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Despite a popular belief, marijuana side effects speed up the heart, blood and breathing rate. The body is taxed more and this speeds up the aging process just like methamphetamines do.
Very few people will lace weed, because of one simple fact.
Quote from: Beloved Servant on November 26, 2009, 06:05:33 PMOne of the things that the Lord spoke to me about this subject was the point of origin and the transportation/distribution of this plant.Many lives are lost/destroyed including the innocent and children with the production of this plant.Machine guns and murder go hand-in-hand with the demand for it's use.Many lives would be saved if people would forgo their personal use and pleasure.Ah, the old "Marijuana Funds Terrorism" argument. First of all, the only people that destroy their lives are the dealers, and the ones growing it. Because it's illegal. (In the USA) The DEA has destroyed more lives than every illegal drug combined. I suggest you watch a movie called "The Union". Just search on google videos and you'll find it.
One of the things that the Lord spoke to me about this subject was the point of origin and the transportation/distribution of this plant.Many lives are lost/destroyed including the innocent and children with the production of this plant.Machine guns and murder go hand-in-hand with the demand for it's use.Many lives would be saved if people would forgo their personal use and pleasure.
Perhaps it is not what it is but what is has become.
Quote from: Lupac on November 26, 2009, 06:08:59 PMVery few people will lace weed, because of one simple fact.I don't know what laced means. But I guess it's adding stuff?Can the quality vary debending how weed is grown?Meat is not dangerous. But when the cows are grow with growth hormone it no longer is good stuff.Nothing is mixed with the meat (as in laced???) but the growing of the meat/weed is 'poluted'That's not an argument but a honest question.QuoteQuote from: Beloved Servant on November 26, 2009, 06:05:33 PMOne of the things that the Lord spoke to me about this subject was the point of origin and the transportation/distribution of this plant.Many lives are lost/destroyed including the innocent and children with the production of this plant.Machine guns and murder go hand-in-hand with the demand for it's use.Many lives would be saved if people would forgo their personal use and pleasure.Ah, the old "Marijuana Funds Terrorism" argument. First of all, the only people that destroy their lives are the dealers, and the ones growing it. Because it's illegal. (In the USA) The DEA has destroyed more lives than every illegal drug combined. I suggest you watch a movie called "The Union". Just search on google videos and you'll find it.Funny argument. Here downloading/copying movies is legal. But we have our version of RIAA. They also try to link downloading a movie to funding Bin Laden. Follow the money I would say...Besides even if 1 joint funds a 1000 carbombings it doesn't make the joint itselfs more/less addictive.
Perhaps it is not what it is but what is has become.If one man can say it is not an idol to me, the actions of mankind says the opposite.Generations can not put it down.And yes, that fact that it destroys lives OTHER THAN YOUR OWN is the greater folly.
Quote from: Beloved Servant on November 26, 2009, 06:39:37 PMPerhaps it is not what it is but what is has become.Again something for Lupac to answer in a more detailed manner.In a bar it's not uncommon a someone selling the stuff appear in that bar. Bit like a photo album with all those little pockets in it. Anyway there are ober 20-30 different sort of weed in that 'album'All differently priced. That's all I know about it because I have zero interest in smoking the stuff. But my guess is that some stuff is the regular stuff and others the "improved" version. Perhaps the price just varies because of the origin of the weed. Some is for example called "Maroc" I guess that come sfrom Marocco and adds shipping fees.Lupac?
(PhysOrg.com) -- It appears that when it comes to teen brain development, parents should be more worried about alcohol abuse than marijuana abuse. Two recent studies have been published showing that alcohol -- a legal substance (though not legal for teens in the U.S.) -- is considered more dangerous than marijuana, which is illegal in many countries. One study has been published in the U.S., in the journal Clinical EEG and neuroscience: official journal of the EEG and Clinical Neuroscience Society (ENCS), and shows that alcohol has a stronger effect on teen brain development than marijuana. The other is a study published in the Lancet, offering the results of substance classification by a number of U.K. professionals, purporting that alcohol is more dangerous than marijuana to individuals and to society.The U.S. study was undertaken by Squeglia, Jacobus and Tapert in a San Diego State University/University of California San Diego joint doctoral program. The study looks at teen brain development for its uniqueness, as well as for the effects that substance abuse has on the brain during this time. Because alcohol and marijuana are commonly used by high school students, it is little surprise that the study is interested in the brain abnormalities stemming from abuse of these substances.When the brain abnormalities were measured -- seen in terms of brain functioning and structure, cognitive tasks and quality of white matter -- it appeared as though alcohol had a great effect than marijuana. Heavy drinking was defined 20 drinks per month, and the abnormalities were detectable. In heavy marijuana users, abnormalities existed, but not to the same degree as those seen in alcohol abusers.Findings from the U.S. study, showing that alcohol use in teens causes more irregular brain function than marijuana, would seem to square with efforts in the U.K. to encourage new drug classification. In the Lancet, David Nutt at Bristol University, along with his colleagues, asked psychologists and scientifically or medically trained police to rank different substances according to how harmful they are. The study purports that experts rank alcohol (and tobacco) as more harmful than marijuana. In a list of 20 substances, alcohol came in at number five, tobacco came in at number nine, and marijuana/cannabis came in at number eleven.These studies are likely to add fuel to movements in both the U.S. and the U.K. to re-classify marijuana. Supporters of fewer restrictions on marijuana will undoubtedly point to scientific studies that show we already legalize less dangerous substances.
Canadian researcher compared the intelligence quotient (IQ) of 15 current heavy users of cannabis, 9 current light users, 9 former regular users and 37 non-users in a group of 70 young people. Participants had been followed since birth and now were 17-20 years old.Current marijuana use was significantly correlated in a dose-related fashion with a decline in IQ when compared to the IQ measured at age 9-12. In current heavy users the IQ showed a decrease of 4.1 points, compared to gains in IQ points for light current users (5.8), former users (3.5) and non-users (2.6).The authors concluded that current cannabis use "had a negative effect on global IQ score only in subjects who smoked 5 or more joints per week" and that "marijuana does not have a long-term negative impact on global intelligence."Former users had smoked marijuana regularly in the past but not for at least 3 months. Current heavy use was defined as smoking at least 5 joints per week. Light users smoked less than 5 joints per week.(Source: Fried P, et al. Current and former marijuana use: preliminary findings of a longitudinal study of effects on IQ in young adults. CMAJ 2002;166(7):887-91)
Study Shows Marijuana Promotes Neuron Growth:http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?menu=c10400&no=253377&rel_no=1Marijuana May Spur New Brain Cells:http://www.treatingyourself.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=5921Cannabinoids promote embryonic and adult hippocampus neurogenesis and produce anxiolytic- and antidepressant-like effects:http://www.jci.org/articles/view/25509/version/1
Thanks for that answer bro, but it did not really answer my question...
For the record, ...what is the definition (within your perception) of the "embodiement of God's character" bro?
Being Christlike, soberminded, righteous, godly in this present age.
Let me ask you, ...what if the OPPOSITE is manifest bro? What if I were to use marijuana, and a song or speech which EDIFIES and EXALTS GOD, proceeds from me? (which it has)... what then?
This "embodiement" is a pretty big thing... and it only leads back to Him, that which HE sent out. If marijuana was put here by Him (and it was)... and He did not specify GUIDELINES for its use... then how can we determine MISUSE of it?
The leading of the Holy Spirit. And, by examining ourselves and our usage of it, which of course he guides us in. And anyone can say anything about what the Spirit leads them to do. But it's each person's issue according to their conscious.
As I see it, ...except by observing it with common sense, and moderation, there is no MISUSE of it...
That's a big exception.
JESUS threw over the tables in the temple... would THAT be part of the "embodiement"? If so, how?
Passion for what is right. It depends on how one is led by the Spirit.
God created SEX... and the proper USE of it is NOT SINFUL, however the IMPROPER use of it, IS SIN... God created ALCOHOL... and the proper USE of it is NOT SINFUL, however the IMPROPER use of it IS SIN... see what I mean?
Bingo, that was my whole point. Improper use. And how do we determine what is improper? It's up the individual to examine himself with the guidance of the Spirit to know that.
Anything that is within our ability to choose personal involvement, CAN be SINFUL... but the SILENCE of Scripture concerning use of marijuana, or even Alcohol as "SIN"... is proof enough that it is NOT...
So when you ask, "is marijuana use sinful" I say "It can be." However, silence of scripture concerning the use of pot or alcohol is not proof enough for me it is not. That would be an argument from silence. I would say the improper use of anything, including pot would be sinful even though the written word does not mention pot specifically.
~~ Is it Seth? Have you smoked or eaten pot? If you have, then you will KNOW that it hardly affects the mind NEGATIVELY, nor CONTROLS the mind... ~~ If you have NOT, then you are basing your statement that notes pot as "powerful" as opposed to "mudane" upon hearsay.
Wow bro... There must be behaviors in the Bay area, that are not present in Los Angeles or Spokane! I smoked pot for 10 solid years in Los Angeles and Spokane --- and a good 15 years (of much lesser use) in Spokane, with countless people on countless occasions, and NEVER ONCE did I ever witness NEGATIVITY arising from anyone using it in proximity to me -- NEVER ONCE!
I sure have, and I have been all around CA.
What do you mean by "less than sober" bro? "Sober" has quite a few applicable meanings... In what way or ways did it "control" your mind?
I mean that I smoked it, and then I was stoned and my thoughts became far from God, and that is just me. It controlled my mind in that way to where I did not feel in control of my thoughts.
I see... This is understandable... but maybe marijuana was not the culprit. Don't mean to be sarcastic... but (unfortunately) I too, have had impure thoughts during my lifetime that had nothing to do with marijuana... They were moments that I will be happy to have stricken from the record, but when this occured during the use of marijuana, it was not the marijuana that "caused" the thoughts... nor imposed control of those thoughts... It was my mind that (in that moment) was not submitted to CHRIST, that "caused" those "impure" thoughts, not the marijuana.
Well for me, the pot was indeed the culprit.
Again, what the individual personally esteems, is an individual concern. My question in this thread was more IN GENERAL... Such as, ...what the WORD might broadcast as a direction or teaching concerning it...
Now I know your question was more in general, but in fairness, you didn't specify. IMHO The Word will let people know individually whether it's fine or not.
As I said in my question above... If I use marijuana, and a wonderful and TRUTHFUL revelation comes forth from within me, ...is this WRONG in some way, because marijuana was a part of it?
I'm really not the judge of that in each individual case. God is your judge on matters like that, not me.
Agreed bro... but aside from that, marijuana and heroin are 2 completely different things -- in 2 completely different categories. HEROINHeroin can KILL you if you overdose yourself. Heroin is PHYSICALLY addictive after the first few uses.Heroin does NOT come from the ground -- AS IS. Heroin must be PROCESSED/manufactured in order to be used. MARIJUANAMarijuana cannot KILL you by overdose.Marijuana is NOT PHYSICALLY addictive, even after hundreds of uses.Marijuana COMES from the ground (and from GOD) -- AS ISMarijuana needs NO PROCESSING to be used.
This is true, that heroin is different than pot. My point there was not to compare the two as similar or the same but to give and example of a gradation of things which can be more powerful than others in bringing someone to slavery. For me, food might be a bigger pull. For others pot might be that way.
I meant by "SILENCE", that GOD chose not to mention Marijuana in the written WORD, neither did He note MISUSE of it, nor did He note any directive concerning it... i.e. --> "silence". If NOTHING is said... then NOTHING is said.
Yes I agree, in the written word it is silent. However, the living Word is given for guidance in our daily lives, who is not silent. That was my point.
Marijuana is not the mild mannered drug it's portrayed to be. It can have a lot of bad side effects. In particular, the brains of children are growing and developing until 25 years of age, and it can negatively impact the developing brain by changing the brain chemistry and structural integrity of the brain which can result in behavior problems, mental problems, addiction, and other problems for the individual and society.
Marijuana side effects come from smoking or consuming the drug and marijuana side effects influence the mind and body of the user. Marijuana side effects can be as seemingly innocent as an increased appetite to as life threatening as lung cancer. Increased likelihood for accidents is also one of the marijuana side effects. Studies show that 6 to 11 percent of fatal accidents are contributed to by marijuana side effects. Other external marijuana side effects include legal problems, work and financial problems and troubles at home.Marijuana is most often smoked but can be eaten or steeped in tea to drink. Most over-doses occur actually when the drug is eaten because it is easier to consume a large dose all at once. Marijuana side effects from an overdose include toxic psychosis including hallucinations, delusions and a loss of self-identification. When smoked, marijuana is rolled up into a cigarette called a joint or smoked in a pipe or water pipe called a bong. Marijuana has many street names like pot, hash, chronic and there are many paraphernalia available to smoke it.
Over 11 million people smoked marijuana last month. Many may not have severe marijuana side effects from taking the drug but many people will. Marijuana side effects include physical problems like breathing difficulties and deteriorating physical abilities. Despite a popular belief, marijuana side effects speed up the heart, blood and breathing rate. The body is taxed more and this speeds up the aging process just like methamphetamines do. The marijuana side effects from this extra exertion on the body include a higher risk for lung cancer, heart attacks and strokes.Marijuana side effects also wreak havoc on the brain when the drug is used habitually. The natural chemical balance of the brain is disrupted affecting the pleasure centers and regulatory systems. The ability to learn, remember and adapt quickly to changes is impaired by marijuana use. Depression often occurs with marijuana usage, which feeds into the cycle of more drug use to treat the pain created by drug use. This cycle of addiction is very powerful and users soon find that they cannot stop using the drug even if they want to.
Marijuana addiction is a progressive disease and marijuana side effects include withdrawal and obsessive thought with the drug when it is not made available.
Addiction is identified as a compulsive, uncontrollable craving for the drug even with pending negative consequences. Often users will attempt to stop smoking marijuana for an important event such as a job interview or court hearing and find themselves using very close or just before the event. This act goes beyond a flexing of willpower. This describes being enveloped by a disease that has taken control and needs to be treated.
Singing can edify God sure. All the others are pretty neutral. I didn't say that something neutral is sinful if it doesn't actively edify God. Is that what you got? This thread is about Marijuana smoking.
Pot is an illegal mind altering drug.
So if it were legal and someone smoked it would they be doing it to edify God or please the Adam in us? That is a decision people who wish to edify God have to make.
Quote from: willieHLet me ask you, ...what if the OPPOSITE is manifest bro? What if I were to use marijuana, and a song or speech which EDIFIES and EXALTS GOD, proceeds from me? (which it has)... what then?I look forward to your answer to this...
With all due respect to your knowledge and dedication to God, brother S...Examination of SELF must be according to the measure of the WORD of God, bro... where NO MEASURE appears, then the examination is therefore not employing the WORD of God in making that measurement. The "conscience" is the HOLY SPIRIT which TESTIFIES of the WORD... If no TESTIMONY exists in the portion of GOD'S WORD which has been provided to us, then the "conscience" is dependent upon "feelings", and/or "teachings" of others, EXTERNAL of the TESTIMONY of the WORD.
In 64 years of life, 33 of which have been dedicated to God, ...it is my observation that many "feel" that the "leading" of the Holy Spirit can be above and outside of the WORD, however... if there is nothing in the WORD which IS the TESTIMONY of CHRIST -- Rev 1:2 -- John 1:1 -- 1 Cor 1:6 -- concerning this "leading", then this is resorting to an EXTERNAL, individual speculation...
The Holy Spirit teaches and TESTIFIES of the TRUTH that is IN THE WORD... [CHRIST]If the WORD is SILENT, then the Holy Spirit is not making "testimony"... for His TESTIMONY is the WORD...
That the WORD speaks NOTHING of it... it is an Unscriptural exception which is not expounded upon one way or the other. Concerning behaviors or indulgences that are not identified in the WORD, we must as disciples... exercise moderation (Paul noted to take a little wine for thy stomachs sake, CHRIST turned the water into wine, marijuana is not mentioned, etc.)
In this case "what is RIGHT" is left to a matter of opinion, Seth... For the WORD does not set guidelines concerning this subject.One is only LED by the Spirit, in relation to that which is WRITTEN. If nothing is WRITTEN, then the SPIRIT has (by the Father been provided) NO TESTIMONY to lead one TO "what is RIGHT", concerning a given thing. Therefore, as Scripture notes OVER INDULGENCE is NOT acceptable in the sight of God concerning things that ARE addressed in it, we can thereby deduce this principle as applicable to other things which ARE NOT addressed in it -- i.e. -- moderation.
The WORD is also SILENT concerning the use of SUGAR, ...Sugar causes tooth decay... does one abstain from its use because one is guided by the SPIRIT? Or is common sense employed by the user, as to how (and how much) SUGAR is used?
And because of the SILENCE or lack of DIRECTIVE concerning this subject in the WORD, upon WHAT do you rest, and upon WHAT do you note is "MISUSE", Seth?I'd like to know so I can be sure to understand what YOU BELIEVE to be MISUSE. And upon WHAT you base this measure and belief.
Because some "intellectual" (@Wikipedia) has given an opinion, you use IT as a measure of what IS or IS NOT correct in arguement.
God's WORD notes that where no LAW is, no "IMPUTATION" is either...
Your experience certainly does NOT reflect my own which has spanned 64 years.
(1) Did you ever have an IMPURE thought PRIOR to using marijuana?
(2) Have you ever had an IMPURE thought AFTER abstaining from marijuana use? If you have, then the possibility remains that your deduction is mislaid.
That still does not answer the question. I did not ask you to make a "judgment", I asked you [paraphrase] "how can "marijuana" be part of something annointed"?
If what IS WRITTEN is embellished by ones "feelings of being led" into areas or subject matter, ...where the WRITTEN WORD is silent, ...well, SORRY ...but I see such as ADDITION to it.
Illegal in some places, not in others. Because MEN have deemed something as ILLEGAL, does not mean that it should be ILLEGAL.
Also, in the USA, one can LEGALLY use marijuana by PERSCRIPTION. It is USEFUL and helpful in pain management and treatment of certain diseases...
As to whether or not it is a drug... again, opinion. It is a herb/weed created by God. And has an inherent chemistry, as do all plants.
If giving ourselves over to another authority or influence wasn't an issue with substances, I don't believe there would be such explicit instructions in the scriptures about not being drunk with wine. Instead, we are to be filled with the Spirit.
I can't judge anyone else though, I have my hands full examining my own heart.
9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? 10 "I the LORD search the heart and examine the mind, to reward a man according to his conduct, according to what his deeds deserve."
In that case, I would not be inclined to think it sinful generally speaking and if it is legal, like wine.
In the case of the written word not calling out a specific thing as a sin, the LIVING WORD is the guiding factor, at least for me.
There is nothing that the Living Spirit would do to contradict the written word, however, in the case of silence in the Word regarding what can affect the conscious, the Living God is the guide unto righteousness however he leads each man. IMHO
The Spirit also provides salvation from sin teaching us to deny ungodliness through chastisement in this present age. Now the question becomes "what is ungodly?" That is what the Spirit will enlighten into each man.
But it is an exception that you noted, which I believe was a pretty significant exception and was really the whole point of my statement.
As I said, the Spirit is for deliverance from sin. That is why it was provided for us.
I don't believe it is a dilemma. I believe God does guide in daily life choices. That just may be a point in which we disagree.
Misuse would be anything that leads away from: "Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world" Titus 1:12 and other many like scriptures as that.
However, there is something called "the Law of Liberty" and that which brings one into slavery, whether the word "marijuana" (and I have indeed known people in slavery to it) is specifically mentioned falls into the category of being contrary to that liberty.
Looks like it.
Yes. However pot use made it more difficult to control my thoughts and be soberminded, and therefore became a part of the machine within me that lusted against things of the Spirit.
Yes I have, but again, a factor in making it difficult to control my thoughts has been removed.
I think i answered above.
Very well, but I believe the Spirit does lead in daily life against things that cause people to think and act contrary to the standard of conduct taught in the scripture.
Peace bro. Love you.
so what are the fruits from using MJ vs alcohol and other drugs?
does it make you hit your wife...write someone off on the roads...get all aggressive and violent?
I say damn those evil aggressive murderous insidious rastafarians...send them to Afghanistan...they'll show us how to win a war!


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About this time of year I begin to look for that first tingle on the cheeks, or on the tip of the nose.
That's the true signal for the end of summertime.
Schools started up way too early way back in August, and the calendar says summer ended last month.
But I and most of you know better. Neither were the signal for the end of summertime.
Some of the best days of summertime are these days, the warm, sunny days of October. They call it Indian summer. The Indians had a great idea.
The air is dry and clear, the lower-angled sun puts a shimmer on the land, and spirits rise. It even fosters hope that they just might forget winter this go-round, what with global warming and all. It came close to it last winter.
We've been getting all these false alarms for the end of summertime.
I always note with puzzlement when the wild cherry tree in the yard drops its leaves in early September. What a waste, I thought, with so much warm weather to go.
That tree's not fooling me. I knew it was not time yet.
Not long after that the wood stove that sat stored in a corner of the basement all summertime began begging me to get all that stuff off the top of it and set it and the stove pipes back up for the cold weather. Not so fast, I admonished. It's not time yet.
Next came the walnut trees, with their incessant noise. Yes, noise.
Dad planted all those walnut-tree sprouts many years ago, and now I have to deal with the mature, nut-bearing trees.
I'll be out on the porch watching the ball game in the hammock, and those trees will start dropping their walnuts.
Plop, one will go during a commercial when I have the TV sound lowered. Pow, three at a time will fall to the ground. On and on it'll go, throughout the game.
It's a drumbeat of approaching winter. But it's not the special signal.
It was a sad, rainy September morning when I went out to feed the dog in my summer shorts. As I sat there while the dog ate the morning's chill started creeping onto my bare legs, enhanced by very-low atmospheric pressure and evaporating raindrops on my skin.
"This is a sad day," I told her the next morning as I pulled my work pants out of the closet at dog-feeding time and I hung up the thin summer shorts.
Even the spell of cold rain last week did not send me the signal. I just put on the windbreaker with the hood and took off out the door without a second thought.
None of those signs, those false alarms, was the signal that I'm looking for.
Here's the genuine signal. It's when you get up one morning and, as you go out the door, the cool shoots a little tingle into your face.
Now, it's just as cool in the fourth quarter of the Friday night football game. The temperature drops, the aluminum bleachers grow cold, and the bare arms chill. It's worse if your team is getting whupped real good.
But you don't notice the fourth-quarter chill so much. No, the signal that sticks in your mind is the one you get when you go out the door fresh from a warm, morning shower. The familiar, cold tingle strikes your cheeks for the first time of the season.
You exhale to see if you can view your breath. You can't, but the tingle tells you nevertheless this is it. This is the signal. Summertime is gone.
I had a full summer. I hope you did, too. I didn't get everything done but you can't do everything, especially when you drop down a gear as most folks do at this age.
With the special signal you take a deep, long breath and relax a bit. The hectic summer vacations are long gone, and the outdoor chores are done, or they should be if they are going to get done this season.
With the first morning tingle you breathe in the chilly, morning air and hold it in for a bit. You haven't smelled such clean freshness since March.
Should you go back in the house and get a sweater? No, no need to go overboard, not quite yet. It'll warm up in a hour or two.
But you review in your mind your wardrobe of long-sleeved shirts and other cold-weather clothes back in the house. You're going to have to move them out of storage or from the back of the closet. And you'd better do it soon.
And there is color in the trees, building to nature's autumn crescendo. You'd better start thinking of taking a trip up in the mountains to see the leaves. You'd better do it this weekend or the next; you don't want to wait too late.
Because you have the signal.
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From Thatcher Brook Primary School newsletter to parents
Due to recent news reports and a heightened awareness of MRSA infections in the general population, the WWSU school nurses are providing information on this topic to their respective school communities. The following information (collected from the Vermont Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control) should serve as a source of information and a guide to prevention.
What you should know about Staph and MRSA
Staph: Staphylococcus aureus (known as staph) is a very common bacterium that can live on the skin or in the noses of healthy people.
Staph is a common cause of skin lesions, including pimples and boils.
Staph can sometimes lead to more serious infections in the skin and other sites on the body.
Some staph infections are harder to treat because the bacteria have become resistant over time to the antibiotics usually used to treat these infections.
MRSA: MRSA is a type of staph infection that has become resistant to some antibiotics.
MRSA infections can be mild or very serious.
MRSA infections are preventable and treatable.
How Staph and MRSA infections are spread
Both of these infections are spread through breaks in the skin, by skin-to-skin contact, or less often by touching surfaces that have the bacteria on them.
Prevention and Treatment
Simple measures can be taken to prevent infections:
Wash hands often and well or use alcohol-based hand sanitizers.
Shower after exercise.
Cover cuts, scrapes and wounds with bandages until healed.
Don't share personal items such as razors, towels or other objects that could pass bacteria from one person to another.
Place barriers between skin and shared equipment like weight-lifting benches and sanitize frequently touched surfaces.
If you have an infected wound, see your medical care provider. MRSA can only be diagnosed through a laboratory test.
MRSA infections are treatable. Treatment depends on the site of infection and the severity of the infection. Not all infections require oral antibiotics.
MRSA in the community is different than in a health care setting.
MRSA is rarely serious when contracted in the community setting, where it typically appears as an easily treatable skin infection.
MRSA acquired in the hospital or health care setting is a different strain and more serious than MRSA acquired in the community.
MRSA infections can be life threatening to older people and those with weakened immune systems.
Patients in hospitals, nursing homes and health care facilities such as dialysis centers are most at risk for serious infection when open wounds, burns or tubes inserted in their bodies provide a pathway for infection to be carried through the bloodstream and internal organs.
Information for parents
MRSA is rarely serious when acquired in the community. It is treatable and, like other bacterial infections, simple precautions will help prevent infection.
Clean wounds and cover them with a clean, dry bandage. Wounds that do not heal properly need medical attention.
Teach children to wash their hands regularly, such as before eating and after toileting.
Be sure family members use antibiotics properly. Take all that are prescribed, even if the symptoms stop before the prescription is used up. Do not share prescriptions.
Children should not share equipment, clothing, towels or other personal items.
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Director's Council of the Museum of the City of New York
The Museum's Director's Council is a group of individuals who have established an on-going commitment to the Museum and its mission. Each fall, they host the New York After Dark cocktail party as well as the black-tie Winter Ball gala dinner to raise funds and awareness for the Museum.
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The names and details of 120,000 tax dodging companies and plutocrats in 170 countries have been revealed. The total size of the files is more than 160 times larger than the leak of U.S. State Department documents by Wikileaks.The most solid numbers I've seen bandied about are $32 to $35 Trillion, with the caveat that it could be 3 times that.
Investigation Reveals Trillions Hidden in Tax Havens Part I
Bill Black: An international collaboration of investigative journalists has released the names of wealthy individuals stashing as much as three times the American GDP in tax havens - April 10, 13
William K. Black, author of THE BEST WAY TO ROB A BANK IS TO OWN ONE, teaches economics and law at the University of Missouri Kansas City (UMKC). He was the Executive Director of the Institute for Fraud Prevention from 2005-2007. He has taught previously at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin and at Santa Clara University, where he was also the distinguished scholar in residence for insurance law and a visiting scholar at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Black was litigation director of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, deputy director of the FSLIC, SVP and general counsel of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, and senior deputy chief counsel, Office of Thrift Supervision. He was deputy director of the National Commission on Financial Institution Reform, Recovery and Enforcement. Black developed the concept of "control fraud" frauds in which the CEO or head of state uses the entity as a "weapon." Control frauds cause greater financial losses than all other forms of property crime combined. He recently helped the World Bank develop anti-corruption initiatives and served as an expert for OFHEO in its enforcement action against Fannie Mae's former senior management.
PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome to The Real News Network. I'm Paul Jay in Baltimore. And welcome to this week's edition of The Black Financial and Fraud Report with Bill Black, who now joins us.Bill is an associate professor of economics and law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He's a white-collar criminologist, a former financial regulator, and author of The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One.
Thanks for joining us, Bill.
BILL BLACK, ASSOC. PROF. ECONOMICS AND LAW, UMKC: Thank you.
JAY: So I guess you've been looking at this results of the investigation by a international consortium of international journalists about offshore tax havens.
BLACK: Yeah. This is interesting. This has been some--one of the few areas that there's actually been some success. Obviously, this was not a governmental effort, but there have been several governmental efforts. U.S. (with regard to some Swiss banks) and German tax authorities, and to some extent Swiss tax authorities, have gotten inside information.And now these investigative journalists have gotten supposedly over 1 million files on thousands of the world's wealthiest people, with estimates, you know, of extraordinary amounts of money being kept in tax havens secretly, and typically in violation of law and typically for an illegal purpose of evading taxes under their home laws. So usually this isn't a crime, of course, in the tax haven, but usually it is a crime, indeed a felony, in your home country.
JAY: Now, I see in the report--and by the way, the report is called Secrecy for Sale--that some major banks were part of all this. They would actually facilitate their clients hiding their money in these tax havens. UBS was one, Deutsche Bank another. I don't know if any of the American banks were involved. In the report I saw, it didn't mention them.
BLACK: The report I saw mentions UBS, which is a giant Swiss bank, and Deutsche Bank. And what's particularly interesting is the United States had just gone through not putting the hammer down, of course, on these institutions, like it refuses to put the hammer down on any of the largest banks. But the logic was that they had supposedly cleaned up their act. And, of course, now we find not only did they not clean up their act, but they actually created a major strategic initiative to be able to defraud, and what they were going after more than any single nation was the United States of America. So, you know, under Lanny Breuer and Holder, again we've been completely conned by these people. That's one of the aspects of the story that should be embarrassing for the administration but of course wasn't even mentioned in the story.A second thing that was intimated by the story is we're talking about the wealthiest, most politically powerful people in many of these countries. So the nation of Georgia--not the U.S. state, but the nation of Georgia, its both the prime minister and the richest person in all of Georgia is prominent on the list. Good old Imelda Marcos's daughter, who is apparently a governor now in the Philippines, is on the list. Mark Rich, the notorious tax fraud who was pardoned by Clinton to get money for his presidential library, his former wife is on the list. Top people in Russia under Putin are on the list.It's going to have significant consequences when they get the details about all of the nations of the periphery, where the powerful folks are demanding tax increases on the working class and now it's going to turn out that simultaneously the most powerful people in many of these countries were doing everything possible to make sure that they paid next to nothing in the way of taxes
.JAY: Just to get a sense of the scale of this, in The Guardian newspaper's report about this, they quote a former Mackenzie economist, Mackenzie Group economist that this might be $32 trillion hidden away. I mean, $32 trillion is bigger than, I guess, almost every country's gross GDP, isn't it?
BLACK: No. To give you an idea of scope, it is roughly twice the GDP of the United States of America, which by a considerable margin is the largest GDP in the world.JAY: And it's crazy. So this is just--I guess everybody gets this. The point is they're putting this money--it's not getting taxed. And I suppose it's--not only is it not getting taxed, but it's also partly a kind of laundering that takes place, too, because the source of the funds also, I suppose, isn't being accounted for or inspected.


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CRESTVIEW — Yanira Alvarez-Ortiz says her new eatery is more than a place for a hearty, home-cooked Puerto Rican meal.
She and her husband, Jorge Alvarez, a 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) soldier, created Puerto Rico in Crestview to be a gathering place where lively music plays, family members of all ages can gather and domino games can run nonstop.
Such culture is special for the couple, who met at a chinchorro in Jorge's Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, hometown.
"The food at a chinchorro is special because it is homemade," Alvarez-Ortiz said.
"The 7th Group families love chinchorros," Alvarez said. "They've been waiting so long for someone to start the concept here. It's our way to share a little of our culture with Crestview."
Caribbean comes to Crestview
"There is no one in the area who does Caribbean food," Alvarez-Ortiz said. "People know dishes from Mexico or South America, but they are not the same.
"We speak the same language but the food is completely different. It is less spicy but it has a special taste that makes it Caribbean."
The restaurant, which held its grand opening Sunday, features a simple menu of island dishes.
Combos include yellow or white rice with chicken, pork chops or beefsteak, and sides including red beans, sweet yellow plantains, and fried mashed green plantains called tostones.
Specialties include chicken or pork mofongo — mashed, seasoned green plantains — and pork or chicken skewers.
Flan, a light custard with caramel sauce, is Alvarez-Ortiz's special dessert, available in vanilla, cream cheese, Nutella, guava, coconut and pineapple.
"I spend a lot of time making sure the caramel sauce is just right," she said. "If you cook it too long, it is bitter."
Locally grown, locally made
Purchasing fruit and vegetables from local growers was an easy business decision, the couple said.
"It is important for the economy of Crestview," Alvarez-Ortiz said. "I'm buying from people who work the land here. They're going to come eat at my place and I want to contribute to their business.
"If someone sells honey, I want to buy their honey for my flan. If they sell peppers and other vegetables, I want to buy them for my dishes."
The restaurant shares outdoor covered dining with the adjacent Hot Spot, where patrons may also buy drinks.
That kind of neighborly collaboration is one reason the couple chose Crestview for their business.
"Crestview is a nice and quiet town compared to the big cities, and we absolutely loved it; so we said to ourselves, 'Why not stay and bring our food and make Crestview our home?'" Alvarez-Ortiz said.
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The commission should be requiring a brain MRI after the beating Sanchez took.
The commission should be requiring a brain MRI after the beating Sanchez took.
Could u imagine a fight with Conor and Diego when UFC returns to Ireland will be and instant classic and both men should make some nice bonus money.
McGregor rather fight at LW from what I've read I don't know why but I would imagine his trainers and employer find him best suited to FW.
I really believe that people like Bill Murray or John Belushi are just as great and just as valid as Robert De Niro or Al Pacino. And I don't think you can say One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) is a better movie than Animal House (1978); they're different genres. I think they're both examples of great craftsmanship.
-Sam Rockwell
And i'll be there
McGregor still wants Diego Sanchez next
"Man I need a fight!" he posted. "I'm pretty sure after Nate (Diaz) and Gray (Maynard) fight I'll have a opponent. Want Diaz but it will prob be Gray."
When asked about McGregor instead, Sanchez stated "because the point is to climb the ladder."
The youngster from Ireland didn't take to kindly, sending back a message of his own to Sanchez.
"Only reason you haven't been cut 2 Bellator with the other has-beens is because you defend shots with your nose. 0-4," he wrote.
Phil Baroni
"I fight because I can't sing, I can't dance, and it beats working all day. Now ask me a question that doesn't sound so fucking stupid."
Forrest Griffin
"He did exactly what I wanted him to do and he knocked me the fuck out"
Conor McGregor willing to go to welterweight to fight Diego Sanchez
Conor McGregor ✔ @TheNotoriousMMA
@DiegoSanchezUFC @AndyUFCFan My very first request was for it to be at 170lb. Ive already messaged Dana and Shelby. This fight WILL happen.
8:46 PM - 30 Nov 2013Diego Sanchez UFC ✔ @DiegoSanchezUFC
@AndyUFCFan @TheNotoriousMMA dublin 170
What is the point of this fight aside from seeing Diego get mauled so bad that he mumbles and stumbles on words on Twitter too?
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From their most recent email:
Price Reduction!
No Subscription Fees!
The Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising team is waiving all subscription fees and inviting current and former players to immediate, unlimited, and FREE gameplay.
For those who haven't purchased Gods & Heroes, we are dropping the price of the game to $9.99/£7.99/€9.99 now in effect at GodsandHeroes.com and most brick-and-mortar and digital retailers.
We have many exciting plans in place for the future of Gods & Heroes. During this evolution we want to thank our very loyal Gods & Heroes community who continue to support the game. We appreciate your feedback and commitment and look forward to bringing this mythological MMO experience to its full potential.
See you in Rome!
A nice low price to get into the game at. Planning to reinstall and check it out again now that it's free. Looking forward to seeing where they go from here.
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Lol, still not worth it, even if they gave us 100 dollars return! They make it f2p, but nothing has changed! No news on it, no nothing. Only thing is, they give us things they wish would happen. I dont believe in those fairy tales anymore from HI! All talk and no action! They bring f2p, I whent and logged back in and all the same crap is still there. Non working chat (an mmo without chat lol!), bugs all over, lost items, no loot dropping, lag, rubber banding, no end content, no news on when or what is coming!
So, check it out all you want, I did it too and within the hour I was out again! Its gonna take them a whole lot of changing to even get a few people back!
Well, all these people asking questions on the official forums and no answers! All the new people that came in by the f2p model, just all left through the back door with a bad taste in their mouth! No chat working, no people wandering around, no end game stuff, not even an end game and alot of bugs!
People wont dig this, they will remember the company name and stay far, far away from games that will come from HI!
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My new motto; Nothing worth saying takes less than a giant wall of (kinda)structured text! :D
Well, i like the fantasy-roman setting and all. Hope they get their act together, keep some players for a while so they can develop the game further, i would personally dip in, but all this negativity sorrounding this game is scaring me :D:D
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Joined: 8/18/09
The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.
Originally posted by jungleninja
Hate this game so much you had to reply to this thread twice to get your point accross? Really.
Game is fun to play, play it. Or...you could hold an intellectual conversation with Mr. Excitable here, if thats what floats ya boat.
Now really, lets go over the truth here. Chat system DOES work, no it isnt the best ever seen, but it does in fact work.
I have seen people around when I play, even help them out when they need it. No people around, simply NOT true.
End Game, there are dungeon runs you can do when you hit level cap. Is it structured liek WoW to give you gear progression through constant repetition, no. If you want WoW end game progression, might I suggest......
Bugs, this one he got right, ONLY thing said here that was actually a fact.
Oh and as far as no communications, they help me every time I ask for it. Maybe they just dont like the tone of some peoples requests, we will never know the real reason on this one I am afraid.
(DISCLAIMER - The use of the word YOU in the above post is not directed at any one person in particular, but towards those who fall into the category itself - there is no personal attack here, neither intentional nor implied.)
Oh yeah, those 'end-game' dungeons, where they drop lvl 32 stuff, that you cant use, right! End-game was supposed to be 40 or 50 if I remember right. Not 30. But then thats not the point right? On what server do you play? I play the EU one and I tell you, the chat doesnt work, at least for me. For helping, maybe if you mail them, im talking about news on the forum, facebook, etc. They dont give news there, so thats a fact.
People around? Where! I havent seen em!
Ok, lets take a look at how its going now? Its been awhile since the f2p has been announced. What has changed in the meantime? Ive been online and to my surprise I saw noone at the places I was at. Now that doesnt mean people arent there, just that I didnt see them. What news have we had since this announcement....I havent seen nor heard anything....yet. Now with even RIFT giving the first 20 levels free for ever, what is the grand news for g&h? I really tried to get back into the game, I really did, but it keeps pushing me away and when im away, I keep wanting to come back! Its a hate and love affair, because this game can be so much more! But the silence is killing the last part of the game. The oooh so great news never came.
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Originally posted by Krelian
'All this negativity' is primarily from one person here, so take it with a grain of salt. :)
I've found it an netertaining diversion. I just wish they would do more with the estate, a that's an area that can become an engaging source of entertainment if developed further.
There isn't a "right" or "wrong" way to play, if you want to use a screwdriver to put nails into wood, have at it, simply don't complain when the guy next to you with the hammer is doing it much better and easier. - Allein
From one person? Ha! Most people dont even mind anymore. Why I keep posting is, because I wish this game would become something. I love the setting, the game itself. But I hate what they did to it or lets say didnt do with it. They where so well on their way and their ideas where great, but they just lacked the know how, the manpower, etc. to do it. Then all of a sudden they just stopped developping. Its a shame! I sure wish they would do something with the estate. But saying it comes from one person is a lie. Just check the original forums!
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I bought the game a few weeks ago.
Unfortunately the EU server is totally dead. I played for 3 hours in primetime and it mostly just me, apart from one other person for an hour or so. It's totally depressing for an MMO and I didn't go back. This is a pity as I think the game is good.
I don't understand what the problem is. Maybe the low numbers is a viscious circle.
Anyone else play the EU server? Is it worth trying the US server?
I would appreciate any feedback at this point as I think the game deserves a chance.
The EU server is definitly dead. Has been since launch. The US server has a few more people on it, but thats all. When I was on the US server I saw one or two people per evening. No more. So, the game is definitly empty. Not even the own devs play the game. So, thats what its like. And indeed, the game does deserve more credit, if it was finished. The EU chat doesnt work, I do kow the US chat does work, but not always. Whats an MMO without chat huh?
the game is quite fun, i loved some of the followers you could get such as the octopus/kraken whatever it is but i dont use it anymore, i was playing yesterday and grouped with 2 other people and progressed 5 levels, this is on the NA server
there is players on the NA server it is not dead...
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Well if that chat doesn't work that's just stupid. Not having the chat working is like pulling the switch on your games life support. I also am unable to post on the forums.
It seems almost as if they are not trying. Or maybe they are waiting on investment. In the meantime though, they could get people playing it and be more active in promoting it.
Let's face it, us MMO lot are actually a forgiving bunch and will play any piece of shit in the hope it gets better, and this game is actually pretty sound, so it has more hope than most.
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Associate Producer - Heatwave Interactive - Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising
We are aware of the forums issue and are hoping to implement a solution soon, if you had previously been able to log into the forums you are still able to however you will have to use your persona rather than your account name.
As for the Chat, the issue was fixed in September. If you are still having issues with it please make sure you are using the correct chat commands. If your are still having the issue I encourage you to create a petition or send an email to support(at)godsandheroes.com so we can look at it again.
Patch Notes from September for chat are as follows
Metz - Associate Producer - Gods and Heroe: Rome Rising
Originally posted by Master_Metz
Hey Metz, thats from the last update. How about new patches, updates, etc. You only respond to questions like this, but never to what gonna come or when. How long do you think the community will stick behind you?


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For now, the options is only available in the US, so you need to use a US proxy to see it. Google also updated the password recovery settings page to include all the account-recovery options: secondary email addresses, text messages and the security question.
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Gallery: Marshall vs. Kent State, Sept. 4, 1982
Marshall University opens its season Sept. 4, 1982, against Kent State at Fairfield Stadium. Marshall won, 30-21. The team would go on to have a 3-8 season.
We are cracking open the archives from past Marshall University football seasons.
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1982 Marshall University football roster (from the media guide)
1, Carl Lee, FS, Senior, South Charleston, W.Va.
2, Pat Verlarde, P, Junior, Yuma, Ariz.
3, Mike Mahoney, CB, Freshman, Pomeroy, Ohio.
4, Scott LaTulipe, K, Sophomore, Woodbridge, Va.
5, Tony Stott, SE, Junior, Potomac, Md.
6, Larry Fourqurean, TB, Junior, Low Moor, Va.
8, Garfield Lewis, DB, Freshman, Lexington, Va.
9, Jim Marshall, DB, Freshman, Cincinnati, Ohio.
10, Carl Fodor, QB, Freshman, Weirton, W.Va.
11, Dan Patterson, QB, Junior, Phoenix, Ariz.
14, Steve Harding, QB, Junior, Fredericksburg, Va.
15, Alphonso Fergerson, QB, Freshman, Lexington, Ky.
16, Tony Konopka, QB, Junior, Pittsburgh, Pa.
17, Ted Carpenter, QB, Sophomore, Manassas, Va.
18, Mike Moreland, SE, Sophomore, W. Jefferson, Ohio.
20, Eugene Pertee, CB, Junior, Sterling, Ohio.
21, Sidney Arrington, CB, Sophomore, Roanoke, Va.
22, Rich Gimbor, SS, Sophomore, Allentown, Pa.
23, Tony Henderson, Senior, Milton, Fla.
24, Billy Hynus, SE, Sophomore, Huntington.
25, Brian O'Dell, FL, Junior, Roanoke, Va.
26, Clifford Wright, SS, Senior, Orlando, Fla.
27, Danny Abercrombie, RB, Freshman, Coalwood, W.Va.
28, Mike Copenhaver, FB, Sophomore, Colliers, W.Va.
29, Rich Van Alphen, FL, Junior, Hudson, N.Y.
30, Richard Cyrus, SS, Freshman, Catlettsburg, Ky.
31, Don Johnson, FB, Sophomore, Hamilton, Ohio.
32, Jimmy North, FB, Senior, Charlottesville, Va.
33, Dickie Rollins, TB, Senior, Kistler, W.Va.
34, Gilbert Orr, TB, Junior, Cincinnati, Ohio.
35, Glenn Bates, CB, Junior, Roselle, N.J.
36, Eric King, FB, Senior, Man, W.Va.
37, Vincent Long, TB, Sophomore, Maitland, Fla.
38, Paul Buckley, FB, Junior, Westwood, N.J.
39, Alan Townsend, FB, Sophomore, Cincinnati, Ohio.
40, Mike Muncey, LB, Freshman, English, W.Va.
41, Jim Coupe, DE, Junior, Hampton, Va.
42, Terry Echols, LB, Junior, Corrine, W.Va.
43, Trey Duffy, DE, Sophomore, Bellaire, Ohio.
44, Randy Clarkson, RB, Freshman, Columbus, Ohio.
45, Jesse Bandy, LB, Senior, Beckley, W.Va.
46, Greg Jones, SS, Senior, Lynchburg, Va.
47, John McCluan, DT, Freshman, Berwick, Pa.
48, Tony Lellie, LB, Sophomore, Weirton, W.Va.
49, Greg Wiley, LB, Senior, St. Louis, Mo.
50, Brian Blosser, OT, Senior, North Canton, Ohio.
51, Thomas McConkey, OT, Sophomore, Wheeling, W.Va.
52, Poncho Borgese, NG, Senior, Pittsburgh, Pa.
53, Stephon Blackwell, NG, Junior, Anderson, Ind.
54, John Ceglie, LB, Freshman, Follansbee, W.Va.
55, Juan Stout, C, Sophomore, Lexington, Ky.
56, Moke Riggs, C, Junior, Middlebourne, W.Va.
57, Martin Stafford, C, Freshman, Beckley, W.Va.
58, Randy Hawkins, NG, Junior, Roanoke, Va.
59, Brian Mays, LB, Freshman, New Matamoras, Ohio.
61, Bob Vinsko, OG, Junior, Annandale, N.J.
62, Mike Staggs, OG, Senior, Gallipolis, Ohio.
63, Greg Lohman, OG, Sophomore, Cincinnati, Ohio.
64, Herbert Hivley, OG, Sophomore, Dunbar, W.Va.
65, Jim Devine, LB, Senior, Monroeville, Pa.
66, Dale Rice, OG, Senior, Princeton, W.Va.
67, Mark Taylor, DT, Junior, West View, Pa.
68, Dan Staggs, OF, Junior, Gallipolis, Ohio.
69, Steve Wendt, OT, Sophomore, Titusville, Fla.
71, Jeff Borman, DT, Sophomore, Cincinnati, Ohio.
72, Ray Lamb, DT, Freshman, Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
73, J.C. Curry, DT, Sophomore, W. Jefferson, Ohio.
74, R. J. Harbert, DT, Sophomore, Haywood, W.Va.
75, Robbie Pasko, DT, Sophomore, Huntington.
76, Steven Stoll, OG, Sophomore, Cincinnati, Ohio.
77, Rob Bowers, OT, Junior, Milton, W.Va.
79, Brian Smith, NG, Freshman, Orbisonia, Pa.
80, Jeff Durrette, DE, Junior, Cincinnati, Ohio.
81, Dwayne Thompson, DE, Junior, Columbus, Ohio.
83, Raleigh Collins, DE, Junior, Kimberly, W.Va.
84, Dan Metropoulus, NG, Senior, Aliquippa, Pa.
86, Ted Jackson, TE, Sophomore, Woodbridge, Va.
87, Todd Evans, TE, Junior, Southmont, N.C.
88, Dean Roberts, TE, Senior, Chicago, Ill.
90, Ken Conway, TE, Junior, Dade City, Fla.
91, Chuck Felty, DT, Freshman, Kenova, W.Va.
92, Marty Palazeti, DE, Sophomore, Dearborn, Mich.
93, James Wynes, DT, Sophomore, Talcott, W.Va.
94, Bobby Winston, SS, Sophomore, Woodbridge, Va.
95, Kevin Sullivan, K, Sophomore, Liverpool, N.Y.
97, Mike Lindsey, NG, Junior, Bowling Green, Va.
98, Alan Huff, DT, Sophomore, Chester, W.Va.
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Sure Santos was a black belt in BJJ they give those belts out like candy now a days. He's not exactly know for his submission skills as a fighter ( only has a couple wins by submission) I would not say Diaz beat him at his own game by going to the ground with Cyborg. Cyborg was know as more of a striker then a grappler at the time Cyborg was having success with leg kicks in the match had he kept it standing the fight may have ended differently.
He beat an undersized Penn by using his reach and size to clinch Penn up against the fence. I've already conceeded that Diaz has good boxing. In this case he used his strength and size to beat and undersized opponent. One of the few times Diaz actually used a gameplan.
And that kind of goes to my point once faced with elite level guys he lost. He had what I consider to be an easy run while in Strikeforce against opponents he matched up favourably with. I'm not saying Diaz doesn't have talent or skills or even put on entertaining fights, but look at his career and what is the most impressive win he has ?someone who did that well at beating people at their own game is not mediocre. the only people he has lost to in the past 5 or 6 years are gsp and condit. there is no same in losing to either of those guys. gsp is the GOAT by far in that division and condit is a beast as well plus that was aclose fight.


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BRANDON Charles James Pepper, 57, died Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, at Rutland Regional Medical Center.
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That's why it feels wrong. I'll change out of it in a bit and that post won't make a jot of sense.
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That's why it feels wrong. I'll change out of it in a bit and that post won't make a jot of sense.
yeah, but doesn't GNTLGNT have blue grey eyes...like the barrel of a ...oh, never mind
I think the whole discussion is related to GNTLGNT avatar pic phasing without phasing, and some just don't like it but, I do..
By the way, Ms Mod, I am aware that you are aware, that avatar pics are so or are so. In fact, I bet you know better than me on this board.
I was just being macho.
"Also, why is the Site sooo user unfriendly"
I beg to disagree. I was posting something just now and when I went to leave it warned me that the changes would not be saved. That's not user unfriendly. I was a bit puzzled when I first joined but eventually with the help of other members I got most things figured out, but still learning of course. Your Opa (is that grandfather in German or Dutch?) can't be any worse than me so don't blame the site.
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Republicans in the House of Representatives recently passed a balanced budget proposal. Democrats in the Senate, for the first time in four years, passed a budget as well. Theirs, however, will never balance. President Obama is now two months late presenting a budget of his own, but has indicated his will not aim toward balance.
Balanced budgets are hard to come by in Washington, D.C., and families across North Carolina want to know why.
That's a fair question, since cutting back and setting priorities is something families and small businesses do every day.
The most succinct reason for the federal government's budget foibles is this: Washington has a spending problem.
Despite receiving some of the highest tax revenue totals in history, the federal government has been overspending by at least $1 trillion annually for the past four years. All told, national debt has increased $6.1 trillion to an historic high of $16.7 trillion on President Obama's watch.
Even with the $600 billion in new taxes the President demanded to avert the fiscal cliff, the federal government is projected to add nearly $7 trillion in more debt over the next 10 years. Such spending is simply unsustainable and must be corrected. But how?
Government spending can be divvied up into three categories: mandatory, discretionary, and interest. Many people do not realize that by far the biggest portion of the federal budget is spent on mandatory programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid for which spending automatically increases, year after year.
Interest, too, is automatically paid in full.
Without a willingness from Democrats to discuss future reforms to mandatory spending, Congress is left with only discretionary programs (including defense, agriculture, transportation, education, and natural resources, to name a few), amounting to about 35% of the total budget, to look to for savings.
That is a critically important point. Discretionary spending cuts are absolutely necessary, but not sufficient to balance the budget. Without reforming mandatory spending, which accounts for 60 percent of all government spending, deficits will be impossible to rein in and the national debt will continue to accumulate for our children and grandchildren to deal with.
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By paring smart short-term savings with critical long-term reforms, the House Republican Path to Prosperity budget proposal will actually balance. It will responsibly rein in runaway overspending - to the tune of $4.6 trillion over the next decade, strategically target waste, spur job growth, and boldly correct the structural weaknesses that threaten important government programs such as Medicare.
Unlike the President's past budgets which have followed the status quo mantra "spend more, tax more, borrow more," the Path to Prosperity makes the tough and forward-thinking decisions necessary to safeguard the future of America - and keep Washington from passing its burdens onto you and your children.
On April 15th I hope to continue this conversation with residents from the 5th District. At 5:30 p.m. I will be hosting a telephone town hall meeting to hear constituents' questions and concerns about taxation and the country's broader financial health. Reforms offered in the Path to Prosperity budget to address economic growth and the rising national debt will also be discussed.
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A Broadway man arrested fleeing the scene of a robbery Thursday has been charged in two other robberies reported in recent days, according to authorities.
James Joseph Noeth Jr., 30, of 141 Romas Drive, Broadway (Harnett County), is charged with common law robbery and felonious larceny and possession of a stolen motor vehicle, the Lee County Sheriff's Office reports. Noeth was also served with warrants from Harnett County for robbery with a dangerous weapon in connection with a robbery at the Seminole Mart on on Wednesday, as well as a charge of larceny of a motor vehicle and warrants from the Sanford Police Department for robbery with a dangerous weapon for a robbery at the Kangaroo located at 4470 Highway 87 South Thursday.
Shortly after 4:30 p.m. Thursday, the Lee County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a robbery at Mom and Me Refurbished Treasures, 1269 Greenwood Road. According to a news release from the Lee Sheriff's Office, "The clerk at the business reported a white male came into the business and asked for change. When the clerk opened the register, the man jumped over the counter and knocked her to the ground and took cash from the register."
The perpetrator left in a burgundy Honda, according to the sheriff's office, which was found abandoned several miles from the business. The vehicle had been reported stolen from Harnett County, authorities said, which led to the motor vehcile larceny charge in addition to the robbery charges.
Assisted by Harnett County canine officers and the N.C. Highway Patrol, Lee County deputies reportedly apprehended the suspect after a foot chase near Edwards Road and Sheriff Watson Road after a more than hour-long search.
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The peanut butter to my banana! I love using Betty-Lou & Mary-Lou together, especially on my eye lids. If using this as a bronzer, make sure to use a light hand as this is pretty pigmented and shimmery and can make you look like a muddy disco ball if used too much. Mine started to crack near the hinge but it's been through a lot and still going strong. I purchased mine on Hautelook and it's been worth every penny. As I said before, this makes for an easy and fast eye shadow, it's hard to go wrong with it.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2005
GeoProject USA and Google Maps
Last week I posted about Zoto.com supporting the geotagging feature on all of its images. In support of that new feature Zoto has introduced Geo Project USA. From the Geo Project website:
The objective of Geo Project USA is to visit and photograph every spot in the U.S. where a whole-numbered minute of latitude intersects with a whole-numbered minute of longitude (e.g., 38°14'00"N, 109°55'00"W), in what is better known as a confluence point. Minute confluence points form roughly a one-mile by one-mile grid across the U.S. The goal of this project is to capture photos from as many as possible of the 4,554,000 minute confluence points in the U.S, producing for the first time a granular look at the fabric of America.
Already these confluence points are starting to be gathered and a Google Map will display all of these points on a map as they come in. Here is an example of a confluence (37°52'N 122°16'W) looking North, South, East and West.
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Sam Eliot as Eldred Jonas is perfect. Viggo would have to work on his voice.
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Sam Eliot as Eldred Jonas is perfect. Viggo would have to work on his voice.
Best choice for Susannah Dean in my opinion:
Naomi Harris from 28 Days Later, the Pirates movies, and Miami Vice. She has the looks, acting chops, and what seems to be the physical prowess to pull off the role.
*For Eddie you need someone that could pull off young twenties...and I don't think Jake Gyllenhaal is that guy lol. I keep thinking of Norman Reedus:
the enormity of even attempting to bring the dt to a screen (big or small) would be a daunting, moneygobbling endeavor: i'm hopping that they hire mostly unknowns...
all these 'stars', big and little, will cost way too much...: there be fanciful things, sceneries unseen in any other type of movie...
they need to take a que from good old george lucas, back in the days before anyone knew anything about long ago galaxies, and hire undiscoverd, but, nonetheless good, talent and sign 'em up for the long haul
if they start this thing, they need to finish it: i can't really see any of these relatively big-named stars sticking around for 5, 10 years (or more !) for a realistic salary..while most of the sets don't need to be anything special..
some of them do...
and there-in lies the quagmire of a humongous budget-busting beast
Here's the actors of the characters I've visualized:
Viggo, not bad...I see Clint Eastwood (he's obviously too old now)
but has anyone considered Hugh Jackman (since he looks like eastwood)
No trendy young actors will do...I really can't visualize anyone other than
Cillian Murphy (batman begins - dr crane)
Rosario Dawson isn't a good enough actor to pull it off!
IMO...Naomi Harris, nice call *rvialet* (Tia Dalma - Pirates of the Caribbean)
wouldn't really make or break the cast...as long as the kid can act
Sam Elliot of course!
Mickey Rourke
Rosanna Arquette
Clint Eastwood
Scarlett Johansson - bleach blond
Though she's too old (for the Susan character?)
John Goodman...?
anyone else have characters that stand out?
Benicio Del Toro as Roland = Perfect
There are some great suggestions here. IMO, I doubt that a film version is ever going to be made. The story is just too big and the only way it would be feasible, time-wise or money-wise, would be to cut a great deal - something I don't think any of us wants to see happen. However, it's always fun to speculate on who would be cast if it ever happens.
Personally, I have to agree with guido. I think too many big names is going to make the budget skyrocket in no time flat considering the length and depth of the story. Additionally, I've always felt that if there are more than say 4-5 big names in the same movie it just kinda takes something away from it. I'd like to see mostly unknown actors filling most of the parts.
That said, I think Hugh Jackman would be a great Roland, and Norman Reedus would make an interesting Eddie.
If The Dark Tower is to ever be done on screen I think %100 CGI would be the only way to go. There is way too much negative potential in the realm of casting to do this with live actors. If DT is ever done in cinema it better be done %100 right or not done at all!
Okay, so I haven't been a big supporter of making a Dark Tower movie (I already have visions of the characters in my head and don't want that messed up!), however, Mousey has come up with some good possibilities...and Sam Elliot is definitely Eldred Jonas!