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Helen Elisabeth Heslop est une médecin-chercheur néo-zélandaise dont les intérêts cliniques portent sur les greffes de cellules souches hématopoïétiques. Les intérêts de recherche de Heslop portent sur l'immunothérapie pour traiter les infections virales post-greffe et les hémopathies malignes. Elle est professeure au département de médecine et de pédiatrie du Baylor College of Medicine et directrice du  du Baylor College of Medicine, du  et du .

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Heslop, fille du chirurgien  et de l'immunologiste Barbara Farnsworth Heslop, a grandi en Nouvelle-Zélande. Elle a fait ses études à la  à Dunedin avant de fréquenter l'université d'Otago, d'où elle a obtenu son diplôme de Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery en 1980. Elle était membre du département d'hématologie du Royal Free Hospital de Londres, en Angleterre, où elle a mené des recherches sur l'immunologie de la transplantation, ce qui a conduit à l'attribution du doctorat en médecine à Otago en 1990. Elle a complété une bourse de recherche postdoctorale au St. Jude Children's Research Hospital à Memphis, Tennessee.

Le premier poste de professeur de Heslop a été celui de membre adjoint de la division de greffe de moelle osseuse du département d'hématologie-oncologie de l'hôpital de recherche pour enfants St Jude. Elle est devenue membre associée en 1994. Elle a également occupé le poste de professeur agrégé au département de pédiatrie de l'Université du Tennessee à Memphis. Heslop a rejoint le corps professoral du Baylor College of Medicine en 1997 et en 2006 a été nommée la première titulaire de la chaire Dan L. Duncan au Baylor College of Medicine.

Elle est égalementt directrice du  du Baylor College of Medicine, du  et du . Outre la chaire Dan L. Duncan elle est aussi directrice associée de la recherche clinique au Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center.

Recherches
Avec Cliona Rooney, Heslop a été la première à démontrer que les cellules T cytotoxiques spécifiques d'un antigène pouvaient être utilisées pour éradiquer une malignité établie. Au début des années 1990, Heslop et Rooney ont développé des méthodes de diagnostic précoce de la maladie lymphoproliférative induite par le virus d'Epstein-Barr. La maladie est une complication qui s'est produite dans environ 15 pour cent des greffes de moelle osseuse de membres de la famille non apparentés ou incompatibles à ce moment-là. Les médecins ont généré des lymphocytes T cytotoxiques à partir de donneurs de moelle osseuse. Leur approche thérapeutique de la maladie lymphoproliférative induite par le virus d'Epstein-Barr a depuis été étendue à la maladie de Hodgkin, au  lymphome non hodgkinien et au cancer du nasopharynx. Heslop étudie également l'utilisation de cellules T cytotoxiques tierces pour traiter les infections virales après la transplantation.

En collaboration avec d'autres médecins du Centre de thérapie cellulaire et génique, Heslop mène plus de 20 essais cliniques sur des cellules T spécifiques à l'antigène et génétiquement modifiées. Elle possède une vaste expérience dans le développement et la réalisation d'études de transplantation et de thérapie cellulaire et génique.

Heslop dirige un programme Lymphome SPORE, un projet de programme subventionné du NCI et un centre de recherche spécialisé de la . Elle est l'actuelle présidente de la Foundation for Accreditation of Cell Therapy et une ancienne présidente de l'American Society of Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation.

Publications
Heslop a également été co-éditeur de "Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice, 6th Edition", qui est largement considéré comme l'un des meilleurs manuels d'hématologie disponibles .

Distinctions
En 2013, elle a reçu un doctorat honorifique en sciences de l'Université d'Otago. En 2021, elle est élue à l'Académie nationale de médecine des États-Unis.

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Femme biologiste
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Saudi Arabia is weakening itself, strengthening Iran
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President Donald Trump likely sees Mohammed bin Salman, who in June was named the new Saudi crown prince, as a Middle Eastern leader made in his own image.
The young crown prince's unrelenting hostility towards Iran and take-no-prisoners censure of Qatar is consistent with Trump's emerging, aggressive posture towards Iran.
But by placing his thumb on the scale of intramural Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) squabbles and reinforcing the narrative that Iran is the primary source of instability in the Middle East, Trump could hand Tehran a strategic bonanza, much like former President George W. Bush did by taking down Iraq, a country that for good or bad had acted as a check on Iranian power since the Iranian revolution.
The Saudis will miscalculate if they take much solace from Trump's support for their regional policies. Regardless of what the United States does, sharply increasing the vitriol towards Iran while at the same time laying siege to fellow GCC member Qatar will likely weaken the Saudi position and what is left of an already compromised Arab political order. Intended to take Iran down a notch, these actions instead will likely strengthen Tehran's hand. In fact, Iranian policymakers would be forgiven for believing that Saudi Arabia had fallen prey to the judo move by which one's opponents are unwittingly maneuvered to use their own strength to harm themselves.
How does Saudi Arabia undermine its own position by escalating the conflict with Iran and working to bring Qatar forcefully into compliance? Much of Saudi Arabia's political strength in the region comes from the kingdom's strong position within the Arab world. But the Arab order has become particularly fragile due to the corrosiveness of the civil wars in Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Yemen. Although Iran clearly represents a threat to Saudi interests, it is the weakness in Saudi Arabia's own Arab ranks, caused by the effects of the Arab Spring and the civil wars, that poses the biggest challenge to Riyadh and the biggest opportunity for Tehran. Ratcheting up hostility towards Iran is likely to prolong these wars, running the risk of further weakening the Arab world, thereby compromising Saudi Arabia's position relative to Iran. The longer the proxy battles between Saudi Arabia and Iran in the region's civil wars continue, the greater the risk that the civil wars could spread to other Arab countries like Jordan and Lebanon, the more splintered the Arab world will likely become, and the more Iran gains in the regional power game.
What is incubating in Syria right now within the Sunni opposition to President Bashar al-Assad is a metaphor for how divisions between Arab countries pose a greater threat to Saudi Arabia than the challenge from Iran. In contrast to the disciplined, tightly consolidated, Iran-led coalition supporting the Syrian government, the Sunni opposition is highly fragmented. Hundreds of different opposition groups, ranging from jihadist militant groups like the al Qaeda's Syria affiliate, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly the Nusra Front), to non-jihadist Salafist groups like Jaish al-Islam and Ahrar al-sham, and even some of the stronger factions of the secular Free Syrian Army, are busy shaping areas of Syria still outside government control, like Idlib province. Given the propping up of the Syrian government by Iran, Russia, and its militias, it is unlikely that these opposition groups will pose an existential threat to Assad anytime soon. But with their Syrian base threatened by Russia and Iran tipping the scale towards the Syrian government, and the recent de-escalation efforts by Iran, Russia, and Turkey, these groups, particularly Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, could ultimately turn their sights to the Arab world, further weakening the Arab political fabric, and potentially posing security and political challenges to Saudi Arabia. In other words, battle-tested groups in Syria could spill over to other parts of the Arab world, further eroding the Saudi position on Iran.
Saudi Arabia has potentially amplified this risk of blowback from Syria by dangerously using divisions within the Arab community as a flashpoint in relations with Qatar. Saudi Arabia considers the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization, while Qatar has kept avenues open to this nearly century-old political organization with deep roots in several Arab countries. While one could debate the motives behind Qatar's actions, conflating the Brotherhood with the threats from jihadist groups like the Islamic State and al Qaeda recklessly delegitimizes the middle ground within the Sunni ideological spectrum, something that could blow back in Riyadh's face. By pushing the Brotherhood out of the debate, Saudi Arabia (along with the United Arab Emirates) creates an opening for more extremist organizations, possibly those with deep Syrian roots like al Qaeda's Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which could pose a significant threat to the Saudis and the broader Arab world.
Moreover, the Middle East today is a dangerously pressurized regional system, with few safety valves for conflict mitigation. Qatar (with Oman and Kuwait) could be seen as providing this pressure relief function. By building bridges with the Muslim Brotherhood and Iran, it creates pathways for dialogue and conflict resolution both inside and outside the Arab world. While the Saudis bristle at the ambiguity of Qatar's position, it serves a purpose of blurring some of the lines of conflict, potentially creating diplomatic pathways towards eventual normalization of relations between Riyadh and Tehran. Saudi Arabia's censure of Qatar brings into sharper relief the conflict lines, threatening the pressure relief value of Qatar's strategic ambiguity. Also, it potentially divides the Arab world between Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates on the one hand and Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar on the other, splitting it into camps, ultimately weakening the Saudi position.
Another risk is that Qatar is pulled further out of its GCC orbit. While Qatar has followed an independent foreign policy, it has cooperated with Saudi Arabia on many initiatives, including the war in Yemen. The potential for Doha to become more dependent on Turkey and Iran, which now provide Qatar a lifeline, would be a net loss for Riyadh. Allowed to continue further, the Saudi-Qatar row could cement a Turkey-Iran axis, something that has already been evolving due to a common threat from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and tactical collaboration with each other and Russia on the Syria negotiations in Astana, Kazakhstan. Having Turkey as a bridge between Saudi Arabia and Iran has been one healthy feature of an ailing region. Having Tehran and Ankara close ranks further is neither constructive for the region nor for Saudi Arabia. There is also a risk that Pakistan, which has walked a fine line in the Saudi dustup with Qatar, would be forced to take sides in a way that would not please Riyadh.
Also, the current Saudi path could disrupt and compromise the war against the Islamic State. Recent Islamic State attacks on Iran and an increased threat of attacks on Turkey in theory create a convergence of interests between Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. But in the current environment of hostility, it appears that the Islamic State will remain everyone's second most important enemy, with Tehran and Riyadh each seeing the other as the number-one threat to its own security. Given the need for a concerted effort to ensure that the Islamic State does not effectively regroup after the liberation of Mosul and Raqqa, and other like-minded groups don't fill these spaces, this is not good news for the region or the Saudis. The Islamic State and other jihadist organizations represent an insurgency against the Arab order, and their perpetuation will do more harm to the Arab heartland than to non-Arab countries like Iran and Turkey.
Last, Saudi actions are likely to strengthen the factions within the Iranian foreign policy establishment with the greatest capacity to exploit vulnerabilities in the Arab world.
If Saudi Arabia fails to deviate from its current path, it is likely to weaken its own regional position and strengthen Iran. Like it or not, the Middle East has moved from an Arab-centric to an Arab-Iranian-Turkish region. While trying to create countervailing power to Iran within this tripartite regional system is strategically sound, working to deprive Iran of regional influence will likely fail and weaken the Saudis. Instead, Riyadh should become a constructive partner for peace in the civil wars in Syria and Yemen, in effect shoring up its base in the Arab heartland. Continuing to fight a proxy war with Iran in Yemen is like shooting up your own house to try to save it. Only by working to heal the ideological, political, and military rifts in its own Arab ranks can Saudi Arabia feel secure of its position relative to Iran.
What the United States should be doing, in addition to supporting Saudi Arabia's attempt to create a balance of power against Iran, is to encourage Riyadh to open a parallel diplomatic path with Tehran and try to resolve peacefully the row with Qatar. America should be bringing out the best, not the worst, strategic instincts of the Saudis by encouraging diplomacy. In the Middle East of today, containment of Iran blended with diplomacy, along with cooperation on behalf of bringing the corrosive civil wars to an end, is the only pathway out of the current regional morass.
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There is an old adage in business that says "It's not what you know, but who you know that matters most," and there is a lot of truth to that. For instance, if it weren't for my mom putting in a good word for me with her boss, I wouldn't have gotten my first dish-washing job at the age of 13. This allowed me to prove my work ethic and eventually become a cook, the position that largely supported me during my high school and college days.
And if I hadn't interned for a particular attorney toward the end of my college career, I wouldn't have had his reference letter which likely contributed to me getting hired by the courts (of which he was then a presiding judge) as an Enforcement Officer. The same letter that definitely helped get me hired by my local police department as a Reserve Officer, eventually rising to the rank of Lieutenant.
LinkedIn is the Facebook of the professional world, allowing you to connect with businesspeople that you already know, as well as businesspeople you really want to know. In fact, it was on LinkedIn at the beginning of my writing career that I connected with a successful marketer who took the time to teach me how to become more persuasive with my words. He and I held weekly meetings to discuss the craft of "writing that sells," and he even sent me a variety of books that helped me hone that craft even more. It is largely because of him that I am doing as well as I am today.
The key to making the most of your LinkedIn experience is looking for people in your field that inspire or motivate you and sending them a connect request (which is how I hooked up with him). It also involves searching out others in your area that you could connect with in a mutually beneficial way. For instance, if you sell auto insurance, it would likely benefit you to network with the owner or manager of a car dealership.
Joining groups on LinkedIn is a good idea too. These are people that have common interests and may be able to open doors simply by sharing your issues or concerns. So, don't be afraid to poke around a bit and look for ones that you might enjoy as they could potentially be very beneficial to your business and career.
When I first moved to California, I met a businessperson that was involved with a local organization of professionals and he invited me to a meeting. Although I only attended once (due to the fact that I moved back to Michigan shortly thereafter), I made a couple of friendships that I still have three years later—and I have referred others in that area to some of the people I met that day that impressed me. All of this because of one meeting with that particular organization.
Although our world today seems to be almost completely internet based, there is nothing like meeting others face-to-face. Attending meetings with professionals in your area allows others to get to know who you are which, in turn, increases the likelihood that they will send business your way if they like what they see.
So, search out local organizations and associations online and contact them to see what it takes to join. It may even help to get in touch with the local Chamber of Commerce as they might have a list of options available as well.
Whereas the first two options are specific to business, this last networking idea simply involves being willing to keep your mind open to possibilities that appear—sometimes in the strangest of places. For example, when I stopped at a convenience store once on my way home from work, I struck up a conversation with an older gentleman who had a Mason's sticker on the back of his vehicle. My step-dad who lives in the U.K. is a Mason so we chatted about that a bit. Long story short, this kind man who I had never seen before offered to take my step-dad to a U.S. Masons meeting, which he did a couple of months later, thereby opening a door for my step-dad, all because we were willing to chat while waiting in line.
The lesson here is that you never know who you're standing next to in line at a store, who you are seated next to while enjoying a dinner out, or who is travelling next to you on a crowded airplane. Strike up a conversation and you may just discover a person who can take you places that you could never have gone on your own. Besides, if not, you've lost nothing.


Every oil has a high smoke point and low smoke point. Always use the best oil for cooking by knowing the smoke point of oils.
We all have at least one type of oil in our home, if not 10, am I right? Well there's a reason to own more than one oil and that is because all oils have different uses, flavors, but most importantly, they have different smoke points.
Oil is great for roasting, baking, searing, deep frying, sautéing, and even making marinades. You have to be careful choosing which oil for each cooking method. All oils have a different smoke point. When you're seasoning your cast iron pan you want the high smoke point cooking oil. We use avocado oil with the highest smoke point for all of our cast iron cookware.
Ever heat butter or oil so hot that it starts smoking? Season your cast iron with extra virgin olive oil, then when you go to cook it smokes up the entire house.
Once the oil or fat reaches a certain temperature it starts to smoke. So for example, Algae oil has a 485 degree F smoke point, once the oil reaches that temperature it will start to smoke.
Most refined oils (filtered, heated at high temperatures) will have a higher smoke point, whereas unrefined oils will have low smoke points and shouldn't be heated. This is why some will mix an oil with butter in a pan before searing something, this allows the lower smoke point oil/fat to reach a higher than usual smoke point.
Another reason you don't want to heat your low smoke point oils is you damage all of the benefits of the oil. It will cause the oil to degrade and it will not be as healthy as if you used it to a lower smoke point as intended. Oils begin to break down when they reach their smoke point.
Unrefined oils will have a lower smoke point while refined oils have a higher smoke point with a neutral flavor. Examples of unrefined oils are walnut and toasted sesame oils, which are perfect for finishing a recipe, not cooking with it. Refined oils have a neutral taste. Refining the oil removes the fatty acids and impurities, which make the oil smoke before refining.
here is a list of commonly used oils.
It's not uncommon to for most kitchens to have just extra virgin olive oil as their all-purpose oil, it's a great oil, but it's definitely not all-purpose, as it has a lower smoke point than other oils. A virgin olive oil smoke point is higher than extra virgin olive oil smoke point.
Previously we have used coconut oil for baking and roasting, but have found many mixed opinions on using this for cooking. Coconut oil is said to have a 350°F smoke point, not ideal for roasting veggies at 425°F.
When you overheat an oil you're destroying many of the benefits of that oil. This is why it's important to know the smoke points for the oil you plan to use before cooking.
Here's a handy oil smoke point chart you can save for later or even print for your kitchen.
Certain oils should not go beyond their smoke points. The fumes can be dangerous and overwhelming. Avocado oil is excellent for frying, but good Avocado oil can be pricey.


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Ben Kingsley (like Benedict Cumberbatch) is sick of audience members using their phones while he is on stage — so he decided to just destroy them during Wednesday's Tonight Show.
This is 100% fake, considering the audience member had a Blackberry, and if for some reason it wasn't staged, this guy deserves to have his phone destroyed, because it is a Blackberry.
Stick around for Kingsley's Patrick Stewart impression though.


Raphoe man Barry Allen keeps up the Saturday trend of 43 points at Ballybofey & Stranorlar Golf Club.
With a change in the elements and the footing a lot softer, Barry must have been extremely pleased with his game plan.
Picture: Anne Fairman, winner of the Golf Trolly in aid of Junior Golf pictured with Club Captain Seán Carlin.
An excellent 40 points saw neighbouring Convoy man. Roger Campbell come home, beating Castlefin man Tony Fullen on a break of tie.
Congratulations to our Ladies Branch who celebrated sixty years of golf on Saturday last. Lady Captain Emer and all the Lady members had great celebrations.
Table Quiz in Club house every Wednesday.
Good luck to all our competitors in Last Man Standing which starts this week.


A new UFO sighting has been posted online by the well-known alien hunter Scott C Waring. The UFO hunter has shared pictures and video purporting to show a "cloaked alien craft" hovering over a road in the UAE on Sunday, March 17. And Mr Waring claims the dramatic footage is evidence of intelligent extraterrestrials monitoring the oil-rich Middle Eastern state.
The alien hunter wrote on his ufosightingsdaily blog: "This week in the UAE an eyewitness tweeted about seeing a hole in the clouds above him and asked what it might be? That's easy to answer, it is a cloaked alien craft.
And the UFO sightings enthusiast claimed a closer examination of the craft reveals a lot more about the ship.
He wrote: "If you look closely at the hole, you will see and inner and outer ring.
"Did you also notice that the centre of the circle has a pushed down lower area of clouds?
"Because the ship's lower part shoved the clouds out of the way to make room for the UFO.
Mr Waring considers what he claims are brazen observations by extraterrestrials "to be an intrusion on privacy".
He wrote: "Much how apps on your phone can track you and record the information you look at on the net?
"Well, the aliens are doing the same. They are watching, recording and gathering more data on you than you knew existed.
All without your permission to do so. That is a crime that has continued for thousands of years on Earth and still does.
Many UFO conspiracy theorists took to Twitter to comment on the strange sighting in the clouds.
@chandkingMe wrote: "Seems to be a round UFO in the clouds. Making its present felt. UFO resting in the clouds.
But not everyone was so convinced by the footage, which was most likely an unusually shaped cloud.


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Sometimes reading cases just makes me feel dirty when I see the academic dishonesty that goes on. Courts will take things out of context (much like law students, ha), manipulate language, and pick and choose "binding cases." The best example of this is United States v. Mendoza-Gonzalez, 520 F.3d 912 (8th Cir. 2008). The court basically says that, because a district court in another circuit (a lower court that is not bound by this court's precedent) decided one thing, and this court cited that case for a sort of related proposition in another case, the district court case became very persuasive, if not binding, law.


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I have been TWEAKING this slow cooker orange chicken recipe for about 6 months.
To be honest, I was having a really hard time finding the PERFECT orange flavor.
I made slow cooker orange chicken with mandarin oranges and even a crockpot orange chicken with orange juice.
Both were mediocre and didn't blow me away.
However, after making this EASY crockpot orange chicken recipe with orange marmalade, I knew I had a winning recipe.
You DON'T have to fry or bake the chicken pieces, making it healthier than take out orange chicken.
The chicken is always turns out very tender and juicy and it's covered in a rich sweet and sour sauce that's to die for!
I have also made slow cooker orange chicken DRUMSTICKS and slow cooker orange chicken WINGS.
Those are always a HIT on game day and they are the easiest appetizer ever!
My mom, on the other hand, likes to make slow cooker orange chicken THIGHS but I find that it takes too long to cook and I can only fit 2 or 3 chicken thighs in my crockpot, which is just useless when you are trying to serve 4.
Last week, I decided to be a little adventurous and make slow cooker orange chicken with vegetables and lots of potatoes.
Learn from my mistake and don't do it…I don't recommend it at all! lol.
I felt the CHINESE flavor got lost along the way and some vegetables cooked faster than the rest…it was weird!
From that point onwards, I am keeping it SIMPLE and always serving slow cooker orange chicken and rice.
I have come to the conclusion that you shouldn't try to fix something that's already perfect.
By the way, you can also use this recipe to make a simple slow cooker orange chicken FREEZER meal.
Just put all the ingredients excluding the garnish and cornstarch in a sealed freezer bag. When you are ready to make this meal, just dump everything in a slow cooker and follow the instructions, as written below.
How to make slow cooker orange chicken?
The process is very SIMPLE. In a slow cooker, add the chicken pieces, olive oil, sesame oil, orange marmalade, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger paste, garlic paste, chili powder (optional), salt and pepper. Mix everything together. Cook on high for 2 hours or until the chicken is thoroughly cooked. Then, remove the chicken pieces and keep them aside. Add cornstarch in the liquid that's in the slow cooker and mix it all together. Cover and let cook for 30 minutes until the sauce thickens. Add the chicken pieces back into the slow cooker. Mix everything together. Garnish with roasted sesame seeds and thinly sliced green onions. Enjoy!
My sauce is made with by combining together sesame oil, marmalade, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger and garlic paste, salt, pepper, chilli powder and cornstarch. I make it in the slow cooker but you can make it in a non stick pot on the stovetop as well. It's thick and has a sweet and sour flavor with a little bit of a spicy kick.
Get the best QUALITY of orange marmalade you can find. Also, make sure that it's not sugar free marmalade. That adds a weird bitter flavor to this recipe.
Make sure the chicken pieces are SMALL. I recommend 1-1/2 inches. They cook quickly and more evenly.
Make sure to use LOW SODIUM soy sauce or else this recipe will become too salty.
Adjust the amount of salt, pepper, chilli powder, ginger and garlic paste according to your preference.
DO NOT skip the cornstarch. That is required to thicken the sauce. Do not replace it with flour since that changes the flavor.
Make sure to DRY ROAST the sesame seeds. That truly enhances the flavor and fragrance.
All slow cookers VARY. I cook on high for 2 hours and the chicken is always thoroughly cooked. You may have to cook a bit longer, if your chicken is not done.
This tastes best when served fresh but leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 2 days and can be reheated in the microwave.
In a slow cooker, add the chicken pieces, olive oil, sesame oil, orange marmalade, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger paste, garlic paste, chili powder (optional), salt and pepper. Mix everything together.
Cover lid and cook on high for 2 hours.
Remove the chicken pieces and keep aside, leaving behind the liquid.
Add the cornstarch in the slow cooker and mix it together with the liquid. Cover lid and cook for another 30 minutes until the sauce thickens.
Add the chicken pieces and mix it all together.
Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 2 days, although it tastes best when served fresh.
What type of vinegar do you use? Thank you! Sounds great.
Just regular vinegar… nothing special.


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series: Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology
In recent years the Christian faith has been challenged by skeptics, including the New Atheists, who claim that belief in God is simply not reasonable. Prominent Christian philosopher C. Stephen Evans offers a fresh, contemporary, and nuanced response in Why Christian Faith Still Makes Sense. He makes the case for both belief in a personal God and belief that this God has revealed himself through the Christian revelation. Belief in God is grounded in natural "signs," and belief in the Christian revelation stems from three "signs" God has provided: miracles, the paradoxical nature of revelation, and the existential power of revelation.
After beginning with a brief introduction to New Atheist claims, Evans shows how natural theology can undermine an anti-naturalistic view of the world, opening the way for theism. He next discusses natural signs for God and their evidential value. But natural signs only open our minds to theistic possibilities; revelation is required for Christian belief. Evans concludes with a thorough discussion of the reasons God's self-revelation is both authoritative and authentic.
This sophisticated yet accessible book provides a clear account of the evidence for Christian faith, concluding that it still makes sense to believe. It will be of use to undergraduate professors and students of apologetics and philosophy as well as pastors, church leaders, and campus ministries.
The Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology series, sponsored by Acadia Divinity College, offers critical assessments of the major issues that the church faces in the twenty-first century. Authored by leading authorities in the field, these studies provide readers with requisite orientation and fresh understanding to enable them to take part meaningfully in discussion and debate.
1. Who Are the New Atheists, and What Are They Saying?
2. The Value of Natural Theology
3. The Concept of a Natural Sign for God
4. Natural Signs for God and Theistic Arguments
5. Can We Trust the Natural Signs for God?
6. Recognizing God's Self-Revelation
7. Criteria for a Genuine Revelation from God
8. Conclusions: Making the Case for Christian Faith
"This small book is much bigger than it appears. Decades of first-rate philosophical scholarship and deep Christian reflection on the faith are here pressed with astonishing delicacy into an elixir of apologetics. Professor Evans brilliantly summarizes a wide range of arguments on behalf of the rationality of the Christian religion so that beginners are well introduced to the discourse. But in the spirit of his mentor Kierkegaard he also offers a trio of arguments from miracles, 'paradoxicality,' and existential power that sings a much fresher and more vital song than the grim, thin plaint of the New Atheists. Highly recommended for classrooms, small groups, personal consideration, and friendly discussion with your favorite atheist."
John G. Stackhouse Jr., Sangwoo Youtong Chee Professor of Theology and Culture, Regent College, Vancouver
"Written by a seasoned Christian philosopher, this book is a marvelous overview of the reasonableness of biblical faith in a skeptical age. Evans's work is fresh and engaging, and the case for Christianity is further illuminated by his inclusion of Kierkegaard's reflections on reason, paradox, and belief. A delight to read!"
Paul Copan, Professor and Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics, Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, Florida
"Lucid and accessible, this would be a great book to give to students and laypeople who wish to understand how reason supports Christian faith in the light of modern challenges."
George M. Marsden, professor of history emeritus, University of Notre Dame
"Evans is one of the foremost philosophers of religion in the world today. In this book, a synthesis of some of his more detailed earlier work, he has given us an accessible, lucid, and well-ordered analysis of the New Atheism and, what is far more important, expositions of the best historic and contemporary philosophical and theological responses. Any intelligent layperson can read this book with pleasure as well as profit, and it would make a great text for general-level courses as well."
David Lyle Jeffrey, Distinguished Professor of Literature and the Humanities, Baylor University
"The so-called New Atheists have set the context for much contemporary disbelief in any god at all. Evans knows this but digs much deeper into much more problematic objections. His profound response is orderly, clear, and persuasive. I am most impressed by his explanation of how our perception of God relates to evidence, reason, and the witness of Scripture."
James W. Sire, author of The Universe Next Door and Apologetics beyond Reason: Why Seeing Really Is Believing
C. Stephen Evans
C. Stephen Evans (PhD, Yale University) is University Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Baylor University. He is also a Professorial Fellow at the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry at Australian Catholic University and is a widely traveled...
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"Evans has provided Christians with a very helpful and practical book on the rationality of the Christian faith. Readers will benefit tremendously from the accessibility of Why Christian Faith Makes Sense, and will undoubtedly be attracted to the ease in which Evans defends Christianity from attack. . . . One of the main strengths of Evans' work is that he takes complicated ideas and converts them into straightforward ideas. . . . Why Christian Faith Still Makes Sense can be used as an introductory apologetic text to show the reasonableness of Christianity, and it can also be used as a launch pad into Evans' deeper apologetic thought. This work might also be a great book to pass on to atheists and skeptics alike. I believe that any reader will benefit from delving into Evans' work and mining for the treasures that are stored there."
Matthew W. Manry,
Christian Scholar's Review
"Evans addresses with dexterity and passion the charge of the 'New Atheists' that religious belief is irrational since it is not based on evidence. Evans writes in a manner that is accommodating, engaging, and intellectually stimulating so that both the educated layman and the professional philosopher benefit. . . . As one would expect from a philosopher of Evans's pedigree, his project is logical and convincing, addressing a number of objections and possible responses."
Derek Nutt,
Calvin Theological Journal
"Evans's book offers a fresh approach to natural theology for apologists who know that fundamentalism typically breeds fundamentalism. . . . With fresh insight and acuity, Evans quite ably challenges the New Atheists' epistemic and ethical claims. . . . Why Christian Faith Still Makes Sense is appreciably more than just another popular piece on natural theology. The several features Evans nuances throughout the book are thoughtfully selected for their specific contribution to a compelling case for his anti-naturalist approach. . . . Evans gives us a valuable resource for further reflection in natural theology, and it is highly recommended reading for those who enjoy the fine balance between the analytic and the imaginative when considering the reasonableness of the Christian faith."
Thomas A. Provenzola,
Southeastern Theological Review
"A helpful, concise treatment of the challenge presented to Christian faith by the 'New Atheists.'. . . Why Christian Faith Still Makes Sense makes an accessible, valuable contribution to a growing literature responding to the New Atheism."
R. Keith Loftin,
Southwestern Journal of Theology


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Of the cities surveyed by AAA, the lowest prices for self-serve unleaded fuel can be found in the Marquette area, where it's about $2.24 per gallon. The highest averages can be found in the Ann Arbor area where it's about $2.37 per gallon. Prices in and around Flint are averaging $2.30 per gallon.
AAA says barring any major disruptions in supply, pump prices are expected to remain under downward pressure and should continue to move lower as we enter the fall and winter months.


Panther, an animal scared to Bacchus (LIBER PATER as in Gallienus) ; and its image forms on coins and other monuments at once the attribute of, and the attendant upon, that deity. Bacchus and his followers, indeed, appear on ancient monuments covered with the skin of this animal, which is also symbolical of Pan. This ferocious beast, which is still very common in Asia, was in the time of the Romans to be found in considerable numbers in Caria, Pamphylia, and Syria. It was often brought from the East, and also from Africa, to figure at Rome in sports of circus, where sometimes it was harnessed to chariots; at others made to fight.
~ Scaurus, during his edileship, was the first to furnish a public show of panthers to the number of one hundred and fifty. Pompey produced five hundred and ten; and Augustus four hundred and twenty, according to Pliny.
Panthers appear on coins as the companions of Bacchus, because the natural history of ancients ascribe to these animals a peculiar fondness for wine; and this liqueur was one of the means said to have been employed to take them; the hunters using it to make the panthers intoxicated. The round spots on the hide forbid our confounding either the panther or the pard with the tiger, and the distinction is observable on coins.
A panther, on which Cybele or Isis is seated, occurs on a coin of Hadrian. It appears at the feet of Bacchus on colonial coins of Antoninus Pius, M. Aurelius, Spet. Severus, Caracalla, and Geta.
~ On a medallion of Hadrian a panther and goat draw a chariot, in which are seated Bacchus and Apollo.
~ And on a coin of Antoninus a panther is similarly employed, with a satyr for his yoke-fellow, in a car where the God of Wine is recognized by his thyrsus, and the fair Ariadne sits besides him.
~Vailiant, in his Latin Colonies, gives us a coin of Corinth, struck under M. Aurelius, on the reverse of which is C. L. I. COR. Colonia Laus Julia Corinthus; and Liber Pater standing with the cup or flagon in his right hand and thyrsus in his left. A panther sits at his feet looking up as if at the goblet which contains "the liqueur he loves"
~ A panther appears on a brass coin of Gallienus, with legend of LIBERO Patri CONservatori AVGusti.


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New PHY 1103 Final Conceptual Questions
it is speeding up
If there is a net positive force on an object, then…
There is no net work.
A person applies a 50 N force on a crate, causing it to move horizontally at a constant speed through a distance of 10 m. What is the net work done on the crate?
Work done by gravity is negative while the ball is traveling upward and positive while the ball is traveling downward.
A ball is thrown straight upward. How does the sign of the work done by gravity while the ball is traveling upward compare with the sign of the work done by gravity while the ball is traveling downward?
The two objects rise to the same height.
Two objects are moving at equal speed along a level, frictionless surface. The second object has twice the mass of the first object. They both slide up the same frictionless incline plane. Which object rises to a greater height?
The maximum height of the second ball is four times that of the first ball.
Two identical balls are thrown vertically upward. The second ball is thrown with an initial speed that is twice that of the first ball. How does the maximum height of the two balls compare?
The speed of the freight car decreases.
A freight car moves along a frictionless level railroad track at constant speed. The freight car is open on the top. A large load of sand is suddenly dumped into the freight car. What happens to the speed of the freight car?
The total momentum of the system is conserved.
When a person steps forward out of a small boat onto a dock, the boat recoils backward in the water. Why does this occur?
The ball experiences the greater momentum change.
A lump of putty and a rubber ball have equal mass. Both are thrown with equal speed against a wall. The putty sticks to the wall. The ball bounces back at nearly the same speed with which it hit the wall. Which object experiences the greater momentum change?
The impulse is the same in both situations.
In a lab environment, you are investigating the impulse of a force exerted on a brick when the brick's speed is reduced from 2.5 m/s to a complete stop. First, you allow the brick to slam into a secured piece of wood, bringing the brick to a sudden stop. Second, you allow the brick to plow into a large slab of gelatin so that the brick comes to a gradual halt. In which situation is there a greater impulse of the force on the brick?
momentum is conserved and kinetic energy is conserved.
For an elastic collision…
The velocity of the red ball is −2.0 m/s; the velocity of the yellow ball is +3.0 m/s.
A red ball with a velocity of +3.0 m/s collides head-on with a yellow ball of equal mass moving with a velocity of −2.0 m/s. What is the velocity of the two balls after the elastic collision?
The force applied at the doorknob exerts the greater torque.
Two equal forces are applied perpendicular to a door. The first force is applied at the midpoint of the door; the second force is applied at the doorknob. Which force exerts the greater torque?
The object will rotate with constant angular acceleration.
A constant net torque is applied to a rotating object. Which of the following best describes the object's motion?
The side the boy is sitting on will tilt downward.
A heavy boy and a lightweight girl are balanced on a massless seesaw. The boy moves backward, increasing his distance from the pivot point. What happens to the seesaw?
A scalar is specified with a single number, but a vector is specified using both a magnitude and a direction.
In the study of physics, what distinguishes a scalar from a vector?
5, and 240 degrees
The magnitude is not negative, because the direction (angle) gives that value.
Vector A⃗ has a magnitude of 10 and a direction angle of 60º. What is the magnitude and direction angle (as measured counterclockwise from the positive x-axis) of −A⃗ /2?
Vector A⃗ has a magnitude of 2.00 m and vector B⃗ has a magnitude of 5.00 m. If the direction of each vector is unknown, what is the largest possible value for the magnitude of A⃗ −B⃗ ?
Starting from your campsite you walk 3.0 km east, 6.0 km north, 1.0 km east, and then 4.0 km west. How far are you from your campsite?
The horizontal component of a projectile's acceleration is zero.
For general projectile motion, which of the following best describes the horizontal component of a projectile's acceleration? Assume air resistance is negligible.
The vertical component of a projectile's acceleration remains a nonzero constant.
For general projectile motion, which of the following best describes the vertical component of a projectile's acceleration? Assume air resistance is negligible.
The speed at its highest point is less than its initial speed.
(horizontal stays same, vertical follows gravity)
A player kicks a soccer ball in a high arc toward the opponent's goal. When the soccer ball reaches its maximum height, how does its speed at this point compare to its initial speed? Assume air resistance is negligible.
At the maximum height, the velocity and acceleration vectors are perpendicular to each other.
A football player kicks a football in a field goal attempt. When the football reaches its maximum height, what is the relationship between the direction of the velocity and acceleration vectors? Assume air resistance is negligible.
The two balloons hit the ground at the same time.
A red water balloon is thrown horizontally from the top of a bridge. At the same instant, a yellow water balloon is dropped off the bridge from the same height. Compare the time of fall for the two balloons. Assume air resistance is negligible.
The plane will be located directly above the package.
A pilot releases a package from a plane flying horizontally at a constant speed. When the package reaches the ground below, what is the horizontal location of the plane with respect to the package? Assume air resistance is negligible.
The object will continue to move with a constant velocity.
An object is moving in the absence of a net force. Which of the following best describes the object's motion?
The net force acting on the object is zero.
An object is moving with constant velocity. Which of the following best describes the force(s) acting on the object?
The acceleration of object 1 is twice the acceleration of object 2.
The same net force is applied to two different objects. The second object has twice the mass of the first object. Compare the acceleration of the two objects.
The force on the truck is equal to the force on the car.
A large truck collides head-on with a small car. The car is severely damaged as a result of the collision. According to Newton's third law, how do the forces acting between the truck and car compare during the collision?
The coefficient of static friction is greater than the coefficient of kinetic friction.
In general, how does the coefficient of static friction compare to the coefficient of kinetic friction for the same two materials?
The velocity and acceleration vectors are perpendicular.
An object moves in a circular path at a constant speed. What is the relationship between the directions of the object's velocity and acceleration vectors?
The net force is directed toward the center of the circular path.
An object moves in a circular path at a constant speed. What is the direction of the net force acting on the object?
The gravitational force increases by a factor of 4.
Two objects attract each other gravitationally. If the distance between their centers decreases by a factor of 2, how does the gravitational force between them change?
Two objects attract each other gravitationally. If the mass of each object doubles, how does the gravitational force between them change?
The acceleration due to gravity is g/27.
A hypothetical planet has a mass one-third of and a radius three times that of Earth. What is the acceleration due to gravity on the planet in terms of g, the acceleration due to gravity on Earth?
Earth's orbital speed is greater when it is closer to the Sun than when it is farther from the Sun.
Earth's orbit around the Sun is slightly elliptical. Thus, Earth actually gets closer to the Sun during part of the year. What happens to Earth's orbital speed when it is closer to the Sun?
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I have read, for the fourth time, the Supreme Court's decision in EEOC v Abercrombie & Fitch and remain baffled. What is an employer to do?
Very briefly, in the case, the employee wore headscarves that are often worn by Muslim women. These scarves did not meet the '"look" A&F wanted. Managers there talked about their belief she might be Muslim, but never discussed the "look" issue with her.
Without getting caught in the legal weeds, the Supreme Court said A&F could be liable for religious discrimination by way of failure to accommodate, even though it only suspected the applicant's religion and even though the applicant never requested an accommodation.
It is said bad facts make bad law. There were bad facts (conversations about the applicant's speculated religion and more). So we ended up with, in my view, bad law.
The Supreme Court said, with regard to religious discrimination (including failure to accommodate), "motive" as opposed to "knowledge" is key. But how can you discriminate without knowledge?
In this case, the employer speculated as to the applicant's religion. But what if the employer had not done so? Would that have made a difference?
Writing for the majority, Justice Scalia said in footnote 3 the result might have been different if there had been no speculation. But does speculation need to be verbalized? It would seem that, even with footnote 3, an employer does not necessarily avoid liability simply by not speculating if the employer has an objective reason to believe the applicant may have a religious belief, practice or observance that conflicts with a requirement.
With all due respect to the Supreme Court, its decision is unworkable in the real world, putting employers in an impossible Catch-22. It arguably invites employers to engage in stereotypic speculation that may result in invasive questioning.
The applicant has a common Jewish last name? No! He might have a Jewish grandparent, for example, but not identify as being Jewish.
He is wearing a Jewish star? No, he could be Jewish but not observe the Sabbath. Or, he could be a Christian who is wearing the star in support of Israel.
He is also wearing a Kippah? Getting closer but that still does not automatically mean he observes the Sabbath.
He tells you he enjoys to "kibbitzing." Yiddish!
Do we now have a cluster of factors indicating a potential Jewish identity? Do we now have to ask why he cannot work on Saturday and/or raise accommodations? This is making me meshuggah (crazy). Excuse me. I need to scream. Be back in a moment.
Related: What is Reasonable Accommodation Anyway?
No, I do not recommend employers speculate on religion. Nor do I think employers can ignore what they know or should know. Is there another way to put the burden appropriately on the applicant to raise the accommodation?
Please consider the following framework:.
1. Provide applicants with your reasonable accommodation policy at the outset of the interview. Generally speaking, it should address: (a) religious beliefs, practices and observances; (b) physical or mental conditions; or (c) pregnancy (including medical conditions associated with pregnancy or child birth.) Tell applicants to contact HR or another designated point person if they need an accommodation to meet a demand or requirement.
2. Develop a uniform list of questions for each open position that addresses what the essential functions of the job are, as well as whatever demands (such as working weekends) and requirements (security gear) go with it. Of course, the essential functions should be on the job description. The uniform questions are a starting point. That does not mean there cannot be individualized questions based on the applicant's resume or as part of the dialogue.
3. Train managers to ask an applicant only whether the applicant can perform the functions, meet the demands, comply with the requirements, etc, of the job. Also, train managers never to ask an applicant about religion (as well as any actual or perceived disability, pregnancy or any other status protected by law).
4. Provide guidance to managers on what to say and (not to say) if the applicant raises the need for an accommodation. Ideally, the manager should let the applicant know that he or she will raise the issue with HR and HR would then reach out to the applicant as appropriate.
5. Be very careful of "look" requirements. If you want a certain professional or edgy look, define it so that it is inclusive of diverse religious and cultural attire. Make sure also it does not have effect of excluding people because they fall in another protected group.
For example, I worry about disabilities when it comes to look requirements. The fact that someone has a visible disability is never a "knock out" based on "look," and if your focus makes it one, the EEOC appropriately will knock you out. Training managers on "look" requirements is essential.
This framework is not risk free, nor are the alternatives I have seen proposed. However, I do believe it is reasonable. Further, I believe it is consistent with Justice Alito's concurrence. I hope lower courts will give it the attention it deserves.
The framework I have proposed will provide the applicant with clear guidance on how to raise a religious belief, practice or observance without the employer asking or speculating. If the applicant raises one, let the interactive dialogue begin!


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Sex-Changing Weed Killer
Widely used herbicide atrazine disrupts frogs' sexual development
By David Biello on May 1, 2010
The bountiful fields of the U.S. are awash in atrazine. About 36 million kilograms of the odorless, white powder are applied on farms to control grassy weeds. Every year some 225,000 kilograms of the herbicide become airborne and fall with the rain, up to 1,000 kilometers from the source. All that atrazine may have a sexual effect: turning male frogs female.
As described in the March 1 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, biologist Tyrone Hayes of the University of California, Berkeley, and his colleagues exposed 40 African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) to 2.5 parts per billion (ppb) of atrazine continuously for three years—a level below the 3 ppb allowed in drinking water by the Environmental Protection Agency. As a result, 30 of the frogs were chemically castrated, incapable of reproducing, among other consequences. Also, four of the treated frogs actually turned female, going so far as to mate with other males and produce viable eggs despite being genetically male. Only six of the treated frogs resisted atrazine or at least showed normal sexual behavior.
To be sure of their results, the researchers used males bearing only the ZZ sex chromosomes. In previous studies "if we got hermaphrodites, there was no way to know if they were males with ovaries or females with testes," Hayes says. "By using all ZZ males, we were assured that any hermaphrodites or females were indeed sex-reversed males." Frogs follow the ZZ (male), ZW (female) sex determination scheme, rather than the more familiar XX (female), XY (male) pattern of humans.
A key culprit in the sex change may be aromatase, a protein that spurs the production of the female hormone estrogen, causing originally male gonads to become ovaries. Atrazine may be boosting the production of aromatase.
Hayes has a long history of studying atrazine, starting in the 1990s with research funded by its maker, now known as Syngenta, which first raised the prospect that the herbicide might be interfering with the natural hormones of animals, including humans. A barrage of studies on such endocrine disruption has followed—some confirming that amphibians such as frogs are suffering from an atrazine onslaught, others finding no effect and others even uncovering evidence of reduced sperm count in men from agricultural regions. Atrazine and other herbicides can be found in 57 percent of U.S. streams, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Hayes's sex-changing experiment, however, is not without criticism. Biologist Werner Kloas of Humboldt University in Berlin charges that samples may have been contaminated by endocrine disruptors such as bisphenol A (BPA) leaching from plastic containers or being introduced during screening. He also questions the single exposure level and lack of measurement of female hormone levels in the affected frogs. For his part, Kloas in the past reviewed atrazine's effects for Syngenta and found no impact on African clawed frogs at concentrations comparable to those investigated by Hayes.
In their native habitats, African clawed frogs do not appear to be suffering from the herbicide. "Atrazine has been used widely in South Africa for the past 45 years, and our studies showed that Xenopus are doing equally fine in agricultural and nonagricultural areas," says zoologist Louis du Preez of North-West University in South Africa. "If atrazine had these adverse effects on Xenopus in the wild, surely we would have picked it up by now."
Nevertheless, the European Union has banned atrazine because of its ability to contaminate water. "I personally prefer our European habit to use the precautionary principle concerning environmental chemicals to phase out persistent compounds," Kloas says.
After declaring the chemical treatment safe in 2006, the EPA announced yet another review of the herbicide last October because of human health concerns. The chemical, after all, affects many species. "Atrazine increases aromatase and/or estrogen production in zebra fish, goldfish, caimans, alligators, turtles, quail and rats," Hayes points out. "So this is not just a frog problem."
David Biello
David Biello is a contributing editor at Scientific American.
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