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Buffalo Bills receiver Stevie Johnson is closing in on his third straight 1,000-yard season.
That is something that's never been done in franchise history, as Johnson last season became the team's first receiver to post back-to-back 1,000-yard campaigns.
"It's continuous work. That's what I take out of this season," he said. "You always have to work no matter what it is. With not making the playoffs, but getting to a 1,000, it still shows how much you have to work."
Johnson's next catch will give him 70 for three straight seasons. Hall of Fame candidate Andre Reed is the only Buffalo Bill to accomplish that feat. He had four straight seasons of at least 70 catches from 1988 to '91.
"I think that he's an example of persistence," Bills coach Chan Gailey said of Johnson. "I think he's an example of not ever doubting yourself. It would have been easy for him to go into the tank and not believe in himself anymore. When he got the opportunity, we gave him a chance, and he proved he could be a special football player. I'm proud of him for taking advantage of the opportunity he was given and never taking the opportunity to get down on himself or to question his abilities."
Johnson is coming off his best game of the season, an eight-catch, 115-yard outing against the Seattle Seahawks. That improved his season numbers to 69 catches for 891 yards.
"I think he's constantly out there trying to prove himself," quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick said of Johnson, who joined the Bills as a seventh-round draft choice in 2008 out of Kentucky. "When you're a guy that came into the league unheralded without much expectation – but all of a sudden there is expectation thrown on him every year to continue to produce – it's been a nice thing to see."
It wasn't until Gailey took over in 2010 that Johnson became a prominent figure in the Bills' passing game.
That explains why the receiver spoke passionately about his coach's tenuous job status given the Bills' struggles.
"I don't want to see him go," Johnson said. "I don't want to get too emotional and all that stuff but he gave me the opportunity to play here. I want to do what I can or do my part to ensure that he'll be here."
Bills guard Kraig Urbik was happy to sign a four-year contract extension with the team earlier this week.
"I definitely wanted to stay here. It's a great city and a great team," he said. "I know that this year is a little disappointing, but I know that we can definitely be a lot better in the coming years, so it's a good decision to stay."
Urbik said he allowed himself one day to celebrate the deal, which could pay him up to $15 million, but was ready to get back to work and prepare for the Dolphins.
"It's great for Kraig and great for the organization," Gailey said. "He's done a lot of things here for us and that's a positive step to try to keep as many of your players, quality players, together as you can."
Tight end Scott Chandler (foot), guard Andy Levitre (knee), receiver Marcus Easley (hamstring), cornerback Leodis McKelvin (groin) and linebacker Chris White (hamstring) missed practice Wednesday. Gailey said McKelvin had only an "outside chance" of practicing this week, leaving him doubtful for Sunday's game.
Limited in practice were defensive end Mark Anderson (knee), linebacker Nick Barnett (knee), cornerback Justin Rogers (foot) and center Eric Wood (knee).
Miami receiver Davone Bess did not practice because of a back injury. Also not practicing for the Dolphins on Wednesday were cornerback Nolan Carroll (knee), linebacker Koa Misi (ankle) and defensive tackle Randy Starks (not injury related). Dolphins receiver Brian Hartline was limited because of a back injury.
A scoring change from Sunday's game credited defensive tackle Alex Carrington with a blocked extra point, the third kick he's blocked this season.That makes Carrington the first Bills player since Bruce Smith in 1996 to block three kicks in a season.
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UNIVERSITY PARK - Penn State's 2012 senior class will play its final game Saturday at Beaver Stadium.
Its legacy has been cemented as the class that kept the program together in the wake of the NCAA sanctions stemming from the Jerry Sandusky scandal.
Absent any likely No. 1 draft picks, there have been greater players at each of their positions over the years, but none who have shown more leadership, on and off the field, in a time of crisis.
A total of 30 Nittany Lions will be recognized and, at Bill O'Brien's urging, parents will also be called out with their sons in a tweaking of past protocol that will represent a fitting touch - especially since the suffering of the past year went well beyond the players.
The core group of seniors is pictured in today's center spread of Gameday, and there's little question the biggest ovation will be reserved, justifiably so, for linebacker Michael Mauti.
After the sanctions came down in late July, it was Mauti, more than anyone, who assumed the task of convincing players to stay when they could have transferred without loss of eligibility and played somewhere else immediately.
Instead, he became the face of the program and, along with Mike Zordich, stood in front of those who stayed and sent a message of unity to the Nittany Nation - an image that will long be remembered after everybody forgets this team's final record, whether it's 8-4 or 7-5.
In the cruelest twist of fate, Mauti was injured last week and will limp out of the tunnel Saturday. His introduction will be among the more emotional moments in Beaver Stadium history - and, unfortunately, there have been quite a few lately.
While nobody overcame more physically than Mauti, who has suffered three major knee injuries, it's safe to say nobody overcame more in every other way than Matt McGloin.
O'Brien has a saying that's served the team well - "next man up" - as a response to defections and injuries.
McGloin had to overcome being the "last man up." As a walk-on, a term he detested, he waited behind Daryll Clark and Pat Devlin, then endured the talk of expectations for Rob Bolden and Paul Jones.
Each left, and McGloin, the last man standing, used the opportunity to etch himself in the PSU record books as one of the most productive quarterbacks in Nittany Lion history.
No doubt aided by a pro-style offense and new coaching staff that places high emphasis and responsibility on the quarterback position, McGloin will leave with a number of records, including season completions (251), season yardage (3,066) and, maybe the most coveted of all passing marks, career touchdowns (45).
Some ill-timed and forced interceptions against Florida in the 2011 Outback Bowl and against Ohio State and Nebraska this year showed McGloin is challenged by faster, more athletic defenses, but isn't every quarterback?
McGloin's presence has allowed the Lions to generally beat the teams they've been supposed to - something Joe Paterno made a career out of doing - and, without the Scranton gunslinger, there's little doubt Penn State would have been looking at sub-.500 records for the past three seasons.
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McGloin should win that unanimously.
Over the last couple of weeks, the seniors have been coming to grips with their Penn State careers about to end.
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They watched a previously respected community leader arrested, tried and jailed on sickening charges.
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They welcomed a new regime with an open mind.
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Clip the picture from today's center spread: It's the greatest senior class, regardless of record, that Penn State has ever had, a class that kept the program alive.
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Last summer, when his book "The Long Walk" was being heralded by critics and readers alike for its moving account of life in and after war, local writer Brian Castner found himself surprised at the amount of attention but also was enjoying the whirlwind.
"I feel saturated. I feel like a stereo speaker that's been cranked up to 12," Castner told The Buffalo News at the time.
The attention may have modulated somewhat since then, but there is no sign of anyone hitting the "pause" button for Castner, a Grand Island resident.
In October, American Lyric Theater in New York City announced it would be producing an opera based on Castner's book, which is a deeply personal and often painful recounting of his experiences in the Iraq War and his battle with post-traumatic stress disorder since his return home. The opera's composer is Jeremy Howard Beck; libretto is by Stephanie Fleischmann.
Next Wednesday at 7 p.m., listeners will get a first glimpse at how the opera is progressing when ALT presents a reading of "The Long Walk" at the National Opera Center in New York as part of its Living Libretto series. On his blog, Fever Dreams, Castner says he plans to attend.
On the ALT website, Beck and Fleischmann explain why they were drawn to Castner's story:
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CHARLES TOWN - Incumbent Jefferson County Sheriff Robert E. "Bobby" Shirley won a second four-year term as sheriff after besting his Republican opponent in a close race during Tuesday's general election.
With all 32 Jefferson County precincts reporting, unofficial results show the 61-year-old Democrat, who was indicted in June by a federal grand jury. won his re-election bid with 50.71 percent percent of the vote, earning a total of 10,620 votes. The unofficial results show Shirley beating his oppononent, Earl Ballenger, by 404 votes.
"I want to thank those who voted for me for their support and belief in me, and, outside of that, Earl Ballenger ran a good, clean campaign. I'm appreciative of that, and I'm appreciative of the fact that the voters still support me and believe in me," Shirley said Tuesday night.
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Ballenger won 48.78 percent of the vote and earned a total of 10,216 votes, according to the unofficial results.
The remaining .51 percent of the vote, or 106 total votes, went to write-in candidates.
Ballenger thanked those who voted for him and supported him in the election.
"I'd like to thank those people. I'm a little disappointed in the outcome, but people made their voice heard and they chose the incumbent. Other than that, I don't really have a whole lot to say," Ballenger said Tuesday night..
A native of Jefferson County, Shirley was first hired as a deputy in 1981 and attended the West Virginia State Police Academy in 1982.
During his career with the sheriff's department he worked his way up the ranks from being a road deputy to a sergeant and was later promoted to a lieutenant before retiring in 2006 with more than 25 years of experience. After retiring, he was hired by the U.S. Customs Border and Protection Advanced Training Center in Harpers Ferry. He was the lead supervisor for security there for 2 1/2 years before being elected sheriff in 2008 and taking office in 2009.
Shirley is currently awaiting trial in federal court after being indicted earlier this year on one count of deprivation of rights under the color of law and falsifying a document with the intent to obstruct a federal investigation of an alleged Dec. 27, 2010, beating of convicted bank robber Mark Daniel Haines following a police pursuit.
His defeated challenger, Ballenger, is also a native of Jefferson County and served 24 years with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department before retiring in 2009.
Ballenger graduated from Harpers Ferry High School in 1967. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army for three years and received an honorable discharge. He went on to serve 15 years with the Central Intelligence Agency. He began his law enforcement career in 1985 and started out working in the the county's old jail. From there, he became a road deputy and eventually attended and graduated from the West Virginia State Police Academy.
In 1999, he was awarded the Police Shield of Valor resulting from an engagement in a domestic confrontation with an armed assailant. He retired from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department with the rank of sergeant.
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The Task Force, created by the WPZ Board of Directors, is conducting an objective and transparent review of the Woodland Park Zoo elephants' health and care, and the value of the elephant program and exhibit to the zoo's conservation initiatives.
The WPZ Board of Directors charge to the Task Force is to conduct a data-driven, objective review of the Zoo's elephant program, exhibit and current elephant welfare and to produce a report to the Board. It will discuss the status of elephants in the world, the threats to their survival and the options for care of managed elephants at the Woodland Park Zoo.
The Task Force is not charged with studying broader issues regarding zoos, elephants, nor is it charged with conducting public forums on whether or not elephants should be part of the wildlife collection at the zoo. It will not reconsider the mission of the zoo.
At the conclusion of its work, the Task Force will produce a report and present it to the WPZ Board of Directors. The report will include an analysis of their work, overview of the issues discussed by the Task Force and their findings for further consideration by the WPZ board.
Jan Hendrickson: Co-ChairJan Hendrickson has worked with early stage companies for over ten years as a venture capitalist and investment banker, in roles governing, strategy development, advising, capital raising, investing and fund managing. She is co-founder of Denny Hill Capital, an early stage, multi-industry venture capital firm. She is currently co-Chairman of butter LONDON and TC Global (dba Tully's Coffee,), a director of Commerce Bank of Washington, WideAngle Technologies, and PhotoRocket. She is a past chair and director emeritus of the Woodland Park Zoo, past president and current trustee of the Frye Art Museum, a member of the Community Development Round Table, a trustee of the Rainier Club, a founding director of the Seattle-based Women's Bioethics Project, past chair of Wellspring Family Services of King County Board of Directors, and a former director of Historic Seattle Preservation and Development Authority. Jan holds graduate and undergraduate degrees from the University of the Washington.
Jay Manning: Co-ChairJay Manning is a partner with Cascadia Law Group, and focuses his practice on public policy, environmental, and energy issues. Jay previously held high-level positions in state government including serving as Governor Gregoire's Chief of Staff, working closely with the Governor on virtually all strategic, operational, budgetary and political issues. He was also the Director of the Department of Ecology and an Assistant Attorney General and Division Chief for the Attorney General's Office, Ecology Division. Jay is a past and current President of the Washington Environmental Council, is a member of the Advisory Board for the William Ruckelshaus Center, and a past board member of Urban Waters. In 2012, Jay co-chaired the Governor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Ocean Acidification. Jay received his law degree from the University of Oregon and undergraduate degree from Eastern Washington University.
Marianne BichselMarianne Bichsel is the founder and president of Bichsel Public Affairs. She has 25 years of experience helping organizations align their communications strategies with their mission and values. Marianne was a senior staffer for a member of congress and then worked as a communications strategist at Group Health Cooperative. She spent eight years as CEO of The Wiley Brooks Company, a public affairs firm in Seattle before joining former Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels as a senior advisor. Marianne also served as Managing Director of communications for Casey Family Programs, a large national foundation headquartered in Seattle. Marianne currently serves on the board of the Woodland Park Zoo, Leadership Tomorrow and the marketing & communications committee of the Downtown Seattle Association. Marianne received her undergraduate degree from the University of Washington.
Grant DeggingerGrant Degginger is chair of the Construction and Environmental Practice Group at Lane Powell PC in Seattle. His law practice focuses on environmental, construction, and commercial disputes. His public service includes three terms as a Bellevue City Council member and two terms as Mayor. Grant has served on numerous regional committees and boards addressing water supply and transportation issues, including the Cascade Water Alliance, the I-405 Executive Committee, and the King County Metro Regional Transit Task Force. Before being elected to the city council, he served seven years as a member of the Bellevue Planning Commission. In 2012, he was the recipient of the Public Official of the Year Award from the Municipal League of King County. Grant received his law degree from Seattle University and undergraduate degree from the University of Washington.
Gene DuvernoyGene Duvernoy is the President of Forterra. Under his leadership, the organization has risen to national prominence by developing bold, innovative and successful landscape conservation and community building strategies. Forterra has conserved over 200,000 acres of forests, farmlands, and natural areas. Prior to leading Forterra, Duvernoy held positions in government, research, public policy, and the law. Duvernoy serves on the Advisory Boards for the Friends of the Waterfront, Seattle; University of Washington College of the Environment; the Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies; and the Marine Conservation Institute. Gene holds law and graduate degrees from Cornell University and a bachelor degree from Carnegie-Mellon University.
Annette Laico Annette Laico is Executive Director of the Progressive Animal Welfare Society, known throughout Washington State simply as PAWS. PAWS is a nationally recognized leader in rehabilitating injured and orphaned wildlife, sheltering and adopting homeless cats and dogs, and educating people to make a better world for animals and people. Prior to leading PAWS, Annette served as the founding Executive Director of Friends of the Cedar River Watershed, a group dedicated to the protection and enhancement of one of Washington's most important natural resources. Annette has also served as an organizational consultant, Executive Director of the national non-partisan organization Women Executives in State Government (WESG), as well as leading Washington Literacy, and creating a national education and literacy initiative for United Way of America. She has served on numerous boards and commissions. Annette earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Vermont.
Jeff Leppo Jeff Leppo is a law partner in the Seattle office of Stoel Rives LLP, practicing in the Environment, Land Use and Natural Resources group. His practice is focused on environmental, wildlife and natural resources law, and related complex litigation, for oil and gas leasing, exploration and development, commercial fisheries, pipeline operators and energy producers, mining interests, and public ports. Jeff frequently counsels industry associations, public and private companies, and developers regarding Endangered Species Act (ESA), Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA), Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), Clean Water Act (CWA) and Clean Air Act compliance and litigation. He also serves on the Woodland Park Zoo Board of Directors. Jeff graduated with honors in biology from the College of William & Mary and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law.
Rob LiddellRob Liddell, M.D. is Medical Director and musculoskeletal, pediatric and body radiologist for Radiology Consultants is also the company's national section leader for musculoskeletal imaging. Dr. Liddell has been involved with the care of Woodland Park Zoo animals volunteering as a diagnostic radiologist to assist the veterinary staff. Rob is a founding member of the zoo's Conservation Committee. He joined the Woodland Park Zoo Board of Directors and has served on many committees including chair of the Animal Care Committee and co-chair of the Conservation Education Committee. Dr. Liddell completed his residency in diagnostic radiology at the University of Washington where he served as chief resident. Dr. Liddell received his medical degree at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and completed his undergraduate degree at Purdue University, where he received a B.S. degree in honors biology with Highest Distinction and a B.A. in Spanish with Highest Distinction.
Jeannie NordstromA West Virginia transplant, Jeannie Nordstrom has been a supporter of causes near to her heart and a community activist since moving to Seattle 30 years ago. Jeannie worked on the Campaign Staff of United Way of King County. She was President of the Board of the YWCA and a board member for the past 17 years. Jeannie was also on the boards of The Market Foundation, Cancer Lifeline, Islandwood, The Delta Society and Friends of the Seattle Waterfront. Jeannie has fostered hundreds of kittens for Purrfect Pals and supports the causes of PAWS and The Humane Society.
Bryce SeidlBryce Seidl is President and CEO of the Pacific Science Center, one of the nation's largest science museums. He previously held high level positions with the Simpson Companies including serving as Vice President of Specialty Paper Operations and Vice President and General Manager of the Kraft Group. Bryce was also Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and was elected a Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Fisher Mills Inc. He also held elected office both as a City Councilman and as Mayor of Vancouver, Washington. He serves as past President of the Pilchuck Board of Trustees; as a Senior Trustee of Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon; as a Director of Pacific Denkmann Company, as a Director of the Rainier Club and as President of the Association of Science and Technology Centers. Bryce is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in ecology. He completed his MBA at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor with an emphasis on marketing.
Andrew ShouseAndrew Shouse is Associate Director of the University of Washington Institute for Science and Math Education. He focuses on equitable science education in formal and informal settings, and communication of research to policy and practice audiences. Prior to his appointment at UW, Andrew was Senior Program Officer at the National Research Council's Board on Science Education. He serves on advisory bodies for numerous organizations, including the National Geographic Society, the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, the Pacific Science Center, The Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago), and The NSF Center for Biophotonic Science and Technology at the University of California-Davis. Andrew completed a PhD in curriculum, teaching, and educational policy at Michigan State University.
Bryan SlinkerBryan Slinker DVM is the Dean and Professor for the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Over the years he has taught applied biomedical statistics, bioethics (including animal welfare/animal rights), responsible conduct of research, physiology, pharmacology, and developmental anatomy. Dr. Slinker has more than 50 publications in books and scientific journals. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Woodland Park Zoo. Dr. Slinker received his B.S. in Zoology from the College of Idaho and his D.V.M. and Ph.D. degrees from Washington State University.
Lyn TangenLyn Tangen was Senior Director, Corporate Communications, for Vulcan Inc. for the past 10 years. She also served as Legal Advisor to Mayor Paul Schell and was a partner in the law firm of Riddell Williams where her practice was focused on commercial real estate development. She has served on the boards of the Chamber of Commerce, the Downtown Seattle Association, the UW Law School Foundation, and other civic and non-profit organizations. Currently, she is on the boards of FareStart and Friends of Waterfront Seattle. Lyn received her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Washington.
Suzanne Walsh Suzanne Walsh is a senior program officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation where she leads the Foundation's institutional redesign strategies. Before joining Gates, Suzanne worked at two other foundations: The Lumina Foundation for Education in Indianapolis where she managed the Making Opportunity Affordable initiative, which was aimed at increasing college productivity by bringing about fundamental change in the way higher education does business; and, The Heinz Endowments in Pittsburgh where her diverse portfolio included community colleges, universities, workforce development, tech commercialization and transfer, city/county consolidation, immigration and regional economic development. She got her start in community college work as the Coordinator of Special Projects at Cuyahoga Community College. She is a member of the Grantmakers for Effective Organizations board and on the advisory boards for Roadtrip Nation, as well as education start-ups Uncollege and Sokanu. She is also a proud judge for Dance Your PhD. Suzanne has her juris doctorate and masters in social work from Case Western Reserve University, a bachelor's of science from Cornell University, and an associate's degree in applied science from Hudson Valley Community College.
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Mental disorders
February 10, 2013
As elected officials in Washington propose new laws regarding firearms the following facts should be considered: In 2011, according to the FBI, the most current year that statistics are available,......
Keep government at a minimum. That means nothing will get done and the result is people falling or slipping through the cracks.
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"There is a specific type of disorder that should be included in the no gun group and that number is relatively small."
Really? What disorder is that?
"Also, if a patient is denied this right because of a diagnosis from a doctor there need to be some appeal path."
Well that's a neat trick considering that medical records are private, and the majority of people with mental disorders are undiagnosed. Were you thinking that telling people they can't own guns anymore if they get a certain mental diagnosis, is going to stimulate a run on psychiatrists? And even if it did, the psychiatrists can't reveal patient records by law.
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Robert J. Boinske, you should get your facts straight before you make comments about something you obviously know nothing about.Asperger's syndrome is not a mental disorder,it is a neurodevelopmental disorder. Its only speculation by a bunch of newscasters who are totally ignorant to what asperger's is and how it affects someone. Its still not known for sure if Lanza even had Aspergers. My child has asperger's he is highly intelligent,as most aspergers kids,and at age 17 has started writing his first book.He does not have a violent cell in his body. people with aspergers have sensory issues such as aversions to certain foods,or not liking the feeling of scratchy clothes,they are incapable of lieing,and come off as rude at times,they live in a litteral world.They are also socially awkward,not socially inept.There is no connection between aspergers and violent behavior.watch the following link ***********cbsnews****/video/watch/?id=50137299n
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Chuck,"How about the drugs the person is taking? Who gets to decide what normal mental functioning is?"
These are good question. It is well known that certain drugs increase the chances of violent behavior and they are being prescribed at an ever increasing rate. In many cases it would be better not to prescribe drugs at all.
The second question is tough. Obviously if some people are going to be prohibitted from buying guns, the government has to be involved in some way, but to keep abuse to a minimum, government involvement should be kept to a minimum. Also, if a patient is denied this right because of a diagnosis from a doctor there need to be some appeal path. This will require some careful thought. I know what I would do, but the government never listens to me.
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As usual, the liberals are going off half cocked. Not every mental disorder makes a person a danger to himself or others. There is a specific type of disorder that should be included in the no gun group and that number is relatively small. If it weren't then one in four Americans would be out killing people. You would think that would be obvious even to gun haters, but apparently it is not.
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The writer hits the nail, and drives it through the board. Everyone says that people with mental disorders should be prevented from purchasing firearms. How exactly are you going to pull that off when about 1 in every 4 Americans has a diagnoseable mental disorder, and the vast majority of them are undiagnosed? Send people that want to buy a gun for a 5 day inpatient mental evaluation?
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You are not sure what the writer is talking about but you are going to make a statement anyways.
How about the drugs the person is taking? Who gets to decide what normal mental functioning is?
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Just out of curiosity, I wonder how many kids have the problems they have today, because of the drugs their parents took? Not trying to be smart, would really like to know.
In the early to mid 80's, obstetricians began quitting the practice of delivering babies because of the dramatic increase in malpractice suits. It seems that every time a baby was born with any kind of problem, or developed one over the next couple years, it was the doctors fault.
I think drugs have caused more problems then most people are willing to admit.
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I'm not sure what the writer is getting at, but it sounds to me like we need to find out what it is about our society that has so many people suffering mental disorders. That will not happen of course, because to even suggest what the problem is would be politically incorrect.
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The 6 Worst Trades Ever Made in Exchange for Sex
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How much is your ass worth? Not in the per-pound meat sense of the word, or in the sense of you as a whole person if you were to be sold for your organs, or what you'll earn in your lifetime, or how you're like a priceless and unique wonderful soul. I just meant your literal ass. Or another orifice. If you were to rent the space to someone, let's say for an hour, what would that be worth?
Prostitutes came up with answers to that question many moons ago, and to this day they're still setting a value on fun-time hole rentals -- or "companionship" as some people call it -- and it's a mixed bag of morality and weirdness. Lots of people think of sex workers as victims, but not all of them are. It's just that many people don't know about or don't acknowledge that the escort business is one in which a lot of women and about five guys make a lot of money just by having sex, and they do it because they want to. There are no pimps, no step-dad with wandering hands, no drug-addicted mom who sent them astray. It happens. Some people just think of sex as a commodity and use it as such, no other explanation required. And while a Spitzer-level escort can pull in thousands of dollars for an hour of herky jerky wiggle and giggle, not everyone is charging the same price. Some are just working on the barter system.
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Remember in Fight Club when Tyler Durden says to the narrator, "I want you to hit me as hard as you can"? Close your eyes and imagine that, but instead of hit, imagine the word "degrade" in there. Now open your eyes because I'm going to flesh out that request.
A desperate person in a desperate situation will do a lot of things. It's really only by the thinnest margin that society works at all, but under the right circumstances any of us could go buck wild and kill someone to save ourselves, rob a store to feed our families, or drop everything and flee to escape persecution. But what the Sam Hell makes you want to pork someone for a McChicken?
Of all the shameful things one could trade for sex, McDonald's probably symbolically stands head and shoulders above all else, proud and tall like the despicable, never-hump-to-get-this-stuff thing that it is. It's not that it's somehow worse in practice than sex for an equal amount of money, which I guess is like $6 or so, it's that culturally, and spiritually, McDonald's represents everything you don't want penetrating you. Tell me I'm wrong, penetration enthusiasts. McDonalds is the go-to joke restaurant when you're talking about something cheap or bad for you. Any other would do, but because of its global presence and its place in our understanding of the world at large, McDonald's is the titan of sadness. And that sadness just grows like an illicit boner at the drive-thru when you hear about someone humping for a McDinner.
Donald Jones was the John, or the Ronald or whatever you call him in this case, who was caught by officers after picking up a lady of the evening and going through the drive-thru with her. After buying a meal for his rent-a-friend, he asked how she'd pay him back for it and the whole messy transaction came to a head, as it were. When police confronted the two at a nearby park, the woman was pulling up her pants, so this was a full-on consummation deal. You'd figure McNuggets, in a moment of starvation, might be worth a handy at best, but, oh, no. This was the real deal.
#5. Office Supplies
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My day job is in an office where I wear a tie and pants that have a crease in them on purpose, and I have a novelty mug on my desk that features a cartoon dog saying "Bitches be crazy," which no one has noticed yet because if and when they do, I will have a meeting with HR about workplace sensitivity. I also have drawers full of office supplies. Do you need a paperclip? I have big ones and small ones and ones that are covered in colorful plastic, and I have literally never used a paperclip in my entire time in that office. Plus I have glue sticks, in case I become 10 years old one day.
Office supplies are abundant and, for the most part, useless to everyone. Despite that, a lawyer in Illinois was brought up on prostitution charges, which include allegations that she had sex for office supplies. If my paper clips are actually worth sex to someone, I am clearly working in the wrong office, and not just because the ladies I work with all look like John Madden at various weights during a bout of a severe stomach flu.
The lawyer, Reema Bajaj, plead guilty in 2012 to prostitution charges and later said she didn't actually accept money for sex, but now she's up on ethics charges because, and you may be surprised to learn this, a lawyer having sex for money is unethical. And, according to the charges brought against her, she put out for $70 worth of DVDs and about $70 worth of office supplies for her law office, which will probably net you a case of printer paper and some decent quality gel pens.
#4. Grades
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At first I wasn't going to include sex for grades in this article because who among us hasn't plooked a professor for a "B" once or twice? But then I thought that was the very reason to include this because, as it turns out, not many of us haven't done such a thing. Humping for higher learning is really, really popular.
A quick Google search finds a law professor in Singapore who got five months in jail for accepting tailored shirts, a snazzy pen, and some humpity jumpity from a student; a business professor in Bahrain who gave a student a zero on her midterms and then arranged a meeting to "improve" her grade, where improve in quotation marks means wiggling on his goody bag; and a high school football coach who managed to get five girls to sleep with him for better marks in whatever football coaches teach. All three were just in the past year or so.
Now, sure, with all the teachers and all the students in the world this is a relatively uncommon practice, but it happens all over the world and has happened for years. Here's an article from 1977 about hair stylists who got passing grades and their licenses in exchange for sex. Did you even know a hair stylist needed a license? What the hell happens if you style hair without a license? The mind boggles.
Point is, a lot of people in a position of authority over students quickly realize they have something students want, and the students have several things they want. And thus, the spirit of barter is born.


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I am 41 and 5 years ago I was diagnossd with melanoma. I noticed a mole on my leg didn"t look right. When I told friends & famiily they thought I was nuts, & didn't see anything wrong with it. But my Dr confirmed I did have it. I had surgury and had to remove a good size piece of my leg to get all the cancer out. When I was in my early 20's I went to tanning bed, but usually cpl times a month. I didn't do it daily. It doesn't take going that often to get this terrible disease. I was lucky that I caught it & noticed the change in the mole. You never think that it will happen to you but it can happen to anyone, I am proof of that.
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This sounds like an obvious good decision at first glance, but just like anything else, you have to try to think about unintended consequences. Ban or not, teens will continue to seek tans and they will seek out unmonitored home tanning units and unsafe habits in the natural sun. Research shows that the risk of using home tanning beds is far greater than using them in salons - presumably because of exposure time and because salon workers are trained to not allow clients to overexpose. As much as doctors would like you to believe it, research has not shown a statistically significant correlation between tanning in salons and melanoma - only with home use and medical phototherapy. Melanoma is clearly a very sad thing, but when talking about legislation, emotion and anecdotal evidence must be put to the side. Unfortunately, a very small percentage of young people have always gotten melanoma, and continue to. But melanoma in young people is not on the rise according to NCI data.
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Ott was tossing and turning in bed Saturday night because he was so anxious to play his first game for the Sabres after being acquired for Derek Roy. Ott admitted worrying about the game. He arrived at First Niagara Center more than three hours before faceoff. He gave the Sabres an early lead against a good team in Philadelphia.
Plus, it was his mother's birthday.
So, yes, he knew the goal was important on various levels. For the most part, however, he was oblivious to its significance on the grand scale. Ott is more than a third-line winger on this team no matter what the depth chart shows. He's the type of player the Sabres have lacked, the kind who can change their chemistry and collective heartbeat.
Sometimes, that's all it takes for a team to reach its potential. Talent hasn't been the Sabres' biggest issue in recent years. Their persistent problem has been players underachieving. The issue revolved mostly around a lack of effort, an overall reluctance to pay the fare. Too many times, they were collecting paychecks without earning them.
"He's a guy that you absolutely despise playing against," said winger Patrick Kaleta, who could have been describing himself. "When you look at the lineup of the other team, you go right to his name and say, 'This could be a long night. I don't know if I'm up for this.' He's a role model for me. A lot of guys look up to him and follow his lead."
Let's not get carried away. We're talking about Steve Ott, not Steve Yzerman. The Sabres beat the Flyers with a score that was more convincing than their overall performance. It was a 2-2 game before Buffalo finished by scoring three goals in the final 5:03 and left for Toronto with a 5-2 victory.
Kaleta was right. There was no mistaking the impact Ott made Sunday.
His goal gave the Sabres an early lead, but it meant much more. He can relax with the first one out of the way. He helped justify Darcy Regier's reason for acquiring him. He gave his team, and himself, a boost of confidence. He helped stiffen their backbone. He also helped people forget about Roy.
"Team-wise, it felt so good to have all of us up and cheering right away," Ott said. "I want to be competitive every single night. I hold myself accountable. I want to be there and help the team out. It's real easy to play in the East when you have a full building and screaming fans like this. It's instant energy.
"It felt great. Pommer set the table. I was just trying to get in on net, and it went in. You always worry about how long it's going to take to get the first one. To get that monkey off your back, it felt pretty good."
Ott is a fresh face and welcomed voice in the dressing room, a new toy that worked as advertised. His willingness to punish opponents at full speed with Kaleta-like indifference toward his own body will endear him to long-suffering fans. He adds bite to a team that had been pushed around far too often.
If anything, he's the antithesis of Roy.
Roy had several good years in Buffalo. His productivity should not be dismissed, but he needed a change in scenery. That alone is hardly a crime. Any sport can grow stale for players who have been in one place for too long. For years, there were rumblings about him being a selfish player and lousy teammate. He feuded with Lindy Ruff.
Regier acquired Ott for his character and leadership, for the positive effect he had on his teammates. The Stars received the better player based on talent alone, but the Sabres believe they added the better player for them. Unlike Roy, he will show up and provide a full effort on most nights.
His passion was evident after the game. He sounded like he was ready to drive to Toronto and play a doubleheader Sunday night rather than wait to play the Leafs tonight. He showered rookie linemate Mikhail Grigorenko with praise after an uneventful NHL debut, suggesting he was riding the young center's coattails.
"How easy is it to grab energy from a full house of anxious hockey people?" Ott said. "I felt like a rookie this morning. I was up at 6 o'clock, 2 o'clock, 3 o'clock. I was nervous. Nervous energy is a good thing. You want to prove yourself. It felt so good to put that Buffalo Sabres jersey on and earn that jersey."
Keyword: Earn.
Yeah, he gets it.
He also knew what do with the puck in his wheelhouse Sunday. Pominville gave him a perfect pass before he rifled a shot past Ilya Bryzgalov to give the Sabres the lead on the power play. Ott killed penalties and played with boundless energy. He spent the afternoon banging bodies and maximizing his 15 minutes, 16 seconds of ice time.
OK, so he was whistled for embellishment, prompting someone to suggest the referee penalized No. 9 for diving out of habit. Ott will take his share of penalties, but the Sabres would gladly trade two minutes in the box for 15 minutes of oomph. If his aggression also comes with a little scoring punch, he makes the Sabres that much better.
Ruff could sense a difference in their overall attitude Sunday. Drew Stafford made it clear when he stood up for Tyler Ennis and picked a fight with Scott Hartnell, who was a general nuisance all afternoon. For now, anyway, it appears they're going to be a tougher team to play against. In that respect, Ott has quickly come to personify his new team.
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on February 22, 2013 - 10:53 PM
Jan. 17, 1923 – Feb. 18, 2013
Louis M. Russell of Buffalo, a former employee of the Buffalo Urban League, died Monday in Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He was 90.
Born in Buffalo, he was a graduate of Hutchinson-Central High School and later attended both Bryant & Stratton Institute and the University of Buffalo. He served in the Army during World War II, attaining the rank of corporal. He was awarded the Silver Star while stationed in France and Germany.
Mr. Russell was a certified life insurance underwriter with Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. for many years. He also was a licensed real estate agent.
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