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Kant: Normative Ethics, Misc
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The Apple of Kant's Ethics: i‐Maxims as the Locus of Assessment.Samuel Kahn - 2022 - Pacific Philosophical Quarterly 1.details
A maxim is a subjective principle of volition. But I want to distinguish between maxims at three levels of abstraction. At the first level are what I shall call individual maxims, or i-maxims: maxim tokens as adopted by particular rational beings. At the second level are abstract maxims, or a-maxims: abstract principles distinct from any individual who adopts them. At the third level are maxim kinds, or k-maxims: sets of various action-guiding principles that are grouped on the basis of their (...) content. In this paper, I argue for the thesis that i-maxims are the locus of assessment in Kant's ethics. I argue for this thesis in two ways. First I argue that there is textual evidence in favor of my thesis. Then I argue that there are good philosophical grounds in favor of my thesis. Thus, I argue that there are reasons to think that Kant thought i-maxims are the locus of assessment and, further, that he was right about this. (shrink)
Categorical and Hypothetical Imperatives in Normative Ethics
Kant: Categorical Imperative in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Kant: Formula of Universal Law in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Kant: Maxims in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Kant: Normative Ethics, Misc in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Positive Duties, Kant's Universalizability Tests, and Contradictions.Samuel Kahn - 2020 - Southwest Philosophy Review 36 (1):113-120.details
In this paper I am going to raise a problem for recent attempts to derive positive duties from Kant's universalizability tests. In particular, I argue that these recent attempts are subject to reductio and that the most obvious way of patching them renders them impracticable. I begin by explaining the motivation for these attempts. Then I describe how they work and begin my attack. I conclude by considering some patches.
Objections to Kantian Ethics in Normative Ethics
Kant and the foundations of morality. [REVIEW]Samuel Kahn - 2018 - British Journal for the History of Philosophy 26 (2):403-405.details
Kant: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Normative Ethics, General Works in Normative Ethics
Kant on Evil, Self-Deception, and Moral Reform.Laura Papish - 2018 - [New York]: Oxford University Press.details
Throughout his writings, and particularly in Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason, Kant alludes to the idea that evil is connected to self-deceit, and while numerous commentators regard this as a highly attractive thesis, none have seriously explored it. Kant on Evil, Self-Deception, and Moral Reform addresses this crucial element of Kant's ethical theory. -/- Working with both Kant's core texts on ethics and materials less often cited within scholarship on Kant's practical philosophy (such as Kant's logic lectures), Papish (...) explores the cognitive dimensions of Kant's accounts of evil and moral reform while engaging the most influential -- and often scathing -- of Kant's critics. Her book asks what self-deception is for Kant, why and how it is connected to evil, and how we achieve the self-knowledge that should take the place of self-deceit. (shrink)
Kant: Moral Psychology, Misc in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Kant: Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Self-Deception in Normative Ethics
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The Problem of Normative Authority in Kant, Hegel, and Nietzsche.Paul Katsafanas - 2017 - In Tom Bailey & João Constâncio (eds.), Nietzsche's Engagements with Kant, Volume I: Ethics. Bloomsbury.details
Kant and Hegel share a common foundational idea: they believe that the authority of normative claims can be justified only by showing that these norms are self-imposed or autonomous. Yet they develop this idea in strikingly different ways: Kant argues that we can derive specific normative claims from the formal idea of autonomy, whereas Hegel contends that we use the idea of freedom not to derive, but to assess, the specific normative claims ensconced in our social institutions and practices. Exploring (...) these claims, I argue that each approach encounters certain difficulties. I then argue that Nietzsche develops a theory of normative authority that avoids these potential difficulties. Nietzsche's theory proceeds, in part, by reconciling the most compelling aspects of the Kantian and Hegelian accounts—aspects that have seemed, to many interpreters, to be incompatible. The resultant theory generates a unique and fruitful account of normative authority. (shrink)
Friedrich Nietzsche in 19th Century Philosophy
G. W. F. Hegel in 19th Century Philosophy
History: Autonomy in Social and Political Philosophy
Moral Normativity in Meta-Ethics
Neither justice nor charity? Kant on 'general injustice'.Kate A. Moran - 2017 - Canadian Journal of Philosophy 47 (4):477-498.details
We often make a distinction between what we owe as a matter of repayment, and what we give or offer out of charity. But how shall we describe our obligations to fellow citizens when we are in a position to be charitable because of a past injustice on the part of the state? This essay examines the moral implications of past injustice by considering Immanuel Kant's remarks on this phenomenon in his lectures and writings. In particular, it discusses the role (...) of the state and the individual in addressing the problem. (shrink)
Hutcheson and Kant: Moral Sense and Moral Feeling.Michael Walschots - 2017 - In Chris W. Surprenant & Elizabeth Robinson (eds.), Kant and the Scottish Enlightenment. London: Routledge. pp. 36-54.details
My aim in this paper is to discuss Kant's engagement with what is arguably the core feature of Hutcheson's moral sense theory, namely the idea that the moral sense is the foundation of moral judgement. In section one I give an account of Hutcheson's conception of the moral sense. This sense is a perceptive faculty that explains our ability both to feel a particular kind of pleasure upon perceiving benevolence, and to appraise such benevolence as morally good on the basis (...) of this feeling. Section two summarizes Kant's discussion of the moral sense during his pre-Critical period. Kant's appraisal of the concept changes during this time and culminates in the 1769/70 rejection of the moral sense as the foundation of moral judgement. In section three I turn to the main reason why Kant rejects the moral sense as the foundation of moral judgement, namely because it is incapable of issuing sufficiently universal and necessary judgements of moral good and evil. I argue that underlying Kant's rejection of the moral sense is the fact that he understands the faculty not as a "sense" proper, but as a "feeling" according to his technical understanding of these terms. In the fourth section I conclude by briefly evaluating what my analysis says about Kant's engagement with Hutcheson. I suggest that while Kant never accepted the existence of a moral sense, Hutcheson's position was a view with which Kant often contrasted his own, and as such it played an important role in the development and expression of Kant's mature moral philosophy. (shrink)
Francis Hutcheson in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Kants ethischer Kohärentismus.Jens Gillessen - 2016 - Kant Studien 107 (4):651-680.details
In ethics, deductivism strives for self-evident premises as a foundation for normative claims, whereas coherentism seeks moral justification in relations between abstract normative claims and moral judgments. While Immanuel Kant is still widely believed to have pursued a deductivist project, the article contends that he endeavored to justify his moral philosophy in general as well as the Categorical Imperative in particular in the coherentist manner that has later on been advocated by John Rawls. First, the characteristics of Rawls' method of (...) reflective equilibrium are summarized and traced within Kant's writings. The resulting coherentist interpretation is then defended against the opposing view that Kant's appeal to the 'fact of reason' proves his adherence to ethical intuitionism. (shrink)
Kant: Fact of Reason in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Kant on 'Good', the Good, and the Duty to Promote the Highest Good.Pauline Kleingeld - 2016 - In Thomas Höwing (ed.), The Highest Good in Kant's Philosophy. Berlin: De Gruyter. pp. 33-50.details
Many regard Kant's account of the highest good as a failure. His inclusion of happiness in the highest good, in combination with his claim that it is a duty to promote the highest good, is widely seen as inconsistent. In this essay, I argue that there is a valid argument, based on premises Kant clearly endorses, in defense of his thesis that it is a duty to promote the highest good. I first examine why Kant includes happiness in the highest (...) good at all. On the basis of a discussion of Kant's distinction between 'good' and 'pleasant', and in light of his methodological comments in the second chapter of the Critique of Practical Reason, I explain how Kant's conception of the good informs his conception of the highest good. I then argue that Kant's inclusion of happiness in the highest good should be understood in light of his claim that it is a duty to promote the happiness of others. In the final section of this essay, I reconstruct Kant's argument for the claim that it is a duty to promote the highest good and explain in what sense this duty goes beyond observance of the Categorical Imperative. (shrink)
Kant: Critique of Practical Reason in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Kant: Highest Good in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Kant on the Independence of the Moral Law from Sensibility.Laura Papish - 2015 - Kantian Review 20 (1):77-98.details
There are several senses in which Kant's moral law is independent of sensibility. This paper is devoted mainly to Kant's account of 'physical conditions independence', or the idea that the moral law can compel us to pursue ends that might be impossible to realize empirically. Since this idea has gotten little attention from commentators, this paper addresses both its textual basis in Kant's writings and its overall philosophical viability.
Kant: Metaphysics of Morals in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Kant: Moral Realism and Constructivism in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Thomas E. Hill, Virtue, Rules, and Justice: Kantian Aspirations. [REVIEW]Adam Cureton - 2014 - Kantian Review 19 (1):171-176.details
Kant: Political Philosophy in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Kant on Virtue and the Virtues.Thomas E. Hill & Adam Cureton - 2014 - In Nancy Snow (ed.), Cultivating Virtue: Perspectives From Philosophy, Theology, And Psychology. Oxford: pp. 87-110.details
Immanuel Kant is known for his ideas about duty and morally worthy acts, but his conception of virtue is less familiar. Nevertheless Kant's understanding of virtue is quite distinctive and has considerable merit compared to the most familiar conceptions. Kant also took moral education seriously, writing extensively on both the duty of adults to cultivate virtue and the empirical conditions to prepare children for this life-long responsibility. Our aim is, first, to explain Kant's conception of virtue, second, to highlight some (...) distinctive and potentially appealing features of the Kantian account of virtue, third, to summarize and explain Kant's prescriptions for educating young children and youth as well as the duty of moral self-improvement that he attributes to all adults, and, fourth, to respond to some common objections that we regard as misguided or insubstantial. (shrink)
Kant's Works in Practical Philosophy, Misc in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Consideraciones en torno a la concepción kantiana de dignidad humana desde una perspectiva heterónoma.Federico Ignacio Viola - 2014 - Revista de Filosofía (Madrid) 39 (1):187-201.details
En el presente artículo se arriesga una nueva interpretación del concepto kantiano de autonomía, abordándolo desde una perspectiva "heterónoma". En efecto, sin soslayar la interpretación ya clásica de aquél se indaga sobre la posibilidad de pensarlo como tributario de una heteronomía que señala de alguna manera a la autonomía una dignidad sobre la cual ésta no puede tener prácticamente ninguna injerencia. Se pone de relieve así pues el hecho de que esta dignidad inviolable marca una diferencia práctica más radical que (...) la identidad lógica sobre la que se basa la autonomía y sobre la que descansa la ontología en cuanto tal. (shrink)
Kant: Formula of Humanity in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Kant: Respect in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Kant: Theoretical and Practical Reason in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Kantian Friendship: Duty and Idea.Victoria S. Wike - 2014 - Diametros 39:140-153.details
Kant commentators have recently begun to pay attention to Kant's account of friendship. They have asked questions, such as: Is his description of friendship consistent and robust and does it provide an account of friendship that satisfies common intuitions and expectations of friendship? Their answers to these questions have often been negative. At the same time, many of these critics share a common understanding of two basic aspects of Kant's account of friendship. Kant sees friendship as both a duty and (...) an ideal state. One critic, Patricia Flynn, considers the implications of this dual claim. She argues that the view that friendship is both duty and idea gives rise to a tension in the concept of friendship. This tension makes the duty of friendship different from all other Kantian moral duties and leaves us with a duty that we cannot achieve. My aim is to revisit Flynn's argument and by reassessing Kant's claims to show that there is indeed complexity in Kant's understanding of friendship, but there is no conceptual problem that makes friendship a duty unlike all other duties or makes it an impossible duty. (shrink)
Kant: Applied Ethics in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
What is ethics?Raymond Aaron Younis - 2014 - In Angus Brook (ed.), An Introduction to Philosophy and Theology. Sydney: McGraw-Hill. pp. 109-118.details
Aristotle: Ethics, Misc in Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy
Deontological Moral Theories, Misc in Normative Ethics
Ethics, Misc in Value Theory, Miscellaneous
Virtue Ethics, Misc in Normative Ethics
Wonder and Generosity: Their Role in Ethics and Politics.Marguerite La Caze - 2013 - Albany: State University of New York Press.details
_A compelling understanding of equality and difference in public life._.
Continental Feminism, Misc in Continental Philosophy
Derrida: Ethics, Misc in Continental Philosophy
Luce Irigaray in Continental Philosophy
Moral Character in Normative Ethics
Sobre a recepção do conceito de Verantwortlichkeit de Wilhelm Windelband na antinomia das éticas da convicção e da responsabilidade de Max Weber/The reception of Wilhelm Windelband's concept of Verantwortlichkeit in Max Weber's antinomy between the ethic of conviction and the ethic of responsibility.Luis F. Roselino - 2013 - Seara Filosófica 7:1-12.details
In the following pages, the main proposal is to indicate how Max Weber has dialogued directly with some prerogatives from Kant's Critic of practical Reason, following the reception of Wilhelm Windelband's concept of "responsibility" (Verantwortlichkeit) and his theory of values. In sight of these influences, in this paper will be argued how Weber adherence to the neo-Kantian value concept has made possible a review on the categorical imperatives, which has turned his reading from Kantian philosophy to the proposal of an (...) antinomy between the ethic of conviction and the ethic of responsibility inside the Kantian moral maxims. -/- Nessa abordagem será proposto que a recepção de Max Weber do conceito de "responsabilidade" (Verantwortlichkeit) de Wilhelm Windelband, bem como sua revisão de certos elementos da filosofia dos valores neokantiana do sudoeste da Alemanha, permitiram que Weber estabelecesse um diálogo mais direto com os pressupostos de Kant em sua Crítica da razão prática. Em vista dessas influências, o presente artigo argumentará que a maneira como Weber revisa os imperativos categóricos direcionou sua compreensão da filosofia kantiana pelo conceito de "valores", o permitindo ainda, propor a existência de uma antinomia entre a ética da convicção e da responsabilidade no interior das máximas morais kantianas. (shrink)
Axiology in Value Theory, Miscellaneous
Kant: Kingdom of Ends in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
What Should I Do?Julian Wuerth - 2013 - Routledge.details
Of all his contributions to philosophy it is perhaps Kant's writings on ethics that are the most widely read. Kant himself posed the famous question: What should I do? In this engaging and lucid book Julian Wuerth explores the question that frames Kant's moral philosophy and places it in a contemporary context, offering a stimulating and direct path into Kant's moral thought. He opens with a helpful introduction to the main traditions in ethics prior to Kant before outlining Kant's theory (...) of human nature - particularly his division of the soul into the faculties of cognition, feeling and desire - which is essential for understanding his moral theory. He then introduces Kant's arguments in his famous Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals , above all for his famous 'categorical imperative', explaining the roles of humanity, self-consciousness and freedom in Kant's moral philosophy, and Kant's identification of moral action with autonomy. The second part of the book considers criticisms of Kant's moral philosophy, including those of Sidgwick and Hegel and asks whether Kant's categorical imperative can provide moral guidance, before turning to the dominant, constructivist interpretations of Kant's ethics today, as defended by leading philosophers such as O'Neill and Korsgaard. Julian Wuerth argues that constructivist interpretations overlook central features of Kant's account of moral agency and so conflate the demands of virtue and happiness - in effect ascribing to Kant a view that he repeatedly targeted in previous ethical traditions. The final part of the book considers Kant's moral philosophy from a contemporary perspective. Despite important differences between them, Kant's ethics is shown to resemble virtue ethics in addressing our development as persons, advocating a lifelong process of the cultivation of both our sensible and intellectual cognitive and emotional capacities. (shrink)
Klas Roth And Chris W. Surprenant , Kant And Education: Interpretations And Commentary New York And London: Routledge, 2011 Pp. 234 Isbn 978-0-415-88980-3 Us $125.00. [REVIEW]Georg Cavallar - 2012 - Kantian Review 17 (3):527-530.details
Kant: Aesthetics, Misc in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Kant: Social, Political and Religious Thought, Misc in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Review: González, Culture as Mediation: Kant on Nature, Culture, and Morality. [REVIEW]Katerina Deligiorgi - 2012 - Kantian Review 17 (3):519-521.details
Review: Roth, Klas and Surprenant, Chris (eds.), Kant and Education: Interpretations and Commentary. [REVIEW]Owen Ware - 2012 - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews:unknown.details
Kant and Education brings together sixteen essays by an international group of scholars. The range of topics covered in the anthology is impressive. Kant's contribution to contemporary theories of education is central, as well as Kant's intellectual debt to Rousseau, the role of education in Kant's normative theories, and the impact of Kant's ideas on subsequent generations. Add to this the relative shortness of each essay (ten to fifteen pages), and one is left with an accessible introduction to a fascinating, (...) but often neglected, topic of Kant's ethical theory. The editors, Klas Roth and Chris W. Surprenant, have done an admirable job. (shrink)
Review: Anderson-Gold & Muchnik (eds), Kant's Anatomy of Evil. [REVIEW]Paul Formosa - 2011 - Kantian Review 16 (2):150-56.details
Book review of Anderson-Gold & Muchnik (eds), Kant's Anatomy of Evil.
Kant: Philosophy of Religion, Misc in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Kant: Teleology in Religion in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Zwei Konjekturvorschläge zur Tugendlehre, § 9.Stefano Bacin & Dieter Schönecker - 2010 - Kant Studien 101 (2):247-252.details
We conjecture that the text of § 9 in Kant's "Doctrine of Virtue" might have been assembled in a wrong order, because of issues in the preparation of the manuscript for publication. We show that textual clues suggest to consider the possibility of reordering two passages in the section, which might yield a more coherent argumentative structure.
Die Höllenfahrt der Selbsterkenntnis und der Weg zur Vergötterung bei Hamann und Kant.Jürgen Goldstein - 2010 - Kant Studien 101 (2):189-216.details
In the Metaphysics of Morals Kant repeats Hamann's remark that "only the descent into the hell of self-cognition can pave the way to godliness". This article pursues the question what Kant and Hamann meant by a "descent into the hell of self-cognition" and a "way to godliness". It will be shown that they share an affinity in their assessment that evil is rooted in humanity and that moral improvement is necessary, but that their views nevertheless differ significantly. For this reason (...) Kant later distances himself from Hamann. Whereas Hamann's view is that the recognition of one's own depravity leads to an experience of one's dependence on God, with the consequence that the concept of godliness is understood as salvation through grace, Kant emphasizes the inscrutability of evil within us and calls for moral improvement through our own effort. In this way the divergent moral conceptions of the age of Enlightenment with their theological and philosophical aspects are reflected in the respective views of these two authors. (shrink)
Kant: God in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Kant's Tugendlehre as normative ethics.Thomas E. Hill - 2010 - In Lara Denis (ed.), Kant's Metaphysics of Morals: A Critical Guide. Cambridge University Press.details
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The Truth About Kant On Lies.James Edwin Mahon - 2009 - In Clancy Martin (ed.), The Philosophy of Deception. Oxford University Press.details
In this chapter I argue that there are three different senses of 'lie' in Kant's moral philosophy: the lie in the ethical sense (the broadest sense, which includes lies to oneself), the lie in the 'juristic' sense (the narrowest sense, which only includes lies that specifically harm particular others), and the lie in the sense of right (or justice), which is narrower than the ethical sense, but broader than the juristic sense, since it includes all lies told to others, including (...) those who are bent on harming innocent others. (shrink)
Lying in Applied Ethics
Perfect and Imperfect Duties in Normative Ethics
Una nuova dottrina dei doveri. Sull'etica della "Metafisica dei costumi" e il significato dei doveri verso se stessi.Stefano Bacin - 2008 - In Luca Fonnesu (ed.), Etica e mondo in Kant. Il Mulino. pp. 189-208.details
The Moral Inevitability of the Enlightenment and the Precariousness of the Moment.Antoon1 Braeckman - 2008 - Review of Metaphysics 62 (2):285-306.details
Kant's essay An answer to the question: What is Enlightenment? has developed into the representative text of philosophical Enlightenment in the course of the past two hundred years. Yet most interpretations tend to assign to it a univocal meaning that is incompatible with its apparent polysemy. While taking the latter into account, the author closely investigates Kant's essay and offers a balanced interpretation of its meaning. On the basis of this reading, it becomes apparent that we should understand Kant's idea (...) of the enlightenment process in a normative sense. As a result, the emphasis in the text shifts from a historico-philosophical promise of an "Enlightened Age" to the view of a precarious, risky "Age of Enlightenment" which Kant claims to live in. There is ample textual evidence that Kant wanted to intervene with this essay by cherishing the hope for more enlightenment. (shrink)
Kantian Reasons for Reasons.Noell Birondo - 2007 - Ratio 20 (3):264-277.details
Rüdiger Bittner has recently argued against a Kantian 'maxims account' of reasons for action. In this paper I argue—against Bittner—that Kantian maxims are not to be understood as reasons for action, but rather as reasons for reasons. On the interpretation presented here, Kantian maxims are the reasons for an agent's being motivated by whatever more immediate reasons actually motivate her. This understanding of Kantian maxims suggests a recognizably realist Kantian position in ethics.
Kant: Meta-Ethics, Misc in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Moral Realism, Misc in Meta-Ethics
Kant and Maria Von Herbert: Reticence vs. deception.James Mahon - 2006 - Philosophy 81 (3):417-444.details
This article argues for a distinction between reticence and lying, on the basis of what Kant says about reticence in his correspondence with Maria von Herbert, as well as in his other ethical writings, and defends this distinction against the objections of Rae Langton ("Duty and Desolation", 1992). I argue that lying is necessarily deceptive, whereas reticence is not necessarily deceptive. Allowing another person to remain ignorant of some matter is a form of reticence that is not deceptive. This form (...) of reticence may be ethically permissible. (shrink)
Kant's Correspondence in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Kant and the perfect duty to others not to lie.James Edwin Mahon - 2006 - British Journal for the History of Philosophy 14 (4):653 – 685.details
In this article I argue that it is possible to find, in the Groundwork, a perfect ethical duty to others not to lie to any other person, ever. This duty is not in the Doctrine of Virtue, or the Right to Lie essay. It is an exceptionless, negative duty. The argument given for this negative duty from the Universal Law formula of the Categorical Imperative is that the liar necessarily applies a double standard: do not lie (everyone else), and lie (...) (the liar). The basis for this double standard is a presumption of inequality: the liar treats others as less than her. However, this argument fails to exclude lies told to liars, since the liar applies a single standard in this case: (secretly) lie to those whom you believe are lying to you. The argument given for this negative duty from the Humanity formula of the Categorical Imperative is that the liar necessarily behaves in way towards the other person in a way to which she "cannot possibly" consent. However, this argument fails to exclude lies told to those who have consented to be lied to, without knowing which lies they are to be told. Kant's arguments, therefore, fail to generate a perfect exceptionalness negative duty not to lie to any person, ever. (shrink)
On the alleged Vacuity of Kant's Concept of Evil.Pablo F. Muchnik - 2006 - Kant Studien 97 (4):430-451.details
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in Kant's doctrine of radical evil, arising from as diverse quarters as philosophy, psychoanalysis and the social sciences. This interest has contributed to the revival of the notion of evil, which had been displaced from the center of philosophical discussion in the 20th century. A common trait in the recent literature is that it takes the relevance of the use of the concept of evil for granted. Yet, before understanding what Kant (...) really means by radical evil, it seems appropriate to ask first whether the notion of evil as such is necessary. For, given its religious background, this notion elicits expectations that may be incompatible with the secular concerns of moral philosophy. Such misgivings are aggravated by additional doubts about the concept's explanatory function in the first place. The pertinence of reviving a concept so allegedly flawed cannot be taken at face value. Thus, the task I set for myself here is to show the necessity of the concept of evil as it lies at the core of Kant's moral philosophy already in the Groundwork, far before he actually coins the notion of "radical evil" in the Religion. Whether this latter account is defensible or not, we will at least be sure that talk about an evil which is said to be radical is not in vain. (shrink)
Kant: Social, Political, and Religious Thought in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
The point of studying ethics according to Kant.Lucas Thorpe - 2006 - Journal of Value Inquiry 40 (4):461-474.details
Many readers of Kant's ethical writings take him to be primarily concerned with offering guidelines for action. At the least, they write about Kant as if this were the purpose of his ethical writings. For example, Christine Korsgaard, in her influential article Kant's Analysis of Obligation: The Argument of Groundwork I, writes that, ''the argument of Groundwork I is an attempt to give what I call a 'motivational analysis' of the concept of a right action, in order to discover what (...) that concept applies to, that is, which actions are right.'' Similar comments are not hard to find in the secondary literature. This, however, is a fundamentally misguided way of reading Kant, since he repeatedly asserts that we do not need to do moral philosophy in order to discover which actions are right. We already know how to behave morally and do not need philosophers to tell us this. ''Common human reason,'' Kant argues, ''knows very well how to distinguish in every case that comes up what is good and what is evil, what is in conformity to duty or contrary to duty.'' Because people with pre-philosophical understanding know how to act morally, the purpose of moral philosophy cannot be to provide us with a set of rules for correct behavior. If we take Kant's claims about common human reason seriously, then his aim in the Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals cannot be to discover which actions are right. (shrink)
Kant: Moral Psychology in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
The categorical imperative and the need for pure ethics.Victor Eugen Gelan - 2005 - International Journal of Philosophy of Culture and Axiology 3:189-198.details
Kant on lies, candour and reticence.James Edwin Mahon - 2003 - Kantian Review 7:102-133.details
Like several prominent moral philosophers before him, such as St Augustine and St Thomas Aquinas, Kant held that it is never morally permissible to tell a lie. Although a great deal has been written on why and how he argued for this conclusion, comparatively little has been written on what, precisely, Kant considered a lie to be, and on how he differentiated between being truthful and being candid, between telling a lie and being reticent, and between telling a lie and (...) other forms of linguistic deception. That is to say, very little has been written on the scope of Kant's prohibition against lying. In this article I will argue that the scope of the prohibition against lying is narrower than it is commonly supposed to be. (shrink)
Kant and autonomy conference.Tom Bailey - 2002 - Kant Studien 93 (4):488-490.details
Autonomy, Misc in Social and Political Philosophy
Why Kant's Project Did Not Have to Fail.Lawrence Masek - 2002 - Proceedings of the American Catholic Philosophical Association 76 (Suppl.):253-264.details
This paper argues that Kant identifies what is morally good as what allows people to fulfill their essential purpose. In After Virtue, Alasdair MacIntyre contends that the Enlightenment project of justifying morality had to fail because Enlightenment thinkers did not treat moral judgments as teleological judgments. However, Kant claims in his Critique of Judgment that judging something to be good always refers to a purpose. I reconcile this claim with some passages from Kant's writings that seem to contradict it, including (...) passages about a good will, the categorical imperative, and the boundary of human knowledge. I also explain how following the moral law allows humans to fulfill their essential purpose of becoming worthy of happiness. (shrink)
Agent-Centered Deontological Theories in Normative Ethics
Kant: Teleology, Misc in 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Korsgaard's Kantian Arguments for the Value of Humanity.Samuel J. Kerstein - 2001 - Canadian Journal of Philosophy 31 (1):23-52.details
In The Sources of Normativity, Christine Korsgaard affirms that Enlightenment morality is true: humanity is valuable. To many of us few claims seem more obvious. Yet Enlightenment thinkers such as Kant do not limit themselves to affirming that humanity is valuable. They appeal to reason in an effort to establish it. They try to show that, in some sense, we are rationally compelled to recognize the value of humanity. Korsgaard joins in this effort. She champions the claim that unless we (...) take humanity to be valuable, we condemn ourselves to complete practical skepticism, i.e., to the view that we have no reason to do anything at all.Korsgaard discusses two arguments that, she believes, support this claim. The first she attributes directly to Kant in a series of influential papers on his ethics. The second argument, which she calls a 'fancy new model' of the first, she constructs under her own name in The Sources of Normativity. I will defend the view that neither of these arguments succeeds. In doing so, I will not be trying to show that we are mistaken in believing humanity to be valuable. (shrink)
The Social Nature of Kantian Dignity.Ernesto V. Garcia - 2000 - Social Philosophy Today 16:127-139.details
Most scholars describe Kant's idea of dignity as what I term his "vertical" account—that is, our human dignity insofar as we rise above heteronomous natural inclinations and realize human freedom by obeying the moral law. In this paper, I attempt to supplement this traditional view by exploring Kant's neglected "horizontal" account of dignity—that is, our human dignity insofar as we exist in relationship with others. First, I examine the negative aspect of this horizontal account of dignity, found in Kant's discussion (...) of public heteronomy perpetuated by unjust social institutions. Second, I explore Kant's idea of public dignity realized via social interaction: both (1) at the interpersonal level of education and friendship, and (2) at the societal level, in terms of moral education in the public sphere and a communal moral striving towards the highest good. I argue that we cannot realize our full human dignity for Kant outside of the context of concrete social relations with other moral agents. (shrink)
Pure Reason and the Moral Law: A Source of Kant's Critical Philosophy.Frederick Rauscher - 1996 - History of Philosophy Quarterly 13 (2):255 - 271.details
Virtue ethics and the arc of universality: Reflections on Punzo's reading of Kantian and virtue ethics.Laurence Thomas - 1996 - Philosophical Psychology 9 (1):25 – 32.details
While I agree with Punzo's central thesis that virtue ethics is superior to Kantian ethics, the aims of my comments are twofold. On the one hand, I draw attention to some ways in which Punzo overstates the case against Kantian ethics, noting that unattainable ideals as such are no mark against a moral theory. On the other, I build upon Punzo's insights in order to bring into sharper focus the superiority of virtue ethics. Accordingly, I distinguish between inter-species (Kantian ethics) (...) and intra-species (virtue ethics) morality, maintaining that the former, unlike the latter, invariably proves too wide of the mark. (shrink)
Varieties of Emotion in Philosophy of Mind
Probleme der prinzipienlehre in der philosophie kants.Martin Gottfried - 1961 - Kant Studien 52 (1-4):173-184.details
A reply to Carol Voeller and Rachel Cohon: "The moral law as the source of normativity" by Carol Voeller "The Roots of Reason" by Rachel Cohon.Christine M. Korsgaard - unknowndetails
I am going to begin today by bringing together one of the themes of Carol Voeller's remarks with one of the criticisms raised by Rachel Cohon, because I see them as related, and want to address them together. Voeller argues that the moral law is constitutive of our nature as rational agents. To put it in her own words, "to be the kind of object it is, is for a thing to be under, or constituted by, the laws which are (...) its nature. For Kant, laws are constitutive principles … in something very close to an Aristotelian sense: for Kant, laws are proper to objects1 much as form is to object, for Aristotle." Voeller believes that the moral law defines the kind of cause that we are, and we are under the moral law because we are that kind of cause. Since the defining quality of a rational agent is that a rational agent acts on its representation - I prefer to say conception - of a law, Voeller thinks the question for Kant is whether we can find a law which just is the law for causes that act on their representations of laws. As she puts it, "The problem, for Kant, is whether there is a law of a cause that acts on norms - on reflection, on its representation of a law. If there is, then the constitutive principle of that cause will be the law normative for it in reflection." Now Voeller appears to think that I will disagree with this strategy for grounding the moral law, because she sees me as giving an anti-metaphysical or ametaphysical account of Kant's ethics, in contrast to Kant's own. But so far, I don't.. (shrink)


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KBVO-TV Broadcasting Austin Bold FC soccer matches
by: Dax Dobbs
Posted: Jul 22, 2020 / 12:00 PM CDT / Updated: Jul 22, 2020 / 10:21 AM CDT
Austin, TX – July 23, 2020 – KBVO, your local sports station, continues its live on-air broadcast of area sports with the re-start of Austin Bold FC soccer matches.
Founded in 2018, Austin Bold FC competes in the USL Championship, a Division II sanctioned league in the U.S. Soccer Federation. They are one of 36 teams sanctioned in the United States and Canada. Austin Bold FC is known for their exciting, up-tempo style of soccer and is devoted to growing soccer in Central Texas.
"We are extremely excited to be able to broadcast live local professional soccer during these times," stated Eric Lassberg, Vice President and General Manager of KXAN.
The Austin Bold FC schedule is as follows:
7/23 vs FC Tulsa 8:00pm
7/26 vs Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 3:00pm on KXAN
8/01 vs San Antonio FC 8:00pm
8/08 vs Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 8:00pm
8/15 vs San Antonio FC 8:00pm 8/19 vs FC Tulsa 7:00pm
8/30 vs OKC Energy FC 7:00pm
9/22 vs Sporting KC II 8:00pm
10/2 vs San Antonio FC 8:00pm
KBVO can be found on the following local cable channels:
DirecTV 51
Dish Network 5185
Northland Cable 101
Suddenlink 725
Time Warner 1525
Over the Air 14.1
For more information visit KXAN.com.

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Posts About "Joonas Donskoi"
Avalanche's 3 Worst Contracts for 2020-21
November 12th, 2020 In the salary cap era, every contract comes with risk, and sometimes the dollar amount attached to a player's salary overshadows his abilities on the ice. It is more important than ever for organizations to find team-friendly deals in order to maximize the use of their cap space to bring in the best possible players....
Lemieux Suspended 2 Games
July 20th, 2020 The NHL's Department of Player Safety has suspended Brendan Lemieux for two Stanley Cup Qualifier games. This decision came Monday for an incident that occurred on March 11 in a game between the New York Rangers and the Colorado Avalanche. https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafety/status/1285306122614845440?s=20 Avalanche forward...
5 Keys to Avalanche 2020 Playoff Success
June 14th, 2020 The Colorado Avalanche experienced several high-profile injuries during the 2019-20 season. A fully healthy squad should make a deep run in the playoffs, and expectations couldn't be higher. All eyes will be on Nate MacKinnon to lead the club back to the Stanley Cup Final, but there are several nuances to the...
Avalanche's 2022 Olympics Roster Projections
May 30th, 2020 If the NHL permits its players to play in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, then we can expect to watch several members of the Colorado Avalanche compete. The current Avalanche roster is loaded with the best players from the top Olympic teams, and there's a good chance we'll see at least one of them in the...
Avalanche's Offensive Additions Paying Off
February 28th, 2020 The Colorado Avalanche entered the offseason needing to add depth to their offense. Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog, and Mikko Rantanen formed arguably the most potent line in the NHL. The Avalanche struggled, however, to complement that talent with scoring from the second, third, and fourth lines. They made a few moves, some...
Avs Weekly Whiteboard: Injuries, Linemates, & Donskoi's Hat Trick
November 11th, 2019 Hey there, Colorado Avalanche fans, I'm starting a new weekly piece as we move through the 2019-20 season called "Avs Weekly Whiteboard." Each week, I'll highlight some of the big plays (positive or negative) that garnered attention from the week's slate of games. Topics of discussion may include, but are not limited to...
Avalanche Set Records in Epic Win
November 10th, 2019 The Colorado Avalanche not only outshot (45-24), outscored (9-4) and outplayed the Nashville Predators on Nov. 7, they set some records too. They scored six goals in eight minutes, which is a franchise record for the club. Joonas Donskoi scored his first career NHL hat trick. T.J. Tynan notched his first NHL assist. Colorado...
Donskoi Scores 3 Goals as Avalanche Beat Predators 9-4
November 8th, 2019 DENVER — Joonas Donskoi scored his first career hat trick and the Colorado Avalanche used a six-goal second period to beat the Nashville Predators 9-4 on Thursday night. Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and three assists before sitting out the third with an...
Avalanche Address Depth Issues
September 11th, 2019 The 2018-19 Colorado Avalanche team showed quite a bit of skill, but depth and consistency were major issues. With a few key offseason moves, the club just tightened up the areas needed to be Stanley Cup contenders. The most obvious concern for the team and fans is the absence of Mikko Rantanen's signature on a long-term contract....
The Avalanche's Good, Bad, and Ugly July
August 12th, 2019 The Avalanche's July moves - good, bad, and ugly.
What the Devils Need in Free Agency
June 30th, 2019 Alex, nice work as always - Josh
Devils Need Post-Draft Roster Upgrades
June 26th, 2019 After using the first 24 hours of the NHL Draft to select Jack Hughes at No. 1 overall, and acquire Norris Trophy-winning defenseman P.K. Subban from the Nashville Predators, the New Jersey Devils have completely transformed their roster. While adding Hughes and Subban to a roster that includes a healthy Taylor Hall might be enough...
Devils Should Target Donskoi & Pirri in Free Agency
May 24th, 2019 Scoring depth was a big problem for the New Jersey Devils last season. Although injuries to key players didn't help, they spent almost half a season rolling out replacement-level players in their bottom six. That can't happen next season if they want to make the playoffs, so improving their depth is a must. It's a deep free agent...
Opportunistic Sharks Put the Ducks on the Ropes
April 18th, 2018 Before each playoff game, the San Jose Sharks have a local celebrity open the door to the locker room as the team heads to the ice. Before the third game of the series against the Anaheim Ducks, the honor went to champion boxer Andre Ward. He first gained fame by winning an Olympic gold medal, then as a professional he was unbeaten in 32...
Sharks Find a Missing Element
October 24th, 2017 It is early in the NHL season and the San Jose Sharks sit with a modest 4-4-0 record. While the first two games of the season were not good, the Sharks have been strong since then. In most of these six games, the Sharks have either matched or outplayed their opponents. What has been working? For starters, special teams. While the...


Wilma is the Waikato Regional Leader and Consulting Officer for Otorohanga.
Wilma brings a raft of practical experience to the role. She has a strong background working with farmers in the Bay of Plenty and now extends her skills to farmers in the Waikato.


Saw Palmetto for Hair Loss? What's the Truth?
On the internet, you'll find many companies promoting saw palmetto products to help you grow all your hair back. According to them, taking the pills will instantly give you all your hair back like never before.
Hype or truth? Let's look into this claim further and see what the science is behind this.
Saw Palmetto for Hair Loss? Is it not for prostate problems?
Today, saw palmetto is a herb commonly used to treat an enlarged prostate. It is shown in many studies to help improve the symptoms of urinary problems found in men suffering from an enlarged prostate gland.
Indeed, this herb is widely used in Germany and France for treating prostate problems.
Understanding the chemistry behind how saw palmetto helps with an enlarged prostate had experts speculating that it may also help with male pattern baldness (androgenetic alopecia).
Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is one of the key male hormones that is involved in male hair loss in those with a genetic risk for it.
In certain men, excessive production of DHT causes the hair to become thinner and shorter. DHT also seems to put the hair follicle into the "resting" phase.
This condition is progressive and if it is not stopped or slowed down, it leads to permanent baldness. Male pattern baldness typically starts with hair loss at the forehead or at the top of the head nearer to the back.
DHT is known to block the production of DHT and this will slow down hair loss in men suffering from male pattern baldness.
Saw palmetto does seem to work for hair loss in male suffering from male pattern baldness. One small well-designed clinical study proves this.
This is both based on research and the chemistry behind how this herb is known to work.
More studies need to be done to provide better confirmation but our editors are confident that this herb has enough evidence to warrant its use in treating hair loss.
The popular product Provillus contains saw palmetto, biotin, vitamin B6, zinc and several other herbs that can be helpful in treating hair loss.
It comes with high recommendations from men and women who are currently using it to promote hair growth.


hackingbear writes "While we are importing billions of 'cheap' products labeled 'Made in China,' the fastest growing export from U.S. to China does not even need a label. Chinese parents are acutely aware that the Chinese educational system focuses too much on rote memorization, so Chinese students have flocked to overseas universities and now even secondary schools, despite the high cost of attending programs in America. Chinese enrollment in U.S. universities rose 23% to 157,558 students during the 2010-2011 academic year, making China by far the biggest foreign presence. Even the daughter of Xi Jinping, the presumed next president of China, studies as an undergraduate at Harvard. This creates opportunities for universities to bring American education directly to China. Both Duke and New York University are building campuses in the Shanghai area to offer full-time programs to students there."
Will Microsoft Extend Surface Model And Manufacture Windows Phones?
Nerval's Lobster writes "A day after Microsoft unveiled Windows Phone 8, a company executive explained why the company never implemented native code in Windows Phone 7, declined to say whether Windows Phone 7.x would be upgraded beyond version 7.8, and said Microsoft has no plans to acquire an OEM to manufacture smartphones in-house. Of course, in theory that wouldn't stop Microsoft from building its own hardware in-house, similar to what Google did with the Nexus One. In any case, Microsoft's decision to construct its hardware and software in-house for the Surface tablet project has led to some chatter that it could do the same for smartphones."
The World's First Supercavitating Boat?
An anonymous reader writes "For decades, researchers have been trying to build boats, submarines, and torpedoes that make use of supercavitation — a bubble layer around the hull that drastically reduces friction and enables super-fast travel. Now a company in New Hampshire called Juliet Marine Systems has built and tested such a craft, and says it is the world's fastest underwater vehicle. The ship, called the 'Ghost,' looks like two supercavitating torpedoes with a command module on top, and can carry 18 people plus weapons and supplies. The company is in talks with the U.S. Navy to build a version of the ship that can guard the fleet against swarm attacks by small boats. The question is how well it really works, and whether it can be used reliably and effectively on the high seas."
crookedvulture writes "Hard drive prices have yet to return to normal after last year's Thailand flooding. There's good news on the solid-state front, though. The current generation of SSDs has steadily become much cheaper over the last year or so. SSD prices have dropped an average of 46% since early 2011. Intel has largely shied away from discounting its drives, but the aggressive competition between other players in the market seems to have forced its hand. There's no indication that competition is waning, suggesting the downward trend will continue. Right now, an impressive number of drives are available for less than a dollar per gigabyte."
Do you have a static IP or two? If so, you might be able to spread some Internet infrastructure well-being with very little effort. An anonymous reader writes "The NTP Pool project is turning 10 soon, and needs more servers to continue serving reasonably accurate time to anyone in the world."
First time accepted submitter Burdell writes "A new startup has technology to read fingerprints from up to 6 meters away. IDair currently sells to the military, but they are beta testing it with a chain of 24-hour fitness centers that want to restrict sharing of access cards. IDair also wants to sell this to retail stores and credit card companies as a replacement for physical cards. Lee Tien from the EFF notes that the security of such fingerprint databases is a privacy concern."
Since the last time this technology was mentioned more than a year ago, it seems that the claimed range for reading has tripled, and the fingerprint reader business has been spun off from the company at which development started.
Ask Slashdot: What To Do Before College?
First time accepted submitter MtownNaylor writes "I graduated high school two days ago and am currently enrolled to attend college for studying Computer Science. I spent last summer working as a contractor, programming in Java doing work for a single company. I am looking to further either my career, my education, or both this summer. The problem is that I have found it difficult to find summer employment or internships programming for a multitude of reasons (lack of opportunities, lack of experience, lack of degree.) So what is a high school graduate who wants to work as a programmer to do?"
tekgoblin writes "Well this is pretty awesome, Valve has made an entrance into the education sector. They plan to release a new version of Steam for education uses in schools. Valve will call this service Steam for Schools, an education version of the Steam client that allows administrators to limit what its users can access. The idea of Steam for Schools is to use the platform as a teaching aid. Valve has already put together a number of educational lesson plans for using Portal 2 and its level editor to teach math and physics."
Gottesser writes with this excerpt from Bev Harris's Black Box Voting: "I have found and posted the actual voter list software used widely throughout the USA (TN, WI, PA, CO, KS...) for Accenture voter registration and voter histories. I located the files on a magnetic backup tape of the hard drive of a county elections IT employee, part of a 120-gig set of discovery files. The Accenture voter registration / voter history software is highly problematic, and has been reported switching voter parties in Colorado, and losing voter histories in Tennessee. Although it is now widely known that Accenture voter list software gets it wrong, just WHY the program misreports voter information so often has never been explained. I am hoping that by releasing this software to the public, it may shed light on what's really going on with our voter registration systems. I also posted a Tennessee file with work orders and release notes which shows the Accenture software has a history of tripling votes in certain ('random') voter histories, going back to 2004. Except it is not random: Other files I discovered prove it is with primarily suburban Republican precincts that votes are somehow being recorded twice and sometimes three times for certain voters in the voter history report, and this didn't just happen in 2004; it also happened in the 2008 presidential primary and in May and August 2010, and according to election commission notes in Shelby County, also in the 2012 presidential primary. Computer buffs, have at it. Much source code exists within the structure because it is built on MS Access. I do not read source code, though I can see some structural problems with the software (for example, it allows political party ID to be set differently from one precinct to another)."
sean_nestor writes "Back in October, an article appeared in The Wall Street Journal with the headline 'Why Companies Aren't Getting the Employees They Need.' It noted that even with millions of highly educated and highly trained workers sidelined by the worst economic downturn in three generations, companies were reporting shortages of skilled workers. Companies typically blame schools, for not providing the right training; the government, for not letting in enough skilled immigrants; and workers themselves, who all too often turn down good jobs at good wages. The author of the article, an expert on employment and management issues, concluded that although employers are in almost complete agreement about the skills gap, there was no actual evidence of it. Instead, he said, 'The real culprits are the employers themselves.'" The linked article is an interview with Peter Cappelli, author of the WSJ piece, who has recently published a book on the alleged skills gap.
chicksdaddy writes "Software failures were behind 24 percent of all the medical device recalls in 2011, according to data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories (OSEL). The absence of solid architecture and 'principled engineering practices' in software development affects a wide range of medical devices, with potentially life-threatening consequences, the FDA warned. In response, FDA told Threatpost that it is developing tools to disassemble and test medical device software and locate security problems and weak design."
has 100 loops, each of which is 8 s long. Consumers ratethem on a five-point scale ("I can't stand it" to "I love it") as they are streamed in random order. When 20 loops have been rated,truncation selection is applied whereby the best 10 loops are paired, recombine, and have two daughters each.' Note that in 2009 the creators of darwintunes harnessed the power of Slashdot to help 'evolve' their site."
YokimaSun writes "Following on from the news that RIM's partner was pulling the plug on its BlackBerry phones, RIM announced it was discontinuing the 16GB version of its playbook, PC Gaming News are reporting that the PlayBook is being discounted down by as much as 66% which is adding to the demise of RIM's attempt at the tablet market. Can anything stop the all conquering iPad?"
mask.of.sanity writes "An Android application capable of siphoning credit card data from contactless bank cards has appeared on the Google Play store.
The app was developed by a security penetration tester for research purposes and will steal card numbers and expiry dates, along with transactions and merchant IDs.
It requires a near field device capable phone, or accessory."
elegie writes "In the US, a District Court has ruled that the Tetris clone "Mino" infringes the Tetris Company's copyrights with regard to elements of the Tetris game design and gameplay. On one hand, a lawyer said that 'a puzzle game where a user manipulates blocks to form lines which disappear' would be noninfringing. At the same time, the Mino game's reuse of such Tetris elements as the dimensions of the playing field and the shape of the blocks constituted infringement. In addition, the Tetris game's artistic elements were not inseparably linked to the underlying mechanics and replicating an underlying idea and/or functionality (which would likely be uncopyrighted) would not justify copying visual expression from an existing game."
Qedward writes "The European Parliament's trade committee, INTA, voted on Thursday not to postpone a crucial parliamentary vote on the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. The committee also decided, by 19 votes to 12, to recommend to the Parliament that the trade deal be rejected. INTA is the lead committee examining the international agreement, and its recommendation will carry weight with the rest of the Parliament. The Parliamentary plenary vote on the treaty is now scheduled for July 3."
First time accepted submitter nrozema writes "Oracle co-founder and billionaire Larry Ellison is buying the Hawaiian island of Lana'i, the sixth-largest island in the U.S. archipelago. Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie confirmed in a written statement that the current landowner filed a transfer application with the state's Public Utilities commission Wednesday to sell its 98 percent share of the 141-square-mile island to Ellison."
ananyo writes in with a story about an asteroid near miss and a neat video taken by researchers. "It may look like a blurry blob, but researchers using the InfraRed Telescope Facility (IRTF) in Hawaii have posted a video of 2012 KT42 — a small asteroid that zipped past Earth at a distance of just three Earth radii on 29 May — the sixth closest encounter of any known asteroid. The bright asteroid appears fixed, while background stars zip past but in fact the asteroid is zipping along at 17 kilometres per second. 'You get the view of riding along with it,' says planetary scientist Richard Binzel of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, who led the observations. At its closest, the asteroid was at a distance between the orbit of the space station (about 1 Earth radii) and geosynchronous satellites (about 6 Earth radii)."
An anonymous reader writes "Sony has used the SID 2012 conference to demonstrate a brand new combination of conductive film and low-reflection film that promises to render screen reflection almost non-existent in devices like smartphones and tablets. Sony achieved such low reflections by combining its new conductive film with a moth-eye low reflection film. The key to the low reflectance is the formation of an uneven surface, which consists of both concave and convex structures (tiny bumps) that cover the entire film. The uneven surface means that light won't just bounce back off the screen creating a reflection, and therefore making the screen usable in a wider range of lighting conditions."


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import {DomTracker} from './dom-tracker';

@inject(Element, DomTracker)
export class DebugWindow {

	tracker;
	visible = true;

	constructor(element, tracker) {
		this.element = element;
		this.inspector;
		this.tracker = tracker;

	}

	attached() {
		this.initDraggable(this.element);

		// Keys
		window.onkeydown = (e) => {
		    if (e.ctrlKey && e.keyCode === 190) {
		    	this.capture();
		    }
		    else if(e.ctrlKey && e.keyCode === 191) {
		    	this.toggle();
		    }
        };
	}

	capture() {
		var i = 0;

		console.log("Aurelia Debugger: Dumping view contexts");
		this.tracker.tracked.forEach(view => {
			i++;
			var element = view.firstChild && view.firstChild.nodeType === 1 ? view.firstChild : view.firstChild.parentElement;

			console.log("Item " + i + ": --------------------------------------------");
			console.log(element);
			console.log(view.bindingContext);
			console.log("End of Item " + i + ": -------------------------------------");
		});
	}

	toggle() {
		this.visible = !this.visible;
	}

	getElementName(view) {
		var element = view.firstChild && view.firstChild.nodeType === 1 ? view.firstChild : view.firstChild.parentElement;
		return element.localName;
	}

	getConstructorName(view) {
		if(!view.bindingContext) return "N/A";

		return view.bindingContext.__proto__.constructor.name;
	}

	/* Drag */
	move = false;
	ldivx = 200;
	ldivy = 200;
	mousex = 0;
	mousey = 0;

	initDraggable(element) {
		element.onmousedown = this.mousedown.bind(this);
		document.onmouseup = this.mouseup.bind(this);
		element.onmousemove = this.mousemove.bind(this);
		element.style.position = 'absolute';
		element.style.display = 'block';
	}

	mousedown(e) {
		this.move = true;
		this.mousex = e.clientX;
		this.mousey = e.clientY;
	}

	mouseup(e) {
		this.move = false;
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	mousemove(e) {
		if(this.move) {
			this.ldivx = this.ldivx + e.clientX - this.mousex;
			this.ldivy = this.ldivy + e.clientY - this.mousey;
			this.mousex = e.clientX;
			this.mousey = e.clientY;
			var d = this.element;
			d.style.left = this.ldivx +'px';
			d.style.top = this.ldivy +'px';
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Meek Mill Reveals New Album's Name And Release Date To Fans
by Ayaan Khan
Meek Mill returns with a new album
We are here to shed some light on the recent news which came in regarding the latest album of Meek Mill that would be releasing anytime soon.
Meek Mill is one of the big stars and though the star has gone up to deliver some of the big hits in the time where the songs have also gone up to list themselves in the major charts. Meek was now on a break and though it was reported that the star is now looking for making return latest by next month where the reports confirmed that the star would be looking ahead into dropping his new album on October 1 as this is going to be his fifth album recorded in the studio which shall go by the name 'Expensive Pain' and that he not only came forward with the announcement but though he also went on to release the cover of the upcoming project.
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Meek Mill on his career
Meek is from Philadelphia and the individual has thus been working on the album for a good period of time and though it was before Thanksgiving when he went on to release the EP of four-track and which went on by the name 'Quarantine Pack'. Talking about the fact that he recently delivered the song by the name 'Sharing Locations' and though he collaborated with big names such as Lil Durk where the famous known Lil Baby was also featured.
The other thing which is to be mentioned here is that Meek has been consistently working on his career to make the better of it and keeping the profession of music on sideways, the star has was actually featured in HBO Max title Charm City Kings and though it received a good response in the time. The personality on the other hand also went on to cosign a letter to Joe Biden, who is the president, and though calling out for the release to those who were convicted in the case of non-violent offenses of cannabis, and thus this case has been put on hold for a long time.
Talking about the fact that his songs and are getting a good response and also the community efforts he has been putting in is getting a good response so to say and it is safe to say that the release for the new album is arriving at the perfect time. There were some rumors at the start that the star will be collaborating with some big names and though it is yet to see as what more will the personality bring in the industry. The star is set for a good star whereas he also mentioned some time before that he would be looking forward to the tours that would be taking place. The fans are already building the hype on the internet regarding the latest album which is coming up whereas they also went on to wish luck to the star on the comment section.
Stay Tuned For More.
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'How I Met Your Father' Release Date, How is it different from 'How I Met Your Mother'?
Patrick Rothfuss CONFIRMED When He is RELEASING Doors of Stone
Winds of Winter MAJOR RELEASE DATE UPDATE by George RR Martin in January 2022


↑It was not snowing but raining almost all day long so mostly I was in my house. I wanted to go for an aggressive walk to the Blow Holes but I couldn't. Instead I was training my muscles for my skiing in New Zealand next month and after 5 months (next winter season) in Nagano prefecture. My condition is getting better especially my abdominal muscles; muscles around the shoulder and the lower limbs' muscles are more defined. Perhaps now I can put up with my speed (more than 50 km/h) and an impact from bumps at the snow field. I wonder if my ski school members in Asahi village are doing well.
By the way, hey Torojiro! Are you sure? You have to go back to your work before you go skiing in Japan.
↑In the evening, Hiko, who is my colleague in CDU, and his spouse Noriko came to my house. Tomorrow Hiko and I are going to Ha'apai for an abacus competition. He can pick me up but he doesn't know where my house is exactly, so he came and checked the way. Thank you for coming and I gave them No.294 and No.295 YAMANEKO & YAMANEKO-KO, so to speak a married couple YAMANEKOs. Now the YAMANEKO serial number is very close to 300.
I may not be able to update my blog in Ha'apai. I will stick out. See you soon!


Interview with Ron McDonough of KCPW the Rundown about The Art Truck Exhibition at Utah MOCA.
Two works published in Lark Books 500 Prints in Clay.
Preview article for Half Wild at the Steven Square Center for the Arts in the Minneapolis Voice by Jessica Armbruster.
Impact Proof was selected by the Pitch as one of their favorite images from 2012 in their December 27-January 2, 2013 edition.
An article about Impact Proof featured in the Heartland Sierran Sierra Club Newsletter.
Impact Proof at Window Unit an essay by Theresa Bembnister.
Interview with writer Blair Schulman for Kansas City Artists Link.
Previous Kansas City Star Press.
60WRD/MIN art critic by Chicago-based art critic and historian Lori Waxman.
This review took place in April 2010 at the Urban Culture Project's Project Space for several Kansas City artists.
Calder Kamin makes sculptures of puppies. Soft, pink puppy tummies, in fact. This may sound like a Hallmark endeavor yet it is anything but, even though Kamin's ceramics betray astonishing levels of tenderness toward their truly adorable subject. How can this be? Imagine the softest, prettiest little pup, with silky gray fur, tiny black nails, and wee teats on her fleshy belly. This is how Kamin has sculpted the creatures, deftly applying each shock of fur, meticulously painting each nail. Now lay the pup on her back, legs all sweetly splayed, and sever her upper half. This is also how Kamin has sculpted the creatures, abruptly truncating their bodies and covering the stumps with glossy black enamel. The effect has nothing macabre about it, however. There is no blood, no guts, no gore. Just the kind of careful application of a dark finish that one finds on trees where the limbs have been cut off for one reason or another. The black tar helps keep the rest of the tree safe and sound. Here the effect is less one of fixing than of framing, however, and it allows viewers to focus intimately on the beloved body parts of beloved creatures. The effect is not so far from how it feels to really love a living being—this isn't about fetishization but intimate bodily love, how we love certain specific parts of those pets and children and spouses whom we love most of all. Kamin's weirdness and brilliance is to have figured out that one way to represent those most beautiful feelings is through cut-up puppy parts. Who knew?


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your surviving combat units... and perhaps victory!
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and the Nexus has a maximum of 100 energy at any given time.
any Protoss structure speeds all functions up by 50% for 20 seconds.
from the first one for free.
it doesn't have a hatchery to inject just yet.
Larvae, that's when you know to select the second team and re-inject.
and production, you'll be much better off on the killing fields of Aiur!


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Ita Ekpenyong. He was reportedly arrested in connection with alleged N17billion fraud in the agency.
The arrest was said to be part of ongoing probe of the sacked DG of the agency, Lawal Daura.
Earlier in the day, EFCC operatives raided Ekpenyong's house located in Asokoro, Abuja.


Deceased = Teslenko, Tekla K.
Tekla (Tillie) K. Teslenko, 101, of Newburg, MD went to meet the Lord at her daughter's (Virginia Benedict) home on January 15, 2018. She was born in Ukraine on January 13, 1917 to her parents, Gregory and Frances Krywak. She is survived by her three daughters: Virginia Benedict of Newburg, MD; Jeanette Miller and her husband Chuck of Culpepper, VA; and Mary James and her husband Don of Poolesville, MD, grandchildren: Christina Lear, Laura Benedict (Grant), Michael Benedict; Jacob Miller (Brandy), Luke Miller, Kirk Miller (Daphne), Zeb Miller (Erika), Chrystal Durkee (Jay); Jez Sarah James (Govinda) and Erin Beck (Nathan).
She is also survived by thirteen great grandchildren: Trevor and Morgan Lear; Alexa Benedict; Alexander and Ana Miller; Hayden Miller, Bailee and Bostyn Smith; Derek and Logan Miller; Colt and Faye Beck and Asher James. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Peter Teslenko; her two sisters, Maria and Paulka; two brothers, Michael and William; many nieces and nephews; and her son-in-law, Tom Benedict.
Tillie believed in working hard and always said that's what kept her fit and happy. She was an inspiration to all around her. She made friends wherever she went and everyone loved her, especially her family. Tillie believed in good education, influencing all three of her daughters to go beyond a high school degree.
She endured and experienced so much in her lifetime. She was born during WWI and survived WWII. She was a witness to First Lady Roosevelt's speech to all the displaced families of WWII in Germany which was one of the reasons she was inspired to immigrate to the United States. She realized this dream when she and her husband (Peter Teslenko) and their two children, Virginia and Jeanette, were able to immigrate to the United States on February 22, 1949. They eventually settled in Charles County, MD.
The family will receive friends on Friday, January 26, 2018 from 5-8pm with Wake Service at 7pm at Raymond Funeral Chapel in La Plata, MD. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 11am. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made to Hospice of Charles County (2505 Davis Rd., Waldorf, MD 20603). Arrangements by Raymond Funeral Service.


The Oldest and the most elaborate campus of Graphic Era is housed in scenic valley of Dehradun, with Rajaji National Park adjoining from one end and the peaceful Clementown Cantonment on the other. The Campus life is the benchmark for all Universities and Educational institutes in the region, with everything from International Level Celebrity Events to a peaceful evening stroll with the sound of classics running in the background on the Community Radio possible, within the bounds of the massive campus.
Students make the most of their Academic Stay at Graphic Era by utilizing a host of facilties present on campus, and by participating and often creating a unique set of activities day in and day out.
Year on Year - The most happening University Fest in all of India - Grafest is a brand that the biggest International Sensations have endorsed, just because of the sheer scale and the energy in the crowd that is a part of it. Enter this space to get a sense of what you're missing out on, if you're not a Graphian!
The legacy of the biggest gathering of India's greatest ever poets continues. The annual Kavi-Sammelan at Graphic Era has witnessed greats like Dr. Rahat Indori every year, with the University not just treating its students with unparalleld intellect on display but honoring the diminishing art of writing and delivering poetic pearls.


Previous studies examined environmental correlates of children's physical activity. While most of these studies used aggregated physical activity measures (i.e., overall physical activity, active travel), little is known about the contribution of specific environmental attributes to specific types of physical activity. This study examined associations between GIS-based environmental measures and children's self-reported walking and bicycling. The study area included "traditional neighborhoods" (N=4), characterized by high-density, land-use mix and grid-street network, and "suburban neighborhoods" (N=3), characterized by low-density, land-use segregation, and cul-de-sac streets. Data on children's physical activity and psychosocial and socio-demographic factors were obtained through a school survey (of fifth and sixth graders) (N=573). Urban-form measures (intersection density, residential density, and built coverage) were significantly positively associated with walking and negatively associated with bicycling. These associations remained significant after controlling for social, intra- and inter-personal factors. These findings suggest that certain environments may encourage children's walking and hinder their bicycling at the same time (and vice versa) and therefore raise the need for a more clear distinction between child-related walkability and bikeablilty.
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Boarnet, M.G., Anderson, C.L., Day, K., McMillan, T. and Alfonzo, M. 2005. Evaluation of the California Safe Routes to School legislation: urban form changes and children's active transportation to school. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 28(2): 134-140.
Wareham, N.J., Andersen, L.B. and Froberg, K. 2004. Features of the Metabolic Syndrome Are Associated With Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Fitness in Danish Children The European Youth Heart Study (EYHS). Diabetes care 27(9): 2141-2148.
Braza, M., Shoemaker, W. and Seeley, A. 2004. Neighborhood design and rates of walking and biking to elementary school in 34 California communities. American Journal of Health Promotion 19(2): 128-136.
Calthorpe, P. 1993. The next American metropolis: Ecology, community, and the American dream. Princeton Architectural Press.
Crawford, D. 2005. How do perceptions of local neighborhood relate to adolescents' walking and cycling? American Journal of Health Promotion 20(2): 139-147.
Cerin, E., Leslie, E., Toit, L.d., Owen, N. and Frank, L.D. 2007. Destinations that matter: associations with walking for transport. Health and place 13(3): 713-724.
Cervero, R. 1998. The transit metropolis: A global inquiry. Island press.
Cervero, R. and Kockelman, K. 1997. Travel demand and the 3Ds: density, diversity, and design. Transportation Research D 2(3): 199-219.
Davison, K.K. and Lawson, C.T. 2006. Do attributes in the physical environment influence children's physical activity? A review of the literature. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 3(1): 19.
De Meester, F., Van Dyck, D., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Deforche, B., Sallis, J.F. and Cardon, G. 2012. Active living neighborhoods: is neighborhood walkability a key element for Belgian adolescents? BMC Public Health 12(1): 7.
De Vries, S.I., Hopman-Rock, M., Bakker, I., Hirasing, R.A. and Van Mechelen, W. 2010. Built environmental correlates of walking and cycling in Dutch urban children: results from the SPACE study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 7(5): 2309-2324.
Duany, A. and Plater-Zyberk, E. 1992. The second coming of the American small town. Wilson Quarterly 16(1): 3-51.
Ducheyne, F., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Lenoir, M., Spittaels, H. and Cardon, G. 2013. Children's cycling skills: Development of a test and determination of individual and environmental correlates. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 50: 688-97.
Edwards, P. and Tsouros, A.D. 2008. A healthy city is an active city: A physical activity planning guide. World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe.
Ekelund, U., Anderssen, S., Froberg, K., Sardinha, L.B., Andersen, L.B. and Brage, S. 2007. Independent associations of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness with metabolic risk factors in children: the European youth heart study. Diabetologia 50(9): 1832-1840.
Ekelund, U., Brage, S., Froberg, K., Harro, M., Anderssen, S.A., Sardinha, L.B., Riddoch, C. and Andersen, L.B. 2006. TV viewing and physical activity are independently associated with metabolic risk in children: the European Youth Heart Study. PLoS Medicine 3(12): e488.
Ewing, R., Schroeer, W. and Greene, W. 2004. School location and student travel analysis of factors affecting mode choice. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1895(1): 55-63.
Ferreira, I., Van Der Horst, K., Wendel‐Vos, W., Kremers, S., Van Lenthe, F. and Brug, J. 2007. Environmental correlates of physical activity in youth–a review and update. Obesity Reviews 8(2): 129-154.
Frank, L.D. and Pivo, G. 1994. Impacts of mixed use and density on utilization of three modes of travel: single-occupant vehicle, transit, and walking. Transportation Research Record 1466: 44-52.
Frank, L., Engelke, P. and Schmid, T. 2003. Health and community design: The impact of the built environment on physical activity. Island Press.
Frumkin, H., Frank, L. and Jackson, R.J. 2004. Urban sprawl and public health: Designing, planning, and building for healthy communities. Island Press.
Handy, S. 2004. Community design and physical activity: what do we know? And what don't we know. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Conference Obesity and the Built Environment: Improving Public Health through Community Design, Washington DC, May 24–26, 2004.
Heath, G.W., Brownson, R.C., Kruger, J., Miles, R., Powell, K.E. and Ramsey, L.T. 2006. The effectiveness of urban design and land use and transport policies and practices to increase physical activity: a systematic review. Journal of Physical Activity and Health 3: S55.
Holt, N., Spence, J., Sehn, Z. and Cutumisu, N. 2008. Neighborhood and developmental differences in children's perceptions of opportunities for play and physical activity. Health and Place 14(1): 2-14.
Humpel, N., Owen, N. and Leslie, E. 2002, "Environmental factors associated with adults' participation in physical activity: a review", American Journal of Preventive Medicine 22(3): 188-199.
Larsen, K., Gilliland, J., Hess, P., Tucker, P., Irwin, J. and He, M. 2009. The influence of the physical environment and sociodemographic characteristics on children's mode of travel to and from school. American Journal of Public Health 99(3): 520.
Laxer, R.E. and Janssen, I. 2013. The proportion of youths' physical inactivity attributable to neighbourhood built environment features. International Journal of Health Geographies 12(1): 31.
Lee, C. and Moudon, A.V. 2006. The 3Ds R: Quantifying land use and urban form correlates of walking. Transportation Research D 11(3): 204-215.
Loptson, K., Muhajarine, N. and Ridalls, T. 2012. Walkable for whom? Examining the role of the built environment on the neighbourhood-based physical activity of children. Canadian Journal of Public Health 103(9): eS29-eS34.
Manaugh, K. and El-Geneidy, A. 2011. Validating walkability indices: How do different households respond to the walkability of their neighborhood? Transportation Research D 16(4): 309-315.
McConville, M.E., Rodríguez, D.A., Clifton, K., Cho, G. and Fleischhacker, S. 2011. Disaggregate land uses and walking. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 40(1): 25-32.
McCormack, G.R., Rock, M., Toohey, A.M. and Hignell, D. 2010. Characteristics of urban parks associated with park use and physical activity: a review of qualitative research. Health and place 16(4): 712-726.
Mecredy, G., Pickett, W. and Janssen, I. 2011. Street connectivity is negatively associated with physical activity in Canadian youth. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 8(8): 3333-3350.
Omer, I., Rofe, Y., Lerman, Y., Cohen Y. 2012. A model to evaluate pedestrian volume in an urban environment. Presented at the Annual Conference of The Israeli Geographical Association, December 9-11, 2012.
Owen, N., Humpel, N., Leslie, E., Bauman, A. and Sallis, J.F. 2004. Understanding environmental influences on walking: review and research agenda. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 27(1): 67-76.
Page, A.S., Cooper, A.R., Griew, P. and Jago, R. 2010. Independent mobility, perceptions of the built environment and children's participation in play, active travel and structured exercise and sport: the PEACH Project. International journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity 7(1): 17.
Parsons, T.J., Power, C., Logan, S. and Summerbell, C.D. 1999. Childhood predictors of adult obesity: a systematic review. International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders 23(8): S1-107.
Raitakan, O.T., Porkka, K.V.K., Taimela, S., Telama, R., Räsänen, L. and Vllkari, J.S. 1994. Effects of persistent physical activity and inactivity on coronary risk factors in children and young adults the cardiovascular risk in young Finns study. American Journal of Epidemiology 140(3): 195-205.
Reed, J.A., Price, A.E., Grost, L. and Mantinan, K. 2012. Demographic Characteristics and Physical Activity Behaviors in Sixteen Michigan Parks. Journal of Community Health 37(2): 507-512.
Roemmich, J.N., Epstein, L.H., Raja, S. and Yin, L. 2007. The neighborhood and home environments: disparate relationships with physical activity and sedentary behaviors in youth. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 33(1): 29-38.
Roemmich, J.N., Epstein, L.H., Raja, S., Yin, L., Robinson, J. and Winiewicz, D. 2006. Association of access to parks and recreational facilities with the physical activity of young children. Preventive Medicine 43(6): 437-441.
Saelens, B.E. and Handy, S.L. 2008. Built environment correlates of walking: a review. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 40(7): S550.
Sallis, J. 2008. Angels in the details: comment on: "The relationship between destination proximity, destination mix and physical activity behaviors". Preventive Medicine 14(1): 6-7.
Sallis, J.F. and Glanz, K. 2006. The role of built environments in physical activity, eating, and obesity in childhood. The Future of Children 16(1): 89-108.
Sallis, J.F., Prochaska, J.J. and Taylor, W.C. 2000. A review of correlates of physical activity of children and adolescents. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 32(5): 963-975.
Sirard, J.R., Ainsworth, B.E., McIver, K.L. and Pate, R.R. 2005. Prevalence of active commuting at urban and suburban elementary schools in Columbia, SC. American Journal of Public Health 95(2): 236-237.
Staunton, C.E., Hubsmith, D. and Kallins, W. 2003. Promoting safe walking and biking to school: the Marin County success story. Journal Information 93(9): 1431-1434.
Sugiyama, T. and Ward Thompson, C. 2008. Associations between characteristics of neighbourhood open space and older people's walking. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 7(1): 41-51.
Timperio, A., Ball, K., Salmon, J., Roberts, R., Giles-Corti, B., Simmons, D., Baur, L.A. and Crawford, D. 2006. Personal, family, social, and environmental correlates of active commuting to school. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 30(1): 45-51.
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Titze, S., Stronegger, W.J., Janschitz, S. and Oja, P. 2008. Association of built-environment, social-environment and personal factors with bicycling as a mode of transportation among Austrian city dwellers. Preventive Medicine 47(3): 252-259.
Trapp, G., Giles-Corti, B., Christian, H., Bulsara, M., Timperio, A., McCormack, G. and Villanueva, K. 2011. On your bike! A cross-sectional study of the individual, social and environmental correlates of cycling to school. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 8: 123.
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History of Our Parish
St. Nicholas is a parish of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America.* Its members come from a variety of ethnic backgrounds, and include both many converts to the Orthodox Christian faith, as well as those who were raised in the Orthodox Church. Its official beginning was its establishment as a mission of the Antiochian Archdiocese in 1995. However, a proper history of the parish should really begin nearly a century earlier.
On February 24, 1914, the first Orthodox bishop to have been consecrated in the United States, St. Raphael Hawaweeny, was on his way to Beaumont, TX, when his train stopped at Union Station in Shreveport. There he was met, according to the journal he kept, by members of the local Syrian Orthodox community. At that time there was no Orthodox church in Shreveport, and these faithful were eager to obtain the bishop's support for the founding of a parish where they could gather to worship God. They invited St. Raphael and his archdeacon to stay the night with them, which they did. St. Raphael spoke with them at length, encouraging and advising them. During their time together, the local faithful "decided to found an Orthodox Syrian church under his pastoral care and asked him to appoint a priest for the community."
For reasons known to God alone, the founding of this church was postponed for many decades. Just the next year after he visited Shreveport, Bishop Raphael departed this life, and has since been glorified in the Orthodox Church as a Saint. Though separated in time from St. Raphael's ministry as a bishop in this world, we consider the establishment of our parish to have been nonetheless the fulfillment of the blessing he gave to those spiritual forbears of ours, and in response to his prayers. Now St. Nicholas is a spiritual home not only for those of Syrian descent, but for many who have come to it from various backgrounds and walks of life.
Since 1995, we've watched nearly a generation of children grow up immersed in the ancient Christian Liturgy - translated into English - something which the founders of our parish were particularly seeking. We've also reached a number of milestones along the way, including the purchase of our present property at 9100 Youree Drive, the completion of our current building in February, 2002, and the consecration of our Holy Table by His Grace, Bishop Basil, in September of 2009. We strive to keep our attention on Christ by emphasizing spiritual growth within the St. Nicholas community, even as we seek to share the Orthodox Christian faith with those around us in the Shreveport/Bossier community. Our dreams include the continued deepening of our life in Christ, ongoing growth in our ability as a community to reflect the love of God to those around us, and the construction of a permanent church building (temple), with the present building being transformed into our parish hall.
Now almost a century has passed since St. Raphael's visit to our city sparked a desire among those Orthodox Christian Syrians to found a local parish under his pastoral care. Thanks be to God, through St. Raphael's prayers, and those of our patron Saint, Nicholas the Wonderworker, as well as with the support of our Bishop, BASIL and our Metropolitan (Archbishop) JOSEPH, and many dear friends in our Archdiocese and from elsewhere, we have a growing Orthodox parish right here in Shreveport, LA. We trust that by God's grace we will continue to grow in love for God and for one another, and that the Lord will use our humble church family for his purposes within the surrounding community.
* For information about the Antiochian Archdiocese, please visit the website of the Archdiocese here.


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Is there a new law in Virginia dealing with license suspension and Possession of Marijuana cases?
Yes. It is no longer mandatory that your license be suspended in all Possession of Marijuana cases.
Starting July 1, 2017, the mandatory license suspension for Possession of Marijuana cases is not mandatory in every case. Up until July 1, 2017, if you were found guilty of possession of marijuana or you were placed on the first offender probation program, the judge was required to suspend you driver's license for six months.
However, as of July 1, 2017, that is not the case. If you're eligible for the first offender program and you agree to enter into the first offender program, your license does not have to be suspended. But there's one more catch: if you committed the offense of possession of marijuana while you were operating a car, your license must be suspended, no matter what.
The new change in law makes retaining an attorney even more important. An attorney can be very helpful because an attorney can negotiate with the prosecutor so that the judge does not discover you were operating a motor vehicle at the time of the offense. If the prosecutor agrees to omit that fact from the judge's attention, you can avoid a license suspension. However, if you represent yourself, you will probably not have the chance to negotiate with the prosecutor.


- The baby cocoon is the must have accessory for newborns up to six months.
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- Attaches to the seat of your Bugaboo Bee.
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- Microfleece is water repellent.
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