Sunday Sermonette: Backsliding again
The story in Ch. 12 is also told in Kings, more briefly, but this is obviously from a different source, probably one of the lost books he mentions at the end. It ' s basically the Groundhog Day story we read a dozen times in Judges. The leader abandons Yahweh and suffers military defeat. Before telling this story, Kings has a couple of chapters about going on in the northern kingdom, which the Chronicler skips. Note that in verse 1, he calls Judah " Israel, " which he does frequently, and which can be a bit confusing. 12 After Rehoboam ’s position as king was established and he had become strong, he and all Isr...
Source: Stayin' Alive - January 22, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Questioning medical traditions for the sake of patient care
The United States consumes forty-six million turkeys every Thanksgiving. Have you ever wondered why? When traditions take hold in society, we start to forget why they existed in the first place. For example, the tradition of eating turkey on Thanksgiving started with a writer named Sarah Josepha Hale, who published scenic depictions of American life
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Questioning medical traditions for the sake of patient care originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 20, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Brian Elliott, MD Tags: Physician Hospital-Based Medicine Primary Care Source Type: blogs
Fighting the Wrong (Culture) War
By KIM BELLARD
News flash from the culture wars: they’re coming to take our gas stoves!
Well, actually, “they” are not, but the kind of people who got alarmed about it are a threat to our health, and to theirs.
The gas stove furor started with a Bloomberg News interview that Richard Trumka, Jr, a Consumer Product Safety Commission commissioner. “This is a hidden hazard,” he said. “Any option is on the table. Products that can’t be made safe can be banned.”
He was referring to the well known but little acknowledged fact that gas stoves emit various pollutants, especially nitrogen dioxide. Last ye...
Source: The Health Care Blog - January 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Policy Culture Wars Gas Stoves Kim Bellard Source Type: blogs
Evidence Calls “Housing First” Homelessness Strategy into Question
Vanessa Brown Calder and Jordan GygiLast month, the Biden administration unveileda new federal plan to address homelessness, with the goal of reducing homelessness 25 percent by 2025. The plan ’s foundation rests on an approach known as Housing First, a philosophy for addressing the issue of homelessness that emphasizes the need for permanent housing before tackling other issues, such as mental health problems or substance use disorder.[1] Proponents of this method advocate providing the homeless with housing whether or not they have a job or overcome other obstacles to stability. Once the need for housing is addres...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 19, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Vanessa Brown Calder, Jordan Gygi Source Type: blogs
The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
January 19,
2023 Edition
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In the US
there is a lot of nonsense going on about a few stray pages from Biden ’s past.
Otherwise all seems reasonably calm.
In the UK /
Europe there has been little change but Iran seems to be a collection of
murderous thugs that is out of control killing political enemies.
In OZ there
has been an obsession about Nazi dress-ups from 20 years ago while the (Source: Australian Health Information Technology)
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - January 19, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Wednesday Bible Study: Tale of two cities
The first four verses of Ch. 11 are lifted from Kings, but the rest is of unknown provenance. However, it is generally consistent with Kings in the idea that Israel, under Jeroboam, strays from the law, including Jeroboam ' s golden idols and promotion of non-Levite priests, while Rehoboam ' s Judah remains orthodox. The idea that Levites and faithful people of other tribes migrated to Judah is not really in Kings, however.For those of you who think the Bible says that marriage is between one man and one woman, read the last part of this chapter. Rehoboam ' s marriages are also incestuous, his wives are his nieces and cous...
Source: Stayin' Alive - January 18, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
80 Toxic Family Quotes to Help You Move on Towards a Happier Life
Throughout life we sometimes encounter people who are very negative. Who try to drag us down or all too often criticize our goals and dreams.
It could be at work, in school or as we take up a new hobby or sport.
But sometimes it can be in your family. Closer to you. Harder to spend less time with or avoid than, for example, someone at work.
So in today’s post I’d like to share 80 of the the most powerful toxic family quotes.
To help you to recognize toxic family members or someone in your immediate surroundings, help you break out of the influence that person has had over you and to start living a freer, happier and he...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - January 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
105 Words of Encouragement for Men (to Help You or a Loved One)
Men may not always show it when they hurt.
And while they might sometimes not be as good at expressing their pain or talking about it as women they still need support.
Because we all experience hurt, loss, rejection and failure. No matter who we are.
So in today's post I’d like to share the best words of encouragement for men that I’ve found over the years.
Many of these timeless thoughts have helped me when I have gone through tough times and I hope they can help you out too.
Or that you can use a few of them to help out a man in your life right now that needs some support and to have his spirits lifted.
And if you w...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - January 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, January 16th 2023
Conclusions
Implanted Hair Follicle Cells Produce Remodeling of Scar Tissue
Assessment of Somatic Mosaicism as a Biomarker of Aging
The Gut Microbiome of Centenarians
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2023/01/the-gut-microbiome-of-centenarians/
The state of the gut microbiome is arguably as influential on health as exercise. Various microbial species present in the gut produce beneficial metabolites, such as butyrate, or harmful metabolites, such as isoamylamine, or can provoke chronic inflammation in a variety of ways. An individual can have a better or worse microbiome, assessing these and other...
Source: Fight Aging! - January 15, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: You read this before
Chapter 10 is essentially lifted from 1 Kings 12. It recounts the secession of the northern Kingdom of Israel (at other times called Samaria) from Judah and the House of David. It is very odd, in the context of Chronicles, because this is the first time it has been mentioned that Solomon was actually unpopular.He was purportedly the wisest man who ever lived, who made the kingdom unimaginably rich and powerful. In Kings however, there is a long story which the Chronicler omits, about Solomon being seduced by some of his many wives to worship other Gods, and so losing Yaweh ' s favor, which is why the northern kingdom seced...
Source: Stayin' Alive - January 15, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
A Proposal to Accelerate Progress Towards Human Rejuvenation
Here find the first draft of a proposal regarding the best way forward at the present time to accelerate progress towards the development of diverse, effective rejuvenation therapies. The key is to use philanthropic funding to (a) prove efficacy in low-cost clinical trials, and then (b) market that data to ensure physician adoption of the first working rejuvenation therapies. A PDF version of this draft also exists.
Executive Summary
1. Aging is by far the greatest cause of human morbidity and mortality.
2. Rejuvenation therapies that will greatly reduce unnecessary late life suffering and death ar...
Source: Fight Aging! - January 13, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Activism, Advocacy and Education Source Type: blogs
Only 45 Percent of Employment ‐Based Green Cards Went to Workers in 2021
Alex NowrastehThe immigration system of the United States favors family reunification even in the so-called employment-based (EB) green card categories. Under current interpretations of U.S. immigration law, family members of immigrant workers must use EB green cards. The American system isn ’t unusual as Japan is the onlyOECD country with more immigrant workers than immigrant family members. Still, the difference is larger in the United States than in other countries. Instead of a separate green card category for the spouses and children of workers, those family members get a green card thatwould otherwise have gone to ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 12, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Alex Nowrasteh Source Type: blogs
Walter E. Grinder, 1938 –2022
John Hagel IIIWalter Grinder passed away in December 2022 after fighting many illnesses. He lived a long and productive life, driven by his desire to help those around him and to drive change in the broader world.Born in the Pittsburgh area in 1938, Walter graduated from Grove City College, where he had the good fortune to study under Hans Sennholz. He was then drawn to the New York City area, where he had an opportunity to study with Ludwig von Mises, Ludwig Lachmann, and Israel Kirzner at New York University and taught economics at Rutgers University –Newark. Walter and his wife, Mary Jane, lived in New Jersey, wh...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 12, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: John Hagel III Source Type: blogs
Wednesday Bible Study: More boasting
The first part of Ch. 9, the visit from the Queen of Sheba, is lifted from Kings. The rest is more ridiculous boasting about Solomon ' s possessions and the vastness of his empire, all of which comes from a parallel universe. The Chronicler gives a bibliography toward the end, but for some reason does not mention Kings:" Nathan the prophet, in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat. " All of these books are lost. Presumably they are excerpted in Chronicles, but we have no way of knowing which is which. We do not know how the Tanakh was canonized,...
Source: Stayin' Alive - January 11, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
80 Boundaries Quotes to Help You Live the Life You Truly Want
Setting boundaries is sometimes hard but it's also necessary to live a healthy, happy and self-loving life.
Because saying no a bit more often will reduce your stress and free up time for what matters the most to you.
And letting people know where your boundaries are will help you to foster healthy relationships and not let them become unbalanced or a place where resentment or other negative feelings start to creep in.
Plus, setting boundaries for yourself and for what you accept of yourself at work, in your relationships and in how you treat yourself can make a huge difference for your self-esteem and your quality o...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - January 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
