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Is there actually any wisdom displayed by the crowd? Or is it just the latest pet term to describe quantifiable results from chaos? .
Wisdom of the Crowd? Is the crowd capable of showing wisdom in literal terms or is the end result a chaotic decision that superficially resembles wisdom.
Jun 21 2012: I think
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your own questionJun 18 2012: I am really not a fan of 'crowd wisdom'.
Crowd wisdom is a contradiction in terms. The bigger the crowd, the dumber it gets, and actually inversely proportionate to the sum of its collective intelligence.
However, a crowd is more likely to 'do as they are told' by a charismatic individual.
If you want conformity, address the crowd. If you want intelligence, ask the individual.
Jun 19 2012: It sounds like you are referring to a specific kind of crowd, crowds which are uneducated or mislead, which happens to be the majority of people in most developed countries. However you might have a different opinion about a crowd of educated people.
Jun 19 2012: Budimir - you may have a point in some cases. The vehicle of much needed political change in Egypt, for instance, gained its momentum via the force of a crowd in unison. The difference, I think, was that particular crowd had a plausible and charismatic leader in the shape of Gene Sharp, whose book, "From Dictatorship to Democracy" was instrumental in guiding that revolution (among others).
I still maintain that crowd wisdom is not wisdom at all, if left to its own devices. Without a charismatic guide, crowds become completely chaotic and unbelievably stupid - educated people or not.
What are your views on the conformity issue? Am I being too cynical by stating that the major reason companies are obsessed with employing "team players" is because they are more compliant than intelligent individuals?
Thanks for your response.Jul 7 2012: You are assuming what you wanted to prove. What makes you so sure that the "crowd" passively awaits the Charismatic Individual, rather than CREATING the C.I., by a process of applause and elimination.?
Jul 14 2012: Hi Shawn - If the process of of applause and elimination could primarily enhance and guide wisdom, then I would agree with you, but I don't think it does - at least not always.
Applause and elimination bolsters the attractive attributes of strength, courage and charisma first, with wisdom often coming in quite far down in that hierarchy. Crowds listen to those who shout the loudest - not necessarily those who are quietly thoughtful and wise.
The advertising industry for instance, puts charismatic individuals and celebrities forward to play ambassadorial roles for products that may otherwise be difficult to market. There have been plenty of 'unwise' products marketed this way - until the intervention of science, morality and natural justice injects the much-needed wisdom to overcome the illusory viability of such celebrity-led 'wisdom'.
I think wisdom is more closely related to solitary introspection, rather than crowded extravertion.
scott lee
Jul 3 2012: The crowd is not wise, but it is useful.
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People in a group are often less rational than individuals but they collectively possess more cognitive power. Projects that harness this power are the most successful using the power of the crowd.
A good example is the recaptcha and duolingo projects, outlined in the following ted talk.
In this example people working together can digitize books and translate the internet. Other examples include the zooniverse project where people all over the world participate in classifyng galaxies and have made discoveries that the computer missed. Ebird is a site that allows bird watchers to submit their observations allowing ornithologists to track changing bird migrations due to climate change.
What these projects have in common is that people combine there efforts to gather and process information. The actual organisation of this data is done by the people leading the project. It is an act of collaboration, not democracy.
Gord G
Jun 27 2012: Individuals are heretics until the consensus of the crowd acknowledges their thoughts as wisdom.
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Jul 1 2012: Technically "heretics" are "pioneers." Eg "pioneer ants"; "pioneer birds" (like an individual grackle not immediately part of the flock). Spreading foragers.
Many branch out. ...Only some (minority) succeed. Then the flocks follow them to literally greener pastures.
Why pioneers form is interesting. They are variations (however varis doth form: nature or NURTURE) that don't fit in the group they are generally a part of.
Flagellum off of cells are pioneers.
This is something the universe keeps doing. ("Emergent properties".)
So whenever ones sees a separated wildebeest or a lost little sheep, know that that lost loner is _UNWITTINGLY_ part of group vs group; "kin selection" "meme wars" on the scale of the big picture. (Ie hives of "specialists' form because of cause and effect and energy conversion; all these little hive's unwittingly or DIRECTLY fight each other over energy... "There can be only one[some]" ...Natural selection --which works all the way down to the scale of calorie burn rates between variant molecular chain reactions inside cells(or variant members of bodies/flocks)-- selects the most efficient hive.)
[When thinking of human pioneers (heretics if you must), some will be crackpots and some will be visionaries, depending on the thousand and one variables that make all individuals different (on the scale of aptitudes, education/scenery experienced etc).]
Sam Monkey
Jun 27 2012: Civilization is the product of crowds (crowds of crowds!!).
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If we were truly individual, every birth would re-start @ the stone-age every time..Jun 26 2012: As a part time libertarian crowd-sourcing anything does not foster real innovation or creativity. Crowd sourcing is focus groups on steroids and do you really want a world designed by focus groups and majorities of mediocre thinking....
pat gilbert
Jun 15 2012: Crowds are made up of individuals, individuals display wisdom almost always. Crowds as if there is some sort of collective brain? I have not seen any evidence of that especially during: riots, protests, gang fights. I would have to distinguish between an organization and a mob though as an organization is composed of individuals working in cooperation which is obviously different.
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Luke Monahan
Jun 15 2012: Structure is the key and it goes both ways.
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An absence of structure turns any abstract form of collaboration into a chaotic mess from which, if you're lucky, you'll see a dictatorship rise and give some form of direction and order.
Too much structure and you kill creativity, innovation and adaptation. You create a static function which eventually becomes redundant. Think of it like a circuit board which is made of people.
Even if you hit some Goldilocks balance of structure, you still need to have the right kind of structure. If you don't have the right people in the right place doing the right thing, you lose efficiency.
This is an abstract concept which effects things as small and temporary as a business meeting and as large and permanent as a nations government.
Jun 15 2012: it is interesting that when you talk about structure, you immediately imagine some creating the structure. but in reality, structure emerges naturally in suitable systems, like biological systems or societies. too much or not enough structure can be either temporary or artificially maintained only. the natural state of things is to have just the right amount of structure, or tend toward it. we don't need to manage it.
Jun 15 2012: The reason I naturally think of structure as being created rather than naturally forming is because I'm a application developer and applications which I develop are structures which bring order to collaboration.
You are right though, organisational structures often form and evolve naturally and without a single conscious intent or control.
That isn't always the case. For better or worse we sometimes find ourselves in a unique position to influence the organisational structure of society. Judges do this when they make interpretative decisions about the implementation of law. Politicians do this when they vote on policy changes.
Perhaps the most dramatic expression is when you have an overthrown dictator. The population has an opportunity to influence the organisational structure of their nation.
You probably could argue that a natural evolution is preferable to a consciously designed structure but I don't believe that is universally the case.
Jun 15 2012: overthrown dictator is a perfect example of natural order replacing artificial order. it is a good thing in general.
the opposite would be the rise of a dictator. not a good thing.
i claim that the more we look, the less appealing artificial order becomes.Jun 15 2012: I would say the rise of a dictator is the natural order. The primitive (natural, if you will) side of human society relates more to the animal kingdom, where "dictatorship" is the normal (again, if you will, natural) order.
Saying that the rise of an dictator is artificial order, I'm strongly opposed to that belief. Because humans are able to diverge from natural order and replace it with something artificial, we are different from animals.
Artificial order is what keeps human society and International Relations stable and going, without it we'd be hunting elephants again.Jun 16 2012: Perhaps a better example would be the founding of a nation. The drafting of a bill of rights and a constitution.
In such an instance you have a small group of people making decisions about how to structure the nation.
Granted, it's not a single persons will but I think it's hard to look at such an event as a natural evolution.
Jun 16 2012: i don!t think nations are created that way. nation exists before some leader, who happen to be exist at the time, come together and discuss things. it is just a small step in the evolution of a nation. or a small step in an history of artificial rulership imposed on that nation.Jul 11 2012: In truth, this is not an "opinion" question. Instead, it is a research question. And there is a lot of evidence suggesting that we are better judges collectively than we are separately. I would invite you to read some of those papers instead of the hype. Many papers on Prediction Markets, and easily studied and quantifiable aspect of the "wisdom of crowds", are available in PDF form via Google Scholar.
In the "Crowd Wisdom" popularizations I have read, there does seem to be some biases, however. So I would warn you about falling hook, line and sinke for their claims. To inoculate you against this, I would suggest an excellent book by a mathematical Sociologist, "Everything is Obvious (once you know the answer)". The book illustrates some traps we could fall into, however, when thinking about aggregate social issues. For instance, is Justin Beeber that good of a singer? Or is he just the most hyped, and lucky?
As for the second part of your question, I do not know enough of the math underlying Emergence and Chaos Theory to make a judgement. But it does seem plausible that we may have an anthill-like part of our beings as well which is masked by our ability to reason autonomously.
Hold the horses, Verne. I feel a Science Fiction story coming on as I am thinking/ writing here...Jul 10 2012: In my opinion, the crowd is not always wise, hundreds of examples could be given, but I think if you are not part of the crowd you will likely be unhappier, regardless of wisdom. People somehow feel the need to fit into a certain society and go with the flow so that they can support, congratulate and empathize with one another. As the saying goes "When in Rome, do as the Romans do"..Jul 1 2012: The concept of "crowd sourcing" doesn't mean the crowd has thought about something. It means the crowd is an incubator that others can analyze; the crowd can be a petry dish, for others to learn from.
Does a petry dish think about what it germinates?
Many creatures "crowd source" in nature. Eg species typeA hears species typeB give an alert call (because of some contingency near them that has triggered them [eg leopard]); Species typeA has now been triggered into alert too, by the other crowd it sourced information from.Jul 1 2012: Everything simply resembles wisdom --even "deep thoughts" of big neo cortexes.
Cause and effect created/selected for reflex machines (atoms, molecules, chemistry compounds, cells, tissues, groups of them, etc). "Thinking" is a complex reflex responding to complex contingencies of cause and effect.
Does a bird flock or fish shoal make freewill decisions?
How bout a bee hive, a sheep flock? Cells in a group; A multicellular organism?...Jun 30 2012: I see that as a "pet term" as you put it. There is no "wisdom" in crowds by nature. There is something we don't learn very much about in western education (because of it's grounding in competition) called "synergy" which can be mistaken as wisdom. Synergy is the coming together of two or more individuals perhaps out of a "crowd" whom together achieve what none would have conceived of on their own. It's usually said "the creation of a new whole greater than the sum of its parts", but that doesn't do it justice IMO. Crowds are more likely to produce "mobs" than "synergies", yet "crowd-sourcing" is the buzzword given to open innovation. My personal experience is that crowdsourcing is rather primitively practiced by such organizations as Innocentive. They tout "crowd-sourcing" but really just offer a prize to solve an objective someone in industry or philanthropy is trying to solve and no one except the winner gets to know anything more about the processes or efforts. As serious commitment to open innovation I think would cultivate progress in a solver community by using every feedback mechanism possible to let people know at least if they figured in the top ten or five or whatever and why they failed to win so that they can improve.
To call this model of rewarding one or two people and totally dissing everyone else by not providing any way to get better at it, crowd-sourcing may be accurate--the crowd is an unknown but also and un-cared-for view that the crowd is more important than its members and only what they pick implies any merit or value at all. To me that is primitive for this age and the potentials of internetorwked computing. Just a first step in a longer process that some day could be much more productive and progressive. There is value in failure--if you are at least aloud to know why you failed. If you are not given that, you are simply not valued unless you hit the nail they are looking for someone to hammer.
Lejan .
Jun 27 2012: Stressing the definiton of wisdom on Wikipedia, this term does not apply for cowds in any case. For example there was a fire spreading out rapidly in a football stadium, it would be more than wise for the crowd to remain calm, as it increases the chance for more people to get out of this danger unharmed. In this highest need for wisdom in this situation, the chances are increasing rapidly that the cowd is going to panic instead. Even though most of the people in the stadium would be far enough from the sorce of the fire at its beginning, the people who are not would push for their escape and thereby initiate a chain reaction of horror which then takes over the crowd regardless the standing position of each individual. The overall result could be disastrous and usually it is. Admitting that this example may be extreme and that also individuals can panic on their very own, yet it may displays what a crowd is mainly driven by: 'herd instinct'. Assuming that insinct is neither a 'good friend' nor essential to wisdom I do not believe that wisdom will be able to form within crowds. The IQ's of individuals are not additive within a crowd they form, on the contrary, otherwise we would see different news on TV each day, don't you think? If a crowd shows signs of intelligent behaviour it may only be the statistical result of individual decisions summed up by 'followers' to a whole. Yet it seems quite randomly and unstable to me in many cases. What a crowd can do is to offer 'protection' for an individual on which revolutions are based on. But it takes the 'right time' and many brave little steps of a minority to encourage the majority. But once it starts rolling it gets a large momentum out of the crowd itself and this in a very short period of time. This indeed is the nightmare of any dictatorship and this is why they keep individuals diversed as best as they possibly can: by terror and fear. So if there was any collective wisdom, we would see more change on this planet ...Jun 26 2012: I think it all depends of the time scale we use to judge the result of what the crowd do : if the human specie is unnecessary, destroying itself seems a logical goal, for life is supported only by necessity (it is a result). Being a necessity can only be verified to be true in a one-to-one relation : groups can not be a necessity, because they are imaginary structures.Jun 24 2012: Human crowds can be Scarry. However, if animals can act in positive ways why can't we act positively in crowds. Cartainly, I hope so.Jun 21 2012: Oh, yes. There is a wisdom demonstrtated by large groups. You just have to make sure you are looking for what is there not what you want to be there. This wisdom is knowledge which can be gained and understood by regular folk. So while they will not know obscure stuff or stuff you learn in advanced classes, they will embody specific knowledge of the necessary sort - they know where the cliffs are and the herd is not walking off cliffs, they know where the best deals are, they know how to make some recipe you remember your grandmother making.Jun 21 2012: I would like to know the size of the crowd,the average age, and the question or problem they must solve before I could give an answer. I enjoyed Mr. Thompson and mr. Berkhout debate. I think they were useing a rather large groud for a crowd but very livelyJun 20 2012: Very interesting debate, however, most comments below seem to reflect the fact most are absolutely oblivious to the "Wisodom Of Crowds" as a phenomena.. pioneered by Sir Fancis Galton's findings at a fair!
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Sir Francis was himself convinced of what most are expressing below that crowds (and indeed the masses) were utterly unable to come to a good decision, with the examples of mobs, gangs etc.. He even went as far as denigrating democracy as a concept, however his findings that day changed his mind in an unexpected way...
^^ All this is in the book "The Wisdom Of Crowds" ..where it explains the key characteristics of a decision market :
>> the real key lies in satisfying these conditions.
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Jun 26 2012: Hia,
A great crowd would be one (according to the book) that is DIVERSE (as in not a specialised group of people such as just accountants or just children..)
it would also have to be INDEPENDENT during the assessment (they don't share their information before congregating the info, the complete opposite of a jury).
& finally DECENTRALIZED, not a crowd ordered about in a hierachical system..
You can try it @ home lol : Get a big pot of sweets, get as many people as u can to assess how many there are in the pot (they must write it down, BUT NOT SHARE!!!) >> then count them urself, & make an average of the guesses ; According to theory the more participants u have, the more likely the average guess WILL BE CLOSER TO THE TRUTH than the best guess!!!
Now is that not fascinating??Jun 27 2012: A crowd doesn't necessarily have those pre requisites, infact, unless it's been well organized, it most likely won't.
It's a strange phenomena.. no less interesting to observe than 'synchronicity' for example.. However the concept isn't mainstream for some reason?
Yes, if we all guessed the answer to how many sweets (or anything else) there was in a jar, the more people participate, the more likely the AVERAGE will be the best bet! Most people don't know that!
However, if people share their guesses, the average result goes way off.. which explains why just taking any disorganized crowd is a aimless debate...
I reckon you would enjoy reading the book Myfanwy!
c uJun 28 2012: it's called "Wisdom Of Crowds".. amazon has it.. u would be interested very much I's thinksJun 19 2012: I believe that anyone intending an honest opposition to crowd wisdom should first read the book "The Wisdom of Crowds" by James Surowiecki. In the book he explains that given that certain criteria (diversity, independence, decentralization, and aggregation) are met, the crowd can be more intelligent than any individual member in the crowd or even an expert outside of the crowd.
Jun 20 2012: You are right, but Surowiecki takes cover behind his 'criteria'. You know that the modern group of consumers does in no way meet those criteria, and if the criteria are forced on the group, it's called positive/negative discrimination. This is why democracy does not work for extended periods of time.
Democracy relies on wisdom of the crowd, as it was with the public representatives in Greece. What we have done is transform it into the idea that power lies within the *individual* rather than in the people/group. Democracy is just everyone trying to force his own opinion into society, we are more individualistic than ever.Jun 19 2012: I think the right answer might be 'it depends'.
For instance some say that 'the market knows' when it comes to economic/political matters. But the market is often just an example of group-think rather than the wisdom of crowds.
Jun 20 2012: The market is not in any way a form of groupthink, it is an automated process driven by speculation on supply and demand.
While groupthink definitely is a problem with the wisdom of the crowds; it relies on the level of cohesiveness of the group (do the members have a natural or personal tendency to agree in the first place, before arguments are made?), the structure (is there a strong leader-figure who carries a power position over the other members?),the situational context (is there little time to make the decision, "code red"?), and transparency of the group (do experts have access to the discussion? Or are people aware of the decisions that are taken).
Groupthink is a political process that has been the driving force in western democracies since the Cold War, but it has nothing to do with market equilibrium.
Jun 20 2012: I disagree.
The market, and the speculators that make it/drive it, is guided by economic theories. The forming of these (academic) economic theories are not immune from the pressures that are typical of group-think. In fact, they seem particularly susceptible to these pressures.
For instance, the current neo-liberal approach to economics routinely fails to look sufficiently at alternatives, displays massive data bias, is overly optimistic in terms of risk-taking, etc.
The deregulation of financial markets by politicians (at the bidding of economists and the markets)that gathered ever-increasing pace since somewhere in the seventies saw politicians join in this group-think.
The global economic collapse that emerged fully in 2008 is a result of listening to the markets. Group-think quietened the voices and thinking that could have prevented it happening. Market-led group-think is currently paralysing the European Union and plunging countries such as Greece into despair.
The market is often portrayed (basically by itself) as an efficient process driven by supply and demand, an 'invisible hand' (as Adam Smith put it) that self-regulates. If it ever was, it certainly isn't now. The 'purity' of supply and demand has been distorted by things such as derivatives, and other dubious financial gambits. The market is not an automated process as it is not rational - chaos is always present.
Economics (and hence the market) is a social science that is very much prone to group-think - do economists, financial journalists etc have a tendency to (in a broad sense) agree? Absolutely - especially if they want a successful career.
Jun 20 2012: Almost all of what you say is true, and i agree 100% that the economic market is rigid, not transparent enough and chaotic. It is just not susceptible to groupthink, while it is very similar. In political and social science, groupthink happens in close knit groups of *decisionmaking*, not in something as abstract and large as *the market* or in an *economic theory*.
Also since the late 1930's interference in the world market by governments has decreased significantly, this is obscured by the fact that by then many international monetary banks were set up, and international cash flows increased due to international trade booming, and the exchange rates that had a large impact on many national economies (according to the Keynesian model). However, this was natural economic behavior, following from the introduction of floating exchange rates. This has very little to do with groupthink. Overall, governments started interfering *less* in the economy, especially after what happened after the first global monetary crisis (fall of the gold standard), not a single government has since dared to take sever economic measures that interfere in the market.
I do agree with you that the economic bias that is holding the EU captive right now in dealing with the euro-crisis may seem strongly related to a groupthink incident, were it not for the fact that the huge discussion, slow descisionmaking and switching of positions makes it entirely the opposite of what constitutes the concept of groupthink (which is spelled without an hyphen)
The economic market suffers from *structural institutional flaws*. Groupthink is a *spontaneous occurrence* that is created by the "wrong" composition of a small group of people that have to make a quick decision.
If you wanna read about groupthink, this is probably the best contemporary work: http://www.worldcat.org/title/groupthink-versus-high-quality-decision-making-in-international-relations/oclc/699670351&referer=brief_resultsJun 18 2012: Hello Greg
I will try to give a few examples of crowd and wisdom in history where a productive end was a result. My favorite first is the peacefull protests of Martin Luther King which helped in the civil rights movement. Another is when the Berlin wall was torn down. When changes were made in South Africa with apartide. Not all crowds breed chaos. The truth is sometimes it takes a crowd using wisdom to make a positive change in society.Jun 18 2012: If there is a prevalent opinion among a crowd of people, it is likely that there is a source of common knowledge which is accountable for this trend. Unless all these people spontaneously come up with the same opinion and this opinion is unrelated to common knowledge. Which is certainly possible but it's highly improbable. For instance what are the chances that all doctors will give you a similar diagnosis if none of them have a background in medicine? So is the wisdom of crowds "real" wisdom? Well that depends on the source of knowledge, what kind of knowledge would you consider wise knowledge. Is it pragmatic knowledge, is it knowledge from experience or knowledge that comes with age?
Jun 15 2012: crowd and wisdom ........... honestly, I don't know of any other two more opposite words .Jun 14 2012: Many protest rallys are started in good faith with a cause and goal. I see crowds rioting downtown areas if their team wins or if they lose. They loot, burn, pillage, and cost the city millions in damages, police involvement, and destruction of cars and buildings. One of the latest is the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement. Interviews after interview proved that there was no central cause or reason for their actions. We all watched the unions join in the OWC but for what reason is unsure. OWS was originally in response to Obama's fight against the 1% which never made sense because those are the donors to election campaigns. The better reason is to take attention away from the existing political problems so spin doctors devise a diversion.
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History has shown that good speakers can ignite crowds to action. Plants in the crowd are essential for raising the excitement level. Socialism and unions require that supporters follow blindly. Members in Kansas do not care about what happens in New York but they support it. They require your body the wisdom and thinking will be supplied. The media is always sucked in and plays a major role in spreading the word and gathering supporters.
Probally 90% of all crowds are sheeple. Historically the path to change has been violance.
All the best. BobJun 14 2012: surely the latter. but nobody claimed otherwise. swarm intelligence is not exactly intelligent. evolution is dumb as hell, yet it brought about the ecosystem with its extreme sophisticated complexity.
Jun 14 2012: I do not think crowd action has anything to do with wisdom. It is action that is usually precipitated by an intolerable situation and motivated by survival in some way. So when you have a mob action against a particular person, that person is viewed as a threat. I honestly think that crowd or mob action is precipitated by a part of our being that is instinctual rather than rational. As it is not rational, I do not think that wisdom has anything to do with it. I think it happens at a lower part of our brain.
And chaos is the intended result so a new normal can be developed.
Jun 14 2012: I agree, Linda, that crowd action is not wisdom even if it sometimes has good results. There are good bandwagons and bad bandwagons and good and bad reasons people have for jumping aboard.Jun 14 2012: I'm sorry I don't understand the question. Are you talking about crowd action? Like a revolution?


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Regular check-ups with your doctor or dermatologist are important for lesions undergoing treatment or observation.
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Birthmarks. American Academy of Dermatology website. Available at:
http://www.aad.org/dermatology-a-to-z/for-kids/about-skin/birthmarks/why-people-get-birthmarks. Accessed August 27, 2014.
Birthmarks. Nemours Kids Health website. Available at:
http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body/birthmarks.html. Updated April 2013. Accessed August 27, 2014.
Guttman C. Clinical, molecular features aid worrisome birthmark recognition.
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Hemangioma information. Vascular Birthmark Foundation website. Available at:
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Hemangioma in infants. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated July 22, 2014. Accessed August 27, 2014.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (Sept. 12, 2010) - ETSU freshman Jorge Varon (Valencia, Venezuela) won the gold flight singles championship to lead the Bucs at the UVA Fall Invitational on Sunday afternoon.
Varon, who was making his first appearance in a collegiate tournament, defeated Camill Salomon of VCU, 6-6, 6-4 in the finals to earn the title. Varon won four straight matches on the weekend to gain the championship.
Also playing in his first career collegiate tournament, freshman Roger Ordeig (Gurb, Spain) advanced to the consolation match finals in the red flight bracket. He eventually fell to M. Haskin of Cornell, 6-2, 6-3.
Jesus Bandres (Caracas, Venezuela) also had a successful final day in Charlottesville as he earned fifth place in the white singles bracket. Bandres knocked off Gilbert Wong of Binghamton in the fifth place match, 6-2, 6-3.
"Overall I was pleased with the results today and was especially happy with the play of Jorge and Jesus this weekend," said ETSU men's tennis assistant coach Ricky Rojas.
The ETSU men's tennis team returns to action next weekend as they travel to Louisville, Ky. to participate in the Louisville Invitational.
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Time and Eternity: A Christological Perspective
The Incarnation reveals an intelligible world in which the scientist can be at home, a world where concepts like goodness, truth, beauty, justice, and love have real and abiding meaning.
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The Incarnation reveals an intelligible world in which the scientist can be at home, a world where concepts like goodness, truth, beauty, justice, and love have real and abiding meaning.
If, according to evolutionary theory, the human species has evolved from non-human ancestors over the course of hundreds of thousands of years, how might we understand humans as uniquely bearing the image of God?
Jim Stump explores the meaning of the Lenten season from the perspective of evolutionary creation.
St. Thomas Aquinas helps us understand how the image of God in man might have developed through evolution.
New BioLogos content editor Brad Kramer reviews Chapter 1 of "Surprised by Scripture" by NT Wright, and sees Wright's work as a signpost for the future of the science/faith debate.
From a Judeo-Christian perspective, all of these curiosities dovetail into a profoundly meaningful explanation: Being made in God's image helps to explain our creative and investigative skills, particularly when we consider that God has specially engineered this universe to reveal himself to human beings.
For Augustine, the literal sense of scripture is not a scientific narrative of physical reality, but a liturgical and poetic narrative of God's awesome power at the dawn of history. This is a vital thread in the story of how to read Genesis.
Christ is the reason the natural sciences work: he is the source of the laws of nature, and he contains and underpins the natural sciences. Christ is the pattern for all created things, while the Spirit – his presence in the created world – breathes the divine fire into the equations.
We now take for granted an understanding of the Christian story that was largely worked out by Paul and later theologians. Even though the Gospels were composed after Paul's letters, they were concerned to tell the story itself in all its strangeness as it had been preserved by the first generation of Christians. And what we find in the stories themselves is the shock and wonder and surprise that the resurrection caused.
Four Views on the Historical Adam shows that evangelical Christians are far from agreeing on the particulars of Adam and Eve. But this book also makes clear that there is strong agreement among evangelical Christians on the fundamentals of the Christian faith. We agree that all Scripture is inspired by God and authoritative, even while disagreeing on the interpretation of some passages.
The key point of continuity between redemption and creation is the idea that the future can be different from the past, i.e., the key is eschatology. More abstractly put, God does new things.
Does Collins show that Evangelicals have turned the corner on the scandal Noll brought to light, or does the continued resistance of the majority of Evangelicals to Collins's work (about 75% reject human evolution) show that we as a collective group still do not take the life of the mind seriously?
We can understand why man, modern man in particular, would like to mop the floors and bleach the walls. We might not be able to tame reality, but we can tame our perception of reality. We intellectualize in order to feel in control.
"There was no better way, in Boyle's opinion, to 'give us so great a Wonder and Veneration' for God's wisdom, than 'by Knowing and Considering the Admirable Contrivance of the Particular Productions of that Immense Wisdom,' by which he mainly meant the exquisitely fashioned parts of animals both great and small."
The idea that the story we know is only the very beginning raises a new question in place of Feynman's objection that Christianity is provincial. Is it presumptuous to claim that in such a grand universe, possibly with intelligent life arising in many places, the redemption and transformation of the entire cosmos starts here, on our pale blue dot?
Over the next few months, with permission from Yale University Press, BioLogos will offer edited versions of chapters from John Polkinghorne's best books, Belief in God in an Age of Science and Theology in the Context of Science, in order to help readers delve more deeply into some of his most important ideas.
So what then does Resurrection mean? For Benedict it represents a new dimension of reality breaking through into human experience. It is not a violation of the old; it is the manifestation of something new.
This series by Denis Alexander reflects on advancements in genomics as well as their theological implications. He focuses on the relatedness of hominin genomes, arguing that this does not interfere with the image of God in humans. The image of God depends more on the capacity for relationship and covenant, not on a list of particular physical qualities. He then discusses why the recent studies of genomics provide "no grounds for genetic determinism."
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Godsmack's Shannon Larkin on Loving the Olympics, Covering Phil Collins
Godsmack drummer Shannon Larkin barely has time to rest at home on the Florida coast these days. With the big UPROAR Tour starting in just a couple of weeks, he's getting in some rehearsal time with 'Smack guitarist Tony Rombola, who also lives in the Sunshine State, but before that trek, he's doing a South American run with his other band, Ugly Kid Joe.
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Verification of an employee's authorization to work has been a tenet of U.S. immigration policy since 1986, when Congress first required employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of their workers. This less-known pillar of immigration enforcement, designed to address the jobs magnet that draws workers into the country illegally, is receiving new attention as the federal government continues to refine and expand its electronic employment eligibility verification system, known as E-Verify. The research here examines issues associated with electronic employment verification and challenges in developing an effective system.
An effective electronic eligibility verification system is an essential component of the U.S. immigration system, but questions as to whether the E-Verify employment verification system should be made mandatory remain. This report examines the strengths and weaknesses of E-Verify, and discusses proposals for reform.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas details his agenda for his agency and discusses top priorities for USCIS.
A webinar that examines the E-Verify system, with report co-author Marc R. Rosenblum, MPI Senior Policy Analyst.
This discussion focuses on E-Verify, the federal government's electronic employment verification system, and the release of an MPI report that assesses the program's strengths and weaknesses.
This report provides an in-depth examination of the limitations of the existing E-Verify system. Alongside recommendations for strengthening E-Verify and mitigating its unintended consequences, the report offers proposals for three next-generation verification pilot concepts that would tap new technologies and practices to overcome the core weaknesses of the system.
This report assesses the performance of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over the course of the agency's first six years, examines the effectiveness of the three core immigration agencies within DHS—U.S Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Report looks at E-Verify, the internet-based program operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA). The program gives employers a means to electronically verify the work eligibility of newly-hired employees.
This report explores the proposed implementation of the Department of Homeland Security's new guidance which mandates employers who receive "no match" letters to determine the source of the discrepancy, take steps to resolve it within 90 days, and if this isn't possible, terminate the employee.


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It didn�t take much for John Travolta to come up with the idea to do a Christmas album with Olivia Newton-John. Turns out, it just took a text message.
�I had texted him to say that �You�re the One That I Want� had just been named the No. 1 duet of all time,� Newton-John says. �It apparently inspired him to think about, �Well, if that�s the case then we should do Christmas music,� because he loves Christmas music. He texted me and said we should do a Christmas song together and I said yes, but I thought that would be the end of it.�
Newton-John, who�s set to bring her angelic voice to the Music Center at Strathmore on Nov. 16, says it wasn�t until she ran into Travolta at an event that the ball started rolling on the album.
�He said, �Let�s do a whole Christmas CD,� and I said, �OK, let�s do it for charity.� Then I told my manager and we made it happen,� Newton-John says. �It�s a real work of love for both of us because the proceeds for my portion will go to my cancer wellness center in Australia and for John, it will go to the Jet Foundation in memory of his son to help handicapped children of all kinds to benefit arts and scholarships and all kinds of things.�
Knowing the proceeds would go to their respective charities helped make the process special.
�That�s why it was easy to work really hard on it and fly all over the place to meet up with each other to make it happen because it�s important and it�s something we really care about,� Newton-John said.
Putting the album, called �This Christmas,� together landed Newton-John back in the studio with Travolta. The two haven�t recorded together since 1983.
�It was a giggle,� Newton-John says about working with Travolta again. �We haven�t done that in a long time — we did another movie after �Grease� called �Two of A Kind� not that many years after �Grease,� but it�s been a long time since we got to work together like that.
We had a good time.�
Newton-John has four Grammy awards on her shelf, multiple Top-5 and Top-10 singles, 14 gold, platinum and double platinum albums — the list really does keep going. So it�s no surprise she enjoys singing more than acting.
�I think singing is my favorite thing maybe because it comes most easily to me,� Newton-John says. �I enjoy acting and I enjoy the camaraderie on the set — it�s not all about you, it�s not the responsibility of one person and I enjoy that.
Singing, of course, is from my soul.�
Newton-John got to do a little of both when she guest starred on the hit TV series �Glee.� Granted, she did get to play herself.
�I had heard of [the show], but I hadn�t really seen it,� Newton-John says. �I had lunch with Ryan Murphy [creator of �Glee�] and he was delightful and he really wanted me to do it and everyone I spoke to about it told me �Oh, you HAVE to do it! It�s the best show in the world!�
I did it because I found it fun and that�s really what I like to do now — things that are fun.�
Newton-John says she has thought about putting a few of the Christmas songs on the set list for her show at Strathmore, but at the moment that�s still up in the air.
�At the moment, I�m just singing songs from my career, starting at the very beginning with my first hit song what was �If Not For You� way back in �71,� Newton-John says. �Kind of tracking my country music through �Xanadu,� through �Grease,� and songs in between. It�s really a musical journey through my life.�
Recording albums, starring in TV shows and movies, working to grow her hospital and cancer centers, doing all she can to save the rainforest — it�s surprising to know with what little free time Newton-John has, she spends it just like any other person.
�A typical day would be — I�d cook a nice breakfast, my husband likes my cooking believe it or not,� Newton-John says. �We�ll take a walk or a bike ride on the beach, we might take a lunch or we might to go to a movie. Or we�ll just hang around the house, really. Hang out with friends we haven�t seen [in awhile], clean out my closets ...
I�ve been on the road for the past two months and I missed my house, I don�t want to leave my house, I�m very happy staying here,� Newton-John laughs.


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A team that can;t pass has no shot vs the Patriots. The fact that this was chosen for the primetime game is a complete joke.
There is nothing he can do...there isn't anything anyone can do how the pats are playing.6 friggin tds in the 1st half? This is not a winnable game for any ipposing qb
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Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO), sometimes called Devic disease, is a severe, relapsing, autoimmune inflammatory, and demyelinating central nervous system disease that predominantly affects optic nerves and the spinal cord. The disorder is now recognized as a spectrum of autoimmunity targeting the astrocytic water channel aquaporin-4 (AQP4). NMO spectrum disorders (NMOSD) may involve the brain and brainstem with symptoms of encephalopathy (particularly in children). The initial symptoms may be bouts of intractable nausea and vomiting. Magnetic resonance imaging typically reveals large inflammatory spinal cord lesions involving 3 or more vertebral segments. During acute attacks, the cerebrospinal fluid contains inflammatory cells, but usually lacks evidence of intrathecal IgG synthesis. The clinical course is characterized by relapses of optic neuritis or transverse myelitis, or both.
Prior to introducing a serological biomarker for NMO, the disorder was thought to be confined exclusively to the optic nerves and spinal cord, that the clinical course was monophasic, and that NMO was a subset of multiple sclerosis (MS). The discovery of a highly specific disease marker for NMO, NMO-IgG/AQP4-IgG helped to define the full clinical spectrum of NMOSD and distinguish these disorders from MS.
Many patients with NMOSD are misdiagnosed as having MS. Importantly, the prognosis and optimal treatments for the 2 diseases differ. NMOSD typically has a worse natural history than MS, with frequent and early relapses. NMOSD attacks are often severe resulting in a rapid accumulation of disability (blindness and paraplegia). Within 5 years, 50% of patients lose functional vision in at least 1 eye or are unable to walk independently. Treatments for NMOSD include corticosteroids and plasmapheresis for acute attacks and mycophenolate mofetil, azathioprine, and rituximab for relapse prevention. Beta-interferon, a treatment promoted for MS, exacerbates NMOSD. Therefore, early diagnosis and initiation of NMO-appropriate immunosuppressant treatment is important to optimize the clinical outcome by preventing further attacks.
Detection of NMO IgG by cell-binding assay allows distinction of NMOSD (73% are positive) from MS (0% positive), and is indicative of a relapsing disease, mandating initiation of immunosuppression, even after the first attack, thereby reducing attack frequency and disability in the future.
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Diagnosis of a neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD)
Distinguishing NMOSD from multiple sclerosis early in the course of disease
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
A positive value is consistent with a neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) and justifies initiation of appropriate immunosuppressive therapy at the earliest possible time. This allows early initiation and maintenance of optimal therapy. Recommend follow-up in 6 months if NMOSD is suspected. This autoantibody is not found in healthy subjects.
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
A negative result does not exclude a diagnosis of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD).
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.
Clinical References Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
1. Waters P, McKeon A, Leite MI, et al: Multicenter comparison of aquaporin-4 IgG assays in NMO spectrum disorders. Neurology 2012;78:665-671
2. Lennon VA, Wingerchuk DM, Kryzer TJ, et al: A serum autoantibody marker of neuromyelitis optica; distinction from multiple sclerosis. Lancet 2004;364:2106-2112


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We were contacted by Phillies blog "That Ball's Outta Here" to do a Q&A, and you can read our answers to the Cubs questions over at their site. Ethan was kind enough to answer a few questions of our own about the Phillies
1. What can the Phillies do to improve their offense?
Watching a few Tom Emansky hitting videos might help the club out (they are the instructional videos that get results! -ed). Everyone, including the players, is waiting for Utley and Howard to swoop in and rescue the damsel in distress that is the lineup. The problem is that even if Utley and Howard resemble something close to their former selves, Rollins and Victorino need to be spark plugs at the top of the order. This team could use a big exhale, myself included, and try to remember it's only May.
2. Better top three in the rotation – Current Phillies or 1990s Braves?
This one will be debated for years to come. Obviously the career lines aren't shut for the Phillies three, but there is plenty to judge the two rotations against one another. My favorite comparison is between Maddux and Halladay. No one could paint the corners like the Mad Dog but Halladay is no slouch either. On pure stuff it's a wash and the separation between Hamels/Lee and Glavine/Smoltz isn't any bigger. Right now I give the edge to the Braves trifecta (hear me out) because they have more rings (ed note – didn't the Braves win just one WS?). Can someone please figure out a good simulation for this?
3. What do you think about your GM? The rotation gets all the headlines, but the rest of the team got old in a hurry. Also, the Ryan Howard Extension: terrible idea or the most terrible idea?
Ruben Amaro inherited a great team from Pat Gillick, but that's the only thing he got from Pat. The excitement of putting together the Big Four, Three, or however many you include has overshadowed many of the problems elsewhere on the roster. Howard's extension, which started this year, has to be the worst move. The moolah he's given out to retain players has put them in a pretty pickle with Cole Hamels contract negotiations. He's not the worst GM in the league by many means but he's no rocket scientist either.
4. The east is easily the toughest division in the NL this year, given your rotation, the Marlins garish new stadium spending spree, and the Braves doing Braves things (building boringly good teams). However, I think the Nationals might be the best team in the division. How do you think the division shakes out this year? Do you think the Nats have a chance at winning it, or at least grabbing a wild card spot?
I can't speak for my counterparts but I love having a competitive division. Sure, it was nice steamrolling the Nats, Marlins, and Mets the past few years but winning adds to all the rivalries. The one Brewing between the Nats and Phillies is the most intriguing after Hamels's plunking of Bryce Harper. They are for real, but the Braves and Marlins are still teams to watch out for. If I were a betting man I would pick the Braves to win the division with the Phillies and Nats in the wild card. Who wouldn't want to see a one game playoff with Halladay vs Strasburg on the hill?
5. What is Joe Blanton thinking in this picture?
"Why did they schedule this press conference during lunch?"
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Oct 21, 2009
Well I had to jump all over that suggestion. I now have a badge for every province and territory in Canada ready for any of you who would like to post your own on your sidebars.
I ask in return that you link back to this post so others can also request a copy of a badge for their place in Canada. Here is the large version of it but I have made small ones for our sidebars.
By the way if you haven't seen Jen's stunning photographs you are missing out. She has a line of cards that are so pretty you will want to frame them instead of sending them to someone. They would make a very unique Christmas gift for someone on your list.
40 comments:
- Blondie's Journal said...
You ARE only talking about a badge for the Canadian Bloggers, aren't you...
- October 21, 2009 at 1:24 PM
- Lori E said...
Jane: Yes I could do them for other places.
- October 21, 2009 at 1:43 PM
- Muddy Boot Dreams said...
Lori, I think my other comment did not go through.
Thanks for doing this, I hope that the word spreads among other proud Canadian Bloggers. I am one of them.
And thanks for the shout out.
- October 21, 2009 at 2:01 PM
- Jane said...
Oh you crazy Canadians always coming up with neat new stuff!
- October 21, 2009 at 3:52 PM
- Gail said...
Good idea, may I borrow the idea to be a proud Arkansas Blogger?
- October 21, 2009 at 4:16 PM
- claudie said...
Well Lori
I would be proud to post one. I just reconfigured my blog, but on my next run (around Xmas season) this would be perfect for my red theme.
You are very creative Lori.
We will make our friendly American blogging families beg for their own. LOL
Love from ONTARIO... but I prefer "Beautiful B.C."
Love Claudie
- October 21, 2009 at 6:10 PM
- Michelle said...
OH Lori...you did a great job on the Canadian Badge! Love the colors and the multiple borders look wonderful!
- October 22, 2009 at 12:41 AM
- Crafty Gardener said...
Hi Lori, Joy sent me over this way to check out the blog badge for Canadians. I love it. I'm always promoting Canadian gardening sites and crafting sites. I live in Ontario and would love a small image for my sidebar.
- October 22, 2009 at 2:46 PM
- Crafty Gardener said...
Hi Lori, I sent you a separate email.
- October 22, 2009 at 3:06 PM
- Sigrun said...
I would love one of the Proud Canadian blogger badges, but you'll have to e-mail me directions how to put it in my side-bar, unless you can do that automatically from your site.
- October 22, 2009 at 6:15 PM
- Tootsie said...
Hey!!! Make me one!!! I am an Alberta blogger!!! how great is this? do we need to pay you??? or just link to you!
let me know
- October 22, 2009 at 7:42 PM
- Maureen said...
I'm a Canadian living in the US. What should I do?
- October 27, 2009 at 8:45 PM
- Alberta said...
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- November 21, 2009 at 9:59 AM
- Hank Moorlag said...
Hey, great idea. Would love to have one for 'Yukon - Larger Than Life'
- December 4, 2009 at 6:54 PM
- Rose said...
I too am a Canadian blogger who frankly is getting very tired of being called an American.
- December 29, 2009 at 8:56 AM
- CherylR said...
This is great! I have seen this badge on a couple of sites and would love to add it to my sidebar. If you would please could you sent the info my way. All the way from Ontario.
- January 31, 2010 at 10:47 AM
- CherylR said...
This is great! I have seen this badge on a couple of sites and would love to add it to my sidebar. If you would please could you sent the info my way. All the way from Ontario.
- January 31, 2010 at 10:48 AM
- Lori E said...
CherylR I would happily send the flag to you but I have no way of contacting you. You didn't leave an email address and your blog is not accessible.
- January 31, 2010 at 11:23 AM
- CherylR said...
THat is definitely weird that you cannot access my blog. Strange. Anyway here is my email
I hope one of these work for you.
Thanks so much for doing this for me.
- February 1, 2010 at 3:34 AM
- Laura said...
Great badges! I would love to proudly display the maple leaf on my blog. Please send me a line to let me know how to go about doing that.
- February 7, 2010 at 8:16 PM
- Ceara said...
I would love to have one for Quebec!
- March 17, 2010 at 9:08 AM
- Mom's Cafe Home Cooking said...
Hi :) This is an excellent idea! I author 6 blogs and would love an Ontario badge. I sent you an email with the urls of all of my blogs. Thanks so much.
- July 21, 2010 at 5:10 AM
- Amanda said...
Hi, I'm a new follower found you on another blog I follow! I have to say, Kudos and I love the name of your blog family trees may contain nuts! Hahaha, Ain't that the Truth! I'm a proud Canadian and Ontario Blogger and for sure will use this awesome badge all over the many blogs I've created with of course the link back to you. This is an amazing badge to show off how creative Canadians truly are .. Cheers and look forward to reading through you entire blog.. Have A Nice Day 'HAND' my friend! Cheers!
- July 28, 2010 at 10:31 AM
- Amanda said...
Hello again, I can't seem to find your contact link I would love for you to send me an Ontario blogger badge would be awesome! Thanks!
- July 28, 2010 at 10:37 AM
- hephzi said...
I would love one of those badges for my blog, based in toronto. Please give me the instructions as to how to instal it.
- December 2, 2010 at 7:46 AM
- Peg said...
Love the badge - am a new follower, and so proud to include a fellow BC'er among my blog friends! On vacation right now, but will contact you when home and email works again to get a badge, and 'advertise' to everybody I know in blog-land!
- January 9, 2011 at 8:30 AM
- A Sense Of Comfort said...
Hi there I would Love to have a Beautiful British Columbia Flag Badge for my Blog.I Love your Blog by the way :) :) !!! Thank You DeeDee
- January 9, 2011 at 5:26 PM
- Lee said...
great idea. I would love one for Alberta! thanks
- January 18, 2011 at 7:59 AM
- Netty said...
I'd love one for Ontario too!!
And I'll need instructions LOL
- February 14, 2011 at 10:49 AM
- guild-rez said...
I would love the flag badge for Ontario please!!
Thank you,
- February 21, 2011 at 11:56 AM
- Kasia said...
Hey I popped to the Lavender Cottage and loved the badge! I would love to have one for Ontario pretty please? :) Thanks!
- April 3, 2011 at 9:16 AM
- Monika said...
Just browsing some of the blog hop blogs and I wanted to say hi! I will follow you as well. We also have a Facebook fan page at http://www.facebook.com/aiasdotca that you should check out! We always like and follow back, just leave us a note <3
Monika @ Aias Dot Ca
Blog: http://www.aias.ca
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/aiasdotca
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/aiasdotca
- May 24, 2011 at 5:04 PM
- Linda H said...
Love your Proud Canadian Blogger button. How do we go about getting one from you? I am in New Brunswick...
Thanks so much
- June 12, 2011 at 7:57 PM
- Pamela Gordon said...
I follow Jen too and would like to have the Proud Canadian Blogger button for New Brunswick to put on my sidebar. Can you help me? Thanks. Pamela in New Brunswick.
- February 21, 2012 at 12:50 PM
- Faye Henry said...
Hi.. I would love one also..I saw it on Pamela Gordon's blog.. I am in New Brunswick, too..
- February 22, 2012 at 4:59 PM
- Nezzy said...
You Canadian gals go!!! I've seen a couple of other states on sidebars too but I've never seen a Missouri badge.
Ya'll have fun!!!
God bless ya and have a terrific day sweetie!!! :o)
- February 23, 2012 at 11:43 AM
- Darlene McCoy said...
Great site I blog about everything would An ontario button also been thinking of writting about my family history on my blog after seeing yours I just might
thanks Dar
- September 7, 2012 at 5:23 PM
- Carmen said...
This is awesome Lori! Just what i'm looming for! Sent you an email!
- June 30, 2013 at 10:38 PM
- Carmen said...
Hahaha..."looking" for...I've got the flag up on my blog with a link back. Thanks again! Carmen
- July 1, 2013 at 2:23 PM
- Martine Alsace-Vignoble said...
Just discovered this article and I love your canadian badge. Have emailed you because I'd like to copy your idea for France. Best regards from Alsace France.
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I'm planning to make scalloped potatoes with russet potatoes and cream and cheese. If I prepare and assemble the dish in the evening, can I store it (covered in the refrigerator) overnight and bake it the next day? Will the potatoes discolor or soften in the cream?
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- About 5-7 medium sized strawberries
- 50 mL of orange juice
- A banana
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The Fiesta Bowl was the third chance I got to see Chris Harper play for K-State, and in all 3 games he made plays. I also saw him against Baylor and West Virginia. I don't hear a lot of hype for the guy, but I think his size and surprising athleticism for a guy that big is very intriguing. I love that he is a pretty goods hand catcher, and is one tough SOB to bring to the ground. I noticed K-State used him a lot on drag routes, catching the ball and making people miss, either through moves, or brute force. His stiff arm is pretty good. I see most places have him slated in the 4th-5th round range, however, I think after the Senior Bowl and the Combine, he will move up the boards quite a bit.
I think this guy is a major sleeper at the moment. His YAC ability because of his size, strength, and athleticism is something we should covet. Ryan Tannehill said one of the big things that helps him at the QB spot was his time at the WR position, having a broadened view of the passing game. Though Harper hardly played as a QB when at Oregon, and never got to play QB at K-State, his time at the position should have the same effect as far as his understanding of the timing and finer points of the passing game. As we stand today, I think a double down of Stedman Bailey and Chris Harper would be an amazing part of day 2 of the draft.
I am curious as to what some of you guys think, I think he really got hurt a little by Collin Klein being a subpar passer. I think had Harper played with a higher echelon QB, he wouldn't be such a hidden gem. Many of the steals of the draft are guys like Harper, who for whatever reason have only begun to scratch the surface on their potential. I see a lot of Anquan Boldin qualities to his game.


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