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Doc, got anything to make me immortal?
Life expectancy touched a new high again, according to just-released figures [PDF]. We picked up about another 72 days, bringing the grand total to 77.9 years, quite a bit shy of immortality. How far can human life span be stretched by the exertions of science and technology? And could researchers maybe hurry a little?
The modern project to satisfy longings for the eternal originates in the medieval period. Monkish asceticism — eating little and not reproducing — is the one true way to a longer life, at least in lab animals. Rhesus monkeys fed 30 percent fewer calories than a control group over the last 20 years appear to live longer, healthier lives. The effects of calorie restriction (CR) on humans aren't known. But CR is no party. It usually reduces fertility. Rhesus macaques on restricted diets resort more to cocaine, heroin, and other drugs, given the chance. Humans on CR smoke more.
What could be more perfect than a pill that mimicked calorie restriction without the decades of gnawing hunger and untoward side effects? Resveratrol, the magic ingredient found in red wine, extends the lives of yeast, worms, and flies — but, sorry, not mice. (You can still enjoy the relentless internet ads for Resveratrol, though.) Last month, however, a different study concluded that the drug Rapamycin does increases life span, an impressive 14 percent in female mice and a slightly less generous 9 percent in males. Instead of a lifetime of CR self-punishment, mice ate as they pleased and only started on Rapamycin at what would be the equivalent of 60 years old in humans. Just a week after the Rapamycin result, scientists found a pair of proteins which together extend lifespan in worms by as much as 20 percent. These two potential breakthroughs were reported not in fringe longevity publications but the preeminent science journal, Nature.
Lab-grown organs already have aging backpedaling. In 2006, researchers grew bladders from a patient's own cells. The resulting implants checked out fine earlier this year, and more trials are on the way. In another milestone, in late 2008, researchers developed and implanted an airway (a trachea) which included the patient's own stem cells to enhance regeneration. Tissue engineers can now grow thin sheets of cardiac muscle from stem cells and envision grafting these to areas damaged by heart attack, perhaps a first step toward growing a complete organ.
Let's all live until the 22nd century, shall we? That's too modest an ambition for some. In two weeks, longevity researchers will convene to hone "Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence," meaning ways to make humans immortal. It's the fourth such gathering. But there will need to be many, many more.
Remarkably, no one yet agrees on what aging is or what causes it. And although we've been stretching the lives of CR-thinned animals since 1935, we still don't understand how calorie restriction works or whether it does in humans. A recent study of humans showed that the restricted protein of a vegan diet, not reduced calories, triggered the chemical cascade that increased longevity in lab animals.
Still, scientists seem to be on to something fundamental. The mechanisms that extend life by under-nutrition might also shorten life when over-nutrition reigns. Type-2 diabetes from obesity accelerates many age-related conditions like heart disease. Not surprisingly, anti-diabetes drugs have been tried as anti-aging agents. More than a quarter century ago, Phenformin increased lifespan a hefty 21 percent in lab mice, a bigger bang than Rapamycin. In humans, however, Phenformin has potentially fatal side effects, and the drug has been withdrawn.
The knob or knobs turned by calorie restriction, diabetes, and various drugs appear to be connected to tiny signals affecting supremely basic cell functions — like growth. Doing better than the factory settings might be daunting. Matt Kaeberlin, a scientist at the University of Washington, believes the Rapamycin findings are highly portentous. But he points out, "We have cured cancer a hundred times in mice — but not in humans." The human genome provides no obvious handholds for clambering to greater heights of longevity. Searches for "longevity genes" in the DNA of people living beyond 90 turned up remarkably little. And genes that regulate aging are scattered widely over the genome and might number in the thousands.
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Posted Fri, Aug 28, 6:54 a.m.
I think the next big blockbuster in this general science of youth arena is a drug called afamelanotide, being developed by an Australian outfit. Main use is protection from ultraviolet sun damage, but also reported to suppress appetite. Definitely of interest to the youth seeking crowd.
Posted Sat, Aug 29, 1:47 p.m.
Not to throw cold water on such a hot topic... But how are we going to pay for all this longevity? Increase the retirement age to 80? Cut retirement and medical benefits in half for anyone over 100?
Posted Sun, Aug 30, 1:08 p.m.
For those following CR, it would seem that the health benefits would also be cost benefits -- you aren't living to 110 with diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Live a long time with less disease, and expire due to old age with a DNR order!
How to pay living expenses, well that's a little trickier, since it seems like even the best savers among us would run out of personal savings and be living just on social security.
Posted Mon, Aug 31, 12:29 a.m.
I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.
Posted Mon, Aug 31, 8:38 a.m.
Social security is not a bottomless well. If everyone suddenly started living another 40 years, SS would very quickly have to change either revenue (tax increases) or expendtures (reduced benefits).
The other thing is how do we allocate this new technology? Is it a pay as you go sort of thing that is not covered by insurance, effectively rationing the therapy? This would possibly solve the living expenses argument, where only the very rich could afford the treatment and also the extra living expenses. But this sounds like social Darwinism.
Posted Mon, Aug 31, 10:18 p.m.
If life extension were accessible through something simple like some pills (as opposed to something that's procedural on an outpatient or inpatient basis), I think there would be an enormous clamoring for it to be made widespread and cheap and no government could withstand the fervor -- nor should one! If it's relatively expensive, well, the question might be, relative to what? There isn't much comparable to life extension. . .
Posted Tue, Sep 1, 9:14 a.m.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that this research should not be applied if it is successful. I'm just saying that there are significant problems that need to be dealt with if this becomes available. It feels warm and fuzzy to think about granting everyone an additional 20-40 years of life, and that would be a good thing. But, there are practical considerations that need to be dealt with.
If it was just like adding a daily pill to your routine, I think the amount of R&D; that went into developing it combined with market forces would consipire to make it pretty pricy, which would limit its avilability. Given what the pill would offer, its demand curve would be pretty inelastic, so the suppliers could pretty much charge what they wanted.
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ESP is best
Peter Anstey writes…
There are two ways to carve up 17th and 18th century philosophy: the traditional way is to divide it into rationalist versus empiricist philosophy (REP); a new way is to divide it into experimental versus speculative philosophy (ESP). We argue that the ESP way is far better than the traditional terms of reference.
Let's start the comparison by pointing out the fact that the ESP distinction provided the actual historical terms of reference that many philosophers and natural philosophers used from the 1660s until late into the 18th century. There are literally scores of books from the period that use these terms and deploy this distinction (They are used by Boyle, Hooke, Sprat, Glanvill, Cavendish, Locke and Newton). By contrast, the terms 'Rationalism' and 'Empiricism' (and their non-English cognates) were introduced by Kant and his followers in the late 18th century. One can find very occasional uses of the terms in the earlier period, but they have completely different meanings. For example, 'empiricism' in Johnson's Dictionary (1768) means 'Dependence on experience without knowledge or art; quackery'.
Second, on the standard view, REP is largely about epistemology, that is the origins of ideas and sources of knowledge. The REP view has it that rationalists claimed that there are innate ideas and that these are the foundations of knowledge: the empiricists claimed that all ideas originate in the senses and that knowledge is built upon experience and not innate ideas or principles. By contrast, ESP is largely about methodology, about how to proceed in acquiring knowledge, especially knowledge of nature. It includes questions about the sources of knowledge and ideas, but it also includes views on the nature of hypotheses, principles, theory, mathematics, experiment and natural history.
So ESP has more explanatory range than REP and allows a more nuanced understanding of individual philosophical positions and debates. One important example is Newton's rejection of hypotheses. This is very nicely explained by ESP, but is largely irrelevant to REP and has therefore posed a problem for scholars who approach Newton from the REP framework.
Third, you'll notice that I highlighted 'standard view' above. This is because nowadays it is pretty difficult to settle on exactly what 'Empiricism' and 'Rationalism' mean. The Hume scholar Don Garrett reckons that there are 5 types of Empiricism. The Locke scholars Jonathan Lowe and Michael Ayers give us 3 and 2 types respectively. Paul Feyerabend reckoned that there were 3 types and Ernan McMullin has a few more. This proliferation of empiricisms is an indicator that the term no longer earns its keep.
By contrast, the term 'experimental philosophy', while it admits of some latitude of application, its widespread use by the philosophers themselves means that it's pretty easy to work out whether someone is an experimental philosopher or not and whether they are sympathetic to it.
Fourth and finally, there's the issue of demarcation. According to REP the leading empiricists are normally thought to be Locke, Berkeley and Hume and the leading rationalists are Descartes, Leibniz and Spinoza. But even this is often contested: Des Clarke has Descartes as an empiricist; Richard Aaron had Locke as a rationalist; Nicholas Rescher has Leibniz as an empiricist! And where does Robert Boyle, the archetypal experimental philosopher sit? He promoted observation by the senses, but he was partial to innate ideas. ESP provides a far more natural line of demarcation and one that explains this vacillation on the part of modern scholars.
All in all ESP is better. So what should we do with the Rationalism and Empiricism distinction? Are there any good reasons to retain it?
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Nour Al-Hadidi Graduates College with Perfect GPA
May 5, 2011 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By TMO Stringer, based in part on UM Dearborn Souvenir
Nour Al-Hadidi is graduating with High Distinction and a perfect 4.0 GPA with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with a minor in Hispanic studies from UM Dearborn.
Ms. Hadidi's family is active in the Bloomfield Muslim Unity Center.
Her outstanding academic achievements have been recognized on numerous occasions. She earned a place on the Dean's List in 2008 and 2009, earned University Honors in 2008 and 2009, and received the William J. Branstrom Prize in March 2009. She is a recipient of the UM Dearborn Chancellor's Scholarship and the Michigan Merit Scholarship.
Miss Al-Hadidi's Natural Sciences Department Awards include the Merck Index Award in Organic Chemistry and the Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leader Award. As an SI leader, she provided original problems and volunteered for additional sessions before mid-terms and final exams. Her sessions were very popular and the feedback from students was extremely positive. They praised her for the clarity of her explanations, her undivided attention and patience. Miss Al-Hadidi also shares her knowledge by serving as a tutor for biology and organic chemistry students through the Student Success Center on campus.
Miss Al-Hadidi has done quality work in Dr. Simon Maricean's laboratory, the green chemistry project, studying the selective functionalization of diols. Her academic ability is hardly limited to organic chemistry. She loves to learn and has a deep and diverse academic interest. Even more impressive is the ten A Pluses on her transcript.
Exceptionally literate, Miss Al-Hadidi is fluent in both Arabic and Spanish in addition to English. In 2010, she spent her spring break in Costa Rica to provide health care to Nicaraguan refugees, an experience she found very rewarding.
Miss Al-Hadidi will be a first year medical student at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor this fall.
The Caliphs Gave News Services and Postal Systems to the World
April 14, 2011 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Mohammad Yacoob
The book, The Timeline of History, published during the fourth quarter of the 20th century, documents historical facts by establishing a linkage between people and events, and records introduction of the first organized news service in the Muslim world by the Caliph in 650 C.E. It also mentions the availability, in 942 C.E., of approximately 1000 stations of postal and news services to the public in the Caliph's Empire. This timeline does not provide any details.
These milestones provided advanced communication between the various strata of the Muslim society in the Muslim world. The Divine message of 'Read' and spread the word of Allah, was taken to heart by the Muslim Ummah during the life of Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless and greet him, whose instructions and guidance brought a change in the lives of tribal and ethnic groups.
A cursory look at the golden age of Islam reveals that the scientific achievements made by Muslims were continuous during that era. The decline of the Muslim political power saw total absence of scientific achievements. Yet, the Muslim contributions to the human civilization are enormous and include astronomy, mathematics, physics, chemistry, natural sciences, medicine, music, philosophy, literature, history, geography, political sciences, sociology, architecture and arts. These are some of the representative achievements of some and not all of the scientists, inventors, philosophers and thinkers in the Muslim world.
Astronomy: The Caliphs, Sultans and Khans in the various regions of the Muslim world and during various times were very much interested in astronomy. This gave rise to the development and establishments of observatories throughout the Islamic world in cities of Baghdad, Cairo, Cordova, Toledo and Samarkand. The most famous Baghdad School of Astronomy was established by Caliph Mansur, whose reign lasted from 754 to 775 C.E. This school is credited for discovery of the movement of the sun's apogee. It was also involved in evaluation of the obliquity of the elliptical diminution, which means the determination of the inclination of the earth towards the plane of orbit around the sun and the orbital path. The scientists at the Baghdad astronomy school also made detailed study of exact duration of the year, forecasted sunspots, studied eclipses and appearances of comets. These findings and other information data were recorded and compiled in the "verified Tables" prepared by Yahya Ben Abu Mansur. The great astronomers were Al Batani, Abul Wefa, Maslamah Al Maherbi, Omar Ibn Khaldoun, Averroes, Ali Ibn Younis, who invented pendulum and edited Hakemite Tables; Hasan Ibn Al Haitan wrote treatise on optics; Al Biruni published a list of towns and their latitudes and longitude; Nasr Ed Dine authored Ilkanian Tables of astronomy; and Ulug Beg's work on astronomy was published in France in 1437.
Mathematics: Basic principles of arithmetic, geometry and algebra were developed by the Arab mathematicians. Al Khawarizmi wrote the algebra treatise entitled Hisab Al-Jabr Wal Muqabalah, Thabit Ben Garrah translated Ptolemy's Almagest, Al Batani developed trigonometry and Mohammed Ben Ahmed is credited with the invention of zero.
Physics: Hassan Ali Haitan (Alhasan) conducted research into magnifying lenses and gave an exact description of eye, lenses and binocular vision. He finally completed a lengthy treatise on optics. Documented proof mentions that Muslim scientists were involved in perfecting the compass. Arab discovered use of pendulum for clocks. Ben Hamin of Toledo, Spain, gave description of the famous clock in the Mosque of Damascus. Muslim scientists developed navigational system and put compass to practical use by applying the magnetic needle.
Chemistry: The science of Kimiah was cultivated and advanced by Muslims scientists who discovered alcohol, sulphuric acid, aqua regia and nitric acid. They developed many chemical processes including distillation, sublimation, crystallization, coagulation cupellation, and more. Abu Mussa DJafar Al Sufi prepared Chemistry Scientific Encyclopedia called Sum of Perfection. Zakaria Al Razi (Razes) wrote a book on chemistry entitled al Hawi that listed the procedure and method of making sulphuric acid and alcohol. The other areas of chemistry that were given to this world are camphor, distilled water, plasters, syrups, ointments, art of dyeing, curing leather, tampering steel, paper and gunpowder.
Medicine: Medical services attracted Muslims most after mathematics and chemistry. Medicine formed an integral part of the education system during the first centuries of Hijri calendar. The medical research, encyclopedias, books and treatises written by Abu Bakr Ibn Zakaria Al Razi (Rhases), Abu Ali Al Hussein Ibn Abdulla Abi Sina (Avicenna), Abul Cassis and Ibn Zohar were used in European universities for centuries and these books were responsible for the advancement of medical sciences in Europe. Medical manual written by Abu Bakr Ibn Zakaria Al Razi became part of the curriculum of the Paris Faculty of Medicine in 1395. Abu Ali Al Hussein Ibn Abdulla Abi Sina's Qanoon Fil Tib, published in Rome in 1593, deals with physiology, hygiene, pathology, therapeutics treatment methods and much more. The Qanoon Fil Tib was the most revered book that was used for medical studies in France and Italy from 12th to 17th centuries. A pharmacopoeia prepared at that time listed approximately 760 drugs for the treatment of diseases.
Natural Sciences: The Arab pharmacopoeia contained names of plants and medical substances which were unknown to Europeans and Greeks. Some of them are rhubarb, tamarind pulp, cssia, manna, sana leaves and camphor. The Arabs developed processes and used sugar instead of honey to concoct syrups, juleps, and also preserve herbs and fruits. They introduced perfumes and spices to the whole world including incense, sweet-smelling resins, attars of roses, nutmeg, cloves and pepper; also, tomatoes, asparagus, artichokes and exquisite flowers. The coffee was discovered by Arabs; it originated in Yemen.
Bernard Grunn wrote a book entitled The Timetable of History – A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events. It was published by Simon and Schuster, New York in 1982. The recorded achievements of Muslims given in that book are listed here:
Seventh Century: Year 650: News Services. The Caliph Introduced the First Organized News Service. 695: Coin; First Arab Coinage.
Eighth Century: 711: Spanish Jews, Freed by Arabs, Begin their Cultural Development. 720: Abu Musa Dshaffar, Arab Chemist; Sulphuric Acid, Nitric Acid and Aquaregia. 750: Medicine and Various Sciences. Spain, Prime of Medicine, Astronomy, Mathematics, Optics and Chemistry. 760: Arabic Numerals in Baghdad. 774: Euclid's 'Elements' Translated into Arabic. 782: Jabir, Great Arab scientist Begins Chemical Studies, Distinct from Alchemy.
Ninth Century: 810: M. Ibn Musa Alkhawarazmi wrote a book on equations and coined "Algebra". 813: School of Astronomy in Baghdad. 814: Zero – Arabs take over Indian numerals including Zero to multiply by ten. 828: Astronomical System of Ptolemy translated into Arabic "Almagest". 850: Coffee. Arabian Goat Herder Kaldi credited with discovery of coffee.
850: Astrolabe perfected by Arabs. 870: Philosopher / mathematician Al Farabi died. Al Kindi also died. 873: Physician Honain Ibn Iszhak died. 878: Al Battani, Arab astronomer, begins his observations. 885: Ibn Khordadbeh completed The Book of Roads and Countries. 889: Ibn Koteiba, Arab scholar and historian died. 900: Arab physician Rhases (died 923) mentions plague, consumption small pox and rabies as infectious diseases and describes them.
Tenth Century: 904: Ibn Doried prepared a manual of genealogy and etymology. 930: Cordoba, Spain, Seat of Learning, Science, Commerce and Industry. 940: Abu Wefa, Astronomer / Mathematician, Born in Baghdad. 942: Arabs bring kettledrum and trumpet to Europe. 942: Postal and news services in the Caliph's Empire have at their disposal approximately 1000 stations.
Eleventh Century: 1009: Ibn Junis authored Hikmite Table of astronomy. 1020: Poetry: Firdusi died. 1027: Omar Khayyam, poet and scientist born. 1038: Al Hazen, Arab physicist died. 1050: Important astronomic instruments arrive in Europe from eastern countries. 1059: Al Ghazali, Arab Theologian born. 1080: Astronomy. Toledan tables of position of stars completed.
Twelfth Century: 1100: Decline of Islamic science begins. 1150: Arabs in Spain manufacture paper. 1154: Geography – Mohammad Al-Idrisi published Geography at Palermo.
Thirteenth Century: 1200: Scientists – Ibn Al-Baiter, Arab Scientist born. 1201: Scholar Nasir Ed-din Et-Tusi born. 1201: Abdullah Ur-Rumi (1179-1229) published, Mu'jam Ul-Bulda, a Geographical Encyclopaedia.
Fourteenth Century: 1352: Ibn Battuta explores Sahara Desert.
The timeline of history does not record any other significant scientific events after the world famous Ibn Batutta travels. This timeline, however, mentions about News Services and Postal System introduced in 650 C.E.
The caliphs and the administrators working under the caliphs established a very strong communication system based on the words of Prophet Muhammad (s), may Allah bless and greet him, whose main purpose in life was to bring about the spiritual renaissance in this world and propagate the word of Allah. They used news services and postal system as early as 650 C.E. to spread the word of God.
In conclusion, a greater emphasis should be placed on holding on to the Islamic values. We must vigorously commence research into the past scientific achievements by Muslims. At the same time, we must continue research and knowledge acquisition in modern technology. It is our responsibility to help correct deficiencies found in contemporary world regarding Muslim achievement. This will also identify the ideas put forth by Muslims, discoveries made by them and treatises written that were stolen and plagiarized by the Europeans. We have to expose these people. We gave to the world the news services and postal system and why did we lose their ownership? We must find the causes of the decline of scientific achievement among Muslims. We must move into the forefront of spiritual renaissance and scientific advancement. We must work for welfare and improvement of mankind. We must work for Deen and Duniya.
The world must be made aware of the contributions made by Muslims to modern civilization. We must provide this as a basis for our children to excel in achieving scientific knowledge. We must help our children become leaders not only in the spiritual arena but also in the scientific fields.
This can be done at two fronts: Visibility and Leverage. Become more visible in the scientific field. Involve yourself in scientific conferences, seminars and workshops. Display Islamic hospitality. Write a thesis, if involved in research, on a Muslim scientist, scholar or philosopher. Invite Muslims and non-Muslims to these conferences. Assert yourself, while holding on to the Islamic values. Continue to work hard. Make others realize that Muslims excelled and can still achieve excellence in scientific and communication fields. Remember, during the golden age of Islam, Muslims were making things happen. In this world, there are three types of people: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wonder what happened. We must struggle, strive and make tireless strivings, and consider this as a part of survival. We must make this happen.
[The writer is Industrial Engineer and Engineering Proposal Analyst working at Northrop Grumman Aircraft Company in Los Angeles, California]
Chicago Muslim Student Remembered
December 13, 2007 by TMO · Leave a Comment
CHICAGO, IL–When it came to helping others, Amadou Cisse pulled many times his own weight. Cisse once helped International House Director William McCartney unload 1,000 pounds of weights for the I-House exercise room.
"He was very well-liked by residents and someone who was always quick to help others," McCartney said.
Cisse, a Muslim Ph.D. student in chemistry at the University and native of Dakar, Senegal, in Africa, was shot and killed early Monday morning.
"He was an extremely gentle person, a very caring person," said Czerny Brasuell, Director of Multicultural Affairs at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. Cisse worked closely with Brasuell during his four years as a student at Bates College. Cisse graduated from Bates College in 2001 with a B.S. degree in chemistry, physics and mathematics.
"He was very concerned with injustice, especially injustices regarding children," Brasuell said. "He was committed to doing good in this world, particularly as it related to his country and the continent of Africa. I am horrified at the senseless nature of this act that has removed from the world someone who would have done so much good."
Cisse, 29, had successfully defended his doctoral dissertation on Nov. 1. The University will award him the Ph.D. posthumously at graduation on Dec. 7.
"He was a diligent researcher and very committed to his science and colleagues," said his faculty adviser, Steven Sibener, the Carl William Eisendrath Professor in Chemistry. "He was incredibly happy last week. He smiled ear-to-ear and just sat back and enjoyed his accomplishment."
For his Ph.D. research, Cisse studied how molecules diffuse and migrate through films made of large molecules called polymers. "He gave us a new way of measuring diffusion in thin films. That's quite an accomplishment," Sibener said.
Cisse and Sibener were interested in the purely scientific aspects of the process. This is also an important problem in the technological world, where thin films act as protective layers for materials and food.
As a teaching assistant for general chemistry, Cisse impressed fellow graduate student Miriam Freedman with his concern for his students. "I think working with students was one of the things he most enjoyed," Freedman said. "He was always talking about how to improve his students' understanding of the material and rooting for their success."
Fellow students also recalled Cisse's habit of quietly singing or humming as he went about his work. "Amadou loved Senegalese music so much that he recorded it onto tapes from Senegalese radio online," said Nataliya Yufa, graduate student in chemistry. "That's why he still had a Walkman. He was planning to get an iPod after graduation. His whole life was on hold til after graduation."
Lieve Teugels, a graduate student in chemistry, recalled Cisse's gentle smile, with graduation now in his sight. "I remember how happy he was right after his thesis defense a couple of weeks ago, talking about how he hadn't told his family he was defending so they wouldn't worry."


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Scouts Inc.'s look at Carolina's LBs
June, 28, 2010
By ESPN.com staff | ESPN.com
Scouts Inc. takes a look at the linebacker position for the Panthers in the wake of losing Thomas Davis for the season to a knee injury. Despite the loss of Davis, Matt Williamson is high on Carolina's linebackers, and he examines who might start where as the team replaces Davis in the starting line-up. Williamson:
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The acquisition of Jamar Williams was extremely timely and he will make the loss [of Davis] more bearable. Williams didn't play a ton of snaps for the Chicago Bears, as Lance Briggs is entrenched on the weak side in Chicago. When Williams did get on the field, he played exceptionally well. As much as I like Davis, the drop-off might not be massive.
The other option on the weak side is to move superstar MLB Jon Beason to that spot. Beason is one of the top middle linebackers in the game today and very adept at making all the defensive calls and adjustments. Surely he could handle those responsibilities from the weak side. With Williams now in the fold, I would be in favor of leaving Beason in the middle. Beason did begin his career on the weak side while Dan Morgan manned the middle for Carolina. But playing the vast majority of his time in the middle, Beason has accumulated a whopping 420 tackles in his three NFL seasons. He is an elite football player.
If Beason were to move outside, that would open up the middle for Dan Connor. An instinctive player, Connor is a good tackler and always around the ball. To me, this comes down to who is the better player: Connor or Williams? Give me Williams, but that doesn't mean that Connor has to stand on the sidelines holding his helmet all game, either.
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Michael Vick has avoided sacks with the use of his legs and the hand of the almighty. Still, through two games it seems like he finishes plays while staring deeply into a pretty blue sky far too often, and that's not an ideal place for a quarterback whose bones are made of low grade bail twine.
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Posted By: Peter D'AdamoDate: March 22, 1997 at 07:31:00
In Response To: Prefer opposite food? (Karen Watland)
Dear Karen,
As compared to Japan, where 99/100 people know their blood type. Many people claim that they instinctually know what is right for them, but rarely is this the case. On the other hand, I don't think that everything that we enjoy or crave is inherrently bad. The best guide there is right now are the blood types. Sear is probably correct, though I suspect if you were really good at adjusting carb/protein doses based on how you feel, you'd be right back at the diet for your blood type!


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NEAR WHITE CITY, Ore. — Police responded to the scene of a reported accident involving two cars and a pedestrian Sunday night. The person was crossing Table Rock Road and one vehicle struck him going north, the other going south.
Police explained 19-year-old Jesse Meadows was traveling north on Table Rock Road in a 1998 gray Honda Civic, going between 45 and 50 miles per hour. He had just passed Whiskey River Bar when a male pedestrian, identified as 54-year-old Frank Charlton, stepped into the northbound lane of traffic and attempted to walk across Table Rock Road. Meadows slammed on his brakes, and attempted to swerve, but he struck Charlton.
Charlton was thrown into the southbound lane of travel. Meadows stopped his vehicle, turned on his hazard lights, called 911, and tried to stop traffic. A few seconds later, Charlton was struck by a second vehicle, a 2012 white Ford Focus, driven by 21-year-old Jacob Lyon. Lyon was going about 45 miles per hour when he saw a large object lying in the road, and slammed on his brakes. Lyon was unable to stop in time.
"A vehicle was going northbound and the pedestrian was in the roadway and struck the pedestrian and the pedestrian was knocked into the other vehicle," said Sergeant Jeremy Whipple with Jackson County Sheriff's Department.
Charlton was pronounced dead at the scene by a Jackson County Sheriff's Office Medical Examiner. Police said both drivers consented to roadside testing and neither were found to be impaired. Both drivers were uninjured. Toxicology results were taken for Charlton and are not available at this time.
Table Rock Road and East Gregory were closed for about three hours due to the crash.


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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., one of the nation's largest labor and employment law firms representing management, has been named "Law Firm of the Year" in both the Litigation – Labor & Employment and the Employment Law – Management categories in the 2013 edition of U.S. News & World Report's "Best Law Firms" list. This prestigious honor is only given to one law firm in each nationally ranked practice area, and this is the second consecutive time that the firm has been named "Law Firm of the Year" in the Litigation – Labor & Employment category.
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After a beautiful breakfast with mechanic Kudret, the table lit by a just rising sun, I continue my way south. The road winds down through valleys where small, green vine yards lie scattered randomly on else stony slopes.
I meet my Hospitalityclub host Mesut in central Adana, and he escorts me to his house in the outskirts of town. Come evening, he invites me to cheer the local football team. Although it is the country's fourth largest city, the team hasn't been in the highest league for more than a decade – this year no different. We are happy anyway to see a 2-1 win against supposedly superior Diyarbakir.


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It may be a good thing the Kansas City Chiefs have a little bit of a cushion now, huh?
Heading into a key AFC West matchup against the San Diego Chargers, Sports Radio 810 WHB reported Wednesday that Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel underwent an emergency appendectomy. His status for Sunday's game is unknown, but it doesn't look good.
Chances are, he'll miss at least this week and possibly the next game on the road against St. Louis the next week – though the Chiefs have said it's "50/50″ that he will play Sunday. I'm not holding my breath.
So we go from people begging for Brodie Croyle to start ahead of Cassel earlier this year to people now worried with Cassel possibly out. What do you think? Are you worried? With this cushion, does it matter?


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Need to Know: Black Spark
By Phillip B. Crook
Who is the Black Spark? Ever since an anonymous 20-year-old filmmaker began posting videos of his sex life on XTube last fall, many viewers have interpreted this question as an invitation to search for his identity. But according to the man behind the mask, they've misunderstood the point. Many of these same people call his work -- artistically shot, LED-lit fantasies -- porn, which he, again, says is incorrect. Like Robert Mapplethorpe and Lars von Trier before him, the Black Spark contends that art can be a place for sex to mingle with substance. Who the Black Spark is and what he's doing with his flesh are questions poised to unfold as this filmmaker rolls out a blog, website, and feature-length film centered around his veiled character. Out spoke with the Black Spark to find out about his sexuality, his stance on porn, and where he plans to take us.
Out: I have to say, I don't think I've seen anyone have sex in a mask since Eyes Wide Shut.
The Black Spark: We all wear masks. It's not always literal, but we put on a different mask every time we meet a new person, so the mask that I wear is just a culmination of all of our masks. It was purposefully not a sexy mask. It's kind of a scary one that spoke to me. I put it on my face and I didn't want to take it off.
There's a dark undertone to your work that I think has a lot to do with the mask. It's sexy but there's something else behind the sexuality. What is that?
From day one, I set out to have a message. Sex scenes in movies sometimes speak to me, but in pornography, they don't. That's just two people flopping all over each other like a dead fish. Sex is powerful. You can have sex with someone and you can feel in love and drawn to them and vulnerable. I wanted to be able to show all the power that comes from sex. The Black Spark is a superhero and that is his power: lust.
Usually superheroes protect someone or something. So what is Black Spark protecting?
Creative freedom. I'm trying to save people from themselves. We live in a society where there's so much censorship, and I would like for people to be able to gather in a movie theater and see the content I create, if they choose to see it and are adults. A lot of people say, 'This isn't anything new he's doing. This reminds me of the art porn from the '70s,' and that probably is an influence on me. I don't see what's wrong with having sex mixed with substance. There can be a message through sex.
Why is it important for you to remain anonymous to do that?
Because the Black Spark and who I am in life are night-and-day different. People think this is his life and he's this super hypersexual this and that. And, yeah, that's a part of me, but my everyday life is opposite of that. It's important to keep them separate for my sanity.
What can you tell us about who you are in real life?
I'm a filmmaker. The Black Spark isn't the only thing I'm working on. I'm going to show at some festivals this year, and that's another reason why I'm anonymous. I don't want the Black Spark to hinder my large-scale future plans in film.
You obviously know there's a debate raging online about whether you're making art or porn.
It's not porn -- it's my life. What you're seeing is not a show I'm putting on. People need to know they're seeing something real and the reality of it makes it art. There are no faked emotions. When people in my work look passionate or in love or deeply in lust, that's all very genuine. Whereas in porn you put two people together and you're paying them $500 to do a scene. Just because two people are having sex and you get to watch it, doesn't make it porn.
Have you ever done porn?
Some people think I have.
What does that mean?
I read that a lot.
But is it true?
I can't really say. If I did do porn, I guess that would have been in my regular life. I will say this: I have no interest in doing porn.
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After being introduced to the mass public during MTV's Twitter Jockey Contest a little over a month ago, The Lunch Break immediately hit the 'cafeteria' to bring us their new EP.
Opening their Heart of Metal, The Lunch Break truly displays their personality, unique style and range in the five new tracks of "The Reduced Lunch" EP.
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You've probably heard the ads for and against the top candidates in Oregon's First Congressional District special election. But the end of voting comes with the end of the month.
Across the Columbia, it now appears likely that same-sex marriage will be approved by the legislature in Olympia.
Meanwhile, the first truly annual session of the Oregon legislature will soon begin.
We look back and forward at politics each week at this time. Bill and Jeff have joined us again. Bill Lunch is OPB's Political Analyst; he's at the OSU Media Center. Jeff Mapes is the senior political reporter and blogger for The Oregonian; he's on the line.
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I live in a dense area of Brooklyn. For years I have missed the seductive hum of crickets, as lulled me to sleep in the countryside of my childhood. Tonight during a long walk I heard a surprising hum emanating from a lawn: Yes, the joyful cry of a cricket. I really had not considered they could live in these environs. But as I now know all things are possible, I would like to introduce them to my garden. The internet, for once, has not proved helpful. While many people are putting a death wish on crickets, I cannot find information on fostering them. This has also led me to wonder if there is any risk in trying to bring them to my block? If not, the only place that provides this insect seems to be a pet supply store. Does anyone know if this would be the desired breed? Thank you in advance-- |
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The crickets sold in pet stores are meant to be a food source for some ones "pet", but bait shops around here also sell them. To have them around you need to create a habitat that will provide them with the shelter and food they need to exist. Your post reminded me that I have not heard any this year either. That may be a bad thing for our environment. |
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Van Gorp, C.D. 1996. Survey for Blanchard's cricket frog (Acris crepitans blanchardi) in southwestern Minnesota. Final report submitted to the Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 18 pp.
Concern about declining amphibians is increasing worldwide. Recent reports indicate that the range of Blanchard's cricket frog (Acris crepitans blanchardi) is decreasing from north to south. This study surveys both historic and new possible sites for Blanchard's cricket frogs in southwestern Minnesota.
Three visits were made to each of ten locations in the southwestern Minnesota counties of Pipestone, Rock, and Nobles. These sites included five historical locations and five new locations. At least one diurnal visit was made to each site to evaluate the habitat.
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Dick Straub let me know this morning that changes have occurred in the lineup of musicians slated to accompany Leonard Cohen on his 2008 World Tour.
Christine Wu Unable To Participate
Roscoe Beck, the Tour's Musical Director has announced that Christine Wu (violin, viola, cello & keyboard) is unable to participate in the forthcoming World Tour.
On a happier note, Beck also announced the names of the three vocalists joining the tour:
Sharon Robinson
Sharon Robinson toured with Cohen in 1979-1980. Pictured with Cohen on the cover of the 2001 "10 New Songs," Robinson also shared credit with him for the album. She and Cohen have collaborated on several songs, including some that became part of the "Dear Heather" CD, and " Summertime, which was later recorded by Diana Ross and Roberta Flack. According to her biography,
The Webb Sisters
The 2008 Tour will, as far as I can determine, be the first time The Webb Sisters have worked with Leonard Cohen. While they now focus on vocals, Charley and Hattie Webb, who are actually biological sisters1 hailing from Kent, UK, began their musical careers by playing, respectively, the piano and the harp. After spending time on the musical circuits in Nashville and California, they returned to the UK, where Mercury Records signed them to a contract that produced their CD, Daylight Crossing.
They self-characterize their music as Pop / Folk Rock / Acoustic. In addition to their website, The Webb Sisters also maintain the requisite MySpace site with pix, music, and videos.
The Problem
It has been said, perhaps apocryphally, that Leonard Cohen vowed not to use young, good-looking backups on this tour because it would make him appear the old letch.
Well, if the idea was to avoid hiring good-looking backups, it looks to me as though, to revert to business jargon, someone has screwed up big time.
The DrHGuy Solution
Short of firing everyone and starting over, the only solution I see is hiring still more musicians, all of whom are so spectacularly ugly that they force the statistical mean attractiveness of the group to approximate the 50th percentile of the population or lower.
If it helps any, I did play the alto sax in the Diamond Missouri High School Marching Band, and I'm always ready to lend a hand.
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1 On that day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. | 1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. |
2 And there were gathered unto him great multitudes, so that he entered into a boat, and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach. | 2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. |
3 And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow; | 3 Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "A farmer went out to sow his seed. |
4 and as he sowed, some [seeds] fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them: | 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. |
5 and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth: | 5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. |
6 and when the sun was risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. | 6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. |
7 And others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them: | 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. |
8 and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. | 8 Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop--a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. |
9 He that hath ears, let him hear. | 9 He who has ears, let him hear." |
10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? | 10 The disciples came to him and asked, "Why do you speak to the people in parables?" |
11 And he answered and said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. | 11 He replied, "The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. |
12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath. | 12 Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. |
13 Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. | 13 This is why I speak to them in parables: "Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand. |
14 And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive: | 14 In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: " 'You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. |
15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them. | 15 For this people's heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.' |
16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear. | 16 But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. |
17 For verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not. | 17 For I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it. |
18 Hear then ye the parable of the sower. | 18 "Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: |
19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, [then] cometh the evil [one], and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side. | 19 When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path. |
20 And he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway with joy receiveth it; | 20 The one who received the seed that fell on rocky places is the man who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. |
21 yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway he stumbleth. | 21 But since he has no root, he lasts only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away. |
22 And he that was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word; and the care of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. | 22 The one who received the seed that fell among the thorns is the man who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke it, making it unfruitful. |
23 And he that was sown upon the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who verily beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. | 23 But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown." |
24 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field: | 24 Jesus told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. |
25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away. | 25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. |
26 But when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. | 26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared. |
27 And the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares? | 27 "The owner's servants came to him and said, 'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?' |
28 And he said unto them, An enemy hath done this. And the servants say unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? | 28 " 'An enemy did this,' he replied. "The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them up?' |
29 But he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them. | 29 " 'No,' he answered, 'because while you are pulling the weeds, you may root up the wheat with them. |
30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn. | 30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.' " |
31 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: | 31 He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. |
32 which indeed is less than all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and lodge in the branches thereof. | 32 Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and perch in its branches." |
33 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened. | 33 He told them still another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough." |
34 All these things spake Jesus in parables unto the multitudes; and without a parable spake he nothing unto them: | 34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable. |
35 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world. | 35 So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world." |
36 Then he left the multitudes, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of the tares of the field. | 36 Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field." |
37 And he answered and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; | 37 He answered, "The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man. |
38 and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil [one]; | 38 The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, |
39 and the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels. | 39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. |
40 As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so shall it be in the end of the world. | 40 "As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. |
41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity, | 41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. |
42 and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. | 42 They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. |
43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear. | 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear. |
44 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. | 44 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. |
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a merchant seeking goodly pearls: | 45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. |
46 and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it. | 46 When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it. |
47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: | 47 "Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish. |
48 which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but the bad they cast away. | 48 When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away. |
49 So shall it be in the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the righteous, | 49 This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous |
50 and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. | 50 and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. |
51 Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea. | 51 "Have you understood all these things?" Jesus asked. "Yes," they replied. |
52 And he said unto them, Therefore every scribe who hath been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old. | 52 He said to them, "Therefore every teacher of the law who has been instructed about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old." |
53 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence. | 53 When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there. |
54 And coming into his own country he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? | 54 Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. "Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?" they asked. |
55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas? | 55 "Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother's name Mary, and aren't his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? |
56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? | 56 Aren't all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?" |
57 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house. | 57 And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "Only in his hometown and in his own house is a prophet without honor." |
58 And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief. | 58 And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith. |
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PHOENIX (AP) - Seven other Latin American countries want to join Mexico in supporting a lawsuit challenging Arizona's immigration enforcement law.
Bolivia, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Peru filed separate, nearly identical motions to join Mexico's legal brief supporting the lawsuit filed by U.S. civil rights and other advocacy groups.
A federal judge formally accepted Mexico's filing July 1 but did not immediately rule on the latest motions filed late last week.
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IOWA CITY, IA (CBS2/FOX28) -- It hasn't happened for more than 100 years -- the first day of Hanukkah this year coincides with Thanksgiving.
And while some say it won't happen again for another 70,000 to 80,000 years, Iowa City Chabad Rabbi Avremel Blesofsky said it's a time to celebrate the things we have right now.
"In Judaism, nothing is coincidental. So, everything is divinely orchestrated," Blesofsky said.
And so, Blesofsky said, maybe "Thanksgivukkah" -- as it's been termed -- is a miracle, too.
The messaging of the two holidays isn't so different, he said. Hanukkah celebrates a small group of Jews overcoming a bigger Greek army, with one day's worth of oil burning for an entire eight days. Thanksgiving celebrates a relatively miraculous harvest, and both share the theme of escaping religious persecution.
"That Hanukkah is a celebration of community, a celebration of freedom, we could argue, and I think with some validity, that Hanukkah is more like Thanksgiving than it is like Christmas," said Shulman Hillel Executive Director Gerald Sorokin.
And maybe that coincidence acts a doubly strong reminder -- to not take the things that we have for granted, Blesofsky said.
"So it gives us a reminder, you know, in this fast-paced world that we're living in: let's take a step back and focus on that there is thanks to be given, and nothing just happens randomly," he said.
It's something to think about during this Thanksgivukkah season, which shouldn't be celebrated without a little dose of skepticism, of course.
"I suspect though, next year, when Hanukkah moves back to late December, much of this will be lost and we'll be back to hearing about how Hanukkah is Christmas for the Jews," Sorokin said.
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My buddy called all bent out of shape about his cucumber plants. He saw a rabbit out by his containers and went to see what was going on. He said all of the lower female flowers had be eaten off and wandered if that sounds like what a rabbit would do. I simply don't know so thought I would as you folk. Thanks for any information or insight on this. |
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Yes, rabbits LOVE cucumbers. And melons. They'll eat them any chance they get. Your friend should put a chicken wire barrier or similar around the plants to keep them rabbits away. |
- Posted by MelissaHess 5 (My Page) on Mon, Jun 4, 12 at 20:08
Yep! Bunnies are the worse! They don't eat my cucumbers for some reason, but I cannot grow a single green bean because they eat the plants! I really hate the bunnies. |
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Hi neighbor :) The bunnies ate every leaf off my sweetpotatoes. I transplanted the poor leftover stems below the tomatoes in a raised bed with a fence around it and they have come back nicely. My cantalopes are starting to bloom, but I had to protect them from chickens scratching (and dogs) by putting some 2 inch by 4 inch mesh wire over the beds right on the ground. I don't think the bunnies or the chickens like to walk on the wire, and so far so good. Your friend might try that - its easy and cheap. The chickens have eaten the first five cucumbers right off the vine - they definatly know what tastes good. I'm training the cucs to grow up a trellis out of reach as fast as possible.... That would put them out of reach of the bunnies as well. |
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A Bulletin on Iowa Open Meetings and Public Records Laws By Attorney General Tom Miller -- January 2007
As the lawful custodian of public records, a government body is obligated to decide whether a record should be confidential or should be released for examination and copying. See Iowa Code sec. 22.3, 22.7. Each government body, in turn, must delegate to particular officials or employees responsibility for implementing Iowa's Public Records Law and must announce those persons to whom responsibility has been delegated. Iowa Code sec. 22.1(2). See January 2002 Advisory, "Public Records Contact Persons -- Helping Iowans with Access to Public Records." But the question remains: Over which records does a person have delegated authority? Does this include all records in the possession of a body? Owned by the body? What if one body is storing records for another?
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Mustang students part of all-state team
By Patrick Osborne
Mustang graduates Katelyn Fischer and Laci Joyner competed in the Oklahoma Fast Pitch Softball Coaches Association All-State Game last weekend at Oklahoma Christian University in Edmond.
The two former Broncos had one last game on the diamond together in their Mustang uniforms under the leadership of former Mustang head coach Tim Wade. Wade praised both girls not only for their on-field abilities but also their off-field traits.
"Both are such great kids," he said. "Not only are they great girls, but also are two of the top softball players in the state."
Both players went 1-2 at the plate during the game while adding some solid defensive play in the field.
The All-State Game, held every summer, is a chance to showcase some of the best and most talented softball girls from across the state of Oklahoma. Wade said although the game was held to honor the careers of some talented softball players, its main purpose was to get them out on the field and have fun.
"It's a really fun deal," he said. "It was an honor as a coach to be a part of it."
At Mustang, Fischer was a three-year starter in the outfield for Wade until her senior year. During her senior year, without hesitation, Fischer moved to catcher at her coach's request, a big risk for any athlete going into their final season, Wade said.
"She had such a great attitude," Wade said. "Great work ethic the whole time and did a great job for us behind the plate."
While at Mustang, Joyner was a four-year starter at shortstop, where she grew into one of the best defensive players at her position in the state, Wade said.
From the beginning, Wade said he could see the two players would turn into something special, while at the same time hoped the two would turn into something special as they have.
"It's sort of like watching a thoroughbred horse." he said. "As they grow and get better, you hope they turn into the best horse out there."
The former Mustang coach said both were coaches on the field for him and his staff and accepted the role of senior leaders, helping to build the program toward a better future.
Both plan to continue playing softball at the next level this fall. Fischer will head to Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, while Joyner will join four other former Broncos at Oklahoma City University.
For now, though, all three can sit back and soak in this final game together after four years of this player and coach combination.
"It was great," Fischer said. "It was just a good feeling knowing I would finish my high school career off with him as my coach and Laci on my team."