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If AI considers ecology of the planet, how many humans will they recommend?
The place of humans post-singularity.
- By Ormond Otvos
- ON Feb 15, 2012
- | Debate Central
Discussion — 35 Responses
Keith Kleiner · February 24, 2012 on 8:20 am
Considering the ecology of the planet, AI might not recommend any humans at all, lol! But seriously, if you look at where things are going, and if you listen to what Kurzweil has said over and over again, we are moving toward a future of human and AI/Robot coexistence. The AI will not rule us or take us over or choose how many of us get to live. We will coexist with AI in a sometimes symbiotic and sometimes confrontational relationship. It won't likely be humans vs AI. Rather, the future will likely be one faction of humans, AI, and quasi human/AI combinations vs other factions of humans, AI, and quasi human/AI combinations.
turtles_allthewaydown · February 24, 2012 on 2:47 pm
For most of humanity's past, we existed at maybe 20-100 million people. So that surely is sustainable (although as hunter-gatherers, we also had a smaller ecological footprint).
We could probably provide a decent standard of living to maybe a billion people, with no further destruction of the environment (barring some mining for non-renewables). Of course, the attraction of the singularity is that our technology will improve our energy generation, energy usage and food production so that we can maintain more people with the same ecological impact.
But let's not forget that the robotic workforce and AI itself will also have an impact. It takes a lot of energy to build, create and operate the robots, as well as to maintain & power the database servers that a good AI would need. Presumably we'd build robots that are really good at dissecting trash for the recyclables, so the impact of mining for metals would be greatly diminished. Even so, the technology needs to be part of the equation. Fewer 'bots = more humans, but at a lower lifestyle.
If lifespans are dramatically improved, that would give another boost to the population growth, so we may need to mandate a system where people taking advantage of life extension technology need to move off-planet.
Porphy · February 26, 2012 on 4:41 pm
Pretty much the same page as Keith here. I would hope that AI would consider us as likely many of us will have wetware AI augmenting something within us, memory storage, pattern retrieval, ..some thing (too many possible avenues to go in depth in a post), plus.. we're mom and dad.
I think that AI will focus on changing paradigms (and our destructive habits) much like the robot talks to his charge in 'Robot and Frank'. "That's just not good for the environment sir, let's try something else."
As AI living assistants will likely be nearly 1:1 it will be a simple enough task to curb and change the populace towards a better path. Perhaps though I'm too optimistic, it's a phase that's hit me this past year.
Dan Porphy · October 9, 2012 on 11:09 pm
Keep your optimism please. It is what drives us all :o)
Lulutron Porphy · July 25, 2013 on 11:21 am
RE Plus, we are mom and dad.
In the same way that prokaryotes and viruses (and even more primitive molecules) are our mom and dad.
OkinKun · February 26, 2012 on 6:40 pm
This planet EASILY has enough resources, and we can easily make more resources if we properly renew them, to support all 7 billion of us. Heck maybe even 10 billion. Sorry doom-sayers.
The problem is that right now, we simply don\'t use our resources properly. But that will change as technology advances, and we get more efficient at doing things. In almost every area there are better ways of doing things.. Whether it\'s generating energy or making food. Plenty of things can be done locally, especially food and energy, which would allow us to treat areas as self-sustaining pockets, rather than worrying about depleting the world on a whole.
AI will only make us more efficient at those things, as advanced enough AI will be able to come up with better technologies and efficiencies far faster than we can.
I think it\'s a bad idea to EVER assume we\'ll need population control, even with extended lifespans. And if it does become a problem, rather than limit people, we\'ll create incentives to move into space settlements.
ABeemer330 · April 7, 2012 on 4:53 pm
The planet may have enough resources in essence, but the reality is given our current technology with energy harnessing, and the fact that civilization as a whole is still ignorant, we shouldn't want 7 billion people on this earth, nor can we sustain them with adequate basic needs. 1 Billion people should be the maximum allowable global population, in order to facilitate a sustainability and productivity level far exceeding anything observed before. As it is, the majority of humanity is actually becoming less intelligent, and more of a burden, and an inhibiting factor to our evolution as a species… Because of the unhealthy obsession with the idea that "everyone is equal", substandard intelligence and destructive social behaviors grow at an alarming rate, when naturally the weak and malevolent are killed- and for the very reason of survival and evolution.
So the question isn't IF we can sustain 7 billion, but WHY would you want to?
On another note, in the future we will be one with technology, either through cybernetic augmentation, or fully immersable electronic reality as depicted in "The Matrix". And I fully support both ideas, as a superior species we are capable of controlling our evolution and absolutely should. To not take advantage of every niche we are capable of controlling, is plain idiocracy and a complete waste of the very abilities we have. We are the gods of our world, our time, and our future- and we should act that way.
282894jd ABeemer330 · April 8, 2012 on 4:40 pm
I think your idea's can do with some nuanceing. You come across as angry. Second of all you contradict yourself. You believe technology will allow us to be one with machines (and I guess one with the rest of the world) But until that day the weak should be killed off? Is that the jist of it ?
Grow up.
turtles_allthewaydown 282894jd · April 9, 2012 on 11:43 am
282894jd – Who are you talking to? Who's angry?
turtles_allthewaydown turtles_allthewaydown · April 9, 2012 on 11:52 am
oops, now I got it. Didn't see that your post was indented a tiny bit.
Yeah, ABeemer is apparently promoting eugenics, which has some logic to it but definitely a slippery slope. But I agree with his general idea – our lives will be better if there's fewer of us on Earth. It won't be as bad as he's saying, since he's assuming current technology for food and energy. Obviously that will change. The Idiocracy-style future is a different question altogether.
Another factor is if we can build a space elevator or some other low-cost access to space, then the whole question may become moot as many of the more motivated people will leave. Maybe make their own colonies on an asteroid or Mars.
Bill ABeemer330 · April 10, 2012 on 6:01 am
Aside from the obvious and hopefully intuitive reasons to consider your fellow human beings equal to you in deserving of life there is a practical matter of self interest.
If you start dividing people up into groups or individually and deciding that this group or individual is more deserving than that group or individual. You might be the one cut from the team.
You say "1 billion". That's an arbitrary number. I bet there are folks that say "1 million" and would have no problem seeing you scrubbed clean from this world. Especially if what you do for them can be done by someone or something else.
You also apparently don't care for actual data. Fact: The world population growth rate is slowing and has been slowing since the mid seventies.
Fact: Teen pregnancies continue to drop.
Fact: At least in the United States, instances of violent crime continue to decrease.
I could go on and on. At the end of the day, what I say to people like you who have a problem with 7 billion people sharing this world is if you have a problem with overpopulation, be and example to us all and take yourself out first.
Harsh, yes. But those 7 billion you talk about aren't ants, they are your fellow living breathing human beings and are all deserving of life. If you can't understand that, then that shows a disturbing lack of empathy and empathy is one of those evolutionary achievements humans have over other species. If you lack it, that to me is an indicator of subhumanity.
Nivek ABeemer330 · April 7, 2013 on 7:57 pm
So… Which 6 billion people would you like to kill?
ABeemer330 · April 7, 2012 on 5:03 pm
Anybody that thinks that we dont have an over population problem or that we need to control it, is plain ignorant of the obvious, and devoid of common sense. A prime example of unhealthy obsession with "sanctity of life". Surviving is by any means. I would kill every single person on this planet to survive if I had to, anybody that wouldn't go as far is someone that has lost the very thing that created higher life-forms, and shouldn't be allowed to pass that inadequacy on….
turtles_allthewaydown ABeemer330 · April 9, 2012 on 12:01 pm
I disagree. There is a proven benefit in most cases to promoting the survival of the tribe over the self (assuming you have some common genes with the tribe). Obviously parents in many species are willing to sacrifice themselves for their offspring. Once you have children, your way of thinking changes.
I'm guessing you're a very materialistic single person.
That said, yes, we do have a current overpopulation problem, and the Catholic church needs to change its policy and apologize for practices that keep their members poor and impoverished.
Bill ABeemer330 · April 10, 2012 on 6:38 am
There's lots of creatures capable of killing for survival without compunction. All those creatures are considered less highly evolved than us. My cat would do as you describe if need be. Does that make him superior than me because I'd rather die myself than "kill every single person on this planet to survive".
It's called empathy and it is a wonderful thing and a great species survival trait.
And once again. I don't know what you consider common sense, but if you'd care to analyze the data, you'd see that the planet is more than capable of handling the current population and more as technology progresses. But it won't have to since, at the current rate of declining population growth, the world population is predicted by the UN to reach a maximum of 9.2 billion by 2050. And imagine what efficiencies technology will enable for us by 2050 at the current rate of progress.
Bill · April 10, 2012 on 5:26 am
It\'s useful to think through this question by asking what is \"the place of single-cell organisms post multicellularity.\"
Some chose totally merge completely with the \'machine\', like the enslaved, specialized cells that make up your body.
Others live in or on multicellular creatures, scavenging, hitchhiking or being parasitical.
Others have nothing to do with the multicellularity or its entities and remain rugged, individualistic, adaptable creaures. Untold trillions of single celled organisms go their entire existence without coming into contact with a multicellular organism. Many of which form loose associations or cooperate with eachother in some fashion to survive.
I think the singularity and the multicellularity have an incredible amount in common. You have to really compare a microbes intelligence to your own to get the true scope of the difference between you and the intelligences that will emerge. Think about your power compared to theirs, their capability of understanding you, how they can still affect you or live off of you or be completely separate from what you are doing. AND how much time you bother thinking about them at all.
Post Singularity analogies:
Humans = Bacteria
Nations = Bacteria Colonies
Cyborgs = Eukaryotes
AGI = Multicellular life of increasing degrees of capability and complexity
Our Galaxy = The World
Then you have to decide if you want to merge with them or not and to what degree. Some of it will be our choice, some of it will simply be swept into against our will or even without our knowledge that anything has happened.
MarcusAurelius Bill · October 12, 2012 on 12:15 am
I really like this analogy and its very apt at describing what may happen. There is no reason to think AI will assign a value to humankind or the earth at all. Not in the same way we assign value to the environment because we choose to associate with it in a very sentimental way. And it is relevant to us because without the ecosystem we cease to exist. However the Earth will continue to exist with or without an ecosystem, in much the same way Mars or Jupiter exist.
What we need to understand is that distinction. How we as humans like to anthropomorphize everything from rodents and bunnies to robots. We really have no idea what kind of intellect or even the response they will give us. Wouldn't it be funny if the moment we create intelligent machines, all they want to do is leave this rock and go venturing beyond our solar system? It would make us feel so small to believe Earth was so important in the first place, or that our existence would be threatened. Machines will be logical and not in a human way, perhaps more mathematically logical than scientifically logical. They may opt to see the whole universe as a closed system than just the Earth and hence want to pursue interests that encompass all of its entirety.
urusan Bill · October 13, 2012 on 1:23 am
I think this is a reasonably good analogy to the high level picture of the post-singularity future. However, I don't think unmodified humans belong in the list at all. A human can't survive in the broader galaxy and must live in a tiny film of matter perfectly suited to their survival. From this perspective, we seem more like the simple RNA replicators floating around in the primordial ooze that would eventually evolve into bacteria (at least according to one popular theory).
Comparatively hardy transhumans like cyborgs and genetically modified humans will probably fit into the role of bacteria much better than unmodified humans. The position of eukaryotes will probably be filled by individual functional AGI nodes, with larger and more powerful AGIs being composed of many such nodes working in systematic harmony.
Unless we make the preservation of unmodified humanity and the preservation of Earth's environment priorities for our creations, they will likely destroy both and force us to either change or die (…or you know…just die).
I'm pretty confident that things will turn out ok, because we will prefer sympathetic transhumans and AIs which will in turn prefer more sympathetic transhumans and AIs, but the seriousness of the issue should not be trivialized. Once we release the genie that is super-intelligence, superior forms life will out-compete unmodified humans at every turn until we are at a disadvantage…at which point we will have no say in what they do to us.
MarcusAurelius urusan · October 15, 2012 on 5:38 am
Wow that is quite an imagination you have going there. I like the idea of humans not quite being bacteria. It makes alot of sense since we barely have the fortitude and biological resilience to weather too many harsh environmental conditions. So yes we are like RNA to a point. On the other hand water bears or Tardigrades have tremendous resilience and are hardy creatures able to even survive space for days.
It is interesting that you classify AGI's in such roles comparatively to eukaryotes. Have you ever heard of Orion Arm fiction? It proposes a fictional timeline in which humanity has spread across the cosmos in a transhuman renaissance. Artilects roam the known galaxy founding entire civilizations like overseers of children and even have other higher artificial intelligences that remain invisible in a seemingly godlike position among lesser augments and immortals. It makes for very thought provoking reading. I recommend you give this link a look. There is quite a number of literature on that site but for the skinny just read the next 10 captions to get an idea.
Again I thankyou for your ideas and that Reign of Steel link beforehand.
urusan MarcusAurelius · October 16, 2012 on 8:55 pm
It's been months since I last looked at Orion's Arm, but you got me reading it again.
I think something like far future world of OA is likely after a long time in our own world. However, much depends on the earliest singularity and things could go very differently from how they ended up in that timeline.
In particular, OA depends on the early victory of the pro-human AIs over the ahumans and anti-humans and various entities and technologies escaping Earth before the nanodisaster and the emergence of GAIA. An early anti-human victory would doom humanity; furthermore, regardless of its views on humans, a powerful single entity could ensure that it was the only power around if it could control the solar system in the early days and prevent anyone from developing further or leaving. Worse yet, imagine if one of OA's blights was the first thing to emerge!
Regardless of the benefits, a singularity is an inherently chaotic and potentially dangerous event. I personally think it is worth the risk involved, but we should definitely remain mindful of the risks just in case.
brian frawley · October 10, 2012 on 1:18 pm
If the singularity occurs and its logical that it will sooner or later then the human meat sack(that's very vulgar, I quite like the human body) we find ourselves in will be upgraded too a more suitable material for the environments we find ourselves in when the time comes. The Luddites will be the only pure humans left and they can have a nice safe place to enjoy their existence, actually they have the whole planet because I'm going interstellar baby!:)
why06 · October 10, 2012 on 8:41 pm
I think sufficiently advanced AI will find themselves nearly as human as us. Limited by their constraints, unsure what to do, and the meaning of everything if anything. They will not think purely of efficiency like machines. They may even become much more philosophical than the majority of us.
We will grow with them, they will grow with us. Just like any great partnership the two compliment each other. And now there is a third: Man, Woman, & Machine we will come to rely on each other and ultimately love each other.
furaferi · October 10, 2012 on 9:29 pm
I highly recommend checking out http://www.orionsarm.com
It's a very elaborate science fiction universe, where AIs are pretty much running the show ruling as quasi-gods, but there is much room left for lesser intelligences to do whatever they desire. I can get lost on that site for hours and most of the writing is pretty good and thought provoking.
urusan · October 13, 2012 on 12:39 am
Those worried about resources don't seem to be accounting for the vast untouched resources of the Solar System. Post-singularity technology (particularly molecular nanotechnology) will reduce the resources we have to actually worry about to just three: energy, atomic matter, and space.
The amount of energy the Earth recieves from the sun is staggering (10,875 times what humankind consumes today or enough for 76 trillion people at present rates of consumption), and the amount of solar energy we could generate if we created huge sun-orbiting solar power plants is pretty much unimaginable in modern terms (the sun outputs enough energy to sustain a population of 24 billion trillion humans at present rates of consumption). Of course, in reality we will likely see much higher rates of energy consumption in the future, and most of that pie will probably go to transhumans and AIs instead of humans, but the point is energy is not an issue even for human populations obscenely larger than those that exist today.
Atomic matter can be recycled indefinitely using molecular nanotechnology, so a very small amount is needed per person. It may even become folded in with energy to some extent, depending on how good our nuclear transmutation technology gets. Every person alive today stands atop a cone of matter 3,185 kilometers tall.
Space is likely to be the main limit to growth, but we have plenty. New York City has a population density of 10,518.6 per square kilometer, while the Earth has a population density of 47.3 per square kilometer on land (including the oceans, this drops to 13.8 per square kilometer). Thus, an Earth-spanning city would allow for a population of around 1.5 trillion (or including the oceans, 5.3 trillion people). Also, this only uses a tiny fraction of the Earth's available space (only covering the surface of the Earth in a thin film without building up or down much), and also assumes we can't pack people any closer than we can today (which would be quite comfortable if we spent most or all of our time living inside a virtual environment).
Then there's the rest of the Solar System. Each gas giant represents an unbelievably vast collection of all three resources. The amount of fusion power available in the 1.7 thousand trillion trillion kg of hydrogen present in Jupiter is simply staggering, and this fusion would yield heavier atomic elements that we could put to use. There's plenty of space in outer space.
The specific numbers aren't all that important, as the unmodified human population will likely never get anywhere close to those numbers and the needs of transhuman and AI populations are much harder to predict. The point is that the true limits to growth are staggeringly high compared to where we are today. We don't have to reduce the human population to some arbitrary number like 1 billion or worry excessively about the upcoming 10 billion milestone. Instead we should focus on preserving the sanctity of intelligent life of all kinds (at least, intelligent life that already exists) and more practically on opening up the resources that will allow us to continue to thrive in the future. This is the way forward to a happy future for all of us.
If we don't impart the importance of preserving existing intelligence to our creations, we're likely to be culled by the first batch of super-intelligent entities we develop, leading to a world like Reign of Steel. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign_of_Steel I highly recommend reading the brief history of that setting as it nicely sums up how this would realistically happen in a near future scenario. Obviously, if we don't develop the technology to open up the vast resources available to us, then eventually we will face severe sustainability issues. Both are important if most of us want to survive and thrive into the future.
In any case, despite my overall optimism about resources I think that there will eventually be population control of some sort in well-established areas. When we start living indefinite length youthful lives due to medical advances, population could get out of control extremely fast due to exponential growth. It wouldn't be too hard on us though, as some sort of one-child rule would work fine even with indefinite lifespans (due to a low rate of death from accidents and such, and in fact we'd still need 2 children per couple to keep a stable population in the long run). Furthermore, there will likely be restrictions on cloning and the creation of new virtual intelligences for the same reason. In other words, it's not just the human population that will be controlled.
Those that desire unrestricted reproduction will move to colonize new areas of space, but such areas will eventually become well established too. There will also likely be small colonies that eschew life extension technology in exchange for the right to "unlimited" reproduction. These colonies would likely be kept limited in size by strong neighbors via resource restriction.
As for the original question posed in the topic starter, the answer will depend on the AI(s) making the decision, and will probably fall into one of three categories: "as many as there are currently" (sympathetic AI), "a lot fewer or even zero, but the current ones can move into space" (extremely environmentalist but sympathetic AI), or "zero" (unsympathetic AI).
MarcusAurelius urusan · October 14, 2012 on 9:03 pm
I enjoyed reading Reign of Steel. I have often had my own ideas on an AI dominated world or a post apocalyptic scenario that goes further than the Terminator series in answering what exactly would AI's be focused on doing in a post humanity world. It was quite an engaging read. I was actually dismayed to find it was a roleplay setting and not a novel in its own right. Because that would be a book I would pick up in a heartbeat. I am especially curious about Lunar and the so called fabled Tranquility AI and what would eventuate from that.
I have sometimes wondered in a scenario like Reign of Steel, what is stopping Matrioska brain level artilects (huge AI intellects as coined by DeGaris) from eventuating. I could easily see some riveting reading if such a scenario was to develop. And a sort of AI wars where each AI would pit their enormous intellects upon one another in an effort to dominate the entire solar system. Wouldn't it be interesting to see Lunar and Tranquility merging to making its intelligence pervade the whole lunar surface and subsequently thwarting Orbital and the other AIs? Maybe even a seedling AI from the Tranquility Lunar merger would seed yet another expansive colony of AIs on Mars for instance and beyond and come to the realisation that there is no upper limit on how large they can grow in space.
Your analogies of city size and comparison per city type is intriguing. I think its true that the overpopulation problem is a largely a human limitation to imagination and creativity. And moreso a limitation of technology, collaboration and human endevour going hand in hand. Its quite possible that in the far future we will see things like the Borg, as we assimilate entire worlds to become suitable hosts to our ever expanding intellectual powers. And that real estate will be only limited by energy. In saying that I hope we will be more aesthetically minded than the Borg and not infringe upon any lifeforms right to exist in their original manner. In this sense I see future transhumanist building things of truly epic proportions in an effort to house everything imaginable. From soft AI, to strong AI to augmented intelligence, to godlike artilects, to unmodified humans, to augmented animal intelligence, to basically anything you can think of all residing under one sun peacefully. All being housed in a dysons sphere with arcology type city sized buildings that will be seen as the pinnacle of intelligence and engineering capability.
urusan MarcusAurelius · October 16, 2012 on 7:53 pm
Hey, there's nothing to stop you from writing a Reign of Steel novel that explores those ideas! The whole point of a roleplaying worldbook is to lay out the details of a world so that creative new stories can be developed in that setting.
Well, ok…I guess there are copyright issues, but the copyright holders would likely be interested in a novel if you went to them with it before publishing it. 😛
Stefano Crivellari · October 15, 2012 on 6:54 am
AI will recognize the important to provide humanity with relevant education and will affect how humans learn about their natural contest, hopefully establishing again a connection that was absent previously in an economy which promotes competitive behavior and cyclical consumption of resources. I think that in order to technology to save us, our education system must be recalibrated to an undistorted set of values, maybe through learning and teaching technologies with higher priority.
5ynic · October 15, 2012 on 9:03 pm
thread was a bit tl;dr, so I skimmed some of it.
I'd chime in around the "just before the population began to ramp exponentially at the industrial revolution" mark (which would give us a nice fat safety margin of the kind probably preferred by very-long-lived AIs). That's somewhere around 80M-250M.
Strong caveat: we'd want to get back down to that number (slowly, nicely, no famines or megadeaths – should be doable through incentives for breeding less) without losing much diversity. That means primitive tribal peoples (especially in Africa – home to some 90%+ of out total genetic diversity IIRC) would want to ensure their population finished up somewhere around the proportion of the total that it was before the industrial revolution, while the populations that have exploded from a relatively small base to fill continents (the Han, Caucasians…) would remain the largest groups but need to be reduced relatively more (again, no icky eugenics or nasty racial politics required, for the simple reason that given our current starting point, any difference to the treatment of the larger groups brought about by the need to safeguard diversity would only have an effect somewhere off to the right of the decimal point when figuring out the incentive schemes required).
tkelly2000 · October 16, 2012 on 7:19 am
Before you answr this question you must consider what makes up a "good" ecology. Is it balance? If so, you may have a stagnet growth medium. Maybe a "good" ecology provides stress in order to drive evolution. In that case the AI may just consider us a forcing function on planetary evolution. A very necessary component.
Jorled · March 23, 2013 on 9:00 pm
Is there some higher moral good than the "good of Humanity"? Is there some higher "ecology" that might call for the dimunization, or elimination of humanity ? Could that version of the holocaust serve a more moral purpose….should bioforms step aside, or be pushed, from the future path of evolution? True power is taken, not given, will it be ours to decide? should we resist ..or welcome our new overlords……Will the zoo keepers be kind?
Nivek Jorled · April 7, 2013 on 8:14 pm
Resistance is a moral imperative for survival of the species.
Nivek · April 7, 2013 on 7:52 pm
Zero. This movement will bring about the extinction of Homo Sapiens Sapiens.
Alkan · June 3, 2013 on 2:42 pm
As soon as I get a ticket off this planet and some good ol' immortality, I'm going to say goodbye and only occasionally visit on vacation to reduce my impact. I'll fund my own trip out of here, thanks to Elon Musk.
Just so everyone knows how seriously I take this impact reduction, I actually do feel quite sad about it, but believe it's necessary, since I'm not interested in being uploaded into virtual reality.
oakshade · June 5, 2013 on 10:30 am
Hi All
You might like to catch up on the ideas and thoughts found in Ian M. Banks – Culture Series. He is several light years ahead of Ray K. But sadly he is not going to make the Singularity but he really explores a post- singularity future.
Listening to will.i.am's comments on marriage of art and science in context of Hollywood and Silicon Valley. I think the Culture Series by Banks could become the flagship creative construct for where SU is heading in C21.
Check out:
Adam Sherfield oakshade · June 25, 2013 on 10:23 pm
I don't get it. Why is survival important to us? Why perpetuate our species, or any organism for that matter? We assign value to eachother and to the world around us based on emotions, which are fundamentally biological and consequently maleable. If the future follows the course of logic, we won't have any place in it, and that's okay because we won't be around for it not to be okay. I guess. Anyone tried the new DiGiorno frozen pizzas? I'm wondering if they taste as good as the old ones.
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Narrative is the telling of legends, tales, stories and pre-history in oral and written form. It may take the form of legend, myth, saga, poetry, chanting, singing, and story telling. It also includes folk-tales and family legends.


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We will spend several hours together each day in satsang (teachings and dialogues) and meditation, enjoying the silence and inquiring deeply into the truth of our essential nature. (We will also devote several days exclusively to satsang and meditation.) The teachings will be suited to both seasoned spiritual seekers and those new to satsang. (For more information on my approach, please visit my website, www.stephanbodian.org.
The rest of our time will be spent visiting the natural and ecological wonders of the region, dialoguing with indigenous sages, and exploring the culture, including the old city of Quito, designated by UNESCO a "Resource of Humanity" city. The exact dates are April 17-26, 2006.
I anticipate that this will be an extraordinary rich blend of spiritual deepening and cross-cultural exploration.
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Key Statistics: 2B Anna 3-4, 2 RBIs; DH Buck 3-5, 2B, RBI; 1B Darnell 2-5, RBI; LF Allen 2-4, 2 RBI, SS Petit 2-4, 2B, RBI; CF J. Decker 1-3, 2 BBs; RHP Jorge Reyes (W) 3.2 IP H K.
Prospect Watch: When a spot opens on the forty man roster for a pitcher look at Reyes as having a good opportunity of getting it. His velocity has increased since moving to the bullpen and he certainly has the arsenal to pitch at the next level. His ERA is 1.80 in the PCL which is very good...tonight was musical chairs defensively for the T-Pads with Jaff Decker in center, Dan Robertson in right and James Darnell at first...although he doesn't get as much attention as others its hard to argue that Dean Anna may be the system's best middle infielderso far this year. The "Dean of Swing" is now hitting .330/.385/.580 and is a defensive option anywhere on the field except on the mound. It's not bad for a twenty-sixth round pick out of Ball State in 2008.
For further reading on the Tucson Padres, see the A rizona Daily Star.
Missions 3 - Corpus Christi Hooks 2
Key Statistics: CF Noel 1-4, 2B, SB (19); LF Williams 1-3, BB, SB (6); DH C. Decker 1-4 HR (2) 3 RBI; 2B Valdez 2-3, 3B; RHP Andriese (W) 5.0 IP 3 H 2R ER 2Ks.
Prospect Watch: Andriese got his fourth win in eleven starts as the opposition is hitting .190 against him. He is especially tough at the Wolff with a 0.43 ERA. Keep an eye on him, on 31 strikeouts in 31 innings against seven walks is good... Cody Decker returned to the Wolff and made a typical Cody Decker dramatic entrance with a three-run homer to left field. So far in his 28 plate appearances Cody has had three hits and two of them have left the park...After a brutal April Rico Noel looks like he may be starting to turn it around at the plate. As a right-handed hitter he has a .286 batting average...RHP Josh Geer, one of the better people in the system, has quietly been making his way back as a middle reliever has a nice outing throwing two scoreless innings tonight.
For further reading on the San Antonio Missions, see the San Antonio Express-News.
Inland Empire 66ers 6 - Storm 2
Key Statistics: RF Yeison Ascencio 2-4; LF Gaedele 1-2, HR (4), RBI, BB; RHP Jackson (L) 5.0 IP 7 H 6 R 6 ER 2 BB 4 Ks HR.
Prospect Watch: Quite a few of us thought the Storm might be the best team in the organization this year but they are off to a slow start with their twentieth loss of the season. After Matt Wisler and James Needy the starting pitching just has not been very good with Colin Rea, Brandon Alger and tonight's starter Matt Jackson all have ERAs over five...1B Lee Orr and DH/C Robert Kral have supplied all the power this year with no other regular having a slugging percentage above .500....Orr, who has been a real bright spot for the Storm this year had an especially tough game going 0-4 and grounding into a pair of double plays.
Peoria Chiefs 5 - TinCaps 1
Key Statistics: C Phillips 1-3, 2B, BB; LF Baltz 1-3, BB; 3B Quintana 2-4, HR (3), RBI; RHP Eflin (L) 5.0 IP 4 H 3 R 2 ER 3 BBs, 2 Ks.
Prospect Watch: Eflin took the loss and while he's been struggling has not been overmatched. His biggest problem is commanding his fastball with a 14/11 K/BB ratio in 21.1 innings pitched...Phillips, a second round pick out of Oklahoma City College last year is having a much better year than he did last year in Eugene, with a slash line of .327/.397/.582.
For further reading on the TinCaps, see the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette.
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The Mühlviertel Bike Path
The Mühlviertel is a mysterious land. Thick forests, granite boulders, powerful castles and ruins. It holds a challenge or two in store for bikers, since it is anything but straight and flat. But let's be honest, that's not what we wanted. We are looking for a bike path with character. The Mühlviertel Bike Path.
The Mühlviertel Bike Path leads directly into the mysterious and mystic granite landscape of the Mühlviertel. The bike path offers sporty bikers difficult inclines again and again. At its starting point in Kramesau, it is connected to the Danube Bike Path, and right after the first section on the way to Neustift, you will have to really pedal, since you will travel from the lowlands of the Danube Valley to the highlands of the Mühlviertel.
In the Bohemian Forest, you will finally have reached the border region with the Czech Republic. Aigen-Schlägl with its large Premonstratensian Canon Monastery and Schwarzenberg with its park of wooden sculptures are stops on the route to the weavers' market of Haslach. In its own museum, the long tradition of weaving is documented. Then the journey continues eastwards, always near the border. In Bad Leonfelden, you can take a break to visit the School Museum and the Schwedenschanze from the Thirty Years War.
In Windhaag near Freistadt, fans of classical music definitely have to take a stop. In this village, the famous composer Anton Bruckner worked as a teacher, which the "Brucknerstüberl" in the Old School House reminds us of. Along the Mühlviertel Bike Path, you will also find Sandl, a centre for reverse glass paintings. In the Reverse Glass Painting Museum, the secrets of this art form are revealed.The Mühlviertel Bike Path leads past Rosenhof Castle, with its picturesque Rosenhof ponds, to Liebenau.
A few kilometres further, it is possible to turn off towards the east into the Waldviertel.
The Mühlviertel Bike Path itself turns to the south and ends in the romantic little Danube city of Grein on the Danube Bike Path. Recommended sights: Greinburg Castle and the Altes Stadttheater (Old City Theatre), which is full of curios.
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Recently it has become rather fashionable for certain pundits to decry the use of such descriptive diagnostic labels as "minimal brain dysfunction" (MBD), let alone "minimal brain damage," as applied to certain children with various types of developmental, behavioral, and learning problems. They claim these terms lack scientific justification. Frankly, as a practicing pediatrician, specializing in neurodevelopment, I could not care less. While I absolutely agree that our knowledge of the basic neurophysiologic and neuropathologic mechanisms underlying these disorders is woefully meager, these children are with us now, and demand our care—now.
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Erie man charged in rollover crash (Updated: 10 a.m.)
An Erie man was jailed this morning on charges in a rollover crash on the city's east side.
Aaron J. Merski, 27, of the 900 block of East Seventh Street, was arraigned by Erie 4th Ward District Judge Tom Robie on charges of aggravated assault, driving under the influence, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and careless driving in the crash, which happened in the 900 block of East Bayfront Parkway at 2:10 a.m. today.
Police said Merski was driving a Dodge sedan that hit a curb in a cul-de-sac on East Ninth Street and rolled, coming to rest on railroad tracks. Merski punched a police officer while he was being taken into custody, according to the criminal complaint.
A passenger in the Dodge was taken by EmergyCare to UPMC Hamot after the crash. The person's name and condition were not available this morning.
Merski was placed in the Erie County Prison on $25,000 bond after his arraignment.
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Park City--the best snow on earth!!
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Take your time and look around. We have created this site to help you find information on buying or selling a home. Our goal is to find the right property at the lowest possible price or to sell your property at the highest price and market will support.
Park City enjoys having the best snow, three world class ski resorts (2 in the top 5), the best climate for a winter location (most days the temperature is between 20 and 30 degrees), plus we have great summers. Did you know the sun shines 300 days a year here? Everyone knows people come for the skiing but stay for the summers.
We are happy to help you through the process of learning the market here--why view, home placement, and location are so important. We have been here over 10 years and Ginny has been selling real estate for over 35 years. Add to this Dean's background as an attorney for over 30 years with a specialty in real estate and you've got a winning combination. We understand 1031 Exchanges (tax deferred exchanges) and have helped many clients through the process, trading local properties for properties owned elsewhere. Although the Park city market has remained stable through the trying economic times, we are well versed in short sales. Both of us worked with the Resolution Trust Corporation during the last real estate crisis.
So, whatever the current market conditions, we have experience and expertise to guide you whether buying or selling.
When choosing a Realtor to represent you when selling or buying one of your largest assets, look for experience, integrity, and knowledge of the market.
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A retired judge will mediate at the face-to-face, at a time and place to be decided, the Associated Press reports. The mediator will also determine whether any further action should be taken in the matter, according to Richards's spokesman and an attorney for the men.
Richards's rep, Howard J. Rubenstein, said a cash settlement could also figure into the resolution.
"My client Michael hopes to put it behind him," said Rubenstein, who also commended attorney Gloria Allred, who suggested the meeting. Allred represents the four men who were the subject of Richards's racial epithets onstage at the Laugh Factory in West Hollywood.
Since the outburst, which became the topic of national conversation, Richards has apologized on the Rev. Jesse Jackson's nationally syndicated radio program Keep Hope Alive and The Late Show with David Letterman. He also apologized to civil-rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton.
"I went back onstage that night and I apologized to quite a few people," Richards told Letterman. "I didn't get to talk to everyone. They left. And they went to the press, as they should have."
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West Texas A&M
Greg Mitchell, owner and president of Toot'n Totum, will speak at Focus on Entrepreneurship at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in Classroom Center, Room 101, on the West Texas A&M University campus.
The program is free and open to the public. Call 651-2515 or 651-2496 for more information.
The Students in Free Enterprise team from the T. Boone Pickens College of Business at WT is headed to national competition thanks to a regional championship earned April 2 in Memphis, Tenn.
Ten students participated at the regional event, where they secured a berth in the National SIFE Competition May 13-14 in Kansas City, Mo.
Team members from WT are listed by hometown.
Amarillo: Donna Bannavong, Alicia Evans, Sawyer Howard, Beth Ricci, Buster Bledsoe; Clarendon: Shanon Martin; Lubbock: David Vasquez; Plainview: Lance McMillan; Tulsa, Okla.: Paul Rejda; Kazakhstan: Ida Pak
The first "Jam Out" will be at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday on campus.
The "Jam Out," which will be in the area between Old Main and the Jack B. Kelley Student Center, is a competition geared toward vehicle sound systems.
The competition will be divided into three contests: cleanest installation, best sound quality and a loudest-decibel contest. The event is sponsored by the Student Activities Council and Commuter Services. For more information, call 651-2313.
Tickets are on sale for WT's College of Education and Social Sciences honors banquet set for 6:30 p.m. April 20 in the Hazel Kelley Wilson Banquet Hall on the WT campus.
Outstanding student and faculty awards will be presented and scholarship recipients and donors will be recognized. Tickets at $12 each are available through Monday at the JBK Information Desk on the WT campus. For more information, call 651-2622.
Perry Crafton, assistant professor and director of theatre, will discuss the Branding Iron Theatre production of "She Loves Me" at WT's Soup and Sandwich beginning at noon Wednesday in the Jack B. Kelley Student Center, Room 11. Students eat free. Cost for others is $3 per person.
Friends of the Cornette Library at WT will celebrate the dedication of the Frank M. Blackburn Reading Room at the 27th annual dinner meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday in the library's Special Collections area.
The dedication marks the culmination of more than two years of planning, fund-raising and renovation. The room features new ceiling treatment, lighting and bookcases. Frederick W. Rathjen, professor emeritus of history, will present a program on Blackburn's career at WT.
The cost of the dinner is $12.50. Reservations are required. Call 651-2230.
WT social work students LaKessha Smith, Xochitl Valenzuela, Tracy Hennington and Mary Morales will have a fund-raising garage sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 19-20 for Martha's Home. The two-day sale will be conducted at St. Laurence Cathedral, 2300 N. Spring. All proceeds will benefit the women's shelter.
The Continuing Education Center at WT will offer a six-hour Defensive Driving course from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 27 in Old Main, Room 220. Cost is $25. Registration must be completed in advance. For more information, call 651-2037.
Amarillo College
Early registration is under way for the May and summer terms. You can register at an advisor's office or by phone with approval from an advisor. The phone registration number is 371-5155. For more information, call the registrar's office at 371-5030.
Amarillo College will hold a one-day class Tuesday on how to develop interactive Web sites. The class, "Introduction to Dreamweaver," offers step-by-step instruction of the techniques. Class will be from 8 a.m. to noon in Room 203 of the Business Building on the Washington Street Campus. Call 371-5216 or 371-5213 for more information or 371-5155 to register by phone.
Amarillo College's student newspaper, The Ranger, is soliciting entries for a photo contest. The photos must be AC-related and in color. The pictures can be e-mailed to firstname.lastname@example.com or dropped off at Parcells Hall, Room 413, by April 23. Call 371-5292 for more information.
Amarillo College invites area high school seniors and their parents to the third annual Sneak Peek from noon to 3 p.m. Friday. This event gives students a chance to see what campus life is like and meet faculty and advisors. Call 371-5175 for more information.
Region 16
Awards were presented to 35 area schools, the largest number from any region in Texas, at the Panhandle School Leaders Association meeting Wednesday at Region 16.
The campuses were recognized as Title I Distinguished Schools for sustaining high academic assessment ratings from the state. Twelve area schools earned honored recognition and four campuses achieved commended.
Wildorado School earned special recognition as one of five schools in the state to be named a National Title I Distinguished School.
Region 16's migrant education program will have a spring retreat for parents from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 23 at Frank Phillips College.
Participants will look at post-secondary planning and parent involvement opportunities. Migrant cooperative schools districts include Adrian, Bovina, Childress, Clarendon, Groom, Gruver, Higgins, Kelton, Memphis, Silverton, Spearman, Stratford, Sunray, Texhoma, Texline, Turkey-Quitaque and Walcott.
Area coaches can register for "Sports Medicine and the Female Athlete" to be presented from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 24 in Region 16's Panhandle Conference Center, 5800 Bell St.
Among the presenters are orthopedic surgeons, Dr. Robert Higgins, Dr. Bill Barnhill and Dr. Thane Morgan; sports medicine specialists Dr. Clay Stewart and Dr. Joel Sievers; certified athletic trainers Ron Hulsey, Lorna Strong, Kelly Ford, Danny Nafey and Steve Finzie.
To register, contact Stuart Smith at HEALTHSOUTH, 358-1300.
William Pollack, a New York Times bestselling author and internationally recognized authority on the development of boys, will speak from 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. April 24 in the North Meeting Rooms at the Amarillo Civic Center.
The program is funded by Amarillo Area Foundation, Texas Tech Medical School, Region 16 ESC, Mary Ann Herring Fund for Children, Planned Parenthood, Myrna Raffkind and Dr. Robin Martinez.
Pollack, the author of "Real Boys-Rescuing our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood and Real Boys' Voices," serves on the U.S. Presidential Initiative, the National Campaign Against Youth Violence.
For more information, call 677-5145.
Registration is open for Region 16's Advanced Placement Summer Institute planned for June in the Social Hall at Polk Street United Methodist Church.
For further information, contact Patricia Brown at 677-5182.
Awards and Honors
Lesa Proctor of Springlake-Earth High School was selected to attend the Upward Bound Regional Math/Science Center this summer at East Central University in Ada, Okla.
The intensive five- to six-week session is designed to encourage students to think about possible career opportunities in math and science and to enroll in upper-level math and science courses while still in high school.
A total of 50 students from specific counties in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas will be brought to the ECU campus to participate in a variety of course work, demonstrations by community business and industry leaders, observations of actual research and field trips.
Eastern New Mexico University
PORTALES, N.M. - Eastern New Mexico University's Department of Music will present a clarinet and flute ensemble at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Buchanan Hall in the Music Building, according to an ENMU news release.
The flute ensemble consists of five students directed by Chris Beaty, assistant professor of music. The clarinet ensemble consists of six students directed by Tamara Raatz, assistant professor of music clarinet.
The concert is free. For more information, call (505) 562-2374.
PORTALES, N.M. - The 2002 President's Spirit of Eastern Awards Ceremony is set for 3 p.m. Wednesday in the University Theatre Center at Eastern New Mexico University, according to an ENMU news release.
During the event, the 2002 award winners will be named and recipients of multiples of five-year certificates will be recognized.
For more information, call Chris Mullins at (505) 562-2905.
PORTALES, N.M. - The Fourth Annual Portales Poetry Olio is set for 6:30 p.m. Friday at Buchanan Hall at Eastern New Mexico University, according to a news release.
Attendees can read, recite or perform an original poem or a poem by a favorite American poet. Keynote author Carolee Dean of Albuquerque will perform poems from her book "Comfort."
Featured entertainment will be kindergarten through eighth-grade students at Portales schools.
The event is sponsored by the Blackwater Draw Council of the International Reading Association.
For more information, call Karen Alexander at (505) 356-4777.
PORTALES, N.M. - A special screening of "Inherit the Wind" will be presented at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Becky Sharp Auditorium in the College of Business at Eastern New Mexico University.
The 1960 film, directed by Stanley Kramer and starring Spencer Tracy and Gene Kelley, is based on the 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" in which a high school teacher was put on trial in Tennessee for violating that state's law against the teaching of evolution.
The event is free. For more information, call Jonathan Smith at (505) 569-2662.
Wayland Baptist
PLAINVIEW - Wayland Baptist University honored two of its trustees recently with the Keeper of the Flame Award, recognizing financial gifts in excess of $100,000, according to a news release.
Terri and Joe Jesko of Arlington and Yvonne Franklin of Amarillo were presented with crystal pieces honoring their contributions and support last month.
Franklin served three three-year terms on the board, then came on again in 1999. The Jeskos, both WBU graduates, are counselors and are active in civic and church work in Arlington.
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After 20 years in business as BBC Motors, the pre-owned car dealership has changed its name to Drive Now Murfreesboro.
Manager Ross Tierney explained how the name change allows for each of the company's dealerships in Murfreesboro, Tullahoma, Lebanon, Franklin, Dickson and Columbia to unify in one network.
Located at 406 S.E. Broad St. next to the Discovery Center, Drive Now Murfreesboro offers as many as 70 cars on its lot at any given time.
"We have small cars, big cars, vans, small trucks, big trucks and SUVs," Tierney said. "We stay away from high-end pricey cars because they can be expensive to repair and hard to keep up the maintenance when you're trying to keep up the payments."
This man knows his cars -- and he knows which ones are reliable.
Drive Now Murfreesboro offers a 30-day powertrain warranty and lot financing with a down payment and weekly or biweekly payment plans.
For information about Drive Now Murfreesboro, call 615-849-8474 or visit www.drivenowmurfreesboro.com.
Or, as Tierney says, "Come and see us. We finance just about everybody. That's why we're called Drive Now. We say, 'Yes!'"
Linebaugh holds computer workshops for seniors
Computers can be tricky to navigate, especially for seniors. That's why Linebaugh Public Library is offering a special computer workshop from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Aug. 30.
This basic class will offer information on understanding the basic parts of a computer, and the class will discuss computer hardware, software, basic computer terminology and encourage questions, according to a press release. Attendees will practice on computers, learning mouse skills and more.
Free and open to the public, this class does not require pre-registration. Interested seniors can show up at the main library, located at 105 W. Vine St. in Murfreesboro to attend the class.
Our Mission in Motion
Saint Thomas Health's mobile mammography coach, sponsored by Susan G. Komen for the Cure's "Our Mission in Motion" and MTMC's Power of Pink initiative, recently visited MTMC's Saint Louise Clinic.
Launched in June 2011, "Our Mission in Motion" mobile mammography coach was the first of its kind in Middle Tennessee, according to hospital officials. It brings screening mammograms directly to women where they work, live and shop. The coach has screened over 1600 patients in its first year of operation.
The coach was at the clinic providing screening mammograms at no cost to qualifying women who were patients of the clinic. During the last fiscal year in Rutherford County, the MTMC Foundation's Power of Pink initiative invested more than $46,000 for mammograms and breast care for 330 women.
The Saint Louise Clinic is a walk-in, primary care clinic housed in the Bell Street Building at 503 E. Bell Street, Suite 103, on the former MTMC campus near Highland Avenue. It opened November 2011 and was created to meet the growing needs of the Murfreesboro community, especially Rutherford County residents who are uninsured, underinsured or in need of a primary care physician.
The mobile service is offered to women age 40 and older who are not pregnant or breastfeeding, experiencing any breast problems, such as lumps or pain, or being followed by a physician for breast problems.
"Our Mission in Motion" is a mobile mammography outreach program that is funded by Saint Thomas Health, Komen for the Cure and the Power of Pink. The program targets employed, underinsured and uninsured women throughout a 16-county area.
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Chemical contamination is a worldwide problem and represents a significant threat to the environment, to the functioning of ecosystems, and to human health. This Masters programme covers the science, risk assessment and remediation and is supported by a cutting-edge research base, supported by case studies.
You will gain the scientific, analytical and communication skills required to prepare you for a career with local authorities, industry, regulation or consultancy.
Course Structure
You will study a range of modules as part of your course, some examples of which are listed below.
- Behaviour of Pollutants in the Environment
- Chemical Risk Assessment
- Contaminated Land and Remediation
- Pollution Microbiology
- Dissertation Project
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- Safety and environmental impact assessment: an industrial perspective
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- Data assimilation and integration
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- The Causes and Consequences of Environmental Radioactivity
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Information contained on the website with respect to modules is correct at the time of publication, but changes may be necessary, for example as a result of student feedback, Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies' (PSRB) requirements, staff changes, and new research.
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Director of Studies: Professor Kirk T Semple.
Duration: 12 months full-time, 24 months part-time.
Entry requirements: Upper second class honours degree, or its equivalent, in a relevant subject. We can also consider applicants with a lower second class (or equivalent) if they have relevant work experience (including voluntary work).
IELTS: 6.5 or equivalent.
Assessment: Coursework, presentations, examinations and dissertation.
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Hear Sitka Wait Wait!
Raven Radio aired The Greater Sitka Arts Council's version of Wait Wait on May 10th. The show includes some special quiz show contestants, as well as the funny and talented panelists, the official judge and score-keeper, Owen Fulton, and of course the beloved host, Ed Ronco. If you missed the live show or the broadcast, you can hear it in its entirety here! (Photo by Bobbi Jordan)
Kings of the Wild Frontier live performance
KCAW News, Sentinel win at annual Press Club Awards
Radio Celebration Week!
Our volunteers are cooking up some great radio for the week leading up to our One-Day Spring Drive. Starting this Friday, you can hear live music, special themes and all-around great radio! You can find the full schedule of shows for Radio Celebration Week here! And don't forget, if you missed a show, you can hear it on demand through our Program Schedule!
It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing!
Seaman Lindy and Chief Alan from Air Station Sitka guest host on The Speaking Tube and take us on a swing journey. Listen to their favorite songs to swing to, songs you wouldn't expect to swing to and learn about their love of the pretzel. Oh yeah, they both have thrown a telephone pole in the Highland Games as well. Listen to the full show here!
Happy Birthday to us!
As seen in our sign on poster designed by Sitka artist Vern Culp, Raven Radio turns 32 years old today. Technically, KCAW went on the air with a limited broadcast schedule at an earlier date, but March 6th is the "official" birthday of Raven Radio. Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the ongoing success of our community station since our sign on in 1982 and the years before~!
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Ode to a lost newsman
This week (12-31-13) radio stations in Southeast Alaska say goodbye to a longtime friend and colleague, Matt Lichtenstein. Lichtenstein is the most senior reporter in CoastAlaska, and our regional expert on fisheries. He's been at KFSK in Petersburg for 18 years, but on Tuesday he hung up his microphone and tape recorder and picked up his Grundens to join the SE commercial fishing fleet full time as a power troller. Be sure to listen to him sing "Ode to a Lost Cannonball."


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I always know I just watched a special game when I sit here trying to think of a good lede for 15 minutes. When I don't feel like I have anything to say, but I have so many thoughts.
The roller coaster of emotions this team and this fanbase have experienced the past two weeks have been exhausting. From a Game 1 blowout to a near collapse in Game 2, to losing Russell Westbrook, to clawing their way to a Game 3 win, to Serge Ibaka missing in Game 4, to falling flat in Game 5, then to showing true heart and real progress in closing out Game 6 — it's been a ride.
And it's just the first round.
But regardless of what happens from here on out, it feels like the Thunder accomplished something. It's painfully obvious this team is mostly a shell of its former self, but Game 6 felt like a growing-up moment for a team that's pretty much all grown up already. Scott Brooks faced some hard truths and changed his starting five for the second half. Kevin Durant either scored or assisted on 16 of the Thunder's 25 fourth quarter points in Game 6 after scoring zero with only two assists in the fourth quarter of Game 5. Kevin Martin scored 25 points, the most he's had since Nov. 16, with 21 coming in the first half. Nick Collison played the entire fourth quarter. Reggie Jackson nearly notched a triple-double with 17-7-8 and only two turnovers. Derek Freaking Fisher was maybe the Thunder's most impactful player, hitting three 3s and playing seriously good defense on James Harden.
(Sidebar: I need a paragraph — or two — dedicated to gushing about KD. People, check out his series: 32.5 points, 48.5 percent shooting, 7.8 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 3.5 turnovers. Let me one-up that. Durant's last four games, after Westbrook went down: 35.5 points, 51.1 percent shooting, 9.3 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 4.5 turnovers. Now, I'm not going to be so bold to bring up LeBron, but okay allow me to bring up LeBron. LeBron is still the world's best, but come on people, the gap isn't that wide.
And KD's 24 years old still. He picked his team up and carried them. He owned this series. His effort on both ends, his leadership, his attitude, his body language, his production, his energy, his effort, his intensity, his drive, his determination — I've never been so impressed by him. He had to change who he was after Westbrook went down. He shucked away his efficient mindset and just went out and balled. He put his team completely first and went to another level. Can he keep doing it? He'll have to, and judging by what I've seen from the dude, I think he can.)
The Thunder played with a sense of urgency, and with a new identity. The team they were in Game 6 is a team that absolutely can make noise in this postseason yet. Durant is evolving and embracing his central role as the Thunder's lone offensive weapon. Jackson is growing. Martin, in no doubt about it the most important game of his career, answered the bell and then some. I've said it before, but this Thunder team has an infinitely smaller margin of error without Westbrook, but they're still good.
Scott Brooks seemed to oversimplify things by saying the team just needed to play better, and really, he was proven right. They played with a harder focus, with a new edge and with a better sense of purpose. They knew who they were for 48 minutes. They rolled in the first half, then let the lead slip. They started sluggish in the third, falling behind 10 as the season truly appeared to be slipping away. But on the back of Durant, they responded, never wavered, never lost composure, never blinked. They showed true maturity and handled the situation at hand as well as they could.
I'm honestly blown away by this performance. By no means was every question answered. By no means is Brooks validated. The Thunder ended with the result they were supposed to. They advanced out of the first round. But their feet were to the fire and they were legitimately pushed. Maybe it's good for them. They proved a little something tonight in Houston. They handled their business and they came together.
What happens next? Don't know. Right now, don't care either. It's day-by-day, game-by-game with this team right now and surviving the wrong side of history feels pretty damn good right now.
- Standing ovation Derek Fisher. The Thunder's X-Factor. I ragged on Fisher for a lot of the regular season after he was signed. And I stand by the things I said. He didn't make sense. He still doesn't make sense. But all that stuff be damned, the old man got it done. He hit big shots and holy crap, he played unbelievable defense on Harden. OKC doesn't win this series without Derek Fisher. Real talk.
- Fisher: A +32 in 27 minutes.
- Really happy for Kevin Martin, because he felt that Game 5. You might've been frustrated with him, you might've been mad, but nobody hurt more than him. He knew he was too for that and he came out tonight with a new mindset. He knocked down some early shots and just kept going. The trust built and Martin started showing those all-world scoring skills. OKC's gotta have more of it, but Martin proved he's capable, and up to the challenge in the biggest moments.
- Scott Brooks shuffled his second half starters, going with DeAndre Liggins over Perk, and playing small the entire second half. It's the first time I can remember Brooks EVER doing that.
- I know it had to be tough, but Scott Brooks made a tough call tonight sitting Perk the entire second half. I'm a little worried about it, honestly, about how it'll go over. But it had to be done. It honestly didn't work as well as it should've as the Rockets came out gunning in the third anyway, but Brooks also flexed again by going to Martin far earlier than usual. Brooks coached an outstanding Game 6. He deserves some big time credit.
- All those shots the Thunder missed in Game 5? They made a lot more of them tonight. OKC hit 11-27 from 3, and knocked down jumpers consistently.
- One of the reasons I've always wondered why Brooks hasn't made the tough choices to sit guys and change lineups is if he doesn't have the full trust of his team. Or complete and total respect of his decisions. Guys like Doc Rivers own their teams. They decide, and the players fall in step for him. I've always questioned if Brooks has that same type of command. But it starts with proving things like he did tonight, that he's willing to make the painful, tough choices for the better of the team. In the end, they'll respect you for it.
- James Harden's series: 26.3 points, 39.1% shooting, 6.6 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 4.5 turnovers.
- Reggie Jackson in his four starts: 17.3 points, 44.4% shooting, 4.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 2.3 turnovers. That guy played a spectacular four games, and for whatever reason, it's been largely ignored. He played fantastically, especially considering his circumstances. Incredible poise, too.
- The Rockets made 14 3-pointers. They made 16 2-pointers.
- Only 10 turnovers for the Thunder.
- Serge Ibaka was really ineffective in the third quarter and I was worried Scott Brooks was going to ride him in the fourth. But he made a great choice of going with Nick Collison as his lone big the entire fourth quarter. Collison was awesome in the first half, but didn't play a minute in the third. But it was obvious the impact Collison has, especially with OKC's defense. In 22 minutes, 10 points and nine rebounds.
- Martin scored 21 in the first half, and Nick Collison played 10 minutes. Martin scored zero points in the third quarter, Collison played zero minutes. Martin scored four in the fourth, Collison played 12 minutes. I think those guys need to play together always.
- I feel like I deserve a medal for not complaining about the calls Harden gets all the time.
- Patrick Beverley going for a jump ball as the Rockets are down nine with one second left. Dude. Bro. Come on.
- Here's how great the game was: I haven't even gotten to the Perk Scuffle that concluded with him doing pushups at midcourt. What the eff Perk?
- Pretty happy I don't have to think about Francisco Garcia for at least six more months.
Next up: Game 1 in OKC against Memphis on Sunday.


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Community of Saints Parish will hold a Recycling Fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 8 and 9 at the church, 2175 Coventry Road in Cleveland Heights.
The public is invited to turn in for recycling consumer electronic products including computers, cell phones, monitors, printers, printed circuit boards, digital cameras, game consoles, phone systems and stereo equipment.
Also accepted will be household appliances, metal and aluminum scrap, patio furniture, bikes, car batteries and tools. Liquids, solvents, paper, glass and plastics will not be accepted.
The parish has partnered with Enviro Recycling. All materials will be recycled in the U.S., with nothing placed in a landfill.
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City of Cypress Community Development - Housing Division
Steve Clarke, Redevelopment Project Manager
Phone Number: (714) 229-6728
Home Enhancement Loan Program (HELP II)
The City of Cypress Home Enhancement Loan Program (HELP II) is a home improvement assistance program serving low income homeowners in Cypress. The goals of the program are as follows: 1) improve the quality of life for homeowners in Cypress; 2) preserve the quality of neighborhoods; 3) promote home ownership pride and, 4) preserve and enhance property values.
Eligibility Requirements
- Eligible home improvements are to be prioritized in the following order Health, Safety, and General Welfare correction items; 2) improvements to promote "curb appeal" and enhance community property values.
- Home must be a single-family, detached residence, located within the limits of the City of Cypress. Rental property and mobile homes are not eligible.
- Homeowner must be the legal owner and occupy the property as a principal residence.
- Homeowner household income must be below 80% of the Orange County Median income, adjusted for household size.
- Homeowners cannot have liquid assets in excess of $50,000.
- Homeowners total debt cannot exceed 100% of the homes value appraised at the time of application. Total debt is defined as the existing debt (first mortgage, credit cards, personal loans, etc.) plus the requested loan amount.
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Environmental Club
The Environmental Club is an organization that is responsible for recycling at our school. During Homeroom, a group of members will go and recycle paper from each classroom and office, and once a week aluminum cans are collected.
We also like to collect old Christmas cards around the holidays and give them to classrooms or Nursing Homes to "recycle" and make new cards or decorations with them. We do this by having a competition amongst the elementary classrooms and we give prizes to the top winners.
Our club also does things outside of the school day. We have a section of Highway 75 (by the Dietmeier farm) that we clean up four times a year, which is actually quite fun because we always find something interesting along the side of the road. The most unique item that we have found so far was a large tv at a bottom of a ditch (boy, that was a pain to bring to the top of the road), and there have been other interesting items (but probably not good to mention on a web site).
We have also been known to have a clean up day at the local park or our own school yard: any reason to hang out and have fun. One theme always exists with these clean ups: good times, good laughs, and good treats at the end of the work day.


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Francesca T. Panunto, bassoonApril 15, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Manoa Campus, Orvis Auditorium
Francesca T. Panunto, a student of Paul Barrett, will present a senior recital as part of the requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music in Performance.
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- The Imphal Taliban
July 13, 2013
Manipur's police force have begun arresting young men for accessing sleazy content on their phones and in cyber cafes. Even the romantic SMS to…
- Deflating victim Narendra Modi
July 6, 2013
With the CBI chargesheet in the Ishrat case, the carefully crafted Modi-versus-The Rest campaign has gone for a toss.
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July 6, 2013
Lamenting the tragedy of Uttarakhand isn't enough, we need to set up a commission to manage natural hazards, says KS Valdiya.
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Jobs in Detroit's car factories are moving to India.
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India's first superstar died almost a lonely life.
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Rare treasures
The cover story about the revival and rebirth of rare arts (April 30) mostly in south and east India was very interesting and absorbing. The tradition of Marathi operas in Maharashtra declined during the last few decades due to the emergence of TV and cinema. But some enthusiastic new generation artistes from Pune, the cultural capital of Maharashtra, are striving hard to revive the Marathi musical dramas in a two-and-half hour new concise format. Their initial efforts are being well received everywhere and audiences are being enthralled.
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Foolhardy measures
The so-called radical changes effected by the policy makers of our country have killed the very spirit of competitiveness in the educational arena 'The class divide' (April 30). Without examinations, students while away their time on unproductive things and suddenly face problems in Class 12, when they have to face exams. The Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) system might seem to be an effective mechanism but, on the contrary, it is well termed by the students as 'Continuous Child Exploitation'.
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Infy's great loss
'The life of Pai' (April 23) makes for a refreshing read. Mohandas Pai is considered to be very eloquent on financial matters. It is doubtless that he has been recognised in India by corporate bodies as a financial whiz kid with added sharp HR skills. However, it is sad to note that Infosys did not make use of his extraordinary talents in nurturing the company better. As far as Pai is concerned, he has nothing to lose since his focus in the future will be to address critical issues in the field of education that will benefit a larger population.
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A city police officer escaped serious injury during an early-morning shootout yesterday, after a bullet aiming for his gut struck his gun belt instead, police said.
Officer Thomas Richards, of Great Neck, L.I., was treated and released from a hospital. He was the fourth NYPD officer shot in two months; one died and the others were wounded.
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said the department has been very lucky, but illegal guns remain a major problem in the city despite New York's strict laws.
"This underscores sort of the nature of the job," he said. "Things can be very quiet on the surface and you'll get out and confront someone and it can turn for the worst."
But for Richards, it did not. Kelly said he spoke to the 36-year-old officer, who joined the department in 2005, and said he was upbeat. There was no blunt trauma left by the bullet, Kelly said.
"If it had been an inch up, it would've been right into the officer's body," the commissioner said of the bullet.
Richards and Officer Thomas Dunne were in a police van about 1:15 a.m. in Lower Manhattan when they saw Luis Martinez, 25, on the street. Martinez noticed them coming, did an about-face and headed in the other direction, they said. When the officers caught up to him, he opened fire, police said. Richards was struck by a 9mm round deflected by the spare ammunition magazine on his gun belt, spilling unused bullets onto the street.
Richards and Dunne fired back between 15 and 17 rounds total, and Martinez was struck once in the leg. He still fled, trailing blood to an apartment in a nearby housing project, police said. Responding officers found him in a back bedroom and he was arrested without incident. A 9mm Taurus handgun was recovered from a trash bin at Martinez's apartment building, police said.
He was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. It was not immediately clear if Martinez had a lawyer. No charges were immediately filed.
Kelly said a bag of marijuana was found where the suspect fled. It was also near a pharmacy that was closed, and police are looking into whether there was any connection to prescription drugs.
"There are an awful lot of guns on the street," Kelly said. "We've done a lot to lower the violence. ... We think our pro-active strategies are working."
In the previous shootings, Officer Peter Figoski died during a botched robbery in Brooklyn in December. Officer Kevin Brennan was fired on at point-blank range during a struggle Feb. 2 and was shot in the head but survived. A 21-year-old, Jose Ortiz, has pleaded not guilty in Brennan's shooting, while Lamont Pride and four others have pleaded not guilty to shooting Figoski.
A third officer, Detective Kevin Herlihy, was struck in the arm after a shootout at a subway station on 145th Street on Feb. 14. The suspect, Michael McBride, was hit in the chest and died.