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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - MIT's dynamic combination of junior captain Doria Holbrook and freshman Lauren Cipicchio swept the diving events and the Engineers (7-1, 5-1 NEWMAC) grabbed the top three spots in the 200-yard individual medley on their way to toppling New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference foes Springfield College and the United States Coast Guard Academy on Sunday afternoon. Tech overcame defending NEWMAC champion Springfield, 176-124, and Coast Guard, 230-69.
The Pride (5-7, 3-1 NEWMAC) defeated the Bears (1-6, 1-5 NEWMAC), 181-118, in the day's other match-up.
Holbrook took the one-meter diving crown with a score of 241.55, while Cipicchio earned maximum points in the three-meter portion with a 295.00-point dive. Holbrook took second-place honors with a 268.60 score.
The 200-yard individual medley was another important event for the Cardinal and Gray, which saw Nicole O'Keeffe (2:17.59), Jen Chao (2:20.80) and Abby Clark (2:22.45) finish 1-2-3 to earn a significant chunk of points.
Senior captain Katherine Thornton was up to her usual tricks, swimming to individual victories in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:42.75) and the 500-yard freestyle (5:15.33) while also leading off the 400-yard free relay team along with Stephanie Sidelko, Ashley Pinchinat and Sasha Brophy, which earned a first-place finish with a time of 3:44.10.
Brophy earned an individual victory of her own in the 200-yard freestyle, touching the wall ahead of the competition at 1:58.83. Freshman Ellie Souganidis got in on the act by taking maximum points in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:01.35, while fellow first-year Priya Parayanthal finished just behind her by clocking in at 1:02.55.
The Institute's other first-place finish came in the 200-yard medley relay, as the team of Chao, O'Keeffe, Souganidis and Sidelko clocked in at 1:54.67, ahead of all competitors.
Head coach Dawn Gerken was pleased by how well her team performed, saying that "today's tri-meet was a competitive match-up that could have gone either way. We were fortunate to win a few close races, but the real key to our victory was depth," she added.
She concluded, "I am proud of how well we raced, but, more importantly, I am proud of the way the team supported one another."
Sophomore Moira Price was Springfield's top competitor, earning victories in both the 100-yard (1:08.99) and the 200-yard (2:29.79) breaststrokes. Senior Meaghan O'Hara touched the wall at 2:17.47 in the 200-yard backstroke to earn another first-place finish for the Pride.
Despite the losses, Coast Guard received an impressive performance from junior Joan Hunter, who won both the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard freestyle.
MIT will return to action on Saturday, Jan. 20, when it hosts Tufts University at 1:00 p.m. Springfield will hit the road on that same day to take on Williams College at 1:00 p.m., while Coast Guard travels to Babson on Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 5:00 p.m.


text: "Fenway Park: 100 YEARS: The Official Definitive History of America's Most Beloved Ballpark" was reason enough for Red Sox fans to visit Barnes & Nobel and Sunday's visit by Red Sox player Sam Horn made it even better. Horn autographed copies of the book and chatted with fans, including Julia Caffrey who displayed her loyalty. Horn said Fenway is one of those parks – Toronto and Oakland were the others he named – where he feels "comfortable" and "in the zone" playing. Regardless of the sport, Horn said, in order to play, their best athletes must be comfortable with themselves. And Horn certainly made fans comfortable as he talked about baseball and autographed books. (Warwick Beacon photo)

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By the end of the second day of the Canada 3.0 conference in Stratford, we were all channeling Buffalo Springfield —"there's something happening here." Ian Wilson, the freshly minted executive director of the Stratford Institute for Digital Media and Global Business observed, "This is so much more than just another conference."
Conference moderator Ken Coates, Dean of Arts for Waterloo University tapped the emotional chord best by pointing out how at it's conception, the conference expected to host 300 delegates and then ended up with over 1100 delegates from industry, academe and government — together, calling for a digital strategy for Canada and laying the foundation to get there.
"The important thing about this was who showed up," Ken said. "We all came together to start something important … now lets get on with it!" (more…)


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Obama's Bad Neighbor Policy
The Western Hemisphere has not fared well under the Obama doctrine. WSJ's Mary Anastasia O'Grady reports. Photo: Associated Press.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... Herewith ... are still ... very Stacy O'Grady you hearing ... early on ... not next week's debate that the week after they are going to be a foreign policy and you are our weekly columns on the America so far the world that extends from Canada through the United States and all the way don't Brizo ... and you've written about what President Obama is relationship has been to this part of the world and in your view ... it has not exactly been smooth relationship that all starting with the up ... some of the Americas in two thousand ... yet I think that it's pretty much been a disaster for the people of the American is still up to the United States is of leader of the free world and in two thousand and nine ... the summit in our Christmas in April and President Obama went to Port of Spain and ten and Tobago ... and was seen in yapping at up with the move to China as who is ... basically a military dictator the law ... well interesting in in in Waziristan is photograph taken with them and you know we've just had no election in Venezuela and the United States is high in March with no pressure whatsoever on his activities down ... now and you know he is a protege of Fidel Castro and the model that he used to get power and then consolidate power ... and basically just right all the institutions that would put checks and balances on his presidency has been used over and over again in the region ... and God you know that the Obama missed ration hasn't ... lifted a finger to say anything about any of that and yet when Honduras ... I tried to get rid of somebody was going to copy that model ... they came down on an un be Honduran democracy like a ton of bricks to marry one area that could certainly come up in the debate in two weeks is trade policy because Mitt Romney has put trade policy at the center of this fund point plane ... and ... we talk about trade policy in the Americas with him mealy comes up is the Colombia free trade pacts and amazingly enough present Obama in the last I did they ... claimed that he bought ... the house and he was ... the most of the shed of the Colombia free trade agreement ... present Obama Democrat did everything they could to deal with ... that ... and and you know you remember that during the Bush administration Nancy policy basically block the vote in Congress ... but when the present Obama came in he did not ... advocate for Denny was only forced to do it and it begrudgingly ... I'm after people like Democrat Max Baucus for Montana was complaining about all the markets and that the fires were losing you know Mary got a bottle but there's an issue at the center of that seems to me and that is the role of the unions in American politics a lot of these things that are different from stood between the au Bon administration in the countries in the Americas are union objections to certain policies whether it's human rights in Colombia or whether it's the strainer ... well yes the unions have been a big driver for present Obama to lock up a free trade ... but they you know there's lots of other things that he's done for example the Keystone pipeline that would have provided union jobs but he was afraid of offending his environmental lobby and of course in doing in blocking the Keystone pipeline ... he basically double cross our ally Canada and helped fuel a Chavez because he did deliver Canadian oil ... to the Gulf Coast refineries ... there any men respond while that was a great tool for for the United States and present Obama ... would have been basically double cross Canada but also helped


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WVU to offer summer camp for budding designers
High school students will have the opportunity to develop creativity and design skills in fun and unique ways when they register for Design WV Summer Camp at West Virginia University.
Hosted by the Division of Design and Merchandising in the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, the camp will be held July 28 – Aug. 1.
"This will be a great way for students to learn basic photography, sketching, painting, collage and computer design skills with like-minded peers while getting acquainted with WVU and the surrounding community," said Elijah Pollard, coordinator of the camp and visiting assistant professor of design and merchandising. "We've also created a four-day scavenger hunt to help students learn the elements and principles of design."
Students will also have the opportunity to learn about careers in the fields of interior design, fashion design and merchandising, and other design-related industries.
Additionally, the camp will partner with Adventure WV to offer outdoor recreational and peer-bonding activities.
The camp fee is $475 which includes three meals per day, dorm lodging and art supplies.
Registration is open until all of the camp spaces are filled; however, space is limited.
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"Devil's claw" for your joints!
Harpagophytum derives its nickname "devil's claw" from its fruits; these have sharp curved hooks that get caught in the coats and fur of animals which struggle to get rid of them.
Traditionally used to promote good joint function, harpagophytum is believed to have the power to help strengthen the musculoskeletal system and maintain joints in good health (in a dose of 1.5 to 4g/day of dried root).
These secondary roots contain harpagosides.
Fleurance Nature has selected an organic variety of harpagophytum procumbens, produced using a harvesting and drying technique that respects the natural life cycle and sustainability of the species. The plants are harvested on the fringes of the Kalahari desert, in Namibia. A small trench is dug at a distance from every flower, leaving the main root securely in place and extracting only one section of the secondary roots. The trench is systematically filed in after harvesting to ensure regrowth. Every harvest is then analysed and packaged in France.


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This is the first module in the Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) Project Suite curriculum. Activities are self-directed by students or student teams using online videos and data from the SDO satellite to explore, research and build knowledge about... (View More) features of the Sun. Students build vocabulary, apply or demonstrate learning through real world connections, and creating resources to use in their investigations. Each activity comes with both a teacher and student guide with sequential instructions and embedded links to the needed videos and internet resources. Activity 1A: Structure of the Earth's Star takes students through the features and function of the Sun's structures using online videos, completing a "Sun Primer" data sheet using information from the videos, and creating a 3D origami model of the Sun. Students use a KWL chart to track what they have learned. Activity 1B: Observing the Sun has students capture real solar images from SDO data to find and record sunspots and track their movement across the surface of the Sun. Activity 1C has students create a pin-hole camera to use in calculating the actual diameter of the Sun, and then calculate scales to create a Earth-Sun scale model. Students reflect on their learning and results at the end of the module. An internet connection and access to computers are needed to complete this module. See related and supplementary resources for link to full curriculum. The appendix includes an alignment to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). (View Less)
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This is a lesson about the Cassini mission to Saturn. Learners will create their Saturn Discovery Logs. They will use the Saturn Discovery Log to chronicle their journey of discovery about Saturn and Cassini through nonfiction writing. For their... (View More) first log entry, students will draw what they picture when they hear the words "Saturn" and "Cassini," and add labels and captions to their drawings. Students will share their work with partners. This is lesson 1 of 12 in "Reading, Writing & Rings!" for grades 3-4. (View Less)
Learners will compare the sizes of Saturn and Earth by making to-scale illustrations. Students also label and caption their illustrations using scientific language. This is lesson 3 of 10 in "Reading, Writing & Rings!" for grades 1-2.
In this lesson, learners will create an outdoor, to-scale model of the distances between the Sun, Earth, and Saturn. They will then conduct a guided walk to Saturn - which gives students an understanding of how far away Saturn is from Earth and the... (View More) Sun. Like enthusiastic travelers everywhere, students will write a "postcard home" to share their exciting trip. This is lesson 4 of 10 in "Reading, Writing & Rings!" for grades 1-2. (View Less)
Learners will create a three-dimensional model of Saturn and its rings. The model will show the particle nature and structure of the rings. Students also write about the model in this lesson. With the aid of a graphic organizer, students organize... (View More) their thoughts, then draft and write a paragraph to explain what they know about the ring system. You will need a 2 and 1/2 inch styrofoam ball and some vermiculite for each student. This is lesson 7 of 10 in the Mission to Saturn Educators Guide, Reading Writing Rings, for grades 1-2. (View Less)


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Freshman Tan Wins Baldwin Oratoricalby Sean Hildebrand '14 • April 14, 2011 Share:
Freshman Tim Tan edgedout three other contestants Wednesday to win the Baldwin Oratorical Speech Contest.
The theme was "Practicing Civic Engagement," and students gave persuasive, extemporaneous speeches for the judges. Preliminary rounds were held on April 5, 6, and 7, and were judged by the Rhetoric department professors (Jennifer Abbott, Jill Lamberton, Jenny Hamilton, and Todd McDorman). The 12 contestants were asked to address a public issue and advocate one solution that would help solve the problem. Students had to clearly address the issue and localize their solutions as much as possible while explaining how the problem impacts the audience. Their goal was to persuade the audience to believe in their solutions and guide them towards an action plan.
There were 12 students entered into the preliminary rounds, but only four could move on to the finals. They finalists were freshman Derrick Li, senior Adam Phipps, junior Reggie Steele, and freshman Tan. They attempted to sway the minds of judges Todd Barton (class of 2000), Alexandra Hoerl (assistant professor of Political Science), and Ryan Vaughn (also class of 2000).
"I received a lot of help from the entire Rhetoric department," Tan said. "I was nervous, especially near the very end of the speech. It was a great opportunity for me, and I think this contest is a great way for students to choose a topic and try and convince the audience a certain direction. I greatly appreciated the audience who showed up tonight."
As the winner of the 137th annual contest, Tan won the $250 top prize. The fourth-place finalist and winner of $50 was Derrick Li; third was Reggie Steele who took the $100 prize. Adam Phipps was second and received the $150 prize.
Freshman Derrick Li was the leadoff speaker, reflecting on the possibility of changing the Wabash tradition of same-sex education. He advocated Wabash should begin a coed education program in which students could take one course each semester at nearby Purdue University. Li believed it would bring in more applicants as well as a more social and prestigious presence to our campus. It would also allow for students to enroll in courses not offered at Wabash, and it could help keep our alumni support.
Next up was junior Reggie Steele, whose speech was titled "Wabash College, Practice What You Preach." He advocated that Wabash College should stop tolerating students of color and instead embrace them. .
Tan was third to speak. He discussed issues regarding homosexuality. He advocated Wabash College needs to show more support for the GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender) organization.
The final speaker of the night was senior Adam Phipps, whose oration reminded students how poorly the Wabash campus is treated. His speech, "Recycling at Wabash," proposed the current system must be revised and we must take charge and become better recycling advocates.
The competition is a tradition that dates back to the beginning years of the school, in 1873, when Judge D.P. Baldwin hosted the first event. Baldwin believed awards should be given to the students who "composed and pronounced the best orations."
According to Professor Abbott, Wabash continues to carry on this event so students have their opportunity to voice their perspectives and advocate positions on topics that matter. Every year the contest reminds us, Abbott said, that it is important for our community to think about real world issues and that we have significant roles in how public speaking is meaningful in our democratic society.
Finalists in photo on lower right: From left, Phipps, Tan, Steele, Li. Photos by Drew Casey '12


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We'd love to tell you how, but unfortunately, this instruction manual is made in a different factory from the actual grill, and they never got around to sending one over for us to check out. If we're being honest, we're shooting in the dark that the CharMaster Deluxe 3000 is indeed a grilling system. It could be a back massager; we literally have no idea.
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Next out of the box should be the cooking grid. Your grid has been coated with a tough non-stick surface that has never been tested at a heat higher than 85 degrees, so some flaking of the Teflon coating is perfectly normal. Just tell your friends that the little black flakes stuck to their food are some kind of extra-crunchy Cajun seasoning. If this doesn't work, get dumber friends.
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Forgive me if this os the wrong place for this, but I recently had an idea for a different sort of Forum War: a survival game, like Call of Cthulhu or any zombie game, really. The idea is that each player gets one person to use, with multiple hit-points. When they die, you lose, so the last one standing wins the game. The set-up would be up to the host, but should contain plenty of tall terrain and weapons lying around. The host controls a force of say, 28 zombies and there are 7 or so players. Each character/player has various strengths and weaknesses, like the superstitious cop may start with good armor and weapons, but he fights worse when zombies are nearby. Also, players may kill each other to win, as is the spirit of Brikwars.
The real difference however, would be that each player, each turn is given four pictures of what their character can see to each of their sides and the end of turn pictures and stuff are only posted when the game ends, so the players only know what their fig would see and must make decisions based on that. This would work best in a city set-up, with buildings all over and zombies around every corner.
Just an idea.


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Tonight during an #edchat on Twitter, the group was discussing leadership in education. Partially joking, but with some level of honest curiosity I sent the follow tweet out:
I got some initial kick back that schools certainly need a principal and could not imagine functioning without. I poked back as a means to stretch my own thinking and not necessarily to be perceived as an anti-administration rant. With that being said, here are a few of the arguments that came out and some of my initial thoughts.
"We need principals for discipline."
This bothers me a little bit, because I always thought of discipline as a teacher's job. Now, there are certainly times when things escalate and you need to bring in the "big guns" or reinforcements. My own school has three administrators and a school resource officer (school police). They are called in to deescalate situations and in some cases remove students from the classroom. My question is, why does this have to be the role of the administration? Can we not create a disciplinary advisory committee of sorts that handles this? What about this committee being teachers who are trained in such situations and provide that support? This group could also be the one that makes collective decisions on actions taken in terms of consequences and next steps.
"Someone has to do the schedules and plan the meetings."
Let's be honest, most of the meetings we attend are a waste of our collective time and only exist for the sake of saying they exist. A fair amount of the information in our meetings could be disseminated in a brief email. In terms of the schedules, I think we could again utilize a small group of teachers who are good at that sort of thing. I work with a woman that does all of the scheduling for our team's special days and testing days. She has a brain that works that way and does it very well. Why can we not just tap these people to do this?
"We need administrators to evaluate the teachers."
Yet again, why does this have to be an administrator job? Yes, I understand that teachers need to be evaluated and that often impacts if people keep their jobs or in some cases their pay. However, this model does not actually promote what it should, which is improved teaching and learning. When teachers are evaluated by administrators that are not practicing teachers, it is difficult to value their insight. On the other hand, if a peer observes and provides feedback that comes from a place of credibility and in most cases more honesty. Why can we not create a culture of openness and reflection where peer feedback is part of the norm? If that were the case, would we still need administrator evaluations?
Now, I am not an administrator and don't even play one on TV. My opinions are completely based on my own experiences with administrators and the experiences of those I have talked with about the topic. I know there are many more things that administrators do that is not mentioned in this post and I am not exactly advocating that we do away with them completely. I am just wondering if there is a better way. The best administrators I know miss the classroom and the teaching. If you talk to teachers describe the worst administrators they often talk about how out of touch they are and not connected to what is really going on in the building. Would all of these problems be solved if schools were self-governed by the teachers in the building? Could we indicate a small handful of "go-to people" in times of emergency like the early days of the Roman Republic? I anticipate I will reflect more on this, but would love to hear your thoughts…can a school function without an administrator?


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Neil Young Adds 2014 Tour Dates
He didn't play as many dates as he'd planned in 2013, but Neil Young is already filling up his concert schedule for next year.
Young has announced a handful of 2014 shows, starting in January with a series of benefit performances on behalf of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation relief fund, established to help Albertan natives fight the development of oil-sands reserves in the Canadian province. Young is scheduled to be joined by Diana Krall for the dates, four in all, starting on Jan. 12 in Toronto and concluding Jan. 19 in Calgary.
After trucking through the Canadian snow in January, Young and his entourage will be ready for warmer climes, and in July, they'll head to the U.K. to appear at the Hyde Park festival. On July 12, Young and Crazy Horse will join an eclectic group of artists -- including the National, Tom Odell, Caitlin Rose, Phosphorescent and Flyte -- on the sprawling 10-day event's impressive lineup. Barclaycard customers have access to a special pre-order sale that begins Dec. 11 at this website.
Young fans who find themselves jonesing for live Neil, but are unable to make the trek to Canada or the U.K., can content themselves with the just-released 'Live at the Cellar Door 1970,' which continues his Archives Performance Series with a look at a pivotal series of solo dates from early in his career.
Neil Young 2014 Tour Dates
1/12 - Toronto, Canada
1/16 - Winnipeg, Canada
1/17 - Regina, Canada
1/19 - Calgary, Canada
7/12 - London, England


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Am I the only one sick of Square Enix?
All of the great Final fantasy games were made by Square soft as well as the original kingdom hearts. They actually cared about what the fans wanted and knew how to make an amazing game. All Square Enix cares about is money. They're making a third final fantasy xiii and instead of releasing final fantasy xiii versus as that title they're releasing it as final fantasy xv to save money. how pathetic is that?
Eh, it's a company, and the entire purpose of a company IS to make/save money whenever/wherever possible as long as it doesn't impact the products.
I feel they still have good games, I play them. So I won't complain if they change a title to save money as long as it's still a solid game ^.^
I'm not a fan of the FFXIII Lightning franchise, which they're pushing down our throats. I'm sick of FFXIII I guess. But not Square Enix.
イタリアが愛の国であるならば、 全ての愛は俺の手中にある。
Yup. Hate them.
Funimation hates PS4
Course you're not. Many fans are quite fed up with another Lightning installment. She's like Toriyama's lover or something, he can't let her go. They're going to milk the series dry before moving on. However, there is something called Project Crystallis going on. To help push for Versus and localize Type-0. You can find us on Facebook, Tumblr and even Twitter.
Nah not really. I almost was when I found out about FFversusXIII. Then it was a rumor so now me and SE are on good terms.
Sing sweet.....
I like ff13 though.
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I like ff13 though.
Same. and OP: FF-VIII was a great game. it was a Square Enix project. Crisis Core is amazing and Deus Ex Human Revolution as well.
Finally got off my lazy ass and picked up the weights again.
Have never played any of the FF games, but i do LOVE the Kingdom Hearts games that Square Enix made. Great stories, great characters and even greater music!! I love this series and I hope it keeps going
I'm in love with fictional movie characters... So sue me!
Actually, all Square Enix cared about was creativity when making the first Final Fantasy XIII installment.
And, I was totally hooked on that game, the battle paradigm was magnificent, the graphic breathtaking and the story plot exceptional.
It's when fans make demands for this or that to be changed, that it takes away the creator's creativity.
I personally prefer to play games that were purely designed by the game designers... rather than games that have the same elements suggested by fans just because they can't accept new ideas or change.
Square Enix took a risk in Final Fantasy XIII by making the first 10 chapters played in enclosed space.
It was a great move, it wouldn't make sense for it to be open world because it wouldn't go along with the story plot.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 had everything the angry fans suggested, and it's great and unique as well, but to this day, I still wondered what would it have been like if they never listened to the fans and stuck to their original ideas. The story in XIII-2 sort of doesn't match with the gameplay and it conflicted with the first one.
I can't wait for XIII-3 Lightning Returns because it will be a whole new gameplay and ideas.
And no other game comes close when it comes to breathtaking realistic graphic.
The way I hold you and the night just seems to fly
You're not alone OP, I haven't bought a game they've made in long time. Games they have published is another story though.(Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Just Cause 2, Singularity, Hitman: Absolution, Sleeping Dogs) Are some really good games, wouldn't mind if they stop making games and focus on just publishing good games instead.
Damn, I just want a giant robot.
I don't like Square Enix because they decided after the merge to completely change the localization for new Dragon Warrior/Quest titles.
They hired a crappy 2 person company in the UK to translate all new titles for American release, and they decided it would be a good idea to completely screw over all of the long-time fans of the series by changing all spell names, character names, town names, and monster names. And then to top it all off, they added in crappy fake-regional phonetic accents to all of the DS releases for titles like DQIV, V, and VI that were almost completely illegible.
Stupid company.
I think their CEO admitted that the quality of their games is going down and the reason why they halted the FF7 remake. I guess we'll see what happens - to be honest its not their fault that their quality has gone down. People will buy games as long as it looks good, its reaps profits and lessens the workload for the programmers.
In the gaming industry today, graphics are more prioritized because its the most criticized aspect of the game. Even if we think gameplay > graphics - if we're talking business, we already lost 2 to 1 to the people who thinks graphics > gameplay.
Also, people are attracted to the "Franchise" which is Final Fantasy - people will buy it just because of the title because of its fanbase.
The only fix is to stop supporting these companies until they release a quality product.
they've been releasing a lot of unsatisfactory games in the past decade. Final Fantasy of course is the most obvious offender. The most recent Square released title that i enjoyed the most was Dragon Quest VIII, but that's only because developer Level 5 releases nothing but gems haha. i think their main problem is they focus WAY more on the story itself rather than the characters, which more or less ruins the experience with most of their games. Final Fantasy XIII was without a doubt my least enjoyed Square game, although i always hope that they can one day rekindle the fire they had going from their streak of hits during the SNES/PS1 era.
it is releasing the same theme and action replay for a long ass time only with different characters/story is what made them fail
but who knows when they are about to go bankrupt maybe they'll made something new and start the process over again
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September 11th raised new questions about what constitutes a just war, especially in an age of terrorism. If U.S. leaders knew about the attacks on Sept. 10, would they be justified in taking lethal action? In the aftermath of 9/11 critics complained that just-war principles restricted the options open to policy makers and military planners. As Drew Christiansen wrote in 2003:
After Sept. 11, moralists of the permissive school—as I call them for their willingness to justify most government policies—reasoned that the war on terror warranted disregard of what they termed the "limiting principles" among the ad bellum rules, norms like last resort and proportionality, in favor of the "legitimating" ones, like just cause and proper authority.
As the United States prepared to invade Iraq, the Vatican reiterated its commitment to the just war tradition and voiced its opposition to the idea of launching war to preempt attack.
From the point of view of Catholic just-war teaching, preventive war is a dangerous innovation. If the distinction between aggression and defensive war is blurred, then the world is threatened with a war of all against all. In Rome, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, dismissed the notion. Preventive war, he said, "does not appear in the Catechism of the Catholic Church."


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May 22, 2008
Welcome To All New and Continuing CTNS "Friends"
- Ian G. Barbour Chair Campaign Speeds Up
- "Bumper Crop" of CTNS Students Graduate
- 2008 Charles H. Townes Graduate Student Fellows
- Alternative Voices Respond to "Expelled" Movie
- CTNS Founder Speaks to Students and Public
- New CTNS Books
Journal News (Theology and Science)
- Table of Contents, Vol 6, No. 2 (May 2008)
- Summer Conferences: Berkeley, CA, Oxford, UK and Boulder, CO.
- Abstract and Audio files from Neuroscience Conference
- Essay Contest
The Campaign for the Ian G. Barbour Chair Speeds Up
This winter and spring, efforts are being made to inspire friends and members of CTNS to help complete the CTNS Ian G. Barbour Chair at the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) in Berkeley, California. We are excited and grateful that we are only about $500,000 short of our goal of $2.5 million.
By establishing a permanent in-residence professorship in the area of theology and science at the GTU, CTNS will secure its mission to foster creative mutual interaction between theology and the natural sciences. Over the years, CTNS has continued to establish itself as a leading voice in the field of science and theology. This groundbreaking tradition continues with the Barbour Chair, which will be the only endowed chair in theology and science in the Western United States and one of only a handful of other such chairs in the world.
We encourage you to visit the Chair website where you may submit a gift of support on-line or you may print out a page to fax or mail with your gift toward completing this Chair campaign.
CTNS extends a big "Thank you" to you, the generous supporters for your help in establishing a permanent on-going teaching program in theology and science at the Graduate Theological Union!
2008: A "Bumper Crop" of CTNS Students Receiving Degrees
On May 8, 2008, four Graduate Theological Union doctoral students who have worked with CTNS during their academic doctoral careers participated in commencement exercises held at the Pacific Lutheran School of Theology Chapel. Robert John Russell, committee chair for Christopher Doran, hooded him at commencement. Assistant Professor of Religion at Pepperdine University, Chris's dissertation is titled "Implicit Presuppositions Made Explicit: A Critical Appraisal of the Theology of Intelligent Design as Found in the Work of William Dembski." Professor Ted Peters hooded Whitney Bauman in his advisor, Rosemary Radford Ruether's absence. Whitney's dissertation is titled, "From Creation Ex Nihilo to Terra Nullius: The Colonial Mind and the Colonization of Creation." Bob Russell served on the committees of James Haag and Nathan Hallanger, and Ted Peters as committee chair hooded both. Jamie's thesis is titled, "Emergent Freedom: Process Dynamics in Theological, Philosophical and Scientific Perspective" and Nathan's thesis is titled, "Atoning for Evil: Theodicy and Soteriology in Theology and Science." Of these four CTNS associates, Whitney, James and Nathan were, or are currently employed by CTNS. Whitney, previously served as managing editor of Theology and Science, the role that James Haag now holds. Nathan Hallanger now serves as CTNS program director, following many prior roles and responsibilities at CTNS. Congratulations, graduates!
Also celebrating this month with a Master of Divinity degree from a GTU seminary, the American Baptist Seminary of the West, is Blake L. Horridge. Blake has a background in chemistry and forensic science, and has worked for the past 2 years as research assistant at CTNS. His senior project is "Science in the Sanctuary: Pastoral Responses to Scientific Controversies," which culminated in a one-day seminar hosted by ABSW and CTNS. At ABSW's commencement ceremony, Blake was awarded the Claiborne M. Hill Award for highest academic standing for an M.Div. Student, and the Jessie Day Drexler Award for competence in the Field of Bible and Theology. Congratulations, Blake!
Having employment during student years, and access to CTNS faculty resources, a science and theology student group, conferences, speakers and visiting scholars, offered these students a rich environment in which to pursue and enrich their academic interests.
Faculty and Doctoral Graduates. Left to right; Dr. Ted Peters, Advisor, Nathan Hallanger, Chris Doran, Dr. Robert Russell, Advisor, Whitney Bauman and James Haag. Left to right, Dr. Ted Peters, Blake Horridge and Dr. Robert Russell.
Photos from the March 15th J. K. Russell Research Conference, the Charles H. Townes Student Awards and the May 7 & 8 CTNS-GTU graduates may be viewed from the CTNS.org News Page. Click here to access.
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The 2008 Charles H. Townes Graduate Student Fellows
At the end of the 2008 CTNS J. K. Russell Research Fellowship Conference, Program Director Nathan Hallanger presented the 2008 Student Fellowship awards to GTU doctoral students, Braden Molhoek and Oliver Putz.
Braden Molhoek (L), Charles Townes, Robert Russell and
Oliver Putz.
In 2004 CTNS established a fund to provide support to doctoral students in theology and science at the Graduate Theological Union. In 2006 the CTNS Board of Directors voted unanimously to rename the Graduate Student Fellowship in honor of Charles H. Townes, a distinguished scientist and a longtime member of the CTNS Board of Directors. It is extremely rare for even the most distinguished scientist to accomplish something that changes the course of civilization. Yet that is exactly what Townes has done with his participation in the discovery of the maser and the laser. From CD-players and bar-code scanners to cataract and cancer surgery and dentistry without anesthetics and countless other advances, the laser has forever changed the entire landscape of our world.
Dr. Townes has been a champion of the intellectual validity and ethical voice of religion to an often skeptical and even dismissive scientific community. He has been unremittingly outspoken in his conviction that science and religion are convergent rather than in conflict or in isolated realms. In particular, he holds that science should not be co-opted into the service of atheism and materialism but instead celebrated as a lasting partner with religion in service to the wider culture. He has consistently voiced his conviction on an international stage. As a recipient of the Nobel Prize in physics with over two dozen honorary degrees and membership in many learned societies, he represents the world of theological education to the highest levels of the academy and intellectual culture. He has given energy, vision, and financial support to institutions seeking to bring science and religion into responsible and respectful dialogue, and he has addressed international audiences with the message that science can be a partner with religion in the quest for the ultimate meaning of life.
The purpose of this Fellowship is to publicly recognize and offer modest financial support to doctoral students who have demonstrated the clear ability to do highly promising research on issues related to theology and science. The selection is based on academic excellence, and students in the GTU doctoral program whose research focuses on theology and science are eligible to apply. With the Fellowship carrying his name, Charles Townes's pioneering leadership in scientific research and his internationally recognized voice for the creative interaction between science and religion will inspire its recipients. To read the entire award presentation, visit www.ctns.org/news_033108.html
In this edition of the CTNS E-News, you are invited to read Braden Molhoek's paper below which was presented in his application for this year's fellowship.
Human Nature and Genetic Enhancement
Braden Molhoek
Advanced Readings in Bioethics
Professor Mendiola and Professor Gula
In contemporary bioethics, religion is often excluded from any meaningful contribution. The justification for this is that unlike other methods, religious ethics is founded on faith, and therefore should not "be allowed into the marketplace of ideas in a tolerant, pluralistic society." Such an understanding of tolerance, however, is problematic. Religious tolerance in America is directed by the Constitution, which provides the twin safeties of "permitting 'free exercise' and prohibiting 'establishment.'" Daniel Sulmasy describes two problems with religious tolerance in America. The first is balancing between free exercise and prohibiting establishment because the latter can be understood as a restriction of the first. Likewise, efforts to exercise religion freely can be interpreted as attempting to establish a particular understanding. The second problem is defining what qualifies as religion. Sulmasy constructs a working definition of what should qualify as religion or religious that is broad but not completely inclusive. His definition is that "[r]religions and religious-like systems are those that set forth life's ultimate meaning and purpose in and through beliefs about human nature, the meaning of good and evil, the meaning of suffering, the nature of human freedom, the relationship of body and spirit, and the proper relation between individual human beings and their communities." This description is important because Sulmasy connects it to an understanding of ethics.
The reason that any of this has relevance for ethics, and particular significance regarding the role of religion and religious ethics in public discourse, is because ethical methods in general are based on understandings of the concepts Sulmasy uses in his definition of religion. Sulmasy summarizes this by saying "that every normative ethics (ethos) requires an underlying myth (mythos)." In other words, every ethical system is dependent upon some understanding of the very list of things that Sulmasy identifies above as constitutive of religion or religious-like systems. Even if a system's understanding is not expressed in religious language, it can still be considered religious in a sense because "[n]one of this comes from logic. It is the stuff of mythology." Since this is the case, the exclusion of religious ethics or even religious language in public discourse is unfounded. In fact, it is a violation of the "principle of religious tolerance" because it "'establishes' one set of moral mythologies and unduly limits the 'free expression' of the other set." Religious ethics and language cannot be refused a place at the public table simply because it sounds more religious than other approaches. It has been shown that all ethics are based on assumptions that may not be expressed in explicitly religious vocabulary; however, they are still based on the same kinds of assumptions as approaches that are distinctively religious.
An understanding of human nature that is explicitly religious provides a more complete anthropology than nonreligious understandings and the differences between the two perspectives change the way genetic enhancement is examined. After a briefly explanation of what genetic enhancement is, three understandings of human nature that are not explicitly religious will be examined. Then a Christian perspective of human nature will be synthesized from various sources. This perspective will be compared and contrasted with the nonreligious understandings, emphasizing the differences. Finally, these differences will be applied to the issue of genetic enhancement.
Genetic Enhancement
Genetic enhancement is difficult to define, for several reasons. A broad definition of enhancement "is the directed use of biotechnical power to alter, by direct intervention, not disease processes but the 'normal' workings of the human body and psyche, to augment or improve their native capacities and performances." The first distinction made then, is between enhancement and therapy. Therapy restores health or functioning to a normal level, whereas enhancement improves upon the standard or normal function or ability. This distinction however, is tenuous at best, since "all successful therapies are enhancing, even if not all enhancements enhance by being therapeutic." Although enhancement and therapy are related closely, they can be separated for this discussion. Examining disease and health is a possible way to reevaluate the relationship between therapy and enhancement, but because space is limited and the focus of this paper is on enhancement and not disease, this question must be set aside.
There is a second distinction commonly made in genetic enhancement, between somatic and germ-line enhancement. Somatic enhancement is "changing the genetic make-up of cells in the body, but not of those cells that will pass the genetic change to future generations." The focus of somatic enhancement is on the individual, and even if the individual were to reproduce, the changes would not be passed on to the child. Germ-line therapy, on the other hand, would pass changes on to the next generation because it affects "the cells found in the ovaries of a female and the testes of a male that give rise, respectively, to eggs and to sperm." There are several ways in which somatic cells and germ-line cells could be modified genetically. One example of somatic enhancement "is the use of growth hormone on boys of average or low-average height to make them taller, enhance their status, or make them more desirable as athletes." Adding or modifying genes can be an example of either somatic or germ-line enhancement, depending on where the modification takes place. A specific example of genetic somatic enhancement also involves human growth hormone. Instead of just giving children HGH, genetic enhancement would use gene therapy to introduce the gene that codes for an above average expression of HGH into their bodies. To make this situation an example of germ-line genetic enhancement, the gene for HGH would be introduced into the germ-line cells. This would not create changes in that particular individual, but the change would be passed on to their offspring.
Modifying humans genetically, however, is not yet possible, for technological and legal reasons. In other words, "[t]he science of enhancement, if it comes at all, will only come later." Saying this does not invalidate an analysis of genetic enhancement. Instead of trying to catch up with the pace of scientific and technological advances, the possibility of genetic enhancement offers ethics an opportunity to explore the issues without a specific timeline or deadline. Enhancement is also important because the question of what it means to be human is central to both somatic and germ-line enhancement. Analytically, this makes genetic enhancement an ideal issue for comparing understandings which claim to have no religious foundation (although they rely on some mythological assumptions of human nature) with distinctively religious approaches.
"Nonreligious" Understandings of Human Nature
Human nature is very complex, and no one understanding of it is accepted universally. In order to see what Christianity offers that is different from other understandings, at least some attention initially must be given to the latter. Three examples of understandings that are not explicitly religious will be discussed. First of all, Joseph Fletcher's understanding of human nature will be examined because it establishes a threshold. He describes several things that humans are not and provides a list of requirements needed to be included as part of humanity. The President's Council on Bioethics examined the issue of genetic enhancement and in their analysis they highlight aspects of human nature that Fletcher does not. The council expands the physical aspect of human nature beyond the mind. While their anthropology is not the only one to highlight the fact that humans change over time, they explore the potential impact different life stages have for an understanding of human nature. The other important aspect of the council's anthropology is their discussion of the soul. Genetic determinism is the final nonreligious understanding of human nature to be examined. Although genetic determinism is a fallacy, it is probably the most popular of these three understandings. Including and disproving this anthropology challenges the reliance on purely physical understandings of human nature as well as the potential success of genetic enhancement.... To read the complete paper, visit www.ctns.org/molhoek_paper_.htm
Respected Voices Offer an Alternative to Ben Stein's movie, Expelled
Recently, CTNS issued a press release that counters many of the claims made in Ben Stein's movie, Expelled. For more than 26 years, CTNS has been on the forefront of the academic and religious cultures providing genuine and respectful open dialogue. To read the press release, visit the CTNS website News section.
Just published with hyperlinks and many resources, is a detailed essay by Westmont Professor of Biology, Jeffrey Schloss, titled "Seeking an Open Inquiry: The Expelled Controversy: Overcoming or Raising Walls of Division?" Visit the CTNS website News sections to link to the complete essay.
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CTNS Founder & Director Speaks to Diverse Groups
During the early part of 2008, Dr. Robert John Russell spoke to diverse groups of college students, graduate students, faculty, pastors and lay people in three different open forums.
Dr. Russell spoke to students and faculty on March 24, 2008 at Wheaton College, Illinois On "Fruitful Interactions between Scientific Cosmology and Creation Theology" as the Inaugural McIntyre Lecture in History and Philosophy of Science. This lecture and student interaction was a prelude to the Science Symposium: "String Theory and the Multiverse: Philosophical and Theological Implications" which was sponsored by the Physics Department. A few days later, on March 27, Bob spoke to students, faculty and public at the University of Notre Dame on the topic "Does 'The God Who Acts' Really Act?". This event was hosted by the Graduate Program in History and Philosophy of Science. On April 9th Bob spoke at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Orinda, California on "God's Action in the World and Quantum Mechanics," which was open to San Francisco Bay Area members and friends.
Founder and Director of CTNS, Dr. Russell is also the Ian G. Barbour Professor of Theology and Science in-Residence at the Graduate Theological Union (GTU), Berkeley.
New CTNS Books in Theology and Science
Cosmology from Alpha to OmegaIan Barbour, in the book's Foreword says that Russell's "contributions to the dialogue between science and religion… are extraordinary and enduring." Dr. Russell is so versed in contemporary science as to offer original insights with credibility for both fields. Among Dr. Russell's many important publications are six influential volumes that he edited for the joint Vatican Observatory series on scientific and theological perspectives on divine action.
Readers of the CTNS E-news already know the significance of Dr. Robert Russell's life-work in science and theology, founding CTNS, teaching and writing for over 25 years. Now readers may delve into the depths of his work by reading Cosmology from Alpha to Omega: the Creative Mutual Interaction of Theology and Science, published by Fortress Press in their theology and the sciences series.
Russell takes theology and science beyond mere dialogue into genuinely new relations: "creative mutual interaction" in these chapters. The theological topics range from God, creation, suffering in nature, and the theological significance of life in the universe to an eschatology involving the transformation of the universe into the new creation based on the bodily Resurrection of Jesus. Scientific topics include the Big Bang, inflation and quantum cosmologies, relativity, quantum mechanics, molecular and evolutionary biology, exobiology, and the modern mathematics of infinity. (Augsburg Fortress Press, 2008) ISBN: 9780800662738To help CTNS, please order with Amazon through our portal: http://www.ctns.org/CAO.html
First Volume in New Collaborative Series on Problem of Natural Evil
The Vatican Observatory / CTNS collaboration has produced a new volume, Physics and Cosmology: Scientific Perspectives on the Problem of Natural Evil. This volume is edited by Nancey Murphy, Robert John Russell and William Stoeger, S.J.
These essays resulted from the seventh international research conference co-sponsored by the Vatican Observatory and the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences. Previous conferences focused on the problem of divine action. This is the first in a series on the problem of natural evil—on reconciling suffering caused by natural processes with God's goodness. Section headings and a sampling of authors include: "Historical Definitions, and Typologies" (representative chapters by Niels Christian Hvidt; Terrence W. Tilley; Wesley J. Wildman; and Christopher Southgate and Andrew Robinson), "Scientific and Philosophical Responses" (William R. Stoeger, S.J., Robert John Russell, Nancey Murphy, Thomas Tracy, Philip Clayton and Steven Knapp), "Responses: The God-World Relation" (Kirk Wegter-McNelly, Denis Edwards) and "Changing the Terms of the Debate," (Brad J. Kallenberg, and Don Howard). (Vatican Observatory – CTNS, 2007), distributed in the USA by the University of Notre Dame Press (www3.undpress.nd.edu/) ISBN: 978-88-209-7959-1.
To view on-line chapter summaries from the first five volumes of the CTNS-Vatican Observatory collaboration, visit www.ctns.org/books.html.
The Evolution of Evil
Edited by Gaymon Bennett, Martinez J. Hewlett, Ted Peters and Robert John Russell. Now available.
This collection of essays attempt to clarify the problem of evil as shaped by evolutionary biology, examining its scientific, historical, philosophical, and theological elements, and offering a new approach to a Christian theodicy. Section titles include "Evolution and Evil, Framing the Problem" (with essays by Ted Peters, Christopher Southgate, Michael Ruse, James Haag, and Robert John Russell); "Evolution and God: Theodicy" (with essays by Joshua Moritz, John Haught, Patricia Williams, William A. Dembski and Peter M. J. Hess); "Evolution and the Human: Anthropodicy" (with essays by Martinez J. Hewlett, Gaymon Bennett, Nathan Hallanger, Derek Nelson, René Girard and George Murphy). (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co. KG., 2008), ISBN 978-3-525-56979-5. Distributed by Eisenbrauns.
For more information, visit the Eisenbrauns website: www.eisenbrauns.com
Forthcoming: Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action: Twenty Years of Challenge and Progress
Edited by Robert John Russell, Nancey Murphy and William Stoeger, S.J.
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GTU Spring Semester Course Concludes
GTU Spring Semester 2008 Course, "Evolution, Evil and Eschatology" taught by Ted Peters, CTNS/PLTS, Robert John Russell, CTNS, Gaymon Bennett, CTNS/ PLTS and Martinez Hewlett, CTNS/DSPT concluded on May 15
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Third International Theological Aesthetics Conference, May 29 - June 1 in Berkeley, California
The Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley invites you to Beauty: The Color of Truth, Third International Conference in Theological Aesthetics May 29 – June 1, 2008, Berkeley, CA.
Theology is rapidly becoming interdisciplinary, and the method to explore such interdisciplinarity appears to be the new field of theological aesthetics. The third international conference on theological aesthetics aims to explore this new interdisiciplinarity in theology via the perspective of the beautiful. Towards this goal, scholars from all over the world are gathering to present aesthetic insights into the many intersections that contemporary theology has encountered in the arts, the natural sciences, the pursuit of social justice, interfaith dialogue, even, the nature of theological aesthetics itself. This exploration of the beautiful will also be a celebration of the beautiful with performances and art exhibits in the marvelous setting of the San Francisco Bay Area. Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley. Robert John Russell is one of the speakers.
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Conference: Beyond Paley: Renewing the Vision for Natural Theology: Interdisciplinary Conference on the Theme of Natural Theology - University of Oxford, June 23-25, 2008.
Conference topics to be covered by the keynote speakers include: The historical origins of modern natural theology; Natural theology and the quest for beauty in the nineteenth century; The current state of the philosophical debate over natural theology; The impact of Darwinism on natural theology since Paley; Can evolution provide a basis of a natural theology?; The psychology of perception and natural theology; Anthropic phenomena and natural theology. How "natural" is natural theology? Insights from the cognitive science of religion; Approaches to natural theology in the Christian Bible; Natural theology and the arts; The theological foundations of natural theology
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Portrayal of Mexican-Americans
Discuss this movie. Available on DVD and PSP.
do you wanna know what the British think of Americans??...........lol.....
After my time in London, I have a pretty good idea. The funny thing about us Americans is, we hear an English accent....even an Eastenders accent and we assume the person is highly intelligent. It only takes the accent.
"When in doubt, tell the truth."
Mark Twain
Re: Portrayal of Mexican-Americans
Here is my opinion:
Unfortunately, we all make generalizations about anything that is different than us. I agree that Mexico city is very cosmopolitan, like any major city.
But I also get discouraged when I try to be " proactive" , because when you really get high up the chain in any corporation or entity ( maybe Hollywood too ) and try to make a difference, or a complaint, you often find you are only getting closer to the very corruption that you are complaining about. Traditionally in this country, the chances are the CEO, president, whatever , is a white male. That doesn't mean someone else with the same power would act any different, as long as the system we are dealing with is un-changed. It just seems like the white males started the racism in this country. And don't think they haven't worked as a tight knit group in the past.
Women have also experienced prejudice. I won't mention what color I am. I think that we all originate from the same groups of humans, so it doesn't make a difference anyway. We all have quite a bit of color in us, I think.
"If I'm not back in five minutes... just wait longer!" ~ Jim Carrey
1) I love Jim Carrey, as you all know
2) I only wish that the English, French (and Spanish to some degree) back in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries wouldn't have been so ignorant in their treatment of the peoples-who-came-before-them. They treated and spoke of them as if they were savage beasts, which we know they were not. They lived in harmony with the earth, as you all well know.
Thanks for letting me post my opinion
"If I'm not back in five minutes... just wait longer!" ~ Jim Carrey
ahem ..............i wouldn't like to comment on the misdemeanors of the British going back hundreds of years.........
it's looking forward to a unified Europe thats important to Britain at the moment............
And nor am i gonna apologise for stuff i had no control over........
the key to full integration is a modern, forward thinking view on ALL sides.......and i sympathise with anyone facing any prejudices in their society.........
That's cool Michele.
I'm just very sensitive when someone makes a big deal out of a minor thing.
The one thing that NO ONE wants to talk about is reverse racism...and I have been a victim of it SEVERAL times.
"When in doubt, tell the truth."
Mark Twain
Yah, I know what you mean Quirky.
And I wasn't trying to just blaim the British, The Americans took over and did the same thing.
You know I was thinking.. I did react suddenly when I posted that...on the otherhand, I started to think about big roles that latin americans had had in Jim Carrey's movies. For instance Cameron Diaz is Cuban-American in part, and there was the sexy news caster in Bruce Almighty. (or maybe she just played a hispanic, but in a high-end job) And I always see hispanic names in the credits, so I know they work in production as well.
Also, Jim Carrey was helping immigrants come under the fence into the country, and that was pretty pro-hispanic. The only thing I did notice was I thought the nanny's accent was too exaggerated. There is nothing wrong with being a caregiver though.
As for the landscapers , those contracters make good money if they are self-employed. I think it is a dignified profession, and I don't think it was done malicously in the movie. Sometimes it is hard to know what people want.
"If I'm not back in five minutes... just wait longer!" ~ Jim Carrey
Christina Aguilera, pop singer
Isabel Allende, writer
Roberto Alomar, baseball player
Julia Alvarez, writer
Luis Walter Alvarez, Nobel Prize-winning physicist
Rudolfo Anaya, writer
Desi Arnaz, actor
Judy Baca, artist
Joan Baez, folk singer and activist
David Barkley, soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
Jean-Michel Basquiat, artist
Ruben Blades, actor
Jose Canseco, baseball player
Lynda Carter, actress
Franklin Chang-Dìaz, astronaut
Cesar Chavez, labor leader
Linda Chavez, conservative commentator
Linda Chavez-Thompson, labor leader
Henry Cisneros, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Sandra Cisneros, writer
Roberto Clemente, baseball player
Celia Cruz, singer
Sammy Davis, Jr., singer, actor
Oscar De La Hoya, boxer
Dolores Del Rio, actress
Cameron Diaz, actress
Gloria Estefan, singer
Emilio Estevez, actor
Andy Garcia, actor
Jerry Garcia, musician
Rupert García, artist
Ernesto Galarza, labor organizer
Roberto C. Goizueta, businessman
Scott Gomez, hockey player
Pancho Gonzalez, tennis player
Salma Hayek, actress
Rita Hayworth, actress
Joseph Marion Hernandez, U.S. congressman
Keith Hernandez, baseball player
Oscar Hijuelos, writer
Maria Hinojosa, journalist
Dolores Huerta, labor leader
Raul Julia, actor
Jose Limon, modern dancer and choreographer
Jennifer Lopez, actress, singer
Nancy Lopez, golfer
Trini Lopez, singer
Juan Marichal, baseball player
Ricky Martin, singer
Melquiades Martinez, U.S. Secretary for Housing and Urban Development
Pedro Martinez, baseball player
Mario Molina, Nobel Prize-winning chemist
Ricardo Montalban, actor
Rita Moreno, actress, singer, dancer
Anthony Munoz, football player
Carlos Noriega, astronaut
Antonia Novello, U.S. Surgeon General
Ellen Ochoa, astronaut
Severo Ochoa, Nobel Prize-winning biochemist
Edward James Olmos, actor
Rosie Perez, actress
Anthony Quinn, actor
José Quintero, theater director
Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico
Geraldo Rivera, talk-show host, journalist
Alex Rodriguez, baseball player
Chi Chi Rodriguez, golfer
Linda Ronstadt, singer
John Ruiz, boxer
Alberto Salazar, marathoner
Carlos Santana, guitarist, singer
Luis Santeiro, writer
Selena, singer
Junípero Serra, missionary
Richard Serra, sculptor
Charlie Sheen, actor
Martin Sheen, actor
Jimmy Smits, actor
Sammy Sosa, baseball player
Gary Soto, writer
Nydia Velásquez, U.S. Representative
Lupe Velez, actress
Raquel Welch, actress
"When in doubt, tell the truth."
Mark Twain
Well...a lot of people consider their heritage...Americans come in all shapes and sizes and types.
That was a list of notable Hispanic Americans.
"When in doubt, tell the truth."
Mark Twain
Although I do partly agree with the person who started this tread, I also think that we've gone mad with all this politicaly correct stuff, I'm sure the hispanic people in the States do a wonderful job in all fields, like any other ethnic group but we cant pretend, there are a lot of hispanic people doing this kind of work. I mean should we have a blue eyed white actor playing Kunta Kintay in Roots (a black slave) because he is capable of playing the part dramatically ? Films like Fun with Dick and Jane make generalisations so we can all understand the premise quickly, as long as this is played well and is historcally correct isnt that ok ?
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Monday, 13 September 2010
Bike ride
I can report that I survived and have raised about £300 for Arthritis Care. The weather was absolutely beautiful, 9000 people took part in the ride and we couldn't have asked for better. The route was a steady uphill for the first 15-20 miles and then it had long fast downhills and only little uphills (which was good because by the end I could barely pedal on the flat, let alone uphill!!).
I was actually fine and full of energy until about 40 miles in. We had a long stop at 30 miles in to get food and refreshments. The last 7-8 miles were a real struggle but it felt absolutely amazing to finish.
The past week my hip and right foot had been a bit grumpy and achy, nothing major but I was worried a big cycle wouldn't do them much good. I'd also been at a friend's wedding in England on Friday/Saturday and flew back Saturday night so I didn't feel very rested. However, not a peep from the hip or foot yesterday or today. This disease is so weird and unpredictable, sometimes in a good way!
The only casualty was one swollen finger joint, I think from gripping the gears, but that's better today. So, overall... not too bad!!! I've got the day off work today and I'm just going to sit in bed. My muscles are pretty sore but I feel great!
Here's some pics.. I look like a total idiot in that helmet/leggings combo but whatever ;)
The start of the race:
Stopping for a break:
View in Linlithgow:
Tired? Me?
The finish
Looking horrible and sweaty, but got our medals!!
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Squirrel, this is absolutely amazing! I bet you are crazy proud of yourself. I know I would be. I love bike riding!ReplyDelete
Yay for you. Thanks so much for sharing this adventure with us. It is very motivating. I have never done a group ride before. Hmmm...maybe it is in my future too.
Way to go!!!! Totally awesome! :) LReplyDelete
Go Squirrel!! Congratulations! I can't believe there were 9000 riders there, amazing; I'm trying to picture the mass of people and bikes....that's A LOT!ReplyDelete
As Cathy, I am so motivated. I have yet to get on a bike with my new hips.
Thanks for sharing, love the pics....you look so happy.
Congrats girl! You are such an inspiration!ReplyDelete
Thats awesome! I'm proud of you, truly inspiring. Couldn't imagine 9000 riders, most I ever rode with was about 600-700 at an annual century. Must have been incredible seeing that many riders together.ReplyDelete
Thank you guys ^_^ It was a pretty amazing day, it kinda doesn't feel like I actually did it, a bit surreal.ReplyDelete
That is fantastic! I also have Rheumatoid Arthritis. I live in Houston, Texas, but have been to Glasgow and Edinburgh. I loved visiting Scotland!ReplyDelete
I've enjoyed reading some of your posts and look forward to reading more. I'll post a link to your blog on mine to share.
Thanks Michelle! Nice to 'meet' you. :) Unfortunately I've never been to Texas but perhaps one day..ReplyDelete


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