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You�ve logged countless miles on the pavement. Mentally, you�re prepared to tackle the distance, all 26.2 miles of it. But no matter how much time and energy you�ve spent training for your first marathon, what you�ve eaten for breakfast can make or break your race. Whether you�re competing in a marathon, triathlon or 5K, proper nutrition can help you get ahead of the pack, says professional triathlete Linsey Corbin. �As athletes, we're always stressing our bodies and pushing our physical limits. In order to do that, you have to support yourself nutritionally,� says Corbin, who has knocked out 15 Ironman competitions to date since 2006, finishing in the top 10 almost every single race. RELATED: Marathon Training Program for Walkers To power through the grueling Iron Man races�which consist of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and a marathon 26.2 mile-run�Linsey recognizes the importance of proper nutrition. Below, the seasoned marathoner offers her expert tips for what to eat before, during and after the big day to ensure optimal performance and recovery. Week before the event: In the days leading up to the event, focus on consuming a high-quality, wholesome diet rich in fruit, vegetables, lean proteins and whole grains. Limit processed foods and dairy. �I eat really cleanly,� Linsey says. "Lots of fruits and vegetables and protein." Night before the race: The old-school train of thought was that athletes should �carbo-load� the night before a race. Now, however, nutritionists are recommending marathoners to steer clear from big, carb-dense bowls of pasta; it�s important to get some protein, too. The night before an Iron Man, Linsey eats a clean, well-balanced meal consisting of a protein, a serving of whole-grains and vegetables. �A typical meal for me is grilled chicken, a sweet potato, some couscous, broccoli and a little dark chocolate for dessert,� she explains. [caption id="attachment_116923" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Brought to you by: Spry Living
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unicorns, sangria and jesus.
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I have absolutely nothing to add, because you said it way better than I could have. Amen!ReplyDelete
just found you through gussy sews and spent like the last 15 minutes looking through your blog posts! you have a BEAUTIFUL family and i love your writing style - you are hilarious! i am a mama of one and it's hard enough, i can't imagine having 6!! serious props to you!!! your little olive is such a sweet cheeks, i want to eat her up (but i won't, i know that sounds creepy haha)!!ReplyDelete
katie that was wonderful!! this is greatt(:ReplyDelete
You a brilliant, Mrs Anderson. Great post!ReplyDelete
You a brilliant, Mrs Anderson. Great post!ReplyDelete
This was a blessing to me this morning Emily!! And Amen for little moments in the day to lock myself in the bathroom with my iPhone. Holla!ReplyDelete
Wow, thanks for your words, Emily. I know Jesus has been whispering (maybe yelling) to me reminding me to make sure I link in with Him each day, spending time with Him, reading the Bible...not because I 'should' but because He wants to fill me with all I need for each day and remind me who I am to Him. But each day it seems like I get up just when our girls are waking, then, while having good intentions to give Him time, I just go from one thing to the other with meals, laundry, blog-reading etc..and get to the end having not done that...again. ANYWAY, today it seems like everywhere I'm reading the message is the same! I'm just reading your friend's words and they voice my own. Thanks again for the challenge and reminder.ReplyDelete
Geez girl, what a beautiful post! I have to keep reminding myself of this every day.ReplyDelete
Amen..... :)ReplyDelete
I have to say I relate to most of your posts. There is a part in 'Date Night' where Fey says, "I just wanna check into a random hotel by myself and read a book and sleep...and drink my own sprite." I feel like this a lot. I def think it's normal.ReplyDelete
On another note, I nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award on my last post. I love reading your material - your life- and I wanted to share it with my other friends. xox
so so so true. people that make comments about loving their kids so much they don't want to leave them...uh, wha? i go out with friends at least a couple of times a month, it is my recharge! we go out to dinner or to a movie or grab a dessert(or all three) and its so wonderful to talk with my fellow mama friends. and i also encourage my husband to do the same. and then there is also date nights that are so important, one on one time with the hubs. without those times away, i think parents can go a little cuckoo! :) of course we love our kids, but like you said, if we really love them, we need to take care of ourselves too. great post!ReplyDelete
I always laugh when I leave a comment on a blog and it asks me to "choose an identity". If only it were that easy. (I wish their were more choices than google and anonymous!)ReplyDelete
but it is easy. you are right. the answer to any difficult question? JESUS.
I have four kids...13, 11, 8 and 5 (and 1 little one in heaven). It took me 12 years of that mothering to realize who I was. All those times I felt lost and alone and didn't recognize my reflection in the mirror...they were the days I forgot about Jesus.
If I lose sight of Him, my entire self scatters.
all that said, I'd love to join you in the bathroom for a glass of sangria. Can I bring chips and salsa too,?
Yes, time away is so important. We didn't have anyone to help us when ours were little. Then after we adopted a special needs child we soon found out how important that time away would be. If I was close I'd offer to babysit for you. I would love it.ReplyDelete
When you spoke of bathroom time alone......this memory surfaced.
I was in the bathroom when my kids were little. Sitting on the lu. In walks the neighbor boy. He doesn't bat an eye. He asks me to tie his shoe......hah.
You have such a wonderful family and I love hearing all about them.
I was one of those who related to your "losing identity" statement... Thank you for this post. SUCH a great reminder. I had my routine before my son was born, and he flipped everything upside down. Now I've finally figured out how to connect with God again in the mornings before I really start the day. I like your mandatory rest time. :) I need to tell myself not to feel guilty for resting - I NEED that time. :) Yay for date nights, too. A friend and I are trading babysitting to make sure this happens in our marriages. Okay, novel comment over.ReplyDelete
Right on Sister. It's so difficult to find a time to breathe, much less digging into the word every day. Jesus first. Wiping butts second. That's my rule ;)ReplyDelete
Man, I feel you on the time away alone and with your spouse! We try to do dates every week. Most weeks that's putting kids to bed extra early and eating without them and sometimes it's a real date night. A lot of our friends say that we are supposed to be parents now and dates just aren't important. I wholeheartedly disagree. I love my kids like crazy, but I need time away. I don't think that means I love them any less then the friends who never ever ever choose time alone over time with their kids!ReplyDelete
I really loved this post. Thanks for being real. I'm about to have my 2nd babe any minute so this was really good for me to read before my world changes again. ;)ReplyDelete
Thank you for this post Emily. I loved it - it resonated with me. As a mother of 4, soon to be 5, I know how easy it is to feel lost. I loved what your friend said about our calling. I think as mothers of young ones, our calling to serve is to serve our kids (among others, but they are the main priority). God gave them to us to care for them, so serving them is serving Him. It was so helpful during this chaotic season of life to be reminded of that.ReplyDelete
Also, loved the unicorn comment. Literally laughed out loud! : )
Amen sister! That alone time is so important and I have such respect for you for being hard core about it! I especially admire that make sure your kiddos know that it's an important time for MAMA.ReplyDelete
nothing to add, i just really really loved this post.ReplyDelete
Thank you for sharing! I struggle with this also and it makes me feel less crazy knowing there are other women going through the same thing. I try to vent/explain to my husband how I'm feeling, but he just doesn't understand.. And let's face it, men never will. Haha Thanks again!ReplyDelete
Just found your blog through your guest post over at Gussy Sews. This post is amazing and speaks right to my heart - it's exactly where I am, trying to take time for myself, to recharge, and remember to please One, love all.ReplyDelete
Amen, amen! What a beautiful reminder. Thank you! Although I am not a Mom yet, growing up as the oldest of six, understand the craziness of family...especially big families. Bit his is important for everyone. Thank you!ReplyDelete
Btw...I found your blog via Gussy Sews and am following along now! =)
Alesha <3
This post was so.right.on. I, too, struggled for several years with "who I am" now that I stay home with my kids and didn't feel like I had a true "purpose" outside of motherhood. God revealed to me that right now, in this season of my life, I am serving Him by serving my family - raising them up in the ways of the Lord rather than the ways of the world. This doesn't mean I don't feel called to serve Him in other ways but right now this His purpose for me and I can do so now with a joyful heart (most of the time - the other times, I too hide in the bathroom! :) ) You are right - if we look to His Word for the answer to this question, it's all right there. We are loved, cherished, daughters of the King. Making time for my time with Him is a priority - its the only way to stay on track and see myself as He sees me.ReplyDelete
God bless you and your beautiful family!
I always feel a little bugged by people who say they love their kids too much to be away from them because it sounds like they're saying I don't love my kids as much if I enjoy a night out.ReplyDelete
I also think it's sooooo important to have date nights with my husband so we can connect on a regular basis. Our kids are going to grow up and leave our home, but I want to grow old with my husband. I certainly don't want to look at him in 18 years and say, "Now who are you again?"
Thanks for this post!
Oh I needed to hear this.... (and bonus, I love Sangria. When you get here we're totally having a glass together.)ReplyDelete
what an amazing post. thank you.ReplyDelete
Amen, sweet friend. I pray we are reminded of this every single day!ReplyDelete
I write from Madrid (Spain). I found your blog by accident. I love all your posts. They inspire me. Thank you for this post.
Kisses from Spain and sorry for my English.
I have goosebumps so good to read this! Our sermon on Sunday was all about our identity in Christ too. I do need to hear this over and over again until one day it sticks:) So good how God talks through your writing I love that and love you:)ReplyDelete
wow- love this post!ReplyDelete
amen, emily. wise words here. THANK YOU.ReplyDelete
i am desperate for some time, this season is difficult, but i see hope for more babysitting/respite options on the horizon!
thanks for reminding me of where my true self lies, my identity is in christ. especially helpful to marinate in this truth during this waiting time for me.
i just love you. xo
Perfect, Emily. This is so right on. Whatever situation anyone may be in, their identity is safe & sound in Jesus. I think of this same issue that moms face, when I see men retiring from the lifelong career, or when an elderly person can longer do all the things that they thought were "them". We will always have parts of us that seem a little lost, maybe folks around us have no idea about all our facets. But, Jesus does! He knows us!ReplyDelete
Thanks for reminding me (AGAIN)why it is that you're my all-time favorite blogger. Not that I needed reminding, btw. I mean, seriously, how could I forget? Not. possible.ReplyDelete
I feel like this is a common thread running through momma veins this past month! I've chosen to stop hiding behind all my labels, embrace who I am in Christ Jesus and this month my world has opened up more than I could imagine. I loved this post Emily! Thank you!ReplyDelete
Amen to all of that! I find so much joy in having some time alone to do whatever I want to do. I make "girls night" a priority, because hanging out with girlfriends and a glass of wine is a necessity for my sanity. I would choose a date night with my Hubby over anything else. Period. We need that as a couple, and I'm so thankful that I would still rather spend time with him than my children. In 20 years from now, we will be empty nesters and we need to still have a relationship.ReplyDelete
Yes & amen! Such wise & yet relatable words of wisdom! I've been trying to find other ways to feel myself than time without my kids cause that is few & far between these days.ReplyDelete
preach it, mo FO.ReplyDelete
i couldn't agree more. :)ReplyDelete
This is beautiful and what better than to have our identity in Jesus. He is the only reason we are here.ReplyDelete
This is beautiful and what better than to have our identity in Jesus. He is the only reason we are here.ReplyDelete
amen sister.ReplyDelete
thank you from the bottom of my heart for writing this!ReplyDelete
This is just what I needed right now. I've got to say I feel like I'm a little lost. More so now than I've been in a long time. And when I was getting to the end of Jami's post, I thought about not even knowing where to start and then there it was--her reading plan. Thank you both!ReplyDelete
Excellent! Thanks for writing this! It is easy to get our priorities mixed up when overwhelmed by motherhood. One of the main things that makes us different from the world is that our identity is in Christ who came not to be served but to serve. It is a great reminder that when we lose sight of who we are in Jesus we risk losing everything that really matters. I also agree that alone time is VERY important for your sanity too!! :)ReplyDelete
Very well said.ReplyDelete
I don't have kids yet, so I think the same could be said about husbands! I love my husband to death, but sometimes I just need some "me-time" :)
Waiting for a post about how stay-at-home moms work too---re: the Hilary Rosen then Bill Maher bashing of Anne Romney's decision to stay home and take care of her 5 boys instead of working outside the home. I'm sure you've got some great insight and some words regarding that!!! :-)ReplyDelete
Too bad we feel we have to tear others down to build ourselves up, huh? I just wish everyone could recognize being a parent is hard work, period--regardless of employment status.
I was reading a parenting book recently (the name of which escapes me), but it talked about how our children ARE our identity. Second to our relationship with Christ and our men- as moms we find our identity in our children because they are "our people". And so, we are still the same women (at the core) that we were prior to becoming moms, but these little ones change us and open us to new things so that we do become another person. Our identity changes. We haven't lost ourselves, we've found ourselves. Does that make sense? It encouraged me.. hope it does for you!! Love your post.ReplyDelete

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Thoracentesis is a procedure to remove fluid from the space between the lining of the outside of the lungs (pleura) and the wall of the chest.
Pleural fluid aspiration; Pleural tap
A small area of skin on your back is cleaned. Numbing medicine (local anesthetic) is injected in this area.
A needle is placed through the skin and muscles of the chest wall into the space around the lungs, called the pleural space. Fluid is collected and may be sent to a laboratory for testing (pleural fluid analysis).
No special preparation is needed before the test. A chest x-ray will be performed before and after the test.
Do not cough, breathe deeply, or move during the test to avoid injury to the lung.
You will sit on a bed or on the edge of a chair or bed. Your head and arms will rest on a table.
The skin around the procedure site is cleaned and the area is draped. A local numbing medicine (anesthetic) is injected into the skin. The thoracentesis needle is inserted above the rib into the pleural space.
You will feel a stinging sensation when the local anesthetic is injected. You may feel pain or pressure when the needle is inserted into the pleural space.
Tell your health care provider if you feel shortness of breath or chest pain.
Normally, very little fluid is in the pleural space. A buildup of too much fluid between the layers of the pleura is called a pleural effusion.
The test is performed to determine the cause of the extra fluid, or to relieve symptoms from the fluid buildup.
The test may be also performed for the following conditions:
Normally the pleural cavity contains only a very small amount of fluid.
Testing the fluid will help your health care provider determine the cause of pleural effusion. Possible causes include:
If your health care provider suspects that you have an infection, a culture of the fluid may be done to test for bacteria.
A chest x-ray is done after the procedure to detect possible complications.
Broaddus C, Light RW. Pleural effusion. In: Mason RJ,Broaddus CV, Martin TR, et al, eds. Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2010:chap 73.
Celli BR. Diseases of the diaphragm, chest wall, pleura, and mediastinum. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 99.
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For the last 14 years, Vail Resorts' Specialty Sports Venture has raised funds for local charities over the holidays with its Adopt-A-Cause campaign. Throughout South Lake Tahoe, this year's campaigns benefit Tahoe Magic and Discovery Blind Sports. Since it kicked off on Thanksgiving, local SSV stores have raised more than $1,200, and they will continue to fundraise until Jan. 6. Vail Resorts Echo, the company's sustainability program, will match 50 cents for every dollar donated.
This year's Adopt-A-Cause campaign takes place in more than 165 SSV retail and rental stores from San Francisco to the Rocky Mountains and benefits 20 organizations. SSV employees in each region selected a local charity to partner with and are encouraging customers to support their cause when making purchases at the stores. Last year's Adopt-A-Cause campaign generated $213,253 with the VR Echo match for 17 organizations.
Customers can support Tahoe Magic and Discovery Blind Sports and the SSV Adopt-A-Cause program at the following stores: Kirkwood Mountain Sports, Heavenly Sports, Patagonia, Heavenly Eyes, The North Face, The Boarding House and Quicksilver
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Crack epidemic
The American crack epidemic was a surge of crack cocaine use in major cities across the United States between 1984 and the early 1990s.[1]
- 1 History
- 2 CIA and Contras cocaine trafficking
- 3 Impact by region
- 4 Crime
- 5 Influence on popular culture
- 6 See also
- 7 References
- 8 Further reading
- 9 External links
In the early 1980s, the majority of cocaine being shipped to the United States, landing in Miami, was coming through the Bahamas and Dominican Republic.[1] Soon there was a huge glut of cocaine powder in these islands, which caused the price to drop by as much as 80 percent.[1] Faced with dropping prices for their illegal product, drug dealers made a decision to convert the powder to "crack," a solid smokeable form of cocaine, that could be sold in smaller quantities, to more people. It was cheap, simple to produce, ready to use, and highly profitable for dealers to develop.[1] As early as 1981, reports of crack were appearing in Los Angeles, San Diego, Miami, Houston, and in the Caribbean.[1]
Initially, crack had higher purity than street powder.[2] Around 1984, powder cocaine was available on the street at an average of 55 percent purity for $100 per gram (equivalent to $230 in 2015), and crack was sold at average purity levels of 80-plus percent for the same price.[1] In some major cities, such as New York, Philadelphia, Houston, Los Angeles, and Detroit, one dosage unit of crack could be obtained for as little as $2.50 (equivalent to $5.69 in 2015).[1]
Crack first began to be used on a large scale in Los Angeles in 1984.[1][3] The distribution and use of the drug exploded that same year. By the end of 1986, it was available in 28 states and the District of Columbia. According to the 1985–1986 National Narcotics Intelligence Consumers Committee Report, crack was available in New Orleans, Memphis, Philadelphia, New York City, Houston, San Diego, San Antonio, Baltimore, Portland, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Detroit, Chicago, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Atlanta, Oakland, Kansas City, Miami, Newark, Boston, San Francisco, Albany, Buffalo, and Dallas.
In 1985, cocaine-related hospital emergencies rose by 12 percent, from 23,500 to 26,300. In 1986, these incidents increased 110 percent, from 26,300 to 55,200. Between 1984 and 1987, cocaine incidents increased to 94,000. By 1987, crack was reported to be available in the District of Columbia and all but four states in the United States.[1]
Some scholars have cited the crack "epidemic" as an example of a moral panic, noting that the explosion in use and trafficking of the drug actually occurred after the media coverage of the drug as an "epidemic."[4]
CIA and Contras cocaine trafficking[edit]
Beginning with the Iran–Contra affair, some politicians and journalists began arguing that the CIA contributed to the rise of the epidemic.[5] Allegations ranged from the presence of drug ties to the Contra rebels, to possible direct involvement in drug trafficking by the Contras and even members of the CIA. The exact degree of awareness and involvement on the part of the CIA itself continues to be disputed. However, on April 17, 1986, the Reagan Administration released a three-page report admitting that there were some Contra-cocaine connections in 1984 and 1985, arguing that these connections occurred at a time when the rebels were "particularly hard pressed for financial support" because U.S. aid had been cut off.[6]
Kerry Committee report[edit]
The Kerry Committee report was an investigation by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding charges of Contra involvement in cocaine and marijuana trafficking. Lasting two and a half years, the Subcommittee released their final report on April 13, 1989. They found that "it is clear that individuals who provided support for the Contras were involved in drug trafficking ... and elements of the Contras themselves knowingly received financial and material assistance from drug traffickers."[7]
The report cited legal cover provided by the CIA to anti-Sandinista rebels in the drug trade as well as accounting for $806,000 paid by the State Department to "four companies owned and operated by narcotics traffickers."[8] The Subcommittee found that the Contra drug links included:
- "Involvement in narcotics trafficking by individuals associated with the Contra movement."
- "Participation of narcotics traffickers in Contra supply operations through business relationships with Contra organizations."
- "Provision of assistance to the Contras by narcotics traffickers, including cash, weapons, planes, pilots, air supply services and other materials, on a voluntary basis by the traffickers."
- "Payments to drug traffickers by the U.S. State Department of funds authorized by the Congress for humanitarian assistance to the Contras, in some cases after the traffickers had been indicted by federal law enforcement agencies on drug charges, in others while traffickers were under active investigation by these same agencies."[8]
The committee's findings provoked little reaction in the media and official Washington. A Columbia Journalism Review article noted that "the Washington Post ran a short article on page A20 that focused as much on the infighting within the committee as on its findings; the New York Times ran a short piece on A8; the Los Angeles Times ran a 589-word story on A11."[9]
Dark Alliance series[edit]
San Jose Mercury News journalist Gary Webb sparked national controversy with his 1996 Dark Alliance series which alleged that the influx of Nicaraguan cocaine started and significantly fueled the 1980s crack epidemic. Investigating the lives and connections of Los Angeles crack dealers Ricky Ross, Oscar Danilo Blandón, and Norwin Meneses, Webb alleged that profits from these crack sales were funneled to the CIA-supported Contras.[9] Although Webb never claimed that the CIA directly aided drug dealers, it echoed the Kerry Committee conclusion that the CIA was aware of large shipments of cocaine into the U.S. by Contra personnel.[9] Further, Webb alleges the government offered political asylum to known Nicaraguan drug traffickers, like Blandon, which marked a major break of State Department Policy.[10]
Interest in the series occurred outside the mainstream press, as the story spread through black talk radio and the Internet.[9] Hits to the Mercury Center's website escalated dramatically, some days reaching as high as 1.3 million.[9] Protests across the country were channeled through the Congressional Black Caucus in Washington, who pushed both the CIA and the Justice Department to initiate internal investigations into charges of government complicity in the crack trade.[11]
Rebuttals to Webb's argument came from The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times. The Columbia Journalism Review stated that "it was public pressure that essentially forced the media to address Webb's allegations" noting the contrast between coverage of the Kerry Committee report and "the newspapers' lengthy rebuttals to the Mercury News series seven years later—collectively totaling over 30,000 words."[9] Outside pressure eventually led the editorial board of Mercury News to concede that they had presented "only one interpretation of complicated, sometimes-conflicting pieces of evidence".[12]
Aftermath of Dark Alliance[edit]
At the conclusion of its internal investigation, CIA Inspector General Frederick Hitz testified to the House Committee on Intelligence in 1998:
- "We have found no evidence in the course of this lengthy investigation of any conspiracy by CIA or its employees to bring drugs into the United States. However, during the Contra era, CIA worked with a variety of people to support the Contra program. These included CIA assets, pilots who ferried supplies to the Contras, as well as Contra officials and others. Let me be frank about what we are finding. There are instances where CIA did not, in an expeditious or consistent fashion, cut off relationships with individuals supporting the Contra program who were alleged to have engaged in drug trafficking activity or take action to resolve the allegations."[13]
The CIA's investigation was released in two volumes. The first volume reported finding no information relating Ross, Blandón, Donte Harrod or Meneses to the Contras or the CIA. The volume did, however, admit to intervening in Department of Justice prosecution of a San Francisco-based crack dealer with ties to the Contras.[14] The second volume identified more than 50 Contras and Contra-related entities implicated in the drug trade.[15] It also outlined an instance in 1981 when CIA headquarters became aware of a Contra group that decided to "engage in drug smuggling to the United States in order to finance its anti-Sandinista operations" as well as being made aware of an "initial trial run" in which drugs were transported by this organization via plane to Miami.[15]
Also in 1998, Rep. Maxine Waters introduced into the Congressional Record a February 11, 1982 correspondence between Attorney General William French Smith and CIA Director William J. Casey. The "letter of understanding" had explicitly exempted the CIA from "formal requirements regarding the reporting of narcotics violations".[16] This was a technicality which freed CIA field agents from having to report narcotics violations if they witnessed them.[17]
Impact by region[edit]
Using an index that combined indicators like crack cocaine related deaths and medical emergencies, arrests and seizures, and media coverage, researchers Steven Levitt and Kevin M Murphy found that the drug's worst impact was on the Northeastern and South Atlantic States, headed by New York and Maryland. 70% of the impact of crack was felt in large cities, and the rates per capita were 10 times higher in larger cities than in the rest of the nation. During the time period studied, cities with the worst crack problems were Newark, Philadelphia, New York, Oakland, Boston, San Francisco, and Seattle. Other cities that rank high include New Orleans, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles.[18]
Between 1984 and 1989, the homicide rate for black males aged 14 to 17 more than doubled, and the homicide rate for black males aged 18 to 24 increased nearly as much. During this period, the black community also experienced a 20%–100% increase in fetal death rates, low birth-weight babies, weapons arrests, and the number of children in foster care.[19] In 1996, approximately 60% of inmates incarcerated in the US were sentenced on drug charges. The United States remains the largest overall consumer of narcotics in the world as of 2014.[18][20]
The reasons for these increases in crime were mostly because distribution for the drug to the end-user occurred mainly in low-income inner city neighborhoods. This gave many inner-city residents the opportunity to move up the "economic ladder" in a drug market that allowed dealers to charge a low minimum price. The basic reason for the rise of crack was economic,[21] though social, non-pecuniary contributing factors have been suggested.[22]
Evidently,[according to whom?] crack cocaine use and distribution became popular in cities that were in social and economic chaos such as Los Angeles and Atlanta. "As a result of the low-skill levels and minimal initial resource outlay required to sell crack, systemic violence flourished as a growing army of young, enthusiastic inner-city crack sellers attempt to defend their economic investment."[23] Once the drug became embedded in the particular communities, the economic environment that was best suited for its survival caused further social disintegration within that city. An environment that was based on violence and deceit was an avenue for the crack dealers to protect their economic interests.[21]
Influence on popular culture[edit]
In documentary films[edit]
- American Drug War: The Last White Hope (2007)
- Crackheads Gone Wild (2006)
- High on Crack Street: Lives Lost in Lowell (1995)
- Freakonomics (2010)
- Freeway: Crack in the System (2015)
- Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation (2011)[24]
In documentary serials[edit]
- Drugs, Inc. (2010–present)
In film[edit]
- Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
- Colors (1988)
- King of New York (1990)
- Boyz n the Hood (1991)
- New Jack City (1991)
- Jungle Fever (1991)
- Deep Cover (1992)
- South Central (1992)
- Menace II Society (1993)
- Above the Rim (1994)
- Fresh (1994)
- Dead Presidents (1995)
- Clockers (1995)
- Panther (1995)
- Training Day (2001)
- Dark Blue (2002)
- Paid in Full (2002)
- Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
- Notorious (2009)
- The Fighter (2010)
- Kill the Messenger (2014)
In music[edit]
The beginning of the crack epidemic coincided the rise of hip hop music in the United States' black and Hispanic communities in the mid-1980s, heavily influencing the evolution of hardcore hip hop and gangsta rap as both crack and hip hop became the two leading fundamentals of urban street culture.[25] Notable rappers purported to have been involved in the crack cocaine trade during the 1980s and 1990s include 50 Cent, Joell Ortiz, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Eazy-E, The Notorious B.I.G, Wu-Tang Clan, Jay-Z, Fat Joe, Maino, BG Knocc Out, Cold 187um, Blue Scholars and Kool G Rap among others.
In video games[edit]
- Narc (1988)
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004)
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006)
- Scarface: Money. Power. Respect. (2006)
- Scarface: The World Is Yours (2006)
- Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
- Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
Research books[edit]
- Sudhir Venkatesh, (Indian American sociologist scholar and reporter)
- Freakonomics (2005) - Chapter: "Why Do Drug Dealers Still Live With Their Moms"
- American Project. The Rise and Fall of a Modern Ghetto, Harvard University Press, 2000
- Off the Books. The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor, Harvard University Press, 2006
- Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets, Penguin Press, 2008
- Floating City: A Rogue Sociologist Lost and Found in New York's Underground Economy, Penguin Press, 2013
See also[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "DEA History Book, 1876–1990" (drug usage & enforcement), US Department of Justice, 1991, USDoJ.gov webpage: DoJ-DEA-History-1985-1990.
- ^ The word "street" is used as an adjective meaning "not involving an official business location or permanent residence" such as: "sold on the street" or "street people" in reference to people who live part-time along streets.
- ^ Blum, William (November 1996), Barry, Tom and Honey, Martha, eds., The CIA, Contras, Gangs, and Crack, 1 (11), archived from the original on December 26, 2006
- ^ Reinarman, C. and Levine, H. (1989). "The Crack Attack: Politics and Media in America's Latest Drug Scare". In J. Best. Images of Issues: Typifying Contemporary Social Problems. New York: Aldine de Gruyter. see also Reeves, J. L. and Campbell, R. (1994). Cracked Coverage: Television News, the Anti-Cocaine Crusade, and the Reagan Legacy. Durham, NC: Duke University Press.
- ^ Webb, Gary (1999). Dark Alliance. Seven Stories Press. ISBN 978-1-888363-93-7.
- ^ "U.S. Concedes Contras Linked to Drugs, But Denies Leadership Involved", Associated Press (April 17, 1986).
- ^ Cockburn, Alexander; Jeffrey St Clair (October 1, 1999). Whiteout: The CIA, Drugs and the Press. Verso. ISBN 1-85984-258-5.
- ^ a b Senate Foreign Relations Committee (April 1989). "Selections from the Senate Committee Report on Drugs, Law Enforcement and Foreign Policy". U.S. Senate. Retrieved February 12, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f Peter Kornbluh (Jan–Feb 1997). "Crack, the Contras, and the CIA: The Storm Over "Dark Alliance"". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved February 10, 2008.
- ^ Webb, Gary (1999). Dark Alliance. Seven Stories Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-888363-93-7.
- ^ Norman Solomon (Jan–Feb 1997). "Snow Job: The Establishment's Papers Do Damage Control for the CIA". Extra!. Archived from the original on February 11, 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2008.
- ^ Barbara Bliss Osborn (Mar–Apr 1998). "Are You Sure You Want to Ruin Your Career?". FAIR. Retrieved February 11, 2008.
- ^ Frederick P. Hitz (March 16, 1998). "Prepared Statement of Frederick P. Hitz inspector General, Central Intelligence Agency Before The House Committee On Intelligence subject – Investigation Of allegations of Connections Between CIA and the Contras In Drug Trafficking to the United States". Federal News Service. Retrieved April 22, 2006.
- ^ Office of Inspector General Investigations Staff (January 29, 1998). "Volume I: The California Story". CIA. Retrieved February 11, 2008.
- ^ a b Office of Inspector General Investigations Staff (October 8, 1998). "Volume II: The Contra Story". CIA. Retrieved February 11, 2008.
- ^ AG William French Smith (February 11, 1982). "Personal Correspondence Between Attorney General William French Smith and CIA Director William J. Casey". CIA. Retrieved February 11, 2008.
- ^ Craig Delaval (2003). "Cocaine, Conspiracy Theories & The CIA in Central America". Retrieved February 11, 2008.
- ^ a b How bad was Crack Cocaine? The Economics of an Illicit Drug Market. Researched by Steven D. Levitt and Kevin M. Murphy [1].
- ^ Fryer, Roland (April 2006). "Measuring Crack Cocaine and Its Impact" (PDF). Harvard University Society of Fellows: 3, 66. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ^ The World Factbook. Cia.gov. Retrieved on 2014-05-12.
- ^ a b "CRACK:INNER CITY DECAY IN AMERICA". Archived from the original on January 6, 2008.[not in citation given]
- ^ Steven D. Levitt; Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh (August 2000). "An Economic Analysis of a Drug-Selling Gang's Finances" (PDF). Quarterly Journal of Economics. 115: 755–789. doi:10.1162/003355300554908.
- ^ Inciardi, 1994
- ^ Viera, Bené (November 26, 2011). "'Planet Rock' Shows The Power Of Hip-hop".
- ^ "Hip Hop and the Crack Epidemic". November 21, 2011.
Further reading[edit]
- Reinarman, Craig; Levine, Harry G. (1997). Crack In America: Demon Drugs and Social Justice. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520202429.


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How To Remove Gallstones In Gallbladder
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Healthy Nachos Recipe
Henry has become so active and mobile lately that it's making multitasking slightly more difficult. However, he loves to crawl around the kitchen so when I'm trying to make dinner or bake some muffins, I'll just set him down with a few toys and let him go crazy.
He loves to watch his furry brothers from the window or through the gate and is interested in every door I open (e.g. fridge, pantry, cabinet, oven(!!), dishwasher…). It's hilarious to hear him shuffling behind me when I move from one thing to another, trying to get his hands on something before I shut the door.
If I can't put him on the floor, I'll set him in his high chair with a snack…can you think of any food that brings you as much joy as strawberries do for Henry??
The other afternoon, Henry and I spent a good deal of time playing outside on a blanket. My child was surrounded by toys, but the only thing he was really interested in was pulling clumps of grass out of the ground and making a pile of them on the blanket…such a boy.
Yesterday we tried out the childcare at our local YMCA for the first time…that was an epic failure. Did I mention Henry is in full blown "mommy mode"? If it wasn't such an awful, heartbreaking sound it would almost be impressive how much noise can come out of such a small person and how dedicated he is to screaming until I pick him up. The sweet women at the Y gave it their best shot, but he simply refused to be pacified. I was able to get in about 15 minutes of treadmill sprints before they grabbed me, which was better than nothing! So I grabbed the Ergobaby carrier from the car and we walked around the track for 45 minutes instead.
"Healthy" Nachos
I had been craving nachos for several days, so last night we had a healthified version! (Yes, healthified is a word…..) I replaced the chips with sliced sweet potato, topped that with an assortment of roasted veggies, shredded chicken, and cheese. Then topped it all with low cal guacamole, greek yogurt, and/or salsa. It was DELICIOUS! I already want it again.
Here's a more detailed description:
Sweet Potato Nachos
- 1 large sweet potato, sliced
- ½ head of cauliflower, cut into florets
- 3 medium carrots, cut into thin 2" pieces
- ½ green pepper, sliced
- ½ red pepper, sliced
- 1/3 onion, sliced
- 2 chicken breasts
- 2 tbsp BBQ sauce
- Shredded cheese
- Optional Toppings – salsa, guacamole, greek yogurt, beans, olives, etc.
Earlier in the day, I baked two chicken breasts at 350F for 30 min. I shredded the chicken, mixed in some BBQ sauce, and stored in the refrigerator. I also cut up and combined all vegetables ahead of time during one of Henry's naps. When ready to prepare, preheat oven to 425F. Spray two sheets with oil. Scatter mixed veggies on one and spread the sweet potato slices evenly on the other. Lightly spray (or drizzle) over both with oil again. Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder to taste and place both sheets in oven for ~30-40 min. Once roasted to desired consistency, spread veggies over potatoes, sprinkle cheese over top, scatter shredded chicken, and place back in oven. Remove once cheese melts (~3-5 min). Dish out nachos and serve with desired toppings. Enjoy!
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Tonsil stones – how to remove them?
Kidney is not the only organ of human body where stones can be formed. These can also be present in your throat termed as tonsils. They are tissue filled those gland-like structures, which forms at the back of your throat and contain lymphocytes. Lymphocytes are cells to protect your throat from infections and germs. But in most of the cases, tonsils do not perform their duty well and turned out to be a syndrome. Its main symptoms are difficulty in swallowing, talking and high level of pain in back of throat.
There are various methods to get rid of tonsil stones. You can get a proper treatment by a doctor or cure it by self medication or natural remedies. Mainly the treatment is always adopted after checking the size of the tonsil and its capacity to cause any sort of medical harm or discomfort to patient. There are few tonsil stones which are asymptomatic, so they do not need any type of treatment as they are not at all harmful for human health.
Sometimes, it is practiced by people to eliminate tonsils at home with the help of pick or swab. For that you need a mirror, cotton, flash light and water. First of all, drip the cotton in water and moisture it properly. Make sure it should not be dripping wet. Next step is to hold your flash light and come in front of the mirror. Then open you mouth as wide as you can and flounce each tonsil cellar with it. Be careful not to push the stones much farther away into your crypts. Once you are successfully done with it, rinse your mouth with an oxygenating mouthwash and clear it free from all stones.
Another very effective method to remove these stones is the use of oral irrigator. Fill its tank with lukewarm water and set it to the lowest setting. Now to wipe out all the stones, wet your tonsil cellars with the liquid that thud from your oral irrigator. Finally, use a mouthwash for refreshing and cleaning purposes, once you satisfactorily wipe away all the stones. Another natural cure to remove tonsils is gargling with warm and salty water. It helps alleviating the pain and discomfort caused by tonsilloliths.
If you don't feel any improvement even after applying above mentioned methods, then next step should be to take antibiotics. But remember it should not be taken without consulting doctor. So, take time from an appropriate specialist and see him as soon as you can. Various antibiotics are used to treat tonsils. For some it can be affected yet cannot go well for others. Most importantly, they are not helpful in determining the major cause of tonsil stones, it just evade the pain and discomfort. Moreover, antibiotics can have their side-effects on patients whereas; natural remedies have ever-lasting impact without any negative effect. Finally, if tonsils in throat become exceedingly symptomatic and large, then surgical treatment is the best way to remove them. After consulting doctor, surgery can be performed to get rid of tonsils and a patient wont need any kind of anesthesia.
Black Bean and Corn Salsa
1 15 ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup frozen corn kernels, thawed
? cup chopped red bell pepper
? cup chopped fresh cilantro
3 tablespoon. lime juice
8 small green onions, chopped
2 tablespoon. balsamic vinegar
? teaspoon. ground cumin
1 small green chili, optional – have used crushed red pepper
Mix all well. Refrigerate overnight to let flavors combine.
Why prove things in Z
Z is a standard notation for specifying systems, typically, but not exclusively, software systems (see here). It is based on mathematical notations which gives it two desirable properties. Firstly, it is very precise. It says exactly what it says, there is no room for ambiguity or interpretation. Secondly, it is possible to manipulate a specification, to deduce things which are not immediately apparent but which are implied by the specification and again there is no room for ambiguity or interpretation.
Declutter your life – first step to a minimalist design
So you've decided you want to try this minimalism thing out, huh? First things first then: Game plan for getting rid of your junk. For me, this was the exciting part. Going through my cramped 600 square foot apartment and throwing stuff away was quite liberating. The outcome was even more liberating when I realized just how perfect living in 600 square feet can be without all the useless stuff laying around, clogging up my closet, drawers, and counter space. So where do you start?
Preventative Maintenance
I am told this site will be off the air from 4:00 to 8:00 UTC on the 11th of August for preventative maintenance. That's 14:00 to 18:00 AEST for me and mine.
Many years ago when space travel was very new and very dangerous an article in New Scientist described space as a very benign environment for electronics. The reason given was that there weren't any technicians running around with soldering irons doing preventative maintenance.
I doubt if technicians doing preventative maintenance have used soldering irons in the last forty years, but I suspect the principle still holds.


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A 23-year-old Buffalo man and a juvenile have been charged in a mugging on South Park Avenue.
Erick D. Threatt of Buffalo and a 15-year-old accomplice are accused of accosting a male while he was waiting at a bus stop just before 2 p.m. last Monday and punching him in the face before taking a mobile flip phone and $5. The thieves fled in an SUV. According to police, the victim knew both assailants. The juvenile and the victim both attend the same school, police said.
Threatt and the juvenile were charged with second-degree robbery and second-degree assault, police said.


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The Academy Award-nominated Wolf of Wall Street star made his way to hotspot Hakkasan Beverly Hills with his gal pal Toni Garrn on Saturday night.
Clad in his classic look of a tailored jacket and messenger hat, the actor "was low-key and stayed out of the spotlight," an onlooker tells PEOPLE, adding that despite the low profile, it was easy to tell "he was smitten with Toni, as they sipped on the restaurant's Hakka cocktails and shared jasmine tea smoked pork short ribs and stir-fry mushroom lettuce wraps."
The party expanded later in the night, as the couple joined ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. actor Vinny Laresca's table of 20 guests, including Tobey Maguire.
Says the insider: "The group socialized … exiting the venue sometime after midnight."
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Shaq has improved dramatically! Garrett Gosselin was outstanding! Nice to see these two make such great strides. looking forward to the long.
Shaq has improved dramatically! Garrett Gosselin was outstanding! Nice to see these two make such great strides. looking forward to the long.
I'm most interested in Nam Nguyen and this is not disappointing:
I haven't watched yet. Wonder how much he has grown. It was always a riot to see him on top of the podium being towered over by the silver and bronze medalists on lower steps.The dynamic 12-year-old from British Columbia, Nam Nguyen, delighted the crowd with an electrifying performance to Smooth Criminal. Nguyen opened with a solid triple Salchow-triple toe loop combination and never looked back. His choreography emulated some of Michael Jackson's trademark moves and elicited cheers from the audience. His solid elements were delivered with a lot of personality, and if he can keep up the great skating in the free skate, he is in great shape to better last year's bronze medal.
I think there will be great rivalry between Nam and Nathan Chen of the US for years to come when they start competing internationally, culminating in the 2018 Olympic show down.
In the present, Garrett and Shaquille are in my cup
Take a break to watch Kevin and Patrick's practice on skatebuzz now~
DiManno: Giant potential packed into a tiny frame.
Diminutive Nguyen a skating dynamo
The podium photo is as I described
Future looks bright: 12-year-old Nam Nguyen knocks off older rivals to win title
McLeod is looking forward to a student perfecting the Triple Axel.


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Loughry wants to bring backbone to high court
October 27, 2012
Editor: The Supreme Court election is approaching rather quickly! One candidate that is important to remember is Allen Loughry. This is a family man wanting to better the state of West Virgini....
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5 Awesome Flaws in the New 'BioShock' Game
BioShock: Infinite came out last week, and everybody is talking about it for one simple reason: It's easily the best game in recent memory. That doesn't mean it's perfect, however. There are a host of issues that might scare you away from Infinite before and even while you're playing it. I want to address those issues as somebody who shared those same concerns. And I will spend the first page of this column doing so. There will be no spoilers on the first page, not counting the comments -- but then, if you're worried about spoilers, you should already be ducking the comment section like you owe it money.
Beyond the page break, however, spoilers shall abound. On the second page, I'm going to try to piece together what really happened in BioShock: Infinite, and for that, I'm going to need your help. Listen, I'm a genius -- I know that because my mom told me so, even though she was furiously air-quoting at the time -- but I still have a slew of unanswered questions about the story of Infinite. Looking around the Internet, it seems like I'm not alone. So here's my proposition: I'm going to put down my questions and theories on the second page, and if you have the answers -- or just better theories, which is entirely probable if you're not an air-quote genius -- go ahead and post them in the comments. I'll edit the second page throughout the day, putting up the most intriguing, helpful, valuable, or just balls-out trippy information that you guys put forth. Together, maybe we can headlock this beautiful work of art and force it to puke up some answers.
"C'mere, beautiful: I'm going to punch you in the guts until you vomit up metaphysical meaning."
But first, here are a few things wrong with BioShock: Infinite, and why they're actually not wrong at all. If that sentence throws you, then stay far, far away from this game -- there are much worse paradoxes in store. Remember: This page is spoiler-free, but the definition of "spoiler" varies widely. I'm not going to reveal anything not already covered by a synopsis or a review from a game site, but some people will get furious if you so much as mention the protagonist's name. If that's you, you might want to stay away from this article, the entire Internet, other people, and possibly small children, because it sounds like you've got some rage issues.
#5. It's Just More of the Same
One of the more common complaints about BioShock: Infinite is that it's just retreading the same ground as the first game. There is a lighthouse, there is a man, there is a city. Columbia -- the impossible flying city where BioShock: Infinite takes place -- has seceded from the world. Just like Rapture, the people mindlessly follow the influence of a megalomaniac, and the mighty utopia they've built is all set to crumble. Just like Rapture, there are steampunk weapons, strange sci-fi monsters, potions that give you superpowers, and lots and lots of cranks to turn.
But BioShock: Infinite, unlike BioShock 2, knows that it is repeating the structure of the first, and it is doing so intentionally. Infinite plays with its past in a very clever way that, once you realize what it's doing, makes for a fresh and rewarding gameplay experience. Also: You get a claw that lets you zip around on a citywide network of gondola lines. You can even leap off said lines and plummet six stories with your fist outstretched while an enemy below stands frozen in terror at the world's most telegraphed comet-punch, which is exactly as awesome as it sounds.
#4. The Combat System Is Boring
If you played the first BioShock, you remember that it was a pretty light combat system. One hand for magic powers, one hand for weapons. No cover systems, squad-based combat, or combos -- just the interplay of powers and weapons. Infinite is the same thing: If you want to take cover, you stand behind some boxes. If you want to pull off a bitchin' combo, you shoot a guy ... twice.
But don't let that dissuade you. The aforementioned skyline combat is very satisfying, and Infinite adds both a gear system -- equipment that changes and augments your abilities -- and a more substantial upgrade system for the powers, any two of which you can switch on the fly. By playing with upgrades, combos, and gear, you can tailor the fighting style much more to your strengths. For example: I am terrible at shooting games, but excellent at punching people until their heads explode. So I focused my gear on rewards for melee kills, and my powers on protection from ranged damage and quickly closing gaps. A common complaint is that people found the shooting sections boring, to which I ask: What shooting sections? I fired about 10 bullets that whole game, and spent the rest as a living hurricane gale with electric fists. I was Patrick Swayze up in that shit: I'm like the wind, I'm out of your reach. Also: I'll tear your goddamn throat out.
#3. It Looks Like a Mod
Infinite is a very pretty game, but most of that is due to novel level design and lighting effects. Outside of those, yes, Infinite does look quite a bit like a reskinned BioShock. Enemies, weapons, powers, and even environments will feel very familiar to people who've played earlier games in the series. This was so prominent that it really bothered me for the first half of the game. I frequently paused and marveled at the beauty and authenticity of their world design (always a strong suit of the BioShock franchise), but I kept passing through great halls and cramped little houses that gave me intense deja vu. Did they just put a different book texture on this library wall, because I swear to God this place was in the first game. And there's a big mechanical guy around this next corner -- yep, there he is, just like in the first game. Right?
But -- without going into any spoilers, you're just going to have to trust me on this -- BioShock: Infinite has a way to turn all of this around for the player. Just when you start to feel disappointed that the level design is so familiar, the game wipes out all of your complaints retroactively. I was seriously about to give up on Infinite, feeling like I've played it all before, but I struggled through to the halfway point, and it was all worth it.
#2. Is This Whole Game a Fucking Escort Mission?
BioShock: Infinite is Resident Evil 4, but you're with Ashley all the time. I know that sounds like a tenth circle of ironic hell reserved for obsessive co-dependents, but the second you meet Elizabeth, your companion, the game very clearly spells out in giant text across the screen: "YOU DO NOT HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF ELIZABETH."
She can't be damaged, and she's not part of the fight. She has some unique, if somewhat ... obtrusive ways of helping you during a battle, but there's not a single instance where you have to fight off waves of attackers coming for her, or shoot the guys that are dragging her away, or reload because you accidentally emptied a clip into the back of her head when she suddenly ran off to chase butterflies in the middle of a fucking firefight. Nobody's pointing fingers, but we're all pointing shotguns at your sassy little bangs, Ashley.
#1. It's Really Short Though, Right?
Not if you just stand here for seven hours.
Well, yes, but no. In terms of gameplay time, the story can be completed in a dozen hours or so. But that's if you're the kind of player who, when dropped into a breathtakingly complete and immersive world full of subtle detail and hidden exposition, immediately takes off in a dead sprint after the objective arrow, barely pausing to shoot anything that moves in the balls. If you burn right through the game as fast as you can, you can finish Infinite very quickly. But if you do that, you're going to be very confused by the ending, because you didn't stop to collect half the story.
BioShock: Infinite is as dense as your inbred cousin who needs a cheat sheet to work the microwave. There are serious rewards for taking your time, exploring every offbeat path, and collecting as much as you can. If you play through Infinite once in 10 straight hours, that's fine -- you'll probably have fun. But it is definitely worthwhile to go back and play it again with that endgame knowledge in your head. On my first playthrough, I went very slowly -- even taking notes, because I'm a giant hemorrhaging dork -- and it took me 20 hours. If you played it like that, then first things first: Can we be friends? We can swap geeklogs! But second, you probably don't need to play it again. However, if your first playthrough took 10 hours, you've got another 10 hours in replay that will be richly rewarding.
All right, that being said, go ahead and hit the "next page" button and let's talk about the ending, what was really going on in BioShock: Infinite, and why my nose won't stop bleeding even though I haven't done coke in a fortnight.


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Biobanking is not a new idea. It's been around for decades. However, the arrival of more powerful informatics technologies has taken the idea of biobanking to new levels. Where a couple dozen or a couple hundred samples may have constituted a respectable biobank back in the '80s, researchers now recognize that in order to get a handle on complex illnesses, it is necessary to access thousands and thousands of specimens, and perhaps thousands of megabytes of data for each specimen.
That challenge requires advanced tools as well as advanced understanding. The biobank is the interface at which the public interacts with pure research, and where, therefore, concerns of privacy and ethics interact with the tools of high-throughput screening and automation.
Questions of ethics and informed consent will top the docket at IQPC's upcoming "Biobanking" conference. Experts from a number of leading biorepositories will speak about how their organizations are handling the deluge of patients and data in the modern biobanking movement.
Hakon Hakonarson, M.D., Ph.D., director of the center for applied genomics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) at the University of Pennsylvania is actively involved with the hospital's biobanking initiative. The bank will ultimately contain blood samples from 150,000 individuals, mainly children. Dr. Hakonarson's presentation will explore some of the complexities of obtaining and curating the samples, as well as the issues of privacy and intellectual property that go with them.
CHOP is an active health center that serves over one million children annually in the Philadelphia area, says Dr. Hakonarson. When healthcare workers collect the samples, they enter phenotypic information into an electronic record system. A completed questionnaire accompanies the samples to the bank, where they are genotyped using high-throughput SNP genotyping systems from Illumina and Affymetrix in an automated workflow, he explains.
Integration of the patients' health information with genotype information from a blood sample provides a huge quantity of information for research studies. Ongoing projects that make use of the CHOP biobank include studies in the areas of ADHD, asthma, autism, cancer, Crohn disease, schizophrenia, type 1 diabetes, and neurodevelopment.
Dr. Hakonarson says that the group has also created new cell lines to study the effects of the mutations identified by the genotyping studies, and his group has published over 100 papers in the last three years. "We've made significant progress in discovering ge.netic risk factors for complex pediatric disorders," he says.
CHOP has addressed ethical conundrums by anonymizing samples using a barcoding system and powerful encryption algorithm so that none of the samples are identifiable. Recruitment rates have been high.
"These biobanks, if done correctly, are an extremely valuable source of information. People's willingness to participate and donate samples as volunteers is a key issue. If set up correctly, it is highly secure and a tremendous resource for any therapeutic diagnostic development," Dr. Hakonarson assures.
Obtaining informed consent to collect samples for a biobank can be challenging. Walter Stewart, M.D., director, Center for Health Research and associate chief research officer at Geisinger Health System, will speak about the method his institute developed for achieving a high rate of participation.
Typically, biobanks solicit samples from volunteers, and those volunteers have to be brought in for a blood draw. However, because Geisinger as a health system has its own patient population, setting up an automatic protocol was more straightforward.
Once consent is given, a lab slip is placed in the patient's file and used the next time there is a medical need for a blood draw. At that time, an additional two tubes are added to the draw and barcoded for the biobank. This automatic method of sample collection garnered Dr. Stewart's team an 85% participation rate.
"We didn't have to pay for it except for cost of tubes. The system picks up from 40 clinics," says Dr. Stewart. The conventional method of collecting samples costs $100–$200 per person, and then the biobank incurs added costs from following that individual over time. Within the Geisinger system, medical records are linked to samples so that the information is readily available.
Dr. Stewart is also involved in developing a method for using leftover blood samples with the help of database-tracking systems by an IRB-approved data broker. In addition, he speaks of using an interactive video system for obtaining consent from sample volunteers. According to Dr. Stewart, this will remove inconsistencies from the consent process that are otherwise introduced by the varying manners in which healthcare providers choose to present the material.
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Over time, mutations can arise that diminish the effect of imatinib on cancer cells. In this study, the authors attempt to develop an assay that selects for compounds that can overcome these mutations. [© Gernot Krautberger - Fotolia.com]
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Abelson (Abl) tyrosine kinase is an important cellular enzyme that is rendered constitutively active in the breakpoint cluster region (BCR)-Abl fusion protein, contributing to several forms of leukemia. Although inhibiting BCR-Abl activity with imatinib shows great clinical success, many patients acquire secondary mutations that result in resistance to imatinib. Second-generation inhibitors such as dasatinib and nilotinib can overcome the majority of these mutations but fail to treat patients with an especially prevalent T315I mutation at the gatekeeper position of the kinase domain. However, a combination of nilotinib with an allosteric type IV inhibitor was recently shown to overcome this clinically relevant point mutation.
In this study, we present the development of a direct binding assay that enables the straightforward detection of allosteric inhibitors which bind within the myristate pocket of Abl. The assay is amenable to high-throughput screening and exclusively detects the binding of ligands to this unique allosteric site.
Imatinib, a type II kinase inhibitor, has been very successful at treating chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) caused by a fusion of Abelson (Abl) kinase with the breakpoint cluster region (BCR) that renders Abl constitutively active. However, over time mutations can arise that diminish or eliminate the effect of imatinib on the cancer cells.
One such mutation involves the replacement of the small gatekeeper residue with a bulky residue (T315I), thereby sterically blocking imatinib and the majority of second-generation inhibitors from the active site. This active-site mutation has been particularly hard to overcome and indicates the importance of continued research to find the next generation of CML drugs. Wild-type Abl is regulated by its Src homology domains (SH2 and SH3) and an N-terminal myristoylated region. This regulation is lost upon the fusion with BCR, which leads to a change in the conformation of an α-helix thereby blocking the SH2 domain from inhibiting Abl.
It was discovered previously that inhibitors can bind to the distal myristoyl site causing a 90° bend in the nearby α-helix, which once again allows the SH2 domain to inhibit the kinase domain of Abl. The initial discovery of a compound that acted on this distal site was by chance, and the goal here was to develop an assay that would specifically select for inhibitors of this distal site.
The authors used an assay format called FLiK (fluorescent labels in kinases), which had been previously applied to the activation and "glycine-rich" loops of kinases, to probe the distal myristoyl site. FLiK involves covalent modification of the protein with an environmentally sensitive fluorophore (acrylodan) at a site that will undergo a large conformational change upon compound binding (see Figure 1).
Prior to the covalent modification, mutagenesis of the protein was required. A cysteine residue was added to which the fluorophore was later linked (V338C), and other surface accessible cysteine residues were mutated (C305V and C330S) so that they would not be covalently modified. The assay involved monitoring the decrease in fluorescence upon compound addition due to the change in the environment of the fluorophore (see Figure 2).
Figure 2. FLiK assay. (a) Stepwise addition of GNF-2 to acrylodan-labeled Abl (C305V/C330S/V338C) results in a significant and dose-dependent change in the fluorescence. (b) The Kd can be determined from plotting the logarithmic concentration of GNF-2 against the ratio of the two acrylodan emission peaks. No significant change in the ratio is observed for Me-GNF-2 and other control inhibitors. Due to intrinsic compound fluorescence, titration of 3–5 did not exceed 10 µM. (c) The binding of GNF-2 is fast and reversible. (d) Addition of vehicle alone had no effect.
The 384-well assay had excellent statistics and was able to discriminate between inhibitors that bind to the active site in a Type I or Type II fashion and those that solely impact the myristoyl site; i.e., allosteric Type IV inhibitors. The allosteric Type IV pyrimidine scaffold inhibitors, such as GNF-2, show a lot of promise as CML drugs because they can inhibit the recalcitrant BCR-Abl(T315I) when coadministered with imatinib or nilotinib. It will be interesting to see what sort of new chemical starting points this assay design may uncover when screened against large libraries.
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Twenty-two people, all between 18 and 20 years old, have been arrested in connection with a pair of large drinking parties in Wyoming and Orleans counties early Monday and early Sunday.
The more recent occurred at about 12:30 a.m. Monday, when Wyoming County sheriff's deputies broke up a large underage drinking party in a remote location off Route 19 and Wyoming Road in the Town of Covington. Deputies from Wyoming and Genesee counties, along with troopers from the state police at Warsaw, apprehended 91 people, 73 of whom were under 21, while many others fled.
The three people accused of coordinating the party were charged with unlawfully dealing with a child, endangering the welfare of a child, criminal nuisance and conspiracy, according to police reports. They were identified as Robert W. Jeffres, 20; Kailene E. Jeffres, 19; and Alex T. Jeffres, 19, all of Wyoming.
At about 1:15 a.m. Sunday, Orleans County sheriff's deputies broke up a drinking party attended by at least 60 people in a wooded area south of New Guinea Road in the Town of Clarendon, authorities said. Nineteen people between 18 and 20 years old were charged with alcohol possession by a person under 21.


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The case of an Elkins man charged with 50 counts of incest will go to trial this month....
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What we really need to do is take away keyboards from ignorant people. You don't know the accused, you don't know the victim. You don't know what you're talking about. You see the headline in the newspaper and automatically you believe the story and believe whatever you see printed. The Inter-mountain sells more papers if it can create sensationalism, they publish whatever they believe will sell the most papers to the sheeple who have no ability to reason or use critical thinking skills.
I'm just asking you to not throw the book at someone just because they're accused of something. The victim in question has a host of mental problems including being a chronological lair. I'm sure if you were in the same situation, all because someone ACCUSED you, you would just love having everyone in the community against you and posting this garbage on this website. Kind of reminds me of the sensationalism from the Faulkner Trial, which she was innocent but accused simply by a lying child.
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There are plenty of resources that can give you an abundance of information about the proper ways to conduct a job interview. If you are someone who is looking for a job and have gotten past the initial hiring routine and are going to be going to your interview soon, here are a few things that you should know when doing an interview. If you follow some of these basic steps, you are almost guaranteed success in landing that job.
While there are many aspects to getting ready for an interview, there are three basics. These are Preparedness, Presentation, and Punctuality. They go hand in hand working together to make you stand out from the other potential employees.
The first place we will start is being prepared for the interview. If you don't know already, you should find out all you can about the company or business you are interviewing for. If you have a specific position in mind, then you should have knowledge and experience. You also need to have a detailed resume on hand, what specialized education like degrees, certificates, and any other pertinent information. You should also be prepared to go to work immediately, which is where presentation comes in.
Presentation is something that employers look at right away. You have to be dressed for the interview, but not too flashy, and come ready to begin work right away if called upon. That means clean clothes that are appropriate for the business. If you are interviewing for a corporate job, jeans and a tee shirt are not going to cut it. Having formal business attire clean and pressed is appropriate for this situation. You should be clean shaven with groomed hair and showered. Women should also have a nice business suit, or suitable alternative. Their hair should be styled, but not too extravagant. They should wear make up that accents their features but doesn't look painted on.
Punctuality, while third on this list, is just as important. You should be on time, every time, and not be late, even by a few minutes. It's better to be early, but not too early, you want to be and look fresh for your interview. No employer is going to hire someone who is late for their interview, unless you got into an accident, or had some kind of dire emergency.
There are other things to keep in mind as well. Look the person in the eye. Be straight forward with your answers, and don't try to make yourself out to be someone you're not. You don't have to brag about your accomplishments; in fact it is better to be a little modest. Don't interrupt the interviewer, let them lead the questions. Be friendly, and put forth a good attitude. Know what position you want, and why you are qualified for the job. Be ready to answer the questions, why should we hire you, and tell me about yourself, these are questions you should not only expect, but be prepared for. Be relaxed but not bored, and act like you enjoy being there.
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5 Lovable Animals You Didn't Know Are Secretly Terrifying
#5. Spectacled Bear
Bears are pretty intrinsically scary, but come on look at that guy! Thats not a bear, thats a fat raccoon. And not even fat in the gross way, but in a he looks like hed make a good pillow way. Even the name is just cuddles on toast: spectacled bear. Look at him: Hes got wittle glasses. Now, heres the exact same animal, without all that snugly fur.
Holy shit! Its like theyve taken everything youve ever done wrong in your life and built an animal out of it to punish you. This was taken at a zoo in Germany after the bears contracted a mange-like skin condition, which means that the nice, thick coat of fluff normally covering the bear was just a deceptive sheath there to hold in the nightmares. That thing looks like it guards the gates of hell during the official functions, when hell really needs to break out the big guns to impress visiting dignitaries. With the simple subtraction of hair, it went from cuddly panda-alternative to something that can only be killed if you first close the seals of Gozer the Gozerian so it can turn back into Rick Moranis.
#4. The Red Fox
If there was a color-coded scale for cuteness like there is for Terror Alert Levels, the red fox would be at Level Orange: way above Adorable Bomb Threat and just half a notch below Snuggle Jihad. Look at him; hes got little stockings. Like a sweet little furry whore.
I would name him Mr. Pringles, and feed him chips. You know hed eat them all tenderly and shit.
Now, heres the sound he makes:
If you came of age in a small town, youre probably already familiar with the sound red foxes make. Here is the exact transcription of the time you found out:
You: Jesus, this weed is amazing. Am I being paranoid, or is the ground trying to sneak up on us?
Your Dickhead Friend Barry: Ha! Youre high, man. Youre like youre youre like high. Man.
Red Fox:AWWAAUUUUGHHGGGHHHH!!!!You: WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT!
Your Dickhead Friend Barry: What was what?
You: Dont "what was what?" me, you son of a bitch. What the hell was that sound?! Is somebody raping a baby?!
Your Dickhead Friend Barry: Thats just a fox, dude.
You: Theres a fox raping a baby?
Your Dickhead Friend Barry: No, thats what foxes sound like.
Red Fox:AHGOOOOODDAAHHHHELLPYou: Fuck that. Those were words. Thats the devil. That is the devil screaming for help. Im going home. Im going home and I never want to see you again for fear you will remind me of this night.
Your Dickhead Friend Barry: Dont be such a pussy.
Red Fox:AAAEEEAAATYOURSOUUUULLLYour Dickhead Friend Barry: OK, now thats the devil.
Think Im overreacting? Have you ever seen one do it? Heres the visual:
In case you missed it, heres the red foxs face when it makes that sound:
Heres the archetypal scene from The Body Snatchers, widely regarded as one of the creepiest moments in cinema:
Heres me going the fuck home, Barry.
#3. Water Deer
Deer: The ballet dancers of the forest. Elegant in a delicate, almost fragile sense - the deer is made all the more adorable because of its perceived fragility. Theres something almost holy and innocent about the tender deers visage bounding through the morning mist. Bambi wouldnt have touched our hearts nearly as much if he was a possum; its the deer and the deer alone that symbolizes gentle strength and nobility of heart.
That tiny little guy up there is a water deer. You can just picture yourself there, cant you? Watching him gently nibbling at those leaves. Maybe you step backwards and a twig snaps subtly beneath your heel. He raises his head to look at you...
What? Do I have something on my face? Is it terror? I had terror for lunch. Its probably terror.
and then lunges for your neck. Thats not Photoshop or fancy taxidermy, by the way. The water deer really is a tiny, precious little fawn with giant, giant fucking fangs. If you were of a somewhat nervous demeanor, and you stumbled across that bastard in the forest, you could be forgiven for forming the sign of the cross with your canteen and dropping to your knees to pray for divine intervention. If you were of a more stoic demeanor, you'd probably just assume your eyeballs had gone insane.
Now, they are pretty harmless. There's no records of a water deer biting humans, who then rise from their graves to haunt the Earth as water deer themselves or anything but all that proves is that theyre really good at getting away with it.
#2. Barn Owls
Barn owls are a little weird, but its a specific kind of inexplicable weirdness that somehow makes them all the more endearing. Its like the comedic stylings of Robin Williams, or that Japanese girl who wears Rainbow Brite outfits to school everyday: Sure, theyre not generally accepted in polite society and probably a little retarded, but as long as nobody knows you like them and you never, ever act on it, it's not hurting anybody. It just brings a little twisted brightness to your otherwise crushingly dark existence. But dang: If I have to explain what a barn owl is, you really need to get out of the city.
Of course, once you actually see one, youll be going right back there as fast as your legs will carry you while using what breath you have left to gasp curses at the absentee God who allows such horrors to exist. Here they are doing something thats equal parts sassy black lady neck wobble and pre-deathstrike snake weaving.
And of course, theres the one in the back horking down something cuddly in one go. Even if you objectively know that owls eat like that, actually watching it knock back an entire mammal like its a shot of Jack is Grade A Terror Fodder. But the creepy silence implied by the animated .gif probably makes it worse, right? Nope: Heres the sound youre missing.
That's right: They scream at you while they deepthroat bunnies and do the Terror Cabbagepatch. Don't be fooled by Harry Potter, the owls only looked cute and exotic in that movie because they couldn't sneak the scene where owls savagely chewed the hope out from behind Hermoines eyes by the MPAA.
#1. Caucasian Shepherd
Oh holy shit. Thats just not even fair. That puppy is an emoticon:
That dog is so cute it makes you inexplicably mad. You just want to yell at it; tell it to tone it the fuck down already. I fell in love with you instantly, OK Captain Buggles? Now you're just rubbing it in. But hey, all puppies are cute. What does it look like grown up?
That is the biggest, dumbest, friendliest dog I have ever seen. If nature was a movie, that dog would be played by John Goodman. Now, heres the scale of the thing:
Jesus Christ! That is exactly the size of a full-grown person. But look! Theyre hugging! They wuv each other! Isn't that adorable? Lets look at another picture of hugging!
Hold me, Vince. Im tired of denying it, and I dont want to die a liar.
OK, that is technically another picture of hugging. Its just this time its less Woman and her Best Friend Hugging and more I know Im Wearing Full Armor but this Shit is so Real that I Still Need a Hug Hugging. OK, so the Caucasian shepherd seems to have the largest mouth full of razor sharp teeth this side of a Sarlacc Pit... but thats probably just the shot, right? No way that's the norm.
Oh! So here it is about to devour the entire concept of love from the world. That mouth is so fucking terrifying its vulgar. If youre at work right now, I bet this isnt even showing up; the automatic image scanners on Web filter software block this picture on the grounds of Pornographic Terror.
But then, here it is as a puppy again:
Buggles! You're like a pill-bug made of fur! I love you!
Maybe it's all worth it. I mean, that dog must be secretly full of affection to start out looking like that. Oh hey, look - the adult's back! Here it is...
...hating you so much that it is apparently learning to walk like a man and growing thumbs out of the sheer will of fury just so it can reach up and GOUGE OUT YOUR FUCKING EYES FOR LOOKING AT IT.
You can buy Robert's book, Everything is Going to Kill Everybody: The Terrifyingly Real Ways the World Wants You Dead, or find him on Twitter, Facebook and his own site, I Fight Robots where you can learn all about his upcoming book "Over-reacting at Nature: Eighteen Thousand Different Ways to Say 'Fuck That Animal.'"


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Source: Bloomberg
quote: Apple has pretty much stopped innovating in the phone space.
quote: Because of that they're aggressively defending their previous innovations, many of which weren't really theirs or were trivial, and taking advantage of a broken system that allows them to patent those things.
quote: Hopefully Apple will get its arse handed to it and the patent system will be torn down and rebuilt into something fit for purpose. Can't really see Koh helping with that though...
quote: How can an invention by you not be yours.
quote: slide to unlock: used for centuries to lock doors, not a real invention, let alone innovation - patented by Apple
quote: rectangle: used for centuries, pretty simple, rectangular tablets have been used in sci-fi for decades, dating back to the 50's on TV and in movies, even further than that in books by Robert Heinlein and Issac Asimov (one such item described in Second Foundation in pretty good detail) - patented by Apple
quote: icons on a screen: used for decades on all sorts of computer interfaces. It's kind of a "no duh" default interface for many things - patented by Apple as their "iPhone and iPad experience"
quote: All things Apple claims as an "innovation". They clearly exploit the patent system. They didn't invent any of it. They don't even come close to deserving anything for this. It's not innovation, it's taking what the customer wants and presenting it to them. It's what has been asked for by customers for decades. To claim this as "innovation" is like claiming pairing scrambled eggs with bacon is "innovation." Talk about super lame. Apple is exactly that.
quote: He's just too brainwashed to be retrieved.
quote: Apple invented pretty much every innovation in the phone space.Stopped innovating? Have you seen iOS 6? Better voice recognition? Vector maps? Canned message replies? Facebook integration?
quote: Not gonna happen. I predict a complete U.S. ban. Then you suckas will be purchasing iPhones -- well, those of you who aren't trolls on welfare and can actually afford one (which i guess isn't many Android users).Otherwise enjoy your food stamps, smelly droidtards.
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