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Equipment and Processing Report
Experts share insights into analytical tools and techniques.
Lyophilization presents challenges in defining and accurately measuring critical process and product parameters (CPPs) in laboratory and commercial scales. Pharmaceutical Technology spoke to Henning Gieseler, group leader, Freeze Drying Focus Group, in the Division of Pharmaceutics at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg; Yves Mayeresse, director, Manufacturing Center of Excellence Filling and Freeze-Drying Operations, at GSK Biologicals; Steven Nail, principal scientist at Baxter Pharmaceutical Solutions; Trevor Page, group technical director, and Manfred Steiner, area sales manager, both at GEA Pharma Systems; and Michael J. Pikal, professor of pharmaceutics at the School of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut, to discuss analysis and scale-up methods.
PharmTech: What analytical tools and techniques are essential for a quality by design (QbD) approach to a lyophilized product? Are there any gaps in current technology in this area?
Gieseler (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg): An innovative, process analytical technology (PAT) approach to freeze-drying requires a PAT tool that allows for the determination of CPPs, such as product interface temperature and product resistance, for the batch as a whole (i.e., batch method). Ideally, the technology should be applicable in all scales of equipment. As a compromise, two different technologies (i.e., one applied in the laboratory and one in production) can be used, but they must provide reliable and comparable measures of the same parameter without an inherent scale factor.
In addition to the batch method, it is also necessary to have a noninvasive measurement (i.e., no contact with the product) of a CPP in a single vial. The reason for such a combination is simple. A batch method gives a global, average picture of product-drying performance, while the single-vial method determines specific product-drying performance at a given spot in the freeze dryer. This would help to delineate drying heterogeneity between vials (e.g., edge effects or hot or cold spots on the freeze dryer shelf), which is always present in a freeze dryer in whatever scale and which might even change over time in a given unit.
Mayeresse (GSK Biologicals): One of the current weak points of freeze drying is the absence of direct measurement during the process. In the past, product probes were used to monitor the freeze-drying cycle, but they were not really reliable. There are many reasons for this, but mainly they are invasive. As you modify the freezing of a vial with a metallic wire probe, it creates void around the wire that allows vapor to escape more quickly. Today, automatic loading systems mean that these probes cannot be used anymore. However, new PAT tools are appearing on the market.
Nail (Baxter Pharmaceutical Solutions): We use tuneable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) as the main PAT for design-space development. It isn't essential, but it greatly decreases the time and effort required to construct a design space. We have found TDLAS to give accurate mass flow rates on laboratory-scale equipment, usually within about 6% as compared with gravimetric determination. We do this by weighing the filled vials and stoppers before and after freeze drying. However, TDLAS on production-scale equipment is considerably less accurate because of complexities in the dynamics of water-vapor flow from the chamber to the condenser in large-scale, freeze-drying equipment.
Page/Steiner (GEA Pharma Systems): The most important aspects of understanding the lyophilization process are those that provide insight into the individual vial rather than simply measuring the integrated effect on the headspace. Simple aggregated measurements, such as chamber pressure, or more complex measurements, like the application of mass spectrometers to the chamber gas, all have value for overall process control.
To understand the range of process conditions caused by both forced and natural variation within the overall system (i.e., equipment, vials, and product), it is important to be able to characterize the range of experiences of individual vials. However, the problem is that techniques examining the individual vial that can be used during development and validation are frequently difficult to deploy in a large-production dryer.
Pikal (University of Connecticut): The key properties to measure are product temperature and primary drying time. Unfortunately, product temperature in given vials cannot be measured in a representative way. Inserting temperature probes reduces the degree of super-cooling, making the measured temperatures nonrepresentative of the batch as a whole. This problem can be circumvented by using controlled ice nucleation. However, although this technique is available in both laboratory and production equipment, it is not routinely used in manufacturing. Hopefully, this will change in the near future. There are also indirect ways to measure batch average temperature, such as manometric temperature measurement or, particularly, TDLAS, that could be used in manufacturing, but so far, this is not common practice.


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PBS Evolution Video explores the scientific meaning of the word "theory"
Original Version by G.R. Morton
In recent reading, Dembski and other ID proponents make the claim that evolution (or major supporting concepts for it) is increasingly being abandoned by scientists, or is about to fall. This claim has many forms and has been made now for over 195 years. This is a compilation of the claims over time. The purpose of this compilation is two-fold. First, it is to show that the claim has been made for a long, long time. Secondly, it is to show that entire careers have passed without seeing any of this movement away from evolution. Third, it is to show that the creationists are merely making these statements for the purpose of keeping hope alive that they are making progress towards their goal. In point of fact, no such progress is being made as anyone who has watched this area for the last 50 years can testify. The claim is false as history and present-day events show, yet that doesn't stop anyone wanting to sell books from making that claim. Now for the claims in chronological order.
"...Physical philosophy, for a long time past, had taken upon itself to deny the truth of the Mosaical statements, and often with much sarcasm, because it assigned a date of not more than about four thousand years ago, for the period of a Revolution which was able to cause marine substances to be imbedded in all parts of this inhabited earth; even in places the most remote from the sea, and in elevations very considerably above its present level. But, the progress of physical research during the last few years, conducted by naturalists of acute and honest minds, has at last terminated in so signal a concession to the testimony of the Mosaical record in this particular; that, added to the authority of Bacon's and Newton's philosophy, it renders that testimony paramount, as the rule by which all inquiries concerning revolutions general to the globe ought henceforth to be conducted. For, the mineral geology has been brought at length, by physical phenomena alone, to these conclusions; 'That the soils of all the plains were deposited in the bosom of a tranquil water; that their actual order is only to be dated from the period of the retreat of that water; that the date of that period is not very ancient; and, that it cannot be carried back above five or six thousand years.'" Granville Penn, Mineral and Mosaic Geologies, Vol. 2, (London: James Duncan, 1825), p. 6
Speaking of the diluvial theories of Granville Penn and the imminent demise of the old earth viewpoint:
"Till within a few years, these two [Neptunism and Huttonism] have been the prevailing system; but another has lately appeared which seems likely, I think, to supercede them: it is called by Mr. Granville Penn, who is its great champion, the MOSAIC GEOLOGY, because it is chiefly derived from the Mosaic History of the Creation and the Deluge." Granville Penn, Conversations on Geology, (London: J. W. Southgate and Son, 1840), p. 38
For those who don't know, Hutton was the predecessor of Charles Lyell and believed in an old earth without a global flood.
Of the concordance of history and the Biblical account:
"As time rolls on, new accessions of proof are unfolded; these will accumulate age by age continually, as Providence lifts the veil, until in the fulness of time, they shall merge into one mighty and irresistible blaze of truth, which will consume all the cobwebs of sophistry, and forever confound the infidel." John Murray, Truth of Revelation, (London: William Smith, 1840), p. xv, xvi
Of the disappearance of old earth geology and evolution [physical development]:
"Perhaps the author of the 'Rambles' could favour us with the induction process that converted himself; and, as the attainment of truth, and not victory, is my object, I promise either to acquiesce in or rationally refute it. Till then I hold by my antiquated tenets, that our world, nay, the whole material universe, was created about six or seven thousand years ago, and that in a state of physical excellence of which we have in our present fallen world only the 'vestiges of creation.' I conclude by mentioning that this view I have held now for nearly thirty years, and, amidst all the vicissitudes of the philosophical world during that period, I have never seen cause to change it. Of course, with this view I was, during the interval referred to, a constant opponent of the once famous, though now exploded, nebular hypothesis of La Place; and I yet expect to see physical development and long chronology wither also on this earth, now that THEIR ROOT (the said hypothesis) has been eradicated from the sky.[!!!]--I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, "Philalethes." Scottish Press, cited by Hugh Miller, Footsteps of the Creator, originally published in 1850. (Edinburgh: William Nimmo, 1869), p. 257
"[Richard] Owen says my book will be forgotten in ten years, perhaps so; but, with such a [short but prestigious] list [of scientific supporters], I feel convinced that the subject will not." [Darwin in a letter to J. D. Hooker, 3/3/1860].
"I have read lately so many hostile views [of The Origin of Species], that I was beginning to think that perhaps I was wholly in the wrong, and that Owen was right when he said the whole subject would be forgotten in ten years; but now that I hear that you and Huxley will fight publicly (which I am sure I never could do), I fully believe that our cause will, in the long run, prevail." [Darwin in a letter to J. D. Hooker, 7/2/1860].
"Long ago, when all astronomers as well as modern geologists, were against me in the then amalgamated nebular and geological hypotheses, I ventured to prophesy, and that on the principles of our starting postulates, that both these hypotheses, being spurious, were destined to succumb under the advancing light of science properly so called. One of these, and that by far the more plausible, has since become extinct. And now again I venture, (but indeed there is no venture in the case,) to repeat the same prophecy regarding the survivor, that the time is on the wing, whether we require to wait for it short or long, when it will follow its better-half to the lower regions." Patrick M'Farlane, Esq., L.M.V.I., Antidote Against the Unscriptural and Unscientific Tendency of Modern Geology; with Remarks on Several Cognate Subjects, (London: Passmore & Alabaster, 1871), p. 89
"There are some signs of this whimsical theory of Evolution soon taking another phase. Carl Vogt has given hints that perhaps they have, after all, made a mistake as to the line of descent. It may be found, he conjectures, that Man is not descended from the Ape family but from the Dog! "Other theories may soon be heard of--for the human mind is restless under the burthen of mystery." Thomas Cooper, Evolution, The Stone Book and The Mosaic Record of Creation, (London: Hodder and Stoughton), p. 186-187
"It is true that a tide of criticism hostile to the integrity of Genesis has been rising for some years; but it seems to beat vainly against a solid rock, and the ebb has now evidently set in. The battle of historical and linguistic criticism may indeed rage for a time over the history and date of the Mosaic law, but in so far as Genesis is concerned it has been practically decided by scientific exploration." ~ J. William Dawson, The Meeting Place of History and Geology, (New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1894), p. 206
"In conclusion, we venture to say that we expect one good result from the publication of Professor Prestwich's treatise, and that is that the flippant style of speaking of the Deluge, said to have been adopted in recent times by some who might, one would suppose, have known better, will henceforth be dropped;..." F. R. Wegg-Prosser, "Art. VIII.---Scientific Evidence of the Deluge," Dublin Review, p. 415
"It must be stated that the supremacy of this philosophy has not been such as was predicted by its defenders at the outset. A mere glance at the history of the theory during the four decades that it has been before the public shows that the beginning of the end is at hand." "Such utterances are now very common in the periodicals of Germany, it is said. It seems plain the reaction has commenced and that the pendulum that has swung so strongly in the direction of Evolution, is now oscillating the other way. It required twenty years for Evolution to reach us from abroad. Is it necesary for us to wait twenty years more to reverse our opinions?" Prof. Zockler, The Other Side of Evolution, 1903, p. 31-32 cited in Ronald L. Numbers, Creationism In Twentieth-Century America: A Ten-Volume Anthology of Documents, 1903-1961 (New York & London, Garland Publishing, 1995) Source: Talk Origins message news:email@example.com ...
"Today, at the dawn of the new century, nothing is more certain than that Darwinism has lost its prestige among men of science. It has seen its day and will soon be reckoned a thing of the past. A few decades hence when people will look back upon the history of the doctrine of Descent, they will confess that the years between 1860 and 1880 were in many respects a time of carnival; and the enthusiasm which at that time took possession of the devotees of natural science will appear to them as the excitement attending some mad revel." Eberhard Dennert, At the Deathbed of Darwinism, 1904, cited by Ronald L. Numbers, Creationism In Twentieth-Century America: A Ten-Volume Anthology of Documents, 1903-1961 (New York & London, Garland Publishing, 1995) Source: Talk Origins message news:firstname.lastname@example.com ...
Book title: Collapse of Evolution, by Luther Tracy Townsend -- Source: Talk Origins message news:firstname.lastname@example.com ... Presages Scott Huse's book by the same title in 1983
Of his theory of the flood, which he thought was being accepted, Isaac Vail wrote:
" It was this independent research in a very wide field of thought that led me to enlarge the pamphlet of 1874 to a book of 400 pages in 1885; and again it was revised and enlarged in 1902; and I have been greatly encouraged by the fact that this last edition is now used in some of the colleges, and in at least two universities as an educator. " "When the first volume was published in 1874 it was a rare thing to meet with a scientist who would admit that the earth had a ring system; to-day it is as rare to meet with one who does not concede the great fact, and the great problem is resolving itself into this form: How did the earth's rings fall back to the surface of the planet?" ~ Isaac Newton Vail, The Earth's Annular System, 4th ed. (Pasadena: The Annular World Co., 1912), p. v
Book title "The Passing of Evolution", by George Frederick Wright. Volume VII of the Fundamentals (1910-1915) . Source: Talk Origins message news:email@example.com ...
"The science of twenty or thirty years ago was in high glee at the thought of having almost proved the theory of biological evolution. Today, for every careful, candid inquirer, these hopes are crushed; and with weary, reluctant sadness does modern biology now confess that the Church has probably been right all the time" - George McCready Price, quoted in J. E. Conants The Church The Schools And Evolution (1922), p.18 Taken from Troy Britain's reply at http://www.talkorigins.org/origins/feedback/jul02.html
The American Association for the Advancement of Science felt forced to formally deny such a claim . They issued a report which says:
Since it has been asserted that there is not a fact in the universe in support of this theory, that it is a "mere guess" which leading scientists are now abandoning, and that even the American Association for the Advancement of Science at its last meeting in Toronto, Canada, approved this revolt against evolution, and
Inasmuch as such statements have been given wide publicity through the press and are misleading public opinion on this subject, therefore,
The Council of the American Association for the Advancement of Science has thought it advisable to take formal steps upon this matter, in order that there may be no ground for misunderstanding of the attitude of this Association, which is one of the largest scientific bodies in the world, with a membership of more than 11,000 persons, including the American authorities in all branches of science. The following statements represent the position of the Council with regard to the theory of evolution.
The Council of the Association affirms that, so far as the scientific evidences of evolution of plants and animals and man are concerned, there is no ground whatever for the assertion that these evidences constitute a "mere guess." No scientific generalization is more strongly supported by thoroughly tested evidences than is that of organic evolution." http://archives.aaas.org/docs/resolutions.php?doc_id=156
" I am convinced that science is making substantial progress. Darwinism has been definitely outgrown. As a doctrine it is merely of historical interest. True, the current teaching of geology still occupy the center of the stage, and the real modern discoveries which completely discredit these teachings are only beginning to get a hearing. The New Catastrophism is the theory of tomorrow in the science of geology; and under the teaching of this new view of geology the whole theory of evolution will take its place with the many perishing dreams and the wrecks of forgotten deliriums. And at that time the entire teaching of science along these lines will be found to be in complete harmony with the opening chapters of the Ancient Hebrew Scriptures. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." - George McCready Price, quoted in Alexander Hardies Evolution: Is It Philosophical, Scientific Or Scriptural? (1924), pp.125-126 Taken from Troy Britain's reply at http://www.talkorigins.org/origins/feedback/jul02.html
"The world has had enough of evolution In the future, evolution will be remembered only as the crowning deception which the arch-enemy of human souls foisted upon the race in his attempt to lead man away from the Savior. The Science of the future will be creationism. As the ages roll by, the mysteries of creation week will be cleared up, and as we have learned to read the secrets of creative power in the lives of animals and plants about us, we shall understand much that our dim senses cannot now fathom. If we hope to continue scientific study in the laboratories and fields of the earth restored, we must begin to get the lessons of truth now. The time is ripe for a rebellion against the dominion of evolution, and for a return to the fundamentals of true science," Back To Creationism. - Harold W. Clark (1929) Back To Creationism, p. 139 Taken from Troy Britain's reply at http://www.talkorigins.org/origins/feedback/jul02.html
"The chain of evidence that purports to support the theory of evolution is a chain indeed, but its links are formed of sand and mist. Analyze the evidence and it melts away; turn the light of true investigation upon its demonstrations and they fade like fog before the freshening breeze. The theory stands today positively disproved, and we will venture the prophecy that in another two decades, when younger men, free from the blind prejudices of a passing generation are allowed to investigate the new evidence, examine the facts, and form their own conclusions, the theory will take its place in the limbo of disproved tidings. In that day the world of science will be forced to come back to the unshakable foundation of fact that is the basis of the true philosophy of the origin of life." Harry Rimmer, The Theory of Evolution and the Facts of Science (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1935), p. 113-114
( I would like to thank J. Barber for pointing this out to me. He had previously quoted it at: http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/horses/eohippus_equus.html The above comes from my copy of the book.
"The Bible is the one foundation on which all true science must finally rest: because it is the one book of ultimate origins. Science established on this foundation will endure. In fact, there can be no true science without this foundation. False science must fall. Already, its decline is evident." L. Allen Higley, Science and Truth, (London: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1940), p. 10
"I suspect that the creationist has less mystery to explain away than the wholehearted evolutionist. On the balance of the things that I have both read and discovered for myself I am a creationist, so far as mega-evolution is concerned. By mega-evolution one refers to the origin of kingdoms, phyla, classes and orders, the largest groups in any classification of living things. I concede micro-evolution, of course, which is the origin by evolutionary processes of species, genera, and even families. An increasing number of thoughtful scientists seem to be adopting this view, which I should add is decades old, and far from being original." ~ Evan Shute, Flaws in the Theory of Evolution, (Nutley, New Jersey: Craig Press, 1961) p. 2
"In spite of the tremendous pressure that exists in the scientific world on the side of evolutionary propaganda, there are increasing signs of discontent and skepticism" ~ Henry Morris, The Twilight of Evolution, (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1963), p. 84
"Here and there, surprisingly enough, even in the standard scientific publications media, there are beginning to appear evidences of doubts concerning evolution. Nothing much which is overtly skeptical of evolution as a whole can be published, of course, but at least signs are appearing which indicate there may exist a very substantial substratum of doubt concerning evolution today." ~ Henry Morris, The Twilight of Evolution, (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1963), p. 84
"Indeed, of late, more and more have come to recognize not only the reality but also the importance of the spiritual. Dryden says that scientists have come to realize that atrophy of the moral and spiritual life is inconsistent with well-rounded development. " ~ John W. Klotz, Gene, Genesis and Evolution, (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1970), p. 14
"QUESTION--Do non-Christian scientists still argue that man has descended from apes or monkeys?
ANSWER--In many school textbooks this is accepted almost as if it is fact, but many biologists and other scientists have long since swung away from this view. There are many and varied theories of evolution today, but scientists who reject divine creation are beset with serious problems and these are being increasingly recognized." ~ Clifford Wilson, In the Beginning God..., (Balston Spa, New York: Word of Truth Productions, 1975), p. 32
"But even at that time there were some evolutionists who were beginning to express doubts concerning this formulation of evolution theory. A decade later, these incipient cracks have widened to the point that some, formerly strongly committed to this theory, are now expressing disillusionment." Duane T. Gish, "Cracks in the NeoDarwinian Jericho, Part 1," Impact, 42(Dec. 1976). http://www.icr.org/pubs/imp/imp-042.htm
"Is Darwinism on it's Last Leg?" http://www.ncseweb.org/resources/articles/images/cej1_03.jpg
Scott M. Huse's book title: , The Collapse of Evolution,
"Furthermore, even if it wasn't clear in Darwin's day, the modern scientific creationist movement has made it abundantly clear in our day that all the real facts of science support this Biblical position. Despite all the bombastic books and articles, both by secular evolutionists and compromising evangelicals, which have opposed the modern literature on scientific Biblical creationism/catastrophism, the evidence is sound, and more and more scientists are becoming creationists all the time." Henry M. Morris, A History of Modern Creationism, (San Diego: Master Book Publishers, 1984), p. 329-330
"One of the encouraging signs of our day is to see the large number of young people who are beginning to realize they are being manipulated by the educational system. In my lectures on university campuses and elsewhere, I am encouraged by the increasing awareness of young people to this problem. More and more young scientists are interested in searching out the creationist explanation for origins and earth history. Some excellent creationist research is also being accomplished by these young people even at the graduate level. They are not receiving much encouragement from the educational establishment, but they are going ahead anyway." ~ Donald E. Chittick, The Controversy: Roots of the Creation-Evolution Conflict, (Creation Compass, 1984), p. 191
"There are still some die-hard uniformitarians who would question the first assumption but, as documented in the preceding chapter, more and more in the modern school of geologists are saying that everything in the geologic column is a record of catastrophe." ~ Henry M. Morris, Creation and the Modern Christian, (El Cajon, California: Master Book Publishers, 1985), p. 241
"Evolution is in absolute chaos today and has been especially for this decade of the '80's. The '80's has been extremely bad for Evolution.Every major pillar of Evolution has crumbled in the decade of the '80's." D. James Kennedy on "The John Ankerberg Show," 1987
"Hundreds of scientists who once taught their university students that the bottom line on origins had finally been figured out and settled are today confessing that they were completely wrong. They have discovered that their previous conclusions, once held so fervently, were based on very fragile evidences and suppositions which have since been refuted by new discoveries. This has necessitated a change in their basic philosophical position on origins. Others are admitting great weaknesses in evolution theory. One of the world's most highly respected philosophers of science, Dr. Karl Popper, has argued that one theory of origins, almost universally accepted as a scientific fact, does not even qualify as a scientific theory. A 1980 display at the prestigious British Museum of Natural History made the same admission." ~ Luther D. Sunderland, Darwin's Enigma, (Santee, California: Master Books, 1988), p. 7,8
"Leading scientists are abandoning their faith in Darwin's theory of evolution. Why?" Luther D. Sunderland, Darwin's Enigma, (Santee, California: Master Books, 1988), Back cover.
"Although the history of the earth and life has long been interpreted by the uniformitarian maxim, 'the present is the key to the past,' more and more geologists are returning to catastrophism." ~ Henry M. Morris, "Evolution - A House Divided," Impact, 194, August, 1989, p. iii.
"Even though the large majority of modern scientists still embrace an evolutionary view of origins, there is a significant and growing number of scientists who have abandoned evolution altogether and have accepted creation instead." ~ Mark Looy, "I Think; Therefore, There is a Supreme Thinker," Impact, 208, October, 1990, p. i
Of course, the demise of the Big Bang theory will not discourage evolutionary theorists from proposing other theories. In fact, theories based on plasma processes and a revised steady-state theory have already been advanced to replace Big Bang cosmologies." Duane T. Gish, "The Big Bang Theory Collapses" Impact, 216 (June 1991), p. iv.
"Today, however, the 'creative' role of natural selection is being questioned by a growing number of scientists. Yet most of these scientists have not reconsidered the intelligent design argument which was replaced by natural selection as the supposed source of apparent design." ~ Percival Davis and Dean H. Kenyon, Of Pandas and People, (Dallas: Haughton Publishing Co., 1993), p. 67
Today, there is a growing recognition among scientists of the dramatic implication that the principle of uniformity holds for the origin of functional information. This is not an argument against Darwinian evolution. It is, however, an important scientific inference in favor of the intelligent origin of genetic messages." ~ Percival Davis and Dean H. Kenyon, Of Pandas and People, (Dallas: Haughton Publishing Co., 1993), p. 64
"There are hopeful signs, however. Evolution theory itself has now collapsed under scientific scrutiny. Further, the foundations have not been totally abandoned by scientists." ~ T. V. Varughese, "Christianity and Technological Advance," Impact, 245, p. iv.
"Even scientists are leaving Darwinian evolution in droves, recognizing that strictly natural processes, operating at random on inorganic chemicals, could never have produced complex living cells. They have grown weary of arguing how random mutations in a highly complex genetic code provide improvements in it." ~ John D. Morris, The Young Earth, (Colorado Springs: Master Books, 1994), p. 121
"Well, the Big Bang has started to fizzle! Astronomer Hoyle says that a 'sickly pall now hangs over the big bang theory.' The Big Bang has fallen with a big bang! Eminent scientists who reject the BBT include Nobel Prize winner Hannes Alfven, astronomer Sir Fred Hoyle, astronomer Jayant Narlikar, astronomer N. Chandra Wickramasinghe, astronomer Geoffrey Burbidge, physicist Allen Allen, physicist Hermann bondi, physicist Robert Oldershaw and physicist G. de Vaucouleurs." ~ Don Boys, Evolution: Fact, Fraud or Faith, (Largo, Fl: Freedom Publications, 1994), p. 44-45
"The cosmologists (with a number of notable exceptions) are all committed to the 'Big Bang' theory of cosmic origin, the date of which is the age for which they are searching. But the 'Big Bang' itself is highly speculative, and there are a growing number of astronomers who are questioning it." ~ Henry M. Morris, "Cosmology's Holy Grail," Back To Genesis February, 1995,No. 74, p. b.
"Of course, I take a different view. In my opinion, much of the history of the twentieth century will be seen in retrospect as a failed experiment in scientific atheism. The thinkers most responsible for making the twentieth century mindset were Darwin, Marx, and Freud. Freud has now lost most of his scientific standing, and Marx has been so spectacularly discredited that he retains his influence only in the loftiest academic ivory towers. Darwinism is still untouchable, but the most widely used college evolutionary biology textbook (by Douglas Futuyma) links his achievement to that of the other two. Phillip E. Johnson, "What (If Anything) Hath God Wrought? Academic Freedom and the Religious Professor" Academe, Sept. 1995. http://www.leaderu.com/pjohnson/wrought.html
GRM: Sounds a bit like Harold Clark's 1929 statement.
"We are the only people ever to see (or need) direct scientific proof not only of God's existence, but also for His transcendent capacity to create space and time dimensions, as well as to operate in dimensions independent from our own four." ~ Hugh Ross, Beyond the Cosmos (Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1996), p. 33
"The Behe argument is as revolutionary for our time as was Darwin's argument was for his. If true, it presages not just a change in a scientific theory, but an overthrow of the worldview that has dominated intellectual life ever since the triumph of Darwinism, the metaphysical doctrine of scientific materialism or naturalism. A lot is at stake, and not just for science." ~ Phillip E. Johnson, "The Storyteller and the Scientist", First Things, Oct. 1996, p.47.
"Even though the Big Bang is still the cosmogony of choice for the majority of astronomers, there is a rapidly growing body of very competent dissenters. " Henry Morris, Back to Genesis,101, May, 1997, p. a,b
Darwin gave us a creation story, one in which God was absent and undirected natural processes did all the work. That creation story has held sway for more than a hundred years. It is now on the way out. When it goes, so will all the edifices that have been built on its foundation. William A. Dembski, Introduction to Mere Creation, in William A. Dembski, ed., Mere Creation, (Downers Grove, Ill.: Intervarsity Press, 1998), pp 13-30, p. 29
"What is science going to look like once intelligent design replaces it?" William A. Dembski, "Redesigning Science," in William A. Dembski, ed., Mere Creation, (Downers Grove, Ill.: Intervarsity Press, 1998), pp 93-112, p. 93
Of Evolution:
"In appearance it is as impregnable as the Soviet Union seemed a few years ago. But the ship has sprung a metaphysical leak, and that leak widens as more and more people understand it and draw attention to the conflict between empirical science and materialist philosophy. The more perceptive of the ship's officers know that the ship is doomed if the leak cannot be plugged. The struggle to save the ship will go on for a while, and meanwhile there will even be academic wine-and-cheese parties on the deck. In the end the ship's great firepower and ponderous armor will only help drag it to the bottom." Phillip Johnson, "How to Sink a Battleship," in William A. Dembski, ed., Mere Creation, (Downers Grove, Ill.: Intervarsity Press, 1998), pp 446-453, p. 453
"Meanwhile, it is my personal hope that these positions newly adopted by scholars in the scientific community when they do reach the larger world, will lead to turn to a renewal of philosophy and humane letters, and that an enhanced confidence in the ordered structure of physical reality will afford men and women a more assured, firmer stride in the paths of narrative and poetic composition. Actually, I have no doubt that this will be the case, at least after my time, and I cherish the suspicion that future students of literary history, not so terribly far down the road, may look back to these past two centuries as a somewhat weird period, during which an extraordinary multitude of singularly disturbed authors composed an inordinate number of very bizarre and disquieting books. 'Yes,' their teachers will be obliged to inform them, 'a lot of people back in those unfortunate days had gotten it into their silly heads that the whole world and everything in it had somehow evolved by accident, you see. It was all rather strange." Patrick Henry Reardon, "The World as Text," Touchstone, July/August, 1999, p. 89
"There is growing interest in a biological theory of intelligent design around the world. While many still vigorously oppose all such ideas, there is a much greater openness than ever before. Philosophers, mathematicians, chemists, engineers, and biologists are willing to suggest, even demand, that a more rigorous study of intelligent design in relation to biological organisms be pursued. A renaissance may be around the corner." Ray Bohlin, "The Natural Limits to Biological Change," in Ray Bohlin, ed., Creation, Evolution, & Modern Science, (Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 2000), p. 44
"Nevertheless, evolutionists, having largely become disenchanted with the fossil record as a witness for evolution because of the ubiquitous gaps where there should be transitions, recently have been promoting DNA and other genetic evidence as proof of evolution." Henry Morris, "The Scientific Case Against Evolution: A Summary, Part II", Impact, 331(2001) http://www.icr.org/pubs/imp/imp-331.htm
"Intellectual honesty will soon force many scientists to abandon Darwin's theory of the evolution of species in exchange for intelligent design or outright Biblical creation." Gregory J. Brewer, "The Immanent Death of Darwinism and the Rise of Intelligent Design," Impact, 341(2001), p. i
"Creation scientists may be in the minority so far, but their number is growing, and most of them (like this writer) were evolutionists at one time, having changed to creationism at least in part because of what they decided was the weight of scientific evidence." Henry Morris, "What are Evolutionists Afraid of?" Back to Genesis, No. 168(Dec. 2002).
As the evidence mounts, many biologists and others are returning to a belief in a Creation-God. Ralph O. Muncaster, Why Are Scientists Turning to God?, (Eugene, Oregon: Harvest House Publishers, 2002), p. 19
The good news is that the ever-increasing acquisition of knowledge is now pointing scientists back to God! Based on historical factors, eventually that belief will filter down to the schools and the general public. Ralph O. Muncaster, Why Are Scientists Turning to God?, (Eugene, Oregon: Harvest House Publishers, 2002), p. 21
"Others may fear a need to change their lifestyles to please a God. Still others make their livelihood trying to prove naturalistic evolution. There are many possible reasons, yet the scientific trend, particularly in microbiology, is a return to consideration of God. Ralph O. Muncaster, Why Are Scientists Turning to God?, (Eugene, Oregon: Harvest House Publishers, 2002), p. 35
In Aug 2002, Paul Nelson predicted that common descent (CD) would be gasping for breath. Well it is now 2.5 years. I don't hear the wheezing:
Paul Nelson (Aug 8, 2002 4:58:47 PM) "Here's a prediction. Universal CD will be gasping for breath in two or three years, if not sooner." http://www.iscid.org/workshops-2002-paulnelson.php accessed 1-26-05
"In fact, the common presupposition that evolution is right may soon be behind us." Ralph O. Muncaster, Dismantling Evolution, (Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 2003), p. 56
"However, in 1991, Mayr boldly stated,
'There is probably no biologist left today who would question that all organisms now found on the earth have descended from a single origin of life.'
"In the ten years since Mayr made this statement, however, support for it has been shattered." Ralph O. Muncaster, Dismantling Evolution, (Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 2003), p. 72
"What should one make of these evolutionary controversies among atheists? The individuals engaging in the controversies would tell us that these are simply family fights about details. Just be patient, they explain, and all the controversies will be resolved in favor of a universe in which God is irrelevant. My view is that several of the disputes appear to be about basics, not details. And I think there is some probability that the entire paradigm may come crashing down at some time in the future. "Henry F. Schaefer, Science and Christianity: Conflict or Coherence?" (Watkinsville, GA: The Apollo Trust, 2003), p. 96
"As a result of the tremendous advances in the study of genetics, molecular biology, and the acknowledgement that the fossil record does not provide any support for the theory of evolution, a growing number of scientists have either publicly rejected evolution or have expressed very serious reservations about Darwin's theory." Grant R. Jeffrey, Creation, (Toronto: Frontier Research Publications, 2003), p.168
"In fact, the scientific problems and inconsistencies of the theory of evolution are so overwhelmingly obvious that it now faces collapse on all fronts. The only thing holding the tattered theory of evolution together is the powerful desire of millions of people to hold on to the notion of evolution regardless of its scientific weakness, because the alternative is unthinkable to its practitioners." Grant R. Jeffrey, Creation, (Toronto: Frontier Research Publications, 2003), p. 174
"History seems to be repeating itself. Just as the first Darwinists gave up on the earliest versions of abiogenesis, so scientists today are abandoning long-cherished pillars of the naturalistic origin-of-life paradigm. Many now speculate that life may have originated somewhere other than on Earth." Fazale Rana and Hugh Ross, Origins of Life, (Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2004), p. 27
"At the time, Darwin offered a powerful vision for understanding biology and therewith the world. That vision is now faltering, and a new vision is offering to replace it." William A. Dembski, The Design Revolution, Downer's Grove, Il: InterVarsity Press, 2004), p. 28
"Yes, we are interested in and write about the theological and cultural implications of Darwinism's imminent demise and replacement by intelligent design." William A. Dembski, The Design Revolution, (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2004), p. 50
"In the next five years, molecular Darwinism -- the idea that Darwinian processes can produce complex molecular structures at the subcellular level -- will be dead. When that happens, evolutionary biology will experience a crisis of confidence because evolutionary biology hinges on the evolution of the right molecules. I therefore foresee a Taliban-style collapse of Darwinism in the next ten years." William Dembski, "The Measure of Design: A conversation about the past, present & future of Darwinism and Design." Touchstone, 17(6), pp. 60-65.p. 64.
World Magazine published a series of articles on what the world would look like in 2025. This classic statement came from an article by Phillip Johnson.
"The collapse of the Soviet Union put an end to the Soviet myth, just as the scientific collapse of Darwinism, preceded as it was by the discrediting of Marxism and Freudianism, prepared the way for the culture to turn aside from the mythology of naturalism to rediscover the buried treasure that the mythology had been concealing." Phillip Johnson, "The Demise of Naturalism," World, April 3, 2004, http://www.worldmag.com/world/issue/04-03-04/cover_2.asp
"Now, a mere quarter of a century later, Darwinian evolution is little more than a historical footnote in biology textbooks. Just as students learn that scientists used to believe that the Sun moves around the Earth and maggots are spontaneously generated in rotting meat, so students also learn that scientists used to believe that human beings evolved through random mutations and natural selection. How could a belief that was so influential in 2000 become so obsolete by 2025? Whatever happened to evolutionary theory?" Jonathan Wells, "What ever happened to Evolution?" World Magazine, April 3, 2004,
"The house of evolution is falling. Its various theorists are increasingly at war with each other over the basic question of how evolution is supposed to work, and its materialistic and naturalistic foundation is becoming increasingly clear. The evolutionists tenaciously hold to their theory on the basis of faith and as an axiom of their worldview. The publication of these two articles in influential magazines indicates that proponents of evolution see the Intelligent Design movement as a real threat. They are right." R. Albert Mohler, Jr., president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky http://www.christianpost.com/dbase/editorial/203/8|14|21|28/4.htm
Richard Thompson of the Thomas More Law Center, which is defending the Dover School Board in a lawsuit, agreed that he saw the case as just the beginning: "I think whether it's our case or some other case Darwin's going down the tube. ... No question about it." May 27, 2005, PBS, The Journal Editorial Report
To William Dembski, all the debate in this country over evolution won't matter in a decade. By then, he says, the theory of evolution put forth by Charles Darwin 150 years ago will be dead. The mathematician turned Darwin critic says there is much to be learned about how life evolved on this planet. And he thinks the model of evolution accepted by the scientific community won't be able to supply the answers. "I see this all disintegrating very quickly," he said. ASSOCIATED PRESS, 5/2/06
"It's almost not worth deciding what to do about Darwinism, because it is on the way out anyway." In What I would tell the Catholic Church: re intelligent design and evolution,"Denyse O'Leary: August 29, 2006, http://www.theologyweb.com/campus/private.php?do=showpm&pmid=230270
"Philosopher Jay Richards of Acton Institute concluded from his findings that the universe was designed for discovery. And with each discovery, the Darwinian theory of evolution is expected to go down as 'a huge mistake in history,' Richards said." http://www.christianpost.com/article/20061118/23538.htm
Jerry Fodor Oct 18, 2007 London Review of Books
"In fact, an appreciable number of perfectly reasonable biologists are coming to think that the theory of natural selection can no longer be taken for granted. This is, so far, mostly straws in the wind; but it's not out of the question that a scientific revolution - no less than a major revision of evolutionary theory - is in the offing." http://www.lrb.co.uk/v29/n20/fodo01_.html
" But the good news is that Darwinism will lose. First, Darwinists will lose because the scientific evidence is against them. Second, they will lose because they treat with contempt the very people on whom they depend the most: American taxpayers. Finally, Darwinists will lose because they are relying on a tactic always guaranteed to fail in America: censorship." Jonathan Wells, http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/post/PLNK27XO8HQYK20IX
"It is not too early to chart the intellectual course to the 22nd century. The 21st century may well mark a gradual disaffection with Darwinism, comparable to the 20th century's loss of support for Marxism." Steve Fuller, Science vs Religion? Intelligent Design and the Problem of Evolution, Cambridge: Polity Press, 2007, page 126
"We live in exciting times. The Darwinist/materialist hegemony over our culture has definitely peaked, and we are privileged to watch the initial tremors that are shaking the Darwinist house of cards. These are only the beginning of woes for St. Charles' disciples, and I look forward to one day watching the entire rotten edifice come crashing down. I am persuaded that just as when the Soviet Union went seemingly overnight from -menacing colossus astride the globe- to -non-existent,- the final crash of the House of Darwin will happen with astonishing suddenness. You can be sure that we at UD will be there not only reporting on events, but also lending our intellectual pry bars to the effort." Barry Arrington, the new webmaster at William Dembski's blog, Uncommon Descent
2019 - and they are still at it!
"If you ask your typical garden variety evolutionist, he will tell you that all is well in the land of Darwinia. But if you look behind the right curtains, you find that some highly placed, mainstream evolutionary biologists concede that neo-Darwinism is in deep crisis. They acknowledge its imminent fall even as they cling to the hope that some purely blind, materialistic version of evolution can be cobbled together to replace it." Marcos Eberlin at Discovery Institute's pseudoscientific "Evolution News" evolutionnews.org
Seeing all this, one can reasonably ask the question: When exactly will the demise of evolution be apparent to the rest of us?

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The International Mediation Subcommittee was created in 2013 and is intended to support the activities of the Dispute Resolution Section related to international mediation. It is designed to work closely with and is a joint subcommittee of the Mediation Committee and the International Dispute Resolution Committee.
The term "international mediation" is understood to include the following matters, among others: 1) cross border disputes between and among private parties, NGO's, government agencies, etc.; 2) cross cultural disputes which involve parties of different heritage who may or may not live in the same country; 3) cross border disputes between governments of nation states; and 4) disputes between one or more governments and ethnic groups within or without their national territory(ies).
Its initial activity is expected to include a program in New York involving representatives of one or more other countries' mediation centers. Program topics may include: 1) enhancing awareness by representatives of overseas dispute resolution centers, overseas counsel and in-house counsel of multinational corporations of international mediation resources in New York ; 2) developing cooperative relations and opportunities for collaboration by the Dispute Resolution Section with various centers; 3) programs to sensitize US and foreign mediators and party counsel to cultural issues, including issues in Western/Asian communication; 4) legal issues in cross border mediation between private parties; 5) training for UN and governmental representatives in mediating disputes between nation states and or nation states and ethnic groups; 6) enhancing public awareness and understanding of the multifaceted role and value of international mediation; and 7) expanding and enhancing programs of the Mediation Committee and International Dispute Resolution Committee related to international mediation.
The International Mediation Subcommittee expects to provide assistance to the Dispute Resolution Section in its development of the Section's mediation training programs to include cross–cultural issues and various aspects of international mediation.
The Subcommittee will also contribute to the Section's Journal and produce materials to inform members of NYSBA and others of its activities and of the scope and purpose of international mediation. Because of the scope of its intended activities, it especially invites membership participation from the International, Business, Litigation and Corporate Counsel Sections.
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There will be a FreeBSD booth during LISA in Boston, next Wednesday and Thursday (December 7–8). We'll be giving out FreeNAS 8.0.2 DVDs, cool swag, and answering BSD and FreeNAS related questions. Entrance to the exhibition area is free, but you do need to register first. If you're in Boston, stop by booth #408 and say hi!
iXsystems will also have a booth at #305 if you'd like to check out some TrueNAS hardware and meet some of the FreeNAS developers.


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These Dawn FC (framing camera) images show Gegania crater, after which Gegania quadrangle is named. Gegania crater is the large, ~15km diameter crater, at the bottom of the image. The left image is an albedo image, which is taken directly through the clear filter of the FC. Such an image shows the albedo (e.g. brightness/darkness) of the surface. The right image uses the same albedo image as its base but then a color-coded height representation of the topography is overlain onto it. The topography is calculated from a set of images that were observed from different viewing directions, allowing stereo reconstruction. The various colors correspond to the height of the area. The white and red areas in the bottom half of the image are the highest areas and the blue area at the top of the image is the lowest area. Gegania crater is distinctive because it has an irregularly shaped rim that makes it almost a square shape instead of a circle. Also, it is the eastern half of a double impact crater. A part of the western part of the double impact crater can be seen more clearly in the color-coded height image as a roughly circular depression.
These images are centered in Vesta's Gegania quadrangle and the center latitude and longitude of the image is 9.7°N, 61.8°E. NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image with its framing camera on October 16th 2011. This image was taken through the camera's clear filter. The distance to the surface of Vesta is 700 km and the image has a resolution of about 70 meters per pixel. This image was acquired during the HAMO (High Altitude Mapping Orbit) phase of the mission. The images are lambert-azimuthal map projected.
The Dawn mission to Vesta and Ceres is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington D.C. UCLA is responsible for overall Dawn mission science. The Dawn framing cameras have been developed and built under the leadership of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany, with significant contributions by DLR German Aerospace Center, Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, and in coordination with the Institute of Computer and Communication Network Engineering, Braunschweig. The Framing Camera project is funded by the Max Planck Society, DLR, and NASA/JPL.
More information about Dawn is online at http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov.


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Is an iPhone made in China and exported to Europe a U.S. export?
Is an Apple executive a manufacturing worker?
Yes, and yes. At least those could become the answers if a new proposal afoot among some in the administration is allowed to take effect. Federal agencies grouped under the bland-sounding Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC) are proposing to radically redefine U.S. manufacturing and trade statistics.
Under the proposal, U.S. firms that have offshored their production abroad – like Apple – would become "factoryless goods" manufacturers. The foreign factories that actually manufacture the goods – like the notorious iPhone-producing Foxconn factories in China – would no longer be manufacturers, but "service" providers for the rebranded "manufacturing" firms like Apple.
It appears the administration has been reading Orwell.
But the problem with this proposed redefinition is not merely that it offends common sense. The "factoryless goods" proposal would deceptively deflate the size of reported, but not actual, U.S. manufacturing trade deficits, while artificially inflating the number of U.S. manufacturing jobs overnight.
While some details of the proposal remain open-ended, one thing is clear: this maneuver would obscure the erosion of U.S. manufacturing. It would disguise the mass-offshoring of U.S. middle-class factory jobs incentivized by NAFTA-style trade deals. It would undermine efforts to change the unfair trade and other policies that have led to such decline.
To boost U.S. manufacturing jobs and production, we need to switch our policies, not our numbers.
The ECPC is accepting comments on their "factoryless goods" proposal until July 21. If you'd care to offer your thoughts, click here.
The 3 Big Distortions of the "Factoryless Goods" Proposal
1. The proposal would result in a fabricated reduction of the U.S. manufacturing trade deficit by rebranding imports of U.S. manufactured goods as "services" imports, according to recent explanations offered by officials of ECPC member agencies. The redefinition would not affect all U.S. trade statistics, but it would distort some of the most widely-reported numbers (those calculated on a balance of payments basis), misleading the public and policymakers alike.
Take, for example, a scenario in which Apple ships iPhone parts to China to be assembled in a Foxconn factory and then sent back to the United States to be sold here. Currently, the value of the imported iPhone minus the lesser value of the exported parts counts as a net U.S. import of a manufactured good. This reflects the fact that Apple offshored its iPhone manufacturing to China.
But under the ECPC proposal, Foxconn, now called a "manufacturing services provider," would not be described as having manufactured the iPhones but as having provided services to Apple. As a result, the net U.S. import of manufactured goods resulting from Apple's decision to offshore would be reduced. In its place would be an import of Foxconn's factory "services."
2. The proposal would treat some goods exported by foreign factories asU.S. manufactured exports. Take a scenario in which Apple ships iPhone parts to China that are assembled by Foxconn and then shipped to the European Union (EU). Currently, Apple's export of parts to China counts as the only U.S. export in this scenario.
But the ECPC proposal, according to officials of ECPC member agencies, would instead count China's export of the fully-assembled iPhones to the EU, less the cost of any imported parts, as a "U.S. manufactured goods export."
The absurd logic of this rebranding is that while China manufactured and exported the iPhones, they count as U.S. manufactured exports because they were under the control of a U.S. brand. This Orwellian proposal would spell an artificial increase in U.S. manufactured exports (on a balance of payments basis), further belying the real U.S. manufacturing trade deficit.
3. The proposal would spur a disingenuous, overnight increase in the number of U.S. "manufacturing" jobs as white-collar employees in firms like Apple – now rebranded as "factoryless goods producers" – would suddenly be counted as "manufacturing" workers.
This change would also create a false increase in manufacturing wages, as many of the newly-counted "manufacturing" jobs would be designers, programmers and brand managers at "factoryless goods producers" like Apple.
Reported U.S. manufacturing output would also abruptly and errantly jump, as revenues from firms like Apple would be lumped in with the output of actual manufacturers.
This proposal defies common sense. It would dramatically distort U.S. trade, labor and gross domestic product statistics. Goods manufactured abroad and imported into the United States are not something other than manufactured goods imports. Goods exported from foreign factories do not become "U.S. exports" when they are produced for U.S. brands. And jobs in which workers spend zero time actually manufacturing anything are not "manufacturing jobs."
The offshoring of U.S. manufacturing under years of unfair trade policies cannot be undone with a data trick. The hoped-for "renaissance" of U.S. manufacturing will come through new policymaking informed by accurate data, not politically convenient distortions.
Ben Beachy is the Research Director for Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch.


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An egg frittata is an Italian version of the French omelet. It is not folded over like a French omelet, but rather, it is open-faced, and the preparation is also slightly different. A French omelet is cooked very quickly on high heat; however, an egg frittata is cooked more slowly, requiring much more time than a traditional omelet. When cooking an omelet, any additional ingredients, such as cheese, vegetables, and meat, are placed on one half of the omelet prior to folding it over into a half moon shape. The other ingredients added to a frittata are stirred into the eggs and cooked at the same time, which results in the longer cooking time required for the frittata. |
An egg frittata can be a very substantial dish. It is often suitable as a satisfying lunch or dinner entrée. The recipes for frittatas are endless in terms of the types and number of additional ingredients that can be used in the frittata. Healthier versions of the frittata can be prepared, such as using two egg whites for every yolk or using commercially prepared egg substitutes instead of whole eggs. |


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Apple PR's dirty little secret
Apple's public relations department is notoriously tight-lipped and only responds to a limited subset of the mainstream media, and usually only the outlets that write positive things about its products.
If you dare to write an unflattering piece about Apple or -- heaven forbid -- post a rumor you're almost guaranteed to lose your access to Apple. I know this firsthand because I'm the poster child of Apple's PR blacklist. (I was part of a precedent-setting legal case with Apple in 2005, which I won on appeal in 2007 -- thanks to the Electronic Frontier Foundation.)
Say what you will about my work, but I call 'em like I see 'em.
I write good things about Apple, I write bad things about Apple and I also publish rumors when I believe that they're credible or plausible. I write about things that I find interesting and about topics that will benefit my readers. Sometimes Apple likes what I write other times it doesn't. Apple and I have classic love/hate relationship.
But one thing's for sure, I'm not an Apple cheerleader. If like reading puff pieces about Apple there are a number of websites and blogs that will gladly oblige. Or heck, just dial up apple.com/pr.
Case in point: On February 7 when Arun Thampi posted on his blog that Path was sneakily uploading iPhone user's address books to its server -- without permission -- I called and emailed Apple. Apple didn't reply. Then and I blogged about it.
On February 8 when Dustin Curtis blogged that Apple makes a standard practice of approving apps that upload the entire contents of your iOS address book to developer's servers I again called and emailed Apple. Apple didn't reply. Then I blogged about it.
Later. Rinse. Repeat.
Then I got an idea. Since Apple PR never responds to my voicemails or emails, maybe they'd respond to the guys that do have access. So I contacted several prominent Apple pundits (who shall remain nameless) that are known for their access to Apple (some of whom get replies from Apple "every time") and I asked them to enquire about Apple's stance on enforcing its policy on address book uploads.
And you know what? None of them would do it.
(Update: ironically there's a couple of exclusive stories out today about Mac OS 10.8/Mountain Lion which certain members of the Mac Illuminati had access to a week early.)
Why? They'd probably say that Apple wouldn't comment. But someone's got to ask if they expect Apple to reply. I mean come on! Apple's not going to press release its shady developers that steal your contacts.
The fact of the matter is that most journos with access to Apple are afraid of losing it. They're afraid of asking the tough questions. They're afraid of getting blacklisted. Like me.
So then I contacted the Wall Street Journal.
There's a prominent columnist at WSJ that has lots of access to Apple. Arguably the most access to Apple. Apple loves the Journal. Apple sends controlled leaks to the Journal. Apple gives unreleased product to the Journal. Surely, Apple would have to respond to the Journal. Right?
Well guess what? Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr replied to AllThingsD today about the issue of developers stealing your contacts without permission. (More on that later)
Gee? I wonder why?
I'll tell you: AllThingsD is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dow Jones & Company Inc., which is a member of The Wall Street Journal's Digital Network (which includes WSJ.com, MarketWatch, Barron's, and SmartMoney).
It's simple really. Apple needs the Journal. The Journal doesn't need Apple. And the Journal's not afraid of getting on Apple's PR blacklist -- because it would never happen.
Other wags with access, but without the clout of the Journal are probably afraid of getting blacklisted if they probe around too much -- or ask the tough questions.
My point is that if Apple PR actually read blogs and responded to queries from bloggers things like Address-gate might not explode into giant issues that end up in the Wall Street Journal. Apple could have nipped it in the bud a week sooner by simply replying to my email or voicemail with something to the effect of "yes, we're aware of the issue and we're looking into it."
Instead, Apple makes a conscious point of ignoring certain journalists hoping that unsavory issues like Address-gate blow over and that no one will notice. Well guess what, I'm persistent. And if Apple doesn't reply, I'll contact the people that I know at the Journal -- or my Congressman.
And before you cry "sour grapes!" consider this. I've been blacklisted by Apple for over 10 years. I never get invited, I never get replies. I'm long over it. This doesn't have anything to do with me. It's about you and your privacy. I called and emailed Apple PR because I care about my (and your) private contacts and I wanted to know why Apple isn't enforcing its own privacy policies.
If you don't care about developers stealing your contacts, that's fine. But I do.
Most wags desperately want their coveted invitation to Apple's iPad 3 event next month which they'll proudly post on their blogs. But they also know that they might lose their seat at the event if they upset the Applecart.
As for me, I'll be following the iPad 3 liveblogs like everyone else.


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Bacon is delicious, and it's really not difficult to cook, but it is easy to screw up if you don't cook it long enough or leave it on the heat so long it's a mess of desiccated carbon. The folks at America's Test Kitchen have a method for frying bacon that results in perfectly crispy strips every single time. The secret ingredient? Water.
The video above tells the tale, but water frying over low heat for longer periods will both keep your whole house from smoking up and smelling like bacon, and it'll keep you from having to heat up the oven just to cook a quick breakfast. Granted, the water method may take as long as baking your bacon (my favorite method), but if you prefer taste of pan-fried bacon to oven-baked, this method will work well for you—plus it renders out most of the fat nicely so you don't have a pool of bacon grease to clean up (which can be a pro or a con depending on whether you want to reuse that fat for something else!)
What's your favorite bacon prep method? Do you use the microwave, toss it in the oven, or do something else? Let's hear it in the comments below.
Make the Most Perfect Bacon Ever | America's Test Kitchen


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My Top Ten Movies for 2012–Reviewed, Not Necessarily New
Happy New Year–the Year of the Snake in 2013! Most of all, I want to again thank all of you for your responses and comments, and for continuing to read my blog!
With 2012 coming to an end, I wanted to take a look back at the movie reviews I wrote this year. When I counted the reviews I have written this year (=21), I wanted to see what would be my top ten favorites. It wasn't easy, especially for independent films.
This list is not ranked –only my top ten for 2012, grouped by genre.
INDIES and FOREIGN CINEMA
1) A Separation (March 23 review)– An Iranian "Rashomon", this cinematic masterpiece offers a rare view of ordinary Iranians–both affluent and struggling. Minor misunderstandings morph into a slow-motion nightmare that threatens to destroy everything and everyone in its path.
2) Jiro Dreams of Sushi (April 29 review)– This documentary is much more than a movie about the perfect slab of sushi. "Jiro Dreams Of Sushi" is a hauntingly elegant meditation on work, obsession, family, and the art of perfection, chronicling Jiro's life as both an unparalleled success in the culinary world, and a loving yet complicated father.
3) Memory of a Killer (June 18 review)– With a fresh take on the revenge drama, this nail-biter transforms the hired assassin into a kind of moral hero: an aging killer with a conscience. With an electrifying visual, almost palpable energy, "Memory of a Killer" is a highly original, disturbing and unforgettable thriller.
4) Scottsboro (July 10 review)– The history and analysis of this case deserves to be in every history book of 20th Century US civics. The landmark trial magnified rampant racism, denial of due process, and the continued North-South animosity that existed almost 70 years after the Civil War had ended.
5) Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom (September 2 review)– The home-video footage of the explosive black waves surging towards the coastline of Sendai will render you speechless. The scale and imagery are overwhelming. This superb film reveals healing wounds and healing people, even in times of disaster.
6) Between the Folds (August 6 review)– The intersections between origami, mathematics, and science are manifested in a magical sleight-of-hand. I promise you–if you see "Between the Folds", you will never look at origami, the same way ever again!
7) The Garden (December 3 review)– Juggling politics, race and religion as well as the rights of property ownership in a free-market society, "The Garden" is an investigation into a complicated case of backroom dealings, racial tensions and the question of just who represents a community.
8) Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (June 30 review)– This charming movie, while a paean to the aging baby boomers who are cinephiles, is also a shout-out to chasing your dreams, regardless of age. The hopeful message: it's never too late to make things happen.
Political and Sociological
9) Iron Lady (January 12 review)– Meryl Streep's award-winning performance is achingly honest in its interpretation of Margaret Thatcher's powerful intellect, motivations, even perhaps her unconscious.
10) Arbitrage (September 29 review) In this film we witness unrelenting evil and an underlying fear of capture, committed in the pursuit of money and glory. No one is spared. This is a morality tale–a tale of hell in a financial guise. Richard Gere gives a virtuoso performance as a man who has lost his way on Wall Street.
Honorable Mention in Action:
11) Safe House (February 21 review) Though this is first and foremost a guy's action-packed blockbuster, there is something for the rest of us. What do people sacrifice in service to the government that others don't know about and don't care to know anything about? Denzel Washington superbly plays the anti-hero in "Safe House" and retains his integrity!


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The RCP has published a joint statement with Society for Acute Medicine in response to NHS England's review of urgent and emergency care standards.
President of the Royal College of Physicians Professor Andrew Goddard reflects on the year since the UK went into lockdown, and what vital lessons we must learn from COVID-19.
The RCP has welcomed publication of government plans for new NHS legislation in England, which would begin to be implemented in 2022 if passed into law.
The RCP has produced ethical guidance for medical staff who need to assess patients in waiting ambulances because of pressures on hospitals during the pandemic.
Preliminary findings from what is expected to be one of the largest reviews of hospital care delivered during the pandemic, currently being conducted by the RCP, have been presented at the organisation's Medicine 20121 conference.
The #PhysicianCensus provides the three Royal Colleges of Physicians with essential data that we use to lobby for changes, such as additional consultant posts and medical student places.
Five health organisations release new joint guidance today to support teams caring for people with COVID-19.
We respond to the government's announcement of additional funding for A&E departments.
RCP president, Professor Andrew Goddard, responds to Nuffield Trust's report revealing that one in four hospital staff were born outside the UK.


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The NRA Institute for Legislative Action has a published list of adversaries on its website — comprised of individuals, companies, journalists and organizations that have lent money or support to gun-control organizations.
The "enemies list" was first published on Sept. 17 last year, but the liberal Daily Kos website brought it to light again today. The list contains contact and location information for many of the groups.
The 506-member list is comprised of 27 public individuals; 37 journalists; 42 companies; 28 news media companies; 141 organizations; and 231 celebrities.
The group does not list any major political figures.
Targeted groups include the AARP, the U.S. Catholic Conference, the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals, the St. Louis Rams, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Ben & Jerry's, Ebony Magazine, and the YWCA.
You can check out the full list at the NRA's website.


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If you've ever seen the glossy outer skin of a horse chestnut seed, you'll understand why the colour maroon owes its name to the French word for chestnut, "marron". A deep, rich red with elements of both brown and purple, maroon is a colour that evokes luxury and warmth, while retaining a down-to-earth and natural feel.
A vivid colour, maroon is wonderful for interior design when used as an accent hue. Comfortable and inviting, maroon makes an impact even in small doses and will add instant warmth to your home decor. It makes a fabulous feature wall colour, especially in colour combinations that pair it with cool neutrals, such as white (all shades), pale pink-greys and soft, natural browns. Add a springtime twist to your colour palette by mixing maroon with pops of floral colour, such as lavender or rose.


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Thanks to some helpful fans as opposed to the one guy who just wrote in to bitch that he was going to quit watching until we got our shit together some cleaned-up versions of the past three weeks' episodes, 627-629, have been posted. The cleaned-up versions, which remove that annoying ticking sound and generally improve the overall listening experience, are the ones in MP3 and OGG format only. As for what's causing these audio irritations, that's still very much under investigation. We suspect some I/O related matter. I personally don't know and haven't been privy to whatever discussions Frank and the rest of the crew may have been having over all this.
So, starting with today's show (I'm looking forward to being back on, as it's been a couple of months for me, so I hope we get some theist callers I can kick around), if problems persist, we will delay the posting of audio files to the web archive until they've been cleaned up. As always, please be patient in the knowledge that the crew is on the problem, and we'll eventually overcome whatever it is.


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D'Overlord à Berlin
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Publisher: Vae Victis
Reference: VVJ4
Format: ziplock
Period: World War II
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June 6, 1944, Overlord, the biggest military operation ever launched, began along the Normandy beaches with the landing of two Allied armies. On June 22 in Byelorussia, more than a million Soviet soldiers swept against the German Army Group Centre: the Allied counter-offensive was underway and would not stop until it reached Berlin.
From Overlord to Berlin is a strategic wargame that simulates the end of the Second World War in Europe on all fronts: east, west and Italy. One player directs the Axis forces and must resist Allied pressure for as long as possible while the other directs the Soviets and the Western Allies and must wipe out Nazi Germany and its satellites before the end of the game. The simulation begins in June 1944 with the Normandy landings, the fall of Rome in Italy and Operation Bagration in the east. There was still hard fighting ahead including crossing the Rhine and pushing forward into the heart of the Reich, surrounding numerous armies in the Ruhr and reaching the Elbe.
In the east, Hitler's counter-attacks in Hungary and in Poland accomplished nothing against the might of the Russian bear.
At the beginning of January, Russian troops attacked along the Vistula and drove the Germans back to the Oder. Budapest fell in February, and Vienna was captured in April. Finally, the offensive on Berlin began in April and the Reich fell at the beginning of May 1945, putting an end to the Second World War in Europe.
The cardboard pocket includes :
216 die-cut counters (Units : fronts, armies and army corps)
1 Zone map of Europe from France to USSR, 59 x 40 cm
1 rulebook, 2 player aids
Turn : 1 ou 2 months
Complexity : 4/9


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If you have back pain, platelet-rich plasma therapy may help. It uses parts of your own blood to help your body heal itself. PRP can help your back feel
better and work better. The process begins with a sample of your blood. It is spun around in a centrifuge. This separates it into platelets, plasma, and red and white blood cells. The platelets are then concentrated and mixed with some of the plasma. This mixture is called "platelet-rich plasma."
The doctor injects this into your damaged tissues. Your immune system (the system that keeps your body healthy) reacts quickly. Special white blood cells called "macrophages" rush in. They take away damaged cells. They help prep the site for healing. Then, stem cells and other cells begin to multiply. Over time, they repair and rebuild damaged tissues. After the injection, you can go home. You may need to come back for more injections as you heal.


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The Associated Press
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday that it has detained an American citizen who has confessed to unspecified crimes.
State media said in a short dispatch that someone named Pae Jun Ho entered North Korea on Nov. 3 as a tourist, but was detained because of crimes.
The North said the crimes were "proven through evidence," but didn't elaborate.
Pyongyang has detained and eventually released several Americans in recent years. Some have been journalists and others Christians accused of religious proselytizing.
In 2009, two journalists were detained after crossing into the North from China while on a reporting trip. They were later released.
South Korean activists have told local media in Seoul that the detained man is a Korean American and was taken into custody after entering North Korea to guide tourists. He operates a tourism company that specializes in North Korea, the reports said.
The North Korean dispatch said officials from the Swedish Embassy met with the American on Friday, but there were no other details about the meeting.
Karl-Olof Andersson, Sweden's ambassador to North Korea, told The Associated Press he could not comment on the case and referred the matter to the U.S. State Department. Sweden represents the United States in diplomatic affairs in North Korea, since Washington and Pyongyang do not have diplomatic relations.
The detained American is undergoing "legal treatment," according to North Korea's criminal law, the North's official Korean Central News Agency said. (end)


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The Carrboro Recreation, Parks, & Cultural Resources Department offers special events that are free or inexpensive and provide a great way to enjoy your leisure time with friends or family. Some programs may require registration. Registration for those programs is accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please check our current program brochure or our online registration system for more information about each program.
Please note that events such as the Carrboro Music Festival, West End Poetry Festival, Carrboro Film Festival, Carrboro Open Streets, Carrboro Day and the Carrboro July 4th Celebration are considered Signature Events and each have their own website.


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You will need to determined the address you wish to operate the business from. Once you have the address:
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Residential district only allow for Administrative office to operate from the home address.
For Commercial or Industrial districts, please call the Winter Garden Zoning Department at 407-656-4111 ext. 5156 to inquire what type of business is allowed in a particular district?
For a specific address, you may be asked to complete a Land Use Review application for specific details and allowance for that particular address.
All new Commercial businesses coming into the city of Winter Garden to operate at a commercial business location must complete a Land Use Review application.
The City Planning & Zoning Department recommends that you complete and process this courtesy Land Use Review application prior to committing your a lease agreement.
The Land Use Review is a courtesy review by the Building Department, Fire Department and Planning & Zoning Department to insure that the proposed business operation can function and operate in the way that the business owner is proposing on their submitted application. The various department comments are complied into a written report and sent to the applicant via the email address provided on the application to ensure:
Please note that the Land Use Review approval process can take approximately 5-10 business days for response to applicant of the completed review. Once this review has been completed, the response email will include details and next steps, etc.
When creating a new business there are several steps that must be done and the order can be confusing.
After you have completed a LAND USE REVIEW and received an approval, then you are ready to following the below steps:
Here is the order for most business operations:
Yes, all businesses operating within the City of Winter Garden must obtain a Business Tax Receipt before opening.
This applies to:
Each business is required to register using a physical location such as a Commercial Business address or your home residence address in which you can conduct business at the physical location for purposed of an administrative office, etc. You may use the PO Box or Mailing Service Box as your mailing address for the business operation. The City of Winter Garden, will not allow a PO Box or Mailing Service Box to be used as the physical address for the business registration.
You run the risk of being in violation of City Code Chapter 66- Taxation Article IV for Business Tax Receipt (BTR)
If a business operates without a valid Business Tax Receipt, an additional penalty of 25% may be charged for each year in operation without a current, active and compliant Business Tax Receipt.
For details to city code for Business Tax Receipt, see Municode: Business Tax Receipt
Yes, it is the business owner's responsibility to renew the local business tax receipt each year in a timely manner. Renewals are due on or before September 30th of each year. The city will mail out courtesy renewal notices at the end of July each year based on the mailing address that we have on file. The business tax year cycle is from October 1st through September 30th of each year and needs to be renewed annually.
The annual fee is pro-rated after April 1st for a half-year based on date of registering the business and when the business was opened for operation/ lease agreement date.
The renewal period is August 1st - September 30th each year.
There are late penalty fees for past due renewals with the following schedule:
After you pay your business tax, the business must be inspected by the Fire Department to meet all applicable state and city code requirements for Commercial Business location only.
You will be contacted to make arrangements for your inspection. The Fire Inspector receives a listing of new businesses that have registered with the city at the end of each month and your location will be inspected approximately 3-6 weeks after you are open.
This is a tax paid to the City for operating a business within the City limits as right to do business.
This amount is determined by the type of business being operated. Please call 407-877-5144 to describe your business type and obtain the appropriate tax amount.
A business tax receipt expires every year on September 30th. Renewal notices are sent approximately two (2) months prior to expiration.
Many businesses operate under more than one of the nearly 200 business tax receipt classifications and are required to have a business tax receipt for each classification. Each location of a business is considered a separate business and requires a separate business tax receipt. Also, any state licensed professional(s) operating within the business establishment must be registered as a separate individual in addition to the business establishment.
Most businesses must have both City and County Business Tax Receipts. The City Business Tax Receipt must be obtained first with proper zoning approval. The Orange County Business Tax Department is located in the Sun Trust Building at 200 N.Orange Avenue, Suite 1600, Orlando, FL 32801. Their telephone number is 407-836-5650.
Invoices are mailed out at the end of July and are due on or before September 30th to avoid penalties of up to twenty-five percent (25%). Renewal period is August 1st - September 30 of each year that your business is in operation within a City of Winter Garden location. Failure to receive an invoice is not an excuse for nonpayment; the expiration date is on the Business Tax Receipt. The invoices are mailed out as a courtesy and it is the business owner's responsibility to renew in a timely manner prior to September 30th of each year.
No business is exempt from registering their business operation with the city of Winter Garden but various Religious, Charitable and Educational Institutions are exempt from the annual fee when they are a nonprofit and have provided the necessary documents at time of registration and/or renewal. Certain disabled persons, the aged, widows with minor dependents, disabled veterans are also eligible for discounted fee or exemptions. If you think you qualify for an exemption, please contact us at 407-877-5144 to discuss specific requirements and the amount of the exemption for your classification.
Business Tax Receipts may be transferred in one of two ways:
Commercial – Prior to submitting for a Commercial Business Tax Receipt, a Land Use Application must be applied for with the Planning & Zoning Division and upon approval the processed Land Use Review report must be attached to the Commercial Business Tax Application. This review process typically takes between 5 -10 business days. Once the Land Use Review has been approved, issues addressed, and required documents have been submitted, the Commercial Business Tax Receipt can be done right at the counter and issued immediately. Please note that Payment is collected at time of Local Business Tax Receipt is processed and must be paid as either Cash or Check made out to the City of Winter Garden.
Residential – A Residential Business Tax Receipt can be done right at the counter and issued immediately as long as all required documents have been submitted. Please note that Payment is collected at time of Local Business Tax Receipt is processed and must be paid as either Cash or Check made out to the City of Winter Garden.


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Million Dollar Quartet Rocker James Barry Doles Out His Tips for Traveling with a Toddler
He may sing "Blue Suede Shoes" in the national tour of Million Dollar Quartet, but how many pairs is he able to pack while on the road? James Barry, who stars in the show as rocker Carl Perkins, makes his way around the country with the Quartet cast, with his wife and young son in tow. The actor filled out Broadway.com's questionnaire about how he masters life on the road with his family and travels like a rock star.
The five items I can't live without on the road:
1. My black leather motorcycle jacket
2. Nintendo Wii, for Netflix streaming
3. Books and comic books
4. My new Eastman acoustic guitar
5. My family
The most efficient packing lessons I've learned:
Your toddler's toys and books are more important than the fourth sweater, third pair of boots or second jacket you were thinking about bringing. That being said, you can never have too many pairs of underwear and socks on the road, especially if you exercise.
My method of staying fit on the road:
My wife and I alternate taking one-hour exercise sessions each day. This provides us with an hour of alone time (crucial for parents of toddlers) and provides us each with an hour of undivided time with our son while the other is exercising (crucial for parents of toddlers). It's free, it makes us feel good and keeps us sane. Thank you, hotel fitness rooms!
When settling into a new hotel, always locate the nearest:
Breweries! My wife and I are huge craft beer enthusiasts and traveling across the country provides us the unique opportunity to taste regional brews that don't distribute to New York. By the looks of our tour schedule, we are in for some serious treats.
The quickest way to make a hotel room feel homey:
I set up a pack 'n' play for the kid and put out his toys and books. I also put my guitar in the corner, my leather jacket hangs in the closet and a couple of locally brewed IPAs in the fridge. Bam, it feels like home to us. We love the road!
See Barry and the rest of the quartet when Million Dollar Quartet arrives at Citi Emerson Colonial Theatre from October 8 through October 20.


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Series of Articles from Sierra Leone Research Course Published
In January 2010, Professor Pushpa Iyer led fourteen students from Middlebury College and the Monterey Institute of International Studies on a course named "Challenges to Peacebuilding in Sierra Leone." This course was part of the J-term curriculum, offered in the interim period between the fall and spring semesters. The students spent two weeks in the war-torn West African nation conducting interviews with individuals and organizations who are working to build the foundations for a stable civil society and lasting peace. They also visited locations and monuments with historical significance to the brutal eleven-year civil war that ended in 2002. Members of the group reflected on their experience on their blog and wrote research papers on different aspects of peacebuilding upon their return.
Subsequently, The Women's International Perspective (TheWIP.net) worked with Professor Iyer and twelve of the students to produce and publish a series of articles on Sierra Leone. Professor Iyer, the Program Coordinator for Conflict Resolution at the Monterey Institute, launched the series with her own reflection on the future of Sierra Leone and a new student article is published every Tuesday and Thursday. This is the second time Professor Iyer has collaborated with the WIP and there are plans for further cooperation in the future: "I think it is wonderful for our students to have their articles published. It is great for their self-confidence and also for their resumes."
Six students have already published their articles:
- Veronica Beebe — "Sierra Leone: Will This Place Know War Again?"
- Mawuor Dior — "Witnessing First-Hand: The Crux of Sierra Leone's Conflict"
- Sughey A. Ramírez — "Motorbike Riders in Sierra Leone: Menace to Society or Social Indicator?"
- Shauna Kelly — "From War to Peacebuilding"
- Rishna Gracie — "Sierra Leone's Memory of a Violent Past"
- Amanda Pope — "Surviving on Hope in Sierra Leone's Isolated Camps"
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While it was known that AMC was interested in having Scott M. Gimple succeed Glen Mazzara as showrunner of The Walking Dead, it has now been officially announced. AMC has also made a number of announcements related to Season 4, including the production start date, and a promotion for Greg Nicotero and Tom Luse:
New York – February 27, 2013 – AMC announced today that the cast and crew of "The Walking Dead" return to Atlanta, Georgia on Monday, May 6th to begin production on season four. AMC also confirms Scott M. Gimple as showrunner and executive producer for the series' fourth season to premiere in October with 16 episodes. Gimple has been on the show's writing staff since season two. Co-Executive Producer, Emmy® Award-winning Special Effects Makeup Supervisor and Director Greg Nicotero and Producer Tom Luse have also been elevated to executive producers. "The Walking Dead" is based on the comic book series created and written by Robert Kirkman and published by Skybound, Kirkman's imprint at Image Comics. Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd and David Alpert continue to serve as executive producers for season four.
"Scott has been an essential part of this show since he came aboard at the very beginning of season two. He's contributed to guiding this show in a substantial way that has resulted in a lot of the key scenes and storylines fans have dubbed signature moments of 'The Walking Dead,' " said Kirkman. "I am thrilled to begin work on a brand new season of 'The Walking Dead' with Scott at the helm, and I truly believe we could be embarking on what will be the best season of this show yet."
"Scott's voice has been an integral one since he joined the show. Greg Nicotero is a true artist whose work is simply brilliant. And, Tom Luse has really created the machine that allows this very large show to get made week to week. We congratulate all three in their new roles on the series and look forward to ramping up production on season four," said Joel Stillerman, AMC's EVP of original programming, production and digital content.
"I'm thrilled to continue the tradition of the spectacular, cinematic, horrifying, exciting and emotional storytelling of 'The Walking Dead,'" said Gimple. "I'm a huge fan of the comics, and started with the show on the other side of the set, as an avid viewer. Over the past two years, it's been an incredible privilege making such great television with the best cast and crew I've ever worked with – I can't wait to make some more."
Gimple has written some of the most celebrated and talked-about episodes from seasons two and three including episode 306 (Hounded) and last season's climatic mid-season finale episode 207 (Pretty Much Dead Already), which revealed Sophia in the barn. Gimple previously worked on NBC's acclaimed series "Life" and ABC's cult favorite "Flashforward." "Flashfoward" began as a collaboration with David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight, Man of Steel) with whom he co-wrote both the Sony feature film Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and episodes two and three in the upcoming inaugural season of Starz' "DaVinci's Demons." Gimple also worked for Matt Groening's Bongo Comics, where he wrote and edited "Simpsons Comics." He has also written stories for the comic books "What If?" and "Spider-Man Unlimited."
Nicotero (Kill Bill, Transformers, Inglorious Basterds) and his team received the Emmy® Award for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup two years in a row (2011/2012) for their work on "The Walking Dead." In addition to leading the visual and special effects and makeup for the series, Nicotero has directed several episodes. Luse (Remember the Titans, "One Tree Hill," Jeepers Creepers, "The Joneses," "Everwood") has been with the show since the beginning of production and was instrumental in setting up the production of AMC's first owned scripted series. Based in Atlanta, he manages and oversees the day-to-day production of the series.