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President Trump just proved that he knows how to use the deep state's own strategies against them — without even breaking the law!
President Trump tricked former FBI Director Comey into thinking he had tapes of their conversation so that Comey wouldn't lie during his testimony. (via Fox News Insider)
No one can tell the truth like our president. He's exactly right. I think of Comey as a snake, and instead of nurturing him so he can later bite you, I think you need to control him, and get rid of him.
The mere suggestion that Trump had tapes of his meeting with Comey effectively neutered the former FBI Director. President Trump took advantage of the deep state's paranoia, and their constant surveillance.
To former FBI Director Comey, it isn't farfetched to think someone might be recording him at all times. I'm sure Obama did it to him, with his unhealthy and unethical reliance on surveillance.
President Trump is right to suggest there could be tapes out there, because the deep state is always recording people, and are probably still trying to record Trump himself — at all times.
It's unethical, and it's wrong. Maybe now, after Trump made this masterful move, the deep state will think twice about their relationship with domestic surveillance.
President Trump then turned his attention to Robert Mueller, a close friend of Comey's, who has weaseled his way onto the Special Counsel of the Russian investigation.
Mueller's inclusion on the Counsel just goes to show that the deep state has truly given up on law and order. Obviously, Mueller is biased, and obviously, he'll want to protect his friend, Comey.
Even if Mueller does think he could be impartial in the investigation, he should recuse himself, so that no one has reason to doubt the investigation.
That's what Attorney General Jeff Sessions did for anything involving the Trump campaign. He was involved, so he had to step aside, so that no one could ever imply he tried to steer the investigation.
It's just the right thing to do. But the deep state doesn't have any ethics left, and doesn't even care if We the People know it. Thankfully, President Trump is putting them all in their places, one by one. I bet Mueller is next.
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Exodus 28:31-43
We have pondered the meaning of the Ephod and Breastpiece with the Urim and Thummim. Now, we will discover some of the riches we have in Christ as portrayed in the High Priest's robe, turban and undergarments.
Exodus 28:31-35—
Make the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth, with an opening for the head in its center. There shall be a woven edge like a collar around this opening, so that it will not tear. Make pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet yarn around the hem of the robe, with gold bells between them. The gold bells and the pomegranates are to alternate around the hem of the robe. Aaron must wear it when he ministers. The sound of the bells will be heard when he enters the Holy Place before the LORD and when he comes out, so that he will not die.
In the Bible, the ROBE is a symbol of DIGNITY AND HONOR, of ROYALTY, and of RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Immediately, we are struck with the fact the ROBE OF THE EPHOD is entirely BLUE. The EPHOD is WHITE. The combination of these two garments portrays the RIGHTEOUS ONE FROM HEAVEN. WHITE being the color of RIGHTEOUSNESS, and BLUE picturing HEAVEN and ETERNITY.
It is said to be of woven work; it was woven from top to bottom, and had no seam in it: so Josephus says—
The coat did not consist of two parts, nor was it sewed upon the shoulder, nor on the side, but was one long piece of woven work."
And such was the seamless coat our Lord Jesus Christ wore according to John 19:23—
When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.
The Septuagint version calls the ROBE OF THE EPHOD a garment down to the feet, using the same word as the ROBE Christ wears in Revelation 1:13—
And among the lampstands was someone "like a son of man", dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash round his chest.
The wearing of the ROBE OF THE EPHOD is prerogative of the High Priest alone. Ordinarily in the ANE, the robe was worn by the nobleman, but this civil dress, fringed with pomegranates and bells, is set aside for scared use.
In Israel, the High Priest carried the PRINCELY function of being the political representative of his people before the foreign ruler. The ROBE was symbolic of this role.
The High Priest is the ultimate authority in Israel, not the King. This is evident by the fact that God at no time describes the garments of the king, but He goes into to significant detail to dress the most important person in the nation of Israel. It is the High Priest who receives the decisions of God through the Urim and Thummim.
God wants to be the King of the nation. Israel's government is to be a theocracy, not a monarchy. Such is the case, until the time of Samuel, when the people ask for a king like the nations around them and God gives them Saul.
After the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C., the authority returns to the High Priest until Jesus arrives on the scene as the King of the Jews. The High Priest became the President of the Sanhedrin—the body of seventy elders that governed the affairs of the nation. But ironically, he was under the authority of the kings of Media-Persia, Greece and Rome. The Israelites had received what they asked for—A king like the nations around them!
Under the EPHOD was long, sleeveless blue ROBE, woven without a seam, which reached a little below the knees. It had slits for the arms and a hole for the head to pass through. Along the hem were blue, purple, and scarlet alternating pomegranates and golden bells.
We are not told whether the BELLS were for God or the people to hear. I assume they were for both since the text says SO THAT HE WILL NOT DIE.
The implication is that God would hear the High Priest when He entered the Holy Place.
According to Jewish tradition, one end of a length of rope was tied to the High Priest's ankle and the other end remained outside the tabernacle. If the bells on his robe stopped tinkling while he was in the Holy Place, the assumption that he had died could be tested by pulling gently on the rope.
The bells, which jingled as the high priest served in the tabernacle, assured all who listened that he had no died in the Holy Place and that he continued to minister on their behalf.
Possibly, the BELLS reminded the people to offer their own prayers at the time the incense was offered by the High Priest, or at other proper occasions. Hence, the whole congregation could join the High Priest in prayer at his jingling of the bells. We find this to be the practice in Luke 1:10—
And when the time for the burning of incense came, all the assembled worshipers were praying outside.
Revelation 8:3-4 connects the offering of incense with the prayers of the saints also—
Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, went up before God from the angel's hand.
Certainly, the BELLS were JOYBELLS of SALVATION. The High Priest did not wear them on the Day of Atonement—the day of humiliation. He put on this robe with the bells after he sprinkled blood on the Atonement Cover. Until the sinner applies the precious blood of Christ to his heart and lets the Savior in, there will be no bells of joy ringing in his or her life.
Again, the colors of the four Gospels are used, portraying Christ as King, Man, Servant and God, are used in the making of the hem. The POMEGRANATES were purple, scarlet and blue attached to white linen.
Besides being on the hem of the High Priest's robe, POMEGRANATES were hammered into the bronze work of Solomon's temple. POMEGRANATE is a slightly acidic, seed-filled yellow or red fruit that grows on a bush-like tree in Palestine. The pomegranate was a symbol of the fruitfulness of Canaan. Numbers 13:23 reports that the twelve spies brought pomegranates back as evidence of fruitfulness of the land—
When they reached the Valley of Eshcol, they cut off a branch bearing a single cluster of grapes. Two of them carried it on a pole between them, along with some pomegranates and figs.
Grapes, pomegranates and figs (grown off the ground) stand in contrast to the melons, cucumbers, leeks, onions, and garlic (grown in the ground) left in Egypt. The delights of Egypt were procured from low earthly sources, while the fruits of the Promised Land ripened in the fresh air and sunshine of heaven.
The pomegranate fruit was eaten and its tart, refreshing juice was drunk or made into a sweet wine. Possibly, the pomegranate represents the FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Certainly, God the Father is glorified when His people bear much fruit. The Fruit of the Spirit differs from works in that it is the spontaneous manifestation of spiritual life within God's people.
Possibly, the jingling of the bells attracted the attention of the people to the pomegranates on the hem of the Priest's robe and reminded them that they were to walk in holiness and bear much fruit.
Verses 36-39—
Make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD. Fasten a blue cord to it to attach it to the turban; it is to be on the front of the turban. It will be on Aaron's forehead, and he will bear the guilt involved in the sacred gifts the Israelites consecrate, whatever their gifts may be. It will be on Aaron's forehead continually so that they will be acceptable to the LORD. Weave the tunic of fine linen and make the turban of fine linen. The sash is to be the work of an embroiderer.
Josephus describes the TURBAN of the High Priest—
Upon his head, he wears a cap, not brought to conic form, nor encircling the whole head, but still covering more than half it, which is called MANSAMEMPHTES; and its make is such, that is seems to be a crown, being made of thick swathes, but the contexture is of linen; and its doubled round many times, and sewed together.
The most conspicuous and important feature of the TURBAN was the golden plate with the engraving HOLY TO THE LORD. The golden plate stretched over the forehead from ear to ear and was attached with a blue band going through two hole at the ends of the plate and then over the top of the head to a hole in the center of the golden plate.
Here is a weighty truth for the soul. The GOLDEN PLATE on the High Priest's forehead was the type of essential holiness of the Lord Jesus Christ. Acceptance by Yahweh is predicated on HOLINESS. Romans 3:23 states—
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
The GLORY OF GOD is His holiness. Listen to Isaiah 6:1-5—
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. And they were calling to one another: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory." At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke. "Woe to me!" I cried. "I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty."
There we have Romans 3:23—"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God"—the holiness of God and the ruin of man! The more knowledge we have of the Holy One, the more deeply we become acquainted with our own personal vileness and infirmity, the more we enter into the humiliating truth that in us dwells no good thing!
Therefore, the more we need to be thankful for the One who is HOLINESS TO THE LORD for man's ruin and woe were taken away through the High Priest. Every time he offered an acceptable blood sacrifice, sin was covered and condemnation, alienation, and death were removed. So we read in Romans 5:1-2—
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
Our PEACE WITH GOD is predicated on Christ's HOLINESS TO THE LORD. His shed blood would be of no profit if Jesus was not a HOLY HIGH PRIEST! Because He is HOLINESS TO THE LORD— We are made HOLY in Christ.
The engraving HOLY TO THE LORD signified that the High Priest, and through him all Israel belongs to Yahweh and is set apart for God to fulfill His covenant objective that He outlined in Exodus 19:4-6—
You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself. Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.'
Whenever an Israelite looked at the High Priest's TURBAN with its GOLD PLATE, he or she was reminded of the reason God redeemed them. Due to hard hearted unbelief, Israel never accomplished God's goal for them and they were replaced by the church!
Let us never overlook the fact that we stand in Israel's place during this present age and have been redeemed by God for the very same purpose as outlined in 1 Peter 2:9—
You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
Christians have a High Priest as their Prince and since by faith we are Christ's brothers and sisters by faith, we are a royal priesthood. And as Aaron and every High Priest that followed him belonged to God, we also are a people belonging to God.
Additionally, and of no less importance, the GOLDEN PLATE was equivalent to a DIADEM or CROWN. Its name is taken from the Hebrew root meaning TO SHINE. The diadem or crown reminds us that in the Israelite community the High priest had the role of PRINCE.
When we looked at the OT High Priest, we are to observe a real life picture of Isaiah 9:6—
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
On each shoulder of the High Priest is an ONYX STONE, engraved on each stones is the names of six tribes of Israel—in other words, the government is on his shoulders.
Inside the BREASTPIECE that lies over his heart is the URIM and THUMMIM that makes him a WONDERFUL COUNSELOR.
He is dressed in the BLUE ROBE OF THE EPHOD that symbolizes the MIGHTY GOD.
You might be thinking, where does EVERLASTING FATHER fit the picture? Judges 18:19 supplies the answer—
They answered him, "Be quiet! Don't say a word. Come with us, and be our father and priest. Isn't it better that you serve a tribe and clan in Israel as priest rather than just one man's household?"
The people of the tribe of Dan spoke these words to the Levite priest Micah, who by the way was idolatrous. But what I want us to see is how the people viewed the priest. They thought of him as OUR FATHER. Even to this day, the Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Episcopal Churches call their clergy—PRIEST and FATHER. So the High Priest dressed a robe of blue—the color of heaven and eternity—pictures the EVERLASTING FATHER.
And on the High Priest's head is TURBAN with its GOLD PLATE—the diadem or crown of a PRINCE. The ultimate function of the High Priest was to represent the people on the Day of Atonement and make PEACE with GOD by sprinkling the blood of goat on the ATONEMENT COVER of the ARK OF THE TESTIMONY. Hear the announcements anew that was made to the shepherds the night Christ was born—
"Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests" (Luke 2:10-14).
Who was born? The one who would bring ON EARTH PEACE TO MEN ON WHOM GOD'S FAVOR RESTS—CHRIST THE LORD—the ANOINTED ONE— PROPHET, PRIEST and KING—THE PRINCE OF PEACE.
What a marvelous insight does the picture of the High Priest in Exodus 28 make of one of the most profound statements of all the Bible, Isaiah 9:6—
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
It just sends goose bumps up and down me to think that we hit Exodus 28 in our EXPERIENCING EXODUS at the Christmas season.
I want you never to forget that when you think of Jesus in the manger, you need to think of Him as both High Priest and King! For His Kingship and Priesthood are inseparable. That's the point of Psalm 110:4 and Hebrews 7:17, which declare of Christ the Lord—
"You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek."
Melchizedek, who is recorded without ancestry in the Bible, was the Priest-King of Salem—and SALEM means PEACE. In other words, Jesus is the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace!
Also the BLUE ROBE is expressive of the fact that our High Priest is gone into heaven, He is beyond the range of mortal vision, but, He has send One just like Himself to be our WONDERFUL COUNSELOR— the Holy Spirit—to guide us and bring our prayers with words we cannot utter before the Throne of God.
There at the right hand of the Father, our Priest-King makes intercession for us as He sympathizes with our weaknesses—foreshadowed by the precious stones on the BREASTPLATE over the heart of Israel's High Priest.
Theologically, we want don't want to miss three important aspects of Christ's ministry in the TURBAN with the GOD PLATE. Look at verse 38—
It will be on Aaron's forehead, and he will bear the guilt involved in the sacred gifts the Israelites consecrate, whatever their gifts may be. It will be on Aaron's forehead continually so that they will be acceptable to the LORD.
FIRST, this garment signified the High Priest was to bear the GUILT of the Israelites that attached to the sacrifices. Isaiah 53:4 says of Christ—
Surely he took up [bore] our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.
1 Peter 2:24 asserts—
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.
SECOND, this garment was to be worn continually by the High Priest. The Book of Hebrews over and over declares that Christ is a Priest forever. For instance, Hebrews 7:21 says of Christ—
He became a priest with an oath when God said to him: "The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind: `You are a priest for ever.'"
THIRD, this garment signified that those He consecrates will be acceptable to the LORD. That's 2 Corinthians 5:21—
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Peter verified the Good News that not only Jews are acceptable to God in Christ, but Gentiles also in Acts 10:34-36—
Then Peter began to speak: "I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts men from every nation who fear him and do what is right. You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, telling the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
So we are made acceptable to God by Christ bearing our sins forever as our Great High Priest. Folks, that Good News should rouse us to praising and glorifying God continually! If you are tossed back and forth by doubt, harassed by fears, meditate frequently on Exodus 28:38, it is for the wayward, wondering, heart. Great is our High Priest who continually presents us before the Throne of God. Fix your eyes upon the golden plate, and read in the inscription thereon the measure of his eternal acceptance with God. May the Holy Spirit enable you to taste the peculiar sweetness and sustaining power of this divine and heavenly doctrine.
Next the garments of the ordinary priests is described in verses 40-41—
Make tunics, sashes and headbands for Aaron's sons, to give them dignity and honor. After you put these clothes on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint and ordain them. Consecrate them so they may serve me as priests.
The attire for the ordinary priest was to give HONOR and DIGNITY or GLORY and BEAUTY to them in their office.
The mention of ANOINTING and ORDAINING of the High Priest and priests forms a transition to Chapter 29, which speaks of the ordination of the priests.
Verses 42-43—
Make linen undergarments as a covering for the body, reaching from the waist to the thigh. Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. "This is to be a lasting ordinance for Aaron and his descendants.
The ALTAR in view here is the ALTAR OF INCENSE in the HOLY PLACE, where prayers on behalf of the people are offered to Yahweh.
LINEN UNDERGARMENTS were necessary so the nakedness of the priests would not be exposed when steps were allowed to be built at the Temple. God plans for future conditions.
Here we have Aaron and his sons, typifying Christ and the Church, standing in the power of one divine and everlasting righteousness. Aaron's priestly garments express those inherent, essential, personal, and eternal qualities in Christ—while the robes and linen undergarments of the sons represent those graces with which the Church is endowed, in virtue of its association with the great Head of the priestly family.
THE LINEN UNDERGARMENTS to cover the naked flesh of priests sets forth the righteousness of Christ imputed to the believer.
Without the priestly garments, Aaron's sons could not approach the altar to minister because they still dressed in old garments of sin that incur guilt and death. Neither can we cannot approach in unrighteousness the Holy God and live! Every person outside of Christ stands guilty, already condemned to eternal death.
With Chapter 28 of Exodus, we see with what gracious care Yahweh made provision for the need of His people, in that He allowed them to see the One who was about to act on their behalf, and to represent them in His presence, clothed with the garments of dignity and honor.


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The Pentagon is one of those places where you'll never know what you'll see. Would you expect an art museum? Well, museum might be stretching it but there's certainly a collection.
In the Air Force section there are a lot of paintings depicting Air Force life, history, and senior leaders. Would never expect an aerial painting of a remote north Pacific island?
Outside the Air Force Services Store is a painting of Shemya Air Force Base from 1980. The 3.5 mile by 2 mile land mass is part of the Aleutian Island is now known as Eareckson Air Station.
This painting interested me because my brother did a one-year remote tour there about the time of the painting's commissioning. He told me usual stories we've all heard about Alaska… long winter nights and short days, and the long summer days and non-existent nights. He also said mail flew in one day a week…Wednesdays, I think. While the weather might have been fine when the plane left Elmendorf Air Force Base 1,500 miles to the east, poor weather frequently would come in at the last minute. The inclement weather kept the plane from landing. He said hearing the mail plane flying overhead and unable to land was a sad feeling.
Here are some other Air Force stories of interest I found…
Life-saving Airman
Congratulations, Staff Sgt. Chris Harlan of the 965th Airborne Air Control Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. Because of his heroic actions in 2007, four Indian exchange students are alive today. Sergeant Harlan helped rescue them from drowning at Turner Falls Park. (Sergeant honored for lifesaving action). He received the Airman's Medal.
Sergeant Harlan offers a quote everyone should remember.
"Within five minutes of showing up there, somebody lost their life. Things can change fast," he said. "It just makes you appreciate what you have. A lot of people experience loss and tragedy … but people forget how quickly you can lose a loved one."
Unusual birthday present
With the focus on Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, it's easy to forget there are Airmen deployed elsewhere, such as Joint Task Force-Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras.
Recently, a senior airman firefighter there received an unusual birthday present. Senior Airman Alisha Rowe fought her first fire. (Airman celebrates birthday, helps extinguish her first fire)
"My heart started racing as it does on every call since I'm not quite sure what to expect on each emergency," Airman Rowe said. "Once on scene, I could see smoke coming out of the door of the building, and I got a little excited knowing this was my first fire.
"After it was over I remember how distinct the smell of charred wood was and how warm it still was in the small building," Airman Rowe said. "When we were cleaning up our equipment I thought about how I will never forget my first fire or my 23rd birthday."
Medical Readiness at Soto Cano
JTF-Bravo's medical element conducted a medical readiness and training exercise Aug. 25 and 26 in San Fernando, El Salvador. The MEDRETE treated more than 900 Salvadorans. (MEDRETE provides free medical care to El Salvador villagers). The lead of 1st Lt. Jennifer Richard's story certainly put the reader in the setting:
Eighty-seven year-old Aurelia Lopez walked two hours round-trip through the mountains of El Salvador to receive free medical care – the first time she had seen a doctor in 40 years.
Ms. Lopez suffered from arthritis and stomach pain, in addition to a large goiter on her neck. She received free treatment from a team of U.S. and Salvadoran personnel hosting a medical readiness and training exercise, or MEDRETE, in the remote village of San Fernando, El Salvador, Aug. 25 and 26.
"I am happy with this medical team because it is really hard to get medical care here," said Ms. Lopez. "The next closest medical center takes four hours round-trip to walk to, and I don't have the money to pay to see a doctor."
There's an awesome photo essay on basic trainees undergoing Basic Expeditionary Airman Training, or BEAST, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 2. (Photo essay: Trainees conquer the BEAST)
Well, guess it's better late than never…
Former Army Air Forces Tech. Sgt. Howard "Holt" Thornton finally received decorations due him from his service in World War II. (WWII vet receives long-awaited medals)
At an Aug. 29 ceremony at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Mr. Thornton received his medals from Col. Mark Kelly, 4th Fighter Wing commander. Mr. Thornton commented on his World War II exploits, which included raids over the Ploesti Oil Fields of Romania.
"We took three flights to Ploesti; they called them combat missions," he said. "We dubbed them suicide missions. One time into combat is enough for anybody."
Mr. Thornton says he feels very grateful to be where he is today.
"I'm very thankful; I carried a prayer book with me on all the missions I flew, in my flying book. I'm the same way now," he said.
Airmen searches for wings
While on the topic of World War II Airmen, the Associated Press ran a story about Bernerd Harding returning to Klein Quenstedt, Germany, where he was shot down July 7, 1944. (US pilot returns to site of WWII crash) He was searching for his wings that he removed from his uniform to avoid reprisals from German villagers.
Reading stories about what World War II Airmen endured always amazes me anyone ever went up in an aircraft. They were heroes. That's how they did it. Harding and his crew were on a mission with nine other aircraft to bomb Bernburg, Germany. After the bomb run, the German Luftwaffe attacked the B-24s. The Germans shot all down. One hundred Airmen were killed or captured.
Wow…I'm in awe of World War II Airmen. The life they endured is hard to comprehend. They are heroes.
Mr. Harding didn't find his wings
Finally…In Memoriam
Condolences to the family and friends of 1st Lt. Joseph Helton, 24, of Monroe, Ga. Lieutenant Helton died Sept. 8 near Baghdad when an improvised explosive devise struck his vehicle. He was assigned to the 6th Security Forces Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.
Master Sgt. Russell P. Petcoff works in the Pentagon with Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs.


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Evolution Compressed into Two Minutes
Whether one believes in evolution or creationism, old earth verses young earth theories, etc., this is a neat perspective on the 4.5 billion years that modern science purports we have been in existence.
What if we viewed the 4.5 billion year existence of the earth as a 24 hour period? How long did it take for evolution to create humans?
Curiosity may have killed the cat,
but anxiety destroyed its liver.
Curiosity can lead to fight or flight
but anxiety alone just suffers.
Feel anxious? Be curious.
Feel curious? Be wise.
Feel wise? Be humble.
Feel humble? Be grateful.
Feel grateful?
Well, I'll be…
Then just be.


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David Koch explains how to flick the switch on big electricity bills
AUSTRALIANS should overcome their misconceptions and switch energy providers to save as much as $1800 a year, one consumer finance expert says, as power price pressure shows no sign of letting up.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) recently declared there is unacceptable pressure on household budgets after residential prices increased by 63 per cent in the last decade, with some families forced to sacrifice food or medicine to keep their power on.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is battling the states over his planned National Energy Guarantee (NEG), but an outcome could be a long way away.
RELATED: Cool ideas to cut your power bills
Canstar Blue spokesman Simon Downes said Australians need to take charge of their own energy bills by being prepared to switch providers whenever savings are on offer, but in order to do so, they need to overcome the misconceptions holding them back.
"It really doesn't have to be this way," Mr Downes said. "There are many common misconceptions about switching that could be preventing you from getting a much better deal."
The installation hassle
Many mistakenly believe switching power companies means a new provider will have to send an engineer to install a replacement meter, Mr Downes said.
"Your electricity comes straight from the national energy grid, no matter which provider sends you the bills," he said. "The only person who will visit your property is the meter reader, to take a final reading so your old supplier can send you a final bill. Some energy retailers offer to upgrade your old meter if you switch to them."
Will the power go off?
Power does not need to be disconnected at any stage to facilitate a switch.
"Your new retailer will take over your account, charge you its own rates and send you the bills," Mr Downes said. "Your home will still be powered in the same way, but any changes in your tariff structure could mean you are charged for your power in a different way to before."
I'm under contract
Energy deals are contracts in a technical sense, but can easily be broken.
"The worst case scenario is you'll have to pay an exit fee to cancel the contract — but this is usually only around $20," Mr Downes said. "If you're switching to a better deal, this cost will quickly be recovered … exit fees are actually becoming less common, so most of the time switching won't cost you."
I rent, so have no say
"If it's your name on the account and you pay the bills, you have every right to switch, especially if you think you can get a bigger deal," Mr Downes said, adding the only exceptions were if the landlord pays the bills as per the rental agreement, or if the home is part of an embedded network; for example an apartment block where all properties are supplied by the same company.
They're all as bad as each other
"You may be surprised by just how different power companies can be, especially when it comes to rates," Mr Downes said. "Over the course of a year, you could end up paying more than $1800 more than you need to if you're getting a bad deal."
WTF: Campaign offers cash prizes for best tips to cut energy bills
The whole thing is too much hassle
"Switching energy providers doesn't have to be a hassle. You can switch online in as little as five minutes," Mr Downes said. "However, it's really important to do your research first, which means comparing different providers, plans and price fact sheets to ensure you know everything about your prospective energy deal, including things like conditional discounts, fees and charges. Once you've made up your mind, it only takes a few minutes to go ahead and make the switch."
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As Gordon Brown urges Brits to reduce the amount of waste that goes into landfill, would a return to World-War style rationing and cooking not only reduce wastage, but also help to shrink the UK's bulging waistlines and the environment in the process?
Food rationing came into effect back in February 1918 during World War One. However, there are many lessons that can be learnt in order to benefit today's wasteful society.
Although food was scarce back then and the black market profited from other people's misfortunes, the fitness of the UK population was at an all time high, with food wastage and obesity barely an issue as every bit of food was put to good use and each meal was planned out to be as nutritional as possible.
Today, with families in the UK wasting on average ?416 worth of perfectly good food per year, perhaps it is time to reduce the amount of food imported from distant continents and start to be become more self sufficient in order to help future generations in the UK? However due to cultural changes and a lack of free time, more people are resorting to the quick fix ready meals that have made modern society lazy during a period of economic instability.
As food prices continue to rise sharply due to economic and social factors; including bio fuel products, high petrol prices, an increasing global population and poor harvests, a return to old fashioned prudent shopping or rationing maybe the only solution in beating the bulge and cutting costs.
With the last case of food rationing being recorded in June 1954, families during these hard times had struggled every day to provide for the entire family. However, compared to today's mindset – one which has been warped by the supermarkets "best before date" labelling that encourages waste, even though food items are perfectly fine for some time after these exaggerated sell by dates – perhaps people should remember what their grandparents told them and make sure to empty their plates and eat their greens.
The British Government's current 'reduce, reuse and recycle' drive does not only apply to plastic bottles and cans; planning weekly meals and using leftovers is also good advice which people should all take more to heart for a number of reasons. Just because
Families who currently do not plan for the week can not only help the environment, but there would be less need for people to purchase convenience fast foods; most of which has a high fat content and is a contributory factor to the UK's obesity "epidemic" – a problem which was practically non-existent back in the early 1900's. Not only has there been an increase in obesity rates, but according to The Times newspaper, there has been a dramatic increase in Type One diabetes in children as a result of the ignorance of parents and the poor diets that are put upon them.
Reducing the country's waste is not something that will happen over night, but perhaps people should look back to war-style rationing to reduce their impact on the environment as well as their pockets.
Victoria Cochrane writes on a number of topics on behalf of a digital marketing agency and a variety of clients. As such, this article is to be considered a professional piece with business interests in mind.


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Environmental and Energy Policy—MS
Students enter the Master of Science in Environmental and Energy Policy program with bachelor's degrees in an array of disciplines, including the various social sciences and disciplines such as biology, environmental science, and engineering. The intent of the Masters program is to provide you with the skills and knowledge necessary to be effective in a position involving the implementation of environmental programs. Regardless of the specific organization with which you become involved—whether it is a non-governmental agency (NGO), a corporation that needs to manage its environmental uses, a consulting firm, or a local, state, or federal agency—the same set of skills and knowledge is valuable.
In your coursework you will develop an understanding of:
- The existing policy framework that governs our use of the environment, including policies that influence energy choices and the use of natural resources
- How and why the existing policy framework has come to be structured in the way that it has
- Methods for analyzing policy choices and for facilitating decision-making processes involving a range of participants, including the general public
- The sociopolitical facets of environmental policy issues
In addition, you will be expected to complete a report or thesis that allows you to investigate a specific topic in detail. The thesis option is recommended for students who may, at some point, be interested in entering a PhD program, either here or elsewhere.
Because of the interdisciplinary nature of environmental policy and the rigorous curriculum, students accepted into the MS program must have strong undergraduate credentials and a high level of proficiency in written and oral communication skills. We also expect applicants to have taken at least one undergraduate-level course in the environmental sciences, one in statistics, and one in microeconomics; however, if necessary, students can complete these courses during their first year of graduate study.
Degree Requirements and Options
The Master of Science in Environmental and Energy Policy requires 30 credits. At least 20 of the 30 credits must be taken in courses at or above the 5000 level.
Thesis Option
This option requires you to complete a research thesis prepared under the supervision of an advisor and two members of the graduate faculty. At least one of those members must be a faculty member in a different department.
The minimum requirements are as follows:
|Core Courses
|12 credits
|Other Coursework
|9-12 credits
|Thesis Credits
|6-9 credits
The scope of the research topic for the thesis should be defined in such a way that a full-time student can complete the requirements for the MS degree, coursework and thesis, in two years.
Report Option
This option requires a report describing the results of an independent study project. You prepare the report under the guidance of an advisor and two members of the graduate faculty. At least one of those members must be a faculty member in a different department.
The minimum requirements are as follows:
|Core Courses
|12 credits
|Other Coursework
|12-15 credits
|Project Credits
|3-6 credits
The scope of the research topic should be defined in such a way that a full-time student can complete the requirements for the MS degree, coursework and report, in two years.
Degree Components
Core Courses (12 credits)
All of these courses are required:
Methods (3–4 credits)
Concentration (6–9 credits)
In the second year, students, in consultation with their guidance committee, will identify at least two courses (thesis option) or three courses (report option) that are most appropriate for their needs. These elective courses comprise the concentration area, providing further depth in some aspect of environmental policy or related skills and techniques. The concentration courses, which are drawn from departments across the University, will often link policy interests, internship activities, and students' particular skills.
Concentrations might include
- Resource management
- Policy and regulation
- Environmental technologies
- Energy policy
- Ecosystems management
- Pollution control
- Organizational capacity
- Communications
Report or Thesis (3–6 credits)
Much of the second year is devoted to a report or thesis. Each student will conduct research or undertake a project under the supervision of an advisor. The thesis involves identifying a research question, choosing a method for answering the question, and describing and analyzing the results. A report describes the results of an independent project and, potentially, evaluates the process associated with project.
The completed report or thesis will be examined by a committee of at least three faculty members including at least one from outside of the department. At the defense of their thesis or report, each student will also give a brief public presentation.
At least two weeks prior to your defense, students must:
- Schedule their defense using the Pre-defense form
- Submit a draft thesis to the Graduate School. (This step is not required for reports.)
- Distribute their thesis or report to their advisory committee
The Degree schedule form (M4) must be approved before a defense is scheduled.
You must also report the results of the defense and submit a final thesis to the Graduate School prior to completing your degree. Theses and reports must be prepared following the procedures of the Graduate School.
Typically, the program involves two years in residence. During the first year, students take mostly required core course work in environmental policy analysis and the social context of environmental issues. Most of the second year is devoted to concentration courses and to the project or thesis.
Sample Curriculum Plan
This is merely a sample curriculum. Depending on when you enter the program, when
courses are available, and on what your interests are, your curriculum could (and
probably will) look different.
|Year One: 18 Credits
|SS5300 Environmental and Energy Policy
|SS5350 Environmental Policy Analysis
|SS5400 Sociology of the Environment
|Concentration Elective
|Thesis Credits
|Year Two: 12–18 Credits
|SS5550 Global Environmental History
|Concentration Elective
|Concentration Elective
|Thesis Credits*
|Thesis Credits
*Students who have an assistantship in their 4th semester or who desire to maintain their status as full-time students for other reasons will need to register for 9 credits in their 4th semester
Career Pathways
Industrial firms, governments, and nonprofit organizations recognize the need for professionals with combined technical and sociopolitical expertise. Those with skills in environmental policy analysis and citizen participation fill an important niche.
Industry and Private Firms
Private sector employment opportunities are typically in policy-related positions of manufacturing corporations and large engineering firms. Industrial firms require technical professionals who are also trained to participate in regulatory hearings, policy-related conferences, and public meetings; and national business leaders have reported a need for managers possessing technical proficiency blended with an understanding of policy development, decision-making, and the interests of community groups and members.
Federal, State, and Local Government
The public sector recognizes the need for environmental managers with broad interdisciplinary training in both policy processes and social or natural sciences. Federal regulatory agencies and international environmental organizations often engage with community-based groups and must address citizens' needs outside of the mandated, formal hearing process. State agencies, such as the Michigan Department of the Environment and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, are also active in local communities.
Situated between the demands of national and international environmental policies and the needs of local communities and businesses, state environmental offices are in a unique position to mediate the sociopolitical demands of many stakeholders in disputes. County, city, and tribal governments in the Great Lakes region must respond to new environmental programs and policies. Graduates holding a bachelor's degree in engineering, social science, or natural science combined with a professional degree in environmental policy are very attractive candidates for local positions.
Nonprofit Organizations
Nonprofit organizations and consulting firms need technically trained policy and environmental specialists. This sector is an important source of employment for graduates of environmental policy programs. As lobbyists and public education organizations, nonprofits often mediate between large questions of public policy and the environmental concerns of everyday citizens.
Advanced Degrees
Our MS program provides excellent preparation for an advanced degree. Many of our MS graduates have gone on to PhD programs—including our own—as well as law school programs, sometimes after working with a public or private organization. We support students in the development of indispensable research skills and in finding and transitioning into a top-quality degree program of the want to continue their education elsewhere.
Where have our graduates been hired?
- Environmental consulting firms
- Industrial Firms
- Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
- US Environmental Protection Agency
- USDA Forest Service
- United Nations Environment Programme
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources
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Published in The Musical Quarterly, Vol. LII No. 2, April 1966.
That Varèse's beliefs transcended all boundaries, that he was a staunch champion for the individual, was further evinced by statements he made shortly after his arrival in the New World. Two years before he put his ideas into practice, he wrote the New York Times on March 20, 1919:
" I should also like to propose a League of Nations in Art. It needs no covenants, no drafts, no high court of arbitration, no machinery to cause debate among politicians. It would exist solely in the mental attitude of the world… Only by a free exchange of art — music, literature, painting — can one people be interpreted by another… In art, as well as in politics, we have been jarred out of our traditional isolation. And the result will be good. The contact, the emulation, the competition will spur us to greater accomplishment… What a combination the freer mingling of national characteristics in art would give! What beauty and strength!'
Because of his interest in percussion and his acquaintance with Marinetti and Russolo, Varèse was referred to on occasion as a Futurist; but his ideas on the use of sounds and noises in music are entirely opposed to those of the Futurists. He once said: "The Futurists believed in reproducing sounds literally; I believe in the metamorphosis of sounds into music." Again, because of his friendship with Duchamp, Picabia, and Tzara, Varèse was regarded on other occasions as a Dadaist. His answer was: "I was not interested in tearing-down but in finding new means… Unlike the Dadaists I was not an iconoclast."
He called neo-Classicism "one of the most deplorable trends of music today … the impotent return to the formulas of the past." As for the twelve-tone system, he once commented:
"It is important in the same way that Cubism is important in the history of fine art. Both came at a moment when the need for a strict discipline was felt in the two arts… Even if one disagrees with the premises of Schoenberg's new method, one must admit that there was a pressing need for a discipline that would bring music back to its own domain, the domain of sound… But we must not forget that neither Cubism nor Schoenberg's liberating system is supposed to limit art or to replace one academic formula with another… [They] are media and not finalities… Good works are not the result of favorable circumstances, new devices, exploitation of new formulas; they are produced often in spite of them."
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The Problem:
Derelict fishing gear is haunting our oceans, but there is nothing supernatural about the impact of ghost nets. They are very real to the millions of marine organisms that are injured or killed by them yearly in our oceans. When fishing nets are lost, they continue to fish as ghost nets and impact all kinds of marine organisms, capturing and killing crustaceans, fish, turtles, birds, sharks, and marine mammals - even whales. Ghost nets also damage underwater habitats, contribute to marine pollution, and cause economic loss for fishermen. These nets can drift for decades before washing ashore, breaking down into smaller pieces, or being pulled out of the ocean by humans.
What we are doing about it:
We are traveling around North Carolina with our life-size inflatable whale classroom to educate youth on environmental impacts of ghost nets. We have developed a creative and engaging curriculum for 5th though 9th grade. Each Ghost (net) Busters program includes a discussion of the problems associated with ghost nets, followed by a hands-on, inquiry-based STEAM learning activity. After our visit, students are invited to participate in a new engineering competition that will challenge them to come up with creative solutions to the ghost net problem through technological innovation.
Be a part of the solution:
- Help with a beach clean-up and remove trash (including fishing nets) from beaches
- Eat fish that have been harvested sustainably and with safer fishing methods (use Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch as a guide to help you choose!)
- Spread the word! Teach others about the impacts of ghost fishing gear
Are you interested in scheduling Ghost (net) Busters at your school? Request a program today!
For sections of our video, check out our playlist!
Laura Sirak-Schaeffer, Ghost (net) Busters Program Coordinator
Laura comes to us from the Museum of Science, Boston where she was an informal STEM educator facilitating school field trips and public programs. She earned her BS from Stockton University and her MS in Marine Science from the University of New England where she researched seal-fishery interactions. Laura will be the lead educator traveling around the state to implement Ghost (net) Busters.


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Sacred Heart Law Students Set a Precedent –
Both Finalists are From Same School!
The Secret of Legal Success
When it comes to legal matters, the general public focuses their attention to large murder trials and big city lawyers, such as the ones on television. The population in the Bruce-Grey area has not been exposed to major trials or to federal matters, yet due to a local law class, this mind set could be changed.
Sacred Heart High School in Walkerton has made its mark on the courts due to the efforts of Mr. Jamie Smith and his grade twelve law class when they set out to truly understand Canada's most important document, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, introduced in 1982 by the 15th Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau has given all Canadians the dignity and rights that a just and democratic society value. This Charter is an addition to the original Constitution, therefore making this document an important to all Canadians. As part of a project to help understand the importance and value of the Charter, the students were entered into the Charter Challenge run by OJEN (Ontario Justice Education Network).
The Charter Challenge, run by the Ontario Justice Education Network, is a online competition where students in groups posing as "law firms" prepare facta based on a Charter appeal case prepared by OJEN. On the OJEN website while preparing the facta, groups were given the opportunity in the forums to consult and pick the minds of lawyers as well as debate with other members in the competition. Once finished, the facta are reviewed by actual judges, and the top six is decided. The top group for the appellant, and the top group for the respondent, argue the issue before a Court of Appeal Judge. The case at issue, Rainfoot and Morrison v. Thunder Bay (City) dealt with a situation involving Aboriginal protestors who were evicted from a public park by the city, due to health and safety concerns. The students were to argue either for the Aboriginals, the respondents or for the City of Thunder Bay, the appellants.
Mr. Smith helped his class to assess the situation and to use the facts of the case, and various precedence setting cases to prove their arguments. The real competition was not in the class but between the other private schools from the large cities. To promote confidence in his students, Mr Smith taught "If there is a will there is a way and if you start doing it you can do it." This motivation could be the secret of the success.
For the first time in the history of the Charter Challenge, three groups from the same class placed in the top six. In fifth place was Moore Cash and Associates, including Wendel Cameron, Luke Eddington, Robbie Meek, and Kayla Weiler. They argued on behalf of the natives of Thunder Bay. The finalists, O'Neil and Pray, with the members Brooke Schnurr, Katrina Hodgins, Katrina Wyatt and Jake Colquhoun also argued on behalf of the Aboriginals and went against Massey, Case & Deere which consisted of Jennah Dohms, Brendan King, Sydney Schurr, and Andrew Zettel who argued on behalf of the appellant, the city of Thunder Bay. Not only was this the first time ever for the top two to be from the same school, but sister verses sister, as Brooke and Sydney Schnurr were on opposite sides of the debate.
These two teams traveled to Toronto with Mr. Smith for the debate where O'Neil and Pray and Massey, Case, & Deere went head to head with strong arguments from either side. In the end, Massey, Case & Deere was victorious, and Mr. Smith was more than satisfied with the efforts of his students especially considering the caliber of the competition, which is summed up nicely in his statement, "I like beating private schools". To speak for a majority of Canadians, it is important that the youth of Bruce-Grey are involved with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the legal system, for it is the foundation of justice and liberty, and a cornerstone of our excellent society.
Check out the Ontario Justice Education Network (OJEN) Youtube link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHd4HPABVz8&feature=youtu.be. for more information about the Charter Challenge and this year's competition.
Authors, Students Kayla Weiler and Robbie Meek
In Photo ... from OJEN
OJEN Charter Challenge finalists from Sacred Heart High School posing for pictures with the Honourable Judge Justice Rouleau and Court of Appeal Clerks. The eight youth are law class students from Mr. Smith's Grade 12 course and formed the two finalist teams in the challenge; the first time in history of the Challenge that both finalists were from the same school.
http://www.ojen.ca/home is the website for the Ontario Justice Education Network
with information about the Charter Challenge http://www.ojen.ca/program/92
In December, 2010 students from a Grade 12 law class at Sacred Heart High School headed to the appeal court of Ontario to argue in favour of upholding several sections of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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The following tips specifically about Higdons and their descendants come from a variety of Higdons and their descendants conducting genealogy research on the Higdon Family.
1) A research note from Jo Ann Smith: Not "Clemetine" Higdon
About 45 years ago, when I first began doing family research, I spent a lot of time interviewing older family members. Also I began a search of records. But in the beginning, I was somewhat naive about how to go about compiling information. In 1970, I did my first little booklet about my Mom's family and gave it to her on her birthday. Everyone seemed delighted with this.
My great-grandfather, William H. Higdon had a daughter whom all my uncles called "Aunt Sis." [She had married James W. Gribble. She was born 26 September 1852 and died in July 1932.] When I asked one of my uncles what her real name was, he told me "Clementine," and I felt sure he knew, so I wrote this down and listed her in Leonard Higdon of Anson County, North Carolina, and His Descendants, which I published in 1982. Later, much to my regret, I discovered this was a mistake!
Now every time I pick up another publication about the William H. Higdon family, I find a daughter "Clementine" listed. Her name may have been Mary Elender Higdon. I take full responsibility for the error. It really taught me a lesson to always double-check information before circulating it to others.
2) A research note from Jo Ann Smith: Is it Hoffman or Huffman?
The middle name of William H. Higdon sometimes is listed as Hoffman and sometimes as Huffman. The reason for this is that his mother's German family line originally was spelled "Hoffman", but because it was pronounced "Huffman" many of the records found in NC for this family used "Huffman". The father of William H. Higdon's wife Eve was Samuel (Sammy) Hoffman/Huffman? of Burke County NC, and most records refer to him as Samuel Huffman. Thus, there has been some confusion about this name. When I first began my research on the Higdons, I was told that the name was " offman" but then I began to find the name "Huffman." If anyone has more information about this name, perhaps it could be shared with the readers of the website.
3) In addition to the tips on this page, please check out our:
Custodian: Barbara W. Tedford, Newsletter Editor, at email@example.com
Depending on the information you have available, you may find it helpful to check and see if any of our titles might help in your search. Some of these books you can buy from our HFA, some from other vendors. Some of these genealogical reference books, however, are not easy to find, or buy. When that is the case, our newsletter editor will do specific reference searches (lookups) for members of the HFA from our reference library. Just contact Barbara Tedford at the email address above.
4) In addition to the tips on this page, please check out check out 'specialized free websites.'
The list below was complied by Janice J. Higdon, our former HFA Website webmaster. She was our guest speaker at the 2102 St. Augustine Annual Meeting and gave a presentation on: Online searching for building a family tree. Free sites for information exist and are available for your use. A few of the websites are:
- Cemetery Records Online
- National Archives Genealogy
- National Archives Veterans Records
- Social Security Death Index
- FamilySearch Social Security Death Index
- Find A Grave
- Cyndi's List
- United States Census Genealogy
- Library of Congress Genealogy
- The USGenWeb Project
Possibly the best overall sites to find links to online genealogical websites are 1) Genealogy Resources by Veritas Prep (author: Scott Shrum) features a brief, but thorough overview of the genealogical process and around 18 different links to a wide variety of free public-created and government-created genealogy websites [thanks to Luke for this tip] and 2) Home Advisor's History at Home: A Guide to Genealogy is another brief, but thorough overview of the genealogical process and around 30 different links to a broad variety of free public-created and government-created genealogy websites. [thanks to Courtney Phillips and her crew for this tip]
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Researchers identify genes that may be responsible for type 1 diabetesNovember 22nd, 2007 - 2:58 pm ICT by admin
London, Nov 22 (ANI): Researchers at the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, UK, have identified faulty versions of two genes that may be responsible for type 1 diabetes.
The genes HLA-A and HLA-B usually help the body to fight infection but
Joanna Howson and colleagues believe that faulty variants of them lead the immune system to destroy insulin-producing islet cells in the pancreas, reports New Scientist.
Usually, the two genes make components of MHC1 - a protein on the surface of immune cells that helps them tell friend from foe.
Researchers identified that the class of immune cells known to attack islet cells were those activated by MHC1. Having both variants may raise someone's risk of developing type 1 diabetes by 50 per cent.
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that results in the permanent destruction of insulin producing beta cells of the pancreas. (ANI)
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Kelly Osbourne reportedly got engaged to boyfriend Matthew Mosshart just a few weeks before Christmas, sources tellUS Weekly.
"Kelly is the happiest she's ever been," a friend of the star revealed Wednesday. "Her career is going well, and she's in a healthy relationship with a wonderful guy."
The source added that Osbourne — who recently lost a stunning 60 pounds — is "really excited" about her upcoming nuptials.
Osbourne has been dating Mosshart for over a year. They met at a friend's wedding in 2011. Celebuzz has reached out to Osbourne's rep and is awaiting comment on the report.
The couple attended the wedding of Osbourne's brother, Jack, in October.
Osbourne is currently a fashion correspondent for E!. You can catch her every week on Fashion Police.
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