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I share your pain of being in a class that uses the idiotic AP classes. As if C/C++'s built in types aren't good enough...
The Napster settlement has been bothering me a lot, especially since it sets absolutely no precedent. A single music company agreed to drop a suit. Great. What if on the new SuperNapsterPayPerDownload service some kiddie starts trading music from different labels than BMG, and those other labels (which might be small and independent) for some reason do not want their music distributed in this way? Is it OK just becuase Big Business is behind the pay service? BMG will get money from the new Napster service, but small independent labels will most likely not.
This is depressing because many had hoped the Napster case would clarify this confusing aspect of copyright law. As far as current copyright law stands, I see no reason why an independent label could not sue Napster/BMG and have just as large a case as the RIAA did.
What was settled was not settled between all parties that had claim to the money that "Napster had taken away from them". All that happened was that one of the larger parties got what they wanted. This does not clarify anything and does not solve any problems that other companies claim they had. If smaller record companies sue, do they have a chance?
I am also unhappy about the distinction that seems to be arising between the legalities of a non-pay service versus those of a costly service. If Napster was aiding people in piracy when it was public, why will it be any different when it becomes an exclusive club of piracy? Audio that BMG does not hold the copyright to still will be traded. Many companies, and even people blamed Napster for facilitating this piracy, and therefore being liable for it. Once Napster comes up from the underground, how will it be any different? If I record farting noises, sell CD's of them, and they get put on Napster, can I sue Napster? Well, this was basically what companies were doing to Napster before the BMG deal.
The involvement of Big Business should not change the percieved or real legality of a service
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This weekend was eventful. I started it off in a hacking sense by writing a minor patch for console-apt while waiting for Star Trek: TNG: Interface to air on Saturday morning. The patch fixed some strings, a bit of Debian packaging, and some mixed-up keys. I posted several wishlist items on console-apt also. I am about to submit a bug on GtkMozEmbed stating that pressing the spacebar in a TEXTAREA form causes the entire document to scroll, which is obviously very annoying, and is also the reason why I didn't write this diary entry in Skipstone originally :/.
A Javur(tm) applet that I have been anticipating for some time has finally appeared. The basic principle is that people have too many passwords to remember, and that it is not acceptable to compormise by using the same password for every site/machine. This applet hashes a master password with the site name to produce a password for the individual site which cannot be used to deduce the master password or the password for any other site without practically impossible amounts of computing power or major advancements in codebreaking techniques. I realized that if I used this, the first thing I would want to do after the hashed password had been computed would be to copy it to the clipboard, since I don't like typing in 16-digit hexidecimal numbers :). I added a button to the applet to do just this and sent a patch. No, I don't know Java. Don't ask :).
I was excited to see that Gnapster, XMMS, and X-Chat all won Linux Journal Readers' Choice awards. I have contributed code to all of those projects.
XFree86 4.0.1 is in Debian Woody, and some really cool packages including Gnapster-1.4, imlib2, feh, and scrot are in Incoming. Beaujolais!
Now a query: I'm running a 10kRPM SCSI drive in my workstation, and it performs great. But I am not cooling it at all. It seems to be roughly the same temperature as my trusty EIDE drive, but I've heard that cooling a 10kRPM drive is very important. Is there a safe way that I can cool this drive without replacing my case with a more ventilated one? Would a chasis fan be sufficient or is direct cooling required? I do not want a box looking like Zork.
I just don't get it. All throughout the year, we have morals and responsibilities. As always, there is an exception. Halloween. What really bothers me is that kids are encouraged by their parents to demand candy from neighbors in a rude, disrespectful way, and their kids have come to expect this candy. Someone needs to tell them that this kind of behavior is not acceptable. I, personally, am very disturbed when I am working and dozens of people ring my doorbell because it is social convention that I am to give them candy for no good reason. I do not observe halloween and I would find it similarly offensive if people demanded church taxes or some other nonsense from me on christmas.
When I was young, I used to give in to this becuase my parents told me it would be fun. As an older, possibly more mature person, I now know that it is wrong to knock on strangers' doors and demand candy. Now that I know this, I am doing my best to try to educate children about it.
In short, my hopes are very simple: that parents will strive to educate their children about what conduct is permissible, not what conduct is acceptable to society. The example of this not happening that I am most shocked by is Halloween, which is probably the easiest to recognize becuase it is so stupid. The whole idea of Halloween, involving dressing up in odd costumes and running around threatening neighbors over candy is so remarkably stupid ti any reasonable person that it becomes apparent that such behavior is unwelcomed and an accident of society. The problem with society is that once any holiday is established, it is extremely hard to antiquate. This is the same reason as why holidays get added at an unsustainable pace and will continue to be shoved into the calendar until we are stuck with a great number more than 366 holidays annually. But of more relevence, it is a reason why Halloween is not socially depricated, like other stupid immoral and stupid practices such as witchburning censorship already are. This makes Halloween a very difficult annoyance to combat. For now, the best way to go about that is probably to educate parents on how Halloween rampages are obnoxious to neigbors and are detrimental to society.
Mustapha, iain: Ummh, I never forked Gnapster. I don't know where you get the idea. I am implementing this as an official feature. Stop being uninformed.
I've been ranting a lot recently, so here's another one to go along with them.
iain said he wanted to turn Gnapster into a bonobo component.
So I'd like to rant about component systems. Note that when I refer to "Bonobo" I am talking about component systems in general. This particular rant is about software design philosophy, not gnome-bashing.
Component systems blur the boundries of what is one application and what is another. This would be nice if it could be put to good use. But the fact is that the only thing it is good for is bloat. Once an application supports Bonobo or a similar library, it can do anything. As proven by Nautilus, it can browse the web, manage files, play MP3's, view images, launch progams.... I'm not saying that that code could be writen to make them do these things, as is the situation with Emacs, I'm saying that they can do them. By design. So, the application has no clear purpose. Well, except Nautilus. Nautilus' purpose is to do everything. But what about all other applications? Is there no need for new programs?
Let's assume for now that it is a good thing to abolish applications and only write new components. These would all run inside a huge mega-application like Nautilus. Doesn't this defeat the purpose of having a multitasking operating system? What if Nautilus crashes? What if Nautilus' UI doesn't match what would be needed for a specific application? In a classic X window-system display, you can run Gnome applications, KDE applications, Motif applications, etc etc. These might look and/or act a bit differently. But if we were to abandon applications and move to a component-based model, you would need one mega-app for gnome components, one mega-app for KDE components, etc... And then traditional X applications would look out-of-place.
My biggest gripe about component architecture is that I just don't understand when it would ever be needed. What are the shortcomings of a gtk widget in a shared library that Bonobo addresses? Mozilla, XEmacs, and other applications have sucessfully been embedded using GtkWidgets. I can understand why embedding might be nice in some circumstances, but I don't see why everything should become a component rather than a chuck of code in a library that the application using it calls directly.
Bonobo sounds like ActiveX: something that could embed parts of an application in a way that would be inferior to just running the application directly.
Bonobo does not sound like Emacs: A powerful, exstensible application that is oriented to a specific set of jobs. Emacs is for text editing and processing. Emacs cannot browse the web. Sure, you can write code that will let you browse the web in Emacs (and such code has been writen), but this actually has to be implemented inside Emacs. With a component system, your text editor can become a web browser if a component for web browsing is installed on the system. Say, for a real web browser to use. Now, instead of the code being in the web browser, it's in a component that can be used by any application.
I am definetely not anti-functionality, but I can't for the life of me see any reason why I would want to browse the web inside my word processor. It would be a neat hack, but in a realistic sense it is stupid. If I wanted to browse the web, I would lanuch my web browser. I would keep functionality seperated cleanly. So, flexibility is good, but I weigh the pros against the cons of every individual situation. And when there are no pros, the answer is usually very simple to arive at: the flexibility of this particular thing has no purpose, and therefore sucks.
mjs: Are you trying to say that a gnome application takes up less memory or equal memory than an equivilent GTK program? I pointed out long ago that I was never trying to arive at accurate figures.
itp: Suit yourself. I'll use the programs that I want to use. As for your claims that "one extra dependecy" is resonable:
gnome-bin gnome-core gnome-libs-data libgdk-pixbuf2 libgnome32 libgnomesupport0 libgnomeui32 libgnorba27 libgnorbagtk0
...looks like a hell of a lot more than one dependency to me. If it was one library, I might not mind as much. This is not even including the libraries that the Gnome libraries depend on, such as audiofile, esd, etc.
itp: Wow, you really ARE an idiot. Considering the fact that only very few programs on my system use Gnome libraries, shared memory has nothing to do with this at all. It is extremely unlikely that I would run two Gnome apps at one time. Now, you claim that Gnome has advantages?? Consistany of interface? HAHAH! Let's make some completely unrelated applications have exactly the same interface for doing different things! No thanks. I do not care for the ugliness or so-called "features" of gnome-libs. Therefore, I have decided it has no purpose on my system other than trying to convince me to run that crappy desktop environment. And therefore, it must go. Considering the fact that only a few applications on my system use Gnome, this is not such a hard task. I am doing it for my personal convenience and for others who want a gnomeless system. Freedom of choice is a good thing, but the Gnome developers don't seem to think so.
You go develop applications for Gnome and have fun. Unfortunately, many people will not use them. And it will also make you look like an idiot for not seperating your engine code from your sissy desktop Windows 95 emulation. But then again, it is far too late for anyone who has read this to not think you're an idiot or ever have their mind changed, so that shouldn't matter much.
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OXFORD – The University of Mississippi's roundabouts (traffic circles) on University Place and Hathorn Road have been successful enough that campus designers will add another, prompting University Architect Ian Banner to joke, "Roundabouts are us."
A new circular intersection will replace the four-way-stop just north of Highway 6, facilitating traffic among Coliseum Drive, Hill Drive and Hathorn Road. The design will accommodate cyclists, pedestrians and motor vehicles.
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We just had an earthquake! Yeah, I know all you Californians are like, "so what, we have them every 15 minutes." They're pretty rare out here on the east coast though. It scared me worse than the cricket that leapt at me when I picked up the shirt he was hiding under while doing laundry last week.
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I worked this on Thursday. People have to realize what goes up must come down...and it may have deadly consequences.
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There has been an onslaught of fight announcements in the past few days. To keep you up to speed, we're putting them together here in one story, so let's get to it.
Feb. 19 - Shootboxing act.1: We previously announced that UFC veteran Kuniyoshi Hironaka would be on this card against an opponent TBA. His opponent is now set, and it's Satoru Suzuki. The Japanese ex-boxer had a good year in Shootboxing in 2010, but ended the year breaking his arm and being forced out of the S-Cup. This is his first fight back from the injury.
Feb. 26 - Golden Glory Eindhoven: Top 10 fighter Nieky Holzken is in action, facing Thilo Schneider in a Golden Glory sponsored event. Holzken is moving back and forth between the 70 and 77kg limits these days - hopefully he can settle down and find where he fights best this year.
Feb. 27 - RISE 74: A few good fights set for the latest edition of Japan's RISE promotion. The show will feature two title fights: 60kg champion Kan Itabashi faces Kousuke Komiyama, while 63kg champion Koji Yoshimoto meets Yusuke Sugawara. The show will also include the retirement of former K-1 MAX fighter Tatsuji. Full card at HeadKickLegend.
March 6 - It's Showtime Amsterdam: IS added a pair of interesting fights to their first show of 2011. First, Wendell Roche fights Danyo Ilunga for the vacant IS 95kg title. We'll have more on this fight in the coming weeks. Plus, Chahid Oulad El Hadj vs. Robin van Roosmalen in what should be an exciting match up.
March 12 - Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow: Top 5 MW Albert Kraus headlines this show against Batu Khasikov. Kraus is a busy fighter who takes a fair number of these smaller fights, typically knocking his opponents out. But as Souwer showed us this weekend - anything can happen.
April 2 - Explosion Fight Night 3: This French Muay Thai event is notable for a 4 man K-1 rules tournament that will feature Sudsakorn. The Thai fighter is popping up everywhere these days, already having turned in two high profile fights in 2011 against Khem Sitsongpeenong and Giorgio Petrosyan. He's also entering a lot of tournaments, which is a smart move for the experience. The other participants are Michael Piskitello, Michale Lallemand, and Mohammed Rahoui.
April 24 - REBELS 7: Former K-1 MAX Korea GP champion Chi Bin Lim meets Daiki Watabe. Good to see Chi Bin Lim here, as he looked very good at the K-1 MAX Final 16 last year, but has seemingly been passed in the MAX pecking order by his countryman Su Hwan Lee.
May - Local Kombat: This one is not 100% confirmed yet, but Local Kombat revealed that their May event will likely be headlined by Daniel Ghita vs. Alexey Ignashov. Ignashov is notoriously hard to stop or even knockdown, but he's not looked good lately, and I have to think Ghita may be the man to finally stop him here.


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Lion Fight 17 will take place on August 1st at the Foxwood Resort Casino and Live on AXS TV. The promotions big announcement is the US debut of Thepnit "Mr Knock" Sitmonchai, hes a very aggressive fighter with the typical Sitmonchai style. He is a south-paw with hard, fast punches and low kicks with an amazing right uppercut. He has a total of 98 knock outs on his record and he fights from 118-124lbs that is absolutely unheard of for a fighter that weight, so expect fireworks.
Malaipet will be re matching Justin Greskiewicz and hope to end his two fight losing streak. Malaipet defeated Greskiewicz at Lion fights 6 (May 2012) but I feel that Justin will be wise to Malaipet's tricks this time and won't be falling for them again. Also the always exciting Rami Ibrahim will be taking on World Welterweight Muay Thai champion Carlos Lopez.
I have included a Mr. Knock highlight video so everyone can realize the power this man has for his weight class, enjoy.
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CO-MAIN EVENT REMATCH: MALAIPET vs. JUSTIN GRESKIEWICZ 2
PHILLY'S RAMI IBRAHIM vs. CARLOS LOPEZ
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Over the past few days we've seen the leaked GLORY 18 poster being passed around quite a lot and gotten a few questions about it. We were going to ignore it and just let it disappear, but, it wasn't about to do that. That's a good thing, though, because fans are hungry and want to know more about the next GLORY event. So anyway, this poster for GLORY 18 has been floating around with a date of August 9th listed as the date, featuring Davit Kiria and Robin van Roosmalen on it.
We've spoken to a few people at GLORY and can confirm that you can indeed be excited, but that the poster was leaked out with a projected date, not the final date. We don't have a final date for GLORY 18 yet, but we know for sure that it's not August 9th. So hold your horses, for now.


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Princeton faculty, staff and alumni are invited to explore the rise of the Mongol Empire to the present day. The Princeton Alumni Association is offering a 12-week course this fall entitled "Worlds Together, Worlds Apart: A History of the Modern World From 1300 to the Present."
Each household that enrolls in this home study course will receive a course booklet, readings, lectures on tape and access to an e-mail discussion group. Those who wish to pursue their studies further can attend optional lectures, precepts and films on campus for an additional fee.
Leading this fall's course is Robert Tignor , the Rosengarten Professor of Modern and Contemporary History and chair of the history department. He, along with Professors Stephen Kotkin and Jeremy Adelman , will guide participants through works ranging from Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" to M.K. Gandhi's "Hind Swaraj." The three course leaders also will use a book they wrote with Professor Gyan Prakash and three other scholars entitled "Worlds Together, Worlds Apart: A History of the Modern World From the Mongol Empire to the Present." The recently published text breaks from the conventional approach of world history books in both its starting place and overall organization (see recent story ).
Participants may sign up at any time during the course. The e-mail discussion group is scheduled to begin on Sept. 1 with Graham Burnett from the history department as the e-mail preceptor.
The cost is $100 per household. For more information or to register, contact Christine Hollendonner in the Alumni Council office at 258-5854 or visit the alumni studies Web site. A video preview of the course is available online in RealPlayer and Windows Media formats, as well.
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The Wisconsin tribs are my home waters. Although preferences vary, I like the 13' length as our rivers are not as wide or deep as the neighboring rivers in Michigan. And, yet a 13' rod would be very servicable for a one or twice a season trek out of state.
Good luck and welcome to spey,
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|In this price range, the Blue is hard to beat. If you prefer full flexing rods, the CND is it. But if stiff rods are your thing, then a Daiwa Lochmor is as stiff, if not stiffer than a GLX or T&T and yet performs the same way at less than half the price. The Blue splits the difference in action.
For the $$ you can't beat a Loop blue. They are sweet casting sticks that allow you to utilize heavy tips/big flies.
Check out Aaron speyshop.com (site sponsor) he can hook you up with a Loop or CND(very nice stick too).
St. Croix for sale
I've got the 14' 9 weight Imperial. I don't use it any more so if you're interested let me know. I'll let it go for cheap.
Teton Tioga #10 Magnum LA, not the regular reel -- much better for spey lines.
I'm not a big fan of the St. Croix -- not the most capable rod out there -- quite soft and not much guts. Rods that I've tried or owned in the same price and size range with much more horsepower? Loop Blue 8124 -- an 8 wt. despite the 8/9 rating with a stiff butt that will cast as far as you're likely to need to go, but with a light quick tip that makes for easy short range spey casting or fishing with bobber and nymph. The CND 1308SP also comes to mind -- a similar action to the St. Croix but way more capable. The fast Daiwa Lochmor 12'6" - 8 wt. -- a casting cannon that I've tossed a DL 8/9 an honest 100' but still tractable in tight.
I've not tried the light TFO but it's supposed to be a decent rod. I'm also holding for someone a used Loomis GL3 12'6" - 7/8 that's a little gem and $400.00 CAD, no tube.
There are a lot of other great rods in this size range but they're a fair bit more money so I haven't mentioned them. After spending time with Dave's St. Croix, I really don't think it's a great choice despite the price. Yes it will cast, and yes you can catch fish with it and no, it isn't junk, but cast it side-by-side with the Loop, CND, Daiwa, or GL3 and you'd never go back to it.
But then, you live in Wisconsin so buying St. Croix maybe a requirement of state citizenship or something.
|I don't have much to go on but I really like my CND Custom 1307. It's a 7/8 and likes the windcutter 678. I believe it is several ounces lighter than the St Croix and really bombs the line out there. Can also handle casting a weighted fly or acouple of small splits. (Blasphime!!). A more traditional action for around $400. I have the lamson litespeed 3.5 but wish I had bought the 4.
|if your gl water is similar to ours then you are definitly on the right track. if you tend to need to make casts over 70 ft i might go heavier or if you need a lot of weight to get down to the fish. otherwise a 13' 8 wt would be a pretty middle of the road choice. i personally would stay away from the okuma reel they are pretty cheaply made and not too durable, although the price is probably right. the tetons are nice and you may want to look at J ryall reels as well or even a ross cimarron #5 for a dependable inexpensive reel that will hold a spey line. good luck, you will find all the info you need to make a good decisicion right here.
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I am interested in purchasing a spey rod and reel for use on Wisconsin tribs. I have been looking at the St. Croix imperial 13' 7/8. The reels I have researched are the Teton Tioga 10 and the Okuma Integrity 9/10. I know there are many other brands out there so I am just looking for some more info, reccomendations, and options. I usually fish all river sizes targeting steelhead, brown trout, and salmon. Any info is greatly appreciated!
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Theodore L. Gunderson (Nov 7, 1928 - July 31, 2011) was a retired American Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent In Charge and head of the Los Angeles FBI. Soon after retiring from the FBI in March of 1979, Ted began looking more deeply into cases of satanic murder activity after becoming convinced of the innocence of a Green Beret Army medical doctor, Dr. Jeffrey R. MacDonald, who was falsely convicted in August, 1979 of the murder of his wife and two young daughters (5 year old Kimberly, and 2 year old Kristen MacDonald) in a bloody and grisly satanic style murder scene that took place in their home in the early morning hours of Feb. 17, 1970 on Ft. Bragg Army base in North Carolina. The murders were in fact committed by a local satanic group of drug users (referred to as "hippies" in the newspapers at the time) which included five active duty army men who had targeted the MacDonald family because Dr. MacDonald was perceived by this group of GI drug users as a "snitch"; as MacDonald and other army doctors were adhering to the base commander's new policy (at the time) of reporting the names of Army personnel who were being admitted to the base Emergency Room for overdosing on heroin and other serious drugs .
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Gotz, Karl. Wenn die Hoffnung Nicht War (If There Were no Hope). Bodensee, Germany: Hohenstaufen Verlag, 1983.
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Pomerania, Mecklenburg, Silesia, Thuringen, Sudatenland, Bohemia
and from other locations in the Danube River Basin, where many German
settlements were located.
The Banat is located in Hungary and is bounded by the Danube, Theiss
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in the late 1700s and the early 1800s, when the area was part of
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Staying Healthy Indoors: Toxics
Asbestos is a mineral found in some older construction materials. It was used in shingles for roofing and siding, pipe and boiler insulation. It was also used in floor tiles, ceiling panels (including acoustical tiles), coatings, gaskets and some vermiculite insulation, and in brake linings and disc-brake pads of older and some imported vehicles. Asbestos containing materials in good condition do not pose a health risk, so the safest, easiest and least expensive option may be to leave it alone. When construction materials break down, are damaged or disturbed, tiny fibers of the mineral can be released into the air. Inhaling asbestos fibers can cause serious lung damage, including lung cancer.
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Lead, once widely used in many different materials, is still found in many older New England homes. It was added to paint before being banned in 1978. Lead paint that is chipping, peeling or in high use areas (like window sills, doors, or stairways) can form dust. When this lead, contained in dust and paint chips, is breathed into the lungs or eaten, it poses a risk to children. Toys may also pose risks. 5 staying healthy indoors: toxics Some old toys contain lead or lead paint, and toys can pick up lead from contaminated soil or house dust. Lead was also used in older pipes, solder and plumbing fixtures that can corrode and release lead into drinking water. Exposure can result in lower intelligence in children and has been associated with behavioral and attention problems. It can lead to kidney, liver, brain and nerve damage. At very high levels, it can cause seizures, coma and even death. In addition, lead exposure can contribute to osteoporosis, can cause high blood pressure and heart disease, especially in men. Lead exposure may also lead to anemia.
Action you can take:
- Get kids tested for lead by their doctor or health care provider.
- If your home was built before 1978 test it and the soil in your yard for lead paint hazards and their source.
- Wash children's hands before they eat; wash bottles, pacifi ers, and toys often.
- Wash floors and window sills to protect kids from dust and peeling paint contaminated with lead - especially in older homes.
- Run cold water until it becomes as cold as it can get. Use only cold water for drinking, cooking, and making baby formula.
- If you, or a family member, suspect exposure to lead, have a health professional test your blood for lead levels, and follow up as recommended.
- For information on how to test and/or remove lead in soil
Mercury is a potent neurotoxin that can cause damage to the brain and central nervous system. The primary route of human exposure is eating fish that have acquired and accumulated mercury in their tissues. Some commercially available fish, especially large fish such as shark, swordfish, king mackerel and tilefish, tend to have higher levels of mercury. Canned light tuna has lower mercury levels than albacore, fresh/frozen tuna and canned white tuna. Get more information at: www.epa.gov/fish-tech/epa-fda-advisory-mercury-fish-and-shellfish. Mercury can also enter the body by breathing vapors from broken mercury thermometers, broken fluorescent bulbs, or spilled liquid mercury. In addition, some people may unknowingly expose themselves to mercury (also called azogue or vidajan) through cultural and spiritual practices. These practices, which include sprinkling or burning mercury, release mercury vapors into the home. Exposure to mercury may result in irritability and mood swings, changes in vision, hearing or speech, and memory and mental problems. It can also cause serious kidney damage. Children exposed to mercury, either before they are born by the mother's exposure or as very young children, may have developmental and learning delays and disorders.
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- Avoid exposure to mercury!
- Pregnant women and children should limit or avoid eating fish with higher mercury levels.
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- Find alternatives to mercury containing products such as digital thermometers, or substitutes in cultural and spiritual practices.
- Take precautions when cleaning up spills.
- For more information, go to: www.epa.gov/mercury/mercury-your-environment-steps-you-can-take
Drinking water contaminants
Clean drinking water is necessary for good health. High concentrations of bacteria, synthetic chemicals and natural contaminants in drinking water all can pose a threat to your health. Public water supplies are monitored by the government and the vast majority are safe and dependable. Every year, water suppliers are required to send a water quality report to the households they serve. In the rare case when there is a problem with the public water supply, the supplier must alert, either by mail or through the media, everyone who might be affected. If you have a private well, in most cases it is your responsibility to have it tested. You should consider testing it anually to ensure the quality of your drinking water.
Action you can take:
Find out about the quality of your drinking water. If your water comes from a public water system, read your water quality report carefully. If you have a private well, have it tested!
Pesticides and toxic household products
Exposure to some household chemicals, such as pesticides, may cause harm to children, pets or the environment. Always carefully read and follow all instructions on product labels regarding use and storage.
Examples of household pesticides include:
- cockroach sprays and baits
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By their nature, many pesticides may pose some risk to humans, animals, or the environment because they are designed to kill or otherwise adversely affect living organisms. At the same time, pesticides are often useful because of their ability to control disease- causing organisms, insects, weeds, or other pests. The pesticide label is your guide to using pesticides safely and effectively. It contains pertinent information that you should read and understand before you use a pesticide product. Poisoning from household chemicals may have a range of effects from mild distress like nausea or dizziness to more serious harm including injury to the lungs, or damage to the nervous, reproductive, endocrine and immune systems. Health effects depend on the toxicity of the product and the amount and length of exposure. EPA regulates pesticides in the United States under the pesticide law (the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act). Before EPA allows a pesticide to be marketed for use in the U.S., EPA carefully reviews scientific data on the chemical to understand its toxicity and any potential concerns for human health and the environment. EPA periodically re-evaluates older pesticide chemicals to ensure that they conform to current health and safety standards. EPA also sets healthprotective standards on the amount of a pesticide residue that may remain on food if pesticides are applied to a crop. All pesticide product labels carry a signal word of "danger," "warning" or "caution" to indicate relative hazards to people (from higher concern to lower concern). EPA requires certain pesticides to be in child-resistant packaging. It is important for parents to take precautions to keep all pesticides and other household chemicals in secure places safely out of the reach of children and pets.
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A new documentary on the life and career of John Wayne Parr is in the works and it's titled John Wayne Parr: Blessed With Venom. The first trailer has come out and from what we can see, this documentary is a must-watch. It doesn't have a release date yet but it is set to come out this year. If you want, read the full description:
The documentary will also examine seminal fights in Parr's career. From his bloody contests with Thai marvel Orono, which is considered the making of the Gunslinger's legend, to his contemporary battles with Mike Zambidis, Lamsongkram and the three, all out wars with superstar Yodsanklai Fairtex. We bear witness as Parr comes back from 2 losses to ultimately defeating Yodsanklai in Melbourne – a blockbuster encounter between two giants of the sport – two modern day gladiators doing what they do best – trading bone crunching blows in the brutal world of Muay Thai Boxing.
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Dialogue features Cornel West, Radhanath Swami
Tuesday, April 19, 2011, 7:30 p.m. · Alexander Hall, Richardson Auditorium
Posted April 4, 2011; 08:45 a.m.
Princeton scholar Cornel West and Radhanath Swami, a spiritual teacher, activist and author, will engage in a discussion titled "East Meets West: A Dialogue Between Cornel West and Radhanath Swami" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, in Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall. Admission is free, but tickets are required. Tickets can be obtained at the Frist Campus Center and Richardson Auditorium ticket offices or by calling (609) 258-5000.


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What's the matter? You look like you just saw a ghost..
My heart will always be yours for eternity
I knew some time we'd have to say sayonara
So promise that...
Uhh, Colonel, fair is fair. If I nail Hotlips and punch Hawkeye, can I go home?
I'll remember our romance until the day that I die
I'll see your face in the moon and stars in the sky...
Heh. Really. Just like conservatism...
If one studies the history of sexual suppression one finds that it does not exist in the early stages of culture formation. Therefore, it cannot be the prerequisite of culture. Rather, it appears at a relatively late stage of culture, at the time of the development of authoritarian patriarchy and of class distinctions. At that stage, the sexual interests of all begin to serve the profit interests of a minority. This process has assumed a solid organizational form in the institutions of patriarchal marriage and patriarchal family. With the suppression of sexuality the emotions undergo a change: a sex-negating religion begins to develop which gradually builds up its own sex-political organization, the church in all its forms, which has no other goal than that of eradicating sexual pleasure. This has its sociological reason in the exploitation of human work which sets in at this stage.
In order to understand this, we must study that social institution in which the economic and the sex-economic situation of patriarchal society are interlaced. Without a study of this institution, a comprehension of the sexual economy and of the ideology of patriarchy is impossible. Character-analytic investigation of people of any age, nationality or social stratum, shows that the interlacing of the socio economic with the sexual structure, as well as the structural reproduction of society, takes place in the first four or five years of life, and in the authoritarian family. The church only continues this function later on. In this way the authoritarian state develops its enormous interest in the authoritarian family: the family is the factory of its structure and ideology.
We have found the institutions in which the economic and the sexual interests of the authoritarian system meet. We have to ask ourselves how this comes about. This question is also answered by character-analysis, provided one does not exclude such questions from character-analytic investigation. Suppression of the natural sexuality in the child, particularly of its genital sexuality, makes the child apprehensive, shy, obedient, afraid of authority, "good" and "adjusted" in the authoritarian sense; it paralyzes the rebellious forces because any rebellion is laden with anxiety; it produces, by inhibiting sexual curiosity and sexual thinking in the child, a general inhibition of thinking and of critical faculties. In brief, the goal of sexual suppression is that of producing an individual who is adjusted to the authoritarian order and who will submit to it in spite of all misery and degradation. At first, the child has to adjust to the structure of the authoritarian miniature state, the family; this makes it capable of later subordination to the general authoritarian system. The formation of the authoritarian structure takes place through the anchoring of sexual inhibition and sexual anxiety.
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I could stand close to Caesar and rule the world. Actually, he would stand close to me, or stand down if he wants to live. It's the pirates who are the real rulers of the planet. These are men with no need for nations who roam freely throughout the world, and create and destroy them on a whim. This is how your world works today. It has always been that way.
Would you please open up your songbook to Hymn 43?
..."fascism" is the basic emotional attitude of man in authoritarian society, with its machine civilization and its mechanistic-mystical view of life. It is the mechanistic-mystical character of man in our times which creates fascist parties, and not vice versa.
Even today, as a result of fallacious political thinking, fascism is still being considered a specific national characteristic of the Republicans or the Democrats. The stubborn persistence of this fallacy is due to the fear of recognizing the truth: fascism is an international phenomenon which permeates all organizations of human society in all nations. This conclusion is confirmed by the international events of the past countless years.
I took personal liberties with the quote. Screw you if you don't like it.
...the antisocial element in the human structure, is a secondary result of the repression of primary biological impulses...
You would think that so called rational human beings would be able to grasp that most basic concept. Rational they might be, but they hide it pretty good. Or they hear their call of the wild from their fellow maniacs.
"If you can walk into the unemployment or welfare office, then we got a job for you." Show them how to work a ditch witch or a back hoe, or whatever and give them a map and send them out.
What the government IS saying, in the other room:
"Here ya go, man. Thanks for your support... Use the side door"
And to our little redneck friends out there, if you hate the republicans, it means you love the democrats. Ain't that right?
You are a burnt out light bulb. I already wrote it up on the squawk sheet, and you will be replaced when we get on the ground. In the meantime, I hope the crew can ignore you long enough to get us down in one piece. You are a buffoon who can do nothing more than exploit and excite animal instincts. Your degree of success is only due to our low state of evolution. That will dwindle over time. Enjoy your fame. May it be brief. And your life long.
While god is your copilot, we'll be much safer taking the train.
He imprisoned the people to free the market.
Conservative == Prisons and Barracks. Very erotic. Turns em on
Liberal == Hospitals and Schools
Conservative == Judges and Generals. They just luuuv mens in uniform
Liberal == Doctors and Teachers
Conservative == Self loathing closeted homos who condemn the regular ones
Liberal == Fuck like dogs in the street. It's freedom, baby, yeah!
Conservative == Worships the father
Liberal == loves the mother.. Say no more. Say no more
Narcissist == pudge
Nihilist == moi?
Republican == Mo money! Mo money! Mo money!
Democrat == Mo money! Mo money! Mo money!
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Journalist to discuss Intifada, Nov. 24
Posted November 21, 2003; 12:47 a.m.
Sever Plocker, chief economics editor and deputy editor-in-chief of Yedioth Abaronot, Israel's largest Hebrew daily newspaper, will speak at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
His lecture is titled "1,200 Days of Intifada: How It Changed the Israeli Economy and Society."
Plocker currently is a visiting fellow in the Saban Center at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. His research focuses on the impact of the Intifada and the war against terrorism on the Israeli economy, including analyzing the longest and most severe depression in Israeli history. He also looks the economic response of the government of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
The lecture is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs .
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Family: Podicipedidae, Grebes view all from this family
Description ADULT In summer, has reddish orange neck and flanks. Back is black and black head is adorned with golden yellow plumes. In winter, has mainly black upperparts and white underparts. Note clear demarcation between black cap and white cheeks. JUVENILE Similar to winter adult.
Dimensions Length: 12-15" (30-38 cm)
Habitat Locally common. In breeding season, favors ponds and shallow lakes with abundant emergent vegetation. In winter, mainly coastal, but also on ice-free freshwater lakes in south.
Observation Tips In winter, search sheltered stretches of coast on calm days. Unobtrusive in breeding season, except when displaying in spring.
Range Southwest, Western Canada, New England, Rocky Mountains, Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Texas, Eastern Canada, Florida, Northwest, California, Alaska, Plains
Voice Utters territorial calls including various rattling trills and squeals.
Discussion Elegant waterbird that swims buoyantly and dives frequently in search of small fish and aquatic invertebrates. All birds have a beady red eye. Flattish crown and bill shape (both mandibles are curved) allow separation from similar Eared Grebe at all times; note also whitish tip to bill. In flight, wings show white patches on both leading and trailing edges. Sexes are similar.


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Medical abortion is the use of medicine to end a pregnancy. The medicine helps remove the fetus and placenta from the mother's womb (uterus).
There are different types of medical abortions.
An abortion is not the same as a miscarriage. Miscarriage is when a pregnancy ends on its own before the 20th week.
Surgical abortion uses surgery to end a pregnancy.
Therapeutic medical abortion; Elective medical abortion; Induced abortion; Nonsurgical abortion
A medical, or nonsurgical, abortion can be done within 7 weeks from the first day of the woman's last period. A combination of prescription hormone medicines are used to help the body remove the fetus and placenta tissue. The doctor may give you the medicines after performing a physical exam and asking questions about your medical history.
Medicines used include mifepristone, methotrexate, misoprostol, prostaglandins, or a combination of these medicines.
Medical abortion might be considered when:
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The decision to end a pregnancy is very personal. To help weigh your choices, discuss your feelings with a counselor, health care provider, or a family member or friend.
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Physical recovery usually occurs within a few days, depending on the stage of the pregnancy. Expect some vaginal bleeding and mild cramping for a few days.
A warm bath, a heating pad set on low, or hot water bottle filled with warm water on the abdomen may help relieve discomfort. Rest as needed. Do not do any vigorous activity for a few days. Light housework is fine. Sexual intercourse should be avoided for 2-3 weeks. A normal menstrual period should occur in about 4-6 weeks.
You can get pregnant before your next period. Be sure to make arrangements to prevent pregnancy, especially during the first month after the abortion.
Complications (problems) rarely occur.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Clinical management guidelines of obstetrician-gynecologists. Medical management of abortion. Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Oct;106(4):871-82. Reaffirmed 2009.
Annas GJ, Elias S. Legal and ethical issues in obstetric practice. In: Gabbe SG, Niebyl JR, Simpson JL, eds. Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2012:chap 54.
Jensen JT, Mishell Jr DR. Family planning: contraception, sterilization, and pregnancy termination. In: Katz VL, Lentz GM, Lobo RA, Gershenson DM, eds. Comprehensive Gynecology. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Mosby; 2012:chap 13.
Simpson JL, Jauniaux ERM. Pregnancy loss. In: Gabbe SG, Niebyl JR, Simpson JL, eds. Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2012:chap 26.
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A little scared.... though could be my imagination
Sometimes the internet is my worst enemy when it comes to health issues. I am in panic mode right now with being convinced my Pleco has a fatal disease or condition. I just feel like he is acting strangely today. He has been attaching to the side of the tank with his head toward the gravel and moving upwards slowly then will scoot back down as if to correct himself (he has never done this, usually he slides down, and he has never faced head down). He also "slides" up when attached the normal way (head towards the surface of the water). His fins appear to be balancing him as if he is making an effort to stay in one place (like someone on a tight rope would use his arms to keep balance) when he is on a rock or in the gravel. It just looks like he is making a HUGE effort not to float up at some moments and at others he seems fine. He looks slightly bloated, but then again super paranoid so could just be my eyes making it up. I am mainly worried that he is having a hard time staying at the bottom of the tank. I feel like he could be using objects in the tank to stay down, but he is not lethargic, or breathing fast, or pale looking. (I did see that awful picture of the sick pleco on here back from 2008 and him getting that worries me terribly and now that is what I am so scared of) He has been also putting out his dorsal fin (but I read that is to catch currents?) which he hasnt done very often since we got him. Is he acting normal and am I being an over worried fish mama? or could he be dying??? If he is dying I am going to cry so hard (not even kidding if he is dying I will be having a candle light vigil)....I love my "little" Pleco. (dont worry I know he wont stay little)
Let's try not to get to dramatic here nor worry about things that may never happen. Give your pleco a clean home free of toxins, driftwood for his diet, make sure he has enough food and a large enough tank and what will happen, will happen.
We've all been there. My advice is to follow your instincts. Nobody knows your pets better than you do. Do you genuinely feel like something is wrong?
On Sunday night of this week my sister and I felt like one of our dogs seemed "off". There wasn't really any specific thing I could say that made me think that, it was just a feeling. On what most would probably say was a premature panic we rushed her into the 24 hour emergency vet for bloodwork. She had elevated liver and kidney enzymes. 48 hours of IV fluids, 4 xrays and 1 ultrasound later she had taken a turn for the worst and we ended up putting her down because she had an extremely aggressive cancer that had originated in the intestines and metted to many other major organs.
I'm not trying to scare you and I know that was a dog, not a fish. But if you truly feel like something is "off" with your pleco, just take some extra precautions. Keep up on your water changes, maybe log his eating habits for a little while and that way if he does suddenly show symptoms of a sickness, you're right on top of it and can get him cured.~Manna
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As Lady Hobbs said, if his environment is good, maybe he's just amusing himself - my bristlenoses dont seem to care whether they're head up or down (or horizontal for that matter), and will occasionally go for a dart around the tank for no apparent reason
Plecos are quirky fish, my common one will often balance on a rock so his mouth isn't even touching it, don't read too much into itMy therapist says I need a bigger tank . . . . .
honestly it sounds like typical pleco behaviour. they love strong current and can stick or not-stick as they please. I wouldn't be worried until he turns white and floats upside down.
Last edited by Crispy; 05-03-2012 at 01:03 PM.
thanks guys. And WOAH on the dog story, that had to be scary. I recently went through an emergancy with one of my cats and if I hadnt taken him in he would have died 24-36 hours. I am keeping an eye on him, thats all I can really do as far as I know. I dont know he just doesnt seem like himself. But you never know. He could just be acting like a wierdo. Will keep you posted
05-07-2012, 08:14 PM #8Member Molly
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My spouse has a seven inch pleco, the tan-ish one with spots, that stays in the same spot, head down and tail up from dawn 'til dusk. About 14 hours yesterday. Never moves in the daylight except when disturbed.
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Did he make it?
I know your post was over a year ago, but my 3" common pleco had the same behavior yesterday and passed today. Water tested fine. No signs of stress, bullying, ich, fin rot, or malnutrition. He had hiding spots and driftwood and a diverse diet of algae pellets, flake food, blood worms, and veggies. I thought it was strange when he had all fins erect and looked alive, but hadn't moved from under the current for a while. He was not floating and eyes were clear, so I thought he was still alive. But when I decided to quarantine him, he did not move when the net came toward him, he was caught, or pulled out of the water. It was like pulling out a figurine or a pleco. Stiff and strange....and sad of course.
I don't say this to traumatize you or seek pity -- My question is, did you do something to allow your pleco with strange behavior to survive or did your pleco pass as well? All my other fish are healthy with no similar behavior. I have done a partial water change with drops to assist healing and fungal , ammonia, and disease removal after his passing. Could it have been a strange form of dropsy in a pleco? Even though there was no bloat or bulging, I just can't explain the behavior. I have never seen a fish die and look stiff and alive on the bottom of a tank.
I ask because I want to learn from my presently unknown mistake to assure the survival of the others. Any help would be appreciated!
hgsunshin86, please do not post in threads that are almost a year and a half old. The OP has long since moved on.
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I, myself, am still trying to get the thing bootstrapped so that I don't need to write it in C any more. So far, I've got the filesystem half-finished, and can read files and directories from the POSIX filesystem into Figure's in-memory nodesystem.
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Mexico's most famous dish blends chiles, spices, nuts, and seeds into a vibrant sauce full of intricate flavors--here paired with turkey.
Stem, seed, and devein the dried chiles, reserving 2 tsp. of the seeds. Tear all the chiles into large pieces.
Heat 1/4 cup of the lard or oil in a large pan. When hot, fry a few of the chiles at a time for several seconds until they turn nut brown. Transfer them to a large bowl, letting as much fat as possible drain back into pan. Cover the chiles with boiling water, weight them to keep them submerged, soak for at least 1 hour, and drain
In a large bowl, break up the tomato with the back of a spoon. Add the chocolate to the tomato.With a mortar and pestle or a spice grinder, pulverize the peppercorns, cloves, aniseed, and cinnamon stick. Add these to the tomato mixture.
In a dry skillet set over medium heat, toast the sesame, coriander, and reserved chile seeds, one kind at a time, stirring, until lightly browned. Add to the tomato mixture.Heat another 1/4 cup of the lard or oil in the skillet. Add the almonds and stir frequently until browned through, about 4 minutes. Remove, draining well, and add to the tomato mixture. Add the raisins to the hot oil and fry, stirring constantly, until they puff (as shown). Drain well and add to the tomato mixture.
Add the onion and garlic to the hot fat and cook over medium high, stirring frequently, until browned, 8 to 9 minutes. Press on them to drain the excess fat and then transfer the onion and garlic to the tomato mixture. If necessary, add a little more fat to the pan, and then fry the tortilla until browned, break it up, and add it to the bowl. Add the bread to the pan, quickly flip it over to coat both sides with fat, and then brown it on both sides. Tear into large pieces and add to the tomato mixture.
Working in three batches purée the drained chiles and the chipotle in a blender. Add just enough broth to keep everything moving, about 1/4 cup. Pulsing will help. Strain the purée through a medium sieve to remove any unground skins and seeds. Purée the tomato mixture in the same way. Set aside the two purées separately.
Heat another 1/4 cup of lard or oil in a large pot (at least 8 qt.) over medium-high heat. Pat the turkey pieces dry with paper towels and brown them in the hot fat, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer the browned turkey pieces to a roasting pan large enough to hold them comfortably.
Pour off the fat, leaving just a light coating on the bottom of the pot. Set the pot over medium-high heat. Add the chile purée: it should sear and sizzle sharply, never losing the boil. Stir constantly until the purée darkens and is a very thick paste, about 5 minutes. Add the tomato purée, and stir it for several minutes until everything's thickened once again. Simmer the mole to allow the flavors to meld.
Stir in 5 cups of broth until smooth, partially cover, reduce the heat to medium low, and let simmer gently, stirring occasionally, to bring all the flavors into harmony, about 45 minutes. Taste and add salt and sugar as needed. The sauce should be the consistency of heavy cream. If it's too thick, thin it with a little broth.
Heat the oven to 325°F. Pour the sauce over the turkey in the roasting pan and bake until the turkey is tender but still moist and registers 150°F on an instant-read thermometer, 1-1/2 to 2 hours. Remove the turkey from the pan. Spoon off any accumulated fat from the sauce, taste, and reseason with salt and sugar.
When the turkey has cooled, skin each piece and cut the meat from the bone in large pieces, slicing against the grain. Arrange the meat on two or three large heatproof serving dishes. Shortly before serving, pour the sauce over the turkey, cover, and heat in a 350°F oven for 15 to 20 minutes. Immediately before serving, spoon some sauce from the edges over the turkey to give it a glistening coat and sprinkle it with sesame seeds.
nutrition information (per serving):
based on fifteen servings, Calories
560, Fat
26, Fat Calories
230, Saturated Fat
8, Protein
52, Monounsaturated Fat
8, Carbohydrates
30, Polyunsaturated Fat
5, Sodium
470, Cholesterol
125, Fiber
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A morphine-induced post from Tycho? That'd be short and straightforward.
I'm praying for you and expect to see you back here in excellent shape ASAP. That goes for you both.
A morphine-induced post from Tycho? That'd be short and straightforward.
I'm praying for you and expect to see you back here in excellent shape ASAP. That goes for you both.
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I'm afraid that there is no transplant today, it may be 2 more months before they can do it. Tycho told me he'd be posting personally about this, but since it's 2 in the afternoon and still no word from him, and you guys are all wondering, I felt you should know.
Anyway, let's keep a positive attitude about this, they didn't say no transplant, just not right now.
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OK, you guys should hear it from me as soon as possible. You have no idea how hard this news hit me - and I was really downtrodden about coming back online and posting about this.
But the whole business of reporting my situation and being blessed enough to find a donor, all actually started here, online, so here is where I'll confront the reality of the situation first.
You all are my best online family I could ever wish for and have all been tremendously supportive of me, so I am acting with the utmost grattitude while I post this.
Basically, I have a really strong immune system that has something in it that fights my donor's genetics, and it would kill their kidney within a year of it being transplanted.
As Droid pointed out about his father-to-uncle donation that's lasted an INCREDIBLE 31 years with both family members doing awesome still, this thing can really work if we wait and do it right. That's on me right now.
I have to continue sitting hooked up to a dialysis machine and have my blood cleaned 3 days a week for 4 hours out of each day, and then on one of my days away from it all, I have to spend 6-8 hours on an IV drip with "super-immune-systems boosters" to really hyper-activate my immune system. Professional medical experience is that once I'm boosted, my body will turn off my immune-system as it can't think I'll possibly need more (white blood cells, or something like that - I don't understand it as well as I should) and then with dialysis, they'll take everything out of me and I can respond to the medacines I'll need to not reject my donor's transplant.
The process will wind up causing me terrible fevers and chills, and cramps in my legs so bad, there will be times I won't be able to drive or even walk, and I've already had experiences literally screaming from such pain (Charlie horses and what not, as fluid is removed and my legs get drained).
The same donor I thought was giving me a kidney yesterday, will possibly end up being my donor after all - but this person will unfortunately not be available again until early next year. Another blood type O+ could work out immediately and (O-) is fine too. A "Type 2 of Blood Type A" would also work - maybe immediately (but maybe not - as my immune system is rather strong my doctors have told me). However 85% of Type A's would require I go through this immune system boost and purge to even be considering them. (My donor doesn't really have to do anything) But if I'm doing this, I have the best chance of it working out with my original donor anyway. But I guess several of my Type A friends are nevertheless going to test. If there's the 15% chance any of them are Type 2, and then we're off again.
I've almost died twice. Many of you remember my brain aneurysm I had in 2005. It was definitely related and is a possible occurance with many kinds of kidney failures. Then, since I have swollen and blistering, HUGE kidneys, mine can burst, as one did on July 1st of this year, and I could die from internal bleeding. However, a friend got me to the hospital just in time that occurence. I'll try not to do these things, but it's really not all in my control.
So, the sooner I can get things taken care of, the better it will be.
Along the way, my mid-section hurts every day and it's uncomfortable to dress nice or even eat sometimes.
Also, the doctors are not removing my bad kidneys that can break right away. If a new kidney isn't working (and a good many times they don't start immediately) they want my originals in place a little longer (like a few months longer) so I still have some function.
So you can see, that even with a successful transplant, I'll still have organs inside me that can suffer a fatal catastrophe for a significant period after my surgery.
This post isn't about being a living donor, or leaving your organs to donation after you pass (via a donor card on your drivers' license or instructions in your will or advance directive), but I think it's so important to mention it. Someone else can dig up that statistics on how many people are desperate out there to find this kind of assistance that they'll need just to survive.
But anyway, I hope that in 5 weeks at the very minimal, but more likely by early next year, my original donor and I will work out, or else, someone else will.
In the meanwhile, I plan to survive with dialysis for a little while longer, and stick with my medications and follow my diet. I've actually been very good at doing that and my donor was quite satisfied that I'm taking my responsibilities very seriously.
Meanwhile, I'll start the treatment to boost and then weaken my immune system. But I am extremely frightened that this will be very, very painful for me. The more fluids I have adding to my mass, the worse the cramps I'll get when they take it out of me again (Charlie horses from hell for starters, where I can't move my feet and lower legs to drive or even walk - and I'm terrified of that kind of paralysis occurring when I'm behind the wheel). The other side effects include fevers and chills. When you're home and you can hit a cold or warm shower, that's one thing. When I'm going crazy in the dialysis chair, shivering or sweating - often both at different times - it's torture. And I get cramps on top of that.
I screamed my head off at the chief of the surgery department yesterday and let him know just that. I hope I waited until I could be a bit nicer before I told all of you.
- Josh
I was really praying that this would all be over with for you (in a good way) by today.
I hope they can induce anergy in all your T-cells soon so the transplant can proceed. Do you know what they're giving you in the IV drip? It sounds like it might be a sort of allergy-shot-(not literally)-on-steroids to tolerize you to the donors MHC type. I didn't know they did that but if it works it's brilliant.
We're all thinking about you. I hope you get the transplant the very minute it has the best chance of working for you.
That's too bad that it didn't work out yesterday, but hang in there. I think waiting a little while longer will be worth it just to make sure that it all works out in the best way possible.
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Thanks John.
MTriv: it's IVIG protocals (intra-veinus immunoglobulin) which is the first step.
I have to spend 8 hours at the hospital taking in giant IV bags of fluid which will literally make me scream when they take it all off me in dialysis.
It's like gaining 10 lbs (or more) and then having it ripped right out of you the very next day.
I'm thinking that maybe I can spend longer than my usual 3 hours actually on the dialysis machine, so they can take it off me more slowly. I'll ask today if that will help. So that's another day gone - hooked up to machines.
That's really unfortunate Josh. Obviously I hope all works out and I hope the donor is still willing to go through with it. Still many big props to both you and the other donor. He's a helluva guy.
Up, up, and OKAAAAY!!!