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The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Director of the Bureau, in consultation with the Federal agencies responsible for regulation of banking and financial institutions involved in residential mortgage lending and servicing, shall establish and maintain a database of information on foreclosures and defaults on mortgage loans for one- to four-unit residential properties and shall make such information publicly available, subject to subsection (e).
(b) Census tract data
Information in the database may be collected, aggregated, and made available on a census tract basis.
(c) Requirements
Information collected and made available through the database shall include—
(5) the number and percentage of such mortgage loans that have an outstanding principal obligation amount that is greater than the value of the property for which the loan was made; and
(d) Rule of construction
Nothing in this section shall be construed to encourage discriminatory or unsound allocation of credit or lending policies or practices.
(e) Privacy and confidentiality
In establishing and maintaining the database described in subsection (a), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Director of the Bureau shall—
(1) be subject to the standards applicable to Federal agencies for the protection of the confidentiality of personally identifiable information and for data security and integrity;
(2) implement the necessary measures to conform to the standards for data integrity and security described in paragraph (1); and
Source(Pub. L. 111–203, title XIV, § 1447,July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2172.)
Section was enacted as part of the Expand and Preserve Home Ownership Through Counseling Act and also as part of the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act and as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and not as part of the National Housing Act which comprises this chapter.
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Section effective on the date on which final regulations implementing such section take effect, or on the date that is 18 months after the designated transfer date if such regulations have not been issued by that date, see section 1400(c) ofPub. L. 111–203, set out as an Effective Date of 2010 Amendment note under section 1601 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.
Definition of "Bureau"
"Bureau" as meaning the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection established under title X of Pub. L. 111–203, see section 5301 of this title.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Twenty four hours after two robbery detectives shot and killed a man they said pointed a gun at them after holding up a Southside convenience store, police identified the robbery suspect and gave some details about the police-involved shooting.
Police said that two undercover officers were watching the Gate station at the corner of Atlantic and Century 21 Drive just before 10 a.m. Saturday when they saw Jessie Cooper go inside, rob the clerk and come out with a bag of money.
They said when Cooper tried to get away in an SUV, he was confronted by the two plain-clothes officers.
"The suspect began backing up away from them and pointed a gun at them through the windshield. Both officers opened fire," said Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Director of Investigations Dwain Senterfitt.
Witnesses told Channel 4 they heard multiple shots. Cooper was pronounced dead at the scene.
The officers -- identified as robbery detectives Clement G. Nieto and Michael N. Padgett -- were not hurt.
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Officers believe that Jones was an accomplice to the robbery and is therefore legally responsible for the death that occurred.
Records show that Cooper, 28, had prior arrests for possession of drugs and traffic offenses, but none for a violent crime.
Senterfitt said the Gate location was being staked out by detectives after two recent robberies of area convenience stores.
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|Nicotine Dependence Smoking Cessation
|Other: Varenicline and smoking cessation counseling Behavioral: Exercise or relaxation treatment
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Exercise for Smoking Cessation in Postmenopausal Women
- To evaluate whether adding an established moderate resistance/aerobic exercise program for postmenopausal women 45 years of age and older to a standard smoking cessation treatment program improves short and long term smoking outcomes. [ Time Frame: Week 12 and Week 64 ]
- To examine the main and interactive effects of history of depression and exercise on smoking cessation treatment. [ Time Frame: Week 12 and Week 64 ]
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|Study Start Date:
|March 2009
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2017
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1
Exercise program
Other: Varenicline and smoking cessation counseling
All subjects receive smoking cessation counseling and varenicline 0.5mg daily for three days then twice a day for the next four days; then 1 mg twice a day for 11 weeks. Counseling is integrated within the exercise or relaxation treatment program.
Other Name: CHANTIXBehavioral: Exercise or relaxation treatment
One hour exercise sessions twice a week for 8 weeks, then once a week for 8 weeks, then once every other week for 4 weeks. Subjects in the control group receive a relaxation program that controls for contact time.
Other Name: exercise program
Relaxation program
Other: Varenicline and smoking cessation counseling
All subjects receive smoking cessation counseling and varenicline 0.5mg daily for three days then twice a day for the next four days; then 1 mg twice a day for 11 weeks. Counseling is integrated within the exercise or relaxation treatment program.
Other Name: CHANTIX
Detailed Description:
Prevalence of smoking among women has declined more slowly in women than among men. Women who quit smoking substantially reduce the risk of premature death. A multi-modal approach to smoking cessation with combined behavioral and pharmacological interventions generally yields the highest success rates. The majority of subjects who are able to achieve abstinence return to smoking. Smoking relapse rates are 50-80% within one year with the majority of smokers relapsing within the first 3 months. Interventions are needed to both enhance smoking cessation rates and prevent relapse rates in order to substantially impact long-term quit rates.We intend to compare the effectiveness of a smoking cessation program combined with a moderate exercise program to an identical smoking cessation program combined with a relaxation-meditation control condition.
In a substudy, we will also evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention in premenopausal women (N=40)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|45 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Postmenopausal women at least 45 years of age
- Smoking at least 10 cigarettes per day
- Motivated to quit smoking
- Ambulatory
- Currently exercising for 90 minutes of moderate exercise or less per week
- Motivated to exercise
- Permission from Primary Care Provider
- Good general health
Exclusion Criteria:
- Denied medical clearance from primary care provider
- Unstable angina or uncompensated heart failure
- Systolic blood pressure greater than 165 or diastolic blood pressure greater than 100
- Heart attack or stroke within the preceding 6 months
- Hip fracture within the preceding 6 months
- Unstable medical or psychiatric disorder (e.g., current major depressive disorder or substance abuse or dependence)
- Exercise-exacerbated neuromuscular disorder
- Treatment for depression within the last year
- Estimated creatinine clearance of less than 30cc/minute
- Current use of a smoking cessation aid (i.e., bupropion, NRT, clonidine)
- Current use of psychotropic medication for a psychiatric problem
- Prescription narcotic abuse or dependence with the exception of people that have been stabilized on Methadone Maintenance or Suboxone
- Previous serious adverse event with Chantix use
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00921388
|United States, Connecticut
|University of Connecticut Health Center
|Farmington, Connecticut, United States, 06030
|United States, Minnesota
|University of Minnesota
|Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455
|Principal Investigator:
|Cheryl A Oncken, MD MPH
|UConn Health
|Responsible Party:
|UConn Health
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00921388 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
1R01DA024872-01A1 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|June 15, 2009
|Last Updated:
|April 13, 2017
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
Keywords provided by UConn Health:
Smoking Cessation
Postmenopausal women
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Tobacco Use Disorder
Substance-Related Disorders
Chemically-Induced Disorders
Mental Disorders
Nicotinic Agonists
Cholinergic Agonists
Cholinergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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An article published today on the website "Medical News Today" explains that research indicates lesbians and bisexual women may be at a higher risk of dying of breast cancer, listing a number of factors that could lead to the increase in risk.
The No. 1 reason is that lesbians and bisexuals (spelled "bi-sexual") women tend not to see a doctor as often, not to get routine mammograms and not to be as open and up front in talking to their doctor about their health. The article quotes Liz Margolies, executive director of the National LGBT Cancer Network, who says that lesbians and bisexual women tend not to seek medical treatment and get routine health checkups because the healthcare system is insensitive to, and sometimes even hostile to, lesbians and bisexual women.
And the MNT article makes that blatantly obvious, just in the way it is written. For example, the article — written by Rupert Shepherd, who I am willing to bet is a straight man — starts off this way: "Whilst in no way a condemnation of lifestyle choices, new research is showing that Lesbian and Bi-sexual women tend to engage in more high risk behaviors that can lead to them being more at risk from breast cancer."
Can you guess what irritated me right away? And that's not the only time it happens in the article. Shepherd uses the terms "lifestyle" and "sexual preference" throughout.
To be honest, the article contains a lot of very important and useful information. For instance, according to the American Cancer Society, 230,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year, and each year, an estimated 40,000 women die of breast cancer. And it includes information on things that can increase a woman's risk of getting breast cancer — like smoking, alcohol use, obesity and not getting pregnant before age 30.
(According to the article, studies show that lesbians and bisexual women tend to smoke more, drink more, weigh more and, believe it or not, get pregnant less than straight women. So lesbians and bisexual women tend to have more risk factors for breast cancer.)
Unfortunately all that important and helpful information tends to get lost in the sea of Shepherd's poor choices when it comes to language. And that's really too bad.
Of course, there are options. And the National LGBT Cancer Network website looks like a really good one. So if you or someone you love has cancer or is at risk for cancer, check out this website instead. You can "create a personal cancer risk report," "find local LGBT-friendly screening facilities," "sign up for electronic screening reminders" and more. And on this site, if you see the word "lifestyle," I bet it is referring to things like whether you smoke or drink, not whether or not you are LGBT. And I'm also willing to bet that the National LGBT Cancer Network isn't going to confuse "sexual preference" with "sexual orientation," either.


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Visa changes may cost Australia skilled workers
- 'Immigrants are more motivated because they have to survive': Ping Fu
- Opinion: Time to get smart on 457, says recruiter
Tighter Australian labour migration rules could drive skilled workers to other developed nations, say experts.
Countries such as the US and Germany have recently eased migration policies to replenish an ageing workforce and proponents of imported tech labour believe they could attract the talent otherwise bound for Australia if the political mood swings away from providing 457 visas to the IT industry.
Vivek Wadhwa, author and fellow at Stanford Law School, said Prime Minister Julia Gillard's potential revision of 457 visa policies would cause the Australian government to ''snatch defeat from the jaws of victory - again''.
''After being recognised worldwide as a destination for smart technologists, [Australia] is reversing course. This is just when its local tech scene is beginning to flourish and when it needs these people the most,'' said Mr Wadhwa, who extolled the importance of immigration in his book The Immigrant Exodus: Why America is Losing the Global Race to Capture Entrepreneurial Talent.
Mr Wadhwa's family migrated from India to Australia in the '70s but later settled in the US, where he started his first technology business.
''This will no doubt be a loss for Australia,'' he said. ''We are entering an era of exponential technology advances. In this era, skill and knowledge are the keys to being competitive. Australia risks falling behind and being left out.''
Traditionally conservative US and German politicians have quelled xenophobic immigration forces to import the highly skilled workers.
Next month, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin accepting applications for the H-1B visa, popular among tech companies to attract Indians and Chinese. The agency expects to fill its quota of 65,000 applications in the first five days. If applicants hold a master's degree or higher, their employers are exempt from the quota cap.
American senators are also debating whether to double the quota, as well as how to expand access to visas through laws such as the Startup Act 3.0 and the Innovation Immigration Act - known as the I-SQUARED.
In February, the OECD published Recruiting immigrant workers: Germany, a report that favourably reviewed a new streamlined visa application process, immigrant-friendly policies, and a ''Make it in Germany'' campaign.
''Processing times are fast in international comparison; the procedure is inexpensive; and refusal rates are low,'' the report said. ''Recent provisions open up more of the skilled occupations for accelerated recruitment.''
According to the report, Germany receives the fifth-largest number of highly-skilled immigrants in the world.
India, the world's largest IT skills exporter, satisfies 80 per cent of Germany's technology job requirements. In 2011, Germany rejected only 2 per cent of applications from Bangalore.
Jonathan Chaloff, one of the report's authors, said fewer opportunities in the US, Britain, Australia and Canada - typically the most desired destinations for Indian skilled workers - could drive labour migrants to Germany.
''It would make the other destinations more attractive,'' Mr Chaloff said. ''Most skilled labour migration is demand driven: the job offer from employers determines the magnitude of flows to individual countries.''
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has cited rapid growth in 457 visa numbers to back her concern that employers were rorting the system and Australian workers were missing out on jobs.
IT workers in Australia, however, have backed her calls for employers to consider the local workforce first.
On Monday, NSW Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner said the federal government's attack on the 457 visa scheme had "not been clever" and called for it to be simplified.
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Dear Members,
David's Book: Chanting, Bowing And Rituals
[By Dr.David N. Snyder]
Chanting, Bowing And Rituals
At many Buddhist temples the service includes periods of chanting, bowing, and other rituals.
Chanting of selected Buddhist scriptures or sayings is done to remind us of their importance. In
some cases, the chanting is also a prayer, for example, the loving kindness prayer so that all
beings may be well, happy, and peaceful.
Without a personal-God figure in Buddhism, some wonder how there could be prayer and
bowing to statues. The prayers, such as the loving kindness are prayers to radiate our energies to
help all beings. It is a kind of deep wish that everyone be well. Or the prayers could be to
heavenly beings that can assist others in need. Bowing to a Buddha statue or other Buddhist
statues is not idol worship. The bowing is done out of respect for the Buddha, for providing
the teachings. In Asia it is common for people to bow to each other out of respect. It is the same
as the hand-shake in the west. It does not necessarily mean worship. For some Buddhists, there
is a worship or deep veneration for the Buddha, for reaching the perfect state of nibbana, which
is somewhat like the concept of divine. But, all Buddhists recognize that the statue is just a
symbol of the teacher and the teachings.
Other rituals include offering flowers and incense to the Buddha and other statues that may be on
the altar. Again, this is out of respect and not necessarily a display of worship. The Buddha was
opposed to attachment to rites, rituals, and ceremonies. Today many Buddhist services
include these rituals and use them to help bind the community together. If you do not like
rituals and ceremonies, the non-sectarian form of vipassana described above would be a good fit
for you.
For those of us who like the teachings of the Buddha or are already practicing in the Buddha's
Dhamma, but still like their birth religion or another religion, no problem. During the Buddha's
time there was a young man who came to the Buddha stating that he wanted to practice the
Buddha's Path, but his father's dying wishes were for him to practice their family religion. The
Buddha informed him to do both. (Rahula, 1959) To this day, throughout the world there are
Buddhists who practice other religions with no conflict to their Buddhist Path.
My family and I have images of Buddha and Jesus on our family shrine / meditation area in our
house. The famous Buddhist monk and leader, Thich Nhat Hanh, also has images of Buddha and
Jesus on his altar. (Thich, 1995) In Vietnam there are two huge sixty foot statues of Buddha
and Jesus hugging each other. (Kornfield, 1993)
The Legends
There are many legends about both Buddha and Jesus. We do not need to believe in all of the
legends. The important point is that the life experienced, the teachings, and even the legends
are all very similar. (Snyder, 1989)
Before Buddha was born, his mother had a dream. In that dream she saw an elephant coming
down from a heavenly realm and melting into her body. After the Buddha's mother, Maya,
informed people of this dream, there was a short-lived legend that Buddha was born of
immaculate conception. The Buddha put that legend to rest by insisting that he was an ordinary
man. Stories of immaculate conception were quite common in many cultures and especially in
Ancient Greece. Greek mythology is full of stories of immaculate conception, and they predated
the gospels of the New Testament. The gospels of the New Testament were written in
Stories of rising to heaven can also be found in the Buddhist scriptures. This travel to heaven is
not by divine force, but rather by human endeavor through meditation. ―I recall, Ananda,
having gone to the brahma world by spiritual power with a mind-made body.‖ Samyutta Nikaya
51.22 In this discourse the Buddha explained that he went to a heavenly realm using the power
of the mind and through the mind as his vehicle. In Christianity, we hear of Jesus rising ―in the
flesh‖ to heaven. After the Buddha explained that he went to a heavenly realm with the mind,
Ananda asks him, ―But venerable sir, does the Blessed One recall ever having gone to the
brahma world by spiritual power with this body composed of the four great elements?‖ [in the
flesh] The Buddha responds, ―I recall, Ananda, having gone to the brahma world by this
spiritual power with this body composed of the four great elements. When Ananda, the
Tathagata immerses the body in the mind and mind in the body, and when he dwells having
entered upon a blissful perception and buoyant perception in regard to the body, on that
occasion the body of the Tathagata becomes more buoyant, malleable, wieldy, and luminous.‖
Samyutta Nikaya 51.22 In this discourse we hear the Buddha explain that he can travel to the
heavenly worlds with the mind or with the mind and body.
Jesus the Awakened One
When one first reads of the amazing things Jesus said and did, one can not avoid being very
impressed and believing that he must have been something supernatural. However, after
learning of the life of the Buddha and the incredible similarities and knowing that Buddha lived
over 500 years before Jesus, one must reconsider their views of both men. Perhaps Jesus was an
awakened one, who has attained the full and deepest enlightenment, like that of Buddha. In the
Gospels, there are many years in the life of Jesus which are not explained. One explanation is
that he lived with the Essenes, a mystical type Jewish sect of that time that practiced
vegetarianism and healing. Another theory or suspicion is that he studied in the East, perhaps
even in India. The famous 19th century philosopher, Schopenhauer, believes
that Jesus must have studied Buddhism and that Jesus was in fact a Buddhist. (Von Glasenapp,
1959 and Nanajivajo, 1970)
Both Buddha and Jesus were submerged in water before they began their teachings. Jesus was
baptized in the Jordan River and the Buddha ate and bathed when he abandoned the ascetic way
of life. Shortly after that both went into the wilderness and became enlightened. In the
conventional gospels of the New Testament we do not hear that Jesus sat and meditated, but
what else could he have been doing? Jesus spent 40 days in the wilderness. If Jesus was already
divine and already had the ―holy spirit‖ in him through baptism, then why the 40 days and why
At the final stage before enlightenment, we read in the Buddhist and Christian scriptures of three
temptations from Satan. This Satan does not necessarily mean a physical person. Satan or Mara,
as it is known in the East, can mean all the negative mental defilements in us. It can be the fear,
anger, and other bad thoughts that we sometimes have, tempting us to do bad things out of
attachment, aversion, or ignorance.
Archeological findings from the Dead Sea scrolls and other findings from the Palestine / Israel
area have unveiled scriptures (Gnostic texts) markedly different from the Gospels. In the Gospel
of Thomas, recently found, Jesus speaks much like a zen master, with words and riddles pointing
to the one-ness of the universe and the unity of things. (Pagels, 1981) The Gospel of Thomas
was written in Coptic, a Semitic language, like that of the area where Jesus lived. However, the
conventional Gospels found in the New Testament were written in Greek, slightly removed from
the area where Jesus lived.
The Gospel of Thomas does not contain any of the legends about immaculate conception or even
any of the healings and other super natural powers that are said to be possessed by Jesus in
the New Testament. Popular fictional stories, such as the movie Stigmata, or the best seller,
Da Vinci Code, have some historical facts interspersed in the stories. These include the factual
references to several books written about the life of Jesus, which the early Church destroyed
because it did not fit the paradigm or view of the New Testament.
Dr. Elaine Pagels is a scholar of the early church and the Gnostic texts. According to Dr. Pagels,
the Gospel of John was written as a direct counter-attack to the Gospel of Thomas. The apostle,
Thomas, was seen as the skeptic of the group, the ―Doubting Thomas.‖ In the Gospel of John,
we find the most direct references to the Divinity of Jesus and we find the story of Thomas
refusing to believe. Thomas asks to touch the wounds of Jesus after the resurrection, according
to the gospel. After touching the wound, Thomas is in full belief of the Divinity and
resurrection. According to the Gospel of John, Jesus says, ―you believe in me since you have
touched me, blessed are those who do not see me, who do not touch me, but still believe.‖ This
quote in the Gospel of John is a direct attempt to counter the more skeptical teachings found in
the Gospel of Thomas, according to Dr. Pagels.
Since the Gospel of John was written as a counter to the Gospel of Thomas, we can infer that the
Gospel of Thomas is an older text. As an older text and the only gospel written in a Semitic
language, we can also say that the ―Gospel Truth‖ is most likely to be that of the Gospel of
There is now a growing Gnostic Christian religion or sect developing around the world. The
Gnostics see Jesus as the Christ, Messiah, but more as an Awakened One, like Buddha rather
than an all powerful personal-God in heaven. The Gnostics practice meditation, believe in
kamma and reincarnation and overall, their sect is not much different from Buddhism.
Buddhism speaks of the plane of Higher Beings, also known as ―heaven‖ in other religions.
According to Buddhist cosmology all planes of existence, even the heavens, have beings that
face re-birth. Jesus could have been an arch-angel (or god if you prefer) at the highest level of
the plane of Higher Beings. Christians themselves call the birth of Jesus an incarnation.
A conclusion that is not very hard to reach is the following:
Buddha and Jesus had similar life experiences and teachings because both saw Ultimate Truth,
Ultimate Reality as it really is. Both beings are fully enlightened, Awakened Ones in the perfect,
unconditioned state of nibbana. Many Buddhists find it necessary to practice devotion to the
Buddha for reaching the final perfected state and in appreciation for the teachings. The Christian
form of devotion or worship to Jesus is no different and should not be either.
Or alternatively, another conclusion could be:
Jesus, like the Buddha before him had many past lives in human, animal, and the other realms.
The Buddha had several past lives as an ascetic monastic where he was perfecting the ten
perfections on his way to enlightenment. The life of Jesus could be like one of the lives the
Buddha had before being born as Siddhartha Gotama, where the virtues were being
developed. The Buddha, in one of his past lives, perfected the virtue of generosity and then was
re-born in the Tusita heaven. After one lifespan in the Tusita heaven, he was re-born as
Siddhartha Gotama, the Buddha.
Using a Buddhist-Christian perspective, we could hypothesize that Jesus was also perfecting the
generosity virtue and that he is now in a heavenly realm too, just like the Buddha, before his last
birth. According to Buddhism, there is a Buddha or ―enlightened teaching Buddha‖ for every
period of time, roughly about every 5,000 to 10,000 years. The next ―teaching Buddha‖ will
appear about 5,000 years after the Buddha and is currently residing in a heavenly realm. The
next ―teaching Buddha‖ will be known as ―Maitreya – Buddha. Jesus could be that being,
currently waiting in a heavenly realm for his return, in about the year 4500. So when Christian
theology states that Jesus is coming back, maybe they are right, it is just that it will be another
2,500 years and it won't be for the ―second coming, it will be more like the second-millionth
coming (including all of his past lives).
A New Translation of some key verses
in the Bible
This section will provide a new translation of certain key verses in the Bible. This is not another
interpretation of the Bible, nor is it a criticism of the Bible in an attempt to disprove it. This is a
translation of some key verses to show how the actual words of the Bible can fit in with the
Buddha's teachings.
Like other religious scriptures the Bible was written hundreds of years after the events that are
discussed. In many translations the Bible has gone from one translation to one language to
another and another and so on. The best ―view‖ we have of the Bible is from the original
(The author studied Biblical and modern Hebrew in Israel and again in the U.S. as part of his
doctoral program and research.)
The Bible was written in Biblical (ancient) Hebrew. The characters and some words were a little
different from modern Hebrew. The grammar of Biblical Hebrew proceeded with the following
formula: verb, subject, object. Biblical Hebrew differed from modern Hebrew with the use of
the ―wa‖ character currently not available in modern Hebrew. The ―wa‖ sound was dropped and
converted to the ―vav‖ sound in modern Hebrew.
The following is the first verse from the Bible:
Pronounced: Beresheet bera elohim et ha-shemayim v-et ha-aretz.
Translation: ―In the beginning the gods created the heaven and the earth.
At first when you read the above translation you are thinking that this must be the translation
from some polytheistic religion, but it is actually the first verse in the Judeao-Christian Bible.
The original Biblical Hebrew clearly puts God in the plural: (yod-mem-sofit) at the end of the
word god, signifying plural. When I was in high school in Israel I asked all of the teachers and
rabbis I met about this and no one could provide an answer. Perhaps a logical answer is that
there are other planes of existence and indeed the author of the Bible has roots from a ―higher‖
heavenly realm, but not God, with a capital ―G.
In Biblical Hebrew as well as modern Hebrew, the plural for any word is:
(pronounced: yod-mem-sofit)
These plural characters are the equivalent to the ―s‖ at the end of English words. Hebrew is
read from right to left and if you look at the third word from the right you will see the characters:
The above is the word that is translated as ―God‖ in our Bibles. If you look at the last two
characters you will clearly see the plural form pronounced yod-mem-sofit. Another important
point to make here is that there are NO capital letters in Hebrew! The translators simply made
up the capital G! There are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet and none are in capital form.
Therefore, the correct translation of the Hebrew characters: is the English word: gods.
Other words in the Bible which are also translated as God include:
These words are pronounced: yahweh, el, and shadai
The translations of these words are: ―Jehovah (Latinized), ―god, and ―powerful‖
The characters (pronounced: yahweh in biblical Hebrew) has been Latinized to Jehovah.
This Jehovah name is strictly used when the Bible refers to the god of Israel. The name Jehovah
in its Biblical Hebrew pronunciation is not to be spoken out loud according to the Bible, thus,
at times other terms are used to signify the god of Israel, such as ―god or the ―powerful‖
sometimes translated as ―almighty.
When the Bible is not talking about the god of Israel, the characters are used which
translates to ―gods. In our Bible this is translated to the word ―God‖ which is either a bad
translation or a purposeful translation to fit the prevailing philosophy at the time.
In the Bible the god Jehovah is seen and reported as a jealous god. Jehovah tells his people (the
Hebrews) that they are to have no other gods before him. This is even the first commandment in
the ten commandments (Exodus 20: 3):
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This translates to: ―you will not have any other gods before me.
In our Bibles the translation is the same as my translation. But guess what? In our Bibles the
translators have translated the characters:
as ―gods this time, but at the beginning of the Bible these same characters were translated as
This happens again and again throughout the Bible. When Jehovah refers to other gods or how
his people should not worship other gods, the same Hebrew characters are used which were
previously translated as God with a capital G (even though there are no capital letters in Hebrew)
and with the plural characters ignored.
There are numerous examples of this. Here is another one in Deuteronomy 4: 28:
This is translated as follows:
―And there you will serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor
hear, nor eat, nor smell.
In this passage from Deuteronomy there are warnings to the Hebrew people should they not obey
Jehovah's commandments and when they do not, they will be punished and scattered through-out
the nations where they will serve ―other gods.‖ In this passage the meaning is clearly other gods
in the plural, both in the standard Bible translation and my translation.
The word for ―gods is the third word from the right and again it has the same Hebrew characters
from the beginning of the Bible, but this time these characters are translated correctly as ―gods‖
instead of ―God.
At the beginning chapters of the Bible there is a clear emphasis on the plural form of god,
making it ―gods‖ but the translation somehow becomes ―God‖ in our Bibles. When we find the
word ―gods‖ in our Bible the same Hebrew characters are used which were previously used to
signify a singular term with the addition of a capital letter.
The god of Israel is almost always represented by the name ―Jehovah.
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William Oxley Thompson, Class of 1878
William Oxley Thompson was the fifth and one of the most influential presidents of The Ohio State University, having served in that role from 1899 to 1925.
He was born in Cambridge, Ohio, November 5, 1855. At the age of 14, he began working as a hired hand on a Brownsville farm and, a year later, entered Muskingum College. He alternated working on the farm, tutoring, serving as a college janitor, and attending college. He later recalled that he lived for a time with the Harpers in their New Concord log cabin. This is a remarkable coincidence, since William Rainey Harper went on to become the founding president of The University of Chicago.
Alternating work and attending college delayed completion of his degree, which eventually was awarded in 1878. He attended Pennsylvania's Western Theological Seminary, graduated in 1881, was ordained, married, and took a position as a home missionary in Iowa. His wife fell ill and he sought an assignment in a more suitable climate.
In 1885, he moved his family to the Colorado Rockies to accommodate his wife's tuberculosis and became the president of Longmont College and minister of Longmont's Presbyterian Church. It was there that his wife and their infant daughter died in 1886. A year later he remarried and in less than four years, his second wife died at the age of 24 following the birth of their second son. In 1890, he was a 35-year old widower with three children when he was offered the presidency of Miami University. Here, he took a third wife.
He developed a solid reputation as an administrator and an educational innovator. In 1899, he was offered the presidency of The Ohio State University. He presided over the university's most important changes. Under his watch, OSU was transformed from a mostly agricultural Land Grant College to one of America's great universities. At the age of 65, he submitted his resignation, arguing that the position would be better served by a younger man. The trustees disagreed and convinced him to remain. He then embarked on a vigorous campaign to build facilities, most notable among these facilities was the Ohio Stadium. He retired in 1925 at the age of 70. He died in 1933.
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The three pairs pictured below are going to some kids I don't know, so fingers crossed that they fit! Every year, the women at my church put together 150 stockings for children in Santa Barbara's CALM organization (it stands for Child Abuse Listening Mediation). It is a big job, but the children and their therapists really appreciate it.
Hopefully the little boy who gets the Star Wars pants isn't as freaked out by their creepy looking eyes as I am. I know Oscar will love the fabric, but it gives me the heebie jeebies, just a little bit. :)
Anyway, if you are looking for a quick and easy gift to make your kids, pajama pants are a good place to start! I really like Rae's Big Butt Baby Pant pattern for younger kids, and the Oliver + S pajama pants pattern for older kids (they have a pattern sized for little kids as well).


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I am already neutered, a special needs pet, and up to date with shots.
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Clarebdon Academy Year 7 pupil Alice Moore has been elected to represent west Wiltshire for the Wiltshire Assembly of Youth.
The 11-year-old wants to improve Wiltshire's transport and leisure facilities for young people.
She said: "I'm very proud and I'd like to thank everyone who has supported me."
Following the week-long elections Rebecca Richards, 13, Sam Gallacher, 13, Liam Harding, 19, Pippa Poole, 16, Kiaran Jarvis Down, 12, Ben Blackburn, 12, and Lauren Goldson, 15, were also voted on to the assembly.
Voters also elected the county's UK Youth Parliament representatives with Court-ney Pickering, 15, Lee Gunton, 16, and Chloe Lintern, 15, serving on both bodies.
Lee, who studies at Melksham Oak, will represent west Wiltshire, said: "I know that I can make a difference to young peoples' lives."
People aged between 11 and 19 were eligible to vote in the elections with their being a turnout of 33,998 improving on last year's 32,198.
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LARISSA is a National Science Foundation funded initiative that will bring an international, interdisciplinary team together to address a significant regional problem with global change implications, the abrupt environmental change in Antarctica's Larsen Ice Shelf System.
(Domack, Leventer, Brachfeld, Ishman, Wellner, Balco)
(Scambos, Pettit, Truffer, Thompson & Mosley-Thompson, Gordon, Huber)
Writer Douglas Fox, who accompanied the scientists on the two-month expedition in 2010, has published two articles highlighting the research performed on the RV Nathaniel B. Palmer. The December 2012 article Polar research: Trouble bares its claws that appears in the journal Nature focuses on the resarch of the LARISSA marine ecosystem team. In a July 2012 Scientific American article, Fox described the researchers' efforts to determine how fast the continent is melting and what that might mean for sea-level rise.


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Get an overview of this hotelHotel in Sevierville with 2 outdoor pools and 2 indoor pools
Popular property highlights
Located in the heart of Sevierville, this hotel is within 3 mi (5 km) of Adrenaline Park, Sevierville Golf Club, and Sevierville Convention Center. Eagle's Landing Golf Club and Floyd Garrett's Muscle Car Museum are also within 6 mi (10 km).
Hotel Features
Along with 2 indoor pools, this hotel has 2 outdoor pools and a fitness center. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a lazy river, coffee/tea in a common area, and a seasonal outdoor pool.
Room Amenities
All 89 rooms provide conveniences like sofa beds and sitting areas, plus free WiFi and balconies or patios. Other amenities available to guests include cable TV, refrigerators, and microwaves.
Guest Highlights
- Breakfast
- Pool
- Helpful staff
- Clean guestrooms
Clarion Inn Willow River
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Clarion Inn Willow River features 2 outdoor swimming pools and 2 indoor swimming pools along with a lazy river, a fitness center, and a seasonal outdoor pool. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. This hotel offers access to a business center and a meeting room. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. This business-friendly hotel also offers coffee/tea in a common area, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and laundry facilities. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
- Lazy river
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Conference space
- Elevator/lift
- Total number of rooms - 89
- Number of floors - 3
- Business center
- Laundry facilities
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free breakfast
- Fitness facilities
- Pool umbrellas
- Free WiFi
- Number of indoor pools - 2
- Number of outdoor pools - 2
- One meeting room
- RV, bus, truck parking
- Free self parking
- Pool sun loungers
- Outdoor seasonal pool
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pools
- Outdoor pools
- Lazy river
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Sofa bed
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, RV, bus, truck parking
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Premium TV channels
- Balcony or patio
- Separate sitting area
- Free weekday newspaper
- Phone
- Free local calls
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave
- Daily housekeeping
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Cable TV service
- Sofa bed
- Free WiFi
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast.
Nearby Things to Do
2 outdoor swimming pools and 2 indoor swimming pools are on site. In addition to a seasonal outdoor pool, other recreational amenities include a lazy river and a fitness center.
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- In-room accessibility
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at 7 AM
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 4 children 18 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- Energy surcharge: USD 1.50 per accommodation per night
Optional extras
- In-room safe fee: USD 1.50 per day
Hotel Name
- Clarion Inn Willow River
- Clarion Inn Willow River Sevierville
- Clarion Willow River
- Clarion Willow River Sevierville
- Clarion Hotel Sevierville
- Clarion Inn Willow River Hotel Sevierville
- Clarion Sevierville
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We should mention
The seasonal pool will be open from May to October. Up to 4 children 18 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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What the hell.
Last night I dreamed my teacher got shot and I ran over there and was sitting with him until the ambulance came.
I was trying to keep him conscious and i was asking him to like, say the alphabet backwards with me and stuff.
I was holding him and he was laying on my chest and i was running my fingers through his hair.
And like, all of a sudden hes kissing me!
And were kissing eachother!
No idea.
Woke up confused, lol
I really respect his charisma and attitude in the workspace but hes always been very intimidating to me.
What could this dream mean?


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Tesla's goal is to accelerate the world's transition to electric mobility with a full range of increasingly affordable electric cars. California-based Tesla designs and manufactures EVs, as well as EV powertrain components for partners such as Toyota and Daimler. Tesla has delivered over 15,000 electric vehicles to customers in 31 countries. Model S is the world's first premium sedan to be engineered from the ground up as an electric vehicle. Model S was named Motor Trend's prestigious 2013 Car of the Year, achieved the best safety score of any car ever tested by the NHTSA, and Consumer Reports is calling it the best car it has ever tested.
Tesla Motors is committed to hiring and developing top talent from across the world for any given discipline. Our world-class teams operate with a non-conventional automotive product development philosophy of high inter-disciplinary collaboration, flat organizational structure, and technical contribution at all levels. You will be expected to challenge and to be challenged, to create, and to innovate. These jobs are not for everyone, you must have a genuine passion for producing the best vehicles in the world. Without passion, you will find what we're trying to do too difficult.
Associate General Counsel. This is a once-in-a-career opportunity to be part of the management team that will build a new captive automotive finance company. Tesla Finance LLC will support Tesla sales and Tesla customers by profitably providing financing products that are as innovative, advanced, premium and environmentally sound as the Tesla vehicles we will finance. In particular, this position will be responsible for creating and leading the legal and compliance functions. More generally, the incumbent is expected to use the tools, techniques, insights and perspectives of the law and of regulatory compliance to inform and improve all aspects of the financing business. This position will report directly to the President of Tesla Finance LLC.
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Red Lion-O (Mumm-Ra Version)...
Singapore-based online retailer The Falcon's Hangar (tfh.com.sg) informs us of their new exclusive Bandai 8-inch ThunderCats action figure: Red Lion-O (Mumm-Ra Version). This Falcon's Hangar exclusive will be offered at the Singapore Toys Games Comic Convention held the 1st and 2nd of September (singaporetgcc.com). Just like the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Lion-O (read our review HERE), the Red Lion-O will feature chromed weapons, bonus weapon rack and exclusive packaging.
More details to come... we're waiting to hear back on how fans unable to attend the show may get one.
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To buy action figures, take a look at BigBadToyStore.com, RedfordFilms.com, Toynk.com, PastGenerationToys.com, BriansToys.com, ToyWiz.com, and MonkeyDepot.com.
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New Storage Facility Helps The Salvation 'Become Family' With Refugees in Leipzig, Germany
16 December 2015
The Salvation Army in Leipzig, Germany, has set up a small 'light-build' warehouse to run as a base for its work with refugees.
Shop Mattel for Angel Tree and Save!
03 December 2015
Mattel has partnered with The Salvation Army to offer 25% OFF for Angel Tree donors.
A New Perspective: The General's Christmas Message
03 December 2015
"It is with hearts filled with thanksgiving and praise to God that we should enter this Christmas season."
The Salvation Army in Switzerland Rises to the Challenge to Care for Refugees
05 November 2015
Lieut-Colonel Hofer called for Salvation Army corps (churches) to open their doors to refugees.
Luke Bryan to Kick-Off 125th Red Kettle Campaign
03 November 2015
Over \$2 billion raised since Dallas Cowboys and The Salvation Army joined forces 19 years ago
Emotional & Spiritual Care Givers – The Eyes & Ears Of The Salvation Army
18 October 2015 | Author: Jeff Curnow
Emotional and Spiritual Care givers are on the ground throughout South Carolina, providing hope and prayer to disaster survivors and first responders.
Prepping for Hurricane Joaquin
01 October 2015
The potential for widespread flooding has The Salvation Army of North and South Carolina preparing its fleet of mobile kitchens and local disaster teams
The Salvation Army Responds to Worst Refugee Crisis Since World War II
21 September 2015
Staff and volunteers on the ground serving physical, emotional and spiritual needs in Europe
28 August 2015
Community Leaders, Elected Officials and Salvation Army Leadership Opened the Doors to the 188,000-Square-Foot Facility
Katrina: 10 Years Later
27 August 2015
The Salvation Army continues to be a source of hope, stability, and service to the residents of the Gulf Coast 10 years after hurricane Katrina.
The Salvation Army Of Florida Prepares For Tropical Storm Erika
26 August 2015
On the eve of the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, The Salvation Army is once again being called to assist those in need.
Salvation Army Omaha Kroc Center Hosts 3rd Annual Bacon Fest!
06 August 2015
The Salvation Army Kroc Center will be sizzling on Sunday, August 9 for its third annual BaconFest Omaha.
Salvation Army Volunteer in Nepal Captures Footage of Major Earthquake
14 May 2015
Video footage has been released that makes clear the dangerous situations being faced by team members alongside the people of the south Asian country.
The Salvation Army's Emergency Response in Nepal - An Overview
13 May 2015
As The Salvation Army's disaster response in Nepal continues to grow, Damaris Frick has provided an overview of the many activities currently taking place.
Salvation Army Response Team in Nepal Reaches Out to Remote Communities
03 May 2015
The Salvation Army team in Nepal is reaching out to remote communities which have not received outside help.
The Salvation Army Responds to Devastating Earthquake in Nepal
27 April 2015
Immediate and long-term efforts in place for relief and recovery
Salvation Army Canteens Continue to Provide Support in Northern Illinois
10 April 2015
Staff was busy through the night serving food and beverages from our canteens to first responders and preparing breakfast first thing this morning.
The Salvation Army Responds to Tornadoes in Northern Illinois
10 April 2015
"Right now our focus is on responding as quickly as possible, assessing the need and providing comfort"
Built to last: Celebrating 150 years
31 March 2015
A Methodist minister named William Booth & his wife, Catherine, began reaching out to drunkards, prostitutes & thieves in the slums of London.
General Eva Burrows Service of Thanksgiving to be available via live stream
30 March 2015
The Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the life and work of General Eva Burrows (Ret.) will be available via live stream over the Internet.


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Singer Mohsen Namjoo was sentenced to five years in prison in absentia under President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for songs disparaging the Koran. Guest host Linda Wertheimer speaks with Namjoo on the day before Hassan Rouhani is sworn in as president.
Four years ago, Iranian singer Mohsen Namjoo was touring in Italy when he learned when he learned he would not be able to go home. The Iranian Revolutionary Court had ruled that one of Namjoo's songs disparaged the Quran. He would have to serve five years in prison if he set foot back in Iran. But the music that concerned the court was somewhat unusual for Namjoo; most of his music actually steers clear of religion and politics.
MOHSEN NAMJOO: (Singing in foreign language)
WERTHEIMER: Today, Mohsen Namjoo is living in Brooklyn, New York, where he is making music and touring the country. He joins us now from our studios in New York City. Welcome to the program.
NAMJOO: Thank you so much.
WERTHEIMER: So, could you just give me a little bit more about why your music got you into trouble?
NAMJOO: I think the main problem was one of my songs called "Chance" and it was based on song verses of Quran.
WERTHEIMER: What you were basically doing was singing in the style of American rock 'n' roll to some extent but you were using more sacred music as a sort of basis for that.
NAMJOO: Yeah, in a concert, you know, like, especially in the modern age, you are always feeling very paradoxical forces that they are pushing you to the difference where one of them mainly is tradition and another is modernity. One of the ways for me was this kind of mixing, bringing traditional music to my new generation who are forgetting about traditions.
WERTHEIMER: Let's listen to a little bit "Chance."
NAMJOO: (Singing in foreign language)
WERTHEIMER: So, the very beginning of it sounded a lot like rap to me.
NAMJOO: Yeah. It is about the rhythm of the lyrics, rhythm of the words.
WERTHEIMER: You have been living away from your home in Iran now for a number of years, so how has life in exile been for you?
NAMJOO: Actually, from the first days, I just could use this world for myself, world of exile. Here in the U.S., I got mostly concentration on my work. I got my (unintelligible), I got respect. Definitely, I missed my mom, I missed my family, I missed my friends but not the concept of Iran. It's dead for me.
WERTHEIMER: Now, Iran has just elected a new president, Hassan Rowhani. We have the impression here in the United States that he might be perhaps not quite so conservative. When you understood that he would be the next president, did that give you any hope that you might be able to go home?
NAMJOO: I'm not sure yet that it's going to be that big change that big change so every one of us can go to Iran as soon as possible. I think it needs time more than this. But hope is the only thing we have.
NAMJOO: (Singing in foreign language)
WERTHEIMER: As you know, the New York Times referred to you as a Bob Dylan of sorts. What do you think about that?
NAMJOO: Musically, I think it's not that part. The best award for him is Nobel Prize for literature.
WERTHEIMER: So, he is a poet, is what you're saying.
NAMJOO: Yeah, yeah, yeah. You know, he's big poet. With this comparing, I definitely am absolutely proud of me.
WERTHEIMER: So, you're doing different things with the music than he is doing, right?
NAMJOO: Yeah. And also, one of the main things in my career, in my musical career, is my voice.
WERTHEIMER: Well, there would be no way to compare you to Bob Dylan then as far as singing is concerned. Let me ask you then if you would play and sing something for us to sort of end this part of our program. I understand you have your sitar with you.
NAMJOO: Yes.
WERTHEIMER: What would you like to play?
NAMJOO: (Foreign language spoken). It means I don't give up until reach you.
WERTHEIMER: If you could play that for us, that would be wonderful. But first, Mr. Namjoo, thank you so much.
NAMJOO: Thank you so much.
WERTHEIMER: Iranian singer-songwriter Mohsen Namjoo. He joined us from our New York bureau.
NAMJOO: (Singing in foreign language)


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Billy decided to step up his income by becoming a magician. On his first performance, his first 29 tricks went over like a flapjack. For his grand finale, small, weak, Billy would tear in half a New York City Phone Book with his bare hands. When he approached the podium holding the phone book, he focused his mind on the 500 people in front of him and the $10 apiece that they had paid. He picked up the phone book and tore it in half almost effortlessly. How?
Note: he did not just tear it down the middle of the spine.
AnswerHe first baked the phone book in the oven to make it become brittle and easy to tear.
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Toxoplasmosis is a very common parasitic infection that occurs throughout the world. It is sometimes called a toxoplasma infection. Only about 10-20% of people infected with toxoplasmosa parasites get sick, and most infected people experience flu-like symptoms. Toxoplasmosis is most dangerous for unborn babies, so pregnant women should take special care to avoid contracting the infection.
Toxoplasmosis is caused by a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii . The parasite is found in cat poo and undercooked meat. You can't catch toxoplasmosis from another person.
Most people infected with toxoplasmosis never have any symptoms. However, the unborn child of a mother who has never had toxoplasmosis can become infected. Infection of an unborn child can result in deafness, blindness and developmental problems. Still, most infected babies recover thoroughly.
The best prevention against toxoplasmosis is good hygiene. Teach kids to wash their hands after playing with pets. Wash your own hands when preparing foods, and clean kitchen surfaces thoroughly to prevent cross-contamination. Cook all foods well to kill any possible parasites. Cover your child's sandpit to prevent cats from defecating in it. If you are pregnant, ask someone else to clean your cat's litter box.
Toxoplasmosis produces flu-like symptoms such as
These symptoms can last a month or more. In severe cases, your child may have:
Most otherwise healthy kids don't need to be treated. However, a child with AIDS/HIV, a child that has a compromised immune system, babies, and kids with severe infections may need to take antibiotics. You can use paracetamol to treat fever and muscle aches.
Most cases of toxoplasmosis are mistaken for other illnesses such as the flu. Your doctor can perform a blood test to confirm toxoplasmosis if you think you or your child has been infected. Seek immediate medical treatment if your child has signs of severe toxoplasmosis.
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Tightrope WalkersScience brain teasers require understanding of the physical or biological world and the laws that govern it.
Tightrope walkers frequently carry a long pole to help them balance. Why does this help?
AnswerA tightrope walker remains standing by keeping his center of mass directly above the rope. If his center of mass moves off center, he must correct this or he will rotate off the rope and fall down. By carrying a long pole, the performer is increasing his rotational inertia. This means that he will rotate slower and therefore have more time to make a correction to his center of mass. The balancing poles are frequently droopy and weighted at the tips. This lowers the center of mass of the performer, which also makes it easier to balance.
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The provision, often associated to the concept of net neutrality, was struck down in a decision on the case Verizon vs. FCC, which was filed in 2010. A panel of three D.C. district judges denied the FCC's ability to require that service providers to treat all Internet traffic equitably. While this is a marked win for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) like Verizon, they will still be required to divulge information on how they enact that traffic management.
While the court said that it did not disagree with what the FCC was attempting to regulate, it was a problem with the way the rules were written which ultimately nullified them. Under the Open Internet Order, "common carriers" were denied the ability to police and regulate the information flowing through their infrastructures. However, years earlier, the commission had classified ISPs as information services, rather than common carriers.
"Given that the Commission has chosen to classify broadband providers in a manner that exempts them from treatment as common carriers, the Communications Act expressly prohibits the commission from nonetheless regulating them as such," Judge David Tatel wrote for the court.
While proponents of the ruling say that competition amongst ISPs will give consumers more choice, advocates point to the distinct lack of competition as a huge problem with giving ISPs the ability to regulate what they allow to use their bandwidth.
Theoretically, removal of these rules could allow service providers to offer tiers of service, charging customers more to access sites and applications that take up more bandwidth, video streaming services in particular. With more consumers choosing to use video streaming services as an alternative to packaged cable TV service, concerns about ISPs bringing similar sales models to their Internet services abound.
Verizon has said in a statement following the decision that consumers would continue to be able to access the Internet as they always have been, and that it would allow Internet providers to push for innovation.
But, with provider competition in many areas around the country resigned to a choice between one or two providers or nothing, the decision is undoubtedly a win for big communication companies rather than it is for the consumers.
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ST. LOUIS, MO (June 10, 2014) - The St. Louis Cardinals signed eight members of their 2014 MLB Draft Class, including two of their first 10 picks: fifth-round selection, second baseman Darren Seferina (SEF-er-ee-nah) and eighth round pick, outfielder Nick Thompson.
Joining Seferina and Thompson are left-handed pitcher Jordan DeLorenzo (12th round), right-handed pitcher Matt Pearce (13th round), second baseman Casey Turgeon (24th round), right-handed pitcher Landon Beck (25th round), right-handed pitcher Tyler Dunnington (28th round) and a local prospect from St. Louis, left-handed pitcher Sasha Kuebel (COO-buhl) (38th round).
Seferina, 20, a left-handed batting infielder out of Miami-Dade Community College South will report to State College in the New York-Penn League.
"Darren is a burner on the base paths and possesses tremendous barrel accuracy with his bat," said Cardinals Director of Scouting Dan Kantrovitz. "We are looking forward to him being a catalyst in the State College lineup and getting his career going soon."
Thompson, 21, will join Seferina and report to State College. Thompson led NCAA Division I in runs scored (69), batting a team-leading .368 with 11 home runs and 37 RBI, adding to 42 walks contributing to a .479 on base percentage while at the College of William & Mary.
"Nick had one of the most impressive offensive seasons of any college player this year," said Kantrovitz. "He controls the strike zone very well and has game power to all fields."
DeLorenzo, Pearce, Turgeon and Beck will each report to Johnson City, the Cardinals rookie league affiliate in the Appalachian League. Dunnington and Kuebel will report to the Cardinals rookie league Gulf Coast League entry in Jupiter, Fla.
State College begins their season on Friday, June 13, with Johnson City following on June 19 and the GCL Cardinals on June 20.


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KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Astros owner Jim Crane and president and CEO George Postolos will be arriving in camp for Saturday's first official full-squad workout of the spring, manager Bo Porter said. The position players who have been in camp for days will finally be able to put on a uniform and work out with the pitchers and catchers on Saturday.
Porter said he plans to address the team before it takes the field, and Crane spoke to the club as a whole prior to last year's first full-squad workout and will likely do so again.
"It will be the first time I will address the entire team," Porter said. "We'll have a meeting at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning prior to coming to work out, and I'm looking forward to meeting the guys, and the guys are looking forward to it as well."
Friday marked the official reporting date for position players, and outfielder Chris Carter -- acquired in a Feb. 4 trade with Oakland -- shortstop Jonathan Villar, catcher Carlos Perez and outfielder Che-Hsuan Lin were among those showing their faces for the first time.
Porter said the position players will go through a throwing program as well as do defensive drills and team fundamentals on a daily basis. And yes, the post-workout shaking of hands isn't about to go anywhere.
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No. 2 Battle Mountain dominates on soccer field
October 8, 2012
After a hard-fought and physical game, the Summit High boys' soccer team walked off the field with its second league loss and second loss to Battle Mountain.
The momentum was strong well into the second half, when the Tigers (8-4 overall, 7-2 in 4A Western Slope) had hope of tying the game at 1-1. That is, until senior sweeper Connor Hebert was handed a yellow card and sat out on the play that allowed Roberto Diaz to step ahead of the Tiger defense and slide the ball past sophomore keeper Noah Glasco into the net.
Glasco laid flat on the ground, covering his head in disbelief as he watched the ball bounce into the lower corner of the goal.
Hebert had tears in his eyes as he left the field at the end of the game.
"It was a hard-fought game. Both sides gave it their all," said Hebert, who left the game early to be checked by the athletic trainer and returned with what coaches and trainers suspected was a rebroken wrist. Hebert also played on an injured leg.
The game started with a Tiger own-goal, where players put the ball into the box to make "good things happen," head coach Tommy Gogolen said, but instead, the worst thing happened with the help of Huskies player Alex Trujillo.
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It slowly became more physical, with a yellow card dealt on both sides in the second half.
"We had opportunities tonight … the better team won for sure," Gogolen said. Battle Mountain tallied 19 shots on goal (10 in the first half, nine in the second) while Summit put up 13 shots (three in the first half, 10 in the second).
"It wasn't completely lopsided," Gogolen said, adding that Glasco had six saves in the game.
Gogolen said he's proud his team hung with the No. 2-ranked team in the state.
The Tiger defense was a shining star even amidst a stellar offensive game that competed with the Huskies' possession game. The Tiger game plan was to shut down the Huskies' star, No. 2, Joe LyBarger – and they did. LyBarger had no goals and no assists throughout the game.
"We shut down one of the top players in the state," Hebert said with pride.
Senior defender Daniel McFadden added that he and his fellow players "eliminated a lot of possible goals. In the end, it's an unfortunate loss, but that's the way it goes."
Offensively, Summit's speed and footwork moved the ball into Huskies territory, only to be stopped repeatedly by Huskies pushing the ball to the outside or shots being deflected by the Battle Mountain keeper. Midfielders Cesar Serrano, a senior, and Max Ortiz, a junior, maneuvered the field on injured ankles while the forwards like Alan Roque attempted to maintain control and put the ball into the back of the net.
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FORMER Witton Albion striker Shaun Tuck has been banned from playing football again until next year as punishment for sending malicious messages on the Internet.
The 27-year-old, currently at Warrington Town, went to prison last summer after pleading guilty to writing a string of offensive remarks on Twitter in the hours following the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in London.
The Football Association said on Friday that Tuck will be suspended until December 31, the governing body's sanction for the offence almost a year later.
He has also been fined £500, and told he must attend an appropriate educational course after admitting 20 breaches of rule E3, which covers 'improper conduct using threatening, abusive, indecent or insulting words or behaviour'.
Tuck, Witton's leading scorer in his only season with the club, was jailed for three months last July after writing on the social networking website that mosques should be burned and revenge taken on Muslims following the soldier's death in Woolwich.
He served half of the sentence.
The front man, from Norris Green in Liverpool, was not released by Albion, instead returning to play for the team a fortnight after his release from prison.
He scored a decisive goal against King's Lynn Town during his only appearance.
In a public apology Tuck, who left Skelmersdale to join Witton in 2012, denied he was racist and said he was sorry for bringing shame on the club.
However he was sacked by the Northwich club only days later after breaching an agreement he had signed not to use social media.
In a posting on Facebook, hours after his apology had been published, he included in a status update on his personal account derogatory comments about Albion's league rivals FC United of Manchester and their supporters.
The two were to play each other the next day.
"We gave somebody a second chance because we felt that was the right thing to do," said Witton chairman Mark Harris at the time.
"If when you do, that individual throws it back in your face there can be only one conclusion."
After leaving Wincham Park Tuck has played this season for Skelmersdale, Vauxhall Motors and, most recently, Warrington.
He did not take part in the latter's promotion play-off semi final defeat against Bamber Bridge on Tuesday, though did play from the start of the Yellows' final Evo-Stik Northern Premier League Division One North encounter last Saturday.


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AVONDALE, Ariz.—When Kyle Busch got out of his Sprint Cup car last Sunday at Daytona International Speedway, he muttered that it was like 2012 all over again.
The bad luck of an engine failure was an extension of the year he wanted to forget. He had one of the best cars in the Daytona 500 but was sitting in the garage before the checkered flag fell.
It might appear that Busch needs to race Sunday in the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway and have a good race to cleanse himself of the 2012 vibe.
But in some ways on Saturday, he flushed out the sourness of missing the Chase for the Sprint Cup in 2012 as he won the Nationwide Series race at PIR.
It has been 541 days since Busch last won on the day before a Cup race, and while there is debate on how much he can transfer as far as knowledge of the tires for Sunday, it might be more about attitude.
What Busch missed most last year was just winning, as he split time with his older brother in a Kyle Busch Motorsports car.
"The ultimate thing that you miss is being able to go to victory lane and celebrate with your guys," Busch said.
Now back in a car for Joe Gibbs Racing—the dominant organization in the series—Busch could have that winning feeling a lot on Saturdays. And that can help on Sundays.
"I can speak for myself and tell you it doesn't hurt, but everybody is probably a little different on how they react to things like that," said Busch rival Brad Keselowski.
In talking about Busch earlier this year, Cup crew chief Dave Rogers said the seven times he didn't run the Nationwide race on Cup weekends made a difference—and not necessarily a good one.
What was supposed to be a way for Busch to focus on Cup and not get distracted—as well as not get in the doghouse with NASCAR nor other drivers—turned into a distraction in and of itself.
"The con that you gave up is Kyle really loves to race racecars," Rogers said. "He is the very happiest when he is sitting in the seat driving the car to its limit.
"The negative to him not driving—he just wasn't as excited to go to the racetrack each weekend because he was only going to drive one time."
Win or lose, the Nationwide race can have a settling impact on Busch because he believes he gains knowledge for Sunday. Goodyear brought a new tire for this weekend, and Busch would have felt behind if he didn't race.
He also came back from a pit-road speeding penalty, learning a lesson of just how much he can push it while also knowing that if he has a strong car, he can make it through the field.
"Winning today means a lot for (Sunday)," Busch said. "Some of the adjustments today can really help out Dave in knowing what we can do that I liked and learning the tire, what the tire is going to do.
"There was a lot of different things that happened with this tire that we hadn't seen in the past."
Even Jimmie Johnson made a rare appearance in the Nationwide Series at the track, as he wanted more seat time. From the outside looking in, though, Johnson doesn't believe that running on Saturdays is a great indicator or educator for Sundays.
"I've sat on the couch a lot and watched and it didn't carry over," Johnson said.
"It's so tough to take exact things out of here and apply it to the Cup cars. … Kyle is fast on the Cup side, but my opinion, over history, it doesn't apply every week."
Keselowski also wasn't going to make Busch the favorite for Sunday based on his win Saturday.
"The biggest thing is that they had a phenomenal car today," said Keselowski, who finished second.
"But whether that's my success or his success or either of our failures in this series, they're still two different days and two different teams and two different cars."
But without running Nationwide, there appeared to be two different Kyles. Having won the Nationwide race, it means a happy, confident Busch when he steps into his Cup car Sunday, where he'll start fourth on the grid.
"Your mood's going to be related to how your racing's going," Busch said last week. "This is my life. This is what I do. I don't do anything else.
"This is my livelihood, my wife's livelihood. … If we don't come out here and run competitive, we're all going to be looking for something else to do."
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Lap length: 1 mile
(Car number in parentheses)
1. (55) Mark Martin, Toyota, 138.074 mph.
2. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 137.862.
3. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 137.804.
4. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 137.673.
5. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 137.164.
6. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 137.143.
7. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 137.075.
8. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 136.924.
9. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 136.882.
10. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 136.861.
11. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 136.835.
12. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 136.731.
13. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 136.654.
14. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 136.602.
15. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 136.483.
16. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 136.364.
17. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 136.291.
18. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 136.266.
19. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 135.936.
20. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 135.89.
21. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 135.87.
22. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 135.44.
23. (51) A J Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 135.44.
24. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 135.267.
25. (78) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 135.247.
26. (7) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 135.1.
27. (36) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 135.064.
28. (95) Scott Speed, Ford, 134.917.
29. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 134.821.
30. (93) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 134.705.
31. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 134.695.
32. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 134.373.
33. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 134.343.
34. (83) David Reutimann, Toyota, 133.814.
35. (19) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 133.774.
36. (35) Josh Wise, Ford, 133.591.
37. (30) David Stremme, Toyota, Owner Points.
38. (33) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, Owner Points.
39. (44) Scott Riggs, Ford, Owner Points.
40. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, Owner Points.
41. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, Owner Points.
42. (32) Ken Schrader, Ford, Owner Points.
43. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, Owner Points.