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The Christian God is Real
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Feel free to start right away, my argument is that the only way believers prove their God is by unprovable assumptions, faith, and hope.
My argument, contrary to Con's, is that there is absolutely no possible way to disprove a god. No one has done it before. The most used argument to contradict this is the fact on evil; because there is evil, there is no loving, faithful God. Well, Christians have developed a way to contradict this argument, by saying it is our choice to believe in this God or not. If you wish to question this, I will go on in a later round with the full details.
But my argument stands; there is no way to disprove that there is a god. I challenge Con to contradict my argument.
But you may ask, "If there is no way to disprove a god, but there is no evidence, why should I believe in him?"
The answer to that question is that there is evidence of an all-powerful God all around us. I will list some of them here:
1. The fine-tuning of the universe
2. The origin and complexity of life
3. The resurrection of Jesus
4. The morality within man
There are much more than what I have listed here. I ask Con to contradict one or more of these arguments and I will also go in-depth about each of the points I have listed.
I look forward to Con's rebuttal.
On the fine-tuning of the universe, I must disagree and say that we do not know that there could be a better situation for the universe to be in. We have only this universe, and cannot compare it to others to say that this one is the best possible universe. If the claim, however, is that humans are perfectly suited for life here, I must also disagree and say that humans have no appearance of having been created to live in this universe. Our existence is not perfect, we cannot live in space, water, fire, extreme temperatures (too hot, too cold), we are subject to deaths by disease, other animals, hunger and thirst. Indeed, we can only live in a small fraction of the world, and an even smaller fraction of the universe. If, for example, gravity changed a little bit on this planet, there is no reason to believe that life could not exist, but it would surely be different to the one we know.
As of the origin and complexity of life, we need only to look at evolution, which explains how simple organisms evolved into more complex forms of life through natural selection and multiple other events and processes including extinctions, mutations, climate change, etc. (Carl Zimmer"s "Evolution, The Triumph of an Idea") As to the origin of life itself, little is know, but there have been experiments such as the Miller-Urey experiment, which provided evidence that the basic building blocks of life can originate from nonliving matter. (Carl Sagan"s "Cosmos") Even if, however, this experiment had failed to prove it"s goal, it is still not proof that links directly to God"s existence, as this claim has still not met its burden of proof, and is not a usable alternative.
As to the resurrection of Jesus, no evidence is presented that such an event ever happened. No witnesses were present that we know of, as all the supposed ones are nameless and even the gospels are anonymous. Even if this had happened, it is still not proof that he was the son of God. We know from recent cases that the human body may appear to be dead because of certain conditions, and apparently become "resurrected" after being supposedly dead. http://www.bbc.com... A case like this may well have been the case with Jesus, because he was not the only person to supposedly have risen from the dead. (Dionysus, Osiris and Ganesha are also examples of alleged resurrections.)
Finally, morality within man is not surprising. We all have a certain instinct that tells us that we are doing something wrong, and I affirm this is a result of evolution as well. We prefer to save members of our kind, because we have evolved to ensure our species" survival. We can also know what is good and bad because of the consequences such actions have on human well-being. Once we became fit enough to survive more easily in the world, we could come up with more complex forms of morality which have evolved with us since we had the ability to think. This is a more plausible explanation to morality in my view, than claiming an unproved supernatural being gave it to us.
I thank Con for his arguments and await his response, recommending that we try to keep as little arguments as possible in order to save time and space, and so as not to bore our readers.
I will first present my case about what the fine-tuning of the universe is.
Scientists these days have been stunned by the discovery of exactly how complex and sensitive a balance of initial conditions must be in order for the universe to permit the origin and evolution of life. If any balance of physical constants and quantities were disrupted by the slightest of margins, balance would be destroyed and life would not exist. For example, a change in the gravitational force or the electromagnetic force by only one part in 10^40 would have not permitted the existence of stars (including our sun), making life impossible. There are many others. This is not all there is to fine-tuning. The ratios in between two constants must be also finely tuned.The probability of a life-giving universe is so minutely small that it is almost impossible for all of this to have happened by chance. Some might say,"Well, there has to have been some universe to have done this. It's like winning the lottery. Someone has to win it." But this argument is flawed. This is an analogy of why this is impossible. There are trillions and trillions of black balls in a box, and one white ball. You reach in and pick up the white ball. You do this a couple dozen times and pick the white ball every time. You have now made a live-permitting universe! Now you can see how this is basically impossible, unless you have an infinite amount of universes. I will not go on with refuting the infinite-universe unless Con decides to challenge it in another round.
The origin of life as explained from an evolutionary point of view is flawed as in the ways of chance. The Miller-Urey experiment showed the synthesizing amino acids by passing electric sparks through methane gas produced proteins, which could have been the origin of life. It has been proven by Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe that the odds against the required ten to twenty amino acids coming together to form an enzyme is only one chance out of 10^20. Seeing the size of the Earth and the billions of years that could have been passed, this calculation might have been probable. But they also pointed out that there are 2,000 different enzymes made out of amino acids, so all of those to have been formed by chance is a whopping one out of 10^40,000 odds. This added on to the previous analogy of the black and white balls would make the origin of life basically impossible. This argument of the origin of life is seriously flawed in these ways.
Evolution is said to have been the key to the complexity of life. Evolutionary development occurs because of random mutations producing new features, and those features that are advantageous to survival is kept, and the result is us today. This method of explaining the irreducibly complex systems like the eye, immune system, or the blood-clotting mechanisms is not proficient enough by just saying,"Evolution did it". No one has ever stated on exactly how this all happened by random mutation and natural selection.
Con states of the resurrection of Jesus, "no evidence is presented that such an event ever happened. No witnesses were present that we know of, as all the supposed ones are nameless and even the gospels are anonymous". This is a false statement. First off, the gospel's authors are clearly known and recognized even by the community of skeptics: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Everyone, including the skeptics, all realize that the gospels were written 40-100 years after Jesus' death, still eyewitness material. Archaeologists have discovered more than 24,000 manuscripts in existence, the oldest dating back to the second century. This is the greatest amount of manuscripts produced in existence, trumping the runner-up, The Illiad, with 650. There are other ways to support Jesus' resurrection. Gary Habermas, author of Historical Jesus, has detailed 39 ancient sources outside the Bible for more than 100 facts about Jesus' life, teachings, death, and resurrection.
Morality is something within all of humankind. Even the most devoted atheists are outraged if someone they love is brutally murdered. Why should they? Why not treat them like chemical accidents like they think they are? Why is murder of a human different from a lion killing another lion? Why do we condemn criminals? This is all because of the belief that humans are more valuable than animals and are responsible for their moral actions. People are judged through their choices in life, unlike the lion who killed its own kind. And if the atheist says that morality is just a choice, no one really believes that. For they all know that morality is beyond the subjective, personal choice. We know we are not like animals.
Who made God? by Ravi Zacharias and Norman Geisler
Thank you Pro, for your response.
The universe is so big and old that almost anything can happen on it. The probability of life is incredibly small, yet it has happened. As I mentioned before, we do not know that life can arise in another form with the help of different physical laws, as the life on Earth is the only we know of. Other types of life could well arise out of very different environments. If the physical laws changed now, we would very probably die, as we are adapted to these conditions, but that is not to say that other life-forms could not arise. One example of what we once thought were environments too harsh for animals to survive in include amazing depths in the ocean that contain life in it's extremely high pressures and cold temperatures. Giant squid, for instance, live up to 1,000 meters deep into the (ocean.http://ocean.si.edu...) Since life arose about 3.8 billions years ago, (http://www.livescience.com...) we know that the possibility does exist that life can arise from nonliving matter rather quickly given the right conditions.
About your box analogy, I think the analogy is inappropriate here, because you started with a premise and ended with a completely different conclusion regarding infinity, which was never mentioned. If other universes indeed exist, and these contain even more planets and stars (perhaps with different physical laws from ours) then life is more than probable to arise at some point, not to say, however, that it arises in every single universe. This goes without the assumption that there are an infinite amount of universes, which is frankly irrelevant to this debate. We don't know that life is a single "white ball" in a box with trillions of "black balls", this is an argument given because we have only seen life appear once, which does not mean it cannot arise elsewhere or is a singularity. It does not even mean that life has a low probability of existing elsewhere either. I don't see what is impossible or what infinity has to do with this point, and if I have not cleared doubts with what I just said, please elaborate.
"..pointed out that there are 2,000 different enzymes made out of amino acids, so all of those to have been formed by chance is a whopping one out of 10^40,000 odds." The type of life existing today is not the same that arose billions of years ago. Indeed, when life did arise, enzymes would have been seen as extremely advanced compared to what life probably was when it first formed, it most probably was something even simpler. As I said before, all of life did not arise suddenly, most probably one organism at a time, which means you do not need 2,000 different enzymes created by chance, because life appeared with one organism that could change. What probably happened is that over time one enzyme formed from simpler things, and then branched off to different ones not by chance, but by natural selection, which is quite simple: http://evolution.berkeley.edu...
"No one has ever stated on exactly how this all happened by random mutation and natural selection." There are perfectly logical explanations to this process, and I already named three sources. There are examples in evolution in several animals including moths (which evolved to their environment, changing color) and the evolution of E. Coli strains over time. http://listverse.com...;
You unfortunately missed my point when I said that the gospels are anonymous. I meant that we do not know who Mark, Matthew, Luke and John are, they are merely names written on a piece of paper and are not related to anyone we know of. And again, other writings might claim that Jesus was resurrected, this does not mean that it actually happened, especially when the eyewitnesses are name-less, unknown and wrote their testimonies more than 30 years after the event happened. (I mean eyewitnesses for people who were there at the time and place) You have repeated the same argument twice, so my response is the same: There are writings that say Confucius' mother was impregnated by a unicorn, this does not mean that it happened. Thousands of Muslim documents claim the prophet flew to heaven on a winged horse, this does not mean it happened, unless evidence is presented that it did.
"Why not treat them like chemical accidents like they think they are?" We know evolution was the process by which we came to life, this does not mean that we follow evolution as a moral code. We know, for example, that we are made up of stardust, exploded stars, this does not mean we will go around exploding stars around the galaxy. We are a bunch of chemical reactions and small cellular structures, this is a fact, so we will treat each other equally because we are the same. What we are made of makes no difference in terms of morality. As mentioned before, we normally don't mind lions because they are a different species, but I never said that a lion killing another lion (or any animal) would in any way be justified. Technically this does not matter at all TO THE UNIVERSE, but we have an evolved morality, which tells us it is not fair to kill a living thing, because we have evolved to survive on the planet and we know other animals did the same thing, and so there is a price on every life (an effort). How does morality tie to God anyways? Only because the Bible said it was given to us by Him, of course, and this again is not proven, other believers claim it came to be because of another deity or supernatural occurrence. No evidence is given that it was brought to us by a God.
This is not an evolutionary debate, however, and though I have cleared up a lot of misconceptions on the past paragraphs (for the sake of comprehension), you have still not provided any evidence to prove that the Christian God is real. Your arguments are based on missing information, and you use these to point to your God. If I were a Hindu, I would use your same arguments and say it is all proof of Brahma, or I could say it is all work of the all powerful Zoroaster. Presenting a hypothetical figure to explain the unknown does not solve the problem, it only complicates it further. As of so far, any religious believer could use your claims (except for Jesus) to point to their own God, which goes contrary to the topic of this debate (The Christian God is Real). The arguments you have given are used for a deist point of view, and you have shown no relation to the things we don't know that bind them to the Christian God. As I said in my first argument we need evidence that it was the Christian God, and not just fill in the blanks with anyone's preference. You are using a logical fallacy that goes by the name of the argument from ignorance, which basically says: X is true because you cannot prove that X is false.
Forgive the very large rebuttal, I thank Pro for his arguments, and I await his response.
I will first address the problem of why to pick Christianity over some other religion, for if I cannot disprove that, I cannot prove anything else.
I cannot critique every single religion that is not Christianity. I don't know all of them, or I can't list all of them in here critiquing every single one. Please state one to promote instead of putting it in a vague term of "other religions". But there is one thing in common with all these religions; they are not very clear. Another thing I can do is promote Christianity above all of those so it becomes the best possible choice by far. Unlike what Con had said, the gospels were NOT just "merely names written on a piece of paper and are not related to anyone we know of". We have other documents of these people not only in the Bible. They are not just mere names. We must have a certain amount of trust in these historical figures, or there will be no history whatsoever. How do we know Alexander the Great is a real person? He might just be a fictional story made up by some idiot. No, we don't believe that, because we have evidence of writings and other artifacts proclaiming that he was a real man. Any historian scholar specializing in the life of Jesus can tell you who these people were and give you evidence of who they really were, using actual documents. They were eyewitnesses of Jesus. This cannot be proved false with the information provided.
Now, knowing this, we can say the Bible wasn't just written by an anonymous person. We have 4 different perspectives of the life of Jesus, each unique in its own way written a couple years apart from each other. In these gospels, we can see the life of Jesus from the very start until his resurrection. Before Jesus died, he fulfilled prophecies of the Old Testament. The dating of the Old Testament was thousands of years back from Jesus' life. In the Old Testament, there are many prophecies that are in them, such as Jesus's side being pierced, his resurrection, his crucifixion, and many others. These were all fulfilled by Jesus. There are no other religions in which this happens at this scale. Jesus was predicted by the power of God. This is why Christianity is superior to other religions.
Life has more of an elaborate design than something that would happen just by chance, as you have stated. For life to happen, there has to be energy, liquids, and others. If there are none of these, life cannot exist. It would not just be a different form of life; life would NOT exist. These are the factors I have relayed into my analogy to the black and white balls; life is almost an impossible feature that will only exist under perfectly balanced conditions.
Morality, according to Con, is the recognition of every life because there is price on every life (an effort). If there is an effort on every life, why not just kill off the old people since they are just taking up space and not putting any effort into society? Why do we love others so much? This love is above just recognition for his effort. Morality ties to God because we are different from animals. We don't only have an "evolved morality" that is a little above animals. Animals do not feel as we do; they cannot love or feel other feelings like humans can. Because God created us as moral beings in the likeness of Him, we can love, make decisions, and have character.
Thank you.
Thank you Pro for your arguments
"Animals do not feel as we do; they cannot love or feel other feelings like humans can. Because God created us as moral beings in the likeness of Him, we can love, make decisions, and have character." The notion that animals cannot love or have other feelings is preposterous; it is observed every day. What is the difference between human friendship and the friendliness a loyal dog expresses to its owner? How is the panic a zebra feels when being chased different from our panic when we are in an extremely hard situation? How does a mother chimpanzee's love for her daughter differentiate from that of human mothers to their children? When these animals will do all they can to keep their children alive, and we do the same thing, I cannot see the difference. You have again failed to give evidence that relates God to morality and merely given another groundless claim.
"why not just kill off the old people since they are just taking up space and not putting any effort into society? Why do we love others so much?" I did not say that they are giving an effort NOW, I said, and I quote, "because we have evolved to survive on the planet and we know other animals did the same thing, and so there is a price on every life (an effort)". You have straw-manned my argument to say that they are not doing an effort now, and so we should kill them, when I clearly said that they did an effort by evolving and fighting for their own lives, and this is what gives their lives value. This has nothing to do with the debate at hand anyway. Love is a good position to have with someone else, and I take a quote from Bertrand Russell's "Why I Am Not A Christian": "For this reason, love is better than hate, because it produces harmony instead of conflict between the wishes of said people. When there is love between two people, these win or lose together, but when they hate, the success of one is the failure of the other. " You again use the "I don't know, therefore God" logical fallacy with morality. Even if we did not know this, it does not mean God is real, because it hasn't been proven He exists!
"If there are none of these, life cannot exist. It would not just be a different form of life; life would NOT exist." I have refuted this argument numerous times, and I will say it one last time: no one (no matter how intelligent they are) can tell you that life cannot arise in different conditions than those of this universe. This is simply because we have not found any other universes that have different physical laws, and we can not know that life could not arise in different conditions. This is yet another logical fallacy by the name of the black swan fallacy, which means that the one using the fallacy affirms something based on past experiences, rejecting different possibilities.
As a matter of fact, we don't even know what the first life form WAS, and we don't know how exactly it originated, so it is not possible to make an accurate assessment about what can and cannot create life when we know so little.
"We have other documents of these people not only in the Bible." Name them and show reliability
"Any historian scholar specializing in the life of Jesus can tell you who these people were and give you evidence of who they really were, using actual documents" Name this evidence and actual documents and show reliability.
"We must have a certain amount of trust in these historical figures, or there will be no history whatsoever" Pro says we should trust certain historical figures or there will be no history, yet fails to give a criterion to choose which ones to believe in. Alexander the Great met and had contact with people we know and there are testimonies of people we know that can give accurate information on what he did and when he did it. There was even a city with his name at the time he conquered it! (Alexandria)
"They were eyewitnesses of Jesus" We don't know! I have been forced to repeat myself twice now: we don't know who these men are, and whether or not they were even more than one person using several names. The Bible doesn't even claim that Mark was an eyewitness, for example, and he does not appear to be one. Adding supposedly real quotes does not make a source reliable.
The gospels are imperfect, they contradict each other, and are not reliable sources. Many examples are present such as contradictions in Jesus' birthplace. Matthew claims that Joseph and Mary were living in Bethlehem when Jesus was born. Luke says they lived in Nazareth and were in Bethlehem for a census.
The women reported the resurrection to others: Matthew 28:8
The women told no one about the resurrection: Mark 16: 8 (The bible)
Only Matthew and Luke mention the virgin birth.
Many small, untrue statements are also mentioned, including Matthew 4: 8
8 Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
Unless the world is flat, you cannot see all the countries or kingdoms of the world. The biggest mountain on Earth (Mount Everest) is not big enough to see half of the world, so this is a false story. Pro does not need to respond to every contradiction, these are merely used to point out that they are imperfect. Even if these were real men, it does not mean that what they say is real, for most of what they say is false or made-up.
"Before Jesus died, he fulfilled prophecies of the Old Testament" There are millions of Jews (who follow the Old Testament) who will disagree and say that Jesus was not the Messiah, he was just a prophet. Jews believe the Messiah is yet to come. Isaiah is vague about who the man to come would be. He only mentioned the conditions in which it would happen, he did not make the incredibly small effort of mentioning the Messiah's name. If anyone else follows the things written by Isaiah, he could technically be called the Messiah. Nostradamus, for example, wrote that a man in a blue robe will come to Europe from the Middle East and bring about great destruction. Any powerful enough Arab who reads this could meet the criterion, this does not mean that he was the man predicted to come or that the prophecy was real.
"I cannot critique every single religion that is not Christianity. I don't know all of them, or I can't list all of them in here critiquing every single one. Please state one to promote instead of putting it in a vague term of "other religions" Pro has made no attempt to answer my question. I have not asked that he critique every religion, nor have I implied it, I have merely said that several religious believers will claim that their religion is the right one based on your arguments: the fine-tuning of the universe, the origin and complexity of life, morality… Once again I state that his argument merely points to missing information, and can be used to point to any character desired. I will put forth another example in case the point is not obvious: I am a Hindu, I rely on old texts to justify my beliefs, and I see things I can't explain in the universe. I see the world around me and say: "What a marvel! Thank Brahma, for it must have been him who fine-tuned the universe, created life, and gave me my superior morality. And who can deny that Krishna existed, therefore Brahma is real!" I ask the reader to consider what the difference between my argument and Pro's is.
We do know who the gospel writers were, who Paul was, who Peter was, and all of the other New Testament writers (besides Hebrews). Con, in saying that "We don"t know!" has stated a common misconception that someone who has not dug deep into history could make. We have so much evidence; it is just that Pro is not willing to look. We have evidence of Jesus from Tacticus, Pliny the Younger, Josephus, the Babylonian Talmud, and Lucian (http://www.bethinking.org...). These are hard evidence of the existence of Jesus. Now, it is just a preposterous way of thinking that the gospels were written by random anonymous persons. First of all, Con provides absolutely no evidence to disprove who the gospel writers are; only that "they might have been written by someone else".
We also have evidence from the early church fathers Irenaeus, Tertullian, Origen, and Eusebius, who all name Matthew as the author of the gospel attributed to him.
For Mark, evidence comes from Papias, who said,"Mark having become the interpreter of Peter, wrote down accurately whatsoever he remembered. It was not, however, in the exact order that he related the sayings or deeds of Christ. For he neither heard the Lord nor accompanied Him. But afterward, as I said, he accompanied Peter, who accommodated his instructions to the necessities [of his hearers], but with no intention of giving a regular narrative of the Lord's sayings. Wherefore Mark made no mistake in thus writing some things as he remembered them. For of one thing he took especial care, not to omit anything he had heard, and not to put anything fictitious into the statements. Matthew put together the oracles [of the Lord] in the Hebrew language, and each one interpreted them as best he could." This can be found in the writings of Papias.
Luke's authorship also is supported by Origen, Eusebius, Athanasius, Gregory, Nazianze, and Jerome.
John's authorship is supported by Irenaeus and Polycarp (according to Eusebius).
Matthew and John were eyewitnesses and disciples of Jesus and had written down their memoirs about the life and resurrection. Mark and Luke collected information from others and STILL ended up with a very similar story about Jesus' life, even though they had not witnessed it.
Jesus could not have tried to fulfill the old prophecies, over 300 of them, all by himself. Some were out of his control, like how his clothes would be divided up and that he would be pierced in the side. It is literally impossible for Jesus to try and fulfill all of these prophecies. http://www.accordingtothescriptures.org...
"The notion that animals cannot love or have other feelings is preposterous". This idea is the one that is preposterous. Animals have only the instinct to do something. If I give a dog something to eat, on instinct it would mark me as a potential food giver and give to me what is conceived as "love." God gave animals the instinct to protect their young; how would they reproduce of they didn't? But this is just but an instinct and cannot be expressed like the love in between humans.
I will say one last thing about the fine-tuning of life; as of now, there is absolutely no way of proving that life can arise without energy and the perfect amount of other physical constants. This is a mere speculation with absolutely no evidence supporting it. From our perspective, we know that life can only happen with the perfect physical constants or we would never be here today. This is the most logical way of thinking that believing just a mere assertion without any evidence.
This is all I have to say. The resurrection of Jesus is written by reliable, non-anonymous people. The fine-tuning argument t shows that life could have only commenced with certain requirements, and those requirements were met on Earth. The origin of life points to God because something cannot come out of nothing. Morality in man could not possibly be made by evolution; the fact that humans contemplate about God means that God had implanted the thought into our minds.
Now, I probably did not win the arguments for all of these points, but that is for you, the voter or reader, to decide.
I thank my opponent and all of the readers for joining me to this debate. I wish all of you a good day, and this is all for me.
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Writer: John Carpenter (Screenplay)
Starring: Donald Pleasence, James Parker, Victor Wong, Lisa Blount, Dennis Dun, Susan Blanchard, Ann Marie Howard
Plot: A research team finds a mysterious cylinder in a deserted church. If opened, it could mean the end of the world.
There may be spoilers the rest of the review
Verdict: Religious Horror
Story: Prince of Darkness starts as an elderly priest dies, leaving a message to the next in line priest Loomis (Pleasence) who inherited an abandoned church that has a mysterious cylinder inside of it. The cylinder is unknown to the world leading to the Priest going to the university to bring a team to investigate, Professor Birack (Wong) and Brian Marsh (Parker) are the leading scientist but each of the students has a different field of expertise.
As the group learn more about the cylinder they seem to get surrounded by homeless who will not let them leave the church but the real evil is in fact in the church with them once they do discover the origin of the cylinder.
Prince of Darkness is a religious horror that seems to be over one night as we see the prince of darkness try to come back to rule the Earth. We have the generic characters which doesn't leave too much to the imagination which doesn't help because we know who will die to easily. The idea of the devil coming back to rule works for because it enters us into the world of religious horror. The negatives for this would be that the suspense never really feels real and the horror doesn't happen until way to late in the film.
Actor Review
Donald Pleasence: Priest Loomis is the man who gets left the church to deal with, he recruits the team to investigate but isn't going to believe any of the science behind the research. Donald did a good job but never gets a chance to really shine through.
Jameson Parker: Brian Marsh is one of the researchers bought in to understand the cylinder, he is a man of science and doesn't believe any of the religious side to the story. Jameson gives us a good supporting performance that is one we expect to see in a Carpenter film.
Victor Wong: Professor Howard Birack is from the university, he has studied different forms of religion and science making him one of the most objective people involved in the investigation, he selects the students to help research this phenomenon. Victor gives us a solid job in this role.
Lisa Blount: Catherine Danforth is one of the student who is involved in a romantic angle with Brian, she is one of the hard workers who doesn't get possessed by the haunting going on around the church. Lisa gives us a basic supporting performance.
Support Cast: Prince of Darkness has supporting cast that includes different levels of scientist that try to figure out what is going on but will just be disposable set of characters.
Director Review: John Carpenter – John gives us a good horror but it isn't one of his best.
Horror: Prince of Darkness does have good horror moments but doesn't go too over the top by the end of it.
Settings: Prince of Darkness keeps most of the action inside and around the church which helps so our characters trapped.
Special Effects: Prince of Darkness has great effects with the kills with the bug man death being the stand out.
Suggestion: Prince of Darkness is one to watch if you are a fan of Carpenter's work. (Carpenter Fans Watch)
Best Part: Bug man.
Worst Part: Not overly scary.
Believability: No
Chances of Tears: No
Chances of Sequel: No
Post Credits Scene: No
Oscar Chances: No
Box Office: $14 Million
Budget: $3 Million
Runtime: 1 Hour 42 Minutes
Tagline: Where are you…? Christ?
Overall: Not the strongest Carpenter film but still enjoyable


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State Rep. Sharon Quirk-Silva (D- Fullerton) continues to impress as an effective state legislator and yesterday, she came through in a big way for Orange County with an announcement that Assembly Bill (AB) 701, a bill she wrote to settle a long-term Vehicle License Fee Adjustment Account (VLFAA) dispute between Orange County and the state, has unanimously passed the State Legislature and is now headed to Gov. Brown, who is expected to sign it.
"AB 701 will provide Orange County with $53 million to alleviate the need to slash budgets, cut jobs and potentially harm public safety in this fiscal year," said Assemblywoman Quirk-Silva. "Thankfully, everyone was able to work together on this problem and reach a solution that treats Orange County the same as the other 57 counties in the state."
Orange County owes the state $148 million as a result of a 2013 court decision concerning the restoration of the county's VLFAA property tax allocation. Without a deal, the county would have been forced to consider severe budget reduction strategies that could have included laying off employees and making additional funding reductions for public safety programs in this fiscal year. AB 701 ensures both, more time to pay this debt, and that Orange County will receive the same proportion of funds distributed by the VLFAA as other county governments. Additionally, the state will adjust the baseline for this revenue allocation to $53 million.
"AB 701 will address this inequity that currently exists, which will help protect middle class jobs and preserve critical county services," stated Senator Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana), who co-authored the bill.
"It will be a relief to put this much-misunderstood issue behind us with the cooperation of the Governor, Speaker, President pro Tempore, and the entire Orange County delegation and Members on both sides of the aisle," said Diane Harkey (R-Dana Point).
Passage of AB 701 allows for the county to balance their budget in this fiscal year and provides certainty for future revenue growth.
"The entire Orange County delegation supported this measure," continued Assemblywoman Quirk-Silva. "The Governor's signature will allow the county and state to move forward on this issue."
For those who didn't know, Rep. Quirk-Silver represents the 65th Assembly District, which includes the communities of Buena Park, Cypress, Fullerton, Hawaiian Gardens, La Palma, Stanton, and West Anaheim.


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Provincial Emblem Postage Stamps (6th Series)
Country / Post: Thailand
Date of Issue: 20 July 2011
Primary theme: National symbols (Coats of Arms)
Subject: Provincial Emblem Stamps
Width: 45.5 mm
Height: 45.5 mm
Denomination: 3.00 THB
Number in set: 10
Layout/Format: Miniature Sheet of 10 of 10 Designs
Perforations: 13 by 13
Date of Issue: 20 July 2011
Primary theme: National symbols (Coats of Arms)
Subject: Provincial Emblem Stamps
Width: 45.5 mm
Height: 45.5 mm
Denomination: 3.00 THB
Number in set: 10
Layout/Format: Miniature Sheet of 10 of 10 Designs
Perforations: 13 by 13
Stamp issuing authority: The Communications Authority of Thailand
This issue is the 6th releasing time of a Provincial Emblem set, but it is the sheet number seven, because the first issue has released 2 sheets (20 Provinces). And in the next time issue, it is the final sheet, completely of the Provincial Emblem set, because Thailand has now 77 provinces.
This issue has the emblem of 10 provinces are following:
1. Samut Sakhon: The emblem depicts a Chinese junk at sea, sailing againt a background of factories and a smoking chimney signifying the Province's prosperity form past to present. Samut Sakhon's provincial emblem was first introduced in 1940 at the time when Luang Wisetpakdi (Chuen Wisetpakdi) was the governer.
2. Sa Kaeo: The emblem is a depiction of a pond with lotus flowers against a background of the rising sun. At the center of the emblem is a picture of the Province's major archaeological site of Prasart Khao Noi (in pink color) while in the foreground is the picture of a standing Buddha image on a large lotus flower. This Buddha image is especially built for Sa Kaeo Province to become the focal point of its resident's faith and unity. The emblem signifies Sa Kaeo's tranquility and abundant water supply.
3. Saraburi: The emblem is a depiction of a Mandop (a square hall with pyramidal roof) in Tambon Khun Khlon of Phra Bhuddabart District built over the sacred footprint of the Lord Buddha. which is highly revered by the Thai people.
4. Sing Buri: The emblem depicts the sculptures of 11 Thai heroes of the old days of Bang Ra Chan Village against a background of a red, round shield with white, blue and red circles on the rim. Underneath the sculpture are the words Sing Buri Province written along the curve of the shield.
5. Sukhothai: The emblem is depiction of King Ramkhamhaeng the Great, a king of Phra Ruang Dynasty, sitting on the stone Manangkhasila bench. The King was famous for his golden reign which brought peace and prosperity to the ancient Thai kingdom, Sukhothai Period.
6. Suphan Buri: The emblem is a depiction of King Naresuan the Great who, in 1592, fought against the Crown Prince of Burma on elephant backs and won the fight. This battle freed Thailand from Burma's rule and brought great fame to King Naresuan. It is believed that this famous combat on elephant backs took place in Don Chedi District of Suphan Buri Province.
7. Surat Thani: The emblem is a depiction of the Great Stupa of Chaiya which is believed to house some of Buddha's relics. It is one of the most important Buddist memorials in Thailand.
8. Surin: The emblem is a depiction of the Hindu God Indra sitting crossed-legged in a lotus style on a bench, which has a figurine head of Erawan Elephant on the bench's center. Indra is holding a short trident in his right hand and mahout's hook in his left hand. A picture of Prasart Sikoraphum (previously known a Prasart Ra-ngaeng) is depicted in the background and a Garuda flag appears in the foreground
9. Nong Khai: The emblem is a depiction of a pond, a cluster of bamboo plants and lotus flowers. The history behind this depiction dates back to the time when King Rama III ordered Phraya Rajasupawadi to lead a Siamese army to reclaim the city of Srisatanakanahoot from the enemy. After the task was accomplished Phraya Rajasupawadi let Thao Suwor select a location to establish a new town in the area. Thao Suwor chose an area around a large pond called Nong Khai in Ban Phai District where bamboos were found in abundance.
10. Nong Bua Lam Phu: The emblem is a depiction of King Naresuan the Great standing with a sword in his left hand and infront of a pavillion located on the edge of a lotus pond.
Quantity of stamps: 300,000 pieces (200,000 pieces for different-design sheets; 100,000 pieces for same-design sheets)
Composition: 10 stamps per sheet
Printing Process: Lithography with special technique (Gold metalic hot foil stamp)
Designer: Udon Niyonthum (Thailand Post Co., Ltd.)
Designer: Udon Niyonthum (Thailand Post Co., Ltd.)
FDC Price: 102 Baht (Salable at a set of 10 covers)
Quantity of FDC: 1X,000 covers each
Size : 38 mm. Diameter
Printer : Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand
Quantity of FDC: 1X,000 covers each
Size : 38 mm. Diameter
Printer : Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand


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The St. Louis Urban Debate League (SLUDL) has grown to support thriving extra-curricular policy debate programs in as many as 12 high schools and 3 middle schools within the Saint Louis Public Schools District, as well as expanding to its first non-SLPS public school, Confluence Preparatory Academy.
Watch this video created by the Citi Foundation that discusses the role of academic debate in students' lives.
Listen to a profile of SLUDL on the NPR show "St. Louis on the Air"
SLUDL was founded in 2008 with the purpose of developing and supporting debate programs in under served urban high schools in St. Louis City. The League works directly with Principals and Teachers within each partnering school to ensure that Debate teams receive proper coaching and instruction, as well as the resources necessary to thrive.
SLUDL is the only organization in St. Louis working to promote the value and need for debate programming in urban schools. We work with a nationwide network of similar Urban Debate Leagues (UDL's), along with several suburban debate programs in St. Louis County, to provide our high school and middle school students the best opportunities for success through competitive policy debate – the oldest and arguably most rigorous debate format in the nation.
Our Work
The St. Louis Urban Debate League is committed to establishing and growing debate programming within urban schools throughout the metro area. We fulfill our mission by providing the following:
Teacher-Coach Professional Development. Teachers are at the core of any Urban Debate League, and SLUDL is fortunate to have some incredibly energetic, patient, dedicated teachers who task themselves with learning how to effectively coach debate within their respective schools. In fact, most SLUDL coaches are not former debaters, but understand the value debate programming brings to their students, and ultimately, their broader school community.
Student Workshops. The League assists schools in student recruitment and student training throughout the season. Training includes topic-specific workshops, technical debate lessons, and more. All activities are tailored to fit the wide range of needs and skills among our debaters.
Tournament Administration. Debate tournaments are a central element of our program, giving students an opportunity to exercise their skills in a fun, competitive setting. Over the course of the academic year, SLUDL hosts six competitive debate tournaments, gathering students from all partnering schools. Research shows the direct correlation between the number of tournament rounds a debater competes in, and their motivation to remain actively involved in debate. The more competitive opportunities a debater has throughout the year, the more they are willing to "buy in" to the benefits and value of debate.
Advocacy and Fundraising. The primary goal of SLUDL is to promote debate to our urban schools. To that end, much of our behind the scenes activity is dedicated to advocating on behalf of new debate programs and initiatives, leveraging school district investments with privately-raised funds, and publicizing the great work our students and teachers are putting into their debate programs.
You & Your Organization Can Support Urban Debate
1) Join the Board of Directors: Members of the board seek to promote debate for urban youth. They spread the word throughout the community about debate's impact on urban youth, raise funds to support urban debate, volunteer directly to support debate activities, and generally oversee the health of the organization. Contact our Program Director at email@example.com for more information.
2) Judge at St Louis Urban Debate League Tournaments: SLUDL hosts six tournaments each year. The tournaments are designed to promote learning for students, kindle their excitement, and serve as an assessment of their hard work. The organization seeks judges of all experience levels from those who have never seen a formal, academic debate to those who have decades of experience. We are firm believers that students get the most out of the activity when they learn to communicate (or debate) in front of all types of audiences. Visit our page for Volunteer Judges to serve in this capacity.
3) Provide Facilities for Tournaments & Workshops: Each year SLUDL hosts 6 tournaments and several workshops. Tournaments require approximately 30 classroom/conference room spaces and a large common area where 80-100 people can gather. Workshops typically require a handful of rooms for breakout sessions and one large area. Often, the hosts will also provide a meal or meals for the students and staffers. Over the years, Webster University, McKendree University, Maryville University, and Lindenwood University have graciously provided support of these activities. Contact our Program Director at firstname.lastname@example.com if your organization might be willing to provide space for one of our events.
4) Serve as a Trainer: SLUDL welcomes direct support of our students in many ways. During our workshops, we may need experienced debaters or coaches who can teach lessons or organize activities. Some teams may be interested in recruiting former debaters to serve as volunteer coaches. Likewise, teacher candidates or individuals without a debate background may be interested in helping students navigate the non-debate related content the students must master. To serve as a volunteer coach, the individual must meet St Louis Public Schools volunteer requirements to include background checks. Contact the Program Director at email@example.com if you are interested in training our urban youth.
5) Provide Financial Support: Money plays a critical role in allowing our students to participate in the activity whether it be to set the programming of the league or to directly support educational and competitive opportunities. If you or your organization is interested in providing financial support visit our page for making donations. Your financial support — whether large or small — has a tremendous impact on young lives:
|Registration fee for one student to attend an invitational tournament in St Louis County
|A 10-key timer for use by a debater in competition
|Registration fees for one student to attend the NFL national championship tournament
|One night's lodging for up to 4 students at the NFL or CFL national championship tournament
|Transportation for 20-40 students to attend a tournament in the St Louis-metro area
|Plaques/Trophies for one of our tournaments
|Lodging for up to 4 students to attend the NFL or CFL national championship tournament
|Feeds 75 students and 25 volunteers/coaches during a 1-day competition
*Amounts listed are estimates. They may vary depending on location, number of students, etc.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 28th Aug 2009 09:59 UTC, submitted by Witek Wasilewski
Among OSNews readers, Slackware is a surprisingly popular choice when it comes to Linux distributions. A new release came out today, Slackware 13, which comes packed with improvements, and even a whole new port.
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RE[2]: Nice and simple
by massysett on Fri 28th Aug 2009 13:28 UTC in reply to "RE: Nice and simple"
You might want to take a look at ArchLinux
Yeah, I looked at Arch and I did like the philosophy, and Pacman looks good too. What I didn't like about Arch though is the rolling release system. Then I'm always upgrading and tinkering with the system. I prefer to have a stable release that just gets security updates. I used rolling releases with Gentoo and it ends up being a lot of work.
For similar reasons I didn't use Debian unstable, though I have Debian stable on other machines and like it. I went with Slackware -current because I needed a newer kernel and xorg than is available in Debian stable, and running Slackware -current seemed like it would be less work than Debian unstable. Now that 13.0 is out I will happily use that.
RE[3]: Nice and simple
by agnosticnixie on Fri 28th Aug 2009 14:10 in reply to "RE[2]: Nice and simple"
LOL, seconded, I migrated my Slackware box to Archlinux, and for a while I was running updates twice a week, it took me a while (along with the end of my finals (so no excuse to procrastinate) and a broken X) to stop doing it and go back to a more stable cycle (which is still more than my "update every three months or when the drivers you need come out of beta" on Slackware).
RE[3]: Nice and simple
by NicePics13 on Fri 28th Aug 2009 22:45 in reply to "RE[2]: Nice and simple"


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Private Investors For Startup Small Business Wanted
By Steve Jankowski
If you are thinking of finding private investors for your startup of a small business, the current recession will make your efforts more difficult. Many private investors are very wary of investing in new businesses, but there are ways if you have a solid business plan, good credit and find the right investor.
There are many stories of great wealth that was created during hard financial times. The bad economy has, understandably, greatly reduced the number of people launching new businesses. There are people that are still willing to invest in small business start ups because the potential return on their investment can be significantly higher than what a risky stock market can produce.
The kind of private investor that will be willing to lend money during a recession is will probably require that the business plan be nearly bullet proof. Placing an ad like the title to this article is likely to not be very successful. A small business entrepreneur looking for private investors will need to seek out the investor rather than just hoping that they will respond to an ad.
There are many ways to find investors and the type of business that is being started will limit the possibilities. One of the best places to go for a business loan would be to a small commercial bank. Oftentimes, small commercial lenders have more wiggle room in lending requirements than larger regional or national banks have. Getting a loan from a bank, however, will require significant assets pledged as security for the loan. Small banks will often require that the borrower give a personal guarantee which will increase the financial exposure for the business owner.
There are also lending clubs that can be found that pool the resources of numerous private investors to provide loans to small business owners. These lending clubs can be found on the internet or through referrals from other business owners or business investment firms.
There are also venture capital firms and angel investors that will invest in small business start ups, but these investors will want to be involved or at least monitor the start up of the business to make sure that their investment is safe. The cost of these types of loans can often be high, but the right investors will often be a huge asset as their desire to protect their investment may also increase the business' chance for success. Angel investors and venture capitalists are often not shy in offering advice if it will protect their investment.
One of the best ways to get a private investor for a small business start up is to find an investor that will be willing to be a partner. This partner can be a silent partner or can be involved in the business, but such an agreement should be put together by an attorney so that the business owner can have a buyout option once the business is successful. Giving up equity in a business start up is often difficult for a budding entrepreneur, but it may be the easiest way to find money to get a new business up and running.
Placing an ad that says 'Private Investors For Startup Small Business Wanted' is not likely to be that effective in a difficult economy. Once a solid business plan has been completed, the future business owner should plan to spend a fair amount of time seeking out investors for the new business. Selling the plan to the future investor may be the most difficult part of starting the business, but the efforts will hopefully pay off and result in a post recession boom for the business owner and the investor.
One of the most important parts of any business start up is developing an effective marketing plan. Most brick and mortar businesses do not take advantage of the potential traffic that can be generated by an aggressive online marketing plan. With 40% of all online business searches characterized as "local" in scope, small businesses need to have a solid online marketing plan. Steve Jankowski specializes in mentoring small businesses in their online marketing efforts. To learn how he was able to generate over $10,000 in income in one week, after only being online for 5 weeks, visit his Online Marketing Mentorship Website.
In addition to offering an online mentorship program, Steve also provides consultation to a few select businesses. To inquire into Steve's personal consultation services, call him at 763 587 3785 or visit his SEO Consulting website.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Steve_Jankowski


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There are times when you might need to clear your browser cache in order to fix a bug in Remote Potato, or re-load channels. Silverlight has its own internal data store which needs clearing too. Here's how to do that:
1. Firstly, browse to the Remote Potato main menu. (in Silverlight, not HTML)
2. Right click anywhere on the page and choose 'Silverlight' in the pop-up menu that appears.
3. A window will appear - select the 'Application Storage' tab.
4. Click the 'Delete All' button at the bottom of the window and confirm, then close the window.
5. You might also want to clear your browser's own cache too -- this depends on the browser, see links below.
6. Close and re-launch your web browser.
How to clear a browser's cache:
Internet Explorer
Google Chrome
Other browsers


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B.J. Thomas
The Ocean City (NJ) Music Pier
August 16, 2010
By Phill Marder
B.J. Thomas hasn't had a hit record in roughly 30 years, but one wouldn't have known it from the reception he received August 16 at this packed boardwalk venue at the Jersey shore.
Just nine days past his 68th birthday, Thomas wowed his obviously devoted followers with a 90-minute set that read like a greatest hits package of the '60s and '70s. His voice, one of the more distinct in American pop music, was as strong and clear as ever, and his appearance has changed little since his prime, his thinning curly hair and a few addition facial wrinkles being his only apparent concessions to his senior citizen status.
Backed by his four-piece group — bass, drums, guitar and keyboards — Thomas reeled off highlights from his varied repertoire, which includes country hits and gospel successes as well as his wealth of pop treasures. Mixed in were anecdotes offering interesting and sometimes humorous tidbits regarding some of Thomas' greatest successes.
He introduced "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," noting the cut was done at four in the morning after everything else on his first album had been completed. Thomas, simply trying to appease his father, who told him not to come home if he didn't record something country, turned in the definitive version of the Hank Williams classic, and it soared to No. 8, carrying Thomas with it.
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" saw a laryngitis-stricken Thomas and composer Burt Bacharach not exactly hitting it off, but one can't argue with the end result of their collaboration, which, in 1969, became Thomas' first No. 1. He returned to the top in 1975 with the country flavored "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song." In addition to these three gems, Thomas treated his followers to "Mama," "The Eyes Of A New York Woman." "Hooked On A Feeling," "I Just Can't Help Believing," "Most Of All," "No Love At All," "Mighty Clouds Of Joy," and "Rock And Roll Lullaby" and others.
Thomas also included his 1977 smash cover of The Beach Boys' "Don't Worry Baby," in which he flashed a remarkable falsetto, also evident in his group's outstanding rendition of The Temptations' "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)."
With a limited tour schedule kicking in (it can be found at bjthomas.com) and occasional film appearances — 2008's "Jake's Corner" gave him a prominent role — Thomas appears plenty busy. It's unlikely he'll ever return to previous heights, but with the right song — longtime drummer Larry Chavis indicated a coupling with Stevie Nicks could be in the works — it's not inconceivable.
On this summer night, Thomas proved he still can deliver the goods.
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Amigo unveils its new rich and delectable menu, laid out especially for you with the choicest array of new flavours featuring the best of the World Cuisine - a variety of Mexican, Italian, Continental, Indian, Turkish and Lebanese delicacies, along with full range of international alcoholic drinks.From the delicious Tamale to a Lebanese traditional dish Sheesh Taouk, to the mouth watering Lamb Kebob a Turkish delicacy or simply a juicy Lamb Steak , we have it all, to lift your mood and to tickle your taste buds.The Amigo Bar offers an excellent mix of drinks, like the classic Margaritas, tequila, Gin, rum, Digestives, Cognac & of Course the Amigo shot. Also available is a whole range of popular Cocktails & Mock-tails and even some sparkling champagne or aromatic Alamos or spicy Chianti wines. However for those with stronger cravings, there is also a fine selection of single malts, blended scotch whiskeys bourbons and Indian spirits.


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Chip Kelly insisted that releasing DeSean Jackson last month was "purely a football decision," and that the timing of the release was based on the inability to find a trade partner. The Eagles coach spoke Monday for the first time since Jackson's release.
"We were going in a different direction at the wide receiver position," Kelly said at the team's 18th annual Playground Build at Prince Hall Elementary School in North Philadelphia. "Has nothing to do with anything that was ever written in a newspaper article or any off-field behavior from him. DeSean was great the year I was with him."
Kelly said that Jackson "came to practice and did everything we asked him to do," and denied any discord between his former wide receiver and him.
"I've never had one issue with DeSean," Kelly said. "I'll say that publicly. He never yelled at me, I never yelled at him on the practice field. I don't know where that came from."
Jackson, 27, is coming off the best season of his career with 82 catches for 1,332 yards and nine touchdowns. So it was clear that Jackson could thrive in the Eagles' offense, although Kelly said the team believed they needed a different type of wide receiver. He would not disclose what direction the team is going at wide receiver for competitive purposes.
When asked why Jackson was released less than one hour after an NJ.com report that alleged Jackson has gang connections, Kelly said the timing was based on the team's arrival from the league meetings with a trade offer.
His explanation for the Eagles' public silence has been what he considers a consistent approach to releasing players.
"Did I have a press conference when we released Jason Avant or Patrick Chung? No," Kelly said. "That's just not the way I am. I'm not going to have a press conference when we release players from the organization."
Kelly compared the decision to the ones made in Chicago with Julius Peppers, Tampa Bay with Darrelle Revis, and Dallas with DeMarcus Ware. All three were cut in part because of their burdensome salaries, which is the reason Kelly identified for why the Eagles could not find a trade partner.
But Kelly then said the decision to cut Jackson was not based on Jackson's salary but rather based on "football."
"We know where we're going," Kelly said. "We understand the direction we're going as an offensive team, and we're excited about our future."
Look for more in Tuesday's Inquirer.


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With the release of Spider-Man 3 just months away, fans are already chomping at the bit for more cinematic adventures from their friendly neighborhood wallcrawler. The issue is whether or not director Sam Raimi and the cast want to come back for more.
"I'm sure they'll keep making Spider-Man pictures," Raimi is quoted as saying in the January/February issue of Premiere Magazine. The helmer inked contracts for each individual Spidey flick so he would have to be re-signed for a fourth installment.
"Amy [Pascal, Sony co-chairman] told me that she would [keep making Spidey movies]. I love Spider-Man. And I love working with Kirsten [Dunst], Tobey [Maguire], James [Franco]," the director said. "I don't know if Thomas [Haden Church] and Topher [Grace] will be around in the next one, but probably Bryce [Dallas Howard] will be."
Bryce Dallas Howard might be back for Spidey 4? Pretty interesting slip there, Sam. It seems the big-screen Gwen Stacy doesn't share her comic book counterpart's fate.
Raimi continued, "But I have to make sure that when I'm done with this picture I'm really still fascinated with the character. At this moment I'm fascinated with him. Whether or not I will be in six months when the movie's done I couldn't say. And I absolutely would not have anything to do with the picture unless I was hungry to tell the story."
Maguire recently reminded fans that he's not obligated to do any more Spider-Man films after the three he was contracted for. Would Raimi be up for doing a sequel with a different actor in the title role? "I'd rather not," Raimi said. "No, I couldn't imagine it."


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- ButternutPoppy
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Lame question, I know! But I can't find any I like. I don't want them to be too young and teenager-y and I don't want them to be too old and rest home-y. Heeeeelp!
Lame question, I know! But I can't find any I like. I don't want them to be too young and teenager-y and I don't want them to be too old and rest home-y. Heeeeelp!
RedHeadKel: Walmart
Mine are probably young and teenager-y but just incase you want to look: my favorite are from Aeropostale. I love bright colors and prefer zip-up hoodies so their selection is a perfect fit for me.
I love my Under Armour neoprene hoodie (check a sports store or the UA outlet if you have one nearby) and my Columbia zipup hoodies. I guess since they are plain but fit well, I feel like they aren't too young or old. 🙂
RedHeadKel: If you don't mind hipster, American Apparel or Beta Brand. I'm obsessed with my office appropriate yoga pants from Beta Brand!
I get most of my hoodies from American Apparel. They come in a multitude of colors and are quite soft. Plus they aren't branded up the wazoo like hoodies from other stores.
UnderArmour, North face, Nike, etc. I still wear my high school soccer and cheerleading hoodies and DH's when I'm just around the house or something.
Aquaria: springbride23: wvlefty: bitsybee: a_day_at_the_fair: MrsN14: Wow, sounds like I'm going shopping this weekend! Thanks, Beez! Oh, and I do like Aeropostale! I just make sure I'm buying "age appropriate" stuff if I go there. Hehe.
I've had luck at pac sun. Kohls, too. Sometimes it helps to look in the "athletic" department.
Aeropostale and abercrombie [I know I KNOW! But they are SO comfy]. I've also got some really cozy fleece hoodies from walmart.
I love abercrombie. I always get mine at the outlest or major sale. They are just SOOOOOOO soft
amberback: jenilynevette: OmbreBee: Thanks for the tips, I'll try those, too! They might not let someone my age even walk into Abercrombie.
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Sports handicapper Ian Cameron provides a look at MLB Overnight Betting Lines for the games taking place on Sunday, May 29.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Washington Nationals
The Washington Nationals are a perfect 10-0 with Stephen Strasburg on the mound this season and that isn't by accident. Strasburg has revitalized his career in 2016 after numerous seasons battling consistency and injuries with multiple stints on the DL. Strasburg is finally healthy and pitching like it with a 2.79 ERA on the season and an impressive and dominating ratio of 86 strikeouts with just 54 hits allowed in 67.2 innings pitched this season and he has a track record of pitching well against the Cardinals holding them to 3 runs or less in five previous starts against them including in a 5-4 win against St. Louis earlier this season at Busch Stadium in which he yielded just 2 runs in 7 innings.
On the flip side, Michael Wacha has endured a rocky season for St. Louis and he enters this game with a 5.04 ERA overall but has bene much worse in the shorter team allowing 20 runs on 24 hits in just 12 innings of work over his last three starts against the LA Dodgers, Colorado and the Chicago Cubs and he has averaged over 17 pitches per inning in his last four starts and into the 20's in PPI in his last three starts which indicates he is laboring often on the mound and not having many stress free innings. His swinging strike rate has declined severely from 9.5% last season to 7.6% so far in 2016 as hitters are not swinging and missing at his stuff as much. Washington has proven to be unbeatable this season so far with Strasburg on the hill and the Nats are worth supporting once again with Strasburg on Sunday.
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Free MLB Pick: Washington -1.5 (+130)
Best Line Offered: at BetOnline
Baltimore Orioles vs. Cleveland Indians
Chris Tillman is probably a candidate for most improved player of the season in MLB as he has bounced back from a very rough 2015 campaign and has put together a strong season to this point with a 2.61 ERA and the Orioles have gone 8-2 in his 10 starts this season. He's been even better in the short term with a 1.77 ERA with 4 runs allowed in 20.1 innings over his last three starts. He should have a solid chance to keep his solid run going here against Cleveland as Tillman shut down the Indians twice last season allowing just 2 runs in 13.1 innings of work over a pair of starts against them last season with Baltimore winning both games. We cashed an Over ticket against Michael Clevinger in his last start for the Cleveland Indians and he has struggled in both of his spot starts since joining the rotation allowing 10 runs in 10.1 innings against the Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati. The very capable and dangerous Baltimore Orioles lineup could be trouble for Clevinger who is not likely to pitch deep just like he has in his first two starts so the Indians very mediocre middle relief of their bullpen should get some action and offer more chances for Baltimore runs. Baltimore is worthy of betting support in this game.
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Free MLB Pick: Baltimore -126
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Google Now update gives card based results, allows for "Ok, Google" command
Google recently updated Search to allow for a more unified approach to voice activations. When under the auspice of Google Now, users have become accustomed to saying "Google" before executing a voice search. We'll now be able to add "Ok, Google" to our repertoire, though the traditional "Google" still works fine.
This brings the search function in line with other Google products, most notably Google Glass, in which wearers say "Ok, Glass". This is also reminiscent of the Moto X, and their touchless control interface which allows us to say "Ok, Google Now" to wake the device from its slumber.
The information displayed may also be a bit different. When asking about a popular personality or entity, Google's new card-based interface will show you Wikipedia info about that person or company before getting into the web results. I ran Google Now through its paces, just to see how robust it was. I searched for Lady GaGa (don't judge me!) and was greeted with her Wikipedia entry in card form, then a list of web results. Google even read me the byline to her page, so be sure not to search for something embarrassing in public, unless you're comfortable with the world knowing about your pop culture addiction.
It got a bit interesting when I searched for more obscure topics. I also did a search for the elusive Daft Punk duo, and was simply told who the members are. Searching for CyanogenMod gave me a quick byline and list of obscure devices they support, and I was pleased that Google easily recognized them, even though the voice reading it back pronounced it very different. Search for HTC, and you'll get a listing above the Wikipedia entry, which is clearly marked "ad". That one raised an eyebrow.
If you forget (or just aren't aware yet) all that Google Now can do for you, just say "Ok, Google" when it's listening, and the service will give you a list of cards designed to help you understand how sublime Google Now can be. Set reminders, send messages, even check up on Lady Gaga(!). The update is rolling out now, so be on the lookout for it on your device soon.


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Just in time for Christmas (yup, I said "Christmas")…
The CANDYCANE MARTINI
This martini is quick and easy and sure to be a hit!
Peppermint liquer
Light Cream
Sambuca, white
Candy cane
Red raspberry syrup (schmukers plate scrapers brand works best)
Prep martini glass with raspberry syrup. Place tip of syrup bottle in bottom of glass and with slow even pressure squeeze as you swirl up to the rim.
Starting from rim to base causes syrup to run and streak glass.
1) fill cocktail shaker with ice
2) add 3.5oz peppermint liquer, 1oz cream, 3 drops sambuca
3) shake vigorously until well chilled
4) strain into martini glass
5) garnish with candy cane
Come visit me at The Horseshoe Grille – I'll make one for you.
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MakerBot Thingiverse Dashboard and Follow Feature Debut
Website with 25,000+ Digital Designs for Real, Physical Objects, Gets a Makeover
MakerBot®, the global leader in desktop 3D printing, is excited to announce two new features on its Thingiverse™ website to help find, manage, and "follow" the digital designs, Things, designers, categories, and tags you like and care about most.
For those new to desktop 3D printing, MakerBot's website Thingiverse (www.thingiverse.com) is the leading digital design destination for anyone in the world to share, discover, and download digital designs, most of which can be made and printed with the MakerBot® Replicator™ 2 Desktop 3D Printer. Thingiverse is the go-to place to find out how to make any physical thing. It is truly the "Thing Universe." Since 2008, Things on Thingiverse have been downloaded more than 8.5 million times, with 500,000 downloads in the past 90-days, and as of November 1, 2012, there are more than 25,000 digital Things just waiting for you to download and make.
"Thingiverse has been a driving force in the world of 3D desktop printing for some time," noted Bre Pettis, CEO and co-founder of MakerBot. "I wake up every morning and the first thing I do is check-out what has been uploaded to Thingiverse. The potential for sharing and printing a 3D design created in say, Germany, with someone in Los Angeles is really happening today; we are proud to provide the creative platform that facilitates this type of sharing."
As part of Thingiverse's new functionality, the newly added MakerBot Thingiverse Dashboard is an all-in-one place to track your favorite "Things" (digital designs), designers, and activity on Thingiverse. With just a few clicks you can turn your Thingiverse dashboard into a home base that holds all the things you want to see and keep track of in one easy-to-access place. You can find your Dashboard by clicking the top left tab on the Thingiverse homepage when you sign in. The Thingiverse Dashboard is also your, constantly updating Thingiverse newsfeed. Use your Dashboard to:
- Follow your favorite Thingiverse users and designers to get updates when they've published new Things.
- Show you updates on your own Things: who's downloading them, commenting on them, and remixing them.
- Find out when someone makes or Likes one of your Things.
- Follow tags or categories that are of interest to you so that you'll always be up-to-date with the latest and greatest of the Things you dig.
- Get updates about other users or things by using the Watch and Follow buttons.
- Watch Things that other people have made to get updates on new comments or remixes[1].
Whenever there is an update, you will see a red update badge on your screen, showing the number of updates.
Thingiverse is also introducing a new"Follow" button that will connect you to the things, digital designs, designers, users, tags, categories: all the stuff you care about most. By following a Thing, you'll get a notification when someone comments on it, makes a copy of it, or remixes it. Some new digital designs inspire a whole family of new Things, and the Follow button helps you keep track of those.
You can follow another user or designer, and you'll always know what they are up to.
"We have some of the most creative 3D printing enthusiasts on Thingiverse," noted Pettis. "Designers like Erik Durwood actually gave us a very important member of the MakerBot family, our R. Maker mascot!"
Some of Durwood's other contributions have ranged from a Filamometer to measure how much filament you're using, to a functioning lunch box. His designs are simple, creative, practical, and always masterfully executed. Thingiverse is also a place for people to become pioneers within one certain area. Mike Moceri has become exactly that in the world of 3D scanning other people. Mike has scanned more than 230 people using an Xbox Kinect and the software ReconstructMe and shared nicely organized sets on Thingiverse. He's also a go-to resource for scanning with 123D Catch, and a real leader on Thingiverse.
As part of MakerBot's new Thingiverse features, MakerBot is recommending a few "top Things to follow" that have been remixed a bunch of times or inspired cool new ideas, such as:
- Pin Connectors V2 by Tony Buser
- Screwless Heart Gears by Emmett
- Clutch by prettysmallthings
- Owl statue by cushwa
- Chain Generator by Sal
- Twisted Gear Lamp/Vase by BenitoSanduchi
- Eleventh Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver by TheNewHobbyist
- Snap together lamp by MakerBot(based on this design by Mattraptions)
- Cute Octopus Says Hello by MakerBot
For years, Thingiverse users have also been tagging their uploads with useful descriptors to make browsing easier. Recently, the Thingiverse team introduced Categories for an even quicker drill-down experience into the Things that interest you most. Now you can Follow a Tag or a Category to get those updates in your Dashboard. If you're a teacher, the Learning Category is a great one to Follow right off the bat. If your interest is more specific – say, Thanksgiving, or Masks – finding the right Tag is your best bet. Find a list of our favorites at the bottom of this post.
Founded in 2009, Brooklyn-based MakerBot® (www.makerbot.com) has grown to be a global leader in desktop 3D printing. MakerBot had 16% market share of all 3D printers (industrial and personal) made from 2009 to the end of 2011. In 2011, MakerBot had 21.6% market share. There are more than 13,000 MakerBot Desktop 3D Printers in use by engineers, designers, researchers, and people who just like to make things. The first generation MakerBot Replicator Desktop 3D Printer was named "Best Emerging Tech" at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, has won Popular Mechanics Editor's Choice Award, the Popular Science Product of the Year, and MakerBot recently was awarded with the Fast Company 2012 Innovation by Design Awards, and one of Time magazines Best Inventions of 2012, as well as the Best IT-Hardware at the World Technology Summit. The company has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Economist, Wired, The Colbert Report, Fast Company, Engadget, Make: Magazine, Rolling Stone, Time.com, IEEE Spectrum, CNN, Financial Times, NPR, Vogue Italia and many others.


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(CNN Student News) -- March 4, 2009
Quick Guide
The Headlines - Consider the implications of a terrorist attack in our recap of global headlines.
Green Jobs - Hear how one U.S. city is hoping to replace lost blue-collar jobs with green ones.
No Cussing Club - Meet a high school student who's challenging people to clean up their language.
CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Today's show goes out to the students of Bulloch Academy who I saw visiting CNN Center last night. Thanks for stopping by. Meanwhile, anyone in Pasadena with a penchant for profanity better clean it up this week. We'll explain why on CNN Student News!
AZUZ: First up though, we're bringing you the headlines, beginning in Pakistan, where a deadly terrorist attack has sent shockwaves across Asia. At least eight people were killed and several others were wounded when gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying a cricket team from Sri Lanka. The group was on its way to the stadium when it was attacked. Cricket teams have avoided traveling to Pakistan recently because of security concerns, and yesterday's violence is raising questions about the country's ability to host the Cricket World Cup in 2011.
Moving from Asia to Europe now, and the collapse of a building in the German city of Cologne. The structure wasn't very notable, but what's inside of it was: it housed the city's historical archives, some of which date back 1,000 years. Yesterday evening, three people were unaccounted for. The fire department said that everyone working inside the archive was able to escape before the collapse, but some people working and living in buildings next door might not have been able to get out in time.
And finally, back to the U.S. for a meeting between President Barack Obama and his counterpart from across the pond. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived at the White House yesterday. He and President Obama met to discuss, what else, the global economic crisis. The world leaders said that they believe the situation will get better, but it will take a group effort from leading economic nations to turn things around. Prime Minister Brown offered some specific ideas.
BRITISH PRIME MINISTER GORDON BROWN: We've had a global banking failure, and it's happened in every part of the world. It's almost like a power cut that went right across the financial system, and we've got to rebuild that financial system. We've got to isolate the bad assets. We've got to underwrite the financial system so that loans can start again to businesses and families. And we've got to get enough lending into the economy so that people, enough credit so that people are able to go about their normal business again.
Is This legit?
ERIK NIVISON, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Is this legit? A green-collar job is one that benefits the environment. Legit! And it's not the only color-coded employment. Blue-collar jobs traditionally involve manual or industrial work, while white-collar jobs are traditionally done in an office.
AZUZ: The government believes that green-collar jobs can help more than just the environment. The hope is that they'll also offer employment opportunities to blue-collar workers who have lost their jobs. But that might be a lot to expect from an industry that's just getting off the ground. John King explores how this issue is unfolding in one major American city.
JOHN KING, CNN CHIEF NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Downtown Philadelphia: its struggles are hardly new. But a punishing recession deepens the despair. Trying times in a city and state once defined by a rugged, blue-collar legacy. To some, including the new president, this is the new jobs revolution: giant wind turbines being built at a plant deserted years ago by U.S. Steel.
MICHAEL PECK, GAMESA SPOKESMAN: We are derusting the Rust Belt, we are creating good manufacturing jobs, showing that in America, we can make things again, and we are rolling back climate change. So, it is a three for one.
KING: The Spanish company Gamesa employs 900 people in Pennsylvania; Michael Peck expects more jobs as the company expands, how many jobs is the big question. The president sees this new green economy ultimately replacing many of the manufacturing jobs that have disappeared in recent years. Jim Bauer once had one of those jobs in the very building where he now works for Gamesa. 145 in this building, 300 in all at this location just outside of Philadelphia. The jobs math here was different though when U.S. Steel was thriving.
JIM BAUER, GAMESA EMPLOYEE: 9,000 to 11,000.
KING: But those jobs are....?
BAUER: Gone.
KING: Gone. And you don't think they will ever come back?
BAUER: I don't think so.
MAYOR MICHAEL NUTTER, (D) PHILADELPHIA: This is the new economy, and it is still manufacturing.
KING: This new bakery will recycle rain water and have state of the art energy efficiency, but at the outset, Mayor Michael Nutter is told, the same 350 workers at an older TastyKake's facility across town.
KING: Answer the critic out there who says they keep hearing about this, in a blue-collar city, talking about all these green-collar jobs. Answer the critic who says they're great, that's great, we want as many of them as we can get. But it's a tiny piece of the solution.
NUTTER: You know, if you're unemployed, I think you're pretty excited about the opportunity to get one of these jobs. We don't necessarily live in an environment where you can just swing for the fences and you're looking for the 2,000 person job opportunity. I think singles, doubles, triples move the folks around the bases as well.
KING: In time, Mayor Nutter echoes the president's view that new green construction and energy jobs will grow at a much faster pace, though at the moment, he isn't even sure when the first wave of stimulus money will reach the city.
NUTTER: Maybe summer, into the fall. After, you know, the regs get situated, plans or applications get reviewed, and somebody checks off all of the boxes that need to be checked off.
KING: That could test patience in a city where the unemployment rate is more than 8% overall. John King, CNN. Philadelphia.
NIVISON: Time for the Shoutout! Which U.S. president once wrote "Must swear off from swearing. Bad habit."? If you think you know it, shout it out! Was it: A) William Taft, B) Rutherford Hayes, C) Teddy Roosevelt or D) Lyndon Johnson? You've got three seconds -- GO! Rutherford Hayes penned this pledge while he was in office, we swear! That's your answer and that's your Shoutout!
AZUZ: Call it swearing, call it cursing, call it cussing, you all know what we're talking about: the words you can't say in the classroom and I can't say on TV. A couple years ago, one teenager challenged his friends to clean up their language. The idea caught on, and eventually launched an international club with one simple goal: don't cuss. Kara Finnstrom introduces us to the student who started it all, and finds out why he believes this idea is important.
KARA FINNSTROM, CNN REPORTER: McKay Hatch is 15, doing spots on Jay Leno, running the celebrity circuit.
MCKAY HATCH, NO CUSSING CLUB: It's kinda cool being in a green room. You get free soda and water.
FINNSTROM: And interviewing live, right here on CNN. What do you think about getting this much publicity?
HATCH: I mean it's great. I'm just getting, spreading my word more and more.
FINNSTROM: Hatch's rock star status was launched by a message he feared might be considered uncool.
HATCH: When I got in middle school, all my friends started cussing, friends using like every other word.
PHELICIA HATCH, MOTHER OF MCKAY HATCH: He was just like, "Everybody is using the cuss words. They feel like if they don't that they're not cool." So I said," Well, I think you have a choice."
MCKAY HATCH: So I challenged my friends and told them, "If you want to hang out with me, I don't want to hear you cuss."
FINNSTROM: Hatch's friends not only stopped, they wanted to influence others and started a no cussing club.
HATCH: Words have a lot of power. I mean, they can determine where you are going in life or who's going to be your friend.
FINNSTROM: The little club Hatch started here at his high school caught on. Other schools started forming their own chapters, and his club has now swollen to more than 30,000 members, students from all 50 states and all around the world. Hatch has a Web site, a book, even a rap song on YouTube.
HATCH (IN YOUTUBE VIDEO): If you want to hang with me, I don't want to hear you cuss. Don't cuss.
FINNSTROM: And his hometown of South Pasadena has declared this No Cussing Week.
JEFFREY TSAI, STUDENT: People can really get their point across without cussing.
FINNSTROM: Hatch believes the same self control students show by not cussing can help them later say no to other social pressures like drinking and drugs.
HATCH: "Great job." This is kinda what keeps me going.
FINNSTROM: But there's also been a backlash: offensive e-mails, online taunts, even death threats that have gotten police involved. Hatch won't be bullied into silence. Words, he says, are just too important.
HATCH: Say positive things instead of tearing them down. Hopefully try to use language that's going to uplift people.
FINNSTROM: Kara Finnstrom for CNN, South Pasadena, California.
Blog Promo
AZUZ: More than 20,000 people have signed up for Hatch's no cussing challenge. So we're curious: Do you think you could do it? Could you follow in the footsteps of President Hayes and put aside the profanity? Head to our blog at CNN Student News.com and tell us what you think. But please remember to keep it clean.
Before We Go
AZUZ: And finally today, we're taking a little dash through the snow. And they're off! But there's a twist to this frigid footrace. There it is! Some of Santa's helpers showed up for this running of the reindeer, and left the competition in the dust, by the looks of it. Except for one guy coming up here who needed a little coaxing to make his way down the course, and then got turned around entirely.
AZUZ: Maybe he just didn't want to play in any reindeer games. We're gonna hoof it on out of here. For CNN Student News, I'm Carl Azuz.


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Research. Venerable Trees will use grant and donor funds to study the life history of Venerable Trees, including their genetics and dendrochronology. This work will be developed through cooperative agreements with university researchers. We have recently received grant funds to begin establishing tree pens on horse farms in the Bluegrass. Our research on these pens will inform our strategy to improve reproduction of venerable tree species. See more on our Conservation & Research page.
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