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How do you get genital herpes?
I'm close to having sex with my new boyfriend…but I want to make sure I'm informed. So, how do you get genital herpes? Do condoms help?
It's great that you're taking the initiative to learn about herpes risks and safer sex before you start a new sexual relationship. That's a very responsible move, and I'm happy to offer you some information about genital herpes transmission.
How do you get genital herpes? For starters, genital herpes is spread through skin-to-skin contact with someone who has a herpes infection. Specifically, the virus is most often transmitted through sexual contact, which is why it's referred to as a sexually transmitted disease (STD).
For example, genital herpes can be spread through:
- Genital-to-genital contact. If your partner has a genital herpes infection and you rub genitals, participate in dry-humping or other similar contact without protection, it's possible to spread the virus.
- Oral sex. Although most genital herpes infections are caused by HSV-2 (a strain of the herpes virus), it's also possible to get a genital herpes infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). HSV-1 is usually found on or around the mouth, and commonly causes cold sores. So as you begin sexual activity, keep in mind that it's possible to pass a herpes infection from the mouth to the genitals if you're not using protection (like a dental dam or condom).
- Vaginal and anal sex. As with most STDs, unprotected vaginal and anal sex with an infected partner are also risk factors for genital herpes.
Does a sexual partner have to show visible signs of herpes to spread the virus? In a word, no. It's possible for the virus to spread through "viral shedding" even when no signs of infection are present. And because the majority of people don't know they're infected with herpes, it's very easy to spread the virus unknowingly.
So it's definitely a good idea to use condoms and dental dams during any sexual activity with your new boyfriend...especially if one or neither of you has been tested for HSV-1, HSV-2 and other common STDs.
How can you find out if you or your partner has herpes? Testing is the only way to know for sure if you or a partner is infected with herpes or perhaps another STD. To learn more about herpes and herpes testing, you might want to turn to our Expert Guide to Herpes 1 + 2.
Thanks for your question, and I wish you good luck and good health in your new relationship.
Related info:
- Learn more about herpes testing
- When to test for herpes: STD Testing Windows Guide
Dr. Oldson is Medical Director of the Analyte Physicians Group. She is on staff at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, as well as Clinical Instructor at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. Her areas of expertise include STDs (with a particular clinical emphasis on herpes), women's health, preventive medicine, diabetes, obesity and weight management, and mood and anxiety disorders. Dr. Oldson was educated at Rush Medical College and completed her residency at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago, IL.

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We've been providing marriage and relationship education for over fifteen years. Through our Dasi-Ziyad Family Institute and our work as Grhastha Vision Team (GVT) team members, we help couples handle a variety of situations from financial to emotional to sexual, to spiritual. We've witnessed many, many relationship challenges for couples. One of the least talked about but quickly increasing challenges for married couples in our society is pornography. More couples are asking for help and we respect those who are able to admit that they're struggling with this problem.
"What surprises me" is that Americans are still surprised to see sex addiction ruining lives, says Michael Leahy, author of "Porn Nation," a book about sex addiction.
"We just don't realize that we live in an increasingly pornographic culture, a sex-saturated society where some people get really fixated on it," said Mr. Leahy. "You can be married to a Christie Brinkley – or a Halle Berry – and it really doesn't matter because it's never about your spouse. It's about your pathological relationship with pornography or other [sexually explicit] material. Everything else becomes irrelevant."
What is pornography?
Pornography is the depiction of erotic or sexual behavior in movies, pictures, books, photography or writing that is intended to cause sexual excitement.
Addiction to pornography or porn is one of the most challenging addictions to overcome. From Spain to California, Australia to Canada, Nigeria to Calcutta, millions of people all over the globe struggle with this powerful vice. Once they admit they have a problem, they have made the first step to overcoming it. '"It's like being addicted to cocaine", one client cried. "I want to stop but I can't." And he rightly claimed this dilemma because people addicted to pornography feel the same release of neurochemicals in their brain that causes them to feel pleasure, as cocaine addicts do. Unfailingly though, after experiencing this kind of pleasure, the participant feels extreme guilt or shame. Especially for those on the devotional path, the guilt can be overwhelming.
Internet pornography and cybersex (the sneaky) addiction
As Internet usage has increased, so too, has the availability of online pornography. Addiction to pornography online, called cybersex, is a type of sexual addiction. This kind of sexual addiction is tricky because viewing sex on the Internet is accessible anytime the viewer wants to make it happen and because the Internet is anonymous. No one has to know what the individual is viewing or doing. Someone could spend hours online, in the privacy of their own home, car or office, while pursuing sexual fantasies that are impossible in real life.
Your spouse cannot compete with fantasy or illusion
The hurt caused by this addiction often devastates the entire family. Because real people cannot compete with fantasy, cybersex addiction can substitute for and destroy genuine intimate relationships. Spouses often feel rejected, unattractive and betrayed. Additionally, because this addiction is compulsive behavior, it requires hours online to feed it and is a real impediment to healthy relationships just from the sheer amount of time wasted on it. You must really believe, accept, and know that pornography specifically, and illicit sex in general, is not healthy for you, your family or the community.
How do you know that your behavior is addictive? Here is a checklist for sexual addiction:
• Your sexual behavior causes you to act against your underlying values and spiritual beliefs
• Your sexual behaviors create negative legal, relationship, career, emotional or physical consequences, yet you persist in engaging in those sexual behaviors anyway
• Your sexual activities hurt the ones you love but you still do them
• Your sexual activities take up more time, energy, thought and focus than they should or than you would like
• You frequently tell yourself: "After this, I'm not going to ever do this again. This is the last time that I am going to watch it or read it." But you still return to the same or similar sexual situations, as if by compulsion, in spite previous agreements (to yourself or your spouse).
Spiritual Growth and Progress
Arjuna said: "O descendant of Vrsni, by what is one impelled to sinful acts, even unwillingly, as if engaged by force?"
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: "It is lust only, Arjuna, which is born of contact with the material mode of passion and later transformed into wrath, and which is the all-devouring sinful enemy of this world." (Bhagavad-Gita)
It is clear that pornography, masturbation, exhibitionism, voyeurism, etc. fall in the category of illicit sex, and definitely check our progress on the spiritual path, in addition to causing pain to oneself and one's family. When a devotee makes the commitment to get initiated and live a life of surrender to Lord Krsna, we make firm agreements to avoid any kind of illicit sex. "That's' why we came to you," a young couple confided. "We need help to save our marriage and honor those vows."
Some Real Hope
Pornography, like many other vices, is an abominable activity. It is like a tornado that undermines your spiritual growth and progress and ruins healthy family life; it can destroy your relationships and it deepens the deep well of illusory life. It leaves in its wake guilt, shame, fear, heartache, disgust, and feelings of despair and hopelessness. It is never satisfied. As one young client told us, "No matter how much I give in to the urge, I always feel the need to do it again. This thing is a relentless master." These unhealthy drives are a result of past karmic influences, weakness and current environmental conditioning. But for those who are serious about reclaiming their lives, there is hope. It is a sickness from which you can recover.
"Even if one commits the most abominable actions, if he is engaged in devotional service, he is to be considered saintly because he is properly situated." (BG. 9:30). This statement in no way condones the deliberate and repeated sinful activities that people do. You can't trick God. He knows when there is genuine repentance and sorrow for wrongdoing.
However, Lord Krsna is keenly aware of the weaknesses and pressures that we deal with in this age. These words by the Supreme Lord in Bhagavad-Gita indicate the magnanimous nature of the Lord and show us that if we are sincere and serious about our devotional practice, we can rise above any abominable activity through heartfelt repentance and continuous chanting of the Holy Names of the Lord. Sincerity is shown by truly being sorry in our heart and by asking forgiveness from the Lord and from your spouse. Taking active steps to distance yourself from sinful activity and sinful thoughts demonstrates your seriousness.
Tips for breaking addiction to pornography
When you acknowledge that you have a problem with Internet porn, or pornography in general and that you no longer want to be a servant of this addiction, you have taken the first and most important step towards claiming a more balanced life. It's easy to deny addiction, but your commitment to become healthier and honor your spiritual vows will help you to make progress.
Find ways to spend fun time with your spouse and family
Now research from the University of Denver supports the idea that finding moments to be together free of financial, family or other stresses, "just to have fun together", is not an indulgence.
"The more you invest in fun and friendship and being there for your partner, the happier the relationship will get over time," says Howard Markman, a psychologist who co-directs the university's Center for Marital and Family Studies.
"The correlation between fun and marital happiness is high, and significant." For men, the connection is even more important, the researchers say. They found that men are more likely than women to call their spouse their best friend.
The following are more tools, some from the Sexual Recovery Institute (www.sexualrecovery.com), to help you begin to get the addiction under control. While you can put many of these in place yourself, make sure you get some outside support as well. It's all too easy to slip back into old patterns of usage, especially if you use the Internet heavily for work.
• Identify any underlying reasons that need treatment. If you are struggling with depression or anxiety, for example, pornography addiction might be a way to self-soothe rocky moods. Have you had problems with alcohol or drugs in the past? Does anything about your Internet use remind you of how you used to drink or use drugs to numb out? Take a hard look at whether you need to address treatment in these areas, whether it is therapy for depression or going back to 12-step meetings.
• Increase your coping skills. Perhaps blowing off steam on the Internet is your way of coping with stress or angry feelings. Or you may have trouble relating to others, feeling excessively shy or feeling like you can never read people right in real life. Building skills in these areas will help you weather the stresses and strains of daily life without resorting to compulsive Internet use. Related Help guide sites can be found below.
• Don't accept self-destruction by sabotaging your own success and well being. Be careful that you don't allow your feelings of inadequacy, and your unconscious desire to prove to others that you are not good enough for them to trust you. Take charge of your life. When thoughts come to you to participate in pornographic activities, have a plan for what alternative things you will do.
• Create goals for yourself. Acknowledge where you are and Identify where you want to be. If possible, do this with your spouse or with a skilled marriage/family educator.
• Strengthen your support network. The more relationships you have in real life, the less you will need the Internet for social interaction.
Set aside dedicated time each week for spouse or other family. If you are shy, try finding common interest groups such as an exercise class or online (trancendental) book reading club devotional book reading club. This allows you to interact with others in a non-threatening way and allows relationships to naturally develop.
Here are some real, current examples:
• Join Mother Indrani Tele Conf. – Spiritual Warriorship Classes. This event repeats every week. Call: 213 289-0500 Access code: 87 36 85# Reading and discussion from HH Bhakti Tirtha Swami's books with Q&A
• Akrura Dasa is a spiritual life coach who currently serves as a Counsellor System Coordinator and at ISKCON London and coaches ISKCON leaders and other devotees all over the world. Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com Gita Coaching – "Helping devotees succeed!"
• No matter what, chant the Holy Names (Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare)– this is the prime benediction for humanity and purifies and strengthens anyone who sincerely and regularly calls upon the names of God – if possible, chant regularly with your spouse.
• Whatever you do, don't give up on endeavoring being free of this prison of pornography.
Masturbation Addiction
Sometimes people struggle with a masturbation addiction in addition to porn addiction. Masturbating and reaching climax only strengthens your addiction to porn. Even if you only struggle with masturbation addiction, there is still a chemical dependency on the brain's neurochemical interactions. Your brain does not recognize the difference between healthy sex with your spouse and releasing the chemicals (through masturbation) by yourself. So you become addicted to the easiest way to release the chemicals – alone — and to doing the act far too often.
Good News
"Pornography addiction is total insanity. But that's what addiction is – total insanity," says psychologist Douglas Weiss, who leads the Heart to Heart Counseling Center for sex addicts in Colorado Springs, Colo. Pornography addiction "isn't something that you have to stay stuck with," he says. "Your marriage doesn't have to be destroyed; your kids don't have to have big holes in their souls. And you can live a congruent life."
So there's good news in this very trying situation. The good news that is that with determination and commitment to practice your spiritual lifestyle, with help from friends and family and/or Marriage & Family Educators, you can find healthy, wholesome alternatives to pornography and reestablish your relationship with your spouse and your relationship with God. We know. We've helped quite few couples to recover from this devastating problem.
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Co-Directors, Dasi-Ziyad Family Institute
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There are a lot of polarised views on a limited number of subjects. People express what by now are deeply held feelings. We are on the opposite side of the debate on p&r dave.
However, I still feel comfortable enough to exchange views with you. You are never abusive. You rarely if ever use sarcasm as your preferred mode of exchange and though I reletain my 'closed' stance on this issue I'm still a happy bloke happy to discuss any aspect of the game with you - though you have to accept as ive yet to see a sl game im somewhat limited on that subject!
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Sound: Dead To Fall has carved out an interesting niche within the rock world, specifically that of a sci-fi metalcore band. It actually makes for a refreshing and oddly intriguing twist on the usual metalcore sound, although at times they could probably even go further than they do with the shtick. You get all sorts of wacky, melodramatic effects that color each of the tracks on Dead To Fall's new album Are You Serious?, and it adds a dose of humor to the metal genre as well.
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The Future is the most impressive and unusual track on Are You Serious?, with the band bringing out a theremin (the instrument that makes the spooky, high-pitched sounds in all of those '50s horror flicks) for a good part of it. Some might think the theremin is a cheesy addition, but Dead To Fall was able to make it much more memorable because of its presence. The track feels a little crazy at times because of the interesting tempo and the overall arrangement, but that aspect is a perfect way to transition out of the dramatic beginning.
Dead To Fall doesn't carry the spooky theme into every song, and it's actually a bit disappointing when they go au naturale. Songs like Stupid, Doombox, and Sleeping Bag have good elements, but fail to deliver the effect of the larger-than-life IQ Test or The Future. Even so, guitarists Logan Kelly and Phil Merriman still deliver some very nice licks throughout that easily stand out even when things get too predictable. // 8
Lyrics: You might not always be able to understand the lyrics on Are You Serious thanks to the gruff growls of vocalist Jonathan D. Hunt, but it's actually satisfying to know that the sci-fi theme carries over lyrically in at least one of the tracks. According to a comment on the band's MySpace page, The Future is about a fated man sent into the future to save the world from a super-massive robot. From what I can tell, not all the tracks follow this fantastical of a theme, and it wouldn't hurt to bring in a little bit more of the futuristic themes. // 8
Overall Impression: While Dead To Fall might not be among the top metalcore bands out there, it still has a memorable and entertaining sound that shouldn't be discounted. If you like your metal serious and angry, Dead To Fall will likely get on your nerves. But if you're open to the idea of a band that experiments with different sounds, instruments, and sci-fi themes, Are You Serious? will be a CD that you'll find yourself wanting to play more than once. You have to give them credit for being able to create a cinematic feel to it all, which is something not every band can accomplish. // 8
Sound: Classic Dead To Fall thrash. This time it's even heavier. Also the riffs are a little more varied and the guitar work is phenomenal with fast paced thrash to more midpace crushing metal. The drumming is solid all throughout the album and Jon Hunt's vocals have become even more guttural and I think they sound better than ever. DTF went into the studio wanting to make a metal record that's every bit as brutal as they have made before but show that you don't have to be serious all the time. // 9
Lyrics: The lyrics are really what I find the most interesting area of this album. While the instrumental aspect is heavy and definitely not something to be taken lightly. The lyrics range from anything to raging house parties to saving the future from robots and everything in between. The lyrics of the songs really make the album fun to listen to you. As previously mentioned, Jon Hunt's vocals fit perfectly with music. // 10
Overall Impression: If you're already a Dead To Fall fan, you'll love this album. The only reason for someone not to like it is if they take their music to seriously. Music is supposed to be fun and Dead To Fall do a hell of a job making Are You Serious? one of the more entertaining albums so far this year. I definitely agree with them when they say people take music to serious and it's supposed to be fun. I hope more bands start to realize that. If you like metal, you definitely can't go wrong with Are You Serious? // 9


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Throughout the 2012-13 NBA season, over 500 different players have suited up for the 30 teams across the Association. Only 15 of them have the honor of being selected to Bleacher Report's official All-NBA teams.
Talk about a select group.
A talented cast of B/R writers and editors filled out ballots with their first-team, second-team and third-team selections, and the results are presented here, along with comparisons to both my personal ballot and B/R's preseason predictions.
Players received three points for a first-team selection, two for a second-team nod and one for a third-team pick. The two guards, two forwards and one center with the highest totals earned top honors. Each of the remaining teams was formed in the same vein.
Remember, distinctions between point guards and shooting guards don't matter for All-NBA teams, and neither does the difference between a small forward and power forward.
So, who's on your ballot?
Voters: Haddon Anderson, Zachary Arthur, Mathias Ask, Ross Bentley, Roy Burton, Simon Cherin-Gordon, Ryan Clutter, Josh Cohen, Kenny DeJohn, John Dorn, Stephen Fenech, Tom Firme, Ricky Frech, Adam Fromal, Jeff Glauser, Ciaran Gowan, Sean Hojnacki, Justin Hussong, Garrett Jochnau, Nick Juskewycz, Ehran Khan, Andrew Kipp, Ben Leibowitz, Dave Leonardis, Andy Liu, Andrew Montero, Jonathan Munshaw, Alec Nathan, Ethan Norof, Daniel O'Brien, Maxwell Ogden, James Pearson, Luke Petkac, Michael Pina, Sloan Piva, J.M. Poulard, Grant Rindner, Jordan Rodewald, Howard Ruben, Kelly Scaletta, Bryan Toporek, Mike Walsh, Marshall Zweig


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When we go out, we carry some warmth into the night, and when we come in, we carry some cold into the house, a vanishingly small exchange of energy in a universe of such extremes.
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By official estimates, over sixteen percent of the entire country is either unemployed or underemployed, and in some cases not even looking for work. Over sixteen percent of our creativity, productivity, ambition, hope... rotting on the vine.
This is an emergency of almost unimaginable proportions. It is time for the government to act - not only with the blunt instruments of fiscal and monetary stimulus, but with a laser-like focus targeting unemployment specifically. This can be done through a simple, temporary tax policy change. Not only will this tax policy cost the American taxpayer nothing, it will generate tax net tax revenues instantly.
The solution is a refundable tax credit for every dollar of salary paid to a newly hired employee. It works like this. Currently, employers can deduct salary expenses from their income - assuming they have any income. This tax deduction shields some, but not all, income for the employer, so on an after-tax basis, hiring people costs employers money. For instance, if a Company earns $100 of gross income, pays Alex a $50 salary, and pays tax at a marginal rate of 50%, it costs Company $25 to hire Alex (without Alex, Company would have an after tax net profit of $50, but with Alex on board, Company only earns an after tax net profit of $25).
A tax credit works differently from a tax deduction, in that it can shield a greater portion (or, indeed, all) of the economic cost of a particular expenditure. Suppose Company got a $50 tax credit from the government for hiring Alex, instead of a tax deduction. Company would have $100 reported income, owe $50 in tax on that income, and the remaining $50 would go out to Alex as salary. But, Company would get a $50 tax credit for Alex's salary, wiping out its tax liability. At the end of the hunt, Company has a net after tax profit of $50 - just like Alex wasn't even in the picture.
It's immediately clear why companies would want to start hiring people if they could get a dollar-for-dollar tax credit for doing so. They'd basically get the work of these new employees at no net salary. The new employees win in the end, too - they have paying jobs now that they otherwise might not. And how does the government prosper? Simple. The new employees pay income taxes that the government would not otherwise collect. At first blush, it looks like everyone comes out ahead.
But, you might ask, doesn't that tax credit end up costing the government money it would have otherwise gotten if salaries for new employees were deductible, rather than credited? In our example, with a tax deduction scheme, the government gets $25 from Company, and with the tax credit scheme, the government gets $0 from the Company. That math is correct, but the argument assumes Company would have hired Alex in the first place. That assumption could (and generally does) work in a normal economy, but goes onto very shaky ground when the official unemployment rate goes into the double digits.
The truth is, companies are not hiring, and the government is losing income tax revenues as a result. What that means is that the tax credit for salaries paid to new employees won't cost much at all because it's money the government wouldn't have gotten anyway. A tax credit that neutralizes all or some of the economic disincentive for a company to go out and hire will instantly cause new employment to pick up. And because every dollar of the tax credit reflects someone's salary, that money can cycle straight back to the government in the form of personal income tax payments from all those newly hired people. So on closer inspection, it really does look like a win for employers, a win for employees and a win for the government after all.
To be sure, the devil is in the details. What if companies just fire everyone, and hire them right back the next day, just to get this tax credit? Answer: restrict the credit to only those who have never gotten a W-2 from the same (or any affiliated) company at any time in the last five years. What if the companies fire everybody and hire new people, just to get the tax credit? Answer: only offer the credit for salaries paid to new employees hired by companies for net new hires after turnover. What about investment bankers, who earn millions of dollars just for destroying the economy? Answer: cap the credit at $80,000, and phase it out entirely for salaries over $150,000. At this point, I'm just making these numbers up. What happens when unemployment drops to 5%? Answer: phase out the tax credit - have it expire after two or three years. Hopefully the economy will be somewhat more self sufficient by then.
Oh there are details to iron out, sure, but the point of this article is to introduce a framework for debate that really needs to start, and start quickly.
I have only one request from my readers. If you like this idea, I ask you to spread it around. Forward it to your Congress person. Put it in your own words, tweak it, and take credit for it. Be an economic activist, and get the idea out there - and get your friends to do the same. There are millions of people without jobs, without an income, without hope, who will thank you for it.


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A little bit about me:
-My name's Chelsea.
-I like REAL men.
-I'm pretty sure I have a personality disorder, but who doesn't these days? I'm just as ******** up as the next person.
-I'm in college. I got kicked out of college.
-I smoke.I quit smoking.
-I drink. I've been sober for about a month now.
- I vacillate between shy, funny, and bitchy. I guess that makes me tripolar? Who ******** knows.My personality is pretty multifaceted
-I'm impatient.
-I think a lot.
-I don't bite. Ask me questions.
-I'm definitely a cat person, except for wolves and huskies.
-I have a pet python named Gino. He is my baby.
-I love the smell of gasoline.
-My favorite colour is blue.
-I'm a Sagittarius.
-I hate Wednesday's.
-I have a boyfriend. He hates me a lot. <3I can't think of a single adjective to describe my relationship. Let's just go with complicated.
-I'm a daddy's girl.
-I hate my mother.You're not even worth mentioning.
-I'm not afraid to army crawl through mud.I ENJOY army crawling through mud.
-I love MOST music.
-I never sit still.
-Whiskey is my favourite poison. I'm done with it.
-I'm Canadian, with British, Native, French and Irish (from Scotland) heritage. Figure that s**t out.
-I'm a tom boy. I love soccer, paintballing, ATVing, snow skating, and working out.
-I procrastinate a lot.
-I stress over small things and don't take the big things seriously enough.
-I could probably beat you up.
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The tobacco hornworm is one of the most common, and also one of the most destructive insects on tobacco. This insect has been more of a mid- to lateseason pest, and one that has the potential for total crop destruction. Due to their size and voracious appetites, if left unchecked, they are capable of total crop destruction.
The tobacco hornworm is a bright green worm that, when full-grown, may be the size of a finger and 3 to 4 inches in length. The most commonly found species in South Carolina tobacco has a red horn on the rear end of the worm and seven diagonal white stripes on each side.
The adults are large moths with a wingspan of 4 to 5 inches, known as hawk moths or hummingbird moths. They are grayish in color, with white and dark markings, and have six orange spots on each side of the abdomen. Females lay their eggs singly upon the tobacco leaves. After larval feeding, the worms transform into pupae and spend two to three weeks in the soil. They also overwinter in the pupal stage.
Non-chemical control practices are of considerable importance in the control of hornworms. Stalks should be cut and destroyed soon after harvest so that overwintering populations cannot build up on sucker growth. Fall plowing will help to reduce the overwintering population. Hand picking of the worms may also be useful, especially if small acreages are involved. Due to their large size, the worms are easily seen and picked off.
Where hand-picking is impractical, the hornworms are easily controlled by several different insecticides. Since the list of labeled products is constantly changing, and since available products varies from state to state, there will be no mention of specific products. With all insecticides, read and follow label instructions carefully.


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The handheld version of Harmonix' Rock Band, Rock Band Unplugged, will be available on the Playstation Portable on June 9th.
Developed by Harmonix and Backbone Entertainment, the game aims to create a full band experience in your palm by "combining traditional beat match gameplay with key elements from both Rock Band and Rock Band 2, such as overdrive and chords." Unlike the DS version of Guitar Hero, Rock Band Online will not need a separate peripheral that clips onto your system. Instead, you'll control bass, guitar, drums and vocals by taking "direct control" of instruments. Interesting!
The game will feature Rock Band modes like World Tour, Band Survival and Warm Up, and a character creator for full customization. Over forty tracks will be included in the game, including nine songs that will debut in Unplugged. And when you've played out those forty songs, you'll be able to download more from the PlayStation Store. According to Harmonix, players will be able to download tracks to either their PC or direct to the PSP with a store similar to the console version of Rock Band's music store.
The tracks listed below will launch exclusively through Rock Band Unplugged on the PSP system for a limited time before becoming downloadable content for the other platforms:
- 3 Doors Down - "Kryptonite"
- AFI - "Miss Murder"
- Alice in Chains - "Would?"
- Audioslave - "Gasoline"
- Black Tide - "Show Me the Way"
- Blink 182 - "What's My Age Again"
- Freezepop - "Less Talk More Rokk"
- Jackson 5 - "ABC"
- Tenacious D - "Rock Your Socks"
The question with a game like this is, since Rock Band and Rock Band 2 have become the ultimate social/party video games, will a handheld version work? Sitting in a bus tapping rhythms with headphones in your ears is a far cry from the "living room rock star" experience of console rock games. I guess it beats just listening to your iPod, though, and if anyone can capture music game awesomeness on a handheld, it's Harmonix. We'll all know for sure on June 9th.
We'll have a launch trailer and some more screenshots for you all very, very soon. Keep watching this space.


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713: GeoIP
Title text: 'Meet hot young singles in your mom's basement today'? Man, screw you, GeoIP.
GeoIP is a service that converts IP addresses to their respective location on the earth. This is done by looking up the IP address in a database maintained by various Internet Service providers. Advertisers often take advantage of the Joneses effect by creating localized ads based on your location. These ads are often highly misleading since the images are often stock photographs with the nearest town superimposed on it.
This is the case with the comic. The International Space Station presumably has a public-facing IP address, which is geolocated to "Low Earth Orbit". Cueball trolls the advertisers by inserting his actual location into the IP registry, thus getting the advertisement to claim that there are "local girls" in the ISS. Since all members of the ISS know each other, Cueball underlines the obvious lie in GeoIP-based advertising.
The title text refers to how specific GeoIP can get. However, knowing that someone is in their mom's basement is hyperbole.
- [External view of a satellite orbiting Earth. Dialog comes from within.]
- Cueball: Yes!
- Ponytail: What?
- Cueball: I got our downlink into a GeoIP database.
- [Internal view of the satellite, Cueball and Ponytail are floating about, Cueball is at a computer mounted to the wall.]
- Ponytail: Why?
- Cueball: To mess with our advertisers. Check it out.
- [An ad reads "Meet local girls in Low Earth Orbit tonight!" and has two photos of girls in sexy poses, one captioned "Tanya, 18" and the other "Amber, 19". Below them is a button that reads "CHAT LIVE".]
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The title text is more than hyperbole: In the United States, if someone is "living in their mom's basement", it implies they can not or will not get a job allowing them to move out. i.e.: they are a loser. The resultant weak response "Screw you, GeoIP" seems to push that depiction even further. 126.96.36.199 23:11, 16 July 2014 (UTC)
- I don't get this. The title text goes "Meet hot young singles in your mom's basement today?" Not their. Isn't this another "yo' mama" joke, simply implying that your mama has hot young singles in her basement?Mumiemonstret (talk) 08:02, 20 October 2014 (UTC)
- I think it just means that you can do the same trick on *your* IP, just replacing the string "low earth orbit" with "your mom basement". MGitsfullofsheep (talk) 17:12, 24 October 2014 (UTC)
- I think this means that your mum is the hot young single in her basement... 18.104.22.168 12:27, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
- Yes nothing hyperbole here. It is just another of Randall's many your mom jokes and can be insulting in almost anyway you think about the sentence. Have tried to change the explanation of the title text according to this. --Kynde (talk) 21:28, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
- I don't think this is a "Your Mom" joke. I agree with the first comment. It is simply that GeoIP has gotten so accurate that it can now pinpoint the user's location to his Mom's basement. An adult living in his parent's house is termed shameful in US as it means that the adult does not have a job and cannot support himself/herself. That is why he's hiding in the basement in the first place, instead of it just being 'Mom's house'. The ad is usually like this -- "Meet hot young singles in <user's location>" where the <user's location> part is filled in from GeoIP. Clearly, there are no "hot young singles" in his Mom's basement and it feels like GeoIP is unknowingly shaming the user by reminding him that he is in his mom's basement, and hence the "Screw you" response. 188.8.131.52 00:54, 14 February 2016 (UTC)
- Yes nothing hyperbole here. It is just another of Randall's many your mom jokes and can be insulting in almost anyway you think about the sentence. Have tried to change the explanation of the title text according to this. --Kynde (talk) 21:28, 13 February 2016 (UTC)


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Qualitative evidence synthesis has become increasingly popular amongst researchers.1 Swennen and colleagues2 produced a thematic synthesis, describing major themes that cut across a selection of studies on barriers and facilitators to evidence-based practice. However, the authors may have missed many high-quality studies because of the three inclusion criteria for quality assessment they chose: (1) showing proof of methodological triangulation, (2) describing the approach to data analysis, and (3) using purposeful or theoretical sampling.
The first criterion has been adopted from Mays and Pope,3 most likely to ensure validity, and has been critiqued by these authors as being "controversial as a genuine test of validity because it assumes that any weaknesses in one method will be compensated by strengths in another, and that it is always possible to adjudicate between different accounts." Eighty-one of 133 potentially relevant studies were excluded because they did not triangulate methods. Establishing accuracy in what researchers collect and report is important. However, such accuracy could also be achieved by the use of multiple observers or data collectors to allow for cross-checking of observations. This was applied in several excluded studies.
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Alton Towers Theme Park in Staffordshire UK
Alton Towers Theme Park, located in the heart of Staffordshire, is England's most visited and largest amusement thrill park (before Legoland Windsor in Berkshire and Thorpe Theme Park near Chertsey). The park has been operating for over 30 years.
Whatever your age, you will enjoy the fantastic Alton Towers Resort, where there is enough to entertain for several days. The theme park nestles in the beautiful countryside of Staffordshire and over the years has spread over many acres.
One of the UK's best and most popular theme parks Alton Towers has a fantastic selection of exhilarating rides and world class attractions that will appeal to all ages, from tiny tots to grandparents. There are all sorts of themed areas including CBeebies, Gloomy Wood, X-Sector and Mutiny Bay with unique thrill rides and wonderful walkabout costume characters adding to atmosphere of each area.
Experience looping and vertical drop rollercoaster rides with twists and turns galore, or scary white knuckle rides and water themed rides through rapids and flumes.
Enjoy one of the live shows during your visit to the theme park, or take in a round of Extraordinary Golf on one of the two outrageous 9-hole courses with their wacky obstacles around the resort and best rides.
Don't forget to take a ride on Smiler, the park's newest attraction and the first 14 loop roller coaster in the world.
Staying close by in a hotel or b&b means you will be able to extend your visit into the evening when you will find a full programme of shows aimed at the whole family. If you are lucky enough to combine your visit with the end of the season you will enjoy the fabulous firework displays.
Don't worry about being hungry or thirsty. Wherever you are in the theme park you can enjoy different food outlets, choose your old favourites or try something new. The park is set in beautiful gardens, making moving around the park from area to area enjoyable and relaxing.
Young children in your party will be thrilled if they receive a personalised invitation to CBeebies Land from Postman Pat and even more thrilled to bump into their favourite TV characters, such as Jess the cat, Tree Fu Tom or Mike the Knight.
A day or two spent at Alton Towers will give them memories to treasure for a long time. Adults are spoilt too with the Alton Spa and 18 hole golf course.
Among other popular amusement parks in the UK are Flamingoland and Drayton Manor theme park (see hotels).
Places to Stay - Where to Stay near the theme park ?
Of you are looking for a cheap and fun family holiday, or a fun getaway with friends or your partner, then a day out at this theme park in Staffordshire is absolutely ideal. You can opt to stay in one of the cosy b&bs or chain hotels near Alton Towers for the night, a weekend or longer. When driving, postcode sat nav address is ST10 4DB.
Alton Towers park is set up so that you can comfortably spend a day or two there, with plenty of different restaurants and other eateries offering everything from fast food to cheap gourmet lunches. Grab a map of the park or two and start exploring.
It can be so much fun to plan your route through the theme park, and decide on which rides you are going to visit during your holiday there.
There is such a wide variety of attractions that you can completely tailor them to suit your needs. Opt for a gentle and relaxing trip with the kids if you like, or challenge yourself with a journey on some of the park's most adrenaline filled rides.
This theme park is designed to ensure that everyone has a great time, so if you are seeking out a holiday destination where you are guaranteed to enjoy yourself then this is most definitely it.
Reasonably priced hotels and bed & breakfasts can be found within easy reach of Alton Towers Resort. Several cheaper properties are located in nearby Stoke-on-Trent, Ashbourne and Uttoxeter. You can stay at these accommodations for less than £50 per room, per night.


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Hi, This is my first try doing my own band (Nissim) 's music video with my new HV30. Just a very simple basic video. Still may need to tweaking but I would appreciate if you could give me some feedback and how I can improve it.
Many thanks to Eugenia Loli-Queru who constantly helped me with what / how it needs to be done. The video is also inspired by her HIJK music video.
Thanks to all, hope you enjoy the video (although song may not make sense to most of you). :)
EDIT: BTW, this song doesn't have bass yet. It still needs mixing/mastering. and the song is also done on our own small studio. Hopefully, it came out ok.
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Despite the fact I seem to spend most of my life on a date, I do actually rather enjoy being single. Which is lucky because as it happens, perpetual dates aside, I seem to be single rather more than not.
I'm quite an independent gal. So independent that, sometimes, I've been misconstrued as cold and distant, which isn't ideal and definitely not what's intended. It's just the way I am, and it's the way I've always been. Frankly, by this point, I doubt I'll change.
Being single allows me the freedom to do what I like, when I like, without having to think about anyone else (anyone else would probably term that 'selfishness', but I'm in PR, so 'enjoying freedom' it is).
But that doesn't mean that sometimes, being on your own isn't quite a scary thing, and there are times when I think it would be quite nice if there were someone else around.
Weddings, obviously. When I'm struggling to get the Christmas decorations back into the loft, naturally. And, as it turns out, when I'm lying in a hospital bed, having just been informed of the possibility of a faintly terrifying diagnosis.
Because being pretty terrible with needles, blood and – unless they're Seattle Grace and firmly on the telly – hospitals, at the best of times, the prospect of immediate emergency surgery is a frightening one; and even more so when you're by yourself.
It's not that in life in general, there isn't anyone around. There are the familials (and quite a lot of them when the extended family is counted) and a whole host of excellent friends that I probably wouldn't be able to shake off if I wanted to. And if push came to shove, there are even a few exes I'm on good enough terms with who, if things got truly dire, would probably be able to help me out of a life-threatening situation.
But those people aren't necessarily the ones you'd call to hold your hand when your day's taken an out-of-the-ordinary turn.
Whilst I'd have absolutely no problem calling Best Mate to come and play sidekick, her location in an out of town law firm rather precludes the possibility. If things were really dreadful, I could always call the parents – but again, they're out in Home County, and much as it amazes me that The Father hasn't yet been done for speeding, I doubt even he could make it into the centre of town in half an hour.
And even though I'm sure a lot of my darlingest friends would have absolutely no problem either being asked, or dropping whatever it was they were doing, to come and babysit the Blonde (love them. They are a good bunch), I'd feel awkward dragging them out of their days.
Because, despite how long you've known them, or how close you might be, somehow it's not as socially acceptable to call a pal to come and distract you from your wimpiness as it would be a boyfriend.
As it was, there was no emergency surgery, and no need for anyone to hold my hand. Which is just as well. Because I'm still not entirely sure who it would have been.
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I spent all of my Friday in a photo studio located in the industrial area of Al Quoz.
Because my outfit somehow ended up being rather grunge I thought that an outfit post was in order.
I got the J Brand denim / leather trousers at the brilliant (and ongoing) net-a-porter sale. I was a bit worried about the sizing as I have never owned a pair of J Brands before but after doing some research I learned that they run true to size. That turned out to be the case and these 24s fit me like a glove.
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See, I despise skinny jeans and yoga pants outside of the house/yoga class. So I guess my extreme flaming hatred for leggings goes hand in hand with that.
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is so much fluffy fun. It made me really fall in love with the name Wilhelmina! My favorite part is when they're trying to recruit Dorian Grey (ahem, Johnny Depp's less hot clone) and someone holds her hostage but she's all, "fool, please, I don't need any man's help!!" Mwahaha. Girl power.
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So now I want us to think about one of my favorite functions in the world after the straight line functions, and these are the quadratics. So now it's time for some quadratic functions. That's right, folks. It's time to look at quadratic functions. These are the functions that actually graphically represent parabolas. So this is really great, because of course, a parabola is so neat. If you're not going to be a line, you might as well be a parabola, because you have your ups and downs. It's like life, you know? You go down and you go up. Or maybe you go up and then you go down. The great thing about parabolas is first of all, there's incredible symmetry there. Isn't that neat? In fact, if you had a mirror you can really just see--look at that. There it is. Just a mirror, it gives you the whole thing. See? Reflection, real thing, reflection, real thing.
Anyway, the point is there's actually a symmetry here. There's actually an axis of symmetry, an axis where, in fact, if you go along that axis and flip it, you actually get a symmetric thing. So the parabola is a very symmetric curve. What you do on the right hand side of the axis is symmetry as what you're going to do on the left hand side. Also, you'll notice the parabola has a feature that there's always going to be one point where things turn around--a turning point. This is called a vertex. In this case, I go from going down to going up. So this is a minimum--this is a turning point that's a minimum, so this is a vertex that's a minimum, so you can imagine a parabola that looks like this--first you go up and then you come down. That vertex is actually a maximum. So, in fact, there's this one vertex, which you should be able to define, and then we have this axis of symmetry, which is pretty neat, and so we can talk about domains and ranges and all sorts of neat stuff like that, but in fact, you can actually start to graph these things pretty easily.
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