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"Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny." This phrase, often heard in freshman biology classes, was coined by nineteenth-century German biologist Ernst Haeckel to describe the idea that the human embryo replays the steps of evolution as it develops. Simply stated, it means that the development of the individual embryo (ontogeny) of each vertebrate species retraces (recapitulates) the development of the whole group (phylogeny). Specifically, this theory has each embryo passing through a progression that resembles various evolutionary stages during the course of development. In short, observing the human embryo as it grows would be like watching a "silent moving picture" of our evolutionary past.
While Haeckel's name might not sound familiar to you, one of the drawings he used to bolster his theory probably is. This now-familiar illustration (see figure below) of embryos of fish, reptiles, birds, and mammals lined up side-by-side is a common staple in most biology and embryology textbooks. This single figure has altered public consciousness of, and has become one of the best known "evidences" for evolution. Additionally, some individuals have used the concept of "embryonic recapitulation" to justify abortion by arguing that, after all, at various stages the fetus is no different from a fish or reptile. As an example, consider the case of the late evolutionist, Carl Sagan, and his wife, Ann Druyan. In an article titled "The Question of Abortion: A Search for the Answers" that they coauthored for the April 22, 1990 issue of Parade, these two humanists argued for the ethical permissibility of human abortion on the grounds that the fetus—growing within a woman's body for several months following conception—is not a human being. Thus, the killing of this tiny creature is not murder.
And what was the basis for this assertion? Sagan and Druyan argued their case by subtly employing the antiquated argument based upon embryonic recapitulation. They wrote that the embryo first is "a kind of parasite" that eventually looks like a "segmented worm." Further alterations, they suggested, reveal "gill arches" like that of a "fish or amphibian." Supposedly, "reptilian" features emerge, and later give rise to "mammalian...pig-like" traits. By the end of the second month, according to these two authors, the creature resembles a "primate but is still not quite human" (1990, p. 6).
There is only one small problem. Haeckel's illustration was a fake! Dr. Haeckel was an accomplished artist, as well as an anatomist. He used his art talent to falsify some of the drawings that accompanied his research articles on animal and human embryos, in order to make it appear as if embryonic recapitulation were true—when, in fact, it was not. History records that Haeckel was accused of scientific fraud by his peers and tried in an academic court at the University of Jena where he was a professor. (He was found guilty and, as a result, disrepute followed him for the remainder of his professional career.)
Haeckel's drawings of embryos at three different stages for (from left to right): fish, salamander, tortoise, chick, hog, calf, rabbit and man (from 1876, Plates VI-VII). The supposed "gill-slits" are shown in red.
Recognition of Haeckel's falsehoods still appears in scientific journals, as was evident in a letter to the editor in the May 15, 1998 issue of Science. The seven authors of the letter pointed out (correctly) that Haeckel was overzealous and purposely gave incorrect details in his embryonic drawings (Richardson, et al., 1998). In her book, Essays in the History of Embryology and Biology, Jane Oppenheimer observed that Haeckel's work "was the culmination of the extremes of exaggeration which followed Darwin," (1967, p. 150). She lamented: "Haeckel's doctrines were blindly and uncritically accepted," and "delayed the course of embryological progress."
Embryologist Erich Blechschmidt considered Haeckel's "Great Biogenetic Law" (as it came to be known) one of the most serious errors in the history of biology. In his book, The Beginnings of Human Life, he minced no words in repudiating Haeckel's fraudulent forgeries: "The so-called basic law of biogenetics is wrong. No buts or ifs can mitigate this fact. It is not even a tiny bit correct or correct in a different form. It is totally wrong" (Menton, 1997)
In describing the general feeling upon discovering the truth, Sir Arthur Keith stated:
It was expected that the embryo would recapitulate the features of its ancestors from the lowest to the highest forms in the animal kingdom. Now that the appearance of the embryo at all stages is known, the general feeling is one of disappointment; the human embryo at no stage is anthropoid in appearance (1932, pp. 94-95)
It was expected that the embryo would recapitulate the features of its ancestors from the lowest to the highest forms in the animal kingdom. Now that the appearance of the embryo at all stages is known, the general feeling is one of disappointment; the human embryo at no stage is anthropoid in appearance (1932, pp. 94-95)
Menton further suggests:
We could ignore this pathetic chapter in the history of evolutionism—were it not for something Michael Richardson mentioned in a letter to the editor in the August 28, 1998 issue of Science: "Sadly, it is the discredited 1874 drawings that are used in so many British and American biology textbooks" (p. 1289). The evidence of this statement is obvious when you look at just how far-reaching Haeckel's drawings have become. Even Dr. Benjamin Spock saw fit to perpetuate Haeckel's recapitulation myth in his well-known book, Baby and Child Care. Spock confidently assured expectant mothers that "each child as he develops is retracing the whole history of mankind, physically and spiritually, step by step. A baby starts off in the womb as a single tiny cell, just the way the first living thing appeared in the ocean. Weeks later, as he lies in the amniotic fluid of the womb, he has gills like a fish" (1997).
Unfortunately, the biogenetic "law" still is being taught as a scientific fact in many public schools and universities. Of 15 high school biology textbooks being considered for adoption by the Indiana State Board of Education in 1980, nine offered embryological recapitulation as evidence for evolution. Evolutionists themselves have conceded that the biogenetic "law" has become so deeply rooted in evolutionary dogma that it cannot be weeded out. For example, Paul Ehrlich observed: "Its shortcomings have been almost universally pointed out by modern authors, but the idea still has a prominent place in biological mythology" (1963, p. 66). It is time we began teaching the next generation the truth. All embryos are not the same, and embryonic humans are not the equivalent of fish, or reptiles. The evolutionists themselves have admitted as much. In their classic biology textbook, Life: An Introduction to Biology, George Gaylord Simpson and William S. Beck put it bluntly when they wrote: "Ontogeny does not recapitulate phylogeny." Then, in a footnote at the bottom of the page where that statement appeared, they told the student: "You may well ask why we bother you with the principles that turned out to be wrong. There are two reasons. In the first place, belief in recapitulation became so widespread that it is still evident in some writings about biology and evolution. You should know therefore what recapitulation is supposed to be, and you should know that it does not really occur" (1965, p. 241).
Blechschmidt, Erich (1977), The Beginnings of Human Life (New York: Springer-Verlag).
Ehrlich, Paul R. and Richard W. Holm (1963), The Process of Evolution (New York: McGraw-Hill).
Keith, Sir Arthur (1932), The Human Body (London: Thornton and Butterworth).
Menton, David (1997), "Is the Human Embryo Essentially a Fish with Golls?," http://www.gennet.org/facts/metro06.html.
Oppenheimer, Jane (1967), Essays in the History of Embryology and Biology (Boston, MA: MIT Press).
Richardson, Michael (1998), "Haeckel's Embryos, Continued," Science, 281:1289, August 28.
Richardson, M., J. Hanken, L. Selwood, G.M. Wright, R.J. Richards, C. Pieau, A. Raynaud (1998), "Haeckel, Embryos, and Evolution," Science, 280:983-984, May 15.
Sagan, Carl and Ann Druyan (1990), "The Question of Abortion," Parade, pp. 4-8, April 22.
Simpson, George Gaylord and W.S. Beck (1965), Life: An Introduction to Biology (New York: Harcourt, Brace & World), second edition.
Spock, B. (1998), Baby and Child Care (New York: Pocket Books).

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Philip Levine is the former poet laureate of the United States, named by the Library of Congress in August 2011. He was appointed to the honorary post at the age of 83, making him one of the oldest laureates in history. A former auto worker in Detroit, Mr. Levine is best known for his big-hearted Whitmanesque poems about working-class Americans.
He is the author of about 20 collections of poetry, including "The Simple Truth," which won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize, and "What Work Is," which won the National Book Award in 1991.
He succeeded W. S. Merwin.
Born in Detroit, Mich., on Jan. 10, 1928, to Russian-Jewish immigrants (he once referred to himself as "a dirty Detroit Jew with bad manners"), Mr. Levine has sometimes been criticized for leaning too hard on his blue-collar roots. For unknown reasons, his parents told him he was of Spanish ancestry, and as a young man he became fascinated with Spanish anarchism and the Spanish Civil War — subjects that still turn up in his poems.
His father died when he was 5 years old, leaving the family hard up. Before embracing poetry, he held a succession of what he has called "stupid jobs" — he built transmissions for Cadillac, worked in the Chevrolet gear and axle factory, and drove a truck for Railway Express. His early poems, often written in narrow, seven-syllable lines, were gritty, hard-nosed evocations of the lives of working people and their neighborhoods.
Over the years Mr. Levine's subject matter hasn't changed much — he remains a distinctly urban poet — but his edge has softened. His later poems are narrative, anecdotal elegies for a vanished working-class world. Commenting on his poetry, he said, "I find more energy in my earlier work. More dash, more anger. Anger was a major engine in my poetry then. It's been replaced by irony, I guess, and by love."
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October 7, 2011, Friday
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September 10, 2011, Saturday
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- Richard H said...
Who will be hosting/moderating the debate?
- November 13, 2009 at 9:32 AM
- André T. said...
All I can say is: don't spend time telling people about your personal story with christianity. Just use the things you've already shown you know. This will be great.
- November 13, 2009 at 10:06 AM
- Meatros said...
I'm glad that you are getting more visibility, by engaging in this debate, but I have to be honest, I don't think that Dinesh is a very apt interlocutor.
- November 13, 2009 at 1:04 PM
- Jacob said...
Looking forward to see you in a debate. Too bad it's versus the creepiest most ad hominem ridden douche on the theist side.
But if its a stepping stone to get to the goal(?) of debating Craig then so be it.
- November 13, 2009 at 1:24 PM
- bobius said...
The "topic" is irrelevant (see the D'Souza Dennett debate). D'Souza will make the same arguments in the same way regardless of what you supposedly agree to as a topic. Get ready for "atheism is a faith too because the best explanation for the universe/fine tuning is theistic but atheists use their faith to override this clear evidence" and "atheists should take responsibility for communism, nazism, etc."
These sound like easy things to deal with, but they're not, because D'Souza is a great sermonizer. The arguments aren't great, but the rhetoric and the performance are enough to build a bit of sympathy for his position in even my atheist heart.
I'm just saying, be ready for those arguments to be the arguments he trots out, and be ready to have some real emotional/rhetorical content to your bit to counter D'Souza's theatre.
Really looking forward to the debate. Can you make sure someone videotapes it so that we can all watch it? Go get 'em John.
- November 13, 2009 at 1:45 PM
- Measure said...
"[New Atheists want] to make the believer feel like a total idiot for believing in God. So it's more ambitious, it's more aggressive in its agenda."
Wow. Have fun with that guy.
- November 13, 2009 at 3:54 PM
- Chris said...
"Too bad it's versus the creepiest most ad hominem ridden douche on the theist side."
This is an interesting statement.D'Souza uses ad hominems?
- November 13, 2009 at 8:29 PM
- GungFu said...
YEAH! I'm excited, too! Make sure you 'bone up' & watch his other debates. It's just like a boxer or sports team, watch the tapes & see where the faults are. Dan Barker handled him soundly...
Barker vs D'Souza Pt. 1
- November 13, 2009 at 10:57 PM
- Dan said...
Drinking game: Take a shot of your favorite alcohol every time Dinesh uses a silly voice to imitate his opposition. A voice that is clearly designed as an insult.
- November 14, 2009 at 1:12 PM
- DamianP said...
As others have remarked, the one and only demand that I would make sure that you get Dinesh to agree to is that you are comfortable with the moderator. That's it. Unless, of course, there are others, but I would suggest that that is a must.
In other words, you need someone that will treat you both as equals, and make sure that Dinesh sticks to the topic of the debate (within reason, obviously), and that he isn't allowed to jump in whenever he feels like it.
Of the few "debates" that I have personally witnessed with D'Souza, he is an aggressive user of the "Gish gallop" tactic, also beloved by those who should know better, such as William Lane Craig, unfortunately.
For those who don't know what it is, it basically consists of him throwing out as many accusations as possible in the time that he is allotted, in the hope you won't be able to answer all of them (at least, not fully), and that the people in the audience will recognize that many of his assertions have been left unanswered, so he gets to win, largely by default.
Yes, it could well be described as dishonest, but that is often the difference between people who are committed to an honest search for truth, and those that are looking to win debates at all costs.
- November 16, 2009 at 4:58 PM
- bobius said...
you should prepare some gish gallop of your own to give him a taste of his own medicine... then if he comes out at the end to triumphantly say that you have no answer to this that and the other point, you can come back that he has no answer for several of your points as well
- November 16, 2009 at 10:38 PM
- Indy said...
I've met Dinesh - he spoke at a nearby Christian college. I will say he was unimpressive, but his arguments are appealling to believers. Stick to your core arguments and you'll win by reason alone, if ny by your sparkling personality. :-)
Just be prepared for broad ad hominem attacks and non sequitors.
- November 17, 2009 at 7:43 PM
- Aroup Chatterjee said...
If you'd be facing Dinesh D'Souza you may find my book on (Mother) Teresa of use. Pls go to www.meteorbooks.com.
D'Souza is an Indian origin Catholic so he may start chanting her name in a rapturous state.
(I was on BBC TV's Big Questions last month, debunking the so-called saint)
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Ramon, a 70-year-old man, remembers a mysterious episode from his childhood that cannot be forgotten no matter how much time passes. He was playing soccer with his friends a usual on the day. What is this memory that he can still recall even as an adult...?
He works as a journalist, writer, movie director and script writer. 1977 - 1981:Several street performances within the theatre group Universal Spontaneous Theatre 1983:Winner of the Short Stories Major Award of Madrid with the tale "Un pastelito de nata" ("A Cream Cake") 1980 - 2004:Working as a journalist for several spanish radio stations
-"El Descampado" (The Clearing) (2003-2004. 35 mm) -"Huellas en la nieve" (Footprints in the snow) (2005 35mm Short film)
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AWARDS -APRIL 2006. Best Short Film Award at the NEW YORK SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (USA) -AUGUST 2006. Best Screenplay Award at the SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OF LOS ANGELES (USA) -OCTOBER 2005. Best Short Film Award at the LEICESTER INTERNATIONAL CAN FESTIVAL (UK) -JULY 2005. Best Short Film International Award at the HULL INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL (UK). -2004. Ra・l Garca Forneiro, the young actor who made his debut in Pedro Touceda's "El Descampado", co-stars the Pedro Almod・var film, "La Mala Educacion" -2003. Best Director Award at the 25th SAN ROQUE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL. FESTIVALS -Leeds International Film Festival (UK. November 2006) -Betting on Shorts Institute of Contemporary Arts of London (UK. July 2006) -Cambridge Film Festival (United Kingdom. July 2006) -San Francisco Short Film Festival (USA. September 2006) -Festival Maremetraggio (Trieste. Italy. July 2006)
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very good movie, very sensitive... Elsa Zeller
2007-08-17 01:20:09
it reminds my childhood
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Muchas gracias a todas las personas que han visto y votado nuestro corto, y buena suerte a los maravillosos trabajos que se han visto en este festival. Thank you very much to everybody who has seen and voted our short movie. And best of luck for all the wonderful works we have seen in this festival Ruedo Producciones / Pluton Films
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The best movie about the travel from the chilhood to the adult world... a little diamond, a classic by the history of the short films.
2007-05-14 16:41:42
Great!!! good actors, good fotography, good script and brilliant director. congratulations!!!
2007-05-14 04:26:28
it is a very fantastic history about childhood
2007-05-14 04:17:17
it is a very beutifull memories from childhood
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"The greatest nation on earth cannot keep conducting its business by drifting from one manufactured crisis to the next," Obama told a joint session of Congress and a nationwide television audience.
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In the first State of the Union of President Barack Obama's second term, Obama says it is this generation's task to 'reignite' the middle class in America.
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Florida Senator Marco Rubio delivered the official Republican response, in both English and Spanish. He criticized Obama's program as just more unnecessary spending.
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Owners of Mountain House Assisted Living Facility are "heartbroken" over the actions of several former employees.An investigation resulted in the arrests of Wanda Hartley, Tiffany Darnell, Felicia Glenn and Heather Darnell on one count each of obtaining property by false pretenses. The SBI alleges the former employees received extra wages for time they did not work. The allegations get worse, however.
Former director Sherry Dancy and her husband, Leroy Dancy, have also been issued charges. Sherry Dancy is alleged to have allowed the employees to receive the extra wages, and worse still, to have obtained property and money from Mountain House residents under false pretenses. She is also charged with practicing law without a license. Bureau investigators allege Dancy prepared Power of Attorney and Last Will and Testament papers that made herself and husband Leroy the recipients of residents' property.
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HELPER - Lee quietly slipped away Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012 surrounded by family after suffering from pneumonia.
Lee was born on Sept. 30, 1917 to Nick and Maria Florias Diamanti in Helper. He was the second of their five children. In order to distinguish him from a cousin with the same name, he was given the nickname "Londy" after a boxer that he resembled.
Lee spent 92 years living in his family home in Helper. In 2010 he moved to the Heirloom Inn in Price. In his early years, he helped his dad on the family farm, and then worked in the coal mines along with keeping up the farm until he retired. He served in the Army during World War II and was honorably discharged.
He was preceded in death by his father and mother, his brothers Bill and Chris, and his sisters Stella Mueller, and Katherine Gerrard, nephew Billy Diamanti, and niece Kathy Moore. He is survived by his sister-in-law Bonnie (Bill) Diamenti, Phyllis (Chris) Diamanti, nieces Susan Huff, Marietta Glauser, and nephew Nick Diamenti and numerous grand nieces and nephews.
He was always generous, kind, loving, and had a great sense of humor. He loved his comfy recliner, watched old Westerns and sports and loved his scooter. At first, he balked at getting a scooter, but once he got it "he was off to the races!" It was his pride and joy!
The family would like to thank the staff and residents at the Heirloom Inn for their kindness and a special great big thanks to his "buddies" at the Savoy with whom he played cards.
Funeral services will be held at Mitchell Funeral Home, 233 E. Main Street, Price, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012 at 2 p.m. Family will be at Mitchell's Saturday one hour prior to services. Interment, Mountain View Cemetery, Helper. Arrangements entrusted to Mitchell Funeral Home where friends are always welcome daily and may share memories of "Londy" www.mitchellfuneralhome.net.


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The hoodlum is a big knife. Knives are great for splitting, but they suck at chopping so you are going to want a saw with that. A large buck saw. You are talking about some serious wood processing tools.
And especially sharp about the use of magnesium starter. Very useful advice on the river, when sometimes everything (and I mean everything) is wet. I've never brought a hatchet or saw. I step on stuff and break it. Winter I bring a fixed blade for sure.
I think this is a great addition to the mix at BPL. Fire building is a foundational wilderness skill. Increasing your comfort when in an area that is appropriate for fire or even saving your life in an emergency are well worth a little practice. I love shiny new toys as much as the next guy but the skills and experience you have are the most important and lightest things you carry.
Nice video. I'm glad to see it here on BPL. One small quibble. The firestarter used was not a magnesium starter but a ferrocerium rod (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrocerium). The ubiquitous but subpar magnesium firstarters have a ferro rod mounted on their side that actually generate the hot sparks. It is not the magnesium that sparks but the ferro. Ferro rods are also known as a "metal match".Ferro rods are commonly referred to as "flints" but they are not really flint. Ferro is a manmade alloy while flint is a natural rock/mineral/whatever.A ferro rod plus homemade tinder made from Vaseline-soaked cotton balls is an extremely effective firstarting toolkit.
A less expensive alternative to the $160 GB Belt Axe is the $23+ shipping Vaughan Sub-zero, Sportsmans Axe distributed by www.forestry-supplies.com using a slightly modified name. The quality is high for a mass produced product and the low price point. The Sportsmans has almost the same exact head weight, overall weight and handle length as the GB Belt Axe. The GB head is 4.125 x 2.5 in.; and the Vaughan Sportsmans head is 3.75 x 2.375 in. The Vaughan Sportsmans eye is far less vulnerable to distortion than is the GB eye. The Vaughan Sportsmans head is not finished quite as well and the sheath is inadequate, but the fundamental shape, steel quality and tempering are there, using a 1080 low alloy carbon steel at HRC 54-55. Also the grain alignment of the handles are generally excellent.If you still want to go upscale and buy a USA product, you might consider the Reeves Forge Belt Axe. It is a little heavier at 14 oz. but is of the highest quality. $185 if you are willing to wait 12 months or so to buy direct from Lee Reeves. The cost is considerably more through a distributor to get one right away. I'm glad to see the introduction of a 3-edge-system brought to BPL. Cliff Jacobson and many others have been using it for a long time.
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You can actually scrape off shavings from a ferro rod in the same way as a mag bar. You can get a nice little pile and a burst of flame.
@ Brian UL, your point that small belt axes are much more dangerous than full size axes is very important. More skill is required. Kochanski demonstrates using five or so wooden wedges of varying lengths to split a larger diameter round of wood, using a baton. He talks about reusing them until they wear out.
Nice videoI make mine slightly different. I gather enough thin sticks to make a small log cabin. built it sort of like a bridge between two thicker pieces of fuel. I fill the "cabin" with either pine nettles or shavings of wood I've made and I light it from the bottom (usually with a cotton ball on the end of a stick).I've found a sturdy pocket knife to be invaluable in starting fires in the east even in summer. Things tend to be moister then out west and finding good tinder is tough. Often its quicker to split sticks up. Ken mentioned fires in a downpour. I did that once using generous amounts of alcohol. I built a big pyramid of fuel on top of everything so the fire was somewhat covered as it was starting. A friend of mine had his campers hold a piece of cardboard over a fire while he started it. I suppose you could have someone hold a sleeping pad over the fireplace while you lit things up (I wouldn't us a Neo Air though).
Here is a GREAT video of Terry Barney making a fire in the rain using only a non locking folding knife and a firesteel.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c90jBC31lrU
Totally cheating. Love it. Nice hatchet, too.
Good find Justin. Thanks.
That just makes no sense - if it's raining, get in tentAnd that video is worth less - let's see him keep the fire going for several hours. Maybe if you could rig up a tarp or find a sheltered spot to keep the rain off you and the fire.I usually make a fire, but it's just for entertainment.
That video is worthless? Really?In the beginning of the video he shows that he is under a tarp. Being able to get a nice fire going in the cold and wet while laying under a tarp is amazing. It can warm you up after a cold day and help to dry out some of your clothing. After being soaking wet and cold all day, it can be hard to warm yourself up with just your body heat.Yeah, he could keep that fire going for hours but it was just a demonstration. If you put wet wood on the fire carefully, the heat will dry it out to where it can catch. The rain wont put a fire out unless it's a torrential downpour. Even with a torrential downpour, if you place the fire under heavy tree cover it will block enough of the rain.
Rain or no rain, This how you start a fire!Of course, LOX isn't UL.
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Thanks for the post Ryan. I'd love to see more videos, especially about winter or shoulder season backpacking.
You are doing a good job for bpl thx you so much!
"That video is worthless? Really?"No, I said worth less, not worthless : ) And there are some good ideas in both videos I have filed away in my memory bank, thanks.A lot of times when I build a fire in marginal conditions, I can get it to burn for a while, but then it sort of fizzles out. You need an hour and at least 10 times as much wood before you really know you've got it going.If a fire is big enough, like a bonfire, it won't make any difference if it's raining.And if it's raining hard, there's no way you'll dry out as fast as new water is getting you wet.If you can find a sheltered spot, like under a tarp, but not melt the tarp from the fire, then you could make a fire and get warm and dry. A tree maybe, but after a while most trees start dripping. So much easier to wear as little as possible that gets wet, set up your tent, take off wet jacket and put on dry clothing and get into dry sleeping bag.
Thanks Ryan you did a great Job! Here is my 2 cents for what its worth. I have several vids on youtube demonstrating different types of fire lays for different situations Also a few on finding natural tinder that works well I have been successful in rain snow and windy conditions.I would give the link but I thought we were not supposed to do that here.Search Tomsbackwoods if anybody cares to watch. My experience has led me to not using small saws. For me my small axe can split chop cut everything I need under 5 inches in diameter.A light scoring around the outside of the piece and some pressure will usually break the wood with no need for a saw.Splitting is just as easy with some practice.I use a break down buck saw with a 24 inch blade for bigger wood. Batoning is a great example for getting to the dry heart wood.I use this method when I don't have an axe. Making fire is a great skill.I practice in the rain for the fun of it and I think everybody should know at least a few ways to make fire in an emergency. Thanks for your effort Ryan and great tutorial!
"Nice video. I'm glad to see it here on BPL. One small quibble. I don't really see the need for an ax. It is the heaviest and by far the most potentially dangerous implement of the three used in the video, especially in a survival situation where you may be shaky and stressed. You can do limbing very easily with a pruning saw, without worrying about limbing yourself in the process, and save a lot of weight and bucks in the process. Other than that, an excellent tutorial well executed. Thank you, RJ!
"Thanks for the post Ryan. I'd love to see more videos, especially about winter or shoulder season backpacking."My thoughts exactly!!! Keep 'em coming!
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Liz Allred said she likes to watch the "world shift" as she travels with students who embark on "Global Learning Experiences" with her.
Liz, program director of Global Learning Experiences, said sooner or later the students who travel internationally experience a transformational moment. They see the importance of understanding new cultures and comprehending how political philosophies and social context impact economic activity.
Dozens of Huntsman students seize the opportunity to infuse a heavy dose of international reality into their educational experience each year by traveling to countries like Argentina, Brazil, China, Germany, India, Israel, Russia, Vietnam, and Turkey.
Every summer, groups of undergraduate students travel to South America, Eastern Europe, and Asia. These programs last from two to four weeks, and integrate coursework with a variety of business and cultural activities.
In their junior year, Huntsman Scholars travel to Switzerland, Belgium, and France as part of a 15-credit scholar semester. Scholars must qualify almost a year in advance, and are selected based on academic performance, leadership potential, and their commitment to service.
MBA students are required to participate in one of four programs during spring break. The graduate students go to China, India, Japan, and Israel.
Students in the Master of Science in Human Resources program traveled during spring break to either England and Germany, or India and Switzerland. Each of these programs is designed to foster within students an appreciation of the everyday realities of business in different parts of the world.


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New Found Glory vocalist Jordan Pundik may sing "I'm amazed that we've made it this far" on the band's seventh full-length "Radiosurgery," but that shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who has followed the band's career trajectory. For the past fourteen years theCoral Springs,Florida, pop-punk act have transcended trends and gimmicks by writing songs from the heart that listeners of all ages can relate to -- and the band's latest album "Radiosurgery" sees New Found Glory continuing that journey while simultaneously paying homage to the bands who influenced them to pick up instruments as teenagers. "Our music is constantly evolving and changing and when this band puts out an album we always try to offer something different," says guitarist Chad Gilbert -- who along with Pundik, guitarist Steve Klein, bassist Ian Grushka and drummer Cyrus Bolooki make up New Found Glory. "With this disc we wanted to go back to the music that got us into punk and incorporate influences from those albums and also make a record that sounds consistent; whereas in the past some of our albums were a little bit more all-over-the-place musically, this one feels like a complete thought." The band's focused direction was aided by producer Neal Avron, who hadn't worked with the band since 2004's Catalyst and honed his chops with artists like Fall Out Boy andLinkinParkin the interim. "Neal started producing us when we were a much smaller band and we learned a lot from him and felt like he always brought our songs to the next level," Klein says about the decision to reunite with the famed producer after working with Thom Panunzio and Blink-182's Mark Hoppus respectively on their past two releases. "We've both had so many different experiences over the past few years so to be able to come together at this point in our career was really awesome." From the Green Day-influenced opener "Radiosurgery" to melodic, upbeat anthems like "Ready, Aim, Fire!" and straight-forward, instantly infectious rockers such as "Summer Fling, Don't Mean A Thing," the songs on "Radiosurgery" sound undeniably like New Found Glory but also contain a timeless punk feel that will invariably appeal to both veteran fans as well as recent converts to the band. "There's no filler on this record," Klein explains, "we worked really hard on every song and it's meant to be listened all the way through." Lyrically "Radiosurgery" is just as cohesive as it is musically, although songs like "Trainwreck" -- which memorably features the chorus "falling in love is like a trainwreck / If you make it out alive you still haven't made it" -- embody both the positive and negative aspects of being in a relationship. "[This album] sounds like an angry break-up record on the surface but it's more about everything you go through when you're in a relationship," Gilbert explains. "A lot of these songs were written from the perspective of 'what's happening in your mind when everything falls apart and how do you deal with it?'" That said, even if you haven't experienced heartbreak in the past you'll still be able to embrace -- and sing-along to -- all eleven tracks on "Radiosurgery." "I think it's cool that there's some mystery with these lyrics because I like people to relate our songs to their own lives rather than us talking about ourselves all the time," Klein elaborates. "Whatever's going on in my life isn't necessarily the same as what's happening in other people's lives, so we like to keep the stories ambiguous enough that anyone can take whatJordanis singing about and apply it to their own situation." Ultimately after selling millions of records, interacting with countless fans and touring the world with everyone from Green Day to Paramore, New Found Glory feel a responsibility to their audience to bring something new and fresh to the table with every single release. "So many of our fans say they used to be into whatever was popular at the time and then they heard us and got into punk and that means so much to us," Gilbert explains. "That's why we never settle for anything less than the best; we want to make a record that our fans will love but that will also impress them." "This album is a culmination of all of our albums put together and in a lot of ways we feel like a new band when we're playing these songs because they're so energized and they affirm the fact that we're going to be a band for a long time," summarizes Klein. "In a lot of ways it feels like we're just getting started."
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There's a difference between an inexpensive sandwich and a free lunch.
Here's the one other story that you can't afford to miss today
You know exactly what the sandwich costs you, but you have to figure out the real price of "free" when it comes to the lunch.
So when Charles Schwab offered investors a free lunch this week in the form of its "ETF OneSource" platform — which allows investors to buy and sell over 100 ETFs with no online trade commissions — investors were so focused on the "free" that they missed the devil hiding in the details.
This isn't to say Schwab ETF OneSource is a bad thing. Far from it: It's another step forward for the ETF business, especially if it leads to more widespread availability of commission-free trades.
But it's not revolutionary. While Schwab compared the new platform with Schwab Mutual Fund OneSource — the supermarket concept it opened more than 20 years ago that allowed investors to do one-stop shopping between fund families with transaction costs reduced or eliminated — this isn't the same kind of game-changer.
Exchange-traded funds, essentially, are mutual funds built to trade like stocks, complete with the commissions on buys and sells; OneSource allows investors to trade ETFs — paying the same underlying operating expense ratio on the fund – without trading costs.
Online brokerages typically charge anywhere from $6.95 to $14.95 per trade. Those dollars add up, especially for investors making regular, small deposits rather than dropping the occasional big chunk of cash.
Several firms offer limited commission-free ETF trading, whether it is Vanguard giving freebies on its house funds or Fidelity going fee-free on 30 different ETFs from iShares, to TD Ameritrade offering no-cost trades on more than 100 different ETFs, including some big name-brand issues.
Schwab ETF OneSource opens with 105 available funds, and while the list includes brand-name providers, it doesn't necessarily cover the big-time funds. Beth Flynn, Schwab's vice president of ETF platform management, noted that the available funds cover 54 different Morningstar style categories, giving investors commission-free access to the vast majority of the investment world.
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The question for average investors is whether that access is good enough.
Want to trade Standard & Poor's 500? The SPDR S&P 500 Trust SPY, -0.63% — the first ETF and the one with the most trading volume — isn't on the list; you could settle for the Guggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF RSP, -0.84% or the PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF SPLV, -0.68% , but they're hardly the same thing.
Likewise, the SPDR S&P MidCap 400 MDY, -0.91% is not part of OneSource, but its value-flavored sibling is.
Alas, it's an ugly little sibling. The SPDR S&P 400 MidCap Value fund MDYV, -0.84% is tiny, with roughly $25 million in assets; its average trading volume is under 2,000 shares per day. By comparison, the iShares S&P MidCap 400 Value Index IJJ, -0.64% is more than 100 times larger ($2.58 billion in assets) and trades over 130,000 shares in an average day, and it is not part of the OneSource platform.
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My name is Malissa, I'm 25 years old and live in Central Texas with my husband, daughter, our dogs and kitties. Currently we are owned by Skittles (Doberman), Sanguine (Australian Shepherd), Erebus (English Bulldog) and our newest member to the family who is a 7 month old APBT who has not yet been named. We have lived with at least one bully in our home since I was a kid. We've had Amstaffs, Ambullies and APBT's. They are by far one of my favorites. I enjoy reading, writing, hiking and camping in my free time and of course, doing all kinds of fun stuff with our canine friends. I would post pictures but at the moment, I do not have any. I will post some soon, when my camera is working again!
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Every once in awhile a game will come along that is a writers literary dream. For instance when a team called the Cowboys play one called the Indians. Or when the Rebels battle the Yankees. Or if the Knights battle the Dragons.
One of the famous fallacies in comics and movies is that man existed on the planet while dinosaurs roamed the earth. That is not true because according to the fossil records tens of millions of years existed between the time the reptiles were wiped out and man evolved into what he is today.
But on Tuesday night the Cavemen (of American Fork High School) and the Dinos did exist at the same time on the basketball court and one of those epic battles between two opponents took place.
Contrary to the movies however, the Dinos didn't chase the Cavemen around and smash them into the ground. They used a weapon called a "Zach" to defeat the Dinos and therefore momentarily won the Jurassic realm.
It was Zach Adamson, and his tremendous shooting that did in the Carbon team Tuesday night in the "Cave" at American Fork High 69-50.
The hunt began when the Cavemen took off to a 20-9 lead at the end of the first quarter and never really looked back. The Utah County team (7-3), while not being ranked in the top five in the state in 4A ball, is right up there however. And they will get better since they have Provo (ranked first in 4A) and Timpview (ranked second) are both on their powerful Region 6 schedule starting next week.
Carbon, however, lowered the boom on the high scoring Cavemen in the second quarter holding them to only 10 points while putting in 11 themselves. While it didn't make the score much closer, it did a lot for the Carbon confidence going into the second half.
After the break, however, the Cavemen reverted to their wily ways, putting in 18 big points. The Dinos weren't out of it during the quarter, scoring 15 themselves, but that put them at the beginning of the fourth with a 13 point deficit, a large amount to make up, particularly on the road.
Both teams scored well in the fourth period with American Fork making the quarter their best scoring effort of the game with 21 points while Carbon was only able to manage 15.
This seems to be the way it has been for Carbon in games they have lost this season. If they get ahead in the first period they have been able to hang on to the victory in almost every game. But if they get down, particularly way down, they just can't quite come back.
The Dinos scoring was led by Jeff Anderson with 17 points. Jake Wood put in 10.
Carbon got one three pointer in the game from Wood while the Cavemen were able to place seven tres in the net, many of which came in the second half.
With the preseason over the Dinos now get to work on league play. On Friday night they travel to Delta to face the Rabbits in the first Region 8 contest of the year.
Hopefully they will find the Rabbit's den more hospitable than the cave they call a gym in American Fork.
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