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Yasmeen in her first You Tube length feature film.

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:35:40 -0400

Yasmeen in her first You Tube length feature film.

check out my new hat!

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:36:40 -0400

check out my new hat!

babystoop: Today I got vaccinated for: Rotavirus, Tetanus,...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:40:57 -0400

babystoop:

Today I got vaccinated for: Rotavirus, Tetanus, Diptheria, whooping cough, Hepatitis B, Haemophilus Influenza B, pneumococcus, and Polio. Aside from building up my immunity to these deadly pathogens, I also got 2 purple bandaids!!! HUGE!!!

Pineapple Express 2

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:36:00 -0400

Pineapple Express 2

Jorel rocks his Bar Mitzvah!

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:51:00 -0400

Jorel rocks his Bar Mitzvah!

Babies on average do not smile until around 2 months, so I do...

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:03:39 -0400

Babies on average do not smile until around 2 months, so I do not think this is a real smile. I think it is just gas.

babystoop: Magnum! Dear God, it’s...

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:32:27 -0500

babystoop:

Magnum!

Dear God, it’s beautiful

http://youtu.be/gx9O6q0pDAU

Caption Contest?

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 01:31:22 -0500

Caption Contest?

"You know you’re a father when you take the batteries out of your Xbox wireless controller to..."

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:19:57 -0500

“You know you’re a father when you take the batteries out of your Xbox wireless controller to put into a breast pump”

- Doctor Stoop

Baby Stoop. Born today. Follow adventures...

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:41:43 -0500

Baby Stoop. Born today. Follow adventures at http://babystoop.tumblr.com/

Hanukkah and Thanksgiving: A once in eternity overlap

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:13:15 -0500

https://sites.google.com/site/mizrahijonathan/home/ThanksgivingAndHanukkah

Next year features an anomaly for American Jews – The first day of Hanukkah coincides with Thanksgiving, on 11/28/2013. I was curious how often this happens. It turns out that it has never happened before…and it will never happen again.

Thanksgiving is set as the fourth Thursday in November, meaning the latest it can be is 11/28. 11/28 is also the earliest Hanukkah can be. The Jewish calendar repeats on a 19 year cycle, and Thanksgiving repeats on a 7 year cycle. You would therefore expect them to coincide roughly every 19x7 = 133 years. Looking back, this is approximately correct – the last time it would have happened is 1861. However, Thanksgiving was only formally established by President Lincoln in 1863. So, it has never happened before. Why won’t it ever happen again?

The reason is because the Jewish calendar is very slowly getting out of sync with the solar calendar, at a rate of 4 days per 1000 years (not bad for a many centuries old calendar!) This means that while presently Hanukkah can be as early as 11/28, over the years the calendar will drift forward, such that the earliest Hanukkah can be is 11/29. The last time Hanukkah falls on 11/28 is 2146 (which happens to be a Monday). Therefore, 2013 is the only time Hanukkah will ever overlap with Thanksgiving. You can see the start date of Hanukkah as a function of time in the attached plots. In the long timescale plot, the drift forward is clear.

Of course, if the Jewish calendar is never modified in any way, then it will slowly move forward through the Gregorian calendar, until it loops all the way back to where it is now. So, Hanukkah will again fall on Thursday, 11/28…in the year 79,811.

I enjoy photographing wildlife

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 14:10:41 -0500

I enjoy photographing wildlife

Snyder Signs Controversial Abortion Bill HB 5711

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:47:24 -0500

A sad day for the future health of women in Michigan.

"Sandy Hook, Oak Creek, Aurora, Virginia Tech, Columbine: “it can’t happen here” places where..."

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 10:51:57 -0500

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Sandy Hook, Oak Creek, Aurora, Virginia Tech, Columbine: “it can’t happen here” places where terrible things did happen and 95 people died. Contrary to widespread perception, however, such events are uncommon. Their frequency is not increasing, and they account for only a small fraction of firearm-related deaths and injuries. On average, 88 Americans died every day from firearm violence in 2011, and another 202 were seriously injured. In 2012, for the first time, there will probably be more firearm-related homicides and suicides than motor vehicle traffic fatalities.

The United States has become an extreme example of what could well be termed “global gunning.” With less than 5% of the world’s population, we own more than 40% of all the firearms that are in civilians’ hands: 250 million to 300 million weapons, nearly as many as we have people, and they are not going away anytime soon. We have made social and policy decisions that, with some important exceptions, provide the widest possible array of firearms to the widest possible array of people, for use under the widest possible array of conditions.

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- Garen J. Wintemute, M.D., M.P.H

Grapefruit orange tangerine hybrid

Sat, 22 Dec 2012 20:04:24 -0500

Grapefruit orange tangerine hybrid

fuckyeahmedicalstuff: Specialists from the Department of Hand...

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 07:43:25 -0500

fuckyeahmedicalstuff:

Specialists from the Department of Hand Surgery Hospital “Kaplan” in Rehovot saved from complete amputation the fingers of a young man from Kiryat Malachi. Three fingers of his right hand were crushed by machine and presented fourth degree burns. A month after having his fingers sewn into his abdomen, they have been restored, and regained movement almost completely.

These are sad days in Michigan, we need more advocates like Rebekah Warren

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:49:21 -0500

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Michigan Senate voted Wednesday to restrict and regulate abortion practices, including requiring a health professional to screen patients to ensure they aren’t being forced to end pregnancies.

The measures previously approved by the GOP-led House were approved by a 27-10 vote, mostly along party lines. The legislation returns to the House for its final review of changes before going to Republican Gov. Rick Snyder.

The bill package also enacts regulations related to the disposal of fetal remains. It additionally requires private medical offices to be licensed as freestanding surgical outpatient facilities if they perform at least 120 abortions annually and undergo annual state inspections.

Another key provision requires a physician to perform a mandatory physical examination before prescribing drugs that would cause a medically induced abortion, and prohibits the use of telemedicine, or a web-based camera for that exam.

The legislation drew a litany of failed amendments from Democratic Sen. Rebekah Warren, who described it as “dangerous and punitive.” Warren tried unsuccessfully to pass several other amendments – including a few she said were aimed at making a point about gender parity. One making the coercion language neutral so criminal penalties also could apply to someone forcing a woman to carry her pregnancy to its full term, another would have required a man seeking a vasectomy to be examined to see if the procedure was medically necessary to prevent death. Another would have required rectal exams before prescribing erectile dysfunction medicine.

“Women in Michigan, I hope you’re paying attention — today, the sky has fallen,” said Warren of Ann Arbor, who spent several years working for a nonprofit women’s reproductive health clinic. “This is a shameless back-door attempt to shut down women’s reproductive health clinics in the state.”

On Women’s Reproductive Rights

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:38:11 -0500

On Women’s Reproductive Rights

I deserve the Brownie Girl Scout Money Manager Merit Badge

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:04:57 -0500

I deserve the Brownie Girl Scout Money Manager Merit Badge

“Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome Trailer” -...

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:48:04 -0500

“Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome Trailer” - Series Premieres 11/9/12 (by machinima)

What is Machinama Prime?