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The Mail Online January 3, 2013
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'A 19-year-old Iranian man could see an unusually hairy problem. A rare cyst on his right eyeball sprouted hairs - impairing his vision and causing him discomfort every time he blinked. The hairy eyeball was the result of a limbal dermoid - skin tissue that can sprout hair, cartilage, sweat glands and even teeth. Doctors had to surgically remove the tumor - which measured 5mm by 6mm - after it began to interfere with the patient's daily life. The New England Journal of Medicine reported the bizarre medical anomaly after it was submitted by doctors at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences in Tabriz, Iran. 'He did not have pain, but the mass caused vision defects, mild discomfort on blinking, and the intermittent sensation of the presence of a foreign body,' the journal reported.'
'The biggest complication from limbal dermoids come from vision impairment. Because of the placement of the cyst on the eyeball, they warp a patient's vision and can prevent sharp, clear eyesight from developing.'
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I thought I had problems with my right eye filled with vitreous floaters, which I did, followed by a vitrectomy, lens replacement and significantly improved vision. I now have very few fragments in the eyes.
Well, this seems like a very hairy situation to be in. Glad it seems solved...
Is his name Harry? A brother is the Annoying Eye Ailment League (AEAL).
Telegraph May 31, 2013
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'Google: Motorola's tattoos could replace passwords Motorola’s forthcoming phones could use electronic tattoos or pills to identify users, it has been announced.'
'The technology, which aims to remove the need to enter passwords and replace them simply with a phone being close to a user’s body, was one of the suggestions Dennis Woodside, Motorola’s chief executive, California's D11 conference yesterday. The tattoos have been developed by Massachusetts-based engineering firm MC10, and contain flexible electronic circuits that are attached to the wearer's skin using a rubber stamp.'
Two points:
One, although not primarily a moral or ethical objection to tattoos, within reason, I still am not subjectively, artistically, aesthetically interested in them, especially for myself, even if temporary.
I can agree some of the art is reasonably good. But I am more into a natural look, definitely and definitively.
Two, needless to state and blog commenter Uncle Chuckins balked at this suggestion as he did not even think of it when he read the article, the concept of 666, the mark of the beast, and the antichrist will be raised, especially by Christians, connecting the tattoo and mark with a potential mark of the beast.
Eschatology and Revelation are complex Biblical topics and there are debates and discussions among scholars in regards to varying degrees of preterist and futurist approaches. The preterist understands the Apocalypse from the first-century historical setting. Mounce (1990: 41). So many of the events are tied to the fall of the temple and Jerusalem in 70 AD and/or the fall of Rome 476 AD. Mounce (1990: 41).
The futurist, eschatological view tends to view Revelation 4:1 forward as being of future events. Mounce (1990: 41).
Mounce also noted the less followed, historical and also idealist/timeless/allegorical, views. Mounce (1990: 41-42). The historical seems rather tied to historical forecasting and subjectivity. The idealist view is strong in that it pays attention to the symbolic nature of Revelation, but is weak in that it denies historical fulfillment. Mounce (1990: 42).
Concerning the mark of the beast, Mounce states that it is not the name of the beast, or the number of the name that is stamped on his followers, the mark is the number of the name. He reasons John only intended his intimate associates to understand what it meant as even Irenaeus one hundred years later did not know the meaning. Mounce (1990: 264-265).
I would not have an electronic stamp placed on my body, or in my body, far more so because of personal and economic privacy concerns, and yes because I do not like 'tats', than because of fears of the mark of the beast.
However, that being stated, one cannot be sure exactly the nature of that Biblical mark.
MOUNCE, ROBERT H. (1990) The Book of Revelation, Grand Rapids, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.
Time May 28, 2013
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'Dog Bites Insurance Companies: Man’s Best Friend Behind One-Third of All Homeowner Claims'
'Over the last decade, the number of insurance claims related to dog bites has basically remained flat. But the amount of money paid out in claims has soared, and last year dog bites accounted for more than one-third of all dollars paid out in homeowners insurance liability claims. Data from the Insurance Information Institute (III) released in honor of something called National Dog Bite Prevention Week indicates that over the past decade, the number of dog bite claims has drifted from the low 14,000s to the high 16,000s. In 2012, the total stood at 16,459, down from the 2011 tally of 16,695, and also lower than the 2003′s total of 16,919. The low over the past decade occurred in 2005, when 14,295 dog bite claims were recorded.'
I love cats and dogs, but my old German-Shepherd Husky 'Rebel', his nickname was 'Jerkhead' and 'Jerk' because of his propensity to bust through fences, or jump over them, or dig under them. Once out and 'free' he would attack other male dogs, or attempt to mate with female dogs. He also chased cats, especially our cat 'Muffin'.
He was pretty good with people, however, Larry the landscaper, in the backyard working on the yard Rebel would later basically largely destroy, claimed that Rebel cornered him, growling trying to be macho one afternoon. I was just a kid and laughed at the entire notion. The dog at this point was a total goof.
However, this behaviour was later repeated with the sweet medical staff at the vet as Rebel/Jerk had to be knocked out like Mr. T of the A-Team when heading out on a plane.
Therefore, I can relate to the story...
No wonder Muffin hated him and took his shots when Jerk walked passed the Cadillac, the cat safely underneath.
