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Lao Tzu, Chapter 18
Daodejing — The Classic About Ways and Instances Translated by William P. Coleman After the great way had been forgotten, there was benevolence and rectitude. Intelligence and knowledge appeared, and there was great falseness. The six relationships fell out of harmony, … Continue reading
Lao Tzu, Chapter 17
Tao Te Ching — The Classic about Ways And Instances Lao Tzu (Translated, with comments, by William P. Coleman) Chapter 17 The best ruler? His people know he exists. The next best? They love and praise him. The next, they … Continue reading
John Ruskin: "the Great Spirit of nature is as deep and unapproachable in the lowest as in the noblest objects"
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Navigating Food Day, and the Occupy Wall Street Kitchen at Zuccotti Park
If Monday, October 24, went by and you didn't know it was Food Day, it is not your fault. The massive grassroots program, designed to inform, inspire, and elevate the national discussion on food—with 1,200 events across the nation and a showcase kickoff called an Eat In that took place in Times Square—was mostly a dud.
While I couldn't make all 1,200 get-togethers, I did drag myself to the Eat In and the "Meet Your Farmer" event held at Eataly, the Chelsea mecca for Italian edibles, and finally hoofed it to the "Autumn Celebration," which was a true grassroots effort—it was a bring-a-dish event at the home of Jenny N.
Well, it was supposed to be. Reading through the impenetrable Web site that supported Food Day, I was intrigued that Jenny N. was inviting people, strangers really, to her East Side home via FoodDay.org, so of course I RSVP'd "Yes." After assigning the covered dish part of the event to my food companion, coincidentally named Jen, I was pleased that Jenny N. accepted my response with a friendly email giving her address and apartment number.
I should back up and tell you that Jenny N.'s gathering, while it sounds odd, was the type of Food Day event that the organizers were hoping for: a grassroots sharing of food and ideas about how to make the world a healthier place. Just about every single food cause was involved. There's an organization called Meatless Mondays that promotes exactly what you think. There was a charismatic guy who talked so enthusiastically about school cafeterias that I wished I had children. They were among the dozen or so exhibitors in the tent city that surrounded the Times Square Eat In.
At another tent people gave away water bottles (I thought we weren't doing that anymore), and they explained their killer, literally, demonstration: a bunch of 20-ounce plastic bottles each with 14 teaspoons of sugar (it's quite shocking) that some sodas contained. They are not supposed to mention specific brands—this was hosted by the New York City Department of Health and Human Services—but I heard Mountain Dew being thrown around a lot. They had a pledge you could sign up for, which asked you to go one week without sugared drinks. Since I don't drink any, I was happy to pledge.
Another tent used the umbrella theme of "family dinners" to have three organizations under one tarp in what amounted to the silliest briefing of the day. Here, a professional "parent coach" gave advice to families. Many of her clients had kids who were finicky eaters, and since I wish one of my nieces would eat a little more, I asked for some tips. Her basic answer was to communicate more. I said, "And people pay you for this?"
I was able to have detailed discussions with any exhibitor I wanted because there was nobody there. I arrived at 12:30 p.m. and stayed for an hour—prime time for lunch, no? Despite the Times Square venue, tents, and amplified music, there were no consumers. I counted three video cameras and a few still photographers. Maybe a dozen passersby lingered.
As someone who has staged events in Times Square, I know it is challenging. The permitting alone to close down parts of Times Square can scare off many a professional event producer. But what I couldn't figure out was how could a Food Network host, Ellie Krieger, and superstar celebrity chef Mario Batali (now a network TV presence, on The Chew) not have drawn a crowd?
Actually, I think I know the answer. It took me hours to navigate the confusing Web site, and I never found the location of the Eat In. I had to call friends at Condé Nast and have them look out their windows to learn the event was on the island at 44th Street.
There was a crowd, a huge one in fact, at Eataly, however. Tables ringed the room proffering samples of tasty raw cheese from Italy (from Abruzzo Pantry) and smoked fish and lots of other stuff, all jostling among a boisterous crowd. I commented to a fellow guest, "Wow, this is a big turnout."
The response: "It's like this every day."
We did make it upstairs to Eataly's new rooftop beer garden, Birreria. Beer gardens are today's wine bars, right? I must say it is a fantastic location once you navigate your way there. A retractable roof and space heaters make it an almost year-round destination, and if I was hosting a summer dinner I would order plates and plates of the antipasti. Co-owner Joe Bastianich was doing an interview of some kind. I watch his mother Lidia's PBS show, so I knew he had gotten all athletic and buff for sports. Joe told me he had just finished the Kona Ironman in Hawaii. I told him I had just finished a plate of salami.
When we arrived at Jenny N.'s apartment (I'm tempted to publish her address), despite the friendly acknowledgement of our RSVP, there was nobody there (a recurring theme). As we stood in the vestibule of her building and periodically pressed the button, I wondered what had happened to Autumn Celebration. Did Jenny N. have second thoughts about inviting a bunch of strangers to her home? Or had a deranged foodie, angry that the roasted red pepper coulis that sauced the endive salad was not locally grown, become a little too enraged? My pal Jen, holding her couscous in her Tupperware tub, kept a brave face, but I could tell she was really disappointed.
Our final stop of the day was Zuccotti Park, where I wanted to check out the food service. If you've been under a rock, you probably haven't heard that while wet and exposed, one thing the Occupy Wall Street protesters are not is hungry.
That is because local restaurants and other food vendors started making donations, and a network of off-site kitchens (mostly in Brooklyn, I was surprised to learn) have collaborated on a system that churns out 2,000 meals a day in what looks like a 300-square-foot area. I wanted to take a look.
When we approached the park, one scruffy fellow held up a poster that showed a burned chicken with the head still on and a "Meat is murder" type of headline. Oh dear.
But once we wandered into the (mostly) peaceful and friendly park, we found and were welcomed into the "kitchen."
It was fascinating. An old marker board listed the meal hours; the kitchen staff use the downtime for a deep clean and restocking. We were there while the kitchen was serving, and I would estimate that I saw about 150 people line up and take away plates. Chris O'Donnell, a member of the so-called Occupy Wall Street Food Committee Kitchen, who seemed insanely busy, took time out to show us the ropes.
I noticed a stack of approximately 30 pizzas sitting on a table. They had been donated by Liberatos Pizza, which had dedicated a custom pizza to the protest called the "Occu-pie," and is one of the most generous donors. I asked, "Won't these pizzas get cold?" to which Chris replied, "We're just staging them now." While we had our interview I saw a line a block long file forward, and in minutes the pizzas were gone. Next up: pasta with salad.
It turns out that Chris is a food professional, a culinary school graduate, and he told me that the Food Committee Kitchen members were determined not only to feed, but to educate. He was articulate about food resources, hunger, and homelessness, and seemed to be the most concise and knowledgeable person Food Day had yet shown us. And inequities in the food industry for the rich and poor was something his kitchen was hoping to address.
We learned how the food is budgeted. The committee does not, at least not yet, provide food for the off-park splinter groups that associate themselves with the Occupy movement. I eavesdropped as Chris told one of the other committee members that while he had no food for these groups today, "it is on our list of items for our committee meeting." While he explained this to the nice fellow who asked politely, one renegade just marched in and grabbed a pizza. "We're trying to get away from that," Chris said. (Indeed, The New York Post reported Thursday that the committee is staging its own protest against freeloaders taking advantage of the meals.) If the committee runs out of food during a scheduled meal time, the members then buy food from one of their supporters, so everyone gets a lift from the process. Smart.
Touched by the kitchen's earnest and hard-working demeanor, Jen reached into her bag and offered her container of cranberry couscous, and Chris, after being assured that it wasn't leftovers or something worse, passed the container into the gaping maw of the Occupy Wall Street Food Committee Kitchen, and we walked home, happy to have done our part.
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GRAFFITI — Caller in the 500 block of Oak Manor Drive reported at 6:39 a.m. Tuesday finding graffiti on an outhouse and playground.
SHOPLIFTER — An officer responded to Kohls on North Orchard Avenue at 11:02 a.m. Tuesday for a report of a shoplifter and arrested Bradley Lucido. 21, of Ukiah, on suspicion of burglary.
MAN SLEEPING ON PLANTER — Caller in the 500 block of East Perkins Street reported at 4:04 p.m. Tuesday that a man was sleeping on a planter in front of Radio Shack. An officer responded and the man left upon request.
KIDNAPPING — An officer responded to the 600 block of Walnut Avenue at 9:22 p.m. Tuesday after a 911 call was placed where a man and woman could be heard screaming and a baby heard crying in the background. Kelli S. Cosman, 38, of Ukiah, was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, robbery and false imprisonment.
VIOLATION OF RESTRAINING ORDER — Woman reported at 8:11 a.m. at the Ukiah Police Department Wednesday that her ex-husband violated his restraining order that morning at Safeway. An officer arrested a 29-year-old man for violating a court order and resisting arrest, and Abigail Comstock, 23, on suspicion of robbery.
LAPTOP STOLEN — Caller on Creekside Court reported at 8:56 a.m. Wednesday that a laptop was stolen from a car the previous night. An officer responded and took a report.
VANDALISM — Caller in the 300 block of North Main Street reported at 9:25 a.m. Tuesday that a front window had been vandalized.
MAN HIDING A RIFLE — Caller at the corner of North Bush Street and Low Gap Road reported at 10:50 a.m. Wednesday that a man walking south on Bush Street was carrying a garbage bag that was possibly concealing a rifle. An officer responded and determined the man was holding a saw and hedge clippers wrapped in a bag.
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE — Caller in the 400 block of South Harold Street reported at 1:19 a.m. Tuesday having a fight with his girlfriend, who broke a window. An officer responded and arrested Rebecca G. Thomas-Deal, 24, of Fort Bragg on suspicion of burglary, domestic violence and vandalizing phone lines.
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Thanks to Michael Silberman of Echo Ditto and Darren Barefoot of Biro Creative for sharing their creative guidance on w-o-m at the recent NTC (NTEN's conference). I'm so eager to share it with you, as there's huge potential for your nonprofit marketing impact.
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- Engage supporters in meaningful, engaging activity and continue to move them to higher levels of engagement. Vancouver's Talk Green to Us site engages its citizenry via a offering multiple ways to interact, from proposing ideas to commenting or voting on submitted ideas. Make your asks bite-sized so the point-of-entry is low.
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- Greenpeace's fundraising campaign/site for the second Rainbow Warrior features compelling storytelling, a fantastic 3-D rendering of the ship, and the opportunity to fund individual parts of the boat.
- The University of Kentucky has put giant Facebook place icons throughout the campus to showcase its connectivity to prospective students. As students check in with their friends via Facebook, they also spread the word on the University. This is a perfect offline/online connection.
Please share your questions and recommendations for word-of-mouth marketing here. Word-of-mouth is finally evolving into a practical, tangible strategy and it's a huge boon when we share what's working and what doesn't.
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A night of alcohol and drug use ended with a woman being sexually assaulted as she slept, according to police.
A woman and two men were at a home in Stanley playing cards, drinking and taking Xanax pills, according to the report.
At some point the woman went to bed and the two men went to separate couches to sleep. When the woman came out of her bedroom to use the restroom Joshua David Wandell reportedly asked his male friend if he thought the woman would be agreeable to sexual contact.
The male friend told Wandell no because the two were friends, according to a warrant affidavit signed by Stanley Police Detective Sgt. S.L. Smith.
Sometime later Wandell entered the woman�s bedroom and began to sexually assault her as she slept.
Wandell told the male who�s listed as a witness several changing stories of what took place, according to the affidavit.
The woman kicks Wandell out of the house and then cried and vomited in the bedroom.
The incident took place Feb. 10, according to the arrest warrant issued Monday.
Police arrested Wandell on Tuesday. He was jailed under a $25,000 bond on charges of second-degree sexual offense and sexual battery.


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If you travelling to the United States of America for a period no longer than 90 days, you need to know you must have an ESTA Visa prior to going there to gain entry.
From January 12th 2009, all citizens of countries belonging to the VWP (USA Visa Waiver Program) must obtain this online travel authorization before entering the territory of the United States of America.
The blog team have prepared some questions and answers below to help travelers to the USA understand what and ESTA Visa is and what they need to do before they travel to the US.
What is an ESTA visa?
The Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) is an automated system used to determine the eligibility of visitors to travel to the United States under the?Visa Waiver Program (VWP) and whether such travel poses any law enforcement or security risk.
How long is a ESTA visa valid for?
Your?ESTA Visa?authorization is generally?valid?for multiple trips over a period of two years (starting the date that you are approved) or until your passport expires, whichever comes first*. This means that as?long?as you received an?ESTA authorization to travel, you do not have to reapply during the?validity?period.
Who can apply for an ESTA?
ESTA?is a mandatory travel authorization for travelers visiting the United States either by Sea or Air for tourism, transit or business visits under 90 days. Only travelers who hold a valid nationality from countries covered under the Visa Waiver Program are eligible?to apply for an ESTA.
Why would esta be denied?
A?denied ESTA?is most likely due to one or more of the following reasons: On a previous visit to the United States, you overstayed beyond the amount of time allowable for your visa or visa waiver. ... The answers you provided on your?ESTA application form?were?incorrect, once cross-checked with the US government systems.
How long can I stay in US with ESTA?
When traveling to the?U.S.?with the approved?ESTA, you may only?stay?for up to 90 days at a time - and there?should?be a reasonable amount of time between visits so that the CBP Officer does not think you are trying to live here. There?is?no set requirement for how?long?you must wait between visits.
When should I apply for ESTA?
When should I?apply for ESTA? Although your?ESTA application?can be approved in seconds, it's recommended that you?apply?at least 72 hours before departure. In fact, you may want to?apply?as soon as you decide on travel dates, just in case your travel authorisation is denied.
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Many applicants are confused by the fact that?ESTA?is an electronic travel authorization linked to their passport. Nevertheless, all travelers?need?an?ESTA printout. Why?do?you?need to print?out your?ESTA?you may ask? The truth is that it is not?necessary?to have an?ESTA printed?out and we will explain why.
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To me it is incomprehensible that first time visitors to Dubai, return back home without having been to the area around Dubai Creek... It is the heart of old Dubai, where it all started in the 19th century when the Bani Yas tribe first settled here. Living of the pearl industry, the creek quickly became the trading centre with boats coming from as far as India and East Africa. Even though the pearl fishing has now come to an end, the place still has an old feel to it.
Historically the creek has always divided the city in two parts, Deira to the North and Bur Dubai to the South. There are a total of 4 bridges over and one tunnel under the creek, but by far the most authentic way of crossing the creek, is by Abra; a small wooden boat which takes about 20 passengers for 1 dirham (1/4 EUR or USD) per person.
The hustle and bustle of tens of Abra's crisscrossing the creek is something that can't be missed! Tourists typically come to the area for the Spice, Gold and textile souq. But there is much more; definitively don't miss the loading and unloading the many Dhows along the Deira side of the creek. These medium size wooden ships still take goods to and from Iran, India and Pakistan on a daily basis.
The image below was shot during an Abra ride, on my way to the Dhow wharfage in Deira.
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Fujifilm X-T1 with the 23mm f1.4 lens
ISO 320, 23mm (35mm full frame equivalent), f8, 1/400s
RAW file developed in Lightroom 5.7 using the Fujifilm Classic Chrome Camera Profile
Since Fujifilm has introduced the Classic Chrome film style, I've become a great fan of it for my documentary photography work. As Zach Arias wrote in his X-100T post, it looks so William Eggleston like!
More similar images of mine can be found in a dedicated gallery called, "Life at the Creek".
Remember, "The more you know about the past, the better you are prepared for the future". - Theodore Roosevelt


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Hey Greek Prof, How 'Bout Some Extra Credit?
Whenever I teach Accordance training seminars (I'll be doing two in Washington D.C. and Williamsburg next month), I get to show some really cool Greek and Hebrew searches. Because the seminar attendees can range from brand new users who don't know Greek and Hebrew to students taking their first class to Bible scholars who work with it every day, it can be challenging to show how some of the more esoteric searches are useful. So I sometimes will joke that the beginning students can use these searches to garner extra credit.
For example, in showing how to use the COUNT command, I'll search the tagged Greek New Testament for [COUNT 1]. (You'll find the COUNT command in the Enter Command submenu of the Search menu.) This powerful search finds every word which only appears one time in the Greek New Testament.
These rarely used words are known as hapax legomena, and in the days before Accordance, there was no easy way to find them.
Once we've done this search, I then have the seminar attendees select Analysis from the Stats & Graphs icon to get an alphabetized list of all NT hapax legomena.
All this takes no more than a few seconds.
It's then that I show the "practical" value of such a search. I tell all the beginning Greek students to approach their professor on a Friday and say, "Prof, if I spend the weekend finding all the hapax legomena in the Greek New Testament, can I get some extra credit?" Then I instruct them to go home, do the search and analysis I just showed, print out the analysis tab, and bring that in on Monday morning. If they really want to sell it, they should look particularly worn out and disheveled when they turn it in.
Now, this might have been more likely to work in the days before Bible software was capable of advanced research, but even today, it might work if your professor doesn't happen to use Accordance. If he uses something else, maybe he won't suspect that it only took you a few seconds!
Tomorrow, I'll give you Hebrew students a search you can use to garner extra credit.
Archived Comments
That's pretty good. But what would really be impressive is getting the word counts for word stems, ie # of times the stem "-agap-" is used. Is that doable?
David Lang
Dave, try doing a search for +αγαπη and then open an Analysis. This will find every occurrence of every lexical form derived from the root αγαπη. The Analysis will give you the counts for each word as well as the total number of words. Is that what you're looking for?
No. I want to do it just like you did in your example, only searching for word stem "counts" instead of individual words. I don't want to search for particular stems. I want accordance to list the counts based on any stem family as opposed to individual words.
David Lang
Then no. There is not currently a way to have the Analysis sort the results by root.


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Alex Edler has 'turned into a man'
Vancouver Canucks Alex Edler in front of goalie Roberto Luongo versus the Anaheim Ducks in the second period of the 2013 regular season NHL action at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, on Saturday, January19,2013.
Photograph by: Les Bazso , PNG
VANCOUVER - Kevin Bieksa declined the bait, perhaps wisely, when asked to tell a favourite yarn about his Vancouver Canuck teammate Alex Edler, whose $30 million contract extension was the talk of the dressing room prior to Saturday's opening of the new NHL season.
"I don't have one story," Bieksa said, smiling. "I think just to see the transformation in him is the big thing. I still remember his first year with the team and how young and raw he seemed and how kind of naïve and gullible he was. He's turned into a man out there."
Edler, 26, signed the extension Friday night. It has a no-trade clause and will keep him under contract through the 2018-19 season. Bieksa himself is signed through 2015-16 so the pair will be teammates for another four years at least, barring the usual unforseen factors of injury or a surprise early retirement.
Edler broke into the NHL in 2006-07, one year after Bieksa.
"Alex has shown his commitment to Vancouver and that he wants to be here," continued Bieksa. "He obviously took less money than he would have received on the open market and it's kind of the trend that's in this dressing room right now. Guys want to be here. Nobody wants to leave. Alex is a warrior and I think every team in the league would love to have a guy like him in their lineup."
Edler, who collected two goals and an assist on the weekend, admitted he did contemplate heading to the open market next July when he stood to become an unrestricted free agent. But the thought was fleeting.
"I mean, it crossed my mind," he said. "Maybe I did leave some money on the table, I don't know. But this is where I want to be. It's what I wanted. I don't think I could ever have dreamed about this (kind of money). I'm very happy the Canucks wanted me here and that they see me as a part of their future."
The Canucks were talking to Edler and his agent Mark Stowe prior to the lockout. The team had tied up winger Alex Burrows and were looking to do the same with Edler.
"We kind of ran out of time there," Edler explained. "It's nice to get it done before the season started. It's a great city, great fans, great organization. It was a no-brainer."
Edler is making a prorated $3.25 million this season, the exact same money he will make in the first year of the extension. The contract then moves to $4.25 million in 2014-15, hits $6 million for the next three years before falling back to $4.5 million in 2018-19 when Edler will be 33.
The only question mark about the length of the contract would be the recurring back issues that have dogged the big Swede. He required surgery that cost him 31 games in 2010-11 and, this past fall, he remained under the team's care during the lockout until mid-December to take further treatment. He claimed Saturday he was healthy.
"My back has been feeling good so I don't think it was an issue," Edler stated.
Selected 91st overall in 2004 by former GM Dave Nonis, Edler was part of a draft class that included Cory Schneider and Jannik Hansen.


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Draper defends an evidential argument from evolution for naturalism. In other words, Draper's argument does not claim that evolution is logically inconsistent with the existence of God. Rather, it claims that known facts about evolution that are consistent with theism nevertheless provide evidence against it.
This argument is focused on God in general, not necessarily the Christian God. Draper argues that, all other things held equal, known facts about the origin of complex life are prima facie evidence against theism.
Informal Statement of the Argument
This argument assumes the truth of biological evolution; for a defense of that assumption, see the Talk.Origins archive. To be sure, biological evolution is logically compatible with theism; God could have used evolution to create life. But if theism were true, God could have also used many other methods to create life, methods which are impossible if naturalism is true. In contrast, if naturalism is true, evolution pretty much has to be true. Furthermore, since theism implies a metaphysical dualism, it is antecedently likely on theism that minds are fundamentally nonphysical entities and therefore that conscious life is fundamentally different from nonconscious life. But this in turn makes it likely that conscious life was created independently of nonconscious life--that evolution is false. Thus, the scientific fact of biological evolution is more likely on the assumption that naturalism is true than on the assumption that theism is true.
genetic thesis: all evolutionary change in populations of complex organisms either is or is the result of trans-generational genetic change.
evolution: the geneaological thesis conjoined with the genetic thesis
Darwinism: the much more specific claim that natural selection operating on random genetic mutation is the principal mechanism driving the evolutionary change that results in increased complexity
supernatural person: a person that is neither a part nor a product of the physical universe
perfect person: perfect in power (omnipotent), perfect in knowledge (omniscient), and perfect in moral goodness (morally perfect).
God: a perfect supernatural person
theism: the hypothesis that God is the creator of the physical universe.
metaphysical naturalism: the hypothesis that the universe is a closed system, which means that nothing that is not part of the natural world affects it.
Note: Draper mentions Darwinism only to clarify that his argument is not an evidential argument for naturalism from Darwinism, which would be question-begging, but an evidential argument for naturalism from evolution (as defined above).
Logical Form
(2) The statement that pain and pleasure systematically connected to reproductive success is antecedently much more probable on the assumption that evolutionary naturalism is true than on the assumption that evolutionary theism is true.
(3) Therefore, evolution conjoined with this statement about pain and pleasure is antecedently very much more probable on the assumption that naturalism is true than on the assumption that theism is true. [From 1 and 2]
(4) Naturalism is at least as plausible as theism.
(5) Therefore, other evidence held equal, naturalism is very much more probable than theism. [From 3 and 4]
(6) Naturalism entails that theism is false.
(7) Therefore, other evidence held equal, it is highly probable that theism is false. [From 5 and 6]
Pr(x/y): the epistemic probability of any proposition x conditional upon y
">!": "is much more probable than"
">!!": "is very much more probable than"
E: evolution
T: theism
N: metaphysical naturalism
P: pain and pleasure are systematically connected to reproductive success (cf. Draper's argument from the biological role of pain and pleasure)
(2) Pr(P/E&N) >! Pr(P/E&T).
(3) Pr(E&P/N) >!! Pr(E&P/T). (From 1 and 2)
(4) Other evidence held equal, Pr(N) >= Pr(T).
(5) Therefore, other evidence held equal, Pr(N/E&P) >!! Pr(T/E&P). (From 3 and 4)
(6) Naturalism entails that theism is false.
(7) Therefore, other evidence held equal, Pr(T/E&P) <!! 1/2. (From 5 and 6)
Draper's Defense of His Premises
First Premise
Here, again, is Draper's first premise:
(1) Pr(E/N) >! Pr(E/T).
Pr(E/N) >! Pr(E/T) iff Pr(~S&*E/N) >! Pr(~S&E/T)
Using axioms of the probability calculus, this becomes:
Pr(E/N) >! Pr(E/T) iff Pr(~S/N) x Pr(E/~S & N) >! Pr(~S/T) x Pr(E/~S&T)
Therefore, Draper's strategy for showing that Pr(E/N) >! Pr(E/T) is to show that
A. Pr(~S/N) >! Pr(~S/T), and
B. Pr(E/~S&N) >= Pr(E/~S&T)
Draper's Defense of A
Given T, however, S might be true. So Pr(~S/T) <1. Therefore, Pr(~S/N) > Pr(~S/T). But, Draper observes, we can make a much more interesting claim than that, namely, that Pr(~S/T) <= 1/2. In other words, Pr(S/T) >= 1/2. The reasons for believing this are as follows:
- "At first glance, it seems that the evidence for evolution is the only strong reason theists have for believing that God is not a special creator (which is to say that we don't have any strong antecedent reasons for believing this)."
- "We know by past experience that God, if He exists, has at least latent deistic tendencies." Even independent of the evidence for evolution, the past success of naturalistic science does provide some reason for theists to believe that God is not a special creator.
- Theists have a very strong antecedent reason for believing that God did create at least some complex life independently: the division between conscious and nonconscious life is enormously significant if theism is true.
- "Before Darwin, many theists were special creationists."
Draper's Defense of B
N entails that S is false, so ~S&N is logically equivalent to just N. Given that complex life exists, what makes evolution so likely given N is the lack of plausible naturalistic alternatives to evolution.
Therefore, Pr(E/~S&N) >= Pr(E/~S & T).
Second Premise
Recall that P represents the statement, "pain and pleasure are systematically connected to reproductive success." Here, again, is Draper's second premise:
(2) Pr(P/E&N) >! Pr(P/E&T).
In order to see why, let's bring Darwinism (D) back into the conversation. Recall that D is the claim that natural selection operating on random genetic mutation is the principal mechanism driving the evolutionary change that results in increased complexity. D is much more probable given evolutionary naturalism than given theism.
Pr(D/E&N) !> Pr(D/E&T)
First, consider Pr(D/E&N).
- D explains the increase in the complexity of life over time better than other potential naturalistic explanations;
- D solves an explanatory problem for naturalism: the problem of explaining teleological order in organic systems;
- Natural selection is just the sort of "blind" process one would expect to drive evolution if naturalism is true, since natural selection explains teleological order in organic systems without itself displaying such order
For these reasons, then, Pr(D/E&N) !> Pr(D/E&T).
Let us now return to the second premise:
(2) Pr(P/E&N) !> Pr(E&T).Here are the supporting arguments.
- E&N&D provide an antecedent reason for believing that pain and pleasure, like anything else produced by natural selection, will be systematically connected to reproductive success, which is what P states.
- Our background knowledge includes the fact many other parts of organic systems are systematically connected to reproductive success.
- Given E&T, however, P would be true only if the biological goal of reproductive success and some unknown justifying moral goal happened to coincide in such a way that each could be simultaneously satisfied. That's a really big coincidence that E&N&D don't need.
- In fact, evolutionary naturalism (E&N) entails nothing that would provide an antecedent reason for doubting that pain and pleasure will resemble other parts of organic systems by being systematically connected to reproductive success. On the assumption that E&N is true, it would be extremely surprising if pain and pleasure appeared to be anything but morally random, whereas on the assumption that theism is true, a discernible moral pattern would be less surprising.
Related Posts
"Summary and Assessment of the Craig-Draper Debate on the Existence of God" (1998) by Jeffery Jay Lowder
"The Problem of Evil: Part One"
"Religious Experience and the Evidential Argument from Evil" by David Silver
"Natural Selection and the Problem of Evil: An Evolutionary Model with Application to Ancient Debate" (2011) by Robert K. Fleck
"The Problem of Evil" by William Lane Craig (search for "Draper" to find the relevant section)
"A Dozen Arguments for Atheism" by Richard Spencer
Cf. "Darwin's Doubts and the Problem of Animal Pain" by Eric Russert Kraemer


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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Board Games, Like CCGs, are Cardboard Crack
These same hordes spent the last ten year spending even more time and money to get the latest board games. Every year, they bought dozens of games, played them twice, once, or not at all, and then anticipated the next game and the next purchase.
The amount of time and money they spent over the last ten years on an endless series of newer board games probably equaled or exceeded what they would have spent on CCGs during this same period. The question is: who had more fun? Those that continued to play CCGs all decade, or those that denounced them as cardboard crack and went on to spend their time playing that endless series of board games?
Probably both teams win.
The constant need to buy what is anticipated as later and greater is called "the cult of the new". The best ten games of 2009 are not really better than the best ten games of 2000. For those that bought the best best games every year, the enjoyment came from the anticipation, the acquisition, and the new experience of each game, not from the solidity of the game itself. Familiar games, like familiar songs, electronics, or movies, may be nice, but they're familiar.
Was that really the best use of your money? Unlike songs, many movies, and some books, the best games reward reuse by being different every time you play them. (In fact, one game genre fits that description pretty well: CCGs.)
Of course, someone has to buy, play, and review the games for the rest of us to know which of those games are most likely to be the ones we'll want to replay. When do you - non-journalist - stop looking at what you don't have and enjoy what you have?
If the answer is never, at least stop looking down on others who enjoy the same thing you do.
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- Unknown said...
I stopped playing MTG after a long 7 years.
I replaced it with "Metal Crack".
Miniature Tabletop War-games suck up just as much time as CCGs. The difference is, depending on company, that your stuff doesn't become obsolete within' a year.
I keep buying new stuff, and there is always new stuff to buy, but I keep using my old stuff just as often.
And I have about 6 board games, but I concede the only reason I don't have double that amount by now, is I spend it all on miniatures :)
- January 27, 2010 at 12:00 AM
- Dragonbear82 said...
Then there are those lunatics like me who try and do both. I take a break from MTG every now and then, but always come back to it and I'm always buying boardgames too. Currently I'm on break from MTG and yet I've been spending more and more time on boardgames.
It is at the point where I've been wondering lately if I am addicted to boardgames. My wife laughed and asked if I thought I would get fired any time soon because of my addiction. I'm still not sure I agree with that. All I can say in defense is that my addictions are less dangerous and costly than narcotics (I think, I don't really know what the going rate on narcotics is I might be wrong) and they have yet to have any major negative impacts on my life.
- January 27, 2010 at 6:45 PM
- Jeff Myers said...
Strangely, this has been a topic of discussion lately in my game group, since a friend and I started playing CCGs again in 2009.
It started with a couple of starter packs of the WoW CCG I got for free at a con. We enjoyed it enough to buy a bunch of used cards online. We paid very little, and still had all the enjoyment of playing.
We enjoyed that enough to remember how much we used to like the Vs CCG, and so we did the same thing. We bought used cards online and got hours of gametime for a small amount of cash.
- January 28, 2010 at 12:43 AM
- Yehuda Berlinger said...
There must be a formula for the optimum time to buy a game, weighing how long the game has been out, how log since you've played a new game, and how often you play.
- February 1, 2010 at 1:40 AM


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Broccoli and Orzo Recipe
A simple side dish which combines orzo, a rice shaped pasta with fresh broccoli, garlic and oil. A perfect side for fish or chicken or enjoy it as a main meal. This was one from the archives that was ((gasp)) missing a photo. As soon as I realized this I whipped this up real quick and updated this post.
I love orzo as a side dish because it's quick and incorporates my vegetables and carbohydrates all into one easy dish. If you can find whole wheat orzo, it's great here too. I make often and everyone loves it, sometimes I even enjoy it alone for lunch by doubling the portion. Enjoy!
Broccoli and Orzo
Servings: 4 • Serving Size: 3/4 cup • Points +: 5 pts • Smart Points: 4
Calories: 174.1 • Fat: 4.3 • Carbs: 30.2 • Fiber: 3.8 • Protein: 6.0
4.5 oz uncooked orzo pasta
2 cups of fresh broccoli florets only (no stems)
4 cloves garlic, smashed and finely chopped
3 tsp extra virgin olive oil
salt and fresh pepper to taste
Trim stems off broccoli, cut into small pieces and season with salt. Steam covered with a little water until cooked, careful not to overcook. When broccoli is cooked, remove from pan and chop into smaller pieces.
Meanwhile, cook pasta in medium pot of salted water as directed for al dente. Reserve about 1/2 cup liquid before draining. Drain orzo in a colander and add the oil to the pot. Saute garlic a few minutes until golden, add broccoli, season with salt and mix well. Add orzo and stir to combine all. Add a little reserved liquid as needed so pasta isn't dry. Serve with freshly grated cheese if desired (optional).
Makes 3 cups.
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Honda : Canard Captures Second Overall At Spring Creek National
The excitement continued this past Saturday at Spring Creek Motocross Park in Millville, MN, for round nine of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship series, and the Honda Red Riders put together stellar performances all day. Team Honda Muscle Milk's Trey Canard logged his best finish of the season for second overall with 2-2 scores. Muscle Milk-supported GEICO Honda rider Eli Tomac swept the 250 class for a second consecutive week with two impressive come-from-behind performances. With three rounds remaining, Tomac holds a 27-point championship lead over second place.
450 Race
When the gate dropped for moto one of the 450 class, it was Team Honda Muscle Milk's Justin Barcia who grabbed the Motorcycle-Superstore.com holeshot and took over the early lead. Closely in tow was teammate Trey Canard, who also nailed down an exceptionally great start aboard his CRF450R. By the halfway mark the Honda duo had fallen into second and third and were in a heated battle for second, but Canard ultimately made the pass on his teammate and continued to work his way towards the leader. By the final lap he had closed the gap to within one second of the leader; unfortunately he didn't have enough time to make the pass and ultimately settled for second. Barcia maintained his position and took the checkered in third.
Canard and Barcia launched off the line in the second moto and quickly made their way into third and fourth by the end of the opening lap. Barcia moved past his teammate on the second lap and maintained his third-place position throughout the majority of the moto. With five laps remaining Barcia made a mistake in the sand whoops, allowing Canard and another rider past. He was able to recover and still finish a solid fifth place in the race. Canard set his sights on the rider in front of him, and once within striking distance was able to make a pass stick and take over second with only three laps remaining. Canard's 2-2 finishes left him second overall for the day, his best finish of the motocross season. Barcia finished just shy of the podium in fourth overall with his 3-5 scores.
"It was a really great day all around," explained Canard. "The whole day was very needed and I really enjoyed it all. Timed qualifying practice was the best it's been all year for me with two thirds. I got good starts both motos, which has also been a struggle all year, and then two good motos. I was really excited to be in the front battling with the top guys. Both Ryans (Dungey and Villopoto) and James (Stewart) have been a large step ahead all year and they may be still, but it was nice to be up there racing with them. We made some changes to the bike, which I think really helped today so I am excited to see how the rest of the season goes."
"First moto was good. I got the holeshot so that really helped," stated Barcia. "I was battling most of the race with Trey and then towards the end made a little mistake and got cross-rutted on the face of a jump and I ended up just cruising in for third, which was good after the bad weekends I have had recently. The second moto started out good too; I was up front battling but made a mistake and ended up going down, which cost me a few positions and I ended up fifth. It wasn't awesome but we definitely made a lot of progress with me and the bike so we are ready to get back out there and race Unadilla."
250 Race
Muscle Milk-backed GEICO Honda's Eli Tomac continued his winning ways on Saturday with two moto victories, allowing him to take over the 250 class championship points lead. In moto one, Tomac sat in 14th after the first lap but began methodically moving his way past the rest of the riders. By the halfway mark Tomac had taken over the lead, and carried it all the way to the finish. With his title rival unable to collect any points after a DNF, Tomac took over the points lead with ease. In the second moto, he got another less-than-desirable start but by lap five had made an incredible charge up to third. He went to work on the front-runners and despite their efforts they were not able to hold off the fierce Tomac. He took over the lead a few laps later and rode unchallenged all the way to the checkers to capture his fourth overall win of the season.
"It was an all-around awesome day," Tomac said. "The starts weren't there, but the rest of if was on point. My track at home is very similar to this one and I think that was a big help today. I tried to make my passes earlier and get them over with. I've been on the podium every race this season and I really wanted to stay up there. We're leaving here with the red plate and that is awesome."
It was another impressive showing for Muscle Milk-supported GEICO Honda's Justin Bogle, who captured sixth overall with 5-6 finishes. Bogle nailed down a third place start in the first moto and battled with the front-runners for much of the race until getting passed and settling for fifth. In the second race, he put together another strong performance to finish sixth.
"I think I rode well," stated Bogle. "It took me a while to get going today. I didn't have the best practice times but as soon as the gate dropped I started to figure it out. I got started around fifth or sixth and stayed there the whole time. I was battling with riders the whole time, just not moving forward. I felt like I rode really well, so I can't be bummed."
Wil Hahn came out of the gate strong in both motos, nailing down two Motorcycle-Superstore.com Holeshot awards and increasing his lead to eight points over second place in the chase for the $15,000 reward. He recorded a pair of eighth-place finishes, giving him eighth overall for the day.
"It seems like the holeshots have been the highlight of my weekend," explained Hahn. "I'm not getting the results I'm looking for after leading as many laps as I have. I am making progress, but I really want to be on the podium. I keep improving, but I definitely still have some things I need to work on."
Zach Osborne finished 10th overall for the day with 11-9 scores aboard his Muscle Milk-supported GEICO Honda CRF250R.
The Focus: Factory Mechanic Mike Tomlin Bio
The relationship between a rider and a mechanic is a special thing. It may take a while for the relationship to form, but after it does, it is a true bond—the mechanic knowing exactly how the rider wants his bike to be set up, and the rider trusting his mechanic to do so. Often times riders become so comfortable with their mechanics that they will do anything they can to keep them, even while transitioning to other teams. Team Honda Muscle Milk's Justin Barcia has seen ample amounts of success with his long-time race mechanic Mike Tomlin, who he brought over from the GEICO Honda squad.
"I have been Justin's race mechanic for five years now. One year of amateurs and then the last four years as a pro," explained Tomlin. "He joined the Factory Connection amateur team, and I started helping him at the amateur races while also working for one of the team's pro riders. When he turned pro, I took over the role as his full-time race mechanic. My favorite memory with Justin is winning our first outdoor race at Southwick in 2009. He won the first moto and in the second moto the gate dropped but bounced back up, he started dead last and still finished third. He was riding unreal that day and it was so cool to watch. Both Supercross championships were also very special to me. We have a really strong relationship, so I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to move with him from GEICO Honda to factory Honda Muscle Milk Team at the end of last year. It has been a great experience and I am looking forward to many more years with Justin."
450 Class Overall Results
1. James Stewart 1-3
2. Trey Canard (Honda) 2-2
3. Ryan Dungey 5-1
4. Justin Barcia (Honda) 3-5
5. Ryan Villopoto 6-4
6. Andrew Short 7-8
7. Mike Alessi 11-6
8. Chad Reed (Honda) 10-7
9. Jake Weimer 9-9
10. Broc Tickle 8-10
450 Class Championship Points (after 9 of 12 rounds)
1. Ryan Villopoto 413
2. Ryan Dungey 379
3. Justin Barcia 307
4. James Stewart 269
5. Trey Canard 263
6. Mike Alessi 195
7. Andrew Short 191
8. Jake Weimer 184
9. Broc Tickle 183
10. Josh Grant 176
250 Class Overall Results
1. Eli Tomac (Honda) 1-1
2. Marvin Musquin 4-4
3. Jason Anderson 3-5
4. Jeremy Martin 2-7
5. Blake Baggett 6-3
6. Justin Bogle (Honda) 5-6
7. Wil Hahn (Honda) 8-8
8. Justin Hill 7-11
9. Ken Roczen 35-2
10. Zach Osborne (Honda) 11-9
250 Class Championship Points (after 9 of 12 rounds)
1. Eli Tomac 405
2. Ken Roczen 378
3. Marvin Musquin 334
4. Blake Baggett 295
5. Zach Osborne 261
6. Jason Anderson 238
7. Justin Bogle 209
8. Jeremy Martin 207
9. Kyle Cunningham 183
10. Cooper Webb 170


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HOLLYWOOD, Fla. � Now that negotiators for the NFL owners and players have pretty much stopped yelling at each other, now that this senseless lockout finally seems to be winding down, we�re that much closer to the return of a different sort of yellin
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Now that negotiators for the NFL owners and
players have pretty much stopped yelling at each other, now that
this senseless lockout finally seems to be winding down, we're that
much closer to the return of a different sort of yelling.
The more traditional form, you might say.
Coaches yelling at players.
On the field. In the weight room.
Loudly. Publicly. Daily.
Dolphins wide receiver Davone Bess, overseeing a 3-on-3 charity
basketball tournament to benefit his Bess Route Foundation, smiled
Saturday when I reminded him he really hasn't been yelled at since
the end of the 2010 regular season.
"Quite frankly, we kind of miss it," Bess said in the
blazing-hot parking lot at Seminole Hard Rock. "We'll get a rude
awakening real quick when we get back."
Bess and the rest of the Dolphins have been enjoying a rare form
of peace and quiet the past 61/2 months, a period that's about to
come crashing down as soon as training camps open.
On time, it now appears.
Oh, sure, most NFL players have been keeping themselves in top
shape during the four-month lockout, whether through grueling
workouts with their personal trainers or via player-organized
Panthers wide receiver David Clowney pointed out his two-a-day
workouts have occupied him five days a week.
There also was a two-week camp in Charlotte that more than 50
Panthers attended.
"We're all still working hard, we all still push each other,"
Clowney said. "Whether the coaches are there or not, we all still
have the work ethic to make sure we're in shape and get the job
done the right way."
Maybe so, but there's a big difference between getting urged on
by your peers, whether current teammates or respected opponents,
and hearing the shrill anger of a middle-aged man in coach's
As Bess can attest, you haven't really been yelled at until
you've been yelled at by Tony Sparano.
The Dolphins' coach has that piercing, sarcastic voice that can
knock a wayward player back on track in a hurry. And he's hardly
the only voice of, er, reason that's been resting up throughout
this dry period.
Just imagine the withdrawal all these coaches have been going
through without a team to motivate.
Woe unto the telemarketer who unsuspectingly interrupts the
dinner hour of a pro coach during this lockout.
Not sure who wants this thing to end more, the television
networks or the families (and pets) of bored, pent-up NFL
"I think I've been coached by just about every type of coach,"
said Giants safety Antrel Rolle. "Coaches that yell and scream.
Coaches that would just look at you and you know exactly what he
means. Coaches that want to sit down and talk with you."
His current head coach, Tom Coughlin, comes from the same school
that produced Sparano's hard-driving style.
The Bill Parcells School of Constant Button Pushing.
"I think I get yelled at way too much, to be honest with you,"
Rolle said with a laugh. "I'm definitely not missing that
Bears safety Major Wright, who learned about tough love while
playing for legendary St. Thomas coach George Smith in high school,
said his trainer, Tony Villani, "gets on us pretty hard."
Yet the fact remains, all these personal trainers work for the
players, not the other way around. If a trainer pushes too far or
says the wrong thing, it's always possible he'll be working with
one fewer client the next day.
Not so in the team-run weight room.
Nor, by extension, on the field or in the meeting rooms of a pro
football facility.
"There's nothing like a coach really getting after you," Wright
said. "It makes you the player that you are. It shows the coaches
care about what you do."
That rude awakening is right around the corner.


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Spotlight: Products
Issue: Volume 34 Issue 1: (Jan-Feb 2011)
Spotlight: Products
Product: Modeling
Luxology Delivers Modo 501
Luxology revolutionized 3D modeling when it introduced Modo several years ago; recently, the company delivered the next evolution of modeling, painting, and rendering with Modo 502 for the PC and Macintosh.
Software that includes 3D modeling and sculpting tools, plus animation and network rendering, Modo 501 offers enhancements in workflow, performance, and extensibility. Pixar Subdivision surfaces have been added for sharper creases and improved transferability, while sculpting tools now work on multi-resolution meshes, thereby facilitating both coarse and fine adjustments to surfaces as needed. The advent of RayGL brings even greater realism in Modo viewports, effectively merging modeling and rendering, while animation rigging has become more simplified with a visual connection editor. Moreover, users can direct the Preview Renderer to work first on areas located under the mouse, and then progressively resolve to near-final image quality. And, one-click modeling tools and improved snapping accelerate common modeling operations for addressing common tasks quickly.
One of the biggest improvements can be seen in the rendering, which is faster and cleaner. Modo 501 gains, on average, a 30 to 40 percent increase in rendering speed, which benefits both final rendering and texture-baking operations. Depth-of-field quality is enhanced as well, while bump and displacement mapping is crisper, fur can display kink and frizz effects, and a new occlusion texturing option generates worn and weathered effects automatically.
Modo 501 also sports improvements to the SDK to enable third-party developers to introduce totally new items, commands, and tools. Plug-ins can now create geometry parametrically, which also can be converted to a mesh, and procedural textures can create keyframed, multichannel textures. Plug-ins can extend the Modo tool set by providing new ways to create and edit geometry, and command plug-ins enable the development of native C++ based actions.
While some things have changed, Modo's price has not, remaining at $995; upgrades from any version of the software costs $395.
3DVia Gets Users in Shape
3DVia rolled out the newest version of its 3D modeling software, 3DVia Shape 4.0, for creating any type of image quickly and easily with just the touch of a finger.
Designers use their fingers to generate a model within Shape 4.0, thanks to the software's multi-touch interface capability. With a touch-screen PC or tablet running Windows 7, they can use both hands to model creations as they would with clay.
Employing the new version, users can now work off-line, designing models without having to log in to 3DVia's Web site. Models can be made off-line as drafts and later uploaded to the site for publishing. Also new is the ability to view and experience Shape models in stereo 3D with any red/ blue anaglyph glasses. Additionally, users can take screenshots of their models and save them, even as an anaglyph for 3D viewing.
Shape 4.0 is available as a free download from the company's Web site at www.3dvia.com.
Product: CAD
Dassault Rolls Out New V6
Dassault Systèmes, a leader in 3D and PLM solutions, recently launched the latest version of its V6 release, V6R2011x. As a new step toward the company's lifelike experience vision, this release delivers competitive advantages in all three domains of the V6 organic architecture: rich applications, online platform, and universal services.
V6R2011x rich applications include 479 new functions and eight new solutions to support Dassault customers' collaborative creation processes for all targeted industries using Catia, Delmia, and Simulia brands. The V6R2011x Enovia online platform, meanwhile, delivers seven new products and 359 cross-industry and industry-specific functions. Enovia solutions focus on helping customers implement more efficient, innovation-driven governance and sourcing business processes. Enovia solutions rely on the V6 cloud-ready online platform for lifecycle and collaboration management.
The price tag for the new V6 release varies according to configuration.
Product: Color Grading
Blackmagic Updates DaVinci Resolve
Blackmagic Design has updated the DaVinci Resolve high-end color-grading system on Mac OS X and Linux to Version 7.1, now adding DaVinci's clustered multi-GPU processing power to Mac OS X systems when used with a PCI Express expansion chassis.
With the new DaVinci Resolve 7.1 update, Mac OS X users can take advantage of an improvement in processing power by installing multiple high-performance GPUs. This "supercomputer" processing power, previously only available on Linux systems, eliminates the single-GPU limit for a single computer and lets customers increase processing power by adding additional GPUs as needed. Also supported in the 7.1 update is the ATI 5770 graphics card for the user interface and the Cubix x16 PCI Express expansion chassis for use with multiple GPUs. Support for the expansion chassis gives users the flexibility to install additional storage, video-capture cards, multiple Nvidia Quadro 4000 GPU processing cards, and Red Rocket cards.
The new offering contains upgraded support for Tangent Wave control surfaces and support for the JL Cooper Eclipse CX control surface, as well as new stereoscopic 3D color-grading controls. New file formats and codes are supported, as well.
DaVinci Resolve 7.1 is free of charge for all existing DaVinci Resolve 7 users and can be downloaded at www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/software. Also, new users can purchase the product starting at $995 from Blackmagic resellers.
Product: Middleware
Morpheme Gets a Booster Shot
Game technology and development company NaturalMotion rolled out Morpheme 3.0, a new version of its animation middleware for creating high-quality, believable characters that greatly streamlines the process of authoring rich character animations while adding full support for Microsoft's Kinect and Sony's Move controller technologies.
Designed to give developers and animators creative control, Morpheme 3.0 saves time and resources with improved real-time, graphical authoring and previewing of in-game animation. In this version are new Active State Transitions and Self Transitions, speeding the task of creating responsive characters. Enhancements to the preview facility allow for easy prototyping and testing of interaction between multiple characters, while the asset management system efficiently organizes animation clips and speeds the building of physical characters.
Programmers can easily customize Morpheme 3.0 with the new Node Wizard while gaining insight into run-time execution via all-new deep debugging visualization within Connect. In addition, substantial reductions in run-time memory usage make it easy to work with the large asset libraries of AAA games. With Morpheme 3.0, users can also optionally add full support for Kinect and Move. Specific Kinect nodes filter and retarget data directly onto game character rigs, or allow players to control characters indirectly with gestures.
Product: Lighting
Lightmap Shines with Update
Lighting design can be one of the most time-consuming parts of the visualization process, particularly for those professionals seeking photorealistic results that are particularly well suited for design, advertising, and marketing imagery. To this end, Lightmap, maker of HDR Light Studio, is hoping to alleviate the workload associated with these related tasks by offering its HDR Light Studio 2.0.
The newest version of Lightmap's flagship product for interactive image-based lighting, HDR Light Studio 2.0 provides CG artists with an interactive tool for designing image-based lighting environments for their 3D models, and an accelerated way to light a 3D scene with photoreal results.
HDR Light Studio 1.5—previously launched in October— enables users to create their own HDRI maps, which are designed separately from the 3D model. The recently released Version 2.0, however, takes a new approach to lighting by providing real-time feedback on 3D models, whereby reflections and lights work in harmony to produce realistic rendered results. Updates in HDR Light Studio 2.0 include: a real-time lighting preview, support for .OBJ and .MI files, the use of photographic HDR environments, faster render times for final high-resolution HDRI output, larger and brighter lights, and more.
HDR Light Studio 2.0 is available now in two versions. The Standard Edition, which features the new LiveLight preview renderer, sells for approximately $650. The Pro Edition, which includes Live Light and HDRI background support, is priced at approximately $950.
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MONTGOMERY — Those drawn together and bound by the grief of losing a child came Sunday to St. Mary's Catholic Church to light candles for National Children's Memorial Day.
MONTGOMERY — Those drawn together and bound by the grief of losing a child came Sunday to St. Mary's Catholic Church to light candles for National Children's Memorial Day.
Mary Doherty of the Bereaved Parents Support Group of Orange County, who organized the event, said it is international — families across the world light candles at 7 p.m. in their respective time zones to create a 24-hour wave of light that circles the globe.
Inside the church, families and friends silently wiped tears from their eyes as a slideshow of children who had died was projected on a screen.
Images ranged from a smiling 20-something in military combat gear, to a young boy flying a kite, to a woman in a graduation gown and mortarboard.
Paula Lewis of Otisville said she lost both her husband and 14-year-old son when they drowned in a boating accident on the Hudson River in 1996.
She said the Bereaved Parents Support Group, now in its 25th year, helped her realize she wasn't alone in losing her child.
"It's a fellowship of grief where people can band together," said Lewis.
Doherty said her own son died in 2001 of cancer when he was 35. The group not only breeds a sense of community and support, she said, but helps educate others in how to deal with someone who's lost a child.
"I felt like I had a sign on my face that said 'My son died.' You kind of show people how to deal with you and you have to show them the way," said Doherty.
The Sunday ceremony, attended by about 100 people, reached its peak as the lights dimmed and everyone lit thin, white candles. The church filled with flickering light and the smell of melting wax.
Sixty names of children who died were read.
Mark and Shelley Byrne of Middletown said the ceremony was bittersweet. But they added that, 16 years after losing their 19-year-old son, there is hope for loved ones of children who have died.
"There is a way to feel better, in time," said Shelley Byrne.


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The holiday weekend approaches! As I myself am going on holiday (Yellowstone, first time! Apparently it is going to, um, snow) I'm going to do a
shorter less dense post with a few recommendations of, hey it's not rocket science, food and film.
First, the food.
Savory: I stumbled on this recipe for Pasta with Carrots, Risotto-Style a couple of days ago. I had all the ingredients on hand and it sounded so intriguing, I gave it a try. Wow. This is a keeper, to be made over and over again. I've cooked pasta this way before, like risotto. It's a great way to make pasta, if you don't mind the extra stirring, as it creates a wonderfully creamy texture, much more so than when you make pasta the traditional way. With such a simple list of ingredients, however, I wasn't expecting such a rich, satisfyingly flavorful dish. This is seriously good. It's very savory, yet the carrots add a touch of sweet that is killer.
I used penne, given penne is what I had on hand. It worked perfectly. I also added some white wine along with the first two cups of broth. I had a bottle open on the counter, of course, and given white wine is almost always added to risotto, I figured it couldn't be too bad of an idea here. It wasn't. I highly recommend doing the same. Give the recipe a try, it immediately leapt onto my 'staple' list.
Click here for the rest of the post, more food and film picks!


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Another WebGL experiment with Three.js Real world sky dome lighting and shading: http://www.vill.ee/rig
Not really finished (nothing ever is) but working features so far are:
Physically Based Atmosphere shaderIrradiance bake (using three.js IcosahedronGeometry for sampling directions)Blurry reflectionsReal world sun positioning with Google MapsCloud cover from Google Maps Weather Layer...
And things I'm hoping to add
Google Maps WebGL buildings (possible?)Moon and accurate starsFog, Rain, Snow from Google WeatherCloud animation from Google Weather wind directionCloud lightingProper irradiance samplingSun directional light hack needs proper sampling tooUpload source code somewhere useful but currently can be sourced from vill.ee/rig/full.html
Bug in Three.js. When normal maps in use, cube reflection map coordinates are wrong. World normals are replaced with view normals and thats incorrect.Only works in Chrome for some reason
Libraries and source codes used:
Three.js, Atmosphere Shader, snoise, SunCalc, dat.gui, Google Maps, jQuery, Raphaël
Updated 05-07-2014 at 01:06 PM by Artur


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Since about September, Facebook has offered its advertisers a powerful new way to track its users as they surf the Web: It's called "phone number retargeting." (The move comes separately to Facebook's effort earlier this year to collect its users' mobile phone numbers to prevent security breaches.)
More recently, according to AdExchanger, Facebook has also developed a new "conversion pixel" — basically a type of tracking device — within ads displayed on Facebook.
The combination of phone retargeting and conversion pixels theoretically allows advertisers to target you directly with ads and then measure exactly how you respond to them, whether by clicking, ignoring, or buying something from the advertiser's site. The process is anonymous, in that advertisers can't identify you by name. They do know, however, that they're targeting you based on your phone number.
Some advertisers have been doing this kind of thing on other websites for years. But most Facebook users don't know it's going on within Facebook.
The primary reason Facebook prompts users for a mobile phone number is to prevent account hacking. Earlier this year, Facebook began asking every user for a phone number for "security" purposes. Here's what Facebook says about that:
Those numbers, it turns out, are NOT being sold to advertisers.*
Rather, Facebook also collects users' phone numbers when they are entered in other parts of a users' account information. Those numbers are then made available to advertisers as part of its new Custom Audience targeting product. "Audiences can be defined by either user email address, Facebook UIDs, or user phone numbers," the product states.
Here's how it works: Let's say you are a member of your local gym. You probably gave the gym your phone number. But then you let your membership lapse, and now the gym wants to persuade you to come back. The gym can cross-reference its list of members' phone numbers with users' phone numbers on Facebook, and serve an ad on the page of any user with a matching number. Suddenly, you're seeing ads that say, "Get 10% off if you rejoin your local gym!"
Advertisers can combine such a campaign with ads that carry a conversion pixel, which will enable a "cookie" to track what you do so that the gym can see how successful its campaign was.
There's a level of privacy built in to the system: Although your phone number will be targeted by ads, the number will be "hashed," meaning that the system disguises it by replacing it with random code, making you anonymous. So the gym might target 100 phone numbers, but it won't know which of those specific people actually responded to the ad (until they pay for a membership online, of course). All the gym will know is that a certain number responded to the ad, and that those users must have been on the original phone list.
*Correction: This item originally said, incorrectly, that security phone numbers were used for advertiser retargeting. The company tells us that these numbers are kept separate and NOT used for that purpose.
Disclosure: The author owns Facebook stock.


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Welcome to our last part of the year on the last day of the year! And what potential we have for the party, too. I giggled this week when I visited The Text This Week and found a gazillion of options for this Sunday. In what direction are you going?
- The Wise Guys and Epiphany? (Children's time suggestion might be a Chalk Blessings.)
- New Year (Maybe an interactive sermon time with discernment of what God might be calling the church to join in the New Year)
- Holy Name of Jesus (Children's time idea - - Bring a baby name book, or if you have the capability do on-line searches in real time, looking up name meanings of the kids. Then talk about what Jesus' name/s is/are, why he has it/them. Another variation might be to talk about who gives people their names.)
- Mary, the Holy Mother of God (I gotta admit, this one is about as foreign to my Presbyterian-self as it could be. Yet this post that I found via friends on the Incarnation has a lot to say about the woman who brought the incarnation into "caro.")
- and last but not least, good ol' Christmas 1B (I LOVE LOVE LOVE Simeon and Anna. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Anna, but it's actually Simeon who reminds me of my husband's grandmother. She was so excitedly awaiting great-grandchildren in her life that the quilt she gave us upon that blessed child's birth, on her own birthday I might add, was graced with a label saying "For my first great-grandchild, with love, made in 1995." For those who don't know me that was not only 10 years before my baby girl was born, but the same year her father, the oldest grandchild, graduated from high school. Grandma was waiting a long time! In our congregation we will be singing the Song of Simeon as the prayer after communion.)
And then there's that totally non-pastoral question - - how in the world does writing a sermon fit into your New Year's Eve plans?
I'll start the morning off with the requisite fair trade coffee. I think my husband will be making pancakes, too. But, later in the evening we'll have to pop open our bubbly drinks of choice. I do drink champagne, but am totally looking forward to my favorite sparkling apple juice, too!!! The party to which we go offers both!
In the meantime, join this party in the comments. Looking forward to saying "Hi" to everyone who drops in!


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Servers provide dining and table service to our senior residents. Come join our unique restaurant-like atmosphere with better hours than your typical food service job. This position is paid an hourly wage rather than tips. Our servers are personable and friendly individuals who have the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. Our Servers must be comfortable speaking with residents about menu items and ensuring they understand the options available.
Sagora Senior Living is one of the top 50 senior housing operators in the United States offering independent living, assisted living, and memory care services. We are looking for compassionate and caring individuals to join our team to uphold our "Residents First" philosophy. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package along with additional company perks.
If you are looking for a rewarding position and a great company culture, we urge you to apply!
Position details:
- Community name: Lyndale San Angelo
- City, State: San Angelo, Texas
- Community details: www.sagora.com/Sagora-san-angelo
- Status: Full time and Part time
- Shift/hours: shift times vary
- Assist in all areas of meal preparation, serving, and cleanup
- Maintain the flow of service from the kitchen to the dining room to ensure all residents receive their preferences in both food and beverages timely
- Keep the dining room clean and service ready at all times
- Set up tables and beverage station
- Deliver meals to resident rooms as needed
- Collect and wash dishes and utensils from tables and store properly
- Provide necessary assistance to the Dining Room Manager
- 6 months of experience in a commercial kitchen operation offering table service preferred, but not required
- Must have or be able to obtain Food Handler, ServSafe, or other state required certification within 60 days of hire
- The ideal candidate will be caring, organized, and able to multi-task
- Must be able to read, write, and communicate effectively with residents, families, guests, and other associates in English


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Whether you're looking for the new Kia Rio or a Kia Sedona, our Kia car dealership is sure to have what you're looking for. Westerville drivers also like that they are able to find a grand selection of Kia models for sale––some Kia models are even under $10K in Columbus!
No matter what you're looking for, you'll be sure to find it at Capital Kia–-we are a Kia car dealership that knows what they're doing.
Our Kia car dealership is dedicated to providing you with the services and specials you need. Whether you're looking to upgrade your new Kia with new parts and accessories or you want to talk about financing a newer year model, we can assist you. Please reach out to our dealership the next time you have questions about sales, service, or upgrades. We are here to help you on your Kia journey!