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1 Now, Israel, listen to the laws and commands I will teach you. Obey them so that you will live and so that you will go over and take the land the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving to you. | 1 Hear now, O Israel, the decrees and laws I am about to teach you. Follow them so that you may live and may go in and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you. |
2 Don't add to these commands, and don't leave anything out, but obey the commands of the Lord your God that I give you. | 2 Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the LORD your God that I give you. |
3 You have seen for yourselves what the Lord did at Baal Peor, how the Lord your God destroyed everyone among you who followed Baal in Peor. | 3 You saw with your own eyes what the LORD did at Baal Peor. The LORD your God destroyed from among you everyone who followed the Baal of Peor, |
4 But all of you who continued following the Lord your God are still alive today. | 4 but all of you who held fast to the LORD your God are still alive today. |
5 Look,. I have taught you the laws and rules the Lord my God commanded me. Now you can obey the laws in the land you are entering, in the land you will take. | 5 See, I have taught you decrees and laws as the LORD my God commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land you are entering to take possession of it. |
6 Obey these laws carefully, in order to show the other nations that you have wisdom and understanding. When they hear about these laws, they will say, "This great nation of Israel is wise and understanding." | 6 Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding to the nations, who will hear about all these decrees and say, "Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people." |
7 No other nation is as great as we are. Their gods do not come near them, but the Lord our God comes near when we pray to him. | 7 What other nation is so great as to have their gods near them the way the LORD our God is near us whenever we pray to him? |
8 And no other nation has such good teachings and commands as those I am giving to you today. | 8 And what other nation is so great as to have such righteous decrees and laws as this body of laws I am setting before you today? |
9 But be careful! Watch out and don't forget the things you have seen. Don't forget them as long as you live, but teach them to your children and grandchildren. | 9 Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them. |
10 Remember the day you stood before the Lord your God at Mount Sinai. He said to me, "Bring the people together so I can tell them what I have to say. Then they will respect me as long as they live in the land, and they will teach these things to their children." | 10 Remember the day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, when he said to me, "Assemble the people before me to hear my words so that they may learn to revere me as long as they live in the land and may teach them to their children." |
11 When you came and stood at the bottom of the mountain, it blazed with fire that reached to the sky, and black clouds made it very dark. | 11 You came near and stood at the foot of the mountain while it blazed with fire to the very heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness. |
12 The Lord spoke to you from the fire. You heard the sound of words, but you did not see him; there was only a voice. | 12 Then the LORD spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of words but saw no form; there was only a voice. |
13 The Lord told you about his Agreement, the Ten Commandments. He told you to obey them, and he wrote them on two stone tablets. | 13 He declared to you his covenant, the Ten Commandments, which he commanded you to follow and then wrote them on two stone tablets. |
14 Then the Lord commanded me to teach you the laws and rules that you must obey in the land you will take when you cross the Jordan River. | 14 And the LORD directed me at that time to teach you the decrees and laws you are to follow in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. |
15 Since the Lord spoke to you from the fire at Mount Sinai, but you did not see him, watch yourselves carefully! | 15 You saw no form of any kind the day the LORD spoke to you at Horeb out of the fire. Therefore watch yourselves very carefully, |
16 Don't sin by making idols of any kind, and don't make statues -- of men or women, | 16 so that you do not become corrupt and make for yourselves an idol, an image of any shape, whether formed like a man or a woman, |
17 of animals on earth or birds that fly in the air, | 17 or like any animal on earth or any bird that flies in the air, |
18 of anything that crawls on the ground, or of fish in the water below. | 18 or like any creature that moves along the ground or any fish in the waters below. |
19 When you look up at the sky, you see the sun, moon, and stars, and everything in the sky. But don't bow down and worship them, because the Lord your God has made these things for all people everywhere. | 19 And when you look up to the sky and see the sun, the moon and the stars--all the heavenly array--do not be enticed into bowing down to them and worshiping things the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven. |
20 But the Lord brought you out of Egypt, which tested you like a furnace for melting iron, and he made you his very own people, as you are now. | 20 But as for you, the LORD took you and brought you out of the iron-smelting furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of his inheritance, as you now are. |
21 The Lord was angry with me because of you, and he swore that I would not cross the Jordan River to go into the good land the Lord your God is giving you as your own. | 21 The LORD was angry with me because of you, and he solemnly swore that I would not cross the Jordan and enter the good land the LORD your God is giving you as your inheritance. |
22 I will die here in this land and not cross the Jordan, but you will soon go across and take that good land. | 22 I will die in this land; I will not cross the Jordan; but you are about to cross over and take possession of that good land. |
23 Be careful. Don't forget the Agreement of the Lord your God that he made with you, and don't make any idols for yourselves, as the Lord your God has commanded you not to do. | 23 Be careful not to forget the covenant of the LORD your God that he made with you; do not make for yourselves an idol in the form of anything the LORD your God has forbidden. |
24 The Lord your God is a jealous God, like a fire that burns things up. | 24 For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. |
25 Even after you have lived in the land a long time and have had children and grandchildren, don't do evil things. Don't make any kind of idol, and don't do what the Lord your God says is evil, because that will make him angry. | 25 After you have had children and grandchildren and have lived in the land a long time--if you then become corrupt and make any kind of idol, doing evil in the eyes of the LORD your God and provoking him to anger, |
26 If you do, I ask heaven and earth to speak against you this day that you will quickly be removed from this land that you are crossing the Jordan River to take. You will not live there long after that, but you will be completely destroyed. | 26 I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live there long but will certainly be destroyed. |
27 The Lord will scatter you among the other nations. Only a few of you will be left alive, and those few will be in other nations where the Lord will send you. | 27 The LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive among the nations to which the LORD will drive you. |
28 There you will worship gods made by people, gods made of wood and stone, that cannot see, hear, eat, or smell. | 28 There you will worship man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell. |
29 But even there you can look for the Lord your God, and you will find him if you look for him with your whole being. | 29 But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul. |
30 It will be hard when all these things happen to you. But after that you will come back to the Lord your God and obey him, | 30 When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the LORD your God and obey him. |
31 because the Lord your God is a merciful God. He will not leave you or destroy you. He will not forget the Agreement with your ancestors, which he swore to them. | 31 For the LORD your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your forefathers, which he confirmed to them by oath. |
32 Nothing like this has ever happened before! Look at the past, long before you were even born. Go all the way back to when God made humans on the earth, and look from one end of heaven to the other. Nothing like this has ever been heard of! | 32 Ask now about the former days, long before your time, from the day God created man on the earth; ask from one end of the heavens to the other. Has anything so great as this ever happened, or has anything like it ever been heard of ? |
33 No other people have ever heard God speak from a fire and have still lived. But you have. | 33 Has any other people heard the voice of God speaking out of fire, as you have, and lived? |
34 No other god has ever taken for himself one nation out of another. But the Lord your God did this for you in Egypt, right before your own eyes. He did it with tests, signs, miracles, war, and great sights, by his great power and strength. | 34 Has any god ever tried to take for himself one nation out of another nation, by testings, by miraculous signs and wonders, by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, or by great and awesome deeds, like all the things the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your very eyes? |
35 He showed you things so you would know that the Lord is God, and there is no other God besides him. | 35 You were shown these things so that you might know that the LORD is God; besides him there is no other. |
36 He spoke to you from heaven to teach you. He showed you his great fire on earth, and you heard him speak from the fire. | 36 From heaven he made you hear his voice to discipline you. On earth he showed you his great fire, and you heard his words from out of the fire. |
37 Because the Lord loved your ancestors, he chose you, their descendants, and he brought you out of Egypt himself by his great strength. | 37 Because he loved your forefathers and chose their descendants after them, he brought you out of Egypt by his Presence and his great strength, |
38 He forced nations out of their land ahead of you, nations that were bigger and stronger than you were. The Lord did this so he could bring you into their land and give it to you as your own, and this land is yours today. | 38 to drive out before you nations greater and stronger than you and to bring you into their land to give it to you for your inheritance, as it is today. |
39 Know and believe today that the Lord is God. He is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other god! | 39 Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other. |
40 Obey his laws and commands that I am giving you today so that things will go well for you and your children. Then you will live a long time in the land that the Lord your God is giving to you forever. | 40 Keep his decrees and commands, which I am giving you today, so that it may go well with you and your children after you and that you may live long in the land the LORD your God gives you for all time. |
41 Moses chose three cities east of the Jordan River, | 41 Then Moses set aside three cities east of the Jordan, |
42 where a person who accidentally killed someone could go. If the person was not killed because of hatred, the murderer's life could be saved by running to one of these cities. | 42 to which anyone who had killed a person could flee if he had unintentionally killed his neighbor without malice aforethought. He could flee into one of these cities and save his life. |
43 These were the cities: Bezer in the desert high plain was for the Reubenites; Ramoth in Gilead was for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan was for the Manassites. | 43 The cities were these: Bezer in the desert plateau, for the Reubenites; Ramoth in Gilead, for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, for the Manassites. |
44 These are the teachings Moses gave to the people of Israel. | 44 This is the law Moses set before the Israelites. |
45 They are the rules, commands, and laws he gave them when they came out of Egypt. | 45 These are the stipulations, decrees and laws Moses gave them when they came out of Egypt |
46 They were in the valley near Beth Peor, east of the Jordan River, in the land of Sihon. Sihon king of the Amorites ruled in Heshbon and was defeated by Moses and the Israelites as they came out of Egypt. | 46 and were in the valley near Beth Peor east of the Jordan, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon and was defeated by Moses and the Israelites as they came out of Egypt. |
47 The Israelites took his land and the land of Og king of Bashan, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River. | 47 They took possession of his land and the land of Og king of Bashan, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan. |
48 This land went from Aroer, on the edge of the Arnon Ravine, to Mount Hermon. | 48 This land extended from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge to Mount Siyon (that is, Hermon), |
49 It included all the Jordan Valley east of the Jordan River, and it went as far as the Dead Sea below Mount Pisgah. | 49 and included all the Arabah east of the Jordan, as far as the Sea of the Arabah, below the slopes of Pisgah. |
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I have a question about the recipe "Roy Finamore's Broccoli Cooked Forever" from Genius Recipes. I made this last week and my gas burner made it go mushy; do you think I could finish cooking it slowly in the oven?
You could use a low oven if your gas burners are too fierce, but the texture is meant to be extremely soft, like a melt-in-your-mouth broccoli confit. And it is prone to falling apart, so I find it works best as a spread on sandwiches or pizza, or tossed with pasta or spooned on polenta -- that sort of thing.
This is a pretty common practice in certain regions of Italy. And when I make it, I never blanche the broccoli. I think it would be best for you to lower the temperature OR increase the amount of oil so that it covers the broccoli.
This should ensure a less mushy texture. However with this recipe; I think mushy is the intended result
I am in the middle of cooking it in the oven...I had the heat up too high but will def do it in the oven again. A little less mushy (literally all fell totally apart last time) and done in half the time - 50 minutes and not two hours. Suits my purpose fine! Thanks for the answers.
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I found these 2 different plants growing in my yard.Both have red berries. Since I don't remember planting them they might be wild. Does anyone know what they are? |
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- Posted by dandy_line 4a-Mn (My Page) on Sat, Sep 12, 09 at 12:38
The first two are False Solomon Seal, a nice native shade plant. They will reseed and colonize for you. the 2nd two look like night shade, an invasive interloper. |
Picks 1 and 2 = Maianthemum racemosum (Smilacina racemosa) Solomon's-plume, False Solomon's-seal, Spikenard, Solomon's Plume, Feathery False Lily of the Valley- Smell wonderfully in bloom. Pick #3 = Arisaema triphyllum, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Bog onion, Brown dragon. Both are common natives to our zone. Glad you can give those volunteers a good home! Julie |
- Posted by leaveswave (My Page) on Sun, Sep 13, 09 at 18:12
I agree with Julie on both. |
I ditto both the false solomon seal and jack in the pulpit. If it is the showy red berries that are catching your eye, have you ever seen baneberry? It is a short bushing plant that that holds its cardinal red berries through the winter. The green of its foliage holds up quite well through the winter too. It does come in a white berry variety, but you DO NOT WANT THAT. It is scrubby and invasive. The red berry variety does not want a lot of sun and is very happy under fir and pine trees. Baneberry does appear in the wild, but it is one of those wild plants that does appreciate the easy life of a garden. By midsummer when the berries are setting, you will have people asking you what it is. |
Yep, Solomon's Seal and Jack in the Pulpit...I concur. I have both red and white baneberry in my woods and the white doesn't appear to be invasive at all. Must be just in a garden that it is invasive? Linda |
- Posted by gramma_jan_mn_zn_4 (My Page) on Mon, Sep 21, 09 at 11:01
Years ago, I was told Jack in the Pulpit is protected. I had it volunteer in my garden and it would like to slowly take over. Now, I have to give some away every couple of years. gramma jan |
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It is unacceptable for the people who blame Eritrea without knowing the reality on the ground. Eritrea never assisted to any of the waring party, nor do will assist one.
It was yesterday's news when Kenya accused Eritrea for delivering weapons to Alshabab flying to Baidoa. The TRUTH came out from the fact finders, that Eritrea never delivered any weapons, as there was no flight that flew to the mentioned city.
The same accusation took place when Ethiopia envaded Magadishu. The falls accusation was "Eritrea has over 2000 military personel in Mogadishu" the TRUTH none was there.
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Favorite Restaurant on the Fantasy
What was your favorite restaurant on the Fantasy? We have been on the Magic twice but this is the first time on the Fantasy....:)
I have been to Pallo on the Magic and thought it was wonderful and can't imagine that it would get better but that is what I am hearing. What about the rotational restaurants?
Royal Court on the Fantasy was nicely furnished, right down to the bread baskets shaped like Cinderella's Coach. Would love to bring one of those home (legally.)
Both the Crush show and the Animation show in Animator's Palate were fun -- Disney Imagineering at its finest. |
If you take out Remy and Palo, and only include rotational restaurants- my favorite was Royal Court- I had both my favorite dinner (rotational) and favorite lunch there. The food is most important to me. The Animation Magic Show made Animator's Palate the most enjoyable if you take food out of the equation. Enchanted Garden was pretty good but if I had to miss one (on the Fantasy that is) that would be it.
Great! thanks for the info. We can't wait to experience this being a different ship there will be so much more. We are taking a first time cruiser family with us too.
I think Enchanted Garden's theme really disappoints, but I suppose is better than Parrot Cay. Animation Magic is by far the best innovation on the Fantasy.
Another vote for Remy!
Of the MDRs: Royal Court, Enchanted Garden then Animators. In that order. However, if traveling with kids, I'd probably reverse the order. The kids would be more impressed with the animation than the elegance of Royal Court. Sent from my iPad using DISBoards |
I liked each of them, for different reasons. Animator's is incredible--obviously for the high tech stuff. The animation show is unbelievable. Royal Palace is gorgeous. Enchanted Garden is pretty and more low key. I may have missed the theme lighting change part of it because of where I was sitting, but it was a nice environment. It was MUCH better than Parrot Cay which is way too noisy and just not that attractive.
Royal Palace is neat in that each place you may end up sitting (do enough cruises.....) you'll see something different. |
They all have different decors and themes. It all depends on your taste and what you want. For me.... if it's on the Fantasy, then it's my favorite!
Not Remy. Give me Palo any day.
I did not go to Palo's or Remy's on my December trip. My favorite place to eat was Cabana's. I will never be a foodie critic but hey, I really liked it.
Madduck, why not Remy?
We leave in a few weeks. I booked Palo, but not Remy because we are not wine/champagne drinkers, so I don't know that we'll get our money's worth. Please enlighten me. |
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5 on November 23, 2014
My wife and I decided to try a bed & breakfast for the first time. We were celebrating our birthdays together. Patty was extremely helpful and full of information about the area. We stayed in the Timber Suite and it was AMAZING! Very roomy, full size bathroom, awesome screened porch and hot tub! It was cold out but that's the best time for a hot tub! Breakfast was provided and it was delicious. We had a few courses for each and the food was to die for! On Sunday, Patty & Jim joined us for breakfast and it was great to chat and learn about them and the area. We highly recommend this cozy B&B to anyone out there looking for a great getaway! I was able to see the other rooms as well and they were also beautiful. We also signed up for a couples massage. The therapist comes onsite and right in your room. It was perfect! Located right on the river, we look forward to a summer trip to do a little fishing as well. 5 stars all the way! Can't wait to go back!! Eric & Dana B.
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5 on November 10, 2014
My husband and I saw the reviews and thought we would try this bed and breakfast for our little getaway. The room was immaculate, great view of the river, robes for your use, cute little fireplace, hot tub and everything we needed we had. Patty was such a wonderful hostess. All I have to say about breakfast is AWESOME!! Her lasagna quiche and salad with fruit and candied walnuts was soooo delicious! Patty had the table set up sooo cute for my husband and I. The view again while eating was amazing! We were so full we didn't eat anything else the entire day! Patty feeds you well! This was our first time to a bed and breakfast and we will definitely be returning here again!
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4.8 on October 17, 2014
Came across River House while searching for a last minute getaway to celebrate our wedding anniversary. Lots of previous positive reviews led me to pick River House and the photos on the website led me to choose the Bordello suite (which luckily was available). Perfect pick! The room was wonderful, the breakfasts were outstanding and our hosts Patty & Jim couldn't have been nicer! We will definitely be back!
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5 on August 04, 2014
Everything was top notch here! From communication, to promptness, to cleanliness, to the size of the lodge and rooms, the amount of bathrooms, the delicious breakfast we had, the availability of the innkeeper and her husband, proximity to other activities, and everything in between, we were thrilled. We were a group of 10 guys for a bachelor party weekend, and we are already planning our next guys' trip back here (perhaps with all of our ladies as well). I could not recommend this place any more!
4.8 on July 23, 2014
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I would love Norvell, but usually when the fans like someone it doesn't work out. My prediction would be Applewhite or Helton. I think Anderson is the dark horse.
G8torsrul: "Ugh. So, of the OC's that have been brought up, who runs the pro-style fast paced tempo offense? I'm guessing Helton and Applewhite at the moment. Anyone else wanna shed some light?" Anderson runs a fast paced tempo.. But, like everyone else these days he runs some spread, and some read option. One of the advantages of Anderson is that he has run this offense at three schools, and installed, or at least helped Fedora, install it at two. He has learned from Fedora, but was on his own after Fedora left MTSU. The downside is that he is young and is looking for HC opportunities. I really value continuity when you get the right pieces in place.
I'm OK with 2 of the 3. I'm not sure about Helton. Does Norvell run a pro style fast paced offense or is it more spread?
I'm fine with Christenson, Anderson, Norvell or Montgomery in that order. You could even flip Anderson/Norvell and it wouldn't matter much to me. I hope it's not Applewhite or Helton. I'm not sure I'd be excited about the hire of either, but I'd be willing to watch CWM sink or swim while supporting him……until.
5I like Norvell and have mentioned him as one of my favorites, but have concerns after watching his offense against Stanford. Now granted, Stanford has a great D, but Norvell will face that a lot in the SEC. My biggest angst came when ASU was still very much in the game and had a 3rd and goal and 4th and goal and ran the same "stack up the beef" play that all our recent OC's have loved. Put all the bodies in the middle of the field and try and run it up the gut. Stopped on both plays and that was ball game. This troubles me with Norvell. Lack of vision at a critical juncture in the game. So He is no longer at the very top of my list. I still think he is a very good OC and would not mind him at Florida, but they were pretty vanilla against Stanford. After watching games this weekend, my top 5 is: 1. Bill Legg 2. Sterlin Gilbert 3. Mike Norvell 4. Kenny Edenfield 5. Dave Schramm I really liked what I saw with Eastern Ill. and Gilbert. Balanced, fast paced attack, don't blink or you will miss something offense. They run plays in 15 seconds....I love it...... 553 yds, ,313 rushing 6.8 and 240 passing 8.9. Granted it was an inferior opponent, lower level and small school, but I don't think it will matter with him. He shredded the #4 ranked defense in the country. He exploits weaknesses. Give him the horses and athletes and he will produce. I expect somebody will grab him soon at a higher level. This weeks game with Towson should be a better indicator.
I saw one 4th down play up the middle and agree it was not a great call and reminded me also of what we've seen in the past. Bootleg or an option run at least. Something that says, I see all of you up the middle and we're not going that way.
fwiw per one site: "The offensive coordinator job at Florida remains in flux. We're told the leading three candidates are UNC's Blake Anderson, Arizona State's Mike Norvell and Nebraska's Tim Beck. Sources indicate UCLA's Noel Mazzone had an early interest, but decided to stay in Westwood".
I don't think there is any reason to cross off Noel Mazzone yet that is a BS rumor . He is a a great coach and turns programs around. He also has a great negotiator in Jimmy Sexton. All these rumors are put out by other agents to help there own guys out!!!!
The replacement OC is a done deal. The strategic offensive transfers and new offers indicate to me that the new OC is dictating transfers and new offers.
Applewhite or Helton will not make any effective change in the program. Norvell or Anderson might be able to do that, maybe. Unsure about Beck or Mazzone, although, from what I hear, Beck might be Muschamp's first choice due to his run orientation.
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Eddie Condon was as much a wisecracker as a guitar player, but when he met Bix Beiderbecke, his irony took the first train. "The players fell over themselves greeting Beiderbecke," he reported in his 1947 memoir We Called It Music.
"'How about sitting in, Bix?' one of them said. Beiderbecke smiled like an embarrassed kid and muttered something.... He sat down--at the piano. 'Clarinet Marmalade,' someone said. Bix nodded and hit the keys.
"Then it happened. All my life I had been listening to music.... But I had never heard anything remotely like what Beiderbecke played. For the first time I realized music isn't all the same, it had become an entirely new set of sounds.... "The next day we got up as the train came into Cleveland. With nothing to do but stare at the scenery from there to Buffalo, I began to wonder again about the cornet. I got out my banjo. Eberhardt dug up his saxophone and doodled along with me. Finally Beiderbecke took out a silver cornet. He put it to his lips and blew a phrase. The sound came out like a girl saying yes." "It's hard to be somebody in your own hometown" That's fine, but who in the hell was Eddie Condon anyway? No, it actually took a pair of Italians to alert me to the fact that a musical genius had once lived down the street from me. What did Greg Brown once say? "It's hard to be somebody in your own hometown. You go away and the world says, 'Oh, this guy's cool.'" Jesus, ain't that the truth. You see, I was born, like Bix, in Davenport and grew up hearing his name and seeing his face everywhere. I hung out at the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival only if nothing else was happening. I won six cases of Leinies in a bet by finishing the Bix 7 road race. But it never for a second occurred to me that this Bix fellow was anyone special, that his legend wasn't purely the product of inflated civic pride. Then, by accident, I was cast as a fiddle player in Italian director Pupi Avati's 1991 film, Bix: An Interpretation of a Legend. (Pupi's brother Antonio produced.) Shot on location in Davenport and Chicago, it tells the story of Bix's conservative, middle-class German-American family and how, when he began to show an interest in jazz, they reacted as if he had embarked on a life of crime. It follows him to a military academy in Lake Forest, Illinois, where he hardly reformed his wicked ways but instead spent most of his time blowing hot arpeggios, and then into the speakeasies of 1920s Chicago, where he finally discovered other castaways who considered jazz to be, in the parlance of the time, their bag, too. It portrayed Bix as an introverted, modest, almost other-worldly kind of kid who didn't seem much interested in anything except music--well, music and whiskey. "It wasn't booze that killed Bix," Bing Crosby once told jazz critic Nat Hentoff. "He wasn't an alcoholic. He was an absentminded sort of fellow, sometimes quite jolly. Be he was so totally immersed that he never ate or slept properly. His health broke from exhaustion." Crosby performed plenty with Bix to be sure, but his view is in the minority. Instead, Pupi's movie, like most other accounts, portrays Bix as an inveterate booze-hound who, in 1931, drank himself to death at the age of 28. Either way you go, however, Bix is a god-awful, self-important film. Leonard Maltin, with almost unnerving understatement, calls it "dramatically uneven." Its "stars"--if you can call them that--either have had the good sense to quit the business or, like Emile Levisetti, have found their niche in skin flicks like 1995's Virtual Seduction or this year's Emmanuelle: First Contact.(He plays "The Drunk.") To be fair, my appearance in two scenes didn't much help. Without speaking a line or sounding a note, I still managed to look like an idiot. During my audition, Pupi (pronounced Poooooo-pee) interrupted one of my less-than-capable fiddle passages to wave his arms and shout, "Jesus-a Christ! Who are you to be in-a my movie?" Fair enough. But that was exactly the sort of passion that hooked me. Here was this crazy, bearded Italian prone to quick and exasperated bursts of pidgin English, who had journeyed halfway around the globe with a whole crew of crazy Italians--all out of some strange and abiding love for Leon "Bix" Beiderbecke of Davenport, Iowa. Who would have guessed? Pelvic dances & sinful mixing Bix's improvised solo two-and-a-half minutes into "Royal Garden Blues" seems to come out of nowhere, both literally and metaphorically. One critic has gone so far as to mention the "holocaust" of Bix's sidemen--various players over the years who were awarded jazz immortality for the burden of sharing the stage with a slouching but brilliant, self-taught cornetist who, without even being able to read music, made them sound like shit by comparison. It's only a slight exaggeration. On "Royal Garden Blues" Bix swings where the rest plod, dancing around the beat with a smooth grace and ultra-subtle lyricism that was as yet completely foreign to the idiom. After all, in those early days, jazz was about a lot of things, but subtlety wasn't one of them. For starters, its name comes from the '20s slang for "fuck," as in "jazz me, baby" or another tune Bix recorded, "Jazz Me Blues." It's also worth mentioning that this lowdown association with jazz originated with white people and not the black folks who actually invented it. "For them its associations were just as much with Sunday mornings in church, funerals, and quiet evenings on the front porch, as with tonks and whorehouses," pointed out Ralph Berton in his wonderful 1974 memoir Remembering Bix, re-released in June in paperback by Da Capo Press. "But for most whites it was inextricably interwoven with alcohol, loose ladies, pelvic dances, and the sinful mixing of races after dark." Which reminds me that, apart from servants periodically refilling a lemonade glass, there's not a single black person in Pupi's Bix. White Americans, even as they dismissed jazz as no better than screwing music, also loved it and listened to it and mainstreamed it and happily and unthinkingly de-colorized it (just like rock 'n' roll). So that now you can have a whole bio-drama about Bix Beiderbecke--who worshipped King Oliver and Louis Armstrong and who, along with his peers, understood the phrase "they played like niggers" to be the highest praise imaginable--without black people! Eventually, jazz would become too white for some blacks. (Watch Spike Lee's Mo' Better Blues to see his characters complain about that, or listen to The Roots' Things Fall Apart to hear the same observation made about rap.) For Bix's family back in Iowa, though, it was still too black, and they exiled him because of it. Bix, ironically enough, was searching for something altogether different, even from jazz. He was "cool" to Armstrong's "hot," and his four gorgeous, startlingly modern compositions, all for piano, owed more to Debussy's whole-toned Impressionism than to anything the Creole Jazz Band could ever cook up. Meanwhile, his only Dixieland piece bore the kind of title that sadly seemed to sum things up for him: "Davenport Blues." "The family ignored and deplored Bix's musical career" Ralph Berton, who died in 1993, was in his early teens when Bix's musical flower was just beginning to blossom. In 1923, his older brother Vic took over as manager of Bix's band the Wolverines, engaging the unseasoned crew across the Midwest and cutting the first of Bix's many classic recordings. Ralph insinuated himself onto the scene as much as he could, openly idolizing the round-faced cornet player who was always getting lost or forgetting to eat or sleep. There were times when Bix would crash at the Bertons' Chicago apartment and then wake up to discuss with young Ralph the intricacies of Debussy's "Ibéria"--snobby and thus verboten material for most other jazzmen. A ruffled Bix would then seat himself at the Baby Grand and by ear work through the standards of the day, blending his love for classical with his lust for swing, lending otherwise drab ditties with unheard-of depth. "Then, and often thereafter, I observed that this delving into new musical depths brought Bix no visible satisfaction," Berton recalled. "On the contrary, he seemed to experience mostly a deep sense of frustration. He scowled, winced, exclaimed in muttered bursts of self-disgust and exasperation. It did not matter that what he was finding struck the listener--me, for example--as charming, arresting, beautiful. Listeners not only didn't count; they simply weren't there--I often had that sense." Berton's Remembering Bix is ever rich with this kind of sadness. A new prologue by the author's son John recalls his own childhood, "awaking at three a.m. for a glass of water and wandering down the dim hallway toward the comforting tapping of the typewriter keys." As it would happen, the resulting memoir has a late-night feel to it, pumped as it is full of so much emotion: gushing admiration, nostalgia, regret, even anger. The latter is directed exclusively at the buttoned-down Beiderbecke family back in Davenport. "The family ignored and deplored Bix's musical career when he was alive," Berton charges, "but after his death had belatedly apprised them of his fame in the outside world, they all developed a tendency to make a prudent buck out of it by exploiting his memory, shedding crocodile tears over his genius, his sweetness, &c." Berton, who was a professor of jazz history and editor of Down Beat magazine, indulges, here and there, in what-ifs. What if Bix had been supported early on in his music? What if he had been given the opportunity to slow down for once and explore his muse instead of seeming to always run from it? "Who can say where the road might have led then?" wrote Berton. "America might even have produced what it never yet has, a major classical composer; and Little Bickie might have still been with us, full of years...." And who knows? An otherwise musically literate fellow like myself, growing up with the purloined letter right in front of his face as it were, might have understood so much earlier what the name Bix Beiderbecke has meant to music. Trackback(0)
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'Who is a civilian?" The Muslim Brotherhood's chief jurist, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, was asking the question rhetorically. It was 2004 and the sheikh, globally renowned as Sunni Islam's most influential sharia scholar, felt obliged to dilate on Muslim law's distinction between civilians and combatants. After all, a couple of his edicts had caused some confusion.
Two days after the atrocities of September 11, 2001, Qaradawi declared, "We, in the name of our religion, deny the act and incriminate the perpetrator." Although he expressed skepticism that Muslims were behind the attacks on the United States, his pronouncement was taken as an implied condemnation of al-Qaeda.
An apparent rebuke from a figure of such stature elated American progressives, who look upon the Brotherhood as a cure, rather than an incubator, for violent jihadism. For once, the Left could feel comfortable forgetting that Qaradawi is a rabid anti-Semite whose gory enthusiasm for the Brotherhood's Palestinian branch, the Hamas terrorist organization, is most notable for its paeans to suicide bombing — or what the sheikh prefers to call "martyrdom operations."
But the treacle that Brotherhood eminences serve up for voracious Western consumption is rarely repeated in speeches to their core Arabic audience, swelled to the millions by the popularity of media mogul Qaradawi's weekly al-Jazeera program, Sharia and Life. This is the audience to which Qaradawi typically spouts such venom as: "The Israelis might have nuclear bombs but we have the children bomb, and these human bombs must continue until liberation. Calling for peace at this time is treason."
It was to this audience that Qaradawi and one of his esteemed creations, the International Union of Muslim Scholars, directed their 2004 fatwa calling for the killing of American troops in Iraq. "Resisting occupation troops in Iraq is a duty on able Muslims in and outside the war-torn country," proclaimed the IUMS.
What generated confusion, though, was Qaradawi's position on civilians. The rationale for his 9/11 condemnation seemed to center on the mass killing of civilians at the World Trade Center. But Iraq, where Qaradawi and his fellow sharia scholars were urging jihadist terror, had been entered not only by American troops but also by legions of civilians supporting the democratization mission. Did the fatwa apply to them, too?
It most certainly did. As Qaradawi had emphasized in 2003, right after the invasion of Iraq and the toppling of Saddam Hussein's regime, it was not merely the American fighters but the American presence in an Islamic realm that caused offense. "The American aggression on the whole region," he claimed, was designed "to impose the total American hegemony on us." Consequently, a Muslim "who launches attacks against the American presence is really carrying the spirit of true defenders. When one dies while carrying out such attacks, then he is a martyr." Thus, as Qaradawi now clarified, there are no American "civilians" in Iraq:
I said that I forbid the killing of civilians. I said that it is permitted to kill only those who fight. Islam forbids killing women, youth, and so on. I said so openly, but I asked, "Who is a civilian?" When engineers, laborers, and technicians enter with the American army, are they considered civilians? Is a fighter only the one inside the tank or also the one servicing it? I am speaking of the interpretation of the word "civilian."
As if these questions did not answer themselves, Qaradawi made the obvious explicit in speaking for the IUMS on the eve of the third anniversary of the 9/11 attacks: "Fighting American civilians in Iraq is a duty for all Muslims. . . . Americans in Iraq are all fighters and invaders. There is no difference between a civilian and a military American in Iraq."


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Tuesday, Jan 13, 2015 4:19 PM
A public force-on-force shoot house opens in Sarasota
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Wednesday, Oct 29, 2014 12:59 PM
Lee's note: I just wrote this story for my newspaper. Some of you will recognize Chris Brooks. He's a gunsmith and armorer who I've featured… Read more »
Wednesday, Oct 22, 2014 5:29 AM
I like light — lots of light. I have weapon-mounted white lights on three pistols, a carbine and a shotgun — my entire home defense… Read more »
Monday, Sep 22, 2014 8:48 AM
Lee's note: Another award-worthy infographic from the NSSF.
Monday, Sep 22, 2014 5:59 AM
Last week's column, "Women, handguns and domestic violence" in which I said that an armed woman is hard to victimize, seems to have provoke a… Read more »
Thursday, Aug 28, 2014 6:55 AM
Lee's note: Here's another great column from LTC Scott Daniel, a retired U.S. Army Special Forces officer with decades of special operations experience and multiple… Read more »
Tuesday, Jul 15, 2014 4:58 AM
For me, a perfect day at the range involves three things: shooting while moving, magazine changes at combat speed, and transitions between carbine and… Read more »
Thursday, Jun 5, 2014 4:41 AM
Lee's note: This just in, hot off the Tactical Wire. It's one of the best ways I've seen in a long time to gauge your… Read more »
Wednesday, Jun 4, 2014 4:20 AM
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Monday, Apr 21, 2014 5:37 AM
If you've never been in the military, you're probably unaware of one of the greatest pieces of gear ever designed – the jungle hammock. It's… Read more »
Monday, Apr 14, 2014 6:25 AM
Can modern flexible body armor stop a knife attack? Or a tomahawk? Or a sword? Well, if it's made by Safeguard Armor it can. The… Read more »
Wednesday, Apr 9, 2014 9:27 AM
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Tuesday, Apr 8, 2014 2:58 PM
Lee's note: Here's an advanced look at Wednesday's print column: Reports of Ruger walking away from its Ruger Rimfire Challenge aren't entirely true, the company… Read more »
Thursday, Apr 3, 2014 5:55 AM
Nowadays it's never been easier for those who want to study a martial art. Given all of the choices available, which have been sparked by… Read more »
Thursday, Mar 20, 2014 3:27 AM
Dave Bunnell is a life-long shooter, the General Sales Manager for a local television station and one of my frequent shooting partners. He's had concealed… Read more »
Friday, Feb 28, 2014 4:28 AM
There's an alarming trend that seems to have been born somewhere deep within the bowels of the People's Democratic Republic of California – a dangerous… Read more »
Tuesday, Feb 18, 2014 6:16 AM
by Lee Williams When I was growing up in Minnesota, the Winchester Model 94 was the ultimate truck gun, for car-hit deer, varmints, impromptu plinking… Read more »
Friday, Feb 7, 2014 10:30 AM
Lee's note: Here's a great offer for teachers from our friends at Aegis Tactical. Kudos, Joe. This is real public service. To ALL teachers of… Read more »
Thursday, Feb 6, 2014 6:26 AM
Lee's note: Here's the best work I've ever seen on the topic from our friend Peter Burlingame. The Legal, Moral, and Ethical Use of Lethal… Read more »
Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 6:25 AM
Lee's note: Here's another great contribution from Michael Sheesley – a practicing lawyer, firearms trainer and lethal force expert living on St. Thomas, USVI. Why… Read more »
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Overall, 2013 was a good year for Florida gun owners. Some great legislation was passed, although some controversial bills became law too. The state reached… Read more »
Thursday, Dec 12, 2013 8:59 AM
TrackingPoint, developer of the world's first 'Smart Rifle,' has released a hunting version of their venerable XS1, known as the XS4. The rifle came at… Read more »
Tuesday, Dec 3, 2013 4:48 AM
Lee's note: Here's a great knife explainer from Michael Sheesley – a practicing lawyer, firearms trainer and lethal force expert living on St. Thomas, USVI… Read more »


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Breaking News: Genes Linked to Eating Disorders
October 8, 2013 12:32 pm | News | CommentsScientists have discovered, by studying the genetics of two families severely affected by eating disorders, two gene mutations that are associated with increased risk of developing eating disorders.
Cell Transportation Discovery Awarded Nobel for Medicine
October 7, 2013 10:00 am | by KARL RITTER - Associated Press - Associated Press | News | CommentsJames Rothman, 62, of Yale University, Randy Schekman, 64, of the University of California, Berkeley, and Dr. Thomas Sudhof, 57, of Stanford University shared the $1.2 million Nobel prize in medicine for discovering how key substances are transported within cells, a process involved in such important activities as brain cell communication and the release of insulin.
Stem Cells Help Repair Brain Injuries
October 3, 2013 12:48 pm | News | CommentsResearchers have suggested a new view of how stem cells may help repair the brain following trauma. In a series of preclinical experiments, they report that transplanted cells appear to build a "biobridge" that links an uninjured brain site where new neural stem cells are born with the damaged region of the brain.
Alcohol Preference Gene Discovered in Rats
October 1, 2013 11:46 am | News | CommentsSelectively bred strains of laboratory rats that either prefer or avoid alcohol have been a mainstay of alcohol research for decades. Alcohol-preferring rats voluntarily consume much greater amounts of alcohol than do non-preferring rats. Now, scientists report that a specific gene plays an important role in the alcohol-consuming tendencies of both types of rats.
Breaking News: Testosterone Linked to Heart Health
September 24, 2013 1:13 pm | News | CommentsMen who have low testosterone levels may have a slightly elevated risk of developing or dying from heart disease, according to a recent study. Over time, low testosterone may contribute to an increase in body fat, loss of body hair and muscle bulk.
Tumors Caught Bursting Through a Blood Vessel
September 20, 2013 12:05 pm | Videos | CommentsResearchers at MIT have developed a microfluidic device that mimics the process of extravasation, showing the flow of cancer cells through a system of blood vessels. The extravasation process is a crucial step in cancer metastasis that, until now, has been unclear.
Bioscience Technology Update for September 20, 2013
September 20, 2013 11:46 am | Videos | CommentsIn this edition of Bioscience Technology Update: Surgeons Successfully Implant Bioengineered Vein Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Lose Appetite for Humans Bacteria Ingested Through Yogurt Affects Brain Function Young Genes Can Become Essential for Life
Breaking News: Sugars Regulate Brain Development
September 19, 2013 2:14 pm | News | CommentsNew research reveals how a tiny molecule called mir-79 regulates neural development in roundworms by controlling the correct balance of sugar-transmitters on signaling molecules. If mir-79 does not function, the nervous system is malformed.
Origins of Genomic 'Dark Matter' Discovered
September 19, 2013 12:17 pm | News | CommentsScientists have achieved a major milestone in understanding how genomic "dark matter" originates. This "dark matter"- called non-coding RNA- comprises more than 95 percent of the human genome, but it does not contain the blueprint, or code, for making proteins.
Brain Likely Hard-wired for Chronic Pain
September 18, 2013 12:03 pm | News | CommentsThe structure of the brain may predict whether a person will suffer chronic low back pain, according to researchers who used brain scans. The results support the growing idea that the brain plays a critical role in chronic pain, a concept that may lead to changes in the way doctors treat patients.
Specific Sugar Molecule Causes Cancer Cell Growth
September 16, 2013 10:57 am | News | CommentsThe process of glycosylation, where sugar molecules are attached to proteins, has long been of interest to scientists, particularly because certain sugar molecules are present in very high numbers in cancer cells. It now turns out that these sugar molecules are not only present, but actually aid the growth of the malignant cells.
Molecular Structure Reveals How HIV Infects Cells
September 13, 2013 11:54 am | News | CommentsIn a long-awaited finding, a team of Chinese and US scientists has determined the high-resolution atomic structure of a cell-surface receptor that most strains of HIV use to get into human immune cells. The researchers also showed where maraviroc, an HIV drug, attaches to cells and blocks HIV's entry.
Embryonic Stem Cells Created in Adult Organism
September 12, 2013 11:49 am | Videos | CommentsA research team has become the first to make adult cells from a living organism retreat in their evolutionary development to recover the characteristics of embryonic stem cells. They have also discovered that these embryonic stem cells have a broader capacity for differentiation than those obtained via in vitro culture.
Breaking News: Wrongly Diagnosing Dementia
September 10, 2013 9:50 am | News | CommentsScreening older people for minor memory changes (often called mild cognitive impairment or pre-dementia) may be leading to unnecessary investigation and potentially harmful treatment for what is arguably an inevitable consequence of aging, warn experts.
On the Trail of Ancient Wines and Beers
September 5, 2013 1:40 pm | by Skip Derra | Articles | CommentsPatrick McGovern is an archaeologist devoted to studying ancient artifacts and trying to piece together their role in advancing civilization. But his specialty is focused on the origins and expansion of the fermentable beverages of early civilizations, which suits him perfectly as the director of the Biomolecular Archaeology Project at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia.
Stroke-causing Gene Mutation Identified
September 4, 2013 11:49 am | News | CommentsA genetic mutation that can lead to hemorrhagic stroke has been identified by scientists– along with a drug to potentially treat it. COL4a2 is a protein that is expressed by the gene of the same name, which forms a structure outside the cell called a basement membrane. Scientists have now identified for the first time that accumulation of the mutant protein inside the cell can influence the development of haemorrhagic stroke.
Financial Stress Can Lower IQ
September 3, 2013 11:00 am | by BY SETH BORENSTEIN, AP SCIENCE WRITER | News | CommentsBeing short on cash may make you a bit slower in the brain, a new study suggests. People worrying about having enough money to pay their bills tend to lose temporarily the equivalent of 13 IQ points, scientists found when they gave intelligence tests to shoppers at a New Jersey mall and farmers in India.
Breaking News: Mice Lifespan Extended 20 Percent
August 29, 2013 12:11 pm | News | CommentsBy lowering the expression of a single gene, researchers have extended the average lifespan of a group of mice by about 20 percent— the equivalent of raising the average human lifespan by 16 years, from 79 to 95. The research team targeted a gene called mTOR, which is involved in metabolism and energy balance, and may be connected with the increased lifespan associated with caloric restriction.
Scientists Succeed in Growing Human Brain Tissue in Test Tubes
August 29, 2013 11:20 am | News | CommentsComplex human brain tissue has been successfully developed in a three-dimensional culture system established in an Austrian laboratory. The method allows pluripotent stem cells to develop into cerebral organoids – or "mini brains" – that consist of several discrete brain regions.
Researchers Discover a Potential Cause of Autism
August 29, 2013 10:27 am | Videos | CommentsProblems with a key group of enzymes called topoisomerases can have profound effects on the genetic machinery behind brain development and potentially lead to autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have described a finding that represents a significant advance in the hunt for environmental factors behind autism and lends new insights into the disorder's genetic causes.
Researcher Controls Colleague's Motions in First Human Brain-to-brain Interface
August 27, 2013 3:36 pm | Videos | CommentsResearchers have performed what they believe is the first noninvasive human-to-human brain interface, with one researcher able to send a brain signal via the Internet to control the hand motions of a fellow researcher, using electrical brain recordings and a form of magnetic stimulation.
Breaking News: 'Safe' Sugar Can be Toxic
August 13, 2013 11:21 am | News | CommentsWhen mice ate a diet of 25 percent extra sugar– the mouse equivalent of a healthy human diet plus three cans of soda daily– females died at twice the normal rate and males were a quarter less likely to hold territory and reproduce, according to a newly developed toxicity test.
Everyone on Earth is Related
August 8, 2013 11:43 am | News | CommentsNew research has confirmed that everyone on Earth is related to everyone else on the planet, using DNA-based evidence to confirm a mathematical theory. So, the Trojan Family is not just a metaphor. Turns out, we're also linked by genetics more closely than previously thought.
Breaking News: Why Don't We All Get Alzheimer's?
August 7, 2013 12:47 pm | News | CommentsThough one might think the brains of people who develop Alzheimer's disease possess building blocks of the disease absent in healthy brains, for most sufferers, this is not true. Every human brain contains the ingredients necessary to spark AD, but the vast majority of people do not and will not develop the neurological condition.
Stem Cell Hamburger Makes Debut
August 5, 2013 10:58 am | by MARIA CHENG - AP MEDICAL WRITER | News | CommentsTwo volunteers who participated in the first public frying of hamburger grown in a lab say that it had the texture of meat but was short of flavor because of the lack of fat. A research team in the Netherlands developed the burger, which was grown in a laboratory from stem cells of cattle.


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Scientists in China deliberately paralysed a group of healthy dogs before attempting to cure them with 'breakthrough' surgery that they claim will one day be used to treat patients with spinal cord injuries1.
In this devastating experiment2, 28 healthy female Beagle dogs were anesthetised before their backs were cut open and a section of their spinal cord was surgically removed, leaving a 5mm gap. The missing spinal cord was then replaced with a lab-grown 'scaffold' made of cow tendons and human proteins.
Eight of the dogs were used as 'controls' and did not receive any treatment, leaving them permanently paralysed from the waist down. After surgery, all of the dogs were left so severely disabled that their bladders had to be emptied manually every 12 hours for two weeks. Shockingly there was no mention of post-operative pain relief being given.
Three weeks after surgery, the dogs were forced to begin a strict daily rehabilitation program which involved being suspended off the ground to test their reflexes and having their back legs stretched and toes pinched. As well as behaviour tests, the dogs were also subjected to spinal cord measurements which involved inserting electrodes into a nerve in their backs. All of the dogs were killed 38 weeks after surgery and their spinal cords were dissected for analysis.
This so-called 'breakthrough' surgery, which was developed over ten years ago and previously tested in rats, enabled the paralysed dogs to stand by themselves with some being able to walk for a mere split second. A series of videos included in the online publication clearly show that despite some improvement when compared to the severely paralysed 'control' dogs, the animals were unable to walk properly and their condition was far from normal.
The so-called 'clean cut' procedure used to paralyse the dogs does not accurately reflect the reality for the majority of human spinal cord injuries, which are much more complicated and often involve fracturing, dislocation and scarring of the spine as well as damage to surrounding nerves and muscles3. Furthermore the dogs were 'treated' at the same time as the injury was created, which is not likely to be possible for many spinal cord injury patients and is likely to affect the success of the treatment in humans.
In a different recently published study conducted in the USA, dogs with existing spinal cord injuries were enrolled by their owners into a clinical trial of two drugs that are thought to help damaged nerves work again.4 The results clearly showed that even amongst dogs suffering from the same type of spinal cord injury, the extent of improvement was very variable Despite extensive testing in animal experiments and human clinical trials, there is still no effective treatment for spinal cord injury. Professor Liu Yaobo, neuroscientist at Soochow University said, "Spinal cord injury is one of the biggest medical challenges we face. There may still be many years, even decades, before it can be cured1." Sadly, the researchers are keen to move forward with testing in monkeys, which if approved, will lead to more animal suffering.
1. Paralysed dogs walk again in breakthrough spinal cord experiment by Chinese scientists. (2015). Southern China Morning Post: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1667440/paralysed-dogs-walk-again-breakthrough-spinal-cord-experiment-chinese
2. The linear-ordered collagen scaffold-BDNF complex significantly promotes functional recovery after completely transected spinal cord injury in canine. (2015). Biomaterials, 41: 89-96. Original article can be found here: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142961214011910
3. http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/spinal-cord-injury-and-compression
4. Potassium channel antagonists 4-aminopyridine and the t-butyl carbamate derivative of 4-aminopyridine improve hind limb function in chronically non-ambulatory dogs; a blinded, placebo-controlled trial. (2014). PLOS One, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116139


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He became famous all over Bengal, and the secret was very simple. He was a very good man; before he died he revealed his secret. He said, "The secret was this: I had bribed two persons, one was the ticket collector and the other was the driver. Just two persons were bribed, and the whole show was so perfect!"
So who knows whether Lazarus was pretending to be dead. It is possible. If you doubt, you can doubt anything. After all these miracles, still the apostles were asking Jesus again and again, "Give us proof!" Even at the last moment, when he was crucified, they were hiding in the crowd and waiting for the ultimate miracle to happen. And when it did not happen they were really very disappointed. So their whole life was wasted by this man! He had been doing all kinds of tricks, and now on the cross everything failed. So there was no God behind him; otherwise this was the time to prove it! They were all greedy people.
Your question is full of greed. So when you ask me, "If it is the case, would that make any difference for me?" even in asking, you know it will make a difference, because you are not here for any love affair - not out of trust but out of greed. You want to gain something - and if the man is not enlightened, then why waste your time here? Move somewhere else, find the right person who can help you. If I am not enlightened, how can I help you to be enlightened? So what is the point of being here? And I say to you it is better that you move, because I have said clearly it is not only possible, it is absolutely certain that I am not enlightened.
So those who are here out of greed, spiritual greed, should not be here; this is not the place for them. This is not a business place! It is only for those who are gamblers, who can risk. It is only for those who are a little bit mad, drunkards.
I don't promise you anything. I don't promise you the kingdom of God, I don't promise you enlightenment - I don't promise at all. My whole approach is of living moment to moment; enlightened or unenlightened, what does it matter? Living moment to moment joyously, ecstatically, living moment to moment totally, intensely, passionately..
If one lives passionately, the ego dissolves. If one is total in one's acts, the ego is bound to dissolve. It is like when a dancer goes on and on dancing: a moment comes when only the dance remains and the dancer disappears. That is the moment of enlightenment.
Whenever the doer is not there, the manipulator is not there; whenever there is nobody inside you and there is only emptiness, nothingness, that is enlightenment. And out of that beautiful space whatsoever is born has grace, has glory.
Paradise is not something geographical, it is not somewhere else; it is a way of living. It belongs to those who can live totally and intensely. Then immediately, herenow, paradise descends - or, even better, wells up within their own sources, within their own beings. Just the space is needed for it to well up.


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It has been a long time coming, but here it is, my first blog entry. This first entry is going to be short and sweet just like the sweet tea I am sipping on, but I am going to check in weekly to share my thoughts about the season with my five things that I am looking forward to seeing each game.
My name is Diana, and I am from a small town called Plymouth, Connecticut. I come from a family full of Patriots fans. I have been pro Boston sports ever since I was a kid and grew up watching just about every Bruins game thanks to my dad. Amongst playing with barbies and being a cheerleader, I had a passion for football – Patriots football. I would watch every game I could and even fall asleep to Sportscenter. My goal is to become a sportscaster someday and hopefully be on sideline near you!
I don't care if Titans fans get offended when they see me wearing my Wes Welker Jersey on game days. |
As for right now, I am coming to you live from my laptop, and am in a place I never thought I would be, Nashville, TN. I'm now a displaced New Englander embarking on a new adventure in the land of the Tennessee Titans. This is my first season outside the comfort zone of Patriots banners, license plates and window clings. I am in Tennessee with my Connecticut plates (in Patriots trim) wearing my Patriots hat and still showing every ounce of Patriots pride around these Titans folks. My love for football is strong and the Patriots are my passion, so do not let the girly-girl image fool you. I can wear heels with my Wes Welker jersey if I want to! I'm kidding of course…although not about the Welker Jersey.
I am not a bandwagon fan or just a Tom Brady lover. I know my stuff and have been loyal even going back to the Drew Bledsoe era. Whether it be improvements or praise, I will highlight my concerns and profess my love for the team that will always have my heart. With the preseason behind us, we are now just a week away from the regular season and I could not be happier.
Well, NFL Live is calling my name. Thank you for reading, and I look forward to being in touch with all of you soon!