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Project Members
- David Gil
- Lera Boroditsky (Stanford University)
- Michael Ramscar (Stanford University)
Language and Thought: Universality and Relativism
Almost anybody who has taken part in interactions between native English speakers and Indonesian speakers has had occasion to observe striking differences in how people from both groups deal with the notion of time: how they conceive time, how they value time, and how they plan and execute their activities in time. In this project, we planned to study a variety of conceptual categories which are encoded in significantly different fashion in English and in Indonesian
In this project, we studied a variety of conceptual categories which are encoded in significantly different fashion in English and in Indonesian. This study involved the following stages: (a) determining how the category is expressed in the grammars and the lexicons of the respective languages, using usual descriptive methods supplemented by psycholinguistic experiments; (b) exploring the ways in which speakers of the respective languages conceptualize the category, as measured through similarity ratings, groupings, memory performance, attentional behavior, reasoning, and other cognitive tasks; (c) examining the resulting linguistic and cognitive facts for possible correlations; (d) examining whether specific aspects of linguistic experience can affect cognition by tracking cognitive changes that take place as children acquire specific aspects of their first language, or as bilingual adults acquire a second language either naturally or as part of a controlled training study in the laboratory; and (e) expanding the empirical coverage to other languages


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New York City marathon runners redirect energy into charity
| New York
Even though their race was called off, marathoners were still on the move in New York on Sunday.
Hundreds of runners wearing marathon shirts and backpacks full of supplies took the ferry to hard-hit Staten Island and ran to stricken neighborhoods to help. Thousands of others poured into Central Park to put in 26.2 miles after the official cancellation of the world's largest marathon because of Superstorm Sandy.
"A lot of people just wanted to finish what they started," said Lance Svendsen, who organized an alternative marathon called Run Anyway. By 8:45 a.m., his group had sent off five waves of runners from the marathon's official finish line, which had not yet been taken down. "It is amazing. My guess is about 600 people have left so far."
IN PICTURES: Sandy: Chronicle of a superstorm
Italians stretched en masse near the Plaza Hotel. The Germans started from Columbus Circle. Everyone plunged into the park to pursue their own race. Some ran around the park clockwise, some counterclockwise, taking over startled dog walkers with a riot of color.
It was a throwback to the original New York City Marathon in 1970, which was run ragtag with 127 people and stayed completely within Central Park This time, some dropped off clothing and other supplies for storm victims.
This year's runners all are guaranteed entry into next year's race, but not everyone could be sure that chance would come.
"I'm in the military, and I could be deployed," said Ruben Arredondo, 36, of Los Angeles, who showed up outside the park at 6:45 a.m. to join a group called the Replacement Marathon, which had been organized online just hours before.
The morning surge surprised even some participants and their fans. Tracey Busch, of New Jersey, was near the finish line with a small cowbell in each hand, cheering on passing runners who weaved through the crowd of organizers, tourists and media.
"It was kind of eerie because initially there was no one, and then suddenly there was everyone," said Busch, who had arrived around 7 a.m.
Runners refueled at hot dog stands and dodged cyclists and strolling tourists.
"This is the great power of running," said Vincent Laiz, 37, who came from Spain. Seconds later, his impromptu and international group counted down the seconds, in German, to 8 a.m., whooped and set off.
Some, like a team from Bermuda, hadn't fully shaken the sadness of the cancellation. "It's like when you find out that Santa Claus isn't real," said Spencer Conway, 30, who had turned his country's flag into a cape.
Many runners found a way to volunteer for storm victims. On the steps of a statue just outside the park at Columbus Circle, a newly created group called Run4All was collecting donations in cardboard boxes.
"A lot of people brought extra clothes," said Gabriella Moreno, 23, from Mexico. She was amazed by the waves of runners but said she understood their drive.
"If you've shaped your life around something for so long, what's stopping you?" she said.
On Staten Island, the runners with backpacks emerged from the ferry for a quick, emotional briefing.
"The devastation and damage you are about to wander into," said Staten Island resident Jonscott Turco, who paused, almost teary. "It's pretty extraordinary. The only thing I can prepare you for is they're still finding people, remains."
The landscape worsened as they approached the waterfront. Shuttered gas stations. Long gas lines, with people asleep in their cars.
One man honked and yelled, "There's no marathon! Go home!" But people standing outside one deli yelled encouragement: "Thank you, ladies!" ''God is good""
Near the water, there were no traffic lights and far more sirens. Houses looked like they had been sacked. Furniture was in front yards, washing machines, TVs.
But one man came out of his home and asked if the runners had flashlights, and they did. At another house, a family wearing face masks asked for batteries and sweatshirts. They said, "God bless you." The man said, "Let me take your picture."
For runner Hana Abdo, the whole scene was striking. When she found out the marathon had been cancelled, "I was almost in tears because I've been training for two years," she said.
"But what is two years of my life to somebody's whole life?"
IN PICTURES: Sandy: Chronicle of a superstorm
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.


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One of the main objectives of META-NET is our Strategic Research Agenda for Multilingual Europe 2020 (SRA). The agenda contains high-level recommendations, ideas for visionary LT-based applications and suggestions for joint actions to be presented to the EC and national as well as regional bodies.
Apart from the public at large which can participate in the whole process via an online discussion forum, a total of four groups were involved in the vision building process. The main task of the three domain-specific Vision Groups (Translation and Localisation, Media and Information Services, Interactive Systems, see below) was to produce ideas and concepts for visionary LT-based applications within their respective domains and to provide input for technology forecasts.
The fourth group involved in the vision building process is the META Technology Council. The reports on the accumulated and condensed findings produced by the Vision Groups were discussed and processed by the META Technology Council which had its inaugural meeting on November 16, 2010, in Brussels, with follow-up meetings in Venice (May 25, 2011), Berlin (September 30, 2011) and, again, Brussels (June 19, 2012). The Council consolidated the input collected from Vision Groups and multiple discussions with the community into a first version of the Strategic Research Agenda which was published on July 11, 2012. The SRA will be used to convey META's message to policy makers, private and public sponsors and the general public.
Update, July 11, 2012: The first version of META-NET's Strategic Research Agenda for Multilingual Europe 2020 has been published!
Update, March 23, 2011: An important intermediate result of the META-VISION process is the document The Future European Multilingual Information Society (PDF).


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I am back to launch another monthly challenge, this month we are tackling the hub of the home, the KITCHEN!
To kick things off let's chat about some of my favorite kitchen organizing tips:
- Counter clutter is typically the top culprit in the kitchen. Determine why your counter clutter is appearing and create solutions for those items. Temporary papers, give them a review basket. Returns? Pop a bag or bin in your coat closet that you can grab when you head to the store. Dishes? Set a goal to do them each evening before you head to bed.
- Drawer dividers will be your best friend in the kitchen. By adding dividers to the drawers, you have to think about and categorize your belongings. It forces you to edit what you put into the drawers {no more just tossing everything in}, and also helps you quickly find what you are looking for without digging endlessly for that garlic press.
- Edit down your small kitchen tools. It's amazing how many items a good knife can replace. Donate duplicate items and keep the pieces that serve multiple functions.
- Store dried goods in clear, air-tight containers. This prolongs the life of the foods and always gives you a quick visual inventory of your pantry stock.
- Create a meal plan for your family. Just a couple minutes of planning during the weekend can save you boatloads of time, money and frustration when the busy week hits.
- Don't be afraid to start with a blank slate. Take everything out of your cabinets and be selective about what you put back. Dispose of expired foods and think about how you use your kitchen each day. Put pans near the stove and dishes near the dishwasher. Keep children's dishes in low cabinets or drawers for kids to reach. Just because a cabinet is typically intended for a single purpose, don't be afraid to challenge that and use it for how it makes the most sense for you.
- Use lazy susans and tiered shelving to maximize shelf space and to make items in your cabinets easier to view and access.
- Consider the frequency of use of your small appliances. There are so many specialty items such as quesadilla makers and panini presses that are only used a few times per year. If you are low on cabinet space, it may be time to pair down the small appliances that take up so much room.
- Use pull out shelves and drawers within your cabinets to give yourself easy access to items in the back of the cupboard.
- Remember there is a lot of unused space in the kitchen on the backs of cabinets and doors. Command hooks, over the door organizers and cork tiles are all great items that can provide extra storage where you would least expect it.
- Clean out your fridge and freezer and take inventory of the contents to make meal planning easier and to reduce over-purchasing at the grocery store.
So where does one begin?
- Make a list of things you are hoping to tackle this month to get your kitchen in working order. Be realistic and only take on what you can commit to and pick your battles. It doesn't have to be an entire space overhaul, just enough to feel stress free about your time in the kitchen each day.
- Find inspiration. Check out the www and your favorite magazines for ideas and products to spark your creativity.
- Schedule it in! Make time to get it done, whether it is 15 minutes per day or an hour on a weekend. Ask for help watching the kids or get them involved to help with sorting and any crafting.
- Blank slate it! Anytime I take on an organizing project, it is great to start with a blank slate. It allows you to properly evaluate what you have and place things back where they make the most sense vs. where they have been for the last eight years.
- Sort. Sort down your contents into categories and piles. Make sure you have a purge pile! It's time to clear out the clutter!
- Purge. Say farewell to all of those things holding you back from living simply. Only keep what you need and love, say farewell to all the rest. Sell on Craigslist, donate to Goodwill, recycle recycle recycle.
- Store it! Now that you have cleared the clutter, it is time to store the remaining items. Use what you have and shop your home for additional items. Check out thrift stores, the dollar store or the Container Store to find things that fit your storage needs. Or, DIY your own storage for a custom fit, to save moolah and because crafting and projecting is fun!
- Share it! Blog about your projects and share them with the world! You have just accomplished something, you should be proud! At the end of the month, we will link up all of our projects and share the ideas and inspiration with the IHeart Organizing community!
This blog isn't just about organizing, it's about getting your hands dirty. Whether making a tag from scrapbooking supplies or re-purposing a wine crate as pantry storage.... let's dare to DIY something fun while working on our kitchen spaces!
To not only bring us some inspiration, but to also spark a few DIY ideas, here are a few that have recently caught my eye:
- Add additional storage by making over a bookcase. Go the extra mile and DIY some pretty labels for dry goods.
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- DIY a lovely little recipe box.
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- And then use those recipes to plan your weekly menu on a pretty menu board.
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- Keep track of your grocery list on a pretty chalkboard tablet created from an old cutting board.
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- Use standard hardware from a Home Improvement store to create easy to access utensil storage.
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- Line your drawers with pretty papers.
- Paint the inside of your cabinets or pantry for an unexpected happy surprise.
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- Get creative when storing your spices.
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- Repurpose an old cabinet or armoire as a pantry.
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What other kitchen organizing tips do you have to share to kick off the challenge? Any projects that are working wonders for you? How about favorite product picks that you couldn't function without?


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JOHANNESBURG – South African police say video footage from a camera mounted on a cyclist's helmet helped them track and arrest three alleged thieves who accosted the man.
Police said Thursday that the cyclist was robbed at gunpoint of his mountain bike and cellular telephone in Somerset West in Western Cape province.
Video footage recorded on the cyclist's helmet camera shows a gunman running toward the cyclist, and two other assailants are also seen. At one point the gunman peers into the camera lens, perhaps not recognizing what it is, and makes no move to take the helmet. The incident happened on Saturday, police say.


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Friday, April 20, 2012
Did Jesus really eat after the Resurrection?
33 comments:
- A Sinner said...
This raises an interesting moral question though.
The end of the appetite to eat is nutrition. And as Catholic Encyclopedia says in its article on gluttony, "It is incontrovertible that to eat or drink for the mere pleasure of the experience, and for that exclusively, is likewise to commit the sin of gluttony. Such a temper of soul is equivalently the direct and positive shutting out of that reference to our last end which must be found, at least implicitly, in all our actions."
In other words, it works basically the same was a sex and procreation. (Though, like with NFP, I suppose the moral injunction is to not actively EXclude nutrition, rather than requiring that you actively include it, which might be impossible in the case of certain diseases, etc)
However, if Christ is eating but then actively dissolving the food without nutrition...what does this mean?
I suppose we must say that glorified humans no longer have an appetite for eating (as their will is immediately fulfilled already) and that thus Christ did not receive the pleasure of eating from His eating either?
But then, Christ had the beatific vision His whole life, even before His resurrection, and yet presumably He did have an appetite for eating and pleasure from it before, so what would have changed (as regards His will and passions) in the Resurrection? - April 20, 2012 at 7:02 AM
- Liam Ronan said...
As ever, a succinct and clear explanation. Many thanks, Father Erlenbush...but your choice of the term "ghosts" seems to want some further refinement.
- April 20, 2012 at 10:33 AM
Does that mean that the angel(s) deceived when they appeared to eat?
- April 20, 2012 at 11:54 AM
- Davor Aslanovski said...
Can you please explain, or point us to some references in the Fathers, what the purpose of organs in the resurrected body is? For instance, is there a liver and what does it do...?
- April 20, 2012 at 12:48 PM
- Father Ryan Erlenbush said...
@A Sinner,
Interesting you raise the question ... there was a good deal of debate in the Scholastic period about whether there were pleasures of taste and touch were of any use in the risen body.
Trying to remember (off the top of my head), it seems to me that these senses will be in use and we will have delights through them ... but not through the consumption of food (nor from sex), but rather through some other means ... perhaps ... like the way that some saints describe smelling sweet things while in prayer....
Peace! + - April 20, 2012 at 12:55 PM
- Father Ryan Erlenbush said...
I agree that the word "ghost" is loaded ... and personally I think the better word would be "spirit" ... but the reason I use it is because that is the word in the lectionary used in the USA ...
And I agree that more explanation would have been helpful ... If only I had the time! :-) - April 20, 2012 at 12:56 PM
- Father Ryan Erlenbush said...
The angels did not deceive because they ate not so much to try and prove that they had true bodies ... but rather as a way of showing that they truly were present as helpers and companions.
Christ, on the other hand, ate as an explicit proof that his risen body was one and the same as the body which had died and been laid in the tomb.
Hope that helps! + - April 20, 2012 at 12:58 PM
I would not quite agree that "the risen do not need food", in that "risen" can mean either those who have been resurrected to the new life (as is obviously the case with Jesus) or those who have been raised again to this life (e.g., Lazarus). Many accounts both in Scripture and in the lives of the saints indicate that those who have been raised back to this life are often very hungry immediately thereafter.
As regards the whole problem of "what happens to the food", a quick citation of St. Thomas is not in itself perfectly convincing, since this appears to be his "professional opinion" (not without value!) rather than an established teaching of the Church. However, in appearing and disappearing, in the unparalleled identity with each particle of a Consecrated Host, etc., it's clear that the risen Body of Christ is by no means hindered by the laws of physics.
-- Howard - April 20, 2012 at 1:43 PM
- Father Ryan Erlenbush said...
The main reason why Jesus' risen body had organs is that organs are constituent parts of the body -- hence, it is more fitting to have them (even if they are no longer needed).
Further, those organs were involved in our sanctification (especially since one must have a body to receive the Sacraments) ... hence, it is well that they be preserved in glory.
Good question! + - April 20, 2012 at 2:47 PM
- Father Ryan Erlenbush said...
You are just playing word-games in your first paragraph ... when I speak of the "risen" anyone should be able to tell I mean those risen to glory as opposed to those merely "resuscitated" to natural life.
The article itself makes this abundantly clear.
As far as the question of "what happens to the food?" ... I do not give this as a dogmatic answer, but as the best explanation.
The dogma is that the risen and glorified body has no need of food.
Finally, Jesus' risen body is not wholly and entirely free from the laws of nature ... for he cannot contradict nature (except by divine power - as when he walks through walls), he only supersedes nature (as walking on water).
You can see the difference: bodies naturally tend to float on water, it is only beyond natural powers that Christ could walk on water.
But bodies have no natural tendency to be in the same place as another piece of matter, hence it is by divine power that Christ walked through walls.
So, you are partially correct and partially incorrect -- a glorified body can move very fast, but it cannot (except, perhaps, by divine omnipotence) be in two places at the same time; it can fly, but it cannot telaport.
Regarding the Sacred Body sacramentally present in the Eucharist ... we must not confuse Christ's proper species in his glorified body with his sacramental species in the Eucharist.
The two are very different modes of being present ... and thinking of them at the same time causes most people much confusion.
Peace. + - April 20, 2012 at 2:54 PM
- A Sinner said...
"it can fly, but it cannot telaport."
Well, define "teleport."
The Summa's point in denying that the motion would be "instantaneous" was to deny that the body would not pass through intervening space, because a body is still a body and not a spirit.
However, in teleportation (theoretically), the radiowaves or whatever still do pass through the intervening space (just at the speed of light)...so it would seem an analogy could still be made to teleportation (albeit, no one is saying the body would be converted to "waves")
As for passing through doors, I thought this was attributed to the "subtlety" of a glorified body and not simply divine omnipotence. - April 20, 2012 at 4:17 PM
- A Sinner said...
"Interesting you raise the question ... there was a good deal of debate in the Scholastic period about whether there were pleasures of taste and touch were of any use in the risen body."
I'd be very interested to see any references you have to these questions.
"Trying to remember (off the top of my head), it seems to me that these senses will be in use and we will have delights through them ... but not through the consumption of food (nor from sex), but rather through some other means ... perhaps ... like the way that some saints describe smelling sweet things while in prayer...."
That's my question, though. If these delights will still exist without the good which ordered them (nutrition for the pleasure of eating, procreation for the pleasure of sex), even if not from actual eating or sex (though, Christ's example seems to suggest it is at least possible)...then what is to stop dissenters today from claiming, say, that the telos of an appetite can be transcended already? That, say, sexual pleasure could be co-opted for its own sake, "overflowing" from the (vestigial) reproductive drive, but now simply an end in itself? That's the sort of thing I worry about if we admit such appetites or pleasures in a glorified body. - April 20, 2012 at 4:21 PM
You can call it playing word games if you like, but it is a striking difference between the two kinds of "risen". I would not have guessed that someone brought back to natural life would probably be hungry.
Two different modes of being present? Yes, but one essence. The mode of being present in the Eucharist is, as far as I know, entirely unprecedented and unique to the essence of the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Christ. That's why it is so hard to understand; we have no truly similar experiences with which to compare it. It would be easy to understand, and in fact entirely dull and commonplace, if the "mode of being present" were merely symbolic, but that is heretical; the Body of Christ has a mode of being truly present in the Eucharist. (Of course, that was also true at the Last Supper, so this must have nothing in particular to do with the properties of a resurrected body.)
As for the distinction you draw between walking on water and walking through a wall, I don't see it. Maybe that was just not the best example for the kind of distinction you wished to make. For one thing, some bodies can pass effortlessly through other bodies; neutrinos are known to do this, and there is strong but indirect evidence that there is 4 times as much "dark matter" (capable of passing unnoticed through not just walls, but the whole earth) as "normal" matter in the universe. For that matter, under the right conditions (Bose-Einstein condensation), some kinds of bodies (bosons) are actually attracted to occupy the same space as other, identical particles. (This happens, for example, in superfluid Helium-4.) Those things are all pretty irrelevant to the normal experience or the behavior of a human body, I freely acknowledge; but no more irrelevant than a log floating in the water or an insect walking on the surface tension is to Christ walking on the water.
I think the big difficulty (for me, at least) is in distinguishing the "natural" behavior of the body of a resurrected saint and "miraculous" behavior. The immortality of the resurrected body seems to me to be miraculous. So does bilocation, which has been alleged of some saints (like Padre Pio) at certain times and for certain reasons.
-- Howard - April 20, 2012 at 6:33 PM
Interesting post - will have to go read Thomas on that matter. Believe or not, I was just wondering about this the other day - assuming he really ate, but didn't need to, but, where did the food go? So thanks!
- April 21, 2012 at 9:06 AM
- Father Ryan Erlenbush said...
As you say, the mode of being present in the Eucharist is "entirely unprecedented and unique" ... therefore, it is not helpful to compare the Resurrection to the Eucharist.
Regarding walking on water vs. walking through walls ... you have never seen anything approximating two pieces of matter being in the same place at the same time (which is what truly occurred when Christ walked through the wall), but you have many many times seen things approximating to walking on water (as, for example, when wood floats).
Finally, regarding the difference between Christ's and Lazarus' "resurrections" (if you are truly interested in knowledge and not merely in making an unnecessary attack) ... see an earlier article: http://newtheologicalmovement.blogspot.com/2011/04/lazarus-resuscitation-compared-to-jesus.html - April 21, 2012 at 9:10 AM
- Father Ryan Erlenbush said...
@A Sinner,
For a start (on the question of sensible pleasures in the glorified body), you can look at ST Supp. q.82, a.4 -- http://www.newadvent.org/summa/5082.htm#article4
Peace. + - April 21, 2012 at 9:12 AM
I have not made *any* attacks. I have no idea why you are reacting in such a hostile fashion.
So the question is not whether we know of bodies that pass through other bodies (we do), or that share the same space as other bodies (again, we do), but whether we have direct sensory experience of them? And also not whether a floating log is *really* like walking on the water (it is not), but whether it is superficially similar as it is detected by our senses? In fact, both cases may have natural physical phenomena which are similar in one or two points, yet neither miracle can be explained as a natural physical phenomenon (which is why they are miracles). If it is to be claimed that one contradicts nature, but that the other only supersedes nature, that would seem to require a real difference in the relationship of the miracle to nature, not to superficial similarities of which I have direct sensory experience.
(Actually, it is not recorded that Jesus walked through a wall, only that he came and went in a some extraordinary way.
-- Howard - April 21, 2012 at 11:16 AM
- Father Ryan Erlenbush said...
Well, ok, I guess we have established that there is really no reason to be confused about whether the article is speaking to the "resurrection" of Lazarus ... I still don't know why you decided to go after that point....
Regarding the question of walking through walls, etc ... if you are interested, consider the following article: http://newtheologicalmovement.blogspot.com/2010/04/how-jesus-came-forth-from-tomb.html
or also this one: http://newtheologicalmovement.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-did-jesus-vanish-from-sight-of-his.html
... think more about the walking on water and you will see that it is not a mere superficial similarity detected by the senses ... but I don't have time to continue this discussion now. - April 21, 2012 at 11:34 AM
Very interesting post. However, it seems to imply a thoroughly utilitarian view of eating (i.e, the only reason to eat is to gain nourishment).
As Catholics, we know our Lord placed preeminent importance on his presence at specific meal, in the Eucharist.
While the natural purpose of sex is the conception of children, it is also undeniabley pleasing, a physical sign of the spiritual union between husband and wife, and ultimately, of union between mankind and God.
I would suggest that eating, specifically
communal meals, carriea a similarly mystical significance, whether we recognize it or not.
Could it be our Lord was acknowledging this reality when eating in common with the disciples following his resurrection, even though he had no physical need of nourishment? - April 21, 2012 at 12:00 PM
Father, I almost regret that I noticed an interesting difference between the Resurrection of Christ and the resuscitation of Lazarus. Almost.
As for "walking through wall", thank you for the reference to Saint Thomas. I respect him greatly, but he shows himself to be a man of the thirteenth century. In the intervening centuries, physics has not been idle, so he is somewhat out of date and was in error regarding the behavior of natural bodies.
-- Howard - April 21, 2012 at 8:38 PM
- jayeverett said...
Another example of "I am smarter than God".
We are made in the image of God not God is made in our image. The Bible interpretations come from the Holy See (2000 years of doing so)and the fact that Jesus ate some baked fish is a fact.....so, believe in the scripture of go some where else...... - April 22, 2012 at 9:32 AM
- bill bannon said...
Very nice article. I believe we will eat in the resurrected world as Christ did then because eating is such a communal part of the Bible. Abraham feeds the three strangers who speak with one sentence (Trinity hint) and much later the risen Christ feeds the apostles on the shore after they catch the 153 fish (my guess on the number: living out the 150 psalms leads to being with the 3 of the Trinity).
- April 22, 2012 at 9:48 AM
- Father Ryan Erlenbush said...
It is simply not the case that modern science has "proven" that two bodies (by their natural powers) can be in the same place in the same time in the same respect.
As to the difference between Lazarus and Jesus ... I don't regret that you noticed the difference ... but I do regret that you have been unable to recognize that "the risen" (especially in this article) clearly refers to those risen to glory -- instead, you chose to make a useless distinction which only served to muddy the waters; in an attempt to sound smart.
But, yes, of course Lazarus digested food after being restored to natural animal life ... I have no idea why anyone would have expected otherwise. + - April 22, 2012 at 3:08 PM
- Father Ryan Erlenbush said...
I'm sorry, but I really have no idea what your comment means ...
In any case, as I say (following St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas), Christ most certainly did eat those fish ... but the process of digestion is another matter. + - April 22, 2012 at 3:10 PM
- Father Ryan Erlenbush said...
@bill bannon,
No, the risen will not eat in the new heavens and the new earth ... but there will be a "spiritual eating" -- and this is what will fulfill all that is most dignified in the process natural eating in human communion.
The glorified body will no longer be subject to the necessity of food and nutrition. + - April 22, 2012 at 3:12 PM
- Father Ryan Erlenbush said...
@bill bannon,
That is a really interesting interpretation of the 153 fish! I don't think I have heard that one before.
I like it (as a spiritual interpretation).
I wrote an article about this before, going through the commentaries of the Fathers of the Church ... you might find it interesting!
Peace! + - April 22, 2012 at 3:14 PM
- James Joseph said...
The story of the fish. This is the evidence that has points me to Tobias.
On His return trip from finding His beloved, a fish is torn open so that a Man blinded by sin might perceive the Son of God, assisted by His angels.
Mercy comes to us through the entrails. - April 22, 2012 at 7:47 PM
Very interesting discussion. Regarding two bodies being in the same place at the same time, it is more accurate to say that physics has demonstrated that there 'states' that can be occupied by more than one 'particle'. For example, in a laser more than one photon can occupy the same 'state' (i.e. can have the same wave vector, polarization, etc.). On the other hand, there are certain particles (like electrons) that cannot share the same state. Thus, human beings (being made of electrons, among other types of particles) cannot walk through walls, which also are made of electrons. Clearly, Jesus' glorified body is not limited by this 'exclusion principle' that is operative between electrons. Indeed, I wonder if it is necessary that Jesus' glorified body need be composed of the same matter that makes up a pre-resurrected body.
- April 23, 2012 at 8:44 AM
- A Sinner said...
Quantum tunneling is real and COULD apply to a whole human body, it's just that the probability is so low it would take virtually forever for that "freak" occurrence to ever happen on its own.
I've said this before on NTM: science now knows that physics is probabilistic rather than deterministic, so the old scholastic definition of a "miracle" or of miracles "extending" natural laws vs those overcoming them doesn't really work anymore.
In reality, even something like levitation could happen. The probability is tiny, but there is nothing about levitation (or walking through a wall) that is physically impossible. Just extremely improbable.
Miracles, then, can't really be conceived as about God making something physically impossible happen, but rather of Him making something extremely improbable happen. But at that point, one has to ask if the distinction between "miracles" and ordinary Providence is one of nature, or merely one of degree. - April 24, 2012 at 6:42 AM
- Seraphim said...
So if a glorified body doesn't need food, where does its energy come from?
Seriously, how do you reconcile this with basic biology and physics? If a "glorified body" does not need food, then it is not a physical, material, body, and you are denying one of the most basic dogmas of the Christian Faith. - May 14, 2012 at 5:44 PM
Just one thought.
Throughout the Bible, Jesus always talked about things that were REAL and EXISTING. Even the parables that He used were not imaginary.
So, how can we assume that Jesus was acting like eating? He showed us what and how the life after death is. So, there must be eating even after the resurruction.
This is just a personal reflection of mine. We can know the truth after His second coming. - August 5, 2012 at 10:31 AM
- Father Ryan Erlenbush said...
There is nothing about the nature of a body to necessitate that it must eat ... it could be sustained by the power of God and by the glorified soul.
Shall we say that the glorified eyes are not physical eyes just because it is written, "They will need no light from lamps or the sun"? ... get serious. - August 5, 2012 at 12:13 PM
- Father Ryan Erlenbush said...
Don't know to whom your comment is directed ... certainly I very clearly affirmed that Jesus really did eat ... however, he had no need of this food, nor was the food really digested by his interior organs.
However, I assure you that there is no eating after the Resurrection ... this is what every saint and theologian has taught ... is your "personal reflection" in any way based on the doctrines of the Church? Or are you the first Christian to read the Bible (so that you can ignore what every saint has said for 2,000 years)? - August 5, 2012 at 12:15 PM
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Would there be a troll under the new Bay Bridge that links San Francisco and Oakland?
That seemingly silly question was being taken pretty seriously by some in California until Monday evening, when the official Twitter page of the San Francisco-Bay Bridge put out the word that, yes, there will be a little fellow under the new span. He'll be there to "protect" travelers.
As our friends at KQED's News Fix blog explain, during a retrofit after the 1989 earthquake that shook the area, a metal troll created by artist Bill Roan "was welded in place on the north side of the [old bridge's] eastern span, without official sanction." Not surprisingly, over the years the troll's legend grew.
With this past weekend's opening of the new bridge and the impending demolition of the old span, campaigns had begun to "save the Bay Bridge troll."
As it turns out, the old troll — known as San Andreas — has been saved and will be kept for now at at undisclosed location, according to the San Jose Mercury News. Eventually, according to KGO-TV, the troll "will go into the bridge museum that's being built near the toll plaza." He's got "a dragon head, goat's horns, webbed hands and feet and a spud wrench at the ready," theLos Angeles Times writes.
The new troll is to be welded to the the new bridge's eastern span, KQED says. He's more human-like than his predecessor, but has what look to be glowing eyes set in something of a Gollum-like face. There is "an ironworking hammer in its right hand and a tong in its left," as KGO says.
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Some kids have trouble saying certain sounds or words. This can be frustrating because others may have trouble understanding what they're trying to say.
The good news is that kids can go to a special kind of therapist for help — speech therapists (also called speech-language pathologists).
Speech therapists help people of all ages with different speech and language disorders. Here are some of them:
Lots of kids see speech therapists. It's a great way to learn to speak more clearly. Sometimes a kid has a medical condition that makes speaking harder. Here are some of them:
A kid visiting a speech therapist for the first time will take a speaking test. Don't worry, it's not like a test in school that's going to affect your report card. This test is a way of finding out what types of speech problems a kid has.
The kid will be asked to say certain sounds and words. These may be recorded and the therapist might write some stuff down during the test. The test will help the therapist figure out the kid's needs and decide what treatments are best.
The "treatment" for speech problems is practice. If kids have trouble with articulation or fluency, the therapist will spend time showing them how to make the proper sounds. The therapist will demonstrate the sounds and ask the kid to try to copy them. That means copying the way the therapist moves the lips, mouth, and tongue to make the right sound.
Mirrors can be helpful here. The therapist might ask a kid to make these sounds while looking in the mirror. Some therapists use games to make this practice more fun.
If your therapist is helping you with a language disorder, your sessions may seem a little like school. He or she will help you with grammar — how to put words together properly to form clear statements and thoughts. If you have trouble understanding what you hear, you may play games that work on these skills, such as Simon Says.
Some treatments are short and others are longer. It depends on the problem a kid is working on. Kids might see a speech therapist once a week or a few times a week. Treatment can take a few weeks, a few months, or a few years.
If you have speech problem, the best advice is to practice, practice, practice. Find time to work on the skills the therapist has shown you. Maybe spend some time before bed practicing in front of a mirror. Ask your parent to work with you.
Just like practicing your foul shot or memorizing your multiplication tables, hard work pays off!
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The outfit is a green gingham dress and saddle shoes and a pink bow, which really isn't something I wouldn't not wear on a regular day. My classmates were sure to remind me of this.
Also in school we watched Rear Window, and it was really, really depressing how about half the guys in our grade went "OH YEAH!!" when she is aggressively forced onto the couch by her date (go to 6:20 here.) I really don't like most people.
False eyelashes from Walgreens that say "Spyder Woman" on the package + Ella's makeup = oh I'm sorry little four-year-old dressed up as a fairy, DID I SCARE YOU? (I am awful.) Ella was a creepy mime, so she couldn't talk, and in order to freak people out I had to keep my eyes closed, so I couldn't see. Halloween is really all about making sacrifices and learning about what is most important.
We watched Rosemary's Baby, Beetlejuice and Harold and Maude, then we talked about how obscure and intellectual our tastes in movies - I mean ~FILM - are. Then we watched reruns of Proj and did jigsaw puzzles.
Andddd THIS was cracking me up. Go look. DO IT. (Monica is very funny.)
Happy late Halloween!


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Bob Boilen
In 1988, a determined Bob Boilen started showing up on NPR's doorstep every day, looking for a way to contribute his skills in music and broadcasting to the network. His persistence paid off, and within a few weeks he was hired, on a temporary basis, to work for All Things Considered. Less than a year later, Boilen was directing the show and continued to do so for the next 18 years.
Significant listener interest in the music being played on All Things Considered, along with his and NPR's vast music collections, gave Boilen the idea to start All Songs Considered. "It was obvious to me that listeners of NPR were also lovers of music, but what also became obvious by 1999 was that the web was going to be the place to discover new music and that we wanted to be the premiere site for music discovery." The show launched in 2000, with Boilen as its host.
Before coming to NPR, Boilen found many ways to share his passion for music. From 1982 to 1986 he worked for Baltimore's Impossible Theater, where he held many posts, including composer, technician, and recording engineer. Boilen became part of music history in 1983 with the Impossible Theater production Whiz Bang, a History of Sound. In it, Boilen became one of the first composers to use audio sampling — in this case, sounds from nature and the industrial revolution. He was interviewed about Whiz Bang by Susan Stamberg on All Things Considered.
In 1985, the Washington City Paper voted Boilen 'Performance Artist of the Year.' An electronic musician, he received a grant from the Washington D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities to work on electronic music and performance.
After Impossible Theater, Boilen worked as a producer for a television station in Washington, D.C. He produced several projects, including a music video show. In 1997, he started producing an online show called Science Live for the Discovery Channel. He also put out two albums with his psychedelic band, Tiny Desk Unit, during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Boilen still composes and performs music and posts it for free on his website BobBoilen.info. He performs contradance music and has a podcast of contradance music that he produces with his son Julian.
Boilen's first book, Your Song Changed My Life, was published in April 2016 by HarperCollins.


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I was doing some research on a film from back in the day that has come up a few times in the past week. It has come up because the star of the film has some other projects she is plugging now and a lot of the old stories about the movie are resurfacing. There will be a blind about that movie next week. while doing the research though, I saw one of my favorites in the cast list and clicked on her name to see what she is up to now. When I clicked, I had to blink a couple of times because I thought to myself that couldn't be right. She would never do that. It turns out she would. She is an actress who has literally been around forever, but never looks old. She is considered a mostly television actress and had a nice long run on a hit cable television show that ended not that long ago. She is known though for something much more important in history. I consider her to be the first "it girl." The first time that term may have been used. That is a big honor. Anyway, she has a secret that she only shared with a few people who got drunk with her back in the day in the club that will never be duplicated. She says she had sex with one of the most infamous people in history. She had so many details that no one left an encounter with her doubting her story. As far as I know she has not mentioned it to anyone in decades and my source from that club who was there every night and is still friends with her today says she never mentions it. She is afraid of the damage it might cause her career now. So, that is what makes what she is doing now, so damn interesting.
Excerpt from an interview with Patti D'Arbanville by Bob Colacello from the April 1973 issue of Andy Warhol's Interview magazine:


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XDrawArcs(display, d, gc, arcs, narcs)
Display *display;
Drawable d;
GC gc;
XArc *arcs;
int narcs;
For an arc specified as %[ ~x, ~y, ~width , ~height, ~angle1, ~angle2 ]%, the origin of the major and minor axes is at % [ x +^ {width over 2} , ~y +^ {height over 2} ]%, and the infinitely thin path describing the entire circle or ellipse intersects the horizontal axis at % [ x, ~y +^ {height over 2} ]% and % [ x +^ width , ~y +^ { height over 2 }] % and intersects the vertical axis at % [ x +^ { width over 2 } , ~y ]% and % [ x +^ { width over 2 }, ~y +^ height ]%. These coordinates can be fractional and so are not truncated to discrete coordinates. The path should be defined by the ideal mathematical path. For a wide line with line-width lw, the bounding outlines for filling are given by the two infinitely thin paths consisting of all points whose perpendicular distance from the path of the circle/ellipse is equal to lw/2 (which may be a fractional value). The cap-style and join-style are applied the same as for a line corresponding to the tangent of the circle/ellipse at the endpoint.
For an arc specified as % [ ~x, ~y, ~width, ~height, ~angle1, ~angle2 ]%, the angles must be specified in the effectively skewed coordinate system of the ellipse (for a circle, the angles and coordinate systems are identical). The relationship between these angles and angles expressed in the normal coordinate system of the screen (as measured with a protractor) is as follows:
% roman "skewed-angle" ~ = ~ atan left ( tan ( roman "normal-angle" ) * width over height right ) +^ adjust%
The skewed-angle and normal-angle are expressed in radians (rather than in degrees scaled by 64) in the range % [ 0 , ~2 pi ]% and where atan returns a value in the range % [ - pi over 2 , ~pi over 2 ] % and adjust is:
%0% for normal-angle in the range % [ 0 , ~pi over 2 ]% %pi% for normal-angle in the range % [ pi over 2 , ~{3 pi} over 2 ]% %2 pi% for normal-angle in the range % [ {3 pi} over 2 , ~2 pi ]%
For any given arc, XDrawArc and XDrawArcs do not draw a pixel more than once. If two arcs join correctly and if the line-width is greater than zero and the arcs intersect, XDrawArc and XDrawArcs do not draw a pixel more than once. Otherwise, the intersecting pixels of intersecting arcs are drawn multiple times. Specifying an arc with one endpoint and a clockwise extent draws the same pixels as specifying the other endpoint and an equivalent counterclockwise extent, except as it affects joins.
If the last point in one arc coincides with the first point in the following arc, the two arcs will join correctly. If the first point in the first arc coincides with the last point in the last arc, the two arcs will join correctly. By specifying one axis to be zero, a horizontal or vertical line can be drawn. Angles are computed based solely on the coordinate system and ignore the aspect ratio.
Both functions use these GC components: function, plane-mask, line-width, line-style, cap-style, join-style, fill-style, subwindow-mode, clip-x-origin, clip-y-origin, and clip-mask. They also use these GC mode-dependent components: foreground, background, tile, stipple, tile-stipple-x-origin, tile-stipple-y-origin, dash-offset, and dash-list.
XDrawArc and XDrawArcs can generate BadDrawable, BadGC, and BadMatch errors.
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Following Superstorm Sandy, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has received good grades from politicians and even some survivors of the storm. In part, that's due to lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina seven years ago.
For Staten Island resident Deb Smith, whose house was flooded by the storm surge from Sandy, FEMA has been a savior.
"What a hell of an organization. I got on the phone with them yesterday, I got my claim number in already, the guy said he's going to call me in a couple of days," she says. "He's going to come out and estimate, and they said, listen, whatever doesn't work, they're going to help us put stuff in storage."
The reviews are almost as glowing from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and other local officials in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. They've praised FEMA for being prepared before the storm and responsive immediately afterward — which did not happen when Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast in 2005.
Agency Gets A Makeover
"FEMA is a very different organization than it was during Katrina," says Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut.
Lieberman chairs the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which helped spur post-Katrina reforms at the agency. Those changes, Lieberman says, have proved themselves during Sandy.
"[FEMA] was proactive, and it didn't used to be. It doesn't wait for the storm to hit; it pre-positions personnel, equipment, food supplies, water, etc.," he says.
FEMA had hundreds of thousands of liters of bottled water, along with millions of meals, cots and blankets stockpiled, which were moved into the region ahead of Sandy.
The agency also had President Obama sign disaster declarations before the details of those disasters were fully known. Lieberman says that was important, too, to start the money flowing immediately to local governments and survivors.
"You used to have to fill out a lot of paperwork to get eligibility for disaster assistance from the president. Today, they're being much more commonsensical about it," he says.
Federal officials say FEMA has some $3.6 billion in its Disaster Relief Fund and billions more available in other accounts, if needed. It has already begun spending that money. Some $19 million has gone out to storm victims to pay for temporary housing.
Cutting Through The Bureaucracy
The good reviews of FEMA extend to the agency's leader, administrator Craig Fugate. Fugate was tapped by Obama to head the agency after leading the Florida Division of Emergency Management. That experience is key, says James Kendra, who heads the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware.
"FEMA really benefits from having an administrator who's very well-versed in the science of disaster, who's very familiar with the disaster research," Kendra says, "and because he himself comes from a fire- and first-response background, has a very high regard for first responders and for the value of local-level initiatives."
Fugate has brushed off praise of his agency's performance, saying he won't be satisfied until everybody who needs housing assistance has it and the power's back on. Barry Scanlon, a former FEMA official who is now president of disaster-management consulting firm Witt Associates, says keeping the bureaucracy at bay will be the true test of FEMA's performance.
"The president came out forcefully the other day and said, 'I do not want any red tape, I don't want any bureaucracy,' and hopefully that spirit of partnership and people working together quickly will stay through the recovery phase," he says. "That's not always the case."
Officials know all too well the reviews of FEMA are likely to become less glowing with each day that passes that the lights remain out and people like Smith can't move back into their homes.
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To earn the Bronze Award for SPORTS activities:
Do nine of the following:
- Demonstrate by means of a presentation at a crew meeting, Cub Scout or Boy Scout meeting, or other group meeting that you know first aid for injuries or illnesses that could occur while playing sports, including hypothermia; heatstroke; heat exhaustion; frostbite; dehydration; sunburn; blisters, hyperventilation; bruises; strains; sprains; muscle cramps; broken, chipped, loosened, or knocked-out teeth; bone fractures; nausea; and suspected injuries to the back, neck, and head.
- Write an essay of at least 500 words that explains sportsmanship
and tells why it is important. Give several examples of good sportsmanship
in sports. Relate at least one of these to everyday leadership off
the sports field.
Make a presentation to your crew or a Cub Scout or Boy Scout group of at least 30 minutes with the same requirements as for the essay. - Take part as a member of an organized team in one of the following
baseball, basketball, bowling, cross-country, diving, fencing, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, rugby, skating (ice or roller), soccer, softball, swimming, team handball, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, or wrestling. (or any other recognized sport approved in advance by your Advisor except boxing and karate). - Organize and manage a sports competition, such as a softball game, between your crew and another crew, between two Cub Scout dens or packs, between two Boy Scout patrols or troops, or between any other youth groups. You must recruit at least two other people to help you manage the competition.
- Make a set of training rules for a sport you pick. Design an exercise plan including selected exercises for this sport. Determine for this sport the appropriate target heart rates and desired training effects. Follow your training plan for at least 90 days, keeping a record showing your improvement.
- Make a tabletop display or give a presentation for your crew, another crew, a Cub Scout or Boy Scout group, or another youth group that explains the attributes of a good team leader and a good team player. Select athletes that exemplify these attributes.
- Make a display or presentation on a selected sport for your
crew or another group covering
- etiquette for your sport,
- equipment needed,
- protective equipment needed and why it is needed,
- history of the sport, and
- basic rules.
- Research and then, at a crew meeting or other youth group meeting,
manage a discussion on drug problems as they relate to athletes.
- What drugs are banned?
- What impact do these banned drugs have on the human body and mind?
- Where can information about drugs be found?
- How do some sports organizations fight sports drug abuse?
- Cover at least the following drugs:
stimulants, painkillers, anabolic steroids, beta blockers, diuretics, alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine.
- Research and then, at a crew meeting or other youth group meeting, manage a discussion on recent training techniques being used by world-class athletes. Compare them to training techniques of 25 and 50 years ago. (This must be different than the discussion in requirement 8).
- Study ways of testing athletes for body density. Fat content can be measured by skin-fold calipers, body measurements, and hydrostatic weighing. Then recruit a consultant to assist you as you determine the body density and fat content for your fellow crew members at a crew meeting or special activity.
- Select a favorite Olympic athlete, a highly respected athlete in your city, or a favorite professional athlete and research his or her life. Make an oral presentation or tabletop display for your crew or another youth group.
- Explain the importance of proper nutrition as it relates to training for athletes. Explain the common eating disorders anorexia and bulimia and why they are harmful to athletes.
[Activities or projects that are more available in your area may be substituted with your Advisor's approval for activities shown above.]
Above information from Venturing Handbook (No. 33494), 2009 printing.
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Up next in my series of baked vegetable 'fries' is avocado fries and given my obsession with avocados I really cannot believe that it has taken me this long to get around to trying them out as fries! Like the other vegetables fries these avocado fries are super simple to make, you pretty much just need to slice up the avocados, dredge them in flour, dip them in egg and panko and then bake them until nice and golden brown and crispy and good! In total they take less than a half an hour to make so you can easily make them whenever you have a craving for fries or avocados! You might be a little surprised to learn that avocados work really well when cooked or baked and they are especially nice in these fries coated with the crispy panko bread crumbs! I served the baked avocado fries with chipotle ranch and basil ranch sauces for dipping.
Look at that amazingly green and creamy avocado hidden beneath that golden brown, crispy panko coating!
With summer here, basil is once again on the menu and it adds an amazing blast of freshness to condiments like ranch dressing or even mayonnaise.
Of course the spicy hot chipotle dipping sauce pairs fantastically well with cool and creamy avocado fries!
Crispy Baked Avocado Fries
Creamy baked avocado fries coated is crispy panko breadcrumbs.
- 2 large avocados, sliced
- salt, pepper and cayenne to taste
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup ranch dressing
- 1 chipotle chili in adobo, chopped
- Season the avocado slices with salt, pepper and cayenne to taste, dredge them in flour, dip them in egg and then panko breadcrumbs.
- Place the avocado slices in a single layer on a wire rack on a baking sheet and bake in a preheated 425F/220C oven until golden brown, about 15-20 minutes.
- Serve with a mixture of ranch and chipotle dressing.
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Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and lack of evidence to date of wrongdoing close to the Oval Office.
"Absolutely not," Steven Miller, the recently resigned acting head of the Internal Revenue Service, responded Friday when asked if he had any contact with the White House about targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status for special treatment.
The president's re-election campaign?" persisted Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif.
"No," said Miller.
The hearing took place at the end of a week in which Republicans repeatedly assailed Obama and were attacked by Democrats in turn — yet sweeping immigration legislation advanced methodically toward bipartisan approval in the Senate Judiciary Committee. The measure "has strong support of its own in the Senate," said Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., a member of the panel.
Across the Capitol, a bipartisan House group reported agreement in principle toward a compromise on the issue, which looms as Obama's best chance for a signature second-term domestic achievement. "I continue to believe that the House needs to deal with this," said House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, who is not directly involved in the talks.
The president's nominee to become energy secretary, Ernest Moniz, won Senate confirmation, 97-0. And there were signs that Republicans might allow confirmation of Sri Srinivasan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, sometimes a stepping stone to the Supreme Court.
Separately, a House committee approved legislation to prevent a spike in interest rates on student loans on July 1. It moves in the direction of a White House-backed proposal for future rate changes to be based on private markets.
Even so, Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, said, "It's been a bad week for the administration."
Several Democratic lawmakers and aides agreed, and expressed concern about the impact on Obama's agenda — even though much of it has been stymied by Republicans for months already.
At the same time, Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., voiced optimism that the IRS controversy would boost the push for an overhaul of the tax code, rather than derail it. "It may make a case for a simpler tax code, where the IRS has less discretion," he said.
Long-term budget issues, the main flash point of divided government since 2011, have receded as projected deficits fall in the wake of an improving economy and recently enacted spending cuts and tax increases.
Even before Obama began grappling with the IRS, the fallout from last year's deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, and from the Justice Department's secret seizure of Associated Press phone records, the two parties were at odds over steps to replace $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts. In particular, Obama's call for higher taxes is a nonstarter with Republicans.
Other high-profile legislation and presidential appointees face difficulties that predate the current controversies.
Months ago, Obama scaled back requested gun safety legislation to center on expanded background checks for firearms purchasers. That was derailed in the Senate, has even less chance in the House and is unlikely to reach the president's desk.
Republicans oppose other recommendations from the president's State of the Union address, including automatic increases in the minimum wage, a pre-kindergarten program funded by higher cigarette taxes and more federal money for highways and bridge repair.
In a clash that long predates the IRS controversy, Senate Republicans seem intent on blocking Obama's nomination of Tom Perez as labor secretary. Gina McCarthy's nomination to head the Environmental Protection Agency is also on hold, at least temporarily, and Democrats expect Republican opposition awaits Penny Pritzger, Obama's choice for commerce secretary.
Rhetorically, the two parties fell into two camps when it came to the White House troubles. Democrats tended to describe them as controversies, Republicans often used less flattering terms.
Speaking on the Senate floor, Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., accused the administration of fostering a "culture of intimidation." He referred to the IRS, the handling of the Benghazi attack and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' "fundraising among the industry people she regulates on behalf of the president's health care law."
Two days later, Camp, a 23-year veteran lawmaker, opened the IRS hearing by calling the agency's actions part of a "culture of cover-ups and intimidation in this administration." He offered no other examples.
Rep. Trey Radel, a first-term Florida Republican, said in an interview, "What we're looking at now is a breach of trust" from the White House.
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California offered a scathing response when asked if the controversies would hamper Obama's ability to win legislation from the Republican-controlled House. "Well, the last two years there was nothing that went through this Congress, and it was no AP, IRS or any other (thing) that we were dealing with."
"They just want to do nothing. And their timetable is never," she said of GOP lawmakers.
Similarly, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid gave no ground on Benghazi, a dispute that increasingly centered on talking points written for administration officials to use on television after the attack last September in which U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed.
"It's obvious it's an attempt to embarrass President Obama and embarrass Hillary Clinton," he said of Republican criticism that first flared during last year's election campaign.
On a third front, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., resurrected legislation that would requiring a judge to approve subpoenas for news media communications records when investigating news leaks said to threaten the national security. It was a response to the FBI's secret, successful pursuit of Associated Press phone records in a current probe.
While Democrats counterattacked on Benghazi and parried on leaks, they bashed the IRS' treatment of conservative groups as improper if not illegal — and warned Republicans not to overplay their hand.
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This is super cool! Astronomers using a pair of sub-millimeter wavelength telescopes discovered the largest reservoir of water ever found in the Universe. The water-containing cloud was found near quasar APM 08279+5255, some 12 billion light years from Earth. This means that the radiation seen today from this quasar was emitted when the universe was a scant 1.6 billion years old. Calculations have placed the mass of water vapor in the cloud at approximately 100,000 solar masses, or 140 trillion times the mass of all water on the planet Earth.
At the center of APM 08279+5255 is a super massive black hole that is 20 billion solar masses. It puts out more than 65,000 times the energy that the entire Milky Way does. This energy is seen in the form of infrared and X-rays, and it allows astronomers to ask questions about the nature of the black hole and the surrounding dust and gas cloud. Analysis of emissions from the water vapor, for example, gives astronomers an idea of how the radiation from the quasar is heating the surrounding gas.
The vapor cloud spans several hundred light years. Given the size, calculations indicate that the water vapor is dense when compared to many other astronomical vapors—it is about one to two orders of magnitude denser and about 5 times hotter than water vapor found in a typical galaxy. However, the water vapor found in the Earth's atmosphere is 3×1014 times the density of this material. Based on the other molecules observed in the cloud, the researchers estimate that it contains enough matter that, if it were all devoured by the black hole, it could grow to six times its already super massive size.


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Is there any reason for today's Americans to care about what happens to tomorrow's Americans? After all, what have tomorrow's Americans done for today's Americans? Moreover, since tomorrow's Americans don't vote, we can dump on them with impunity. That's a vision that describes the actual behavior of today's Americans. It would be seen as selfish, callous and ruthless only if it were actually articulated. Let's look at it.
Businesses, as well as most nonprofit enterprises, by law are required to produce financial statements that include all of their present and expected future liabilities. On top of that, they are required to hold reserves against future liabilities such as employee retirement.
By contrast, the federal government gets by without having to provide transparent and honest financial statements. The U.S. Treasury's "balance sheet" does list liabilities such as public debt, but it does not include the massive unfunded liabilities of Social Security, Medicare and other federal future obligations. A conservative estimate of Washington's unfunded liabilities for the year ending in 2011 is $87 trillion. That's more than 500 percent of our 2011 GDP of $15 trillion.
Former Congressmen Chris Cox and Bill Archer have written an article - "Why $16 Trillion Only Hints at the True U.S. Debt," The Wall Street Journal (Nov. 26.) - pointing out our dire economic straits. They said, "When the accrued expenses of the government's entitlement programs are counted, it becomes clear that to collect enough tax revenue just to avoid going deeper into debt would require over $8 trillion in tax collections annually. That is the total of the average annual accrued liabilities of just the two largest entitlement programs, plus the annual cash deficit." Let's analyze that.
Washington would have to collect $8 trillion in tax revenue, not to pay off our national debt and have reserves against unfunded liabilities, but just to avoid accumulating more debt. Recent IRS data show that individuals earning $66,000 and more a year have a total adjusted gross income of $5.1 trillion. In 2011, corporate profit came to $1.6 trillion. That means if Congress simply confiscated the entire earnings of taxpayers earning more than $66,000 and all corporate profits, it wouldn't be enough to cover the $8 trillion per year growth of U.S. liabilities.
Given this impossible picture, the message coming out of Washington, especially from our leftist politicians and the news media, is that we solve our budget problems by raising taxes on the rich. If Americans were more informed, such a message would be insulting to our intelligence. There are not enough rich people to satisfy Congress' appetite.
In 2011, Congress spent $3.7 trillion. That turns out to be about $10 billion per day. According to IRS statistics, roughly 2 percent of U.S. households have an income of $250,000 and above. By the way, $250,000 per year hardly qualifies as being rich. It can't even buy a Learjet.
Households earning $250,000 and above account for 25 percent, or $1.97 trillion, of the nearly $8 trillion of total household income. If Congress imposed a 100 percent tax, taking all earnings above $250,000 per year, it would bring in about $1.9 trillion. That would keep Washington running for 190 days, but there's a problem because there are 175 more days left in the year.
The profits of the Fortune 500 richest companies come to $400 billion. That would keep the government running for another 40 days, to mid-July.
America has 400 billionaires with a combined net worth of $1.3 trillion. If Congress fleeced them of their assets, stocks, bonds, yachts, airplanes, mansions and jewelry, it would get us to at least late fall.
The fact of the matter is there are not enough rich people to come anywhere close to satisfying Congress' voracious spending appetite. The true tragedy for our future is that there are millions of uninformed Americans who will buy the political demagoguery and treachery that our problems can be solved by taxing the rich.
Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. To find out more about Walter E. Williams, visit creators.com.


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Peter Bright making the case for subscription-based Windows.
Microsoft has already made Windows free to OEMs for tablets with screens below a certain size. Making it free to everyone but without the desktop would be a logical extension of this. It gives Microsoft the tools to compete with both Android on tablets and Chrome OS on laptops, while still not cutting it out of the revenue loop entirely. Desktop-less Windows should provide Microsoft with some amount of revenue through applications bought in the Store.
To this, add a couple of levels of unlocks: one tier for regular Windows desktop features (offering parity with the feature set of Windows 8.1 today), and a second, higher tier for Windows corporate features (offering parity with Windows 8.1 Pro). These could be both persistent unlocks or periodic subscriptions. Microsoft has already had persistent operating system unlocks since Windows Vista's Anytime Upgrade feature, so none of this would be hugely different from what's gone before.
The facts and rumours do line up, but honestly – free/subscription-based Windows is right up there with a TV from Apple when it comes to long-running, always-returning but never materialising rumours.


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This medication is used to treat obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Clomipramine belongs to a class of drugs known as tricyclic antidepressants. It works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances in the brain.
How to use Clomipramine HCL
Read the Medication Guide provided by your pharmacist before you start taking clomipramine and each time you get a refill. If you have any questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Take this medication by mouth with or without food as directed by your doctor. To lessen side effects such as stomach upset, clomipramine may be started at a low dose, given in several doses during the day with meals, and slowly increased as your body gets used to it. After you have reached the best dose for you, the total dose can be taken once daily as directed by your doctor, usually at bedtime to prevent daytime drowsiness.
Follow your doctor's instructions carefully. Do not take more or less medication or take it more often than prescribed. Your condition will not improve any faster and your risk of side effects such as seizures may be increased. The dosage is based on your medical condition and response to treatment.
Avoid eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice while using this medication unless your doctor or pharmacist says you may do so safely. Grapefruit can increase the chance of side effects with this medicine. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more details.
Use this medication regularly in order to get the most benefit from it. Keep taking it even if you feel well. To help you remember, use it at the same time(s) each day.
Do not suddenly stop taking this medication without consulting your doctor. Some conditions may become worse when the drug is abruptly stopped. You may experience sweating, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, headache, or irritability if you suddenly stop taking this drug. Your dose may need to be gradually decreased.
It may take 2 to 3 weeks or longer before the full effects of this medication are noticed. Inform your doctor if your condition lasts or gets worse.
Side Effects
See also Warning section.
Dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth, constipation, stomach upset, nausea, vomiting, changes in appetite/weight, flushing, sweating, tiredness and blurred vision may occur. Anxiety symptoms may temporarily worsen when you first start taking clomipramine. If any of these effects last or get worse, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly.
To reduce the risk of dizziness and lightheadedness, get up slowly when rising from a sitting or lying position.
To relieve dry mouth, suck on (sugarless) hard candy or ice chips, chew (sugarless) gum, drink water or use a saliva substitute.
To prevent constipation, eat dietary fiber, drink enough water, and exercise. You may also need to take a laxative. Ask your pharmacist which type of laxative is right for you.
Remember that this medication has been prescribed because your doctor has judged that the benefit to you is greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have serious side effects.
Tell your doctor right away if you have any serious side effects, including: mental/mood changes (such as confusion, depression, memory problems), enlarged/painful breasts, unwanted breast milk production, irregular/painful menstrual periods, muscle stiffness, ringing in the ears, sexual problems (such as decreased sexual ability, changes in desire), shakiness (tremors), numbness/tingling of the hands/feet, trouble urinating, easy bleeding/bruising, unusual/uncontrolled movements (especially of the tongue/face/lips), severe stomach/abdominal pain, dark urine, yellowing of eyes/skin.
This medication may increase serotonin and rarely cause a very serious condition called serotonin syndrome/toxicity. The risk increases if you are also taking other drugs that increase serotonin, so tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the drugs you take. Get medical help right away if you develop some of the following symptoms: fast heartbeat, hallucinations, loss of coordination, severe dizziness, severe nausea/vomiting/diarrhea, twitching muscles, unexplained fever, unusual agitation/restlessness.
Get medical help right away if you have any very serious side effects, including: black stools, chest pain, fainting, slow/fast/irregular heartbeat, seizures, vomit that looks like coffee grounds, eye pain/swelling/redness, widened pupils, vision changes (such as seeing rainbows around lights at night).
A very serious allergic reaction to this drug is rare. However, get medical help right away if you notice any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, including: fever, swollen lymph nodes, rash, itching/swelling (especially of the face/tongue/throat), severe dizziness, trouble breathing.
This is not a complete list of possible side effects. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
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Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or at www.fda.gov/medwatch.
In Canada - Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to Health Canada at 1-866-234-2345.
Antidepressant medications are used to treat a variety of conditions, including depression and other mental/mood disorders. These medications can help prevent suicidal thoughts/attempts and provide other important benefits. However, studies have shown that a small number of people (especially people younger than 25) who take antidepressants for any condition may experience worsening depression, other mental/mood symptoms, or suicidal thoughts/attempts. It is very important to talk with the doctor about the risks and benefits of antidepressant medication (especially for people younger than 25), even if treatment is not for a mental/mood condition.
Tell the doctor right away if you notice worsening depression/other psychiatric conditions, unusual behavior changes (including possible suicidal thoughts/attempts), or other mental/mood changes (including new/worsening anxiety, panic attacks, trouble sleeping, irritability, hostile/angry feelings, impulsive actions, severe restlessness, very rapid speech). Be especially watchful for these symptoms when a new antidepressant is started or when the dose is changed.
See also Warning section.
Before taking clomipramine, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it; or to other tricyclic antidepressants (such as imipramine, nortriptyline); or if you have any other allergies. This product may contain inactive ingredients, which can cause allergic reactions or other problems. Talk to your pharmacist for more details.
Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: bleeding problems, blood problems (such as purpura, thrombocytopenia), breathing problems (such as asthma, chronic bronchitis), personal or family history of glaucoma (angle-closure type), eating disorders (such as bulimia), heart problems (such as arrhythmias, coronary artery disease, recent heart attack), intestinal problems (such as chronic constipation, ileus), liver problems, kidney problems, personal or family history of other mental/mood conditions (such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia), history of hospitalization for a very serious reaction to certain medications (neuroleptic malignant syndrome), heartburn/stomach acid in the esophagus (such as due to hiatal hernia), seizures, overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism), trouble urinating (urinary retention, enlarged prostate), any condition that may increase your risk of seizures (such as alcohol/sedative dependency, use of electroconvulsive therapy, brain injury/disease), certain types of tumors (such as pheochromocytoma, neuroblastoma).
Clomipramine may cause a condition that affects the heart rhythm (QT prolongation). QT prolongation can rarely cause serious (rarely fatal) fast/irregular heartbeat and other symptoms (such as severe dizziness, fainting) that need medical attention right away.
The risk of QT prolongation may be increased if you have certain medical conditions or are taking other drugs that may cause QT prolongation. Before using clomipramine, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the drugs you take and if you have any of the following conditions: certain heart problems (heart failure, slow heartbeat, QT prolongation in the EKG), family history of certain heart problems (QT prolongation in the EKG, sudden cardiac death).
Low levels of potassium or magnesium in the blood may also increase your risk of QT prolongation. This risk may increase if you use certain drugs (such as diuretics/"water pills") or if you have conditions such as severe sweating, diarrhea, or vomiting. Talk to your doctor about using clomipramine safely.
This drug may make you dizzy or drowsy or temporarily blur your vision. Alcohol or marijuana (cannabis) can make you more dizzy or drowsy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do anything that needs alertness or clear vision until you can do it safely. Limit alcoholic beverages. Talk to your doctor if you are using marijuana (cannabis).
Before having surgery, tell your doctor or dentist about all the products you use (including prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and herbal products).
Older adults may be more sensitive to the side effects of this drug, especially bleeding, confusion, dizziness, and QT prolongation (see above). Dizziness and confusion can increase the risk of falling. Older adults may also be more likely to develop low sodium in the blood, especially if they are taking "water pills" (diuretics).
During pregnancy, this medication should be used only when clearly needed. Newborns exposed to clomipramine during pregnancy may experience withdrawal symptoms or side effects. Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor. Tell your doctor right away if you notice jitteriness, shaking, feeding problems, fast breathing, or seizures in your newborn.
Since untreated mental/mood problems (such as obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, panic attack) can be a serious condition, do not stop taking this medication unless directed by your doctor. If you are planning pregnancy, become pregnant, or think you may be pregnant, immediately discuss with your doctor the benefits and risks of using this medication during pregnancy.
This drug passes into breast milk and may have undesirable effects on a nursing infant. Consult your doctor before breastfeeding.
See also the How to Use section.
Drug interactions may change how your medications work or increase your risk for serious side effects. This document does not contain all possible drug interactions. Keep a list of all the products you use (including prescription/nonprescription drugs and herbal products) and share it with your doctor and pharmacist. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicines without your doctor's approval.
Some products that may interact with this drug are: certain drugs for high blood pressure (such as clonidine, guanethidine), digoxin, thyroid supplements, valproic acid, other drugs that can cause bleeding/bruising (including antiplatelet drugs such as clopidogrel, NSAIDs such as ibuprofen/naproxen, "blood thinners" such as dabigatran/warfarin).
Taking MAO inhibitors with this medication may cause a serious (possibly fatal) drug interaction. Avoid taking MAO inhibitors (isocarboxazid, linezolid, metaxalone, methylene blue, moclobemide, phenelzine, procarbazine, rasagiline, safinamide, selegiline, tranylcypromine) during treatment with this medication. Most MAO inhibitors should also not be taken for two weeks before and after treatment with this medication. Ask your doctor when to start or stop taking this medication.
The risk of serotonin syndrome/toxicity increases if you are also taking other drugs that increase serotonin. Examples include street drugs such as MDMA/"ecstasy," St. John's wort, certain antidepressants (including SSRIs such as fluoxetine/paroxetine, SNRIs such as duloxetine/venlafaxine), among others. The risk of serotonin syndrome/toxicity may be more likely when you start or increase the dose of these drugs.
Many drugs besides clomipramine may affect the heart rhythm (QT prolongation), including amiodarone, dofetilide, quinidine, sotalol, pimozide, procainamide, macrolide antibiotics (such as erythromycin), among others. Before using clomipramine, report all medications you are currently using to your doctor or pharmacist.
Other medications can affect the removal of clomipramine from your body, which may affect how clomipramine works. Examples include artemether/lumefantrine, barbiturates (such as phenobarbital), cimetidine, haloperidol, certain drugs for heart rhythm (such as flecainide/propafenone), certain HIV protease inhibitors (such as fosamprenavir), phenothiazines (such as thioridazine), certain anti-seizure drugs (such as phenytoin).
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking other products that cause drowsiness including alcohol, marijuana (cannabis), antihistamines (such as cetirizine, diphenhydramine), drugs for sleep or anxiety (such as alprazolam, diazepam, zolpidem), muscle relaxants (such as carisoprodol, cyclobenzaprine), and opioid pain relievers (such as codeine, hydrocodone).
Aspirin can increase the risk of bleeding when used with this medication. However, if your doctor has told you to take low-dose aspirin to prevent heart attack or stroke (usually 81-162 milligrams a day), you should keep taking the aspirin unless your doctor tells you not to. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more details.
Check the labels on all your medicines (such as allergy or cough-and-cold products) because they may contain ingredients that cause drowsiness. Ask your pharmacist about using those products safely.
Cigarette smoking decreases blood levels of this medication. Tell your doctor if you smoke or if you have recently stopped smoking.
If someone has overdosed and has serious symptoms such as passing out or trouble breathing, call 911. Otherwise, call a poison control center right away. US residents can call 1-800-222-1222. Canada residents can call 1-844-764-7669. Symptoms of overdose may include: fast/irregular heartbeat, severe dizziness, fainting, delirium, seizures, loss of consciousness.
Do not share this medication with others.
Lab and/or medical tests (such as EKG, liver function, blood counts) may be done while you are taking this medication. Keep all medical and lab appointments. Consult your doctor for more details.
If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. If it is near the time of the next dose, skip the missed dose. Take your next dose at the regular time. Do not double the dose to catch up.
Store at room temperature away from light and moisture. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep all medications away from children and pets.
Do not flush medications down the toilet or pour them into a drain unless instructed to do so. Properly discard this product when it is expired or no longer needed. Consult your pharmacist or local waste disposal company.
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