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Wikipedia exceeds $6m donation goal
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A personal plea for cash by Wikipedia's founder, Jimmy Wales, has melted enough hearts to keep the ubiquitous online encyclopedia running for another fiscal year – and then some.
The Wikimedia Foundation announced today that it's raised more than $6.2m since launching a fund-raising campaign in early November. The website exceeded its goal of approximately $6m to fund operations through June 30, 2009, with more than 125,000 donors contributing worldwide.
In late December, the non-profit org appeared to be falling short of its financial target until Wales posted a personal appeal for donations in place of Wikipedia's standard fund-raising banner. In the remaining eight days of the month, Wikimedia pulled in more than 50,000 contributions totaling $2m, the foundation said.
"You have proven that Wikipedia matters to you, and that you support our mission: to bring free knowledge to the planet, free of charge and free of advertising," Wales wrote in a thank-you message.
Surplus revenue will be placed into a reserve fund for offsetting operating costs beyond the fiscal year, Wales said. The foundation also provides a breakdown of Wikipedia's 2008/2009 budget, which totals $5,974,000.
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Home > News & Events > Wayland Press Release Archives > 2004 News Releases > November 2004 > Chemistry professor turns jewelry hobby into art class
Chemistry professor turns jewelry hobby into art class
PLAINVIEW – "I never did too well in art classes," chuckles Dr. Harold Temple, now in his 29th year as professor of chemistry at Wayland Baptist University.
That makes it quite ironic, then, that Temple is teaching a course for the art department this fall for the second time, with plans to keep the class ongoing.
Taught in the science building as "Metal Jewelry Design," the class was born out of a longtime hobby that has evolved over the years. Temple said he first became interested in stones while on a trip to Alpine with now-retired professor Dr. Harold Reese, on a quest to find red plume agate. On that trip, Temple found a stone he liked and brought it home, polished it up and made a necklace out of it.
He soon joined the Hi Plains Gem and Mineral Society and began diving a bit deeper into the world of rocks. Then two years ago, Temple purchased a used faceting machine and learned the trade, starting as most novices do with simple marbles. Soon, he had graduated to smoky quartz and other stones.
"Before I knew it, I had about 35 stones faceted and needed something to do with them," he said. He then pursued a summer course in Georgia to learn wire wrapping, a jewelry-making technique using silver or gold wire. He then began to turn his faceted stones into jewelry pieces, turning out rings and pendants quickly.
While showing his work to Dr. Candace Keller, head of the art department at Wayland, she asked him to consider teaching the trade to others as a course offering through WBU. He agreed.
Now for the second semester, a room in Moody Science Building usually meant for physics has another purpose one night each week. Students purchase pre-faceted stones, gems and beads and turn them in jeweled creations, many bearing a growing collection of pieces just a few weeks into the term. During the course of the semester, Temple will teach the students how to create beaded bracelets, wire bracelets, simple rings, pendants and cabochons, as well as some work with silver.
He's enjoyed getting to share his love and creativity, but adds that he benefits from the experience as well.
"They learn about 90 percent of the techniques in wire wrapping, and if they perfect it, they could do just about anything they wanted to," Temple said. "I've learned a lot from the students, too. This is an art course, and many are learning how to design their own pieces as well and have come up with some great things."
Temple said he continues to create on his own time, enjoying the handiwork and creativity he's been able to put in his own pieces. The time invested – he said it can take up to four hours to facet a large stone or make a cabochon – is relaxing after a day of teaching. And, he's begun selling some of the pieces at craft shows or gem shows, mostly to fund future projects.
"It's really a hobby that almost pays for itself," he laughs. He counts on his wife, Audrey, to drum up sales, noting that her participation in the craft is that, "She wears it."
Temple said the jewelrymaking is something he plans to continue after retirement in the future and wants to keep teaching the class at Wayland as long as they ask him to.
For more information on Temple's creations, visit his Web site at www.haroldsstuff.biz.


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A white father and his three middle-aged sons confront their own gender and racial privileges in Straight White Men.
The Wexner Center for the Arts will present Young Jean Lee Theatre Company's world premiere April 10-13 of Jean Lee's play.
"I'm not actually that fascinated by men – I'm generally much more intrigued by women," Lee said in an email interview.
"But one thing I found fascinating in this process was learning all the unspoken rules and codes that we use to limit and confine men in our culture," she said.
A white father and his three middle-aged sons confront their own gender and racial privileges in Straight White Men.
The Wexner Center for the Arts will present Young Jean Lee Theatre Company�s world premiere April 10-13 of Jean Lee�s play.
"I�m not actually that fascinated by men – I�m generally much more intrigued by women," Lee said in an email interview.
"But one thing I found fascinating in this process was learning all the unspoken rules and codes that we use to limit and confine men in our culture," she said.
Pete Simpson, left to right, Austin Pendleton, Scott Shepherd and James Stanley in the Wexner Center for the Arts presentation of Young Jean Lee's Theater Company world premiere of Straight White Men Credit: Blaine Davis
"The biggest challenge was getting people who don�t identify as straight white men (which includes a lot of the straight white men I talked to, who saw "straight white men" as conservative jocks) to see themselves in the play, which for me is not primarily about straight white men, but about privilege," Lee said.
Veteran stage/film/TV actor Austin Pendleton (TV�s Oz, Good Times, Homicide: Life on the Street) joins Scott Shepherd, Peter Simpson and James Stanley in the production, which will be performed in New York after Columbus. The development of the new work has been supported by a Wexner Center Artist Residency Award.
"Young Jean Lee is a very exciting theatre artist," Pendleton said in an email interview.
"When I auditioned for her for an earlier project and she expressed in interest in working with me further down the road, I just said yes, of course, without any idea of what the project would be. Just because it was Young Jean Lee who was asking me."
Pendleton plays Ed, the father of three middle-aged sons.
"Ed is really complex," Pendleton said.
"He's had to make his way in the world to get where he has gotten. He is bewildered, even angry sometimes, about all the complex issues, involving employment processes and the very idea of what opportunity is, that have come up since he started.
"But he tries very hard to understand. He's more emotionally intelligent than he sometimes seems. There's a war going on in himself because of this."
Fatherhood issues arise in the drama.
"(They�re) sparked when (Ed) finds it frighteningly hard to understand the confusions that his sons are having as they make their way in this new and fractured world," Pendleton said.
For Young Jean Lee, her play breaks exciting new ground – in style and structure if not in subject – given her track record as one of the most avant-garde New York writer-directors.
"I�ve never written a story-driven, naturalistic three-act play before," Jean Lee said in an email interview.
"It�s not a departure in the sense that it deals with a lot of the same themes (as her other plays), but formally it�s a complete 180."
Young Jean Lee. Credit: Blaine Davis
The Asian-American playwright and her (changing) company have visited the Wexner Center often.
The Wexner Center also presented the world premiere in 2008 of Jean Lee�s The Shipment, a provocative one-act exploring what it means to be black and whether culturally shaped attitudes can ever escape stereotypes.
The Wexner Center introduced Lee to central Ohio in 2007, when her company performed Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven, billed as a comically painful exploration of identity, love and Lee's roots.
Available Light Theatre also staged the central Ohio premiere in 2009 of Jean Lee�s Church, Jean Lee�s effective blend of comedy, drama, confessional monologue, satire, fantasy and rousing gospel musical structured and presented as a real-time church service.
"Every project I do is an attempt to do something I�ve never done before, that I have no idea how to do," Lee said.
"My last piece was a movement piece with no words, and my show before that was a one-person show with singing and dancing that I (a non-performer) performed. I tend to pick things that would be my worst nightmare to try, and I�ve never had any interest in writing linear traditional plays before, so this made sense."
Unlike most of her works, often staged as non-linear one-acts, the new piece follows a traditional three-act structure.
"I saw the traditional three-act structure as the �straight white male� of theatrical forms, or the form that has historically been used to present straight white male narratives as universal. And I thought it would be interesting to explore the boundaries of that form at the same time as its content," Lee said.
"Most of the stuff we learn about men in the show is stuff we already know. But people have mentioned that it�s very interesting to see what a family of men is like when they�re together without any women around."
Pendleton, an Ohio native, has appeared in more than 120 films and TV shows over the past half-century. Among his films: A Beautiful Mind, Guarding Tess, My Cousin Vinny and Finding Nemo, The Muppet Movie and Searching for Bobby Fischer.
He got started in acting because of his mother�s influence as he grew up in his hometown of Warren, Ohio.
"My mother, who had been a professional actress and director before marrying my father and settling down, became involved in a community theatre that was beginning, after World War II, in our home town," he said.
"Those evenings, when people would come over to rehearse, is what got me excited about theatre. The hope that I would be in bed and asleep when I was supposed to did not prevail. I would sneak down (so would my brother, Alec) and watch. It seemed like the very air was transformed. That did it."
George Morfogen, left,and Gale Harold in a scene from Uncle Bob, a 2001 play by Austin Pendleton at off-Broadway's SoHo Playhouse. (AP Photo: Yasuyuki Takagi)
Pendleton, 74, has written several off-Broadway plays, most notably Uncle Bob, Orson�s Shadow and Booth.
"As a playwright I tend to work within a fairly restricted area of human experience," he said.
Thus, the actor-writer was drawn to Jean Lee�s work to broaden his experience.
"I love her curiosity. It's very, very unusual in a talented playwright," he said.
"As a playwright, it just opens up my mind and heart."
Straight White Men
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Gomez, Braun vying for All-Star starting nods
MILWAUKEE -- After being a first-time National League All-Star last season, Carlos Gomez is bidding to make it to the Midsummer Classic two years in a row. Ryan Braun, meanwhile, is aiming to return to an event at which he once was a mainstay.
Those Brewers outfielders were among the eight Milwaukee players on the ballot as online voting began Friday at MLB.com and at Miller Park.
MILWAUKEE -- After being a first-time National League All-Star last season, Carlos Gomez is bidding to make it to the Midsummer Classic two years in a row. Ryan Braun, meanwhile, is aiming to return to an event at which he once was a mainstay.
Those Brewers outfielders were among the eight Milwaukee players on the ballot as online voting began Friday at MLB.com and at Miller Park.
Both Braun and Gomez got off to hot starts this season, with Gomez debuting as Milwaukee's leadoff hitter and Braun making his comeback from last season's suspension. Braun had been an All-Star in each of his first five full seasons, but he missed the cut last year while he was dealing with thumb and neck injuries. It was just after the All-Star break that he received his season-ending suspension.
The other Brewers outfielder on the ballot is a new name, Khris Davis, the slugger who filled in ably for Braun during the second half of last season.
Also in the running are Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy, first baseman Mark Reynolds, second baseman Rickie Weeks, third baseman Aramis Ramirez and shortstop Jean Segura. The Brewers chose Weeks for the ballot over platoon mate Scooter Gennett, though Gennett has dominated playing time at that position so far.
Fans can cast their votes for starters at MLB.com and all 30 club sites -- online or on a mobile device -- using the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot Sponsored by Experian until Thursday, July 3, at 10:59 p.m. CT. The 2014 All-Star Game will be played at Target Field on Tuesday, July 15.
Fans may submit up to 25 online ballots, but they can also earn a one-time bonus of 10 additional online ballots. To access these additional online ballots, you must be logged into your MLB.com account when you submit any online ballot. If you do not have an MLB.com account, register on the site in accordance with the enrollment instructions for a free MLB.com account.
Fans this year once again can participate in the Home Run Derby Fan Poll. Fans will have the opportunity to select three players in each league who they would most like to see participate in the Home Run Derby. The 2014 Home Run Derby will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN Deportes and ESPN Radio in the United States beginning at 7 p.m. CT on Monday, July 14.
The 2014 American League and National League All-Star teams will be unveiled on the 2014 MLB All-Star Game Selection Show during the weekend of July 5-6, with further details to follow on MLB.com. Immediately following the announcement of the AL and NL All-Star rosters, fans can begin voting to select the final player for each league's 34-man roster via the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com Final Vote Sponsored by Experian. Fans will cast their votes from a list of five players from each league over the balloting period.
And the voting doesn't end there. The final phase of All-Star Game voting will again have fans participating in the voting for the Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet. During the Midsummer Classic, fans will vote exclusively online at MLB.com via the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com MVP Vote Sponsored by Pepsi, and their voice will represent 20 percent of the overall vote that determines the recipient of the Arch Ward Trophy.
MLB.com will provide extensive online coverage of the All-Star Week festivities.
The 85th All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS, and worldwide by partners in more than 200 countries via MLB International's independent feed. ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network and SiriusXM will also provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information, please visit allstargame.com.
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy.


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Green Clothes
"Considered," an art exhibition of environmentally friendly clothes designed by students at the Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, continues at Hurley's H Space Gallery, 1945 Placentia Ave., Costa Mesa. The gallery is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m..
The Newport Beach Public Library Foundation presents the last in its Fall 2011 Library Live series of talks. Dr. Stephanie McClellan will talk about how to manage stress. The event is from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
'The Trip To Bountiful'
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Horton Foote's "The Trip To Bountiful" comes to the South Coast Repertory's Segerstrom Stage. For showtimes and more information, visit https://www.scr.org.
'Earthlings Beware!'
The Costa Mesa Playhouse, 661 Hamilton St., Costa Mesa, presents "Earthlings Beware!" A preview is at 8 p.m. Friday, followed by a gala opening at 8 p.m. Saturday. Shows will be performed at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. For more information, call (949) 650-5269 or go to https://www.costamesaplayhouse.org.
Good Times
Crown Cove MBK Senior Living, 3901 E. Coast Hwy., Corona del Mar, will have a happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m., featuring live music, tacos and margaritas. For information, call (949) 760-2800.
'Killing Kasztner'
The Chabad Jewish Center of Newport Beach will screen the documentary film "Killing Kasztner," directed by Gaylen Ross, who will appear for a presentation and Q & A after the 7 p.m. screening. Tickets cost $20 at the door and $15 in advance. For more information, go to JewishNewport.com or call (949) 721-9800.
'Out of Time'
Dancer Colin Dunne, formerly with "Riverdance," will stage the West Coast premiere of his one-man show, "Out of Time," at 8 p.m. at the Irvine Barclay Theater, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. For ticket information, go to https://www.thebarclay.org.
Iron Chef Contender
Michael Chiarello, a contender on the Food Network's "Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs," appears from 4 to 7 p.m. at NapaStyle at South Coast Plaza. Chiarello will discuss the series and sign his Bottega cookbook. For more information, call (714) 825-0455 or email email@example.com.
ENC Workshop
The Environmental Nature Center, 1601 16th St., Newport Beach, hosts "Earth Connections," a weekly workshop Wednesdays in November led by Meghan Lockwood for children ages 10 to 13. Parents are expected to stay with students in class. The workshop is restricted to 15 children. Enrollment fee is $50 per child for the five-week session. For more information, call (949) 645-489, ext. 105, or email email@example.com.
'Patient 13'
Vox Pop Films presents a screening of and discussion about "Patient 13," a documentary film about the search for a cure to Type 1 diabetes. The event is from 6 to 9 p.m. at Hoag Hospital's Mary & Dick Allen Diabetes Center, Building 150, 520 Superior Ave., Newport Beach. For more information, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
OCMA Studio Workshop
The Orange County Museum of Art, 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach, presents a painting workshop for beginners to advanced painters, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Artist Deborah Sevett will be the instructor. Bring your own painting supplies (watercolor and acrylic media only). OCMA members pay $20 and non-members pay $25.
Glenn Morrison
Deejay and producer Glenn Morrison performs at Sutra, 1870 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa. The 21-and-older show, presented by GIANT Club, also features Kristina Sky and starts at 9 p.m. Cover is free before 10:30 p.m. For more information, visit https://www.sutraoc.com.
'To Kill a Mockingbird'
The Vanguard University Department of Theatre Arts stages Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," adapted by Christopher Sergel and directed by Marianne Savell. Shows will be performed at the Lyceum Theater on the Vanguard campus, 55 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. For showtimes and more information, call (714) 668-6145, or go to https://www.vanguardtickets.com.
'The Magic School Bus'
The adaptation of Joanna Cole's "The Magic School Bus" comes to the Segerstrom Center for the Arts' Samueli Theater. Tickets for the family show start at $20. For showtimes and more information, visit https://www.scfta.org.
The Corona del Mar High School Theatre Arts Department presents its production of "Amadeus" at 7:30 p.m. in the Little Theatre, 2101 Eastbluff, Newport Beach. Tickets cost $10.
From Classical to Jazz
Pianist Sonya Lee and singer Melina Kalomas perform at 5 p.m. at the Balboa Bay Club & Resort, 1221 Coast Hwy., Newport Beach. Tickets are $25, and VIP tickets are available for $75. For more information, call (949) 630-4120.
Mustangs and Cobras
Lyon Air Museum at John Wayne Airport hosts a Mustangs and Cobras car show from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Owners of the vintage vehicles are invited to bring their cars and take part in the museum's weekly Cars & Cockpits event. For more information, call (714) 210-4585.


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Homocysteine as a Risk Factor for DiseaseOctober 2006
By Laura J. Ninger, ELS
Since 1990, the National Library of Medicine has posted thousands of scientific studies showing that homocysteine is a significant risk factor for disease.1
These published reports discuss the lethal illnesses associated with excess homocysteine, how elevations in blood homocysteine levels result in incremental increases in disease risks, the mechanisms by which homocysteine exerts its multiple pathological effects, and methods to reduce toxic homocysteine levels in the body.
Elevated homocysteine levels may be caused by B-vitamin deficiency, genetic factors, increasing age, kidney impairment, or other factors. Homocysteine overload increases the risk of disease in healthy people and magnifies adverse effects in those with pre-existing conditions.
Since 1981, the Life Extension Foundation has published hundreds of pages of text describing the dangers of excess homocysteine in the blood. What follows is a brief chronological review of landmark studies published in major medical journals that describe specific disease risks associated with excess homocysteine.
Cardiovascular Disease: Researchers found that men with premature coronary artery disease (who averaged 50 years of age) had significantly higher homocysteine levels than healthy men. Scientists thus determined that high levels of homocysteine are an independent risk factor for premature coronary atherosclerosis in men.1
Early-Onset Vascular Disease: Higher levels of homocysteine raise the risk of premature cardiovascular disease affecting the heart, brain, and peripheral blood vessels. In subjects who developed cardiovascular disease before the age of 55, elevated blood levels of homocysteine were found in 42% of patients with cerebrovascular disease, 30% with coronary vascular disease, and 28% with peripheral vascular disease—but not in any of the healthy control subjects. People with elevated homocysteine had three times the risk of cardiovascular disease compared to healthy individuals.2
Cardiovascular Disease Progression: Patients with blocked arteries in the lower body or brain were found to have significantly higher homocysteine levels than healthy individuals. In addition, patients with high homocysteine (versus normal levels) had significantly faster progression of lower-extremity vascular disease and coronary artery disease.3
Heart Attack: In a large study, men who had markedly higher homocysteine levels had over three times the risk of heart attack compared to men with lower homocysteine values.4
Stroke: Elevated homocysteine levels were independently associated with all types of stroke (ischemic, hemorrhagic, and embolic). Stroke survivors were more likely to demonstrate elevated homocysteine levels (40%) than healthy individuals (6%).5
Blood Clotting: High homocysteine levels have been linked with increased blood-clotting tendency. In the laboratory, homocysteine increased the activity of a blood-clotting factor in human cells by 25-100%, and this negative effect increased with rising homocysteine concentrations.6 In a similar study, homocysteine decreased the production of a substance that helps prevent blood clots by 65%.7
Early-Onset Coronary Artery Disease: Noting that high homocysteine raises the risk of early-onset coronary artery disease, scientists proposed that boosting plasma folate concentration may help reduce homocysteine levels and decrease coronary artery disease risk.8
Atherosclerosis: In elderly adults, dangerous narrowing of the arteries that direct blood to the brain was more than twice as common in those with higher homocysteine levels (greater than 14.4 μmol/L) than in those with low levels (less than 9.1 μmol/L).9 Another study found that individuals with high homocysteine were much more likely to have atherosclerosis (72%) than those with normal homocysteine (44%).10 In patients already at risk for atherosclerosis because of high lipid levels, elevated homocysteine further increased the risk by nearly three times.10
Coronary Artery Disease: High homocysteine was found to be an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease among healthy people. Each 4-μmol/L increase in homocysteine level increased risk by 32%.11
Birth Defects: Abnormal homocysteine metabolism may be associated with birth defects that affect the coverings of the nervous system (neural tube defects).12 Elevated homocysteine levels have been found in the amniotic fluid of fetuses with neural tube defects and in blood samples of women carrying fetuses with these birth defects.12,13 Folic acid supplements may help prevent such birth defects by correcting high homocysteine levels.12,13
Pediatric Atherosclerosis: In boys and girls aged 10-19, elevated homocysteine levels were significantly associated with atherosclerosis in the carotid arteries, which supply the brain with blood. This suggests that homocysteine levels correlate with atherosclerosis, even as early as in the second decade of life.14
Cardiovascular Disease: In another pediatric study, homocysteine levels were significantly higher among children who had a male relative who died prematurely (under 55 years of age) of heart attack. Nutritional modifications may help reduce cardiovascular risk in children with a family history of heart disease.15
Coronary Artery Disease: Scientists discovered that one of the causes of elevated homocysteine levels is a particular genetic mutation, and that people with this mutation had a significantly higher risk of premature coronary heart disease.16
Birth Defects: Scientists again noted that homocysteine levels are significantly higher in women with fetuses that have neural tube birth defects than in those with healthy fetuses, further supporting the theory that folic acid supplementation may help prevent birth defects by improving homocysteine metabolism.17
Atherosclerosis: Scientists found that elevated homocysteine was just as serious a risk factor for atherosclerosis as smoking or high lipid levels, and that it dramatically aggravated the risk associated with smoking or high blood pressure.18 In one study, every 5-μmol/L increase in homocysteine level led to a 30% increased risk of severe atherosclerosis.19 In addition, researchers found that people with higher levels of homocysteine had more blocked arteries than people with lower homocysteine levels.19
Death from Coronary Artery Disease: Higher homocysteine levels strongly predict mortality risk in people with coronary heart disease. People with homocysteine levels above 15 μmol/L had a 25% mortality rate over four years, compared to only 4% for those who had homocysteine levels below 9 μmol/L. Death rates rose dramatically as homocysteine levels rose from 9 to 20 μmol/L.20
Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke: High levels of homocysteine increase the risk of diseased arteries of the extremities, heart, and brain.21,22 One study suggested that every 5-μmol/L increase in homocysteine level increases the risk of peripheral vascular disease by 44%, coronary artery disease by 25%, cerebrovascular disease by 24%, and any cardiovascular disease by 39%.21 In people who have type II diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance, elevated homocysteine poses even greater dangers to the cardiovascular system.21 In one study, elderly men with high homocysteine had almost twice the risk of heart attack and more than four times the risk of stroke, as well as six times the risk of fatal stroke.23
Ischemic Heart Disease: Men with higher homocysteine levels were up to three times more likely to die of ischemic heart disease—caused by a diminished supply of blood and oxygen to the heart muscle—than those who had lower levels. This correlation was so strong that scientists proposed that elevated homocysteine might actually cause heart disease, rather than simply be a risk factor for it.24
Cardiovascular Disease: Homocysteine damages endothelial cells, promotes blood clots, and supports free radical damage.25 Homocysteine is associated with risks in both adults and children. In fact, healthy children with higher homocysteine levels were more likely to have increased blood pressure compared to their peers with normal homocysteine. These children have a higher risk for future cardiovascular disease.26 Testing blood homocysteine levels in children may help to identify those with a high level of heart disease risk, so that preventive strategies can be started as soon as possible.26
Colon Cancer: Women with higher homocysteine had a higher risk of colorectal cancer than women with lower levels. Those with the highest homocysteine levels had a more than 70% higher colorectal cancer risk than those with the lowest values. This led scientists to suggest that vitamin supplementation strategies to lower homocysteine levels might also decrease colorectal cancer risk.27
Birth Defects: Because high homocysteine levels are associated with both neural tube birth defects and heart disease, scientists proposed that disturbances in homocysteine breakdown might underlie both conditions. By supporting homocysteine breakdown, folic acid supplements might help prevent birth defects as well as heart disease.28
Atherosclerosis: Elevated homocysteine is associated with an increased risk of atherosclerosis, heart attack, and heart disease mortality.29 Elevated homocysteine levels are strongly associated with severe atherosclerosis in one of the body's main blood vessels, the aorta.30
Kidney and Heart Disease: In patients with early- or end-stage kidney disease, elevated homocysteine is an independent predictor of cardiovascular disease.31
Cervical Cancer: Elevated homocysteine levels may increase the risk of cervical cancer. One study found that women who had a precursor to cervical cancer had higher homocysteine levels than healthy subjects. High homocysteine also increased the cervical cancer risk associated with smoking, having several previous births, and infection with a virus associated with cervical cancer. Elevated homocysteine increases the risk of cervical tissue changes that can lead to cancer, and enhances the effects of other risk factors.32
Depression: Scientists noted that 52% of patients with severe depression had elevated homocysteine levels, as well as decreased levels of folate and impaired metabolism of certain neurotransmitters. A significant correlation between elevated homocysteine and decreased folate concentrations was noted in depressed people. Scientists thus proposed that measuring homocysteine levels may help identify people with depression, and that homocysteine-lowering therapies might elevate mood.33
Pregnancy Complications: Elevated homocysteine levels may increase the risk of several complications of pregnancy. In a large study, scientists found that pregnant women with the highest homocysteine levels had an increased risk of premature births, low-birth-weight infants, and stillbirths.34
Alzheimer's Disease: Elevated homocysteine levels may contribute to cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease.35,36 In healthy older adults, high homocysteine was associated with poorer cognitive function and faster cognitive decline over the course of five years.36 Although scientists do not know whether homocysteine causes cognitive decline or Alzheimer's, they have noted that high homocysteine correlates with the progression and severity of these conditions.35
Invasive Cervical Cancer: Homocysteine may increase the risk for cervical cancer. Researchers found that women with elevated homocysteine levels were two to three times more likely to have invasive cervical cancer.37
Coronary Artery Disease: Since 1998, grain products in the United States have been fortified with folic acid to promote good health. By lowering homocysteine levels, grain fortification could reduce heart attacks and heart disease deaths by 8% in women and 13% in men. This strategy may save several hundred thousand lives and several billion dollars in health care costs over the course of 10 years, according to one analysis.38
Blood Clots: One study found that when homocysteine levels are high, the risk of dangerous blood clots (deep vein thrombosis) more than doubled. Blood clots are potentially lethal, since they can lead to heart attack or stroke.39
Overall Mortality: Elevated homocysteine increases the risk of death due to cancer and other causes. A 2001 study showed that each 5-μmol/L increase in homocysteine was associated with a 26% increase in cancer deaths, a 49% increase in all-cause mortality, a 50% increase in cardiovascular deaths, and a 104% increase in deaths not due to cancer or cardiovascular disease. Managing homocysteine levels may thus be crucial to prolonging life and preventing death from numerous health conditions.40


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& programs
Fall: January 15
Applications are evaluated from the end of October until the deadline.
APPLY ONLINE to this graduate program.
Number Required: 3
From Whom: Ideally, the letters should be obtained from college/university faculty
members familiar with the applicant's academic competence. Letters from employers
and other non-academic assessors are accepted but generally
carry far less weight.
No specific coursework is required for admission.
A baccalaureate degree in Sociology, Geography, History, Political Science, Social Work, Law, or a related field is required.
The Statement of Goals should be approximately 500-1,000 words
and should include the following elements: your interest
in Temple's program; your research goals and how they relate
to Temple's program; your future career goals; and your academic
and research achievements.
The GRE is required. The minimum acceptable GRE scores are 500 Verbal
and 500 Quantitative. Applicants with scores just below are
considered if other aspects of their application are especially
Minimum TOEFL score needed
to be accepted:
550 paper-based, 213 computer-based, or 79 internet-based.
A resume is required.
The writing sample should demonstrate your ability to research and write a scholarly paper. The paper should not be too lengthy (up to 10 pages is preferable) and should be fully referenced according to a professional, scholarly style manual. Although it need not be related directly to Criminal Justice, it should reflect your ability to prepare a social science paper.
An applicant must supply an official
transcript from their prior graduate institution
to the Graduate Chair. The transcript
must clearly show "M.A. awarded" and provide
the date. The Graduate Committee will review the request.
Only grades of "B" or better will be accepted. If the request is
granted, the student receives advanced standing
and is awarded a maximum of 30 credits.
Number of Didactic Credits Required Beyond
the Master's: 12
Required Courses:
CJ 401/8101: Decision Making in Criminal Justice
CJ 402/8102: Research Methods in Criminal Justice
CJ 404/8104: Law and Social
CJ 405/8105: Fundamental Statistical Issues in Analysis of Criminal Justice Data
CJ 406/8106: Theories of Crime and Deviance
CJ 602/8302: Advanced Methods in Criminal Justice
CJ 605/8305: Advanced Statistical Issues in Criminal Justice Data
Ph.D. students without a master's degree:
Criminal Justice
Electives = 9 to 18 credit hours
Electives Outside
the Department = 0 to 15 credit hours
Ph.D. students
with a master's degree:
2 Ph.D.
course requirements
Successful completion of additional elective
Internship: No internship is required.
Language Examination: No language examination is required.
Comprehensive Examinations:
Two comprehensive examinations must be passed. One is in "Justice," which has the Criminal Justice system as its focus. The second is in "Crime," which has theory as its focus. The purpose of the comprehensive exams is to demonstrate critical and interpretive knowledge in specialized areas of both the Criminal Justice system and Criminal Justice theory.
Prospectus Defense:
The prospectus defense evaluates the student's ability to apply specific research and/or analytic methods to the questions addressed in the prospectus. The defense occurs within several weeks of the student's advisor confirming, in writing to the Graduate Chair, that the student is ready to defend her/his prospectus.
Ideally, the prospectus defense should be completed within one academic year of the comprehensive examinations. The prospectus defense consists of a short (30-40 minute) presentation of the prospectus by the student to faculty and graduate students. Following the presentation, the Graduate Chair mediates a question-and-answer session between the student and audience. The members of the student's Doctoral Advisory Committee normally pose the initial questions at the defense. When these have been exhausted, other audience members are asked to put forth any questions they have for the student. The defense is scheduled to last no longer than two hours.
The Doctoral Advisory Committee evaluates the prospectus defense. Each member votes to Pass or Fail the student. Members can also vote to pass pending the completion of specified changes to the prospectus. In order to pass, a majority of the committee members must agree that the defense has been satisfactorily completed.
The Doctoral Advisory Committee must evaluate the quality of the presentation and of the answers provided during the question-and-answer session. Committee members look for evidence of a breadth and depth of understanding of specific substantive and methodological areas. In addition, they gauge the student's ability to utilize her/his knowledge to address the questions posed during the defense.
Students who are preparing to defend their prospectus should arrange some dates/times for the defense with the Doctoral Advisory Committee. The student should then inform the Graduate Chair of these dates/times and confirm the final date/time selected. Finally, the Graduate Chair provides confirmation of the time, date, and room.
The dissertation is an original empirical study that makes a significant contribution to the field of Criminal Justice. It should expand the existing database and demonstrate the student's knowledge of both research methods and a mastery of her/his primary area of interest. Dissertations should be rigorously investigated; uphold the ethics and standards of the field of Criminal Justice; demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the primary area of interest and the broader field of Criminal Justice; and be prepared for publication in a professional journal.
The Doctoral Advisory Committee is formed to oversee
the student's doctoral research and is comprised of at
least three Temple Graduate Faculty members. Two members,
including the Chair, must be from the Department of Criminal
Justice. Committee compositions must be approved by the
Department's Graduate Committee. The Chair is responsible
for overseeing and guiding the student's progress, coordinating
the responses of the Committee members, and informing
the student of her/his academic progress.
The Dissertation Examining Committee evaluates the student's
dissertation and oral defense. This committee is comprised
of the Doctoral Advisory Committee and at least one additional
Graduate Faculty member from outside the Department of
Criminal Justice. The Outside Examiner should be identified
no later than the beginning of the semester in which
the student will defend the dissertation.
The Dissertation Examining Committee evaluates the student's ability to express
verbally her/his research question, methodological
approach, primary findings, and implications. The Committee
votes to Pass or Fail the dissertation and the defense
at the conclusion of the public presentation.
If a student needs to change a member of a Committee, the
new member must be approved by the Department's Graduate
Committee and registered with the Graduate Secretary
and the Graduate School.
Students who are preparing to defend their dissertation
should confirm a time and date with their Doctoral Advisory Committee and register with the Graduate Secretary
at least 30 days before the defense is to be scheduled.
The Graduate Secretary arranges the time, date, and
room and forwards to the student the appropriate paperwork.
After the Graduate Secretary has arranged the time, date,
and room for the defense, the student must send to
the Graduate School (501 Carnell Hall) a completed "Announcement
of Dissertation Defense" form at least 10 working days
before the defense. The department will post flyers
announcing the defense.
Dept. of Criminal Justice
Gladfelter Hall, 5th Floor
1115 W. Berks Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Dr. Jerry H. Ratcliffe
Program Coordinator:
Stephanie Hardy
Graduate Chairperson:
Dr. Jerry H. Ratcliffe
Dr. John S. Goldkamp
The Ph.D. degree program in Criminal Justice
is designed to produce criminal justice scholars
who will provide the future leadership for
the field in academia, private and governmental
research agencies, and policy-level positions
in criminal justice and related organizations.
The Ph.D. degree requires the completion of
a minimum of 48 hours of coursework. although
students may take additional courses to prepare
themselves for subsequent stages of their
graduate career.
Time Limit for Degree Completion: 7 years
Doctoral students are expected to be enrolled full-time. Part-time students are accepted in exceptional circumstances. All students should be aware that classes are scheduled both during the day and in the evening as scheduling demands, and students are expected to be available for classes when they are scheduled.
Gladfelter Hall, 5th Floor
1115 W. Berks Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
The program encourages interdisciplinary coursework, research, and interactions among faculty and students with interests in a wide range of fields. Many of the students entering the Criminal Justice graduate program have backgrounds in subjects such as History, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Sociology, Geography, Urban Studies, and Economics.
Not applicable.
No formal ranking system exists for Criminal
Justice programs, although the Journal of Criminal
Justice Education has produced occasional
articles on program productivity. Temple University's
Criminal Justice Program is classed among
a number of schools that are acknowledged
to have extremely strong faculty, within the
top three in faculty publication in 2002.
Faculty members specialize and offer
substantial coursework in a wide array of
areas. Some of the broader topics covered
include criminological theory, corrections and
community corrections, issues in policing,
court processes, white collar crime, organized
crime, crime and the physical/social environment,
crime mapping and spatial analysis, juvenile
justice, criminal law, criminal justice policy-making
and strategic management, discretion in criminal
justice, restorative justice, socialization
and deviant behavior, and research methods
(qualitative/quantitative) and statistical
analysis. More specific details of faculty
research and publications can be found at
The Ph.D. program is primarily dedicated
to producing well-trained criminologists,
researchers, and criminal justice practitioners.
The job market for an individual with a Ph.D.
degree in the field is extremely good. Most
of our graduate students enter the academy
as university professors while others advance
their careers in research for government or
private agencies.
Non-matriculated students are eligible
to take some of the graduate courses offered in Criminal Justice. If accepted into the program,
up to nine credits may be applied toward the degree
program. For some courses, permission of the
instructor is required before registration
by non-matriculated students can occur.
The principal duties
of a Teaching Assistant include assisting
faculty members in classroom (field, observatory)
instruction, conducting tutorials and discussion
sections, and grading quizzes. Research Assistants are expected to
devote 20 hours per week on average to research
obligations. They are assigned to a faculty
member or principal investigator who is working on
a specific research project. The appropriate
subjects are determined by consultation between
the student and the student's research and
academic advisors. Both Teaching and Research
Assistantships carry a stipend and full-tuition
remission (up to nine credits per semester). Applications
should include: (a) a statement of previous
teaching and/or research experience, areas
of interest, and future goals; (b) unofficial
transcripts; and (c) a curriculum vitae. The
Department makes offers of assistantships
in late Spring of each year.
Updated 5.2.07


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Micah 1:1-16 . GOD'S WRATH AGAINST SAMARIA AND JUDAH; THE FORMER IS TO BE OVERTHROWN; SUCH JUDGMENTS IN PROSPECT CALL FOR MOURNING.
2. all that therein is--Hebrew, "whatever fills it." Micaiah, son of Imlah, begins his prophecy similarly, "Hearken, O people, every one of you." Micah designedly uses the same preface, implying that his ministrations are a continuation of his predecessor's of the same name. Both probably had before their mind Moses' similar attestation of heaven and earth in a like case ( Deuteronomy 31:28 , 32:1 ; compare Isaiah 1:2 ).
God be witness against you--namely, that none of you can say, when the time of your punishment shall come, that you were not forewarned. The punishment denounced is stated in Micah 1:3 , &c.
from his holy temple--that is, heaven ( 1 Kings 8:30 , Psalms 11:4 , Jonah 2:7 ; compare Romans 1:18 ).
3. tread upon the high places of the earth--He shall destroy the fortified heights (compare Deuteronomy 32:13 , 33:29 ) [GROTIUS].
4. Imagery from earthquakes and volcanic agency, to describe the terrors which attend Jehovah's coming in judgment (compare Judges 5:5 ). Neither men of high degree, as the mountains, nor men of low degree, as the valleys, can secure themselves or their land from the judgments of God.
as wax--( Psalms 97:5 ; compare Isaiah 64:1-3 ). The third clause, "as wax," &c.; answers to the first in the parallelism, "the mountains shall be molten"; the fourth, "as the waters," &c.; to the second, "the valleys shall be cleft." As wax melts by fire, so the mountains before God, at His approach; and as waters poured down a steep cannot stand but are diffused abroad, so the valleys shall be cleft before Jehovah.
5. For the transgression of Jacob is all this--All these terrors attending Jehovah's coming are caused by the sins of Jacob or Israel, that is, the whole people.
What is the transgression of Jacob?--Taking up the question often in the mouths of the people when reproved, "What is our transgression?" (compare Malachi 1:6 Malachi 1:7 ), He answers, Is it not Samaria? Is not that city (the seat of the calf-worship) the cause of Jacob's apostasy ( 1 Kings 14:16 , 1 Kings 15:26 1 Kings 15:34 , 1 Kings 16:13 1 Kings 16:19 1 Kings 16:25 1 Kings 16:30 )?
and what are the high places of Judah?--What city is the cause of the idolatries on the high places of Judah? Is it not Jerusalem (compare 2 Kings 18:4 )?
6. Samaria's punishment is mentioned first, as it was to fall before Jerusalem.
as an heap of the field--( Micah 3:12 ). Such a heap of stones and rubbish as is gathered out of fields, to clear them ( Hosea 12:11 ). Palestine is of a soil abounding in stones, which are gathered out before the vines are planted ( Isaiah 5:2 ).
as plantings of a vineyard--as a place where vines are planted. Vineyards were cultivated on the sides of hills exposed to the sun. The hill on which Samaria was built by Omri, had been, doubtless, planted with vines originally; now it is to be reduced again to its original state ( 1 Kings 16:24 ).
pour down--dash down the stones of the city into the valley beneath. A graphic picture of the present appearance of the ruins, which is as though "the buildings of the ancient city had been thrown down from the brow of the hill" [Scottish Mission of Inquiry, pp. 293,294].
discover the foundations--destroy it so utterly as to lay bare its foundations ( Ezekiel 13:14 ). Samaria was destroyed by Shalmaneser.
7. all the hires--the wealth which Israel boasted of receiving from her idols as the "rewards" or "hire" for worshipping them ( Hosea 2:5 Hosea 2:12 ).
idols . . . will I . . . desolate--that is, give them up to the foe to strip off the silver and gold with which they are overlaid.
she gathered it of the hire of an harlot, and they shall return to the hire of an harlot--Israel gathered (made for herself) her idols from the gold and silver received from false gods, as she thought, the "hire" of her worshipping them; and they shall again become what they had been before, the hire of spiritual harlotry, that is, the prosperity of the foe, who also being worshippers of idols will ascribe the acquisition to their idols [MAURER]. GROTIUS explains it, The offerings sent to Israel's temple by the Assyrians, whose idolatry Israel adopted, shall go back to the Assyrians, her teachers in idolatry, as the hire or fee for having taught it. The image of a harlot's hire for the supposed temporal reward of spiritual fornication, is more common in Scripture ( Hosea 9:1 ).
8. Therefore I will wail--The prophet first shows how the coming judgment affects himself, in order that he might affect the minds of his countrymen similarly.
stripped--that is, of shoes, or sandals, as the Septuagint translates. Otherwise "naked" would be a tautology.
naked--"Naked" means divested of the upper garment ( Isaiah 20:2 ). "Naked and barefoot," the sign of mourning ( 2 Samuel 15:30 ). The prophet's upper garment was usually rough and coarse-haired ( 2 Kings 1:8 , Zechariah 13:4 ).
like the dragons--so JEROME. Rather, "the wild dogs," jackals or wolves, which wail like an infant when in distress or alone [MAURER].
owls--rather, "ostriches," which give a shrill and long-drawn, sigh-like cry, especially at night.
9. wound . . . incurable--Her case, politically and morally, is desperate ( Jeremiah 8:22 ).
it is come--the wound, or impending calamity (compare Isaiah 10:28 ).
he is come . . . even to Jerusalem--The evil is no longer limited to Israel. The prophet foresees Sennacherib coming even "to the gate" of the principal city. The use of "it" and "he" is appropriately distinct. "It," the calamity, "came unto" Judah, many of the inhabitants of which suffered, but did not reach the citizens of Jerusalem, "the gate" of which the foe ("he") "came unto," but did not enter ( Isaiah 36:1;37:33-37' Isaiah 37:33-37 ).
10. Declare ye it not at Gath--on the borders of Judea, one of the five cities of the Philistines, who would exult at the calamity of the Hebrews ( 2 Samuel 1:20 ). Gratify not those who exult over the falls of the Israel of God.
weep ye not at all--Do not betray your inward sorrow by outward weeping, within the cognizance of the enemy, lest they should exult at it. RELAND translates, "Weep not in Acco," that is, Ptolemais, now St. Jean d'Acre, near the foot of Mount Carmel; allotted to Asher, but never occupied by that tribe ( Judges 1:31 ); Acco's inhabitants would, therefore, like Gath's, rejoice at Israel's disaster. Thus the parallelism is best carried out in all the three clauses of the verse, and there is a similar play on sounds in each, in the Hebrew Gath, resembling in sound the Hebrew for "declare"; Acco, resembling the Hebrew for "weep"; and Aphrah, meaning "dust." While the Hebrews were not to expose their misery to foreigners, they ought to bewail it in their own cities, for example, Aphrah or Ophrah ( Joshua 18:23 , 1 Samuel 13:17 ), in the tribe of Benjamin. To "roll in the dust" marked deep sorrow ( Jeremiah 6:26 , Ezekiel 27:30 ).
11. Pass ye away--that is, Thou shall go into captivity.
inhabitant of Saphir--a village amidst the hills of Judah, between Eleutheropolis and Ascalon, called so, from the Hebrew word for "beauty." Though thy name be "beauty," which heretofore was thy characteristic, thou shalt have thy "shame" made "naked." This city shall be dismantled of its walls, which are the garments, as it were, of cities; its citizens also shall be hurried into captivity, with persons exposed ( Isaiah 47:3 , Ezekiel 16:37 , Hosea 2:10 ).
the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth--Its inhabitants did not come forth to console the people of Beth-ezel in their mourning, because the calamity was universal; none was exempt from it (compare Jeremiah 6:25 ). "Zaanan" is the same as Zenan, in Judah ( Joshua 15:37 ), meaning the "place of flocks." The form of the name used is made like the Hebrew for "came forth." Though in name seeming to imply that thou dost come forth, thou "camest not forth."
Beth-ezel--perhaps Azal ( Zechariah 14:5 ), near Jerusalem. It means a "house on the side," or "near." Though so near, as its name implies, to Zaanan, Beth-ezel received no succor or sympathy from Zaanan.
he shall receive of you his standing--"he," that is, the foe; "his standing," that is, his sustenance [PISCATOR]. Or, "he shall be caused a delay by you, Zaanan." He shall be brought to a stand for a time in besieging you; hence it is said just before, "Zaanan came not forth," that is, shut herself up within her walls to withstand a siege. But it was only for a time. She, too, fell like Beth-ezel before her [VATABLUS]. MAURER construes thus: "The inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth; the mourning of Beth-ezel takes away from you her shelter." Though Beth-ezel be at your side (that is, near), according to her name, yet as she also mourns under the oppression of the foe, she cannot give you shelter, or be at your side as a helper (as her name might lead you to expect), if you come forth and be intercepted by him from returning to Zaanan.
12. Maroth--possibly the same as Maarath ( Joshua 15:59 ). Perhaps a different town, lying between the previously mentioned towns and the capital, and one of those plundered by Rab-shakeh on his way to it.
waited carefully for good--that is, for better fortune, but in vain [CALVIN]. GESENIUS translates, "is grieved for her goods," "taken away" from her. This accords with the meaning of Maroth, "bitterness," to which allusion is made in "is grieved." But the antithesis favors English Version, "waited carefully (that is, anxiously) for good, but evil came down."
from the Lord--not from chance.
unto the gate of Jerusalem--after the other cities of Judah have been taken.
13. "Bind the chariot to the swift steed," in order by a hasty headquarters ( 2 Kings 18:14 2 Kings 18:17 , Jeremiah 34:7 ).
she is the beginning of the sin to . . . Zion--Lachish was the first of the cities of Judah, according to this passage, to introduce the worship of false gods, imitating what Jeroboam had introduced in Israel. As lying near the border of the north kingdom, Lachish was first to be infected by its idolatry, which thence spread to Jerusalem.
14. shalt thou give presents to Moresheth-gath--that its inhabitants may send thee help. MAURER explains it, "thou shalt give a writing of renunciation to Moresheth-gath," that is, thou shalt renounce all claim to it, being compelled to yield it up to the foe. "Thou," that is, Judah. "Israel" in this verse is used for the kingdom of Judah, which was the chief representative of the whole nation of Israel. Moresheth-gath is so called because it had fallen for a time under the power of the neighboring Philistines of Gath. It was the native town of Micah ( Micah 1:1 ).
Achzib--meaning "lying." Achzib, as its name implies, shall prove a "lie to . . . Israel," that is, shall disappoint Israel's hopes of succor from her (compare Job 6:15-20 , Jeremiah 15:18 ). Achzib was in Judah between Keilah and Mareshah ( Joshua 15:44 ). Perhaps the same as Chezib ( Genesis 38:5 ).
15. Yet will I bring an heir unto thee--rather, "the heir." As thou art now occupied by possessors who expelled the former inhabitants, so will I bring "yet" again the new possessor, namely, the Assyrian foe. Other heirs will supplant us in every inheritance but that of heaven. There is a play upon the meaning of Mareshah, "an inheritance": there shall come the new heir of the inheritance.
Adullam the glory of Israel--so called as being superior in situation; when it and the neighboring cities fell, Israel's glory was gone. MAURER, as the Margin, translates, "the glory of Israel" (her chief citizens: answering to "thy delicate children," Micah 1: Micah 1:16 ) "shall come in flight to Adullam." English Version better preserves the parallelism, "the heir" in the first clause answering to "he" in the second.
16. Make thee bald, &c.--a token of deep mourning ( Ezra 9:3 , Job 1:20 ). Mourn, O land, for thy darling children.
poll--shave off thy hair.
enlarge thy baldness--Mourn grievously. The land is compared to a mother weeping for her children.
as the eagle--the bald eagle, or the dark-winged vulture. In the moulting season all eagles are comparatively bald (compare Psalms 103:5 ).


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Conservatives continued to misrepresent DNC voter manual's message
Conservative members of the media have continued to echo the misleading charge that the Democratic Party's official policy is to make baseless allegations of voter intimidation against Republicans. This charge is based on Republican distortions of a Democratic National Committee (DNC) Election Day manual advising party workers on methods for combating potential efforts to intimidate minority voters. The manual does not encourage party workers -- either explicitly or implicitly -- to fabricate stories of voter suppression.
As Media Matters for America has noted, Republicans' false accusations about the manual are based on a single sentence: "If no signs of intimidation techniques have emerged yet, launch a 'pre-emptive strike.'" But the subsequent sentences make clear that a "pre-emptive strike" does not mean fabricating evidence of intimidation. Rather, the manual lays out four specific steps that would constitute an effective "pre-emptive strike," none of which constitute underhanded conduct:
- Issue a press release
- i. Reviewing Republican tactic [sic] issued in the past in your area or state
- ii. Quoting party/minority/civil rights leadership as denouncing tactics that discourage people from voting
- Prime minority leadership to discuss the issue in the media; provide talking points
- Place stories in which minority leadership expresses concern about the threat of intimidation tactics
- Warn local newspapers not to accept advertising that is not properly disclaimed or that contains false warnings about voting requirements and/or about what will happen at the polls
Yet National Review Online editor-at-large Jonah Goldberg wrote in an October 22 Washington Times column: "The Democrats' voter manual instructs party operatives to 'launch a pre-emptive strike' by charging voter intimidation even if there is no evidence any such thing is taking place."
On the October 21 edition of CNN's Judy Woodruff's Inside Politics, Bay Buchanan, president of the conservative group The American Cause, asserted: "[Y]ou have the DNC saying, 'even if there's no trouble in your precincts and in the voting, just say there is.' I mean, what kind of statement is that? Just let's start problems, let's start a controversy, let's make it look like they shouldn't have won."
And in an interview with Vice President Dick Cheney that aired on the October 20 edition of FOX News Channel's Hannity & Colmes, co-host Sean Hannity also misrepresented the manual's message:
HANNITY: A Colorado Election Day manual, and it's a voter intimidation guide, and they say that none exists. In other words, if you don't find any voter intimidation, launch a preemptive strike.
CHENEY: Claim that there's intimidation anyway.
HANNITY: Claim that there is.


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Late last night I realized that the traffic for Question-Defense.com was way down for the day and thought it was related to some recent updates I had performed on the site. I spent probably an hour or so last night verifying that nothing was out of the ordinary with the site and wasn't able to find any issues. Upon waking up this morning the traffic again was extremely low for this time of the day even on a Saturday so we started to investigate. One of the referrers that traffic had dramatically decreased for was Google so we went to Google and performed a search that we knew would return a link to Question-Defense.com. Sure enough upon clicking on the link to Google we hit the question-defense.com URL and then we were immediately redirected to finditnow.osa.pl. Below we describe the issue in more detail, provide specifics about how our site was hacked, and provide the information needed to locate and resolve the problem.


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Recall 13V023000
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The driver's front airbag includes a safety device called a shorting bar - this prevents unexpected deployment of the airbag when it is removed from the vehicle. In this case, the shorting bar may intermittently contact the airbag terminals while it is installed in the vehicle. This could result in illumination of the airbag warning light or the airbag may not deploy when necessary. Failure of the airbag to deploy would increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash. Dealers will replace the steering wheel airbag coil to correct this concern.
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The airbag warning light could illuminate or the driver's front airbag may not deploy as designed.
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Here are the headline findings of a new study on inequality by NYU's Edward Wolff:
I find that median wealth plummeted over the years 2007 to 2010, and by 2010 was at its lowest level since 1969. … Hispanics, in particular, got hammered by the Great Recession in terms of net worth and net equity in their homes. Households under age 45 also got pummeled by the Great Recession, as their relative and absolute wealth declined sharply from 2007 to 2010.
In short, if a lot of your net worth was tied up in your home, look out below. This is also why wealth inequality increased during the Great Recession and its aftermath. More of middle-class net worth was housing-based than that of the rich:
But I predict less attention will be given to Wolff's findings about wealth inequality over the longer term. He determines that it was "relatively stable" from 1989 through 2007.
Wealth inequality in 1983 was quite close to its level in 1962. Then, after rising steeply between 1983 and 1989, it remained virtually unchanged from 1989 to 2007.
Wait, what? I thought this was a New Gilded Age due to the rise in inequality? Look at this much-cited income inequality chart by Thomas Piketty and Emmanuel Saez, which shows decades of rising inequality:
But it turns out that income inequality and wealth inequality show different trends. The huge jump in asset prices during the 1980s boosted the wealth of top-tier taxpayers, but as more regular folks got into the stock market, they benefited, too. The Ownership Society at work. Wolff:
On the basis of the Standard & Poor (S&P) 500 index, stock prices surged 171% between 1989 and 2001. Stock ownership spread and by 2001 over half of U.S. households owned stock either directly or indirectly.
See, income has a tendency to fluctuate a lot from year to year and looking at that only seems a narrow way of measuring inequality. Why not also look at wealth—all financial and nonfinancial assets? Wolff thinks that's a good idea:
Most studies have looked at the distribution of well-being or its change over time in terms of income. However, family wealth is also an indicator of well-being, independent of the direct financial income it provides.
There are six reasons First, owner-occupied housing provides services directly to their owner. Second, wealth is a source of consumption, independent of the direct money income it provides, because assets can be converted directly into cash and thus provide for immediate consumption needs. Third, the availability of financial assets can provide liquidity to a family in times of economic stress, such as occasioned by unemployment, sickness, or family break-up. Fourth, as the work of Conley (1999) has shown, wealth is found to affect household behavior over and above income. Fifth, as Spilerman (2000) has argued, wealth generated income does not require the same trade offs with leisure as earned income. Sixth, in a representative democracy, the distribution of power is often related to the distribution of wealth. As a result it is important to consider developments in personal wealth along with both income and poverty when evaluating changes in well-being over time.
In another study, Saez created a revealing chart documenting the ups and downs of US wealth over the past century:
Saez and co-author Wojciech Kopczuk: "Our series show that there has been a sharp reduction in wealth concentration over the 20th century: the top 1 percent wealth share was close to 40 percent in the early decades of the century but has fluctuated between 20 and 25 percent over the last three decades."
Saez and Kropczuk cite a number of possible reasons for the big decline: a) the democratization of stock ownership, b) the emergence of a large middle class in the post-World War II period, c) higher income and estate taxes, and d) the equalization of wealth across genders.
Now, I am not saying there hasn't been a rise in US income inequality, something that has happened across advanced economies in recent decades. But this is a multifactor issue, according to economist Daren Acemoglu:
One is that technology has become even more biased towards more skilled, higher earning workers than before. So, all else being equal, that will tend to increase inequality. Secondly, we've been going through a phase of globalisation. Things such as trading with China - where low-skill labour is much cheaper - are putting pressure on low wages. Third, and possibly most important, is that the US education system has been failing terribly at some level.
We haven't been able to increase the share of our youth that completes college or high school. It's really remarkable, and most people wouldn't actually guess this, but in the US, the cohorts that had the highest high-school graduation rates were the ones that were graduating in the middle of the 1960s. Our high-school graduation rate has actually been declining since then. If you look at college, it's the same thing. This is hugely important, and it's really quite shocking. It has a major effect on inequality, because it is making skills much more scarce then they should be.
Wealth inequality data shows the entire inequality issue is much more complicated than saying the rich have been getting richer, the poor poorer — and it's because the 1% stole all the money.


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Tue, 22 December 2009
Coping with Copenhagen...Dr. Cal Beisner and the Cornwall Alliance reviews climate-gate. Sally Pipes is a little discouraged over the health care bill. Kimberly Alyn tells us Whatzzup with that? Then, Ken Hoagland says the only fair tax is the FairTax.
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10 Must-Have Pieces to Add to Your Spring Wardrobe
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This spring you know you'll need a new dress for graduation ceremonies and outdoor parties, a pair of sandals that look presentable in places other than the beach, a bag that works with the floaty fabrics and light colors of the season, and so on. And then there are the fashion trends you want to invest in, those droolworthy colors, cuts, and fabrics you first saw on the runway back in September. If you're on a budget, here's how to combine the two.