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Human Error Blamed for Japanese Nuke Accident
Nuclear power doesn't kill people; people kill people. Japan's government on Sunday promised a full investigation into the country's worst-ever nuclear energy emergency. They may not like what they find; already media accounts paint a distressing picture of dangerously lax procedures at a the Tokaimura fuel processing plant 75 miles from Tokyo, A "criticality incident" � a nuclear reaction that becomes self-sustaining � began there Thursday when a worker poured eight times the usual amount of uranium into a tank of nitric acid. At least 39 people were directly exposed to radiation, and 300,000 people in the vicinity were advised to carefully wash clothes soaked by Thursday's rain and to avoid eating locally grown produce.


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A federal judge struck down the controversial National Security Letter (NSL) provision of the revised USA Patriot Act, with Federal District Judge Victor Marrera ruling it "unconstitutional." A favorite tool of the FBI, NSLs were found to violate the principle of seperation of powers and the First Amendment.
National Security Letters are a form of subpoena that allows the FBI or other government agencies to gather data from companies or individuals in secret and without court approval. Oftentimes ISPs find themselves targetted and are forced to turn over phone records, web surfing histories, or e-mail. However, the powers of NSLs have also been used against financial, credit, or even library records. NSL recipients are bound under a gag order and forbidden from discussing any aspect of the NSL to anyone, including close family or friends.
Government orders require judicial oversight, wrote Judge Marrera: "as this decision recognizes, courts have a constitutionally mandated role to play when national security policies infringe on First Amendment rights. A statute that allows the FBI to silence people without meaningful judicial oversight is unconstitutional." In a 106-page ruling, Juedge Marrero called the NSL "the legislative equivalent of breaking and entering, with an ominous free pass to the hijacking of constitutional values."
Although only part of the NSL provision was found to be unconstitutional, all of it was struck down as Judge Marrera found the offending parts to be inseperable from the rest of the law.
"The courts play an important role in balancing the requirements of national security against the constitutional protections that safeguard our basic freedoms and liberties," said New York Civil Liberties Union Legal Director Arthur Eisenburg. "We are delighted that the court fulfilled that important function in this case."
While the FBI has had the power to issue NSLs for years, the number of national security letters issued has risen tremendously since the expansion of its abilities as enacted in the USA Patriot Act, culminating with 19,000 NSLs issued in 2005 seeking over 47,000 various pieces of information, sent mostly to telecommunications and ISPs. In an internal audit, conducted by the FBI against approximately 10% of all NSLs issues from 2002 to 2007, it was discovered that these requests violated agency rules or federal law over 1,000 times. Actual numbers are sketchy, however, as the FBI has consistently underreported NSL statistics. A report issued by the Justice Department's Inspector General puts the number of NSLs issued between 2003 to 2005 at over 143,000.
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Fluoride intoxication has been shown to produce diverse deleterious metabolic alterations within the cell. To determine the effects of sodium fluoride (NaF) treatment on malondialdehyde (MDA) levels and on the activity of antioxidant enzymes in rat erythrocytes, Male Wistar rats were treated with 50 ppm of NaF or were untreated as controls. Erythrocytes were obtained from rats sacrificed weekly for up to eight weeks and the concentration of MDA in erythrocyte membrane was determined. In addition, the activity of the enzymes superoxide, dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase were determined. Treatment with NaF produces an increase in the concentration of malondialdehyde in the erythrocyte membrane only after the eight weeks of treatment. On the other hand, antioxidant enzyme activity was observed to increase after the fourth week of NaF treatment. In conclusion, intake of NaF produces alterations in the erythrocyte of the male rat, which indicates induction of oxidative stress.
Fluoride is a very abundant chemical element on the surface of the earth and is recognized as an element that may produce chronic alterations in humans when they are exposed to it. Fluorosis (intoxication by fluoride) is caused by acute or chronic intake of fluorides and is clinically characterized in humans by means of alterations in dental cavities, as well as by changes in the musculo-skeletal and nervous systems [
Our work group has reported that ingestion during four weeks of 50 ppm of NaF included in drinking water for rats produces oxidative stress in the oral mucosa, characterized by an increase in the levels of malondialdehyde (a marker of lipoperoxidation), as well as alterations in the enzymes superoxide dismutase and catalase [
Oxidative stress is developed when there is an increase in the production of free-radical derivatives from oxygen or when antioxidant systems are unable to contain the former [
On the other hand, the erythrocyte is one of the main cells used as an oxidative stress marker in living animals, including humans, because their cell membranes, as well as their antioxidant enzymes, are sensitive to the presence of free radicals in general, as well as in local levels [
Because it has been demonstrated that the ingestion of NaF added to drinking water induces oxidative stress in the oral mucosa of the rat, the objective of the present work was to determine the effect exerted by the ingestion of this toxin on the concentration of malondialdehyde and on the activity of antioxidant enzymes, superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase, in erythrocytes of the rat as an example of the general oxidative stress induced by this toxin.
Male Wistar rats (total, 50 animals) with an average body weight of 240 ± 7 g were obtained from Harlam Laboratories (Harlam de México, S.A. de C.V.) and placed, for their acclimatization, in individual containers with 12 h light-dark cycles and with free access to food and water for 1 week. The fluoride content in the food (Purina Pellet Chow; Purina, St. Louis, MO, USA) and the drinking water do not interfere with the treatment applied because the average amount of F in each case is <0.3 ppm [
Chemical reagents used were of analytical grade and of the best possible quality. They were obtained from Sigma Chemical Co. (St. Louis, MO, USA), Merck de México S.A., or from Mallinckrot de México, S.A.).
After the acclimatization week, the animals were weighed and randomly divided, according to the protocols already established [ Control: Rats that ingested food and water in a free manner with no type of treatment; NaF (Experimental): Rats with free access to food and whose drinking water contained NaF.
Control: Rats that ingested food and water in a free manner with no type of treatment;
NaF (Experimental): Rats with free access to food and whose drinking water contained NaF.
Once the treatment began, food and water were provided daily. The daily consumption of both groups were registered and then summarized weekly.
The animals were observed during the entire treatment time to detect signs of fluorosis (e.g., piloerection, alopecic zones, decrease in motor activity, and speckled yellow teeth) according to already established criteria [
Rats of both groups were sacrificed by decapitation every 2 weeks (five animals per group) for up to 8 weeks. These were examined carefully for signs of fluorosis.
Blood was collected in tubes with anticoagulant (EDTA) and centrifuged at 2,000 rpm for 15 min in a clinical centrifuge. Plasma and leukocytes were discarded, and three volumes of cold, sterile phosphate-buffer saline (PBS: 0.9% NaCl in 0.01 M phosphate buffer pH 7.0) were added; this was centrifuged at 2,000 rpm for 15 min. In accordance with previously described techniques, the package of erythrocytes was washed twice more and resuspended in PBS to obtain a hematocrit of 50% [
The obtained, erythrocytes were lysed, employing a hypotonic phosphate buffer (5P8; phosphate buffer 5 mM, pH 8), according to previously reported techniques [
On the other hand, the precipitate was considered the cell membrane fraction and was washed twice more with 5P8 and suspended in isotonic saline solution (NaCl 0.9%) until its later use.
The malondialdehyde concentration (MDA), as the index of lipoperoxidation, was determined in the membranes of the erythrocytes according to the method described by Gutiérrez
In the cytosolic fraction of the erythrocytes, we determined the specific activity of the antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase, according to the following described procedures. Prior to determination of the activity of the antioxidant enzymes, we eliminated excess hemoglobin according to the method of Bannister and Bannister [
The procedure was as follows. A sample of FCsHb was diluted 10 times with phosphate-buffer (KH2P04, 10 mM, pH 7.0), and then 170 μL of reaction mixture (Xantine, 0.05 mM; INT, 0.025 mM) were added. The reaction was started by adding 25 μL of Xantine oxidase (80 U/L) and 10 μL of H202 (3 %/water). The absorbance was monitored at 500 nm for 210 s. The specific activity was reported in μmol/(min*mg of protein) [
Catalase activity was determined according to the procedure reported by Aebi [
The specific activity of the enzyme glutathione peroxidase (Glpx) was determined using the Glutathione peroxidase cellular activity assay kit from Sigma Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA, following the manufacturer's instructions and based on the method of Paglia and Valentine [
Results are expressed as average values ± Standard error (SE) and were analyzed employing the GraphPad Prism V-4.00 statistical program (San Diego, CA, USA). The mean difference between groups was made by the Student
After calculating the amount of water consumed by the rats, the amount of NaF ingested monthly by the treatment group was calculated (171.44 mg of NaF/kg of body weight).
Some signs of fluorosis were perceived in the data that were in accordance with the clinical parameters that were employed and previously reported to define intoxication by fluoride in a rat [
The specific activity of the main antioxidant enzymes of the erythrocyte throughout the eight weeks of treatment with NaF is observed in
Catalase and Glpx derived from the erythrocytes of NaF-treated rats also showed a statistically significant increase in their specific activity after four weeks of NaF treatment, with, an increase equivalent to 135% of the specific activity of catalase produced, with respect to the control group. The increase in the activity of this enzyme rose to 218 and 298% at six and eight weeks, respectively (
As has been previously reported by our work group, intoxication with doses of 50 ppm of NaF applied in drinking water to rats for at least a period of four weeks does not produce the appearance of clinical data of fluorosis [
It is characteristic of rats that are induced with fluorosis, by means of continuous ingestion of NaF in their drinking water, to present signs such as lack of gain of body weight (due in part to a decrease in food intake), together with the presence of piloerection, alopecic zones, decrease in general motor activity, and yellow staining of the teeth. These signs of fluorosis are generally present in animals that have been placed under ingestion of NaF for >12 weeks in doses ranging from 100–800 ppm [
The data shown in
It has been indicated that alteration in the specific activity of antioxidant enzymes in the cell or tissues, in addition to an increase in lipoperoxidation (determined by an increase in MDA) of the fatty acid of cellular membranes, are indicative of oxidative stress, which is mainly characterized by an excessive production of free radicals derived from oxygen or a decrease in antioxidant mechanisms [
It has been reported that acute or chronic intoxication with NaF in experimental animals, as well as in humans who live in zones of fluorosis, produces oxidative stress in several organs, such as the kidney, brain, liver, and gonads. In such subjects, the clinical signs of fluorosis appear accompanied by alterations in the enzyme activity of SOD, catalase, and Glpx, in addition to an increase in MDA levels in the serum or fatty acids of the tissues [
Nevertheless, studies conducted
As has been shown, an increase in MDA values are indicative of oxidative stress induced by free radicals derived from oxygen; nevertheless, it has been demonstrated that the increase in MDA levels are possible only when the antioxidant defenses provided by the enzymes have been overcome [
The results obtained here allow us to suppose that it is not until eight weeks of treatment with NaF that this toxicant exercises its harmful action on the cellular membrane, because from four weeks of exposure to the toxicant, the activity of the SOD, catalase, and Glpx antioxidant enzymes presents changes in their specific activity, as if there were a "preamble," in which oxygen-derived free radicals, by intoxication with NaF, are inside the antioxidant enzymatic systems possessed by the erythrocyte. At eight weeks of treatment with the toxin, the antioxidant enzyme activity of the erythrocyte is at the maximum and probably does not counterbalance the production of free radicals; thus, damage to the cell membrane is presented with the subsequent increase in MDA concentration.
With all that has been presented previously herein, we are able point out that the erythrocyte of the rat is metabolically sensitive to the presence of NaF, and that this sensitivity is clear, due to the changes that are observed in the activity of the antioxidant enzymes SOD, catalase, and Glpx. The previous data, along with the increase in MDA after eight weeks of treatment, demonstrate to us the presence of NaF-induced oxidative stress.
The effect of NaF on the erythrocytes that we have observed in this study permits us to suppose that one of the psychopathological mechanisms of damage caused by this toxin is probably through the alteration of antioxidant enzymes that are no longer able to contain damage to the cell membrane, originating as an increase in the levels of MDA, which altogether can be interpreted as induction to oxidative stress.
It is clear that additional research is required to evaluate more precisely the effects, mainly in humans, that NaF may have on the antioxidant systems of the erythrocyte. Thus, future studies directed toward solving this type of questioning are very important and should be developed.
General characteristics of rats that received 50 ppm of NaF supplemented in their drinking water for eight weeks and untreated control animals.
|145.3 ± 8.1
|208.3 ± 3.5
|253.5 ± 4.2
|410.4 ± 3.2
|156.9 ± 6.2
|153.2 ± 7.2
|219.5 ± 5.4
|250.3 ± 4.4
|408.2 ± 4.5
|157.9 ± 5.4
Results are expressed as average ± Standard error of mean (SEM). Study groups correspond to eight weeks of treatment. CSAI: weekly food consumption; CSAg: weekly water consumption; PI: beginning body weight; PF: final body weight; GPF: Gain of body weight.
MDA concentration (nmoles/mg total protein) in membranes of erythrocytes from rats treated with NaF for up to 8 weeks and control rats.
|Time (weeks)
|289.35 ± 25.3
|294.54 ± 32.11
|294.54 ± 22.01
|311.87 ± 22.31
|275.54 ± 24.02
|266.61 ± 24.31
|280.30 ± 24.21
|309.26 ± 23.02
|265.40 ± 23.02
|375.36 ± 25.31
Results are the average ± Standard error of mean (SEM) of five rats per week.
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Activity of erythrocyte antioxidant enzymes from rats treated with NaF for up to 8 weeks and control rats.
|Time (weeks)
|217.23 ± 10.23
|215.06 ± 11.02
|15.86 ± 3.50
|15.92 ± 3.02
|56.41 ± 4.02
|57.31 ± 4.23
|184.01 ± 12.61
|223.66 ± 12.51
|15.79 ± 4.01
|26.42 ± 3.22
|63.44 ± 3.24
|63.34 ± 4.36
|209.25 ± 16.81
|256.61 ± 16.25
|15.54 ± 3.22
|47.52 ± 5.23
|55.31 ± 3.74
|78.34 ± 3.75
|217.23 ± 17.32
|301.41 ± 20.32
|15.81 ± 3.56
|60.72 ± 5.42
|59.34 ± 4.23
|83.34 ± 3.84
|207.23 ± 17.23
|357.32 ± 17.23
|15.72 ± 4.21
|83.32 ± 6.95
|61.42 ± 3.74
|89.25 ± 4.54
Results are the average ± Standard error of mean (SEM) of five rats per week.


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This is the very first time Depp has posed for Dior as well as any male fragrance. Dior has not yet chosen a title for it's new fragrance for males. However, it's already been announced how the new fragrance with Depp becasue it is face will be offered on Sept. 1, 2015. The new perfume was created by Dior's recognized perfumer, Francois Demachy.
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A camera is implanted in Roddy's (Harvey Keitel) brain as he is hired by a TV producer to record a terminally ill patient (Romy Schneider) without her knowledge.
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Mr. and Mrs. James Grelle of St. Louis are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Christine Regina Grelle, to Christopher James Finney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Finney Jr. of Glendale.
The bride-to-be graduated from Nerinx Hall in 2004, University of Missouri with a bachelor's in communication science and disorders in 2008, and Saint Louis University with a master's in speech pathology in 2010. She works for RehabCare Group as a speech pathologist. Christine is the granddaughter of Regina Lewis, the late Patrick Lewis and the late Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Grelle, all of St. Louis.
The future groom graduated from St. Louis University High School in 2002, Washington University with a bachelor's in political science in 2006 and earned his J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law in 2010. He works as an assistant circuit attorney for St. Louis. Chris is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Sansone Sr., Susan Finney and the late Daniel Finney Sr., all of St. Louis.
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Steinberg Judge Won't Take Himself Off Insider Trading Case
The federal judge presiding over the insider-trading prosecution of Michael Steinberg rejected a request from the lawyer for the SAC Capital Advisors LP fund manager that he recuse himself from the case.
U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan in Manhattan said he had received a letter from Steinberg's attorney, Barry Berke, asking him to step down from the case. Berke suggested in court March 29 when Steinberg was first charged that prosecutors may be involved in "judge shopping" and figured out how to get the case assigned to Sullivan instead of another judge.
"I am going to keep the case," Sullivan said today at a hearing. "I'm going to do my best to make sure it's a fair trial Mr. Steinberg."
Steinberg, 41, worked at SAC's Sigma Capital Management unit and is the most senior SAC official to be charged as the U.S. government's wide-ranging probe of insider trading at the $15 billion firm founded by Steven A. Cohen.
He was charged in an indictment with one count of conspiracy and four counts of securities fraud for trading in Dell Inc. (DELL) and Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) based on illicit tips provided to him by his analyst, Jon Horvath.
Steinberg has pleaded not guilty.
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Running Low Latency Messaging on Linux over native InfiniBand, rmmTierInit() fails to allocate a port.
The following log event occurs during rmmTierInit():
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The OFED implementation is not able to pin a large enough amount of memory.
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Stephen Harper is dismissing Justin Trudeau's Senate reform plan as cosmetic change, rather than attempting to match or top his rival's new proposal.
Mr. Trudeau, the Liberal Leader, took Canadian politics by surprise Wednesday morning when he announced that he was expelling all Liberal senators from his parliamentary caucus and would advocate a non-partisan process for appointing future senators that would fill the Senate with independents.
The Conservative Prime Minister, whose own Senate reform plans are stalled while he awaits a Supreme Court decision on whether he can proceed, derided the Trudeau plan by saying it would do nothing to make the Red Chamber more democratic and accountable.
"What the Liberal Party doesn't understand is that Canadians are not looking for a better unelected Senate," Mr. Harper told the Commons during Question Period Wednesday. "Canadians believe that for the Senate to be meaningful in the 21st century it must be elected."
Added Mr. Harper: "I gather the change announced by the Liberal Leader today is that unelected Liberal senators will become unelected senators who happen to be Liberal."
The Conservatives plan to dispatch Democratic Reform minister Pierre Poilievre repeatedly in the weeks ahead to attack the Liberal proposal as elitist and undemocratic.
The Harper government, which still has hopes for electing senators, has asked the Supreme Court to rule on what degree of independence Parliament possesses in making a series of reforms to the Red Chamber. The Conservatives say if they can't make their reforms, they would favour abolishing the Senate instead.
The Supreme Court is expected to decide this year on whether Parliament by itself can impose term limits on senators, whether Parliament or the provinces can consult the public on recommendations for Senate appointments – such as ballots – and whether Parliament can abolish the Red Chamber without the approval of all provinces.
Taunting Mr. Harper, Mr. Trudeau said Wednesday that the Tory Leader no longer needs to wait for judges to rule. "The Liberals have taken action … to remove partisanship and patronage from the Senate," the Liberal chief said.
Mr. Harper countered by noting that the Liberal leader in the Senate, Senator James Cowan, had assured reporters that the change was minimal. "I suspect that not a great deal will change," Mr. Cowan said Wednesday.
NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair said Mr. Harper's tough talk about the need for an elected Senate would be more impactful "were it not for the fact that the Prime Minister has broken Brian Mulroney's record for naming unelected senators: 59 in total."
The Conservative Leader shot back that the "only problem the NDP has with senators is that it doesn't have any senators."
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Conservative government sources speculate that Mr. Trudeau has an ulterior motive for his Wednesday reform announcement, which includes expelling all Liberal senators from the party's parliamentary caucus. Tories suggest this is a pre-emptive strike because the Liberals are nervous that more Liberal senators will be caught up in the Senate spending scandal after the Auditor-General tables a pending review of spending in the Red Chamber.
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"Bob" the software engineer was becoming a modern workplace legend on Thursday as word spread that he had secretly outsourced his own job to China and sat at his desk watching cat videos.
The tale of Bob blazed across the Internet after being told in a Verizon security team blog post about the most "memorable" case investigators handled last year.
What started as a look into a mysterious secure connection from China to a US-based company's network ended with the discovery that a worker was idling away time at his desk while a Chinese consulting firm did his job at a fraction of his salary.
Evidence even suggested he had the same scam going at other companies, according to the blog post by Andrew Valentine of the Verizon RISK Team.
"All told, it looked like he earned several hundred thousand dollars a year, and only had to pay the Chinese consulting firm about fifty grand annually," Valentine said.
"The best part? For the last several years in a row he received excellent remarks. His code was clean, well-written, and submitted in a timely fashion."
Bob's quarterly performance reviews consistently described him as "the best developer in the building," according to Valentine.
Bob provided secure access to his company's network so Chinese consultants could work on computer code while he was at his desk, giving the appearance he was doing his job, the investigation determined.
Examination of Web browsing history showed that a typical work day for Bob consisted of surfing Reddit and watching cat videos online before going to lunch.
He spent afternoons at online commerce site eBay as well as social networks Facebook and LinkedIn, and then end his "work" days with an email updating bosses on projects, Valentine said.
Verizon did not identify the company or the worker, describing him as an inoffensive, quiet family man in his mid-40s who had been with the company a long time and whom "you wouldn't look at twice in an elevator."
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The Roomba robotic vacuum has been whizzing across floors for years, but its future may lie more in collecting data than dirt.
"Lawmakers are going to progressively put more scrutiny on these companies."
Still he wasn't "surprised" by the revelations, Recode reports.
But only at Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) for now, The Verge reports.
Ripple's XRP finished the quarter priced at $0.263, up 3,977 percent higher year-to-date. It is currently listed on 30 exchanges.
Microsoft's Office 365 suite of cloud apps like Word and Excel exceeded licensing revenue for the first time in the company's 2017 fiscal fourth quarter.
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Multiple drug busts over the weekend netted Customs and Border Protection officers nearly $800,000 worth of heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana.
Friday a 36-year-old Yuma man was busted by a drug sniffing dog as he tried to cross into the United states at the San Luis port of entry.
A search of his Toyoda sedan turned up 35 pounds of crystal meth in the doors and rear seats, according to a CBP news release. The meth had a street value of almost $104,000.
Saturday morning at a checkpoint near Why, agents stopped a Saturn sedan for an immigration inspection. Agents became suspicious when "the driver and passenger refused to answer any immigration questions," the news release stated. "The passengers quickly became uncooperative and very argumentative, a tactic commonly used by smugglers at our interim checkpoints."
The sedan was directed to a secondary area for further inspection and a narcotics detection dog smelled drugs near the trunk when it was walked around the sedan. A search of the car turned up 126 pounds of marijuana with a street value of about $63,000.
At the Nogales port of entry Saturday, a 27-year-old Mexican man was arrested after officers found meth and heroin in the Kentworth tractor he was driving. The 44 pounds of meth and 25 pounds of heroin were hidden in the smoke stack mufflers. The stash totaled $485,000.
Sunday at the San Luis port of entry, officers searched a 33-year-old Sonora, Mexico, woman who was crossing on foot. They found traces of marijuana in her purse more than 10 pounds of heroin taped to her abdomen. The drugs were valued at more than $141,000.
In all cases, the drugs and vehicles involved were seized and the suspects were turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations.


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Im 17 years old and im half way through puberty. My pubes are adult size, my penis is 7 inch erect and testicles have enlargened. I'm getting few hairs under my arm and i have some hair above my lip, there are quite thin so they are only noticable from close distance and im starting to get some sideburns and some tiny hair on my chin. I also noticed that I have gone taller for about 9 months before i was 5'4 now im 5'7 almost 5'8... Im 17 and i look about 14... i was wondering how long will a growth spurt last ? and im i developing properly ??
From everything you described you sound like you are right on track. There is no alarm or bell that signals when puberty has started or finished. It starts at different times for different people and the timing depends mainly on a person's genetic makeup. Some guys will start going through puberty as early as 10 years old, and others may not show any signs of starting puberty until 14 or 15. Most guys will begin to see some growth of testicles by age 12, which is the first sign that puberty has started. Once puberty starts, it usually lasts about 2-5 years.
If you have already begun to have facial hair develop then you should also be growing hair beneath your arms. However, some men do not grow much facial hair, therefore they may not grow a lot if hair under their arms either. This depends on the individual. A lot of men can continue to grow into their early twenties, but are generally finished by age 18.
If you have any questions or concerns, write them down and ask your doctor at your next visit. Adolescence is a time with tremendous amounts of change and growth. Your doctor would be knowledgeable of all the changes you would experience and education is part of his/her role. Remember there are no questions to embarrassing to ask.
Teens often abuse prescription drugs because of the myth that these drugs provide a medically safe high.
It is estimated that major depressive disorder (MDD) affects about 5% of adolescents, and that between 10 - 15% of adolescents have some symptoms of depression at any one time.
Statistics show that giving a teen a credit card does not teach them to be financially responsible or to encourage self-restraint, but actually promotes a "spend now and deal with the consequences later" mindset.
Girls are more likely to intentionally abuse prescription drugs than boys.
The reality of excessive interest rates and fees that often accompany credit card use for teens, can put youngsters in a position where they are losing out on admission to graduate school, getting a job, or renting an apartment because of damaged credit history.
Less than 33% of teens with depression get help, yet 80% of teens with depression can be successfully treated if they seek help from a doctor or therapist.
Traffic crashes are the greatest single cause of death for all persons age 6-33, and about 45% of these fatalities are alcohol-related crashes.
About 6.2 million Americans get a new genital HPV infection each year.
30% of teens with depression also have a substance abuse problem.
Freshmen bring an average of $1,585.00 in credit card debt to college.
About a third of women who seek services related to unprotected sex, such as pregnancy testing or emergency contraception, do not receive STD counseling, testing, or treatment.
7-10% of college students will drop out of school because of credit problems.
Teens with untreated depression are more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors, leading to higher rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
Most smokers begin smoking as teens, and the average age of initiation is 12.5 years of age.
People with manic symptoms and Bipolar Disorder II are at a significant risk of later developing an alcohol abuse or dependence problem.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens, accounting for 36% of all deaths in this age group.
The teen pregnancy rate in the United States is the highest of any industrialized democracy, nearly twice that of Great Britain and 10 times that of Japan. 4
Compared with other age groups, teens have the lowest rate of seat belt use, and male high school students are more likely than female students to rarely or never wear seat belts.
A national study of women ages 15-44 found that women were almost twice as likely to receive contraceptive services rather than STD services.
The teenage pregnancy rate in the U.S. is at its lowest level in thirty years, down 36% since its peak in 1990. Research suggests that both increased abstinence and positive changes in contraceptive practice are responsible these recent declines in teen pregnancy.
A sexually active teenager who does not use contraceptives has a 90% chance of becoming pregnant within one year. 8
In the United States, at least 5-10 million girls and women and 1 million boys and men are struggling with eating disorders. 11
Among male drivers between 15 and 20 years of age who were involved in fatal crashes in 2005, 38% were speeding at the time of the crash and 24% had been drinking.
Homicide is the second leading cause of death among 15- to 24-year-olds overall. 16
Every two minutes, somewhere in America, someone is sexually assaulted. 22
One in four teenage girls in the U.S. had at least one common sexually transmitted disease.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death among youths ages 15 to 20. 19
The highest Chlamydia rates occurred among women ages 15 to 19 and 20 to 24.
About 44% of rape victims are under age 18. Three out of every twenty victims (15%) are under age 12. 25
Each year, half of all HIV infections are among people under the age of 25.
Crash risk is particularly high during the first year that teenagers are eligible to drive.
One out of every six American women have been the victims of an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime. A total of 17.7 million women have been victims of these crimes. 23
Teen girls ages 15-19 have the highest Gonorrhea rate of any age group.
The motor vehicle death rate for male drivers and passengers ages 16-19 is more than one and half times that of their female counterparts.
More than four in 10 young women become pregnant at least once before they reach the age of 20 - nearly one million teen pregnancies a year 3
The presence of teen passengers increases the crash risk of unsupervised teen drivers; the risk increases with the number of teen passengers.
Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in this country. More than 400,000 Americans die from tobacco-related causes each year, and most of them began using tobacco before the age of 18.
The risk of motor vehicle crashes is higher among 16- to 19-year-olds than among any other age group.
Underage drinking costs the U.S. more than $58 billion every year; enough to buy every public school student a state-of-the-art computer.
At all levels of blood alcohol concentration (BAC), the risk of involvement in a motor vehicle crash is greater for teens than for older drivers.
Teens who drink are more likely to be victims of violent crimes and sexual assault, have serious problems in school, be involved in drinking-related traffic crashes, and develop problems with alcohol later in life.
Nearly all the poison deaths in the U.S. are attributed to drugs, and most drug poisonings result from the abuse of prescription and illegal drugs.
Alcohol kills 6.5 times more youth than all other illicit drugs combined.
Persons aged 15-24, who represent only 14% of the U.S. population, account for 30% ($19 billion) of the total costs of motor vehicle injuries among males and 28% ($7 billion) among females.
Among young people ages 12-17, prescription drugs have become the second most abused illegal drug, behind marijuana.


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AT&T Customers Can Now Enjoy 4G LTE Wireless Speeds While Traveling in Canada
AT&T Is First U.S. Carrier to Offer International LTE Roaming
Dallas, Texas, December 09, 2013
AT&T* announced today that it has launched LTE roaming in Canada with Rogers Communications. The agreement with Rogers makes AT&T the first U.S. carrier to offer international LTE roaming.
AT&T has a broad selection of LTE devices. In fact, about 42 percent of AT&T postpaid smartphone customers use an LTE device.** With today's announcement, AT&T customers roaming in Canada can use their existing LTE device to surf the web, download apps, upload content and more on Rogers LTE, Canada's fastest LTE network.
"Our agreement with Rogers affirms our commitment to deliver superior international coverage to our customers," said Bill Hague, executive vice president, International, Alliances and Integrations, AT&T Mobility. "AT&T customers already have access to the nation's fastest, most reliable 4G LTE network while in the United States and now they can enjoy LTE speeds while roaming in Canada."***
Rogers LTE delivers Canada's fastest download speeds, enabling AT&T customers to stay connected while traveling north of the border. The Rogers LTE network reaches 70 percent of Canadians from coast to coast and continues to expand. This year alone, Rogers will expand its LTE coverage to 95 new markets.
AT&T customers can select from one of three Data Global Add-On packages that offer discounted rates in Canada and over 150 countries – 120MB for $30/mo; 300MB for $60/mo; and 800MB for $120/mo.
To learn more about AT&T's discount roaming packages, including tips for selecting the best data package for your international travel needs, visit att.com/worldpackages.


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I have been doing what I'm doing since, my mom says, I was four. I've been processing my life by writing songs at the piano since I was very little. I have tapes and books full of songs from junior high, through high school, through college. In college I decided I was going to teach music, or do something in the field of music. So I took music theory, and I failed the course because I'm not very technically proficient. I was devastated. I couldn't believe it. I was embarrassed and felt shot down. I remember thinking, Well, that's that. I'm not technically proficient, so I can't go into music for a living. I felt I was losing my best friend.
A little while later, I had a teacher that came to me and asked why she hadn't seen me around the music department anymore. She told me I was not the most technically proficient student she'd ever had, but that it's possible to be musical without being technically proficient. She sowed a seed in me that I could still be creative. I got quiet and God asked me a question: Could you write music even if it wasn't what you were doing for a living? I said, okay, I see—this is a hobby I'll do until I'm old.
So I continued to pursue songwriting. It's always been more emotionally born for me, like I've got something in my gut, and if I don't get it out, it's haunting me. Then I sit down to cry it out, and to work through it. When I need some courage, I write a song about courage. It's my own little pill—it's my own medicine.
The reason I've been able to sustain being an artist for a living for this long is because my husband does what he does. He's my manager and percussionist. I know a ton of great songwriters who don't have a Troy Groves. Definitely 50, if not 75 percent of why I did what I did, and am doing what I'm doing, goes to him.
Being married to my bandmate
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Local government reform explained: What you need to know about the biggest changes to Northern Ireland councils in 40 years
Next month will see another milestone in the biggest transformation in Northern Ireland local government for more than a generation, with an election that will decide who will provide political representation and public service delivery within the 11 newly formed local councils.
The elections to local authorities on 22 May 2014 will determine the makeup of interim bodies known as "Shadow" Councils whose members will be making the necessary preparations for 1 April 2015 when our current 26 councils will cease to exist, making way for the 11 new "super" councils.
After a 40 year period where the work of local councillors was best described as civic representation, bins, births, burials and leisure centres, the Local Government Reform programme endows Councils and Councillors with significant new responsibilities.
As the membership and representative body for local councils, the Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA) has been working up to this milestone for a number of years. We have been working with councils and local councillors to prepare them for these significant new powers and responsibilities, powers that we believe makes this the most meaningful local election in more than four decades. We have also made various elements of reform better, including the introduction of new powers, up to £47 million in investment from central government to absorb some of the costs of the transformation, and the creation of a formal partnership to better integrate policies and actions within and between local and central government.
In the last local government election 55 per cent of the population came out on Election Day to vote. Compared to other countries across the world this is a significant turn out – but we believe we can do better.
This is an opportunity to understand and strengthen local democracy, giving your knowledge and your participation in ensuring that politics and politicians are truly connected to local people, local economies and local places.
Not to vote, not to learn and understand what these changes mean or not to engage with your local council's decision making, means missing out on the chance to create a community you want to plan for, live in and work in – a community with economic prosperity, exceptional local services and a safe and healthy environment for residents, visitors and future generations.
Last month NILGA launched the Participate 14 campaign in order to encourage local people to understand more about local government and make a difference in the communities they live in. Following the election, councils and communities have a chance to make big, local differences and influence government policies from the bottom up, not the other way round.
Although most people know this time around that their councils are reducing in size from 26 to 11 they might not realise that with this reduction comes major new responsibilities and opportunities.
We should all find out more. Councils are the civic and democratic hub of our communities and will have new powers to plan, drive investment in and develop local places.
Councils will have delivery powers over planning for the first time – bringing us into line with all neighbouring jurisdictions - and will be required to produce their own Local Development Plans (LDPs). The LDPs will guide the future use of land in their areas, and inform developers and other stakeholders.
They will have powers of community planning that will enable councils, in partnership with other public service providers and departments, as well as local communities themselves, to influence how and where services are provided, allowing for a more flexible and arguably innovative and cost effective approach to meet local needs - without duplication and with many local development priorities met.
Regrouping a number of key functions such as planning, urban regeneration, local economic, development and local tourism, will give councils some powerful tools with which to shape their areas and communities.
Councils will also have a new power of general competence, which is best explained as a power that will allow them to act reasonably with similar freedom to an individual, to better their local areas.
The possibilities are endless – councils can prudently borrow and invest in order to improve services and develop facilities they corporately determine are most important to their community.
Over the weeks until Election Day, 22 May, NILGA will be exploring many of these new powers in greater detail, explaining to the public exactly what these changes mean and how they will effect communities, families and businesses across Northern Ireland.
Never before has such significant power over how a community's needs are determined been put in the hands of local politicians and local people and we urge people here to grab it with both hands.
All politics is indeed local – democracy and devolution carries on before, on and after May 22, 2014.
Derek McCallan is chief executive of the Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA) - the regional body for local government in NI
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The other day I met with Jen, a bride who's frustrated with her fiancé Jack's lack of involvement in the planning of their 2015 wedding. As I listened to her, I began to tune her out because her "concerns" were basically a litany of criticisms. She was so shrill that I wondered why she was marrying Jack if he was such a lazy lout. When I asked her that exact question, she stared at me, puzzled that I'd doubt her choice of a husband.
Jen claimed that she loved Jack and then proceeded to recite another litany – of all the good he does. He sounded entirely different from the fiancé she'd been criticizing! She was caught off guard when I pointed this out and shocked when I told her that I'd been ready to end the meeting, as I couldn't listen to her criticisms.
All I could think was if I had a hard time listening to her, what must it be like for Jack?!
Tara Parker-Pope, blogger for The New York Times "Well" section, offers what I think is a critical insight into what makes for a "successful" argument.
Her research on marriage shows that one of the main differences between a "good fight" and a "bad fight" is whether a person begins with a complaint or a criticism. For example, "I wish you went with me to see more vendors" is a complaint as opposed to "You never show any interest in planning the ceremony. What's wrong with you?" which is a criticism.
Which of those two do you think is harsher? Read the sentences again and pay attention to the choice of words. Imagine how you would say each sentence to your partner.
In the first sentence you're "complaining" — meaning you're letting your partner know how you feel as a result of their disappointing behavior.
In the second sentence, you're "criticizing" — meaning you're attacking your partner and so he or she has only two choices: shut down or lash out.
The first sentence begins with "I" and the second sentence begins with "you." In the first, you're taking responsibility for how you're feeling, while in the second you're nastily attacking.
Think back on your last argument with your spouse or someone with whom you have an ongoing relationship — did it begin with one of you criticizing the other? Were you upset more with what your partner said or with how he or she said it?
Remember: the goal of communicating is to get understood. Criticize and the other person will shut down. Complain, in the right tone of voice at the right time, and, if they're honest, the other person will be more receptive to listening to you.
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i have been dealing with a herniated disc for over 2 years. my doctor gave me a 6 day , 4mg prednisone packet to take in case of flare up. well, after a 25 minute cab ride on a dirt road in the mountains it flared up. in the past, after 2 days of prednisone treatments i´ve felt better. today is day 4 and i´m just now feeling relief, but i´m extremely nervous because tomorrow i leave for a 2.5 hour bus ride through the mountains. <i´m scared of another flare up which would completely destroy the weekend and possible the rest of my vacation...we have hotel reservations at a really nice/expensive hotel for Dec 30 and 31.
so last night we went to a pharmacist here in Bogota, Colombia and they don´t have prednisone but they have methylprednisolona (i´m sure i mis-typed that).
í´m obviously looking for some advice here. is it safe to transition from prednisone to this drug for a few more days, and continue to do the taper down approach, but maybe taking a consistent amount for a day or two? or should i completely finish the predinsone pack and then only start the methylpredinsolona if my back flares up again after the long bus ride? i´m also wondering if a low dosage of muscle relaxer would help me a little bit on the bus ride. <i purchased a muscle relaxer but then found out it has ibuprofen in it so i´m NOT taking it because i´m aware that it should not be taken with prednisone, so i may go on the hunt for a pure muscle relaxer with no ibuprofen as well.
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Hump Day: My Boyfriend Is a One-Minute Man
Welcome to Hump Day, TrèsSugar's sex advice column. Are you confused about sex? Do you have trouble having an orgasm? Is there something you'd like to try but you're worried it's too weird? Send your questions to TrèsSugar, and our friend Dr. Charlie Glickman from Good Vibrations will offer his sound advice!
Today's Question:
"My boyfriend has premature ejaculation problems, and it's a little frustrating for me. As far as I know, he doesn't have any health problems. Is this psychological? Can I help him fix this?" To hear Dr. Glickman's response,
One of the challenges when talking about premature ejaculation is coming up with a common definition for it. Masters & Johnson defined it as when a man ejaculates before his (female) partner at least half of the time. Others have tried to define it as when he orgasms within two minutes of starting to have intercourse. That kind of definition works better in some ways, especially since many women don't orgasm from intercourse. Ultimately, the "problem" of premature ejaculation rests on whether it causes concern for either person and since you've said that you're finding it frustrating, that's good enough for me.
There are a lot of potential causes of premature ejaculation, from the physical to the psychological. It can be caused by anxiety and stress, hormonal imbalances, prostate health issues, and relationship difficulties. With all of these possible reasons, some of which need a medical exam to detect, there's no way for me to tell you what's causing it for him. Having said that, there are some tips that I can offer you. Bear in mind that these assume that there aren't any medical factors complicating the situation.
First off, anxiety is a common cause of both erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation. Unfortunately, worrying about whether it'll happen can make it happen, creating a self-fulfilling prediction. One of the best ways to address that is to widen your definition of what you consider sex and pleasure to be. If you can let go of the focus on intercourse and enjoy the buffet of sexual options, the worry tends to decrease. It can be really helpful to talk about how you might make that happen when you're not having sex or just afterwards. If he's feeling embarrassed about the situation, it's probably going to be a lot easier to have the conversation when the clothes are still on.
Another factor that can influence when a guy ejaculates is what position he's in. For many men, being on top seems to make him orgasm more quickly, while lying back and being straddled can make things last longer. While I'm not aware of any actual research on this, I've heard stories from enough men to suggest that you give it a try and see what happens.
Still another reason that some men ejaculate more quickly than they or their partners might like is that they don't know how to work with their sexual energy. Modern tantra and other similar practices offer many men a lot of useful tools and tips for lasting longer. While this approach might not be everyone's cup of tea, I think it's worth looking into. Check out Mantak Chia's book The Multi-Orgasmic Man for a really interesting and easy-to-read take on this. He also has a book for women and one for couples.
Also, some men report that one of the best ways to last longer is to be on the receiving end of a little more foreplay. Actually, I dislike the word "foreplay" since it implies that everything else is just a lead-up to "real sex." But leaving that aside, many of us are familiar with the idea that lots of women prefer/enjoy/need some warm-up before intercourse. What you might not know is that a slower approach can be a great thing for lots of guys, too. Men's sexual arousal isn't just about getting an erection; ramping up can increase how much sexual energy he can maintain. Or to put it another way, just because some guys can hit the ground running doesn't change the fact that a little warm-up makes it a lot easier. So try extending how much time you give oral sex, hand-jobs, kissing, whatever. It can help him relax and increase his arousal, both of which reduce anxiety and can make it easier for him to last longer.
To get to the last question that you ask, there are some things you can do to help him but he needs to be willing to deal with this situation in the first place. A lot of men feel ashamed of early ejaculation, even though a lot of men experience it, at least sometimes. One of the best things you can do is to talk about it with him at a time when you're not having sex. Right after it happens is probably not ideal since he's having whatever feelings this brings up for him. And yes, men have feelings, even when (or especially when) they don't know how to show them!


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Contemporary Designs for Pocket Watches
Pocket watches are among the most classic of timepieces, but that doesn't mean they're all old-fashioned. Some of the most attractive timepieces feature contemporary interpretations of classic designs. If you're looking for the perfect fashion accent that's also a reliable and functional piece of jewelry, check out these five beautiful contemporary pocket watch designs.
Double Side Open Mechanical Pocket Watch
Classic styling and modern sensibility combine to create this beautiful standout among pocket watches. Unlike most hunter case pocket watches, the double side open mechanical pocket watchcase opens both on the front side and the backside. The opening on the case front is covered with scratch resistant mineral glass and is bordered with a ring engraved with the hours so you can read the time without opening the case. The watch face is open in the center, revealing the inner mechanical workings from both the front and the back of the watch.
Modern Style Pocket Watch
Unusual and delightful, the Modern Style Pocket Watch features a double-faced design. The front of the watch is enclosed in a pop-open hunter's case engraved and embossed with an asymmetrical design of swirls and leaves. The back of the watch features a peek-a-boo window, but instead of the expected gears and clockworks, it reveals a second clock face to allow you to see the time without opening the front of the case. The edging of the case back is an openwork metal design with a steampunk aesthetic, making it the ideal accessory for business and casual attire.
Pirate Pocket Watch
Shiver me timbers! While most contemporary pocket watches feature classic styling with elements drawn from vintage designs, there are exceptions. The Pirate Pocket Watch is a playful contemporary design engraved with the image of a grinning skull and crossbones wearing a pirate hat and an eye patch. The front case pops open with the click of a button to reveal a standard clock face, and the back is beautifully burnished brass suitable for engraving.
If your tastes run to pocket watches with contemporary style, you'll find many modern and unique designs online at websites that feature wholesale pocket watches and other imported jewelry, including pendant watches, cameos, and gold leaf jewelry. Look for styles suitable for men or women, as well as many pocket watches that feature unisex styling that look great with any style of attire. From pirate skulls to butterflies, you'll find pocket watches that will please anyone on your gift list.
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