The Falcons announced more roster moves on Monday, including adding seven players to their practice squad. The team claimed two free agents as well, and made room by cutting two players. The players added were offensive tackle D'Anthony Batiste and running back Artose Pinner. Making room for them was linebacker Jordan Beck and running back Jason Snelling. The seven players added to the practice squad were quarterback Casey Bramlet, tight end George Cooper, cornerback Brent Grimes, offensive guard Kurt Quarterman, wide receivers Todd Watkins and Eric Weems, and linebacker Travis Williams.
Batiste was with the Carolina Panthers this past summer, after spending time with both the Panthers and on the Dallas Cowboys practice squad in 2006. Originally out of Louisiana-Lafayette, he played in both af2 and CFL prior to entering the NFL last season.
Pinner was a fourth round pick in 2003 by the Detroit Lions. He spent three seasons with the Lions before being released last year and was picked up by the Minnesota Vikings. For his career, he's appeared in 40 games, starting 7 of them. He has 812 rushing yards on 245 carries (3.3 avg) with 8 touchdowns and 39 receptions.
Snelling led the Falcons in rushing this preseason after being a seventh round pick this past April. Beck was a third round pick of the team in 2005, but fell behind undrafted rookie Tony Taylor on the depth chart this summer.
Six of the practice squad players were released by the Falcons over the weekend. The lone newcomer, Watkins, was a seventh round pick out of BYU last year for the Arizona Cardinals.
The league allows up to eight players being on a team's practice squad. That last spot may go to Snelling, who impressed this summer, if he is able to clear waivers.


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Q: Sonar Qube plugin problems with Flex I'm having problems after an upgrade of my Sonar Qube :(
I installed the newest version (5.0) of Sonar Qube using an existing MySQL database. The previous Sonar Qube version was 3.7.4.
I'm using it to analyze a pure ActionScript project using the Flex plugin (Version 2.1).
The problems to me seem threefold:

*

*Just starting the server and viewing previous analysis results I get gray
rects where code quality used to be indicated in shades of green etc.
After installing the Flex plugin using the Update Center this
remains.

*Running the sonar-runner (version 2.4) I get two types of errors:

A whole lot of these:
23:35:01.572 DEBUG - Resource org.sonar.api.resources.Directory@46815882[key=path/to/folder] was found using deprecated key. Please update your plugin.
After which the analysis exits with this:
23:35:01.585 INFO  - Sensor FlexSquidSensor done: 4508 ms
23:35:01.585 INFO  - Sensor org.sonar.plugins.flex.cobertura.CoberturaSensor@1f96a21e...
23:35:01.585 INFO  - No Cobertura report provided (see 'sonar.flex.cobertura.reportPath' property)
23:35:01.585 INFO  - Sensor org.sonar.plugins.flex.cobertura.CoberturaSensor@1f96a21e done: 0 ms
23:35:01.585 INFO  - Sensor SCM Sensor (wrapped)...
23:35:01.612 INFO  - SCM provider for this project is: git
23:35:01.612 INFO  - Retrieve SCM blame information...
23:35:01.615 INFO  - 280 files to be analyzed
23:35:04.012 DEBUG - Updating semaphore batch-nl.manno:Earz
23:35:04.447 DEBUG - Release semaphore on project : org.sonar.api.resources.Project@4aa0b07b[id=60,key=nl.manno:Earz,qualifier=TRK], with key batch-nl.manno:Earz
INFO: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
INFO: EXECUTION FAILURE
INFO: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total time: 14.293s
Final Memory: 15M/123M
INFO: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
ERROR: Error during Sonar runner execution
org.sonar.runner.impl.RunnerException: Unable to execute Sonar
    at org.sonar.runner.impl.BatchLauncher$1.delegateExecution(BatchLauncher.java:91)
    at org.sonar.runner.impl.BatchLauncher$1.run(BatchLauncher.java:75)
    at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    at org.sonar.runner.impl.BatchLauncher.doExecute(BatchLauncher.java:69)
    at org.sonar.runner.impl.BatchLauncher.execute(BatchLauncher.java:50)
    at org.sonar.runner.api.EmbeddedRunner.doExecute(EmbeddedRunner.java:102)
    at org.sonar.runner.api.Runner.execute(Runner.java:100)
    at org.sonar.runner.Main.executeTask(Main.java:70)
    at org.sonar.runner.Main.execute(Main.java:59)
    at org.sonar.runner.Main.main(Main.java:53)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Expected one blame result per line but provider returned 3 blame lines while file src/nl/aloft/earz/core/modules/interval/Interval.as has 76 lines
    at com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument(Preconditions.java:88)
    at org.sonar.batch.scm.DefaultBlameOutput.blameResult(DefaultBlameOutput.java:68)
    at org.sonar.plugins.scm.git.JGitBlameCommand.blame(JGitBlameCommand.java:131)
    at org.sonar.plugins.scm.git.JGitBlameCommand.access$000(JGitBlameCommand.java:44)
    at org.sonar.plugins.scm.git.JGitBlameCommand$1.call(JGitBlameCommand.java:105)
    at org.sonar.plugins.scm.git.JGitBlameCommand$1.call(JGitBlameCommand.java:102)
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:303)
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:138)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:895)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:918)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:695)
logout
Now I used to have more plugins installed than just Flex (including the mentioned Cobertura) but after installing those Sonar Qube fails to run at all without too much notification (needless to say the runner won't run either).
Can anyone shed some light on this?
Thanks in advance,
Manno

A: We already faced this issue with files having old Mac line ends (CR or \r). Git will not consider them as line ends so you end up having less lines in your blame than in your file.
You can "clean" your file using mac2unix utility.

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The collection of six sonatas by Jan Dismas Zelenka is composed- with the exception of the third sonata that includes the violin- for a pair of oboes, bassoon, and basso continuo. In the context of Baroque chamber music, this represents a true rarity. Here, Zelenka elevates the sonata da camera to a genre of enormous technical difficulty for the performers, making great demands especially on the wind players, and the composer confronts his listeners with a most intimate personal statement. Zelenka's sonatas are exceptional works in the repertoire of Baroque chamber music, but because of their great difficulty, they appear only occasionally in concert programmes. Recordings of these sonatas are equally rare. The last complete recording of all six sonatas on historical instruments was made over twenty years ago by Ensemble Zefiro in 1993, so this new recording by the Prague-based ensemble Collegium 1704, known for their excellent Zelenka interpretations and recordings, has been eagerly awaited.
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In recent years, the Windy City has become "the most aggressive city in the United States in the privatization of public infrastructure," according to the Public Interest Research Group. Citing the city's budget crisis, officials have sold off highways and parking meters at cut-rate prices — all to pad the profits of corporate investors (the schemes are now being explored by other Democratic cities including Pittsburgh and Los Angeles). Despite this, during its once-in-a-generation contested mayoral election in 2010, the city's voters chose investment banker Rahm Emanuel over other far more economically progressive candidates, and Emanuel quickly filled his administration with corporate consultants eager to accelerate the privatization already under way.
One of the most common responses to Occupy London is to question why exactly they are camped outside St Paul's Cathedral. … Shouldn't they be somewhere else?
Occupy London then found themselves with nowhere to Occupy. Since St Paul's Churchyard is one of the biggest truly public spaces left in the City, it's as good a place as any to set up camp.
All of these areas were once public land and therefore the public were free (within reason) to protest on them. A private company on private land can deny any person access at any time for almost any reason. That is fine if that private land is, for example, a shop or an office block. But when it is a street, square or park, and when it is indistinguishable from the private land around it, it creates problems.
(In New York, Zuccotti Park of course remains privately owned as well.) Ironically, as the writer points out, plenty of capitalist developers call their shopping malls things like "town hall" or "village green" — exploiting a widespread if buried nostalgia for the commons and the capacity to enjoy public space together, but mocking the lost reality.
Someone writes in the comments, "It's the Enclosure Acts all over again." He means the welter of laws passed in Britain since the time of the Tudors, but most steadily in the 18th and 19th centuries, that fenced off land where communities had once had collective rights of access, excised the people's liberties to graze or farm or hunt on them, and turned the whole country into a regularized grid of private property. The result — some historians would say the goal — was to tear people forcibly from the land and make a mobile, malleable working class.
What's the aim of the present privatizations? Not mobility, surely. Rather, they aim to eliminate unpredictable solidarities by starving them of space, defend the centers of capital against the unworking and unwanted, and create a cowed and penned citizenry with no room to speak or to assemble. It's the enclosure of the common voice.


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Madonna, the original Queen of Pop, covers the February issue of Harper's BAZAAR, on newsstands January 17. The stunning triple-threat opens up on living an unconventional life, how she feels about being asked when she'll stop performing, her election night prayers, and why Amy Schumer, Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock better watch out.
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FMH Children's Club International
–– A Company Of Prophets ––
The following letter-form was brought about as a means of teaching my children the Word of God through the mail. And of course, quite naturally so, that's the reason I begin these letters with "Dear Children" and end them with "Love Dad". So for the rest of you who participate in these weekly messages, please keep their original intended purpose in mind.
Dear Children,
It was only a few days ago that I received the latest "news alert/donation request" from "Wycliffe Associates" – an extension of "Wycliffe Bible Translators". And in order to tune you in, the following is a short brief on how "Wycliffe" got their start:
Wycliffe Bible Translators was founded in 1942 by William Cameron Townsend. In l9l7-l8, when young Cameron Townsend tried to sell Spanish Bibles in Guatemala, he discovered that the majority of the people he met did not understand Spanish. Neither did they have a written form of their own beautiful language, the Cakchiquel. Townsend abandoned his attempts to sell Bibles and began living among the Cakchiquels. He learned their complex language, created an alphabet for it, analyzed the grammar and translated the New Testament in the remarkably short span of ten years. As a result, Townsend resolved that every man, woman and child should be able to read God's Word in their own language. Since its inception, Wycliffe has made great progress in Bible translation all around the world. To date, Wycliffe has played a part in completing more than 700 Scripture translations.
So, "Wycliffe Bible Translators" is all about translating the Holy Bible – God's Word – into every language on the face of the earth. And the reason William Cameron Townsend named his organization "Wycliffe Bible Translators" was because of the famous 14th century Bible translator by the name of John Wycliffe:
John Wycliffe (1320-1384) was an Oxford professor, scholar, and theologian. He initiated the first translation of the Bible into the English language in 1380's AD. John Wycliffe was considered the main precursor of the Protestant Reformation – an early proponent of reform in the Roman Catholic Church during the 14th century. He was well known throughout Europe for his opposition to the teaching of the organized Church, which he believed to be contrary to the Bible. With the help of his followers, called the Lollards, and his assistant Purvey, and many other faithful scribes, Wycliffe produced dozens of hand-written English language manuscript copies of the scriptures. They were translated out of the Latin Vulgate, which was the only source text available to Wycliffe. The Pope was so infuriated by his teachings and his translation of the Bible into English, that 44 years after Wycliffe had died, he ordered the bones to be dug-up, crushed, and scattered in the river! Wycliffe was born at Ipreswell (modern Hipswell), Yorkshire, England, between 1320 and 1330; and he died at Lutterworth (near Leicester) December 31, 1384.
Now was that impressive or what? John Wycliffe stepped on the toes of the Roman Catholic Church by giving the people of England a translated English copy of the Holy Bible. Because up until that time, if you really wanted God's Word you had one of two choices: either receive it second hand through the mouth of the unholy prophets (popes and priests) of the Roman Catholic Church, or read it in the Hebrew, Greek, or Latin languages.
But getting back to "Wycliffe Associates" and their latest "news alert/donation request", the letter was written by Bruce A. Smith, President and CEO, and it started off like this: "I have a confession to make…"
So, would you like to know what Bruce A. Smith confessed to me… and he didn't even know he was confessing it?
Well, this is what Bruce A. Smith went on to say about his confession (http://www.fmh-child.org/Wycliffe_Confession.pdf):
I have trouble sleeping. When I think about the millions who still wait for even a single word of Scripture in their own heart language, it keeps me awake.
Recently, I was lying in bed thinking about Revelation 7:9—
". . . There before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands " (NIV).
Now without going any further into his letter, it should be abundantly obvious that Bruce A. Smith thought he was confessing to me that he can't sleep at night for thinking about the millions of people who have yet to receive the Holy Bible in their native tongues. However, what he was really confessing to me was the title of today's sermonet: "Wycliffe Bible Translators: Translating For The Devil!"
Wow! No wonder he can't sleep at night! I mean, please believe me when I say that this revelation from God, as spoken through Bruce A. Smith, really and truly made me sick to my stomach. Because you see the revelation that I received, through Bruce A. Smith's very own letter, is that he, as an integral part of "Wycliffe Bible Translators", is not at all concerned about getting the True Word of God to the millions of people who have yet to receive the Holy Bible in their native tongues. I mean, after all, he did quote Revelation 7:9 from the Devil's own bible: the New International Version (NIV)!
So, it was right about then that I fired off an email to "Wycliffe Bible Translators". I asked them to please tell me what Bible translation they use as a standard for all their language translations… and this was their reply:
Wycliffe Bible Translators is named after John Wycliffe since he was a pioneer in putting the Scriptures into the everyday language of the people. He wanted people to be able to read and understand the Scriptures for themselves. That's what Wycliffe Bible Translators is all about - the people having the Scriptures in a language and manner that speaks best to them.
As for which Bible do we use for translation, Wycliffe translators use various Bibles, commentaries and the Hebrew and Greek to do a Biblically accurate culturally understandable Bible. I say culturally understandable because I could observe while we were in Peru that the people there stood at our gate and knocked and called out to see if we were home. For them to say " Jesus knocks on the door" in Revelation 3 would indicate he was a thief being sure no one was home before he broke in to steal something. So the translation for them would have Jesus standing at the gate where he knocked and called their name. The meaning is the same and is understood because their cultural norms were used.
Now what do you think about that? "Various Bibles", they said! I mean have you ever watched a dog chase it's tail? Well, that's the feeling I got as I read that email response from 'Wycliffe Bible Translators". So I fired off another one asking them to be more specific. And the attached two-page essay – "A RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE BIBLICAL TEXT" – was their reply… with the following being a sample thereof:
This paper explains the policy of Wycliffe Bible Translators and SIL, International on the Hebrew and Greek texts on which Bible translations are based.
All of us in Wycliffe Bible Translators have a deep concern that the message of the Scriptures should be faithfully transmitted…. Our members all believe in the inspiration and authority of the Holy Scriptures and are committed, as God enables us, to translating the message without change or distortion.
For the Old Testament, our translators follow the standard Hebrew (Masoretic) text of the Old Testament… In places where there are difficulties in interpreting the Hebrew text, insights from other Semitic languages and from ancient versions, such as the LXX, should be taken into account. New modern language translations, such as NIV, NASB, and NRSV, reflect recent textual studies and provide helpful models. The Hebrew text, however, should be given priority, wherever possible.
Concerning the Greek text of the New Testament: None of the original manuscripts, written by the author, has survived, so the Greek manuscripts that we have are all copies… experts tell us that there are no two that are identical in every detail. But although there are many small differences, there are very few that make a difference to the meaning and none which crucially affect any basic issue of Christian doctrine. It is amazing to see how God has wonderfully preserved the integrity of the text over the centuries…
On the issue of which texts translators should follow, our Wycliffe policy statement is as follows: "Where there are alternative textual readings in the Bible manuscripts, the translation should follow the best available original language texts. No reading which is not well supported by manuscript evidence should be followed."
Most of our translation personnel are not textual experts, and so follow the text that is generally accepted to be the standard recommended by scholars in this field, namely the Nestle-Aland text, 26th or 27th edition. This is also the text provided in the United Bible Societies 3rd and 4th editions of the Greek New Testament.
What a bust! After having read through that one, Bruce A. Smith's reason for using the NIV in his letter of confession – "I have a confession to make…" – became abundantly clear. The NIV is just one of the perverted bibles officially authorized by "Wycliffe" to be used in their numerous language translations. And what makes matters even worse is Wycliffe's own admission to seducing their innocent translators to commit such a damnable deed: "Most of our translation personnel are not textual experts, and so follow the text that is generally accepted to be the standard recommended by scholars in this field, namely the Nestle-Aland text, 26th or 27th edition."
I can hardly believe it! "Wycliffe Bible Translators" are in cahoots with the Devil! They're using his perverted bibles – "NIV, NASB, and NRSV" – and his perverted Greek text – "Nestle-Aland text, 26th or 27th edition" – to produce more of his perverted bibles in other languages. And with all that in mind, please allow me to explain:
The New Testament of the King James Version Bible was translated from the "Textus Receptus" (Latin for Received Text), or the majority text (since it is represented by 95 % of all the manuscript evidence)… but yet the "new versions" – New International Version (NIV), New American Standard Bible (NASB), and New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) – were heavily influenced by two manuscripts of the school of Alexandrian (the "corrupted text").
So, there are two kinds of manuscripts used in translating today's Bibles: the "accurate copies" and the "corrupted copies".
The "accurate copies" represent the manuscripts from which the "Textus Receptus" (Received Text) was taken. They are the majority of Greek manuscripts that agree with each other and have been accepted by Bible believing Christians down through the centuries. It is from these manuscripts that the King James Version was translated in 1611.
The "corrupted copies" (also known as the Alexandrian manuscripts), are the manuscripts used by Satan in the "new versions" to corrupt God's Holy Word. Because you see there are 5,309 surviving Greek manuscripts that contain all or part of the New Testament. These manuscripts agree together 95% of the time. The other 5% account for the differences between the King James Version and the "new versions". The "new versions" had to use the "Textus Receptus", since it contains the majority of the surviving Greek manuscripts. However, when the "Textus Receptus" disagreed with the "corrupted copies" (Vaticanus and Sinaiticus manuscripts are part of this group), the "new version" translators chose to use the "corrupted copies" instead of the "Textus Receptus"… which accounts for the 5% corruption in the "new versions". And by the way, many times the "corrupted copies" do not even agree with each other. So go figure!
But let's not stop there. Because you see this "Nestle-Aland" Greek text, the one that "Wycliffe Bible Translators" have authorized as a standard for those "Wycliffe translator personal who are not textual experts", was actually brought into being through the efforts of two of Satan's right hand men: Brooke Foss Westcott (1825-1903) and Fenton John Anthony Hort (1828-1892). "Westcott and Hort" were directly responsible for the first New Testament "new version" of the King James Version Bible: the "Revised Version" of 1881. Because it was through the corrupt manuscripts of the school of Alexandrian (Vaticanus and Sinaiticus manuscripts) that "Westcott and Hort" produced the Greek text that was used to translate the "Revised Version" of 1881. And it's this very same "Westcott and Hort" Greek text that has gone on to produce the "Nestle-Aland" Greek text used by "Wycliffe Bible Translators".
But that ain't all! Here's some more of the skinny from "Bible Discernment" on Wycliffe's "Nestle-Aland text" and the "United Bible Societies Greek New Testament" (http://www.biblediscernment.com/research.html):
The United Bible Societies (UBS) Nestle-Aland Greek New Testament - used in 95% of seminaries today - is essentially the product of the German Bible Society; they retain the Copyright on the Nestle-Aland Greek Text. The German Bible Society does not follow Protestant Theology. The German Bible Society despises Martin Luther, His Bible and the Textus Receptus, and instead seems committed to promoting Bible Texts that (a) were rejected by the Christian Church for thousands of Years and (b) that "coincidentally" seem to greatly favor Roman Catholic Theology. For the Greek New Testament used by the German Bible Society/UBS, they (UBS) hired the head of Theology of the Roman Catholic Church, the head of the Pontifical Institute in Rome (which trains the best of the Roman Catholic Theologians and Priests), to be one of the main overseers of the Greek Text (Nestle-Aland) that is being used by almost all Protestant Seminaries in the USA today.
Can you believe it? The same religious system that John Wycliffe protested by producing the Wycliffe Bible that infuriated the Pope to the point of desecrating his remains 44 years after his death is now being promoted by "Wycliffe Bible Translators". Do you think that just maybe John Wycliffe would be a tad bit upset with "Wycliffe Bible Translators" for desecrating his good name through their very evil atrocities?
But anyway, "Westcott and Hort" took the Holy Bible – King James Version – and made it unholy! It was a natural thing to do! I mean, after all, Westcott didn't even believe that Jesus was the Christ; he denied that Jesus ever recognized Himself as the Son of God. And from that "early beginning" we now have the NIV that Bruce A. Smith quoted in his "letter of confession" that helped me see the undeniable corruption within the "Wycliffe Bible Translators" organization.
What a bust!
Now I realize this is all pretty hard to swallow, so let me help you see the reality of what I have just said through a very simple comparison:
The Jehovah's Witnesses are a cult. They believe that Jesus was only a manifestation of Michael the archangel in human form; a mere created being. They do not believe Jesus was God manifested in the flesh for the purpose of redeeming mankind from the everlasting fires of Hell through His sacrificial death on the cross. And in order to make this unbelievable lie believable, they produced their very own Bible – the "New World Translation" – through the help of the same "Westcott and Hort" Greek text that helped produce the NIV.
Unbelievable? Well, if you were to do a one-on-one comparison of the verses in the King James Version with those in the NIV you would find dozens of places with subtle but consistent omissions and alterations which chip away at doctrines concerning Christ's redemption, deity, virgin birth, miracles, priesthood and second coming. In fact a study was conducted of 147 words or verses that were found omitted in the NIV, and 146 of those same words or verses were also left out of the Jehovah's Witnesses' "New World Translation". In other words, the same Devil that produced the Jehovah's Witness cult and it's "New World Translation" also produced the NIV.
So are you starting to get the picture? Are you starting to see why (?) the title of this sermonet is "Wycliffe Bible Translators: Translating For The Devil!" Are you starting to see why Bruce A. Smith has trouble sleeping at nights?
"But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not." (2 Peter 2:1-3 KJV)
I really wonder how much Bruce A. Smith gets paid to convince the people to send in their money to produce the translations that glorify Satan. I mean, after all, the preceding Scripture nailed it. And just in case you didn't get the picture, here's Matthew Henry to help you out:
I. In the end of the former chapter there is mention made of holy men of God, who lived in the times of the Old Testament, and were used as the amanuenses of the Holy Ghost, in writing the sacred oracles; but in the beginning of this he tells us they had, even at that time, false prophets in the church as well as true. In all ages of the church, and under all dispensations, when God sends true prophets, the devil sends some to seduce and deceive, false prophets in the Old Testament, and false Christs, false apostles, and seducing teachers, in the New. Concerning these observe, 1. Their business is to bring in destructive errors, even damnable heresies, as the business of teachers sent of God is to show the way of truth, even the true way to everlasting life. There are damnable heresies as well as damnable practices; and false teachers are industrious to spread pernicious errors. 2. Damnable heresies are commonly brought in privily, under the cloak and colour of truth. Those who introduce destructive heresies deny the Lord that bought them. They reject and refuse to hear and learn of the great teacher sent from God, though he is the only Saviour and Redeemer of men, who paid a price sufficient to redeem as many worlds of sinners as there are sinners in the world. 4. Those who bring in errors destructive to others bring swift (and therefore sure) destruction upon themselves. Self-destroyers are soon destroyed; and those who are so hardened as to propagate errors destructive to others shall surely and suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
II. He proceeds, in the second verse, to tell us the consequence with respect to others; and here we may learn, 1. Corrupt leaders seldom fail of many to follow them; though the way of error is a pernicious way, yet many are ready to walk therein. Men drink in iniquity like water, and are pleased to live in error. The prophets prophesy falsely, and the people love to have it so. 2. The spreading of error will bring up an evil report on the way of truth; that is, the way of salvation by Jesus Christ, who is the way, the truth, and the life. The Christian religion is from the God of truth as the author, leads to true happiness in the enjoyment of the true God as the end, and works truth in the inward part as the means of acceptably serving God. And yet this way of truth is traduced and blasphemed by those who embrace and advance destructive errors. This the apostle has foretold as what should certainly come to pass. Let us not be offended at any thing of this in our day, but take care that we give no occasion to the enemy to blaspheme the holy name whereby we are called, or speak evil of that way whereby we hope to be saved.
III. Observe, in the next place, the method seducers take to draw disciples after them: they use feigned words; they flatter, and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple, inducing them to yield entirely to the opinions which these seducers endeavour to propagate, and sell and deliver themselves over to the instruction and government of these false teacher, who make a gain of those whom they make their proselytes, serving themselves and making some advantage of them; for all this is through covetousness, with a desire and design to get more wealth, or credit, or commendation, by increasing the number of their followers. The faithful ministers of Christ, who show men the way of truth, desire the profit and advantage of their followers, that they may be saved; but these seducing teachers desire and design only their own temporal advantage and worldly grandeur. (Matthew Henry's Commentary On The Whole Bible)
What a mess! In fact if you really want to learn more about the "new version" Bible "perversions", check out the following links on the Internet:
Chick Tract – "The Attack"
http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0031/0031_01.asp
"An Understandable History Of The Bible"
http://www.chick.com/reading/books/157/157cont.asp
Chick Publication's Information On Bible Versions
http://www.chick.com/information/bibleversions
"New International Perversion"
http://www.av1611.org/niv.html
"Bible Versions Comparison To The KJV"
http://www.1john57.com
"New Age Bible Versions"
http://www.fmh-child.org/NewAgeVersions.html
"Whatever The Bible Says Is So!"
http://www.fmh-child.org/S10.31.10.html
So, that about wraps up another adventure in "snake hunting #101". Never would I have ever imagined that "Wycliffe Bible Translators" and their associate are infested with snakes! But they are… and we have just proved it!
The Devil is in the church, and Antichrist is just around the corner! So please, "keep on keeping the faith in Jesus!!!"
Dad (Bruce Hallman)
Update (8/9/14):
David W. Daniels of Chick Publications has released his new book entitled "Why They Changed The Bible"… and here's what it's all about:
Bible translators all over the world are making Bibles that they think are only for Protestant and Baptist believers. But they've been sold a lie! Actually, they have been tricked into also making false bibles for someone else.
Most don't know that Christian translators are being trapped into helping create a One-World Bible! And all the translation work is paid for by contributions from Bible believers like you.
Interesting book to say the least. And as it applies to Wycliffe Bible Translators in particular, just listen to what David W. Daniels has to say:
- Why They Changed The Bible -
(Download MP3)
"ALL FOR THE LOVE OF JESUS"
Summer Institute of Linguistics and Wycliffe Bible Translators,
International Translation Department,
7500 West Camp Wisdom Rd., Dallas, TX 75236, USA
A RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE BIBLICAL TEXT
All of us in Wycliffe Bible Translators have a deep concern that the message of the Scriptures should be faithfully transmitted. It is a top priority that the translations we work on should be as faithful as possible to the original text in every detail, communicating the message accurately and clearly. Our members all believe in the inspiration and authority of the Holy Scriptures and are committed, as God enables us, to translating the message without change or distortion.
For the Old Testament, our translators follow the standard Hebrew (Masoretic) text of the Old Testament. This is the text established by the Masoretes, Hebrew scholars who worked between the sixth and eleventh centuries A.D, who did much careful study to achieve a standard text, working from earlier manuscripts. When Hebrew scribes copying this text realized that an earlier copier had made an error, they would nevertheless faithfully copy the text as it stood---not daring to modify the sacred text. In the margin, however, they would write what they believed to be the correct reading. The very fact that they behaved in this manner gives us great confidence in the scrupulousness with which they copied the Old Testament Scriptures.
In places where there are difficulties in interpreting the Hebrew text, insights from other Semitic languages and from ancient versions, such as the LXX, should be taken into account. New modern language translations, such as NIV, NASB, and NRSV, reflect recent textual studies and provide helpful models. The Hebrew text, however, should be given priority, wherever possible.
Concerning the Greek text of the New Testament: None of the original manuscripts, written by the author, has survived, so the Greek manuscripts that we have are all copies. The early Greek New Testament manuscripts were copied by hand many times (further copies being copied from copies). In the course of copying, occasionally a scribe miscopied a word, or omitted a word or a line, or even added a phrase. In fact, of the 5000 early Greek manuscripts that exist, experts tell us that there are no two that are identical in every detail. But although there are many small differences, there are very few that make a difference to the meaning and none which crucially affect any basic issue of Christian doctrine. It is amazing to see how God has wonderfully preserved the integrity of the text over the centuries.
The King James Version is based on the Textus Receptus. This is an eclectic text compiled by scholars in the late sixteenth century. Scholars, notably Erasmus, Beza and Stephanus, studied the limited number of Greek manuscripts available to them at that time, which dated mainly from the 11th to the 13th century. Where there were different readings in the manuscripts, they carefully made a decision on which seemed to have been the author's original text. After several revised editions, a text was published which contained in its preface the statement that this was now the textus receptus, i.e., the received text, accepted as authoritative.
Some of the earliest and most reliable Greek manuscripts, however, have only been discovered or become available to scholars during the last one hundred and fifty years. Some of these newly discovered manuscripts date back to the third and fourth centuries A.D. There is no question as to the authenticity of these manuscripts. Scholars agree that they are genuine.
Recent scholars have done the same thing that Erasmus and Stephanus tried to do, namely to look at all the manuscripts that are now available and to try to discern what the author's exact original wording was. In doing so they have taken into account a combination of factors, including the number of manuscripts that have a certain reading, and the date and distribution of the manuscripts. For example, if a certain reading is found in many manuscripts that are widely distributed, this is strong evidence that this was the original reading.
Textual issues are judged by whether the evidence indicates that certain words (or letters) in the text were written by the original author or whether something has been added later, or changed, by a copyist. For example, words that occur in almost all of the earliest Greek manuscripts, and which occur in many manuscripts, can be judged to be original. The great majority of the New Testament text has this degree of certainty.
Much study has been done by many careful and godly scholars. Amongst them were Nestle and Aland and the Nestle-Aland text has become widely accepted. This text takes into account the more recently discovered manuscripts and this is the main reason for the differences from the Textus Receptus. Eminent believing scholars of the highest reputation among conservative evangelical Christians agree that the additional manuscript evidence that has now become available to scholars should not be disregarded.
Some questions still remain, however, and research continues. There is no evidence or likelihood that any major change in the Scriptural text will result from this further research. It might very occasionally be that in a very few passages, a reading that now appears in a footnote will later become the recommended reading in the text.
Today the main alternative text to the Nestle-Aland is the Majority Text. The Majority Text is based on the principle that the reading found in the largest number of manuscripts is the right one. This does not take into account other factors such as the date of the manuscripts, their relationship, or their geographical distribution (whether the manuscripts that have a certain reading all came from one region, or whether they were found in widely distributed locations). In some areas, especially the Byzantine area, Greek was the language used in the churches and so a lot of copies of the Scriptures were made in that area (in contrast to the Western area, where Latin was more widely used). Often many copies were made from one source manuscript -- if that source manuscript had a certain reading, all the copies made from it would have this reading too. For this reason most scholars feel that the criterion of the number of manuscripts that have a certain reading is not sufficient alone; it has to be weighed with other criteria, such as date, geographical distribution, and the relationship between manuscripts.
Any significant alternative textual readings are noted in most major language editions of the Bible in footnotes (e.g. "some ancient manuscripts read. . .") These footnotes are limited to places where the difference in the Greek texts could make a difference of meaning in the English translation.
For a basic introduction to this whole topic, I recommend one of the following:
Carson, D. A. 1979. The King James Only Debate: A Plea for Realism. Grand Rapids: Baker.
Greenlee, Harold. 1985. Scribes, Scrolls and Scriptures. Eerdmans.
Holmes, Michael W. 1989. 'New Testament Textual Criticism' Chapter 2 in Introducing New Testament Interpretation, edited by Scot McKnight. Baker Book House.
White, James R. 1995. The King James Only Controversy: Can You Trust Modern Translations? Minneapolis, Minnesota: Bethany House Publishers.
On passages such as the Gospel of Mark chapter 16:9-20, and the Gospel of John chapter 7:53–8:11, all our translations include these verses.
If translators feel there are good reasons for following an alternative textual reading at any point, they need to show strong evidence from the Greek manuscripts for this. In places where there is a significant question on a textual issue, a footnote may be included to explain the alternative possibility, as is done in English Bibles.
In making these decisions, careful consideration is given to the convictions of church leaders in the area where the translation is being made. For example, if church leaders in the area prefer to follow the Textus Receptus, this may be done. Footnotes giving the translation of the readings recommended in the Nestle-Aland text should, however, also be included.
All those involved in Bible translation need wisdom from God in making the right decisions, in textual matters and in the many other problems of translation. Translating is a great challenge and heavy responsibility. It is also very thrilling to see people who have never before heard God's Word in their own language listening or reading and coming to know the Truth. Please pray that God will guide each one who translates. Our goal is to pass on the wonderful message of the Gospel in all its truth.
Our International Translation Coordinator will be pleased to interact on questions relating to this subject. E-mail Freddy_Boswell@sil.org or phone (972)-708-7307.
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Let me preface this post by telling you that in spite of the name of this cake, there is no candy corn to be found in it. I really don't care for candy corn - it's too sugary - but I do love anything with stripes, so I took inspiration from the colors of candy corn for the design of my cake.
There's so much to love about this cake. Both the buttercream and the cakes are striped in brown, orange, yellow and white, and each layer has a different flavor, too.
Then bittersweet ganache is poured over the cake, dripping temptingly over the sides.
And seeing as how my husband had already opened the Halloween candy that we bought for Saturday, I decorated the cake with a handful of chopped candy and sprinkles for a fun and playful finish. Also, the more chocolate the better, right? This is where you could add a few pieces of candy corn here and there, if you like.
Before you get scared off by the idea of baking four cakes and mixing up four batches of buttercream, you only have to make two. There's a chocolate layer, of course, with chocolate buttercream. But the other three all begin with a basic vanilla cake batter and buttercream, that you divide up to color and flavor.
I kept the flavors complementary - chocolate, almond, vanilla (with chocolate chips), and coconut. My favorite bite was a combination of the chocolate and almond.
The recipe is below, and to see how to create the buttercream stripes, click here for a few tips.
You can see other examples of striped buttercream in my purple and white ombre Watercolor Striped Cake, my Neapolitan Cake, the colorful Little Birdie Cake, and my Stripes and Polkadots Strawberry Rhubarb Cake.
Cake for Orange, Yellow and White Layers.
Preheat the oven to 350 and grease four 8-inch pans with non-stick spray.
In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Add the wet ingredients and whisk vigorously until smooth. Pour into one pan and bake for 18-20 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
Orange, Yellow and White Cake Layers.
In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Add the eggs, egg whites, milk, vinegar and oil and whisk until smooth. Divide equally into three bowls.
Add 1 teaspoon vanilla to one bowl of batter, 1 teaspoon almond extract to another, and 1 teaspoon coconut extract to the third.
To the vanilla batter, add a few drops of yellow food coloring and the chocolate chips.
To the almond batter, add a few drops of orange food coloring.
To the coconut batter, add the natural coconut.
Pour into the remaining three pans and bake for 18-20 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool the cakes on wire racks, covered with clean kitchen towels, until completely cool.
In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, mix up the buttercreams by slowly mixing the dry ingredients into the butter until combined. Add the vanilla and milk and whip on medium high for 4-5 minutes until light and fluffy.
For the vanilla buttercream, divide into three bowls. Tint two of them yellow and orange, and keep the third white.
Assemble and frost the cake in the method described in this post, but use a separate piping bag for each color to keep the stripes clean.
For the ganache, place the chopped chocolate in a bowl. Warm the cream in a saucepan over medium low heat, just until simmering around the edges, the pour over the chocolate. Stir until smooth and pour over the cake, letting it drip over the edges.
Let the ganache set for a few minutes, then garnish the cake with candy and sprinkles.


Today is September 11. More than a dozen years have passed since that day that changed our lives forever. Over the years, I have become increasingly fearful that for many this day is merely becoming the one between September 10 and September 12.
Yes, we mouth the words that we will never forget what happened 13 years ago. We go through the motions of acknowledging the thousands who died that day. We commemorate the heroism of the first responders who stood up to pure evil. But do we still truly think about what happened?
The kind of reflection that forces us to reach deep into our soul and, at least for one day a year, feel the same emotions we felt 13 years ago.
I believe we need to do this not to make ourselves feel bad or to rekindle some unproductive feeling of anger. Rather, I believe we need to do this to recommit ourselves to ensure that something like this never happens again. I believe we need to do this to motivate ourselves to become better people and better citizens. I believe that we need to do this so we continually recommit ourselves to the belief that we all have an obligation to add to the greater good.
On that terrible day 13 years ago, my family lost someone close to us because he chose to run into those towers and do what he was trained to do. As a firefighter, there was no question that the greater good was more important than his personal safety.
On September 11, 2001, I was not a firefighter, nor did I directly become one because of it. But now that I can proudly say I am, I oft en think about what happened that day. For me, it motivates me to train harder, to get out of bed in the middle of the night, to be there when my family, friends and neighbors need me.
In the days, months and even years after September 11, 2001, we saw an unprecedented energy and commitment to public service across this country. For a while the anniversary of this dark day recharged our batteries and pushed us to do even more in the next year. I truly fear that this is not the case anymore.
For most of us in the emergency services, we get it. But, we must do more than just get it and keep the memory alive amongst our own brotherhood. We must be the guardians of the memory of what those brave men and women did that day.
It is our responsibility to remind those who were alive when it happened and to educate those who only know September 11 from a history book. We need to recommit ourselves to have meaningful ceremonies that involve all parts of our communities. We need to remain connected to our elected officials and encourage people to take some time from their busy lives to give back.
As the saying goes, "the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." For every firefighter, "343" must be more than a symbol of remembrance. It must be an eternal call to action.


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The Disability Resource Center: An Achievement in Academic Equity
By Jarod Urrutia
Fourth-year student, Journalism
Cal Poly's Disability Resource Center (DRC) is more than a means of support for students.
It's also more than a provider for accommodations.
The center is an achievement in collaboration, communication, education, and accessibility. Most importantly, it's making a difference for students in need.
"I've really been just super grateful to the DRC," said second-year biology student Ethan McGhee. "It's really been nothing but a positive experience for helping me. They're fantastic people."
McGhee, who has been diagnosed with ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia and central auditory processing disorder, is one of more than 1,900 students who utilize the DRC's services. The center's mission is to make Cal Poly a positive, more equitable experience for McGhee and other students with temporary or permanent disabilities by combining the use of new and emerging technology, individualized accessibility plans, and ongoing communication with faculty.
McGhee was diagnosed in high school and considered the disability accommodations of each university during the college application process.
"It was during spring break in my senior year when I first met my access specialist (at Cal Poly)," said McGhee of his initial experience with the DRC. "She went through the whole system of how to get set up with the DRC and receive my accommodations. She made it really, really easy and that definitely made a big impact on my decision to come here."
Other students, meanwhile, appreciate the DRC's ability to adapt to their changing needs.
Joey Freschet was diagnosed with ADHD during his sophomore year at Cal Poly and at one point, found himself facing academic disqualification due to his struggles with the disability. At the time, he was already receiving accommodations for dyslexia.
"Once my parents and I figured out something was wrong, I was able to get diagnosed," said Freschet, who graduated with a degree in industrial engineering in the winter of 2018. "After that, the DRC was able to change their accommodations and give me what I needed."
Overcoming hurdles
According to Assistant Director Amy Gode, the DRC aims to "level out the playing field" for all students and make a difference in their academic careers.
"Students with disabilities have a lower graduation rate than students without, likely because something is getting in the way," she said of the hurdles facing students with disabilities.
Gode noted that the center currently serves about 8.7 percent of the student body. Still, roughly 12 percent of the student body likely qualifies for DRC services, according to the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics. Often, she added, students simply don't know that they can receive accommodations.
She noted that DRC staff are trained to understand how disabilities affect learning and can offer a variety of options to use that support access.
"So often students who are diagnosed with depression don't necessarily think that they would qualify to receive accommodations," Gode said. "Unfortunately, that happens a lot, and that means we don't end up seeing some students until maybe their junior or senior year. What we can do for them is look at how those symptoms are impacting them in getting through school, because there are accommodations we can put in place to help them minimize those impacts and show their capabilities."
Another common barrier for students, she added, is the stigma of standing out among their peers for seeking help.
"There's definitely that stigma," said Gode, who noted that the use of accommodations will never appear on a student's transcript, while diagnoses are only shared on a need-to-know basis with faculty. "A lot of the time, students come in and say that they don't want anything special. We don't provide anything special — just what is reasonable and mandated by federal law so we can do what's best for students."
Gode noted that one of the most popular accommodations requested by students is the LiveScribe Smartpen. The center has more than 300 units currently on loan.
"It's a smart pen that records lectures as students take notes, so they can go back to a specific part of their notes and hear what a lecturer said during that time," she said.
For students like McGhee, whose disabilities make him "a few seconds behind in auditory processing," using the LiveScribe Smartpen to review a math problem while listening to his professor's explanation on solving it is the key to studying productively.
McGhee is also one of several students who qualify for alternative testing, which provides him with the option to take midterms and other exams in a distraction reduced environment. Gode noted that alternative testing takes every possible distraction into account, including noise and visual movements
"I take my tests, midterms and finals in a small DRC testing room with about 20 students max, and it's completely distraction-free," explained McGhee. "This reduces a lot of what would be going on in my head in, say, a big lecture hall, where there are a lot of distractions like desk tapping or somebody dropping something."
Not every accommodation provided by the DRC is for on-campus use. Gode noted that for some students, many of the same challenges persist away from the classroom. To that end, DRC offers alternative formats for textbooks, such as accessible e-text, which can be read aloud by assistive technology software such as Read & Write.
"The reading pace can be adjusted and it highlights words to support visual tracking," she said, "It really helps students who have difficulty reading or staying focused."
McGhee added that the DRC already has many commonly used textbooks on file and ready to go, making it easier for students to utilize the service.
"While I'm reading, I have a hard time keeping up with the pace," he said. "Having that auditory aspect (from Read and Write Gold), I can follow along and that's really huge for me."
At the end of the day, Gode noted, the DRC is about helping students reach their potential – no matter how reluctant they might be to receive help at first.
"I think what's great about our staff is that we really do our best to make it about the student," she said. "We're passionate about promoting disability as diversity, and ensuring equity – just people who want to help students succeed and feel included."
For Freschet, the DRC's willingness to help and work with faculty to get him back on track academically made all the difference in his pursuit of a Cal Poly degree.
"Without the DRC and the help they've given me," he said, "I probably wouldn't be at Cal Poly now."
Interested in supporting the Disability Resource Center and the students it serves? Visit https://studentaffairs.calpoly.edu/givetoday/areas. For additional information about the Disability Resource Center, visit drc.calpoly.edu.


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Financial Management Coronavirus cash-flow crisis for SMEs
Coronavirus cash-flow crisis for SMEs
More than two-thirds of UK SMEs have reported significant pressures on their cash levels according to latest insights from business lender Market Finance.
This is in large part down to businesses paying for supplies earlier than anticipated because of coronavirus-related stockpiling and fears of deeper disruptions to transport links.
Additionally, on orders and work that has been completed, payments are being delayed. Three-quarters (74%) of business owners reported invoices due to be settled at the end of February have not yet been paid and that these were unlikely to be settled before the end of March.
This has a detrimental affect on a company's working capital which is why 36% of business owners feared they won't survive to Easter if they were unable to secure some finance.
CEO Anil Stocker
businesses are feeling a palpable sense of helplessness and isolation and there is a lack of specific information on how to cope
Meanwhile, as economic conditions worsen, and with the possibility of widespread quarantine implemented across parts of the country, businesses will need to have financial and operational contingency plans in place to protect jobs, industry and communities.
Anil Stocker, CEO at MarketFinance, said: "The impact of the coronavirus spread is being felt by SMES across the UK as finance and supply chains are disrupted. At the best of times, only around half of these businesses are cash flow positive.
"Today, businesses are feeling a palpable sense of helplessness and isolation and there is a lack of specific information on how to cope with the crisis."
"At the moment cash is king and if businesses are being starved of this cash, it will leave them stranded. Whilst policy efforts play out to contain the spread of coronavirus, business owners should brace themselves for some turbulence and have a prepared mindset for the scenarios ahead."
Owner Annaliese Parnes
China will get back up and running because they move fast there but it's uncertain if, we in the western world, will be able to get back on track as quickly.
SME owner Anneliese Parnes, CEO of Dynamite Promotions International, a merchandise specialist for film and entertainment said: "I've been in business for 28 years and have never seen anything like this. Production of our products has stalled in China and a number of my clients in the film, entertainment and food industries have pushed their launches and events back six months. China will get back up and running because they move fast there but it's uncertain if, we in the western world, will be able to get back on track as quickly.
"I've been able to unlock cash from my outstanding invoices from MarketFinance to keep the business in motion and give me some breathing space whilst the dust settles on coronavirus disruption."
Anil Stocker added: "Rishi Sunak has a golden opportunity to prove that he is a champion of UK SMEs. There is a role for Government to work with businesses, banks and other lenders to ensure a resilient economy.
"It will be the smallest businesses that are most hit as they have the least bargaining power in global supply chains. They could, for example, give businesses VAT / tax 'holidays' to ensure that they have enough money to cover immediate costs."
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Q: Get all values of list of dictionaries I have list of dictionaries like this:
count = [{'A': 0}, {'B': 2}, {'C': 4}]

I want convert count to something like this:
count = [0, 2, 4]

A: You can do that with list comprehension:
count = [{'A': 0}, {'B': 2}, {'C': 4}]
[j for i in count for j in i.values()]

Output:
[0, 2, 4]

A: You can extract the values from each dictionary using a comprehension, and then you can use itertools.chain() to extract the values from each dictionary into one long iterator. This gives us a chain object, which we need to turn into a list using list().
from itertools import chain

list(chain.from_iterable(item.values() for item in count))

This outputs:
[0, 2, 4]


Sofia (AFP) - Bulgaria has dropped a deal with US-based firm Westinghouse Electric to build a new reactor at its only nuclear plant because of financial pressures, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov announced Wednesday.
"We cannot uphold the agreement" which is worth $4 billion (3.8 billion euros), Borisov told parliament, adding that the cash-strapped country was unable to shoulder the costs.
The hasty deal, signed by the previous Socialist-led government just before it resigned last July, envisaged the building of a 1,100-megawatt AP-1000 reactor at the Kozloduy site, 200 kilometres (120 miles) north of the capital Sofia.
The agreement had been aimed at weaning Bulgaria off Russia as its main supplier of nuclear fuel, as well as gas used to produce electricity.
Bulgaria's energy output took a hit after the country shut four 440-megawatt Soviet-built reactors before joining the European Union in 2007.
Only two 1,000-megawatt units are currently in operation at Kozloduy.
Westinghouse, a subsidiary of Japanese company Toshiba, had initially planned to take a 30-percent stake in the Kozloduy project, but Bulgarian media reported that it now refused to invest in the deal.
The company has not yet commented on Borisov's announcement.
In 2012, Bulgaria was forced to drop another project, this time to build two Russian VVER 1,000-megawatt reactors at the planned Belene nuclear plant in the country's north.


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What Is Cataplexy? Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention
Lauren Bedosky
Cataplexy is a brain disorder that causes a sudden and temporary loss of muscle tone and control, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).The episodes (or "cataplectic attacks") in most cases are triggered by strong or extreme emotions, including anger, stress, anxiety, fear, a depressed mood, joy, and laughter.
The vast majority of people who experience cataplexy do so as a result of having type 1 narcolepsy, a chronic sleep and neurological disorder in which the brain has trouble properly controlling wake and sleep cycles.In very rare cases, cataplexy has been reported in individuals without narcolepsy, notes past research.
Living with cataplexy is challenging. You cannot always control your emotions or emotional response, so cataplectic attacks can occur randomly. For some, it means being constantly vigilant about how to avoid losing control of their bodies, notes Mayo Clinic.
Here are some important things to know about why cataplexy happens, its connection to narcolepsy, and how to manage the potentially debilitating symptom.
Causes and Risk Factors of Cataplexy
The vast majority of cases of cataplexy occur because an individual has type 1 narcolepsy.The exact cause of narcolepsy is unknown, but people with type 1 narcolepsy have abnormally low levels of a sleep-wake regulating brain hormone called hypocretin (also known as orexin), notes the National Organization for Rare Disorders.This deficiency can cause rapid eye movement (REM) sleep to happen at the wrong time, according to Harvard Medical School.It's not clear what causes this loss of hypocretin, but it may be the result of immune system changes that cause the immune system to attack hypocretin-containing brain cells.
Most people who are diagnosed with narcolepsy do have cataplexy, too.In some cases, type 2 narcolepsy — the one without cataplexy, which has milder symptoms — may develop into narcolepsy with cataplexy, says Eric Olson, MD, a professor of medicine and sleep medicine specialist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and a board member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Understanding REM sleep — specifically, the way that sleep cycles are disrupted in people with narcolepsy — may help us gain insight into why cataplexy happens in people with narcolepsy. In normal sleep cycles, people go through three stages of non–rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep before entering the REM phase, according to Harvard Medical School.It takes roughly 70 to 100 minutes to go through the first NREM-REM cycle of the night, and 90 to 120 minutes during later cycles, which continue to repeat throughout the night.But these cycles malfunction in people with narcolepsy. They may enter REM sleep right away when they fall asleep, and then wake up, bypassing the NREM stage; this can occur both during the night as well as during daytime naps, blurring the lines between wakefulness and sleep.
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Another important point: The REM stage of sleep is when dreaming occurs, and when our bodies become paralyzed — a mechanism that is thought to prevents us from acting out our dreams and harming ourselves, according to the Sleep Foundation.In people with narcolepsy, this sleep paralysis associated with REM sleep happens at the wrong time, too, which is why sleep paralysis and vivid hallucinations while falling asleep or waking up can also occur.
Cataplexy episodes resemble that loss of muscle control that naturally happens during REM sleep — but occur when someone is awake rather than during sleep.
Research published in the Journal of Neuroscience suggested that in healthy individuals, positive emotions may lead to muscle weakness (feeling weak with laughter, for instance), but that the brain chemical hypocretin (the one absent in people with narcolepsy) prevents that loss of muscle tone from being anything more than a brief event.
This may help explain why, in people who have narcolepsy with cataplexy, that response is more extreme. More research needs to be done to better understand why and how strong emotions trigger this response to begin with, as well as the role of hypocretin in narcolepsy symptoms and treatment.
Treatment and Medication Options for Cataplexy
There is no cure for cataplexy or narcolepsy.Symptoms of narcolepsy (including cataplexy) typically develop over several months and last a lifetime.Depending on the severity, some people with cataplexy may only have one or two attacks in a lifetime, whereas others may experience multiple attacks a day.Without proper diagnosis and treatment of narcolepsy, symptoms such as cataplexy can be dangerous and "life-restricting," notes Dr. Olson. "Someone may stop competing to avoid winning something, or avoid laughing, or even engaging in intercourse," says Olson.
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In short, people affected by cataplexy may learn to modify their behavior and activities to minimize their risk of bringing on an episode, and many end up avoiding situations that may cause cataplexy.These adjustments can be consequential and vastly affect quality of life, such as if someone skips social situations with friends, or avoids driving, according to Harvard Medical School.
However, while narcolepsy with cataplexy is a lifelong condition, there are medications that can help you manage the symptoms.
Medication Options for Cataplexy
There are drugs that have been shown to be effective in treating cataplexy. Medications may reduce cataplectic attacks by 90 percent, or eliminate them entirely in some people, notes Harvard Medical School.
The primary treatment options are medications that allow people to stay awake during the day, and push them to sleep at night, says Lois E. Krahn, MD, a professor of psychiatry in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Phoenix, Arizona, and a sleep medicine researcher with a special focus on narcolepsy.
There is some evidence that tricyclic antidepressants, such as clomipramine, imipramine, and desipramine, and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may be helpful for cataplexy, as well as other narcolepsy symptoms.Sodium oxybate, taken at night for its sedative effect, has also been shown to be effective in treating severe daytime sleepiness as well as cataplexy attacks.
If an individual has very rare episodes of cataplexy, intervention may be unnecessary.But people who experience frequent attacks (or ones that greatly disturb their lives) should discuss medication options with their doctor and consider the potential benefits, as well as possible side effects. For people with severe cataplexy, being able to take medication that can help control attacks may significantly improve social interaction, safety, and overall quality of life.
Alternative and Complementary Therapies for Cataplexy
In addition to medications, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), or learning techniques to improve behavior, may help people manage several symptoms of narcolepsy, including cataplexy, per past research.
CBT techniques for narcolepsy vary, but can involve helping patients recognize conditions and emotions that trigger their cataplectic attacks, and teaching them how to respond in ways that prevent an attack from occurring. Another potential CBT technique is known as stimulus satiation, a procedure in which the patient is repeatedly exposed to the trigger that prompts cataplectic episodes until its effect is lost. However, most studies have looked at CBT for other sleep disorders, and more research on the application of CBT for narcolepsy is needed.
Counseling and support groups can also help people with narcolepsy learn coping strategies to help manage symptoms like cataplexy.Find a support group through Narcolepsy Network. Or ask your doctor to help you locate a support group or qualified counselor.
Prevention of Cataplexy
Medications are typically the most effective way to prevent cataplexy, though other strategies may also help, according to Harvard Medical School:
Get enough sleep or plan strategic naps. You may be more likely to experience a cataplectic attack when you're sleep-deprived. "If someone is exhausted, they are more vulnerable to an emotional trigger, so being well-rested is important," Dr. Krahn says. If you're unable to get a good night's sleep, or you're bothered by excessive daytime sleepiness, try to take short, scheduled naps at times when you tend to feel sleepiest. "Naps don't have to be terribly long — a person with narcolepsy can benefit from a 20-minute nap," Krahn says.
Get up and move. Regular physical activity may indirectly help with cataplexy by keeping daytime sleepiness at bay, according to Krahn. So, if you start feeling sleepy, and you can't take a quick nap, go for a walk.
Get help from friends, family, and coworkers. Let people know if your cataplexy is triggered by strong emotions or specific situations. If you sense an attack is coming, encourage people to avoid these triggers if possible. Though you may not want to avoid strong emotions or specific situations, it may be preferable to an attack — especially if an attack is about to occur at an awkward time (like during a meal or work meeting).
Research and Statistics: How Common Is Cataplexy?
Roughly 70 million Americans suffer from sleep disorders like insomnia, sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, and narcolepsy, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
Narcolepsy occurs in men and women equally and is estimated to affect roughly 1 in 2,000 people in the United States, which equals roughly 200,000 Americans and 3 million people worldwide, notes the Narcolepsy Network.Roughly half of all people with narcolepsy also have cataplexy, per Harvard Medical School.However, because narcolepsy is often unrecognized or misdiagnosed, the actual number may be higher.
The symptoms of narcolepsy (including cataplexy) can appear at any age, but they typically start in childhood, adolescence, or young adulthood (ages 7 to 25).Symptoms will develop over the course of several months and last a lifetime.
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American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)
Founded in 1975, this professional society now has a combined 11,000 accredited member sleep centers, physicians, scientists, and other sleep-focused healthcare professionals. The society offers professional development opportunities for physicians, as well as a variety of sleep resources for the general public, including a sleep education site with a directory of sleep centers, patient-friendly guides that explain clinical practice guidelines, and a monthly research journal.
National Sleep Foundation (NSF)
This nonprofit has been an advocate for sleep and health for nearly 30 years. Their site provides helpful articles about a variety of sleep topics and their content is reviewed by a medical team to ensure the information is accurate and up-to-date.
The Mayo Clinic offers everything you need to know about narcolepsy with cataplexy: what it is, symptoms and causes, and when to see a doctor for help. This well-known hospital also provides detailed information about the tests used to diagnose narcolepsy, medications to treat narcolepsy, how to prepare for your appointment with your doctor, and what questions you can expect from your doctor during your initial visit.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
This division of the National Institutes of Health focuses on researching the brain and nervous system to reduce neurological disorders and diseases (like narcolepsy with cataplexy). Their site offers a detailed fact sheet about narcolepsy, including the latest research and clinical trials. You'll also find a list of recommended resources for finding more information about narcolepsy.
Narcolepsy Network
Founded in 1986, this nonprofit provides education and resources to support people with narcolepsy. Find support groups (including advice for starting your own), informational videos, directories to find a sleep specialist or center, and a listing of additional sites where you can find more resources.
Wake Up Narcolepsy (WUP)
WUP is a nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness about narcolepsy, as well as supporting research to find a cure. Join their online support group, attend an event, tune in to their weekly podcast, or browse their informational videos and brochures.
Harvard Medical School Division of Sleep Medicine
Harvard Medical School offers a comprehensive site dedicated to understanding, treating, and living with narcolepsy. You'll find helpful resources for managing narcolepsy day-to-day, including a video series featuring real-life patients and educators. Still not sure if you have narcolepsy? The site offers self-evaluation tools, as well as tips for finding a qualified sleep medicine specialist.
Additional reporting by Katherine Lee.
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It has not always been easyI went through a terrible period as a young sisterto the point that I thought I would have to leave religious life because I doubted the divinity of Jesus. Only when I realized that I did believe deeply and profoundly in God could I come to peace with the fact that faith in God would have to be enough. It was a dark, empty time. It threw me back on the barest of beliefs but the deepest of beliefs. I hung on in hope like a spider on a thread. But the thread was enough for me. As a result, my faith actually deepened over the years. The humanity of Jesus gave promise to my own. Jesus ceased to be distant and ethereal and "perfect." Jesus let no system, no matter how revered, keep him from a relationship with God. And that union with God, I came to understand, was divine. Then I also understood that questions are of the essence in a mature faith.
I don't fear the questions any more. I know that they are all part of the process of coming to union with God and refusing to make an idol of anything less. The point is that during that difficult time I didn't try to force anything. I simply lived in the desert believing that whatever life I found there was life enough for me. I believed that God was in the darkness. It is all part of the purification process and should be revered. It takes away from us our paltry little definitions of God and brings us face-to-face with the Transcendent. It is not to be feared. It is simply to be experienced. Then, God begins to live in us without benefit of recipes and rituals, laws, and "answers"of which there are, in the final analysis, none at all.
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Why do Lego mini-figures have a hole in their head?
From head to toe, LEGO bricks have been adored for decades. Some of us have literally grown up building castles, helicopters, ships, whatever we could imagine with the little green, red, blue and yellow blocks while infusing our dreams into them. Yes!! We've all been touched.
Going ahead and talking of heads, the iconic brand – LEGO just answered the most awaited question that puzzled us for so long.
Why do we see a hole in the heads of LEGOs Mini-figurines?
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The hole can stick to the other brick or maybe can don a hat, but why would anyone want to fix a humanoid head over Lego brick. Doesn't make sense, does it?
Remaining sensitive to the reason as to why this protrusion exists, Lego has gone ahead and reflected on other topics such as why we find a warning tag on the toy boxes along with the recommended age group. This is because the industry has sort of decided the irrelevancy of an essential design feature which undermines the Dieter Rams Ten good principles of "good design". Along with Dieter's principles, it reflects the industry and the common norm within the toy industry of the ignorance towards kids and the correlation of safety in toy design.
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and it will not relaunches your background activity when user clicks the notification. Instead, MyProfileActivity's onNewIntent will be fired.