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Monday, November 17, 2008
the beauty of nature
Just some quiet time to breathe... and reflect on the beauty around me...
I'm missing Mum terribly at the moment. It's only been seven short weeks since she passed away, and yet it feels like a lifetime since I last saw her.
I think that's why I am so drawn to this photograph at the moment. The butterfly is an exquisite yet delicate creature, a symbol of new life, re-birth and hope... some would say the very personification of your soul.
This particular shot was taken a couple of years ago in the Butterfly House at the Royal Melbourne Zoo. It is the Cairns Birdwing, which is the largest species of butterfly in Australia. I don't need a degree in 'sexing butterflies' to know that this one is a male... the females are not nearly so colourful!
11 comments:
- Tracy said...
- November 17, 2008 at 10:27 AM
What a wondeful photo and what a wonderful creature. Hugs to you xx
p.s thanks for the bag patterns in your last post. I shall be whipping some of them up soon.
- November 17, 2008 at 11:21 AM
- heklica said...
Sending you a warm hug from this part of the world.
- November 17, 2008 at 3:59 PM
- Sam said...
- November 17, 2008 at 8:30 PM
- Dawn said...
Thinking of you and sending big hugs.
- November 17, 2008 at 11:10 PM
- whatsonox said...
And hugs from me too - even though being English and I find it a bit hard to be quite so informal even over the airwaves. Thank you for continuing to craft and to write about it in such an inspiring way. When I see a new posting from you has arrived on my Google home page it makes feel just like my children do when they see a new comic in the mail box, and just like them I can't resist opening it up straight away to see what you've been doing.
- November 18, 2008 at 1:21 AM
- Earth Jeweler said...
When I was a kid, I was so attracted in spring and summer by these little blue butterflies flying above the yellow flowers in the fields next to my house.
I always answered to the question, you know, "If you were to be an animal, what would it be ?" that I wanted to be this blue butterfly, free as the wind, small and discreet, but leaving a touch of beauty on the earth.
May be your mom is a butterfly today... But I know she is with you, always...
- November 18, 2008 at 1:22 AM
- annemarie said...
I am thinking of you also and tomorrow will be a brighter day.
- November 18, 2008 at 9:11 AM
- Lucky-1 said...
Oh sweets...... sending you hugs with love..... It will get better and your love will always be strong for her.
Its been 15 years since my mum died...I think about her every day.
She's in your heart safe and sound.
- November 18, 2008 at 4:09 PM
- Sanjay said...
Beautiful picture... Hugs from me to! :) It hurts to lose someone, but it will get better with time. By the way, if you're feeling upset, try listening to your favorite music.
- November 18, 2008 at 6:52 PM
- laughing purple goldfish said...
everyone - thanks for taking the time to send your caring thoughts... really appreciated... thank you!
- November 19, 2008 at 9:13 PM


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Albert and Betty Clelland of Morenci are celebrating 50 years of marriage. The couple was united in marriage during a small ceremony in Baltimore, Md., on July 19, 1961. They traveled to Boston, Mass., on their honeymoon.
The Clellands moved to Morenci from Parkersburg, W. Va., in 1962 when Albert was hired as the industrial arts teacher at Morenci Area Schools.
The Clellands are the parents of four children—Isaac Clelland, Karen Lambes, Janice Donnell, and Julie Lama. They have 17 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.


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Peter Robbins, a former child actor who was the original voice actor for Charlie Brown in many cartoon specials, was booked into custody at 3:40 AM this past Sunday. He was arrested on one felony count of stalking, and several charges of making death threats.
Do you think the guy who voiced Captain Planet ever gets caught littering? Has the guy who voiced Ren and Stimpy been arraigned for spousal abuse? The mind reels.
Charlie Brown the character is known for being entirely self loathing and somewhat creepy when it came to his obsession with a certain "redheaded girl," a character based off of a girl from cartoonist Charles Shultz's own life. Shultz dated a woman named Donna Mae Johnson for three years before proposing, and was devastated when she said no and promptly married a fireman. Shultz ended up writing about the "little red headed girl" for the rest of his life in the Peanuts comic book strip.
Perhaps Peter Robbins' obsession is another case of an actor (or artist, or what have you) getting too involved with their own character. Perhaps it ain't. Perhaps it's just another case of a creepy guy being creepy.
Quite a few performers end up taking their characters home with them. By no means am I correlating Robbins' creepo factor with Heath Ledger's marvelous acting, but Heath's involvement in his Joker character (for 2008's The Dark Knight) was apparently a factor in his death. Plagued by insomnia after the movie, he began taking strong sleeping meds, along with his usual amount of regular recreational pills. Ledger was found dead with a sizable amount of Oxycontin, Valium, and Xanax in his system. While this is arguably a tragedy, it is also another case of someone taking their homework home with them and refusing to let it go.
Those who read the tabloids regularly are used to the tired ol' story of a child actor flaming out like a roman candle with drugs and alcohol, perhaps in Peter Robbin's case it just took an extra 45 years to manifest itself. Imagine being a child star. Now imagine portraying something as famous as the character of Charlie Brown. One can imagine that that sort of "woe is me," self-deflating headspace that Robbins inhabited for 45 years since his childhood role as Brown may have fucked with him beyond belief. Not to add insult to injury, but has anyone heard from Snoopy since the Peanuts specials went off the air? No. Little dog stayed Joe Cool about the sitch and is unflappable.
Mind you, a lot of people can play a character and leave it be at the end of the day. And it should go without saying that there isn't any excuse for making death threats or stalking or everything else Robbins (allegedly, although the evidence is overwhelmingly against him) did. To offer someone any sort of pass for what amounts to personally terrorizing someone would be remiss. But perhaps, maybe in some "TV movie of the week" capacity, we can understand just how fucked the inside of his head must have been from being lumped together with such in an iconic character all his life. It warped him.
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Sunday, September 12
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Everyone is talking about school lunch reform and eating more healthfully -- First Lady, Michelle Obama, Jamie Oliver, Ann Cooper -- and Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center in San Diego is making it happen.
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Olivewood Gardens in National City is dedicated to "reconnecting students and families to the natural environment through food, community engagement, and education." Each week, local school children visit the garden and learn important lessons about how food is grown and how to cook and eat more healthfully.
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They are taught by dozens of committed volunteers, including San Diego chefs, food writers, master gardeners, and community members who teach, cook, and garden with the children.
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They need your help. October 1-3, is the 1st Annual Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center Fundraiser, created by San Diego chefs Julie Sayer Darling and Melissa Mayer. Nationally renown chef, author, and children's nutrition advocate, Chef Ann Cooper, widely known as the "Renegade Lunch Lady," will be the featured guest.
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6:00-8:00 pm; Fibonacci's, 10300 Campus Point Dr, San Diego, CA 92121
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San Diegans will have the opportunity to engage in an inspiring discussion about how to make school lunches healthier for our children both nationally and here in San Diego. You don't want to miss a chance to see this dynamic nationally recognized speaker.
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80 guests will enjoy an exclusive dinner under the stars with Chef Ann Cooper on the beautiful grounds of Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center. Guest San Diego chefs and mixologist, Ron Oliver of The Marine Room, will create a sumptuous, organic champagne reception and 5-course dinner. All organic produce will be donated by Suzie's Farm. A silent auction with choice items will take place throughout the evening with proceeds benefiting Olivewood Gardens.
Chefs include: Amy DiBiase of Cosmopolitan Restaurant and Hotel, Flor Franco of Indulge Catering, Katie Grebow of Cafe Chloe, Ricardo Heredia of Alchemy, Joe Manganelli of Cucina Urbana, Melissa Mayer of Suzie's Farm, pastry chef Sara Polchynski, Rancho La Puerta, and Chad White of Roseville.
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11:00 am- 3:00 pm; Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center, 2505 N Ave., National City, CA, 91950
Tickets: Adults, $50, kids 12 and under, $10. Purchase online through Olivewood Gardens. Guests may also RSVP: 619.336-2253 / email@example.com.
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Chefs include: Amy DiBiase of Cosmopolitan Restaurant and Hotel, Ricardo Heredia of Alchemy, Kristen Conairis of Wicked Goodies, MIHO Gastrotruck, pastry chef Sara Polchynski, Rancho La Puerta, personal chef, Diane Stopford, and Chad White of Roseville. Food writers include: Caron Golden and Susan Russo
2 comments:
- Deborah Dowd said...
I love the focus on healthy school lunches and this event sounds amazing. Best of luck-wish I could be there!
- September 14, 2010 at 7:20 PM
- Stacie Shepp said...
Looks like anything grown at the Olivewood Gardens is going to turn into a delicious recipe! Gorgeous photos, thank you!
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[EDITOR'S NOTE: Part I of this two-part series appeared in the May issue. Part II follows below and continues, without introductory comments, where the first article ended.]
As a result of the success of recent experiments in genetic engineering, the cloning of humans is on the minds of many, both among the general populace and with in the scientific community. In the past, the cloning of humans was a subject best discussed within the genre of science fiction novels, not scientific journals. When scientists, or science writers, did discuss the possibility of human cloning, their comments usually went something like this:
This is far beyond the reach of today's science. There is a vast difference between cloning an embryo that is made up of immature, undifferentiated cells and cloning adults cells that have already committed themselves to becoming skin or bone or blood. All cells contain within their DNA the information required to reproduce the entire organism, but in adult cells access to parts of that information has somehow been switched off. Scientists do not yet know how to switch it back on (Elmer-Dewitt, 1993, p. 66).
In this statement, Philip Elmer-Dewitt, a writer for Time magazine, echoed what seemed to be a commonly-shared view among the researchers involved in genetic engineering. No one had been able to clone mammals using adult somatic cells, because for some unknown reason a great portion of the DNA in those cells had been "switched off." But, as the old saying goes, "That was then; this is now."
What a difference four years makes in science! In the Table of Contents of the February 27, 1997 issue of Nature (the official organ of the British Association for the Advancement of Science), there appeared what seemed at first glance to be an innocuous article titled "Viable Offspring Derived from Fetal and Adult Mammalian Cells" (Wilmut, et al., 1997). That article, however, announced the results of scientific research so significant that it not only would make history, but change forever the way scientists viewed cloning in both animals and humans.
Researchers from the Roslin Institute near Edinburgh, Scotland had accomplished what almost everyone in the scientific community thought to be impossible. Headed by embryologist Ian Wilmut, Scottish scientists produced a lamb using genetic material from the mammary cell of an adult ewe. The young lamb, named Dolly, did not owe her existence to a procreative act occurring between a ram and a ewe. Instead, Dolly was the result of a laboratory exercise in cloning. When her existence was announced, the entire world gasped—first in disbelief, then in amazement! As Time put it, the Scottish researchers had succeeded in
...scoring an advance in reproductive technology as unsettling as it was startling. Unlike offspring produced in the usual fashion, Dolly does not merely take after her biological mother. She is a carbon copy, a laboratory counterfeit so exact that she is in essence her mother's identical twin (Nash, 1997, p. 62).
Here is what Dr. Wilmut did to make Dolly a reality. As noted earlier, embryonic cells are easier to use in cloning experiments than adult somatic cells because they are, for the most part, undifferentiated. In other words, they have not matured to the point where they have been able to carry out the instructions contained in the DNA within their nucleus that direct them to become skin cells, brain cells, eye cells, etc. In its young, embryonic state, an undifferentiated cell can become any other cell in the body, because it has the capacity to activate any given gene on any given chromosome. Non-embryonic somatic cells, however, already have carried out their DNA instructions, and as a result are differentiated (i.e., in their mature state, they have become hair cells, muscles cells, nerve cells, etc.). As a result, huge portions of the DNA instructions have been "deactivated," so that mature cells can carry out their particular function(s). Thus, much of the information coded within the DNA of adult cells no longer is accessible, having been "turned off " at maturity because it no longer is needed by the cell.
In the past, most scientists involved in the broad area of genetic engineering thought that the differentiation process was irreversible. However, Dr. Wilmut and his coworkers disproved that idea by devising a way to "reactivate" the portions of the DNA molecule that previously had been deactivated, thus making adult somatic cells candidates for cloning.
First, the team of Scottish scientists searched for a mechanism that would allow them to arrest the normal cell cycle (i.e., the process through which all cells go as they mature and prepare to reproduce themselves). They surmised that this might be accomplished by starving cells of the nutrients they normally would need to grow. Some of the cells chosen for the experiment were from the udder of a Finn Dorset ewe. Once deprived of these critical nutrients, the mammary gland cells fell into a sort of "suspended animation" (what, in live animals, would resemble hibernation), a state in which they remained for one week.
Second, using the procedure (discussed previously in this series of articles) known as "nuclear transfer," Dr. Wilmut took an unfertilized oocyte (i.e., an egg cell) from a Scottish Blackface ewe and carefully removed its nucleus, leaving the remainder of the cell (cytoplasm, cell membrane, etc.) completely intact (see Stewart, 1997). Then, he took the quiescent mammary gland cell, placed it next to the oocyte, and gently applied short bursts of electrical current, which prompted the egg cell to bond with the somatic cell and absorb its nucleus (containing a full complement of chromosomes) as its own. As a result, the egg cell possessed the number of chromosomes it would contain if it had been fertilized by the male's sperm. The biochemical activity usually associated with a zygote (the cell that results when sperm and egg combine) then began to occur.
Third, after one week of carefully-monitored growth, the laboratory-engineered embryo then was inserted into the uterus of a surrogate ewe, to see if it would implant successfully and grow to term.
All of this may sound quite simple, but it is not. Dr. Wilmut's success came only after a long string of failures. In fact, he reported in his article in Nature that out of 277 eggs fused with udder cells, he and his team were able to produce only 29 embryos that survived more than six days. Of those 29, all died before birth except Dolly.
To the uninitiated, all of this may seem at best much ado about nothing, or at worst a complete waste of time, effort, and money. Why go to all the trouble and expense to clone an animal, when normal reproductive processes can produce an animal without all the fuss? "Just let nature take its course," some might say.
There is much more to it than that, however. Cloning has the potential to make animal husbandry more effective and efficient. Imagine (to use just one example) the plight of the dairy farmer searching for a way to breed cattle that produce better milk in greater quantities. If he could isolate one or more cattle that consistently produced more, and better, milk than all the others, he could have them cloned, thus guaranteeing whole herds of the highest quality milk-producing animals.
In addition, cloning has the potential both to reduce human suffering, and to extend human life. Suppose (again, to choose just one hypothetical example) that scientists were able to discover a mechanism by which they could genetically alter chimpanzees so that portions of their immune systems, or products manufactured by those immune systems, were indistinguishable from those found in humans whose own immune systems were diseased or damaged, and thus incapable of fighting off disease to sustain life. These chimpanzees then could be cloned so that as many copies as needed could be produced, thereby ensuring life-saving animal products in an endless supply for use in humans.
Further, cloning has the potential to enlarge our knowledge about how cells differentiate and reproduce. Using the information gleaned from the study of the cell during cloning, scientists believe they could learn more about why cancer cells grow out of control, or why birth defects occur. In short, cloning does hold forth immense potential in many different areas and, used properly, could offer tremendous benefits to mankind (see Scientific American, 1997).
The operative phrase, here, however, is "used properly." With cloning, as with many of the technologies offered by modern science, there can be serious scientific and biblical ethical implications. Rarely is the technology, in and of itself, morally objectionable; instead, it is the use of the technology that makes it so. Part of the problem is the fact that science itself is not equipped to deal with moral issues. There is nothing within the scientific method, for example, that can dictate whether nuclear energy should be used to destroy cancer cells, or entire cities. That is a judgment far beyond the scope of science to make.
Unfortunately, once the technology is made available, there are those who are prepared to employ it, regardless of any ethical problems that might be associated with it. Since many within the scientific community either do not believe in God, or do so only accommodatively, they neither are interested in, nor restricted by, the guidelines and principles set forth in His Word. As a result, in their eyes the simple fact that the technology is available is reason enough to use it. Within the scientific community, this is referred to as the "technological imperative"—whatever can be done should be done!
In regard to cloning, the most pressing questions on almost everyone's mind are: (a) why would anyone want to clone a human in the first place; (b) if attempts at cloning humans are successful, would a clone be an exact duplicate of the original; (c) will we eventually be able to clone humans; and (d) most important, would humans produced by cloning possess a soul?
Why would anyone want to clone a human? First, parents might want to clone a child as a "replacement" for one that had died. Second, parents might want to clone a child to provide compatible organ transplants for a diseased relative. [There have been cases of women wanting to become pregnant so they could abort the child to provide fetal brain cells for transplantation into a relative (e.g., a parent suffering from Parkinson's Disease).] Third, individuals might want to have themselves cloned to guarantee immortality—if not in soul, at least in body. Fourth, some may desire to clone a human simply for the prestige and adulation that inevitably will result from having accomplished what no one else has been able to do. A Nobel Prize can provide a very strong incentive indeed!
If attempts at cloning humans are successful, would a clone be an exact duplicate of the original? A clone would be an exact genetic duplicate of the original—the word "genetic" providing a critical distinction. Merely possessing identical genes does not guarantee identical people. Ask anyone with identical twins. In fact, twins would be more alike than clones for the simple reason that the twins would have shared the same environment, upbringing, etc. People are more than merely a "bag of genes." Each of us is the end-product of many different external forces that influence us from cradle to grave. Our personalities and attitudes are formed by parents, friends, teachers, daily routines, societal interactions, and many other factors that affect us during our lifetimes.
Will we be able to clone humans eventually? That remains to be seen. No scientist can answer that question, for to do so would be to possess the ability to predict the future—something neither a scientist, nor science, is equipped to do. Furthermore, there are too many unknowns. We do not know if human adult somatic cells will respond the same way adult somatic cells from sheep responded. We do not know if the process used to produce Dolly (nuclear transfer) would work in humans. And so on.
However, if the question were reworded so that it asked, "Will scientists attempt to clone humans?," I think the answer would be "yes." An analogy might be helpful. When mountaineers are asked why they ascend a challenging (and often life-threatening) mountain, they routinely respond: "...because it's there." Some scientists likely will take the same approach. When asked why current technology should be used to clone humans, they will respond: "...because it's there." One writer has suggested:
...it is not a question as to whether we will attempt to clone a human being or not. Many technical hurdles will have to be overcome first before we can attempt to produce cloned humans, so they say. But if the moral and ethical scientists want to wait, or even shrink in fear from such an undertaking, there are many in the world who have the financial means, who do not have any scruples or reservations about cloning humans. What about them? (Sinapiades, 1997, p. 6, emp. in orig.).
I believe it no longer is a matter of if attempts will be made to clone humans using this new technology, but only when. Eventually some scientist, or group of scientists, will yield to the temptation to apply the Scottish scientists' methodology to the human race.
If (and this is a big "if ") scientists are successful in cloning humans, the most pressing question then becomes—will the people so produced possess a soul? Much of the debate occurring today (especially in religious circles) centers on this question. For example, three staff writers for U.S. News & World Report posed the question, "Would a cloned person have its own soul?," and answered it as follows: "Most theologians agree with scientists that a human clone and its DNA donor would be separate and distinct persons. That means each would have his or her own body, mind, and soul" (Herbert, et al., 1997, p. 63).
In addressing what at the time was the unlikely possibility of the cloning of humans, Gish and Wilson asked: "What do we say, then? Would a clone be truly human? The answer is that, indeed, he would be human, for its life came from human life even though in a manner different than is usually the case" (1981, p. 174). In addition, they noted, the cloned human "is already alive, responsible to God for his actions, needing to preserve his own body against sickness, to see that he is properly fed, and all the rest. Each clone would have its own individual responsibility, its own soul" (p. 172).
I concur with such an assessment. In James 2:26, James made this observation: "The body apart from the spirit is dead." The point, of course, was that when the spirit departs the body, death results. But there is an obvious, and important, corollary to that statement. If the body is alive, it must be the case that the spirit is present. This is a biblical principle that cannot, and must not, be ignored—especially in light of the present controversy. The simple fact of the matter is that if (again, a very big "if ") scientists succeed in cloning living humans, those clones would possess a soul.
But only God can instill a soul. It is He Who "giveth to all life, and breath, and all things" (Acts 17:25). It is only "in Him" that "we live, and move, and have our being..." (Acts 17:28). The real issue is not whether man is intelligent enough to clone a human, but whether or not—should that eventually happen—God will choose to instill the lifeless creature in the laboratory with a soul. This is a question no one can answer.
Very often it is the case that with increased knowledge also comes increased power. And with increased power comes the potential for misuse or abuse of that power. The question, "will we be able to clone humans?" is not the same question as "should we clone humans?" The first is a question to be answered by an appeal to science; the second is a question to be answered by an appeal to the Word of God.
Oddly, at times those who do not believe in God or His Word as an objective moral standard seem to understand the ethical/moral issues better than some Christians. For example, long before the technology was available that could lead to human cloning, evolutionist Gunther Stent of the University of Southern California stated: "The idea of cloning humans is morally and aesthetically completely unacceptable" (as quoted in Howard and Rifkin, 1977, pp. 125-126). Compare that with the comment of Christian ethicist Randy Harris of David Lipscomb University: "Although there has been a good deal of rhetoric on the evils that are just ahead, I have yet to hear a cogent ethical argument as to why even the cloning of a human would be wrong" (1997, p. 16).
There are, in fact, several "cogent ethical arguments" that can, and should, be made against the cloning of humans, only two of which I would like to mention here.
It is one thing to attempt—and fail—277 times using sheep cells in an attempt at cloning. Sheep are animals that do not possess souls, and that are not made in the "image and likeness of God" (Genesis 1:26-27). But it is quite another thing to try—even once—and fail in an attempt to clone a human. Embryos are living human beings! [On occasion, pro-abortion forces often argue that embryos within the womb are "not living." If that is the case, then leave them alone. This, of course, is hardly an option, because in nine months the end-result is a human baby—something impossible to explain if the embryo was "not living" to begin with.] A laboratory littered with dead and dying sheep embryos is one thing; a laboratory littered with dead and dying human embryos is quite another!
Ask any knowledgeable ethicist, Christian or otherwise, and he or she will confirm that basic medical ethics requires that in any experiment, the subject must know the risks and give "informed consent." In the case of cloning, however, the tiny embryo being produced (and that more often than not will die) can do no such thing. With cloning—if the success rate of the Scottish scientists is taken at face value—the failure rate will be staggering.
Basic medical ethics also requires that the experiment be to the subject's benefit. Laboratory procedures for cloning humans scarcely would be to the benefit of the cloned embryos. Scottish scientist Wilmut and his colleagues saw 277 of the embryos they had produced perish before they saw a single one live. What if the same failure rate held true for the cloning of humans? Or, for the sake of argument, suppose that somehow the failure rate could be cut in half (in other words, out of 277 attempts, "only" 139 human embryos died in the process)? Would that then be ethically and morally acceptable? It would not! Producing human embryos—with the full knowledge that many more of them will die than will live—is indeed (to quote evolutionist Stent) "morally and aesthetically completely unacceptable." Medical ethicist Paul Ramsey has suggested that we cannot even develop the kinds of reproductive technologies being discussed here "without conducting unethical experiments upon the unborn who must be the mishaps (the dead and retarded ones) through whom we learn how" (as quoted in Restak, 1975, p. 65).
Human life, as a gift from God (Acts 17:25), is sacred. The Proverbs writer observed that "there are six things which Jehovah hateth; yea, seven which are an abomination unto him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood" (6:16-17). Yet there is a tendency to ignore these divine principles, and to view human life as that which may be destroyed capriciously. Should Christians consider laboratories teeming with the dead and dying human embryos that resulted from failed attempts at cloning to be a "cogent ethical argument" against such procedures? Or should they instead, to use Leon Kass' words, simply "leave it so that discarding laboratory-grown embryos is a matter solely between a doctor and his plumber" (as quoted in Restak, 1975, p. 65)?
Further, in examining the ethical issues surrounding procedures such as these, the implications of the various technologies must be acknowledged. For example, if cloning were possible:
If we scrutinize the alleged benefits of human cloning, there is less here than at first meets the eye. Producing people for spare parts, or to use as guinea pigs, is repugnant. David Lygre wrote: "The current risks of abnormality and our reverence for human life should rule these experiments out" (1979, p. 44). Indeed they should.
In a series of articles authored some years ago, Wayne Jackson remarked that these scientific experiments "strike at the very heart of God's arrangement for human reproduction within the circle of the family unit and all that this involves" (1979, 15:3; see also Jackson, 1994, pp. 27-36). The use of such things as donor sperm, donor eggs, surrogate mothers, and cloning stand in stark contradistinction to God's divinely designed plan for the home. While many things, biblically, could be said about God's design of the home, one thing is clear. It is through the family unit (which includes both a husband and wife in the procreative act) that God intended for children to be brought into this world. According to divine design, marriage is to precede the bearing of children (1 Timothy 5:14). And it is not by accident that Moses recorded: "And the man [Adam—BT] knew Eve, his wife; and she conceived..." (Genesis 4:1; emp. added). Jack Evans correctly observed that God's
...spiritual law says the oneness of the flesh can be approved only by Him in the marriage of the male and female who are producing another part of their flesh (Hebrews 13:4; I Corinthians 6:16; 7:1-5). Thus, the Bible teaches that the male and female producing the offspring of the one flesh, according to spiritual law, must be married to each other. ...It is obvious that marriage precedes bearing children. Thus, if the female bearing the child is not married to—is not one flesh with—the male in the reproduction process, they violate God's spiritual law (1987, p. 358).
God's plan is that children be produced through the husband and wife via their "one flesh" covenant. The world often forgets that childbearing never was intended to be an end within itself, but is part of a much larger plan.
Any action that ignores, or nullifies, God's plan for the home, and reproduction within the framework of the home, must be avoided and opposed. Cloning does just that. It circumvents the principle of a husband and wife becoming "one flesh," and through that procedure bringing children into the world. The family unit was planned to provide an atmosphere of love and trust (Proverbs 15:17; 17:1), which would create an ideal environment for spiritual growth. To ignore these truths is to miss the real meaning of the divinely planned family, and the procreative acts that God placed within that family unit.
Each day brings exciting new scientific discoveries. Improved techniques block pain and prevent suffering. New medicines cure or prevent diseases. Advancements in knowledge and methodology continually work to mankind's benefit. As Suzuki and Knudtson concluded:
There is no reason to fear the stunning new conceptions of human hereditary disease now emerging from genetics research. In fact, we can rejoice that this new genetic knowledge is certain to improve the prevention, detection and treatment of many previously untreatable genetic disorders. At the same time, each of us shares responsibility for ensuring that techniques allowing the manipulation of the human genome are never exploited for arbitrary and self-serving ends or in ways that fail to consider the potential long-term consequences of large-scale genetic repair on human populations (1989, pp. 206-207).
Certainly, the faithful child of God may support many scientific advances that cure disease, alleviate suffering, and make life better. But the Word of God is the criterion against which every advance must be measured. The end does not always justify the means.
Elmer-Dewitt, Philip (1993), "Cloning: Where Do We Draw the Line?," Time, pp. 65-70, November 8.
Evans, Jack (1987), "Is Surrogate Motherhood Sinful?," Gospel Advocate, 129:358, June 18.
Gish, Duane T. and Clifford Wilson (1981), Manipulating Life: Where Does It Stop? (San Diego, CA: Master Books)
Harris, Randy (1997), "Will There Ever Be Another You?...Ewe?," Christian Chronicle, 54[5]:16-17, May. [Harris is one of several scientists, theologians, and philosophers whose positions on cloning are presented in a special two-page spread, edited by Lindy Adams.]
Herbert, Wray, Jeffrey L. Sheler, and Traci Watson (1997), "The World After Cloning," U.S. News & World Report, 122[9]:59-63, March 10.
Howard, Ted and Jeremy Rifkin (1977), Who Should Play God? (New York: Dell).
Jackson, Wayne (1979), "Ancient Ethics in a Modern World," Christian Courier, 14:41-47; 15:2-4,6-8, May/June.
Jackson, Wayne (1994), Biblical Ethics & Modern Science (Stockton, CA: Courier Publications).
Lygre, David (1979), Life Manipulation (New York: Walker).
Nash, J. Madeleine (1997), "The Age of Cloning," Time, 149[10]:62-65, March 10.
Restak, R.M. (1975), Pre-Meditated Man (New York: Viking).
Scientific American, "Special Report: Making Gene Therapy Work," 276[6]:95-106.
Sinapiades, Mike (1997), "Cloning, Clowning, or What?," First Century Christian, 19[2& 3]:6, February/March.
Stewart, Colin (1997), "An Udder Way of Making Lambs," Nature 385:769,771, February 27.
Suzuki, David T. and Peter Knudtson (1989), Genethics (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press).
Travis, John (1997), "A Fantastical Experiment," Science News, 151:214-215, April 5.
Wilmut, Ian, A.E. Schnieke, J. McWhir, A.J. Kind, and K.H.S. Campbell (1997), "Viable Offspring Derived from Fetal and Adult Mammalian Cells," Nature, 385:810-813, February 27.
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A Saiga is a Russian AK. Yes, it has to go through a bit of conversion before it looks like an AK again....but the receiver is russian and a true AK, so to speak
The M70 is a yugoslavian rendition of the AK. It has other unique features likes a bulged trunnion and a grenade sight and adapter.


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Top 10 Technorati Blogs Layout Composite Map
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It gives a unique insight at how a small group of top blogs arrange themselves.
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A recent story in the New York Times reads like a nightmare for anyone renting. You pay your rent (and in New York City, you pay your ridiculously high rent) and you think that's the end of the story--the only people who get evicted are people who refuse to pay, right?
Not this time. Charanna Alexander was living in an apartment in Harlem with her roommate, and one day got an eviction notice from the city marshal, out of the blue. The note said she had six business days, but time had been ticking for four days, so Alexander, who had certainly been paying her rent, had to act fast. Apparently Alexander's landlord, who did not actually own the building, had stopped paying his rent. (For two years.)
U.S. & World
Alexander called the city marshal, who told her that there was nothing that could be done. She went to Housing Court, where she was shuffled from office to office, waiting in line after line. Until she met a man named Steve when talking to a legal aid representative. Steve had Alexander fill out a show-cause order, which allowed her to go before a judge to explain why she shouldn't be evicted.
A few days later, the judge approved the contract Alexander had written. Phew. Happy ending, right?
At least, this time. Her advice if the same thing happens to you? "Ask for Steve."
Read the full story on the New York Times.
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When it comes to picking a vehicle, the smart choice for the planet is very often the smart choice for your wallet. That's because the more expensive your new car, the worse it typically performs on gas mileage. This means you pay more at the pump, and your car emits more greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. Conversely, the most affordable cars on the road almost always cost the least to operate, get the best fuel economy and release the fewest greenhouse gases.
So it stands to reason that hip, green automobile affordability starts with the nimble lineup of sub-$15,000 hatchbacks gaining popularity across the United States. None is more nimble and hip than the Honda Fit (starting msrp: $13,950; combined mpg 31), a new generation of mega-versatile hatchback that delivers high gas mileage in a package that combines style and smarts. Honda placed the gas tank under the front passenger seat, which allows the back seats to fold flush to the floor. This gives the streamlined caravan a surprisingly roomy cargo space and opens it up to multiple passenger/storage configurations. Kids, camping gear, groceries, pets — they'll all fit in the Fit (sorry, couldn't resist). Honda has entered the next level of affordable design with a car that's earth-, family-, and even iPod-friendly—just plug it right into the stereo system. But don't take it from me. Motor Trend magazine calls the Fit "the right choice for the enthusiast who wants a car that handles twisties as well as it does chores, saves gas and eases your budget."
A flashier newcomer
A relative newcomer to the hatchback scene is a car so unique it almost defies categorization. Building upon the success of the MINI Cooper (starting msrp: $18,050; combined mpg: 32) MINI has introduced the MINI Clubman (starting msrp: $19,950; combined mpg: 32), an equally fun ride in a body that accommodates more passengers and more stuff. The Clubman is fast. The Clubman is cool. The Clubman also has a unique club door. In addition to two regular front doors, the car has one narrow door on the right side that's used as a backseat entrance. The Clubman's trunk is also original, with two barn doors that open outward to the sides.
Never a parking spot too small
Another option that skimps on gas but not on pleasure is the Smart Car. The mini vehicles arrived in the States in 2008 to offer commuters yet another fun, affordable, fuel-efficient option. The Smart Fortwo (starting msrp: $11,590; combined mpg: 36) comes in both hardtop and convertible models, both of which deliver unprecedented levels of joy each time you slide the minute vehicle into the narrowest of parking spots. Originally developed in Europe as a joint venture between Swatch (yup, the watch company) and Mercedes-Benz, the Smart Fortwo's colorful, attractive design reflects its heritage. And thanks to German engineering, the Fortwo's small engine can rev up to 90 miles per hour, so even if highway driving is part of your daily commute, this little car will get you where you want to go.
Righteous hatchbacks achieve top-flight fuel economy in two ways. First, they trade excessive power for supreme efficiency (while they've got above average pick-up, they're probably not the best for street-legal drag racing — unless souped-up, of course). Second, these cars are lightweight. They're still safe, but weigh about 2,000 pounds less than beefier sedans and station wagons. Remember what it felt like when the hefty class bully jumped on your back for a piggyback ride? That's how a car engine feels when lurching forward under the weight of the typical luxury sedan or station wagon. Car engines propelling heavier loads expend more energy, consume more fuel, and release more greenhouse gases than when tucked inside nimble, lightweight, lower-priced vehicles.
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Excerpted from Josh's forthcoming book, "The Lazy Environmentalist on a Budget."


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Tagged: new album
All I Want (are some FAQs)
Time to get some questions answered!
Q: Where can I get the album?
A: Yes -the album is available on…
Bandcamp << click
iTunes << click
Q: Can I buy the album in a store?
A: If you can get your buns to western Massachusetts, then yes. Right now, the only two stores that have the physical album are Turn It Up in Northampton, MA and Art Alive in Amherst, MA.
Q: What are these "studio demo" bonus tracks and who gets them?
A: These are unmastered, uncut demos of 3 tracks – "Hangin On," "Selfish," and "Eyoh" – that you can hear before I got my computer chop chop on them and did musical arrangement reconstruction (note: these are not official music terms). The tracks are only available on Bandcamp and came with the Pre-Order edition of the album (to be true bonus tracks, they were super secret and remained invisible until September 10).
Q: Are you making merch available? Will it be available outside the US too?
A: Been working on some comfy merch – it's in the works at the moment. I've been trying on all sorts of t-shirts and hoodies and water bottles. It will be available internationally (as soon as I figure out logistics).
Q: Do you have vinyl available?
A: Not yet. Working on it.
Q: Do you wear a lot of plaid?
A: Sometimes : )
Q: So, tell me more about how you made this album. Is it really just you? Even the man-like and squeaky voices? And how long did it take?
A: Yes – I did all the writing, recording, composing, performing, arranging, producing, and artwork. The man-like and squeaky voices are me processed through a "formant shifter" and few other effects.
In album making – there's traditionally a process called "mastering" that happens during the final stages. Mastering is as significant to the sound as an instagram filter is to your photo (though much more involved). For this – I recruited Ella Riot band-mate and talented friend, Tyler Duncan, who stem mixed and mastered each track, making them pop. To find out more about Tyler, visit: http://tylerduncanmakesmusic.com/.
Q: How can I get a physical copy of the album?
A: Right now, other than at the two local Massachusetts stores, you can order it through Bandcamp.
Q: What is Team TRJ?
A: That is the team of people helping get the music to you. They are hardworking, dedicated, awesome, and I want to thank them for all the time, love, and care they put in.
Q: I have an issue with my order/Bandcamp (shopping-cart malfunction, shipping info, duplicate purchases, etc). Who can I contact?
A: Ah yes! You click this link: BANDCAMP SUPPORT. Then submit the form.
Q: What is your printer's name?
A: Printy.
Q: My question hasn't been answered yet. Can I ask it somewhere else?
A: Shoot an email to thereverbjunkiemail [at] gmail [dot] com. Team TRJ will answer as many Qs as possible.


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It's a race to ring the bell! Can your eagle eye spot an item on your card that's also on your game board? Look hard, there's only one. Could it be the green race car, or the red ball? Once you find it, ring fast, and you win that round! Whoever spots the most objects wins the game. Fast, furious, and fun! I Spy Eagle Eye is based on the best-selling Scholastic book series by Jean Marzollo and Walter Wick.
University Games' Briarpatch division is America's leading preschool game and puzzle line, with 20 years of innovative and exceptional learning games.
Created by Franklin Wright, the winner of University Games' National Young Game Inventors Contest, Conveyor Belt is a game of strategy where the only thing that changes faster than the lead is the direction you're moving! Players move pawns along the conveyor belts and play special Belt cards to flip the arrows or even move the finish to a new place!
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MARYSVILLE — An Oroville woman and four other people were injured Wednesday afternoon when a car they were in crashed into a tree on Highway 70, south of Marysville.
The woman, Kristin Valadez, 28, of Oroville, was sitting in the front passenger seat of the car and suffered moderate injuries in the accident, according to Yuba-Sutter California Highway Patrol.
At around 4:25 p.m. Wednesday, Lao Vang, 33, of Sacramento, was driving the Honda north on Highway 70, at an unknown speed, when he failed to navigate a slight curve and went off the road in a straight path.
Continuing at a high speed, the car hit a tree head on.
Valadez's injuries consisted of abdominal pain and bruises. She was taken by ambulance to Rideout Memorial Hospital in Marysville.
CHP spokeswoman Jodie Beck said Thursday that three male passengers were in the back seat, Be Her, 18, and two boys ages 15 and 16, all from Sacramento.
The 16-year-old had major injuries and was taken by ambulance to Sutter-Roseville Medical Center in critical condition.
Vang was taken to Rideout with leg and collarbone pain, and the 15-year-old boy was also taken to Rideout for bruises and pain
Her was taken to Sutter-Roseville with minor injuries.
Vang and Valadez were reportedly wearing seatbelts, but authorities were unable to determine if the rear passengers were.
Authorities are still investigating the accident and have not ruled out alcohol or drugs as a factor.
Any witnesses to the accident or the vehicle driving pattern before the accident are asked to call Yuba-Sutter CHP at 674-5141.


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Rounding out our trilogy of beer pong posts this week, here's an exciting product that commenter Nic715 pointed out: Hasbro's game Cuponk. Throw the ball into the cup, and lights go off and electronic noises sound. It's a way to have some family fun and hone your kids' skills long before they leave for college. [More]
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Ben Jealous' commitment to civil rights impacts nation
NAACP president leaving for academia
Five years ago, when Benjamin Jealous emerged as president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, some questioned his youth and his experience. The then 35-year-old civil rights activist and Rhodes Scholar took the helm of the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization and, in five years, has taken it to a whole new level.
His resignation came as a shock to many who credit him with significantly increasing both revenue and membership, and diversifying issues addressed by the organization. Under his leadership, the NAACP helped repeal the death penalty in four states, usher reforms through the state Legislature, and register hundreds of thousands of voters for the last two presidential elections.
At a time when some say the organization was dying on the vine, Jealous says in an interview, that with the staff and board, they "were able to regrow the mightiest of all trees in the ecology of social justice." Described as a man on a mission, his lifelong commitment to civil rights led him to impact the entire nation.
He is now hailed as one of the most effective leaders in the organization's 104-year history. As he leaves the NAACP in sound fiscal and operational shape and heads to a career in academia, future students will learn from him in the classroom just as so many others have all across the nation.


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Rescue From Fort Kastav
Rescue From Fort Kastav begins after you report to Legate Rikke at the Winterhold Imperial Camp during Reunification Of Skyrim, as part of the Imperial Legion's side of the Civil War Quests.
Meet Hadvar and his men on the perimeter of the fortress. Their reconaissance reveals a grate, whose existence has eluded the Stormcloaks, that leads you straight into the fort undetected. Head to the grate and infiltrate the fort.
With or without Sneaking skills, proceed through the fort, busting up the Stormcloak rabble. Each soldier should have a Fort Kastav Prison Key on his body. This should let you easily unlock the prison doors incarcerating fellow Imperial men.
Once freed, take them outside to the courtyard as instructed and battle the big cluster of Stormcloaks outside. The freed Imperial plus Hadvar's men will help you. Speak to Hadvar to complete the quest and report to General Tullius for the next step.
The next quest of the Imperial Legion Civil War: The Battle For Fort Amol.


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I was searching for something in the Fedora repos and found a really good terminal, sakura. Its very much like Gnome-terminal. I did not find much difference other than using less memory.
To install:
sudo yum install sakura
and the details of the package:
Name : sakura
Arch : i686
Version : 2.3.8
Release : 1.fc14
Size : 137 k
Repo : installed
From repo : fedora
Summary : Terminal emulator based on GTK and VTE
URL : http://pleyades.net/david/sakura.php
License : GPLv2
Description : Sakura is a terminal emulator based on GTK and VTE. It's a terminal emulator
: with few dependencies, so you don't need a full GNOME desktop installed to
: have a decent terminal emulator.
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Asian-American Shun Mental Health Care
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When the planes hit the World Trade Center on 9-11, clients rushed to a Hartford clinic in a panic.
They were, for the most part, Southeast Asians who'd immigrated to this country after the Vietnam War. The clients, not fluent in English and still suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, came in hysterics crying, "Is it happening again? Is it happening again?" Connecticut has just one clinic funded by the state Department of Mental Health and AddictionServices that treats primarily Asian-Americans. The clinic, in Hartford, serves Connecticut's Asian-Pacific community, which includes people from 21 countries who speak 35 different languages. The Office of Minority Health within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported that, of the Southeast Asians who seek mental health care, 70 percent have been diagnosed with PTSD.
And that's just the people who see a doctor. By far, their peers — due to language barriers and cultural preferences — do not seek treatment, said Mui Mui Hin-McCormick, executive director of the state'sAsian Pacific American Affairs Commission. The majority of them carry the burden of war trauma and if they aren't precisely suffering in silence, they are suffering without treatment.
"The older generation is very reluctant to access medical care," and "the mental health stigma is very high," Hin-McCormick said. Instead, community members often wait until there is a critical physical manifestation, and even then, they see a doctor only at the insistence of younger family members.
Ironically, the reluctance to seek care is viewed as stoicism by the greater culture, which has assigned to the Asian-Pacific community nearly superhuman powers. In 1966, American sociologist William Petersen used the term "model minority" to describe Asian-Americans who, despite facing discrimination and marginalization, had nevertheless succeeded in the U.S. The idea has long since been discredited, though Asian-Americans still find themselves facing impossible expectations.
In fact, the Super Asian ideal has been inculcated into much of the Asian-Pacific culture, as well. M. Angela Rola, director of the University of Connecticut's Asian American Cultural Center, runs a program in which she assigns would-be mentors the task of writing about their culture. Students
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Walkways and Waterways
The City of Kenmore passes first bond measure in the city history
Kenmore residents are poised to gain significant safety and transportation-related investments with the passage of Kenmore's Walkways & Waterways Improvements bond measure. Proposition 1 Walkways & Waterways Improvements is the first city bond measure ever on the ballot in the City of Kenmore, which was incorporated in 1998.
Through an extensive community input process known as "Imagine Kenmore," Kenmore residents confirmed that safe routes for pedestrians and cyclists and connecting residents with the City's public open space and waterfront are top priorities. The five projects included in the bond measure reflects the results of the public input. Proposition 1 authorizes the City to issue up to $19.75 million in bonds to be repaid over a period of 20 years from the date of each bond series to pay for the projects listed below to be constructed over the next seven years.
Pedestrian and bicyclist safety is a City priority. The City is committed to its Target Zero goal of achieving zero pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities and serious injuries by 2025 through project improvements such as safer walkways and bicycle routes, education and enforcement. The Walkways and Waterways bond measure includes new sidewalks and bicycle lanes on Juanita Drive and 68th Ave NE.
- 68th Avenue Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety
New sidewalk and buffered bike lanes on 68th Avenue connecting downtown Kenmore at 182nd Street to the northern city limit.
- Juanita Drive Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety
New sidewalk and buffered bike lanes on Juanita Drive from the Kirkland city limit north to 170th Street/Simonds Road. Other improvements include adding or extending selected left turn lanes, and improving the curve at NE 155th Place.
Improving public access to Kenmore's waterfront is also a priority. The City has over seven miles of shoreline on Lake Washington and the Sammamish River but limited opportunities for public access. Kenmore residents' desire to connect to the waterfront has been strongly expressed over the years and was confirmed through the Imagine Kenmore community engagement process. The Walkways and Waterways bond measure includes public waterfront improvements at Log Boom Park, Rhododendron Park, and Squire's Landing Park.
- Log Boom Park Waterfront Access and Viewing
Improve public access to Lake Washington including beach expansion, new trails and viewpoints, picnic areas, waterfront pavilion, environmental enhancements, and access for hand-powered watercraft.
- Rhododendron Park Waterfront and Natural Open Space Access
Improve public access to the Sammamish River by constructing a new trail and boardwalk to connect the existing playfield through the natural open space to the riverfront and future dock. The project will also include improving the access drive and parking near the river, as well as environmental enhancements to the shoreline and wetlands.
- Squire's Landing Park Waterfront and Natural Open Space Access
Eleven acres of new park development to enhance public access to the Sammamish River. Natural open space restoration, trails, boardwalks, and viewing points will connect the park to the river and adjacent Burke-Gilman Trail along NE 175th Street. The project will also add new docks, parking and a restroom.
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I was in the mood for something naked, so I drew this.
And yes, technically Triet'tan is topless. She doesn't have nipples. Why? Because breast-feeding is primarily a mammilian thing to do...she's botanical.
I won't stop anyone from making requests or their own contributions to this thread (provided as long as they're in good taste).


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Learning to Program with Alice
Wanda Dann, Stephen Cooper, and Randy Pausch
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Please click here for information on ordering the text
These materials have been developed with support from the National Science Foundation under grants NSF-0126833, NSF-0302542, NSF-0339734, and NSF-1031351.
Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
An overview of Alice
The text
Getting started with Alice using material from the text.
The errata list for the first edition.
Solutions to the Chapter exercises and projects.
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The Alice software is freely available at:
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 56 diseños de 20 diseñadores freelance.
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People Guzzle Entire Bottles of Jagermeister Because Alcohol [NSFW VIDEOS]
This guy may very well have the worst hangover ever.
In this video, a man appears to drink an entire bottle of Jagermeister through a funnel. While he seems to do it with relative ease, we really wish the camera remained on so we could see him try and walk and keep his insides inside an hour or so later.
His effort was quickly topped in another similar video (note the NSFW language) by an Australian woman who guzzles an entire bottle of Jagermeister, as part of some trend called #Neknomination, in which you must polish off a bottle of liquor after someone chooses you.
Ahh, peer -- or is that beer? -- pressure.


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Dan Pearson, CFCA's director of international operations, was at the Hermano Pedro project in San Lucas Toliman, Guatemala, when Tropical Storm Agatha hit. Dan will continue visiting projects in Guatemala and helping staff assess damages from the storm. The following is Dan's experience this past weekend.
We ended up receiving 150 people last night. Some of them are from around here and have lost their homes or were evacuated, others got stuck in San Lucas when the roads were blocked, and some were from a bus that slid off the road during the rain.
This morning the rain has stopped, and the clouds briefly cleared enough to see the volcanoes behind the CFCA center. We could see at least half a dozen mudslides on the volcano closer to us. Then the clouds came back. The radio says the worst of the rain will start early tomorrow morning and run all morning. They are also reporting that already some of the rivers around here are running higher than they were during Hurricanes Stan and Mitch.
Some people who had been separated from their families left on foot this morning to find their families. Others took advantage of the break in the rain to try to get to the houses of relatives or check on their homes. Everyone is afraid of having their things stolen while they are away. We still have at least 100 here. The city said they would bring food for them this morning, but nothing has arrived yet. We made coffee for everyone, and Brother Jorge (Hermano Pedro project coordinator) is now cooking some porridge for them. Actually, some of the mothers are cooking the porridge because none of us knew how to make such large quantities, and we didn't want to ruin the batch.
After the devastation of Hurricane Stan in 2005, the Hermano Pedro project implemented the practice of holding two quetzales (about $0.25) per child per month for disasters like this. That fund will be used for immediate response. Because this storm has hit some parts of the country where CFCA has a lot of sponsored children, it is likely many have been affected.
Unless the weather clears up considerably, we probably won't know until at least mid-week how many sponsored families are affected or what the exact damage is. Some of the Hermano Pedro staff live in different parts of the country than where they work. The storm hit on the weekend, so some of those staff members will have difficulty just getting back to their subprojects with so many roads blocked by mudslides. We heard that the costal route from San Lucas to Guatemala City is closed indefinitely because a bridge was washed away. Other routes in and out are also blocked by mud, rocks and trees. I don't think it's possible to get to Guatemala City from San Lucas at this time.
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Sponsors and others wishing to help may donate to CFCAís Disaster Assistance Fund. One hundred percent of donations to this fund are sent to CFCA projects to help individuals and families affected by disasters. Funds donated are used where they are most needed, and CFCA retains discretion as to the use of the funds. In addition to emergency relief, contributions may be used for long-term assistance.


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- 1. County and State Party Candidates Should Not Seek Endorsements from Politicians
by Maricopa County Republican Committee Chairman Tyler Bowyer
Many have seen in recent weeks a few endorsements from Public Office Holders of Candidates for those who wish to serve in County and State Party positions. I want to make a statement and say this is absolutely wrong. One of the primary reasons that the Republican Party exists is to hold Elected Officials accountable. Having our Party Officeholders beholden to Elected Officials through endorsements and donations is precisely what's wrong with the GOP today. It should raise many red flags of Party Candidates who seek these endorsements as it is akin to the adage of the "Fox in the Henhouse." This is terrible judgment both on the part of the candidate and the elected official.Click here to read more
- 3. You never need a late term abortion to save a woman's life
In the 3rd and final presidential debate, Hillary Clinton was asked why she is against a ban on late-term partial birth abortions. In light of her longstanding association with Planned Parenthood and the abortion business, her answer reveals an astonishing ignorance about the actual process involved in a late term abortion, or she's outright lying.
In this brief segment Ms. Clinton states "I've met with women who at the end of their pregnancy get the worst news that one could get, that their health is in jeopardy if they continue to carry to term or that something terrible has happened or just been discovered about the pregnancy. So, you can regulate if you are doing so with the life and the health of the mother taken into account."
Here's the reality. A late term abortion procedure takes 24-72 hours, just to dilate the cervix enough to dismember and remove the baby. A woman whose life is at risk would be dead before the abortion could be completed.
On the other hand, a 1-hour emergency C-Section would most likely save the mother's and her baby's lives.
In the following video, Dr. Anthony Levatino, who has performed over 1200 abortions, explains why "You never need a late term abortion to save a woman's life." He is now Pro-Life.Click here to read more
- 4. Hillary Clinton: Ghoulish Abortion Queen
For years, Hillary Clinton has encouraged women to collude with and pay doctors to murder their own unborn children. In 2009, Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion corporation, presented U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton with the Margaret Sanger Award. In 2014, Planned Parenthood honored Clinton for her "commitment to womens health."
The sick irony is that Margaret Sanger, a noted eugenicist and horrible racist, deplored abortion. She never would have called it "womens health." She would be horrified to know that monsters like Hillary Clinton are presented with an award in her name. Planned Parenthood didn't begin providing abortions until after Margaret Sanger was dead. She would not have tolerated what Planned Parenthood has become: an abortion empire responsible for stopping the beating hearts of over 7 million innocent, helpless lives.
Sanger opened the first birth control center in 1916. She later founded the American Birth Control League, which evolved into today's Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Sanger spoke out repeatedly on preventing pregnancy, not abortion.Click here to read more
- 5. Rigging the Election - Video I: Clinton Campaign and DNC Incite Violence at Trump Rallies
Go to 10:20 to hear Zulema Rodriguez brag about shutting down the highway leading to the FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA Trump rally. Luke Johnson was on his way to church nearby and within seconds, he was caught, unable to move his work truck and trailer. A huge group of people ran into the road, and he couldn't get across. He had no idea what was going on. Then, he started getting dozens of calls threatening his life. "People saying they were going to hunt my business down and find me and come after me and destroy my business." It turns out people had seen his work trailer live on CNN and assumed he was part of the protest even though he wasn't.
Rodriguez also admits to inciting violence in Chicago, forcing Trump to cancel it for fear that people might get hurt. Thanks Project Veritas (James O'Keefe), doing the job the media refuses to do.Click here to read more
- 6. Jim O'Connor Announces Run for State Party Chairman of the AZGOP
I have tremendous respect for Jim O'Connor. In the following press release, you will read about Jim's role in renouncing the National Popular Vote. I was one of the people he patiently educated regarding its problems. Ultimately, a group of us were able to convince our Senator, Sylvia Allen, to back away from supporting it. Jim is true to the Republican platform and has provided leadership in other areas as well, including the passage of HB2088, which protects students against surveys that gather private, personally identifiable information. He advised his representative in LD23, Heather Carter, "Our 444 Precinct Committeemen are reflecting the opinions of the 70,000 registered republican votes in our district overwhelmingly protecting the rights of parents and children. Please represent these and other republicans who desire to restrain government overreach." She voted in favor on reconsideration. Mr. O'Connor has stood firmly in support of legislation that honors parental authority and rejects federal control of education in Arizona.
PRESS RELEASEClick here to read more
- 7. Gilbert Watch Primary Voting Recommendations: August 30, 2016
As you complete your Primary ballot, please consider the following candidates for offices all the way from United States Senate to Town Council. Time hasn't allowed for the vetting of every office throughout the state. The suggestions you see here are based on voting patterns, leadership, and commitment to constitutional, conservative ideals.Click here to read more
- 8. Sen. Ted Cruz Endorses Andy Biggs in Race to Replace Rep. Salmon
Sen. Ted Cruz on Friday endorsed state Senate President Andy Biggs to succeed retiring Rep. Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.).
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- 9. Christine Jones: Serial Exaggerator, Phony
It is beyond me why the voters in CD5 would want to be saddled with Christine Jones as their Representative in Congress. She's clueless about the character and demographics of its citizens--she lives in CD9, not CD5. How do you "represent" citizens you know nothing about? CD5 is one of the most conservative, family-oriented districts in Maricopa County. After reviewing the history of Christine Jones, my head hurts. But not as badly as the perpetual migraine that she will inflict on CD5. Take away her paid handlers and well, think of a Conservative, and then take away courage, conviction, and good judgment.
Jones has a history of contradicting herself to the point of absurdity. Add to this a shaky grasp of the Republican platform, high praise for Hillary Clinton, and a tendency toward self-aggrandizement.
Christine Jones wants to be...Governor...Secretary of State... Mayor...U.S. Senator...U.S. Representative...Somebody!
Her reason for not taking on her own district (CD9) defies logic.
CD9 is currently represented by Democrat/Liberal/Leftist Kyrsten Sinema. Jones would be a conservative heroine if she had run in her own district and beat Sinema! In November 2015, Jones was asked if she planned to run against Sinema in 2016. She stated "Although (the 9th District) appears eminently winnable, pursuing a seat in Congress at this time is not the highest and best use of my time." See Christine Jones Won't Challenge Kyrsten Sinema.
By April 2016, she decided to pole vault into CD5 and run against a solid constitutional conservative, former Senate President Andy Biggs.
This carpet bagging didn't sit well with the Republican Leadership of CD5. They quickly responded in an 4/8/2016 Intellectual Conservative article titled CD5 Republican Legislative District Chairs call for Local Representation as follows:Click here to read more
- 10. Jimmy Lindblom and LaCinda Lewis Endorsed by Pro Common Core, Anti-Parent "Stand for Children"
Stand for Children/Arizona has just endorsed Jimmy Lindblom, who is running for a Senate seat against Warren Petersen in LD12, and LaCinda Lewis, who is competing against Eddie Farnsworth and Travis Grantham in the House.
A review of Stand for Children/Arizona's website indicates that this group proudly supports the entire Common Core agenda, aka Arizona's College and Career Ready Standards, including AzMerit.
Stand is proud to have defeated a litany of anti-Common Core legislation, as well as other bills that parents have fought for, including the defeated SB1455. This bill would have acknowledged that parents know more than the State about what's best for their own children. These parents wanted to opt their children out of the unvalidated, secretive AzMerit. Stand would have none of it. See "Top Legislative Results."
Parents and their children suffered verbal and emotional abuse at the hands of school administrators, teachers, other parents, and other students for daring to opt out of AZMerit. Remember? See Sen. Allen calls for schools to respect parents over assessment concerns, The Schools' War On Arizona's Children: Part 1, The Schools' War on Arizona's Children: Part 2 Online Charter Schools The Schools' War on Arizona's Children: Part 3 Emotional Child Abuse.
Voters should be wary of groups that "sound" wonderful. Scratch the surface, and you discover how pro-Statist and anti-Family they truly are. Expect More Arizona is another such group. See Is Expect More Arizona in it for the Money?
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I'm a newbi, using Python in a Maths program called GeoGebra. From Python I call Java to be able to construct an image where each pixels color value is set from a mathematical function. The code, which is in Python and works (though the mathematical bits have been cut out), is:
# Bring in Java. from java.awt.image import BufferedImage from javax.imageio import ImageIO from java.io import File # Useful constants fileCount = 2 # Number of files generated dir = "C:/output/" # Directory to save files subdir = "Tst/" # Subdirecrory prefix = "Tst " # Prefix to filenames sizeX = 400 # Number of pixels in x sizeY = 400 # Create the image object. img = BufferedImage(sizeX, sizeY, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB) g = img.getGraphics() # Make a number of files for i in range(fileCount) : # Step through every pixel for x in range(sizeX): for y in range(sizeY): img.setRGB(x, y, functionOfPositions() ) # Save to file. if not ImageIO.write(img, "png", File(dir + subdir + prefix + "%03d.png" % (i))): print "Save failed!"
However, I would like to produce 48 bit PNG (or TIFF) files for printing high quality prints. The code above produces 24 bit images.
The PNG format supports 16 bit color but BufferedImage does not. I believe that you may construct your own custom BufferedImage to support this but I don't know how to do this. Any help on this would be much appreciated.
Also: will Windows be able to read and display a 48-bit image as a 24 bit image on screen or will I have to produce both a 24 bit image for the screen and a 48 bit image for printing?


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What cops need to know about Real ID
The ID cards themselves will have to contain, at a minimum, the bearer's full name, signature, date of birth, gender, principal address, a front-facing photo, and a unique number
For almost the last ten years a program called Real ID has been slowly creeping along with the promise of improving the security and reliability of state-issued driver's licenses and ID cards. How effective it is or will be, and how it affects you, is mostly yet unknown.
Passed in 2005 during the George W. Bush administration, the Real ID Act was inspired in part by the terrorist attacks of 9/11, where most of the terrorists had been able to obtain state-issued driver's licenses and ID cards with fraudulent documents.
The act has two major components: a requirement that states issuing driver's licenses and ID cards (for the rest of this article, I'm going to use "ID card" to cover both types of documents) implement more rigorous standards for acceptance of documents supporting the identification cards, and measures to make the cards themselves more difficult to counterfeit or alter.
Real ID Requirements
The upgraded documentation requirements mean that getting or renewing an ID card is going to be a little more complicated than it used to be. Full compliance with Real ID requirements means that applicants will have to have, at minimum:
• Photographic identification
• Documentation of applicant's birth date
• Documentation of applicant's citizenship or immigration status or a Social Security card
• Documentation of name and primary address
Given that most of us got our first driver's license with nothing more than a birth certificate, you might want to start looking around for where those other credentials might be found.
The ID cards themselves will have to contain, at a minimum, the bearer's full name, signature, date of birth, gender, principal address, a front-facing photo, and a unique number.
Missing somewhat conspicuously from this list is a magstripe, barcode, RFID chip, or other machine-readable data feature that a cop-held scanner could use to query the license databank without keying it in manually. It would have been nice if everyone could have settled on the same format, so law enforcement could standardize on one type of reader, but that would be too much to ask.
There is another requirement for states to be fully Real ID-compliant. Each state is required to link their database of ID cards with every other state's database so as to "provide electronic access by a state to information contained in the motor vehicle databases of all other states."
This is arguably the most onerous requirement of the Real ID Act. If you've ever read an ID card record printout from any state outside your own, you've noticed that there is very little similarity between them. Most include the information contained on the ID card face itself, but the record may or may not contain names previously used by the bearer (most commonly women's unmarried and previous-marriage surnames), whether the bearer is an organ donor, has a concealed weapon permit, has any vehicles registered to them, how many violation points there are on their driving record, previous violations, etc. No two states format this information in exactly the same way.
This means that nearly every state has to make at least minor changes to its database structure to be compliant with Real ID, and it's an unfunded mandate. The federal government did not make available to the states any money to help them bring their ID cards or data into compliance.
Of course, maverick states can just tell the feds to pound sand and ignore the requirements of Real ID, but they will be making life difficult for their constituents if they do. Effective in 2014, a Real ID-compliant ID card is necessary for admission to certain federally-controlled facilities, including federal buildings and nuclear power plants. Visiting a nuke plant might not be on your bucket list, but chances are that going to someplace most easily reached by airplane is. By 2016, a Real ID-compliant ID card will be needed to board a commercial aircraft.
At this writing, most states and U.S. territories are at least partially in compliance with Real ID requirements. Those that aren't are a mix of red and blue states: Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Marianas Islands, Oklahoma, and Washington. "Enhanced" ID cards from New York and Washington are compliant. These include passport information and a RFID chip, and can be used to cross the U.S.-Canadian border without a passport.
Alarmists may claim that Real ID is a step toward a national ID card, but people who know better believe it falls far short of that. If anything, it probably falls short of being a national ID in part because of the lack of a consistent machine-readable data block that would have made cops' lives easier.
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The residential structure named Anti Patio House is composed of three containers that capture the essence of modern living. These three volumes were designed to perfectly adapt to the property – a hillside terrain oriented towards the East, defined by "a 10-15 km panoramic view characteristic of a penthouse" – as described by the creative minds behind this project.
This contemporary home designed by Drozdov Partners is located in Kharkov, Ukraine, in a picturesque setting. A terraced property profile proved to be challenging, but the final result is a magnificent modern home made out of three 60 square meter containers each. The natural slope of the hillside allowed the architects to place two perpendicular containers on top of each other, while the third one sits separately and shelters the guest suite. The lower volume is occupied by the living spaces, while the upper one – resting on the slope – was risen to take advantage of the beautiful surroundings. A terrace wraps around two sides of the house, pierced by an inviting swimming pool and honestly open to the views, as are the social areas. Read more [ via : freshome ]
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Kimchi Fried Rice
several c chopped kimchi, with the juice set aside
several c cooked white rice
bite-sized, cooked/blanched veggies (I used peas and carrots)
toppings, like scallions, sesame oil, sesame seeds, sriracha
Instructions1. Saute kimchi until soft and fragrant. Add a little more oil, and add in the cooked rice, cooking until parts get chewy and/or crispy. Add a little bit of kimchi juice while cooking.
2. Stir in other veggies, then remove from heat and serve hot with toppings.


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Zszlahyk.sys is a Microsoft system file that generally stores the driver file information or the hardware configuration required to accomplish a particular operation in Windows or DOS. The SYS files at times also store vital information about different variables and settings that help develop a connection between Windows and the computer's hardware. Different SYS files contain different information required to perform a specific task like initialization of particular windows programs or configuration details of programs etc. They are generally stored in the Windows folder of the operating system installation.
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If you encounter a sys file missing error, you should avoid downloading SYS files from suspicious/non trusted sources. They could have malicious code or virus bound to them and might cause harm to your PC. It is recommended to use an automatic system check and repair solution instead.
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