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Invasive procedures such as amniocentesis could be a thing of the past with recent news that a blood test performed during pregnancy is being developed to give the same results.
Currently, pregnant women who are considered at high-risk of giving birth to a baby with chromosomal or genetic disorders, such as Down syndrome, muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis, undergo an amniocentesis test during the fifteenth week of pregnancy.
While amniocentesis is considered extremely accurate - with a greater than 99% success rate - it also carries with it an increased risk of miscarriage. Experts estimate that by undergoing amniocentesis, a pregnant woman increases her risk of miscarriage from 1 in 250 to 1 in 300.
The new blood test will carry none of these risks and will be able to be performed as early as 6 weeks into pregnancy. As blood samples are taken during routine antenatal tests, this new test could be performed on high-risk women without any additional discomfort.
Still a few years off, experts all agree that the development of an affordable, reliable and non-invasive test for diagnosing Down syndrome and other chromosomal abnormalities is the holy grail of prenatal diagnosis.
Currently, a combination of a blood test and an ultrasound called Nuchal Translucency, which measures the amount of fluid behind your baby's neck for high-risk indicators, can be carried out on pregnant women to identify those who may be at a higher risk of having a baby with Down syndrome. As the result of this testing, about 5% of women will receive results indicating that she has an increased risk. This testing does NOT confirm that your baby has Down syndrome - it merely returns a result that your baby is at higher risk.
It is at this point, that further testing is recommended to get a definitive result. There are two different tests that can be carried out:
Amniocentesis and CVS tests are not compulsory and the decision to undergo further testing - or not - rests with the pregnant mother.
Last revised: Tuesday, 6 July 2010
This article contains general information only and is not intended to replace advice from a qualified health professional.


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"Spin is King" in difficult batting conditions on Day 1 of the inaugural Cricket Canada National Cricket League as the Prairie Fire and Pacific Edge both register wins and qualify for Day 2 Semi-Finals in the 50 over leg of the tournament.
MATCH 1 :: Pacific Edge vs Eastern Fury :: The partnership of Canadian National Team captain Rizwan Cheema (28 from 38 balls including 4 sixes) and Canada u19 all-rounder Nikhil Dutta (22 from 58 balls) formed the only notable partnership as the Eastern Fury struggled to a paltry 85 all out from 27.3 overs. The Pacific Edge assault was led by a 4 wicket performance from spinner Rashid Masood (4-33 in 9 overs).
The Pacific Edge run chase was not without incident, however, as they lost 7 wickets to reach the low total in 30.4 overs. Edge batsman Mandeep Rehan occupied the crease in guiding his team home to victory with a cautiously paced 22 runs from 84 balls, which included a single boundary.
The Edge now advance to a de facto Semi-Final matchup with the Prairie Fire, winners of match 2, for an opportunity to enter Sunday's Final and be crowned the NCL 50 over champion. The Eastern Fury, by virtue of having a lower NRR than the Western Stallions, losers of match 2, are now relegated to a development match versus a combined Universities XI and look to re-enter the completion in better form during next week's T20 leg.
MATCH 2 :: Western Stallions vs Prairie Fire :: Paced by an entertaining 77 run performance from Canadian Trevin Bastiampillai, the Fire put up a total of 180 runs from 43.4 overs that remained out of reach for the Western Stallions who only managed 131 from 34.5 overs in response.
The Western Stallions, captained by Canadian seamer Khurram Chohan (0-16 in 8 overs), started well and were treated to a 2nd over run out of national team batsman Hiral Patel (0) by Zahid Chaudhary and coupled with an aggressive spell by Canada A seamer Grant Broadhurst (2-25 in 6 overs) that saw both Harpartap Singh Sandu and the ever dangerous Raza-Ur Rehman dismissed leaving the Fire reeling at 10-3 from 3.3 overs.
The Western bowling, although tidy at times, seemed to lose the plot and allow the Prairie Fire to consolidate and gather momentum around the partnership of Bastiampillai (76 from 108) and Jatinder Mathuru (30 from 45).
The Stallions requiring 3.6 RPO for victory, suffered at the hands of Prairie Fire spinners who did the lion's share of damage as Junaid Siddiqui (4-32 in 10 overs), Hiral Patel (2-25 in 4 overs), and Raza-Ur Rehman (3-21 in 9 overs) left the Stallions' innings well short of the required target.
The Fire will now look forward to a one-off show down with the Pacific Edge for a chance to reach Sunday's final, while the Stallions, although losing the contest, maintained a better NRR than match 1 losers Eastern Fury, will have an opportunity in a Semi-Final knock out with the Central Shield who make their first appearance in the 2012 NCL after receiving a first round bye.


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Program Review Process
A. Question Areas
Section 1. Programs must address the questions in Focus Areas A, B, and C.
A. Required Focus Area: Curriculum.
1. What changes are needed so your curriculum is current? Address the following:
i. What new programs or options be considered?
ii. How is your program changing to address market demands? You may want to consider the labor market research such as high demand occupations.
b. What are the top three trends in your field or related fields and how do they relate to existing program curriculum and experiences?
2. What changes need to be made to your curriculum or learning experiences based upon your student learning outcomes assessment? Address the following:
a. What learning outcomes are being promoted by your professional association or accrediting agency?
b. How do your learning outcomes align with your program's courses (curricular mapping) and at what level of instruction?
c. How are students doing on the learning outcomes as they graduate? After they leave?
3. How does your program support the needs of the general education curriculum?
4. What interdisciplinary opportunities exist?
B. Required Focus Area: Student Success.
1. What improvements need to be made to enhance student enrollment trends, as well as retention and graduation rates of all students and underrepresented students? How can your program help to close the achievement gap for underrepresented students?
2. What can be done to improve student success in your program's courses with the highest "D" grades, fail rates and withdraws rates?
3. What is your program doing to promote transformative actions to enhance student success?
4. What impacts exist that enhance student learning?
C. Required Focus Area: Integrated Planning.
1. What did you accomplish from your last program review's action plan and what challenges did you experience?
2. How does your program's mission align with the University's Strategic Directions, the Division's goals, and your School's goals?
Section 2. Programs must choose at least two of the three selected areas below to address.
D. Selected Focus Area: Faculty Accomplishments.
1. What are the strengths and challenges you identify when exploring the accomplishments of your faculty's scholarship contributions?
2. How has your department contributed with regards to service to the University or the community? What opportunities for partnership or collaboration exist?
E. Selected Focus Area: Pedagogy.
1. What pedagogical improvements are needed to help meet student learning needs?
2. How is technology used to improve student learning?
3. How can your program be delivered to increase access to students?
F. Selected Focus Area: Other.
1. Please list one or two additional questions you would like to address.
B. Program Review Format
The program review format is available in Attachment 7.
C. Timeline
It normally will take six (6) to eighteen (18) months to complete the program review process (Attachment 4 and Attachment 5).
D. Audience
A unit's self-study, strategic plan and action plan are also important components for reports submitted to the Middle States Association and other professional accreditation groups (Attachment 6). In addition to the final approval of the program reviews by the Dean/Vice President, Provost and President, the Board of Governors requires a three-page summary of each program review to be completed (Attachment 8 and Attachment 9). All non-administrative program reviews must complete the State System Summary Form (use the MSWord version until the on-line form is available at the PASSHE web site – Attachment 9).


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POOR defending and a failure to take chances by Tempest United prevented them from almost producing one of the shock results of the day against champions Charnock Richard.
A big crowd of more than 100 saw the visitors go 1-0 up after 15 minutes, but Tempest hit back five minutes later through skipper Chris Farnworth.
Two mistakes by Sean Rothwell allowed visitors Charnock to go 3-1 up.
Tempest refused to lie down and battled back, halving the deficit before half time with a Tom Booth goal, and the hosts came out strongly in the second half only for poor defending to pave the way for two more Charnock goals.
Trevor Ball's side continued to create and spurn chances until Booth bagged his second in the 90th minute to make it 5-3.
Assistant boss Gary Westhead said: "Overall we gave a good account of ourselves against a team who will more than likely win the league.
"For us, it was a game to keep up our good performances ready for a massive game at Vickerstown. Charnock are a good side and will know they were in a game for 90 minutes."
In the same division, Eagley's new boss Simon Haworth knows he has a tough job ahead of him after watching his side lose 4-0 to Fleetwood Hesketh in his first game in charge.
He said: "To use the old cliché, it was not a four-niller, we had two or three one-on-ones when it was 1-0 and that could have made it very different.
"We gave away three soft goals – an own goal, a free header and a mix-up in defence with the keeper.
"Fitness was going to be an issue as Fleetwood had played a few games while ours were off. I am going to be working on that as well as the lads having character when they go behind."
The weather continued to affect local sides as Bolton County versus Furness Rovers and Turton against Hesketh Bank were postponed in Division One.
The same fate befell Stoneclough whose Division Two trip to Walney Island was off and CMB versus Haslingden St Mary's was also postponed.
But the investment by Ladybridge on their 3G pitch continued to pay off as they hosted Todmorden Borough. Now all they need is to pick up results after falling to a 4-2 defeat.
An already depleted Ladybridge were dealt a major blow after only five minutes.
A poor challenge saw Liam Green deservedly sent off.
With Ladybridge losing concentration, Todmorden took advantage with two goals and the lead was further increased to 4-0 before half time.
Instead of lying down, Ladybridge came back strongly in the second half with captain Jordan Hussey leading the way.
He pulled one back when he linked up Jamie Desousa and rounded three players before finishing superbly.
An inspired chip by Steven Schofield further reduced the deficit but, despite Ollie Bretherton going close, the spirited fightback did not reap further reward.


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It seems as though every day we get news of another 'great new this' or 'fabulous new that', and I'll be the first to put my hand up & gleefully admit it makes me just as excited as the rest of you to be in the know, to hear of things first, and to be updated on the latest & greatest - however, there's something to be said for the ancient, the stoic, the classic, the tried & tested. Known and used for thousands of years by island cultures, coconut oil is one such legendary ingredient that falls squarely in that category. Not only has it properties that make it a staple in most organic beauty products as well as most natural skin & haircare collections, but it's stunningly simple, not expensive and is one of nature's most potent emollients for everything from hair conditioning to skin moisturizing - and you can cook beautiful food with it! This latest release from Dessert Essence Organics harnesses all the goodness of coconut oil in the form of a nourishing Coconut Oil Shampoo & Conditioner, that promises to bring back shine, eliminate frizzies, restore luster and deliver intense moisture to dry, over-processed hair. Add to that some gorgeous packaging and a price tag of around $7, and you've scored yourself what I'd call a beautiful bargain. Writer :: Emma Pezzack - www.futurenatural.com: the best organic beauty products in the world.
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Did you know?
Samara is one of the few places where you'll almost certainly see an aardvark.
Heavy rains have just fallen on Samara Private Game Reserve in the arid Karoo, not far from Graaff-Reinet. A triumphant message goes out on Facebook:
'The success of our land rehab efforts are now visible. Some of our rock dams have trapped 50cm of soil. The spekboom looks amazing, the grass is growing in the holes we dug.'
It might seem a tad cryptic to those who haven't been there – but this means a lot to the volunteers who have worked hard to restore the veld in this dry region.
Samara, now a large private game reserve, is made up of a many former livestock farms. Some of them were overstocked and overgrazed, creating erosion gullies that still bleed away precious topsoil.
Volunteers at Samara have made a real difference here, slowing the water-flow down so that plants can take root and cover the bare earth.
On any reserve, private or otherwise, there is plenty to do – and volunteers get a real insider's view into the running of such a place. While visitors may only have sightings of cheetahs on game drives, you'll be intimately involved, watching cheetah behaviour and noting their kills and movements.
You'll follow vervet monkey researchers to help with observations, and log the movements of secretive aardvarks.
In the process, you'll be feeding into research being done by top South African universities. More importantly, you'll be learning about conservation from the inside.
You can also work a little with underprivileged children at the Vuyani Safe Haven for neglected children in the nearby town of Graaff-Reinet.
Volunteering at Samara attracts conservation-minded people of all ages from many countries. A few weeks here will provide an invaluable experience in the bush. If you're here in winter, you may even be called on to help during game capture operations – an intense experience you will never forget.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Samara Private Game Reserve
Tel: +27 (0)49 891 0880
Email: email@example.com
How to get here
You are just under three hours away from the nearest airport in Port Elizabeth. The volunteering crew at Samara will organise a transfer.
Best time to visit
The Karoo is known for its extreme weather − very hot summers (November to March) and very chilly winters (May to August). The shoulder seasons are mild.
Around the area
Don't miss the Valley of Desolation at the Camdeboo National Park, not far from Samara.
Get around
While at Samara you will be transported in a 4x4 vehicle. But often, you'll be on foot. In fact, a reasonable level of fitness is recommended.
Length of stay
You have the option of staying for two weeks up to 12 weeks.
Where to stay
You'll stay at the volunteer accommodation, which is cheerful and decent. The price of accommodation is included in the amount you pay.
What's happening
You work as a volunteer from Monday to Friday, but have the weekends off. The closest big town is Graaff-Reinet, which is often referred to as the 'Gem of the Karoo'. It is an historic town with many attractions.


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'Pawn Stars' Celebrates New Season with a Theme Song by Lynyrd Skynyrd [VIDEO]
When my husband sits down to watch television, I usually leave the room. If it's not sports or sports commentary, he's watching the new wave of reality tv – Storage Wars, Deadliest Catch, etc. One of the only shows I'll actually watch is Pawn Stars. I love the cast – they aren't rude or mean to each other and the content is actually interesting and factual. Plus, I think Chumlee is adorable!
The new season of Pawn Stars, which began at the end of May, has held many surprises – one being a new theme song performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Lynyrd Skynyrd will be performing right here in Evansville on August 1st. Will they perform "Winning Isn't Everything"? No idea, but check out a video below of the launch party.
Tickets are on sale for Lynyrd Skynyrd with special guest Eric Paslay at the Ford Center in Evansville, IN. Tickets are available at ticketmaster.com and at the Ford Center ticket office.


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In a high-scoring display, the West beat the East 148-143 in Sunday's NBA All-Star game at Staples Center in Los Angeles, but the real story was one particular all-star — Kobe Bryant.
The hometown favorite scored 37 points and was named the All-Star Game MVP for the fourth time, tying the record for the most All-Star MVP trophies in NBA history with Bob Pettit — read more after the jump.
Kobe also acted as Carmelo Anthony's PR agent, shielding him from Craig Sager's questions about his rumored trade talks with the New York Knicks and New Jersey Nets.
Bryant wasn't the only hometown favorite shining during All-Star weekend. Rising Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffin won Saturday night's slam-dunk contest with a car-hoping dunk that included taking a pass from teammate Baron Davis through the car's sun roof.
Several stars watched Sunday's game, including Jay-Z and Beyonce, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman, Stevie Wonder, Steven Tyler and Justin Bieber, who was named MVP in Friday's celebrity game, despite the fact that he had a shot rejected by former pro Scottie Pippen.
Prior to the game, Lenny Kravitz performed, while Rihanna provided the half-time entertainment with guest shots from Drake and Kanye West.


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Union president Harold Daggett takes to Facebook in advance of February meetings.
ILA Labor Negotiations
The International Longshoremen's Association and its employers at U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports are discussing an early, long-term extension of their coastwide contract that expires Sept. 30, 2018. The goal: an agreement that spares cargo interests an experience such as the one they endured during the epic 2012-13 bargaining between the ILA and United States Maritime Alliance. Those negotiations yielded a six-year contract, but only after nearly a year of rocky negotiations and repeated strike threats.
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The new or extended contract being explored by International Longshoremen's Association and its East and Gulf Coast employers could run until 2025, seven years beyond the current agreement's 2018 expiration.
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Several dozen Baltimore dockworkers have filed a lawsuit challenging their national union's takeover of their local chapter and dismissal of 500 new members before Wednesday's referendum on a local contract.
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The International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance said they "strongly oppose" any attempt to place the longshore industry's collective bargaining under the Railway Labor Act.
18 Mar 2015
Putting waterfront labor under the Railway Labor Act will be a heavy legislative lift with a divided Congress and a union-friendly White House. And, it's unclear if such a move would prevent "economic warfare" — whether from union slowdowns and the withholding of labor, or employers' refusal to hire workers.
Typically, once a U.S. longshore negotiation is settled, the affected ports revert to a state of normalcy despite whatever disruption occurred during the talks. U.S. West Coast negotiations over the past 20 years have never been without disruption but were always followed by near-normal operations that lasted in some cases for years. The six years leading up to the June 30, 2014, expiration of the recent agreement between waterfront employers and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union saw only sporadic disruption. But there is a difference between then and now: The current agreement reached on Feb. 20 failed to resolve all issues and one in particular — chassis maintenance — stands out as holding the potential for sparking further disruption and uncertainty for shippers.


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) - Netflix ( NFLX) reports earnings after the bell, and investors are wondering whether the company can continue its fourth-quarter momentum, or if the tides have turned again on the company. Netflix had one of the most tumultuous years a public company could have in 2011. The company's stock soared towards $300 per share as strong momentum continued to generate interest, only to plunge following several high-profile blunders.
The video company instituted a massive price hike for subscribers, prompting a headline-grabbing backlash. Then, Netflix tried to separate its DVD and streaming businesses, further alienating customers. Content deals also turned sour, forcing Netfilx to lose exclusivity on some deals that made it popular in the first place. These errors led to TheStreet readers naming CEO Reed Hastings as the worst tech CEO of 2011. Despite all this, 2011 ended strong, with the Los Gatos, Calif-based company beating fourth-quarter expectations and regaining some of its lost subscribers. There are doubts, however, that this momentum can continue. Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter isn't sure Netflix can continue sustained growth, citing worries over the firm's international rollout and the loss of the Liberty Starz ( LTSZA) content. Pachter, however, does note in a research report that the company is likely to add subscribers this quarter and investors may react favorably. On the other hand, he adds, management will continue to focus on adding subscribers by doing anything they can, which may hurt profitability. "We expect management to chase subscriber growth at all costs, driving marketing spending ever higher, making them unlikely to provide a specific earnings range for the full year," Pachter wrote in his research note. The analyst rates Netflix shares "underperform" with a $45 price target. During the fourth quarter, Netflix added 610,000 total U.S. subscribers, of which 220,000 were streaming only. It also added 380,000 international subscribers. If management were to continue chasing subscribers by any means necessary, this could hurt long-term profitability, and cause a wide range of earnings estimates, says J.P. Morgan's Doug Anmuth. Still, he believes investors will continue to focus on subscriber additions, at least for now. He expects streaming margins to be higher than the 11% guidance Netflix gave last quarter, coming in at 12.4%. Anmuth rates Netflix shares "neutral" with a $95 price target.


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Husband Rick still has slight confusion, it doesnt seem to be any worse but it is still there, and adds to his agitation. His blood looks good, or so they say. I cant read the reports and have had little success in researching to be able to understand what they mean. When we were in Huston I was very aware that he now has little sense of direction, and being in a strange environment brought out more confusion. Is there anything we can do about that? I wish he would get more water down, but he does work on that. Anyone have any info ? He is normal other than a bit of confusion and depression (cant blame him there) still strong etc. thanks


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Following the rejection of EU imposed austerity measures by the overwhelming majority of Greek voters, eurozone finance ministers have once again come to Brussels to try and save the single currency in what is being described as a 'crucial 48 hours'.
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Applies to saliva substitutes topical: powder, solution, spray
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Dopamine β-hydroxylase (DBH) is an enzyme that converts dopamine to norepinephrine:
DBH is a 290 kDa copper-containing oxygenase consisting of four identical subunits, and its activity requires ascorbate as a cofactor. [1] It is the only enzyme involved in the synthesis of small-molecule neurotransmitters that is membrane-bound, making norepinephrine and epinephrine the only transmitters synthesized inside vesicles. It is expressed in noredrenergic nerve terminals of the central and peripheral nervous systems, as well as in chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla.
DBH is inhibited by disulfiram, [2] tropolone, [3] and, most selectively, by nepicastat. [4]
In the peripheral nervous system, it is located predominantly within sympathetic nerve vesicles, but it is also present in preganglionic motor nerve fibers of the vagus nerve. [5]
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- ↑ Rush RA, Geffen LB (1980). Dopamine beta-hydroxylase in health and disease.. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci. 12 (3): 241-77.
- ↑ Goldstein M, Anagnoste B, Lauber E, McKeregham MR (1964). Inhibition of dopamine-beta-hydroxylase by Disulfiram.. Life Sci 3: 763-7.
- ↑ Goldstein M, Lauber E, McKeregham MR (1964). Inhibition of dopamine-beta-hydroxylase by tropolone and other chelating agents.. Biochem Pharmacol 13: 1103-6.
- ↑ Stanley WC et. al. (1997). Catecholamine modulatory effects of nepicastat (RS-25560-197), a novel, potent and selective inhibitor of dopamine-beta-hydroxylase. 121 (8): 1803-9.
- ↑ Yang M, Zhao X, Miselis R (1999). The origin of catecholaminergic nerve fibers in the subdiaphragmatic vagus nerve of rat. J Auton Nerv Syst 76 (2-3): 108-17.
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Erasmus Darwin
Erasmus Darwin, the grandfather of Charles Darwin, was one of those who put forward the first fundamental proposals for what we now refer to as the theory of evolution. According to him, living things were not created as individually distinct species. On the contrary, they were all descended from a common ancestor and were shaped, altered and varied according to their subsequent needs.
His ideas were subsequently adopted by Charles Darwin and set out in greater detail. The theory that living things had descended from one another in a haphazard manner took its place in his grandson's book, The Origin of Species.
Charles Darwin had received a lengthy religious education. But a year before setting out on his voyage on the Beagle,he definitively abandoned certain fundamental Christian beliefs. By that time, he had developed a passionate interest in biology and the paradigm he observed was incompatible with his religious belief. The most important influence in making the young Charles Darwin non-religious, and even actively hostile to it, was his grandfather Erasmus.118
Erasmus Darwin was actually the first person in Britain to put forward the idea of evolution. A physicist, psychologist and poet, he was someone whose words were listened to with respect. Indeed, according to his biographer, Desmond King-Hele, he was the greatest Briton of the 18th century.119
Erasmus Darwin was also one of Britain's leading naturalists. (Naturalism is an intellectual movement that believes the essence of the universe lies in nature, that rejects the existence of a Creator, and even regards nature itself as a creator.) Erasmus Darwin's naturalist outlook gave Charles both an ideological and an organizational direction. Erasmus developed arguments that would later form the basis of Darwinism from his research in his eight-hectare botanical garden and collected these in his books, The Temple of Nature and Zoonomia. In 1784, he also set up a society that would play a leading role in the dissemination of these ideas. In fact, the Philosophical Society would be one of the greatest and most passionate adherents of the concept put forward decades later by Charles Darwin.120
In short, despite the theology that Charles Darwin learned, the most important factor in his turning to materialist-naturalist philosophy—and rapidly rejecting religious beliefs, and subsequently publishing his book The Origin of Species—was his grandfather, Erasmus Darwin.
118 Glen McLean, Roger Oakland, Larry McLean, The Evidence for Creation: Examining The Origin of Planet Earth, Pittsburgh: Full Gospel Bible Institute, Whitaker House, 1989, p. 94.
119 Desmond King-Hele, Doctor of Revolution: The Life and Times of Erasmus Darwin, London: Faber & Faber, 1977, p. 361.
120 William R. Denslow, 10,000 Famous Freemasons, Vol. I. Richmond: Macoy Publishing & Masonic Supply Co., 1957, p. 285.


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Home > Patients & Visitors > Health Library > Bullectomy for COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) weakens
the structure of the lung and may also damage the tiny air sacs (alveoli) in
the lung. When these air sacs break down, larger airspaces known as bullae are
Bullae sometimes can become so large that they interfere with
breathing and may cause complications:
For some people, surgically removing the enlarged air sacs—known as
a bullectomy—makes breathing easier. But few people are considered good
candidates for a bullectomy. It may work best for people with COPD who are
young, have large bullae that are grouped in just one area of the lung, and do
not have severe blockage in their airways. A
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Bullectomy may make the lungs work better so more oxygen gets into
the blood.
If there are many bullae spread throughout the lungs, surgery is not
likely to be helpful. In this case, other areas of the lung often become
damaged after the surgery. The best surgical results happen when there is
only one bulla or only a few that are all clustered in one area.
Long-term follow-up studies have begun to show that within 3 to 5
years after surgery, lung function deteriorates to the level it was before
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The decision about whether to do the surgery is difficult and
usually is based on the doctor's experience and the person's overall
Bullae can be removed using a laser. But this method has not been
found to have an advantage over traditional surgery.
Hanania NA, et al. (2003). The efficacy and safety of fluticasone propionate (250 micrograms)/salmeterol (50 micrograms) combined in the Diskus Inhaler for the treatment of COPD. Chest, 124: 834–843.
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Tell Me About the Creation
The Origin of Life
Evolutionists hold that living things spontaneously formed themselves from inanimate matter. However, this is a medieval superstition contradicting the main laws of biology.
For many people, the question of "whether men descended from apes or not" springs to mind when Darwin's theory is mentioned. Before coming to that, however, there are numerous questions the evolutionary theory needs to answer. The first question is how the first living organism appeared on earth.
Evolutionists answer this question by saying that the first organism was a cell that emerged from inanimate matter by chance. According to the theory, at a time when the earth consisted of inanimate rocks, soil, gases and so on, a living organism formed by chance through the effects of wind, rain, and lightning. This evolutionary claim, however, is contrary to one of the most fundamental rules of biology: Life comes only from life, which means that inanimate matter cannot generate life.
The belief that inanimate matter can produce life is actually a medieval superstition. According to this theory, called "spontaneous generation", it was believed that mice sprang naturally from wheat, or maggots arose "spontaneously" from meat. At the time when Darwin put forward his theory, the belief that microbes of their own accord formed themselves from inanimate matter was also very common.
The findings of the French biologist Louis Pasteur put an end to this belief. As he put it: "The claim that inanimate matter can originate life is buried in history for good."2
After Pasteur, evolutionists still maintained that the first living cell formed by chance. However, all experiments and research carried out throughout the 20th century ended in failure. The "chance" formation of a living cell aside, it has not even been possible to produce a living cell by a conscious process in the most advanced laboratories of the world.
Therefore, the question of how the first living organism emerged puts the evolutionary claim into a quandary right at the first step. One of the chief defenders of the theory of evolution at the molecular level, Prof. Jeffrey Bada, makes this confession:
While invalidating the theory of evolution, the law "life comes from life" also shows that the first life on earth came again from life, which means that it was created by God. He is the only One Who can give life to inanimate matter. In the words of the Qur'an, "It is He Who brings out the living from the dead, and brings out the dead from the living." (Surat ar-Rum: 19)
2) Sidney Fox, Klaus Dose, Molecular Evolution and The Origin of Life, New York: Marcel Dekker, 1977. S. 2
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A TALENTED mouth artist celebrated his first public exhibition in Christchurch after an accident many years ago left him paralysed from the neck down.
After the incident in 1992 left him unable to use his arms or legs, former Royal Engineers soldier Anson Harvey began to draw to relieve his boredom.
A resident at Shelley Park Neuro Care Centre in Boscombe, Anson began drawing with his mouth, although art was something he had never been very good at before his accident.
He said: "I had no formal art training and the skills I developed were self taught. But over the years my artwork has gradually improved "It has been a very slow and sometimes frustrating process and although I still feel that there is room for improvement, my confidence has grown enough for me to share my work with the public."
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William Carey University will present Lisa Loomer's "Bocon," an award-winning fable filled with humor and enchantment, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 10 and at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, February 14 in the Joe and Virginia Tatum Theatre on the Hattiesburg campus.
Friday, January 23, 2015
William Carey University hosted Scholarship Day for prospective freshman students with a composite ACT score of 24 and above and transfer students with a 3.5 grade point average and above at the Hattiesburg campus on January 23.
Friday, January 16, 2015
Personnel from the NASA DEVELOP National Program will be at William Carey University in the lobby of Green Science Hall from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Thursday, January 22 to discuss internship possibilities with interested students.
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Forty-two William Carey University students were inducted into the Mississippi Beta chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society on January 14.
Membership into Alpha Chi is limited to no more than 10 percent of the junior, senior and graduate class members. Carey students must have at least a 3.70 grade point average on the 4.0 scale to qualify for membership.
Friday, January 16, 2015
Five William Carey University art students recently earned honors in the Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition, an art contest held annually among both public and private universities and colleges throughout the state.
Friday, January 16, 2015
William Carey University will be closed and day classes will not meet in observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 19. This closing applies to the Hattiesburg and Tradition campuses. Night classes will meet at their scheduled time on both campuses.
Offices will reopen and day classes will resume the normal schedule on Tuesday, January 20.
For more information, call (601) 318-6051.
Friday, January 16, 2015
The William Carey University Winters School of Music and Ministry Studies will host Keyboards and Canapés, an opportunity to sample assorted refreshments while listening to familiar works set for multiple pianos, in Smith Auditorium on the Hattiesburg campus at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 3.
Thursday, January 15, 2015
The largest gift from an individual in the institution's 123 years of operation will assist William Carey University in building a school of pharmacy on the Tradition campus in Biloxi and in efforts to launch the doctor of physical therapy program at the Hattiesburg campus.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
The Leo W. Seal Family Foundation, headquartered in Bay St. Louis, has pledged $125,000 for the establishment of the school of pharmacy at the William Carey University Tradition campus in Biloxi.
Monday, January 12, 2015
The William Carey University Winters School of Music/Indigo Productions will present "Walk With Me: The 16th Street Bombing," a musical retelling the story of the September 1963 Birmingham, Ala., bombing, on February 5 at Smith Auditorium on the Hattiesburg campus.
The first production will be at 10 a.m. and will be a collaborative presentation from the School of Music and the history and English departments for area high school students. The presentation at 7 p.m. is open to the general public.
Monday, January 12, 2015
The William Carey University School of Education has been awarded a $90,000 grant for teacher quality improvement under Title II of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
Title II grants, which are awarded in Mississippi by the Board of Trustees of the State Institutions of Higher Learning, focus on preparing, training and recruiting high-quality teachers and principals. Twelve grants were awarded in the state this year.


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Susan McTiernan, associate dean for graduate programs at the Quinnipiac University School of Business and Engineering, is available to discuss what Mary Barra's appointment as CEO of GM means for women in business.
"Mary Barra's appointment as CEO of GM is an historic moment, not only for the auto industry, which it certainly is, but for the ranks of women who seek leadership roles in corporate hierarchies based on their expertise and accomplishments," said McTiernan, who formerly served as the principal author of the Financial Women's Association's annual report on the status of senior women executives and members of boards of directors of the 100 largest publicly traded companies in the metropolitan New York region.
"Ms. Barra's case is particularly interesting, given the variety of roles in which she has served at GM, including those as varied as engineering and human resources and the fact that she literally grew up at the company," McTiernan said. "With an engineering degree, an MBA and her extensive experience within the company, she is recognized as an extraordinarily competent auto executive and someone who has literally led the product renaissance at GM. The real significance of Ms. Barra's appointment may be that it takes place within an industry that has long been considered a strong bastion of male executive leadership. While tech companies, e.g. Hewlett-Packard, led by Meg Whitman and formerly by Carly Fiorina and Yahoo, led by Marissa Mayer, have shown a more welcoming face to women at the top, the auto industry is fairly well known for not having done so. One strong indicator of this is the percentage of women listed as top management within these companies as opposed to the US more broadly. Across America, slightly more than 14% of most senior executives are women, but this percentage in the auto industry is only about 12%. It is interesting to note that GM leads the three major automakers with respect to women on their board of directors, with four women out of fourteen total members. Ford hosts only two women out of a board of eighteen and Chrysler one woman out of nine. These numbers are worthy of note because they can suggest the openness of an organization to senior female corporate leadership.
"Further significance that is attached to Ms. Barra's appointment is the reality that half the cars in America are purchased by women, and arguably they influence a good number the other half of purchases. Her rise to the top of the executive order at GM may portend well for the company in this context. At the very least, her appointment is another major milestone in accomplishment for the ongoing glass ceiling challenge faced by women in the United States."
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OK I give up too easily what now?
Like 6 games and I only won once online.
I must've switched over 6 teams over the course of the game.
Despite understanding the basic rules of the game I seem to be stuck in a rut.
I need a TV1000 that doesn't seem so fragile that losing like 2-3 to injuries in the first half seems very unlikely.
Cause I really cannot be arsed to carry on playing when that happens in the first match. That's just my lazy nature. It ain't fun, and I'm probably wasting both my and the opponent's time prolonging it.
Also, tried dwarf. Gods they're so slow. I felt like I'm boring myself and my opponent when I play these guys. And when they're 2-0 behind, it's as good as 'Let's just bash and forget about scoring.'
The nuances of the game seems to be lost on me. Like, starting formations, kick direction. I hope I get it in the long run, but right now I'm just mucking about.
I understand how to get 2 die blocks but seem unable to plan 2-3 steps ahead. Stuff just happens as it goes along. The latest game won was against a Dark Elf team with no rerolls as Elf - I'm happy but I felt that my opponents is probably playing a badly designed team.
Still, should I carry on with my Elves?
2 TD scored. 10 conceded.
Awful, Just awful.
Well, yes, because you're suddenly playing human beings and not the AI. Human beings are a lot sneakier than the AI, and capable of coming up with a lot more surprises. Plus, it's not a very good AI in the first place, even for a simple AI. It doesn't take advantage of the differences amongst the teams, and it doesn't watch the clock. So you're going to get beaten a lot starting out.
It's worth reading bbtactics.com to get a feel for things. Also there are simple things to keep in mind, like always try to leave a man or two back for cover rather than getting sucked towards the ball, and always do the moves first that don't require a dice roll, and count how far it is to the line so you can make sure your player can get there next turn. Nothing worse than realising you stopped one square too soon.
First of all: don't give up! The first few matches can be tough. You might consider playing a bit of the single player: the AI is pretty terrible compared to a human player, but it gives you a starting point, and I think (haven't really played it myself) that the campaign mode is an OK introduction to various types of play.
Elfs are a good team, but they can be pretty fragile. For starting out I'd probably recommend orcs - they're strong, very tough and can even throw the ball a little bit if it comes to that.
As usual bbtactics.com has some good advice on starting rosters - I'd recommend the first one from here but the others are fine too.
For starting position, I'd say go for something like this - left for receiving, right for kicking. Depending on your roster the players might be a bit different, and there's an argument for putting your linemen on the front when kicking so your black orcs don't get hit, but the basic position's fairly sound. A few things to think about are: will your opponent have to make a dodge / blitz one of your players out the way to get into your half, have you left anyone in position to be pushed into the crowd with frenzy, do you have enough movement to get to the ball when it lands...
For kicking, I'd pick up the kick skill on your first lineman to get a level, and until then just aim for the middle of the pitch to minimise the chances it'll go out of bounds and let your opponent give it to one of his players.
If you're not familiar with the concepts it'd probably be a good idea to read up on cages and the 2-1 grind as these are two tactics orcs will use a lot.
There's also an RPS challenge league where I understand there are some friendly types who'd probably be willing to give you some pointers while you play.
As Pres and totally chainsawhands and not the other one said (especially the bits about bbtactics.com, really fantastic site). Elves are surprisingly difficult to coach, for my money the best starting teams (in order) are:
- Orc, who come with most the basic stuff and are cheap, strong and survivable
- Dwarf, as above only very slow, who will teach you everything you need to know about moving and blocking but can be quite dull to play
- Undead, who are like the Orcs but with more flare and less starting skills
- Human (for a real baptism of fire), who can do a bit of everything but not really very well
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i think i'll grind some more with humans.
Kinda ok with 4 blitzers team at the moment.
My Blitzer leveled up, I gave him Dodge so I could peel off easier from marking.
Hopefully I made the right decision. Will play again tonight.
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They don't have the bashing capability of the heavier teams and they most certainly don't have the agility of the lighter teams. Of the top tier teams (there is an explicit 3 tier ranking system) they are the statistically weakest in terms of win percentage. So just understand that it is a slight handicap to take them.
Dodge was a good pick on your Blitzer, but on regular skill rolls you want to be looking for Guard. Guard is the great equaliser in the bashing game as bashier sides (ie teams with regular ST4 players) will be looking for killer skills to go with their natural strength and tend to neglect the support play.
Catchers are very bad players - grossly overpriced by any metric you want to use, but they have got Move 8 which makes them helluva fast and that can often take opponents by surprise, charging into their backfield to harass the ball carrier.
you've got to float like a butterfly against bashier sides, standing off - on defense don't engage until they make a mistake - whilst attacking don't cage as you'll get bogged down, use a mobile screen move your slower opponent around the and then punch a hole to flood through once you've drawn him thin or he's over committed to one side. Against agility sides you've got to sting like a bee - cage up on offence and get in their faces on defence, but leave a mobile player or 2 unengaged so you can deal with any attempts to run players into your backfield.
You're right I should give up now. :S we'll see how this goes on the next few matches. I have a good feeling about these dudes cause it's the first team I individually named each players.
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I don't know - The Dessert Spoons have been doing pretty badly in the Open.
The Cooking Funt did level up yesterday, but no such luck for Bat Fastard or Uck Fugly.
I named my four Chaos Warriors in the Divisions of Death Tank, Hammer, War Face*, and Professor Brian Cox
Professor Brian Cox proceeded to get +str and +mov in his first two skillups, and far outstrip the other chaos warriors. Comedy names work.
*(before the game - I believe they may in fact have named the game after my player)
damn rats. I got one blitzer crowd surfed and got perma 1 AV loss in a hard fought 1-1 draw.
That and a missing lineman for the next match. I decided to buy a catcher to have some speed in that game.
I really hope the rematch is kinder. I'm surprised I didn't kill a single rat in that game, at turn 14 I bashed like half of his team to the injury box and they still survived without perma-damage.
Otherwise Sol Badguy the Ogre gets Guard while a lineman gains Kick. We're ready to rock.
I heard a rumour that if a skaven player gets enough -AV the value rolls over and he goes back to being useful.
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lost the rematch 2-1
i think i was too tired off work and let him in with a TD on turn 3.
sunday shifts does that to you.
and the ogre failed his stupid rolls during the first half, can't remember what he did at all.
it ended 2-0 half time and i was considering bashing and just forgetting about winning.
except turn 12 we wiped a quarter of their team and my blitzer scored a touchdown for his 16th SPP.
2-1, really wanted to equalize, then the weather changed to rain and pickups are hard with our thrower injured and out of the game (he was out on turn 5) when the lineman failed to pick up the ball after a successful blitz on turn 14, victory is nigh impossible.
we started bashing every single one of them. they ended the game with like 7 rats to our 10.
I really felt disappointed with the early TD conceded, but I guess the second half cheered me up a bit since i scored a niggling injury on one of them with 2 KO and 3 Badly Hurt.
I really wanted to kill that Gutter Runner with 2 heads.
As in slice it and cook it and feed it to cats.
Otherwise, it was ... ok I guess. We've 6 Blockers now with the 2 promoted linesmen.
And the two injured players are back in training. TV feels bloated at 1370, but we'll see what happens.
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It's the greatest fail magnet of all. My advice for pitch control? Once you outnumber your opponent make a point of fouling, especially any opponent that would only allow you your blitz block, if you get 3 assists on AV7 your odds of eviction are similar to their chances of being fouled off the pitch.
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I'm starting to have second thoughts on this AG3 team though.
Dark Elf seem to be awesome on paper, minus the high price at the start however.
Will ponder upon this some more.
Ag3 really lies in an ugly place, ag2(skeletons, dwarfs), you don't really try the following dodge, nor ag1(tomb guardian#, saurus'). But Ag3 teases a 66.6% dodge rate, 88.8% with a rerolls, only marginally more than 50% and 75% a zombie can manage.
But there is one ace in the hole all Ag3 players have, they are only one +AG from greatness. AG4 is only needed in slim supply for a huge effect. A single AG4 catcher, thrower or runner will end up being the core of every game plan(unless it's a rotter or snotling then you just expect death). DElves are a great team though. Just ignore assassins, they are pointless until you are trying to ag5 leap stab into guard cages.I am once again writing a blog, vaguely about playing games the wrong way
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What a good start to 2013, Ancestry has just released a new dataset, Outward Passenger Lists 1890 – 1960. The information concerns passengers leaving UK ports for destinations outside of Europe and covers a time period when emigration was popular and easy as not so many visa, work permits etc. were required. Ancestry tells us that the pre 1890 passenger lists have not survive, which is a great shame.
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Last UK Address Teign Royal, Teignmouth, Devon
1st class cabin
Destined for Bombay, India
Occupation – Indian Army
51 years of age
Last permanent residence – India
Future permanent residence – India
He was traveling with his wife Mrs Muriel Pottinger, 31 years of age.
Quite a lot of useful genealogical information to be found amongst these records and might solve a mystery for some family historians as to where a certain person was on census night !
The originals of these records are held at Kew and are Records of the Board of Trade BT26 & BT27.
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Media representatives in CFL cities across Canada are voting in six categories this week for the most outstanding players on the team they cover.
Here's what my ballot for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers looks like this year:
Most Outstanding Rookie
This one was the biggest no-brainer of the year as Bombers wide receiver Chris Matthews uses his size and speed to decimate CFL secondaries.
While Matthews went through a dry spell in mid-season as defensive co-ordinators focused on him, he has made some adjustments of his own and is once again putting up big numbers.
Heading into Week 18, Matthews leads the team in every meaningful receiving category: receptions (72), yards (1,105), average yards (15.3) and TDs (7).
Honourable mention: Demond Washington. Take away all his fumbles on punt returns and he has actually had a pretty good season.
Most Outstanding Lineman
Any media person who tells you he or she actually knows the intricacies of what is going on in the individual battles on the line of scrimmage is either a liar or Doug Brown.
So I will rely for my selection in this category on the Bombers coaching staff, who advise that tackle Glenn January -- who was an East Division all-star last season -- has once again distinguished himself this year.
Whatever, says January.
"Whenever you play a position like offensive line, obviously it's not about individual awards. If we were looking for individual notoriety, we signed up for the wrong job," said January.
"I'm just happy with the way the unit has come along this year, with me and (tackle) Steve (Morley) being the only veterans. We've shown some improvement and we did it with hard work. That's what's really satisfying for me this year."
Honourable mention: Morley. Good guy, works hard, pays the price.
Top Special Teams Player/Most Outstanding Canadian
Placekicker Justin Palardy has had a career season and is on pace to break his own franchise record as the most accurate field-goal kicker the Bombers have ever had.
Palardy has been successful on 35 of his 40 field-goal attempts this year, an 87.5 per cent success rate with just two games remaining.
If Palardy is able to maintain that pace, he will break the franchise field-goal accuracy record he set in 2010, when he went 26-of-30 -- or 86.7 per cent -- after joining the Bombers in August of that year.
Toss in a perfect 29-of-29 record on convert attempts this year and a kickoff average of 57.8 yards that is fourth in the league and somewhat improved over his first two seasons in Winnipeg, and Palardy seems an easy pick in both the top Canadian and special teams categories.
Just another year at the office, Palardy says.
"I expect to play like this. I expect to make every kick. Every year I play, I expect to play like I did this year," said the kicker.
Honourable mention (in both categories): Non-import Henoc Muamba, who continues his strong play as a special teams tackler (18 tackles and counting), but more importantly has matured into a bona fide starting middle linebacker.
Most Oustanding Defensive Player
This was a tough category -- and razor-thin vote -- last season because both Jonathan Hefney and Jovon Johnson made a compelling case. In the end, Johnson narrowly won the nod and went on to make league history as the first defensive back to be named the CFL's top defensive player.
It's a tough pick again this season, but for a very different reason -- the defence has struggled all year as a unit and there is no standout that's likely to go on to win league honours this season, as Johnson did last year
So I asked Bombers head coach and defensive co-ordinator Tim Burke what he thought.
"I would think just on numbers and impact, probably (defensive linemen) Alex Hall or Bryant Turner would probably be the guys who had the best years," said Burke.
I will give the edge to Hall, who is now done for the year with a knee injury but who recorded nine sacks in 2012 and was among the most dominant pass rushers in the league during the second half of the season.
Honourable mention: Turner, who had five sacks in the first three games of the season but has registered just one since then.
Most Outstanding Player
You could make a case that the top rookie and most outstanding player are the same man on this year's edition of the Bombers -- Chris Matthews.
But if you select Matthews in both categories, then you completely ignore the tremendous impact tailback Chad Simpson has on this team, on and off the field.
On the field, Simpson has 1,003 yards rushing and a 6.0 average on just 168 carries in what's been an injury-shortened season. What's more impressive, however, is the context: Simpson's put up those numbers on a team that's had an anemic offence, a revolving door at quarterback and often never even had a chance to establish the running game because they so frequently fell behind early in games.
Off the field, Simpson brings the kind of veteran leadership and steadying influence -- both of which were sorely needed during this turbulent season -- that comes with having had a successful NFL career before he ever got to Winnipeg.
Simpson said Thursday a nomination for most outstanding player, if it happens, would mean a lot to him, particularly because he thinks he is capable of doing a lot more for this team next season.
"It was a good season, a solid season. But I missed the first three games with a (foot) injury and even after I got back, I was probably 65 per cent because I couldn't put any pressure on my toe. Even now, it's not a hundred per cent.
"I can do way better."
Simpson gets my nod.
Honourable mention: Matthews.
Results of the voting will be announced Wednesday.
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One of the many items available in Sotheby's inaugural space exploration-themed auction (occurring 19 July) is a bag of moon dust and rocks, collected by Neil Armstrong during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission. The bag (labeled LUNAR SAMPLE RETURN) was forgotten for years and then mistakenly auctioned off to Nancy Lee Carlson—who paid $995 for it and other items. Carlson ended up sending the bag to NASA to test its contents, and the mystery of the lost moon dust was explained—along with a legal battle between Carlson and NASA. It's believed the moon dust will fetch up to $4 million at this summer's auction. Find out more at Reuters.
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Anybody who has lived (or lives) the freelance life knows that it can be challenging, infuriating and disheartening at times. In order to keep freelancer spirits up, artist Jeremy Nguyen has created a series of achievement sticker illustrations that congratulate workers on everything from sending final drafts to remembering to eat or putting on pants. Take a peep at the New Yorker's Daily Shouts, where they're featured, when you're feeling like you got nothing done.
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Dating back to the 12th century, some of Iceland's folktales are more than the average fairytale. In fact, many are still held in such high regard that some recent "construction projects, including a proposed road development through the ancient Gálgahraun lava field, have been halted because the area is believed to be home to elves and dwarves." From Drangey Island to rock formations in Dimmuborgir and beyond, the country's most beautiful natural wonders are said to be home to trolls, ghosts, elves and more—find out more at National Geographic.
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Created by the New York Times and YouTube's geo-coded streaming data, a series of fascinating maps tell the story of each US state's taste in music. The popular music artists featured are everybody from Rihanna to Lil Uzi, Metallica, Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga. While some results might be easy to guess, it's certainly interesting to trace who (and how much) people are listening to—for instance, Bruno Mars is especially popular in Southern California. Take a closer look at the NY Times.
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Designed by Beijing architecture firm People's Industrial Design Office (PIDO), there's a new community farm that goes further—quite literally. PIDO's mobile garden is built atop two bicycles, so the entire community can take care of it and also benefit from it. The structure is a triangular steel frame, and the tubes have holes for plants to live inside, and "a set of solar panels are fastened onto the structure to power a pump that runs water through the entire system." Not only a clever design, but also a pretty one, the mobile garden was created to give more people access to farms—especially in high-density cities.
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France Now Has Oyster Vending Machines
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The French have once again invented something irrefutably French: a 24-hour oyster vending machine. Of course the machines are refrigerated, and they also have glass walls so consumers can choose which oysters they want. One farmer, Tony Berthelot (who has a machine on Ile de Re island, off France's western coast) says the idea was born from "losing lots of sales when we are closed," he tells Reuters. "There was a cost involved when buying this machine, of course, but we're paying it back in installments... And today, in theory, we can say that the calculations are correct and it's working." Find out more at Reuters.
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