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Schizophrenia is a severe brain disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally. Schizophrenia may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior.
Contrary to popular belief, schizophrenia isn't a split personality or multiple personality. The word "schizophrenia" does mean "split mind," but it refers to a disruption of the usual balance of emotions and thinking.
Schizophrenia is a chronic condition, requiring lifelong treatment.
In men, schizophrenia symptoms typically start in the early to mid-20s. In women, symptoms typically begin in the late 20s. It's uncommon for children to be diagnosed with schizophrenia and rare for those older than 45.
Schizophrenia involves a range of problems with thinking (cognitive), behavior or emotions. Signs and symptoms may vary, but they reflect an impaired ability to function. Symptoms may include:
Schizophrenia symptoms in teenagers are similar to those in adults, but the condition may be more difficult to recognize in this age group. This may be in part because some of the early symptoms of schizophrenia in teenagers are common for typical development during teen years, such as:
Compared with schizophrenia symptoms in adults, teens may be:
People with schizophrenia often lack awareness that their difficulties stem from a mental illness that requires medical attention. So it often falls to family or friends to get them help.
If you think someone you know may have symptoms of schizophrenia, talk to him or her about your concerns. Although you can't force someone to seek professional help, you can offer encouragement and support and help your loved one find a qualified doctor or mental health provider.
If your loved one poses a danger to self or others or can't provide his or her own food, clothing or shelter, you may need to call 911 or other emergency responders for help so that your loved one might be evaluated by a mental health provider. In some cases, emergency hospitalization may be needed. Laws on involuntary commitment for mental health treatment vary by state. You can contact community mental health agencies or police departments in your area for details.
Suicidal thoughts and behavior are common among people with schizophrenia. If you have a loved one who is in danger of committing suicide or has made a suicide attempt, make sure someone stays with that person. Call 911 or your local emergency number immediately. Or, if you think you can do so safely, take the person to the nearest hospital emergency room.
It's not known what causes schizophrenia, but researchers believe that a combination of genetics and environment contributes to development of the disorder.
Problems with certain naturally occurring brain chemicals, including neurotransmitters called dopamine and glutamate, also may contribute to schizophrenia. Neuroimaging studies show differences in the brain structure and central nervous system of people with schizophrenia. While researchers aren't certain about the significance of these changes, they support evidence that schizophrenia is a brain disease.
Although the precise cause of schizophrenia isn't known, certain factors seem to increase the risk of developing or triggering schizophrenia, including:
Left untreated, schizophrenia can result in severe emotional, behavioral and health problems, as well as legal and financial problems that affect every area of life. Complications that schizophrenia may cause or be associated with include:
If you're seeking help for someone with mental illness, you may start by seeing his or her family doctor or a general practitioner. However, in some cases when you call to set up an appointment, you may be referred immediately to a psychiatrist.
To prepare for the appointment, make a list of:
Go with your loved one to the appointment. Getting the information firsthand will help you know what you're facing and what you need to do for your loved one.
For schizophrenia, some basic questions to ask the doctor include:
Don't hesitate to ask questions anytime during your appointment.
The doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions, including:
When doctors suspect someone has schizophrenia, they typically ask for medical and psychiatric histories, conduct a physical exam, and run medical and psychological tests, including:
To be diagnosed with schizophrenia, a person must meet the criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). This manual, published by the American Psychiatric Association, is used by mental health providers to diagnose mental conditions.
Diagnosis of schizophrenia involves ruling out other mental health disorders and determining that symptoms aren't due to substance abuse, medication or a medical condition. In addition, a person must have at least two of the following symptoms most of the time during a one-month period, with some level of disturbance being present over six months:
At least one of the symptoms must be delusions, hallucinations or disorganized speech.
The person shows a significant decrease in the ability to work, attend school or perform normal daily tasks most of the time.
The American Psychiatric Association eliminated the previous subtypes of schizophrenia — paranoid, disorganized, catatonic, undifferentiated and residual — because of poor reliability. These subtypes weren't shown to be valid and didn't help in determining which treatment might be best for a specific subtype.
Schizophrenia requires lifelong treatment, even when symptoms have subsided. Treatment with medications and psychosocial therapy can help manage the condition. During crisis periods or times of severe symptoms, hospitalization may be necessary to ensure safety, proper nutrition, adequate sleep and basic hygiene.
A psychiatrist experienced in treating schizophrenia usually guides treatment. The treatment team also may include a psychologist, social worker, psychiatric nurse and possibly a case manager to coordinate care. The full-team approach may be available in clinics with expertise in schizophrenia treatment.
Medications are the cornerstone of schizophrenia treatment. However, because medications for schizophrenia can cause serious but rare side effects, people with schizophrenia may be reluctant to take them.
Antipsychotic medications are the most commonly prescribed drugs to treat schizophrenia. They're thought to control symptoms by affecting the brain neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin.
Willingness to cooperate with treatment may affect medication choice. Someone who is resistant to taking medication consistently may need to be given injections instead of taking a pill. Someone who is agitated may need to be calmed initially with a benzodiazepine such as lorazepam (Ativan), which may be combined with an antipsychotic.
These newer, second-generation medications are generally preferred because they pose a lower risk of serious side effects than do conventional medications. They include:
Ask your doctor about the benefits and side effects of any medication that's prescribed.
These first-generation medications have frequent and potentially significant neurological side effects, including the possibility of developing a movement disorder (tardive dyskinesia) that may or may not be reversible. This group of medications includes:
These antipsychotics are often cheaper than newer counterparts, especially the generic versions, which can be an important consideration when long-term treatment is necessary.
It can take several weeks after first starting a medication to notice an improvement in symptoms. In general, the goal of treatment with antipsychotic medications is to effectively control signs and symptoms at the lowest possible dosage. The psychiatrist may try different medications, different dosages or combinations over time to achieve the desired result. Other medications also may help, such as antidepressants or anti-anxiety medications.
Once psychosis recedes, psychological and social (psychosocial) interventions are important — in addition to continuing on medication. These may include:
Most individuals with schizophrenia require some form of daily living support. Many communities have programs to help people with schizophrenia with jobs, housing, self-help groups and crisis situations. A case manager or someone on the treatment team can help find resources. With appropriate treatment, most people with schizophrenia can manage their condition.
Coping with a mental disorder as serious as schizophrenia can be challenging, both for the person with the condition and for friends and family. Here are some ways to cope:
There's no sure way to prevent schizophrenia. However, early treatment may help get symptoms under control before serious complications develop and may help improve the long-term outlook.
Sticking with the treatment plan can help prevent relapses or worsening of schizophrenia symptoms. In addition, researchers hope that learning more about risk factors for schizophrenia may lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment.
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Bring the harvest-fresh taste of ripe plums to the breakfast table with these change-of-pace muffins. Carol Twardzik of Spy Hill, Saskatchewan tops them with fruit jam. "I don't mind making an extra batch because they freeze so well," she notes.
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1/2 cup finely chopped peeled fresh plums
- In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In another bowl, beat the egg, milk and butter; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in plums. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full.
- Bake at 425° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm. Yield: 1 dozen.
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Diet's Role In Lowering Risk of Repeat Heart Attacks
Patients with heart disease frequently assume that medication is enough to forestall a repeat heart attack or stroke, but a large new study shows the preventive power of a healthy diet.
The findings from a report, released Monday, looked at the impact of diet in addition to the medicines routinely used to treat cardiovascular disease. Although it is widely accepted that healthy diets are powerful tools to prevent cardiovascular disease, less is known about the impact of diet on people who already have the disease.
People with the healthiest diets—those with the highest intakes of fruit, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and a higher intake of fish relative to meat poultry and eggs—were 35% less likely to die from a repeat heart attack or stroke during the length of the study, compared with those with the least healthy diets, according to the five-year study of 32,000 people in 40 countries.
They also were 28% less likely to develop congestive heart failure, 14% less likely to have an additional heart attack and 19% less likely to have a stroke.
Patients in the new study, published in the American Heart Association's medical journal Circulation, previously participated in two studies designed to look at certain medicines used to treat high blood pressure.
"At times, patients don't think they need to follow a healthy diet, since their medications have already lowered their blood pressure and cholesterol—that is wrong," said Mahshid Dehghan, a study author and a nutritionist at the Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. "The more healthy you eat, the healthier you are."
The drug and diet studies were funded by the German pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim.
Study participants were at least age 55 or older and had a prior history of heart disease, stroke or had Type 2 diabetes that was severe enough to have damaged organs.
The goal of the diet research was to see whether healthier diets had any impact on the rate of cardiovascular events such as heart attacks and strokes.
Participants in the diet-portion of the studies were followed for almost five years.
Dr. Dehghan explained that researchers used two diet indexes to measure diet quality and to rank people into five groups according to the healthiest to least-healthy diet.
People were asked how often they consumed dairy, meat, fish, fruits and vegetables. They were also asked about consumption of fried foods and whole grains. Portion sizes weren't recorded.
Researchers controlled for other factors that can influence the progression of cardiovascular disease such as weight, exercise and smoking.
However, Steven Nissen, chairman of the cardiovascular medicine department at the Cleveland Clinic, said that while eating healthy is a good idea, the study itself "doesn't prove anything." Dr. Nissen said people with the healthiest diets are more likely to practice other healthy habits such as exercise and said the study authors "cannot adjust for all of these other known and unknown behaviors."
Dr. Dehghan said researchers also looked at diet quality and the risk for other things, such as cancer, fractures and non-heart related hospitalizations and didn't find any associations related to diet.
Heart disease is the top killer of Americans, according to the American Heart Association.
The group considers a heart-healthy diet to include more than four cups of fruits and vegetables, and at least three servings of whole grains daily, in addition to limiting intake of sodium and sugar-sweetened beverages.
At least two servings of fish and four servings of nuts or seeds are recommended each week, along with limiting processed meat to no more than two servings a week.
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LISBON -The Columbiana County Park District will ask voters next year to approve a small levy they say is needed to provide them with additional operating revenue beyond the $15,000 received annually.
The park board voted recently to place a 0.1-mill levy on the May 2013 ballot. Board President Dottie Betz said they agreed on that millage without knowing how much it would generate because they wanted to increase their chances voters would look favorably upon the levy come May.
"We just decided to go small," she said.
The park district's only source of general operating revenue is $15,000 in state Local Government Fund money received through county commissioners, although the Ohio Department of Transportation provides the board with $40,000 to $60,000 every two-year period that can only be used on park roads and parking lots.
The park district started out operating 250-acre Scenic Vista Park in Center Township but later added the 16-mile Little Beaver Greenway Trail linking Lisbon to Washingtonville. Two years ago the 752-acre Hellbender Bluff Park in Madison Township was added, along with a canoe launch along the Little Beaver Creek in Wayne Township.
"We have a lot more holdings that require a lot more maintenance," Betz said.
The only paid staff is a part-time maintenance man and part-time secretary.
"We're' just about to the point where we need a full-time maintenance man. If it wasn't for me, Tom and Mike going out there doing things, we wouldn't be in as good as shape as we are," she said, referring to fellow board members Tom Butch and Mike West.
The park board last tried to get voters to pass a 0.2-mill levy in the early 2000s, but it failed. Betz said they are hoping voters will look more kindly on them this time.
"That's what we're hoping. One-tenth of one mill isn't very much," she said.
The park district is not without other resources. It is to receive $507,500 for leasing property for oil and shale gas development, but Betz said that money will be set aside to repair the Greenway Trail and to serve as matching funds to seek federal and state grants to extend the trail and other projects.
A grant the park district may seek is one to purchase the former Youngstown & Southern Railroad owned by the county Port Authority and make it part of the bike trail system.
The 36-mile railroad extends from Boardman in Mahoning County to Darlington, Pa., by way of Columbiana, Rogers and Negley in this county. The Greenway Trail follows the path of another former railroad.
The port authority has been trying to sell the railroad and had a deal for $2.9 million as recently as several months ago, but the buyer withdrew its offer. Betz spoke with port CEO Tracy Drake, who indicated he would want to get as much as possible for the railroad.
"We're kind of waiting to see what happens. We certainly would like to acquire it but it would have to be at the right price," she said.


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Pearl Izumi Transfer Lite Baselayer - Short-Sleeve - Men's $49.95
Be cool.
The Pearl Izumi Transfer Lite Short Sleeve Base Layer is meant to fit like a second skin. That's just the way you want it-- snug so it pulls sweat directly off your torso and prevents you from having that clammy sensation from a damp clinging jersey. It also helps to negate the potential of getting chilled as you finish your ride after the heat of the day has passed.
The Transfer Lite base layer does even more work than what's possible with the standard P.R.O Transfer synthetic fabric because it's made with an additive called Minerale. It has fifteen times the surface area of normal polyester yarns to help it wick sweat directly from your skin like a sponge. The beauty is that it doesn't absorb moisture, rather it spreads it out on the surface of the fabric for maximum evaporation -- leaving you feeling dry and comfortable regardless of the outside temperature. As a result, it dries 50% faster than standard polyester fabric.
Minerale also prevents the growth of bacteria that can cause the familiar synthetic aroma to take hold of your cycling clothing. This stink resistance is due to the inclusion of minerals in the porous fibers of the yarns.The Pearl Izumi Transfer Lite Short Sleeve Base Layer is available in five sizes, from Small, to XX-Large, and in the colors Black, and White.
Tech Specs
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Size chart
Pearl Izumi
|Regular Fit
|35 - 37.5in
(88.9 - 95.3cm)
|37.5 - 40.5in
(95.3 - 102.9cm)
|40.5 - 43.5in
(102.9 - 110.5cm)
|43.5 - 46.5in
(110.5 - 118.1cm)
|46.5 - 49in
(118.1 - 124.5cm)
|29 - 31.5in
(73.7 - 80cm)
|31.5 - 34.5in
(80 - 87.6cm)
|34.5 - 37.5in
(87.6 - 95.3cm)
|37.5 - 41.5in
(95.3 - 105.4cm)
|41.5 - 45in
(105.4 - 114.3cm)
|35 - 37.5in
(88.9 - 95.3cm)
|37.5 - 40.5in
(95.3 - 102.9cm)
|40.5 - 43.5in
(102.9 - 110.5cm)
|43.5 - 46.5in
(110.5 - 118.1cm)
|46.5 - 49in
(118.1 - 124.5cm)
|European Race Fit
| 36.5 - 38in
(92.7 - 96.5cm)
| 38 - 39.5in
(96.5 - 100.3cm)
| 39.5 - 41in
(100.3 - 104.1cm)
| 41 - 42.5in
(104.1 - 108.0cm)
| 42.5 - 44in
(108.0 - 111.8cm)
| 30.5 - 32in
(77.5 - 81.3cm)
| 32 - 33.5in
(81.3 - 85.1cm)
| 33.5 - 35in
(85.1 - 88.9cm)
| 35 - 36.5in
(88.9 - 92.7cm)
| 36.5 - 38in
(92.7 - 96.5cm)
| 36.5 - 38in
(92.7 - 96.5cm)
| 38 - 39.5in
(96.5 - 100.3cm)
| 39.5 - 41in
(100.3 - 104.1cm)
| 41 - 42.5in
(104.1 - 108.0cm)
| 42.5 - 44in
(108.0 - 111.8cm)
| 31.5in
| 32in
| 32.5in
| 33in
| 33.5in
- How to Measure:
- For best results, take measurements over your underwear.
- Chest:
- Measure under your arms, around the fullest part of your chest.
- Natural Waist:
- Measure around your natural waistline, keeping the tape a bit loose.
- Hip:
- Measure around the fullest part of your body at the top of your legs.
- Inseam:
- Using pants that fit well, measure the crotch seam to the bottom of the leg.
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Bad fit but great product
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: Runs small
- Size Bought: XL
Normally wear large but had to order in XL. Works great, keeps me dry.
Fear the Size Chart for this one
- Familiarity: I returned this product before using it
There seems to be no incentive writing a review for a product that you end up returning. But I read these myself when considering the idea of buying something online. So I thought I'd make a contribution.
I'm a medium across the board: jerseys, shorts, shirts, pants, whatever. But I saw the European Race Fit addendum to the Sizing Chart for this base layer and ended up with the small. I've purchased other synthetic non-cycling-specific base layers in small to get a good underneath-the-jersey fit. So it seemed natural to do so here. My chest measures a little less than 38. And the chart for a small gives the spread 36.5 to 38 inches.
The two I ordered arrived. I took one out of the bag and tried pulling it over my head and down around my shoulders. And by the time I got the hem below the shoulder blades I began to panic and came to a worried halt. I wasn't sure I was going to be able to get the shirt back off again.
The material has no real stretch to it, and I struggled to coax it back over my shoulders. Right back into the plastic bag. I never even got the chance to evaluate the cut of the shirt.
Clearly, the sizing is way off. And anyhow, if it had been a medium and I'd succeeded at getting the hem down to the waist, I wonder how the feel would have been. The material doesn't strike me as something that would fit your form yet give where it needs to give while moving around on the bike. I see there's another apparently identical item from Pearl Izumi being sold with Comp Cyclist for an extra five bucks. Maybe Pearly Izumi sussed out the sizing problem and reissued the garment in a different iteration. From what I've observed (confessed semi-regular consumer of cycling garb, I am), this phenomenon happens batch to batch with clothing now and then. Manufacturing snafus must be common in the business, with most stuff still being made a hemisphere away. In any case, I'm still not sold on their high-tech material.
Bad fit
- Familiarity: I returned this product before using it
I have purchased two of the Pearl Izumi Transfer Base Layer Long Sleeve shirts in small and they are an amazing fit. So I was really surprised how poorly this short sleeve version fit. Much too tight around the chest and the material feels cheap and scratchy compared to the Long Sleeve version. Perhaps its because its the "lite" version, but I would not recommend this product.


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By Walt Frank
Five businesses officially joined the Blair County Chamber of Commerce Business Hall of Fame Monday night at the Blair County Convention Center.
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Five businesses were inducted into the Blair County Chamber of Commerce Business Hall of Fame Class of 2012 on Monday night. Recipients were (from left): Dan Weaver of Alpha, Ruthann Akers of Child Advocates of Blair County, Scott Filler of HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Altoona, Bill Campbell of Hoss's Steak &?Sea House and Ray Pulcinello of Altoona Tribune.
Members of the Class of 2012 include: Alpha (formerly known as Cookson Electronics), Child Advocates of Blair County, HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Altoona and Hoss's Steak & Sea House.
The Altoona Tribune was honored in the heritage category.
The Hall of Fame, established in 1990, now includes 111 firms.
Hall of Fame recipients must have a history of at least 25 years and a lasting effect on commerce generated in Blair County. The heritage category recognizes businesses no longer in operation.
Alpha is a world leader in the development, manufacture and sales of innovative materials used in the electronic assembly markets, said Dan Weaver, director of manufacturing and support.
The company produces solder products for use in a wide variety of markets in the world.
Those products range from printed circuit board fabrication for the electronics industry, solar cells for the photovoltaic industry, radiators for the heat exchange industry, lighting, bearings, fuses and plumbing and heating products.
Election to the Hall of Fame is a great honor, Weaver said.
"It is about the employees. Without the employees, you don't have a company," he said.
Child Advocates of Blair County's board of directors was formed in 1982 to take over the Blair County Head Start program, which had been offered in the county since 1967.
Today, Child Advocates has other programs such as child care for infants, and in 1990, began providing services to pregnant and parenting teens through the Teen Link Connection program, which provides case management services, parent education and services to keep at-risk teen parents enrolled in school.
"It really is an honor to be honored in this way," Executive Director Ruthann Akers said. "Sometimes social service agencies are out there providing their services without being recognized, but this is a way of saying what we do is important."
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Altoona was the first rehabilitation hospital in the United States to hold Joint Commission disease-specific certifications in stroke, brain injury and spinal injury.
The hospital's employees are responsible for the Hall of Fame induction.
"It is a testament to the employees who have made HealthSouth the success it has been," CEO Scott Filler said. "We have a really caring innovative staff that have taken patient outcomes to a higher level."
Willard "Bill" Campbell opened the first Hoss's Steak & Sea House in DuBois in 1983 after he failed to acquire a Western Sizzlin franchise at that location.
The first local Hoss's opened at Valley View Boulevard and Seventh Street on March 5, 1985. Shortly thereafter, the Western Sizzlin in Duncansville became a Hoss's. Today there are 36 locations: 35 in Pennsylvania and one in Martinsburg, W.Va.
Campbell said he was humbled by the Hall of Fame recognition.
Other businesses receiving recognition at the annual dinner included:
n Excellence in Small Business: East Loop Sand Co., L.R. Webber Associates and New Look Uniform Shop/Blair Digitizing Embroidery Manufacturing Co. Inc.
n Community Service Award: Altoona Mirror, Forever Broadcasting and M&T Bank.
n Safety Excellence Award: McLanahan Corp.
n Sustainability Award: Penn State Altoona SIFE.
n Technology Award: EcoIslands LLC .
n Committee Choice Award: Operation SOS.
Mirror Staff Writer Walt Frank is at 946-7467.


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quote oskernautActually, At Lv. 39, Arcanine learns Extremespeed. I'd reccomend waiting till Lv. 38 to evolve your Growlithe, making sure that it learns Reversal.my seadra just 1-hit KOd most of the trainers in Brock's gym - and only at level 30 (the other pokemon were ~50). I'd recommend either seadra or kingdra definitely. it's REALLY strong. oh and I'd recommend arcanine or houndoom since you don't have a fire type. you should get rid of type duplicates...
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The 7 Most Annoying Hidden Agendas on the Internet
There are a lot of unspoken (and spoken) no-nos on the Internet, like attention whoring, spamming, bragging and disliking Christopher Nolan's Batman movies. As more people catch on to these rules, it doesn't make the behavior go away, it just makes people more sneaky.
Here's some ways people try to get their spamming and whining and self-promotion past your defenses:
#7. Mysterious Facebook Updates
Have you ever seen a friend suddenly post a mysterious, unexplained update on Facebook along the lines of "I don't know why I bother to try to help people. :-(" or "*sigh*"? Some people call it vaguebooking.
Failbook has a category devoted to this.
Why do they do this? Maybe they are just poor communicators who expect people to read minds. More often, this is a "teaser" statement designed to pique your interest in a boring story about their lives you would normally ignore. Some people will fall into their trap and ask, "What's wrong?" and the poster can dump his or her story on those people without feeling guilty because, well, they asked!
Did you ever have to do book reports in grade school? Remember how you were never supposed to tell people how it ended? "Will the Hardy Boys manage to find the criminal before their friends are dissolved in a vat of acid? Read the book and find out!"
By the time we grow up, we learn it's not good to be that transparent and say, "How did my attempt to help someone backfire on me today? Send me a sympathetic message and find out!" so we layer it under a bit more subtlety.
Another from Failbook.
You could just be honest and say, "I had a crappy day and need someone to talk to. Message me if you've got some time." But this approach fell flat in our focus groups, far behind more proven marketing techniques like offering to enter the listener into a sweepstakes for every minute they listen to you, or promising a surprise guest, or just vaguebooking.
I, for one, would prefer a return to the more direct sensationalism of our youth. "How was my co-worker unfair to me today, and did I end up dissolving her in a vat of acid? Anyone who wants to know, please send me a message." People who don't want to hear your story don't feel obligated or manipulated, and people who do will also get an exciting fictional epilogue about a close call with acid, which is the least you can do to pay them back for their time.
"And when I finished, this was all that was left of him."
#6. Secret Socrates
You probably know there's a lot of militant people on the Internet pushing for unpopular things, like white supremacy, turning the clock back on women's rights, abolishing all religion, converting everyone to their religion, being more accepting of pedophilia/dog fucking, appreciating Cars 2, etc.
I was going to say Delgo, but no one's seen that.
The people who push these things know they get yelled at when they bring them up, but they don't accept that this is because they are wrong and their ideas are awful and that Cars 2 was deservedly left off the Oscar nomination list. They think that it's a taboo subject that people have a "knee-jerk" reaction to, and if they just approach it a little bit sideways, and people don't realize they're talking about dog fucking or segregating black people at first, they'll be able to get them to think more "open-mindedly" about the subject, once they've cleared them of silly cultural preconceptions like racism being bad.
Instead of starting out with "Don't you agree that black people have lower IQs and are best suited for physical labor?" they try to avoid setting off any alarms by framing it as a discussion about genetics and evolution, opening with "Everyone agrees that genetics have at least some effect on different traits, such as intelligence, right?" If you say yes, they hope to lead you, like some kind of Socrates, through the steps of what they believe is a clear and logical pathway toward realizing that black people should be put in a warrior caste.
Which doesn't make any sense, since the Ultimate Warrior is clearly white.
Or they might post a link to a new study or book and say, "This guy sure has some controversial things to say about race and intelligence. I don't know what to make of it myself! What do you guys think?" Once people start debunking the study, the original poster starts to "play devil's advocate," in a friendly way at first, saying, "Yeah, that sure is an extreme point he is making! But I think there is some truth to it and we can't ignore the whole thing. Like this part ..." As you debunk that, he will get more frustrated and eventually openly argue for whatever the article says. Keep it going long enough and he will just snap and pretty much start making Nazi salutes and reciting Mein Kampf.
This person is imagining himself as Socrates, leading you wisely through a bunch of questions to discover the truth (which means whatever he is pushing) for yourself. What he is actually doing is playing King of the Mountain without telling anyone else that they're playing. He gets up on the mountain and invites people to come climb because he "wants to see other people's climbing techniques." Then, as you start climbing and showing him your footholds and such, he kicks you in the face and starts knocking all the other climbers off, and they're just as surprised as you were.
See, you can feel like you are "winning" an argument if you are the only one arguing and everyone else is just casually trying to help you answer the question you claimed to innocently need help with, in the same way you can "win" a fight if you ask someone to help you fix your computer and you stab him in the back while he looks at it. It doesn't make them wrong or a sucker, it makes you a dishonest asshole.
#5. Bragging
There is a whole Twitter account devoted to picking out humblebragging tweets, where people make excuses to brag about themselves. A couple of examples:
As you can see, a lot of self-absorption can be done in a 140-word standalone remark. With access to the interactivity and length of a forum thread format, people have a lot of other options available, though.
In a tweet, you can tell people you're worried you've been boning too many women, but on a forum thread, you can go into detail about the sex and about how guilty you feel that all these women won't leave you alone, copy and paste some text from a sex addiction website to make it sound like you're seriously considering this as a psychological problem and pretend you've told everyone this so you can get valuable advice from them. And if you do get any advice, you can go into even more details!
"I've also noticed that 21 out of the last 22 women I've slept with have been white. Do you think I might be a racist?"
On a gaming forum, you can ask for "help" beating the final boss on Legendary or Extreme or Insane mode or whatever, six hours after the release of the game. Or a car enthusiasts' forum: "The Mazda 3 is listed as having a curb weight of 2,969 lbs. but I was able to lift mine easily the other day. I'm wondering if the dealer ripped me off, and some of the parts might be missing?"
I have to say that making these up can be fairly addicting. I suggest having a contest to come up with these in your particular Internet community. It can be pretty discouraging for someone to come in and try to pull it off when there's a posted fake example of the very tactic they're about to try. We had a game on the Cracked forums a while ago. This was my entry:
Hey guys. My dog threw up today and I am worried it might have bulimia. I really need some advice from you guys because I don't know a lot about bulimia, since I have a naturally perfect figure. All the boys always tell me I am very good looking, but I don't know if I believe them. I feel like I'm really ugly. I bet you guys would probably think I'm ugly, too. If you go to my website here, there are some pictures of me wearing a bikini, so you can see for yourself how ugly I am! LOL! I think the problem might be that my boobs are too big. It makes me feel fat sometimes. I have thought about taking up bulimia actually, but after seeing my dog throw up today, I was so traumatized that I've changed my mind.
Anyway, so my question is, can dogs have bulimia? What should I do? If it helps, I have some pictures of the dog. That's me in the bikini holding it. Sorry I'm so ugly!
"And here's another picture of my dog!"
#4. "I Just Found ..."
Everybody's got a blog or a web comic or a Twitter account these days (or has a friend with one), so pretty much everybody is familiar with the temptation to flog your crap wherever you go. Most of us have the sense and consideration to tamp down this instinct and confine our self-promotion to appropriate times and places. Otherwise, the Internet would be filled with a million advertisements for blogs and YouTube videos, blotting out any actual content people would like to read.
The more self-centered among us, however, feel that they deserve to spam their shit more than anyone else does, which means they eschew "promote your blog here" areas and try to sneak links to their terrible work into general interest areas by pretending they "just found" this brilliant video or web comic, or are "wondering what people think" about this "funny" blog article.
"Pardon me, good sir! I just stumbled across a marvelous play called Hamlet."
Usually, one big clue is the number of views something has. If someone links a nine-view YouTube video they "just found," it's pretty safe to say they "found" it by clicking on the link after their upload was complete. Another hint is the fresh, never-posted-before sock-puppet accounts that often follow the initial link, posting, "Great stuff! I liked (terrible part)!"
Probably one of the best examples of this is a fellow known as Douche Quadbike, or Ben Ryan Metzger, a guy who was desperate to star in the new Captain America movie despite his tragic handicap of being unable to act. Before coming up with the strategy of making a video of himself as Captain America, a brilliant idea that would take years to formulate, he went at his goal by making a video where he rode an ATV and pushed around some tires and bales of hay to spell some woman's name for some reason. Hey, he's an actor, not a writer.
He visited about a million forums and posted this same exact post:
The funniest part is that no human being would be moved to tears by that video, except maybe tears of laughter. Unfortunately, after being laughed at by the entire Internet, he finally took the video private, but you can see the whole thing here, with a better soundtrack by Sanchez:
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Activists put on downtown rally in support of gun rights
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MARTINSBURG — Around 100 people gathered in downtown Martinsburg Saturday afternoon for a rally in support of the Second Amendment, which they feel has been under attack since a shooting in......
Beep - "That's what I'm talking about."
What about it ? While you answer, explain this one too -
North Las Vegas police lieutenant kills wife and 5 year old son and then sets house on fire before killing himself.
What shall we talk about on this one ?
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Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL) "YOHO: On guns, [my constituents] were saying that the sentiment, when you read the Second Amendment, is that the militia had the same equipment as the military to protect them against the tyrannical government. I think it's more important today than ever, that we uphold our second amendment." Where is my tank? I-81 is a dangerous place.
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Texas community college: Two individuals got in an argument, drew guns and started firing. Bystander was shot multiple times. That's what I'm talking about.
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studies that have subsequently been discredited, but the great bulk of the studies show that gun control laws do not in fact control guns. On net balance, they do not save lives but cost lives. Gun control laws allow some people to vent their emotions, politicians to grandstand and self-righteous people to "make a statement" -- but all at the cost of other people's lives.
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Most factual studies show no reduction in gun crimes, including murder, under gun control laws. A significant number of studies show higher rates of murder and other gun crimes under gun control laws. How can this be? It seems obvious to some gun control zealots that, if no one had guns, there would be fewer armed robberies and fewer people shot to death. But nothing is easier than to disarm peaceful, law-abiding people. And nothing is harder than to disarm people who are neither -- especially in a country with hundreds of millions of guns already out there, that are not going to rust away for centuries. When it was legal to buy a shotgun in London in the middle of the 20th century, there were very few armed robberies there. But, after British gun control zealots managed over the years to disarm virtually the entire law-abiding population, armed robberies became literally a hundred times more common. And murder rates rose. One can cherry-pick the factual studies, or cite some studi
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incapacitates. You can get killed by a wounded man. These plain life-and-death realities have been ignored for years by people who go ballistic when they hear about how many shots were fired by the police in some encounter with a criminal. As someone who once taught pistol shooting in the Marine Corps, I am not the least bit surprised by the number of shots fired. I have seen people miss a stationary target at close range, even in the safety and calm of a pistol range. We cannot expect everybody to know that. But we can expect them to know that they don't know -- and to stop spouting off about life-and-death issues when they don't have the facts. The central question as to whether gun control laws save lives or cost lives has generated many factual studies over the years. But these studies have been like the proverbial tree that falls in an empty forest, and has been heard by no one -- certainly not by zealots who have made up their minds and don't want to be confused by the facts.
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were no Second Amendment and no National Rifle Association. The central issue boils down to the question: What are the facts? Yet there are many zealots who seem utterly unconcerned about facts or about their own lack of knowledge of facts. There are people who have never fired a shot in their life who do not hesitate to declare how many bullets should be the limit to put into a firearm's clip or magazine. Some say ten bullets but New York state's recent gun control law specifies seven. Virtually all gun control advocates say that 30 bullets in a magazine is far too many for self-defense or hunting -- even if they have never gone hunting and never had to defend themselves with a gun. This uninformed and self-righteous dogmatism is what makes the gun control debate so futile and so polarizing. Anyone who faces three home invaders, jeopardizing himself or his family, might find 30 bullets barely adequate. After all, not every bullet hits, even at close range, and not every hit incapa
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Do Gun Control Laws Control Guns? By Thomas Sowell - January 22, 2013 The gun control controversy is only the latest of many issues to be debated almost solely in terms of fixed preconceptions, with little or no examination of hard facts. Media discussions of gun control are dominated by two factors: the National Rifle Association and the Second Amendment. But the over-riding factual question is whether gun control laws actually reduce gun crimes in general or murder rates in particular. If, as gun control advocates claim, gun control laws really do control guns and save lives, there is nothing to prevent repealing the Second Amendment, any more than there was anything to prevent repealing the Eighteenth Amendment that created Prohibition. But, if the hard facts show that gun control laws do not actually control guns, but instead lead to more armed robberies and higher murder rates after law-abiding citizens are disarmed, then gun control laws would be a bad idea, even if there
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Einstein - "If you enjoy abortion jokes, you are a sick person and I hope you do not own a firearm."
And what was the meaning of your "sharing stories of sister loving Saturday" remark ? Are you promoting stereotyping ? Was it Freudian ? Is there something in your past that you are projecting onto others ?
You are good one to speak about the education level of other people. Your comments show your own childish level of education. The cheap comeback, typical of liberals, that when I criticise a belief on the other side it must be because I believe that way myself is little different than the playground version - "I am rubber, you are glue. Whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you."
You are either very young or poorly educated. As I've said before - Einstein you ain't !
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KC, No, nothing funny about abortion to sane people. If you enjoy abortion jokes, you are a sick person and I hope you do not own a firearm.
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Granted building in or creating access control for schools would cost money that would go into the construction, insurance, defense and security industries. 1.) Civil design and construction costs of infrastructure. 2.) Security screening devices and non-lethal weapons. 3.) Trained personnel to man the gates. 4.) Liability insurance. Going after guns costs almost nothing and will be just as affective. We haven't even discussed issues like explosive devices and school security needs as far as stand off distance, etc. Nor have we touched on mental illness or the violence choking Hollywood (all media) and the game industry. These are real problems that require REAL solutions.
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@BeeBee: Engineering a workable solution to access controls on school would not be that difficult we do this for other government facilities. There are numerous non-lethal weapons available on the market so schools would not need to have armed personnel if they had access control. School Resources Officers (SRO's) are law enforcement officers (LEO's) and as such would carry his/her sidearm as they are required to be armed by their departments typically 24/7. At least thats my experience in Loudon Co with the LPD.
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Yeah Einstein, I know what you mean. I was there and hanging around with that crowd. They were so disgusting with their 2nd Amendment signs that I went over with the Obama supporters. They were telling abortion jokes, like - "I locked my keys in my car outside of an abortion clinic the other night. It turns out they get really ticked-off if you go in and ask them for a coat hanger." Then I heard - Q : What is the difference between a baby and a onion? A : No one cries when you chop up the baby. ... and Q : Why did the fetus cross the road? A : Because someone moved the dumpster . . . . I went back to hang out with the "uneducated" ! If that is what a college degree does for people, I don't want to know them.
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These Pro Bazooka Bozos are pretty touchy when it comes to how many of them were gathered there chewing baccy and sharing stories of sister loving Saturday. There might have been 2000 but I bet there were only 1000 teeth and 10 college degrees.
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Beep - "Here is the problem, police offcers who are required to train and retrain in these situations make mistakes and you want to arm the average citizen. Personnaly I would rather take my chances with the original shooter than have additional bullets flying around."
By your logic then, one should not call for the police either. Just more bullets flying around. Leave the shooter be and eventually, he will run out of ammunition. Great plan ! See if you can sell that to Obama.
Alternative plan would be to call for a ready force of liberals like yourself to rush in and help exhaust the shooters ammo supply ! We call that cannon fodder ! I'll support that plan. Lord knows we could do with fewer liberals.
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Your reporter is in error when she said there were about 100 gun rights supporters at the Saturday rally. I was standing on the steps and could get a good view of the people on Maple Ave. I counted approximately 120 people on the Maple Ave side of the rally. There were many more on the King Street side of the rally. I am guesstimating around 200-250 total. Your reporter should have gotten up where I was and she could have gotten a much more accurate count. As far as I could see, the pro gun people outnumbered the anti-gun people by about 10 to 1. I hope Senator Manchin is paying attention.
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"Let's say he was a combat veteran and well trained and experienced but, because he himself was not threated directly, chose only on the grounds of possible liability, to exit the mall and let police handle it - numerous deaths and woundings later." How long has this "well trained" vetern been out of the service? Has he been trained in the safest way to handle a situation where is a crowd of civilians? Here is the problem, police offcers who are required to train and retrain in these situations make mistakes and you want to arm the average citizen. Personnaly I would rather take my chances with the original shooter than have additional bullets flying around.
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While only hypothetical - suppose someone with a carry permit and a concealed weapon was to refrain from attempting to stop a shooter in a crowded mall because he did not want to risk liability. What would public oppinion be of that person ? Let's say he was a combat veteran and well trained and experienced but, because he himself was not threated directly, chose only on the grounds of possible liability, to exit the mall and let police handle it - numerous deaths and woundings later. If he was to come forward with that information, would he be judged as a selfish SOB or would we say "wise move" ?
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Would the result be better if a teacher killed a shooter and also a child unintentionally with an errant shot, but most certainy saved several other children from being killed ? How would we apply the liberal's concept "If it saves one life, it is worth it" to that situation ? No teacher should be directed to carry a weapon to defend themselves or the children in their care. No one has asked for that. But they should not be denied the right to defend themselves, and the children if they choose to act in their defense. Those willing can be offered training and many have stepped forward to offer that training free to teachers. Just like the two cops in NY City, no one knows what will happen beforehand in such a situation. The same thing could happen when plice enter to confront a shooter. Should we refuse to pay claims then ?
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What will it cost taxpayers for the 9 innocent people injured in a shootout on a NY City street between two cops and a gunman last summer ? The police Commissioner said "I believe it was handled well."
The issue is one of "self defense". Why would someone have a right to self defense using a firearm and holding a permit to carry in a place not designated a gun free zone, but not have that right because of a designation of a gun free zone ? That designation has had the unintended consequence of attracting those who want to kill many people before killing themselves or being stopped. It was a dumb idea and was warned against in the beginning.
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Beep - "What happens to the bullets that miss? How much will taxpayers have to pay in liability to someone who's child is killed accidenly?"
Hopefully more than what the parents of 5 year old Austin Haley of Nobel, Oklahoma, after police accidentally shot him in the head and killed him while trying to shoot a snake in a tree. From the local news there - "The two Noble police officers involved in Austin's death pleaded no contest to manslaughter and received deferred sentences." The parents did however forgive the two police officers. It was an accident and it took place in 2007. A dumb one, but an accident. Would that suffice to disarm the nation's police ?
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@MoreCowbell -- just for trivia's sake; "Kill Them All" was the title of Metallica's first album. I doubt such a t-shirt would cause much of a stir.
@BeepBeep -- "I would like to see some armed security at schools." Arm a school official accept liability.
I tend to agree that this would be a bad idea. If we are going to implement site security it should consist of properly trained guards, not educators with guns.
"There is a direct correlation between higher gun ownership in states and higher murder rates per capita in those states."
That is not true. The format here doesn't support linking. Search for the two lists (firearms per capita by state and murders using a gun per capita by state) and you will be able to confirm that yourself.
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Paste and Copy errr Blue and Gray, I am not sure how else to say it but no I do not want to take away your guns. And thanks for the history on the Bill of Rights, that is the first I have heard of them.
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You know how I do, be sipping on some and Henney and burnin blunts all day.
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hogmomma How much practice do you get with your fire arm? Do you always hit your target?
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ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 4, 2012 During the presidential debate on Wed. night, "mental health" and "mental illness" were words never spoken by President Obama or Governor Romney.
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There are two types of gamers: Those who pick up a game and immediately think, "I will not quit until I have emerged victorious in this grand quest!" and those who think, "I will not quit until I find a glitch that will let me fill this fucking castle with watermelons."
Actually, I suppose most of us start out as the first one and become the second after we get bored enough. My point is, video game glitches have become the canvas onto which smart-asses create masterpieces.
Let us take a moment to appreciate a small sampling of their genius:
#5. Assassin's Creed is a Nightmare Orgy Straight From the Bowels of Hell
I never got into Assassin's Creed, but after watching that video, I'm ashamed of myself for giving up on it so easily. If I had known about all of the wall-fucking, suicide-ridden glitches, I wouldn't be writing this article right now. I'd be camped out in front of my TV, laughing until I passed out from the lack of oxygen. The scene above, in case you aren't able to watch it, starts out with the main character, hiding in a small room on top of a roof while two guards casually walk past. It's obvious they have a purpose, and from their casual demeanor, you can tell they've done whatever it is they're about to do a thousand times before.
"Ugh. Another day, another dollar."
Calmly -- almost bored, even -- they step up to their posts, lean up against the wall, grip the top with both hands ... and just dick the living shit out of it.
At first, there's just the one guy. He's the go-getter of the morning crew. If the boss needs something done, that's the guy he goes to because there's never any whining from him. He knows what he's paid for, and he does the job without question. The second guy is no slouch, but you can expect him to be the first one in line to punch out his time card at the end of the day. But hump the wall, he must. And hump the wall, he does.
The guy on the right is the player, who is my new favorite person. Not only for uploading the video, but for joining in and making what would otherwise be a funny video, a work of pure goddamn genius. And for also making this, from the same game:
Depending on when you watch that one, it can take on several different tones. If it follows the wall-humping video, it's going to have a disturbing rooftop orgy feel. A group of tightly-packed men dry-humping our protagonist with jerky, thrusting, machine gun efficiency. But if viewed after this nightmarish trio of rapidly shouting guards, it puts out a much more sinister, Children of the Corn vibe.
Note the end of the video in that link, after the player knocks one of them off the roof, the other two follow him down of their own accord in what I like to imagine as a Romeo and Juliet display of soul-bound love, diving to their deaths in a fit of passion and grief. That's not a one-time thing. If you position yourself just right when the guards are in full pursuit, you can produce a line of stupid so powerful, it could fuck-start a battleship:
I could seriously watch that all day. Just that huge line of guards, running stupidly against the wall like mindless wind-up toys, each getting slowly nudged off of the ledge by their comrades. An assembly line of shouted commands for you to stop, followed by screaming and a soft thud -- each body that litters the pile representing an insurance claim that none of their wives and children wanted to ever see cashed in. It really is a thing of beauty.
#4. GTA Gives Us Mass Suicide and Spontaneous Vehicle Launches
It turns out that Assassin's Creed isn't the only game you can see a line of cops diving to their deaths. Grand Theft Auto IV did it so well, I swear to this day that they programmed it in there on purpose. In the above video, the player climbed up onto the catwalk of a billboard while being chased by the police. Rather than try to shoot him down, they formed a nice, neat line, climbed up after him, and one by one stepped off to form an ever-growing pile of corpses on the sidewalk below.
As funny as it is to see that happen over and over again, the funniest part is the audio because as they climb up after him, they all talk shit. So you end up with a string of cop after cop saying, "One shot, that's all I need -- AAAHHHGG! *Thud.*" "The safety's off, buddy -- AAAAHHG! *Thud.*" "I got a clear sho- AHHHGG! *Thud.*"
Of course, it's not all Doomsday Cult police. One of the funniest glitches in GTA IV involves a couple of swing sets, scattered throughout the game. If you back a vehicle up to one, it will randomly launch it across the map like it was fired from a circus cannon:
Or if you want a more personal touch, just hang on it, and it'll launch your monkey ass the same way. Seriously, once you know that this is in the game, how could you ever justify doing anything else?
"Man, this brings back memories. I haven't been on a sw-"
That's the problem with modern toys and technology, though. Sometimes, it just flips out and flings mofos at random (yes, it will do it to pedestrians, too). That's why to get a truly realistic feel from a game, you have to go back to a setting like the olden days depicted in Red Dead Redemption, which is just the Old West version of GTA. Back then, it wasn't the machines doing crazy shit. It was the people. Like this clearly possessed woman who can't ride her horse and buggy without jumping up and down like a goddamn lunatic:
Or my favorite glitch of all time -- the spastic horses:
Look at that and tell me that hell doesn't exist. Even if you don't believe it in our realm, it fucking well does in theirs. And it hates horses. Or wagons. For all we know, the horses could be innocent bystanders. Regardless, if they did that all the time, I'd own 10 copies of this game.
#3. Skate 3 is a Sadist's Wet Dream
There are two things you should know before diving into these videos and laughing until you puke blood all over your keyboard: 1) These glitches are not a core part of the game. The guy who made these used some exploits to launch himself into normally unreachable areas, and those areas that were never meant to be visited are the reason behind the buggy play and 2) I don't give a shit.
Quite frankly, I wouldn't have cared if he had cracked open his console and physically changed the motherboard to make these things happen. It's all worth it to see a skater doing some twisted version of "the worm" until he slams into a steel beam, folding his head back like a fucking Pez dispenser:
Or falling 200 feet to the asphalt and jamming his board through his chest:
"I didn't bail, though. You commit to the trick, or you take up gardening, baby."
Or my personal favorite, doing a front flip that ends with a guy's face smashed into your crotch while still standing:
Nailed it!
It's not all about contortion and mutilation. Half of what makes these funny are when he's not on a skateboard. In that universe, skating is second nature to that guy -- but the second he steps off of that board, he can't take two steps without falling flat on his face or getting launched into the mesosphere.
Seriously, I didn't photoshop that.
Though I do have to warn you, if you found that first one funny (if you didn't, your soul is broken), you might want to clear some of your schedule today because he has three more of these videos, and every damn one of them is awesome.


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on July 10, 2013 - 5:17 PM
Summer often means the same sorts of things.
Pools and hot dogs. Beach walks and ice cream. Fourth of July fireworks and – gosh, is it Labor Day already?
Nothing wrong with that stuff. In fact, we love it.
But sometimes we find ourselves craving a few new elements, among all our usual summer pastimes.
With that, we offer this tipsheet.
It's a short list of a handful of fun new activities and cool things to try, to make this summer as memorable as possible.
Why step outside our comfort zone?
Because summer is when we have the time. It's when the weather is good enough to make it worth it.
And it's when we can find ourselves relaxed and open to new experiences.
So, grab the kids or some good friends and give it a try.
1. Attend an auction.
You may think you don't need any more stuff in your house. But if you've never attended a live auction, you owe it to yourself to see how wrong you are.
Antique furniture. Costume jewelry. Vintage clothing, china, books, tools and knickknacks.
One of the great things about living in an old city like Buffalo is that everyone's attics and cellars are packed full of things – some of them quirky and unique, others practical and useful – and many of these goodies turn up at local auction sites, which can be especially lively during the summer months.
In Buffalo, the Lodge auction house at 212 Cazenovia St. is a fun and accessible place for beginners to start. See their website, www.thelodgeauction.com, for schedules.
Outlying areas also have auction houses that draw crowds. Bring a few bucks and your sense of adventure.
2. See a movie in an old movie palace.
A movie is a movie is a movie, right? Perhaps not, if you're viewing the film in a vintage movie house that dates back generations.
There's something special about settling back for a screening in plush seats, amid decor that speaks of an earlier era.
Among the choices are movie palaces in the villages of East Aurora, Hamburg, Angola and Springville. Lockport has an old theater, and the Riviera in North Tonawanda is another option.
There are lots of reasons to try a vintage theater, those in the business said.
"We are on the lower end as far as price," said Jay Ruof, owner of the Hamburg Palace, a 600-seat theater that opened in 1926 at 31 Buffalo St., in the Village of Hamburg (www.hamburgpalace.com). "We are digital. You do feel like you're in a historic building. We do have a lot of the same decor."
"You feel like you are in a grand theater," said Ruof, "instead of a little screening room."
Soak in the style as you wait for the lights to dim.
"I don't do the on-screen advertising before and after each show. I like the curtains to open and close," Ruof said. "There's something about that."
3. Visit a farm or orchard.
Harvest produce – or pick a variety you don't typically go for.
Nothing says summer like spending time outdoors, picking fruit or produce that you can then enjoy at home in your kitchen (or freeze, for next winter).
"What you pick is what you get," said Millie Awald, an owner of Awald Farms, a family farm in business for three generations in North Collins. "It's up to you. They're fresh – they can't be any fresher. They're not trucked in."
"You can eat them right away, or freeze them for the winter," she said.
If you typically do some picking, shake up the routine this summer by choosing to harvest a crop you don't normally go for.
If you always get blueberries, this summer try picking cherries. If you're a strawberry and raspberry fan, try currants or blackberries.
Awald Farms offers a new weigh station, with a small restaurant as well as items for sale, including fresh jams and jellies. It's open seven days a week (8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays) at 10692 Walnut Ave., North Collins, off Route 62.
"Our berries this year are very good," Awald said.
At Greg's U-Pick in Clarence, owners said the experience is rewarding for all ages.
"It's good for young kids. The kids – their eyes just light up," said Greg Spoth, who owns the farm with his wife, Sandy. "It's spending a couple of hours on a farm. Everywhere you look, there's something going on. It's the whole experience."
To learn what's picking at their farm, see www.gregsupick.com. The farm, located at 9270 Lapp Road in Clarence Center, is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, for much of the berry season.
And then, mark your calendars for apple and pumpkin season.
"It's nice to take a drive to the country," said Awald. "The fresh air – and it's quiet. People like to take a drive in the quiet."
4. Spend time at a historic site.
Buffalo and its surrounding areas are full of local historic sites, some of them so small and tucked-away that you might never notice them in a guidebook or on a map.
But there are loads of intriguing places to stop and mull over the rich and varied history of this unique region of the country.
Try your local historical museum, in your town or village, first.
Then try an old cemetery – even a rural, forgotten-about one, which can yield fascinating insights into the generations of people that have lived in Western New York.
Other local gems, such as the sites connected with local presidential history (the Theodore Roosevelt inaugural site in Buffalo, the Millard Fillmore cottage in the Southtowns) will add to your understanding and appreciation of our area.
Be forewarned: History is addictive. Once you start exploring, you may never be able to stop.
5. Visit a library that you have never been to before.
Many of us have a favorite public library – usually one near our home or workplace. And that's as it should be. Libraries should, as a rule, feel as warm and comfortable as a pair of slippers.
But this is summer, right? We want to switch our routine a bit.
Which is why it's fun and stimulating to take a walk or a drive to a public library you don't typically visit.
You can check out the materials in a different collection, and enjoy some new surroundings in the bargain. Plus, as long as you have that library card in good standing – it's free.
"We encourage people to check out the other libraries – there are 37. You can always find a different selection of books or CDs or DVDs," said Joy Testa Cinquino, a spokeswoman for the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library.
"I'm always excited when I get to go to another library. Each library reflects its community," Cinquino said. "You can always find new things at a different library, and new people."
Check out a list of locations of the 37 branches in the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library system at www.buffalolib.org.
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XLS series amps - is there analog to digital conversion present?
Posted 14 November 2012 - 06:58 PM
I'm interested in trying a XLS1500 in my home music system.
I need a strong amp for my power hungry vintage Acoustic Research AR9 speakers.
I want to run XLS1500 full range, just the way I would use any "normal" power amplifier.
I have read about additional high pass/low pass crossover functions that XLS amps have,
but I'm not interested in using them.
How these crossover functions are implemented? Through some DSP?
If the answer is yes, how is it done?
Is conversion of analog music signal to digital and then back to analog, always present in the background?
Can the digital conversion be defeated if I'm not using the crossover functions?
I listen to a lot of vinyl records and I would like to have the analog sound chain unbroken by unnecessary AD DA conversions.
Is this possible with modern pro amps?
Thanks in advance,
Posted 15 November 2012 - 03:01 PM
Currently all Crown amps have some kind of conversion and processing that can't really be turned off, that includes the XLS series.
Posted 15 November 2012 - 06:36 PM
That's too bad.
I know this is a Crown forum, but what about other manufacturers?
Arte there any good sounding amps that are analog all the way?
What about Yamaha P series?
Yamaha P5000 looks good on paper.
Posted 16 November 2012 - 12:32 AM
At 48khz sampling rate, no more then one AD/DA conversion.
At 96khz sampling rate, no more then two AD/DA conversions.
At 192khz sampling rate, no more then four AD/DA conversions.
You will not be able to hear the difference even if you break these rules of thumb in A/B test unless you're a super audiophile. After all a CD is just 44.1khz so even the lowest quality converter has better sampling rate. My suggestion to you is to go to a pro audio shop that caries the products you consider and try the out for yourself with music that you know how it's supposed to sound and test it for yourself.
I'll update later about other amps but if memory serves me correctly you'll have to step up the budget or go the used route or both.
Posted 16 November 2012 - 07:12 AM
More than 50% of my music listening is done with turntable spinning vinyl,
so there are no sample rates of any kind.
If I have multiple digital conversions (AD, then DA) going on in the background,
it could nullify some benefits of having the analog playback.
Also, in my present setup I can hear differences between different DACs,
I've auditioned many different models and I have carefully chosen one that suits me.
I doubt that additional (in my case unnecessary) AD/DA conversions in Crown amps will be 100% transparent
and not bringing some sound signature of their own,
thus (partly) defeating the care I have put in choosing my present DAC.
In my part of the world, the choice of available models is limited and shops are not so enthusiastic about home testing.
I might end up ordering and buying abroad, so I would like to avoid making some big mistake.
Posted 16 November 2012 - 10:54 AM
My solution to you is, since you're not into tour sound, meaning you don't need to carry the amp from one location or the other, I would suggest you try getting one of the older generation Macro Techs such as these. They are compleatly analog and are of great quality, price/watt is also great.
If you want me to take a look at other amps from other vendors please list them, there are just too many options. As for the Yamaha P series, they are quite good amps, reliable, soundwise I just don't know. If you are looking at amps such as these I would concentrate on the three major players which are Crown, Crest and QSC. Yamaha is also good but not as common and someday when you might need a repair that would become a major consideration.
Posted 16 November 2012 - 05:31 PM
Lower powered models are class AB, higher powered models are class H.
Conservative audiophile in me says that I should go for class AB design... Is he wrong?
What will sound better in my home?
Posted 16 November 2012 - 06:43 PM
So bottom line, the RMX are great sounding beasts but in my opinion you'll need to get one of the H class amps.
One more thing is you remember that you'll need to convert phono signal levels to pro audio signal levels so you'll need a small preamp or a mixer.
Any other options?
Posted 16 November 2012 - 08:30 PM
Thanks a lot for your patience and help!
These are my speakers:
They are closed boxes.
Four way, with dual woofers in a large enclosure which is tightly stuffed with damping material.
Nominal impedance is 4 ohms but it can drop to 3.2 ohms.
Sensitivity is 87dB.
Vintage big ARs were always notorious for their big power requirements.
The manual says that minimum 50W per channel is needed, I tried them with 160w and it was kind of OK-ish.
People that are using them say that they only really start to sing with amplifiers having 200W and more.
Their maximum power handling is 300W.
QSC RMX 1450 can output 400w pear channel at 4 ohms... Maybe it is enough?
Here are some links to local shops with some other options that are available in my country,
the pages are not in English, but amp models and descriptions are :
Posted 16 November 2012 - 09:33 PM
Yamaha P serie is class AB with a twist and is very quiet and cool running, as are the Crown XLS of the Drivecore serie. If used amp is acceptable, the Crown K serie is a variant of Class D, no DSP, no fan and have a very nice sound.
Posted 17 November 2012 - 12:24 AM
The XTI up to and including the 4000/4002 are class AB+B, they have a "Low noise" fan preset but they have the AD/DA conversion at 48Khz.
Life is all about the compromise...
Posted 17 November 2012 - 06:42 AM
Your experience is invaluable!
Unfortunately there are no Crown Ks here.
Did you listen to Yamaha P series amps?
How do they sound?
My speakers are wee bit on coldish side of neutral, so I would like to avoid some further sound "cooling".
Lower powered Yamaha Ps have "classic" PSUs with toroid transformers, while higher powered models have switching power supplies.
Are their switching power supplies OK for home use?
It is said that some switching power supplies can inject some nasty(?) interferences through power lines into other hi-fi components in the rack.
I have no first hand experience with this and there is a lot of hearsay on the Internet regarding this subject.
I guess if a special care is given to switching power supply design
this bad influence can be avoided,
but since Yamahas are pro gear maybe this problem was not high on the designers' list...
the specs say that the input sensitivity for higher povered model is +6dBu and for lower powered model is +4dBu:
What does it mean?
Which amp needs higher voltage from the preamp (stronger preamp output)?
I also have a Mackie 402-vlz3 mixer that can be used for the preamp duties
but I would like to try to use some "proper" hi-fi preamp too.
Thank you all for your patience with the newbie!
Posted 17 November 2012 - 01:36 PM
How do they sound?
---> I have used them in a pro setting for sound reinforcement with great results. I have not listened to them in my home system. I really should be!
My speakers are wee bit on coldish side of neutral, so I would like to avoid some further sound "cooling".
---> I'm affraid I'm not the one to qualify sound by such audiophile vocabulary! You won't catch me in a cable sound discussion either! If it's full range, clean and not noisy it will do OK for me! I kinda like a high damping factor for sub amps however, and THAT can be discussed hahah!!
Are their switching power supplies OK for home use?
---> Switching power supplies are becoming the norm, we better get used to it. They use way less copper and steel in their construction (expensive metals!), are weighting a lot less (economy in transportation) and permit such niceties as automatic worldwide voltage compatibility (90V to 250V), regulation and power factor correction when implemented. In the hifi world, I think the Linn company began using them as soon as the late 90s in their products, but I have not followed the hifi scene for a long time, don't quote me on this!
It is said that some switching power supplies can inject some nasty(?) interferences through power lines into other hi-fi components in the rack.
---> I wouldn't think so, else they wouldn't meet safety agencies certifications for noise generation. This is filtered out fine. Maybe trying to receive a distant AM station with such an amp near could be an issue!
I have no first hand experience with this and there is a lot of hearsay on the Internet regarding this subject.
---> Misconceptions abounds, don't be ashamed! Old saying die hard! We still hear that class D is only for subwoofer car amps, which is really an astonishing thing to hear in this day and age !
Also, the specs say that the input sensitivity for higher povered model is +6dBu and for lower powered model is +4dBu:
What does it mean?
Which amp needs higher voltage from the preamp (stronger preamp output)?
---> Amps designers who designs an amp serie have two choice : they can have all models in a serie accepting a given voltage input for producing their rated output (like, say, the Crown XLS serie) so each model will have a different gain, the higher powered model having more gain. Or they could make the serie with all the same gain so the input level will have to be higher voltage on the higner powered model (like Yamaha do with their P serie). One implementation is not better or worst than the other, it's just a choice they make. In your case, I would think any resonable pre-amp will be able to drive any of those amps, including the biggest Yamaha. We're talking like 1.2V vs 1.9V. My Outlaw audio pre-pro will output 9V (+23 dBu). You just got to get used to put the volume knob a tad higher!
Personnally, I would be hesitant to use the XLS serie as my main L-R amp. My Brystons have distortion figures two order of magnitude lower than the XLS and they are mostly silent. This is nice to have for serious music listening. But for sub, center and surround channels duty, most any pro amps will do better because sheer power is more important for movies than a very refined sound, IMHO.
Posted 17 November 2012 - 03:32 PM
Deromax, on 17 November 2012 - 01:36 PM, said:
---> I wouldn't think so, else they wouldn't meet safety agencies certifications for noise generation. This is filtered out fine. Maybe trying to receive a distant AM station with such an amp near could be an issue!
Posted 17 November 2012 - 07:59 PM
I think I should try a Yamaha P amp.
Do you have any idea how would it compare sound-wise to your (since you mentioned it) Brystons?
I'm not into movie sound effects, the amp will be used only for (refined ) music listening.
What PSU type should I choose for home use?
Switching or classic (toroid), or in Yamaha's case it doesn't matter?


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DENVER — Colorado election clerks want lawmakers to consider mailing ballots to all registered voters and look at moving the registration deadline closer to elections.
The clerks say in a letter to lawmakers last week that sending ballots by mail to all registered voters "is a clear mandate from the electorate" because about 74 percent cast their votes by mail this election.
Steve Moreno, Weld County clerk and recorder, said 70 percent of Weld County voters are on the permanent mail-in list.
"Our county is right in line with what is seen to be the trend" regarding mail-in ballots, Moreno said.
He said he agrees with the letter, which was sent by the Colorado County Clerks Association's executive board, as long as there is still a way for traditional voters to vote on Election Day.
Currently, people must choose to be on a permanent mail-in ballot list and in-person voting would still exist even if there's a change.
Moreno said an extension of early voting could be an option for voters at the polls, if the mail-in option goes through.
He said sending mail-in ballots to all voters would likely cut the costs of hiring staff for election night, technical assistance at poll centers and rent for polling places. In addition, all paper ballots could eventually streamline the tabulation equipment used by all Colorado counties, Moreno said.
Clerks say officials should also consider moving up a current deadline that requires people to register to vote 29 days before the general election. The letter also suggests that lawmakers look at how poll watchers are overseen, and address any needed changes to listing voters as active or inactive.


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The Stetson softball team will play a midweek Atlantic Sun Conference doubleheader tonight against Jacksonville University at the JU Softball Complex. First-pitch for game one is scheduled for 5 p.m.
The Hatters (20-16, 3-9 A-Sun) are looking to bounce back from an 0-3 weekend at USC Upstate. Stetson played its best game of the series on Sunday, scoring three times in the top of the first inning and later tying the game on a pinch-hit home run by Morgan Hatch in the top of the seventh.
The Dolphins (30-10, 11-3 A-Sun), meanwhile, have won nine straight and 15 of their last 17 games overall. Jacksonville leads the league with 43 home runs on the season.
Stetson leads the all-time series 17-6 over Jacksonville, including a 6-4 advantage at the JU Softball Complex. The Hatters and Dolphins split their two meetings last year in DeLand.
Due to recent construction at the complex, neither live video nor live audio will be available for Wednesday's doubleheader. Instead, GoHatters.com will blog live from the facility beginning at 4:45 pm ET. Check out the related links box on this page for links to the blog page as well as the Stetson Softball twitter feed and the Hat-Alerts text messaging service.


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Torchbearers: The Story of Pittsburgh's Freedom Fighters
Revisit Pittsburgh's struggles during the so-called golden era of civil rights, and many of the men and women who lit the way for the generations that followed. Hosted by Chris Moore and produced by Minette Seate, Torchbearers is a celebration of lives driven by a greater purpose.
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Prince Harry Fixes Chilean Family's TV in Time for World Cup Game
Prince Harry was visiting the Chilean village of El Vergel Saturday, and got a chance to show a little-known side of himself: TV repairman.
El Vergel was ravaged by a forest fire in April that destroyed most of the village's houses, and charity Techo is helping the villagers rebuild their homes. Harry was talking with Coca Perez, 50, and her teenage son and daughter, when he noticed something was wrong with their television.
"He looked at it and he started to fiddle with the cable," Mrs. Perez told The Telegraph. "He managed to get it working so we could watch Chile playing Brazil later. Now I can tell everyone that Prince Harry is my TV repair man!"
Pia Mundaca, the social director of Techo, explained to Harry that 10,000 Chileans had been affected by the fire. A total of 15 people were killed, though none of the deaths were in El Vergel.


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on February 12, 2013 - 5:25 PM
TOWN OF LOCKPORT – A Lake Avenue woman was charged with drug possession and stealing her mother's pickup truck, Niagara County sheriff's deputies said.
Jacqueline P. Barrett, 27, is accused of taking the vehicle without permission late Monday. Deputies said they found Barrett with the truck at 1 a.m. Tuesday on Washburn Street in the City of Lockport. They also found two glass tubes with wire mesh that contained residue of crack cocaine, according to a sheriff's report.
Barrett was charged with fourth-degree grand larceny, operating an unregistered and uninspected motor vehicle on the highway, and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. The young woman told deputies she took the pickup to buy crack cocaine at the home of a local drug dealer, deputies reported.
Her mother told deputies that Barrett tried to leave the house with a bag containing her camera, jewelry and a thumb drive, but she was able to grab the bag away from her before she left. The mother also told deputies her daughter has stolen from her in the past.