Dan Dennett joins Bill Moyers on the Charlie Rose show to talk about his new book 'Breaking the spell: Religion as a natural phenomenon'. Dennett is the co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies, and the Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University. His other books include 'Darwin's Dangerous Idea', 'Freedom Evolves', and 'Consciousness Explained'.
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
The One Night Band au New Bayou
◄-- Regardez la capsule en haute défintion! The New Bayou - Ottawa 10 octobre 2008 The One Night Band était de passage à Ottawa pour nous présenter leur nouvel album "Hit and Run". C'est au New Bayou que nous avons pu profiter de cette belle ambiance et de leur immense énergie. Des vraies bêtes de scène! _________________________ The One Night Band www.OneNightBand.net The New Bayou http
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Surprisingly good if a bit improbable at times. Told in two perspectives: First person by Annabelle Granger, a young lady who spent a decade running with her mother and father from an unknown threat and third person from Bobby Dodge, a Boston detective with a troubled past.
Though this is my first Gardner book, I had no problem following the characters most of whom I'm assuming were in the previous book. The author did a great job filling in the backstory of the various players. If anything, she may have gone a little overboard one example being a minor character's dying mother and another's newborn baby. Still, the pacing was good and kept me reading through to the end.
The ending satisfying if not a little tidy.
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You have good reason to be afraid. . . .
It was a case that haunts Bobby Dodge to this day—the case that nearly killed him and changed his life forever. Now, in an underground chamber on the grounds of an abandoned Massachusetts mental hospital, the gruesome discovery of six mummified corpses resurrects his worst nightmare: the return of a killer he thought dead and buried. There’s no place to run. . . . Bobby’s only lead is wrapped around a dead woman’s neck. Annabelle Granger has been in hiding for as long as she can remember. Her childhood was a blur of new cities and assumed identities. But what—or who—her family was running from, she never knew. Now a body is unearthed from a grave, wearing a necklace bearing Annabelle’s name, and the danger is too close to escape. This time, she’s not going to run. You know he will find you. . . .
The new threat could be the dead psychopath’s copycat, his protégé—or something far more terrifying. Dodge knows the only way to find him is to solve the mystery of Annabelle Granger, and to do that he must team up with his former lover, partner, and friend D. D. Warren from the Boston P.D. But the trail leads back to a woman from Bobby’s past who may be every bit as dangerous as the new killer—a beautiful survivor-turned-avenger with an eerie link to Annabelle. From its tense opening pages to its shocking climax, Hide is a thriller that delves into our deepest, darkest fears. Where there is no one to trust. Where there is no place left to hide.
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Monday, October 11, 2010
Financial Freedom is Available For Everyone
Can you grasp this concept? True financial freedom is your birthright. It is the natural consequence of years of evolution.
This was a lesson that had been given to me early in my career but I was too entrenched in the traditional ways of thinking to actually heed that lesson. As it turned out it was an opportunity lost. More than ever, as the recession takes hold, that lesson assumes an even greater importance. Had you and I created multiple streams of income we would all be better placed to weather the current economic storm.
Then if your prime source of income suddenly disappeared - as is happening to thousands, if not millions, of people all over the globe - you would have other sources of income to support you. Particularly if those sources of income were passive income (residual income). You might recall that passive/residual income is income that rewards you well into the future for your current efforts, such as you would earn if you recorded a hit song or wrote a best selling novel. Or you buy a rentable property.
Admittedly, these methods of wealth creation might also take a hit in a recession but maybe not all of them. Even if all of your income streams take a hit it is unlikely that they would all disappear, particularly if you made some of them recession proof.
You see, here's the thing. Thousands of people have lost their jobs. Thousands more will experience this in the year ahead. For many their only source of income has disappeared. And, even if there wasn't a recession, many of these people may have lost their employment anyway.
This is because of the ever increasing pace of change. Consider how many of the established corporations from 30 years ago are still in existence. They have evaporated in mergers, shrunk in size, re-invented themselves or no longer exist at all. In the past we could confidently expect our employer to be with us through to our retirement. We had a single source of income that was relatively safe.
Not so today.
And that is why setting up your multiple income streams is not only a means of wealth creation, it is essential to your survival.
Consider the employee of yesteryear. She was safe in her employment but was never going to create wealth. Nowadays we need to do more. Not only because we are vulnerable to change but because our expectations are different.
Now we want real financial freedom. And so we should. Without it you would have evolved little from the ancient days of serfdom. In those days you worked the land for the landowners in return for a roof over your head and a little money. And mostly you were grateful for that.
Now you have the vote and the right to negotiate the terms of your labour but not true freedom. Not the liberation that comes with true financial freedom. That comes with the real ability to exercise choice.
And surely this is what evolution is about. Not just about democracy but about having the freedom of choice that can only be had with financial freedom. This is our birthright - the obvious outcome of evolution.
However, those who have lost their jobs or who are feeling vulnerable do not have this freedom. This applies to the majority of us. We are still not far removed from our ancestors and serfdom. The chance for us to create real financial freedom has passed us by.
Or has it?
What is happening with the economy right now is the precursor to the growth of individual wealth - what Paul Zane Pilzer calls the Democratization of Wealth. As thousands of displaced persons seek to do something about their financial circumstances many will realize that working for a corporation is no longer the safe option. People will come to realize that the safest route is to take responsibility for their own welfare. The bastions of the corporate world have proved irresponsible and untrustworthy.
This is the time to stake your claim at the cutting edge of evolution. Using the technology and power of the internet you can fast forward the spread of the Democratization of Wealth.
Good luck.
Why Did Peter Deny Jesus Three Times?
You're sitting at home reading the newspaper when your door flies off its hinges with a bang so loud you jump out of your chair. "Hands up, and don't move," shouts the first officer of a SWAT team as he shoves a cocked .357 magnum in your face.
"You have the right to remain silent," says another as he grabs your wrists, pulls them behind your back and slaps handcuffs on them.
Two hours later at the police station, you're relieved to see your best friend walk into the room. You know he can verify you were with him earlier in the evening when a man was shot and killed at a convenience store one block from your house.
"I don't know this man," says your friend.
Your mouth drops open in disbelief, but then, you think this has to be a practical joke.
"Are you sure?" asks the detective.
"Absolutely!" he says.
Pointing to you, the detective says to your friend, "He claims you're his best friend."
After swearing, your friend says, "Never saw him before in my life!" and walks out of the room.
In some small way, this modern story illustrates the denial Jesus experienced from one of his closest disciples, but why?
"He thought he would never deny his master," says Wes, age 11.
Wes, you've right. After eating the Passover meal, Jesus told his disciples they would all be offended by him that very night. Peter said others might be offended, but not he (Matthew 26:31-35). He even offered to lay down his life for Jesus (see John 13:36-38).
"Peter forgot to have faith in Jesus," says Kelsey, 7. "He was weak," explains Kyle, 6. "He forgot that God was in control," says Raha, 7.
Like so many of us, Peter took control of the situation, using his own strength. He failed to assess correctly his own weakness. Sensing that the hour of his crucifixion was upon him, Jesus asked the disciples to pray with him. But three times, he found them sleeping.
Jesus endured this hour of severe testing alone. Humanly speaking, Jesus was never more alone than when he looked at Peter after that third denial.
This story of threes continues after Jesus rose from the dead. On Jesus' third resurrection appearance to his disciples, three times he asked Peter if he loved him.
"Do you love me more than these?" Jesus asked Peter the first time.
In saying "more than these," Jesus referred to Peter's boast of loyalty only hours before he had denied him three times. Peter responded, but he didn't claim greater love for Jesus than the other disciples. His arrogance was gone.
Peter avoided professions of future loyalty. He loved Jesus now, but he couldn't trust himself to be always faithful.
Instead of demoting Peter, three times Jesus charged him with a fresh commission. The chief shepherd needed someone to feed and tend his flock (Jesus' followers), and this new, humbled Peter was the man for the job.
As Dominique, 6, says, "Peter denied Jesus three times because he forgot that he had power in God."
It's so easy to wonder how Peter could deny Jesus and never consider that we may be denying him every day in the choices we make. Jesus could have so easily denied us entrance into his kingdom of life by dismissing the cruel cross on which he bore our sins. Jesus longs for us to know him, not only as the door by which we enter his kingdom but also as the Good Shepherd who leads us into paths of righteousness.
Point to ponder: Jesus will never deny his people.
Scripture to remember: "And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of my hand" (John 10:28).
Question to consider: Are you being faithful to God or denying him?
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Jamie Does - Is the New Book Really Any Good?
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Jamie Does, The new Book From Jamie Oliver
In the new television series from Jamie Oliver (UK only at the time of writing) "Jamie Does" several different locations. Marrakesh, Andalucia, Athens, France, Stockholm and Italy.
Jamie does do the business for me in the first two programmes. So much so that I went out and bought the book!
His enthusiasm for great food comes through in the book as much as it does in the television series. Traditional recipes are given due honour but Jamie also puts his own twist onto them. Reading the book you feel that he is learning from the culture rather than trying to force his own point of view.
Jamie does not have any qualms about giving us "full fat" recipes either. The healthy options are in there but so is everything else. I have cooked the "Best Chorizo and Tomato Salad in the World" (page 22) and it is really good but the fat from the sausage is not spared. A bit of self indulgence now and again does nobody any harm though in my opinion.
The recipes are easy to follow and with generally easy to source ingredients, though Jamie does give some suggestions for replacements for the harder to find items. There are several extra dishes that do not feature in the television series.
The photography in the book is superb in my opinion, David Loftus has done a cracking job (as in all of Jamie's other books) and the travelogue is very interesting. The local history and culture of each region, particularly relating to cuisine, gets good coverage.
I do realise that Jamie Oliver and his presentation is not to everyone's taste but I highly recommend Jamie Does as a great addition to anyone's kitchen bookshelf.
In the UK the book is retailing at £26-00 BUT you can get copies of Jamie Does (as I did) for around £9-00 if you know where to look.
Roger
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