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2004 Nissan Maxima ES V6
Losing confidence, but undecided on future purchase of another Nissan
Transmission seems to slip when going from 2nd to 3rd gear. This has happened for quite a while. Transmission fluid level and quality are good.
Recently, the transmission will stick in 5th gear and the engine will stall. It is then hard to re-start the engine and the transmission remains in 5th until it cools.
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Same song and same verse. The Maxima is a beautiful car and handles well (although I rarely drive over the speed limit and even more rarely do I have hard take offs).
For a long time now the transmission seems to slip when shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear. The engine rev's really high like it is in neutral, then finally the next gear catches and the car surges forward.
More frustrating, at exactly 100,000 miles the transmission locks into 5th gear and the engine stalls. The engine is hard to restart, and when it does the transmission usually stays stuck in 5th gear unless it has had time to cool down.
Every vehicle I have ever owned I have been able to put between 180,000-250,000 without any major problems. Just oil and filter changes every 3,000 miles. I bought this Nissan specifically because my friends have told me how reliable their Nissan's have been. How disappointed I am if this thing continues to have problems at such the ripe young age of 4 years old.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
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If you think your hometown is weird, there's a new standard for comparison.
The police department in Gardner, Kansas set up cameras on a trail because of concerns from locals about a mountain lion roaming Celebration Park in Gardner. "We are glad to report that over the time they were up we did not see a mountain lion," the department said in a post on Facebook. "We were however surprised by some of the images that the cameras did take."
It would appear a handful of residents found the cameras and decided to get weird with them.
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It was not just one jokester, but multiple locals who posed in costumes ranging from wrestling gorillas to a beer-drinking Santa. The department shared the photos seen here on Facebook and had a good sense of humor about it. "We would like to sincerely thank the persons responsible," the department wrote, "as it made our day when we pulled up what we expected to be hundreds of pictures of coyotes, foxes, and raccoons. Thank you to the citizens who noticed the cameras. Your effort and sense of humor are greatly appreciated."
If these the black and white horror gorillas freak you out, you're not alone. Some residents of Gardner are feeling creeped out as well. "Good God, note to self....stay the hell out of Celebration Park late at night," writes one resident.
A Gardner officer confirmed to NPR that the department isn't looking into the identities of the masked photobombers. "It appears to have all been done in good taste and just for fun," the officer said.
Stay weird, Gardner.
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Most law students finance some part of their education through loans. This overview should help you understand the different types of loans available, and their relative advantages and disadvantages. For more information on federal loans, the US Department of Education has an extensive explanatory website.
These days, students primarily finance their legal education through three federal loan programs: the Direct Unsubsidized Loan (formerly known as Stafford), the Direct PLUS Loan, and the Perkins Loan Program. In the first two programs, the federal government is your lender, in the third, your law school is the lender. Both the Direct and the Direct PLUS are unsubsidized, meaning that interest accrues on your loan from the day it's disbursed to you.
Direct Unsubsidized loans have a fixed interest rate (5.31%, as of May 2017), which means that the interest rate won't change during the life of the loan. There is an origination fee of 1.069%, meaning that 1.69% of your total loan is deducted when your loan is disbursed to you. And you can borrow up to $20,500 each academic year.
The Direct PLUS Loan also has a fixed interest rate (6.31% as of May 2017) a 4.276% origination fee, and students can borrow up to the Cost of Attendance certified by their law school (the school's COA less any scholarships or other resources you may have). Direct PLUS borrowers cannot have an "adverse credit history" as defined here.
The federal Perkins Loan program is a federally approved lending program operated by individual law schools (i.e., your school is your lender). There is a fixed interest rate of 5%, there is no origination fee, and the annual borrowing limit is $8,000. The Perkins is only available to students with "exceptional" financial need, and not all schools participate in the program.
Most students should be able to meet their costs of attendance through a combination of these three programs. However, some students may need to seek private loans, in particular those who are not US citizens and those who have been convicted of certain drug-related crimes. In those situations, you may need to seek loans from a private lender. Private loans vary widely both in the terms of the loans, and in the availability. Your best source of information for private loans is your law school's financial aid office.
Your law school financial aid office should also provide you with up-to-date information about how to apply for the federal loans.
It is critical that you try to minimize the amount you borrow. Your law school will certify you to borrow up to their expected cost of attendance. In many cases, the cost of living expenses that they calculate are higher than what students actually spend, especially if they are savvy renters. You don't have to borrow as much as they certify you to borrow! Every dollar you don't borrow can be as much as two to three dollars you never have to pay back (depending on interest rates, term of your loan, etc.)—it's like giving your future self more money! Live like a student, not like a lawyer.


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I spent most of the weekend turning this unappealing hot mess of weeds into a passable garden.
And I promise to share the results with you soon. But first, I want to introduce you to my newest BFF.
Blogosphere meet Twitchy the Robin.
Twitchy kept me company all weekend. I'd like to say it's because I'm just that much fun to be around, but we all know the truth. Gardening = digging. Digging = unearthed worms. Unearthed worms = Twitchy Heaven.
Forget, "The early bird catches the worm." This is more like, "The enterprising late afternoon bird catches 50 worms and promptly scarfs them down!!!!" Ick.
One of these days I'm going to try a worm. Preferably fried. Raw worms are just gross. Though, I'm sure Twitchy will disagree with that statement. We'll just have to agree to disagree for the sake of our friendship.
We named him Twitchy because of his erratic, lightning fast attack moves. Those worms never stood a chance.
Twitchy is pretty ballsy. He didn't have any qualms about sneaking up behind me to snatch a hapless worm or two. But if I noticed and paid him any attention... Those head feathers quickly became very menacing..
Ooo. Scary Robinzilla. Flee in terror before the mighty fearsome worm killer!! Woe to
friendly evil gardeners everywhere!
After collecting a few worms, Twitchy heads on over to the power lines to scope out the lay of the land before taking a quick exit. Someone's gotta feed the young'ns.
Don't worry. He'll be back. I've got plenty more digging to do. He knows where his next meal is coming from. I just hope he leaves some worms behind to beautify my garden.
'Til next time Twitchy!


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Photo Post: The Sierra de Segura Mountains in Eastern Andalucía
|Tranco Reservoir
|Sierra de Segura
|Olive tree, with Segura de la Sierra in the background
|Hornos de Segura
|Castle of Segura de la Sierra
What was your favorite photo from this post? Are you a Mountain Person or do you prefer the beach? Either way, these mountains are only a few hours from the Mediterranean coast!
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Red Sox to Buy Boston Globe
There's something to be said for regional loyalty. John Henry, who already owns the Boston Red Sox, has now entered into an agreement to buy the city's newspaper, the Boston Globe said Saturday. The paper has been on the market since February. It was put up for sale by The New York Times Company, which bought it in 1993 for $1.1 billion. So what's the current going price for a Boston newspaper? Roughly 70 million dollars—just seven percent or its worth two decades ago. The all-cash sale is expected to close within 30 to 60 days.


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Botox: Then and NowSeptember 24th, 2013 Blog Admin
Botulism's Trip to Becoming Botox
After WWII, research focused on using botulism for medical purposes. Dr. Alan Scott, an ophthalmologist, injected the toxin into some monkeys to see if the muscle relaxing effect would alleviate crossed eyes. After successful tests on the animals in the 1960s, he received FDA approval to test the medicine on humans in 1978. A few years later, his tests were complete and the results were positive. The injections did help with crossed eyes and appeared to have no side effects. He named his medicine Botox, and Allergan bought the rights to make and distribute the medicine.
As more doctors began using Botox to treat patients' crossed eyes and eyelid spasms, one Canadian eye doctor noticed that the patients she treated were seeing a visible decrease in frown lines a short time after the injections. As word spread, Allergan struggled to keep up with the increased demand. By 2000, the FDA approved Botox as a treatment for neck and shoulder spasms. Two years later, Botox Cosmetic received FDA approval for reduction of frown lines.
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In the 11 years since Botox Cosmetic won approval to treat frown lines, cosmetic surgeons have used Botox to treat many issues ranging from frown lines to excessive sweating. Most recently, the FDA completed studies and approved the use of Botox Cosmetic for crow's feet. It found that Botox Cosmetic does reduce the appearance of crow's feet and has minimal side effects, the most common being swelling following the injection.


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One year anniversary gifts are important for most couples. Only those who understand how to love and care can enjoy the happiness of long term relationship. Have you prepare the 1st year anniversary gift ideas for your husband or wife. It's a good time for you to express your love and gratitude for his devotion to the family. Anniversary gifts that shows your care and love will be great choice. As the wedding gifts when you get married, do not forget this important one year anniversary gifts now.
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Interesting. I also find that juggling is good for relaxing hands/wrists/shoulders between gaming, and helps develop a good left-hand/right-hand balance.
(this is a zero double-entendre thread, btw )[FnG] Hanno wrote:Okay this is why I ALWAYS disinfect (and clean with an ultrasonic bath) any 2nd hand lego I get....
Nice. I'd also advise washing any bed-linen or mattresses you buy from car boot sales. And avoid any that have suspiciously coloured patterning.
Emm I dont think I'd buy second hand bedsheets etc I don't even like 2nd hand books really if you can't dunk it
in bleach, 2nd hand is out for me but maybe thats just my OCD streak showing.
I could do more juggling, hadn't thought of the therapeutical value of it, I do some 3 ball stuff with my daughter sometimes, did get up to doing 4 balls (shower / 2 in each hand, never could master cascade with 4 balls), and even was doing a five ball shower at one point .
Juggling is great fun, but I think I stopped when I had back problems, juggling was fine, but picking up the balls when I dropped them became awkward!


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Roasted Carrot Dippers with Herbed Avocado Aioli
Over the weekend, one of my oldest friends got married. You know her from her jalapeño cheddar bread–a good thing to be known for. She was beautiful, the setting was incredible, and as the sun set on the longest day of the year and the florescent fuchsia light melted over the converging lines of the vineyard's vines, the twenty other friends I'd known since childhood or preteen-hood were beautiful too. Awww.
One of the ways we've all stayed friends for so long is through potlucks and dinner parties. After a night of eating and drinking, it's never long before someone emails to begin planning the next event. Geographically, we're only scattered across a city, not the country, so gathering is easier. But you can't underestimate how much a love for food–particularly rich vegetarian food like cheesy jalapeño bread and avocado aioli–can keep a group together.
Not all the events are the result of long email chains. I brought this carrot and avocado dip to Essie's impromptu barbecue the other day (the final version included cut-up beets, too, but those stain your thumbs red, and this recipe is all about easy-to-eat finger food). Essie is one of the few high school friends who's made it to Brooklyn, and I can walk to her apartment, which has a terrace, in 10 minutes. She has a grill, and I have a way with carrots, avocados, and herbs–and a couple Sundays ago this added up to yet another beautiful day spent over food with people I've been eating with since I wore pastel bell bottoms in 7th grade. Yes.
- 2 bunches baby carrots
- Olive oil
- 1 garlic clove
- Salt
- 2 thin slices yellow onion or 1 scallion, sliced
- 2 sprigs fresh basil
- 2 sprigs fresh parsley
- Large handful cilantro leaves
- 2 small ripe avocados
- 1 tablespoon mayo
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- Pinch of sugar or a tiny drizzle of honey
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. On a sheet pan, drizzle the carrots with 1 to 2 tablespoons of olive oil and then toss. Sprinkle with salt. Roast for 20 minutes, until browned on the bottom and cooked through. Remove and set aside (these are fine at room temperature).
- Meanwhile, make the aioli: in a mini food processor, pulse the garlic and onion with a big pinch of salt until pulverized. Add the herbs and process again. Pit and peel the avocados, and add the flesh to the processor, then add the mayo, vinegar, ¼ cup olive oil, sugar, and ½ cup water and process again, until very smooth. Taste for salt, adding more as needed. Also, add more water if you'd like a thinner dip and more vinegar or sugar to balance the flavors.
- Arrange the warm or room temperature carrots on a platter. Scoop the aioli into a bowl and set beside the carrots for dipping.


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Consumers made 31,297 new complaints to the TIO in the January-March 2016 quarter. This was a 32.8 per cent increase in complaints from the previous quarter, but a 5.6 per cent decrease from the same time last year.
Although January-March is traditionally the TIO's busiest quarter, we saw a sharper than usual increase from the October-December 2015 quarter. The increase for the same period last year was 12 per cent.
At a glance
Complaints by service type
The proportion of new complaints about internet and landline services increased from the same time last year. Mobile service complaints decreased.
Internet complaints
We received 10,985 new complaints about internet services in January-March 2016. The proportion of internet complaints has grown to 35 per cent, from 26 per cent at the same time last year.
Top internet complaint issues
Slow data speeds
Unusable services
Connection delays
Jan-Mar 2016
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Jan-Mar 2015
2,159 issues
In 6.9% of all new complaints
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In 3.9% of all new complaints
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In 6.8% of all new complaints
1,803 issues
In 5.4% of all new complaints
2,079 issues
In 6.6% of all new complaints
1,401 issues
In 4.2% of all new complaints
More consumers contacted the Ombudsman about slow data speeds, unusable internet services and connection problems than about any other issue in all our new complaints during the quarter.
When a person calls us with a complaint, we record the problems they report as issues. Each complaint can have more than one issue.
Up to a quarter of consumers who reported unusable services and connection delays told us that their provider had failed to keep promises to resolve their complaints.
These are some examples from complaints we conciliated:
"…a representative said it would take five to seven working days to connect the internet. Six weeks later nothing was done…"
"… I have raised this complaint several times since the beginning of this year with my provider. I am paying for a service for which I am getting half the promised speed and unreliable connection…"
"… our internet connection dropped out or ceased to exist regularly and we made multiple calls to tech support, had visits by technicians, replaced modems, paid excess data charges on our mobile phones or had to rely on our neighbours' kindness to use their wi-fi…"
Of the internet connection delay issues we recorded, 43 per cent (905) were from customers who were trying to connect a service on the National Broadband Network (NBN). Another 18 per cent of unusable internet reports (383) were from customers who are connected to the NBN. These complaints have increased at a time when the network wholesaler, nbn, advises the scale of the deployment has been rapidly increasing. nbn reported recently that the rollout of the network has gathered pace over the past 12 months, with more than 900,000 active premises at the end of March 2016.
We have recorded an increase in the number of complaints about internet services over the four years to 30 June 2015. This is in part a reflection of the high rate of growth in the number of internet services in operation during that period.
The proportion of landline complaints in January-March 2016 grew to 30 per cent from 28 per cent at the same time last year.
The issues in landline complaints were similar to those in internet services. Consumers reported:
- 1,725 issues of unusable landlines, or 1 in 5 landline complaints, and
- 1,605 issues of landline connection delays, or 1 in 6 landline complaints.
New complaints about landline services have increased 2 per cent over the three years to 30 June 2015, while services in operation have decreased 4 per cent in that time.
The rollout of the NBN has also had an impact on these complaint issues. A quarter of the issues we recorded about unusable landlines were from consumers connected to the NBN, and 40 per cent of the issues we recorded about connection delays were from consumers trying to connect a service on the NBN.
Mobile complaints
We received 11,064 complaints about mobile services in January-March 2016, 1,630 more complaints than in the previous quarter, but 4,032 fewer than at the same time last year. As a proportion of all new TIO complaints, those about mobile services dropped from 46 per cent in January-March 2015 to 35 per cent in January-March 2016.
One of the key mobile issues reported by consumers related to excess data charges, which represented 10.3 per cent of mobile complaints during January-March 2016. However, at the same time last year, excess data charge complaints comprised 13.9 per cent of all mobile complaints.
During the quarter, Telstra had several well-publicised network outages. These did not have a significant impact on TIO complaints.
The number of mobile fault issues recorded for Telstra was low. We received:
- mobile coverage: 956 issues (216 more than last quarter) – 347 were for Telstra
- drop outs: 199 issues (31 more than last quarter) – 83 were for Telstra, and
- network outages: 140 issues (77 more than last quarter) – 104 were for Telstra.
In context, the number of complaints about mobile services has decreased by 48 per cent over the past four years, while services in operation have increased 8.5 per cent in that period.
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Boston Red Sox Pick Andrew Bailey as Closer
While Joel Hanrahan began the 2013 season as the Red Sox closer, the Red Sox have decided to change thing sup and put Andrew Bailey in that role.
Hanrahan, who was on the 15-day disabled list was informed by manager Jon Farrell that he wouldn't assuming the closer role upon his return, but instead be swapping positions with Andrew Bailey.
So is Hanrahan surprised by the move?
It's definitely not a surprise. There's not a whole lot of guys who get hurt, miss a couple of weeks and get thrown back in that role. Whatever happens is going to happen.
So is this going to be more Sox soap opera controversy? Not likely. Bailey said right out at spring training that he would not be competing with Hanrahan for the closer role. Bailey was comfortable as the setup man.
Sox manager John Farrell says they are focusing on making sure that Hanrahan is healthy, and will be working Hanrahan back into the mix, but slowly.


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Sanchez Hughley an inspiration on and off the court
While Sanchez Hughley was sitting out the 2008-09 season following a life-threatening disease that forced doctors to remove an abnormal artery and part of his lung, the Owls were winning six games.
This season, with the 6-4 Hughley playing power forward in the Owls' small lineup, FAU is on the verge of cracking .500.
In 2007-08, FAU won 15 games with Hughley starting 20 games as a red-shirt freshman.
Hughley is not the most talented player on FAU – he won't lead the team in scoring or rebounding – but is one of the most important. I wrote about Hughley's plight in today's Post and came away thinking FAU could use more players like Hughley as they try to get back to the success they had two and three years ago under Matt Doherty and Rex Walters.
Hughley obviously was missed a year ago as Mike Jarvis took over a team that many believed could have competed for a conference championship and was 2-16 in the Sun Belt. He was one of the top recruits in 2006, coming out of Lyman High on Longwood where he averaged 23.7 points, 7.4 points and 4.6 rebounds and was named second team all-state.
More importantly, Hughley is a credit to the university. He will graduate in the spring or the summer with a degree in public communications and a minor in hospitality. In high school he was student government vice-president, Rotary Club student of the year and performed more than 1,000 hours of community service.
And trainer Garrick Edwards says nobody works harder than Hughley.
"He plays so hard," Jarvis said. "He falls harder than anybody on this team. When he falls you can hear it. It's like – thud. He's one of those guys you hope and pray he can through a whole season in one piece. What he's learning to do is not abuse his body as much."
Hughley is back to playing like he did his second season – he missed his true freshman season because of shoulder surgery – because he fought through a scary ordeal and, after he was cleared to play basketball again, he sacrificed on the court and in the weight room.


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Friday, December 30, 2011
The end of an era...
I figured I would share some of the ways we managed to work through weaning without a ton of tears.Weaning started months ago. I did it gradually so it wouldn't feel like a sudden jolt to either one of us. I think Hendrix asked for milk for three reasons 1. boredom 2.hunger and 3. comfort. If it was 1 or 2 I didn't feel bad about taking it away from him and as far as 3 goes, one of my main goals here was to make him more independent so if he was looking or comfort I wanted him to get it from other ways.
The first step was no longer offering mama milk to Hendrix. I would, often without even realizing, offer milk as a solution to a lot of problems. If H was throwing fits in a restaurant or bumped his head the first thing I would do was offer up some milk. Ending this helped me realize how little he actually wanted it.
After a couple weeks of that I began putting Hendrix off when he would ask for milk. I also made it a point to only nurse at certain times of the day in certain places. I nursed in the morning, nap, and nighttime. That was it. No more nursing in public or when we were out and about. I'd be lying if I said this was easy. This resulted in a lot of temper tantrums at first. He would yell and grab at my shirt but I held firm. I looked at it like this; if we are in the store and Henry asks for water I most likely don't have any. Therefore he doesn't get it. There's no way around it and sometimes he just has to hear "no, you can have some later". The same can go for mama milk. He didn't always like it, but he got used to it real fast. Once he knew when to expect his milk he would roll with it. After a while if I said, "no, you can have mama milk later" he would just move on without protest. I started carrying water and snacks with me at all times to help distract him from wanting mama milk. I think this is probably where a lot of people have trouble, sometimes you have to say no and mean it. Consistency is really important here. Tantrums suck but they are apart of having a toddler and whether its breast milk related or not, as some point you have to stick to your guns. I didn't feel bad for Henry because I wasn't taking the milk away completely, I was just creating some boundaries.
After a month or so I moved on to getting rid of his nighttime feedings. I thought for sure this was going to be the hardest step. It wasn't. I'm still blown away by how easily Hendrix gave it up. I thought it would be tears and screaming and a total nightmare. While it wasn't easy, I was shocked by how quickly he moved on from bedtime nursing. I began by pumping a little bit and putting it in a cup for Hendrix to have right before bed. We did his usual routine of PJs, face washing, teeth brushing, and story reading and right before lights out (when I would normally nurse him) I gave him a cup of mama milk. He was pretty stoked on this until he realized that he wasn't getting any straight from the boob.I assured him that he could nurse in the morning. He whined the words "mama milk" about a thousand times and even worked himself up to tears once or twice but I stayed with him and rubbed his back. Hendrix curled himself up next to me and while playing with my hair, drifted off to sleep. The next night he only whined about half that. The following night, he asked for mama milk five times. The night after that he never mentioned it all.
Once that was over and done with I didn't give him any in the morning. He just let that go. No fuss whatsoever.
That was about a two weeks ago and since then he hasn't had any. I am totally shocked by easy it actually was. I thought we were going to have EPIC fits over it but once we got past the first few days of each "phase" he was fine. I am also shocked by how different bed time is. He is much calmer and falls asleep a lot easier than he ever did with nursing. I actually think the breast feeding was keeping him up towards the end. He is waking well rested and in a better mood since weaning. I believe that may be because while he was still nursing if he awoke in the middle of the night he would always need BFing to fall back asleep but now he just rolls over and drifts off!
I still get a bit sad over the end of this era in my life but overall, I think it was the best decision for Hendrix.
If you breast fed your babe at what age did you wean? Any tips for those who haven't? What about those still BFing? How long do you want to go for?
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That must be a great feeling! Congrats! xo, rvReplyDelete
Congratulations! I know the end is not without heartache, but it sounds like you had a long and wonderful nursing journey. My son weaned himself by thirteen months and I was so shocked at how natural and easy the transition was-he just nursed less and less while relying more and more on solids and one evening refused to nurse at all and that was the end. I never had to think out a way to set boundaries, etc., since he did it on his own, but I think your advice for the situation sounds reasonable and really great. How wonderful that you were able to nurse for so long-you have set your son up to be healthy and thriving through his whole childhood!ReplyDelete
I weaned at almost 15 months. I wanted to go longer (until age 2) but I was pregnant with my second at the time and it was just too painful, that, plus I found that my milk supply dwindled.ReplyDelete
When I did wean, it happened very quickly. I think my daughter wasn't get much from my breasts anyway at the time so when we stopped it's like she didn't take much of an issue with it. I was sad about the end but with time realized that it was for the best. She did, I think, miss the comfort that nursing provides, so sometimes, when we would be together and she felt anxious, tired, or nervous, she would put her hand on my breasts, and that, for her, seemed enough. She continued doing this until my second daughter was born.
Good for you for going so long! That's a great accomplishment. With my second, and unless I get pregnant again, I hope to go longer than I did with my first.
Awe. This bought tears to my eyes. Letti is right here asleep on the boob.. Lol. 9.5 months for us. I do look forward to having my body back, but I honestly have no idea how long we will nurse for and how I will go about weaning. Your way sounds like the right way, but I'm not sure if I will be strong enough. :-/ReplyDelete
Love your post and thanks SO much.
Loving the new look!ReplyDelete
This brought a tear to my eye! We are still in the thick of it, so it's hard to think about weaning without being very emotional! It sounds like you did a lovely job of it, and had a long time together building your BF relationship. Congrats on moving on to the next phase. xoReplyDelete
We've made it nearly a year so far. A few weeks ago, I thought he was favoring solids and nursing less, so then my supply followed suit. Turned out, it was just a fluke, and all of a sudden I wasn't pumping enough at work. Scared the crap out of me. But now we're back on track. Just wanted to thank you for the great tips that I know will come in handy... eventually. And congratulations on making it as far as you did, and on weaning so naturally. Well done, mama!ReplyDelete
I am so glad I caught a minute (on the computer) to finally read this. You give me hope lady! How many nights was he taking the pumped milk out of a cup? My husband seems to think this is going in the wrong direction, but to me, it seems like an easier transition than nothing at all. I have so many more questions for you, but maybe I'll shoot you an email.ReplyDelete
With love,
You go, mama! I am so proud of you for nursing so long! Unfortunately, my little Beatrice completely lost interest and weaned herself at 10 months. She is the most independent person I have ever known and even at that age she had too much exploring to do to sit on my lap. She would fight and scream and try to get away and even bite me! It nearly broke my heart.ReplyDelete
I'm so happy I clicked over to your blog to read this. I have so much anxiety about how weaning is going to ruin the trust my daughter has in me and somehow destroy our relationship (she's 16 months). So glad to hear it was an easy process. My next step is to limit the nursing to just morning, nap and bedtime. She often likes a post-nap cuddle nurse and 5pm snack.ReplyDelete


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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Harbin, China ice sculpture festival draws media attention
Some media stations presented the Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in Harbin, China, in the far Northeastern part, where the average January high is less than 10 F (colder than Minneapolis in the US).
One of the best picture slide shows appears at Boston.com at this link.
Here is "A Day and Night at the Harbin Ice Festival" (ptravel).
The festival makes the St. Paul Winter Carval in Minnesota look rather meager.
Other Youtube videos produced in China mention Japanese atrocities in Harbin and Manchuria during and before WWII.
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MEDI6125 Genomics of Common and Rare Inherited Diseases
Module Overview
This module will initially explore the clinical presentation and course of a range of common and rare inherited diseases. The principles and practice of medical genetics, and the management and treatment of probands and their families will be discussed. In addition, the role of genomics in a care pathway will be examined including the patient and family perspective. The students will then learn about the Genomics England 100,000 Genomes Project and through practical examples learn how to select cases with unmet diagnostic need that will benefit from exome or whole genome sequencing. Students will further explore the analytical challenges in genomics as applied to rare inherited diseases. This MSc module will explore the traditional and current approaches used to identify genes responsible for common and rare inherited diseases, focusing on the latter.
Aims and Objectives
Module Aims
The number of rare monogenic disorders is estimated to be greater than 7,000, but only in approximately half of these are the underlying genes known. Common diseases such as intellectual disability, diabetes, schizophrenia and autism are thought to arise from a complex interplay of genetic and environmental factors but deeper understanding of the genetic and mechanistic basis of these diseases is necessary for clinical translation. The aim of this module is to provide a brief introduction to the clinical presentation and manifestations of rare inherited and common diseases and consider the patient and family perspective with respect to the role and impact of genomics. The module will also offer a comprehensive overview of the traditional and current strategies and techniques used to identify genes responsible for both common multifactorial and rare inherited diseases, focusing mainly on the latter. Students will learn how to identify disease phenotypes and how to select cases with unmet diagnostic need that will benefit from either exome or whole genome sequencing.
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Describe the principles of common and rare inherited diseases
- Explain the genetic basis underlying common and rare inherited diseases
- Critically evaluate traditional and current approaches used to identify genes for common and rare inherited diseases
- Synthesise information gained from exome / whole genome analysis with patient information / medical records to determine diagnosis, penetrance or prognosis for a number of examples of common and rare inherited conditions
- Correlate genetic markers to phenotype and interpret output of association studies both for dichotomous and quantitative traits
- Identify phenotype, select cases and relevant family information for whole exome or whole genome based approaches for hypothesis free whole exome or whole genome sequencing
• Clinical presentation and course of a range of rare inherited and common diseases • Principles and practice of medical genetics; risk stratification and management of patients and their families • Approaches and techniques used to identify genes responsible for common and rare inherited diseases (e.g. candidate gene, positional mapping, genome wide association studies, exome / whole genome sequencing, use of population data sets) • Basic statistics to aid interpretation of Genome Wide Associated Studies (GWAS) and analysis of populations, and interpretation of output of these studies • Selection of tractable cases with unmet diagnostic need suitable for whole genome analysis • Analytical challenges in genomics as applied to rare inherited diseases including: - the potential of electronic health records to enrich patient data - importance of phenotyping and use of databases such as ClinVar - use of large population datasets - sharing information e.g. Human Variome Project
Special Features
The module will be taught by an international faculty, at the forefront of their respective academic disciplines and professions. Adult learning methods will be used throughout and an emphasis placed upon interactive learning, practical demonstration and the interpretation of clinical scenarios to reinforce learning. Extensive e-learning facilities will be available to foster independent study.
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
The module will comprise two blocks of two days' intensive on-site teaching, each followed by approximately three weeks of independent study. A variety of learning and teaching methods will be adopted to promote a wide range of skills and meet the differing learning styles of the group. The on-site teaching will include seminars, practical demonstrations, discussions and exercises surrounding interpretation of data and clinical scenarios, and specialist lectures given by a range of academic and health care professionals. This will ensure a breadth and depth of perspective, giving a good balance between background theories and principles and practical experience. Off-site independent learning will take place on the virtual learning environment hosted by the UoS and mounted on Blackboard. An online 'campus' for e-learning will include: • a library of e-books and papers available for study, • links to online tutorials, • all lectures that are recorded onsite using Panopto software and uploaded, • an online student forum, • access to tutors online (e.g. through fora and email), • 'guest lectures' delivered by field leaders supplemented with webchats, • virtual patients with designated tasks and self-assessment and feedback • online submission, marking and feedback for relevant assessments
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Resources & Reading list
Strachan, T., Goodship, J. and Chinnery, P.. Genetics & Genomics in Medicine.
Assessment Strategy
The assessment for the module provides you with the opportunity to demonstrate achievement of the learning outcomes. There will be two components to the assessment i) Written examination, and ii) 2000 written assignment. The pass mark for the module and all assessed components is 50%. If you do not achieve the pass mark on this module by achieving 50% or more in all components, you may still pass by compensation. To do this, you must achieve a qualifying mark of 40% on each assessed component. Each of the component marks is then combined, using the appropriate weighting, to give an overall mark for the module. If this overall mark is greater than or equal to 50% you will have passed the module. If your overall mark is less than 50% when the weighting has been applied to the components, you will have failed the module. If you have not achieved 40% or more on all components, you cannot use compensation and have failed the module. If you have failed the module, you will have the opportunity to submit work at the next referral (re-sit) opportunity using the method outlined below. You must achieve the pass mark in all referred components. On passing your referrals, your final module mark will be capped at 50%.
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Grand Teton National Park officials plan to implement changes in the 2013 elk reduction program (ERP)-a National Park Service (NPS) wildlife management program conducted in collaboration with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) and designed to help regulate the Jackson elk herd. These changes will be made in part to reduce the chance of grizzly bear-hunter encounters.
On Thanksgiving Day, 2012, an adult grizzly bear was shot and killed by hunters participating in Grand Teton National Park's ERP. This incident followed a 2011 mauling of a hunter by a grizzly bear in the same area. Grizzly bear-hunter conflicts in Grand Teton have escalated as the distribution and density of grizzly bears has increased.
Grand Teton National Park's establishing 1950 legislation provides for the controlled reduction of elk in the park, when necessary, for the conservation of the Jackson elk herd. Conditions that resulted in this legislation, as it pertains to elk management, persist today. These conditions include large numbers of elk from several herd segments that migrate through the park during the fall, and a continuing need for regulation of the Jackson elk herd to reach the objective of 11,000 animals established by the WGFD and the 2007 Bison and Elk Management Plan. Furthermore, park harvests have contributed about one-quarter of the annual Jackson elk herd harvest in recent years.
Actions to be executed for the 2013 ERP include:
Existing measures already in place to mitigate grizzly bear-hunter encounters include:
Wyoming Game and Fish Department and Grand Teton National Park officials meet annually to establish seasons and harvest goals for the ERP.
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Sleaford MP Dr Caroline Johnson has been elected as co-chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Children Who Need Palliative Care.
As an NHS consultant paediatrician, she brings years of expertise and frontline experience to the role.
The APPG seeks to educate, inform and motivate Parliamentarians to take action to help transform the lives of the 49,000 children and young people across the UK with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions.
It was launched in February 2017 by founding chairman Stuart Andrew, Conservative MP for Pudsey. Mr Andrew has now stood down as chairman following his appointment as Assistant Government Whip. To replace him, APPG members have elected Dr Johnson as co-chairman, along with Catherine McKinnell MP, to lead the group in the new parliament.
Together for Short Lives, the UK's children's palliative care charity, is continuing to act as the secretariat to the group.
Caroline said: "I am delighted to have been elected as co-chairman of the APPG. As an NHS consultant paediatrician, this is an issue very close to my heart and I hope to be able to make good use of my experience in this field.
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Creation vs. Evolution
Summaries of Creation and Evolution
Does Absolute Truth Exist?
They are usually not actual remains of a living creature, only a rock-like mineral replica.
They do not form constantly and steadily over time (look around you). See any
friends, relatives, pets, animals or living creatures of any kind undergoing fossilization?
Most creatures die and their remains dissolve or are scattered by the elements or
scavengers. Fossilization is a very rare event which happens suddenly and requires
special conditions: a living creature or plant dies suddenly, and before it can rot away or
it's remains are scattered it is quickly buried in sediment (dissolved minerals) beneath
moving water (such as can happen during a flood or mudslide); under pressure this
sediment hardens into a case around it (sedimentary rock); as the remains dissolve and
decay away they leave behind a hollow mold; this fills up with the dissolved minerals
left behind by water seeping through the sedimentary rock layer, producing a fossil.
All over the earth, but only in sedimentary rock layers---not in the layers with volcanic
origins (where the heat would have incinerated any plant or animal remains).
Not accurately at all. Because of how fossils are formed, there is an overwhelming
prevalence of fossils of creatures found in or near water. 95% of all fossils are marine invertebrates---esp. shellfish. Of the remaining 5%, 95% are algae and plant fossils. Of the remaining .25%, 95% are other invertebrates and insects. Only the remaining .0125% or about one in 8000 fossils are vertebrates---and most of these are fish.
Of the few land vertebrates that are found, 95% consist of less than one bone (for example parts of less than 1500 dinosaur skeletons have ever been found). Land vertebrates, and especially mammals, tend to bloat when dead and float; they then tend to dismember and disintegrate fairly easily or are scavenged in a water environment---and as such they have a very low fossilization potential (not many are found). Of all living things, humans are among the least in number (most other creatures far outnumber us). And because humans are intelligent enough to use boats or float on wreckage and also will bloat when the die in water, they have an extremely low fossilization potential. If 350 million people died in the flood of Noah's day (a generous estimate) and every single one was preserved as a fossil and distributed evenly throughout the world's sedimentary layers, the chance of exposure, discovery, recognition and reporting of even one human fossil would be remote. Very few humans fossils have ever been found.
They are almost never directly dated because they are not organic (so C-14 can't be used) and they are never found in rock of volcanic origin (so radioisotope methods cannot be used). Instead, fossils, which are found only in sedimentary rock layers are almost always dated by using an evolutionary Geologic Chart. You look at the type of fossil you have found (and any other nearby fossils), and the chart will confidently tell you what evolutionary "layer" you must have found it in---and, therefore, what the fossil's "age" must be based on the chart's evolutionary assumptions. This method is severely biased and uses circular reasoning (the fossils date the layers and the layers date them).
Everyone agrees that layers of sedimentary rock can be found in many places around the world. What is not agreed on is how rapidly they were laid down or how old they are.
Originally proposed in early 1800's (before any modern "dating" methods existed) and
only slightly modified since, the Geologic chart assumes "gradualism"---that sedimentary layers are very slowly and continually being laid down, and each layer represent millions of years in time. Beginning at the deepest layers, the chart confidently depicts evolution occurring from simple invertebrates to complex invertebrates to vertebrates to reptiles and birds to mammals and, finally, man. It describes about 12 general layers with other sub-layers added later. No where on earth do such layers appear with the kinds of fossils present as presented in the chart. And it doesn't matter how deep or shallow a place in the ground you might find a fossil---you will confidently be told that it came from the layer the chart places it in and it will be assigned that age. The most "reliable" fossils are called "index" fossils, and are considered extremely reliable indicators of age. Finding something in the same layer as the bony fossil fish Coelecanth (an index fossil) used to be considered positive proof that the thing was over 65 million years old. Until live ones began being caught in 1938.
When fossils that are supposed to be from different chart layers are found close together it is called a "mistake". Explanations must always favor the evolutionary assumptions.
Creation vs. Evolution
The earth we live on, the life it teems with, the universe around us---how did everything get here?
This is something every thinking person contemplates at some time or another. We see all around us incredible complexity, organization, and diversity. Someone, something, or some process brought it
all about. The two most prevalent schools of thought center around two very different views:
Creation (there was a powerful and intelligent designer)
Evolution (everything arose by chance over time)
The answer you embrace will significantly affect your moral outlook (1 Cor. 15:32; Rom. 13:14).
True science involves the study of physically observable and measurable phenomenon in the present (such as chemistry, physics, astronomy, and biology). Claims can be tested and either verified or proven false. Such studies provide useful information about the world around us (Prov. 25:2). But it is important to realize that origin science is not true science (it is a philosophical worldview of the past). Because our origins are in the past and are no longer directly observable, scientific research is very limited in what it can "prove"---many assumptions have to be made and then deductive reasoning applied (both influenced by researchers' preconceived notions and biases). If the assumptions are wrong, then the conclusions will also be wrong (often wildly so).
Lacking an eyewitness or firsthand account, it is impossible for anyone to scientifically prove how everything began (whether they believe in creation, evolution, or anything else). This doesn't, however, stop some scientists from talking and acting like they have "proven" the things they want you to believe.
Research efforts generally focus on the geologic record (studying the various rock layers), the fossil record, DNA studies, and various "dating" techniques (such as carbon-14 and other radioisotopes).
The evidence is the same for everyone. But, depending on their biases and assumptions, scientists can (and do) interpret that evidence in ways that yield very different conclusions.
CREATION (Ps. 19:1-4; Job 12:7-10; Rom. 1:20; Ps. 14:1; Mark 10:6; Luke 17:26-27; Heb. 11:3)
The Bible says the created things we see speak for themselves, making it obvious there is a Creator of great power and intelligence. The evidence is so obvious that scripture says only a "fool" would say "there is no God." Such people aren't condemned for being unintelligent (they may be very intelligent)
---scripture says God condemns them for "suppressing the truth" (choosing to deny the obvious).
The specific details of creation and the worldwide flood which followed are found in Genesis, and this same Genesis account was taught as actual literal truth by Moses and the OT prophets, Paul & the NT apostles, and, most importantly, by Jesus himself (and not as symbolism or some sort of spiritual "story").
The predictions of the Creation Model are:
EVOLUTION (Rom. 1:18-23; Ps. 14:1: 53:1; Matt. 22:29; Mark 12:24; Acts 17:24-31)
When Darwin originally proposed evolution, he envisioned a "simple" or "primitive" single-celled organism arising out of the chance collision and interaction of molecules. Since the advent of the electron microscope we have found that even the "simplest" living cells are astoundingly complex (exponentially more sophisticated in design and function than anything of human construction). George Wald, Nobel laureate of Harvard, tried to explain (rationalize) it like this: "Time is the hero of the plot.... Given so much time, the 'impossible' becomes possible, the possible becomes probable, and the probable becomes virtually certain. One has only to wait: time itself performs the miracles." However, it's much easier to fool biologists with statements like this than mathematicians (who understand statistics and probability). Some things will never happen by chance, no matter how much time is available (examples). Darwin envisioned that the way simple organisms would evolve into more sophisticated and complex organisms was gradually through millions of "beneficial mutations". But mutations are rare, usually harmful, and never produce new useful information (they can only damage or destroy already existing information). Darwin anticipated finding many transitional forms of the successive, slight modifications of evolving creatures in the fossil record (and stated that if they were not found, his theory would be proved false).
The predictions of the Evolution Model are:
As it becomes increasingly apparent that there are no transitional forms in the fossil record, scientists opposed to the idea of creation are scrambling for a new evolutionary explanation. The "new" version of evolution is called "sudden origins" or "punctuated equilibrium". It (conveniently) states that there are no transitional forms because the (never observed) beneficial mutations which produce new information don't happen gradually over many generations---instead massive, dramatic mutations occur suddenly and members of the species who don't get these essential mutations simply die out. This "completely new species just suddenly appear" explanation hopes to get evolutionists off the hook (to produce transitional forms). It also concedes (unintentionally) that the fossil record shows what the Creation Model predicts.
Creation is a much better model to explain the evidence than evolution. So how does evolution survive (and even thrive) as a theory---being taught in schools and written and spoken about as if it is a fact?
By suppression of competition.
Scientists who begin to question or point out the problems with evolution (or evidence favoring creation) are quickly "put out of the synagogue"---they are shunned by colleagues, refused research grant money, no longer promoted (or fired) from teaching positions, unable to get published in major (liberal) scientific journals, receive no major (liberal) media coverage, etc. Those professors or teachers or students who seek to even begin to have open and honest discussions about the possibility of intelligent design are vigorously censored (or even threatened with firing or legal action) as being "religious" and "unscientific" ---even "illegal" or "unconstitutional" (claiming a "violation of the separation of church and state").
How "scientific" is it not to consider ALL the possible options? This is politics, not science. Lacking hard evidence and irrefutable facts, evolutionists substitute colorful artistic renderings of their ideas.
If you absolutely refuse to consider the possibility of an intelligent designer and yet must somehow explain how everything got here, evolution is the best explanation (story) available at the moment.
Fossils, Rocks & Dating
What IS a fossil?
A fossil is generally not the actual remains of a living creature, but a rock-like mineral replica. However, actual bones and even tissues of dinosaurs and other creatures are sometimes found.
How are fossils formed?
Fossils are not forming constantly and steadily over time (look around you). See any friends, relatives, pets, animals or living creatures of any kind undergoing fossilization? When most creatures die, their remains simply dissolve or are scattered by the elements or scavengers. Fossilization is a very rare event, which happens suddenly and generally requires special conditions. First, a living creature or plant dies suddenly, and before it can rot away or its remains are scattered, it is quickly buried in sediment (dissolved minerals) beneath moving water (such as occurs during a flood or mudslide). Over time pressure causes this sediment to harden into rock. Next, as the remains dissolve and decay away they leave behind a hollow mold, which fills up with dissolved minerals left behind by water seeping through the porous sedimentary rock--- producing a fossil.
How accurately do fossils reflect the variety of plants and animals living during a given time?
Not accurately at all. Because of how fossils are formed, there is an overwhelming prevalence of fossils of creatures found in or near water. Only about 1 in 8000 fossils is a vertebrate and most of these are fish. Land vertebrates, especially mammals, tend to bloat and float and have a very low fossilization potential. Of the few land animals that are found, 95% consist of less than one bone.
Parts of only about 1500 dinosaurs have ever been found. Humans are among the least in number of living things (most other creatures far outnumber us). Very few human fossils have ever been found.
How are fossils usually dated?
Not the way you probably think. Fossils can't usually be directly dated---Carbon-14 dating techniques can only be used on actual remains. So is the sedimentary rock surrounding the fossil dated? No---radioisotope dating methods can only be used on rocks of volcanic origin (which almost never contain any fossils). So how ARE fossils dated? They are dated by using an evolutionary Geologic Chart. You look at the type of fossil you have found (and any other nearby fossils), and the chart will confidently tell you what evolutionary "layer" you must have found it in---and, therefore, what the fossil's "age" must be based on the chart's evolutionary assumptions. This method is severely biased and uses circular reasoning (the fossils date the layers and the layers date the fossils).
The Geologic Chart
Everyone agrees that layers of sedimentary rock can be found in many places around the world. What is not agreed on is how rapidly they were laid down or how old they are. The Geologic Chart was originally designed in the early 1800's (before any modern "dating" methods existed) and has been only slightly modified since. The Geologic Chart assumes "gradualism"---that sedimentary rock layers are very slowly and continually being laid down, and each layer represents millions of years in time. Beginning at the deepest layers (Precambrian), the chart confidently depicts evolution occurring from simple invertebrates to complex invertebrates to reptiles and birds and mammals, and finally, man.
No where on earth do such layers appear all together with the kinds of fossils presented in the chart---it merely reflects evolutionary speculation. No matter how deep or near the surface a fossil is found, it will be assigned the "layer" and date that fits the chart. The most "reliable" fossils are called "index" fossils, and are considered extremely dependable indicators of age. For instance, finding something in the same layer as the index fossil Coelecanth (a bony fish), used to be considered positive proof that a fossil was over 65 million years old (because none are ever found in "younger" layers). That is until live ones started being caught by fisherman in 1938. Does the absence of this easily fossilized bony fish in the Geologic Record mean it didn't exist during all that time? What about the absence of far more difficult to fossilize (and less numerous) humans? Evolutionists are quick to blame their inability to find transitional forms on the fossil record's incompleteness, but will not admit that what is found in the geologic record can better be explained by a year long global flood. This would produce billions of dead things buried in rock layers all over the earth---even on mountaintops---which is what we find. We would expect fossils of land animals (especially birds, mammals and humans) to be rarer and in higher layers and more incomplete (as they float and would tend to be buried later than fish and marine invertebrates).
Geologists now almost universally admit that layers are not "constantly" slowly forming. The many layers of sedimentary rock we see required moving water to carry the sediment (floods or mudslides).
Many layers can be seen that are continuous for hundreds and even thousands of miles. These were not produced by small local events. Now many geologists are proposing that the layers were deposited quickly, but that millions of years passed between the layers. But there are no signs of erosion between the layers (animal tracks, wave ripples, even raindrop indentations are often found on layer surfaces). And multiple layers are often severely bent without cracking or showing stress marks---evidence that they were still soft when deformed. When fossils which are supposed to be from different chart layers are found close together it is called a "mistake." Sometimes fossils will even cross two or more layers (such as polystrate trees)---each of which is supposed to be "millions" of years old. No matter what the finding or how contrary the evidence, explanations must always favor evolutionary assumptions.
The eruption of Mount St. Helens showed that layers of rock can form rapidly (a small grand canyon formed in just weeks). Other examples of rapid fossilization, rock and stalactite formation abound.
Ancient ages and millions of years are not needed to explain the geology we see on earth.
Since scientists cannot directly observe the past, many efforts have been made to use presently observable processes and extrapolate backwards to get a "date". This requires making assumptions that things have always happened in just the same way and at just the same rates as we observe them now. There is no allowance for even the possibility of something like a global flood (since we don't observe any today) or a supernatural event (such as the instant creation of something from nothing).
Even so, more than 90% of these methods yield maximum ages which are much lower than the billions of years evolutionists propose and many credible ones support a young earth (examples). Predictably, because ancient dates are so important to evolutionists, measuring radioisotope decay in rocks is one of their favorite methods (it usually yields big numbers). They rarely use carbon-14 because it only dates samples reliably to about 3700 years and should be totally undetectable in samples over 100,000 years old. Surprisingly (to evolutionary scientists) carbon-14 is found in virtually every sample tested---even in dinosaur bones and mined diamonds! Like any dates which disagree with evolutionary assumptions these are always discarded as "contaminated" or somehow rationalized away as unreliable. Volcanic rocks (which contain no fossils) are the only types which can be tested. It is assumed that the starting and ending amounts of radioisotopes are known and accurate and that the rate of decay we observe today never changes (due to heat, pressure, temperature, magnetic field changes, differing atmospheric conditions, etc.). However, there are serious problems with these assumptions (such as the retention of helium in "billions" of years old rock). Whether using traditional or isochron methods (supposedly the most accurate and error free), when different "accurate methods" are used on the same sample they often produce wildly differing results. The most desirable dates (based on evolutionary expectations) are accepted and the discarded. When rocks of known age (historically verifiable) are tested the ages are incorrect. But when rocks of unknown ages are tested we are supposed to believe they are correct.
(Some references: 2 Pet. 3:3-6; Rom. 1:18-22; Ps. 14:1; Gen. 6:7, 11, 13, 19-20; Luke 17:26)
What is TRUTH? Is there really such a thing? Are there some things that are absolutely true (or false) for everyone always? Or are there only various opinions (personal viewpoints)?
Welcome to the debate on absolute truth vs. relativism.
Although discussions sometimes include such bizarre matters as whether or not the universe and you
and I really even exist (or if we just think they do) usually the issues being debated involve matters of morality. Questioning the existence of absolute truth is not a new phenomenon (John 18:33-38a).
WHAT'S AT STAKE (a lot!)
If there is absolute truth… if there is a higher power (a God) who has the authority to set the spiritual rules and moral standards for everyone… and if this Authority will someday judge us (we're accountable to Him)… and there will be real and serious consequences for violating His rules and standards (or rewards for honoring them)… shouldn't we change our behavior to comply?!?
But what if I don't want to change my behavior? What if I want to make my own rules and I don't want someone else to be in charge of me (John 3:19)? I still want to feel "good" about myself and not have a guilty conscience. Even though, deep inside, I know there really is a God, I might find it convenient to suppress this truth or deny it or intellectually rationalize it away (Rom. 1:18-22). If confronted about my actions, I would express anger and "outrage" against those who claim certain truths apply to everyone (even me!). Since the best defense is a strong offense, I would respond by viciously attacking, mocking, and strongly condemning them with labels such as "narrow-minded," "hateful," "intolerant," "bigoted," etc. ---you get the idea (Matt. 5:11). Embracing relativism lets me live as I please and make my own rules (as long as I don't "hurt" anyone). To those who suggest otherwise, I can say:
"How dare you impose your standards on me!"
ANALYSIS and PROBLEMS
Although the statements made by those who support relativism may sound very intellectual and tolerant (even kind, sensitive and understanding) they don't logically stand up under scrutiny.
Example: "All spiritual beliefs are equally valid."
This certainly sounds very sensitive & polite---but upon reflection it is obviously a false statement.
Consider the after-death beliefs of: Baptists/Catholics/Muslims/Hindus/Atheists/Agnostics ---all true?!?
Does anyone really believe that when Baptists die they go to heaven, Catholics go to purgatory, Muslims go to paradise, Hindus are reincarnated and atheists just stay dead (and what about uncertain agnostics)?
Do our beliefs shape reality? Of course not. Whatever happens, the same process will apply to everyone.
Everyone could be wrong---but everyone can't be right (in fact, at most, only one view can be right).
► The only way all spiritual beliefs can be equally valid is if they are all equally nonsense! ◄
That's the reason the liberal anti-Christian media is so quick to trot out this statement whenever possible.
They tend to embrace atheism or a meaningless sort of "spirituality" where you make up the rules in a way that will make you feel good about yourself (for example: "I believe in a God who loves and accepts everyone just like they are and who has plenty of room in heaven for everybody…"). They are committed to moral relativism and reject any ultimate authority (especially the God of the Bible and His standards). One example of how the media pushes moral relativism is the way it constantly writes on the subject of "tolerance"---the definition of which they have revised to mean the acceptance and accommodation of almost all spiritual beliefs (except Christianity) and all viewpoints on morality (except those of the Bible). They hate the idea of absolute truth with its implications of clear moral standards, accountability, and future judgment. "All roads lead to God" is the liberal motto promoting the view that it really doesn't matter what you believe---contrary to Jesus' claim that He is the ONLY way to God (John 14:6).
When people realize that only one (at most) spiritual belief can actually be true… and they realize what's at stake (eternal consequences)… and then consider the options (what the various different religions and atheists claim to believe)… and openly and honestly examine the evidence (the incredible order, diversity and sophistication of the creation around us, combined with the unique and perfectly fulfilled prophecies, countless miracles, inspired teachings and historically and scientifically accurate accounts recorded in God's Word) … they should be convicted of the truth and their need to place their faith in Jesus Christ.
(Luke 11:9-10; John 6:45; 12:32; 16:8-11; Acts 17:24-31; Rom. 10:17). Still, many will not respond.
The problem isn't hard evidence---it's hard hearts. (John 3:19; 14:11; Matt. 7:13-14; Luke 16:19-31).
Most of us have played the game of Monopoly (made by Parker Brothers).
The Creator gets to make the rules for His creation!
(Heb. 4:13; Acts 4:12; Js 2:12; Rev. 20:11-15)
If there IS one God who made everyone and everything, He DOES have the authority to determine what is right and wrong for everyone. Whether we choose to acknowledge Him or not, we are still subject to His authority and judgment. Right and wrong isn't negotiable---it's not a matter of democracy, popularity or personal opinion. When God's Word is absolutely clear and plainly teaches something is true or false, right or wrong, we can be certain of it and must accept it as absolute truth (2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Pet. 1:20-21; Ps. 119:105; Matt. 5:18; 24:35). Because God's Word is the only source of absolute truth we have (the "rules"), we should study and know it well! (Heb. 4:12; 2 Tim. 2:15; Ps. 119:105)


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