I enjoyed the match with bit frustration here and there for the Netherlands (thought I am not a football fan) – but one interesting aspect of todays match, not from the match itself, is actually from Facebook and Twitter (#NED, #BRA). The trending topic supporting The Netherlands were mostly from Indonesians! While some Indonesians were supporting Brazil with one reason, not because their skills, but because they wanted a colonized country defeating a imperialist country… What a day! But those people must be very disappointed now with The Netherlands defeating Brazil.

After two world wars, the collapse of fascism, nazism, communism and colonialism and the end of the cold war, humanity has entered a new phase of its history… and this morning my ceiling collapsed from Scottish weather….

No language can fully describe, no artist paints the beauty, grandeur, immensity, and awe-inspiring of this most wonderful production of Nature’s great architect. Grand Canyon must be seen to be fully appreciated. How great is Thou art!

As Anne pondered the title of this conference, The Rightful Place of Science?, she immediately thought of people in our society who are overlooked in debates and legislation concerning science issues. The subject of evolution in public schools is an old story, dating back to the 1920s Scopes Trial. Although creationism may be out-of-vogue, intelligent design making waves with the 2005 Kitzmiller v. Dover trial in Pennsylvania and with even more recent legislation in Alberta, Canada giving parents the right to have their children opt-out of science class when evolution is taught. Amidst the fights between parents, teachers, school boards and administrators, Anne wonders about the 14-year-old biology students and their rights. She wrote this play with these questions in mind: Who are the real ‘losers’ in this polarized debate? And if we listen to young people, what can we learn from them about a personal reconciliation between faith and science? Anne Negri is an MFA theater of Youth student who is passionate about theater for young audiences and supporting new stories for the stage (by Anne Negri, featuring Courtenay Cholovich, Lee Hanson and Hanna Leister).