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Gambling: NOT just fun and games "The gambling industry has suddenly recognized that the word 'gambling' still has negative connotations," says Steve Block, president, New York Council on Problem Gambling. "So they've started a massive re-marketing campaign to change the name of what they do to 'gaming' — promoting it as innocent entertainment." For most people, an excursion to a casino or the track will be just that. But for the estimated five to eight percent of American adults with serious gambling problems and an additional 15 million Americans potentially at risk of becoming problem gamblers, growing social acceptance of gambling exacerbates the problem. Just ask Nancy*, Manhattan mother of two. She and her (now ex-) husband started going to the racetrack regularly. "It was our entertainment," she says. "I knew he was betting — I tried not to think about how much. He had a high stress job, so I figured he deserved some fun." Nancy told herself that her husband's obviously increasing interest in betting on horses was no big deal. Family and friends told her not to worry about it. But when she discovered a huge stash of racing tickets her husband had hidden from her, she says, "I was blown away. I couldn't breathe. And I finally had to admit that our 'entertainment' had turned into a very serious problem."
New gambling opportunities = new problems State governments contribute to the problem. While state lotteries have been around for years, states facing serious budget deficits are now moving to legalize other forms of gambling, arguing that it produces revenue for state coffers and jobs for residents. Yet the American Psychiatric Association (APA) warns that research has shown a strong correlation between the availability of legal gambling in a state and the proportion of the state's population reporting gambling problems. In turn, those growing numbers of problem gamblers now cost American society approximately $5 billion annually and $40 billion in lifetime costs in increased crime, lost business productivity, and increased healthcare and social services costs, according to the National Opinion Research Council (NORC). Most of these costs come at taxpayers' expense. For New Yorkers, the state's legalized casinos, lotteries, slot machines, and racetrack and off-track betting impose a financial burden on taxpayers to cover the costs of theft, unemployment, bankruptcies, domestic abuse, child abuse, health problems and suicides that commonly accompany problem gambling. "State governments have tied their hopes of overcoming fiscal deficits to increasing gambling opportunities without fully exploring the social impact or the costs to the individuals and the communities involved," says Block.
Illegal gambling grows In addition to the legalized gambling offered in 48 states, illegal gambling is growing rapidly. Sports betting is illegal in New York, yet sports pools and bookies are everywhere, even in schools, says Terry Elman, education coordinator at 800Gambler.org, of the Council on Compulsive Gambling of NJ. "Sports betting is the number one gambling problem among kids," he says. Letitia's* son started gambling heavily on sports in high school on Long Island. "He and his friends were always in sports pools. We didn't think anything of it," she says regretfully. "All of our family recreation revolved around sports — attending games, TV sports." When she discovered a significant amount of money missing from the house, she confronted her son and he finally admitted that he had lost it all betting on March Madness.
House of cards Interest in card gambling is growing among the young. Televised celebrity and world series-style poker tournaments draw millions of viewers, many of them kids. "Kids are seeing gambling glamorized," says Elman. "Only the final rounds are televised, where one of six people wins big. Kids never seethe hundreds of people who lose tens of thousands of dollars in the early rounds." Copycat poker tournaments are springing up in towns and cities, on college campuses, and even on the Internet.
Internet gambling: click and lose Internet gambling is illegal. It's also the fastest growing area of gambling addiction. "Internet gambling is a $3 billion per year industry and growing exponentially," says Block. "Experts estimate that in two to three years it will be a $10 billion industry." The Internet makes gambling instantly available to anyone with a computer and Internet access — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Researchers have uncovered over 1,400 Internet gambling sites, and new sites are launched daily. Several attempts to pass national Internet gambling legislation have failed, and Internet gambling, most operated by offshore casinos, is virtually unenforceable. "Computer literate kids find Internet gambling very attractive," says Block. Operators have capitalized on this, creating online games modeled after popular video games to attract kids. They offer various enticements to get kids started playing these online games, and then provide direct links to their gambling sites. Due to the anonymity of the Internet, anyone of any age can access Internet gambling sites. Even when sites request date of birth or age information, no one verifies player age. If kids can get Mom or Dad's credit card, they're all set. Elman counseled a man whose 12-year-old daughter lost $20,000 playing online "games" using her father's Platinum American Express card. An 8-year-old downloaded what he thought was a video game after typing in his parents' credit card number. Within minutes, he had lost $500 playing the game — an online version of Blackjack.
The children are watching "Kids are getting the message from parents, school and church that gambling is okay," says Elman, "from the Monte Carlo night fundraiser at school or church, to Mom's lottery ticket, to Dad's Fantasy Football pool." Children whose parents gamble have a much greater risk of becoming problem gamblers. For Nancy*, it has been hard to help her children understand that their father's gambling is wrong. "When my son bragged that his father was in a football pool with a $500,000 pot, I explained that what his father was doing was gambling and it was wrong," she says. "I have to make sure my son understands the dangers of gambling and his own risk of becoming addicted." Experts say the earlier a person starts to gamble, the more likely he or she is to become addicted. Problem gambling is increasing among young people. "Ten to15 percent of young people surveyed in the U.S. and Canada report having experienced one or more significant problems related to gambling," says the APA. The National Research Council has found that in any given year, as many as 1.1 million adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 are pathological gamblers. Besides sports and Internet gambling, kids are gambling on a popular dice game called SeeLow, where three die are thrown against a wall. "It's spreading rapidly through the schools," says Elman. "Kids play at lunchtime or recess. If adults are around, kids say 'as if', meaning 'as if we were betting', to avoid getting in trouble. They're actually silently keeping tabs and the money exchanges hands outside of school." He adds that because kids don't actually show their money when playing the game, they often bet more than they have. "One young boy owed $300, but didn't have it. When I asked him how he intended to pay, he said, 'I'll just sell some drugs.'"
Who gambles? The common stereotype of gamblers is white, middle-aged, middle-class men. But Elman and Block are both seeing more adolescents, senior citizens and women with gambling problems. "Men tend to gamble for action and thrills, the 'high'," says Elman. "Women and senior citizens gamble to escape bad life situations. Teens tend to be binge gamblers. Treatment for each has to be different." As a result, Gamblers Anonymous groups and treatment programs like LastWager and Gamblers' Treatment Center of St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers of New York, in New York City, are making specific efforts to reach and help new types of gamblers.
Getting help When Letitia's son finally admitted his gambling addiction to his parents and agreed to get help, he didn't want his older brother to know. "This was a big mistake," Letitia says. "The more people who know, the better off you are." Block agrees:"Everyone close to the gambler needs to know — especially anyone to whom he or she might go for money." For many families, however, denial of the problem is the primary barrier. "The gambler must admit that he or she has a gambling problem and be willing to work on it," says Ganzer. "It requires total honesty." Unfortunately, he says, some gamblers have to hit rock bottom before they're ready to acknowledge their problem. Even if the gambler denies any problem, family members need to get help for themselves. "Families must learn how to stop enabling the gambler," says Ganzer. Enabling behaviors include everything from rationalizing the gambler's actions, to bailing them out. "The first time I walked into a Gam-Anon meeting, I felt like I was on Mars," Nancy says. "I didn't understand anything about gambling or about how I was contributing to the problem with my own behavior. For months, I focused on my husband and his problem. But then I began to understand that the only person I could change was myself." One of the most difficult things for families to deal with is their shattered image of their loved one. It's difficult to get over the lies, the stealing, the hiding, say family members from Ganzer's LastWager support group. Such support groups, along with family and individual counseling, can help families deal with their feelings about the gambler and get their own lives back together. When gamblers are ready to admit their problem and seek help, the hardest thing they face is completely distancing themselves from anything related to gambling, says Ganzer. "But if they want to recover, they must stop all forms of gambling. No sports pools, no poker games, not even a lottery ticket." Letitia's whole family has had to change their lives to help their son with his addiction. "He took away this thing we had all enjoyed together as a family with his gambling," she says. "Now, we don't attend sporting events or watch sports on TV. Basically, we don't do anything sports-related anymore." Her son doesn't go out with friends because he knows they'll be talking sports, watching sports, and betting. After 10 months of intensive family and individual counseling, participation in Gamblers Anonymous and GamAnon, and a 30-day stay for her son in a residential treatment center, Letitia is hopeful that they're all on the road to recovery. "There are no quick solutions," says Ganzer. "The problems of gambling addiction are complex." Education is key for both family members and the gamblers themselves. Nancy has had to focus on her children and on getting her own life back. "My ex-husband continues to hide things," she says regretfully. "I've done my best to work on myself. I had to open my eyes and it was painful. I was lucky to meet people along the way who threw me a lifeline when I was drowning. I feel like I've come out the other side of this and I'm going to be OK." Others in the LastWager support group agree that getting help for themselves, even if loved ones are still gambling, was the best thing they could have done. Despite the pain of talking about what they've been through, they express hope that their stories will help others whose loved ones may have a gambling problem. "If you aren't sure, listen to your heart," Nancy advises from painful experience. "Be strong, open your eyes, get professional help … and know that you're not alone."
* Name changed to protect confidentiality
WHERE TO GET HELP • Gamblers' Treatment Center of St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers of New York, New York City: (718) 876-1285 • LastWager (Queens, Long Island, Suffolk, Nassau): (631) 738-0300 (24 hours daily; voicemail after hours) • 1-800-Gambler/Council on Compulsive Gambling of NJ, Inc.: (24 hour hotline): 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537); www.800gambler.org • New York Council on Problem Gambling Phone (24 hour hotline): 1-800-437-1611; www.nyproblemgambling.org/ny.shtml • List of New York gambling treatment, education, outreach and referral programs: www.nyproblemgambling.org/supp.shtml#gambteor • National Council on Problem Gambling searchable directory of National Certified Gambling Counselors: www.ncpgambling.org/resources/resources_counselor.asp • Gamblers Anonymous: www.gamblersanonymous.org Online directory of locations of Gamblers Anonymous meetings (by state): www.gamblersanonymous.org/mtgdirTOP.html • Gam-Anon ("Help for Family and Friends"): (718) 352-1671; www.gamanon.org/gamanon/index.htm
WARNING SIGNS OF GAMBLING PROBLEMS Compulsive gamblers are unable or unwilling to accept reality, are emotionally insecure, and want all the good things in life without working for them. They need to be a "big shot" and are willing to do anything to maintain that image.
Warning signs that your loved one may have a gambling problem include: • Obsession with sports scores, racing outcomes or stock prices • Being secretive about money — how much they have, where money comes from or where it goes • Complaints about being broke one minute, then showering people with expensive gifts the next • Borrowing money from family, friends, co-workers • Excessive absences from work • Spending large amounts of time on the Internet, "playing games", checking sports scores or stock prices • Missing household items (may have been sold or pawned for cash) • Overdue household bills, maxed out credit cards, or money pulled from checking, savings or investment accounts without explanation
See more on warning signs at: • Gam-Anon: www.gam-anon.org/gamanon/living.htm • Gamblers' Anonymous: www.gamblersanonymous.org/20questions.html
FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR FAMILIES OF GAMBLERS Nancy*, the Manhattan mother of two, has an ex-husband who has gambled away millions of dollars on both legal and illegal gambling. "He had stacks of credit cards, he set up all our savings and investments in his own name and drained those, and he borrowed money from underworld figures who then threatened me and my children," she says. Mario*, 37, from Brooklyn, has frequently accumulated gambling debts with bookies and loan sharks. He has begged his sister and mother to bail him out on numerous occasions, hoping to hide his gambling from his wife and children. Mario's mother has personally gone into debt to pay off Mario's gambling debts. Shelagh's* son, a stockbroker from Queens who knew how to work the system, gained access to her bank and brokerage accounts and nearly emptied them to pay off his gambling debts.
Credit problems and bankruptcy are common issues for gamblers and their families. Gamblers may resort to embezzlement, theft and deception to obtain money to continue gambling. Credit card companies offering easy credit, instant approval and high account limits play right into a gambler's hands. Payday lenders springing up on every street corner give gamblers another way to get money to play. Though gamblers may say, "If only I could get my financial life straightened out, I'd never gamble again!", the National Council on Problem Gambling says financial problems are the symptom, not the cause of gambling addiction. They advise families of gamblers to protect themselves with these tips: —Close joint financial accounts shared with the gambler and open individual accounts —Guard access to credit cards, cash and financial account information —Alert creditors to the gambler's problem and ask them not to extend any more credit —Warn family members and friends not to loan money to the gambler —Refuse to co-sign loans with the gambler
See Personal Financial Strategies for the Loved Ones of Problem Gamblers (National Council on Problem Gambling-NCPG) for more information. To order, phone NCPG at (202) 547-9204 or visit www.ncpgambling.org.
POKER: THE NEWEST HOUSE OF CARDS "Poker is the new hot flavor of the month in the gambling arena," says Steve Block, president, New York Council on Problem Gambling. "High school and college age young people are gambling on poker online and in tournaments at their schools." Block attributes the heightened interest in poker among kids to the highly popular televised poker tournaments aired on ESPN, Bravo, Travel and other cable channels. In a recent two-week period, viewers had a choice of 38 televised poker tournaments to watch. In these televised tournaments, celebrities and non-celebrities pay $10,000 to $15,000 or more to play. "Typically, 300 to 400 people enter these tournaments at the beginning, and all of them but one lose all of their money," says Terry Elman, education coordinator at 800Gambler.org. What concerns Elman is that kids don't see all of those people losing their money because the networks typically air only the final table of six players playing for a huge cash prize. "It all looks very exciting and glamorous," says Elman. "And it gives kids completely the wrong idea." Tamika*, a mother of two from Westchester, saw her teenaged son get interested in poker after watching one such tournament. He started playing poker regularly at friends' houses and over the Internet. "This started to be the social get-together for the boys," says Tamika. "At first I thought it was okay because before poker, my son always complained that they were bored and there was nothing to do. Initially, the boys in the community gathered in the evenings to play. Then, they started playing on weekday afternoons when they didn't have classes at school. "Poker became rampant in our community," she says, with some boys dropping nearly $100 at a time on the games. When her son started playing in the afternoon, she says, "I realized that could be trouble and I insisted he get a job." While Tamika's son has curbed his own gambling habit because he didn't like losing money, some of his friends have continued gambling on poker and some have started going upstate to gamble at casinos, using fake IDs to gain admittance. Block has counseled parents of kids as young as 16 who have gotten involved in gambling on poker, both in live tournaments and over the Internet through online casino sites that offer poker. "The online poker sites hook the players in by letting them play for 'free' under the guise that players can 'practice' to develop their skills," Block says. "When the player feels some degree of confidence, the 'free' game becomes playing for real money." Players simply enter a credit card number and start playing. Because the online casino sites are virtually unregulated, there is no oversight or responsibility on the part of the casinos to prevent underage gambling, Block adds. He advises parents to be tuned in to what their kids are doing, to talk with them about the dangers of gambling and to watch for signs of potential trouble. These may include unexplained fluctuations in how much money your child has, borrowing money from friends or siblings, the unaccountable appearance of new possessions (CDs, electronics, clothes, etc.), a drop in grades at school, and truancy. Though it may look like only a game, Block warns, "This is not a harmless, benign activity."
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Great news! And congrats on your recent successes!
I am going to tell my favourite story of all time.
It's a story i haven't really told in its entirety before because of those involved-but enough time has passed now.
Cut to a film set in Malta in 2001.
I had worked with Guy Ritchie very early on in my career,and i knew him also from growing up in West London,and the party scene and nightclub scene.
In those days pretty much everyone knew everyone.We weren't mates though-just blokes with different sets of friends all descending on the West End or the Kings Road
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A year later and we were making Snatch.It was 1998.Guy told me about this Jiu Jitsu thing,and i said i knew about it because i had seen the UFC.He wanted to try training in
BJJ,but we couldn't find anyone to teach us in London,and quite honestly i was more interested in trying to get my Black Belt in Taekwondo,i had been studying it since
Anyway,during the making of Snatch,Guy who was a very highly ranked Karateka from the famous Budokwai found out that the Judo boys did a Ne-Waza session (groundwork)
on a friday night,and so we started going to it.Jason Statham used to come too,but Vinny Jones refused saying "I ain't scrapping for fun you didlo's,i'll end up biting someones
hooter off if i get the 'ump" LOL.
The Budokwai sessions were fun but i only carried on for about 6 months after we finished Snatch due to coming off my motor bike and hurting my elbow and wanting to
carry on with Taekwondo (I was still kidding myself Royce's wins were a fluke!).
I got called to work in Malta on a film with Guy in 2001 and when i arrived Guy was very excited.He told me he had been living in L.A. for a bit with his new missus and had started
training with Rickson Gracie.He called over a fella standing in the background and introduced me to Todd Fox.Todd was a very unassuming looking man-28 years old,5ft 8inches
and 75 kilo's but there was a slightly scary look in his eyes.Guy told me he had met Todd at Ricksons and Todd was going to be his assistant on the Film.
Guy said we were all going to learn Jiu Jitsu with Todd.I said that i was doing really well with my TKD training and i wasn't sure i wanted to start a new art.Guy said
"Purple,Taekwondo is for poofs,you're gay and you need to stop mincing around doing ballet".I replied that it was good and it worked.He said that Todd would kick my arse
with BJJ and i said,sure if we are grappling but i would kick him in the face.Guy said "Come on,we've got some mats",so we walked round the back of the studio to some mats
in the burning sunshine and i had a little friendly spar with Todd.I threw a couple of kicks and he moved back,then he immediately dropped into a double leg and took me down and choked me.
Then he did it again.Then again.And again.And again.I said "Okay,teach me this Jiu Jitsu stuff then".
There were about 6 of us on the crew that wanted to learn it,so Todd went off to the nearest Martial Arts store and bought 6 cheap Judo Gi's and we started training in the sun,right next to the sea
every lunchtime for an hour and every evening for 90 minutes.
I found out over the next few weeks that Todd was a Purple Belt under Rodrigo Vaghi,one of Rickson's few Black Belts.He came from Missouri.He lived in LA and trained with Rickson
and actually lived with Ricksons best Brown Belt (i think his name was Henry Akins..........JSho can find out?).
Todd was an ex US Marine who had seen active seervice in Africa and South America and had done a lot of stuff it is rude to talk about.His Jiu Jitsu school was one of the toughest in the U.S.
and Rodrigo Vaghi students were taught real old school BJJ for No Holds Barred and anyone with Blue Belts and above were expected to fight in the cage if they trained there.(Todd had more MMA
fights than BJJ comps on his record).He was a f.ucking nightmare.
We had been training for about 10 weeks daily and had all formed a real bond,and become hopelessly addicted to Jiu Jitsu.
One night i was in the bar everybody was drinking in and a bloke i had't seen before came up to me.I didn't really drink much (i am now completely teetotal) and i'd only had a bottle of lager.
This fella was a bit pissed."Alright mate-you Simon Hayes then? I heard you're mates with the director and you do all of that wrestling together.Bit suspect isn't it?"
I asked him who he was and he said he was an extra technician drafted into help with a few big scenes we needed to do.He was about 27 and a bit loud.
"So go on,tell me about this poofy wrestling"
I told him he should come and have a go,as it was really fun and a great workout.
"Nah mate,i'm a Thai Boxer,I like to smash people with me elbows and smash 'em with me knee's!"
"oh really-i know a few thai boxers where do you train?"
"I train in Thailand mate"
"Yeah-i lived there for 3 months and did it everyday-now i've got a bag in me back garden and i train on me jack jones"
You should try the Jiu Jitsu,it's good.
"No mate,i aint rolling around on the floor-i smash people with me elbows and smash 'em with me knee's"
EVERY TIME HE SAID THIS HE DEMONSTRATED AN ELBOW AND A KNEE=People in the bar were starting to look at him like he was a tool,and i was guilty by association.
"My mates call me The Pitbull cos i'm always the last man standing".
At this point i politely made my excuses and went home for an early night.It was a day off the next day and i had to get up early for training.
Although it was a day off for some crew the next day,others were working to prepare the set for the next weeks filming,
so when i turned up at the studio complex at 10am to train the next morning,Todd had set the mats up in an old dark
studio (really like an old aircraft hanger-a bit damp and smelly and shadowy.At a complete contrast to the exterior just outside the doors,
in bright sunshine,85 degree heat and the sea 100 feet away.
I got in there and the boys were there already,i said quietly to one of them that i had met a right tool the night before,and he said loudly,
'oh yeah,that fella-the pitbull-he drove us all mad-what a plonker'.
Well Guy heard us laughing and asked whats up.I said 'Nothing',he said "whaddya mean nothing-what you laughing about".
My mate told him the story,and Guy said "No,i'm not having that,you must be exaggerating-Purple-is this true?"
I said "I'm afraid it is Guy-we've got a Pit bull on our hands".Guy started laughing and said to one of the drivers-
"go and get this geezer".The producer who was also there said "No,he'e working today,he can't come"
Guy said "No,he's having a bit of time off-go and get him".
Off went the car.
Guy said "Right,we're going to ask us if he wants to join our Jiu Jitsu class today-and if he does,furry muff-but if he starts all of this
'last man standing,pitbull bollocks' we'll ask him if he wants to fight no-rules with Todd".
I looked at Todd at this point and he looked wistfully into thin air with a slight grin but a demented look in his eyes shone through.
Try and picture Jack Nicholson as he grins just before shouting "Johnny's Home!" and attacking the door with the axe in 'The Shining'.
Todd said "If you you want me to fight this man thats fine,but i'm warning you i will hurt him,For all i know he is a champion Muay Thai fighter,
and i'm not going to fuck around with him-i will finish him real fast and it won't be with Jiu Jitsu".
Guy said "Don't worry Todd-He'll be fine.He's a Pitbull apparently".
Some minutes later,the fella's boss came into the dojo.At this point Todd had been rolling his neck around and generally doing scary warm ups continuously.
The fella's Boss said "Guy i hear you want my lad to come down-i need him today-he can't".
Guy said "Don't worry Terry,we won't keep him for too long mate-you'll manage-send him down"
Terry dissapeared looking none too pleased.
Another few minutes passed and in walked 'The Pitbull'.
Guy said "Hello mate,i'm Guy.I heard you were a bit of a Martial Artist and we are all learning Jiu Jitsu,do you want to join in?"
The Pitbull said "Hello mate,nah i don't really rate the wrestling stuff,for me its all about the knock out-i like to use me elbows and Knees and you can't in Jiu Jitsu can you"
Guy said "Well not if you're training normally mate,no-but we could relax the rules if you want to go a bit harder.Todd here has done a bit of Thai,and if you want a full
contact fight with him thats fine-you can show us some elbows and knee's,but its more fun to just train submissions without striking".
The Pitbull replied
"No,i'm like a duck out of water on the floor.I finish fights standing,but if your man wants to have a go with me thats fine".
I then said "No,Don't be stupid mate-you've got no gloves,you'll break your hands and your face'll get messed up"
As i said this i looked out the corner of my eye and Guy was trying not to laugh.Todd was breathing in and out ,in short breaths quite loudly.
'No,my hands will be fine-they've only been using gloves in Thailand for a few years,i don't mind fighting without them'.
I sighed.'Are you sure mate,it doesn't sound like a good idea,lets just show you some Jiu Jitsu moves"
'No it'll be good practise for my Thai to do stand up".
Guy said "Purple-shut up".
I said "okay then,You start standing,there are no rules apart from no eye gouging,no groin shots and no biting or fingers in eyes.The fight will continue until
someone taps or screams,do you understand?"
The Pitbull said 'Yeah thats fine'.
I said "You do understand that you can stop the fight anytime by tapping or screaming".
He said "Yeah alright mate-i heard you the first time".
I decided at that point i had given him enough chances to get out of this,and it was his problem.
We were in a dark aircraft hanger about to see a real Vale Tudo fight.
The Producer (Who was about 37 and a mental ex Royal Marine -in fact the youngest Captain ever i think)
"Gentleman,i can't allow this to happen,someone will get hurt" in a very authorative posh accent.
Guy said "It's too late now-its all agreed." Adam the Producer said "Very Well,good luck my good man" to the PitBull and smiled.Oh Fuck.
They came together in the center of the mat and i said "This fight can stop at anytime there is a verbal submission or a tap out,Do you both understand that".
Neither man answered and i shouted "FIGHT!".
The Thai Boxer bounced up and down a couple of times and Todd just stood there.I was expecting a few low kicks,but what came next was the biggest,
most telegraphed,head height Thai shin kick i had ever seen.It was almost like slow motion,but that could have been my adrenaline.LOL.
As it arched its way towards Todds head he brought his arm up,to parry it and as it struck his forearm he reached over the top of it and grabbed it,trapping the leg under his arm.
He then shot forward overbalancing his opponent and the thai boxer hit the ground.Todd immediately took mount and (i was expecting a choke,like we had been practising,
or an armbar) proceeded to punch him in the face,full power.He punched him with a right,a left,another right and another left.He then brought his right elbow down into the guys eye,
and his eyebrow split with blood going everywhere.He then immediately dropped the left elbow.At this point i felt a shove and Adam the Producer ran past me and pushed me out of the way and dived on Todd knocking him off mount shouting "Purple-what sort of bloody refferee are you-this man is hurt",to which i replied "But he didn't tap...................."
The Pitbull went straight to hospital and,to his great credit,returned within the hour with 6 stitches in his eyebrow,to where we were still training and asked if Todd would teach him Jiu Jitsu,and if he could train with us.We called him "The Poodle" for the rest of the film,but accepted him for a while until he was seen at Lunchtime on his own practising Nunchuka's.
My biggest regret is no one filmed it.


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Back to University Catalog 2004-2005
Recreation and Leisure Studies College of Health and Human Services
Department of Kinesiology and Recreation
Bachelor of Arts
Recreation Administration Option
Therapeutic Recreation Option
Minor in Recreation and Leisure Studies
Minor in Travel and Tourism
Mary Lou Cappel, Program Coordinator
Email: email@example.com
Coordinator's Office: SAC A-1129, (310) 243-3537
Beverly Francis, Department Secretary (Physical Education and Recreation)
Department Office: SAC A-1138, (310) 243-3761, FAX (310) 217-6946
Program Description
The Recreation and Leisure Studies Program is affiliated with the Department of Physical Education and Recreation. It is a discipline concerned with the study and practice of the public, private and commercial service systems that provide opportunities for meaningful leisure activity. The program offers a major, a minor and a Liberal Studies concentration.
Students in Recreation and Leisure Studies enjoy rich opportunities for a wide variety of direct leadership and supervisory field experiences in recreation and park departments, clinical settings, hospitals, profit and non-profit organizations. Students serve internships in recreation and park agencies, schools, child care centers, corporations, youth centers, YM/WCAs, convalescent homes, rehabilitation centers, private and state hospitals, and with private therapeutic recreation agencies.
Students selecting the General Recreation Administration option will complete the necessary course work required by the California Board of Recreation and Park Certification to apply for the Recreator Certificate. This certificate is designed to certify that an individual is qualified by education and experience to conduct and administer recreation services.
Students selecting the Therapeutic Recreation option will complete the necessary course work required by 1) the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification to apply for the Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist certification, and 2) the California Board of Recreation and Park Certification to apply for the Recreation Therapist certificate. Obtaining these certificates assures the public that an individual is qualified by education and experience to conduct and administer therapeutic recreation services.
Academic Advisement
To obtain an advisor for the Recreation and Leisure
Studies Program, contact the Recreation and Leisure Studies Coordinator
at (310) 243-3537. Transfer students from community colleges are advised to bring a copy of their transcript and General Education Program evaluation to their first advisement meeting.
Students interested in careers in travel and tourism should contact Dr. Mary Lou Cappel regarding an appropriate advising pattern within the B.A. in Recreation and Leisure Studies.
It is important that Recreation and Leisure Studies Majors and Minors and Travel and Tourism Minors seek advisement each semester to ensure that academic goals are achieved in a timely manner. Please adhere to the important dates listed in the University Catalog and the Class Schedule.
If high school students are interested in pursuing a degree in Recreation and Leisure Studies, the department suggests taking classes in speech, arts and crafts, music, biology, computer science, and leadership. In addition, the student might consider working part-time or volunteering at a summer camp, health club, senior citizen agency, park, playground, hospital or community center.
While studying at a community college, students should
take courses in the lower division core requirements for the Recreation and
Leisure Studies major. These include
courses in foundations, planning and leadership. Also, if a student plans to work while in
college, employment in a recreation or leisure services agency or
a therapeutic recreation setting is very beneficial.
Helpful Hints
o Seek advisement at least twice per semester.
o Keep the advisement file up-to-date. Students should also maintain their own academic file.
o Most courses are offered only once a year. A few courses are offered every other semester. Students must be alert to the semester in which they are offered.
o Students should begin by first taking the lower numbered courses followed by the higher numbered courses.
o Students should consider minoring in an area that corresponds to their career goal.
o Master computer competency skills that include: word processing, spreadsheets, Power Point, and data access.
o Join the CSU Dominguez Hills Recreation Club.
o Join the
o Join the
o Join the
o Attend professional conferences and workshops regularly.
o Check the Recreation and Leisure Studies bulletin boards
for information related to your educational goals and job
o Independent Study classes are designed for special projects or practical experiences. See the Program Coordinator for guidelines.
o Scholarships, awards, and honors are available for outstanding students. Discuss these opportunities with the Program Coordinator.
Career Possibilities
Recreation and Leisure Studies
The Recreation and Leisure Studies Major prepares students to work as leaders, coordinators, managers, and supervisors who can manage a wide range of recreation and leisure service services. The interdisciplinary nature of the curriculum leads to recreation career opportunities in parks, playgrounds, schools, child care centers, hospitals, youth clubs, health clubs, YM/WCAs, corporations, and commercial leisure ventures. The commercial recreation venue, such as hotels, resorts and entertainment complexes, is a growing area for employment opportunities. The field of therapeutic recreation offers careers in hospitals, retirement and nursing homes, prisons, rehabilitation centers and the community.
The Minor in Recreation and Leisure Studies enables students to concentrate their coursework in municipal, commercial or therapeutic recreation.
Travel and Tourism
Travel and tourism is the world's leading industry. It is the second largest industry in the United States, where it generates more than 6 million jobs. Over the past decade it has grown twice as fast as the average for United States industries. Over 20 million visitors come to Los Angeles each year. The World Tourism Organization predicts continued increase in worldwide tourism receipts, primarily from active, adventurous, nature and culture related travel that falls within the definition of ecotourism.
Major opportunities in the much multi-segmented travel industry include airlines, car rentals, bus companies, cruise lines, railroads, lodgings, restaurants, tour companies, travel agents, theme parks, sightseeing companies, and convention centers. Corporate travel management is a major career option. Other choices can be found in tour operations, incentive travel, meeting and convention planning, convention center management, the hospitality industry including hotels, time sharing and other innovations, the ski industry, theme parks, resorts, state and national tourism offices, trade associations, airport and aviation management, travel safety and security, and ancillary functions including travel technology, research and marketing, advertising, travel writing and photography, education and training, trade associations and travel industry law.
The Minor in Travel and Tourism enables students to focus numerous aspects in an ever-expanding discipline.
Professional Organizations
Membership is encouraged in the following professional
CSU Dominguez Hills Recreation Club
California Parks and Recreation Society (CPRS)
National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)
Southern California Municipal Athletic Federation (SCMAF)
California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD)
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)
American Association for Leisure and Recreation (AALR)
Women in Leisure Services
Graduation With Honors
An undergraduate student may be a candidate for graduation with Honors in Recreation and Leisure Studies provided he or she meets the following criteria:
1. A minimum of 36 units in residence at CSU Dominguez Hills;
2. A minimum grade point average of at least 3.5 in all courses used to satisfy the upper division requirements in the Recreation and Leisure Studies major. Overall 3.0 grade point average;
3. Submission of a Recreation and Leisure Studies Honors Application form to the Coordinator of the Recreation and Leisure program;
4. Recommendation by the Recreation and Leisure Studies faculty.
Bachelor of Arts in Recreation and Leisure Studies
Total Course Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree
See the "Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree" in the University Catalog for complete details on general degree requirements. A minimum of 40 units, including those required for the major, must be upper division.
Elective Requirements
Completion of elective courses (beyond the requirements listed below) to reach a total of a minimum of 120 units.
General Education Requirements (54-60 units)
See the "General Education" requirements in the University Catalog or the Class Schedule for the most current information on General Education requirements and course offerings.
United States History, Constitution and American Ideals Requirement (6 units)
See the "United States History, Constitution, and American Ideals" requirements in the University Catalog. Courses used to satisfy this requirement do not apply to General Education .
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
See the "Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement" in the University Catalog.
Major Requirements (52-63 units)
Students must select one of the options listed. The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this degree. Coursework in both options meets the educational requirements to apply for the Recreator Certificate by the California Board of Recreation and Park Certification.
Common Core Requirements (33 units)
A. Lower Division Required Courses (12 units)
REC 120. Foundations of Recreation and Leisure Services (3)
REC 124. Leadership in Recreation and Leisure Services (3)
REC 220. Recreation Group Activities (3)
REC 225. Introduction to Therapeutic Recreation (3)
B. Upper Division Required Courses (21 units)
REC 331. Programming for Leisure Services (3)
REC 334. Therapeutic Recreation and Gerontology (3)
REC 335. Management of Recreation and Leisure Services (3)
REC 428. Conference and Event Planning (3)
REC 440. Legal and Financial Aspects of Leisure Services (3)
REC 490. Seminar in Leisure Studies (3)
REC 493. Directed Field Experience
in Recreation and Leisure Services (3)
In addition to the Common Core Requirements, students must select one of the options listed below:
Recreation Administration Option (52 units)
Single field major - no minor required
A. Common Core Requirements (33 units)
B. Lower Division Required Course (1 unit)
REC 260. Outdoor Education (1)
C. Upper Division Required Courses (9 units)
PED 302. Technology Methods in Physical Education and Recreation (3)
REC 420. Recreation Services for the Urban Community (3)
REC 438. Commercial Recreation (3)
D. Electives (9 units): Select three additional courses from Communications, Physical Education, Psychology, Recreation and Leisure Studies, or Sociology.
Therapeutic Recreation Option (63 units)
Single field major - no minor required
Meets the educational requirements to apply for certification by the California Board of Recreation and Park Certification, and the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification.
A. Common Core Requirements (33 units)
B. Lower Division Required Course (3 units)
BIO 250. Elements of Human Anatomy and Physiology (3)
C. Upper Division Required Courses (15 units)
REC 425. Contemporary Issues in Therapeutic Recreation (3)
REC 445. Recreation Therapy Treatment and Procedures (3)
REC 496. Internship in Therapeutic Recreation (6)
PSY 363. The Abnormal Personality (3)
D. Electives (12 units): Select four upper division Sociology and/or Psychology courses with the assistance of an advisor. Classes must be pre-approved to meet certification standards.
Minor in Recreation and Leisure Studies (15 units)
Select five courses (15 units) upon advisement (a maximum of six lower division units may apply toward the minor). Minor areas may concentrate in management of leisure services, therapeutic recreation, commercial or recreation programming.
Minor in Travel and Tourism (15 units)
REC 348 Principles of Travel and Tourism (3)
REC 428 Conference and Event Planning (3)
REC 438 Commercial Recreation (3)
REC 448 Hotel and Resort Management (3)
REC 490 Seminar in Leisure Studies (3)
Course Offerings
The credit value for each course in semester units is indicated
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REC 100 Dimensions of Leisure (3) FS.
Investigation of leisure, recreation, and personal and social adjustments to leisure. Examination of use and misuse of leisure. Students develop personal philosophy of recreation and increase awareness of impact of leisure on American society.
REC 120 Foundations of Recreation and Leisure Services (3) S.
History and philosophy of recreation and insights of the recreation profession. Discussion of goals and ideologies of current trends in leisure. Overview of management principles.
REC 124 Leadership in Recreation and Leisure Services (3) F.
Analysis of basic knowledge and skills required for recreation leaders, in the camping, parks, and community recreation settings. Emphasis on individual leadership methods, styles, and motivation.
REC 126 American Sign Language (3) FS.
Introduction to basic sign language structure with emphasis on acquisition of receptive and expressive finger spelling and basic work survival signs. Course meets related coursework requirements for recreation therapy certification. Repeatable course.
REC 220 Recreation Group Activities (3) F.
Development of skills needed to organize and lead group games, crafts, non-traditional and gender-fair activities, storytelling, social recreation, festivals, and special events. Emphasis placed on team building, group management and evaluation. Community service projects provide practical experience. Two hours of lecture and two hours of activity per week.
REC 225 Introduction to Therapeutic Recreation (3) F.
Survey course which examines recreation needs of special populations such as the mentally, physically, sensory or emotionally impaired. Required of prospective recreation therapists.
REC 260 Outdoor Education (1) F.
Introduction to outdoor education activities including camping, hiking, backpacking, environmental discovery and selected outdoor survival skills. Emphasis on leadership techniques, group dynamics, team building activities, program planning and evaluation. Field trips required. Two hours of activity per week.
Upper Division
REC 326 American Sign Language II (3) FS.
Prerequisite: REC 126 or equivalent.
Designed for those who possess the basic skills of manual communication. Further instruction in the development of grammar, sign vocabulary, finger spelling, and conversational signing skills. Recommended for elementary, secondary special education teachers, recreation therapists, and social services personnel. Repeatable for credit.
REC 331 Programming for Leisure Services (3) F.
Prerequisites: REC 120 and REC 124 are recommended.
Principles and
procedures of planning recreation and leisure service programs
for various age groups in specific settings. Examination of budgeting, personnel, and facilities to implement programs for diverse populations.
REC 334 Therapeutic Recreation and Gerontology (3) F.
Prerequisite: REC 225 or consent of instructor.
Role of therapeutic recreation specialist with emphasis on leisure awareness, social interaction skills, leisure activity skills, and leisure resources, as they relate to the field of gerontology.
REC 335 Management of Recreation and Leisure Services (3) F.
Prerequisites: REC 120 and REC 124 are recommended.
Basic theories of the supervision and management of employees in the recreation and leisure services profession. Examination of structure and governance of organizations. Emphasis on staff development, motivation, evaluation, training, problem solving, and public relations.
REC 348 Principles of Travel and Tourism (3)
Study of historical and modern principles of travel and tourism. Exploration of societal trends, global tourist behavior, and environmental factors influencing the destination mix. Investigation of tourism planning, promotion.
REC 420 Recreation Services for the Urban Community (3) S.
Prerequisites: REC 331 and REC 335.
Examination of the demographics, values, social problems and resources of the urban community with relevance to the recreation professional. Implications for providing recreation services to culturally diverse populations. Field trips are required.
REC 425 Contemporary Issues in Therapeutic Recreation (3).
Prerequisites: REC 225 and REC 334.
Investigation and analysis of current trends and problems associated with the delivery of therapeutic recreation services. Includes an examination of professional ethics, standards of practice, referral systems, assessment instruments, and research related to therapeutic recreation. Meets state and national certification criteria.
REC 426 American Sign Language III (3).
Prerequisites: REC 126 and REC 326 or equivalent.
Advanced instruction in the development of sign vocabulary, finger spelling, fluency, receptive and expressive skills. Emphasis is placed on advanced grammatical syntax and extended conversational skills. Recommended for elementary, secondary, and special education teachers, recreation therapists, and social services personnel. Repeatable for credit.
REC 428 Conference and Event Planning (3) S.
REC 331, REC 335 or consent
of instructor.
Provides approaches and procedures for effective planning and conducting professional workshops, conferences, and special
events. Emphasis on gaining skills to organize, market, implement and evaluate conferences and special events. Practical experience is provided.
REC 438 Commercial Recreation (3).
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Study of the nature and function of local and national commercial recreation industry such as sports and fitness facilities, entertainment centers, retail sales and manufacturing. Examines the history, economic concepts, trends, and entrepreneurial strategies. Emphasis on starting the commercial recreation enterprise and financial management.
REC 440 Legal and Financial Aspects of Leisure Services (3) S.
Prerequisites: REC 120 and REC 124 are recommended.
Emphasis on budget analysis, contracts, legal terminology, liability and litigation in the recreation and leisure services profession.
REC 445 Recreation Therapy Treatment and Procedures (3).
Prerequisites: REC 225 and REC 334.
Theory and application of recreation therapy treatment procedures including leadership and management styles used in clinical and community therapeutic recreation. The course will include progress reporting and monitoring of all relevant criteria involved with treatment.
REC 448 Hotel and Resort Management (3).
Prerequisites: REC 335 is required; REC 331 is recommended.
Investigation of management in the hospitality industry with emphasis on food service, lodging, tourism, and contemporary issues. Examines customer service, international markets, human resources, marketing, and fiscal implications. Field trips required.
REC 456 American Sign Language IV (3).
Prerequisites: REC 226, REC 326, REC 426 or equivalent, or consent of instructor.
A continuation of REC 426, with application of advanced sign language skills. Includes active participation in discussion groups utilizing extended conversational skills and interaction with the deaf population.
REC 490 Senior Seminar in Leisure Services (3) S.
Prerequisites: REC 331 and REC 335 or consent of instructor.
Discussion of planning, managing, and marketing leisure service operations. Preparation and evaluation of student portfolios, practice for interviewing, demonstration of facilitating groups, and investigation of career opportunities. Three hours of seminar per week.


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Maintaining laziness
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One of Haskell's main features is non-strict semantics, which in is implemented by lazy evaluation in all popular Haskell compilers. However many Haskell libraries found on Hackage are implemented just as if Haskell would be a strict language. This leads to unnecessary inefficiencies, memory leaks and, we suspect, unintended semantics. In this article we want to go through some techniques on how to check lazy behaviour on functions, examples of typical constructs which break laziness without need, and finally we want to link to techniques that may yield the same effect without laziness.
1 Checking laziness
undefined, cycles
unit tests
2 Laziness breakers
2.1 Maybe, Either, Exceptions
Wadler's force function
The following looks cumbersome:
let (Just x) = y in Just x
parsers - leave Maybe where no Maybe is required
2.2 Early decision
Be aware that the following two expression are not equivalent.
-- less lazy if b then f x else f y -- more lazy f (if b then x else y)
which is a difference in non-strict semantics.Consider e.g.
It is common source of too much strictness to make decisions too early and thus duplicate code in the decision branches. Intuitively spoken, the bad thing about code duplication (stylistic questions put aside) is, that the run-time system cannot see that in the branches some things are equal and do it in common before the critical decision. Actually, the compiler and run-time system could be "improved" to do so, but in order to keep things predictable, they do not do so. Even more, this behaviour is required by theory, since by pushing decisions to the inner of an expression you change the semantics of the expression. So we return to the question, what the programmer actually wants.
Now, do you think this expression
if b then [x] else y:ys
is maximally lazy? It seems so, but actually it is not. In both branches we create non-empty lists, but the run-time system cannot see this.It is
let z:zs = if b then [x] else y:ys in z:zs
This error can only catched at run-time which is bad. We can avoid it using the single constructor pair type.
let (z,zs) = if b then (x,[]) else (y,ys) in z:zs
which can be abbreviated to
uncurry (:) (if b then (x,[]) else (y,ys))
2.3 Strict pattern matching in a recursionThe implementation of the
What happened? The reason was a too strict pattern matching.
Consider the following correct implementation:
partition :: (a -> Bool) -> [a] -> ([a], [a]) partition p = foldr (\x ~(y,z) -> if p x then (x : y, z) else (y, x : z)) ([],[])
2.4 List reversalAny use of the list function
since when you access the first element of a reversed list, then all nodes of the input list must be evaluated and stored in memory. Think twice whether it is really needed. The article Infinity and efficiency shows how to avoid list reversal.
3 Alternatives
From the above issues you see that it laziness is a fragile thing. Only one moment where you do not pay attention and a function, carefully developed with laziness in mind, is no longer lazy, when you call it. The type system can almost not help you hunting laziness breakers and there is little support by debuggers. Thus detection of laziness breakers, often requires understanding of a large portion of code, which is against the idea of modularity. Maybe for your case you might prefer a different idiom, that achieves the same goals in a safer way. See e.g. the Enumerator and iteratee pattern.


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I don't want to revive dead threads but this is the information I have gathered from some research into Buddha's origins. First Keay is correct in his statement that Buddha was born in a tribal republic where the most influential family were the Shakyas. Suddhodhana was the elected head of the republic (ganarajya, incidentally official Hindi name for Republic of India is Bharat Ganarajya.). Needless to say Suddhodhana was a first among equals.
This era was the rise of kingdoms and the downfall of the tribal republics (which closely resembled the early Aryan societies). We can see this by the expansion of the kingdom of Magadha. King Bimbisara started this trend and it was followed by his son Ajatashatru who defeated the powerful Licchavi clan of the Vaji confederacy and of course the anhiliation of Buddha's own clan by the kingdom of Koshala. The Arthashaastra, the political treatise written by Chanakya, mentions how to eliminate tribal republics by using propaganda, assassinations, and other morally questionable things. Ironically Kalinga that Emperor Ashoka conquered was also a tribal republic.
As we know from history, the thing that transformed Buddha's Dhamma from just another sect of the Gangetic plains to a worldwide religion is state support. Massive state support from Emperor Ashoka. Ashoka is said to have built over 80,000 viharas and propagated Dhamma across Asia. Ever since then, due to its highly organized community and its large centralized structures: Buddhism has been dependent on state support for its survival. More specifically imperial support. Due to this, maybe later Buddhists liked to imagine Shakyamuni as being an actual prince.
Was Gautama really a prince?
General forum on the teachings of all schools of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism. Topics specific to one school are best posted in the appropriate sub-forum.
Re: Was Gautama really a prince?
Personally I don't think it really matters that much to lay practitioners like myself how the Buddha made his livelihood prior to enlightenment. What makes the Buddha special to me are his teachings. As a westerner in this day & age I feel extremely lucky to have learned some of his dharma. It's not that long ago in History that most westerners wouldn't have even heard of Buddhism.
Re: Was Gautama really a prince?
Of course Mahavira has a very similar princely background as the Buddha.....so which narrative came first?
All great teachers have their story and the story must be in accordance with the appetite of the listener, not with the realities of life.
All great teachers have their story and the story must be in accordance with the appetite of the listener, not with the realities of life.
Re: Was Gautama really a prince?
Earlier in the thread, people discussed the statement that all Buddha's follow the same life narrative. However, if I remember correctly, Shakyamuni Buddha's prediction about Maitreya Buddha states that he will be born into a Brahmin family. Just thought I'd throw that out there.
Re: Was Gautama really a prince?
If the prediction be that the Maitraya Buddha be born a Brahmin. Does any great teacher spring to mind?
Re: Was Gautama really a prince?
In "Original inhabitants of Bharatvarsa or India" by Oppert, Gustav (1893), the Shakyan tribe is claimed to be an original (Dravidian, non-Aryan, and non-Saka) tribe of India which was close to similar other tribes like Koliyas and Mallas. If this is so, then the theory of caste system of Indo-Aryans doesn't apply to them. The terms like "Khattiya" and "Brahmin" etc were only mildly known by them from the influence from the western Indo-Aryans and their culture.
Re: Was Gautama really a prince?
Not all Buddhas were assumed to be born to ksatriya families, anyway. One need only read the Mahapadana-sutta and anything else, really, on the topic in the canon. The princely story is the favorite, but allowance was made of birth to brahmins as well. But I find this thread much more revealing of modern sensibilities than of classical Buddhist ones. Yes, the story is of birth to kings or well-to-do brahmins - it is also of rejecting the elitist drama and taking up the path that is casteless and genderless. Gautama went so far as to open his samgha to women and affirmed that they became arhats as well, a sentiment which is taken for granted in today's society. I suppose if we were to update the story to modern times, then, Buddhas would be born to media moguls or multi-national corporate CEOs. The effect is the same - being born into what ordinary society thinks is the ideal life and abandoning it for something spiritually revolutionary.
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Re: Was Gautama really a prince?
He may not have been a prince, but this does not disprove his luxurious upbringing under his father's doting care. My personal opinion on the Twelve Deeds formula for how Buddhas manifest in this world is that it is a convention of Indian literature. I personally don't find it inspiring, but in any case it doesn't seem to detract from the methods and philosophy of the Dharma whether or not Shakyamuni was a carbon copy of every other Buddha.
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In my experience 10 minutes is also nothing for trains, they usually manage to make it up if there's a decent distance to go, depending on other traffic of course. Here people are only asked if they have a connection they will miss if the train is late.
I heard the tale-end of this story on the radio this morning, so I don't know the original source. At airports (all or some, I don't know), people in wheelchairs have a special line that is much faster than the regular line because there are less people in it. I'm guessing the special line is because the TSA agents need to be specially trained on doing a security check on someone in a wheelchair. According to the dj's on the radio this morning, there are people who are claiming that they need wheelchair assistance at airports so they can go through the line, but they are lying about their need for assistance. They specifically mentioned a story of a woman who was in a wheelchair, got fast-tracked through the security line and then after got out of her wheelchair, grabbed two heavy bags and walked off. I personally view people like that the same as I view people who park in handicapped spots when they don't need to, and I pray that karma doesn't come back and bite them in the tush and truly put them in that position.
Oooh, all the plane/medical emergency ones reminded me of this - it was about 15 years ago but still makes me annoyed.I was a Saturday girl in a 2-floor clothing shop (any UK Ehellions remember Etam/Tammy Girl?) and was working on the ground floor when our manager let us know that there was a medical emergency on the upper floor - a pregnant customer had, very sadly, begun to miscarry her baby in the fitting rooms. She was obviously hugely distressed and in pain, and an ambulance had been called. The store manager asked me and another staff member to clear racks to one side to make a clear run for the paramedics and to guide customers towards the other end of the shop for a short time until the lady had been assessed and taken to hospital.I have never, either before or since, encountered such ghoulish and entitled people. We were being as polite as possible, bearing in mind the time constraints and amount of tasks to be carried out, and fortunately the shop wasn't too busy so moving the racks didn't create too much of an issue. However, a group of 3 or 4 customers became quite aerated when I asked them if they would mind moving away to allow the paramedics through and started to insist that they wouldn't be in the way, they had important shopping to get on with, and what could possibly be so wrong anyway? My final straw came when a woman basically pushed around me to peer at this poor lady being wheeled from the shop wrapped in blankets and announced loudly 'What's wrong with her then?' I really hope that none of them never had to suffer a horrible experience in such a public place and be treated like a sideshow for passersby.
I (and whoever is traveling with me) use the disabled access because I use a walking stick and have more than the average amount of medications/durable medical equipment all of which requires special screening. I am usually the only person in that line when traveling, and we just came back from a two week trip. It is quite ridiculous to fake needing that line, as the only thing it saves you is turning in the regular queue lines. You still wait with the remainder of the people.
Why didn't the TSA agents stop her? She was still obviously in sight of them, and that certainly seems to be an exhibit of suspicious behavior. After going through in a wheelchair and then jumping up to rush off with two heavy bags, I'm surprised she wasn't tackled and brought to a pivate interview room for several hours of intense screening.Of course, since we're hearing about this more than third hand, it could just as easily be a case where the person could walk but not stand for long stretches, so when she was done with security she got up, retrieved her purse and carry-on and walked to her gate.
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