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II. Epistemology [Theory of Knowledge]
Epistemology is the philosophical investigation of knowledge. There is no question that knowledge is really good - vital for survival and success. But you are not aware, perhaps, that knowledge is more elusive than you think, and certain philosophers have doubted that certain knowledge is possible at all. This sounds puzzling, but realize this: The survival of animals - and of the human animal - in an evolutionary sense does not require certain knowledge. For everyday life purposes, too, 99% certainty - the relative certainty we have if something has happened in 99 of 100 previous instances - is enough. And yet, knowledge, properly speaking, must mean 'certain knowleddge' if it means anything at all. How is that? Think of this: If you found out that you were wrong about something, you will have to say, logically, that you thought you knew but now realize that you did not really know what you turned to be mistaken about. In other words, knowledge means that error is impossible - knowledge requires incorrigibility [impossibility of correcting what you 'know' - because if there is error in what you think you know, then, you don't really know.] It is surprising, and sombering, to realize that we live everyday life without having - and without needing - knowledge. Justified true opinion suffices. You will see what I mean by claiming that knowledge is impossible in everyday life - this will become clear as you read Descartes' Meditations and Russell on the problem of Induction. For the moment, think of the following: Your everyday beliefs are neither indibitable nor incorrigible - they can be doubted and can be corrected. You never reach the point in which you can have absolute certainty in the sense that you can no longer doubt or ever need to correct what you believe. If you ever reached that point, movement and change would have to cease. Moreover, as Descartes points out, there is always the possibility that what you take for real is not real - think here of the 'Matrix,' or of the possibility of dreaming or being deceived across the board and on a massive scale. We have had difficulties when we tried to develop criteria that would enable us to tell, with 100% certainty, that an event is real rather than induced in a 'virtual reality' fashion. Obviously, we don't need to worry about all this - but realize that what is at stake is 100% certainty, which, by definition, means knowledge. How can there be knowledge, considering that the next moment is unpredictable, and we are not certain about how we could independently verify the reality of what we take for real - independently means that you could be certain that what you believe as real is indeed real: since it is you who has to do the confirming, how can you know that you are still not deceived in this second confirmation step? Nor are our senses to be relied upon for 100% certainty: they have 'lied' to us before - they have deceived us about sticks that bend when immersed in water, and about 'Hollywood barns' and about many other things; and, moreover, the object of the senses is the mutable ever-changing world; an undpredictable world; a world we can only understand to the extent we are able to understand - and how could we independently verify this?
Difference between Knowledge and Opinion
So, we can state the difference between knowledge and opinion now. Knowledge does not admit of the possibility of error - knowledge is certain; opinion or belief might always be in error - it is not and cannot be 100% certain.
True Opinion and Knowledge
What about opinions we take pains to confirm - and such opinions turn out to be true after all, don't they? Well, are you sure? Let's take a famous example - conceived by no other than Bertrand Russell himself. Suppose that, one bright morning, you are rushing to work and you check out the ancient clock at the center of downtown. It says 9:00 exactly. You cannot be certain of course. But, then, you begin to ask everyone around you. They all say that it is indeed 9:00 by their watches. Still, they could be mistaken - by some uncanny and unlikely coincidence, all their watches could be wrong - and pointing to the exact same time. This is extremely unlikely but not impossible. But, suppose you have access to the official service that announces the time - so you finally confirm that it is nine o'clock, and ther eis no doubt about it. So, now, you have a true belief - your belief that the clock downtown has the right time is confirmed. It is, furthermore, a justified true belief - one that has been confirmed by a reasonable and rigorous process. But, here is what Russell suggests: What if the big clock had stopped exactly 24 - or 12- hours ago? So, you cannot really say that you KNOW that the clock has not stopped. This is an apt illustration of how even justified true belief [JTB] is still not the same as knowledge. Here is another example: Suppose that you buy a lottery ticket. Your chances of winning are one in ten thousand. So, you tell yourself, 'I know that I am not going to win.' And, indeed, you don't win. Your belief turns out to be true, and it is justified on the basis of the odds, which were against your winning. But, still, don't we think that you used the word 'know' inappropriately when you said that you 'knew' you were not going to win? There was still a 1/10,000 chance that you would win. It was extremely unlikely but it was not impossible. You did not KNOW that you were not going to win.
But, at least, you know now that you have not won - right? If you are thinking of the statement - 'since it turned I have not won, then, I have not won' - then, of course, you know this. But notice that this is an analytic truth - it does not give you any real information. If you are asking, 'is it possible that I have still won even though I believe that I have not won,' then, it is indeed possible that you are being deceived. Notice: the chances that something so odd and exotic is the case might be extremely small - but it is not impossible!
Necessary Truths
There are truths - true statements - that are necessary: they cannot be otherwise. Applied to such statements, knowing does make sense. Where do we find such statements, at last? Well, think here of geometry. A theorem is something you prove in geometry: you could not be mistaken about that! Of course, you can still make mistakes in geometry - but then YOU would be mistaken, not geometry. Think here also of the statement '2+3=5.' How can there ever be any doubt about that? Put {II} and {III} together and you always get {II III} - always. In a thousand years from now, we are sure that two oranges and three apples will five pieces of fruit - anywhere, under any circumstances, for anyone who is performing this operation. [Keep this example in mind. These are truths about which there can be no mistake. You are tempted to say that they must be analytic - statements like 'a bald man is bald', which are necessarily true but empty of any real information. You will find later in the course that Kant actually denies that such statements are empty of information. But you need to wait for this.]
Think here of the difference between geometry and physics. We really know in geometry - we cannot be in error about the Pythagorean theorem. But, in physics, we know only by keeping the 'real' facts out - by leaving out friction, the possibility that surfaces are not smooth, the chance that there will be a disturbance in the wind, or even the possibility that a comet will strike and disrupt the movements we are studying. In geometry, on the other hand, comet or no comet, the triangle always has three angles and the sum of the three angles of an equilateral trianle is always equal to two right angles. So, geometrical knowledge is real knowledge - there can be no error in it. You can think of Descartes' task - as you are reading his Meditations - in this way: he is trying to discover at least one geometrical truth about our everyday, experienced and sensed existence - at least one statement that we can know without the possibility of being deceived about it ever. On this basis - or foundation- Descartes thinks that he can build further statements of true knowledge. This means that Descartes is a RATIONALIST - his model of how to think about real life leads him to seek certain knowledge about it, as we do in geometry; and Descartes is also a FOUNDATIONALIST - he thinks of knowledge as a bulding whose solidity and stability require having sound and unshakable foundations - necessary and indubitable truths.
Theories of Truth
1. Correspondence Theories of Truth
According to Correspondence Theories of Truth, our perceptions are true only insofar as they correspond to something that is independently actual - independently from its being in our minds as an idea - and which serves as a guaranteee and standard of the truth of our perceptions and thoughts.
Think about this type of theory and you will realize two things: a. It is a commonsense view, in that we operate with it - even without realizing it, we assume that the ideas we form of things correspond to actual things out there, which give this specific meaning and content to the ideas in our minds. b. The theory is not as unassailable as it seems at first. The trick is this: The external, real, entities or standards that are so crucial to this theory CANNOT be tested. We must assume that they are there and that they can and do perform their important functions. We are acquainted with them only through the ideas of them we form in our minds. So, how can we possibly TEST them independently? We rather assume them to be serving this important role - of being the real things, by CORRESPONDENCE to which, our perceptions can be declared to be true.
2. Coherence Theories of Truth
Coherence Theories of Truth posit that what makes our perceptions and ideas in the mind true is that they form one coherent whole; in this case, we can cjeck, internally within our ideas, to see if any idea is not consistent with the rest or disrupts the overall coherence; then, this recalcitrant idea is to be declared false.
Although not as immeidately appealing to common sense, coherence theories might have a better chance of standing up to scrutiny in that they do not presuppose - as coherence theories do - an independent and prior acceptance of standards of truth.
3. Pragmatic Theories of Truth
An enticing famimly of theories is that of so-called Pragmatic Theories of Truth. According to such theories, ideas in my mind are true if the results from accepting those ideas as true are meaningful, efficacious, and consistent with ever-unfolding practical purposes that life presents to me all the time.
I suspect that most of you introduce assumptions from a pragmatic theory of truth when you make certain statements about truth. Notice, however, that this kind of theory is NOT as commonsense as the first category. It has a very obvious problem: What if something is FALSE BUT proves USEFUL? What if such a thing, moreover, remains useful down the line - maybe because it has helped bring about its own peculiar results. It is not implausible that we could live in a context of delusion and even illusions and yet have all our practical needs satisfied adequately. So, what kind of a theory of TRUTH can a pragmatic theory be?? Don't let its easy appeal mislead you.
How do we Know? – Sources of Knowledge -- Theories
Empiricism is the view that all knowledge we have originates from experience. Even novel notions we might conceive must have their origins in sense data, subsequently recombined in the brain to form strange forms. Obviously, if you are an empiricist, you don't give much credence to any notion about innate ideas - you don't buy into the notion that we are born with any knowledge that is prior to and independent of experience. In other words, you reject what is called a priori knowledge - an important concept which we will encounter again when we discuss Kant's monumental contribution to philosophy.
Descartes was a rationalist. Notice how Descartes is preoccupied with knowledge that is indubitable and incorrigible - cannot be doubted and cannot be further corrected or proven wrong by subsequent increments of knowledge. Indeed, technically speaking, this would not really be knowledge because, by definition, knowledge is what can never be proven wrong. [If proven wrong, I have to say that 'I thought I knew this but I was really wrong - I did NOT know it.' Descartes noticed that geometry deals with necessary truths - truths that cannot be doubted. Whether you are awake or asleep, 2+3=5; I mean that {II} and {III} put together give {II III}. If you dream that, suddenly, an extra element, a sixth element, appeared, this is odd and requires an explanation [did any of the five things split into two or what?] even in your dreams.]
Geometrical knowledge is what is accessible to the human mind, to reason - outside of the trappings of everyday experience. When we do geometry we are not dealing with experienced or natural objects. If this is your model of knowledge and you are looking for some way to account for ordinary knowledge problems in the same geometrical way, then you are a rationalist. This is what Descartes, who is a rationalist, does in his Meditations. He proceeds to find that one indubitable truth - "I think, therefore, I am" - which is a geometrical truth, isn't it? If x is asking questions, doubting, being duped, is uncertain, then x is [in the sense of exists.] You don't really need recourse to experience or your senses or ordinary everyday life to tell you that this is the case.Of course, this is related to life too, and this is why Descartes was satisfied that he scored a triumph when he hit upon this indubitable truth. Note that there is an underlying claim: That what is known to be as such - whether it is in geometry or in experience - IS of such a kind that it can be only known by reason. This is rationalism.
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How Can I Tell that I Am Awake? [Check the following criteria. Can you think objections and counter-examples to each of the following criteria?]
1. Dreaming: Less vivid impressions?
2. Dreaming: No pain! – would pinching oneself work?
3. Dreaming: Less detail?
4. Dreaming: Incoherent?
5. Being Awake: Capable of formulating and applying criteria?
6. Wondering about the question proves that I am awake?
7. Are there certain mental operations I cannot perform when asleep?
See what I said above, under discussion of rationalism. Even when asleep, 2+3=5. Do you agree? How do you understand this? Does this help Descartes? If this is the case, then, why can't we say that another test, to check if we are awake, is to try to perform a complex mental operation - for instance, to wirte a poem? What about trying to solve a mathematical problem? Would inability to solve the problem wake me up, or at least show to me that I am not awake? Probably not. Why, and how, is this different from the example from algebra [2+3=5 even in sleep]? The answer is this: 'I am able to perform this complex mental operation' show INDUBITABLY only that I am - I exist as in Descartes' example. It does not confirm that I am right - I might be deluding myself that I am able to perform this complex operation. Notice also that 'I am not able to perform this operation' also point to first-person certainty in Descartes' sense - it shows that I exist insofar as I am trying to perform this operation and failing.
Further Examples
Surgical Prodding of Brain Regions
"Brains in Vats"
Virtual Reality
Chuang Tzu's Question ['I slept and dreamed that I was a butterfly; then, I woke up; how do I know that I am not a butterfly dreaming that I am human?' What is wrong with this question?]
You should know the meaning of this word by now. Descartes wanted to avoid skepticism - doubt that anything can be known with certainty. Descartes played the role of the skeptic not to reach skeptical conclusions but for the opposite reason: because he wanted a secure, solid foundation for knowledge; he thought that by doubting everything in a radical way, he could then reach that one statement; or a few statements, that cannot be doubted because they withstood the skeptical attack. Hume, who is associated with the Problem of Induction, which we will study next, contributed to skepticism by showing that the method of inference we use - and can only use - dealing with experience cannot possibly be shown to lead to certain knowledge.
Insistence on Reliability of Knowledge – 'Knowing that I know.'
Why are these thinkers so serious about absolute certainty? Certainty is important, of course, but is the difference between 99.9% and 100% certainty that important? Perhaps the problem that agitates Descartes, and Hume, arises from these thinkers' foundationalism: They see knowledge as building from the foundation up. Without solid foundations, we cannot hope to have good knowledge. Inevitably, then, these thinkers are impressed by the impossibility of having 100% certainty [true knowledge] whenever experience and sensory data and time [unpredictability] and constant flux enter the picture. Perhaps foundationalism leads to skepticism and to efforts - like Descartes' - to combat it. But, notice: if you say that knowledge is to be assessed, for instance, only on the basis of its consequences - does what we think we know lead to useful results we can put to practice? - you are still holding to a philosophical theory of knowledge: the one we called above 'pragmatism.' Go back to the brief discussion of pragmatism above to see what kind of critique can be leveled at pragmatism.


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Report: Juventus 1-3 Inter MilanNovember 3, 2012
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Italy's most infamous derby, the Derby d'Italia, is upon us once again, and this time around there is more than just pride at stake.
In what is a top-of-the-table clash, Inter Milan could potentially close the points gap at the top of the Serie A to just one with a victory over Juventus. However, to do so they will have to break the Bianconeri's 49 game unbeaten league streak—not to mention their undefeated home ground streak.
Stay tuned to this blog for all the live build-up, analysis, predicted lineups and live match commentary. Post any questions below and I'll do my best to answer them.

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TV Picks: Mon, Nov 19 – 'Bones', 'Castle' & More
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With Thanksgiving kicking off the holiday season, it's time to make sure to watch your favorite new shows before they're canceled. If you're a fan of 666 Park Avenue, Last Resort or Partner, they're now canceled. In fact, networks are going cancelation crazy: American Chopper and The Layover are also canceled! So if you're favorite show isn't on in the coming weeks, you better hope it's on hiatus!
Tonight, How I Met Your Mother sees Barney return to normal (with the help of strippers); Bones busts out impenetrable pods and secret romances; Castle continues to put Rick and Backett's relationship to the test; Revolution has everyone going crazy (literally); Catfish: The TV Show continues to reveal the love (and lies) on the Internet – and much more.
What will you be watching?
Bones (Fox)
Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
Teen Nick Halo Awards! (Nickelodeon) [Special Presentation]
Olive Stone's Untold History of the United States (Showtime)
The Voice (NBC)
Top Gear: Apocalypse (BBC America)
2 Broke Girls (CBS)
American Chopper (Discovery)
Gossip Girl (CW)
The Layover (Travel Channel)
The Mob Doctor (Fox)
Mike & Molly (CBS)
Hawaii Five-0 (CBS)
Castle (ABC)
Revolution (NBC)
Catfish (MTV)
You can check out episode descriptions and previews of some of TV picks below:
How I Met Your Mother – "The Stamp Tramp" Preview
Marshall recommends his old law school classmate Brad for a job at his firm, but the interview goes awry, leaving Marshall to do damage control with his boss. Meanwhile, Robin helps negotiate Barney's return to the strip club circuit.
Bones – "The Bod in the Pod" Preview
The Jeffersonian team investigates the death of a crime scene cleanup expert whose remains are found mysteriously sealed in an impenetrable pod that washed up on the beach. Meanwhile, Angela and Hodgins learn that Cam is involved in a secret romance.
Castle – "After Hours" Preview
In the aftermath of a disastrous "Meet the Parents" dinner, a bickering Castle and Beckett are sent to retrieve the only witness to a murder. But when they get ambushed, they're forced to take the witness on the run. Stranded in the middle of the night in a bad part of town, with no phone, badge or gun, Castle and Beckett must find a way to protect him from a team of mobsters who want him silenced — that is, if they don't kill each other first.
Revolution – "Kashmir" Preview
Miles (Billy Burke) and the gang are bound for Monroe's (David Lyons) lair – Independence Hall, but their efforts are impeded when they begin to have difficulty separating fantasy from reality. Meanwhile, Danny (Graham Rogers) starts to grow suspicious of Rachel (Elizabeth Mitchell).
Catfish: The TV Show – "Trina & Scorpio" Preview
Shawnise asks Nev and Max to help her finally meet the love of her life.
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SIPTU boss refuses cut to €124,000 pay
THE leader of the country's biggest union is not considering a cut in his €124,000 pay while his members are facing wage reductions and job losses.
Jack O'Connor, whose annual salary is €124,895, said a drop in wages would be used as "an excuse to drive pay cuts across the economy".
Mr O'Connor said he would only consider a reduction if an examination of the union's finances showed a pay cut was necessary to avoid job losses.
However, he said high earners should be more heavily taxed, and called for a 10pc income levy for workers earning over €100,000, including himself.
SIPTU is currently battling employers, including Mr Binman and Coca Cola, over wage reductions of up to 60pc for staff.
But Mr O'Connor said wage cuts are not yet widespread across the economy, as shown in recent IBEC and Mercer surveys, and his union would not encourage this. He clarified the situation where a pay cut at SIPTU might be considered after indicating that his pay might be reviewed in certain circumstances on the Vincent Browne television show.
Mr O'Connor said his wages were similar to those of middle rather than top management in the private sector.
The main union leaders are on salaries comparable to the SIPTU chief, with Irish Congress of Trade Unions general secretary David Begg earning over €136,000 and IMPACT general secretary Peter McLoone on an annual salary of €155,300.
"A pay cut is not being considered but the question might arise if the union were to find itself in any kind of difficulty," said Mr O'Connor.
"Otherwise, it will be used as an excuse to drive pay cuts across the economy.
"I'm opposed to pay cuts and the union is opposed to pay cuts because of the unfairness of them and the fact they will undermine domestic demand."
The union leader's comments came as almost three-quarters of employers said they had changed or planned to alter their staff's pay and conditions due to the recession.
A survey by recruitment firm Hays also revealed that two-thirds of workers wanted to keep their jobs and would not accept voluntary redundancy.
A total of 39pc of companies said they had changed pay and conditions to cut costs and a further 31pc planned to do so.
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Bajrang Dal activists perform fire ritual for recent blasts victimsJuly 31st, 2008 - 12:28 pm ICT by ANI
Agra/New Delhi/Manali, July 31 (ANI): Bajrang Dal activists performed a fire ritual here to pray for the victims of the Ahmedabad and Bangalore serial blasts.
In New Delhi, activists of the Rashtrawadi Shiv Sena also protested against the terror attacks taking place in the country.
They raised slogans against the Central Government for its failure to counter terrorism and burnt an effigy that symbolised terrorism.
"Terrorists are targeting the innocent people of our country. It is the failure of the Central Government as it is not able to contain them," said Jai Bhagwan Goel, an activist.
It is a common belief that these activities are carried out by militants in the garb of jihad (Holy War), which they justify in accordance to their holy book Quran.
The general perception of linking militancy with Islam has many Islamic scholars up in arms who beg to differ and put the blame on some Muslim organizations that have resorted to such crimes in the name of religion.
"All these so called jihads (Holy Warriors) are not jihad (Holy War). Because we know no state is involved in these jihad activities. Some Muslim organizations are involved. So, it is not jihad and Islam. This kind of activism was invented by Muslims. So blame goes to Muslims not Islam," said Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, an Islamic scholar.
Meanwhile, police have taken measures to tighten security in the tourist spot of Manali. Security has been beefed along the Manali-Leh Highway. The army is out checking all vehicles to prevent any untoward incident.
The City police is also conducting regular security checks keeping in view the large number of tourists visiting the area.
"We are conducting regular checks at all hours during the day," said Pritam Patiyal, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Manali. (ANI)
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Digital Preservation Pioneer: John Spencer
Digital Preservation Pioneer: John Spencer
The series of profiles from the Library of Congress and National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) continue:
John is the president of BMS/Chace – an archival data management and migration service – and an active member of several national audio engineering and recording committees. BMS/Chace is a partner in the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) as part of the Preserving Creative America initiative. John does not side with the artist or the label; he just wants to get the best processes in place to enable all parties to benefit from their creative work. Referring to the music industry's current digital-preservation efforts, he says, "I would say we provide a layer of triage to new projects; we're helping to stop the bleeding. It is time to put some basic tools out there, to organize metadata and files in a structured fashion."
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The first item is of course the retractable roof that appeared on Wimbledon's Centre Court two years ago, and remains the single most impressive feat of sports engineering in the world.
As chief executive of the All England Club, Ian Ritchie was the man in charge of delivering a project that could all too easily have spiralled out of control.
The second point involves Channel Five, the channel that Ritchie prepared for launch as chief executive.
The Spice Girls opened proceedings in March 1997, wearing multi-coloured outfits that matched Five's "candy-stripe" branding.
Ritchie was replaced in the role early that year by the incoming David Elstein. He moved around three more jobs before settling at the All England Club in 2005.
"I think Ian was beginning to feel that he had moved around enough when the Wimbledon post came along," says Jeff Foulser, the chairman of Sunset + Vine Productions, who worked with Ritchie both at ITV and at Channel Five.
"He wasn't a huge star when they hired him, but he has done a terrific job there.
"The thing about Ian is that he hasn't got a big ego. He just wants to get things done in the best possible way, and he's very collaborative.
"Having said that, he negotiatated Wimbledon's new deals with the BBC and ESPN on his own. He is expert at dealing with the media — he spent more than 20 years in TV after all — and that will be a real asset at the RFU."
Ritchie might have made his name at a famously elitist institution, where the chairman and chief executive traditionally take to Centre Court the day after the Wimbledon final for a bout of doubles.
But he is hardly a member of the silver-spoon brigade. Although he attended Trinity College in Oxford, and spent four years as a barrister at the start of his career, he spent his schooldays at Leeds Grammar School.
Ritchie's common touch was welcome at Wimbledon, where he could often be found sharing a cup of tea with the press officers in their cubby-hole beside the Broadcasting Centre.
A warm and convivial character, he performed a similar function to his cricketing counterpart Keith Bradshaw at MCC by making an elitist organisation more open and approachable.
"The AELTC will be desperately disappointed to see him leave," says Andrew Castle, the former British No 1 and breakfast-show host.
"The Wimbledon surplus is up [from £31 million last year to £35 million this], and global appreciation for the tournament has never been higher.
"It's very difficult to find the right balance between the gloss of a modern, vibrant event and the history and tradition of somewhere like Wimbledon, but Ian got it bang on."
In physical terms, Ritchie helped transform the grounds at SW19, not only by establishing the roof in 2009 but by bringing in a new Court 2 and Court 3.
"All these things had begun planning before Ian arrived," said Philip Brook, chairman of the AELTC. "But he has to take credit for making them a success, and we are sorry to see him go."
Though Ritchie enjoys both golf and tennis, and could often be seen carting his rackets around Wimbledon, his first sporting love is actually football.
Or, more specifically, it is Leeds United. As a 58 year-old, he grew up revelling in their glory years under Don Revie.
When he moved to London, though, he took up a director's role at West Ham United, before becoming the first independent director of the Football League in 2004.
He also worked on the redevelopment of the Wembley Stadium and sits on that board as well.
"Ian likes sport in general but I don't think he has ever taken a particularly close interest in rugby," says Foulser.
Still, there is a clear appeal to the RFU job right now, which might have led Ritchie to choose it above the other post he was recently in contention for — the chief executive of the ATP. (He withdrew from the running in October.)
"For an ebullient character like Ian, the prospect of running the next Rugby World Cup [to be held in England and Wales in 2015] must have been a real draw card," says Castle.
"He loves a challenge and he has all the energy in the world. The RFU are lucky to have him."


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India tops again, gets $58 bn remittance in 2011December 1st, 2011 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Maintaining its leading position, India is estimated to get $58 billion remittance from its diaspora in 2011, followed closely by China at $57 billion, World Bank data showed Thursday.
Developing countries are estimated to get $351 billion of the total estimated remittance flow of $406 billion during the current calendar year. Remittance to developing countries has increased by 8 percent in 2011.
For the first time since the global financial crisis, remittance flows to all six developing regions rose in 2011. Remittance to developing countries are likely to increased to $441 billion by 2014 from the estimated $351 billion this year.
"Despite the global economic crisis that has impacted private capital flows, remittance flows to developing countries have remained resilient, posting an estimated growth of 8 percent in 2011," Hans Timmer, director of the World Bank Development Prospects Group, said in the report.
Mexico with $24 billion is the third largest recipient of remittance in 2011, followed by Philippines $23 billion, Pakistan $12 billion, Bangladesh $12 billion, Nigeria $11 billion, Vietnam $9 billion and Egypt and Lebanon $8 billion each.
The World Bank expects continued growth in remittance flows going forward, by 7.3 percent in 2012, 7.9 percent in 2013 and 8.4 percent in 2014.
High oil prices have helped provide a cushion for remittances to Central Asia from Russia and to South and East Asia from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.
Also, a depreciation of currencies of some large migrant-exporting countries (including Mexico, India and Bangladesh) created additional incentives for remittances as goods and services in these countries became cheaper in US dollar terms.
Remittance flows to four of the six World Bank-designated developing regions grew faster than expected — by 11 percent to Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 10.1 percent to South Asia, 7.6 percent to East Asia and Pacific and 7.4 percent to Sub-Saharan Africa, despite the difficult economic conditions in Europe and other destinations of African migrants.
- India tops again in remittances from diaspora (Lead) - Dec 01, 2011
- Remittances to India rose to $64 billion in 2011: World Bank - Apr 27, 2012
- Strong India, China growth reduces world poverty - Apr 03, 2012
- India among top recipients of remittances: World Bank - Jul 14, 2009
- Mexican remittances rise - Jul 03, 2012
- Remittances to Mexico rise - May 03, 2012
- Euro zone crisis clouds recovery in Europe, Central Asia - Sep 24, 2011
- Indian migration remains high despite economic crisis - Dec 04, 2011
- India to grow at a slower 8 percent: World Bank - Jun 08, 2011
- Bangladesh receives over $8 bn in remittances - Mar 04, 2012
- World Bank: Developing countries lead recovery, but certain countries may see second financial crisis - Jun 10, 2010
- Africans replacing Indian workers in Gulf? - Dec 25, 2011
- 64 mn more to live in extreme poverty: World Bank - Apr 21, 2010
- Bangladesh's current account surplus rises - Jul 09, 2012
- Mexican remittances go up - Aug 02, 2012
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Memorial to firefighters one step closer to becoming reality
Published 7:00 pm, Tuesday, January 8, 2002
Members of the village council recently met with the department to discuss specifics of the memorial, which would honor both past and present firefighters. The proposed memorial would be made out of brick and would feature cement piers, along with names of firefighters and a statue.
Revisions were made to the plans during the meeting. The original plan had the memorial at 8 feet, but the group decided to lower the height to 4 feet.
The group also discussed possible locations. One option would be next to the municipal building in the parking lot, and the other would be to have it next to the veterans' memorial at Ackerman Memorial Park. Council members said if the firefighters memorial would be near the veterans' memorial, they do not want the memorial to overshadow the veterans' memorial. Another meeting will take place with the fire department soon to further discuss plans.
Council passed a motion to have the finance committee interview two possible auditors and set up a three-year contract with one of them. The two candidates are Nietzke and Faupel, P.C. of Pigeon and Anderson, Tuckey, Bernhardt and Doran P.C. of Caro. The cost is comparable between the two, council members said. The village had to look for another auditor when their former CPA, John Walsh, discontinued service to municipalities.
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Juneau Assembly members on Monday unanimously rejected a right-of-way appeal from Gastineau Avenue residents who say the land above South Franklin Street is unstable.
The Juneau Planning Commission this summer granted a request from Trucano Construction to move Rodenburg Way 15 to 25 feet up the hill. The undeveloped right-of-way is above South Franklin between the Carrol Way and Boroff Way stairs.
Under the name End of Gastineau Society, neighbors appealed the decision, arguing that the change would allow a larger development on South Franklin and that the unstable hillside threatens people and homes.
Additionally, the neighbors said a sign giving notice of the change was not visible, and the right-of-way is for public, not private, benefit.
Page Bridges, who lives above South Franklin near Carrol Way, said her home and a nearby apartment building were damaged during a construction project last winter. She told the Assembly that the End of Gastineau Society doesn't oppose development, but is worried about the stability of the hillside.
"We're surprised we're having this big project when the hill moved last winter," she said. "We're absolutely terrified."
Tim Maguire, a planner with city's Community Development Department who represented the Planning Commission at the hearing, said the commission's decision was supported by adequate evidence. A sign notifying residents of the change was posted near South Franklin, property owners within 500 feet were notified by mail, and notice was given in the newspaper, he added.
Monday's appeal dealt with the right-of-way move, not the development, Maguire said. For construction to occur in the lot below Rodenburg Way, the developers will need a separate conditional use permit and a hillside endorsement certifying that the development meets engineering standards and criteria, he said.
Murray Walsh, speaking for Trucano Construction, said the developers plan to keep a buffer of green space between a planned commercial and retail development on South Franklin and Gastineau Avenue. Trucano and contractor Steve Landvik are in the process of purchasing the property and have a permit request pending before the city, Walsh said.
Assembly member Dale Anderson, who was the presiding officer in the appeal, said the Planning Commission had substantial evidence to support its conclusions and there was adequate due process and public notice. The commission maintained the public benefit of the right-of-way by moving it instead of vacating it, he said.
Walsh said the developers anticipate future appeals from the End of Gastineau Society as they move forward with construction plans.
"It would be nice if instead of fighting over this, they'd take a deep breath and look at the engineering we're going to be doing," he said. "The new wall will be a massive thing, a combination of sheet pile and concrete that will make the whole hill more stable."
But Bridges said residents were given similar assurances when the hill cracked last winter and damaged nearby buildings. She said the End of Gastineau Society hopes to convince the Assembly to buy the property and turn it into a public garden and park. Neighbors also plan to gather support from other groups in town, she said.
"The only place we have to go now is the court of public opinion and we're going there," she said.
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Two local sisters are sliding toward Olympic luge spots
A little more than a year after taking their first ride on a luge, two Framingham sisters are training with the USA Luge Junior Development Team in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Ceilidh and Liz MacNeill are to be at the US Olympic Training Center through Jan. 20, gearing up for their first competition, next month's
The sisters are coached by Duncan Kennedy, a three-time Olympian and the country's most successful singles slider. Competitors in the sport, which made its Olympic debut at the 1964 Games in Innsbruck, Austria, lie on their backs on small sleds and race down icy tracks.
''It's kind of like you're going on a normal sled, but it's a lot faster, and you steer with different [parts] of your body," said Liz MacNeill, 11. ''Instead of using a string attached to the end of a sled, you use your legs, your shoulders, and your head, and sometimes your hands."
The girls' father was reading a local newspaper in 2003 when he noticed an advertisement for the Verizon-USA Luge Slider Search. The nationwide recruitment tour, which targets 11- to 14-year-olds for the Junior Development Team, made a stop in Holliston and set up a paved course in an industrial park.
''I thought it was something fun to do on a Sunday morning, and they had never heard of luge before that day," Malcolm MacNeill said.
His daughters and other participants were shown the basics of the luges, which were equipped with wheels for the event. Then they were sent down the course, dodging hay bales and weaving among cones.
''It was really wet and cold and slippery, and we were dripping wet as we walked up the hill," said Ceilidh, 13. ''We never expected it to go this far."
The MacNeills were invited to Lake Placid that December. Sled wheels were replaced with steels, and the girls tried the luges on ice for the first time. They returned to Lake Placid last March, and their selection for the Junior Development Team was followed by summer and fall training sessions.
The sisters, who race in singles, now approach speeds of 50 miles per hour on the racing sleds.
''I love the speed and just the rush," Ceilidh said. ''You see a big sheet of white all around you. Sometimes, when I really want to feel the sled, I just close my eyes. It almost feels like you're flying."
The girls' track time at Lake Placid is limited compared with that of other, more skilled athletes. They spend much of their time practicing starts in the luge office or at the gym, throwing the medicine ball, running, and doing push-ups, sit-ups, and pull-ups.
Liz is the youngest team member and the smallest at 4 feet 5 inches and 76 pounds.
''It's fine," she said. ''It just means you kind of work harder to catch up with the rest of the team."
The girls live in a dorm with fellow team members, including Allison Bradley of Stow and Richard Metrick of Franklin, and other Olympic athletes training in volleyball, ski jumping, speed skating, and skeleton, a sport in which competitors ride a luge-like sled headfirst.
''It inspires you to really do well, and it teaches you really good sportsmanship," Ceilidh said. ''You just can't get angry over having a bad day. It teaches you respect for the people around you."
The girls are students at the Fay School in Southborough.
''Both have managed to maintain honors while they were up there," their father said. ''If their grades start to slip, we'll have to reconsider the whole thing."
The MacNeills say that being together makes training away from home easier to handle.
''It's just sisterly to compete and have our little bickering," Ceilidh said. ''But I think it would be more difficult not to have [Liz] here, because I need someone I know and love really well to be with me."
The MacNeills' next step in the USA Luge organization would be the Junior Candidate Team, the second of six development levels for athletes eyeing spots on the Senior National and Olympic Luge Teams. With Olympic reminders all around them, competing in future games is the ultimate goal.
''We're really pushing hard to get up there," Liz said. ''We look up to people on higher teams and we're saying, 'I wish I could be there.' There are a lot of people who want to take our place, so if we mess up, we're gone."
TEACHERS, PHONE HOME -- When news of the devastating Indian Ocean tsunamis reached the United States, the thoughts of faculty and staff members at the Fay School in Southborough turned toward their former colleagues, Susan and Dean Greenberg.
After teaching at the boarding school for 17 years, the Greenbergs accepted two-year contracts to teach at Saigon South International School in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The couple was traveling in Sri Lanka during school vacation when the massive waves hit that country.
The Greenbergs had spent two weeks in India before flying on Dec. 25 to Bandaranaike International Airport, 21 miles north of Colombo, Sri Lanka's largest port city and commercial hub. They headed straight inland from the airport the next day, 62 miles west to the town of Kitulgala. The avid birders were staying at the Rafter's Retreat eco camp, in a treehouse over the Kelani River, with no television or phone.
''We didn't know about the tsunami until we left there two days after the event and went to a bigger hotel in Nuwara Eliya, in the mountains, with TV and BBC World News," Susan Greenberg stated in an e-mail from Vietnam. ''By the time we could call family to tell them we were safe, they had been very worried and had contacted various authorities, trying to find out about us."
Greenberg urges those who have scheduled trips to areas of Sri Lanka not affected by the tsunami to follow through with their plans. Tourist money, she said, provides jobs and will help rebuild the nation's economy.
''We feel very lucky that, because our trip was one mainly planned to watch birds, the beach areas were not on our itinerary," Greenberg said. ''We feel great sadness for the Sri Lankans who suffered during such a tragedy. They are wonderful people, friendly, helpful, and kind."
While the Greenbergs finished their Sri Lankan vacation and returned to Vietnam on New Year's Eve as planned, many others canceled their hotel bookings, even for inland properties. The hotel they stayed at in Nuwara Eliya had been booked solid for New Year's, but all but one reservation had been canceled when the Greenbergs left.
''Of course, the sadness in Sri Lanka, even miles from the disaster, was palpable," Greenberg said. ''As most Sri Lankans are Buddhist, we saw many white prayer flags and banners flying from homes and across streets as we drove from the hill country to the airport.
''We stopped at a small cafe on our way to the airport as one minute's silence for the dead was being observed. At the airport, the TVs in the waiting room were broadcasting a Buddhist prayer ceremony."
The Greenbergs' friends at the Fay School received word that they were fine via e-mail. The couple had lived on the school campus, where Susan taught English and was director of residential life, and Dean taught physical science and environmental values.
Connie Mortara of Hudson, the school's registrar, had posted a message inquiring about the Greenbergs' whereabouts on the BBC News website. ''The whole school was looking for them: The Web is great for that," she said.
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Potential homebuyers in Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Concord, Antioch, Pittsburg, Richmond, Brentwood and Bay Point stand to benefit from a new $5 million down payment assistance program by San Francisco-based Wells Fargo.
People who want to buy a residence in those Alameda County and Contra Costa County cities would receive down payment assistance of $20,000. It's part of a program by Wells Fargo to help qualified buyers purchase a home.
The program is a joint venture of Wells Fargo, county and city officials in the East Bay, NeighborWorks America and the Unity Council.
Wells Fargo has undertaken similar CityLift programs in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Tampa and the St. Paul-Minneapolis areas.
"Despite home prices and historically low interest rates, many families are still unable to purchase a home because they struggle with making the down payment," said Jim Foley, a Wells Fargo regional president in the Bay Area.
Thoratec authorizes share repurchase
Pleasanton-based Thoratec has authorized the repurchase of up to $150 million of the company's shares of stock.
Thoratec, which makes a heart pump device, will keep the authorization of the share purchase in effect through the end of 2013.
"This repurchase authorization reflects our confidence in the long-term strength of the company, as well as our commitment to a disciplined capital deployment strategy," CEO Gary Burbach said.
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In middle school, a friend invited me to a Christian camp. I had no idea that my life would never be the same after that week. At the end of the week, my counselor asked me if I wanted to make Jesus the Lord of my life. I said yes, and knelt by the bed and asked Jesus into my heart.
After camp, I started attending Middletown Road Baptist Church twice a week! I fell in love with God and I felt like there was a call of God on my life to go into ministry.
When I got into high school, I slowly started making poor decisions and hanging out with the wrong crowd. I started drinking and doing & selling drugs. I had decided that I would never get into a good college so I quit trying in school. I ended up graduating high school with a 1.6 GPA. I walked away from my relationship with God.
In October of my senior year of high school, my mom passed away. The thing that grieved me the most was I didn't know if she had a relationship with God or not. I had no idea why that bothered me so much because God wasn't a big part of my life at that time, but every night I would toss and turn in my bed thinking to myself, "I'll never know. I'll never know if she knew God."
Three months later I get a call from my cousin and she said, "Doug, I know you don't really know me, but I really felt like God wanted me to call you and tell you something. I know you are a Christian and I wanted to let you know that I was a nurse in the hospital that your mom was in and I got to witness to her every day and she made Jesus the Lord of her life a few weeks before she passed."
I do not remember the rest of that conversation, but I do remember hitting my knees with tears running down my cheeks and crying out to God, "Here I am God. I'm yours! I'll do whatever you want me to do."
A few weeks later I started going to a Bible study led by a soccer mom! She took me in as a part of her family. They ended up bringing me to the church they attended. Little did I know that I would end up interning and working there one day! I rededicated my life to God and never looked back.
It's been nearly a decade since I made that decision. I married the woman of my dreams who just happened to be the daughter of that soccer mom who led the Bible Study I attended, I have run four marathons, I have a degree in business and masters in theology, I work at a non-profit that helps the down and out, I'm in the best shape of my life and I love every single day of my existence. I've traveled around the world. I have a purpose. I have a vision.
I don't say that arrogantly, I say that because my life has been radically changed with the decision to pursue God with all of my heart. It wasn't all easy, a lot of it was uphill, I had to make some tough decisions, and pay a steep price. I can say this though, it was beyond worth it! God has been very good to me and I believe He's called me to help others know Him and help them be everything God created them to be. That is now the focus of my life.
So many people think that if they live a life for God they have to give up having a fun life and that they're going to be boring for the rest of their lives, or that God is a crutch for "weak" people, or they've seen too many "hypocrites" in the church to ever want to pursue God.
Listen to me, when you go to God you do have to give some things up. Things like a bad marriage, a purposeless life, addiction, bondage, the list goes on and on. The beautiful part is you don't have to quit everything bad in your life then go after God. You just start pursuing Him, and eventually all those things that weighed you down, slowly fade out of your life. Living a life sold out for God is the most rewarding and fun life you could possibly live. It is the greatest decision you'll ever make.
If you're reading this and you're saying to yourself, "I don't know if I have ever made Jesus the Lord of my life. I don't know if I died today if I'd go to Heaven or Hell. Listen, Jesus Christ came and died on a cross so you could have eternal life and have life abundantly while you are here on earth. He said, "I am the way, I am the truth, and I am the life and no one goes to the Father but through me." All you have to do is believe with your heart and confess with your mouth that you believe Jesus Christ died on a cross and rose from the dead for you.
If you want to do that, pray this out loud where you hear it: "Father, I thank you for sending your son, Jesus, to die on a cross for my sins. I believe He died on a cross and rose from the dead for me. Father, I ask you into my heart and thank you for coming. I thank you that my sins are washed away & I'm Heaven bound. In Jesus name, Amen."
If you prayed that prayer you've just started a relationship with God. It really is that simple. I encourage you to do a few things:
1.) Get in a good church (ask me and I'll help you find one)
2.) Get a Bible and read it!
3.) Get yourself around some Christian friends that are farther along in their walk with God and have them mentor you and help you along in your journey!
If you have any questions – just ask me! I love you and I am pumped up about what God wants to do in and through your life! Thanks again for checking out my blog. I hope it's a real blessing in your life.


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2000 ford excursion rear ac blower motor stuck on high speed when turned on from front control. Rear blower resister is good. Switch is also good. Tried a couple of relays and nothing. I dont have an owners manual so not sure if I had right relays or not. Only from what I can get of the internet. I suspect there might be a relay im missing somewhere. Behind glove box maybe? Any ideas?
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Biography from the Archives of askART
James Rosenquist was destined for artist greatness at an early age. As a junior high student, Rosenquist was awarded a short-term scholarship to the Minneapolis School of Art. Later, after continuing his studies at the University of Minnesota as an undergrad, the artist joined the Art Students' League. It was here in New York City that Rosenquist became aquatinted with and influenced by artists such as Robert Indiana, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Claes Oldenburg.In the 1960s Rosenquist began to work in the collage style for which he became famous. During this period in his life, Rosenquist was making a living as a billboard painter. This experience seems to have have had a great influence on both the scale and subject matter of Rosenquist's subsequent work. Works from this period juxtaposed seeming unrelated images in order to make poignant statements. Building upon the work done by the pioneers of Pop Art, Rosenquist borrowed images from advertising to depict facets of popular culture and draw unexpected conclusions.In 1962, he painted his most famous work "F-111." At 26 meters wide, the painting is as ambitious in size as it is in message. With bold colors and graphic imagery this canvas examines the often-absurd nature of American life. It possesses ominous depictions of jet fighters (referenced in the title, fire and mushroom clouds intermixed with innocuous images such as a young girl under a hair dryer, a plate of spaghetti and a brightly colored umbrella. As a whole, it exists as a vision of American culture, expressing the bizarre proximity of both euphoria and catastrophe that can be present in a modern culture. The spatial organization of these diametrically opposed objects also alludes to the interrelationship of affluence and aggression. Rosenquist's subsequent work continues to focus on themes of importance in the American life such as science, technology and the AIDS epidemic. His artwork has been exhibited at many major galleries and museums throughout the world. Despite the artist's relative young age, his career has been honored with retrospectives at both the Whitney and Guggenheim Museums. In 1986, the "F-111" canvas sold at Sotheby's for $2.09 million and is currently valued at a price at least twice that amount. Limited edition printed versions of this piece have recently sold for as much as $72,000 at auction.


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The 2003 tie-in video game to ''Franchise/TheMatrix'' saga, '''''Enter the Matrix''''' follows Captain Niobe and the crew of the Logos and their side of the war. The narrative picks up just after the events of ''Anime/TheAnimatrix'' short "Final Flight of the Osiris", and weaves in and out of the plot of ''The Matrix Reloaded''.
Gameplay consists of a lot of running, fighting, slo-mo, shooting, driving and occasional problem-solving, as you use your free-minded character to take on endless {{mooks}} and escape the occasional agent or two. (Or loads, in the case of Agent Smith.) The game is also notable for having over 40 minutes of live-action cutscenes shot alongside ''The Matrix Reloaded'' and utilizing its cast, sets and crew. That footage was later released separately on the LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition and would be interesting to see even for those who will find the graphics of the game itself long outdated to even bother with.
At the time of its release, it had the biggest budget ever for a video game, perhaps due to its use of SerkisFolk and live-action cutscenes. Unfortunately, it was [[ChristmasRushed rushed out in order to be released at the same time as]] ''[[Film/TheMatrix The Matrix Reloaded]]'', and as a result, has more than its share of gameplay issues, to the mixed reviews of most.
Nevertheless, ''Enter the Matrix'' does a good job of filling in some of the gaps left by the films, and the game's creators insist that the ''Matrix'' saga is not complete without it. It was followed by 2005's ''VideoGame/TheMatrixPathOfNeo''.
!!Tropes used in this game:
* ActionGirl: Niobe.
* ADateWithRosiePalms: Ghost is apparently prone to this off-screen.
--> '''Ghost:''' Like Augustine, I'm dedicated to a higher purpose.\\
'''Trinity:''' And that is?\\
'''Ghost:''' Onanism.\\
'''Trinity:''' Is that why so many saints are blind?\\
'''Ghost:''' Celibacy is a hands-on job...
* AllThereInTheManual - in this case, the game ''is'' the manual for ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded'' - several scenes in the movie only get full meaning after you've seen them from the game side.
* AscendedExtra: Ghost and Sparks. Niobe is a fairly important supporting character in the movies, but her two subordinates were just background characters with extremely brief appearances. In this game, Ghost becomes the protagonist (if you choose to play as him) and Sparks is the always-present PluckyComicRelief.
** Captain Soren, another background character from the movies, has a major subplot where the player helps him rescue one of his crew from the agents.
* BareYourMidriff: Niobe in the post office levels.
* TheBrute: Vlad [[note]] If you play as Niobe[[/note]] and Cujo [[note]] If you play as Ghost[[/note]] serve as this to the Merovingian.
* BulletTime - Derp.
* ButtonMashing: Especially during BulletTime.
* TheCameo - You ''can'' talk to Trinity when on the Matrix console, but it's pre-automated. You'll also not want to tell her that you're screwing around on the drives.
* TheCaptain: Niobe.
* CoolSword - Requires some hacking and mucking around in a security-protected system, but worth it.
* CutsceneIncompetence: At one point in the fight with Cujo, the game will override the controls so that he will effortlessly slap you down. If you've been completely curb-stomping him up to that point, the effect is a little jarring.
* CutscenePowerToTheMax
* DeadpanSnarker: Sparks.
* DemotedToExtra: Neo, Morpheus, and Trinity only have a few fleeting appearances in cutscenes. Trinity is the only one who you actually encounter in gameplay, and only if you choose to play as Ghost.
* EarlyBirdCameo: The Trainman makes a fleeting cameo in the cutscene at the end of the airport level. He didn't actually appear in the movies until ''Revolutions'', which came out after the game.
* EasyLevelTrick: In one level you are evading an army of Smith clones around a city. However the entire level can be bypassed simply by heading right at the start of the level instead of left, as the game tells you.
* EmptyRoomPsych: When playing as Niobe, one level in the vampire mansion consists of walking from one door to another in the same room, then just loading the next level. Considering how dodgy the game was, chances are it was just oversight on someone's part.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Canonically, only Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus have ever killed an agent. In practice, Niobe and Ghost can kill every agent they meet by throwing them off buildings or other [[AchillesHeel environmental exploits]] when the agents initially spawn. With practice, the player can execute a OneHitKill every time, even without entering BulletTime.
* TheGhost: Oddly enough, ''[[TheHero Neo]]''. He's constantly referred to, but only appears in a cutscene scene where he saves Morpheus and the Keymaker from the truck crash. However, he does appear [[https://youtu.be/puJ_MkjnpVo?t=1m14s in a deleted cutscene]], and you can unlock an audio message from him in hacking mode.
* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: Inverted. Ghost is a better marksman, so at several points during the shared missions he stays to cover Niobe's kung-fu from above.
* IfYouDieICallYourStuff: Sparks is definitely guilty of this.
** Before the very first mission: "Oh, and if Ghost doesn't make it, can I have his boots?"
** Also during the Freeway chase: "Can I have your personal processing unit?"
* ImprobableAimingSkills - Comes with the territory given that this is part of the ''Matrix'' franchise, though some examples stand out more than others, such as Ghost shooting out the nose wheel of a Gulfstream jet from an airport control tower as the plane's beginning to take off, a feat even an expert sniper would find difficult to replicate.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: In this game, it's revealed that Ghost has some strong romantic feelings for Trinity. He chooses to keep their relationship platonic, however, because he knows that she's in love with Neo.
* TheLancer: Story-wise, Ghost is this to Niobe. Gameplay-wise, though, he'll technically be the protagonist if you choose to play as him.
* LockedInTheDungeon: Either Niobe or Ghost (depending on who you play as) will end up in the Merovingian's dungeon in the chateau level, forcing the other to come rescue them.
* MacGuffin: The Package in the first few levels.
* MercyMode: If you lose the fight with Seraph in Dojo, the the entire Smiths chase consisting of multiple levels is skipped. Instead, you get a different cutscene and proceed straight to the second to last level onboard the hovercraft.
* MythologyGag: In the cutscene where Niobe is calling the meeting of the ship captains to order, one of them tells her that everyone has arrived except the crew of the ''Nebuchadnezzar''. She rolls her eyes and says, "Figures. Anything for an entrance." We never see Morpheus and his crew enter, but the line is a tongue-in-cheek reference to Morpheus' dramatic out-of-nowhere entrance in the movie.
* ObviousBeta: Getting stuck on walls, texture problems, collision detection issues...it's all here. [[WordOfGod Dave Perry of Shiny Entertainment]] admits this is an ObviousBeta, citing a poor work schedule that combined [[ChristmasRushed meeting the theatrical release]] of ''Reloaded'' and being evicted from their office during the development cycle (according to him, the game had to be moved from an alpha build to a beta build in the span of one day, which is generally unheard of), though the PC version is a lot less glitchy then the console versions.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Because Niobe and Ghost's paths diverge at some points, there are a few inevitable ones. If you play as Ghost in the airport level, for example, you won't get to see Niobe's dramatic rescue of Axel. And if you play as Niobe, you won't get to see Ghost's fight with Trinity.
** Inverted with the climactic assault on the power plant. It's extremely important to the plot of the movie, but it's only seen in the game.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: The player encounters several vampires in the Merovingian's Chateau. They can be killed with wooden stakes, which somehow "Disrupts their code".
* ResidualSelfImage: Niobe, Ghost and every other rebel.
* SarcasticDevotee: Sparks.
* SequelHook: The ending is basically "Phew, that was close. Now go watch ''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions!''"
* SequenceBreaking: The level with you evading an army of Smiths around a city can be entirely bypassed simply by heading right at the start of the level instead of left, as the game tells you.
** In the office building level you have to navigate the outside of the building on the construction frame. When you reach a specific part the game spawns a Smith dropping down in front of you and breaks the platform you're standing on. But if you are in the middle of a wall-run your character continues the wall run, watches Smith break the platform before reaching the next platform. Doing so allows you to skip the rest of that part of the level, since no Smiths spawn.
** In the same level, if you simply charge the first Smith that drops down in front of you and do a specific (but short, only 3 moves) string of moves, you'll force the Smith into a knockback animation that sends him falling into a pit he has no way out of. You can then take a leisurely stroll through the rest of the level.
* SerkisFolk - Anthony Wong and Jada Pinkett-Smith famously motion captured all of the moves in the game.
* ShoutOut: Seraph's teahouse is located on "Wu Ping avenue", named after the fight coordinator for the Matrix movies.
** The Merovingian's brutish werewolf minion is named Cujo, a reference to the Creator/StephenKing novel about [[Literature/{{Cujo}} a rabid dog]].
* TheSmartGuy: Sparks.
* SupportingProtagonist: Niobe. She's the protagonist of the game (though you can choose to play as [[TheLancer Ghost]]), but Neo is the protagonist of the series.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Cain and Abel, the Merovingian's two henchmen.
* WarriorPoet: Ghost. As well as being a top-notch martial artist and marksman, he references various philosophers, including David Hume, William James and Friedrich Nietzsche.
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Inverted. The game deliberately takes ludicrously destructive routes for relatively simple tasks - justified in that the Machines (a.k.a. the game's programmers) are doing everything they can to make those tasks as difficult as possible.
** The entire first mission, 20+ levels, is to retrieve a tape from a post-office box dead drop - except the police are already inside the building ''opening all the mail'' trying to intercept the tape, and the tape is the [[BringNewsBack final message]] of a captain who explicitly hated dead drops because he knows that such interceptions are common.
** The Airport is ASimplePlan to call all the ship captains to a meeting that is interrupted by a rescue mission.
** The resulting meeting in the sewers is interrupted by a raid by hundreds of cops chopping phone lines as they head in.
** Finally, they blow up a nuclear power plant at the climax of the film to disable the alarms in a high security building - as everything in that building, ''everything'', has a backup system/defense mechanism; One that would ''blow up the whole building and everyone in it.''


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Sixteen Year Old Hipster Sports Writer Captures Nation's Attention with Lack of Punctuation and Glaring Typos
LARKSVILLE, PA (Sportsman's Daily Wire Service) Kevin Kuchinski, one of the hottest young sports bloggers in the nation, has been described as a "one man literary revolution" with his wildly inaccurate sports reporting rife with grammatical errors and run on sentences.
The sixteen year old Northeastern Pennsylvania native has taken a queue from what has become acceptable internet correspondence form; Most notably a lack of punctuation, capitalization, and proper spelling, and transformed it into a white hot must read.
"Admittedly, most of us have become a little lax when instant messaging with friends on Facebook® or AOL®, but what young Mr. Kuchinski has done is taken today's requisite standard to the stratosphere," said Misericordia University English Department Chair, Ichabod Lynch. "He's elevated this sort of hipspeak to an indecipherable amalgam of dazzling non-sequiturs, historical inaccuracies, confounding abbreviations and maddening run on sentences that make a five year old's first attempts at prose read like Flaubert. How wonderful for us. How absolutely fucking wonderful."
Kuchinski's legendary description of Derek Jeter's 3,000 hit has been retweeted millions of times on Twitter:
jeetz gone yard for a 3K – dude hoo cawt it skipz da ebay yo // got tix to the post mAde the most yo cAps the fkn sheetz
A team of linguistics experts from Stanford University broke down what Kuchinski was attempting to say.
It is widely believed the phrase "jeetz gone yard for a 3K" was intimating that Derek Jeter's 3,000th career hit was a home run.
It continued to explain that the gentleman who was fortunate enough to have retrieved the historic ball, refused to get market value on eBay®, but instead returned the ball to Jeter in exchange for season tickets including those to the post-season, should the Yankees reach the playoffs.
Finally, a personal accolade from Kuchinski to Jeter might have been suggested in the closing line: yo cAps the fkn sheetz – which literally translated means, the Captain is the fucking shit – or he's an exceptional human being.
Kuchinski's use of the capital A in the words "made" and "caps" may be code for AA – either American Airlines or Alcoholics Anonymous. Kuchinski's grandfather worked for a short time as a baggage handler for American Airlines in a career that was shortened by alcoholism.
A bitter Lynch tossed back a healthy gulp of Scotch adding, "37 years of teaching the minutiae of language and style and slaving over a sentence till it literally drips off the page, and yet I find myself reduced to a deteriorating, quivering mass of nothingness in a stained corduroy jacket, living in a one bedroom apartment above a garage owned by a family of four while Yahoo! knocks on this pimply-faced little shit's door with a mid level six figure salary. Life is a hellish abyss.
Kuchinski recently moved to the Bay Area.


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One of the State Department`s current chores is to convince senators that the 1972 antiballistic missile treaty is more permissive than they thought, so much so that it allows testing new weapons in space. The Reagan administration must make this case to hurry along its cherished ``Star Wars`` program.
Convincing the Senate will not be easy, and even if the administration succeeds, it may--as Sen. Sam Nunn has observed--pay a steep price in future treaty negotiations.