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Christianity and the Mathematical Sciences - the Heliocentric Hypothesis
|Alphabetical list of History Topics
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The mathematician Freeman Dyson writes in [16]:-
... Western science grew out of Christian theology. It is probably not an accident that modern science grew explosively in Christian Europe and left the rest of the world behind. A thousand years of theological disputes nurtured the habit of analytical thinking that could be applied to the analysis of natural phenomena. On the other hand, the close historical relations between theology and science have caused conflicts between science and Christianity that do not exist between science and other religions ...Christianity has been a major influence on the mathematical sciences, particularly in the 17th and 18th Centuries. There is a widespread belief that Christianity and science, particularly mathematical science, were on opposing sides through this period. However, this oversimplifies the situation to such an extent that it gives a quite false impression of the development of the mathematical sciences through this important time. For example four men who perhaps did as much as any to revolutionise the mathematical sciences in the 16th and 17th Centuries, Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo and Newton, were all deeply religious Christians who in many ways saw their scientific work as a religious undertaking. In this article we look at theories of the structure of the universe and how religion reacted to major advances in the mathematical sciences on this issue.
In order to understand the subtleties of the interaction between Christianity and the mathematical sciences through the 16th and 17th Centuries we need to go back to the Greek philosophers long before the rise of the Christian church. A good starting point is to look briefly at Pythagoras, for he developed a world-view in which mathematics and religion were completely linked. Pythagoras saw the beauty in the theory of numbers and he saw this mathematical beauty translated into musical beauty. From there he developed a view of the world based on numbers and shapes. He believed that the Earth was a sphere, not for any experimental reason, but simply because he believed that the sphere was the most perfect shape, so the Earth had to be a sphere. He also believed that the Earth was not at the centre of the universe but that the Earth moved. Russell notes not only the impact of Pythagoras on science but also on Christian thinking [11]:-
The whole conception of an eternal world, revealed to the intellect but not to the senses, is derived from [Pythagoras]. But for him, Christians would not have thought of Christ as the Word [logos of John's Gospel]; but for him, theologians would not have sought logical proofs of God and immortality.Carl B Boyer, the famous historian of mathematics, noted the unique interplay of mathematics and religion in the ideas developed by the Pythagoreans:-
Never before or since has mathematics played so large a role in life and religion as it did among the Pythagoreans.The two ancient Greek philosophers who exerted the most influence on Christianity were Plato and Aristotle. It is impossible to summarise the contributions of these two outstanding philosophers in a few words but we shall give a little information about their ideas which are most relevant to this article.
Plato's theory of ideas makes meaning and concepts as fundamental and real, while the physical realisation of these ideas was not real and of lesser importance. For example the idea of a book is real while the many physical examples of books are only seen as apparent. He saw mathematics as providing the most fundamental of all ideas and the deductive reasoning of mathematics was seen as the ideal way of achieving knowledge. Like Pythagoras, Plato saw the sphere as the ideal shape so argued that the Earth must be a sphere. Similarly circles were the most perfect curves, so planets had to move in circles. He gave a theory of creation based on a good God who created an eternal world by turning disorder into order. God put intelligence into the soul, and the soul into man. However, real knowledge could not be gained through the senses [11]:-
... if we would have true knowledge of anything, we must leave the body. ... While in company with the body, the soul cannot have true knowledge.Aristotle bases his philosophy on that of Plato but he improved and modified it in various ways. He was an extremely religious man and discussed God at length in his works. He gives a proof of the existence of God in Metaphysics based on a mathematical argument of motion. Every motion has a cause and so there must be a First Cause of motion which is God. Russell [11] gives Aristotle's ideas of God:-
Life also belongs to God; the actuality of thought is life, and God is that actuality; and God's self-dependent actuality is life most good and eternal. We say therefore that God is a living being, eternal, most good, so that life and duration continuous and eternal belong to God; for this is God.Unlike Plato, Aristotle does not see God as the creator of the world, for the world had always existed. Aristotle's view of the world was based on a spherical Earth round which there were crystalline spheres which carried the Sun, Moon and planets. He attributed 'natural' properties to substances and these dictated their motion. For example a stone is by nature part of the Earth so its nature makes it fall to Earth. This is a physics based on necessity and not on purpose. Aristotle gave a system of logical deduction which was seen as the ultimate form for reasoning for many centuries.
We have discussed Greek philosophers at some length in an article on Christianity and the mathematical sciences. Although their relation to the mathematical sciences is probably well understood by most readers, their relation to Christianity may be less well known. Christianity arose in a number of competing versions and it was not until near the end of the fourth century AD that the Catholic version became dominant throughout the Roman Empire. Shortly after this Augustine, born in 354, developed Christian theology after his conversion to Christianity in 386. He explained in his most important work Confessions how he read the works of Plato and found there ideas which he wove into Christian theology.
One of Augustine's major undertakings was to defend the Catholic faith from what were considered heretical views. He wrote a major work De Genesi ad Litteram Ⓣ, a literal commentary on Genesis, in 401. In this work he takes for granted that the Holy Scriptures are true and that correct descriptions of the world therefore cannot be in conflict with the Holy Scriptures if they are correctly interpreted. He writes (see for example [21]):-
... in Holy Scripture different interpretations are sometimes possible without prejudice to the faith we have received. In such a case we should not rush in headlong and so firmly take our stand on one side that, if further progress in the search for truth justly undermines that position, we too fall with it. That would be to battle not for the teaching of the Holy Scripture but for our own, wishing its teaching to conform to ours, whereas we ought to wish ours to confirm to that of Holy Scripture.Augustine argued against two types of attack on the truth of the creation story in Genesis. The first of these were arguments based purely on logic, for example that the "day" is defined by the passage of the Sun in the sky so to talk, as in Genesis, of several days passing before the Sun was created makes no sense.
The second type of attack was based on Aristotle's physics. For example in Genesis Chapter 1, Verse 7, it is stated:-
And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.Augustine had to answer those who argued that according to Aristotle the "proper place" for water is below so how could water exist "above the firmament".
Augustine argues against a literal interpretation in many cases using the argument (see for example [21]):-
Sacred Scripture in its customary style is speaking with the limitations of human language in addressing men of limited understanding.If Augustine is the one most responsible for bring Plato's philosophy into Christianity, then Thomas Aquinas in the 13th Century must be considered the one who was most responsible for Aristotle's philosophy and physics becoming absorbed into Christian thinking. The result was his attempt to combine reason and faith, a major contribution to Scholasticism. He encouraged logic, mathematics and science to be seen as contributing to Christianity rather than being opposed to it. Aristotle's universe of circular motion and crystal spheres became part of the Christian view of the world, although of course Aristotle's idea of a universe which had always existed was replaced by the creation of the universe by God, as described in Genesis. The developments of Aristotle's astronomy by Ptolemy became more than a scientific belief; for many Christians it became part of their religious belief.
Copernicus in the 16th century is often seen as providing the revolution which would overturn this ancient Greek world-view. This is not quite accurate for a number of reasons. Firstly Copernicus himself was very much in the mould of the ancient Greek mathematicians, and secondly his book On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres had little impact when fist published. Copernicus used observational data from the Greek astronomers, and stuck rigidly to Aristotle's belief that perfect motion of the heavenly bodies had to be circular. This insistence on circular motion meant that to fit the observations Copernicus had to place the centre of the universe not at the Sun but at a point close to the Sun around which both the Earth and the Sun revolved. It was Ptolemy's mathematical tricks of deferent and epicycle which Copernicus modified to his own mathematical model. His respect for the ancient Greek system is reflected in his own words (see for example [1]):-
It is fitting for us to follow the methods of the ancients strictly and to hold fast to their observations which have been handed down to us like a Testament. And to him who thinks that they are not to be entirely trusted in this respect, the gates of our Science are certainly closed ... he will get what he deserved for believing that he can lend support to his own hallucinations by slandering the ancients.Certainly Copernicus saw that theologians might attack his work as contrary to the Holy Scriptures. He wrote in the introduction:-
Perhaps there will be prattlers who, although completely ignorant of mathematics, nevertheless take it upon themselves to pass judgement on mathematical questions, and on account of some passage in Scripture, badly distorted to their purpose, will dare to censure and assail what I have presented here.One might reasonably ask what led a religious man such as he was to even contemplate a vision of the universe which seemed to go against the Holy Scripture. Zimmermann, in [30] suggests the following:-
For Copernicus as for many ancient philosophers the sky is the visible God; therefore the study of the movement of the celestial bodies is the most excellent way to the invisible God. The Creator is the great architect of all things; in the cognition of the mathematically simple structure of the universe man will become united with Him. It is suggested that these theological ideas gave Copernicus the pertinacy to work out his heliocentric system despite the misgivings of contemporary Aristotelian physicists.Of course Copernicus was correct in assuming that attacks would come. For example, Tolosani, a Dominican who was a contemporary of Copernicus, wrote Heaven and the Elements which was published not long after On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres as an appendix to his book On the Truth of Holy Scripture. Tolosani wrote that Copernicus (see for example [26]):-
... seems to be unfamiliar with Holy Scripture since he contradicts some of its principles, not without the risk to himself and to the readers of his book of straying from the faith ...The arguments put forward by Tolosani against Copernicus were that, in addition to contradicting Holy Scripture, his ideas contradicted Aristotle's physics (see for example [26]):-
... in his imagination he changes the order of God's creatures in his system when ... he seeks to raise the Earth, heavier than the other elements, from its lower place to the sphere where everybody by common consent correctly locates the Sun's sphere, and to caste the sphere of the Sun down to the place of the Earth, contravening the rational order and Holy Writ, which declares that heaven is up, while the Earth is down ...Tycho Brahe, who was born three years after the death of Copernicus, made the most accurate observations of the heavenly bodies before the invention of the telescope. He realised the mathematical superiority of Copernicus over Ptolemy but he proposed a modification of Copernicus's system in which the planets revolved around the Sun while the Sun itself moved around the stationary Earth. This retained the mathematical advantages of Copernicus without the problems with contradicting Aristotle or Holy Scripture (see for example [27]):-
What need is there without any justification to imagine the Earth, a dark, dense, and inert mass, to be a heavenly body undergoing even more numerous revolutions than the others, that is to say, subject to a triple motion, in violation not only of all physical truth but also of the authority of Holy Scripture, which ought to be paramount.In another work Brahe writes (see for example [27]):-
... the Earth, which we inhabit, occupies the centre of the universe and does not perform any annual motion such as Copernicus supposed. These propositions must be upheld without any doubt; so I believe, together with the ancient astronomers and the accepted opinions of the physicists, supported by Holy Scripture.Kepler, on the other hand, made a bolder step away from the beliefs of Aristotle than had Copernicus. Not only did he accept that the Earth was in orbit round the Sun but he introduced a new brilliant idea, never before postulated, that the heavenly bodies do not travel in circles but in ellipses. Unlike the Catholic mathematicians we have looked at previously in this article, Kepler was a Lutheran. A devout Christian, he wrote in The Mystery of the Cosmos (1596):-
I undertake to prove that God, in creating the universe and regulating the order of the cosmos, had in view the five regular bodies of geometry known since the days of Pythagoras and Plato, and that he has fixed according to those dimensions, the number of heavens, their proportions and the relations of their movements.He began his book with a discussion of its relevance to the Holy Scripture (see for example [25]):-
It is an act of piety at the very beginning of this discourse about Nature to see whether it says anything contrary to Holy Writ. Nevertheless, I believe that is premature to raise this question here before I am assailed. In general I promise to say nothing harmful to Holy Writ, and if Copernicus is convicted of anything with me, I shall consider him finished. And this was always my intention from the time when I began to examine the six books of Copernicus's Revolutions.However, he was 'assailed'. The Lutherans were worried that Kepler's theories would cause splits in their own Church at a time filled with difficulties as various different branches of the Christian Church argued with each other. Kepler, however, saw no reason why the Copernican theory should be seen to oppose the Holy Scripture. He tackled the question head-on in the Introduction to Astronomia nova Ⓣ (1609) (see for example [25]):-
To teach mankind about nature is not the purpose of Holy Scripture, which speaks to people about these matters in a human way in order to be understood by them and uses popular concepts. ... Why is it surprising then, that Scripture also talks the language of human senses in situations where the reality of things differs from the perception?For Kepler, a devout Christian, mathematics was itself a religious undertaking. He wrote in Harmonice Mundi Ⓣ (1619):-
Piety prevents many people from agreeing with Copernicus out of fear that the Holy Ghost speaking in Scripture will be branded as a liar if we say that the Earth moves and the Sun stands still. But these persons should bear in mind that we learn most things and the most important things with the sense of sight, and therefore cannot detach our speech from the visual sense. Thus, very many things happen every day when we talk the language of the sense of sight even though we know for a certainty that the situation is otherwise. ... Thus, when we emerge from a narrow valley, we say that a wide plain opens up before us.
Geometry existed before the creation; is co-eternal with the mind of God; is God himself ... Where there is matter there is geometry. ... geometry provided God with a model for the Creation and was implanted into man, together with God's own likeness - and not merely conveyed to his mind through the eyes. ... It is absolutely necessary that the work of such a Creator be of the greatest beauty...The Catholic Church, however, in a move against the ideas of Luther, had declared itself the only authority to interpret the Holy Scripture at the Council of Trent in 1546:-
... no one relying on his own judgement and distorting the Sacred Scriptures according to his own conception shall dare to interpret them contrary to that sense which Holy Mother Church, to whom it belongs to judge their true sense and meaning, has held or does hold, or even to interpret them contrary to the unanimous agreement of the Fathers.Some suffered the ultimate penalty at the hands of the Catholic Church for their beliefs. Giordano Bruno was sentenced to death by the Inquisition and burned alive in February 1600. Certainly in Cena de le Ceneri Ⓣ (1584) Bruno declared his support for the reality of the heliocentric theory and also claimed that the universe is infinite. In this work he also argued that the Holy Scripture was written to teach morals but not to teach astronomy. It is a little difficult to know exactly what he was accused of during his seven year trial. Bruno seems not to have understood himself for when the Inquisition demanded that he retract, he replied that he had nothing to retract and did not understand what he was being asked to retract. Metaphysics and mathematics in Bruno's works are studied in [2].
Galileo had long believed in Copernicus's theory and had corresponded with Kepler on the issue. He explained to him in 1597 that he did not wish to enter the argument because of fear of ridicule. By 1613 Galileo believed that his telescopic observations of the moons of Jupiter proved that the Earth and planets revolved round the Sun. He was drawn into the controversy, however, through Castelli who had been appointed to the chair of mathematics in Pisa in 1613. Castelli had been a student of Galileo and was also a supporter of Copernicus. At a meeting in the Medici palace in Florence in December 1613 with the Grand Duke Cosimo II and his mother the Grand Duchess Christina of Lorraine, Castelli was asked to explain the apparent contradictions between the Copernican theory and Holy Scripture. Castelli defended the Copernican position vigorously and wrote to Galileo afterwards telling him how successful he had been in putting the arguments. Galileo, less convinced that Castelli had won the argument, wrote Letter to Castelli to him examining (see for example [21]):-
... some general questions about the use of Holy Scriptures in disputes involving physical conclusions.Galileo used arguments similar to those that we have quoted from Kepler's Astronomia nova Ⓣ (1609). By now Galileo had several opponents in Florence and they made sure that a copy of the Letter to Castelli was sent to the Inquisition in Rome. However, after examining its contents they found little to which they could object.
The Catholic Church's most important figure at this time in dealing with interpretations of the Holy Scripture was Cardinal Robert Bellarmine. He seems at this time to have seen little reason for the Church to be concerned regarding the Copernican theory. The point at issue was whether Copernicus had simply put forward a mathematical theory which enabled the calculation of the positions of the heavenly bodies more simply or whether he was proposing a physical reality. At this time Bellarmine viewed the theory as an elegant mathematical one which did not threaten the established Christian belief regarding the structure of the universe.
Various letters were exchanged between theologians, scientists and mathematicians. Both theological and scientific arguments were put by all concerned. Galileo himself began to put forward theological as well as scientific arguments, including use of the Holy Scripture to support the Copernican theory, something he had strongly argued against earlier when he stated that the Holy Scripture was intended only for moral teaching, not to teach physics. Having now discovered arguments by Augustine in De Genesi ad Litteram to support his case, Galileo wrote the Letter to the Grand Duchess which vigorously attacked the followers of Aristotle. In this work, which he addressed to the Grand Duchess Christina of Lorraine, he used some of Augustine's arguments, which he developed much further, to argue strongly for a non-literal interpretation of Holy Scripture when the literal interpretation would contradict facts about the physical world proved by mathematical science.
Galileo certainly started with the assumption that the Holy Scriptures are true so there must be interpretations which agree with all scientifically proved theories. It is important to realise that Galileo was not opposing Christianity, quite the opposite in fact, for he felt that he was a devout Christian doing his very best to save Christianity from serious error. He points out that theologians cannot tell a mathematician what mathematics he must believe to be true (see for example [21]):-
... there is a great difference between giving orders to a mathematician or a natural philosopher and giving them to a merchant or a lawyer; and that proved conclusions about natural and celestial phenomena cannot be changed with the same ease as opinions about what is or is not legitimate in a contract.There was no holding Galileo back now, and he states quite clearly that for him the Copernican theory is not just a mathematical calculating tool, but is a physical reality:-
I hold that the Sun is located at the centre of the revolutions of the heavenly orbs and does not change place, and that the Earth rotates on itself and moves around it. Moreover ... I confirm this view not only by refuting Ptolemy's and Aristotle's arguments, but also by producing many for the other side, especially some pertaining to physical effects whose causes perhaps cannot be determined in any other way, and other astronomical discoveries; these discoveries clearly confute the Ptolemaic system, and they agree admirably with this other position and confirm it.The Catholic Church was at this time engaged in a vigorous argument with the Protestant Churches. One of the major points of disagreement was whether an individual could form their own interpretation of the Holy Scripture (the Protestant view) or whether, as the Catholic Church argued and had stated clearly after the Council of Trent in 1546, everyone must accept the interpretation of the Holy Scripture made by the Catholic Church. Galileo's arguments came too close to this touchy issue for the Catholic Church to be able to take no action. Pope Paul V ordered Bellarmine to have the Sacred Congregation of the Index decide on the Copernican theory. The cardinals of the Inquisition met on 24 February 1616 and took evidence from theological experts. It may seem strange to readers today to here that an idea was being put on trial, but in the context of the times it was not unusual. It took the theologians only a few of days to reach their decision and, perhaps surprisingly, it seems to have been made more to defend Aristotle's physics than to defend the Holy Scripture. The Inquisition reported:-
.. all said that the proposition of a stationary Sun is foolish and absurd in natural philosophy.Only as a second reason did they quote that Copernicus's theory was contrary to Holy Scripture and they declared that:-
... the doctrine attributed to Copernicus ... cannot be defended or held.Bellarmine conveyed the decision of the Inquisition to Galileo who had not been personally involved in the trial. At Galileo's request Bellarmine gave him a written certificate which made clear Galileo's own position. It declared that he was forbidden to hold Copernican views but, strangely, an alternative version would be produced 17 years later which also said that Galileo was forbidden to teach the Copernican theory. Various conjectures about the alternative version have been put forward, many believing that it was a forgery by Galileo's enemies within the Catholic Church. However these matters arose much later and the result of the 1616 decision of the Congregation of the Index was to forbid Catholics to read Copernicus's Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres until it had been 'corrected'. No works of Galileo were put on the Index, however, and the version of the judgement given by Bellarmine to Galileo appeared to still allow him to discuss the merits of Aristotle's theory and the Copernican theory. It only prevented him from arguing that the Copernican theory was true.
In March 1632 Galileo published Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Systems of the World - Ptolemaic and Copernican. It takes the form of a dialogue between Salviati, who argues for the Copernican system, and Simplicio who is an Aristotelian philosopher. The climax of the book is an argument by Salviati that the Earth moves which was based on Galileo's theory of the tides. Now Galileo's theory of the tides was entirely false despite being postulated after Kepler had already put forward the correct explanation.
One might reasonably ask why Galileo published Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Systems of the World - Ptolemaic and Copernican after the judgement of 1616. The reasons to write and publish the work were more than simply depending on the certificate that Bellarmine had given him. Rather he felt safe since Maffeo Barberini had been elected as Pope Urban VIII and he was an admirer of Galileo. After being elected Pope he invited Galileo to papal audiences on six occasions and led Galileo to believe that the Catholic Church would not make an issue of the Copernican theory.
Shortly after publication of Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Systems of the World - Ptolemaic and Copernican the Inquisition banned its sale and ordered Galileo to appear in Rome before them. Illness prevented Galileo from travelling to Rome until 1633. When he did so he was confronted with the alternative version of the ruling of 1616, which was an unsigned document. Galileo still had in his possession the certificate Bellarmine had signed and given him in 1616, although Bellarmine had died in 1621 so could not clarify the difference between the two versions. By the legal standards of today one would expect the alternative version stating that Galileo was forbidden to teach the Copernican theory to be overruled. Galileo's accusation at the trial which followed was exactly that he had breached the conditions of this unsigned alternative version. The truth of the Copernican theory was not an issue therefore; it was taken as a fact at the trial that this theory was false. This was logical, of course, since the judgement of 1616 had declared it totally false.
Found guilty, Galileo was condemned to lifelong imprisonment, but the sentence was carried out somewhat sympathetically and it amounted to house arrest rather than a prison sentence. He was able to return to his home but had to spend the rest of his life watched over by officers from the Inquisition.
Galileo may have suffered at the hands of the Church, but he remained totally committed the Christianity. He wrote near the end of his life (see for example [1]):-
I have two sources of perpetual comfort - first, that in my writings there cannot be found the faintest shadow of irreverence towards the Holy Church; and second, the testimony of my own conscience, which only I and God in heaven thoroughly know. And He knows that in this cause in which I suffer, though many might have spoken with more learning, none, not even the ancient Fathers, have spoken with more piety or with greater zeal for the Church than I.
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10. Trespass by Rose Tremain (longlisted for the 2010 Booker Prize)
I will remember 2010 as the year I finally read Rose Tremain. This hauntingly beautiful novel has stayed with me.
Favorite passage: "Even here, where life went along more slowly than in England, she could sense the restless agitation people felt to make real and tangible to them the fugitive wonders that flickered into their mind."
The verdict: I loved both the story and its deeper thematic ideas. Trespass is an accessible literary novel with immense depth. It's rare I want to reread a book as son as I finish it, but I'm certain there are more subtleties and clues I've overlooked.
9. Scottsboro by Ellen Feldman (shortlisted for the 2009 Orange Prize)
I am a huge fan of historical fiction based on real people, and Feldman is one of the genre's best (her other fictionalized historical novels include The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank and Lucy, about FDR.) She took the tough issue of the Scottsboro boys and inserted a driven, Northern, female journalist into the action.
The verdict: I loved Scottsboro, but it wasn't always an easy read. Knowing it was based on a true story was absolutely gut-wrenching for me. I loved the character of Alice, and I loved the way Feldman placed the Scottsboro case in the context of not only Southern history but also international history.
8. So Much for That by Lionel Shriver (finalist for the 2010 National Book Award)
This novel snuck up on me. As I was reading it, I thought it was an issue book, and I am not one who needs convincing about the sorry state of the U.S. healthcare system. Beneath the political seriousness, however, Shriver deftly crafted a moving novel that has stuck with me long after I read it.
The verdict: So Much for That is both timely and timeless. This novel may age in fascinating ways as the U.S. healthcare system changes, but it will remain a brilliantly nuanced character study that also examines contemporary public health policy and politics.
7. The Sentimentalists by Johanna Skibsrud (winner of the 2010 Giller Prize)
Partly war novel and partly a daughter's ode to understanding her father, Johanna Skibsrud's writing catapulted this novel to my top 10. Skibsrud is my age, and it's the first novel I've read that tackles the Vietnam War from the perspective of its veteran's children. She's a poet, and her prose is luminous.
Favorite passage: "I had thought in those years, I suppose, having learned the lesson from my mother well, that it was foolish to ask for too much out of life, afterwards only to live in the wake of that expectation, an irreducible disappointment. But what pain, I thought now, could be greater than to realize that even the practical reality for which you had assumed to settle upon, did not hold--that even that was illusory?" (p. 53)
The verdict: The Sentimentalists is a novel I will buy to re-read again and again. It's easily one of my favorite reads of the year, but it's not a book that will appeal to everyone. If you adore non-linear narratives, character-driven novels and gorgeous, comma-filled prose, then you will adore it.
*Being published in the U.S. on May 2, 2011!
6. If You Follow Me by Malena Watrous
If You Follow Me was perhaps the most anticipated novel of 2010 for me. Curtis Sittenfeld first mentioned it in print in April 2009, 11 months before its release. With high expectations, I was still wowed. At the time I said, "Great literature transcends its characters and plot and brings greater understanding and critical thought, and If You Follow Me is that kind of great literature." I still agree. I loved the story and the understanding of humanity it brought, and it's one I hope to read again and again. It's a novel I've handed to more than one friend and said, "drop everything and read this novel. You'll adore it." And they have.
5. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Attempting to describe this novel is incredibly difficult, and it's simpler to say, "just read it. Trust me." I'm still hedging my bet and crossing my fingers it will win the 2011 Pulitzer Prize and get the award distinction it deserves.
Favorite passage: "Coz liked the couch, he'd told her, because it relieved them both of the burden of eye contact. 'You don't like eye contact?' Sasha had asked. It seemed like a weird thing for a therapist to admit. 'I find it tiring,' he'd said. 'This way, we can both look where we want.'
The verdict: Although difficult to describe, this novel is easy to love. Highly recommended for fans of literary fiction, short stories and good narratives.
4. White Woman on the Green Bicycle by Monique Roffey (shortlisted for the 2010 Orange Prize)
I was pulling for this novel to win the Orange Prize, but sadly it did not. It's the story of the marriage of George and Sabine Harwood, a young British couple who move to Trinidad in the 1950's. The novel begins in 2006, then jumps back in time to the couple's first days in Trinidad. I love unconventional narratives, and Roffey used time and language so beautifully to exemplify time and place.
Favorite passage: "I loved George but our marriage was always under threat. Other men wanted me and other women wanted George. This was both thrilling and worrying."
*Being published in the U.S. on April 26, 2011!
3. Black Water Rising by Attica Locke (shortlisted for the 2010 Orange Prize, 2010 Edgar Award finalist, & 2009 Los Angeles Times Book Award finalist)
Black Water Rising is a literary mystery set in 1981 that examines social issues. It's beautifully written, suspenseful and it's take on social issues is still relevant today.
Favorite passage: "Oppression was pandemic, like a cancer; wherever it existed, it would spread. And maybe justice could work the same way; maybe it could spread too. Which meant that the problems in Africa, say--poverty and the imperialism that created it--were as important as the problems here at home; they were actually one and the same."
The verdict:It's a smart, page-turning literary thriller packed with history and social intrigue. I loved it. I adored it. I cannot shut up about it's brilliance.
2. Stiltsville by Susanna Daniel
I read Stiltsville based on Curtis Sittenfeld's recommendation (she does not let me down.) After feeling some malaise with my Booker Prize reading binge, I wanted something deeply American to read, and I found it. I was amazed how much I loved this novel, but it has all the elements I adore. It's the story of a marriage. Each chapter is a different year in their marriage. Although it's told chronologically, there are years skipped. Often the years correspond with crucial moments of Miami and Florida history. It's both the story of a couple and a place, and I adored it. I bought it for more than one person this year.
The verdict: "It's the most emotionally engaging novel I've read in quite some time. I often struggle writing reviews for books I adore, and I found nothing to criticize in Stiltsville. It may not be a universally appealing novel, but it has become one of my favorites, and I eagerly await Susanna Daniel's next novel."
1. Room by Emma Donoghue (shortlisted for the 2010 Booker Prize)
It should come as no surprise the book I rated 6 stars out of 5 is my favorite of the year. For those who haven't read it, I still don't want to share any tidbits of the story. I fear I wouldn't have loved it quite as much if I knew some of its surprises before-hand.
The verdict: "Room is intense, but it's so well written, relatable and humane. I cannot recommend it highly enough. I do recommend, however, that you don't start it until you have time to finish it. It is a one-setting novel."
Overall thoughts:
- All ten are by women. (Freedom almost made the cut, as I'm loving it more and more after the fact.)
- Four are debut novels (Sentimentalists, Black Water Rising, Stiltsville, If You Follow Me)
- Two were recommended by Curtis Sittenfeld (Stiltsville and If You Follow Me)
- One Giller Prize read
- One National Book Award read
- Two Booker Prize reads
- Three Orange Prize reads (and I won't be surprised if Trespass and Room make at least the longlist in 2011)
- All ten were new-to-me authors in 2010!
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The Waldo Canyon fire may reach 100 percent containment today, while fires in High Park and Flagstaff have already been declared fully contained.
Just a week ago, the three large Front Range blazes had more than 3,000 firefighters working around the clock. But thanks to their work and an aggressive aerial response, all three have been halted.
The tally:
Waldo Canyon: Two killed, 347 homes destroyed, 18,247 acres burned, cause undetermined. It ranks as the most destructive fire in Colorado history
High Park: One killed, 259 homes destroyed, 87,284 acres burned, caused by lightning
Flagstaff: No deaths, no homes destroyed, 300 acres burned, caused by lightning
Firefighters are now moving to other major blazes in the west, including the Little Sand fire near Pagosa Springs, which started back on May 13 and remains only 40 percent contained after burning 24,900 acres. Two Wyoming fires, Squirrel Creek and Arapaho, are so large their smoke clouded views in Denver Thursday. Those two alone have more than 1,700 firefighters working the lines.
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One of the benefits about my recent wardrobe overhaul is that I've discovered a few things I've not worn for a while. This red dipped hem shirt was absolute favourite of mine for a while but soon got shoved to the back of my wardrobe as soon new stuff came along. This black bow tie was also shoved in a box of belts and soon forgotten about. It's been quite nice to have a good look through my things and decide what I want to keep and what I can live with out!
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Aït-Sahalia named fellow of American Statistical Association
Yacine Aït-Sahalia, Princeton's Otto A. Hack 1903 Professor of Finance and Economics and director of the Bendheim Center for Finance, has been named a fellow of the American Statistical Association.
He is one of 53 new fellows selected by the association in honor of their outstanding professional contributions to and leadership in the field of statistical science.
Aït-Sahalia has been a faculty member at Princeton since 1998. He is a fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and the Econometric Society as well as a research associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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CheekyMonkey necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 90 diseños de 14 diseñadores freelance.
Cheeky Monkey Creations
Cheeky Monkey Creations is a new Australian based business and I need a logo to get me started. My product is simple….handmade greeting cards sold online or at specific craft events. I offer my customers original one off or limited edition handmade greeting cards and include with purchase the service of handwriting a greeting and posting the card to the intended recipient. Eventually I would like to expand my products but for now I am focusing on the handmade card range.
My products and services are aimed at Internet savvy consumers who don't have time to browse the shelves for greeting cards and also don't want just an average glossy mass produced "Hallmarkesque" card.
I am looking for a logo that's original (please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo).
I would like the logo to incorporate a monkey punching/popping through a cartoon style circle (similar to the old Looney Toons credits) and have attached a photo of a monkey that I would like my logo to be based on.
The monkey should look cheeky (in keeping with the business name) but I don't want it to be a naughty/sexy looking monkey, it should be a mischievous, innocent looking monkey with a big smile/grin or even a wink. I would also like the business name to be incorporated into the logo and the name should be clear, simple and bold. I really like the font Ravie (see attached example).
A few things to think about:
• Prefer Cartoon style so nothing too realistic.
• You are allowed to be creative with color, but no more than 2 or 3 please. I really like lime/light greens and browns.
• Company website is not available as yet but successful designer may be asked to also design website graphics.
• It has to scale well at different sizes, look good as black & white or when reproduced in outline format as a rubber stamp etc.
• I will also require the font files where applicable.
The files I will require are:
• For printing: Vector - .ai (CMYK)
• For screen: Vector - .ai (RGB)
Note: Files must be compatible with Adobe Illustrator CS3 and Adobe Photoshop CS3.
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PCL-URCS is ready to start! The integration of Urban Robotics's out-of-core octree into PCL will be performed by Stephen D. Fox, from Fordham University Robotics and Computer Vision Lab, NY. Stephen has been working on numerous projects involving laser sensors, and stereo cameras, and has been part of our community since PCL 1.0.
We would like to thank all the other candidates for their excellent proposals! We already started following up with each of them individually, as this is just our third code sprint and there are many more to come!
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Mobile Hair Salon Johannesburg in Roodepoort before I go into the points to help you choose your hairdresser, I should first outline the definition of what is a mobile hairdresser? A Mobile Hairdresser Near Me is a hairdresser who usually works for his or herself visiting clients at their homes or place of work, or any other agreed venue and does not operate from a fixed hair salon or beauty shop.
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1.When to consider using a mobile hairdresser. The services of a mobile hairstylist may often be required to be used at a home for a wedding when it may often be inconvenient for the bride to travel to a hair or beauty salon to have her hair and her make-up done, requiring her then to travel back to her home to put on her wedding gown. Instead, the hairdresser will travel to the bride's home in order to style the bride's hair for her special day. A Mobile Hairdressing Prices hairstylist is often in demand for Care homes, hospitals, prisons, the armed forces, and in many other situations where individual attention is required.
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Mobile Hairdressing is regular part of our everyday lives. It's too easy to take it for decided, and forget the key task it has in causal to an active and increasing economy. Mobile Hairdressing is a trendy career that countless people enjoy making a income from. Mobile Hairdressers work - cutting, dyeing and shampooing customer's hair and many other services. Mobile Hairdressing as a Career has many unusual forecasts and can also gives you time to a busy social life.
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As well as having relevant experience hairdressers also need the right personal qualities to progress. Candidates require being good with their hands and enthusiastic to learn new skills. A reasonable degree of inspiration is required as are good customer service skills. These two characteristic will frequently be experienced as customers will ask for advices for dissimilar hairstyles for different intentions. As well as this you require to be eager about your work and keep alongside each other of new styles and fashions.
Well qualified hairdressers keep on developing their skills in high-quality areas. This can consist of coloring and dyeing skills as well as alternative therapies and other mobile hairdressing services.
After working as a hair stylist in a salon some hairdressers make a decision to go into business opening their own salons. Otherwise some people start mobile hairdressing businesses plateful people in the society who have problems with maneuverability or who unable to leave their home for some reasons. If you would like to practice either of these it is optional that you learn a business management course at National Vocational Qualification level. A driving license is also required and is essential for hairdressers wants to start mobile hairdressing business.
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If you have an aim to become a successful mobile hairdresser, then this information will be useful to make your dreams come true. You can be a successful hairdresser as well as you can open your business too. There are various ways to become a hairdresser but choosing accurate way will makes you to achieve highest level of success to becoming a successful mobile hair dresser. The best way to become a mobile hairdresser is straight entry into a salon as a trainee. Salons provide the most rewarding start as you will be paid to learn. Many salons permit trainees one day a week to attend college classes. This is a key to accomplish any formal acknowledgment.
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To become a successful mobile hairdresser you need to accomplish some requirements. Formal qualifications are necessary in a spirited market place. The national Vocational Qualification in Hairdressing (NVQ) is the only familiar qualification system. More than 60% of mobile hairdressers are now trained to this standard.
A mobile hairdressing is person whose profession is to cut or style hair, in order or change or uphold person's reflection as they desire. And this is accomplished throughout a permutation of hair coloring, hair cut and hair texture methods. The most important advantage in this job is the simple nature, which agrees to you to constant take out this in your own house.
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One G-Shock, many colours: SlingShox
Casio G-Shock fans of which there are more than there are G-Shock models, wishing to upgrade or pimp their existing collection can now do so with SlingShox. SlingShox is the ultimate G-Shock accessory which enables the G-Shock owner to easily add a silicone skin that wraps around their G-Shock model to give the watch a brave new look.
The skins allow for quick, easy and cost effective customisation of G-Shocks, thereby greatly increasing the already colourful range of colour options.
The SlingShox line up currently includes 18 colours available at theslingshox.com, including white, black, metallic silver, metallic bronze, red, yellow, aqua blue, orange, grey, army green, and purple.
Many more SlingShox are on the way, including special custom editions with unique and cool designs. At the moment, the SlingShox fit on G-Shock models DW-6900, G-100, GA100 and GA110.
Each SlingShox comes with a custom tool that allows the wearer to remove and replace the straps from the G-Shock bezel. The SlingShox strap has an opening on the back which fits the G-Shock bezel easily but still allows for complete and uninhibited use of the watch's pusher controls. But just to clear up any potential confusion, the company is in no way connected with Casio G-Shock itself.
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With Sequelmania sweeping the nation, it's hard to keep track of which wrestling game can be rightfully called the champ. Unless you're that wacko patriot who needs to have Kurt Angle in his newest lycra jumpsuit, small changes to a game's engine or content don't usually warrant another $50 slam. So each year, the decision to go further into debt begs the question: "How many minor updates amount to a major one?"
The answer, it turns out, is found in WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2006. Though it doesn't add much we haven't already seen in past wrestling games (or even in Yuke's other grappler, WWE Day of Reckoning 2), the plethora of tweaks make all the little pieces snap into place to form a great new game while keeping the franchise's arcadey, fast-paced roots deliciously intact.
The momentum meter is back, but this time it reacts to your specific moves list. If you've only got a few stunners in a shallow sack of tricks, your momentum will start to drop as fast as the crowd's yawns are long. Being that you have to max out your momentum meter to earn a special move, your potential for damage is reduced and, at even lower momentum levels, your opponent's chance to reverse a hold or strike gets a buff. Because crowds hate losers, the wrestler getting beat down has low momentum too, and if he reverses your attack, the two of you can find yourselves in a chain of reversals, which is really, really fun.
Until, that is, your stamina dips to where you have to stop the action for a bit. Unlike in Day of Reckoning 2, the stamina meter can be actively recharged, so you don't have to let go of your controller and get a beer while you wait for your mega-athlete to catch his breath. The stamina meter is hidden from view until it becomes an issue, making it an invisible yet omnipresent concern, making it a more effective gameplay balancer than in past attempts.
Yuke's was certainly going for championship gold with more gameplay refinements. Special moves can be stored for later use, meaning you can play possum and reverse a pin at the last second. The dramatic three-count for sleeper holds has been implemented as well in a timing meter, lending extra drama to tight contests. These both serve as terrific additions.
The A.I. hasn't quite caught up with the features, though, as it's determined solely on how many reversals your opponents can chain together and how often they stand idle. Nailing the timing on reversals is really the crux of the gameplay, and since you can reverse everything, it can be a walk in the park. Storing moves and playing possum is especially effective. It feels as though the A.I. is mostly susceptible to the game's new gameplay features, since reversals of pins and submissions are more effective against the CPU than humans.
The spotty collision detection also leads to some problems. Closer to Backyard Wrestling 2 than Day of Reckoning 2, oftentimes you'll wonder how a strike went through an opponent just because he's going through a particular animation. It has been improved over last year, though not by much.
The overall content, however, is markedly better. You'll be playing SvR2006 more than any other wrestler before it if only to dig through all the goodies. As before, you can run through Season mode in both the RAW and Smackdown brands. Either linear path you choose has its own decently-scripted story, but the more promising mode is the General Manager mode, which plays itself out as a menu-based Franchise mode like in those other less oily sports games. Sign wrestlers to contracts, balance budgets and manage noob talent in an effort to get more asses in seats for your main events than the other leading WWE program. Getting big stars like Big Show will gain a load of fan interest for your brand, but more important is the drama he's involved in. You can then find out what other grapplers he's having a feud with and pit those guys against each other night after night to build up the drama to a Main Event or PPV climax.
It's a great addition, but the menu heavy interface can bring the pain to the wrong spots. You don't get all the data you need to determine how popular a certain feud is nor how all of this affects your bottom line, so you're left with more instinct than number crunching. Training noob talent up to a decent star status is entertaining but counterproductive, since you have to beat your star talent with the rookies, which puts a major a hit on your popularity for little reward and no guarantees. Despite these issues, though, the mode bodes well for the future.
Thanks to improvements to the Create a Wrestler tool, building your noob is good fun. The system is remarkably faster than it was in past versions; hours spent scrounging through the huge amount of doodads you can sprinkle on your gorilla, from skull faceplates to customized entrance themes, come without most of the loading times that plagued earlier games. The same holds true when you're changing your dude's move sets, which is key since you can also customize your fighting style to include three of seven available types, and then make him a clean or dirty wrestler on top of that. It goes big.
You can then dump your freakish baby into the ring and play through more modes than you can flex a pec at. Aside from the previous fare of Hell in a Cell, TLC, Ladder, Royal Rumble, and Cage matches, a new Buried Alive match is available. The object is to dump your opponent in a casket far outside the ring and shut the lid once he's beaten beyond resistance – nothing groundbreaking (pardon the pun), but hey, it's an extra mode. So is the Fulfill your Fantasy mode, which lets you dress up two Divas in scanty costumes and set them loose on each other, spankings and all.
Last year's online mode was riddled with lag and disconnects while being slim on options. This time around, you can play basically every mode except Royal Rumble with up to four players and will experience far less lag. Records and titles held by other Wrestlemaniacs are now accessible, so you can better measure up. Additionally, you can now preview and download their created wrestlers. Gamers may be lazy, but boy, can we conserve energy.
We also know a pretty thing when we see it, and this game qualifies thanks to top notch delivery. All the character models have been smoothed out, just like the rock solid framerate, and retain a high level of detail in the costumes, faces, and musculature. It just looks great. The dialogue for each of the Season mode's storylines are voiced by the real talent, and match commentary is by none other than J.R. and The King Lawler. It provides an authentic feel to the whole experience, except that match comments get redundant quickly and the two cut each other off awkwardly whenever there is a reversal, pin, or submission. The background music is beefy when you're going through all the menus, including a remixed version of Megadeth's "Symphony of Destruction" among other big names.
Yuke's and THQ obviously invested a lot of time and effort to make WWE Smackdown vs. RAW 2006 a worthwhile buy, and amazingly, they succeeded. Let's hope they take the lessons they learned from this steroid-fueled installment and carry the tradition of tight content additions and smart gameplay tweaks into the next generation.


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The venues listed on the 2011 Top 100 roster achieved big financial results, despite the rocky economy. At the Top 100 Panel Super Session during the upcoming Nightclub & Bar Convention & Trade Show, you'll have a chance to hear from three Top 100 operators how they succeeded and grew last year, and what they see coming in the year ahead:
• Jesse Waits, Managing Partner, XS & Tryst Nightclubs at the Wynn Las Vegas. XS continues to reign as the top revenue-producing club in the nation.
• Howard Weiss, Director of Pool & Nightlife Operations, The Pool After Dark, Harrah's Resort, Atlantic City. This poolside club makes a splash with tourists and locals alike.
• Mark Easterling, Director of Marketing, Midnight Rodeo, San Antonio, TX. Returning to the Top 100 list yet again, this Texas hot spot keeps rockin'!
Moderated by Donna Hood Crecca of Nightclub & Bar and David Henkes of Technomic, the session will reveal how the Top 100 list is generated and some key insights coming out of the research. Join us on Tuesday, March 8 from 10:00 -11:00 a.m. for a dynamic discussion about nightlife success.


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At JavaOne 2009, Sun released Java SE 6 Update 14, which included a version of the much-anticipated Garbage First (G1) garbage collector. G1 is a low-pause, low-latency, sometimes soft real-time, collector that allows you to set max pause time goals and collection intervals through suggestions on the Java VM command line. Although it cannot guarantee it, G1 will attempt to meet your goals, and hence introduce as little latency as possible into your application. This in turn may also make the VM run more predictably as it attempts to meet the pause time goals you provide.
What Is Garbage Collection?
Many dynamic languages, such as C, C++, Pascal, and so on, require you to manage memory explicitly. This includes memory allocation, de-allocation, and all of the accounting that occurs in between. In this time frame, you must be sure to not lose track of the memory (thereby failing to ever free it), or the result will be a memory leak. Just as dangerous is the attempt to use an object (or access memory) after it has been de-allocated, through what is called a dangling pointer. Either one of these situations can result in undefined behavior, the accidental overwriting of other data, a security hole, or an abrupt crash.
Automatic memory management (garbage collection) removes the likelihood that these issues will occur since it's no longer left up to you to account for memory allocations. In C++, the concept of smart pointers is one solution, and in other languages, such as Lisp, SmallTalk, and Java, a full-featured garbage collector tracks the lifetimes of all objects in a running program. The history of garbage collection can be traced back to John McCarthy, who invented the concept as part of the Lisp programming language [McCarthy58].
In short, a garbage collector works to reclaim areas of memory within an application that will never be accessed again. At the most fundamental level, garbage collection involves two deceivingly simple steps:
Determine which objects can no longer be referenced by an application. This is done either via object reference counting, or object graphs (tracing). Reclaim the memory occupied by dead objects (the garbage).
Until recently, Java SE came with two main collectors: the parallel collector, and the concurrent-mark-sweep (CMS) collector -- see the sidebar Parallelism and Concurrency. As of the latest Java SE 6 update release, the G1 collector is another option. The plan is for G1 to eventually replace CMS as a low-pause, soft real-time collector. Let's take a look at how it works.
Parallelism and Concurrency
When speaking about garbage collection algorithms, parallelism describes the collector's ability to perform its work across multiple threads of execution. Concurrency describes its ability to do work while application threads are still running. Hence, a collector can be parallel but not concurrent, concurrent but not parallel, or both parallel and concurrent.
The Java parallel collector (the default) is parallel but not concurrent as it pauses application threads to do its work. The CMS collector is parallel and partially concurrent as it pauses application threads at many points (but not all) to do its work. The G1 collector is fully parallel and mostly concurrent, meaning that it does pause applications threads momentarily, but only during certain phases of collection. For more information on garbage collection, and common algorithms used, read my latest book entitled Real-Time Java Programming with Java RTS, available from Pearson Publishing.


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Leaked: NSA's Talking Points Defending NSA Surveillance
from the you-have-to-be-kidding-me deptThe government has been passing around some "talking points" to politicians and the press trying to spin the NSA surveillance story. We've got the talking points about scooping up business records (i.e., all data on all phone calls) and on the internet program known as PRISM. Both are embedded below. Let's dig in on a few of the points, starting with the business records/FISA issue:
The news articles have been discussing what purports to be a classified, lawfully-authorized order that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA Court) issued under an Act of Congress – the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Under this Act, the FISA Court authorized a collection of business records. There is no secret program involved here – it is strictly authorized by a U.S. statute."There is no secret program here"? Bullshit. Why, then, have so many people, both in the Congress and the public been shocked at the extent to which the NSA is snarfing up data? This is a secret program, enabled by a secret interpretation of the FISA Amendments Act, by the FISA Court, which the DOJ and the NSA insist the public is not allowed to know. Yes, it's a secret program. Saying otherwise is simply lying.
It authorizes only metadata collection, which includes barebones records – such as a telephone number or the length of a call."Barebones records" and "metadata" are terms being used to play down the extent of the collection of info, but it ignores multiple reports that note the amount of data actually collected -- including phone numbers, call times, call location, among other things -- is more than enough to identify who someone is and a variety of important characteristics about that person.
This legal tool, as enacted by Congress, has been critical in protecting America. It has been essential in thwarting at least one major terrorist attack to our country in the past few years."At least one" is a lot less than the "dozens" NSA boss Keith Alexander recently stated. But, so far the only "one" identified, involving an attempted NYC Subway bombing was shown not to have needed this data collection program to uncover and stop. So, nope.
Despite what appears to be a broad scope in the FISA Court's order, the Intelligence Community uses only a small fraction of a percent of the business records collected to pursue terrorism subjects.This is meaningless. That's like saying, even though we search everyone's house illegally, we only actually arrest a small number of people. No one would allow such house searches under the 4th Amendment, so why is it okay with phone records?
All three branches – Congress, the Courts, and the Executive Branch – review and sign off on FISA collection authorities. Congress passed FISA, and the Intelligence Committees are regularly and fully briefed on how it is used.Except many in Congress have made it clear they did not review this kind of program, or were led to believe that the NSA did not collect this kind of information. And those who are being briefed now say the program goes way beyond what they were told. And, those who did know about it beforehand, tried to dig deeper into the program, but were blocked. As for "the Courts" reviewing it, we're talking about the FISA Court which is a rubberstamp in black robes, having approved every single request of it for the past three years. It last rejected a request back in 2009, and that was only one out of 1320. In its entire history, since 1979, the court has rejected a grand total of 11 applications. 11. Out of 33,939 applications. That's 0.03%. Not 3%. 0.03% with not a single rejection in over three years. That's not careful review. That's a rubber stamp. As for the executive branch signing off on it, what do you expect? They're going to hold back their own ability to spy on people?
The FISA Court authorizes intelligence collection only after the Intelligence Community has proven its case, based on underlying facts and investigations.Well, we already covered the rubber stamp issue above, but Section 215 of the Patriot Act requires that the government present a case that the data it is seeking "must be relevant to an authorized preliminary or full investigation to obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a U.S. person or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities." I'd love to see the argument that all data is somehow relevant to the investigation. Of course, I can't see it, because it's secret.
This legal tool has been reauthorized only after ongoing 90-day renewal periods. That means that every 90 days, the Department of Justice and the FBI must prove to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that they have the facts and legal basis to renew this legal authority. It is not a rubber stamp.Ha ha ha. So, we violate your privacy without any opposing view -- but we do it every 90 days for seven straight years.
FISA-authorized collections are subject to strict controls and procedures under oversight of the Department of Justice, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the FISA Court, to ensure that they comply with the Constitution and laws of the United States and appropriately protect privacy and civil liberties.What kind of "strict controls and procedures" allow for the collection of every single record of every single phone call, and then also make it accessible to the 29-year-old IT guy in Hawaii? Just wondering...
Moving on to the "NSA internet talking points."
Section 702 is a vital legal tool that Congress reauthorized in December 2012, as part of the FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act, after extensive hearings and debate. Under Section 702, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA Court) certifies foreign intelligence collection. There is no secret program involved – it is strictly authorized by a U.S. statute.Again, "no secret program," merely a secret interpretation of the law, in a secret ruling by a secret court. What's everyone complaining about?
Section 702 cannot be used to target any U.S. person. Section 702 also cannot be used to target any person located in the United States, whether that person is an American or a foreigner.Note the careful choice of words: it cannot be used to target a person in the US. It can, however, be used to collect info on a person in the US if they're not "the target" of the investigation. Fun with words!
The unauthorized disclosure of information about this critical legal tool puts our national security in grave danger, puts Americans at risk of terrorist and cyber attacks, and puts our military intelligence resources in danger of being revealed to our adversaries.Right. So this is not a new program, it's no surprise, people shouldn't be concerned... and now that you know about it we're all going to die!
How does anyone take these jokers seriously?
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I just wanted to share, that my mother was a teacher and taught me how to read in Spanish when I was 4 years old. I went on to learn how to read in English through an ESL program in Kindergarten. Knowing the Spanish alphabet helped me learn the English one quickly and I was the youngest in the class but the first to learn how to read in English.ReplyDelete
I went on to be an English major and I have a BA in English and a Master's in Publishing. Not saying how you should teach your children, BUT I am an success story in that I learned how to read Spanish first then English later.
Raquel! That is so great! I have been reading more and more about how learning to read in your first language is crucial for future success in reading in a second one. I wish more schools would understand this vital concept when dealing with their preschool and elementary aged students.ReplyDelete
With my daughter being English dominant, I am more convinced than ever that by teaching her to read well in English first will help her to successfully learn how to read in Spanish (and possibly other languages)in the future.
Thank you for sharing this!!!


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The proposed merger of Penguin and Random House that will create the world's largest book publisher has been given the green light by the EU's competition watchdog.
The deal will bring classics like George Orwell's 1984 and the recent literary phenomenon Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James under one umbrella. The merged publisher Penguin Random House is set to control about a quarter of the world's consumer book market.
Still, the deal does "not raise competition concerns, in particular because the merged entity will continue to face several strong competitors," the EU Commission said in a statement.
The decision follows a similar unconditional green light by US antitrust authorities in February. The Canadian Competition Bureau and other regulators are still reviewing the deal's impact.
Random House's German parent company, Bertelsmann SE, welcomed the EU's decision in a statement, calling it "another important stage" toward completing the merger.
Bertelsmann will own 53% of the new company, which will encompass all of both companies' publishing units in the US and six other countries.
Random House and Penguin, a division of Britain's Pearson PLC media group, are two of the so-called "big six" publishers in the United States. The merger is widely seen as an effort to counteract the power of Amazon.com, which has worried publishers by aggressively cutting prices on e-books.
Besides the US, the proposed merger includes Random House and Penguin Group's publishing units in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa. Penguin's operations in China and Random House's publishers in Spain and Latin America also are part of the proposed merger.
The combined company will control 26% of the global consumer publishing market, leaping ahead of the 17% share of French publisher Lagardere, according to analyst estimates.
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