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Guerneville as location for Russian, Sonoma and Napa?
Hi all,
I am travelling through wine country at start/mid August and am looking for somewhere to base myself, plus two others. Would Guerneville offer a reasonably good location to enjoy the food and wine of the area, stretching as far as Napa? Will have a car and am happy driving after tastings, I do spit, but don't want it to be too remote.
Apologies if this should be in California board, still finding my bearings on CH for this part of the world.
Thanks in advance
You are on the right board!
Guerneville is really really far from Napa. Depending where you are going, the time of the year and day, etc. it could be up to a two hour drive. It's also on a very twisty road to get over the hills separating Sonoma from Napa...
re: goldangl95
That was my fear, windy and a fair way. Obviously trying to way up the cheaper side of accommodation, ie Guerneville, Cloverdale etc, vs the ened to drive to places to try wine and eat good meals. Would possibly be happy missing Napa, although am keen to try some of their wines (maybe a venue in SF has good tasting opportunities?)
re: stanleyk
Could you stay in Santa Rosa? I realize its not pastoral/romantic, but there are cheaper accommodations there. Also around Glen Ellen? Still might be a twisty road depending where in napa you are trying to go though...
re: goldangl95
Santa Rosa could be an option. Haven't given much thought re which wineries in Napa to get to, that is a whole different ball game! So much research, so little time!
re: stanleyk
You could skip Napa entirely -- there's more than enough in Sonoma County, and it's more relaxing, less expensive, and less touristy.
re: Ruth Lafler
Are you more into the wine experience or the food experience? You could skip Napa and taste exceptional juice all over Sonoma, Russian River, et al, but food-wise, the best restaurants have situated themselves in the Napa Valley.
You will spend more time looking for good food in the other locales, I believe, and Napa lends itself more to better cuisine because of the tourist draw (this, coming from a local who lives and eats in Napa, but drinks from the other valleys).
re: CarrieWas218
Carrie and I are both residents of Napa Valley, and we love Sonoma for its rustic and beautiful wine tasting also.
As far as Napa Valley being called touristy, I don't think the statement is quite fair, even though it's partially true.
It is true that the wineries along Highway 29 (and less so for Silverado Trail) -- the two main traffic thoroughfares of Napa Valley -- are commercial and cater to tourists, but get away on the hundred of back roads, and Napa Valley looks and feels pretty much the same as the wilds of Sonoma County. Even on those big roads, what you see are vast expanses of green vines, an undulating countryside and remarkable beauty. It's not touristy like Fishermans Wharf or Times Square is touristy.
The businesses along highways are commercial. If the more commercial wineries along Highway 29 and Silverado Trail are the only ones you're visiting, that's a very limited exposure and of course you'll think Napa Valley is touristy compared to Sonoma County. Ruth has such a good palate and mind, and I appreciate her presence greatly on Chowhound. I'd love to show her (and others) the back roads of Napa Valley so they could understand what I'm saying...sigh.
Knowing the inner landscapes of both counties well, the bigger difference to me are the wines. I adore many of the Pinots and most of the Zinfandels of Sonoma County; they're better than Napa Valley and there are more of them. Napa Valley has tons of Cabernet, not found much in Sonoma County. Chardonnay is about equally split, and I like those from both counties.
re: maria lorraine
We'll have to make a date. Actually, I've been on some of the back roads (I LOVE back roads), but I'm mostly posting with an eye to short-stay tourists who likely won't wander far off the beaten track -- heck, most people don't even make it over to the much nicer and more scenic Silverado Trail! Now that Yountville has become such a foodie hot spot, I'm guessing a lot of people don't even make it as far up the valley as the much more charming St. Helena!
re: Ruth Lafler
In fairness to people these days, the traffic in and out of St. Helena can be crazy on Hwy 29, so I would completely understand if people just went around or stopped short.
re: goldangl95
Two suggestions:
First, use Silverado Trail, parallel to Highway 29. No stoplights, no slowdowns.
Second, on Highway 29 north, the only bottleneck is south of St. Helena, and you simply make a small jog left before the bottleneck and a jog right after the bottleneck, as the attached map shows. Locals know how to drive to avoid weekend traffic. Besides, this way is prettier anyway.
re: maria lorraine
Maria Lorraine is as eloquent as usual! I tend to generalize about the touristy nature of Napa since that seems to be what 80% of who the posters are...
Guerneville is a good place to get away from it all, but there's not a lot of great food there.
It's the opposite of a central location for exploring Sonoma wine country. Santa Rosa is convenient to both Russian River and Sonoma,not bucolic but it has its funky charms.
re: Robert Lauriston
Thanks all!
I would say I am into both, but having sampled some pretty great food around the world, and having missed out on TFL (Which I am still smarting over) and knowing very little about RR and Sonoma wine then that would probably beat the food aspect, just! We are in SF for two nights after Sonoma area, so happy to hit up some of the more fine dining there.
I don't need anywhere to be overly central, am happy driving an hour or so after tasting, with three of us then at least one of the days I won't need too.
Have found what looks to be a good place in Cloverdale, from another CH thread, so may end up there after driving down from Mendocino (coast road) and up to RR from the coast (River Road, if my bearings are correct)
re: stanleyk
It might be a slight exaggeration to say that Cloverdale combines the lack of charm of Santa Rosa with the inconvenience and lack of local food options of Guerneville.
Mendocino to Cloverdale via the coast and along the Russian River is three hours if you don't get stuck behind a slow truck. If you're interested in wineries, route 128 through Anderson Valley has a lot of good ones.
re: Robert Lauriston
Noted thanks, may well see what Guerneville has to offer then, seems ot be a lot of choice, although possibly not in my price range.
Anderson Valley could be good choice having spent previous few days driving the coast down from Portland
re: stanleyk
If you're looking to save money, Santa Rosa is probably your best choice. It's a central location for visiting several wine regions but as the main shopping / business city for Sonoma and Mendocino counties it has relatively inexpensive accommodations and cheaper and more varied food than the more picturesque small towns.
re: Robert Lauriston
Many thanks Robert, really appreciate the input. I may just have found a cottage within budget in Sonoma, so hoping is available (possibility online calendar not up to date) and that we can do RR or AR on route to Sonoma, spend a day there and then ehad over the hills to Napa (still hoping my name will be pulled for one of two nights on the resrvation list at TFL).
No problem ever with sharing a tasting. Or with a designated driver taking a seat at a tasting by appointment.
What others said about G-ville is true. I would suggest Santa Rosa as there are more hotels there and you may find more accommodation bargains. It's a good spot centered between Dry Creek, Healdsburg, Sonoma and to some extent Napa. Cloverdale is hotter than blazes most of the time, a good ten to fifteen degrees hotter than just a few miles south. Welcome! And do visit the coast if you can spare the time.
If you are going to be in SF, my advice is to concentrate on Sonoma Cty. It's easier to reach the area. Going North-South in the Napa/Sonoma/Mendocino counties is MUCH easier than going East-West, especially at the height of tourist season. Be aware that Sonoma is less predictable on weather than Napa, being closer to the coast. Be sure to check Weather.com's 10-day forecasts for all the zipcodes you will be in: there can be a 25+ degree difference in temps within a 1-hr drive! If it's heavy fog, that means wind, and winds can make it very chilly at night.
We always split our Wine Country trips because we prefer to concentrate on one county. I disagree that Napa has better restaurants, actually. They are more concentrated within a smaller geographic area, but Sonoma has some excellent ones that are well worth the time (we visit 3-4x/yr, for 3-5 days at a time).
Everybody has their favs, ours are:
1) Bistro 29/Santa Rosa. Best French bistro in Sonoma, and right behind our first love, Andre's Bouchee/Carmel.
2) French Garden/Sebastopol. Lovely DR, great seafood, excellent service. Farmers market Tues/Sun afternoons.
3) Willow Wood Café/Graton. The soft polenta is out of this world. The gingerbread was homemade and right out of a Dickens novel.
4) Depot Hotel/Sonoma. Just off the Square, less tourist traffic.
5) Yanni's Sausage Grill/Penngrove. The best cheap eats you can find in Sonoma Cty. But there's less than half a dozen seats and it's super-small. John makes his own sausages and does the cooking. His Greek chili is spectacular over a grilled sausage with fresh bread from Full Circle Baking Co., right down the street.
6) K&L Bistro/Sebastopol. Ranks well below the top four with us, but they have a place in our hearts because they did the best Crepe Suzette we'd had in forty years, and it's my DH's fav dessert!
We prefer to stay at the Sheraton Sonoma County (Petaluma). Easy access to the general area, on the road to Sonoma's Square, good mid-priced hotel, wired free Net access, lots of parking. We've stayed in Santa Rosa at the Hilton Vineyard Creek, which is very lovely, but they charge for net access per person which we found ridiculous.
You might also check the Best Western in Geyserville. They aren't fancy, but have very good rates and are conveniently located for the area, right off 101.
re: tre2012
It sounds to me like stanleyk (who as noted in other topics is coming from the UK) is planning on covering a whole lot of ground: Oregon, Mendocino, Russian River, Sonoma, Napa, San Francisco ...
How many weeks do you have for all that?
re: Robert Lauriston
You're not wrong Robert!
At present we leave Portland on the 10th August, through Willamette for the day and south we go. We leave SF on the 18th to head a bit further down towards Monterey and Santa Cruz, probably more wine tasting around there too. I think we are giving ourselves around 3 days to get from Portland to Sonoma. Traffic wary of course, but 5 hours ish a day isn't too bad, am an early riser so can cover distances in the morning, and spend some time on route stopping off and seeing places, ie Redwoods, some coastline and hopefully some wildlife too
Thank you all for such great replies, this is why I love CH so much, just hope my feedback does it justice
re: stanleyk
Wow, I wish you luck on such a tight schedule! We drove from Oakland through the PNW and back, taking 5-1/2 weeks....and it really wasn't enough time. The stretch from Portland to the Wine Country is long even if you take Interstate 5 through most of it, let alone taking some of Hwy 101/1 along the way.
Do keep an eye on the news - this is our fire season, and it's shaping up to be a bad one.
re: tre2012
Obviously you do the trip very differently in three days rather than 5.5 weeks, but that doesn't mean it can't be done, and done enjoyably. Part of it is making the drive itself part of the experience, which means *not* taking I-5. I assume that since stanleyk mentioned five-hour drive days and seeing the Redwoods and going through Mendocino that he has something like this in mind: http://goo.gl/maps/BH07 or this: http://goo.gl/maps/Ws0V (personally I think the Oregon Coast is worth the extra couple of hours, but YMMV).
Looks good to me!
re: stanleyk
If you're driving down from Portland, Anderson Valley would be a great place to stop over.
You should be clear when posters mention "Sonoma" The county of Sonoma is large.
If you can come to the town of Sonoma I'd recommend it. It's right near Napa and there are enough wineries to keep you busy.
The dry creek region is near Guerneville and you could also spend a day tasting in that area. Come to Sonoma soon and enjoy our farmers market. You can enjoy fresh local produce and even uncork a bottle of wine in the park. It's one of the best farmers markets in Sonoma County. Simply because you can have beer and wine and buy veggies at the sametime in public place :)
In Sonoma there is the EL Pubelo hotel which is a budget inn...nothing great but it's the cheapest gig in town.
Healdsburg is close enough to Guernville and they have some fine food. Also they have bear rebpulic brewing if you need to get some beer in after all that wine...just avoid the food at bear republic it's junk.
re: DillMuncher
"In Sonoma there is the EL Pubelo hotel ..."
I don't think I would book a room in a hotel with that name.
On the other hand, this might work:
While Napa clearly has the highest profile restaurants and the most diversity, dont overlook the fact that Healdsburg has become quite a food destination of its own with Cyrus, Barndiva, Dry Creek Kitchen, Madrona Manor and many others. Last week I had a fabulous meal at Scopa on the main square. Healdsburg is very close to Santa Rosa if you use that as a base and much less congested than Napa. It is also centered between 3 great wine regions the Russian River Valley, Dry Creek, and the Alexander Valley.
re: slipson
Just a minor quibble. Healdsburg and Santa Rosa are not that close - they are more than 20 mins apart, and that section of the 101 can get very very traffic-y.
re: goldangl95
I should have said relatively close compared to Yountville or downtown Napa which are pretty far if coming from Santa Rosa.
re: goldangl95
Healdsburg is 15 miles north of Santa Rosa. Takes about twenty minutes. I rarely hit traffic north of Santa Rosa. And they opened the third lane of traffic on 101 North from Cotati to Santa Rosa.
I'll revive this as I have a strong hotel recommendation for this area, for out-of-town visitors. When I was working, the Wine Country was just a day trip for us. However, now that we're retired, we travel regularly through Monterey, Sonoma Cty, Napa Cty, and Mendocino several times a year, staying from 3-7 days and eating our way around various locales.
We have been trying different hotels over the last three years. In mid-May we stayed at one of the best we've ever encountered at any level, yet it has a reasonable 3-star price (remember that prices go up everywhere in summer!).
It's the Hampton Inn in Windsor. The staff told me the hotel was full (its average occupancy rate is well over 90% at ALL times, so I'd suggest booking as early as possible). But you'd never know it by the incredible quiet in our room! We were in a universal access room with walk-in shower, #150. This is a new hotel and extremely nice. The staff is eager to please. The breakfast buffet is generous and surprisingly good quality.
The room itself was terrific. High 10' ceilings with great soundproofing. We never heard anyone except one guy talking on his cell phone in the hallway. The air conditioner unit was quiet (being new) and the hotel layout is very good. It's two stories tall and U-shaped, with the pool and patio area filling the middle. Parking is all around it, so you're never far from your car. Wireless Net is free, although speed was only average, occasionally stuttering as usual on big websites like Wall Street Journal.
The location off 101 is very good, although it's better for Russian River, Healdsburg and SRosa instead of the southern end of Sonoma County. It's also convenient to Hwy 128/Anderson Valley area, and far less expensive than staying in Healdsburg.
Note that even with the finished freeway expansion of 101, it's often a commute nightmare around SRosa (everywhere else is usually OK). Weekends are almost as bad. We try to take 116 or Redwood Hwy whenever going south around SRosa.
We had no issues with traffic even on the weekend with the Tour of CA bike race going on; most of the county's visitors come from the southern end of Sonoma/Napa. We ate mostly in Healdsburg and Sebastopol, but had Sunday brunch in Glen Ellen before leaving. We took a gorgeous back road from Windsor going in/out to completely avoid 101, and the road was virtually empty.
How good is this hotel? It's almost the equal of the Andaz in Napa, which is twice the price. It's better than the Hyatt Vineyard Creek/SRosa where you have to pay $10 for each Net connection. It far exceeds any of the other moderate-rate hotels we've tried throughout Sonoma and Napa.
If you are wine-tasting or dining in the area, we can't recommend this hotel highly enough. It's well-located for the north end of Sonoma Cty and reasonably priced.
re: Robert Lauriston
We live in Windsor and I can honestly say there are five restaurants that are excellent. Some of the best food in each ethnic category that we have sampled.
Chinois Asian Bistro
Ume Japanese Bistro
Tomi Thai
Himalayan Restaurant
Saigon Bistro
If you are up in the area, pick out a restaurant and enjoy!

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1. ZomBay Walk & Zombie Prom
Why you should go: Dress up like a zombie and then be a part of a zombie hoard as you and your zombie cohort parade through downtown Sandusky. This horrifically awesome sounding event is a chance for you to not only dress like a zombie, but act like one too, plus there's a prom at The Underground at the end. If all that wasn't cool enough, downtown businesses such as Mona Pizza, Cabana Jacks & Hot Dog Tony's will also be participating with special discounts just for the event.
WHEN: 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20
WHERE: Merry-Go-Round Museum, 301 Jackson St., Sandusky & The Underground, 224 E. Water St., Sandusky
INFO: Our ZomBay Walk & Zombie Prom story, 419-626-6111 or Merrygoroundmuseum.org
2. Vermilion's Zombie Crawl
Why you should go: Party it up zombie style in Vermilion. Start and end at Quaker Steak & Lube with the pre party and the Zombie Prom. Stop at five different participating bars in downtown including Quaker Steak & Lube, Rudy's, Tap House, Woodstock, and Knotty Pine. There will be costume contests at each bar including awards for the sexiest, best dressed, scariest, grooviest and best couple zombies.
WHEN: 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Friday, Oct. 19
WHERE: Downtown Vermilion
COST: Free
INFO: quakersteak.com/vermilion_OH
3. Halloween Sweet Scavenger Hunt
Why you should go: Take the kids out to the Sandusky Mall for some candy filled fun. Stop in Center Court to pick up a map of which stores will be participating in the hunt and then help your little ghouls and goblins find some Halloween candy a few days early.
WHEN: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20
WHERE: Sandusky Mall, 4314 Milan Rd., Sandusky
COST: Free
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4. Chateau Tebeau Winery Open House
Why you should go: Take a sale filled shopping trip and enjoy some great wine at this fun event. Along with Chateau Tebeau winery Stone Patch, Pond Builders and Cindy's Sewing and Embroidery will be participating in the open house by having specials that day for shoppers. Participants who visit all four locations will also be entered into a drawing at the winery for door prizes.
WHEN: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, October 20
WHERE: Chateau Tebeau Winery, 525 State Route 635, Helena
COST: Free
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WHEN: 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct.18; 2 & 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20
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|Just as a coach leads practices, develops new plays and makes adjustments to fine-tune athletic skills, students and I work together to develop a "game plan" for their success at Nebraska Wesleyan.
Kim Jacobson leads the program as the university's first academic achievement specialist. She sees her role as "similar to that of a 'coach.' Just as a coach leads practices, develops new plays and makes adjustments to fine-tune athletic skills, students and I work together to develop a 'game plan' for their success at Nebraska Wesleyan."
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The Rhode Island teams in the American Legion Baseball league, the oldest nationwide youth program, is switching it's players back from aluminum bats to wood.
According to the Associated Press:
"But Rhode Island is once again playing with wood, one of at least three states nationwide where the American Legion has mandated a switch from metal bats to the type used in Major League Baseball, in part to return the game to its purer origins."
"…'There's a lot of nostalgia using all wood," said Jim Quinlan, national program coordinator for the American Legion league, which was founded in 1925 and counts the likes of Yogi Berra, Tom Brokaw and Dick Cheney as alumni. "Baseball people are hard-core traditionalists. The old-time coaches love that old wooden bat. They say it teaches the kids to be a better hitter.'
"…The debate over wood versus metal is long running. Metal bats are lighter weight and cost more – some run several hundred dollars, while wood ones are usually $100 or less – but they last considerably longer. They also tend to be more powerful than wood, as hitting goes. Balls pop off a metal bat, and fast."
"But that has raised a safety issue, particularly after several serious injuries to high school and college players in recent years. The new type of metal bat being used in the NCAA is designed to dull the exit speed of the ball, giving players more time to react to hits that could potentially be dangerous, particularly for pitchers."
"Still, proponents of metal bats say there is no conclusive research showing that wood bats, traditionally made of ash and, more recently, maple, are safer. They can splinter, sending shards of wood catapulting through the air, putting players and even fans at risk. Major League Baseball, after experiencing a high number of broken-bat incidents in 2008, began studying them – with the help of the U.S. Forest Service – to identify which kind of bats break most often and why. The league set new maple-bat standards and says they helped cut the shard rate."
What is your youth league using? Do you have a preference for the kids between metal and wood? Do you think it matters to their training or to the play of the game? Should all youth leagues switch back to wood?
July 29th, 2011
1:30 pm
I love the sound of a metal bat hitting the ball……
July 29th, 2011
1:44 pm
Well, since no one in our family follows baseball or played baseball as a child . . . I have to admit, I have never paid attention to the debate re: wood vs. aluminum. What do the pros use — wood? If they use wood, shouldn't the youngsters use wood, too?
July 29th, 2011
1:48 pm
I played baseball for years growing up. We all used metal bats. I had a friend who was a pitcher. He was hit in the head and suffered permanent, life altering injuries to the point that he will require an in home nurse the rest of his life.
While there is no conclusive evidence he could have avoided the injury with a wooden bat, you have to remember that up to a certain age, the pitcher's mound is much closer than normal. That, obviously, decreases the amount of reaction time you have.
Changing to wooden bats is a great idea. At least until the age where the mound goes to the standard distance from home plate.
July 29th, 2011
2:04 pm
…switching to wood? What about the girls that play Little League baseball?
July 29th, 2011
2:08 pm
…of the old joke about the guy with one eye who went to a dance but was too self conscious to ask any girl to dance. Finally he got the nerve to ask the shy girl in the corner who had a hair lip if she would like to dance. "Would I, would I" she replied; to which our shy boy responded, pointing at her, "Hair lip, Hair lip"…
July 29th, 2011
2:38 pm
They should use wood. Metal bats such as DiMarini is even borderline in violation of standards, with the spring inside that adds 20 feet or so, and more velocity, even though such designs are mostly approved for little league use. It's similar to other sports technologies such as tennis rackets and golf clubs: take a look at 20-50 year old gear, and imagine trying to play with that stuff — but then, swinging a wooden bat vs. a metal one isn't that different, is it? It's supposed to be the crack of the bat, not the tink of the bat.
July 29th, 2011
2:43 pm
No brainer. Wood Bats.
There is NO better hitting "feel" than a baseball being hit by a wood bat. Absolutely NONE!
The aluminum bats came along with cost of ownership, over time, as the reason. They don't even sound right. ding or ping, instead of CRAAAAACK!
Give me a 34 ash bat any day…still can park that sucker.
I still have one that I used back in the day. I won't let the kid hit with that one. He has his own. If I break it, it was meant to be broken. I ALWAYS look down on that Louisville Slugger label before a swing…and lay off of them, on the hands. It ain't worth the bat anymore.
July 29th, 2011
8:05 pm
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July 29th, 2011
8:11 pm
wood bats. i hated when they changed.
July 30th, 2011
7:01 am
she's so insecure about how well the guy did while she was gone, she threw up 5 quick blogs to knock his blogs off the list….
AJC, keep the dude!
July 30th, 2011
8:47 am
….if you will look to the right of this column, under "Recent Posts", you will see that some of the "dudes" other topics are still there, too…
July 30th, 2011
9:26 am
When I was in little league we had a choice. The park I played at always had plenty of aluminum and wood bats. And because the Braves used wood bats, so did I.
The only place an aluminum bat belongs is in softball.
July 30th, 2011
7:23 pm
Wood bats should be the standard! Period!
July 30th, 2011
7:30 pm
I thought the reason metal bats have been used from youth to college is because they are actually cheaper over time. Wood bats might be cheaper at the time of purchase but are more likely to break over time from normal usage. Was the bat industry setup to provide warranties for full replacement of wooden bats in approved conditions the way a metal/composite bat can be replaced? I've seen wood bats marketed towards youth a lot lately so maybe they now have the same warranty terms.
July 30th, 2011
8:28 pm
I cannot tolerate going to a high school or college game, simply because of the "ping" sound of a metal bat. Metal bats suck!
July 30th, 2011
8:28 pm
They can dampen metal bats, so the baseball doesn't rebound off the bat like they did in college. It will keep parents from buying multiple wooden bats each season & the kids will be just bat as safe. The bats are not the problem, it's the parents & the kids buying hi performance bats. There can increase the weight to length ratio as well to slow down bat speed.
July 30th, 2011
8:54 pm
The only reason I'd say switch to a wood bat is because it shows the players true hitting ability. You get these kids that move on to college and can crush the ball and then they make it to the minor leagues and fizzle out. The prime example of that is Tim Hudson. He was on top of the Allbarn record books for a long time because of the aluminum bats. Luckily, he is a great pitcher. The safety issue to me is a non-issue. You can get hurt no matter what and it's just another example of people babying the children. I played growing up with metal bats and never saw anybody get seriously injured. I saw more kids get hurt by baseballs. I actually saw a kid get brain damage by being hit with a baseball. You can get injured doing any sport. However, I knew kids growing up that signed minor league contracts that never made it anywhere once they used wooden bats. If they grew up with wooden bats it would have benefited them tremendously.


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South Carolina house fire killed small dog, displaced family of ten
Beaufort, SC, United States (4E) – A fire that engulfed the house of a family of 10 in Beaufort, South Carolina Sunday morning has also killed their small dog.
According to Beaufort fire officials, four people who were home when the blaze started were able to escape unhurt but their small dog died from smoke inhalation.
At least10 people lived in the residence, seven of them children.
Officials told WTOC that the pup was found dead inside the home curled up in a clothes basket.
Firefighters who responded to the incident along Newcastle Street around 3:50 a.m. observed the attic of the home on fire, with flames coming through the roof.
Deputy Chief Clay Scoggins of the Beaufort-Port Royal Fire Department said the fire started when a branch of a tree hit a nearby power line that knocked out power.
Someone attempted to restart the breaker before smoke came out behind a wall where the electrical panel is located, reports stated.
He added the immediate response of the firefighters managed to stop the flames from jumping to a nearby home.
The fire ruined 50 percent of the home's attic and roof, and caused smoke damage throughout the house.
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A Pregnant Woman is Raped in a Home Invasion While Her Son is Forced to Watch
Central Falls, Rhode Island-Investigators are saying that three armed men broke down a door while a pregnant woman slept next to her son early in the morning on June 28th. The men then robbed the apartment and one of them raped the pregnant woman. But that was only part of the nightmare. (more…)
New Yorker Levi Aron Arrested After Missing Boy, Leiby Kletzky, is Found Dismembered and Frozen in Aron's Refrigerator
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Cathleen M. Miller Doesn't Understand "Vicariously"
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Chicago Heights, Illinois Let's face it. Mom's can be hot. A whole pornography sub-genre has blossomed based on the fantasies most boys had about our friends' moms, or that magical fox that lived just down the street. I was lucky enough to have two such muses when I was growing up. One was a friend's mother who the whole neighborhood lusted over, and the second was the lady who cut my hair. I remember that she used to press herself into me while trimming my bangs. I remember the heat of her thighs, the heaving of her…ahem. Sorry. The truth is, I was too shy and sheltered at that time to even imagine anything of a sexual nature occurring between myself and these icons of youth. It is only later in life, when I am alone and it's quiet that…
Okay! I'm back. Just had to have some "me time" real quick. Back to the article. It seems that the scenes played out in the cheesy back-room "art-films" really do happen in real life. However, in the case of Cathleen Miller, all the actors were not over the age of 18, and there is a world of shit that comes down in real life if you cross over certain barriers.
Jason Isbell Posts His Wrongdoing
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Lake Wylie, South Carolina Social Networking was a different concept when I was a young man. It consisted of cruising around in cars between two or three different parking lots, and hanging out with the groups assembled there. From McDonald's, to the Square, to the park, and back again in a big circle. The goal was to find out what was happening tonight, and hear all the gossip about what happened last night. Kid's stuff. We didn't realize how good we had it. We could chat about events, come and go, and never leave a lasting trail.
My, how things have changed. My dumbass perpetrator of the day is a young man who uses the current digital equivalent of cruising – Facebook. And although my wild-oats exploits may not have been available to as vast an audience as I might have wished, they weren't available for the cops either.
William Atwood Sr. Has a Shocking Discussion
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That's why I kind of get our silly perp of the day, Carey C. Sterling of Missoula, Montana. She likes flashing lights too. And although her fetish involves those of lesser status (police vehicles), it's obvious to me she has the bug. How else can you explain trying to steal not one, but two of Missoula's Finest's vehicles. (more…)


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Brace yourselves…JUSTIN BIEBER And SELENA GOMEZ are naked! Together!
But not in the way you think. They've been immortalized in bronze by the same controversial artist who created similar metallic statues of a naked Britney Spears giving birth doggy-style and Angelina Jolie nursing her twins…
Hollywood gossip websites are getting an eyeful of artist Daniel Edwards' take on the nubile nude bodies of the two-gether teenage stars, joined at the hip and sharing one leg, in a sculpture he's dubbed "Justin & Selena Forever", which features fig leaves covering their privates. But we don't get it…what's with the goose shagging the armadillo?
Edwards is known for his shocking renditions of nude celebrities, like the pink Octomom octopus with her eight kids and one feeding bottle, Suri Cruise's metal-cast poop, and Paris Hilton's innards.
Still, we don't think he's aware of the peril his newest piece of art has put him into. Doesn't he know what the Beliebers can do to him? "Justin & Selena Forever", indeed!
Quick, hire him some of Justin Timberlake bodyguards, pronto!
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JBoss AS 7.2 will undoubtedly fix many of the open bugs in 7.1.1, but because it will contain many exciting and fancy new features, it will almost surely also contain many not so exciting new bugs. So, why doesn't JBoss just fix a bunch of bugs in 7.1.1 without introducing any new features? Well, actually, this is exactly what they do. There is a 7.1.2 and 7.1.3 in which an enormous amount of bugs are fixed.


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There is a raw, unflinching honesty to author/artist/singer songwriter Jenny Hval. It's the kind that dosent come around too often and when it does it instantly polarises people. A lot of people may find themselves alienated, scared of or even put off by the presence of a confident woman who embraces darkness, desire and sexuality, whilst challenging preconceptions and accepted standards of identity. But for me its a totally refreshing change of pace and although she may wear some of her influences a little obviously, the unshakeable sincerity and fearless nature behind Hval's sophomore album Innocence Is Kinky is both exciting and intoxicating.
Right from the start this ambitious Norwegian will draw a line between detractors and supporters, after all when your opening line is "At night I watch people fucking on my computer" your bound to stir the pot just a little. But this memorable line is just the tip of the iceberg where Hval's reflection on sex, sexuality and gender politics is concerned. Sure we're used to seeing pop starlets being sexy in videos, but thats just one glamorous, choreographed and professionally made up side of the issue at hand. Right from the opening bar Hval shows she has no qualms about ripping that glossy top layer off, revealing the more explicit, raw and ultimately more human side of the equation for all to see. She continues to prod it like the exposed nerve it is both lyrically and sonically, whether it be through brash guitars and drums, programmed beats or ethereal ambience mixed with spoken word prose. All of this not only stimulates and stirs a mental eroticism but it also leaves a strong after glow of satisfaction because its real.
Its quite easy to be provactive or abstract for the sake of it. But to do it and leave a sense of genuine authenticity, to have your audience both enraptured and empathetic by your artistic output is no easy feat to achieve. It takes a keen mind, strong convictions and a whole lot of talent. The more you listen to Innocence Is Kinky the stronger Hval's claim to possessing these qualities becomes. With both a piercing message, eclectic catalogue of instrumental ideas and a dynamic voice to boot. Jenny Hval is not only proving herself to be a truly valuable asset to the industry right now, but she's also shaping up to be a key figure for its future too.


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Snowball's hosted systems have been designed to accommodate clients who demand the most reliable network and Internet performance. There is a central focus on redundancy allowing the network to rapidly self-heal without interruptions. UPS and air conditioning units are replicated so that should either of these critical items fail, there will always be backup. Every cabinet has two independent power feeds.
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The existing SMS notification system has been running for 12 years and monitors all key components of the data centre and the devices therein. Two teams are responsible for reacting to SMS's, the data centre management team of which the CEO is a part and the infrastructure team. The UPS is monitored by SMS as well, the UPS contractor and ourselves receive notification when there is a power failure. Key components of the UPS system can be retrieved using SMS.
Snowball's data centre has a 2 hour fire-rated door and walls. The walls stretch from the concrete floor to the concrete roof.
Additional safety and security plans in phase 2 of Snowball data centre which should be completed at the beginning of 2011 includes:
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TopSpeed has some new renderings of what the next Alfa Romeo Spider will look like and it looks simply amazing. We all know that Alfa Romeos have always looked sensational and have always delivered that brilliant driving experience that can only be felt if you've owned one. They aren't the fastest and they aren't the most practical, but their unique design and lovable charm is what makes an Alfa, an Alfa.
The car is based on the Pininfarina 2uettotanta concept shown in Geneva and, based on how well it was received by the public, these new renderings might be an accurate representation of what the model will look like when it's put into production.
Yet, as is the way with these things, health and safety folks are going to require a few changes before the car goes on sale. First off, the lights will need to be bigger and positioned higher. The LED lights that are currently on the car probably won't be the only light source, so a blend of normal headlights and LEDs seem more logical. The air intakes need to be enlarged to ensure proper cooling for the V6 that will be under the hood.
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No word on if Alfa will bring this car to the United States and what the pricing might be, but like most Alfa products, it won't be cheap. The current Spider is around £26,000 and we would imagine that this new one would be in the same ballpark, if not a bit higher.
There is no denying that this car is gorgeous, but that won't be enough for today's market, as there are many different options for roadster shoppers. The Audi TT and A3 , the Mercedes SLK, the BMW 3-Series and 1-Series , the Volkswagen Eos CC , and the Renault Megane Coupe Cabriolet are just a few of the choices available to car shoppers.
If the price climbs any higher the Alfa Spider will be in the Porsche Boxster and Mercedes E-Class range and that is seriously tough competition for any car company.
If the Alfa Romeo Spider does see the light of day, it will be the first Alfa with rear-wheel drive, after the Type 4 was killed off in 1993. We have also heard that it will be based on a Chrysler platform, possibly the LX or the LC. The LX platform is used on the Chrysler 300C and the Dodge Charger . The smaller LC, which is used on the Dodge Challenger , has a wheelbase that is 10-inches shorter than the LX.
If Alfa wants to be taken seriously alongside the Germans and the other European car manufacturers, this roadster is a must make for the Fiat-owned company.
Currently, the only roadster Alfa has on the market is the Spider Open, which isn't very good. It suffers from an overly firm ride and a body flex that can affect handling on poor surfaces. The petrol versions are thirsty and not very quick. Even the Alfa charm won't save this disappointing machine.
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Obama & Palin: The Script's the Same
Posted: Fri, 04/29/2011 - 10:32am
Imagine how proudly gratified I was this week to scroll through my Twitter feed and discover that Barack Obama and Sarah Palin have so much in common.
On the day that Donald Trump was touring the New Hampshire seacoast by limousine and taking expansive credit for getting the President to release the long form of a birth certificate that proved an already proven fact, both the former governor and the nation's current chief executive were saying the same thing to their supporters. For goodness' sake, they pleaded, keep your eyes on the ball.
For the president, this took the form of a stern scolding against all the carnival barking and silliness. For Governor Palin, it took the form of a stern tweet reminding us all to pay attention to what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was going to have to say that day at the Fed's first-ever news conference.
It's probably fair to assume that the President and the Governor had different underlying motivations for all this. Mr. Obama, who seemed exasperated by the controversy-that-would-not-die, just wanted to move on. Ms. Palin, who has problems with Obama administration policies that have little to do with 50-year-old events at Kapiolani Hospital, was warning her supporters against losing focus.
Losing focus loses elections. Some angry Obama supporters are mad at the President for even giving the birthers the time of day. But polls showed that an increasing number of people were beginning to let their minds wander. Couldn't the President end the argument simply by releasing the final document? Play his "trump card," so to speak?
Politicians read polls, and they remember their recent history. For Democrats, this includes keen recall of how John Kerry dismissed the discredited claims of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, and allowed his campaign's focus to be snatched out from under him.
For Governor Palin and many other Republicans, the birther controversy -- coupled with Donald Trump's uncanny ability to consume all of the airtime in his vicinity -- produced a basic political dilemma. In a pre-election year where the GOP field is having trouble gaining traction, how much distraction can Republicans afford?
I was reminded of this basic truth while visiting San Antonio this week. A member of the audience I was addressing wanted to know: why do we cover Donald Trump at all?
I had a surprisingly difficult time answering this question. After all, the PBS NewsHour itself has scarcely covered Trump -- or any other unannounced candidate -- at all. But we had little choice on Wednesday. Once the President reacted, so did we.
This is, of course, a bit disingenuous. Mr. Trump did not need NewsHour coverage to dominate the headlines in the days and weeks leading up to his New Hampshire visit. And that is exactly the problem if you are Mitt Romney or Tim Pawlenty or any number of Republicans who are still thinking things over. It's impossible to know when the air in the media bubble will suddenly give out.
The President wants to talk about the economy, and Medicare and Social Security and jobs. So do the Republicans. The Democrats are anxious about foreign policy and humanitarian intervention. So are the Republicans. And so are American voters.
And that's why Sarah Palin and Barack Obama may disagree on policy, but for now they seem to be on the same side when it comes to carnival sideshows.


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Difference between science and religion
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May19-03, 07:49 AM
The important difference between science and religion is that religion comes with ABSOLUTE statements, that neither can be proved or disproved, and science evolves from relative truths and statements, that can be testified and proven false (which means: science has to develop, in order to replace (partly) untrue theories, and replace them with better ones).
Science does not claim it has absolute knowledge on anything. Religion claims it has.
All scientific theories are in principle disprovable, and in the end all theories will be disproven (at least it can be shown there is a limiiting case in which the theory does not work).
Religion can in principle not be disproven. Which does not contribute either to it's proof. It is also unprovable.
if something is neither provable nor disprovable, then it is useless.
It can only have value to people who prefer to be ignorant, and don't want to get into complicated knowledge, and prefer to believe in something that is disprovable.
Science is for people that realize that in order to aquire knowledge, some work (sometimes a LOT) has to be done! And even despite you put in a LOT oif work, someone else my disproof all (or part) of your work! That is : you have to try even harder!
Religion is for people who claim to know EVERYTHING ABSOLUTELY ("God created the world", for instance ) without having done any work to get to that opinion, and for which nobody can give any disproof. So it is a very safe position. You don't have to do WORK for entitling yourself an opinion on matters that seem important, and nobovy can force you to do some work for finding a better opinion, cause there lacks the ability to disproof you.
What a comfortable position!
May19-03, 09:29 AM
And BTW, according to your definition, you are religious. Because materialism cannot be proven or disproven and you clearly "believe" it to be true. So I guess that makes you ignorant.
Actually, all kidding aside, as you say Science deals with what can be disproven. Religion can attempt to answer the questions that science does not. So the 2 don't necessarily have to be mutually exclusive or contradicting. Some people can drive an automobile and eat an orange at the same time.
May19-03, 09:57 AM
I just said in order to get knowledge through science, you actually have to workout your brains, and hands (do measurements), for religion, all you have to do is 'belief'.
You are making moral judgements here.
Who claims that working is morally better, and having instantanious absolute knowledge through belief, without the hard work, is worse? It costs terribly less energy to be a believer then to aquire knowledge through science, I can tell you that!
I just suppose that a religious person is in fact more clever, having all knowledge, without having to do anything for it! I can see the sense of that! Science aquires through hard labour only a relative truth. Religion on the contrary finds the instantanious and absolute truth of all times! Just a matter of belief!
It must be science people, must be crazy, and very uneconomical!
NB. The fact that these are competitive strategies, follows from the undoubted fact that there is only one world, the one we live in. nevertheless there are two different and distinguishable approached to it: science or religion.
You mean that I belief in matter like that?
You are ridiculous.
As a matter of fact, for the existence of God there is none, zero, nada proof. It's just a matter of 'belief'. And the fact one cannot 'disproof' religion does not mean that this contributes to only the slightest fraction of a bit to it's proof.
Matter on the other hand (for which there is btw neither a disproof)has overwhelming evidence for it's existence, not only from direct perception (the things we can see, touch, smell, hear), but also from scientific investigations, the hard labour we have developed in last centuries to actually figure out how the material world works.
We know for instance that the sun is not a red disk above the horizon, but a gaseous sphere, in which nuclear fusion processes occur, causing the heat and energy.
Now, I know. All this what science has found, ain't nothing, compared to religion. Just theories which are approximately right, and which all will be disproven one day. Religion has an instantanious and absolute answer to everything, and is incomparable better then any science. And think of how much more economical it is to belief something, then to actually find things out through hard labour, which might be wrong!
Purely thought on economical terms, religion far outdates science!
And to reflect to the world of reality, outside of our minds and moral judgements, just investigate the number of people who are believers and the number of people that are non-believers.
It can be shown, that there is a majority of people that took the more economical approach!
We can't have moral judgements on issues like this. Neither as we can have moral judgements on issues like what is better: a dinosaur or a mamal? Allmost all dinosaur gone extinct, and mamals survived and ultimately formed into a species called Home Sapiens.
Let nature provide it's own judgements on things.
We also think of things, which are outside any evidence, perception or observation, as non-sensical.
Sometimes abreviated as: non-sense!
May19-03, 10:56 AM
Difference between science and religion
First off, I want to warn against getting to deep into either of the fields (Science and Religion) when discussing them from an "outside" (broadly Philosophical) stanpoint. Inspite of my warning in advance, it will probably still happen, but at least I can say "I told you so", when it does .
Now, I'd like to clear up that Science and Religion are not definitely at odds with each other, as you claim. Yes, all Religions are based on an "absolute" premise, but so is Science. Science is based on the "absolute premise" that the objective universe can be understood by man. Of course, this is the assumption that one makes, when undertaking any branch of Philosophy, but I'm just explaining that the two have the same basic premise.
May19-03, 11:17 AM
You can call me ridiculous based on common sense if you want. I might do the same. But common sense is not sufficient in philosophy or science (it once believed the world was flat). I'll say this to you one more time...YOU CANNOT PROVE THE EXISTENCE OF THE MATERIAL WORLD YOU ARE PERCEIVING. It cannot be done. The counter argument to materialism is that every thing is just in your perception. Since every single bit of "evidence" you mention has to be gained through perception, then this evidence is nothing of the sort.
You cannot take your eyeballs out to see what they look like because as soon as you do, you have nothing to see them with. I do not understand why you cannot get this. I don't want to get into this particular debate with you. The main point is that to hold the belief in an external world is a belief. Not knowledge. Thus makes one ignorant by your standards.
Another example:
So are you judging or not?
May19-03, 12:13 PM
Are dinosaurs better as mamals? I behold from a moral judgement of that, I just reflect that Nature caused almost all dinosaurs to go extinct, while mamals developed further into for instance humans.
If two people each find a profession, and one of them has to do hard labour for little money, and the other finds a good paying job, requiring very little hard work to be done, which one is 'better'?
You make to hasten conclusions about things, and imply a moral judgement in things, on which perhaps no moral judgements should be made.
But now I can accuse you of making moral judgements, or so it seems...
It's not just from common sense that I acknowledge the fact that an actual world, outside of my own mind and independend of it, realy exists. It is not just naive realism (the world is what I perceive it to be) that makes me urge to conclude that a material world, has existence of it's own.
Instead the gradual built up system of knowledge through science, is the main form of evidence for this, cause it presents a coherent picture of the real world. The investigations are too profound and too coherent, to just form substantial or coincidental evidence, wouldn't you think? Which is not an absolute statement, but is all built up from relative knowledge, which gradually comes closer to truth.
Ignorance, as I used it, is the rejection of the long and hard work of scientific knowledge, and replacement of that with a thought system which is either indefinate in regard to wether or not a world outside our perceptions of one, realy exists, or ends up in solpisism (the 'belief' that outside of own's own mind, nothing is realy existing).
And besides, we don't have any better means of aquiring knowledge.
It's all happening there in between your ears, don't accuse me for what happens between your ears. If your point of view is that there is no certainty that anything outside of one's own head/mind, can not be stated with certainty, how come you be so sure of what my mental state of mind would or would not be? Seems you are contradicting yourself here.
I just made a point about the fact that something, that is not observable to one's senses, is non-sensory. In the flow of time, this concept has lead to the very common term: non-sense. It indicates a phenomena that is beyond the senses.
Apart from these facts, I did not make judgements, but you seem to belief I did. Again you contradict yourself, cause it seems to imply you can state with some certainty, you know my state of mind, while somewhere else you state, you are not absolutely sure that something outside one's own mind, has any existence at all.
You said this: "YOU CANNOT PROVE THE EXISTENCE OF THE MATERIAL WORLD YOU ARE PERCEIVING".
Now, in all reasonability, you cannot know about me physically, neither my state of mind, since they do not belong to your own internal state of mind. Still it seems to me, purely based on your speculation that I even exist, and have a state of mind, that you know what kind of state of mind I have! A clear contradiction!
You are PURELY SPECULATIVE on that!
May19-03, 12:18 PM
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Science and religion both help us with a degree of practical understanding about the world and are fallible. Science tends to believe what is provable through numbers, expirimentation, and observation-seeing is believing, whereas religion requires only faith that following the principle will lead to a first hand understanding of their truthfulness-experience.
I choose both- I need all the help I can get.
May19-03, 12:28 PM
May19-03, 01:39 PM
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Science and religion clearly logically contradict each other.
Science does not accept existence of things contradicting facts (like Adam from clay, Eve from rib, 6000 year old universe (and Earth), biblical miracles (like Moses holding Sun to prolong daylight, Jesus walking over water, moving lake mass at will, resurrection, etc), hell, heaven, life after end of life, etc.
But religion does. It says: trust us and ACCEPT all we say to you WITHOUT proof and CONTRARY to facts.
In brief, science deals with FACTS, religion - with NO FACTS.
Because criteria of thuth is observed fact (by Marx), then science is more true than religion. In reality - way way way more.
Also, you may notice than science works (see various objects around you - car, TV, phone, computer, videogame, medical devices, drugs, food, cloth, houses, etc) while religion does not (no prayer saved life or created/built anything). Even prayers of millions ("God help the king") can't help more than a little tiny (but scientifically engineered) pill.
May19-03, 02:02 PM
OMG. This is an awful attempt to try to change mid course Heusdens.
" Ignorance is the rejection of the long and hard work of scientific knowledge, and replacement of that with a thought system"
And what I've been trying to tell you is, that is not what religion is necessarily about. Religion doesn't have to say anything about scientific knowledge because the questions that religion answer cannot be answered by science. You're use of the term religion is a very narrow one that is not completely accurate.
I never said I believed that there was no material existence. I only said that you cannot prove it. Big difference! Unlike yourself, I don't have a problem admiting that I hold certain beliefs. I believe that you do exists in material form and I also believe your intent for this thread was to ridicule religion.
If I may, let me say that perhaps if you posted less and concentrated more on trying to understand others and working on making your own posts more cohesive then these issues could be resolved.
May19-03, 02:18 PM
I understand everything you're saying. Let me just back up and try to provide a little context to my thinking. I'm tired of seeing post like this in the philosophy forum. There really is not alot that the concept of religion has to do with philosophy. So what I am trying to do is put it into it's proper place. Religion does not belong in a thread titled "Science vs religion". The two cannot be compared. The approaches that you mention are true but the reason they cannot be compared is because science and religion answer different questions.
If Science says that the earth is round and religion says that the earth is flat, then I would agree with everything you said. But religion doesn't have to address anything about the shape of the earth. Religion can focus on things that science does not. If you're going to understand what I'm saying, you first have to admit that certain questions are not in the scope of science. Like the existence of a god. Science says "nothing" about the existence of god. God is out of scope. Most people here would agree with this. But I'm not so sure about you since I've noticed your understanding of common terms has differed in the past.
Comparing science and religion is much like comparing an Automobile and an Orange. The two things have entirely different objectives. You guys seems to be comparing the two as if they are a Honda and a Toyota.
May19-03, 02:28 PM
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PF Gold
May19-03, 02:28 PM
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Greetings !
I agree with heusdens' original post.
Science TRIES to explain, it doesn't say it CAN
and MUST be able to. In fact, so far it says
it is most likely that it CAN NOT explain all
things to mankind, because science uses reasoning
systems the common thing about which is the
fact that they seemingly can not fully explain
the Universe.
Live long and prosper.
May19-03, 02:33 PM
May19-03, 02:53 PM
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Tom, does science (ideally) include
ANY apparently absolute assumptions,
in your opinion ?
May19-03, 03:07 PM
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PF Gold
May19-03, 03:31 PM
Sci Advisor
But, would it be wrong to say that these
assumptions appear to be indicated to us
by the data input we have and hence we
accept them in a probablistic manner
rather than having them as an enitial
absolute perspective ?
What I mean is, science assumes a great deal
of things, but it does not appear to
assume things that can not possibly be altered
or appear wrong according to the data input,
does it ?
Live long and prosper.
May19-03, 03:32 PM
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