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Origins News Round-up for December 6, 2013
This week's Origins News Roundup features highlights from a recent conference of evangelical theologians, exciting human fossil finds, tell-tale lice, and a few words from the Pope.
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"It's tempting to think that the church needs to decide quickly which of these [original sin] scenarios is right, and which ones must be wrong. I believe the church is better served by taking its time, holding several different scenarios in tension for a while as we think through the implications of each."
"For a few moments, it felt like our little church community was surrounded by glory. The wisdom of Christ in the hypothalamus was illumining the wisdom of Christ in the prophets and gospels."
What can a practicing scientist in the 21st century—even a "bench scientist" like me whose scientific forays are confined to a laboratory—glean from a 19th century wanderer like Thoreau?
In this series, James Kidder provides an intriguing study on transitional fossils and the evolutionary history of modern humans. He begins by discussing the fossil record, explaining how new forms are classified. He then explains the physically distinguishing trait of humankind—bipedalism. From the discovery of Ardipithecus, the earliest known hominin, to the australopithecines, the most prolific hominin, Kidder focuses on the discovery, the anatomy, and the interpretation of these ancestral remains.
As I read The Voyage, I often thought about Darwin's other famous work, The Origin of Species, and the delight that Darwin clearly took in the natural world. Writing about a tropical forest in Brazil, he found himself at a loss for words, "…it is not possible to give an adequate idea of the higher feelings of wonder, astonishment, and devotion, which fill and elevate the mind."
Considering my own stance on the satisfying harmony of science and faith, you might be surprised to find on my shelves nearly everything written by Richard Dawkins (including "The God Delusion") and my late friend Christopher Hitchens (including "God Is Not Great"). One must dig deeply into opposing points of view in order to know whether your own position remains defensible. Iron sharpens iron.
How do metaphors impact the dialogue between faith and science? We might start by asking: what are the framing metaphors at work in the current debates? Even using the word "dialogue" here suggests an implicit metaphor that frames my approach to the relationship between faith and science. Imagine substituting "dialogue" with "war;" that would conjure a completely different metaphorical framework.
With so many issues to discuss, Christians can easily get the feeling that science is always attacking the faith. It is essential to balance such conversations with positive responses to God's creation. After all, the primary response to the natural world in the Bible is to praise the God who made it.
Christian theology asserts that humans are spiritual creatures, a unity of body and spirit or "soul," integrated, not reducible downwards to mere matter or upwards to mere spirit.
Although committed to the principle of sola Scriptura, Calvin recognized that the Bible would have been written in terms its original recipients would have understood. Calvin inherited the medieval cosmology of his time, a way of viewing the world heavily influenced by Greek thought and one which was about to receive shocks from astronomers such as Copernicus and Galileo. But not just yet.
God shows himself not just in the orderliness of nature, but powerfully, joyously and always surprisingly in its beautiful "non-order" as well.
In this three-part series, Cal DeWitt offers insights and examples of why science and ethics must work together to help us make informed, practical decisions within our society. DeWitt's science-ethics-praxis model provides a framework by which we can live more effectively as God's stewards.
In this series, David Buller pays careful attention to the original language and cultural context of Genesis 2, revealing that our responsibility to care for creation is a sacred task given to us by God, not merely a modern secular activity. By taking Scripture seriously, we learn that we have a God-given mandate to be diligent stewards of His creation.
As an Evangelical and a scientist, Katharine Hayhoe is already a member of a rare breed. As a climate change researcher who is also married to an evangelical Christian pastor, she is nearly one of a kind.
We tend to think of creativity in terms of flashes of insight and brilliance, of novelty, and especially of unexpected things bursting upon the scene. But creativity is no less creative and no less remarkable when it proceeds step by step, according to discipline, according to rule.
Gregg Davidson and Ken Wolgemuth seek to remove the stumbling block of the Genesis flood in this four part series. Though many believe in an ancient world-wide flood, the evidence given does not hold up to geological scrutiny, but points rather to something regional instead. It is their hope that Christians will not walk away from faith in Christ simply because a global flood is not supported by science. Looking at natural phenomena like the Grand Canyon, salt beds, and fossil deposits, they reveal reasons for these deposits and structures while showing that their origin did not stem from a violent flood that covered the planet.
The song is built around the image of a river flowing through a canyon it has sculpted—an image that can easily be played out as a picture of the way that the Lord has been at work preparing a path for us in the material world, complete with signposts to his former and present activity.
The Denisovans, an extinct hominid group that interbred with modern humans, made the news again lately with the publication of a more detailed study of their genome. One of the many interesting findings was that the Denisovans share the same chromosome 2 fusion that modern humans have.


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The #8-seeded Husker Volleyball Team swept the #9-seeded San Diego Toreros and will face the #1-seed Texas Longhorns Saturday night at the Devaney Center. Texas beat the American Eagles 3-1.
Bill Snyder, 74, wasn't at retirement age the last time the Wildcats won a bowl game.
Corn Nation community member dkdevnet takes a look at fan expectations over the years and asks whether the expectations for Pelini are truly fair.
All you need to know about the 2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers including a quick look at the offense, defense, special teams, and schedule. Spoiler alert: The Offense is good, the Defense is untested, and the Special Teams will be whatever it is they are.
LPW delivers a meme-filled illustration of why he hates the Nebraska Cornhuskers. A hint, Lil' Red plays a part.
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When a blockbuster game is about to be released, there's always a certain amount of pressure placed on reviewers to give it a good review, which is considered a hazard of the business. Reviewers can also be filtered, sometimes subtly, so that only potentially the most favourable get to review the product. However, it appears like Electronic Arts went the extra mile to filter out potential bad reviews of Battlefield 3. Some reviewers in Norway, including gamer.no and gamereactor.no were asked to complete a questionnaire before they were given access to early review copies of the game. It appears that EA planned for reviewers that didn't answer the right way to be unceremoniously dumped. However, it didn't exactly turn out as they planned. This is the questionnaire that was emailed to reviewers: - Did the reviewer personally review BFBC2 or Black Ops? - What score did he give it? - What is his past experience with Battlefield? - Is he a fan of Battlefield? - Is he a fan of Call of Duty? - Has he been playing BF Franchise? BFBC2? 1943? BF2? - Has he expressed enthusiasm or concern for BF3? What are they? - Did he play the beta? Did he enjoy it / get frustrated with it? - What is his present view on the game? Seems a little iffy, doesn't it? EA quite obviously want to gauge a reviewer's preference between BF3 & CoD and use that to decide whether to give the game to them or not. However, there was a bit of a storm about this and the issue was even reported on Norway's top news site NRK. This has since forced EA to withdraw the questionnaire, explaining the reason it went out as "human error". EA Norway marketing manager Oliver Sween made the following statement: It's a real stretch to think how this could have been anything but a deliberate attempt at reviewer manipulation. Human error is making a typo, not writing a whole piece designed to gauge a reviewer's product preferences! Given the high stakes involved aka millions of dollars, it's not really surprising that they might try it on. At least they knew to back down and save face in this instance. If this practice is allowed to continue, then it threatens the integrity of independent journalism, potentially, leading to biased and untrue reviews. These would then gloss over or outright lie about things such as serious game bugs, poor graphics, poor gameplay and any number of other nasties sure to ruin the gaming experience. They would end up reading like a PR puff piece and damage the reputation of gaming review sites significantly. Of course, these dodgy reviews would make gamers very unhappy customers when they realized they'd been duped, likely resulting in the eventual reduction of future game sales as gamers lost confidence in them. But no matter, the games publishers would have that reliable old scapegoat "piracy" to fall back on and blame for their hard times (or less good ones) wouldn't they? However, it looks like the checks and balances in the system are working, so we are fine for now, for the most part. It would be naive to think that no corruption was taking place anywhere. Sources: Kotaku, PC Gamer, gameranx & bf3blog
Qubit is this another editorial? Bah companies always do things like this, i remember some sites where allowed to release GTA IV reviews early because they advertised the game.
Right or wrong, I can kind of understand why they did it. BF3 shouldn't receive a lower score because the reviewer has a loyalty to COD. Hopefully they wouldn't let fanboys review games though, I'm thinking that's the only reason that I haven't been asked by anybody to review Intel and Nvidia products.
No, but I'll do one if the right story comes along! Read the source stories, they all pretty much accuse EA of reviewer manipulation.
Sounds like it to me. Might have to add "William Randolph Hearst" to the byline. Remember the Maine!!!
So any news story that an author shows an opinion on is an editorial? Even if the opinion is shared by all of the authors of the source material? Whatever.
Absolutely. News articles are supposed to be neuter/neutral in both subject and person. Take a journalism class, learn the 5 W's.
Find me a tech link that fits your criteria. I don't think I've ever read one that didn't show the author's opinion. Edit: Besides a product announcement.
Quite right they should filter who gets to do an early release review! Year after year CoD is the same old pile of wank yet year after year the gaming media score it in its high 90's across the board. None of these reviewers who rate CoD should be trusted for whatever reasons and I for one think it is a good thing that EA make efforts to overlook them. Nothing worse than reading a review written by a blatant fan boi of a competing franchise (especially when that franchise is a pile of soggy CoD wank).
Qubit, most time you inject you opinion into a news story it should be relabeled an editorial. Regarding the story, yeah all companies do this to some extent, nobody should be outraged. Same thing with hardware reviewers: If W1zzard was a tough reviewer he would never get to review things. This is not new.
I don't really care who EA allows to review their game. Or rather who EA doesn't allow to review the game.
EA has really bad public relations. Riccitello calling out Kotick, Modern Warfare 3 Blast Marketing, Steam and now Filtering reviews. check out some of their handy work. http://kotaku.com/5207521/update-ea-ships-illegal-weapons-to-press-wants-them-back http://www.1up.com/news/mercenaries-2-gas-giveaway-traffic http://kotaku.com/5322781/ea-apologizes-for-sin-to-win-booth-babe-promo http://www.1up.com/news/fake-dante-inferno-protest-spurs
Or they could have just been using them as a sample to see how the game is received by people who love CoD games and Battlefield games alike. Could have just been a blind survey for research. I don't honestly care one way of the other, but it would seem if they really wanted to control reviews, they would do it a market with viable sales figures. I am sure Norway is a good market, but would it not be 10 times better to control the US or EU market? This just seems like over reaction to BS.
I agree, but EA didn't even make the game. I'm not going to let corporate policy fuck up my enjoyment of DICE's hard work.
I still have faith in the game for sure.... But as far as this news release goes.... What did you expect it is EA. They are known for doing sketchy shit all the time. But in no way does this make me change my judgement on Dice. It might make me think twice about there judge in distributors and who they team up with. But I would like to still think DICE is respectable.
Who cares? Has nothing to do with the game it self. Still going to play the sh*t out of BF3. FFS, It's BattleFuckingField3!
I am in the 20% then. I am not saying that I take everything at face value though. I am willing to bet that if most reviews give a product/service 5/10 or 3/5 then the product is in fact just an average product/service


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CALGARY -- Cops have collared a man suspected in a spree of foot fetish assaults.
Police say they have charged a 21-year-old man following a six-month probe into unwanted and inappropriate foot touching.
Det. Jim Hands said he investigated nine incidents involving eight victims and have laid charges on four cases.
In each case, middle-aged women were approached in grocery store or shopping mall parking lots by aman.
Police say he expressed an interest in the victims' pedicure, suggesting he wanted to buy one for a wife or girlfriend.
He had the victims place their feet within touching distance to have a closer look at the details of the pedicure work before touching them inappropriately.
Hands said the accused is charged with assault in three of the cases and sexual assault in the fourth.
"The allegation is that this male licked one of the victims' feet," Hands said, noting there was a sexual motive in the case.
Middle-aged women between 45 and 65 years old were targeted.
The first assault took place in the city's northeast in late January and the most recent happened July 26.
Hands said it took about six months before police were able to lay charges.
"Matters of this complexity obviously involve a lot of foot work, police work and a thorough investigation," he said. "It's been quite unusual to investigate by its very nature.
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Antiphospholipid syndrome
By Mayo Clinic staffOriginal Article: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/antiphospholipid-syndrome/DS00921
Antiphospholipid syndrome is a disorder in which your immune system mistakenly produces antibodies against certain normal proteins in your blood. Antiphospholipid syndrome can cause blood clots to form within your arteries or veins as well as pregnancy complications, such as miscarriages and stillbirths.
Antiphospholipid syndrome may lead to the formation of blood clots in your legs, a condition known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Antiphospholipid syndrome may also cause blood clots to form in organs, such as your kidneys or lungs. Damage depends on the extent and location of the clot. For instance, a clot in your brain can cause stroke.
There's no cure for antiphospholipid syndrome, but medications can be effective in reducing your risk of blood clots.
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Signs and symptoms of antiphospholipid syndrome may include:
- Blood clots in your legs (deep vein thrombosis, or DVT) that may travel to your lungs (pulmonary embolism)
- Repeated miscarriages or stillbirths and other complications of pregnancy, such as premature delivery and high blood pressure during pregnancy (preeclampsia)
- Stroke
Other less common signs and symptoms include:
- Neurological symptoms. Chronic headaches, including migraines, dementia and seizures are possible when a blood clot blocks blood flow to parts of your brain.
- Rash. Some people develop a red rash with a lacy, net-like pattern (livedo reticularis) on their wrists and knees.
- Cardiovascular disease. Heart valve problems are common among people with antiphospholipid syndrome. Heart valves open and close to keep blood flowing through your heart's four chambers in only one direction. Typically, the mitral valve — the valve between your heart's upper left and lower left chambers — develops masses or thickens, which can cause blood to leak backward through it (regurgitation). The aortic valve — the valve between your heart's lower left chamber and aorta — also may be affected.
- Bleeding. Some people experience a decrease in platelets, blood cells necessary for normal clotting. If you have this condition (thrombocytopenia), you may have few or no symptoms. However, if your platelet count drops too low, you may have episodes of bleeding, particularly from your nose and gums. You can also bleed into your skin, which will appear as patches of small, red spots (petechiae).
Infrequent signs and symptoms include:
- Movement disorder, in which your body and limbs jerk uncontrollably (chorea)
- Cognitive problems, such as poor memory
- Sudden hearing loss
- Mental health problems, such as depression or psychosis
When to see a doctor
If you already have an autoimmune condition, talk to your doctor about whether you should be tested for antiphospholipid antibodies.
Other reasons to contact your doctor include:
- Pain or swelling in your leg or arm. See your doctor especially if your vein is red, swollen or tender. Seek emergency care if vein swelling and pain are severe or are accompanied by a high fever or shortness of breath, which could indicate DVT and an increased chance of a blood clot traveling to your lungs (pulmonary embolism).
- Vaginal spotting or bleeding during the first 20 weeks of your pregnancy. This may be a sign of miscarriage. However, many women spot or bleed without miscarrying. If you've had repeated pregnancy losses or unexplained severe complications of pregnancy, it could be related to antiphospholipid syndrome. Talk to your doctor about whether testing would be right for you.
If you have antiphospholipid syndrome and you're thinking of attempting pregnancy, treatments are available during your pregnancy. But be sure to seek the care of an expert obstetrical provider to discuss your options.
When it's an emergency
Seek emergency care if you have certain other serious signs and symptoms. Look for:
- Signs and symptoms of stroke. These include sudden numbness, weakness or paralysis of your face, arm or leg; sudden difficulty speaking or understanding speech; sudden visual disturbances; sudden, severe headache; and dizziness.
- Signs and symptoms of pulmonary embolism. These include sudden shortness of breath, chest pain and coughing up blood-streaked sputum.
- Signs and symptoms of deep vein thrombosis. These include the development of leg swelling or pain.
The role of phospholipids
In antiphospholipid syndrome, your body mistakenly produces antibodies against proteins that bind phospholipids, a type of fat present in your blood that plays a key role in clotting (coagulation). Antibodies are specialized proteins that normally attack body invaders, such as viruses and bacteria. When antibodies attack your phospholipid-binding proteins, your blood may clot abnormally.
There are two main classifications of antiphospholipid syndrome:
- Primary. If you have no other autoimmune disorder, such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), you have primary antiphospholipid syndrome.
- Secondary. If you do have lupus or another autoimmune disorder, your antiphospholipid syndrome is secondary.
With secondary antiphospholipid syndrome, the cause is considered to be your lupus or other autoimmune disorder.
The cause of primary antiphospholipid syndrome is unknown. However, some factors are associated with developing antiphospholipid antibodies — though not necessarily developing the syndrome. They include:
- Infections. People with syphilis, HIV infection, hepatitis C and malaria, among others, have a higher incidence of having antiphospholipid antibodies.
- Medications. Taking certain drugs, such as the high blood pressure medication hydralazine, the heart rhythm-regulating medication quinidine, the anti-seizure medication phenytoin (Dilantin) and the antibiotic amoxicillin may lead to an increased risk.(
- Genetic predispositions. Although the disorder isn't considered hereditary, research indicates that relatives of people with antiphospholipid syndrome are more likely to have the antibodies.
Risk factors
Risk factors for antiphospholipid syndrome include:
- Having an autoimmune condition, such as lupus or Sjogren's syndrome. This increases your risk of developing antiphospholipid antibodies.
- Having certain infections, such as syphilis or hepatitis C.
- Taking certain medications, such as hydralazine for high blood pressure.
- Having a family member with antiphospholipid syndrome.
Antiphospholipid syndrome occurs most frequently in young to middle-aged women, although it can occur at any age and also affects men.
Risk factors for developing symptoms
It's possible to have the antibodies associated with antiphospholipid syndrome without ever developing signs or symptoms. However, if you have these antibodies, your risk of developing blood clots increases particularly if you:
- Become pregnant
- Remain immobile for a period of time (such as sitting during a long airline flight)
- Undergo surgery
- Smoke cigarettes
- Have high blood pressure or high cholesterol
- Take oral contraceptives
Depending on which organ is affected by a blood clot and how severe the obstruction of blood flow to that organ is, untreated antiphospholipid syndrome can lead to permanent damage or death. Complications may include:
- Kidney failure. This can result from decreased blood flow to your kidneys.
- Stroke. Decreased blood flow to a part of your brain can cause a stroke, which can result in permanent neurological damage, such as partial paralysis and loss of speech (aphasia).
- Cardiovascular problems. If a clot forms in your leg (deep vein thrombosis), the clot can damage the valves in the veins in your affected leg, which normally serve to keep the blood flowing upward to your heart. This may result in a condition called chronic venous insufficiency, which causes chronic swelling and discoloration in your lower legs, because of the impaired blood flow upward to your heart. Another possible complication is heart damage.
- Lung problems. Complications related to your lungs may include high blood pressure in your lungs (pulmonary hypertension) and pulmonary embolism.
- Pregnancy complications. These may include miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery and high blood pressure during pregnancy (preeclampsia).
Preparing for your appointment
In most cases, it's the complications of antiphospholipid syndrome — such as deep vein thrombosis, stroke or pregnancy loss — that will prompt you to seek medical care. Depending on your complication, you'll likely see a specialist. For deep vein thrombosis, for instance, you'll meet with a hematologist or a vascular specialist. For stroke, you'll see a neurologist, and for pregnancy loss or complications, you'll meet with your obstetrician or gynecologist.
Because appointments can be brief, and because there's often a lot of ground to cover, it's a good idea to be well prepared. Here's some information to help you get ready, including what to expect from the doctor.
What you can do
- Be aware of any pre-appointment restrictions. At the time you make the appointment, be sure to ask if there's anything you need to do in advance.
- Write down any signs or symptoms you've had, including any that may seem unrelated to your main health problem.
- Write down key personal information, including any major recent events or changes in your life.
- Make a list of your key medical information, including other conditions or infections with which you've been diagnosed. Be sure to mention if any close relatives have had antiphospholipid syndrome. Also write down the names of any medications, vitamins or supplements you're taking.
- Consider taking a family member or friend along. Sometimes it can be difficult to absorb all the information provided during an appointment. Someone who accompanies you may remember something that you missed or forgot.
- Write down questions to ask your doctor.
Your time with your doctor is limited, so preparing a list of questions will help you make the most of your time together. List your questions from most important to least important in case time runs out.
For antiphospholipid syndrome, some basic questions to ask your doctor include:
- What is likely causing my symptoms or condition?
- Are there any other possible causes for these symptoms?
- What kinds of tests do I need?
- What treatment do you recommend?
- Will I need to take medications long term?
- What are the possible side effects of the medications you're prescribing?
- How will you determine whether my treatment is working?
- Does this condition increase my risk of any other medical problems?
- Do I need to follow any diet or activity restrictions?
- Does this condition increase my risk of health problems during pregnancy? Are treatment options available to reduce that risk?
- I have these other health conditions. How can I best manage them together?
- Are there any brochures or other printed material that I can take with me? What websites do you recommend?
In addition to the questions that you've prepared to ask your doctor, don't hesitate to ask questions during your appointment at any time that you don't understand something.
What to expect from your doctor
Your doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions. Being ready to answer them may reserve time to go over points you want to talk about in-depth. Your doctor may ask:
- Do you have a history of stroke or blood clots?
- Do you have a history of pregnancy complications, such as high blood pressure, miscarriage or stillbirth?
- Do you have lupus or another autoimmune disorder?
- Have you ever been tested for sexually transmitted infections or chronic viral diseases, such as hepatitis?
- Have you experienced frequent headaches or migraines?
- Have you noticed a red, net-like rash on your wrists or knees?
- Do you smoke?
- What medications, vitamins or supplements are you currently taking?
- Do any of your close relatives have antiphospholipid syndrome?
Tests and diagnosis
If you have one or more episodes of thrombosis or pregnancy loss that are not explained by known health conditions, your doctor can schedule blood tests to check for abnormal clotting and for the presence of antibodies to phospholipid-binding proteins.
Blood tests for antiphospholipid syndrome look for at least one of the following three antibodies in your blood:
- Lupus anticoagulant
- Anti-cardiolipin
- Beta-2 glycoprotein I (B2GPI)
To confirm a diagnosis of antiphospholipid syndrome, the antibodies must appear in your blood at least twice, in tests conducted at least 12 weeks apart.
Treatments and drugs
Doctors generally use medications that reduce your blood's tendency to clot to treat antiphospholipid syndrome.
Standard initial treatment
If you have thrombosis, standard initial treatment initially involves a combination of anticoagulant (blood-thinning) medications.
- Heparin. Typically, you'll first be given a shot or infusion of the blood thinner heparin, combined with another blood thinner in pill form, likely warfarin (Coumadin).
- Warfarin. After several days of combined heparin and warfarin, your doctor will discontinue the heparin and continue the warfarin, possibly for the rest of your life.
- Aspirin. In some cases, your doctor may recommend adding low-dose aspirin to your treatment plan.
Treatment during pregnancy
Anticoagulation therapy is particularly complex during pregnancy. The therapy is expensive, requires regular injections and carries some significant risks of side effects.
- Heparin. Some forms of heparin — enoxaparin (Lovenox) and dalteparin (Fragmin) — are known as low molecular weight heparin, which you can inject yourself under your skin (subcutaneously). Heparin is considered safe to take during pregnancy.
- Aspirin. Along with heparin, your doctor may recommend taking one tablet of aspirin daily throughout your pregnancy to increase your chances of a successful pregnancy.
Rarely, warfarin can cause birth defects, so it isn't usually recommended during pregnancy. Rarely, a doctor may prescribe warfarin during pregnancy, but only if the benefits of using it outweigh the risks.
Though anticoagulation therapy during pregnancy may be complicated, the good news is that it usually prevents antiphospholipid syndrome-related miscarriages.
If you're taking anticoagulant medication, your doctor will monitor your dosage with blood tests to be sure your blood is capable of clotting enough to stop your bleeding if you bruise or cut yourself.
Lifestyle and home remedies
Depending on your treatment plan for antiphospholipid syndrome, there are additional steps you can take to protect your health.
If you take anticoagulants
If your antiphospholipid syndrome requires that you take anticoagulant medication, take extra precautions to keep from injuring yourself and to avoid bleeding. Follow these suggestions:
- Avoid playing contact sports or engaging in other activities that could be dangerous or could cause you to fall.
- Use a softer toothbrush and waxed floss.
- Shave with an electric razor.
- Take extra care when using knives, scissors and other sharp tools.
Certain foods and medications may affect how well your anticoagulants work. Ask your doctor for guidance about:
Safe dietary choices. Vitamin K can lessen the effectiveness of warfarin. It's important to be consistent in how much vitamin K you get daily. The average daily allowance of vitamin K for adult men is 120 micrograms (mcg). For adult women, it's 90 mcg. While eating small amounts of foods that are rich in vitamin K shouldn't cause a problem, avoid eating large amounts of kale, spinach, Brussels sprouts, parsley, collard greens, mustard greens and chard.
On the other hand, cranberry juice and alcohol may dangerously increase warfarin's blood-thinning effect. Ask your doctor for advice about limiting or avoiding your intake of these drinks.
- Safe medications and dietary supplements. Certain medicines, vitamins and herbal products may interact dangerously with warfarin. Those most likely to cause problems include over-the-counter pain relievers, cold medicines, stomach remedies or multivitamins, as well as garlic, ginkgo and green tea products.
If you don't take anticoagulants
If you have antiphospholipid antibodies but do not take anticoagulant medication, take these precautions:
- Tell any doctors performing your medical care that you have antiphospholipid antibodies.
- Ask your health care providers to take measures to help prevent deep vein thrombosis if you are immobilized due to surgery or other medical reasons.
- Don't smoke.
- Take steps, such as reducing your cholesterol, to help prevent heart attack and stroke.
- Donadini MP, et al. Antiphospholipid syndrome: A challenging hypercoagulable state with systemic manifestations. Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America. 2010;24:669.
- Erkan D, et al. Antiphospholipid syndrome. In: Firestein GS, et al. Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2008. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/208746819-6/0/1807/0.html. Accessed Feb. 22, 2011.
- Bermas BL, et al. Pathogenesis of the antiphospholipid syndrome. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed Feb. 22, 2011.
- Bermas BL, et al. Treatment of the antiphospholipid syndrome. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed Feb. 22, 2011.
- Blood thinner pills: Your guide to using them safely. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/btpills.htm. Accessed Feb. 22, 2011.
- Long BR, et al. The role of antiphospholipid syndrome in cardiovascular disease. Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America. 2008;22:79.
- Bermas BL, et al. Clinical manifestations of the antiphospholipid syndrome. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed Feb. 22, 2011.
- Antiphospholipid syndrome information page. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/antiphosphlipid/antiphospholipid.htm. Accessed Feb. 22, 2011.
- Vitamin K. The National Academies Press. http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10026&page=162. Accessed Feb. 28, 2011.
- Pruthi RK (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Feb. 27, 2011.
- Giannakopoulos B, et al. How we diagnose the antiphospholipid syndrome. Blood. 2009;113:985.


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MINNEAPOLIS — A team funded by the Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics has uncovered clues to possible drugs for two rare cancers through research involving baker's yeast and a library of chemical compounds. The team from Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota published the findings in the journal PLoS ONE.
Mayo Clinic molecular biologist Jim Maher, Ph.D., and University of Minnesota medicinal chemist Gunda Georg, Ph.D., led the research. These scientists and their teams operated as a collaborative unit, one of the dozens that the Minnesota Partnership has funded over the past 10 years to answer basic questions about disease.
The two rare cancers, paraganglioma and pheochromocytoma, are caused by errors in the DNA of families and have been difficult to study in the laboratory. The researchers devised a way to make the yeast cells mimic the cancer cells and then compared their growth against more than 200,000 potential drugs to ultimately find a handful of promising leads — potential drugs that would selectively slow the growth of the mimic cells.
"Many patients travel to Minnesota for treatment of these conditions, because we have the clinical experience to help them," Dr. Maher says. "Hopefully this work will lead to future treatments."
Dr. Maher speaks from experience, as a 35-year paraganglioma patient himself.
The findings suggest that drugs might work by blocking the yeast cells' sugar digestion, essentially starving them. The researchers think that the same approach might one day be used to treat patients with the two rare cancers, and they are planning studies to pursue that idea.
Co-lead authors are Mayo endocrinologist Irina Bancos, M.D., and John Paul Bida, Ph.D., a former Mayo Graduate School doctoral student. Other authors include Mary Bundrick, Molly Nelson Holte, Eric Poeschla, M.D., and Dyana Saenz, Ph.D., all of Mayo Clinic; Yeng Her and Debra Evans, also from Mayo Graduate School; and Defeng Tian, Kristen John and Derek Hook, Ph.D., all of the University of Minnesota.
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Sadly Error 3006 has beaten me down the last 2 days....shame with GW2 so close to release. Figured that was partly the reason for releasing the patch so soon. They have already put out a hotfix, probably more on the way. Maybe this is just hidden maintenance. Good luck with that WoW pre MoP patch on the 28th.
Remember how long it took to hit 99 in D2...I think Blizzard is trying for the same thing. It should take a very long time.
WOW for 2 days huh, only started for us today. Yeah it's been screwed up for some hours now.. Loads of people complaining about like always as there getting the 3006 error, just one thing they do forget is that it's a free service.
Not complaining just stating that it's been offline for me for both the 23rd and the 24th...hence the 2days. No reason to be an arse. Go to the main D3 page and notice all the people with the same error. Especially when their emergency maintenance is over and on the login screen all "looks" well. I haven't played the game in over a month. Just came back to check out patch 1.04. It's not a good look that when the patch first released things were fine but that I haven't been able to play since the 22nd. And how is it is a "free" service if the game we bought can't be played offline? There would be no errors to even deal with if they had an offline mode. People still figured out how to dupe weapons either way.
Nothing to misread. No reason for him to be sarcastic and condescending to other players having real issues. I know not everyone started getting that error at the same time, but his post implies that it just started. Which for me is not true.
It was a statement of disbelief. WOW for 2 days, it just started for me. Quit playing Mr.Defensive. You can interpret text statements with any tone you apply, so stop applying negatives and his comment suddenly isn't negative. If you notice he has been around a long time and that isn't his style. You are a forum noob, and you misread it.
If he didn't have a problem with it why do you. I know how long he's here I didn't question his "knowledge". Yet the same person who is calling me out for name calling, is calling me names. My post count has nothing to do with my noobiness since I've been reading this forum for ages. I don't feel the need to post or login to post when plenty of others here speak how I feel with their posts. I've frequented this site for years. I just wanted to give a heads up to the D3 clubhouse that people were still having issues since I had not seen a recent error 3006 post. If he didn't quote me then I never would have responded. Please take off your cape and stop trying to troll. Back to watching the Animatrix....
It's been going on that long WOW.. . Me and my wife just started to get it today To the rest of the post WTF.. So true There was no such thing Thanks.. Although dunno about the noob part dunno know the guy haha.. Anyways, D3 servers are down for 2 1/2 hours and back 1pm
Just going by join date. Noob isn't a bad thing. We are all noobs at one time or another. I was a noob several years ago. I am a noob at every game I started. Not a bad thing, just the term I use for beginning with little/no experience. haha. How about "New to the Forum". You don't like my cape? I like to pretend I'm "The Batman". So, back on topic I guess... Is anyone else playing a CM/WW Wizard after the patch? I tried running with meteor and it just doesn't proc enough. I think WW is till viable, you just have to cast it 2x as much.
I was reading the us.battle.net forum and came across some interesting ideas. Using the liquify rune. If the meteor gets "a" critical then it last for 8 seconds. If you are already playing a CM/WW with high crit then lobbing that into a mob is almost assured a critical, then the damage stays for 8 seconds vs 3 for other meteors, and it procs cool downs. Going to try that when I get home...if servers are back up. Just have a hard time spending that much AP per spell.
i have 50€ to spend for a game,so is this game worth buying?i see that the game has some problems Edit: nvm,i got guild wars 2
I've started on my WD. My current tactic involves going in to the middle of a mob then using Soul Harvest, Grasp of the Dead and Sacrifice. That kills of most of the mob and the Zombie dogs all come back (Circle of Life) letting me get out of danger, assuming there is any. I doubt this will work on the higher difficulties, but damn is it fun.
B.net is free for Diablo however you cannot play it offline. hehe, all games have their faults and i bet GW2 has it's fair share of them too.
Got my first legendary after 1.0.4. The stats are quite bad, but, due to the +fire damage I'll probably keep it for awhile.


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News of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday shocked the nation. Since then, the feeling of horror and helplessness has transformed into offers of sympathy and support.
An online national sympathy card garnered more than 1 million "signatures" within 48 hours (to sign, see www.causes.com/actions/
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This is how America can come together to help. If the school district in Newtown would establish a fund for a new school, people across the country could contribute to replace the building. That would be a fitting tribute, and memorial, to those who lost their lives in the tragedy.


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BOSTON ( MainStreet) The long-running housing bust seems to have finally ended in most of the country, but here's a look at five markets where the bad times roll on.
"These markets are great bargains relative to the rest of the country, but that comes with a price: You're probably not going to see home values recover or increase there as much as in other areas," says Daren Blomquist of RealtyTrac, which recently ranked the five metro areas dead last in its Housing Market Recovery Index .
RealtyTrac's index scores 100 of America's largest metro areas based on seven measures of market health, from the local jobless rate to how many homeowners are "underwater" (owing more on their mortgages that their properties are worth).
Blomquist says cities at the very bottom of the list mostly sit in the Pennsylvania/Maryland area, which he says appears to suffer from "a combination of lingering foreclosures and an economy that's not rebounding much."
The expert adds that the nation's weakest housing markets are also all in states that have "judicial" foreclosure rules, which require lenders to go through long court processes to seize homes.
States with "non-judicial" rules generally allow quicker property seizures, which reduce consumer protections but help clear up foreclosure backlogs more rapidly.
"I think it's logical that [judicial-foreclosure states] would have markets that are lagging the recovery the most, because they still have more foreclosures lingering around than other places do," Blomquist says.
Check out a rundown below of cities that RealtyTrac found are trailing the U.S. housing rebound by the greatest margin. (Or, click here to see five cities that are leading the recovery.)
A score of 100 equals the national average for all factors analyzed, while home-pricing figures refer to the median sale price for all houses, condos and townhouses in a given market.
All figures are as of June 30 and cover the 100 most-populous U.S. metro areas except for communities in states where public property records don't include sale prices.
No. 5 lagging market: Hagerstown, Md.
Score: 84.7 (100 = U.S. average)
Considered a Washington, D.C., "exurb," this community some 70 miles northwest from the nation's capital makes RealtyTrac's list partly because of its large number of underwater properties.
RealtyTrac estimates that 35% of Hagerstown homeowners whose properties aren't all paid off owe more to their mortgage lenders than the residences are worth. That's well above the 26% U.S. average.
The firm also found that while foreclosure filings in the 269,000-person metro area have fallen 43% from their worst levels, that's less of an improvement than the 65% average drop seen across the country.
Lastly, Hagerstown's median home prices have only rebounded 13% after bottoming out in April 2012. That lags the 19% average recovery for America as a whole.


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Opponents of an immigrant detention center in Joliet plan a March 8 fundraiser to support their efforts.
The event will be 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Azteca De Oro banquet facility, 1013 Collins St., Joliet.
The city of Joliet and Corrections Corp. of America have explored the possibility of locating a privately operated immigrant detention center in Joliet. No specific proposal is pending before city officials. But the U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement is considering options for such a prison in the Chicago metropolitan area, including possible locations in other communities.
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6 large russet potatoes, coarsely chopped
3 large leeks, sliced
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
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More research is needed to know to what degree adding physical activity improves memory or slows the progression of cognitive decline. Nonetheless, regular exercise is important to stay physically and mentally fit.
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- Physical activity and health. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/everyone/health/index.html. Accessed Aug. 21, 2011.
- Ahlskog JE, et al. Physical exercise as a preventive or disease-modifying treatment of dementia and brain aging. Mayo Clinical Proceedings. 2011:86:876.
- Prevention of Alzheimer's. http://www.alz.org/research/science/alzheimers_prevention_and_risk.asp. Accessed Aug. 21, 2011.
- Voss MW, et al. Exercise, brain, and cognition across the lifespan. Journal of Applied Physiology. In press. Accessed Aug. 21, 2011.
- Baker LD, et al. Affects of aerobic exercise on mild cognitive impairment. Archives of Neurology. 2010;67:71.


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I -- Riley thanks for watching us and I love the latest on the Secret Service prostitute scandal upcoming.
But first the talking points memo personal generosity and social justice.
President Obama and Vice President Biden released -- 2011 tax returns and once again what they donated to charities instruct.
As you may know the president and the Democratic Party in general watt tax dollars to be re distributed.
In order to impose social justice on the nation.
Republicans oppose that.
Supporting safety nets would not cradle to grave entitlements.
Now last year the president and mrs.
Obama made about 800000.
And they donated 22% of that the charity very generous.
The largest contribution was to the Fisher house which helps military families.
But Vice President Biden is another story he donated just over 1%.
Of his entire income to charity.
That's paltry -- might say that's cheap.
That is what the vice president has done every year since he's been in office.
By contrast is estimated that Mitt Romney donated 19%.
Of his 21 million dollar income to charity last year.
We will know for sure until his tax returns are released.
In his second to last year in office President Bush the younger donated 18% of his income -- -- Dick Cheney donated five and a half percent.
However in 2005.
The cheneys donated a whopping 77%.
Of their almost nine million dollars in income.
To chart.
Bill Clinton is also generous in his personal donations but not so Al Gore in fact in 1997 as vice president.
Who are made about 200000 dollars he donated 353.
Dollars to charity.
Zero point 2%.
And -- a rich guy his father made a fortune -- Although called who really cares by Arthur Brooks study charitable donations made by liberals and conservatives.
Brooke says that conservative Americans get about 30% more to charity on average than households headed by liberals.
And that's backed up by a global study which has conservatives give almost twice as much to charity as liberals do.
There's no question that Americans who believe it self reliance a more generous to those in -- -- folks who espouse a federal and state.
The importance of this data cannot be underestimated because millions of Americans are now locked into a mindset that the feds will take care of the port and this it.
And that they themselves have to do anything.
I mean Vice President Biden and Al Gore should be embarrassed.
By their lack of generosity.
Charitable giving is obviously a personal matter but it does say something about Carrick.
We're living in a very very selfish time and that trend is becoming more entrenched with the cold truth it it's.
The federal government's almost bankrupt so we the people.
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In the Pacific Northwest, winter annual grasses and some broadleaf weeds are top of mind for wheat farmers. "Growers fear them most as they're the most difficult to control in wheat," said Thill. "Such weeds include downy brome and prickly lettuce, as well as jointed goatgrass, for which we rely on Clearfield herbicide tolerant wheat to help control," he added.
To help address some of the most stubborn weeds and promote vigorous growth, Syngenta has also introduced its own line of Clearfield wheat varieties, such as AP604 CL, AP700 CL and SY605 CL, as a component of an integrated management solution. "Clearfield wheat technology allows the use of a Group 2 herbicide to be used in rotation with a Group 1 herbicide for resistance management in cereals," said Don Porter, cereals technical brand asset lead, Syngenta. The Clearfield technology, combined with imazamox active ingredient herbicides is a good system to control stubborn weeds, such as jointed goatgrass and feral rye that are not effectively controlled by other selective cereal herbicides," Porter suggested.