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Graves' Disease is an auto-immune disorder in which the body unaccountably attacks itself. In such disorders, the immune system is hyper-vigilant, prepared to fight off enemy viruses at all times. But when no such enemies are present, the immune system turns against its own tissues. This in turn weakens the body's ability to resist viral infection, and the vicious cycle plays itself out ad infinitum. It's unclear whether the viruses cause the disease or the disease causes the viruses. It is known that Graves' Disease is hereditary to a certain extent, although there is no clear...
...remarkable, simply because they ring so true. Like the ancient Athenian democracy, Israel is an armed citizen-state that must remain continually wary of its neighbors. And while we sitting comfortably here in the West might see an Israel at peace with Egypt and Jordan, our "reality" may well turn out to be an illusion. If either of these countries were to ever fall to the forces of Islamic-fundamentalism, the "situation on the ground" would be dramatically transformed. Israel would most certainly find itself in mortal danger...
...when I turn on my radio, I'm freed of the guilt I had when I was a rock listener enjoying the beat but realizing that most of the music out there, especially by male artists, stereotypes and objectifies women. (Anyone think the Barbie song was a positive portrayal of women?)Instead I hear about the glories of strong, intelligent women from singers of both genders. Just picturing millions of other country music fans enjoying songs about these women is enough to send me racing to anywhere where people do the two-step...
...must be feeling pretty good about yourself. Why, you're probably the most famous 'ology' around, and you're definitely the richest (okay, maybe Scientology's got you beat but not for long). Everywhere I turn, I hear about you, read about...
...begin asking the kids for some impressions of Radcliffe, but right away they turn the question back...