Wednesday Bible Study: False prophecy
Psalm 87 is rather opaque. What seems to be going on here is that Zion, i.e Jerusalem, is envisioned as essentially the capital of the world -- that is, the world as it was known to the ancient Judeans. Obviously that never happened. It ' s not clear when this was written or what the intent really is. " Rahab " apparently refers to a legendary monster supposedly slain by Yahweh, as mentioned later in Psalm 89, not the helpful brothel keeper of the Book of Joshua, and it is thought to be a metonym for Egypt, though I ' m not sure why scholars think so. Regarding Psalm 88, nobody knows whatMahalath Leannoth means. Mahal...
Source: Stayin' Alive - March 27, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
An Analysis of Food Security Governance in Developing Countries: A Case of Ethiopia and India
A. Rashid Zara (Sorbonne University), An Analysis of Food Security Governance in Developing Countries: A Case of Ethiopia and India (2024): The nineteenth century saw a significant expansion of agricultural yields, driven by technical changes in agriculture. The green revolution,... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - March 9, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: Obscurantism
Psalm 67 is a mercifully brief, simple song of praise. Psalm 68, however, is both exceedingly long and has been called the" most difficult and obscure of the psalms. "The RSV actually covers up some of the difficulty, for example by translating verse 4 as " His name is the Lord, " whereas the Hebrew actually says " His name is Yah. " That is a specific short form of Yahweh. The KJV spells if Jah, as do Rastafarians who prefer it as the name of god, but the Hebrew pronunciation is closer to English Y than J. The form Yah appears 43 times in the Psalms, but otherwise only once in Exodus and several times in Isaiah. It is par...
Source: Stayin' Alive - February 18, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Seeking Success in Science Through NIH-Funded Training
Credit: Courtesy of Hasset Nurelegne.
“What’s great about a career in research is that there are so many paths you can take. I get so excited for the future when I think about all the open doors ahead of me,” says Hasset Nurelegne, a senior at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Hasset is majoring in neuroscience and behavioral biology (NBB) as well as English.
Since her first year on campus, Hasset has been an active participant in an NIGMS-funded program at Emory that aims to develop a diverse pool of scientists, the Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) (which is now just for graduate student...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - December 20, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Profiles Training Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: Desperate to get this over with
neJob now goes on a three chapter rant saying the same shit over and over again that he already said nineteen times. I ' m really sorry about this, I ' m as anxious to come to the end of it as you are. So I ' m going to post three chapters today, they ' re all Job yammering on so why not? It ' s just more of God and His creation are beyond understanding; and I ' m righteous, I don ' t deserve this, but nevertheless I ' m not going to say anything bad about God. I ' ll just make a couple of notes.First, all of the stuff Job says we can ' t possibly understand -- notably in Chapter 28 -- we do understand, at least a lo...
Source: Stayin' Alive - October 15, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
60 Teamwork Quotes for Working Smart and Smoothly Together
Teamwork is essential in many areas of life to go further. To find success an individual could only dream of.
No matter if that’s in your business, at work, in school, while playing sports or with family and friends.
But good or even great teamwork isn’t something that’s always easy to achieve.
So in this post I’d like to share the best and most helpful teamwork quotes that I’ve found.
To motivate new viewpoints and progress, inspire collaboration and bring your common vision or goal over obstacles and then into reality.
And if you want more motivation for work, school or your business then be sure to have a loo...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - October 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
Ignorance is Strength
The next item on our bullet list: " An open border is no border. " Taken as a hypothetical, this would be half true. When you cross an open border, you enter a new jurisdiction and become subject to its laws. The border between Maryland and Virginia is open, but it ' s still a border. The same goes for the national borders within the European Union. To be sure, that has caused some friction, but it is obviously incorrect to say that they aren ' t borders at all. Keeping people out is not the only function of a border.That said, what this is supposed to mean is that keeping people out is indeed the principal func...
Source: Stayin' Alive - August 29, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Wednesday Bible Study: Historical oddity
Sorry for missing regular posting recently. I was dealing with some extremely frustrating technical problems. Will get back to it. Chapter 8 departs in a few ways from what has been our understanding of the situation of the Jewish population in this historical era. Note again the complete lack of any mention of Jerusalem or Judah. The Jews appear to be dispersed throughout the Achaemenid empire, from " India to Ethiopia. " Furthermore it is possible for people to convert to Judaism everywhere in this diaspora, which is basically contrary to the law and custom in all of the previous literature, in which far from being ...
Source: Stayin' Alive - August 2, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Science Snippet: Antioxidants Explained
Many types of fruits, vegetables, and legumes are rich in antioxidants. Credit: iStock.
While at the grocery store, you’ve likely noticed foods with labels saying they contain antioxidants, but what does that mean? In short, antioxidants are substances that may prevent or delay some types of cell damage. Many foods, including fruits and vegetables, naturally produce antioxidants like vitamins C and E, beta-carotene, and selenium. Our bodies also naturally produce antioxidant molecules such as alpha-lipoic acid, glutathione, and coenzyme Q10.
Antioxidants are united by their ability to donate electrons, whi...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - July 5, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacology Science Snippet Source Type: blogs
The New Deal and Recovery, Part 23: The Great Rapprochement
George SelginWhat finally brought the Great Depression to an end? We ' ve seen that, whatever it was, it took place not during the 30s but sometime between then and the end of World War II, when a remarkable postwar revival occurred instead of the renewed depression many feared. We ' ve also seen that, while postwar fiscal and monetary policies weren ' t austere to the point of preventing that revival, they alone can ' t explain it, because they can ' t explain the reawakening of private business investment from its decade-and-a-half-long slumber.Animal SpiritsTo get to the bottom of that reawakening, we must first recall ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 7, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: George Selgin Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: Nope, never happened
The Book of Kings does tell us that Asa became king of Judah, and that he eliminated shrines to foreign gods. However, contrary to what we read below in Chronicles 14:3, 1 Kings: 15 says "Although he did not remove the high places, Asa ’s heart was fully committed to theLord all his life. "The Book of Kings entirely omits the succeeding story about the invasion by Zerah and the great battle. The Cushite kingdom is traditionally associated with Ethiopia, and the KJV identifies Zerah as Ethiopian, but the NIV translators don ' t tell us where they think he came from. It is of course inconceivable that anyone in ...
Source: Stayin' Alive - January 29, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Case of the Week 703
This week ' s case is from Idzi Potters, Michiel R., and theInstitute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp. An adult male with quite an extensive travel life as a photographer in Africa (DR Congo and Ethiopia), is now since 2 months in Rwanda when he finds the following structure of almost 15cm in length in his underwear (after having an awkward sensation at the level of the anus).Can you identify this structure? (Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites)
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - November 29, 2022 Category: Parasitology Source Type: blogs
DocSpera Raises $10 Million to Accelerate Commercialization of Automated Surgical Workflow Solutions to Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers
DocSpera, an intelligent surgical coordination SaaS platform between healthcare providers and medical device enterprises, announces close of Series B funding
Today, DocSpera, a leading integrated healthcare surgical data and image communication company, announced a $10 million Series B financing round led by Pier 70 Ventures and JJDC, Inc., with participation of other key strategic investors.
DocSpera’s surgical coordination platform addresses the challenges associated with the manual communication and care workflow between surgeons, health systems, and medical device suppliers by automating care coordination and stream...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 3, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT DocSpera Dr. Alex Sah Dr. Peter Callander Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Institute for Joint Restoration and Research Intelligent Scheduler JJDC Inc. Novato-Sutter Health Joi Source Type: blogs
Wednesday Bible Study: Plagiarism
It ' s a bit puzzling, but 2 kings 19 and Isaiah 37 are essentially identical. Isaiah is a bit player here, but he gets a whole book later on, and this chapter is in it. I ' m not into the weeds of biblical scholarship, but as I understand it the Book of Isaiah is cobbled together, apparently by three different authors, and one of them lifted this. As I said last time, there is no historical record of an outright defeat of Sennacherib in his Levantine campaign, but there is some indication that sickness in his camp may have discouraged him from actually entering Jerusalem. Just a reminder that until the last few chapters, ...
Source: Stayin' Alive - August 3, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - global health - 11th May 2022
Vitamin D3 supplementation during pregnancy and lactation for women living with HIV in Tanzania, a randomised controlled trial. Item from Nigeria Health Watch abouthow midwifery training in Ethiopia improved the quality of maternal care. Thanks to the HIFA Forum for that one. (Source: Browsing)
Source: Browsing - May 11, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
