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Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation and International University of Kyrgyzstan Announce Progress, Expansion Plans for Joint DNA Collection Project
Partnership Has Thus Far Collected More Than 300 DNA Samples from Major Kyrgyzstan Populations. New Kyrgyzstan Collaboration Partner Announced, Together with Plans to Extend the Project to Additional Central Asian Nations. This Collaboration is a Centerpiece of SMGF's Ongoing Effort to Expand the World's Leading Central Asia Genetic Genealogy Database.
SALT LAKE CITY & BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation (SMGF), a non-profit scientific organization that has created the world's most diverse and comprehensive collection of genetic genealogy information, and the International University of Kyrgyzstan (IUK), Kyrgyzstan's flagship institution of higher learning, today reported significant progress in their collaborative research partnership to study genetic genealogies, migration and demographic patterns of Kyrgyzstan's various populations.
"We are extremely pleased with the progress we have made thus far on this project"
The SMGF-IUK partnership was established in October 2006 to discover and preserve essential genetic genealogy information for Kyrgyzstan through the collection of DNA samples and corresponding genealogical records. The project was designed in concert with Dr. Asylbek A. Aidaraliev, president of the International University of Kyrgyzstan, and Dr. Djenish Djunushaliev, director of the Kyrgyzstan Institute of History and a member of Kyrgyzstan's National Academy of Science. Essential stated goals for the collaboration include:
- Study the genomic data in the indigenous and admix groups that constitute the Kyrgyzstan population, based on demographic, socio-anthropological and cultural characteristics
- Document and preserve oral histories from Kyrgyzstan individuals and families
- Connect individuals and families in Kyrgyzstan with one another and with others throughout the world through genetic genealogy
- Increase representation correlated historic and genetic data from samples from Central Asian countries in SMGF's publicly available Sorenson Database
- Compare the results obtained in these studies with those reported in other populations
- Jointly publish results in journals or books, and disseminate findings by participating in national and international conventions, courses, seminars and conferences
Since the collaboration with IUK began, SMGF has collected 364 DNA samples from three ethnic populations in Kyrgyzstan: the Kyrgyz, Dungan and Uyghur groups.
"We are extremely pleased with the progress we have made thus far on this project," said Dr. Scott Woodward, executive director of SMGF. "Kyrgyzstan is a little known but fascinating and genetically significant country - its demographic makeup might contribute important clues to the unique Central Asian phenomenon of significant differentiation between geographically close populations combined with relative genetic homogeneity within some populations."
Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked Central Asian country characterized by dramatic, rugged mountain terrain and strong nomadic traditions. Despite a relatively small population (just over 5.2 million in 2006), the country contains a wide variety of ethnic groups, with a large number of primary languages. While approximately 65 percent of the population is comprised of indigenous Kyrgyz residents, more than 13 percent of residents have Uzbek ancestry, and 12.5 percent of residents are of Russian descent - a reminder of the fact that Kyrgyzstan was annexed by Russia in 1864. The country achieved independence from the then-Soviet Union in 1991.
"This collaborative project will be invaluable to the nation of Kyrgyzstan and its people," said Dr. Aidaraliev. "It will serve to preserve priceless family histories, genetic and cultural information that might otherwise have gotten lost through the passage of time and continued migration of people to and from our country."
SMGF and IUK also announced today that they will add a third partner to the Kyrgyzstan collaboration: the Department of Anthropology at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) will help to conduct fieldwork with their students in various populations throughout the country.
"We are delighted to involve our students in this interesting collaborative project. This project will expand local knowledge and understanding of population present in the country as well as help assessing cultural and social change due to recent migration," said Dr. Aigerim Dyikanbaeva, Head of the Department of Cultural Anthropology and Archeology at American National University. "I am confident that this project will provide important insight in analyzing existing data and collecting new essential information to make this study more accessible and useful to the general public."
Ultimately, the partners intend to collect 800 to 1,100 DNA samples in Kyrgyzstan, and a total of 5,000 or more samples in Kyrgyzstan and additional Central Asian countries, including Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. SMGF is currently in the process of establishing strategic partnerships with historians and anthropologists from government agencies and universities in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, under the direction of Dr. Aidaraliev of IUK.
The Kyrgyzstan project is a major addition to SMGF's Central Asia collections, already an unparalleled resource for genetic genealogy research in the region. In September 2007, SMGF partnered with the National University of Mongolia to complete the largest DNA collection in the history of Mongolia: 3,000 samples from 24 or more of that nation's major ethnic groups, tribes and clans.
For more information about SMGF's DNA collections throughout the world, visit www.smgf.org/maps/collections.jspx.
About Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation
The Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation (SMGF; www.smgf.org) is a non-profit research organization that has created the world's largest repository of correlated genetic and genealogical information. The SMGF database currently contains information about more than six million ancestors through linked DNA samples and pedigree charts from more than 170 countries, or approximately 90 percent of the nations of the world. The foundation's purpose is to foster a greater sense of identity, connection and belonging among all people by showing how closely we are connected as members of a single human family. For more information about the Foundation's free, publicly available database, visit www.smgf.org.
About the International University of Kyrgyzstan
The International University of Kyrgyzstan (IUM) was established in 1993. The University is dedicated to the enhancement and development of new scientific-research programs in informatics and computing, system analysis, ecology, biotechnology, management, economy, law and social sciences. IUM focuses on the practical application of scientific research and educational programs in accordance with existing market demands for is 1,400 students.
About the American University of Central Asia
The American University of Central Asia (KAS) was founded in 1997. KAS was established to bring a higher level of learning to Kyrgyzstan, based on American models. The University is dedicated to improving the quality of education it offers by adding new programs and services in order to equip its graduates with the knowledge and skills necessary for the modern world. The Department of Anthropology at the American University of Central Asia is the only of its kind in Central Asia.


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Artist Interview with Coll Hamilton
Coll Hamilton shares some words with us this week. A very talented emerging artist with a distinct style that we love. He's proven popular on Art Pistol and is one to watch!
Bio: My interest in story-telling and narratives are distilled in my paintings to creating moments that capture a place, a character or an expression, but most of all an atmosphere that could be part of a bigger story but which also stand alone as single images. I graduated from Glasgow School of Art and continue to live and work in Glasgow.
Art Pistol (AP): What's the first thing you can remember painting?
Coll: Daleks - lots of them. I used to fill pages painting and drawing Daleks in lots of different colours - they are still my doodle of choice. I found a painting recently I did when I was about 5 of a Dalek exterminating Mr Happy. That's probably some sort of metaphor.
AP: When did you first realise you were an artist?
Coll: I'm not sure. I was always interested in stories and creating my own stories - when I was growing up I sort of thought I might end up trying to be a writer and drawing had always been something I just did all the time and gradually the two passions for narrative and mark making kind of blended into one. I think if you are trying to be an artist you get into a mind-set where it's difficult to switch off and everything you observe and experience feeds back into your work somehow but I don't know if this happens because this is how you are made up or because you have spent so long doing it you have turned yourself into that. And if you ever achieve some level of success where you can support yourself through your art, can you then switch off between your work and your life or are they just intrinsically intertwined forever? Certainly a few years ago I found it very easy to switch off from the feeling I should be working and now I can't. So I suppose there wasn't a time that I can remember where I first realised I was an artist but over the last couple of years I think I have finally realised I am artist.
AP: How would you describe your art to someone that has never seen it before?
Coll: One of my friends recently described my painting as "figurative abstract" and I really like that description. I think the importance of storytelling in the images would be something that would hit anyone looking at them for the first time and I like the medium and the process of using them to come through in the images as well - so there is the narrative that I am describing on the surface and then there is the narrative described by the brushstrokes or pencil strokes or pastel smudges (I enjoy fingerprints in my work as well and tend not to always rub them out) that tell the story of the image's creation - or at least hint at it.
AP: Is your work on any famous person's wall?
Coll: I've got some work on the walls of people who aren't famous yet but probably will be one day soon - I've given work to friends who are writers and a film-maker and other artists who I think will be very successful and famous.
AP: If you had the opportunity to change something in the art industry what would it be?
Coll: I don't think I've got enough experience of the industry yet to know as I'm still just trying to break in.
AP: Do you have any other interests or talents that you'd like to share?
Coll: Well, I'm working on some graphic novel stuff at the moment so I'm certainly interested in writing and hope that I have some sort of talent for it. Time (and other people's reaction to the work) will tell.
AP: Describe yourself in 3 words, one has to be a colour?
Coll: Orange (it's just my favourite colour, I don't fake tan), Happy, Sad
AP: Tell us your perfect scenario for painting.
Coll: In my flat (which serves as my studio just now), after having lots of coffee and a breakfast involving eggs, with either music or an Adam & Joe Podcast on my iPod, lots of bright sunshine and the whole day ahead of me to paint.
AP: If you weren't an artist you'd be..?
Coll: The only job I've ever had is working in bookshops (still there part-time). So that, probably.
AP: Do you have any advice for artists just starting out?
Coll: I would say get used to rejection and knock-backs. Be prepared to spend a lot of time on your own working (unless you can afford a studio) as I wasn't prepared for this being such a solitary existence. And not to get the internet anywhere close to where you are trying to work as it is like a constant, constant, nagging, whispering distraction.
AP: And finally, what are you working on just now?
Coll: I'm working on two very large paintings, a few smaller ones and on a couple of graphic novel projects. And some Dalek doodles.
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So I am wrapping up my Ashen map, and because my mind works like a web browser with a million tabs open. I had to start another project, which i got carried away with and now am posting!
I love what i have done and i can't take the credit really, its all the amazing tutorials out there on this site. Each one is like gold!
I'm always hoping for feedback, or comments. Mostly about my texture usage?
Sorry I'm posting this with so much done.. yet so little if you think about it really.
Here, I'll also post my drawing that inspired this all!
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|'Generation Iron' in Theaters September 20th
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Film's Writer-Producer Explodes 4 Myths About Bodybuilding
Myths abound about the subculture of bodybuilding, a sport that took off with the explosion of the health-and-fitness industry in the 1970s.
Back then, the public knew even less about these extreme and dedicated athletes until the release of a breakthrough docudrama in 1977, "Pumping Iron," produced by Jerome Gary and featuring a champion named Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The film has long fascinated Vlad Yudin, writer, director, producer and principal of The Vladar Co. He has been busy on multiple film projects this year, but right now his focus is the Sept. 20 release of "Generation Iron," created with "Pumping Iron" producer Gary and narrated by Mickey Rourke. (Visit www.generation-iron.com to watch the trailer and get showtimes.)
Yudin spent months with the seven bodybuilders featured in the docudrama as they prepared for the Mr. Olympiad contest. He says he came away with an appreciation of how little the public still knows about the sport and the athletes who so compulsively pursue physical perfection. For one, many people believe bodybuilding is about size – not true.
"It's about developing symmetry," he says.
Here are four myths he says are rampant in literature about bodybuilders, and why they're not true.
"Branch Warren is a devoted family man who brings his daughter to competitions," Yudin says. "In the film, you see him carrying his daughter through the back stage."
About Vlad Yudin: Vlad Yudin is the principal of The Vladar Company, a media and entertainment production company. IMDb Profile: www.imdb.com/name/nm2852166
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(Roxy was checking to see if her master has fallen arches or smelly feet, but thankfully the answer is NO on both counts!)
From our Protect Your Parts & Move with Ease Series, learn how to care for your feet so you can live your healthy, happy, and youthful lifestyle!
Fallen arches, also frequently called "flat feet," are a painful condition which can arise from a wide variety of causes.
Flat feet are sometimes congenital, but other times they are caused by an injury, or are an indirect result of other conditions or disorders. Children are often born with flat feet, but as they grow, their arches usually develop along with many other physical characteristics.
The type of flat feet which children typically have is called "flexible flat feet," meaning that when the child is standing normally, the feet look flat, but when the child stands on tiptoe, the arches become more apparent.
There are many tendons in the foot, ankle and lower leg which connect the muscles to the bones. The arch on the underside of the foot is formed by the tendons inside the foot pulling upward on the tissue.
A case of fallen arches can occur when the tendons are not creating an appropriate amount of tension on the sole of the foot.
Aside from congenital disorders, there are many other conditions which can be risk factors for flat feet. Obesity can increase the downward pressure on the soles of the feet, increasing the strain on tendons and the likelihood of fallen arches.
Diabetes frequently causes orthopedic complications, and pregnancy can also cause flat feet. Other health problems which can cause fallen arches include broken or dislocated bones, rheumatoid arthritis, nerve problems, damage or inflammation of the posterior tibial tendon, and simple aging.
Having flat feet does not necessarily mean that you will notice any complications or symptoms. There are many people with fallen arches who require no treatment.
However, there are some symptoms which occur with fallen arches, or which can indicate that a person may be suffering from fallen arches. Flat feet frequently cause a person to tire easily while walking, or to become painful or achy when walking for long distances. Back and leg pain, though seemingly unrelated to a foot condition, are also a common indicator of flat feet, and it may become difficult to walk on tiptoe or flex the affected foot.
If you visit the doctor with any of these symptoms, or if he or she has any reason to suspect you may have flat feet, a simple examination can be performed to ascertain whether there is anything abnormal about your feet.
They may check your health history, look at the soles of your shoes, test the strength and elasticity of the muscles and tendons, or perform x-rays or MRIs. If they determine that you do have flat feet, there are a variety of treatments that they may prescribe, including anti-inflammatory pain-relief medications, orthotic devices, braces, or injected medications. Surgery may be necessary for severe pain.
Fortunately, there are also steps that can be taken at home to treat fallen arches or flat feet. The first step is to prevent the condition from occurring or worsening by wearing appropriate footwear with the right amount of arch support.
Improving your lower body stability and strength by exercising your muscles in the butt, legs, and feet will also help in preventing more deterioration and help promote injury prevention.
Some exercises that will help improve fallen arches are calf raises, standing on a single leg and reaching down to touch the floor, and walking lunges. Do them first with good support shoes and as you become more stable, try to do these exercises barefoot to further increase strength and stability. Additionally, it's always good to seek the advise of a personal trainer or physical therapist to learn more about what you can do to help keep your feet strong.
If you experience any foot pain, you can treat it yourself by resting your feet, applying ice, and elevating them to decrease inflammation.
Try to treat any other risk factors which may be contributing to foot trouble, such as obesity or high blood pressure, and avoid high-impact sports or activities which may worsen your fallen arches. As with any medical condition or injury, if you experience severe pain, or if the pain does not get better within a few days, it's time to see a doctor.


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NEW COUNTY COUNSEL NAMED — Jeff Kuhn, 36, was named by the Board of Supervisors to replace outgoing County Counsel Mike Ott, who submitted a letter of resignation in August. Kuhn will start his official duties Nov. 1. A native of Bakersfield, Kuhn said idealism sparked his interest in the law. "I wanted to make the world a better place, and it seemed like the legal profession was a good way to do that," Kuhn said. After graduating from Sacramento State University in 1979, Kuhn entered the McGeorge School of Law. He came to Fresno in 1982 to work in the Fresno County Counsel's Office where he remained until he accepted the position of county counsel for Madera County.
HANHART-MCINTYRE PLEADS FOR MEASURE A — Board of Supervisors Chairman Gail Hanhart-McIntyre pleaded the case Thursday for Measure A, which would garner at least $2 million annually for Madera County. McIntyre told a group gathered at the Madera High School cafeteria that roads, police and fire protection, library services, and animal control have fallen prey to city and county budget crunches in recent years, and she would like to reverse the trend. The proposed half-cent sales tax, which requires support by just over half the voters to pass, would mean additional funds spent on top city and county priorities, Hanhart-McIntyre said.
102-YEAR-OLD WOMAN RETURNS TO MADERA — Maude Burton, the 102-year-old daughter of Civil War hero, Fredrick J. Quant, spoke to a packed gymnasium at Thomas Jefferson Junior High School on Thursday morning. Burton appeared as part of a history project involving 300 students in Madera and Modesto. Burton first came to Madera in 1888 in a covered wagon. On Thursday, she made the trip from a Vallejo convalescent home in an air-conditioned car. Burton was honored with speeches by Madera Unified Superintendent Tom Riley, MUSD Board President Gloria Kunz, Supervisor Gail Hanhart-McIntyre, and Mayor Robert Garibay. Gov. George Deukmejian and President Ronald Reagan sent best wishes to the woman referred to as "a piece of Madera history."
SHERIFF TO GET NEW ADDITION TO K-9 UNIT — Supervisors approved Tuesday what Supervisor Harry Baker called, "One of the best investments the taxpayer can get — a dog." Sheriff Glenn Seymour requested funding to obtain another German shepherd for the department's K-9 unit. The dogs have been used extensively by the department, and there are some deputies equipped with buttons on their belts who ride with the dogs. Once pushed, the button will open the window and let the dog out of the car to aid a deputy in need of help. Seymour will keep three of the dogs in Eastern Madera County and three in the Valley...


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I don't think Gen V support will be in 1.7.0. Maybe in 2.0.0. I can't judge, but SDSME is a very big step in NDS ROM hacking!
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The pair team of Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir, while not quite Boston born-and-bred, are about as local as they could be. Shnapir was born in Moscow, Russia, but he moved to Massachusetts with his parents when he was only a year-and-a-half old, and he spent most of his life in the Boston suburb of Sudbury. Castelli was born and raised in Rhode Island; she now lives in an apartment near The Skating Club of Boston.
They have a striking look on the ice, partly due to the difference in their heights. Castelli is a petite five feet, while the six feet-four inch Shnapir is one of the tallest men in skating. Their height difference allows the team to do spectacular lifts as well as huge throw jumps. In addition, the two are hard-working and diligent about their training. They have been moving steadily towards their goal of winning the U.S. title and competing at the world championships.
"This season we've taken all the right steps to getting back together as strong as we can be, stronger than ever," Shnapir said on a recent morning at The Skating Club of Boston.
"Overall we're very happy how our hard work this season has paid off for us," said Castelli. "That's one thing we can truly say, that we've worked the most that we've ever worked before."
"Our preparation and our training has been so much more intense, and it's really paying off," added Shnapir.
The two skaters teamed up in the spring of 2006; as a pair, they have always been coached by Bobby Martin and Carrie Wall. They were the U.S. novice and junior bronze medalists, and the 2009 world junior pair bronze medalists. They have competed on the Grand Prix series for three seasons, and they won their first Grand Prix medal, bronze at the NHK Trophy, last fall. They won the gold medal at Ice Challenge in Graz, Austria in November.
Castelli and Shnapir do some of the most difficult elements in pair skating. They have often included a throw triple Axel in their programs, and last spring they started landing a throw quadruple Salchow in practice. Although they don't plan either element in Omaha this month, they say they hope to add at least one of the highly difficult throws in the near future.
While their technical accomplishments have always been their strength, Castelli and Shnapir have been looking to improve their component scores. This season, they have started working with Julie Marcotte in Montreal, making several trips north for choreography and touch-ups. Marcotte chose their music and choreographed their short, long and show programs. They are skating to 'Stray Cat Strut' and 'The Pink Panther' for their short program, and 'Payadora' for their long. Their new exhibition program is to 'It's a Man's World.'
"The music was very, very different from anything we had done," Shnapir said. "I can't really speak for both of us but I think we both feel like this is pretty great."
Along with the thriving pair program at The Skating Club of Boston, which includes 2012 U.S. fourth-place finishers Gretchen Donlan and Andrew Speroff, and 2012 U.S. novice bronze medalists Alexandria Shaughnessy and Jimmy Morgan, Castelli and Shnapir say they enjoy skating on the same ice with the strong singles skaters at The Skating Club of Boston.
"We have Ross Miner, Harrison Choate, Stephen Carriere and Christina Gao to push us," Castelli said. "We definitely are a good team here, we work hard together. We all truly wish each other the best, and we all truly encourage each other. Without that daily support I don't think we all could do it."
Although they are in the new position, for them, of being the favorites to win the title this month in Omaha, Castelli and Shnapir say they are approaching the U.S. Championships as just another competition.
"We're just going to do what we've been doing," said Castelli.
"One thing that we've really committed to this season is approaching every competition like it's just another competition," added Shnapir. "We have to continue to look at it that way. We just do what we do every day in practice, train hard, and then we go out and showcase what we have."
Looking ahead to the 2014 U.S. Championships, the pair is thrilled that they will have the chance to perform in front of a home crowd.
"I don't think we ever had a home competition that large," said Castelli. "It's going to be very energetic, and helpful for us to have a bunch of our close family and friends in the stands, and the students, and people from the Club just coming to watch us skate. I think we can definitely feed off of that energy."
"I agree," Shnapir said. "I don't want to use the term 'home ice advantage,' but that definitely can help with the energy and the emotion. It's exciting to think about, but we still have to go to Omaha, and right now that's our focus."
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A former executive is admitting his role in a $28 million government contracting fraud scheme.
Sixty-year-old Harold F. Babb pleaded guilty in Washington's federal court on Tuesday to charges of bribery and unlawful kickbacks. Prosecutors say Babb is cooperating with their investigation.
Babb and three other men were arrested in October and charged with a scheme to submit fraudulent and inflated invoices for government contracting work. Two of the men were employees of the Army Corps of Engineers, and Babb was the director of contracts for a company that did business with the government
Prosecutors say the proceeds of the $28 million fraud were spent on personal luxuries, including cars, homes and high-end watches.
Babb's lawyer, Jeffrey Jacobovitz, says his client wanted to accept responsibility and continue with his life.
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Bash Completion 1.1 Adds Shell Functionality
The Bash shell has long supported extending command completion through scripts. The Bash-Completion package delivers full scripts for Linux commands and is currently available in version 1.1.
The new
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Bash-Completion is licensed under GPLv2. Version 1.1 is available for download as a tarball from the project homepage. Developers also built a current Debian package in the git repository for distribution.
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Microsoft Visual Studio Code v1.0 is Available for Linux!
Linux users can now download and install the Windows code editor
Open Container Initiative announces Image Format Project
New initiative will address security and interoperability concerns around container technology.
Red Hat Lures Developers with Free RHEL and Container Development Kits
Developers can use RHEL as a development platform without a subscription fee.
Microsoft Brings the Linux Command Line to Windows
Windows users will soon have native access to the Bash shell.
Internet Research Group Proposes Better Email Standard
Improvements to SMTP will provide better guarantee of confidentiality
New Nvidia Driver Offers Wayland Support
Graphics vendor embraces new reality in Linux graphics
Inventor of Email Dies
Pioneer Ray Tomlinson bequeathed the @ sign to billions of Internet users
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A single man is charged with multiple shootings between Monday, May 26 and Tuesday, May 27, 2014.
East Islip, NY - May 28, 2014 - Suffolk County Police have arrested an East Islip man in connection with multiple incidents during which shots were fired at property in the Third Precinct.
During the overnight hours between May 26 and May 27, three homes in the Third Precinct were struck by gunfire. The homes were located at 1 Provost St. in Great River, 116 Cedarhurst St. in North Great River, and 157 Keswick Drive in East Islip. A 2004 Saturn, which was parked in the street in front of 239 Manhasset St. in Islip Terrace, was also damaged by gunfire.
Kyle Rowlinson, 24, of 107 Yuma Lane South, East Islip, was charged with two counts of Reckless Endangerment 1st Degree for the incidents on Keswick Drive and Manhasset Street. He will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip today.
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Every winter, it is reported that millions of people in the world get the flu. Coworkers and classmates are home, sick and miserable, for about a week. A few mostly the elderly and infirm die. Were told the annual death toll exceeds 36,000 in the United States and a few hundred thousand around the globe. This computer-generated number has gaping holes in its credibility, however, because medical authorities don't separate and verify those who actually died of influenza from those who died of a "flu-like illness or of flu-complications, such as pneumonia. [1]
As a general rule, people think of the flu season as a nuisance. Even major controversies like last years contaminated vaccine supply that cut the number of doses by 50 percent barely made a blip on the radar screen. For a few weeks, the media hyped the shortages with images of people standing in line to be vaccinated. But by January, a vaccine shortage turned into a vaccine glut. Authorities abandoned the rationing and started to urge everyone once again to get in line. After all that hoopla, we ended up with a very mild flu season.
In addition, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) has a media plan in place. Referred to as a Seven-Step Recipe for Generating Interest in, and Demand for, Flu (or any other) Vaccination, it was engineered to ensure the economic success of the seasons flu vaccine campaign. The program is designed to methodically manipulate the general public through the use of major media (newswires, television). The scheduled, fear-based messages are aimed at convincing the unsuspecting public that not only is the flu shot necessary, but people should be demanding it. This results in millions of dollars of free advertising for vaccine manufacturers. [2]
The recipe is ramping up all over again with the approach of fall: The annual flu vaccine push is about to begin. Make a plan, then work the plan, comes to mind. But the plan may be wearing thin. The general public has come to understand that the flu isnt a catastrophic illness. Like the sparrows to Capistrano, it arrives at about the same time every year. Most people are showing the same ho-hum attitude to the frenzied reports of the avian flu virus, H5N1, also referred to as bird flu.
Predictably, officials dont like it one bit. They are finding it difficult to get people really worried about avian influenza no matter how many articles of catastrophic concern they have published. But this time, they need to walk a tight line. They saw the economic consequences caused by epidemic hype in 2003, when the world was focused on the SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) outbreak.
The SARS virus was thought to spread from humans after infected animals were sold and slaughtered in unsanitary and crowded markets in China's Guangdong province. Over a period of five months, 8,049 people were reported to be infected by what turned out to be a novel human coronavirus. The vast majority of those (7,248) were in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Even though there were 774 deaths, or close to 10 percent of known cases, SARS didnt become the new pandemic, killing millions as feared. [3]
The SARS experience, however, taught officials a critically important lesson about overestimating the staying power of an infection. The economic impact on the Asia-Pacific region of the six-month SARS outbreak was nearly $40 billion.
In Canada, 251 people were infected and 43 died. [4] The Canadian Tourism Board estimated that the epidemic cost the nation's economy $419 million. The Ontario health minister estimated that the cost to the province's health-care system, including money spent on special SARS clinics and supplies to protect healthcare workers, was about $763 million. Thats more than $1.18 billion spent on one disease during one season in just one country.
The SARS outbreak also had a substantial impact on the global airline industry. Flights to Asia and the Pacific Rim decreased by 45 percent and the number of flights between Hong Kong and the United States fell 69 percent. [5]
Undeniably, there is a genuine downside to issuing warnings that turn out to be unnecessary hype. Unfortunately, the way that the H5N1 avian flu infection is being handled is starting to inflict a similar economic impact. Since 2003, more than 160 million domestic ducks, chickens and geese have been killed in eight countries. The cost to various local economies is already estimated in the tens of millions. And based on information freely available on the Internet, bird flu is predicted to cause the Great Global Depression, 40 percent of the worlds population to be infected, an unimaginable number of deaths and, in Western civilization, the end of life, as we know it. [6], [7]
But, if the apocalypse is coming, the general public does not seem overly concerned. The old playbook isnt working this time. No one seems to be paying much attention to the scenarios being portrayed by the CDC and the World Health Organization (WHO). Officials need a new plan.
Enter risk communication.
The field of risk communication is relatively new. Dating from the early 1980s, it evolved from several different fields of study: health education, public relations, psychology, risk perception and risk assessment. The CDC needed a new plan to get people to take bird flu seriously and to move government health officials to earmark massive amounts of money for the planning process.
Heres the new and improved version of the Seven-Step Recipe for the flu shot:
Step 1: Start where your audience is
Fair enough. For most educational processes, this is a good place to begin. Officials are advised to start with empathy. Instead of berating people for their lack of concern about bird flu, make common cause with the public and then talk about how horrific the next flu pandemic may be compared with the annual flu. Dont tell them the answer; lead them to the conclusion.
Step 2: Dont be afraid to frighten people
Thats right, the new plan advocates the use of fear. Fear appeals have had a bad press, but the research evidence that they work is overwhelming . We can't scare people enough about H5N1. WHO has been trying for over a year, with evermore-dramatic appeals to the media, the public and member states.
This is the reason the same old recipe isnt working: fear is an over-played card. At every turn is a doomsday message about something coming from the CDC and the WHO. The Chicken Little approach has played itself out, even though the press and the government seem to push that same button over and over again.
Step 3: Acknowledge uncertainty
Uncertainty is the name of the game and it is the very uncertainty of this infection that feeds the fear. The plan encourages officials to admit, There is so much that we dont know about H5N1.
In spite of encouraging uncertainty, there has been a noticeable change in the language surrounding the arrival of the pandemic from if the pandemic comes to when the pandemic arrives. [9]I suspect we may see more of this certainty once the new pandemic vaccine becomes available worldwide.
Step 4: Share dilemmas
In crisis communication, the goal of dilemma sharing is to humanize the organization making the decision, reducing the outrage if you turn out to be wrong. In addition, this practice will let the public think that it is helping to make decisions, leading to better buy-in of the decisions being made.
I wonder if the farmers in Vietnam, China and Thailand are feeling any sense of dilemma sharing when their birds infected or not are confiscated by the government and killed, leading to a complete loss of income and food production for their families?
Step 5: Give people something to do
In January 2005, Canadian infectious diseases expert Richard Schabas told The Wall Street Journal, "Scaring people about avian influenza accomplishes nothing because we're not asking people to do anything about it." The authors of the new playbook recommend that we start planning how to handle catastrophic business disruptions. They even suggest cognitive and emotional rehearsal learning about H5N1 and thinking about what a pandemic might be like and how youd cope.
Nearly every religious tradition and many researchers, including Depak Chopra, Larry Dossey and Wayne Dyer, have given us a clear message: You get what you think about. Could global cognitive and emotional rehearsals make the situation worse? Perhaps we should visualize, instead, a safe, clean healthy world, free of viral illnesses for all, humans, birds and animals.
Step 6: Be willing to speculate responsibly
Step 7: Dont get caught in the numbers game
Step 8: Stress magnitude more than probability
Step 9: Guide the adjustment reaction
All four of these steps serve to accentuate Step 2: Dont be afraid to frighten people. Get people revved up and worried. Get them motivated to fear that the pandemic is coming. Stockpile drugs, frantically push for vaccines, store water and food. We didnt see a disaster at the millennium, but one is just around the corner. At any minute. Soon. Were due.
Step 10: Inform the public early and aim for total candor and transparency
The American government has collaborated with its many agencies to hide so many things from its citizens from vaccine cover-ups about thimerosal to Vioxx that it has lost all sense of trustworthiness. Do government officials still have the ability to be transparent?
Now that we have seen the new playbook, start watching for the rhetoric. The bird flu vaccine to protect the public from the H5N1 virus is more than a year away from release. Nonetheless, watch for the 2005/06 normal flu season to be the launching pad for a new form of information sharing called risk communication. See the plays unfold, paving the way for the arrival of a new bird flu shot. A global mass vaccination program plan is about to unfold.
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For the last several weeks, I have been in a situation with a person who is dealing what I am seeing as emotional bondage/hostage situations with her partner. Said partner has huge issues related to being an adult VICTIM of child abuse. He is not yet a survivor as he's not faced his issues.
Dude has the most amazing lack of control over his rage. No, he doesn't hit.. but he does hit below the proverbial belt. But, boy oh boy, confront him with your perceptions of his behaviors and watch the fury fly. four times he called me screaming and I told him I would not talk with him while he was screaming and talking over me.. and then hung up.. the fifth call he started out talking for about ten seconds... then of course.. the rage took over. I just let him rant and rave about how stupid I was and how I was putting my emotional issues on him blah blah blah.. you are soooo wrong and soooo stupid .. etc. But with much more volume and hatred. Ok.. whatever floats your boat.. you just confirmed my assumptions of you though.
Over the last few months he's told her that "He can't stand to look at her." "it's her depression that's pushing him away" "she's a lousy mother' "I'm going to kill myself' 'I don't need therapy cuz I can out psychology any psychologist' ... and others. Then he puts the blame for one of his rages on someone else.. it's all just psychodrama.
What's your point then Sam? Why do people choose to stay and endure this behavior. I can freely admit that I was one of them for 8 long miserable years... except mine got physically violent and my life was threatened not once but several times.. if I said no, then I got non-violently raped anyway. Not just physically but emotionally.
Bruises fade and pain goes away.. but the emotional scars.. wow.. those can be doped up and painted over, but they are never really gone. So why do people choose to stay in these sorts of situtations?
Usually, the first excuse is that they believe that they are in some way responsible for this person's behavior. They had it coming.. they did something that hurt the other person and he/she is reacting rationally. (so NOT) Many have victim complexes to start with because they suffered being abused as children in one form or another. Some have social or financial issues that they have to consider .. they have no support network because the abuser has pushed everyone so far away, they may not have income or means to support themselves. They don't know about social programs in the community.. (though I can tell you that sometimes those do more harm than good) But mostly they excuse the abuser's behavior by figuring out how it was that they deserved what they got. It was all their fault.
Friends of the victim can try to help, but let me tell you that it usually backfires and you lose a friend. It becomes your fault for pushing them to be stronger. That's just a sad fact of the situation. Don't let that stop you, however, from making the attempt. Maybe, just maybe, what you have said will open their eyes just a touch and they will slowly realize that they really are perpetuating the behavior by making excuses. Sadly, not always.
I don't have any real resolution to this issue.. just what I have learned in a lifetime of dealing with abuse and abusive situations.
One thing I would like to pass on to everyone.. the word passion is overused and misused. Passion means to feel strongly about a thing, situation or belief. Passion is not rage. Rage is a whole other animal.
So, what would you do?
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Aug 26 @ 2:16PM
Well as a survivor of mental, emotional, verbal and physical abuse, I know that for me at least it was a case of I thought i deserved it, that i was doing something wrong and not living up to his expectations or needs. I was also raised in a family that was abusive and thought that this was how people lived.
But you're right about losing a friend if you step in and try to help.....until she is ready to admit there is a problem there she isnt going to listen.....and if she is pissed at you for stepping in and trying to help she isnt going to be comfortable coming to you when and if she ever gets to that point.
What would I do? I dont know Skwirl........I guess I would be there for her if she wants to talk, tell her what i had been thru and how life is different now, and leave it with a if there is anythign i can ever do to help you with something dont hestitate to ask.........and hope that it doesnt go on much longer or gets worse.
Aug 26 @ 2:18PM
Yeah, too often I find myself going into 'RESCUE' mode and then shortly after.. realize how stupid that was.
Aug 26 @ 2:21PM
What's your point then Sam? Why do people choose to stay and endure this behavior.
That is a fabulous question. I am disappointed that you did not provide an answer from your experiences. I have never been involved it that type of negativity, but have known many who were.
Where I found my frustration was in being the life guard that rescued the damsel in distress only to find, that before I got back to my life guard station, she was in troubled waters once again, with the same dude or another like him.
If people continue to make bad choices, they are accountable. This applies to our kids too. Past a certain point, it is not our problem. Supporting failed policies and bad decisions is not a win/win scenario.
I went through this crap with my daughter in bygone years and finally said, with all sincerity, "Honey, I love you, but I am not buying into this bullshit." She grew up to be a fine woman and we are incredibly close today.
I finally developed a rather cold conditional attitude towards people like that, I won't be there for you anymore than you are willing to be there for yourself.
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Aug 26 @ 2:24PM
Yeah, too often I find myself going into 'RESCUE' mode and then shortly after.. realize how stupid that was.
Its not stupid to care, Skwirl.......for a matter of fact if you were like a lot of ppl you would walk around with blinders on and have this "all about me attitude" Its not stupid to want to help either.....you are a very loving and caring person.......but you cant save the world....tho wouldnt it be nice if we could..........you can only do so much and you have to learn to be content with that and knowing you did all you could do without letting it eat at you.........but your caring and loving personality is what makes me lubs you so much...........
Aug 26 @ 2:29PM
Valid point Bruce, I should have indeed added how I came to get out of the situations.
The child abuse, well.. honestly I'm not sure... it may have been rage because my abuser threatened to kill himself in my presence and I got up and got the pistol and said.. do it already and stop talking about it... then proceeded to kick the crap out of him. Not so much the best way to get out of a situation.. but it was effective.
The marital abuse.. I was better prepared though still in victim mode. I guess in that case it started to dawn on me.. that I had no friends left.. they were all pushed away.. except one who said to me.. I'm not letting him push me out of your life.. I'll just keep coming around when he's not there. She also told me that I needed to stop saying things like that I had pissed him off so I deserved to be held hostage. Of course by that time I'd already had experience with getting out so it was a bit easier.. though I did use another guy to actually get OUT. Was it right? No.. was it effective? Marginally so.
it's a really hard situation to understand what to do... but I'm counting on you all to help me see what it is I'm doing that's not helpful.. thanks for the advice.
Aug 26 @ 2:33PM
This is a sad situation to be in. I have seen it over and over amongst some friends and just people in general. There's not a whole lot one can do to help. Like you said, you end up losing a friend and make enemies. I did manage one time to help one person { or should I say two } ? I moved a woman and her daughter out of the house where such a situation was going on and the woman was being both Physically, and emotionally abused. The man came after me with a gun, but found he was messing with the wrong man and backed off.
The woman and her daughter are both living in Las Vegas now and have good jobs.
They are both very happy. And I recently heard the daughter had just got married.
I get a card from them once in a while thanking me for my help in changing their lives for the better.
So sometimes it does pay to get involved. A little love, compassion and caring
sometimes goes a long way.
Aug 26 @ 2:45PM
Just realized that I did not in fact answer your question Bruce.. you didn't ask how i got out but why I stayed.
The adult part.. I was used to it, probably looked for an abuser to take the place of the other one.. Financial issues and lack of support group was big... living in a small town wasn't a lot of help.. not too many places to hide and I was basically afraid of making a life on my own. I had no self-esteem, was only good for a fuck rag. yeah.. all the classic symptoms.
Aug 26 @ 2:50PM
Sometimes how you look at things helps a lot. You've got some keys in what's been written already.
The words "drama," "victim," and "rescuer" have come up a few times in previous comments. Having had experience with group therapy and materials, we're talking "Karpman's Triangle" here - or the drama triangle. People manipulate one another from 3 positions 'in the triangle' - rescuer, victim, and persecutor. Just about any situation, in life, where we feel like it's all happened before comes down to a 'game' played out from these three roles. A classic reference book is
Games People Play
- and I'm sure you'd recognize many of the examples. While a person often has a 'favorite' role, a 'victim' can become a 'persecutor,' etc. For quick references, the web's got lots of info.
Another thought for you: from my experience, an abusive relationship isn't much like a relationship at all. When I was 'there,' in that type of relationship, I was 'in love' with my
of the other person - not the other person. Over the years, I've decided that the real issue is
. Since the relationship wasn't good, to begin with, I found ways to justify sticking with him - and kept getting more and more stuck. The more opposition I encountered, the more I defended him. It was a vicious cycle. Once people backed off and I didn't have to defend any more, the cycle broke down.
Every situation has its own quirks, similarities, and differences - and I've learned that I can't be definite about what I'll do until my backside's in the sling. Still, maybe my 2 cents helps a little . . . .
Aug 26 @ 2:56PM
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Aug 26 @ 2:58PM
The situation will just continue to escalate to the point that he will start hitting her. Then when he gets by with that he will beat her worse and worse until he hurts her and even breaks bones and possibly God forbid even kills her. Then he will be so sorry but I believe the sorriness comes from being put away for the act rather than being sorry for the crime. In a awy I can relate. My temper and rage use to go off at the drop of a hat as well and if the right buttons are pushed it still can but for the most part I learned to overcome it myself before all but one person got hurt. I won't go into the whole long story but I was in high school and got in a fight with the bully of the school. You know every school has one. Everyone was afraid of him except dumb ass me who has never been afraid of anyone in my life. He walked up to me and hit me and I went into a rage and beat the living shit out of him. I came to my senses on top of him beating his head against the curb along the road in front of the school when I thought to myself...I am about to kill this idiot for no good reason. He was taken to the hospital with severe skull fractures and several other broken bones and missing teeth. I went home and done alot of soul searching and decided I wasn't going to be that kind of person EVER again. I learned from that day forward to control my anger and rage as best I can and try not to get myself in situations where I have to resort to something like that. No I still won't run or back down from anyone but I try to not let it get to the point of blows. Smith and Wesson has an answer for the situation. That's what they do to mad dogs but who wants t ruin their lives over someone like him. That is the same conclusion I came to when I beat this kid so bad. I decide then and there that I wasn't going to waste my life like that. Trust me Sammie it will continue to get worse until he faces the situation and stops blameing someone else for his problems. Yes maybe he was abused as a child but he isn't a child anymore is he. He can make the decision to change himself or continue on the road he is on now until he kills someone and gets to spend the rest of his life behind bars. Just my worthless two crnts worth. Luv Ya Skwirly Girl.
Aug 26 @ 3:01PM
Skwirl I was never in a physically abusive situation but was in a verbal one. I finally saw the light and I left, just picked up and I was gone. I think the only reason he never hit me was because I tell any man I care about. If you ever hit me in anger I will slit your throat while you sleep end of story. I don't believe in abuse of any kind and like you I "rescue" when called and yeah I will continue to do so. I've broken up a few couples because of it. One lady has been my friend for almost 35 yrs now
great blog!
Aug 26 @ 3:19PM
I want to point out one other factor... not all abusers are men.. and abused men tend not to report any abuse they may incur as they feel it makes them less of a man for having been abused.
Women are just as bad .. especially at the emotional abuse bit.
Aug 26 @ 5:00PM
Passion means to feel strongly about a thing, situation or belief
I absolutly agree.
As for what is the best thing to do? I have no words of wisdom for you. And I should not even posted here I suppose. But this was an excelent topic and I would like to see it stay at the top for a while.
Aug 26 @ 5:06PM
Most experts will tell you that the most dangerous time in an abusive relationship is right after you leave. There are lots of reasons that seem valid to the person being abused to stay, and one of them is fear that the person will hurt/kill them or someone else they love like their parents, siblings or even children. This is one reason they have shelters all over the country and probably beyond. Some places will help you find a new place to live, get restraining orders, not that they always do any good, and help you find counceling. When leaving an abusive relationship it is a good idea to get counceling, and maybe even join a support group. I took a class several years ago as i had a friend who was in an abusive relationship, although personally i thought she was the abusive one, not the other way around. The biggest thing that they stressed is don't offer help until they ask for it, and for me that was true because i could talk until i was blue in the face and it did no good. However when I was in an abusive situation, and no i don't share it with most people, I jumped at the first offer for help to get out, I really didn't know how to get out or where to go. So Sam if you had been there offering me help i'd of taken ya up on so don't let all the others who don't take the help bring you down. But maybe do it on a person to person basis as you gotta think of yourself and yours too.
Aug 26 @ 5:29PM
I finally developed a rather cold conditional attitude towards people like that, I won't be there for you anymore than you are willing to be there for yourself.
I confine the drama in my life to watching Law & Order.
I tend to agree with this, even though, I myself, was trapped in a physically AND emotionally abusive marriage for 11yrs, although only 4yrs were really abusive!! With me, I stayed with him out of fear... fear for my life and my family's. He was physically, a very violent person and often when I wanted to leave after a attack, he would threaten me with how he will hunt me and my family down and kill us. I think I feared more for my family (especially my parents) than myself.
Eventually, things just got SO bad that I picked up the courage and left, with NOTHING, giving him the house, 2 cars and every piece of furniture in it... I wanted my LIFE back.
I agree with what others have said, ONLY she can make that decision and sometimes it IS with the help of a friend. I was lucky. I met a wonderful guy and soon became very good friends. He always told me that I should do it for ME, nothing or nobody else. He was always there when I needed him, even if I did, after a few times, went back to my ex. One day I realized that only *I* can take my life into my own hands... regardless if he does "hunt me down"... I have to at at least try (or die trying). It's a part of my life I never, ever want to relive.
Today, 6yrs later, I'm happily married to that same friend and I love him with all my heart. He was just that glazing on the cherry, on the cream, on top of the cake, that helped me, make my own choice in life.
Sadly though, all situations are different, but if you can, and she is a true friend, be there, even if just in the background!!!
Aug 26 @ 5:37PM
It's hard to help someone that doesn't want the help. In this case, doesn't see that there is anything wrong. It's something that will just pop in her head one day and hopefully not when it's too late.
Aug 26 @ 6:42PM
My Dad drilled into my head at a young age, that you "Never let an open hand turn into a fist". Of course he was talking about anyone hitting me. It happened once, just a slap, but I remembered every word my Dad had ever told me. I was 19 and far from home. I walked out without anything, found a pay phone, called home collect and my Dad wired me money to come home without asking a single question. I never looked back.
Why do people put up with it? We will never know for sure the exact reasons as everyone is different. Until they have enough faith in themselves they will never break the chain of events. All we can do is be there when they are ready to live again.
Aug 26 @ 7:31PM
Last year when I spent 3 monthes on the other side of the country, and in what I believe would have become a physically abusive relationship, I had a hard time leaving because I didn't want to admit I made a mistake. I felt like coming home was a sort of failure. That was before I found out I was pregnant, and cared more about my unborn child than myself. I swallowed my pride and asked for help to come home.
He never hit me, and rarely called me names when he was SOBER. It was when he got drunk that he would say things to intentionally hurt me. And the drinking was happening more and more often.
I've noticed something in the comments on this blog that in MOST circumstances the abused tends to gravitate toward people of the opposite sex that were victims of abuse themselves. Sometimes the victims become abusers. I know that my grandfather was an abusive alcoholic that beat my father when he was young. My father choose not to repeat the cycle (thank God), but I've seen it happen more often than not. I wonder why that is, wouldn't you think those that have been on the recieving end wouldn't want to put another person through that????
Aug 26 @ 9:10PM
hey skwirl...how bout i just kick em' in da'
Aug 26 @ 10:16PM
Hm - "WWBD?" What Would Buddha Do?
The victims of domestic violence can also be the children - even though they might not be physically hurt. Witnessing the traumatic abuse, which can be verbal, emotional, verbal and financial (sometimes the victims are lead into financial dependence) can plant the seeds for the cycle of abuse to continue, and create psychological issues for the children. Victims can be afraid to access resources that can help due to fear of being discovered. When the abuse occurs in a marriage, church authorities often work to maintain the abuse by pushing the "sanctity of marriage." Friends can be of more help, although they can "victim-blame." Additionally, the courts often can award guardianship to the father (who is often the abuser) because he is the breadwinner, and is financially stable.
We ought not to ask "why didn't you leave?" but wonder why the abuser could get away with it for that long.
Here in Arizona, only a third of those who go to shelters are accepted due to a shortage of housing and funding. Also, boys over the age of 14 are not accepted into shelters, which can break up families.
Call the police on that abusive bastard!!!
Aug 27 @ 10:59AM
As a victim of spousal abuse and witnessed it in my daughter's marriage, all I know is...the reasons we stay or return to it again and again is as individual as there are victims. I think if we survive it long enough there is a breaking point when enough is enough and we finally make the break.
Only with hindsight do I have the answers to why I kept going back and stayed. Looking back NOW it blows my mind...I would no more live that way now than I would jump from an airplane without a parachute.
You can talk to an abused spouse until you're blue in the face. Until they "get it" which is usually on their own...they will continue in that lifestyle and all you can do is wait it out to help them pick up the pieces when and if they make the break.
Aug 27 @ 12:27PM
Call the Police or call Uncle Vinny.
Aug 27 @ 12:52PM
So, what would you do?
My best friend from high school, her second marriage turned into a nightmare. He was alchohlic, verbally, emotionally, and yes, on occasion, physically abusive. In the beginning, he was a "great guy", fun to party with and all. Thing is..she "grew up"...he kept drinking. And it got worse. To the point that when I would call her..she would ask "can I call you back?"...and never would. She couldn't talk on the phone without him listening in. Eventually..she got hooked up to the internet..she already had my email address...and one day I got an email from her apologizing for not calling, that things were bad etc. She didn't come from an abusive home as a child...matter of fact, I was always a little "envious" of how easily her family showed their love to each other by saying "I love you" and hugs. Things my family doesn't do. Anyway...I wrote her back told her flat out...you need to get away from him before he really hurts you and the boys (they have 2 sons). She wrote back telling me about how he said she can't throw him out of the house, if she tried he'd come back and burn it down. I told her get a lawyer, court order, PPO (I know, most of the time they're not worth the paper they're typed on) and get his ass out of there. After the second email from her about being afraid too..I took the next step....met her at her work on her lunch break and told her flat out..."If you don't get rid of the asshole...he's going to either hurt you real bad or kill you. And what good will you be to your kids then?"
A week later, she called me and told me she got a lawyer and got his ass out of her house. That was 6 years ago...and of all coincidences...the same year Mick had died. Point? We were there for each other in desperate times...and we're as close now as we've always been.
I say, if someone you love is in an abusive relationship....do what you can to help them out of it. If they're going to be pissed off...better that they're alive and pissed off at you then dead.
Aug 27 @ 4:07PM
un-fortunately in these kinds of situations its usually the messenger who gets shot trying to point out the obvious.
sadly ,when they startout with their controlling crap and then progress to rages and rants it never seems to fix itself and the inevidable eventuates,something has to give.
all you can do is sit and wait,and be there for your friend when they finally find the courage to admit to themselves enough is enough.
I have never once heard of a couple 'working things out' and living happily ever after once things get to this point.
sure ppl have arguements and go away and cool off,but that is differant.have you considered he might have bi-polar or something
just wondering.
*cough,usually means their just controllin asholes though..*cough.
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Provisionally classified as Vulnerable in Great Britain (2). Digging up fungi without permission could also constitute theft under the Theft Act of 1968 (3).
The zoned tooth fungus belongs to the stipitate hydnoid fungi group, also known as the 'tooth fungi'. Members of this group share some morphological characters, but are not a naturally related group (1) (7). They are known as tooth fungi since they release their spores from tooth-like structures. The fruit bodies (the visible part of the fungus) are terrestrial and have a short stalk or 'stipe', hence the name 'stipitate' (1). The teeth are on the underside of the fruit body (1). The flesh of Hydnellum concrescens is leathery, becoming corky when it dries. The cap often has an irregular shape (1), and usually displays obvious growth zones, which form layers (4). Caps may fuse into one mass with a number of stalks, and can surround twigs, leaves or blades of grass (4).
WARNING: many species of fungus are poisonous or contain chemicals that can cause sickness. Never pick and eat any species of fungus that you cannot positively recognise or are unsure about. Some species are deadly poisonous and can cause death within a few hours if swallowed.
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Found in broadleaved woodlands, commons, and parks in association with oak, sweet chestnut, pine, larch and birch (1). It can be found on raised banks, stream banks, managed chestnut coppice and the sides of trackways (1), and shows a preference for open vegetation (6).
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The best time to look for the fruit bodies of H. concrescens is September. Interestingly, all Hydnellum species are very rarely damaged by invertebrates, and it is thought that they may contain certain chemicals that prevent them from being eaten (1).
Comparison of pre-1960 and post-1960 records of H. concrescens seems to indicate that the range of this species in the UK has decreased somewhat; however older records are often very unreliable (1). All species of stipitate hydnoid fungi are vulnerable to the effects of atmospheric pollution (1), soil eutrophication, soil disturbance (e.g. by timber management) and competition from vascular plants (1).
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- Ectomycorrhizal: an association between a fungus and plant roots, from which both species benefit. The fungal threads form a sheath around the root. The plant benefits as root uptake is increased as a result, and the fungus receives nutrients from the plant roots.
- Eutrophication: nutrient enrichment of aquatic or terrestrial ecosystems.
- fruit body: in fungi, the fruit body is the visible part of the fungus which bears spores (microscopic particles involved in both dispersal and reproduction).
- Photosynthesis: metabolic process characteristic of plants in which carbon dioxide is broken down, using energy from sunlight absorbed by the green pigment chlorophyll. Organic compounds are made and oxygen is given off as a by-product.
- Spores: microscopic particles involved in both dispersal and reproduction. They comprise a single or group of unspecialised cells and do not contain an embryo, as do seeds.
- Symbiotic relationship: relationship in which two organisms form a close association, the term is now usually used only for associations that benefit both organisms (a mutualism).
National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary ( November 2002)
- Carl Borges (2002) English Nature. Pers. comm.
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- English Nature (1998) The wild mushroom pickers code of conduct. English Nature, Peterborough.
- Marren, P. (2000) Stipitate hydnoid fungi in Britain. English Nature Research Report No. 420. English Nature, Peterborough.
- Pegler, D.N., Roberts, P.J., & Spooner, B.M. (1997) British chanterelles and tooth fungi. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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