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The Detention Center Bureau, commanded by Chief Deputy Doug Schuler, manages the security of the William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center which houses more than 400 inmates. The Bureau is responsible for controlling access to the facility and the safety of inmates, staff and visitors inside. Two Security Divisions, First Division which works during the daytime and Second Division which works overnight, comprise the Detention Center Bureau.
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Northern White Cedar
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- • Northern White Cedar
- • Wood identification
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- • Carving comments
- • Turning tips
- • Shop-Tested Techniques
Shop-Tested Techniques
Shop-Tested Techniques
Any exceptions, and special tips pertaining to this featured wood species appear under bold-face headings elsewhere on this page.
- For stability in use, always work wood with a maximum moisture content of 8 percent.
- Feed straight-grained wood into planer knives at a 90� angle. To avoid tearing, feed figured or twisted grain at a slight angle (about 15�), and take shallow cuts of about 1/32".
- For clean cuts, rip with a rip-profile blade having 24-32 teeth. Smooth crosscutting requires at least a 40-tooth blade.
- Avoid using standard twist-drill bits. They tend to wander in the wood and cause breakout. Use brad-point bits and a backing board under the workpiece.
- Drill pilot holes for screws.
- Rout with sharp, preferably carbide-tipped, bits and take shallow passes to avoid burning.
- Carving softwoods generally means fairly steep gouge bevels-0� or more-and deeper cuts.
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Stories from people who were children during World War II and the objects in this exhibit animate the past and inform us of a time when war took over daily life. "Retrospect is a very interesting thing," says Ruthie Kallnder. "At the time I don't recall any of the information we got as being propaganda," but the government tried to influence children to make "necessary" sacrifices. Propagandists made the war a battle between good and evil, democracy and fascism. They also asked children to share in the war effort. In response, many children took on more responsibilities. Ruthie explains that boys and girls felt "if that's what it was going to take" to win they "were willing to do it." The memories of the people in this exhibit and their wartime actions show the power of propaganda's messages and its lasting affect on their lives. Propaganda posters, children's books, and classroom assignments demonstrate how propagandists reached children and involved them in the national war effort.
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Those four fighters now have two more women joining the division in Alexis Davis and Sara McMann. UFC Director of Communications Dave Sholler announced the Davis and McMann signings during a UFC 157 media conference call on Tuesday.
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Detailed look at western North Carolina, a region rich in square dance traditions including that of Sam Queen and the Soco Gap Square Dancers. Jamison starts his article with a look at the turn of the century house dances and "Shindigs" then surveys the grand hotels and the tourist trade. His survey continues through the post World War II era.


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If there's one word that describes all types of Corvette owners, it's observant. They're up-to-date with the details not only of their particular Corvette, but of the many variations of their generation of America's Only True Sports Car. And, they keep up with what other Vette owners are up to, thanks to the Corvette-based mass media-especially Corvette Fever and www.corvettefever.com-and also corvetteforum.com, ZO6vette.com, and smokinvette.com.
Butch Howard is among the most observant of Corvette owners, not just because his observational skills were honed by 32 years as a police officer in Slidell, Louisiana. He's also one who saw what was happening in the world of Vettes and took action.
That action involved his C6, which you see here. "It was a great car from day one. I can't say enough about it," Butch says of his '07 Z06. "It's been an awesome car." Awesome, indeed-but with room for improvement. "505 horsepower at the crank is a lot," Butch says. "But, like most guys who are car guys, after you get it and drive it, you get on the forums, you read Corvette Fever, and you start seeing what everyone else has done. You then get the "itch," and you want toto upgrade." So, Butch contacted aftermarket companies like Katech, Pfadt, and Brembo. As he puts it, "It was just one thing right after another."
The first area on Butch's Z06 that was upgraded was the chassis-and for good reason. "I wanted to track the car a little bit," Butch says, "to run it on track days and high-performance driving events. That's why I did the brakes and suspension first." Off came the original-equipment (OEM) parts and on went Brembo's big-brake kit and Quantum Motorsports spindle ducts, then Pfadt's coilover suspension and sway bars.
The "itch" to upgrade carried over to the engine, which Butch rebuilt with help from Katech (and their "Torquer" camshaft), Halltech cold-air induction system, Harland Sharp roller rockers, MSD (coil packs on the Z06's ignition system), Kooks headers, and Billy Boat mufflers. Plus, the cylinder heads were port-matched to the intake and headers. It now puts out more than the 505 horsepower that The General rated the production LS7 engine at.
Outside, Butch added Katech's carbon fiber rear spoiler and ZR1 front splitter and Caravaggio's GT hood, while the cabin received a much appreciated upgrade, changing the stock C6 Ebony leather for the optional Ebony/Cobalt Red interior. "I pulled everything out, and then put sound-deadening and heat-reflective insulation in the whole car before the interior went back in," he recalls. "It really made a difference on long trips."
Along with the updated cabin, the mechanical upgrades made this Corvette the top performer and handler of all the Vettes that he's owned (including a six-speed '92, which he says was the best of his previous six Vettes.) "The '07 is twice the car as far as performance and handling goes," Butch says with pride. "At 75 miles an hour, it gets about 26 miles a gallon all day. It's smooth-it's not so rough that it feels like you're riding in a truck like the '68 I had. It really handles well, it's good on the track, and it's well behaved." He does have one caution for C6 ZO6 owners who take their Vettes-modified or not-to track days. "You've got to be careful, even though it's got traction control and active handling," he says. "You can turn all that off, and the car can get away from you if you don't watch it. I don't profess to be a race car driver by any means-I enjoy getting on the track with it and doing laps. You've got to be careful with it."
But those mods and upgrades took nothing away from this C6's grand touring character, which Butch experienced during some very long trips with it. "We've been out Route 66 with the car, all the way to California, and up to New England twice with it." That included a five-week, 9,700-mile Western trip, made just after he got it but before he started upgrading it. We went up to Oklahoma City, got over to 66, then went all the way as far as we could to Santa Monica," he says. "We also went up to San Francisco on Highway 1 all the way, then Highway 101 back to Death Valley and the Grand Canyon, all of that." Then less than a year later, America called him again, and he went in a different direction with his Z06. "Eight months after that trip, we left for New England. We were in Salem, Massachusetts, for Halloween the following year."
Lately, Butch has been keeping closer to his Slidell home, running his '07 at some track days and taking in some local events. But he's got another long-distance run in the works come next fall's "fall colors" time. "We're planning another trip up to New England for "leaf time" there," he says. Without any modifications, the '07 Z06 is quite a Corvette. With the upgrades that Butch added to his, the lyrics to the classic Chevy ad jingle. "See the U.S.A. in your Chevrolet" ring even truer: "...On a highway or a road along a levee, performance is sweeter, nothing can beat 'er, life is complete-er in a Chevy..."


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Each story of the Decameron begins with a short heading explaining the plot of the story. The 1903 J. M. Rigg English translation headings are used in many of these summaries. Commentary on the tale itself follows.
Before beginning the story-telling sessions, the ten young Florentines, referred to as the Brigata , gather at the Basilica di Santa Maria Novella and together decide to escape Black Death by fleeing to the countryside. To pass the time they agree to each tell one story each day for ten days. The stories are told in the garden of the first villa that the company stays at, which (although fictional) is located a few miles outside the city.
Under the rule of Pampinea, the first day of story-telling is open topic. Although there is no assigned theme of the tales this first day, six deal with one person censuring another and four are satires of the Catholic church.
Panfilo is the storyteller of the first tale of the entire collection, which is also the first tale ridiculing then-current practices of the Roman Catholic Church (in this case canonization by the people). The earliest source of this story is found in chapter 8 of Saint Sulpicius Severus's biography of Saint Martin of Tours. The biography dates from around 400 AD.
Neifile tells both the second story of the book and the second anti-Catholic story. In this caustic story the Jew converts because he logically concludes that only a religion supported by God could prosper despite the corruption of its leadership. The earliest source of this tale is in Busone da Gubbio's "Avventuroso Ciciliano," written in Italian in 1311. This tale has also been told about Muslims, including Saladin.
Filomea narrates this tale, which portrays the main character as wise and in a positive light. Unlike other medieval and Renaissance authors, Boccaccio treats Jews with a respect that makes even modern readers feel comfortable. Boccaccio may have had contact with Jews while living in Naples as a young man. The oldest source is found in a French work by Stephen of Bourbon called The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit. However, a slightly younger (c. 1270-1294) French poem called Li dis dou vrai aniel was Boccaccio's probable source. This tale was especially popular in the Renaissance and can be found in many versions all over Europe.
Dioneo, who has acquired the reputation of the most bawdy of the storytellers, narrates this tale. The earliest surviving source for this anti-clerical tale is found in Cento Novelle Antiche, an Italian compilation of short stories from the end of the thirteenth century. Boccaccio could have possibly also taken the tale from a French fabliau, "L'Evesque qui benit sa maitresse" ("Of the bishop and the priest").
Fiammetta tells this story, which originates from The Thousand and One Arabian Nights.
Emilia narrates yet another anti-clerical tale, the fourth of the day so far. Some commentators have identified the inquisitor as Pietro della Aquila, the inquisitor of Florence in 1345. However, the reader must keep in mind that just because a character in a novella existed does not mean that the story is true.
Filostrato tells this tale about Dante's benefactor, whom he praises in Paradiso, xvii, 68.
Just like the previous three novellas, Lauretta's tale tells of one person censuring another in a clever way. There is no known source for this tale.
This tale also includes another Dante reference, this time to Inferno, xvi, 66. Dante's influence is everywhere seen in the Decameron, from its subtitle (a reference to Inferno, v) to its physical arrangement and careful attention to medieval numerology. Also Boccaccio often tells tales about the lives of people whose souls Dante had met in his epic journey through the afterlife.
Elissa narrates another tale of censure. Boccaccio took this story directly from Cento Novelle Antiche, in which the male character is also the King of Cyprus.
Pampinea narrates the last tale of the day, another tale of censure (the sixth of the day).
Neifile narrates this tale, which, like I, 1, ridicules the Catholic tradition of discerning the Saints. Although there is no known earlier source for this tale, the part where Martellino's friends are carrying him in on a cot references Mark 2:2 and Luke 5:19.
This story seems to originate in the Panchatantra, a work originally composed in Sanskrit, and was already 1500 years old by the time Boccaccio retold it. Filostrato tells this version of the tale.
Pampinea narrates this tale of which no earlier version is known.
Lauretta narrates.
Fiammetta tells this story which is actually a combination of two earlier tales. The beginning of the tale is first recorded in about 1228 by Courtois d'Arrass in his "Boivin de Provins." The portion of Andreuccio being trapped in the tomb of the archbishop and how he escapes comes from the Ephesian Tale by Xenophon of Ephesus, which was written in about 150 AD. That portion of the tale is so memorable that it was still being told as a true story in the cities and countryside of Europe in the early twentieth century.
Madam Beritola loses two sons, is found with two kids on an island, goes thence to Lunigiana, where one of her sons takes service with her master, and lies with his daughter, for which he is put in prison. Sicily rebels against King Charles, the son is recognised by the mother, marries the master's daughter, and, his brother being discovered, is reinstated in great honor.
Emilia tells this story. It resembles the story of Sir Isumbras, which dates from before 1320 and was very popular in medieval England.
This scandalous tale is told by Panfilo. There is no agreement on its origin, probably because of the very eclectic nature of the plot, which may have been pieced together from various sources by Boccaccio. Some suggest The Thousand and One Arabian Nights or the Ephesian Tale may have given some inspiration to the author for this tale, but not enough that either could definitely been called "a source."
Elissa narrates this story, which shares its theme of a woman's vengeance for being spurned with many ancient stories. However, a direct source may be the real-life story of Pierre de la Broce and Lady of Brabant. Dante writes about the soul of the former in Purgatorio, vi. A literary source may have been a Provençal romance written in 1318 by Arnaud Vidal de Castelnaudry called "Guillaume de la Barre." However, the theme is so common that pinning down one main source is very difficult.
Filomea tells this story, which is best known to English readers through Shakespeare's Cymbeline. The oldest known version of this story is a French romance from the thirteenth century called "Roman de la Violette ou de Gerard de Nevers" by Gilbert de Montreuil.
In the last tale of the second day Dioneo begins his pattern of telling the last tale of the day, which he will continue until the end of the Decameron. The moral of the story--that a young woman should not marry an old man--is common in late medieval vernacular literature.
Neifile presides as queen during the third day. In these stories a person either has painfully acquired something or has lost it and then regained it.
Filostrato's tale of a man's devices that he employs to enjoy the physical company of a convent of nuns was also in Cento Novelle Antiche from the thirteenth century.
Pampinea's clever tale originates in either the Panchatantra, a Sanskrit story from the fourth century AD, or The Histories of Herodotus. However, Boccaccio's version is unique in that the husband in the tale preserves both his honor and that of his wife, and emphasis on "keeping up appearances" that is distinct of the Renaissance merchant class, to which Boccaccio belonged.
Filomena narrates this story.
Panfilo narrates.
This tale is originally found in Hitopadesha, a Sanskrit collection of tales. Boccaccio, though, may have directly taken the tale from The Seven Wise Masters, which, although oriental in origin, was widely circulating in Latin at the time the Decameron was written. Elissa narrates.
Fiammetta tells this tale, which like the previous one, was taken from The Seven Wise Masters.
Emilia narrates this tale, which has no known previous version.
Lauretta's tale of the elaborate ruses that an abbot undertakes to enjoy Ferondo's wife was probably taken by Boccaccio from a French fabliau by Jean de Boves called Le Vilain de Bailleul. Boccaccio not only capitalizes on the tale to poke fun at the clerics of his day, but also at the simple-mindedness of some of his countrymen.
Neifile narrates this tale, which was written first by the Sanskrit dramatist and poet Kalidasa in his The Recognition of Sakuntala. The time of Kalidasa's life is uncertain, but some scholars think that he lived in the fifth century. Boccaccio may have taken the tale from an eleventh century French version.
Dioneo narrates what is by far the most obscene and bawdy tale in the Decameron. Alibech, a naive young woman, wanders into the forest in an attempt to become closer to God. She happens upon the monk Rustico, and he seduces her under the pretense of teaching her how to better please God. Because of its graphic nature, this tale has at times been translated incompletely, as in John Payne's translation, where Alibech's sexual awakening is left untranslated and is accompanied with this footnote: "The translators regret that the disuse into which magic has fallen, makes it impossible to render the technicalities of that mysterious art into tolerable English; they have therefore found it necessary to insert several passages in the original Italian." No known earlier versions of it exist.
One of latter criticisms is that it was not healthy for a man of Boccaccio's age--approximately 38--to associate with young ladies, to whom the work is supposedly written. To defend this criticism (which would never really enter into the thoughts of a real critic of the day) Boccaccio tells a story explaining how natural it is for a man to enjoy a woman's company. In this story Filipo Balducci is a hermit living with his son on Mount Asinaio after the death of his wife and travels occasionally to Florence for supplies. One day his son--now eighteen and having never before left the mountain--accompanies him because Filipo is too infirm to make the journey alone. While there the son becomes fascinated with women, even though he had never seen one before and Filipo regrets ever bringing his son to Florence.
This is commonly referred to as the 101st story of the Decameron. The story originates in the Ramayana, a Sanskrit epic from before the time of Christ. The tale was quite common during the medieval era, appearing in Barlaam and Josaphat (written in the eighth century), an exemplum of Jacques de Vitry (thirteenth century) and Cento Novelle Antiche (also thirteenth century), The Seven Wise Masters, and Italian collection of fables called "Fiori di Virtu" (fourteenth century), Odo of Shirton's "De heremita iuvene" (twelfth century), and a French fabliau (thirteenth century). The last two are the most probable sources for Boccaccio because in them the father refers to the women as "geese," whereas in the earlier versions he calls them "demons" who tempt the souls of men.
Filostrato reigns during the fourth day, in which the storytellers tell tales of lovers whose relationship ends in disaster. This is the first day a male storyteller reigns.
Fiammetta narrates this tale, whose earliest source is a French manuscript written by a man named Thomas. However, it is referred to in the early twelfth century of Tristan and Iseult.
Friar Alberto gives a lady to understand that she is beloved of the Angel Gabriel, in whose shape he lies with her sundry times; afterward, for fear of her kinsmen, he flings himself forth of her house, and finds shelter in the house of a poor man, who on the morrow leads him in the guise of a wild man into the piazza, where, being recognized, he is apprehended by his brethren and imprisoned.
Pampinea tells the second tale of the day, which is a very ancient tale. Supposedly it comes from an episode in the life of Alexander the Great. Other notable previous recordings of it include Josephus's Jewish Antiquities, the Pantschantantra, and the Thousand and One Arabian Nights.
Lauretta narrates.
There is no known source for Elissa's tale.
Lisabetta's brothers slay her lover: he appears to her in a dream, and shows her where he is buried: she privily disinters the head, and sets it in a pot of basil, whereon she daily weeps a great while. The pot being taken from her by her brothers, she dies not long after.
Filomena tells this story, one of the most famous in the Decameron, and the basis of John Keats' narrative poem Isabella, or the Pot of Basil.
Panfilo, the first male storyteller of the day to narrate, tells this tale.
Emilia narrates.
Neifile narrates.
Filostrato tells this story, which has so many similarities with tale IV, 1 that both tales could have shared sources.
Dioneo, whose stories are exempt from being governed by the theme of each day, tells this tale of Buddhist origin.
Cimon, by loving, waxes wise, wins his wife Iphigenia by capture on the high seas, and is imprisoned at Rhodes. He is delivered by Lysimachus; and the twain capture Cassandra and recapture Iphigenia in the hour of their marriage. They flee with their ladies to Crete, and having there married them, are brought back to their homes.
Like the tale in the introduction to the fourth day, Panfilo's tale seems to derive from the story of Barlaam and Josaphat.
Emilia narrates this tale, one part of which (the motif of using extra fine bow strings) supposedly is based on a real event, according to a chronicle by Giovanni Villani. In Villani's story's Emperor Kassan of the Tartars thus defeated the Sultan of Egypt in 1299.
Elissa tells this tale.
Filostrato narrates this tale, which some claim bears a resemblance to "Lai du Laustic" by the famed late twelfth century poet Marie de France. However, the resemblance isn't strong and the story may be of either Boccaccio's invention or may come from oral tradition.
Neifile tells this story which has no previous literary recording.
Pampinea narrates this tale.
Lauretta narrates.
Filomena's tale may originate from the early thirteenth century Chronicle of Helinandus. However, the tale was a widespread one and Boccaccio could have taken it from any number of sources or even oral tradition.
Dioneo's tale during the reign of Fiammetta is also told about the legendary Hatim Tai, who lived in the sixth century and sacrificed his favorite horse to provide a meal for the ambassador of the Greek Emperor. This earliest version of the tale is of Persian origin.
As is custom among the ten storytellers, Dioneo tells the last and most bawdy tale of the day. This story is taken from Lucius Apuleius's second century The Golden Ass.
Many stories in the sixth day do not have previous versions. Boccaccio may have invented many of them himself. He certainly was clever enough to have created the situations and the retorts.
Filomena narrates this tale, which many see as revealing Boccaccio's opinion of what makes a good or bad storyteller, just as portions of Hamlet and A Midsummer Night's Dream contain Shakespeare's opinion of what makes a good or bad actor.
Pampinea narrates.
Lauretta narrates.
Neifile narrates.
Messer Forese da Rabatta and Master Giotto, the painter, journeying together from Mugello, deride one another's scurvy appearance.
Panfilo narrates.
Fiammetta narrates.
Filostrato narrates this tale which modern readers and their ideas of gender equity can appreciate.
Emilia narrates. Admonitions against the sin of vanity were common in the medieval era.
Elissa narrates.
Friar Cipolla promises to show certain country-folk a feather of the Angel Gabriel, in lieu of which he finds coals, which he avers to be of those with which Saint Lawrence was roasted.
Dioneo narrates this story which pokes fun at the worship of relics. The story originates in the Sanskrit collection of stories called Canthamanchari. This story--a classic from the collection--takes place in Certaldo, Boccaccio's hometown (and the location where he would later die). Friar Cipolla's name means "Brother Onion," and Certaldo was famous in that era for its onions. In the story one can sense a certain love on Boccaccio's part for the people of Certaldo, even while he is simultaneuosly mocking them.
Stories of this type are typical of the misogynistic sentiment of the Medieval era. However, in many of the stories the wives are portrayed as more intelligent and clever than their husbands. Though Boccaccio portrays many of the women of these stories in a positive light, most of the men in the stories are stereotypical medieval/Renaissance cuckolds.
Emilia tells the first tale of the day. In it Boccaccio states that he heard it from an old woman who claimed it was a true story and heard it as a child. Although we will never know if Boccaccio really did hear the story from an old woman or not (it is possible), the story is certainly not true. It resembles an earlier French fabliau by Pierre Anfons called "Le revenant." Also, the English description of the creature as a "werewolf" is improper. The Italian word, fantasima describes a supernatural cat monkey creature or quite simply a ghost!
Filostrato narrates this tale, which Boccaccio certainly took from Apuleius's The Golden Ass, the same source as tale V, 10.
Elissa tells this tale, which has so many similar versions in French, Italian, and Latin, that it is impossible to identify one as a potential source for this one. The relationship between a child's godparent and biological parent was considered so sacred at the time that intercourse between them was considered incest. This belief is ridiculed by Boccaccio in a later tale (VII, 10).
Lauretta is the narrator of this very old tale. The earliest form of it is found in the Sanskrit Sukasaptati (The Parrot's Seventy Tales, which was compiled in the 6th century AD. A later version from the eleventh century is found in Disciplina Clericalis, which was written in Latin by Petrus Alphonsus, a Jewish convert to Christianity. The tale was very popular and appears in many vernacular languages of the era.
Fiammetta's tale most likely originates from a French fabliau or a possibly Provençal romance, both of which were recorded not too long before the Decameron was written.
Pampinea narrates this version of a common medieval tale which originates from the Hitopadesa of India. Later versions pass the tale into Persian, French, Latin (in The Seven Wise Masters), and Hebrew.
Filomena's humorous tale probably derives from an earlier French fabliau.
Neifile tells this tale. It comes originally from the Pantschatantra and later forms part of other tale collections in Sanskrit, Arabic, French, and Persian. Boccaccio probably used a French version of the tale.
Panfilo narrates. Boccaccio combined two earlier folk tales into one to create this story. The test of fidelity is previously recorded in French (a fabliau) and Latin (Lidia, an elegiac comedy), but comes originally from India or Persia. The story of the pear tree, best known to English speaking readers from The Canterbury Tales, also originates from Persia in the Bahar-Danush, in which the husband climbs a date tree instead of a pear tree. The story could have arrived in Europe through The Thousand and One Arabian Nights.
Two Sienese men love a lady, one of them being her child's godfather: the godfather dies, having promised his comrade to return to him from the other world; which he does, and tells him what sort of life is led there.
As usual, Dioneo narrates the last tale of the day. See the commentary for VII, 3 for information about the relation between a child's parent and godparent.
Neifile narrates. This tale (and the next one) comes from a thirteen century French fabliau by Eustache d'Amiens. English speakers know it best from Chaucer's "The Shipman's Tale". Chaucer borrowed from the same fabliau as Boccaccio did.
Panfilo tells this story, which can be considered a variation of VIII, 1.
Elissa narrates this tale, the first in which Bruno and Buffalmacco appear. The two were early Renaissance Italian painters. However both are known far better for their love of practical jokes than for their artistic work. Boccaccio probably invented this tale himself, though, and used well known jokers as characters.
Emilia's tale originates from the fabliau "Le Prestre et Alison" by Guillaume Le Normand.
Three young men pull down the breeches of a judge from the Marches, while he is administering justice on the bench.
Filostrato narrates.
Filomena narrates. Just like Bruno and Buffalmacco, Calandrino was also in reality a fourteenth century Italian Renaissance painter. However, Calandrino was known as a simpleton by his contemporaries. It is possible that this tale may be true and Boccaccio recorded it first. The test that Bruno and Buffalmacco submit Calandrino to was really a medieval lie detector test and the tale is consistent with what we know about the characters of the three painters.
Pampinea tells this story of revenge over spurned love, which has many common analogues in many languages in antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and early modern periods.
Fiammetta narrates this tale. Like many of the eighth day it has a theme in common with many tales from the ancient and medieval era and it is not possible to point to one source that served as Boccaccio's inspiration.
Lauretta narrates another tale about Bruno and Buffalmacco and their practical jokes. This story is probably just a vehicle for Boccaccio's ability to coin word play, just as tale VI, 10 did.
Dioneo tells that this story is found in Alphonsus's Disciplina Clericalis and the Gesta Romanorum, both of which are written in Latin.
Filomena narrates.
Elissa is the narrator of this tale which was either taken from a fabliau by Jean de Condé written between 1313 and 1337, or from a story about Saint Jerome in The Golden Legend, written about 1260. The former was the more likely source for Boccaccio.
Filostrato narrates this humorous story.
Niefile is the narrator of this tale.
Fiammetta tells this story, the only one in which Bruno appears, but not Buffalmacco.
Two young men lodge at an inn, of whom the one lies with the host's daughter, his wife accidentally lying with the other. He that lay with the daughter afterwards gets into her father's bed and tells him all, taking him to be his comrade. They exchange words: whereupon the good woman, apprehending the circumstances, gets her to bed with her daughter, and by divers apt words re-establishes perfect accord.
Panfilo's tale comes from Jean de Boves's fabliau "Gombert et des deux clercs." Chaucer used the same source in The Reeve's Tale.
Pampinea narrates this tale, for which no known earlier source exists.
Lauretta acts as the narrator of this novella.
Emilia narrates this tale, which probably originated in Asia.
Dioneo's bawdy story from a French fabliau, "De la demoiselle qui vouloit voler en l'air."
Neifile's story is one of the most widely diffused ones in the entire collection. Its origins come from two different stories. The first part (the comparison of the king to a mule) comes from Busone de'Raffaelli da Gubbio's "Fortunatus Siculus," written about 1333 in Italian. The second part (concerning the caskets, known to English speakers from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice) originates from about 800 AD from Joannes Damascensus's account of Barlaam and Josaphat and was written in Greek. Boccaccio most likely was inspired, though, by the Gesta Romanorum.
Ghino di Tacco captures the Abbot of Cluny, cures him of a disorder of the stomach, and releases him. The abbot, on his return to the court of Rome, reconciles Ghino with Pope Boniface, and makes him prior of the Hospital.
Elissa narrates. Ghino di Tacco is the Italian equivalent of the English Robin Hood, with the difference that di Tacco was a real person whose deeds as a chief of a band of robbers passed into legend. He lived in the latter half of the thirteenth century. Boccaccio's tale, though, is one of many legends that grew up around him.
Filostrato tells this tale.
Lauretta gives this story, for which there is no clear surviving source.
Emilia narrates. This tale is found in later manuscripts of the Sukasaptati. It is found in several story collections from Asia and in many languages.
Fiammetta narrates.
King Pedro, being apprised of the fervent love borne him by Lisa, who thereof is sick, comforts her, and forthwith gives her in marriage to a young gentleman, and having kissed her on the brow, ever after professes himself her knight.
Pampinea tells this tale. No earlier versions are known.
Filomena narrates this story, which Boccaccio may have taken from Alphonsus's "Disciplina clericalis." However, its ultimate source is from the East, although there are disputes as to exactly where or when.
Panfilo is the narrator of this tale.
Dioneo tells the final (and possibly most retold) story of the Decameron. Although Boccaccio was the first to record the story, he almost certainly did not invent it. Petrarch mentions having heard it many years before, but not from Boccaccio. Therefore, it was probably already circulating in oral tradition when the Decameron was written. Petrarch later retold the story in Latin, which is probably the biggest factor that contributed to its huge popularity in subsequent centuries.


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Release Date: 11/15/2012
Product Code: X8423
Kamusta ka! Welcome to the Philippines! In celebration of the annual and very colorful Pahiyas Festival, Philippines Barbie® doll wears a traditional Maria Clara gown with alternating gold and black panels and beautiful lace details. Includes "passport" and country stickers.
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Rapunzel Barbie® Doll
Release Date: 12/1/2001
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Inspired by the classic fairy tale of the princess with the endlessly flowing hair comes Rapunzel Barbie® doll. Dressed in a delightful pink gown accented with pink and green flowers and a purple underskirt, Rapunzel waits patiently for her prince to climb the tower and save her. Her floor-length golden hair is accented with two thin braids in front.
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Once when I was in seventh grade, I broke my wrist while skateboarding at a school dance. To boost my morale, my mom took me to Blockbuster to rent some movies, one being what would, in my opinion, turn out to be one of the greatest movies ever-Tommy Boy. It's impossible for me to pinpoint my favorite part of the movie, but one thing that comes to mind is when Tommy (Chris Farley) and Richard (David Spade) are driving along in that beat-up Mopar and singing along to R.E.M.'s "It's the End of the World as We Know it." It also happens to be the only line they know from the song.
When I first spotted Joe Jenkins' '66 Chevelle, that moment in Tommy Boy jumped in my head, not because the movie has anything to do with it, but because once I saw the paint scheme, I started singing that Kenny Wayne Shepard song "Blue on Black." As soon as I started, I realized that "Blue on Black" was the only line I knew, much like Tommy and Richard. But I guess in the end it doesn't matter what draws you to a car, as long as you are drawn to it, and Joe's '66 has no problems sucking people right in.
Musclecars are always cool to have, but when you're 18 and making the miniscule amount of money that most teenagers do, musclecars aren't the most practical. When Joe was 18, he had a '66 Chevelle. Like any teenager, he figured "What else do I need besides a rad car?" As it turns out, cash was what he needed. Since most of his wages went into keeping the Chevelle on the road, it was time to trade in for something that would get him to and from work trouble free. A few years have passed since then, and Joe now has a regular vehicle, which he takes to work. He also had some extra dough, so he thought, "Why not get another '66 Chevelle?"
Through word of mouth, Joe heard that his brother's engine builder had a fairly decent '66 Chevelle. After some haggling on Joe's part, he finally persuaded the engine builder to sell the Chevelle. The car was all there, but looked as if the ugly stick had beaten it. The day the Chevelle arrived at the Jenkins house, the build was in full swing. Joe and his son immediately began thrashing through the car and tearing it apart. There was no preset direction with the car other than getting it back on the road looking good, so Joe just played it by ear. The engine builder who sold the car said he could build him a fairly stout small-block, so Joe took him up on the offer. As for the body and paint, it was sent out to J.V. Enterprises. Nine months later, the Chevelle was up and running. Although it was a nice car, it wasn't stunning, so it was back to the drawing board.


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- Raymond Blais
- Cranston, RI
- United States
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Why are we not putting all of our efforts into discovering our universe and our place in it?
Most of us have what we need, so why are we so absorbed with things that lose value quickly and in our mortality which can best be understood with discoveries that have yet to be made.
Aug 7 2013: First we have to find intelligent life on earth....then let's worry about it elsewhere...
Aug 7 2013: I think we need to be braver. Not to be afraid of the unknown.Aug 8 2013: This reminds me of Mahatma Gandhi's reply to the question "What do you think of Western civilization?" He said, "That would be a good idea."Aug 19 2013: We need t start thinking like children more and make the earth happy.
Aug 19 2013: Raymond,
I feel like the earth is naturally "happy". The earth adjusts, adapts and continues to sustain us in spite of our poor stewardship at times.
Perhaps it would be helpful to be more like children with curiosity, respect, unconditional love and recognition of the gifts the earth gives us? It feels to me, like most of the discovering we need to do is in ourselves.Aug 11 2013: Too few people are aware what makes them happy and even fewer have the courage to take the necessary actions to walk that path.
On a macro-level, our societal system (mainly financial) isn't geared towards maximizing knowledge: if you don't have research funds, you cannot proceed your research. Today funds for fundamental research are scarce as they do not offer the perspective of a short term monetary benefit.
Finally, I have a different view on your statement that 'most of us have what we need'. From my perspective, many people still experience a lot of lack in their lives: whether it's money and 'stuff', time, friendship, love, security or self-acceptance.
I believe that is exactly what stands in the way of discovering the universe and and who we are in that equation. So first we need to look to solve that experience of 'lack', before we can move forward.
Aug 11 2013: Bruno,
I agree that it takes awareness and courage to walk a certain path in the life experience. I also agree that our societal systems are not geared toward maximizing knowledge, and I agree that many people lack basic needs, all of which stands in the way of discovering the universe and who we are in that equation.
The cycle keeps humanity in a cycle of dependence on certain people and societal systems, which oppress and control, which causes people to be less aware and courageous with less knowledge, lacking basic needs, so they become more dependent on societal systems, which continue to oppress and control, causing lack of basic needs, awareness and courage, which could help move people out of the cycle.
I believe awareness is the first step toward change, so it helps to be aware of the cycles, which may keep us from exploring our universe and our place in it. When we are told what our place is, those who are telling us believe they have the power to control. It is when we have the courage to step out of that control, that we can fully explore and discover.....in my humble perception and experience.
Aug 13 2013: isnt it funny how obtaining and passing on knowledge is one thing we do so much better than other animals, yet we could do better.
i guess some scientific knowledge clashes with religious beliefs.
also science doesnt seem to be a big voter issue unless it involves xonflict with religion or financial returns for business.
Aug 14 2013: We are very good at passing on information Obey. Perhaps now we need to learn how to apply all that information to life:>)Aug 12 2013: Exploring the universe is not to make people happy but to make them aware. Each person would have to decide for themselves if this is the road to their happiness.
Daniel Early
Aug 10 2013: Because we don't actually know ourselves and we aren't actually here. We're on autopilot more often than not and "We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep." ― William Shakespeare, The Tempest.
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Daniel Kwon
Aug 11 2013: Agree with Daniel here, many of us live too consumed with our daily lives and perceptions of reality. Sometimes its hard to step back and really see what's important. (Unless you chance on going to space and see how small our fickle issues are)
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This cartoon pretty much sums it up - http://zenpencils.com/comic/33-edgar-mitchell-a-global-consciousness/
Aug 11 2013: Nice cartoon, cool website. Since I'm not likely to "chance on going to space and see how small our fickle issues are" I remind myself in other ways how myopic our perception of reality is. Like everyone knows Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon, and I didn't know Edgar Mitchell was even an astronaut and landed on the moon, but I take pleasure in telling everyone I know that Eugene Cernan was the last man on the moon, because nobody ever thinks about him.
"If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, Infinite.
For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro' narrow chinks of his cavern."
― William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
Digris N
Aug 9 2013: I read this question and expected something entirely different.
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Well, do most of us have what we need? I don't believe that we do, no, but that's not the issue here.
Is discovering the universe and our place in it the most meaningful thing possible? The only meaningful thing? So meaningful and compelling that we should all think about it all the time? I'd say that would detract so much from life that making any such discovery would lose some of its joy.
You're asking about values, framing your question in such a manner as to instantly dismiss a large array of human experience. What is value, anyway? Surely, if something is to have value in the first place, it won't lose its value quickly! Well, if I am to take you at face value, you disagree and believe that things that absorb people have ever dwindling value. Am I to understand things have no inherent value, holding instead only transient, insignificant, momentary interest and the only thing with any value is discovering the universe and our place in it? But is this value not imparted by humans as well, is it not the same curiosity and the same kind of pleasure that motivates us to so many other things? Is it not as transient and momentary?
And there we have it. Knowledge building for its own sake, inherent value... to be enjoyed transiently by easily distracted humans.
Tough thing, value.
Sometimes we need to clarify "what" before asking "why", if only to realise that answers are mulitfold and our premises might be flawed, or might imply the answer itself.
Once we've established what might be valuable, then we might attempt to link it with human motivation. But you jump directly to ought, forgetting that human motivation might only partially overlap, if at all, with what we think might be valuable.
Aug 10 2013: Much too analytical for me. If everyone in the world was focused on one great quest, something that no one person can possess then we might start working together and stop hurting each other.
Digris N
Aug 11 2013: Well, no. Human beings are naturally competitive and no amount of learning to cooperate from a young age or otherwise will completely extinguish that instinct. One single goal would leave no niches for people to pursue, which will lead to more competition...
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But not in the violent sense. You want less violence within communities? Stop poverty. Give people jobs. Educate and instill empathy. Thinking tools help, too.
You want less war between countries? Yeah, that's a whole different can of worms.
Aug 11 2013: I agree Raymond, that we can learn, grow and evolve as individuals, while contributing to the whole...focused on one great quest as you say:>)Aug 12 2013: Competitiveness is just as essential to discovery the universe as to anything else.Aug 11 2013: Aite N,
I see no reason to "extinguish" competitiveness, because as you say, it is a natural instinct. We can, however, learn to use competition for our own learning AS WELL AS a benefit to the whole.
Competition does not mean violence, and violence does not contribute to the benefit of either individuals, or the whole.
Making an effort toward reducing poverty and providing jobs for everyone is a good idea. However, those efforts do not necessarily end or reduce violence. There certainly are lots of people who live in poverty and are without gainful employment who are NOT violent. Just as there are many people who are living in luxury and gainfully employed who are violent. It is not true that poverty and joblessness causes violence.
"Thinking tools" and empathy always help with any situation.....I agree:>)
Mike Colera
Aug 6 2013: Let me rephrase the question... here is a spoon, how long will it take to empty the ocean...
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the size of the task is about the same and the tools we have are too.
So, moral, ethical and all those other human values are really just simple speculation until we empty the ocean.Aug 19 2013: Why are we not putting all of our efforts into discovering our universe
Its over there
and our place in it?
we are in the corner, a little to the left
Job done, next
Maher Shirah
Aug 18 2013: Could be a conflict of interest to some people.
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Johnny Atman
Aug 18 2013: It could really well, be, especially if someone was to copyright the discovery.
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Everyone else would not be allowed to discover for themselves and they would have to worship the copyright, meaning we could end up wit a second God (not that we don't have enough Gods).Aug 18 2013: ANYTHING can be a conflict of interest to some people, depending on what one's personal beliefs and interests are.
Dionne Ellis
Aug 18 2013: I do believe that steps are being taken to undertake this matter but like everything else in life it's taking time and to gather the numbers interested in such a forum an continue the chain of getting people interested....time is a major factor. But as I mentioned it is being done.Aug 18 2013: In order to achieve something like that , all of the world countries must gathers together and that kind of difficult because any country work for her self interest and we don't discover our earth and we don't save it , so we must learn how to work together with no Grudge .
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Aug 18 2013: Ali,
Perhaps that is part of TED's mission...to gather us together?
Aug 19 2013: I hope so that is the right thing to do , and its the only way to understanding each other
thank you Colleen Steen
Aug 19 2013: Thank you too Ali:>)Aug 18 2013: We don't make it our priority. We keep ourselves busy with daily things that are not even necessary, such as watching TV, spending time on Internet or going out with friends.
There must be a definite purpose to challenge our minds to see why it is important to discover self being. Really, why do we have to think into ourselves and look for answers for questions we don't understand. If we cut off from a normal daily life and everything that fills it, we will have a chance to think about it.
Aug 18 2013: Asan,
We are here, now on this earth, and we participate in the activities you mention. I believe it is HOW we participate in life that is important and provides the opportunity to discover. We can go through the motions without thinking "into ourselves", and/or, we can live the life experience with awareness, curiosity and effort to discover more about ourselves and our place in the universe....in my humble perception.
Digris N
Aug 18 2013: Behind abstract pursuits there has to be belief. Belief in their realisation. Belief in their worth. Belief in our worth. Belief has to be sustained somehow, and some days, that's just really hard. Magnify this the world over, and you'll find yourself asking much more modest questions..
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What you propose also requires a stable world. I doubt that will happen anytime soon.
Aug 18 2013: Aite,
Do we wait for a "stable world" before we try to discover more about our universe and our place in it? Or can we live a life that is mindfully aware as individuals, which might contribute to a world that becomes more stable?
Digris N
Aug 18 2013: No. We needn't wait. To try, that is. We can try and learn from the outcome, whatever it is.
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I don't see there's a direct connection between being mindful and reaching world stability. It's just not that simple. It is however a step in the right direction..
My point is that completely committing to this kind of endeavour not only needs a lot of resources, but also a social climate that is different in many significant respects, perhaps most importantly in our view of human beings. It's also important that motivation exists, genuinely. Genuinely wanting something, for the right reasons, especially when its rewards are not immediate, or even foreseeable, is the product of a world where people have overcome the narrowness of everyday experience, where the economy is not completely divorced from reality, where our desires have changed substantially, and where we don't trick or force people into fighting over resources. A world where peace sustains itself.
Or.. the only other way to ensure people work like this is manipulating them with ideology, which, to my mind, perverts the whole thing.I don't want that. I should hope no one else does, either.
I must apologise for the lack of coherence.
Aug 18 2013: Oh Aite I agree...we needn't wait! Yes, we need motivation and genuinely wanting something for the right reasons. I believe we have begun:>)
idris içlek
Aug 17 2013: This a perfect idea and as the Raymond there should be many people thinking same way. this idea better than killing each other. People should know that there thousand planet and waiting for owners and many of them bigger than earth.Aug 16 2013: i think today most of the people believe meanfull philosophy of life is to get wealth so that causes by lackiing of our wisdom
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Aug 16 2013: Chasing wealth is a manifestation from wanting more and better. What our society values has made it so.Aug 14 2013: We need to focus on the big picture of Life, Scientists are caught up studying the infinite details.
Aug 15 2013: Science investigates everything we don't know. That is being human. That is life.Aug 12 2013: i suggest the optimal result may be a balance between looking at the big questions and the little ones.
suggest its not ideal to spend all your time contemplating the meaning of life or day to day matters. but a mix of both.
Aug 12 2013: I think its best to just digest what has already been discovered then comply and end the lies and see what else might be uncovered.
Aug 12 2013: good point, we probably arent using what we know already very effectively to improve life , reduce suffering etc.Aug 11 2013: Throughout the history, there have been many prophets, religious leaders, scientists and even novelists who tried to "understand" the universe as they saw it. Of course, they have become better and btter with the accumulation of past knowledge and better instrumentaion and experiments, but the universe is so vast and not completely observable or be comprehensible by an infinitessimal tiny "component"; i. e. the intelligence of any human being. For example, can an ant become knowledgeable of how the mother earth, it lives on, look like?
More importantly, not every person is MADE WITH THE ABILITY OF THINKING OF ANYTHING BEYOND THE NEED AND COMFORT FOR HIMSELF. For many religious people, they have already "learned" or believed that the universe is consisted of a "present world" and an "after-life world"; hopefully the paradise or heaven, which is all they want or feel worthwhile to learn. I don't believe that you or I can change their mind regardless what is the reason of any persuasion.
Aug 11 2013: Hi Bart,
I think an ant has a certain amount of knowledge (or maybe it's instinct/intuition) about the earth it lives on. Otherwise, how can an ant find a tiny crumb of food left on a picnic table? They DO instinctively find little crumbs of food and carry the food back to their nest. So, there seems to be a certain amount of knowledge or instinct involved in that process, and they seem somewhat familiar with their surroundings.
I agree with you that some folks believe they have already learned all there is to learn (religion is a good example), and don't want to explore any more. Interesting concept you present....perhaps it is "all they want or feel worthwhile to learn"......feel worthwhile to learn.....are you suggesting that some people may get to the point where they say, I've learned enough....I am not worth learning any more? Very interesting and quite possible.....good point!
Aug 11 2013: Hi. Colleen.
Thank you for your comment. My comment about the ant is applied to the concept of the view of the whole earth, not the part of the earth it lives in. Analogously, I hope that what Raymond said about the "universe" is the entire thing, at least a gross picture of it, otherwise we have already understood the earth , which is a part of the universe, quite well indeed.
The second point you asked is quite legitimate. Let me reiterate that when I said "many religious people" certainly meant as part of the religious people. Many scientists are also religious, some of them are even experts in astronomy/physics. However,there are also some people, even in TED Discussions, they frequently raised questions about the modern theory on the universe, some even suggested teaching of the "Intelligent Design", or Creation Theory in schools. Of course, for many religious fanatics, they are thinking about the unverse is exactly as I described,.
Aug 11 2013: I think I got your point with the ant Bart:>)
There are some people who only explore their own little part of the world, and there are some folks who like to explore as far as they can go, physically and emotionally.....yes?
Alex McNeil
Aug 18 2013: I think it funny that people think that all believes in God are so closed minded. I do think that some can't except that fact that we can not fully understand our Universe without taking the time to think. An yes most religious individual are stuck in the doctrine unable to embrace change.Aug 11 2013: i agree our human brains maystruggle to comphend the quantum and cosmic scale of the universe and all its complexity.
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still i suggest we keep trying.
Aug 11 2013: I agree Obey....because exploring our universe and our place in it seems SOOOOO enjoyable:>)
Nice to "see" your smiling face Obey, and I recall how and why it was created.....love it:>)
Aug 13 2013: hi colleen. nice to see you too.
ill stick with r&d, not art.Aug 12 2013: It comes down to; do you want to believe in a fixed universe where everything important is known or do you want to believe in a vast changing universe that we have only begun to explore.
Aug 12 2013: I certainly believe the latter case. Also, I didn't mean that we should quit exploring the evidence of the ever expanding reality of the "universe". (or "multiverse"?) I am only saying that considering our conception of the ever expanding dimension of the unverse, we are currently lagging far behind the pace of distance and speed of our advances (such as we have manmade spacecraft landiing only as far as Mars) in science and technology.Aug 9 2013: We need to focus on the big picture of Life, Scientists are caught up studying the infinite details.
Aug 11 2013: What do you mean by 'the picture of Life', Christopher? All life is one. I've been listening to 'The Future of Life' by the preeminent Harvard biologist E.O. Wilson and it really has me thinking that there are no details. In every part of the world there is a reflection of the whole.Aug 8 2013: Hi Raymond,
Some of us are making an effort to discover our universe and our place in it, and I believe that is one of the main reasons for being human.....exploration and discovery of our "self", others, our world, and how it is all interconnected. My personal goal, is to explore the human life experience, learn, grow and evolve while contributing to the whole.
One thing that I discovered years ago, is that many people do not have everything they need. Many people in our world do not have the very basics like water, food, shelter and safety. I think it is difficult for people to explore their/our world when every moment of the day is spent trying to survive.
There are many of us who have what we need and much, much more, and those who do not have enough. I believe that part of our discovery as individuals and as a whole, may include learning how to balance and share resources.
Aug 8 2013: The fear of not having enough and wanting more than is needed is a cancer that must be overcome.
Aug 8 2013: I tend to think/feel that first understanding the fear, how it manifests itself, why it is a fear, etc., is more beneficial than trying to "overcome". Kind of like working from the foundation up.....you know?
To overcome, or overpower something seems to deal with the obvious superficial aspects of something without addressing the underlying cause.....what do you think?Aug 9 2013: I am not sure that anyone has much much more than they need. If they have, as you say, much much more than they need it seems an indication that they do not have what they need and are looking for what they need in the wrong place. People may have much much more than they need in a certain area but that indicates, to me, that they do not have what they need in another.
Aug 11 2013: I have more than I need Shawn, and it seems that many people in western cultures have more than they need. Have you traveled very much? Are you aware of many people in our world who do not have even the basics like water, food, shelter and safety?
I agree that having more than we need could be an indication that we are looking for what we need in the wrong places.....good point!Aug 7 2013: havent we already discovered a lot about the universe and our place in it over the last few hundred years.
i suggest we can make apretty good go at understanding what we are, what drives us, and why. and whether there are better ways to live.
evolution, biology and psychology provides a reasonable explanation for our greedy tendencies.
we evolved in a competitive world. we are social animals with heirarchies. being resource rich makes us more attractive mates. etc. most of our evolutionary past we strggled to eat enough and not be eaten.
that doesnt mean being greedy is the most satifying or beneficial way to live. we can use our intellect to figure out how to reduce suffering and improve the human condition.
we should recognise our animal instincts and drivers, but not be slaves to them.
i would add that the material universe and people in it are all we reasonably know to exist and it seems reasonable to focus on making a good life while we live.
Aug 7 2013: From what I have seen it is quit obvious that the more we learn the more we realize we don't know and with every discovery from the very small to the very large and distant the more I feel engaged and part of an adventure that is forever and has no end results. That stimulates me more than money, power or fame.
Aug 12 2013: i agree the more we learn the more complex the universeappears and there is a growing wave front of things we realise we dont know.
but still we know so much more the 300 years ago.
we know life evolved. that there are billions of galaxies, not just one. dna. vaccines. electronics, flight etc.
the cup isfuller than before, bur bigger than we knewAug 8 2013: Re: "evolution, biology and psychology provides a reasonable explanation for our greedy tendencies. we evolved in a competitive world. we are social animals with heirarchies. being resource rich makes us more attractive mates. etc. most of our evolutionary past we strggled to eat enough and not be eaten."
In other words, possession and control of resources (a.k.a. "greed") makes us more "fit for survival", more likely to pass on our genes and more likely to ensure survival of our descendants. OK. That's understandable. How does morality makes us more fit for survival? Isn't caring for sick and poor make society sicker and poorer? Why should we have mercy for evildoers and grace for the losers? How do evolution and psychology explain that?
Intellect can make our lives better only if we know what "better life" means. And that knowledge does not seem to come from intellect or science, does it?
Aug 8 2013: Evolution does not work as fast as our intelligence would like it to. A just and humane society is not right around the corner but is closer than before. Just because life is a struggle should not stop us from searching for answers to everything and anything even when those answer just pose new questions.Aug 10 2013: Hi I think we are some mix of instinct and reason. We have great intellect but also the instinctual drives.
I agree we should try to promote reason.
I suggest what a good life means is up to us to work out. Science helps us understand ourselves and the universe so it is perhaps part of the mix. Its also a mix of the mind- brain capabilities we have. We have the mental capability of empathy and we can think about what reduces suffering and improves the human condition.
Its up to us work out what a good life is. I think we have a pretty good handle on it, but ois t is a challenge.
Aug 10 2013: Hi, Obey,
You are very optimistic. I am fairly pessimistic about the ability of intellect to solve our problems. One may understand the problem, the source of it, but lack the will power to solve it. E.g. a smoker who has a lung cancer may not be able to quit the deadly habit despite the knowledge and understanding. Or, a person may have a great idea but lack the enthusiasm, energy, communication, and leadership skills to persuade and organize other people to realize it. On the other hand, a person who is "not the sharpest tool in the shed" may be very successful. The "Forrest Gump" movie is a great illustration.
"Good life" is an elusive concept. What seems good at a first glance turns not so good when we try it. E.g. having plenty of food (like a free all-you-can-eat lunch buffet every day) may seem to be "good" (better than lacking food) but one can get very sick if he over-eats regularly. Children - another example. I'm still trying to figure out if they bring happiness or misery.
At my age, I have a lot less confidence in my intellect than 30 years ago and I, for sure, do not "have a good handle" on what a good life is. I don't think, I have less intellect than 30 years ago, but I am not confident that it can bring me "good life".Aug 13 2013: hi ag, i guess im optimistic that as a species we knowvenough to have a good go at developung a moral framework to reduce sufferingvand improvevthe human condition.
im not so optimistic about our ability to agree on moral frameworks or implement improvementscwhen a lot of these issues are complex with pros and cons.
i sometimes despair some still look to bronzec, iron age and medieval morailty emedded in scriptures not enlightment values etc, modern human rightsetc.
Aug 13 2013: I know, you are an atheist which means you are against faith and "beliefs without evidence". Yet, you believe that "as a species we know enough to have a good go at developing a moral framework to reduce suffering and improve the human condition." But that's a faith statement. There is no evidence for that. Moral frameworks don't seem to be developed based on knowledge. Besides, stealing and killing your competition could make good survival skills, from evolutionary standpoint. Intellect can successfully argue both ways. Some criminals are dumb, but some are very smart. Nerve gas and nuclear weapons have been created by very smart people. Intellect seems to have little to do with morality. Being smart is not enough to have good life or make other's life better.