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(2003), PG-13

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September 27, 2003
38 out of 100

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(2003), PG-13 -- ... an ape trying to mate with the face of a man ...

Cast/Crew Details Courtesy Internet Movie Database
Production (US): Columbia Pictures Corporation, IM3 Entertainment, Misher Films, Strike Entertainment, Universal Pictures, WWE Films
Distribution (US): Universal Pictures, Universal Studios Inc.
Director(s): Peter Berg
Producer(s): Marc Abraham, Alan Beattie, Chris Chesser, John Corry, Karen Glasser, Ric Kidney, Vince McMahon, Kevin Misher
Story: R.J. Stewart
Screenplay: R.J. Stewart, James Vanderbilt
Cinematography/Camera: Tobias A. Schliessler
Music: Toby Chu, Harry Gregson-Williams
Film Editing: Richard Pearson
Casting: Lynn Kressel
Production Design: Tom Duffield
Art Direction: Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.
Viewed At: Driftwood Theater 6

While watching *Rundown* I did not expect it to earn an R-13 score, but the sheer numbers of gunfire to kill, killings, foul language and vulgarity such as an ape trying to mate with the face of a man made it unavoidable.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, the new Governor of California and action hero ex-title-holder was in there somewhere. Probably to check up on his new protegee who vies for the heavyweight action hero belt. The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) may just wear the belt well. Maybe not as well as Arnold, but well nonetheless.

Beck (The Rock, Dwayne Johnson) is a collector. He collects things people don't want taken from them. In this case, Beck is out to collect a wealthy crime boss's son, Travis (Sean William Scott). Beck has to go to the jungles to do it. To the Amazon jungle of Brazil.

The first action sequence is Beck busting up the entire lineup of a professional football team in a barroom brawl, dodging bullets and blades and whips. At the end of the brawl was Travis who got in a lick or two but eventually succumbed to the power of The Rock. Travis did not want to leave the Amazon because he was on the trail of an ancient artifact called the golden Gato. Now if I remember my Spanish correctly, Gato means cat. But bad guy Hatcher (Christopher Walken), who ran the local gold mine slave labor business, did not want Travis to leave until Travis told him the location of the Gato.

Beck took his Gato-less quarry and began to leave but a road mishap left the two stranded deep in the Amazon jungle. Now starts the action hero title testing performances. Soon the pair met the real residents of the Amazon who were out to rid the country of Hatch and his henchmen. After a near fatal skirmish with the fighting wolverines - "You guys fight hard" - of the Amazon, Mariana (Rosario Dawson) steps in to save their lives.

There is much more action and intrigue to *Rundown* but I want to get to what is probably the main reason you came to visit our services: to find out for yourself whether this film is fit for your 13 year old kids or not.

One of the nice things about this film is that a hood becomes a nice guy. Beck, discovering what it is to be a fighter for a good fight, decides to leave his world of leg-breaking and become a respectable business man. Other character changes come to mind. They fill the Bible. Probably of the most significant changes was with the Apostle Paul and Matthew. Paul was a Pharisee before he came to serve Jesus. One who fervently persecuted and tried to legally ruin the Christians until he was called to serve Jesus; who called himself the chief sinner [1 Tim. 1:15]. The story of Paul is provided in Acts 9:1 - 20. But once Paul found the Good Fight, he rechanneled his energy to serve the Lord. Matthew was a corrupt tax collector [Matt. 9:9]. Another change of heart was with Luke. He was a physician before he followed Christ.

Other matters of likely concern for mom/dad include the 35 uses of the three/four letter word vocabulary [Col. 3:8], the five uses of God's name in vain both with and without the four letter expletive [Deut. 5:11], and matters of sexual immorality [Gal. 5:19]. The listing in the Findings/Scoring section itemizes that which was noted.

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  • 1 Tim. 1:15 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
  • This is a long reference, but the story of change is worth it. Acts 9:1 - 20 And Saul [who is Paul, Acts 13:9], yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the [stings and goads]. And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man. And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus. And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink. And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord. And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth, And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight. Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem: And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name. But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: For I will show him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake. And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost. And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized. And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus. And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
  • Acts 13:9 Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him,
  • Matt. 9:9 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
  • Col. 3:8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
  • Deut. 5:11 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. [Vain is shav' {shawv}: emptiness, nothingness, vanity, such as an expletive. With or without the four letter expletive, the use of God's name in any way other than respect, reverence or thoughtful discussion is in vain. That includes the popular three syllable sentence with His name trailing it AND the misuse of Jesus' name.]
  • Gal. 5:19 The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; ...

    ***Selected Scriptures of Armour against the influence of the entertainment industry***
  • Ps. 12:8 The wicked freely strut about [e.g., create progressively vile/offensive entertainment with impunity and no consequences to younger and younger audiences every year] when what is vile is honored among men [when enough people continue to defend it, embrace it, pay for it, enjoy it, want it. I call attention to Ps. 12:8 to warn of the creeping desensitizing power of "entertainment."]
  • Col. 2:8 Beware lest any man [by his influence] spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
  • 1 Cor. 15:33 (KJV) Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. (NIV) Do not be misled: Bad company corrupts good character.
  • Jude 4 For certain men* whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are godless men, who change [warp, distort, falsely represent, situationally redefine, counterfeit, conditionally apply] the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord. [*men: anthropos {anth'-ro-pos}, generic, a human being, whether male or female]
  • Matt. 25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto [or for] one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto [or for] me.
  • Luke 17:2 It would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around his neck than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin. [cause by teaching or example]
  • Ps. 119:133 Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.
  • John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
  • 1 Thess. 5:22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.

    As always, it is best to refer to the Findings/Scoring section -- the heart of the CAP analysis model -- for the most complete assessment possible of this movie.

    Rundown (2003) CAP Thermometers

    Wanton Violence/Crime (W)
  • long barroom fight sequence and additional fight sequences, some graphic, repeatedly
  • strong arming of gambling debt
  • assault with blades and firearms
  • organized crime
  • assault with theft
  • gunfire to intimidate and to kill, repeatedly
  • action violence, repeatedly
  • assault weapons, many, repeatedly
  • assault to torment
  • stampede violence with deaths
  • attempted murder
  • order to kill
  • gunfire killings, many, repeatedly

    Impudence/Hate (I)
  • 35 uses of the three/four letter word vocabulary
  • racial slur
  • mining operations by slave labor
  • lies, repeatedly
  • father's physical brutality of son

    Sexual Immorality (S)
  • sex talk show
  • rub dancing
  • dressing to maximize the female form and/or skin exposure
  • toilet humor - peeing with hands cuffed requiring someone else's aid
  • vulgar humor - ape trying to mate with a man's face
  • crude anatomical humor, repeatedly, e.g., parasite entering male anatomy, requiring amputation
  • homosexual suggestion
  • crotch hit
  • below navel skin - male
  • vulgar gesture

    Drugs/Alcohol (D):
  • bar, repeatedly
  • drinking, repeatedly
  • smoking, repeatedly
  • booze
  • drugging to control

    Offense to God (O)
  • two uses of God's name in vain with the four letter expletive and three without
  • mockery of the Scriptures

    Murder/Suicide (M)
  • none noted, all killings were in warfare style, all incorporated in Wanton Violence/Crime

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Louis A. Rivers, 83, died Monday evening, March 24, 2008, at Epoch Health Care Center of Brewster following a lengthy illness.

Born in Provincetown, he was the son of the late Joaquin and Maria Rivers. He was the husband of the late M. Marjorie "Margie" (Schmorow), to whom he was married for 53 years until her death in November of 1999.

Mr. Rivers was a member of the graduating class of Provincetown High School, class of 1942. He was a fishing boat captain and co-owned Mar Lou Fisheries Corp. with his wife. He also owned Louie's "Dine and Dance" from 1951 to 1966, a restaurant and bar located in North Truro that he operated with his wife. In 1978 they christened their new fishing vessel the Miss Sandy.

He was an active member of the Provincetown Community and St. Peter the Apostle Parish. For many years he was a member of the St. Vincent de Paul Society and a 4th degree member of the Walter Welsh Council #2746 of the Knights of Columbus in Provincetown. He was also a Melvin Jones Lion in the Provincetown Lions Club and was the original Lion "tail twister" in the club, a fundraising technique partially responsible for the generous donations that are synonymous with the Provincetown Lions Club. He was a familiar face at Adams Pharmacy on Commercial Street every morning as a member of the daily coffee group.

He is survived by his son, Louis A. Rivers Jr. and his wife, Joyce (Woods) of Brewster; his grandson, Louis A. Rivers III and his wife, Jennifer of Attleboro; and his great-granddaughter, Emily Ryan Rivers, also of Attleboro; and his brother, Jack and his wife, Anna of Brunswick, Ga. He was the father of the late Sandra Rivers, who died in 1975, and brother of the late Emily Roderick.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Peter the Apostle Church, 11 Prince St., Provincetown, on Saturday, March 29, at 10 a.m., followed by burial in St. Peter Cemetery. Visiting hours are Friday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Gately — McHoul Funeral Home, 94 Harry Kemp Way, Provincetown.

If desired, memorial contributions in his honor may be made to Mass Lions Eye Research, c/o PDG William T. Murphy, PO Box 6050, New Bedford, MA 02742; or to Harwich Hospice, 111 Headwaters Drive, Harwich, MA 02645.

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Columnist makes a big splash for charity

Dunk tank fund-raiser draws interest from many — including columnist's wife.

By Ryan M. Taylor

For the Capital Press

Published on July 11, 2014 12:26PM

TOWNER, N.D. — I’ve always tried to do my part when it comes to benevolent causes in my community and around the region. I work hard to raise money for student scholarships through our Dollars for Scholars chapter, I’ve donated a little of my time as an entertainer to help people fight cancer at Relay For Life events, I agree to donate blood whenever I can and I always buy raffle tickets, popcorn, candy bars, fruit and most anything else kids sell to support their FFA chapter, 4H club, scout troop or church group.

Local celebrity

But I’ve never been asked to be the target at a dunking booth ... until last week. As the country song says, everyone’s kind of famous in a small town. I guess I was the closest thing to a local celebrity they could think of in my nearby town of Rugby, N.D., when the Lutheran church was recruiting victims/honorees for their dunking booth at the Pierce County Fair.

I’m an old church council president at our family’s church, so I understand the need to fund-raise for special projects, missions and congregational youth groups. When one of the Sunday School and youth leaders at Bethany Lutheran asked if I would sit in their honored dunking chair for a couple hours, all I could do was smile and say, “sure, I’d be happy to.”

Luckily, it was a hot, muggy evening and the typically chilly water in the dunking tank had all day to moderate to a tolerably tepid temperature. I wore my good, dunking hat, a wettable palm leaf straw, so the passersby would recognize me as the locally “famous” author who’d written this Cowboy Logic column for 20 years and had traveled the after-dinner speaking circuit for nearly as long.

Church barker

“Step right up, and dunk the cowboy. Help Ryan Taylor make a big splash, a real impact right here at your Pierce County Fair!” The church leader turned carnival barker did well in her transformation. “Aw, come on,” I’d add from my seat, “It’s just a buck a ball ... and it’s for the kids!” as I tried to separate our booth from the nearby ventures that gave you a chance to spend $5 on three darts to possibly win a $2 toy.

The money was going toward the Sunday School program and the church youth who were planning a mission trip to serve others less fortunate.

It was a fun perch from which to watch the activities of a good, old fashioned small town county fair. Families partook in the fun of the midway, music, exhibits and livestock that came to the fairgrounds.

High technology

Since I got to reload my own seat after each dunking I got to admire the high tech handiwork and elementary engineering of the seat dropping apparatus. They had welded a Vise-Grip locking plier in place that would spring the seat loose each time the softball hit the target attached to the rod that was positioned between the handles of the Vise-Grip. Ingenious, or, well, practical.

And, I learned who my friends were as people wound up their throwing arm to put me into the drink. I always thought my wife kind of liked me, and we had just celebrated our 11-year anniversary. But, even she had a gleam in her eye as she handed her cash over to the church carnie barker for the volume discount of six balls for $3.

I knew I had married a softball player of some skill and renown from her days of farmball, college and league softball team play. My wife throws “like a girl,” and by that I mean darn good, highly accurate and with gusto.

She smiled with satisfaction as my head went under and my hat floated on the surface. She looked my way and said, “remember, it’s for the kids.” It was, but I think she still enjoys the sport, too.

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Chris Scrip
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Michael Ely
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The Medical Council of India has recommended to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for withdrawal of recognition/letter of permission in respect of six medical colleges in the NCR but the same has been sent back for reconsideration, government said today.

"The recommendation of MCI was received in the month of May 2013. However, the matter has been referred back to Board of Governors for re-examination on 4.06.2013," Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad said in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.

The Minister said that among those medical colleges listed by MCI are

  • Santosh Medical College, Ghaziabad.
  • Subharati Medical College, Meerut.
  • School of Medical Sciences & Research, Greater Noida.
  • Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur.
  • Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary Medical College, Gurgaion.
  • Rama Medical College, Hapur.

Azad said medical colleges are recognised as per the provisions of Indian Medical Council (IMC) Act, 1956, and the regulations made thereunder and MCI inspects the medical colleges to assess the standards of examination and facilities available at the college as per minimum standard requirement as prescribed in Medical Council of India Regulation, 1999.

"Based on the recommendations of the Council, the central government recognises and notifies particular medical qualification being awarded to the students of that medical college under Section 11(2) iof IMC Act, 1956," he said.

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Guilty Pleasures Monday – RT Convention 2009

As you know, I was away this week at the 2009 RT Convention in Orlando, Florida. I had a wonderful time participating in panels, meeting with old friends and fans and also making new friends and fans! This Guilty Pleasure Monday I’m going to share some of my adventures and photos.

I arrived late on Tuesday, but got to share a plane ride with a totally interesting gentleman who was a gun collector. Talked him into answering some questions for the Liberty States Fiction Writers since he is an expert on all kinds of guns.

Wednesday I hit the ground running, starting with a mixer to honor the bookseller of the year. Here’s a photo of me with some of the wonderful performers at the mixer.

Bookseller Mixer performers and Caridad

As I was heading out of the mixer, I had a big WOW as I noticed the Grand Central Promotion and saw the cover for SINS OF THE FLESH. Check it out! It’s gorgeous. I’m going to try and get a cleaner version for you.

Then I hit the ground running for the first of my many vampire, multicultural and series panels (over the course of the next few days). Check out me, LA Banks, AC Arthur, Kimberly Raye Terry and Megahn Hart on one panel.

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Also got to savor the jungle-themed Ellora’s Cave party. Here’s a photo of the Ellora’s Cavemen doing a dance at the party.

Ellora's Cavemen

Harlequin held a great mashed potatoes martini bar luncheon to celebrate its 60th anniversary and had samples of its covers from over the years as well as some great contests for bags filled with books and some SONY E-readers. Here’s Vivi Anna and me hamming it up in front of one of the covers.

From there it was more panels, more nightly festivities and an unexpected adventure which I must share.

My friends and I returned from one of the workshops and decided to take a break by partaking of a single glass of wine on the balcony of our room. First problem, a security bar that wouldn’t go up. Being independent and strong women (and determined to enjoy a beautiful spring day), we got the bar up and opened the sliding glass door. We went out onto the balcony to take a break, but to avoid bugs in the room, decided to close the door.

My friends warned me the door was hard to close, but with one easy push (those weight training sessions must be working better than I thought), the door slid closed.

Just one problem – that sticky security bar. In slow motion it came down and landed perfectly in its little receptacle, locking us out on the balcony door!

What to do? A hotel staff member drove by on the path by our room in a little golf cart and we shouted and waved to him. He waved back and grinned broadly. What else did we expect when 3 lovely women were so enthusiastically beckoning him?

Realizing we would not be freed at that moment, we imagined ourselves to be the heroines in our books who would take the bull by the horns and do something. So we formed a human chain, eased over the railing and made it to the ground.

NOT!! Luckily a gentleman came by and we caught his attention. He quickly phoned security and even came back to check if we needed anything, like more wine. LOL!

Did I mention that in addition to the security bar the door to the room was double-locked and the bar was in place?

Luckily, security did not delay too much and two of them – a man and a woman – arrived to open the door to the room and then, laughing quite uproariously, pick up the pesky security bar so we could open the sliding door.

A happy ending so we could head to the RT Awards where I cheered on my friends Vivi Anna, Anna DeStefano and Debra Webb, all winners of RT Reviewers Choice Awards this year. Anna and Debra are also Dangerous Women Writing group!

I missed the Faery Ball that night as I had a wonderful dinner with my publisher and fellow Grand Central authors, including Rita Herron, another of the Dangerous Women Writing group.

The Vampire Ball the next night was a blast. Ran into some women babysitting a ghoulish baby!

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Also ran into a former Mr. Romance at the book fair who was kind enough to pose with me. What a smile! (Okay, the rest is pretty good also!)

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Had lots of fun and am already thinking about heading to next year’s conference in Columbus, Ohio.

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Planted in 1934 shortly after the repeal of Prohibition by Celestino Papera, this vineyard is a bit of an anomaly in that it contains much less in the way of mixed blacks than we typically see in vineyards of this era.  And interestingly, the majority of the mixed blacks that are present is Carignane.  Carignane is a late ripener and high in acidity making it a curious choice for this very cool site.  Nevertheless, it seems to work, producing a powerfully elegant Zinfandel.  Twenty percent new French oak.  Filtered but unfined.

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Our Cartus Switzerland MarketWatch provides insight into the current trends in the Swiss rental market. In particular, we focus on two cities frequented by international assignees, Geneva and Zurich, including rental trends, expatriate neighbourhoods, and key legislative issues.

Relocation to Geneva

Geneva has not seen any significant rental market changes for several years. Rental rates remain high compared to world standards, and demand continues to outstrip supply. However, one trend that is now emerging is a change in tenant perception. This shift in attitude, which we’re seeing most notably in the expatriate population, appears to be placing far greater emphasis on the price and value of a property. So, despite the market remaining competitive, prospective tenants are no longer willing to just accept the price they’re given, and because of this, rental rates are becoming more negotiable.

Relocation to Zürich

Zürich, Switzerland’s largest city, remains quite a challenging market for those looking for rental accommodation. The good news is that in the last year, tenant demand has eased somewhat, which has brought down rental rates. Even so, relocating employees should still expect to pay relatively high prices when compared to world standards.

The city is divided into 12 districts, each containing roughly between one and four neighbourhoods. Districts 3, 4, 6, and 8 are popular with expatriates. In terms of price, average monthly rental rates are lower in Districts 3 and 4 than in Districts 6 and 8.

For a more detailed review of the Swiss rental market, read the Cartus Switzerland Market Watch and view our Resource Page for information on other major locations worldwide.

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Capel Rugs promoted Tami Watras as director of merchandising, with responsibility for Capel’s strategy and execution of merchandise selection, product development and procurement.

In this newly created position, Watras reports directly to John Magee, Capel Rugs president and CEO. Under the new structure, Norm Sweeters, managing director of imports, and Lou Webster, director of design and product development, will report to Watras.

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What if implicit order is more fundamental than explicit order?

We all carry some notion of order in our everyday life. For example, when our room is in a mess, we say that it is disorderly. Alternately, if the dinner table is arranged properly with the plates, spoons, glasses, we say, things are in order. When we refer to order (or disorder) we are mostly referring to only one type of order – explicit order – order perceived through our senses. There is another type of order which is called implicit order. When we see a seed sprouting, we assume that the tree-ness – with all its characteristics of the shape, color, size - was implicit in the seed. Otherwise, how would it know what kind of a tree it should turn into? That information about tree-ness which is embedded in the seed is an example of the implicit order. Sprouting of the seed is an example of how an explicit order (the tree) comes out of the implicit order inside the seed. When the tree bears a fruit containing a seed, the explicit order gets transformed into an implicit order. So in nature, things are going back and forth between implicit and explicit order. Traditionally, science has assumed that explicit order is more fundamental than implicit order. But what if implicit order is more fundamental? That is what we will explore in this article.

Let’s first try to get a better idea of what an order is. David Bohm defines order as similar differences and different similarities. For example, when we classify all living organisms into animals and plants, we are observing different similarities – animals and plants as different among similarity of living organisms. And when we see that one principle such as the law of gravity governing so many types of motions, we are observing similar differences – law of gravity as similarity among different types of motions.

When we fail to observe any order, we call it disorder or randomness or chaos. Sometimes, what appears to be random has some order implicit in it. For example, computers are known to generate random numbers. However, what is underlying this random sequence of numbers is a program that generates this sequence. Thus, if you know the program and the input it takes (called seed), then the sequence is no longer random. Similarly, when we observe a coastline in a map, say that of Mumbai, it may appear random. However, it is known to carry the property of a fractal dimension – an order, an example of similar differences, implicit in it.  Thus what is random in the explicit world, may have an order in its implicit counterpart. For a cool demonstration on how explicit order turns into implicit order and vice versa, check out this video on ink droplet in glycerin experiment.

For the past several centuries, especially since the scientific revolution of 16th century with discoveries from Galileo, Newton, Descarte and later Darwin, Einstein, Watson-Crick etc. science has considered explicit order as primary. But, what if the implicit order is really more fundamental? And the explicit order is just a reflection or unfolding of an implicit order – like the tree-ness in a seed unfolding into a tree? Science, after all, hasn’t cracked the theory of everything yet, has it? So, it is possible that implicit order is more fundamental. If so, what is its biggest implication?

The biggest implication is that knowledge is always incomplete. Why? Because, it is always based on explicit order. Any knowledge is similar to knowing some characteristics of a tree based on its outer features without knowing the underlying program that generates the tree from a seed. By design, we won’t know implicit order, EVER.

If you really see what this means - i.e. knowledge is always incomplete, then it may come to you as a rude shock. Because it would mean there won’t be a theory of everything, EVER. Moreover, EVERYTHING that you know or believe, especially values you cherish as absolutely true, in science, religion, arts, society, in family relations is incomplete. It is tentative. It may be relevant in your current context, but it may be irrelevant in some other context.  If you really see that every knowledge as tentative, why would you ever be upset about anything?

All this is true, if implicit order is more fundamental than explicit order. Of course, explicit order may indeed be more fundamental than implicit order. Then, fighting for my knowledge, what I value, may be really worth it.

Hope you at least consider the question open: What is more fundamental, implicit or explicit order?

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  1. Dear Vinay,What I understand from your article that explicate order is determined by perception of senses and therefore that knowledge from that observation is incomplete whereas implicate order
    is unknowable to the senses and hidden in the process of nature and therefore fundamental. I have not followed what is relationship between explicate and implicate order. pl.clarify. Baba.

    1. What is the relationship between implicit and explicit order?

      The relationship between implicit and explicit order is that of unfolding and enfolding. To understand this better, the best place to start is the ink droplet experiment:

      After 4 clockwise rotations of the outer jar, the ink droplet (explicit order) gets mixed in the glycerine. We can say that the droplets are enfolded in the glycerine and represent implicit order. After 4 anti-clockwise rotations of the jar, the droplets are back in their original position. Implicit order unfolded into explicit order.

      So we can say that:

      1. Implicit order contains the information that unfolds into explicit order

      The information about the kind of a tree a seed is going to turn into is embedded in each cell of the seed. It is like a program that knows when to start growing which type of cells and when to stop it etc. The program also knows how to nourish each cell and how to get oxygen through photosynthesis.

      In human thinking process, implicit order is contained in the perceived meaning in each moment. If the meaning is that of threat, say somebody is hiding behind the door, then the meaning unfolds into a set of neurons firing that would increase the heartbeat, secrete certain hormones, increase tension in the muscles etc. The meaning is the implicit order and the firing of neurons leading to action is the explicit order.

      2. Explicit order enfolds the information back into the implicit order

      Tree bears fruits and fruits contain the seed where the information about the tree gets enfolded back into the seed.

      Storage of long term memory involves protein synthesis. Also long term memory is stored throughout the brain and not localized in one part. Emotional content is also stored in the long term memory. This is an example of how thoughts and emotions (explicit order) enfolds into chemicals (implicit order). This is similar to the ink drops when they are distributed after the 4 clockwise rotations.

  2. Dear Vinay,

    As usual very interesting topic and great treatment.

    While reading this article, I kept thinking if this is usual science bashing article that generally focuses on science doesn't know everything. But never gets acknowledged that it knows somethings, if not everything.

    But I completed reading the article and your reply to uncle's question, it became clear to me that it is about keeping in mind that we don't know everything. While what we know, helps us make decisions, it also makes us rigid in our opinions. We try to reduce everything to explicit order, if we can't do it, we call it random/outlier/undesirable etc. If we keep open mind to implicit order (your random number example is case in point), we will be at ease with everything around us and not get bounded by explicit orders.

    Question is how to recognize limits of explicit order. Or we reject explicit order completely because it is a partial knowledge. There are dangers of staying with only explicit orders without realizing its limitation. But I can't imagine life without explicit orders. Thinking about it is very unsettling.

    Another question is about implicit order contains the information that unfolds in the explicit order. It would be great to know about implicit order, but what we know in explicit order is very valuable as well. Isn't it?

    1. Dear Malpi,

      Really appreciate you reading this blog. You have summarized your understanding very nicely.

      Indeed, the cause-and-effect thinking that has been at the heart of scientific temper has been very helpful to us. In particular, it has helped us in predicting the movement in the material-world. It is a case where focus on explicit order alone has been sufficient for all practical purposes. Unfortunately, cause and effect thinking doesn’t extend very well in predicting the movement of thought which, in turn, creates intentions resulting in actions. However, we have a tendency to extend cause and effect thinking to thought-world as well. E.g. “My boss always does that to me” etc. This is a mistake. In reality, the meaning of boss’ actions is stored in my long term memory as an implicit order and it unfolds as a blame-thought in my mind in the explicit order.

      One question you have asked is: How to recognize the limits of explicit order? I feel one way to acknowledge the limits of explicit order is by treating our beliefs as assumptions (or “hypothesis” in scientific terms). Any time we get a result which doesn’t match our expectation it is an opportunity to check if the assumption behind the expectation could be incorrect or perhaps too rigid. So, we are not rejecting the explicit order. We are treating it as tentative – all the time. So going back to the boss example, I might interpret boss’ action as follows: Under certain situations boss has a tendency to react this way and it has come out from implicit order. Unless the meaning of the situation changes for him, he would continue to react this way. One could, of course, try to discuss this with boss. And it might bring about a change of meaning for him or it might not. Alternately, it might bring about a change of meaning for me and I may not hold a grudge against him anymore.

      Now, implicit order by definition is undefinable and immeasurable. We could, of course, try to know more about the implicit order. However, no matter how much we know, it will always be incomplete. So in the thought-world, which is manifested in the form of our interactions with people, it might not help much by insisting my meaning of the world (i.e. my knowledge) is more accurate. It may be more helpful to see if there is a common ground or at least acknowledge that the other person’s meaning is coming from an implicit order and for the moment rigid. He can’t help it. That is where compassion comes from.

      Hope this was helpful.


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Embryonic stem cell research 'absolutely unacceptable,' U.S. bishops say

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), gathered for its spring meeting in Orlando, on Friday issued its first formal statement addressing in detail embryonic stem cell research and the ethical controversies surrounding it. The nine-page statement said that harvesting embryonic stem cells is a “gravely immoral” and “absolutely unacceptable” act that involves the deliberate killing of innocent human beings.

In their statement, titled “On Embryonic Stem Cell Research,” the bishops said we must pursue scientific progress in “ethically responsible ways” that “respect the dignity of each human being.”

The bishops’ statement addressed several arguments cited to support embryonic stem cell research. It also warned that some researchers and lawmakers are advocating for further research involving human cloning, the creation of human-animal hybrid embryos, and the use of “fetal farming” techniques. In the last, an embryo is implanted in a woman’s uterus and develops for some weeks, after which it is killed and its useful tissues and organs are harvested by researchers.

Embryonic stem cell research is conducted in hopes of using the cells in therapeutic treatments. Some scientists believe embryonic stem cells have great potential for healing spinal cord injuries and afflictions such as Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s.

Such research, the bishops’ statement said, “does not force us to choose between science and ethics, much less between science and religion. It presents a choice as to how our society will pursue scientific and medical progress. Will we ignore ethical norms and use some of the most vulnerable human beings as objects, undermining the respect for human life that is at the foundation of the healing arts?”

Quoting Pope Benedict XVI, the statement said “The Catholic Church ‘appreciates and encourages the progress of the biomedical sciences which open up unprecedented therapeutic prospects.’ At the same time, it affirms that true service to humanity begins with respect for each and every human life.

“Because life is our first and most basic gift from an infinitely loving God, it deserves our utmost respect and protection,” the statement continued.

The bishops rejected research proponents’ argument that any harm done in embryonic stem cell research is outweighed by the potential benefits, saying the idea that a good end can justify direct killing “has been the source of much evil in our world.” The statement argued that the same ethic that justifies taking some lives to help a sick patient today can be used to sacrifice the same patient tomorrow.

The bishops’ statement defended the humanity of the embryonic human being, saying “the human embryo, from conception onward, is as much a living member of the human species as any of us.”  The statement said that those who do acknowledge the humanity of the embryo but insist it is too undeveloped to have full human rights actually deny that “we have inherent value simply by being members of the human family” and by implication deny that there are any inherent human rights.

“As believers who recognize each human life as the gift of an infinitely loving God, we insist that every human being, however small or seemingly insignificant, matters to God—hence everyone, no matter how weak or small, is of concern to us,” the statement said, noting that this is not only a Catholic teaching, but a position taken for granted in the Declaration of Independence.

“In our nation’s proudest moments Americans have realized that we cannot dismiss or exclude any class of humanity—that basic human rights must belong to all members of the human race without distinction,” the statement continued.

The bishops also argued against the position that killing embryos to produce stem cells is not depriving someone of life because they are “spare” embryos “who will die anyway.” Their statement said, “This argument is simply invalid. Ultimately each of us will die, but that gives no one a right to kill us. Our society does not permit lethal experiments on terminally ill patients or condemned prisoners on the pretext that they will soon die anyway.”

The bishops endorsed adult and umbilical cord blood stem cells, saying they are “now known to be much more versatile than first thought.”

“There is no moral objection to research and therapy of this kind, when it involves no harm to human beings at any stage of development and is conducted with appropriate informed consent. Catholic foundations and medical centers have been, and will continue to be, among the leading supporters of ethically responsible advances in the medical use of adult stem cells.”

The bishops’ statement closed by urging the rejection of all action that objectifies human beings.

“It now seems undeniable that once we cross the fundamental moral line that prevents us from treating any fellow human being as a mere object of research, there is no stopping point. The only moral stance that affirms the human dignity of all of us is to reject the first step down this path. We therefore urge Catholics and all people of good will to join us in reaffirming, precisely in this context of embryonic stem cell research, that ‘the killing of innocent human creatures, even if carried out to help others, constitutes an absolutely unacceptable act’,” the statement said.

The statement was approved by a vote of 191 to 1.

According to Archbishop Joseph Naumann, who spoke to conference attendees on behalf of the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities, the statement is planned as the first of two documents. The second document, planned to be presented “at a later date,” will discuss Church teaching on reproductive technologies such as in-vitro fertilization.

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Two recent events produced the opposite reactions from industry, versus what ought to have occurred. From this perspective, it appears that people’s anger was directed at the wrong event.

Two recent developments made headlines last week, and the reaction to both was telling.

First, the drama.

According to multiple news sources, a Nevada cattle rancher got into an ugly confrontation with Bureau of Land Management agents who tried to conduct a controversial roundup of his cattle. The rancher, Cliven Bundy, along with family members and what eventually became as many as 100 protestors, clashed with BLM officials over the removal of hundreds of head of his cattle from federal rangeland, where they were grazing illegally, according to a statement from BLM.

Bundy claimed his herd of roughly 900 cattle have grazed on the land along the riverbed near Bunkerville, Nev., about 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas, since the 1870s. When federal officials attempted to remove the animals for non-payment of grazing fees, Bundy threatened “a range war” on his website after one of his sons was arrested.

“I have no contract with the United States government,” Bundy told news media members. “I was paying grazing fees for management, and that’s what BLM was supposed to be, land managers, and they were managing my ranch out of business, so I refused to pay.”

Government officials countered that Bundy “owes the American people in excess of $1 million” in unpaid grazing fees — actually, they’re fines, since BLM bought out the area permit holders, including Bundy, more than 20 years ago to protect the habitat of the endangered desert tortoise.

Following lengthy court proceedings dating back to 1993, BLM obtained a court order to remove the cattle, but when officers tried to enforce the order, a clash between Bundy family members and some 100 supporters soon turned violent. Cell phone video showed people being tasered, including Bundy’s son, Ammon. Two of protesters were arrested but later released, according to BLM officials.

The agency then backed off and BLM Director Neil Kornze issued a statement that read, “Based on information about conditions on the ground, and in consultation with law enforcement, we have made a decision to conclude the cattle gathering because of our serious concern about the safety of employees and members of the public.”

As tone-deaf as BLM’s statement might sound, the comments from Bundy’s family and supporters were even further afield.

“It’s not about cows, it’s about freedom,” Utah resident Yonna Winget told ABC News affiliate KTNV in Las Vegas. Bundy’s wife, Carol, added that, “People are getting tired of the federal government having unlimited power.”

Unlimited power? You mean the power to provide “unlimited” grazing privileges for a century and a half to certain ranchers? Or the “freedom” to run cattle on public lands without having to pay grazing fees?

Look, it’s understandable that a heavy-handed response by federal officials would provoke anger and resentment among the family and their fellow ranchers. But if the facts of the case are anywhere near what’s been reported, Mr. Bundy hasn’t paid grazing fees (or fines) for more than 20 years. Shouldn’t that that provoke, if not outrage, at least some mild annoyance from ranchers who do pay the fees?

Do the folks who showed up to harass BLM agents really believe that public lands ought to be available — free of charge — to any and all ranchers, as long as they claim seniority? Is that really their definition of freedom? Freedom from payment?

We’d all like that deal, but the Bundys and their supporters are willfully ignoring history. It was the government that secured the rangeland where the cattle in question are grazing — first by using the U.S. Army to subdue and remove the Native tribes from the land, then by handing over vast acreage to the railroads to sell off to homesteaders, then by providing private individuals and big corporations alike sweetheart deals to promote mining, logging and ranching in Nevada.

And let’s not forget the massive reclamation and irrigation projects — funded by all of us freedom-loving taxpayers — that provide the essential infrastructure to support agriculture across the West.

Without the “unlimited” power of the big, bad federal government, very few on the folks who were waving signs — and weapons — at BLM officials would be engaged in their chosen profession.

A bonus too big

Now, here’s the second story that ought to provoke genuine outrage but seems to have barely caused a ripple.

According to Reuters, two of the senior executives with the WH Group Ltd., the parent company that now owns Smithfield Foods Inc., were given a combined $600 million-dollar bonus as a “reward” for their role in acquiring the company.

That bonus represents more than 12 percent of the total price WH Group paid to acquire Smithfield.

And the figure isn’t based on speculation, because a securities filing obtained by Reuters showed that Wan Long, the chairman and CEO of WH Group, received 573.1 million new shares of stock in October 2103, while Yang Jhijun, the firm’s executive director of investments, received 245.6 million shares.

Meanwhile, Smithfield Foods reported a nearly 35 percent drop in its latest earnings report. Why? The company reported that “costs associated with its takeover by Hong Kong-based WH Group” contributed to the decline in earnings.

This news is disturbing on several levels. First of all, the amount of the bonus is obscene. Nobody’s worth $600 million — not any two guys, for that matter. Sure, they engineered the purchase. But they didn’t do all the legal and financial trench work necessary to structure the deal and comply with a slew of international regulations.

No doubt the lawyers and bankers involved got rewarded handsomely, but they didn’t pull down any nine-figure bonuses. C’mon, let’s get serious. Those are reserved for really important people, like baseball players and movie actors.

The problem with this deal — not that anyone else seems to care — is that if there’s that much “cushion” in the deal that a couple executives can rake in 12 percent of the purchase price on top of their current compensation, then Smithfield shareholders got screwed. That $600 million in equity should have gone to them, not a couple fat cats at the top who did little more than set some wheels in motion and scratch their names on a bunch of legal documents.

That one company scooping up another one is seen as justification for a $600 million-dollar bonus is, in a word, outrageous. Only one problem: All the outrage seems to have been expended on a fight over a lousy one million in past due grazing fees.

The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Dan Murphy, a veteran food-industry journalist and commentator.


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A change in wind direction prompted the evacuation of 12 homes on Tuesday due to an encroaching wildfire about 250 kilometres northeast of Edmonton.

RCMP in Bonnyville, Alta., said the 800-hectare fire was moving northwest, which put residents "in a degree of danger."

Fire information officer Geoff Driscoll said that one house was threatened by the fire on Tuesday night and crews were trying to get a fire guard built to contain the blaze, which grew by about 150 hectares earlier in the day.

A spokeswoman from the Bonnyville Municipal District said firefighters were able to stop the advancing fire at a location about six kilometres north of Moose Lake, south of Township Road 622. Driscoll said diminishing winds helped the effort.

The fire near Bonnyville, Alta. grew by 150 hectares on Tuesday. (Newcap Television/Lloydminster)

"The fire is still considered out of control, but they were able to slow down the fire compared to what it was this afternoon," he said.

A second fire was also reported south of Muriel Lake. Crews created a fire guard to contain the blaze.

Bonnyville also declared a local state of emergency on Tuesday, which allows officials to call in the RCMP to secure roads and homes, if necessary.

"We want to emphasize that the evacuation is only for residents within Township 62-7," said Diane Jenkinson, a public information officer with the Bonnyville district. "No other areas are affected by the evacuation."

The fire is one of two that remained out of control in northern Alberta on Tuesday.  A fire 15 kilometres northwest of Grassland is 1,000 hectares in size. Fire crews will spend the night trying to complete a fire guard around the perimeter, Driscoll said.

A third fire near Lodgepole is fully contained and no longer out of control.

The province issued a fire ban for all forested provincial lands Monday as the wind and warm, dry weather continue to make the job difficult for firefighters.

The ban covers outdoor fires, the use of portable campfires and fireworks from Waterton National Park north along the foothills to beyond Manning and northeast to Fort McMurray.


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People with autism may have differences in their genes that are unique to each person, a new international study shows.

The study, published in Wednesday's online issue of the journal Nature, shows the roots of autism may be found in stretches of missing or extra pieces of DNA that can disrupt brain function.

In some cases, researchers can now point to the genetic cause of a child's autism, Stephen Scherer says. ((CBC))

"By identifying the genetic causes of autism, we hope in the future to be able to improve the diagnosis and treatment of this condition which can affect children and their families so severely," one of the study's leaders, Tony Monaco of Oxford University's Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, told a telephone briefing with reporters from London.

The Autism Genome Project of researchers from Canada, the U.S. and Europe studied the genes of 996 people with autism and 1,287 without, all with European ancestry.

"Autism as a clinical condition looks very similar, but the underlying genetics can be different," the team's senior investigator, Stephen Scherer of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, said in an interview.

The study points to genetic clues that will help explain the cause of autism or other medical complications in at least 10 per cent of the families from the Canadian part of the study, Scherer said.

Children with autism who are diagnosed early may benefit more from therapy. ((Vincent Du/Reuters))

The researchers found people with autism tended to have losses or extra copies of segments of DNA known as copy number variants. The variants can disrupt how genes work.

The variants may be inherited or random. If random, the family has no heightened risk of having another child with autism, data that could influence family planning decisions, Scherer said.

Early diagnosis potential

For now, the findings offer a sort of guide book for clinical geneticists and counsellors to make sense of the genetic changes seen in some individuals with autism, he said.

Gene Rocha of Cambridge, Ont., and his family donated blood samples for genetic testing in the study to try to help improve the quality of life of families in the future. Rocha's eight-year-old son, Logan, has autism. His sister, Olivia, 4, is not affected.

"It's going to be unbelievable for families down the road," Rocha said.

"If you can diagnose a child with autism when they're still an infant, say three months, six months, the family is going to have access to that therapy at the age where it's going to be the most beneficial, and the child is going to get the most out of it. So that's a huge thing."

Knowing which genetic variants can cause autism and understanding the biological pathways may also help in the search for potential drug targets, said the researchers.

Despite the hope triggered by the results, families of people with autism point out they often still face long waits for diagnosis and access to existing treatments.

Other Canadian researchers in the study were from Toronto, Hamilton, Montreal, Halifax, Edmonton, and St. John's.

The study was funded by Autism Speaks (USA), the Hilibrand Foundation (USA), Health Research Board (Ireland), the Medical Research Council (U.K.) and the Genome Canada/Ontario Genomics Institute. Additional support was provided by the U.S. National Institutes of Health and equivalent federal agencies in Canada, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal and Sweden.


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When the world's fastest cross-country skiers of the season are crowned in Canada, it will be the first time in history the sport's crystal globes are hoisted outside of Europe.

Without an Olympic Games or world championship in 2016, the multi-stage Ski Tour Canada is the marquee conclusion to the World Cup season.

The eight-race circuit opens Tuesday with a sprint in Gatineau, Que., followed by a mass start at the foot of Montreal's Mount Royal on Wednesday, plus another sprint and a pursuit Friday and Saturday respectively on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City.

Then it's a flight west for another four races in five days starting March 8 in Canmore, Alta.

"It's the biggest event for any skier in the world this year," Canadian ski star Alex Harvey says. "It's a big goal and big target and a lot of points for the overall World Cup."

Almost half the points towards this season's overall men's and women's titles are available in the Ski Tour Canada races. There's also almost $870,000 in prize money for the taking.

Grueling task

Winning a World Cup race is laudable, but an overall title within Harvey's racing community is seen as a measure of a skier's strength, durability and versatility in both classic and skate-ski racing.

Eight sprint and marathon races over 11 days combined with the logistics of travel is a compressed test of those same qualities.

"You have to be a really well-rounded skier that recovers well from one race to another," Harvey said. "The international federation was inspired by stage racing in cycling with the Tour de France and other races.

"They started in 2007 with the Tour de Ski in Europe and now they're bringing it to Canada for the World Cup finale."

In the men's Tour de Ski this winter, just 52 out of 100 starters completed eight races in 10 days at four different venues in Switzerland, Germany and Italy. Canada's Harvey, Devon Kershaw and Ivan Babikov were among them with Harvey the top finisher in 14th.

Norway is dominating cross-country skiing with men holding down rankings one to five and women first to third in the overall World Cup standings.

For Harvey and the Canadian cross-country ski team, it's a rare chance to showcase themselves and their sport at home.

Harvey is ranked 15th overall. His best result this season was a silver medal in his second World Cup race — a 10k skate-ski in Ruka, Finland.

The 27-year-old from Saint-Ferreol-les-Neiges, Que., owns four world championship medals, including a team sprint gold with Kershaw from 2011.

Harvey would love to stand on the podium in his own country. He'll have eight chances to do it.

"The best way to showcase the sport is to perform well," Harvey said.

Quebec City hosted a World Cup downtown city sprint in December, 2012. The Canmore Nordic Centre, the cross-country and biathlon venue for the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, last hosted World Cup cross-country races in 2012, 2010 and 2008.

"The last time we raced in Quebec in 2012, it was really crowded," Harvey said.

"There were over 2,000 fans around the course. Hopefully in Montreal, which is quite a bit bigger than Quebec City, if it can be as big or even bigger, it's going to be awesome."

The Canadian team skipped the most recent World Cup races in Lahti, Finland, to return to Canada and altitude train near Canmore. The team built its season around peaking for the Ski Tour Canada.

As the host country, Canada can enter 14 men and a dozen women.

Harvey, Kershaw from Sudbury Ont., Babikov and Jesse Cockney of Canmore, Toronto's Len Valjas, Graeme Killick of Fort McMurray, Alta., and Emily Nishikawa of Whitehorse are the 2014 Olympians leading the Canadian contingent.

"We'll start the tour with all 26 athletes," Canadian team coach Justin Wadsworth said. "That's a big part of the tour, for development purposes and just giving athletes who don't get a chance to race World Cup the opportunity to race them at home."