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I am an atheist/ agnostic but after careful thinking, I've decided that perhaps virulently promoting atheism (as this community is doing) isn't really good for society. Please don't get offended, just read my arguments below calmly and rationally. If you can argue that I am wrong, I will listen to those arguments and change my opinion.
Note 1: I am using science in all my arguments, not religion.Not all my links point to scientific studies, but I'm sure you could find relevant evolutionary psychology papers if you googled for it.
Note 2: Please don't take offense, I'm not a sexist or a misogynist. I am trying hard to be as unemotional as possible in my arguments.
Argument 1: Polygamy is bad for society
What percentage of our (pre-civilizational/ barbaric) ancestors are males? The answer is not 50%. As evolutionary psychology points out, 80% of our female ancestors managed to reproduce but only 40% of our male ancestors did so. (Link: http://www.psy.fsu.edu/~baumeistertice/goodaboutmen.htm). Simply put, in barbaric societies, males were the high-risk high-reward sex whereas females were the low-risk low-reward sex.
Males are genetically polygynous (interested in sex with as many women as possible - this makes sense as men can produce millions of sperm every day and have a low reproductive cost)
Females are naturally hypergamous (interested in only one man but the best; the top 'alpha' man - this makes sense as a female produces one egg per month and has a high reproductive cost due to pregnancy and child birth).
When sexuality is uncontrolled, the combination of male polygyny and female hypergamy results in polygamy a.k.a harems (one man having sex & children with multiple women).
The ones who suffer are the beta males - the ones who have been sexually selected out. They typically become violent and don't contribute to society. There is an argument to be made that the Taliban practices polygamy and this is the source of violent behavior of terrorists from that part of the world. (Link: http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200706/ten-politically-inco...)
When promiscuity is controlled through strictly enforced monogamy, every man gets a wife. This reduces violent behavior and unlocks the productive capacity in males. I don't have the link available but a man who is already married or believes that he will marry in the future will be 4x productive as an unmarried man who does not believe that he will ever marry (e.g.) Japanese grass-eaters ostracized by an increasingly promiscuous Japan (Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/27/japan-grass-eaters-sala...)
Alpha men don't significantly contribute to society - they are not scientific geniuses or hard workers. They are typically physically aggressive men. Contrary to feminist dogma, physically dominant men (even dominant to the point of abusive) are attractive to women because they exhibit alpha tendencies - The Dark Triad of Narcissism, Machiavellianism and Psychopathy.
Alpha men understand their higher attractiveness (compared to betas) and adopt a pump-and-dump sexual attitude. They have many sexual partners but don't bother helping with raising their young; some of their young will die due to lack of resources but they make up for it in numbers.
Betas adopt a nourish-and-protect sexual attitude. They have only one sexual partner, whom they win by proving their love and commitment. Then they have children with only this partner, but provide resources and protection to ensure their children grow up successfully.
Monogamy is the cornerstone of civilization. See the Moralia versus Libertalia argument (Link: http://www.hookingupsmart.com/2011/10/14/relationshipstrategies/how...). In a monogamous society, with greater male economic participation and lesser violence, prosperity, rule of law and art flourish.
Argument 2: Promiscuity naturally leads to beta ostracism and harms society
Promiscuity - Defn: Any form of sex outside of monogamous marriage (including exclusive relationships)
Non-exclusive relationships (polyamorous relationships) are almost always polygamous (one alpha man with many women). This results in many beta men losing out.
Exclusive relationships also result in beta men losing out - Why? If enough alpha men are not available, hypergamous females would rather not enter into any relationship at all rather than be with beta men - "The Where have all the good men gone?" tirade from many women in modern promiscuous culture.
Promiscuity is the leading cause of single motherhood. Many women will rather have children with alpha men (who will later abandon them) rather than with good beta providers (whom they find dull and boring).
The social effects of unleashed promiscuity are enormous - 40% out of wedlock births, single motherhood and increased Govt debt/ taxation to support single motherhood by the State which steps in to replace the father.
Single motherhood produces children 2 to 10 times more likely to suffer from:
(Link: http://owningyourshit.blogspot.com/2012/03/transcript-of-fempocalyp...)
Argument 3: Atheism promotes promiscuity (Edit: by being silent about it)
I am not saying that atheism caused promiscuity (that happened in the 60s due to a variety of other reasons including feminism) but atheism has played a role in the rise of moral relativism, especially with respect to promiscuity.
The Golden Rule is perhaps the first tenet of religious morality but it is not the only one. The second most important tenet of religious morality is monogamy.
I have seen many arguments about how atheists are equally moral (if not more so) than religious people. In all these arguments, people assume that morality = Golden Rule.
Based on my personal experiences, many atheists seem to think that:
Morality = the Golden Rule
Promiscuity = personal freedom (i.e.) promiscuity is acceptable behavior that the Church restricts because the Church is old and stupid. Many atheists don't seem to realize the far reaching social effects of promiscuity.
This moral relativism on promiscuity is obvious even in this site. For example http://www.thinkatheist.com/forum/topics/atheists-are-not-moral-peo... does not deal with promiscuity at all. http://www.thinkatheist.com/forum/topics/what-is-your-stance-on-mar... has answers from many atheists clearly exhibiting moral relativism on the subject of promiscuity.
[Edit: The majority of your arguments were against this. I can understand why this may look like a strawman argument. Let me clarify:
There is a strong correlation between divorce risk and low IQ. There is also a strong correlation between high IQ and atheism (giving you folks a compliment, take it :) ).
Atheism as a movement, originated primarily amongst high IQ society. But it has now gone mainstream and is growing fast, scarily fast almost. As Uncle Ben put it, "with great power comes great responsibility". But Atheism does not seem to be taking up that responsibility from the Church. Yes, the Church is broken and old and corrupt and its practitioners are bigots and hypocrites. But, it is still the only thing out there taking a stand against promiscuity. Atheists seem to walk away from the responsibility of condemning promiscuity and most Atheists promote sexual freedom.
Morality naturally comes to Atheists because they are high-IQ individuals who are better able to visualize the impact of their life choices in the future. But, as atheism goes mainstream and the Church dies out, what happens to all the voices condemning promiscuous behavior?
We are not more evolved now in anyway than we were in the past. We are, still at our core, apes struggling to build great civilizations. We all (especially low IQ individuals) need moral guidance to help us in this struggle, to make better life choices.
Can you point links to me about prominent Atheists condemning promiscuity? Is the Atheist movement willing to take up the mantle of promoting social morality from the Church after slaying it? ]
[Edit 2: I am not a troll, I've just been super busy last few days, I will have more time this weekend to reply to some comments below. The essential thing I am trying to say is that religion is not pure evil, and we should not look at it in terms of black and white.
There are definitely good things about religion. There is a very interesting theory that religions also evolve over time and the most popular religions are the most useful ones to society, and they became popular precisely because they were an advantage to societies that adopted them. For example, societies with religions that promoted monogamy were almost always more successful in combat over societies that had religions that did not emphasize monogamy. The reason is because in societies that practiced monogamy, soldiers had a genetic stake in survival of that society (they had their own children to protect). Rome fell because of polygamy - the top politicians had harems and orgies and monopolized the women, resulting in loss of morale amongst troops who did not get the chance to be fathers. Rome was increasingly forced to rely on mercenaries rather than patriotic troops to protect her. After the treasury ran out, Rome collapsed because disenfranchised beta males, who had no genetic stake in Rome, simply walked off and allowed the barbarians to invade.
My point of view has always been "What is best for society?", and not "What is true?". Atheism is the correct working hypothesis because there is no proof for God and we have to use Occam's razor at all times. I don't see any downside consequences of high IQ people discovering/ discussing Atheism. But, we have a moral obligation (as the high IQ elites in our society) to do what's best for society. Imagine a ghetto filled with the poorest, uneducated people in our society. We have to make the decisions that will benefit them.
I don't really have a problem with Atheism, but I have significant issues with the Atheist Movement. For instance, take the advertisement "There is no God, Relax". This advertisement is targeted at people who have made bad choices in their life and have been sexually irresponsible. They are probably feeling guilty about these choices and the Atheist Movement is offering them an easy way out. It tells them "There is no Hell or Heaven, so relax and continue making bad choices". In reality, there is no hell or heaven, but there are societal consequences of your choices. In reality, guilt is often a very useful biological mechanism for correcting bad behavior, but Atheism is offering them a way to rationalize away their guilt so that they can continue making bad choices. I am speaking about this from personal experience, I have known people who commit adultery and rationalize their guilt because they think that the concept of 'sin' is meaningless as there is no God.
Also, to all people accusing me of being a sexist and having double standards, I am not asking for double standards from men and women; I am demanding high standards of expected social morality from both sexes. How is that sexist in any way?]
I am going to judge the merit of a social construct on the basis of its usefulness, not on the basis of its truthfulness. I will only promote an idea to society only if I am convinced it will help society.
If the Traditional Conservative Church (not the Modern version that tolerates no-fault divorce) is useful to society as an institution that encourages monogamy, I would rather have that than Atheism.
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Yay social activism, and political embarrasment!
not only is the entire argument supposition, I don't see the point. The whole premise is based of societal benefit. The truth is evolution has given us the alpha and beta for a reason. It is so the strongest genes are passed on while beta genes are dead ends. This is not for the benefit of society but for species survival. It is a fact that it is NOT the strongest that survive. It is the most adaptable that survive. That is why diversity is so important to a species. In todays times research into the mates women choose and why shows a shift from the most athletic and aggressive males to ones that are better providers regardless of physical appearances. I'm off track here, sorry.
No you're not, you're fine. And good point too.
I'd like to point out this sentence to the OP...
There is a strong correlation between divorce risk and low IQ. There is also a strong correlation between high IQ and atheism (giving you folks a compliment, take it :) ).
I think the term "you folks" rather than "us folks" might be indicative of your lack of self perception as an atheist. I can't choose not to believe in a god. Atheism isn't a choice.
Promiscuity is a subjective term, and given proper encouragement to use contraception, babies do not have to magically appear every time a woman has sex. But of course the churches don't like contraception, do they? So when you look at the values, always assuming I could pretend to believe in this god character, of your "Traditional Conservative Church", you are promoting no divorce, no contraception, and no sex outside marriage. No thanks.
I concede several steps. However I put forth a more basic argument, and the onus is on you to disprove it. While I will give a (kind of) proof (of sorts) for it.
I state : Minimizing the total (death,pain : in that order) in a society is the right thing to do.
Argument : We are atheists. We don't believe in a sentient higher power.
No living being wants to die. To prove this, you can ask every human, each one will refuse. Start killing any living being. Each one will try to stop it. Right down to a bacterium which will produce neutralizing enzymes.
Those who do want death when they are sober and unpained, will also hate pain. Those who want pain, will not want death.
Since we have no higher power, we have to rely on the "opinions" (instincts for nonhumans) of the denizens of the earth. Every organism, future or present will express the same opinion. None of us are inherently higher than others (even if one thinks so, its just his belief), so we rely on this base of living beings. You will encounter exactly 100% opposition when you ask each organism to die.
So this is my "proof". The burden is on you to disprove my above statement.
@Archeopteryx: What's not clear about anti-darwinist? We rejected survival of the fittest. So we decided we don't just do what comes naturally to us. So arguments of "why not? its natural" for promiscuity don't apply : no one really cares what's natural; that doesn't determine what's right or not.
What's "burying my head in sand" about this?
RE: "We rejected survival of the fittest." - Who is "We"? I certainly don't reject it, and I don't know of any rational person who does.
RE: "What's "burying my head in sand" about this?" - I'd have to say being surrounded by evidence of Darwinian evolution and speaking of being, "anti-darwinist" certainly qualifies.
I concede several steps. However I put forth a more basic argument, and the onus is on you to disprove it. While I will give a (kind of) proof (of sorts) for it.
I state : Minimizing the total (death,pain : in that order) in a society is the right thing to do.
Argument : We are atheists. We don't believe in a sentient higher power.
I thought atheists don't believe in a personal deity (a deity with a human-like personality). However, I don't think God cries out when he stubs his toe, so I'm not sure how many human-like senses he has.
No living being wants to die. To prove this, you can ask every human, each one will refuse. Start killing any living being. Each one will try to stop it. Right down to a bacterium which will produce neutralizing enzymes.
Those who do want death when they are sober and unpained, will also hate pain. Those who want pain, will not want death.
When it comes to people, that's very simplistic. In Oregon, assisted suicide is legal. Some people who take advantage of it are simply out of reasons to live. They are not necessarily in pain or even depressed. People commit suicides for reasons unknown. Sometimes we know they were depressed, sometimes we don't. Every year seemingly happy people disappear from cruise ships. Psychologists speculate that while some of the disappeared may be depressed or have been murdered, some simply may have a momentary irresistible impulse to jump off the boat! (Of course, on the way down, they probably are thinking "This is a very bad idea.")
That may be true and may not be, but if it is, all cultures I'm aware of, including our own, ultimately place the good of the whole above the wishes and even the life of the individual. (The greatest good for the greatest number can also be formulated this way:"Minorities may have to be screwed over if it benefits the majority".)
Since we have no higher power, we have to rely on the "opinions" (instincts for nonhumans) of the denizens of the earth.
Every organism, future or present will express the same opinion. None of us are inherently higher than others (even if one thinks so, its just his belief), so we rely on this base of living beings. You will encounter exactly 100% opposition when you ask each organism to die.
So this is my "proof". The burden is on you to disprove my above statement.
My assertion has been that ethics are time- and place-based. People's opinions vary from time to time and place to place. One simply has to look at the practices of other cultures in other times to see that that is inescapably true.
What about the radical Muslim with the explosive vest who goes into a crowded market and detonates it in hopes of landing some virgin tail when he goes to meet Allah? Can you assume that the Mayan sacrifices didn't buy into the idea that they were going to meet the gods? Your view doesn't explain acts of heroism. The soldier who throws his body on the live grenade to save his friends, for example.
I go back to my question: Considering cultures who did things today we think of as wrong or horrific, were they bad people? Certainly, if ethics have an objective basis, it's strange that only today we can perceive it. It's not like some new investigative instrument has been discovered, some moral microscope or ethical calculator.
Ethics and morals are the opinions of a time and place. Some future time and place may look upon us and our widely-held ethical beliefs as primitive and degenerate.
"Setting Sparta aside, we still have the Mayan human sacrifice thing. Were they just bad people or did human sacrifice fit into their worldview in a way we simply can't fathom because we can't relate to it?"
Oh I think many of us do it also, but we call it military service or retirement.


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My tugboat man is a proud member of the United States Merchant Marine.
He is a merchant mariner.
He also served in Desert Storm.
From the little he's shared with me, it was a dangerous mission. I met him right after he returned, but I didn't hear about his involvement until a couple years later when I was updating and re-typing his resume. (On a typewriter!)
Most Americans honor those who've served in the military, and we can name the branches of the armed services — Army, Air Force, Navy, and the Marines.
Here on the Pacific Ocean, we always remember to include the United States Coast Guard.
Hardly anyone would think to include the Merchant Marine, which has long been referred to as the forgotten branch of the military, according to Jack Beritzhoff, former merchant seaman and author of Sail Away: Journeys of a Merchant Seaman.
"People don't remember that the Merchant Marine was around before the Navy — during the Revolutionary War, the Colonies hired merchantmen to protect our shores and cargoes.
At the height of the Second World War, when I served, there were over 250,000 merchant sailors bringing supplies to American forces and our allies, getting torpedoed by U-boats in the Atlantic and strafed by Japanese planes in the Pacific.
There are a lot of historians who say that it was our merchant fleet that won the war as much as anything."
Please take a minute to learn a little more about the maritime industry and don't forget the importance of our mariners.
The American Maritime Partnership has given me permission to reprint some of their excellent articles.
With more than 40,000 vessels engaged in domestic waterborne commerce, it is clear that this commercial armada is as diverse as the nation it serves. These vessels represent an investment of nearly thirty billion dollars.
Here are some more facts and figures that illustrate the size and scope of the domestic maritime industry:
- A billion-plus tons of cargo annually, with a market value of $400 billion.
- 100 million passengers annually ride ferries and excursion boats.
- 74,000 jobs on vessels and at shipyards.
- 500,000 jobs in total.
- $100 billion in annual economic output.
- $29 billion in annual wages spent in virtually every community in the United States.
- $11 billion in taxes per annum.
- $46 billion added to the value of U.S. economic output each year.
- Grain, coal, and other dry-bulk cargos and crude and petroleum via inland rivers.
- Iron ore, limestone and coal across the Great Lakes.
- Refined petroleum products along the East and Gulf coasts.
- Supplies for Gulf offshore operations.
- Merchandise and construction materials to and from Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
The domestic trades serve more than forty states and ninety percent of the population.
America's domestic trades have been the birthplace of innovations that transformed waterborne commerce worldwide:
- Containerships
- Self-unloading vessels
- Articulated tug-barges
- Trailer barges
- Chemical parcel tankers
- Railroad-on-barge carfloats
- River flotilla towing systems
Click here to see a gallery of photos of vessels in the domestic trades.
Safety is another benefit that flows from U.S. laws regulating domestic waterborne commerce. U.S.-flag vessels are built and operated to the world's highest safety standards. And no other nation sets a higher standard for mariner credential
Why We Need the Jones Act
Under U.S. domestic maritime laws, commonly known as the Jones Act, cargo shipped between two U.S. ports must move on American vessels. These laws are critical for American economic, national, and homeland security, which is why they have enjoyed the support of the U.S. Navy, Members of Congress of both parties, and every President in modern history.
From the earliest days of our nation, shipping has been the grease for America's economic engine. Today, the maritime industry is by far the most economical form of domestic transportation, moving more than 1 billion tons of cargo annually at a fraction of the cost of other modes. Remarkably, the domestic maritime industry transports about one-quarter of America's domestic cargo for just 2% of the national freight bill. Fundamental U.S. industries depend on the efficiencies and economies of domestic maritime transportation to move raw materials and other critical commodities.
America's domestic shipping industry is responsible for nearly 500,000 jobs and more than one hundred billion dollars in annual economic output, according to a recent study by PricewaterhouseCoopers for the Transportation Institute. Labor compensation associated with the domestic fleet exceeds twenty-nine billion dollars annually with those wages spent in virtually every corner of the United States. The American domestic fleet, with more than 40,000 vessels, is the envy of the world. Every job in a domestic shipyard results in four additional jobs elsewhere in the U.S. economy.
A small number of individuals and organizations support repeal of the Jones Act, which would allow foreign-built, foreign-operated, foreign-manned, and foreign-owned vessels to operate on American waters. The result would be to take a core American industry like shipbuilding and transfer it overseas to nations like China and South Korea, which heavily subsidize their shipyards and play by their own set of rules. Additional losses would occur from the outsourcing of American shipping jobs to foreign nations. Particularly at a time of severe economic dislocation in the U.S., it makes little if any sense to send American jobs overseas and undermine an essential American industry.
The U.S. Navy's position is clear – repeal of the Jones Act would "hamper [America's] ability to meet strategic sealift requirements and Navy shipbuilding." Over the past several decades the Navy has consistently opposed efforts to repeal or modify key U.S. maritime laws.
America's domestic fleet is an important part of the national maritime infrastructure that helps ensure there will be ample U.S. sealift capacity to defend our nation. American ships, crews to man them, ship construction and repair yards, intermodal equipment, terminals, cargo tracking systems, and other infrastructure can be made available to the U.S. military at a moment's notice in times of war, national emergency, or even in peacetime. In addition, during a major mobilization, American domestic vessels move defense cargoes to coastal ports for overseas shipments.
During Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (2002 – 2010), U.S.-flag commercial vessels, including ships drawn from the domestic trades, transported 90% of all military cargoes moved to Afghanistan and Iraq.
The Defense Department ("DoD") has consistently emphasized the military importance of maintaining a strong domestic shipbuilding industry, stating "[W]e believe that the ability of the nation to build and maintain a U.S. flagged fleet is in the national interest, [and] we also believe it is in the interest of the DoD for U.S. shipbuilders to maintain a construction capability for commercial vessels." A study by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, reached a similar conclusion:
The U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry is a strategic asset analogous to the aerospace, computer, and electronic industries. Frontline warships and support vessels are vital for maintaining America's national security and for protecting interests abroad. In emergency situations, America's cargo carrying capacity is indispensable for moving troops and supplies to areas of conflict overseas. A domestic capability to produce and repair warships, support vessels, and commercial vessels is not only a strategic asset but also fundamental to national security.
As America works to secure its borders, it must also secure its waterways. Homeland security is enhanced by the requirement for American vessels that operate in full accordance with U.S. laws and with the consistent oversight of the U.S. government. In that respect, the Jones Act is as effective a homeland security measure as any federal agency could ever write and enforce.
Today, it takes a small army of Customs agents, Immigration Services officials, homeland security staff, and others to regulate foreign ships that enter and exit the U.S. in international trade, even within the carefully controlled structure of U.S. ports. However, there is no precedent for allowing foreign-controlled ships operated by foreign crews to move freely throughout the tens of thousands of miles of America's navigational "bloodstream." Inland lakes, rivers and waterways go to virtually every corner of the nation.
There is considerable uncertainty about what laws would apply to a foreign shipping company operating in U.S. domestic commerce if the Jones Act were repealed. However, it is certain that the task of monitoring, regulating, and overseeing potentially tens of thousands of foreign-controlled, foreign-crewed vessels in internal U.S. commerce would be difficult at best and fruitless at worst. Repeal or modification of the key domestic maritime laws would make America more vulnerable and less secure.
American domestic maritime laws ensure a level playing field by requiring that all shipping and shipbuilding companies that operate in U.S. domestic commerce play by the same set of rules. Allowing foreign companies to operate in the U.S. outside of our immigration, employment, safety, environmental, tax, labor, and others laws would be unfair. American laws are often stricter than the laws that govern shipping and shipbuilding in international trades. No other industry operates exclusively in American domestic commerce yet outside of our laws (e.g., paying third world wages to its employees). No country in the world would – or does – permit businesses to operate domestically without complying with its national and local laws. Companies that do business here must fully obey American laws, regulations and other rules.
You don't need to be an expert in the maritime industry to know that repeal or modification of the key domestic maritime laws would make America less secure economically and militarily. Repeal of those laws would provide little benefit while making America more vulnerable.
Related articles
- Matsuda Stepping Down as U.S. Maritime Administrator (gcaptain.com)
- National Maritime Day (iranenglishradioblog.wordpress.com)
- Jones Act Essential to Maintaining U.S-Flag Fleet (gcaptain.com)
- The Forgotten Service: Saluting the US Merchant Merchant Marine this Memorial Day (michaelmilton.org)
- How Hitler's U-Boats Are Still Attacking Us (warhistoryonline.com)

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Sorry for two posts in a row... but I've just came across another query. How does Boost work with Scientific Genius? I was making my "Batman" with powers guy and was giving him Boost (powers) +5 (All Attributes-Powers) and noticed he had Scientific Genius +5 (Clever Inventor)... being a PL 10 character... technically his SG should bump up to 10... but geez how would that work in game? Does he suddenly gain more points to both his design pool and on-hand equipment? And considering the way Boost wears off... how does that work?
My best idea for this is to make a secondary "boost SG design pool" essentially full of makeshift items, and like the character choose which of these items he take out during any given scenario. The items can only be pulled out after "boosting" and due to their makeshift nature tend to fall apart rapidly in the field unless tended to (assumingly by repeating the boost).
Its a slap-dash explanation. But its only way I can see Boost working with this particular power.
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These questions about M&M's first edition were posed to Steve Kenson--and then he answered them! Steve's now providing official answers to second edition questions, but we've archived this forum for you to search.
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Your explanation sounds pretty good to me. The only other real option is to say Boost doesn't affect Scientific Genius at all.
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Verify what you believe
One of the things that sets America apart from most other countries is the freedom we enjoy to give our opinions and basically say what we want to say. The importance of this right was reflected in numerous quotes of Thomas Jefferson who placed freedom of speech and freedom of the press at the highest level of our constitutionally guaranteed liberties. The right to speak one's mind was further reinforced by a revolutionary new concept in America when early on our Supreme Court ruled that truth was a defense to libel and slander. Such a defense had not existed in the Old World, or in most countries of the world ruled by despotic sovereigns.
Even the Bible comments on how damaging false statements and gossip can be, labeling the tongue a lethal weapon. Long ago American jurisprudence made the decision, however, that the freedom to express oneself and the freedom of the written word is so sacred in our culture that even if a false statement is made, the person who made it should not necessarily be held accountable. In the case of Smith v. Evening News, the Supreme Court of the United States set the standard, at least for public figures. Even though a statement is proved to be false, unless the alleged victim can show not only that it was false, but also that it was made with malice, such a statement would not support damages. The theory is that we should not put any restraint on those who report the news and facts to the general public, and they should be basically unrestrained, at least when it comes to publication of facts and events related to public figures.
Although public figures certainly bear the greatest burden of slanderous and libelous statements made about them in the press, we, as citizens of a free nation, also bear a burden in support of free speech. Recent events in the Near East where a 14 minute video that sparked demonstrations, riots and attacks on our embassies was proved to be not the handiwork of our government, but the handiwork of a person believed to be part of a fringe group. Citizens of other countries of the world not familiar with how sacred we hold the individual's right to express himself or herself cannot understand fully a country such as America allowing false or libelous statements to be made, particularly about beliefs they hold sacred in their own countries and cultures.
Another example of how harmful and hurtful false press can be is recorded in history calls the Boxer Rebellion. The Boxer Rebellion was never a real rebellion, but a story made by a group of newspaper reporters in Chicago on a rainy day who had nothing better to do. As a result of their false and fictitious story, dozens of missionaries were slaughtered in China.
While I would not change the protections of a free press in America, I do believe it is time for us to take a look at the standards by which we hold people accountable. This is particularly true with the technological advances made today whereby anyone with a computer can instantly communicate all the way around the world. I'm not sure bloggers with no credentials and no restraint should be afforded the same protections as what we generally refer to collectively as "the media."
I know of local bloggers who have poor writing skills and little in-depth knowledge of how we govern ourselves and even less regard for the truth who have published things on their blogs that are complete figments of their imagination, and in some instances hurtful to people.
I've always believed that if we, as a people, choose to protect free speech, we should not necessarily protect a lie. Perhaps, at least with individual bloggers, we should recognize the standard laid down by the Supreme Court in the New York Times vs. Sullivan: A) is it false, B) was there any effort made to ascertain the truthfulness of the statement; and C) was the falsehood harmful to the person about whom it was published or written.
Carl Parker has practiced law in Port Arthur since 1958. He is a 1958 graduate of the University of Texas School of Law. Elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1962 and the Senate in 1976, Parker continued to practice law while writing and sponsoring hundreds of bills that became laws relating to every aspect of life in Texas, including many regarding consumer safety. His e-mail is cap1934 [at] aol [dot] com.


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Cache size is not relevant.
Fans and Power supplies do not affect digital extraction of audio in the way that you are thinking.
Apple drives are just rebranded drives.
Cache size is not relevant.
Fans and Power supplies do not affect digital extraction of audio in the way that you are thinking.
Apple drives are just rebranded drives.
Thanks for quick reply. Any recommendations on external enclosures & SATA to USB adapter for the Lite-On drives? If Apple drive is just a rebranded slim drive, then sounds like it would give poor accuracy like other slims, unless you have any recommendations for external slim drives for Mac or for PC? Otherwise best bets seem to be the external enclosure route for a hi-rated internal drive like the Lite-On for PC, unsure for MAC compatible drive.
To go for an enclosure or an adaptor is solely down to the individual. I went the adaptor route with both SATA and ide / PATA, so I can use this with any DVD drive and HDDs. This works superbly, but is not as elegant as an enclosure.
As for a recommendation, a couple of friends both use different brands, all with good results. So price, features, seller feedback, reliability.
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ATAPI are SCSI commands sent over the SATA bus, so any cd drive which is SATA is atapi.
I am unclear about the accuracy computation: The Accuracy List 2016 says
Drive: PLEXTOR - CD-R PX-230A (131 users): Submissions: 6957 accurate, 118 inaccurate, 98.3322 % accuracyThe 2014 list says
Drive: PLEXTOR - CD-R PX-230A (126 users): Submissions: 6591 accurate, 56 inaccurate, 99.1575 % accuracySo if (big if) my understanding is correct in the last two years there are 5 new users of PX-230A but among the 131 (new and old) 230A users they submitted 6957-6591 = 366 new rips of which 118-56 = 62 were inaccurate! Now that seems bonkers, since it implies an accuracy of barely 83% on the new rips!!! What's going on?
BTW, the PX230A is still my favorite together with liteon ATAPI iHBS212. These are the fastest and most accurate drives I have (among a dozen or so). I have both a iHAS124 F and W, I like the F better than W, but the Bluray iHBS212 is usually the best. My standard workflow is to do 1 Pass on the PX230A or iHBS212 This results in an accurate rip in 90% of the cases in about 2 minutes. If not, polish the disk and try again in secure mode. If not start trying other drives.
Thanks! -- Ham
It probably means that people are using this drive to only rip discs they cannot rip with their other main drive, hence the high failure rate.
I want buy the "[COLOR="*FF0000"]ATAPI - iHAS124 W[/COLOR]"
2. that works on mac? I have in mind buy this enclosure https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/VL2STOPTU2/
so THIS is NOT the same than this ATAPI - iHAS124 W ???
iHAS124 Revision matters? W, B, C etc...?
confused! a lot links
some other on new egg...
this guy sell used revision W
so? where I can buy a W revision (if matters!)
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revision matters? W, B, C etc...
where can I buy a W ??????
I use a 76 minutes long CD that is a bit worn out as a test disc (Helene Grimaud plays Bach, very nice BTW). Some drives can read all tracks on first pass, some need to re-rip a few frames, some need more than the 3 min max I allow per track. Both the F and the W can do it on the first pass but the W needs 5:44 while the F needs 2:11 and my beloved PX-230A needs just 1:56.
You can easily buy either off e-bay: just ask the seller for a picture of the label. I think the ones sold as iHAS124-14 are invariably F, and many are newish OEM while 124-04 are mostly W and used. About $20 incl shipping for a new OEM one is about right, but you can find a W or a B for less than $15. Good luck! (BTW, the cheapest way to collect drives is to go scavenging at a nearby e-waste center. :-).
Hope this helps! -- Ham
Last edited by HamLet; 07-24-2016 at 07:30 AM.
I recently bought an iHAS124-04 and got a revision D. It's fairly fast and accurate with your everyday CDs, but it instantly died on a copy protected CD. It didn't manage to accurately rip a single track. Still waiting for an iHAS124-14 and a PX-230A to arrive.
Same goes for the iHAS124-14 (reports itself as iHAS124 F). Both drives report to be capable of C2, but I don't trust them on that.
I just got done ripping about 200 CDs using EAC. To expedite things, I installed 3 optical drives: ATAPI iHAS124 W, ATAPI iHAS124 E, and an ASUS DRW-24B1ST c. It usually took between 3-6 minutes rip each CD using burst mode with AccurateRip. Out of the 200 CDs, I was getting a lot of errors but most turned out to be due to a thumb print on the CD from removing them from tight sleeves. Being more careful removing the CDs from the sleeves resulted excellent results overall, with the ASUS drive coming up with more errors than either of the Lite On drives. Both of the Lite On drives were about equal when it came to accuracy.
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300th Post! And Sour Cream Doughnuts
Heart shaped sour cream doughnuts!
Wow this is my 300th post! What better way to celebrate that than with doughnuts? My friend and I got together last week to bake and decided on doughnuts - something I've always wanted to make but was a bit scared, because for some reason they seemed daunting and difficult, and I was also frightened at the amount of oil I'd have to use. Well it turns out, doughnuts are extremely easy to make. It did use a lot of oil (probably 2 cups of oil per batch) but it's a small price to pay for delicious fresh doughnuts. We decided on two kinds - beignet souffles and sour cream doughnuts (my favourite!)
Beignet souffles in random shapes
The beignet souffles turned out okay. It was fun piping the dough directly into the hot oil, but the relatively small icing tip we used resulted in very skinny doughnuts instead of nice fat ones. And these doughnuts are definitely only good on the day they're made.
Next were the sour cream doughnuts which were perfect and everything I could have hoped for in a homemade doughnut! Nice slightly crispy edges, perfect cakey insides. So very insanely addictive. The only thing I'd keep in mind next time is to not have the dough too thick because the ones that were too thick didn't get cooked completely on the very middle. Not that it really stopped me from eating them. I'm super happy we made doughnuts, but I don't think I'll make doughnuts again anytime soon - for me they're kind of like croissants, I'm really happy I've made them but don't need to make them very often. Though I think I'd like to try this sour cream doughnut recipe baked.
Can you tell that the doughnut holes are heart shaped? I preferred the doughnut holes to the doughnuts!
The original recipe has cinnamon and orange zest but my friend was wary so we just kept them plain. You could easily modify the recipe to whatever flavours you like. We also opted not to glaze them because they were already perfect as is but you could easily fancy these up with glazes, streusels, chocolate ganache, etc. A coffee sour cream doughnut with a white chocolate ganache sounds good to me. Oh and I totally won my friend over into loving sour cream doughnuts.
If this sounds good, you might also like:
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Sour Cream Doughnuts
Adapted from Bon Appétit | October 2004
Use a clip-on deep-fry thermometer to gauge the oil temperature when frying these doughnuts: too low and they'll absorb oil, turning leaden and soggy; too high and they'll burn before the insides are cooked through.
The recipe says it will yield 24 doughnuts and 24 doughnut holes, but we got 12 doughnuts and 12 doughnut holes.
3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup melted unsalted butter, cooled briefly
1 cup sour cream
Canola oil (for deep-frying)
Whisk first 5 ingredients in medium bowl to blend. Using electric mixer, beat sugar and eggs in large bowl until very thick, about 3 minutes. Beat in orange peel and vanilla. Gradually beat in butter; beat in sour cream in 2 additions. Gently fold in dry ingredients in 4 additions (dough will be slightly sticky). Cover; set aside 1 hour.
Sprinkle 2 rimmed baking sheets lightly with flour. Press out 1/3 of dough on lightly floured surface to 1/2- to 2/3-inch thickness. Using 2 1/2-inch-diameter round cutter, cut out dough rounds. Arrange on floured sheets. Repeat with remaining dough in 2 more batches. Gather all dough scraps. Press out dough; cut out more dough rounds until all dough is used.
Using 1-inch-diameter round cutter, cut out center of each dough round to make doughnuts and doughnut holes.
Line 2 baking sheets with several layers of paper towels. Pour oil into large deep skillet to depth of 1 1/2 inches. Attach deep-fry thermometer and heat oil to 365°F to 370°F. Fry doughnut holes in 2 batches until golden brown, turning once, about 2 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer to paper towels. Fry doughnuts, 3 or 4 at a time, until golden brown, about 1 minute per side. Using slotted spoon, transfer doughnuts to paper towels. Cool doughnuts and doughnut holes completely.


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Quicksilver is a long-loved Mac app that gives you a single entry point, a command box, for performing a wide variety of actions on the Mac. It is easily extensible and scriptable. A similar app on Linux is Gnome Do.
Does anything like this exist for iPad? -- a universal commandline that's more useful than the built-in system search?


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We'd like to do it again this year, drawing from a new batch of photographs provided by you, our membership. Photographs can be anything you believe relates to your work; the photographs may not portray any nudity or illicit activity.
Contestants may submit their work in one of three categories: people, places, practice. Along with your photograph, include a caption for your work, and a brief autobiographical statement of no more than 150 words. Your biography will not affect your likelihood of being featured in the calendar—we just like to learn a little bit more about our active members. Photographs must be your own, and you must be a current member of the AAA. Winning photos in the calendar will be printed at 11×8, so be sure the resolution is good enough to print at those dimensions.
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Media Release: Another set of amendments to the Resource Management Act
The Environmental Defence Society has noted that the Government has introduced further amendments to the Resource Management Act and related legislation today.
"The Resource Management Reform Bill is extensive and was expected. It deals in large part with machinery matters but there are substantive changes some of which look acceptable and some of which are clearly controversial and will need detailed analysis," said Mr Taylor.
"The uncontroversial changes include creating a faster track for mid-sized resource consents which is consistent with the Government's intention of streamlining the implementation of the RMA.
"Other provisions deal with the creation of the Auckland Unitary Plan and were well signalled. The plan will be subject to a single hearing before an independent panel of experts with appeals available only on points of law, unless the Auckland Council rejects the panel's recommendations, in which case parties will be able to appeal to the Environment Court.
"We do however think that Auckland Council should appoint the Panel, not Ministers, since it is Auckland's plan and ratepayers are meeting all the costs.
"There is a new requirement to have regard to the Auckland Plan when preparing the Unitary Plan which is sensible.
"The Government is also proposing changes to section 32 which requires a cost-benefit analysis of all proposed plan provisions. The new section 32 retains the requirement to assess whether the objectives of a plan are the most appropriate way to achieve the purpose of the Act. It also contains useful amendments such as a requirement for the analysis to be made available as soon as practicable or at the time of public notification of the planning document.
"However, the proposed section does emphasise economic development, including a specific requirement to identify and assess the effects on economic growth and employment.
"The most controversial changes would further restrict the ability of Councils to protect significant urban trees. The Bill overrules an Environment Court decision in 2011 and requires tree protection rules in plans to identify individual trees or a cluster, grove, or line of trees in a schedule to the plan by street address and/or legal description of the land.
"This is imposing a massively bureaucratic responsibility on Councils and not all of them will have the capacity to carry out this exercise.
"Eighty seven percent of New Zealanders live in urban areas and trees contribute significantly to amenity values in the urban environment. The proposed amendments make it hugely difficult to protect urban trees and would be a step towards a future of barren, lifeless cities. I'm sure there'll be a lot of opposition to these changes.
"Our expectation is that more controversial changes to the RMA will follow, including proposals relating to sections 6 & 7 (which contain the key principles of the RMA). We're expecting a discussion paper on these topics to be released in 2013. There is real concern that those proposals might significantly weaken the Act and lower our environmental standards," Mr Taylor concluded
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PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) is urging all Rhode Islanders to take a few simple precautions to protect themselves from shigella infection. HEALTH is making this recommendation after nearly 150 people have been reported ill with shigellosis, a diarrheal illness recently linked to Shigella Sonnei bacterium.
An initial cluster of 134 cases was reported among individuals who swam at Spring Lake Beach on July 4. An additional 14 cases have been reported in people who swam at Wallum Lake during the past few days, and additional cases have also been reported in Rhode Island residents who swam in nearby Massachusetts.
"It is important for people to know that shigellosis is being reported in northern Rhode Island," said Michael Fine, M.D., director of HEALTH. "Fortunately, good hand washing, avoiding swimming if you've been ill with diarrhea and staying home for 48 hours after you no longer have diarrhea are effective ways to help prevent the spread of shigellosis."
HEALTH began investigating an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness associated with Spring Lake Beach on July 6. The beach, which showed no evidence of fecal coliform bacteria in recent test results, has been re-opened for swimming. HEALTH has since received reports of additional shigellosis cases associated with swimming in lakes in northern Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts.
Most people infected with Shigella develop diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps starting one to three days after exposure. Most infections are not severe and last between 48 and 72 hours. Mild episodes do not require antimicrobial therapy.
To protect yourself from shigellosis, be sure to wash your hands thoroughly after using the bathroom or changing a diaper, and before eating or preparing food. For the protection of everyone, avoid swimming if you have or have recently (within the last 48 hours) had diarrhea. Also, children who are not yet toilet trained and attend daycare should be kept home if they have diarrhea, and for 48 hours after the diarrhea clears.
If you are ill with diarrhea, wash your hands often, avoid preparing food for others for at least 48 hours after you are free from diarrhea, and stay home from school, work, camp, daycare or other community activities until you have been completely free of diarrhea for 48 hours. If someone in your home is ill with diarrhea, clean frequently with a bleach solution, especially bathrooms and frequently touched surfaces such as doorknobs, light switches, telephones and remote controls. People who develop symptoms of diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever or vomiting should contact their doctor.


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Pandemic influenza preparedness and response
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WHO previously published pandemic preparedness guidance in 1999 and a revision of that guidance in 2005. Since 2005, there have been advances in many areas of preparedness and response planning. For example, stockpiles of antiviral drugs are now a reality and a WHO guideline has been developed to attempt to stop or delay pandemic influenza at its initial emergence. There is increased understanding of past pandemics, strengthened outbreak communications, greater insight on disease spread and approaches to control, and increasingly sophisticated statistical modeling of various aspects of influenza.
Extensive practical experience has been gained from responding to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus infection in poultry and humans, and from conducting pandemic preparedness and response exercises in many countries. There is greater understanding that pandemic preparedness requires the involvement of not only the health sector, but the whole of society. In 2007, the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR, 2005) entered into force providing the international community with a framework to address international public health concerns.
In light of these developments, WHO decided in 2007 to update its guidance to enable countries to be better prepared for the next pandemic. Therefore this document published in April 2009 replaces the WHO Global Influenza Preparedness Plan (WHO/CDS/CSR/GIP/2005.5). This document should be used in conjunction with the WHO checklist for influenza preparedness planning published by the World Health Organization in 2005.
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A Compilation of Environmental Education News from Across Louisiana.
Connecting Youth to the Outdoors Grant Program(Deadline: September 19)
The National Environmental Education Foundation in partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the Bureau of Land Management, and the US Forest Service, has announced a new initiative that seeks to catalyze efforts to increase the number of pre-K-12 youth, particularly urban and/or underserved youth, who build a connection with public lands as places for recreating, learning and volunteering. Proposed projects should maximize hands-on outdoor engagement opportunities on public lands, focused on the areas of education, recreation, and environmental stewardship. Multiple grants ranging from $2,500 to $20,000 are available to select applicants. Nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, and tribal groups are eligible to apply. Deadline: September 19, 2012. Please contact the National Environmental Education Foundation for more information and to apply for this funding: http://www.neefusa.org/grants/connecting_youth
Announcing 2012-2013 School Sustainability Grants Program (Deadline: October 1)
The Louisiana Environmental Education Commission (LEEC) is now accepting proposals for their 2012-2013 School Sustainability Grants program. These grants are designed to encourage student learning via sustainability initiatives in EPA Region 6 (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas) K-12 schools. Proposals to be considered are those within a specific school campus that will engage students and result in a more sustainable facility. Project funds are provided via a grant from the EPA Office of Environmental Education Sub-Grants Program to the LEEC, which is under the direction of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. School administrators or fulltime classroom teachers affiliated with accredited public or non-public schools (K-12) in EPA Region 6 (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas) are eligible to apply on behalf of their school.
- Grant awards are not to exceed $5000.
- The grant application deadline is October 1, 2012.
- Applications will be accepted via electronic submission only.
- All applications will undergo an anonymous and competitive grant review process.
- Go to Application Guidelinesfor guidelines and additional information.
- Register in the LEEC Registration System at Registration Form. You will then be assigned a username and password.
- Once you have received your username and password, you will be able to access the proposal form.
Questions are to be directed to Venise Ortego, Environmental Education Coordinator, at email@example.com.
The Gulf of Mexico Bay-Watershed Education and Training Program (Gulf B-WET)
NOAA recognizes that knowledge and commitment built from firsthand experience, especially in the context of one's community and culture, is essential for achieving environmental stewardship. Experiences that are driven by rigorous academic learning standards, engender discovery and wonder, and nurture a sense of community will connect students with their watershed. These experiences will also reinforce an ethic of responsible citizenship and promote academic achievement. The cornerstone of B-WET is the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE). A MWEE is and educational experience that: is investigative or project oriented, is an integral part of the instructional program, is part of a sustained activity, considers the watershed as a system, and is enhanced by NOAA products, services, or personnel, where appropriate. The Gulf B-WET Program is one of seven B-WET regional programs across the country including California, Chesapeake Bay, Gulf of Mexico, Hawai'i, New England, Great Lakes and the Pacific Northwest. These seven programs make up the National NOAA B-WET Programwhich responds to regional education and environmental priorities through local implementation. The Gulf B-WET flierprovides a summary of the Gulf B-WET program.
2012-2013 4-H Youth Wetlands Program (YWP)
Registration for the 2012-2013 4-H Youth Wetlands Program (YWP) is now open! The YWP develops and distributes wetland education curriculum and teaching materials FREE to any teacher who signs up for the program. Also, students have opportunities to participate in wetland restoration projects and activities throughout the year. The goal of the program is to enhance student's knowledge about the various types of wetlands found throughout the state and how they can help get involved with wetland conservation. Interested educators can go to our program website (www.lsuagcenter.com/yww) to register or contact their local 4-H extension agent.
Audubon Zoo's Wetland Express New Program Offerings
1. WETLAND WARRIORS – A Wetland Conservation Program (Grade Levels: 6th– 8th; 10th-12th)
Our wetlands are disappearing at an alarming rate. Learn how vital our Louisiana Wetlands are to humans and animals alike. Gain an understanding of some of the primary sources of wetlands loss and what we can do to restore and conserve them. Meet animals that are affected by human impacts including habitat loss, over-hunting, pollution, and introduction of invasive species.
2. ENVIRONMENT'S GOT TALENT! (Grade Levels: 6th-7th; 9th-11th)
Learn how we can help save the wetlands by being more like the animals that live there! Discover unique adaptations animals have to utilize energy from natural resources: biomass, wind, solar, and water. Find out how we can use these same "alternative energies" to help reduce our footprint on the environment, including a discussion of the positive and negative impacts of each energy resource.
Click here to fill out our reservation form or contact Rose Butler Wall, Wetland Education Coordinator, at (504) 212.5183, firstname.lastname@example.com. See attached PDF for more information.
Application Period Now Open for Coastal Forest Conservation Initiative (Deadline: September 28)
The application period is now open for landowners across coastal Louisiana interested in participating in the Coastal Forest Conservation Initiative (CFCI) program funded by the state's Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP). The CFCI is a voluntary program with a primary objective of acquiring land rights from willing landowners to address demonstrated threats of habitat loss or land-use change and opportunities for restoration or enhanced sustainability of coastal forest tracts that provide significant ecological value and may provide storm damage reduction functions. Land owners interested in participating are asked to submit an application providing information about the parcel of land they are proposing for inclusion in the program. Applications will be accepted through September 28, 2012. More detailed information about the program is available at www.coastal.la.gov/cfci. For more information about the CFCI, please contact Travis Woodard, 225-769-0546 or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com. For more information about Louisiana's coastal restoration and hurricane protection efforts, please contact Chuck Perrodin at (225) 342-7615 or by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Audubon Zoo's Bugmobile New Program Offerings for 2012/2013!
Live Invertebrates!...Biofacts and Models…Meets Louisiana GLEs (Life Cycles, Habitats, Classification and more)…Classroom & Fair/Festival Programs…
Each Bugmobile visit will include live bugs, ranging from completely harmless to potentially deadly! Some bugs are native species living in our own backyards and houses; others are exotic species (not native to Louisiana or even the United States). Depending on the time of year, the visit may include seasonal species, like Monarch Butterfly caterpillars or Lubber Grasshoppers. Click here to fill out our reservation form or contact Dave Eidelman,Bugmobile Coordinator, (504) 212.5197, email@example.com, www.auduboninstitute.org. See attached PDF for more information.
Education opportunities at the New Orleans Botanical Garden
1. Fairchild Challenge, started at the Fairchild Botanical Garden in Miami, FL. The Challenge, open to high schools in the New Orleans area, is a series of interdisciplinary contests focusing on the environment, to allow students to engage with nature according to their own interests. Student entries are judged, and schools earn points. The winning schools receive pots of money to continue their environmental endeavors: First place: $1,000, Second place: $500, Third place: $250. No charge to enter. Informational brunch and training session with Fairchild Botanical Garden staff will be held on Saturday, September 8 from 10:00-12:30 pm. To RSVP, please contact Emily Snyder at firstname.lastname@example.com (504) 483-9470.
2. GLE-correlated field trips for 4-7 graders. Classes are hands-on, outdoor experiences that focus on the environmental and plant-based knowledge presented in each grade's standard curriculum. Students are encouraged to ask questions, make discoveries for themselves, and gain mastery of curricular requirements. For more information, or to sign your class up today, please contact Emily Snyder at email@example.com (504) 483-9470.
Sally Ride Science Festival (September 22)
The Sally Ride Science Festival will be held at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge on Saturday, September 22 from 11:00am to 4:15pm. Advanced Registration Fee: $20. Presented by ExxonMobil, the Sally Ride Science Festival includes:
• An inspiring talk by a featured speaker
• Discovery workshops for girls, which may be given by local veterinarians, astronomers, microbiologists and more
• Workshops for parents and teachers on ways to support girls' interests in science
• A street fair with booths, hands-on activities, food, and music
While our festivals are primarily focused on encouraging 5th-8th grade girls to pursue their interests in science, everyone is welcome to attend! Don't miss out—advanced registration required! Sign up now at www.sallyridescience.com/festivalsor call (800) 561-5161
STEM Competition for High School Students(Deadline: October 1)
Siemens Foundation, in partnership with the College Board, is sponsoring the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, which recognizes remarkable talent early on, fostering individual growth for high school students who are willing to challenge themselves through science research. Through this competition, students have an opportunity to achieve national recognition for science research projects that they complete in high school. Students or teams of students can enter to win scholarships of up to $100,000 for their work. Registration is open. Visit the College Board websitefor more information. The deadline for project submission is Monday, October 1, 2012, at 5:00 pm EST.
Beyond The Bay: A Teacher Workshop about Birds and Barrier Islands (September 21-22)
Beyond the Bay is a new workshop designed to expose teachers to birds and coastal habitats of Louisiana through exploration of one of Louisiana's barrier islands which provide important breeding grounds for many species of colonial nesting and shorebirds. The islands also play a pivotal role as a staging and refueling area for migratory birds. This is an exciting opportunity to see birds in their natural coastal habitats! Participants of this workshop will receive: hands-on training of lessons found in the BTNEP Louisiana Bird Curriculum, a birding trip to Trinity Island with an experienced bird watcher, content information, classroom resources, free meal, and up to 12 CLUs. No birding experience needed… only a willing mind! Participants will need to be in good physical condition. The birding trip to the island may require wading to and from the boat and ~1.5 mile walk. Registration Deadline: September 5, 2012. Workshop Fee: $20/person – non-refundable. Payment must be received prior to the workshop. Location: Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON), DeFelice Marine Center, Cocodrie Louisiana. Funded by the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program (BTNEP). See attached PDF for more information.
OneNOAA Science Seminars
Correction of Excessive Precipitation over Steep and High Mountains in a GCM
Date and Time:
September 04, 2012, 12:00 – 1:00 Eastern Time Zone [Check U.S. Time clockfor your local time]
NOAA Science Center (World Weather Building) Room TBD, 5200 Auth Road, Camp Springs, MD 20746
Winston Chao (NASA/GSFC/GMAO)
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NOAA SSMC-34th Floor, Room 4817 (1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910))
Paul Durack(Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
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Predicting the Distribution of Mesophotic Corals Offshore of Maui, Hawaii
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NOAA, SSMC-4, Room 8150, 1305 East-West Hwy, Silver Spring, MD
Bryan Costa, Geospatial Scientist, CSS-Dynamac/NOAA NCCOS CCMA Matthew Kendall, Marine Biologist, NOAA NCCOS CCMA
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Building Capacity to Measure, Analyze, and Evaluate Government Performance
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 12:00pm Eastern Time Zone [Check U.S. Time clockfor your local time]
NOAA Central Library, 2nd Floor, SSMC-3 (1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910)
Kathy Newcomer (George Washington University)
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Past Interglacial Sea Levels: Lessons For The Future
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Daniel Muhs(Research Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey)
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Good Trap, Bad Trap: Derelict Fish Traps around St. Thomas and St. John USVI
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NOAA, SSMC-4, Room 9153 (1305 East-West Hwy, Silver Spring, MD 20910)
Randy Clark(Marine Biologist, NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch)
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Louisiana Conservationist Summer Issue Now Available
The summer issue of Louisiana's oldest outdoor magazine,Louisiana Conservationist, is ready for your review. This issue is full of great stories, expanding on Louisiana's coastal restoration, endangered species research, summer camps for children and an offshore excursion just for women. Our coastal restoration series goes further in depth as we explore the Mississippi River delta and its forever changing landscape. In addition, Dave Moreland, a regular LCM contributor, gives us a lesson in planting for all wildlife in his "Outdoor Roots" column. We also look at a new program called "Women in the Wild" where a group of 30 women was given the opportunity to try their hands at fishing at Grand Isle. Lastly, we travel to the northern part of the state to look for the elusive Louisiana pine snake, the rarest snake in North America. These stories and more await you in the summer edition ofthe Louisiana Conservationist at www.louisianaconservationist.org.
New Urban Waters Outreach Toolkit
EPA, through the Anacostia Watershed Outreach and Education Project, has released a comprehensive toolkit that EPA regional offices, watershed organizations and others who promote green business can use to encourage homeowners to install rain barrels to prevent contamination in their local rivers. The toolkit includes details on the development of social marketing outreach to local residents, lessons learned and a summary of project accomplishments. Appendices include communication scripts for weathercasters, a detailed list of project partners, partnerships, and photos and screenshots of the messages used. For more information contact Catherine King at email@example.com Bryan Goodwin at firstname.lastname@example.com. Click here for more information.
US EPA Community-Based Water Resiliency (CBWR) - Water Resiliency Action Plan (WRAP) Kit – Beta Testing
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would like your feedback on the newly released, beta-version of the new Water Resiliency Action Plan (WRAP) Kit. The WRAP Kit will be included in version 2.0 of the Community-Based Water Resiliency (CBWR) Tool. The WRAP Kit provides a step-by-step process for planning a water emergency roundtable. It includes everything from sample agendas and invitations, to suggested planning committee members and participants, logistical templates and scripts for recruiting participants. The purpose of beta testing the WRAP Kit is to ensure that the software is user-friendly; the information and recommended resources are applicable; and, that the software is free of problems. Identified changes will be reviewed for incorporation before the WRAP Kit is finalized and distributed. To access the WRAP Kit, please click on the following link: https://alscorp9.securesites.net/cbwrt/wrap.html. Attached is a detailed beta-testing feedback spreadsheet to capture any comments you may have to assist with your review of the WRAP Kit. Once you have completed your review of the tool, please e-mail the response spreadsheet to the CBWR Project Lead, Nushat Thomas (firstname.lastname@example.com) by close of businessFriday, September 21, 2012. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Nushat Thomas via e-mail or phone at 202-564-4674.
Children's Environmental Health Listserv
The August, 2012 edition of EPA's Children's Environmental Health Listserv is now available. The Listserv is meant to enhance collaborations by sharing children's environmental health information and upcoming events and activities. It is free, and we keep your email address private. To subscribe, send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com. You can unsubscribe at anytime by sending an e-mail to: firstname.lastname@example.com
Look, Don't Touch: The Problem with Environmental Education: http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/6929
Find out about wetland outreach activities including symposiums, conferences, meetings, educational opportunities, volunteer opportunities, and related support material at the Louisiana Unified Coastal Community Calendar at http://lacoast.gov/calendar/
Venise Ortego, Environmental Education Coordinator, 337-948-0255, firstname.lastname@example.com
Juliet Raffray, Environmental Education Assistant Coordinator, 225-765-0124, firstname.lastname@example.com
Louisiana Environmental Education Commission (LEEC) – www.wlf.louisiana.gov/eec


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November 19, 2019, 1:17 pmCaleb SwaniganPF, Sacramento Kings
Caleb Swanigan (ankle) is listed as probable for Tuesday's game against the Suns.
Swanigan is not in the rotation and can be ignored in fantasy leagues.
Source: James Ham on Twitter
Fantasy News
December 15, 2019, 11:37 pmDamion LeeSG, Golden State Warriors
Damion Lee succeeded in his first start of the season, going for 13 points (6-of-15 FG), five rebounds, five assists, one steal and two turnovers vs. the Kings on Sunday.
The Warriors rotation is wide open for talent to prevail, but we have seen many players cycle through with a strong string of games before giving way to new competitors. The Warriors only have two games next week so you will have to exude some real patience to see a return and grab Lee based off of this performance.
December 15, 2019, 11:31 pmWillie Cauley-SteinC, Golden State Warriors
Willie Cauley-Stein continued his strong play of late on Sunday, going for 14 points (7-of-9 FG), five rebounds, two assists, six steals and three turnovers against the Kings.
Cauley-Stein's defensive numbers are continuing to thrive, as he threw together six steals over 30 minutes of action tonight. Kevon Looney (0-of-5 FG, zero points, one rebound, one assist and one steal) continues to stink it up, and Cauley-Stein appears to have a steady grasp on the majority of the center minutes.
December 15, 2019, 11:24 pmD'Angelo RussellPG, Golden State Warriors
D'Angelo Russell struggled to produce eight points (2-of-9 FG), eight assists, one 3-pointer and four turnovers on Sunday against the Kings.
The eight assists were not enough to make up for the lousy shooting and four turnovers. On the positive side Russell still received 27 minutes in a game that was not close in the second half.
December 15, 2019, 11:21 pmDraymond GreenPF, Golden State Warriors
Draymond Green was invisible with seven points (3-of-7 FG), three assists, two rebounds, one 3-pointer, one steal and two turnovers, as the Warriors were soundly defeated by the Kings on Sunday.
If the Warriors are not playing competitively it is safe to assume that Draymond is going to have a lousy showing. Until this team strings some close games together it will be difficult to develop enough momentum to sell-high on Green. Stephen Curry's injury has really decimated Draymond's season.
December 15, 2019, 11:11 pmBuddy HieldSG, Sacramento Kings
Buddy Hield tallied 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting in a blowout win over the Warriors on Sunday.
Hield finds most of his value in scoring and shooting, but he produces so well in those categories that he maintains top-60 value. He should be able to stay in that range even when De'Aaron Fox returns.
December 15, 2019, 11:09 pmJulius RandlePF, New York Knicks
Julius Randle went for 20 points (8-of-19 FG, 3-of-3 FT), nine rebounds, one 3-pointer, one steal and one turnover vs. the Nuggets on Sunday.
Randle is showing some signs of settling into a slightly more efficient version of himself. He had just one turnover and shot a perfect 3-of-3 from the line. Less is more when it comes to Randle's fantasy game. The Knicks have been competitive this week and perhaps that will encourage Randle to stop forcing things on the offensive end.
December 15, 2019, 11:06 pmMarvin Bagley IIIPF, Sacramento Kings
Marvin Bagley put up 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting with six rebounds in a win over the Warriors on Sunday.
Bagley has played well since returning from injury, so it will be interesting to see how his minutes affect Richaun Holmes and Nemanja Bjelica. Holmes had nine points and five boards on 4-of-5 shooting and Bjelica had two points on 1-of-2 shooting. Holmes and Bagley are the preferred two to own going forward.
December 15, 2019, 11:01 pmBogdan BogdanovicSG, Sacramento Kings
Bogdan Bogdanovic put up 25 points on 9-of-11 shooting in a 100-79 win over the Warriors on Sunday.
Bogdanovic knocked down four triples and added five rebounds and five assists to the box score. He has been a detriment to fantasy squads over the last two weeks, but his potential to maintain late-round value with triples, assists and steals makes him worth owning in most formats.
December 15, 2019, 11:00 pmMarcus MorrisPF, New York Knicks
Marcus Morris bounced back with 22 points (8-of-18 FG), five rebounds, three 3-pointers and one steal as the Knicks lost to the Nuggets on Sunday.
The scoring has been up-and-down for Morris lately, but he is still piling up 3-pointers and points on solid shooting for the season. Try to sell him if you can, but most people are onto the likely endgame where he gets dealt away from New York. Mitchell Robinson was able to crack 24 minutes and string together eight points (4-of-5 FG), seven rebounds, one steal and one block in a decent line. He only had four fouls and has been getting more minutes lately. Now we need to see Robinson unleash some gigantic block totals.
December 15, 2019, 10:53 pmWill BartonSG, Denver Nuggets
Will Barton dropped 16 points on 7-of-16 shooting with nine rebounds and four assists in a win over the Knicks on Sunday.
Barton has been a consistent asset for owners as he does not really damage fantasy squads in any category and is a top-60 option on the season. He has consistently outplayed fellow wing Gary Harris, who put up 15 points on 5-of-11 shooting. Harris is a solid triples and steals specialist for deeper leagues.


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A plugin tool mainly used by AMS Window Settings extension.
Allows softening and smoothing edges with extended options.
Allows switching SketchUp fullscreen and toggling visibility of various elements of the window.
Allows copying groups and components along the curve/edge sequence path.
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The membership Welcome Letter and ARES application have been updated to better reflect
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A new-society vision in Jackson, Mississippi.
Chokwe Antar Lumumba saw Jackson as a last chance. This was a place where long-marginalized black communities could build a new economy for themselves, a democratic and fair society, a foundation for good lives to grow from. In his mind, this black-majority city that sat in the middle of the state with the highest concentration of black people in our country had to be the staging ground for this particular experiment in moving past economic and governance systems that weren't working for so many.


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Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV to watch while you stay at home and curse that ump who cost you a perfect game last night. There you were, 26 batters down and one left to go. And then umpire Jim Joyce goes and blows the first base call and TEARS THE FABRIC OF AMERICA ASUNDER WITH HIS LEGENDARY NIMCOMPOOPERY. You'll never get over it. LET'S GO!
NBA FINALS, GAME ONE: LAKERS VS. CELTICS – 9:00PM (ABC) It says the game starts at 9PM, but I promise you that thing won't tip until roughly 9:42PM. Basketball and baseball love to roll like that. Anyway, you know the deal here. It's the two most storied franchises in basketball squaring off in the Finals for the 12th time. The rich get richer, I tell you. With Rajon Rondo playing out of his skull and Kobe Bryant being Kobe Bryant, this series should be an entertaining one. If LA wins, you have a bunch of LA flakes celebrating. If Boston wins, you get a bunch of Revere steakheads running out into the streets to yell out YANKEES SUCK! I really, really wish Phoenix had made it the Finals. ANTICIPATION: LEGENDS!
BURN NOTICE – 9:00PM (USA) It's the season premiere of USA's frothy spy series. Gabrielle Anwar can hunt me down and kill me any time she likes. ANTICIPATION: GABRIELLE ANWAR IS UNREASONABLY ATTRACTIVE
ROYAL PAINS – 10:00PM (USA) And we also have the season premiere of USA's show about a doctor in the Hamptons. And it's pretty amazing that someone can make a series about a doctor living in the Hamptons that doesn't make me want to put my fist through a desk. ANTICIPATION: RICH PEOPLE GETTING INJURED!
HOW MUCH IS YOUR DEAD BODY WORTH? – 10:00PM (CNBC) It all depends on if you have a skeleton reinforced with adamantium. If you do, your corpse could fetch a pretty penny over in certain parts of Eastern Europe. I happen to know that my dead body is worth over $576,000. I know this because I melted down 85 gold bars and drank them before writing this. ANTICIPATION: YOU CAN'T HAVE MY GOLDEN BELLY!
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK (FINALE) – 10:00PM (Bravo – an NBC/Universal network) It's the season finale of this show about rich women who hang out with each other but don't actually like each other. Tonight, one of them sings. Seems unnecessary. ANTICIPATION: SNOBBY!


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The next time you're getting coffee from the office pot, you might want to take a good whiff.
A man in Culpepper, Va., has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for putting pee into his colleague's coffee pot.
Turns out the man "had past conflicts or issues with this particular co-worker whom he harbors resentment toward," a detective wrote in the criminal complaint.
You think, Sherlock?
James C. Butler, 49, apparently peed into a workplace toilet, used a soda can to take liquid from said toilet and then placed the fluid in the victim's coffee pot, according to the complaint filed by the victim.
A lab analysis confirmed that the liquid in the pot was indeed icky, yicky pee.
Butler, who worked at the town of Culpeper sewer plant (yes, really) and has since been let go, turned himself in to police March 23 after a warrant was issued for his arrest, according to Inside Nova.
Butler must also serve one year on probation and pay $50 in restitution for the incident.


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I need to periodically empty a text file without deleting it (I know how many lines it has).
I tried this:
Created a cron that executes the following script
other lines from the script here
sed '1,14d' file.txt>file.txt
If I run it from a terminal it works fine, but when I run the cron it executes the first part (the "other lines from script here" part) but it doesn't empty the file.
Note: The file has 777 permissions so I don't think it's permissions related.