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This is the decoration that pops up to form a fully decorated 6' Christmas tree with 70 textured polyester poinsettias. Available exclusively from Hammacher Schlemmer, the tree rises from a flat position in concentric circles into its full 32" width and 72" height without requiring any assembly or additional decoration, and is pre-lit with 200 bright, clear mini-lights. The top has a single bough for placement of a tree topper. The tree's sturdy, powder-coated steel pole supports a powder-coated wire frame of PVC needles, holly leaves, poinsettias, and lights. It collapses to 5" high just as easily for off-season storage. Includes a sturdy plastic stand hidden from view by the draping needles and boughs. Plugs into AC. 72" H x 32" W. (10 lbs.)
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Pop Up Xmas Tree
By Stacha
from Middleton, NH
The pop up X-Mass Tree appears to be well made and easy to set up and store. I'll know more when I use it this Christmas.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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it fits where I wanted it to.
By Terry
from Midland Texas
easy storage
Back for a "twin" tree
By Love Christmas
from British Columbia, Canada
Bought one of these last year and found it easy to unfold and set up in my living room window. I did need help setting it in place, as I found it fairly heavy and it might have been a bit of a struggle to get it upright, but I'm not particularly strong. Someone stronger than I might do it alone easily. The flowers were sturdy enough to resist a few tentative tugs from my cats, although a few needles did fall off if a branch was shaken by a paw. It looked beautiful indoors and from outside, lit and unlit. It received so many compliments I'm buying another to put in the dining room window this year as a pair on either side of my front doors.
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6 ft pop-up poinsettia tree
By Girl with the broken foot
from Louisville, KY
Quickly created Christmas in our family room -- 15 minutes total to put up out of the box! Love the lights, and the poinsettia blossoms are a nice size. My husband and I just kept smiling and saying to each other, "I like our tree this year." Thanks, Hammacher Schlemmer!
Great Buy!
By MNDRM
from New Jersey
I used this tree at my winter/Christmas themed wedding at the church. It was so easy to assemble and disassemble and added the perfect Christmas feel. We now have it in our Den at our house. It is so pretty and we love it!
Portable Tree
By Bill
from Orlando,Fl
a great little temp tree
good product,easy to set up.
By DoctorJ.
from Winter Park, Florida
Too tired to lift & assemble my own heavy tree this year. This is truly lightweight and easy to assemble. It looks attractive.The only con is that the poinsettias and their leaves are papery-thin, and some broke off easily.Maybe they actually are made of paper, which allows for the light weight! It wouldn't work for young children. If bumped into,it would fall. But it's a great decoration for an entryway.
Beautiful Poinsettia Tree
By CherrieBlossom
from Parkville, Md
I loved this tree. It was just as the picture showed very easy to put up & put away.
The Magic Poinsettia Tree
By carolann
from Doral, Florida
The tree was an exciting addition to our dining experience; sparkling like stars through the perfect red Christmas bows, standing majestically overlooking our festivities.I can't think of anything that was not great about it.
beautiful but too big
By Jules from Buffalo
from Buffalo, NY
It was the right product but the wrong size for the small Florida snowbird home of our elderly mother. It would have been absolutely perfect had there been a smaller size available.She raved about how beautiful it was but it was just too big at 6' tall and 3 ' wide for her park model home.We wish there was a 4' model available.
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Paraneoplastic autoimmune neurological disorders reflect a patient's humoral and cellular immune responses to cancer. The cancer may be new or recurrent, is usually limited in metastatic volume, and is often occult by standard imaging procedures. Autoantibodies specific for onconeural proteins found in the plasma membrane, cytoplasm, and nucleus of neurons or muscle are generated in this immune response, and serve as serological markers of paraneoplastic autoimmunity. The most commonly recognized cancers in this context are small-cell lung carcinoma (SCLC), thymoma, ovarian (or related mullerian) carcinoma, breast carcinoma, and Hodgkin's lymphoma. Pertinent childhood neoplasms recognized thus far include neuroblastoma, thymoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, and chondroblastoma. An individual patient's autoantibody profile can predict a specific neoplasm with 90% certainty, but not the neurological syndrome.
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-Neuronal and muscle cytoplasmic (Purkinje cell cytoplasmic antibody, type 1 [PCA-1]; PCA-2; PCA-Tr, CRMP-5, and amphiphysin)
-Glial nuclear (anti-glial nuclear antibody: AGNA)
Seropositive patients usually present with subacute neurological symptoms and signs. The patient may present with encephalopathy, cerebellar ataxia, myelopathy, radiculopathy, plexopathy, sensory, sensorimotor, or autonomic neuropathy, with or without coexisting evidence of a neuromuscular transmission disorder: Lambert-Eaton syndrome (LES), myasthenia gravis, or neuromuscular hyperexcitability. Initial signs may be subtle, but a subacute multifocal and progressive syndrome usually evolves. Sensorimotor neuropathy and cerebellar ataxia are common presentations, but the clinical picture in some patients is dominated by striking gastrointestinal dysmotility, limbic encephalopathy, basal ganglionitis, or cranial neuropathy (especially loss of vision, hearing, smell, or taste). Cancer risk factors include past or family history of cancer, history of smoking, or social/environmental exposure to carcinogens. Early diagnosis and treatment of the neoplasm favor less neurological morbidity and offer the best hope for survival.
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Monitoring patients who have previously tested positive for paraneoplastic autoantibodies utilizing PNEOE / Paraneoplastic Autoantibody Evaluation, Spinal Fluid
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
Antibodies directed at onconeural proteins shared by neurons, muscle, and certain cancers are valuable serological markers of a patient's immune response to cancer. They are not found in healthy subjects, and are usually accompanied by subacute neurological symptoms and signs. Several autoantibodies have a syndromic association, but no known autoantibodies predicts a specific neurological syndrome. Conversely, a positive autoantibody profile has 80% to 90% predictive value for a specific cancer. It is not uncommon for more than 1 paraneoplastic autoantibodies to be detected, each predictive of the same cancer.
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
This test should only be utilized when the presence of paraneoplastic autoantibodies has been previously documented.
This test should not be requested in patients who have recently received radioisotopes, therapeutically or diagnostically, because of potential assay interference. The specific waiting period before specimen collection will depend on the isotope administered, the dose given and the clearance rate in the individual patient. Specimens will be screened for radioactivity prior to analysis. Radioactive specimens received in the laboratory will be held 1 week and assayed if sufficiently decayed, or canceled if radioactivity remains.
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
ANTINEURONAL NUCLEAR ANTIBODY-Type 1 (ANNA-1)
ANTINEURONAL NUCLEAR ANTIBODY-Type 2 (ANNA-2)
ANTINEURONAL NUCLEAR ANTIBODY-Type 3 (ANNA-3)
PURKINJE CELL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY, Type 1 (PCA-1)
PURKINJE CELL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY, Type 2 (PCA-2)
PURKINJE CELL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY, Type Tr (PCA-Tr)
Negative (reported as positive or negative)
Neuron-restricted patterns of IgG staining that do not fulfill criteria for the listed autoantibodies may be reported as "unclassified antineuronal IgG." If detected, newly identified autoantibody specificities may be reported. Complex patterns that include non-neuronal elements may be reported as "uninterpretable."


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While many regular drivers opted out of the Young Driver Test, Romain Grosjean says he would have relished a run...
While many regular drivers opted out of the Young Driver Test, Romain Grosjean says he would have relished a run.
Formula One was in action at Silverstone this past week with mainly young drivers putting in three days of the British track during which the revised Pirelli tyres were run.
Although teams were allowed to run their regular race drivers for one day, Lotus opted not to.
Asked whether he was 'frustrated' by the decision, Grosjean said: "As a driver, you always want to be in the car getting as much experience as possible; especially when there's something new like different tyres.
"The tyres we used at the Nürburgring suited us pretty well, so let's hope the latest version will also suit us at the Hungaroring."
Grosjean heads to the Hungaroring determined to secure another Budapest podium and carry on the form that put him in the top three last time out in Germany.
"It's always great to stand on the podium. I can remember feeling frustrated last year in Budapest as we did have a chance to be fighting for the win before we got held up by a driver who didn't respect the blue flags, but that's certainly a better frustration than missing out on the podium or even worse. Taking third in Germany was great so I certainly have a positive feeling heading to Hungary.
"It was a great result for the team and we had a very strong race. I was able to push really well in my first stint and thought I had a chance at one stage to challenge for the win, but the Safety Car meant I lost all the advantage I'd built up at that stage of the race.
"That then decided the strategy for us and ultimately we weren't fast enough to challenge for the win at the end. There are a lot of positives to take from Germany so we're very keen to maintain the momentum from that good result heading to Budapest."


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Dr. Jackie Campbell conducted an extensive study which revealed that only 4% of women victims of DV homicide or attempted homicide had ever sought shelter at a domestic violence program, despite the fact that such services are a protective factor against DV homicide. The LAP, developed by the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence, works to close that gap and connect high-risk victims to life-saving advocacy services from the moment they reach out to police. The protocol can also be adapted for use by other first responders, such as emergency room doctors.
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Living in a rainy climate like we do here in Oregon means lots of indoor days. I'm not used to this, and the girls aren't used to this. We're trained to expect a daily trek outside that ends up at the local grocery shop, random park, or the beach. Living on a student family budget also means we don't get to cheat by stocking up on museum passes and extra-curricular activities. Luckily there's always baking.
I had to be strict not letting the girls lick the spoons after the the final steps of this cake had been completed as it's magical flavor comes from rum soaked oats. Although they saw it was cruel and unusual punishment, they forgave me when we moved on to prepping the frosting and I let them have at it with as many finger scoopin' tastes they wanted.
Being pregnant, my feelings towards food change constantly and are irritatingly unpredictable. That's why I turned to this cake for our latest bake, because cinnamon rum spiked oats and can never ever be wrong.
I most certainly did excuse a cold square of this cake for breakfast the next few days because, ca'mon, I'm not going to wait until the afternoon to taste it again, and the extra punch of sugar than I'm used to does a sleepy preg-body some good.
In other non-food related updates, we know this next offspring of ours will be a boy. Yay for teeny-weenies! I am considering calling in retirement after this one because now we've secured our little bub I don't have to worry about any future "I wonder… what if…"
Andrea and her family have finished their stay in France and have taken temporary harbor in Canada, the beautiful Motherland. Speaking of which, I am trying to perfect the Nanaimo bar, and a variety of other Canadian specialty foods that Phil misses constantly. If any of you have a Canadian food requests, please send it my way as I'm in the zone right now figuring out these new wonders until thisMontreal Boy of mine give is the big approval. When that Nanaimo bar is ready, I promise to be kind and share the love here.
- 1¼ cups water
- 1½ cups gluten free flour (regular flour can be used)
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 2 tablespoons of bourbon
- 1 stick unsalted butter, cubed-at room temperature
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1¼ cups brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1½ teaspoons of cinnamon
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- 8 ounces chopped pecans
- ½ teaspoon bourbon
- 2 tablespoons GF flour
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- 4 tablespoons salted butter, at room temperature
- 6 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- pinch of cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 375°. Grease a 9″x13″ baking pan.
- This first step is not only to add flavor, but it helps the nuts from all sinking to the bottom of the pan: Begin by tossing the chopped pecans with ½ teaspoon bourbon in a small bowl. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of GF flour over the nuts and toss until coated. Set aside for later.
- Place the oats and butter in a large bowl. Bring 1¼ cups water to boil. Pour boiling water over oats and butter. Wait 30 seconds, then stir to moisten oats and melt the butter. Add the 2 tablespoons of bourbon. Set aside to soak for 30 minutes. *I'd recommend you lean over the bowl several times during this 30 minute period and take a massive whiff of the warm butter/bourbon/oat magic.
- Whisk together eggs, the sugars, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon. You'll probably have to tap your fingers here for a moment waiting for the oats to soak; or you can be diligent and clean up the mess so far like a pro would. I'll also remind you to make sure the butter and cream cheese is sitting on the counter for the frosting later.
- When the timer is up on those oats, fold all these remaining mixed ingredients in with the oatmeal, stirring until well combined.
- Lastly fold in 1½ cups flour and the prepped pecans. Pour batter into greased pan.
- Bake 40-45 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool raised on a rack about 30 minutes.
- For the FROSTING: Beat room temp butter until smooth. Add cream cheese and beat until combined. Add bit by bit the powdered sugar, cinnamon, & vanilla extract until smooth.
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With the confluence of energy-producing systems in the Lorton area, Fairfax County is exploring designating the area as the "Lorton Green Energy Triangle" and further developing alternative energy production there.
The area already features the waste-to-energy trash incinerator, a closed landfill with a landfill gas collection system and the county's wastewater treatment plant, which has been developing wastewater recycling and reuse options.
There are a couple of county projects in the works that will increase energy production at those facilities, said Joyce Doughty, director of solid waste disposal and resource recovery.
"We do have a lot of elements that do fall into the category of green energy right now, and when you look into the future there are even more," she said.
The county will soon be putting out a request for proposals to place solar panels on top of its closed landfill to generate electricity. The hope is to break ground on that project by the end of this year, Doughty said.
At the Norman M. Cole Pollution Control Plant, the county's wastewater treatment facility, the county plans to make improvements to the furnaces that are used to dispose of the biosolids removed during the treatment process.
In addition to making the system comply with new air pollution regulations, the furnaces will recover about 1 megawatt of electricity, which is enough to supply electricity to a few hundred homes.
The wastewater plant is already reusing effluent from the plant for watering the Laurel Hill Golf Course and for cooling at the waste-to-energy plant and hopes to find additional customers for its water reuse program, according to Doughty.
The change in branding and focus on alternative energy sources would be welcomed by residents of the Lorton area, said Supervisor Jeff McKay (D-Lee). It could also open up possibilities for grants or other recognition, he said.
"This is an opportunity; we can turn it into a real positive for southeastern Fairfax," McKay said.
The privately owned Lorton Landfill, which is located near the county's closed I-95 landfill, is also exploring energy generation options that could contribute to the alternative energy generation in the Lorton area, Doughty said.
The private landfill could join in the county's landfill gas system, which already generates about 6 megawatts of electricity by capturing the methane gas produced by decaying trash and converting it to electricity. The wastewater treatment plant also burns landfill gas that is piped in, rather than natural gas.
The Lorton Landfill also could potentially be developed with wind turbines or solar panels for additional energy generation.
Other ideas the county is exploring include using the Lorton Workhouse Arts Center, a potential customer of these alternative energy sources, as a site to educate people about the county's efforts to develop cleaner energy sources.
There are also possible smaller-scale changes, like making use of the steam remaining after energy generation at the waste-to-energy plant, Doughty said.
"This could really put Fairfax County on the map from an environmental perspective," said Supervisor Penelope Gross (D-Mason), chair of the Board of Supervisors' Environment Committee. "We have the opportunity to make our mark, to use the property that we have … and use it for exciting things now and in the future."


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The mostly industrial city of Puerto Plata has a few tourist attractions in its Old Town quarters and along Malecon, its long beachfront drive. But most guests stay just outside it, in the Playa Dorada complex to the east or the cluster of resorts in Cofresi, to the west. Playa Dorada is a gated group of 15 hotels (with more than 4,000 rooms in total), plus a shopping center and golf course. It's extremely safe and walkable, even at night, making it a great place for families.
Virtually all the places to stay in this area are giant, mid-range, all-inclusive beachfront resorts, and many have mediocre food, formulaic entertainment schedules centered around lip-synched dance performances, and an unlimited supply of booze flowing from multiple bars, including swim-up ones. But there are standouts. In the gated Playa Dorada enclave, solid choices range from Casa Colonial at the luxury end (the only non-all-inclusive option) to budget all-inclusives geared toward families, and young partiers (like the Grand Paradise). Outside but just to the west of Playa Dorada, in a small area known as Costa Dorada, are two excellent resorts: the Grand Oasis and the Iberostar Costa Dorada. Cofresi also has some fine choices, like the sexy, adults-only Maxim Bungalows Cofresi Beach -- but the area's beaches are mostly disappointing.
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Quarter of small Cumbrian businesses optimistic
Last updated at 14:43, Friday, 16 November 2012
Almost a quarter of small businesses in Cumbria say they are "extremely positive" about the future – a higher proportion than anywhere else in the UK.
The finding comes from a survey of 2,000 micro businesses, all employing 10 people or fewer, carried out for office supplies provider Viking.
John O'Keeffe, commercial director at Viking, said: "Businesses in Cumbria are doing extremely well despite funding concerns, which have no doubt worsened since the onset of the recession.
"Despite this, it is great to see such optimism in the county. It bucks the trend."
The Viking survey covered more than 20 business sectors.
First published at 14:10, Friday, 16 November 2012
Published by http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk
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A great headline figure, but what about the other three quarters of small businesses? How many of them are optimistic, how many are unsure and how many feel pessimistic or extremely pessimistic? Rather than selective statistics could the News & Star (& other newspapers in the CN group) please start providing more complete figures in cases like this so that we can get an accurate and balanced picture and not just some headline grabbimng figure?
I totally agree this article, and it needs a positive contribution for people to move their businesses forward, as a small contractor working within the civil engineering field our order book is fuller now than anytime in the last 5 years, but a big factor in this has been the HSBC in Carlisle they have believed in our work ethic and our slow approach to expansion and have backed us time and time again, it goes to show not all bankers are the same. Local knowledge, steady hands on the financial issues, steady un rushed growth and a willingness to step outside the box and once again we can work our was out of this and not use tax payers money to fund non jobs in the public sector as Mr Brown tried to do


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The Community of Disc Golfers and About All Things Disc Golf
I recently purchased online a roll cage for my carolina bag. This is my 3rd insert for the same bag. No complaints on the bag, but the roll cage breaks within a month and I limp through with it until I am forced to buy another one.
My question is... where the heck is David Henrickson and Revolution Disc Golf?
I have not received any information on my recent order. He has not replied to my emails directly or through the Revolution web site. I used the email listed in the contact info on his site and the invoice I received shortly after purchase. It's been a month now and still nothing.
If anyone has any info on what has happened to either David Henrickson or Revolution Disc Golf, please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com!
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Man, I went to the web site and most of there stuff is out of stock. Also the last update to the site was April 2012.
Sorry, but I think you got ripped off.
You may want to contact the State Attorney where they are located. This may constitute wire fraud.
That sucks, but I would and do expect many disc golf only bag manufacturers to die out even the original and many of the current new up-starts we see on a daily basis. New market, there will be companies that come, and go. I'd better keep mine, cracked frame (after 5 years, 1000's of rounds), in case they become collectible?
this is unfortunate, most bags being manufacturer-ed by the big companies suck
So... I received my roll cage from Revolution Disc Golf today. Still haven't received an email back from Dave. At least I got what I ordered even if it took a month!
Glad you got your cage. Hopefully Revo pops back up. Other bags have passed them, but they were top notch for a long time, it's hard to imagine they couldn't produce a quality product again.
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DENNY SIMMONS / Courier & Press Memorial's Mackenzie Reynolds (22) scores during the Tigers' semistate title match win on Saturday night. Washington's Shelby Guy, left, and goaltender Mary Anna McClure defend.
DENNY SIMMONS / Courier & Press Memorial's Lisha Murphy (7) is taken down from behind by Washington's Ashlee Hayes, center, during their girls' soccer semistate championship match at the EVSC Fields on Saturday night. Memorial won 2-0. Memorial's Katie Loehr (12) was helping during the play.
DENNY SIMMONS / Courier & Press ds10249gsocmemwas235 Memorial's Grace Lachowecki, second left, pushes the ball up the field against Washington's Madison Heacock (8) during their semi-state championship match at Double Cola Fields Saturday night. Memorial won 2-0.
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DENNY SIMMONS / Courier & Press Mater Dei's Dane Maurer (10) cuts through the Forest Park defense during the first half of their Class 2A Sectional 32 game at Reitz Bowl on Saturday afternoon.
ERIN McCRACKEN / Courier & Press Central's Dyris Haywood (27) tries to avoid Harrison tackler Javier Hawkins (1) as Haywood heads downfield during the first half of Friday night's Class 4A Sectional 16 game at Enlow Field. Central went on to post a 37-7 victory as Jaleel Fox carried 28 times for 183 yards and two touchdowns while also starring on the defensive side of the ball.
ERIN McCRACKEN / Courier & Press Justin Williams (4) of Central High School catches a pass from his teammate Jacob Hester (7) as he tries to stay in bounds before getting tackled by Javier Hawkins (1) of Harrison High School during the first half of Friday night's game at Enlow Field.
BOB GWALTNEY / Courier & Press Memorial's John Browning blocks a punt by Mount Vernon's Nathan Rietman during the first quarter of a Class 3A sectional game on Friday night at Central Stadium. Memorial went on to post a 44-21 victory in the first-round contest.
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I have recently jumped into dying disc. I have done it before but without the serious vinyl cutting process. I now have been using an exacto on "bumper sticker vinyl" to achieve the dyes. This is very simple for a 2 tone disc or a 3 color disc if black is one and disc counts as another. I have always seen really sick dyes that are very detailed...one that comes to mind is the deathstar with the x-wing in front of it. (it's on this site somewhere) I am wondering how you achieve those multicolored ones...do you cut multiple sheets(assuming that it's too time consuming) or do you precut everything then peel off accordingly...if that's the manner do you cover spots that have already been dyed with a make shift patch??? I would really love some help...I have spit out like 12 dyes in 5 days and have really gotten into it...any help would be greatly appreciated.
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American thinking about religion and science before the Civil War was substantially informed by the powerful "concordist" metaphor of God as the "author" of two "books," nature and Scripture, which ultimately must agree.
Cornelius Hunter's charge that BioLogos promotes the Warfare Thesis of science and religion is rooted in a misunderstanding of what historians have actually said about that idea.
Cornelius Hunter's claim that BioLogos advances the "Warfare Thesis" between science and religion is wholly unfounded.
"I believe that demonstrating the existence of intelligent agency with the tools of science is impossible." - Alex Berezow
Ninety years is a long time, and so much has changed all over the world. But have the cultural perceptions about science and religion changed since the Scopes Trial in 1925?
In a recent book review published in Christian Century, BioLogos content manager Jim Stump endeavors to reclaim the word "design."
I am growing in my appreciation for a diversity of ears to hear Scripture and a diversity of cultures to interpret God's call on our lives.
In none of these cases was Newton inserting God into a "gap" into our knowledge that science would someday fill. Rather, his prior belief in God helped him arrive at attitudes and ideas that have unquestionably advanced our understanding of nature.
Historian Peter Harrison argues that harmony between faith and science is not as simple as it seems, and some versions of "harmony" can do damage to the Christian faith.
In the early 1700s, Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz famously disagreed about whether God periodically "corrected" the orbits of the planets. Why their disagreement matters for today's debates about God and evolution.
Evangelicals are skeptical of space exploration—but can pastors change this from the pulpit?
John Calvin really believed that the sun revolved around the earth, but we shouldn't dismiss the rest of his theology because of this error.
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Magnificence Everywhere
The Migration of Spiny Lobsters
Have you ever wondered how creatures that migrate every year to regions which lie thousands of kilometers away can manage such a thing? A host of questions immediately come to mind: How can they so precisely compute the distance they have to travel and store just enough food to last the long journey? Why don't they get confused what route to take? How do they know that the weather conditions at their destination will be better? How can they find their way even when they have never been there before? Such questions, and many others, inevitably hit upon an obvious fact.
It is plainly impossible for migratory animals to attain information about places they have never visited by means of their own consciousness and will, to do computations and to move collectively in accordance with these computations. This situation reveals that whatever they do is "inspired," and that these creatures are conducted by a superior being. These migrating animals find their way, understand how to conserve energy and glean all other necessary information due solely to inspiration from Allah.
As an example of migratory animals, we may cite the spiny lobster. Let's see how these creatures achieve the impossible. Spiny lobsters live among the coral reefs of tropical and temperate waters. When autumn comes, they leave the caverns of coral reef and gather in large groups under the sea. They form a column, ranging in number from several to over a hundred, with each animal lining up behind the other, with his antennae touching the tail of the animal ahead. There are important reasons behind lobsters moving together in this manner. First of all, travelling in lines reduces the drag effect of the water, enabling them to consume less energy and move faster. It also gives them protection as they venture across the open plains of sand, where there are no hiding places. When the lobsters are attacked by a predator, they break the line and form circles, pincers outwards, to protect themselves.19
Adults lay their eggs on the coral reefs off the coast. The larvae, are then carried back to the sea by the currents, finally setting on the bottom. The cycle repeats itself as the young ones grow and reach maturity and begin to migrate back towards the spawning grounds.
Should He not know,- He that created? and He is the One that understands the finest mysteries (and) is well-acquainted (with them). It is He Who has made the earth manageable for you, so traverse ye through its tracts and enjoy of the Sustenance which He furnishes: but unto Him is the Resurrection. (Surah Al-Mulk, 14-15)
Interesting Characteristics of Sea Horses
The appearance of sea horses is very striking, and their general structure has a very specific design. Their size varies from about 4 to 30 centimeters(1.6 to 11.8 inches) and they usually live along the shore, among seaweed and other plants. A bony armor protects them from any kind of hazard. This armor is so strong that it is impossible to crush a dried, dead sea horse using only your hands.
The head of the sea horse is set at a right angle to its body. This feature is found in no other fish. Sea horses swim with their bodies straight up and they can bend their heads up and down. But they cannot turn their heads from side to side. This might cause sight problems in other creatures but sea horses have none thanks to their special body design. The sea horse's eyes can move independently, rotating about to watch each side so they can see their surroundings easily even without being able to move their heads from side to side.
The sea horse's swimming is also affected by a very special system. It rises and sinks in the water by changing the volume of the gas in its swim bladder. If this bladder is damaged and loses a little bit of gas, the sea horse sinks to the bottom. Such a mishap causes the sea horse to die. Here, there is a very important point that should not be missed. The amount of gas in the bladder has been adjusted in a very sensitive way. For this reason, the slightest change may cause the death of the creature. What this sensitive balance shows us is very important. A sea horse can survive only as long as this adjustment is maintained. In other words, a sea horse can survive because it has come into being with this system intact. This situation shows us that it would be impossible for sea horses to acquire their characteristics over time, that is, the sea horse is not a product of evolution as the evolutionists claim. Like all other creatures in the universe, Allah created them along with all their characteristics.
Probably the most amazing aspect of the sea horse is that the male, not the female, gives birth to its offspring. The male has a large pouch and a slit-like opening at the bottom of its abdomen, where it lacks armor plating. The female lays her eggs directly into this pouch and the male fertilizes them as they are dropped. The lining inside the pouch becomes sponge-like and filled with blood vessels, which are essential for nourishing the eggs. One or two months later he gives birth to little copies of himself.20
The sea horse, which is only one of the millions of species living beneath the sea, has unique characteristics in many aspects. The design of the sea horse is just one example of Allah's boundless power and eternal knowledge:
…(He is ) the Originator of the heavens and earth. When He decides on something, He just says to it, "Be!" and it is. (Surat al-Baqara: 117)
The Unknown Side of Jellyfish
Everyone knows of jellyfish and how interesting and strange they are to us. However, the jellyfish, a creature made up of fully 95 percent water, also has a number of surprising features that are not generally known. Some of its varieties, for example, confuse their enemies by emitting light, while some others produce deadly poisons within their bodies.
Jellyfish can live in almost any climate conditions, and most are dangerous to other creatures. The jellyfish has a transparent structure and tentacles dangling from the lower part of its body. In some species, there is a poisonous liquid present in the tentacles. The jellyfish catches its prey by squirting this poison and killing its enemies. Those jellyfish species lacking poison are not, of course, defenseless. Some of them use special light-producing cells to protect themselves. They act in a planned and methodical way to save themselves from sea turtles, sea birds, fish and whales, all of which are their enemies. When they swim away from their enemies, their entire body gives off light. However, when their enemies attempt to bite them, they turn off the light in their bell-shaped parts and detach from their bodies their tentacles, where the light is still turned on. In this way, their enemies are attracted to the tentacles. Taking advantage of this situation, the jellyfish immediately swim away.
The Portuguese man-of-war (picture at bottom left) is a giant variety of jellyfish which is also known as the "blue jellyfish." It lives in all tropical and temperate climate zones, including the Mediterranean.
A Portuguese man-of-war has a deep blue sail-like organ that rises up to 20 cm (8 inches) from the sea's surface. It is this organ that enables the animal to swim and move. In its spiral-shaped tentacles are capsules containing toxins which cause paralysis.
All these features of jellyfish are interesting. How can a creature made almost entirely of water, that withers and dies as soon as it is exposed to the sun, produce chemical substances? And how could it develop tactics to confuse its enemies?
The jellyfish lacks eyes to see its prey and enemies, nor does it have a brain. It is only a jelly-like water mass, even though it performs conscious behavior such as hunting by employing various tactics, and escaping from its enemies. It is evident that the mind producing such solutions cannot belong to a jellyfish. When such pieces of information about the jellyfish are examined from this perspective, we inescapably arrive at very important conclusions that broaden our horizons. One who reflects upon jellyfish, and their features and actions, will understand that they can't do anything on their own, and that they are controlled by a power that has authority over everything. This power, which has no equal, belongs to Allah. Creating a dazzling array of animals of various kinds, Allah manifests His superior wisdom and matchless knowledge in these creatures. The jellyfish is only one example of this.
Eyes of Scallops, One of the Mollusks
The creature seen in the picture on the right is a mollusk called a scallop. Now, have a careful look at the picture. Have you noticed the little bright blue points lined along the edges of the creature that has the shape of a seashell? Would you be surprised if we told you that in fact each one of these blue points is an eye?
No matter how astonishing it is, each one of the blue points is a real eye belonging to the creature shown in the picture. These eyes, whose size is only 1 mm (0.04 inches), allow the creature to escape from its enemies.21
Every one of these tiny eyes of the scallop has its own lens and retina. The lenses of these eyes are for collecting and focusing light. Yet, these creatures lack a visual center in their brains. In other words, the images focused by their eyes are not perceived in the creature's brain in the way normal eyes see. Scientists studying the scallops' eyes hypothesize that these eyes probably cannot form vision. What, then, are these amazing eyes for?
Scallops use these eyes to discriminate light from dark, thus enabling them to move from sandy areas towards grass flats. Furthermore, their millimeter-sized eyes are sensitive enough to allow the scallops to sense movements taking place around them. Using this valuable ability, the scallop can make an escape from its predators.
The eyes of the scallop have characteristics which meet its needs in its environment, and there is an obvious design in the formation of these eyes. The eyes are lined up on the outer part of the shell in a way that enables the creature to perceive the outer world. The harmony, order and plan which surround the whole universe from undersea crustaceans to birds, from the systems in trees to stars, are certainly the work of a planner, a designer. Allah introduces Himself to us with the detailed designs that He created in the creatures. What people who are wise perceive is the boundless power of Allah that manifests itself everywhere, from atoms to galaxies, and that they must turn towards Allah only. In the Qur'an, people are reminded of this in the following way:
Do not call on any other god along with Allah. There is no god but Him. All things are passing except His Face. Judgement belongs to Him. You will be returned to Him. (Surat al-Qasas: 88)
Creatures of the Micro World: Plankton
Plankton is one of the most important, most crucial links in the undersea chain of life. The size of these creatures is not more than a couple of micrometers-micrometers, not millimeters. Considering that a micrometer is only one-millionth of a meter, obviously these creatures are far too small to be seen by the naked eye. But what characteristics of these creatures, which are so very small, make them this important and necessary for the continuity of life?
The essential nutritional component of most creatures living under the sea is, in fact, the microscopic and seemingly insignificant plankton. For this reason, a decrease in the plankton population would pose a bona fide danger for a wide swath of sea animals, from whales to tiny sea creatures. The importance of these microscopic creatures is not limited to this. Plankton are divided into two categories: vegetal and animal. The vegetal plankton are especially an essential factor for maintaining various balances on Earth.
Phytoplankton are vegetal plankton, and they are basically the single-cell microscopic organisms that are carried by sea currents. The phytoplankton collectively constitute the first essential link of the nutrient chain in the seas. Furthermore, they perform photosynthesis, like other land plants, using the sun as an energy source and producing their own nutrition. So, the vegetal plankton, which is the main organic substance source of the oceans, also plays a balancing role in the oxygen cycle.
During the process of photosynthesis performed by phytoplankton, carbon dioxide present in the air is absorbed and a great amount of oxygen is released in turn. A full 70% of the 110 billion tons of oxygen released annually by plants on Earth is obtained this way.22
Animal plankton (zoo plankton) are also composed, generally, of single-celled organisms. Yet, there might be multi-cellular organisms in this group as well. Almost all sea creature groups have their plankton forms. When invertebrate animals are still larvae, for example, or when fish are in the first phases of their development, they constitute temporary plankton.
There are many different kinds of plankton and every kind has unique characteristics. As can be seen in the limited examples mentioned here, a perfection prevails in these microscopic creatures, both in terms of their appearance and in their general structure. These creatures help to maintain a great many balances on Earth. The power of Allah is endless and He creates what He wishes as He wishes. Allah has power over all things.
19- David Attenborough, The Trials of Life, William Collins & Sons, London, 1990, p. 123
20- David Juhasz, "The Amazing Sea Horse," Creation Ex Nihilo, June-August 1994, Volume 16, no. 3, pp. 39-40.
21-Florida's Fabulous Seashells, World Publications, FL, 1999, p. 15.
22-Dr. Jack Hall, "The Most Important Organism?" http://www.ecology.com/dr-jacks-natural-world/most-important-organism/


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Aerospace: Metal applications will play an increasingly important role in the aerospace sector. Aircraft manufacturers such as Airbus and Boeing have specific requirements concerning the use of additive manufacturing for flying parts, whereas the use and implementation of the technology and quality requirements play a leading role.
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I was wondering how some of you guys confirm that you are getting good penetration on aluminum tig welds. I was taught in tech school to weld one side of a t-joint, then stick it in a vice and hammer it apart and see if you are melting the edge of your verticle piece. Does anyone else do this, or how do you check it? It's pretty easy to see if the edge is fused but some times when I break them apart the weld doesn't budge and the aluminum square tube shears above the weld.
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confirming penetration on AL tig weldsWelders do it hotter!!
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Get some metal same thickness as to be welded. Weld it in the same fashion as the weld to be, then cut it crost the weld to give a sectional of the weld. Then look at it. The hammer test only proves if the pieces will stay together and probably won't realistically mirror the actual forces on the weld in reality.
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Mental Health Advance Directive - A Consumer's View
Submitted by: L. McNeill
It seems as though I have battled delusions as frequently as Don Quixote challenged windmills. I was diagnosed with depression with psychotic features in 1992, then after a second episode in 1999, I was diagnosed with bipolar II disorder. Each time my delusions were the "run of the mill" FBI wiretaps whereby I falsely believed that the FBI recorded my conversations, impinging on my free speech, or planted electronic devices that tracked my whereabouts. My doctor filed a petition to have a treatment guardian appointed, and the court ordered a complete stranger to make medication decisions for me because I was incapable of doing so. My first psychosis ended after six months when the doctor, with the consent of the treatment guardian, prescribed an injection of an anti-psychotic drug that can cause tardive dyskinesia, a condition of uncontrollable shakes and jerks. This side-effect can become permanent, usually with regular use of the drug. This old school drug brought me relief and caused no temporary or permanent shakes or jerks.
The second time I became psychotic, it was again for a period of six months and I felt like a guinea pig for new anti-psychotic drugs. The first caused my weight to balloon to 165 lbs, and I slept twenty/seven, but it did not relieve me of the symptoms of my psychosis: imaginary sting operations, wiretaps, and tracking devices. Another second generation anti-psychotic drug that the doctor prescribed caused me to vomit, and I refused to continue taking it. Again, I found myself in front of a hearing officer who ordered that my sister be appointed as my treatment guardian, and she made medication decisions for me. She recommended the medication that caused me to vomit. (The doctor thought the flu caused the vomiting.) I refused to take it. Finally, the doctor with my sister's consent prescribed the anti-psychotic drug that stopped my delusions in 1992. It cleared up my mind. Why it wasn't used as the first line of defense in 1999 still baffles me.
Subsequently, I instructed my newest doctor that if I became delusional, he was to administer the first generation medication.
In 2006, like a seven year alarm clock, psychosis hit again. My delusions this time surrounded the Albuquerque Police Department controlling stop lights so I couldn't cross busy intersections and the belief that Oprah, every girl's dream, would be asking me to be on her show. I even went on a shopping spree to buy appropriate clothing. Through conversations with my doctor, I opted for a combination of the first generation anti-psychotic medication and electro-shock therapy. To my great relief and my family's, my psychosis ended in a month.
I have bipolar disorder; the disorder does not define me. I have control over how I will manage my bipolar disorder. I have elected to be informed, aggressive and affirmative in letting others known how I am to be medically treated in the event that I no longer have the capacity to make informed decisions concerning my well-being. The new law allows me to do that.
The Mental Health Care Treatment Decisions Act allows individuals with mental illnesses to make their own decisions concerning their mental health care if they become incapacitated. Capacity is defined as "the individual's ability to understand and appreciate the nature and consequences of proposed mental health treatment, including significant benefits and risks and alternatives to the proposed mental health treatment, and to make and communicate an informed mental health treatment decision."
Under this act, consumers make decisions concerning selection and discharge of health care or mental health treatment providers and institutions; approve or disapprove of diagnostic tests; and direct mental health treatments. We can also make decisions concerning the designation of an agent to make mental health treatment decisions for us; provided that we have the capacity to make those decisions at the time that we draft our intent on paper.
Although the law has a template form for someone to complete, the form is not necessary. A person, who has a mental illness and has the capacity, can simply declare in writing that he or she wants his or her mental health care provider to take specific action if he or she is mentally incapacitated and unable to refuse or consent to mental health treatment. The consumer should have someone sign that he/she witnessed the consumer sign the advance directive.
The advance directive should address the following:
The following items can also be listed in the advance directive:
If you deny the permission for hospitalization, your doctor still has the option of seeking hospitalization through the mental health commitment code. The doctor can seek a mental health commitment proceeding to put you in the hospital if you are a danger to yourself or others.
I encourage everyone to take control of their mental health needs and fill out the mental health directive for their benefit, benefit of the treating doctors, and benefit of family members or friends who want to know what your preferences for treatment would be.
A full discussion of advance directives will be in the Winter issue of the NAMI Albuquerque newsletter - "Challenger".
You can find a copy of the advance directive form at the NAMI office.
A PDF version of HB459 "MENTAL HEALTH CARE TREATMENT DECISIONS ACT" can be downloaded at the bottom of this page under "Related Files". An optional version of the advance directive form can be found on pages 16 through 26 of this document. The document also provides definition of terms and other useful information.
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Floating Valentines: A Screening of The Red Balloon
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In celebration of Valentine's Day, Poets House presents Albert Lamorisse's timeless children's film classic The Red Balloon. Afterward, children will make their own floating valentines in the form of hot-air balloon mobiles.
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