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Hardware Variability-Aware Duty Cycling for Embedded Sensors
In IEEE Transactions on VLSI Systems , vol:21 , no:6 , pp:1000-1012 , 13 pages , IEEE , June 2013.
NESL Technical Report #: TR-UCLA-NESL-201110-06
Instance and temperature-dependent power variation has a direct impact on quality of sensing for battery-powered long-running sensing applications. We measure and characterize the active and leakage power for an ARM Cortex M3 processor and show that, across a temperature range of 20 -60, there is a 10% variation in active power, and a variation in leakage power. We introduce variability-aware duty cycling methods and a duty cycle (DC) abstraction for TinyOS which allows applications to explicitly specify the lifetime and minimum DC requirements for individual tasks, and dynamically adjusts the DC rates so that the overall quality of service is maximized in the presence of power variability. We show that variability-aware duty cycling yields a improvement in total active time over schedules based on worst case estimations of power, with an average improvement of across a wide variety of deployment scenarios based on the collected temperature traces. Conversely, datasheet power specifications fail to meet required lifetimes by 7%-15%, with an average 37 days short of the required lifetime of 1 year. Finally, we show that a target localization application using variability-aware DC yields a 50% improvement in quality of results over one based on worst case estimations of power consumption.
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Alderman fights to save CTA bus route
BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter firstname.lastname@example.com December 7, 2012 1:26PM
Ald. Ameya Pawar (47Th) | Sun-Times files
Updated: January 9, 2013 6:07AM
A Northwest side alderman offered Friday to use surplus funds from a local tax-increment-financing (TIF) district to save a CTA bus route he called a "lifeline" for local seniors.
Ald. Ameya Pawar (47th) vowed to descend on a CTA budget hearing Monday night with bus loads of Lincoln Square, North Center and Roscoe Village residents in a last-ditch effort to save the No. 11 Lincoln/Sedgwick route that runs from Western to Fullerton.
The CTA board voted in mid-September to eliminate a dozen bus routes and shorten two others to generate the $16 million needed to "de-crowd" more popular routes. The savings will be used to add service on 48 bus routes and six rail lines.
"I've got a large senior population. Part of the reason it's possible to age in place in my community is the Lincoln Avenue bus. It keeps people active and going to local stores, to the Old Town School of Folk Music and to Sulzer Regional Library," Pawar said.
"[CTA President Forrest] Claypool talked about para-transit and how, if it continues to rise, it's gonna impact other CTA services. Well, cutting this bus will exacerbate para-transit ridership at much greater cost because there are no other options. This bus is a lifeline for people in my community."
Pawar acknowledged that using $1.5 million in TIF surplus funds is a "long-shot" that would require legislation and a distributive share to the schools and other taxing districts. But the alderman said he's "willing to try anything" to save the route.
"We always prioritize public transit for people going downtown and young riders. It's always about the kids. How about the people who made it possible for those kids? It's like we cast seniors aside," he said.
Liza Martin, director of the North Center Senior Satellite Campus, said many elderly residents will be unable to get to the senior center without the No. 11 bus that serves 5,700 riders each week.
"They're gonna be isolated totally. They won't go out of the house. They'll just be laying around the house," said Martin, a 30-year resident of North Center.
"They live near the Brown Line. But, it doesn't go to the Jewel or to the library. They'll have to walk four or five blocks instead of having the bus stop right in front of the door. A lot of people can't walk four or five blocks. It's a travesty to [cut] this bus line. We're pleading with them to please listen to us and not to be so arrogant and disrespect us."
Claypool said the same complaints were aired months ago before his congestion-reduction plan was approved by the CTA board.
"That is one of the most transit-rich areas in the city and we're adding service to it. There's a frequent bus or train within a couple blocks of any place in that area," he said.
Claypool noted that the 48 bus routes and six rail lines that stand to benefit from his congestion reduction plan serve 76 percent of CTA riders.
"Those customers today are experiencing uncomfortably crowded conditions during morning and evening rush hours. This plan will reduce crowding between ten and 15 percent and offer more frequent service," he said.

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Grey's Anatomy Photo Gallery: "I Bet it Stung"by Steve Marsi at . Comments
Grey's Anatomy airs its 200th episode event this Thursday night, October 10.
Follow the link for a promo and photos of that episode, "Puttin on the Ritz." Looking ahead to the following week, Meredith struggles at balancing being both a mother and a surgeon in "I Bet It Stung."
When she comes back to work, she realizes that having it all is a challenge.
Meanwhile, Stephanie attempts to win over Jackson's mom, Owen and Callie must handle a situation with a patient that gets emotional, and Jo ends up getting too deeply involved with a patient.
Click to enlarge a bunch of images from the October 17 episode below ...
Steve Marsi is the Managing Editor of TV Fanatic. Follow him on Google+ or email him here.Tags: Grey's Anatomy, Spoilers
I agree with the "sick of Catherine" comment. However, they needed a filler I think, to fill in the time between now and when Richard & Bailey finally figure out their feelings toward each other (and it's not a father-daughter type of feeling). I've never liked Debbie Allen, though (to be frank) so I'm not sure I would feel the same if it were another actress. I was not as impressed with her "talent" as the critics were with Fame, either. I really think she needs to be out of there. If they were seeking a good actress, perfectly capable of playing Jackson's mother, they should have gone straight for Phylicia Rashad. She has ten times the proverbial knockers as Debbie, and could give any actress a run for her money in the role of a controlling mama. I'm not really that tired of Catherine Avery, just tired of an actress being given undeserved credit; she's no Phylicia, and I find her specific character portrayal not up to par. As for Mer and Cristina...I don't care either way if their friendship remains intact. It's not uncommon for once "best buds" to part ways.
This episode sounds good. I'm so sick of Catharine she adds nothing to the show.
Richard's dad, mom and brother?


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High school juniors and seniors, it�s not too early to start thinking about college, so how about a preview of the convenient and affordable neighborhood campus of Lone Star College-CyFair?
�College Days are your opportunity to preview student life at LSC-CyFair,� Director of Enrollment Management Daniel Villanueva said. �You will have a chance to ask questions and to learn about the admissions and registration process during the visit.�
Students using the tour as their �College Day� are responsible for attaining all necessary paperwork from their respective high school prior to their visit as well as for following high school procedures relating to the College Day. Stop by the high school attendance or counseling office for more information.
�Students must be present for both the entire campus tour and the presentation to get their �College Day� paperwork signed and approved,� said Villanueva. �And please allow approximately two hours for this visit.�
Students should arrive 10 minutes prior to the 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. times which will begin at the Center for Academic and Student Affairs Building, room 110. The fall dates are Oct. 11, Oct. 18, Oct. 25, Nov. 1, Nov. 15, Nov. 22 and Dec. 6.
For information, go to LoneStar.edu/cyfairtours or call 281.290.3430.


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On Wednesday, in conjunction with Skills Matter, Paddy Power are hosting a talk by Bob Martin on 'Components and Architecture' (if you are in Dublin drop in!). This prompted a colleague to read some of Bob's recent ramblings which brought him to a company called 8th Light. He forwarded a very interesting post on 'The Principles of Craftsmanship'.
During its conception, the founders of 8th Light 'wanted to build a community of professionals who believed in their core that the best way to build software was to build it well.' This led them to declare that they are principled and subsequently identify what those principles were. I've repeated them below:
Well-Crafted Software
- We humbly demonstrate our expertise by delivering quality software.
- We do not inflate our abilities or claim expertise where we have none.
- We continually master a variety of technologies and techniques.
- We do not let unfamiliarity dissuade us from using the best tools.
- We take responsibility for the correctness of our code by testing it thoroughly.
- We do not tolerate preventable defects.
Steadily Adding Value
- We estimate with diligence.
- We do not let fear or pressure make us promise what we can't deliver.
- We always apply our best efforts to complete our work.
- We do not make excuses.
- We work at a sustainable pace.
- We do not burn out.
A Community of Professionals
- We embrace differences of opinion and personality.
- We do not allow our current practice to impede improvement.
- We prefer open source tools that we can inspect, evaluate, and improve.
- We avoid proprietary products that lack transparency.
- We teach anyone with a willingness to learn.
- We do not hoard our knowledge or practices.
Productive Partnerships
- We show respect for our customers and fellow craftsmen.
- We do not act unprofessionally or unethically.
- We communicate our progress honestly and openly with our customers.
- We do not conceal or embellish.
- We partner with our customers to understand their business.
- We do not propose solutions until we are sure we have found the right problem.
I can see these principles emanate from other companies with ThoughtWorks being one that immediately came to mind. One of the things that struck me was that all of the companies and organisations that I considered to be principled were independent technology led organisations as opposed to being technology enabled.
What I mean by this is that from inception, those technology organisations were founded by technologists and run as technology organisations. Sure, they needed financial backing, marketing, sales and of course customers but their DNA differentiated them as technology companies. It is this type of organisation that I consider technology led.
A technology enabled organisation is an organisation that was founded with little consideration for technology other than it will be required at some point in time, for some purpose. Technology is a service that will be consumed rather that being part of who we are.
I believe that it is very difficult for a technology enabled organisation to adopt and adhere to principles such as those adopted by 8th Light. They do not understand or appreciate the inherent value of technology but instead engage with technology as a service (be it internally or externally provided). This type of organisation values vendor management processes and techniques that often conflict with creating well crafted software, steadily adding value, communities of professionals and yes, productive partnerships.
In this context, what might prove more useful is for technology service consumers (i.e. the customer) to provide a complementary set of principles. They might go something like this:
Well-Crafted Software
- We know what we don't know and engage with professionals to fill the void.
- We do not inflate our abilities or claim expertise where we have none.
- We continually master a variety of technologies and techniques.
- We do not let unfamiliarity dissuade us from using the best tools.
- We take responsibility for our deficiencies and adopt new tools, technologies and techniques to improve our capability.
- We do not blame others for our own inadequacies.
Steadily Adding Value
- We engage with technology to produce realistic estimates with diligence.
- We do not abdicate ownership of unrealistic estimates that we insisted were achievable.
- We always appreciate your best efforts to complete our work.
- We do not look upon reason as making excuses.
- We set achievable targets.
- We do not behave like plantation owners.
A Community of Professionals
- We embrace differences of opinion and personality.
- We do not allow our current practice to impede improvement.
- We support agents who bring positive change.
- We do not undermine others for the purpose of optics.
- We learn from anyone with a willingness to teach.
- We do not worship false gods.
Productive Partnerships
- We show respect for our technology partners and value their contribution.
- We do not act unprofessionally or unethically.
- We value open and honest communication and use it as a rein to direct our efforts.
- We do not use it as a stick to whip our steed.
- We partner with technology to deliver our business objectives.
- We do not propose solutions but focus on defining and understanding the problem.


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FCA's U14 Sabrina A., U15 Alondra A. & U17 Selena G. are making strong statement in playing for this much older team. So far they have played in Eclipse Octoberfest, Sockers Nike SHowcase & Germantown SHowcase in Memphis, Tenessee. Sabrina & Alondra are getting valuable experience in these College Showcases and gaining interest at a young age from scouts. Selena is certainly making a strong case for deserving a scholarship playing the sport she loves.
More proof of the effort that FCA puts into getting our most committed players better and more opportunitites. FCA is now very well known for developing the very best talent in Chicago. Coach Luis A. is currently working on some very exiting opportunites for our U14 boys, U16-U18 Boys & Girls. Stay tuned!!
All FCA teams are playing strong this Indoor Season in 2 of the best indoors competiton. Out of the FCA 10 Teams playing this season 8 Teams are playing in Semi's.
Our other 2 tams that didnt make Semi's were unlucky in playing favorites in their 1/4 finals. U10 & U12 lost very close games and deserved to win. What is more impressive is that 1/2 the roster of those 2 teams are 1 year younger.
We realize that many other clubs play us with overage players but we will never do the same. We play to improve our players. This is why we play so many up an age. Getting these results are just a bonus. The most exiting part of our success is seeing so many people outside the club exited of watching our talent play. They come to see our great individual and team play. We take pride in our players that can take over a game at any moment and realize that this is exactly what our fans want to see!!
Come and watch us play at Soccer City & Grand Sports Arena !!!
With over 20 goals scored and over 10 assists for season Luis A was an easy selection for All Sectional Team. He was very close to being selected All State player as he was dominant in every game he played this season.
Congrats to Miguel Rodriguez, Brian Ballesteros & Alan Araujo for being invited as top players born in 2001 in Illinois to this Training center held by United States Soccer Federation in hopes of identifying the next U14 National Team Players for USA.
Miguel is an outstanding player that can play any position at a high level.
Alan is a natural talent with the ball.
Brian is an excellent defender and mid that is best in the middle of the field.
All 3 players have been with FCA for 3+ years.
We wish all 3 of them the best and know we have many more in line for these opportunities. Go FCA!!
Luis and Alondra were chosen as top 11 in their respective genders & Selena also received interest from College Scouts after competing vs some of the Region's top High School players from freshman to Senior. This Combine hosted every year by Top Drawer Soccer, the most prestigious Nationally recognized player/team/club ranking system, at Schaumburg Olympic fields. The best players from Regional states like Michigan, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Missouri, Minnesota and even Pensylvania came together in hopes of acheiveing a better ranking through TDS and college scouts.
Luis and Alondra both got his scores in the tecnical department as they showed great skill on the ball which is a FCA trademark in it's players. Alondra will surely be ranked in top 150 for Fall after this event and FCA will now have 3 players ranked in the countries top 150 Players in their respective ages and genders.
FCA's LUIS A. NOW RANKED #53 IN NATION
These are IMG's Academy Top 150 Players in the 2017 Graduation Class & one of the most respected rankings for college and pro recruiting.
He is also ranked #2 in the Midwest overall.
Ranked #1 in Illinois
#15 at forward in the Nation. Luis has consistently moved up rankings since last year where he started at #135.
FCA's ANGEL VIRGOS JUAREZ RANKED #95 IN THE COUNTRY !!!
FCA does it again !! 3 year FCA player Angel, ranked amongst the top 150 in the country in 2018 graduation class, according to TOP DRAWER SOCCER. Angel is one of FCA's hardest workers at practice and games and it is paying off for him in big ways. He attended a Nike ID2 Camp last year and performed very well. He is also ranked #23 Nationally as a forward. He shoots and passes with both feet, has excellent dribbling skills and his field awareness is high level.
For all those critics that said that FCA got lucky with one "Naturally talented Player" we are continuing to prove we develop the best with now a hand full of top National level players !!
CLICK HERE TO VIEW ANGEL's Profile : TOP DRAWER SOCCER LINK
Alondra Arreola was invited by Top Ranked Team, Davis Legacy, to play in Surf Cup 2014 in San Diego. She did not dissapoint showing her quality on the ball with dazzling dribbles and accurate passes. Alondra played vs the best competition there is in USA and will do so again as she is invited again to play in Disney Cup this year. Her team won a game and lost 2 by the minimal score to eventual semifinalists.
Once again FC Athletico proves it's quality with the most players to make the final round of Alianza tryouts in Chicago !!
Alex Filian, Kevin Garcia & Luis Arreola made it to the Alianza Final Game on Sunday and were part of the 20 player team picked from about 700 total that tried out the previous day. Players came from all over Illinois and other states including Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, etc.
We had several more players tryout and perform well enough to make Sunday but sometimes it takes a little bit of luck but always a lot of hard work of determination. A former 3+ Year FCA Player also made it to Sunday's game as a goalie, Jose Castillo.
Posters of Luis Arreola were present throughout the Alianza event. Luis Arreola also did 2 radio station interviews for 2 different radio stations and a TV Interview for MundoFox & Hoy TV.
Angel juarez, Miguel Rodriguez and Joel Perez received the opportunity to drive around Chicago with Mexican Soccer Legend Luis "El Matador" Hernandez. Coach Arreola picked up El Matador at his Hotel in Downtown and took him to sign autographs at Walmart in Cicero and then later to airport along with his beautiful girlfriend.
All of these experiences is what FC Athletico is all about !!!
Congrats to Mike McCugh, Kevin Garcia, Angel Juarez and Luis Arreola for getting this very prestigious invite. They all performed very well vs top players from around the country and other countries. It is extremely hard to get into this school and even harder to get a scholarship, so just being invited is an honor for our boys. Due to their positive showing more FCA players will get opportunites to tryout for this School in the near future.
Next up are Alondra Arreola & Selena Gutierrez that are scheduled to attend in June. Shattuck St. Mary's is a top Boarding School in the country and well know for being a Center Of Excellence. FCA is gaining ground on Nationwide recognition as far as Top Player development and it is showing with so many prestigious invitations like these. Go FCA !!
Luis A, Mike M, Dimitri P, Alex F, Rivaldi A, Gabe Z, Alondra A & ALan A all tried out for Spain Scouts from Valladolid, Gijón, Almería, Valencia, Rayo Vallecano y Villarreal. The level of our players impressed these scouts and generated interest in future opportunities for our players. Thx to this FC Athletico has established a working relationship for serious consideration for players that we reccommend.
Check the pictures out at this link - goo.gl/FEbZEW
Check out this video exclusively made for Luis Arreola and Kevin Garcia from last year's Sueno Alianza National Finals in Carson, California !!
FCA had the only 2 players chosen from Chicago Tryouts where over 500 players came to tryout from Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, etc.
Check this magazina out as well. FCA well represented.
FCA's very own Alondra Arreola gets invited to next U15 Girl's Mexican National Team Camp along with 64 other girls born 99/00 after National Tryouts all over Mexico and USA !!
This is a great honor for her and our club as we now have 2 National pool players in only 5-6 years since we first started as a club.
It is no coincidence that now a 2nd National pool Player is from our club, FCA, as she along with the other player are the 2 to be with FCA the longest since they were U8 & U9 when they didnt even know how to trap or kick a soccer ball.
We take pride in our development strategy that is quite different from everyone else and it has shown to be the most effective as no one can boast better success ratio from overall club players and time training under same club. No one.
Congrats to Alondra for her dedication and belief in our club and coahces. Go FCA !!
FCA's LUIS ARREOLA INVITED TO 2ND USA NATIONAL TEAM CAMP!!
Due to Luis's continued development at FCA he is now invited to his 2nd USA National Training Camp that will run from March 22 - 30. This is a great accomplishment for Luis and FCA since there are not any Midwest players invited to these Camps that are not USSDA affiliated. This will undoubtably open doors for up and coming talents that are many at FCA.
The coaching staff at FCA is relentlessy getting Luis exposure and is doing the same now with it's 13,14,15 & 16 year old players. Luis is scheduled, through invitations, to go to Schalke 04, Benefica, Pachuca, Xolos, etc.
2 FCA U15's DON'T DISAPPOINT AT DALLAS CUP!!
Alex Filian & Luis Arreola played at the highest level in Dallas Cup which is the #1 Tournament in USA. Luis scored 2 goals and had 3 assists. Filian proved himself to a starting spot by the 3rd game showing his skill and determination. Their team won 2 games and lost to MX Pro Monterey's top 99 Team 3-1. They were invited to go to disney Cup next winter along with Alondra Arreola who will play for their U15 Girl's Team. We hope to add more to this list of top players invited to these events. Yet another once in a lifetime experience that FCA provides for it's players. Go FCA !!
Congrats to Alondra Arreola for this great achievement. FCA has now 2 players enrolled in one of the best and most prestigous schools in the country!!
FCA takes pride in helping it's players understand the importance of an education even when mostly pursuing a pro soccer career. Good grades show good character, discipline, focus, determination, which has now become an important factor when recruiting top players. Scouts understand that a well rounded individual will be easier to coach as pro players must be smart and fast thinkers on the pitch.
Congrats to Angel Virgos & Alondra Arreola, both born 00' Players for getting their 1st invite to this event where only the very few best in Chicago get invited for evaluation and opportunity to get reccommended for the USA National Teams.
Angel performed very well at an ID2 camp just this September where he was placed in the top 1/2 of the entire group.
Alondra Arreola looks to be the only girl at this event but is well known as a top talent in her age level. This will also be her 1st TC.
Luis Arreola will also attend this event which is now his 8th-9th.
Go FCA !!
FCA U13's WIN INDOOR FINALS!!
Congrats to our U13's for winning it all vs a team that had at least 1/2 U14 players. This team showed a good mix of individual talent and great team play on defense and offense. We had a few U13's play up on U14's that could have made this an easier win for our U13 Team but at FCA development is first which make these type of wins even harder for us but fruitful in the end because our players are always challenged.
At FCA we understand that winning at U13 doesnt translate into winning college scholarships & Pro player careers. GO FCA!!!
FCA's LUIS ARREOLA SCORES
Luis Arreola who has now been identified by the US Soccer federation as a top talent in the country, scored a nice goal to give his U15 team all born 99's a 2-0 win vs Crossfire Academy U16 ( Born in 97 ). This National team played 2 years up vs a top Academy team in the country.
He is also now being considered for inclusion into the U17 Residency Program in Brandenton, Florida as well.
This is a huge step in the right direction for our club. FCA is the only NonAcademy Club to have a player on the USA National Team from the entire Midwest which holds 14 States!!
KEVIN GARCIA tried out for Xolos Fuerzas Basicas 98's and had a unique experience & opportunity given to very few players in USA. Kevin has several more tryouts already set up by FCA for him as he is a relentless defender with size and strength and a tremendous left foot. He was also recently invited to Portugal's Benefica Elite Camp.
Congrats to Luis A., Juan & Kevin G. for impressing the scouts & making it to select game. over 200 players attended this event where Pro Scouts from Portugal's Benefica, Italy's AC Milan & Parma attended. Some of these players should be getting more looks from this result. Luis showed his skill and power at forward. Juan showed his amazing ability at goalie. Kevin showed his physiciality and anticipation at defense.
Alex Filian, Mike McCue & Rivaldi also attended and performed well. They all stepped up their game after 1st game and will undoubtably due better at next event because they certainly have the potential. Alex scored 2 goals and handed out an assist in only 2 games and showed to be extremely efficient with few touches on the ball.
As it is now a regular event for our club, a Xolos scout personally called FCA's Coach Luis Arreola Sr. to invite some of his best players out to the south side of Chicago for a "visoria" / "Tryout".
The scout was pleased to see that FCA had good talent and will keep a closer eye on our club for consistent invites throughout the year.
Gabriel Zorrilla, Dimitri Piceno, Kevin Garcia were the one's to attend this event and did quite well. They were each told by the scout what their weaknesses were and what he expected for them to work on in the next few months before seeing them again.
FCA will keep providing all of it's members many more opportunities like this in the near future.
Here we go again!! FCA just keeps getting more and more players called up for unique opportunities in the soccer world.
Angel Juarez, considered a top 00' in Illinois, impressed USA National Scouts and ID2 coaches at the New Jersey camp held September 26-29. They loved his tecnical ability and were surprised to find out that he was not part of an Academy club. He constantly took on players throughout the camp showing he can play vs the best and excel.
FCA will continue to push this player's limits and get him seen by National and Pro Scouts as that is one of our main goals in the club. We will also make sure his grades are the highest possible so we can pursue a good High School & College Scholarship option for him as we have done for other FCA players older than him.
About 40-50 players in this age group are invited in each of 2 camps in USA. Out of these 2 camps 18 players will be selected to the ID2 National team that will fly out to Europe to compete vs top clubs like Barcelona, Real Madrid etc. Academy teams.
Angel Juarez has been a loyal FCA player for 3+ years now and will start to see his hard work pay off with invitations like this. He is a very tecnical player with amzing scoring ability and field vision.
Luis finished his 1 month long trip successfully by impressing coaches and tecnical directors at Champion's League German club Schalke 04'. He trained with the 99' team on Monday and played a game vs a 98' club team on Tuesday scoring a nice goal on a play he started with a nice pass and following the play off a rebound. He later took a nice left foot shot after taking on a player in a 1v1 play but it went off the crossbar. He continuously won 50/50 balls and connected on passes throughout the game.
Right after the game, Schalke Directors approached Luis and his dad, inviting them to lunch, to tell them they were interested in following up with Luis to hopefully invite him soon to another 10 day training stint and would look to include a tournament so Luis could also play with Schalke 04 99' group.
European clubs are not allowed to sign any foreign players before the age of 16 but are allowed to invite them over for training sessions before then. This is an important step forward for Luis and FCA in the right direction to accomplish what we first set out to do when we started our club. Go FCA!!!
FCA's ALEX FILIAN #1 FORWARD AT BAYERN MUNICH CAMP!!!
Congrats to this long time FCA Player for being picked 1st place as forward by a Bayern Official at FC Bayern Munich Youth Camp where they picked a top player at every position. Alex showed his skill and scoring ability vs many forwards present at the event. His dad, Joe Filian, a former Cosmos Pro player, was also interviewed in German by Bayern officials and will appear in Bayern's webiste. Alex created enough interest with his play that his dad asked to set up some important events with Bayern in the following years.
After only 3 games of coaching Luis at Sueno Alianza Nationals, Hugo Perez, made an official invite for Luis to attend the next National Camp in Carson, California in October 26. He called Luis's dad and coach , not even a week after this event, personally to invite Luis. Hugo is seen in this video giving Luis a USSF Logo Scarf as a signal of his interest in this top 99' player.
Luis is the only player from Midwest to get an invite to a USA National Camp that is not in an Academy club !!
This player must now work as hard as ever to keep climbing up to the top and FCA will make sure of it!!
FCA's FRESHMANS SELECTED FOR
Alex Filian and Luis Arreola, both freshman's this year, were selected as Varsity starters on their respective H.S. teams.
Eric Hernandez, Kevin Garcia, Pavel Slavov, Dimitri Piceno, also all freshman's are starters on their JV1 teams.
2 FCA U14's SELECTED AT CHICAGO SUENO ALIANZA !!
FC ATHLETICO's Luis Arreola and Kevin Garcia were selected as 2 of only 3 total 99/98 born players at this year's 7UP Sueno Alianza Tryouts. There were more than 300 total U15's from different clubs that tried out on Saturday. After that 19 players were selected to come back on Sunday for a game vs Chicago Fire Academy 99/98's. Former 5 Year FCA Player Alex Alfaro was also selected among the top 19. What is amazing is that all 3 players had played 2 full tournament games right before Saturday's tryouts. Luis scored the lone goal for his team but along with Kevin were the only 2 players to not get subbed out the entire game.
After the whistle blew only 3 players were selected to advance to Sueno Alianza national event and 2 of those were some of FCA's finest but were also only 2 from the Chicago land area. These players also performed their first TV interviews for Telemundo and Verizon Wireless as was their FCA Coach, Mr. Luis Arreola. This was a very real tryout since some of Mexico's finest were the scouts at this event. These scouts were all ex pro players in Mexico.
FCA U8's WIN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP!!!
Congrats to our U8's that are mostly comprised of U6/U7's in winning it all vs a full U8 team that were obviously bigger and stronger but our U8's showed better skill and tecnique and most importantly alot of heart!!
Danny Alfaro (U7), Isaac Hernandez (U8) & Alan (U7) each scored a goal for the 3-2 win. Isaac and Danny also contributed greatly on Defense as did Landon, Michi and Lalo (U7). The U6's came in as subs and did nopt dissapoint and showed how they will also dominate games in a couple years. Our goalie was top notch getting hit a couple times but hanging in there.
Kevin showed he can defend anyone in playing top teams at this tournament. His physical presence and speed impressed everybody. Luis scored 3 out of 4 goals for Schwaben in group play. 2 of his goals were vs #46 Nationally ranked FC Delco in a 2-1 win. He scored 1 more goal and handed out 2 assists in the 4th consolation game.
FCA's very own Selena, who just turned freshman, is playing JV 1 as a starter at forward and Center Mid for Palatine High School as one of the team's most tecnical players!! We are very proud of her as she has come a long way since her first years with FCA. She has a bright future in soccer and we will continue to develop her to get where she needs to be to fullfill her destiny. Selena said " I am so glad I joined FCA when I did because I am now a better player than many of my friends that used to be better players than me". Go FCA !!!
"As the only MLS academy club based in Chicago, our scouting team strive to identify high quality youth soccer players with the potential to one day play for our professional team. We have recently recruited Luis Arreloa Jr into our USSDA Academy program based in Toyota Park, and recognize that FC Athletico has strong tradition of producing talented youth soccer players. The Fire technical staff and I will look forward to working with the club in the near future". Larry Sunderland (Chicago Fire SC , Academy Director)
El Sueño
Arreola, la nueva promesa
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Luis Arreola ya está en Guadalajara. Sí, el egresado de las visorias de 7UP Sueño Alianza ya se encuentra cumpliendo la primera parte de su sueño: ser parte de uno de los equipos más populares de México, las Chivas, equipo que ha sido uno de los más beneficiados con el talento hispano detectado gracias a Alianza de Futbol.
La decisión de Luis no fue fácil, pues fueron varios los equipos que se interesaron por él, un delantero de 15 años y con 1.89 metros de estatura. Pero estar en un equipo así era uno de sus deseos, y ha comenzado a cumplirlos. Ahora resta que ambas partes se convenzan mutuamente para saber si se formaliza la relación.
Check this link out on Alianza De Futbol Website
FCA's ANGEL JUAREZ MAKES ODP ILLINOIS TEAM
Congrats to Angel for making ODP Illinois team but we are completely 100% positive he was one of the top players born 00's at this event. He scored most of the goals for his team and no one matched his skill on the ball.
Frankly, at FCA we are extremely dissapointed with how ODP was run this year with outrageous fees and Financial Aid Proccess. We are currently looking into these issues as our players deserve every opporunity regardless of economical stature.
Angel Juarez will succeed and FCA will do everything in it's power to make his dreams come true. He is a phenomenal player with a Barza like soccer IQ that deserves everything in life.
FCA U14's IMPRESS AT MIDWEST CUP WITH ONLY 10 PLAYERS!
Our U14's showed up with only 10 players throughout the tournament but rose up to the occasion in competing vs the top teams in the Midwest.
vs Minnesota Thunder Academy - Started with 9 players & finished with 10 for a 4-2 win vs this top team in Minnesota. Danny & Mike each scored along with Luis's 2 goals. Filian & Danny each 2 assists.
Click here to watch highlight reel.
vs FC1 Academy - Played entire game with 10 players. Held the score to 1-0 in 1st 1/2. We went down 4-0 before making a strong comeback to cut the lead to 2 to finish 4-2 loss. Filian again assisted on Luis goal & Dimitri assisted on Mike's. Former FCA 5 year player Alex scored 2 for FC1 as their best player in the game. This is a Premier 1 team that also finished 2nd in State Cup and MRL standout that had a very hard time beating our 10 players & without former FCA Alex A. would have lost this game to us. 4-2 Loss.
vs Wisconsin Aces - Luis scored 2 goals & 2 assists for Mike's 2 goals, Filian scored 1 goal & 1 assist along with causing a penalty. Danny scored 1 goal & 1 assist. Kevin, Eric and Dimitri were excellent on Defense. 6-1 Win
Semi vs SSA - We again went down 4-0 before coming back strong to cut it to 4-3 on 2 Luis goals assisted by Filian & Mike & a goal by Chato assisted by Luis. This team is a Premeirship team that was also a Premeirship Cup Champ last year. We lost 6-3.
Very impressive results for just 10 players throughout the tournament. What is even more impressive is that 3 of them are U13's (1 is a girl) and that our goalie had never goalied before this season. New nickname for this team " THE BIG TEN " because they showed a Big Heart in this Tourney !!!
At FCA, we are proud of our reputation of developing the area's best talent, now acknowledged by a MLS Pro Club. We are always happy and willing to provide better opportunities for all of our committed players. There is a reason we do things differently from other clubs and now many FCA players have benefited from our unique development system. Make no mistake. This is no coincidence!!
Luis Arreola (99) & Kevin Garcia (98) both get invites to Chivas De Guadalajara & Club America to 1 week trials for each club as top players in their age respective age groups. Their FCA Coach, Mr. Luis Arreola, got the call July 22 & 23 from each club by Chivas Fuerzas Basicas Director, Savador Gamero, and America Fuerzas Basicas, Jose Luis Arce, expressing deep interest in having both players come out as top prospects after being scouted in Chicago at 7UP Sueno Alianza.
All 3 will be attending these tryouts this August.
Coach Luis saids "This is an exiting opportunity for both our players and extremeley rare for 2 players from the same club to get this offer. We are extremely proud of them and hope that our club members will be reassured that our FCA philosophy is paying off at the highest levels with our most dedicated players."
Coach Luis pushes them hard and even yells at his players but only to try to get the most out of them and the character needed to excel at the highest levels. These 2 players dealt with the hard work and are now starting to see the benefits.
Luis previously was also invited to Xolos from Tijuana and Germany's Stuttgart & Schalke 04 for tryouts.
After much thought Luis Arreola has decided to attend Lake Forest Academy under a very generous Scholarship.
It was a very hard decision for Luis to make since Shattuck St. Mary's Academy - Faribult, Minnesota & St.Viators - Arlington Heights, Il. showed much interest in him as well, with very competitive Scholarship offers. FCA will keep good relations with these schools for our up and coming players.
We will continue to train and provide our players with the same development environment & opportunities.
Luis saids "I could have only developed my skills as fast as I have with FCA. No other "Top" club showed the patience and focus on my individual development like FCA did and it has been the most fun as well." These are the "wins" that FCA has always pushed for and is achieving them surprisingly fast!! Go FCA!!
FCA U12's STRONG SHOW AT STATE CUP 2013
Congrats to our U12's in their 1st ever State Cup. Even though they did not advance to Semi's because of goal differential they proved to be able to compete with the very top U12's in the state. They tied 2 other teams with 6 points for 4th seed.
They beat Kickers United U12 A team who is top ranked U12 team in YSSL and last year's Illinois Cup Champ & this year's favorite.
They lost in a very close game to Fire Jr's West, a Premiership team.
They won vs TCSA who is a very good team that plays in 1 division lower than Premeirship.
Angel Juarez stood out as top goal scorer with 4 goals. Brian scored a goal and dished out several assists. Sabrina, Miguel, Jose & Damian were a force on Defense. Jesus played excellent at goalie. Ivan, Zurdo, both Sebastians, Jose M., Ricky, Dj all contributed very well.
This team has the potential of going far in next year's State Cup.
Luis tears them up again in a last minute invitation from the USSF where he outshined the top 99/98's from the 3 Academy clubs in Illinois - Chicago Magic, Chicago Fire Academy & Sockers Fc. He scored 3 goals & assisted on the 4th goal for his team's 4-1 win in a 15-20 minute game. There were several USA National Pool Players there but Luis showed again his overall quality and what a small club like ours is capable of producing. He is the only 99' to score in all 7 USSF Training Centers including 2 goals in the USSF Regional training Center in July, 2012 in a 4-2 win.
Alex Alfaro, a 5 year FCA player & 6 year player under FCA Coach Luis, was also invited to this camp as a 99' player. It is his 3rd. The very first was under FCA. Good to see how our FCA players continue to impress. No matter who he currently plays for, everyone in our community knows where he truly developed his skills & determination.
ODP (Olympic Development Program) FC ATHLETICO UPDATE
Sabrina Ayala / Younger 00' - Scored 3 goals in a 5-2 win for her team in a 5v5 Scrimmage in her 2nd Session. That is outstanding !!
ALONDRA ARREOLA / OLDER 00' - Showed her excellent tecnique and dribbling skills that distinguish her from the rest.
ANGEL JUAREZ / YOUNGER 00' - Has dominating this age group and will now move up to 00' Olders.
ERIC Hernandez / 99' Showing his great anticipation skills is fastly e stablishing himself as a top 99'.
Selena Gutierrez / 98' - Finally established herself as a top 98' in Illinois at her last ODP Winter session.
Jesus Urbina 98' - Showed his quality as a hard nosed defender and skill with the ball.
Luis Arreola 99' - Established himself as the best 99' at his first Winter Session scoring and assisting and leading his team.
Even though his team failed to score or win a game Luis showed his quality of being a top forward born in 99' at this event. His mix of skill and field awareness along with his size and strength were unmatched on any of the teams. He was unlucky in many of his chances to score but also made great passes to goals and constantely created chances for his teammates where he played as the target forward and center mid. He was the only real "go to guy" on any of the teams.
FCA will now look to involve all of it's top players in ODP this coming year as we found it to be a unique experience that is worth the expense.
Luis scored 2 goals in a 3-2 win in a highly contested game between 2 teams comprised of the Top Players in the 98/99 age groups in the entire Region that was played on Thursday, August 16, 2012 in Fort Wayne, In. Each team had 5-6 subs. Luis was the starting forward and played the entire game. He did not get to touch the ball until after 10-12 minutes of play as the midfield on his team could not get him the ball. He pressured and made his runs until finally getting the ball immediately beating his defender ( a 98) and shooting but hitting the crossbar. He then beat the the other defender ( also a 98 ) on another dribble move and got into the penalty area when he was taken down by the same defender from behind. Luis made the PK on a beautiful shot into the upper 90. Luis scored his second goal on a tecnically sound play where he brought in a rebound out of the air with his chest and shooting it before it hit the ground. The opposing team dominated posession but Luis took advantage of his opportunites. Fc Athletico was well represented this day. Hopefully this will now be enough to get him in th U.S.S.F. National Pool which is the only remaining step.
FCA U15 Goes To IYSA State Premiership.
Congratulations to this group that has been playing U16 in both Indoor Sessions where we have competed well & has better prepared us for this U15 Premeirship. We have a Top 98 Team that will make a statement this year vs mostly 97 Teams!!
FCA All The Way!!!
FCA U14's Win National Indoor Championship Qualifier !
Luis Arreola has been selected to participate in US Club Soccer's id2 Program Training Camp scheduled for December 6-9, 2012, at Grande Sports World in Casa Grande, Arizona. This is an Elite Player invitation only event.
Through Fc Athletico Luis will be able to benefit from:
· An opportunity to work with some of the nation's best soccer coaches, and to play with and compete against some of the nation's best players in your age group (1999-00 boys and 1998-99 girls).
· U.S. Soccer National Team staff on-site to scout players for inclusion in U.S. Soccer's National Teams.
· Once players arrive at the id2 Program Training Camp, the program is free of charge. There is no camp fee, and lodging, meals and training gear are provided at no cost by US Club Soccer and Nike.
Luis Arreola (99'), Kevin Garcia (98'), Eric Hernandez (99') & Carlos Guzman (99') got the opportunity through Athletico to compete vs the very best talent born in 1999 that Hamburg SV, a Top German's Bundas Liga Team, has to offer. This team is comprised of 20 of the best 50 players that were hand selected from every club in the Hamburg, Germany area. Schwaben was kind enough to invite our players, acknowledging our top talent that we are recognized for always having. Luis, who played every minute, scored and assisted on the only 2 goals of the game for his team proving to be at the level of these great German Players. Hamburg Coaches were impressed with his tecnical ability & coordination given his 6'1" frame at only 13 years old. They praised the fact that Luis trains and plays mostly every day as they too do the same for their select players and is noticed in their team & individual play. Kevin Garcia did not dissapoint at defense showing his great speed and physical presence. Even though Eric and Danny played only a few minutes in this game they recieved this unique opportunity of playing a team like this that very few players will ever get to do in USA, especially at this age and knowing first hand what they must do to compete vs these type of players. We will upload a highlight real of our players along with Hamburg's excellent plays in the next week. GO FCA !!
Alex showed his midfield capabilities and Luis scored 2 goals where they both helped their team win the 11v11 game played amongst the top 99's in the Midwest Region with a 4-2 score. Check this link out on youtube to see their highlights also shown on US Club Soccer website : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqEDkHhs488
FC Athletico are very proud of these players of only 13 years old and are very exited for the younger talented players coming up as they can see first hand the level they need to achieve to make these accomplishments. Every singe thing FCA does for it's players is to maximize their talents to get these rewards in life.
FCA's 13 year old Luis Arreola gets invite to play with Fire Academy's Top 98/97 team in Metro Men's League 2nd Division. He showed he could play at that level with crisp passing and great movement off the ball. He is paving the way for Fc Athletico up and coming top talent. Stay tuned for an exiting year for all of Athletico's finest.
Luis again showed his quality with some of the best players in the country and certainly the best in California where 12 U14 National Team Players attended and were picked for Spain Trip. A total of 22 National Pool Players were there. Even though Luis scored and assisted on a 2-1 win in his 1st game he only played in the 2nd 1/2 in the 2nd game after a 0-0 tie. He took on players and handed out 3 assists for a 4-1 win again for his team. In his 3rd game he assisted on the first goal where he again only played the 1st half in what ended up being a 2-1 win for his team. All 3 teams were different as they mixed players up but the 3rd team was made up of the best players in the camp which Luis was part of. Regardless of the results and playing time Luis proved to be at the top level of the country in his age group. There were12 U14 National Team Players there along with several more National Camp invitees among the 52 total players. FC Athletico was proudly represented at this event and now everyone in the country knows of the talent produced in our small club. We hope to send many more to these events as we have the talent to do so.
All of these long time FCA players are making a big difference at their present clubs that FCA provided as part of their development and 2nd option. Even though we feel their development is being jeopardized because some of them chose to leave Athletico for these clubs that only focus on wins/results we wish them the best. Everywhere they go they are recognized as Athletico Developed Players that are game changers for their present clubs. We make them leaders but sadly some comform to being just role players.
Alex Alfaro - Currently plays for FC1 Top Team. Has won Celtic Cup, Superclubs for 2nd time (1st won with FCA), plays minimal minutes in Premeier 1, is the best center mid on his team but is used as right/left defender mostly. Was once a top 99' prospect under FCA.
Jonathan Sanchez - Currently plays for Chicago Magic NPL 98'. Has won Regional Final 2012 and voted Top Center Defender by Regional Team Coaches, Plays Premier 1, is starting Center Defender on both teams, plays on Nationally ranked #2 team in Dallas Cup. Was once "the" best 98' Center Mid in Illinois under FCA.
Luis Arreola recieves official invitation to represent Region II in the 2012 Thanksgiving Interregional ODP Tournament where he will get the opportunity to play vs each one of the other 3 Regional Select Teams in the country and the U14 National Pool Select Team. This is an outstanding opportunity for Luis to showcase his talents in 4 games to prove he deserves to be on the National team. This is also a great opportunity for our Athletico players to see first hand what it takes to accomplish such things in every practice and game with Luis. His focus and determination in every practice and game has been a determining factor for achieving these opportunities. Nobody beleives that Luis could not even dribble a ball when he was 8-9 years old, proving that great soccer players are not born, they are made through hard work, focus, determination, love for his team/club and most importantly love for the game. Our philosophy of Max minutes, creativity, short rosters, multiple games and showcase first, win second attitude is paying off big with players like Luis. There is no question that the players that have remained with Athletico the most and have followed our system the longest are the ones making these local headlines.


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We have another example of one, which scares me. The question "should we" is not asked often enough in science today.
Unfortunately this is just the tip of the iceberg.
The milk produced by the transgenic cows is identical to the human variety, with the same immune-boosting and antibacterial qualities as breast milk, scientists at China's Agricultural University in Beijing said.
The transgenic herd of 300 was bred by inserting human genes into cloned cow embryos which were then implanted into surrogate cows. The technology used was similar to that used to produce Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be cloned by scientists, in Scotland.
The milk is still undergoing safety tests, but with government permission it will be sold to consumers as a more nutritious dairy drink than cow's milk.
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"God is Dead" these are the well known words of German Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche."
"God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us? What water is there for us to clean ourselves? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we have to invent? Is not the greatness of this deed too great for us? Must we ourselves not become gods simply to appear worthy of it?"
This is the full quotation from The Gay Science by Nietzsche. The idea is that science has killed god. That it has provided answers that religion claimed to have. That science undermined the established idea that all society was ordered by an all powerful all knowing sky wizard of your choice (Allah, Jehovah, Vishnu.). That we have to stand up and take responsibility and STOP following religious ideology and create a code of conduct based solely on humanity. To replace the rules and structure of religion with a construct t
hat is man made to provide purpose.
Some today believe this to be true. With the advances in technology and science, man does seem to have become god and therefore has no use for this entity. Moreover, Atheism seems to be gaining ground in regions of the world that at one point promoted Christianity. God seems to be a thing of the past – an archaic explanation for the processes of nature and its existence.
We have not become a god, we have become sufficiently powerful in our technology to realise that any unexplainable phenomenon we find probably has an explanation and that attributing such a phenomenon to pseudoscience or magic is a stupid idea. It is better to stand up and say "I don't know" because that is intellectually honest than say that "x occurs due to magic generated through a deity". When you realise that, God starts looking more and more like a literal deus ex machina. A being lowered to explain away difficult questions without providing a real answer. A being that tries to make difficult questions easy by giving a throw away answer. God is the Wizard of Oz, a mythical entity and a fake created by men who hide behind curtains and use the entrenched expectations of mankind to create the notion that they are closer to a divine being that probably does not exist.
It's an imaginary friend for adults. A dangerous one whose "advice" often allows good men to do evil with a smile on their face knowing that the evil they perpetrate is excused and sanctioned by an authority beyond the ken of puny mortals.
Rosa Rubicondor on her blog "No Requiem For Dead Gods" cites the late Agnostic, Christopher Hitchens' book,The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever. In his book, Hitchens presents his usual hyperbolic rhetoric. He resorts to Appeal to Authority, False cause and Appeal to Ignorance. This is nothing knew. Those who claim to be Atheists (who are really Agnostics) always resort to fallacious argumentation to support their ideas.
Not really, there is no appeal to authority in that book. Mostly it's an appeal of reality from various authors writing about their experience with faith. Sacerdotus labours under the fallacy that his particular god is more real and legitimate than other gods. The one true god. He is an atheist in every case except for one.
Atheism is based of a simple notion. There is no empirical evidence, no circumstantial and no implied evidence for a god. In the absence of fantastic evidence for a fantastic claim one has to assume that the claim is invalid. If I claimed to have the cure for AIDS but refuse to demonstrate it, making the claim that I have the cure for AIDS is dishonest. If you claim to know that a god exists but refuse to provide evidence then you don't know a god.
In reality, Atheism is a premise that can never be proven. It must be taken on Faith, so to speak. There exists no Atheist who can show that there is no God. One must take his/her arguments an
d make a conclusion based on them. In the end, they are just arguments, not empirical evidence that are falsifiable.
I don't think Sacerdotus understands what evidence of a negative is. You can NEVER prove a negative conclusively. There is no evidence for unicorns existing, it doesn't mean that unicorns NEVER existed, they theoretically could have existed. Science and by extension atheists who value science cannot conclusively state that there is no "god" because that's not how it works. A lack of proof doesn't mean a lack of existence.
HOWEVER, there is no empirical proof that god exists. Of any faith. There is no faith in atheism, it's simply "There is no evidence for any gods, so I am going to live my life as if there were no gods". I can categorically disprove the judeochristian god assuming the bible is 100% accurate since it means that we are a species that suffered two MASSIVE genetic bottleneck events in the last 7000 years and one extinction level event. The genetics disprove this and human like creatures have existed on the planet for close to 3 million years. Not 7000. Christian history is categorically wrong as is their creation mythos and if that is indeed the word of god, then reality doesn't function ANYTHING like the way the bible says it does. If the theology is that faulty then it's probably not divinely inspired because when I inspire people to do things, they tend to take down notes a lot more accurately.
There arguments that Christians use to support Jehovah also supports the existence of Shiva. Yet Christians don't believe in the Destroyer of Worlds.
Rubicondior writes:
"Just as with those old, quaint gods of recent history, today's gods will one day join that long, un-illustrious pantheon of old dead, once immortal and indestructible, now powerless gods that no one mourns, to whom no one sings songs of praise, in whom no one now has any faith, whose grave no one can find and on which no one would bother to put any flowers."
- Are these words true?
- Will the "gods" of today "join that long, un-illustrious pantheon of old dead?"
Yes and yes. There are gods that have stood longer than christianity that have died out. It's high arrogance to think that your god is anything special. And eventually all things must end. The belief in all gods will die eventually.
Well first Rubicondior must expand on what "today's gods" actually means. In today's world, monotheism pretty much is the dominant religious force. That being said, there are no 'gods,' just a God. The world's largest religions, Christianity and Islam both believe in One God. It is safe to say that this One God is the same since Islam borrowed heavily from both Judaism and Christianity. Similarly, Christianity is the child of Judaism.
It amazes me how Islam believes in the same god yet is a completely different religion. Okay, let's assume that Islam follows the same god as Christians and is effectively the same faith…
- The question remains, will this God or the
gods of other polytheistic religions die off?
Eventually? Yes. Even this dominant force will die out. It's dying out as we speak. There are 250 MILLION atheists across the world. You think that's bad? There are a further 900 MILLION non religious people across the world. 1.1 Billion people (AKA 1 in 6) don't believe in a god or if they do don't really follow a religion. It's the two largest growing demographies. Faith is dying. Reason is striking a death blow against superstition while the hypocrisy of faith is exposed time and time again.
While I do not presume to speak for Islam, Judaism or the latter, I will speak on behalf of Christianity – particularly Catholicism. The answer to this question is NO.
And why not? Here comes the misappropriation of science.
God or gods will never "die off." Hitchens and Rubicondior are obviously aloof to the science regarding the VMAT2 gene. Hitchens was alive when the discovery of this gene was made public, yet to my knowledge he never addressed it. Moreover, Rubicondior on her blog claims to be a "biologist," so she should be aware of this study, yet she seems ignorant of it. A search on her blog will produce no results as shown here on Sept. 22, 2012 at 4:50 PM Eastern Time.
There is a reason why religion stays away from science. Because science crushes superstition.
Study? VMAT2 stands for Vesicular Monoamine Transporter 2. It codes for a protein that is integral to membranes particularly in the brain where neuroreceptor monoamines such as serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine and histamine from cellular cytosol to synaptic vesicles prior to release.
The idea that VMAT2 is related to "faith" is a contentious one mainly because there is absolutely no research into that. The idea of that is from a book by Dean Hamer which is pop-science and not a peer reviewed book. It is however an essential gene to survive. We can breed mice which are VMAT2 knock-outs and they tend to die a few days after birth. The lack of neurotransmitter is deadly. It's a necessary gene for high order thought which INCLUDES being religious but also includes solving crossword puzzles, socialising and aiming a head shot from across a Team Fortress 2 map. Even Hamer (the goddamn author) disagrees with the notion that VMAT2 is a "god gene" pointing out it's one of the factors of all faith including faith in sports teams and your girlfriend.
And EVEN if a god gene existed, it would not support the presence of ANY god. In fact it would indicate that faith is purely a delusion brought on by genetics. It's not because we know what VMAT2 does and that lacking it will cause us to die because it is vital to normal brain function.
Menchen who died in 1956 was obviously unaware of this science and therefore I cannot label him as ignorant. Had he lived today, his writing would have had to be updated to reflect the knowledge we possess regarding the VMAT2.
What Knowledge. We know what it does, it's not a "god gene" any more than the gene for haemoglobin makes you believe in Dracula.
The VMAT2 gene predisposes all human beings to belief in God and the supernatural. Contrary to the idea "we are born atheists," this gene empirically shows that we are all indirect theists at conception, if you will.
The VMAT2 gene packs neurotransmitters into vesicles in the presynaptic cleft. And belief in something doesn't matter. If everyone believes in something non-existent then everyone is superstitious, not the non-existent thing.
In light of this, God or gods can never be dead. "God" is hardwired into our genome. To "kill God" is to kill us, or what makes us genetically human.
In light of this amazing discovery we have found out that there is a protein gate that packs neurotransmitters into vesicles. And belief due to this is purely pathological. It's not indicative of reality.
- Is this the "Image of God" Genesis mentions?
No. It's you scrambling around desperately trying to match something to your faith no matter how silly it to provide an ounce of validity.
Moreover, the comparison of the gods of ancient peoples cannot be applied to the One God. These gods were attempts by man to put into language and practice what the VMAT2 instructions give to the human being.
Clearly Sacerdotus hasn't read any genetics or he would know what VMAT is and wouldn't say things that are clearly wrong. This argument is one of fantastic racism. Clearly those gods were products of the VMAT2 gene (despite the VMAT 2 not doing that), while ours is real! What makes him think his god is not a figment of his imagination produced by the VMAT2 .
The Catholic Church does not devalue these attempts to define God.
On the contrary, it's system of missionary work and history of conversions often at the point of death while systematically destroying local culture has proven otherwise. In addition Sacerdotus implied that his god is real while everyone else's is a product of biological chicanery and an organic mental disorder brought about by a fault in genetics.
Allow me to quote from the Catechism which explains why other religions and their "gods" are "valid" to a certain extent:
"843 The Catholic Church recognizes in other religions that search, among shadows and images, for the God who is unknown yet near since he gives life and breath and all things and wants all men to be saved. Thus, the Church considers all goodness and truth found in these religions as "a preparation for the Gospel and given by him who enlightens all men that they may at length have life."332″
Here's my points
1. If he is unknown yet near then you how do you know he is unknown and near.
2. Again, if he is unknown then how do you know what he wants?
3. This is basically an admission that you don't have ANY evidence for a god yet you INSIST that he does X, Y and Z
4. And it is pretty damn insulting to other faiths because it lives under the assumption that God's name is Jehovah not Brahman.
The One God revealed Himself to man, first to the Hebrews and now to the rest of the world through Jesus Christ. The difference between this God and the other gods is that this God is actually alive. This God actually works in the world. Those who believe do so not because of fancy theological arguments or dogmas but because they experience one way or another this God.
Really? Through Jesus? Surely an all powerful magical being would reveal himself across the globe saving countless individuals through empirical proof rather than the hearsay and gossip of a bunch of shepherds.
Oh you mean the difference between Jesus and Mazda and the Greek Gods and the Hindu Gods are that Jesus is alive and works in the real world unlike the bringer of fire, the various greek heroes such as Hercules and Hindu gods such as the Avatars of Vishnu. So the Hindu euphoria of faith is false while Catholicism is true? Prove it.
And you can feel the same kind of feeling standing on a terrace of a football match. It doesn't mean that Manchester City is the holy land, it just means that you feel group euphoria.
Whether Atheists like it or not, we are all wired to believe in God and to seek the supernatural. Perhaps this is why Atheists are so fixated on Theism. Anyone who does not care to entertain religious beliefs will not dedicate so much time and thought on them.
Actually most of us have real jobs that we do. Atheism is just something we are that we call upon to reduce religious intereference in normal life.
- Rubicondior labels herself a 'humanist,' yet why is her blog solely focused on God and religion?
Don't know. Don't care. Maybe because it's her blog?
- Where are the blogs promoting clothing and food drives?
Do not send food or clothing to India. I swear to Mancini! Send money. Money lets us buy food and clothing. And clothing? Give new clothes. You want to help, show poor people some respect. Don't send them your cast offs. It's insulting.
- Where are the blogs promoting blood drives and bone marrow donations?
Atheists? Quite a few of us donate blood (I am a regular donor) and marrow.
- Where are the blogs promoting efforts that help humanity with its basic needs?
Mine does. Atheist blog encouraging charity.
Vmat2 is obviously instructing Rubicondior to ask questions – to seek God and the supernatural – otherwise she wo
uld not take so much time blogging on the topic.
VMAT2 also wants me to smack my head against the desk because of all the genetics being mutilated.
God is not dead. God is alive and working in everyone, even Rubicondior. God died already and came back, this is why Christianity is the largest and most influential religion ever to exist. We killed God 2,000 years ago and He came back. Even today, Philosophies have tried to kill God, but He comes back. Atheists try to kill God, but He comes back.
Christianity is the largest and most influential religion on the planet because it's filled with arseholes who destroyed culture and forced religion on others at the point of a sword or the end of a gun. It did so by destroying culture and society and pillaging nations to fund it's growth. To attribute it's spread to divinity is to understand that your god is a monster of rape, racism and pillage which is the foundation of the spread of christianity in the third world at the hands of armies and the parasites of priesthood.
God cannot be killed in the same way that Harry Potter or Han Solo cannot be killed. Plot Armour and Fictitious beings do not die.
God will not die. What will die are speculative Philosophies based on hyperbolic rhetoric. Atheism, which already has the lowest retention rate will be mourned by God and those of Faith.
Yes, you are right. There will always be people who would rather believe in superstition than in reality. There are countless people on the planet who would rather believe that they are part of a special little club which has all the answers to everything rather than the reality.
We don't know a lot of things. It's no shame to admit your ignorance. Science doesn't know everything. If it did, then it would stop. No. The people who claim to have ultimate knowledge are religions and religion has proven time and time again that it doesn't have anything but the 2000 year old superstitions of people who would consider us gods. A god dies when no one is left to believe in him and he is forgotten and becomes a relic of history. In time that will occur to Jehovah. Who knows, in the future we may all think Tom Cruise is the one true messiah to save us from Xenu in the same way that 2 billion odd people believe in Jesus but it doesn't change the fact that Tom Cruise is not a god and neither is Jesus. At best he was a real man at worst he was a fictional character.
And the highest retention rate of faith is in Hindus, maybe hinduism is more true than Catholicism. That's the Sacerdotus logic for you…


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Alcohol-related deaths up by 40% in ten years
The Conservatives blamed the increase on the relaxation of drinking laws in November 2005.
The Stupid Party trying to think again. A cursory glance at how the statistics are collected and what is and was defined as "alcohol related" would show that it is bollocks. But the demonisation of alcohol is a cross-party consensus to increase control...
The Department of Health said that alcohol "is one of the most challenging public health issues we face. For every pound spent on alcohol intervention, five pounds are saved by the public purse — so this is money well spent."


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Venice is "under siege" by tourists and faces "irreversible" catastrophe if limits aren't imposed on visitor numbers, warns a report released Monday by Italy's leading heritage group.
Italia Nostra (Our Italy) accused the Italian government of " underestimating the devastating effects of past and future development projects and tourism policy," Reuters reports.
The group will ask UNESCO, the United Nation's cultural organization to place the city on its endangered list and consider removing it from its list of World Heritage Sites. The lagoon city is besieged by 60,000 tourists a day, including many from an increasing number of cruise ships that come to call, says Reuters.
"The Italian government has not lived up to its commitment made to UNESCO to safeguard Venice and its lagoon," the environmental organization said. Alessandra Mottola Molino, Italia Nostra's president, was quoted in London's Telegraph newspaper as saying, "We need to launch a planetary alarm."
A $4.8 billion flood barrier (named Moses) is under construction to contain tidal surges from the Adriatic into the city's lagoon. But it isn't due to be operational until 2014 and some environmentalists fear it's only a stopgap measure.


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Five teenagers packed into a brand-new 2012 Subaru Impreza Sunday night and drove out to Nassau County to see a movie. They were heading home along the Southern State Parkway hours later when the routine night took a tragic turn as the car approached Exit 17 in Lakeview along a notorious stretch of road known for accidents.
The driver, 17-year-old Joseph Beer of Richmond Hill, lost control of the car, veered across two lanes, across the shoulder and into trees along the side of the road, slicing the car in half.
Beer survived, but his four passengers — Christopher Khan, Peter Kanhai, Darian Ramnarine and Neil Rajapa, all 18 — died at the scene. All four lived in Queens and graduated from Richmond Hill High School on June 26. Beer is a senior at the school.
The horrific accident occurred on the westbound side of the parkway on a dangerous curve. The so-called "Blood Alley" is termed that because of the high number of accidents at the curve. It features an abrupt veer to right shortly before Exit 17 after a long straightaway through Hempstead Lake State Park. Though the curve is usually clogged with traffic at busy times of day, at night and during times of low traffic volume, the sudden curve often trips up even experienced drivers.
But Beer was not an experienced driver.
The 17-year-old did not even have a driver's license and was only driving with a learner's permit.
Legally, Beer should not have been driving at all. The accident took place at 3:40 a.m., when a driver with a learner's permit is not legally allowed to be behind the wheel. Also, drivers with permits are never allowed to drive without someone over the age of 21 in the car, nor are they allowed to have more than one passenger under the age of 21 who is not a family member.
Whether or not Beers should have been at the wheel Monday morning was a question for another day at the funeral for Khan held Wednesday morning in South Ozone Park. Hundreds of people packed the Bergen Funeral Home on Rockaway Boulevard to say goodbye.
"God needed more angels," said Avinash Ramkumar, 17, who was a friend of all four guys. Ramkumar fought back tears in the funeral home.
Virenda Ramkissoon, who arrived at the funeral in a maroon Honda Odyssey with the names of his late friends painted on it, said he was closest to Ramnarine. They attended Richmond Hill High School and City Tech together.
"It's just sad that I will never get another hello from him," he said.
The accident sent shockwaves through the Richmond Hill HS community. A teacher at the school, who did not want to be identified due to Department of Education rules, said the school was "still processing" the tragedy. Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott came to RHHS Tuesday morning when the school community returned from Columbus Day weekend and met with students and staff to express condolences. DOE spokesman David Pena said grief counselors are on hand at the school for both students and teachers.
The teacher said due to staff turnovers last year, many of her colleagues were unfamiliar with the graduates who died but knew Beer, whom she described as "a typical kid."
"I can't imagine how he must feel," she added.
A number of teachers attended Khan's funeral Wednesday morning, including Fideline Segall, a teacher and senior class advisor. Segall spoke inside the funeral home of Khan's smile and kind manners.
"If he was in pain, he would never show it," she said. "He was always smiling."
Friends and family left messages of condolences on the four teenagers' Facebook pages, including one set up purposely as a memorial for Ramnarine.
According to police sources, Beer was found alive and awake at the scene, screaming for his deceased friends.
New York State Police, who have jurisdiction over the parkways on Long Island, are investigating the crash and are looking into whether or not drugs and alcohol may have been a factor or if Beer was high at the time of the accident.
Beer is still recovering at a Nassau County hospital and police have not said if they will charge him with anything.


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The "serve warm" part is the troublesome issue for the Christmas meal (the oven space is limited and already reserved).
Will it take to a quick re-heat? or microwaves?
I wouldn't try to nuke it as a whole. You could try it piece by piece, or put the whole thing in a low temperature oven and I think it would work out OK.
Honestly, because UI'm lazy, we ate it mostly at room temperature and it was fine. You just get more fragrance (which is wonderful) if its warm.
I don't know whether the texture is similar to a traditional UK Christmas pudding, but if so microwaving is no problem at all. A Christmas pudding is very moist and so microwaving it essentiall "steams" the pudding and you don't get the funny microwaved-pastry texture that you can with bread-like substances. Just my two cents!
It was very moist and soft. Is that traditional? I had expected something more fruitcake-like and was very pleasantly surprised.
I've seen some other steamed pudding recipes that say you should NOT cover the hole in the Bundt pan. Did you cover yours, or leave it open? I'm definitely trying this recipe for the holidays!
i have never tried figgy pudding but im planing on making it...but i dont know how big it will turn out???
what is it like? a cake??
This recipe is very close to the one I have used for more than 30 years and that my mother and grandmother used for more than a century.
It is NOT a fruitcake, it is a PUDDING in the English sense, as in a firm yet relatively soft cake that is steamed for a long time (usually 2 hours or so).
Served hot or warm with the hardsauce recommended it will melt your heart and corrupt your soul!
If you need to heat individual leftovers, etc. , nuke them gentlly. The puding is so moist that you almost can never hurt it.
The hard sauce should always be served chilled or slightly above room temp.
For warm Thanksgiving or Christmas desserts, just put the dessert in the warm oven, turned of or as low as possible, while you eat the meal. The dessert is usually just right by the time you are ready for it. We bake apple pie the day before, but really like it hot, this works great. We started singing "We wish you a merry Christmas, which started a discussion about what that word was. I remembered the Muppets version and I won. So then we had to find a recipe. This is on the list of new thngs to try this Christmas.
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Hi - I was looking for a recipe for a reader that wrote to me about figgy pudding - what do I know about it? Nothing. I came here and your post just cracked me up. Rare that I genuinely laugh over something I read on the net - but I'm still giggling. Must be I come from the same time and place. And by the way I still don't know what's a pompatus of love! Have a great Christmas and thanks so much for the laugh.
Why use calmyrna figs instead of black mission figs?
I have made this every year for five years now, and everyone LOVES it! Thanks for sharing the recipe! I usually do use the black mission figs, and prefer the appearance and taste - contrasts well with the white hard sauce!
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2. Opportunity to meet Chinese children and see the real countryside.
3. Free accommodation and meals for volunteers teaching one week or more. You will be eating with adult Chinese students that are attending one of the Buckland group's English language schools located in the vicinity, Owen College. It is a great chance to learn more about Chinese culture. The students get to practise their English oral skills on you, and you get to brush up your Chinese!
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5. To facilitate lesson planning, teaching materials and books are available.
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