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We have done a fair amount of construction over the years. This is the very first time we marveled at the quality of the work and the attention to detail we received. We were thrilled with the "special touches" that this contractor brought to the work. They "own" the work and the customer's satisfaction, and on the rare occasion we had an issue, we were able to rest easy knowing "they" would take care of it. It was certainly a pleasure to be the recipients of their service, attention, follow through and genuine concern for our work. The owner's word is his bond. A plus for this great general contractor and their teams! We look forward to working with them again!
Would recommend.
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Very happy with the work of this contractor. They are easy to work with and very professional. They removed a wall in our home, opening up the living room and remodeled our kitchen. My wife is happy, so I am happy. Would recommend.
Beautiful job on both homes. Thank you :)
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"Our Family" had this wonderful contractor work on my Mom's house in 2012, and on our house 2013. Our Mom's house was in need of many overdo upgrades with its age. She had her Kitchen and 2 bathrooms redone; from cabinets, hardwood, with new tile, and new paint throughout the entire house. My Mom was so happy to see and have the feel of a new home and they did an amazing job for her. In 2013 we bought a house in West Jordan. It was not in need of many things like my Mom's had. We just wanted to open up some space to accommodate our large family. The owner gave us some great ideas and we loved the finish product. They did a fantastic job for all of us and were very easy to work with, Thank you for turning our house, and my Mom's home into a fun and warm place for all of our families to be in. May you always be blessed and have a wonderful life.
Basement finish. Highly recommend
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We had this great contractor finish our Herriman basement this past summer. The owner gave us some great ideas on what to do and how it would look when it was finished. Once they finished it we couldn't believe how beautiful our basement looked. It took 2 weeks longer than we expected, but the detail in the works shows every effort that was made in the process. We never had any problems at all and they always followed up with any questions we had. We greatly appreciate the communication the owner and crews had with us throughout the job, and everything was done beyond our expectations. We did refer you out to our neighbor Jake that stopped by and saw the new basement. He said he will be calling you after the Thanksgiving holiday. Thank you all for the excellent job you did. We are very sorry to hear of your tragedy. Our prayers and condolences go out to you and your family. Bless you.
Excellent job and great to work with. God Bless you
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We have had the pleasure to work with this contractor two times now over the past 2 years. The work has always been done right and at the highest quality possible. My wife and I have always had great communication and no problems at all from the owner and his crews over the entire process of both of our projects. We truly appreciate you and your team for all the hard work you have always done for us. We will hire you again for all future work and have been referring you out to friends and family without hesitation. We send our condolences to you and your family for your loss, and may God Bless you always.
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The flask I tasted was shipped all the way doon to New Zealand where I bought it at a specialist shop named "Whisky Galore" in Christcurch. I bought it because my grandson is named Arran and he is a scion of the McLean and MacDonald clans. I could pull all kinds of metaphors out of a fancy hat that was all puffery and filled with self importance. I'd rather say this is a lighter style Island whisky with an elegance that rated the use of a tasting glass yet a strenghth that rated a good cigar...it's an Arran and, by virtue of that fact, viewed critically on its own unique environment and character.
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BEIJING, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Digital TV Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STV) ("China Digital TV" or the "Company"), the leading provider of conditional access ("CA") systems to China's expanding digital television market, today announced that it has filed its annual report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 on Form 20-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2012. The 2011 Form 20-F can be accessed on China Digital TV's investor relations website at http://ir.chinadtv.cn. Shareholders may also request a hard copy of the Company's complete audited financial statements, free of charge, by contacting the Company at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Pirate Parrot
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Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Description | Large, green parrot |
First seen | 1979 |
Website | Official Website |
The Pirate Parrot is a costumed mascot of the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. He was introduced in 1979 in response to the popularity of the Phillie Phanatic introduced one year earlier, as the Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies had a fierce intrastate rivalry at the time.
The character of a parrot was derived from the classic story Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, most notably the one owned by Long John Silver named "Captain Flint".
The Parrot debuted on April 1, 1979 when he "hatched" at Three Rivers Stadium. That year, the "We Are Family" Bucs went on to win the World Series, with the Parrot serving as somewhat of a cheerleader to the crowd along the way.
His initial appearance bore more resemblance to The San Diego Chicken, being thinner and "meaner". He wore more pirate-related items such as a captain's hat and vest, and often waved a Jolly Roger around on a flag pole. Shortly before the Pittsburgh drug trials of 1985 (see below), the Parrot was redesigned to his current appearance, gaining weight and making him more goofy-looking in order for him to appeal to children more. In addition, he dropped the traditional pirate garb in favor of wearing a Pirates jersey and backwards baseball cap.
The Parrot has become a staple within the Pittsburgh region, often appearing at events and Pirates team functions. He often appears in ads for the team on television. He has been embraced more in Pittsburgh among older fans than Steely McBeam of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and along with Iceburgh of the Pittsburgh Penguins serves as one of two bird-based mascots in Pittsburgh. In May, 1986 the Pirate Parrot joined in the Pittsburgh section of Hands Across America.
The three Pittsburgh mascots have been known to "fight" each other. In 2008, a parody attack ad based on the then-upcoming Presidential election was made to "attack" the Parrot, due to the Pirates then-16 consecutive losing seasons (which has since increased to 20) while the Penguins went on to lose in the Stanley Cup Finals to the Detroit Red Wings earlier in the year.[1] (The Pens would win the Stanley Cup the following year.) The following year, all three mascots took part in a groundbreaking of an expansion of the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, with Steely McBeam tossing dirt at the Parrot's feet.[2]
In some cases, the Parrot has accompanied the Pirates on road trips if the game is within close proximity to Pittsburgh. For instance, the Parrot appeared at two games for the Pirates during a weekend interleague series against the Cleveland Indians in Cleveland in 2012, with the Parrot having friendly interactions with the Indians mascot, Slider, and even assisting Slider in interfering with the Indians Hot Dog Race, much like what the Parrot does with the Great Pierogi Race.[3]
According to the Parrot's biography on the Pirates official website, the Parrot hopes to eventually be inducted into the Mascot Hall of Fame.[4] As of 2011, he has yet to be listed as a candidate, much less inducted.[5]
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRbvHK_MG0Y
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGn_Tig5LA0&feature=related
- ^ http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2012/06/17/indians-notes-travis-hafner-pleased-with-rehab-feels-good/
- ^ "The Pirate Parrot Profile". Pittsburgh Pirates. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- ^ "Mascot Hall of Fame". Mascot Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 8, 2012.


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I know some of my fellow old timer thieves will not like this idea, but I need to put it forth. I'd like to end the split of the thief forums. You can argue all day about what is "thieving" and what isn't. But, dangit, those crates over there in Trammeville still have the stealing skill. Whats more, the new Exodus thing has even made it that some Trammie thieves are running around with the snooping skill! We aren't getting any new blood in the PvP thief world. The ones I've managed to recruit over the last few years have all been converted Doom thieves. Players haven't started out as PvPers in 13 years. All new blood comes from Trammel. I want us to put aside the petty squabbling. We have 1.5 decades of wisdom to offer these Trammie youngins. In return, they can offer us life. The only new thieves will come from the ranks of the crates. Let's join together. Offer them training advice where possible. In the meantime, we can try to lure them over to the fun and challenge of PvP thieving and breathe a little life into our profession. I don't know about you all, but the most joy I've got from thieving in the last few years has been taking a Trammie and introducing him to the fun and excitement of Fel. You should hear their reaction when they make that first theft and get away. It's awesome. Thoughts?
Nonel --- I like this idea. I may be willing to get something going on Atlantic to offer my advice and expertise I have accumulated over the years. I haven't been that active in quite some time....but....I may have some free time on my hands in the upcoming months. Let me see what I can put together.
I could help out on Atl. I also still have thieves on Cats, Chessy, GL, and Siege. My main "thief" account isn't active anymore, though, so those are the shards I'm limited to. It seems to me that any and all attention to stealing from the development side is going to focus on crates. Can't blame them, putting resources into Fel is like beating a dead horse. Hopefully we pickpockets can capitalize off of new thief additions in the future, no matter what facet it focuses on.
I'm all for it. As long as people don't start flaming each other for different play styles like before.
If they do it will be dealt with. Best advice for everyone on this, if someone flames don't respond to it.. Report it and let the Mods handle it. If you go back and forth both parties are at risk of being infracted.


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Title: | Thinking ahead : Shi'ite Islam in Iraq and its seminaries (hawzah 'ilmiyyah) |
Author: | Marcinkowski, Christoph |
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Abstract: | In this "position paper", the author tries to develop his thoughts with regard to the future role of Shi'ite Islam and the Shi'ite seminaries (hawzah 'ilmiyyah) in Iraq, looking beyond the country's present occupation by the US-led coalition forces. Contrary to what is usually held by the wider public, Twelver Shi'ite Islam hd been characterized in the course of its history by quietism, intellectual activity, and the pursuit of scholarship, rather than by political assertiveness. These features should be taken into consideration when discussing the future of Iraq, a country with an Arab Shi'ite majority. Iraq's Shi'ite seminaries, especially those in Najaf, had been centres of learning prior to the rise to prominence of those in Qom (Ghom) in neighbouring Iran. The rise of Qom ought to be considered an exceptional (and not necessarily irreversible) phenomenon within the context of Shi'ite history that is peculiar to 20th century Iran. Consequently, and in spite of the daily increasing communal violence, the revival of the Iraqi seminaries - situated in a multi-confessional country - could contribute towards moderation within Shi'ism, and beyond that, in the Islamic and Arab world at large, given the quietist tradition of Shi'ite Islam during its formative and classical periods. Moreover, within the conext of a secular Iraqi republic, the restoration of the leading position of Iraq's hawzah alongside the reassertion of traditional religious leadership from the part of the country's senior Shi'ite clerics, could also become a corrective and stabilizing factor vis-a-vis the influence of Iranian Qom. However, the crucial prerequisite for such a development would be the successful and long-lasting pacification and consolidation of Iraq, the continuation of some form of national coherence and territorial integrity, and the containment of Iran, which is ulilzing the aspirations of the non-Iranian Shi'ites in order to achieve hegemony over the Middle East. |
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Pavs under siege
Some critics think he's so bad he has a 6-hole
LOS ANGELES -- It took just 20 minutes for the debate to flare up again.
Three goals in one period on 16 shots had Jets Nation screaming about the work of Ondrej Pavelec.
Stepping back into the crease after missing six games with a lower-body injury, Pavelec allowed three bad goals by the Los Angeles Kings in a 4-2 loss. Backup Al Montoya allowed a softie of his own after coming on in relief and fans aren't exactly enamoured with his work either.
Goaltending remains a big question mark for the team, but one person who is calm and philosophical about the discussion is Pavelec.
The 26-year-old is in the second year of a five-year contract worth $19.5 million and will see his pay rise from $3.5 million to $3.75 million next season.
The member of the Czech Republic Olympic team was sweating after a long workout when approached in the Jets dressing room Friday. Feeling a little warm, due to hot lights turned his way by Winnipeg fans and media, is something he's gotten used to as part of life as a No. 1 goalie in a Canadian NHL market.
"It is what it is. It's part of the job and you have to get used to it or it will make you crazy," said Pavelec. "I can't say I don't read the papers or watch TV, but I try not to. But even when you don't read something, you know what people are saying. Someone will tell you what they're saying about you. You have to try and keep it outside. If you let it inside, it could bring you down."
Pavelec's every save and every result is broken down and dissected. That's how it works in Canadian cities. It's often said the most popular man in town is the backup goalie on the local NHL club. Right behind him is the backup quarterback with the local CFL outfit.
Turn on the radio and the callers are crying for Pavelec to be bought out this summer. Open the paper and there's an article breaking down Pavelec's numbers and questioning whether he's truly No. 1 material.
Coach Paul Maurice tried to deflect the blame away from his goalies after Saturday's loss.
"I understand how it looked in the first period, but I'm not putting this game on the goaltenders," he said. "The goalies were as good as the rest of the hockey club. We're not saying we need some saves to get us going. Shame on us. It's a 20-man group. Can our goalies be better? Yes. But that first period wasn't a goalie issue. That puck dropped and (the Kings) came out flying. Regardless of how the puck crossed the line, it's on all of us."
Pavelec's save percentage is .902 and ranks 40th in the NHL among goalies with 24 starts or more. His goals against average of 3.02 is 38th.
Understudy Montoya had started the last six straight games while Pavelec was out with an injury to his right leg. Montoya went 3-3 over that stretch and while his numbers on the season -- .920 (11th) and 2.30 (10th) -- are much better, he's played only 1,542 minutes to Pavelec's 3,005.
All season there has been calls for more Montoya. The Jets, however, haven't lost faith in Pavelec.
"Ondrej is a very good goalie and he's shown that he can play at that elite level," said Jets goalie coach Wade Flaherty. "We haven't given up on him. Certainly not. Can there be improvement? That can be said of every goalie in the NHL. We've done a lot of work the last few years and we'll continue. It's development. Every goalie has his own pace of progression. Some come into the league like Marc-Andre Fleury and have immediate success. Others, like Tim Thomas, it takes them longer. He was 30."
For his part, Pavelec says the constant scrutiny and waffling back and forth between hero and goat isn't necessarily a bad thing.
"All goalies, not just me, are supposed to win. And we haven't won enough games here. So the goalie is going to get blamed. That's the way the NHL works in Canada. It's that way for me in the Czech Republic, too," said Pavelec. "The people care. That's why the media is always here. That's a good thing. In Atlanta, nobody cared. There was no media. That's no good. We need people to care about what we do."
Pavelec was stretching the other day and said hi to some media walking by. When the group got into the elevator, someone said, "I like Pav. I just wish he was better."
In many ways, this is the sentiment of everyone involved with the fortunes of the Winnipeg Jets. Pavelec is well-liked by his teammates and the media that cover the team on a daily basis. He's accessible, can be funny, is candid and isn't afraid to show his emotions.
Winnipeg would love to love Pavelec. His somewhat broken English, humility and easy smile made him a fan favourite immediately upon his arrival in Manitoba.
The losses, however, have stacked up and taken some of that lustre off. Still, Pavelec hasn't changed one bit.
Lots of people pretend to know the answer where Pavelec is concerned. Don't count me in that group. I'm not a student of goaltending and can only rely on the numbers.
And the numbers have to get better. That we can all agree upon.
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10:45 AM — Gay Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) Mike Freer resigned last night, in order to vote against a motion to recognise Palestine as a state.
US: Wisconsin Governor to recognise existing same-sex marriages
9:37 AM — For the purpose of amending past tax returns, some 500 same-sex couples who married in the US state of Wisconsin in June will have their marriages recognised.
13th October 2014
UKIP MEP: Britain should ban migrants with 'highly dangerous diseases' like HIV 30
9:55 AM — A UKIP MEP has repeated sentiments by his party leader that migrants with HIV should not be allowed into the UK, but went further to say the virus is "highly dangerous".
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8:44 AM — The date the first gay and lesbian couples will be able to marry in Scotland has been announced as New Year's Eve 2014.
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4:44 PM — A court office in the US state of Kansas has become the first to issue a marriage licence to a same-sex couple.
Paul Gambaccini will not face charges over alleged sexual offences 6
3:36 PM — Paul Gambaccini, the gay radio and television presenter who faced allegations of historic sexual offences, will face no charges, prosecutors have said.
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3:00 PM — The editor of the Financial Times (FT), has told of how distributors in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) removed a list of gay business leaders and allies from the paper, for fear of legal rebuttal.
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9:24 AM — UKIP leader Nigel Farage has been accused of "a new level of ignorance", after proposing a blanket ban on people with HIV entering the UK.
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Estonia votes to allow gay civil partnerships 27
11:41 AM — The Estonian Parliament has narrowly passed legislation to legalise gay civil partnerships.
TOWIE's Charlie King comes out as gay: 'I feel so positive about this' 29
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LSE director encourages gay students to seek counselling after homophobic leaflets 9
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Reports: Moroccan man jailed with Ray Cole for 'homosexual acts' released on bail 20
9:56 AM — The Moroccan friend who was jailed alongside British gay man Ray Cole for "homosexual acts" appears to have been released, but may still face jail.
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Islam and extremism: Looking within
There is a heated debate about the role of Islam in jihadism. Will it make a difference?234
Freedom of speech: The sound of silence
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Bagehot: Multicultural and aggrieved
The government is right to lobby Muslims for better leadership. But it can do little77
The week ahead: Obama's wish list
Barack Obama gives his state-of-the-union address, Evo Morales begins a third term as Bolivia's president and Pegida, Germany's anti-Islam movement, plans another march11
The Muslim response: When nuance is hard to hear
Many condemnations; some caveats82
The reaction across Europe: Solidarity, for now
A backlash against European Muslims would play into the hands of the killers.38
The Charlie Hebdo murders: Europeans all
A tragedy brings opportunities for solidarity between Muslims and non-Muslims179
Western Muslims and Egypt: Telling (all) hard truths
Instead of taking sides and pulling punches, Western Muslims should denounce all wrongdoing, a pundit argues220
Nigerian politics: Church, state and mosque
Politics and religion make a combustible electoral mixture24
The state and Islam: Converting the preachers
Across the Arab world, rulers tighten their grip on the mosque17
Kenya's insurgency: Somalia's troubles come south
Kenya is battling an ever more sophisticated jihadist foe21
Europe and Islam: Degrees of separation
In the search for well-trained guides for Europe's Muslims, there is no quick fix50
Satire in the Middle East: Laughing at the humourless
The region's artists are mocking the jihadists11
Extremist ideology: Jail, jihad and exploding kittens
Today's jihadists are too extreme even for leading ideologues of holy war20
Islam and hadiths: Sifting and combing
A new book, by a Western scholar and convert to Islam, lauds the gathering of sayings about Muhammad96
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Muslim Council of Britain: No one to talk to
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Islam in America: Do unto others
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Crime and punishment in Saudi Arabia: The other beheaders
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Evolution has been a hot topic recently, due to the discovery of what appears to be a new species of Homo in Indonesia. The fossils found thus far indicate humans of surprisingly short stature, which the popular press has lost no time in dubbing "hobbits." These people seem to have been an offshoot of the Homo erectus lineage, which ran parallel to the lineage we descended from. If this turns out to be correct, then we co-existed alongside other hominid species much more recently than was previously thought. As Richard Dawkins says in The Ancestor's Tale, it's an exciting time to be a biologist; and he wrote The Ancestor's Tale before Homo floresiensis was found.
The Ancestor's Tale is a history of evolution, starting with humans and moving back through time. Along the way we rendezvous with more and more common ancestors, like streams joining together to form larger tributaries. The pilgrimage pauses for tales about some of the creatures we meet ("The Gorilla's Tale," "The Axolotl's Tale," "The Sponge's Tale," etc.), in a format loosely inspired by Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. The different tales emphasize different facets of evolution. "The Beaver's Tale" offers Dawkins a chance to discuss his extended phenotype concept, which states that the structures animals are genetically programmed to create should be considered part of the animals' phenotypes. For those who only fuzzily remember biology, genotype is the genes, and phenotype is what the organism actually looks like (genotype is the recipe, phenotype is the cake). When discussing the phenotype of a beaver, most biologists only talk about the animal's body, fur, color, etc. Dawkins suggests we should also look at the dam and the lodge, just as bird nests should be considered part of their phenotypes, and termite mounds are part and parcel of termites as organisms.
The sections at the start of the book on hominids are a good summary for folks wanting to know more about the evolutionary context of the Homo floresiensis find. I was very fortunate in just having finished that section of the book when the news broke. I'm sure Dawkins now wishes he could put out an updated edition, but even with the absence of H. floresiensis, the first several chapters provide a good overview of the tangled bush of hominid evolution.
Along the pilgrimage Dawkins clarifies several misinterpretations of his writings, revealing he is not the inflexible fervent ultra-Darwinist some have portrayed him as being. His selfish gene concept does not presuppose that genes are imbued with intentionality; he does not believe for a moment that genes want to replicate. In regards to complexity theory, while Dawkins feels natural selection is the primary evolutionary force, he allows for physics and minimum energy to also play a role in structural formation. While Dawkins and Stephen Jay Gould certainly took different views on mechanisms and processes of evolution, the popular press built it into a bitter rivalry that was largely illusory. Indeed, Gould is mentioned several times in The Ancestor's Tale as a colleague rather than an opponent, even when differences in evolutionary interpretation are emphasized.
At the end of the pilgrimage, in a chapter named "Canterbury" (continuing the Chaucer metaphor), Dawkins discusses the origin of life. Here I felt his bias towards replicators as the cornerstone of life led him into weak territory. Since his emphasis is that evolution is gene-driven, he feels genetic material is the definition of life, and life ergo started with genetic material. One major problem with this theory (sometimes called the "naked gene" theory) is that DNA and RNA are incapable of replicating themselves; a whole suite of helper proteins, enzymes, and ribosomes are required, and these require a functioning metabolism to drive their reactions. Seeing as the vast majority of organic chemical reactions are metabolic rather than replicative, it seems more probable that life began as a self-catalyzing series of metabolic reactions that later stumbled on a method of encoding themselves. Dawkins's argument that heredity came before metabolism is that metabolism is not "useful" without replication: "Without heredity, and thus natural selection, there would have been nothing to be useful for. The very idea of usefulness cannot begin until the natural selection of hereditary information does." I would reverse the argument and say genetic information is even more useless unless something already exists for it to encode; it would be absurd to argue recipes arose before cooking. Ultimately, though, usefulness is a red herring here. Nature doesn't require things to be useful in order to exist; they just have to disperse energy, which metabolic reactions do like gangbusters. Unfortunately, we will never know how life got started. Even if someone does start life in a test tube someday, we won't know for sure if that's how it started the first time around.
Despite my qualms with the "Canterbury" chapter and Dawkins's general emphasis on heredity over organismal biology, The Ancestor's Tale is still an engaging history of life on our backwater planet. There are a few British-isms throughout the text (in the UK buzzards are raptors similar to red-tailed hawks; in the US it is a slang term for vultures), but just a few. One thing that may put off some readers is that, unlike many science writers, Dawkins sees no reason to be polite to people with religious beliefs. He delights in slam-dunking creationist arguments, and lobs a few ad hominem remarks in that direction. If Thomas Huxley was nicknamed "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Darwinian evolution, Dawkins could perhaps be called "Darwin's Rottweiler." Despite the scattered creationist jabs, The Ancestor's Tale is not a defense of evolution; Dawkins covered that ground in The Blind Watchmaker. The pilgrimage metaphor describes the book well. Like a pilgrimage, the book is not an exhaustive exploration through every corner of evolutionary history; it is a journey along one particular trajectory. As a result of that chosen course, some groups of organisms get short shrift. However, also like a pilgrimage, the journey provides enlightenment on ourselves and our place in the world.
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its come once a year its always near not just went s cold christ was born we're told its alway love dust gifts for all of us SUMMER CHRISTMAS


text: From the Publisher"Full of helpful and easy-to-use information, this book is also an enjoyable read. Yeager blends personal anecdotes with tips from the pros. The book covers technique, from cadence to breathing, as well as the importance of diet and strength training — and I love the sound advice to eat healthy fats found in avocados for long-lasting fuel and to do jump squats to help build explosive speeds. I find that the more I read about biking, the more I wanted to ride. So this books offers double the inspiration."—Fit Sugar


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First look at Eddie Redmayne as transgender painter in The Danish Girl
Eddie Redmayne stars as a transgender painter in The Danish Girl
Taylor Swift says it's blue and black, but Kim Kardashian is seeing white and gold. What colour is the dress?
Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian can't decide if the dress is white and gold, or blue and black
Scarlett Johansson: There is nothing strange, creepy or inappropriate about John Travolta
Scarlett Johansson has defended John Travolta's embrace at the Oscars
Rita Ora strikes gold in DKNY photoshoot in Times Square
Monday 02 March
Glamorous, moi? Rita Ora tries to blend in in New York


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What does IACOP stand for?
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IACOP | International Armaments Cooperative Opportunities Plan | ||||
IACOP | International Association of Chiefs Of Police |
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