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This morning on my way to work, I listened to Mike & Mike on ESPN radio. It wasn't intentional. I was listening to a show co-hosted by Charles Barkley on my way home from work yesterday (and he actually gave out some practical advice) and this morning when I got in my car, there was Mike & Mike (with Golic absent due to ND in Ireland).
While I should have just turned it off immediately, the topic at hand caught my attention. Greenie posed the question (and then followed it up with his confirming opinion) whether colleges should lower their admission standards (in some cases, further lower them since admission standards for athletes have already been lowered to make exceptions for athletes) to improve the quality of the product on the field. The example being debated was Notre Dame and whether or not it would benefit the university to accept athletes who fail to meet the academic criteria in order to win more football games and bring more money to the university.
Are they seriously asking this? Are their memories THAT short-sighted? It was less than 2 months ago that they were shouting at us that this was exactly the problem with our culture. Now all of a sudden they're proposing it for other universities?
I was able to make it through about 5 minutes of the debate before I turned it off. Adnan Virk attempted to say no, but was immediately stopped by Greenie who then started discussing how doing so could elevate Notre Dame from it's mid-major status currently back into national championship contention which would only benefit the university. When they opened the debate up for comments is when I had had enough. I'm not saying this to be diminutive, it's merely just to prove my point: The people calling in were clearly lacking in education. Their command of the English language demonstrated that, and their arguments further reflected it. I made it through roughly 3-4 comments before I changed the station as the sentiment by the featured commenters (which may or may not be reflective of the majority, I don't know and won't claim they are or aren't) was roughly "the only schools who don't do this are schools that can't win anyway and need an excuse." One commenter even said, "You can't have your cake and eat it too. So the message is pretty clear from what ESPN promoted and what the comments reflected. If you're a great athlete you can't be smart.
There were a lot of logical fallacies with Greenie's reasoning. When Adnan Virk pointed out that Stanford has been successful and still looks to be a strong team even without Andrew Luck, it was immediately dismissed. Greenie also raised the point that "thousands of people want to go to Notre Dame, so don't claim the reason the best athletes aren't going there are because they're not winning." That argument makes absolutely no sense to me as it does appear that the best recruits in the country want to go to winning programs. There's a reason Notre Dame has been marginal at best for over the last decade, and it's not because of their admission standards.
I guess the point that I'm trying to get at, besides pointing out ESPN's obvious hypocrisy, is that we should be proud of our student-athletes, and the student-athletes of most other schools should feel insulted. I'm of the firm belief that athletes of college sports should be students first and athletes second, not the other way around. I understand that the policies the NFL has in place regarding eligibility make college football a necessity for everyone looking to go pro, however I would hate to see college and universities make changes to accommodate what ultimately benefits the NFL. I'm proud when I see our student-athletes, either in the NFL or in other careers, able to comport themselves with dignity and class and speak intelligently. It pains me to see athletes at other schools unable to do the same (and then wonder why they're broke 2 years after their careers are over). I hope our standards never change and the Grand Experiment lives on, as it's something we should value far more than winning football games. Regardless of what ESPN thinks.


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Demi Lovato Wrote Country Songs For Tiffany Thornton
Demi Lovato revealed this week that she has been hard at work writing new music. It turns out some of the songs sound a bit country, and Demi doesn't want to use them for her next pop album.
Demi offered the songs up to any interested artists, Tweeting:
For some reason lately when I'm by myself I end up writing country music.. Guess it's those southern roots. Who wants it?!
Demi's former "Sonny With A Chance" co-star Tiffany Thornton really wants the tracks since she is working on her debut country album! Tiffany replied:
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Minimum alcohol pricing
Ministers have defended controversial plans to ban cheap deals on alcohol in England and Wales, insisting they would save hundreds of lives every year. The coalition is proposing a minimum alcohol price of 45p per unit and an end to multi-buy offers
Minimum alcohol price 'will target heavy drinkers'
Eric Appleby, chief executive of Alcohol Concern has told Daybreak that a minimum alcohol price is "targeted at young people and really heavy drinkers."
Minimum alcohol unit price 'will not deter alcoholics'
Miles Beale, chief executive of the Wine and Spirit Trade Association, has told Daybreak that raising the minimum alcohol price unit will not deter alcoholics.
He said: "[Raising the minimum alcohol price unit] will not work in practice. The people who are least responsive to high prices are alcoholics."
Minimum alcohol pricing plans to be unveiled
The government will today announce minimum alcohol pricing in a bid to curb "drunken mayhem" on the streets of England and Wales. Daybreak's Louisa James reports.
Legal challenge to Scotland's minimum alcohol price plan
- The Scottish Parliament has already approved plans for a 50p minimum alcohol price plan.
- The scheme could come into effect as early as next April.
- However implementation of the scheme has been held up by a court challenge from the drinks industry.
- Scottish ministers want the 50p level to remain for at least two years to allow the market to react and settle before the price is reviewed.
- The measure is predicted to save 500 lives a year, and will see the price of a standard bottle of wine at 12.5% volume set at a minimum of £4.69.
Minimum alcohol price could break EU rules
Senior figures in the drinks industry believe that the move will fall out of EU trade rules, reports the Times (£).
A Dutch plan to set a minimum price for spirits in 1978 was deemed illegal by the European Court of Justice.
– Gavin Hewitt, chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association
[Minimum alcohol pricing] is illegal, will be ineffective in tackling alcohol misuse, penalise responsible drinkers and put more pressure on household budgets.
Minimum pricing of alcohol 'will hit modest consumer'
The drinks industry has warned that the 45p threshold would hit modest consumers hard, without addressing the underlying problems.
– Miles Beale, chief executive of the Wine & Spirit Trade Association chief executive
While the Government may be consulting on 45p consumers should be aware that the final minimum unit price could be much higher than that.
In the Spring we were told it would be 40p, it's already 45p, we know that health groups are calling for a price of at least 50p and the Scottish Government has already proposed a 50p minimum unit price.
The impact at 50p would see 65% of prices in supermarkets and off-licences rise with a bottle of vodka increasing in price from £9 to £13.13.
AHA calls for 50p alcohol minimum unit price
The Alcohol Health Alliance (AHA), made up of 32 medical and counselling organisations, welcomed the step.
But chairman Professor Sir Ian Gilmore said the minimum unit price should be 50p rather than 45p.
– Professor Sir Ian Gilmore Chair of the UK Alcohol Health Alliance
The evidence shows us that heavy drinkers and young drinkers are more affected by higher alcohol prices than moderate drinkers.
According to the University of Sheffield, a minimum unit price of 50p would reduce total alcohol consumption by 6.7%, saving around 20,000 hospital admissions in the first year.
The Government's alcohol strategy
The Government's alcohol strategy sets out proposals to crackdown on our 'binge drinking' culture and cut the alcohol fuelled violence and disorder.
The strategy includes commitments to:
- Introduce a minimum unit price for alcohol.
- Consult on a ban on the sale of multi-buy alcohol discounting.
- Introduce stronger powers for local areas to control the density of licensed premises including making the impact on health a consideration for this.
- Pilot innovative sobriety schemes to challenge alcohol-related offending.
David Cameron outlines alcohol pricing plans
– David Cameron
When beer is cheaper than water, it's just too easy for people to get drunk on cheap alcohol at home before they even set foot in the pub. So we are going to introduce a new minimum unit price.
This isn't about stopping responsible drinking, adding burdens on business or some new kind of stealth tax - it's about fast, immediate action where universal change is needed.
Government unveils plans to tackle binge-drinking
The Government will today unveil plans to tackle binge-drinking in Britain by introducing a higher-than-expected minimum alcohol price of 45p per unit.
The Government say that minimum unit pricing will tackle the issue of excessive alcohol consumption and heavily discounted alcohol sold in supermarkets and off-licences.
This approach aims to reduce alcohol consumption and curb practices such as 'pre-loading' before a night out.
Home Office officials insist the consultation is targeted at "harmful drinkers, problems pubs and irresponsible shops".
"Those who enjoy a quiet drink or two have nothing to fear from our proposals."


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Stopped by the Cleantech Investor Summit out in Palm Springs this week -- meant to stay through for the entire event, but Nemo forced me to scurry back to Boston on an earlier flight.
Ira and his team always do a terrific job of running that event, it's always a good networking opportunity and they get big names to come speak. And Tesla test drives, of course.
But it seemed to me like yet another missed opportunity. With so many cleantech investors and their ecosystem partners under one roof, it would have been great to see more exploration of the emerging "next wave" of cleantech investing strategies. Instead, most of what was presented was what I call "old Cleantech VC": capital-intensive upstream technology bets.
Until recently, such investments really defined "cleantech venture capital," in the eyes of GPs, LPs, the media, and entrepreneurs. But over the past couple of years we've seen the emergence of a few different takes on the sector, and it's time we had a major industry event really explore these kinds of strategies.
I would love to see a full-day event where a few innovative investors were given the platform to present their strategies and analyses in short plenary talks. Matthew Nordan to present some of his quantitative research into cleantech venture returns and key success factors. Sunil Paul to present his Cleanweb thesis. Whitney and Scott at McRock Capital to present their intelligent infrastructure focus. Sarah Wood to discuss her efforts working with family foundations to promote program-related investments (PRIs). US Renewables Group to present their more project-finance oriented approaches. And yes, one of my colleagues at Black Coral Capital to present our market-innovation (vs. tech-innovation) approach and our collaborations with other family offices. As just some examples among others.
In between these presentations, there could be presentations by some of the startups and established companies that are touchstones and early examples of these approaches. From bigger companies like Tesla and EnerNOC and SolarCity to earlier stage companies like Noesis and Sidecar and Propel. They could present their businesses, but especially their capital strategies and how they look to interact with cleantech investors in the new era.
We're all working hard to reinvent cleantech venture capital, with an eye toward returns-producing investment strategies. And there won't be one right answer, there will be several, it seems to me. But at just about every industry conference I go to these days, most of what's discussed is the old paradigm, with companies that were funded that way but couldn't get funded that way today.
That's not looking forward, that's looking backward. And I think our industry would be well-served at this point to have a real forward-looking event, so we can kick-start more of the necessary conversations about what's next. Those conversations, plus some good results starting this year from these new approaches, would be what would unlock LP interest in the sector. And that's necessary, because it's the LP community's utter disinterest in cleantech right now that's the limiting factor.
I've never seen better entrepreneurial teams in cleantech. I've never seen more interesting, pragmatic business plans. The underlying markets are growing strongly and seem poised to continue to do so. The large corporates seem more serious than ever about getting into cleantech with strategic intent. The one missing, and yet vital piece is the venture capital dollars, and if the LPs aren't giving any capital to the VCs, the VCs can't put any money into this next wave of startups.
We're not going to fix that by fixating on the old paradigms of cleantech investing. So it would be great to see one day that gets a lot of attention focused on potential next paradigms for cleantech investing.


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Hollywood's biggest night has arrived once again as the Academy Awards salutes the films of 2012 this Sunday night. We expect this to be the most tweeted Oscar telecast ever by a large margin if pre-show social media volume is any indication.
Since the nominees were announced on January 10, there have been over 912,000 mentions of the Oscars/Academy Awards across social media platforms. That's a huge jump from last year, when we noted over 332,000 conversations between January 24 and Feb 20.
Let's take a look at the social media conversation surrounding some of the major categories and make a few predictions based on what we find. With buzz surrounding the nominees constantly shifting with each precursor award (e.g. Golden Globes, BAFTA's, Guild Awards) we'll focus on conversations over the past 14 days.
Best Picture
Ben Affleck's Argo is the most mentioned of the nine best picture nominees over the past two weeks. Its chief rival Lincoln, the most nominated film this year, places second with almost 5000 mentions separating the two. Argo also ranks second in positive sentiment (80%) behind only Silver Linings Playbook which leads with 84% positive mentions.
Predicted Winner: Based on its lead in the social conversation, coupled with its positive sentiment and slew of precursor wins, we predict Argo to walk out of the ceremony, perhaps cleverly disguised as a Canadian, the winner.
Best Actress
Silver Linings Playbook star Jennifer Lawrence is clearly the star of the moment, easily topping her competition with 41% of the total Best Actress social conversation. Sentiment-wise, Lawrence is tied for second with Zero Dark Thirty lead Jessica Chastain, each with 76% positive conversation. Emmanuelle Riva, fresh off a big win at the BAFTA's, leads with 82% of mentions skewing positive.
Predicted Winner: Despite Riva's rise, Jennifer Lawrence still seems like the one to beat. She is by far the most buzzed about star and has a slew of victories behind her already, including the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award.
Best Actor
Lincoln star Daniel Day-Lewis is the most mentioned name in the Best Actor conversation followed by Les Misérables lead Hugh Jackman. The two-time Oscar winner also towers over the other nominees with 87% positive sentiment. The remaining four nominees all sit within 79-80% positive.
Predicted Winner: Daniel Day-Lewis. Nuff said.
Best Director
The master himself, Steven Spielberg, is the leader of the pack with 32% of the Best Director Conversation mentioning the legendary filmmaker. Life of Pi helmer Ang Lee, however, is the clear leader in terms of positive sentiment. Lee's mentions are 89% positive compared to Spielberg's 74% and Michael Haneke's and David O. Russell's 78%.
Predicted Winner: With Argo director Ben Affleck out of the running, Steven Spielberg's heavily nominated Lincoln should see one of its wins coming from this important category.
How Will Seth MacFarlane Fare?
Academy Awards Host has to be one of Hollywood's most thankless jobs as each year the host deals with armchair hosting from critics, viewers, bloggers, and media outlets. All eyes are on Family Guy creator and Ted director Seth MacFarlane on Sunday as he attempts to bring his distinct sense of humor to the proceedings. Over the past 14 days, social media sentiment surrounding MacFarlane is good, with 72% of mentions of him classed as positive. That can all change once the ceremony has begun, however. Good luck, Mr. MacFarlane.
Be sure to check back on Monday as we go over the social conversation around the ceremony itself and see how our predictions turned out. Surprised by the above data? Looking forward to the Oscar telecast? Thoughts on Seth MacFarlane? Tell us about it in the comments.


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News: "We're Not Going After Anyone's Head, We're Not Trying To Kill Hip-Hop"
Wednesday, Jun 15, 2011 11:15AM
Columbia Records' Kreayshawn has come forward to assure fans her swag and style of rapping is not unintentional or an attempt to bring down the state of hip-hop.
According to Kreayshawn, she sees her posse bringing back a Spice Girls-like unifying element to rap.
"I know people are hating on The White Girl Mob, but we're not going after anyone's head, we're not trying to kill hip-hop or whatever people are trying to say. I'm just trying to make a new wave of girl empowerment and girl gang and new wave Spice Girls or some s**t like that. People read into it way too deep. They gotta remember that we're all kids just trying to have fun when it comes down to it." (VIBE)
Earlier this week, Kreayshawn revealed rap mogul Diddy tried to sign her to Bad Boy Records.
"He hit me and he was mad about the whole signing thing. He was like, 'Yo, I wanted to work with you, blah, blah blah,' " Kreayshawn recalled. The upstart rapper went on to reveal an amusing tidbit to the Bad Boy mogul. "Honestly, I've always had a picture of you next to me and my kindergarten picture," Kreay recalled telling him. "I always put it on my wall, and I tell people, 'That's my dad. P. Diddy's my dad.' And he was like, 'Yo, I have to adopt you.'" (MTV)
An official announcement surrounding Kreay's signing to Sony/Columbia Records landed online last week.
East Oakland native, visual artist, swag assassin, and undercat Kreayshawn (Kray-shawn) has officially signed with ColumbiaRecords, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. The 21 year-old will release "Gucci Gucci" via digital retailers on Tuesday, June 14th and prepare her forthcoming full-length debut album, due later this year. Described by GQ Magazine as a "loveable oddball," Kreayshawn says of the new partnership, "I'm excited to work with my new Columbia family. They understand my vision and are going to let me continue everything I've been doing. My hope is to inspire others to be young, wild, and free." (Press Release)
Just a few weeks in the media spotlight and the rapper has already battled comparisons to white female pop star Ke$ha.
"She's cool," Kreayshawn said about Ke$ha, adding that she believes the comparisons stem from both artists being White. "I wouldn't compare myself to her, but she's pretty sweet. I think people just compare something to something else just 'cause they don't know what it is and they want to relate it to something like, 'this is like Ke$ha.' They don't want to be like, 'this is new. I never heard of it. It's Kreayshawn. No, it's just some shit we kinda heard before.' Kreayshawn is Kreayshawn. People are gonna be like, 'this reminds of Kreayshawn' in a couple of months. I'm trying to work." (XXL Mag)
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Friday, Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia held a news conference to talk about the investigation and the resulting terminations.
Garcia said the employees he fired had been with the office for a full decade. They are accused of sexual misconduct between employees and inmates. The supervisors are also accused of failing to take action.
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You've probably heard that it rains every day in Portland. You've probably also heard that Hootie and the Blowfish are going to make a comeback. Here's how it really is: you will certainly get rained on here, but you don't see people building arks on every corner. It actually rains more inches in, say, Manhattan or Miami. The autumn and spring will often be beautiful and comfortably warm; the winter will most often be fine library weather. Warped as it may be, you might even come to like a rainy night. At least you won't be freezing to death -- it only snows a little, maybe two days a year. Several winter days will be clear and brilliant, with a sky so blue it hurts. November through March, your fashion sense will lean toward the waterproof. If you don't own an umbrella now, you will buy one. Never fear -- you will also get to wear shorts and T-shirts. Outside, even.


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Hatebreed is cool, but this Cd something is wrong with the production or possibly it is the songs themselves. Cool riffs, of course the vocals are strong, but man everything sounds alike …..kinda like one big giant song……and I find it impossible to remember what track was what…..
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Notes Will Hines Emailed On Matt Besser's Lecture On UCB-Style Improv
Upright Citizen Brigade Theater's Associate Academic Supervisor Will Hines edited and emailed around to UCB staff and players notes student Nick Feitel took of a recent lecture by theater co-founder and UCB Four member Matt Besser on what Besser thinks should be UCB-style improv. Here's most of that email, but there was an additional section on terminology in the email absent from the post. In the pursuit of spreading more improv knowledge to all who want it, here's that missing part:
Besser is very particular and careful with semantics. He and Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh have been writing a book about the UCB Theory of Improv over the last few years, so they've thought a lot about the terms they use and have developed some new ones and thrown out ones we've previously used.
Two types-of long form improv:
ORGANIC (coming off just a suggestion, starting very small) and
PREMISE (coming off an opening, when we expect you'll be initiating with a fuller idea)
BASE REALITY: that's our term for who/what/where. The UCB likes this because the word BASE communicates how this is the foundation and REALITY communicates it should be grounded, intelligent and real.
UNUSUAL THING - the start of a game. Once we get a reaction to the UNUSUAL THING and maybe a JUSTIFICATION we tend to have our GAME
YES-AND — what you use to build your base reality, find an unusual thing/game. After you have a game, you don't need to YES AND anymore.
IF THIS UNUSUAL THING IS TRUE, WHAT ELSE IS TRUE —- this is what the Latin phrase around our seal translates to. This is what we'd like to separate UCB from other schools. This is what you do after you've found game. You're done yes-anding, you want to "if this unusual is true what else is true" now.
HEIGHTEN/EXPLORE — what you do after you've found your game.
HEIGHTEN means make the funny part MORE (intentionally vague as there's no formula for this) —
EXPLORE means justify your heightening and see what it implies about your world. if you heighten without exploring it gets too crazy too fast and you run out of steam.
Terms that the UCB strongly dislike:
—RELATIONSHIP, MOTIVATION, EMOTION — anything that sounds like acting school theory, Besser tries to avoid especially when teaching. The concern here is you get distracted from making comedic scenes and instead make dramatic scenes. They prefer terms like TOP OF INTELLIGENCE, COMMIT TO REALITY, UNUSUAL THING.
—RAISE THE STAKES. A common phrase in other improv schools but the UCB decided that it's wrong-headed, it encourages arbitrary choices that don't necessarily serve the scene, liking making things in the white house or in space. Instead say WHAT IS ANOTHER FUNNY SITUATION FOR THIS?
The Broken Record: Notes from Matt Besser's NYC Workshop
Matt Besser was in town this weekend and made a stop at the UCB Theater to do an improv lecture/workshop… I took a bunch of notes…
- If your partner ignores the unusual thing you initiate with, they often are not playing to the top of their intelligence and are trying to be funny with their own unusual thing. If that happens, drop your idea and go with your partner's because it's the last thing said and the last thing the audience hears. Ideally, your partner is listening and playing to the top of their intelligence, reacting realistically to your unusual thing.
Ex: Initiation: I saw you weeping during Schindler's List. Did you cry because you thought it was a documentary and the actors in it actually died?
Response: Did the Holocaust not really happen? (this is not playing to the top of their intelligence)
Response: What? I was crying because it's a good movie about this atrocious event in our history and the actors did a wonderful job. (this is a response more in line with listening and playing to the top of our intelligence)…
Surprising many improv handicappers, Matt Besser, one of the four original founders of the Upright Citizen's Brigade, gave a master class at the 13th annual Del Close Marathon where he didn't publicly excoriate any of the students. I just found my notes from that lecture in August 2011 and am sharing them here. Most everything is either a quote or very close paraphrase, lightly edited for comprehension.
The problem with a long opening is that you forget stuff.
In character monologues, make sure you're not just repeating, but heightening
It's not just enough to use referents from the opening. Use the best ideas.
The danger in saving the best material/most interesting idea, like until the 3rd line, is the scene can very easily go in different direction — and usually a less interesting one.
Don't use your own initiation from the opening. By using someone elses idea you guarantee that at least two people on stage know what you're talking about.
If you have an initiation with a pro wrestler, and someone eating all the butter, you can either do a scene about pro wrestling, or about eating all the butter. Pick just one unusual thing to play.
The most important thing to get from the opening is FUNNY IDEAS. I don't want a bunch of art I gotta swim through with my goggles on to find the funny. The more non-funny stuff in the opening, the harder it is to remember the funny stuff.
Warmups: do one high energy physical warmup, then get on to doing stuff that makes you think of premises.
Someone says "let's do a sketch about a steel beam." What should go through your head is, "what's my opinion on steel beams?" Not "what's funny about steel beams?"
The suggestion is "manatee." And I say "it's the cow of the sea." And you say, "it's also the princess of the sea," I'm like, fuck this guy, what about my idea?
When you get a big word as a suggestion like "children" or "dating" or "drunk," bring it down to personal experience.
Pitch confident with fingers up and connecting, not hands on hips, forehead angled at ground, or discouraged.
Don't let art or rules get in the way of coming up with premises during opening.
When taking a scene discovered through improv and convert it into a sketch, you clear away a lot of the bullshit.
Exploration makes funny into smart.
The difference between premise and game is that game starts as soon as the second person joins in.
I'd rather be funny than defy expectations.
Don't take a suggestion and then make 100 different suggestions. Do hit the nail on the head and explore and heighten. Don't try to create a zillion different things on it. That just confuses people.
The audience doesn't care about "the rules," they might even laugh at a big denial - blah blah doctors office - no this is a gas station! - laffs!
Use finger pointing when pitching in opening.
Every opening is ok, it's how you do it. At the opposite end of the spectrum, it's worthless to have a really entertaining opening that doesn't help the Harold at all.
"Yes and" stops after the unusual thing has been discovered. Then you heighten with game moves.
2nd beat isn't "raise the stakes" …it's where else would it be funny to see these characters? And when picking different locations…pick the funniest one.
Relationships: it's not totally required that you know everyone in the scene.
You pull a gun, have an emotional reaction to it.
Don't start all your first scenes with guns.
Sometimes people straightman in a scene more than they do in real life. What people actually do when they see weird people is they try to be diplomatic.


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Johannes Vermeer, Girl with a Pearl Earring, ca. 1665. Oil on canvas, 17 1/2" x 15 3/8"
Jan 26, 2013 – June 2, 2013
de Young Museum
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"Get ready, San Francisco: the original Netherlandish mystery girl is headed to the de Young, accompanied by over 200 drawings and paintings from Rembrandt's century (that would be the 17th, just FYI). Lent by the legendary Hague museum for the first time in over three decades, these works by Rembrandt, Vermeer, and their contemporaries render the natural world of their day in all its glory, from the gritty lithographic detail of a mottled mollusk shell to the sweeping gold and grey-blue of a sun-drenched Flemish wheatfield."
The de Young will be the first venue in the American tour of paintings from the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, The Hague. This jewel box of a museum, housing one of the world's most prestigious collections of Dutch Golden Age paintings, has not lent a large body of works from its holdings in nearly 30 years. An extensive two-year renovation makes this extraordinary opportunity possible.


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Just thought this was interesting. A post about Alex Smith before he was even drafted by the 49ers, A little different back then huh? (is it just me or does he even look stronger back then than he is now?)
I'm still an Alex Smith fan personally, the guy seems to be really down to earth and if you give him a coordinator for 2 years (lets hope with Jimmy Raye this year) then maybe he can put up the kind of numbers we all expected of him this late in his career with the Niners.
Although obviously Alex Smiths career has been disappointing, arnt you guys glad that the guy isnt a douche like Mr. Jay Cutler? I'm glad we're keeping him


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Mariners wanted Lawrie and another prospect for Pineda
Bob Elliott reports that the Mariners wanted Lawrie and another prospect for Pineda. But AA refused after they said Lawrie and didn´t even discuss what other prospect would be involved. Well done, AA! Lawrie will have a great season after hitting over .500 in spring while Pineda is hurt and was on the bubble of making the team with the Yankees. I don´t know if I would have done a one-on-one deal Lawrie for Pineda... but Lawrie + a prospect.... come on. That´s disrespect for Lawrie!


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CNB Bank Direct continues to offer three competitive mid-term CD rates: 1.50% APY for 1 year, 1.65% APY for 18 months and 1.85% APY for 2 years. These may seem low, but I'm afraid they're competitive these days. The next best 1-year and 2-year CD rates from an internet bank are 1.48% APY and 1.79% APY at Bank of Internet USA. To see the CNB Bank Direct rates, you have to go to the bank's CNBbankdirect.com front page and click the "online banking login" on the top left. Above the login box there's a banner with the CD rates. These CD rates are listed here as of the morning of 10/20/2010.
In the past, CNB Bank Direct did not allow early withdrawals from these CDs. However, that has changed. In June I received an email from CNB Bank Direct with their new early withdrawal penalties. Here's an excerpt:
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Some might think the online savings account requirement is a pain, but at least it makes the CD funding and withdrawal easier. You can just use the bank's ACH bank-to-bank transfer service to deposit and withdraw money from the savings account. The savings account used to have very competitive rates. Back in September 2008 they had 6-month promo offering 4.00% APY on the entire balance. The account stayed fairly competitive after the promotion, but it's no longer on the top list of the best rates. The rate is now 1.25% APY as of 10/20/2010.
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Besides a great atmosphere, kids having fun, concessions at a price rarely seen, and free parking for all, the Caniac Carnival and Red & White Scrimmage was a great event. I would guess that many regulars on CC were on a mission to analyze the new team and to determine if the 2011-12 Canes will take the next step and emerge as a playoff team. I had a few observations (not profound). See them after the jump.
1. Faceoffs: I tried to pay as close attention to the faceoff circle as possible to see if this critical skill improved over the summer. The Canes obviously need the Captain to continue to improve his stats and for other role players like Tim Brent to vault our team to respectability on the draw. From what I observed, Brent can get it done in the circle. I did not see him lose a faceoff. Staal won the few that I noticed as well. Overall: +1
2. Defense: In a game that was wide open, chippier than I would have guessed, and left us with 17 goals scored, if you count the empty netter, I am not sure the new Defense was something easy to assess. I did however think that Gleason was faster and looked more like a two way forward than a shut down guy. McBain and Faulk flowed into the zone and played with speed as well. Murphy!!! This guy looked at ease and had a sense of control and poise that impressed me. The flow of this game was choppy and harassing at times and he appeared to be the smoothest puck handler on the ice. If this is an indication of what he can do, I hope this guy sticks now. Overall: +1.5
3. New Guys: There were a lot of new faces and names to observe, but I intentionally focused on Stewart, Pony and Kaberle. Stewart looked the most frustrated of the three. His facial expression after finally tallying a goal in the third was very indicative and this. He had a "jeesh it's about time" look pasted on his mug. Pony looked big and skilled and seemed to have a chemistry with Staal and Jussi. Kaberle showed hints of the ease at which he can play his position, but seemed a bit tentative as if feeling out the environs. Overall: Even
4. Old Guys and Other stuff: I walked away with a few other observation that stuck with me. Tlusty looked strong on the puck. The three Checker's Amigos Dalpe, Bowman and Boychuk all impressed and make it hard to not want all of them in Raleigh. Skinner was Skinner. He was in the right places at the right times and the puck seemed to find his stick. A lot of the younger prospects certainly played well but Chris Terry wins surprise first star in my book. Overall +1


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It's called "The Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011," and it's currently floating around the U.S. House. If passed, it would allow companies to make mass, automated phone calls to cell phone users, without prior consent, according to attorney Howard Walztman.
"It's really an efficient tool," he says.
Waltzman argues the uses for this system are exponential. He claims the system could be used for "informational calls" in just about all industries—from flight delays, power outages and product recalls.
And with more and more people opting out of landlines all together, he argues the bill is keeping up with the times.
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Waltzman insists the phone calls would be strictly informational and non-marketing related.
But some lawmakers, like Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, aren't sold.
"This bill blatantly violates a person's telephone privacy," Bondi says.
Now, she's joining attorneys general from across the U.S. and urging Congress not to pass the act.
Opponents argue consumers could face extra charges for the minutes they would use on these calls. Waltzman claims there'd be an option that would allow people to opt out of the calls.
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reviews for: listing #63966 - Surprise, Arizona House rental
- bedrooms 3
- pool yes
- type House
- baths 2
- hot tub no
- community
- sleeps 6
- pets allowed no
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Everything is perfect
Review submitted: March 19, 2014 Date of arrival: March 1, 2014
from guest email as they arrived:
What a beautiful house you have here! Everything is perfect and we are so pleased to be here.....
from the same guest as they were leaving:
As we prepare to leave tomorrow I just wanted to tell you what a wonderful time we have had in Surprise. Everyone's expectations have been met - from the baseball games to the Museums, it has been just perfect. Your house was everything that we had hoped for and more.
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Helpful votes: 1 / 1
Thank you so much
Review submitted: July 29, 2013 Date of arrival: July 22, 2013
From guest email:
Thank you so much for the use of your wonderful home in Surprise AZ.
We have rented many homes over the years for our trips and I have to say that yours is one of the best. Very clean, well maintained, updated and in a great location.
We have never been in Arizona in July and it was so nice to walk into your home and have it cooled down and ready to go.
The pool was such an amazing thing to have at our disposal. Your pool was not only clean and well maintained it cooled us down every night after being out in the heat.
If we are ever back in the area I would love to rent your home again and again.
I would recommend your home to everyone who wants to brave the desert heat.
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Helpful votes: 3 / 4
Great AZ house and location
Review submitted: March 29, 2013 Date of arrival: February 15, 2013
A great place to spend a month and enjoy the AZ sunshine. House was more than we expected. Close to shopping and ball park. Golfing also close by. Comfortable furnishings. House very organized. Pool and patio very nice although water was to cold at this time of year. Quiet neighborhood. Owners very cooperative. Will put on my list again.
Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, sight seeing
Owners response: We're working on heating the pool......
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Helpful votes: 1 / 2
Your home awaay from home
Review submitted: June 27, 2012 Date of arrival: June 10, 2012
I've leased vacation homes, condos, etc. previously but none was as comfortable as yours. You provide all the comforts of home as they say. I had people visit me during my stay and to a person they all said how nice and comfortable your home is. That means a lot. Your home is well-stocked with so many things that normally you would have to purchase during the stay. Things like beach towels, laundry supplies, coffee K-cups, other kitchen staples, games and so on… Your wireless network is great as is the ePrinter. The pool and patio area were fantastic. It was such a pleasant experience on my next visit to the area your home will be at the top of my list. As owners you are five star!
Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, sight seeing, romantic getaway
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Helpful votes: 2 / 3
Thanks - from guest email
Review submitted: June 18, 2012 Date of arrival: May 13, 2012
Just wanted to drop a note, stating that we really
enjoyed your home and how accommodating you
were. Again, thanks so much for sharing your home
with us and making our stay really enjoyable.
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Review submitted: April 16, 2012 Date of arrival: March 18, 2012
It was more than what we expected!! Nicely decorated, very clean, heavenly to sit on the patio and have coffee by the pool. Every thing in the house was very organized. Owners nice to deal with by e- mail or phone
Recommended for: adventure seekers, families with teenagers, girls getaway, romantic getaway
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All the comforts of home!
Review submitted: March 18, 2012 Date of arrival: March 2, 2012
Review from guest email....
We rented this beautiful home for a week in March, just in time for Spring Training. Three of the Parks we went to were a 20 to 30 minute drive so we were well located for baseball fans! The home was spacious enough for 3 couples which made the cost more than reasonable. We all felt at home the minute we walked in. The home was appointed so well that we lacked for nothing. From the cushy towels, the fine sheets, to all the necessities of the kitchen, even to laundry detergent and water softener for the washer and dryer. You may notice that I keep referring to "home", for that's how we felt. All the comforts of home! The backyard, patio and pool were lovely, especially the bougainvillea. I wouldn't hesitate to rent this home again for our stays in sunny Arizona.
Owners note: And of course the Surprise Stadium is even closer - 3 minutes max!
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Wow! Wonderful!
Review submitted: September 25, 2011 Date of arrival: June 13, 2011
We thoroughly enjoyed our four-week stay in this lovely, conveniently located Surprise vacation home. From the moment we walked in the door of this very attractive, welcoming house, we felt comfortable. The home is clean, well-maintained and well-appointed. It has everything necessary and more—an attractive Southwestern décor, wireless access for your computer, computer and printer for guest use, phone service (both local and national long-distance), HD TVs, dvd, very comfortable beds (with beautiful custom quilts!), and a fully-equipped kitchen, including a wonderful coffee maker and a waffle maker. The pool was great fun and we enjoyed the outdoor grill and living area.
We particularly appreciated the wealth of information provided by the homeowner—from directions to the local grocery stores, bank, post office to information about the numerous activities and attractions in the area: museums, shops, hiking, historic sites, and more. We were there on July 4 and enjoyed the spectacular Surprise fireworks display from the vantage point of the neighborhood park—a very short walk away.
The neighborhood is very quiet and pleasant and the home's security system enhanced our feeling of safety. Keyless entry to the house is convenient. The owner has even supplied reading material and dvds.
We highly recommend this home and hope that we get the opportunity to use it again soon.
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Well appointed home with many unexpected extras!
Review submitted: September 3, 2011 Date of arrival: August 11, 2011
This vacation home in Surprise is one of the best we've encountered over the years. We needed to find a place at the last minute with dsl/wireless Internet and not only did the owner provide this, but a computer as well with a free guest account. All phone - local AND nationwide long distance - is included in the rate as well as all the utilities. Everything is explained in detail and the instructions for everything are clearly spelled out including how to make waffles in the professional waffle maker and how to make delicious lemonade from the lemons growing on the tree in the backyard. We've never spent time anywhere else where everything was so comfy and soft right down to the throw pillows. It was so nice to have a pool in the backyard too especially during the hottest August on record in Phoenix. All shopping is nearby and if you get a hankerin' for some authentic stuffed Chicago pizza, there's a Rosati's within a 10 minute drive. There are so many channels on the TV, you're bound to find something to watch 24/7. But also, bring a few movie dvd's along on your trip and you can play them right here too. The neighborhood has a quiet family ambience and is close to a park with lots of grassy lawn, fountains, ducks and tennis courts for those times when you would like to just take a stroll around. If you have your mail forwarded while you're here, the post office is less than a 5 minute drive away on Bell Road. Everyone here is super nice and accommodating and the owner especially will do whatever it takes to make your stay completely enjoyable. If we could give this vacation home more than 5 stars we would. You won't be disappointed!
Recommended for: age 55+, people with disabilities, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sight seeing, romantic getaway
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Helpful votes: 1 / 1
AMAZING home away from home
Review submitted: April 18, 2011 Date of arrival: February 12, 2011
As soon as we walked in, I knew we chose the right rental home!!
Absolutely clean and spotless! The furniture and decorations are so cozy and comfortable...there are even handmade quilts on the beds!
We did not need anything when we arrived, so many amenities!
The backyard and pool were wonderful. Lemon and grapefruit trees are in the backyard!
The neighborhood was very nice and we felt so safe, especially with the top of the line home security system. You are within a very short walking distance to a beautiful park and play structures.
I would highly recommend this amazing home away from home!! I will never stay anywhere else. Thank you Havrilla and Lorene for sharing your home.
Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sight seeing, romantic getaway
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Helpful votes: 2 / 2
We feel like home from the first moment
Review submitted: November 14, 2010 Date of arrival: October 9, 2010
Hello Havrilla,
hello family,
thanks for the oportunity to stay in your wonderful home.
We feld like home from the first moment.
Everything in your house is perfect. Clean, functional, comfortable furniture and last but not least... a bed that´s wonderful. We slept like laying on a cloud.
We hope to have the chance to stay there again in the next year.
And we also hope, that every customer of you will treat this house like it is his own. So did we.
We are a freqent traveller, around the world and within germany, and we stayed in a lot of Appartments, Hotels and Houses, but that..........
Thanks again and hopefully we will "see" us next year.
Angelica and Klaus Dilger
Hannover / Germany
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Helpful votes: 3 / 3
We Felt at Home
Review submitted: November 11, 2010 Date of arrival: October 9, 2010
from European guest email....
It´s a wonderful place and i´m telling not to much when I say: "We felt at home"
Everything is clean and good looking. Specially the furniture looks great and the "entertainment" is beautiful. We only used the TV in the Living room but.. what a picture in HD, wow.
So, we want to say thanks again, we appreciate all the things you've done in that wonderful house.
We wish to come back in the next year, maybe same time, then for 2 weeks.
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Helpful votes: 0 / 0
from guest email.....
Review submitted: August 31, 2010 Date of arrival: August 11, 2010
Just wanted to thank you for letting us use your house it was absolutely wonderful we all had a great time. The kids loved the pool we used it a lot and just everything in the house was great. My wife loved the couch in the family room.....Once again thank you very much.
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Helpful votes: 2 / 2
Great vacation stay
Review submitted: April 3, 2010 Date of arrival: March 8, 2010
From guest email....
We had such a great vacation stay at your home!! Everything was perfect!! The house is so very comfortable and "user friendly"!! I hope it will work out for us to return again next year
From second email from the same guest....
We had a fabulous time and the house was very comfortable.....it was just like being at our own home. We appreciate all of the amenities.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes No
Helpful votes: 2 / 2
Could not be more pleased
Review submitted: April 3, 2010 Date of arrival: February 19, 2010
From guest email:
We just want to say again that we could not be more pleased with the accommodations. You did a fabulous job of making it a comfortable home.
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Helpful votes: 0 / 0
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Chief Rabbi slams Dawkins for using 'anti-Semitic stereotype'
Richard Dawkins insists his description of God as a 'bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser' was intended as a joke
THE CHIEF Rabbi has accused atheist Professor Richard Dawkins of using an anti-Semitic stereotype in his best-selling book The God Delusion.
Lord Jonathan Sacks complained about a passage in Dawkins's book in which he says that the God of the Old Testament was the "most unpleasant character in all fiction".
But Dawkins, an Oxford evolutionary biologist, dismissed the allegation as "ridiculous" and said he was not "anti-Jewish" just "anti-God", reports The Daily Telegraph.
In The God Delusion, Dawkins describes God as "jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully".
During a discussion at the BBC's Re:Think religion festival in Salford on Wednesday, Lord Sacks claimed the remarks were based on centuries of prejudice.
Dawkins insisted the passage was intended to be humorous. But Lord Sacks replied: "There are Christian atheists and Jewish atheists, you read the Bible in a Christian way. Christianity has an adversarial way of reading what it calls the Old Testament – it has to because it says 'we've gone one better, we have a New Testament'.
"So you come prejudiced against what you call the Old Testament and that's why I did not read the opening to chapter two in your book as a joke, I read it as a profoundly anti-Semitic passage."
Prof Dawkins expressed incredulity, asking: "How you can call that anti-Semitic? It's anti-God."
But Lord Sacks insisted that it was "anti the Jewish God".
Lord Sacks, who retires as Chief Rabbi next year, later said he was nevertheless fond of Dawkins.
"I was not concerned that Richard was anti-Semitic at all," he said. "I was concerned that he was using an anti-Semitic stereotype, which has run through a certain strand of the Christian reading of what is called the Old Testament as a result of which thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of Jews, died in the Middle Ages." ·
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What a truly ludicrous claim. Yet another example of a Jew claiming that _anything_ that he doesn't like, or that criticises Israel is anti-Semitic.
It devalues the term (a la "crying wolf"), and means that when something that is truly anti-Semitic is pointed out, people are liable to ignore it.
That's an outrageous accusation! Typical religious bafoonary. Either the great rabbi is genuinely ignorant of atheist thinking, or I suspect that he knowingly brings out the infamous "anti-Semite" boogie man to restore dwindling congregations. Just like playing the race card, this is a intellectually bankrupt argument. Lord Sacks ought to be more dignified in his assertion.
Agree that it is a ludicrous, but increasingly frequent, playing of the anit-semetic card by an ethically and/or intellectually lazy critic.
The extra absurdity of "... christian atheist & jewish atheist' further devalues any pretence of rationality.
It reminds me of the Ulster bigot who queried a horse about to be entered in a race as to whether it was "... a catholic & protestant horse".
Why are these religious people giving credence to this fellow. Darwkin a self appointed high priest of the atheist religion is a charlatan, if he was really anti-religion & has the conviction of his beliefs he would also write about the god of Islam & his prophet. I suspect he won't do that because Judaism & Christianity are a soft touch and always provide him & his Disciples opportune moments to bash them under the guise of being anti-religion & free speech.
Each of the words used in Richard Dawkins' description of god can be backed up by specific quotations from both the Tanakh and the Old Testament on which it was base. That's not anti-semitism: it's fact.
The Rabbi is wrong, simple as that. His views are an attempt to censure criticism of a book that should now be regarded as profoundly racist and supremacist about others. This was not exceptional at the time, but just look at how the Hebrew Bible portrays 'Cannanites' and Samaritans. The Yahwists who wrote the book accused others of practices such as child sacrifice when this was part of some branches of the cult of Yahweh. It refers gleefully to the slaughter of women and children all in God's name. This was standard for the time in which it was written. It is not standard now. That progress is due to the development of our moral understanding, and that growth has little to do with religion. The parts of the book that Richard Dawkins was referring to were written long before Rabbinic Judaism started anyway. Thousands of years of human effort, (mostly male effort) has gone into 'explaining away' all the nasty bits of the Hebrew Bible. Why not accept like Humanistic Jews do that this is just a book that reflects its time, the events in it are not always true, and they are not morally correct. The Rabbi needs to accept that if he wants the kudos of hanging with his new science chums he will be expected to bring evidence to the table to back up what he says, and the mis treatment of minorities including, but not restricted to Jews, (Gays, Atheists, other Christians) by Christians is not explained by what he says. A last thought, the writers of most of the Hebrew Bible did not call themselves Jews, they were Hebrews, or Israelites. RD is discussing their concept of God, not the God that modern branches of Judaism beleve in. Therefore RD can in no way be accused of anti-semitism. The Rabbi should rethink and apologise.
...does this Rabbi's "bible" advocate Israel's theft of land from the Palestinians and the, sometimes, violent oppression of that people? Does this Rabbi not understand that for too long the West has been obliged to support this small but aggressive nation against what should be the West's better judgement, simply to satisfy the "Jewish Lobby" in the USA - how many more Middle East wars do we have to fight simply to keep these people in existence?
To argue the semantics of Old v New Testament is to completely miss the point, especially when we are about to stand by and wait for the fall out when Netanyahu et al launches a pre-emptive strike against Iran - oil prices will rocket, real hardship will be suffered - and for what? The sooner Rabbi Sachs starts to examine the behaviour of today's Israelites with regard to that country's immediate neighbours, the sooner we all might become safer on our own streets in the West - we have wilfully invited retaliatory violence (aka "terrorism") onto our streets due to being seen to be backing this greedy and violent entity in the Arab heartland.
There is a little-publicised element in Israeli society that advocates a just and peaceful settlement with the Palestinians - it seems that they are being kept very much in the background in Israel - these "Jews" are very brave and enlightened people - I would not think for one moment that they care one way or another what either Richard Dawkins or Rabbi Sachs think or say to each other.
It may have escaped your notice, but the 'charlatan' you refer to grew up in a society where he was surrounded by christians and where the judaeo christian bible was the one being rammed down everyone's throat.
14 Sept. At the bottom of this page there is a link to Fortean Times ;there go to Features;go to The Science Delusion.This is an interview with scientist Rupert Sheldrake on his book ;a counter- attack on scientific materialism.The title was chosen by the publisher as a take on The God Delusion by Dawkins.(It is not called that elsewhere as Dawkins is not that famous.)
There are Christian atheists and Jewish atheists??? From the chief Rabbi??? Since when was the God in the Tanakh/Old Testament Jewish? How exactly does he come to the conclusion that God is a member of ANY human religion? What is this man smoking??
And in fairness, I'd have to agree (this time) with Dawkins, God was rather irate back then - 'bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser" etc. etc. seems pretty apt regardless of whether you are a Jew, Christian or Atheist (or anything else for that matter). The Rabbi should rethink and apologise.
Message to Lord Sacks: Get over it. Get over yourself.
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In The God Delusion, Dawkins describes God as "jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully
Sounds exactly what I imagine Satan saying to turn the angels against their creator. Funny, if true God would have just wiped them all out. But besides that. What a bunch of ignorant buffoons that think they are comprehending the Bible as a whole . A child can and does do better.
Anti Semetic? This ranks with the crazy Yanks who were reading all kinds of significance to the Teletubbies. It also undermines protest at genuine anti Semetism
Except that it WASN'T being rammed down everyone's throat. The fact that the dominant culture was shaped by Judeo-Christian thinking doesn't mean that it was being forced on anyone. If it were, you wouldn't be able to make that statement.
It does mean that Dawkins, a supremely sloppy philosopher in my opinion, is rejecting the Judeo-Christian God - i.e. he is a Christian Atheist or a Jewish Atheist by all important criteria.
First off, Dawkins has abandoned all pretense of being a scientist; he no longer attempts to butress his arguments with empirical evidence. He is neither a Religious Scholar, nor a Historian, nor a Sociologist, so he is speaking about things he has not done the requisite study necessary to be taken serious by scholars. He knows this, which is why the craven coward ducks real religious scholars like William Lane Craig in favor of old preachers who are not skilled at debate. Dawkins knows that debating a genuine scholar of religion would show his ignorance; his knowledge of Christian theology would get him laughed out of most 2nd grade Sunday Schools.
And all of that is BEFORE we read the B**slap of Dawkins in Vox Day's "The Irrational Atheist". After what Day does with Dawkins philosophical foundations, calling Dawkins a "Charlatan"... is being polite.
Tom Bryant
BA, Philosophy - Clemson Univ.
MA, Religious Studies - Univ. of South Florida
Dawkins does not believe God is omniscient (all knowing). All of his arguements spring from this belief. Show him he is wrong, and you invalidate everything he said about God.
" He no longer attempts to butress his arguments with empirical evidence. "
In saying that, presumably you are now, bizarrely claiming that the existence of God can or even has been proven by empirical evidence, but if so, that would be something new and exciting, there would be news reports with headlines reading "God Exists". Rather than that kind of line being left to the peddlars of religion. They aren't there though, because the best argument that believers can come up with is that no one has proven that God doesn't exist, seemingly ignorant of the fact that they don't have to. Incredible claims need incredible evidence to bolster them, there never has been, nor is there now, so much as a scintilla of evidence to support the idea of the existence of a god at all, never mind one that in any way could be linked to the Middle Eastern god of the three major Abrahamic religions.
"In saying that, presumably you are now, bizarrely claiming that the existence of God can or even has been proven by empirical evidence,…"
Yes, this is EXACTLY what I am saying. Using common historiographic methods we can examine the events of the Bible, the same way we would do for any other work of ancient history. (And none of this "extraordinary events" tripe; that is a load of hogwash. It violates Bayes' Theorem, which Oxford science professor Richard Swinburne famously used to calculate that there was a 97% chance that Jesus rose from the grave. Look it up.) From that evidence we can draw the most likely conclusions and interpretations of said evidence –again, just the same as we do for every other event that occurs within space and time.
The only real question is the historical accuracy of the Bible. While there ARE places where the historical record is silent, there has NEVER been a postitive archeological find that has disputed so much as a single word in the Old and New Testament, and in fact the Gospel of Luke corrects Julius Caesar, Tacitus, and Josephus – all considered fine examples of ancient historians. This means the Bible is accurate history, according to best examination methods of modern scholarship.
And while we cannot give a full defense of the Resurrection of Jesus on a blog thread (N.T. Wright's defense took three volumes and over 2000 pages), we CAN safely say that the Resurrection of Jesus is an established historical event. And while one CAN interpret the Resurrection occurred for a reason other than the one the authors of the Gospels gave, to do so is to, once again, ignore the evidence.
Add to this the fact the word translated most often as "faith"in the New Testament is "pistis" – a word borrowed from the technical language of Greek rhetoric and defined by Aristotle as meaning "trust based on evidence",and any reasonable mind would conclude that there is far more than a "scintilla"of evidence for God, and that He is the God of Israel by name.
However, don't look for this to make the headlines. Atheist Richard Carrier once said that if God wanted to offer proof of His existance He would have wrote "Jesus is Lord" in big block letters on the surface of the moon. An anonymous Christian replied, "No, because some would still not believe because He didn't write it in cursive." "incredible evidence" be, well, you know.....
Tom Bryant
BA, Philosophy - Clemson Univ.
MA, Religious Studies - Univ. of South Florida
Swinburne's percentage chance of the resurrection happening is well known nonsense. Start off with ludicrous guesses at base probabilities and you can use real math to give a high percentage chance of a purple cat living in your hair unnoticed for 25 years.
The bible itself often has real place names and sometimes there are events that link to genuine real events. Other times, it is filled with nonsense times that don't match up to any known or possible historical events as you must know.
If you really have degrees Mr Bryant, then you are actively damaging the reputations, if they have any, of the awarding institutions with bilge like this.
You think this violence was done in the name of skeptical inquiry? Bloviating nitwit.


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A PROMINENT community volunteer who served his village for years has died aged 54.
Mike Hudson was a founding member, director and trustee of the Marcham Community Group, founded in 2010.
His work included running a minibus service for the elderly, providing financial advice to the group and also the opening and administering of the Marcham Village Shop, opened in July 2012.
Mr Hudson, friends said, was a well-known face around Marcham and his barbecue had been wheeled out for many village events over the years.
He also ran his own business, Assured Investment Consultants Limited, since 1995 and was a financial advisor for some four decades.
Michael John Hudson was born in Aldermaston, Berkshire, on September 17 1959, to parents Ken and Bunty.
He and his younger sister Margaret lived there with their parents until 1967, when they moved to Benson, Oxfordshire.
There, he attended Benson Primary School and later the Abbey School, in Berinsfield, before finally attending the Peers School, in Littlemore. He was also an alter boy at Benson's parish church.
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In his spare time Mr Hudson played golf, was a skilled cook and also followed Formula 1.
He celebrated his 25th wedding anniversary with his wife and daughters with holiday to New York.
Michael Hudson died on May 22 in the John Radcliffe Hospital, after a long period of illness. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
A funeral service took place on June 2 at All Saints' Church, Marcham.
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This is something I've been wondering about for a while. While national team duties can get in the way of club responsibilities, I'd love to see a Union player suit up for the USMNT one of these days. It's made me wonder who the most likely candidate would be to represent the Union. With a Gold Cup coming up where Klinnsmann is likely to pick a B-team (not to mention Camp Cupcake), I'm optimistic about our chances for the Navy and Gold in the Red White and Blue.
I imagine these are the potential candidates:
Amobi Okugo: I think with Okugo, the biggest question is whether he leaves before he represents the USMNT. Center mid is going to be tough for Okugo to crack in the short to mid term, but his flexibility at playing CB (among the weaker positions at the moment), might earn him a look. Klinnsmann seems to like converted midfielders there as well.
Jack McInerney: While McInerney might have been a bit more wasteful this season than we would have liked, his performance was nothing short of exceptional given his age. That said, he's neither exceptionally fast, nor technical nor all that large. All of those probably work against his chances to get a call up, as does the relative youth of some of the players who already make up the striking corps (Altidore, Boyd). I could see him staying in MLS for a while though, and it would surprise me if he didn't get a chance at least during a camp cupcake during the next World Cup cycle.
Conor Casey: He's played for the USMNT before, but he's unfortunately past his prime. If he rebounds well from injury and Klinnsmann wants a veteran striker at the Gold Cup then maybe he has an outside shot. Even then I think it's unlikely.
Brian Carroll: A great MLS player who I could see getting a B-team call up. The D-mid situation for the US is stable enough that Klinnsmann doesn't need to worry too much about testing out young players there, and Carroll could be a very useful veteran presence on a Gold Cup squad. I
Michael Farfan: He's a talented player, probably playing the wrong position to warrant all that much attention at the moment. He'd have to vault over at least a couple of Klinnsmann favorites to have a shot any time soon. I'd be surprised if he never got a chance, but it may be after he is sold to Europe somewhere.
Gabriel Farfan: The fact that he's not a natural left back may hurt his case of getting a look, but fullback is both a fairly shallow position and Klinnsmann seems to prefer attacking options there (so much that he once started Torres at fullback). His versatility should also be seen as a big plus, as coaches like to have versatile players to fill out their roster. That said, I can imagine there are a few MLS fullbacks ahead of him in the pecking order.
Sheanon Williams: Williams would have had a stronger season this year if not for injury, but he seems to be exactly the type of attacking fullback that Klinnsmann would like. For the U-23s, it seemed Sarkodie was ahead of him, and Sarkodie also recently completed an impressive showing in the playoffs. Part of that might have been due to Porter's familiarity with the former Akron product, so for all we know, Klinnsmann rates Williams higher.
Zac MacMath: Zac has a lot of potential, but he probably falls below both Sean Johnson and Bill Hamid in the young goalkeeper pool (in Klinnsmann's estimation). Howard and Guzan are pretty much the default 1 & 2 options for the United States.
Raymon Gaddis: He has potential, but is too far away, at least for a while.
Zach Pfeffer: Pfeffer has a lot of potential, and it wouldn't surprise me if he ended up playing for the USMNT one day. Considering his recent loan to Hoffenheim, unless it's a U-20 or U-23 competition, it's unlikely that Pfeffer will represent the USMNT as a Union member.
Freddy Adu: He might make it back in to the USMNT picture one day, but it's unlikely that he'll do that while he's still with the Union.