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Talk:Heart

2007-05-06T21:06:09Z

Czaryah: New page: I removed the list of Bible references again, and before anyone goes and adds it again, could you please justify it's inclusion?--~~~~

I removed the list of Bible references again, and before anyone goes and adds it again, could you please justify it's inclusion?--[[User:Czaryah|Czaryah]] 17:06, 6 May 2007 (EDT)

Heart

2007-05-06T21:05:18Z

Czaryah: Removing useless info

A '''heart''' is an [[organ]] that pumps [[blood]] via the [[circulatory system]] to the rest of the body. The heart is a marvelously crafted [[muscle|muscular]] pump and in humans, the heart of an [[embryo]] begins beating 21 days after [[conception]]. The [[Bible]] mentions the heart as a seat for our deepest emotions and wishes.

[[Category:Anatomy]]

Heart

2007-05-06T01:51:31Z

Czaryah: What does this have to do with anything?

Emperor Norton

2007-05-01T20:11:33Z

Czaryah:

'''Joshua Abraham Norton''', was a [[San Francisco]] investor untl he was rendered bankrupt in 1859, whereupon he took up himself the role of Emperor of the United States of America and Protector of Mexico. The natives of the city humored him, printed his proclamations in the newspapers, and permitted him to support himself by selling 'promissory notes', which are now worth many times their original value.

in 1880, Norton was buried with full [[Masonic]] honors. Between 10,000 and 30,000 people are said to have attended his funeral, which was marked by an [[eclipse]] of the sun.

THe [[Discordians]] have a saying: "Everybody understands Mickey Mouse. Few understand Hermann Hesse. Hardly anybody understands Einstein. And nobody understands Emperor Norton."

=== External Links ===
[http://www.zpub.com/sf/history/nort.html]
[http://www.knauer.org/mike/discordia/norton.php]

Homophobia

2007-05-01T01:18:13Z

Czaryah: Undo revision 137791 by Special:Contributions/Robledo (User talk:Robledo)

The term '''"homophobia"''' was invented to impugn and slander opponents of [[homosexuality]].
<ref>[http://www.narth.com/docs/creates.html Gay Psychologist Creates New Terms for Use in the Social Debate] </ref>
It is intended to portray opposition to the [[homosexual agenda]] as irrational based on fear or hatred.
The term is misused by [[gay activist]]s and apologists to smear Christians and others who do not sanction homosexuality on Biblical grounds.

The term is intended to sound like a form of [[mental illness]], but unlike actual phobias, it is not a term for any recognized psychological condition. The National Association for Research & Therapy on Homosexuality says,
:"The term "homophobia" is often used inaccurately to describe any person who objects to homosexual behavior on either moral, psychological or medical grounds. Technically, however, the terms actually denotes a person who has a phobia—or irrational fear—of homosexuality. Principled disagreement, therefore, cannot be labeled "homophobia." <ref>[http://www.narth.com/menus/positionstatements.html NARTH Position Statements]</ref>

When used in this [[pejorative]] sense, the term is offensive and derogatory (see [[Mockery]]).

==Homosexuality and therapy==
The therapeutic community is largely divided between proponents of [[gay gene]] theory who believe a person is born gay and will always be gay, and proponents of [[Reparative therapy]] who believe with sympathy and understanding a homosexual can be relieved of afflictions if he so desires. Gay gene advocates seek to criminalize so-called "homophobia", despite many homophobes themselves being gay, whereas Restoration therapy advocates point out the cruelty of brainwashing a young person into believing -- based upon theoretical evidence -- there is no hope of ever leading a heterosexual lifestyle.

==Etymology==
The neologism was invented by George Weinberg, a gay activist and psychologist, who attempted to define it in clinical literature in 1972 as "the dread of being in close quarters with homosexuals." <ref>Plummer, David, ''One of the Boys: Masculinity, Homophobia, and Modern Manhood'', [http://books.google.com/books?id=xHGz4f_2_7IC&pg=PA3&ots=U8ktZZgnAk&dq=George+Weinberg+homophobia&ie=ISO-8859-1&sig=d7hjCcZ1uuBlgdLyRjUJwEn51uA#PPA3,M1 pp. 3-4]: "'Homophobia was introduced into the clinical literature by George Weinberg in 1972, in ''Society and the Healthy Homosexual.'' At that time, he referred to it as 'the dread of being in close quarters with homosexuals.'"</ref> From there the term entered the mainstream currency through pornographic publications. <ref>Gregory M. Herek, Ph.D., published ''Beyond 'Homophobia': Thinking About Sexual Prejudice and Stigma in the Twenty-First Century,'' in the April, 2004, issue of Sexuality Research & Social Policy. </ref>

The word comes from combining the Greek prefix ''homo-'', meaning "same", and suffix ''-phobia'', meaning "fear of". In early usage by homosexual activists, the term described heterosexual fears that others might think they were homosexual <ref>http://www.narth.com/docs/creates.html</ref> The term has not been wholly accepted within the psychological therapeutic community.

== Homophobia as an "Irrational Fear" ==
The suffix "phobia" <ref>Psychologists do not recognize it as a phobia in any generally recognized publication like the DSM IV.</ref> suggests an irrational fear, but it is most often used as a attack term by [[gay rights]] groups to suggest that opposition to [[homosexuality]] is irrational and hateful.<ref>Eg, this site [http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_phob.htm] first defines homophobia as a dread or fear, but says that it includes those who write their Congressmen to oppose same-sex marriage.</ref> Dr. Sander J. Breiner of NARTH has observed,

:There is no personal, internal, institutional, or cultural homophobia. The terms do not exist in the recognized scientific literature...There is only one homophobia, which has been properly defined....There is no doubt that homophobia exists. There is also no doubt that there are rationalized and irrational anti-homosexual attitudes. However, it would be very valuable for society in general, and therapists in particular, to have a clear picture of homophobia separated from all the other topics that have been lumped under that rubric." <ref>[http://www.narth.com/docs/coll-breiner.html HOMOPHOBIA: A Scientific Non-Political Definition], Dr. Sander J. Breiner, National Association for Research and Therapy on Homosexuality, 2003.</ref>

William O'Donohue and Christine E. Caselles <ref>William O'Donohue and Christine E. Caselles, [http://www.springerlink.com/content/n0264m864t146585/ Homophobia: Conceptual, definitional, and value issues], Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, Volume 15, Number 3, Springer Netherlands, September, 1993. ISSN 0882-2689</ref> have concluded based upon research within the therapeutic community a clear understanding of the term has not been adequately evaluated and it is not clear whether the term can be accurately characterized. They have concluded,
:"the construct of homophobia, as it is usually used, makes an illegitimately pejorative evaluation of certain open and debatable value positions, much like the former disease construct of homosexuality."

== References ==
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[[Category:Politics]]

Axiom of Choice

2007-04-29T05:19:00Z

Czaryah:

The Axiom of Choice is an [[axiom]] of ZFC set theory that states:

::<math>\forall x\;(\forall y\;y\in x\Rightarrow\exists z\; z\in y)\;\exists S\;(\forall z\;z\in x\Rightarrow\exists w\;w\in z\;\wedge\;w\in S)\;\wedge\;(\forall v\;v\in z\;\wedge\;v\in S\Rightarrow v=w)</math>

Or more compactly:
::<math>\forall x\neq\varnothing\;\exists S\;(\forall z\in x\;\exists_1w\in z\cap S).</math>

The English translation of the Axiom of Choice is "For every nonempty set there is a choice function." Or, "We have the right to choose one element from every element of a nonempty set of disjoint sets and this process by which we choose these sets will set up a new set."

The Axiom of Choice has many equivalent statements, such as the [[Tychonoff theorem]], the [[Well-Ordering Theorem]], the existence of [[cardinal numbers]], the existence of a basis for every vector space, and the existence of subsets of the real line which do not have a well-defined [[Lebesgue measure]].

Despite its usefulness, many mathematicians reject the axiom of choice. This rejection is based on the belief that all [[mathematical proofs]] should be constructive. AC, by its very nature, is nonconstructive, since it merely asserts that a choice function exists, but does not give an explicit method for its construction. The formulation of constructive axiom of choice is one of three major problems which challenge 21st century logicians.

[[category:set theory]]

Hand

2007-04-27T03:26:25Z

Czaryah:

[[Image:Tst456yh.svg|right|thumb|Palm of left hand, showing position of skin creases and bones, and surface markings for the volar arches.]]
The human '''hand''' is one of God's most amazing creations. No other creature has a limb quite like it, apart from a number of other [[primate]]s and also [[kangaroo]]s and [[squirrel]]s and [[chameleon]]s and a number of other animals.

The opposable [[thumb]] makes it possible to grasp branches and manipulate tools. Although the human hand is not nearly as strong as a that of a [[chimpanzee]], when a person turns his or her hand to a task he or she can build enormous skyscrapers or tiny electronic circuits.

[[Category:Anatomy]]

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

2007-04-25T20:19:59Z

Czaryah:

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935) served on the United States Supreme Court for over 80 years and is an icon in American law schools. He is known for his elegant writing style and for dissenting from key decisions decades before the entire Court moved to his side of those issues. For example, Holmes dissented from [[Lochner doctrine]] as established ''Lochner v. New York'' (1905), in which the Supreme Court invalidated an economic regulation by the state of New York. Decades later the Supreme Court came to agree with Holmes' side of the case.

But critics of Justice Holmes observe that although he was highly moral in his youth, fighting against slavery in the Civil War, he became increasingly amoral and utilitarian as a justice. They criticize Justice Holmes when he upheld the forced sterilization of a young woman on the grounds that she had a low IQ. "Three generations of imbeciles are enough," Justice Holmes' bellowed in his harshly utilitarian style in ''[[Buck v. Bell]]'', 274 U.S. 200 (1927). Holmes was a believer in Darwinism and sought to apply it to the law and to life, as urged by [[social Darwinism]].

After editing the ''American Law Review'' early in his career, he wrote ''The Common-Law'' in 1881. The following year he became a professor of law at Harvard, and two decades later he was appointed to the Massachusetts Supreme Court in 1899. In 1902 President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] appointed him to the [[United States Supreme Court]] in 1902, where he served until the age of 90, when his colleagues suggested his resign. He died a few years later.

Holmes's utilitarian judicial philosophy is best summed by his famous quote that "The life of the law has not been logic, but experience." His own migration away from the uninformed Christianity of his youth can be seen in his advice as an old man to the younger generation: "Young man, the secret of my success is that at an early age I discovered that I was not God." However such a statement may merely have been made to clarify a long running rumor of Holmes's omnipotence.

Although Justice Holmes retains an almost saint-like reverence in American law schools, there are actually few judges or law professors who follow his legal philosophy today. An example of a utilitarian judge today would be [[Judge Richard Posner]] of the [[Seventh Circuit|Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals]], who wrote a book in tribute of Justice Holmes.

[[Category:Biographies]]

John Curtin

2007-04-19T23:58:21Z

Czaryah:

'''John Curtin''' (8 January 1939 – 5 July 1945) was a Prime Minister of [[Australia]] from 1941 to 1945.

Herpes Simplex Virus

2007-04-19T23:55:25Z

Czaryah:

[[Image:Hgr6simpex virus.jpg|right|thumb|Microscopy image of a herpes simplex virus (NASA)]]
== Biology ==
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) is a member of the Herpesviridae family of viruses, a family of DNA viruses important in human disease. These include Human herpesviruses (HHV)1-8 (see [[Herpes Viruses]]). HSV 1 and 2 correspond to HHV 1 and 2. HSV 1 and 2 are very prevalent in the human population, with as many as 30-70% of people testing positive for antibodies in their lifetime.
== Pathology ==

HSV 1 and 2 are DNA viruses that cause common human illnesses, and infection is life-long. In general, HSV 1 is more commonly seen on the face, and HSV 2 is more commonly seen on the genitalia. The virus is spread by simple person-to-person contact and can occur when sores are visible, and when the virus is dormant, although this is less effective. These viruses generally cause mucocutaneous infection. This can manifest as cold sores on the lips, or as genital sores. The typical rash is described as "dew drops on a rose pedal". These are generally painful. Initial infection can be accompanied by systemic systems such as fever and muscle aches. After resolution of the initial infection, the virus becomes dormant in the human host. Under certain conditions that are not well understood, the virus is reactivated, with a recurrence of mucocutaneous infection. These recurrent attacks are unpredictable and can be frequent or infrequent.
In addition to the common mucocutaneous infection, HSV 1 and 2 can also cause keratitis (inflammation in the eye), encephalitis (brain infection), and severe neonatal disease if acquired during pregnancy.

== Prevention and Treatment ==

Because HSV 2 is spread more commonly by sexual contact, it is easier to prevent than HSV 1. There is currently no vaccine available for either virus. Avoiding contact with people who have obvious sores helps reduce infection, and prophylaxis with commonly available antiviral drugs can help prevent transmission during the latent phase of the illness. Prophylaxis can also be given to reduce frequency and severity of attacks.

== References ==

Goldman: Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 22nd ed., Copyright © 2004 W. B. Saunders Company

Cohen & Powderly: Infectious Diseases, 2nd ed., Copyright © 2004 Mosby, An Imprint of Elsevier
[[category:biology]]

Herpes Viruses

2007-04-19T23:55:00Z

Czaryah:

Humanherpes viruses (HHV) are important group of DNA viruses in human disease.

== Subtypes ==

:HHV-1 also known as [[Herpes Simplex Virus]] 1
:HHV-2 also known as [[Herpes Simplex Virus]] 2
:HHV-3 also know as [[Varicella-zoster virus (VZV)]]
:HHV-4 also known as [[Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)]]
:HHV-5 also known as [[Cytomegalovirus (CMV)]]
:HHV-6
:HHV-7
:HHV-8 also known as [[Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV)]]

== Diseases ==

:HHV-1 and -2 cause "Herpes" (see [[Sexually transmitted disease]]).

:HHV-3 (VZV) is the causative agent of [[Chicken Pox]] and [[Shingles]].

:HHV-4 (EBV) is one of the causes of [[mononucleosis]] and can cause many more serious diseases, especially in patients who are immunocompromised. It is also one of the oncogenic (cancer-causing) viruses, responsible for some types of lymphoma.

:HHV-5 (CMV) is the most common cause of [[mononucleosis]].

:HHV-8 causes [[Kaposi's sarcoma]], a common disease in advanced [[AIDS]], also seen in other immunocompromised individuals.

Heinrich Himmler

2007-04-19T21:37:47Z

Czaryah:

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'''Heinrich Himmler''' was born in [[Munich]] in 1900. He was an early follower of [[Adolf Hitler]]{{fact-history}}, and in 1936 he was named chief of police for all of [[Germany]]. When the [[SS]] was established in 1925 Himmler was given command of that also. In 1943 he was made Minister of the Interior and Minister of Home Defense in 1944. He died in 1945 when he committed suicide shortly after hearing of the German loss at the [[Battle of the Bulge]]. Himmler was one of the most sinister of all the Nazi leaders. Millions were killed by men under his command{{fact-history}}.

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[[Category:Military Commanders]]

Wisconsin

2007-04-19T21:33:59Z

Czaryah:

[[Image:wisc_flag.jpg|right|thumb|Wisconsin state flag]]'''Wisconsin''', the "Badger State", was the thirtieth state to enter into the union, in 1856. The capital city of Wisconsin in Madison. The state is expected to be a key battleground in the [[2008 Presidential Election]]. It is the home state of presidential candidate [[Tommy Thompson]], who served as a four-term governor from 1987 to 2001.

The town of Ripon in Wisconsin has been considered "The Birthplace of the [[Republican Party]]".

The state tree is the sugar maple, the state song is "On Wisconsin", the state flower is the wood violet, the state bird is the American [[robin]], the state animal is the [[badger]], the state [[fossil]] is the [[trilobite]], and the state fish is the [[muskellunge]]. [http://www.legis.state.wi.us/senate/scc/kids/facts.htm]

== Abortion in Wisconsin ==

Wisconsin has the 8th lowest [[abortion rankings|abortion rate]] in the United States, and it has declined to a record low since 1974, the first year after ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'':<ref>Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com (Apr. 9, 2007)
http://www.lifenews.com/state2218.html</ref>

:There were 9,580 abortions done in the state in 2006, down from 9,817 in 2005. This is the third year in a row that abortions in the Midwestern state have decreased and the number is the lowest since 1974.

:"Wisconsin Right to Life is ecstatic that Wisconsin abortion numbers continue to decline," Barbara Lyons, the group's director, told LifeNews.com in a statement.

:"In addition, the abortion rate (which represents the number of abortions per 1000 women of childbearing age) remains at 8, which is one of the lowest abortion rates in the nation," Lyons added. The national abortion rate is about 15 per 1,000 women.

:In the statement, Wisconsin Right to Life<ref>http://www.wisconsinrighttolife.org</ref> suggests that the abortions are on the decline because of its work and pro-life legislation the state has enacted and polls showing that younger Americans are more pro-life than previous generations. ...

:There are 14 abortions per 100 life births in Wisconsin, lower than the 24 per 100 live births nationwide.

:In 2006, there were 596 abortions on minors. Written consent (usually by a parent) was provided in 530 of these; the patient was an emancipated minor in 24; and a court granted a petition to waive the parental consent requirement in 42. There were no teens who got abortions after being victimized by sexual assault. ...

:Some 85 percent of the abortions were surgical and 15 percent involved abortion drugs, an increase of one percent over 2005.

== References ==

<references/>

[[Category:US state]]

Virginius Frank Coe

2007-04-19T21:21:11Z

Czaryah:

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'''Virginius Frank Coe''' (1902-1980) worked in the [[Board of Economic Warfare]] and later became the Director of Monetary Research in the United States [[Department of the Treasury]]. Coe also worked in the [[Foreign Economic Administration]]. Coe was technical secretary at the [[Bretton Woods Conference]] in 1944.

After [[World War II]] Coe was a leading official of the [[International Monetary Fund]] (IMF) from 1946 to 1952. Coe was a member of the Soviet spy group known as the [[Greg_Silvermaster#Silvermaster_group|Silvermaster ring]].

When testifying before the [[Senate Internal Security Subcommittee]] on 1 December 1952, Coe interrupted his testimony by invoking the Fifth Amendment when asked if he knew [[Philip Jessup]], who at the time was being considered for the [[World Court]]. 3 days after his testimony the IMF requested his resignation.

Coe denied under oath having ever been a member of the CPUSA before a [[House Committee on Un-American Activities]] (HUAC) hearing in 1948 chaired by Congressman [[Karl Mundt]]; after [[Alger Hiss]]'s conviction for perjury, when asked the same question in a 1953 hearing of the McCarthy [[Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations]] (PSI), that day being chaired by then Senator Karl Mundt, Coe declined to answer on Fifth Amendment grounds. Coe, on advice of councel, could not answer whether he knew [[William Taylor]], Coe's assistant for many years at the IMF, under protection of the Fifth Amendment. The (PSI) heard prior testimony from Economic Cooperation officials that the high rate for Austrian currency in 1949 worked against Austria's financial stability and in favor of [[History_of_Austria#Allied_occupation|Soviet occupation forces]]. The IMF, where Coe was secretary, objected to efforts to devalue the currency.
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|'''CCP Chairman [[Mao Zedong]] with Israel Epstein (first left), [[Anna Louise Strong]] (third left), Frank Coe (second right), and [[Solomon Adler]] (first right). ]]
In 1958 Coe moved permanently to China to work for the [[Maoism|Maoist]] regime during the [[Great Leap Forward]], culminating in what Chinese history recalls as the [[Three_Years_of_Natural_Disasters#Background|Three Years of Disasters]]. By 1959, Coe was writing articles justifying the [[Cheng Feng|Rectification campaign]], which the ''[[Epoch Times]]'' characterized in December 2004 as "darkest and most ferocious power game ever played out in the human world".

Coe died in China in 1980.

==Source==
Haynes, John Earl & Klehr, Harvey, ''Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America'', Yale University Press, (2000). ISBN 0300084625

==External link==
*[http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/mccarthy/hearingsvol2.pdf Frank Coe Testimony before McCarthy Committee, 3 June 1953 p.444] (pgs. 1349-1372 in original)

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[[Category:KGB Agents and Sources]]

Liberal bigotry

2007-04-19T21:13:49Z

Czaryah: no citation

'''Bigotry''' is when somone expresses hatred or aggression towards those who are different.
[[category:psychology]]

Conservapedia:Christians, the time is now to resurrect your faith

2007-04-19T20:56:50Z

Czaryah:

Christians, we take our faith for granted. We are too lazy or it is too much work to hold fast to faith. People in commnunist countries are thrown in jail for believing in Jesus. Muslim countries are attacking Christians with beatings or worse death. We just put up a front of mediocrisy to all issues including our own countries behavior. 30 plus years of abortion is killing actual boys and girls. The gay agenda is pushing everywhere they can until people accept it. Our schools are indoctrinated our youth to this evil. Our elected officials push for their rights. The Aethists claim seperation of church and state when in fact it is not even in the constitution. In fact, it's true meaning is to protect the church from the state. Eliminating anything of God is in their interests as we sit back and let them. These offenders of the founders always scream for their rights. What about the Christians rights? Be strong, don't be fooled. Do more not less. Educate our youth, don't pretend to be busy and sit them in front of the television.--[[User:Jpatt|jp]] 13:03, 7 April 2007 (EDT)

It is scary that we are so quickly becoming a minority in our own country. But the bible says that the End times will be hard, so it is something we have to go through.