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Faculty honored with award for service to the veterinary profession
Dr. Susan Lawson Fubini has received an award for alumni of the University of Georgia (UGA) College of Veterinary Medicine recognizing her long history of wide-reaching service to the veterinary profession. Several awards were presented in April 2013 by the college's Veterinary Alumni Association during its 50th Annual Veterinary Conference and Alumni Weekend held in Athens, Ga.
The UGA Veterinary Alumni Association recognizes a few distinguished alumni each spring. Fubini was one of three recognized in 2013, and was selected for contributions in professional and health-related service and involvement in veterinary educational service.
"I am honored to have been recognized by this organization for my efforts in veterinary medicine," said Fubini. "I hope that I have been as successful at mentoring my students and residents at Cornell as the faculty at Georgia did for me."
Fubini, who earned her veterinary degree in 1980, is a professor of and section chief for large animal surgery at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine and has been named the associate dean for academic affairs, effective July 1. After completing her large animal surgery residency at Cornell, she joined the College's faculty in 1983. Her gifts for teaching and service were recognized almost immediately, as Cornell's veterinary class of 1983 awarded her the Outstanding House Staff Award. Seven years later, her teaching efforts were recognized again with the Norden Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award.
An accomplished writer and researcher, Fubini has co-authored a leading farm animal surgery text, authored or co-authored nine book chapters, and lead or co-authored 79 published studies. On dozens of occasions, she has accepted invitations to share her expertise at regional, state, national, or international conferences. She has served as a reviewer to multiple veterinary journals and has been an active member of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, serving on multiple committees. In 2013 she joined its Board of Regents, which sets the standards that guide the future of veterinary surgery.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - From sports jerseys to old TV show posters, owning some type of memorabilia is nothing unusual. Murderabilia, however, is a different story.
If you've never heard of it, it's collectibles related to infamous crimes and killers. A way for people to own a very dark piece of history. Eric Holler (pictured right with Channel 4's Nikki Kimbleton), one of the first and largest dealers of these items, lives right here in Jacksonville.
Diena Thompson became familiar with Murderabilia shortly after her daughter, Somer, was murdered on her way home from school. That was four years ago, but she remembers something police told her very clearly.
"People have come and put statues and stuff in the memorial for Somer and they've ended up disappearing," Thompson said. "I told the police about it and they told me not to be surprised if it ended up on eBay."
Thompson (pictured, below) says she could never bring herself to check and see if anything was for sale. But if you're wondering who would even buy something like that, Holler said you would be surprised.
Holler sells anything and everything to do with some of the most infamous and vicious crimes and killers of our time. They can range in price from $30 to tens of thousands of dollars. On his website, serialkillersink.net, Holler sells artwork from infamous killers, pictures and letters.
"I have one signed by Richard Ramirez (pictured, right), the night stalker. It sells for $1,200," Holler said. "If you get hold of a Ted Bundy letter, that's thousands of dollars right there."
Holler has been befriending convicted, infamous men and women for years. He gets them to send him things. Lately, he's selling more of the Murderabilia than ever.
"This industry over the past couple years has blown up. The interest is huge," Holler said.
He said the reason is there's so much interest in real life crime.
"There's networks devoted to true crime and documentaries on murder," Holler said. "True crime is a money making business."
Whether you like it or hate it, what Holler is doing is legal. His career, however, does not come without controversy or hate mail.
"Nobody picks on the guys who write the books, nobody picks on the guys who produce the movies," Holler said. "I'm easy to pick on because I don't have a large corporation behind me. But I'm doing the same thing that they are. I'm making money from crime."
Holler's customers cover a large range of people and professions. He sells to attorneys, police officers, famous actors, musicians and more.
"A psychologist in Michigan is one of our biggest customers," Holler said. "Every time I get school shooter items he buys them up cause he studies young kids in school shootings."
Holler says the letters, even the ones that are full of rambling and hard to understand, hard to understand, can give officers a very unique perspective when they're investigating other suspects. Channel 4 asked crime and safety expert Ken Jefferson (pictured, right).
"It allows the investigators to analyze the letters and see exactly what's in the psyche of these individuals," Jefferson said. "If you've got a person convicted of a heinous crime and they're writing letters and expressing themselves, what they're doing is pouring out what's inside of them. This can aid the investigators in how to line up the questions for future suspects. Now they're on the inside of this person, the thought process."
While this is a positive way of looking at the keepsakes of killers, Holler is very used to the negative feedback. Still, he's very comfortable with how he makes his living. He admits he's made friendships with people like Manson, Ramirez and Dahmer. However, he says he does have rules and limits.
"In this whole true crime, Murderabilia collectible business, pedophiles don't sell," Holler said. "There's no interest in that. Someone killing a child is not anything I want to be a part of. When they go to prison, they get what they deserve."
Even though hearing that is a relief to Diena Thompson, Murderabilia is something she says she will never understand.
"These people who are selling these things, I'm sure they're not doing with intent to hurt anyone, but they don't realize they're profiting off of our nightmares, our misery, our agony," Thompson said. "That's just wrong."
It is against the law for convicted criminals to profit off their own crimes, that's why Holler is able to keep all of the money he makes from these items, even when killers send him items specifically to sell. eBay no longer allows Murderabilia to be sold on its site, and that's why most dealers have their own websites.
While Murderabilia is a controversial business, there are some victims who have benefited from certain sales. For example, Ted Kaczynski, the "Unabomber (sketch pictured above)," who's serving a life sentence for his infamous nearly 20-year bombing spree that killed three people and injured nearly two dozen others.
As ordered by a judge, nearly 60 items found in his Montana cabin were sold at auction, raising more than $200,000 [View video of items auctioned]. All that money went to the Kaczynski's victims and their families.
While his typewriter, his infamous glasses and his hoodie were big sellers, the didn't even come close to the biggest ticket item. A set of 20 personal journals that revealed Kaczynski's thoughts and feelings, his life in the wilderness, even descriptions of some of his crimes, went for nearly $41,000. Those journals could be useful to investigators to identify future violent offenders and stop them before they commit deadly crimes.
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Atheist Nexus 2019-01-24T06:34:36Z Richard ∑wald http://atheistnexus.org/profile/RichardEwald http://api.ning.com:80/files/G1NEtVa9rX579c1AIYT*AoAEp3LmH1uVqSAgLOB-MwP*hcHlpHcqvQEm-6SywuK5MdFgw2yTcMTb0Vat9ZR7XFlDVFHcC81h/648212019.jpeg?xgip=0%3A5%3A196%3A196%3B%3B&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1 http://atheistnexus.org/group/naturalism/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=2mfom9yxl3pev&feed=yes&xn_auth=no Must See TV (O.K. Youtube) tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-05-08:2182797:Topic:1945070 2012-05-08T03:27:51.071Z Richard ∑wald http://atheistnexus.org/profile/RichardEwald
A great short explanation of why naturalism is a more explicative term and atheist and also why naturalism is hard work, but worth the effort ("Naturalists have a lot more work to do than simply rejecting God; they bear the responsibility of understanding how to live a meaningful life in a universe without built-in purpose. ").…

A great short explanation of why naturalism is a more explicative term and atheist and also why naturalism is hard work, but worth the effort ("Naturalists have a lot more work to do than simply rejecting God; they bear the responsibility of understanding how to live a meaningful life in a universe without built-in purpose. ").

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2012/05/07/the-case-for-naturalism/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CosmicVariance+%28Cosmic+Variance%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

 Death and Dying tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-05-06:2182797:Topic:1943691 2012-05-06T19:32:15.729Z Richard ∑wald http://atheistnexus.org/profile/RichardEwald
Many aggressively seek treatment for restoration to health when what is needed is palliative care. I am so grateful groups like Hospice are there to help people face dying without fear and dread.

 I instructed my children to throw a quilt over me if I have a heart attach or stoke, call an ambulance if they feel better but no sirens or whistles. I prefer they hold my hand until life ends. My doctors all know and I have a "Do not resuscitate order" on my refrigerator. I don't want that…

Many aggressively seek treatment for restoration to health when what is needed is palliative care. I am so grateful groups like Hospice are there to help people face dying without fear and dread.
 I instructed my children to throw a quilt over me if I have a heart attach or stoke, call an ambulance if they feel better but no sirens or whistles. I prefer they hold my hand until life ends. My doctors all know and I have a "Do not resuscitate order" on my refrigerator. I don't want that long, slow, disabled condition to continue if we can prevent it.

In the meantime, embrace life.

http://youtu.be/l6J0bRfyf2Q

 Why Hasn't Naturalism Gained Momentum? tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-04-12:2182797:Topic:1923686 2012-04-12T01:50:30.555Z Richard ∑wald http://atheistnexus.org/profile/RichardEwald
I made the title of this a discussion a question and not a statement for a reason; I really don't understand why Naturalism hasn't become the default demographic descriptor for people of the same world-view as those that frequent the Atheist Nexus site (or any other similar site).

Whenever I am asked to give a single word description of world-view, if the choice is available, I chose Naturalism. It best describes the lens that I look at the universe through. But yet, most…

I made the title of this a discussion a question and not a statement for a reason; I really don't understand why Naturalism hasn't become the default demographic descriptor for people of the same world-view as those that frequent the Atheist Nexus site (or any other similar site).

Whenever I am asked to give a single word description of world-view, if the choice is available, I chose Naturalism. It best describes the lens that I look at the universe through. But yet, most others with the nearly the exact same world-view that I have would pick either Atheist or Agnostic. I really don't understand that.

Atheist- Lack of belief in gods.

Agnostic (used in the context that I most frequently encounter it) - Can never be 100% positive that there are no gods.

OK, I agree with both the Atheist and the Agnostic. But so what? I have known people that describe themselves as either Atheist and/or Agnostic and yet they believe the book "The Secret" has merit or that homeopathy is a reasonable way to treat disease. So by knowing that I am an Atheist, you really don't much about me at all. Why has that label become a banner and not Naturalism?

When I say I am a Naturalist, I actually describe a great a deal about myself: I have reached a point in my life when I normally just disregard any supernatural explanation for a phenomenon, I believe the knowledge arts (science, mathematics, history, etc.) have reached a point where the consensus in those fields is the absolute closest thing to "Truth" we have (this is probabilistic), and I'm even telling you that if you want to convince me of something, it had better based on evidence and logic. And yes that entails that I do not believe in G(g)od(s).

So, given that Naturalism is much better descriptor of who I am than Atheist, why do I keep having to check Atheist (not that I'm ashamed, I check it proudly) on demographic questions?

 Demon Possession, the Apostle Paul, and Epilepsy tag:atheistnexus.org,2011-11-30:2182797:Topic:1753572 2011-11-30T12:17:25.260Z Richard ∑wald http://atheistnexus.org/profile/RichardEwald

On my YouTube channel, I am beginning a series of videos exploring the hypothesis that the visions, hyper-religiosity, dramatic religious conversion, and perhaps even hypo-sexuality, of the Apostle Paul were due to temporal lobe epilepsy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKDKAEVl06w

On my YouTube channel, I am beginning a series of videos exploring the hypothesis that the visions, hyper-religiosity, dramatic religious conversion, and perhaps even hypo-sexuality, of the Apostle Paul were due to temporal lobe epilepsy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKDKAEVl06w

 Was Socrates Mentally Ill? tag:atheistnexus.org,2011-11-18:2182797:Topic:1733641 2011-11-18T03:34:51.831Z Richard ∑wald http://atheistnexus.org/profile/RichardEwald
My video: "Socrates: Mentally Ill Mystic?" for Philosophy Day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNBpaXgDJmc

My video: "Socrates: Mentally Ill Mystic?" for Philosophy Day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNBpaXgDJmc
 First Annual Philosophy Day on YouTube, November 17th tag:atheistnexus.org,2011-11-15:2182797:Topic:1731070 2011-11-15T10:00:24.278Z Richard ∑wald http://atheistnexus.org/profile/RichardEwald
This event (First Annual Philosophy Day on YouTube, November 17th) is being hosted by the bubbamickmac YouTube channel. Please watch the explanatory video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiomTqbjEvo&list=FLEPNg3gRlWZMvU7xoT--sBg

This event (First Annual Philosophy Day on YouTube, November 17th) is being hosted by the bubbamickmac YouTube channel. Please watch the explanatory video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiomTqbjEvo&list=FLEPNg3gRlWZMvU7xoT--sBg
 Naturalism and promises tag:atheistnexus.org,2011-06-12:2182797:Topic:1339070 2011-06-12T04:31:11.340Z Richard ∑wald http://atheistnexus.org/profile/RichardEwald
I am trying to understand how Naturalism -- physicalism, matterism, or WYSIWIGism, whatever you wish to call it -- how it deals with certain aspects of human life. Whether indeed it is possible to give a naturalistic description of some common features of the human condition.

One such feature is the promise. Take a simple promise such as, "I'll pick you up at ten tomorrow." What is the value of this, under Naturalism? A promise has no value until it is…

I am trying to understand how Naturalism -- physicalism, matterism, or WYSIWIGism, whatever you wish to call it -- how it deals with certain aspects of human life. Whether indeed it is possible to give a naturalistic description of some common features of the human condition.

One such feature is the promise. Take a simple promise such as, "I'll pick you up at ten tomorrow." What is the value of this, under Naturalism? A promise has no value until it is executed. Only at 10:01 tomorrow can anyone judge the value of the promise: did I pick you up? Or are you still waiting?

Human life is full of promises; for instance, a promise is embedded in every legal contract. When a promise is executed, or performed, there is a real, measurable, action (e.g., I pull my car up to the curb where you are waiting). At this point of becoming an action, the promise enters the world of matter and forces. But until then, where is it? What purely material description can be made of it?

Perhaps a possible approach is to bring the mathematics of probability into play. The finance industries use this approach; they calculate the "present value" of a promised payment by discounting it proportionally to the probability of default (it's called an interest rate, but it's really a default prediction). But I see nothing about probabilities in naturalistic philosophy.

DAE see a problem here? Or a way to deal with it? Or a relevant source I should read?

Thanks,

Dave Cortesi
 Value Judgements are just so retrospective! tag:atheistnexus.org,2011-03-28:2182797:Topic:1186327 2011-03-28T01:26:55.653Z Richard ∑wald http://atheistnexus.org/profile/RichardEwald
Value judgements are just so retrospective!

Having spend 11 hours discussing 'choice' in a blog post here the other day – I was milling over in my mind the meaning of life – in a philosophical way – as I do - whilst driving along a freeway after a 2 day camp for the Eel Festival at Lake Bolac, Victoria, Australia – when it came to – value judgements are just so retrospective!

I think this a great catch phrase. I'm really keen for us as naturalists to find…

Value judgements are just so retrospective!

Having spend 11 hours discussing 'choice' in a blog post here the other day – I was milling over in my mind the meaning of life – in a philosophical way – as I do - whilst driving along a freeway after a 2 day camp for the Eel Festival at Lake Bolac, Victoria, Australia – when it came to – value judgements are just so retrospective!

I think this a great catch phrase. I'm really keen for us as naturalists to find ways to reinforce our world view for ourselves and for the benefit of those around us – who perhaps don't share our world view – but they can benefit for our ability to reinforce the reality that we find ourselves in, based in Naturalistic understanding of the world around us.

Catch phrases are one of those repeatable comments that we can make that can inject some perspective and meaning into being.

This phrase reflects the idea that when we make a value judgement in a moment – it is a judgement that is based on a particular space of time – it is not an ultimate fixed fact – it is an expression of a perspective in time of another position in time – but as time moves forward the value judgement becomes retrospective. It is no longer current. So by the time a person has made a value judgement, the statement only applies to a past fixed point in time – it became obsolete before it was stated.

And yet, value judgements are made all the time, and can cause people much distress, pain and sadness.

When a person expresses a value judgement – it often comes from a place of sadness, hurt or pain in themselves.

This phrase specifically also has other connotations for me – I'm very keen on finding ways to communicate in ways that express the compassion I feel, due to the understanding that we could do things no other way – we are determined to do what we do – we lack contra-casual free will to do otherwise. Our 'choices' and 'decisions' are on a determined and fixed path.

I would love to hear other phrases that might assist in our responding to situations that can bring or draw our own and others' attention to the realities that we are faced. A simple application with – for me – profound implications for change in a positive way – assisting to unlock minds from the bondages of notions of contra causal free will and other such potentially harmful supernatural beliefs.

Alice : )
 Technology and Religion, Technology as Religion tag:atheistnexus.org,2010-10-20:2182797:Topic:1008406 2010-10-20T23:18:10.028Z Richard ∑wald http://atheistnexus.org/profile/RichardEwald I've had so many arguments over the sacredness of technology for humankind and its religious implications, but this is the first article I've found that really delves into this topic. A lot of Ex-religious people seemed to me to have simply switched their faith structure from god to technology, bypassing profound understanding of science and it's spectrum of implications. Science is not "good" nor "bad" and scientific progress should not control us, we should control it...

 I'm not… I've had so many arguments over the sacredness of technology for humankind and its religious implications, but this is the first article I've found that really delves into this topic. A lot of Ex-religious people seemed to me to have simply switched their faith structure from god to technology, bypassing profound understanding of science and it's spectrum of implications. Science is not "good" nor "bad" and scientific progress should not control us, we should control it...

 I'm not certain this is the absolute best group for this topic, so if you have better suggestions go ahead...

 To read in original webpage.

When Technology and Religion Converge

 By Austin Cline, About.com Guide
 Sources

The Religion of Technology: The Divinity of Man and the Spirit of Invention. David F. Noble.

Sleeping with Extraterrestrials: The Rise of Irrationalism and Perils of Piety. Wendy Kaminer.

Technology, Pessimism, and Postmodernism. Edited by Yaron Ezrahi, Everett Mendelsohn, and Howard P. Segal.

Cyberia: Life in the Trenches of Hyperspace. Douglas Rushkoff.

Medieval and Early Modern Science, Volume II. A.C. Crombie.

Many secularists and nonbelievers of various sorts tend to regard religion and science as fundamentally incompatible. This incompatibility is also imagined to extend to the relationship between religion and technology, since technology is a product of science and science cannot proceed without technology, especially today. Thus atheists marvel in disbelief how many engineers are also creationists, how many people in high-tech industries display high-energy religious motivations.

Why do we witness widespread enchantment with technology and at the same time a world-wide resurgence of religious fundamentalism? We shouldn't assume that the rise of both is simply coincidence. Instead of presuming that the education and training behind science and technology should always result in more religious skepticism and even a bit more atheism, we should wonder if perhaps empirical observations are actually disconfirming our ideas. Atheists are often ready to criticize theists for failing to deal with evidence that doesn't meet expectations, so let's not fall into that same trap.

Perhaps there are religious impulses underlying the drive of technology which has characterized modernity — religious impulses which might affect otherwise secular atheists, too, if they aren't self-aware enough to notice what's going on. In this way, unnoticed premises or attitudes will prevent technology and religion from being incompatible. Perhaps technology itself is becoming religious on its own, thus also eliminating incompatibilities.

Both possibilities should be explored and I think both are occurring to varying degrees. Indeed, I think that both have been happening for hundreds of years, but the clear religious foundations for technological advancement are either ignored or hidden away like embarrassing relatives. The enthusiasm so many people have had with technology is often rooted — sometimes unknowingly — in religious myths and ancient dreams.

This is unfortunate because technology has proven itself capable of causing terrible problems for humanity, and one of the reasons for this may be the religious impulses people are ignoring. Technology, like science, is a defining mark of modernity and if the future is to improve, certain elemental premises will have to be identified, acknowledged, and hopefully eliminated.

Religious & Technological Transcendence

 The key to it all is transcendence. The promise of transcending nature, our bodies, our human natures, our lives, our deaths, our history, etc. is a fundamental part of religion which is often not explicitly recognized. This goes well beyond the common fear of death and desire to overcome it and results in a negation of all we are in an effort to become something else entirely.

For a thousand years in Western culture, the advancement of the mechanical arts — technology — has been inspired by deep religious desires of transcendence and redemption. Although currently obscured by secular language and ideology, the contemporary resurgence of religion, even fundamentalism, alongside and hand-in-hand with technology is thus not an aberration but simply the reassertion of a forgotten tradition. If you don't recognize and understand how religious and technological transcendence have developed together, you'll never be able to successfully counter them — much less recognize when they might be developing within you as well.

Medieval Science and Medieval Religion ... Use of Technology to Transcend the Sinful World

 The project of technological advancement is not a recent development; its roots can be traced in the Middle Ages — and it is here also that the link between technology and religion develops. Technology came to be identified specifically with Christian transcendence of a sinful word and Christian redemption from a fallen human nature.

Early in the Christian era, nothing like this was considered. Augustine wrote in The City of God that "quite apart from those supernatural arts of living in virtue and reaching immortal beatitude," nothing humans can do can offer any sort of solace for a life condemned to misery. The mechanical arts, no matter how advanced, existed solely to aid fallen humans and nothing more. Redemption and transcendence could only be achieved through the unearned Grace of God.

This began to change in the Early Middle Ages. Although the reason is uncertain, historian Lynn White has suggested that the introduction of the heavy plow around the late 8th century into Western Europe may have played a role. We are accustomed to the idea of humanity's subjugation of the environment, but we need to be reminded that people didn't always see things this way. In Genesis, man had been given dominion over the natural world, but then sinned and lost it, and thereafter had to earn his way "by the sweat of his brow."

Through the help of technology, though, man could gain back some of that dominance and accomplish things he never could have alone. Instead of Nature always being one up on man, so to speak, the relationship between man and Nature was reversed — the capacity of the machine to do work became the new standard, allowing man to exploit what he had. The heavy plow might not seem like a big deal, but it was the first and important step in the process.

After this, machines and mechanical arts began to be depicted in the monastic illumination of calendars, in contrast to the previous use of solely spiritual images. Other illuminations depict technological advancements aiding the righteous armies of God while the evil opposition is depicted as technologically inferior. It may be here that we see the first tendrils of this attitude shift taking hold and technology becoming an aspect of Christian virtue. Quite simply: what was good and productive in life became identified with the prevailing religious system.

Monastic Science

 The primary movers behind the identification of religion with technology were the monastic orders, for whom work was already effectively another form of prayer and worship. This was especially true of the Benedictine monks. In the sixth century, the practical arts and manual labor were taught as vital elements of monastic devotion by Benedict of Nursia. The purpose at all times was the pursuit of perfection; manual labor was not an end in itself but was always done for spiritual reasons. Mechanical arts — technology — fit easily into this program and so itself was also invested with spiritual purpose.

It is important to note that according to the prevailing patristic theology, humans were divine only in their spiritual nature. The body was fallen and sinful, so redemption could be achieved only by transcending the body. Technology provided a means to this by allowing a human to achieve much more than was otherwise physically possible.

Technology was declared by Carolingian philosopher Erigena (who coined the term artes mechanicae, mechanical arts) to be part of humanity's original endowment from God and not a product of our later fallen state. He wrote that the arts are "man's links to the Divine, [and] cultivating them a means to salvation." Through effort and study, our pre-Fall powers could perhaps be regained and thus we would be well along to achieving perfection and redemption.

It would be difficult to overstate the importance of this ideological shift. Mechanical arts were no longer simply a raw necessity for fallen humans; instead, they had become Christianized and invested with a spiritual significance that would only grow over time.

Mechanical Millennarianism

 The development of millennarianism in Christianity also had a significant impact upon the treatment of technology. For Augustine, time was plodding and unchanging — the record of fallen humans not going anywhere in particular any time soon. Fo so long, there was no clear and tangible record of any sort of progress. Technological development changed all this, especially once it was identified as having a spiritual importance. Technology could, in ways everyone saw and experienced first-hand, give assurance that humanity was improving its position in life and was succeeding over nature.

A new millennium mentality developed, making explicit use of the fruits of technology. Human history was redefined away from Augustine's concept of tiresome and tearful time and towards an active pursuit: attempts to achieve perfection. No longer were people expected to face a bleak history passively and blindly. Instead, people are expected to consciously work on perfecting themselves — partially through the use of technology.

The more mechanical arts developed and knowledge increased, the more it looked like humanity was coming closer to the end. Columbus, for example, thought that world would end in around 150 years from his time and even regarded himself as playing a role in the fulfillment of end-times prophecies. He had a hand in both the broadening of marine technology and raw knowledge development with the discovery of new continents. Both were regarded by many as important milestones on the path to perfection and, hence, The End.
 Thus, technology was becoming part and parcel of eschatology.

Enlightenment Science and Enlightenment Religion ... Francis Bacon, Original Sin, and the Millennium

 England and the Enlightenment played important roles in the development of technology as material means to spiritual ends.Soteriology (study of salvation) and eschatology (study of end-times) were common preoccupations in learned circles. Most educated men took very seriously the prophecy of Daniel that "many shall run to and fro,and knowledge shall be increased" (Daniel 12:4) as a sign that The End was close.

Their attempts to increase knowledge about the world and improve human technology was not part of a dispassionate program to simply learn about the world, but instead to be active in millennarian expectations of Apocalypse. Technology played a key role in this as the means by which humans regained mastery over the natural world which was promised in Genesis but which humanity lost in the Fall. As historian Charles Webster observes, "The Puritans genuinely thought that each step in the conquest of nature represented a move towards the millennial condition."

Roger Bacon

 An important figure in the development of modern Western science is Roger Bacon. For Bacon, science meant primarily technology and mechanical arts — not for any esoteric purpose but for utilitarian goals. One interest of his was that the Antichrist not be in sole possession of technological tools in the coming apocalyptic battles. Bacon wrote that:

Antichrist will use these means freely and effectively, in order that he may crush and confound the power of this world... the Church should consider employment of these inventions because of future perils in the times of Antichrist which with the grace of God it would be easy to meet, if prelates and princes promoted study and investigated the secrets of nature.

 Bacon also believed, like others, that technological know-how was an original birthright of humanity which had simply been lost in the Fall. Writing in his Opus Majus, he suggested the contemporary gaps in human understanding stem directly from Original Sin: "Owing to original sin and the particular sins of the individual, part of the image has been damaged, for reason is blind, memory is weak, and the will depraved."

So for Roger Bacon, one of the early lights of scientific rationalism, the pursuit of knowledge and technology had three reasons: First, so that the benefits of technology would not be the sole province of the Antichrist; second, in order to regain power and knowledge lost after the Fall in Eden; and third, in order to overcome current individual sins and achieve spiritual perfection.

Baconian Inheritance

 Bacon's successors in English science followed him very closely in these goals. As Margaret Jacob notes: "Almost every important seventeenth century English scientist or promoter of science from Robert Boyle to Isaac Newton believed in the approaching millennium." Accompanying this was the desire to recover the original Adamic perfection and knowledge lost with the Fall.

The Royal Society was founded in 1660 for the purpose of improving general knowledge and practical knowledge; its Fellows worked at experimental inquiries and the mechanical arts. Philosophically and scientifically, the founders were strongly influenced by Francis Bacon. John Wilkins, for example, claimed in The Beauty of Providence that the advancement of scientific knowledge would allow humanity to recover from the Fall.

Robert Hooke wrote that the Royal Society existed "to attempt the recovery of such allowable arts and inventions as are lost." Thomas Sprat was certain that science was the prefect way to establish "man's redemption." Robert Boyle thought that scientists had a special relationship with God — that they were "born the priest of nature" and that they would ultimately "have a far greater knowledge of God's wonderful universe than Adam himself could have had."

The Freemasons are a direct outgrowth and excellent example of this. In Masonic writings, God is identified very specifically as a practitioner of mechanical arts, most often as the "Great Architect" who had "the Liberal Sciences, particularly Geometry, written on his Heart." Members are encouraged to practice the same scientific arts not only to reclaim lost Adamic knowledge but also to become more God-like. Freemasonry was a means to redemption and perfection through the
 cultivation of science and technology.

A particular legacy of Freemasonry for the rest of society is the development of engineering as a profession by Freemasons in England. August Comte wrote of the role engineers would play in humanity's reclamation of Eden: "the establishment of the class of engineers... will, without doubt, constitute the direct and necessary instrument of coalition between men of science and industrialists, by which alone the new social order can commence." Comte suggested that they, the new priesthood, imitate priests and monks by renouncing pleasures of the flesh.

 At this point it is worth noting that in the Genesis account, the Fall occurs when Adam and Eve eat fruit of knowledge — knowledge of good and evil. So it is ironic that we find scientists promoting an increase in knowledge in the pursuit of regaining the lost perfection. It isn't a complete contradiction, but it is a conflict which I have not seen resolved.

Modern Science & Modern Religion ...Transcendence, Religious and Technological

 Nothing described thus far is ancient history because the legacy of religious science and technology remain with us. Today, the religious impulses underlying technological advancement take two general forms: using explicit religious doctrines, particularly Christianity, to explain why technology should be pursued and using religious imagery of transcendence and redemption removed from traditional religious doctrines but without their losing any motivating power.

An example of the first can be found in modern space exploration. The father of modern rocketry, Werner Von Braun, made use of Christian millennarianism to explain his desire to send humans into space. He wrote that the world was "turned upside down" when Jesus came to earth and that "the same thing can happen again today" by exploring space. Science did not conflict with his religion, but instead confirmed it: "In this reaching of the new millennium through faith in Jesus Christ, science can be a valuable tool rather than an impediment." The "millennium" he spoke of was the End Times.

This religious fervor was carried along by other leaders of America's space program. Jerry Klumas, once a veteran systems engineer at NASA, wrote that explicit Christianity was normal at the Johnson space center and that the increase in knowledge brought by the space program was a fulfillment of the aforementioned prophecy in Daniel.

All the first American astronauts were devout Protestants. It was common for them to engage in religious rituals or reveries when in space and they generally reported that the experience of space flight reaffirmed their religious faith. The first manned mission to the moon broadcast back a reading from Genesis. Even before astronauts stepped out onto the moon, Edwin Aldrin took communion in the capsule — this was the first liquid and first food eaten on the moon. He later recalled that he viewed the earth from a "physically transcendent" perspective and hoped that space exploration would cause people to be "awakened once again to the mythic dimensions of man.

Artificial Intelligence

 The attempt to divorce thinking from the human mind represents another attempt to transcend the human condition. Early on, the reasons were more explicitly Christian. Descartes regarded the body as evidence of humanity's "fallenness" rather than divinity. Flesh stood opposed to reason and impeded the mind's pursuit of pure intellect. Under his influence, later attempts to create a "thinking machine" became attempts to separate immortal and transcendent "mind" from mortal and fallen flesh.

Edward Fredkin, an early apostle and researcher in AI, became convinced that its development was the only hope for prevailing over human limitations and insanity. According to him, it was possible to view the world as a "great computer" and he wanted to write a "global algorithm" which, if methodically executed, would lead to peace and harmony.

Marvin Minsky, who directed the AI program at MIT, regarded the human brain as nothing more than a "meat machine" and the body as a "bloody mess of organic matter." It was his hope to achieve something more and something greater — some means of transcending what his humanity was. Both brain and body were, in his opinion, easily replaceable by machines. When it comes to life, only the "mind" is really important and that was something he wanted to achieve by technology.

There are common desires among AI community members to use machines to transcend their own lives: download their "minds" into machines and perhaps live forever. Hans Moravec has written that intelligent machines would provide humanity with "personal immortality by mind transplant" and that this would be a "defense against the wanton loss of knowledge and function that is the worst aspect of personal death.

Cyberspace
 I don't have the time or space to even begin to address the many religious themes behind nuclear weapons or genetic engineering - but I do need to spend some time on a technological development very relevant here: cyberspace and the internet. There is no question but that the progress of the internet into people's lives is having a profound effect upon human culture. Whether you are a technophile and welcome this or neo-luddite and oppose it, all agree that the old civilization is ending and something new is beginning. Many of the former regard this as a form of salvation while the latter see this as yet another Fall.

If you read the writings of many of the technophiles who work hardest to promote the use of cyberspace, you cannot help but to be struck by the obvious mysticism inherent in the experiences they are attempting to describe. Karen Armstrong has described the mystic's experience of communion as "a sense of unity of all things... the sense of absorption in a larger, ineffable reality." Although she had traditional religious systems in mind, it is worth remembering this description as we look at ostensibly non-religious statements from secular apostles of cyberspace.

John Brockman, digital publisher and author, has written "I am the Internet. I am the World Wide Web. I am information. I am content." Michael Heim, consultant and philosopher, has written: "Our fascination with computers... is more deeply spiritual than utilitarian. When on-line, we break free from bodily existence." We then emulate the "perspective of God", an all-at-oneness of "divine knowledge." Michael Benedikt writes "Reality is death. If only we could, we would wander the
 earth and never leave home; we would enjoy triumphs without risks and eat of the Tree and not be punished, consort daily with angels, enter heaven now and not die."

 Once again, we find technology — the internet — being promoted as a means to transcendence. For some, this is a non-traditional religious transcendence of the body and material limitations in the ephemeral, ineffable realm known as "cyberspace". For others, it is an attempt to transcend our limitations and reacquire personal divinity.

Technology & Religion, Technology as Religion ...When Technology and Religion converge

 In other sections, we examined at the question of whether or not science and technology really were incompatible with religion as is so commonly thought. I offer no definitive answer here, but I think that I have sufficiently muddied the waters of "conventional wisdom" among atheists that there is absolute incompatibility. It seems that they can be very compatible at times, and furthermore that the pursuit of technological advancement has often been a direct result of religion and religious aspirations.

But what should concern secularists and nonbelievers more is the fact that those religious aspirations are not always obviously religious in nature — and if they aren't so obviously religious in the traditional sense, one might not recognize a growing religious impulse within themselves. Sometimes, the desire or promotion of technological progress has stemmed from the fundamental religious impulse to transcend humanity. While the traditional religious stories and mythology (such as explicit Christian references to Eden) may have since fallen away, the impulse remains fundamentally religious, even when this is no longer recognizable to those actively engaged in it.

For all the other-worldly goals of transcendence, however, very worldly powers have benefitted. Benedictine monks were among the first to use technology as a spiritual tool, but eventually their status depended upon their loyalty to kings and popes — and so labor stopped being a form of prayer and became a means for wealth and taxes. Francis Bacon dreamed of technological redemption, but achieved the enrichment of the royal court and always placed the leadership of a new Eden in the hands of aristocratic and scientific elite.

The pattern continues today: the developers of nuclear weapons, space exploration and artificial intelligence may be propelled by religious desires, but they are sustained by military financing and the results of their labors are more powerful governments, more pernicious status quo, and a more preeminent elite of technocrats.

Technology as Religion

 Technology causes problems; there is no disputing this fact, despite all our attempts to use technology to solve our problems. People keep wondering why new technologies have not solved our problems and met our needs; perhaps now, we can suggest one possible and partial answer: they were never meant to.

For many, the development of new technologies has been about transcending mortal and material concerns completely. When an ideology, a religion, or a technology is pursued for the purpose of escaping the human condition where problems and disappointments are a fact of life, then it shouldn't be at all surprising when those human problems are not really solved, when human needs are not entirely met and new problems are produced.

This is itself a fundamental problem with religion and why technology can be a menace — especially when pursued for religious reasons. I am by no means a luddite and do not dispute the use of technology. For all the problems which we create for ourselves, only we will be able to solve them — and technology will be one of our principle means. What is required is not so much a change of means by abandoning technology, but a change in ideology by abandoning the misguided desire for transcending the human condition and taking flight from the world.

This won't be easy to do. Over the past couple of centuries, technological development has come to be seen inevitable and essentially deterministic. The use and development of technology has been removed from political and ideological debates. The goals are no longer considered, just the means. It has been assumed that technological progress will automatically result in an improved society — just witness the race to install computers in schools without any consideration of how they will be used, much less any attempt to consider who will pay for technicians, upgrades, training and maintenance once the computers are purchased. Asking about this is seen as irrelevant — and worse, irreverent.

But this is something which we atheists and secularists in particular must ask ourselves. A great many of us are big promoters of technology. Most reading this on the internet are big fans of the powers and potentials of cyberspace. We have already rejected traditional religious mythologies as motivations in our lives, but have any of us missed inherited motivations towards transcendence in our technological boosterism? How many secular atheists who otherwise spend time critiquing religion are actually driven by an unrecognized religious impulse to transcend humanity when they are promoting science or technology?
 We must take a long, hard look at ourselves and answer honestly: are we looking to technology to escape the human condition with all its problems and disappointments? Or are we instead looking to enhance the human condition, flaws and imperfections notwithstanding? Moral Naturalism tag:atheistnexus.org,2010-07-31:2182797:Topic:929550 2010-07-31T14:51:49.318Z Richard ∑wald http://atheistnexus.org/profile/RichardEwald Here are some links regarding recent work and opinion on the subject of moral naturalism:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/23/opinion/23brooks.html?_r=1

http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/morality10/morality10_index.html Here are some links regarding recent work and opinion on the subject of moral naturalism:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/23/opinion/23brooks.html?_r=1

http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/morality10/morality10_index.html


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Beijing Artist Uses Paper In Unusual Way
Beijing artist Li Hongbo tricks the eye with sculptures that look like marble but are made of paper. WSJ's Elizabeth Yuan reports.
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Getting Started with Solar Electricity
With grid-tied PV systems becoming more and more popular, it is important for RE professionals and system owners alike to have realistic expectations of their systems' performance. Solar-electric power production can be affected by several factors. Orientation, array tilt, seasonal adjustments, and array siting can all affect the bottom line. Proper planning and smart design will help you get the most out of your PV system and improve your rate of return. Installing modules in a sunny, shade-free spot and pointing them toward the sun could be considered common sense to many, but properly orienting and tilting your array for optimal performance is not as intuitive. A PV array's output is proportional to the direct sunlight it receives. Even though PV modules produce some energy in a shady location or without ideal orientation, system costs are high enough that most will want to maximize energy yield. Regardless of how well a system is designed, improper installation can result in poor performance. PV systems should operate for decades, and the materials and methods to install them should be selected accordingly.
Should you install your system or hire a licensed professional to do the work? What skills and tools do you need to tackle a home-scale PV project? How much will you save if you install the system yourself? We frequently get questions like these from Home Power readers. Rather than defaulting to the obvious answer, "it depends," we explore a long list of variables you should thoughtfully consider before tackling the design and installation of your PV system. Owner installation is definitely not for everyone. Like any home improvement project, it's important to realistically assess your skills, and weigh the benefits and potential pitfalls. Installing a PV system certainly isn't rocket science, but doing it well and safely requires experience working with electrical systems, some serious research, and plenty of sound advice. The installation of most residential PV systems is usually better left to the pros, but if you have the right set of skills and expectations, installing your own system can be a realistic goal.
Often, folks who want to install their own system are the same people who are pondering a career shift into the PV industry. Despite the challenging economic climate, there are jobs to be had in this growing market, and with government funds and decreasing component costs fueling new projects and green job training, the time is right to make your move. With a little know-how, the right training, and a sunny disposition, you can be on a new, green career path. Depending on your background and existing skill set, attending a workshop or two may get your foot in the door with a solar company, but you'll likely need to pursue some level of certification or additional credentials if you're serious about making a career in the industry. While you can obtain a lot of system design knowledge from online and classroom presentations, when it comes to installation specifics, nothing beats hands-on training. These courses are not short—nor inexpensive—and are usually geared toward individuals wanting to become professional installers. Training followed by a home installation can be a great progression if you're considering entering the PV industry. The value of living with a PV system, for both homeowners and up-and-coming professionals, is priceless.


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Sesame Fish
- 1 pound of tilapia
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
Spray a broiler pan with vegetable oil spray to prevent fish from sticking. Place tilapia. Whisk together olive oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce and garlic until well blended. Pour over fish. Sprinkle sesame seeds over fish. Broil at medium heat about eight inches away from heat for about 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Makes 4 servings.


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A mucous
Alternative Names
Mucocele; Mucous retention cyst; Ranula; Epulis
Mucous cysts are common. They are painless but can be bothersome because you are so aware of the bumps in your mouth. The cysts are thought to be caused by sucking the lip membranes between the teeth.
Mucous cysts are harmless. If left untreated, however, they can organize and form a permanent bump on the inner surface of the lip.
They are called ranula when on the floor of the mouth, and epulis when on the gums.
The sac may form around jewelry (piercings) that has been inserted into the lips or tongue.
A thin, fluid-filled sac appears on the inside of the lip. The sac is bluish and clear. It is painless, but bothersome.
The sac can also occur on the tongue, palate, inside the cheeks, the floor of the mouth, or around tongue or lip piercings.
Exams and Tests
Your health care provider can usually diagnose a mucous cyst simply by looking at it.
A mucous cyst often can be left alone; it usually will rupture spontaneously. Opening the top of thesac with a sterile needle willhelp it go away. If thecyst returns, it may need to be removed.
To prevent infection and damage to the tissue, opening thesac should NOT be performed at home by the parents. This should be performed by your health care provider. Oral surgeons and some dentists can easily remove the sacs if they continue to be uncomfortable.
Possible Complications
There are usually no complications.
When to Contact a Medical Professional
If it becomes uncomfortable, have thecyst examined by your health care provider during a routine examination.
There is no known prevention. Avoid intentionally sucking the cheeks or lips between the teeth.
Morelli JG. Disorders of the mucous membranes. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 656.
Daniels TE. Diseases of the mouth and salivary glands. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Gordons Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 433.
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Better Business Bureau to Honor Ethical Businesses and Students at Awards Luncheon
Tyler, TX – January 8, 2013 – The Better Business Bureau Serving Central East Texas is proud to announce the second annual Student of Integrity Video Scholarship program. This program recognizes two college-bound seniors who personify high ethics as demonstrated through their creative talents in creation of a 30 to 60 second video, as well as their overall personal integrity and academic history.
"We have developed the Student of Integrity Award as a way to focus on ethics with young adults who are on the cusp of their careers, planning their post secondary education and focusing on future goals," said Mechele Agbayani Mills, President and CEO of BBB Serving Central East Texas "Ethics and integrity will shape their professional and personal experiences throughout their lives, and it is our hope that this award will encourage interested students to consider and articulate their commitment to high ethical behavior."
The first place winner will be awarded a $2,000 textbook scholarship to an accredited college or university. Second place will be awarded $1,000. Finalists will be notified by Friday, January 11, 2013.
The recipients of the 2012-2013 Student of Integrity Scholarship will be honored at the BBB Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, January 30, 2013. The BBB Education Foundation accepts donations year-round for the scholarship.
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Offense and Defense? Not yardage, just scoring points and giving up points.
I really think we can be top 10 in both if we play to our potential.
I'll say #5 defense and #10 offense
Wenhawk wrote:Top 5 in both, but i wonder if our D will take a hit since teams will be having to take more risks and throw more to catch up with our high powered offense.
kearly wrote:Offense: #1 points, #5 yardage, #1 (record breaking) efficiency (FO, etc). Reports about Wilson looking like a different QB are pretty exciting to think about. He didn't really need to be any better, but reports make it sound like he's on another level this offseason. The 2007 Patriots better watch out!
Defense: #3 points, #4 yardage, #2 efficiency. My only concern is the health of the DL, but Seattle did pretty well last year with sub-par pass rush and have made some incredible additions on defense in free agency.
Point Differential: #1. (Record setting - again 2007 Patriots).
nsport wrote:This will be the top scoring offense in the history of the franchise. You can book that.
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I'm off to Vegas on Monday! My Aunt Irma is turning 70 and her daughter thought it would be cool to throw her a party there. About 10 of us--my mom, sister, niece, aunts, uncle, and cousins, from California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Vermont--are converging on Sin City for a few days. What a hoot. My last trip there was for the 2005 Vegas Marathon, my first official marathon in 9 years... as well as last official marathon--they hurt too much. Vegas isn't exactly my first choice for a vacation destination, but it'll be nice to see my relatives, some of whom I haven't seen in 15 years.
Hopefully I'll get a chance to sneak out to Red Rock Canyon ... or I may have to settle for some early morning jaunts up and down the Strip. (O_O)


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On the Noodle Road is one attempt to answer an old chestnut: Did Marco Polo really bring noodles from China to Italy? If not, where did they really come from? Or — to put it another way — from what point along the storied byways of the Silk Road did that humble paste of flour and water first spring into its multifarious existence?
This is the second outing from Asian-American food writer and Beijing cooking school proprietor Jennifer Lin-Liu. In her first, Serve The People, Lin-Liu chronicled her education in traditional Chinese food ways. This book, set shortly after the previous one ended, finds the author a year into her marriage, still running the school, wondering where to go next. And while it's a search for the truth of the noodle's origin myth, it's just as much a quest to sort out her own identity and place in the world.
Traveling the patchwork of routes making up the Silk Road today holds the possibility of countless misadventures for Western travelers. Lin-Liu endures guides who are really government minders, visa-office mix-ups, price haggling and, of course, the constant struggle of acting as an independent female in conservatively Muslim regions. Reading it, you start to feel the pounding headache that goes with packing up a large family operation for a cross-country car trip — and that's before we get to the digestive perils.
Along her journey, Lin-Liu eats and eats. Meals are her bartering currency, and as she progresses she swaps Chinese for Uighur, Central Asian, Persian, and Turkish. Ancient customs of hospitality prevail on even the most destitute stretches of the Silk Road: Complete strangers slaughter a sheep to celebrate the visit of Lin-Liu and her husband, and meals often turn into Pantagruelian lists: "flatbread," "yogurt with diced eggplant," "red pepper dip," "cold wild greens," "soup with garlic scapes," "lamb meatballs," lamb tripe stuffed with lamb, okra, and so on.
Lin-Liu's sensibility is journalistic rather than lyrical, which means you'll find neither the mouthwatering prose feasts of an M.F.K. Fisher nor the hothouse effusions of a Nigella Lawson here. When the noodle trail turns cold midvoyage, the book — neither a gastronomic romance nor, as it turns out, a culinary whodunit — threatens to go with it. Fortunately, Lin-Liu is hungry for knowledge, not just a full plate. Her narrative strengthens as she goes from home to home, cooking with women whose status in society renders them mute outside the protected space of their own kitchens.
Those who hope, as I did, to trace Lin-Liu's noodle quest in one long, shining, unbroken strand will be disappointed. Lin-Liu travels through rice country (China and Iran) and bread country (everywhere else), and finds noodles relegated to secondary or zero status. Like all those who follow roads not knowing whether they lead to Oz or perdition, she must wrestle with whatever answer comes. It's an awkward predicament, and it ties Lin-Liu in knots: "Maybe noodles and filled pasta had taken a roundabout tour of the Middle East and North Africa on their journey to Italy. Or perhaps ... culinary exchanges had taken place between the Italian peninsula and Asia Minor. Or perhaps, it was a coincidence? After seven thousand miles, the connection was still a mystery."
After 400 pages, so is the book's sense of mission.
On the Noodle Road ends up being many things: an odyssey, a travelogue, a documentary on the state of women and wives, even a cookbook in a limited way. And if the book starts in the haze of myth, it ends in the mists of self-actualization. Lin-Liu returns to Beijing, her quest for noodle truth unmet but her own search for meaning highlighted by the kitchen stories of countless women. She deems herself ready to define what it is to be a wife for herself. As she ends her journey, she's pregnant with her first child, and satisfied, she claims, with what she's learned. But for Lin-Liu, the call of food has sounded far louder than the urge to bear children throughout the book. You can't help but wonder whether she arrives at this sense of resolution under narrative compulsion. The noodles refuse to achieve closure? Then, by God, the author will!
But the offering that lingers longest is that capacity for wonder and empathy which opens up between hosts and visitors in even the most closed societies. It makes you wish that the world's cultures could mingle more freely, making peace by breaking bread. For now, though, this book stands as a tantalizing glimpse of what might be.
Author Jen Lin-Liu runs a cooking school in Beijing and she has a passion for noodles. Once, on vacation, she found herself thinking a lot about Marco Polo, the 13th century merchant who supposedly brought noodles from China to Italy - emphasis on supposedly. Lin-Liu looked deeper into the story and found it lacking, so she kept looking and eventually decided to travel the Silk Road in search of the noodle's humble beginnings.
She's now published a book about her trip called "On The Noodle Road." Here's writer T. Susan Chang with a review.
T. SUSAN CHANG, BYLINE: This is Lin-Liu's second book. Her first was called "Serve The People." It was the story of a girl who grew up in the U.S., moved to China and started a cooking school. This book picks up where she left off, still in China, newly married, still running the school but wondering what to do next. So she travels the Silk Road looking for the origin of the noodle. It's a route that, for the Western traveler, holds a lot of opportunity for misadventures.
Guides who are really government minders, visa office mix-ups, haggling over prices and the constant struggle of being a woman alone in conservative cultures. The good news is that Lin-Liu is hungry not just for food, but for knowledge. Her story is strongest when she's meeting women in their own kitchens.
The bad news is that she's more journalistic than lyrical. You won't find mouth-watering prose here. And when the noodle trail turns cold, so does the book. Here's how she tries to resolve her quest: "Maybe noodles had taken a roundabout tour of the Middle East and North Africa on their journey to Italy. Or perhaps culinary exchanges had taken place between the Italian peninsula and Asia Minor. Or perhaps it was a coincidence? After 7,000 miles, the connection was still a mystery."
And I can say, after more than 300 pages, so is the book's mission. "On The Noodle Road" ends up being a lot of things - an odyssey, a travelogue, a documentary on the global state of women and wives, even a cookbook in a limited way. It makes you wish that the world's cultures could mingle a little more freely, making peace by breaking bread or slurping noodles.
For now, though, this book stands as a tantalizing glimpse of what could be.
BLOCK: The book is "On the Noodle Road," by Jen Lin-Liu. Our reviewer is T. Susan Chang, cookbook reviewer for the Boston Globe. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Kayali and Monti Lead Team with Second-Place Finishes
BOSTON – After the women's events wrapped up on Friday at the Terrier Invitational, the Yale women's track and field team came away with several much-improved performances. Though the meet was unscored, such a large competition allows the team, especially its rookies, to get seasoned for the larger championship meets that will occur later in the season.
Senior Alexa Monti impressed the most with a second-place finish in the 60-meter dash. After posting the eighth-fastest of the preliminary times, and just qualifying by 0.03 seconds, Monti came back in 7.78 seconds, a season-best, to take second in the final heat. In all, 54 athletes competed in the event. Seniors Marieme Mbaye and Emily Shulan also competed, placing 17th (8.09) and 33rd (8.34), respectively.
Junior Nihal Kayali also nabbed a second-place finish, in a by-a-nose finish in the 1,000-meter run. Kayali finished in 2:49.67, just behind Siobhan Breagy of Rhode Island, who out-leaned her to finish in 2:49.48.
Sophomore Annelies Gamble continued the Yale dominance in the middle distance events, placing fourth in the 800-meter run in 2:10.98. This is a season-best by almost eight seconds for Gamble, and is just 0.50 seconds off of her Yale record.
In the pole vault, sophomore Emily Urciuoli was sixth after clearing 3.38m (11'1"). Sophomore Amanda Snajder was the only other Bulldog competing in a field event; she placed 19th in the long jump.
Freshman Ashleigh Delemos was ninth in the 60-meter hurdles in 9.23. She barely missed qualifying to advance to the final of the event by just 0.02 seconds. Snajder also competed in the hurdles, coming in 21st. Junior Jenna Poggi was 26th and junior Dakota McCoy was 27th.
The Yale 4x400-meter relay team, comprising junior Allison Rue, Monti, Poggi and freshman Emily Cable, finished in fourth overall, and second in its heat, in 3:53.95. This time is 10 seconds faster than any previous Yale effort so far this season.
Cable was ninth in the 200-meter dash in 25.49, followed by Monti (20th- 25.92) and Delemos (30th- 26.20). Cable also competed in the 400-meter dash, placing 15th in 58.20. Rue was the team leader in the event, placing 11th in 57.77.
In the one mile run, sophomore Sarah Barry was 10th of 116 athletes in 4:52.60. Dartmouth's All-American Abbey D'Agostino won the event in a personal-best 4:37.41.
Finally, in the 5,000-meter run, Yale's distance runners got to try their cross country distance on the track. Junior Elizabeth Marvin was 11th overall of 71 runners in 16:56.03, senior Lindsey Raymond was 15th in 17:03.07 and freshman Kira Garry was a close 16th in 17:03.52.
Next weekend, the Bulldogs return to Coxe Cage to host the annual Giegengack Invitational.
Report by Natalie Villa '13, Yale Sports Publicity


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May 1, 2007
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) announced its men's tennis postseason awards on Tuesday. MIT, the conference regular season and tournament champion, collected eight awards with head coach Dave Hagymas earning Coach of the Year honors for the second straight season.
Thomas Dohlman was named to the Second Team in No. 1 singles and the First Team for No. 1 doubles with partner Eric Beren. The Engineers recorded First Team selections in the No. 2 through No. 5 singles slots, led by Beren, Mark Egan, Peden Nichols, and Melvin Makhni. The No. 2 doubles tandem of Egan and Nichols also collected First-Team accolades.
On Monday, the conference chose Beren as its Player of the Week and he also copped Doubles Team of the Week accolades with Dohlman. In the No. 2 singles slot, Beren defeated his foe from Babson, 6-1, 6-1 in the semifinals. He then registered a 6-0, 6-3 win over his Wheaton opponent in the finals which powered the Engineers to their ninth consecutive NEWMAC title. Dohlman and Beren defeated Babson's top pair, 8-2, in the semifinals. The No. 1 duo then posted the Engineers' lone doubles victory, an 8-4 decision, in the championship match against Wheaton.
MIT will continue its season this weekend at the NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Championship Regional hosted by Middlebury College. The host Panthers are the top seed in the five-team pool, followed by Amherst College, MIT, Ithaca College, and the University of Southern Maine.


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Chromosomal Abnormalities and BMT
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
My friend has just undergone the induction phase of chemotherapy for AML (acute myelogenous leukemia), and has been advised she should get a bone marrow transplant soon, rather than going through a consolidation phase of chemotherapy. Her cytogenetics include a translocation of chromosomes 19 and 11. We presume that this abnormality is what is leading to the need for more aggressive treatment. Could you explain what a translocation is, why it requires more aggressive treatment, and if there is anything else involved in the BMT treatment to address the translocation?
Selina M. Luger, MD, Director of the Leukemia Program and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, responds:
After initial induction chemotherapy for AML , it has been shown that there is a benefit to additional therapy. Whether that therapy should be consolidation chemotherapy or a bone marrow or stem cell transplant is discussed with each patient, with the consideration of several factors.
In making decisions about the appropriate therapy for a patient with AML, we take several issues into consideration, including age of the patient, the way the patient has tolerated the initial chemotherapy, as well as the likelihood that the leukemia will relapse.
One of the best predictors of likelihood of relapse is the chromosomal abnormalities that are seen at the original diagnosis. Many patients with AML have abnormal chromosomes in their leukemia cells. We know that these predict for the likelihood of relapse. Normally people have 23 pairs of chromosomes in each cell (numbered 1 through 22, and then X and/or Y chromosomes, for female or male gender). Some of the abnormalities we see are: deletions, if there are missing chromosomes; trisomies, if there is a 3rd copy of a chromosome instead of 2 copies; or translocations, if a piece of one chromosome hops onto another chromosome. Studies that have been done over the years have demonstrated a predictive value to knowing the chromosomal findings at diagnosis. So, given that we know that a person with one of these abnormalities is more likely to relapse, it may be suggested that the person pursue more aggressive therapy.


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Every Chinese will have 2 birthdays in a year.....one, according to the chinese calender. And today, its my husband's...and i wonder how to celebrate with him on his day.
Finally i decided to celebrate in a very traditional way....a traditional breakfast for him. This is the first time he celebrate his birthday (on chinese calender) hee hee....
See, Hokkien will eat 'mee-sua' & eggs on their birthdays, so i decided to cook this mee with chicken stocks.
A very simple chicken soup, with a little garlic added. Only mee will look alittle dull, so i added chicken drumstick marinated with some light soy sauce and pepper. And that hard-boil egg suppose to look like a heart shape...ha ha ha!
It turned out quite tasty, not to say delicious, but perfect for a traditional breakfast, i guess...hee hee! Will be celebrating his actual birthday next week....mmmm, stay tune!...;P


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Minority and Non-Traditional Law Students / Re: Still have a chance if I take LSAT in December?« on: October 06, 2009, 09:01:51 PM »
Thanks EarlCat, that's helpful. Any more responses about how screwed we really are to take the LSAT in December? anyone know when the scores will get to law schools if I take it December?


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Business news : More upside than downside for housing in 2013: Goldman Sachs
Investors will get a fresh update on the state of the U.S. housing market later on Wednesday, with an index of sentiment among home builders set to show a tickup, though not over that key reading of 50 that shows more builders are seeing selling conditions as better, not worse. Read: What to watch on U.S. economy on Wednesday
Ahead of that, Goldman Sachs offered up its latest thoughts on that key sector in a research note. Their view: Housing is likely to 'outperform' otherwise sluggish macroeconomic financials that they expect in 2013. Goldman admits that it's harder to identify downside risks to a highly cyclical sector such as housing, but easier to pick out upside risks, which they do.
They revisited 'housing stabilization', which was among their top market themes for 2013, coming up with four reasons why outperformance in this sector is coming.
Mortgage lending terms are more likely to ease up than tighten. Sure, fiscal restraint is going to weigh on housing demand as income growth weakens, but Goldman expects easing of lending standards — as tight as they've ever been, it says — will offset that.
Pent-up demand is coming back. Recent declines in formations of households among the young and immigrants is likely to prove transitory and further boost housing demand, said Goldman. Of course, they said some of this improvement will depend on the strength of economic growth, which could benefit the rental as well as owner market. Even so, some of that 'pent-up' demand wants to own homes.
Private investor demand set to gain momentum. While it's tough to find the data, an increasing number of investors have been getting capital together to buy foreclosed or distressed properties, invest in renovating them and renting out. Goldman sees that activity gaining momentum in 2013, which could sustain housing demand at levels higher than might otherwise expected and help establish a rough 'floor' on housing prices.
Housing demand should be able to 'look through' a temporary soft patch. Expected future incomes factor big into household decisions, more so than for non-housing consumption. If that forward outlook improves, that should help housing demand 'outperform' the strength of current income growth. Also, expectations that prices will go up should also help further strengthen demand for the housing market.
Of course, says Goldman, housing will take a "hard hit" if debt-ceiling negotiations go awry and the economy drops into a deep recession. "But we still think this scenario is unlikely," said Goldman. "A fiscal 'hump' in the first half of 2013 remains our central scenario, and we think the housing recovery should not only persist through this weakness, but could well surprise to the upside."
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Show Stopping Desserts - Masterclass
York Cocoa House
Thursday, 7 June 2018 at 18:30 (SST)
Show Stopping Desserts
There is no better way to impress dinner guests than being able to make a gorgeous dessert, chocolate will certainly achieve that wow factor! We'll show you how to create our favourite Salted Caramel Chocolate Truffle Cake with a range of chocolate making techniques that you will be able to use to create your own perfect, stunning chocolate dessert.
This workshop is part of our Chocolate Masterclass program, it can be enjoyed on its own or as part of a series of classes. Previous knowledge will not be necessary so it's a perfect introduction to the mechanics of working with chocolate, especially for any for any cake maker that wants to understand more about how chocolate works.
During the workshop you will:
What will you take away with you?
Each participant will take home approximately 400g of your own chocolate desserts as well as the recipes and technical worksheets to be able to make your own and perfect your skills at home.
Who is it suitable for?
Perfect for chocolate lovers of all ages and abilities who want to learn more of the secrets to create their own gorgeous chocolates at home. This course is also ideal for chefs and catering students to learn how to work with fine quality chocolate in a range of environments and purposes.
Please note that children are most welcome at this workshop, however we do ask that they are accompanied by a full paying adult participant
Forthcoming Workshop Dates:
Chocolate Masterclass'
Our Chocolate Masterclass series is a 15 course program that covers a whole range of techniques to enable any chocolate lover to fully master and understand how to work with our favorite food. This series of classes can be taken on their own as individual classes or can be taken as your own series.
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24 May, 2009
10 comments:
- RED PEPPER QUILTS said...
Happy Birthday for yesterday! Hope you had a lovely day! Wishing you a fantastic year....
Red Pepper Quilts
- May 25, 2009 at 12:53 AM
- True Blue Nana said...
Happy Birthday. I am glad your daughter is better but sorry you have to go back to work. I worked for many many years but not working is much better!
- May 25, 2009 at 5:34 AM
- Victoria said...
Happy belated Birthday!
Hope your little one is feeling super-duper today.
Good news! You won my blog giveaway! I have sent you an email, but wanted to let you know here, too just in case it got overlooked. Have a great day!
- May 25, 2009 at 6:31 AM
- elizabeth said...
Oh My! I'm so glad she's okay, that must've been awful! Poor baby. And poor mama!
- May 25, 2009 at 8:36 AM
- ~Michelle~ said...
Woot! I love dots, so happy I won! And the karma gods are liking you too - congrats on winning the Quilts, Baby! book :) I'm glad your little girl is doing better - spider bites are nasty!
- May 25, 2009 at 12:29 PM
- BUMBLE BEANS said...
cute cute quilts! what fun! hope the little one is feeling better!
- May 25, 2009 at 6:47 PM
- Jenny said...
Sorry about that. I realized that after I left the other comment. We just hadn't chatted in a while!!
- May 26, 2009 at 7:48 AM
- Jessica said...
I'm glad your little one is on the rebound! And happy belated birthday!
- May 26, 2009 at 6:50 PM
- Samantha said...
Poor baby! And poor you. And happy birthday to you!
- May 27, 2009 at 3:58 PM
- amandajean said...
happy belated birthday! i hope your day was great!
- May 29, 2009 at 8:13 AM


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text: Dave Chameides 118 Report post Posted February 21, 2014 As many of you know a 2nd AC was killed on a set yesterday while shooting on a train track. She was struck and killed and 7 others were injured. There are a lot of questions of course and will be for some time. I'm pasting a post i put on Facebook to share because as ops and people higher in the pecking order, I think it's incumbent on all of us to let our crew know that we will go to bat for them should they feel the need to speak up but not want to make waves. Our position carries responsibility with it and one of those responsibilities is to look out for those in our crew who we know would never complain and just want to hump all day making us look even better. Sarah,I didn't know you but learned today that you were a "sister" of mine, a 2nd AC in Local 600, that you were working on a film set yesterday and that now you are no longer with us as a result. I am so sorry that your life was cut short for something as trivial as moviemaking and so sorry that no one spoke up to say "this isn't safe" before a train came down the tracks you were shooting on killing you and injuring seven others. I don't really know much about the situation or what actually happened, but I am sure that you were doing your job, performing your functions professionally, secure in the knowledge that since others were doing it, things must be safe. I don't know if you were concerned, if there was a safety meeting, if you asked and someone said, "yeah it'll be fine" or, if like so often happens, you were moving so fast to help your team get "the shot" that you didn't take the time to consider what was being asked of you. I don't know a lot of things.But I do know this Sarah. No one had your back. If they did, you'd still be here today. The Director should have said no. The AD should have said no. The DP should have said no. Production should have said no. Your operator should have said no. I don't know if any of these things happened, but I do know that you were out on those tracks and that means someone didn't step up enough. You were doing what was asked of you and for that reason, you are gone.And I am so sorry because a 2nd AC shouldn't be the one to make the call that something is unsafe. A 2nd AC, or anyone for that matter, should not have been out on those tracks. A 2nd AC should not have died yesterday. No one should have.I don't know what will change as a result of your death but I do know this. From here on forward, I pledge as an A Camera/Steadicam operator, and one of the senior members of my department, that I will contact every member of my department before we start shooting any job to let them know that I have their backs. I am going to explain that I need them to speak up about unsafe conditions on set and that if they don't feel comfortable speaking out because of their position, that I will gladly speak to production on behalf of all of us. I am going to tell my union brothers and sisters that we work way too fast, way too long, and way too hard and that I need them to watch my back just as much as I need to watch theirs. I need them to speak up on my behalf because I'm often after that elusive "shot" and can sometimes forget. I need them to protect me and I need to protect them. I am in a position where part of my job is to speak up and I need to take that responsibility seriously. Because no one should ever die on a movie set.I'm sorry Sarah. We failed you. This won't help you and I pray that you are resting in peace today, although that is of little comfort to those you were forced to leave behind. Perhaps at least something good can come from this and moving forward I pray that yours is the last death we read about on the set of any production. Signed – a brother 26 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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West Central South
The Yellow Medicine East girls' golf team finished fourth in the final West Central Conference golf meet of the season, held Monday at The Crossing in Montevideo.
West Central South
The Yellow Medicine East girls' golf team finished fourth in the final West Central Conference golf meet of the season, held Monday at The Crossing in Montevideo.
The BOLD Warriors won the event with a team total of 179. Host Montevideo came in second with a score of 192, followed by Morris (202), YME (212), Benson (216) and Lac qui Parle Valley (221).
BOLD's Chole Altmann had the low round of the day with a 40.
For YME sophomore Erica Moritz and senior Claressa Thielen led the Sting, each posting a round of 52.
In the final conference point standings, YME finished in a tie for fourth with Benson with 25 points. BOLD (49) took first place, with Montevideo (41) in second and Morris (29) in third.
Team scoring
(1) BOLD 179 (2) Montevideo 192 (3) Morris 202 (4) Yellow Medicine East 212 (5) Benson 216 (6) Lac qui Parle Valley 221
Individual (top five)
(1) Chole Altmann, BOLD, 40 (2) Jen Kack, LqPV, 42 (t3) Cassidy Hennen, MOR, 45 (t3) Ashley Schmitz, BOLD, 45 (5) Breann Mertens, BOLD, 46
YME individual results
Tiana Gardner 54; Erica Moritz 52; Leah Jeseritz 54; Claressa Thielen 52.
West Central South
Sophomore Eric Moritz carded a round of 47 as the Yellow Medicine East Sting took fourth place at the West Central Conference South meet Thursday in Benson.
Winning Thursday's meet was BOLD with a 180, which beat second-place Montevideo by 14 strokes. The Warriors' Chole Altmann took medalist honors with a 39.
With one conference meet remaining, the Sting sit in fifth place with 21 points. BOLD leads the WCC with 42.
Also swinging for the Sting, were Claressa Thielen, who carded a 49, Tianna Gardner who logged a 56 and Leah Jeseritz who came around with a 58.
Team scoring
(1) BOLD 180 (2) Montevideo 194 (3) Morris 201 (4) Yellow Medicine East 210 (5) Benson 212 (6) Lac qui Parle Valley 224
Individual (top five)
(1) Chole Altmann, BOLD, 39 (2) Jen Kack, LqPV, 42 (3) Cassidy Hennen, M-A/CA, 45 (4) Kendyl Anderson, Monte, 46 (4) Ashley Schmitz, Monte, 46
YME individual results
Erica Mortiz 47, Claressa Thielen 49, Tiana Gardner 56, Leah Jeseritz 58.
West Central South
BOLD had three golfers place among the top five and won a West Central South Conference meet at Morris' Pomme de Terre Golf Club on Tuesday.
BOLD shot 183 to finish eight strokes ahead of second-place Montevideo, and Morris/Chokio-Alberta was third at 197.
Yellow Medicine East placed sixth at the meet—one of their worst conference finishes of the year.
As she has for most of the season, Erica Moritz led the Sting, this time with a 53. YME's Tiana Gardner and Cassie Thielen, meanwhile, each hit 57s, while Leah Jeseritz notched a 65.
Team scoring
(1) BOLD 183 (2) Montevideo 191 (3) Morris/Chokio-Alberta 197 (4) Benson 212 (5) Lac qui Parle Valley 227 (6) Yellow Medicine East 232
Individual (top five)
(1) Kellie Enderson, Ben, 43 (2) tie, Ashley Schmitz, BOLD, and Breann Mertens, BOLD, 44 (4) tie, Kendyl Anderson, Mon, Kelsey Amborn, Mon, and Chloe Altmann, BOLD, 46
YME individual results
Tiana Gardner 57, Erica Moritz 53, Leah Jeseritz 65, Cassie Thielen 57


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