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What does your utopian future look like?
Is your utopia a capitalist or socialist economy? Doyou allow freedom? Is the world you know embrace technology but still in touch with culture and tradition and religion? Are yoir people left brained robots, right brained artist, or both.? Do you have a world federation or an earth confederacy? What is your world like by the year 2150?
May 18 2013: My utopian future would be neither capitalist nor socialist, it would be an economy based on need where people were not paid to work, but to live. Just to produce and create would be its own reward. People would not own what they produce either, for the product or creation would be owned by everyone else who is producing and creating too. So, for instance, an author would be paid for living, and she/he would write just for the personal thrill of writing. The book written would not be owned by the author, but the society that paid for the upkeep of the author. Thus, the book (or a piece of music, a performance, a film, a technology, a type of medicine etc – anything produced or created) would be free to anyone who wanted to read (use, consume, watch etc) it. This would do away with careers aimed at becoming wealthy, and change them into callings whose goals are creative expression and self-satisfaction. It would mean that in a lifetime we could meet one challenge and then take up another, perhaps by indulging in life-long learning. It would mean sharing knowledge, not hording (and patenting) it. It would mean helping the poor not simply from charity but because we know that improving their lives would make them more productive and creative, and thus help the community as a whole. The political outcome of such a utopian system would be communities bound together through collective action, linked to other communities that contribute to the common good. Social capital produced and used like this ought to increase our chance of conquering diseases, going into space, ending wasteful conflicts, solving global problems etc. How to move from where we are in today to such a utopian future is what we ought to be thinking about and working for now.
May 25 2013: Yeah! It would require a fundamental change in our value system, and maybe the beginning would be a deep understanding of the psychological constraints that keep us in fear based bondage to ownership and competition.
May 25 2013: Thanks. The way our society works now, we are rewarded (incentivized) for succeeding as owners and competitors; we are given more wealth and power. To change that, society needs to move toward incentivising (praising, supporting, rewarding) people for creating and sharing products, for working hard to meet those personal challenges that add to social capital, and for contributing to society's well-being. A few places we see people sharing (e.g., charitable giving, 'fan fiction', torrents, free lectures/university education online) and we need to expand that tendency, and to praise people for doing the 'right thing' whenever they do. That is changing 'values'. On a political level, these changes might be accompanied by a move from acting to achieve our narrow interests to meeting our shared interests. For instance, society has banned the sale of 'blood diamonds', and has outlawed slavery, it has passed rules about international human rights and granting asylum to refugees, etc. So, we can globally agree to do the right thing now and again. But we are weak when it comes to halting abuse inside another nation's borders (where tyrants hide behind 'national sovereignty') and we can't seem to get our act together to tackle climate change globally (ensuring all abide by the rules needed to halt it). So, there are some structural and legal frameworks that need to be addressed as well as changing our values. To me, its a matter of getting the 'incentives' right, and when we do they will motivate people and societies to change. How far away is that future?
May 25 2013: Great food for thought - thanks.May 16 2013: Free education, no poverty, no war, no racism. Kind of world everyone can walk hand in hand like bro and sis :)
Robert Bynum
May 16 2013: It doesnt have to be capitalism or socialism in the future. In fact, with robots, 3d printing and Watson systems coming, the old definitiions of economies based on captilsm or communism will be replaced. A change will be needed to distribute the benefits of society that will no longer be based on paying for labor or allocations based on perceived needs. I hope that the replacement will be merit based. Where rewards based on acheivements on many levels will provide incentives to learn more amd improve society. Where crowd designed and rated goods replace state mandated designs to fulfill the needs of the many over the needs of the elite few. I cant see how this would all work but hope the future brings the answers.
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bart hsi
May 20 2013: From reading in many posters here, I realized that many emphasized earth/environment friendly measure or practices. Please excuse my verbosity, let me suggest some approach toward a halfway goal to the utopian concept by improving the earth-friendly practice (termed: "terrami") which are quite practical, because they are already existed or are projected within the near future.
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1. "Terrami" housing units
The government or community planning group should organize a contractor to mass-produce a standardized house unit, all with only reasonable sized rooms and with solar panels and electrically wired thru the whole house to save energy use. There also will be water recycling and waste processing equipments attached to the house. The former is capable of treating the waste water and produce potable water and sanitized water for reuse or for gardening irrigation. The food recycle unit accepts the food or other waste and converts them into dried fertilizer to be used for growing plants in the garden or asking the municipal agency to collect them to be used by other citizens.
2. Terrami transportation:
There are only 2 means of transportation by most citizens. The first is the mass transportation. They should be extensively set up so that there wont be long distance travel by the individual riders from their home to the public stations. The more important new improvement is the private transportation tools. It's already in rapid development that a vehicle can travel all (driverless) by itself from a designated spot A to spot B. So for a commuter for working or shopping. the "car" can be used to send the day worker in the morning to the ride on mass transit, but immediately returns to his home after he left by the train. Furthermore, this personal vehicle can be fueled by all 3 modes; solar, electric and manual peddling, if it is made to be very light weight. Imagine how much energy saving and CO2 reduction be made by such setup.
It can surely be done before 2150.May 19 2013: Capitalism and socialism should absolutely cease being seen as mutually exclusive. I don't think there's is any hope for this world if ideologues continue to carry on as if the Cold War still exist and one must wipe out the other. The US has fallen behind in may ways since the end of the Cold war because it has a delusional element who think the Cold War was "won". Both sides lost for having trashed so much capital and resources and ingenuity into threat of our own extinction. Globalism is a reality and winners in it have hybrid economies that make for entrepreneurial success while providing for the upkeep and welfare of their nations. American ideologues still caught in the time warp believe that it should be "winner take all" and that's what we are seeing, 1% have and 99% have nots. History has shown that people will tolerate that ridiculous inequality only so long. I don't argue for artificial equality enforced by a state, just a hybrid economy where the winners actually consider it a privilege to contribute to the upkeep and elevation of the society. The real truth though is that we are not created beings at all and flaw is the rule not the exception. And one common flaw is the absence of empathy. And wealth seems to follow those who smash others and prefer castles with moats and alligators over safe communities with good schools and public works.May 17 2013: I just traveled back in time from 2150 to reply to your message, because I thought it was a great question. The singularity as you now refer to it really will happen for you. The global intelligence emerged out of our interconnected minds, aided with advanced computing devices and material science in its infancy in your time. Shortly after the global intelligence emerged, we discovered the cure to all diseases and aging, all the energy we could need, and we discovered how to move our consciousness into the cloud. At that point humanity divided into two. Half opted for immortality in the cloud - we call ourselves Immortals now, and the other half opted to live and die of natural causes - they call themselves Naturals.
We've just figured out how to incarnate as developing humans fetuses - the ideal time is right around week 6 or 7. Once incarnated, we are born, live a whole life, and then recover the consciousness upon death. Some of us are choosing to reincarnate in human form now and live among the Naturals. Our rule though is that when incarnated, you lose all memory of your immortal soul, and no immortal can communicate with you.
We've become a level 1 civilization and are starting to explore the nearby galaxy, as we can travel at high rates of acceleration now in cyber bodies which let's us travel using relativistic time dilation. I won't ruin the surprise for you about what we've discovered out there so far.
We've reached the point where we have enough ways of backing up consciousness, that you don't need to worry about losing it. You've always got a good backup.
Our social structure in the cloud is so different from Naturals' social structures that it's hard to describe concisely, but you might think of it as a world wide civilization in realtime touch with everyone else at the same time, and a culture of living in harmony and love. And such adventures!
May 17 2013: This gives me the chills... wish I could be there to see it all.
May 17 2013: If you are young enough, it's quite possible you could be there to see it all, if you opt for the immortality part. Many people don't want that for themselves. Ray Kurzweil, the guy who popularized the term 'The Singularity', thinks he may be young enough at age 65.
May 18 2013: No thank you, D! Immortality would not be part of my utopia, that's for sure!!
Perhaps I could see it on a different level, not as a separate human being, but as a unified part of the earth...May 18 2013: i seek understanding....in 2150, there is still the perception of a separate Self?.....separate from others? separate from nature? Separate from the universe and, in a sense, the Center of the Universe? What is its function? I like Ray. :-)
May 19 2013: Here in 2150 we have found that maintaining the illusion of a separate self is necessary for evolving consciousness. The global mind also has its own illusion of a separate self, as being separate from the rest of the universe. The whole universe is conscious, every rock and tree and moon, even empty space.
When we disconnect from the global consciousness to go exploring, the sense of self is invaluable. Also, we have found that each consciousness will evolve differently and that diversity gives the whole global consciousness strength.May 19 2013: I use to call it cyber-world to my kids. Long before any cloud but the principal was immortality on a chip. Living in a virtual world gave you unlimited power to replicate anything you wanted to experience. At some point you would become so bored, wonder about death and curse the back up systems that disabled any opportunity to pull the plug.
May 19 2013: Hi Thor,
Cyber-world is a good word for it, but we are not limited to living a virtual reality. We are exploring our galactic neighborhood and what we have discovered so far is more interesting than the cyber-worlds we create. There is so much out there to explore, experience, and learn that I can't imagine being bored any time soon. But then again time is infinite, so we have a few choices should someone choose de-animation, or death.
Although your consciousness is backed up, we do not need to restore that backup should all the living, functioning copies of yourself cease (die). We also have a way of hitting the pause button on your consciousness, which effectively gives you death.
There is another option too which some find compelling. They choose incarnation in a human body and when that body eventually dies, we recover your consciousness and we ask you if you would like to return to the cloud and global consciousness, or if you choose, we can pull the plug at that point.
So you've got the plug in your own hands and can pull it whenever you like.
umaid gupta
May 19 2013: Our world's seem different but for some reason it doesn't sound like much changed!May 23 2013: How far in the future do you mean, and how "real" does that utopian image need to be?
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On the short span:
- the rise of AI and cyborgs
- a government that recons with Rawls veil of ignorance, is organised according to knowledge and deep democracy.
- no tax on labor, but tax on consumption
- taking the limits of our planet into account when producing and consuming, so we can stabilize our climate within optimal boundaries
=> might be done by 2150
on the long range:
- Life forms that have a much more expanded range of emotions, experiences, wisdom, intelligence,... than us who continue to discover and improve, experiment and experience this cosmos in all it's possible aspects. And that I stem in a memory line from it, so I am (part of) one the experiencers.
- that these long living creatures reach different planets and galaxiesMay 19 2013: My utopian future is more than an idea, it is an imperative. For the species, man to survive, we must take control of our planet. We are connected. We can easily determine the will of the people. We can now do without representive systems and it's kingdoms and focus on buliding a world order that works. Lets leave the feudal sytem behind an live together as one.
May 23 2013: David: as a sort of Historian, I find your idea that we "can easily determine the Will of the People" to be rather self-contradictory. What leader or Dictator did NOT believe he was" determining" the W.o.P?(Pun intended or not?) Hitler? Stalin? Obama? Churchill ? Even Jesus? This is actually what politics has always been about.
May 23 2013: I'm going to take a swing at this, albeit a wild one.
When David meant we do away with a "representative" system, think of it this way. As of today, the general public gets to vote for a government and all decisions that affect life as we know it are taken by these chosen few.
Think for a second if a secure universal version of Twitter helped the public vote on all issues big and small.
We wouldn't need a king or a party to rule, but just collective consciousness of humanity.
And since we're on the concept of Utopia, why limit ourselves by thinking "oh this is not possible" or "it has never been done in the past".
May 23 2013: 5 minutes ago: Yes, Arun. You understand the concept. The will of the people can also be called the collective consciousness. Polling the voters is the only way we (humanity) can take control of our world. The dictators, elected or otherwise, will always have obligations to their supporters. That puts the supporters in charge.
Plebiscites are becoming more and more common. We vote on issues rather that delegate others to speak for us. This system is used to some degree in 24 states in the U.S. and is in control in Switzerland, where voters can overrule the legislators and even dump them, by private initiative. They are doing very well economically.
Would there have been an Iraq war, if the voters had been consulted? I think not. According to Abe Lincoln democracy is OF the people, BY the people. Before the internet, the representative system was the best we had. Things have changed. We can now easily determine the will of the people.
This is far different from a military dictatorship where the rulers declare the will of the people. This IS the will of the people. Do not expect the holders of power to support the concept. They fear the collective consciousness. War is only good for the few who are enriched by it and by the corporations that have the government in their pocket. We are under the control of an obsolete political system. What can we do? Move towards polling voters for all decisions and letting the representatives, who rarely represent their constituents best interests, stay home.
This can be easily implemented by polling the voters and when a large enough percentage of the electorate is involved, the results of the poll will first be considered by the elected, then empowered as in Switzerland.
Go to Wikipedia and check out direct democracy. It was there at the birth of democracy and is an integral part of its structure. The existing system is just a system and all systems are subject to improvements as intelligence evolves.Jun 1 2013: I just put up an idea about an hour ago about voting through Facebook and Twitter type social networks! I'm so happy to see that someone else is already getting the thought out before i did! Its a great idea to let everyone vote on everything instead of electing a representative that most like will be corrupted or manipulated by someone or something that can fatten up their pockets. All this seems to be leading to a communist or socialist type society BUT it wouldnt be because of peoples state of mind. State of mind is unbelievably powerful and we should realize we can tell someone to do something or we can show them why they should do it. For instance, you can tell your child to clean their room and they might be upset about that BUT if you explain to your child that if your room is messy you might not be able to find your favorite toy. Now do you think that child would let their room get messy? What if they applied this ideal to the whole world? What do you imagine someone with this mindset would do as an adult in a position of power?May 16 2013: The President of the United States is a gay Iranian.
Jun 14 2013: Who's in a Wheelchair too :)May 16 2013: A positive paradigm shift in our GREED based today's model that's my utopia.
Thor Hempel
May 19 2013: Maybe start with a culture shift towards making the ostentatious display of personal wealth obscene?
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Jun 16 2013: It all begs many questions...
Do you mean we need to abolish thermodynamics?
What would you do with people suited for non-creative work?
How do you practice/excercise something online that is actually physical?
How do you deal with people that are less social?
How do you ensure that the computers don't make a mistake? Or their programmers? What about malicious modifications? (Hey, let's go full Asimov here. Good luck!)
How do you draw a line between mental illness and healthy, but unusual, minds?
Not being able to cross long distances would reduce physical sociability, is it really what anyone wants? How doesn't it conflict with "more sociability"?
This whole idea sounds like going against freedom and diversity, like many utopias.
Each of those questions warrants a TED talk, probably been done a few times as well.
If cornucopia is what you're after, why not go into space, where there's lots of various materials for most purposes imaginable and not?
Yes, I know, we lack good enough propulsion (to get there in reasonable timeframe) and cryonics or worldships. (to not get mad from the wait)
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Jun 16 2013: You will be limited on raw materials, even if you go to fusion for an energy solution. (And there's nothing better thought up yet. Maybe there's something better, but we don't know it.) No, solar is not good enough for current numbers of people on one planet..
People are not machines, yes, but nobody is either perfect or equal. Some people do one thing better, others do another. Cooperation is actually very much required - and for that, free flow of information combined with ease of access.
Currently vast amounts are still hard.
Successful is one, but what about well-being? We don't even know really how that works...
You don't practice from an online video. You need to actually do the thing that's explained, which makes e.g. practicing housebuilding quite hard. Or for example practicing, say, surgery without a phantom. Yes, you could argue that in a perfect world of nanotechnology you could dream up anything and download a physical object to practice on. Still needs resources.
Assuming that utopia is perfect because it's an utopia is a tautology. I prefer realistic solutions.
No, I don't have anything else in mind. Any idea will have flaws and drawbacks, therefore there's no ultimate utopia. I haven't figured one complex enough for me to not poke flaws in it.
It would definitely have to involve:
a) enough resources by both technological means and distribution through space
b) enough communication to keep cohesion (hard! speed of light is a problem)
c) ability to make anything just given enough energy
Even mine is flawed by the old conundrum of whether really making anything is good and will not cause large scale harm by some misguided effort of someone.
Ehh, why is the conversation time limited? I'd love no time llimits.
John Davis
Jun 15 2013: One where each religion accepts that their Prophets, Messiahs and Avatars were ordinary people with a larger knowledge and each one only had a part of the truth.
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Jun 15 2013: This concept shall be established not only within religion, but be the law for all kinds of "prophets" in every field of our activities and knowledge.Jun 2 2013: I believe my utopian society would be built not around perfecting its laws and its capabilities of governing it's population, but the population govern themselves individually. People would treat others as they would want to be treated. Individuals would work for the society not because they themselves would benefit from it but because the society benefits from it. They would be awarded for what they do instead of what they own; especially since what you own is usually the payment of work. Education would incorporate and teach philosophy, morals, reasonable and logical thinking and why they should do things alongside the knowledge of how to do things. The government would have an open-mind and would be open to possibility and change, while the leaders of the society would be picked for their compassion, logical reasoning, open-mindedness and morals (essentially Plato's philosopher-king). They would live without as many commodities as beds, extremely quick transportation, and sterile environments to live in. People would walk or ride a bicycle at least to the community transport to go places. People would become extremely healthy and strong compared to walking to your car and driving somewhere. Obesity would be completely demolished. Immune systems would be iron strong. If people didn't wear shoes, your feet wouldn't be so tender. Instead of manipulating your surroundings to your whim, you would learn to live with it. The brightest light is found in the darkest places because you adapt to the darkness and the light is then that much more brighter. Rich people are rarely happy because they become used to having so much money. i believe you should have to qualify as a parent before you can have children: to prevent child abuse, neglect, and overpopulation of the society to some extent. Nature has its own way of fixing overpopulation. WAR. Is the prevention of some life better than mass murder? Utopia will have to incorporate a lot of philosophy..
Whisky Delta
Jun 4 2013: I agree with a large amount of what you write, Robert, especially your last sentence. However, qualifing as a parent would be done how exactly? What will child abuse be considered by then? I remember what it use to be compaired to what child abuse is considered today. Is this a test? Is there a study guide? Can the test be retaken, how many times? Can only master minds reproduce? Would it be better to qualify a sperm and egg? Ha! I don't know if I would want to be in a world of such perfection. Who would be the person in charge of the test?
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Jun 4 2013: I would think that if a couple would want a child, they would just have to prove their determination and prove that they will take care of the to-be child in question and understand the responsibility and cause and effect of having a child. Its a proposition not likely to be needed in a utopian society, but perhaps needed in a more dystopian society. Also, i believe their are two types of parents. The Biological parents that pass on their genes, appearances, and such, and the parents that pass on their knowledge, wisdom, habits, and views of the world and who protect and take care of the child. The latter parents can include teachers and friends and most biological parents. The society would probably try to figure out how people should pursue happiness and what would be correct morals and teach each other their findings and strive for growth. As i said before i believe that happiness, sadness, and degree of lifestyle is changeable. People adapt to their surroundings and should strive to adapt to lesser/ worse conditions (as in challenging oneself) so that they may grow.Jun 15 2013: Thank you for sharing with your wisdom.. It is extremely rare to hear one openly seeing our mad society in all "bloom", but still thinking soberly, and thoughtfully, about our possibilities. I agree with Everything you suggest. Since our society has decided to follow the old fool Plato, and adopted his "ideal" recipes and deadly-stiff systems for life, blindness has been leading people to the wars and man-made disasters to this very day.
The fundamental concepts of Heraclitus' unavoidable Change, and Protagoras' Limitations of our Perceptions need to be introduced in our elementary schools. We learn only while adopting to nature's changes, we survive and evolve only when we change ourselves, accordingly to this natural experience.
Our society today keeps producing endlessly idiotic "products" from "exciting" food to "interactive" technology, building its "economy" based upon this global factory of entertainment. Looks like the very dead-end of our human world... In spite that we gulp endless tons of food and get entertained all day long, we have immeasurable need for this crazy entertainment, it is the result of our postmodern human illness. The physical lack of nourishment and emotional starvation, both problems have been developed by our artificial isolation from nature. We live in overcrowded places, surrounded by tremendous noise, bad air and high walls, we do not know who we are, and we do not know any better..
We learn only when we can compare - we need to start building new small communities suggesting different life style, alternative education, new skills, new ethics..... and provoke people to think for themselves.
Jah Kable
May 31 2013: The Venus Project. Its not perfect and they tell you that but its a hell of a lot better than what we have today and its possible right now with the technology and combined effort of the world.
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Jun 1 2013: Martin Luther King... baby... Martin Luther King.
Titus Wu
Jun 1 2013: Wow, why didn't i think of that? But I truly agree- if everyone of us maintained our child-like innocence, our world will be much better off.
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May 25 2013: An excellent post! I sometimes think that we are just one or two steps away from a psychological understanding of ourselves that will free us from the bonds of our fear laden conditioning.Jun 16 2013: How do you figure out which kind of happiness is better than the other?
Our minds are perfectly happy with many disastrous things that nudge dopamine receptors. (many drugs)
[Actually, I know a way, gauge network effects perhaps.] The main pitfall of maximizing total happiness is that it doesn't consider unpredictable future, only now and perhaps predictable future.
What does "humane" entail? Has anyone ever fully answered that question?
Do you want to force everyone to participate? Why and how?May 19 2013: "It the best society, the rich take public transportation."
I cannot tell you the economic structure nor can I really suggest any good image, but what I do know is what will be the difference between humans destroying our planet or not.
We need a society which is pushing for values of the futurist, science fiction writers, transhumanist and overmen. Simply, we need two major ideas to be the goal of every individual alive today - the Venus Project (or something like it) and the ideals of Star Trek: to explore space to know our place in the universe and to guarantee our species survival by opening our arms as big as possible to other life forms. In a world we realize humans are all the same, will be the world we realize the platinum rule should not be a rule but second nature, an instinct. To treat a stranger like you would a family or friend, without second thoughts, would be an exercise of utopian attitudes. While 'society' and 'culture' are the main issues in these questions of utopians, individual responsibility is where most stress is needed - not how society should function, how individuals should function in society.
Whisky Delta
May 19 2013: My thoughts are like most of the comments here. I believe one of the first steps to this utopia is less competition among each other in the work force. This derives from my personal career experiences. Our basic needs and well being should not be judged on how well we compete with others.
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20 hours a week being free (being a kid again) and 20 hours of what we now call a J-O-B. Everyone would be employed. We may begin to find our utopia in our J-O-B again :)
How do we get there from here is what we should answer.
May 20 2013: More than a century of progress reducing the workweek. 6 day and 12 hour days were not uncommon at the turn of the past century. Holidays, maternity leave, unemployment insurance and similar entitlements did not exist. The Industrialists. tycoons and bankers of the day would have thought you insane to suggest 4 day 35 hour workweeks with long weekends, 3 weeks holidays, sick days , pensions and so on. Yet our economy boomed. Leisure industries and other pursuits stimulated more economic activity. Somewhere around the mid eighties the wage slavers retook control and today people are working more hours than decades ago for a lower standard of living. I suggest getting back on track to reducing the hours we work for others rather than ourselves. Mandatory retirement and shorter hours would go a long way to alleviating the youth unemployment problem.May 19 2013: Capitalism has failed but some of the best practices linger on. So do they from other belief systems. They have been incorporated into an open source economy and communities. Profits are distributed more equitably. Communities are focused on providing infrastructure and encouraging creative development. The Victorian concept of work has long ago been displaced by automation. Human labor is of no value. Human creativity is in great demand. Anyone can participate in open source projects and receive credit for any contribution that adds value. Many do not as they are busy with their own projects, caring for children, engaging their community , social events, athletics, classes, micro gardens, and family/home in general. They are too busy living to understand how people in the past had to spend 50-60 hours a week engaged in redundant activities. Make work projects they called them. Then again they did not live through the troubles when unemployment resulted in poverty for blue and white collar workers. Professional, administrative, manager and director levels of the corporate world could not thwart the development of intelligent open source technologies and consequently the upper classes also began to join the ranks of the unemployed. The social assistance systems became over strained. Desperate people caused an ever increasing need for police, security, prisons and social workers . An overburdened legal system and underfunded government began to collapse. Open source technologies and systems drove costs continuously lower, minimized profit margins and displaced human labor. Only when we realized that the same systems could be used to govern did it become obvious it was more efficient , cost effective and humane to provide everyone the necessities of life and create communities that focused on the betterment of it citizens. The path to utopia?
May 25 2013: To me this path looks very interesting and possibility laden - I can see it as being at least a part of a solution, but how does it deal with the dragons who profit from economic and social control?
May 26 2013: Some dragons will remain but be far more visible and accountable. Others will become redundant and fade away as much of aristocratic society did. Some will become media stars and tourist attractions as some Royalty has.
May 26 2013: My inclination is to believe that the increased transparency that is becoming possible due to technology will move us along in a very positive direction.
bart hsi
May 17 2013: Let me also comment on the immortality question. If the new world with all the people being conscious of our environment and our obligations to our fellow men/women, and were happy and content with no fear of being oppressed or harmed intentionally, we would naturally LIVE LONGER AND IN BETTER HEALTH CONDITIONS AS WELL.
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However, if everybody wishes to live forever, then how would the earth support more and more humanity, unless we stop to reproduce our own offspring? That's selfishness which is definitely detrimental to the utopia concept.
If I am allowed to make my own decision, I would gladly leave the world contentedly and peacefully to give room to our offspring without any regret.
Thor Hempel
May 19 2013: Possibly a malthusian viewpoint but I do agree. In either case immortality would become Hell once the only thing left to ponder was what happened to all the dead people?
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umaid gupta
May 17 2013: Everything is perfect the way it is.
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May 18 2013: you seeMay 18 2013: In your world poverty does not count I suppose!
umaid gupta
May 19 2013: In my world view golden bars are uglier than empty stomachs.
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Poverty isn't a handicap and has nothing to do with happiness and freedom.
We all exist for each other. Poor are those who cant realize that.
May 21 2013: Wow, very powerful, umaid.May 17 2013: Its a wonderful world.
May 18 2013: But for all the wonder people are starving. Is this wonderful too?May 19 2013: G'day FA
It is indeed a wonderful world, it's humans that make it otherwise.
MathewMay 16 2013: I think a utopia is very much a personal paradise, any type of collective paradise would be so uniform.
Utopia is a possibility at this very moment, if I'm as happy as I believe I can be.
W. Ying
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It is the future without invalid (harmful) happiness.
Invalid happiness makes us greedy.
Greed stops us going to utopia.
May 18 2013: Good idea but incomplete.
Greed is part of what drives us to consume but lazyness is what stops us producing enough! These two natural features of our nature are opposites (oximogan) and it is the combination of them that we apply to our lives in the subject that some (more studied people) call macroeconomics.
"Man seeks to satisfy his endless desires with the least exertion" Henry George--Americal economist 1879.
May 19 2013: Bill Gates has been quoted as saying ""I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it." ...
Multiple generations trained for jobs that are being displaced by automation and intelligent software systems at exponential rates. A governing class that cannot accept the shift because the idea of losing their workers is akin to when the Aristocrats of the feudal age lost their serfs. Industrialists and their support networks are proving to be very resistant to redundancy.
What stops us producing enough is that we're not being motivated to produce more art, poetry or great literature and that there are few positions relative to supply and demand that would accelerate building of inclusive sustainable and healthy communities. We still have a system which fails at recognizing what should be profitable. .
May 25 2013: Absolutely.Jun 15 2013: In the future.. The earth will be ravaged by global warming and overpopulation and the rich and greedy people will leave in space-ships while the kind and logical people are pushed to the side and left to rebuild earth into a beautiful world.Jun 15 2013: The outdated Golden Rule needs to be changed: Never treat others as you would like to be treated yourself -- unless they agree to it first --because what is good for you may be damaging for others.
Just in order to survive the good thinking people have a ton of work to do - firstly, every one of us has to try to develop our minds and mentality, and understand that our technology only indicates how mindlessly needy and immensely lost our undeveloped bodies and minds are. Technology is unable to fix these things, it is only about crotch walking.
Who trusts technology, dreams, who learns to sense and wisely interact with the nature's given world, awakes. I'm trying to build a unique futuristic community to explore and nurture new mentality. I want to build this place for practicing alternative ethical, economic, and educational concepts and solutions based on precious old tradition and wisdom, innovative ideas and advanced research. This community is designed to respect natural environment and serve individuals, not to brainlessly control masses. Sustainable, means flexible systems, are designed to support highly diverse micro-economy, and inspire denizens to be as thoughtfully creative as they can be.. I want to believe that it is Not Utopia.
Thank you so much for reading, Robert! I really appreciate it. Vera Nova
"Come friends, it's not too late to seek a newer world."
― Alfred TennysonJun 15 2013: We shall learn this basic law of nature: "The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases."
Carl Jung
Jun 15 2013: agreed. everyone is different and has different views on what make them happy and what utopia is.Jun 14 2013: First I must apologize, you see the more I learn the more I cant ever see a utopia ever happening. It's depressing. Really depressing.
* After really learning about the banking crisis, the way reserve banks work, the massive volatility in the currency markets, and the m.o behind it. The way the IMF and World bank are not there to "help" but rather destroy.
* Only to then be hit with the NSA and their trouncing of the constitution - and what 'will' happen to the Whistleblower.
* Then to be hit with Obama has signed more dictatorial "executive orders" than the sum of all presidents before him.
* Then to he hit with the planned ongoing daily drone attacks, with no end in sight.
* Realizing that the Afgan war is now over a decade long, again with no end in sight.
* With GMO's not being labeled so you can make an informed choice, because some corporation buys government influence.
* Reading that now, not car accidents, not heart attacks, but suicide is America #1 killer.
I really sorry, I but the only place I can see a utopia ever happening is...in my mind. And maybe that's the very reason for many for the last line item. Maybe we all need to move to Arkansas.
Jun 15 2013: You seem to be believing not that utopia can't ever exist, but that it can't exist in America. Not where America is now and where it is going. America is definitely not utopia. And maybe utopia could never exist. But i believe that we can perfect our understanding of utopia and at least try to create it. It would include a lot of comprehending human nature, and creating a society that allows each individual the most help on pursuing their own happiness without obstructing others' and getting the most out of life.


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I-15 construction scheduled for Spanish Fork to Payson
03/03/2013 10:15amBeginning in spring, the Utah Department of Transportation is scheduled to widen six miles of I-15 between the Spanish Fork River and the south Payson interchange.
No tattoos, piercings for Utah teens without parent present, bill says
03/03/2013 11:45amUtah may soon impose tougher restrictions on tattoos and piercings for minors.
'You are homegrown heroes,' says senator honoring firefighters
03/03/2013 12:20pmUtah lawmakers honored local firefighters Wednesday for their hard work and bravery during a "unprecedented" season of wildfires.
Woman dies after being struck by car in SLC
03/03/2013 1:56pmA woman struck by a car while crossing a street Saturday night has died from the injuries.
Carbon county, others want second look at Narrows dam project
03/03/2013 3:03pmThe Carbon County Water Conservancy District and a pair of environmental groups want the federal government to revisit its approval of a new dam and reservoir in neighboring Sanpete County.
Federal pushback bills pending in Utah Legislature
03/03/2013 4:08pmAs the legislative session approaches its final stretch, bills are winding through the Utah Capitol that take a deeper dive into the public lands dispute and carve out new declarations where state lawmakers say federal authorities have overreached.
Barn fire causes roughly $15K in damages for Hooper owners
03/03/2013 4:52pmA barn fire Saturday morning caused $15,000 to $20,000 in damages, officials said.
Mother of woman killed by police still asking for answers
03/03/2013 6:02pmFour months ago, police shot and killed Melissa Kennedy's daughter, an act she called a murder. After all that time, she still has no information about what led up to it. Frustration is mounting, and Kennedy said she won't let the investigation get swept under the rug.
Woman in critical condition after rolling on I-15
03/03/2013 7:27pmA 25-year-old woman was critically injured after her car rolled outside of St. George on Sunday afternoon.
Lehi police seeking man who crashed allegedly stolen car into backyard
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Newspapers are changing, but Pew study highlights Deseret News success
03/03/2013 10:15pmA Pew Research study released last month examined four newspapers which had experienced significant revenue losses during the past decade, including the Deseret News. Researcher Mark Jurkowitz said each of the papers, in different ways, essentially threw out the traditional business model, and reinvented it.
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I've not read the Arthur or Saxon series' yet, I'm part way through The Fort although I've not looked at it for a couple of weeks.
I've read about half the Sharpe series, the battle scenes in them are pretty amazing too, especially the early ones set in India.


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There are a couple things to know about Puerto Rico before you head there on Spring Break: 1) it's not the most consistent surf season for the island and 2) it's not frat party central. But just like the folks who reap the rewards of late season Oahu (PR is routinely referred to as Right Coast's answer to Da Rock), there are similar treasures to be found on this Caribbean counterpart. Following winter's big wave bravado, spring offers a mellower alternative. And with the thinned out crowds, miles of world class reefs spots, and the remains of winter swells (and maybe even an early start to the tropics—you never know) you're bound to score some solid sessions. Of course, Rincon is the go-to destination (from shreddable peaks at Domes to the widow makers at Tres Palmas), but there are choice spots around the entire island depending on the conditions and how enterprising you are. In addition, you'll dig the Latin flavor; in place of trashy club scenes and gross buffet lines of other locales, you'll find rich culture and history in Old San Juan, wild nightlife, and gourmet cuisine. For East Coasters, it's an easy two-and-a-half-hour flight. So practice your tube stance and salsa dance moves.
Wave Consistency: March is the tail end of PR's consistent (and often fickle) surf season—but sometimes the best is saved for last.
Spots: Domes, Aguadilla, Wishing Wells.
Boards: Regular shortboard—unless a late season nor'easter swings through and then you'll want something beefier.
Localism: Machismo and bravado are engrained in the Puerto Rican culture, so show respect.
Danger: Sharp reefs, petty crime, aggressive body boarders.
Lodging: Affordable. A room in a hostel will run around $25-30, and from there the accommodations options extend to 5-star hotels and resorts and everywhere in between.
Party Scene: Asi asi.
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Removable hardtops were available from the factory for the first four generations of Corvette convertibles. For reasons unknown outside of Renaissance Center, GM has yet to offer a solid, removable top for C5 droptops. The aftermarket, usually a hotbed of innovation, has been extremely slow in coming up with a solution, which leaves the door, er top, wide open for a creative individual to venture, Star Trek-like, where no one has gone before. In the case of Jeff Mudd's '99 Corvette convertible, it took some highly creative efforts to pull off, or should we say to put on?
Jeff's creation gives new meaning to the concept of a removable hardtop. With its unique hardtop in place, the Torch Red convertible resembles a factory Z06 fixed roof coupe.
Tilted back, the hardtop resembles nothing else anyone from Team VETTE has ever seen.
The Murphreesboro, Tennessee, builder got the idea while replacing the fiberglass and straightening the windshield headers on this '99, a probable total that had been rolled over. "The kid that owned it had flipped it. The back tires were just as slick as can be. He said it was lightly raining and he was just two blocks from his house, turned the corner, kind of got sideways, went into the ditch and flipped. Said it landed back on its wheels. He drove it home."
Unfortunately for the kid, and fortunately for Jeff, the youngster had no insurance and just wanted to get out from under the car. Jeff paid $19,000, the mortgage, and took his prize home.
"The soft top was folded down so it didn't hurt the top, just crushed the windshield and busted up all the plastic. It really wasn't that bad. It looked real bad, but..."
The body shop estimates were around $28,000. Jeff ran a body and paint emporium for years and works for an insurance company now. "The estimate was for all new parts and paying top dollar for the labor. I bought used parts and did it all myself. I fixed it for like five."
Jeff would have never built the unique convertible except that the shop where he was straightening the windshield framework had a rare fiberglass C5 piece in their inventory. Somebody had wrecked a '99 fixed roof coupe and the shop had cut off and saved the top, which was in good condition. "When we pulled the frame, we had the convertible lid off and I noticed the opening was the same size and shape as the roof panel sitting there." Jeff is one of those types who could probably build a refrigerator if stranded on a desert island. He figured why not bond the Z06-style top onto another fiberglass convertible lid? He'd have two of them, one for the regular convertible top, and one integrated with the fixed roof top he found in the shop.
Jeff also had to take the removable top panel from a standard C5 coupe, which has latches for the targa panel, and cut out the front header bar with the latches. "I bonded that to the front of the fixed-roof panel. I essentially made a set of latches for the front, to latch just like the soft top latches on." This way, on cold days Jeff can put the top down, unboltthe stock lid, and replace it with the lid that is bonded to the fixed roof. On warm days he could unbolt the unique fixed roof lid and replace it with the stock lid.


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Entrapta ... need those Horde ladies!
Has to be Mermista
WISHLISTKarg ~ Crita ~ Despara ~ Fang-Or ~ Kittrina ~ Darius ~ Sorceress of Serpos Teela ~ Lodar ~ Hunga The Harpy Great Black Wizard ~ Staghorn ~ Lady Slither ~ Artilla ~ Ra-Jarr ~ Major Header ~ Vultak ~
Crimson Fury ~ Kex Queen ~ Hawke ~ Red Beast ~ Angast ~ Delora ~ Quakke ~ Lord Masque ~ Zilora ~ Three-Beast Robowoman ~ DC He-Man ~ DC She-Ra ~ DC Stratos
Entrapta ... need those Horde ladies!
Grayskull needs its Cardboard Spacesuit MOTUCized
Voice your support in the Cardboard Spacesuit/Robot thread:
It's a toss up between Double Trouble and Entrapta for me.
Think I'll go for Double Trouble (based her mini-comic look please).
MOTUC NA Most Wanted: Darius, Kayo, Vizar, Hoove, Lizorr
Trade my Red Stone He-Ro Staff for a Green one
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G to the L I Double M E R, There ain't no better guide who lights the way like me I'm Glimmerliscious...
FINALLY!! GLIMMER IS IN MY SHELF!! Now I need a Crita!! Crita is to Mara what Evil Lyn is to Teela. If we ARE getting Mara, then we NEED Crita.
Mermista +1
Top Ten MOTUC wants: Sagitar, Great Black Wizard, Fang-or, Dragstor, Skeletor's Skeleton Warriors, Despara, Odiphus, Illumina w/Sleetah, Lady Slither, Tuvar & Baddrah 2-pack
I figure Glimmer is a sure thing this year or next, so I'm going with Entrapta!
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Sweetbee and Entrapta are by far my favorites.
I think I'm gonna have to throw my vote to Sweetbee, though.
Lets get a Glimmer!
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I want them all so very badly, but I'm voting for Glimmer!!!
Not to sound like a creepy cheerleader for Uki, but it's nice to know there is at least one person on this forum who is extremely positive & friendly all the time. I don't think I could be that nice even if you paid me. If we ever give out awards for "forum member of the month", Uki gets my vote. -Mr. Shokoti
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This is what its all about, folks.
Mermista will swim to the top of this round! +1
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Most Wanted MOTUC's not shown: Quake, Sagitar, Dark Dream, Filmation Garth (post transformation), Filmation Evil Seed, MYP Miro, Lord Masque
Mermista...(I know others are more important, but I really want her next)
Mermista or Sweet-Bee, both would be awsome! but my vote would have to go to Mermista!
Mermista + 1
Flutterina needs some love!
Skeleton-Warriors, Ra-Jar, Spinwit, Rock Golem, Evil Seed, Lord Masque, Prahvus, General Tartaran, Hawke, Slob-Boar, King Agho, Hunga the Harpy, Sh'gora, Masks of Power Demons, Nocturna, Lizzor, Horde Wraiths, Sagitar, Crimson Fury, Lodar, Vizar, Angast, Negator, Melaktha, ABC Giants, Stridor
Mermista will be a much cooler figure than Glimmer so she gets my vote.
Mermista +1
MYP Sorceress is a MUST HAVE figure for MOTUC!


text: Another signing deadline goes by and the story stays the same. The big market clubs especially in Boston and New York continue to wait until the last possible second to sign their draft picks. The Red Sox entering Monday had only signed three out of their top ten selections but ended up getting 12 out of the top 13 picks to sign which includes some marquee names in college baseball in LSU's Anthony Ranaudo and Miami's Chris Hernandez to name a few.


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Special Olympics
Written by Special Olympics Colorado Athlete, Vince Egan
I was proud to represent the Rapids Unified Soccer Team in LA! The trip was so much fun. I felt honored to play with my team, such an awesome group of people. In addition to playing our game, I loved our trip to the beach and hanging out with my teammates. My only regret was there weren't enough donuts! It was a tough loss but I would love to go again I really want to get my first goal!
Written by: SOCO Intern Sam Quiat
The Colorado Rapids Special Olympics Unified All-Star Soccer team met again last Wednesday night at Douglas County High School. During the nearly two hour practice, the team worked on passing, dribbling and then scrimmaged in anticipation of their upcoming trip to Dallas on August 9. When asked about the upcoming trip unified partner Azur Ewari said: "I'm pretty excited about the trip. It's one of those experiences that you look forward to. It should be a lot of fun."
Another type of buzz surrounded the practice as the athletes and partners were set to attend a soccer clinic hosted by Aon and Manchester United before the Guinness International Champions Cup match on July 26. The team was excited about the possibility of meeting some of the Man Utd players at the clinic and learning from them. When asked about meeting some of the players Vincent Egan said: "It would be a great honor to meet those guys and to be able to get better from them."
The team has come a long way since that first practice at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. We asked a few players on the team whom they think might have improved the most and while there was a wide range of player's names thrown out there, every player who was nominated agreed that it was all due to their teammates' and coaches' help and support. The team will meet again next week to further their preparation for their trip to Dallas.
By: Sam Quiat, SOCO Marketing Intern
The team met for the third time Saturday night at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. There was a special kind of electricity in the air as many Rapids fans were at the stadium for the Rapids game against the Chicago Fire. As practice went on, everyone was listening closely to the sounds coming from Dick's Sporting Goods Park.
The team has really started coming together. Athletes and partners are starting to make new friends. The partners and coaches are working with the athletes to develop their skills. Shooting was a focus at the start of practice and after sending a few shots high the players started to rein it in. Once the shots were on target it was time to put someone in goal. Tony and Luke stepped into the net at opposite ends of the field and blocked shot after shot. With the help from the coaches Tony has turned up his goal keeping skills and is determined to stop them all.
The practice was cut short by the approaching thunderstorm and Coach Ilima called it after an hour. The Rapids brought out ticket vouchers and some of the athletes and partners went in to watch the Rapids draw nil-nil. Not a bad way to end a practice. The team will meet again next Wednesday at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.
Ryan Creager- Assistant Coach
The weather, the athletes, and the Unified partners all brought their "A" game to practice on Wednesday, May 28. After our initial practice on May 14, we had one week off and were anxious to get back together again. Of course, Cody Field was there to welcome everyone with a high five and his infectious attitude!
We started off with some dribbling moves, different techniques, and had some fun during our warm up exercises while incorporating static and dynamic stretching. This progressed to short passing with a partner through a "goal" while gradually increasing the distance between partners to play longer passes. As the confidence and skill level increased, each partnership was challenged to a race against the clock to four different "goals." The manner in which the athletes and partners worked together was incredible! The constant dialogue of encouragement and praise contributed to not only more enjoyment, but also to more success.
One of our athletes, Kristina, is loving getting to know all her new friends and teammates. She always has a smile on her face, especially when she gets a chance to choose her partner for the activity.However, the real challenge comes when trying to determine who has the bigger smile, Kristina or her Unified partner!
After all of the dribbling, passing, and teamwork, the practice culminated with our first full-field scrimmage. Playing on a large field created more opportunities to demonstrate what they had just practiced. Although there are challenges that come with bigger space, formations, and positional spacing, all the players worked hard and remained supportive.
We wrapped up the practice with a team cheer and final instructions. All of the athletes, partners, and coaches are excited for next week and upcoming season. Check back often for more blog updates throughout the season. Thanks for the continued support!
Go Rapids SOCO!!
By Aspen DeField, Assistant Coach
The 2014 Colorado Rapids Special Olympics Colorado Unified Soccer program officially kicked off on Wednesday, May 14th. It was the first practice for the newly expanded team, which includes 30 athletes and a coaching staff of seven. Of the 30, there are 15 Special Olympics athletes and 15 Unified partners who demonstrated their skills at two separate try-outs.
This was the first time that the entire team has been together to play. Although many of them met at the team announcement before the Rapids game on May 3rd, this was their first opportunity to kick a ball, run around, work together and get to know their coaches. Some of the athletes, partners and coaches have participated in the program during the last two seasons, but most are new to the squad. There are athletes and coaches from Denver, Colorado Springs, Brighton, even as far as Pueblo! The group comes from around the state, but quickly found a rhythm and meshed well.
During this practice, the athletes' focus was on becoming familiar with one another and getting to know everyone's names, while the coaches were busy assessing strengths, areas for improvement and developing a practice plan for coming weeks. After warm ups and introductions, the team broke into two smaller groups to play a couple games of World Cup. Between each round, team members were alternated so that each person was able to work with a variety of their teammates and coaches on a small scale. It provided a perfect set-up for athletes to be assessed and coaches to be involved. Everybody had a great time, and we learned that there is some amazing talent on the team this year. Based on what was seen, there are going to be some defensive plays and scoring opportunities that you'll want to see first-hand this season.
Overall, it was a great start to what promises to be an exciting season with plenty of new talent and athletes who are eager for experiences and victories!
Written by Eric Frohlick, Senior Manager, Intel IT Legal & Corporate Affairs
Note: Eric was contacted by Special Olympics Colorado to offer a fan's perspective of the SOCO Unified Team
I read John Meyer's article on DenverPost.com covering the Rapids Special Olympics team and was moved by the story and a connection I have to the team's star forward, Mackenzie Beauvais-Nikl, who is a student at Thomas Jefferson High School where I graduated in 1990. I hoped to meet Mackenzie and the rest of the team during their visit to Portland and cheer them on in their match against the Timbers.
As luck would have it, the team sat about 10 rows behind me at Rapids-Timbers MLS match and at half-time I introduced myself to the team, got to meet Mackenzie, and let them know I was a big fan. It was a special moment to see all of their smiles. The following day, my 12 year old son Matthew, who is a goalkeeper for a regional Timbers Olympic development team, and I came to watch and cheer for the team in their match against Portland. We had a great time cheering on Mackenzie and the rest of the players during a downpour.
All of the players were fantastic and now Ibsen, who scored a hat trick for Colorado, is Matthew's favorite player. In fact, Matthew named a new pair of Adidas shoes "The Ibsens" in his honor. I hope our presence gave the players a sense of joy and support.
The Rapids and KSE deserve to be recognized for their sponsorship of the program and both Matt Pickens and Chris Klute deserve special recognition for their support of the kids and on-field coaching during the match giving the team the encouragement and confidence to have fun and be successful.
Written by Ilima Kane, Coach
It's Monday evening and time for another Special Olympic Rapids practice. The eight players who traveled to Portland are still a bit jet lagged but the seven new players are ready to go and the energy is positive all around. We circle up to start practice with some introductions. I ask the original eight players what their favorite part of our experience so far has been and faces light up all around the circle. Morgan straightens up and says, "When Matt Pickens helps me in goal!" with a huge grin.
Sam is proud to be the captain and lead such a great team to victory. He says, "We worked hard and came together as a team. That was my favorite part." Ben echoes those statements and adds that he likes being able to travel and play against teams from other states. Mackenzie says, "It was scary and very exciting. Having the Rapids players there watching meant we had to do our best and we did!" She is glowing with the memory. Ryan enjoyed being a part of such an effective team and Dylan really enjoyed the fancy hotel bathrobes. Azur couldn't make our practice but I think he would agree with the group, the trip was a fantastic experience all around. Ibsen is proud of his hat trick and sums things up nicely with a resounding, "Awesome!"
We ask the new players what they are looking forward to most and more faces light up. Calmer is excited to be a part of the team and can't wait to meet some of his favorite Rapids players. Luke is ready to get in goal and show the world what he is made of. Vince is happy to be a part of the team and looks forward to the big game against Seattle. Dominic is excited to be back with the team and can't wait to get to work to support his new teammates and play hard. Patrick, Tonya and Sam are excited to be a part of the experience and dive right in, helping their teammates as we roll out a nice game of "world cup" for the main part of our practice.
Things are a little chaotic at first, but everyone settles in quickly. The passing improves and soon there is plenty of ribbing and laughter all around as everyone gets comfortable with each other. We end the practice by lining up in our new 11 aside formation and talk a little about how this new format is going to work and how to support each other on the field. Next practice we'll run a big scrimmage and focus on positioning and lots of communication.
This is a great team and, as a coach, I was impressed to see how quickly and easily they have all come together towards our goal of being the best team we can be as we face off against Seattle.
Written by Doug Fulton, Senior Manager of Fan Development at KSE
What an honor it is to be a part of the Rapids Unified team!
Project Unify is everything that is right about sports and goes beyond the play on the pitch. It is one of the most important programs I have seen in my 13 years of working at Kroenke Sports. It is about athletes coming together, celebrating each other for who they are, supporting their teammates, improving their soccer skills and bringing smiles to everyone who comes into contact with Unified sports. For most of these athletes it is the first time they have flown on a plane and traveled without their family. They get to experience new opportunities and take risks which allow them to grow. The coaches and partners are amazing, but the Special Olympics athletes are the heart of the team.
The pictures show the joy and smiles on the faces of everyone involved – the players, coaches, refs, staff, parents, volunteers and fans. This program is a priority for the team and you can see it in the kits the team wears, the support of the players from the First Team and the involvement of the front office. Kroenke Sports Charities and the Colorado Rapids are doing great work partnering with Special Olympics Colorado in creating a program that is a win for our community.
Congratulations to the team on a successful trip to Portland in so many ways. We look forward to our match with Seattle on Saturday, October 5th. Please come support the program and cheer on the Rapids Unified team!
Friday the Rapids Special Olympics team headed to Portland, Oregon to tour the city and play against the Portland Timbers Special Olympics team. The day started with a tour of the adidas USA Headquarters and adidas Village with the Rapids adidas representative, Zola Short. The athletes toured the facilities and then tested out some new adidas equipment that helps improve your shot during a mini-camp.


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Why does Korn only have 27% and some other band 30%???
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I'm happy A7X is the only band competing with Korn in that vote, another one of my favorite bands.
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A7X wait a minute...they are an okay band, but Korn shouldn't even need to compete with them. Korn is so far beyond great!
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Episode 1
The Distance
Kirsten's anxiety over Seth reaches a breaking point.
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The Distance
Kirsten's anxiety over Seth reaches a breaking point.
The Way We Were
Summer is over, and school is in session.
The New Kids on the Block
Summer gives some thought to how she really feels about Seth.
The New Era
Ryan and Seth go on an awkward double date.
The SnO.C.
The winter season finally comes to Newport
The Chrismukkah That Almost Wasn't
The whole gang is invited to Chrismukkah at the Cohens' house
The Family Ties
Ryan tries to come to terms with his feelings for Lindsay.
The Power of Love
Lindsay and Ryan grapple with their new relationship.
The Ex-Factor
It's girls against boys.
The Accomplice
Seth and Zach decide to create a comic book based on their lives.
The Second Chance
Summer decides to take an active role in creating the comic book.
The Lonely Hearts Club
Sandy tries to make amends with Kirsten.
The Father Knows Best
Rebecca pays her last respects to her father
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Summer is faced with a big decision as she prepares to go to Italy with Zach
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Julie and Kirsten await the arrival of Carter.
The Blaze of Glory
Seth is determined to bring back the spirit and fun times of last year.
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Julie admits her mistake to Kirsten and looks to Caleb for help.
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Sandy auctions off Newport's finest
The Rager
Marissa hosts a birthday party for Trey at Caleb's mansion.
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Sandy, Seth and Ryan travel to Florida to visit Seth's Nana
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The Quinlan School of Business' BBA in Sport Management degree program combines comprehensive business skills with an in-depth understanding of the sport industry. Especially beneficial is the program's location at Loyola's Water Tower Campus on the Magnificent Mile in the heart of Chicago, a major sport and athletic market. Students obtain important connections to jobs, internships, and service opportunities to supplement their classroom discussion about how local teams put principles into practice.
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In addition to Core Curriculum and Business Core Curriculum requirements, students pursuing the BBA degree in sport management must complete the following courses:
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At the discretion of the Quinlan School of Business assistant dean, a maximum of one transfer course, taken prior to matriculating at Loyola University Chicago, may be allowed. A 2.0 average GPA is required for all attempted business courses. Quinlan students are limited to double dipping one course between majors/minors, while non-Quinlan students are limited to double dipping two courses between business school minors.


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Top It Off Right
When it comes to summertime cooking, condiments are often just as important as the actual main course. What's a hot dog without the right relish? A grilled burger with no ketchup? But unless you're clued in to better brands, you could be smothering your fare in condiments tainted with mercury, harmful chemicals, or nasty ingredients like high-fructose corn syrup and fake food dyes. On top of that, the food industry's go-to methods for cheap flavor enhancement might be good for the bottom line, but not our bodies. "By definition, condiments are designed to add flavor to foods," explains Bruce Bradley, former food industry executive turned food advocate, and author of the upcoming thriller Fat Profits. "Unfortunately, the main way big food companies know how to add flavor is by using lots of salt, sugar, and fats."
Ketchup can be healthy, although most store-bought options are anything but. Ketchup is adored in America, and that's a good thing, because it's loaded with lycopene, a tomato-derived nutrient that helps protect skin from sunburn. The bad news? Most food manufacturers load perfectly good ketchup with excess sugar, heart-harming high-fructose corn syrup, and salt. America's top-selling ketchup tips the sodium scales at 190 milligrams a tablespoon, nearly 10 percent of the recommended daily allowance—that really adds up during grilling season!
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Organicville Ketchup, a healthier ketchup option with no added sugar and significantly lower sodium levels compared to other brands.
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Salsa is America's most popular condiment, thanks to a surge in Mexican food popularity. Now outselling ketchup in the condiment category, salsa is generally more nutritious than plain old ketchup, thanks to accompanying ingredients like black beans, herbs, and other veggies. Just avoid salsa in metal cans; this type of food packaging is almost always coated in a harmful chemical called bisphenol A, or BPA, a chemical linked to heart attacks, brain cancer, and obesity.
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Steak-sauce sales line the pockets of food-corporation executives, but many of these sauces are processed and do little for your health. "This restaurant favorite is literally like liquid gold to manufacturers, making them more profit per ounce than almost any other product they sell," explains Bradley, who notes that some contain ultra-high sodium levels—we're talking 280 grams of sodium per tablespoon. On top of that, many contain controversial fake caramel coloring that could cause cancer.
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Focus on high-quality, grass-fed beef for tastier meats with higher omega-3 fatty acid levels. For a yummy steak topping, head to your garden, the farmers' market, or your store's organic produce section to whip up an amazing chimichurri, Argentina's version of barbecue sauce.
1 1/2 cups Spanish olive oil
Juice of 2 limes
1 1/2 cups finely chopped fresh parsley
8 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 shallots, minced
2 tablespoon each finely chopped fresh basil, thyme, and oregano
Salt and pepper to taste
1. Combine the ingredients in a bowl and season with salt and pepper.
2. Divide the chimichurri between 2 bowls.
3. Use half as the marinade and half as the dipping sauce.
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A staple in almost every refrigerator in America, mayonnaise adds a creamy, rich base to many sandwiches and salad dressings. In the past 15 years, though, the most popular mayonnaise brands on the market started using oil from genetically engineered soybeans, a dangerous move considering this novel technology has never been tested for long-term impact on human health. Some research links genetically modified crops, also known as GMOs, to digestive diseases and allergies. "The leading manufacturer, Hellmann's/Best Foods, likes to claim its mayonnaise is made from real ingredients, but since when did GMOs count as real food?" Bradley says.
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Spectrum's artisan Organic Olive Oil Mayonnaise. Free of industrial trans fats that harm the heart and GMOs, this mayo uses eggs from hens that ate food free of pesticides, too. Instead of questionable fake flavors, this mayo uses organic honey, organic vinegar, and sea salt for an added kick.
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Mustard deserves a spot on every picnic table in America, but don't be duped by elaborate labels. Be wary of "fancier" mustard brands, warns Bradley. This often just means that manufacturers added more sugar, salt, or even carcinogenic caramel coloring. In an adventurous mood? Whip up your own Harbour Guinness Mustard—it stores in the fridge for 6 months.
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Try organic Brown Mustard from Eden Foods, made with sea salt and a touch of raw apple cider vinegar, which promotes healthy bacteria levels in the body.
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Revel in relish; just be smart about the source. Many relish products on store shelves contain unnecessary ingredients like artificial (and potentially harmful) food-coloring agents. It's a food-processing trick that makes food appear fresher than it really is. Scan the label and make sure your favorite relish is free of high-fructose corn syrup, too. The processed sweetener contains significant levels of fructose, which can cause memory problems.
Healthier solution:
Get a jar of Woodstock Farms Organic pickles and chop them up for a homemade relish effect.
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Most hot sauces contain simple ingredients: Peppers, salt, vinegar, and water. Keep a close eye on the sodium content, though. Many popular brands contain upwards of 200 milligrams of salt per teaspoon—2 servings of that and you'll already have hit 17 percent of your daily recommended intake.
Healthier solution:
Use hot sauce sparingly, and look for brands that offer other health benefits, too. Try Benito's Habanero Infused Maple Syrup hot sauce for a unique sweet-heat kick for your steamed squash, or as a glaze on ribs, pork chops, chicken, or beef. It's made with the purest Vermont Grade B maple syrup, a natural sweetener that contains anti-inflammatory compounds that can protect the heart, fight cancer, and ward off type 2 diabetes.
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Rockingham breaks impasse with library subcontractorsBy Susan Smallheer
Staff WRITER | March 27,2013BELLOWS FALLS The town of Rockingham has a tentative agreement with subcontractors on the $2.3 million renovation project at the Rockingham Free Public Library that would see the subcontractors go back to work.
Town officials met for a couple of hours behind closed doors at the Bellows Falls Opera House on Tuesday afternoon to try to reach an agreement on the problem.
Town Attorney Stephen Ankuda said late Tuesday afternoon that the details of the agreement wouldnt be made public until the ink is dry.
But he said that contractors, who have filed liens totalling $500,000 against the town and Baybutt Construction Co. over unpaid bills from the renovation project, would be paid a portion of what they were due, and that they would resume work on the project. Some of the contractors even filed suit against the town in Windham County civil court.
Ankuda said the renovation project would have to be scaled back to save money at least about $200,000. But he said the renovation would be scaled back to allow the eventual completion of the project as envisioned. He said the subcontractors were owed $750,000 from Baybutt.
Costly oak trim and heavy oak and glass doors would have to be replaced with something less costly, he said. Likewise, a tile floor in a bathroom may be left as concrete, leaving open the possibility for completion at a later date.
Baybutt Construction Co. of Keene, N.H., failed to take out a construction performance and payment bond to cover the costs of the unpaid contractors, despite receiving payment of $21,000, said Ankuda.
Fred Baybutt, president of the firm, said in a bankruptcy hearing last week that the town decided against the performance bond, something Ankuda disputed.
He said while eliminating the bond was discussed, it was rejected wholeheartedly by the Rockingham Library Board of Trustees.
Baybutt has also failed to pay contractors at several other construction projects in southern Vermont and southwest New Hampshire.
The state of Vermont terminated its contract with Baybutt over the renovation of the state office building in downtown Brattleboro over the same issue.
Thomas MacPhee, chairman of the Rockingham Select Board, who attended the session, couldnt be reached for comment Tuesday.MORE IN Southern VermontBENNINGTON — Ask author and Bennington College graduate Charlotte Silver if the title of... Full StoryPresident Calvin Coolidge was remembered in all sorts of ways Saturday on the 143rd anniversary... Full StoryPresident Calvin Coolidge was remembered in all sorts of ways Saturday on the 143rd anniversary... Full Story
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