If you have ever had a vaccination or surgery, you are almost certain to have benefited from the horseshoe crab. Its bright blue blood, due to a high concentration of copper, has been used for forty years as a diagnostic test for endotoxins. A component of some bacteria, endotoxins can cause fever, toxic shock, and even organ failure. Even sterilization does not eliminate it.
[Read more…]Archives for 2021
Animal Olympics: What a Creator!
If you watched the Summer Olympics and marveled at the human talent and performances, be prepared to be awestruck if you ever attend an animal Olympics.
Only God could create the gold medal winners in the following events:
[Read more…]For Reflection, October 2021
Sometimes there is more gold in the Olympics than what’s in the medals. Sydney McLaughlin, who won two gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics (400 meter hurdles and 4×400 meter relay) revealed a “golden” perspective in an Instagram® post:
[Read more…]2021 September-October: Saint-Petersburg, Ivangorod/Narva
Almost ten days in one city! Not just any city – in Saint-Petersburg! It does not happen very often on my trips that I am able to book myself for such a long time in the same area. I was truly blessed with the most beautiful weather – not a drop of rain! The Dostoevsky-style of gloomy, wet, and windy Saint-Petersburg-in-the-fall weather has not arrived yet and I have been enjoying my long walks to my event locations instead of hiding away on the subway or in cabs.
[Read more…]2021 September-October: St. Petersburg, Moscow, N. Novgorod, Samara
Can one travel in Russia for three weeks without ever crossing a single time zone line? While planning my next teaching trip I attempted to do exactly that: by traveling along the meridians from North to South and back. I actually tried to concentrate on the two most populated areas – around Moscow and St. Petersburg – with only one quick trip down the Volga River to Nizhniy Novgorod and Samara. Yes, technically I will peak into the next time zone for a couple of days before flying back to Severnaya Stolitsa a.k.a. St. Petersburg.
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