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"It's silly," he tells PEOPLE with a laugh. "First of all, it's completely arbitrary. Point me to 50 people online who think I'm super sexy, I'll point you to 50 more who say, 'He's old and looks like my dad.' It's not universal. If you buy into that, you're crazy."
What is universal? The fact that Hamm, who will bid farewell to his iconic character when Mad Men takes its final bow in 2015, keeps fans watching. And the actor, who stars in Million Dollar Arm, out this Friday, has no plans to stop anytime soon.
"It's been a long road," Hamm says. "And it's coming to an end. But I can't express anything but the deepest gratitude for having worked on Mad Men. It's made me a better actor. And it's taught me how to deal with a lot of stuff in life in general."
In Hamm's case, it's a life most fans don't know much about. The actor largely shies away from the spotlight (you won't find him posting selfies on Instagram) and relishes time at home with his longtime girlfriend, filmmaker Jennifer Westfeldt, and their beloved dog, Cora.
"L.A. is a crazy city," he says. "You want to have a place in your life that you can get to that feels much more real. Mostly I try to keep my head down and go."
Still, Hamm admits, "It's nice that people tell you, 'I like what you do.' A big portion of getting to the place [I've] gotten in my career is recognizing that there is a tremendous amount of good fortune and luck. You can never feel entitled."
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City of Elkins officials are considering charging a monthly fee to help pay off the closed Elkins-Randolph County Landfill's nearly $240,000 in outstanding debts.
During Monday's meeting of Elkins City Council's Sanitation and Landfill Committee, Chairman Carman Metheny said, "We're trying to figure out how we're going to fund the landfill for the next 20 to 30 years.
"We're looking at some kind of surcharge, or soame way to generate funds for the landfill," Metheny said. "We're hoping to implement this in the next few months. We're still in the planning stages."
Metheny provided the committee members with a fact sheet stating that the landfill's outstanding debt amounted to $238,511.17. The landfill has been closed since September 2011.
The debt includes $45,574.50 owed to the Weston Sanitary Board, and $34,928 owed to Ogden Enterprise. The landfill also owes $110,008.67 to the Elkins Sewage Department - for handling the landfill's leachate - and $48,000 to the city's General Fund.
Metheny suggested charging a monthly fee between $2 and $3 to the city's sanitation customers. His fact sheet stated that a fee of $3.41 per month would pay off the debt in two years.
Elkins Operations Manager Bob Pingley disagreed with some of the fact sheet's figures, including its estimate that operating costs at the closed landfill will run about $360,000 per year. Pingley said he believed the operating costs will be $250,000 per year "at most."
Pingley said committee members needed to meet with the state Public Service Commission before taking any recommendations before council.
"There's no point in us doing anything until we know what they want from us," Pingley said, adding that they should ask the PSC if the city has the freedom to either lower or raise the fee after setting it.
Metheny agreed, and Pingley said he would set up a meeting with the PSC as soon as possible, probably in Charleston.
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Assistant Operations Manager Peggy Blosser told the committee she could prepare an application for a state Department of Environmental Protection Covered Electronic Devices (CED) Recycling Grant for the city, and that the application could ask for up to $20,000 without the city having to provide matching funds.
Blosser said she would also be preparing a similar grant application for the Randolph County Solid Waste Authority, and she suggested that, if both grants are awarded, the city and the SWA pool the money.
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This is no time for jumping to conclusions. The Manti Te'o story is so bizarre, so convoluted and open for speculation, that almost any explanation seems possible. As the story continues to unfold, I suspect it could get even weirder in the coming days.
Did Te'o, the Notre Dame football star, fall for an elaborate hoax and carry on a much-publicized, year-long romantic relationship with a woman he had never met – and who never existed?
Did he help concoct the plot to enhance his Heisman Trophy prospects and his marketability? Or perhaps the answer lies somewhere in-between. Could Te'o have been duped and then allowed it to carry on because he was embarrassed?
Given the facts at hand, I find it extremely difficult to believe that Te'o was a victim, that to use his words, he "developed an emotional relationship with a woman online" and fell for "someone's sick joke and constant lies."
Maybe I'm a cynic, or hopelessly out of touch with modern culture. People are pointing me to "Catfish," a TV show that features desperate people being tricked into phony relationships over social media. It's stunning what passes for entertainment nowadays.
I haven't seen it. And I don't believe Te'o was some lonely, innocent loser who got "Catfished," either. I'm sure it's comforting for the Notre Dame crowd to buy into it, but it seems too convenient.
Really, are we supposed to believe that Te'o had an emotional, loving relationship with a woman whom he'd never met or held? During telephone chats, could he honestly have mistaken the fabricated words of a phony as those of a genuinely caring person?
We're expected to believe that Te'o never went from Indiana to California to see Lennay Kekua, his devoted girlfriend? Not when she was supposedly involved in an auto accident, or when she came down with leukemia? He never met her family?
My God, I'm speaking as if Lennay Kekua were a real person. She never existed! But the college sporting world wept last Sept. 11 when it discovered that Kekua had died – by remarkable coincidence, on the same day Te'o lost his beloved grandmother.
The mainstream media lapped it up. They're the real suckers here. During the college football season, as Notre Dame kept winning and Te'o kept making big plays at linebacker, the story of the star and the dead girlfriend became a heart-warming tale for all the nation to share.
Everyone got on board: CBS This Morning, ESPN, Sports Illustrated … from the biggest outlets to the South Bend, Ind., daily paper, they were all reeled in. No one bothered to find the facts, to see if this Lennay Kekua had existed, or gone to Stanford, or died.
Why get in the way of a human interest story that paints an athlete in a sympathetic light? We love those stories. Why intrude on someone's grief by asking the hard questions? If the grandmother and girlfriend died six hours apart, call it "irony" and look the other way.
You should never underestimate the need for fans to believe. It's why sports get compared with religion, why the word "fanatic" was shortened to fan. It's no wonder the country's most revered Catholic football program could achieve such privileged, exalted status.
Deadspin broke the news Wednesday, embarrassing the mainstream media. That's what the website does best. Give them credit, they did the reporting. The facts weren't airtight, but they exposed the hoax. They followed the trail to a friend of Te'o, who was apparently behind the scheme. Deadspin reporters talked to friends and family who believed Te'o probably knew Lennay Kekua was a fake.
Notre Dame went along, too. Jack Swarbrick, the vice president and athletics director, explained during a 40-minute press conference that Te'o informed his coaches Dec. 26 that he had been duped.
That means the university sat on the information for three weeks, saying it was waiting for Te'o to go public next Monday.
Swarbrick described Te'o as a victim of this "sad little game." He said the real tragedy – he paused to collect himself and take a drink, near tears – was that Te'o would never be able to trust again.
That was quite a performance, coming from a Notre Dame official. The school wasn't nearly as quick to emotionally pronounce the victimhood of two women who were alleged victims of sexual assault by football players – both of whom played in the BCS Championship Game this month.
In 2010, 19-year-old Lizzy Seeberg accused a Notre Dame football player of sexual assault. Seeberg reported the incident to the police, but later got a message from a friend of the player, telling her that messing with Notre Dame football was a bad idea.
Seeberg later committed suicide. Months later, another woman told friends she had been raped by a Notre Dame football player at an off-campus party. According to reports, knowing of Seeberg's ordeal made her decide not to file a report on the ride to the hospital.
Of course, we're talking about Notre Dame football here. Above all, you have to protect the institution and the millions. It's the same principle as the Sandusky scandal at Penn State. When so much is at stake, the brand becomes bigger than the truth.
Te'o didn't assault anyone. He's not evil. That doesn't mean he's some naive Mormon kid, either. The tales of his love for a dying woman, along with his exploits at linebacker, made the sort of narrative that sustains the myth of Notre Dame, which gave us Rudy and The Gipper.
By continuing to associate athletic ability with virtue, we all become willing dupes. At Penn State, that means elevating Joe Paterno to sainthood while boys are being raped in the shower.
Lance Armstrong beats cancer, so we're more willing to turn our heads to doping when he wins the Tour de France seven times in a row. He was a hero to the cancer community, but a cheater and a fraud. How could he do such a thing? Uh, to win and become famous and wealthy?
Again, I don't have all the facts. But I can see how Te'o and a friend might have created the girlfriend to generate publicity and make him seem like an American football hero, worthy of the Heisman and the financial bounty that comes with it.
Te'o finished second in the Heisman voting. Still, the feel-good stories made him a hot commodity coming out of college. You don't think perceived character matters? Look at Tim Tebow. He was the epitome of youthful virtue; it earned him millions before he took an NFL snap.
That's a cynical view, I know. But money always matters. It lurks and leers in the background of every college sports scandal. With the money comes the temptation to bend the rules and twist the truth.
I'm not sure we'll ever know the whole truth about Te'o. No doubt, a lot of NFL scouts and general managers are wondering, too. As fate would have it, Mel Kiper came out with his first mock draft Wednesday and had Te'o going to the Bills at No. 8.
It's hard to see him going that high now. He played poorly in the title game. He's not an elite athlete. Worst of all for an NFL prospect, Te'o has created doubt. He has given teams a reason to wonder if he's all that he appears to be.
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But it was not underdog Mickey Rourke (for The Wrestler) who took the Best Actor Oscar. That honor went to Sean Penn, for Milk, in which he played 1970s gay activist Harvey Milk.
"I did not expect this, and I know how hard I make it to appreciate me, often," Penn said in his impassioned acceptance speech – in which he also acknowledged his fellow nominee, whose career had faded away in the '90s. "Mickey Rourke rises again," said Penn, "and he is my brother."
Besides Penn's Oscar, his second as Best Actor (his first was for 2003's Mystic River), Milk was also singled out for its Original Screenplay, by Dustin Lance Black.
A breathless Kate Winslet was named Best Actress for her role as a troubled woman with a Nazi past in The Reader. She confided to the audience in her acceptance speech that she first pretended to win an Oscar when she was 8 and looking in the bathroom mirror, holding a shampoo bottle.
Only, Sunday night on the stage of Hollywood's Kodak Theatre, she was holding a world-famous golden statuette. "Well," she said, "it's not a shampoo bottle now."
She also advised her sister "goddess" nominees just to accept the overwhelming fact that they were nominated in the same category as Meryl Streep.
Hathaway Swept AwayAt the start of the show, Anne Hathaway got carried away – literally – by host Hugh Jackman, who ran into the audience during his frenetic opening musical number and lifted her out of her seat and into a spoof of nominated movie Frost/Nixon. She played Richard Nixon to his David Frost.
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In the case of Angelina Jolie and fellow Sexiest Man Alive Brad Pitt, Jackman joked that he was contractually obligated to mention them at least five times during the show.
In one of the most-talked-about categories of this year's Oscar race, the late Heath Ledger was named Best Supporting Actor for what presenter Kevin Kline called his "menacing, mercurial, droll and diabolical" role as the Joker in The Dark Knight. As the audience rose to its feet, Ledger's family accepted his Oscar.
Cruz Wins First AwardPenélope Cruz took the first award of the night, as Supporting Actress in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona. "Has anybody ever fainted here?" she said at the podium. "Because I may be the first one."
She thanked writer-director Allen for creating so many wonderful roles for women, and acknowledged Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar for giving her her start. In Spanish, she added, "I dedicate this award to all those from Spain who feel this award as theirs. Also, to all the actors of my country. Thank you very much."
Disney-Pixar's WALL-E, about a robot who falls in love after being inspired by the movie Hello, Dolly!, was named Best Animated Feature – presented by Jennifer Aniston and Jack Black.
Two Nutty ProfessorsThough it was eventually overshadowed by Slumdog Millionaire, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button went into the evening leading the field of contenders, with 13 nominations. It ended up with three Oscars, for Art Direction, Makeup and Visual Effects.
Besides Picture and Director, Slumdog Millionaire also won in the categories of Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Sound Mixing, Editing, Original Musical Score and Best Song ("Jai Ho").
Eddie Murphy gave credit for personal inspiration – and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award – to "overgrown kid" Jerry Lewis, 82. "From one Nutty Professor to another," said Murphy. Clutching his Oscar and addressing the movie community, Lewis said, "This award touches my heart."
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Samsung Semiconductor Incorporated has just announced that
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The Beef Checkoff Program was established as part of the 1985 Farm Bill. The checkoff assesses $1 per head on the sale of live domestic and imported cattle, in addition to a comparable assessment on imported beef and beef products. States retain up to 50 cents on the dollar and forward the other 50 cents per head to the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board, which administers the national checkoff program, subject to USDA approval.


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Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano, and Laura Ward, pianoMezzo-soprano Denyce Graves has earned popular and critical acclaim in the world's great opera houses and concert halls. Pianist Laura Ward has performed in Carnegie Hall, Italy's Spoleto Festival, and France's Saint Denis Festival.09/24/2013Time: 8:00 pmShadyside Presbyterian Church, 5121 Westminster Pl, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Anna Singer - An American SongbookAnna Singer and Rob Frankenberry perform selections from the great American songbook by Cole Porter, the Gershwins, Jerome Kern and others, including selections from Carousel, The Sound of Music, and Phantom of the Opera. Small plates and desserts included. Reservations and valet parking required.09/24/2013Time: 7:00 pmLocation: Mansions on Fifth, 5105 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Our TownA story that is simple yet profound. A work of unparalleled imagination and heart. A stunning theatrical achievement that captures the experience of living in the moment. Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning Our Town is America's most acclaimed play. Ted Pappas directs Pittsburgh's most beloved actor, Tom Atkins, in the legendary role of the Stage Manager.09/26/2013 - 10/27/2013O'Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Odd PairingsAdam and Eve, Archie and Edith, Ozzy and Sharon -- History is full of infamous duos who, despite their differences, somehow made it work. Odd Pairings is a musical tribute to opposites and their (sometimes unexpected) attractions. Featuring all-new works by Blake Ragghianti, Luke Mayernik, Neil Stahurski, Chris Massa, and guest composers Robert Farrell and Ryan McMasters. Music Director Ryan Keeling conducts.09/26/2013 - 09/27/201309/26 - 7:30 pm09/27 - 7:30 pmLocation: Heinz Chapel (Thu), St. Anne, Castle Shannon (Fri.)website
Pittsburgh International Festival of FirstsFeaturing the US debut of Florentijn Hofman's sensational 40-foot high Rubber Duck, the Festival of Firsts will present performance and visual art premieres by Companie Marie Chouinard, NanoDanses, Robin Frohardt, Perth Theater Company, Zimmerman & De Perot, 2b theatre company, Christopher McElroen & T. Ryder Smith, and Kurt Hentschlager.09/27/2013 - 10/26/2013Location: various locationswebsite
Once Upon a Time GalaCellist Yo-Yo Ma performs Tchaikovsky's "Variations on a Rococo Theme" with Music Director Manfred Honeck and the PSO in a gala concert that also includes Dvorak's Carnival Overture and music inspired by fairy tales. Premium tickets include a season-opening soiree at the Fairmont Pittsburgh with PSO musicians. 09/27/2013Time: 7:30 pmHeinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Soldier's HeartBefore heading off to war in Iraq, Casey Johnson neatly organizes her life into a box of lists, envelopes and registration forms for her son's activities. Months later, she returns to Western Pennsylvania forever changed, with deep psychological scars that no amount of arranging seems to be able to fix. Directed by John Amplas for its world premiere, Tammy Ryan's poignant Soldier's Heart shines a light on the struggles facing women warriors.09/27/2013 - 10/13/2013Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Avenue Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Gallery Crawl with The Rubber DuckThis crawl celebrates the opening night of the Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts, a project of Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. To mark the occasion, The Rubber Duck, the US debut of artist Florentijn Hofman's four-story-high rubber duck, launches into the Allegheny River, coming to rest by the 6th Street Bridge. The bridge will be closed to traffic to host The Rubber Duck Bridge Party featuring Night Market VI.09/27/2013Time: 5:30 – 10:00 pmLocation: Cultural District, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Ahmad JamalNoted for his outstanding technical command and identifiable sound as a piano stylist and composer, Ahmad Jamal needs no introduction in his home city of Pittsburgh. Jamal will present a concert of his latest works and classic tunes. He continues performing around the world, as he has for over four decades.09/27/2013Time: 8:00 pm1815 Metropolitan St, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Mayhem and MajestyMayhem and Majesty returns home to Pittsburgh, before its 3-week, off-Broadway run this winter. The show has wowed audiences around the country with its daring musical athleticism and visual exploits. Come join the Squonkers in preparing the Mayhem AND the Majesty to deliver to New York City.09/27/2013 - 09/29/201309/27 - 8:00 pm09/28 - 8:00 pm09/28 - 2:00 pm09/29 - 2:00 pmLocation: New Hazlett Theater, Allegheny Square East, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
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Join Wade and Steve each week as they cover the Windows Azure Platform. You can follow and interact with the show at @CloudCoverShow.
In this episode, Wade walks through the NuGet packages for Windows Azure storage and Windows Phone, highlighting how easy it is to interact with blobs, tables, and queues, both directly against storage and securely through proxy services.
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To accomodate addition NuGet packages in the future, we have made a few minor changes:
WindowsAzure.Storage -> WindowsAzure.Storage.Proxy WindowsAzure.Storage.AccessControl -> WindowsAzure.Storage.Proxy.AccessControl WindowsAzure.Storage.Membership -> WindowsAzure.Storage.Proxy.Membership
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I totally agree! Foxit Reader IS really awesome
Excellent explanation, I followed exactly and now I can write to the queue storage, blob storage and table storage, now I want to know if is possible to have an example of how to read data from it.
Great show!
But what about plain Silverlight apps(not WP7)??
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Cleo Marie Martin, 92, of Attica, went home to be with her heavenly father, Lord and savior at 11:50 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012. She had been residing at Hillside Acres Nursing Home, Willard.
She was born Sept. 22, 1920, in Sycamore, to John A. and Bessie (Lundy) Honsberger.
Mrs. Martin was homemaker and prayer warrior who made the church and her family her life. She was a member of the First Baptist Church. She also attended the Church of the Master, Steuben, over the years, where she taught Sunday school most of her life and many times took as many neighborhood kids to church as would fit in her car. Mrs. Martin also enjoyed gardening and spending time with her grandchildren.
Mrs. Martin is survived by four sons, Budd A. (Cheri) Martin of Willard, John A. (Deb) Martin of Attica, Mark A. (Kathy) Martin of Willard and Ed A. Martin of Attica; six grandchildren, Matt (Stephine) Martin, Amy (Jeff) Walliser, Stacey (Jason) Sutherland, Laura (Neil) Weaver, Brandon (Danette) Martin and Alcia (Brock) Mayes; and eight great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, M. Albert Martin in 2003; and six brothers, Burton, Ralph, Clyde, Paul, Albert and Raymond Honsberger.
Her funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, at First Baptist Church, Attica, with Pastor Bob Aldesperger officiating. Burial will follow at Attica-Venice Twp Cemetery, Attica.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church or Southern Care Hospice, 7775 Lexington Ave, Suite M, Mansfield, OH 44907.
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on January 24, 2013 - 7:52 PM
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Carl P. Paladino is considering a run for another elective office, this one closer to home: the Buffalo School Board.
Paladino, perhaps the most vocal and vitriolic critic of the board, has put its members on notice.
"I'm exploring all the alternatives we have right now to get rid of that board. That board is a bunch of incompetents who are in way over their heads, making decisions that they don't have a clue about and totally frustrating that Dr. Brown," he said, referring to School Superintendent Pamela C. Brown.
If the blunt-spoken developer, who ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2010, does decide to run, he will be in a race with no incumbent.
South District board member Louis J. Petrucci has decided not to run for a third term. Petrucci cited competing demands on his time, including the possibility of returning to school for a master's degree in public administration.
Paladino, 66, says he's looking for others who want to run for the board. Six seats are up this year, each representing a specific geographic area and elected only by the people living in that part of the city.
"I think it's time for change," Paladino said, "and I'm going to lead the community in seeking change. I'm going to destroy them," he said, referring to the board members. "All nine of them."
Paladino's suggestion that he might run for the board elicited a mixture of responses from board members.
He makes several board members' blood boil, with his references to the "sisterhood" – a term used by him and some others for the black women in positions of power on the board and in the district – raising their ire.
At one meeting, at-large board member Florence D. Johnson walked out when Paladino started speaking.
"I just don't know how much longer I'm prepared to sit there and let him be abusive," said Sharon Belton-Cottman, who represents the Ferry District. "I don't see where it's productive. He can do what he wants."
Board President Mary Ruth Kapsiak is also up for election this year.
"I just say, people have that right," said Kapsiak, who represents the Central District. "If that's what Carl wants to do, you know Carl; he's going to do it."
"It's easy for him to pick apart and blame everybody when he doesn't know what the district is really binded by, whether it's the union contracts or the state mandates, federal mandates," said North District board member Jason M. McCarthy. "We're really handcuffed in a lot of ways to change the way we do business. I think it would be a real eye-opener for him."
At the top of Paladino's list of what he sees as the board's most recent offenses: not supporting a proposal to turn two district schools into charter schools and not playing "hardball" with the teachers union over the evaluation agreement.
Paladino says that if he does run for the board and win, his first step would be to fire the upper-level school district administrators in City Hall.
"When you have people whose performance is lacking, as evidenced by year after year of dysfunction, it means you have to try to get somebody else," he said.
"I'd get rid of that whole staff up there and get some real professional people to do a real professional job, rather than just protect their job all day long."
Paladino is the highest-profile person so far to express interest in running for the board, in what is likely to be a pivotal election in the district.
Six of the nine seats on the board are up for election this May, meaning the election will establish the direction of the board – and with it, the district. The three at-large seats are up in May 2014.
School Board elections in Buffalo historically draw extremely low voter turnout, with only a few hundred people voting in some races, which are often decided by just a handful of ballots.
But many people are expecting that to change this year, with public interest in the state of the city's schools higher than it has been in quite some time.
That interest in the schools was manifested in strong candidate pools for each of the three times in the last two years that a seat on the board became vacant in midterm, attracting the likes of professors, business owners and community activists to apply for the seats.
People interested in running for one of the six seats that are up for election this year will be able to pick up nominating petitions from the School Board office in City Hall or the Erie County Board of Elections, or download them from the Board of Elections website, starting sometime next week, according to Ralph M. Mohr, Republican commissioner on the Board of Elections.
Candidates can begin circulating petitions Feb. 26 and must file them between April 2 and 9.
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quote: They say the Sun, in its death throws, will expand so much that it will reach Earth's orbit. Now doesn't that sound like what the bible describes about the Earth being burned up: "the elements will be destroyed by fire"?
quote: The heavens will disappear with a roar
quote: There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, 13 and the stars in the sky fell to earth
quote: About those "stars" falling from the skies, those might be modern satellites.
quote: But of all the things in the bible that people try to correlate to reality, and some of those thing they have to twist into a triple pretzel to get at any similarity to reality, this is one instance where it's easy to draw corollaries to science.
quote: So you're saying the bible is very wrong on many things but very correct on others.
quote: The Old Testament account in Genesis has God creating the "heavens and the Earth" ...But I haven't seen "universe" mentioned in the Old Testament creation account.
quote: the Bible is a history book, not a scientific book. That doesn't mean the events recorded didn't happen as stated
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CS > Ambush > Garrote > Re-stealth & Repeat to next player. Don't get a re-stealth, Redirect > ShS > Rupture to third player. Now I have bleeds all over the map and just do my normal rotation on the kill target. And just Redirect > ShS > Rupture on any targets that have bleeds down, or when swapping and burst with Vendetta & SB. For poisons to proc damage, I take ST. Deadly for Caster teams. Elusiveness for Melee Teams. This is what I have been doing in the PTR. Like I said, I'm doing 30k ticks with Deadly Poison atm, with a SP behind me doing their normal damage all over the map. The healers just don't know what do because of all the dmg thats going on around the map. I get +15 energy off rupture ticks. So have 3 ruptures/garrotes around the map really makes my energy come up really quickly. I'm not energy deprived with Mutilate anymore, also, using SnD + Recup. That's another thing, my mutilate atm is hitting between 20k - 50k. My dispatch hits for like 30k, if they're below 30% its well over 60k and my envenom is just ripping kids. I've hit some one with envenom for like 150k on a T2 priest. Now with these buffs, it's just going to be retarded damage.
Rogues now a days just don't know how to think.
Unseenz, on 20 February 2013 - 03:28 PM, said:
Unseenz was the only person in this thread to really get what I'm trying to do. Assassination isn't what it used to be in BC, because now it has become a dot class which makes rogues fun again cause I can switch on and off with out having to worry about my damage.
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Regular oil changes, as defined by your owner's manual, is one of the best ways to lengthen the life of your car and the efficiency of its engine. Don't skip oil changes to save a few dollars, the thousands of miles you'll add to the engine's life will dwarf the cost. That being said, there really isn't much difference in the product and service offered at a discount oil change place and your dealership, despite what your dealership may say! This PSA is anyone who uses discount oil change services like Wal-Mart or Jiffy Lube. After you get your $15-$20 oil change, double check their work before you leave or you might be in for a nasty surprise.
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A while back my wife took her 2004 Honda Civic to the local Wal-Mart for their famously economical oil change. With a price under twenty bucks for conventional oil, you couldn't beat it. After the oil change, she drove home and it wasn't until she left for work the next day did we see an oil stain in her parking spot. When we popped opened the hood, we saw the oil cap sitting on the engine. I should've taken a picture because my wife's daily commute is about 40 minutes and it's a miracle the cap was still sitting on top of the engine (it may have been wedged by the hood, we didn't check but there wasn't a dent).
Everything under the hood was covered in oil spray and she lost about a quart of oil. We couldn't believe they forgot to put the oil cap back on (then we realized the technicians are probably pressured to do things as quickly as possible, so it's not that surprising that they miss something once and a while).
Check Their Work…
So, the next time you get an oil change at those discount places, do a perfunctory check that everything is in order. Check that the oil cap is on (I know it sounds ridiculous but it happened to us), check the ground when you pull out for signs of oil leaks, check your oil level via the dipstick, and check the service work report for inconsistencies. You won't be able to detect detect outright fraud [3] but you can ensure there isn't any carelessness.
… Or Do It Yourself
I change the oil in my own car because I prefer to use synthetic oil (mostly because you change it less frequently, but there are other benefits). You can get synthetic oil changes at the discount places but the price magically jumps up to $50-60 for the base oil change, a price point that makes it more economical to change it yourself. I also drive a car that offers very easy access to the filter (the filter was impossible to reach in my last car, an Acura Integra) so changing the oil is straightforward. The only downside is the mess, but you do get the satisfaction of doing it yourself.
But, if I forget to put on the oil cap or tighten the oil filter… I have no one to blame. 🙂


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GREENVILLE — Forward Scott Campbell scored the game-tying and game-winning goals in the final minute of regulation to give the South Carolina Stingrays a 2-1 victory over the Greenville Road Warriors on Friday night at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
Goaltender Jeff Jakaitis earned his second victory of the season, making 24 saves for the Stingrays (2-0-0-1).
The Stingrays and Road Warriors (2-1-0-0) skated a scoreless two periods of action with sharp play from both goaltenders. Jakaitis kept the Road Warriors off the scoreboard with 17 saves through 40 minutes, including stops on two 2-on-1 breaks and denied forward J.M. Rizk all alone on top of the crease midway through the contest. Netminder Connor Knapp (36 saves on 38 shots) backstopped the Road Warriors, including 44 seconds of a 5-on-3 power play in the opening frame.
Road Warriors forward Andrew Carroll scored on the power play 5:33 into the third period with help from forwards Josh Nicholls and Brandon Hynes.
In the final minute of action, the Stingrays pulled Jakaitis pulled for the extra skater. Campbell tied the contest 1 at the 19:30 mark, knocking in a rebound off a Scooter Vaughan shot from the point.
South Carolina won the ensuing faceoff and dumped the puck behind Knapp to set up Campbell with 4.9 seconds remaining for the game-winning score. Forwards Jordan Owens and Igor Gongalsky picked up the assists. The Stingrays finished the game 0 for 5 on the power play, while the Road Warriors went 1 for 2.
South Carolina's home opener is 7:05 p.m. Saturday in a rematch with Greenville on a night that features the Stingrays Alumni Game, Zooperstars!, 2013-14 schedule giveaway and free parking at the North Charleston Coliseum.
Hall of Fame players such as Jason Fitzsimmons, Dave Seitz, Brett Marietti, Rick Vaive, Rob Concannon and Matt Scherer, along with fan favorites Johann Kroll, Trevor Johnson and more will take part in the pregame Alumni Game at 2 p.m. Admissions is free with purchase of an opening-night ticket.
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A guy you have a low opinion of and don't want near you. A general pain in the ass and there is no other word to discribe him.
Why doesn't this weasel dick get a life and leave me alone?
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A guy with a puny, weak little worm-like penis.
Ewww!!!! What's wrong with yo dick! Oh I know, you got a WEASEL DICK!
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A person who goes out of his way to weasel his way into one position while being a dick to the person already holding that position
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A white person who acts like a stereotypical "white person" the majority of the time, but has periods of stereotypical "black" behavior: such as an unquenchable thirst for fried chicken and an irresistible urge to steal bikes and fornicate with overweight white women who have pierced eyebrows and daddy issues, as if tantalized by the light of the full moon, much like the were-wolf of European lore.
John seems normal at first, but I've known him a long time, you should see him practically drinking KFC when the full moon comes out... total Were-Nigger, watch out.
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Watching Grey's Anatomy, Terrell is fine, but everytime we go re-up, he's such a werenigger.
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an unstoppable army that will only be defeated when the chosen one summons drawalrus. one can be transformed into a were-nigger at 12 midnight, after eating friend chicken, watching black porn, and having the correct ammount of prestige in your ear.
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Max Aaron. Oh my lord yes. The body. The eyes. The smile. The voice. The speed. The huge quads (in all manners of speaking...).
- His curls this season, which always have had my approval. I am well aware that some are not enamored with them, but I found myself really missing his curls in the interview posted yesterday on the Universal Sports site. (Max's hair was groomed with product that flattened them out. He looked as handsome as ever, but I hope that his lush curls return at NHK.)
- His eyebrows. So expressive and distinctive. (Refer to the long interview mentioned above to see how they often complement whatever Max is saying.)


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New church looking to attract younger generation
August 7, 2013
A new church is coming to Junior featuring a different style of preaching and worshipping that aims to attract a younger audienc....
Flying Spaghetti Monster and Pink Invisible Unicorn 2016! *facepalm* Odin will not be pleased.
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I agree with you Antipoop, in the end we will all find our way, but there is only one way and that is thru the FATHER< I am closing with that and will not coment further.
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Like all religions, the Holy Religion of the Invisible Pink Unicorn is based upon both Logic and Faith. We have Faith that She is Pink; and we Logically know that She is Invisible, because we can't see Her. All practitioners of organized religion look like sheep to me. The wolves are merely the ones who interpret fictional stories from a 2000 yr old comic book to justify their prejudices and meaningless lives. Get out of the dark ages people... You obviously have computers. use them to expand and explore your own spirituality, rather than god bothering to anyone who will listen. we all find our way in the end.
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The Devil and his minions come to Kill Steal and destroy,But how do we spot them ?, Gods word says by their works they shall be known, Wolves in sheep clothing blending in to divide and conquer the unchurched and some that are churched but aren't adhering to the lords doctrine.People remember when the Devil remindes you of your PAST, remind him of his FUTURE.
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Question: Shouldn't a church be looking to 'attract' sinners of ALL ages? Hmm....I am very cautious of any adult in any organization "looking to attract young kids." Beware to parents. Use caution. Not everyone is what they appear to be. Not saying this person is; just saying be cautious rather than sorry.
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Exactly 'trustme' you are correct. If you're not studying daily God's Words....you won't know when someone is giving you 'false' doctrine. Do the work which God requires. God hates lazy people.
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If they don't teach GODS WORD and teach their own opinions....beware! Seems to be a lot of false prophets around in this generation; and they really want to 'indoctrinate' your children. Parents should be extra cautious. Not everyone who 'claims' to be a christian.....is!!!
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I guess it's a good thing these aren't the final days.
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To each his own, but be careful and cautious the bible says in the final days there will be those who profess to lead Gods people in the right direction, but all to often in a different direction and not necessarly the way God would want, you mioght say how do you know what God wants!!. I read his instructions daily, you know his book don't you?
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This car top carrier is the perfect thing for our family. Once we put the child and the dog into our mid-sized SUV, there is not a ton of room for stuff.... and boy do they both require stuff! This carrier holds a surprising amount, and left us all nice and comfortable inside the vehicle. No more squishing of ourselves or our things! Based on others' reviews I also purchased the non-slip mat to go with the carrier. We did not need it at all however.


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quote: In a world ware my government looks out for my, and the generations behind me best interest in the long run.
quote: As for other things like size of houses, thats up to the market, but even there are building regulations, like minimum isolation is a normal thing i would say.
quote: I find it hard to believe you're that naive but there you have it.
quote: Do you really believe it's the Govt's job to tell you what's best ?
quote: But why shouldn't the Govt limit the size ?
quote: why can't ... shouldn't the same logic apply to housing ?
quote: Or size TV ?
quote: FWIW I think Govt should stop incentivizing people to have children. Instead of giving people a tax deduction for each child, they should be handing out a tax increase. But that's a whole different (though related) post.
quote: The only difference is when it happens.
quote: And the growing population and rise of the middle classes of China and India and others will so far outpace the oil savings such efficiency efforts bring forth that you're kidding yourself if you think that having everyone driving an Aygo (or Scion IQ here in the US) will make a difference of more than a few years.
quote: Take heart though, the technology to make fuel exists. When the price of oil gets high enough (actually stays high for long enough) that technology will be economically viable. Pilot plants have opened and idled with the rising and falling oil prices. IIRC sustained oil prices over $120/BBL are the estimated breakeven point.
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The Berkeley County man accused of 43 counts of ill-treatment of animals has pleaded guilty to the charges.
The grisly discovery of hundreds of dead dogs and dozens of dogs clinging to life at a property outside of Goose Creek made national news in early 2013.
Loney Garrett, 66, was working with Berkeley County Animal Control at the time of the seizure, according to Garretts lawyer Melisa Gay.
He was trying to comply, Gay said.
She described Garrett as a good man who was trying to help the animals.
It just got out of hand. This is not a person who viciously did anything, Gay said. He is an older man who, unfortunately, other people would basically dump dogs on.
She said that things got worse on his property in 2011 when Garrett went in for prostate cancer surgery and his son did not properly care for the dogs.
Sentencing for Garrett will be held at a later date.
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Lea Michele stopped by Chelsea Lately and divulged an embarrassing secret about her performance with the Glee cast at President Barack Obama's 2013 inauguration. The Brunette Ambition author told host Chelsea Handler she was understandably nervous about the big moment, so she asked best friend and fellow performer Jonathan Groff to calm her down.
"He was my date and decided that the best thing to do before I went on to sing for the president was to make me laugh so hard that I peed my pants."
So just how bad was Michele's leaky laugh attack?
"Oh, we had to change the bed," the 27-year-old admitted.
Apparently, a fresh set of sheets wasn't enough; the actress shared that she also snuck some presidential toilet paper home because it sported an official seal.
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As for the struggling power play, Babcock said, "I thought Samuelsson was impressive on the power play, he really shot the puck, so we'll put him on that first unit and get them shooting and getting it back.''
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Survival of the Fittest? Financial and Economic Distress and Restructuring Outcomes in Chapter 11
Michael L. Lemmon
University of Utah - Department of Finance
Yung-Yu Ma
Lehigh University - Department of Finance
Elizabeth Tashjian
University of Utah - Department of Finance
January 1, 2009
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We use a simple proxy to distinguish between financial and economic distress and show that Chapter 11 outcomes and asset restructurings vary systematically across these firm types. The results from our sample of large bankruptcies from 1991 to 2004 are consistent with the view that the Chapter 11 process preserves the going concern value of financially distressed firms while redeploying the assets of economically distressed firms. These results hold for asset redeployments resulting both from liquidations or acquisitions and those resulting from partial asset liquidations of firms that reorganize in Chapter 11. The empirical findings run counter to concerns that inefficiencies and conflicts of interest severely compromise the Chapter 11 process. Further, we provide the first empirical evidence that the put option inherent in lease contracts is frequently exercised in Chapter 11, that the disposition of lease contracts in bankruptcy constitutes a large portion of asset restructurings, and that the ability to put lease contracts may mitigate the indirect costs of asset fire sales. We also find that unionized firms experience smaller job losses and debt reductions in Chapter 11 than do non-unionized firms.
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Keywords: Bankruptcy, Chapter 11, financial distress, leases, unionization, asset sales, restructuring, liquidation
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2013: Atlantic Sun Conference Scholar ... A-Sun All-Academic Team ... Had been her finest season as she was batting .333 with six home runs and 26 RBIs prior to her injury ... Started the season on fire, hitting a triple and a grand slam on opening day vs. South Carolina. She had five RBIs that game and another five RBIs against Niagara on March 1st ... Went 3-for-3 with a double and two home runs in Stetson's dramatic 8-7 win over Colgate (Mar.13).
2012: Atlantic Sun Conference Scholar ... A-Sun All-Academic Team ... NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete ... Started all 48 games as a junior with 46 starts in right field and two in center field...batted .200 with three doubles, a home run and four RBI...six stolen bases...four for six with two RBI on March 9 against Northern Colorado and Ball State...four multi-hit games...homered April 6 at Belmont for her first career home run away from Patricia Wilson Field...team-high five outfield assists.
2011: Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team...played in 39 games with 38 starts...started 29 games in right field and nine at designated player...batted .214 with two doubles, two home runs and seven RBI...drew 13 walks and was a perfect four for four on stolen base attempts...homered in wins over Monmouth (March 9) and Florida A&M (April 20)...five multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games.
2010: Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team...played in 46 games as a freshman, starting 33 games in right field and three in left field...seized the starting RF job in mid-March and never looked back...batted .230 with five doubles, a home run and five RBI...two stolen bases...five multi-hit games...went two for three with a double and a game-tying seventh inning solo home run in Senior Day win over Jacksonville (May 6).
Prior to Stetson: Played fall 2009 exhibition season at Wallace State Community College (Hanceville, Ala.)...batted .280 with a double, led the team with six walks and stole two bases...second on the team with a .438 on-base percentage...captained the Alberta provincial team in the 2009 Canada Games...was the editor of her student newspaper at Bowness HS...starred in the lead role in the school's dramatic production...2009 Bowness HS valedictorian.


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quote: But from a business standpoint, car is car.
quote: Both Youtube and Hulu are in the exact same market segment (streaming delivery of on-demand video content)
quote: [Hulu and Youtube] provide the same service, to the same target market.
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quote: Receiving seemingly good value products from China isn't going to help local income.
quote: Economics is NOT all about trade. There are substantial non-linear effects, spillovers, externalities and suchlike.
quote: A simple-minded adding up of the costs of goods transacted in a trade, without taking into account these externalities, is a very short-sighted way to run a country.
quote: Why anyone wants Samsung to beat Apple is beyond me. I'd much rather have Apple as the monopoly than Samsung.
quote: I'd much rather have Apple as the monopoly than Samsung.
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Before the Second World War, luxury cars used to have very small production runs and feature coachwork individually crafted for the wealthy few fortunate enough to buy them. Those that still survive today are often exquisite examples of automotive craftsmanship and know-how, but perhaps the most exquisite of all are the remaining examples of the Bugatti Type 57. It was this car in which Polish designer Pawel Czyzewski sought to pay tribute to with his Bugatti Gangloff concept.
Diseno-art reports that the name Gangloff comes from the French coachbuilder that created a special custom version of the Type 57 S/C Atalante in 1938. It is a slightly confusing name, since the ridge running down the middle of the concept, along with the fastback and split-window design are all features of the Bugatti Type 57 S/C Atlantic, which were not found on the Atalante.
Nomenclature issues notwithstanding, this is still a marvelously beautiful car. It isn't strictly a reimagining of the old car either, as there are clearly some Veyron elements present in the design as well, but they work surprisingly well together. The interior borrows more heavily from the Veyron than the exterior, particularly the center console. About his creation, Czyzewski said "In times of commercial trash and plastic, it is hard to see something that has a soul and is able to squeeze out a positive mark on the heart." He does have a point, and this just makes it all the more heart-wrenching when you think that this is just a design study, and the chances of it ever seeing production are effectively nil. Just the same, our friends over at Bugatti, if you're listening, hire Mr. Czyzewski immediately.


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6 Real Afflictions That Have Somehow Become Trendy
There was a time in history where most people didn't want to have diseases. It was considered cool to be healthy, and "normal" was considered a compliment, not a label for people that make fun of your poetry.
Things are different now. Not only do people make up fake diseases, but even worse, people are diagnosing themselves left and right with real medical and psychiatric disorders, which basically makes a joke out of the people who actually do suffer from those disorders.
Asperger's syndrome is basically a type of autism that's usually not so severe as to prevent a person from functioning independently. It's still a lifelong challenge for people who have it, and their families, but it's also a wonderful opportunity for lazy people with bad social skills to excuse themselves.
I mean, if you don't go talk to an expert but just gloss over a list of symptoms, what you learn is that people with Asperger's "lack inborn social skills," "may not understand a joke," "avoid eye contact," "may feel 'different' from others," "find it frustrating and emotionally draining to try to fit in" and "are typically uninterested in following social norms, fads or conventional thinking, allowing creative thinking and the pursuit of original interests and goals."
From BackToTheEighties.Net
"Also are likely to be the chosen one called to save a fantasy world."
You know who is going to latch onto that? Every goddamn teenager in the world (and many adults). Now, if you dig deeper, you'll see that Asperger's is a lot more complicated than a list of vague symptoms and needs to be diagnosed by an actual clinician, but the beauty (or horror) of Web research these days means that anyone who feels like "I've always known there was something different about me" can google up a list of symptoms or an Internet quiz, and diagnose themselves, despite the caveats on those sites.
Just so we don't slander the people with real Asperger's (you know, the ones that have actually been diagnosed), let's call the fake ones Ass Burgers. If you do this out loud, no one will even notice.
For visualization purposes.
There's a few common reasons that Ass Burgers self-diagnose.
1) It's not your fault anymore!
If it's a real disease that real psychiatrists have a name for, and real patients get treated for, then no one can blame you! No one can call you a rude asshole for talking about your Transformers collection for two hours straight during someone else's farewell party. You have a condition!
2) You're special!
Some people with Asperger's can be very intelligent. They might not count cards, but they can be very focused and knowledgeable about specific subjects, and think in unconventional, creative ways. An Ass Burger would love to be able to hitch their wagon of bad social skills to neat traits like these.
3) People can't make you do anything about it!
There's no cure! So other people need to learn what you mean when you make incomprehensible jokes that vaguely sound like insults, instead of you learning to make jokes in a way other people understand.
Unfortunately, none of these reasons make any sense. For (1), being shy or awkward often isn't anyone's fault either. For (2), anyone can be intelligent. And it's up to every individual to prove it. You don't just automatically get that badge because you can't talk to people. And (3), I'm afraid treatment for kids with real Asperger's syndrome actually involves pushing them (gently) into social interactions, whereas if you're just shy, experts suggest letting you blossom in your own time.
So that's a really bad path to choose if you want to make a case for being left alone. Of course, a fake Ass Burger would never find that out, because they would never go to a psychiatrist, who might blow their gig. If that happened, though, they might switch their self-diagnosis to ...
Fake sociopathy self-diagnosers come pretty much from the same group as the Ass Burgers. The difference is that instead of going for an image of a misunderstood, awkward, eccentric genius, they're going for more of a cool, detached, badass genius. When they play Let's Pretend, they like to be serial killers or vampires.
Other than that, same thing. People who found an easy way to paint their bad traits (awkwardness, assholery) as cool ones.
Gluten Intolerance
Recently, it seems like America has declared war on gluten. Apparently gluten is some kind of protein substance found in wheat and other grains, and it is some kind of horrible poison. Because everybody and their brother is selling gluten-free versions of everything.
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In proud defiance, Chinese food producers not only serve gluten by the can-ful, but fry it. Probably in trans fats. It's quite delicious.
If you like to make dietary decisions based on facts, however, and not what your hippie neighbor is doing, you might try and dig up what's behind this. It turns out gluten actually is poisonous ... to less than one percent of the population, who have a condition called celiac disease. Gluten can give them horrible problems ranging from diarrhea to cancer.
Beyond people with actual celiac disease though, there's a real, but difficult to pinpoint, condition of "gluten intolerance," where gluten won't give you cancer or destroy your intestines, or anything observable, but it makes you feel kind of bad.
"Man, I think I'm just feeling kind of gluteny today."
What are the diagnostic criteria? If you stop eating gluten, and you think you feel better. Seriously, that's it. There's no test.
Can some people have gluten intolerance without any tests being able to pick it up? Definitely. Are the millions of people who suddenly discovered they "can't eat gluten" right after gluten became a national buzzword -- are they all actually gluten intolerant? Probably not.
And beyond those people is an even larger circle of people who can't even mentally convince themselves they feel better after dropping gluten from their diet, but believe somehow, that because some people are allergic to it, that it is poisonous to all humans.
From I Am Not A Foodie
Counterargument: Mmmmmmmmmmmm!
And some people are even taking it a step further and suggesting that if removing gluten from some people's diets prevents symptoms of celiac disease, maybe it can cure other, completely unrelated diseases! Like autism!
Hey, chemo is great at treating cancer patients! Let's use it on people with high blood pressure! That's logical!
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And in conclusion: Mmmm!