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Written by Alex F on 01.10.2012 at 20:41
Enslaved certainly have one of the most impressive discographies of any band out there. For me, Vertabrae is better than Ruun, and Monumension is probably my second favorite (behind Isa) of theirs.
Written by Alex F on 01.10.2012 at 20:41
Monumension is probably my second favorite (behind Isa) of theirs.
Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 01.10.2012 at 22:40
Monumension is definitely Enslaved's underrated gem.
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 01.10.2012 at 22:57
Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 01.10.2012 at 22:40
Monumension is definitely Enslaved's underrated gem.
Absolutely, it's a frigging great album. For the casual listener it will be their worst or among thier worst. But not for someone who takes the time to listen to it properly.
Written by Daniell on 02.10.2012 at 09:20
I disagree so much about Monumension. And I disagree even more about Below the Lights!
Written by R'Vannith on 02.10.2012 at 18:02
This will be helpful, I have yet to venture into their discography prior to Isa. Surprised to see Vertebrae get a 3, that's one of my preferences, though I would agree that it doesn't have that same harsh edge. Maybe it's because it's the one I started with so I've kind of got attached to it.
Written by BitterCOld on 02.10.2012 at 19:04
i really like Vertebrae as well, preferring it to both Ruun and Isa. IMO that, Below The Lights (each song with it's own quirks and identity, the album that really helped them arrive) and Monumension were perhaps underrated/scored.
amusingly 5 years ago i did a "Enslaved For Dummies" playlist to get folks like Baz and Lucas and other staff at the time to try to get them into the band. (By 2007 they had already exploded, but shortly after i joined the site, none of their back catalog behind ISA had more than 50 votes... )
perhaps i should have gotten off my ass, updated it, and posted it as an article incorporating Vertebrae, AEO, and the new one (well, at some point after we get it here next week and i've had a chance to digest it) ... but he beat me to it.
Written by R'Vannith on 02.10.2012 at 19:20
Something I've learnt listening to this band is that no two albums are the same (well from what I've heard at least) and I would say that is especially the case with Vertebrae . It also sounds the "proggiest" to me, so I guess that's another reason why I dig it so much.
Though I haven't collected my thoughts on the new one yet I will say that each of the tracks sounds more distinctive than is the case on some of the other albums I've heard.
Written by Guest on 02.10.2012 at 20:23
Vertebrae is their proggiest and I love it for that, too. And no two albums are the same, yes, though ISA-to-Ruun and AEO-to-Riitiir are somewhat similar; like 2 faces of a coin.
Written by R'Vannith on 02.10.2012 at 20:31
That's an interesting way of looking at it. I'd agree about the first coin, Isa and Ruun, but I'm not so sure about the second comparison yet.

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This Is It…Sunday, August 14th, 2011 by Sally Weathers
…the 2011 conference of female ex-guerrilla insurgents of the Mexican Dirty War. From the afternoon of July 15th through the evening of July 17th, eleven ex-guerrilleras participated in over 20 hours of both classroom-style discussions (mesas de trabajo) and one-on-one interviews (testimonios) about their experiences in the guerrilla insurgency of the 1970s. Did female guerrilla fighters play a unique role within the insurgency, or did they share the same responsibilities as their male comrades? What was the government's objective in torturing captured dissidents? Did the sexual and gender revolutions (which were occurring at nearly the same time around the globe) influence the social structure or political agenda of the guerrilla?
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The women are mostly in their sixties. That means they were roughly my age or even younger when they joined the guerrilla. Most have children, many have grandchildren. My first impression of the ex-guerrilleras was a group of very friendly, family-oriented ladies.
All eleven were taken into custody for politically-motivated reasons by the Mexican government during the 1970s. They were transferred between clandestine and official prisons (disappeared), tortured, and released in the late 1970s, at which point many went into exile. Ten of the eleven were guerrilla insurgents, some of whom received training in North Korea. Gladys López, the only participant who was not a trained insurgent, worked as a messenger on behalf of the anti-government movement. Most were members of the guerrilla group Movimiento de Acción Revolucionaria (the MAR, or Revolutionary Action Movement), but some fought on behalf of the Lacandones and the FUZ (Frene Urbano Zapatista).
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Adeline invited me to join the game on July 23, at Gunung Putri. We were a little bit late to start (it should be at 10 am) because we had to wait for other friends of her brother. My mom was dropping me by at Adeline's house at 8.15. The name of the paintball game is Brigade 3234. (What a military name, isn't it?) Road to the place wasn't as smooth as I think, even though already got the map, it was still confusing. I'll give you some clues. After signing out from Tol Gate of Keranggan, take a right turn. Just follow the main road until you find a big board of Brigade 3234, then you turn left. The street is wavy and muddy, so be careful if you drive a sedan. We (Anthony, Andre, Adeline, Michel, and I) arrived first at 9.50. While we were waiting for the others, we tried few shots, and played chess.
Finally, 11 of us; Devi, Adeline, Michel, Anthony, Andre, Jeffry, Teddy, Nina, Dea, Bram, and Clement, started the battle around 11 am. We were divided into 2 teams. The team A was consisted of Adeline, Devi, Teddy, and Jeffry. (FYI: Jeffry is considered as 2 persons because of his huge body *LOL*) And the rest was put into team B.
We had to dress up; wearing military uniforms, google, and helmet. We chose semi-auto gun package, so each of us was charged IDR 88,000 per game. The package already includes semi-auto gun, military uniforms, google, helmet, first 25 paint bullets, and 2x20 minutes game outdoor (as for ladies, a plastic body-protection will be given). If you wish to have more bullets, IDR 32,500 will be charged for a package of 40 paint bullets.
After changing clothes, we had a short briefing in Commando Post. We were given how-to-operate-the-gun, the rules of the games and game option. The commander offered 2 options; Capturing the Flag or Killing Field. Capturing the Flag is taking enemies' flag on their base by one person (only) and bringing it to his/her base camp, whereas Killing Field is much more easier (I think), simply kill all of your enemies. Capturing the Flag requires a very-good team work whereas Killing Field is based on individual's performance.
We played both, and it was really fun! (yet completely exhausting, for sure) Clement shot me on the neck! Ouch! It was hurt, man. I got him on the head in 2nd game, he didn't notice at first because he said he didn't feel anything (the helmet covered it) but the referee called him for signing off, LOL. We were finished around 1 pm and went straight to Baji Pinai at
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- Some price of drinks; Teh Botol, AQUA (in 600ml bottle), and any soft drinks (by bottle) IDR 7,000. Pocari Sweat and any soft drinks (by cans) IDR 10,000.


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Ahhh Yes !!! I remember it well, but what face ????
This twat Obama has been wrong every step of the way
Ahhh Yes !!! I remember it well, but what face ????
Romney was right there is 47% who are dependent on the government; which is just the rest of us who work. Government has no money and produces nothing, it takes from productive citizens and buys the votes of the leeches with that money. At least 47% just voting to extend their government benefits. If Obama has it his way he will increase that to over 50% so that Democrats will always have the power; this is what Obamacare is all about; making everyone dependent on the government.
Sometimes a revisionists look at history can be fun, but not when it's used this way.
Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps. - Emo Phillips
- A donkey is stronger than a horse of the same size.
- Donkeys have an incredible memory - they can recognise areas and other donkeys they were with up to 25 years ago.
- Donkeys are not easily startled (unlike horses) and have a keen sense of curiosity.
- Donkeys have a reputation for stubbornness but this is due to their highly developed sense of self preservation. It is difficult to force or frighten a donkey into doing something it sees as contrary to its own best interest or safety.
- Donkeys are more independent in their thinking than horses and will reason, then make decisions based on their safety.
- Training a donkey relies upon showing him or her, by words and action, that they can trust you to protect them from harm. They learn what it is we want them to do if we take time to show them.
Apparently donkeys are being maligned unfairly. They apparently are neither stubborn nor stupid.
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You are welcomed to cast aspersions at me but I agree with SD about Romney. Romney is right on both counts. The two heads are not contradictory. Both statements are true.
If Romney and his party believe Americans deserve more take home pay, why is it always republicans fighting against any increase to minnimum wage ?
This is a typical strawman argument. Poor democrats have been voting Democrat forever and they are still poor Democrats so they use the old standby of "let's engage in class warfare and blame those rich republicans". Not the ultra rich democrats mind you, only those fat cat republicans. Read a bit about it and you'll see why there are people on both sides of the fence who are opposed to the raise.
And before you call me a tea bagger or some other inane colloquialism I'm neither republican or democrat. They are both crooks that wipe themselves with the documents they purport to defend.
Roughly 2.3 percent (one reference showed it as high as 4.7%) of hourly workers make the "minimum wage". That means for that 2.3 percent (to 4.7%), assuming they are working a 40 hour work week, are making roughly $15,100 a year. That is a big assumption because obamacare has made many employers cut their employees hours under 30 so they don't have to pay the obama tax.
Now if we raise the minimum wage to the proposed $9.00 an hour the earner now makes roughly $18,700 a year, again assuming that they aren't limited to under 30 hours a week due to obamacare fees.
Is that going to solve the problem? No way. As a matter of fact as businesses normally do they will raise the prices of things like happy meals and groceries to make up for the extra money they have to spend. This will raise the prices for the people who just got a bump in pay. They will also cut their work force to make up for the extra cash outlay.
So let's just bump everyone to $15.00 an hour, right? Makes sense. Then the earners in an entry level job will be making double what they are now. And the businesses will just take it in stride and not raise the prices of products right?
Wrong. Two things will happen. Employers will lay off employees and prices will go up in every industry affected.
Here's another point of view by Don Boudraeux;
"If government enacts legislation setting the minimum price that people can pay for a new car at $50,000, do you believe that this legislation will result in people paying $50,000 for the likes of Toyota Corollas and Ford Fiestas? Or do you realize that if government obliges car buyers to pay at least $50,000 for a new vehicle, these buyers will choose to buy no low-end cars and opt (if they buy a new car at all) instead to purchase a new BMW, Lexus, or other luxury model?"
If a company has to pay 15 an hour for a worker do you think he's going to hire the people that they currently have working for them or more qualified people? Who would you hire? I'm hiring the guy who graduated from college with a human studies degree who has no hope of using it to become gainfully employed over someone without a HS degree. I guess I'm just a dick that way.
Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps. - Emo Phillips
Where did you get the idea that he or I were talking about welfare? I was responding to the minimum wage question. What you just did was pull out a strawman argument. If you think that the majority or even the minority of hourly workers are making $7.25 you are sorely mistaken. I pretty much spelled that out.
I believe there are a lot of people that need welfare to survive. My aunt was one of them and I'm thankful she had it. She was on it long enough to find a job then got off of it. But I've seen with my own eyes that there is a lot of corruption in the welfare system. I have worked with people that refuse to get married so the "wife" gets to stay home and collect welfare while the "husband" goes to work and makes 50-60K. I used to work at a grocery store where a several couples would drive in a a nice SUV, dressed to the nines and sit there while the wife pays for all the food the WIC plan and food stamps could buy then have the husband come in behind her paying for the beer,cigarettes, steak etc with his debit card.
We have all seen that there are more Americans accepting handouts from the government plantation than are not. Whose paying for all that? The ones of us not on the plantation.
Now the minimum wage. What should it be? What's the liveable wage? $15 an hour? $19 an hour? How much more of your paycheck do you want to give up to pay for it? How much should we pay an entry level burger flipper at a fast food place? Those are entry level jobs and not skilled labor. The market wont bear it and it will result in more unemployment.
Instead of hookers with STD analogies come up with an argument on how this should work.
Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps. - Emo Phillips
"Wrong. Two things will happen. Employers will lay off employees and prices will go up in every industry affected."
Leading to...
Employers will lay off employees.
The employees left after the layoffs will be overworked, have a loss of moral and be unmotivated to provide proper customer service.
The employer will experience higher rates of employee turnover and incur increased employee costs related to increased employee recruitment and training.
Increased costs due to increased turnover causing increases in recruitment and training will reduce profit margins.
The employees hired will not be as productive due to lack of experience.
Employers will have a reduction in customer service levels leading to a decline in customer satisfaction.
As a result customers will stop buying goods and services from the employers company and migrate to where they receive higher levels of customer service.
The company profit margin will decline due to declining customers resulting in lost sales.
The company will go out of business due to lack of customers.
Employers + Employees + Customers form a symbiotic circle of economic life :-D
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You see this a lot in businesses like grocery stores that employ large numbers of part time employees at minimum wages that do not provide benefits like paid sick leave.
Or in any business like a restaurant that follows the above pay low wages and benefits employee compensation models.
There are high rates of employee turnover, high levels of inexperienced employees , instability in staffing patterns, a reduction in productivity leading to declines in customer service and customer satisfactions in those businesses.
So when you go into a grocery store, cannot find anyone to assist you at say the deli counter and find yourself standing in long lines at the checkout counter then don't complain.
Also don't complain when due to a lack of paid sick leave some of those employees go to work sick and contaminate with viruses and bacteria what you are buying in a grocery store and eating in a restaurant.
Taking a chance on being infected and getting sick as hell due to sick employees who do not get sick pay is worth it as long as you do not have to pay say 5 cents more for the cost of your meal and your groceries to provide those employees with paid sick leave.
Isn't it?
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The people that benefit the most from a company/business that employs a large number of part time workers that receive minimum wages and low or no benefits are the wealthy investor economic classes that own stock in those companies.
The owners of that company/business.
Or the highly compensated executives of those companies.
The ROI and profits from those companies/businesses is flowing to the top.
The rest of us suffer from the crap levels of customer service found in those businesses related to the type of employees that are employed in those businesses due to the levels of compensation those businesses provide.
The impacts of high rates of employee turnover, high levels of inexperienced employees , instability in staffing patterns, and reduction in productivity lead to declines in customer service and customer satisfactions in those businesses.
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right or wrong these fucking clowns in America would still vote Obama again. He lied in the first 4 years and the American people gave him 4 more. Even after the debacle that has been his 2nd term people would still vote Obama again over Romney. Even if there was a machine that would show people had they voted for Romney they would be better off they wouldn't believe it and still voted Obama.
I for one voted Romney and believe he would have been astronomically better than Obama, but personally I'm glad Romney didn't win. As an LDS man I believe had Romney won every fucked up thing this country went through would have been blamed on Mormons. It wouldn't be about the difficult decisions Romney had to make, but the decisions "Mormon Romney" makes.
Either way 52% of this countries voting populace is retarded for voting for Obama the second time, and somehow they will defend that ridiculous vote like it is their last gulp of air as they go under the waves on a sinking boat
If sense were common, everyone would have it.
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And saying that is my only defense after I typed several paragraphs stating my stance shows me you really either didn't read or don't understand what I wrote.
You haven't offered any solutions or addressed what I have said in any way. You're arguing on liberal talking points and not out of experience or research.
If you look at the stats (from the dept of labor) half of the people making minimum wage are under 25 and a good percentage are in school. A large portion of those jobs are part time jobs. A portion of those are in the food service industry as servers and are paid no less then $2.13 an hour but make well over minimum wage with tips added in. They are still counted as minimum wage earners.
Raising the minimum wage in effect is welfare. You are forcing businesses to pay people 2-3 times more then the market bears for unskilled labor in the name of giving them a "livable wage". What in your opinion is a livable wage? either hourly or annually?
If businesses are forced to double someones pay across the board how can you possibly think it wont result in thousands of lost jobs and increased prices for products we use on a daily basis? Do you think the management and ceo's are going to take it on the chin and lose profits or do what they have to to stay profitable.
Another question, if we double the wages and now the fry cook is making as much as the guy who worked his way up to management what happens then?
I think you're short sighted and just can't see the far reaching ramifications this will have.
Economists projected that in the US it would take a good 6-8 years for the de-levegeraing process in the US to start. 5 years later bankruptcy data shows that the majority of debt in the US is being discharged and is not being payed down, wage stagnation and loss might have something to do with that.
Savings rates go up for those that can, spending goes down as debt payments are now the focus.
So if one person or sectors spending is the income of another how exactly would the economy be better under a different POTUS when the current status of weak aggregate demand it's clearly a function of economics.
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A new poll said Wisconsin voters generally approve of President Barack Obama and Gov. Scott Walker.
The Marquette University poll released Tuesday says 48 percent of respondents approve of the job Obama is doing, while 45 percent disapprove. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
Those numbers are down since October. Obama's approval rating then was 51 percent.
Walker's numbers are essentially unchanged since October. Tuesday's poll found an approval rating of 50 percent with 44 percent disapproving. Six months ago, 49 percent approved and 45 percent disapproved.
The latest approval rating for U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan is 45 percent, the same as in October. But 15 percent said they haven't heard enough to form an opinion, even though he was the Republican vice presidential candidate.


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Delmas signed with the Dolphins in March. He was released on the same day the Lions parted with Burleson to save about $11.5 million in salary cap room.
Burleson, 32, caught 39 passes for 461 yards and one touchdown last season after being limited to nine games due to injuries. For his career, Burleson has caught 457 passes for 5,630 yards and 39 touchdowns. His release saved the team about $5.5 million in cap space.
"It's a hard decision for them to make, but I can't blame them for making it," Burleson said.
Miami changed offensive coordinators in the offseason, hiring Bill Lazor and parting with Mike Sherman. Lazor was quarterbacks coach in Philadelphia last season.
The Eagles used more spread-formation, multiple-receiver sets and adding Burleson to a receiving corps headed by Mike Wallace and Brian Hartline could indicate Lazor is leaning toward that style of play as opposed to his pro-style background.
Meanwhile, the Dolphins signed free agent quarterback Jordan Rodgers, who is the younger brother of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, to a one-year contract on Thursday.
The 6-foot-1, 212-pound Rodgers joins Miami after spending portions of 2013 with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Rodgers spent 12 weeks on the Buccaneers' practice squad after being signed by the team on Oct. 7, 2013.
Prior to joining Tampa Bay, Rodgers was a member of the Jaguars during the 2013 offseason. Originally, he was signed by the Jaguars as an undrafted college free agent on April 28, 2013.
The Dolphins also signed free agent wide receivers Kevin Cone and Michael Rios to one-year contracts.
The 6-2, 216-pound Cone joins Miami after spending the past three seasons with the Atlanta Falcons (2011-13). Cone has appeared in 29 career games over the past two years after spending his first season with the Falcons as a member of the team's practice squad. In 2013, he saw action in all 16 games and recorded one catch for 12 yards, while finishing tied for second on team with seven special teams tackles. Cone was originally signed by the Falcons as an undrafted college free agent on Aug. 2, 2011.
The 6-2, 203-pound Rios comes to the Dolphins after spending time with the Arizona Cardinals in 2013. He originally joined the Cardinals as an undrafted college free agent on April 29, 2013, but was waived prior to the start of training camp on July 24, 2013.


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The time to expand vocational ed is now
Ohio Gov. John Kasich's plan to expand vocational education in schools is a good one. It will benefit hundreds of thousands of young students in the future.
One might say Kasich's proposal is an idea that's time has come – and gone – several times. Many people can remember periods during which high schools were full of programs for aspiring nurses, welders, farmers, etc. – followed by years during which vocational departments were downplayed.
That is a shame. Vocational education – handled intelligently – ought to be an integral part of the public school system. Some students just are not cut out for college. Others simply like some jobs that do not require higher education. And some recognize that certain professions they can train for in high school pay more than many so-called "white collar" jobs.
Kasich revealed this week his vocational education plan will be part of his State of the State speech, to be delivered Monday. Presumably, more details will be provided then.
But on Wednesday, the governor revealed he wants to expand vocational education to middle schools. Incredibly narrow-minded as it may seem, official state Department of Education policy had been to limit vocational education to students in grades 9-12.
But at the middle school level, programs intended to expose youngsters to various occupations, perhaps giving them some hands-on experience, can be very valuable. They set the stage for high school-level vocational courses.
Getting that right can be a challenge, especially with technology changing rapidly. But the rewards, which can include convincing some students that dropping out of school is not a good idea, can be enormous.
Kasich is right to think of expanding vocational education. This time, let's hope the emphasis doesn't go away after a few years.


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Meyer claims that specified complex information can only arise from an intelligent source, justifying that claim by citing a series of examples. One of those examples is computer code. In my previous post, I suggested that this was not an adequate example because of fundamental differences between computer code and DNA information. An obvious question is whether there is an example of specified complex information that is not derived from an intelligent source but solely from physical or chemical functionality. In this post I would like to offer just such an example.
The magnificent example of antibodies was presented by Dr. Craig Story in the December 2009 issue of Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, Vol. 61, No. 4, p.221. (if you aren't a member or don't have a subscription, copies are available from the ASA office for $10 plus shipping and handling; contact email@example.com.) In his article, Craig explains how the immune system works, focusing on the importance of the inherent randomness in the process. In this post, I would like to offer a physicist's interpretation of his paper, with a focus on the information content. Craig has graciously reviewed these comments and corrected my errors in biology.
Stem cells in our bone marrow continuously produce a population of pre-B cells, so called because they are precursors to B cells, which manufacture antibodies when mature. These pre-B cells are all identical and have the same antibody gene DNA. This population therefore has a relatively low information content. All the complexity is within the cell and there is no diversity in the population of cells. As the pre-B cell population prepares to moves into the body, the cells undergo a transition into B cells. In the process, key segments of DNA in each cell are rearranged randomly to form a unique and novel DNA sequence. The process is described in detail in Craig's paper. It is a constrained process so that the resulting antibody protein is always a particular folded configuration that may have affinity to an antigen, but the gene segments are randomly rearranged and joined to alter the magnitude of the affinity. The result is a population of B cells, each one of which is different in terms of its antibody DNA. This means that we have a transformation of a low information population of pre-B cells to a high information population of B cells, with reference to their antigen-binding abilities. The complexity has increased dramatically but we do not yet have specificity.
As a B cell moves through the body, it may or may not encounter an antigen with which it has affinity. If it does not, the B cell dies and that particular configuration no longer exists in the body. However, if an antigen appears with which a B cell has some degree of affinity, the B cell will attach to the antigen. In this case, that B cell will reproduce through cell division to create clones of itself. This process occurs throughout the population of B cells with the result that only B cells with some affinity to the environment of antigens survive. This is a basic level of specificity.
There is another level of specificity that Craig describes. A first-responder B cell usually will have a relatively small degree of affinity to an antigen. As this cell reproduces itself, an enzyme enhances the mutation rate of only the portion of the antibody genes that determines the affinity. In some cases, mutation rates can reach as much as one nucleotide per cell division. This means that the subpopulation of this particular B cell grows with a dynamic diversity of various degrees of affinity to that antigen. The cells with the strongest degree of affinity will preferentially attach to the antigens, leaving those with weaker affinity without antigens and therefore a death sentence. Over time, this subpopulation will be predominantly one with strong affinity to this particular antigen. This, in a nutshell, is why vaccines work.
In the bigger picture, this example shows how a homogeneous population of pre-B cells is transformed to a dynamically diverse population of B cells, with a tremendous increase in information content. This complex information then becomes highly specified by fine-tuning to match the antigens to which they are presented. The result is a high degree of specificity and complexity with no involvement of an intelligent designer as an immediate cause. This does not, of course, preclude the sustaining involvement of an Intelligent Designer at a metaphysical level.
Craig points out the critical role of randomness as a key characteristic of the cellular processes involved in the immune system. The random process of gene rearrangement is necessary to ensure a sufficiently broad range of binding specificities, such that some of them are almost sure to bind to one part of each pathogen. His example also illustrates clearly how highly complex and highly specified information is derived directly from a population of relatively low-information cells. Hence, the argument that Meyer makes that all complex specified information comes from an intelligent source does not withstand scrutiny.
The antibody example is a beautiful illustration of the basic processes of evolution. It begins with the common ancestry of the stem cells that produce an ancestral population of pre-B cells that are essentially identical. Descent with random variability occurs in the generation of the B cells, which are all unique with respect to their antibody gene DNA. Natural selection describes the way in which B cells that do not bind to an antigen will die while those that do bind to an antigen proceed to reproduce clones. The random variability of the dynamically diverse population of antibodies ensures the formation, within a short period of time, of antibodies with affinity to virtually any antigen. The subsequent way in which those B cells acquire stronger affinity to that antigen is a type of adaptation. Darwin suggested that these basic processes, operating over a long period of time, could account for the origin of species. Little did he suspect that these very processes are active continuously in our bodies on a relatively short time scale to provide a vital line of immunological defense.


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Police doubt they'll charge in airport gun case
SOUTH BURLINGTON A spokesman for the U.S. Transportation Security Agency said Tuesday its likely a Vermont man who tried to carry a gun onto a plane at the Burlington International Airport will face a fine of up to $3,000.
But Burlington police said its unlikely the man will be criminally charged.
Police were convinced that it was complete, embarrassing error when the 46-year-old man, whom he declined to name, approached the security checkpoint with a bag containing the gun, Deputy Police Chief Bruce Bovat said.
Mike McCarthy of the TSA office in Boston said the federal agency issues such civil fines whenever a firearm is caught.
If the weapon is unloaded, as was the case in the Vermont incident, the fine ranges between $1,500 and $3,000, McCarthy said.
Loaded weapons bring higher fines, he added.
The man gave what McCarthy described as the most common explanation TSA agents hear when a firearm is discovered that he forgot he had the weapon with him.
McCarthy said the fines are part of the TSAs effort to educate the public of the importance of checking luggage and knowing what the rules are before they get to the checkpoint.
We interviewed him. Hes got a clean record. Theres no reason to believe there was anything intentional, the deputy chief said.
The weapon, described as a .22-caliber Bernardelli handgun, was discovered by Transportation Security agents, who followed their usual protocol and called local police.
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Summaries of EU Legislation
Summaries of EU legislation: direct access to the main summaries page.
Culture in EU external relations
In order to promote cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue in European Union's (EU) external relations, the Council is encouraging the Commission and Member States to define coherent approaches. It provides for the development of a number of working methods and instruments for pursuing the related policy objectives.
Conclusions of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of 16 December 2008, meeting within the Council, on the promotion of cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue in the external relations of the Union and its Member States [Official Journal C 320 of 16.12.2008].
Cultural exchanges and cooperation at the global level, together with intercultural dialogue, are essential not only for bringing people closer together, strengthening the role of civil society, fostering democratisation and promoting fundamental rights, but also for strengthening the economic impact of the cultural sectors. Therefore, with these conclusions, the Council is requesting that Member States and the Commission take steps to attain three policy objectives:
- incorporation of culture in the European Union's (EU) external relations policies and programmes as well as in the Union's collaboration with third countries and international organisations;
- global ratification and implementation of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions;
- promotion of intercultural dialogue via projects and awareness-raising activities taking place in and outside the EU that were initiated during the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue (2008).
A comprehensive European strategy should be created for incorporating culture in the EU's external relations policies in a consistent and systematic manner. In addition, to clarify the aims and approaches of cultural cooperation, specific strategies should be set up with third countries and regions. With this in mind, the Commission and Member States should enhance support given to:
- third countries in the sphere of cultural cooperation activities taking place at all levels (local, regional, national);
- the promotion of European culture in all its forms at the international level, as well as to the international mobility of European cultural professionals;
- the development of multilingualism and intercultural skills;
- young people's mobility, cultural and artistic education, as well as access to culture;
- protecting copy- and related rights as well as combating counterfeiting and piracy internationally;
- actions that protect, preserve and promote cultural heritage, as well as to international cooperation on combating theft and trafficking of cultural goods.
With a view to better defining their strategies, the Commission and Member States should analyse together with third countries the cultural sectors of the latter. These analyses should also include evaluations of the development prospects and the regulatory frameworks of the sectors concerned. Advantage should be taken of Member States experiences, so that Community activities may complement those of the Member States and so that new international joint activities in the field of culture may be initiated. The specific characteristics of the cultural sectors must be taken into account when defining new operational programmes, as should the specific strategies set up with third countries and regions when negotiating international agreements.
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CALLICOON, NY — Perhaps you've seen a small, glossy flyer floating around places in the Upper Delaware Valley, or you noticed an ad in the local newspaper inviting people to attend ReBirth 2012, or what the event's organizers are calling a "global 'Birth Day' party" to celebrate "day one" of the Age of Aquarius. The afternoon of free presentations and visioning activities will be held on Saturday, December 22 at the Delaware Youth Center, 8 Creamery Rd. from 1 to 6 p.m.
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As usual its been an exciting week down in Clearwater. Our fearless leaders, Pat and Brian, made the trip down to soak up some sun and baseball. Lucky bastards.
The Phillies wore the traditional green yesterday beating the Blue Jays in 10 innings. Vance Worley continues to impress attempting to prove the sophomore slump does not exist. He hasn't allowed a run in his last two starts. Placido Polanco had to leave the game after injuring his left hand. It's not all bad news, as Chase Utley spoke with Todd Zolecki saying he hopes to be on the field next week. Fingers crossed.
But what if Utley isn't back on the field any time soon? How comfortable are you with the idea of Freddy Glavis or Ty Wiggington playing second in his absence? The Phillies have been shopping for infield help. Corey piggy backed David Murphy on the idea of acquiring Alberto Callaspo. It's not a bad idea.
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Who would consider the Phils lucky if their starting infield averaged 130 games apiece?
The Dipsy
They'd be very lucky…but I just don't see it happening.
Dipsy, that would be lucky. In fact, that number might be too high.
I agree. So why are we here? Saddled with four guys who are A) older, and; B) hurt or extremely injury prone.
The Dipsy
"Point A" directly effects "Point B", especially in the post steroid era. People can talk all they want about the modern player and advanced training techniques, but you still don't beat Mother Nature in the long run. Bodies wear out.
This happens to a lot of teams in the afterglow of winning a WS. The front office is often reluctant to cut ties with players at the right time and then they extend players that should probably be let go. The reasons NOT to have extended Howard two years early are well documented, and we knew the second half of Polanco's deal would be dicey.
Let's face the fact that this is the Phils last HURRAH. A rebuilding process will have to take place after this season, if not sooner, should we be out of contention by the All Star break. Don't get me wrong, I love the Phils. Always have and always will. We do have a chance of
winning the NL, but it will take a stroke of luck and better health from our infield than I think we can expect. No way our infield averages 130 games per player. Just ain't happening. Here is my prediction by infield starter for games played this year.
Howard — 115 games played
Utley —- 100 games played
Rollins —– 130 games played
Poilanco —- 100 games played
Howard's too high at 115, but Polanco is very low at 100. Only 9 players have more innings at 3rd over the past two years.
Our pitching staff will be outstanding….again and will carry the day………….. I am sure that I am telling fellow bloggers nothing they don't already know.
BART, there is no way Ryan Howard plays 115 games this season.
I predict –
Howard 50
Utley 95
Rollins 125
Polanco 110
If they are lucky.
Go after Alberto Callaspo. I doubt they'll take Blanton, but Corey did pick out a good player to go get- IMO.
What a bunch of pessimists.
Sort of goes hand in hand with crankiness, no? I'd love nothing better than to be wrong on this. I'll be an optimistic pessimist.
JRo – 130
Polanco – 120
Utley -110
Howard – 60
Yes, pitching must carry the day. And defense…which we clearly now do not have in the infield.
The Dipsy
Dipsy, based on the last couple of years they should still have very good to excellent defense in the infield.
Having said that, they're all a year older. And if Utley is more limited than last year (and it's too early to know that yet), second could take a hit, especially if Wigginton gets substantial playing time there. With Martinez and/or Galvis, less so.
Defense at first may actually improve.
George……pessimists??? No. We're REALISTS.
No you're not. You're pessimists, pure and simple. Some of these predictions would put the entire infield on the 60 day DL. Realism says that the infield is very shaky. It doesn't say that everybody in it will sit out the majority of the year. For example: even with injuries, Polanco played in more than 100 games last year. His finger is sprained, it's not his entire arm that's broken.
Wow, not even I think it will be that the number of games played will be that low.
I am thinking (hoping) that Howard will reach 100, Jimmy up to 150, Chase, if lucky 90 and Poly will be replaced by Wiggington not even 1/3 of the way into the season.
If the pitching cannot be as potent as it was the past few years, this team will struggle.
I hope you're wrong about Polanco — that strikes me as a monumental mistake. Even if he is not hitting any better than last year, replacing him with Wiggy would mean the team is focusing only on the offense and ignoring the signficant difference on defense. Aside from Wigginton's career year in 2008, he's never had a year that came close to Polanco's 2011.
His hernias are healed, he hasn't been hit in the elbow by Tim Hudson lately, his injured finger will cause him to miss just a few games, and he's known to play through injuries. So why will he have to be replaced after 54 games?
every year he goes down and is getting older.
How can you predict a strong defense this year Dipsy?
Brooks, he won the GG last year, and, unlike many, that selection is supported by the stats. He was the best-fielding third baseman in baseball in 2011.
lol @ Brooks.
I will pay you one million dollars if you can find me a player who doesn't get older every year.
Sorry Dipsy, I did read your post wrong – a team needs a strong defense to go along with good pitching for any real hope.
I think we are pessimistic about this season… why not? We have been on the ride of our lives for the past 5 seasons.
Well, I would venture to say that if you took each guy's injury history, along with the fact that they are a year older, that those estimates are not unreasonable. Jimmy and Polanco are ALWAYS good for a three to five week injury and Chase may miss some games. When he came back last year, he played the whole season. But if he has bone on bone then I don't know how you can keep expecting that. Howard – well, he 's gonna miss A LOT of time. Howard will not be much of a factor this year IMO. I hope I'm wrong about everything.
The Dipsy
Look, I hope I'm wrong but it is not unreasonable to think that at some point in the season that you could see all four guys hurt at the same time.
The Dipsy
@George – How is it that with Ryan Howard maybe, probably, not coming back til the AS Break….and then being nowhere close to 100%… no Chase Utley sightings on the diamond as of yet and last years's problems, Polanco hurt (again) and with injury history, and J-Roll's regular trips to the DL……
…..that some fans are being viewed as "pessimistic" because they think that these four guys might lose significant playing time this year???
I view them as pessimistic because they are all stating "worst case scenario." I especially take issue with the Polanco predictions. One-third of the season is just ridiculous. Although he has some injury history, he's played in more games than that: in fact, he's played in more games in the past few years than all but a few. Also, the Howard numbers are pessimistic because he may be back before the AS game. (I'll point out, too, that even if he's nowhere near 100%, that doesn't mean he won't play. These are, after all, games played numbers, not effectiveness predictions.)
When people are for the most part using the lowest numbers imaginable, that's being pessimistic. The highest possible numbers would, of course, be overly optimistic. Being REALISTIC, as you claim these fans are, would lie somewhere in between.


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- We interpret recent measurements of time-varying interference fringe intensities observed between rising bubbles (diameter 15-120 μm) and a horizontal hydrophilic titania plate to determine the rate of approach of such bubbles to the surface. The bubbles remain spherical because of high Laplace pressures and small buoyancy forces so the approach velocity remains in the Stokes flow regime. The rate of approach of the bubble to the titania plate is controlled by buoyancy force and surface forces such as van der Waals and electric double layer interactions together with a hydrodynamic force arising from the drainage of the thin water film between the bubble and the titania surface. The dynamics are found to be consistent with the no-slip hydrodynamic boundary condition at the surface of the bubble and at the titania plate. However, far from the titania plate the terminal velocities of the rising bubbles suggests that the bubble surfaces are fully mobile with zero tangential stress.
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I've been reminded at least four times in the last few months that it's incredibly difficult to make a truly great horror film. Not speaking from experience, of course; I don't make horror movies myself. I do watch a lot of them, though, and that's really the more important of the two sides when you get down to brass tacks, for a whole slew of reasons, chief among them being that this is my column.
Anyway, the thing about horror movies is that we want to love them, so when something comes along that seems even remotely new or veers away from the run-of-the-mill tropes and cliches we've come to expect from scary movies, our first instinct is to pile on mountains of praise that, in time, reveals itself to be completely undeserved. For example ...
4Rosemary's Baby
If you've seen the film Rosemary's Baby, I totally understand if your first inclination was to flee the theater in terror while also telling everyone within earshot that they must see it sometime. Of course, you'll note from the wording of the previous sentence that the subject was watching the movie at the theater, when it was fresh and new. That, of course, was the year 1968.
The movie was borderline revolutionary at the time, but "at the time" is a big part of that equation. A movie like this had rarely been seen back then, but we've seen a ton of them since then, and, as much as it pains me to say it, Rosemary's Baby is miles away from being the best, no matter what nearly every list of the best horror movies ever implies to the contrary.
For starters, it's just not that well-executed. Even if you've never seen or heard of Rosemary's Baby, if you watch it today, you will figure out what's going on about 10 minutes into the movie and it will drive you insane that Rosemary somehow does not. Once that happens, it's a long, slow procession of mundane events, sometimes scary, usually not, until exactly what you think is going to happen does, in fact, happen.
Oh! What about that scene where they finally reveal the baby, though? Right: For one thing, it's hard to even spot. If you've ever heard someone gush about the "baby scene" in that movie, allow me to shatter any perceptions of awesome you may have with this screenshot.
It's a Gremlin, basically.
Look, I get that they were working within the technological limitations of their day and that this was actually a neat idea back then and all of those other possible defenses of the movie. All fair points, but given all its modern-day shortcomings, why do people continue to recommend Rosemary's Baby as if it's some sort of essential watching in the "movies where the old people next door are Satanists" subgenre? This is a well that filmmakers have gone to time and again since then, often with much more entertaining results.
What You Should Watch Instead: The Devil's Advocate
It would be way too easy to suggest that you check out the 1976 masterpiece The Omen if movies about the biggest Red of all are your thing. In a perfect world, you've seen that movie like five times by now.
Watching it a sixth time certainly wouldn't kill you, but in the name of shaking things up, I'll take what I suspect might be a slightly controversial stance and say that, if you've never seen either movie, instead of watching Rosemary's Baby, give The Devil's Advocate a shot.
I know that suggesting a film starring Keanu Reeves as an alternative to a film that has probably made several "100 best movies ever" type lists probably seems a bit far-fetched. Hell, Keanu Reeves plays a lawyer in the movie; that alone is pretty damn far-fetched. Also, Al Pacino overacts up a storm, just like he always does. Except, this time, that overacting is exactly why the movie works.
Al Pacino: Doing this exact thing better than anyone else for five decades now.
The creeps in Rosemary's Baby were obvious, certifiable creeps way before they started hinting at wanting to get their neighbor pregnant by the devil. Al Pacino, for his part, is also very obviously a nefarious character, possibly Satan himself. The difference is that Al Pacino makes you like the devil. He's a fun guy. He cracks great jokes and pulls hilarious pranks, like the scene where he convinces a guy on a train that his wife is at home smoking crack and having anal sex with their neighbor, solely for the giggles of it all.
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was making me wonder if "smoking crack" is a euphemism for anal sex.
If that seems unimportant, it's definitely not, for one huge reason. If you watch Rosemary's Baby today, you will pick up on a million different clues that leave you screaming at the screen in frustration. Just leave! They're old and slow! Maybe you can make it!
Al Pacino doesn't come across that way. Al Pacino plays the devil like a pimp. I don't mean that in the douchey "That's pimp, bro" adjective kind of way, either. He talks like a guy that you'd suspect could convince anyone to do just about anything if you give him a few seconds of time in their ear, and that's exactly what he does for the entirety of the movie. It's an over-the-top performance like all of Pacino's others, except here it's exactly what the movie needs.
Call it blasphemy all you want, but if you were to ask me to suggest one movie of this kind, The Devil's Advocate is my pick.
3The Blair Witch Project
The Blair Witch Project actually has a lot in common with Rosemary's Baby. Both were considered groundbreaking works upon their initial release, both are still regarded as horror classics today, and neither really deserves it.
In 1999, found footage movies were a new thing, so much so that plenty of moviegoers actually left theaters believing they'd seen actual footage of the tragic disappearance of three college students when The Blair Witch Project first premiered. Not only was it an idea that hadn't been explored much, but it was also an inspiring idea. This was a feature film shot using the kind of equipment you take on a camping trip. It's the type of film that makes people want to make films, basically.
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"Basically" meaning "unfortunately."
That said, just like Rosemary's Baby, it has since been topped in its field in every way imaginable. When you take the found footage charm away (and make no mistake, people loved it ... at first), The Blair Witch Project is a movie that can only end one way. Right up top they explain that this is "footage" of what happened to three campers who went missing. So, spoiler alert, nobody lives.
Which is fine, because you'll hate them all within the first five minutes.
When you remove the tension like that right up front, what happens between that point and the inevitable conclusion is what makes or breaks the movie, and a lot of The Blair Witch Project is petty bickering among assholes you kind of wish would've just died in a car crash on the way up and saved us the hassle of having to watch them get killed on screen.
That said, The Blair Witch Project is probably my favorite of all the movies I'm taking down here, and it's because it pulled off one of the most difficult horror movie tricks of all. More on that later, though. For now ...
What You Should Watch Instead: V/H/S
Like I said, The Blair Witch Project inspired a lot of people to pick up shitty home movie cameras and use them to make seasickness-inducing found footage movies. An alarming number of horror films today fall into this category, and almost all of them are terrible. The first couple of Paranormal Activity movies were fine, I suppose, but you obviously don't need any recommendations there.
Except maybe to avoid this one at all costs.
So, how about you check out V/H/S sometime? For one thing, it's one of those rare found footage movies that actually makes sense as a found footage movie. It begins with a group of petty criminals tasked to break into a creepy house said to contain one particular videotape that they are supposed to steal. They're never told what's on the tape, only that they'll know it when they see it. When they arrive at the house, surprise, there are dozens of tapes! So, they have to watch a few in order to track down the right one, hence the found footage-ness of it all.
The rest of the movie involves them watching various tapes, looking for the right one. Each of those tapes represents a separate short film in what ends up being one of the most entertaining anthology flicks in all of existence. Watch it right goddamn now. Watch the sequel, too.
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