Posted: 29 Mar 2010 08:47 PM PDT

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger believes they share the same philosophy with Champions League opponents Barcelona.

While much will be made of Thierry Henry's return to north London, Wenger believes that the nurturing of young talent gives the clubs another shared identity.

"There are similarities there in the way we play, the way we educate young players, the way we rely on young players and in the sense of belonging to the club," said Wenger.

"I believe that we want the players to have that because it is an important part in the way we see football and I believe Barcelona has that as well."

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English Professor Stacy Alaimos lecture dives into philosophy of sustainability (The Shorthorn)

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 09:49 PM PDT

English professor Stacy Alaimo gave a lecture on Monday about the philosophy behind being sustainable.

In a lecture titled "Bodily Natures: The Environmental Activism of the Posthuman," Alaimo covered various philosophies and how they affect people's thoughts and actions concerning environmental issues.

The lecture, held in the Central Library sixth floor parlor, was part of the OneBook Program's series of events centered on the theme of sustainability.

In her talk, Alaimo said the philosophy of Humanism states that human beings are the height of creation, separate and inherently better than animals and the environment because humans possess the ability to reason.

Humanism does not concern itself with matters of the body, human, animal or plant, and this way of thinking allows human beings to partake in behaviors dangerous to themselves and the environment, she said.

She said the problem with much of environmentalism is that it treats human beings as separate from animals and the environment rather than as a part of the same world.

"OneBook is always interested in having Dr. Alaimo present for us because of her great talent as a speaker and a teacher," said Chris Conway, faculty coach of the OneBook Program, who introduced Alaimo before her lecture.

Alaimo said she believes Environmental Posthumanism — which states that the boundaries between humans, animals and the environment are not what we currently believe them to be — is the better philosophy.

The model she associates with this philosophy is Trans-corporeality, which says our physical bodies are connected with the physical world around us and cannot be considered separate from it.

Human bodies, animal bodies, and ecosystems are all related and each one affects the others directly.

Alaimo said another concern is that many environmental programs focus only on awareness, when the emphasis should be on changing practices and policies in order to affect real, lasting change for the betterment of the world.

She said we can choose to deny environmental issues and how they affect us as human beings, but the better option is to accept the reality of the situation and start making improvements.

"Focus on trans-corporeality-the movement across human bodies and non-human nature-profoundly alters our sense of human subjectivity, environmental ethics, and the individual's relation to scientific knowledge," she said.

Alaimo has a book coming out this fall on the same subject, Bodily Natures: Science, Environment and the Physical Self.

"People feel disconnected from the environment and we have the illusion that we are better than the environment," environmental science alumnus Vinodh Valluri said. "But we are all connected."
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It's Sunday school on Tuesday night for 'Lost' devotees (USA Today)

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 06:09 PM PDT

Genesis, Chapters 25-27. Esau was the firstborn son of Abraham's son, Isaac, and his wife, Rebecca. Esau sold his birthright to his twin brother, Jacob, for a bowl of lentil soup. Later, Rebecca helped Jacob, her favorite, pose as Esau to win his dying father's blessing.

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