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Binghamton University: Remembering 'The War of the Worlds'
BINGHAMTON, NY – On Oct. 30, 1938, a radio adaption of H.G. Wells' 'The War of the Worlds' sent many Americans in a panic over a potential Martian invasion.
On Oct. 30, 2013, Binghamton University will be at the national forefront of a day of events designed to not only bring 'The War of the Worlds' back to the public consciousness, but also to discuss the lessons learned from the production and live media, in general.
"Binghamton University is the physical center, but it really has a much larger virtual presence," said Jennifer Stoever-Ackerman, an assistant professor of English who is co-organizing the project.
The three-hour broadcast (from 7-10 p.m.), which will feature the original hour-long version of "The War of the Worlds," can be heard on WHRW-FM (90.5) and whrwfm.org. Besides working with various campus groups, Stoever-Ackerman is partnering on the project with teams from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Rutgers University, the University of Chicago and the online sites Antenna and Sounding Out!.
Directed and narrated by future "Citizen Kane" filmmaker Orson Welles, "The War of the Worlds" aired as an episode of "The Mercury Theatre on the Air" on CBS Radio. The episode, adapted by Howard Koch and produced by John Houseman, sounded like a live newscast that described an invasion of Grover's Mill, N.J. Although there were occasional mentions that the show was fiction, many listeners heard only parts of the broadcast and believed it was an actual newscast. This led to reactions ranging from calls to CBS Radio to widespread panic.
"This canonized the concept that there could be something on the radio you are being told that may not be factual," said Nick Rubenstein, a Binghamton University graduate student helping to produce the project with Stoever-Ackerman. "There wasn't a full understanding that what you were hearing may not be true."
The idea to commemorate the 75th anniversary of "The War of the Worlds" came from Neil Verma, a radio historian at the University of Chicago and a radio-studies colleague of Stoever-Ackerman. Verma posted a Facebook message suggesting a commemoration. The project eventually expanded from an online series of scholarly writings to a three-hour presentation on the night of the anniversary of "The War of the Worlds."
The first hour of the commemoration will present a documentary on "The War of the Worlds" produced by Binghamton University alum Aaron Trammell, who is now a doctoral student at Rutgers University, and hosted by Brian Hanrahan of Cornell University. The documentary, which will examine radio in the 1930s, the significance of Orson Welles, and the aftermath of the production, will feature insight from top media and radio scholars, including Binghamton professors Brian Wall (cinema) and John Cheng (Asian and Asian American Studies).
The documentary was needed to give "The War of the Worlds" proper context, Stoever-Ackerman said.
"We thought it would be odd to interrupt (programming) and play 'The War of the Worlds,'" she said. "So we contacted 15 scholars to help with the documentary intro."
After the second hour is devoted to airing the original "The War of the Worlds," the third hour will broadcast live from the listening party on campus at the Mountainview Common Room. Students and scholars will be interviewed, while undergraduate students from Monteith McCollum's "Performance Processes" cinema class will share their "Worlds"-related sound projects. The WHRW drama department – led by graduate student Charles Berman – will present a live, original "interruption," and the Binghamton-area band The Short Waves will perform.
"I hope the [three-hour event] gives people food for thought about the potency of the media," Berman said. "It raises questions that are relevant to how we interact with mass media and how we interact today with electronic media."
Other "listening parties" are planned across North America and Europe at colleges and universities such as University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Mississippi, Northwestern University, Bournemouth University, and the University of Waterloo. Listeners are also urged to tweet during the broadcast by using #WOTW75.
The WHRW broadcast will be complemented by a panel discussion at 3 p.m. Oct. 30, in LH-7 on the Binghamton campus. Stoever-Ackerman will host, while Cheng will serve as the moderator. Panelists Damien Keane (University at Buffalo); Tom McEnaney (Cornell); and Shawn VanCour (NYU) will examine "From Mercury to Mars: Welles and War of the Worlds at 75."
Offering an academic panel on the topic is important to Stoever-Ackerman.
"We have several aims with the project and one of them is to really think about the legacy of 'The War of the Worlds,'" she said. "I wanted to bring in scholars who are doing that kind of work. It is something people can take their classes to. . .We also want people thinking not only about 'The War of the Worlds,' but live media in general."
Stoever-Ackerman said she hopes that audience members are still reflecting on this "liveness" when the broadcast ends at 10 p.m. Oct. 30.
"I want people to listen – and reflect on how they listen," she said. "It's an easy thing to say, but a difficult thing to do. I also hope people think about what it means to experience collectivity. What is the power and potency of 'liveness' in the current moment when there seems to be so few opportunities for that kind of collective experience?"


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For example:
instead of just drawing the board this way:
draw(imageToDraw, x, y);
I end up having to do this:
draw(game, draw, objects, x, y);
This wouldn't be an issue if it wasn't happening on so many methods of different functions and makes the code so much more complex looking and cumbersome. Another issue that makes it a little more challenging is that this game allows for multiple games at once. Basically split screen for an infinite amount of games. I do not want to drop this functionality.
So here are my basic classes:
Game - main loop
Draw - draws objects
Camera - tells Draw the location of objects to draw
Object - stores object xy velocity, characteristics...
Enemy Player Board - sets object characterists
Factory - object factory creates games objects
Move - moves objects
Collision - checks for crash
Record - records objects movement and plays back
Keyboard - game input
Here is my idea and I'd like some input on it. What do you think of combination like this ( where '->' means derived from):
game ->
camera -> draw
factory -> object -> enemy/player/board
move -> record -> collision -> keyboard
This is basically how I have it except I'm not inheriting from 'game' so I'm a lot of passing parameters. Would this be the better option and just inherit from 'game'?:
object -> enemy/player/board
I could use some ideas. I ask this because reworking this will take days. If I can get some ideas perhaps this will make things easier in the future.

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Six common myths about vaccines
07-12-2012 (Dayton, OH) -
Summer is in full swing. The kids have been to camp, played at the pool and are enjoying their break from school. But with summer half-way over, it's important for parents to start thinking about what they need to do to get their kids ready for school in the fall! This includes buying school supplies, picking out the perfect backpack, figuring out your child's schedule and making sure they have all their medical needs met in order to start the year off right!
With immunizations required for school attendance this fall, it's important to understand why they are important to the health of your child and know the recommended schedule for immunizations in Ohio.
How do vaccinations work?
Vaccinations work by administering a dead or weakened version of the virus to the child. The body is then able to produce antibodies to fight this weakened virus. If you are ever exposed to the real disease, the antibodies are prepared to fight off the virus in the same way they fought the vaccine's dead one. This is called immunity.
Why should I vaccinate my child?
The absence of an illness in the US does not mean that it is no longer an issue. Even if the virus is no longer present in the US it is still important to get vaccinated to prevent illness. There are numerous other countries that are still attempting to vaccinate its entire population. If your child comes into contact with one other person carrying the illness, without a vaccine they will quickly be affected.
Numerous parents are concerned about the potential side effects of vaccinating their child. While it is true that some vaccinations may cause pain and inflammation, the consequences of not vaccinating could be much more severe.
Sherman Alter MD, medical director infectious diseases at The Children's Medical Center of Dayton agrees that "there is no denying the importance of vaccines". "Vaccines protect you from diseases without subjecting you to the serious symptoms of that illness,"
Recently, the chicken pox vaccine (also known as the varicella vaccination) has nearly eliminated all deaths from the virus. It became mandatory for all children attending public schools in 1995 and since then the death toll from the chicken pox has continued to fall. The Center for Disease Control in Atlanta found the mortality rate fell 97% in adolescents younger than 20.
Dr. Alter was instrumental in the passage of legislation in Ohio requiring students to provide written verification of immunization against chicken pox within 14 days of entering kindergarten, beginning in the 2006-2007 school year.
Dr. Alter regularly discusses common myths about vaccinations with the parents of his patients.
Dr. Alter's six common vaccination myths
- Vaccines don't work. This is false. Most occurrences of diseases like polio, diphtheria, tetanus, measles, mumps and whooping cough and now chicken pox have dramatically decreased since the introduction of the vaccines preventing each disease.
- Vaccines aren't necessary. Diseases that are prevented by vaccines still occur in the United States. If a child is not vaccinated against that disease, they are more likely to contract it. High immunization levels explain the dramatic decrease in outbreaks. If children are not properly vaccinated, the immunization level will decline and outbreaks of the disease will increase.
- Vaccines aren't safe. While some parents may worry about the side effects of vaccines, it's important to note that pharmaceutical companies are under the strict supervision of the FDA. Vaccines are tested for years before they are approved and all recommended vaccines are completely safe. Observation of vaccines and their safety in children also continues after the vaccine is in use.
- Infants are too young to be vaccinated. Many vaccine-preventable diseases strike children under the age of 2.
- Vaccines weaken the immune system. Natural infections of certain viruses like chicken pox and measles without a doubt weaken the immune system; however, the viruses in vaccines are different from the "wild" virus of the natural infection. Viruses in vaccines have been altered to the point where they will not weaken the immune system.
- Vaccines cause autism. This claim has recently been retracted and there is no longer a link between the MMR vaccine and autism. Studies found that the only connection between these events is age. The MMR vaccine is usually given to children around 15-months old and the early signs of autism generally begin to show at about 2 years of age.
"The bottom line is that it's important for parents to have their children vaccinated according to the schedule recommended by the Centers for Disease Control," Dr. Alter says. "A brief period of slight discomfort outweighs a lifetime of disease, disability or even death."
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What does it mean to be a man? That's the question at the heart of "Artist/Rebel/Dandy: Men of Fashion" at the RISD Museum (224 Benefit St, Providence, through August 18), a smart, sumptuous exhibit, one of the best shows in the region this year.
Covering two centuries of men's fashion (itself a rare subject for study), it ranges from an 1820s deep blue early wool coat and pantaloons to a 2012 three-piece suit made by Japanese retail giant United Arrows from fabric depicting Hello Kitty. Relics on view include Oscar Wilde's 1899 white cotton shirt (his only surviving clothing, which remains with us because it was in the laundry when he died); Mark Twain's white cotton shirt from the turn of the 20th century; and Fred Astaire's 1930s tuxedo.
Dandyism arose during the era in which the style of modern Western men's formalwear that continues to this day was established. Manhood now required plainer, streamlined suits, more closely aligned to male anatomy. The style emerged among royals and aristocrats in the rococo years and through the revolution in 18th-century France as an antidote to extravagant confections of velvet, satin, silk, lace, ribbons, and wigs that reached their apogee in the 17th century under France's "Sun King," Louis XIV.
Modern men's formal wear was then refined by the English at the start of the 19th century, drawing on Puritanism and casual country and sporting attire, to establish trousers, frockcoats, and top hats as the Western man's uniform.
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Watch Hesdy Gerges Prepare for It's Showtime on March 6th
- Written by Dave Walsh
Fighting Stars Presents It's Showtime on March 6th, and as you already know, the card is lining up to be the first big kickboxing card of the year, being headlined by Hesdy Gerges facing Daniel Ghita. Both men had strong showings in 2010, with Ghita moving on to the K-1 World Grand Prix semi-finals where he had a fight of the year contender against Gokhan Saki. Saki was the one that moved on to the next round, but the damage done by Ghita was so immense that Saki was unable to finish out a round against Alistair Overeem, the DREAM and Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion who went on the win the K-1 World Grand Prix.
Hesdy Gerges had a breakout year as he took on Badr Hari in May at It's Showtime's ArenA show and held his own against the Golden Boy until Badr had yet another meltdown and punted Gerges in the face while he was down. Gerges took the W in that fight and went on to finish the year at an impressive 5-2 record for a fighter who moved up in competition full-time. He now finds himself in a showdown with Heavyweight kickboxing's other top prospect, so how is he preparing? Watch for yourself as he trains with renowned strength and conditioning coach Rayen Bindraban.
What a lot of people forget is while all of the fighters prepare for war on March 6th, they aren't the only ones preparing. In the U.S. we simply have ring card girls, they sit at ringside wearing a robe, take it off in between rounds and walk the perimeter of the ring holding up a card with the round number on it. It's Showtime does things a bit differently, they have dancing girls, and they need to prepare as well. Video after the jump.


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Young-gun photographer Jamey Price is delivering new shots daily for Road & Track.
This week, Jamey Price is waking up before the birds and going to work at a greater altitude. He's breathing hard in the thin air of Pikes Peak just so you can enjoy his images of the 2013 International Hill Climb, from practice right through the main event this weekend. Check back nightly as we'll add links to each new photo set as soon as Jamey uploads them.
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It sounds like Season 3 is ok, but you mean Season 4 is the groaner. Is that correct?
Was there a season 5 or 6?
Yeah, season 4 was the groaner. Season 5 was okay but you could tell they were just riding it out to the end. It started off good but then fell into mediocrity up until the end. It's very different in look and style compared to other seasons. Jan Hammer was replaced by Tim Truman so the electro-pop score became more latin acoustic guitar and they used a lot of diffusion filters to give it a soft whited-out look and Sonny's hair is long and shaggy and he wears jeans most of the time. Like I said, they just had to show up and read their lines knowing that it was the last season. That was when DJ was moonlighting his film career with memorable gigs like Dead Bang and Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man in between takes on Vice.
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I chose capacitors because of all the problems with overcharging batteries (and I'm no expert), so I don't want things to explode..
overcharging a cap will make it explode just as quick
What about this?http://hackaday.com/2005/12/06/supercap-9v-battery/I understand these wouldnt work too long such as this...http://www.popsci.com.au/diy/article/2008-02/make-instant-charge-screwdriverBut that seems to be under a bit of load, would an ardiuno and a few other not so heavy use components (umm like say switches, leds, maybe sd card reader?) last a bit longer? If you had say an hour or two of use for example for a 60 second recharge that would be pretty cool depending on the project you made.
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Step 1: Gather Holiday Cards & Packaging
Have your children collect all of the holiday cards that are displayed on your mantle and the gift packaging that's stacked in the garage or left lingering under the Christmas tree.
Step 2: Gather Your Supplies
To create the gift tags you'll also need: A hole punch, scissors, a paper cutter, and twine.
Step 3: Find the Best Parts
Have your children help you remove the colorful, decorative fronts of the holiday cards from the backs and cut off the parts of the gift packaging that you want to use.
Step 4: Create Tags
Using your paper cutter, scissors, and a hole punch, your children can help you transform the front of the holiday cards and decorative parts of the gift packing into tag shapes.
Step 5: Add Finishing Touches
You and your child can write "To:" and "From:" on each tag, along with a holiday greeting. Then thread twine through the punched holes of each tag. Then, admire your work and pack them away in a safe spot until next year.
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The good news is we headed for one of the 7 wonders of the world. The only place I could think of that could follow Sedona without being disappointing is the Grand Canyon. On the way to visiting the world's most famous hole in the ground in the we stopped at Sunset Crater, a less famous hole in the ground but definately worth the side trip. It is a former volcano located in north of Flagstaff, Arizona. The park looks like something you would see in Hawaii. Soft powdery lava cinders, and sharp craggily lava stone. We spent a couple of hours there looking at the beauty of lava 900 years after the destruction of it caused. In some ways you felt as if you stepped back in time.
We then continued north and ate lunch at the only place you can eat lunch on Route 89 north of Flagstaff - a little town called Cameron. It is on a trading post built in 1915. Let's say we weren't expecting much. Let's also say we were wrong. If you are ever offered Navajo fry bread do not turn it down. I am sure the cholesterol level was high, but the taste makes it worth it.
We left Cameron and about a half hour later we entered the Grand Canyon National Park. On the entire drive we were teased with glimpses of the world's prettiest hole in the ground. A few miles after entering the canyon from the east you come to the Watch Tower Lookout. We had to stop to get our first good view of the canyon.
The first time you walk to the rail of an overlook at the canyon you are overwhelmed. The sheer size, width, and depth are indescribable. The colors vary more than your realize at first. As you watch various parts of the canyon you begin to realize the colors change because of the clouds or the angle of the sun.
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I think I found my virgin... Alan "H" are you reading this? You shouldn't have admitted you know zilch about FF. Sure that 50 pound Naragansett fish was nice, but you haven't done it unless you've done it with the fly!
Happy hunting gang!
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Great idea! I'd be more than happy to spend a day with a fly fishing virgin as long as I don't have to worry about any statutory laws.
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No - this is not what you think. Someone suggested bringing folks who haven't yet tried flyfishing to try it in another thread. Flyfishing has many tangential benefits besides the ones we've been discussing... this is about education and outreach (thanks Al and Jeff). It's about generating enthusiasm and knowledge. I've heard so many guys catching their first striper on their own flies this past week, and there is such a lot there in flyfishing for those who go for it. I think we are a good crowd to hook up with (pun intended) for those who are interested in getting started.
What if we actually did start a campaign to bring a virgin into the fine art of feather flicking? Many of us have already done this, but if we considered this part of our "mission" it would be a really cool thing for this community to achieve.
If you would be willing to meet with someone for a flyfishing introduction, or know someone who is a good candidate and need an excuse, please reply and we'll get this thing going.
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Description The West Virginia White Butterfly (Pieris virginiensis) is a common butterfly found in the Great Lakes states, along the Appalachians from New England to Alabama, and in southern Ontario. They are typically found in moist deciduous forests.
It has translucent whitish wings of length 4.5-5.5 cm; the hindwing underside has brownish or pale gray scaling along the veins.
Dimensions 1 3/8-1 5/8" (35-41 mm).
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Would you like some coffee with your Thanksgiving dinner?
Much like the Chef that creates a dish that is balanced and layered the quality team took the same approach to Thanksgiving Blend. The blending process started with coffees from 10 different origins. All of those coffees possessed qualities we thought would compliment and inspire a new blend that was worthy of this epic meal. Some had high acidity, some great body and others great complexity. We spent an afternoon putting together about 10 separate blends all with very unique flavors and reasons for being worthy of being the starting point for Thanksgiving Blend. Over the next several weeks we refined and narrowed the selections down to two blends. Now comes the best part. We actually were able to eat a full Thanksgiving dinner well before the actual date to determine which coffee paired better. The choice was obvious.
By blending two very fancy coffees, one from Sumatra featuring medium acid, good body and herbal complexity with the Guatemala Antigua which features high acidity, medium body with lemony acidy and elegant spice and cocoa notes, we created a blend that perfectly compliments all the flavors of the Thanksgiving meal. I would not be telling the truth if I told you we knew we were going to accomplish a blend that fit this perfectly into the meal, even we were surprised. Don't get me wrong, I certainly knew we would get something great because of our expertise in sourcing and blending but this was really a great surprise and discovery.
I guess that is why I love the job I have. Just when you think you have seen it all something amazing happens and it's like you are starting all over again. It was a great experience being part of creating the newest Starbucks traditions blend and it is truly rewarding the see it back on the shelves for the second year.
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Solar Gets Simpler,
Smarter, Better Looking
If there's one "secret" to success in photovoltaic solar, it's probably this: keep it simple.This is the year that theory will be put to the test, as roofing supplier Certainteed rolls out a new PV solar product line-up complete with extensive training and extensive support.
In a perfect world, solar panels would look like an organic part of any home, much like the chimney or the roof tiles themselves. According to Mark Stancroff of Certainteed Solar, that's a goal his company has enthusiastically adopted. "Our approach from the beginning was to develop the most aesthetically pleasing solar products available," he said. That design concern is most evident in Certainteed's Apollo line of integrated solar roofing, which sits flush with the roof and weighs about the same as a shingle, so the roof won't require any additional structural support.
Their Avancis modular solution is a little more visible. From the ground, it looks like a flat black panel that adds a sleek design element to a roof, and it will soon look even more so when that product line converts to frameless later this year.
Both systems come supplied with a monitoring solution so homeowners can check the panels' performance via their smart phone and see what output they're receiving at any time. Optimally, most systems are designed to reduce the typical electric bill by 40 to 60 percent.
The Real Trick to solar, however, is to plug photovoltaic sales and installation into the same market channels that homeowners already look to for their building and remodeling needs. "That's the core of Certainteed's strategy," said Stancroff. "We want to have the roofing contractors serve as the primary movers and promoters and salespersons for solar products. Our system was designed with roofing contractors in mind."
Before that can happen, a little educa-tion might be appropriate. "From an installation perspective, it's an easy adjustment for most roofing contractors." Stancroft observed. "We spend an afternoon showing them how to install it and everybody seems to get it. The more challenging aspect is to educate them on the benefits of solar and how they can explain it to the homeowner," he said. "It's different; it's not simply a shingle. It takes some additional training for a contractor to be effective at selling solar."
But in today's competitive market, the payoff is definitely worth it. It's a very effective way for a roofing contractor to differentiate himself from the rest of the contractors in their community, and it's also another source of revenue. That gives roofers more than just the standard re-roof or new construction roofing to sell; they would now be able to upsell solar to their existing customer base.
Certainteed decided to make that upsell a simple process. "The roofing contractor can go out to the site and take pictures they can upload to us so we can see what the roof looks like, and we'll design a package for them," said Stancroff. "The products go through existing distribution, so their distributor can bring in the pre-designed kit complete with the inverters and any ordinary shingles that might be needed."
Apollo modules are Class A fire rated and meet UL 1703 requirements. Roofers can sell the system with a 15 year workmanship warranty which covers all labor and parts replacement, and a 25 year product warranty. In addition, both product lines qualify for a 30 percent federal tax credit and may be eligible for state rebates and incentives.
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On Tuesday, yet another one of the nine companies originally implicated in the PRISM program released its first transparency report. Apple joins the ranks of Google, Yahoo, and Facebook, among others that have issued reports that detail the number of requests the companies receive from governments for user data.
Ever since Google issued its first transparency report in early 2010, EFF has called on other companies to follow suit and disclose statistics about the number of government requests for user data, whether the request they receive is an official demand (such as a warrant) or an unofficial request. After all, users make decisions every day about which companies they trust with their data, therefore companies owe it to their customers to be transparent about when they hand data over to governments and law enforcement.
In a welcome and commendable move, LinkedIn, the business social networking giant, has filed an amicus brief in EFF's landmark case challenging the statute governing National Security Letters (NSLs) as an unconstitutional prohibition of free speech (read the full brief here). LinkedIn has also filed a motion with the FISA court arguing it's their First Amendment right to publish how many users are affected by FISA court orders, which have been at the center of the NSA scandal.
President Obama gave an influential speech on counter terrorism and national security policy last week, and while much of the media coverage discussed the President remarks on Guantanamo prison and drone strikes, buried in the speech was a line just as critical to civil liberties online.
Half way through the speech, Obama said he wanted to "review[] the authorities of law enforcement, so we can intercept new types of communication, and build in privacy protections to prevent abuse."
On Friday, EFF received the long-awaiting ruling on its 2011 petition to set aside a National Security Letter (NSL) issued to a telecommunications company. The petition challenged the constitutionality of one of five national security letter statutes, 18 U.S.C. § 2709. And what a ruling it was. In a detailed and careful 24-page opinion, Judge Susan Illston of the district court for the Northern District of California methodically addressed the government's attempted justifications for this controversial domestic surveillance tool and found that the statute failed to meet the standards of settled First Amendment law.
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I wanted to post this.
There is no 1 easy fix for a true Hi-Roller.
You have to change everything and have patience and persistance.
They do what we teach them to do.
Stan b & Elvis
I have a yapper of a puppy myself, maybe not to the extent of Randy's but she is pretty high drive. I have, from the very beginning withheld any and all rewards, including retrieves, affection and food until she was absolutely quiet, still and focused in the sit position. I have never punished noise. I simply included silence as part of the behavior required to earn any kind of reward.
This goes against the "let them get wild about retrieving for the first 6 months" theory commonly employed by folks. I don't know if that's what Randy has done, which is why I asked for his reasoning over letting the behavior slip. My dog began collar conditioning at 5 months and began FF promptly at 6 months.
I honestly don't know what I'm gonna get out of this dog. She was excessively noisy in the crate early on and would bark out of frustration all throughout her early obedience. She is totally quiet, focused and progressing through basics nicely now.
I may get shredded by everyone (including Randy) for doing it this way, but we'll see where we end up.
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Darrin Greene
I've noticed that trying to steady a dog up early can bring about some noise issues. I've had it happen with my shaq and Ali pups. Backed off the early steady work with both and eased back into it again a couple of months later. No issues at all since. Anyone else seen this?
Very true that most dogs are noisy for different reasons and if there was a step by step method we wouldn't have noisy dogs anymore.
Darrin........I choose to side with caution with youngsters, they can be forgiving BUT they also remember things you will forget down the road. I've seen people do some crazy things with pups and older dogs to fix noise issues, and guess what??? the dog looks like they were abused a few weeks later when you see them again. Right or wrong I watched the dog come in for training( day training) and watched him get higher and higher BUT was pretty sure it was still fixable. I asked how the basics were progressing and when I felt it was time to deal with the issue we did.I've seen people who are to strict with pups and transition dogs and they don't usually bounce back very well...I like a dog who likes to run hard on blinds and marks with good attitudes...to be continued
CHRIS ATKINSON...PLEASE don't QUIT CHANGING MY PROFILE PAGE!!
"And if you have a golden, bring TWO towels!"
I watched the puppy come in for training 4 to 5 days a week for months, hardest part was not really knowing if the basics were solid but was 99% sure they were...
I watched the owners get yanked to the line for marks...(pup is running the show)
I watched the dog get pulled off the line back to the truck..(pup is to intense to be taught?)
I heard the dog barking in the truck when the owner would get another one of their dogs out to work..(intensity or disobedient towards owners??)
I watched the dog airing away from the line on a rope while other dogs are working...(pup didn't care one bit about the other dogs working at that time)
My attitude towards the pup prior to 6 months was that he was crazy to retrieve but I was not willing to do anything about it yet. Life for him was retrieving...retrieving..retrieving...he was the man to say the least! to be continued
CHRIS ATKINSON...PLEASE don't QUIT CHANGING MY PROFILE PAGE!!
"And if you have a golden, bring TWO towels!"


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But we feel we need more technical information and understanding before making a final proposal...
Any help is appreciated!!
1. What are the time / expertise / requirements to develop a 2D web-based game like HABBO? (http://www.habbo.com/)
a. you'd strip it to the bare essentials (no gestures, no currency, just 1 main room + generic private rooms)
b. add instant voice chat functionality
c. access the game via browser, on a website with profiles etc
2. It is my understanding that voice-chat is the major bottleneck; the programming of which would be hell, and the server requirements are to be enormous...Can someone agree or disagree ?
3. Costs.... if we were to hire a game developer to do this, what kind of price tag are we looking at? And what about the time-frame from concept to launch?
4. Is this something we could run and host ourselves, with in-house webdesigners/builders?
Or would we definitely need a long-term relationship with a game studio? What about servers needed etc?


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The first large-scale genealogical event in New York City in several years, the Genealogy Event promises to be two days of genealogical lectures, exhibits, product demonstrations, and one-on-one expert sessions. The event will be held at the Metropolitan Pavillion in Chelsea, and the exhibition hall will be anchored by co-sponsor Ancestry.com, with other exhibitors featuring Family Tree Magazine, Family Tree DNA, and of course the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. There are 40 sessions scheduled with top speakers, for levels from beginner to advanced, covering such topics as ethnic family history searches, immigration, military records, DNA, and researching female lines. For the full schedule of speakers and topics click here [1]. Tickets and other information may be found by visiting the event's website, http://www.thegenealogyevent.com/ [2]. Don't forget to visit the NYG&BS booth while you are there!
Friday, October 26, 2012 - 12:00pm to 7:00pm
Saturday, October 27, 2012 - 9:00am to 6:00pm
Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street, NY, NY 10011
The Genealogy Event
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Army ROTC race to benefit wounded veterans
Posted April 15, 2009; 04:48 p.m.
A 5K run-walk in honor of veterans wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 25, at FitzRandolph Field at the corner of FitzRandolph and Faculty roads. The "Run for the Warriors" is sponsored by the University's Army ROTC Tiger Battalion.
Registration for the race is available online. University students also may register at the Frist Campus Center from noon to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, April 20-24. Registration is $10 for military personnel and participants with a valid student ID, and $20 for others.
Proceeds from the event will benefit Hope for the Warriors, an organization dedicated to supporting wounded veterans and their families. Several wounded veterans will participate in the run and will be honored at a ceremony prior to the start of the race.
The route will go along the Delaware and Raritan Canal towpath, ending back at FitzRandolph Field. Awards will be given to the overall race winners and the top three in each age group.
The New Jersey Patriot Guard Riders also will attend the event, and musical entertainment will be provided by the Roadhouse Band.
For more information, contact ROTC Capt. Nicholas Sanchez at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The college football landscape has witnessed widespread changes, but through it all, the Big Ten has maintained a comfortable, stable position. Commissioner Jim Delany got his wish, adding Nebraska as the conference's twelfth member. Augmented were two divisions, a championship game, and a slick new logo, too.
On Saturday, amidst a busy slate of Big Ten games, the rumors materialized into news. The Terrapins and Scarlet Knights are now poised to join their Midwestern neighbors.
Neither program offers a powerful punch to the tradition-rich conference. Maryland has claimed two national titles, both when Harry Truman served as president. Rutgers, college football's first program, has just three conference titles and those came as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference.
When Delany added Penn State to the Big Ten in 1990, it was a no-brainer, bringing a giant to the fold. The same can be said for adding Nebraska in 2011, as it dawned a new day in the conference.
Delany has sworn his conference was inactive in expansion. Its window was shut, at least according to the commissioner's constant rhetoric. Yet, behind closed doors, he plotted planned.
Through changing times, Delany has been the Big Ten's rock, holding the conference constant and steady. He created the first conference television network—now the driving force behind further expansion. He represented his constituents desires while a new playoff model was constructed. He secured seven bowl games for the conference. Each took time and thoughtful, careful consideration.
The additions of Maryland and Rutgers will raise an eyebrow, but Delany has a plan and it should be trusted.
Both schools expand the conference's turf, meaning land from the heartland to the Jersey Shore part of Big Ten country. With that comes brand awareness and revenue, boosting all 14 members, not just the two new ones.
Sports Illustrated's Pete Thamel reports that the Big Ten Network could reach an estimated 15 million households and equates to $200 million each year. Those numbers matter more than wins and losses. Reaching an east-coast market—namely New York City—would bring positive gains to each institution.
It's a bit risky, as no financial forecasts can be guaranteed. Maryland and Rutgers aren't quite Nebraska or Penn State, but there's potential reward for Delany's gamble.
The official announcement of the Big Ten's expansion is expected soon, possibly on Monday. Delany will stand before questions and criticism, but that's nothing new to him. The conference's leader should be trusted, because he has been right so many times before.
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Hollie Marie Combs getting down and dirty in a threesomeFriday, April 23rd, 2010
Some girls, no matter how thick and hard the cock is or how good the guys stuffs it in her cunt, will sometimes crave for a hot succulent pussy. Apparently, Hollie Marie Combs is one of those girls who prefer licking a pussy and at the same time getting her creamy peach fingerfucked and sucked. It must be the sensation of two very warm hot female bodies rubbing together with their tongues gliding on each other that gives every man a boner.
That's just the thought. What if that fantasy was to become real and you were witnessing it right infront of you? Would you be able to calm down and stop yourself from wanting to fuck these two stunning-as-hell hotties' brains out? I know I wouldn't and why would I? Good point right? Now that we both agree on the only thing that matters, see more of Hollie Marie Combs getting down and dirty in rough and sweaty threesome and kinky lesbian action.


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Local organizations weigh in on Armstrong's doping admission
Carbone Cancer Center receives money from Livestrong Foundation
MADISON, Wis. - Cyclist Lance Armstrong is said to finally acknowledge that he used performance-enhancing substances in an interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles after a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency report accused him of being at the heart of a sophisticated doping program.
Local businesses who reaped the rewards of Armstrong's cycling success are weighing in on the admission.
At Machinery Row Bicycles in Madison, cycling's most famous name is hard to find around the store.
Ben Scherer, Machinery Row's special collections manager, had to go to the back of the store to find a limited edition Livestrong bike that used to hang in the front of the store.
"It hung up high, right in the middle of the store, so everyone could drool over it," Scherer said. "And we had with it an autographed picture of Lance riding the bike in Paris on the Champs Elysee."
But as Armstrong now admits to using performance enhancing drugs, the cycling industry is now left to rebuild a world far from Armstrong's legacy.
"He did great things for cycling and for cancer," said Scherer. "And I don't think his admission really erases any of that. Does it tarnish the reputation? Absolutely."
That reputation is now prompting the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center to take down its framed yellow jersey. The center receives more than $500,000 a year from the Livestrong Foundation.
"In our discussions with Livestrong, they anticipate that Livestrong will continue," said UW Carbone Cancer Center's Dr. Jim Cleary. "And, in particular, corporate support is continuing of the Livestrong Foundation. And I think we will actually see Livestrong live through this present time."
Cleary said he hopes donors will be able to separate Armstrong's cycling legacy from Livestrong's role in medicine.Local organizations weigh in on Armstrong's doping admission
"I think the bigger picture of what the organization has done in terms of supporting people with cancer, I think that's the significant thing that's out there," Cleary said.
The UW Carbone Cancer Center is the second largest recipient of Livestrong funds in the U.S. UW Health said the cancer center's current grant runs until the middle of 2014.


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The GLORY 11 Weigh-Ins and Staredowns
- Written by Dave Walsh
Tonight at 9pm Eastern time GLORY 11 Chicago will be airing live on Spike TV. Pinch yourself, it's alright, we aren't judging. GLORY has graciously put up the weigh-in videos, so get your dosage of dudes in their skivvies having macho staredowns with each other before GLORY 11 goes down tonight. It's okay, we aren't judging, remember?


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Looking for Mary Poppins, Sherlock Holmes-styleJanuary 4, 2014 8:46 PM
LONDON -- Long before Google Maps, there was "London A-to-Z," a detailed pocket map book showing every street in the British capital.
When I purchased my first copy many years ago, I went to the index to look up a familiar address. But there was no Cherry Tree Lane. Which meant there was no No. 17. I would have no easy road map to the home of the bickering Banks family and their nanny with a flying umbrella, Mary Poppins.
With the new Disney movie "Saving Mr. Banks" in theaters, the question of London locations in "Mary Poppins" has returned. In "Saving Mr. Banks," Tom Hanks as Walt Disney is frustrated by the intransigence of writer P.L. Travers, played by Emma Thompson, to allow her children's books to be made into a movie.
I'm frustrated that Disney and Travers left so few clues about locations of the movie that shaped my earliest ideas about England and the English.
"In every job that must be done there is an element of fun," someone once sang. So I would have to turn investigative reporter and follow leads and clues. Opting for a chug of coffee over a spoonful of sugar, I set off to see what I could find of "Mary Poppins" in London.
Travers is unspecific about most locations. But just as Jane and Michael Banks first looked inside Mary Poppins' magical carpetbag and thought they found nothing, there really is something there.
The first page of the first "Mary Poppins" book begins with a wink by telling the reader looking for Cherry Tree Lane to ask a policeman for directions, who will send them on a series of lefts and rights to the address. The best Travers will do is tell you the lane is where "houses run down one side and the Park runs down the other and the cherry trees go dancing right down the middle."
OK, they live across from "the Park." Upper case. It has to be one of the big ones, the Royal Parks.
Like Mary Poppins hovering high above the city with her umbrella, I stood outside Charing Cross station and looked at a fold-out map of the city. Richmond Park was too far west. Greenwich Park was too far east.
Mr. George Banks, Jane and Michael's father, works in the City, then as now the financial center of London. When he leaves home, giving his wife, Winifred, a chaste kiss, he walks. So it has to be close to London's center. Travers writes "the afternoon began to die away behind the park." So the Banks family would likely live on the east side to watch the sun set over the park. Mayfair, east of Hyde Park, seemed too expensive an address for the frugal Mr. Banks. Unless they are secretly royals living in St. James's Palace, the area east of Green Park doesn't match up well either.
That left the Regent's Park in north-central London. Into the Tube I went, winding up on the Bakerloo line.
I exited at Regent's Park station and picked up a George Banks-worthy stride. This was a stroll with purpose, no lollygagging. I tried to put myself in his mind-set as I looked at the homes.
"It's grand to be an Englishman in 1910! King Edward's on the throne, it's the age of men!" he sang in the movie version.
Where might an upper-middle management banker have lived in those days? It's hard to imagine, because the London real estate market is so overheated in recent years that the George Bankses of the world with a large family would no doubt be riding the train in from some suburb in Sussex. But London was different then, and the smaller homes might be Banks-worthy.
I made my way north along the Outer Circle on the east side of the park. There were a few spots -- Gloucester Road and Village Park West with tall, narrow colonnade-fronted homes. Still, a bit too grand. I passed the famous (and famously expensive) Chester Terrace, designed by John Nash in 1825. One of its 42 houses was the setting for the 1965 film "The Nanny," with Bette Davis portraying a murderous anti-Mary Poppins.
I cut into the park, walking briskly up the Boardwalk along with the midday dog walkers and even a nanny or two pushing along a pram. The route went past the London Zoo, which has a merry-go-round with horses and other animals, much like the one in the movie whose animals magically fly off with their riders. I felt close but not quite there.
I took St. Mark's Bridge over the Regent's Canal, then crossed busy Prince Albert Road, full of red buses, Fullers beer trucks trundling in from the brewery in nearby Chiswick and the famous London black cabs, although many now are painted over with advertisements. I remembered once seeing a white one with black spots, advertising "102 Dalmatians" -- another Disney film set in London.
North of the road, the topography suddenly felt familiar. Albert Terrace and Regent's Park Road had just the right sweep, although no cherry trees for a Cherry Tree Lane. But I was sold that I'd found the right area when I crossed over onto Primrose Hill, the small northern bump of Regent's Park. It's a trendy area today because it is home to Mayor Boris Johnson, and it has been the address of current agent 007 Daniel Craig and rock star Gwen Stefani.
But in its day, this was a more sedate neighborhood. Children ran about, there was a small playground, and on a windy day, it would be a perfect place to fly a kite, just like in the movie. Somewhere along this stretch was the home where Mary Poppins cared for Jane and Michael Banks (and in the books, the other Banks children, who were deleted from the Disney movie).
From Regent's Park it's a long walk or a short subway, bus or taxi ride to the City, where Mr. Banks worked in his namesake trade. I took the Tube to the aptly named Bank station and popped into what was, in George Banks' time, the economic heart of the world. The area was hit hard by German bombers during World War II and rebuilt in a combination of styles loved by some but loathed by Charles, Prince of Wales.
"You have to give this much to the Luftwaffe," Charles said in a 1987 speech, "when it knocked down our buildings, it didn't replace them with anything more offensive than rubble."
George Banks' claim that "a British bank is run with precision" would bring scornful laughs from Brits who went through the financial roller-coaster that led to the last recession and has yet to fully stop. What would Mr. Banks think of Bruno Iksil, the infamous "London whale" trader for the City branch of venerable JPMorgan Chase & Co. who lost $6.2 billion of the bank's money in 2012? Hardly the "prudently, thriftily, frugally invested" credo of Mr. Dawes, his employer.
But the City is a much showier place in recent years, its landmark now the sparkly, glass-sheathed, pickle-shaped "Gherkin" skyscraper. It took the place of the stolid Baltic Exchange that stood on the site at 30 St. Mary Axe since 1903, when George Banks would have worked nearby. The exchange was blown up in 1992 by a 1-ton truck bomb set off by the Provisional Irish Republican Army. Two men and 15-year-old girl were killed.
There's still more than a bit of the conservative banking tradition of Banks' fictional employer, the Dawes, Tomes, Mousley, Grubbs Fidelity Fiduciary Bank. Its spiritual home is, no doubt, the Bank of England. The famed "Old Lady of Threadneedle Street," the bank's headquarters exude the attitude of muscular rectitude needed for a strong, steady British sterling pound.
It's easy to imagine George Banks striding up the steps of the Bank of England. But the current bank dates from just before World War II, when the magnificent bank building erected by John Soane that Mr. Banks would have known was demolished as too small for running the financial side of an empire.
Inside, there is a museum that tells the story of the Bank of England from its start in 1694 to its place as the United Kingdom's central bank. Visitors can touch a gold bar and see old, huge, foldable bank notes and coins with various kings and queens going back centuries. Mr. Banks would no doubt approve that the museum keeps bankers' hours: If you try to visit on the weekend, you are out of luck. It's open weekdays only, excepting, of course, bank holidays.
Nearby is the only recognizable landmark from the movie -- St. Paul's Cathedral. At least four cathedrals have stood on this spot, the highest hill in the City. The current cathedral is a masterwork of England's great church designer, Christopher Wren. It opened in 1697 and has survived Reformation and Counterreformation, fires, Zeppelin raids, the "Blitz" and centuries of soot from millions of coal-burning fireplaces.
It's most famous in recent times for the opulent wedding of Prince Charles to Diana Spencer. St. Paul's hosts an annual Thanksgiving Day celebration for Americans, with a Marine color guard from the U.S. Embassy taking part.
It was in front of the cathedral that Michael Banks saw the old woman singing "Feed the Birds" and chose to spend his "tuppence" on the pigeons instead of putting it in the bank to amortize into investments in African railways, tea plantations, canals and ocean liners as his father wished.
While this charitable act and its fallout were the linchpin of Mary Poppins' hoped-for transformation of George Banks and his family, it would now be difficult and anti-social.
You can still get a bronze-colored coin worth two pennies -- the "tuppence" of the song. But the city considered the pigeons to be disease-carrying vermin whose droppings were a blight. In 2003, a citywide campaign was launched to stop pigeons congregating in large numbers at public venues. Seed sellers were shooed away from St. Paul's and visitors discouraged from feeding the birds. In Trafalgar Square, once teeming with pigeons, it's now illegal to sell seed or feed the birds.
George Banks would have heartily approved -- at least before Mary Poppins came along.


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Video: Final Fight 6 full event with Hesdy Gerges vs. Pavel Zhuravlev
- Written by Rian Scalia
Final Fight 6 took place on Friday, which was June 14, and had quite a few notable kickboxing names on the card, as has been a recurring case with their events. The main event featured GLORY's Igor Jurkovic fighting Dzevad Poturak, but the real big fight on the card was between Pavel Zhuravlev and Hesdy Gerges. Slovenian slugger Miran Fabjan was back from injury and rising 85kg prospect out of the Netherlands, Ibrahim El Bouni, made his second appearance in Final Fight after the controversial loss to Toni Milanovic last time out. Here's video of the full event, which is worth checking out:


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Slain journalists' families in Pakistan mourn for lifetime
It's a coincidence, but May 29, the date of Saleem Shahzad's kidnapping in Pakistan, coincides with the killing of journalist Munir Sangi six years ago. Against all odds, Sangi's widow, Yasmeen Sangi, is still fighting for justice in the case of her late husband, while Shahzad's widow, Anita Saleem--who is now responsible for the couple's three children--has decided not to appear publicly yet. Either way, fighting outright or suffering in silence, slain journalists' families pay a price that lasts a lifetime


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Just got hold of the SW Insider mag. What can I say, cracking.
Plenty to read, loads of info etc.
I joined the UK SW Fan Club a year or so ago, and whilst looking in the Insider I noticed a section for the US Fan Club. Why the hell doesn't the UK get offers like this;
8 Celebration 1 Passes for $30.
All we get is the occasional poster, T-shirt or baseball cap.
Just another way that the UK gets stitched up on availability and prices.
Anyone in the UK wanting a copy, try your local (ish) Borders Bookshop or any other store that imports mags.


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Every year Crushable takes on the exciting project of finding and identifying the 25 most crushable guys under 25. The yearly scientific endeavor frequently spots the up-and-coming stars who you can expect to see and hear from in the movies, on the TV, and blasting on your iPod. We're covering actors, musicians and athletes. The trifecta of men who make your world go round.
These are the guys who make you stop and say wow. The guys who currently make you say, "more please," "turn that up" and "is it okay if I just touch your abs? Real quick?" In short, these are the guys who will define 2012.
- Josh Hutcherson Is the Boy You Want Next Door When You're Being Robbed
- How Glee's Chris Colfer Changed The Face Of LGBT High School Students On TV
- YouTube Lip-Sync Star Keenan Cahill
- The Talented Greyson Chance
- Disney Actor Turned Pop Star Shane Harper
- How To Plan A Sexy Date With Tebow That Doesn't Involve Sex
So how do we sort through the masses of adorable dudes and narrow it down the top 25? It's a complicated scientific formula involving social media statistics, upcoming projects, pure physical attraction, Google keywords and gut instinct. Yep, sometimes it comes to us having to know who's in, who's out and who's going to to be the next big thing that will blow your mind.
Some of the guys on this list you know already (hello Daniel Radcliffe) and some of them you won't be able to escape by this time next year (including one of our new favs, Frank Ocean). But either way you're going to want to get to know them because they'll be the guys everyone's talking about this year.
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I have no intention of 'lurking'...if for no other reason than to piss you off. Just think of it...after listening to you Bush-bashing for 8 years, we have just gotten started. Let the 'entertainment' begin.
I have no intention of 'lurking'...if for no other reason than to piss you off. Just think of it...after listening to you Bush-bashing for 8 years, we have just gotten started. Let the 'entertainment' begin.
When the one you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure.
keep your thoughts to yourself before you get in trouble with the law.
Thought all you Progressives (SOCIALISTS) were for the 1st Amendment?
Originally Posted by Uncle Bill
When the pendulum starts swinging back to the right, don't be standing in it's way, Mr. Leftist. It cuts a larger swath than a sword.
Alternatively, we have this one:
Originally Posted by Mr Booty
I just hope our military does not accept him [Obama] as Commander In Chief, if you catch my drift!
Personally, I don't look for anyone's opinions to be censored, including mine.
Jeff Goodwin
As is the case with most of the Constitutions Amendments their are limits to them. From my understanding of the First amendment it was written primarily to protect people who criticize the government. I am pretty sure the protection does not extent to people who threaten other people. If you feel it does. feel free to use your right to free speech and explain it to us
My post was also just a suggestion to UB since I would hate to find out that he had been outfitted with a pinstripe jumper, like he suggested that I was................................
The fairness doctrine is a recent example.
Let a conservative go to a college campus and they will be shouted down during their presentation, but let the most anti-American lefty show up and they will be lauded.
Al Gore, you know the debate is over Al Gore. If you don't believe in man caused global warming you are on the same plane as a holocaust denier. Free speech, yah, sure.
Free speech, to the left, means avocation of left leaning ideals, nothing more.
Article [I.]
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Article [II.]
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.


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In business numbers are everything.. in Scouting… well not so much, but when it comes to impact… I guess a number can demonstrate that you are in fact making a small impact and spreading the word, helping others to deliver the promise of Scouting.
I started podcasting sometime last year, I was asked and joined the PTC media network. PTC media is made up of three Scouters that just really love Scouting. Chris has a Cub Scout background, he is in Texas. Steve is a Scoutmaster in Minnesota, he has many years of experience and brings a twist to the network with a cool puppet named Buttons the Radical Boy Scout. And then there is me. I have had my share of Cub Scouting and am well versed in the Boy Scout program. Together we have 4 podcasts that we produce independently. The result is a fan base of Scouts and Scouters and those that maintain relationships in the Scouting movement. The result is that there are people out there that love to listen to our Shows.. and for that we are truly thankful. We do not make money doing this.. we do it because we love it.
I rarely keep up with the numbers of the show. I know that I have done 35 shows to date and have received mountains of emails about them. But tonight I was chatting with a fellow Scouting podcaster and blogger Shawn from Wisconsin, we were talking about the numbers and so I looked it up and got shocked to learn that the Scoutmaster minute is actually making an impact.. or at least people are listening.
Over the 35 shows I have received 68,689 downloads of the shows. To me that is exciting and amazing!
I just want to thank everyone that downloads and listens to the show. I appreciate it and it makes me want to do more to help deliver the promise of Scouting!
Thanks again everyone!!
Have a Great Scouting Day!


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Doris and I just returned from 3 days at the NRA National Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. What a great time!
There were about 77,000 who attended (latest numbers) over the 3 days. There were displays and booths from just about everyone in the industry and some very good speakers, including of course, some probable presidential candidates. It was good to be able to see and meet them in person and hear what they had to say about the 2nd Amendment.
We were able to spend some time with old friends and meet a lot of new folks there. Some new products were introduced and we were able to handle them and ask questions about them.
One of the most encouraging things was to see the diversity of age and gender. There were young folks, middle aged folks and older folks. I saw a lot of families, young couples and both individual men and women. They were also spending money and very proud to wear NRA clothing, etc.
We were very busy, so I was not able to visit the forum, except late each evening. I missed reading the posts and being able to comment.
Next year the convention will be in St. Louis and I'd encourage anyone to who can to visit. It's quite an eye opening experience.


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New Nauset Cut
Went fishing on Saturday and paddled out to the new cut - the tide was outgoing and low enough that I could see the structure which looks perfect but no bait, no fish, no seals...so I paddled down towards the tip and caught fish the whole way. Pretty good sized 25" - 30" and I had the whole bay to myself and a gang of seals - I love rain.
Action slowed when the tide did so I paddled back stopping here and there to practice with the two-hander and caught fish but not with the regularity I had been. Also the fish decreased in size.
Got back to the big cut and it was a different story it was just the beginning of the incomming but the water was ripping through and creating something of a very deep eddy. What was neat was that you could position the yak so that the two currents kind of balanced it in place. This time there were some fish - but not much different than what I had been catching the rest of the time - no bait that I could see and the seals (which had been following me) stayed away. Word to the wise - it is very tempting to land on the multiple sand bars in that area and I did but the speed that the water fills in, and the sudden drop off make launching and landing somewhat hazardous - I didn't have a problem but I can easily see where some folk would.
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Australia 1927 – Australia 1982
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Burnt landscape
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© estate of Fred Williams
In February of 1968 raging bushfires drastically transformed the landscape at Upwey, around Williams home. Over the ensuing months and years Williams painted many images of the fires and their aftermath, both in his studio and out in the burnt landscape.
In Burnt landscape 1968, Williams conveys the scorched earth, enlivened by the hot orange-red sparks of a fire still threatening to reignite. The charred ground is set against a strip of pale sky, the fine white lines suggesting that many of the trees have become ghosts of their former selves.


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#1 Wed 03 Oct 12 12:58pm
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Hog roasts
Who here has had one? I've been tasked with organising one for 30-40 people but I'm struggling to find anything (in my view) reasonably priced. There's plenty of companies who specialise in hog roasts out there but is it possible to go it alone, or is that a recipe for disaster?
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#2 Wed 03 Oct 12 8:32pm
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Re: Hog roasts
welcome to the forum Mox50
I am sure its quite possible to 'go it alone' and I know there are forum mebers that would do just that ... but its not something that I would do.
You have to know what you are doing , if you are used to cooking very large pieces of meat on a BBQ or over a fire pit , then fair enough , but if you are not t,hen what you have to remember is that 30 to 40 people is a large number of people to feed and if something goes wrong it will be a huge problem.
If you get a company in to do the hog roast , they will come along and it will all be relitivly hassle free for you , everything will be ready prepared , you will know that it will be well done and well cooked, you will know that the firm will have adequate insurance just case anything goes wrong.
Being vegetarian I have never had a hog roast , but , I have a meat eating family and so am used to cooking meat , I know that some of them have had hog roasts at weddings and the like. As far as I know they were cooked by a profesional.
Sorry I havnt been much help.
#3 Thu 04 Oct 12 11:02am
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Re: Hog roasts
Here's a guide where they build a simple pit out of stacked cinder blocks.
http://globetrotterdiaries.com/recipes/ … -whole-pig
How to guide
http://dsc.discovery.com/life/how-to-ro … e-pig.html
Tradition is just salt I think but this recipe looks very interesting
http://www.adamperrylang.com/recipes/wh … -on-a-spit
Interesting homemade spit roasting setup
http://www.rivercottage.net/users/RedHa … t-roaster/
Interesting Aussie Spit equipment
http://www.sqcinternational.com.au/spit … ie_005.htm
#4 Thu 04 Oct 12 1:25pm
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Re: Hog roasts
We do a pig roast on a spit. A spit can be a great thing to have if you have the room to store it. We mostly make spit roasted lamb but have done a whole pig before. Can't remember how big it was but it fed 20 people with a fair amount of left overs. We did however have plenty of side dishes which I assume will be the case for you too.
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Writing this from the couch, watching that star trek movie with the Borg, waiting for Kozmo to bring Existenz. I'm a 21st Century Digital Boy. Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah.
Thanks mostly to Brent, I finally got some new Scoop code up on sourceforge. The rest of the dev services will be up by monday. Then other people can start writing code too! Yay! :-)


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I've been selling employee benefit programs for the past 35 years. During that time I have listened to clients bitch about rate increases and occasionally a few claim problems. For the most part my clients have been more than satisfied with the benefits they received in return for their premium dollar. Most people would rather not collect a dime because they are healthy while others complain that their plan didn't cover some minor crap.
In the past couple of weeks I have been exposed to a couple of things that make me wonder how an insurance company could ever make a profit. A hunting guide/dog trainer friend of mine is a diabetic who is going through kidney dialysis. He is losing his eyesight. I have been taking him to an eye doc for shots (yep, in the eyes) once a month. These are covered but I don't have a clue how much the cost. The last time there the doc wanted to put a drop of something in each eye. $2,000 per drop! His insurance covered it all.
Today I went for my semi annual haircut. The gal that cuts my hair 13 year old grand son has a form of ecoli. This has had him hospitalized for 16+ days. They had to transfer him 90 miles from Sherman, TX to Dallas. Cost $10,000. I asked why they had air medavac him. She said that was in an ambulance. If he has ahus ecoli, there is a shot that "may" help him. The cost is $450,000. One shot. One time. It works or it doesn't. Insurance will cover all of this.
Both of these individuals have/will incurred claims in excess of $500,00-$750,000 which the insurance companies will reimburse the lions share.
How can insurance companies budget for these types of expenses? Perhaps it not the insurance companies that are to blame. Just maybe the providers have a say in this. Ya' think?


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Milk and egg allergies mostly affect children. Since children usually become allergic to milk and egg as toddlers, there are extra precautions that need to be taken simply due to the age of the child. Very young children do tend to put everything within reach in the mouth, including their own hands.
This can present a challenge to parents who need to place a child in a daycare. While most licensed daycares are today well-versed in allergy issues (particularly peanut allergy), not all will be free of hard-to-avoid allergens such as milk and egg.
Before completing enrolment, make an appointment to review allergy practices of the daycare where you're applying. Can snacks be dairy-free or largely dairy-free (e.g. there are many brands of dairy-free crackers used as snacks)? What are the hand-washing practices following snacks and meals? What is the protocol for wiping down toys which are shared and could get smeared with, say, cheese residue?
Baked Goods Findings
Milk and egg are among the more challenging allergies to learn to manage – because both are used extensively in packaged food and bakery items. But good news: there is promising, very new research that shows many allergic children are able to tolerate foods containing either milk or egg: as long as they have been cooked thoroughly at a temperature of 350° F or higher. The amount of the allergen also is important.
Speak to your allergist about whether your child is a candidate for trying a baked goods challenge (never just try this without the specialist consultation). Research at Johns Hopkins University has shown that many children tolerating thoroughly baked milk or egg can even progress to foods that are less extensively baked, such as pizza. For more, see Milk, Egg Allergy Breakthrough.
Managing Tips
Infant Challenges
Since milk and egg allergies tend to hit children before they reach the age of 3, it presents a challenge to the child's parents. Many babies who become allergic to milk have to switch to an extensively hydrolyzed formula that is considered "hypoallergenic" for those who react to cow's milk. Soy formulas are another option, although not all allergists suggest soy formula as the legume is also a potential allergen.
Pay attention to breastfeeding with an infant with either milk or egg allergies as cow's milk protein can pass through in breast milk and the same may happen with egg protein. But this doesn't always happen and before you eliminate either one from your diet, speak to your doctor about your infant's allergy. An allergist or pediatrician may refer you to a dietitian who specializes in allergies.
Hand-Washing: When your child (or you) has a milk or egg allergy, soap and water are your best friends. Hands should be washed thoroughly before and after eating. If you have a school-aged child, ensure he (or she) is able to wash his hands before snacks and lunch. With younger children, schools usually adopt an allergy protocol of washing hands among all children after eating. Bring wipes with you at all times: they're great for cleaning hands in a pinch, as well as wiping downs trays, tables and chairs when eating outside of your home.
Cross-Contamination: It's important to make sure milk or eggs or products that contain them don't come in contact with the food the allergic person is eating. That means thoroughly cleaning utensils and kitchen equipment after use. For example, if someone makes a sandwich with mayonnaise (which contains egg) or a dairy-containing margarine, be sure to clean the cutting board thoroughly with soap and water before using it to make the "allergy safe" sandwich.
Label reading: Whenever you eat a packaged food, you need to read the label in its entirety to check for any mention of milk or egg. Sometimes, they can have different names or can be hidden as an ingredient within a manufactured food.
You also have to look for precautionary statements on package labels, such as "May Contain Milk (sometimes "Dairy")," or "May Contain Eggs."
The better news is that food labeling in both Canada and the United States has improved considerably in the past few years, especially for the Top Ten food triggers. For more information on what you need to know when reading product labels, please view Label Aware.
One thing to be cautious of with milk and egg allergy: imported foods. Not all countries have the stringent labeling requirements of Canada, the United States and the European Union. Don't take chances if you suspect milk or egg could be an ingredient of an import.
Uncertain Foods: Milk and egg tend to be hidden in many different products, even under different names (e.g. "sodium caseinate" for milk). This can be hard enough to manage if you are the one with the allergy or the parent of a milk or egg allergic child.
When it comes to others providing food for you or your child, always use the "when in doubt, go without" rule.
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Game over: UN elects Iran to its commission on … women's rights
posted at 5:52 pm on April 29, 2010 by Allahpundit
I think Neda would have wanted it this way, don't you?
Without fanfare, the United Nations this week elected Iran to its Commission on the Status of Women, handing a four-year seat on the influential human rights body to a theocratic state in which stoning is enshrined in law and lashings are required for women judged "immodest."
Just days after Iran abandoned a high-profile bid for a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council, it began a covert campaign to claim a seat on the Commission on the Status of Women, which is "dedicated exclusively to gender equality and advancement of women," according to its website.
This is the same group whose Human Rights Council includes luminaries like China and Saudi Arabia. See now why Ahmadinejad always includes a passage in his annual speech about expanding the number of permanent members in the Security Council or giving more power to the General Assembly? In the interest of "equality," there's no laugh test for exerting influence at the UN. The task for its more cretinous members is simply to extend that principle to the real levers of power. Because Iran's all about equality, you see.
Go have a look at what the newest defender of international women's rights is up to these days.
Update: Jennifer Rubin has a question.
The U.S. couldn't muster a word of opposition — not even call for a vote. That would be because . . . why? Because our policy is not to confront and challenge the brutal regime for which rape and discrimination are institutionalized policies. No, rather, we are in the business of trying to ingratiate ourselves, and making the U.S. as inoffensive as possible to the world's thugocracies.
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Akzed on April 29, 2010 at 7:30 PM
What would be different if Obooba were a Muslim?
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Arthritis is a musculoskeletal disease defined by chronic inflammations in the joint and cartilage degradation. It is a fairly common disease, and the pain caused by arthritis can be extremely disabling. If you leave arthritis untreated, it can lead to:
- Chronic pain
- Stiffness
- Swelling
- Limb deformities
- Disabled scope of motion
These symptoms can hinder your daily life, thus learning how to live with, and managing arthritis becomes important. Here are some lifestyle changes you can adopt to manage pain better:
Everyday routine
Small things you can do every day, while you are sitting or working, such as:
- Frequently adjust your position
- Stretch and bend your legs, change your hand's position and tilt your neck periodically from one side to another
- Don't overuse a lone joint because that can cause more pain—so pace yourself and take adequate breaks
- Walk around and stand every hour or a half.
In addition to these, you must:
- Manage your weight: Obesity has been linked to arthritis; the more weight you put on, the more your pain will increase.
- Quit smoking: Connective tissues are stressed when you smoke, and this triggers more pain
There are a number of medications available in the market today to ease arthritis pain. Over-the-counter (OTC) ibuprofen or acetaminophen are great for pain relief. Also, topical creams that contain analgesics can be gently massaged over inflamed joints to ease the pain.
However, you should avoid the following:
- Over treatment: If you find yourself depending too heavily on OTC, consult your doctor.
- Under-treatment: Never ignore or undermine your pain. Leaving arthritis untreated is potentially dangerous, and you may require immediate medication.
If you have arthritis, exercise can boost your endurance, enhance your muscles and better your motion range. For best results, focus on gradual strength training, range-of-motion exercises and stretching. You can also include low-stress aerobics, water exercises, cycling or walking.
However, avoid repetitive and high impact exercises, such as:
- Running
- Jumping
- Tennis
- High-stress aerobics
Emotional and physical assimilation
The pain is not only physically exhausting; it can also strain you mentally. Choose relaxation or cognitive behaviour therapy (an integration of behaviour modification and talk therapy) to keep negative thoughts at bay. Besides these, you can also use acupuncture, heat and cold therapy and massages to ease the pain.
If you are looking for an ideal, healthy diet which will help in improving your GI's or general symptoms, you should opt for an elimination diet. It is an effective dietary approach, which is useful for addressing individual needs along with certain benefits for everyone who undertakes the diet. This diet is especially useful if you suffer from food sensitivities. In the elimination diet, certain food items are eliminated from your diet for a certain period of time. They are slowly reintroduced in your diet after a span of three to four weeks. You should be as restrictive as possible for the diet to produce effective results.
In a good elimination diet, you should cut off food items such as gluten, soy, eggs, dairy, corn, beef, chicken, pork, beans, lentils, citrus fruits, nuts, coffee and several nightshade vegetables. Your diet should primarily compose of rice, meat such as turkey, lamb, or fish, several fruits and vegetables. Food items to include and exclude as part of an elimination diet
Here is a list of the various types of food items, some of which need to be avoided and excluded during an elimination diet:
- Fruits and vegetables: You should include all forms of fresh fruits. Have fruits raw and have the vegetables in steamed, roasted or sautéed form. Exclude citrus fruits and vegetables like tomatoes, potatoes, and eggplant.
- Starch: You should consume rice and buckwheat and avoid corn, barley, spelt, rye and other products which contain high gluten.
- Legumes: Avoid consuming legumes such as soybean, tempeh, tofu, soya milk, peas, lentils and all forms of beans. Also avoid all types of seeds and nuts.
- Meat and fish: Consume meats such as turkey, lamb, wild game and fish. Stay away from chicken, pork, eggs, canned meat, sausages, shellfish and soy made meat substitutes.
- Dairy products:Consume coconut milk and unsweetened rice milk. Do not not consume cow milk, cheese, cream, butter, ice cream, yogurt and non-dairy creamers.
- Fats: Consume fats such as flax seed oil, coconut oil and cold expeller pressed olive oil. Avoid margarine, butter, mayonnaise, spreads and hydrogenated oils.
- Beverages: Drink a lot of water and consume herbal teas such as rooibos and peppermint tea. Strictly avoid alcohol, coffee, green tea and soda.
- Spices and condiments: Include spices such as sea salt, fresh herbs and spices such as oregano, parsley, thyme, rosemary and fresh pepper in your diet. Do not consume chocolate, mustard, relish, chutney, soy sauce, vinegar and barbecue sauce.
In case of sweeteners, you should use stevia if required. Avoid using honey, maple syrup, corn syrup, desserts, high fructose corn syrups and white or brown sugar.
The number of allergens are many and knowing what triggers your allergies can get complicated. The common triggers that are known to trigger allergic rhinitis are:
- Moulds
- Fungi
- Pollen, the most common cause for allergies
- Dust mites, and the faeces of dust mites that can cause severe allergic reactions
- Cockroaches
- Animal dander, which includes cat hair, dog fur, and may also include little flakes of skin
Avoiding the above mentioned triggers is more of a general guideline for the management of allergies. The lifestyle changes that you make to manage allergies:
- Keep yourself hydrated at all times. Drink about eight to ten glasses of water every day. This will allow the mucous to be expelled with ease, if you experience any nose block.
- During seasons like spring, when the amount of pollen in the air is at its maximum, limit your exposure. Try to stay indoors to avoid exposure to pollen or dust in the air.
- Make it a point to take a shower before going to sleep as the residues of pollen and dust stuck to your skin are likely to make your symptoms worse.
- Use fresh bedding and clothes every day. This will help to reduce your exposure to allergens.
- Remove your carpets. Carpets are home to dust mites and pollen grains which become difficult to remove even with vacuum cleaners. Remove the carpets during the allergy season, and replace with hard flooring.
- Keep windows and doors shut to avoid dust and pollen grains from entering the house and possibly causing allergies.
- Avoid staying around pets. It that is not possible, then wash them at least once a week to reduce allergies.
- Prevent inhaling cigarette smoke or smoking cigarettes. The smoke can be very harmful and can increase the risk of asthma in kids.
- Avoid outdoor trips during seasons when the pollen count is high.
Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin disease in which the skin cells multiply at a rate higher than the normal. It can even be 1000 times compared to the normal rate. It worsens every winter as the skin becomes itches and even starts bleeding after scratching. However, psoriasis is not contagious meaning that it cannot spread from one person to another. In fact, psoriasis is not an infectious disease. It does not occur due to infection of any sort. That is why it does not spread from one person to another.
The general belief is that Psoriasis is incurable. However, this is not true. Homeopathy is far more effective in the treatment of psoriasis and these homeopathic medicines are completely natural and do not contain any chemical compounds at all unlike allopathic medicines. The homeopathic remedies do not intend to suppress this inflammation. In fact, they intend to correct the cause that has resulted in this indiscriminate cell division and also the inflammation. Once these two things are set right, the symptoms disappear on their own.
Homeopathy does require some patience on the part of both the patient and the doctor to get good results in the homeopathic treatment of psoriasis.
Remedies for the homeopathic treatment of psoriasis
- Graphites is one of the best homeopathic remedies for psoriasis with constipation. In such cases the patient cannot tolerate cold easily. There may be thick sticky discharge from the eruptions. In some cases, eczema may also be present with psoriasis. In female patients, there may be disturbance in the menstrual cycle too.
- Mezereum is helpful in case of psoriasis on the scalp. In such cases thick and leathery crusts cover the head and there is pus beneath these crusts.
- Arsenic Iodatum is given in case where patches of psoriasis occur with multiple colours. The scales are usually large in size.
- Sepia is recommended for psoriasis with foul odour from the eruptions and the affected area of the skin. It is a deep acting medicine and should not be repeated often.
- Thyroidinum is considered one of the best homeopathic medicines for psoriasis with obesity. In such cases the itching gets worsened at night. It is a remedy for chilly and anaemic patients suffering from dry impoverished skin along with cold hands and feet.
- Arsenic Album is an excellent psoriasis remedy in which psoriasis gets worsened by cold and better by warmth.
- Sulphur is considered helpful in various skin manifestations
- Kali Brom is helpful in case of syphilitic psoriasis whose symptoms include skin cold, blue, spotted corrugated, large, indolent, painful pustules.
- Kali Ars is given in case of patches on back, arms and elbows and scaly itches.
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- Other natural and alternative remedies can also be resorted to including Naturopathy, Herbal medicine, Yoga, Ayurveda, Acupressure etc.
Smoking has several bad effects on your body, and it can invite many diseases be it related to the heart, lungs, brain or respiratory system. Millions of people everywhere in this world die from problems triggered by smoking. Cigarette smoking is one of the most harmful threats to your body; there is no way you can expect to remain safe while being an addict. It is not easy to give up smoking in a day. You might require some other sort of oral stimulation in the process of quitting.
There are many toxic compounds in a cigarette which further damage your cells. Tobacco is carcinogenic and hence cigarette smoking can result in several types of cancer. Tobacco smoke mainly consists of:
- Nicotine: This is an extremely addictive substance. As smokers are hooked to the nicotine, they find it very hard to quit. This acts really fast on their lungs, and reaches to the brain within 15 seconds after you inhale.
- Carbon monoxide: It is a dangerous gas without any taste or smell. You body absorbs it immediately as it is very hard to discriminate between oxygen and carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide decreases heart rate and muscle functions thus pushing you towards slow death.
- Tar: It is a poisonous chemical which causes cancer. Whilst smoking, 70% tar remains in your lungs. It is basically a sticky brown material.
Smoking is one of the most important reasons behind preventable deaths. The diseases that can be caused by smoking are:
- Brain: stroke is one most threatening diseases that can be caused by smoking. Smoking increases your chances of suffering from a stroke. Smoking increases brain aneurysm, which develops the chances of stroke. It can rupture the blood vessels in your brain and it can lead to brain death too.
- Heart: when you smoke the smoke enters the blood vessels of your body and it damages the blood circulation system. It can give you several heart diseases like - stroke, heart attack, coronary heart problem and peripheral heart problem.
- Lungs: your lungs get the worst effects of smoking. Asthma, cough, wheezing and cold are just the tip of the iceberg. Your lungs directly absorb the nicotine and tar. Other diseases like pneumonia, lung cancer and emphysema can also occur.
- Mouth and throat: smoking causes very common oral problems like bad breath and stained teeth. It can also cause gum cancer and throat cancer. 93% of throat, head and neck cancers occur due to smoking.
- Infertility and reproduction: smoking destroys blood vessels, which supply blood to the penis causing male impotence. It destroys sperm count in men and egg count in women. It can also cause cervical cancer. Apart from this smoking also causes premature birth, stillbirth and illness.
Severe mental disorders that affect the mind and cause abnormal thinking are referred to as psychotic disorders. These disorders make it hard for a person to communicate with others, make good judgements, understand the difference between reality and imagination and behave appropriately. There are many different types of psychotic disorders. Some of the more common psychotic disorders are:
This is the most common psychotic disorder. People suffering from this disease suffer from delusions and hallucinations that last for longer than 6 months at a time. There are three types of symptoms associated with this disease:
- Psychotic symptoms that affect the person's thinking such as hallucinations, trouble organizing thoughts and ideas, delusions and strange movements
- Negative symptoms that make the person seem depressed and do not allow him or her to function normally and show emotions.
- Cognitive symptoms that affect how the person thinks.
- Schizophrenia cannot be cured, but can be treated and managed with a combination of medication and psychotherapy.
Brief Psychotic Disorder
People who suddenly show psychotic symptoms that last for a maximum of a month and then resolve themselves are said to be suffering from a Brief Psychotic Disorder. Some of its symptoms are:
- Hallucinations
- Delusions
- Chaotic thinking
- Inappropriate behaviour and dressing
- Senseless babbling
- Memory loss
- Disorientation
- Change in eating and sleeping habits
- Weight loss
Treatment for this condition may involve hospitalisation if the symptoms are severe or if the person is a threat to himself or herself. Usually medication, psychotherapy or a combination of the two are used to treat this condition. In extremely rare cases, this condition may recur.
Delusional Disorder
This disorder refers to a condition where the person has a delusion or false belief involving a real life situation such as being followed, deceived, poisoned, sick etc. In order to be diagnosed as delusional, the person must show no other symptoms of schizophrenia. These delusions should also not be the result of any type of medication or intoxicant. Treatment for this disorder is challenging and needs to be tailored to the patient's needs. In most cases, medication and cognitive therapy are used to improve the patient's quality of life and social functioning.
Shared psychotic disorder
Sometimes, if one person in a long term relationship suffers from a psychotic disorder, his or her partner may also start believing in the same hallucinations or delusions. In most cases, apart from this, they show no other symptoms of psychotic disorders. This condition is rare and usually treated with psychotherapy.
Bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder, which is also known as maniac depression, which and is related to extream and unusal mood shifts, frequent changes in brain activity level along with energy. It is commonly of 4 types, namely Bipolar I disorder, Bipolar II disporder, Cyclothymic disorder and other unspecified disorders. People suffering from bipolar disorder often suffer from 'mood episodes', which is further of two types one is manic episode and depressive episode.