know. Rather, their counsel, I take it, is that such a
theory can nonetheless quite properly be accepted, in a sense that does
not entail belief. (Thus we might think the theory is in the neighborhood
of the truth, even if as it stands it is clearly false; or we might think it
promising enough to be taken as a basis for further work, as a source of
illuminating and worthwhile questions.)
Here Hasker says he thinks it is possible to detect the influence of Bas Van Fraassen's anti-realism. Although I greatly admire Van Fraassen and his work, I do not accept his anti-realism, which in any event is limited to the realm of the unobservable (the world of quark and gluon, etc.) and does not carry over to theories like TCA.
6 According to Hasker (p. 155 bottom second column),
"...it simply is not true that Plantinga is committed only to the negation of TCA. It is quite clear from various things he says, that his view is at least that "God did something special in creating initial forms of life, then something special in creating some other forms of life, then something special in creating human beings."
Here Hasker and I aren't quite communicating. Just for the record, I am not committed to the negation of TCA; all I say is that I think TCA is less likely than its negation. But of course that doesn't mean that I believe or am committed to its negation. In the Black Beauty case, I believe it unlikely that Black Beauty won; but I am not committed to the proposition that she didn't. (Failing to believe a proposition is of course not the same as believing its denial.) Second, I am also not committed to the proposition that "God did something special in creating initial forms of life, then something special in creating some other forms of life, then something special in creating human beings" (though I do think it more probable than not). What I said in the passage Hasker quotes is that I thought this proposition more probable, on theism and the empirical evidence, than TCA. But again, that doesn't mean that I am committed to it.


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Victorino will eventually return to switch-hitting
By Jason Mastrodonato / MLB.com
BOSTON -- Shane Victorino hasn't abandoned switch-hitting altogether. He has simply abandoned it for the time being, and the end date is open-ended.
Victorino originally started hitting exclusively right-handed in mid-August because he felt his left hamstring wasn't giving him enough stability to hit effectively from the left side. But since it's been working so well -- he's hit .306 with a .393 OBP and .923 OPS in 56 plate appearances as a right-handed batter against right-handed pitching -- why not continue it?
"Why mess with success at this point?" Red Sox manager John Farrell said.
There's been a consistency developed in Victorino's swing since he ditched the left-handed at-bats, and his power has really come alive. Since the All-Star break, Victorino has as many home runs (eight) as Pedro Alvarez, Mike Trout and Justin Upton. Only 13 Major Leaguers have more.
"He's hitting from such a stronger base on the right-handed side of the plate," Farrell said.
So much so that Farrell was actually against Victorino trying to lay a sacrifice bunt down with Jacoby Ellsbury on first base late in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Orioles.
"He attempted to bunt on his own last night," Farrell said. "He's been our hottest hitter. [I] didn't want to take the bat out of his hand. And yet he's got a lot of knowledge of the game and is going to react accordingly inside it.
"The right-handed side, it's been interesting. The game against Arizona that he asked, 'Hey, if there's nobody on base, how about me hitting right-handed, right on right?' 'Have at it.' He hasn't looked back since."
Victorino dodged questions Wednesday about the severity of his hamstring injury.
"How much am I playing hurt? Ha. That's for me to know and you not to know," said Victorino, who added that he would eventually return to switch-hitting.
"I'm still working to try to get back to the left side. People may differ, but I'm still a switch-hitter. That's what I was brought here to do. Like I said, I take it one game at a time, continue to work and see how I feel."
The lack of familiarity for opposing right-handed pitchers, who have very little video of Victorino in right-on-right situations, may also be playing a role in his current success. Farrell said that could wear off with time.
"Initially, right-handers, when he stepped into the box right-handed, I'm not going to say you saw a different expression on the face, but it's something they haven't seen," Farrell said. "As evident by the number of hit-by-pitches from right-handed pitchers. He's been hit [six] times in a short period of time. But like anything, I'm sure the book will get out."
Shoulder better, Carp available off bench
BOSTON -- Mike Carp, who was a late scratch from Thursdays' 3-2 loss to the Orioles because of left shoulder stiffness, said he was feeling much better on Friday and would be available off the bench.
Carp said he simply slept on it wrong Wednesday night, tried to get through batting practice before Thursday's game and didn't feel right.
"I just didn't feel like myself and didn't feel like I'd give the team a good chance with the four at-bats I was going to get," he said.
Considering how hard Carp has worked to get himself in the lineup as often as possible, he'd have to be feeling pretty awful to take himself out.
"It's tough," Carp said, "but that's part of the game. You're not going to be able to go out there every day and be healthy. Thankfully it was only one day, not like last year where I missed a lot of time."
Carp's left-handed bat has been particularly useful this season. He had the go-ahead hit off the bench in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Orioles, and he's posted a career-high .913 OPS over 196 plate appearances.
Worth noting
• David Ortiz entered Friday's game in an 0-for-22 slump. His longest streak of hitless at-bats as a member of the Red Sox is 23 in 2011, and the longest during his career is 27, a streak that spanned three seasons from 1998-2000.
"Again I think it's more timing, and when he's getting ready to execute his swing," said Farrell. "Right now, at times, he's been a little late."
• With the White Sox in town, Farrell took a moment to reflect on pitching coach Juan Nieves, who spent five seasons as the bullpen coach in Chicago.
"I think he epitomizes what a coach is," Farrell said. "He's there countless hours for every guy that is in need."
• Alex Wilson, who has been on the disabled list with a sprained right thumb and hasn't pitched since Aug. 8, was scheduled to make a one-inning rehab appearance with Triple-A Pawtucket on Friday. Farrell said Wilson could rejoin the team at some point in September, but noted, "We have to take this in gradual steps here."
• The 12th annual WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon raised more than $3.3 million in the 36-hour broadcast spanning Tuesday and Wednesday, raising its 12-year total to more than $34 million in donations for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
• Friday was Ted Williams' birthday. Born in San Diego, Williams had 17 All-Star seasons and holds the all-time MLB record for career on-base percentage (.482).
Jason Mastrodonato is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @jmastrodonato. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Double Dare, a new book by Michael Madigan, is a fictional story that takes place at an adventure ranch along the Dolores River.
Blake Cutter created his Double Dare ranch for adrenaline junkies wanting to test their skills kayaking whitewater, rock climbing, and mountain biking tough trails.
"Test the best, teach the rest" is his motto.
A classic western tale emerges, complete with mistrusting locals in Dolores and Dove Creek, wildfires, water disputes, poaching, and wilderness issues, including wolf re-introduction.
An obviously skilled outdoorsman, Madigan, a Colorado local, treats his setting in the San Juan Mountains with respect, but he takes some creative license.
Snaggletooth Rapid is a 20-foot waterfall, cryptobiotic soil is a federally protected species, javelinas roam near Dove Creek, and McPhee dam has a Fall whitewater release, the latter which has actually happened twice.
The unique and engaging story focuses on a web of various relationships and the vengeful, one-eared enemy of Cutter named Radic Vuko, a monstrously violent Croatian war mercenary who is hell bent on taking over the ranch, but not for personal reasons the reader is led to believe.
The wanted warlord was trained in the Balkans by private American militias who "taught him their tactics, their language and, not the least of their weapons, a brutal disregard for human life." The "mystery general" living in a penthouse in Denver is sought for war crimes.
Vuko has employed the lovely Serena and Lexi to be his spies, and they both fall in love with the tough and amicable Cutter, who lost part of his leg after an ice-climbing accident in Alaska.
The story weaves into detailed accounts of various adventure challenges and outdoor games where Double Dare visitors compete against each other for prizes and bragging rights.
One involves kayaking the Dolores River and collecting caribiners strung up on the route. Another involves geo-caching, a GPS orienteering sport that leads competitors up on mountain ridges, rocking climbing and rappelling to find cache.
Madigan's outdoor ethos is familiar and comes through his character Cutter who deftly negotiates with ornery locals through honesty, hard work, and respect for the land and people.
Characters in Dolores seem familiar, and some exist. Cutter's favorite watering hole is the Dolores River Brewery, and he mentions owner Mark Younquist's craft beers as the best around.
Madigan manages to impart deadly sabotage and stealth war maneuvers by protagonists into the mountaineering world.
A wild battle ensues for the ranch, pitting the good-hearted Cutter and his love of wilderness competition against delusional military dreams of a wanted war criminal. Reference to an emotionally sparked Colorado disaster rings a bell for locals.
Madigan does a good job combining fictional settings with depictions of local areas and geography, including Disappointment Valley, Lone Cone, the Dolores River, Castle Valley, Moab, Sleeping Ute Mountain, Dove Creek and Cahone, to name a few.
Locals will appreciate his quirky collection of characters ranging from tough old cowgirls, to irritable and territorial ranch owners, to rock climbing and river rat misfits.
Madigan gets readers further involved by offering a real geocache challenge. GPS coordinates are given to for prizes hidden on BLM land near Lower Dolores River.
"It's our hope that these geocaches will introduce you to the Dolores River Valley, the inspiration of this book, and also get you interested in geocaching, a great outdoor activity," he writes.
Madigan has written two non-fiction books, and Double Dare, published by Adventure Publications, Inc. is his first novel.


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Prue Bird killing was planned, court told
A notorious murderer claims he killed Melbourne teenager Prue Bird when she refused to reveal the whereabouts of her father who he believed might have sexually abused him, a court has heard.
Bega schoolgirl killer Leslie Alfred Camilleri says he became angry and strangled Prue in a Melbourne street in February 1992 when she would not say where her father was.
Camilleri's pre-sentence hearing in the Victorian Supreme Court was told on Monday that he had told fellow prisoners he believed Prue's father may have been one of two men who abused him as a child.
The prosecution told the court Camilleri, 43, also claimed to fellow prisoners he killed one of the two men, whose body was buried near Prue's.
He said he could not say where Prue was buried because he did not want the alleged abuser's body to be found.
Camilleri also told one prisoner he had killed another three people.
But prosecutors dispute Camilleri's version of events and say he planned to kill Prue and committed the crime with another man, Mark McConville, who is now dead.
Justice Elizabeth Curtain said it might now be time for Camilleri to "exercise his conscience" and reveal where Prue was buried.
Prosecutor Michele Williams SC told the court that a woman woke up in a shed after being assaulted by McConville in February 1992 and found a 13-year-old girl with her in the shed.
Prue had told the woman, who is known as witness K, that she "wanted to be taken home to her mother", Ms Williams told the court.
Witness K had said Prue had told her she had been warned that if she did the wrong thing she would be killed.
When Witness K later saw pictures of Prue Bird she believed it was the same person.
Earlier Witness K had been in the car with Camilleri and McConville when Camilleri said there was a girl in Glenroy that "had to be bumped off" and "if they didn't get rid of her they were f***ed".
Camilleri told a number of different versions of his story to police and other prisoners, Ms Williams said.
She said he also gave different versions about where the body was buried, including that he put the body in a fridge at a rubbish tip next to a Melbourne train station, the court heard.
"Much of the admissions are self-serving ... ultimately we would make the submission that he did not commit the murder in the way he says he did," Ms Williams said.
"This was a planned murder."
She said there was evidence that Prue was abducted from her Glenroy home, including that her lunch was uneaten and the house door was open.
Ms Williams said it would not be alleged by the prosecution that a connection between Prue and a Russell Street bombing witness was the motive for the murder, as it could not be proved.
Prue's mother Jenny sat just metres from Camilleri during the hearing.
Camilleri, wearing a white t-shirt, sat with beads in his hand.
The court heard he had converted to Islam while in prison.
Camilleri pleaded guilty last year to murdering Prue.
He is already serving life in prison for the murder of Bega schoolgirls Lauren Barry and Nichole Collins in 1997.
McConville died in prison in 2003.
The hearing resumes on Tuesday.
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Einstein faculty and other professionals from a wide range of science, medical and health fields are guest speakers who do career presentations and workshops.
During the summer program, students gain insight into medical careers at research labs, clinical hospital settings, and private practices while they are under the supervision and guidance of scientists, physicians and health professionals who serve as their preceptors. Some students continue their internships during the academic year, and some have been hired as salaried employees.
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Students receive information, advice and intensive assistance with all aspects of the college application and selection process, including financial aid.
Students who are struggling with academic, social or family issues receive counseling from either of two staff members, both of whom have advanced degrees in Counseling and Psychology, and referrals are made as needed.
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During the spring semester, experienced teachers are hired to give instruction in: science Regents and AP review, language and writing skills, study and test-taking skills, critical thinking skills. An S.A.T. preparation course is offered through Revolution Prep. As part of the summer program, an intensive English course and science course are offered.
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Students are required to do research papers and/or projects twice a year based on research of a relevant topic of their choice or on their summer internships. They do an oral presentation for the class (and sometimes preceptors) of their work.
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Through the Teen Action Planning groups students gain insight into developing their leadership skills, building social awareness and learning about social research. Teens connect with funded programs at Einstein College, where they provide support for existing projects, while learning how to prepare a social research project for presentation at the college. This year's projects hosting EEP students in their service learning experience are: Bronx Oncology Living Daily, Bronx Science Health Opportunities Partnership, Project Brief, Study of Latinos, Adolescent AIDS Program at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx Breathes, and The Einstein Health Study.
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The Rockefeller tree has always been a festive icon for New York City. The tree symbolizing that the holiday season is near has brought hundreds of thousands of spectators to the center of Fifth Avenue for the annual tree-lighting ceremony.
The 78-foot-tall icon will bring Christmas cheer to viewers across the county on NBC on Wednesday. Don't miss out on this historic event. Below are a few interesting facts that you never knew about the Rock Center tree, according to Rockefeller Center:
1) In 1931, amid Rockefeller Center's construction during the worst years of the Great Depression, workers pooled together their money to buy a Christmas tree. The tree was 20 feet tall and decorated by the men's families with handmade garlands. It was not until later that Rock Center decided to make the tree lighting an annual ceremony. The tree for the first ceremony was 50 feet tall.
2) During World War II, Rockefeller Center displayed three trees instead of one. The largest tree, a 50-foot-tall evergreen from Huntington, sat in the middle. The other trees were both 30 feet tall.
3) By 1950, workers started to use scaffolding to decorate the iconic tree. This process was later a job for 20 men over the course of nine days. This decade was also the first time the Rockefeller tree made a television appearance. After it appeared on The Howdy Doody Show, the tree decorations grew more elaborate each year.
4) In 1960, the festive tree spent three weeks on holiday display. That 60-foot Norway spruce was later donated to a boy scout troop.
5) In 1998, a 73-foot-tall tree was flown to New York City in the world's largest transport plane in Richfield, Ohio. The next year, Rockefeller Center displayed its largest tree in history, a 100 feet tall from Killingworth, Connecticut.
6) In December 2001, the tree was decorated in red white and blue following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
7) Starting in 2004, a Swarovski-made star has been placed atop the tree. The star weighs 550 pounds and features 25,000 crystals. Beginning in 2005, the tree was strung with LED lights.
The tree lighting ceremony is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday at Rockefeller Center. The festive centerpiece will remain lit through Jan. 6.