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Question For You Cliff
Derrick Leasure
From: Derrick Leasure
To: firstname.lastname@example.com <email@example.com>
Date: Friday, October 09, 1998 9:36 PM
Subject: Pseodo-philosophical question for you Cliff
Hi there Cliff. I am writing this so that you can post it along with your reply. The question I'm going to present to you is pseudo-philosophical in nature and I have Never had an atheist be able to give me an answer to it. I will first preface the question with a brief introduction of myself so you will know the perspective from which I am writing. I was a strong atheist.(For your readers that do not clearly understand that term I will say that it means that an individual has concluded that there is no god, as opposed of simply not believing that a deity exists (weak atheism). While I was at college and became "enlightened" I realized that there are certain scientific truths that cannot be relinquished regardless of your stance on the existance of deities. Not of the least of these is the basic law of cause and effect. The sun exists (the effect) because hydrogen exists(the cause). Hydrogen exists(the effect) because the atoms that make it up exist(the cause). Atoms exist(the effect) because ??? exists(the cause). In other words, there had to be a cause for the initial atoms that came to exist or there would simply be nothingness. If there was not a cause that is not held captive to the laws of our universe, the only other possibility would be a state of complete nothingness. Since there is something other than pure nothingness, it only stands to reason that something that is not held to our natural laws, ie. super-natural, created the initial beginnings of our universe including the very laws that hold this argument to be true. Again, my point is simply this: Something that works outside of the laws of physics had to create the initial matter from which our existance stems from. This is evident because there would be absolute nothingness if it were not for the fact that something above our natural laws created the initial matter. There HAD to be a cause and this cause HAD to have been performing outside of the laws of physics. For this cause to be performing outside the laws of physics it would have to be not subjected to our natural laws, thus supernatural. So the only logical conclusion to this argument is that there MUST be something that performs outside the laws of the universe since there is something other than pure nothingness. I look forward to your reply.
Derrick Leasure
Cliff's response:
The question I'm going to present to you is pseudo-philosophical in nature ...
I will try to address your questions, though I suspect you think these are iron-clad, impenetrable truths. Many questions that people ask are based on unreasonable or unjustified presuppositions, or the questions are themselves flawed in some way, and thus cannot be answered. Some might think this is just a polite way of calling them trick questions; however, I have no way of knowing somebody's motives, so I take all questions at face value and try to give everybody the benefit of the doubt as to their intentions. (All of this is in response to your use of the term pseudo-philosophical: I have no clue what you mean by that, but must take on your question nonetheless because, after reading the rest of your letter, I think there is enough to go on.
I will sift through your paragraph and address what I see to be flawed presuppositions, premature and unjustified conclusions, and other problems. Then, I will try to get to the gist of what I think your question is, and address what I think your real question is, and answer my understanding of what I think your question really asks.
Since I feel the need to clarify your question, it will be your responsibility
to point out if I have missed some aspect of your claims, and to point
this out in the clearest terms possible. This is where most of the
dialogues on our "Letters" section have failed: a good discussion
requires clarity of thought. Many people do not have the patience to engage
in a clearly stated discussion.
The question I'm going to present to you is pseudo-philosophical in nature and I have Never had an atheist be able to give me an answer to it.
First, I must clarify the definition of atheism: Atheism is the lack of a god belief, for whatever reason; an atheist is somebody who is not a theist. Within that group we find several subcategories:
In all cases except the first, it is the theist who makes the god claim; it is not the atheist who makes any claims. For a theist to define atheism as the outright denial of a god is unfair, and is insensitive to the statements of atheists throughout history.
If you have never had an atheist answer your question, I wonder just what you mean by atheist. I also would like to know how many atheists you have discussed this question with: what is your sample? As we will see, the gist of your question (as I understand your question) is one of the basic historical arguments between theists and atheists.
If my discussion, thus far, is acceptable to you, we can move on.
While I was at college and became "enlightened" I realized that there are certain scientific truths that cannot be relinquished regardless of your stance on the existance of deities. Not of the least of these is the basic law of cause and effect....
I don't know what "enlightened" means.
I do know that every action has an equal and opposite reaction and that matter-energy can neither be created nor destroyed. However, since the discovery of the theory of relativity and the questions raised by quantum mechanics, I cannot be sure if everything has a single, direct cause. Many things and situations result from a number of factors, sometimes interrelated, often unrelated.
Far from being as cut-and-dried as appear to assume, the idea of causality is very complex, and raises more questions for more people than it answers.
Philosopher and novelist Robert Anton Wilson, in his novel "The Universe Next Door" (part of his "Schrödinger's Cat" trilogy), summarizes this problem very poetically, in the form of a fictional history of planet earth ("Terra"):
|The use
of atomic weapons was widely blamed on a primate named Albert Einstein.
Even Einstein himself had agreed with this opinion. He was a pacifist and
had suffered abominable pangs of conscience over what had been done with
his scientific discoveries....
"Actually the discovery of atomic energy was the result of the work of every scientist, craftsman, engineer, technician, philosopher, and gadgeteer who had ever lived on Terra. The use of atomic energy as a weapon was the result of all the political decisions ever made, from the time the vertebrates first started competing for territory.
Most Terran primates did not understand the multiplex nature of causality. They tended to think everything had a single cause. This simple philosophic error was so widespread on that planet that the primates were all in the habit of giving themselves, and other primates, more credit than was deserved when things went well. This made them all inordinately conceited.
They also gave themselves, and one another, more blame than was deserved when things went badly. This gave them all jumbo-sized guilt complexes.
It is usually that way on primitive planets, before quantum causality is understood.
This problem of causality extends to more than just sociology and psychology, and is one of the basic problems of almost every science.
If we insist on a cause, we must address the philosophical notion of "first cause" (or as theistic philosophers say, "The First Cause"). If we demand that the universe needs some sort of "cause" to explain its existence, then we must (in order to be consistent) demand that that "cause" be explained by another "cause" and so on. Eventually (logically) one must settle on an "uncaused cause" or remain agnostic in this matter.
Dr. Walter Martin, most famous for his work on alternative sects of Christianity such as Mormonism and Jehovah's Witnesses, most succinctly pointed out that the Christian, by faith, settles on the Christian God as being the "uncaused cause."
Very few atheists would go this far, postulating a "God" as an "uncaused cause," and either would think that the universe needs no explanation for its existence or, more likely, would remain agnostic on this matter.
To me, the issue is more basic. For me to think that the universe has a "cause" or a "creator," I need awareness of the creator itself.
I have never seen the end or the beginning of the universe. I do not know what the basic units of matter-energy are, and cannot tell you if there is a fixed amount of these units in the universe. I don't know if these units are capable of being created from nothing or destroyed into nothing. What I can observe (about what we know in our corner of the universe) is that matter-energy, as we know it, is converted from one form to another and back, but nobody has shown that something can be created from nothing or annihilated into nothing.
So, for me to go further than "the universe is," is for me to go beyond what I can know or verify at this point.
If I imagine the need of a creator, I do best to look for evidence of creation. This would entail finding something that appears unnatural in its surroundings. I can see evidence that chunk of rock has been struck and formed into an arrowhead. I can dig to where nobody could possibly have been, and see if this arrowhead shape occurs naturally. If it does not, then I have one clue that it was formed by an intelligent entity.
An easier example is the famous idea of finding a watch in the desert. How do I know that the watch is the result of a creative act, and is not naturally occurring? First, it does not look anything like the rest of its surroundings (like the arrowhead in the discussion above). Second, it has the marks of having been formed by an intelligent being.
But this is not enough for me to know that the watch was created, and is not, somehow, part of the natural environment. It is possible to be mistaken when this is the only criteria we use to establish that the watch was created.
Most importantly (and this point cannot be overemphasized when discussing atheistic philosophy), I can know that the watch is the work of a creator because I can go to Switzerland or some other place and observe watches being created by watchmakers. It is the existence of the watchmaker and my observation of the watchmaker at work which prove to me that the watch was created.
So, then, to postulate the existence of a creator of matter-energy itself (a creator of the universe), based on the characteristics of the universe itself, is premature. We have no experience "outside" of the universe with which to compare our observations. We cannot tell if matter-energy is unnatural or if time-space is something that needs "outside" intervention to be maintained. We have never been "outside" (whatever that would mean) to make a comparison.
We can observe a volcano and explain it as the result of natural geological causes; we no longer need to think of it as revenge from any gods. Nuclear energy is as natural as the sunshine. We cannot go so far as to insist that even life and consciousness are unnatural, that they cannot be explained as the result of matter and energy and information behaving in specific ways under specific conditions.
We don't have this luxury when pondering the existence of the universe, simply because we have never been "outside" the universe to make comparisons, and we have never encountered a "God" who can consistently be detected and observed in the act of creation.
In short, it boils down to: "Show me or describe to me your creator." Once this is done, we can then know that the universe was created, and has not always existed in one form or another. Until you do this, though, your demands for a "cause" are premature.
Thus you have my twist on the standard atheistic response to the standard (yea, worn out, already) theistic "first Cause" argument.
Any other questions?
-- Cliff Walker
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The Nissan Versa, also known as Tida on other markets, is known for combining space, utility, fuel efficiency, and also great looks for a low price but there is no doubt that a change in design must be made, to answer the needs and wishes of the buyers. Although a mild update was made in 2010, the Versa will now lose the obvious French influence of Renault in terms of design, and imitates a lot more its brother models from the Nissan Company, and more specific the Nissan Leaf and current Nissan Rogue. Instead, the space, fuel efficiency and power are expected to stay almost equal to its predecessor.
The new 2013 Nissan Versa is going to be more curvaceous, lower and longer and also from spoilers we received it will have a rakish windshield, swept back nose and reverse kink rear roof pillar. Although there is not too many information in terms of look and design, we know that the 2013 Versa's is going to have a tough competition from lot of great cars such as: Ford Fiesta, that was launched as as 2011 model and all new refreshed 2012 Hyundai Accent, the redone 2012 Honda Fit. Also, the model could be threaten by its own kind, the hot selling Nissan Micra which is a smaller and cheaper model from Japanese automaker is going to be introduced in U.S.
The car will come in a front wheel drive and with 4-cylinder engines, presumably having a 1.6 liter engine that will have 107 horsepower whereas in more premium models there would be a 1.8-liter engine that is going to give 122 horsepower. Also, there are taken into account the ideas to add a Versa version with turbo or there could be a gas electric hybrid too. Furthermore, to be in the competition in the market, Nissan should be certainly looking at upgrading the second generation Versa's automatic to a five to six speed, or it could just bet on CVT, Also, the next generation of Versa is almost sure to retain torsion beam in its rear suspension.
More safety could be a plus for the 2013 Nissan Versa, so it should include an (ABS) antilock braking system as one of the standard feature. Also, made to control emergency stops, Antilock braking system was optional for the model year in 2011 in the 1.6 Base sedans and was standard on the rest of the Versas. Traction control and Nissan's VDC i.e Vehicle Dynamic Control antiskid system features should clearly be a standard on all the Versas to expand its safety.
To conclude with, the expected prince range for the Nissan Versa is about $11,000-$19,000 and an improvement over first-generation Versa ratings regarding fuel economy, which ranged from 26/34 mpg city/highway for the 1.6-liter model to 27/33 for versions with the 1.8-liter and the CVT, is highly suggested to keep up with the other competitors on the market.


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Nov. 21, 2011
Head Coach Nick Saban
Opening statement:
"I think the biggest lesson that we probably learned this past week is that you can't have any lapses in trust when you're playing against the option team, which means you've got to trust that every guy is going to do what he's supposed to do. If a guy is supposed to take the dive, he'll do it so then I can go play the next guy. If you have any lapses in trust or discipline in what you're supposed to do and how you're supposed to do it, it can have some pretty serious consequences. I think our players are probably going to learn a lot from that. Everybody has a job to do and it's important to do it, regardless of what kind of offense that you're playing against."
"I think our offense did a really good job in this last game of controlling the ball. It was good that they were able to do that. But that game is over and done with. We have a very, very big game this weekend. This is one of the greatest rivalries in college football. I certainly have a tremendous amount of respect for Auburn and their team and what they've been able to accomplish this year. Some of the individual players that they have on their team are really good. (Emory) Blake is a really good receiver. They've got two really good running backs, (Michael) Dyer and (Onterio) McCalebb. They have improved as the season has progressed. They've got some individual really good players on defense. They've been very sound and solid on special teams. This is a big game. Our focus is on this game."
"We really don't have any interest in anybody playing in the Pac-12 or Pac-10, or whatever it is, or the Big 12. Any of those games really don't matter. None of those games matter. Nothing matters except how we play in this game. That's all that matters. In fact, I think I'm going to tell the team today that if they want to watch the LSU-Arkansas game, turn it off and go watch some Auburn film. That game means nothing to us either. So if you all are going to ask me about it, I hope you don't."
"Injuries to our team, Barrett Jones will start back to practicing today. Jesse (Williams) has kind of recovered from his sickness, so he should be able to practice today. (Darius) Hanks is going to try to do some practicing today. (Josh) Chapman will be back at practice today. Will Lowery, obviously we did a release on that, is out for the year. It's unfortunate that a guy gets injured this time of the year, certainly a guy of his (Lowery) competitive spirit and character. He's been a great special teams guy, playing in dime and has done a wonderful job for us, but it's a part of the game. We're going to have to overcome it and he's going to have to overcome it as well."
On what he is the most thankful for this Thanksgiving:
"I think that there is so much you have to be thankful for. This day, my family, wonderful wife and children, the opportunity to be at the University of Alabama, around the players that we have, the people that we have and the program. There's so much so to be thankful for – it's almost hard to just put a finger on any particular thing. But I'm thankful that I'm in a position to serve other people, to have an opportunity to do something that makes a difference for somebody else, regardless of what the circumstances are. We tried to do that relative to what happened in our community with the tornado and we will try to continue to do that wherever we can, when people are affected by things like that, that happen. So I guess I'm thankful to be in the position to be able to do that."
On safety Mark Barron and his development and impact since being injured in last year's Iron Bowl:
"You know, Mark is such a tough guy, that he actually got hurt in the game on the touchdown pass, the first touchdown when he tried to strip that ball. It just felt like something happened to his shoulder. He didn't know that his [pectoral] was torn, or whatever. The guy keeps playing. Even at halftime, he said 'Put a patch on it, I'm okay,' and continued to play in the second half, and actually had opportunity to make a play that he would have probably made nine out of ten times if he wasn't hurt, that he couldn't make. That's when we realized maybe something more was wrong with him. But I think Mark handled this, the whole injury thing, in a really, really mature way. (He) made a good business decision about his circumstances. He worked hard to get back to where is, and he's had a great year and probably has enhanced his future by what he's been able to accomplish this year. But not once, not once, in this entire season has Mark Barron ever been focused on anything but what was best for our team. I mean he has been a really good leader, he's played through injuries and pain and you name it, he's a leader in the secondary, he prepares every week, he makes all the calls. I don't know of a guy that could handle his circumstances and his situation any better than he has, and he had a fantastic year for us."
On his evaluation of the past two games:
"Well it's a tough circumstance for everybody when you lose a tough game. I think we've been a little knicked up the last couple of weeks, and I think we've had a lot of players that haven't been able to participate like they would like to, relative to what they're capable of. Hopefully, we'll try to get some of those guys back this week. I do think that our players have handled the situation going to Mississippi State and playing in a tough environment against a pretty decent team, and playing the way we needed to play in that game to be successful. I think that really defined the character of this team to be able to do that. Last week, I don't think we played very well in the first half, but I think we responded the right way. But I'll be honest with you – it's tough. You feel like you've got everybody focused on what they need to do. Georgia Southern was a better team than what everybody thought. Especially the way they execute and run their offense. I'm not talking about us, as coaches, I'm talking about the respect maybe the players had for it. The people, the community, the media, like this is 'just show up and win the game.' It's not that simple. But we'll kind of see this week, because this team has a tremendous opportunity in a big game for us. But you know, we weren't able to finish last year. It's always tough to play down there. So this is probably as big as of a challenge as we've had all year, so it will be interesting to see how we respond."
On who will take over as dime back since safety Will Lowery was injured:
"Well you know we could leave Mark [Barron] – continue to play there, and play somebody else at safety. Or [safety] Vinnie [Sunseri] has been the backup dime guy, and just leave Mark to play safety. But those would be the two things that we would probably make a decision about – we don't play dime until later on, so we kind of make those decision as the week goes on. When we do third down, that's when we play dime, so that's probably when we would make that decision. "
On quarterback A.J. McCarron's development and how he handles adversity:
"I think A.J. has done a good job. I really do. I think that he's played well. I think that as any quarterback, you probably get a little more credit when things go well, and you may get a little bit more blame when things don't go so well. Certainly there's some plays that he has made that have been very, very good plays on a pretty consistent basis all year long, relative to being a first-year starter. And he probably has a few plays out there that he wished he had back. But I'm not sure that there is any player on our team that couldn't say that they didn't make a choice, or a decision, that would like to have back, including me. So all-in-all, I think he has done a very good job of managing the offense, providing leadership for the offense; he's made a lot of good throws – a lot of good throws. We're pleased with the progress that he has made."
On Auburn running back Michael Dyer:
"I think he is an outstanding running back. Probably as good as anybody that we've played against this year. I think he has played really well. Maybe his numbers aren't what they were a year ago, or whatever, I [am not going to] make that comparison, but I just think the guy is a really good back. He's got good change of direction, good burst, he's got some power, he's difficult to tackle, he's got good vision and instincts as a runner, especially in the things that they ask him to do. So I think he's an outstanding player."
On if the outcome of last year's Iron Bowl has provided additional motivation for this year:
"I haven't seen our team since the game, but I'll see them in a little bit. So I don't know if they're fired up or not. I would assume they're excited about playing. I'm excited about playing, and everybody around here is excited about playing. If you don't get excited about playing in the Iron Bowl, in a game like this, you're probably not going to get excited about anything. So I'm assuming, but maybe I shouldn't assume. I think that anytime you have a disappointment, it tends to probably motivate you a little bit in terms of what you would like to accomplish, because of the disappointment that you suffered when you didn't have success. That would be in anything, and would probably be anybody. So is that something that probably some of those disappointments, sometimes are things that tend to bring people together, sort of in a common goal of what they want to try to accomplish. We had several disappointments a year ago, and I think all those things probably contributed to bringing this team, making this team, the chemistry on this team, what it became and what it is."
On the origin of the phrase "Never again," relative to this team:
"I don't know exactly how it was born, or why it was born. I know when. I just think it came from the disappointment of last year's game. Some player said it; somebody said it somewhere along the line. It is what it is. I don't know that it was something that was not spontaneous that somebody said, that just kind of stuck."
On if there was any second guessing about the coaching in last year's Iron Bowl:
"Specifically, what? Since things went bad, I think it was a horrible job of coaching, if you want to know the truth about it. I mean, just like everything else, when it goes good, same guy that coached the first half coaches the second half, so whatever happened in the first half, I guess we all did great. Whatever happened the second half, we really did bad."
On the play calling becoming conservative, sitting on a lead:
"I think that we were doing everything that we could do to win the game. I think you have to give their players a lot of credit for the character that they showed to come back in the game. The competitive spirit they have. But when you have a team that wins a national championship, whether it's ours or theirs, they have that kind of competitive spirit. And you tell the players at halftime that 'they aren't going away now.' You got to get ready for the barrage of what's going to happen, you got to survive the flurries and do what you have to do to continue to play and compete in the game. They did a better job in the second half than we did."
On if there are concerns with players celebrating Thanksgiving and eating improperly before the game:
"We have a team nutritionist that's probably saying that every week to probably several of our guys. Look, Thanksgiving is an important time. It's an important time for family. It's important time for everyone to give thanks, and to realize all they have to be thankful for. I think it's just one of those things that's probably a little bit more important than a football game. I think in some kind of way, as a coach, you have to give your players an opportunity to do that. We let our guys go home that live in a two hour radius, and all the guys that stay come to some of our homes for Thanksgiving. So it's a time for family and it's time for being around people that you care about. That's what we try to do for our players. They have to have enough discipline to know that they got a game coming, that this means something to them. They got to make good choices and decisions about what they do, whether they're sitting and eating at my house or not. [Terrance] Cody came to my house a couple of years ago for Thanksgiving. He just sat and stared at the coconut cream pie. I said, "You know you can have a piece, it's Thanksgiving.' He said, 'No coach, no coach, I'm not going to do it, I'm staying on my diet.' I don't know what happened when I left the room, but he was at least good when I was watching him."
On how much Auburn's defense has improved through the season:
"I think they've done a really good job all year long. They had a lot of young guys; they had a lot of guys they had to replace from a year ago. They seem to be getting better, better and better as the year has gone on, and seem to play especially well when they're playing at home. They had some tough games on the road. A lot of things contribute sometimes when you give up points, and I don't think that you can always contribute it just to the defense. Field position, turnovers – lots of things contribute to that. But they played really well at times this year, and they've become more and more consistent as the year has gone on."
On being aware of unconventional offensive plays:
"I think, first of all, [Auburn Offensive Coordinator] Gus [Malzahn] does a great job with their offense, and they've been very, very productive. And he does a very good job of utilizing the players that they have, and roles that they can be productive in. But they have a lot of, whatever you want to call them, gadget, trick plays, crazy formations, whatever you want to call it. And I think the big things is, you got to get your players on defense settled enough to change personnel, when they're going at a fast pace. They're doing a lot of things that can disrupt defensive players, and I think the most important thing is that you get lined up and you can play and the players are confident in what they're playing, and they're not all running around trying to get lined up and making adjustments that are going to put them in a bad position."
On the Spirit Award given to the team in honor of their efforts following the April 27 tornado:
"I think that it really speaks well for the University of Alabama. I really think it speaks well for a lot of people in the organization who made a significant contribution to trying to help a community that was effected by probably as devastating of a circumstance as I've ever had to deal with in my life. Carson Tinker, who was also named, who I think has done a lot of community service, probably lost the most and has given the most. I'm very proud to be a part of this, and I think a lot of other people should be as well. I think it's the way we should do things, and I think I'm proud of the example we try to set in helping in our community, and I'm talking about the University as a whole and the football program as a whole."
#99 Josh Chapman, Defensive Line
On senior day and how special it was:
"Senior day is a great thing around here. It was my last game in Bryant-Denny. It was a great win, and our guys went out there and fought. It was special to have my mom out there before the game. She got me where I am today, so it was a special thing for her also."
On what was going through his mind as he walked through the tunnel for the last time:
"When I walked on the field, it felt like I just got here. My years are up, and the next time I walk out on the field I'll probably be in blue jeans instead of pads."
On his last Iron Bowl:
"The Iron Bowl means a lot to me because it's the rival of the state. I almost went to Auburn a long time ago. It's one of the biggest games if not the biggest in college football and it means a lot for this state and this school."
On everything riding on this game for Alabama:
"It's a lot but it's just another game on our schedule just like the other opponents we've had. This is the biggest game because it's the next game."
On none of the BCS stuff mattering if Alabama loses this game:
"That's why we have to come out with the right mindset of going out there and dominating these guys. We are going to practice hard so we can get out there and finish the season off strong."
On how tough it's going to be to go to Auburn and win this game:
"It doesn't matter how many losses they have, Auburn always plays us hard. Those guys feed off of that stadium down there. It's going to be a great game."
On Auburn's offense vs. our defense:
"They have a great offense, and we have a great defense, but it's about who's going to go out and dominate the game. We have a lot of guys out there that know how to do their job, and they do it well. That's all we need is 11 guys doing their job and playing Alabama football to their standards."
#3 Trent Richardson, Running Back
On what the Iron Bowl means to you:
"It means a lot. We are fighting for the best Alabama team out there. Alabama doesn't have a pro team, so it's just college football for us. It means a lot to this program and all the people who have played here and made this legacy go on. I'm hoping to make my name part of this legacy."
On how important this game is to the Alabama family and to the fans:
"It's going to mean a lot to them. Whether we win or just come out with a good game, it's going to mean a lot to them. They deserve it around here, especially with the tornado. This game goes much further than what football is to us."
On how tough it's going to be to play at Auburn:
"It's going to be a really tough game because it's a rivalry game. They are not going to let us down, and they are going to come at us with everything they can just like every other team. This game is so much more than any other game because it's Alabama and Auburn."
On how important it is to go out and win this game for the senior class:
"It's going to mean a lot to the seniors. They came here when Alabama wasn't up to where we are now. We have to make sure we lead this team and let the seniors go out with a bang."
#37 Robert Lester, Defensive Back
On what this week means:
"Just like every other game, it's the next game, which is the most important game. It's a rivalry game. It's going to be a big game, and we are looking forward to it."
On it really not being like every other game because there aren't signs up around the building for every game:
"True. We put the signs up for motivation to let us know that these guys are going to play their all every time they play us, and we've got to bring our all when we play them."
On what it felt like at halftime of the Auburn game last year, and what it felt like as the game slipped away from Alabama:
"I think we got comfortable during the game last year. We had a 24-point lead, and we didn't really think that they would come back. We just kind of eased up and let them. We can't let that happen this year."
On Mark Barron getting hurt in the game last year, and if they talked during the game:
"Mark is a great competitor. I knew that he was hurt. He could barely move his arm, but I knew he wasn't going to want to get out of the game because he wanted to hold it upon himself to win the game and contribute to the win. Unfortunately we lost that game."
On there ever being a point where you told Mark Barron to sit out:
"No I wouldn't do that because he would know if he couldn't play or could play. He thought that he could. If he thinks he can then come out there any play."
On what Mark Barron's emotion was in the locker room after the game:
"He didn't show any emotion. Like I said, he is a competitor. The only thing on his mind was winning that game."
On how much Will Lowery will be missed in the secondary on third and long situations:
"Big time. Will was a leader back there. He was a guy that knew the defense and made calls. He is going to be missed greatly going in dime [package]. I feel sorry that he had to go out this way."
#73 William Vlachos, Offensive Line
On if there has been a day go by since last year's game against Auburn that you haven't thought of:
"Not really. It's certainly something that's in the back of our minds all the time. I think for everybody that played in that game it is something we will remember the rest of our lives. We are really fortunate to get another chance to play them coming up, and that's what we are focused on."
On how out of character it is that Auburn's run defense is giving up almost 200 yards a game:
"I played against their defense the last couple of years, and it's the most physical game you are going to play in every year. I remember last year I came off the field just bleeding out of my mouth and my hands were bleeding. It's just one of those games where I'm not worried about statistics, honestly, because it really isn't going to matter. Alabama vs. Auburn – it's a whole different deal."
On remembering Mark Barron getting hurt last year and what was going on with him:
"I mean no not really. When the defense is out there on the field, we are usually on the bench trying to catch our breaths and make adjustments with our coaches. Obviously I figured out after the game what happened with him. It was a heroic effort for him to stay out there. This team means a lot to him, and obviously he displayed that."
On what it has meant to have Mark Barron again this season since he could have left for the NFL:
"He is a great player, and everyone knows that. He has been great since the day he got here. He has won a lot of awards. He is one of the best players I've ever played with, and he is certainly one of the leaders of our defense and our entire team in general. He does a great job."
On this being the most banged up Alabama has been going in to an Auburn game in recent years:
"I mean, yeah. That comes with the territory this late in the year. In this conference you are going to be banged up. Hopefully we can get Barrett [Jones] feeling better this week, and he'll hopefully be able to go. We'll see what happens with that, and we'll take what we've got and go with it."
On what makes this the best rivalry in the country:
"I think it's just that you've got two sides where people are so passionate on whichever side they are on. It means a lot to everybody in the state, no matter if you play on the team or if you just watch it on TV or what. It's very important to a lot of people and it's obviously certainly important to us."
On what the rivalry means to you personally:
"It's big for me. My grandfather played at Auburn. He was an All-American there, so I wasn't really a die-hard Alabama fan until right before I got here. Like I've said, this game the last two years has been the most physical game I've played in. They're going to want it bad and we are going to want it bad. It's been a great experience and I'm fortunate I've had the opportunity."


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As I reflect on this day as we honor Martin Luther King today, I ponder what would he think if he look at the state of the world today. His impact on the African-American community and civil rights in America remains pivotal. He broke through barriers that others could not. But would he be ashamed of how little progress we've made since. Race tensions still run deep, and wounds of the past still haunt and affect interactions. I question whether healing of injustices has occurred at any significant level. Certainly not to the point that is needed for harmonious co-existence.
Why has no one picked up the torch that was extinguished on the day of this fine man's assassination. The Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton's fail to ignite the dream the King planted in the heart's of a nation. Race baiting exacerbates instead of transforming. Neither does joining your own home grown militia. We need to fulfill the dream that this man gave his life to attain – racial harmony not mere tolerance of each other – cultural tolerance and love of our fellow man. I'm at a loss to determine how to accomplish this goal. For me personally, I try to be Jesus instead of preaching Jesus. Love and mercy must infiltrate society if any hope of easing these issues and achieving true racial equality. We have failed the memory of this great man when we individually fail to even attempt to walk in love for our fellow man.
As Martin Luther King Jr. said, "When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, 'Free at last! free at last! thank God Almighty, we are free at last!'"
We become from when we give up judgment and hatred, for when we allow bitterness or prejudice to exist in our hearts, we are slaves to that person, and do not know what true freedom is. Dr. King understood this oh so well.
As I view the political arena at this time, I wonder, how can we bring back Dr. King's peaceful resistance movements, as we watch political tyranny usurp the people's freedom. How can the people have a voice again as Dr. King exercised his rights in a peaceful manner to facilitate change. What will it take to remove the apathy in the American people again before its to late? A new form of slavery exists, but we fail to recognize it or bother to do anything about it because it doesn't yet involve the physical enslavement of individuals like the African American's in the 1800's, but the results will be equally far reaching. Will anyone stand up, as Dr. King did and lead with love, and take action. I wish I had the answer, but it will require the character of a Dr. Martin Luther King, and the boldness to do something. Failure to take action, is an action, and the consequences more severe.
King's classic statement rings too true, "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." We can't stand mute to the situation in America and pretend we don't see the atrocities in our own county where wrong is called right and right wrong all in the name of political correctness. Let's bring back the peaceful , non-violent protests, and lets have a voice for truth again.


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today at the home office we're gathering clothing to donate to haiti.
doing all that we can…
- -January 15, 2010, 2:50PM
Do you have a specific organization you are donating to? I would love to send over some clothes as well. Thanks!
- -January 15, 2010, 3:36PM
very nice! its awesome to see everybody helping.. I also made a donation and it fell good! Good job guys.
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- -January 15, 2010, 5:05PM
Great job you guys! On my etsy site, I am donating 90% of the proceeds from my sales to Haiti Relief! Such an important time to help right now.
- -January 18, 2010, 6:46PM
I got back from Port Au Prince the day before the earthquake. While there, the women I was working with informed me that they generally prefer to wear skirts and dresses. Pants and shorts on women are not as accepted there as they are here. Please keep this in mind when sending them clothing. Thank you for your time and donations!
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hi! i work at a children's clothing company and my co-worker & i want to donate clothing…do you know where we can possibly send our children's clothes to haiti?
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text: first post! my first gun was a win 101, second cz 75b. the steyr m9 with trapezoidal sights is giving me trouble though. I just see fuzz when i line up. I try to focus on the front sight after a few pointers on the range, still a blur. any suggestions? paint? very new to the sport, so help me!


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Not without pain, this evening I've learned how to write a small client side script with greasemonkey [1] . Even if conceptually very easy, I discovered (the hard way) that the firefox security model changed quite drastically with firefox 3.0 introducing
XPCNativeWrappers. This page [2] explains the problem in details.
Anyway below it is a small js script to replace http with https in all forms on a page. It can be handy to force login using https on website that do not offer this option by default.
Here I come. Following from the DSA announcement I've regenerated the ssh/openssl keys for cduce.org.
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HistoryThe only purely British breed makes the Dorking Chickens possibly the oldest pure breed lineage. A Roman writer described birds with five toes of the Dorking Chicken type at the time of the invasion by Julius Caesar. The Dorking Chicken was detailed by Columella, a Roman writer, before the breed was popular in England. Columella spoke of large, broad-breasted hens that were sqaure framed with large heads and has small upright combs. He also stated that the purer breeds were five clawed. The combs are still allowed in two forms the rose and the single. Historically the rose combs were northern as were the Redcaps; Hamburghs etc. and the single combs were southern. They featured in the first Poultry show in 1845 and were used to create the Light Sussex and Faverolles as well as other breeds, they were used to produce excellent table birds.
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ClassificationHeavy / Soft feather / Rare
OriginGreat Britain
Egg ColorTinted
Egg Numbers140 per annum
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The weatherman says winter will be arriving in my neck of the woods any minute now, so enjoy some winter-inspired pretty from flickr. Have a great weekend!
1. Snowflakes Table Runner, 2. Bottle Cap Pincushion #136, 3. { sewing these crosses made me a little cross }, 4. Out of Season, 5. { a very merry! }, 6. hexagon pillow 2, 7. snowy cloud hoop, 8. shades of blue01, 9. Wintry Mix, 10. First Snow (2.0), 11. Winter Forest Mini Quilt, 12. Doll Quilt Swap 9
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- Megan said...
What wonderful pictures! It has been snowing for a while now here in Iowa. I am hoping to get some sewing done tonight since driving is not an option. Hope you have a great weekend!
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Jennifer Nettles
"You just kind of go and do your own thing. Sometimes it's really hard to compare apples and oranges, so you don't really think of it that way. You just perform to your fullest potential and hope everybody else does too. And however it works out, it works out."
- Jennifer Nettles, on her musical style.
You've heard her voice front three different bands: Soul Miner's Daughter, The Jennifer Nettles Band and Sugarland. Her voice is heard every morning on Good Morning America and she has been getting a lot of television airplay from her Grammy-winning duet with Bon Jovi, "Who Says You Can't Go Home?"
If that's not enough, Jennifer's fame is re-affirmed every morning through the airwaves on Good Morning America. The ABC morning show uses the Sugarland tune, "Everyday America" as its theme, ensuring that Jennifer's voice will be heard by millions of Americans each sunrise for many days to come.
Jennifer Nettles BiographyJennifer Nettles was born on September 12, 1974, in Douglas, Georgia. In this small-town setting, Jennifer became hooked on music at an early age and filled her ears with gospel, rock and the blues. Live performances soon followed and by the age of 7, Jennifer was singing at church gatherings, school functions and at the local theater. When she graduated from high school as the 1992 homecoming princess, she was writing songs and earning rave reviews with the Coffee Country High School Jazz Band.
As a college student at Agnes Scott College, Jennifer was working as a camp counselor when she and Cory Jones, her high school friend who was now at the University of Georgia, started writing songs together. By 1995, they were playing full time and their band, Soul Miner's Daughter, was born.
jennifer nettles and soul miner's daughterJennifer Nettles and Cory had similar song-writing styles that would benefit Soul Miner's Daughter through the release of two albums -- the first being The Sacred and Profane in 1996, followed by Hallelujah in 1998. In 1999, they were touring clubs when they decided to enter a Lilith Fair Acoustic Talent Search at Georgia Tech. They won the competition and were automatically invited to play at the Atlanta installment of Lilith Fair. It was a high point for the duo, but they would soon go their separate ways.
Before 1999 was over, Jennifer started The Jennifer Nettles Band. She focused on more personal and darker material for her solo work, which was apparent on her first album, Story of Your Bones. For her efforts, she won the Independent Musician of the Year award from Musician's Atlas in 2000 and received feature exposure in Atlanta City Mag, Jezebel Magazine and The Album Network. With this success, Jennifer would release two more albums followed with a pair of live releases that were recorded for New Year's Eve at the famed Eddie's Attic music club in Atlanta. All this fame got the attention of a pair of songwriters who had an offer that Jennifer couldn't refuse.
jennifer nettles and sugarlandKristen Hall and Kristian Bush were songwriters looking to add a lead singer. Encouraged by what they heard, they approached Jennifer Nettles with the idea of a recording fun and upbeat country music. Jennifer liked the idea and Sugarland was formed in 2003. Jennifer was convinced that Sugarland would be a big success and the bands first single, "Baby Girl" from Twice the Speed of Life, silenced the critics when it peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. At the 2005 American Music Awards, they won Favorite Breakthrough Artist, and a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist would follow, even though they lost to John Legend.
The price of success came quickly as Kristen Hall left the group, leaving Jennifer and Kristian to make it on their own. With critics saying they were done, the duo struck an even higher chord with audiences with their Hall-less 2006 release, Enjoy the Ride. The album sold over a million copies and Good Morning America chose one of their tracks as its new theme song. With Sugarland now an established music sensation, Jennifer was ready to try something else on the side.
jennifer nettles and bon joviAfter the success of Enjoy the Ride, Jennifer wanted to shake things up on the musical front, so she looked for a chance to sing a duet. She found a willing partner in Bon Jovi and together they released the song, "Who Says You Can't Go Home?" The song was a smash that climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and cracked the top 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. A Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Collaboration arrived in 2007, bringing Jennifer her first Grammy and increasing her fan base.
As she works on Sugarland's next album, Jennifer Nettles is also dabbling in additional creative projects. She agreed to give acting a try and to go head-to-head with the demented Chucky in 2008's Child's Play 6. Until her next soulful musical release or on-screen appearance, we'll be looking forward to the next exciting collaboration from Jennifer Nettles.
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Tonight's Food Network episode of "Rewrapped" gave three chefs a chance to recreate Entenmann's Original Recipe Chocolate-Chip Cookies, a staple of food shelves everywhere, Is there anyone out there who has never tasted these treats? As Joey Fatone hosts the show, he introduces the chefs on this episode titled, "Let's Get Ready to Crumble!"
The chefs competing tonight are; Chris Paseka, owner of Sugar Rush in Red Bank, N.J., his partner in the bakery and in life, Jesse Bello and Shauna Sever, cookbook author and food blogger.
The judges are; head judge and snack food King Marc Summers, Entenmann's director of marketing, Maureen Sticco and cookbook author and pastry chef, Jenny McCoy.
For the first round, the chefs had to recreate those delicious cookies and will be judged on taste and appearance. Shauna scored 17; Jesse scored 19 and Chris scored 23.
The innovate challenge was based on taste, appearance and creativity using the cookies. Chris made a Sweet & Spicy Meatball Sammy with Chocolate Chipotle Aioli. Shauna made Cookie Sponge Cake with Milk Semifreddo. Jesse made Cookie Bacon Quiche with Chocolate Parmesan Home Fries.
The judges gave Jesse a score of 14; Shauna received 21 and Chris received 26 for a total of 49, a year's supply of Entenmann's Chocolate-Chip Cookies and the title of Rewrapped Champion on this episode of "Rewrapped."
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The credit union movement lost a dear friend last year when George Gilrowski passed away unexpectedly. In 1973 he began a sales career with CUNA Mutual in the Chicagoland area.
George received countless sales awards and honors. He qualified for the prestigious President's Council 10 times. He built many strong and lasting relationships over his 30-year career.
While dedicating his life to serving credit unions, he held several positions within CUNA Mutual, including Sales Manager and Account Vice President. George lived the "people helping people " motto. He worked hard to help credit unions be successful and became close friends with many he served.
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Leading press observers deliver a mixed verdict on media coverage of crime and justice in 2013
Leading press observers deliver a mixed verdict on media coverage of crime and justice in 2013
Journalists who investigated the unregulated use of young confidential informants, failures by California's Office of Protective Services to address abuse at state clinics and the death of a man who was in Milwaukee police custody were among the 14 George Polk Award Winners announced Monday by Long Island University. Sarah Stillman of The New Yorker, whose article "The Throwaways" was runner up for this year's John Jay/H.F. Guggenheim Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting Awards, won for magazine reporting. Gina Barton of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel — a previous John Jay/H.F. Guggenheim winner and judge for the 2012-2013 awards — won the local reporting award for her story "Death in a squad car leaves trail of anger, doubt." Ryan Gabrielson of California Watch — a previous ohn Jay/H.F. Guggenheim fellow — won the award for state reporting for his "Broken Shield" series. For the full list of winners, click HERE.
A report released by a group of human rights lawyers found that New York police officers often violated the rights of journalists covering Occupy Wall Street protests and arrested at least 18 of them, according to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. The Protest and Assembly Rights Project, the coalition of lawyers that authored the 200-age report, listed numerous incidents where reporters were obstructed, arrested or physically abused since the beginning of the Occupy movement in September.
The study also found that the NYPD conducted frequent surveillance during the demonstrations. The report said a "media blackout" during an eviction of protestors in Zuccotti Park on Nov. 15 was "the most egregious single example of police violation of the rights of the media to cover protests freely." Relying on eight months' worth of data collection and the testimony of journalists who were blocked from covering the eviction, the study noted that many reporters were forcibly removed from the scene and that at least 10 of them were arrested that day.
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Scott Peterson's appeals claim of media taint is hardly unique. But it's getting more and more unlikely to be successful. And in many ways the claim begs the question:if Scott couldn't get a fair trial in San Mateo County, where could he get one?
A new infographic from the Pew Center on the States highlights the size and cost of America's penal system.
Criminal-justice stories were among major award winners in an annual contest by the Associated Press Media Editors association, the Associated Press reports. A Seattle Times' investigation of the state of Washington's practice of steering people to methadone to reduce its Medicaid costs won a public service award. The newspaper's three-part "Methadone and the Politics of Pain" exposed how more than 2,000 people in the state between 2003 and 2011 fatally overdosed on methadone, a cheap and unpredictable painkiller that was routinely prescribed for people in state-subsidized health care.
The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pa., was honored for its coverage of the Penn State sex-abuse scandal involving former football coach Jerry Sandusky. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the Sarasota (Fl.) Herald-Tribune were the winners of the Gannett Foundation Award for Digital Innovation in Watchdog Journalism. The Journal Sentinel was honored for "Both Sides of the Law," an investigation into the system that allows Milwaukee police officers to stay on the job despite violating laws and ordinances they were sworn to uphold. The Herald-Tribune won for its "Unfit for Duty" reports on Florida's law enforcement officers, their personal and professional conduct, and the system that was not up to the task of monitoring them. The Burlington (Vt.) Free Press got a First Amendment award for its investigation of the sloppy handling of warrants by the Vermont judiciary, which revealed negligence at every level of the legal system.
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How a 19th-century New York murder case set the pattern for today's media culture.
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The media blundered on reporting Court rulings on healthcare and immigration this week. It's one of the avoidable perils of fast-paced online journalism.
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Putting together bits and pieces of reporting over more than 18 months, Sara Ganim realized that certain sources had "fabricated" information about the Jerry Sandusky scandal.
Running community policing programs well is more important than bringing crime statistics down, says Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis. Speaking to a national journalism convention yesterday in Boston, Davis said that while reducing crime numbers is important, "what matters is how the public feels about" police department efforts. He said, for example, that police flooding an area where drug sales are rife will produce high arrest numbers. He added, "That's not the solution to the problem, and it can increase the public distrust of the police." He urged journalists not to take a "myopic view" of crime statistics that can prompt "crazy" policing methods that will not lead to long-term crime reduction.
Davis spoke on a panel sponsored by Criminal Justice Journalists at the national convention of Investigative Reporters & Editors. Earlier, Brian Haas of The Tennessean talked about his stories on police officials who declared crimes "cleared" on the ground that witnesses would not cooperate. Ben Poston of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel described his ongoing series on Milwaukee police employees who have downgraded reports of crimes so they are not included in the city's violent crime rate. Criminologist James Alan Fox of Northeastern University criticized media reporting that exaggerates the significance of one-year changes in crime rates that may amount to no more than random fluctuations. Taking a longer view of statistics gives the public a better perspective on actual crime trends, he argued.
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(Temecula, California) -- Rare coins soared 25 percent in value over the past year and 248 percent the past ten years, according to the Luxury Investments Index in the recently-released Knight Frank 2013 Wealth Report. However, numismatic experts caution that before making a purchase investors should beware of unscrupulous "boiler room" dealers who may promise more than they deliver.
"Rare coins are an enjoyable hobby and part of some people's long-term portfolios, but buyers should remember the important adage: If you don't know rare coins, you better know your rare coin dealer," said Jeffrey Bernberg, President of the Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.com).
Founded in 1955, the PNG is a nonprofit organization composed of many of the country's top rare coin and paper money dealers. PNG members must adhere to a strict Code of Ethics ( http://www.pngdealers.com/category.php?category_id=6) in the buying and selling of numismatic merchandise.
"The authoritative Knight Frank Wealth Report and the recent, record-breaking auction of the first rare coin to reach the $10 million dollar level have prompted more people to look into rare coins as long-term investments," Bernberg explained.
"As with stocks, bonds, fine art or real estate, the numismatic market is a highly specialized field. We encourage buyers to read about coins, learn the basics and work with a professional, expert dealer before making a large investment. PNG members must demonstrate knowledge, responsibility and integrity in their business dealings, and must agree to binding arbitration to settle any unresolved disagreements over numismatic property."
A complete list of PNG member-dealers can be found online atwww.PNGdealers.com.
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Japanese Fashion Week Event Promotes Young Talent
With three weeks to go to New York's fashion week, the Japanese government backed its first runway show outside Japan – in the Big Apple.
Ten emerging designers from Japan presented a total of 47 looks from their Spring 2009 collections, in a show that organizers said was intended to promote the Japanese textile and apparel industries as well as the designers. The show was organized by the Japanese Fashion Week Organization, a non-profit that puts on shows in Japan, and the Japanese government's Japan External Trade Organization.
"If we do something here in New York City, maybe it [is covered] in Moscow, China, all over the world," says Akiko Shinoda, director of Japan Fashion Week, explaining the groups' reason for putting the runway show together. Some of the labels that participated, like Tiny Dinosaur and G.V.G.V., are already carried by small U.S. boutiques, such as Opening Ceremony, which has stores in New York and Los Angeles.
Ms. Shinoda acknowledged that the timing isn't good, given the global economic crisis, but said the organization was thinking long-term. "We are planning for the future, not for this moment," she says.
Last summer the organizations staged a small presentation in the U.S., at the Aloha Rag store in Manhattan.
For last night's runway show, Ms. Shinoda said she chose a diverse group of designers. Looks ranged from G.V.G.V.'s body-conscious sportswear reminiscent of Herve Leger to Hidenobu Yasui's voluminous and minimalist evening gowns and Matohu's new interpretations of the kimono.
Hiroyuki Horihata, one of the designers behind Matohu, was sanguine about trying to expand his brand during a gloomy economic time: "Of course it's not good time," he says. "But we just started. We need to continue."
"We know that the economy is pretty bad and people are saying, fashion, at this moment?," Hiroshi Kudo, president of Tiny Dinosaur, said through an interpreter. "But we want to make people happier from our clothes. We want to provide more joy."
Among the accessories Tiny Dinosaur featured on the runway were fuzzy green lens-less glasses, with tiny people lounging on the frames. It was a whimsical metaphor for seeing into another, more peaceful world, Mr. Kudo said. He added, "If you see somebody wearing something like that, you feel funny and you feel happy." — Elva Ramirez


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Kenneth D. Keith is Professor of Psychological Sciences at the University of San Diego. He is author of more than 85 professional publications including Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Quality of Life (ed. with R. L. Schalock, 2000). He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the Western Psychological Association.
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|List of Contributors
|p. x
|p. xiv
|p. xvi
|Basic Concepts
|p. 1
|Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology
|p. 3
|Ethnocentrism: Seeing the World From Where We Stand
|p. 20
|Approaches to Cross-Cultural Research
|p. 35
|Methodological and Conceptual Issues in Cross-Cultural Research
|p. 37
|Why Diversity Matters: The Power of Inclusion in Research Methods
|p. 56
|p. 73
|Child Development Across Cultures
|p. 75
|Cultural Variations in Perceptions of Aging
|p. 110
|p. 131
|Culture and Cognition
|p. 133
|Cross-Cultural Differences in Visual Perception of Color, Illusions, Depth, and Pictures
|p. 160
|Cross-Cultural Approaches and Issues in Educational Assessment
|p. 181
|A Cross-Cultural Approach to Deconstructing Cognitive Processes in the Mathematics Classroom: Japan and the United States
|p. 198
|Gender and Sex Roles
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|Women Across Cultures
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|Experiences of Sexual Minorities in Diverse Cultures
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|Health, Disorders, and Treatment
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|Cultural Influences on Health
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|Culture and Psychotherapy: Searching for an Empirically Supported Relationship
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|Evidence-Based Interventions for Culturally Diverse Children and Adolescents: The Case of Mexican American Youth
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|International Perspectives on Intellectual Disability
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|Emotion and Well-Being
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|Culture, Emotion, and Expression
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|Happiness Around the World
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|Well-Being Across Cultures: Issues of Measurement and the Interpretation of Data
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|Language and Communication
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|Language and Culture: Commonality, Variation, and Mistaken Assumptions
|p. 383
|Crossing Boundaries: Cross-Cultural Communication
|p. 400
|p. 421
|Culture and Theories of Personality: Western, Confucian, and Buddhist Perspectives
|p. 423
|East Meets West: The Non-Self versus the Reified Self
|p. 445
|Social Psychology
|p. 457
|Multiple Dimensions of Human Diversity
|p. 459
|Cross-Cultural Differences and Similarities in Attribution
|p. 475
|The Importance of Attractiveness Across Cultures
|p. 494
|Multicultural Identity Development: Theory and Research
|p. 509
|Cross-Cultural Organizational Psychology: An African Perspective
|p. 524
|Concluding Thoughts
|p. 547
|Cross-Cultural Psychology in Perspective: What Does the Future Hold?
|p. 549
|p. 560
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