#bible Egyptology parallels

11.15: news.relig/bible/Egyptology parallels:
Genesis 4:13: And Cain said,
My punishment is greater than my strength.
--
"the graphic literal translation is
my {perversity, bent-ness} is more {twisted, elongated}
than I can {lift, make rise}"
assumed to be referring to
Kingu injuring the genitals of Cain (AKA Anu)"
[Emerald Emissary `The Legend of Dragoon - Hidden Story of the Bible]

#malware for #iOS #2014

news.cyb/sec/malware for iOS:
1.3: summary:
. some might say Wirelurker is no big deal
since it requires the mac user to install
an untrusted enterprise app:
moral of the story, reap what you sew;
don't trust any apps
unless you can trust its source;
right?
. but did you know that one mistake
could rewrite your other iOS apps?
in the name of user friendliness,
iOS security could be better,
and zdziarski.com has some suggestions .

sharing via tech will kill you #psy

11.14: news.psy/sharing via tech will kill you:
Aris Theophilakis at TEDxOslo 2013:
1.3: summary of his talk:
. we are sharing too much
and being drowned in garbage;
we are seeing the same with food,
as the quantity has gone up,
the quality has gone down
and low food quality is making us
insulin resistant, and ruining our health .
. when you are always sharing
every trivial thing you are doing,
your behavior changes: less spontaneous .
. never being bored and alone
means you could be less creative .
. when distracted by so much trivia
we have less time to think critically
about what was really important to
our community or our future .

born 1945 - 1965? #hepatitisC test

2014.10.11: news.med/hepC
/born between 1945 through 1965 is high risk:
The CDC urges everyone born between 1945 through 1965
to get a hepatitis C blood test.
Testing should be initiated with anti-HCV.
A reactive result should be followed by
nucleic acid test (NAT) for HCV RNA.
see rationale.

why would Estrogen agonist promote thrombosis?

web.med/why would Estrogen agonist promote thrombosis?:
2014.10.11: 
Raloxifene (Evista)
Raloxifene is approved for the prevention and treatment of
osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.
It is a mixed estrogen agonist/antagonist
formerly known as a SERM
(selective estrogen receptor modulator).
Side Effects
While side effects are not common, they include hot flashes,
leg cramps and deep vein thrombosis (blood clots).

how is Evista promoting venous thromboembolism?:

breasts enlarged by weight gain but not reduced by weight loss

web.med/breasts enlarged by weight gain but not reduced by weight loss:
2014.10.10:
. a postmenopausal woman became obese after using Evista,
(an estrogen agonist or antagonist for bone density)
and it was discontinued after a few years .
. the breasts had gotten larger as she became obese,
but they didn't downsize with the rest of her body
when she lost weight;
perhaps she has poor circulation in breasts
so the fat there is the last to be used?
or, perhaps taking estrogen agonists/antagonists
caused the breast tissue to grow ?

Samaritanism's relation to Judaism

news.relig/jc/Samaritanism's relation to Judaism:
2014.10.7:
. Samaritans are from Samaria,
the Hebrew kingdom of Israel vs Judah:
Samaritanism is related to Judaism.
The major issue between Jews and Samaritans
has always been the location of
the chosen place to worship God;
the Jewish place is Jerusalem;
while Samaritans believe in Mount Gerizim .

#hinduism #reincarnation

9.14: relig/hinduism/reincarnation:
. transmigration is the process of using successive lives
to work through a growing process gaining experience
somewhat like having to be the janitor
and working your way up to CEO .
(that fits in well with India's caste system
which limits social class mobility).
. why the need for a reincarnation theory?