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'"He's got more to prove at the collegiate level," Lucia said. "He wants to become a better defensive player. He wants to be able to kill penalties and be out there in the last minute of the game with a one-goal lead. Those are areas he has to take the next step as a player. He understands that, and that's why he wants to return for his sophomore season. Buffalo made a good decision for his future — rather than rushing somebody before they're there and having him lose confidence."'
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By: Pamela Paterson
Today women are celebrating their decolletage as they take part in National Cleavage Day.
The unusual event takes place in March or April each year and has been running since 2002. It is sponsored by well known bra maker Wonderbra, and according to them, "is a day for women to acknowledge that their cleavage is something unique and encourage you all to be proud of it."
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Why Isn't Your German Shepherd Coming When He Is Called?
The training is insufficient for your dog to act off leash. Training on the leash should be continued effectively until your pup is properly groomed up to act on command off the leash. The basics are still weak. It is important to understand that your German Shepherd are wary of strangers and won't effectively learn your tricks amidst the mob. Your German Shepherd is quite intelligent (more intelligent than many of the other dog breeds), but correct training procedure demands not to overwhelm him with fussy noise; nor to forcing him giving you attention. The trick of effective training lies in making the training session easy and enjoyable for your dog.
Booty drive is German Shepherd's one of the basic instincts. When your GSD pup is exposed to the nature and if he finds any moving object like a butterfly or a squirrel he would instantly chase it. If he is not coming back on your command you are loosing the competition with his instinct that is reinforcing him to ignore you. This is happening because his instinct is stronger than your way of training him, which in turn means that your training is not effective enough to win over his attention. It is important that you know this breed first and then you know the specific subject that you are dealing with - your dog.
Establishing the 'Alpha' membership is a must. If your German Shepherd pup's apprehensive of coming to you when you call him, the reason is "You". You have failed to establish yourself as an alpha member of your pack. Remember that establishing yourself as the leader of the pack doesn't mean yelling at him or punishing him to prove your strength. It is important to be sweet and cool with him, yet you must have a strong and powerful character to prove your dominance.
Very weak or no reinforcement from your end encourages your pup to ignore you next time. This is another very important factor that contributes to your pups tendencies of ignoring you when you call him. When you call you dog and he comes to you it is most important to reward him with lavish praise and prove that you are happy for he listened to you. Remember that German Shepherds are intelligent dogs and will be ready to make you happy by doing what you want. 'Praise', here acts a very strong reinforcement factor that encourages your dog to come to you when he is called.
Your GSD pup is smart enough to understand what you may want him to do! Your dog understands that you may want him to get inside, while he still wants play. This means he is not yet fully exhausted. Remember a tired dog is a content dog; and well bred German Shepherds have high level of energy. Full-fledged exercise is required to make him content. A long time free play will help him exhaust his energy and he would be happy to go inside readily. However, this is situational. It is not always that you may want him to go inside. It is, hence, important to analyze the situation and try to understand what might be going in his mind.
Praising him always when he makes you happy is the best trick ever!
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A bantamweight bout between Yves Jabouin (18-8 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and Johnny Eduardo (26-9 MMA, 1-1 UFC) is the latest addition to March's UFC 158 event.
UFC officials today announced the bout.
Featuring a welterweight title fight between champion Georges St-Pierre and former Strikeforce titleholder Nick Diaz, UFC 158 takes place March 16 at Montreal's Bell Centre. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and Facebook.
Jabouin vs. Eduardo likely will be part of the prelims.
For Haitian-Canadian fighter Jabouin, it's his first UFC fight in his current hometown, and he'll look to the Montreal crowd for motivation to get back in the win column. The Tristar Gym fighter and former WEC fighter had won three straight fights and entered the title picture before a recent knockout loss to Brad Pickett at UFC on FUEL TV 5 in September.
He now takes on Eduardo, a 17-year Brazilian vet who made his long-awaited UFC debut in 2011. However, he snapped an 11-fight win streak with a decision loss to Raphael Assuncao. However, after an injury layoff, he rebounded this past May with a decision victory over Jeff Curran.
The latest UFC 158 card includes:
- Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz – for welterweight title
- Jake Ellenberger vs. Johny Hendricks
- Carlos Condit vs. Rory MacDonald
- Chris Camozzi vs. Nick Ring
- Jordan Mein vs. Dan Miller
- Daron Cruickshank vs. John Makdessi
- Patrick Cote vs. Bobby Voelker
- Johnny Eduardo vs. Yves Jabouin
For more on UFC 158, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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Joined: 10 Jun 2005
Posts: 5472
Location: Australia
Posted: Thu 15 Jan 2009, 22:49
Post subject:
Marcel wrote:
However, I had to by-pass Ndiswrapper in the wizard, and instead, downloaded a NetcommXP set for NP544, which contains SiS163u.INF
Then your wifi device contains a SiS 163U chipset, not Ralink RT2571.
Since the SiS chipset has no native Linux driver available, then yes, ndiswrapper is your only choice of driver.
If your device truly had an RT2501 chipset then it would be supported by Puppy's "rt73usb" Linux driver.
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Joined: 09 Feb 2009
Posts: 1
Location: Maryland, United States
Posted: Mon 09 Feb 2009, 20:22
Post subject: Linksys WUSB54G v4
Just installed Puppy 4.1.2 on a old Toshiba laptop. Using a WUSB54Gv4
Linksys adapter. Setup loaded the ralink 2500 driver. It would connect and DCHP worked but 90% of the time it would not browse and the few times it would it was VERY slow. Used the wizard and unloaded the ralink driver then used ndiswrapper to load the v4 .inf off the setup disk. Works great now!
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Posted: Mon 23 Mar 2009, 22:47
Post subject: Sierra Wireless Aircard 811
Hi All! First post here.
I installed Pupply a few days ago; the download and initial installation went fine.
When I went to setup my Sierra Wireless Aircard 811, I started by going to Puppy Setup / Connect to the Internet or Intranet / Internet by Wireless GPRS Modem / GPRS Setup.
Unfortunately, I entered incorrect information in the GPRS setup, and was unable to connect, so I spent the better part of the last 2 days reading everything I could here (Linux noob, so I didn't understand a lot of it.) I began to realize that I wasn't ever seeing the GPRS setup anymore, just the Dialup setup, if I clicked on it. After several hours of going around in circles, including multiple re-boots, and trips back to WinXP to connect so I could browse here, I deleted the pup-sys whatever from Windows and did a fresh install.
After the new install, I entered the correct information in the GPRS Setup, and it connected the first try-good thing, since clicking on the button by "Internet by Wireless GPRS Modem" doesn't bring up the GPRS Setup screen anymore.
Apparently this is a one shot deal!
Seriously, how does one get back to the GPRS Setup screen?
Edit: After 4-5 days of pretty intensive internet usage, and a lot of downloads, I'm amazed to find that my Aircard (or my wireless connection via the Aircard) works BETTER with Puppy Linux than it ever did under WinXP. I used to have to try 3-4 times in order for a download to start. Once started they always finished with no problems, but a lot of times after clicking a "download" button the download progress indicator window would show that nothing was happening. With Puppy, every single download has started and completed successfully the first time.
Jonathan.....future ex-windows user.
Puppy 4.20 Frugal on Toshiba Satellite A45, WinXP/Puppy, 2.5GHz Celeron, 1GB Ram, 120GB HD, Sierra 811 Aircard via AT&T.
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Location: Eltham, NZ
Posted: Mon 13 Apr 2009, 02:10
Post subject: Zyxel g202 usb wireless adaptor works on Pup420
Connected zyxel g202 usb adaptor to an old beige xp box at work to get onto the work server.
Discovered that pup4.1 would load the zd1211 module for this adaptor, but would not work - couldn't get onto our network. Got online eventually using ndiswrapper and the xp driver but access to the local network via pnethood/samba very erratic. Lots of attempts needed, sometimes with success, sometimes not.
Setup pup420 - bingo! Seamless load and use of the zd1211 module, perfect first time every time access to the network and server.
Very happy puppy!
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Posts: 5
Posted: Tue 14 Apr 2009, 21:13
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Damn it! 6 months and still cannot make my PB S18 (AKA Kohjinsha SAx) wireless card work. It's a stupid Winbond card, I have the module (w35und.ko) but the load module app does not recognize it. Ndiswrapper is unusable since there is no .inf file on WindowsXP.
I like this distro so much, I even can avoid using the touch screen, but this 7 inches pc without wireless access to internet is useless.
Any suggestions?
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Location: Australia
Posted: Tue 14 Apr 2009, 22:36
Post subject:
egosumpaul wrote:
I have the module (w35und.ko)
Obtained from where? Was it compiled under a fully Puppy-compatible kernel?
If not, try the version I just compiled now -
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Posts: 5
Posted: Wed 15 Apr 2009, 22:35
Post subject:
Thanks!!! module loaded... supposed to be connected, but no internet at all. LAN works OK. Don't know the reason...
Any suggestion?
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Posted: Wed 15 Apr 2009, 22:42
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It works!!!! My fault. I run the wireless scanner, click on connect, voila!!
Many thanks! Now I will try to calibrate the touchscreen to make fully functional.
If you know how to calibrate I will appreciate your directions to do so.
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Posts: 5472
Location: Australia
Posted: Thu 16 Apr 2009, 06:23
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egosumpaul wrote:
Now I will try to calibrate the touchscreen to make fully functional.
Apparently the Koshinja laptop requires the "penmount" touchscreen driver/plugin.
See the serial touchscreen HOWTO here -
For your situation, substitute all references to "fujitsu-ts" and "fujitsu" to "penmount".
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Mr Henderson
Joined: 17 Apr 2009
Posts: 39
Location: Teddington, UK
Posted: Tue 28 Apr 2009, 11:59
Post subject: Inventel UR054G USB
Subject description: Works with Ndiswrapper
I've got the Inventel UR054G USB wireless adaptor working well under Puppy 4.2, with Ndiswrapper. These adaptors are quite common because at one time Wanadoo/Orange supplied them with its Livebox router. The computer is an old Sony Vaio notebook, c. 2001. I'm dual booting with Windows 2000.
I initially had the problem that the Windows .inf and .sys driver files weren't installed to the same folder, so Ndiswrapper couldn't do anything. It's no good just moving the .inf file into the same folder as the .sys file. They must be installed by Windows to the same folder, so you may have some work to do in Windows. If you need more information, read on....
I found I couldn't get the installation CD to run. I'm not sure it would have installed the files to the same folder anyway, because Windows seems quite happy with them in different folders. With a bit of Googling, I found an installable package which did the trick; I got it from http://members.driverguide.com/. To find the right page, Google 'DV3.3.25_UV3.0.8' (that's the name of a folder within the zip file).
I was installing on a PC which had never had the Inventel software. (This software is not essential for the adaptor to work under Windows; Windows 2000 and XP have the drivers.) If you do have it installed, it may be as well to uninstall it before the next step, because the new drivers come with an 'XtremeMultimedia Card Utility' that might conflict with the Inventel stuff. If I remember rightly, you now need to unzip the new package (obviously) and then run the autorun.inf file. This will install everything to a new folder in your Windows directory. It also seems to over-write existing copies of the driver files. The new folder is the one where Ndiswrapper must look for the PRISMA02.inf file.
Don't be confused by the fact that the driver files are called PRISMA02 - these
the drivers for the Prism54 chip, not the Prism2.
The adaptor continues to work fine under Windows, incidentally.
At first I still had a fragile connection, but it turned out to be a USB port problem, not a wireless problem.
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Mr Henderson
Joined: 17 Apr 2009
Posts: 39
Location: Teddington, UK
Posted: Tue 05 May 2009, 18:10
Post subject: Netgear WG511T
Subject description: It works.
The Netgear WG511T PCMCIA/Cardbus adapter works with Puppy 4.2. Ran straight out of the box on my old Sony Vaio notebook.
It would be much better if there was a single list of all the tested wireless adapters. The information is getting lost in all the question-and-answer stuff.
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Posts: 7
Posted: Wed 03 Jun 2009, 01:10
Post subject:
intel minipci iwl4965 works fine on 4.2 with new firmware iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode in /lib/firmware.
the firmware download URL:
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Posts: 4722
Location: Southeast Georgia, USA
Posted: Wed 17 Jun 2009, 19:59
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Why did Puppy 4.2.1 roll back to the old and less functional Network Wizard?
The Gigafast USB modem with ZyDAS chipset works on about everything end was fine under 4.2.0 but is not working in 4.2.1
The Old Network Wizard has me back in the slow and frustrating cycle of looking as though it is going to work and then failing over and over.
HardInfo sees the modem OK. I have rebooted with the nic in place - just in case it did not get picked up when inserted after I booted - no joy.
Is there a way to get the good Network Wizard back into 4.2.1?
I am afraid to upgrade my wife's desktop as I have a wireless device on there working fine under 4.2.0 but there are fixes in 4.2.1 I'd like to take advantage of.
Thanks! David
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Posts: 27
Posted: Mon 06 Jul 2009, 20:17
Post subject:
Gateway WBM-120
Subject description: Finally got it to work. Here's how.
Setting this up is easy, now that I know what I'm doing. The trick is that there's an extra step after loading the right module, and that extra step varies depending upon which version of Puppy you are using.
For both Puppy 3 and 4, you need to load the orinoco_cs and orinoco modules, either at boot by using the Boot Manager or every time you boot using the Network Setup Wizard.
Then you need to bind the card to the driver. In Puppy 3, add the following lines to /etc/pcmcia/config.opts:
card "Gateway WBM-120"
manfid 0x028a, 0x55b0
bind "orinoco_cs"
You then need to restart card services by issuing "/etc/init.d/rc.pcmcia restart" in a terminal. The light on the card should start blinking, and then you will see the card in the Network Setup window, probably as eth1. If you are automatically loading orinoco at boot, then you should be set from now on.
In Puppy 4, you do not need to edit the config.opts file. Instead, issue the following in a terminal:
echo "0x3 0x28a 0x55b0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0" > /sys/bus/pcmcia/drivers/orinoco_cs/new_id
You will have to issue this command every time you boot, unless you create a startup script that does it for you automatically.
I actually got these instructions from the Naked Ape Wiki (
), after HOURS of trying different modules and ndiswrapper. Finally, this worked!
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Posts: 103
Location: Pelham, AL
Posted: Wed 15 Jul 2009, 22:54
Post subject: Re: $11.99 at meritline
mechmike wrote:
REALTEK 8187 Chipset, works with Puppy 4.1.1 on my notebook.
They run coupons periodically where you can buy this for $10 shipped in the US...
Here's the latest cheap RT8187L version:
Looks like the adapter in my original link is no longer available.
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Opinion: The Perfect Political Holiday Gifts
Hoover Institution Research Fellow Bill Whalen on what America's political leaders should put on their Christmas list. Photo: Associated Press
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Even as Prime Minister Mario Monti of Italy pushed through a plan to make it easier to fire workers, a split within his governing coalition over the measure could endanger his government even before elections are held by May. And that, in turn, could boost risk for investors.
Bloomberg reported that the change in labor laws to allow easier firings in a high-unemployment atmosphere was not popular to begin with, either with labor unions or with the Democratic Party, a member of the three-party coalition. Still, Monti managed to pass this fourth major change to try to avoid economic meltdown—but Democrats, having second thoughts on the matter, are now talking of reversing the measure in Parliament.
Marc Ostwald, a fixed-income strategist at Monument Securities in London, was quoted saying, "The labor market reforms are critical for Italy, and it is equally no surprise that Monti is having a rather more difficult time in getting agreement on these. He has already had to make a lot of concessions and the Italian bond market does appear to be rather sensitive to any negative related news."
So far Monti has pushed through, in addition to the labor change, a 20-billion-euro ($26.5 billion) austerity plan to eliminate the deficit, a measure designed to boost competition and a set of changes intended to cut red tape. While thus far Monti's government has seen the rate on bonds fall substantially, that could change if the stability of his government is threatened.
On March 23 his cabinet passed the labor measure, which makes it easier for employers to shed workers for economic reasons without having to worry about a court-ordered reinstatement of fired employees. Employers had blamed those rehire court orders for their reluctance to add new employees in a better economic climate, because it would be difficult to let them go if there were another downturn.
Both employers and unions wrangled over a possible change in this rule for two months without agreement. Monti imposed the measure, saying that it eliminated employers' excuse not to hire, but the next day the union CGIL called a strike and the Democrats raised the possibility of reversing the measure.
Pier Luigi Bersani, the head of the Democratic Party, argued for the change, and was quoted saying, "It's inconceivable that there will only be economic compensation. This is a fundamental point, otherwise the narrative isn't ours, it's not European, but American. Everyone says that things work better in Germany"—German judges can reinstate workers for economic reasons—and therefore, he continued, markets should not object if, instead of adopting an American employment model, Italy adopts the German model.


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1. As you know I joined the Counterfeit Kit Challenge. I knew that the inspiration layout is about to get published and I waited for it... While waiting - I saw a clue for the upcoming kit, and I found October kit (current kit) of the same company and started to build the kit... I created the layout and then realized the inspiration kit is September's kit.... I put this layout aside and started to collect another kit. I'm sure I'll use this one sooner or later.
2. At Practical Scrappers there's a challenge to use paper clip in a creative way... I twisted my paper clip into car shape, to match the subject of the layout. Though it's not very precise I like it :-)
3. The story behind the pictures: This is my second leasing car at the company I work for... I created this layout on the same day I let go the old car and got this one... I enjoy document the little things in life, the everyday, even though it's not meaningful...
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Boston's John Minnock Brings his Jazz Styling to NYC
John Minnock, who recently completed a two-year run of Sundays at Boston's Encore Lounge, will bring his act to New York's famed Metropolitan Room on Sept. 15th.
The jazz singer, who grew up as the youngest of four boys outside of Albany, New York, and went on to study music at Boston University, also recently came out, although it has been a natural part of his act for some time.
"It's what I believe is the state of the LGBT movement, we're part of society at work, at home, and in the arts," he said. "Side by side and together. There is no reason to shy away from who we are."
EDGE recently interviewed Minnock about his music and his upcoming New York show.
From tuba player to jazz singer
EDGE: How did your early years influence who you are now?
John Minnock: This is going to sound like a stereotype, but I was never into sports. I became interested in music around 10 or 12, and listened to my parents' collections of jazz, classical and Broadway. Remember 'Readers Digest Collections'? They had all of them. I used to listen for hours with headphones on. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to hear those again.
EDGE: I hear that you were a tuba player at Boston University. How did that experience inform your singing, if at all?
John Minnock: [Laughs] Yes, I tell people I used to play tuba, but changed to singing because it's easier to carry around. Two things came from a strong music background and from instrumental performance: the ability to read and understand music, which is really helpful in interacting with all musicians, and probably more importantly, the ability to hear and even anticipate complex musical structures and relationships. Did that sound snobby? I wanted to seem like I got my money's worth from a music education!
EDGE: Tell us about being part of the band Feed the Meter. What a great name!
John Minnock: We were a jazz/swing band of guys who all had day jobs, and played around the Boston area. We did private functions and occasional gigs at bars and even a VFW hall. I remember once I learned one of my most important lessons: I had messed up almost all the lyrics to a tune ('Georgia on my Mind' - and it's not that complicated). Someone at the break said 'Hey that was great.' I said, 'Did you notice I messed up all the lyrics?,' and the guy said 'no.' That's when I learned you can screw up, and if you just keep going, you can still 'sell it.'
EDGE: How would you characterize the Boston jazz scene???
John Minnock: Boston has wonderful jazz musicians and great venues. Of course, we have Berklee College, as well as the other great music schools (like my alma mater, BU). But lately, a few of these venues are closing or business is down.
EDGE: You had a 2-year run of Sundays at the Encore Lounge in Boston. That sounds like quite an accomplishment. How did that come about?
John Minnock: Encore Lounge was a place I used to go to pretty often. For years it was more of a show tune place, but they started doing jazz on certain nights. They would let people from the crowd get up and sing, and the manager knew what I did. They were looking for someone for Sunday night, and the manager asked me to do it. The gig became pretty popular, I think in part because I also try to make the show entertaining for everyone - adapting the material based on the audience, throwing out some jokes, and talking to people in the crowd.
EDGE: What attracts you to a song, lyric or melody? Any favorites?
John Minnock: Now that's an interesting question. There are many different reasons for me being attracted to a tune. But one thing that is probably true, if it has a blues/R&B aspect, or the potential for it, I can use that. Favorites? I've sung many tunes and performed many gigs, and so far the only thing I can say with certainty is my favorite jazz ballad is 'Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most.' And I'll be doing it at the Metropolitan Room.
'a gay, white Lou Rawls'
EDGE: Who are your musical influences??
John Minnock: For the kind of material I'm doing, influences are Joe Williams, George Benson, Bill Withers, Ernestine Anderson, Carmen McCrae. And also in terms of show structure, I've seen both Ruth Brown and Linda Hopkins in small room settings and I try to emulate them.
EDGE: What kind of survival jobs have you had over the years while pursuing music?
John Minnock: Actually, I have a pretty good career in Financial Services, mainly in Information Tech. Been doing it for years. I prefer not to rely on music for income, or you wind up doing too many weddings and retirement parties. And, if you have any questions about retirement planning and investing, I'm your guy.
EDGE: Outside of music, what do you like to do in your spare time???
John Minnock: I'm into all things in the entertainment industry: shows, concerts, movies. And friends of mine and I are very much into weekend brunch. Can that be a hobby?
EDGE: Why was it important for you to come out publicly as a gay jazz singer? Are there any well-known gay jazz singers, to your knowledge???
John MInnock: You've got me there, I'm not aware of other openly gay jazz or blues singers. There are a lot of cabaret singers with a jazz side, but not really gay jazz/blues singers. I did an Internet search on my phone - nope, nothing. And I'm openly gay in all aspects of life, it just comes up naturally during the show. Ah, who am I kidding, I make sure it comes up....so I'm a little bit political. So what? ??Oh, and a friend of mine who is very big in classical music once said to me, 'You sound like a gay, white Lou Rawls' - one of the best compliments I ever got.
EDGE: What would you like to be doing five years from now?
John MInnock: ??I'd like to be looking back on five years of pretty regular gigs. You know, there are a number of clubs around New York that would be great to perform in. There are some terrific jazz and blues clubs right around the entire East and West Villages - from stage settings to basement bars - but they are all great and the crowds are awesome.
EDGE: How do you feel about playing the Metropolitan Room?
John Minnock: The Metropolitan Room is an absolutely great venue: a wonderful space, beautiful sound system, grand piano up on a stage, theater lighting....everything. Hey, you know what's funny, it's three blocks from some of the Chelsea bars I hang around in when in New York-I was there for the closing of Splash! Yet I never realized how close it was to those bars until I was looking on Google maps. I think that's the problem with taking cabs and not paying attention.??
EDGE: Would you consider relocating?
John Minnock: Of course! But for now, Amtrak and Bolt Bus, and a lot of friends there, keep me active in New York.
Visit www.metropolitanroom.com to find more details about John Minnock's Sept. 15 show. Go to www.johnminnock.com to learn more about the singer.
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At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, and Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery.
- "Makers of Fine Wands since 382 B.C."
- —Strapline[src]
Ollivanders is a wand shop founded in 382 B.C. Located in Diagon Alley South Side in London, England, it is owned by the Ollivander family, widely acknowledged to be the best wandmakers in Great Britain.
Diagon Alley
It is believed by Garrick Ollivander, a descendant of the original Ollivander, that the founder of Ollivanders arrived with the Romans, setting up a stall (which, in due course, evolved into a shop) to manufacture and sell wands to the ancient British wizards, whose wands were crudely-made and inferior in quality and performance.[1]
- Ollivander: "Curious...very curious..."
- Harry Potter: "Sorry, but what's curious?"
- Ollivander: "I remember every single wand I've ever sold, Mr Potter. It so happens that the phoenix whose tail feather is in your wand, gave another feather — just one other. It is very curious indeed that you should be destined for this wand when its brother gave you that scar."
- — Ollivander on Harry Potter's wand[src]
In 1991, Harry Potter was taken to Ollivanders by Rubeus Hagrid in order to get Harry a wand for his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry tried dozens of wands before he was chosen by a wand of Holly and Phoenix Feather. Mr Ollivander said that he had remembered every wand he had ever sold, and he found it curious that Harry should be destined for a wand that was brother to the one that had killed Harry's parents, and had almost killed him.
During the Christmas holidays, Ollivanders was closed with a small notice on the door, which read "Wandered out for a spell, will return later".[2]
1996 and 1997
- "Oh no — not Ollivanders, everybody got their first wands from here."
- —Hermione Granger upon discovering Ollivanders shop abandoned.[src]
In 1996, Alexandra Walker attempted to rob the shop. This event made Daily Prophet headlines. When Harry Potter visited Diagon Alley in his sixth year, he found Ollivanders shop boarded up and its owner gone as he was kidnapped by Fenrir Greyback and a group of Death Eaters. He was tortured for an explanation of why Voldemort's wand and Harry Potter's wand couldn't battle. Under the Cruciatus Curse, he told Voldemort that it was because of the twin cores, and that all Lord Voldemort needed to do was use another wand.
Ollivander was tortured and held in the cellar of Malfoy Manor until Dobby rescued him, Luna Lovegood and Dean Thomas. After recovering at Shell Cottage, he went to the Weasley children's great-aunt Muriel's place to be protected under the Fidelius Charm. Whilst there, he made a wand for Luna as a thank you gift for the comfort and care she had given him during the incarceration. His shop is most likely to have reopened after the Battle of Hogwarts.
The shop was described as narrow and shabby with peeling gold letters over the door of the shop read: Ollivanders: Makers of Fine Wands since 382 B.C.
The shop's display consisted of a solitary wand lying on a faded purple cushion in the dusty window. The shop was tiny, empty except for a single, spindly chair in the corner. Thousands of narrow boxes containing wands were piled right up to the ceiling of the tiny shop, and the whole place had a thin layer of dust about it.
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There was a branch of Ollivanders in Hogsmeade. Located in High Street, this branch was very similar to its counterpart in Diagon Alley. It was run by an associate of Garrick Ollivander.
Behind the scenes
- Despite Garrick Ollivander's claims that the original Ollivander arrived in Great Britain with the Romans, this individual started his wand-making business in 382 B.C. but the Roman conquest of Britain (Britannia) only began effectively in A.D. 43, under the Emperor Claudius.
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Exterior only)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (Seen on the Daily Prophet)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book
- LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World
- LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World
- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Harry Potter for Kinect
- LEGO Harry Potter
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- Pottermore
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
- Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
- Harry Potter: The Wand Collection
Notes and references
- ↑ Pottermore background information on Garrick Ollivander (transcription available here)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (PS1 version)
- ↑ Pottermore
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (PS1 version)


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Philadelphia's 'The Weavers' Painfully Dull
As part of the Philadelphia Tourism campaign, Red Tettemer found (created) a bunch of geeky bike weavers and adopted them for inclusion in the campaign. For an excruciatingly boring experience, check out The Weavers here. Maybe there's some witty twist at the end of the video but after three minutes of outrageously geeky lameness, patience was expended and attention moved elsewhere.
Apparently, there's more to the tourism campaign which will, hopefully, redeem the boredom The Weavers have caused.
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A mother has issued a stark warning to parents after her son was blinded - by a LOOM BAND.
Carlie Lawrence, 32, was sitting with her children making bracelets when her eldest son accidentally pinged a bangle into his seven-year-old brother Kyle's eye.
The incident caused a blood clot - leaving him completely blind in his left eye - and Kyle is now awaiting surgery in a bid to restore his eyesight.
His ordeal emerged after a doctor took to a Facebook group to warn parents over the dangers of the playground craze.
Other GPs have also raised concerns about the health risks from the bands, while a number of schools have begun banning them.
Mum-of-six Carlie, a carer from Cleethorpes, Lincs, said: "He was screaming in pain and I have never heard him scream before. He started being violently sick.
"I couldn't go near Kyle after it happened, my husband had to deal with it. I was so scared.
"My husband told me to call an ambulance and we had to take Kyle out of the room to try and calm him down.
"I will never have them in the house again."
Kyle was rushed to accident and emergency following the incident in May, where he was examined before being sent home the same night with eye drops.
But after the schoolboy continued being sick throughout the night Carlie took him back to hospital the next day.
An eye expert said he should never have been sent home and admitted Kyle for six days in hospital, and a further week's bed rest.
Loom bands are the latest playground craze, and involve looping small, coloured rubber bands to make bracelets.
They've even become popular with celebrities like the Duchess of Cambridge and Harry Styles of pop band One Direction.
But a number of schools have banned children from wearing them, including Shirehampton Primary School in Bristol.
And GPs have also started to raise concerns over the bands.
The picture was posted on Facebook by a doctor and mum-of-three from Bristol, of a boy's fingers turning blue from lack of circulation.
Commenting on a mother's group, she wrote: "Please be careful with looms - zoom in on the fingers - the parent of this child thankfully went in to check on him half an hour after lights out."
And Dr Anne-Marie Houlder, chair of Stafford and Surrounds Clinical Commissioning Group, spoke about her concerns to the Staffordshire Newsletter.
She said: "I know these are a massive craze at the moment for children across the country."
Dr Houler continued: "Kids obviously love playing with them but having seen the article that has hit the press, where a child had fallen asleep with some wrapped round his fingers, I would just urge parents to be vigilant.
"They could be a choking hazard or cause circulatory problems if children swallow or wrap them round their fingers for any length of time."


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My knowlege in group theory is very limited and this question is out of pure curiousity: Given a random finite group, how many conjugacy classes will it probably have? I can try to make this question more precise:
Define $a_n$ to be the average number of conjugacy classes in finite groups of order less or equal $n$.
What is the asymptotic behaviour of the sequence $a_n$?


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Medical tattoos increasing, save lives
Experts worry lack of regulation could be dangerous
More than personal expression, some tattoos can now save lives.
"It's kind of a groundbreaking idea," said Kim Southwick, who discovered she had Type 1 diabetes on her 38th birthday. "I don't necessarily see mine as an advertisement. I see it as more of a tool, as part of my care."
Medical tattoos are now part of a growing trend in the world of ink.
"I've done a few like a DNR. You know what a DNR is? Like 'do not resuscitate,'" said Chris BeBarge, a tattoo artist at Stingray BodyArt and More in Allston, Mass.
They're an increasingly popular alternative to medical alert bracelets for those with hidden allergies and medical conditions.
"Younger children, people with certain athletics they like to do, or certain jobs, it can be cumbersome to wear the bracelet," said Dr. Allison Cohen, a staff endocrinologist at Joslin Diabetes Center.
"I would never strap on a bracelet. I just couldn't find one that would work, and now I don't even have to worry about it. It's always with me," said Southwick.
Southwick opted for a right wrist tattoo to make first responders aware of her condition, whether she was conscious or not.
"I've had a couple EMTs actually notice, that they were off duty, and mention just on their own 'oh yea, we absolutely would honor that,'" said Southwick.
But with business booming, experts are concerned medical tattooing is becoming the wild west and that the lack of standards could be downright dangerous.
"In people with diabetes, it's important to consider whether their diabetes is under good control. If someone has high blood sugar, they're actually at high risk for infections at the site of tattoos," said Cohen.
The American Medical Association "urges" the use of "evident .. durable" alerts but has no policy about medical alert tattoos. There's also no guarantee first responders will honor your ink.
"The last two EMTs I talked to, they said they won't respect that ... because it's not a legal document. They're afraid they're going to get sued," said DeBarge.
"People put their medical tattoos in different places. They have different symbols, different wording. And also, if it's someone who has multiple tattoos, it might be difficult to distinguish which ones are trying to get a medical message across," said Cohen.
Most experts agree the wrist is the best place for a medical tattoo, but if you're considering one, you should definitely talk to your doctor first and be sure to go to a licensed tattoo parlor.


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Sally Lieber received fewer than half as many votes as Jerry Hill in the June primary, but in her assessment she did pretty well.
With her campaign trailing badly in fundraising, her strategy under the state's new open primary system was to secure one of the top two spots and advance to the Nov. 6 general election while spending as little money as possible.
Mission accomplished.
"We were outspent more than 10-to-1, but only outvoted 2-to-1," said Lieber, a former three-term assemblywoman in the South Bay's old 22nd district. "We did zero mail, no campaign signs. and we still got an OK amount of votes."
But Hill remains the heavy favorite to take the newly redrawn 13th Senate District. He out-polled Lieber 51 percent to 22 percent in the primary and has dominated her in fundraising. Hill raised $902,738 this year through Sept. 30, at which point he still had $426,460 in the bank. Lieber had $187,570 left by the end of September out of a total of $254,542, much of it her own money.
Despite the 13th district campaign's coming down to two Democrats, the candidates present a stark contrast. Hill the moderate is comfortable in Sacramento — too comfortable, Lieber argues, and unwilling to buck a system driven by money from special interests. From Hill's perspective, Lieber the liberal may not be comfortable enough. She's not as effective at getting laws passed, he says, or building relationships.
Broad support
Hill, 65, served on the San Mateo City Council and San Mateo County Board of Supervisors before winning a seat representing the 19th Assembly District in 2008. He prides himself on being a productive lawmaker who understands what sets the Peninsula apart: its technological innovation, quality of life and environmental resources.
"The uniqueness of this district is you have to balance those areas," he said. "That's the balance that I think I've been successfully able to achieve and what voters are looking for."
Hill points to his endorsements and fundraising as evidence that people in his current district and the new 13th Senate District respond to his leadership. His vast slate of endorsements includes almost every top Democrat on the Peninsula; business, labor and environmental groups; and nine of 10 supervisors in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. Hill's campaign has received contributions from just about every corner of the economy, including unions, developers, high-tech firms and pharmaceutical companies.
Hill has been an active lawmaker since arriving in Sacramento. Among 18 bills he has signed into law this year, he's most fond of legislation cracking down on underage drinking on party buses, restricting tobacco sales to minors, and requiring the California Public Utilities Commission to respond quickly to new federal gas safety regulations and explain its decisions in writing. Hill has fought public battles with the CPUC and PG&E to hold them accountable after the deadly San Bruno pipeline blast in 2010.
Though Hill is to the right of Lieber, he says his voting record supports progressive values. He has a lifetime score of 96 out of 100 from the California League of Conservation Voters, a prominent environmental group.
The underdog
Lieber, 51, spent six years in the Assembly representing a swath of northwestern Santa Clara County, including Sunnyvale and Cupertino. But she never grew accustomed to the daily sausage-making in the Capitol, something she regards as a virtue.
The former Mountain View city councilwoman touts herself as an independent voice who will fight the influence of money and lobbyists. She contrasts her stance with that of Hill, whose campaign this year has taken more than $20,000 from tribal casinos, card rooms and horse-racing tracks, plus a few modest contributions from payday lenders.
"I'm not a win-at-any-cost candidate," she said. "I'm not willing to take tainted money that represents the suffering of the community to try to win political office."
Hill counters that he didn't seek out the money and doesn't give donors special treatment. And he points out that Lieber took money from tribal gaming and horse-racing tracks, among other special interests, during her time in the Assembly.
Lieber lists the environment and education among her top priorities as a legislator. She admits to being less friendly to business than Hill, preferring to focus on helping those without power. Her signature achievements in the Assembly included a bill to raise the minimum wage by $1.25 and laws to protect victims of sexual assault and human trafficking.
The candidates differ on two key issues on the Peninsula: the Cargill salt flats and high-speed rail. Lieber has been an outspoken opponent of any development on the environmentally sensitive former Saltworks site in Redwood City. Hill, who in previous campaigns took contributions from the developer, DMB Associates, has been quiet on the matter, though he claims he opposed DMB's initial housing plan for the 1,400-acre site as too big. He said he does not support filling in the bay under any circumstances.
On the state's proposed bullet train, Lieber is critical of the $8 billion funding bill the state Legislature passed in July with Hill's support. She isn't confident the measure will prevent the California High-Speed Rail Authority from going outside the Caltrain right of way, possibly resulting in seizures of property through eminent domain when the Peninsula section is built.
Hill takes credit for helping to secure $706 million to begin the electrification of Caltrain as part of the funding plan. He supports the so-called blended approach to high-speed rail on the Peninsula — that is, confining the bullet trains to the existing Caltrain path — and said he helped tweak the language of the bill to hold the rail authority to that course.
Though she's outgunned, Lieber hopes the distinctions between the candidates on these and other issues, along with her opposition to the influence of money in Sacramento, will bring enough voters over to her side.
"It's definitely still a David and Goliath battle," she said, "but I feel that it's the right thing to challenge big money winning out."
Contact Aaron Kinney at 650-348-4357. Follow him at Twitter.com/kinneytimes.


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A Mass for Louis W. Rose will be offered in Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Mountainside, N.J. at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 following the farewell from Dooley Funeral Home, 218 North Ave. West, Cranford, N.J., 07016.
Mr. Rose, who died on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at the age of 85, was the Data Systems Manager and Project Manager in the Information Systems Department with Bristol-Meyers Squibb in Hillside and Bridgewater, NJ before retiring in 1989.
He was a World War II veteran having served as a sergeant in the Army. He later graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I. and did graduate work at Yale University.
A communicant of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Mr. Rose had belonged to the Holy Name Society and Nocturnal Adoration Society. He also managed Little League and Senior League baseball teams during the 1970s.
Born in Newburgh, NY, he was predeceased by his beloved wife of 48 years, Mary Rose (Yereance). They had lived in Providence, RI and Waterbury, CT before moving to Mountainside in 1964.
Surviving are three sons, Louis William Jr., and John Patrick, both of Mountainside, and William Vincent and his wife, Maria, of Forked River; and two grandchildren, Anne Marie and William Laurence.
Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Newburgh.
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Transit: Accessible by the 24 line, 35 line and close to the the Castro Muni stop as well as the F line.
Notes: Asian fusion cuisine. While not a veggie restaurant, they have several vegan options and the staff is always incredibly knowledgeable. The food is quite tasty and many dishes can be made vegan.
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|as a vegan this used to be one of my favorite restaurants. they offer pleanty of vegetarian dishes and can even make some of them vegan upon request. however, when dinning there last night i found that they not only no longer offer vegan dishes upon request, but the waitress also informed me that they put shrimp in ALL their dishes!! doesn't that even make their "vegetarian" dishes not vegetarian? and isn't calling a dish that contains shrimp "vegetarian" false advertising? when questioned about this the waitress simply said that she was sorry and hoped it wasn't a problem. well, no, it's not a problem but i will never eat at nirvana again.
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|Just discovered this Castro treasure last night. Delicious food, vegetarian and non-dairy options clearly marked. The Man O Mango noodle dish is not to be missed!! Large fun drink menu too.
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What Apple's Ebook Fiasco Means for Amazon and the Book Business
Now that the Department of Justice is officially probing the alleged price-fixing conspiracy on ebooks between Apple and many of the major publishing houses, some clear winners and losers have begun to emerge.
Winner Number One: Amazon, which said earlier this week it drop prices once again on ebooks, many of which it had been selling for $9.99 before the so-called "collusion." Basically, Apple made an agreement that let publishers set the price, but also got the guarantee that its iBookstore could not be undersold (for its part, Apple has said it did nothing wrong). If Amazon dared keep it's $9.99 pricing, it would risk losing those titles altogether. Amazon had no choice but to raise prices on ebooks, which typically run for about $14.99.
But the government called shenanigans on the publishers' deal with Apple, so it looks like Amazon is free and clear to drop prices again. Which brings us to Winner Number Two: consumers. Anyone interested in buying ebooks should be happy about the lawsuit, since it means you'll be spending less for ebooks. Yay!
Publishing Goes Down
Of course, that leads one of the main losers here: Publishers. Amazon is now free to pursue its strategy of selling cheap ereaders and cheap ebooks — both of which the company is widely thought to be losing money on — in order to cement a dominant position in the ebook marketplace. Since Amazon makes money in other ways (and is profitable), it can do this more or less indefinitely.
"Amazon has a history of operating at a loss," says Paul Levinson, a professor of communication and media studies at Fordham University and author of the book New New Media. "Back in the 1990s, year after year, they would operate at a huge loss and they would say, 'We're succeeding. This is part of the master plan to get people accustomed to online shopping.' Whenever you're trying to break a decades-old trend, you have to do unusual things in terms of business. People's habits run very deep."
But Amazon won't endure losses on ebooks forever, though, since it doesn't make sense to keep a business where you lose money on both the hardware and the software in the long term. Amazon's master plan is clearly based on gobbling up as much market share as possible for its Kindle platform. And it appears to be working.
But then what? Once it has de facto control of the market, will it raise prices in a "gotcha" move on consumers? Extremely doubtful. More likely, it'll use its dominant position to force publishers to lower their wholesale prices. Then Amazon can actually start to make money on the ebooks themselves — what it wanted all along. It doesn't matter if the margins are thin, either — there will be so many Kindles out there that it'll add up to real dollars for the company.
What if the Kindle doesn't dominate as much as Amazon hopes? Doesn't matter. Even if the iPad/iBookstore and Nook/Barnes & Noble platforms — Amazon's main competitors in the ereading space — build a significant market share, Amazon will still have enough clout for its plan to work. If Amazon's ebook prices are low, they'll have to cut prices, too.
Also, Apple has no dog in this fight anymore. The publishing industry may have pinned its hopes on the Cupertino giant to save it, but Apple doesn't need the publishers. It'll sell iPads hand over fist regardless of what happens to them — or reading in general. They'll insist on lower wholesale prices, too, and the publishers will simply have to agree.
All this will lead to a general downsizing of the industry, though it won't die, or even come close to dying. To save money, the publishers may cut back on lucrative advances and book tours for some authors, and there may even be some layoffs, but the most direct response will probably be to save money by simply printing fewer physical books. That could even lead to greater profits down the road.
"As far as publishers are concerned, they are in it for the money," says Levinson. "They'll do whatever's necessary to stay afloat and make money. It's not like they're trying to fight to maintain some kind of traditional standard for its own sake. I think prices will be lowered, but publishers may make more money. They'll stop printing books and they'll sell more of them. It's a lot easier to distribute to a million people on Kindle than in bookstores."
Book Selling 2.0
So the publishing industry will still exist, just in a leaner form. A lot has been made of Amazon's move to help authors self-publish. Although the publishers certainly took offense, it's an overstatement to say Amazon is now competing directly with them. Basically, Amazon is just providing a last resort for authors who wouldn't otherwise get their books published. Advances, promotion and book tours will remain the domain of the publishing industry, and they'll always be the first choice for almost any author.
"[Publishers] still have some very powerful cards," says Levinson. "One is the advance. If you can get $25,000 from a publisher, that's very good money. Amazon doesn't do that. Also the whole production editing of the book, which includes copy editing and careful proofreading — publishers are still good at that. And if an author can get a publisher to do some promotion, that's helpful also."
So authors and publishers may make out okay, but the obvious consequence of fewer physical books is the demise of the bookstore. It's a sad and painful development, but believe it or not, it's progress. Even if you put aside the convenience of ebooks, they put physical books to shame in terms of environmental impact: no trees chopped down, no ink used and no trucks on the roads delivering them. If a few bookstores need to become antique shops in the process, so be it.
That leads us to the biggest loser in this whole affair: Barnes & Noble, whose stock price has taken a beating since the lawsuit was announced. Even though its budding Nook platform is generally well-regarded, as a company that's essentially still a retail business, its future isn't looking too bright. It's hard to see its physical book business going anywhere but down, and the Nook appears destined to play second fiddle to Amazon.
What consequences do you think the government's lawsuit will have on the publishing industry? Share your thoughts in the comments.
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Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are illnesses transmitted by sexual contact. STDs comprise a large and diverse set of disease entities which include viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and arthropods. Many of these diseases can cause great harm before symptoms are detected.
Chlamydia, the most common STD, can cause infertility in both men and women, making it impossible ever to have children. Gonorrhea, another very common STD, may also have this risk. A majority of US teenagers who admit to having sex are infected with an STD.[1]
The incidence of gonorrhea in the United States peaked during the Carter administration, but began dropping during the Reagan years. The chlamydia rate overtook gonorrhea during the Clinton years.[2]
List of STDs and their Signs and Symptoms
This list is not complete, and many of these disease agents can be transmitted by non-sexual means. Because there are so many different infections, symptoms can vary greatly. Your doctor can give you a great deal of information and should be consulted early to prevent permanent health problems.
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
In the early stages, HIV can cause fevers, rashes, joint pains, and other non-specific symptoms. These usually occur within weeks after exposure. If untreated, HIV infection usually leads to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) within eight to ten years. The symptoms of AIDS can be anything, but common presentations include weight loss, night sweats, unusual skin lesions, and diarrhea.
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV 1 and 2)
HSV can appear on either the lips or the genitalia. It usually presents as a painful, bumpy rash, sometimes with fever.
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
HPV often presents as anogenital warts, or as an abnormality on a pap smear. These lesions can be precancerous.
Hepatitis B and C Viruses (HBV, HCV)
These are often asymptomatic, but over time can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer. If any symptoms are present, the illness can look like any hepatitis, that is, jaundice, change in urine or stool color, abdominal swelling, and fatigue.
Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonorrhea, "the clap")
In males, this presents as a foul penile discharge. Women may have a vaginal discharge, or no symptoms at all.
Chlamydia trachomatis (chlamydia)
This presents similarly to gonorrhea, but is often asymptomatic, and is commonly carried without the patient knowing they are ill. This makes it especially dangerous as these carriers tend to continue the behaviour that got them infected in the first place, spreading the disease to their other sexual partners. Chlamydia is the most common STD in the developed world and can cause a number of severe complications, including infertility in both sexes. There are three different sub-types of the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis that cause lymphogranuloma venereum.[3] Lymphogranuloma venereum is one of the maladies associated with gay bowel syndrome.[4]
Treponema pallidum (syphillis)
This organism causes syphilis, a multisystem disease.
Trichamonas vaginalis ("trich")
In females, this usually presents as a foul vaginal discharge, but males are usually asymptomatic. Even though males are asymptomatic, partners of infected females must be treated.
Pubic lice ("crabs")
This presents as itching in the groin, and often small parasites are easily visible.
This often presents as itching, with rash being more prominent between the fingers and toes.
The only completely effective means of preventing the transmission of STDs is abstinence from sex until marriage and fidelity thereafter.
Of the other Methods of contraception, only condoms offer any protection against STDs (including HIV), but are be completely ineffective against STDs such as pubic lice which are transmitted by simple body contact and do not require sex to occur. When improperly used, or if damaged, they are completely ineffective both as contraception and as STD protection. Even with perfect use (which is rare) around 2% of condoms will be damaged during sex.
Vaccines are not widely available for STDs. An HPV vaccine has recently been released for protection against certain, but not all, strains of HPV, though the long term efficacy of this controversial vaccine is disputed.
People who have been sexually active before marriage can transmit their sexual diseases to their partner after marriage, therefore failure to use proper protection with an unfaithful spouse can still lead to infection. Additionally many STDs can be transmitted to unborn children through the pregnant mother.
Some STDs are curable; many are not. For further information, please consult a physician.
Atheism and sexually transmitted diseases
Atheistic populations commonly have significant problems with sexually transmitted diseases (see: Atheism and sexually transmitted diseases).
- ↑ 4 out of 10 teenagers are sexually active; over half of this 40% (25% of all teenagers) have an STD.[1]
- ↑ http://www.cdc.gov/std/stats/tables/table1.htm
- ↑ http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000634.htm
- ↑ http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000634.htm