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Bid History for DNA Sequencer: Illumina HiSeq X on Rolling Table
Auction Start Date: 01/23/23 6:01 PM ET
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Deep Drawable Steels: Part One
Thermo-Mechanical Treatment (TMT) of Non-Ferrous Alloys: Part One
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Overview of Total Materia database 12th January 2022
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INVAR alloys have a uniquely low thermal expansion coefficient and as the name suggests (derived from "invariable") the material shows no or little changes in dimension at specific temperatures.
Some key applications of INVAR alloys include thermostat devices, magnetic shielding, metrology devices and many more.
Fe–Ni alloys with Ni concentration of around 35% have an extraordinarily low thermal expansion coefficient and their dimension is practically "invariable" near room temperature. Therefore, they are called INVAR alloys. These alloys show various anomalies in magnetic properties such as the deviation of the magnetization from the Slater–Pauling curve by decreasing the number of outer shell electrons, and the strong dependence of the Curie temperature TC (the transition temperature between ferromagnetic and paramagnetic phases) on the mean distance of the constituent atoms in alloys.
Invar alloys, also known generically as FeNi36 (64FeNi in the US), is a Nickel steel alloy notable for its uniquely low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE or α). It was invented in 1896 by Swiss scientist Charles Édouard Guillaume. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1920 for this discovery, which shows the importance of this alloy in scientific instruments. "Invar" is a registered trademark of Arcelor Mittal, but FeNi36 is also manufactured by Japanese companies. Like other Nickel / iron compositions, Invar is a solid solution; that is, it is a single-phase alloy.
All of the alloys in the Invar family are nickel-iron or nickel-iron-cobalt alloys and all exhibit face centered cubic crystal structure. As nickel increases from 36%, thermal expansion and Curie temperature also increase. Curie temperature increases from 280 °C (536 °F) for 36% nickel to greater than 565°C (1050°F) for 50% nickel.
Alloys with invar composition are of interest to investigators because of their unusual physical properties. In 1960 Sedov et al. advanced first the hypothesis that the anomalies of the magnetic properties of the invar alloys can be attributed to the so-called "latent antiferromagnetism." It was assumed that in the y phase of the invar alloy FeNi, the parameters of the exchange interaction energy of the electrons of the neighboring atoms, Ni-Ni and Ni-Fe, have opposite signs, negative for the Fe-Fe atoms. The possible occurrence of antiferromagnetism in the y-iron lattice was confirmed experimentally by the characteristic temperature dependence of the susceptibility of the paraprocess and by the temperature dependence of the Mossbauer spectra.
Using the results of the measurements of the rotational hysteresis of Fe-Ni alloys, Nakamura estimated TN of the antiferromagnetically ordered regions. It turned out that they lie in the temperature region 35-50°K. Neutron-diffraction investigations carried out by Dubinin et al. confirmed the coexistence of paramagnetic and antiferromagnetic phases in Invar.
As mentioned above Invar (UNS number K93601) and related binary iron-nickel alloys have low coefficients of expansion over only a rather narrow range of temperature (see Figure 1). At low temperatures in the region from A to B, the coefficient of expansion is high. In the interval between B and C, the coefficient decreases, reaching a minimum in the region from C to D. With increasing temperature, the coefficient begins again to increase from D to E, and thereafter (from E to F), the expansion curve follows a trend similar to that of the nickel or iron of which the alloy is composed. The minimum expansivity prevails only in the range from C to D.
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Ginger: The Mighty Root
This blog does not intend to provide diagnosis...
In this article:
- Ginger and Nausea and Vomiting
- Ginger and Morning Sickness
- Ginger and Stomach Virus and Traveler's Diarrhea
- Ginger and Oral Disease
- Ginger and Upper Respiratory Infections
- Ginger and Arthritis
- Ginger and Diabetes
Not long ago, I received a letter from a health insurance company regarding a patient of mine who was being treated for a very serious chronic disease. The insurance was willing to cover a ginger supplement to help with her chemotherapy side effects of nausea and vomiting. With the letter, they included a research study supporting these claims. Intrigued, I decided to learn more about ginger and its health benefits. Here's what I discovered.
What Is Ginger?
The scientific name for ginger is Zingiber officinale, while its roots are known as Rhyzomus zingiberus. Ginger is a flowering plant originally from Southeast Asia, but its thick roots have been also used in traditional medical practices of China, India, Polynesia, and Africa.
In the fields of Ayurvedic medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), ginger is well regarded for its properties. Its active ingredients are gingerol and shogaol. Raw ginger contains the highest concentration of these molecules, but many find uncooked ginger to be unpalatable. As a result, supplements and herbal teas are popular alternatives.
Ginger and Nausea and Vomiting
Ginger has been extensively studied regarding its effect on nausea and vomiting, especially among cancer patients. A study by Dr. Abdul-Aziz and colleagues showed that ginger acts on the same parts of the brain as powerful anti-nausea drugs like odansetron (Zofran) and palonosetron (Aloxi). In the study, nausea symptoms were reduced by 40 to 50 percent with the help of this plant.
Ginger and Morning Sickness
Up to 70 percent of women will experience nausea during pregnancy. It is most common during the first 12 weeks, sometimes lasting up to 20 weeks. A natural, safe, and effective treatment is preferred, and ginger is a common choice. A meta-analysis by Dr. Ding in 2012 confirmed that there was no evidence of fetal toxicity in a total of 500 women from five separate studies when taking ginger at the recommended dose of 1,000-4,000 mg per day.
Likewise, a 2014 study in Nutrition Journal evaluated a population of 1,278 women and discovered that ginger could safely help reduce nausea and vomiting symptoms caused by morning sickness. A 2016 study in Integrative Medicine Insights showed that ginger was more effective than placebo and as effective as vitamin B6 for the resolution of morning sickness symptoms.
Based on these scientific findings, and personal experiences, many pregnant women use ginger as either a first-line therapy or a therapy in conjunction with prescription medication for morning sickness. One should always consult with their physician prior to taking herbal medications during pregnancy.
Ginger and Stomach Virus and Traveler's Diarrhea
Ginger may be helpful when treating viral gastroenteritis, commonly known as "stomach flu". An Italian gastroenterologist named Dr. Canani published an article in 2018 showing that ginger administered to an afflicted pediatric population reduced vomiting episodes by 20 percent and an overall number of sick days from school by 28 percent. Similar studies are also being conducted in the United States.
During travel to certain countries, some are at risk for bacterial diarrhea. Also known as traveler's diarrhea, this gastrointestinal malady occurs throughout the world and is caused by the abnormal growth of E. coli bacteria, resulting in frequent diarrhea and dehydration.
The toxin released by these bacteria binds to cells in the gut, resulting in diarrhea. A recent study by Dr. Chen showed that ginger can bind to the same target site in the gut and block the effect of the bacterial toxin, reducing diarrhea symptoms. Dr. Chen believes ginger may be a better alternative for symptomatic treatment of traveler's diarrhea than prescription medications.
Ginger and Oral Disease
One major breakthrough in the field of medical science is our realization that the health of our mouth will interrelate with the health of our entire body — caring for our teeth, as well as the gums, can have a positive impact on overall health. A solution of ginger juice, rosemary, and marigold was shown in a 2016 study to be as effective as medical-strength chlorhexidine in the reduction of oral bacteria.
Another study by Dr. Eslami and his team in 2015 showed that ginger juice was an effective treatment for yeast-related oral infections. This is likely due to ginger's innate antimicrobial properties.
Dr. Tiwari also stated in a 2016 review on ginger that the plant's anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties may also decrease the risk of gingivitis and oral cancers. For oral-health-related benefits, Dr. Tiwari strongly supports regular use of a ginger-based mouthwash, which can be made at home by adding ginger juice to a cup of water. Brushing with a ginger-based toothpaste can also be considered.
Ginger and Upper Respiratory Infections
In traditional medicine, ginger is highly respected as a treatment for viral upper-respiratory infections. Multiple studies have shown ginger to be a COX-2 inhibitor, which allows it to play a similar role as NSAID drugs (ibuprofen, naproxen, indomethacin) to reduce muscle aches and fevers.
Additionally, ginger has been shown to have "anticholinergic activity" on the respiratory tract, which helps reduce chest congestion and cough when an infection is present. Therefore, ginger is an excellent option to help treat the symptoms of respiratory infections, including wheezing.
Despite success in ancient medicine traditions, ginger is not well studied as an antiviral supplement, and more studies need to be done to analyze its antiviral properties. However, based on these studies, 2,500 to 4,000 mg of ginger a day can be considered.
Ginger and Arthritis
Studies have shown that at any given time, approximately one in three adults over age 65 have osteoarthritis, which is associated with increasing age. There is no cure for osteoarthritis, and as it stands, the best treatment is disease prevention and symptom alleviation.
According to Dr. Baliga, ginger acts on multiple inflammatory pathways to reduce joint inflammation, which in turn slows the progression of arthritis while also reducing the painful symptoms.
Just like non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (ibuprofen, naproxen, and diclofenac) ginger works as a COX-2 inhibitor to reduce inflammation in the joints and appear to help prevent the degradation of joint cartilage, the cause of arthritis. Suggested dose: 2,500 to 4,000 mg per day.
Ginger and Diabetes
As populations around the world become heavier, diabetes has become more common. One in three kids born today is at risk of developing diabetes if the current trend continues. Although many people do not realize it, diabetes is a disease that can result in a wide spectrum of end-organ damage. The most common complications are vascular disease and neurologic complications. However, there are known diabetic complications to almost every organ system in the body. The proposed mechanism behind these complications in diabetes is caused by persistently elevated blood sugar levels or hyperglycemia.
In a review of ginger by Dr. Yiming Li, it was shown that ginger may be able to prevent some common diabetic complications. Dr. Li reports that ginger helps promote blood sugar control, as shown in animal models. Rats given high dose ginger supplements (800 mg/kg, a dose not recommend for humans) had a 24 to 53 percent reduction in blood sugar levels compared to the control population of diabetic rats. Ginger was also shown in this study to protect the liver, kidneys, nerves, and eyes from diabetic complications like fatty liver, kidney disease, neuropathy, and cataracts.
Lifestyle habits such as intermittent fasting and low carb diets can also be useful in those with diabetes.
Ginger and Overall Health
What we know about ginger and what it can do extends beyond the scope of this article. Hundreds of reputable scientific studies and papers about ginger and its many uses exist, and new discoveries are published about ginger every year. Ginger is frequently consumed as a food, supplement, or essential oil —or consumed as an herbal tea. It plays an important role in overall health for millions around the world.
*Special Thanks to Austin Bowden, BS, who helped me conduct research for this article.
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- Mbaveng, A.t., and V. Kuete. "Zingiber Officinale." Medicinal Spices and Vegetables from Africa, 2017, pp. 627–639., doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-809286-6.00030-3.
- Semwal, Ruchi Badoni, et al. "Gingerols and Shogaols: Important Nutraceutical Principles from Ginger." Phytochemistry, vol. 117, 2015, pp. 554–568., doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2015.07.012.
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- Viljoen, Estelle, et al. "A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effect and Safety of Ginger in the Treatment of Pregnancy-Associated Nausea and Vomiting." Nutrition Journal, vol. 13, no. 1, 2014, doi:10.1186/1475-2891-13-20.
- Lete, Iñaki and José Allué. "The Effectiveness of Ginger in the Prevention of Nausea and Vomiting during Pregnancy and Chemotherapy" Integrative medicine insights vol. 11 11-7. 31 Mar. 2016, doi:10.4137/IMI.S36273
- Berni Canani, R. Therapeutic efficacy of ginger on vomiting in children affected by acute gastroenteritis. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Geneva, Switzerland, 11 May 2018
- Chen, Jaw-Chyun et al Ginger and its bioactive component inhibit enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin-induced diarrhea in mice. J Agric Food Chem. 2007 Oct 17; 55(21): 8390–8397
- Mahyari S, Mahyari B, Emami SA, Malaekeh-Nikouei B Jahanbakhsh SP, Sahebkar A, et al. Evaluation of the efficacy of a polyherbal mouthwash containing Zingiber officinale, Rosmarinus officinalis and Calendula officinalis extracts in patients with gingivitis: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Complement Ther Clin Pract 2016;22:93-8.
- Eslami H, Pakroo S, Maleki TE. Is ginger (Zingiber officinale) mouthwash a convenient therapeutic for denture stomatitis? Adv Biosci Clin Med 2015;3:17-23
- Tiwari, Ritu. (2016). Pharmacotherapeutic Properties of Ginger and its use in Diseases of the Oral Cavity: A Narrative Review. Journal of Advanced Oral Research. 7. 1-6. 10.1177/2229411220160201
- Chrubasik, S., et al. "Zingiberis Rhizoma: A Comprehensive Review on the Ginger Effect and Efficacy Profiles." Phytomedicine, vol. 12, no. 9, 2005, pp. 684–701., doi:10.1016/j.phymed.2004.07.009
- Rahmani, Arshad H et al. "Active ingredients of ginger as potential candidates in the prevention and treatment of diseases via modulation of biological activities" International journal of physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology vol. 6,2 125-36. 12 Jul. 2014
- Townsend, Elizabeth A et al. "Effects of ginger and its constituents on airway smooth muscle relaxation and calcium regulation" American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology vol. 48,2 (2013): 157-63
- Chang, Jung San et al, "Fresh ginger (Zingiber officinale) has antiviral activity against human respiratory syncytial virus in human respiratory tract cell lines."J Ethnopharmacol. 2013 Jan 9; 145(1): 146–151.
- Baliga et al, Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) in the treatment and prevention of arthritis. Bioactive food and dietary interventions for arthritis and related inflammatory diseases chapter 41, 2013, ISBN: 978012813821
- Yiming Li, Van H. Tran, Colin C. Duke, and Basil D. Roufogalis, "Preventive and Protective Properties of Zingiber officinale (Ginger) in Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic Complications, and Associated Lipid and Other Metabolic Disorders: A Brief Review," Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 2012, Article ID 516870, 10 pages, 2012.


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Dental Implant Surgery
Teeth serve an important role in our daily lives as it affects our speech, our ability to eat well and the way we look. Its loss through disease or trauma sets in motion the loss of underlying bony support resulting in tooth loss. This in turn affects support for our lips and cheek leading to a more aged appearance. Failure to replace missing teeth often leads to the opposing teeth overgrowing and the adjacent teeth tilting resulting in areas of food trapping which in turn may result in gum disease tooth decay.
What are the different ways of replacing missing teeth
Traditionally, missing teeth were replaced by either removable plastic or metal based dentures, or fixed bridges made of either metal alone, or porcelain fused to a metal base. Developments in dental material science have focused on developing more aesthetic materials with adequate strength, such as all-porcelain and zirconia bridges. While all of these are still very much in use today, implant based methods of replacing missing teeth are increasingly preferred as it provides greater biting ability and a more comfortable and natural feel.
What are dental implants?
Dental implants are sterile titanium screws which are inserted into the jawbone as artificial roots to support and retain replacement teeth. It comprises 3 parts. The first part or "fixture" is placed within the jaw bone to replace the roots of missing teeth. The second part or "abutment" emerges through the gums and is used to carry the 3rd part, which may be a single crown or a bridge depending on how many teeth are missing. If we have lost all our teeth, we can use 4 to 8 implants in each jaw which when connected can support dentures or even a fixed bridge
How do Implants compare with alternative options?
When compared with removable dentures, they provide stronger support, firmer retention and are more stable. The implant supported and retained replacement teeth occupy less space and are more comfortable. They are also able to generate much stronger biting force. When compared with fixed bridges, they can be used even when more teeth are missing as they can provide stronger support over a longer span. They are also preferred when the teeth adjacent to the gap are weak or too small to provide sufficient support. Additionally, they provide an alternative to trimming healthy teeth.
Benefits of Dental Implant
Are permanent replacement for missing teeth
Has predictable and good long-term success rate
Prevents supporting bone from shrinking after tooth loss
Does not decay as it is made from Titanium
Able to generate stronger bite forces for better chewing and hence better digestion and nutrition.
Restores appearance thus creating more confidence and self-esteem Able to provide better support for lips and cheeks for a more youthful look
Types of Dental Implant
Dental Implants have been widely used for more than 40 years since the original scientific research was published. While many different implant systems are now available and are generally of high quality, our clinic prefers using implants from Nobelbiocare, Sweden and Straumann, Switzerland due to the extensive research and long track record. These implants come in different sizes and lengths and are generally at least 3.5 mm in diameter and 8 mm in length which differentiates them from "mini-implants" which should be used only as temporary supports or in very specific cases.
Are you suitable for Implants
Implants can be placed in most patients from age 18-80, even if you have lost your teeth for many years as we are able to regenerate bone in order to place implants as a foundation for your denture or bridge. Patients with health conditions should inform the dentist so that additional precautions can be taken, if required. Conditions which require attention include patients with significant heart disease, unstable high blood pressure, uncontrolled diabetes and patients on therapy for cancer. Surgery can still be performed after clearance from your medical specialist.
What is the surgical procedure like?
After giving some local anaesthetic, a small incision is made through the gums and a point of insertion decided. Drills of a predetermined length and with increasing diameters are then used to gently prepare the site to receive the implant. The implant is then rotated to the desired depth. The top of the implant channel is then covered with a temporary cap and the gums stitched either over or across after cleaning the surgical site and allowed to heal undisturbed for 3-4 months. A higher temporary cap called a healing abutment is often placed to avoid a second surgery to uncover the implant.
Is Implant Surgery Painful?
No, implant surgery is generally a minimally invasive procedure and in most instances the pain is minimal. If more major treatment is required, some post-surgical pain may be present. If you are fearful, we can arrange for you to have a complete pain-free experience either by performing the procedure under intravenous sedation or general anaesthesia within an operating theatre. The mix of drugs given will help you relax, sleep and eliminate pain. You will also usually be given a painkiller to take before the procedure so that you will be comfortable after the surgery.
How long does it take to recover from the Surgery?
After the operation, you may feel uncomfortable but this can be eliminated by taking the prescribed painkillers regularly. Some swelling and bruising is to be expected for a few days after the surgery. You can resume normal activity within a day but should avoid strenuous exercise and swimming. A normal or soft diet is advised and can be commenced after the numbness from the local anaesthesia wears off, usually around 2-3 hours after the procedure to avoid biting your lip or tongue inadvertently.
Same Day Teeth Replacement
Rationale for immediate tooth replacement
Losing a tooth, especially one of our front teeth can be very distressing for most patients. In addition to the effect on appearance and confidence, it affects our speech and on the long-term, the gums and the supporting jawbone will also shrink. A common request from our patients is to get a replacement for their missing tooth immediately, hence the advent of protocols for "same day teeth replacement". This could be done by partially loading the implant on the day of the surgery, or more commonly by using the adjacent teeth as temporary supports.
How long does it take for healing after tooth extraction and implant surgery
Teeth extraction and implant surgery are fairly routine and painless procedures and you will feel back to normal in just a few days. However, it takes around three months after tooth extraction for the bone to reform before placing an implant. In addition, it takes a further three months for the bone to grow around the implant in order to anchor it firmly in the jaw. During this waiting period, removable dentures, or temporary bridges made of plastic are used to prevent direct forces on the implant allowing the implant to heal.
Can this waiting period be shortened
Yes, it is possible to reduce this waiting period as implants can often be placed immediately into extraction sites for patients with missing front teeth. This reduces the waiting times significantly. In general, we are able to place implants to replace our front teeth on the day of extraction as there is usually adequate bone around and beyond the tooth socket to stabilise the implant. For back teeth, it is not always possible as there is usually insufficient bone after removing the tooth. Very often a bone graft will also be needed and is therefore a more technique sensitive procedure.
Immediately Loaded Implants
If the implant lies firmly within bone, it is possible to even allow partial loading immediately after the surgery. In combination, with the latest computer assisted techniques, it is possible to deliver aesthetic looking temporary teeth in selected cases within 3 hours after the surgery. The patients are however advised to avoid chewing on the implant, especially in the initial weeks after the surgery when the original bone anchoring the implant would have been resorbed with the new bone yet to form.
Is immediate loading of implants a new technique
No, the first controlled study of successful immediate loaded implants was published in 1997 after a successful 10 year study. Our lead clinician has been placing immediately loaded implants since early 1999. The success rate of immediate implants are comparable to that of implants placed using conventional protocols but is more technique sensitive as it requires the dentist to determine if the initial stability of the implant is sufficient for immediate loading. Done selectively, it is a useful option for patients with no other remaining teeth to anchor a temporary denture or bridge.
Dr Vincent Tay
Plastic Surgery
Dr Vincent Tay is a board-certified plastic surgeon specialising in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery. He enjoys every facet of corrective work, including blepharoplasty, rhinoplasty, otoplasty, body-contouring procedures (liposuction and abdominoplasty), fat grafting, and breast augmentation.
Highlights of Dr Vincent's storied career include national awards for his clinical research in wound healing and fat stem cells, as well as an aesthetic surgery fellowship at Akademikliniken, Sweden, the largest aesthetic plastic surgery and dermatology chain in Northern Europe. He is also actively involved in workshops and observerships in China and South Korea — this plus the tutelage of his European mentors has enabled him to be one of the few plastic surgeons in Singapore who can blend Asian and Western beauty wonderfully.


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So I do this large refactoring on my development branch. Now I want to rebase my feature branch so I can take advantages of my refactoring.
The problem
There are still things in my feature branch that need refactored to match the changes I made in my development branch.
Should I:
Go back through my feature branch's history trying to edit commits (with
rebase -i) to make the branch look as though all of the work had been done after the refactoring.
- The advantage to this is that it keeps the history clean.
- The disadvantage is that this can take a whole lot of time if the changes made in the development branch cause a lot of changes to need to be made in the feature branch.
Fix the things that need to be refactored in my feature branch and make a commit for this.
- The advantage here is that it will be much easier to identify and fix things that need to be fixed
- The disadvantage is that now the tree will have two commits in it for the refactor. One for the refactor done for the entire development branch, and a smaller commit done for the feature branch, once merged in it will look a little funny.
Which strategy should I go with?
An Example
Lets say on the development branch I rename
functionA to
Now In my feature branch I've never modified the file containing
functionA (now
functionB in development). So when I run
rebase development while on my feature branch it rebases cleanly.
The problem is if I've ever made a call to
functionA in my feature branch, it's going to fail now since it was renamed
Now, should I just do a find and replace for
functionA ->
functionB and make one commit on the feature branch (option 2). Or should I go back through my history, finding where I introduced the call to
functionA and rewrite the commit so it is introduced as calling
functionB (option 1)?


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Psalm 40
A messianic psalm of David—The Messiah will come and preach righteousness—He will declare salvation—The righteous will say, The Lord be magnified.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
1 I awaited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a arock, and established my goings.
3 And he hath put a anew bsong in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.
4 Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
5 Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful aworks which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not adesire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
8 I delight to ado thy bwill, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest.
10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.
11 Withhold not thou thy tender amercies from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart afaileth me.
13 Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me: O Lord, make haste to help me.
14 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
15 Let them be desolate for a reward of their ashame that say unto me, Aha, aha.
16 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified.
17 But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; amake no tarrying, O my God.


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Google Voice is headed for Blackberry and Android handsets, potentially turning smart phones into your hub for managing voice mail, all your contacts, and making low-cost phone calls, according to reports surfacing on the Web today.
The news, which by early this morning hadn't yet officially been posted on Google's own Voice blog, could be huge for mobile phone users who will be able to take advantage of all the cool features included in the Google Voice service. It also has the potential to irk wireless carriers by turning them into essentially "dumb pipe" providers, as Om Malik points out in a blog post.
The Blackberry and Android applications were privately demonstrated yesterday by the creator of the original mobile application, which was originally called GrandCentral before being acquired in 2007 by Google, according to the GigaOM blog. The imminent release of the new applications was also reported on Google Voice's Twitter page early this morning, promising that more details about the releases would come today.
The Google Voice application for Blackberry and Android handsets will reportedly allow you to:
* Play voice mail messages from your Google Voice account
* Send and receive SMS messages, bypassing wireless carrier fees
* Read and store transcripts of voice mails
* Allow you to save money on long distance phone calls
Calls initiated from your cell phone using Google Voice are carried over your wireless carrier's network and are not VoIP calls, according to reports.
Late last month, Google began sending out a limited number of invitations for users to sign up and try Google Voice. You can still send in a request for the service.
So How Does it Work?
The details of how Google's Voice app will work on a mobile device are still unclear. Here is how I think it will likely work. First, let me outline how Google Voice works on the desktop.
To initiate a call using Google's desktop Google Voice service, you have to visit your Google Voice account page and punch in a number you want to call. Next, your phone rings and then the second party's phone rings and you're both connected. The phone call is free and carried over a PSTN network connection (not over the Internet).
With Google Voice's mobile apps, all you do is launch the Google Voice app on your phone and use program's keypad to dial the phone number you want and Google automatically connects the call from your handset to the call recipient. The call is seen as an inbound call to your phone by your wireless provider, so you still have to pay for airtime (depending on your contract) but you would not have to pay extra for a long distance wireless call. Check out what Verizon Wireless charges for long distance calls to get an idea on the potential savings.
Google Become Your Personal Switchboard Operator
These pending new developments certainly make Google a potentially bigger player in the wireless marketplace, on top of its inroads into search, operating systems, online office suites and more. Will we soon see an electric car from Google? When will we see a Google sponsorship decal on the next manned NASA space mission? Never say never.
Yes, details are sketchy so far. But the implications are very interesting for users.
This will have money and technology behind it, and if it works as planned, the big mobile phone carriers will likely want to ink some deals with Google so they can stay in the game. If Google shuts them out — wireless carriers may thwart Google's mobile app aspirations.
For consumers, a wireless turf war on the handset for functionality spells competition, innovation, and (fingers crossed) lower prices for services.
This could be very cool.


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DARLINGTON, S.C. — Sheldon Creed led the final 80 laps to take his second straight NASCAR Truck Series win in the playoffs and second in a row at Darlington Raceway on Sunday.
Creed, the defending series champ, opened the 10-driver playoffs with a victory outside of St. Louis on Aug. 20. He kept up the front-running show at the track "Too Tough To Tame."
He moved in front on the 68th lap and stayed there the rest of the way. John Hunter Nemechek clawed to about a half-second back of Creed on the final lap, but could not gain any more ground.
"What a way to open the playoffs," Creed said.
Creed won on this tricky, egg-shaped layout in May by moving in front at a late restart. This time, Creed was in control.
Nemechek finished second and qualified for the playoffs' second round of eight drivers. There's one more opening-round race at Bristol on Sept. 16.
It was the second straight season that Darlington hosted a Truck Series playoff race when a scheduled event at the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in Ontario, Canada, could not be held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Creed might not want to run anywhere else, He joined Bobby Hamilton with three wins and Kasey Kahne with two as multiple truck winners at Darlington.
The top four finishers were playoff participants; Stewart Friensen was third, and Todd Gilliland fourth.
Parker Kligerman was fifth, the first non-playoff finisher. Grant Enfinger was sixth.
The remainder of the playoff finishers where Chandler Smith in seventh, Zane Smith in ninth, Matt Crafton in 10th, Carson Hocevar in 11th, Austin Hill in 12th and Ben Rhodes was 34th.
Rhodes, who outraced Creed to win at Darlington on Labor Day weekend 2020, was involved in a wreck on lap 66 and finished seven laps behind the leaders.
Creed earned his third Truck Series win this season and No. 8 for his career. After winning the second stage, Creed was never seriously challenged in the final stretch despite having a pair of restarts due to cautions.
"I'm just trying to enjoy" this latest playoff run, Creed said. "Last year, I was super serious about it and I had fun, but I just want to remember it more this year."
Nemecheck won the first stage, but never found a way to move in front of Creed.
"It is what it is," Nemechek said. "At least we clinched our way into the next round, which is really all that matters now. But we want to win every single week and not being the top dog really hurts."


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Mercedes-Benz likes to pretend they invented the automobile, but that's a well-engineered, luxurious load of crap. The roots of the automobile go much further back, and researching how far back got me thinking. If we ignore, gleefully, what actually happened, when could the first car have been created, at least technically? How's 60 A.D. — the middle of the Roman Empire — sound?
The earliest reference to any sort of self-propelled motorized machine that I've seen is from 1672, when Ferdinand Verbiest, a Flemish missionary living and working in China, built a small, steam-turbine-powered model car, likely as a toy to amuse the Chinese Emperor. It's not even sure it was built, and even if it was, it's far too small for a person to ride in, so it doesn't really count.
That just leaves Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot's lumbering steam wagon of 1771 as the first, which is what is usually taught. That's great, and, way to go, Nick-Jo, but I think a working automobile could have been built long before this. Not a good or even practical automobile, but one that satisfies some basic requirements, namely:
• It has to be motorized in some way (no clockwork or animal power)
• It has to be at least steerable, or controllable in some way
• It must be able to carry at least one person
While figuring this out, I started some drawings, but then went a little bonkers and dragged out my archaic 3D software, and made an actual 3D model, so I could really see how this thing would look. It's a bit crude, I know, (and, if I don't my kindly commenters are usually delighted to point stuff like that out for me) but I think it'll give us a good idea of what I'm describing.
After some research, I think the best candidates to have built this hypothetical first car are the ancient Greeks, specifically one ancient Greek, Hero (or Heron) of Alexandria. Hero was about as close to the ancient world's Tesla or Edison as you could get; he invented the vending machine, the first wind-powered machines, the syringe, force pump, early work in automation, and, the most important one for my purposes, the first steam engine, called an aeolipile.
You may have seen an image of an aeolipile around (McSweeney's uses a little drawing of one as their logo), as it's distinctive looking: a sphere, with two nozzles, one at each end, pointing in opposite directions, mounted on two pipes, which lead to an enclosed, water-filled boiler over a heat source. The way it worked was pretty simple: water, heated in the boiler, would form steam, which would fill the sphere and then exit via the opposite-facing pipes, spinning the sphere thanks to the action/reaction law. What it really is is a very primitive rocket— a reaction motor.
It's not very efficient, especially at the sort of pressures the Greeks were able to make one withstand, though it should be capable of performing actual work. Hero himself only really thought of it as a toy, though it is believed it was used to open automatic doors in a temple. There's some debate over just how much it could actually do, but in mideval times versions of it were used to turn cooking spits, and, really, there's no reason it couldn't have been employed to do work. Which is good, because it's the engine of my hypothetical first car.
To make a Hero engine put out enough power to be useful, I think two things would need to be done: it would need to be scaled up to a good size, and the output geared down dramatically to turn the high rotational speed into useful torque. Hero knew about gearing and gear ratios, and employed them in many of his machines. In this example, I'm gearing via belts and pulleys, to keep weight down a bit and to accommodate the somewhat awkward structure of the vehicle. The spinning sphere has power taken off from small-diameter pulleys built into the bronze shell of the sphere, near the pivot/steam entry pipes, and that power is taken by belt to a much larger diameter set of pulleys mounted on the axle. This arrangement would translate speed of rotation of the sphere to torque at the axle, much like first gear on a car. I don't think a changeable transmission would have been likely, so this is a one-speed vehicle, and that one speed would probably have been little better than a walking pace. Which is my excuse as to why I didn't design any brakes or throttle in this.
The chassis is very simple, and based on the Greek's existing chariot-making skills of the time, just enlarged. That means no real suspension, since they didn't seem to use any on their chariots. It would likely be built out of a combination of bronze, wood, and some iron for axles and other hard-wearing elements. The bodywork is limited to a chariot-like front cowl, and a large steam-shield in the middle, separating the driver and fire-tender from the spinning, steam-spewing monster directly behind them. A hole is provided in the steam-shield to give the fire tender access to the fire, and to provide a way to feed in more fuel.
The vehicle uses a five-wheel layout for several reasons: I originally planned a three-wheel layout, to keep the steering mechanism as simple as possible (it's based on a simple hinge, which they'd easily have understood and been able to produce), but when the overall length of the beast became clear, I realized another set of smaller wheels would be needed to support the weight of the automobile in the middle. It's also worth mentioning that this thing would likely have been a loud, scalding hot, and overall terrifying thing to see in action, which I regard as a plus.
I think this vehicle design would have been within the grasp of the ancient Greeks, and I do think it would have worked, in some limited way. It would't have been easy for them to build, but I think a culture capable of building the Acropolis could have pulled it off, had there been any interest. It likely would have been used in a processional context, for religious or political parades, I'd imagine. But who knows? If the Greeks had actually built something like this in 60 AD/CE, then imagine how much further along we'd have been transportation-wise. This would have likely led to developments that would become something like steam trains, and I can't imagine anything the Roman Empire would have loved more than a railroad network. If we had railroads back in 500 AD/CE, what would we have now? Hovercars? Jetpacks? Rocket pants?
I'm a big dork when it comes to this kind of alternate-history thinking, so you'll forgive the length and embarrassing enthusiasm of this post. What's important now is convincing the guys at Mythbusters to build this thing and try it out. Anyone have a connection to those guys?


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By Guest Columnist Rachel Harkham
Since visiting Kosherfest this past November, I've been thinking about seitan. It was there that I sampled the seitan gyros that Taft Foods was demonstrating and dispatching to a steady flow of visitors. After experiencing delicious bites of grilled seasoned seitan slices slathered in herbaceous tzatziki yogurt sauce and wrapped neatly in laffa bread, the recipe possibilities of this vegetarian protein began simmering away in my overfed imagination.
Seitan is made from wheat gluten. It offers a chewy, dense, and dare I say "meatier" texture than tofu, plus has more protein, less calories and fat per serving. Seitan for the most part is a blank-canvas food, meaning it takes on the taste of whatever spices and flavoring it is prepared with. But due to its texture it is more palatable to non-vegetarians, and can be prepared in a way with flavor that mimics meat or chicken. For kosher-keepers it translates as a parve protein or as the Japanese call it wheat-meat. For the health conscious it provides a versatile and healthier alternative to meat. For both reasons I was excited to play around with this product.
I met Jessica Taft at a health food store in Manhattan. She began our conversation by taking me to the fridges in the back of the store where she grabbed a couple packages of her seasoned seitan (gyro and sausage) to use as visual aids. She then told me about a food memory that has been a guiding inspiration for her life; it was at an outdoor rock concert in California sometime in the mid-eighties. She does not remember the band, but remembers what she ate... a vegetarian gyro. And that's when she realized that "you don't have to be a vegetarian to eat like one". And so in her quest to recreate the perfect vegetarian gyro she enrolled in the Natural Foods Culinary School in NYC, where she worked on seitan gyro recipes that would appeal to vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike.
While she was telling me about the stringent kosher certification her seitan features, the woman at the next table broke into the conversation. She studied the packages on the table, asked a few questions about how the product should be prepared or served (in pasta, on a pizza, with an omelet...). "This will be perfect for my daughter, she is very healthy...it's easy-to-prepare, different, and parve!"
Back in my kitchen the objective was clear: putting plain seitan to the Carnivore Test. Could it stand in for pastrami, turkey, chicken? The Deli Maven in the house would surely have something to say. Steeping seitan strips overnight in a brew of borscht, pickle juice, and a blend of spices, yielded a pastrami-hued substance. After coarsely chopping the seitan then lightly sautéing it so it was crispy around the edges, it was heaped on top of a saucy layer of Russian dressing, with a scoop or two of sauerkraut, and then blanketed in melted Swiss cheese. The deli lover was both surprised and pleased with the result.
Then because Big Game Sunday was just a football toss away, throwing a Buffalo chicken-style dish into the mix made sense. Chopping up seitan purchased at my local health food store, and dousing it in hot sauce and then baking it in piquant blue cheese dressing and cream cheese presented a substantial and irresistible vegetarian dip. Which kind of sums up my seitan cooking experiment in general.
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Recipes from Rachel Harkham:
Sassy Seitan Reubens
Buffalo Seitan Chicken Dip
Rachel Harkham is the author of "Get Cooking: A Jewish American Family Cookbook" written with Doni Zasloff Thomas. For more fun and tasty recipes, check out Rachel's website.
For more seitan recipes/information, visit Taft Food Masters.


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Every parent has probably suffered from this type of near catastrophe. My husband and I realized—too late—that we had forgotten to pack toys and books to entertain our older daughter, then about five, during a long drive. Our guilt soon turned to amusement tinged with open admiration. She solved the problem her own way: her feet instantly became two friendly characters cavorting together across her mental stage, with her narrating out loud for our benefit.
The drive to play is strong. But who knew that goofing off as children could be so constructive when it comes to establishing the long-term mental health of adults? As Melinda Wenner writes in the cover story, "The Serious Need for Play," frolicking in unstructured free play (as opposed to planned and rules-based activities such as chess clubs or after-school sports teams) is particularly critical for youngsters. Imaginary play and tumbling around in the sort of mock battles that my parents used to call "roughhousing" are both key for children to successfully acquire social skills, reduce stress, improve cognition and develop problem-solving abilities. Grown-ups can benefit from play breaks, too. We just have to remember to set the stage for our own fun times.
A different kind of performance issue, stage fright, is a common demon for many of us, causing us to seize up just when we most want to do well. In her feature, "Avoiding the Big Choke," Elizabeth Svoboda gives tips for successfully navigating through those difficult moments. One flaw we all fall prey to, as she explains, is simply thinking too hard.
While you're tuning up your gray matter, read the article "Six Ways to Boost Brainpower," by Emily Anthes. Our malleable minds take well to proper mental care and feeding. To a great extent, as science tells us, we are what we make of ourselves.
Note: This article was originally printed with the title, "Play Time".


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Africa: Clark Calls 'Rule of Law' Critical to Peace and Stability
New York — UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark today urged UN Member States to focus on strengthening rule of law, which she described as critical to sustained development and stable, accountable government.
"The rule of law enables citizens to invest in their own futures and exercise their rights. It enables governments to govern better, respond to emerging challenges, and advance human development," Ms. Clark told a High-Level Meeting on Rule of Law at the 67th UN General Assembly.
"Improving rule of law is a good investment because it helps protect other hard-won development achievements. Advancing rule of law protects human rights and economic health, fosters political stability, and decreases the chances for conflict or the escalation of violence."
The General Assembly today holds its first-ever high-level meeting devoted to rule of law, one day before the general debate opens. It will consider a report from the Secretary-General, "Delivering justice: program of action to strengthen the rule of law at the national and international levels."
"I hope Member States will agree to work in partnership, and to support nationally led processes to strengthen the rule of law. Inspiration can be found in the impressive strides made by many nations who have made the rule of law a national priority."
UNDP plays a key role in stabilizing countries emerging from crises or conflicts, supporting security and access to fair and predictable justice. It also supports programs in more stable, emerging countries, where transparency and rule of law encourage international trade, investment, and commerce, supporting livelihoods, creating opportunities, and alleviating poverty.
"In places where poor and marginalized citizens know their rights and can have wrongs redressed, there are less discrimination, fewer human rights abuses, and more effective service delivery. Where citizens overall are free from the debilitating fear of violence or intimidation, then strategies for inclusive growth, and other components of sustainable human development can flourish."
UNDP works on rule of law in more than 100 countries and has played a key role in strengthening rule of law in more than 40 conflict-affected developing countries in the last decade. Programs range from supporting justice and security institutions and improving service delivery to promoting access to justice, providing legal awareness, establishing community-based violence prevention initiatives, and supporting legal systems that encourage international trade and investment.
Building justice and security institutions
UNDP provides support to countries to improve oversight and accountability of their justice and security institutions and services, in addition to expert advice, training, and necessary infrastructure such as information technology systems and new courthouses and police facilities.
In Afghanistan, UNDP has provided critical support to the establishment of a 138,000-member national police force and pioneered community policing initiatives.
Following the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, UNDP helped quickly re-establish basic justice and security, including renovation of courts, creation of mobile courts, and training of new police cadets; within two years of the earthquake, UNDP support resulted in the establishment of 18 legal aid centers and the National Observatory on Violence and Crime, which published a national report on crime.
Recognizing the systemic weaknesses and lack of resources throughout Somalia's justice and security sector, UNDP has supported building courts and police stations, training police units and members of the judiciary, and establishing nine mobile courts and numerous legal aid clinics. UNDP also supported the appointment of 14,000 police officers, substantially increasing the capacity and reach of the police force.
In South Sudan, UNDP has helped establish 50 police posts in remote areas where crimes such as cattle theft have become the major cause of conflict. UNDP-backed training of more than 1,000 police recruits and swearing-in of more than 500 police, prison, customs, and fire brigade officers have significantly improved the country's justice and security infrastructure.
In Timor-Leste, UNDP assisted the Ministry of Justice to train the first Timorese judges and lawyers, strengthen the national police force, and establish a comprehensive land registry.
UNDP supports free or low-cost legal aid and legal education for poor and marginalized people as well as those living in conflict-affected communities. UNDP also helps governments and concerned organizations to draft better legislation in areas such as domestic violence, gender-based violence, and trafficking, and to improve the institutional response to these crimes.
In Iraq, UNDP helped facilitate adoption of the domestic violence law in Kurdistan and improved the legislative framework protecting women's rights. UNDP support to judicial and security infrastructure there has also resulted in the establishment, including IT equipment and training, of three pilot courts in Baghdad, Basra, and Erbil and the creation of the Iraqi Legal Database, containing more than 27,000 legal texts and consulted by an average 30,000 people a month.
In Viet Nam, a three-year UNDP program introducing public consultations has given more than 10,000 people in 16 provinces and cities the opportunity to express their views on government decisions and policy in public fora. As a result, many provincial proposals and decisions have been changed to better reflect the needs, rights, and hopes of ordinary people.
More than 450,000 poor and disadvantaged people facing legal problems have benefited from a legal empowerment and assistance project supported by the Government of Indonesia and UNDP.
In Somalia, UNDP helped people access legal assistance through local communities, sharply increasing those using the formal justice system.
In China, UNDP supported the national scaling up of a legal empowerment network of 31 organizations with more than 150 full-time staff, 70 percent lawyers. This network has settled more than 19,000 cases for migrant workers resulting in recovery of more than US$40 million in salary, workplace injury compensation, and other compensation. UNDP support to the country's largest government-sponsored non-profit organization, the All-China Environment Federation, resulted in a massive public awareness campaign about pollution tainting Lake Poyang, the largest freshwater lake in China. Provincial officials suspended production at nearby textile plants, pending a full investigation. The Federation also filed an environmental lawsuit.
Support to rule of law in the Arab region
UNDP is working with newly formed governments in the Middle East and North Africa as they begin the difficult process of transition. Re-establishing trust in the judiciary, security services, and police will be critical to help found stable democracies that respect human rights.
In Tunisia, UNDP aided more than 50 political parties in 2011, working with their representatives to promote collaboration and support for a more consensus-based transitional process.
Along with general electoral support in the run-up to Libya's July 2012 National Congress election, UNDP provided expert advice and support for a security plan for the country's first democratic vote since 1952. UNDP also trained lawyers and judges on how to plan, develop, and deliver an electoral dispute resolution mechanism. – UNDP


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Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 Big Block V8 - Moab Cruiser
What's Your Ideal Rig for Moab's Backroads?
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We've been invloved in many campfire debates regarding just what the ideal wheeling rig would be. This topic invariably opens a can of worms - sometimes more than the taboo topics of religion and politics. And the answer? In a perfect world, our ideal trail ride would be an amalgamation of many rigs. It would have a supple suspension that articulates with the best of them. Rather than stock toothpicks for axles, it would sport a pair of super-tough Dana 60s (or better) and the ring-and-pinions wouldn't pop under pressure. The brakes (discs all around) would actually stop it, even when wet. The differentials would lock when they should and otherwise go unnoticed. Our tires would bite into granite and slickrock like a pit bull on your kid sister's Raggedy Ann doll. They would never clog up in deep, gooey mud and would always provide awesome floatation in the sand and snow.
Under the bonnet, the mill would purr like a euphoric kitten with a ball of string, have plenty of ponies for steep grades, and have silly amounts of low-end grunt. And it would do so while barely sipping from an oversize fuel cell. Ultra-Low-range gearing for the rough stuff is a given. The rig would also need some serious street manners while getting us to and from the trail and be loaded with all the normal recovery gear, a welder, and an onboard air supply - the basics. We were heading out to Hell's Revenge during the 2006 Jeep Safari and spotted Sean Rogers' bright yellow Toyota FJ40. Upon closer observation, our thoughts drifted back to those campfire discussions: "What is the perfect rig for Moab?" Now before you Jeep, Chevy, Isuzu, and Mogger fans get your panties all wadded up in a knot, take a look. We did, and we liked it.
What we found was the perfect rig for Rogers: a solid drivetrain, ample power and traction, and room for his 2-year-old son Shane in the jump seat. After serving in the Marines during Desert Storm and growing up in an area where the family needed a four-wheel-drive vehicle, Rogers had a good idea of what he wanted when he started on the buildup of his Moab Cruiser. Although our definitions of the ideal rig may vary, when it comes to wheeling Moab this classic 'Cruiser fits the bill. We'll be looking for your perfect rig at the 2007 Jeep Safari. By the way, if some geek starts crawling around and under your rig, don't kick sand on him. He just might have a fancy camera in his rucksack.
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SNOW HILL – The first of three men charged in the murder of a local woman in Pocomoke in January 2007 was found guilty by a Worcester County Circuit Court jury last week.
At the conclusion of a two-day trial in Snow Hill last Friday, the jury found Kendall I. Northam, 20, of Pocomoke, guilty of second-degree murder and first-degree assault for his part in the beating death of Judy L. Wojcik, who was 41 at the time of her death, in Pocomoke last Jan. 13. Sentencing was deferred pending the outcome of a pre-sentence investigation, which could take several weeks to complete. The maximum penalty for the second-degree murder charge is 30 years in prison, while the first-degree assault charge carries a maximum sentence of 25 years.
A Worcester County grand jury in February handed down indictments against Northam and his co-defendants, Shawn Treherne, 23, of Bowie, Md., and David K. Justice, 20, of Pocomoke, charging them with first-degree murder and other charges related to the beating death of Wojcik. Wojcik's body was found in a wooded area near New Bridge Rd. in Pocomoke around 8:45 a.m. on Jan. 13 and the three suspects were identified and taken into custody about 10 days later.
Around 8:45 a.m. on Jan. 13, Worcester County Sheriff's Deputies and detectives from the Worcester County Bureau of Investigation (WCBI) responded to New Bridge Rd. in Pocomoke for a reported homicide and found Wojcik's body in a wooded area. The state medical examiner determined Wojcik died of numerous injuries consistent with blunt force trauma to the head, neck, back and arms.
Early on in the investigation, detectives identified Treherne and Northam as suspects, but it was not until later that they started to believe Justice was involved. On Jan. 23, police arrested Northam after a short chase and Treherne was taken into custody with the help of U.S. Marshals and the Prince George's County Criminal Task Force near Bowie, Md. Later that evening, Justice was arrested in connection with the case.
According to court records, a concerned witness told detectives he allegedly spoke to Northam shortly after the murder was reported to the police and that Northam said himself, Treherne and another man picked up Wojcik and drove her to a wooded area where she was to perform sex acts for money.
According to court documents, Northam allegedly told the witness a disagreement arose for some reason at which time they beat and kicked Wojcik and left her in the wooded area. Northam also allegedly told the witness the three men retrieved the money they had given the victim by going through her pockets.
Treherne has a pre-trial conference scheduled for Oct. 14 with a two-day trial set in for Oct 15-16. Davis is set to appear for trial on Oct. 21.


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Iran Charges Student Who Was In the U.S.
An Iranian who was studying physics in Texas went on trial in Tehran this week on charges related to espionage.
Omid Kokabee, 29, a graduate student at the University of Texas, Austin, went home to Iran to visit his family back in February. After Kokabee failed to return to Austin, his friends discovered he had been jailed and charged in Iran with communicating with a hostile government and taking illegal funds.
His case is only now becoming public knowledge, just a few weeks after Iran released two young Americans accused of espionage and held for more than two years.
When it became clear Kokabee would be put on trial, several organizations lodged protests.
One of them, the American Physical Society, the largest group of physicists in the U.S., sent a letter to Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
"He was just here in the U.S. to do his studies, just like many other Iranian students and other foreign students," said Michele Irwin, the society's international programs administrator. "The charges of him having communication with a foreign, with an enemy government or receiving illegal funds was just kind of ridiculous."
Student In Optics Program
He was just here in the U.S. to do his studies, just like many other Iranian students.
Irwin said the letter explained that Kokabee was studying optics and was not involved in the nuclear field, which has been such a sensitive issue between the U.S. and Iran.
"We are also concerned that such treatment of scientific personnel will discourage other Iranian science students from seeking the pursuit of knowledge abroad," the letter said.
Just last month, Iran released the two American hikers who had been in prison for more than two years, charged with espionage. The release came during the visit to the U.N. of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
It's not yet clear why the authorities in Tehran arrested Kokabee, says Abbas Milani, director of Iranian studies at Stanford University.
But, he noted, after the release of the two Americans, "there has been a lot of bickering and attacks and counterattacks from the judiciary, from the conservative camp against Ahmadinejad, and from Ahmadinejad against them."
Criticism In Iranian Media
Much criticism in the Iranian media was aimed at Ahmadinejad and the judiciary, which oversaw the hikers' case and required each to pay $500,000 to be released, says Muhammad Sahimi, who writes for the website Tehran Bureau.
He said many in the Iranian media wanted to know why they were released and why there were "no negotiations to release the Iranians that were jailed in the United States."
At least five Iranians are believed to be serving prison terms in the United States on charges of arms trafficking or other violations of economic sanctions.
The criticism of the hiker affair has touched various political power centers in Tehran, especially the judiciary, says Stanford University's Milani.
"Even from some conservatives against the judiciary, saying that the way you played this out made us look like gangsters," he said. "To require them to pay $500,000 for what was allegedly a serious national security crime is absurd."
Just how Kokabee's case may intersect with these others is not clear, but it is in the hands of the judiciary, notes Sahimi.
"I interpret it as more of a domestic type of issue," he said, "trying to extract something from the guy and then in the process make some accusations against Ahmadinejad or the reformists or one of these human-rights groups and so on."
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Lance Armstrong will not interview under oath with the agency that exposed his doping and took his seven Tour de France titles.
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency told Armstrong he would have to reveal all he knows about doping in cycling — a process officials expected would take several days — if he wanted to reduce his lifetime ban from sports.
Wednesday was the latest deadline for Armstrong to decide on the USADA's offer. After negotiating with the agency for two months, the disgraced cyclist refused.
Armstrong attorney Tim Herman said Armstrong "will not participate in USADA's efforts to selectively conduct American prosecutions that only demonize selected individuals while failing to address the 95 percent of the sport over which USADA has no jurisdiction."
USADA chief executive Travis Tygart said the agency had expected Armstrong would agree to talk and would be "moving on" without him.
"Over the last few weeks he has led us to believe that he wanted to come in and assist USADA, but was worried of potential criminal and civil liability if he did so," Tygart said. "Today we learned from the media that Mr. Armstrong is choosing not to come in and be truthful and that he will not take the opportunity to work toward righting his wrongs in sport."
Herman has said Armstrong is willing to participate in an international effort to clean up cycling, an effort that has broken down in spats between the International Cycling Union and the World Anti-Doping Agency.
"He will be the first man through the door, and once inside will answer every question, at an international tribunal formed to comprehensively address pro cycling, an almost exclusively European sport," Herman said.
For more than a decade, Armstrong denied using performance-enhancing drugs. But last year, the USADA released a report that detailed extensive doping on his Tour-winning teams and stripped him of those victories. Armstrong then admitted last month that he doped to win those races.
Tygart has accused Armstrong of lying in portions of that interview, most notably Armstrong's claim that he raced clean when he came out of retirement in 2009-10. The USADA's report says blood evidence shows Armstrong cheated during his comeback.
The USADA also wants to question Armstrong under oath about whether cycling officials helped him cover up positive drug tests during his career, charges he continues to deny.
Beyond his problems with the USADA, Armstrong still faces several legal challenges.
Armstrong was the subject of a two-year federal grand jury investigation that was dropped a year ago without an indictment, but the Department of Justice is still considering whether to join a federal whistle-blower lawsuit filed by former Armstrong teammate Floyd Landis.
Armstrong also has been sued by Dallas-based SCA Promotions to recover more than $12 million in bonuses. And he has been sued by The Sunday Times in London to recover a libel judgment that the cyclist won against the paper.
Armstrong's latest decision means he won't risk the legal exposure a sworn interview with USADA might create for those cases or new ones yet to come. The possibility of reducing his ban likely carried little incentive for the 41-year-old Armstrong, who had moved his athletic career into running and triathlons.
Under international anti-doping rules, Armstrong's lifetime ban could be reduced only to eight years, by which time Armstrong will be nearly 50 years old.
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If you asked me what the hardest physical challenge has been in my life, my answer would surprisingly not be the challenges of living with type one, insulin dependent diabetes. Instead I have to say it has been chronic insomnia. It became so bad at one point even a sleeping pill would not give me […]
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Jerry Bingham works as an illustrator, designer and comic book artist. He has done art for comic books by Marvel, First, TSR, Malibu, Dark Horse, Heavy Metal and others. He is best known for his contributions to 'Marvel Team-Up' and the DC graphic novel 'Batman: Son of the Demon'. Other titles he worked on are 'Onyx Overlord' (Marvel, text by Moebius, Randy and Jean-Marc Lofficier), 'Beowulf' (First Comics), and a comic adaptation of 'Alien Nation' (DC). His work has been featured in Heavy Metal and Omni Magazine. He left comics in the late 1990s and has since worked on making production art for movies and designs for Disney theme parks and shopping centers at the West Coast.
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A new report says we're draining our aquifers faster than ever
The startling history of groundwater usage across the West.
Several months ago, the Arizona Geological Survey's phones started ringing, but the calls weren't from energy and mining companies. Instead, real estate agents, spurred by the resurgence of the Phoenix-area market, wanted to know whether the land their clients were thinking of buying might be riddled with cracks or weak spots that could damage a building, or worse. They had good reason to worry: After heavy summer rains in 2007, a 15-foot-wide fissure opened southeast of Phoenix and swallowed a horse.
People have mined southern Arizona's aquifers for more than a century -- pumping groundwater faster than precipitation can seep back underground to replenish it. As a result, land in more than a dozen spots has buckled and subsided. It's one of 40 cases of groundwater pumping detailed in a recent U.S. Geological Survey report that shows how people are draining the nation's aquifers, often at accelerating rates. Between 1900 and 2008, the U.S. has lost enough underground water to fill Lake Erie twice. That volume jumped by 25 percent after 2000.
As the West continues to grow, with ever more people and industries vying for the same shrinking resources, the days of water policies that treat aquifers as infinite resources seem numbered. "At some point, the problems are going to be more and more frequent in more and more places -- and people may not notice until it's really severe," says Leonard Konikow, the USGS hydrologist who assembled the data. Here are some of the report's highlights (or see the data as a map or graph):
Central Valley, California
The Central Valley holds about one-sixth of the nation's irrigated land and produces 250 different crops. Farming has contributed to what the USGS calls "one of the single largest alterations of the land surface attributed to humankind." By 1970, 5,200 square miles of ground had sunk more than a foot -- up to 28 feet in places.
The sinking has slowed since use of surface water delivered from the Bay Delta to the north, surpassed pumping in 1971, but droughts in the late '70s, late '80s and early '90s, plus occasional surface water shutdowns to protect endangered fish, periodically forced farmers back to groundwater.
Some now gird for drought by flooding fields in wet years so water can soak back into the ground. Kern County has more than a dozen water banks; as of 2011, the largest one had returned more than 1.7 million acre-feet to the aquifer.
Las Vegas Valley, Nevada
Despite its reputation for excess, Sin City's conservation plan fines local water wasters, prohibits new turf in front yards, and offers coupons for water-recycling car washes. Between 2002 and 2011, southern Nevada cut per-person use by 29 percent, likely helped by the recession.
Vegas is well aware of its limited groundwater, and in 1987 began using part of its share of Colorado River water, drawn from Lake Mead, to recharge the aquifer that fed its early growth. But Mead has dropped more than 100 feet since 2000, and the Bureau of Reclamation recently projected that water levels could plunge enough to come close to triggering a federal shortage declaration by next autumn -- meaning potential cutbacks. To secure future supplies, the Southern Nevada Water Authority is pushing for a groundwater pipeline from rural east-central Nevada, despite its possible impacts on springs and creeks used by ranchers and wildlife.
Arizona alluvial aquifers
In Arizona, tighter groundwater management, starting in 1980, and the 1985 Central Arizona Project, which transports Colorado River water to Tucson and Phoenix, have helped ease the pressure on aquifers.
But the state still doesn't legally recognize that groundwater and surface water are connected, and draining the desert water table has transformed rivers like Tucson's Santa Cruz from verdant waterways lined with cottonwoods and mesquite into sand-filled valleys. Now, state-approved wells from a 7,000-unit housing development threaten to de-water the San Pedro, one of the healthiest remaining Southwest rivers and an oasis for migrating birds and other wildlife.
Snake River Plain, Idaho
This aquifer, which underlies a large agricultural area in southern Idaho, was recharged through the '70s, as river water from flood irrigation seeped back underground. But when agriculture expanded, more farmers began pumping groundwater. And as more efficient sprinkler systems became popular, less water was returned to the aquifer.
The combination reduced Snake River flows, provoking bitter battles between surface and groundwater users. In 2008, the state approved a water-supply plan to ensure sustainable use of 10 different Idaho aquifers for 50 years, but the process has been underfunded. The first plan underway, for Boise's Treasure Valley aquifer, includes conservation measures, promotes leasing or renting unused water rights, and encourages new subdivisions on former farmland to use surface water instead of wells. However, the state water board won't submit it to lawmakers until 2014.
Denver Basin, Colorado
Beneath the Denver Basin, the shallow aquifers that irrigators rely on have begun to drain more slowly. That's because the state now regulates that supply, recognizing its connection to carefully divvied-up surface water, and because wet years in the '80s and '90s helped slow water loss. But the depletion of unregulated deep aquifers has sped up as the region grows, since new subdivisions often lack surface-water rights and thus must drill for a source. New subdivisions exploded in the early 2000s, just as the latest drought began, further increasing the drawdown.
The suburb of Castle Rock, where well production has flagged by 7 to 10 percent each summer since the mid-2000s, recently joined nine other South Denver water providers in a pact with Denver and Aurora to pipe water from the South Platte River.
High Plains (Ogallala)
The High Plains, or Ogallala, aquifer -- which stretches from South Dakota to Texas -- accounts for about 34 percent of all U.S. groundwater depletion since 1900. A whopping 24 percent of that loss occurred between 2001 to 2008, likely helped by decreased rainfall and increased pumping for larger corn plantings, spurred by higher corn prices.
Irrigators are already seeing the consequences in Texas and Kansas, where the aquifer replenishes much more slowly than up north. Dried-up wells are now pumping up sand along with dwindling well water, and drought-stricken farmers have been forced to fallow their fields. According to a 2012 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 35 percent of the southern High Plains will be unable to support irrigation within the next 30 years if current pumping rates continue. "There's so much talk about making things sustainable," says study author Bridget Scanlon. "Some things can't be sustainable."


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Rhubarb is a versatile vegetable - equally at home in sweet or savoury dishes. In the past I've made rhubarb ice cream, jam, tarts, cakes, the ubiquitous crumble and even a chutney. This time I'm taking a simpler approach in preparing the rhubarb by roasting it in the oven.
After trimming and washing the rhubarb stalks I lay them in an oven-proof dish that is just large enough to hold them snuggly - a little brown sugar is sprinkled over and the dish is sealed with foil. Pop it in a low oven for about 20 minutes and you'll be rewarded with tender sticks of rhubarb swimming in a gorgeous ruby syrup.
This makes for a great accompaniment to pancakes or waffles or simply served with some thick yoghurt. I've decided to serve them with Paalo's favourite - a creamy rice pudding.
1 bunch rhubarb, washed and trimmed
brown sugar
Rice Pudding
1 cup short grain rice
3 cups milk, approx
vanilla bean paste
brown sugar, to taste
Cook the rhubarb:
Trim the rhubarb and cut into evenly sized sticks. Wash and then lay them in a baking dish. Sprinkle over with soft brown sugar and then seal the dish with foil. Place in a preheated 160°C oven and bake for about 20 minutes or until the rhubarb has softened. Allow to cool in the syrup before storing in a sealable container in the fridge.
Make the Rice Pudding:
Place the milk and vanilla bean paste into a saucepan and slowly bring to simmering point. Sprinkle in the rice and stir well. Simmer, stirring often, until the rice has softened and absorbed all the milk. As all rice has differing absorption levels you may need to add extra milk. When the rice is almost cooked, add the brown sugar to taste and cook for a further 5 minutes.
You can serve the rice pudding hot or cold.


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Evolutionists have often foisted conclusive pronouncements of new "knowledge" upon the public, only to retract them later with a "We now know…" kind of comment. For example, for decades the age of the earth was said to be 2 billion years, but "we now know" it is 4.5 billion.1 And as geologist Andrew Snelling has documented,2 different radioactive decay procedures have been used to estimate the ages of Grand Canyon rocks, but have yielded only a jumbled confusion of perpetually-changing dates.
The coelacanth was once "known" to be a unique fish that existed 400 million years ago before it evolved into a terrestrial creature with proto-legs. But the discovery in 1938 of a living coelacanth, and the observation that these fish are deep marine dwellers with no interactions near land, forced a revision to the story—instantly erasing 400 million years of evolutionary change and removing the coelacanth from its former status as a "transitional form."
Another example of an evolutionary "oops" is Java Man. For decades, a small fossil skullcap was touted as an evolutionary ancestor to humans, but now "the current consensus of anthropologists is that the direct ancestors of modern humans were African populations…rather than the Asian populations exemplified by Java Man."3
In 1993, Time magazine's cover splashed the title "The Truth about Dinosaurs—Surprise: just about everything you believe is wrong."4 The feature article suggested that contrary to the general perceptions about dinosaurs, they were not necessarily dim-witted, not necessarily cold-blooded, cared for their young, traveled in packs, were possibly brightly colored, and were not entirely extinct because they evolved into modern-day birds.
Given this well-characterized tendency of evolutionary scientists to render confident conclusions that turn out to be based on their evolutionary worldview more than on the data, we have cause to doubt a recent pronouncement from astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson in Parade magazine declaring that we now know the age of the universe. To his credit, he admits embarrassment that science has been unable to calculate the "correct" date until now. Some cosmologists have been convinced that the universe is 10 billion years old, and others that it is 20 billion. He assures us, however, that the Hubble Space Telescope has given us accurate enough measurements of star distances to know for sure that "the universe was born 14 billion years ago."5
Not only does the evolutionists' history of ever-changing "knowledge" cast doubt on this apparent revelation, but additional problems exist. Unsupported assumptions lie behind the calculations that Tyson describes in his article, including the "cosmological principle" (which assumes that the universe has no center), the value of Hubble's constant, the existence of dark matter and dark energy, the "inflation hypothesis," and the effective absence of a Creator.
Nor does the model that produces this updated age for the universe account for the "horizon problem." There are points in the universe separated by billions of light years, but they all have the same temperature. According to the evolutionary model, there would have to have been at least twice the 14 billion years claimed by Tyson for the radiation to have spread across the great distances and even out the temperature. Interestingly, creation cosmologists have rigorously demonstrated the feasibility of a very, very young universe.6 Given a different but entirely reasonable set of starting assumptions, the physics of a young universe are consistent with widely-recognized scientific principles.
Creation scientists don't object to new discoveries. On the contrary, it is the questionable interpretation and then presentation of those discoveries that is at issue. Considering the flaws in evolutionary theory and the many times evolutionary scientists have had to change their conclusions, one would think that new pronouncements would begin with "our best guess is," or "given these assumptions," or "although we do not know certainly, we think…". In the meantime, we will have our saltshakers handy because if the history of evolution-based "science" is any indication, then we will have to take the latest news with more than a few grains.
- England, P. C., P. Molnar,and F. M. Richter. 2007. Kelvin, Perry and the Age of the Earth. American Scientist. 95 (4): 342-349.
- Snelling, A. 2004. Radioisotope Dating of Grand Canyon Rocks: Another Devastating Failure for Long-Age Geology. Acts & Facts. 33 (10).
- Java Man. Wikipedia.org. Accessed June 25, 2008.
- Lemonick, M. D. 1993. Rewriting the Book on Dinosaurs. Time. 141 (17).
- Tyson, N. D. 2008. For the Love of Hubble. Parade, June 22.
- Hartnett, J. 2007. Starlight, Time and the New Physics. Powder Springs, GA: Creation Book Publishers.
* Mr. Thomas is Science Writer.
Article posted on June 27, 2008.