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Orthodoxy and the Unborn Child
When the bodiless learned of the secret command,
he came in haste to Joseph's house
and said to her who knew not wedlock:
He who bowed the heavens by coming down
is contained wholly and unchanged in you.
Seeing him take the form of a servant in your womb,
I stand in awe and cry out to You:
Rejoice, O Bride unwedded.
Apolytikion from the Akathist Hymn and Small Compline
Orthodox, it is assumed, do not accept abortion. It is a grievous sin, we read. Here and there among Orthodox there are pro-life groups actively promoting the protection of unborn children. (See, for example, the Orthodox Christians for Life Web site, www.oclife.org, for an excellent pamphlet on the Orthodox tradition and life issues.) Yet for some, perhaps, the Orthodox view of abortion is simply a religious inheritance with little connection to the world in which they live. When some Orthodox speak of human rights, too, they may have in mind only less controversial confl icts in the West (a free Tibet, perhaps), but overlook this most basic right – the right to life – as a preoccupation of some Protestants.
It is worthwhile, then, to look at some of these questions and issues afresh. If we have made some accommodations to the ways of the world, our thinking may be changed. If in future we hear some smooth "pro-choice" arguments or assumptions, we may learn how to answer them, even if only in our own minds. And if we meet a woman who is considering an abortion, we may be emboldened to speak up, and, by God's grace, to save a life, and to save a woman from that grief-filled sin.
Each of us began his or her life as a single cell. This fact is like what we hear of government spending in the trillions of dollars – we can hardly imagine it. When we look at photos of the fertilized human egg, seeming more like a crater on the moon than anyone we know, we wonder, how can I have once been a single cell? I have never known myself as other than somebody with five senses, one who knows himself, one who has emotions and thoughts, and some control over my words and actions. I was an infant once, it's true, but I marvel when I see the photographs of myself at that stage and then think of what I have become. I'm even more astonished at the idea of having been a single cell. Perhaps I am wrong, and I only became what I am now, an individual human being, a person, at some later point?
This makes some intuitive sense. When women miscarry late in pregnancy, it commonly has more of an emotional impact than if the miscarriage is early on. Grief, it seems, is not all-ornothing. And when we learn that a signifi cant percentage of early pregnancies end in spontaneous abortion without the women even being aware of it, we might wonder if personhood is something that accrues gradually, so that at some point in pregnancy we have another one of us, a baby. Perhaps our lives don't really begin with that single cell, but later?
Does the Incarnation give us any help in understanding whether each of our lives began with a single cell? Yes! Even if we knew nothing about embryology or fetology, we know that God the Son assumed nothing less than a human nature in the miraculous conception of the person Jesus. The God-Man was never the God - Almost Human! "Well," someone might say, "perhaps the newly conceived thing in the womb is human (an appendix or a heart, it could be argued, is human in its nature), but it's not another one of us, a human being." From the very moment of conception – which we celebrate at Annunciation, singing, "today is the beginning of our salvation: the Son of God becomes son of the Virgin" – the humanity that the Son of God takes on is never devoid of personhood, but is the human nature of the divine Person Incarnate. Scripture makes this plainer: the unborn John the Baptist leapt in St. Elizabeth's womb when he met the unborn Son of God in Mary's womb (Luke 1:39–44).
The Incarnation, it is true, is a mystery completely beyond our understanding, a divine "act of power" par excellence. There are many things, too, that we don't know about the conception and development of the human being in the womb. But we do know that, with every conception, we have another one of us in the womb. This is not above anybody's "pay grade," and certainly not above any Christian's understanding. God entered the world in the womb of a virgin, and hallowed it.
This question of when human life begins is not really academic, of course: some people would say that, because the very small human being is not one of us, not our neighbor, he or she can be destroyed. There have been attempts, too, to set a point after conception that would be the real beginning for human life. (The Greek philosopher Aristotle, for example, thought that "ensoulment" took place at 40 days after conception for males, and 80 days for females, because these were the earliest points at which male and female genitalia could be discerned, respectively, in miscarried embryos.) A lot rides on the determination of when this entity in the womb is another one of us: it may be life or death! Thus it has to be a sure determination, and not an arbitrary one. Apart from a Christian view of things, if you don't know when life begins, or if you're not certain – don't kill! Hunters can't just fi re into the woods when they think that their target is probably not another hunter – they have to know that it's not.
The Church from the earliest times was not very interested in any abstract or philosophical question of when human life begins. The heart of man is desperately corrupt, the prophet writes, and Christians know how easy it is to come to conclusions that justify things the heart knows to be wrong. Many "pro-choice" people admit this unconsciously. They never say that an appendectomy is "a diffi cult moral issue." A tonsillectomy is never "a deeply personal matter." Why do they say these things about an abortion? If they mean what they say, it is because they know that abortion has to do with something more than an organ, and they are troubled; their consciences bear witness against what they want to accept, or at least permit. They are like the man who argued with Jesus, wanting to justify himself, when he asked, "Who is my neighbor?"
The Church rejected abortion from the start as the rejection of God's gift of a new life. The Didache says, "Thou shall not slay thy child by causing abortion, nor kill that which is begotten; for everything that is shaped, and has received a soul from God, if it be slain, shall be avenged, as being unjustly destroyed" (2:2). St. Basil wrote, "A woman who deliberately destroys a fetus is answerable for murder. And any fi ne distinction between its being completely formed or unformed is not admissible among us." The Church was known for its care of abandoned infants, in fact.
In the past fi fty years abortion has been promoted from two perspectives. One is often called the feminist – woman throws off the shackles of religion, "patriarchy" and self-serving men, exulting in her will to choose and exercising control over her own body. (Of course, this last claim involves a biological fiction: there's somebody else's body there too.) Key to this view of the woman is agency and freedom. Needless to say, this extreme view has not found a home among most Christians. More common among Christians in some quarters in the West, however, has been the victim perspective: there are extenuating circumstances that justify a woman in having an abortion, it's the compassionate thing, and so forth. Here the woman is not an actor, but one to whom things happen. Each perspective, however, exaggerates one side of womanhood, however, the first reducing the woman to what she can do (all-powerful), and the other reducing her to what is done to her (victimhood). (Those who have stood up for women historically have been opposed to abortion, as are many who are currently defending women's rights. See, for example, the organizations Feminists for Life, at www.feministsforlife.org, and the Susan B. Anthony List, at www.sba-list.org.)
If we think of a woman only as an object of pity, as someone for whom the "compassionate" thing is to kill the child within her, we deny her humanity, her agency – ironically, we deny her full personhood as made in the image of God. I believe I once heard an Orthodox person say in an aside that sometimes abortion is "the lesser of two evils." But this treats the woman as only a victim. What she does – killing the child – is never a lesser evil than whatever would happen to her or the child if she carries the baby to term, because God is a just judge. To excuse or attempt to justify an abortion is not "compassion." Rather, it is a parody of love; we betray her. If we really care for people, we want them first of all to choose rightly, and to choose wisely. We need a strong dose of realism in resisting the notion of "compassionate" killing.
The fact that we are persons made in the image of God from the point of conception onwards should be enough to persuade faithful Christians to reject abortion, even on so-called "compassionate" grounds. But there are many other good reasons to be pro-life. One reason is that, the more we look at the unborn child, the more we see both the undeniable humanity of the child and the unbroken continuity of development from the beginning to birth. Let's look at the undeniable humanity first; the chart below sketches some of the highlights.
|Developmental Highlights
|20 weeks after conception
|Baby is 12 inches long; weighs one pound; has hair on head
|Week 18
|Vocal cords work; baby can cry
|Week 17
|Baby can have dream-sleep (Rapid-Eye-Movement, or REM)
|Week 11
|Baby can grasp objects placed in hand
|Weeks 9 & 10
|Teeth begin to form, baby can turn head, frown
|Week 8
|Every organ is in place; bones, fingerprints begin to form
|Week 7
|Eyelids, toes form; nose distinct baby kicking and swimming
|Week 6
|Brain waves detectable; mouth, lips present; fingers forming
|Week 5
|Eyes, legs, hands begin to develop
|Day 22
|Heart begins to beat with the child's own blood, often a different blood type than the mother's
|Day 6
|Embryo begins implanting in the uterus
|Day 1
|Fertilization: all human chromosomes present
(To see a beautiful and informative presentation of fetal development on the Web, go to www.justthefacts.org.)
There was a time when abortion proponents would say that the entity in the womb doesn't look human; the reality is that ultrasound, embryology and fetology are showing that humanity, so that when we see the pictures or read the descriptions, we recognize another one of us. But remember that single cell that you once were? That cell was so small and so simple. And even if that cell divided and those cells divided a few more times, it was still very small and simple. Who would think that these cells were the person that I am now, only at an earlier stage?
We recognize a baby at twenty weeks after conception, even at eight weeks, but as we get closer to the beginning the individual human being seems less like one of us – to our imaginations. Yet there is no big, qualitative change, no sudden transformation from that single cell to the more developed body, just the continuous development of one unique human being. Aristotle, take note! Any marker we place in pregnancy to indicate that we have another person, suddenly worthy of respect and protection, is simply arbitrary. Fertilizing a human ova, or egg, and then harvesting that embryo's stem cells, killing the embryo in the process, is killing one of us. Science confirms the Orthodox view of these things.
So the facts of fetal development should incline anyone to acknowledge the personhood of the child in the womb. Some people harden their hearts with arguments, however. It may be that nothing will change their minds, but perhaps they are open to listen to the other side. Remember what I wrote about the high number of early miscarriages, and how that might make the life of the child in early pregnancy seem less important, perhaps "less human"? There's a simple analogy that puts things in perspective: in the past, half the population of a town might be wiped out by a plague, but no one thought that the lives of the townspeople were less important, or that they were less human because they died in large numbers. An argumentative spirit may just antagonize people, but arguments can help change minds when we want the best for the other person. Let's imagine a discussion of some of those arguments about the "hard cases."
The question of abortion sometimes comes up as a result of rape. After all, this horrible thing has been done to you without your consent. Wouldn't the child be a reminder of the attack and the attacker? How could the mother love him or her?
This may sound persuasive, but you need to give it some second thoughts. It is true that you're not guilty of anything here, but pregnancy is not a punishment. God is the author of life, and the child may be the only good thing to come out of this situation. Perhaps the child will remind you of your attacker, and you will find it hard to love your child – who knows until he or she is born? – but if you really love him or her, you can give the child up for adoption. (There is a dearth of children available for adoption to good homes.) And many women who have born a child from rape have spoken of a change of heart towards the baby when he or she was born, or before: they are struck by the innocence and dependence of this little one on them. Finally, we have to face it again: abortion kills, and one doesn't kill a child for the father's crime.
And what of pregnancy following sexual abuse by someone in the family (incest)? Won't the child have genetic problems? And won't he or she be subject to abuse by the same family members, once they are older?
What has been said about reasons to bear a child produced by rape, apply again here. For the question of genetics, realize that problems with genetic abnormalities occur in small communities where there is inbreeding over several generations, but not particularly with incest within two generations. As for the future safety of your child, the answer is to stop the incest, period, with the help of the authorities. Abortion can hide incest, making it easier for it to continue, so the perpetrator may pressure you to have one.
What about a handicapped child? What if you found out you were carrying a child with a serious problem, like Down syndrome? What if the child were to be born, only to die a short time later? Isn't it merciful to the child not to have to suffer?
Handicapped people rightly insist that they should not be reduced to their disabilities: they will say that they are people with disabilities, not disabled people. This is just as true of them before they are born. If we won't kill a child with a disability at two years of age, why would we do it at birth? Why would we do it before birth? What about the child who will die soon after birth? We don't want anyone to suffer, especially the innocent, but the answer to suffering is not to kill the sufferer. We do not put people down like animals. "Thou shalt not kill."
If we are honest, behind the concern for the child is a fear of our distress – we will find life hard with this child. We may even grieve for his or her suffering, but not want to suffer with him or her. In contrast, however, people who have taken responsibility for a disabled family member often grow in the depth of their love and in their gratitude to God for all the blessings of this life.
There are many hard situations in life that could be mentioned – unsupportive spouses or boyfriends, parents pressuring their daughters to kill their grandchildren, and so on. Again, "compassion" does not treat anyone as simply a victim; by God's grace a woman can choose, she can repent, she can do what is right and noble. Orthodox Christians can help women facing difficult pregnancies, too: there are many organizations, like CareNet (CareNet.org) or Birthright, where we can offer our services or our money. The key thing, however, is what people around the pregnant woman do and say: will they help her make the right decision, to choose life? If you know somebody who is pregnant and upset, will you help her do the right thing?
The Church, Orthodox believe, does not accept abortion, but has always called it a grievous sin. In our generation much of the Western world has turned its back, not only on the Triune God, but on Christian ethics and on just law. There have been close to 50 million abortions in America since 1971, each ending an individual human life like each of ours. Many, many women have seared their consciences and wounded their hearts. Part of the rich inheritance of Orthodoxy is its refusal to accept inferior, pagan views of human beings, its insistence on the God-given dignity of human life, made in the image of God. One temptation Orthodox face in this country is to accommodate their thinking to post-Christian, "establishment" moral views, to sacrifice faithfulness to comfort, to care more for what men say about them than what God has to say. (It is a scandal that there are politicians, so-called Orthodox, who are "prochoice.") Jesus warns us, "Woe to you, when all people speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets" (Luke 6:26).
Will we be light in this dark world? Will we be Orthodox in our thinking and acting? Will we do anything in our generation to save the generation that is conceived but not yet born? Will the next generation look back to us as godly defenders of the defenseless? May it be so.
Christopher Humphrey, Ph.D.
Member of St. George Orthodox Cathedral,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Assistant Editor, The WORD


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Lawmakers once tried to legislate the value of Pi.
Taxes and Spending
Determining just how privileged you are, can be a confusing matter. After all, according to the current narrative, a white woman is privileged by her race and oppressed by her gender. And it gets even more complicated from there.
The government wants you to save less and spend more. And the IRS wants a bigger piece of your wealth.
Bureaucracy and RegulationFree MarketsEntrepreneurshipValue and Exchange
Calls for finding efficiencies in government by electing or appointing people to "run it like a business" are futile.
Bureaucracy and RegulationThe Police StateU.S. HistoryWorld History
Looking more like an old-school authoritarian regime, the US government now has the power to revoke your passport if you owe taxes.
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The true purpose of carbon taxes on gas is to make it artificially expensive to drive.
Media and CultureU.S. History
As with the right to free speech in general, expressing one's property rights depends partly on whose property one is standing.
Bureaucracy and RegulationValue and Exchange
Noah Smith has written yet another "popular" column challenging established economics assumptions. But he's really only appealing to his reader's established biases.

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Natural Gas Inventory Takes Seasonal Drop
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today reported the U.S. natural gas stocks declined by 82 billion cubic feet last week, more than the expected decrease of 75 billion cubic feet compiled by Bloomberg. Natural gas futures prices were about 1.6% higher in advance of the EIA's report at around $3.37 per thousand cubic feet, and rose by a penny immediately following the EIA report.
The EIA reported that U.S. working stocks of natural gas totaled 3.72 trillion cubic feet, about 345 billion cubic feet higher than the five-year average of 3.38 trillion cubic feet. Working gas in storage totaled 3.66 trillion cubic feet for the same period a year ago.
Storage levels remain above the top of the five-year range and the draw on stocks is typical for the winter heating season. Gas prices are remain down more than 15% from recent highs around $3.93 per thousand cubic feet. Above average temperatures in heavily populated areas of the U.S. are also expected to continue weighing on prices.
Here's how stocks of the largest U.S. natural gas producers are reacting to today's report:
Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), the country's largest producer of natural gas, is down about 0.5% at $88.03 in a 52-week range of $77.13 to $93.67.
Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) is up about 1% at $17.38 in a 52-week range of $13.32 to $26.09.
EOG Resources Inc. (NYSE: EOG) is down about 0.1% at $122.57 in a 52-week range of $82.48 to $124.49.
The US Natural Gas Fund (NYSEMKT: UNG) is up 2.7% at $19.53 in a 52-week range of $14.25 to $28.08. The Market Vectors Oil Services ETF (NYSEMKT: OIH) is down about 0.1% at $39.35 in a 52-week range of $32.54 to $45.14. The first fund tracks spot prices; the second includes major drillers and services companies.
Paul Ausick
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2013 started with what felt like a failure, but in the end, I believe that the
best decision was made. During 2011 and 2012 I worked on and then managed
the Unity desktop team. This was a C++ project that brought me back to my
hard-core hacker side after four and a half years on Launchpad. The Unity
desktop was a C++ project using glib, nux, and Compiz. After bringing Unity to
be the default desktop in 12.04 and ushering in the stability and performance
improvements, the decision was made to not use it as the way to bring the
Ubuntu convergence story forward. At the time I was very close tho the Unity 7
codebase and I had an enthusiastic capable team working on it. The decision
was to move forwards with a QML based user interface. I can see now that this
was the correct decision, and in fact I could see it back in January, but that
didn't make it any easier to swallow.
I felt that I was at a juncture and I had to move on. Either I stayed with
Canonical and took another position or I found something else to do. I do like
the vision that Mark has for Ubuntu and the convergence story and I wanted to
hang around for it even if I wasn't going to actively work on the story itself. For a while I was interested in learning a new programming language, and Go was considered the new hotness, so I looked for a position working on Juju. I was lucky to be able to join the the juju-core team.
After a two weak break in January to go to a family wedding, I came back to
work and started reading around Go. I started with the language specification
and then read around and started with the Go playground. Then started with the
Juju source.
Go was a very interesting language to move to from C++ and Python. No
inheritance, no exceptions, no generics. I found this quite a change. I even
blogged about some of these frustrations.
As much as I love the C++ language, it is a huge and complex language. One
where you are extremely lucky if you are working with other really competent
developers. C++ is the sort of language where you have a huge amount of power and control, but you pay other costs for that power and control. Most C++ code is pretty terrible.
Go, as a contrast, is a much smaller, more compact, language. You can keep the
entire language specification in your head relatively easily. Some of this is
due to specific decisions to keep the language tight and small, and others I'm
sure are due to the language being young and immature. I still hope for
generics of some form to make it into the language because I feel that they
are a core building block that is missing.
I cut my teeth in Juju on small things. Refactoring here, tweaking
there. Moving on to more substantial changes. The biggest bit that leaps to
mind is working with Ian to bring LXC containers and the local provider to the
Go version of Juju. Other smaller things were adding much more infrastructure
around the help mechanism, adding plugin support, refactoring the provisioner,
extending the logging, and recently, adding KVM container support.
Now for the obligatory 2014 predictions...
I will continue working on the core Juju product bringing new and wonderful
features that will only be beneficial to that very small percentage of
developers in the world who actually deal with cloud deployments.
Juju will gain more industry support outside just Canonical, and will be seen
as the easiest way to OpenStack clouds.
I will become more proficient in Go, but will most likely still be complaining
about the lack of generics at the end of 2014.
Ubuntu phone will ship. I'm guessing on more than just one device and with
more than one carrier. Now I do have to say that these are just personal
predictions and I have no more insight into the Ubuntu phone process than
anyone outside Canonical.
The tablet form-factor will become more mature and all the core applications,
both those developed by Canonical and all the community contributed core
applications will support the form-factor switching on the fly.
The Unity 8 desktop that will be based on the same codebase as the phone and
tablet will be available on the desktop, and will become the way that people
work with the new very high resolution laptops.
Saturday, 28 December 2013
2013 in review
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OCEAN CITY – Despite concerns about soaring gas prices and a shaky economy, resort business leaders are locked and loaded for what has the potential to be an outstanding Fourth of July weekend.
Optimism abounded this week as the resort prepared for another Fourth of July holiday with many factors aligned for what could be one of the better ones in recent memory. Many long-time residents and business owners prefer a mid-week Fourth of July that often spreads the holiday crowds out over two solid weekends instead of one blockbuster two- or three-day period, but the numbers in recent years bear out a weekend Fourth, particularly a Friday, provides the biggest bang for the buck.
Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association Executive Director Susan Jones certainly thinks so based on her comments to the resort's Economic Development Committee (EDC) on Wednesday. Jones said advanced bookings point to what should be a great weekend in Ocean City.
"Looks like we'll be sold out on the Fourth of July," she said. "It's going to start on Thursday and build all weekend. A lot of our visitors are still shopping. They're looking for the best deals."
Having the Fourth of July fall on a Friday typically sets the table for a solid three-to-four day weekend and recent history bears that out. The largest crowd in Ocean City on the Fourth of July since 2000 occurred the last time the holiday fell on a Friday, which happened in 2003 when 342,952 people poured into the town, according to the resort's demoflush records.
Last year, the Fourth of July fell on a Wednesday and the crowds fell to their lowest level in the seven-year period at 300,333. The year before, the Fourth of July fell on a Tuesday and the crowd count came in at 308,158. The second lowest Fourth of July total in the seven-year period came in 2001, which, incidentally was a Wednesday, when 306,715 showed up, according to demoflush estimates.
With the holiday on a Friday and a solid weather forecast throughout the weekend, there is every reason to believe this Fourth of July could be one for the books.
Worcester County Commissioner Louise Gulyas told EDC members on Wednesday she was keeping her fingers crossed for a record weekend and evoked a higher being for the cause.
"I hope the town is so crowded, nobody can sleep," she said. "God knows we need it."
Delegate Jim Mathias, who has seen his fair share of Fourth of July celebrations in the resort as the former mayor of Ocean City, praised resort business leaders for their preparation for the holiday weekend and left them with a sports analogy as they geared up for the onslaught.
"You've done a fabulous job getting ready and promoting Ocean City," he said. "Now, it's like you are in the locker room getting ready to go out on the field for the Super Bowl."
While the Fourth of July might not prove to be Super Bowl for the summer, it at least appears to be shaping up as a big playoff game. The numbers point to bigger, more consistent weekends in the dog days of late July and August, particularly during the annual White Marlin Open tournament, but this holiday weekend is often relied upon to jumpstart the season.
EDC Chairman Dr. Lenny Berger, owner of the Clarion Resort, said this week the arrival of the Fourth of July does not mean it is too late to continue to plant the seeds for later in the summer.
"I think we need to continue to send the message we're a half-tank away from Baltimore, Washington and Philadelphia," he said. "If you include New Jersey and New York, we're close to 35 million people looking for something to do on the Fourth of July weekend."
While there are millions of potential visitors just half a tank of gas away from Ocean City, steadily rising gas prices, a shaky economy and other factors could have them staying closer to home this weekend. For example, AAA Mid-Atlantic is predicting a nominal decrease in the number of Marylanders traveling this Fourth of July holiday compared to last year. Even still, the agency predicts nearly 762,600 Marylanders will travel 50 miles or more this weekend, which represents a decline of about 1.3 percent from 2007.
"It's no surprise to see this slight decrease in travel this Fourth of July holiday as Marylanders are contending with higher gas and food prices, higher travel prices, such as increased airfare and car rental rates, as well as general concerns about the economy and less disposable income available due to these rising costs," said Ragina C. Averella, Manager of Public and Government Affairs at AAA Mid-Atlantic.
"However, despite the downward economy and lack of consumer confidence, Marylanders still want to get away from the daily grind, which is evident by the more than half million people expected to travel for the upcoming holiday."
Averella said gas prices statewide have remained relatively flat this week at an average of $4.04 per gallon, which is about where it was last week. However, the $4.04 state average this week represents a 38-percent increase over this time last year, or about $1.11 more for a gallon of gas.
"It appears that gasoline prices are a significant factor in Marylanders' travel plans this July 4th holiday especially as this is the first holiday weekend where we are seeing prices over $4 per gallon on average nationwide," commented Averella. "As the price of crude oil has been trading around the $140 per barrel mark and with gas prices on the rise again nationally, we may see even fewer Marylanders on the road for the holiday."


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Passover is primarily a holiday of the home, not the synagogue. The preparations take days. We sit down to a table adorned with familiar objects: a silver cup for the Prophet Elijah, candle sticks, a lamb shank representing the sacrifice in Temple days, bitter herbs, matzah, parsley, eggs and salt water. We do the traditional "seder" -- its choreographed rituals burnished by centuries of practice. Everything is repeated on the second night, except in Israel, where only one night is observed. The traditional explanation for this repetition (other Jewish holidays are also repeated) is that after the dispersion of the Jews following the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 of the Common Era, Jews in the diaspora could not be certain exactly when the holiday dawned in Israel. So they performed the rituals twice, just to be safe.
The rabbis were nothing if not exacting. Then again, the 25-hour fasts of Yom Kippur, Tisha B'Av, and others are performed only once. Exacting, yes. Crazy, no.
Well, maybe a little crazy. After all, we now know to the nanosecond when Passover begins in Israel. So why not dispense with the second night? I suppose Tevya had the answer: Tradition!
The Torah requires that we refrain from eating leavened bread for 8 days. The rabbis saw this and raised it. Among the Ashkenazi (European Jews), the list of prohibited items fills volumes. No bread? Check. But also no breakfast cereal, beer, soft tacos, crackers (except for matzah), pasta, beans, corn, rice, wheat, barley, oats, spelt, bread crumbs, chips or anything made with corn syrup. Lately, there's been debate about whether the grain quinoa is kosher for Passover. A friend accosted me in synagogue a few weeks ago to wail, "Have you heard? They're taking away our quinoa!"
So is it a festival of denial? To a degree (no wonder there are only 13 million Jews). But as the holiday approaches, the pungent tastes, the glowing candles, the comfort of wine and the unmatched sense of historical continuity are what predominate.
The holiday commemorates God's liberation of the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt. As the story unfolds, we eat freshly ground horseradish to remember the bitterness of slavery and dip parsley in salt water to recall the tears of our ancestors and slaves everywhere. There are tricks to keep the youngsters engaged during the lengthy pre-meal ritual. It falls to the youngest child to recite, well, sing actually, the "four questions." Later, the adults hide the "dessert matzah" (now there's a concept!), and the kids spend the rest of the evening searching for it so as to be rewarded with a finder's fee.
Telling the story of the Exodus from Egypt isn't a jingoistic exercise. The name of Moses, for example, is scarcely mentioned (to discourage worship of a human being), and there are endless opportunities to reflect on the less exalted aspects of human nature.
Why didn't Potiphar have Joseph executed when his wife accused the servant of attempted rape? Probably because he knew his wife's character. The Hebrews don't come out smelling like roses either. We're told that Pharaoh embittered the lives of the Hebrew slaves with hard labor, the separation of husbands and wives, and even with the murder of Jewish male babies. Yet we know that later, when the Israelites were wandering in the desert, they pined for the "fleshpots" of Egypt.
One lesson: Ingratitude is a fixed aspect of human nature, as is a tendency to romanticize the past. Another lesson: Freedom is a precious gift, but it isn't easy. Tradition teaches that the Israelites were made to wander the desert for 40 years because they needed time to shed their slave mentality.
There is another ritual -- my favorite -- that accompanies the recitation of the 10 plagues God inflicted upon the Egyptians. With the name of each plague, we remove a drop of our wine onto a plate, symbolically diminishing our joy because the Egyptians, "who are also God's children," suffered.
After dipping vegetables, reclining on pillows and reciting questions and answers, the festive meal begins. Centuries of Jewish cooks have devised ways to make us forget that our diet is limited -- though it has been scientifically proven that eating matzah is never enjoyable. Still, the symbols, the stories, the songs and the flavors of Passover are indelible. They have been for 3,000 years.


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A colossal-mouth bass is a huge bass living in the center of the Atlantic Ocean. When the Planet Express crew went fishing, Bender tied the diamond filament tether to an umbrella using Hermes' manwich as bait and threw to the water. The food atracted the fish, so it grabbed the manwich, jumped out of the water, over the ship and then pulled everyone to the bottom.
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Dean of Cornell veterinary school on search committee.
New York Racing Association (NYRA), now run by the state of New York with Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, has formed a search committee to fill the position of equine veterinary medical director. The New York Task Force on Racehorse Health and Safety's investigatory committee, established by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, recommended the newly created position in its report released last September. The veterinary medical director is to oversee equine medication and health issues at NYRA tracks and recommend strategies to enhance the health and safety of horses and jockeys.
A NYRA release states that the director is to ensure the highest ethical standards in New York racing. Last year's investigation and subsequent state takeover of NYRA revealed association corruption, including overcharging bettors, and questions surrounding the safety and health of the horses racing on New York tracks. The new veterinary director will report directly to Cornell and work closely with NYRA's Equine Safety Committee and will chair the newly established Equine Safety Review Board to review and assess fatal equine racing and training injuries at Aqueduct, Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course.
Members of the search committee who will conduct the international search are:
• Michael Kotlikoff, dean, Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine
• Chair Anthony Bonomo, NYRA board member
• C. Steven Duncker, NYRA board member
• Mary Scollay Ward, Kentucky equine medical director
• Lisa Fortier, associate professor, Cornell University
• Thomas Divers, professor, Cornell University
• Terry Finley, West Point Thoroughbreds
• Ken McPeek, McPeek Racing
• Jerry Bilinski, Waldorf Farms NYRA is currently run by the NYRA
Reorganization Board, a three-year, publicly controlled governing body charged with transforming the management of thoroughbred racing in New York State. Upon completion of its work, the 17-member Board will return control of NYRA to the private sector.


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Nvidia's Project Shield is a curious little device, attempting to toss its hat into a bunch of rings at once. It's taking shots at handheld gaming, console gaming, tablets, and phones. For the most part, it's holding under the strain, but it's hard to imagine going out of your way to use it versus any of those things it's trying to replace. It's definitely passable and frequently good at emulating PC and console gaming, but it's just a little too busy to be a perfect copy.
The controller is a bit light, and while it doesn't feel extremely cheap, it doesn't have the sort of heft and weight you would expect from a console controller. Despite being rather chunky, it fits relatively nicely in the hand. For all those edges, there aren't any that make it uncomfortable. It doesn't feel nearly as awkward to hold as it looks like it would, which is a pretty big accomplishment considering how it looks.
That said, it has its share of weirdness. The disc-y shape of the controller makes the bumper and trigger placement odd. Literally every time I reached from the trigger to the bumpers, I missed on the first try. Likewise, the way the meat of the controller is concave to accommode the folding screen makes it very easy to get lost on the way from a stick to a button. And the physical buttons for volume, as well as Android's back and home functionality in the controller's center make for some crowded real-estate.
It's largely a matter of personal preference, but I had a difficult time getting used to parallel sticks, as opposed to the off-set ones the Xbox 360 controller has popularized. The downward-sloping nature of the controller's center also makes for an awkward angle on the sticks, which are already pretty low. It's almost impossible to tell whether or not you're clicking them in. All that said, it seems like a gamer could probably get used to the controller after spending a little time with it, though switching back and forth from Shield and traditional controllers could make the transition process a little weirder.
Performance-wise Shield worked great. The Tegra 4-optimized, native Android games ran well and looked great on both the TV and the controller's built-in (and notably small-ish) screen. The stock Jellybean interface makes navigation as easy as it is on any other Android device, and Nvidia's own game-choosing apps consist of little more than a simple scroll-able list, making the process just as simple as it should be.
Streaming games from the PC (Nvidia card required, unfortunately/of course) went off largely without a hitch, though it's worth noting they demoed this feature with a racing game, which wouldn't demonstrate any lag nearly as clearly as say, a shooter. That said, Nvidia says the lag from PC streaming should be no more intrusive than a that between a console and wireless controller, and there certainly wasn't anything noticeably glaring.
All in all, Project Shield is a bit weird, but considering the wide spread of things it's trying to do, that's not entirely surprising. The weirdness isn't insurmountable though, or at least might not be depending on the as-yet-to-be-released price-point. Project Shield definitely feels like a product that's taking on a lot, but it's not instantly crippled under the load.
Update: Nvidia wrote us to say that Shield "is a prototype and as such subject to refinements." So, maybe it'll be better at some point.


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The View from the Top is Magnificent!
"I believe that persistent effort, supported by a character-based foundation, will enable you to get more of the things money will buy and all of the things money won't buy." - Zig Ziglar
Zig Ziglar has dedicated his life to teaching people the art of successful living. Multitudes of individuals attribute their success in life to having attended a Zig Ziglar lecture, listening to a Zig Ziglar audio program or maybe reading one of his inspirational books. Yet, despite the incredible impact Zig has had on others, he himself has realized that being successful is only part of life's challenge. He has discovered that success very often can be a short-lived high. People are left with a feeling of "is that all there is?" They arrive at the goal line of life, look into the end zone and discover that though it contains many of the things that money will buy, but it contains very little of what money won't buy. Zig states that emphatically, yes, success is worth it, but it is not enough. The next step is to move from success into significance.
A View from the Top is the next chapter in Zig Ziglar's ongoing personal journey of self-discovery. In this exciting mix of studio and live recordings. Zig will share with you his most intimate discoveries as to what he personally has discovered to be the most important elements of a truly significant life.
Drawing on his forty-plus years as a world-class motivational speaker, Zig identifies and shows precisely how to achieve what people want most from life - to be happy, healthy, reasonably prosperous, secure, to have friends, peace of mind, a firm spiritual foundation, good family relationships, and - most important - hope.
As Zig delves into the how and whys of living life with values, character, honesty, integrity and sensitivity, you'll learn to be more at peace with yourself, accomplish more with your skills and abilities and tap into what life is really all about. A View from the Top will persuade you to make the commitment to be the best you can be and convince you that if you will recognize and continue to develop what you already have - what you can and will do just may be astonishing! And as Zig has always said. If you help enough people get what they want, you'll get what you want. Like the mighty oak tree, our challenge as human beings is to continually regenerate ourselves by deepening our roots and extending our reach.
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Othello syndrome: The delusion of infidelity of a spouse or partner. The Othello syndrome affects males and, less often, females. It is characterized by recurrent accusations of infidelity, searches for evidence, repeated interrogation of the partner, tests of their partner's fidelity, and sometime stalking. The syndrome may appear by itself or in the course of paranoid schizophrenia, alcoholism, or cocaine addiction. As in Othello, the play by Shakespeare, the syndrome can be highly dangerous and result in disruption of a marriage, homicide and suicide.
The Othello syndrome was named by the English psychiatrist John Todd (1914-1987) in a paper he published with K. Dewhurst entitled "The Othello Syndrome: a study in the psychopathology of sexual jealousy" (Journal of Nervous and Mental Disorder, 1955, 122: 367). Todd was also the first to name the Alice in Wonderland syndrome.
The Othello syndrome is also known as delusional jealousy, erotic jealousy syndrome, morbid jealousy, Othello psychosis, or sexual jealousy.


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the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.
Matt. xxvii. 12. When he was accused, he answered nothing. Mark xiv. 61.-xv. 3, 5. Luke xxiii. 9.
1 Pet. ii. 23, When he was reviled, he reviled not again.
XXXI. They give sentence against him. Matt. xxvi. 66. They condemn him to death.
Ver. 67. Then did they spit in his face, and buffetted him, others smote him with the palms of their hands.
Ver. 68. Saying prophecy to us, thou Christ, who is he that smote thee. Luke xxii. 64.
Luke xxiii. 1. They lead him to Pilate (a Gentile.)
Ver. 7. Pilate sends him to Herod.
Ver. 11. Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and sent him again to Pilate.
Ver. 21. The people cried, crucify him.
Ver. 23. And the voices of them, and of the chief priests, prevailed.
Ver. 24. And Pilate gave sentence, that it should be even as they required.
Ver. 26. Pilate scourged Jesus, and delivered him to be crucified, Ver. 27, 28, 29.
Ver. 30. They spit upon him, and smote him on the head, and led him away to crucify him.
XXXII. Give him gall. Ps. xxii. 25. My tongue cleaveth to my jaws.
Ixix. 21. They gave me gall for my meat, and in my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink.-Fulfilled:
Matt. xxvii. 34. They gave him vinegar mingled with gall. Ver. 48. Mark xv. 36. Luke xxiii. 36. John xix. 29.
XXXIII. They mock him on the cross. Ps. xxii. 7. All they that see me, laugh me to scorn.
Ver. 8. Saying he trusted in the Lord, let him deliver him. See this fulfilled, Matt. xxvii. Ver. 39 to 44. Mark xv. 29.
XXXIII. Part his garments. Ps. xxii. 18. They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. Mark xv. 24.
Ps. xxii. 1. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me. Mark
XXXV. Prays for his enemies. Isa. liii. 12. He made intercession for transgressors.
Luke xxiii. 34. Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.
XXXVI. His death. Dan. ix. 26. Messiah shall be cut off.
Isa. liii. 8. Cut off out of the land of the living.
Ver. 12. He hath poured out his soul unto death.
Luke xxii. 53. This is your hour, and the power of darkness. Matt. xxvii. 50. Jesus cried, and yielded up the ghost. Mark xv. $7, 39. Luke xxiii. 46. John xix. 30.
Isa. liii. 12. He was numbered with transgressors.
XXXVII. A bone of him should not be broken. 1 Cor. v. 7. Christ our passover, is sacrificed for us.
John xix. 36. That the scripture might be fulfilled, a bone of him shall not be broken.
XXXVIII. Buried with the rich. Isa. liii. 9. He made his grave with the rich.
Matt. xxvii. 57. There came a rich man of Arimathea,
Ver. 58. And begged the body of Jesus.
Ver. 59. He wrapped it in clean linen, and laid it in his own new tomb.
Ver. 66. They made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone and setting a watch.
XXXIX. That he should arise from the dead. Ps. xvi. 10. Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine holy one to see corruption.
Christ often promised he should rise on the third day, which answers to his not seeing corruption, in the foregoing texts. See Matt. xvi. 21.-xx. 18. Mark viii. 31.
XL. Christ seems to rest the credit of all his pretensions on this event, of his rising from the dead.
Matt. xvi. 16. Peter said unto him, thou art Christ, the Son of the living God.
Ver. 20. He charged his disciples that they should tell no man, that he was Jesus, the Christ, (Mark ix. 10.) till the Son of man were risen from the dead.
XLI. The witnesses of his resurrection. Matt. xxviii. 5. The angel said to the women, fear not ye, for I know that ye seek Jesus which was crucified.
Ver. 6. He is not here, for he is risen as he said.
Ver. 7. Go quickly and tell his disciples, that he is risen from the dead, and behold he goeth before you into Galilee, there shall ye see him. See John xx. and Mark xvi. 6, 7. Luke xxiv. 5, 6.
XLII. Other evidences of Christ's resurrection are, his appearances often after his resurrection, to many who had been personally acquainted with him before his death.
Mark xvi. 9. He appeared first to Mary Magdalen, John 20. 4.
Mark xvi. 12. To two disciples, as they went into the country.
Ver. 40. He shewed his hands and his feet to them.
Ver 43. He did eat before them. Mark xvi. 14. John xx. 19.
Ver. 27. And said to Thomas, reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side, and be not faithless but believing.
Luke xxiv. 34. He appeared to Simon.
John xxi. 1. To the disciples, at the sea of Tiberias.
Matt. xxviii. 16. To the eleven, on a mountain in Galilee.
Acts i. 3. To the apostles he shewed himself alive after his passion, by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speak- ́ ing of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.
1 Cor. xv. 6. He was seen of above five hundred brethren at once. of whom the greater part remain unto this present.
Acts x. 40. Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us who did eat and drink with him, after he rose from the dead.
Acts ii. 24. This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
1 Cor. xv. 14. If Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain and your faith is also vain.
XLIII. He was raised by the power of God. Rom. vi. 4. Christ was raised from the dead, by the glory of the Father.
Heb. xiii. 20. The God of peace brought again from the dead, our Lord Jesus Christ.
Rom. i. 4. He was declared to be the Son of God, with power by the resurrection from the dead.
1 Cor. xv. 20. He is the first fruits of them that slept.
Rev. i. 5. The first begotten from the dead. See Acts iii. 15, 26. -iv. 10, 33.-v. 30.-xiii. 30, 33, 34.-xvii. 3. Rom. iv. 24, 25.— vii. 4.—viii. 11. 1 Cor. vi. 14.-xv. 14, 15, 16, 17, 18. Eph. i. 20. Col. ii. 12. 1 Thess. i. 10. 2 Tim. ii. 8. 1 Pet. i. 21.
XLIV. Christ's ascension. Ps. xvi. 12. Thou wilt shew me the path of life.
lxviii. 18. Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive, thou hast received gifts for men. Ps. xxiv. 7.
John vi. 62. What and if ye shall see the son of man ascend up, where he was before. Ch. xiv. 12.
John xx. 17. Jesus said, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father, to my God, and your God.-Fulfilled :
Luke xxiv. 51. It came to pass while he blessed them, that he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. Mark xvi. 19.
Acts i. 9. While they beheld he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.
XLV. That he should sit at God's right hand. Ps. cx. 1. The Lord said unto my Lord, sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy foot-stool. Matt. xxii. 44.
cxviii. 22. The stone which the builders refused, &c.
Acts vii. 55. Stephen full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
Ver. 56. And said, behold I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
XLVI. The Holy Ghost promised. Isa. xliv. 3. I will pour out my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring.
Joel ii. 28. I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh. Acts ii. 17. XLVII. Promised by Christ. Luke xxiv. 49. Behold I send the promise of the Father upon you, but tarry ye in Jerusalem till ye be endowed with power from on high. Acts i. 4.
John xiv. 16. I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another comforter, that he may abide with you for ever.
Ver. 26. He shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
xv. 26. He shall testify of me.
Ver. 27. And ye shall bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.
Acts i. 5. Ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost, not many days hence.
Matt. iii. 11. John said of Christ, he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire.-Fulfilled:
Acts ii. 4. They were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Ver. 16. Peter said, this is that which was spoken of by the prophet Joel.
ii. 32. Jesus being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
Other prophecies uttered by Christ, besides those in the foregoing articles.
XLVIII. The persecutions of Christians, Matt. x. 22. Ye shall be hated of all men for my sake. Ver. 16. Mark xiii. 13. Luke xxi. 17.
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xxiv. 9. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you. Ch. x. 17. John xvi. 2. Matt. xxiii. 34.-v. 11.-x. 23.. John xv. 20.-Fulfilled:
Acts vi. 12. They stoned Stephen. Ch. vii. 59.
viii. 1. At that time there was a great persecution. ix. 1. Saul persecuted. Ch. xxii. 7, 8.-xxvi. 14, 15.
xxvi. 9. I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things against the name of Jesus. Ver. 11. Ch. xxii. 14.
Acts xxviii. 22. As concerning this sect, we know that it is every where spoken against.
XLIX. The evidence of miracles appealed to, as a foundation of faith in Christ.
Matt. xi. 5. To determine John Babtist's faith, Christ only sends him an account of his miracles and ministry.
John v. 36. The works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. Ch. ix. 4.-x. 25.
x. 37. If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
Ver. 38. Though ye believe not me, believe the works, that ye may know and believe that the Father is in me and I in him. Ch. xiv. 11.
xv. 24. If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin.
v. 59. Except ye see signs and wonders ye will not believe.
xx. 30. Many other signs did Jesus, which are not written; but these are written that ye may believe.
Ver. 31. But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing ye might have life through his name.
xii. 37. Though he had done so many miracles, some believed not. Matt. xi. 20. He began to upbraid the cities, wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not.
Acts ii. 22. Jesus approved of God by miracles, and wonders, and signs, which God did by him.
L. New Testament Miracles, a foundation of faith in Christ. Miracles attending the birth of Christ, and that of John his forerunner. Luke i. 20. Zacharias is struck dumb, for unbelief.
Ver. 64. The use of his speech is restored.
Ver. 41. The babe leaped in Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Ghost, and she prophesieth of Christ.
Matt. i. 18. Christ's miraculous conception and birth foretold by an angel. Ver. 20.
Luke ii. 11, 15. Christ's birth published by an angel, to shepherds, who, thereby finding him, glorified God. Ver. 20.
Matt. ii. 2. An extraordinary star appears, and guides the wise men to where Christ was, who worship him.
Luke ii. 25. Simon and Anna are directed by the Spirit, to acknowledge Christ and speak of him. Ver. 60.
LI. Miraculous cures, performed by Christ, and the effects thereof. Mat. iv. 23. Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness, and all manner of diseases among the people.
Ver. 24. And they brought unto him, all sick people, that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those which had the palsy, and he healed them.
The effects thereof was, Ver. 24, 25.
His fame spread abroad, and there followed him great multitudes, xi. 5. The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up. Isa. xxxv. 6.
xv. 29. Great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and he healed them.
Effect. Ver. 31. They wondered and glorified God.
LII. Devils cast out by Christ. Matt. viii. 16. He cast out the spirits with his word. Mark i. 32, 33. Luke iv. 40.
Ver. 28. Out of two men he cast devils, who enter into the swine. Ver. 31. Mark v. 1, 8, 15. Luke viii. 26, 29.
Matt. viii. 28. Effect. The people were taken with great fear. ix. 32. He casts a devil out of a dumb man, who then spake. Effect. The people marvelled, saying, it was never so seen in Israel,
Matt. xii. 22. He casts a devil out of a man, blind and dumb, who then both spake and saw. Luke xi. 14.
Effect. Ver. 23. The people were amazed, and said, is not this the son of David?
xv. 22. He cast a devil out of the daughter of a woman of Canaan. Mark vii. 24. He commended her faith.
xvii. 15. Casts a devil out of a child that was lunatick, and sore vexed with a devil. Mark ix. 21. Luke ix. 43.
Effect. The people were all amazed at the mighty power of God. The father of the child said, I believe, help thou mine unbelief. Mark i. 23. Christ casts out an unclean spirit. Luke iv. 36. Effect. Ver. 27, 28. The people were amazed, and his fame spread abroad.
Ver. 34. He casts out many devils.
zvi. 9. Casts seven devils out of Mary Magdalen. Luke viii. 2.


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America's roads are a lot less congested, due to coronavirus shutdowns that have kept millions of commuters, shoppers and vacationers parked at their homes.
While that makes it easier to patch potholes, it also could spell trouble for road and bridge projects. The longer motorists remain off the roads, the harder it will be for states to afford repairs in the months and years ahead.
Reduced traffic volumes are expected to cause a sharp drop in state revenue from fuel taxes, tolls and other user fees that could force delays for thousands of projects nationwide unless the federal government intervenes.
"This is a critical need at the national level," said Patrick McKenna, president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and director of Missouri's transportation department.
Leaders of state transportation agencies have asked Congress for an immediate $50 billion to prevent major cuts to road and bridge projects over the next year and a half. As an economic stimulus, they also want Congress to authorize a long-term plan that doubles the amount of regular funding going to state transportation agencies.
The request comes as a majority of Americans are under government orders to remain home to try to slow the spread of the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease. For many, the virus causes mild to moderate symptoms such as a fever or cough. But for some, especially older adults and those with existing health problems, it can lead to more severe illnesses and death.
A $2 trillion federal stimulus package enacted last month included billions for public transit systems, publicly owned commercial airports and Amtrak passenger train service — all of which have seen sharp declines in customers as a result of the coronavirus. But it earmarked nothing for state highways and bridges.
Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic House leaders have expressed support for a big infrastructure spending plan as part of another economic stimulus bill. But similar pronouncements in previous years have failed to produce results.
In the meantime, some road and bridge projects already have been put on hold.
Faced with a budget shortfall, Missouri has postponed $46 million for 18 road and bridge projects that had been priorities for local governments. As many as 299 additional projects valued at $785 million could be at risk without federal help, McKenna said.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has slashed its expected construction projects from 131 down to 38 for the upcoming budget year, a $2 billion reduction.
Ohio has delayed projects until next year on interstate highways in Columbus and Cincinnati because of the expected decline in fuel tax revenue.
Among the immediate deferments: a new highway interchange to provide direct access to the expanded Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains. The center's hospital, physician and specialty clinics are among the area's largest employers, serving about 40,000 patients in eight rural counties of southern Missouri and northern Arkansas.
The state had allotted more than $1.2 million to cover half the road construction costs. The other half was to come from local transportation sales tax revenue, which also is down.
"We were hoping to bid it out for construction very soon, but then COVID-19 and all that, so that timeline is kind of in the air," said West Plains Administrator Tom Stehn, a former state highway engineer. "It was a high priority for us."
Though ambulances are running as usual and detours are well-marked for visitors, "obviously that direct interchange would be nice," said Daniel Marshall, chief clinical officer for the South Howell County Ambulance District.
The city of Bend, Oregon, the nation's seventh-fastest growing metropolitan area over the past decade, pulled a $190 million transportation bond off the May ballot. Supporters had concerns about pushing a property tax hike for roads, sidewalks and bike lanes while local businesses are suffering financially and many residents are without work.
"They're going to show up on voters' day and just glance and think, `I'm not raising my taxes right now, no way!'" said Mike Riley, co-chairman of the Go Bend 2020 Coalition that supported the measure. "We're going to come back to voters, but now just felt like the wrong time."
Most states have classified road construction as essential work that can continue despite orders shutting down certain businesses. But some states have not.
Washington, site of the first coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., suspended work on 92 of its 100 active highway projects as a result of a stay-at-home order for most workers. The halted projects include major ones in Seattle and Spokane, as well as improvements to an Interstate 90 pass through an avalanche-prone area of the Cascade Mountains.
Vermont's entire $200 million road construction plan for 2020 is on hold, save for a $6 million emergency repair where a storm washed out part of the foundation on Interstate 89.
The longer the delay, the greater the likelihood that some projects might not get finished this year.
"Every project is sort of at risk of running out of quality weather days to complete the work," said Jeremy Reed, construction engineer for the state's transportation agency.
Pennsylvania originally halted all road construction work. But it has since allowed work to proceed on 61 critical projects. About 800 road and bridge projects, at $7 billion, remain on hold.
By contrast, some states have taken advantage of a lull in traffic to speed up transportation projects. Construction crews have been able to shut down highway lanes during prime hours without causing major traffic backups.
Florida announced that it is accelerating work schedules by several weeks on about $2 billion worth of bridge and road projects.
In Maryland, a westbound lane of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge near Annapolis recently re-opened to vehicles following repairs. The $27 million project was completed well ahead of schedule, partly because of light traffic amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The declining traffic volumes have been especially large in some of the nation's most famously congested metropolitan areas, such as the San Francisco Bay area.
Business leaders in the region had hoped to put a 1 cent sales tax on the November ballot that could raise $100 billion over 40 years for public transit and transportation projects in a nine-county region. But the coronavirus outbreak interrupted work on state legislation needed to place the measure on the ballot.
It now could be 2022, or even 2024, before supporters can make another push for a public vote on the measure, said John Grubb, chief operating officer of the Bay Area Council, a business-backed policy advocacy group.
"If we're in a poor economy, which it looks like we're going to be in, that would have been an awful lot of stimulus and an awful lot of job creation," he said.


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The Nation Still Awaits Explanation Of The Mysterious LA Missile Launch
Our National Security Illusion Built On Cover-ups
The fact that the American people are being lied to concerning the motivation of the Islamic jihadists who attacked the U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi and killed four Americans, the reason for the U.S. unpreparedness for the attack, and the governmental incompetence in responding to the attack is beyond question. However, this incompetence and mendacity is not the only incompetence and mendacity that the regime of President Obama is covering up. On November 9, 2010, a Los Angeles CBS news crew in a helicopter videotaped a flying object streaking off NW into the stratosphere leaving a contrail behind it with the exact profile of a ballistic missile after launch. The Obama regime denies that it was a missile.
Here is the video for you to judge for yourself. HERE
Based on the location of the CBS helicopter, it is estimated that the missile launch occurred about 30-35 miles west of Los Angeles from a position in the Pacific Ocean north of Catalina Island.
Incompetence and "Spinning" Begin
Obviously this missile launch startled and alarmed the residents of Los Angeles who immediately began demanding an explanation from the U.S. Government. But the U.S. military officials were as mystified as the civilian populace.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is working with U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) to investigate the mystery launch. They issued the following statement:
NORAD and USNORTHCOM are aware of the unexplained contrail reported off the coast of Southern California yesterday evening. At this time, we are unable to provide specific details, but we are working to determine the exact nature of this event. We can confirm that there is no threat to our nation, and from all indications this was not a launch by a foreign military. We will provide more information as it becomes available.
In reaction to this NORAD statement, USAF Brigadier General Jim Cash (retired), who had served as NORAD's Assistant Director of Operations, issued this informed analysis of NORAD's statement:
"NORAD's first shot out of the barrel was "it" was not a threat to North America. That suggests to me that NORAD did in fact observe a missile launch and assessed that it was not a threat to the nation, as the trajectory was away from the mainland.
"There is an assessment process that occurs anytime NORAD observes a missile launch. Utilizing a set protocol, the team leader, who in the past was a Brig. General, assesses whether the launch is a threat to the North America. If assessed as a threat the commanding four- star General is called, who then contacts the President. This entire process must be completed in minimum time, as the President has only a short time himself to make a decision and implement his plan.
"This process is non-negotiable, and practiced so often it is a reflex.
"Now for the language they used, and why it's significant. When they said 'it was not a threat,' 'it' means they meant a missile. Had it been a plane, meteor, or something else, they would have identified it as such; they wouldn't have said 'it.'
"The next statement made by the Pentagon was even more telling. As reported by the media, the Pentagon announced they were going to do a missile count to make sure 'it' was not one of ours. They didn't say they were going to count planes, they said a 'missile count.' In my opinion that statement clearly acknowledged that 'it' was indeed a missile, and they were trying to figure out whose it was."
The Pentagon Tells Americans Not To Believe Their "Lying Eyes"
Since, if it wasn't one of ours, the logical conclusion was that it could be a foreign submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) that, in fact, would be a threat to the U.S., irrespective of the northwesterly course of the missile away from the U.S. This daring "warning missile shot across our bow" was and is a threat because of the nuclear attack danger that this decisively demonstrated foreign military capability portends for the future of American security. Consequently, the Pentagon and the Obama regime's media flacks immediately began to scramble for an explanation to deceive the country about the peril of what such an SLBM firing so close to the U.S. shore really means, and they spun a number of improbable theories and cover stories that the missile plume was a condensation trail from a jet aircraft, or that the missile was actually an amateur rocket, or it was an optical illusion.
The Obama regime was and is desperate to prevent the public from realizing that the event was actually a foreign SLBM because of the obvious implication that a foreign power can sail up to our coastline at will and fire a city-killing nuclear warhead into the heartland of America unchallenged by U.S. defenses. And, of course, there is the further political implication that Obama's drastic cutting of U.S. military force structure and defunding of vital national security programs is a terrible mistake in view of the strategic military threats posed by this dangerous world, including a growing Chinese SLBM force.
If the American public came to this alarming realization about Obama's irresponsible handling of national defense and made their concern known to the Congress, it could put Obama's out-of-control, domestic welfare spending programs in question and, therefore, in jeopardy. Hence, Obama had and has an overriding political interest in covering up the true nature of this uncontested foreign missile launch within sight of a major U.S. metropolitan center in order to continue to pour dollars borrowed from the Chinese into social welfare uninterrupted. Of course, the U.S. interest payments for this borrowed social welfare money has provided the Chinese with the extra capital to finance the annual 11 percent spending increase that the Chinese military has enjoyed for the past decade!
The following video succinctly summarizes the Obama regime's cover-up of their dereliction in forthrightly addressing this real threat to U.S. national security and the regime's craven mendacity in concealing from the American people the mortal danger of Obama's ill conceived, unnecessary, politically driven military disarmament.
Two Important Videos, HERE and HERE
The Danger To The U.S. That Obama Is Concealing
Military experts , including those from the authoritative British military publication, Jane's of London, and Japanese military intelligence, all believe that it was most likely a JL-2 SLBM, with a range of 7,000 miles, launched from a Chinese Jin-class Strategic Submarine, Ballistic, Nuclear (SSBN) undersea platform. The Jin SSBN most probably departed its homeport on Hainan Island, transited the South Pacific submerged, and turned north sailing undetected into the waters off of Los Angeles. The obvious Chinese politico-military objective in launching the JL-2 was a show of strategic might. The JL-2 SLBM is one of the emerging Chinese strategic threats shown here.
Expert Opinion About The Danger
In the final analysis, whether or not Obama is guilty of criminally deceiving the American people about this serious lapse in U.S. defenses depends on accurate identification of what occurred in the skies over Los Angeles. In order to address that vital question, Fox News' Sean Hannity interviewed retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Tom Mcinerney concerning his opinion.
"Sean Hannity began the interview by saying that the official statement by the Pentagon is that the object was a plane, and that he was willing to entertain that assertion.
"However, Retired Air Force Lt. General Tom Mcinerney, with no reservations stated that this object was clearly a missile saying:
" 'Well first of all, I do not agree with the assertion Sean. And your question is, we should get a definitive answer. You're absolutely correct. Look, this is not an airplane because of the plume, and the way you see that plume. Airplanes do not con [maneuver] at sea level or 5000 ft like that. I spent 35 yrs flying fighters, and I never saw an airplane con like that. That is a missile – it's launched from a submarine, and you can see it go through a correction course, and then it gives a very smooth trajectory meaning that the guidance system has now kicked in, it's going at about a 45 degrees away from you that's why you're not seeing a lot of vertical velocity.'
"When Sean interrupted Lt. Mcinerney, asking: 'are you 100% certain?' Mcinerney answered with 100% conviction:
'Sean… I've watched that film 10 times, I've watched 15 other Trident films, SM 3.. Standard missile threes, and T Lam launches…. I am absolutely certain that that is not an aircraft.'
"This statement by Lt. General Mcinerney appears to agree with the report by Wayne Madsen where he reports that missile experts say the plume was definitely from a missile, (most likely a JL-2 ICBM) and that it was probably launched from a Chinese Jin class submarine."
Obama's Democrat presidential predecessor, Lyndon B. Johnson, had big problems with a national security "credibility gap" caused by his reflexive dishonesty concerning the war in Vietnam. When Obama's undeniable dishonesty about "Benghazi-gate" is paired with this similarly undeniable dishonesty about "missile-gate," it appears that the American people are confronted with another LBJ-type national security "credibility gap." As Americans we can only hope that our representatives in congress have the moral and political courage to get to the bottom of Obama's serial dishonesty about his first and foremost constitutional responsibility to the people – scrupulous diligence in supervising the nation's security.
Col. Thomas Snodgrass, USAF (retired), was an Intelligence Officer and an International Politico-Military Affairs Officer serving in seven foreign countries during a thirty-year military career.


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10th Anniversary : A Women's Murder Club Thriller Book 10 of 23 (hardcover) James Patterson
10th Anniversary : A Women's Murder Club Thriller Book 10 of 23 (hardcover) James Patterson
A Women's Murder Club Thriller Book 10 of 23
Detective Lindsay Boxer's long-awaited wedding celebration becomes a distant memory when she is called to investigate a horrendous crime: a badly injured teenage girl is left for dead, and her newborn baby is nowhere to be found. Lindsay discovers that not only is there no trace of the criminals--but that the victim may be keeping secrets as well.
At the same time, Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano is prosecuting the biggest case of her life--a woman who has been accused of murdering her husband in front of her two young children. Yuki's career rests on a guilty verdict, so when Lindsay finds evidence that could save the defendant, she is forced to choose. Should she trust her best friend or follow her instinct?
Lindsay's every move is watched by her new boss, Lieutenant Jackson Brady, and when the pressure to find the baby begins interfering with her new marriage to Joe, she wonders if she'll ever be able to start a family. With James Patterson's white-hot speed and unquenchable action, 10th Anniversary is the most deliciously chilling Women's Murder Club book ever.
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Capital City Showcase at the Capital Fringe Festival - July 23, 2014
The Capital City Showcase is part of the 9th Annual Capital Fringe Festival (www.capitalfringe.org) on July 10 - 27, 2014. The Capital City Showcase is the variety show with the best comedians, musicians, and performing artists in The DMV.
For four years, the show has featured some of the DC area's best stand-up comedians, improv comedians, storytellers, bands, singer-songwriters, and hip-hop artists. The Showcase comes to Fringe with an amazing line-up of acts, sponsored by some of DC's finest local companies! These fantastic shows will be at The Baldacchino Tent, located at 607 New York Ave NW, Washington DC 20001.
This show was held on Wednesday, July 23rd, 8:30pm, sponsored by Phalanx Technology Group and featured comedian David Carter, musician Linsay Deming, comedian Jamel Johnson, band Justin Trawick & The Common Good, comedian Shahryar Rizvi, and comedian Ryan Schutt.
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It seems that Facebook has taken issue with pictures of women breast feeding their children. As a dad of 3 young boys and a photographer I know first hand that the breast-feeding picture is one of the first a new parent takes. Either somebody at Facebook has made a silly error of judgment, or the place is run by pre-parents who find breasts to be only sexual objects. (OK I'm joking about the latter, but still, this is ridiculous).
As a contribution to the protest that has broken out I have created an album on fotonuats that is entirely open to others to add pictures to. Below is a widget showing the current pictures. You can get a copy of it here – http://www.fotonauts.com/albums/00636fa0-9cdf-4990-ba19-05d0ca7d0728 – just pull down the actions drop-down and make your own widget.
Please do so and put it on your own web site.
If you want to add images to the album get accepted to the fotonauts beta process here – http://www.fotonauts.com/about/invite, download the application and drag your own images into the album.
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I'm of the opinion that art zines live and die on their reproduction.
This isn't to say that an art zine has to be printed in colour on glossy paper, but that the presentation matches the intent of the creator. Sometimes grainy black and white photocopies are the best way to see certain types of art because that's how they're supposed to be seen.
"So," you may be wondering, "does the reproduction on The Inbetweens II portray the art in an effective and attractive way?". The answer is unfortunately "no".
The contents of this zine are mostly reproductions of colour paintings and photographs. And while the actual pieces seem, in some cases, pretty nice, it's hard to say for sure because they're printed in a grainy and blurry way with all the vagaries and limitations of an ink jet printer.
Even the black and white pieces suffer because they seem to have been scanned, and then printed, in colour. Instead of true black and white, they end up being made up of endless dirty browns and greys. While this can be used to good effect in some cases, here it seems more an accident of the process, and not a conscious decision.
I feel a bit bad saying all of this because someone clearly put a lot of care and effort into this zine. It's bound by thread, which even if it doesn't take that much longer than stapling (I actually don't know) certainly seems more personal that the zines I make.
In another format, with a more focused idea of the contents, and better printing, the pieces in here could be a lot more appealing, but as it is I just feel a bit disappointed at what could have been.


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The Secret Beyond Matter
Many aspects of the Darwinist deception regarding Tiktaalik Roseae, for long years the subject of speculation by Darwinists, have been exposed. Darwinist fraud, which we have maintained on the agenda so many times, has once again been revealed with new aspects. It has again been seen that people are being misled by Darwinists; TIKTAALIK ROSEAE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A SPECIES OF ALLIGATOR:
Rather We hurl the truth against falsehood and it cuts right through it and it vanishes clean away! Woe without end for you for what you portray! (Surat al-Anbiya', 18)


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This is the week… Thanksgiving!!! We have two days of school this week, and I could certainly take extra prayers for those two days. They are busy, busy, busy, and I have a paper resubmission deadline on Wednesday.
Prayers for the ability to glorify God this week, and meet that deadline would be much appreciated.
Then, Thanksgiving rolls around – and delicious eats kick in for the weekend, including our annual Christmas cooking kick-off with my mom & sister!
Our week last week didn't quite go as planned, but the recipe highlight goes to this Cheesy Spinach Lasagna Soup and garlic bread.
Our week is shaping up with these meals in mind:
Blueberry Stuffed French Toast, applesauce
Unstuffed Pepper Skillet
To do: Thaw chicken, prep veggies for soup, make baked oatmeal
Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal
Crockpot Italian Sausage& Vegetable Soup
To do: Prep chicken parm bake
Leftover Baked Oatmeal
Leftover Soup
Parmesan Chicken Bake {new}, green beans
To do: Prep veggies for quiche
Wednesday {Thanksgiving Break!!!}
Vegetable Quiche, applesauce
Crockpot Pizza-Stuffed Potatoes {new}
To do: Make squash for Thanksgiving, make pie
Thursday {Happy Thanksgiving!
Apple Danishes
{Thanksgiving Dinner}
Bacon-Wrapped Turkey & Bacon Infused Gravy
Crockpot Squash
Sweet Potatoes with Cranberries & Marshmallows {new}
Better-for-you Green Bean Casserole
Wild Rice Stuffing
Mashed Potatoes
Apple Cranberry Crisp
Pumpkin Pie with Gingersnap Crust
To do: save mashed potatoes for donuts
{Leftover} Mashed Potato Donuts
Leftover Turkey Sandwiches
Kentucky Hot Browns, green beans
To do: Thaw bread
Saturday {Christmas Baking Day!!}
Fried Egg Sandwiches
Mom's Turkey Noodle Soup
Turkey & Sweet Potato Chowder {new}
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Chef Style Cap Novelty Hat. Made from assorted cotton prints. Handmade by WE Hats in Seattle, WA USA.
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Chef Style Cap Novelty Hat – Handmade in Seattle, WA, USA. What's Cookin'? Chef Style Cap Novelty Hat is made from assorted Cotton Prints (Lobsters and Chili Peppers). This is a fun take on a traditional Chef's Hat. The band of this hat measures 2 1/2″ tall. Top of the hat measures 9 1/2″ when laid flat. Hat features 2 elastic bands in the back for sizing. Available in size Adult only, 23″ to 26″.
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WE Hats began in Seattle Washington's world-known Pike Place Market during a particularly damp spring in 1978. Originally this line was produced under the name of WE Hats and Vests. This may somehow be a fishing reference, the story has become myth and legend. WE Hats original owner Leone Ewoldt has since retired to sunny Mexico. Fishing hats became hats that look like animals. In 1998 Ewoldt closed her original retail location and sold the business to, then apprentice, Leigh Young. Young maintains the design and manufacturing of the WE Hats collection, using the Internet as a retail outlet.
WE Hats provides a unique selection of casual, outdoor, & novelty hats that are 100% handcrafted in the USA. WE Hats have been sold and worn internationally for over 25 years, and featured on the pages of People Magazine. (Thank you Dennis Rodman!). In addition to the WE Hat line, Young is the lead designer and owner of the Pandemonium Seattle, an exclusive women's hat, outerwear, and accessory line. www.pandemoniumhats.com.
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Princess Nagger Turns 16 (I know, I'm still reeling from that myself!)
Today my precious baby turns 16: How on God's green earth has 16 years already sped by?! All this time I've searched long and hard, high and low for that elusive pause button, but alas and alack, it never materialized. … Continue reading


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Beyond the Bush: A Hopeless Satire
Chicago: Hopeless Books, 2013
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Trojan asteroids are objects that share a planet's orbit around the Sun but reside in what are basically gravitational dead zones. We've discovered Earth's first Trojan asteroid...but how did it get there, and why have we only just found it?
In any system where a smaller object orbits a larger one - say the Moon going around the Earth, or the Earth going around the Sun - there are five places where the gravitational influence of the two objects cancel each other out. These are known as the Lagrangian points. In the Sun-Earth system, one of these points are found directly on the other side of the Sun from Earth, two are found in the immediate vicinity of Earth along the Sun's extended radius, and two more are located 60 degrees away from Earth in either direction on its orbit. You can see a diagram of these points below.
An object located at any of these points can remain at a constantly fixed position relative to both the Sun and the Earth - in other words, it shares both the Earth's orbit and its orbital speed. As you can see from the diagram, we number the different Lagrangian points: L1, L2, L3, L4, and L5. L1 and L2, being the closest to Earth, are the ones we most often take advantage of, placing solar observatories at L1 and space telescopes at L2.
L3 is the one on the other side of the Sun, and it's where science fiction tends to put hidden "Counter-Earths", objects that share our orbit but remain forever hidden. (You, uh, may have heard of one such example of this.) However, while the notion of an object hidden at L3 is enticing, the physics of it simply don't work - the gravitational influences of other planets, particularly Venus, make L3 far too unstable to support even a small object for very long.
So that just leaves L4 and L5, the so-called Trojan points. At these positions, the distances to the two large masses in the system is equal, balancing out their gravitational effects. As long as the mass of the larger object in the system is at least 25 times more massive than the smaller one - which is true for the Sun and all its respective planets, and, though only just, the Earth and the Moon - any objects at L4 and L5 are in completely stable equilibrium.
Theoretically, you could put just about any object in L4 and L5 and the system would remain stable, including an entire other planet. In fact, astronomers thought they had discovered a pair of co-orbiting planets, but this was later retracted. And one leading theory for the Moon's existence is that a small planet known as Theia once shared Earth's orbit before the two collided, but that remains just speculation.
What we do know is that there are Trojan asteroids in the Lagrangian points around Jupiter - at least 5,000 of them, in fact - as well as around Mars and Neptune. Two of Saturn's moons, Tethys and Dione, each have a pair of smaller moons located at their respective L4 and L5 points. And now we can add an Earthly object to that list: researchers at Canada's Athabasca University used data from NASA's WISE satellite to locate a thousand-foot wide asteroid at our L4 point.
It's the first known Trojan asteroid around Earth, and it wasn't easy to find. That's because L4 and L5 are both spots bathed in tons of sunlight, and it took a highly advanced heat sensor to pick up on the asteroid's existence through all that blinding light. Asteroid 2010 TK7 should remain in a stable, elliptical orbit for at least another 10,000 years, slowing oscillating between being 12 million and 200 million miles away from us. You can see its extremely unusual orbit in the diagram up top.
We don't know how this asteroid got there or even what precisely it is, which is pretty much par for the course with Trojan objects. However, there's a chance that it's a so-called "genesis rock", one that dates right back to the birth of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago. If that's the case, studying its composition could provide immense new insight into the birth of our planet.
Nature via New Scientist. Images via Space and Getty.