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The new rush: Commercial gold mining returns to California
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While mining for gold has become a popular hobby among Californians, commercial production of the precious metal is set to start anew in Amador County.
As reported by the Sacramento Bee, Sutter Gold Mining Co. is launching the Lincoln Mining Project near Sutter Creek with a Friday ceremony. California might have a long way to go to contend with the much more robust gold industry in neighboring Nevada (or other gold producing states like Alaska, Colorado and Utah), local officials still see it as a big step, the first commercial mine in the Mother Lode area in 50 years.
"It is a new mine … One mine is not going to catch us up to Nevada … but it's actually a working gold mine that has gone through the permitting process for quite some time. So that's significant," said John Clinkenbeard, head of the Mineral Resources Program for the California Geological Survey to the Bee.


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Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel wed in Italy, OTRC.com confirmed on Oct. 19, 2012. They got engaged in December 2011 and have been together, on and off, for the past five years.
The two are featured on the cover of People magazine's October 19 issue. It includes exclusive photos of the celebrity couple's nuptials, which the bride dubbed a "total fantasy experience." Their ceremony took place at the Bordo Egnazia resort in the southern Italian city of Puglia on October 19.
(Pictured: Justin Timberlake appears in a scene from the 2009 film, 'The Open Road.' / Jessica Biel appears in a scene from the 2010 film 'Valentine's Day.')
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How smart are Steve and Maria? Jason Silva, host of "Brain Games", tested the two on the air Friday morning. Jason brought a couple of fun games along with explanations as to what Steve and Maria were seeing...and what they THOUGHT they saw.
Jason applauds Maria for what he called a "great excuse" for getting one wrong. As you'll see, it's an excuse only a news anchor could make. The season finale of Brain Games is Monday night on the National Geographic Channel.
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W.Va. Democrats seek successor for Rockefeller
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Democrats must keep looking for a West Virginia candidate to run in 2014 when U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller retires, after lead prospect and onetime U.S. Sen. Carte Goodwin ruled out a bid.
Goodwin told The Associated Press on Tuesday that his desire to raise his two young children with his wife pre-empted any serious thought of an election campaign.
"I don't feel like working in D.C. and seeing them on weekends," Goodwin told the AP. "It's just not something that appeals to me at this stage of my life."
Democrats are searching for a candidate with Republican U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito already in the running. The 2nd District congresswoman vowed to pursue Rockefeller's Senate seat before the 75-year-old Democrat announced in January that he'll retire. West Virginia's senior senator and a former two-term governor, Rockefeller is completing his fifth term on Capitol Hill.
Capito, 59, is a former state legislator first elected to the U.S. House in 2000. She's since kept the seat by comfortable margins amid repeated Democratic attempts to recapture it, enhancing her status as the state's most formidable GOP candidate. Her district includes both the state capital, Charleston, and the rapidly growing Eastern Panhandle.
Goodwin, who turns 39 next week, has also ruled out seeking Capito's open House seat in 2014. He was appointed to the Senate by then-Gov. Joe Manchin following the June 2010 death of Robert C. Byrd. Previously the governor's general counsel, Goodwin held the seat until a special election that November which Manchin won.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid appointed Goodwin to a two-year term on the U.S. China Economic and Security Review Commission in late 2011, after Manchin and Rockefeller nominated him for the post. Goodwin said Reid, D-Nev., and Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, vice chairman of the Senate's Democratic Caucus, were among those who had encouraged him to seek to succeed Rockefeller.
"It's very flattering," Goodwin said. "Ultimately, it was just a personal decision for me. Before I considered political, tactical issues associated with campaigning for office, I had to answer the threshold question, which is, 'Do I want to do this job?'"
Now with his family's law firm, Goodwin also told AP he's not swearing off a future run entirely.
"I've seen the kind of profound impact you can have on peoples' lives when you are in that sort of position," he said of his Senate tenure. "My interest in public service remains strong, but it tends to reside more here in the state... West Virginia has given me so much. I want to identify the best path and the best opportunity to give back."


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Gulfstream Names Sherman Collins to Field Representative Post in San Francisco
From his base in the San Francisco Bay Area, Collins provides technical and maintenance assistance to Gulfstream owners and operators in northern California.
SAVANNAH, Ga., October 22, 2012 — Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. recently named Sherman Collins to its staff of field service representatives (FSRs) in the United States. From his base in the San Francisco Bay Area, Collins provides technical and maintenance assistance to Gulfstream owners and operators in northern California.
Collins, who has been involved in the maintenance of Gulfstream aircraft for more than 22 years, reports to Mike Quaid, manager, Field Service Operations, Western United States.
Most recently, Collins spent 12 years as the director of aircraft maintenance for an air transportation company located inDallas. The company operated a Gulfstream G550 during Collins' last six years on the job and a GV during his first six years.
From 1990 to 2000, Collins worked in various positions for Gulfstream in Savannah, Dallas and Long Beach, Calif. He started as a technician, working on GIVs and earlier Gulfstream models, and then spent two years in Gulfstream's technical training department as an instructor, researcher and writer. Collins moved on to become a Technical Operations staff member specializing in mechanical systems, such as flight controls, landing gear and fuel systems, for the company's large-cabin models in Savannah and Long Beach.
After spending a year with Gulfstream's field service support and aircraft transition team, Collins became a Dallas-based FSR in 1996.
Collins earned a Federal Aviation Administration airframe and powerplant license and is a certified FlightSafety International Master Technician for the G550. The former member of the U.S. Marine Corps holds an associate's degree in aviation maintenance technology from Eastern New Mexico University.
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Following the success of the past few of years countdowns of the sexiest actors of the year, we've decided to do it all over again! So, without further ado, here's our selection of the sexiest actors of 2012 – from Megan Fox to Brooklyn Decker via Genesis Rodriguez and Marion Cotillard. And there's no order… so just enjoy! Click through the photos to get a little hotter under the collar…
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We did it!
Last Sunday S and I both achieved personal bests in our fourth outing for the Melbourne Marathon.
It was a beautiful day, perfect conditions for running early in the morning and then for walking once the sun came out.
I can honestly say that I completely enjoyed my 10km run. Surprised about how much I enjoyed it in fact. My first ever run in any organised sort of event (I've only taken up running a few months ago).
Leading up to the event, I'd been saying that all I wanted to do was finish the race. But once I started running, I realised that I didn't want to just finish it, I wanted to ran as fast as I could. There was such an adrenaline rush in running alongside so many other people.
I ran the 10kms in just under an hour (and I mean JUST under – 59:16). I got a stitch at the 8km mark which slowed me down. I am hopeful of getting an even better time next year. YEP. There will be a next year. I am hooked on running now. Next big event will be 14kms 'Run For the Kids' (for the Royal Children's Hospital) in March next year. Will start training tomorrow.
I had a good 2 hours to rest in between the 10km run and S's 4 km walk. He was all geared up to walk as far as he could, but his real goal was the final lap around the MCG.
I was proud to see him walk further than he ever has before (and we're sold on the Crocodile walker. It's definitely the choice for next year). He rode the most part of the walk on his bike.
And he excelled in his efforts at the G.
He practically raced around in his walker and then when we were about 20 metres from the finish line, he decided to ditch the walker all together and WALKED all the way across the line. I am 100% confident that next year he could do the WHOLE lap of the G without his walker, unaided.
It's times like this that I can really reflect on how far S has come. Last year he walked the lap with his walker, but it was a struggle towards the end. He was so tired.
This year, he was flying.
He has developed so much more strength and endurance. And he just seems a whole lot more mature. He is almost a school boy. In every way.
On the way home he told me he can't wait for the Marathon again next year. And he told me than when he's 10, he wants to do the 1okm run with me.
I'll be there at the start line with you S. I believe you can do anything that you put your mind to. You are my inspiration.


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In a November court ruling, State Farm Mutual Insurance saw its argument shot down when judges sided with the Internal Revenue Service in a case related to contingent liabilities. In the case, which was decided on November 8, petitioner State Farm claimed that based on its method of accounting, $202 million was properly included in its loss reserves. The IRS, and eventually several courts, saw it differently.
The case revolved around a 30-year-old automobile insurance policy issued to a Mr. Campbell, with a contract effective date of August 8, 1980. In 1983, a Utah state court determined that Campbell was responsible for an accident and entered a judgment of $185,849 against him. That amount exceeded the $50,000 per accident limit under his policy. As a result, Campbell filed an action against State Farm in Utah state court. The Utah Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's judgment in the accident case, and the complaint was dismissed.
However, Campbell filed a second complaint against State Farm in Utah state court. The new complaint got a better reception than the first one. In fact, in 2001, the Utah Supreme Court awarded Campbell $145 million in punitive damages and $1 million in compensatory damages. Further, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the 2001 decision and remanded the case back to the Utah Supreme Court. The Utah Supreme Court then reduced the size of the judgment with the result that, from May 2003 to August 2005, State Farm paid a total of $16,927,635 to Campbell, including $9,018,781 in punitive damages. These payments fully satisfied the judgment, including interest and costs.
State Farm reported its reserves for unpaid losses in its 2001 and 2002 annual financial statements. In determining its year-end unpaid loss reserve for 2001, the insurance company increased its unpaid loss reserve by $202 million. This increase was attributable to the 2001 decision and the denial by the Utah Supreme Court of the company's request for rehearing in December 2001.
State Farm applied a discount factor to the $202 million and deducted the resulting $187,665,182 from its 2001 taxable income. The company then increased its 2003 taxable income by $181,665,182 to reflect a decrease in the reserve for unpaid losses. But the IRS disallowed the deductions State Farm claimed as a result of the adjustments made to the reserve for unpaid losses attributable to the judgment of the Utah Supreme Court in Campbell's case. The U.S. Tax Court agreed with the IRS — see State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Commissioner, 135 T.C. No. 26 (2010).
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State Farm argued that the "annual statement method of accounting" controls for federal tax purposes, and that the $202 million was properly included in the annual statement loss reserves. In this case, it was conceded that the loss was "extracontractual"; that is, it was not a loss covered by the liability policy of an insured. However, the Illinois Department of Insurance treated it as such for purposes of computing State Farm's "insured losses incurred."


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People across the world are showing their sympathy for an area newborn who was taken off life support Wednesday at just four days old.
Olivia Marie Coats passed away around 5 p.m. She was taken off life support at a Houston Hospital around 3 p.m.
Baby Olivia was born December 28 by emergency C-section at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. But only after a failed Assisted Vaginal Birth using forceps crushed her skull and severed her spinal cord according to her family.
Olivia's family asked followers of a facebook page named after her to turn on Christmas lights or light a candle in memory of the infant.
The responses flooded in.
Brandy Shipp posted "Christmas Tree lights lit and porch lights lit for your sweet angel baby in Lumberton."
Jarie Brea said "lights on in New York, praying for your family. R.I.P. little angel.
Angel Sidlow posted "Candle burning in England. Fly high Olivia."
Olivia's parents want a law created banning the use of forceps during hospital births. Olivia's funeral is being handled by Broussard's Mortuary.


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Taco John's restaurants started providing drive-thrus and indoor seating back in 1973, letting people enjoy Taco John's wherever they pleased.
Taco Juan made his first appearance in 1974. His image has become synonymous with awesome food and great value.
Potato Olés® are our signature side and were introduced back in 1979. Fun fact: they used to all have a bean inside of them. Potato Olés® are now world famous. How did you ever live without them?
Taco Tuesday® began in January of 1982 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Tuesday has since become the most anticipated day of the week.
Our old slogan "A Whole Lot of Mexican" made its debut back in 1992. Even though we've moved away from the saying, we haven't moved away from what it meant: great West-Mex® flavor and lots of it!
The Meat & Potato Burrito was introduced in 1994 and quickly became our most popular menu item. We haven't looked back since.
Nachos Navidad® started in December of 1997. What began as a holiday treat has now become the tastiest of holiday traditions.
Taco John's started offering breakfast in 1998 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Over the years, Taco John's breakfast has become known for having "The Best Breakfast Burritos In Town."
Whiplash, the monkey mascot of Taco John's, was introduced in 2004. After a successful run on television, Whiplash hung up his boots.


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For the last three decades women have outpaced men in graduating from college in the United States. With women drastically outnumbering men in their age groups, it is having a tremendous impact on dating and relationships as most people prefer to marry equally educated partners. But it is becoming increasingly difficult for women to find eligible marriage partners. According to an American Council of Education report published in January of 2010, Undergraduate enrollment and degree distribution is 43% male and 57% female; however, women account for 60% of graduate school enrollment. So what does this gender gap mean for women who have attained graduate degrees? Has getting a higher education sabotaged their chances of finding a suitable husband?
The majority of my girlfriends (myself included) who have yet to be married, have obtained graduate degrees and have found finding "Mr. Right" to be a challenge. While several of them are open-minded and will date a guy at almost any academic level, many of them feel having an advanced degree puts them at a disadvantage when dating. They believe their degree intimidates men and makes them feel insecure. Rather than being seen as a strong teammate and companion, men see it as a threat to their manhood and would rather date someone who is not as educated. One of my girlfriends in particular hates for a guy to know in the beginning of a relationship that she has a doctorate degree and says, "It's better for me to have a STD than a PHD. At least a guy knows what to do with a STD. He'll say, ok well we can do some things, but maybe not everything. But a girl with a PHD, he doesn't know what to do with that."
As a woman who has many highly educated and open-minded male friends, I decided to ask them about this. Did they truly feel threatened by a woman who had an advanced degree? While some said, "No" and thought of it as an asset to the relationship, one man even stating, "Not only do I prefer to be with someone who is intelligent but she's going to be the mother of my children. She's going to be our children's first teacher." Others agreed it did intimidate them. Another man stating, "Yea, she's going to expect more and demand more. I'm not down for all of that."
What do you think? Does a woman's education have an effect on her marital status? How much of a role does a person's educational level play in your decision to seriously date or marry them?


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House Redwyne - by birth
Mace Tyrell - son
Ser Loras Tyrell - grandson
Margaery Tyrell - granddaughter
Paxter Redwyne - nephew and son-in-law
Bethany Redwyne - relative
- "Not now, Mace, Lord Tywin and I are speaking."
- ―Olenna Tyrell chides Mace Tyrell, her adult son, as if he were a child.
Olenna Tyrell (Pronounced Oh-LAY-nuh), née Redwyne, is a recurring character in the third and fourth seasons. She is played by Diana Rigg.
The elderly matriarch of House Tyrell, Lady Olenna has been a master of court politics and intrigue par excellence throughout her life. She's also known for her wit and sarcasm. As a result, Lady Olenna is popularly nicknamed the Queen of Thorns, in reference her House's sigil and her cutting barbs. Lady Olenna is in many ways the real head of House Tyrell at the time of the War of the Five Kings.
Olenna Tyrell is the widow of Lord Luthor Tyrell and the mother of Mace Tyrell, the current Lord of Highgarden, Warden of the South, Lord Paramount of the Reach, and head of House Tyrell. She is the grandmother of his children Loras and Margaery. She was born into House Redwyne, one of the most prominent and powerful vassals of House Tyrell.[1][2]
Season 3
At some point following her granddaughter's engagement to Joffrey Baratheon, Lady Olenna moved to King's Landing, mostly likely to work behind the scenes to cement the Tyrells' position. Reasoning that Sansa Stark was the best person to ask about Joffrey, Olenna invited her to a lunch of lemon cakes (Sansa's favorite) and cheese (her own favorite). After much prodding, Sansa finally broke down and admitted Joffrey was a monster. Lady Olenna was disappointed but unsurprised at the revelation.[3]
A few days later, Lady Olenna is sought out by Varys, who finds her terrorizing her granddaughters over their unimaginative veneration of House Tyrell's unimaginative sigil. Olenna throws a mild barb or two at him before demanding his reasons for seeking her, aware of the Spider's reputation. They discuss Sansa and Littlefinger's interest in her, with Varys warning her just how dangerous Littlefinger really is. Olenna agrees that Sansa must be kept away from him. When Varys is about to offer a solution, Olenna dismisses him, saying that the solution is rather obvious. [4]
Hoping to mitigate the potential costs of an extravagant royal wedding, Tyrion Lannister meets with Lady Olenna. She lectures him on the importance of an extravagant royal wedding, particularly if it, along with the large amounts of grain and livestock brought to King's Landing from the Reach, prevents the Smallfolk from ripping the nobles apart. Lady Olenna also reminds Tyrion of the thousands of Tyrell troops now assisting the Lannisters in the War of the Five Kings, and that the royal house traditionally pays for a royal wedding. Nonetheless, she agrees to pay half the costs of the wedding itself provided the celebrations are not cut short. Lady Olenna expressed disappointment in Tyrion's character– she had hoped to encounter a lecherous, mischievous imp and not a bookkeeper– and in Podrick Payne's serving abilities before departing.[5]
After he finds out about the plan to wed Loras to Sansa, Tywin Lannister meets with Lady Olenna to discuss marrying Loras to Cersei instead (both of them pretending that there is no outstanding plot). Olenna, claiming herself an expert on the subject, declares Cersei too old, noting she will be going through "the change" before too long. Tywin counters with the rumors of Loras' sexuality, which Olenna bluntly confirms. She then asks if Tywin had ever experimented in his youth, a suggestion the Hand angrily refutes. Olenna concedes that the Tyrells don't worry too much about "a discreet bit of buggery", but then points out that while the rumors about Loras are gossip-worthy, it is the rumors about Cersei that have the Kingdoms at war. Tywin says that neither he nor Olenna care what other people think of them (an assertion she refutes). He proceeds to call her bluff by threatening to name Loras to the Kingsguard, thereby exchanging the uncertainty of Cersei's childbearing status for the certainty of House Tyrell's extinction. Olenna snaps Tywin's quill in half and graciously concedes defeat. [6]
Lady Olenna attends the wedding of Tyrion Lannister in the Great Sept of Baelor. She stands near the feet of the Mother's statue with her grandchildren and is not amused when Joffrey embarrasses Tyrion by hiding his footstool. At the wedding feast, Olenna, muses on now-extremely complicated in-law relationships between Margaery, Loras, Cersei and Tyrion, prompting Loras to storm out and Margaery to give her a withering look. Later on, she regards Tywin and Tyrion's latest argument with amusement.[7]
Season 4
Olenna assists Margaery in picking out a necklace for her upcoming wedding. She selects the finest of those on offer, noting affectionately that it is similar to one she received from her husband on her 51st name day. Olenna chucks the piece over the rampart and into Blackwater Bay and orders the Tyrell handmaidens to canvass every jeweler in King's Landing; the girl who brings her the best necklace can keep the next best for herself. After they are left alone, Margaery sardonically suggests letting Joffrey pick out the necklace which, knowing him, will likely consist of severed sparrow's heads. Olenna cautions Margaery to mind what she says, even with her. They are shortly interrupted by Brienne of Tarth, whose appearance prompts a rather melodramatic reaction from Olenna.[8]At Joffrey's wedding, Olenna speaks with Sansa, expressing her condolences for the fate of her family and inviting her and Tyrion to visit Highgarden. She later witnesses the poisoning of King Joffrey.[9]
When Margaery questions as to whether or not she is actually the queen now that she is also a widow, Olenna advises her not to press the issue for a while. Olenna is optimistic that she is closer to being Queen now than she ever was when she was with Renly Baratheon. She is also relieved that Margaery is now free from Joffrey's torture and opines that Tommen Baratheon will be a better match – one the Lannisters can't afford not to make.[10]
|Season Three appearances
|Valar Dohaeris
|Dark Wings, Dark Words
|Walk of Punishment
|And Now His Watch is Ended
|Kissed by Fire
|The Climb
|The Bear and the Maiden Fair
|Second Sons
|The Rains of Castamere
|Season Four appearances
|Two Swords
|The Lion and the Rose
|Breaker of Chains
|First of His Name
|The Laws of Gods and Men
|The Mountain and the Viper
|The Watchers on the Wall
|The Children
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née Redwyne
née Hightower
- ""Growing Strong". Ha! The dullest words of any house! "Winter is Coming"! Now, that's memorable. "We Do Not Sow"! Strong! Strong, those houses, you watch out for them! Direwolves and Krakens, fierce beasts. But a golden rose, growing strong? Oh, yes, that strikes fear in the heart!"
- ―Olenna Tyrell to Tyrell lady
- ""I was told you were drunk, impertinent and thoroughly debauched. You can imagine my disappointment at finding nothing but a browbeaten bookkeeper."
- ―Olenna Tyrell to Tyrion Lannister
- Olenna Tyrell: "Loras is young and very good at knocking men off horses with a stick. That does not make him wise. As to your fathead father..."
- Margaery Tyrell: "Grandmother! What will Sansa think of us?"
- Olenna Tyrell: "She might think we have some wits about us, one of us at any rate."
- — Margaery Tyrell introduces her grandmother Olenna to Sansa Stark[src]
Behind the scenes
She was first mentioned in the House Tyrell family tree issued by HBO for the first season in 2012. She was confirmed as a role for the third season in May 2012.[11]
Like Margaery, Olenna's role in the TV series has been expanded greatly from her appearances in the novels, likely an attempt by the writers to increase House Tyrell's visibility (none of the Tyrells are POV characters in the books). Olenna also serves as a foil for Tywin – indeed, Charles Dance himself referred to Olenna as "the anti-Tywin Lannister" in a promotional interview for Season 3.
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, her family remains the same. In her youth she almost married a member of House Targaryen, but Olenna did everything she could to make sure it never came to fruition. She is described as a wizened, cunning old woman with a wicked wit and a sharp tongue. She is known as the "Queen of Thorns" for her sarcasm and the rose thorns in the sigil of House Tyrell. In many ways, the cunning Olenna is the true leader of House Tyrell, masterminding political intrigues which her son, Lord Mace Tyrell, then follows. Despite this she has a loving relationship with her family, including her grandchildren. Olenna is particularly close with her granddaughter Margaery Tyrell, whom she has mentored in the skills of court intrigue.
Olenna is older than Hoster Tully, who was in his mid-sixties when he died, but remains in good health (though she has lost her teeth). While she walks with a cane, several characters believe that she feigns to be more frail than she actually is, in order to lull her enemies into thinking she is harmless. Members of House Redwyne tend to have bright orange hair. Olenna's hair has turned completely white due to old age, but it hasn't been established what her hair color was in her youth.
See also
- Olenna Tyrell on A Wiki of Ice and Fire (MAJOR spoilers from the books)
- ↑ HBO viewers guide, season 1 guide to houses, House Tyrell entry
- ↑ HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Tyrell entry
- ↑ "Dark Wings, Dark Words"
- ↑ "And Now His Watch is Ended"
- ↑ "Kissed by Fire"
- ↑ The Climb
- ↑ "Second Sons (episode)"
- ↑ "Two Swords"
- ↑ "The Lion and the Rose"
- ↑ "Breaker of Chains"
- ↑ [1]
|Lord Mace Tyrell
|Ser Loras Tyrell
|The Reach
|Lord Paramount of the Reach · Lord of Highgarden · Warden of the South
|Garth Gardener · Harlen Tyrell
|Current members:
|Olenna Tyrell · Alerie Tyrell · Margaery Tyrell · Tyrell lady
|Deceased members:
|Luthor Tyrell
|House Baratheon of King's Landing
|Lord Paxter Redwyne
|The Arbor
|The Reach
|Lord of the Arbor
|Current members:
|Olenna Redwyne · Bethany Redwyne
|House Tyrell


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The 5th International Sea Duck conference will be held in Reykjavik, Iceland on 8-12 September 2014. Further details will be available on the conference website in due course. [added 8 May 2013]
On behalf of the organisers, Aleksi Lehikoinen has announced that the 4th Pan-European Duck Symposium will be held in Hanko, southern Finland, on 7-11 April 2015. Further details will be available in due course on the conference website. We hope to see many of you there! [added 15 March 2013]
A new webpage featuring the work of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership's Task Force for Scaly-sided Merganser has been launched. [added 13 March 2013]
DSG is pleased to announce that the Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation of the EU (FACE) have become the first sponsoring organisation to provide financial support to the DSG. This is warmly welcomed and will provide much needed support for core activities. It is hoped we will be able to announce the support of further organisations in the near future. [added 14 November 2012]
A call for proposals to host the 7th North American Duck Symposium (NADS) has been made by the NADS Board. Please send proposals to Tom Nudds by 31 December 2012. The date and venue will be announced at the NADS6 / ECNAW conference in January 2013. [added 12 November 2012]
At the Ramsar Conference of the Parties, currently taking place in Romania, Wetlands International have launched the new Waterbird Population Estimates website. This fantastic new resource presents the latest (5th) version of WPE, as well as information from previous versions of WPE and other relevant sources of status information (primarily the Conservation Status Reports prepared for AEWA). It will undoubtedly be an essential resource for many years to come. Thanks go to all the DSG members that provided information that supported the completion of WPE5 and the development of WPE online. [added 9 July 2012]
White-headed Steamerduck, newly listed as Vulnerable, is the featured Amazing Species this week. More information about this species can be found here. Thanks to Laura Aguero in Chubut for putting together the information in this Amazing Species account. [added 3 July 2012]
A statement outlining key conclusions by delegates attending the 3rd Pan-European Duck Symposium, held in April 2012, was issued on 8 May 2012. The Jindrichuv Hradec statement was circulated to AEWA, ORNIS and Ramsar representatives, and highlights the current key issues for duck conservation and management in Europe. [added 10 May 2012]
The DSG Bulletin publishes short articles on duck management, research and conservation. The Bulletin is published periodically and its primary aim is to improve information exchange between duck specialists across the globe. We publish short papers with original data, progress reports of conservation projects, news items and requests for information. If you wish to submit an article for publication, please contact us.
Currently, bulletin production is not possible and for the foreseeable future the dissemination of news and other information will be either via this website or the DSG email forum, open to members. However, it is hoped the redevelopment of a bulletin can begin again soon, and any members interested in helping with this are asked to contact the coordinator.
A workshop on European seaduck conservation was held on the 24 April 2012, and further information on the outputs of this will be posted here soon.
The IUCN-SSC Chairs meeting took place in February 2012, and the DSG profile compiled for this meeting, covering the quadrennium 2008-2011, can be seen here.
The Nordic Waterbirds and Climate Network held their 2nd conference in Oster Malma, Sweden on 24-28 October 2011. Delegates focused on Mallard and Eider and examined issues such as shifting distributions and monitoring effectiveness. Abstracts from this meeting can be found here. A follow-up meeting took place on the 25 April 2012 at the 3rd Pan-European Duck Symposium.
A workshop on seaducks in the Baltic Sea was held on 14-15 June 2011, hosted by Kjell Larsson (Gotland University). Further details can be found here.
Pan-European Duck Symposium - Three symposia have been held: i) the first in Denmark in March 2006 (contact the DSG for the abstracts of the oral and poster presentations), ii) the second in Arles, France, 23-26 March 2009 - the conference proceedings were published as Special Issue No.2 of Wildfowl and the papers can be downloaded from the Wildfowl website, iii) the third in Jindrichuv Hradec, Czech Republic, on the 26-28 April 2012 - further details are available on the PEDS3 website.
North American Duck Symposium - Five symposia have taken place to date and abstracts and other information about them all can be found here.
Ecology and Conservation of North American Wildfowl - a symposium and joint meeting of the North American Duck Symposium and the North American Arctic Goose Symposium. This large and wide ranging conference was held in Memphis, Tennessee on 27-31 January 2013. Further details are available here.
International Sea Duck Conference - Four conferences have taken place in North America, with the next planned for Iceland. The most recent was held in Seward, Alaska, USA on 12-16 September 2011. Further details can be found here.
Enquiries to:
Richard Hearn, Global Coordinator, Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire GL2 7BT, UK. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Doug Harebottle, Regional Coordinator (Africa), Animal Demography Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa. Email: email@example.com.
Diana Solovyeva, Regional Coordinator (North Asia), Laboratory of Ornithology, Institute of Biological Problems of the North, Portovaya Str. 18, 685000 Magadan, Russia. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Further details of these events can be found in the main body of the web page
23-25 April 2014 - AEWA Action planning workshop for the Long-tailed Duck (Roosta, Estonia)
8-12 September 2014 - The 5th International Sea Duck conference (Reykjavik, Iceland)
7-11 April 2015 - The 4th Pan-European Duck Symposium (Hanko, Finland)
IUCN Species Survival Commission
North American Sea Duck Joint Venture
Seaducks.org - a collation of seaduck information
Flyways.us - a comprehensive site for managers of waterfowl populations in North America
Nordic Waterbirds and Climate Network
Kjell Larsson's website on seaduck research in the Baltic Sea
Seaduck tracking in the Baltic
Arctic Eider Society
A summary of ONCFS's research programme on Eurasian Teal
Duck research in Portugal by David Rodrigues
A guide to ageing duck broods in the field
A guide to ageing and sexing North American ducks
EAAFP Scaly-sided Merganser Task Force
AEWA Action Plans
Ferruginous Duck
White-headed Duck
Maccoa Duck
EU Action Plans
Steller's Eider
EU Management Plans
Northern Pintail 2007-2009
Red-crested Pochard 2007-2009
Greater Scaup 2009-2011
Velvet Scoter 2007-2009
Other reports
Boertmann & Mosbech. 2001. Important summer concentrations of seaducks in West Greenland.
Bustnes & Systad. 2009. Movements of King Eiders wintering on the coast of Norway.
Christensen. 2008. Factors affecting population size of Baltic Common Eiders.
Leopold et al. 2001. Diet of Common Eider. Wadden Sea Newsletter.
Skov et al. 2011. Waterbird Populations and Pressures in the Baltic Sea.
USGS. 2009. Adverse Effects to Northern Shovelers from Exposure to Treated Wastewater from Central Front Range, Colorado, Wastewater Treatment Plants.
The Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation of the EU
The Institute of Biological Problems of the North, Russian Academy of Sciences.
The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust


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I'd hack Howard all game long. He sucks royally at FTs.
It started with Earl [Watson], Randy [Foye] and Marvin [Williams]the veteran guys. I thought the young guys did a good job of following their lead getting us off to a good start. - referring to the Jazz/Bobcats game on 3/1/13
Earl, Randy, and Marvin started the first quarter 0-3, scored a whopping zero points, and finished with a turnover in the first quarter.
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Material Witnesses Opens at the Clark January 15
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January 05, 2010
Since its invention in the first half of the nineteenth century, photography has been used for documentary purposes, faithfully recording the details of archaeological artifacts, works of art, and natural specimens. Appearing to be no more than bearers of information or certificates of authenticity, many such photographs are not as simple as they might seem at first glance. The exhibition Material Witnesses: Photographs of Things considers how documentary images, while retaining a certain "visual truth," are also highly mysterious works of art. Material Witnesses is on view at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute January 15 through April 11.
Drawn from the collections of the Clark and the Troob Family Foundation, this seventeen piece exhibition features photographs by William Henry Fox Talbot, Roger Fenton, Eugène Atget, Henri Jean-Louis Le Secq, Charles Thurston Thompson, Linnaeus Tripe, Edwin Hale Lincoln, and Adolphe Terris. Lingering traces of these photographers—a reflection in a mirror, handwritten inventory numbers, the artificial arrangement of the objects themselves—draw attention to activities that took place outside the picture frame, unseen by the camera. The viewer is left to interpret this forensic evidence, to make sense of each picture's particular account of the past and the real. These photographs are material witnesses in the transformation of mundane objects—stones, flowers, china—into significant subjects—mementos, symbols, art.
The Clark's Sarah Hammond, curator of the exhibition, will lead a Looking at Lunchtime Gallery Talk on Material Witnesses: Photographs of Things on Thursday, February 11 at 12:30 pm. Admission is free.
The Clark's collection of photographs dates from the invention of photography to the early twentieth century and now comprises nearly 1,000 works. The collection includes important photographs by Gustave Le Gray, Édouard Baldus, Nadar, Eugène Atget, Jacques-Henri Lartigue, William Henry Fox Talbot, Julia Margaret Cameron, Francis Frith, Roger Fenton, Carleton Watkins, William Bradford, Winslow Homer, and Alfred Stieglitz. The collection of works on paper may be viewed by appointment in the department's study room. To arrange a visit, call 413-458-2303, extension 360.
The Clark is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The galleries are open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm (open daily in July and August). Admission is free November through May. Adult admission is charged June 1 through October 31. Admission is always free for children 18 and younger, members, and students with valid ID. For more information, call 413-458-2303 or visit clarkart.edu.


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Mon-Thu 11:30am-2:30pm; 5:30pm-9:30pm
Fri 11:30am-2:30pm; 5:30pm-10:30pm
Sat 5:30pm-10:30pm
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Neighborhoods: Presidio Heights, North
Tucked away in quiet Laurel Heights, low-key Garibaldi's serves simple, unfussy Californian food that changes daily according to seasonal availability. – As the older of the two Garibaldi's in the Bay Area, the original venue is tucked away in the quiet streets of Laurel Heights, and gives the impression of being the smaller, low-key older brother. The restaurant's simple decor of low lighting, wooden furniture, and starched white tablecloths gives it a black-slate-like quality that makes it equally suited to an after-work cocktail, business lunch or romantic date spot. Aside from the main dining room, the bar becomes a scene in its own right around happy hour. As with the décor, the food is simple and unfussy, and changes daily according to what's available at local farmer's markets. In addition to the regular à la carte menu of seafood, meat, and vegetarian dishes, the monthly prix fixe menu features seasonal highlights, and is best enjoyed with the accompanying wine pairing menu.
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"Warm, friendly staff greeted us, great bartender mixed us some unique drinks and the food and service were really right on." (boblouis, Citysearch user)
"Great place for a fancy date with someone you're trying to impress." (antionette_29, Citysearch user)
"The chef tantalizes diners with a unique menu that tantilizes even the most sophisticated palate. We tried the carrot-orange soup, their very special chicken dish, and the most incredible lamb I have ever tasted." (renee_beltranena, Citysearch user)
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"While fairly priced, California-focused wine list could be expanded to include more diverse selections..." (cjglynn, Citysearch user)
"...the tables are very close together and the noise level is high..." (foodie8, Citysearch user)
Garibladis is doing it right! – We had such a great time at his restaurant from beginning to end. Warm, friendly staff greeted us, great bartender mixed us some unique drinks and the food and service were really right on. It's upscale but not fine dining stuffy which I enjoy. Gotta try the lamb and the server took such great care of us.
nice ambiance, good food – quite and warm ambiance, great serrvice, good average food and average prices. My favorite is still Bacco or Magic Flaute
Disappointing Evening – Several months ago my wife & a friend went here for a special occasion. The evening resulted in one of my worst overall dining experiences & wrote an email to the manager. He replied, apologized & hoped we would return in the future. The response was appreciated but I'm amazed that he didn't do anything else to entice our return (free appetizer, etc.). The food was good except for a burned dessert but I doubt we'll ever go back.
Our discontent started when our waiter brought a bottle of water & poured it in my glass. My wife alerted the waiter that the glass was dirty with old lipstick stains. The waiter went to a nearby empty table, picked up a glass & asked if it was OK to dump the water from the dirty glass into the clean one. While I was in shock my wife stuttered "OK" & the waiter did as he had suggested. I realize my wife gave him the go-ahead but I am still stunned that he made the suggestion & followed through on keeping the water from the dirty glass rather than offering to get us a new bottle of water.
After ordering our meals & a bottle of wine, I went to use the bathroom. After washing my hands I discovered the paper towel dispenser was empty so I used toilet paper, which got a bit messy. After returning to my table, the next time the waiter stopped by I let him know about the lack of paper towels & he apologized & mentioned "that shouldn't happen." More than 2 hours later, at the end of our meal, my wife used the bathroom & when she came back she said she'd used the same restroom & that it was still out of paper towels & also had to use toilet paper to dry her hands. Apparently nobody refilled the towels or didn't put enough in the bathroom.
During our meal, I was a bit disappointed with the attentiveness of the staff. After initially filling the glasses with wine, nobody every came by again to refill our glasses. Obviously, I'm capable of filling the wine glasses at the table but I've come to expect better service at nice restaurants.
Delightful Evening – We were seated promptly. Our waiter Carlos was superb. He made an excellent meal an event to remember. The food was very well presented and cooked to perfection
The entire meal from appetizer to dessert was excellent and the efficient service made it all the more enjoyable. The small things that count, refilling glasses promptly, taking finished dishes away and the nice touch - Carlos took my valet parking ticket and had the car waiting for us when we left. Except for two braying hyenas sitting at the next table, for which the restaurant cannot be held responsible, we had a very delightful dining experience.
Average Food - Arrogant Service – My wife and I were celebrating our 5th anniversary and decided to give this restaurant a try. Even though we were the first customers to arrive at the restaurant, we were seated at the very last table in the back, near the bathroom/storage area. Needless to to say we requested to be moved but were given the once-over before being moved. While we were clearly not from the neighborhood, we are two young professionals and were dressed appropriately for the occasion. We have eaten at restaurants all over the city from lowly taquerias to 5 star restaurants and never have we encountered such arrogant service.
Incredible – A friend who visits San Francisco regularly recommended this restaurant, it was the highlight of our dining experience! The staff was very accomodating, atmosphere good, and the food terrific. Recommend the Massachussets Day Scallops or the lamb. Well worth the time & money. Dinner for two + bottle wine $140.
Consistantly Good – Garibaldis has been around for years and every time I go, the food is well above average. They have a full bar with fun pre-dinner cocktails. They also have an extensive, well priced wine list. I always try and order different items off the menu when I go, but the meals that stand out are their chicken dishes and burgers. They also have an amazing Cesar salad. It's a little loud...not too bad though. Just livens the meal up!
Great atmosphere – Great place for a fancy date with someone you're trying to impress.
GREAT experience!! – From the minute we walked in the door, we were greeted by a very friendly and accomodating staff. We were right on time for our reservation but asked if we could have a drink at the bar first. Absolutely, was the reply. The bar is very cozy and the drinks were delicious. The wine list was excellent. After we finished our cocktails, we were escorted to our table. Though the tables are very close together and the noise level is high, the atmosphere is lively and comfortable overall. The server took her time to tell us about the menu and explain some of the house specialties. We took her recommendations and had the anti pasta plate, followered by the chicken milanese and mediterranean lamb. Both exceptional. The generous entree portions led us to share a chocolate boudino for dessert. Again, delicious. I will definelty be back very soon.
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On this sunny day in June, about 50 people gather in the Town Hall of Griswold in Jewett City to honor a very special and loved man, Alphonse Basilicato. About half of those are members of Al's family coming from all around. The other people are town officials, store keepers in Jewett City and residents. Why all this hubbub? Who is Al anyway?
"Every single day in Jewett City, Al Basilicato pushes his cart through our streets using his broom and shovel to pick up any debris he finds. No one ever asks Al to do this. He just does it. Ususally three times a day he is out there, and because of him, our streets never looked so clean! He doesn't expect to get a dime for his work. Al has been doing this for over ten years now," explains Alan Greer, Burgess, Town of Griswold, "Today we take the time to honor him and thank him in a special way. We should have done this a long time ago."
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Amazing as Al's story is, there is more. Back in the 1980's when Al was 19-years-old and visiting his father in Florida, he was walking along a highway with a friend. Both of them were struck by a drunk driver. His friend died and Al was left with traumatic brain injury. Al was in a coma following the accident, and his doctors did not think he would ever walk or talk again.
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Christopher Hitchens and Douglas Wilson Debate - Comments
The Hitch is at his absolute best here - razor sharp.
I suspect the audience gained more from this style of discussion - where the moderator (for the most part) kept his nose out of a free flowing debate.
Permalink Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:09:00 UTC | #280866
Comment 3 by Jeff (HandyGeek) Handy
Can't seem to view this for now. I'll try again later. Wish there was a download avail. It's always fun to watch Hitchens too.
Permalink Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:12:00 UTC | #280918
Snopes says Hitchen's world series anecdote is not true.
Permalink Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:15:00 UTC | #280920
@ horatio - comment #4.
If I cannot believe The Hitch on this issue, then perhaps I should also re-evaluate his evidence for the Big Bang and Evolution?
At least Douglas Wilson's arguments all hold water - praise jeebus!
Permalink Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:32:00 UTC | #280933
Time and time again, Hitch lets theists get away with murder.
What applies to the part does not necessarily apply to the whole and the rverse is similarily false. I am made of trillions of particles that behave like particles and waves. I, as a whole, don't.
I need Oxygen and Water to maintain my structural integrity. My atoms don't.
If the universe as a whole is devoid of a particular purpose does not imply that there is no truth or whatever string of non-sequiturs that Wilson was inventing.
Permalink Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:54:00 UTC | #280953
I suppose such a demonstration (how the psychiatrist Hitchens allowed the delusional patient Wilson gently and surely to disclose his delusions in their completeness) can be used over and over and over again in training psychiatrists to what to expect when a delusional patient believes his delusions are real.
Permalink Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:18:00 UTC | #280978
6 and 7
I think that scientific responses to people like Wilson are over-rated. They just don't accept the scientific approach as the right way to look at things.
I think Hitchens' approach is superb - show that the religious "story" is, even on its own terms, inconsistent, ugly and immoral.
Permalink Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:22:00 UTC | #280979
upon hearing the questions by the audience including question about how to judge the stories of the bible and their validity, i thought the same thought i always think, and that is - if you, believer, understand god to be the absolute truth and your flavor of religion to be the only true path, and then throw into the mix that 1 plus 1 is undeniable and obviously true to equal 2, then if these miracles (and god in general) were absolutely true, wouldn't it be obvious? why would anyone have to be convinced?
Permalink Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:35:00 UTC | #280988
Comment 13 by SASnSA
I think Hitchens missed an opportunity when it came to the 'virgin birth' and counterfeit stories. I mean what about the pagan story of the virgin birth that predates Jesus' birth? Wouldn't that make Jesus' birth a likely counterfeit?
Permalink Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:40:00 UTC | #280992
Hitchens' closing speech was probably the best I've ever heard him give.
As Richard Dawkins himself has said before (in much better words), I'd dread having him as an opponent.
Permalink Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:47:00 UTC | #280996
Comment 15 by MPhil
The arguments Douglas Wilson presents are best answered by a philosophically informed capable cognitive neuroscientist or a scientifically informed, capable philosopher with broad knowledge in philosophy of mind and epistemology.
"Beauty" as an objective quality, ethical values as objectively existing - how ludicrous. But the statements about mentality being impossible in a universe as science describes it - I have destroyed those arguments more times than I can count.
He has no idea of science or the rigorous application of logic, science and philosophical reasoning - even though he has studied and apparently even taught some of this.
Take the comments of some of out posters here together and you have an absolute refutation of his arguments... and being someone who specializes exactly in the areas (how intentionality, mentality and consciousness arise in the universe as understood by science interpreted and analysed rationally by philosophy) concerned with the claims he makes, I can say he is definitely i)plainly wrong and ii)uninformed about the status of research pertaining to these questions... even though he can at times sound reasonable because he applies reason to subtly false premises - retroactive rationalization of ludicrous mythology.
Btw, Hitchens ALWAYS abuses the word "solipsism". He uses it to mean "egocentrism", whereas it is actually the position that only one's own mind exists - he should know that.
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Permalink Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:17:00 UTC | #281010
Comment #294957 by MPhil
I forget if you have commented on my blog post about this a short while ago, but surely people like Wilson know of the scientific and philosophical counterarguments. I believe Hitchens is right when he pointed out there could not be a meeting of minds because their thought processes were quite different. Wilson considers ideas of beauty and ethics as being fundamental to what he thinks of as the appropriate story about reality, and nothing will change that. Scientific and logical arguments just aren't appropriate in his view.
Permalink Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:17:00 UTC | #281011
I'm only in the first part of the debate where Douglas Wilson gives his opening statements (where he talks about objectivity & subjectivity vs beauty).
So far, it's not making much sense to me and seems rather non sequitur. Hopefully it gets better.
Permalink Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:21:00 UTC | #281014
Comment 19 by MPhil
Hmm... I think Hitchens's approach is quite good - but there were a lot of opportunities to directly dismantle and fatally rebut his assertions of the impossibility of the development of consciousness and mentality in a naturalistic, physicalist universe without god.
Wilson doesn't present arguments for this, though the students of the apology-class and many more in the audience will have read (during their studies) texts with elaborate formulations of such arguments... and thus he can feel confident that they will see his position as supported by arguments and his "argument" for the impossibility of mentality and consciousness and free will in a naturalistic, physicalist universe as not being addressed by Hitchens.
Man, if such a person as Wilson can make his living with such intellectual diarrhoea, surely it must be possible for me when I have my Doctor Title to make a better living from an academic career in philosophy than he ever could... I hope.
At least, that would be the case if the world was fair :)
Permalink Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:36:00 UTC | #281019
Comment 20 by MPhil
I also think that Hitchens's "nouminal" and "transcendent" are mysticistic concepts which have no real counterpart... these are aspects of individual and social mentality.
Permalink Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:38:00 UTC | #281021
I cringe every time I hear a theist say they do not need reason and evidence to support their beliefs; as though they had a fucking choice if they want to be taken seriously.
Even more disturbing is that despite this promise, Wilson immediately appeals to reason. God damn-it man, if you're claiming mysticism then at least have the courage to be mystical!
Permalink Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:47:00 UTC | #281027
Comment 22 by Fuller
Even more disturbing is that despite this promise, Wilson immediately appeals to reason. God damn-it man, if you're claiming mysticism then at least have the courage to be mystical!
Totally. A theist will use reason and logic as far as it takes them (which is basically nowhere), and then dismiss it the moment it's used against them.
You can't have it both ways.
Permalink Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:57:00 UTC | #281029
Comment 23 by MPhil
Wilson states (around the 51-53 minute mark) that Christianity is responsible for "lifting the clouds of superstition" since it eliminated the active belief in witchcraft etc.
In addition to what Hitchen's answers - we can and should counter that even where this is true to some degree, this does just mean that a set of uncontrolled superstitions and dogmatisms and articles of cultivated ignorance is supplanted with a controlled, more structured and thus more powerful and broadly influential superstition, dogmatism and cultivated unreason... and as such with a more dangerous organized superstition.
Permalink Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:05:00 UTC | #281033
I found this philosophical analysis of the subject useless. You don't need to tell me what Hitchens words mean, because I already know that.
Anyway, philosophy never did a useful thing for humanity. Philosophy stands in the oposite side of science, almost as religion does.
Permalink Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:15:00 UTC | #281039
Comment 25 by MPhil
I am sorry. You evidentally have absolutely no idea of philosophy, neither of the relation philosophy to science (mature sciences are in fact a special case of philosophy, historically and conceptually, since the empirical sciences developed out of philosophy and philosophy historically and conceptually is the demarcation between mysticism and reason in explaining and investigating the world).
I am an academic in the field of philosophy with good relations to physicists, information theorists, mathematicians, biologists, programmers, computational scientists, neuroscientists etc...
You are dogmatically entrenched, so I won't even try to convince you, but your ridiculous and pityful display of unreason, pride in ignorance and dogmatism must only underlined, not countered.
Now crawl back into your hole...
Permalink Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:27:00 UTC | #281045
Comment 26 by Tack
Permalink Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:42:00 UTC | #281054
Comment 27 by MPhil
Permalink Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:47:00 UTC | #281056
After Hitchens points out that either all religions are true, none are true, or only one is true (in this case it is Wilson's particular flavor of Christianity), Wilson responds with a (very poor) analogy of counterfeit dollar bills vs genuine dollar bills. Essentially Wilson misses the entire point and claims that there are only a limited number of "counterfeit" bills (the *other* religions), and he can easily distinguish between those and his own "genuine" bills because they represent his own (one true) religion. Then Hitchens asks:
Hitchens: Why are your miracles the real bills and the others are all copies?
Wilson: Because they happened. Jesus really *did* rise from the dead...
Well...I guess that pretty much settles it, then. :facepalm:
Permalink Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:49:00 UTC | #281058
Comment 29 by MPhil
Don Quix,
yes, quite infuriating... especially considering that many people regard this as valid reasoning... *shudder*
Permalink Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:54:00 UTC | #281064
Anyway, philosophy never did a useful thing for humanity. Philosophy stands in the oposite side of science, almost as religion does.
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" help gather people to fight the revolutionary war, which led to our independence. So there is one example where it helped.
But I think philosophy does more to help individuals than it does to help humanity as a whole.
Permalink Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:55:00 UTC | #281065


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