"The race...features a $2 million prize for the first team whose robot crosses 175 miles of the Mojave in under ten hours.". Too bad most teams have already spent more than that. Oh well, it's the experience I guess. It makes my FIRST robot seem like legos! Personally, I will be rooting for PV high (1) because they are a high school team and (2) they are 5 miles away from me. However, it won't be done. I predict a maximum of 20 miles.
Evolution and schooling has always been an issue to avoid. However, this recent event along with the lawsuit in Tenessee is nothing compared to what happened in the 1920s.
A law was passed making teaching evolution illegal. A TN teacher, named Scopes, violated the law. The result was recently called "the trial of the century."
William Jennings Brian was an ardent fundamentalist. He was a three time presidential canidate. He also made one of the most famous political speeches in American history, saying that "Americans shall not be crucified on a cross of gold." Although he lost that particular campain to McKinley, he was still was one of the most promenent figures at the turn of the century. His triumph was when he was appointed Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson, although he resigned before WWI started.
Anyways, Scopes taught evolution and was caught. In effect, the ensuing trial was the first mass media circus (probably bigger than the current Jackson trial). Brian helped out with the prosecution, although he was on his deathbed.
Scopes was convicted amoungst uproar of the people. After the trial, Brian died of the exhaustion from the case.
The moral: Evolution and schools should not mix. Neither should religion. We would be better off not to even touch the issue.
It seems that Mr. Paige has gone on a philonthropic course lately (not that that's a bad thing). At the FIRST robotics competition in Atlanta, he made a 15 minute long speech with some great messages (although I thought his delivery was sub-par). Among them, he pledged money from www.google.org to FIRST. He is very inspiring.
Larry, from FIRST to you, thanks.
-Daniel
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"The race...features a $2 million prize for the first team whose robot crosses 175 miles of the Mojave in under ten hours.".
Too bad most teams have already spent more than that. Oh well, it's the experience I guess. It makes my FIRST robot seem like legos! Personally, I will be rooting for PV high (1) because they are a high school team and (2) they are 5 miles away from me. However, it won't be done. I predict a maximum of 20 miles.
Evolution and schooling has always been an issue to avoid. However, this recent event along with the lawsuit in Tenessee is nothing compared to what happened in the 1920s.
A law was passed making teaching evolution illegal. A TN teacher, named Scopes, violated the law. The result was recently called "the trial of the century."
William Jennings Brian was an ardent fundamentalist. He was a three time presidential canidate. He also made one of the most famous political speeches in American history, saying that "Americans shall not be crucified on a cross of gold." Although he lost that particular campain to McKinley, he was still was one of the most promenent figures at the turn of the century. His triumph was when he was appointed Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson, although he resigned before WWI started.
Anyways, Scopes taught evolution and was caught. In effect, the ensuing trial was the first mass media circus (probably bigger than the current Jackson trial). Brian helped out with the prosecution, although he was on his deathbed.
Scopes was convicted amoungst uproar of the people. After the trial, Brian died of the exhaustion from the case.
The moral: Evolution and schools should not mix. Neither should religion. We would be better off not to even touch the issue.
-Daniel
It seems that Mr. Paige has gone on a philonthropic course lately (not that that's a bad thing). At the FIRST robotics competition in Atlanta, he made a 15 minute long speech with some great messages (although I thought his delivery was sub-par). Among them, he pledged money from www.google.org to FIRST. He is very inspiring. Larry, from FIRST to you, thanks. -Daniel