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Tissues & Cells

Expression-based analysis

The Tissues & Cells section in GeneAnalytics leverages the extensive expression data available in LifeMap Discovery® and provides detailed information about normal cells, anatomical compartments, organs, tissues and high throughput experiments whose reported gene expression profiles match your gene set. The results are also classified into tissues and systems.

Expression-based, Tissues & Cells analysis by GeneAnalytics can help you:

  • Explore specific cells and tissues with gene expression signatures that match your gene set
  • Identify and characterize tissue samples or cultured cells and validate their purity
  • Discover new selective markers for tissues and cells
  • Evaluate cell differentiation protocols
  • Assess the quality of cell sorting or tissue dissection procedures

Gene expression data of disease-related tissues and cells can be viewed in the disease section

Data Types and Sources

Expression-based, Tissues & Cells analysis in GeneAnalytics relies on data that were manually collected from the scientific literature as well as data derived from high throughput experiments and further modeled, annotated and integrated into LifeMap Discovery.

The gene expression data is filtered to remove data lacking sufficient supporting evidence. In addition, data from mutant animals or from patients are not included in this section results, in efforts to eliminate incorrect association of aberrant gene expression profiles with normal tissues and cells.

The data available in LifeMap Discovery are obtained from the following sources (for a detailed explanation and list of sources please click here):

  • Peer-reviewed scientific literature.
  • High throughput experiments, such as microarray and RNA sequencing, available at GEO. The differentially expressed genes for each sample are calculated using a proprietary algorithm, allowing standardization of gene expression lists. (See an example of a gene expression comparison card in LifeMap Discovery). The differentially expressed genes calculation algorithm filters out genes which their expression is highly variable among the samples. Then, differentially expressed genes are identified using the e-bayesian method; a gene is defined as differentially expressed if its expression is altered by 2 or more fold changes between the compared sample and the p-value is equal to 0.05 or lower, after a correction for multiple comparisons (using the false discovery rate [FDR] method).
  • Lists of differentially expressed genes derived from large scale data sets (LSDS):
  • In situ hybridization (ISH) and immunostaining (IS) data sets: these data sets include regional gene expression information for large numbers of genes in a variety of prenatal and postnatal tissues. A link to the image from the external database is provided for each gene.
  • Microarray, expressed sequenced tags (EST) analysis and RNA sequencing data sets: These data sets include lists of tissue/cell-specific genes for a large number of in vivo and in vitro samples.

Data Modeling

The following entities in LifeMap Discovery include gene expression information and are analyzed by GeneAnalytics for genes matching your gene set:

Entity typeAvailable dataNotesExample
  • Organ
  • Tissue
  • High throughput gene expression comparisons
  • Large scale data sets
These entities contain list of genes that have been found to be expressed in samples taken from the whole tissue. Heart
  • Anatomical compartment
  • High throughput gene expression comparisons
  • Large scale data sets
These entities describe specific temporospatial regions within an organ/tissue. Renal Collecting Duct System
  • In vivo cell
  • In vitro cell: cultured stem, progenitor and primary cell
  • Protocol-derived cell
  • Manually curated data from the scientific literature
  • High throughput gene expression comparisons
  • Large scale data sets
Inner Cell Mass Cells (ICM) Trabecular meshwork-derived mesenchymal stem cells
  • Large scale data set (LSDS) sample cards
  • Large scale data sets
These entities contain the gene list for each sample of an LSDS (see above for explanation about LSDSs)
These entities serve as a match for GeneAnalytics only if their gene list is not contained within any of the above card types.

Gene Annotations

The matching analysis in GeneAnalytics is based on gene annotations available in LifeMap Discovery for each gene in each entity. These annotations are based on information reported in the scientific literature and/or on bioinformatics calculations executed on expression data in LifeMap Discovery.

Each gene can have one or more of the following annotations:

  • Specific gene: a gene that is specific to or is expressed in only a few organs/tissues.
  • Enriched gene: a gene that is expressed in many entities of the same organ/tissue.
  • Selective gene:  an established cell-specific marker or a gene suggested to be characteristic of the cell. Appears only in cell cards.
  • Expressed gene: a gene known to be expressed in the cell but not defined as a selective cell marker.
  • Abundant gene: a gene that is expressed in a large number of different organs/ tissues in LifeMap Discovery.
  • Housekeeping gene:  a gene that appears in a list of housekeeping genes established by integrating information from several studies (Eisenberg et al, 2013;  Ramskold et al, 2009; She et al, 2009; Zhu et al, 2008).
  • A gene with a low confidence level: a gene that originates from the analysis of a large scale dataset but does not have strong supporting evidence (for example, appear in a small number of cells in a specific organ).

To receive a list of all genes expressed in a specific tissue, organ or developmental path, including annotations for selective markers, specific genes and tissue-enriched genes, please contact us.

  • GeneAnalytics allows you to query gene lists from either human or mouse.
  • The Tissues & Cells section results, however, are based on combined data from human, mouse and to a lesser extent from rat, chicken and pig, regardless of the source species of the query gene set.
  • The GeneAnalytics algorithm assembles all genes into ortholog groups which are based on homologene.
  • Tissues & Cells section results are presented on three levels:
    • Specific entities (tissues, organs, anatomical compartments, cells, large scale datasets samples)
    • Tissue classes
    • System classes
  • All the entities in LifeMap Discovery, in which at least one of the searched genes is expressed, are presented in the main results table. Each match to an entity contains the list of all matched genes and the evidence supporting the matching.
  • Powerful filters enable you to focus your results to specific tissues, entity types, developmental time or in-vivo/in vitro classifications.

Function results

Score calculation and presentation

  • Each gene in each entity has a matching score, which is based on the combination of annotations of all matched genes in the entity, and the entity type. The overall score for each entity, or tissue/system classification, is dependent on the number of matched genes and their scores.
  • The quality of the match is assessed by the GeneAnalytics algorithm and is categorized as high, medium and low quality matches. The match quality level is indicated by the color of the score bar.
  • A distribution of the matching qualities across the results list is also presented to enable an easy assessment of the overall matching quality.

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Protected Places

Corbett's Glen Nature Park

Location: Town of Brighton, Monroe County

Size: 52 acres

Description: This 52-acre park offers breathtaking scenery, including wonderful waterfalls and an historic tunnel. It also features a variety of habitats, including a Creek – Allen's Creek, a marsh, open fields, and mature woodlands on the surrounding hills forming the valley. These host salmon, trout, turtles, and a variety of birds and mammals. The Glen is a traditional migratory stopover for birds in the spring and fall and remains a haven for wildlife including great blue herons, wild turkeys, deer and beaver.

Corbett's Glen is surrounded on three sides by sandy ridges deposited as the glaciers that once covered the area melted and receded. Upon entering the Glen, one is struck by the feeling of being nestled in a special place, far from the hectic pace of modern life. Remnants of its previously forested state are located on the higher elevations of the Glen, where some oaks are estimated to be over 150 years old.

History: The Glen was once an important Native American trading ground. Rochester journalist Arch Merrill has written about the well-trodden trails coming into the area where the creek passes under the New York Central Railway. The Seneca Indian trail led to Irondequoit Creek and followed Allen's Creek from the area near East Avenue through the Glen.

A railroad embankment on the property was built in 1882. The vaulted arch bridge over Allen's Creek is believed to be the largest in upstate New York. The stone for the arch was quarried from bedrock at the edge of the Glen.

The Glen is also the previous home to a pre-Civil War powder mill. It has been reported that powder from this mill was carted as far as Lockport and used to blast out larger locks when the Erie Canal was being enlarged.

The first documented landowner lived in the Glen in 1833; Patrick Corbett purchased the land in 1890 and developed the land into one of the area's largest truck farms. Recognizing the idyllic setting and natural beauty of his home, Corbett opened a private park which became a popular picnic spot for local groups.

Some Rochesterians have fond memories of attending Camp Hideaway, which operated in the Glen during the 1960's.

In a 1974 article, Clarence Zornow described with fond recollection the Glen as a great place for picnicking and where the trolley line, which ran from Rochester to Syracuse, would bring many picnickers out from the City to the Glen.

Preservation: Preservation efforts for the Glen have been a long-term effort. Brighton's 1970 Comprehensive Development Plan recommended that Corbett's Glen " preserved in its natural state."

In 1974, the Brighton Town Board voted to have the town supervisor explore various avenues open to the town to obtain aid to help purchase the Glen. Brighton's 1990 Master Plan recommended maintaining the Glen as an open space. And in 1996, the Corbett's Glen was given a "highest priority" ranking by the Monroe County Environmental Management Council for protection as an environmentally sensitive area.

In 1999 the Town of Brighton and Genesee Land Trust agreed to a partnership to save the Glen. GLT secured a purchase contract for the Glen and embarked on a fundraising campaign. On June 24, 1999 the acquisition of the Glen was celebrated and the Corbett's Glen Nature Park was formed.

Genesee Land Trust continues to serve on the town's Corbett's Glen Advisory Council.

Trail Description: Approximately 2.8 miles of trails are found in the park, with a level loop at the southern end along Allens Creek with the well-known Postcard falls and historic tunnel under the railroad embankment. Connected by a steep hilly walk, the trails travel through wooded areas in the northern section.

Most trails are wood chip, with a boardwalk over a particularly wet area and a 0.35-mile stone dust loop from the Penfield Road parking area.

Getting There

Driving Directions: Between Penfield Rd. and Glen Rd. which branches off Linden Ave. near Route 441. To access the south end, park on the side of Glen Rd. and then walk through the railroad tunnel to access the park trail. To access the north end, park in the lot off of Penfield Rd., across from Forest Hills Rd.

Approximate Address of Parking: 439 County Road 269, Brighton, NY

GPS coordinates: 43.137567,-77.526644

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Rochester NY 14607

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Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Aussies Rock

Reading Rocks and so does Genealogy
There is a healthy number of nominations for Australian Genealogists in the third annual Rockstar Genealogist Award organised by Canadian genealogist John D Reid

There is no way that we can bump the Americans off the top ten list but we should still cast votes for our fave Aussie and International stars. John will be publishing an Australian awwards list as he did last year

To cast your vote (it ionly takes a minute or two) this year (you need to do it this week) go to:

I'd be thrilled if I got a few votes again this year.

crgalvin said...

Of course you have my vote! along with Shauna, Pauleen, Judy and half a dozen others. Thanks geneafriends for being 'rockstars'. Have always loved those glasses :))

Alex Daw said...

Done - tick! Great to see so many Aussies.

Cassmob (Pauleen) said...

Job done..so much talent in the list. Isn't it great that we have such geneariches.

Jill Ball said...

You crack me up with your Genealogisms, Pauleen. Love them all. Geneariches now in Evernote.

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From the Front Lines: Changing Your Risk Tolerance Based on a Bear Market

Market Conditions Shouldn’t Sway Your Risk Tolerance

Last week, I talked about investors who make the drastic change from stocks to bonds or cash based on the troubled market. In this week’s edition of the “From the Front Lines” mini-series, I wanted to expand on that by talking about the people I meet with who suddenly change their risk tolerance based on the current market conditions.

When the market is down and you are losing money, it is reasonable to question your investments. Nobody likes to lose money, but it is how you react to the losses that will determine whether you retire rich versus poor. Foolish investors will constantly change their investments based on emotion, and smart investors will create a suitable portfolio that works in both good times and bad.

Understanding Asset Allocation

To mitigate risk, most people turn to asset allocation. This simply means that you create a portfolio that contains a number of different asset classes–stocks, bonds, domestic stock, foreign stock, large-cap, small-cap, and so on. Since it is virtually impossible to always know which class will perform the best for a given period of time, if you spread your money across many different classes, you’ll take the guesswork out of investing and spread your risk out.

When you create a diversified portfolio, what you’re really doing is determining how much risk you’re willing to take. If you are invested entirely in stocks, you’re saying that you have a high risk tolerance because you’re at the mercy of the market. The chances of both significant gains and losses are possible in a short amount of time. If you create a portfolio that contains an equal mix of stocks and fixed income, you’re somewhere in the middle of the road. You want to have an opportunity for making money in a bull market, but you also want to limit your losses on the downside. And finally, if your portfolio is almost entirely in fixed income or bonds, you’re saying that you can’t tolerate much risk at all and don’t want to see your account decline in value.

There is no right or wrong allocation, and many of the recommendations you hear are just that–recommendations. You can be 70 years old and perfectly comfortable investing entirely in foreign stocks, just as you can be 30 years old and stick to mostly bonds. Sure, that might not be what many experts recommend, but if that’s what you’re comfortable with, that’s what you should stick to. If your investments make you feel uncomfortable, then you are taking on more risk than you probably should.

You Can’t Have Your Cake and Eat it Too

What I find is that most people take on more risk than they are comfortable with when the markets are doing well, and don’t take enough when the markets are struggling. The problem is, you can’t base your risk tolerance on which direction the economic winds are blowing. If stocks are good and you decide to allocate more of your portfolio to stocks, ask yourself if you’d be comfortable with this allocation if the market was doing poorly. If you know that you couldn’t stomach that much stock in a down market, you’re setting yourself up for disaster by altering your risk tolerance.

The whole point of minimizing risk through diversification is so that you have a portfolio that performs as well as it can with the least amount of risk. The purpose of asset allocation is to capture as much of the upside potential while minimizing the downside. It is virtually impossible to try and beat the market by making changes to your allocation based on past performance, which is what most people do.

Allocations Aren’t Set in Stone

All that being said, it is important to remember that your asset allocation isn’t permanent. You will want to make adjustments to your investments over time, and that is fine. But you shouldn’t be making wholesale changes at the drop of a hat. Your risk tolerance will change over time, and you will probably want to take advantage of some market trends to bolster your portfolio. But if you are making large adjustments based on what has happened over the course of a few months, you’re setting yourself up for failure. If you couldn’t predict that the market was going to turn south back in October, what makes you think you’ll be able to change your investments again as soon as the market begins its rebound?

Don’t let the market control you. If the losses in your account has you in a panic, then it is time to reassess your investments. Maybe you are investing outside of your comfort zone, and that’s fine. But before you make any changes, make sure that you’re comfortable with the investment mix in both good times and bad. Constantly changing your allocation as a reaction to something will almost always result in buying high and selling low, and I don’t think that is how you make money.

Author: Jeremy Vohwinkle

My name is Jeremy Vohwinkle, and I’ve spent a number of years working in the finance industry providing financial advice to regular investors and those participating in employer-sponsored retirement plans.

This is an excellent article! Stumbled!

Sara at On Simplicity
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The bear market has been a great way to learn to accept risk. I've really had to come to terms with the fact that drops aren't the end of the world, but ditching my holdings at every drop just might be the end of my portfolio growth.

That's right, Ron. People often confuse market volatility with risk just because it is getting all the media attention. It's funny how people will pitch a fit when they are down 8% YTD and think it's the end of the world, when you look at their account over the past three years and they were making money hand over fist. There will be ups, and there will be downs, and as long as you have a ways until you need the money and keep adding to it, you'll be just fine.

The risk that people always forget is the risk out outliving your money, which is very real for most people. If you think losing a few thousand dollars this year is risky, come talk to me when you're out of money at 70 and are forced to work as a Wal-Mart greeter or live off of food stamps. I know that isn't a risk you want to take ;)

Great post. People also don't need to confuse risk with volatility, even weekly, monthly, or yearly volatility. The "risk" is that you will see continual declines over very long periods, not ups and downs over the next week, month, or even couple of years.

Too many times I hear people say, "Oh, that's a risky investment. That stock has been going down for several months now." That isn't risk! That's volatility! It would be risky to buy bonds from a company on the brink of disaster. It would be risky to buy stock from a company that's weakly emerging from Chapter 11 with no cash on hand.

A lot depends on your investment horizon as well. It would be risky to buy XOM with the money you've saved for a down payment on your home when you'll need all that money in two weeks. It wouldn't necessarily be risky to buy XOM with your Roth funds when you're retiring in 30 years.

Seriously. My (who is very smart normally) is getting caught up in the hype and telling me I should be selling my stocks and buying gold. Talk about selling low and buying high. Other than keeping a larger emergency fund/cash savings, I'm sticking to the basics- fully funding my 401k and Roth IRA and keeping my investments in index funds + a few others. I'm only 25 and have no reason to sell soon so I'm not worried about the current down market. I wish more people would listen to the standard advice. It seems that once emotions become involved and the media and other sources continue to feed the craze- logic gets forgotten.


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August 27, 2007

Oklahoma State's Defense vs. Our Offense

Ideal Cowboy reaction to our offense

The biggest wild card in the Georgia vs. Oklahoma State game is the new defensive coordinator for Oklahoma State. It's very difficult for a team situated that close to the fertile Texas recruiting soil to have talent as bad as their stats were last year.

The Oklahoma State defense finished 2006 ranked near the bottom of every major defensive statistical category including:
    Rushing Defense -72nd nationally (146.7 yards/game)
    Passing Defense - 84th (217 yards / game)
    Scoring Defense - 82nd (25.62 points/ game)
The defense was apparently very much a risk taking operation because they did finish in the top 12 nationally in sacks and tackles for loss. In other words, if you got past the line of scrimmage, you probably went a long way.

Better tackling, spacing, teaching and scheming could shave all of those numbers down...especially with more experienced players. Luckily for Georgia, the Cowboys lose much of their defensive front four, and they return most of the players who struggled defensively elsewhere.

The entire fate of this game for the Cowboys rests on their new defensive coordinator's ability to take them from wretched defensively to average or better. Their hope is that their offense is so good that an average defense vs. our wildly inexperienced offensive line and traditionally hands of stone WR corp will win it for them.

Georgia has been forced to study tape from Bowling Green, Ohio State and Oklahoma State in order to get ready for what this defense might bring us. Conversely, they have studied 6 years wort of Mark Richt's offense. My hope is that Bobo's play calling and wrinkles combined with Coach Searels different approaching at OL will offset the film room advantage that Ok State has.

Bottom line:
The Cowboys gave up 30+ points to Houston, Alabama, Kansas, and Texas A&M...among others. None of those guys have the offensive talent that Georgia has. However, you can't expect all our guys to improve in their areas of weakness without also assuming the other guy's will make progress to fill some of his shortcomings as well. It's simply a question of how much will they improve vs. how good is our OL in Game 1?

See Also
-- Cowboys getting familiar with Stafford - Oklahoma City News
-- Their weakness vs. our weakness - Oklahoma City News
-- Player Profile: OSU's linebacker Donovan Woods - Oklahoma City News
-- Lumpkin feeling pressure - ABH
-- Bobo right chemistry for Team - ABH
-- Big Stafford Profile - ABH

Agree. Disagree?

Tomorrow - their offense vs. our defense.

DAve said...

I almost feel like this could be a game, where, to take pressure off our green OL, we run a lot of 4 and 5 WR sets and throw screens to Henderson and to Brown out of the backfield. That stuff killed us when Florida implemented it a few years back. We shouldn't even be concerned about hitting a big play either - just nickel and dime 'em down the field and keep their O on the sidelines.

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Enabling the "Edit" mode by hitting the appropriate button lets you edit the HTML directly. Therefore it opens a text editor, which is filled with the node and its contents you currently had selected in the formatted (tree view) mode. After turning the edit mode off again the display switches back to the formatted mode, which now displays the changes made to the source code.

Element Path

Inside the panel menu there is a list of nodes, starting with the currently selected node and going up the element structure up to the root node of the document. The list looks like what some Web sites call a "breadcrumb" list. Hovering one of the nodes inside the list shows a highlighting box around the element inside the page and clicking on it selects the node inside the tree structure of the HTML panel. The context menu of each item in the list offers thereby the same options as the node's context menu inside the Node View.

Node View

The body of the panel represents the document nodes of the page converted back into a source-like view. Note that this view is created from the live document: this is not a source view. The view can be based on any kind of markup, e.g. HTML, XML, or SVG graphics. Right-clicking on a node opens a context menu with options for copying the contents or the path as XPath or CSS selector path. It offers an option for logging events based on the node and it can be scrolled into view. You can jump to the DOM panel to inspect the element, edit the HTML content of the node, add attributes or delete the node. Beyond that you have the possibility to enable different "Break On..." features for the specified node.

When you mouseover the nodes a corresponding area of the page is highlighted :

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The Style Side Panel shows all CSS styles, that are currently assigned to the selected node.

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The layout tab gives a quick overview over the box model values. But it also offers an easy way to change the values by simply clicking on one of them. When hovering over different parts of the box model, the element inside the page highlights, the borders of the hovered part has line guides and a horizontal and vertical rules for measurement. In the options menu you can toggle the display of the line guides and rules.

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Culina joins Sydney FC

Published on: 12 October 2012

Long-serving Australia midfielder Jason Culina will link up with Alessandro Del Piero after signing a one-season deal at hometown club Sydney FC, with the former Eredivisie winner returning after an 18 month injury absence.

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Ghana FA approves Kwesi Appiah's stay as Black Stars coach

Published on: 15 February 2013

The Ghana Football Association says head coach Kwesi Appiah will continue his work despite failing to win the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.

There were calls for his removal as the ex-Ghana captain struggled to improve the tactical play of the team.Â

Ghana laboured to beat less-fancied Cape Verde in the quarter-final and were outclassed by Burkina Faso in the semi-final which they lost 3-1 on penalties after drawing 1-1 after extra-time.

But the Executive Committee after analysing the technical report for the Black Stars abject display, thinks Appiah must see through his two-year contract.

"We reviewed Ghana's participation at this competition and are very quick to admit that the performance fell below the expectation of everyone of us," Ghana FA President Kwesi Nyantakyi said at a press conference on Friday.

"We render an unqualified apology to all Ghanaians. Very useful lessons have been drawn.

"We also looked at the coaching department led by the head coach - Kwesi Appiah. He did very well. However, we think the team could have done better.

"We are looking at strengthening the technical team to enable them do better in future tournaments."

Appiah's next assignment will be against Sudan on 24 March in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier.

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  • Gimli says:
    February 16, 2013 11:30 pm
    Talk about schizophrenic situations! There you have it. Ghanaman troll strikes again! Don't any of you dare to take it away from me. It's mine, my own, my precious troll. Oh, how i love my troll, especially the depth of its arguments. It is a clinical situation and it has my full support. After all, a troll always reminds you how fortunate you are in your life. In order to appreciate the value of their life, everyone needs a beacon of stupidity. Everyone needs their own troll. And i have found mine!
  • Ghanaman says:
    February 16, 2013 05:41 pm
  • Ghanaman says:
    February 16, 2013 05:41 pm
    Foolish APE!!!!
  • Ghanaman says:
    February 16, 2013 05:43 pm
    YOU ARE AN APE!!!!
  • Desmond says:
    February 16, 2013 05:22 pm
    We need Abedi Pele as GFA president.Nyanyakyi has never played football before and hence a law should be made for people contesting for GFA post should be past football players
  • AFRICA-LION says:
    February 16, 2013 02:48 pm
    Ghanians stop lying to yourselves,you Country isn't a soccer power house in Africa.You guys won this thing about 40-50 years ago in the 1960s then soccer wasn't anything special and only few countries participates.You only heard about it from your ancestors. You guys don't even have good players,who are your layers? The real Soccer power house are Cameroon Egypt,Nigeria, plus the teams who've won the competition in the last 15-20 years like Zambia. I'm sure Ghana won't qualify for world cup,Zambia is better.
  • nana says:
    February 16, 2013 02:32 pm
    well said.
  • Jimmy says:
    February 16, 2013 01:06 pm
    Akwasi Appiah's, failure will be a good omen to chase the greedy bastards out. Pray it comes faster than expected. Sannie has been lying through his noses throughout out.
  • Redd says:
    February 16, 2013 08:26 am
    My brother,i support your comment 100% but there is this popular saying that 'he who the gods want to kill they first make mad'.Nyantakyi,appiah and all the other guys chopping our money have just dug a big pit for themselves.They have taken a very big risk by putting their job in the hands of an incompetent appiah.Lets not talk but wait patiently for the WC qualifiers to be over.No one will tell Nyantakyi and his bunch to run away.Because appiah will surely make sure we dont qualify to the world cup and nyantakyi will have no more excuses for ghanaians.
  • Nate says:
    February 15, 2013 04:03 pm
    It's rather unfortunate that, if the coach was white man then we ghanaians will be calling for his head that no white man has ever won the the cup for us before....we should stop been racist n stick to our target irrespective of colour. Kwasi Appiah perform poorly so what is asure that he will qualify us to the world cup 2014.....hmmmmmmmmm, if GFA want to try him than under 20 will be a perfect choice.
  • Rasheed says:
    February 15, 2013 04:07 pm
    Nyantakyie is the main problem.That boy must be s flogged very well at bukom square,castrated and then sent to live in the wilderness for the rest of his life.Motherfucker.
  • steve says:
    February 15, 2013 04:07 pm
    cannot believe this if it by performance then as the the other coaches were shown the exist so should Appiah this should not be a case of his being Ghanaian I bet we will not qualify for the world cup
  • Ghanaman says:
    February 15, 2013 04:10 pm
    Did you pay him the same salary as the foreign coaches??
  • sam va says:
    February 15, 2013 04:35 pm
    i think its a good decision to keep kwesi appiah.considering the kind of materials he had i believe he did the best he could.i would however advise him to keep the core of the team and add a few hands.
  • TRIBAL COACH says:
    February 15, 2013 04:47 pm
  • Awudu says:
    February 15, 2013 04:50 pm
    Ghanaians should expect more embarrassment and failures to come as Kwesi Appiah continue to be the head coach,Appiah has been assistant coach under many white coaches for 10 years and yet he has not learnt anything good from them so keeping him what good it may do to the black stars,hmmm ghana football is heading towards disastrous end.
  • ajax says:
    February 15, 2013 05:10 pm
    Mr bribe taker has done again, we are doom no world cup for black star.
  • Pito says:
    February 15, 2013 05:21 pm
    hmm. I cannot throw my intestines out and fill it with anything else. I still support Blackstars. Appiah just do these and prove us wrong: 1) cut out Derek Boateng and pantsil from the team. they have passed their date. secondly, 2) Let the team get used to a 4-4-2 formation. currently Richmond and Jordan Ayew are our best assets in a 2 strike setup. 4-5-1 will always flatter to deceive. no serious team plays 1 striker. 3) Go back to start Kwarasey ahead of Dauda. He is more cool headed. Last of all 4) if for your own reason you still want arab based gyan, still play him in a 4-4-2. I will prefer you cut him out for now until he moves to a better league. all the best. cut out bribed people who always want to influence your decisions, lesson learnt? . ALL THE BEST.
  • Ajax says:
    February 15, 2013 05:24 pm
    Mr bribe taker u've done again, we are doom cos no world cup for black star.Mr bribe taker stop inposing bad coaches on us or else.....a.
  • Franciel says:
    February 15, 2013 05:24 pm
    keep whoever u want as coach but STOP PLAYING DEFENSIVE GAME. WE HAVE PLAYERS TO PLAY OFFENSIVE!!!!! if not no worldcup
  • Franciel says:
    February 15, 2013 05:28 pm
    Gyan cant play alone, he must be wit another striker. play 4-4-2 wit jordan or clotey
  • Pito says:
    February 15, 2013 05:30 pm
    Also there is NO reason NOT to field 2 in-form players on the basis that they are brothers. Brothers are not the same persons, I am talking about the Ayews. So field players on pure merit and we will all succeed. Thank you.
  • Troy says:
    February 15, 2013 05:39 pm
    It was obvious they were going to Keep Him. My Main worry is Asamoah Gyan that guy shouldn't be invited again. And they should find a way and strip him off the captaincy. Derek if invited again then we'll know the coach and gfa takes some money or have a way of benefiting from these guys. Let the Team make peace with the Ayews cause we need them. I'm sure Ghana will be seeing the likes of Essien,KPB Muntari, Frimpong very soon.
  • dadaba gonshots says:
    February 15, 2013 05:39 pm
    Masa, that is how it works... An expat. is paid far higher than an indigenous worker. Go to CONGO and work as a Mine supervisor, you would get more cash than a Congolese working with same qualification and position.
  • dadaba gonshots says:
    February 15, 2013 05:41 pm
    Pito: i suggest you fill your intestines with pito cos he is not going to Listen...
  • Kwame says:
    February 15, 2013 05:42 pm
    GFA thankyou for looking at the Appiah/BS issue objectively,we have no doubt that AA will do the best.
  • Dr Who says:
    February 15, 2013 05:43 pm
    @Pito,I concur on all your points except pt 3.Dauda kept us in the tournament else we wouldnt have made it to the last four.He even saved a penalty while our players were woefully miskicking their penalties.Good decision by the GFA to keep Appiah.its only an idiot who will fire his coach with days to a WC qualify.If South Africa,Zambia and Ivory Coast who performed abysmal have all kept their coaches then what sense does it make to sack Appiah who made it to the semi.
  • dadaba gonshots says:
    February 15, 2013 05:46 pm
    I said it before that Kwesi Nyantakyi has not got the HAIRY BALLS to dump this underperforming Coach. We are doomed. He is now going to run amok with his personal/family vendetta. Coach mpotompoto coach charlie wote Coach china phone coach banza coach ..... I would even prefer Bashir Hayford to this Coach
  • Mojahadine says:
    February 15, 2013 05:49 pm
    My fellow Ghanaians, distinguished supporters of the Ghana Black Stars, ladies and gentlemen, by this decision to keep Akwesi Appiah as the head football coach of our beloved Black Stars by Nyantakyi and his gang of thieves, robbers and miscreants, our faces have been spat on, even though we are paying their salaries, bonuses, benefits and moreover feeding their families. It is by this deed that I urge all hard working Ghanaians of commom sense, intellect and smarts in joining our efforts to remove those beggars and parasites from the GFA. Those individuals at the GFA do not care about how we feel but themselves. Why is Sillas Tetteh or Kuuku Dadzie not playing any part in building the Ghana Black Stars? Why are idiots and unpractising lawyers running the GFA? Does the GFA now belongs to a certain gang of thieves? Why is it that the Minister Of Sports have no power to tell this bunch of brain dead, bribe collecting parasites what to do? Are these guys above the Sports Minister? Is part of Akwesi Appiah's salary being paid to this cabal? Can that be the reason why they are keeping him or is it because his salary put extra cash in their pockets. Ghana Black Stars is becoming a cow cash for a lot of these parasites at the GFA. They paid these whopping bonuses to these players and what did we get for it? a fourth place team. For the public's information, did anyone know that all the coaches and the technical team also got bonuses? yes they did. Even Nyantakyi and his gang also got bonuses for not even kicking one ball. Fellow Ghanaians, this is what is going on at the GFA. We are being taken for a ride by Nyantakyi who is supposed to be a practicing lawyer but because of his lack of skills do do that job has bribe his way to the GFA where he knows he can skim a lot of money with no accountability. I am calling all the die hard or fervent supporters of our beloved Black Stars, to rise up and protest against these pilfers at the GFA. We the Ghanaian public deserve better than what we are getting. We do not deserve to have Akwesi Appiah as the coach of our beloved Black Stars due to what we have seen in several matches of his lack of smarts, intelligence, managerial and most of all strategic technical abilities to improve Black Stars winning chances. These my brothers and sister will be the reason why Ghana may not qualify for the world cup. And if that happens there should be a mutiny at the GFA. I will hope that we continue to protest until the GFA, Nyantakyi and Akwesi Appiah are all gone.
  • Nimo says:
    February 15, 2013 05:53 pm
    He should quit fielding mediocre and local players, they've always failed to help. The favouritism got to go, black stars doesn't belong to him for him to think he can make any laid back selections. He should emulate Spain, Germany or brazil cos they pick the absolute best players! No more lazy selections cos apart from luck you won't get anywhere with it. Shortcuts make life even harder. Kwesi we have no choice but to back you so every advice from every Ghanaian must be taken on board which basically means you have to work very hard to pick the very best for...... you know the rest.
  • bawah says:
    February 15, 2013 05:56 pm
  • pito says:
    February 15, 2013 05:58 pm
  • pito says:
    February 15, 2013 06:21 pm
    you asked why teams like southafrica and zambia have kept their coaches, this is the reason; Gordon Igesund of southafrica took over from Pitso motsemane barely a month to the afcon due to abysmal display from the latter. The fact G.I was able to qualify southafrica out of the groups coupled with the good display of soccer against angola and mali satisfied the fans. as for zambia you should know the coach has achieved more than enough with them and they are right to think they are still better off with him in charge. Compare that to our reasons for keeping A.A: "empowerment of our own", fine but is he the only " our own" that we have to keep him despite bad performance.
  • Gimli says:
    February 15, 2013 06:38 pm
    Ghanaian football is faced to a schizophrenic situation right now. On one hand, you have a completely incompetent coach, very poor in terms of coming up with the right tactics, selecting the most suitable players for the bid and even uniting a whole nation behind the national team. But on the other hand, you have to be insane to sack, even such an average trainer, on the eve of a series of crucial WC qualifiers. So, what do you do? You take a decision, which under the circumstances, is neither right nor wrong. It is just... schizophrenic. Basically, you rely on other factors to combine in a favourable, for you, equation. Which isn't enough and adds to the general frustration. Cos, you see, Zambia is still better as a team than Ghana. And the more important for them, is that they know the reasons why they under performed in this year's AFCON finals. And these reasons are less complicate and more obvious than in Ghana's case. I fear that ghanaian football has arrived to a dangerous crossroads in its recent history and this has basically to do with the mentality in the high levels of hierarchy. This mediocre coach and this non productive team, are just the byproducts of this mentality. From now on, Ghana risks to experience the side effects of the cameroonian downfall, without first, having explored all its potential assets as the Central African country had managed to do during its heyday. And that is a pity.
  • raphpaul says:
    February 15, 2013 07:02 pm
    gfa wat the **** is wrong wit u ..... u are all pussies . This man don't have anything to improve on the blackstars , and u gave him chance to continue , **** u all !!!!!
  • Don says:
    February 15, 2013 07:04 pm
    GFA is a joke, how can you keep this incompetent n technically bankrupt coach who has no idea what he was doing? is it now a norm for us to pay for some1 to learn on the job? AA should be sue for causing financial loss to the state cos we have paid for him for 10 yrs to gain experience to help us in the future but judging by what happened in AFCON, he was sleeping on the job, we are heading for disaster with this AA in charge cos he is simply not good.
  • Bk says:
    February 15, 2013 07:05 pm
    Dadaba gonshot it is u who is mpotompoto,banza and charlie wote person go away with ur nonsense
  • Clueless Coach says:
    February 15, 2013 07:49 pm
    No world cup for Ghana with this useless coach,Bye Bye Bs
  • BX, NYC says:
    February 15, 2013 07:56 pm
    Nyantakyi better watch his back whenever in NYC.. Thats all I have to say........
  • real salacious says:
    February 15, 2013 08:13 pm
    I hope he'll learn from his mistakes and never repeat those childish mistakes that causes us in SA. He has to learn that we don't have quality players in the team, asuch dropping a key player is not the way to go.u can take a player and bench instead of dropping him entirely! Typical example is that of sulley during 2010 wc.the following players must be call to beef up the team; abeyie, frimpong , david addy, ,sulley, jordan, dede, essien and convince kevin boateng.lastly that formation has to look at. Formation are play according players at ones disposal but not just for the sake of it.
  • Killer says:
    February 15, 2013 08:45 pm
    Apuuuuuu!!why are people calling for Jordan? Apuuu this means we don't have any strikers any Ghana,he had featured for some many games for the black stars and how many games has he scored for far? I don't really know where peoples try to bring their opinion from?
  • Killer says:
    February 15, 2013 08:54 pm
    Ghana can go and bring Mourinho still the playing body will not be good bcos the current players in the black stars itself sucks
  • Jimmy says:
    February 15, 2013 09:05 pm
    I will not watch Ghana football again world cup qualifying series is over.
  • Jimmy says:
    February 15, 2013 09:09 pm
    Wicked and Greedy Kwasi Nyantakyi. He can go to world as a CAF official! Let forget Brazil 2014! Ghana will not qualify....Period no amount bribery and influencing of match officials will work the magic.Bye Bye Ghana!
  • princep9 says:
    February 15, 2013 09:32 pm
    ghana wanted to play offensive , they just didn't know how we are in serious trouble , this is a coach who oouldn't beat a minor team with the help of the refree, plus their best player sent of.
  • Wes says:
    February 15, 2013 09:38 pm
    It is not the coach's fault,you guys are not yet ripe to win Afcon and will have to wait for another 31years.Before the tournament commenced,Ghanaians won the cup with their mouths.Common,be happy that Ghana came Fourth,check your records on Afcon and you will realize that you don't belong to the Gold class which you won when Africans football was at the almost zero level 31years ago.How many times have Ghana played in Afcon finals since the last time they won it?My advise is for Ghana to hang their football cloths according to your reach then they can achieve success ..
  • Dr Who says:
    February 15, 2013 09:49 pm
    @Pito,who told you that South Africans were satisfied with a quater final exit when they were the host? They wanted host & win because they did it in 1996.
  • Wes says:
    February 15, 2013 09:51 pm
    Since the last 31years,Ghana has only been able to play in one Afcon finals which was 2008 against Egype.Only one Finals since 1982 and you guys are making all this noise,please realize this facts...
  • Wes says:
    February 15, 2013 10:00 pm
    Correction,Ghana has been in the Finals of Afcon 2 times since 1982. 1992 and 2010...
  • Faisal says:
    February 16, 2013 03:45 am
    At least u came to your senses and employed the help of Google. Hahahahaha next time research b4 you come here to type your Zambian crap, imbecile!!
  • anokwale says:
    February 15, 2013 10:38 pm
    This is the important question. Only in Africa do the outsiders get paid more. Go to the Western World as an outsider and try and get paid more. Good move by GFA. Stick with a local coach instead of rushing to pay an outsider an exhorbitant amount and no cup comes out of it.
  • gentle john says:
    February 15, 2013 11:00 pm
    I now understand why people don't like Kwesi Nyantakyi and his gang,i thought they are good and wanted Black Stars well but i have now seen they are only interested in money,i think the Government should force them to account for the funds the sent to South Africa and if there are misuse of funds they should charge costing financial lost to the nation and they must go to jail. How can you ask this incompetent Kwesi Appiah to continue as Black Stars coach,i am very sad for Ghana football,we will not qualify for the Brazil World Cup because of this greedy bastards group call GFA.
  • Nana Maradona says:
    February 17, 2013 07:15 am
    Stupid,useless and visionless coach.We have lost our place among the elites and giants of African football.Nigeria after failing to qualify for the last edition in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon,bounced back strongly to win the cup this year.Their splendid performance against the star studded Ivory Coast in the quarter finals when all odds was against them, demonstrated the true character of the Super Eagles.Without showing disrespect to Burkina Faso,how on Earth did they stop us from playing in the final! It wasn't even a Cameroun,Egypt or any other giant.Oh! Ghana Black Stars...What has become of the name that sent shivers down the spine of opponent years ago?Let's stop pampering and hyping our players unecessarily,they are not there yet,period! They can go to hell for all I care. Some of them need to be told in the face point blank that they do not merit a place in our beloved Black Stars as per the shambolic performance put up in South Africa and in previous editions.They have always flattered to decieve even after taken huge bonuses that sm Ghanaians would spend years saving.As for the underhand dealings by some GFA officials to select certain undeserving players for such important tournaments,I call on the Sports Ministry to investigate and fish out those mafias marauding the corridors of the FA and who have always ensured that Ghana did not present it's best squad.How could a player like Albert Adomah be wearing Ghana's number 10 jersey?The shirt revered and reserved for great and extraordinary players like the legendary Abedi Ayew Pele,The golden boy Abdul Razak and the charismatic tornado Stephen Appiah,just to mention a few, who were grandmasters of the game.Let's stop this biannual wishful thinking of "it's our time to win it,it's our time to win it" and be realistic.Something pragmatic must be done to revive our football else we might not win this cup for a very long time to come...AWAKE GFA! AWAKE BLACK STARS!.Long live Ghana.
  • dadaba gonshots says:
    February 17, 2013 02:38 pm
    BK: I remember people thinking like you; myopic, vision-less and 'talentless' saying same when I 'put it to' AA. I would not be shocked if your thinking is 'China Phone' thinking just like our ECG coach... nothing better.


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Sugar taxes and weight loss predictions

The Danish government has abandoned its tax on fat and and its plans for a sugar tax.  A spokesperson for the tax ministry is quoted thus: “The suggestions to tax foods for public health reasons are misguided at best and may be counter-productive at worst.  Not only do such taxes not work, especially when they choose the wrong food to tax, they can become expensive liabilities for the businesses forced to become tax collectors on the governments behalf”[1]. Shortly we will have our annual budget here in Ireland and notwithstanding the volte-face of our Danish colleagues, the likelihood is that we will face such a tax soon.  In general, the predicted weight changes associated with projected taxes on sugar sweetened beverages are grossly overestimated.
A recent consensus statement of the American Society of Nutrition (ASN) and the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) has examined the topic:  “Energy balance and its components:  Implications for body weight regulation”[2].  One of the areas covered by this paper is the popular and widely held belief that to lose 1lb of body weight, you need to reduce caloric intake by 3,500 kcal.   This figure assumes that a loss of 1lb of body weight is made up entirely of adipose tissue which is 86% fat and the fat has 9 kcal per gram.  This 3,500 kcal figure is widely used in predicting the benefit of weight loss from a sugar sweetened beverage tax.  It has many flaws.
Firstly, a 1lb weight loss will not be 100% fat but will also involve the loss of some lean tissue (muscle and protein elements of adipose tissue and its metabolism).  Whereas fat has an energy value of 9 kcal/g, lean tissue has a value of 4 kcal/g.  The exact ratio of the loss of lean and fat in weight reduction depends largely on the level of fat in the body at the outset.  The higher the intake level of fat, the higher the proportion of fat lost.  However, as a person sheds fat, the ratio of fat to lean changes in favour of the latter, so subsequent weight loss will have a lower ratio of fat to lean.  The blanket use of the 3,500kcal value ignores this.
The second criticism of this rule is that it ignores time.  If you shed 3,500kcal per week every week, that would differ from a deficit of 3,500 kcal per month every month.  The former leads to a daily deficit of 500 kcal while the latter is just 117 kcal.  Even the most non-expert dieter knows that such differences in daily energy deficits will lead to radically different rates of weight loss.  Thirdly, the 3,500 kcal rule assumes complete linearity – in other words the rule equally applies, pound after pound of weight loss. We saw above that progressive weight loss will progressively increase the % of that weight loss as lean tissue but more importantly, the 3,500kcal rule ignores a major adaptation in energy expenditure.  Basically, our basal metabolic rate (BMR) falls as we restrict our caloric intake.  Since BMR accounts for 88% of energy expenditure in most sedentary persons, that means that a fall in BMR represents a significant adaptive response through increased efficiency of energy use making weight loss progressively more difficult.
Researchers at the US National Institute of Health have developed a very detailed mathematical model which predicts weight loss based on a wide variety of inputs[3].  The model has been validated against a number of highly controlled weight loss programmes.  Together with researchers based at the USDA and the economics departments of the universities of Florida and Minnesota, they have examined the likely weight loss that would accrue from a tax of 20% (about 0.5 cents per ounce) on sugar sweetened beverages in the US[4].  They concluded that the nutritional input would be a reduction of energy intake of 34-47 kcal per day for adults.  Using the 3,500 kcal rule, an average weight loss of 1.60kg would be predicted for year 1 rising to 8kg in year 5 and to 16kg in year 10.   However, when the dynamic mathematical model is used, the corresponding figures for years 1, 5 and 10 are, respectively, 0.97, 1.78 and 1.84 kg loss.  The % of US citizens that are over-weight is predicted to fall from existing levels of 66.9% over-weight to 51.5% over-weight in 5 years time using the 3,500 kcal rate but using the dynamic mathematical model, the 5-year figure for the over-weight population in the US would be just 62.3%.  Clearly, the continued use of the 3,500 kcal rule in predicting weight loss should cease and the recommendations of the consensus statement of the ASN and ILSI should apply: “Every permanent 10 kcal change in energy intake per day will lead to an eventual weight change of 1lb when the body reaches a new steady state.  It will take nearly a year to achieve 50% and about 3 years to achieve 95%”.
My back of envelope calculations based on the National Adult Nutrition Survey is that extrapolating from the US model (footnote 4), a tax on sugar sweetened beverages might lead to a weight loss of 0.6 lb at the end of year 1. That of course is subject to an error estimate such that it might be higher but equally, it might be lower. Many of the advocates of fat taxes might argue that they will take that “thank you very much” as a start and then move to the next food. But you cannot continue to add tax to the cost of food.

[2] Hall et al (2012) Am J Clin Nutr 12, 989-994
[3] Hall et al (2011) Lancet 378,826-837
[4] Biing-Hwan et al (2011) Econ Hum Biol 9, 329-341

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

How to Raise Our IQ

Just a quick post today -- but wanted to call attention to a Nicholas Kristof column from the New York Times last week. He writes about the ongoing debate about whether it is possible to raise IQ. The answer? Maybe. Children who are already testing above average probably won't see much effect from efforts to boost their intelligence quotient. But children who are otherwise subjected to deprived or chaotic home and school environments can see boosts from intensive, early intervention. In the coming weeks, I'll review the main book he cites, Richard Nisbett's Intelligence and How to Get It. In the meantime, I encourage you to give the article a read.

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There are very few commercials out there that I like. Microsoft's new Vista ad isn't one of them. Aside from having a corporate propaganda kinda feel to it, it does nothing to sell me on the new OS. Rather than helping us "see the difference," it shows us a bunch of people parading back and forth with goofy smiles on their faces.

I'm not saying you have to sex up an ad to make it work (though it never hurts), but tell me why I should care about Vista. At least Windows 95 had the Rolling Stones' "Start Me Up," which was a nice way of highlighting the OS' new "Start" button. This Vista ad needs something like that. Some creativity. What do you guys think?

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Yo ho yo ho, a pirate's life for me. And for you! And for everyone! Because downloading BitTorrent files just got a lot easier. BitTorrent is finally pushing its torrenting browser plug-in, BitTorrent Surf, to beta for you to try. That means you don't have to deal with pesky desktop clients, your browser (Chrome or Firefox) effectively becomes the only BitTorrent client you need.

Back in January, BitTorrent had launched BitTorrent Surf in Alpha but they've added more discovery features, a recommendation engine, a status window to monitor downloads and Firefox support. BitTorrent describes its recommendation engine:

We've added a recommendation engine to Surf. So, say you're an EDM fan and you're searching for content by DJ Shadow. Surf will serve up relevant content suggestions, like a BitTorrent Bundle from Pretty Lights. Recommendation and prioritization can help drive visibility for BitTorrent partner artists – solving for the exposure barrier that every creator is confronted with. That's pretty powerful stuff.

The overall vision of Surf and its recommendation engine would be to give more control to content creators. You can get the BitTorrent Surf Beta here. [BitTorrent Surf, BitTorrent]


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Thursday, April 28, 2005

Carnival Highlights

I wanted to highlight a couple of exceptional posts that are part of this week's Christian Carnival.

Dory at Wittenburg Gate references the C.S. Lewis argument in Mere Christianity, against (logically) being able to view Jesus as a great teacher. Dory quotes Lewis:
A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic---on a level with the man who says he is a poached egg---or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make the choice. Either this man was and is the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse. You can shut Him up for a fool, you can spit at Him and kill Him as a demon; or you can fall at His feet and call Him Lord and God. But let us not come up with any patronizing nonsense about His being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to.

Dory goes on to survey in the first 11 chapters of Matthew all the audacious claims Jesus makes about Himself.

Team Hammer quotes John Stuart Mill on their website:

"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature, and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.”

Which of course reminds me of the tagline at Mudville Gazette:
"Good people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
Which I am told is a quote from George Orwell, though I do not know.

As the rest of Team Hammer's post, you will just have to follow the link.

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January 27, 2016 10:18 am

Rihanna drops new song, ‘Work,’ featuring Drake

Rihanna attends the 2nd Annual Diamond Ball at The Barker Hangar on December 10, 2015.

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You might say this song certainly “works.”

Fans have been waiting for some time for pop star Rihanna to release her new album, Anti. Rather than release it in its entirety, Rihanna dropped a single from the album — and bonus points for Canadians, it features rapper Drake.

READ MORE: Kanye West’s new album: hip-hop artist’s drop date revealed

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Titled Work, the song debuted around the world at 8 a.m. Wednesday. There are reports that the two artists have shot a video, which is awaiting release.

Drake and Rihanna previously worked together on the title track of Drake’s 2012 album Take Care, as well as What’s My Name?, taken from the Rihanna’s 2010 album Loud.

READ MORE: Rihanna to become Dior’s first black spokesmodel

The singer tweeted this cryptic photo (though the headphones are spectacular) as a tease lead-up to the song drop.

You can listen to the single on Tidal (it’s not free), or take a listen here at Pitchfork.

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February 11, 2016 9:05 am

Canadian tourist found dead in Thailand hotel

Foreign tourists relax at Patong beach in Phuket, Thailand in this on December 2014 fie photo.

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PHUKET ISLAND, Thailand – Police in Thailand are investigating the death of a Canadian tourist in a hotel room.

Police say the body of 28-year-old Michael Talbot was found at the Tropica Bungalow Resort on Phuket Island early Wednesday.

Capt. Yingyong Chuoykij told the Phuket News that a friend of Talbot’s had called for help at about 5:30 a.m. after Shannon said he had chest pain and difficulty breathing.

Yingyong said there were “no signs of robbery or assault” and a doctor at Patong Hospital told the newspaper that doctors had yet to confirm a cause of death.

Yingyong said the Canadian embassy in Bangkok and the family have been notified of Talbot’s death.

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Wednesday, 6 April 2016

Bulk Container Packaging Market to Rise at 9.7% CAGR from 2014 to 2020 due to High Demand in North America : TMR

Transparency Market Research has published a new market study on the global bulk container packaging market that delves into developments of the said market from 2014 to 2020. According to the report’s findings, the market will display a CAGR of 9.7% between 2014 and 2020, resulting in the market’s valuation to increase from US$2.2 bn to US$4.2 bn between 2013 and 2020. The title to this report is “Bulk Container Packaging Market for Food & Beverages, Chemicals and Other Applications - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2014 - 2020” and it is available for sale on the company’s website.

Bulk container packaging comprises products utilized for high-volume packaging. These are reusable industrial containers with design specifications for the storage and transport of bulk liquid and granulated substances. This packaging is used for transportation of containers via rail, road, or waterways.

The report states several reasons for the steadfast growth of the bulk container packaging market. Rising exports of oil from Southeast Asia and the flourishing global wine trade are fuelling the growth of this market. Moreover, the increasing capacity of flexitanks has resulted in enhanced cost and operational efficiency of transportation of commodities, bolstering the market’s growth. However, volatile raw material prices are restraining the growth of this market. Nevertheless, the proliferation of commodity trade in BRIC nations will benefit the bulk container packaging market in the coming years.

The report segments the global market for bulk container packaging on the basis of product, application, and geography. Bulk container liners, flexitanks, and flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBC) are the product segments of this market. Of all, in 2013, FIBC was the largest product segment of the overall market. Bulk container liners held a 35% share in the global market in 2013 and are expected to display a moderate growth until the end of the forecast period.

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On the contrary, flexitanks were the smallest product segment of the overall market in 2013. However, this product segment will display the fastest growth until the end of the forecast period owing to the low cost and higher operational performance of flexitanks.

On the basis of application, chemicals are the leading segment and are expected to exhibit more than 9% CAGR from 2014 to 2020. This is because bulk container packaging is suitable for transportation of bulk chemicals, as it efficiently keeps chemicals isolated from environmental factors that could spoil them. In 2013, food and beverages were the second largest application segment of the global market.

In terms of geographical segmentation, in 2013, North America held a share of more than 30% in the global market. High demand for bulk container liners and FIBC for export of animal feed, oilseeds, corn, and grains from the U.S. and Canada is the reason for this.

The report states that the global bulk container packaging market is considerably concentrated with the presence of only a few top players, namely BLT Flexitank Industrial Co. Ltd., Trust Flexitanks, Environmental Packaging Technologies Inc., SIA Flexitanks Ltd., Braid Logistics, and Trans Ocean Bulk Logistics Ltd.

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12 July 2009

Kayak deck: snow dome.

Modern sea kayak are every year more and more sophisticated.
Manufacturers are offering all sorts of interesting and sometimes thoughtful design additions to their kayaks.
While most kayak hulls are proven designs and some have been around for decades, most changes are happening to the deck of the kayak.
Day hatches (3rd hatch) are almost a must these days with occasional 4th hatch appearing on some kayaks.
Manufacturers are designing a lot of profiled lines and ridges to increase the strength of the deck and still have a light kayak.

Some kayaks have dimples for paddle float rescues, some have protruding dimples to fit your knees... dimples everywhere.
I also have noticed a recess up front on British style kayaks.
It looks like a rather deep dimple right in front of the forward hatch.
People often ask me what that dimple is for and finally I have found a great use for it.
Not sure what the original design was intended for but it's the perfect location for a snow dome.
WHAT? a snow dome?
I don’t know, but it looks like the perfect accessory that no kayak should be without.
I think that a snow dome is just the ticket.
You know that it should snow at least once every time you go out for a paddle... :-)

I found this great snow dome that allows a picture of your choice to be inserted into the plastic bubble. That's were I have stuck a photograph of my bitch and she smiles at me every time I look at her.

My bitch’s name is Foof. She is an Australian Sheppard that unfortunately I had to leave behind once I moved away from USA.
The picture in the snow dome shows Foof on an adventure in the High Sierra:

  1. That's great!
    Thanks for making me smile! :)

  2. John, at least you understand sarcasm when you see it :-)

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Sunday, July 29, 2012

The Olympic Pawpaw Razzi...

Good morning to you all.
     While you might be busy watching all the wonderful athletes play in the Olympic games we here at Casa Gobea are busy working with the three meow-sketeers.  Yes, I must say they have been training so hard and just really working up a sweat.  I have decided to show just a couple of the pictures that the Pawpaw Razzi was able to snap during this rigorous time.  :O)
     Hope you all are having a great weekend.
Hugs, Lisa G

So so tired....

I know it's here somewhere!

Where did he go?

Got you!!!
Always the lady!!!

No animals were harmed in these pictures.  Unless you count all the fattening treats Jerry feeds them.  lol

Chrissy said...

Gorgeous pussy cats, I miss mine so much, but cannot get another as Harry would not like that one bit...I get the olympics for free on Prime, which is an Aussie channel...and our local channel TV1 show a loy of I keep up that way..had a great weekend thanks, Monday here now...and raining and cold..blah..time for work, not a long day just a wet one.

Amanda R said...

These are hysterical Lisa! Love the kitty (Casper? I always forget his name) hiding in the box, he looks like a really playful kitty. Have a great week at work! Yes, I know that is an oxymoron.

Grace said...

omg!!! i love your black curious cat!!!
SO CUTE!!! I wish I had a kitty! =)


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Monday, October 8, 2012

Got Washi?

 Hi Guys.
     I wanted to take a moment to share a quick card that I made for a friend of mine that just loves Washi tape.  When I came across this Satuarted Canary stamp by Krista Smith I just knew I had to make her a card.  I don't have a lot of Washi, but I made the background with all the ones that I do have.  It was really fun to make and like my card for my Brother's Birthday it really was quite a fast card to make.  :O)
     So that's all I have for right now.  I am still hoping to get some time to play again and to come and visit you all soon. Until then I hope that all of you are doing well.  Take care.
Hugs, Lisa G

stamps-Washi Girl-SC by Krista Smith
cs-Neenah & AC Cardstock
Spellbinders-labels seventeen
tag punch-EK Success
Copic Markers

Chrissy said...

Gorgeous card Lisa, love the image and gorgeous colouring...hope you are well, been a long time....have missed you.

Denice said...

This is adorable Lisa...bright and colorful, and what a fun way to use Washi tape. If only I had some
I could join in the fun!

Rachel Parys said...

Soooo cute!! I have her, but I haven't colored her up yet! I'm so jealous!! Another great idea with washi!!

My Dollies 3 said...

well finally.....I have missed your posts!!! Love the card, cute verse inside. luv ya, Mom

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Karen B. said...

Such a cute card, the sentiment and image are prefect for a crafty friend.

Amanda R said...

You are still alive! I was beginning to worry not hearing from you or seeing a post recently. Hope all is well and that you are just busy. Your card is adorable and love how you layered the washi tape, it looks great!


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Thursday, September 1, 2005

Can the Torah contain Mythology?

In the previous post I showed how Breishis does not in any way conform to the accepted scientific account of the Universe’s creation and subsequent history. What’s quite amazing is how frum Jews, even well educated ones, often have no clue as to the extent of the incompatibilities. I will even admit that I was exactly the same. In the frum world, people just don’t think about these things with any rigor.

Most frum people are dimly aware that Scientists say the world is billions of years old, man evolved ‘from’ monkeys, and dinosaurs existed, but that’s about it. They assume the answer to Breishis questions is that ‘day’ isn’t literal, ‘taninim gedolim’ means dinosaurs, and that evolution is treif. When you point out to them that a global flood and subsequent repopulation of the entire planet’s human and animal life from one small boat is completely impossible, they say it was all a ness and that there is no evidence it didn’t happen, just lack of evidence that it did.

Well, actually there is plenty of evidence it didn’t happen, making the ‘ness’ theory somewhat theologically troubling. Also, you can’t discount all of evolution without taking a large part of our biological sciences down with it.

Some people insist that Science can’t tell us anything about the past, only about the future, because the past may have had a different set of scientific laws. Well, thats kinda crazy. Why would the scientific laws just change like that? Is G-d just playing with us? And maybe they will all change again tomorrow? Better not get on that plane tonight! I would regard those kind of answers as too crazy, and I am not going to entertain them here.

So, most sensible educated people take it for granted that at least the first 11 chapters of Breishis are mythological. Sure, there could have been a naked couple in Iraq six thousand years ago called Adam and Eve, and there could have been a guy in a boat called Noach, but once you accept the Scientific account of the history of the world, stubbornly clinging on to these characters when their surrounding stories can’t possibly be true doesn’t seem to make much sense.

After all, if Adam & Eve were just a couple living in a particularly nice part of Iraq, then what’s the point? And if Noach was just one of thousands of flood survivors from some small local flood, then what’s the big deal about Noach? And if the Tower of Babylonians really was not the cause of the many different languages, then why that story?

So, let’s think about the alternative. What are the problems if we say that Breishis 1-11 is Mythological? Let me present a few issues, and some solutions. If you think this all sounds somewhat apologetic, well duh!

1. Divine Authorship
Many people feel that once we say something is mythological, it is a threat to Divine Authorship. After all, why would G-d write mythology? Surely G-d would only write the truth? There are a few different aspects to this question:

1. Who actually wrote Breishis ?
2. Does G-d allowing Breishis in the Torah mean it must be true?
3. Would G-d write Mythology, and if so why?

In terms of the first question, we find that it seems to be quite acceptable to hold that G-d was NOT the original author of Breishis, but that Breishis was written under ‘Divine Inspiration’, just like the books of Nach. Rabbi Gil Student writes:

We find the following in Shemot Rabbah 5:22: "And Moshe said before the Holy One, blessed be He, (Exodus 5:22) 'Why have You done evil to this people...' I opened the book of Genesis and read it and saw the acts of the generation of the flood..." As R' Zev Wolf Einhorn points out in his Perush Maharzu, it seems like Moshe had some sort of book of Genesis well before he descended from Mt. Sinai. …. The answer is simply that our forefathers Avraham, Yitzchak, and Ya'akov, and even those who preceded them like Adam and Noach, wrote down personal histories and theological works that were kept by their descendants. As prophets, their writings were sacred and treated like holy books. They were studied by their children and handed down from generation to generation. Rashi on Gittin 60a says that first the scroll of Creation was written, then the scroll of Noach, and then the scroll of Avraham. … Rashi seems to say that it was written at different times, scroll by scroll. Or, perhaps Rashi is not talking about the book of Genesis at all. Rather, he is telling us that all of these people wrote their own scrolls. Adam wrote a book about his life and what happened during his lifetime. He was a prophet and, naturally, this was an inspired book. ….Throughout the stay in Egypt and the desert, the scrolls of the forefathers were treated as sacred books and studied. These books, which were written under prophetic inspiration, form the basis of the book of Genesis. Granted, they were highly edited so that the book would not be too long….

According to R Gil, Breishis was written by the Avos, and even Noach and Adam (unlikely since they probably didn't exist), and then ‘edited’ by Moshe under G-d’s command. So Breishis being written by others besides G-d is not the actual problem. The main problem is, if Breishis stories were Mythological, why would G-d have included them in the Torah. Isn’t that very misleading? Why is that any better than faking up the post-flood evidence, or creating a fully formed world complete with fossils? How could G-d have let such a situation arise, when many people, even great Gedolim, don’t realize its all mythology?

I would suggest the following answers:

Man has free will. It’s not G-d’s fault if we can’t spot Mythology when we see it. After all, 2 billion Christians believe in Jesus. Is that fair? Why not wonder about that? Or don’t goyim count? And what about Skeptics? How could G-d have let a situation arise when so many people in the world don’t believe in Him? Of course the answer is that man has free will. Nothing in this world is absolutely clear. We have to do our best to understand it. But don't blame G-d.

2. Does G-d allowing Breishis in the Torah mean it must be true?
Many Gedolim, including Rav Kook, Rambam etc are okay with taking Torah non literally. Rambam explains the Bilaam episode as a dream. Why are these not misleading? Or even the cases of anthropomorphism? We have a klal, that dibrah torah keloshon bnei odom. So the Torah contained an account which was suitable for the people of the day to understand and that’s all. Nowadays, G-d expects us to use our sechel to realize that. Just because something is in the Torah does not mean it has to be literally true.

3. Would G-d write Mythology, and if so why?
The point of the Torah is to teach Moral and Ethical lessons, not Science, or even history. In fact the very first Rashi on the Torah confirms this. This can certainly be done using mythological stories. In fact, it can more effectively be done from mythology, since with real life you are constrained to only write about what actually happened, which may or may not contain any valuable lessons.

2. Slippery Slope
Many people are concerned that we have a very slippery slope here. If Breishis 1-11 is Mythological, why not 11-24, or Shemos, or the whole of Tenach? Where do you do draw the line?

I would suggest the following answers:

Many of our beliefs can be discounted through arguments. Torah MiSinai and many other ikkarim don’t hold up to serious skepticism. But we have emunah all the same. On the other hand, Science is clearly reliable and we trust it all the time in our everyday lives. So what to do?

The most sensible approach is as follows: Where we have proven Science which contradicts a belief or a pasuk in the Torah, we need to listen to the facts. If there is no proven Science, only theories and speculations, then that’s a different story.

Breishis 1-11 is ‘pre-history’ from a perspective of the Bnei Yisrael at Har Sinai, or even from the Avos’s perspective. There is no reason why such ancient history would have been reliably known. However the stories of the Avos, and certainly Yetzias Mitzrayim itself would have been more recent history or even current events. In other words, the rest of the Torah could have been written at the same time as the events actually occurred, but the stories of Breishis 1-11 not so. Also, there is no proven Science against the stories of the Avos, and the Maccot and Har Sinai are clearly miracles, which would not have left much if any evidence.

There is certainly a problem with the huge numbers of people supposedly leaving Mitzrayim, and the almost complete lack of archeological and historical evidence for such a huge event. Some people like to claim that ‘Absence of Evidence is not Evidence of Absence’, but that’s not so great. It’s definitely a question, and I don’t have my full answer fully fleshed out yet (soon). However, it’s still not quite as strong as the ‘proven’ science which contradicts Breishis 1-11.

Finally, I would say it is a slippery slope. However we already have questions and are already on the slope. So we might as well make the most of it.

3. Connectivity
There is a problem in that the Mythology stories are connected to the story of Avraham, by way of the geneologies. There is no clean separation there. The only answer I have is that the Torah was edited to make it into a seamless story, so it had to be done that way.

4. Emotional Attachment
Many people have an emotional attachment to Adam & Eve, or Noach. This probably stems from having learnt Breishis in kindergarten, or having a Noach blanky and crib set when they were younger. I have noticed a sliding scale here, some people can’t give up on the idea of any of them being real. Some people are okay with Adam & Eve being myth, but draw the line at Noach. Some people are willing to let Noach sink into oblivion (excuse the pun), but draw the line at the Avos. Personally I remember being quite upset when I realized Noach probably wasn’t real, but I got over it.

I would like to keep the Avos, since we daven about them quite a bit every day. Adam & Eve and the Mabul rarely appear in davening, except ‘Hashem LaMabul Yoshov’ which isn’t so serious. I recall some piyutim on Yomim Tovim, and of course you have the long Breishis description in the Avodah on Yom Kippur, but that’s not the end of the world either (nor the beinning haha). However I would be more upset to lose the Avos, certainly. There is no Scientific evidence against the Avos currently except for the Sedom story. People used to complain about the camels but I believe that has become a non issue now. So I think we can keep the Avos.

5. Mesorah
Finally, many people object that the Mesorah has always held Breishis 1-11 to be true. Well, I guess. But not Mesorah as in Halachah LeMoshe MiSinai, just mesorah in terms of natural assumptions, which is understandable. But it's time to change our natural assumptions. By the way, the mesorah also assumed the earth was flat and the sun went round the earth, so maybe mesorah (small 'm') is not so great.