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Greater Works Shall You Do
December 17, 2011 73 Comments
Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.
-The Gospel of John 14:12, NKJV
What are these "greater works" which those who believe in Jesus Christ will do? What can be greater than calming the wind and the waves of a raging storm by rebuking [Mark 4:35-41; Matt 8:18, 23-27; Luke 8:22-25]? Halting a hurricane perhaps? Or, how does one do greater than raising Lazarus from the dead after four days [John 11:38-44]? Raising the dead after five days? Six days? Thirty days? A year?
Craig Blomberg notes Jesus' emphatic "double-'Amen'" ["Verily, Verily" in the KJV or "Truly, truly" in the NASB, rendered "Most assuredly" above, which literally translates as "Amen, amen"] yet, "it is not likely that the later church would invent a saying ascribed to Jesus susceptible to the interpretation that the disciples were greater than their master."1 So, what does this verse mean? What are these "greater works" we will do?
Bill Johnson, Senior Pastor of Bethel Church in Redding, CA, teaches that Jesus is referring to greater signs and wonders. This is based, in part, on Johnson's claim that Jesus Christ performed the miraculous merely as "a man in right relationship to God…not as God"2 who was "completely dependent on the power of the Holy Spirit working through Him"3 because He had "laid his divinity aside"4 in His "self-imposed restriction to live as a man"5 therefore possessing "NO supernatural capabilities whatsoever".6 In Johnson's theology, if Jesus Christ could do all He did as a Spirit-moved man, then Holy Spirit indwelt Christians should be able to exceed the greatness, the quality, of Jesus' miracle workings:
Jesus' prophecy of us doing greater works than He did has stirred the Church to look for some abstract meaning to this very simple statement. Many theologians seek to honor the works of Jesus as unattainable, which is religion, fathered by unbelief. It does not impress God to ignore what He promised under the guise of honoring the work of Jesus on the earth. Jesus' statement is not that hard to understand. Greater means 'greater.' And, the works He referred to are signs and wonders. It will not be a disservice to Him to have a generation obey Him, and go beyond His own high-water mark. He showed us what one person could do who has the Spirit without measure. What could millions do? That was His point, and it became His prophecy.
This verse is often explained away by saying it refers to quantity of works, not quality. As you can see, millions of people should be able to surpass the sheer number of works that Jesus did simply because we are so many. But that waters down the intent of His statement. The word greater is mizon [sic] in the Greek. It is found 45 times in the New Testament. It is always used to describe 'quality,' not quantity.7
Johnson is correct in that the Greek word meizon (not mizon)8 refers to greater in quality rather than quantity. But are the 'greater works' referring to "signs and wonders" as in calming storms and raising the dead? Gary Burge asserts, "The promise can hardly mean that the efforts of disciples will exceed those of Jesus who, for instance, provided the stupendous miracle of raising Lazarus from the dead."9 Andreas Kostenberger reflects:
Do greater things than Jesus did? This claim seems daring. The difficulty evaporates when one realizes that these 'greater works' are still works of Jesus, now carried out from his exalted position with the Father through his commissioned, faithful followers. Because Jesus is now with the Father, we can expect to do greater works than even Jesus did: on the basis of his once-for-all death on the cross, and in answer to believing prayer for all that is necessary to accomplish the mission Jesus never relinquished.10
And what was Jesus' mission?
"Because I Go to My Father"
J. Louis Martyn refers to the "highly paradoxical"11 nature of this verse. However, the key to interpreting and understanding this verse, as in any Scripture, is to keep it in its proper context as "he clearly says in the promise that all this will take place because he is going to the Father."12 What occurs after His Ascension? Two things: 1) Jesus is now at the right hand of the Father providing intercession for us as our Mediator through prayers in His name; and, 2) after Pentecost, all true Christians are indwelt by the Holy Spirit. For more complete context, here are verses 12 through 17a in the NIV (1984):
12I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these because I am going to the Father. 13And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. 14You may ask me for anything in my name and I will do it.
15If you love me, you will obey what I command. 16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever — 17the Spirit of truth. [NIV 1984]
Kostenberger: "For once Jesus is exalted in his Father's presence, believers will be able to pray to the Father in Jesus' name, and Jesus himself will answer these prayers."13 Burge states, "What is 'greater' is that these works will be done by regular people in whom the power of Christ has taken up residence following his glorification."14 However, Kostenberger adds, "understanding the impact of Jesus' words to his original audience requires historical imagination. For what was a novel vision for Jesus' first followers has become an everyday reality for us today: to be indwelt by the Spirit and to pray – in Jesus' name".15 (Kostenberger also clarifies, "Praying in Jesus' name does not involve magical incantation but rather expresses alignment of one's desires and purposes with God [1 John 5:14-15]",16 i.e. obedience to the written Word [v 15].) While both of these should remain awe-inspiring to the child of God, these privileges are, shamefully, very easy to take for granted.
Partnering with God Rather Than Exceeding His Greatness
Martyn sees in John 14:12 a continuation of partnering with Jesus which Jesus Himself had told His disciples back in John 9:4 (and first mentioned in 3:11): "We must work the works of him who sent me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work" [NASB].17 This will progress until the culmination of all things:
The work of Jesus appears not to be terminated in the time of his earthly life. On the contrary, his going to the Father inaugurates a time in which his followers do his works. Indeed, 9:4a leads us to see this continuation of Jesus' works as an activity of the Risen Lord in the deeds of Christian witnesses.18
After Jesus' glorification, the Father sent "another Counselor" [Helper, Advocate, Comforter], another parakletos (Paraclete) [v 15], the "Spirit of truth" [v 17; 15:26; 16:13]. This other Paraclete is invisible to the world as the world does not know Him [14:17]. Yet, He will teach believers all things [14:26]. He will bear witness of Jesus [15:26]; He will glorify Jesus [16:14] not speaking of His own authority, only what He hears [16:13]. He will judge the world and convict of sin [16:8-11].19
Observing some obvious parallels between Jesus and the Paraclete (parakletos), Martyn illustrates how the Gospel writer compares these to believers. As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world [17:18 (NIV) compared to Jesus in 8:42 and the Holy Spirit in 15:26/14:26, also 12:49/14:24 and 16:13]. The reason that the world does not know us [believers] is that it did not know him [1 John 3:1 (NIV), also John 17:25, compared to 8:19/17:25 and 14:17]. And you [believers] will bear witness also… [15:27 (NASB) compared to 8:14 and 15:26]. Noting the current application of the narrative of John 9, Martyn states of 9:39, "Jesus [in the person of the Christian Witness] said, 'For judgment I came into the world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind'" [compared to 3:18-19 and 16:13]. And, lastly, Martyn sees Jesus' work extending into the present through believers specifically in the "greater works" verse: Truly, truly I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do shall he do also, and greater works than these shall he do, because I go to the Father [14:12 (NASB) compared to 14:25 and 14:26/16:13].20
So, while Jesus literally healed the blind man by giving him the eyesight he never had [9:1-11], there is also a figurative/spiritual application in this teaching narrative/discourse as spiritual sight in contrast to spiritual blindness [9:35-41]. Jesus tells the unbelieving Pharisees ['This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath' – 9:16 NIV], "If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains" [9:41 NIV]. These Pharisees were now guilty because they remained in their sins despite seeing the Son of God:
39And Jesus said, 'For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see; and those who see may become blind.' [John 9:39 NASB]
Yet the man formerly blind from birth passed from eternal death to eternal life as he gained his spiritual sight [9:38-39] – something much more important than merely receiving physical sight!
As J. Louis Martyn rephrases, "this [miraculous works to include healing] is not terminated in Jesus' earthly lifetime…but rather…the Risen Lord continues his earthly ministry in the work of his servant, the Christian preacher…"21 This is the privilege of all children of God as we preach the true Gospel – that we are hopeless sinners in need of a Savior who has already paid the price for our sin debt – the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of truth [14:17; 15:26; 16:13] works through us, His children, convicting of sin [16:8-11] leading to repentance. While there will be those in the world who wish to hold on to their sin and thus hate God and His disciples [15:18-25], it is still our distinct privilege to preach the Gospel to the lost.
To reiterate, the Holy Spirit does not speak on His own, only what He hears [16:13], which means He does not glorify Himself or even bring any attention to Himself whatsoever as He will bear witness to and glorify Jesus Christ [15:26; 16:14] instead. And by extension, we, as Holy Spirit indwelt Christians, do the same: we do not glorify or magnify ourselves but rather we bear witness [15:27] to and glorify Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior by the power of the Spirit working through us.
Eternal Life – The Greatest of Miracles
F. F. Bruce finds precedence of the "greater works" motif of John 14:12 in 5:20:
When, after the healing at the pool of Bethesda, Jesus affirmed that the works he did were those which the Father showed him, he added, 'he will show him greater works than these, to give you cause for marvel' (John 5:20). Now [in 14:12] he tells his disciples that they in turn would do the works that he did. That must have been surprising enough. But what were they to think when he went on to say that, because he was going to the Father, they would do even greater works than they had seen him do?22
Likewise, so does D. A. Carson see 5:20's "greater works" in 14:12. As per Kostenberger's BECNT commentary, "[Carson] correctly locates the clues to a proper understanding of 14:12 in the parallel in 5:20 and in the final clause 'because I am going to the Father,' and points to the disciples' greater understanding after the resurrection in the 'new eschatological age that will have dawned.'"23 For a better understanding of how 5:20 relates to 14:12 we need to take a closer look into the pool of Bethesda.
The pool of Bethesda is the place where individuals of various afflictions would congregate waiting for someone to stir the pool assuming this stirring would provide curative powers in its waters [5:7]. Jesus met the paralytic man waiting beside the pool, told him, "Get up! Pick up your mat and walk" [5:8], and the man was cured, then he picked up his mat and walked away [5:9]. Since this miracle was performed on the Sabbath [5:9], the Jews informed the now healed man that it was unlawful to work (carry his mat) on the Sabbath [5:10] according to their extra-biblical oral tradition. Jesus later found the former paralytic and said, "See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you" [5:14]. This prefigures the healing of the blind man [9:1-7] who subsequently received his spiritual sight [9:39] by believing Jesus to be the Son of Man [9:35; cf. Daniel 7:13], the Messiah (Anointed One) [Daniel 9:26], then believing in and worshiping Him.
The Jews were angry that Jesus not only healed on the Sabbath, but that He instructed the man to 'sin' by 'working' on the Sabbath [5:16]. Once Jesus equated Himself with God as God's Son working on the Sabbath along with His Father [5:17], the Jews desired all the more to kill him [5:18]. Jesus responds by reiterating His relationship with the Father as both His Son [5:19] and His equal [5:20-21], and, further, by claiming that Jesus Himself will judge rather than the Father [5:22; cf. 14:6 – "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."]. Blomberg expounds, "Verses 21-22 refer to two major 'works' that Jews recognized God continued to perform on the Sabbath – giving life (as children were born) and exercising judgment (as people died)."24
20 For the Father loves the Son and shows Him all things that He Himself is doing; and greater works than these will He show Him, that you may marvel.
21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.
22 For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son,
23 in order that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
24 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
25 Truly, Truly I say to you, an hour is coming and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear shall live.
26 For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself;
27 and He gave Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man. [John 5:20-27, NASB; emphasis added]
The "greater works" [5:20] referred to in this passage – greater than healing a paralytic on the Sabbath – is the fact that Jesus "gives life to whom He wishes" [5:21], which means providing "eternal life" [5:24] in the then present [5:25] continuing till the eschaton (end of all things). In addition, Jesus has been given authority to judge all [5:22] in the then present [5:24] and at the eschaton [5:27-29]. He provides eternal life to those who honor Him [5:23a] while judging those who refuse [5:23b]. The thief on the Cross is an example of how Jesus 'gave life to whom He wished' [Luke 23:43] during His earthly ministry. Conversely, after witnessing the blind man who could subsequently see, the Pharisees met Jesus' judgment [9:39-41] for their unbelief in Jesus as the Christ/Messiah.
Craig Keener also recognizes the "parallel language" of 14:12 and 5:20 [and 1:50].25 He comments, "The claim that God delegates the judgment to Jesus would have unnerved his opponents."26 Keener adds
Like the Father, Jesus could give life (5:21; cf. 17:2); this made him act in a divine manner. The resurrection of the dead was a divine work, specifically attributed to God…God was widely viewed as the giver of life, hence the only one who life was not contingent on a giver of life…In the context, the healing of the man at the pool of Bethesda prefigures in a small way the resurrection; Jesus will raise the dead, just as he told the lame man to 'rise'…That he gives life to 'whomever he wills' (5:21) reinforces the image of divinity in this Gospel; God made alive (cf. 6:57, 63) and drew to life those whom he willed (6:37, 44, 65; cf. 3:8).
The discourse reports a number of divine activities the Father has 'given' the Son: judgment (5:22, 27), life in himself (5:26), and divine works (5:36; cf. 5:20)…27
For those who insist, like Bill Johnson, that Jesus performed all His miracles by the power of the Holy Spirit, the above Scripture [5:20-27 and the others Keener cites] irrefutably proves otherwise. To assert the Holy Spirit was the vehicle used in Jesus' 'giving life to whom He wishes' and 'executing judgment' is to defy logic. How could Jesus 'give life to whom He wishes' (and its converse – execute judgment) if He was dependent upon the Holy Spirit instead? Or, did Jesus command the Holy Spirit to give life to whom He willed? Of course not; if Jesus was functioning strictly as a man dependent on God, as Johnson asserts, then He certainly could not command God the Holy Spirit to obey Him.
Furthermore, if we were to assume (incorrectly, of course) that Jesus relied on the Holy Spirit both to "give life" [5:21, 24-25] and "execute judgment" [5:22, 24, 27], then Holy Spirit indwelt Christians should be able to 'give life to whom we choose' and judge those whom we wish to judge. Of course we can neither grant eternal life/judgment to anyone in and of ourselves nor can we command the Holy Spirit to do so [however, Christians do have a role in judgment after the eschaton, cf. Matthew 19:28; 1 Corinthians 6:2-3]. Instead, we play an integral role in effecting eternal life (or judgment) as the privileged vehicle through which the Holy Spirit works in and through as we preach the true Gospel and as we humbly pray for others in Jesus' name.
The greatest miracle of all is the changed hearts of individuals as they transition from eternal death to eternal life by the acceptance of the true Gospel of Jesus Christ: by believing and confessing that Christ died on the Cross in propitiation for the collective sins of mankind, was raised from the dead, and by acknowledging individual inherent sinfulness and subsequently repenting, one is spared God's eternal wrath, passing from death to everlasting life.
Nineteenth century expositor J. C. Ryle puts it succinctly:
In short, 'greater works' mean more conversions. There is no greater work possible than the conversion of a soul.28
Keener, commenting on 14:12, asserts "The promise of 'greater works' calls John's audience to look not only backward but also to the present, where Christ continues to remain active through his presence by the Paraclete and his proclaimed word."29 The "greater works" then refers to Christians, mere mortals, whom the Holy Spirit works in and through to effect salvation to those who believe in the true Gospel of Jesus Christ and are saved, in contrast to exacting judgment on those who refuse Him and His sacrifice. This is "greater" than Jesus who did these things as God – not a Spirit-moved man – during His earthly ministry.
see also:
Kenosis, Christology and Bill Johnson, part I
Kenosis, Christology and Bill Johnson, part II
Kris Vallotton and the Mantle of Jesus Christ/Bill Johnson on Corporate Anointing
1 Blomberg, Craig. The Historical Reliability of John's Gospel. 2001, InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, IL; p 199
2 Johnson, Bill. When Heaven Invades Earth: A Practical Guide to a Life of Miracles. 2003, Treasure House/Destiny Image, Shippensburg, PA; p 29. Ellipse in original.
3 Johnson; p 29
4 Johnson; p 79. In original text a footnote follows this phrase referring to Philippians 2:5-7, a proof-text used for those propounding the unorthodox/heterodox kenosis doctrine.
5 Johnson; p 29
6 Johnson; p 29
7 Johnson; p 185. Underscore from emphasis (italics) in original; bolding added for emphasis.
8 Strong, James; J. R. Kohlenberger, III and J. A. Swanson, eds. The Strongest Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible. 2001, Zondervan, Grand Rapids, MI; pp 440, 1514. Meizon is Strong's # 3187.
9 Burge, Gary M. "John's Gospel" in Evans, Craig A., ed. The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary: John, Hebrews – Revelation. 2005, Victor/Cook Communications Ministries, Colorado Springs, CO; p 127
10 Kostenberger, Andreas J. "John" in Arnold, Clinton E., gen. ed. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary, Volume 2: John, Acts. 2002, Zondervan, Grand Rapids, MI; p 139. Emphasis added.
11 Martyn, J. Louis History and Theology in the Fourth Gospel. 2003 (3rd ed. rev. (1968)), Westminster John Knox, Louisville, KY; p 135
12 Martyn; p 136. Italics in original.
13 Kostenberger, Andreas J. Encountering John (Encountering Biblical Series). July 2009 (8th prtg (paperback), (1999)), Baker, Grand Rapids, MI; p 156. Italics in original.
14 Burge; p 127
15 Kostenberger, Encountering John; p 156
16 Kostenberger, Andreas J. John: Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. July 2009 (4th prtg (2004)), Baker, Grand Rapids, MI; p 433-434
17 Martyn; p 38 including important footnote 20. Pronoun emphasis in original: We (Jesus and His disciples and, by extension, all subsequent believers) are to partner with the Father (the one "who sent me"). This was begun in 3:11: "I tell you the truth, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony." [NIV 1984]
18 Martyn; pp 38-39. Emphasis added.
19 This section somewhat roughly follows the outline of Martyn; pp 137-138
20 This is adapted from a chart in and quoted from Martyn; pp 141-142.
21 Martyn; pp 39-40
22 Bruce, F. F. The Gospel & Epistles of John. 1983, Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, MI; p 300. Bruce notes in the Preface, "The biblical text which is printed at the head of each section of the exposition is my translation from the Greek of the Nestle-Aland edition of 1979." This explains why the translation of 5:20 is not exactly like any other.
23 Kostenberger, John: Baker Exegetical Commentary; p 433 (footnote) citing Carson, D. A. The Gospel According to John: Pillar New Testament Commentary. 1999, Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, MI; pp 495-496
24 Blomberg; p 114
25 Keener, Craig S. The Gospel of John: A Commentary, Volume Two. 2010 (1st softcover ed, (2003)), Hendrickson, Peabody, MA; p 947
26 Keener, Craig S. The Gospel of John: A Commentary, Volume One. 2010 (1st softcover ed, (2003)), Hendrickson, Peabody, MA; p 651
27 Keener, Gospel of John: Vol. One; pp 650-651. Emphasis added.
28 Ryle, J. C. "Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: John 13:1-21:25" Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, Volume Four (John 10:31-21:35). 2007 (1878), Baker, Grand Rapids, MI; p 67. Originally part of a seven volume series with one each of Matthew and Mark, two of Luke (1-10 & 11-24), and three of John (1-6:70; 7-12:50; 13:1-21:35) beginning in 1856 and completed in 1878.
29 Keener, Gospel of John: Vol. Two; p 947. In the larger context of Keener's thoughts here, it seems he is promoting the idea of 'greater works' as signs and wonders. However, he also notes that the various contexts of 'works' in John's Gospel "indicates that these may include miraculous signs (5:20, 36; 7:3; 9:3-4; 10:25, 32-33, 37-38; 15:24) but also his mission as a whole"; and "…'works' in this Gospel includes doing God's will" (p 946; emphasis mine). Yet, Keener also contends that 'greater' would "imply "greater magnitude" (p 947), with no further comment indicating what that could be. Jesus' "mission as a whole" was salvific, and that seems to be the main point of the Upper Room discourse. Miracles, in the sense of signs and wonders, may or may not attend the proclamation of the Gospel, but it's the conversion that it is the 'greater work'.


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Food labels can help us choose a healthier diet and make sure our foods are safe to eat. Here is a guide to some of the most common food labelling terms.
Food labels can help us choose a healthier diet and make sure our foods are safe to eat. Here is a guide to some of the most common food labelling terms.
Read on or use the links to go straight to the sections that interest you.
Food labels provide a wide range of information about foods. But understanding all of that information is important if we are to make use of it.
For example, if a food product is labelled "light" or "lite" or has "no added sugar" what does this mean?
There are rules that food manufacturers must follow to prevent false claims or misleading descriptions, and there are clear guidelines on what labels on packets can and can't show.
Below we explain some of the more common labelling terms.
You will see "use by" dates on food that goes off quickly, such as smoked fish, meat products and ready-prepared salads.
Don't use any food or drink after the end of the "use by" date on the label, even if it looks and smells fine. This is because using it after this date could put your health at risk.
For the "use by" date to be a valid guide, you must follow storage instructions such as "keep in a refrigerator". If you don't follow these instructions, the food will spoil more quickly and you may risk
Once a food with a "use by" date on it has been opened, you also need to follow any instructions such as "eat within three days of opening".
But remember, if the "use by" is tomorrow, then you must use the food by the end of tomorrow, even if the label says "eat within a week of opening" and you have only opened the food today.
If a food can be frozen its life can be extended beyond the "use by" date. But make sure you follow any instructions on the pack, such as "cook from frozen" or "defrost thoroughly before use and use within 24 hours".
"Use by" dates are the most important date to consider, as these relate to food safety.
"Best before" dates appear on a wide range of frozen, dried, tinned and other foods.
"Best before" dates are about quality, not safety. When the date is passed, it doesn't mean that the food will be harmful, but it might begin to lose its flavour and texture.
Eggs have a shelf life of 28 days (from date laid to best before date). By law, eggs must reach the final consumer within 21 days from the date they have been laid. This date is known as the sell-by date.
After this date, the quality of the egg will deteriorate and if any salmonella bacteria are present, they could multiply to high levels and could make a person ill. This means that eggs need to be delivered to the consumer at least seven days before the best before date. The consumer then has seven days to use the eggs at home.
Eggs should be cooked thoroughly until both yolk and white are solid, or if they are used in dishes where they will be fully cooked such as a cake.
Cooking eggs until both the white and yolk are solid will kill any bacteria, such as salmonella. People who are in "at-risk" groups should only eat eggs, or food containing eggs, that have been thoroughly cooked. These groups include:
Every year throw away tonnes of food and drink, most of which could have been eaten. So think carefully before throwing away food past its "best before" date.
Remember, the "best before" date will only be accurate if the food is stored according to the instructions on the label, such as "store in a cool dry place" or "keep in the fridge once opened".
Retailers often use "sell by" and "display until" dates on their shelves, mainly for stock control purposes. These aren't required by law and are instructions for shop staff, not for shoppers.
The important dates for you to look for are the "use by" and "best before" dates.
Food packaging often makes health claims for the food, such as, "helps maintain a healthy heart", or "helps aid digestion".
Since 2007, specific rules have been put in place to help prevent misleading claims. Any claims made about the nutritional and health benefits of a food must be based on science. Only claims the European Commission has approved can be used on food packaging.
General claims about benefits to overall good health, such as "healthy" or "good for you", are only allowed if accompanied by an approved claim. This means that these claims must be backed up by an explanation of why the food is "healthy".
Labels are not allowed to claim that food can treat, prevent or cure any disease or medical condition. These sorts of claims can only be made for licensed medicines.
To say that a food is "light" or "lite", it must be at least 30% lower in at least one typical value, such as calories or fat, than standard products.
The label must explain exactly what has been reduced and by how much, for example "light: 30% less fat".
To get the whole picture about a product and compare it properly with similar foods, you will need to take a close look at the nutrition label. The easiest way to compare products is to look at the information per 100g.
You may be surprised at how little difference there is between foods that carry claims and those that don't. A "light" or "lite" version of one brand of crisps may contain the same amount of fat or calories as the standard version of another brand.
Those tempting biscuits that claim to be light on fat can have more calories than you think, so always check the label.
A claim that a food is low in fat may only be made where the product contains no more than 3g of fat per 100g for solids or 1.5g of fat per 100ml for liquids (1.8g of fat per 100ml for semi-skimmed milk).
"No added sugar" or "unsweetened" refer to sugar or sweeteners that are added as ingredients. They do not mean that the food contains no sugar.
The ingredients lists on food products with "no added sugar" and "unsweetened" labels will tell you what ingredients have been used, including what types of sweetener and sugar. You can often find information about how much sugar there is in the food in the nutrition label.
This usually means that the food has not had sugar added to it as an ingredient.
A food that has "no added sugar" might still taste sweet and can still contain sugar.
Sugars occur naturally in food such as fruit and milk. But we don't need to cut down on these types of sugar: it is food containing added sugars that we should be cutting down on.
Just because a food contains "no added sugar", this does not necessarily mean it has a low sugar content. The food may contain ingredients that have a naturally high sugar content (such as fruit), or have added milk, which contains lactose, a type of sugar that occurs naturally in milk.
This usually means that no sugar or sweetener has been added to the food to make it taste sweet. This doesn't necessarily mean that the food will not contain naturally occurring sugars found in fruit or milk.
The ingredients in the food, including additives, are listed in descending order of weight at the time they were used to make the food. If flavourings are used, the label must say so. The ingredients list must also highlight any allergens (foods that some people are allergic to), such as eggs, nuts and soya where used as ingredients.
As well as this information, there will usually also be the manufacturer's name and address, a datemark, instructions for safe storage and the weight of the product.
You often see nutrition labels on food packaging giving a breakdown of the nutritional content of the food.
Manufacturers are currently required by law to give this information if the product also makes a nutrition claim such as "low fat", or a health claim such as "calcium helps build strong bones", or if vitamins or minerals have been added to the product. Manufacturers often also give nutrition information voluntarily, and under new EU rules will be required to provide this information from December 2016, regardless of whether a nutrition or health claim has been made or vitamins or minerals have been added to the product.
When nutrition information is given on a label, as a minimum it must, under the new rules, show the amount of each of the following per 100g or 100ml of the food:
Sometimes you will also see amounts per serving or per portion, but this must be in addition to the 100g or 100ml breakdown. Remember, the manufacturer's idea of what constitutes a "serving"' or a "portion" might not be the same as yours.
The common terms used in nutritional information are explained below.
This is the amount of energy that the food will give you when you eat it.
It is measured in both kilojoules (kJ) and kilocalories (kcal), usually referred to as calories. An average man needs around 10,500kJ (2,500kcal) a day to maintain his weight. For an average woman, the daily figure is around 8,400kJ (2,000kcal).
There are two main types of fat found in food: saturated and unsaturated. As part of a healthy diet, we should try to cut down on food that is high in saturated fat. The nutrition label tells you how much total fat is contained in the food.
Eating too much fat can also make us more likely to put on weight because foods that are high in fat are high in energy (kJ/kcal) too. Being overweight raises our risk of serious health problems, such as type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, as well as coronary heart disease.
Find out more about fat and how much we should eat as part of a healthy diet in Fat: the facts.
Eating a diet that is high in saturated fat can raise the level of cholesterol in the blood. Having high cholesterol increases the risk of heart disease. As part of a healthy diet, we should try to cut down on food that is high in saturated fat.
Most of us eat too much saturated fat. Reading nutrition labels can help you cut down on saturated fat.
Find out how you can cut down on saturated fat in your diet in Eat less saturated fat.
There are two types of carbohydrates that the body turns into energy: simple and complex.
Simple carbohydrates are often listed on nutrition labels as "carbohydrates (of which sugars)". This includes added sugars and the natural sugars found in fruit and milk.
Complex carbohydrates are also called starchy foods. Starchy foods include potatoes, bread, rice, pasta and other starchy carbohydrates. We should get most of our energy from complex carbohydrates rather than those containing sugar. Try to choose higher-fibre, wholegrain varieties of starchy foods whenever you can by choosing wholewheat pasta, brown rice, or simply leaving the skins on potatoes.
Sometimes you will only see a total figure for carbohydrates on nutrition labels. This includes the carbohydrates from complex carbohydrates and from simple carbohydrates.
Sugars occur naturally in foods such as fruit and milk, however we do not need to cut down on these types of sugars. Sugars are also added to a wide range of foods such as sweets, cakes, biscuits and chocolates, and it is these types of sugary foods that we should cut down on, as regularly consuming foods and drinks high in sugar increases your risk of obesity and tooth decay.
Nutrition labels often tell you how much sugar a food contains. This includes added sugars (also called "free sugars") and the natural sugars found in fruit and milk. You can compare labels and choose foods that are lower in sugar.
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The body needs protein to grow and repair itself. Most adults in the UK get more than enough protein for their needs. Protein-rich foods include meat, fish, milk and dairy foods, eggs, beans, lentils and nuts.
The term "salt" on food labels includes all the sodium in a food. While most sodium comes from salt (sodium chloride), some can be naturally occurring in food. It can also come from raising agents and additives.
Too much salt can raise your blood pressure, which puts you at increased risk of health problems such as heart disease and stroke.
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Advanced Computing, Mathematics and Data
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February 2009
Chemists Earned Early Access to New Petascale Computer
Congratulations to Christopher Mundy at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Professor Doug Tobias at the University of California-Irvine on receiving 4 million hours on the Cray XT5 Jaguar supercomputer. The 1.64-petaflop computer, with more than 180,000 processing cores, is located at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Early access grants on this system help researchers perform great science while hardening the new supercomputer for general use later this year.
So, what are Dr. Mundy and his team going to do with all that time on the supercomputer, the fastest computer on the planet for open science?
The team will model the chemistry, electron transfer, and polarization of ions at water's interface using density functional theory. "No other model contains all three elements," said Mundy. "And, it is simply too complex to use smaller computer system sizes."
Christopher Mundy at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Doug Tobias at the University of California-Irvine on receiving 4 million hours on the Cray XT5 Jaguar supercomputer. Credit: Image courtesy of the National Center for Computational Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Why at the interface?
"Because interfaces are where life takes place," said Mundy. The team wants to know if the concentration of hydronium and hydroxide ions responsible for the acidic or basic nature of any solution is the same at the interface as in the bulk. With this insight, the researchers will deliver new understanding to molecular interactions and reactivity that can be applied to intractable energy problems, including catalysis and separations.
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Cars We Remember: Mustang Mach 1 and LTD convertible owner seeks advice
Q: Greg my sister cut out an article you recently wrote about a person who owned a 1972 Ford LTD convertible. I also have a 1972 Ford LTD convertible, and also have a hard time finding parts for it.
I usually get my parts locally in the Washington-Idaho state line area but do have problems with some parts. It's nice to see the gentleman who wrote to you (Frank Clark) has a love of cars like I do. I also had no knowledge of the government issued safety warnings back then about convertibles you had mentioned.
My Ford LTD has the big 429 cubic inch V8 under the hood and everyone around here keeps trying to buy it from me. The top has been replaced since I purchased the car back in 2002. I also have a 1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1, and I have enclosed a photo.
Any advice you can give on tracking down parts is appreciated. Thank you very much and keep those articles coming.
— Robert L. Sutton, Spokane, Washington
A: Robert thanks much for your kind words and the two photos you sent of your Fords. I see you have Cragar SS wheels on the convertible and also a nice set of wheels on your Mach 1. One thing that really sticks out to me in these modern days is that we baby boomers still love chrome wheels, while the younger set likes the black wheels nowadays.
As for finding parts, my best advice is to pick up copies of Hemmings Motor News and Auto Round-Up as these publications have numerous ads from individuals and companies that sell Ford parts. On the internet, there are many companies that deal with supplying older parts, including RockAuto.com, which many times offer wholesaler closeouts on parts you just might need for your '72 LTD and Mustang Mach 1. Another excellent online company is Kanter.com, which specializes in old car and truck parts.
I also have to apologize as I'm just getting to letters that were written in October 2017, as my backlog is finally getting a bit smaller and I've been able to answer some questions that are duplicates in one column. But I like to let the readers know I do open and read every letter I receive and try to answer them either personally or through my column.
In checking with the old car price guides and online sellers, looks like your 1971 Mustang Mach 1 is worth some nice dollars, especially if you spend some money on what's look like some needed bodywork from the photos. It's currently listed at a high retail of $27,000 on Kelly Blue Book, although I don't know the exact options, etc. your Mach 1 came with. The LTD convertible is listed at a high of $15,500, but remember these are prices are just estimates. With this said, your vehicles look to me to be in fair to decent shape with cosmetic clean up necessary. Investing in body work, rust removal and things like that will pay great dividends for you.
If your Mustang Mach 1 has the 351 Cleveland engine, I've seen them go on eBay for $35,000 to $40,000 depending on mileage and condition, even more in some instances. If it's the 429 Cobra Jet engine in the Mach 1 (not to be confused with your "regular" low performance 429 in the LTD, I'd add several thousand more all the way up to $70,000 asking price depending on originality and/or top restored condition. Regardless, your Mustang Mach 1 is one in demand collector car.
Thanks much for your hand written letter and photos and have a great year.
— Greg Zyla writes weekly for More Content Now and GateHouse Media publications.


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Date: May 28, 1998
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This is a claim for retroactive payment of a living quarters allowance (LQA) from October 1977 to October 1988. The claim is denied for the reasons stated herein.
The claimant states that, on March 25, 1982, he submitted a claim for an LQA through his request for a transportation agreement. The claimant also said that the local and command civilian personnel offices refused to apply existing regulations or seek competent review. Thus, it appears that the claimant's employing agency initially denied his claim and did not seek further advice or review concerning his claim.
The claimant submitted documentary evidence showing that, on November 4, 1994, the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel determined that the claimant should have been afforded a transportation agreement and an LQA when his sponsoring spouse left the overseas area in October 1977. It is not clear, though, whether the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff was responding to the original request for a transportation agreement that claimant allegedly submitted in March 1982, or whether he was responding to a more recent request from the claimant. The Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel concluded that the claimant should be authorized a transportation agreement and granted an LQA retroactively to October 1977, subject to the six-year statute of limitation. See 31 U.S.C. 3702. Accordingly, the claimant received an LQA retroactive to October 1988, rather than October 1977. In his memorandum of March 7, 1995, the claimant requested the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel to reconsider the decision limiting the retroactive payment of his LQA to October 1988. On April 29, 1997, the Director of Civilian Personnel concluded that the agency's November 4, 1994 decision was correct and denied the claimant's request. The claimant, however, alleges that the Barring Act's six-year deadline for filing claims stopped running when he filed his claim in March 1982.
The Barring Act, 31 U.S.C. 3702(b)(1), requires that a claim against the United States must be received within six years after the claim arises. General Accounting Office (GAO) regulations in effect before June 15, 1989 required that, to stop the limitation period from running, a claim had to be received at GAO within six years after the claim arose. John M. Nelson, B-238379 (March 16, 1990); Jerry L. Courson, B-200699 (March 2, 1981). Filing a claim with any other government agency at that time failed to satisfy the filing requirements of the Barring Act, and did not toll or stop the statutory six-year limitation period from running. My Anh Company, B-252872 (April 19, 1994); Frederick C. Welch, 62 Comp. Gen. 80 (1982). This was true even though failure to file with the GAO within the six-year period was the fault of the agency and not of the employee. Sara Dyson, B-260207.2 (November 6, 1995); John M. Nelson, supra; Richard C. Bockus, B-198085 (November 5, 1980); James C. Payne, B-191801 (October 20, 1978).
The GAO revised its regulations on June 15, 1989 to provide that the filing requirements of the Barring Act would be satisfied by timely filing the claim with the agency involved or with GAO. John M. Nelson, supra. The revised regulations only applied to claims that were not barred under the Barring Act as of June 15, 1989. Thus, a claim that arose on or after June 15, 1983 (six years prior to June 15, 1989), and had been filed with an agency, did not have to be filed with GAO for purposes of tolling the Act, but was treated as if it had been filed with the GAO on June 15, 1989.
If the claimant filed a claim with his agency in 1982, and the claim was not filed with the GAO, his claim never met the filing requirements of the Barring Act and did not stop the Act's six-year limitation period from running. Because the 1989 regulations only applied to claims that arose on or after June 15, 1983, they would not retroactively cure the deficiency in the claimant's 1982 claim -- its failure to fulfill the filing requirements of the Barring Act. Accordingly, unless the claimant submitted another claim to his agency on or after June 15, 1983, the six-year limitation period continued to run until November 1994 when the agency again investigated his eligibility to receive an LQA and issued its decision.
The Barring Act does not merely establish administrative guidelines, it specifically prescribes the time within which a claim must be received in order for it to be considered on its merits. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) does not have any authority to disregard the provisions of that Act or waive the time limitation it imposes. OPM also does not have the authority to waive the application of the Act, or to make any exceptions to its provisions. OPM clearly is precluded from considering the claimant's entitlement to payment of an LQA from October 1977 to June 15, 1983. Unless the claimant can prove that he submitted another claim to his agency on or after June 15, 1983, OPM also would be precluded from considering that part of the claim requesting payment of an LQA between June 15, 1983 and October 1988.
Section 31.7 of Title 4, Code of Federal Regulations, specifies that claims are settled on the basis of the written record and that the claimant has the burden of proving his right to payment.(1) See John P. Mitchell, B-180010 and B-180010.12 (March 8, 1979) (Record failed to include any documentary evidence establishing that promotion should have occurred at an earlier date); John R. Figard, B-181700 (January 18, 1978) (Evidence of record did not establish that employee was performing higher graded duties); Samuel P. Berzon, B-180880 (April 18, 1974) (Claim for reimbursement for health expenses and services rendered was not corroborated by any evidence).
The claimant has not submitted any evidence, other than his own assertion, that he actually filed a claim with his employing agency prior to 1994. The claimant's documentary evidence shows that, in November 1994, his employing agency issued a decision on his eligibility for an LQA. However, the documentary evidence does not indicate whether the claimant submitted only one request or several requests for an LQA, when he submitted his request or requests, or when the agency received the request or requests. He also has not submitted evidence of any written response that he might have received from his employing agency prior to 1994. Finally, the claimant has not submitted any evidence or explanation that would shed any light on the reason why the agency evidently decided to revisit, and issue a determination on, his eligibility for an LQA in 1994, 12 years after he allegedly filed his initial claim and 12 years after the agency apparently denied that claim. The claimant clearly has failed to meet his burden of proving his entitlement to payment of an LQA from June 15, 1983 through October 1988. Accordingly, his claim is denied.
1. 202(n)(1)(B) of the General Accounting Office Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-316, 110 Stat 3826, 3843-44, October 19, 1996, transferred the Comptroller General's authority to settle claims for Federal civilian employees' compensation to the Director of OPM. On October 31, 1996, OPM published a Federal Register notice stating that it would apply to any authority transferred from the GAO any applicable GAO regulations in effect at the time of the transfer. 61 FR 51730. The GAO regulations apply to claims received before OPM issued its own claims settlement regulations, which include a similar provision. See 5 C.F.R. Part 178.


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As rock and roll surged forth in the mid-1950s into the national and global consciousness, an avalanche of African-American vocal groups helped mightily to lead the charge, even if the history books don't always report it that way.
The Drifters, Clovers, Moonglows, and Midnighters were at the head of that long line (they're all prominently featured on Bear Family's 'Street Corner Symphonies' series). Yet the most popular of them all from a commercial standpoint was a finely honed quintet of expert balladeers whose vocal harmonies were as delightful as their material was refined. That carefully crafted polish led to pop crossover status on an epic scale.
The Platters had two things going for them that their competitors couldn't claim: the stratospheric lead tenor of Tony Williams and the writing and managerial skills of Buck Ram. Instead of sticking with the all-male lineup they'd started out with, the group brought in cute-as-a-button teenager Zola Taylor, further setting them apart from the great majority of their contemporaries. They debuted in Los Angeles as a standard-issue R&B outfit, but after Ram took over their supervisory reins, the group focused on pop supremacy.
The L.A. R&B vocal group scene was like no other in its extreme interchangeability. Members switched groups and groups changed names seemingly at the drop of a note or the composition of a song. Standouts such as Jesse Belvin, Richard Berry, and Cornel Gunter were involved in so many interwoven aggregations that it's a major challenge to keep their tangled lineage straight. Thus, it shouldn't come as any great shock that the crew that morphed into The Platters started out in 1952 with zero members of the polished quintet that we know and revere on board.
Called The Flamingoes (not to be confused with the Chicago-based quintet of the same moniker, minus the 'e'), the loose-knit aggregation initially included Gunter before he moved on to form The Flairs as well as Jody Jefferson, future Penguins mainstay Curtis Williams, and two melodious brothers: Alex and Gaynel Hodge.
Bass singer Herb Reed was the first 'real' Platter to join the ranks. Born August 7, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri, Reed sang in a church choir before venturing out to L.A. when he was 15. He served in the Air Force and reportedly sang in a Los Angeles chapter of The Wings Over Jordan Choir, though he made ends meet washing cars, pumping gas, and driving a jitney cab. Second tenor David Lynch came into the picture during this same period. Born in St. Louis on July 3, 1929, he arrived in L.A. in 1942, later serving in the Navy.
Reed, Lynch, and the Hodge brothers picked up a background vocal gig at a June 1953 session for Federal Records by tenor sax wildman Big Jay McNeely. Precise harmonies weren't necessary. The quartet enthusiastically belted the title of the song, Nervous Man Nervous, over and over and provided handclaps while McNeely ferociously honked and wailed. When the saxophone smoke cleared, Federal A&R man Ralph Bass introduced the group to a singer he had rehearsing in an adjacent studio, exercising his pipes on something operatic. His name was Tony Williams.
Samuel E. 'Tony' Williams was a native of Elizabeth, New Jersey, born April 5, 1928. Another Air Force vet (he sang for three years in Special Services and was stationed in Guam, Japan, and the Pacific Islands), Tony got his feet wet singing around Jersey and New York until he headed west. He had an in: his older sister Bertha was singing professionally under the handle of Linda Hayes and having some success at it. Yes I Know (What You're Putting Down), her snappy answer to Chicago pianist Willie Mabon's salacious R&B chart-topper I Don't Know, was almost as hot a seller as its predecessor, sailing to #2 on 'Billboard's' R&B 'Juke Box' chart via John Dolphin's Recorded in Hollywood label. She'd score another charter the following year with Take Me Back.
Always on the lookout for fresh talent that would please King Records founder Syd Nathan, his boss back in Cincinnati (the Bronx-born Bass had previously served in similar A&R capacities for Black & White and Savoy, piloting Johnny Otis' spectacular string of hits at Savoy before inaugurating Federal with The Dominoes' ribald Sixty-Minute Man in 1951), Ralph first heard Tony unfurl his prodigious pipes at one of the amateur shows that Bass and deejay Hunter Hancock staged on Monday evenings at the Club Alabam in Watts, Otis' band providing swinging backup. Even though Williams didn't win the competition that evening, an impressed Bass signed him to a Federal contract. Deciding it might be easiest to market Tony in a group context, the savvy producer teamed the newcomer with the quartet he used to back Big Jay. It was a match made in musical heaven.
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Apple's iPad - The AnandTech Reviewby Anand Lal Shimpi, Brian Klug & Vivek Gowri on April 7, 2010 9:39 PM EST
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Confidence is built upon credibility, something Apple really earned thanks to the first iPod. Apple gained the mainstream credibility to introduce a product, say it's going to be the best thing ever, and have customers give it the benefit of the doubt.
Credibility is a finite good however. Promise the world and deliver beans instead too many times and you'll find yourself back to square one. Luckily for Apple, that hasn't happened yet.
The iPod gave Apple credibility, but Mac OS X, Mac hardware and eventually the iPhone all made deposits in that bank. That's not to say that Apple devices are flawless, but the company has won the confidence of a huge part of the market.
The road to the iPad announcement was riddled with rumors and unsubstantiated claims of what the Apple tablet would do. It was to be the replacement for everything from cable TV to netbooks. Hype is a difficult thing to control, but in the case of the iPad, the market's expectations were beyond unrealistic.
The hopeful child in all of us wanted to believe. We wanted to believe that Apple would introduce something truly revolutionary, something that would let us do anything we ever wanted to do. We just didn't know what that was, but we believed that there was a slight chance Apple might make it happen.
What followed on January 27, 2010, the day of the iPad announcement, was a collection of excitement, disappointment and confusion.
I do have to place some (a lot?) of the blame on Apple. By saying nothing, confirming nothing (short of threatening law suits) Apple let the hype get carried away. And I'm not totally convinced that Apple itself wasn't behind some of the leaks in order to generate free marketing for this device. The worst? Jobs calling the iPad magical. If the device was shipping today with no ergonomics issues, no slowdowns, no crashes and with a full list of heavy hitter apps (real ones, not just ones that showed us what the iPad could do in the future), then I'd call it magical. You can't call something magical if it just promises magic at some point in the future. Well, you can, but then you'll anger a lot of people who oppose to such liberal use of language.
You have to hand it to Apple PR though. Through careful planning and seeding of review units, it managed to end up in all of the right hands a few days prior to its launch.
It had been on every single late night talk show in the span of a couple days. It even made it to the grammys earlier this year. Folks looking to catch a break would kill for the sort of free publicity apples iPad has received. It has celebrity status without even adopting any orphans.
And like a celebrity, the iPad is very polarizing.
The iPad, even moreso than the iPhone, is not the end all, be all universal device for everyone. In fact, unlike the iPhone, it doesn't replace any existing device in your life. It's an addition. There are things it does beautifully, things it does ok, and things it just plain can't do. Today, I'll try to take you through all of that as best I can.
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Anand Lal Shimpi - Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - linkI definitely appreciate the corrections :) Fixed!
Take care,
odditude - Friday, April 9, 2010 - linkBottom of P12: "Most developers just got access to the iPad on " - unfinished fragment
afkrotch - Thursday, April 8, 2010 - linkI found a bunch of errors in the article, but I chalked it up to him trying to use the iPad for actual work. Something it apparently sucks at.
strikeback03 - Friday, April 9, 2010 - linklol, I thought the article might have been a little rushed, kinda like the iPad. Great insight and content, but could have stood for a little more editing.
CyberMonk - Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - linkAccording to Apple, you're incorrect about the iPad not having an oleophobic coating. From the iPad's tech specs page: "Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating"
solipsism - Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - link3rd-party accessory are allowed. Bluetooth keyboards already work with it and Apple licenses the iPod Dock Connector port so there is nothing stopping anyone else from selling their own keyboard, dock, or whatever, which I hope they do as the one Apple supplies has no option for folding down for easy travel.
You can even use a simple USB-A(f)-to-USB-A(f) coupler for syncing your photos instead of paying for Apple's adapters. There are other options that already exist in this arena for USB.
Grump642 - Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - linkThink I will hold on till the HP Slate comes out. It will have most of the things on it that the iPad is missing.
afkrotch - Thursday, April 8, 2010 - linkIf the HP Slate runs Win7, I'd be all over it. I picked up a HP TM2, but the touchpad was broken on it. I went for a replacement, but none available. I'm waiting for more to come in stock, hopefully that's before the Slate comes out.
I tend to jump right into purchases and I'd rather see how the Slate does. If it comes out before the TM2 comes in stock, that might not happen.
joe_dude - Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - linkThat was a very detailed review. Only disagree on the gaming aspect. While the touch interface is cool, the CPU, GPU & memory seriously limits its potential. Others have already mention that.
Nothing against retro-gaming, but Worms, C&C, RE4, Scrabble, etc. are netbook quality at best.
ekul - Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - linkAnand,
An excellent article as usual. While most of the ipad reviews have been quite through you have managed to discuss elements of the device no one else has touched on.
That said I have to disagree with your plea for a moorestown cpu. Even with moorestown being so much more efficient than regular atom based systems it can't touch a cortex a8 for idle or load power draw. Combine that with smaller packaging for arm, lower costs and true SoC designs and it isn't even a contest. The price is lower performance but I'll take the trade for battery life.
Keeping ipad the same architecture as existing iphone OS devices is a big bonus as well, lowering development costs for both apple and app developers. ARM is also providing an excellent upgrade path from a8 to the a9 SoCs that are sampling now and should be in devices shortly.
Once there is a true SoC design based on atom it might be worth considering but for now it's just not ready


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When I was in elementary school, I was obsessed with the Visible Human Project. The idea that a person could be frozen solid and subsequently sliced from head-to-toe, one-third of a millimeter at a time (a process known as cryosectioning) was almost too incredible for my adolescent brain to handle.
It's hard to imagine how the allure of anatomy served thinly sliced could ever cease to be enchanting, but as I grew older, my fascination with the Visible Human Project waned. In fact, by the time I was in college, cryosectioning had actually become something I did on a regular basis in the lab; granted, I was sectioning zebrafish, not humans, but deli-slicing organisms into sub-millimeter sheets had nevertheless managed to transform into a remarkably banal exercise.
But yesterday, when I happened upon the video you see up top, I sensed the long-dormant fascination of my 10-year-old self stir within me. The clip, while brief, comprises 700 images of a cryosectioned human brain. Each snapshot corresponds to a single, horizontal brain slice, beginning at the top of the skull and moving downward in the direction of the neck, each slice progressing a mere .174-millimeters at a time. Taken individually, no one slice is particularly striking; but upon seeing the folds of brain matter contort, vanish, and materialize in such rapid succession, the compulsion to share it became too strong to resist.
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The Environmental Protection Agency has given the go-ahead for California to impose stringent regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles.
California has been fighting the federal EPA over the issue for years. The agency's approval announced Tuesday is needed before a 2004 state pollution law to combat global warming can go into effect. It would require the fuel efficiency of motor vehicles to increase by 40 percent by 2016 to an average of 35.5 miles per gallon.
The decision had been expected. President Barack Obama in May announced a national requirement similar to the one in California. The federal waiver for California to go ahead with its rule sets the stage for the national program.
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If Samuel Johnson was right that patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel—religion, presumably, being the first—the lowest form of nationalistic pandering is also the simplest: demonization of the other and "the enemy." The current conflict between Israel and militant groups in Gaza provides a choice array of the ugliness and cynicism of demonization, with demagogues on both sides clutching frantically at the opportunity to whip up fear and hatred. Words matter. Words shape attitudes. Attitudes define actions. And actions can kill.
On the Israeli side, the ugliness has rarely been this crass. The Jerusalem Postrecently published a commentary by Gilad Sharon, son of former prime minister Ariel Sharon, that bordered on the genocidal. Sharon was as blunt as this: "We need to flatten entire neighborhoods in Gaza. Flatten all of Gaza."
If any Iranian official said such a thing about Israel, calls would resound for his indictment by the International Criminal Court. And Sharon was only echoing Israel's Interior Minister Eli Yishai, who said that the "goal of the operation is to send Gaza back to the Middle Ages."
But it's okay, Sharon explains, because, "The residents of Gaza are not innocent, they elected Hamas. The Gazans aren't hostages; they chose this freely, and must live with the consequences." Let's not even bother with the obvious historical inaccuracy of this raving. Here's the nitty-gritty: If Israel decides it's in its interests to murder civilians in Gaza neighborhood by neighborhood, then they deserve to be killed.
All my life I've heard arguments from Arabs about there being no "civilian settlers," and, occasionally, even no "civilian Israelis." Last time somebody said that to me was in a car traveling at high speeds near Beirut. I demanded that he stop the car so I could get out on the middle of the highway. He refused. I contemplated hurling myself out onto the road to get away from him, but I figured I had made my point without actually courting suicide.
It's just so easy to think like this: whatever we choose to do to the other side is entirely their own fault. They started it. They chose it. They're not "innocent," even if they're civilians, non-combatants or, for that matter, children. Recall the settler rabbis' book "The King's Torah," which religiously endorsed killing children who might possibly grow up to become enemies. So conscience need not make cowards of us, after all.
A similar tactic was pursued by noted Israeli commentator David Horovitz, who simply castigated Hamas as "godless killers" (that completely inverts their disturbingly theocratic hierarchy of values, of course). Horovitz makes the point that Hamas has behaved cynically, putting the people of Gaza, Israel and even the West Bank at risk. That's true. But the death toll reveals a deeper, far more complex, reality: 131 Palestinians, at least, most of them civilians and many of them children, killed, as opposed to three Israelis.
Horovitz argues the conflict is a very simple one, especially in moral terms: "They are people who glory in death. Since we delight in life, we had better prevail." It's as simple as that. They are bad, evil, and must be crushed. We are good, decent and we must win. No complication. No effort to contextualize Hamas's history, ideology, relationship with the Palestinian public, or anything else. They are simply "godless killers."
But oddly enough those who "delight in life" have certainly managed to kill a whole bunch of innocent people over the past few days. Meanwhile, those who "glory in death" seem to have had most of this "glory" robbed from them by the Israeli military.
I'm focusing here on Israeli voices, but similar attitudes abound on the Arab side. And they are to be found in every conflict. The longer any conflict drags on, the deeper ingrained and more bitter they will become.
But they are a symptom of conflict. Not a cause. The substitution of an effect for a cause is an old technique and trick of classical sophistry. Indeed, it is the most common form of metalepsis, designed to confuse the audience. In this case, it's designed to trick you into thinking that killing civilians or other war crimes are somehow okay because, for whatever reason, it's the other side's fault.
But it's never okay. Not when Hamas, or any other Arabs or Muslims, commit crimes against Israelis, settlers included. And not when Israelis or their military commit crimes against Palestinians, or any other Arabs, including the innocent civilian population of Gaza.
No amount of hate speech or demonization relieves anyone of their moral responsibilities or justifies war crimes, even if Israelis and Palestinians, and their friends, are presently clambering over each other to try to prove Dr. Johnson correct.
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|A cyclist on Copenhagen's generously-proportioned
cycle lanes: the Irate Minivan Man of Brixton Hill
might not appreciate this charming Scandinavian city.
|Cyclists, it seems, don't actually have priority on this
cycle path in Hyde Park,according to the sign.
But, well, why would they?
|Clapham Common: pedestrians can get
just as angry as minivan drivers
|London's Paddington Station: The Invisible Visible Man's bike is in
here somewhere (though, predictably, not visible). Network Rail,
the station's owners, seem as reluctant as others in London
to give bikes the space they need.
On a road just by the common, meanwhile, I pulled in one Saturday to the space devoted to bikes at a set of traffic lights. I was pulling the Invisible Visible Boy in a trailer and pulled towards the centre of the road to let the Invisible Visible Woman into the area with the Invisible Visible Girl and her trailer bike. Incensed by my using the space for its designated purpose, a well-spoken, middle-class motorist pulled forward beside me, rolled down his window and said, with an air of deliberate threat: "If you stay at the side of the road, you won't get hit." When the lights turned green, he accelerated away so fast his tyres squealed. Interestingly, pedestrians generally avoid obstructing the several roads that cut across and spoil the Common the way some feel compelled to do on the cycle paths.
Such progress looks some way off for cyclists, however. Until it arrives, I'll have to hope encounters with the likes of Irate Minivan Man end as relatively harmlessly as that one eventually did. After around 150 frantically-pedalled metres, a long break in the cars let me pull over. He accelerated past me and screeched off round a junction. He was, I imagine, frustrated. It requires self-discipline for any group to tolerate ceding territory to another. But nothing I did could have cost him more than a few moments. Had I slipped on one of the speed bumps or otherwise lost my nerve, the consequences of his driving for me could have been many, many times further-reaching.


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It's me!
Am just installed in Barbados, at my room at The Crane (more on this later) with a hardwire internet connection, and my Hate F-cks right now are athletes: Alex Rodriguez and Chris Pronger. HATE.
So there's hate f-cking and then there are butterflies, rainbows, and cheese.
It's Mimi time.
Admit it. You didn't think they would make it. Don't lie. I didn't either. When she married him? Out of nowhere? And now it's 3 years later? No. It was not possible impossible.
But here we are, and Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon have lasted longer than anyone thought they would, longer than many other showbiz marriages. The secret?
You know.
It's Cheese. It's always cheese.
It's cheese weddings – their third is apparently coming up – and it's cheese on a f-ckin' pizza. Like, did you know Mimi cooks? Herself? HERSELF. So claims Nick:
"Mariah's a great cook. She likes to make fun dishes. You know, the pizzas with the English muffins and the mozzarella? We do that a lot. She makes her own sauce. She's skilled like that."
See in my mind, Mimi's pizza features Hello Kitty. With sugar sprinkles. But come on. She makes it by herself? In heels? Am having a very hard time picturing this. But am also enjoying the picture very, very much. See Mimi waddling over to the oven and trying to turn it on. See Mimi's long ass nails unable to press the buttons. See Mimi stranded by the fridge, incapable of waddling back to the counter. See Mimi take a break from all the hard work on the floor until Nick comes to finish off the job.
As for that 3rd wedding? It'll be April 30th and we WILL know about. Every detail.
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Walk-in hunting sites added in Becker, Douglas, Otter Tail
Hunters heading to western and south-central Minnesota will have access to an additional 6,083 acres of hunting land this fall as the Walk-In Access program grows to more than 20,000 acres and the number of counties increases from 19 to 28.
Hunters heading to western and south-central Minnesota will have access to an additional 6,083 acres of hunting land this fall as the Walk-In Access program grows to more than 20,000 acres and the number of counties increases from 19 to 28.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) crews are in the field marking boundaries on new Walk-In Access land with bright yellow-green signs. Beginning Sunday, Sept. 1, hunters will have access to 194 Walk-In Access sites.This fall hunters must purchase a $3 Walk-In Access validation on their small game or deer license to legally access land enrolled in the program. The DNR added the validation so it can learn how many hunters use Walk-In Access lands as well as where and how those lands are used.
"Local soil and water conservation district offices are a key part of the Walk-In program," said Marybeth Block, DNR Walk-In Access coordinator. "Because of their work directly with landowners, we've added almost 2,000 new acres in Wilkin County as well as many new sites in Becker, Douglas and Otter Tail counties."
Walk-In Access provides public access to private land and pays landowners by the acre to allow hunting access from Sept. 1 to May 31. Most Walk-In Access lands also are enrolled in a federal or state conservation program or have natural cover. Small areas of cropland or hay land may be present.
Revenue generated by the new validation fee will be used to survey hunters and gather other information as the DNR develops a long-term, financially sustainable program. Additional revenue to support Walk-In Access comes from a surcharge on nonresident hunting licenses and through donations of $1, $3 or $5 from anyone purchasing a hunting license.
"We have gotten positive feedback from both hunters and landowners since the program kicked off in 2011," said Mike Tenney, DNR acting prairie habitat team leader. "We look forward to that success carrying into 2013."
Maps of all sites will be available for viewing at www.mndnr.gov/walkin by mid-August. Printed atlases of Walk-In Access sites will be distributed across the Walk-In Access area or will be available by calling the DNR Information Center at 651-296-6157 or toll-free 888-646-6367.
"Hunter support is key to this program," Block said. "Using the land, respecting the land and donating to Walk-In Access program will help build the program for future hunters."


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President Donald Trump and two of his key cabinet chiefs addressed the growing problem of the violent transnational MS-13 gang on April 18, with Attorney General Jeff Sessions even saying the gang could qualify as a terrorist organization.
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly called MS-13 one of the greatest hazards the nation faces.
And Trump sent out a tweet: "The weak illegal immigration policies of the Obama Admin. allowed bad MS 13 gangs to form in cities across U.S. We are removing them fast!"
The MS-13, or Mara Salvatrucha, gang was formed in Los Angeles in the 1980s by mostly-illegal immigrants who were escaping the civil war in El Salvador. Continue reading


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Morning Newscasts Still Skipping Obama Supporters' Cancer Death Ad
On Thursday morning, the Big Three continued their complete blackout
on the controversy surrounding a pro-Obama super PAC's new ad that
points the finger at Mitt Romney for a woman's cancer death. ABC's Good Morning America and NBC's Today minimized their political coverage. Even worse, CBS This Morning
had former DNC head Ed Rendell on, but instead bringing up the hot
topic, they discussed the apparently fascinating topic of federal
infrastructure funding.
By contrast, liberal CNN slammed the Priorities USA ad on Tuesday and Wednesday, with The Situation Room, Erin Burnett's OutFront program, Anderson Cooper 360, and Piers Morgan Tonight all covering it. Even MSNBC's Mika Brzensnski hammered Obama operatives on Thursday's Morning Joe for playing dumb about the misleading ad: "That's just not going to pass. They're not telling the truth." (video below)
CBS This Morning interviewed two former politicians - Rendell and former GOP presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani - during the 7 am Eastern hour. Anchors Charlie Rose and Gayle King brought on Giuliani to discuss the Romney V.P. guessing game. At one point, Rose asked the former NYC mayor, "Why don't Americans, at this time, know more about Mitt Romney?"
Over twenty minutes later, the two CBS anchor turned to Rendell, who criticized President Obama from the left for devoting too little of the $900 billion "stimulus" to infrastructure repair, and even dropped Ronald Reagan's name to support his pro-federal spending message. It was the second time in three days that the morning show helped the former Pennsylvania governor promote his new book.
NBC's Today didn't cover the presidential race at all on Thursday. The closest that the morning show came to a political segment was when they brought on leftist BBC anchor Katty Kay, who bemoaned how "the role of government here [in the U.S.] is much more complicated. People don't want it in America. In Britain, we expect government to provide things for us." ABC's Good Morning America had just one news brief on a Romney fundraiser in New Jersey, and how the Republican candidate's motorcade drew the attention of a wedding party.


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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Sidekicks, Holograms, And PCHH 101
On this week's show, it's time to talk about the supporting characters who are getting their own stories — just like Judd Apatow is doing for Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann's characters in This Is 40. If you can't get behind Glen's spin-off idea from the world's most studly franchise, then I just don't know what to say to you, because frankly, it's brilliant. It's a sprawling discussion that brings us to The Jeffersons, Frasier, Joey, and a fantasy novel involving a wood gnome that I'm really very eager to hear. (There is a moment in which I say "this is your best idea since — and then I refer to an idea contained in this episode, to which I encourage you to return.)
We then turn our attention to the fact that we've completed our first 100 episodes and embarked on our second figurative century. What might be on the horizon, we wonder, in our second hundred episodes? Might it be technical advances? Might it be different ways of distributing entertainment? Will there be flying cars?
And finally, we turn to our favorite topic in every episode: What's making us happy this week. Glen is made happy by this film, which made him think of two comics: Oishinbo and Johnny Hiro. Trey is made happy by this singer. Stephen is made happy by this TV show and this one.
And then there's me. I am made happy this week by the lovely film Celeste And Jesse Forever, as well as the upcoming novel Eleanor and Park. I stand by both of those recommendations, despite the fact that I inexplicably fall into a pit in which apparently, the only word I can remember is "lovely." It's like some sort of weird brain loop; it's already a word I use a lot, and for some reason, these two pieces of happy-making culture pressed the "lovely" button over and over ... and over. I really apologize. I promise to try to implement a "lovely" blocker in my mind.
Until I do, you can find us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter: me, Trey, Glen, Stephen, producer Jess Gitner, and our producer emeritus and music director Mike.
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Cars We Remember: 1956 Ford Station Wagon is a family heirloom
Q: Greg in response to your recent column "Where have all the wagons gone," I have a 1956 Ford Country Sedan wagon my parents bought new for $2,800. I acquired it in 1970 after the front crossmember rusted through and it had been sitting for a few years.
This rusting was an inherent problem due to drain holes back then, but thanks to a close neighbor who had a Ford Ranch Wagon with steering gear issues, I was able to fix the problem on my '56 wagon.
I bought that wagon from my neighbor for only $5 (yes, $5) and salvaged the good crossmember. I then I chiseled out my Ford's rusted crossmember, replaced it with the good one, and welded it all together. The other wagon went to the junkyard.
As for under the hood, the gas crisis of the early 1970s caused me to swap out the gas guzzling 312-inch V8 that burned a lot of oil and the Ford-O-Matic transmission. I then installed a Ford inline 223-inch six-cylinder with a three-speed overdrive manual. It was quite a project as I was in college at the time and I worked with basic tools and did all this in the driveway of our student rental house. Interesting is the old 312 was getting 12 MPG, while the 223 six w/overdrive gets 20-plus MPG on the road with radial tires. In addition to the new cross member, the front suspension has been totally reworked.
Other than the non-original engine and transmission and a re-upholstered front seat, my '56 Ford Country Sedan is original and I even have the third row seat that was never used.
This family wagon made several trips from California to Iowa during the summers to visit relatives, along with camping trips to all points in California and the western states. It was the rig that my Mom always drove — including shopping, school, swim lessons, and taking us and friends fishing in Tiburon on SF Bay. The wagon's headliner still has the telltale holes from fishing rods carelessly loaded for a day of fishing. A big fishing related incident occurred when our local Varney's Hardware was out of frozen shrimp bait so we bought squid instead. Somehow, the mostly unused squid was forgotten when unloading after the trip and laid under the wagon's back seat for a few days. It took a year for the smell to dissipate and the chemical reaction with the rubber flooring is still evident.
Summer trips were to Wesley, Iowa, where the Bohns (Dad) and the Bleichs (Mom) families lived. My brother Rich and I were born in Ames, Iowa. After Dad graduated from Iowa State in Mechanical Engineering, the family moved to Tiburon, California, and bought a new tract home for $12,500. With the family now at four boys in '56, Dad sold our family '52 Ford sedan to his brother and bought the new 1956 Ford Country Wagon.
Our wagon received a daily workout until that front crossmember failed in 1968 while Mom was driving me to work. We were going very slowly when it happened and dad came and rescued us. The '56 wagon sat in our driveway until 1970 when I needed a car and figured out how to fix the frame.
The wagon was my daily driver after college taking me to work in Michigan, New Mexico, and finally Washington state until somewhat retired by 1980 when I had a truck and a sedan. The wagon's survival can be attributed to being reliable and me not being able to afford anything else. Luckily, when I could finally afford another vehicle, I also had a place to keep the family '56 Ford wagon.
I also have to mention a camping trailer my Dad made. The trailer pre-dates the wagon as he needed a trailer for the move from Iowa to California (towed with the '52 Ford). The trailer is a simple 6W x 8L box style with heavy steel frame, split rim wheels, clear fir plank floor, sides, and tailgate. After the cross country trip, Dad fabricated removable cots from steel tube that fit over each wheel well. Cots are finished with grommeted canvas woven to the frames with rope and we used the trailer for many camping outings.
During demo of the family estate just a few years ago I was honored with acquiring the trailer (since I had the Ford '56 wagon). Amazingly, and despite sitting outside for years, the wood is still in good condition and all the accompanying parts were secure the garage, including the cots. New tires, greasing the bearing, and reworking the lights was all it needed for the trip from California to Spokane (fully loaded with our share of the material to be moved). The '56 wagon and trailer will be ready for a reunion camping trip soon.
Overall restoration on the '56 wagon has been considered but will likely be left to someone down the road that won't mind erasing the current condition and patina that makes the wagon special to me. Thanks for your interest.
— Jim Bohn, Spokane, Washington
A: Jim, letters like yours make my day, and the photos you sent show how well taken care of your family heirloom is. Best wishes to you, and send us some photos when you take that camping trip. Your well written family story is a moving tribute of how a station wagon (or car) can become part of the family and is a wonderful story to tell.
— Greg Zyla writes weekly for More Content Now and other GateHouse Media publications.