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The Oxford Handbook of Catholic Theology
Lewis Ayres and Medi Ann Volpe, Editors. The Oxford Handbook of Catholic Theology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019. 962pp. $145.00. Hardcover. ISBN 978-0-19-956627-3.
As the preface to the book notes, the purpose of the Oxford Handbook of Catholic Theology “is to provide a readable and dependable guide to the content of Catholic theology and to introduce the different schools and debates of modern Catholic theology against the broader background of Catholic tradition” (vii). The book, edited by Durham University scholars Lewis Ayers (Professor of Catholic and Historical Theology) and Medi Ann Volpe (Assistant Professor of Theology and Ethics), is an ambitious attempt to convey the breadth, depth, and nuance of 2,000 years of Catholic theology in one 962-page volume. Ayers and Volpe have succeeded in this task. They bring together essays from 56 contributors, seven of whom are women. Most are professors of philosophy or theology at institutions in the Americas (Canada and the United States), Europe (Belgium, Hungary, Rome, Switzerland, the UK), Nigeria, and Australia. This concentration of western scholars leads to a limitation noted by the editors regarding this volume’s focus, which is on the Latin Rite. Other perspectives are offered in a chapter covering the basics of Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, and chapters on African, Asian, and Latino Catholicism.
The front matter includes a table of contents listing each essay and author, notes on sources, and a list of abbreviations. Included are helpful lists of abbreviations used, bibliographical references for, and links to open access versions of sources including the works of St. Thomas Aquinas, conciliar documents, and papal documents (apostolic constitutions, bulls, encyclicals, exhortations, letters, and motu proprio). Most of the content chapters are between 15-20 pages and provide a scholarly understanding of the topic and its place in Catholic theology. Each chapter contains a robust bibliography, and many also list suggested further reading. In the back-matter, readers will find three indices: one for key terms and themes, one for people, and one for scripture.
This reference work is divided into two roughly equal parts: Part One, “Catholic Teaching” (pp. 5-456), focuses on doctrine and is divided into four sections covering “The Enterprise of Catholic Theology”; “God, the Creation, and the History of Salvation”; “The Sacramental Life”; and “Catholic Moral Theology.” Each of the 27 chapters in this section reflects great depth of scholarship as the authors weave in details from two thousand years of belief and changes in Catholic theology.
Part Two, “Modern Catholic Theology” (pp. 457-942), is divided into two sections that focus “on movements, key figures, and developments in modern Catholic theology” (vii). The 10 chapters of the first section, “Catholic Theology up to Vatican I,” cover some of the doctors of the church (St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, and St. Bonaventure), historical developments in doctrine, theology and the practice of the faith, and the Councils of Trent and Vatican I.
The 19 chapters in the second section, “Catholic Theology Since 1870,” reflect the “hard choices that had to be made” by the editors (viii). Topics include how Catholic theology has developed in Asia and Africa, Latin America, and parts of the Third World; developments in the understanding of the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas; the contributions of specific theologians like Hans Urs von Balthasar and Martin Heidegger; the Second Vatican Council; developments within Catholicism like Feminist Theology, the Theology of the Body, New Ecclesial Movements; and the relationship between Catholicism and other traditions and religions.
Of the 56 chapters I have chosen to look closely at four and examine how each author approaches Catholic theology through the lens of his or her topic. I chose Scripture (the means through which Christians hear and interpret God’s Word); prayer (how in its many forms prayer helps us to love and worship our God); life and death (how Catholic theology is addressed in all stages of life); and Catholicism and other religions (an essential topic if we are to honor the first two commandments, “You shall love the Lord your God, with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind…and…love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37-39, NRSV).
Matthew Levering’s chapter on “The Scriptures and Their Interpretation” first examines scripture through Dei verbum, the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation from Vatican II, and then attempts to “articulate why…there should still be a specifically Catholic way of interpreting the Scriptures,” given that the goal of biblical interpretation is union with the living Lord (42, 46). Dei Verbum and the work of Catholic biblical scholars affirm that reading and interpreting Scripture in a theological and liturgical context is ongoing and happens in community for the sake of salvation.
Martin Laird, OSA, author of the chapter on “Prayer,” places it within the call to holiness for all from the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church from Vatican II, Lumen gentium. Laird focuses on the art of contemplative prayer, the “perspective of contemplative rest in God that we see in the unity of all forms of prayer, whether personal, liturgical, or sacramental” (347). He draws from the lives and teachings of greats such as St. Augustine, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Ambrose of Milan, St. John of the Cross, and the author of The Cloud of Unknowing to explore how prayer unites us with the Trinity in a mysterious and transforming journey that takes place with the communion of all believers.
Jana Bennett’s chapter on “Life and Death” examines issues associated with the gift of life, from conception to death, and addresses tough questions “that make Catholic teaching on life and death issues seem…unrealistic and at times cruel or anti-human” (423). She covers Catholic teaching on abortion, contraception, Artificial Reproduction Techniques (ART), euthanasia, war, the death penalty, and animal rights, cautioning readers not to separate the Catholic vision of creation from social-justice issues. She concludes that the baptized are charged with being “willing to be present in real ways to those who suffer, and to campaign against injustices that prevent us from seeing and loving God’s gift of life to us” (440).
The closing chapter, “Catholic Theology and Other Religions,” written by Michael Barnes, SJ, examines interfaith dialogue and encounters, issues of justice, inculturation, and spirituality. A section on Nostra aetate speaks to difficulties in Jewish-Christian relations and emphasizes the call to “acknowledge, preserve, and encourage the spiritual and moral truths found among non-Christians” (932). Barnes emphasizes the importance of dialogue, whether interreligious and in service to mission. He urges the Church to remember that “others may already have been touched by God’s Spirit in unknown ways,” recognizing that the Spirit does indeed move in the world in ways not necessarily understood or constrained by humans (934). Religious pluralism, dialogue with people of other faiths about their religious texts, and the nature of discipleship are also covered. In the closing paragraph, I was especially charmed by Michael Barnes’s reflection that “the Spirit is a God-given force that disrupts all attempts to force the Christian life, let alone understanding of God’s ways, into neat and straightforward language” (941).
The chapters are challenging—not an easy read if one is not conversant with Catholic theology and the many texts and voices of the church from the early fathers to the present. Each paragraph is as layered and nuanced as is the Catholic tradition. There are no illustrations or block quotes to break up the hundreds of pages of text, nothing to provide rest for the eyes and the brain.
I recommend The Oxford Handbook of Catholic Theology for offering a thoughtful and scholarly snapshot of many issues pertaining to each topic. A handbook is defined as a concise reference book. Though nearly a thousand pages, this handbook is in its own way concise and offers a sophisticated path into the labyrinth of scholarship on Catholic theology. The many perspectives offered by the contributors provide a truly Catholic look at theology. Readers will find an engaged discussion of many aspects of what it means to be part of a faith that is never only personal or private, and which emphasizes relationship with the living body of the Church and the world through the Holy Spirit.


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‘It pales in comparison to the millions that Mayor Bloomberg has already pledged to bring New York-style gun control to Virginia…’
(Dan E. Way, Liberty Headlines) Virginia has become a national battleground over state legislative control, with the National Rifle Association on one side and a Barack Obama-endorsed activist group on the other plowing money into upcoming elections.
The Roanoke Times reported the NRA made a $200,000 donation this week to House Majority Leader Todd Gilbert’s Majority Leader PAC.
“Gilbert, a pro-gun lawmaker who represents a bright-red district and is not in serious danger of losing his seat, could use his PAC to distribute the money to Republicans in more competitive districts,” the Times said.
The donation signifies the high stakes for gun policy in a divided electorate that will choose in this fall’s election which party controls the General Assembly for the 2020 session. The winner will have the power to redistrict election boundaries in favor of its party.
Democrats characterized the NRA donation as vote-buying, and rewarding Republicans for delaying action on gun control legislation until after the election.
“It’s the largest single donation the gun rights lobby has made in Virginia since the Virginia Public Access Project started tracking campaign finance in the 1990s,” The Daily Press in Newport News reported.
Gilbert noted the hypocrisy of Democrats’ outrage over the NRA contribution.
“It pales in comparison to the millions that [former New York City] Mayor [Michael] Bloomberg has already pledged to bring New York-style gun control to Virginia,” Gilbert said.
Bloomberg’s gun-control organization Everytown for Gun Safety plans to spend $2.5 million to help Democrats oust GOP lawmakers.
The National Democratic Redistricting Committee headed by former Attorney General Eric Holder and endorsed by Obama is pumping money into the state with the stated goal of favorably positioning Democrats with a strategic advantage in redistricting decisions.
Obama merged his Organizing for Action campaign group with the NDRC to extend its influence. They have targeted more than a dozen states—including Virginia and neighboring North Carolina—as part of their “sue till blue” strategy, using left-leaning courts to forcibly redraw the districts previously established by state legislatures.
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Baby bump watch: Newlywed Eva Longoria is popping out all over. Between her ample boobs and slightly protruding (normally absurdly flat) belly, it's hard not to assume there's a bun in the oven. She and husband Tony Parker haven't made any announcements.
Baby pic bidding frenzy for Alba? After publicly denying any baby photo bidding wars to the NY Daily News, Jessica Alba's story is being refuted. Sources are saying that there have been several offers, but the starlet and her new husband, Cash Warren, haven't decided where they will land. Source: msnbc
Pamela Anderson charges $100K! How much do you think the Baywatch babe is worth? Rumor has it, Pam was paid $100,000 to 'host' the Grand Prix party in Montreal over the weekend. Not bad for one night's work!


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- What is the urogenital smear?
- White blood cells: normal and elevated levels
- As evidenced by white blood cells in a smear of pregnant
term "bacterioscopy" comes from the Latin word "scopeo", which means "consider".Method is a laboratory test bacteria using a microscope.
In gynecological practice and procedure of taking further analysis of urogenital smear widespread.With its help define one of the most important indicators - level of white blood cells.
What is the urogenital smear?
Bacterioscopic smear - the procedure is fast, inexpensive, informative.Therefore, it has become very popular in medical practice and carried out virtually every time you visit a gynecological office.
microscopic smear is performed in order to identify the most important indicators of the microflora, one of which is the number of white blood cells.
procedure consists of two stages:
- His laboratory research.
1. At the first stage in the urethra (urethritis) Women speculum is inserted, follo
Generally, the material is taken from the following points:
- meatus; cervical
disposable spatula - a stick of plastic with an expanded end.With the help of a specialist makes the strokes, and then distributes the material obtained by special sterile glass slide.If it smears assign identification letter:
- U - urethral;
- C - from the cervix;
- V - vaginal.
The sample was then dried and sent to the laboratory for smear microscopy.
2. The second stage - the study itself.Doctors perform laboratory smear Gram stain with specific dyes, then - gynecological analysis under a microscope.Thus various bacteria and cell parts are colored in certain colors, and this makes it possible to evaluate the composition of the secretions from the cervix, urethra and vagina.
Normally urogenital smear is not a painful procedure. It can cause a feeling of discomfort.Pain is an indication of the presence of inflammatory pathologies or infections, sexually transmitted infections, which lead to the defeat of the urethra wall.The intensity of pain is directly proportional to the degree of urethral tissue damage.to the content ↑
White blood cells: normal and elevated levels
main indicator of urethral smear are leukocytes.
Their rate is 15 units in the field of view. low level of white blood cells is an indicator of the health of the organism as white spotting cells perform a protective function: prevent the penetration of pathogens.Increasing their content indicates the presence of a particular infectious process, and the more of them in the smear, the more severe the pathologic process.
Most often increase in the number of white blood cells occurs in the following diseases:
- urethritis - inflammation in the urethra;
- coleitis - inflammation of the vaginal mucosa;
- endometritis - an inflammation of the mucous membrane of the uterus;
- cervicitis - inflammation of the cervical (cervical) channel;
- adnexitis - the presence of an inflammatory process in appendages (uterine tubes and ovaries);
- oncological pathology of the sexual sphere;
- vaginal dysbacteriosis;
- genital infections (syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea);
- intestinal dysbiosis.
exact definition of the high content of white blood cells in the smear reasons requires some laboratory tests: PCR assays crops.diagnostic results allow to choose the optimal methods and treatment regimen or advise additional diagnostics and consultation of other specialists.to the content ↑
As evidenced by white blood cells in a smear of pregnant
leukocyte level in a smear in pregnancy is defined multiple times.The first swab is taken when the woman put on the pregnancy registry.During childbearing normal white blood cell count ratio ranges from 15-20 in sight.
Increase indicator indicates the presence of inflammation due to vaginitis, vaginitis, etc.In order to clarify the diagnosis is carried out immunological, bacteriological tests, PCR.
presence of a particular disease is not evidence of recent infection.A woman may long to be the bearer of infection, which manifests itself only after a pregnancy, against the background of hormonal changes and the associated weakening of the immune defense.
1. The main causes inflammation in the genital organs are sexually transmitted diseases:
- genital herpes;
- ureaplasmosis - an average of about 20 in the list of pathologies.
2. The second most common cause of inflammation and increase the level of white blood cells is a yeast infection (or candidiasis).
Thrush is common in pregnant women is very common, especially in the later stages.
After determining the reasons for the increase of white blood cells and to identify the specific causative agent of inflammation prescribe appropriate treatment, taking into account the sensitivity of the organism to specific drugs and pregnancy.
If identifying the causative agent is not possible, a topical treatment fails, using the standard antibiotic regimen (if it is permissible at this stage of pregnancy).


The New York Times reports: North Korea fired another ballistic missile over Japan on Friday, a direct challenge to the United States and China just days after a new sanctions resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council that was intended to force the country to halt its accelerating nuclear and missile tests.
The missile was not aimed at the Pacific island of Guam, which President Trump had warned could prompt a military response after North Korea threatened to fire missiles into the sea near the island last month.
Instead, it blasted off from near the Sunan International Airport north of Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, and flew about 2,300 miles directly east, flying over northern Japan and falling into the Pacific Ocean, according to the South Korean military. That is a slightly greater distance than between the North Korean capital and the American air base in Guam, and American officials, scrambling to assess both the symbolism and importance of the test, said it was clearly intended to make the point that the North could reach the base with ease. [Continue reading…]
David Wright writes: Guam lies 3,400 km from North Korea, and Pyongyang has talked about it as a target because of the presence of US forces at Anderson Air Force Base.
This missile very likely has low enough accuracy that it could be difficult for North Korea to use it to destroy this base, even if the missile was carrying a high-yield warhead. Two significant sources of inaccuracy of an early generation missile like the Hwasong-12 are guidance and control errors early in flight during boost phase, and reentry errors due to the warhead passing through the atmosphere late in flight. I estimate the inaccuracy of the Hwasong-12 flown to this range to be likely 5 to 10 km, although possibly larger.
Even assuming the missile carried a 150 kiloton warhead, which may be the yield of North Korea’s recent nuclear test, a missile of this inaccuracy would still have well under a 10% chance of destroying the air base. [Continue reading…]
Ankit Panda writes: Friday’s trajectory also had similarities to the last Hwasong-12 launch. One of the features of the August 29 trajectory that was immediately notable was how it crossed over Japanese territory roughly in the vicinity of the Tsugaru Strait, which separates the Japanese islands of Hokkaido and Honshu. The only major Japanese urban center to fall under the missile’s trajectory was Hakodate in Hokkaido. The trajectory almost appeared to have been designed to allow North Korea to test its missiles to a longer range while overflying as little of Japan’s territory as necessary. The launch was no doubt still provocative, but the provocation was more muted than it would have been had North Korea simply overflown Honshu, near the population-defense Kanto region, for example.
North Korea repeated this azimuthal approach with Friday’s launch. One important difference was that the missile this time flew to a range of 3,700 kilometers. That suggested this was North Korea’s first test attempt of the Hwasong-12 IRBM to full-range at a trajectory close to what’s known as the minimum energy trajectory—the most efficient trajectory that allows for a maximization of the missile’s range. Remember: North Korea basically told us it was going to do this. We’d been warned. With two tests along this trajectory, we should have a much better idea of what is likely to become a regular-use missile corridor for North Korean long-range testing.
The second test along this trajectory without any attempt at interception or any reaction from Japan and the United States beyond rhetoric will likely not serve to deter North Korea from future launches. Pyongyang will keep using this trajectory for long-range missile tests, fully aware that the two allies are likely incapable of or unwilling to attempt interception. The Hwasong-14 intercontinental-range ballistic missile (ICBM) will likely be the next to see flight-testing along this trajectory. [Continue reading…]


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[digg=http://digg.com/soccer/David_Beckham_as_a_Terminator]While one of the coolest shows on TV right now, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, looks unlikely to return for a third season, jet setting AC Milan, LA Galaxy and England soccer icon, David Beckham is to feature in a new global ad campaign for Motorola inspired by The Terminator franchise.
The campaign for the launch of the new Aura phone starts at the end of April.
Print and video ads for the Motorola Aura feature the ever-shirtless Beckham carrying the phone with half of his body x-rayed to reveal Terminator innards.
Well, it looks like the truth has been revealed. We always wondered how he could handle all of those Europe to LA roundtrips with relative ease. There has to be a FIFA rule against fielding cyborgs.
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Shown on the right is a small, mature lymphocyte typical of those found in peripheral blood. Lymphocytes can be the most numerous cell type in certain animal species, including cattle and rodents. In dogs, cats, horses and camelids, they are outnumbered by segmented neutrophils in health. Most lymphocytes are smaller than a neutrophil, although there may normally be small numbers of intermediate to large lymphocytes, especially in cattle where up to 50% of lymphocytes can be intermediate in size. The distinguishing feature of lymphocytes is their dense, round to slightly indented nucleus with smooth (clumped or blocky chromatin), a small amount of clear to pale blue cytoplasm with a high nuclear:cytoplasmic ratio (i.e. the majority of the cell is taken up by the nucleus with only a small volume of cytoplasm visible). In most healthy animals, low numbers of lymphocytes have red cytoplasmic granules. These granular lymphocytes (see image below) are involved in cell mediated cytotoxicity and are either cytotoxic T cells (CD3+, CD8+) or natural killer cells (CD3-). Increased numbers of granular lymphocytes in blood can be seen in reactive (e.g. Ehrlichia canis infection in dogs) or neoplastic conditions (e.g. lymphoma or leukemia of granular lymphocytes). Reactive lymphocytes are cells that have increased amounts and generally deeper blue cytoplasm. Some may be larger than a normal lymphocyte but they still have clumped chromatin. Reactive lymphocytes are responding to an antigenic stimulus that is not specific. Low numbers of reactive lymphocytes are frequently seen in young naive animals. For more information (and pictures) on reactive lymphocytes, refer to the leukocyte section of the hematology atlas.
Lymphocytes, unlike the other leukocytes, are produced in lymphoid tissue rather than in marrow. Most of the lymphocytes in blood are long-lived cells that recirculate between blood and tissue. Changes in blood lymphocyte number usually reflect changes in distribution rather than changes in production or loss.
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Thunderbolt is on a roll. A few months ago we were moaning about a lack of peripherals. Suddenly there are disk drives and docks, such as the new Elgato Thunderbolt Dock, appearing by the day. All this is before most of us get our hands on Thunderbolt 2 which is already here on the new MacPro and, presumably, scheduled to migrate to other models in the range this year.
Things are hotting up. Today, from MacRumors, we hear that Intel is planning yet another enhancement, code-named Alpine Ridge, that will increase bandwidth from TB2’s 20Gbps to a blistering 40Gpbs.
The specification shows a 50 percent reduction in power consumption and new sockets which can also handle device charging up to 100 Watts. There will be adapters for backward compatibility with TB1 and 2. The development means that everything, including all peripherals, additional ports and even the MacBook’s power supply will soon be handled by just one cable.
No news yet on a date for the introduction of Thunderbolt 3 but all this activity is encouraging for those of us who have committed to Thunderbolt in preference to the slower but ubiquitous USB 3.0 standard. The renewed confidence will encourage the sale of the still-expensive disk drives and other peripherals.


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The Department of Social Protection has refused to release information regarding the Data Protection Commission’s investigation into the public services card, in part because it would be “contrary to the public interest”.
A request from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties to the department asking it to release an interim investigation report by the commission into the card and connected projects has been rejected, on grounds that releasing it could reveal the department’s plans or have a significant adverse affect on its functions.
The ICCL call comes as the final stage of Government legislation which will allow wider sharing of personal data with organisations and agencies is set to be debated in the Dáil on Tuesday.
ICCL director Liam Herrick called for "full transparency on the legal basis for the public services card because it violates the privacy and data protection rights of people living in Ireland.
“We have been campaigning against its introduction because it’s unnecessary, costly, and of questionable efficacy - and it targets in particular economically vulnerable people, such as those dependant on social welfare. Further, it is deeply troubling that the Government has continued to roll the card out for essential services while a question hangs over its legality,” he said.
Mr Herrick said the ICCL intended to appeal the rejection of the request for the investigation report and other records, made under the Freedom of Information Act, to the Information Commissioner.
“We believe that the public has an immediate right to know what decisions are being taken behind closed doors about our privacy,” he added.
The civil liberties campaign group also called on the commission itself to release the entire report to the public as soon as it is ready.
"The Data Protection Commission has an extremely important role in protecting the privacy rights of all those living in Ireland," Mr Herrick said.
“The fact that the DPC initiated an investigation in October 2017 into the legal basis for the public services card is significant in itself and ICCL would call for full transparency, and indeed urgency, in releasing the entire report to the public as soon as it is ready.
“We believe that there is no legal basis for the card, given that it violates the principles of necessity and proportionality with regard to privacy rights. If this is the case, the public deserves to know,” he added.
Head of communications for the DPC Graham Doyle said it had served "a draft confidential report" on the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP) in recent months for comment.
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The Poetry Matters monthly poetry series is relocating to Stay Gallery starting with its next meeting Dec. 19 at 7 p.m.
The meeting will feature the poet Raindog (pictured) and includes an open mic session and live music by Garretson and Gorodetsky.
Music begins at 7 p.m. followed by poetry readings at 7:30.
Admission is free and all ages are welcome.

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The Budgerigar Society Closed Rings – The Full Story
During 2018, Budgerigar Society members expressed concerns about the overall quality of closed rings being supplied by the new BS ring maker. There had also been an issue with the delivery of the 2018 rings being late. This culminated with the old supplier A C Hughes, selling their entire business to Avian ID.
A member on the General Council, who has an engineering background, undertook a study of the rings. The scope of the study included size tolerances, legibility, the number of rings having to be cut off birds, quality of plastic rings, quality of Hughes rings compared to the new rings from Avian ID. A detailed report was produced and in general the metal rings were in tolerance. There was an issue around the legibility of the metal rings after they had been on a bird for even a relatively short period. It was concluded that this was not aided by changes in legislation and the need to use a different paint (unleaded) for the infill. A similar legibility issue was also being experienced with plastic rings being supplied by Roxan.
Talks had taken place with Avian ID and they made a commitment to the BS to supply rings on time but asked for members to be encouraged to order early, to try and help alleviate the Christmas bottleneck for both manufacturing and the post.
Sunday 23 September 2018
At the September 2018 GC meeting, a Councillor suggested that we include in our contract with the plastic ring suppliers the need for a quality improvement process and a challenge for them to come up with solutions around lifespan legibility.
At the February 2019 GC Meeting it was advised that there was ‘ring chatter’ on social media and concerns were being expressed on material thickness and roughness in the bore of the rings as well as overall quality and delivery issues.
A discussion took place where it was confirmed that the rings are indeed harder to cut for removal.
Because of the continuing issues around rings, three councillors were selected and tasked to undertake a full engineering review of our closed rings and report back to the GC at the April 2019 meeting; each had an engineering/manufacturing background and were well qualified for the job.
Saturday, 27 April 2019
The three members that were tasked to undertake the engineering review presented a professional report on the quality and dimensions of the rings. It was proposed that, rather than increase the ring internal diameter, we should reduce the wall thickness. However, the ring maker had already been approached and had advised that the rings were indeed of an increased wall thickness than those previously supplied by Hughes. This was to assist with the depth of the ring number details and to increase paint fill. It was agreed that overall, the ring size is fine, and the given tolerances are minute – like the thickness of a hair. The wall thickness is the problem.
The most problematic area is when a member needs to cut a ring off. The finish of the rings can also be an issue with burrs being evidenced. The material specification would also appear to be different to that used by Hughes. The colour budgerigar rings are superior in quality and thickness and the lettering is good.
It was agreed to formalise the three Councillors who has undertaken the study into a ring sub-group and to visit the ring makers Avian ID to take up our concerns and report back at the next GC meeting.
Saturday, 2 November 2019
The ring sub-group presented their visit report to the GC. The full report was published in the January/February 2020 edition of The Budgerigar.
With reference to cutting the rings off, Avian ID explained that the material used was slightly harder and thicker as they require a thicker wall to get the best stamping of the lettering etc. Ring cutters sold by Avian ID were tested by the sub-group who had no difficulty with them. These are available from the BS Administrator for £17 including postage.
The main risk identified is that Avian ID is the only viable supplier in the UK, and we should have a back-up plan should they fail. The agreed back-up plan was to use the plastic ring maker, Roxan if there is a problem with Avian id and vice versa. If that does not work, we would place orders with an overseas ring maker for a maximum of one year only. It would mean we may have to dispense with the BS flat on the ring during that period and replace it with a unique identity mark.
It was also advised that the thickness of the ring wall would eventually reduce, as Avian ID were using up stock of the thicker rings but it would not be until the 2021 rings before we see a reduction in the thickness.
Avian ID also strongly requested the BS to consider amending the ring issue date, as the 1st January is the busiest time of year for them and the posting situation was not the best.
A lengthy debate ensued considering the Club Show date and other show dates, postal issues, and other factors. Many dates were discussed, and the consensus was to change the date to 1st December, which it was felt would not interfere with many existing shows. The orders by date would be moved forward to give a 6 week lead in time to be around 15th October which would still allow members to order at the Club Show and the Administrator to process the orders. Postage of rings would be on the last working day prior to 1st December.
This proposal forms a part of the recent Rule Change member’s vote.
Saturday, 08 February 2020
A letter had been received from Roxan, the plastic ring manufacturer explaining that they no longer wished to supply plastic rings to the Society. The decision was based on falling sales since they started supplying the Society in 2016 and the prohibitive costs involved in trialling new materials and colours. However, they did add that if higher sales could be guaranteed they would look again at providing a service.
A debate on options available to the Society took place. In anticipation of this, various ring suppliers at the recent World Show had been approached and all the plastic makers agreed that this year’s colour was not the best to laser cut and the best colours were black and dark blue. Also, the flat was a problem to produce as the tooling requirements were expensive and were not justified on the numbers we require.
It was agreed that we need to consider our default option to replace our plastic ring maker or find an alternative metal ring maker; investigate removing the flat on our rings and replace it with a unique mark. And so, the ring sub-group was reformed to investigate all these aspects, including alternative suppliers.
And Then The Coronavirus Happened
As a consequence of the Coronavirus and the need to follow Government guidelines, Avian ID closed its premises at the end of March this year – initially for a period of three weeks – but they did not reopen until 11th May 2020 – so six weeks in total.
To address this emergency situation and re-establish a supply of rings to members, alternative suppliers Coditech in Belgium and OESIEG in Germany were arranged. This has proved very successful and the Society is grateful to these two ring manufacturers for their help during this difficult period.
BS Emergency Ring Orders during the period 27 March to 7 May 2020
Country Ring Orders Rings Supplied
Belgium 99 4,206
Germany 125 4,901
In a strange way, this was a blessing in disguise as it gave the Society the opportunity to trial two alternative ring suppliers. It also allowed us to assess two of the recommendations of the ring sub-group – to dispense with the flat on the rings and to have them laser cut to improve overall quality. Of the two emergency suppliers Coditech was the only one to offer laser cut rings and so the two manufacturing alternatives were there to be seen. At the time, unknown to the Society, Avian ID also has the plant and equipment to produce laser cut rings. So, this means that we can continue with Avian ID as our main supplier and have a choice of alternatives should the need arise.
Two proposals were put to the GC. The first was the removal of the flat from our rings – the result 13 to 1 for. The second proposal was put to the GC at the first ever zoom virtual council meeting, when the vote was for either having Avian ID as our supplier of rings or to offer the membership a choice of either Avian ID or Coditech. The vote was 10 to 4 in favour of option 1.
There were several factors which swayed the vote in the way that it did. The first was postal concerns in that for bulk orders, Coditech usually post the rings in a single mail bag (which could amount to 1000 plus orders at our busiest time), for onward distribution to members, which gives two points of postage failure compared to the one from Avian ID, who post the rings directly to the member. This also increases delay, administration, and the cost of addressing and posting out individual envelopes. Secondly, there is a risk around exchange rates and the unknown consequences of Brexit when trading with Europe in the future. And finally, there is a preference to buy British and support a British company.
The Society has negotiated with Avian ID to pay the same price for the Avian ID laser rings as we currently pay, subject to a cost of living increase of £0.01 per ring to members for 2021. The GC has also seen samples of the Avian ID laser cut rings and they are to the same quality as the European laser cut rings.
In summary, for 2021 rings onward will be supplied by Avian ID. The rings will be laser cut and will have an identifying mark in place of the flat for both regular and colour budgerigar rings. Plastic rings will no longer be an option. The 2021 laser cut rings supplied by Avian ID will be reviewed to ensure the Society is happy with the quality. The GC has also agreed to increase the internal diameter of the ring with effect from 2021 to be in line with Confederation Ornithologique Mondiale (COM) dimensions. The internal diameter will increase from the existing specification and tolerance of 4.2mm to 4.4mm ideally 4.3mm, to 4.3mm to 4.5mm. The other specifications covering wall thickness (0.6mm to 0.9mm) and the ring wall height (3.85mm to 4.0 mm) remain unchanged.
Unfortunately, 2020 young birds could be wearing four variants of closed ring. However, all will be recognised as official BS rings and qualify for BS awards.
Category: Uncategorized | Posted on 14/05/2020 by The Budgerigar Society


Gruesome footage "proves" Libya using heavy arms
Gaddafi probably to commit suicide, Libya's interior minister
Britain's Times newspaper said Wednesday it had footage of severely wounded and dead protesters in a Libyan hospital which proved that heavy weapons were being used to crush the uprising, as the Libyan interior minister and some army units announced their siding with the Libyan revolt.
Shocking footage of corpses with bodies blasted off and patients with almost completely severed torsos provided "incontrovertible evidence" that heavy artillery was used, Martin Fletcher, the newspaper's associate editor said.
"It's not entirely clear how these men were killed, it could have been by fighter jets, it could have been by helicopter gunships, it could have been by mortar, it could have been by heavy machine guns," Fletcher said.
"One thing is abundantly clear, they were not killed by tear gas or by batons or by methods of suppressing peaceful protests that are generally considered the outer limits of what is acceptable," he added.
The images were taken at a hospital in Benghazi, the eastern Libyan city which was taken over by anti-regime groups on Monday after a bloody battle.
A senior aide to Muammar Gaddafi's influential son Saif al-Islam resigned on Wednesday, the latest official to walk out after the Libyan leader vowed to crush a revolt that threatens his four-decade rule.
Interior minister joins revolt
Libyan Interior Minister, meanwhile, told Al Arabiya that he has joined the popular revolution in his country, underscoring that he was a soldier in Libya's service.
In a phone call with Al Arabiya, Maj. Gen. Abdul Fattah Yunnes said that he had given his orders to his forces not to direct any weapon towards a Libyan. He denied being responsible for the massacres committed against the Libyans in recent days.
Yunnes said that one of Gaddafi's aids had shot at Gaddafi, while he was giving a speech at a rally recently, but he mistakenly injured another person. Yunnes added that the Libyan tribes are supporting the revolt and that protesters were in control of Benghazi. He added that all people have weapons now.
The Libyan official said that Gaddafi's speech was disappointing. He suggested that Gaddafi would not leave the country, but most probably he would commit suicide. "The Gaddafi regime is over," Yunnes told Al Arabiya.
"When people saw the speech they were angry and were shouting. They shouted 'No Gaddafi'. They were very agitated," said a resident of Benghazi.
"But today has been good. People are happy here, they are saying 'Benghazi is free'."
Veteran strongman Gaddafi Tuesday vowed to crush the revolt and warned he would purge the North African country "house by house" and "inch by inch" if protests continued.
Ibrahim Dabbashi, the Libyan deputy ambassador to the United Nations, told reporters told reporters Tuesday that since Gaddafi's defiant speech, attacks on civilians had started in western Libya.
He named Gharyan, Zuwarah and other cities that he said were under attack by army units loyal to Gaddafi. Dabbashi did not give the source of his information or say what kind of attacks were being staged.
"They are attacking all the people in cities in western Libya," he said.
"Certainly the people have no arms. Now I think genocide started now in Libya," he added before being escorted away by U.N. security guards.
Al-Jabal al-Akhdar military unit
Al-Jabal al-Akhdar Military Unit leaders, meanwhile, announced their siding with the revolt in a statement released on the social network Facebook on Tuesday.
"We (all the officers and soldiers) in al-Jabal al-Akhdar and its suburbs announce that we have joined the popular revolution," the statement said.
The statement added that the military unit will work to preserve security and protect the public and private establishments. It called on all the armed forces to join them.
On Tuesday, the first official figures released by Gaddafi's regime since unrest broke out a week ago put the number of people killed at 300 people -- 189 civilians and 111 soldiers.
The largest number of fatalities were said to have been in second city Benghazi, which is located in the east of the country and is where most of the violence has occurred, an interior ministry spokesman said.
In Benghazi, 104 civilians and 10 soldiers were killed.
Military officers in the eastern city of Tobruk, still in uniform but no longer declaring allegiance to Gaddafi, said the eastern region was no longer in the hands of the Libyan leader.
The eastern region was the scene of an uprising against Gaddafi in 1996, the year of a massacre at a Tripoli prison in which many of those killed were from the Benghazi area.
Gaddafi used fighter jets to crush the rebellion against his rule in the al-Jabal al-Akhdar in 1996.
Earlier, figures provided at the venue of a press conference that was slated to be given by Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam, said 300 people had died, but put the military casualty figure at only 58.
Although government restrictions have complicated the task of compiling a tally, Human Rights Watch has said 233 had been killed in the uprising while the International Federation for Human Rights put the toll at between 300 and 400.
Calm "has been restored in most of the large cities" in Libya, the president of the country's parliament said on Tuesday night, adding that "security forces and the army have re-established their positions."
Mohamed Zwei, president of the General People's Congress, also told a press conference that a commission of enquiry had been set up to investigate the eight-day revolt against veteran Libyan leader Gaddafi.
At the same time, he said "current conditions do not permit holding a meeting of parliament to discuss the reforms" announced earlier this week by Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam.
Meanwhile, Jebril el-Kadiki, deputy air force chief of staff, said that arms and ammunitions depots had been bombed in Rajma, near the eastern city of al-Baida; in Ajdabia and al-Gueriet in the south and near Zenten and Mezda in the southwest.
Kadiki said all of the facilities were located in desert areas, away from any inhabitation.
On Monday, Saif al-Islam said arms depots had been attacked in remote areas, denying reports that the armed forces had bombed the capital Tripoli and second city Benghazi.
(Compiled and translated by Abeer Tayel)


Hailing from the suburban mill town of Clinton, Massachusetts, ORANGE ISLAND were once a household name during the late ’90’s and early ’00’s post-hardcore scene. Though they were often mislabeled as emo, a more accurate description of their sound would be abrasive, yet mature, indie-rock with an astute understanding of pop melodicism.
During put out albums with Triple Crown and Rise Records and toured with The Movielife, Taking Back Sunday, and other luminaries of the era.
One Night Stay combines melodic hardcore, complex guitar interplay with lots of pop-influenced choruses and deeply somber lyrics that focus on the darker sides of life. While out-of-print for the last 15 years, the album sees a reissue, and release on vinyl for the first time, via Iodine Recordings on September 30. It is fully remastered and features production by Matt Squire (Taking Back Sunday, Thrice, and The Used). Order it here.


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Rayman meets Canabalt in this side-scrolling infinite running game.
Fire angry birds at pigs.
The Rabbids are taking the skies and making the final frontier their new playground in this physics-based game for smartphones and tablets.
A hack-n-slash platformer for your mobile device.
A new version of the classic theme park management simulation arrives for Apple devices.
Experience strategic, turn-based combat on 3D battlefields brought to life with breathtaking art and stunning visual effects.
Downloadable action puzzler featuring Lara Croft.
A 2D prequel to the original Rayman.
Developed exclusively for mobile platforms by Hardlight Studios, Sonic Dash sees the blue hedgehog dashing through the grassy verges of Seaside Hill.
A cute, yet oddly addictive, mobile puzzle game.

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DA dismisses claims Cope wasn’t consulted for anti-Zuma march
DA's Solly Malatjie says although other opposition party leaders are not there their members have attended.
JOHANNESBURG – The Democratic Alliance (DA) has dismissed claims by Congress of the People (Cope) that it was not adequately consulted in preparation for Tuesday's multi-party march in Limpopo, labelling it 'dishonest'.
The DA was due to lead a multi-party march to the treasury in Limpopo in protest against state capture, but the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) also withdrew from the demonstration.
DA’s Solly Malatjie says the EFF and Cope were both adequately included in the planning for this march and the only reason some have not attended today is because they had logistical challenges.
The congress of the people has withdrawn from the march to the Limpopo Treasury, saying some parties and religious groups have been excluded from the preparation meetings.
However, Malatjie says although other opposition party leaders are not there their members have attended.
“With due respect again that’s total dishonesty from their part because as I said earlier those discussions have taken place.
“Cope for instance, had logistical issues with regard to mobilising their own supporters and providing transportation for them, and that’s, honestly, their only reason.”
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Archaeologists have discovered the world's oldest known cave painting: a life-sized picture of a wild pig that was made at least 45,500 years ago in Indonesia.
The finding described in the journal Science Advances on Wednesday (Jan 13) provides the earliest evidence of human settlement of the region.
Co-author Maxime Aubert of Australia's Griffith University told AFP it was found on the island of Sulawesi in 2017 by doctoral student Basran Burhan, as part of surveys the team was carrying out with Indonesian authorities.
The Leang Tedongnge cave is located in a remote valley enclosed by sheer limestone cliffs, about an hour's walk from the nearest road.
It is only accessible during the dry season because of flooding during the wet season - and members of the isolated Bugis community told the team it had never before been seen by Westerners.
Measuring 136 by 54 centimeters the Sulawesi warty pig was painted using dark red ochre pigment and has a short crest of upright hair, as well as a pair of horn-like facial warts characteristic of adult males of the species.
There are two hand prints above the pig's hindquarters, and it appears to be facing two other pigs that are only partially preserved, as part of a narrative scene.
"The pig appears to be observing a fight or social interaction between two other warty pigs," said co-author Adam Brumm.
Humans have hunted Sulawesi warty pigs for tens of thousands of years, and they are a key feature of the region's prehistoric artwork, particularly during the Ice Age.
Early human migration
Aubert, a dating specialist, identified a calcite deposit that had formed on top of the painting, then used Uranium-series isotope dating to confidently say the deposit was 45,500 years old.
This makes the painting at least that age, "but it could be much older because the dating that we're using only dates the calcite on top of it," he explained.
"The people who made it were fully modern, they were just like us, they had all of the capacity and the tools to do any painting that they liked," he added.
The previously oldest dated rock art painting was found by the same team in Sulawesi. It depicted a group of part-human, part-animal figures hunting mammals, and was found to be at least 43,900 years old.
Cave paintings such as these also help fill in gaps about our understanding of early human migrations.
It's known that people reached Australia 65,000 years ago, but they would probably have had to cross the islands of Indonesia, known as "Wallacea."
This site now represents the oldest evidence of humans in Wallacea, but it's hoped further research will help show people were in the region much earlier, which would resolve the Australia settlement puzzle.
The team believes the artwork was made by Homo sapiens, as opposed to now extinct human species like Denisovans, but cannot say this for certain.
To make handprints, the artists would have had to place their hands on a surface then spit pigment over it, and the team are hoping to try to extract DNA samples from residual saliva.


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Trains to Headcorn travel along the banks of the River Sherway on the South Eastern Main Line, before coming to rest in a charming Kent village. The station itself was opened in 1842, and was originally a wooden structure. It underwent rebuilds in the 1920s and 1980s, the latter bringing a completely new brick station that was opened by Maidstone's then MP Ann Widdecombe. Trains from Headcorn serve London Charing Cross, Dover Priory and Canterbury West.
The village itself is a vibrant affair, with plenty of charismatic little shops, traditional pubs and independent restaurants along its High Street. The surrounding countryside is a popular place for parachuting thanks to the local Headcorn Aerodrome - one of the last surviving grass strip airfields in Kent, it serves a host of aircraft, from hot air balloons to helicopters to Spitfires. It's also home the Lashenden Air Warfare Museum and the Wings Bar and Restaurant, which is decked out with aviation memorabilia.

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Background: Long-acting somatostatin analogues have been reported to be an effective treatment option to prevent severe hypoglycaemia in children with severe diffuse congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI). Possible side effects include gallstones, growth retardation and necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), the latter occurring in particular cases of newborns treated with octreotide. So far only short-acting octreotide is being used in early infancy, requiring multiple injections daily or continuous infusion. Long-acting lanreotide autogel® (LAN-ATG), that has to be applied only once a month, has not been reported as a treatment option in early infancy.
Objective and hypotheses: To assess safety and efficacy of treatment with LAN-ATG in early infancy in patients with CHI, that did not sufficiently respond to diazoxide, octreotide and nutritional treatment.
Method: Off-label use of LAN-ATG (510 mg/kg body weight) in four infants with CHI without any risk factors for NEC, starting at an age of 23 months. CHI was due to homozygous K-ATP-channel mutations (n=2) and due to Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (n=2). Evaluation of blood glucose concentrations, incidence of hypoglycaemia and need of concomitant drugs.
Results: Mean blood glucose concentrations, 7 days before compared to 7 days after the first LAN-ATG administration increased by 13.5 mg/dl (range 715 mg/dl). Frequency of hypoglycaemia <60mg/dl decreased by 13% (range 0.127%). Glucose infusions, octreotide and glucagon treatment could be successfully stopped in all cases 320 days after first LAN-ATG injection. In all but one patient, carbohydrate intake could be reduced, by a mean of 6 g/kg body weight/d (range 1.7512.8 g/kg body weight/d). Over an treatment period of in total 26 patient-months of LAN-ATG application, no serious adverse effects occurred.
Conclusion: During treatment of CHI with LAN-ATG in early infancy no severe side effects were observed and treatment was efficacious in patients not responding to current treatment regimen as alternative to surgery.
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European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology


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Halitosis is no laughing matter. Bad breath can be the result of a range of problems, from the need for a good cleaning to systemic illnesses like acid reflux or diabetes. Nissha USA’s OralChroma is designed to help dentists identify those causes so effective treatment can begin, restoring fresh breath as well as good health.
“The OralChroma is a gas chromatograph. The only one of its kind currently available in the marketplace,” said Val Di Giovanni, P.Eng., who has been in the gas sensor industry for more than 25 years and is now the technical consultant of Nissha USA. “It will take a breath sample and analyze it and tell you what levels of the 3 major components of halitosis exist in that breath sample.”
Patients simply blow into a small, disposable syringe. The dental professional then inserts the syringe into the OralChroma, which analyzes the air sample. Within 4 minutes, the OralChroma measures the levels of those halitosis components in the sample. It then sends its findings to a computer that runs the associated data management software and presents the results.
The first component, hydrogen sulfide, is directly related to oral hygiene. Patients who haven’t been brushing or flossing, or those who haven’t had a recent cleaning or scaling, may see a buildup of organic debris on the dorsum of the tongue, producing the bad breath.
Methyl mercaptan, the second component, is associated with the bacteria that cause periodontitis, gingivitis, pockets, and cavities. The third component, dimethyl sulfide, is blood borne and comes from elsewhere in the system, possibly resulting from digestive issues, liver or kidney disease, or even cancer.
“Once you know the levels of these gases, then the professional involved—whether it’s a hygienist, a dentist, or even a medical doctor with the dimethyl sulfide—uses their experience to treat it,” said Di Giovanni.
A high level of hydrogen sulfide, for example, would prompt the hygienist to initiate a verbal examination of the patient’s diet, followed by an inspection of the mouth to see if cleaning is necessary. After a large methyl mercaptan reading, the dentist would perform an exam to find the infection causing the odor. High levels of dimethyl sulfide may require a referral to the patient’s primary care physician.
Once the source of the odor has been determined, the dental personnel would devise and execute a treatment plan. The OralChroma’s software then monitors the ongoing treatment, maintaining records of the readings from each dental visit and then charting them over time.
“So someone who has hydrogen sulfide up in the 700 range starts a treatment plan,” Di Giovanni said. “You’ll be able to show the patient how effective it is. Even though the bad breath hasn’t gone away, for instance, maybe it’s dropped from 700 to 500, and looking to drop to 300 the next time around. And that comes as they get better at brushing and flossing.”
The OralChroma plugs into any computer via a USB port, and its software is compatible with both Windows and Mac systems. Software updates are automatic. Also, the software is calibrated for variations in temperature, humidity, altitude, and cross-sensitivity to other gases, though Nissha recommends new calibrations every 2 years.
Though the OralChroma is new to the dental market, it is not new technology. Research and development departments at food and oral hygiene companies as well as many universities have been using it across North America for internal purposes. And while other gas chromatographs can cost more than $100,000, the OralChroma is just several thousand dollars.
“I think it’s going to be very effective,” said Di Giovanni. “As people get familiar with it and see what it can do as far as treating a patient, giving a patient more confidence in what the dental professional is doing, it will become a very common machine.”


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The Solo Assist is a must-have basketball training tool that trains players to set their feet, square up, and shoot the ball off a true pass. The advanced, lightweight construction and design allows for game-like catch-and-shoot-training. Easy to use and set up, the Solo Assist has unique design trains players to catch the ball while they move, set their feet, and square up correctly before taking a shot. Designed for multi-surface use, the training tool is ideal for hardwood courts, outdoor courts, and even driveways. No matter the level, the tool is for individual and team drills. The Solo Assist is compact and portable, folding flat for storage and transport. The durable design was built to last season after season, so your team can grow and develop crucial catch-and-shoot skills.
- Trains players to set their feet, square up and shoot the ball off a true pass
- Designed for hardwood, outdoor courts and driveways
- Perfect for individual practice or team drills
- Portable and folds flat for easy storage

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And so instead of trying to resolve the tension, I let it hang: And they changed again right after I finished the articles. Especially experienced developers who really know how it works or how it should work, from their perspective. But the benefits outweigh the downsides; for example, the new text books might also offer the ability to make and share annotations without destroying the book, interactive self-tests throughout the chapters, and generally a much more enjoyable learning experience.
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I wasn't terrible at it, but I wasn't that good either. Fiction is made of words on a page; reality is made of something else.
It's said that Amazon removed the gatekeepers to publishing, which is partially true, but in reality it made the general public into the gatekeepers.
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As a result, many were surprised to find that the fourth book was only half of a story. Though sometimes I wish I had never read those books.
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Most of us have tried to pack a present in a box that wouldn’t fit. The gospel is that way. We just can’t contain it. We never really grasp it. As Paul says, because of the vastness of its dimensions, God’s love for his people “surpasses knowledge.”
“16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love,18 may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge–that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” ~ Eph. 3:16-19
Getting grace is like knowing God. The finite seeking to understand the infinite. Yes, God is knowable, but not exhaustively knowable. The same is true with the gospel.
I heard someone say recently that we may be aware of about 4% of our sin, which means we probably get (and this is in my opinion a great overstatement) 4% of God’s grace. This means we have plenty of gospel learning to do—which means we have plenty of gospel preaching and hearing to do.
So, if you are a preacher, lift up the cross of Jesus tomorrow and give them pure, undilluted, unmixed grace. Give them Jesus.
And if you will be attending a gathering of believers, listen well. Listen for the cross and believe. Listen for grace and believe. Listen for the Savior and believe, so that “you may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ.”

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Performance optimization of wavelength conversion ADMH algorithm in WDM optical network
Wei Feng1, Yurong Ma2, Bojiang Zhu1
COMPUTER MODELLING & NEW TECHNOLOGIES 2014 18(12A) 595-599
1State Grid YiChun Electric Power Company, Yichun, 336000, Jiangxi, China
2State Grid JiangXi ShangGao County Electric Power Supply Company Limited, Yichun, 336000, Jiangxi, China
Aimed at the poor application performance issues of adaptive dynamic minimum hop routing algorithm (ADMH) in the wavelength conversion of WDM optical network, in this paper we present an improved ADMG algorithm based on ant colony algorithm. By using ant colony algorithm, we optimize the update rules of local and global link of ADMH algorithm when selecting route and obtain the global optimal value. Then, we set priority for links with different number of optical fibers. According to different number of available wavelengths, we calculate different selection probability and optimize the priority of wavelengths. Simulation results show that the performance of improved ADMH algorithm proposed in this paper based on ant colony algorithm is better than ADMG algorithm when the network traffic load is large.


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Disassembly of Son-of-sevenless proteins from Grb2 during p21ras desensitization by insulin
UMass Chan AffiliationsProgram in Molecular Medicine
*Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
GRB2 Adaptor Protein
Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)
Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor
Son of Sevenless Proteins
Medicine and Health Sciences
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AbstractInsulin receptor signaling acutely stimulates GTP loading of p21ras, apparently by mobilizing complexes of Grb2 and the guanine nucleotide exchangers Son-of-sevenless (Sos) 1 and 2 to associate with tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins in the plasma membrane. Here we show that in 32P-labeled 3T3-L1 adipocytes the elevated cellular concentrations of [32P]GTP-bound p21ras in response to insulin return to near basal levels after 20-30 min of hormone stimulation, while insulin receptors remain activated. Lysates of such desensitized cells were quantitatively immunoprecipitated with an antiserum recognizing both Sos1 and Sos2 proteins or a specific anti-Sos2 antiserum. Immunoblot analysis of these precipitates revealed that insulin causes a marked hyperphosphorylation of Sos1 and a 50% decrease in Grb2 associated with Sos proteins under these conditions. Similarly, anti-Grb2 immunoprecipitates of such lysates revealed the presence of decreased Sos1 protein due to insulin action. The disassembly of Grb2 from Sos proteins slightly precedes the time course of p21ras deactivation in response to insulin. These data are consistent with the hypothesis that the dissociation of Grb2 from Sos proteins caused by insulin in 3T3-L1 cells mediates p21ras deactivation and desensitization.
J Biol Chem. 1995 Jan 27;270(4):1485-8.
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I haven’t been following the situation in Nevada between the armed forces of the Bureau of Land Management and the armed citizenry in support of rancher Cliven Bundy, but while my sympathies normally go toward the individual rather than the state, this case doesn’t appear to be clear-cut (and Bundy is clearly in violation of the law to some degree). Kevin Williamson seems to be in the same general state of mind:
Deserts always feel like my natural habitat, and I am very fond of them. That being said, I have, for my sins, spent a fair amount of time in Clark County, Nev., and it is not the loveliest stretch of desert in these United States, or even in the top twelve. Protecting the pristine beauty of the sun-baked and dust-caked outskirts of Las Vegas and its charismatic fauna from grazing cattle — which the Bureau of Land Management seems to regard as an Old Testament plague — seems to me to be something less than a critical national priority. At the same time, the federal government’s fundamental responsibility, which is defending the physical security of the country, is handled with remarkable nonchalance: Millions upon millions upon millions of people have crossed our borders illegally and continue to reside within them. Cliven Bundy’s cattle are treated as trespassers, and federal agents have been dispatched to rectify that trespass; at the same time, millions of illegal aliens present within our borders are treated as an inevitability that must be accommodated. In practice, our national borders are a joke, but the borders of that arid haven upon which ambles the merry Mojave desert tortoise are sacrosanct.
The relevant facts are these: 1) Very powerful political interests in Washington insist upon the scrupulous enforcement of environmental laws, and if that diminishes the interests of private property owners, so much the better, in their view. 2) Very powerful political interests in Washington do not wish to see the scrupulous enforcement of immigration laws, and if that undercuts the bottom end of the labor market or boosts Democrats’ long-term chances in Texas, so much the better, in their view.
This isn’t the rule of law. This is the rule of narrow, parochial, self-interested political factions masquerading as the rule of law.
If we are to have the rule of law, then, by all means, let’s have the rule of law: Shut down those federal subsidies and IRS penalties in states that did not create their own exchanges under the Affordable Care Act — the law plainly does not empower the federal government to treat federal exchanges identically to state exchanges. And let’s enforce the ACA’s deadlines with the same scrupulosity with which the IRS enforces its deadlines. Let’s see Lois Lerner and a few hundred IRS employees thrown in the hole for their misappropriation of federal resources, lying to Congress, etc. — and let’s at least look into prosecuting some elected Democrats for suborning those actions. And if you want to get to the real problem with illegal immigration, let’s frog-march a few CEOs, restaurateurs, and small-time contractors off to prison for violating our immigration laws — and they can carry a GM product-safety manager and a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration executive under each arm. Let’s talk about enumerated powers.
H/T to Jon, my former virtual landlord, for the link.

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Growing up smelling his mother's lasagna every Sunday and watching his family bond around food (like Italians do), he says he knew his fascination with food was going to be something bigger. He attended culinary school in Florence and worked in restaurants and hotels across Italy before moving to the US.
Bertaccini says he began il Tocco to cater to private boutique parties, which include his latest venture -- the underground food event, Culinary Mischief.
Bertaccini hosted his second Culinary Mischief event this past weekend and is already planning for his third in April.
"I grew up in Italy, where the most important parts of the day are lunch and dinner. Old and new friends come together everyday around a table to share their stories, to create memories. I wanted to re-create that in the Valley."
The chef stops in this week to talk authentic Italian, his love of pork and his aversion to cheap knives.
Six words to describe yourself:
I let pleasure control my life (this is how I find great passion).
Six words to describe your food:
Pristine Italian products, simply prepared (a.k.a authentic comfort Italian food).
Favorite ingredient to work with right now:
I am obsessed with pork. It is very affordable and you can make some very good hearty dishes with it presented simply and stripped of adornment. It is a democratic ingredient; Pork is always pork.
Chicken. There are so many more meats out there that people should try such as rabbit, which is the healthiest meat you can ever eat ... and wild boar is just stellar -- it's a staple ingredient for Tuscan cuisine.
Always in the kitchen:
A gas stove.
Never in the kitchen:
Hardest Lesson learned in the kitchen:
You cannot make food for everybody and you can't pretend that everybody likes it.
Stay tuned for tomorrow's part two of Chef Chat with Gabriele Bertaccini and his Italian Panna Cotta recipe...


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How do you know when dwarf Gouramis are ready to breed?
When your gouramis are ready to spawn, you’ll notice some specific behaviors. The male gourami will start dancing with the female and may start cupping her body with his, wiggling as he gets close to her. When the female is ready to release her eggs, the male fertilizes them.
Are dwarf Gouramis hard to breed?
Dwarf gouramis are beautiful, generally robust fish that are relatively easy to keep and can live for four years. They have interesting breeding habits in which the male looks after the eggs and developing fry. They do make for a satisfying breeding project that can be easily managed.
How long does it take for gouramis to breed?
How much time does it take to breed gouramis? Within a day or two you can have eggs if they are mature enough. After 24 to 48 hours eggs will hatch.
How do you breed dwarf Gouramis?
Breeding the Dwarf Gourami Lowering the water level to six to eight inches and raising the water temperature to 82 degrees Fahrenheit will trigger spawning. Vegetation is essential as male gouramis construct bubble nest out of plant materials, which they then bind together with bubbles.
Is my dwarf gourami pregnant?
Look for swelling in the female’s belly. As the eggs grow, her belly will expand in an isolated spot right underneath her front end. If she’s gravid, it may look as if she’s swallowed a marble. The scales around that area may look stretched and a little more pale.
What does a pregnant blue gourami look like?
The female Blue Gourami in prime breeding condition will look she ate a golf ball. She is very fat and full of eggs. You will know it when you see this; there is no question she is ready. If the male doesn’t like the surroundings he will not build a bubble nest.
Do Gouramis crossbreed?
Nope, too bad. I don’t think honey and pearls can crossbreed. For gouramis I think the following groups can crossbreed but only becuase they are actually the same species just individual color morphs. Check out the page at LiveAquaria on Gouramis.
How do I know if my gourami is pregnant?
At breeding time, the male becomes vibrant and much darker than the female. The female Blue Gourami in prime breeding condition will look she ate a golf ball. She is very fat and full of eggs. You will know it when you see this; there is no question she is ready.
Can you have 2 male dwarf Gouramis together?
Just keep an eye on them. Males can be a bit chasy with each other, and two is the worst number to have if that happens. But lots of people keep them together without issues. Just be mindful that what coexists peacefully today is not guaranteed to tomorrow.
How do you know if gourami is pregnant?

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How much is a 2007 Mustang Shelby GT500 worth?
2007 Ford Shelby GT500 Value – $6,213-$17,557 | Edmunds.
How many horsepower does a 2007 Shelby GT500 have?
2007 Ford Shelby GT500/Horsepower
But Ford has not called it quits in the muscle-car department and has in fact produced the 2007 Shelby GT500, which is not only the most powerful Mustang ever made—500 horsepower—but also the most expensive at $41,950, including destination.
How fast is a 2007 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500?
For the uninitiated, the 2007 Shelby GT500 was powered by a supercharged 5.4-liter V8 that puts out 500 horsepower (373 kilowatts) and 480 pound-feet (651 Newton-meters) of torque. It was rated to sprint to 62 miles per hour (100 km/h) in 4.6 seconds and has a top speed of 155 mph (250 km/h).
What engine does the 2007 GT500 have?
5.4 L V8
2007 Ford Shelby GT500/Engine
Which is better Corvette or Mustang?
The Ford Mustang is more affordable than the Corvette, but the Chevy has a standard V8 engine and a more luxurious interior. The Mustang is a more practical sports car for most drivers, but the Corvette has more of a supercar character.
How much HP does a 2007 Super Snake have?
2007 GT500 SuperSnake Specifications
|Torque||590 lb-ft torque|
|0-60 MPH||3.9 sec|
|Quarter Mile Time||10.87 sec|
When did the Shelby GT500 Mustang come out?
After Ford Division mainstreamed Special Vehicle Team operations and entered into a new business relationship with Carroll Shelby in 2006, the car that SVT had engineered to be the all-new SVT Mustang Cobra came to market as the 2007 Ford Shelby GT500.
With 475 hp, the 2007 Shelby GT500 is the most powerful factory-built Mustang ever – and the most efficient 5.4-liter V-8 features 32 valves, supercharger and water-to-air intercooler Aluminum…
What kind of brakes does a Shelby GT500 have?
To match this power and handling ability, engineers fitted some of the biggest brakes in the business to the Ford Shelby GT500. Four-piston Brembo calipers are fitted to 14-inch Brembo vented rotors up front, and 11.8-inch vented discs in the rear continue SVT’s legacy of great-braking Mustangs.
Which is the most powerful Ford Mustang ever made?
Well the 2007 Shelby GT500 was certainly the most powerful regular production Mustang ever produced; however there were doubts that it was the most capable.


Samsung Electronics Inc. in a bid to compete against rival Apple’s recent flagship phone iPhone X is said to be planning to launch its next flagship smartphone in February, 2018. The technology giants based out of South Korea is aiming to introduce two new models – Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus as early as late February and plans to launch them in early March, according to a report by Bloomberg. The new models whose details are still under wraps will be similar to the current Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus with an upgraded camera and will be released a month earlier than their predecessors. The release of the new models will be the latest introduction of Samsung products since their launch of Note 8 last September.
The Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus models were introduced in March, 2017 and release plans of the new models are still under discussion. The new models are expected to give a boost to Samsung’s dip in market share and will also serve as a strong contender helping the technology giants maintain global momentum against Apple’s recent launch of top end model iPhone X.
Apple’s recent flagship product has generated a considerable amount of steam for the company despite being priced at $999 and has also garnered praise from critics and customers alike. Analysts project positive holiday sales review by which Apple is aiming to generate $80 billion dollar in revenue in the first quarter. Bloomberg reported that before the sale of iPhone X, Samsung dominated the global smartphone shipments with 22 per cent market share with Apple finishing second with 13 per cent market share. According to Bloomberg reporting on the data by strategic analysts, Samsung will witness a further dip in their global market share next year. The data suggests that Samsung will experience 20 per cent fall in market share in 2018.
Samsung, according to reports, is also developing a smart speaker with audio and home management focus to be launched in the first half of 2018.


When the Pandemic hit back in early 2020 and the initial shutdowns took place, many New Yorkers who could afford to do so, fled the city. With the number of New Yorkers fleeing the city, this caused a major shift in the New York City rental market. Those that couldn’t afford to leave the city ended up with some luck. As demand fell, the cost of renting in the city dropped dramatically and people were able to lock in amazing deals.
Two-bedroom, two-bathroom East Village pads that would normally go for $4,000 plus a month, now went for $2,100. Two-bedroom apartments in Brooklyn neighborhoods like Williamsburg went for $2,000. Many people thought this would lead to an age of “affordable housing”. However, now that we are adjusting to life in a COVID-19 Era, a sense of normalcy is returning. Now those who are looking to renew their leases for the same “affordable” cost are not being offered the same deal.
In some instances, landlords are asking for a 60% increase in rent. Now landlords are looking to recoup the losses from the pandemic (Bloomberg). Rents are not on the rise across New York City back to pre-pandemic numbers, in some instances surpassing those pre-pandemic numbers. This isn’t just a New York City issue, a Yardi report concluded that rents across every major city in the U.S rose this year. Nationwide, the average rent for the month of August 2021 was $1,539, up 10.3% from the previous year.
Now that many are able to work from home, we may see another shift of people leaving the city in hopes of finding affordable housing.


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Ten charter members, including two Cherokee Indians, started a church in Peachtree in 1837. The church, now located on N.C. 141 in Murphy, celebrated its 175th anniversary June 10.
The first church building was made of hewn logs and it would become known as Peachtree Memorial Baptist Church.
The church probably was called Peachtree Baptist Church in those days, said Chester Jones, who has been pastor of the growing congregation since 2000.
“It is quite a thrill,” Jones said of being part of a church with such a long history. “We have held onto the dream of the charter members – keeping the dream and message alive.”
“I have seen a lot of change,” said Jim Hendrix, a church member since 1950. “Communications have improved. Hard benches have been replaced by [comfortable] pews.”
Photos by Scott Wallace [email protected]
Cheryl Arrowood and Shirley Voyles join other members of Peachtree Memorial Baptist Church in preparation for the church’s 175th anniversary celebration at the congregation’s newest building in Peachtree June 10.
From as early as 1817, Humpfrey Posey and Evan Jones, forerunners of the Baptist missionary movement, walked the valleys of what would be known as the Peachtree community.
They shared the gospel with Native Americans and white settlers, Jones said.
Fred Lunsford, director of missions for the Truett Baptist Association for 26 years until he retired in 1990 at age 65, said the church was organized about the time of the Indian removal and Trail of Tears to Oklahoma.
At that time, there was a group of Christians at Peachtree, part of the Valley Town Mission operated by the Cherokee Indians. That was the first church west of Balsam Gap.
After removal of the Cherokee, there is no history of Valley Town Mission, Lunsford said. Some of the members of that church became part of Peachtree Baptist.
A church history compiled by Cheryl Arrowood and the historical committee states that Peachtree Memorial is the second-oldest church in the Truett Baptist Association.
The congregation was formed from Valley River Baptist Church.
Jones said some believe Peachtree Baptist to be the oldest church in the county, while some think Valley River Baptist Church in Andrews is the oldest.
“Some believe Peachtree [Baptist] was once called Valley River [Baptist] before it was known as Peachtree,” Jones said.
One thing they do know, Jones said, is “it is one of the oldest churches in the county.”
The church, which has moved to various locations in the past, dedicated its present facility in June of 2009.
“Through the years, Peachtree Memorial has been a strong supporter of missions and a strong supporter of me during the 26 years I served,” Lunsford said. “It is what I call a foundation for the mission endeavor in the area.”
During the 175th anniversary celebration, collages of historical photographs were on display as well as pictures of artifacts found in archeological digs along the Hiwassee River in the vicinity of the mission church.
“Not every day do you get a church that has been around for 175 years,” said Mitchell Shields, who is director of missions for the Truett Baptist Association.
“That church has had a tremendous impact on our community for 175 years.”