Sunday Sermonette: Heave Ho!
Leviticus 7 continues the mind numbing specifications for sacrifice. Much of it is repetitive, but it does add a new element, something called in the New International Version I present here a Fellowship Offering, which the KJV calls a Peace Offering. I ' ve looked at various translations and while it isn ' t entirely clear, it appears that in this case, the priest only gets part of the meat and the offerer gets to eat the rest, although as usual the fat, liver and kidneys are burned.What ' s really new here is what translations generally call a " wave offering, " and what is called in KJV a " heave offereing, " also in Yo...
Source: Stayin' Alive - March 8, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Podcast: Male Survivors of Sexual Assault and Abuse
Did you know one in six males are sexually assaulted before their 18th birthday? Unfortunately, many victims are reluctant to come forward due to cultural conditioning. In today’s podcast, Gabe speaks with two psychologists about this very common but somewhat taboo issue. They tackle the prevalent myths surrounding male sexual assault and discuss why so many victims suffer in secrecy.
What can be done? Where can survivors reach out for help? Join us for an in-depth talk on this very important and under-discussed topic.
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Source: World of Psychology - March 5, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: The Psych Central Podcast Tags: Abuse Children and Teens General Interview Men's Issues Podcast The Psych Central Show Trauma Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: Law salad
I find Leviticus 6 to be a very strange document, if taken as a whole. Remember, however, that the chapter divisions are not original, they were added by Medieval monks, so I ' m not sure this was originally a unit. Keep in mind also that the entire book was apparently cobbled together by scribes from various sources. So perhaps this should not be read as a single document.In any case, there are obviously two different categories of rules here. One concerns conduct in the real world, the expiation of crimes that we recognize today and for which we have our own laws. Here (although certainly not in many other instances) the...
Source: Stayin' Alive - March 1, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Psychology Around the Net: February 29, 2020
This article discusses the concept of intuitive eating, where no food is off limits, and how it dramatically changed the life of Harriet, a woman with PCOS who has struggled with obesity since childhood.
We Tell Suicidal People to Go to Therapy. So Why Are Therapists Rarely Trained in Suicide?: Suicide is the nation’s 10th leading cause of death, yet training for mental health practitioners who treat suicidal patients — psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, among others — is dangerously inadequate, says the author. This article thoroughly probes this topic and explores what can be done.
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Source: World of Psychology - February 29, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Traci Pedersen Tags: Anorexia Binge Eating Depression Disorders Eating Disorders General Mental Health and Wellness Psychiatry Psychology Psychology Around the Net Psychotherapy Self-Help Anorexia Nervosa Binge Eating Disorder Bulimia Nervosa cor Source Type: blogs
Florida Avoids E ‑Verify Mandate — for Now
Alex NowrastehGovernor DeSantis has been pushing Florida ’s legislature to enact an E‑Verify mandate for all new hires as a way to “turn the spigot off the incentive that drives illegal immigration, ” as state Senator Joe Gruters said.So far, state legislators have resisted his efforts and watered down any potential bill that could pass —exempting some small businesses and agriculture. There was then a fierce debateover the exemptions and whether they should stand as the legislature has decided to pause briefly. The compromise bills are better than a mandate, but E ‑Verify should be rejecte...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 26, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Alex Nowrasteh Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: Okay, but why?
I warned y ' all that Leviticus is generally quite boring. We ' re now about to do chapter 5 and it ' s still specifying the rules for sacrifice. (We do get a first mention of " uncleanness, " which will be a big subject soon.) So I got to wondering; why do they have this idea that God wants them to burn parts of animals? I did a little research -- okay, I read the Wikipedia article.It turns out that animal sacrifice was very widespread in ancient Europe and the Near East -- basically the Mediterranean region cultures that are the focus of the history most of us are taught. The idea was apparently tempting enough to people...
Source: Stayin' Alive - February 23, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Five healthy habits net more healthy years
Are healthy habits worth cultivating? A recent study suggests healthy habits may help people tack on years of life and sidestep serious illnesses, such as diabetes and cancer. After all, if you’re going to gain an extra decade of life on this earth, you want to enjoy it!
What did this research focus on?
Researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health looked at data from more than 73,000 women enrolled in the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) who were followed for 34 years, and more than 38,000 men enrolled in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (HPFS) who were followed for 28 years.
In a previous study usi...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - February 19, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monique Tello, MD, MPH Tags: Exercise and Fitness Health Healthy Aging Healthy Eating Men's Health Women's Health Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: Drowning in blood
Leviticus 4 continues with the instructions for animal sacrifice. In this case the cause for the sacrifice is reasonably well specified, although it seems a bit odd. It ' s how people are to expiate sins they didn ' t realize they were committing. The text is silent as to how this might come about, or how the transgression might be recognized. Oddly, however, as we shall see the next chapter does specify some possibilities, but applies a slightly different penalty, at least for common people. As always, the strong inference is that this is a compilation of various source materials, that aren ' t always entirely consistent....
Source: Stayin' Alive - February 16, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
H ‑2B Guest Worker Wages Exceed Every State Minimum, 60% Higher On Average
David BierEmployers hire H ‑2B guest workers to fill seasonal or temporary jobs in nonagricultural industries. Employers face an incredibly small cap imposed by Congress of 66,000 visas—a cap which has already disappeared for 2020. While Congresshas granted the authority to the Department of Homeland Security to raise the cap, it has failed to announce any increase so far.This administration may be reluctant to raise the cap because H ‑2B workers are seen as low‐skilled. While they are certainly lower‐skilled than physicians and computer programmers who enter under the H‑1B visa program, employers still p...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 12, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: David Bier Source Type: blogs
Podcast: Managing Marriage and Depression
What’s it like being the spouse of someone with mental illness? In today’s podcast, our hosts Gabe and Jackie invite their beloved spouses, Kendall and Adam, to share what marriage with mental illness is like from their point of view. What issues have the couples run into so far and how did they resolve them? Do they have a safety plan if something goes awry? Is a strong partnership with mental illness even doable?
Tune in to get a glimpse of married life with mental illness and see how both couples support each other through it all.
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Source: World of Psychology - February 10, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Not Crazy Podcast Tags: Bipolar Depression Disorders General Marriage and Divorce Not Crazy Podcast Relationships Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: What not to eat
Leviticus has all of these elaborate (and highly repetitive) instructions delivered to Moses by God while the people are camped out in the desert subsisting on magic cookies that appear overnight. Just sayin ' . In reality, of course, these rituals and rules must have developed over time and then were codified in this form. The puzzle is the rationale for all of this. None is offered in the text, it all seems arbitrary. We can see the priests making a substantial profit from the deal, which certainly can explain some of it, but much else is mysterious.Regarding ch. 3, the Revised New Standard Version calls this instruction...
Source: Stayin' Alive - February 9, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
The fate of humanity: Part 2
Okay, we ' ve run out of arable land and we ' ve probably wrung most of what we ' re going to get out of the Green Revolution and increased crop yields. As a comment on the last post notes, meanwhile, we ' re running out of fresh water. Assuming predicted population growth, hotter temperatures, and increased agricultural and industrial demand, here ' s what ' s going to happen to fresh water demand in the coming decades:Is there that much fresh water available? What do you think?All those red areas are going to be running out. As you can see, that includes much of the agricultural land of the US., Europe and the Near and M...
Source: Stayin' Alive - February 7, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
4D Printing to Make Barbs for Microneedle Arrays
Microneedle arrays are promising as a way to help heal wounds, administer drugs, and sense a variety of biomarkers of health and disease. Because of their tiny size and smooth surface, microneedles don’t stay put in the tissues they’re attached to and tend to fall off if not kept in place by some means.
Now, engineers at Rutgers University have devised a way to integrate microneedles with backward facing barbs, the kind that fishing hooks often have, so that microneedle arrays can stay in place as long as needed.
To make this possible, the team relied on 4D printing, a technique that uses 3D printing to ...
Source: Medgadget - February 6, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Materials Medicine Source Type: blogs
With a little planning, vegan diets can be a healthful choice
Recently there has been much discussion and many questions about vegan diets. Are vegan diets — which exclude meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, and dairy — healthful? Do they provide complete nutrition? Should I try one? Will it help me lose weight?
Many people around the world eat plant-based diets for a variety of reasons, some because meat is not readily available or affordable, others because of religious convictions or concerns about animal welfare. Health has become another reason people are moving to plant-based diets. And research supports the idea that plant-based diets, including vegan diets, provide health benef...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - February 6, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katherine D. McManus, MS, RD, LDN Tags: Healthy Eating Source Type: blogs
Podcast: Finding a Therapist- What to Look For
Are you thinking about making a therapy appointment but have no idea where to begin? What should you look for in a therapist? What’s the difference between an LPC, LCSW, Phd and PsyD? In today’s podcast, Jeff Guenther, LPC, founder of TherapyDen.com, takes us through the entire therapist-hunting process. He breaks it down into simple parts so it no longer feels daunting or confusing. He even gets us thinking about what kind of person we’d feel comfortable sharing our problems with — for example, would you prefer a male or female? A vegan? A parent? A religious person? Is it even OK to ask a potential therap...
Source: World of Psychology - February 6, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: The Psych Central Podcast Tags: General Interview Podcast Psychology Psychotherapy The Psych Central Show Source Type: blogs
