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Op donderdag 21 september verdedigt Stephen Milford in de Aula van het Academiegebouw van de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (Broerstraat 5, Groningen) zijn proefschrift. De titel van de dissertatie luidt: 'Eccentricity in Anthropologie. David H. Kelsey's Anthropological Formula as a Way Out of the Substantive-Relational Image Dei Debate'.
De promotieplechtigheid begint om 14.30 uur precies en de voertaal is Engels. Promotores zijn prof. dr. Benno van den Toren en prof. dr. Rinse Reeling Brouwer.
Over het proefschrift (Engels)
Eccentricity in Anthropology is a research project on humanity. It explores important questions about what human beings are and how they ought to live. It argues for an extended description of humanity created in the image of God. Here the author claims that human beings can be described rather than defined. This description looks at five important aspects of being human. The approach helps to avoid longstanding tensions in past definitions. The author uses this five-part description to answer questions about personhood, individuality and spiritual bodies. The work further covers a wide range of topics, such as the relationship between human beings and aliens. It challenges past descriptions and offers new ways of thinking about human life. The work is, therefore, important for anyone interested in questions of humanity before and after death.
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Littwin: Deep end: Trump invokes Vince Foster suicide conspiracy
Congratulations if you had Vince Foster on your Donald Trump fantasy league team. It was a bold pick, but, when it comes to the Donald, you know that going bold is the only way that points toward victory.
I mean, did you really think Trump was going to suddenly become more, uh, presidential? Have you already forgotten that on the day Trump virtually clinched the GOP nomination, he was flogging the idea that Ted Cruz's father was somehow linked to the Kennedy assassination?
There's no limit on crazy in this campaign, no limit on conspiracy theories, no Mexicans who aren't potential rapists, no refugees who aren't potential terrorists, no Muslims who aren't celebrating 9/11, no vaccinations that couldn't lead to autism, no pillow that couldn't have killed Antonin Scalia.
People keep asking what it is about America that Trump has plugged into, but it should be clear by now: His upcoming nomination is the ultimate (or we can hope) victory for talk radio and all the contaminated media it has spawned. Where's Chris Christie to order a quarantine when you need him?
Anyone could have guessed that it wouldn't take Trump long to turn the campaign away from stopping Muslims at the border — is anyone still keeping count of the refugee terrorists? — and make it into a Bill-Cinton-cigar-chomping-'90s-nostagia tour, even though, technically, the Big Dog isn't the one running for president. So, you'd have been a fool not to have picked Clinton accusers Juanita Broaddrick and Kathleen Willey on your team. Trump said he had no choice — and, gosh, you can see his point, since the Clinton campaign keeps bringing up the long list of ugly things he has said about or done to women.
The only surprise is that this glance backward to the '90s has happened so quickly. It is still May, and the election, I fear, is not until November.
Ah, the 90s, those days when hypocrites roamed the land and when Republicans leaders — you remember, the child molester and his gang of serial adulterers — were tossing around impeachment papers and, Ken Starr, who has been silent about sex scandals at the college over which he now presides, was giving us, uh, blow by blow and when the Big Dog was being defended by — yes — the short-fingered vulgarian who said at the time, and I quote, that Clinton was being slammed "over something that was totally unimportant."
Of course, Trump being Trump, even back then, didn't stop there. He said that the whole Monica Lewinsky scandal wouldn't have been so bad if Clinton had been messing around with really classy women like JFK did with Marilyn or like the Donald did with whoever was on the list that day.
The Washington Post's Fact Checker offers up this memory-lane interview with Trump by Chris Matthews, who long ago asked him if he ever thought about running for president.
Trump: "Can you imagine how controversial that'd be? You think about him with the women. How about me with the women? Can you imagine …"
Well, no, we couldn't. Now, yes, we have to.
And so Vince Foster.
This was always crazy-time stuff. It emerged around the time of the video being hawked by Jerry Falwell that accused Clinton of possibly murdering various people. Vince Foster kills himself on a park bench, and it's a terrible tragedy for his family and close friends, who include both of the Clintons. And so naturally, the Clintons were accused in the far spaces of loony land — spaces that still exist on the Internet and in Donald Trump's campaign offices at Trump Towers — of killing Foster.
(In some versions, Foster and Hillary were lovers, and, of course, he worked at the Rose Law Firm, and if it wasn't the Clintons who killed him, who would it be – Ted Cruz's father?)
For you kids out there, this was before Twitter, before Facebook, back when cable TV news was in its infancy, but still it was possible for rumors to spread, if slightly more slowly, into every corner of this great country, especially if you were Trump and did a "John Miller" by pretending to be your own PR man.
If you were alive back then, you'd know, I guess, that there were four GOP investigations into the matter — that's no Benghazi number, but still — and all of which found that poor Vince Foster had committed suicide.
What's different, of course, is that the person now spreading the rumors is the presumptive Republican nominee for president.
Of course it's the same presumptive nominee who was a leader in the birther movement and who went investigating agents to Hawaii, who, he said, "cannot believe what they're finding." Many of us cannot believe it either, since Trump has never actually said what they found.
And Foster? How did this come up? Trump brought it up, although he says he hates to because, you know. He said the whole thing was "very serious" and that the circumstances "very fishy."
"He had intimate knowledge of what was going on," Trump said of Foster. "He knew everything that was going on, and then all of a sudden he committed suicide. … I will say there are people who continue to bring it up because they think it was absolutely a murder. I don't do that because I don't think it's fair."
Trump may not think it's fair, but, on the other hand, he's running even in the polls with Hillary Clinton, Democrats are freaking, and if it comes to that, it'll be a while longer before Vince Foster, or any of us, are at peace.
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MR. TRUMP doesn't have to "evoke" anything. The murder of Vince Foster was just ANOTHER in a long line of murders committed on behalf of the Clinton's in Mena.
Bill Clinton helped the CIA / Rockefeller's run over 100$ million a month in cocaine through the nose cones of the airplanes according to leading State investigators.
For you to mock Foster's murder demonstrates your udder stupidity. They even put the gun in the WRONG HAND ! Foster was not left handed.
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Burying the lede: "To begin a story with details of secondary importance to the reader while postponing more essential points or facts." – Wordnik.com
If you want to read Mr. Littwin's column more efficiently start at the end because that, more often than not, is where you'll find the column's raison d'etre.
Here's how Mr. Littwin ended today's column:
"Trump may not think it's fair, but, on the other hand, he's running even in the polls with Hillary Clinton, Democrats are freaking, and if it comes to that, it'll be a while longer before Vince Foster, or any of us, are at peace."
Talk about burying the lede! The only way Mr. Littwin could have buried it any deeper is if he published the last paragraph on another website.
But at least he gave those readers who ventured that far—a very small percentage—an idea of what the column was really all about: Mr. Littwin, like other Democrats, is "freaking".
He has made his dislike of Mr. Trump very, very clear: "You can call Trump a demagogue, a xenophobe, a misogynist, a bigot, a sexist, an authoritarian, a boor, a crypto-fascist and the least-prepared person ever to be nominated by a major party".
That vitriol comes courtesy of a compassionate and inclusive liberal. Of course, it's less harmful than throwing rocks and starting fires at a Donald Trump rally as some demonstrators turned thugs did last night in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
This from NPR:
"The scene outside a Donald Trump campaign rally in Albuquerque, N.M., turned violent on Tuesday, leading to at least one arrest and several injuries, police say.
Protesters carried anti-Trump banners, toppled barricades and threw plastic bottles and burning T-shirts at police, The Associated Press reports. Officers responded with smoke grenades and pepper spray, according to multiple news reports.
It's not the first time a Trump campaign event has erupted in violence. Less than a month ago, as NPR reported, about 20 people were arrested outside the Pacific Amphitheater in Costa Mesa, Calif. There were no injuries at that event, but a police car was attacked by demonstrators, who shattered the car's windows."
I'm sure Mr. Littwin will explain the actions of those "demonstrators" in his next column. Or not.
But Mr. Littwin isn't the only one burying a lede these days:
"It's not the headline, and it takes 219 words to get there, but a new Washington Post poll on the presidential race reveals that Republican Donald Trump leads Democrat Hillary Clinton among registered voters 46 percent to 44 percent.
At this point, the two candidates are in a statistical dead heat among registered voters, with Trump favored by 46 percent and Clinton favored by 44 percent. That represents an 11-point shift toward the presumptive Republican nominee since March. Among all adults, Clinton holds a six-point lead (48 percent to 42 percent), down from 18 points in March.
It is the first time Trump has vaulted over Clinton in the poll and shows the advancement of the New York businessman over the past six months." – Washington Examiner
Mr. Littwin has been very slow to recognize stories that don't fit his narrative (e.g. Donald Trump, Cory Gardner, Bernie Sanders, Laquan McDonald) so acknowledging that Mr. Trump is running even with Mrs. Clinton in a national poll is a big step forward.
We can only hope Mr. Littwin will continue this progress and there will be less kicking and screaming when he is confronted with non-narrative enforcing news.
"Who kept the faith and fought the fight; The glory theirs, the duty ours." – Wallace Bruce
"Freddie Gray arresting officer Edward Nero was found not guilty on all counts by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams Monday morning.
Nero faced charges of second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and two counts of misconduct in office." -Baltimore.CBS local.com
"But there are some areas that the federal government should not leave and should address and address strongly. One of these areas is the problem of illegal immigration. After years of neglect, this administration has taken a strong stand to stiffen the protection of our borders. We are increasing border controls by 50 percent. We are increasing inspections to prevent the hiring of illegal immigrants. And tonight, I announce I will sign an executive order to deny federal contracts to businesses that hire illegal immigrants.
Let me be very clear about this: We are still a nation of immigrants; we should be proud of it. We should honor every legal immigrant here, working hard to become a new citizen. But we are also a nation of laws." – former-President Clinton
Hillary Clinton's claim of a narrow victory in Kentucky and Bernie Sanders' win in Oregon illustrated a deepening rift among Democrats with the potential to hobble the party heading into the general election.
The split outcome in Tuesday's primaries gives Clinton little leverage to push Sanders to unify his supporters behind her in preparation for an expected campaign against presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, who is using the extended primary contest to attack Clinton's standing with her own party.
Sanders showed no intention of dialing back his fight against Clinton or urging his supporters to fall in line. His spokesman said Sanders is considering seeking a recount in Kentucky, where Clinton was clinging to a lead of a half percentage point. – Bloomberg.com
"A lot of Democrats don't want to admit it, but Donald Trump isn't the only presidential candidate playing with fire and recklessly courting an angry mob.
For the latest round of curse-word hurling, chair throwing, social-media stalking and conspiracy-theory swapping, look no further than the supporters of Bernie Sanders.
Over the weekend, dozens of Sanders devotees lost their minds after the Nevada Democratic Party, meeting for its convention in Las Vegas, awarded a majority of delegates to front-runner Hillary Clinton.
Convinced that the establishment had rigged the rules and that Sanders delegates had been excluded for unfair reasons, they booed and traded barbs with people on stage, including Clinton surrogate and keynote speaker U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer.
The convention ended abruptly, descending into chaos that was captured for the world to relive on Facebook and YouTube.
Death threats and vandalism followed, prompting Nevada Democratic Party offices to close on Monday and its chairwoman, Roberta Lange, to release some downright disgusting voicemails and text messages she had received from Sanders supporters. She also reported threats against her grandchildren." – Sacramento Bee
"Since its launch, a specter has haunted Bernie Sanders' run for the Democratic nomination. It's not his age, though at 74 he would be the oldest president in American history. And it's not that he's an avowed socialist, the label that a mere eight years ago was used to smear Barack Obama as a sinister, alien threat to the American way of life. Rather, it has been the so-called superdelegates—the 712 Democratic Party insiders who are free to vote at the nominating convention for the candidate of their choosing.
The corporate media's early inclusion of the superdelegates in the delegate count created the impression of an inevitable Clinton nomination. Seventy-three percent of superdelegates—520 of the 712—have pledged their support to the former secretary of state, but superdelegates are free to change their minds any time before the Democratic National Convention in July. – In These Times.com
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As president of a rapidly growing university and as a parent myself, I know how difficult the transition from high school to college can be for first-year students and how life-changing the college experience can be. We aim to make the time at UT Dallas one of the most positive in our students' lives.
Away from familiar surroundings and faces, freshmen soon discover a few essential things: college-level assignments are more demanding, navigating a new campus requires a map, and sharing a dorm suite can take some getting used to. They will find that choices are almost limitless.
How a freshman student adjusts during the first year – even the first semester – can influence how and whether he or she will stay in school and earn a degree.
That's why we have a comprehensive program targeted to first-year students at UT Dallas – the Freshman Year Experience. One of the components of this effort is the Living Learning Communities (LLC) – groups of freshmen who share common academic goals or interests as well as housing. The idea is to make the residential life component a big part of the overall positive experience at UT Dallas.
LLC participants are grouped on the same floors or wings of residence halls, where they can study, take classes together and hang out with like-minded peers. It's like having a built-in set of connections on campus. Parents often tell us they wish that something similar had existed when they went to college.
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Since 2006, 2,424 UT Dallas students have been a part of these academic communities. Our institutional research has shown us over time that as a group, students in LLCs tend to earn higher grade point averages than peers who do not choose such an association. They are more likely to remain enrolled and they connect more easily with professors whom they've become acquainted with as faculty mentors through their LLC experience.
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Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.Cor 12:27 (NIV) Today I was taught or should I say reminded of why each of us is on this Earth. We're all here to help one another to make it through all life throws at us. Let's face it - we wouldn't be anywhere without our family, friends or other support system. We're inherently designed to need others. Human beings don't function well alone. Well, I mean we can do what we need to get by but in the end we'll end up a little coo-coo for Cocoa Puffs. Case in point, did you ever see the movie Cast Away? Every time I see a soccer ball, I feel like I've run into an old friend. (I digress..) My point is that in the busyness of trying to make things happen, meet deadlines, organize ministries, events, and even handle our own lives, something happens and these tasks can evolve into a "business" or "job" versus just giving of ourselves for the greater good. In between the checklists, spreadsheets, seating charts and financials, everyday people like you and me are there just begging for someone to take notice of their plight. Just like with my little fella -- if I don't pay him enough attention I can tell a difference in his behavior and even his attitude towards me and others. When I get to focused on tasks and resolve myself to getting to park tomorrow, inevitably "tomorrow" never comes as it is crowded out by yet another item on my "to do" list. What I am trying to say is that people are hurting out there. We should be sensitive to the needs of others, especially in ministry. If we are not letting those in our church family feel our love and support, where else will they get it. God asks us to be the hands and feet of Jesus. I think that He would much rather we spend time with a friend in crisis, making a meal for a new mom, caring for child so mom can have a break, praying for one another, mowing the elderly neighbor's lawn and so on. Ministry doesn't haven't to be structured or organized all the time. It doesn't even require tools for the most part -- you just need a willingness to serve, ears to listen and strong arms to hold. For those that I personally have forsaken in the busyness of ministry or the just the business of life, I want to offer a heartfelt and sincere apology. I pray that you forgive me for any way that I may have hurt you. Thank you all for being my friends. Dear Lord - I want to thank you for bringing people back into focus for me as the reason we do ministry. I pray for comfort and healing for my friends and family. Be with us all and show us how to be your hands and feet. AMEN
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One challenge facing African business is continuity. Many businesses survive for as long as the founder is on the helm. When the founder dies, the company dies with him. I was reading about Ackerman and how he was handing over his business to ensure continuity. Unfortunately, our black African brothers do not groom their offspring to take care of the family fortune. It is such a tragedy that after building big businesses, all that goes to waste because of poor management. Many of these great men do not allow their children to work in the family business and seem to be content with their children enjoying the money without learning the ropes of the business. What is the point of building something that goes to the grave with you? This is how the big guys do it!
Delphine Arnault: Delphine's father, Bernard, heads the LVMH Group whose portfolio includes Louis Vuitton, Moët, Hennessy, Marc Jacobs, Dior among others. Delphine heads the Dior shoe and bag divisions and is involved with many other products and designers.
Sam Branson: Sam's father, Sir Richard Branson, is worth an estimated $3.8 billion and is the man behind the Virgin collection of companies such as Virgin Records, Virgin Books, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Virgin Mobile and Virgin fuels. Sam is often seen hanging with Hollywood celebutantes, modeling, and relaxing on his dad's private 74 acre island, Necker Island. It remains to be seen just how much Sam will eventually be involved in his father's businesses.
Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken: Charlene became the wealthiest woman in the Netherlands when her father, Alfred Heineken, passed away in 2003. The heiress to the premium beer from Holland is worth more than $7 billion and is currently maintaining the business' operations.
The Ikea sons:
IKEA is the world's premier supplier of affordable home furnishings. Headed by Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA is, in fact, the world's largest furniture retailer generating around $28 Billion dollars per year in worldwide sales. Ingvar's three sons are expected to inherit tens of billions of dollars while also sitting on the company's executive board.
Abigail Johnson:
Her family controls 49% of America's largest mutual fund company, Fidelity Investments. After Harvard Business School, Abigail quickly worked her way through the ranks at Fidelity and in 2001, took control of Fidelity's mutual fund division. As of 2008, Abigail Johnson was worth around $15 Billion dollars US, placing her as the 43rd richest person in the world.
Aditya Mittal:
Aditya is the heir and CFO of the Arcelor Mittal Steel company. He was instrumental in the company's $38 billion takeover of European steel business, Arcelor.
Ivanka Trump
daughter of Donald Trump, Ivanka stands to inherit her father's undisclosed amount of personal wealth as well as real estate and entertainment assets. She is already the vice president of real estate development and acquisitions of the Trump Organization.
Allegra Versace:
On her 18th birthday, Allegra came into the inheritance left to her valued at over $700 million. After her early education in Milan, Allegra attended Brown University. Her struggle with anorexia is well documented and ongoing. She currently lives in Italy with her mother, Donatella, and is extremely active in the direction that the Versace brand ultimately undergoes.
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I've been involved with Toastmasters since early January 2010 and I haven't yet entered in a Table Topics competition until last night. Well, it was a load of fun. The group that I belong to–Sunshine Toastmasters–is a small group, so there were only three contestants. As a result, there was room for only two winners.
Barbara Lightfoot chaired the competition last night, and the question she posed to all of us, was "What was the most embarassing moment in your entire life?" It wasn't a hard question for me to answer because there's one very embarassing moment I endured seven years ago. (I Won't elaborate here. Perhaps I'll post my most embarassing moment on YouTube in the near future.)
The most wonderful thing about Table Topics is that it's impromptu speaking. In other words, when you get called up front to speak for 2 minutes, you have to answer the question in verbal story form in two minutes from the top of your head. Sounds difficult? It is, but that's what makes Table Topics so much fun. Besides, if you know the answer to the question, it's not hard to formulate an answer.
Right to left: Paula Howley (first place winner in the Humorous competition), Ann Dickie (second place winner in the Humorous competition), Margaret Fenwick (first place winner in the Table Topics competition) and Me (second place winner in the Table Topics competition.)
Yes, that's right. I placed 2nd. Sadly, I won't be moving on to compete in the area competition on October 6th because I've decided to take a one-year sybatical from Toastmasters. On a brighter note, I've completed three manuals which enables me to recieve my Advanced Communications Bronze. So looking forward to that!


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New Year's Eve started off on an exciting note after a lovely dusting of snow in our local mountains! This was right here in Camp Pendleton! (I know, "big deal" to you folks across the country, but really, this is a rare site here).
As A headed off to Pasadena with the Marines in preparation for the Rose Parade, the girls headed up that same way as well and enjoyed a fun dinner with YiaYia and Thea. We LOVE eating at Woodranch in Pasadena.
And whenever we're up in the area this time of year, we have to drive by the festive Balian house in Altadena (this photo is only a small portion of the property; they've been decorating this mansion since 1955!).
Ringing in the New Year at "Big" Yiayia Anna's, along with her cousin Niki.
Happy 2015!
It was 30 degrees on New Year's morning, but that didn't stop us from staking out a spot on Colorado Blvd, ready to watch the Rose Parade!
Our favorite Marine lining up at the beginning of the parade route.
Ready for A to march by!
Can't miss our guy with bright yellow trombone bell.
And apparently, A got some airtime on TV too!
So fun getting to see these cool floats up close!
Z loved her first time at the parade and especially getting to see her daddy.
As soon as the Marines had finished the parade, we snagged A and headed back to his Yiayia's house to get cleaned up.
Heading to the annual New Year's Day/post-parade party with the Greeks.
A and his cousin Thomas.
Thea and Thomas' son, baby George.
Cousins and 2nd cousins.
What a great day! 2015 is off to a super-fun start!


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SAN FRANCISCO --The San Francisco bomb squad has closed down part of Carl Street in the Cole Valley area.
Residents have said they have heard that a mortar shell was discovered inside an apartment, but this has not been confirmed by San Francisco police.
Officials rolled out a remote-controlled bomb robot.
Carl Street is closed between Stanyan Street and Willard Street. Muni service in the area, including the N-Judah line, has been disrupted.
The situation has ended peacefully and no injuries have been reported.


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Text: "The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge." Psalms 19:1-2 (ESV)
When a writer attributes speech, thought and other human abilities to an inanimate object he is using a literary device called "personification". That is, he is assigning human attributes to something that does not have life, and thus does not have the capacity to think, speak, etc. There are several of these literary devices that we use each day. Similarly, the Bible, being a literary production, uses such devices to portray things as comparisons which through our eyes gives us a message.
King David uses personification in our text to point out to us that God's natural creation bears unspoken testimony to his existence. Even though there is no actual spoken word, the message is discernible. The message says, "There is a God who made this universe." This is sometimes known as "natural revelation". The writer tells us that the handiwork of God proclaims his work. Though we hear no testimony, yet the message speaks plainly. David says, "Their voice goes out through all the earth." So it is a universal message which speaks the same thing to all mankind.
We all are awed by productions of God: sunrises, sunsets, rainbows, flowers, waterfalls, etc. When we see these beauties tears come to our eyes and warmth to our hearts. But, as many as these testimonies are, they have but one brief message to proclaim: "There is a God." But that is not enough. To know what God is like we must read his further revelation of himself: the Bible. Nature can reveal no more than its own beauties, but God's word portrays him, his works, his will, and his character.
"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly…" Colossians 3:16 In order to learn the person of God you have to ingest the words of scripture. "How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!" Psalms 119: 103-104 Did you eat breakfast this morning? Why? Surely because you needed energy to fuel your work every day. So is the word of God fuel for your soul and should be consumed every day.
Nevertheless, we ought to appreciate the message of God's creation. Most everyone enjoys nature's beauty, but even some of these do not "get it" and fail to see nature's brief message. They ignore the very thing God intended them to see. Others (such as atheists) dismiss nature as being the material happenstance of evolution. Pray that God will adjust their spectacles! Such dim wits will deter the salvation of men's souls.
Here are some things the Christian should practice.
Appreciate nature, not only its beauty, but also its declaration of God's existence.
Let nature speak, but do not press it beyond its intent.
As nature is only a notification of the existence of deity, study the Bible for the rest of the story.
For those who "feel closer" to God while in touch with nature, tell them how much they are missing by slighting God's word.
"Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon." Isaiah 55:6-7


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The box art for the Vortex ammo belt kit
Whats up with all these websites breaking release dates? It's not that I don't mind, but it's kind of weird. Anyways two of Nerf's upcoming products were spotted at the Toys R Us site for sale. They look like their at their $5 higher then usual price.
Nerf Vortex Ammo Belt, for $24.99
N-Strike Elite Bandolier Kit $19.99
Spotted by my friends at Nerf Blasters review.


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Selenium and Your Immune SystemPosted: May 26, 2011 | Author: Will Blesch | Filed under: Guest Bloggers | Tags: AIDS, Antiviral, antiviral supplement, Immune system, Nutrition, professional blogger, Selenium, Selenium deficiency, Wellness |Leave a comment
(c) 2011, Written by Will Blesch & guest blogger, Sharen Scott
Taking Selenium (Se) supplements in the correct amounts has proven to be beneficial in enhancing the body's immune system and fighting off cancer. This is especially the case in people who have a relatively low amount of selenium in their bodies to begin with, and then who begin to either eat food containing the element, or that take supplements containing it.
Due to its cancer fighting properties, Selenium has garnered considerable attention from researchers all over the world.
So what is Selenium?
Selenium is a trace mineral with antioxidant properties that are essential in maintaining overall good health and in improving the immune system. Selenium is necessary in trace amounts in order to keep the body healthy and free from diseases such as Keshan disease, Keshin Beck Disease, Diabetes, White muscle disease etc. It has also been found to reduce free radicals which are responsible for causing cellular damage, and may even cause cancer and heart disease.
Due to its antiviral and immune boosting properties, Selenium assists the body in countering attacking pathogens. In studies, it has especially been shown to fight viral diseases such as herpes and performed well in tests against HIV and AIDS.
According to a study published by the Journal of Nutrition, one source of Selenium in daily nutrition can be found in the milk of cows, goats, and in human breast milk. The levels of Selenium are highest in goat's milk, followed by human breast milk, and then cow's milk. The best source however comes from vegetables.
The amount of Selenium in food depends on the concentration of the element in the soil in which it is grown. For example, researchers know that soils found in northern Nebraska and the Dakotas have very high levels of Selenium. People living in those regions generally have the highest selenium intake in the United States.
Besides plants and vegetables, Selenium can also be found in some meats and seafood. Again high or low level of Selenium inside an animal is due to the Selenium concentration in the area where those animals feed. Some nuts, such as Brazil nuts, also serve as a good source of Selenium.
Deficiency of Selenium and remedies
Selenium deficiency does not cause illness in itself but it can make the body more vulnerable to several other nutritional, biochemical or infectious illnesses. Deficiency of Selenium may also cause Hypothyroidism and weaken the immune system. Moreover, its deficiency may lead to fatigue and muscular weakness. On the other hand, an overdose of Selenium can also result in serious consequences such as depression, vomiting and fatigue, loss of hair, nervousness etc.
According to dieticians and doctors across the world, 70mcg for men and 55mcg for women is the recommended dose of Selenium if a selenium deficiency is diagnosed. Selenium supplements come in different forms such as tablets, capsules etc. The ingredient can also be found in the antiviral supplements, Gene-Eden for Safer Sex, and the regular Gene-Eden dietary supplement.
Selenium is a vital mineral for our bodies without which our immune system cannot remain healthy. If you can't get the required amount of Selenium in your diet, you can always begin taking supplements.
You should remember that supplements need to be taken as per your doctor's instructions so that you don't accidentally overdose.
Debski B, Picciano MF, Milner JA. "Selenium content and distribution of human, cow and goat milk." The Journal of Nutrition, June, 1987
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For those of you who haven't been to the Mazer Cup site yet, I've just put up some photos provided by our very own WayneB, of the Best of Show Mazer Cup along with the First, Second and Third Place Mazers that will be awarded in each category. These are all custom made specifically for this competition. I don't know of any other competitions that do this for their winners.
Wouldn't one of these babies look great on your mantle. How about swilling mead out of an actual award you won in the Mazer Cup International Home Competition??
Just wait til next year, this is just going to get better and better!
Is it tasty . . . precious?
Those look awesome! I'd love to sit one on my shelf. Maybe one day....
Do you have a count of how many entries are competing for these beauties?
Lanne pase toujou pi bon
(Past years are always better)
We don't have a final count yet, but we'll post up once we know.
Good luck!
Is it tasty . . . precious?
Sweet pics of the mazers. I know I'm anxiously waiting on the competition. I can't wait for the feedback afterward.
They look great. I hope to earn one of those someday.
- Quemadmoeum gladis nemeinum occidit, occidentis telum est. ~Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Wow....nice...people should be really happy to got those as awards!
Bees stole my signature file!
You ought'a see 'em with the wooden bases that they set on!
(Something to look forward to....)
Na zdrowie!
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Secret Invasion: tales of eldritch horror from the West Country
This new book is now available to the public
Editor: Tony Eccles
"I ran. Behind me I heard the windows break like gunshots in the heat. I turned my head as I ran, and the last thing I saw was flames licking out of the window, and small burning things attempting to crawl away but stopping and curling up into blackened shapes as they died." The Dark, Hidden Places by Andrew Lane
What is Secret Invasion?
West of Arkham the hills rise wild, and there are valleys with deep woods that no axe has ever cut.
H.P. Lovecraft, "The Color Out of Space"
The cold sea crashes upon the bare rocks below. There's a lingering evening fog that blocks any view of this hostile water. There's a wooden bench that faces out onto the ocean. Blind steps ahead would lead to certain doom. With the full moon above trying to break through the mist, the only other thing in view is the regular pulsating bright illumination of Pendeen lighthouse and the deep roar of its horn. Beneath one's feet is an expanse of abandoned mines. This was my first experience of Cornwall in 2005, I had found the perfect location for a tale I was writing.
The English South West includes Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset; counties with a strong cultural identity. This special world is enjoyed by millions of visitors who flock there each year in part because it is surrounded by the sea. Here exists a long rugged coastline, with its dark coves and countless deadly rocks that jut above the waterline. On the southern Jurassic coast, cliff faces are scoured by hunters hoping to uncover fossils. Coastal sea waves all around the peninsula are adored by surfers.
Those who prefer the land encounter the wild windswept moors that are allegedly haunted by phantoms, wild cats and those hairy hands that force drivers off the road. The lore of fairies and the legends of King Arthur abound for it is a spiritual realm. Ramblers will know well the ancient oak trees that stand in the valleys or the burial chambers and stone circles that were constructed by people several millennia ago. And of course, how can one forget the historic castles and estates of the old aristocracy who once had the fortune to reside in them?
This humble anthology, however, is concerned with a landscape tourists do not know, and hopefully will never know. For indeed if a traveller was to encounter the horrors lurking within these pages and learn of their terrible plans they would quickly perish.
Influenced by the weird fiction of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, Secret Invasion is a tome of horror set in the mystical West Country landscape; Devon being the ancient ancestral home of Lovecraft's family.
For the storyteller the land can be used to define many things such as boundaries and identity. It contributes to a story's atmosphere, it creates obstacles and isolates characters and best of all monsters are concealed there. Landscapes vary from the city, the suburbs to the farmlands and beyond; horror can take place anywhere depending upon the nature of the tale.
Horror is a pleasure to read and it's our pleasure to bring you this volume of 15 tales by professional and amateur writers alike. Without giving anything away, the stories herein take advantage of the rich environment many of the authors live in because it naturally offers a remote wild terrain that is so perfect for monsters. It was important to Dunsany, Machen and Lovecraft's storytelling, it's also important to us. It's amazing to learn then that the South West rarely features in Lovecraft's tales, especially as he was anglophile, and that's another reason why this volume was created. Lovecraft was proud of the east coast America he considered home; that's how we feel about the South West.
This book was made with typical Cygnus Alpha passion and I sincerely hope you have many nightmares afterwards. Okay maybe that's too much to ask but I'm sure you'll enjoy these wonderful stories with the hope that one day your curiosity will get the better of you and draw you to this part of England. You now, Exeter does have a rat herRamsey Campbell'sstory locations of Clotton, Goatswood and Brichester are located in the Severn valley within Gloucestershire, which is considered part of the South West.
Secret Invasion includes 15 new tales by authors professional and amateur alike who have created their own weird tales to help raise money for the mental health charity MIND.
Tales provided by Andrew Lane (Young Sherlock), Jessica Palmer (Dark Lullaby and Shadowdance), Helen Stirling, Jon Arnold, Christopher Glew, Anna Norman, Dan Barratt, Simon Brett, Richard Freeman, Steven Trickey, Mark Norman, Nigel Foster and Tony Eccles. There is also a chapter for the artists to talk about their work.
An interview with horror maestro Ramsey Campbell will be added in November.
How do I acquire a copy?
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- Enjoy the read
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