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Cartoon cultural legacy
FIFTY years after they flew by car into the homes of millions, The Jetsons remains in the minds of a many a nostalgic flight back to Saturday mornings on the sofa.
They were The Flintstones in space, grappling with the modern family - a dynamic that never gets old because, in their case, it was 2062. So we watched those original 24 episodes on repeat for decades.
To one man, however, The Jetsons was not just a childhood diversion, but one of the most important subjects in a field of history, of which he is the founding student.
From his home in Los Angeles, and via his blog, Paleofuture, Matt Novak digs up the past to find predictions for the future, chipping away to reveal visions that reflect as much about our time, hopes and fears as the eternal search for a jetpack.
"It's easy for some people to dismiss The Jetsons as just a TV show, and a lowly cartoon at that," he writes in the introduction to his ongoing series, 50 Years of The Jetsons. "But this little show has had a profound impact on the way that Americans think and talk about the future."
He goes on to call The Jetsons "one of most important pieces of futurism of the 20th century".
The animated sitcom, made by Hanna-Barbera, was one of the first ever colour TV series when it launched in September, 1962. It introduced the titular family: George, whose job requires him to push a button for only a few hours a week; his gadget-loving wife, Jane, who stays at home to care for children Judy and Elroy, their robot maid Rosie, and Astro, a talking dog.
For Novak, who is too young at 29 to remember if he grew up watching repeats of the 1960s original, or the forgettable 1980s revival (or both), part of the show's appeal - and the broader appeal of his work - is assessing what predictions of a future world have and have not come to pass.
We have flatscreen TVs, robot vacuum cleaners, video-conferencing, moving walkways and tanning beds. Flying cars and 10-hour working weeks? Not quite, but then we still have 50 years to go.
Predictions beyond technology in The Jetsons are less progressive. When George introduces Jane in the title sequence, it's while handing her dollar bills as she heads off shopping while he goes to work (she takes the whole wallet, incidentally).
"There are no black people in The Jetsons," Novak adds.
"It was a projection of the mid-20th century typical white family. But it wasn't just The Jetsons - much of the futurism I look at never challenges social norms."
This is where The Jetsons' legacy reaches beyond the gadgets it imagines (all of which had been imagined elsewhere). Future-gazers, be they animators, novelists or doomsayers, are driven by fear as much as hope or intrigue about the time ahead.
By the early Sixties, the rise and promise of post-war consumer culture had collided with Cold War anxiety. The result was the jetpack, the symbol of what Novak calls the golden age of futurism of the mid-20th century.
The makers of The Jetsons (who were inevitably, middle-class and white) added comedy and parody to create the reassuring yet escapist vision of an "ideal" American family changed only by technology. As Novak says of their automated world, "the largest concern of the middle class was getting 'push-button finger'."
The blogger, who is now employed full-time by Smithsonian magazine, cites Danny Graydon, the British author of The Jetsons: The Official Cartoon Guide: "There was something very attractive about the nuclear family with good honest values thriving well into the future," he says. "I think that chimed with zeitgeist of American culture."
The Jetsons would be viewed by successive generations of cartoon watchers. They include the children of the past who run our baby-boomer world and business leaders. What if, Novak asks, The Jetsons had "pumped into their brains" a different vision?
"What if they'd used mass transport, not a flying car? Would that impact public policy?," he asks.
George Jetson as future 21st century policy-maker. Really?
"I'm probably a fool to ask," Novak says, "but if we accept that children's programming has any effect at all, The Jetsons, I would argue, is the most influential TV show of the 20th century."


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Skip to 0 minutes and 0 seconds Unregulated sperm donation in the UK happens almost entirely outside of the system of regulation what applies to sperm donation in the licenced clinics. So, all of those restrictions are not there. Restrictions, which involve testing of donors, which involve, assessment of the welfare of the child that is going to be born, which involves most importantly an accurate record of who the donor is, who the child is. None of that is there when women seek sperm donors online and as a result it is quite risky, It is risky for women. The donor could have, an infection that he could pass on.
Skip to 0 minutes and 36 seconds The donor could be the carrier of a genetic disease and the child may have access to no information at all about their donor when they grow up. So, the protections that regulation provides are absent but it doesn't mean that there is no law. The law that is there, is in a sense the ordinary law that relates to parentage and child support. So, in many cases the donor would be the legal father of any child that is born as a result. He would thereby acquire an obligation to pay child support throughout the child's minority. So, again these arrangements have legal implications but none of the legal protections.
Skip to 1 minute and 11 seconds As a result of the fear of paying child support we know that some online sperm donors hide their identities and use fake identities and that is particularly dangerous because it means it is impossible to find out who he is and that might be important in the future. If the child, for example, develops a serious disease it might be important to find out about the family history if the donor was using a fake identity that will not be possible. Children born through licenced fertility treatment using sperm in a, in a licenced fertility centre will be able to have access to the identity of their donor when they reach the age of eighteen. Again, that may not be possible.
Skip to 1 minute and 56 seconds I think it is interesting that people are saying that they are accessing, either as donors or as recipients online sperm donation in order to have a relationship during the child's minority. If that is, what people want we maybe need to think about that because we've assumed that actually it is in the best interest of families and children for there not to be contact during the child's minority. Though of course it is completely open for people to use a known donor. So, one can take a, perhaps a relatively or a friend to a clinic for him to be a known donor and that obviously is then possible.
Skip to 2 minutes and 31 seconds I do think we probably need to think about the ban on, any identifiably during childhood if it becomes evident that that's something that people want access to. I think there would be some advantages to having a voluntary register just because the more information that is available to children in these circumstances the better. I think better still would be to bring all of these arrangements within regulation so that the protections the regulation office give to woman children are there for everybody. The way in which a donor can avoid being the legal father of a child born through their donation is to donate in a licenced clinic where he will not be the father of any child born as a result.
Skip to 3 minutes and 11 seconds So if somebody is thinking about wanting to be a sperm donor but anxious about, legal obligations to child support there is a very simple solution and that is donate to a sperm bank where he will have no legal obligations towards the child at all. In the UK we've had, a system of regulation in place now for twenty-five years. It is, an almost comprehensive system of regulation and it is broadly liberal. There aren't that many restrictions on access but the processes, the treatments are very tightly regulated in order to protect safety. So, I think regulation in the UK has broadly been successful and is very well thought of.
Skip to 3 minutes and 51 seconds One of the things that I think is especially interesting about assisted conception now is the ease with which people can bypass those regulations and the willingness of people to do so. So, when the system of regulation in the UK came into being, in 1991, if you had difficulty conceiving your first port of call would be your GP and you go and see your GP and tell them you are having difficulty or you had a fertility issue and they might refer you to a clinic. You would be then safely within the regulated sector. Now, it is increasingly common for people who are having difficulty conceiving to go online and to see what is available there. Some of which is completely unregulated.
Skip to 4 minutes and 36 seconds Some of which involves travelling overseas. So, in 2016 it is very easy for people to bypass regulated services in a way that it just wasn't in 1991. So I think what we have to grapple with now and it raises important legal, ethical and social issues is the fact that we can't guarantee that everybody who accesses assisted conception is going to do so in a regulated way, in a licenced clinic, where controls can be exercised. Some people are going to do it themselves. They are going to go online, are going to travel overseas where regulatory control just isn't there.
Skip to 5 minutes and 16 seconds So I think one of the most interesting things about, the law in assisted conception now, compared with twenty-five years ago, is the fact that we in a sense have two parallel spheres. We have the tightly regulated safe control provision of assisted conception on the one hand and we have what in some cases you might describe as the wild west of unregulated assisted conception on the other. And I think one of the things we really need to do is, is make sure people who go for the unregulated route do so completely with their eyes open knowing what risks they might be taking.
The legal angle on unregulated sperm donation
The regulation of sperm donation differs worldwide – some countries restrict access to heterosexual couples, for example, whilst others have no restrictions with regards to access. Regulation generally has two key purposes: to ensure that sperm donation is safe and effective, and to maintain an accurate register of information about donors and offspring.
In the UK, sperm donation falls within regulation through the licensing requirements set out in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (HFEA) Act 1990. Without a licence, it is a criminal offence to 'procure, test, process or distribute any gametes intended for human application'. If online sperm donation involved the 'procurement' of sperm, it would be unlawful unless licensed by the HFEA.
The reason why online fertility donation, the kind that John is providing, falls outside of the remit of the HFEA is because introduction websites, in which would-be donors and would-be recipients get in touch with each other by email and make their own arrangements, are unlikely to involve 'procurement', and hence lie outside of the HFEA's regulatory control.
However, the lack of regulation means an absence of guaranteed safeguards, but it does not mean that the law does not apply. These arrangements might be made outside of regulatory control, but they nevertheless have legal implications, as Prof Emily Jackson explains in this interview.
In many countries, including the UK, if conception was through natural insemination (NI), the donor will be the legal father of any child conceived as a result, and he will therefore acquire an obligation to pay child support, and a right to be consulted about certain important decisions until the child turns eighteen.
In the absence of regulation, prospective parents and donors, who are likely to have been strangers to each other before meeting online, will often be navigating co-parenting relationships without legal advice. There is scope for these arrangements to go wrong, and if the parents and donor cannot resolve the disagreements themselves, it may be left to the courts to resolve questions of parental responsibility.
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Which of the points made by Emily Jackson did you feel were particularly interesting? If you do not live in the UK, what do you know about the legislation in your country regarding online sperm donation?


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Jan D. <address@hidden> wrote: > Bill Wohler wrote: > > "Jan D." <address@hidden> writes: > > > >>I've attached some screenshots of these situations. I think before we > >>release this we need to find stock items for everything. In Info mode > >>there are also icons that don't have any stock definition, so arrows > >>may look differently. > > Since you're more familiar with GTK, can you please suggest a > > specific > > proposal? > > While updating the icons I was thinking of stock_previous, > > stock_next, > > and stock_up (from GNOME) to replace prev_node, next_node, and up_node > > respectively but wasn't sure how folks would respond to that. > > Can you link to them? I'm not sure I know what you mean by that. > > This means that all calls to tool-bar-* in all modes to need to be > > updated. It would be good to avoid this. Plus, this approach doesn't > > scale to other systems. > > I think it would be preferable to keep the tool-bar-* calls the way > > they are and provide a table of Emacs icon names to the icon name for > > the system being used. That way, Emacs will honor the user's theme > > whether it is being run under GNOME, KDE, or Windows, without > > requiring code changes from all Emacs package developers. > > > > But that means that the old way of changing icons (copying a new file > to where Emacs looks for icons) does not work. Hmmm, you're right. I see two approaches. 1. Devise a scheme that provides the following icon priorities: a. Personal icons b. Theme icons c. Emacs built-in icons 2. Use the theme as I had proposed. The user personalizes the icon not by adding their icons to image-load-path, but rather by adding their icons to the GNOME theme. We document this. I suspect that the latter is more germane to a GNOME user. -- Bill Wohler <address@hidden> http://www.newt.com/wohler/ GnuPG ID:610BD9AD Maintainer of comp.mail.mh FAQ and MH-E. Vote Libertarian! If you're passed on the right, you're in the wrong lane.
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Table of Contents
The Internal Revenue Service is also known as the IRS. This name and its initials aren't very fondly thought of, unless you have a bachelor's degree in accounting and want to work there. As long as you have your degree or it's in progress, you're likely to find a job with the IRS. But, you'll also need your certified public accountant certificate if you want to work as an accountant.
Within the mission of the IRS, it works to help taxpayers who comply with the law, answering their questions and taking care of any issues they may have. The agency also targets those taxpayers who try to cheat on their taxes owed, ensuring that they will eventually pay what they owe.
What is the IRS?
The IRS is the Internal Revenue Service, a government bureau contained within the federal Department of the Treasury. This is the agency that collects your federal taxes. Three divisions inside the IRS take care of three different populations of taxpayers. The first is the Small Business and Self-Employed Division, or SB/SE. It's pretty self-explanatory. This division is responsible for accepting the tax returns from the self-employed and small-business owners.
The second division is the Tax-Exempt and Government Entities Division, or the TE/GE. This area ensures that every tax-exempt organization and government entity is following current tax laws. The work is exacting.
Finally, the third division is the Large Business and International Division or LB&I. Here, the accountants and clerks are solely responsible for the tax documents sent in by large businesses and businesses with an international presence.
Internal revenue agents are essentially auditors. They go through each taxpayer's tax return with a virtual magnifying glass. When these auditors are auditing anyone's tax return, they will go to that person's state, city, business or home. They're looking for additional documentation that proves the taxpayer's submitted return. Sometimes, they are looking for evidence that shows the taxpayer was less than honest in completing their returns. This is the point at which most IRS agents begin their careers. They can opt to work as a generalist within the agency or they can choose to work as a tax specialist, focusing on one aspect of tax law.
Because the IRS is contained within the Treasury Department, it's vitally important that the work the IRS does is accurate. The Treasury and the entire government rely heavily on every tax dollar that is collected. And that's why, as taxpayers, we are expected to honestly report every source of income.
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Working for the IRS as a professional requires that you hold a bachelor's degree in accounting, at the least. If you want to move into a management role, then earning an advanced (graduate) degree will improve your chances.
College graduates with accounting and legal degrees can apply for a position as an appeals officer or an artificial intelligence analyst attorney. For those applicants with a degree in computer science, openings for computer specialists or information technology specialists may be available.
There's also the expected positions for internal revenue agents, internal revenue officer and mathematical statisticians. Every one of these requires a related college degree.
Analyst positions allow you to dig deep into the data handed to you. Whether you're applying for a position as a program evaluation and risk analyst, a program analyst, operations research analyst or policy analyst, the work you do requires that you look for the tiniest, but most important details. You'll write and submit highly detailed reports that your supervisor will use in determining any changes to be made to tax policy.
Compliance officers and tax examiners go through those returns that may have been selected for audit. They will have to have at least one of a few certifications in hand before the IRS hires them. During the application phase, applicants will have to prove that they have the mettle and knowledge necessary to carry out their job duties. After all, they are responsible for calculating every tax return sent in by taxpayers. If they find errors, omissions or even attempts to hide income, they will have to act on everything they find, even if the taxpayer may have made an honest mistake.
If a taxpayer has experienced an event that has made it impossible to earn an income (natural disaster), they can ask for (temporary) relief from filing their taxes. They will have to show proof that the disaster has seriously impacted their life.
The work environment for revenue agents, tax collectors and tax examiners takes place inside the offices of federal, state and local governments. If they are working on a tax audit, they will be working in the field, often in a different state. Otherwise, they will be working inside their offices.
The IRS has established basic requirements for internal revenue agents. This includes educational requirements. Every revenue agent is required to complete an accounting degree at a four-year university. These courses are supposed to include upper-level classwork that every junior and senior takes before graduating.
The coursework has to include principles of accounting, cost accounting, auditing and both intermediate and advanced accounting.
Completed introductory courses should include introduction to accounting 1 and II, introduction to financial accounting, principles of accounting 1 and II, introduction to managerial accounting and principles of financial accounting.
Examples of intermediate accounting include financial accounting, intermediate accounting 1, II and III and introduction to financial reporting.
Don't forget about cost accounting courses. You should have taken cost accounting, managerial/cost accounting, managerial accounting and principles of managerial accounting.
Advanced accounting requires the most effort. This includes courses in government and non-profit accounting, accounting for international environments, advanced accounting, accounting/non-profit organizations, advanced accounting problems, advanced accounting theory, advanced financial accounting, advanced financial reporting principles, advanced and non-profit accounting, consolidations and mergers, consolidations and equity issues, financial accounting III, consolidation and partnership, government accounting, financial accounting III, governmental accounting, government entities, governmental and institutional accounting, international accounting and government and non-profit accounting.
If you apply to work as an auditor, you should have taken classes in introduction to auditing, auditing and control, auditing theory and practice, assurance services and auditing.
Remember, all of this is for an entry level revenue agent. If you want to advance within the IRS, you're going to have to have a master's degree or the equivalent in accounting experience. Plus, you'll have to have your certificate as a CPA. Working at the IRS is a mentally demanding job and you'll have to have the educational background to succeed.
Before you first apply for a position at the IRS, take the certification exams for the accounting role you're most interested in or qualified for.
CPA Certification
Certified Public Accountants (CPA) should pass the Uniform CPA Exam and obtain their certificate, as well as keep up with any necessary continuing education.
EA Certification
Enrolled agents are licensed by the IRS. Before beginning to work, they are supposed to take a three-part Special Enrollment exam that allows them to show their knowledge about individual and business tax return preparation, financial planning and representation. Every three years, they have to submit proof that they have completed 72 hours of continuing education.
Tax Attorney Certification
Tax attorneys have to pass the state bar in their state or be licensed by their state's courts. They should hold their law degree and keep up with continuing education hours. They should have a high level of personal and professional character.
Certified public accountants, enrolled agents and tax attorneys should remember that they have unlimited representation rights. This means they can represent clients on any tax matters that involve tax payment and collection issues, audits and appeals of IRS decisions. As long as they have an IRS Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN), they are legally able to prepare federal tax returns. These individuals do not have the authority to represent tax clients before the IRS, as of January 1, 2016.
To help taxpayers who are looking for the credentials of tax professionals at the IRS, a directory of federal tax return preparers with required credentials and specific qualifications is available. This directory allows taxpayers to search for specific tax professionals by name, city, state and ZIP code. Enrolled agents, CPAs, enrolled retirement plan agents and enrolled actuaries who hold their PTINs are included in this directory. The directory also contains the Annual Filing Season Program Record of Completion recipients. These individuals aren't enrolled agents, tax attorneys or CPAs. Individuals in this program are required to complete continuing education hours if they plan to complete tax returns for their clients in an upcoming tax year.
Salary and Career Outlook
As of 2016, the job outlook for revenue agents, tax examiners and collectors should show insignificant change between 2016 and 2026. Any effect on their employment prospects is affected only by any future changes to local, state or federal government budgets.
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I have been crushing on Karamo Brown for several years now ever since his days on The Real World all the way back in 2005. Of course, he's damn attractive, but there is a spirit about him that just elevates his overall appeal and then some.
Although he has stayed in the lime light over the past decade with other reality shows and establishing himself as his own brand, Karamo has now truly experienced some sort of pop culture ubiquity as he landed a role as one of the members of the new Fab Five on Netflix's reboot of Queer Eye.
The reboot (which costars Bobby Berk, Tan France, Jonathan Van Ness and Antoni Porowski) has received universal acclaim from fans and critics alike as these five guys have easily become the water cooler chatter of the moment with hopes that a 2nd season will happen at some point later this year or in early 2019 (cuz it's that damn good).
I hung out with Karamo last week while he was doing his press roundups in New York City, where the studly and charismatic personality told me about his life changing experience while doing his first season of Queer Eye. He breaks down who his favorite (and not so favorite) subjects were, what really went down when he got pulled over by the white cop in episode 3, what went on when AJ was coming out to his stepmother on episode 4 and so much more. Take a look.
So, a lot of my friends have been binge-watching Queer Eye, and the response from them (as well as social media) has been overwhelmingly positive. Are you feeling the same amount of love on your end as well?
Yes! The feedback has been 100 percent positive for us. It's always like, "You're making me cry", "You're making me laugh", "This is such a feel-good show" or "Oh my god, I feel better about the world". I wasn't expecting that, to be honest with you. I was kind of expecting for people to hate on us quite a bit, so it feels good knowing that people are loving it.
You have a point there, because prior to the show airing, there was a good assortment of "shady" comments posted on social media about the new season, but since Netflix released it, there has been little to no negativity. You guys clearly proved something with this by hitting the funny elements but the emotional ones as well.
I appreciate that, because that was really big for both Jonathan and me. When we came in, we sat down with the cast and producers and Jonathan was like "I'm bringing the funny constantly," and the guys were a little bit intimidated of bringing out their own emotion and he was like "No, we are bringing that deep stuff." And, everyone just picked it up and it went really, really well.
The eight episodes were really done incredibly and showcase a variety of subjects who had great storylines to them. Did you have a favorite out of all of them and why?
It's weird because I have favorite subjects on different levels: on a worldly level, but also on a friend level. Cory, from episode 3, him and I text all the time with the boys. I love him.
Yeah, a lot of guys in the bear community have crushed on him since his episode aired.
Let's be very real, Cory is totally straight, and it would never happen but if he was a gay man, that would be my ideal guy.
Anyone other subject that you really enjoyed?
The firehouse episode was also a ton of fun for me, because how often do you get to line up firemen and put them in wet t-shirts contests? And I'm not even into muscles (that one guy they nicknamed "Superman"), but it was their playfulness throughout that was a major turn on for me.
I noticed that sort of "playfulness" with all the subjects, most notably Tom in the first episode. I thought he was a great starting point for the series.
He was an awesome starting point because I got a lot of comments from people in the south who would say "I see myself in him, so thank you for not starting off with some super chic, 25-year-old who needs help. Thank you for letting me see me."
I have to ask you about that redneck margarita (whiskey and Mountain Dew) that Tom made. How bad was it really?
It was fucking gross! It was the worst drink I ever tasted in my life. And he drank it day in and day out!
Can you be honest here and say if there was any subject you liked the least?
Yeah, I can tell you… in the beginning my least favorite subject was Bobby (episode 5), the church-going guy. Something that got cut out, and really threw me, is when we were driving together he told me that a year or so ago he would've called me the N word and the F word. For me, I believe in change for people, I truly do, but there was something for me that didn't seem genuine about him. The audience responded well to him, but I just never fully got it.
Did his wife not seem into any of it? I got this vibe that she was not thrilled throughout the entire episode.
I wouldn't say that she wasn't into it, I would say she was overwhelmed. They both were. The space was small, the kids (besides the older ones) were a bit unruly, so for me I'm glad we helped them and I'm glad that he had that moment in the end because it kind of pushed me over. At the beginning, when he said that to me, its as if I met you and said to you in the first hour "A year ago I hated white guys." Like, why would you feel the audacity to say that to someone? So, for him, I guess his intentions were in the right place when telling me that, but it made me not want to go into it the same way I went into the others.
Let's talk about the episode where you got pulled over by the white cop (Cory, episode 3).
The police officer, the pull over, triggered the shit out of me. I had no idea. That was not staged. In the morning of each episode, we all fight over who gets to drive. Some of those towns we went into took three or four hours to get to, so if I don't drive, I'll be asleep in the back. We have to stay awake for the drive because we are filming throughout.
So, when I decided to drive for that episode, the producers were like "No, no" and its because they set this up and didn't want for me to be triggered. They kept saying "Bobby, you drive!" and I was persistent on having it be me. To be honest with you, it would've been a fun, cute thing to get pulled over if it was someone else, but I forced myself to drive that day.
Do you think Tan would've had the same reaction you had?
I think that Tan would have, but not in the same way I would have. He's from the UK, so he gets it… but in different ways. I was a little off put when you I got to Cory's house because I was still dealing with it, but overall it didn't make me want to participate in the episode.
For me, my personal favorite was AJ (Episode 4), as I don't think I've ever seen such a slow build up on a show like this that turned into a rollercoaster drop of emotions. You came close to making him cry before he met with his stepmother, I noticed.
Oh, I did, they just didn't air it. I'm pretty sure I made all of them cry at some point, even Tom. He wasn't crying to the very end but eventually the flood gates opened.
Normally at the end of the episode when the subjects have their big reveal, the show still pans to the five of you. When AJ came out to his stepmother, the cameras stayed on him with no focus on what your reactions really were. You guys were watching I'm assuming, yes?
Of course. So, the way that it works is that after we leave, we go back to the loft and we change and watch what's happening. We are basically getting the live feed, and for me… it was cathartic watching him come out and I'm happy he was able to have that incredible breakthrough.
This experience overall has been truly incredible and I'm looking forward to seeing what's next for myself and all of us on this crazy journey.
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Picking up Change gets you picked up
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Preparing for a lifetime of crime?
When I hear the phrase "picking up change" I can't help but think of the dance that bears that name.
When Laslo Mujzer of Florida hears the phrase he'll forever think of the clink. Mr. Mujzer was arrested after lifting $0.42 from a mall fountain.
Police arrest man accused of taking 42 cents from mall fountain
According to the story, the "proceeds" from the fountain went to the local Habitat for Humanity chapter, so perhaps the overreaction was justified?
So now my "namesake"* will have a petty theft charge on his record for doing something that is a rite of passage for every child in America, treating the mall fountain as one's personal ATM.
*Some people think my name is Laslo which is funny because I don't look the least bit Hungarian


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GERMAN shipping banks and shipowners may be able to avoid crippling asset writedowns following approval of the new Hamburg Ship Evaluation Standard by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The formula for the calculation of a ship's long-term asset value (LTAV), which takes into account charter employment, market prospects and historical asset prices, represents an alternative approach to value assessments. As a discounted cash flow method, it arrives at more conservative values than the extreme highs and lows recorded in the sale & purchase markets during booms and slumps. The deviation from traditional spot value assessments tends to be within a 15% corridor, the Hamburg Shipbrokers Association said. Banks and owners can use the scheme to back up higher ship value estimates than seen in recent 'fire sales' concluded under abnormal market conditions. Loan-to-value ratios on well-performing vessels can be kept under control under, averting covenant breaches. A survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers presented in Hamburg today found that the LTAV formula is a plausible and appropriate tool. Details of the standard, including forward interest rate curves and forecast periods, have been revised since its first introduction in February, to comply with German accounting standards. Both HSH Nordbank and Deutsche Schiffsbank have declared their intent to apply the formula for fleet valuations.


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Tonight's blog is a continuation of the series "The Politics of Protest"
For full context, check out the previous posts in the series for a full understanding of the concepts
Day 14 - The Politics of Protest - Part Ten: You Can't Fight the System - the System is You
The world in which we live is based on relationships between and amongst all participants, and when such relationships are not based on agreement and mutual understanding and communication, there is conflict and fear and separation, and at the end of it all this is the CORE issue that is NOT understood or shown in any way - because this very issue of the importance and relevance of the relationships between all things in this world has not been part of our education and understanding as the human beings we are today.
It is this very separation that leads us to develop worldviews that only take into consideration what is of value to us, based on what we have learned through conditioning and social programming, using ideas and relationships that we ourselves have created without any actual understanding of the real relationships that exist in this world and how our actions effect the entirety of our reality. All of this is extensively well explained for those willing to learn. The Desteni I Process is strongly encouraged as a means to start correcting our relationship with ourselves, and with the world we are creating.
When there is a problem within a certain region of the world and the people endure conditions that diminish and erode their dignity and human beings, there will obviously be discontent and anger directed toward the world system and those in positions of power and influence who are able to do something about it - and because it is apparent that "they" do NOT address the needs of the people and seem more concerned with holding the world system itself in place, it is easy to justify anger and frustration instead of realizing the very KEY to the issue.
However, the world system is NOT designed to provide for all equally. The world system is NOT designed so that all of the needs of people are able to be addressed. The world system is NOT designed to enable changes to be made WITHOUT affecting the already stressed and volatile tensions of the billions of people on this planet, each wanting to live in dignity and worth.
But instead of devoting our time and resources to providing this very dignity and worth to ourselves and each other, we have a world system that has become a constant and impossible task of managing billions of human beings that ensures that only a shamefully small amount of the global population will have comfort and dignity at the direct expense of the majority who must compete with each other - often times to the death - while a ruling elite manage these conflicts and battles for survival to ensure it does not escalate too quickly or too violently.
It is NOT POSSIBLE for any government or institution in the current system to address the needs of its people without having dominance and superiority over others, or without having to take resources by force and subduing and oppressing other nations and governments who are not able to compete due to resource limitations artificially imposed upon them by a world that constantly sees itself as a divided and untrustworthy place where only the most ruthless and powerful survive.
Therefore - it must be understood that as long as demands are made and threatened with force or violence without consideration of global consequence or understanding how our world is deeply interconnected and interdependent, any change that comes from such inconsiderate force will always result in instability and imbalance within the entire world system - consequences often paid by the MOST vulnerable who must exist in conditions of poverty and suffering because it has been robbed of dignity and equality and cannot defend itself against a world driven by self-preservation at the expense of the weak.
There is however a critically important element here that is NOT to be missed - which is that ALL OF THIS IS REVERSIBLE! Every policy that has been implemented in the attempt to force a state of unity or order in this world has always created a negative effect because the majority of people are not the ones actually making the decisions and are NOT taking the full scope of our interdependence into consideration.
The world system is NOT an enemy - it is a system that can be programmed and changed. It exists the way it does today because we have NOT realized the responsibility of global consideration and therefore the world system must for the moment exist - so that our individual demands for security and stability in a world of separation and irrational fear does not endanger the delicate interdependent relationships of our reality.
We have, at this moment, the time and the articulation to prepare ourselves and already begin correcting our relationship with ourselves - from which we can learn to co-create and realign our relationships with each other - and dare to stop judgment and fighting against the system so that we can stand as EQUALS to the very system we have created - and PROVE that we can in fact direct ourselves and each other without harm or abuse - and that the current system of crisis and fear management and constant competition can finally be laid to rest, so that a new system -one directed by a majority of REAL Politicians, can be the foundation upon which a new world of dignity for all can emerge and flourish - where war and the various other symptoms of madness resulting from separation will be a memory of who we were, and will never be again.
As I write, already the Journey to Life of REAL Politicians all across the globe is already well underway, and will not stop. For all of us it began with a decision and a commitment, and it is the same with all the would be REAL Politicians of this world to MAKE A DECISION in a single breath, that changes everything for every breath thereafter.


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Why Being a "Good" Manager is "Great"
Hello All,
A colleague of mine has written a book called "Lead Well and Prosper". It is a common sense guide that provides 15 successful strategies on becoming a good manager. It is written from the voices of Joe Kerr and Wanda B. Good. They provide entertaining, humorous and yet important insights into becoming a good manager. I read the entire book in one sitting and truly connected with the lessons in each chapter.
From the Be Good Ventures Website:
As the author points out, most managers don't aspire to mediocrity; they
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Please understand that I do NOT promote books or products for any personal gain on this blog site. If it is posted here it is because I believe you will find it worthwhile. So check out Nick McCormick's book. You can access it here: http://www.begoodventures.com/Book.html.
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My mother and I were the first distributors to join our company when it transitioned from being a retail brand into direct sales. Because we were first, we didn't have mentors in our company, training systems, or scripts. We didn't even have a compensation plan yet! What we did have was our belief—we believed in the products we were promoting and the business opportunity we were sharing. We knew we could be successful so we allowed our belief to carry us and decided to become students of the profession and learn everything required to succeed.We knew we could be successful so we allowed our belief to carry us Click To Tweet
I remember being in a major bookstore, browsing through the magazine aisle. A copy of Networking Times jumped out at me! I found a cozy spot in the café, and poured over the stories of people who made it big in our profession. I knew if they could do it, so could I. Many of them talked about their commitment to personal and professional growth, and how it was a huge factor in their success, so I decided to get plugged in.
Because we didn't have an upline, mom and I decided to be the leader we'd like to follow. We set up calls and put systems in place for our team right away. We had weekly opportunity calls that double as orientation calls, followed by a weekly training call that regularly features new leaders who share their stories and best practices. If your company offers you these opportunities, make sure you plug in. And if they don't, be the leader you'd like to follow—put learning opportunities in place for your team.
We began hosting weekly opportunity meetings that ended with training. By the end of our first month we had over 300 people at our meetings.
Consistency was the key to our success. We kept things simple and systematic for our teams. We taught them to "share" and "invite" to an upcoming call or event. We led by example and stayed plugged in ourselves.Consistency was the key to our success. Click To Tweet
On a larger scale I'm happy to say we've never missed a corporate event. We have been to every convention our company had (I scraped together change to go during my first year. And at that time I still had a full-time job.) These opportunities provided invaluable experiences where we could connect with likeminded individuals, see the company vision, and experience training we couldn't get anywhere else. Nothing replaces being at those events.Nothing replaces being at events. Click To Tweet
We've invested a lot in our success, and it's paid off. We are both seven-figure earners for our company and we still attend every call, meeting, and big event. We lead by example and never stop learning or growing. I will always be a student of this fabulous profession that has changed my entire family's life and our future generations. Invest wisely in your family's future. If we can do this, so can you!
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Rebound Therapy is a form of physiotherapy. It uses trampolines to provide therapeutic exercises to people with a wide variety of disabilities and additional needs. By using our sensory equipment on our sunken trampoline, our sessions provide therapeutic exercise and recreation to children and young adults alike who have a wide range of special needs and will benefit from sensory feedback and interaction. Most of all, it's fun!
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Fun, fitness and friendship for anyone with a learning or physical disability. Our Wingate "All Stars" offers an hour in our gymnasium with trampolines and soft-play then, after a short break (drink included), they can enjoy more coach-led fun in our recreation hall or outside (weather dependent).
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this wedding was unreal. if you'd like to see more, head on over to Cunning & Kennedy for the full look!
we hit the ground running this season. there's been a lot of changes – a new puppy + a new house + new contracts that came out of the blue.
I wouldn't change a thing. except, maybe
this one was a wedding for the books. check the preview out at Cunning & Kennedy here!
cathedral veils… I'm a fan.
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we've been living it up these past few months. shooting a few big jobs (the special olympics, our local university, etc.) but mostly… eating and traveling and riding roller coasters and
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I'm no craft genius, but I'm pretty happy about this headband. I was in a rush last night getting ready for a concert and wanted something cute in my hair. This is how this headband was born...
I had a pack of 3 black flower pins for a couple bucks (on sale at Hancock Fabrics).
And I had a pack of 3 headbands (clear, black, brown) for $1 (from Dollar Tree).
I took the flower and pinned it onto the headband.
Ta da!
The flower stayed in place and didn't move a bit. The teeth on the headband probably helped with that.
Best part: it's cute, easy, cheap, and the flower can be taken off to be worn on a shirt or for the headband to be worn plain!


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Find out what juicy gossip we are buzzing about this afternoon below:
- Evelyn Lozada has officially filed for divorce from Chad Ochocinco (Johnson) just six weeks after their lavish wedding in St. Martin. Evelyn signed the legal documents after news broke about the their domestic violence incident over the weekend. Reportedly the couple signed a pre-nup. No Vanessa and Kobe Bryant situation here!
"I would like to apologize to everyone for the recent events that have occurred. I would like to wish Evelyn well and will never say anything bad about her because I truly love her to death," Chad said in a statement after the split.
According to People, Evelyn is recovering from a "good sized" gash on her forehead since Chad allegedly head-butted her during an altercation about infidelity. He faces up to a year in prison.
We are glad the toxic relationship is over. What do you think?
- Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling are still going strong! The Hollywood couple jetsetted to Copenhagen, Denmark for some quality time, reports Perez Hilton. So much for those break-up rumors! Sorry Gosling lovers.
- Mariah Carey worried about Rihanna's wild ways? Word has it that the pop diva is concerned for "S.O.S" singer's well-being since rumors hit that she is reconnecting with her ex, Chris Brown, and may be heading to rehab for substance abuse. If it's true, we are glad Mariah is willing to show some sisterly support!


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Hunt has a major role as an energy booster during the workouts. Hunt helps both men and women to stay energized. Even when doing the toughest workout with high intensity, they will keep focus and stay strong. Moreover, Hunt also helps speedy recovery and refreshes your body faster after the workout.
Eliminate for Faster Recovery and Muscle Growths after the Workout
Eliminate is a post-workout supplement solution that most people are looking for. It has the "anabolic window" key that will give a much faster recovery, only 30 minutes after the workout. Besides, Eliminate will also enhance the body's muscle growth and give better results.
The Benefits
The Blackwolf all in one workout supplement gives you many benefits.
- Blackwolf supplements are made with natural ingredients. They are suitable for both men and women.
- These supplements are processed with the latest technologies without other filling or binding.
- Regular consumption along with a balanced regular exercise will give faster results.
- It helps shorten the period of body recovery without causing fatigue.
- It helps your body to increase the energy level and performance during the workout sessions.
- The natural ingredients are mixed, resulting in what we call the Blackwolf Power Blend. It can manage the levels of Human Growth Hormones very well. Also, it prevents the body from suffering a serious injury during the workout.
Available Products
Individual supplement
- Track. a pre-workout supplement for men to increase energy level and helps to focus better. It also will boost your endurance and improve the intensity of your body. Read track review here.
- Trail. Turns both the heat and the energy into muscles. As the black wolf workout supplements for women, the trail will give you more power in the pre-workout stage. This supplement will keep your focus and give you a better workout performance in the next stage. Read trail review
- Hunt will boost your energy levels during the toughest workout session. It eliminates body fatigue so that you will gain a strong muscle much faster. Besides, this supplement will shed all body fats and replace it with energy.
- Eliminate, the best post-workout supplement will fasten the body recovery. You will soon be ready for the next workout sessions. Also, it will shape your muscle more strongly and replace the broken muscle with the new one.
Supplement stack combination
- Huntress Pack. Supplement stacks specifically designed for women. Consists of Hunt, Trail, and Eliminate.
- Hunter Pack. A quality stack combo for men. Consists of Hunt, Track, Eliminate.
The Results
These supplements use 100% of the natural ingredients and have been scientifically tested. It offers the greatest results in increasing the energy and building the body muscle. Also, it fastens the body's recovery and gives you the ideal body shape along with a regular workout.
Where To Buy
You can buy all the Black wolf supplement products through their official site. Enjoy free shipping for every purchase. Also, don't miss out on the bonus: free Blackwolf 700 ml shaker and premium black wolf training guides.
Try it now and see the great benefits of your workout.
Pros And Cons
One of the advantages of the black wolf all in one workout supplements is it has no side effects. These supplements can be consumed by both men and women to improve energy levels and body endurance. Thus, it makes your workout program running greatly.
Cons. Not available in local stores.
The black wolf workout supplements are made from natural ingredients. They are mixed and blended, resulting in the so-called Blackwolf Power Blend. The unique combination is what all body cells and muscles need.
The product has been tested and proven scientifically to increase energy, stamina, and focus. It gives the greater result at every stage of the workout.
It also has the ability to rejuvenate the body faster and shape the body's muscles faster. You can take this supplement every day because it is safe for consumption.


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Ingle Games is quickly establishing itself as a developer of high
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and weaponry confront Ancient Myth and Martial Arts.
To provide gamers with a sense of the art and graphics in Chaos
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You know the crazy parent on the sidelines at your kid's sporting events? The one you wish would just shut the hell up already, who yells from beginning to end and makes you want to rip your eardrums out?
Yep. That's me.
Each week I tell myself that I am going to keep my mouth shut. Each week I tell myself that I am going to be a good girl and stay quiet. Then during warm ups I find myself scouting the other team and when the first whistle blows I turn into a bat out of hell – again. Apparently travel soccer just has that effect on me.
I do praise good efforts and great plays. I just do it loudly. Unless I am yelling at a referee, any criticisms or obnoxious comments are made under my breath so only the other team parents can hear. That's fair. Isn't it?
At the beginning of each season we get an email from the soccer association about parents' behavior at games and I have broken pretty much every one of those guidelines. Just call me Rebel Soccer Mom.
"Remind your child that it's the effort that counts. Be prepared to cushion his disappointment after a loss by pointing out that your child and his team put forth a tremendous effort." Blah, Blah, Blah…
"When the game is over, avoid the detailed post-game analysis." Seriously? I need to talk about the game for at least the next fifteen minutes, if not more. If I had to sit through it, then I get to talk about it. Period.
"Kids take their behavioral cues from you so try to look like you're enjoying yourself." Sure. I'll just pretend that I'm on a beach in Maui sipping rum out of a coconut rather than freezing my ass off watching my kid's team get clobbered for the sixth straight week. Yay, soccer!
In defense of my lunacy, soccer is the sport I played while growing up, so it's the one I get most passionate about when watching my kids play. I do not become a raving psycho during baseball season. I swear.
The last few weeks I have done the humane thing and watched the game from my car. It's warm in there and I can yell as loudly as I want without violating any rules from the Good Soccer Mom code of ethics.
What about you? Do you know any crazed soccer (or hockey, football, baseball, basketball, etc.) moms like me? Are you able to stay calm during your kids' sporting events?
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to live your true potential
Our Mission
Baz Porter is building a community to impact growth, promote change, and bring harmony to the world one person at a time. In order to accomplish this, each one of us must first decide to look within to discover our true potential. The charitable foundation, A Million Dreams, is based on a sincere, heartfelt desire to provide the required help and support to veterans of all Forces, both military and civilian, while either in or after leaving active service. The Foundation's structure, design and operation are overseen by the Founding Members in order to maintain its intended integrity for the people served.
Baz Porter
Baz Porter's mission is to guide awakening souls into self-awareness, self-love, and provide the foundation for a strong spiritual base. He creates a safe platform where empaths, star seeds, Multi-Dimensional beings, and newly awakened souls on their individual journeys can establish self-belief and an increasing awareness that there is more to life than just what we see with our own eyes.
Baz teaches awareness and understanding of universal laws, other dimensions, new paradigms and quantum energy work for healings. Using this knowledge to guide people who are willing to accept their own divine truth, Baz passes on these techniques to individuals, corporations, and both small and large groups. As the result of personally integrating his extraordinary life experiences, Baz has learned how to navigate through the depths of adversity and expanse of spiritual awakenings.
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awakening interfaith spiritual community
Enlightenment is the crumbling away of untruth.
Enlightenment is defined as "the state of having understanding"; consciousness as "the state of being aware."
Enlightened consciousness, then, is a phrase that might be interpreted as "the understanding of awareness." The term—and the philosophy itself—carries infinite layers of meaning. Each layer adds depth, nuance, and shades of meaning that vary among individuals.
The definition varies because each of us is a spark in an infinite universe.
We are unique and shaped by our experiences.
But it is also true that our Selves (intentionally capitalized!) are interconnected in a cosmic weaving beyond comprehension.
That very incomprehensibility forms the path to awareness of the infinite. It's a journey of spiritual growth that fundamentally changes who we are.
Right from day 1 I have felt a special connection with Baz and I feel this is because he genuinely loves and cares about people when he enters their lives. His humility, gentleness and his love is very healing. He's an amazing person and friend and will give you the best he can. I love every bit of advice he gives and would highly recommend him.


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2017/2018 Robo pandas Lego robotics team
Congratulations to this years team for winning 1st place in Teamwork Award category at the NYC First LEGO League Championship Tournament! Our team members this year Anthony Arias, Ava Jack, Silvia Jun, Eric Leem, Lily Liu, Nolan Reinhardt, Andre Wang, Kellen Yu. The team competed among 65 city wide schools, predominately middle schools. This years challenge was Hydro Dynamics, our team worked together to fulfill the contest's two-part requirement: a research project and robot design. This year they decided to tackle the controversial bio swale: a rain garden designed to capture storm water and reduce sewer system pressure and harmful overflow into nearby waterways. After extensive research the students came up with the "moat-o-swale", a new and improved design. The group decided to use a 50/50 soil and wood chip mix which they found was most effective to absorb the water They also designed a robot, "Aquabot", which they specially programmed and designed to complete a series of timed tasks at the competition.
Evening of the Arts 5/25/17
Another wonderful evening celebrating the Arts! Artwork from grades K -5 was presented on screen and displayed throughout the auditorium. Performances by Suzuki violin, PS94 Chorus and Recorder club, Korean Drums and Glee Club. PS94 strives to provide well rounded educational experiences. A special thank you to Senator Tony Avella for Project Boost Funding!
Great things Happening at PS94
PS94 has many things in the works!
We are proud to announce the LEGO Robotics team "RoboPandas" won 2nd place in Programming in the First LEGO NYC Championship. Furthermore, the local newspaper Queens Courier featured the team on this weeks cover. qns.com/story/2017/03/20/young-engineers-little-neck-school-make-finals-robotics-competition/
Our school was designated as a "Respect for All Award" school! The NYC DOE launched the citywide Respect For All program in 2007 to build the capacity of staff and students to actively promote a community of inclusion in each of our schools.
The seeds of Respect For All (RFA) were sown in the aftermath of 9/11, when the NYC DOE began a concerted citywide effort to promote respect for diversity and combat harassment, discrimination and bullying. This initiative provided professional development for K-12 school staff, as well as direct services to students. The goal of this work is to ensure that every NYC school provides a learning environment where all children feel safe, valued and respected,
Mrs. T. Hoffmann is a finalist in the "Big Apple Award: Recognizing Teacher Excellence" Mrs. Hoffmann is one of seven finalist from our very own District 26. Overall, she is 1 out of 1,000 teachers nominated city wide. Good Luck! Mrs. Hoffmann.
Computer SCience Week 2016
Grades 3-5 had a great week learning about the different aspects of computer science from our many visitors and presenters. Take a look at the photos! Thanks to NY Coding Academy, Mr. Newhall, RoboMindTech, NYIT for presenting to our students.
Evening of the arts 2016
Come see what your children have been learning in our art programs. Our winter Evening of the Arts will be held on December 8th at 6:30 pm. Look for the permissions slips coming home this week. If your child has artwork in the performance you will also get a notice so you may come see the artwork in our video presentation.
Georgia Kathehis
Parent Coordinator
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library role in digital learning innovations
#DLNchat: What Is the Role of Libraries in Digital Learning Innovation?
By Michael Sano Mar 1, 2018
special guest Steven Bell, Associate Librarian at Temple University Libraries
Tuesday, February 27 when the #DLNchatcommunity got together to discuss: What Is the Role of Libraries in Digital Learning Innovation?
"it will definitely be a more sustainable initiative if it is collaborative—-whether it's OER, open access journals, etc…if the library wants to go alone it will go fast but if it goes with others it will go much further."
The #DLNchat community concurred there are ample opportunities for library-led collaborations in digital learning across campus. "Curation is key
OER = "Faculty + Librarians + Digital Media Experts = Engaging Content 4 learners."
considering exactly that-how to create "librarians on demand" to meet students and faculty in dining halls, coffee shops, study lounges or wherever they may be conducting their scholarly work.
more on #library and #digital and #innovations in this IMS blog


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Trailing 14-6, Deimon has managed to stop the Shuttle Pass and is slowly progressing the ball with the sweep, but Sena
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Binge drinking is defined as drinking enough alcohol to bring one's blood alcohol level to at least 0.08 grams percent. The CDC lists some of the following disturbing statistics about binge drinking that show how prevalent it is. (https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/binge-drinking.htm)
- Approximately 17% of American adults binge drink four times per month.
- Binge drinking is more common in high-income households than it is in low-income households.
- Although binge drinking is commonly thought of as occurring mainly in college students, it actually occurs more in adults who are 26 or older.
- Men are twice as likely to binge drink as women are.
Recognizing & Preventing the Dangers of Binge Drinking
Binge drinking is not just a fun time with friends. It is a dangerous behavior and can be a deadly pattern. It leads to numerous health concerns both physically and mentally. It can irreparably change the brain, cause memory loss and lead to poor decision making skills. While many binge drinkers experience shakiness, poor coordination, nausea and vomiting, even more concerning physical problems can exist although some may hide beneath the surface initially, causing binge drinkers not to realize that they are harming their bodies.
Binge drinking can lead to the following physical health concerns.
- High blood pressure
- Heart disease
- Liver damage
- Poor diabetes control
- Infertility
- Stroke
In addition, those who binge drink are likely to be involved in car crashes, falls and other injuries due to slowed response time and blurred vision. Women who binge drink when pregnant put their child at risk of fetal alcohol syndrome. Men and women who engage in unprotected sexual intercourse following binge drinking are at risk for STDs. In 2010, it was reported that binge drinking caused $191 billion in health care costs in the United States.


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After the successful Drone missile attack on Cup Cake rebel leader Mr. Kipling, President Obama, acting on the outcome of a C.I.A investigation into subversionary English coffee bars has declared that old women having tea and cup cakes in "Tea Rooms" throughout the U.K. will all be the target of anti personnel Drone missiles from tomorrow.
The 10,000 plus coffee bar style "Tea Rooms" do not fit into the new "Axis of Caffeine" innocence profile and are therefore political sabotage tourist "terrorist" training schools. To save money, Obamadrones will be financed by the U.K.
Great Britain has been succesfully "Drone Attacking" itself for the past year taking out non European Union approved cup cake manufacturers. The anti confectionary warheads will be specially fitted and launched from a secret address (Buckingham Palace).