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THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG is the second installment of filmmaker Peter Jackson's version of Tolkien's children's classic, THE HOBBIT. As with the first installment, Jackson has inserted more of the mythic tone to Tolkien's story, which ultimately links up to Tolkien's more adult classic, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, as well as his magnum opus, THE SILMARILLION. THE LORD OF THE RINGS continues the tale of THE HOBBIT to show the resulting war that occurred when Bilbo Baggins, the title character, found the Ring of Power crafted by the demonic Lord Sauron to control the world through witchcraft.
THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG is a stirring epic adventure about courage. It's about having the courage and perseverance to face your greatest fears, including your greatest adversary. It's also about having the courage and perseverance to restore a lost kingdom destroyed by greed. Finally, it's about helping others in need, even if that puts your own life and comfort at risk. SMAUG has a lot of strong, intense action violence, however, with a high body count, so strong caution is advised. The movie also has some really scary images.
The movie opens with a short prologue about how the wizard Gandalf joined Thorin Oakenshield, heir to the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor under the Lonely Mountain. Thorin desperately wants to unite the six other dwarf kingdoms in helping him reclaim Erebor from the evil dragon Smaug, who now sits on the great treasure Thorin's greedy grandfather had accumulated. To do that, Thorin and his 12 dwarf companions must secretly enter the Lonely Mountain and take back from Smaug the Arkenstone, an heirloom that will show the other dwarves that Thorin has the right to rule. Gandalf advises Thorin that they will need "a burglar.
Twelve months later, Bilbo Baggins, the hobbit burglar Gandalf has recruited, is traveling with the dwarves through the treacherous forest of Mirkwood. The forest is being invaded by darker forces, but Gandalf has decided to leave the party. Gandalf wants to discover who the evil sorcerer is that's commanding these forces and the band of orcs hunting down Bilbo and the dwarves. To do that, he must travel to a ruined fortress lying on the western edge of the forest.
As Gandalf investigates, Bilbo and the dwarves are attacked by a swarm of giant evil spiders. Bilbo uses the Ring of Power he stole from Gollum to make himself invisible and free the dwarves, but they still need to be rescued by a band of Wood-elves, led by Legolas. The king of the Wood-elves, however, refuses to help the dwarves further. In fact, he imprisons them.
Still invisible, Bilbo sneaks into the king's fortress and frees the dwarves again. At that moment, however, the band of orcs following the dwarves strike. The elf king orders his people not to help them, but Legolas and a female elf named Tauriel disobey their king. In a very exciting sequence, they help Bilbo and the dwarves fend off the orcs.
Eventually, Gandalf finds out who the evil sorcerer is but is captured. Also, the dwarves send Bilbo into the dragon's lair under the Lonely Mountain to recover the Arkenstone. The question becomes, will Thorin and the dwarves come to Bilbo's aid when the dragon awakes?
THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG is a stirring, enthralling adventure epic. Though some of the action is a bit repetitious, the movie maintains its passionate heart throughout its story. SMAUG is a terrific moral tale of courage, restoration, sacrifice, and caring for others. These moral, redemptive themes are brilliantly mixed together, partly by Tolkien's original mythic vision, which is highly Catholic but also Christian, and partly by Director Peter Jackson's cinematic storytelling vision and marvelous sense of bringing out the best in his talented cast. As always, Tolkien's world is infinitely inspiring, and Jackson's team manages, for the most part, to do it as much justice as they possibly can.
Although the moral themes are strong, the action violence and fight scenes are a little over the top. There is little gore, however, despite several decapitations of orcs. THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG also has some very scary images that are too intense for sensitive and susceptible viewers. So, strong caution is advised. That said, THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG has some important lessons to teach us as we try to restore the Kingdom of God in the United States and throughout the world, not only on the micro level, in our personal relationships, but also in the macro sense. It does so in a way that's both entertaining and soul stirring.
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'Black Nativity,' an Unsung Masterpiece
By Dr. Tom Snyder, Editor
The Christmas season is the best season for a lot of really great movies. This season, Disney's wonderful animated work, FROZEN, is seeing some well-deserved accolades from both critics and moviegoers.
However, there is another movie this season that has not received the acclaim that it so richly deserves – BLACK NATIVITY, starring the super-talented Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett, Jennifer Hudson, Tyrese Gibson, and relative newcomer Jacob Latimore.
BLACK NATIVITY is a musical drama inspired by Langston Hughes' play of the same name. It's a brilliant, uplifting piece of filmmaking that highlights God's Grace. It is entertaining, heart-rending, uplifting, amusing, and faith-filled.
The story follows Langston, a teenager living with his single mother Naima (Jennifer Hudson) in Baltimore. With Christmas right around the corner, Langston finds out he and his mother are being evicted from their house. Nowhere to go, his mother decides to send Langston over to his grandparents. For some reason, she stopped speaking to them right before Langston's birth. Langston protests his mom's decision because he doesn't even know his grandparents, but she decides it's the best thing to do.
Naima places Langston on a bus headed to Harlem, where her parents live. Upon arriving in downtown New York City, Langston is introduced to a harsher, more chaotic environment than understands. After his backpack gets stolen, Langston wanders into a fancy hotel looking for a phone where a wealthy guest confuses him for a thief, and Langston's arrested. A tough looking black guy in the cell taunts and teases Langston.
Langston is released from jail into the custody of his grandfather, the Reverend Cobbs (Forest Whitaker). Already disappointed with how quickly his grandson got into trouble, the Reverend takes Langston home to the warm welcome of his grandmother, Aretha (Angela Bassett). Even though the Reverend is strict and a little rough around the edges, he and Aretha clearly love and miss their daughter, Naima, who still refuses to speak to them because of a past event. Langston tries to figure a way to get the money Naima and he need to pay the rent or find a new home in Baltimore. He's willing to do almost anything to get it.
As the Reverend begins his annual Black Nativity musical program on Christmas Eve, Langston prepares his plan to get back home. Then, the reasons for his family's separation starts to come to light and Langston's motives begin to change.
BLACK NATIVITY is a moving, beautiful story that emphasizes Christian faith, family, and forgiveness. The cast does a wonderful job bringing life to their characters, including Jennifer Hudson as the mother, Forest Whitaker and Angela Bassett as the grandparents, and Jacob Latimore as the Langston. The cast does really well with all the musical numbers, which reveal their individual character's emotions. The whole thing is brilliantly written and directed by Kasi Lemmons, an actress who previously directed EVE'S BAYOU (1997) and TALK TO ME (2007).
The emotional high points come at the movie's ending, which includes a musical dream sequence where Langston dreams of the Birth of Jesus talking place in Harlem as the church performers sing about God, Jesus, and the Nativity. The musical dream sequence is beautifully integrated with the theatricality of the church performance. It also makes a great transition for the movie's climax, which resolves all the story's conflicts in a beautiful, inspiring, and dramatically powerful way.
Best of all, however, BLACK NATIVITY has a really strong, uplifting message of Christian faith. Filled with Scripture, Gospel songs, and prayer, the movie calls for reconciliation among estranged family members. In the final moments, Langston sums up everything as he says, "It's time to forgive, it's time to be redeemed, and it's time to come home." This heartwarming important message about faith and family is at the heart of what Movieguide® is all about. It makes the ending of BLACK NATIVITY stand out among other Christmas movies, in a good way. There is a threat of violence in one scene and a couple "d" obscenities, however, so MOVIEGUIDE® advises a light caution for BLACK NATIVITY.
Otherwise, however, BLACK NATIVITY is not only one of the best movies of the year. It's also one of the best, most heartfelt Christmas movies ever made, certainly in the last few years at the very least.
THE LAST DAYS ON MARS is a science-fiction thriller with a formulaic but well-executed plot, good screenplay writing and acting, an immersive environment, and some fantastic special effects, especially for a lower-budget movie. It's a heart-racing thriller high in entertainment value but replete with negative elements.
THE LAST DAYS ON MARS takes place during the final 19 hours of a six-month expedition to Mars to search for and collect biological samples. Leading the group is astronauts Vince Campbell (Liev Schreiber) and Charles Brunel (Elias Koteas) and consists of eight highly-trained crew members.
One of the scientists, Kim (Olivia Williams), discovers microbial boring bacterial cells in the cavities of a few rock samples they've discovered. While attempting to gather more samples, another of the scientists, Marko (Goran Kostic) is swallowed into a hole in the ground, prompting Lauren (Yusra Warsama) to go after him, against the wishes of the crew, who presume him dead. When neither Marko nor Lauren return, the crew begins to worry. Eventually, Marko and Lauren return to the base, although they are humanoid and zombie-like, having been infected by a bacterial virus. These creatures attack the crewmembers and kill one, Harrington (Tom Cullen), who in turn becomes one of the creatures.
The crew leader, Brunel, is stabbed by one of the creatures and himself becomes infected with the bacterial virus. He slowly dies as he lays on a table, as the crew's scientists trying injecting him with antibiotic fluids to counteract the virus. The antibiotic works for a while, but the virus develops a resistance. Realizing the virus can't be stopped, the surviving crew desperately tries to find a way to contact mission control and escape.
After five of the eight crewpeople have been killed or infected with the virus, the remaining three (Campbell, Irwin, and Laine) race against the creatures, who are intelligent enough to follow their tracks and destroy their equipment. Irwin (Johnny Harris), crumbles under the weight of the situation, at times breaking into tears. He proves to be unstable and eventually deserts Campbell and Laine.
Campbell and Laine venture onward alone in hopes of securing communication with mission control and being rescued, pushed to the limits of human survival.
THE LAST DAYS ON MARS is a simple, formulaic sci-fi thriller with a predictable but well-executed plot and terrific acting. The writing is tight and moves along well. The biological and scientific details of the crew's mission should prove interesting to some, and the rich cinematography and environments are satisfying to watch. For a movie without a large budget, it was executed and delivered very effectively.
THE LAST DAYS ON MARS doesn't do much in terms of character development, and this was perhaps its weakest element. It contains a few elements worthy of exploration (Campbell has several flashbacks to an experience on another spaceship that aren't fully explained), but favors more peril and suspenseful moments. The potential for expounding on a few relational elements was there, including moments where one character asks the other about the afterlife and whether a zombie still has elements of personhood, but the movie's budget likely wouldn't allow much movie time beyond 90 minutes.
The foul language in LAST DAYS ON MARS is intense and relentless, and the violence is also jarring at moments. The creatures are frightening, even for an adult, and the movie creates tension throughout its running time.
However, the movie is devoid of any strong Christian or biblical elements. At one point, one character mockingly speaks about "finding God and writing a song about it" when discussing the prospect of finding life on Mars. In another instance, Laine asks Vince whether he thinks there's an element of human existence that continues after death, but he deflects the question, saying, "That's above my pay grade." In the movie's final minutes, Vince has a vision where he seems to communicate with Laine (who has died by this point) from beyond the grave, although the movie's lack of a Christian worldview would lean one to believe this is simply a neo-pagan or occult element.
THE LAST DAYS ON MARS has a few pro-family elements. In one scene, as Brunel is moments from death, he speaks longingly in tears about wanting his family to know he loves them. In another, Irwin (also in tears) speaks of longing to see his family again. Several crewmembers make sacrifices and take risks to ensure each other's safety.
The violence in THE LAST DAYS ON MARS is not gratuitous and ongoing, but there are a few gruesome scenes (a man being drilled in the stomach is the most intense). There is also a general mood of dread throughout and few truly redemptive aspects in the THE LAST DAYS ON MARS, which would not sit well with many viewers.
The movie's excessive obscene language is its predominant negative element, with almost constant obscenity as the characters endure perilous situations. These elements of violence and language warrant excessive for THE LAST DAYS ON MARS.
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THE ULTIMATE LIFE is a well-made, fun, heartwarming sequel to the beloved movie THE ULTIMATE GIFT. Uplifting and fun, the movie gives a lot more background to THE ULTIMATE GIFT. It depicts how Jason's grandfather developed his friendships, his business and the "Twelve Gifts" he passes onto Jason. The grandfather learns that success comes from hard work and being a leader of men. Most importantly, the movie teaches that family is the greatest legacy you leave behind when you leave this world. THE ULTIMATE LIFE has no objectionable content, though a brief battle scene might scare young children. Read the full review here. You can enter into the contest easily through Facebook or Twitter below.
PULLING STRINGS is a Mexican romantic comedy bringing together an American and Mexican from two different worlds. It's an appealing movie with positive, heartwarming elements, but there is some negative content.
Rachel (Laura Ramsey) is a white woman working for the United States Embassy granting and/or denying visas to America. Alejandro (Jaime Camil) is a hardworking mariachi singer and single parent father.
The movie opens with Alejandro at his daughter Maria's school, where he's having a conference with Maria and the school board of nuns. They believe Alejandro isn't the best example for Maria due to his night job as a mariachi. Alejandro begins to believe he's not the best thing for Maria, despite their strong bond and love for each other. So, he decides to get her a visa to send Maria to her grandparents in America. However, Rachel denies him a visa and doesn't even look at him as Alejandro tries to plead his case, hoping to give his daughter what he thinks would be a better life.
Rachel gets a promotion and will be moving to London, but before she leaves her boss Art (Tom Arnold) gives her one last duty. He entrusts her to pick up his laptop, full of highly confidential files and keep it safe until he returns from out-of-town business. Her best friend finally convinces Rachel to go out for drinks. It just so happens that the entertainment for the evening is Alejandro's mariachi band, and he hopes that he can somehow convince her he must get the visa.
By the end of the evening, Rachel is asleep on a bus stop bench drunk, and Alejandro gets her a cab to take her home. She's impossibly incoherent, so Alejandro cannot get her to go to her house, and he lets her sleep on his couch.
In the morning, Rachel realizes she doesn't have her boss' invaluable laptop, which Alejandro has hidden so he can pretend to help her find the laptop, and she will approve the visa for Maria. His plan is full of rerouted strategies, and the unexpected surprises such as Alejandro and Rachel falling in love. When Alejandro's plan has a major backfire and is exposed, Rachel decides to leave his life forever, but in the end, love covers a multitude of mistakes and the couple reunites.
PULLING STRINGS is entertaining and funny. At times, the white subtitles are hard to read, but there's a clear storyline. Alejandro is the main character who does learn an important life lesson and learns to live and love again, but it's Rachel's character that has the greatest transformation. She begins to trust and decides to let go of her "gypsy" life of wandering. The music is well done, and the mariachis don't disappoint in vocals or musicianship. The songs are heart stirring. Rachel begins to see the real Alejandro through the music he writes and performs.
Caution is advised for older children for PULLING STRINGS, due to some foul language and a few instances of heavy kissing with one instance leading to implied premarital sex. This content mars the movie's strong Christian, moral worldview, which stresses honesty, forgiveness, God, and love. Eventually, Alejandro has to ask forgiveness from Rachel for his dishonesty, which she eventually does. Also, many of the songs in PULLING STRINGS make reference to God, Heaven and love. In the opening, Alejandro attends a parent conference with his daughter Maria and the nuns of the school board at Maria's private school. Ultimately, forgiveness and the value of honesty are the movie's two major moral, redemptive themes.
Two other themes prevalent in PULLING STRINGS are finally articulated by an old wise man Alejandro and Rachel encounter in a bar. He tells Alejandro to stop being afraid, and Rachel to stop running. The decisions they make as the story develops point back to these two themes. By the resolution of PULLING STRINGS, both characters have matured to overcome their issues. For Alejandro, he no longer fears not being able to care for Maria, and Rachel finally stops running and settles down.
Spiritually speaking, PULLING STRINGS resolves nicely as the inner challenges of Alejandro and Rachel are not so different. When we are people without God or faith, we often allow our fears and perceived inadequacies to put us on the run so we don't have to be responsible, or risk failure, or let others get close to our heart. However, God's love is always there to point us to His hope and a place of healing and wholeness. His perfect love is what casts out all fear (1John 4:18) and draws us into His love.
THE ULTIMATE LIFE is a well-made, fun, and heartwarming sequel to the beloved movie THE ULTIMATE GIFT. It picks up where the first movie left off.
Jason Stevens is trying to balance his new life as a billionaire with his relationship with Alexia. Jason feels ready to marry, but his girlfriend feels called to serve at a mission clinic in Haiti. With his greedy extended family trying to sue him, Jason gets distracted from Alexia's wants and needs. She decides to go to Haiti, leaving Jason to sort out his priorities.
With no one else to turn to, Jason visits Hamilton for advice. The calm and collected Hamilton explains that Jason's grandfather, Red Stevens, faced a similar struggle when he became wealthy. Hamilton gives Jason his grandfather's journal, in which Red recorded his rise from poverty to wealth.
Red wrote in his journal about his family's level of poverty in the 1940s. With his father barely able to put food on the table, Red vowed he'd be rich one day. At 15, he ran away from home and finds work at a Texas ranch where he not only proves himself as a hard worker but also as an entrepreneur. His plans to travel to California are paused when he meets a beautiful girl named Hanna. Their bond develops, but she declares she won't see him unless he attends school. So he does.
Years pass. Red and Hanna get married, and Red begins his quest for riches by drilling for oil on Texas farmland. With help from friends, Red's dream empire begins to develop, but his family grows more distant every day. It takes a tragedy for Red to fully realize the harm he's doing to those closest to him.
THE ULTIMATE LIFE is a well-made, fun and heartwarming sequel to the beloved movie THE ULTIMATE GIFT. Though the quality doesn't quite live up to its predecessor, the story engages with positive values and uplifting messages that families will appreciate. The movie gives much more background to THE ULTIMATE GIFT, showing how Red developed his friendships, his business and the "Twelve Gifts" he passes onto Jason.
The strong Biblical worldview upholds values like capitalism. Red learns that success comes from hard work and being a leader of men. He also earns success rather than taking it away from a wealthy person. Most importantly, the movie teaches that family is the greatest legacy you leave behind. THE ULTIMATE LIFE has no objectionable content, though a light battle scene might frighten young children.


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East Union traveled to Ackerman on Saturday, where they fell to East Webster 19-1.
The Urchins had a 10-0 victory over Walnut Thursday night, as Casey McBrayer only allowed one hit in the game.
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The GLOBE Program: Connecting the Next Generation of Scientists
GLOBE Learner from Central-Europe measuring water conductivity during a field investigation
The GLOBE Program (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) is a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based science and education program. GLOBE's vision promotes and supports students, teachers and scientists to collaborate on inquiry-based investigations of the environment and the Earth system working in close partnership with NASA and NSF Earth System Science Projects in study and research about the dynamics of Earth's environment.
The GLOBE Program began operations on Earth Day 1995. Today, the international GLOBE network has grown to include representatives from 112 participating countries and 139 U.S. Partners coordinating GLOBE activities that are integrated into their local and regional communities . Due to their efforts, there are more than 50,000 GLOBE-trained teachers representing over 20,000 schools around the world. GLOBE students have contributed more than 20 million measurements to the GLOBE database for use in their inquiry-based science projects.
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Wisconsin soon could see a big increase in funding for mental health services.
State income taxes would be cut by nearly twice as much as proposed by the Walker administration following approval of a new state budget earlier today by the Joint Finance committee.
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In 1965 Gordon Moore, cofounder of Intel, discovered that the performance of a computer's memory chip doubled about every eighteen months. Known as Moore's Law, his observation has proven to be remarkably accurate, as computing power increased over 18,000 times from 1971 to 2000.
This explosion in computing power fueled the technological accomplishments that characterized the twentieth century. The invention of the microchip in 1958 spawned a generation of silicon-based technological wonders that have recently become mainstream, including personal computers and the Internet. In 1990 only 15 percent of households in the United States owned a personal computer; by 1999 ownership had increased to close to 50 percent. In 1998, sales of personal computers in the United States totaled $36 million, and households with Internet access rose from 26.2 percent in 1998 to 41.5 percent in 2000. The widespread use of personal computers and the Internet has provided previously unfathomable conveniences to society.
As the world's fastest growing communications medium, the Internet merges thousands of computer networks into one international system. According to the Internet Society, an international professional membership group that focuses on issues surrounding the future of the Internet and Internet infrastructure standards, the Internet is best described as a "global network of networks enabling computers of all kinds to directly and transparently communicate and share services throughout much of the world. Because the Internet is enormously valuable, enabling capability for so many people and organizations, it also constitutes a shared global re13 source of information, knowledge, and means of collaboration, and cooperation among countless diverse communities." The World Wide Web, the Internet's most popular system, combines business, government, personal, and educational "sites" and "pages" that present relevant text, images, and even audio and video data. Users may access information with the help of "browser" software, such as Internet Explorer and Netscape, and "search engines," such as Yahoo! and Excite. They may also contact other users through electronic mail (e-mail) and connect with others with similar interests using online discussion groups, bulletin boards, and "chat rooms."
By creating databases of educational resources for various businesses, libraries, nonprofit organizations, research institutions, branches of government, and others, the Internet has transformed the storage of and access to information. As stated by several leading computer scientists in their essay A Brief History of the Internet, "The Internet has revolutionized the computer and communications world like nothing before. The invention of the telegraph, telephone, radio, and computer set the stage for this unprecedented integration of capabilities. The Internet is at once a world-wide broadcasting capability, a mechanism for information dissemination, and a medium for collaboration and interaction between individuals and their computers without regard for geographic location." By opening up easily accessible pathways to a wide range of information, the Internet has created new opportunities for personal, educational, and business growth and has fostered the exchange of knowledge and customs of cultures around the world.
Many describe the Internet as a global "equalizer" that provides an unprecedented store of information to anyone with Internet access. These people claim that information technologies can provide the benefits of a large city to developing countries and rural communities around the world. Education may be brought to small villages that do not have teachers or classrooms via satellites and PC technology. The expertise of doctors can be instantly accessed thousands of miles from the actual location of the doctor. Many countries utilize "tele-medicine," or virtual appointments and examinations between doctors and patients. Finally, the information capability of the Internet is nearly unlimited, and the World Wide Web offers seekers information on virtually every subject imaginable. As stated by Michael C. Maibach, vice president of government affairs at Intel Corporation, "The Internet transmits digitized audio, video and data to any corner of the globe at any time. The people 'communicating' do not have to be on-line at the same time, nor share information in the same language. The Internet collapses space, time and language differences. The sources of data do not tire or misspeak. Information is limited not by accessibility but only by whether the information exists at all. In the Internet world, the word 'infinite' applies."
While most would agree with Maibach's assessment, some people have concerns about the effects of computers and the Internet on society. The most extreme of these critics are often referred to as Neo-Luddites. The original Luddites were a group of early nineteenth-century English rioters who waged war on technological advances in the textile industry, which they perceived as a threat to their way of life and livelihood. Neo-Luddites strive to break society's dependence on machines by rejecting technology and society's current ideology of progress. Neo-Luddites and other critics argue that despite the communication and information opportunities created by computer technology and the Internet, meaningful and fulfilling interpersonal relations have been replaced with relatively superficial e-mail and instant messaging. A study titled the HomeNet project, conducted by the Carnegie Mellon University in 1998, found that Internet use led to small but statistically significant increases in misery and loneliness and a decline in the overall psychological well-being of the participants. The project found that as people used the Internet more, they reported keeping up with fewer friends, spending less time talking with families, experiencing more daily stress, and feeling more lonely and depressed. Ironically, these results occurred even though interpersonal communication was their most important reason for using the Internet. Neo-Luddites and others argue that the avenues for communication opened by the Internet merely serve to connect people to machines rather than to other people.
Another concern is that technology and the Internet will increase inequality in society, as nearly 50 percent of Americans do not have personal computers in their homes. Minorities, the poor, and less educated citizens are the least likely to have computers; this disparity has been termed the "digital divide." A study released in 2000 by the Department of Commerce titled "Falling Through the Net" found that people with college degrees are eight times more likely to have a personal computer (PC) at home than those with only an elementary education. A high income household in an urban area is twenty times more likely to have Internet access than a rural, low-income household. Also, a child in a lowincome white family is three times more likely to have Internet access at home than a child in a comparable black family and four times more likely than a child in a Hispanic household. According to the Economist, "Although Internet penetration has risen across all demographic groups, the digital divide remains only too real. It has also become a poignant proxy for almost every other kind of disadvantage and inequality in society."
Advances in computers and the growth of the Internet are among the incredible technological achievements of the twentieth century that have wrought significant changes upon society. While some consider such changes beneficial and embrace them, others, such as Neo-Luddites, perceive certain technological advances as threatening to personal relations and social dynamics. Technology and Society: Opposing Viewpoints examines several issues of contention in the following chapters: Has Technology Harmed Society? Are Technological Advances In Medicine Beneficial? How Has Technology Affected Privacy? How Will Technology Affect Society in the Future? Examination of these arguments will give readers a more thorough understanding of the impact of technological discoveries upon society.
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The free mobile platform is hosting a so-called "sprint" competition which will take place on October 24. Contestants will be given a number of program related challenges that must be completed within a set time limit.
Openmoko focusses primarily on the tool "voj" which enables the Openmoko mobiles to chart, save and disguise routes. Voj is to be integrated into the Openstreetmap infrastructure, enabling free maps to be used for navigation.
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Christian theology asserts that humans are spiritual creatures, a unity of body and spirit or "soul," integrated, not reducible downwards to mere matter or upwards to mere spirit.
The Denisovans, an extinct hominid group that interbred with modern humans, made the news again lately with the publication of a more detailed study of their genome. One of the many interesting findings was that the Denisovans share the same chromosome 2 fusion that modern humans have.
It is not uncommon to hear voices proclaiming that biology and physics have shown us that—at fundamental levels—nature is random, hence meaningless, purposeless, and without a creator. But how might God work providentially through indeterminate processes? The John Templeton Foundation has provided a generous grant of $1.69 million to support a new research initiative on the theme of Randomness and Divine providence.
Charles Darwin's personal struggles and ultimate rejection of Christianity are well documented, and people are eager to link his loss of faith to his evolutionary theory. David Lack, on the other hand, began his scientific career as an agnostic, but shortly after publishing his famous book on the evolution of "Darwin's finches", he converted to Christianity.
The BioLogos Forum is pleased to present this infographic about the current anthropological understanding of human evolution, which takes into account research into both physiological and cultural developments among our ancient ancestors.
This BioLogos videocast addresses the age of recently discovered hominid fossils and how scientists are able to obtain those dates.
This BioLogos videocast addresses the idea of randomness as a part of natural selection, and whether it challenges the possibility of God using the evolutionary process as a means of creation.
In this three-part series from Pruim's chapter in the book Delight in Creation: Scientists Share Their Work with the Church, mathematician Randall Pruim explains what scientists and mathematicians mean when they speak of something being "random". He also addresses God's use of apparent randomness in creation as a part of his sovereign rule.
While the specific "how" of our being made into the image of God will probably always remain a mystery, the Bible and creeds are clear on the "why" of our creation: we were made to worship the Lord, and be in relation with Him and each other.
It should not be surprising that John Cage asked the stuff he used to make paintings to take part in the process—to contribute its own identity to the intentional, purposeful, and determined work of creating "based on chance."
Perusing the writings of atheistic scientists and philosophers like Daniel Dennett, one could easily get the impression that arriving at a simpler explanation for something equates to a revelation that things are "lower, cruder, and more trivial."
In today's video, Oxford physicist Ard Louis discusses the famous debate between renowned evolutionary biologists Stephen Jay Gould and Simon Conway Morris over the idea of evolutionary convergence.
In this video, Pääbo covers a lot of ground, noting several lines of genetic evidence for the evolution of modern humans from earlier hominids in Africa, as well as for the interbreeding between early humans and Neanderthals.
This blog series by Dennis Venema undertakes the task of clarifying numerous aspects of evolution that often become misconstrued by Christians. He first discusses the idea of speciation in a population over time, later applying it to the speciation process that occurred among hominids (human ancestors) which led to modern humans. He continues to support this idea by exploring so called "Mitochondrial Eve,""Y Chromosome Adam" and other compositional clues of the human genome.
With his standard panache, the late Harvard paleontologist Stephen J. Gould argued strenuously that evolution had no inherent directionality. We are mere accidents; a "tiny twig on an improbable branch of a contingent limb on a fortunate tree".


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Two FBI special agents were killed Friday during a training exercise off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia, the bureau said in a statement released Sunday.
"Special Agent Christopher Lorek and Special Agent Stephen Shaw were assigned to the FBI's Critical Incident Response Group. The cause of the incident is under review."
An official who asked not to be identified told CNN that the two agents were killed in a hostage rescue training exercise.
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Indie poster-boy Wes Anderson (RUSHMORE, THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS) returns to live-action filmmaking three years after FANTASTIC MR FOX and brings some old friends along for the ride, starting with longtime co-writer Roman Coppola (THE DARJEELING LIMITED).
Set in the 1960s, MOONRISE KINGDOM follows 12-year-olds Sam and Suzy (Gilman and Hayward), who flee their cosy New England coastal town in an impulsive gesture of pre-teen romance. Suzy's panic-stricken mother (McDormand, BURN AFTER READING) and seemingly unflustered father (Murray) toothcomb the region for their absent offspring with help from Sam's Scout leader (Ed Norton) and the local sheriff (Willis). Meanwhile, a ferocious storm is gathering offshore and threatening to turn this quaint island community inside out.


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The Town Hall Hotel & Apartments is a standout addition to the London hotel scene and illustrious hotelier Loh Lik Pengs first hospitality project outside of Asia. The original Bethnal Green Town Hall has been converted into ninety-eight stunning guestrooms and apartments, seven spacious function rooms, a sleek bar and Viajante, the haute cuisine restaurant directed by celebrated chef Nuno Mendes.
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You're the federal agency charged with protecting consumers. You have a $250 million annual budget, subpoena power and the ability to refer cases to the Justice Department for prosecution. So what do you do when one of America's biggest companies continually flouts the law?
You challenge the company to a joke-off.
At least, that's what the Federal Trade Commission has done. On Tuesday it released two videos that spoof the popular FreeCreditReport.com commercials and their trademark catchy tunes.
The government's ads never mention FreeCreditReport.com by name, but the target is clear.
"Beware of others, there's always a catch," the singer croons in one ad that's a dead-ringer for the FreeCreditReport spot set in a restaurant. "They claim to be free but strings are attached."
FreeCreditReport.com is owned by credit bureau Experian, which has been engaged in a decades-long battle with the Federal Trade Commission over alleged misbehavior. Most recently, in 2005, the FTC settled charges with the firm that it intentionally misled customers with its FreeCreditReport.com Web site. The FTC said in its lawsuit that the company was confusing consumers who were looking for their congressionally mandated free annual peek at their credit reports. Experian agreed to refund customers, but admitted no wrongdoing.
Even after the settlement, it kept right on marketing FreeCreditReport.com, where consumers must sign up for a $15-a-month service in order to get their credit reports. The lead singer in the ads has even become a cult figure on the Web, as my colleague Helen Popkin explained recently.
But the ads are a frequent target for consumer advocates. The Internet -- and my inbox -- is awash with complaints from consumers who were charged unexpectedly by the service, and have difficult canceling to avoid automatic renewal charges.
Consumers who wish to see their credit report for free should visit AnnualCreditReport.com
Experian did not respond to a question about the FTC spoof ads, but issued a statement arguing that consumers who sign up at FreeCreditReport.com receive valuable services.
"While AnnualcreditReport.com provides a free credit report once every 12 months, FreeCreditReport.com provides paying members with continuous access to their credit report and credit score with a paid membership," it said. "It also monitors a consumer's credit report at the three national credit-reporting companies and alerts members via e-mail if key changes are detected, like if a new account is opened in their name, which could help members identify potential identity theft early and take immediate action."
So why is the FTC making jokes instead of enforcing the law?
Nat Wood, a spokesman for the FTC, says the agency must work within "a legal framework." The FTC is actively monitoring Experian's compliance with the 2005 agreement, he said, adding that the agency "does not have the power to take arbitrary actions."
He also said the FTC has another mission: to educate consumers. The videos fit that bill, he said.
"We think education is an important resource and strategy for preventing bad things from happening to consumers," he said.
The ads, which were produced by California-based Aperture Films, are not designed for television. Instead, the FTC hopes they "go viral" and spread over the Internet, Wood said. Similar audio-only versions of the ad are being distributed to radio stations around the country in hope that they will run as free public service announcements.
The FTC is not buying any advertising time for the spoof. "We don't have that kind of budget," Wood said.
Experian spent $70 million dollars on advertising for FreeCreditReport.com in 2007, and even more in 2008, according to TNS Media Intelligence.
Last year, an Experian spokesman told the New York Times that FreeCreditReport ads had run 90,000 times in the previous year.
The FTC ads are hysterical. In a second spot, called "Apartment," the FTC band is playing in a basement apartment with someone's girlfriend cleaning the kitchen in the background, a clear parody of the similar FreeCreditReport spot. In this case, the singer urges consumers to visit AnnualCreditReport.com, then protests:
"All the others charge a fee. Read the fine print and you'll see. … I should know 'cause it happened to me."
The FTC ads will undoubtedly help cut through the "confusion marketing" that helps a company like Experian trick consumers into paying for something that's free, and that makes them an innovative tool for the FTC, and an effort that should be applauded. The agency says it has future video projects in the works.
But it says something eerie about the state of consumer protection in America that the federal agency charged with protecting us has resorted to satire. Given the size of advertising budgets at companies like Experian, I can't imagine the FTC can win a marketing war.
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Thank you for a fantastic birthday party. The girls (and my son) had such a great time and everyone on the staff was so patient (especially with my lively son). I think you may have made future students out of a few of the riders today. I could not have been more pleased with how it went.
I wanted to get something very special for my hubby's bday, so I arranged for a private horseback riding lesson for him! Luckily for me, I managed to find Ruth Anna at Bridges Equestrian Center (aka Bridges Training Stable) and she really went out of her way to accomodate us. The equestrian center is filled with beautiful horses and is very clean and well kept. Every one was very helpful and friendly, especially Ruth Anna and Lauren (the instructor). My hubby's horse was named "Scooby Doo" and he was a really sweet boy. The lesson started with proper grooming and putting the saddle on the horse. Then, it's about 45 minutes in the ring where you learn how to handle your horse properly, and how to ride without damaging your goodies! The lesson ends with a short ride around the center and with a brush down of the horse. All in all, a fantastic experience! I think we'll be back in the spring for another lesson. Maybe this time I'll get on a horse too!
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We have attended several of the horse camps offered by Bridges over the past few summers. My children absolutely love the instructors and the ponies. The children get to ride for at least 45 minutes a day on their own horse and then spend the rest of the morning learning about horses and taking care of them. We will be back and will send friends.