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Orioles Huff'd, But the Rays Would Not Break Down
I did not write a blog on the Wed. afternoon game against the A's to see if anyone would notice I did not do it. Only one person made a comment to me in an email, thinking I might have died or gotten lost on I-275 somewhere in Tampa.
I just decided to take a day off from writing, and see if anyone would notice. By the way, thank you every one for reading my blogs from Friday to Tuesday. I was the numero uno Sports blog guy for four days, and I am mighty proud of it.
But, I can't do it without you guys hitting the page and checking it out, so I applaud you for doing just that for me.
Trivia Fact of the Night:
Tomorrow night, former MLB pitcher Gaylord Perry will be throwing out the first pitch. He is currently the only pitcher to win a Cy Young in both leagues.
The Good,The Bad,and The Ugly
The Good
Rays starter Matt Garza ( 3-1) has been getting better and better with each outing since coming off the DL. Garza tossed 7.1 innings of 4-hit ball and recorded a shutout of the Baltimore Orioles 2-0.
Garza also recorded 4 strikeouts and had good control of his slider and cutter tonight. This is the thrid time Matt has faced the Orioles this season, and he is 4-0 lifetime aginst them. He has pitched to a 3.72 ERA in 5 starts since coming off the DL on April 25th.
Honorable Mention "Good Guys:":
*** Carlos Pena has been getting better wood on the ball in the last few games. Pena went 1-2 tonight, with a Sacrifice Fly and a RBI in the bottom of the 8th to add an insurance run for the Rays.
Pena drove in B J Upton on third after B J advanced after a George Sherrill throwing error at first base went into the Rays Bullpen area. It was Carlos' 24th RBI of the year.
Carlos also used his great baseball mind to get Aubrey Huff trying to score in the top of the 2nd inning. Huff was tagged out on a great homeplate block by Dioner Navarro.
Carlos also made a superb catch of a foul in the Rays firstbase side seats in front of a retreating Rays fan. Thank you Dorine for letting Carlos get that ball.
** B J Upton was on base twice tonight and got to advance from botched pick-off plays at first. In each incident, B J advanced into scoring position. In the 8th inning, he was on thris when Orioles Luke Scott made a diving catch on the warning track in left center, and trotted home for the final score of the game.
* "Sports Illustrated" first honored him today with the first cartoon cover in their history, then Carl goes out and shows why he is the face of this Rays offense. Carl drove in Eric Hinske with a single to right for his 29 RBI of the year.
Carl is still third in the AL in runs scored with 35 this season. He is also 2nd in the AL with 199 at-bats this year, second only to Dustin Pedroia of the Red Sox.
The Bad
Usually when you have a pitchers' duel, you have to focus on the batters at the plate instead of the offensive numbers. In this instance, I think the "bad" isd the fact that the Rays are starting to get those calls that used to go to our opposition either home or away. In the game tonight, I saw at least three plays that could of/would of, gone against us last year.
The one that will stick firm in my mind is the hit down the first baseline of the bat of former Rays Aubrey Huff. Huff hit a sqeaker down the line that hit over the bag and hit inside the line before spinning off to the foul area. From my seat down by the Bullpen area, it was a fair ball.
Umpire Ed Hickox took no time to deem it a foul ball. Huff immediately came out of the batters box and ran to first to confront Hickox, but the decision was not reversed. Later in the inning, Orioles manager Dave Trembley was ejected for futher arguing the call after a pitching change.
The Ugly
I really do not have an "ugly" tonight to speak about. For that reason, I will turn my attention to the "talking heads" in Bristol Conn.
I respect you guys as "sports reporters" and " lovers of the game", but you got to admit here guys, this team is exciting and willing to leave it all on the field now.
I am not going to say a cowbell, or a fan with a Marge Simpson faux blue wig is the instigation tools to our success. For years we have been told to wait and see by our upper management. For years we have been told, the future is bright.
We are not to that future yet, we still have arms in the minors that will light up a nights sky. We have batters who will carry this team to another level. All I am asking you all for is one thing………….Can you honestly say that you are not surprised, or delighted that the once downtrodden RAYS have extinguished their dismal past fora a future with promise and excitement.
I know you guys pull for the underdog……………you guys loved the N Y Giants a few months ago,…………………… remember.


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[EDITOR'S NOTE: Part I of this two-part series appeared in the October issue. Part II follows below and continues, without introductory comments, where the first article ended.]
While sexual reproduction requires two parents, and therefore is neither as rapid nor as efficient as asexual reproduction, it does possess certain advantages—not the least of which is that species can benefit from the variability of mixing genetic material from two different parents. During sexual reproduction, organisms must produce haploid gametes (sperm or egg cells that contain half the diploid [the full complement] of chromosomes) in which meiotic division has occurred, in order to remove half of the genes. Then, when the gametes fuse (i.e., when the sperm fertilizes the egg), they produce a zygote—an amazing process that restores the diploid complement of chromosomes, with half coming from each parent.
In the end, sexual reproduction results in only half of a parent's genes being passed on to each of its progeny. British evolutionist Richard Dawkins of Oxford University described the process as follows: "Sexual reproduction is analogous to a roulette game in which the player throws away half his chips at each spin. The existence of sexual reproduction really is a huge paradox" (1986, p. 130, emp. added). Ask yourself this question: If organisms benefit by passing along their own genetic material, then why would these organisms "evolve" into a situation in which the reproduction process not only poses an enormous risk for genetic errors (through mistakes in DNA replication), but also replaces half of an organism's genetic material with that from another parental unit?
Sexual reproduction has a "selective disadvantage" of at least 50%—a disadvantage that will not budge! At conception, the zygote receives 50% of its genetic material from the father and 50% from the mother. However, by reproducing sexually, both the mother and father are required to give up 50% of their own genetic material. This leaves both parents at a disadvantage, because a full 50% of their own genetic material will not be passed on. But, as Harvard's Ernst Mayr has admitted: "No matter what the selective advantage of sexual reproduction may be, that it does have such an advantage in animals is clearly indicated by the consistent failure of all attempts to return to asexuality" (2001, p. 104, emp. added).
The conundrum of sexual reproduction leaves evolutionists completely baffled because the terms are permanently fixed and completely unyielding. Considering the possibility of potential mechanisms for reproduction, it remains to be determined why nature ever would "evolve" sexual reproduction in the first place. In his book, Sex and Evolution, George C. Williams commented on this "50% disadvantage."
The primary task for anyone wishing to show favorable selection of sex is to find a previously unsuspected 50% advantage to balance the 50% cost of meiosis. Anyone familiar with accepted evolutionary thought would realize what an unlikely sort of quest this is. We know that a net selective disadvantage of 1% would cause a gene to be lost rapidly in most populations, and [yet] sex has a known disadvantage of 50%. The problem has been examined by some of the most distinguished of evolutionary theorists, but they have either failed to find any reproductive advantage in sexual reproduction, or have merely showed the formal possibility of weak advantages that would probably not be adequate to balance even modest recombinational load. Nothing remotely approaching an advantage that could balance the cost of meiosis has been suggested. The impossibility of sex being an immediate reproductive adaptation in higher organisms would seem to be as firmly established a conclusion as can be found in current evolutionary thought. Yet this conclusion must surely be wrong. All around us are plant and animal populations with both asexual and sexual reproduction (1975, p. 11, emp. added).
While evolutionists admit that sex is disadvantageous to an individual (at a whopping 50% rate!), they nevertheless claim that it has some "evolutionary advantage" to the entire species. Therefore, they classify sex as an "altruistic" trait because it operates at an expense to the individual, yet is beneficial to the entire community. This "benefit" commonly is referred to as "diversity" by many evolutionists.
Early in the twentieth century, geneticists August Weismann, R.A. Fisher, and H.J. Muller elucidated the importance of diversity, stating: "Sex increases diversity, enabling a species to more rapidly adapt to changing environments and thereby avoid extinction" (as quoted in ReMine, 1993, p. 200) They believed this diversity allowed evolution to occur much more rapidly. At first, their idea appeared plausible and reasonable, and, in fact, was taught in an unchallenged fashion for several decades. Commenting on the altruism theory about the origin of sex, M.T. Ghiselin stated:
Weismann explicitly stated that sex exists for the good of the species, and even though Lloyd Morgan pointed out the fallacy [as early as 1890], this view remained the dominant one for nearly 80 years. Why this should have happened is something of a puzzle. The view does have certain intuitive appeal, but that does not explain why it was not subjected to more critical scrutiny (1988, p. 11, bracketed item in orig.).
However, by the mid 1960s this explanation had been "subjected to a more critical scrutiny," and eventually the idea of group selection overriding individual selection was shown to be false and thus was discarded.
Additionally, it was believed that sexual reproduction might "speed up" evolution. However, theorists soon realized that, from an evolutionary viewpoint, an organism's "fitness" was damaged, not improved, as a result of sexual reproduction. Graham Bell pointed out:
Sex...does not merely reduce fitness, but halves it. If a reduction in fitness of a fraction of one percent can cripple a genotype, what will be the consequence of a reduction of 50 per cent? There can be only one answer: sex will be powerfully selected against and rapidly eliminated wherever it appears. And yet this has not happened (1982, pp. 77-78, emp. added).
Further scientific findings have caused researchers to do a 180-degree turn-around in their explanation of the evolutionary purpose of sex. It now is claimed that sex is advantageous, not because it hastens evolution, but rather, because it slows it down. The necessity in this change in direction was lamented by Bell:
To save the situation, then we must perform a complete volte-face [about-face—BT/BH]: just as it was self-evident to Weismann, Fisher and Muller that a faster rate of evolution would benefit a population, so we must now contrive to believe in the self-evident desirability of evolving slowly (p. 100).
This 180-degree about-face often is explained in the following manner. An asexual species is both too specialized and too dependent on its particular niche. As the niche vanishes, the species goes extinct. Asexual species thus inadvertently "adapt themselves out of existence" by refining a mode of life that is so restricted, it eventually disappears. Meanwhile, sexual species lag behind. Sex blunts the precision with which a species can adapt to a particular niche. Thus, according to evolutionists, sexual reproduction has "slowed down" evolution in order to prevent extinction. Considering the incredible difficulty involved in inventing a coherent theory about the origin of sex in the first place, and the vast smorgasbord of possible explanations available to try to explain sex, it is no wonder that we often find evolutionists disposing of one theory, only to replace it instantaneously with another.
Modern self-help books would have us believe that men and women hail from "different planets," so to speak. But what really separates them, we are told, are radically different chromosomes. These chromosomes contain the genetic material that differentiates males and females. In order for a change to occur from asexual reproduction to sexual reproduction, two things (at the very least) had to occur: (1) a single sex first had to "evolve" (so that it then could evolve into a second sex—all the while retaining the first); and (2) double homologous chromosomes also had to evolve.
But by what known method(s) could an asexual organism produce a sexual organism? And did you ever wonder: Which of the two sexes (male and female) evolved first? Well, wonder no more. Evolutionists somehow have "divined" the answer. As Jennifer Ackerman boldly put it: "The female was the ancestral sex, the first self-replicating organism; it gave rise to the male, a variant, and the two still share many characteristics" (2001, pp. 113-114, emp. added). Of course, Ms. Ackerman offered not a shred of scientific evidence for her audacious assertion—because there isn't any! Upon hearing her statement, we cannot help but be reminded of the now-famous comment made by R.E. Dickerson several years ago in a special issue of Scientific American on evolution. Dr. Dickerson (who was addressing specifically the evolution of the intricate "genetic machinery" of the cell) boasted that since "there are no laboratory models, one can speculate endlessly, unfettered by inconvenient facts" (1978, 239[3]:85, emp. added). That also applies to the subject of the origin of sex. There are no adequate laboratory models; hence, Ms. Ackerman and her cohorts are free to "speculate endlessly, unfettered by inconvenient facts," and to claim without any proof whatsoever that "the female was the ancestral sex."
The second issue—the sudden appearance of double homologous chromosomes—presents no less of a problem. Why is this the case? Of the 46 human chromosomes, 44 are members of identical pairs, but two, the X and Y (generally referred to as the "sex chromosomes"), stand apart. Evolutionists thus are faced with the daunting challenge of explaining not only the origin of sex chromosomes themselves, but also the evolution of two totally different sex chromosomes—X and Y.
Human females possess two X chromosomes, while men possess one X and one Y. Some evolutionists (like Ackerman, quoted above) argue that the male Y chromosome somehow evolved from the female X chromosome. We know today that the X chromosome is the "home" for thousands of genes, while the Y has only a few dozen. Of those, only 19 are known to be shared by both X and Y. If, as evolutionists argue, the Y chromosome originally was identical to the X, then researchers have a great deal of work ahead of them in order to explain the fact that of the 19 shared genes, the X chromosomes possesses all 19 on the tip of the short arm of the chromosome, whereas they are scattered across the entire length of the Y. Thus while both chromosomes do share certain genes, those genes are found in totally different places, indicating that the male Y chromosome is not simply an "evolved" X chromosome.
In his book titled Why Is Sex Fun?, evolutionist Jared Diamond posed the question as to why men do not breast-feed babies. This problem caused Diamond to speculate:
Yes, it's true that no male mammal has ever become pregnant, and that the great majority of male mammals normally don't lactate. But one has to go further and ask why mammals evolved genes specifying that only females, not males, would develop the necessary anatomical equipment, the priming experience of pregnancy, and the necessary hormones. Both male and female pigeons secrete crop "milk" to nurse their squab; why not men as well as women? Among seahorses it's the male rather than the female that becomes pregnant; why is that not also true for humans? (1997, p. 42).
We also do not question the fact that humans generally prefer to participate in sexual relations in private, whereas animals are indifferent to the presence of other animals or humans. Also of interest is the fact that most human women experience a complete shutdown of fertility somewhere between the ages of forty and fifty-five, whereas men do not. [Most animals do not experience a shutdown of their reproductive facilities at a similar time period in their lives.] We frequently do not question certain practices—simply because they are commonplace and because we are accustomed to seeing things performed a certain way. But we must learn to ask ourselves two questions: (1) "How did something get that way in the first place?"; and (2) "Why is it that way?"
What causes some animals to breed, and then spend years caring for their young, while others leave their young to fend for themselves almost immediately after birth? The method and nature of reproduction, and the degree of parental care, varies widely among living organisms. With the stroke of their pen, scientists have grouped pollination, asexual budding, sexual reproduction, and viral replication under the same "reproductive" umbrella, all the while giving scant attention to the complexity and intricacy involved in these various forms of reproduction. Consider, for example, the dizzying array of samaras, pomes, nuts, pips, and just plain fluff produced by trees. Some of the seed designs are absolutely ingenious, and, truth be told, dwarf mankind's attempts at engineering. Considering the odds of actual germination, it is no wonder we find that, in a bumper-crop year, the average oak can produce thousands of acorns, while an elm tree can produce tens of thousands of samaras (a dry, "winged" seed). Among plant species, however, problems occur that simply cannot be explained by normal evolutionary theory. While most of the higher plants are hermaphrodites (i.e., they bear both pollen and eggs), there are those species in which pollen and eggs exist in separate plants. Indeed, the suggestion that dioecy [the condition in which female and male flowers are borne on separate plants] allegedly has "evolved" from hermaphroditism [where both female and male reproductive organs are found on the same flower] is a central problem in evolutionary biology (see Ashman, 2000, p. 147).
Probably the most elaborate and showy courtship rituals belong to the bird family. Before mating season, many male birds grow colorful plumage that they use to "show-off " while attempting to attract a mate. Courtship among reptiles frequently involves fighting among rival males during breeding season. Many produce loud noises, display vivid colors, or secrete pheromones (special scents) in an effort to communicate with and attract members of the opposite sex. Salmon, on the other hand, migrate to special spawning grounds during the breeding season. Often, these spawning grounds are located a great distance from normal feeding grounds because the young fish have different feeding requirements, compared to the adults. European eels also are known to travel great distances during their breeding periods to special spawning grounds in the Sargasso Sea. The reproductive habits of social insects revolve around a tightly knit colony that centers on a queen.
Other "sexual oddities" can be observed amidst the animal kingdom. Take, for example, two types of seals. Using the lineage provided by evolutionists, it would appear that these two species are quite similar, and thus could be expected to reproduce in a comparable fashion. However, harbor seals are monogamous, whereas male elephant seals may inseminate as many as 100 females during their lifetimes. But this is only the tip of the proverbial iceberg. The chart below demonstrates only a few of the reproductive differences observed in just four common farm animals.
The evolutionary "tree of life" does not demonstrate how these animals came to have gestation periods of different lengths, or varying estrus cycles, even though they allegedly have descended from the same "branch" (i.e., the mammals). Add to this mix the marsupial group (from the Latin marsupium—meaning "pouch"—since most of the marsupials, like the kangaroo, are endowed with some sort of pouch in which their prenatal young develop, thereby shortening the required gestation period), and evolutionists suddenly find themselves with a bewildering hodgepodge of complexity that is so incredibly puzzling, the simple lines and branches of their numerous guesses, hypotheses, and theories cannot even come close to explaining the history of sexual reproduction in living organisms.
Humans, unlike animals, do not copulate merely for reproductive purposes. Human females ovulate at only one point during their monthly cycle, but their bodies remain receptive throughout the entire month. This indicates that mating at all other times (i.e., outside of the ovulation period) has no procreative function. Thus, sexual relations in humans frequently are performed not for reproduction, but rather for enjoyment and pleasure. During sexual activity, the bodies of human males and females experience certain modifications and physiological changes that are not found in animals. Many of these represent modifications that account for the heightened stimulation and pleasure that occurs during copulation. If humans are indeed a product of evolution, why, then, are females receptive to copulation almost all of the time, whereas animals employing an estrus cycle are not? Additionally, why do female humans experience menopause (the cessation of ovulation, and thus fertility) as a regular phenomenon, which is not the norm for most wild animals? These are questions that evolutionists generally leave unasked, much less unanswered.
Genesis 31:35 indicates that the menstrual bleeding of females has been with humanity since at least the time of Jacob and Rachel (cf. also Leviticus 20:18). The menstrual cycle of human females is divided into two main phases: the follicular (or proliferative) phase, and the luteal (or secretory) phase. The follicular phase (during which estrogen levels rise) is characterized first by menstruation, and then by proliferation of the endometrial tissue. The ovarian cycle in female primates, however, consists of four stages: proestrus, estrus, matestrus, and diestrus. It is only in the second stage (estrus) that the female animal experiences a swelling of the vulva, during which various uterine processes occur that result in receptivity to copulation. Physically, a female primate is not able to receive a male unless she is in estrus. [The term "estrus" comes from the Greek meaning mad or frenetic desire, and generally is observed when female animals are "in heat."] Thus, the period of sexual receptivity of the female monkey or ape is much more restricted than that of a human female.
The numerous differences that have been documented between estrus and menstrual cycles have caused evolutionists to formulate an attempted explanation for the human menstrual cycle. In 1993, Margie Profet, a self-taught evolutionary biologist, wrote a paper titled "Menstruation as a Defense Against Pathogens Transported by Sperm." Profet claimed that various microbial infections—caused by pathogen-toting spermatozoa—applied the adaptive pressure needed to cause menstruation. Simply put, she believed the male sperm cells carried disease-causing microorganisms that ultimately made it necessary for the female to slough off the walls of the uterus as a means of self-defense. While other theories had existed prior to Profet's work, hers was the first to gain widespread scientific and public recognition. Three years later, anthropologist Beverly Strassmann, of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, submitted a critical review of Profet's anti-pathogen hypothesis, and then proposed an alternative theory. She claimed that the reason the uterine endometrium is shed/reabsorbed in the cycle of regression and renewal is because it is energetically less costly than maintenance of the endometrium in an implantation state.
We will leave it up to our readers to determine whether these scientists are "serious" or "seriously grasping." Suffice it to say that neither of these theories explains how or why the human female normally ovulates a single egg cell, instead of, say, five, six, seven, or more. They also do little to explain why human females routinely are sexually receptive, while animals are not. Anatomically speaking, how did humans "evolve" an anatomy that receives pleasure from sexual activity? And why haven't we "evolved" enjoyment from the variety of other activities that evolutionists say were passed down from our ape-like ancestors?
Whereas God placed sexual relations only inside the marriage relationship (Hebrews 13:4), society has concluded that marriage and love are not prerequisites for sexual activity in humans. However, it should be noted when comparing human reproduction to that of animals, humans—married or unmarried—spend vast amounts of time, money, and energy in courtship and bonding prior to sexual relations. Can we observe animals courting members of the opposite sex for months or even years prior to having sexual relations? Commenting on the multiple facets that sex takes among humans, John Langone wrote:
Sex is normal human behavior, a powerful drive that we are all born with, as natural as hunger and thirst. It enables us to bring new life into the world, and at the same time it is pleasurable. One cannot deny that we are often first attracted sexually to the one we decide to spend a good deal of time with, even our entire lifetime. Sex, also, is closely tied to our very vitality, our physical and mental vigor, our capacity to grow and create and act (1980).
Are we to believe, as many evolutionists espouse, that the differences observed in human sexual relations are merely a product of culture and upbringing? If this is true, then why do we find similar courting rituals in so-called "lost" civilizations that are protected from outside contact? Did humans "evolve" the ability to date, fall in love, and desire to be married to one individual for life?
Consider just how sophisticated the human reproductive cycle must be in order to function correctly. During early juvenile years, humans experience a delayed sexual development phase in which reproduction does not occur. Is it by mere chance that our bodies are not able to reproduce at such a young age? Once this juvenile period is over, changes occur throughout the body, requiring simultaneous coordination of further development in many different types of tissues. Additionally, the production and regulation of gametes must be timed just right. Females also must endure a previously unknown monthly ovulation cycle, which allows for fertilization. Once fertilization takes place, the female body then must prepare itself for the many changes that occur during pregnancy. Are these carefully orchestrated processes mere happenstance?
While the male reproductive system may appear fairly simple, the true mechanics actually are quite complex. Unlike with other cells in the body, the production of sperm cells [spermatogenesis] does not occur at a temperature of 98.6°F/37°C (normal body temperature). Instead, it occurs at a somewhat reduced temperature. To facilitate this, the sperm-producing organs, or testes, are located outside the body cavity in the scrotum, allowing them to remain about 3°C cooler than the rest of the body. This special location allows for the production of millions of sperm cells, which are stored according to maturity and then delivered during sexual intercourse. Additionally, males possess a cremaster muscle, which involuntarily raises or lowers the scrotal sac (depending on environmental conditions) in order to maintain a constant testicular temperature. Are such things as the precise location and temperature regulation of the male testes just a fortuitous occurrence—or the product of an intelligent Creator?
Likewise, the female body has been designed in such a manner as to be receptive to sperm, while at the same time being able to protect the abdominal area from microorganisms in the environment. In addition, after producing eggs, the female reproductive system provides an environment in which a fertilized embryo can grow (keep in mind that the embryo does not possess its own individual blood supply, and therefore must obtain its oxygen and nutrients from the mother's uterine wall). The uterus itself must be able to expand and hold the weight of an infant, plus the placenta and amniotic fluid—roughly 15 pounds—which is no small task. [Imagine a structure roughly the size of an orange able to expand and carry three five-pound bags of sugar!]
After the child is born, the uterus returns to approximately its pre-pregnancy size, and then, amazingly, must be able to repeat this entire process all over again in one or more future pregnancies—again, no small feat. The female body likewise must orchestrate the production of suitable milk for the infant, in conjunction with the newborn's arrival. While we take many of these admittedly amazing feats for granted, science has yet to succeed in designing a machine that even comes close to mimicking actual biological reproduction.
Reproductive hormones also play a critical role in the orchestrated process of sexual development and reproduction. While certain hormones can be found in both males and females, their actions and target organs are totally different between the two sexes. Additionally, females possess reproductive hormones not found in males. Did these hormones also "just evolve?" The following represents a summary of the different hormones (found in males or females) that are required in order for human beings to be able to reproduce.
Follicle-stimulating hormone—stimulates spermatogenesis
Luteinizing hormone—stimulates the secretion of testosterone
Testosterone—stimulates the development and maintenance of male secondary sexual characteristics
Follicle-stimulating hormone—stimulates growth of ovarian follicle
Luteinizing hormone—stimulates conversion of ovarian follicles into corpus luteum; stimulates secretion of estrogen
Estrogen—stimulates development and maintenance of female secondary sexual characteristics; prompts monthly preparation of uterus for pregnancy
Progesterone—completes preparation of uterus for pregnancy; helps maintain female secondary sexual characteristics
Oxytocin—stimulates contraction of uterus; initiates milk release
Prolactin—stimulates milk production
Follicle-stimulating hormone—stimulates spermatogenesis
Luteinizing hormone—stimulates the secretion of testosterone
Testosterone—stimulates the development and maintenance of male secondary sexual characteristics
Follicle-stimulating hormone—stimulates growth of ovarian follicle
Luteinizing hormone—stimulates conversion of ovarian follicles into corpus luteum; stimulates secretion of estrogen
Estrogen—stimulates development and maintenance of female secondary sexual characteristics; prompts monthly preparation of uterus for pregnancy
Progesterone—completes preparation of uterus for pregnancy; helps maintain female secondary sexual characteristics
Oxytocin—stimulates contraction of uterus; initiates milk release
Prolactin—stimulates milk production
The levels and production of these various hormones must be maintained carefully, and must be regulated on a daily basis. Is this complex, internal feedback mechanism—which is carried out primarily by the brain—purely a trait that was passed on from our alleged early sea-dwelling ancestors? If so, why is it, then, that those sea-dwelling organisms do not possess the same hormones? The complexity of the human reproductive system is practically incomprehensible. While scientists may try to "play God" in their attempts to create living humans in a laboratory setting, they still are far from creating egg and sperm cells and all of the necessary components associated with them.
Any second-grade child easily could identify anatomical differences between the male and female species. However, these represent only external features. There also exist numerous internal differences. If we are to believe that sexual reproduction somehow evolved from asexual reproduction, this means that the gametes also evolved. Anatomically speaking, what is the probability of a female evolving an egg large enough to accept the genetic material from the male (so that the conceived embryo has an opportunity to grow), yet small enough that it can fit through her own fallopian tubes? Furthermore, the egg also must possess the capability of creating a protective barrier once that single sperm has penetrated the egg's cell wall, so that no other sperm can penetrate and add still more genetic material. And exactly how long in the "evolutionary scheme of things" did it take for a sperm cell to become small enough to actually be able to fertilize the egg, yet motile enough so that it could reach the egg?
Presented with all these anatomical differences, we must remember that each one also represents an entirely different type of cell that may or may not be present in the opposite sex. Yet evolutionists contend that all of this is merely a "historical accident." Furthermore, the expense of producing two separate genders via such an accident would be extremely costly for the species. Consider, for example, the fact that males and females exist in approximately equal numbers. Scientifically speaking, it requires only a few fertile males to keep a species alive and thriving. From an evolutionary point of view, the expense of producing so many males would appear not only unnecessary, but also counterproductive. Steve Jones noted:
Biologists have an adolescent fascination with sex. Like teenagers, they are embarrassed by the subject because of their ignorance. What sex is, why it evolved and how it works are the biggest unsolved problems in biology. Sex must be important, as it is so expensive. If some creatures can manage with just females so that every individual produces copies of herself, why do so many bother with males? A female who gave them up might be able to produce twice as many daughters as before; and they would carry all of her genes. Instead, a sexual female wastes time, first in finding a mate and then in producing sons who carry only half of her inheritance. We are still not certain why males exist; and why, if we must have them at all, nature needs so many. Surely, one or two would be enough to impregnate all the females but, with few exceptions, the ratio of males to females remains stubbornly equal throughout the living world (1993, p. 84, emp. added).
But what is this great expense to which biologists continually refer? The anatomical differences observed in males and females go far beyond the external differences observed by the hypothetical second grader we mentioned earlier. Yet scientists admittedly are reluctant to examine these differences in light of evolutionary theory. The chart at the right presents a comparison of some of the anatomical differences between males and females, along with their primary functions.
Remember that each of these anatomical structures requires its own arterial and venous blood supply, as well as processes of nerve innervation that are not always apparent in the opposite sex. Additionally, many of these structures have their own specific lymphatic drainage. How could the vascular and nervous tissues that support the male prostate have evolved from a female equivalent, since females do not even possess a prostate? Did human beings continue to evolve in order to accommodate all the sexual and reproductive organs?
The human sperm cell and egg cell have been optimized in totally different ways. The egg is nonmotile, covered by a protective coating, and carries a large nutrient supply for growth and development. Sperm cells, by contrast, are extremely motile, built solely for fertilization, and have been streamlined for delivering DNA to the egg. Evolutionists would have us believe that these differences resulted from millions of years of trial and error. However, in the case of reproduction, sperm and egg cells that are not fully functional do not result in fertilization—thus the species would not be able to reproduce and therefore would become extinct. How many generations of "error" would it take in this trial-and-error period before all sexually reproducing animals died out? Are we to believe that these two totally different types of cells happened practically "overnight" by mere chance? Take a closer look at these two cells to determine if they are the products of chance—or the product of intelligent design.
Sperm cells are unlike any other cells in the body. They have been "stripped" of everything unnecessary for fertilization—thus they are not encumbered with things such as ribosomes, an endoplasmic reticulum, or a Golgi apparatus. However, the mitochondria (the powerhouses of the cell) have been arranged strategically in the center of the sperm cell, where they can most efficiently propel the flagellum. This long, whip-like organ is driven by dynein motor proteins that use the energy of ATP (provided by all those mitochondria) to slide the microtubules inside the flagellum, thus bending certain portions of it. The head (or cap) of the sperm contains a specialized acrosomal vesicle, which contains hydrolytic enzymes that allow the sperm to penetrate the egg's waxy outer layer. Without this special vesicle, the sperm cell would be unable to penetrate the coating of the egg cell. Upon contact with the egg, the contents of the acrosomal vesicle are released, and the sperm cell then is bound tightly to the egg so that the genetic material can be transferred (Alberts, et al., 1994, p. 1026). Production of these incredible cells continues throughout life. In a man, it takes about 24 days for a spermatocyte to complete meiosis in order to become a spermatid, and then another 5 weeks for a spermatid to develop into a mature sperm. Does this sound like something that occurred randomly overnight?
Egg cells, on the other hand, proliferate only in the fetus. These special cells undergo meiosis well before birth, but can remain in a "suspended" state for up to 50 years. So, while sperm cells are produced continually throughout a man's lifetime, egg cells are produced only during fetal development (i.e., no more are made after the female baby is born). During this fetal production stage, enough eggs are produced to last an adult woman her entire life. The yolk, or egg cytoplasm, in these egg cells is rich in lipids, proteins, and polysaccharides. Egg cells also contain specialized secretory vesicles (located under the plasma membrane) that possess cortical granules. These granules alter the egg coat upon fertilization in order to prevent more than one sperm from fusing with the egg (Alberts, et al., p. 1022). Additionally, egg cell development (a developing egg is called an oocyte) occurs in timed stages after mensus begins. Interestingly, while the general stages of oocyte development are similar, we know today that this process actually varies from species to species. How does the randomness concept associated with evolution explain these extremely complex cellular characteristics, or the differences seen among species? Homer Jacobson addressed just such problems when he wrote:
Directions for the reproduction of plans, for energy and the extraction of parts from the current environment, for the growth sequence, and for the effector mechanism translating instructions into growth—all had to be simultaneously present at that moment. This combination of events has seemed an incredibly unlikely happenstance, and has often been ascribed to divine intervention (1955, 43:12, emp. added).
During their investigation of the complexity of sexual reproduction at the cellular level, Bruce Alberts and his colleagues commented:
Whatever the origins of sex may be, it is striking that practically all complex present-day organisms have evolved largely through generations of sexual, rather than asexual reproduction. Asexual organisms, although plentiful, seem mostly to have remained simple and primitive (1994, p. 1013).
"Striking" indeed! All the while, we humans find ourselves on the verge of a reproductive shift—one that places evolutionists in the position of playing God, while simultaneously eluding the really tough questions.
There now can be no doubt that, within our lifetimes, we will witness sustained attempts at human cloning. Cloning already has occurred in several mammalian species, and it very likely is only a matter of time before some scientist announces the appearance of the first human clone. It is our personal belief that somewhere on this planet, a surrogate mother already is carrying the first cloned embryo—or will be shortly. In fact, Italian in vitro expert Severino Antinori announced on Friday, April 5, 2002, that a woman taking part in his controversial human cloning project already was eight weeks pregnant with a cloned embryo (see Daniel, 2002). Nineteen days later, on Wednesday, April 24, 2002, Dr. Antinori claimed that as of that date, three cloned pregnancies were in progress (see "Italian Scientist...," 2002). Once we cross this threshold, human reproduction no longer will take place as God ordained, but will occur instead solely at the discretion of man (or woman!). [NOTE: Just as this issue of Reason & Revelation was about to go to press, researcher Orly Lacham-Kaplan at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, announced that she had discovered a method by which to fertilize eggs using genetic material harvested from somatic (body) cells—without the use of sperm (see "Eggs Fertilised without Sperm," 2002). The implications of such a procedure are obvious. As one news report observed, this process "could help lesbian couples to have baby girls that are genetically their own" (Highfield, 2002). This is what we meant when we commented that future human reproduction no longer will take place as God ordained, but will occur instead solely at the discretion of man (or woman!).]
Cloning bypasses the normal fertilization process between an egg and a sperm cell. Cloning allows scientists to take a mature body cell, subject it to harsh treatment so that it returns to an "embryonic" mode, and then transfer that genetic material into an egg cell whose nucleus has been removed (leaving the egg empty, but healthy). Upon realizing that it no longer is in a hostile environment, the body cell "wakes up" and begins to develop—having forgotten where it came from and what it was on its way to becoming. As it begins to grow once more, it creates a whole new organism. This new organism then will be an exact genetic duplicate of the original body cell from which it was taken. But is this a safe and normal method of reproduction? Ask yourself what happens to all of the embryos that scientists use as they try to get the procedure "up and running." How many failed human clones will have to be produced before we realize how morally bankrupt such a procedure really is? [For a brief look at humanity's future from an evolutionist's point of view, see Peter Ward's 2001 book, Future Evolution, pp. 139-153.]
Human reproduction was designed and created by God. During the activities of the Creation week (described in Genesis 1), it was only at the creation of man that a "divine conference" of the members of the Godhead occurred. Additionally, the Bible specifically denotes a separate creation of males and females. The sexes were not created simultaneously as in the case of the members of the animal kingdom. Genesis 1:26-27 records:
And God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth." And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them (emp. added).
God commanded Adam and Eve to "be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth" (Genesis 1:28). This command came from the God Who spoke life into man, and Who designed humans and their means of reproduction completely separate from the animals. Sexual reproduction is not merely the product of millions of years of evolution. As these numerous examples of differences demonstrate, the highly complex and intricate manner in which the human body reproduces offspring is not a matter of mere chance or a "lucky roll of the dice." Rather, it is the product of an intelligent Designer.
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Manfred Schmidt-Brabant
Manfred Schmidt-Brabant helped organize the first-ever Conference for Homemakers at the Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland. This book presents the three lectures he delivered at this gathering which drew thousands from all over the world (instead of the hundreds that were expected), eager to come together to consider a fundamental aspect of human life that has become everywhere neglected.
I am so grateful that he honored homemaking as the life-giving art that it is – especially when I consider that even now, at a time when I would have thought we'd all "know better," such honor is rarely bestowed upon those who truly rock the cradle of the world. I find his lectures fascinating in their connections of daily life with cosmic reality. I also deeply appreciate the practicality of his answers in the question session at the end and his emphasis on understanding as the foundation for creating today's homes.
This is a wonderful antidote to our modern, pedestrian view of homemaking ("Ward, I'm worried about the Beaver.") – an invitation to crown our homes with grace and gratitude.
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This little book is powerful, and infinitely re-readable. Taken from a series of lectures, the tone is colloquial, but the content is deep in meaning. It's another book for those of us homemakers who may sometimes allow the world to infringe, and sometimes worry that we aren't doing something meaningful. This work assures us that we are, and also offers some good, practical advice. I dog-eared so many pages in my personal copy, I can hardly quote all of the things I'd like to, otherwise I'd be duplicating the book, and I'm pretty sure that's against copyright laws. One I would like to leave you with though: "'Learn to distinguish between the essential and the inessential.' This thought meets exactly the problem of the homemaker—all day long essential and inessential things are mixed into her day. If the homemaker reminds herself daily of what is essential, then a force will grow within her, a force organ. This force will enable her to take up the essential elements in the course of the day while leaving inessentials behind." Powerful stuff, right?


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by Brent Archer
The Golden Scepter: Book One
Genre M/M Erotic Romance Suspense
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Heath goes on a blind date set up by busy-body co-worker Violet Tryon. Sexy and mysterious, Anton Barrett captivates Heath and asks him out for a second date. But things quickly go awry when a boulder crashes their picnic, and Heath's apartment building blows up.
Now homeless, Heath turns to Anton for help, and finds himself in the middle of a family vendetta against his branch of the Hapsburg royalty.
Pursued by a man in a black trench coat, Heath, Anton, and Violet race from Paris to the Orient Express, Austria, and Switzerland in a scramble against time to find the treasure and save Heath's life.
He strode into the lavish bathroom and locked the door. The knocking started as he stepped into the shower, but Heath, ignoring it, closed the glass door and turned on the warm water to mask the sound.
"Heath, please let me in." Anton's muffled voice through the door was barely audible over the spray of the shower. Water cascaded down Heath's body. It was his first shower in almost two days. He moved under the spray, drowning out Anton's knocking and pleas as he tried to rinse away the horror of his recent experiences. The water brought a measure of peace to his tired body.
The scent of lavender surrounded him, and he discovered a bar of soap. Small flecks of purple revealed the source of the soothing fragrance, and he ran the bar over his torso.
He attempted to think about his situation rationally. Everything he owned was burned and under the ruins of his apartment building except for the contents of his backpack and that damned key around his neck. He couldn't go back to work because at least one person was trying to kill him. It would rip him apart if any more innocent people were hurt because someone was after him. Although two of the would-be assassins were in a mangled car at the bottom of a steep cliff, there may be more than one other out there wanting him dead.
Anton. What about Anton? He could've snatched the key several times, not even telling him what it meant. He could've let Heath die three times, but saved his life. Not only did he give Heath a place to stay, he made love to him like he meant it. Not just steamy sex, but sultry, sensual lovemaking. There was a spark of something strong inside Heath. It wasn't lust or desire, but a deeper rush of emotion. A new feeling, stronger than any he'd experienced in any past relationship.
Heath lost track of how long he stood under the hot water. Steam swirled around him, and he noticed that his smooth skin began to prune. With a sigh, he turned off the water. A plush white towel waited for him on a heated rack, and he pressed it close to his body as he dried off.
Wrapping the towel around his waist, he released the lock on the door and peered into the bedroom. The ornate bed was now made up, and the change of clothes from his backpack was laid out and ready for him. A small piece of paper along with a freshly cut red rose lay on top of his jockey shorts.
I'm sorry. –A
The note was short and to the point. Heath inhaled the strong fragrance of the rose and put it in the glass of water by the bed. A knock at the door hurried his dressing. He pulled on the jockey shorts and jeans and went to answer the door.
It was Violet. She stood there with a tray holding two teacups and a silver tea service.
"Good morning, my dear." Her gaze raked up and down his torso, and she sighed. "All the hot ones are gay."
"You've been saying that since I met you."
"Well, it's true. This is the first time I've seen that luscious slim chest of yours. I love dark-haired men."
"I'm a bit scrawny."
"Nonsense, Heath. You're a hottie. Tea?"
"Uh, sure." He wasn't really sure, but Violet was a force of nature not to be questioned. She poured out two cups of tea and plopped herself down, handing one to him.
He held his nose over the teacup. Citrus and mint. "Where did you get this? It's my favorite."
"Your desk at work, and I told your boss that you had a family emergency and wouldn't be back for a few days."
"Hmmm." He sipped his tea. The taste was familiar and comforting.
"Anton really enjoyed your date. The hike and picnic wasn't a ruse to get close to you."
"Did you know what was going on?"
"My dear, you are hot, young, gay, and single. You were the perfect match for my Anton and damned lucky he noticed that key. I never saw it."
Heath raised an eyebrow. "Then why did you set me up with those three losers before you introduced me to him?"
Violet laughed. "Well, it took me a bit to realize you were perfect for him."
"He said he worked in the medical industry."
"Yes, well. He couldn't exactly tell you that he fought international criminals, could he?"
"I suppose not. So what happens next? Where do I go? That guy is still out there, and I'm worried that he'll find me here and hurt you two."
Violet chuckled again. "Don't you worry one bit about us. Those idiots will never get in here, and what happens next is up to you."
"What do you mean?" His confusion clouded his thoughts.
"Life's thrown you a curveball. Are you swinging at it or hiding in the dugout?"
Heath sat back in the chair and sipped at his tea. He looked out the open window, taking in the blue sky and the sparkling ocean on this crisp autumn morning.
There really wasn't an option. He couldn't hide for the rest of his life. He'd be in danger either way.
He looked back at Violet and grinned. "Batter up."


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This Caribbean nation proudly celebrated 50 years of independence in 2012—but with its sublime landscapes, sensational food, riotously fun nightlife and vibrant culture drawing a new generation of appreciative visitors, the best is yet to come
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WHEN CONFRONTED WITH THE BEAUTY OF THE CARIBBEAN, said the poet Derek Walcott, "the sigh of History dissolves." This may be especially true of Trinidad and Tobago, the dual-island nation in which Walcott has spent much of his adult life, and which possesses such an abundance of natural splendor it's a wonder anyone here can recall what they did yesterday.
But memory, it turns out, plays a big part in the life of these islands, which were first settled 7,000 years ago. Their modern history dates back to their "discovery" by Christopher Columbus in 1498, followed by colonization, economic exploitation and, in 1962, independence. Given the extraordinarily diverse population (dubbed "Trinbagonians"), which claims origins primarily in Asia, Africa and Europe, celebrating heritage is one of the things Trinidad and Tobago does best—yielding a kaleidoscope of sensory riches that both honors old traditions and combines them to create new ones.
Wrapping the nation's yearlong 50th birthday celebration while gearing up for February's Carnival, the cosmopolitan, passionate and proud Trinidadian capital, Port of Spain, works and plays as hard as any place in the Caribbean. But when it does come time to relax, idyllic, lightly developed Tobago has enough hidden waterfalls, secluded coves and thickets of tropical greenery to refresh the weariest of souls. It's the best of both worlds.
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Also as an island girl, from St.Lucia (though I now live in Virginia), I thought it necessary to mention that the poet Derek Walcott is St.Lucian. He is one of two Nobel Laureates from St.Lucia.
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Dr. Dre
Business Personality / Music Producer / Rapper
Date Of Birth:
18 February 1965
Place Of Birth:
Los Angeles, California
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Founding member of the gangsta rap group N.W.A.
Name at birth: Andre Romelle YoungMusic producer, hip hop performer and businessman Andre Young -- a.k.a. Dr. Dre -- co-founded the notorious rap group N.W.A. (with Ice Cube and Eazy-E). The group was one of the most successful hip-hop groups of the late 1980s and helped lay the foundations of what's known as West Coast "gangsta" rap. In 1991, Dre got out of his deal with Ruthless Records and co-founded Death Row Records with Suge Knight. Dre's 1992 solo effort, The Chronic, was a critical and popular success and made his fame as a producer. He also won a Grammy for the album's single, "Let Me Ride." Dr. Dre helped launch the careers of Warren G., Snoop Dogg and Eve of Destruction, and has collaborated with a variety of artists, including 50 Cent, Eminem and The Game. Dre's albums include Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath (1996), 2001 (1999) and the long-awaited, long-delayed Detox. His singles include "Nuthin But a 'G' Thing," "California Love" and "Forget About Dre." As if that's not enough, in 2006 he co-founded with music mogul Jimmy Iovine the headphone company Beats by Dr. Dre. The high-end headphones were a big success, worn by everyone from musicians and actors to athletes like LeBron James. Electronics giant Apple bought the company for $3 billion in 2014.
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There are chinook salmon populations in Idaho in which an occasional male stays put and matures when only 6 inches long ?that is, he's able to fertilize eggs at even that diminutive size, says Thomas P. Quinn, University of Washington professor of aquatic and fishery sciences and author of a recently released book, "The Behavior and Ecology of Pacific Salmon and Trout."
Just picture that tiny male under the belly of a 20-pound adult female that's returned to spawn, Quinn says. He's almost as likely to be a "winner" as the full-size males that are releasing their sperm in a competitive frenzy as the female deposits her eggs.
And the tiny male has avoided the harrowing journey taken by most salmon to the ocean and back, bypassing hazards such as dams, sharks and fishermen.
"In some species, all or a fraction of the individuals in some populations do not migrate to sea at all," he says. "These fish sacrifice the growing opportunities at sea for the relative safety of freshwater, and males are more inclined to remain than females. This difference is related to the fact that reproductive success in females is linked to the ability to produce numerous large eggs, hence the need for the female to be of a certain size herself.
"Small males, however, can sometimes fertilize many eggs by sneaking rather than by fighting," Quinn says in the chapter called, "Downstream Migration: To Sea or Not to Sea?" The evidence for this is in the DNA of the resulting offspring.
It should be pointed out that salmon are not "thinking this out" in any cognitive way, that there are some genetic controls at work that scientists don't fully understand, he says.
The same is true of fish that have gone to sea but don't return to their stream o f origin to spawn, instead straying to some other waterway.
The process of straying is entirely mysterious, Quinn says. Do strays identify the home stream but then go elsewhere? Do they have poorer memory or sensory capabilities and so stray out of ignorance? Or are there other factors involved?
"These strays are not merely an aberration to be ignored. Much of the present range of Pacific salmon was covered by thick glaciers some 10,000 to 15,000 years ago, so most current populations were founded by strays since then. Thus straying is just as fundamental an attribute of salmon as homing," he says.
"Perhaps the offspring should be called strays only if they are unsuccessful when it comes time to reproduce, and colonists if they are successful."
From an evolutionary perspective, a mixture of homing and straying by offspring is a way that parents can spread the risk because offspring don't spawn in the same place. One of Quinn's hypotheses is that adults spawning in less predictable streams and rivers ?ones where conditions are good some years and bad in others -?may be genetically inclined to produce more offspring that are likely to stray.
Then there are salmon like the chinook where brothers and sisters from the same parents don't mature and return from sea at the same time, a way of "straying in time" so that a given pair hasn't lost all their descendants if one year's worth is wiped out. There is undoubtedly an environmental aspect in all of these, he says. The most obvious being when conditions in the home river are so degraded that salmon move elsewhere to spawn.
Straying is just one of the traits that cause Quinn to say that salmon have chances to recover from years of declines "if we would only take our collective foot off their neck."
"A great deal of habitat from southern British Columbia to California is no longer accessible to salmon or has been altered to their detriment," he writes in the conclusio n of his book published by University Press. "However, if we write salmon off as incapable of recovery and so justify actions and inactions that harm them, we will turn our pessimism into their reality, and that would be unforgivable."


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The year I was born, Hollywood released the film Fantastic Voyage in which a submarine vehicle (and a crew of scientists) is shrunken and injected into the bloodstream of a nearly-assassinated diplomat. Though MS research released on Sunday isn't as fanciful as that motion picture, it is certainly just as fantastic.
Using nanoparticles made from the same bio-degradable materials from which "dissolving" stitches are fashioned, Northwestern University scientists have delivered myelin-mimicking antigens that "trick" the immune system into no longer attacking the protective nerve sheath. To this point, the research has only been concluded on mice with MS, but researchers hope this delivery "vehicle" will prove effective for many immune-mediated diseases, including Type 1 diabetes, some allergies, and possibly even asthma.
Similar research has been conducted using a patient's own white blood cells to transfer antigens into the body. Though that process seems like a viable treatment avenue, it is very expensive and quite time-consuming (this new therapy is in Phase I/II trials now). The tiny (500 nanometers in diameter, which is the standard width of pits in the surface of contact lenses) particles of a polymer called poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLG) can be manufactured at a fraction of the price of modifying human white blood cells, so the researchers thought it seemed worth a try.
With funding from a coalition of interested parties, including the Myelin Repair Foundation, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering of the National Institutes of Health, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, this nanoparticle breakthrough offers an entirely new avenue to delivery of immune modifying agents.
Stephen Miller, MD, an author of the study and the Judy Gugenheim Research Professor of Microbiology-Immunology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, called this new methodology "the holy grail" when he described the therapy in the journal Nature Biotechnology. The goal, according to Dr. Miller, is "a therapy that is specific to the pathological immune response, in this case the body attacking myelin. Our approach resets the immune system so it no longer attacks myelin but leaves the function of the normal immune system intact."
The idea of microscopic Trojan horses being injected into the blood so they can make it into the spleen – where they would be "cleaned up" like dying blood cells – in order to create an immune tolerance might seem odd to some patients. That the antigen could directly inhibit the activation of the body's T-cells from attacking only myelin has been the dream of many on more invasive immuno-modulating therapies.
Much work must be done and many review hurdles overcome before trials in humans can be approved. With so many people living with immune-related conditions like MS standing to benefit, one can only suspect that pressure will be placed on regulators to approve the next steps quickly.
Forty-six years have passed since shrunken surgeons were placed into a microscopic submarine and sent on a Fantastic Voyage into the human body. Whether this new discovery becomes useful science, we hope, should take far less time.
I for one will be keeping a keen eye on this research as it unfolds. We may very well have witnessed a first and important step… or it could, once again, be nothing more than a hopeful stumble. Either way, it will be one step closer to a real cure.
Wishing you and your family the best of health.
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Tiger Woods has finally come forward to admit that something was up when he crashed his car in front of his house last week – but what exactly was going on will remain private, if the golf giant gets his way.
In a vaguely worded statement on his website in which he claims to "have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart." Woods also begs for "the right to some simple, human measure of privacy." But is he entitled?
- NO! Says William Jacobson writing on the Legal Insurrection blog. "Next time Mr. Privacy wants privacy, he should remember that sexting is not "off the record." He adds: "Leaving voice messages asking your mistress to expect a call from your wife, doesn't help either."
- YES! Says Quinn Hillyer on The American Spectator, who admits to neither liking nor disliking Woods. "He's a golfer, fergoshsakes. He's not a politician preaching family values. Even celebrity athletes have a right to privacy."
- Ummm, maybe says Courtney Martin of The Christian Science Monitor, in a thoughtful piece titled "Tiger Woods scandal may be news. But we don't have to gawk." Martin believes that "as much as we may shake our heads at Woods's impassioned plea, reminding him that the price of fame is scrutiny, we must also take a hard look at ourselves. We regularly complain about the depravity of our culture, the overwhelming busyness of our lives, but we perpetuate both problems by tuning into 24/7 'news' about celebrity missteps."
- Yes he is, but probably won't get it says Sam Mellinger on the Kansas City Star's sports blog. "Of course he doesn't owe us an explanation. He is required by no law to sit on Oprah's couch or hold a press conference…but it's coming at a hell of a price, isn't it?" He adds: "If there's a lesson in all of this, maybe it's that the dirt of celebrities is easy pickings once the media machine loads up."


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Opinion: Garry Kasparov on Putin, Part 1
Wall Street Journal contributing editor Garry Kasparov on the Russian strongman, his Syria strategy, and lessons for President Obama. Photo: Getty Images
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With the pricing changes announced at Real World, we've been getting a lot of questions from folks as to how this will affect them. Here are some clarifications: Starting with Real Studio 2013 Release 1, the IDE itself will be free to use for developing, testing and debugging on any platform. To be able to create stand-alone builds of your apps (deploy), you buy a license. These are the available licenses and prices:
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The TSA guards in the Maui airport are surprisingly nice. Consider this: While waiting in line to leave Maui, they were asking visitors what we liked best about our trip. Some people said the beach; others said surfing; I said eating papayas.
Want a beautiful beach? Go to Florida. Want to surf? Go to California. Want a tantalizingly sweet and custardy papaya? Go to Maui.
And if you can't, then make this smoothie. You don't need ambrosial Maui papayas to make one. Any sweet papaya and tart kiwi will make a refreshing combination. Although I will admit that it does taste better if you drink it while wearing a Hawaiian grass skirt.
Papaya and Kiwi Smoothie
Here are more tropical smoothies you might enjoy
Watermelon Smoothies recipe from Sailu's Kitchen
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If you need another reason to mutter about the evil Starbucks empire - on which the sun probably never sets - take a look at this ABC News report on how they're infiltrating that great tea-drinking empire across the Atlantic. Yeah, that one. As the article's sub-title says, "Tea Is Still No. 1 in the UK, but American-Style Coffee Houses Are Gaining Ground."
According to the report, there are now "2,700 American-style coffee bars in the United Kingdom." Starbucks leads this pack, as you might have guessed, with 530 outlets.
If you're hoping this is just a fluke, consider this article, from India's Telegraph. It seems that nowadays the phrase "all the tea in China" doesn't have quite the resonance it once did. Which is a roundabout way of say that coffee is gaining a foothold there.
As of May 2006, when this article appeared, they were looking for 10,000 trained coffee makers and servers in Beijing and Shanghai alone.


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McIlroy Withdraws From Golf Tournament
Rory McIlroy, the No. 1-ranked golfer in the world, walked off the course in the middle of his ninth hole Friday, withdrawing from the Honda Classic. Geoff Foster has details on The News Hub. Photo: Reuters.
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I was about to start IVF treatments when I found out I was pregnant! As you can imagine it came as a huge surprise... more like a shock - thus the 2 home pregnancy tests, plus one at the doctor (and I still had trouble believing it!).
I'm still in the first trimester and have been experiencing a roller-coaster of feelings and symptoms. And I couldn't seem to be able to focus on something for more than 5 min... which resulted on this long absence from the blog.
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