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Matt Ridley and the human revolution
Matt Ridley stood before me wearing a geekily appropriate DNA-patterned tie. "As a writer I tell stories," he said. More often than not, they're big stories about genes.
The author of Nature via Nurture, The Red Queen and Genome, Ridley has won numerous awards for his books and been shortlisted twice for the Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction. More importantly for me, Genome got me through my undergraduate finals, revealing in 300 pages the bigger story of genetics that I'd spent three years studying in isolated units.
A fitting choice of speaker then for the 2012 Sanger Lecture. "The fact that we can read genes is the most extraordinary thing," he said. "We are so fortunate to live in time when we can read not just ours but the genomes of other living creatures, and figure out what it means."
Yet the story he told was one not entirely of genes, but of humanity (one of the threads in his latest book The Rational Optimist).
Around 200,000 years ago, our brains suddenly got larger. We evolved and developed a society and culture that allowed us to subsequently dominate the world. But what kick-started it all?
Scientists, said Ridley, often talk about a 'genetic trigger', as simple perhaps as a single gene mutation granting us the brain capacity to think up wonderful things.
Not so, according to Ridley. To follow his argument in Nature via Nurture, it is not a case of one thing (genes) or another (environment), but a combination of both, with one influencing the other. Perhaps, he said, we're thinking of things the wrong way round: instead of something in our biology triggering culture, what if it's also our culture that changed our biology? And he had a case.
Exhibit 1: Milk. The LCT gene, found on chromosome 2, produces the enzyme required for us to digest milk. In most mammals, the gene is switched off following weaning, but not in us. Perhaps, said Ridley, our cultural take-up of milk drinking, as well as a penchant for cheese and other dairy produce, kept up the selective pressure for the gene to stay on? There is evidence of differences in LCT gene expression in African and Asian communities where milk-drinking never became a cultural norm.
Exhibit 2: Eye colour. "I sometimes get annoyed with Darwin," said Ridley. "The secret of genetics (mendelianism) was staring him straight in the face." He was referring to Darwin's own eye colour ("a pair of such expressive, sparkling blue eyes," according to the Austrian writer Ernst von Hesse-Wartegg), the cause of which is a mutation in the gene OCA2, found on chromosome 15. Darwin thought individual differences such as eye colour were the result of sexual selection (see The Descent of Man) – the peacock's tail expresses individualism to attract a mate, for example ("a case of not survival of the fittest, but survival of the sexiest," as Ridley put it).
But he was wrong (Darwin was wrong!). Sure, some blue-eyed beauties may well get more than their fair share, but the evidence doesn't quite pan out – the blueness of one's eyes does not generally lead to more copulations. So what's the deal? Ridley has a theory. A 2008 study mapped the percentage of light eye colour around Europe. And an earlier, 2002 study on the paleoetiology of human skin tone speculated that the spread of agriculture may have had a role:
"Only one spot on the globe enables economically competitive grain production above the 55th parallel. Only circum-Baltic farmers could switch to a grain diet devoid of vitamin D, in a place where sunlight also lacked UV. And so, the extreme of the paleness adaptation is found only within 600 miles of this unique spot on earth."
So Ridley's logic is thus:
Finally, Exhibit 3: Language. The FOXP2 gene is well known as the 'language' gene, based on the studies of Professor Simon Fisher (of the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics) and others. In Fisher's famous study, a family whose members had a mutation in the gene developed speech and language problems. Subsequent experiments in mice and birds revealed that loss of the same gene led to loss of vocal communication.
So FOXP2 is synonymous in different species, but it's also very different between them. A chimpanzee's FOX2P protein is more similar to a mouse's than a human's. Clearly, there's some genetic change that enables us to be better at language. But was this cause or effect? Was it the genes that enabled language skill, or language necessity that selected genes enabling better language?
Collective intelligence
So if not genes, then what? Appropriately for Ridley, it's thinking big.
He showed us two similarly-sized objects from his desk: a stone 'hand axe' and a computer mouse. "How did we come to make sophisticated things?" he asked. As an answer, 'culture' is too vague – animals have been shown to have some form of culture. So what makes us so special? "Collective intelligence."
As with biological evolution, there's lots of trial and error in technology. There were many designs for the tail fins of planes before we settled on the most efficient one. But this trial and error does not have to be as fully random as biology to work, as long as there is some randomness in it.
The crucial thing, said Ridley, is recombination. Sex is one way to do this. Without sex, adaption is not cumulative – one form must go extinct for the other to survive. Sex means you can draw on genetic innovation wherever it appears in your species. But sex is not the only way to achieve recombination – horizontal gene transfer can allow bacteria to swap new genes. And it's that word, 'swap', that's interesting for Ridley's theory.
Perhaps what kick-started the rise of humanity was swapping. (To be clear, we're not talking about reciprocal actions generally, but exchanging things/favours at the same time.) Swapping different objects at the same time is a peculiarly human trait and one that's hard to teach other species. Chimps can be taught to some extent, but won't hand over food they like for food they like more. To quote the philosopher Adam Smith:
"No man ever saw a dog make fair and deliberate exchange of a bone with another dog."
It's the law of comparative advantage, said Ridley. We get better at something the more we specialise and we can all gain by trading with one another as long as each of us is more efficient at different things. To use Ridley's example, one person might be better at making spears and another axes. Rather than make one good thing and another of poorer quality, if one person makes 2 really good spears and the other 2 really good axes, they can trade and both win.
This is what Ridley believes has sped human evolution. It's a theory, but his case is compelling. Ridley showed a graph of the labour cost of electrically provided light (per 1200 lumen) vs. the average US wage. In 1800 it was 6 hours of work to earn an hour of light. Today it's 0.5 seconds. We've been able to make such strides because we've spread specialism and labour, got other people to do things for us, while we do something else for them.
How did this start? Ridley thinks that the sexual division of labour may have been the beginning. All existing hunters gatherer communities segregate into males hunting and females gathering – it's more efficient.
For Ridley, collective intelligence is the story of the last 2500 years. Who knows how to make a computer mouse? Or even a pencil? Nobody. But each person in the system knows how to make their contribution – gather the wood, mine graphite, press the parts together and then ship the pencils out to stores all over the world. "We are doing things technologically way beyond our individual brains," said Ridley, "We are using the cloud before the term was even coined – the Internet is just an acceleration of it."
Matt Ridley, thinking big, yet again.

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text: Though they didn't invoke the dreaded "institutional control"—because, holy shit, perspective—the NCAA has announced they will charge Ohio State with "failure to monitor." It's the second most serious charge they can level, and stems not from tattoos or memorabilia but from additional instances of players accepting money that emerged during OSU's self-investigation. [Columbus Dispatch]


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Species: Lesser Antillean iguana (Iguana delicatissima)
Status: Endangered (EN)
Interesting Fact: Dominant male Lesser Antillean iguanas turn from green to dark grey, and when reproductively active will flush pink in the jowls and become pale-blue in the scales on the sides of the head.
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Female Lesser Antillean iguanas have a uniformly bright green body, pale head and brown tail. Hatchlings and juveniles are also bright green, with white flashes from the jaw to the shoulder, and three white bars on the sides of the body. They have brown flashes which darken when the individual is stressed.
Displays involving side-walking and head-to-head pushing contests determine the most dominant male Lesser Antillean iguana, who is rewarded with easy access to females. Reproduction coincides with the wet season, ensuring there is plenty of fresh plant growth to feed hatchlings. Hatchlings live mainly on the ground among thick vegetation, spending more time higher up in the trees with age.
Once present throughout the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean, the Lesser Antillean iguana is now confined to the islands of the northern Lesser Antilles. Clearance of suitable habitat for agriculture and tourism is a major threat to this species, particularly affecting communal nest sites. Feral predators such as Indian mongoose, cats and dogs, continue to reduce Lesser Antillean iguana populations.
The Lesser Antillean iguana is legally protected from hunting throughout its range, but law enforcement is limited. Accidental road kills are also a problem, principally because the majority of deaths are of migrating pregnant females and dispersing hatchlings. A further threat to the Lesser Antillean iguana is the confirmed hybridisation with common iguanas, responsible for the disappearance of the Lesser Antillean iguana in Les Îles des Saintes.
Proposals for the creation of nature reserves in other areas of the Lesser Antillean iguana's range have been put forward, and captive breeding programmes are being run at Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Memphis Zoo and San Diego Zoo.
Find out more about the Lesser Antillean iguana at the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and the IUCN SSC Iguana Specialist Group
See images and videos of the Lesser Antillean iguana on ARKive.
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Carol Frey, vice president of business development, Great American Alternative Markets, said captives aren't for all associations or agencies, but those that meet underwriting criteria can save costs and increase profits.
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A.M. Best's Eslami: Rated Captives Outperform Broader Commercial MarketAugust 11, 2016
The Institutes' Thomas: Captives Best For High-Frequency, Low-Severity RiskAugust 10, 2016
Delaware's Kinion: Captives Face Range of Regulatory IssuesAugust 10, 2016
Willis Towers Watson's Swanke: Captives Take on Wider Range of RiskAugust 10, 2016
Nonprofits' Davis: Soft Market Drives Some Carriers to Irresponsible PricingAugust 10, 2016
Future of Captives Includes New Risks, New Geographies and New CapitalAugust 10, 2016
Starting a Captive Takes Planning, Preparation and TimeAugust 10, 2016
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what do you generally think about this movie?its the first mocap'ed movie in india.
we were dissapointed on watching it.the environment details and quality were really low.what else are there to be inproved.
however it is worth to note that it is a huge effort done by a woman Soundarya R. Ashwin the daughter of the star of the movie Rajinikanth!


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Two years ago, a forward-thinking group of IndyBar members gathered to ponder the future of the bar's communications efforts. These leaders recognized then what's become crystal clear today—that a new approach to the gathering and distribution of news and content was critical in a world where technology continues to change the game on a near daily basis.
From that group came a comprehensive communications plan. Some parts of the plan—an increased social media presence, the IndyBar blog and a more concerted effort to share the most timely, relevant information—came about quickly. The cornerstone of the plan, however, was a vision that the IndyBar would become a central source for news, information and resources critical to Indy-area practitioners, and that IndyBar members would gain greater access to and control of the distribution channels for this content, resulting in news and information that is customized to each member and delivered based on his or her preferences.
This vision hinged on two deliverables: increased content generation and an online solution for delivering that content based on members' preferences. Today, that vision is a reality.
First, section and division leaders have been tasked to lead the charge with respect to generating relevant, timely and useful news and information within their respective practice area (for sections) or demographic (for divisions). To facilitate this effort, section and division executive committees have been given administrative control to post directly to their group's page in the Interest Groups area of indybar.org. Content can now be easily shared on the section and division webpages with the click of the mouse. The first article on each section or division page remains viewable by members and non-members, though any older articles are accessible only by IndyBar members.
At the same time, website developments have been completed to empower members to customize their communications based on their own unique interests and practice areas, along with upgrades to the bar's email delivery service to funnel those preferences into a personalized email populated with news articles based on those preferences. See "So How Can I Get My News" to learn more about how you can receive your news.
So How Can I Get My News?
Every person is unique in the way that he or she consumes news and information online. Just as one individual loves email updates, another prefers RSS feeds. Several options have been developed to make staying up to date easy and enjoyable.
All About You: Customized Emails and "Your News"
1. Log in at www.indybar.org/account and click "Manage Your News Subscriptions." There you can select your own personal news subscriptions from 24 different topics. You can visit this page any time you wish to update your subscriptions.
2. Once you've chosen your subscriptions, the latest articles from those topic areas will automatically populate in the "Your News" area at www.indybar.org/account. Don't feel like jumping online to see what's new? Your subscriptions will also generate a personalized IndyBar E-Bulletin, which will include summaries of and links to the newest stories in your subscriptions.
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For RSS feed fans, visit the "Interest Group" pages to find news areas on each IndyBar section and division page. Click the RSS icon to open the RSS feed and copy and paste the link into your favorite feed reader.
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Jeff from Liberty Private Network Talks About His Secure Bat Phones.
Michael W. Dean chats with Jeff from Liberty Private Network about his encrypted point-to-point secure, hi-fidelity telephones. Phones like this will become more and more important as the gub'mint boot comes down. And unlike most encryption, these phones are easy enough for grandma to use, even if grandma calls you all the time (on unsecure, public phone lines) for help with checking her e-mail. Jeff and Michael also discuss expatriation, improving VoiP and radio network access hardware, first adopters, old technology, fax machines, Friendster, baud rates, floppy discs, 8088 computers, dial-up, saving snail mail by replacing the post office, and the joys of the Freedom Feens.


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In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Who is Adam? - Quran's Truth
God clearly addresses Adam in the Quran by His words that are complete, perfect, and precisely chosen. No human or jinn can abrogate or add to His divine and proven truth.
[6:115] The word of your Lord is complete, in truth and justice. Nothing shall abrogate His words. He is the Hearer, the Omniscient.
[18:27] You shall recite what is revealed to you of your Lord's scripture. Nothing shall abrogate His words, and you shall not find any other source beside it.
Who is Adam? The non-negotiable facts from Quran
A human being and the father of the human race:
As far as our first life before we came down on earth, the human race, including Adam and his wife, bore witness that God is the Lord and Master.
We Are Born With Instinctive Knowledge About God [7:172] Recall that your Lord summoned all the descendants of Adam, and had them bear witness for themselves: "Am I not your Lord?" They all said, "Yes. We bear witness." Thus, you cannot say on the Day of Resurrection, "We were not aware of this."
All other creatures in the heavens and the earth were upholding God's absolute authority (33:72). However, at certain point, both jinns and humans questioned that fact, after being exposed to Satan (one of the angels). They thought Satan could be a lord. We all asked to be given a chance to decide on that, freely, on our own (33:72). God granted us that chance. He put us all to death (first death for all souls) then brought us back to life, but on earth (40:11, 21:35) . Out of His mercy, God has been showering us, humans and jinns, with all the means and signs to help us decide on that, including sending us messengers and many divine scriptures to warn us, and guide us to His light:
Freedom of Choice [33:72] We have offered the responsibility (freedom of choice) to the heavens and the earth, and the mountains, but they refused to bear it, and were afraid of it. But the human being accepted it; he was transgressing, ignorant.*
[6:130] O you jinns and humans, did you not receive messengers from among you, who narrated to you My revelations, and warned you about the meeting of this day? They will say, "We bear witness against ourselves." They were totally preoccupied with the worldly life, and they will bear witness against themselves that they were disbelievers.
There is a specific set up that was designed by God to represent or symbolize for us all that and to initiate the process of our departure from Heaven to Earth. God has chosen Adam, his wife, and Satan to be the key players in that set up to represent the mistake of being impressed by Satan, and being egoistically hesitant or indecisive about God's absolute authority. Eating from the tree and obeying Satan represents that. God, graciously, forgave us that mistake, and granted us a final chance on earth. Both Adam and his wife initiated the human race on earth for this final chance. Satan was sent down along with Adam and his wife, and he was to initiate the jinn race on earth for the same final chance that was given to humans. With the birth of a new baby on earth, a soul is given a final chance to choose between God and Satan one more time. A jinn companion is assigned for that soul all the time to represent Satan's points of view. This act is perfectly described in different sets of verses in the Quran:
[7:27] O children of Adam, do not let the devil dupe you as he did when he caused the eviction of your parents from Paradise , and the removal of their garments to expose their bodies. He and his tribe see you, while you do not see them. We appoint the devils as companions of those who do not believe.
Classification of God's Creatures [18:50] We said to the angels, "Fall prostrate before Adam." They fell prostrate, except Satan. He became a jinn, for he disobeyed the order of His Lord.* Will you choose him and his descendants as lords instead of Me, even though they are your enemies? What a miserable substitute!
[15:28] Your Lord said to the angels, "I am creating a human being from aged mud, like the potter's clay.
[15:29] "Once I perfect him, and blow into him from My spirit, you shall fall prostrate before him."
[15:30] The angels fell prostrate; all of them,
[15:31] except Iblis (Satan). He refused to be with the prostrators.
[15:32] He said, "O Iblis (Satan), why are you not with the prostrators?"
[15:33] He said, "I am not to prostrate before a human being, whom You created from aged mud, like the potter's clay."
[15:34] He said, "Therefore, you must get out; you are banished.
[15:35] "You have incurred My condemnation until the Day of Judgment."
[15:36] He said, "My Lord, respite me until the day they are resurrected."
[15:37] He said, "You are respited.
[15:38] "Until the specified day and time."
[15:39] He said, "My Lord, since You have willed that I go astray, I will surely entice them on earth; I will send them all astray.
[15:40] "Except those among Your worshipers who are devoted absolutely to You alone."
[15:41] He said, "This is a law that is inviolable.
[15:42] "You have no power over My servants. You only have power over the strayers who follow you.
[15:43] "And Hell awaits them all.
[2:34] When we said to the angels, "Fall prostrate before Adam," they fell prostrate, except Satan; he refused, was too arrogant, and a disbeliever.
[2:35] We said, "O Adam, live with your wife in Paradise , and eat therefrom generously, as you please, but do not approach this tree, lest you sin."
[2:36] But the devil duped them, and caused their eviction therefrom. We said, "Go down as enemies of one another. On Earth shall be your habitation and provision for awhile." Specific Words [2:37] Then, Adam received from his Lord words, whereby He redeemed him. He is the Redeemer, Most Merciful.
[2:38] We said, "Go down therefrom, all of you. When guidance comes to you from Me, those who follow My guidance will have no fear, nor will they grieve.
[20:121] They ate from it, whereupon their bodies became visible to them, and they tried to cover themselves with the leaves of Paradise . Adam thus disobeyed his Lord, and fell.
[20:122] Subsequently, his Lord chose him, redeemed him, and guided him.
[20:123] He said, "Go down therefrom, all of you. You are enemies of one another. When guidance comes to you from Me, anyone who follows My guidance will not go astray, nor suffer any misery.
[7:22] He thus duped them with lies. As soon as they tasted the tree, their bodies became visible to them, and they tried to cover themselves with the leaves of Paradise . Their Lord called upon them: "Did I not enjoin you from that tree, and warn you that the devil is your most ardent enemy?"
[7:23] They said, "Our Lord, we have wronged our souls, and unless You forgive us and have mercy on us, we will be losers."
[7:24] He said, "Go down as enemies of one another. On earth shall be your habitation and provision for awhile."
[7:25] He said, "On it you will live, on it you will die, and from it you will be brought
It seems that the Angels were not aware of our mistake and the divine plan God designed for us to be debased on earth along with the jinns. All what they knew was that Satan is wicked, and disobedient. They couldn't figure out why he is going to be placed on earth. They wondered about that and God told them "I know what you do not know. "
Satan: A Temporary "god"* [2:30] Recall that your Lord said to the angels, "I am placing a representative (a temporary god) on Earth." They said, "Will You place therein one who will spread evil therein and shed blood, while we sing Your praises, glorify You, and uphold Your absolute authority?" He said, "I know what you do not know." *2:30-37 These verses answer such crucial questions as: ``Why are we here?'' (See Appendix 7).
Based on the above Quranic facts, Adam and his wife were chosen to be the human entities that we all descend from on earth.
Based on the following Quranic facts, we are clearly titled as "children of Adam." Adam's creation in Heaven was simply by a blow from the Almighty in mud/aged clay - be and it is. As for our birth on earth, it follows the the earthly laws of reproduction. It was Adam and his wife who were chosen by God to initiate this process on earth.
[17:70] We have honored the children of Adam, and provided them with rides on land and in the sea. We provided for them good provisions, and we gave them greater advantages than many of our creatures.
Mathematical Confirmation [3:59] The example of Jesus, as far as GOD is concerned, is the same as that of Adam; He created him from dust, then said to him, "Be," and he was.
[7:189] He created you from one person (Adam). Subsequently, He gives every man a mate to find tranquility with her. She then carries a light load that she can hardly notice. As the load gets heavier, they implore GOD their Lord: "If You give us a good baby, we will be appreciative."
The Origin of Man [32:7] He is the One who perfected everything He created, and started the creation of the human from clay. [32:8] Then He continued his reproduction through a certain lowly liquid.
So, God, in the Quran, precisely tells us that Adam and his wife were the first humans on earth and Adam is the chosen father who initiated us following the set divine systems of human reproduction on earth.
Adam is also the father of all prophets and messengers of God:
Messengers From Among You [7:35] O children of Adam, when messengers come to you from among you, and recite My revelations to you, those who take heed and lead a righteous life, will have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve.
Is Adam a messenger or prophet - messenger?
NO. God has never stated that in His perfect infallible Quran, nor was there any verse in the entire Quran that indirectly implies that. Unfortunately some claim so lying about God and attributing some falsehood to God's Messenger of the Covenant by taking some of his words in parentheses, footnotes, index, or in some of his presentations out of context. The bottom line is that the messenger wouldn't utter blasphemies about God or add to what God has sent down to us in the Quran. It is we, humans, who are stamped with idol worship and will always tend to do so.
Why, then, is it claimed that Adam is a messenger or a prophet-messenger?
Unfortunately, the following clarification in between the parenthesis by God's Messenger of the Covenant misleads some of us:
[3:33] GOD has chosen Adam, Noah, the family of Abraham, and the family of Amram (as messengers) to the people.
First, like all the information between the brackets all over the translation of the Quran by Dr. Rashad Khalifa, God's Messenger of the Covenant, the above stated in between parenthesis is not in the text of the Quran. It is a clarification by the messenger that is applicable only to the family of Abraham and Amran, otherwise the reader might conclude that the whole family of Abraham and Amran were chosen servants. We know for a fact that Abraham's father was an idol worshiper. So, in other words it is saying , God has chosen Adam, Noah, and (the messengers) of Abraham's family and (the messengers) of Amran's family from all the people.
Second, in the Arabic text, the verse ends with "from all the people" not with "to the people." However, the only reason one could think of that made the messenger translated it as such is to emphasize the duty of the messengers from among the families of Abraham and Amran.
Third, there is no support that choosing Adam means that he is a messenger. God is precisely saying He has chosen him, but "chosen" does not automatically mean "as a messenger." There are examples of some people chosen by God for different things, such as in 2:247, Saul was chosen as king, and in 3:42 (8 verses after 3:33) Mary was also chosen from all the women. The Arabic wording ending both 3:42 in regard of Mary, and 3:33 is almost identical. No one, however, has ever claimed Mary to be a messenger or a prophet of God!
Mary and Jesus [3:42] The angels said, "O Mary, GOD has chosen you and purified you. He has chosen you from all the women.
- Based on the wrong interpretation of the brackets of 3:33, Adam was listed as a messenger in the index of the English translation.
We all know that the index was never the work of Dr. Rashad Khalifa alone. The index was a tedious work, and may God bless those who were working on it. We have witnessed many typos and mistakes done to this index, many revisions and many edits. We have also witnessed many people who take statements out of context from Dr. Khalifa or from the Quran itself to make new laws and spread baseless and shameful information. NO one should put any emphasis on the index knowing that it is nothing but a fallible, man-made doctrine created simply to ease the process of studying the Quran. The Index is not the word of God.
Since Adam received certain words from God, this makes him received something "new" and this automatically qualifies him to be a prophet and renders the "new" words he received to a scripture.
[2:36] But the devil duped them, and caused their eviction therefrom. We said, "Go down as enemies of one another. On Earth shall be your habitation and provision for awhile."
Specific Words* [2:37] Then, Adam received from his Lord words, whereby He redeemed him. He is the Redeemer, Most Merciful.
[2:38] We said, "Go down therefrom, all of you. When guidance comes to you from Me, those who follow My guidance will have no fear, nor will they grieve. *2:37 Similarly, God has given us specific, mathematically coded words, the words of Sura 1, to establish contact with Him (see Footnote 1:1 and Appendix 15).
[20:121] They ate from it, whereupon their bodies became visible to them, and they tried to cover themselves with the leaves of Paradise . Adam thus disobeyed his Lord, and fell.
[20:122] Subsequently, his Lord chose him, redeemed him, and guided him.
[20:123] He said, "Go down therefrom, all of you. You are enemies of one another. When guidance comes to you from Me, anyone who follows My guidance will not go astray, nor suffer any misery.
First, Adam was given "words" with which to redeem himself. This is all we are told about God's words Adam received. Then God says in the sequence, go down therefrom and when guidance comes to you from Me, follow it. The sequence of events is very clear and non-negotiable; sinning, recognizing the sin, asking God for forgiveness, receiving certain words that were called by God as words of redemption, then forgiveness that lead to going down to earth for a final chance, then the command to wait for God's guidance. That is all what the Arabic text of the Quran is stating.
Second, proposing that the words of redemption Adam received is a scripture since they are an inspiration from God almighty is nothing but a faulty man-made conclusion that was never given by God or stated by Dr. Rashad Khalifa in the footnotes of 2:37, 1:1 or in any of the appendices. All what Messenger of the Covenant stated is that the words Adam received were specific words. These words, in function, are similar to the Key words (Al Fatiha) that we, submitters, must utter in our daily contact with God to be redeemed. He had never claimed or assumed that these words of redemption constitute a scripture just because they are an inspiration from God.
Third, "something new" doesn't qualify by itself as a definition of a scripture. Furthermore, we should never accept that limited words of redemption or forgiveness would fulfill the broad definition and functions of scripture as given clearly by God almighty in the Quran. A divine scripture, besides being new from God and being in a written format, must contain guiding teachings, enlightenment, and laws that settle all disputes. This is how God almighty defines a scripture for us in the Quran:
The Book of Moses [28:43] We gave Moses the scripture - after having annihilated the previous generations, and after setting the examples through them - to provide enlightenment for the people, and guidance, and mercy, that they may take heed.
[2:213] The people used to be one community when GOD sent the prophets as bearers of good news, as well as warners. He sent down with them the scripture, bearing the truth, to judge among the people in their disputes. Ironically, those who received the scripture were the ones who rejected any new scripture, despite clear proofs given to them. This is due to jealousy on their part. GOD guides those who believe to the truth that is disputed by all others, in accordance with His will. GOD guides whoever wills in a straight path.*
[16:64] We have revealed this scripture to you, to point out for them what they dispute, and to provide guidance and mercy for people who believe.
[10:57] O people, enlightenment has come to you herein from your Lord, and healing for anything that troubles your hearts, and guidance, and mercy for the believers.
Should we assume that "The Key" or Al-Fatihah is also a scripture since they are our words of redemption from God? Of course not. We should not misconstruct the purpose of Al-Fatihah (The key) and take it beyond its mere purpose to establish contact with God as clarified by God and His messenger in the above footnote (2:37) and appendix 15 . The same exactly applies to the function of the words of redemption Adam received- a very limited function.
In appendix 9, God's Messenger of the Covenant states: "One of the prevalent myths is that Muhammad was the founder of Islam. Although Islam, total submission to God alone, is the only religion recognized by God since the time of Adam (3:19, 85)…"
Also in footnote 4:125, it is stated: "All messengers since Adam have preached one and the same religion. Abraham was the original messenger of the creed named ``Islam'' (22:78, Appendix 26). ``Islam'' is not a name, but rather a description meaning ``Submission.''
"Since the time of Adam" and "since Adam" is nothing but to say : from the beginning of time, or : for the oldest time. The implication is that God's message has been one and the same for the oldest time. This shouldn't be taken literally to conclude that Adam was a messenger. Praise God that Dr. Khalifa didn't say for once "since the time of prophet Adam.". He never did because God has NEVER said so and NEVER included Adam, for once, with the other 20 prophets He mentioned by name in the Quran.
Questions to ask
- If Adam was a prophet or a messenger, what is the Quranic evidence or support for that? The answer is: zero Quranic evidence or support.
- If Adam was a messenger without a scripture, what message and what scripture was he sent to confirm? The answer is : nothing and no one existed on earth before Adam.
- If Adam was God's prophet, what is the name of the scripture he brought, and who were the recipients on earth at that time? Who was he sent for? The answer is : nothing and no one existed on earth before Adam to receive any scripture.
- If Adam was a prophet or a messenger, why he had to wait for God's guidance on earth based on the perfect narration and sequence of events in the above verses? The answer is: he wasn't. He was brought up on earth just as any one else to choose one more time between God and Satan.
Messenger of the Covenant never claimed in His writings that Adam was a prophet or a messenger. The support towards Adam being a messenger or prophet relies heavily on our own personal interpretations and conclusions of certain words the messenger wrote down in parenthesis, footnotes, or appendices. So the danger is not in what the messenger said but in what we conclude from his writings.
Others rely on what they directly heard from him in Quranic studies or discussions. This is another danger. It was never meant by God when He sends a messenger that the message would be clarified better for a specific handful of believers who were around him, with the rest not having as good of a grasp on issues because they were not there. Praise be to God, the message of the Quran is divinely guarded and preserved, and was fully confirmed by God's Messenger of the Covenant. The messenger's duties are clearly documented for all the people. The messenger lived and died preaching we shall worship God alone and follow Quran alone. He is no longer with us, but Quran will remain the only alive and perpetual messenger of God.
It is, however, a responsibility and a test for those who were around the messenger to not put too much emphasis on what he had said when he was alive to limited groups, at specific locations, under specific frame of mind, and while discussing specific topics without considering the general context of the entire Quran. This, somehow, could result in saying things that do not conform with the general picture, and the ultimate Quranic truth. This is exactly what we refer to as "the human mistakes of a messenger." We try to educate the Sunnies that Muhammad was never infallible. However, history repeats itself, but we are not admitting that we are among the ones repeating it.
God has NEVER stated in His infallible scripture that Adam was among the prophets or the messengers in a single verse in the entire Quran. God has never mentioned that the words of redemption Adam received in Heaven are a scripture to guide man kind on earth. God has never mentioned that the Key we use to establish contact with God is a scripture either. God has never explained to us that being "new", by itself and even if divine, would be enough qualification or definition for a scripture. These are all baseless pieces of information that we must be extremely careful uttering or else we would be adding our own opinions and interpretations to the word of God.
God calls His book perfect, complete, and infallible. He never runs out of words. Each word and letter is precisely chosen. There is not even a hint in the entire Quran that indicates directly or indirectly that Adam was a prophet or a messenger. Both Adam and his wife started our race on earth so we all can be given our final chance of redemption, and they both waited along with others for God's guidance on earth.
- We all know that it is an act that is described by God as evil to attribute lies to God and say what we have no knowledge of about Him. May God keep us away from evil and from lying about God.
Peaceful Friday, salaam and God bless.


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In an unassuming green and tan building just east of Greenwood, Miss., a new dimension in energy production is about to be launched.
It's not the kind of energy you put in your pickup, tractor, or combine, and it doesn't use corn or soybeans in its production.
Rather, it's the kind of energy that produces heat — lots of heat — for industrial and manufacturing operations, and the really neat thing is that it can do it much cheaper and more efficiently than with natural gas or fossil fuels.
But wait, as they say on the TV infomercials, it gets better: that cheaper energy can be produced from cotton stalks, soybean plant residues, wood chips, kenaf, forestry residues, chicken litter, sugarcane bagasse — almost any kind of biomass material will do.
"We can make energy from stuff nobody wants," says Bobby Miller, who retired in 2001 after 32 years of cotton farming in the Greenwood area, and was so impressed with the potential in this new process that he quickly raised several million dollars in capital and now has a new career as chief financial officer of Associated Physics of America (APA).
"Cotton stalks have an amazing amount of heat energy; 139 pounds contain a potential 1 million Btu. There's a million acres of cotton within easy reach of Greenwood, and all those stalks represent a tremendous reservoir of potential raw material for conversion to energy."
Mississippi ranks number 1 in the U.S. in available biomass, Miller notes, and other states also have abundant material that could be used for energy production.
The equipment that makes this possible is called a gasifier, and while the gasification process is nothing new, the APA equipment represents "an extraordinary technical breakthrough," says Mark Loftin, the company's vice president/counsel of intellectual property and chief engineering officer.
Loftin, a Mobile, Ala., native who worked in California for 15 years as a process engineer and consultant to the oil and gas industry before getting his law degree, specializing in patent law, and returning to Mobile, says, "I looked at this company and saw the potential for amazing things."
To get an affordable 1 megawatt to 3 megawatt output from gasification "required a totally new approach," he says.
The brains behind that new approach is Deon Potgieter, APA president and chief scientist.
Loftin says, "Deon looked at the problems that have surrounded gasification for decades and asked, 'Why are these materials hard to gasify, and what will it take to make them easy to gasify?' He developed this configuration, and it worked the first time.
"There's no equipment in the world like it," Loftin says of the APA gasifier. "It's very clean-burning, no smoke, no soot, no odors. It can produce over 1 million Btu per hour, with 99 percent combustion efficiency."
In a test in early August, using hard wood chips, the output was 1.2 million Btu from 260 pounds of chips per hour. Waste is minimal: from 1,400 pounds of chips, there remained only 11 pounds of very clean ash.
The first APA gasifier is slated for delivery any day now to a brick-making operation in Alabama.
"There's a lot of interest in this system by the brick industry," Loftin says. "Their manufacturing process requires tremendous amounts of heat, and our equipment is expected to operate at a fraction of what they're paying for natural gas."
Louisiana sugar mills have also expressed interest, he says. "One of those mills can burn $1 million per year in natural gas. The sugarcane waste, bagasse, could be used as feedstock.
"At the same time they're using agricultural wastes to generate heat, they're helping resolve an environmental problem by eliminating that waste," Loftin says.
Poultry houses, cotton gins, and other operations requiring large amounts of heat, and which have ready supplies of waste material, could also use the equipment. Large cotton gins can pay $75,000 to $100,000 per month for energy during the ginning season.
Producing energy from agricultural waste can be a way to add value to farming operations, says Bobby Miller.
"With cotton stalks, for example, the farmer could eliminate the labor and expense of stalk-cutting. The job could be done for him and he could get a bit of income on top of that."
The challenge, he says, has been to design equipment that will cut stalks and efficiently collect them for moduling or baling. "Area farmers are working with us on that."
As APA gears up for immediate production and marketing of the gasifier, it's also looking to early 2006, when it will begin full-scale trials of its other precedent-setting product, the Rotary Hydrogen Burner (RHB).
"We're making refinements now with an engineering company, Mohawk Innovative Technology, in New York," Loftin says.
The equipment utilizes hydrogen and water to combust oils — soybean, cottonseed, and other heavy oils work well — and generate large amounts of heat.
"It takes very little hydrogen to operate the equipment," Loftin says, "and we calculate it takes 20 cents per hour of electricity to make the hydrogen."
Clients in the Greenwood area will install the equipment for testing and data generation and general availability is expected next summer.
"There are many commercial businesses and industries that have a need for equipment to generate 20 million to 30 million Btu per hour," Loftin says. "The RHB can do that very effectively, and more cheaply than with conventional energy sources."
The hydrogen burner and the gasifier can be combined to add versatility in heat generation operations, he notes. The gasifier units can also be stacked in multiples to increase heat output.
"We have laboratory facilities to design systems to fit the individual user's needs," he says.
In addition to a less expensive, more efficient way to generate energy, Billy F. Hopper, a Greenwood area farmer and APA's chief executive officer, said, "We see this as an opportunity to add value to farming operations by utilizing crop trash and agricultural/forestry byproducts.
"And there may be opportunities for growing specific biomass crops, including willow and other tree species." Hopper, who has grown a number of vegetable crops over the years, says, "We're also looking at the potential for brown mustard seed production in the South; it's a crop with a very high oil content, about 40 percent by weight, that could be used in the Rotary Hydrogen Burner. It's grown in the Midwest, but we want to do some research to see if it can be a viable crop in the Delta.
"If so, it could be grown not only for oil, but the stalks that are left after harvest could be potential fuel for the gasifier."
Hopper says the APA team of scientists and engineers believe the equipment they have developed will make an important contribution to helping to meet future energy needs while utilizing agricultural and forestry wastes to generate new sources of income.


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Hands Up! (Feb, 1950)
Hands Up!
to hold your books
Cash in on personalized book ends. Cast in a flexible mold from a master pattern of a human hand and finished in bronze, they bring a handsome spare-time profit
By Thomas A. Dickinson
LIKE THE BRONZING of baby shoes, here's an idea that can be turned into a profitable spare-time business — casting book ends from human hands. But whether it's done for profit or just for fun, it costs little and your friends are sure to be intrigued by a life-size reproduction of their own hands, supporting their favorite books.
Producing a pair of these personalized book ends consists of making a "splash" plaster mold directly from the person's hand. To do this, the hand is first coated with Vaseline, Fig. 1, which prevents the plaster from sticking. Then the hand is rested palm down on wax paper on a flat surface and covered to the wrist with a mixture of casting plaster, Fig. 2. This splash coating should be at least 1/2 in. thick all over. After allowing the plaster to harden for about 30 minutes, the hand is turned over and worked free by gently wiggling the fingers, Fig. 3. This usually can be done without damaging the mold, but any small chips or flaws that might occur can be easily corrected later in the master pattern.
Next, the hand impression in the splash mold is coated with two or more applications of lacquer, Fig. 4, to seal the pores in the plaster and to produce a glossy finish. This is followed with a coat of paste wax to prevent the master pattern from sticking. The master pattern is made by merely filling the splash mold with plaster, the open end of the cavity being blocked off as in Fig. 5. As the splash mold is no longer needed, the master casting is removed by simply breaking away small pieces of the mold with a pair of pliers, Fig. 6.
When this is done, a base is added to the hand. Using a tin can as a form, plaster is poured into the can to a depth of 1 in., and while the plaster is still wet the master pattern is placed upright in the can and embedded in the soft plaster, Fig. 8. Small holes due to air bubbles and other irregularities in the master casting can be corrected by sanding and patching where necessary. A handy tool for cleaning up the pattern is a small hand grinder, Fig. 7. The portion of the base projecting on the flat side of the hand is carefully sawed off flush with the surface. Next, the master pattern is coated with lacquer, followed, when dry, with linseed-oil soap, consisting of equal parts of linseed oil, water and laundry soap. This is applied to keep the pattern from sticking to the flexible mold.
Material for the flexible mold is compounded by mixing together 4-1/2 lbs. of flake gelatin, 4-1/2 pts. of water, 9 lbs. of glycerin, 1 lb. of glucose and 1 oz. of denatured alcohol in the following order: Add the water to the gelatin and cover the container with a damp cloth to prevent evaporation. Stir the water-and-gelatin mixture every 10 min., replacing the cloth each time until the gelatin is thoroughly softened. Drain off any surplus water in the mixture and then place the gelatin in a double boiler, Fig. 9. Next, warm the glycerin and add it to the melted gelatin, and then warm and add the glucose. When thoroughly "cooked," remove the mixture from the double boiler and stir in the alcohol, Fig. 10. The mixture is now ready to be poured over the master pattern. A mold for the pattern can be made by removing both ends from a large can or by wrapping cardboard into a tube, Fig. 12. The form should clear the pattern at least 1 in. all around. After pouring, the flexible mold is allowed to stand for about 12 hrs. before separating it from the pattern.
Preparatory to making the finished casting, the flexible mold is dusted on the inside with talcum powder and left for an hour to allow any moisture in the mold to evaporate. If the casting material used requires a melting point of more than 100 deg. F., the mold cavity should be treated with a strong solution of alum, which is made by heating 1 lb. of alum in 1 qt. of water. This is applied cold to the mold and allowed to dry. If any alum residue remains in the mold, remove it by tapping.
Low-melting materials that may be used to make finished castings include a metal called Cerrolow, thermo-setting plastics, regular casting plaster and other compounds which do not require heating the mold beyond 150 deg. F. Before each casting is made, the mold cavity should be brushed with a mixture of 7 parts of kerosene and 5 parts of stearic acid. In addition to cleaning the mold surface, this mixture serves as a parting agent. In filling the mold, care should be used to pour the liquid down the side of the mold so that the lowest parts of the mold will be filled first, forcing any air bubbles to the top. Pouring should be done steadily without splashing. When the flexible mold has served its purpose, it can be melted and the material used again.
Finishing the book ends can be done with pastel enamels or bronzing powders. A glaze-like finish in shiny black makes an attractive pottery-type job. If plain plaster is used to cast the hand, it should be sized with shellac before painting to seal the porous surfaces. Apply several coats of paint to build up a smooth heavy finish.


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Elections in the world's two largest economies, heightened volatility in financial markets and a continent in crisis - 2012 has been an eventful year keeping the pundits busy making predictions about which way our world was headed.
While the bulls have made hugely optimistic forecasts, the bears have touted the worst-case scenarios. From the collapse of a global power to a surge in a stock price, several boom-to-bust observations have been made this year. We've come up with a list of nine such "expectations" for the year that have not quite gone according to plan.
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Teaching in Bermuda Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Teaching in Bermuda Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Caribbean Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message rebecwayJoined: 03 Jun 2007Posts: 2 Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:43 pm Post subject: Teaching in Bermuda Hello--I am looking into possibly getting a teaching job in Bermuda for the school year of 2008-2009. It appears that it may be a bit challenging to get a job there and I was wondering if anyone had any insights into the education system there and securing a teaching job on the island. I look forward to hearing from anyone/everyone. Thanks Rebecca Back to top ren336Joined: 05 Mar 2008Posts: 3 Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:45 pm Post subject: Bermuda Hi Rebecca, I too will be seeking a teaching position in Bermuda - did you find anything out? I would like to know insights into public vs private schools - I'm hearing mixed views. Thanks Back to top rebecwayJoined: 03 Jun 2007Posts: 2 Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:16 pm Post subject: Bermuda job search... Hello--I have been searching for a job in Bermuda since January 08 and have found it is pretty difficult to get a primary level position. The private schools have all told me that they generally hire Bermudians for those positions. If, however, you teach high school or middle school, you may be better off. I did apply with the Bermudian Govt schools back in January and have yet to hear from them. Called them today but no call back yet. Good luck! I hope this info helped a bit Rebecca Back to top ren336Joined: 05 Mar 2008Posts: 3 Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:01 pm Post subject: Thanks for your reply! I sent my application in as well - we'll have to keep our fingers crossed! Renee Back to top KielsJoined: 12 Feb 2010Posts: 59Location: UK Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 1:21 am Post subject: Hey guys, I've just been looking at international postings on the TES (Times Educational supplement) and there were definitely some jobs for Bermuda. I'm sure I saw primary as well. Hope that helps. Just type in TES to google, go to jobs and click international postings. x Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Caribbean Forum All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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Baseball is a wonderful world with an amazingly small, close-knit fraternity. Tuesday at the minor league complex, the Durham Bulls, Triple A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, came to town to face the PawSox. Pawtucket had the daunting task of facing the flame-throwing lefthander, David Price. Price, the former number one overall pick of the Rays, jammed it down the PawSox' collective throats. Price threw 7 shutout innings at the PawSox, en route to a 5-1, Durham win. Price allowed just 1 hit, with a walk and 8 strikeouts. Elliot Johnson accounted for most of the offense with a pair of home runs, a solo shot in the first off Kason Gabbard and a three run job in the eighth, courtesy of Ramon Ramirez. Also at the game, at the Rays' behest, was catcher Kelly Shoppach, who just 8 days ago hit a pair of home runs against Boston at City of Palms Park. Shoppach, you may recall, is a former International League All Star, from his time with the PawSox. After a couple of seasons in the Cleveland organization, Shoppach is now a Ray. After he got over his initial shock that I write a blog, we discussed a variety of topics.
How does it feel now that you're in Tampa Bay?
Having a job is always nice. You take one whenever you can get it. It's been a real good experience for me. In the clubhouse, the guys have been great. They've welcomed me. Kind of a breath of fresh air to get out here and be with a team that's contending. It's definitely exciting for me to be here.
Did you feel a sense of irony last week when you and Victor Martinez were the opposing catchers, a year after you were teammates in Cleveland?
Definitely interesting. We were great friends, teammates for four years. There's a lot of history between us. We talked about a lot of things from over the years. Last years' World Series Game 1 starters, Cliff (Lee) and C.C. (Sabathia) (both former Indians) and here we are on different teams. We all have different paths and it's good to keep your friends, some lifelong friends that you make in this game that you'll always love to see.
Can you afford to "wish" that you never left the Red Sox organization?
No, I can't afford to do that. As great as Pawtucket was, if I hadn't left, I might have spent another three years in the minor leagues. Moving to Cleveland was the best thing that ever happened to me. I was able to get to the Big Leagues and learn even more and become a player that was able to provide something to a Major League team. Getting out of Boston, as weird as it may sound, was great for me.
You had the chance to catch another former Sox prospect at the end of last year. How will Justin Masterson fare in Cleveland?
I think he can do a lot of things. He's a big, strong, tall kid. He can do a number of things and I'm sure he'll be able to do whatever they ask.
I know you met your wife in Fort Myers. Does it bring back good memories coming here?
When we played the Red Sox, I left the stadium and drove down to my house, which I still have here. Drove by her old work and waved. We still joke about that pretty often. Definitely a lot of memories here in Fort Myers. I lived here for seven years. Today when I came to town I visited Racquel (Ferreira- Director of Minor League Operations.) It's kind of strange being here on the "back fields" again, but you never forget where you come from.


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Brains are soft and fragile, and a single solid blow to the head is more than enough to cause a concussion and unconsciousness: real, debilitating injury. People who are so injured are often not capable of arresting their fall in any meaningful way—they tend to strike their head on the ground for secondary complicating injuries. This is where they die.
There is nothing to be learned from trying to reverse-engineer the blow, the concussion, the fall and figure out what you would do in their shoes. (The answer, below, is not the one anyone wants to hear.) From an operational side the results are illuminating and can help build your confidence—if you know how to cause injury, this serves as an example of the power you wield.


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OMG it is so not fair! I didn't watch epi 10 coz I thought they were going to do their split epi thing and didn't want to be left on a cliff hanger and what happens? I get cliff hangered!!!
I really enjoyed both episodes, Hiro finally pulls his socks up and gives himself, Kei and Miyako a path out of the jumbled maze of their lives. I chortled when the show confirmed my ranting about Hiro drawing to impress the girls and that Miyako would take the look only at me thing too much to heart. I guess when it comes down to it for this side of the story only Hiro resolved anything, Kei and Miyako in my mind ended up as choices for him. It is a shame really I was quite disappointed in the confirmation of Miya's issues. I expected a little more impact then just her parents hating each other and divorcing. I guess to me it just seems that she swapped one crutch for another.
Now I was on the edge of my seat with Renji and Chihiro from the moment she started fafting around about the end of the story. I was thinking that it would be her final thing she was going to do and I also thought she was going to chuck herself off the roof. I bleeping well hope she doesn't next episode.... Also another muhahahah scene when the happy slapper all but confirms that he has certain feelings for her. I can only think that him slapping Chihiro was fuelled by jealousy now. I just hope that she doesn't throw herself off the roof as it would be ironic that he gave them the key!
I really hope that Renji takes this chance of seeing Chihiro's memories getting blown away to realise that actually they don't mean all that. Memories only really count if you don't get the chance to make new and better ones. Its like going on holiday and spending your time taking photos instead of just enjoying yourself. Hopefully he will realise that Chihiro will always forget what happens after her time limit is up, but what counts is that they are together to make more.
One thing that comes to mind is Chihiro might be left with one unforgettable memory of Renji if she ends up with a bun in the oven!
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Oooops, I just found everything I want to say you already said it...
This being said, I want to add a few points.
Spoiler for spoiler:
Have to say this is one of the best series finale I have seen for quite a while. Everything is wrapped up and the main points crossed. The paper plane scene is absolutely breathtaking. And Motoki Takagi has gained quite a few points back from me with his now more determinative voice play.
This is an instant classic. I will not settle for less than an A+ for the whole series.
Spoiler for about OP:
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Cool comparison of the eps. 11 and 12 OPs.
|2007-12-23, 00:13
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I don't give a damn, dude
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: In Despair
Age: 32
I made this request before, but several weeks have passed and it has been ignored, so I'll have to ask it again. I trust I am not breaking any rules here.
Request for AS avvie-sized animated gifs of all the important characters, I'm not particularly concerned with which scene it came from, as long as their faces are shown prominently. The list of characters I need are: Miyako, Hiro, Kei, Chihiro, Renji, Kyousuke, Yuu, and Yuuko.
As for what I'm intending to do with them....take a look at my Final Critique for Sola, and you'll understand.
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: 3rd Planet
This is show among the shows! I've read posts that mention how there haven't been any stand out series in this fall season. Well, folks that have been enjoying this series sure will disagree. Absolutely awesome series!
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Apple has aired their first iPhone 4S commercial and it's all about Siri, their new artificially intelligent voice control system. In the commercial, Siri is told:
- "We have a flat tire."
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- "Wake me up at 6."
- "Play some Coltrane."
- "I'm locked out." To which Siri replies, "I found 3 locksmiths close to you."
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First Lady Michelle Obama will discuss the joys of giving, the power of service and the importance of remembering the contributions of troops and military families during HGTV's White House Christmas 2012 on Saturday, December 8, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The annual one hour special, which has aired on the network since 1998, will return this season with Designer Genevieve Gorder providing a behind-the-scenes look at volunteers and White House staff as they activate the 2012 décor theme, "Joy to All." In addition, visitors to HGTV.com will find an extensive behind-the-scenes photo gallery of the decorating process, as well as a retrospective of holiday décor at the White House.
"I think next to the North Pole, this is probably one of the most magical places," said the First Lady as she discussed the holidays at the White House. "The house comes alive in so many ways and with so many volunteers, and such excellent staff, the transformation happens literally overnight."
During the special, the First Lady will reveal some of her favorite spaces and rooms throughout the house, including the Grand Foyer which showcases spectacular trees that pay tribute to past First Ladies and the Red Room which speaks to her passion for healthy eating with displays of cranberries and fresh fruit.
From concept to reveal, White House Christmas 2012 will showcase the transformation of each room in the White House, including the Blue Room which contains the official Christmas tree – an 18-foot-6-inch Fraser fir. Also showcased is the East Landing, decorated to pay tribute to the Armed Forces and their families, and the Gold Star tree, specifically honoring fallen soldiers.
Viewers also can expect to see the iconic 300 pound White House Gingerbread House, featuring more than 175 pounds of gingerbread and 50 pounds of chocolate as well as a giant black-and-white pom-pom topiary tribute to First Dog Bo, who the First Lady describes as "a wonderful inspiration because he's a really great dog who brings a lot of joy to everyone in this house." WOW!!!
As part of her interview, the First Lady will discuss the feeling she wants the anticipated 90,000 visitors to the White House to take away when they see the ornaments and décor:
"Something to remember during these times is that it's not just about getting gifts, but about serving others," said the First Lady. "The holidays are a time for sharing all of our wonderful blessings that we've had over the years and, of course, the joy of welcoming our friends and family into our home."
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About a year or so ago, I reduced the lenght of my lines to 20M. It took a few minor adjustments but I would not go back as i really enjoy this set up. At the time I reduced the lenght, I thought the kite was WAY faster, going from 10 AM to 2PM in no time and that it is really helpful to position the kite where I want to ride waves. I need to change my lines again ahead of the upcoming season...
Is anyone riding 18M lines or has tried riding small kites (6-9M) with short lines? I can only see benefits riding shorter lines for wave riding as long as you're powered up and don't care so much for jumps and hang time. Any thoughts or personall experience with 18M lines (or shorter)?
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November is Veterans Awareness Month and three local organizations are kicking it off with an event to support the cause. Niagara University, Buffalo Niagara 360, a program of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership, and Alliance Advisory Group Inc. are teaming up to present "Happy Hour For-A-Cause," a networking event for college students and young professionals that will also raise funds for the Buffalo Vet Center.
The event will be held Thursday, Nov. 1, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at AAG's newly renovated headquarters, located at 600 Delaware Ave., Buffalo. Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door.
Admission is free for Niagara University students. The university is also offering a free shuttle service to and from the event. Interested students are encouraged to sign up by emailing [email protected].
Proceeds from the event will benefit the Buffalo Vet Center, the mental health division of the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Buffalo. The clinical director of the Buffalo Vet Center, which operates independently from the hospital, is Dr. Paul Harrigan, a 1997 alumnus of Niagara University and Marine Corps veteran.
"The Buffalo Vet Center is grateful to these organizations for making this event possible," Harrigan said. "This fundraiser will certainly go a long way in helping us to provide free and confidential readjustment counseling for combat theater veterans, those who experienced military sexual trauma, and the families of fallen service members. When donations are made to our program, we use them to supply food and refreshments for our group meetings and open houses. In addition, funds donated can be used toward development and implementation of therapeutic activities such as fishing trips, horseback riding, attending sports events, and/or other healthy socialization experiences."
In addition to serving as a fundraiser, the event is also an opportunity for area young people to network since one of its sponsors is Buffalo Niagara 360, a networking group of recent college graduates and professionals that is associated with the Buffalo Niagara Partnership.
"The collaborative effort among the institutions clearly illustrates the power behind strategic partnerships - especially when they work together to support critical needs in our communities," said James R. Fashano, president of Alliance Advisory Group.
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[Update] Shelter Cove Raid by Federal Officers
Reportedly the officers stayed overnight at an inn there and then went to this property today. The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office has confirmed they are not involved.
We have not been able to confirm which federal agency is in charge. We are currently reaching out to the Bureau of Land Management in an attempt to learn more.
UPDATE 11:17 a.m.: The BLM said this is not their officers.
Update 1:20 p.m.: Lt. Ken Swithenbank of the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office spoke with the Pittsburg branch of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and they have confirmed that they have an operation in the area.
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Chandigarh: A case was registered in Amritsar Wednesday against a spokesperson of spiritual guru Asaram Bapu on charges of hurting religious sentiments of a community, police said.
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In the complaint, the SGPC officials objected to utterances made by Dubey against Guru Nanak Dev on a news channel show. They said the remarks by Dubey were derogatory to the gurus and hurt religious sentiments of the Sikh community.
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Breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and robotics will drive innovation in the current decade the way the Internet and mobile technology did in the previous one, said the founder of the X Prize Foundation.
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"We're living in a world that's being transformed," he said from Chicago, where he is attending the Charles Schwab Impact 2012 investment conference
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The foundation offers large cash prizes in five areas of development, from energy to life sciences, to come up with "solutions to big problems, according to Diamandis.
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==Linksys PAP2T ATA Adapter Reset Procedure==
==Linksys PAP2T ATA Adapter Reset Procedure==
Revision as of 20:56, 28 January 2014
If you are running the PAP2t with a tomato firmware router, this may represent a persistent issue after rebooting the device, generally it won't register back as usual, in order to fix this you only need to set Tomato UDP Unreplied timeout down to 10 (from default of 30).
Configuration Details
Step 1
The first step is to find out what IP Address your adapter is currently using. To do this, pick a phone connected on Line 1 and do the following:
Dial: **** (That is 4 asterisks)
Once this is done, dial: 110# (110 followed by a square)
The system should now playback the IP Address your device has been assigned.
(Example: 192.168.1.2)
Step 2
Using your favorite web browser from a computer on the same network, point the address to the IP address of your adapter.
(example http://192.168.1.2) Replace 192.168.1.2 by the IP Address your device is currently using.
Step 3
You should now see the web interface of your Linksys/Sipura.
At the top of the page below the tabs, click on the link "Admin", and once the page has reloaded, click again on the link "Advanced View".
Step 4
Under the LINE 1 Tab, Find the following fields and fill them with the following information
Nat Keep Alive: Yes
Nat Mapping/Traversal: Yes
Proxy: atlanta.voip.ms (You can choose any of our multiple VoIP.ms servers)
Register Expires: 180
Proxy Fallback Intvl: 180
Display Name: John Smith (Replace with your name or company name)
User ID: 100000 (Replace with your VoIP.ms username)
Password: ******** (Type in the account password)
Use DNS SRV: NO
DNS SRV Auto Prefix: NO
Step 5 (Optional)
Optionally, you can configure your adapter with a better dial plan, allowing faster dialing of 10 digits number (Local US/Canada) and also enable 7 digits dialing in one area code of your choice.
At the bottom of Line 1 TAB, you will find a field called Dial Plan
Replace the 555 digits in the following line by the area code of your choice and copy the line, including parenthesis, in the Dialplan field in Line 1 Tab at the bottom of the page:
Step 6
Click on the "Save Settings " button at the bottom of the form.
Configuration Screens
Customer Submitted Information:
For North America:
Found this link on configuring the PAP2-NA hardware to work better in North America and specifically with VOIP.ms.
Read the article called: Configure your Linksys VoIP ATA the right way!
To upgrade a firmware version from a Windows system, the PAP2T-NA documentation nor Cisco's web site does not say how to do this. Go to Cisco PAP2T Internet Phone Adapter with 2 VoIP Ports. Click on the link "Download Firmware", which downloads the .zip file. Run the .exe file, then enter the IP number of the ATA device (called "SPA" in the program). It then upgrades the device. This is provided for your information: the author is not saying you have to upgrade the firmware.
How to avoid the long delay to hear the ringtone
If you ever experience some delay to hear the ringtone when you make outgoing calls with your PAP2T. Changing the PAP2T's Interdigit Long Timer value can help resolve the issue. Follow the next steps in order to change that setting:
Note: However before changing that option, test if calling the number with an # at the end of the number works(e.g. 5554441234#). If that doesn't work you need to contact the support staff in voip.ms.
- 1- First access the PAP2T's web interface.
- 2- Click on the Admin Login and then click on (switch to advanced view)
- 3- Click on the Regional tab and look for the Control Timer Values (sec) section.
- 4- Enter the desire value in the Interdigit Long Timer field (for example lower this value to 4).
Phone will not ring on handset
Sometimes the Phone you are using is designed for a certain Voltage and Ring Waveform. If someone tries to call you and the phone appears to be ringing for the caller but your phone never rings please follow these steps to hopefully resolve this issue for you.
Step 1: First access the PAP2's web interface.
Step 2: Click on the Admin Login and then click on (switch to advanced view)
Step 3: Click on your Regional Tab on the Top Menu.
Step 4: Go Halfway Down the Page until you see the Heading Ring and Call Waiting Tone Spec
Step 5: Change the Ring Waveform setting to Sinusoid or Trapezoid, the opposite of what you have set. You can also change the Ring Voltage in increments of 5 to 90 or 95.
Step 6: Save Settings and Test an Incoming Call
Linksys PAP2T ATA Adapter Reset Procedure
Sometimes it will be very helpful to reset your linksys ATA adapter to factory default settings.
- Connect a telephone to line 1 of the PAP2T unit and power it on.
- Disconnect your PAP2T adapter from the internet connection(unplug the Ethernet cable from the PAP2T hardware unit). Resetting with internet connection may mess up the unit making it completely useless.
- Dial ****, and wait for the Interactive Voice Menu (IVM) to get activated.
- Type in the following number including the # symbol.
(This number spells RESET.)
- Confirm this by pressing 1.
Your linksys ATA unit will now go back to it factory default settings.
Note: There are some PAP2/PAP2T devices in circulation which were originally 'locked' to one provider and subsequently unlocked by end users. Do *not* use the RESET$ command with these boxes.


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Activating liveview to shoot video is relatively easy, but you don't hit the shutter button but the set button. You can shoot a still in the middle of shooting video and the camera will continue shooting after it takes the still... neat but cooler would've been to be able to do both... but this is not the camera that will do that (well to be fair I didn't try it because I couldn't verify if the clip was seamless or not )
Not at all, my comparison was about the typical video sensors of camcorders in the $3-9k range which are usually 1/3-1/2" sensors. I guess I should rephrase that since some people may not know what I'm yammering about.
If one were planning to use this underwater, changing to video would be like changing lenses correct? This could be a problem I imagine not being able to shoot the same perspective as you are shooting stills. Would there be any present lenses that shoot wide angle video with this?
If Nikon implements this in their FX cameras, then their present option of being able to use DX lenses will be helpful. Am I correct?
The nice thing about having a 35mm sensor is that we have full use of SLR lenses with sharpness that is beyond that of most camcorder lenses. You get the full 35mm FOV and the fast lenses like the 24 f1.4 or 20 f.18 or 14 f2.8... REAL WIDE ANGLE without converters. Obviously the image is still bound by the same problems as SLR , for example soft corners in dome ports.
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Obituary for Kengla, Kenneth William, M.D.
Kenneth William Kengla, M.D. passed away on January 27, 2013. He was 73 years old. Dr. Kengla was an Orthopedic Surgeon for 35 years in Orange County. He attended USC Medical School, was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, and received the Merck Manual Award.
In 1966, Ken was drafted and served as a Captain in the US Army. He was stationed in Germany and was awarded an Army Commendation Medal.
Upon his return to the United States, he completed his residency in Orthopedics at County USC Hospital.
He was a Fellow in the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Dr. Kengla was on staff at Fountain Valley Hospital, Irvine Medical Center, and Hoag Hospital.
He is survived by his wife, Lorraine DuFault Kengla; his son and daughter-in-law, Keith and Alice Kengla; his daughter and son-in-law, Suzanne and Juergen Kuhmann; and his twin grandchildren Ethan and Kyle Kengla.
Memorial Services:
Saturday, February 9, 2013, at 11:00 a.m.
Irvine Community Church
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BABSON PARK, Mass. – Leslie Leong's layup with two seconds remaining in regulation forced overtime and helped propel the Wellesley College women's basketball team to a 59-51 victory over NEWMAC rival MIT on Saturday evening. The game was held on the campus of Babson College due to unplayable court conditions at Wellesley.
The Blue (10-9, 7-6 NEWMAC) was led by 17 points and seven assists from Malia Maier, and double-doubles by Leong and Becca Kimball. Leong picked up 12 points with 11 rebounds, while Kimball added 14 points and 10 boards. Elisha Orama rounded out the scoring with nine points for Wellesley.
Margo Batie paced the Engineers (8-12, 4-10 NEWMAC) with 11 points as Rachel Hunt tallied 10 points, six rebounds, five blocks, and four assists. Lauren Sascha Burton notched eight points, eight boards, four steals, and three assists while Tamara Pena chipped in nine points and two steals. Anna Merrifield racked up nine points, four rebounds, two blocks, and one steal for the visitors.
Wellesley built a 13-6 advantage midway through the opening frame. MIT narrowed gap to two on three occasions, the last at 18-16 on Merrifield's three-pointer. Kimball's free throw and Orama's trey increased Wellesley's cushion, however, the Engineers cut their deficit in half (22-19) on Hunt's three-point play with 1:29 left in the half. Maier's layup inside the final minute gave the Blue a 24-19 edge at the break.
The second stanza was a back-and-forth battle as it featured eight ties and seven lead changes. Following the fifth tie of period, Rebecca Odim put MIT in front, 36-34, but a Maier trey and layup coupled with a Kimball three-point play pushed Wellesley ahead, 42-36, with 5:52 left.
MIT countered with an 11-2 run in a two-minute span to establish its largest lead of night (47-44) with 3:14 to go. The rally featured three consecutive baskets from behind the arc as Pena's shots sandwiched Batie's trifecta. A layup by the Blue's Katie Shulenberger at 1:40 cut the deficit to one as Maier knotted the contest by draining the second of her two free throw attempts with 59 seconds on the clock.
Immediately upon reentering the game after spending six minutes on the bench, Merrifield drained a baseline jumper with 36 seconds to play to give the Engineers a 49-47 lead. Wellesley was unsuccessful on its next trip down the court and was forced to foul with 13 seconds left. Burton extended MIT's margin by converting the front-end of a one-and-one, but her second shot was just off the mark. Leong, who was fouled after grabbing the rebound, went 1-of-2 at the charity stripe.
On the ensuing in-bounds, Wellesley fouled the Engineers with 11 ticks on the clock. A missed first attempt resulted in another rebound for Leong, who sprinted the length of the court and drained the tying layup.
The Blue carried the momentum into overtime, capitalizing on the Engineers losing two key starters to fouls. Wellesley held MIT without a field goal in the extra session, closing with a 9-1 run for the 59-51 victory.