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Thursday, February 23
✔ A meeting of the Downtown Vandalia Merchants Co-op will be held at 5 p.m. at Old Town Cheese on Gallatin Street.
✔ TOPS IL 1872, Ramsey, will meet at the Christian Church in Ramsey. Weigh-in is at 6:20 p.m., and the meeting is at 7 p.m.
Saturday, February 25
Lincoln Day Dinner is Saturday
The Fayette County Republican Central Committee will hold its annual Lincoln Day Dinner this Saturday evening at the American Legion Home in Vandalia.
The event begins with a social hour at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 p.m. and a program.
Speakers will include U.S. Congressman John Shimkus, state Sen. John O. Jones, state Sen. Kyle McCarter, state Rep. John Cavaletto, Fayette County Coroner Bruce Bowen and Joshua Morrison, Republican candidate for state's attorney.
Monday, Feb. 27 – Choice of cereal, toast and jelly.
Tuesday, Feb. 28 – Pancakes w/syrup.
Wednesday, Feb. 29 – Choice of cereal, toast and jelly.
Thursday, March 1 – Sausage, egg and cheese biscuit.
Friday, March 2 – Breakfast to go.
•Milk and juice or fruit offered daily.
Monday, Feb. 27 – Crispito, Mexican rice, sliced peaches, yogurt and milk.
The OASIS (Older Adults Sharing In Service) were overwhelmed when they entered the fellowship hall of First Baptist Church on Monday, Feb. 13. Red and white placemats, Valentine napkins, centerpieces of red hearts, cupids and red bowls holding votive candles created an atmosphere that was romantic and whimsical.
Some of Charlie and Linda Townsend's collection of antique Valentines were on display at a designated table. The refreshment table was abundantly loaded with special treats.
Earl Hovious
A card shower is planned for Earl Hovious of Brownstown, who will be celebrating his 90th birthday on March 3.
Mr. and Mrs. William Fender of Vandalia will celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary on Monday.
The Fenders were married on Feb. 27, 1982, at First Baptist Church in St. Elmo.
They are the parents of 7-year-old quadruplets: Haley, Kaley, Jessica and William.
Cards may be sent to 2121 W. Jefferson St., Vandalia, 62471.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert "B.J." Mueller will celebrate their 50th anniversary Friday.
Prom dress sale is this Saturday
The Lutheran Youth Fellowship of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altamont is sponsoring a prom dress sale this Saturday from 9-11:30 a.m. in the parish hall, which is located at 203 E. Division St.
Admission is $1 per person.
Dresses can be dropped off on Friday from 4-6 p.m. or on Saturday from 8-9 a.m.
For information, call Lisa Wright at 881-4011.
Northside to hold a couples retreat
By Edith Elliott
It's President's Day! How thankful we should be that our founding fathers cared enough about this country to lay a firm foundation of faith, freedom and hope.
George Washington and Abraham Lincoln would have enjoyed EO on Monday. There were devotionals, refreshments, and lots of singing and dancing (involving both volunteers and guests).
Most everyone enjoys some type of competitive activity. Some who say they don't seem to compete in their dislike of competition. In many competitive activities, participants have developed handicapping systems, so that people of differing abilities can compete on a level playing field.
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Top 5 Xbox games. The same rules that have always been present stay here. I have to have played the game for it to make the list and only one game per franchise for diversities sake. Here are some other notable games that i loved on the system but didn't make the cut: Fable, Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, the Oddworld games, The Splinter Cell games, Panzer Dragoon Orta, and Beyond Good and Evil. Remember these are just my opinions, and without further ado here are my top 5 Xbox games.
Pitch Black is one of my absolute favorite movies. It's sequel was still enjoyable, but nowhere near as good. Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay lies somewhere inbetween the two. It is a great fps game that is just as heavily focused on stealth as it is on shooting. The real strength of the game comes from how much it really makes you feel like Riddick though. An absolute badass that you should be afraid of.
When Ubisoft picked up the rights to make a Prince of Persia game i didn't care in the slightest. The other Prince of Persia games left me quite discouraged. Then Sands of Time came out preserving the essence of the franchise while introducing new play mechanics that fit so well that its hard to imagine the franchise without them. Better yet is the mechanic is actually integrated into the story which is always a very welcomed feature!
I like Star Wars......a lot. So when I heard that a Star Wars RPG was being made exclusively for the Xbox i was pissed! This meant that i had to purchase an Xbox >.< So i did and Bioware completely delivered with the game. I can't say i'm a fan of the combat, but the story, setting, and characters are so amazing that in the end it didn't matter. The sequel was in many ways just as amazing (i actually like some aspects of it more) but the very rushed production schedule left the ending as a sore point for the game. Otherwise it would be up here. Just know they are both incredible!
Another game from Bioware, but this time even more amazing (in my eyes). While it didn't have the Star Wars setting to fall into and make me geek out over, it does have vastly improved combat which makes me enjoy this game more. The story and characters fall under Biowares standard of "we are amazing at that stuff" which basically means this game is incredible! It has a very mythogical eastern flair, so this may or may not jive with you depending on your tastes.
Yes. This is the best Xbox game ever. The difficulty and smooth play control make this an unforgettable experience. I know many people claim it is too hard and gave up on the game which is most disappointing to me. This game has the kind of difficulty i feel every game should have. One that requires effort and perseveriance to make it through. That isn't to say everything is perfect though. Ninja Gaiden ALWAYS has terrible stories =( But the gameplay was so fantastic i got over it =P
So I haven't actually played enough Halo to amke a final judgement on it. My extent with the game consists with some LAN parties my friends set up, i guess like a decade ago now. Yeah, then i would play the occasional bout of Halo 2 over xbox live on my frineds console, and then Halo 3, and then Reach, but i've never played through the campaign and my multiplayer with it has been rather limited. I still am giving it a special recognition though because it was fun when i played it.
I don't have a lot to say about this one. As i explained above my experience with it is limited. But one aspect i feel i must talk about is the title song. That song is freaking incredible! One of the best to ever be featured in a video game. It is both haunting and mesmerizing while it builds toward and epic climax where you know some ass is about to be kicked. A+ for that song!

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Are there any optimizations planned for the case where columns are defined as NOT NULL? Or other special path filtering for cases where the planner can know that the set of values in the subselect won't contain NULLs (such as in (select a from b where (a > 0 and a < 10000). It turns out to be a rare use case for someone to write a subselect for a NOT IN or IN clause that will have NULL values. In the common case, the subselect does not contain nulls. I would like to see Postgres optimize for the common case. ________________________________________ From: pgsql-performance-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org [pgsql-performance-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Tom Lane [tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us] Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 7:33 AM To: Grzegorz Jaśkiewicz Cc: pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org Subject: Re: [PERFORM] not in(subselect) in 8.4 =?UTF-8?Q?Grzegorz_Ja=C5=9Bkiewicz?= <gryzman(at)gmail(dot)com> writes: > I mean query like: > select id from foo where id not in ( select id from bar); > into: > select f.id from foo f left join bar b on f.id=b.id where b.id is null; Postgres does not do that, because they don't mean the same thing --- the behavior for NULLs in bar.id is different. 8.4 does understand that NOT EXISTS is an antijoin, though. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance
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- How Brands Played April Fools : In case you missed it, I thought I'd give another look at Adweek's list of brand hoaxes from yesterday. People seem to like the Bacon Flavored Scope. What's your favorite? — Adweek
- Traditional Ads with a Social Media Spin: As advertisers continue to grapple with the ever-changing online playing field, some print ads are injecting a bit of social flair to better connect with online audiences. — New York Times
- Papers Worldwide Embrace Web Subscriptions: Looking again at how print media is adapting to the online transition, The Times takes a closer look at how their own paywall has performed over the last two years, as well as how other news organizations around the world are looking to online subscriptions to help make up for revenue shortfalls. — New York Times
- Mozilla Changes to Improve Ad Experience: Though it has been looked at by some as a negative effect for online advertising, Mozilla's move to block third-party cookies could help drive positive change in the industry, ultimately improving the customer experience. — AdAge
- Finding Nemo Sequel Announced: Ellen DeGeneres shared the big news on her Instagram today…The Finding Nemo sequel, Finding Dory, will be released in November, 2015. — BuzzFeed
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A resolution supporting the Gateway Corridor alternatives analysis findings and contract with a public relations company for corridor-related communications were approved Tuesday by the Washington County Regional Railroad Authority.
Both measures were approved by county commissioners meeting as the RRA.
County senior planner Andy Gitzlaff said RRA support of the Gateway Corridor alternatives analysis findings allows corridor planning to move into the draft environmental statement phase.
The alternative analysis findings call for the Gateway Corridor connect the eastern metro area with St. Paul's Union Depot along the Hudson Road with 11 stops, Gitzlaff said. The two favored methods of transit are either bus rapid transit or light rail transit, he added.
A locally-preferred alternative will be officially adopted as part of the draft environmental impact statement through additional input from businesses and the public.
Commissioners also approved a 12-month, $85,000 with Jeff Dreher Public Relations to provide communications for the Gateway Corridor. Gitzlaff said the contract's cost will be split between Washington and Ramsey counties.
Gitzlaff said Dreher was selected from four proposals based on the company's past experience with other transportation projects, ideas for reaching out to businesses and its web design skills.
In a separate transportation-related issue, commissioners agreed Tuesday to pay $37,800 toward construction of a roundabout at U.S. Highway 61 and CSAH 4 in Hugo.
The county is sharing the cost of the Hugo roundabout work with the state Department of Transportation. The project is part of the county's 2012-2016 capital improvement program.
Commissioners also approved a nearly $140,000 contract with Access Communications for installation of fiber optic cable from the County Government Center in Stillwater to Manning Avenue.
The Government Center-to-Manning section completes a fiber-optic cable ring providing connection from the county to the state and Internet by leveraging existing fiber optic cable systems in Anoka and Ramsey counties.
The connection also provides the Government Center network redundancy during St. Croix Crossing project construction.


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ACCESSING documents under Right to Information (RTI) laws is increasingly out of reach for the public, as some agencies charge outrageous prices.
Queensland Police Service, alone, stands to gain more than $100,000 in Queensland's equivalent of freedom of information fees after 1223 applications were processed in the past year.
Police charged almost $8000 for one application, while other government agencies are charging for failing to hand over anything at all.
A lack of transparency within the fee structure will be the subject of a national review of Freedom of Information (FOI) laws.
In one application by The Courier-Mail, QPS charged $775 for providing full access to only six pages relating to police communication centre complaints, claiming 29 hours of work was spent retrieving it.
When asked for clarification, QPS said "extraction, analysis and interpretation of complaint data can be a complex process", which is "extremely time-consuming".
Meanwhile, the Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services' RTI Unit still charged $225 after denying access to information requested under the Right to Information Act (2009).
RTI applications in the past year were mostly made by lawyers, followed by the public, organisations, insurance agencies, media and former staff.
Monash University School of Journalism senior lecturer Johan Lidberg, who is undertaking the national review into FOI laws, said the fee structure needed to be more transparent and a proper framework established.
"(The fee structure) is absolutely ridiculous - it provides the agencies with this tool to knock back controversial requests and it just shouldn't be there," Dr Lidberg said.
"There shouldn't even be an application fee. To charge a fee that rightfully belongs to the public - it just sends the wrong message."
The RTI Act is under review and Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie said the costs involved would also be considered as part of this. Mr Bleijie said a discussion paper with proposed changes would be released for consultation before changes were made.
Dr Lidberg said that the review also needed to take into account the quality of information that was being released to the public and despite teething problems, praised Queensland's current laws in comparison with other states in the country.
"Queensland and the new reform systems are a bit better," he said.
"The indications are that it's providing some better level of independent access to government held information, but we don't know to what level."
How do Queensland's departments measure up on RTI applications?
Premier and Cabinet: A
Treasury: B+
State Development, Infrastructure & Planning: B+
Queensland Health: B
Education, Training & Employment: D-
Queensland Police Service: C-
Science, Information Technology Innovation & the Arts: B
Attorney-General & Justice: A
Transport & Main Roads: A
Housing & Public Works: A-
Environment & Heritage Protection: B-
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander & Multicultural Affairs: D+
Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry: A-
Communities, Child Safety & Disability Services: D
Natural Resources & Mines: C+
National Parks, Recreation, Sport & Racing: A-
Tourism, Major Events, Small Business & Commonwealth Games: B
Energy & Water Supply: C-
Community Safety: B-
Local Government: A
*Results based on how accessible information is, the level of co-operation by agencies, the time it takes and cost.
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Fairy Tales
Choose your favorite fairy tale and decorate based on the tale. If you choose the Princess and the Pea, decorate with a royal theme. Make sure you put peas into a cold salad, and have mom's chair plumped with lots of pillows to sit on top of.
Depending if the baby is a boy or girl, you can do a Prince or Princess theme. Decorate with royal crests, crowns and castle themed items.
Have each guest make a scrapbook page for the new mother and baby. Take a picture of each guest, then have them personalize their page by adding their thoughts, advice, and wishes for the new family. Make sure you provide plenty of stickers and scrapbooking accessories!
Boy Shower
If the parents already know it's a boy, go with a baby blue and boys toys theme. Blue decorations, blue coloring in the food and little boys toys are the decorations.
Girl Shower
Go girly with this theme, pink everywhere. Use ribbons, bows, lace and pink décor to help welcome the new baby girl.
Character Theme
Winne the Pooh, Disney Babies, Little Mermaid or whoever you choose can be the theme of this shower. This theme is fairly easy to get party supplies for, just look in the children's birthday party section of the party supply store.
Nursery Theme
Help the new mom decorate her nursery. Find out the theme she chose and have guests bring nursery theme related gifts.
Noah's Ark
This is an extremely popular theme for twin showers. This is also a great theme to use for a couples shower. Do everything two by two, from the food to the decorating.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Help to welcome the new little star with a star of their own. Ask the guests to contribute to registering a real star for the new baby with the star registry. Decorate with moon and stars decorations and twinkly white lights.


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Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Smoking and Tobacco
Other health moral and health issues aside. Is smoking marijuania rolled in a Backwood cigar harder on your lungs than smoking a cigarette?
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse:
Someone who smokes marijuana regularly may have many of the same respiratory problems that tobacco smokers do, such as daily cough and phlegm production, more frequent acute chest illness, a heightened risk of lung infections, and a greater tendency to obstructed airways.
Marijuana abuse also has the potential to promote cancer of the lungs and other parts of the respiratory tract because it contains irritants and carcinogens. In fact, marijuana smoke contains 50 to 70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than does tobacco smoke. Marijuana users usually inhale more deeply and hold their breath longer than tobacco smokers do, which increases the lungs' exposure to carcinogenic smoke. These facts suggest that, puff for puff; smoking marijuana may be more harmful to the lungs than smoking tobacco.
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which one? and why?
I'll find a way to deconstruct everybody's psychology ...
Single player - Ryse
Multiplayer - Killzone SF
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Killzone looks like ass in everything that isnt used as promotional video.
Ryse looks decent all around with nice character models.
In what way does this look ass? Honestly have you ever said ANYTHING positive about a Sony exclusie before? Cause there's no way in hell Shadowfall's graphics are ass, you're just being a bias hater by saying that.
Anyways, will have to wait until I see more of the environments before I choose which one looks best.
Well I haven't seen either firsthand but from what I have, Ryse. The character models and facial animations are very impressive and the game overall is looking far better than I thought I'd ever give it credit for previously.
Killzone's cityscape graphics are amazing looking, but the visuals during the actual firefights really aren't overly impressive to me. Again, I need to see it right in front of me though.


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WOMEN'S HOCKEY: Beavers look to come home for Final Face-Off
BEMIDJI — The BSU women's hockey team has understandably posessive reasons for why it wants to beat North Dakota in their Western Collegiate Hockey Association first-round playoff series this weekend.
"Well if we lose another team would have to have our locker room, which would be disappointing," BSU senior defenseman Danielle Williams said. "We'd rather extend our season and keep playing here."
The Sanford Center is hosting the WCHA Final Face-Off for the first-time ever this season. The Beavers would rather be a part of it than watch from the stands.
"You hope that's a motivation for them," BSU head coach Steve Sertich said. "I know it is for me but i don't get to play. It's a big event, the first time ever.
"We'd like to take part in it. But we have to pull out a couple big games in North Dakota."
BSU finished the regular season 11-19-4 overall and missed out on hosting a first-round playoff series, so now the Beavers have one last chance to play in front of Bemidji fans — by beating UND in Grand Forks. Game one of the series is today at 7:07 p.m. Game two is Saturday and game three, if necessary, will be Sunday, all at Ralph Engelstad Arena.
The Beavers have played UND in the playoffs two out of the last three years, this will be the third in four.
This season UND (17-11-4) ended the regular season on a four-game losing streak after being swept by Minnesota State and Ohio State.
"We're hoping the third time's a charm," Williams said. "Maybe we can take advantage of the losing streak they're on."
BSU played UND four times this season and earned one point — the teams tied 1-1 Jan. 24 in Grand Forks but the Beavers lost the shootout. UND won 2-1 the next day.
This time around UND will have three Olympians it didn't have the last time around — including forward Michelle Karvinen, who was named the top forward at the Sochi games.
"She's obviously one of the top players in our league," Sertich said. "They have some skilled offensive players."
BSU is coming off a five-point weekend at St. Cloud State in which they tied Friday's game — then won the shootout on a Rachael Kelly goal — before getting a 3-0 shutout Saturday behind senior Jessica Havel's 39 saves and goals from Williams, Stephanie Anderson and Kaitlyn Tougas.
Sertich said this weekend the Beavers need to watch out for UND's speed and try and duplicate what they did during their series in January — play a complete 60 minutes.
"We're going to have to play smart and tough defensively," he said. "We have to improve on our forecheck. I've been disappointed about how bad it's gotten lately, as far as individually and as a group. We have to tighten up because they're a very good offensive team.
"We also have to be tougher in our end. We have to play 60 minutes. You play a team like this, you can't take shifts off."


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Australia will send no troops to Palestine to enforce any decision concerning that country's fate, nor will it take any part in the administration of Palestine, Prime Minister Joseph B. Chifley today told the Australian House of Representatives.
He added that the Australian point of view on Palestine will be delivered to the United Nations General Assembly by Minister for External Affairs Herbert V. Evatt, who is his country's chief delegate at Lake Success and chairman of the U.N. Ad Hoc Committee on Palestine, Chifley also declared that Britain has been carrying the "burden" in Palestine "with little thanks and a great deal of abuse."
Sir Isaac Isaacs, former Governor-General of Australia, last night told a meeting in Melbourne that in the absence of a solution of the Palestine problem Britain was justified in relinquishing the Palestine Mandate. If a peaceful solution did not materialize, Britain was right in choosing the "lesser of two evils" and withdrawing, he said.
Although he asserted that he supported "religious and cultural Zionism," Isaacs insisted that he was "constrained by a sense of duty to the Empire" from following the lead of "political Zionists." Neither the claims of the Jews nor the Arabs for statehood in all of Palestine was valid, he said, concluding that the only peaceful solution of the issue was through equal representation for both peoples in a legislative and administrative body, with Britain acting as arbiter and protector.


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No one questions the need to maintain the best safety record in U.S. airline history. But the timing of the FAA's Notice of Proposed Rulemaing (NPRM) to upgrade pilot qualifications couldn't come at a worse time, especially for regional airlines already running a fine line between solvency and bankruptcy.
A result of the 2010 Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act, the proposed rule will require airlines to hire only first officers who possess an Airline Transport Pilot certificate that carries a 1,500-hour flight time requirement. Currently, airlines can hire first officers who possess a commercial certificate that requires only 250 hours of flight time. Airlines will also be required to type-rate every first officer on the aircraft they fly, a move expected to significantly increase airline-training costs. Additionally, the rule will demand that no airline upgrade a first officer to captain who does not possess at least 1,000 hours total time in airline service flying.
The new rule evolved after Continental Connection 3407, a Bombardier Q-400, crashed while on approach to Buffalo, N.Y., in early 2009, killing all 49 aboard. The accident investigation revealed serious training and qualification deficiencies with both the captain and the first officer.
Louis Smith, president of FltOps.com and a retired Northwest pilot, sees problems ahead. "Accommodations will be needed by both management and labor to make the 1,000 hour rule work," he told AIN. "I don't think the supply of pilots willing to take the offer at the regional airline sector is sufficient."
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Miaoudeminou's review of Wet 'n' Wild Reserve Your Cabana
252 reviews
86% would repurchase
Package Quality: 3.3
Price: $$
Package Quality: 3.3
Price: $$
INGREDIENTSActive Ingredients: Octinoxate (5% w/w), Oxybenzone (1.5% w/w) Inactive Ingredients: Mica, Boron Nitride, Cyclopentasiloxane, Phenyl Trimethicone, Nylon-12, Caprylyl Glycol, Methicone, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Alumina, Bisabolol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Glycerin, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Dimethiconol, May Contain: Iron Oxides (CI 77491, 77492, CI 77499), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891)
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair, Warm
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Hazel
Wow. I can't believe I haven't written a review on this yet! I love this stuff! I honestly wish it'd come in a creme/mousse version for summer. I love it that much. The powder version is still pretty awesome though. I wear it on my cheek bones, nose & right above my lips (cupid's bow). With my cheeks I wear it under the Wet N Wild blush in Mellow Wine. This gives a very glowy and natural look to the blush. Unfortunately this doesn't last all day and by about mid day my blush is gone and so is the glow. So it starts out fantastic and ends blah. So cream or cream stick version (NYC had a stick that they discontinued that was awesome) would be fantastic of WNW. My over all rating of this is a 4 'cause it starts out awesome and I do love it. But not a 5 'cause it doesn't last.
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Kooley High ft. Median - Yeah Yeah
North Carolina's impressive underground group Kooley High is on the cusp of releasing David Thompson, the follow up to their The DJBooth hosted Eastern Standard Time project, that promises to be a satisfying extension of the sound Little Brother and family created over last decade. Case in point, KH's recently released single Yeah Yeah, featuring fellow North Carolinian Median and production by DJ Pr!nce. As a single, Yeah Yeah may not get spins on your local Clear Channel radio station, but it does have a likeable quality to it that would have been nice to uncover as an album cut. The beat by DJ Pr!nce is slightly off-kilter, framing an outside the box cut that will satisfy those who enjoy Oh No and Madlib. David Thompson drops December 6 via Fat Beats.


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Discover History in Macetown
A trip to Macetown is the perfect mix of adventure and history.
Macetown is a regular backcountry haunt for hikers, mountain bikers, horse parties, and 4WD vehicles. The abandoned gold settlement is the lost twin of thriving Arrowtown and while the buildings are long gone you can easily wile away a few hours picnicking and visiting the old mines, batteries, and ruins further up the valley.
Access is via the Big Hill walking track or along a 4WD road along the river valley from Arrowtown, located 20 minutes from Queenstown. The track is 15km each way so if you are walking or biking allow plenty of time or camp overnight. There are several quite deep river crossings so if you're self-driving make sure you have an appropriate vehicle for the conditions. Alternatively, sit back and enjoy a guided tour from one of the 4WD tour companies – they know the rivers like the back of their hand and have some great stories to tell.
For more inspiration go to www.queenstownNZ.co.nz
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Queenstown, New Zealand, is the Southern Hemisphere's premier four season lake and alpine resort. Surrounded by majestic mountains and nestled on the shores of crystal clear Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown's scenery is inspiring and revitalising.
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Hierarchically structured functional porous silica and composite produced by evaporation-induced self-assembly
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Recently so-called soft lithography approaches [Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 37 (1998) 550] have been combined with surfactant [Adv. Mater. 9 (1997) 811. Nature 390 (1997) 674] and particulate [Science 282 (1998) 2244] templating procedures to create oxides with multiple levels of structural order. But the materials thus formed have been limited primarily to oxides with no specific functionality, and the associated processing times have ranged from hours to days. Using self-assembling inks we have combined evaporation-induced (silica/surfactant) self-assembly [Adv. Mater. 11 (1999) 579] with rapid prototyping techniques like micro-pen lithography [Science 283 (1999) 661. Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 542 (1999) 159], ink-jet printing [Adv. Mater. 11 (1999) 734, Mat. Sci. Eng. C5 (1998) 289], and dip coating on micro-contact printed substrates to form hierarchically organized structures in seconds. By co-condensation of tetrafunctional silanes (Si(OR)4) with tri-functional organosilanes ((RO)3SiR') [Chem. Commun. (1999) 1367. Chem. Commun. (1997) 1769, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119 (1997) 4090] or bridged silsesquioxanes (RO)3Si-R'-Si(OR)3) or by inclusion of organic additives, we have selectively derivatized the silica framework with functional R' ligands or molecules. The rapid-prototyping procedures we describe are simple, employ readily available equipment, and provide a link between computer-aided design and self-assembled functional nanostructures. We expect that the ability to form arbitrary functional designs on arbitrary surfaces will be of practical importance for directly writing sensor arrays and fluidic or photonic systems. © 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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- Fan, H; Reed, S; Baer, T; Schunk, R; López, GP; Brinker, CJ
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- 2001
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- 625 - 637
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- 1387-1811
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THE HAREM by Safia Fazlul (Tsar), 179 pages, $20.95 paper. Rating: NNN
What does a young Muslim woman tired of the controlling behaviour of men in her culture do to break out?
Farina, daughter of Bangladeshi immigrants to Canada, decides she'll take her life - and those of other women - into her own hands by pimping them out as escorts.
No surprise that the sex industry turns out not to be the road to freedom Farina longs for, but that doesn't detract from the impact of the story. In her debut novel, Fazlul skilfully conveys Farina's dilemma as the bright college dropout sorts out the contradictions. Her mother, she thinks, is as much a slave to her father as a sex worker is to her john. Better to sell yourself and buy some independence.
But Farina's feeling guilty because she's not literally putting her own ass on the line. And she's terrified that Ali, her new boyfriend - a conservative guy who's not always trying to get into her pants - will discover her secret.
Fazlul has a habit of feeding us her ideas through Farina's internal dialogues and conversations with her friends - especially Sabrina and Imrana, who have a stake in the escort agency - rather than letting the action show the way. But her writing is lively, and she knows how to let her characters and their relationships grow, especially when it comes to Farina's relationship to her parents and to Sabrina, who becomes more grasping as the story unfolds.
Like Nisha Pahuja's brilliant documentary The World Before Her, The Harem portrays a no-win situation for women trying to escape both the repression in their own culture and oppressive attitudes toward women in the sex-obsessed West.
A smart story, told from a point of view we see too rarely in Canada. I hope this, unlike many first novels based in part on the writer's own experience, isn't the only tale Fazlul has in her.


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Israeli Arabs: Low Matriculation Figures Due to Years of Discrimination
Statment by Higher Arab Monitoring Committee comes after report states only 31.94% of Israeli Arab students reach matriculation.
Israeli Arab leaders blamed the low number of students from their community who reached matriculation on "years of discrimination," after a report stated Thursday that only 31.94 percent of the students did so.
"The continued deterioration in Arab educational achievements is the direct result of many years of discrimination and the absence of a serious Education Ministry program to close the gaps," the Higher Arab Monitoring Committee relayed Thursday.
The Education Ministry report said that as opposed to the lower Arab figure, 59.7 percent of Jewish students (excluding the ultra-Orthodox) received their matriculation certificate.
The head of the committee's department for education, Ataf Mouadi, said the sad state of Israeli Arab education was no surprise.
"When the Arab education system is missing about 80,000 hours, more than 9,000 classrooms... and when there is no real news in the Education Ministry budget for the next two years, it is no wonder that the gaps are perpetuated, and even are growing," he said.
The report also stated that only 44 percent of Israeli high school students received sufficient marks on their examinations to qualify for a matriculation certificate (bagrut) in 2008.
Of the 116,415 students represented in the report, 79.2 percent reached the 12th grade and 72 percent completed their final exams. The figures marked a near five percent drop since 2004.
The Education Ministry has attributed the drop in general eligibility rates to natural population growth in communities that are not affiliated with state-provided education, such as the ultra-Orthodox sector and Arab residents of East Jerusalem.
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June 24–October 14, 2012
This exhibition is no longer on view at the National Gallery. Please follow the links below for related online resources or visit our current exhibitions schedule.
Few artists were more skilled than Willem van Aelst (1627–1683) at depicting luscious fruits, luxurious fabrics, and spoils of the hunt. His renowned still lifes are remarkable for their fine finish, carefully balanced composition, jewel-toned palette, and elegant subject matter. Bringing together 28 of these sumptuous paintings and his only known drawing, this exhibition—the first devoted solely to this artist—celebrates the most technically brilliant Dutch still-life painter of his time. It is also accompanied by the first comprehensive publication on his work.
Organization: Organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation.
Sponsor: The exhibition is made possible by The Exhibition Circle of the National Gallery of Art.
This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
Schedule: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 11–May 28, 2012; National Gallery of Art, Washington, June 24–October 14, 2012


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In films about a fringe community, whether it's a tribe in the Amazon, the Pennsylvania Amish, or, in this case, a family of ultra-orthodox Jews in modern day Tel Aviv, there is a tendency to linger on moments revealing similitude between viewer and character, the scenes that make audiences think, "Oh, they have the same basic feelings and conflicts I've experienced." Sometimes, just getting that single point across can be the entire point of the film. But while it's incredibly important for bolstering understanding across cultures, it doesn't necessarily provide viewers with a truly personally affecting experience. Director Rama Burshtein's Fill the Void succeeds in familiarizing us with the domestic dramas of the Ultra-Orthodox but falls just short of being truly memorable as a film in its own right.
Burshtein herself is a religious Jewish woman who wanted to create a film that spoke authentically from inside the ultra-Orthodox community, as opposed to representations from outsiders that she feels highlight the community's closed-mindedness and repression. Indeed, while film does indeed show a world bounded by religious laws and strictures, it's also infused with warmth and kindness. Still, it's hard to escape the fact that Burshtein only became religious in her adult life, once her film school education was underway. While the parents of her main character, Shira, do patiently give her some choice in her arranged marriage, it's a bit of a stretch to imagine them giving her the choice to attend film school.
But, oy, enough with the basic feminism already. Fill the Void tells the story of the aforementioned Shira (Hadas Yaron), a sheltered but emotionally intuitive eighteen-year-old who is excitedly beginning the process of finding the right match through an arranged marriage. In a private moment, we watch as Shira gingerly places a married woman's head covering on her head and regards herself proudly in the mirror, newly coronated. Shira's plans are suddenly upended, however, by the tragic death of her older sister (Renana Raz) who is nine months pregnant with her first child. The family is grief-stricken, left only with the comfort of the baby boy that has survived. Yochay (Yiftach Klein), Esther's husband, who we know from an earlier scene to have been truly in love with his wife, must now consider his options mere months after his wife's death, and in his community, being a single father isn't one of them. When a potentially suitable offer comes in for a marriage to a woman in Belgium, Esther's mother (Irit Sheleg) realizes she must act quickly if she is to avoid being separated from her grandson so soon after losing her daughter. She suggests the idea of Yochay marrying Shira, and the rest of the film traces the subtle back-and-forth negotiations between the two as Shira struggles to make a decision that will be acceptable both to her family and herself.
Burshtein describes the film as a "a crazy love story," but it feels less like a romance than a coming of age film, in which Shira comes to terms with the implications of a life-long marriage versus the excitement and fanfare of an engagement and wedding celebration. As is customary in their world, she and Yochay's few meetings are pre-arranged and limited, and as Shira especially is unpracticed in speaking with the opposite sex, every word, every sentence, feels somehow simultaneously overly gestated and haphazard, thudding downward like a rock in the atmosphere of the scene. In these fraught negotiations of love, offense and affection are both given and taken so swiftly and imperceptibly that one might almost miss them if not for the magnificent facial expressions of the two actors, obviously in complete control of every twitch, crinkle, and tic. (It's worth noting that Hadas Yaron won best actress for her chops here at the 2012 Venice film festival.)
While I appreciated the novelty of both Burshtein's dropping me into the middle of such scenes as well as the actors' obvious skill, I couldn't avoid my own sneaking claustrophobia, brought about by film's the shallow focus shots, heavy looks, and whispering. By the end, I almost didn't care what Shira would decide. I admire Burshtein's carefully-crafted portrait of this slice of ultra-Orthodox life, but I just can't deny that my heart was left high and dry, up in the nosebleed seats of the women's gallery of the synagogue.


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Herbal Healing- Herbs to Boost Mobility With Ciara O'Meara
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
As we learned on Monday's show, one in six people in Ireland are or will be affected by arthritis. As well the many people suffering from arthritis, there are even more suffering other forms of joint pain and muscle stiffness. Today our herbalist Ciara O'Meara is in studio to talk about herbs to boost mobility.
Ciara O'Meara - Medical Herbalist
I have a long standing interest in natural medicine. From a young age I found myself allergic to antibiotics, this prompted a proactive approach to preventative medicine, ensuring that through diet and exercise I was always doing my best to stay healthy. I completed an honours Science degree in University College Dublin in 1997 followed by an MSc in Medical Genetics at Aberdeen University. I then spent a number of years working in the field of academic research in areas such as The Human Genome Project at Oxford University, UK, and on Cancer research at Cancer Research UK. It was during this time that I took up a yoga practice and further cultivated an interest in holistic medicine.
First hand experience of successfully using herbal medicine prompted me to pursue an interest in the subject. I soon realised that this interest was part of a much broader, richer and complex area of natural medicine which required dedicated study to appreciate both its subtleties and power. To deepen my knowledge on the subject and acquire the ability to confidently use it as a health professional I completed a four year degree at Westminster University in London.
This University is a long established centre for excellence in the training of medical herbalists. Its facilities encompass a central London clinic for herbal medicine where members of the public can avail of treatment. This is where I completed 500 hours of clinical training as part of my degree, treating members of the public from young to old with a range of illnesses. This was an integral part of the educational programme, in the interests of maintaining a high level of safe practice. This training included differential diagnosis of illness up to a high standard of training clinically on par with that of a GP.
Boswellia (Boswellia serrata) For osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
Capsule form
This herb is useful for both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. There are a few different types of inflammatory pathways in the body. Research has shown that it can have a specific lowering effect on some of the primary blood markers for inflammation in Rheumatoid arthritis.
It can help to decrease pain and inflammation improving blood flow to joints and increasing flexion.
Directions two capsules 2-3 times daily.
Tumeric (Curcuma longa) For rheumatoid and osteoarthritis.
Capsule form
Tumeric is a member of the ginger family; like ginger it is the root of this plant which is of medical value. Tumeric can help reduce inflammation in both rheumatoid and osteoarthritis.
Taking turmeric with lecithin or black pepper can significantly increase absorption. It is also a good digestive tonic, has liver protective effects, anti-cancer and cholesterol lowering properties.
Some products may be 'standardised' for the active ingredient curcumin these products can irritate the gastric lining and reduce production of the protective coating in the stomach. If you have stomach problems it is best to take the whole product as nature intended as it actually has a protective action on the stomach lining.
Directions as per product
Willow bark (Salix alba) Reduces inflammation in joints
Capsule form
This is the original source of the anti-inflammatory salycilates found Aspirin. White willow however is as nature intended it and has none of the side effects associated with NSAIDS which can include gastrointestinal bleeding and inhibition of cartilage repair.
The effects can take approximately 4 weeks to fully manifest.
Crampbark (Viburnum opulus) Muscular cramping and spasms
Capsule or tincture
As the name suggests this herb is ideal for dealing with muscular cramping and spasms these can often accompany joint stiffness. This is an excellent herb for reducing stiffness and pain which allows improved blood flow to the joints.
It can be taken in capsule or tincture form capsule dosage 2 capsules 3 times daily before food. Tincture dosage will vary with concentration.
Celery seed (Apium graveolens) Used to treat gout symptoms
This is a traditional remedy indicated for gout symptoms. It is thought to help remove uric acid from the body. Uric acid is a normal breakdown product of purines, which are present in the body and in many foods. Normally it passes out of the body via the urine. When it rises above a certain level sodium urate crystals form, these needle like crystals deposits typically affect the big toe. It is a very painful condition.
Ingredients: 200 grams Celery Seed, 1 bottle of Apple Cider Vinegar (organic)
. 200g of celery seed, crush in a pestle and mortar
. Add to one bottle of organic apple cider using a funnel
. Strain after one week
. Pour into a clean bottle and label
Take 2 teaspoons in water twice a day.
Always seek professional advice if you have an existing kidney disease before taking herbal medicine.
Glucosamine sulphate
Slows the progression of osteoarthritis
Capsule/tablet form
Glucosamine is one of the fundamental building blocks of cartilage. It is particularly useful therefore in slowing the progression of osteoarthritis. The more severe the degeneration of the joint the longer it will take to see the benefits of this treatment. Glucosamine stimulates the manufacture of cartilage components.
Current research suggests that with long term treatment Glucosamine can be as effective as conventional painkillers for symptoms.
It is worth noting that long term use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDS) can prevent joint repair. It is suggested to take the product for 2-3 months to determine efficacy.
Those with shellfish allergies check the product as some may contain shellfish extracts.
Dosage; 500mg three times a day.
For more information on Ciara please visit www.herbalist.ie
Ciara's Clinic location:
The Herbal Clinic
Suir View
Cathedral Street
Co .Tipperary
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For the third time in 43 years, an American won the tennis championship of Australia. It was all a rude surprise to Australiawinner of the Davis Cup last fall and supposedly sitting serene in the tennis world for a long time to come. The Aussies figured without Dick Savitt.
Savitt, 23, ranked No. 6 in the U.S., beat the two top Aussies, Frank Sedgman and Ken McGregor, on successive days for the title.*
The person least surprised by this outcome was Savitt's mother, back in Orange, N.J. Said she: "Dick never had much time to practice while he was in college [Cornell], and...
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Any larger philosophical implications of intelligent design, or any religious motives, beliefs, and affiliations of ID proponents, do not disqualify ID from having scientific merit
September 8, 2008
[Editor's note: This article was posted as part of a series of articles both for and against ID at OpposingViews.com.]
"We don't need the anti-creationists going and mixing their views on religion into their science. In fact, this is probably the surest path to disaster politically and in the courts. Anyone who wants to do this has the right to do it, but it ain't helpful or particularly smart."1
--Nick Matzke, Former Spokesperson for National Center for Science Education
Many critics of intelligent design (ID) have argued that ID is not science due to the alleged religious motives, beliefs, and affiliations of its proponents. Critics may trot out quotes from ID proponents discussing their own personal religious beliefs, motives, and affiliations, or discussing the larger philosophical implications they draw from ID, to allege that ID is not science, but religion. These common attacks against ID2 are both logically fallacious and highly hypocritical.
First, in science, the motives or personal religious beliefs of scientists don't matter; only the evidence matters. For example, the great scientists Johannes Kepler and Isaac Newton were inspired to their scientific work by their religious convictions that God would create an orderly, rational universe with comprehensible physical laws that governed the motion of the planets. They turned out to be right--not because of their religious beliefs--but because the scientific evidence validated their hypotheses. (At least, Newton was thought to be right until Einstein came along.) Their personal religious beliefs, motives, or affiliations did nothing to change the fact that their scientific theories had inestimable scientific merit that helped form the foundation for modern science.
Second, ID does not have religious premises. If it did, then the famous (now former) atheist Anthony Flew would not have been able to state, as he announced in 2004, that he was convinced that "the findings of more than fifty years of DNA research have provided materials for a new and enormously powerful argument to design."3 Thus, as I discussed in my first opening statement ("Intelligent design (ID) has scientific merit because it uses the scientific method to make its claims and infers design by testing its positive predictions"), ID is a scientific argument and not a faith-based argument: "nothing critics can say--whether appealing to politically motivated condemnations of ID issued by pro-Darwin scientific authorities, or harping upon the religious beliefs of ID proponents--will change the fact that intelligent design is not a 'faith-based' argument."
Third, if critics want to harp upon the religious beliefs, motives, affiliations, and implications associated with ID, then they should realize that what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. Leading proponents of neo-Darwinian evolution frequently discuss their views of the cultural and metaphysical implications of neo-Darwinian evolution. Moreover, many of them have expressed anti-religious beliefs and motives for advocating evolution, and have close ties to atheist and secular humanist organizations.
When critics object to ID based upon the alleged religious motives, beliefs, or affiliations of its proponents, they make a highly hypocritical argument, for many leading Darwinists have blatantly anti-religious motives, beliefs, and affiliations. This observation does NOT thereby disqualify evolution from being scientific. Rather, since neo-Darwinism is a bona fide scientific theory, it shows that the religious or anti-religious motives and beliefs, motives, or affiliations of scientists do not disqualify their scientific views from holding scientific merit.
After reviewing just a few examples of the anti-religious affiliations, beliefs, and motives of many leading proponents of neo-Darwinism, it be will difficult to seriously maintain that the religious (or anti-religious) motives, beliefs, or affiliations of scientists, or the larger philosophical implications of a scientific theory, can disqualify a theory from being scientific:
Richard Dawkins is Oxford University's Charles Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and is probably the most famous evolutionist in the world. Yet Dawkins argues that belief in God is a "delusion"7 and that "Darwin made it possible to become an intellectually fulfilled atheist."8 Dawkins has stated his goal is "to kill religion"9 and has asserted that "faith is one of the world's great evils, comparable to the smallpox virus but harder to eradicate."10
America's great champion of evolution, the late Stephen Jay Gould, similarly announced that "[b]efore Darwin, we thought that a benevolent God had created us,"4 but because of Darwin's ideas, "biology took away our status as paragons created in the image of God."5 Gould repeatedly discussed the "radical philosophical content of Darwin's message" and its denial of purpose in the universe:
"First, Darwin argues that evolution has no purpose. . . . Second, Darwin maintained that evolution has no direction. . . . Third, Darwin applied a consistent philosophy of materialism to his interpretation of nature. Matter is the ground of all existence; mind, spirit, and God as well, are just words that express the wondrous results of neuronal complexity."6
Darwinists sometimes like to pretend that Gould and Dawkins are outliers in their views. If only that were so.
A 2007 editorial by the editors of the world's top scientific journal, Nature, stated that "the idea that human minds are the product of evolution" is an "unassailable fact," and thus concluded, "the idea that man was created in the image of God can surely be put aside."11 A very popular college evolutionary biology textbook (which I used for one of my upper division evolutionary biology courses during my undergraduate studies) declares that "[b]y coupling undirected, purposeless variation to the blind, uncaring process of natural selection, Darwin made theological or spiritual explanations of the life processes superfluous."12
Similarly, in the prestigious scientific journal, Proceedings for the National Academy of Sciences, leading evolutionary biologist Francisco Ayala celebrates that "Darwin's greatest accomplishment" was to show that the origin of life's complexity "can be explained as the result of a natural process--natural selection--without any need to resort to a Creator or other external agent."13 Just to make sure that his readers don't try to invoke some kind of "God-guided" evolution, Ayala writes that "[i]n evolution, there is no entity or person who is selecting adaptive combinations."14
Cornell University evolutionary biologist William Provine has similarly stated that "belief in modern evolution makes atheists of people" and that "[o]ne can have a religious view that is compatible with evolution only if the religious view is indistinguishable from atheism."15 Provine states that there are severe philosophical implications of Darwinian biology:
"Naturalistic evolution has clear consequences that Charles Darwin understood perfectly. 1) No gods worth having exist; 2) no life after death exists; 3) no ultimate foundation for ethics exists; 4) no ultimate meaning in life exists; and 5) human free will is nonexistent."16
Also noteworthy is the fact that key public defenders of Darwin have strong ties to secular humanist groups. For example, Eugenie Scott is a physical anthropologist who now serves as Executive Director of the National Center for Science Education and was called by the scientific journal Nature "perhaps the nation's most high-profile Darwinist."17 But Scott is also a public signer of the Third Humanist Manifesto, an aggressive statement of the humanist agenda to create a world with "without supernaturalism" based upon the view that "[h]umans are … the result of unguided evolutionary change" and the universe is "self-existing."18 Another leading pro-evolution activist, Barbara Forrest, believes that "philosophical naturalism" is "the only reasonable metaphysical conclusion."19 Dr. Forrest also sits on the Board of Directors of the New Orleans Secular Humanist Association,20 an associate member of the American Humanist Association, which publishes the Humanist Manifesto III.21
Even the widely-touted theistic evolutionary biologist Kenneth Miller has claimed in five editions of his highly popular high school biology textbooks that the implication of evolution is that it works "without either plan or purpose" and is "random and undirected."22 Two other versions of Miller's high school biology textbooks contain a striking discussion of some of the potential philosophical implications of evolution:
"Darwin knew that accepting his theory required believing in philosophical materialism, the conviction that matter is the stuff of all existence and that all mental and spiritual phenomena are its byproducts. Darwinian evolution was not only purposeless but also heartless . . . . Suddenly, humanity was reduced to just one more species in a world that cared nothing for us. The great human mind was no more than a mass of evolving neurons. Worst of all, there was no divine plan to guide us."23
Harvard paleontologist and author Richard Lewontin explains how materialism is a key assumption propping Darwinian thought:
"[W]e have a prior commitment … to materialism. It is not that the methods and institutions of science somehow compel us to accept a material explanation of the phenomenal world, but, on the contrary, that we are forced by our a priori adherence to material causes to … produce material explanations … [T]hat materialism is absolute, for we cannot allow a Divine Foot in the door."24
Finally, leading Darwinian philosopher of science Michael Ruse admits that "for many evolutionists, evolution has functioned … akin to being a secular religion" whose main doctrine is "a commitment to a kind of naturalism."25
It is not possible to seriously dispute the fact that neo-Darwinian evolution is surrounded by a cloud of leading proponents with anti-religious motives, beliefs, and affiliations, who have plainly declared that the theory can have anti-religious implications.
I do not list these examples to argue that one cannot believe in evolution and religion. In fact, I firmly believe that people can accept evolution and religion. Nor do I list the anti-religious affiliations of leading Darwinists in order to contend that the anti-religious beliefs, motives, affiliations, and implications associated with neo-Darwinism make it unscientific. I accept and grant that neo-Darwinian evolution is a scientific theory, and thus I list the anti-religious affiliations associated with the theory to demonstrate that scientific theories must be tested independently of the beliefs, motives, and affiliations of their proponents, or the larger philosophical implications that some draw from the theory. In science, motives don't matter, only the evidence does.
Pro-ID scientists should be able to stake out scientific positions on ID without being judged on the basis of their private religious beliefs, motives, or affiliations. Furthermore, pro-ID scientists should not have their views about ID disqualified from being scientific if people interpret ID's scientific claims to have larger philosophical and metaphysical implications. In fact, three U.S. Supreme Court justices essentially recognized this very point in the 1987 Edwards v. Aguillard ruling, stating that "A decision respecting the subject matter to be taught in public schools does not violate the Establishment Clause simply because the material to be taught 'happens to coincide or harmonize with the tenets of some or all religions.'"26
To argue that a concept cannot hold scientific merit simply because of the private religious beliefs, motives, or affiliations of its proponents, or because of its larger philosophical implications, destroys the very concept of First Amendment religious freedom that our country was founded upon.
References Cited:
[1.] Ron Numbers interview and article, by PZ Myers, http://www.pandasthumb.org/archives/2006/06/ron_numbers_int.html#comment-107918 (Posted June 24, 2006) by Nick Matzke.
[2.] For examples of these types of arguments, see Barbara Forrest & Paul R. Gross, Creationism's Trojan Horse: The Wedge of Intelligent Design (Oxford University Press 2004).
[3.] Interview by Gary R. Habernas with Antony Flew, Emeritus Prof. of Phil., U. of Reading, U.K. (2004), available at http://www.biola.edu/antonyflew/page2.cfm
[4.] Stephen Jay Gould, Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History, pg. 267 (W.W. Norton, 1977).
[5.] Stephen Jay Gould, Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History, pg. 147 (W.W. Norton, 1977).
[6.] Stephen Jay Gould, Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History, pg. 12–13 (W.W. Norton & Co. 1977).
[7.] See Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion (Bantam Press 2006).
[8.] Richard Dawkins, The Blind Watchmaker, pg. 6 (W. W. Norton, 1986).
[9.] Casey Luskin, "Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss "evangelize" for Evolution at Stanford," at http://www.evolutionnews.org/2008/03/richard_dawkins_and_lawrence_k.html
[10.] Richard Dawkins, Is Science A Religion? 57 Humanist (Jan./Feb. 1997), at
[11.] "Evolution and the brain," Nature, Vol. 447:753 (June 14, 2007).
[12.] Douglas J. Futuyma, Evolutionary Biology, pg. 5 (3d ed., Sinaeur Associates, 1998).
[13.] Francisco J. Ayala, "Darwin's greatest discovery: Design without designer," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, Vol. 104:8567Ð8573 (May 15, 2007).
[14.] Francisco J. Ayala, "Darwin's greatest discovery: Design without designer," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, Vol. 104:8567Ð8573 (May 15, 2007).
[15.] William B. Provine, "No Free Will," in Catching up with the Vision, pgs. S117, S123 (Margaret W. Rossiter ed., University of Chicago Press 1999).
[16.] William Provine, Abstract, "Evolution: Free will and punishment and meaning in life," Second Annual Darwin Day Celebration University of Tennessee, Knoxville Feb. 12, 1998.
[17.] Geoff Brumfiel, "Who Has Designs on Your Students' Minds?," Nature, Vol.434:1062 (April 28, 2005).
[18.] "Humanism and its Aspirations," at http://www.americanhumanist.org/3/HumandItsAspirations.htm and "Notable Signers," at http://www.americanhumanist.org/3/HMsigners.htm
[19.] Barbara Forrest, "Methodological Naturalism and Philosophical Naturalism: Clarifying the Connection," Philo, Vol. 3(2):7-29 (Fall-Winter, 2000).
[20.] New Orleans Secular Humanist Association, "Who's Who, NOSHA's Board of Directors," at http://www.nosha.secularhumanism.net/who.html
[21.] New Orleans Secular Humanist Association, "About Us," at http://www.nosha.secularhumanism.net/index.html
[22.] Kenneth R. Miller & Joseph S. Levine, Biology (1st ed., Prentice Hall, 1991), pg. 658; (2nd ed., Prentice Hall, 1993), pg. 658; (3rd ed., Prentice Hall, 1995), pg. 658; (4th ed., Prentice Hall, 1998), pg. 658; (5th ed. Teachers Ed., Prentice Hall, 2000), pg. 658.
[23.] Kenneth R. Miller & Joseph S. Levine, Biology: Discovering Life, pg. 161 (2d ed., D.C. Heath 1994); Kenneth R. Miller & Joseph S. Levine, Biology: Discovering Life, pg. 158 (1st ed., D.C. Heath 1991).
[24.] Richard Lewontin, "Billions and Billions of Demons," New York Review of Books, pg. 28 (January 9, 1997).
[25.] Michael Ruse, "Nonliteralist Antievolution," AAAS Symposium: "The New Antievolutionism," February 13, 1993, Boston, MA (1993).
[26.] Edwards v. Aguillard, 482 U.S. 578, 602 (1987) (Justices Powell, White and O'Connor Concurring).


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Mo from lime gardenias created this Hanging Vase tutorial. It's just right for weddings, or for any special celebration. As sun shines in the Pacific Northwest it feels like the perfect time to whip up one or two (or more!) for spring dinners on the patio! Enjoy, and be sure to visit Mo for more great ideas and inspiration.
Thinking about summer weddings and the outdoor summer parties I am itching to have got me thinking about how big a role flowers play. I love having vases of flowers year round and I thought this was a perfect way to bring a beautiful touch to all of the outdoor parties I am planning for this summer. It also seems perfect and a nice personal touch for weddings too. I love the idea of being able to put these in places where you might not otherwise be able to have flowers. I hung one of these on a hook in my daughter's room and it looks so cute; gorgeous flowers right there in the middle of the wall and I don't need to worry about her knocking it over. This is a very easy project, and if you are patient I think most anyone could make these.
- 1 glass vase. I purchased mine at Michaels. It is 5 inches high and 3 ¾ inches in diameter and it had a glass lid on it which I removed. I have included a pattern to work with this size but it would be easy to modify the pattern to fit a slightly different size.
- Hanging Vase pattern.
- 1 yard of ribbon. I have used velvet and vintage woven ribbon and they both worked well. I would stay away from anything too delicate or lightweight as once you get the water and flowers in the vase, it will have some weight to it.
- Fabric. A fat quarter will be more than enough.
- Optional: Embroidery thread and needle. I love the embroidery on it but it is certainly not required! You could also embellish with more ribbon or just let the beautiful fabrics and flowers speak for themselves.
1. Embroidery. I chose to embroider my fabric before cutting the pattern piece out. For the 8 (which celebrates my daughter's upcoming eighth birthday) I used a disappearing ink pen and freehanded an 8 which I filled in with french knots. I was unable to find my book of monograms so I drew the B on a sheet of paper and used carbon paper to transfer it. A week later I found some fantastic Aunt Martha's monogram embroidery transfers (bought at Joann's) so if you are not comfortable drawing your own, that is a good resource.
2. Lay two pieces together, wrong sides facing with the embroidered piece on top. I cut a hole in the pattern piece so that I could figure out the correct placement. Once you have it lined up right, pin the pattern in place.
3. You now have two pieces cut– the front and the facing. At this point, cut the bottom inch and a half off of the facing piece. This will make things less bulky when you get the bottom sewn on.
4. Cut the ribbon in two 18 inch pieces and lay them down. Prepare to pin the two pieces together. Remember here to lay your ribbon down right sides together with your embroidered piece. When you flip after sewing, the ribbons will have the right side out.
Here is a nice view of the sides after it is sewn:
5. Pin well and sew facing to front.
6. When you get to where the ribbon is, backtack so you have a good three rows of stitches. Again, this ribbon will have to support some weight so you want extra stitching.
7. After sewing, clip your curves.
8. Flip right side out and press.
9. Lay the vase on it's side and wrap the cover around it, wrong side out. Pinch the ends together tightly to pin in place. A nice snug fit looks best so take time to pin it correctly.
10. Pin all the way down the length of the vase and sew backtacking at each end. Remove from vase.
11. Stand the vase on a piece of fabric and trace around to create the bottom piece. Cut the circle out being sure to leave a good ½ inch seam allowance. Bigger is always better because you can trim it after you pin it.
12. Slide the sewn cover back on the vase making sure it is wrong side out so that when you pin the bottom on, you have wrong sides facing out. (Almost messed this part up myself!) I placed a piece of double sided tape on the bottom of the vase and stuck the bottom circle to it which was a huge help in keeping the bottom piece in place for pinning. Pin the circle in place.
13. Take your time and pin carefully. It helped me to pin one side, move across and pin the opposite side, and move in a north-south, and then west-east sort of pattern. Like putting bolts on your tire– it just keeps things a little more even. It should look nice and flat and tight when you are done pinning.
14. Now that the bottom is pinned, hand baste a stitch to follow with your sewing machine. It is worth it to take a little time to get this right because it will look a lot better.
15. Sew the bottom on, carefully clip your curves and excess fabric if there is any and turn. You should have a nice tightly fitted bottom like this:
16. You are ready to fill it full of flowers and hang it up!
I am planning on making a few of these with vintage sheets and vintage ribbon from my collection to hang outside all summer. My daughter is loving the one we made her and they look so cute hung just about anywhere. Enjoy!
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Cool technique! I love the way it looks on the tree.
these are gorgeous and I can see these being used all year with vintage spring/summer prints or velvets/brocades for winter. Love it!
This is fantastic — it could totally go in a modern direction too, just by changing from vintage type fabrics to a sleek pattern. kudos!
My mind is going clickety-clack with this tutorial- I LOVE this idea!!
This makes me dream of spring!
A great idea!! Makes a great gift.
I love these =) i'm also thinking hanging fabric covered glasses to hold candles =)
What a cute May Day project. Delivering flowers in one of these and then pressing the doorbell and running will be ever so much more impressive.
Wow, this tutorial is so much easier than it looks!
So clever! I have small children and a small house lacking in spots to place vases.
Thank you for sharing this idea! I can't wait to make one and put it in the entryway of our home.
What a great and beautiful idea! I hope spring gets here soon.
adorable! i'm emailing this link to my sister as she has been asking me what to do for decorating the church – these would look great on the pews.
I love this!
I think hanging these around the living room would be a nice way to bring in spring. So festive and bright.
Ahh summer. I can't wait!
clothing for my plants! how wonderful!
Even better than the crochet ones I've been doing, though those I think are a bit easier.
This is so unique and pretty for a garden wedding.
Just gorgeous! Very nice idea and really worth trying! I think it will look great with any kind of flowers, even with just branches 🙂
I'm making this this weekend and splurging on flowers. We need some Spring!
These are adoraable! They look very Easterish!
I plan on making some and hanging them from my porch this summer….if this snow ever melts.
Lovely idea!
The embroidery is beautiful!
Thanks for the idea!
🙂 Elaine
So *beautiful!* I love it! 🙂
these are beautiful! I'm going to make some of these for a reception i'm helping with!
Wow! This is a great idea! I can't wait to try it!
Simply gorgeous! Love the embroidery on it!!
@Charlotte–I think the idea of using cans is great! I was also thinking that if you are in the mode for recycling you could use the bottle of 2-liter bottles of mason jars as well. Looks like fun!
This is such a lovely idea! Filing this one away in my back pocket. . .Thank you!
What a beautiful idea! My backyard would be lovely with little vases of flowers hung throughout. Thanks for the inspiration.
So lovely!
What a great idea!
I really like this cheery project!
These could work inside too, hung where my little toddlers' hands can't reach them!
what a beautiful idea! i love the embroidered "B"!
I love this idea! It is a great way to add flowers to unexpected places!
I love embroidery!
Those are so pretty. I would have loved to have those hanging around my wooded backyard for my reception. I need to pass that along to my sister.
I am just getting into embroidery and this gives you a lot of result for not too much complicated embroidery.
Thanks for this great tutorial.Because vases often come in strange shapes, hanging them can be a bit tricky.This was helpful.
I love it and it's perfect timing because the sun has been shining here and the cherry blossoms, daffodils and crocus are up…I'm hoping spring is on its way!
That's a great idea, thanks Sharon.
This is beautiful. I love the embroidery.
Wouldn't these be perfect for May Day bouquets??
I am in love with this and my wheels are already spinning. I LOVE to plant flowers with the kids and then make bouquets for the house and our friends. These are perfect for that!! Thanks so much, love it!!
Adorable! What a fun project for a party!
This is wonderful–it will make a great Mother's Day gift for my mother-in-law. Thanks for sharing!
I want to make this–NOW. This is so cute and would work for any season.
Wonderful! Thank you for sharing…I can't wait to get started on one (make that several!) of these.
What a lovely project, this would make a darling hostess gift for a BBQ this summer, to hang outside with the party or to decorate for a shower.
Very pretty and so easy to adapt to your needs
Beautiful! I've got to make some for my next party! Thanks for the great tutorial.
That is one of the prettiest outdoor party decorations I've ever seen!! So clever.
Love this idea!
I just love this – looks pretty easy too! Saving to the Favorites folder 🙂
What a clever idea.
If the glass vase were replaced with something plastic or unbreakable, these would also be adorable flower girl bouquets!
Just gorgeous! Love this tutorial and am looking forward to seeing your new fabric!
Lovely idea – also just for the garden in summer days.
great idea! 🙂
So pretty!
These are so pretty, and with spring just around the corner, they are the perfect one session creation.
Love it:) They are so beautiful
These would be cute hanging in the trees around the deck for a party!!
That is so pretty and elegant–thanks for the great tutorial!
What a great idea! I love these. I love seeing all of this wedding stuff, I think I want to renew my vows 🙂
That is so pretty. I love the idea! This would have been neat at my sisters outdoor wedding.
adorable, what a great idea!
Great idea and very pretty!
OMG! Those are GORGEOUS! I will need about lots of them! 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful talent!
I really love this idea, thanks so much for sharing! Makes me want summer to come faster (I live in MI), so I can use this idea for our annual backyard BBQ!
What a beautiful idea.
these are so gorgeous! I could see these in a lovely garden with a dinner outing. So beautiful!
what a unique tutorial; i've not seen anything like it. very pretty. thanks for sharing.
That hanging vase is so beautiful. I'm so ready for spring and it looks so much like a spring morning! Thanks for the tutorial! I'm thinking I may have to make one so I can bring spring in early!
Great idea! I'll have to try it!
Such a cute idea! I want to make one for each of my granddaughters.
These are so adorable! Now for an excuse to make one! 🙂
What a lovely idea! Nice way to dress up a porch or yard for an event or just for every day!
These are gorgeous! Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful tutorial!!
very cute idea! I can't wait to try it.. although, it's hard to think of summer with all this snow on the ground 😉
What a great idea!
I just have to say that this is super cute. We used these vases for our wedding, and the lid makes them convenient to use afterward. Wish this tutorial was up when we got married. 🙂
Love these! They'd be great for mason jars with candles too. Thanks!
I love this idea and very clear tutorial with lots of beautiful photographs.
These are beautiful and so versatile! My first thought was of covering can vases. We always seem to break anything glass we have outside, so I have just been using large veggie cans with their labels removed! These will make those plain cans look marvelous!! Oh yes, I will be making a bunch of these to hang on my covered porch! Thanks for the pattern and awesome tutorial!
So pretty! I don't know why I haven't stumbled on your blog before this, but I'm going to go explore it after I post this comment.
I think I'll try making one of these to hang in my office – it would be pretty with springtime flowers in it. Love it!
Cute love this idea.
beautiful! my sister is getting married in the fall and i've been saving all these wonderful ideas.
That is so pretty!
That looks fun! No weddings in my future but I can see these lined up on the front porch. Can you say SPRING!!!
These would be so cute for a garden party!
What a fun idea! Thanks for sharing.
Wow, beautiful! I love, love, love the embroidered sleeve!
This is so lovely. Visions of spring…
Thanks for sharing!
These are so pretty! Today it is sunny where I live (and it usually rains a LOT here). It feels like Spring and I am anxious for flowers! I just want to make a bunch of these and hang flowers in all my trees! LOL!


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Split image from the poem 'Declaration Post Breast Cancer Courage' by Terence George Craddock.
Inspired by an internet posted photo, of a breast cancer surviving woman, with the above described tattooed bra.
Dedicated to all breast cancer victims.
Written in April 2014 on the 9.4.2014.
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