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Throughout this series, many people have questioned how the brain can produce ELF waves. Well, I sat down over the last few days and pulled together everything I have written over the last few years. It didn't help one bit. So, I decided to take a break and work on some Digital Signal Processing (DSP) software for Software Defined Radio (SDR).
Being my usual self, I decided that spending thousands on a radio that only covered a limited range was really outrageous. So, I decided that I should just use an ADC, a variable bandpass filter and a set of antennas to cover the entire spectrum. I could do all the processing on my PC using my own software. Doing a little research, I happened to stumble upon a modern antenna composed of plasma. That's when it hit me, or more like exploded into my mind.
What you are about to read is the product of that explosion. If you know anything about neurology and biology in general, you will find this article earth-shattering. I am about to throw everything everyone ever wrote on how the brain functions out the window.
It is that much of a paradigm shift.
This will take you a while to get your head around it, but once you do, it will knock your socks off.
Let's begin...
The Problem
In classical radio engineering, an ELF transmitter is a massive structure, 50Km long and taking Megawatts of power just to radiate 3 watts of a radio signal. In the context of the neuron, where is this transmitter, or more accurately, the transducer that can both send and receive signals.
Its a fair question and one I intend to answer completely in this article. Further, we will then take a speculative look at how this could answer an age old problem of binding within the mind and how this applies to the HAARP transmitter in Alaska.
In order to understand this, I need to teach everyone a little about physics, plasma physics to be precise. If you studied any science at school you will be aware of states of matter such as solid, liquid or gas. Take water for example at a low temperature of zero degrees Celsius it is a solid we call ice, between zero and one hundred degrees it is a liquid called water and above one hundred degrees it becomes a gas called steam.
Plasma is yet another state of matter. By heating a gas further, we can strip off the electrons from an atom to create ions. This is a plasma. As they hold a positive charge, we can suspend them magnetic fields to create dense plasmas. Now, not all plasmas are hot. They can be cold as well as having a density less than one particle per cubic meter. Plasma also does not need to be gaseous, it could be suspended in matter.
Plasmas are greatly affected by electromagnetic fields. They absorb the energy converting it into heat, or motion.
Now that you know what a Plasma is, what has this got to do with neurons? To understand this, we need to examine a particular use of Plasma.
Plasma Antennas
I am sure everyone is familiar with the traditional antenna. You find them on radios, cars, mobile phones and on the roof of your house for your TV. What they all have in common is that they are good conductors of electromagnetic waves, converting the received energy into electrical energy.
Plasma can also be used as an antenna, to both receive and transmit radio signals. By ionizing a noble gas it will begin to absorb electromagnetic radiation. By controlling the gas pressure, the amount of power used and even plasma geometry the frequencies it receives/transmits can be raised or lowered and noise reduced.
We can also drive the plasma with a waveform to broadcast a signal.
This is a complex topic, but for the purposes of this article, it is all you need to understand.
If we examine the neuron, specifically the axon, we note that the exterior is surrounded by various types of ions. The movement of these ions from the exterior of the axon, to the interior, is what creates a potential difference and thus the flow of electrical signals such as action and graduated potentials along its length.
If you step back from this process, we can see that the neuron is surrounded by a low temperature Plasma. From this information alone, we can now see why humans emit radio waves and can absorb (or receive) radio waves.
Understanding why we receive signals should be self-evident given the properties of plasma antennas. What may not be so obvious is the reason why we transmit signals from the axon of the neuron. To resolve this I have decided to include a section on the binding problem, that is, how different areas of the brain communicate to integrate all the various inputs into a singular real-time subjective experience.
Again, this is a very complex topic and this new understanding of plasma physics underpinning neuronal activity only adds to that complexity. I must stress that most of this next section is speculative at this point. The portion that explains why we transmit radio signals is accurate, but the extension of that to how neural networks communicate is still theory at this point. What I do know is that the following technique works, but its needs to be confirmed by experiment before a full claim can be made to the process existing in humans.
The Binding Problem
What should become obvious at this point is that our understanding of neural activity is completely wrong. The synaptic firings that we can see are not information transfers, they are merely to drive the plasma antennas located on the axons.
Resonances (or beat frequencies) within neuronal clusters effectively tune the axon plasma antennas to their operating frequency. The plasma density around the neuron sets the plasma frequency. Rather than the input of the neural networks coming from the synapses, the inputs come in the form of near-field signals created by other neurons. More accurately, it is a form of near-field communication.
At this point, I am not sure if it is magnetic induction, or capacitive coupling (although this seems the most likely given the structure of an axon) effect that forms the basis of the communication.
Now, this is a simplification.
The energy delivered by potentials activates particular neurons that will partake in the energy exchange by near-field effect. It also sets what energy will be absorbed. At this point, I do not know if this contributes to a weighting of inputs by simple energy received across a particular bandwidth. There could be more complex factors that amplify the contribution of a particular input.
One aspect it does explain very well, is neural codes and firing of action potentials at different points in the axon. It amounts to complex routing schemes to selectively control inputs contributing to the output, which in turn controls what neurons should then be activated. Neural codes are activation patterns and action/graduated potentials are transmissions via near-field EM.
Another aspect is Myelin sheaths which act to reduce the capacitance and increase resistance, which may exclude or reduce the axon's near-field coupling. If we examine this quote, we can see why:
Myelin decreases capacitance across the cell membrane by a factor of 5,000 and increases electrical resistance by a factor of 50.
In electronics we call this an RC circuit which is a filter, in this case, a high pass filter. This means only frequencies above a certain value may contribute to the activity in the axon. Further, the Myelin increases the charge density of the plasma around the axon by compressing the ions which, in effect, raises the plasma frequency inducing the plasma to reflect low frequency signals as well. This prevents low frequency signals from directly adjusting the input signal. We can observe this in closely packed structures such as the Optic Nerve, without the Myelin, the plasma along the retinal ganglion cell axons would be driven by every axon, rather than just the input from the eye.
If we examine the Group C nerve fibre, we can see a similar process at work. Remak bundles occur when Schwann cells surround unmyelinated fibres grouping them together. This serves to increase the plasma frequency by increasing the charge density through compression of the ions around the axon. Without the Myelin, there is no high pass filter, but the plasma should reject signals below the plasma frequency. In addition, these nerve fibres are free to transmit and studies show that the Schwann cells are electrochemically sensitive to the action potentials.
This may be the first direct evidence that the near-field effect is between plasma and cells.
From this we should be getting the sense that cross-communication is a good thing for neurons as they make decisions by having many inputs. We should also be getting the sense that it is, in general, bad for motor control as signals that need to be unmodified. This leads to a solid explanation of the difference between Gray and White matter in the brain, why White matter changes in response to new motor tasks and why dendrites only occur in Grey matter. Its all to control the near-field communication and only allow it in areas that are beneficial.
By having an exchange of energy in the near-field, energy is both gained and lost between neurons. The electrical potential must balance on all sides (i.e. between communicating neurons), so the amount of ions absorbed by each axon will be relative to the energy exchanges. This then drives the next networks to fire and repeat the process.
Do you see it?
Its a type of processor that processes 'in the field'. It can also be used to store short term memory. In terms of long term memory, my initial reaction is to suggest that the spacial orientation of the axons may be involved, it certainly can be used to store information. If it proves wrong that the axons are dynamic, then perhaps synapses connecting and strengthening connections activates different circuits and encodes the information in their contribution to the energy exchange. Thinking about this a little more, the spacial aspect of the axon and its separation from other axons, would effect its ability to electrically couple, thus it may prove that the geometry is encoding function, such as a classifier, filter, etc.
Of course, this must be experimentally confirmed in humans, but this technique will certainly lead to new methods of developing both hardware and software based neural networks. Current implementations are naive and will lead to nothing.
There is the issue of information transfer, but it is beyond the scope of this article. That said, early estimates suggest that the exchange throughput (analogous to flops for a PC) is around 500 * 10^27 per hertz (firing rate), per neuron, based on a neural cluster activation of 50,000 neurons from each of the 1000 axon terminals with microhertz frequency separation. This value is variable and highly speculative at this point and it is felt that the frequency separation may be vastly greater. The first reaction may be disbelief, but you are doing much more in a single second than you ever imagined.
You may now pick your jaw up from the floor.
Relation To Radio Based Neural Interfaces
Well, now we know how the interface is achieved. We can drive the plasma either with a low frequency signal, or a pulsed higher frequency signal at ELF rates.
All of this explains why monitoring synaptic firings (by whatever means) can reveal what a person is thinking. You get to see what neurons are partaking in the communication process and this reveals the information. That is, certain combinations mean certain things are happening. You do not see the information exchange itself. Now when I say information exchange, there is no modulation, its just received energy that contributes to the output of the neuron which, in turn, activates the next neurons in the chain. That said, it maybe easy to confuse certain patterns by examining a localized area only, a similar pattern may arise through complex interactions over a wider area. The difference may be electrically subtle, but the effect may be pronounced.
We can observe from this why Tinnitus develops in radio-based neural interfaces. The interfacing RF signal may either directly drive the auditory neurons, or they receive interference from neurons improperly driven. This means a wide range of improper codings are being received and explains why the perception can go 'fuzzy'. Its just the result of electrical noise in the neural networks.
So, what is the connection with HAARP? To be honest, I have previously dismissed HAARP as a source of this transmission, either now or in the future. That all changed when I read a research report in one of the experiments that has been run at the site.
Using a high frequency radio, with circular polarization, HAARP turns the upper atmosphere into a form of Plasma antenna. By alternating the plasma, it creates ELF and VLF radio waves. As I have mentioned, I dismissed this before because the signal would lack complexity. This turns out to be incorrect. The entire idea of using the Plasma is to create a directional phased-array. A phased array allows the signal to be focused and to consist of hundreds, even thousands, of separate signals.
If you were attempting to develop a weapon that could effect a mass population, this would certainly be the way to do it. Obviously HAARP is not a hardened structure, so its military value is low and the signal could be disrupted by any major power in the Pacific region. In that sense, it is not even a viable platform for survivable nuclear communication and such survivability could never be engineered due to the exposed radiating elements. So, in a geopolitical context it, or any system derived from it, has no role in military communications in real warfare conditions.
HAARP also states on its website that it is not classified, nor does any classified material exist in relation to the project. That may be accurate, but I'm sure the data is analyzed in the context of this technology somewhere.
In all, I feel that it is something that should be monitored, especially in terms of expansion or distribution of derivatives. HAARP is an outgrowth of human experimentation on driving plasma by high frequency radio waves. This is where the technology was pioneered.
Is The Neural Interface ELF?
Until this point in the investigation, I have been convinced that the transmission to the brain was a complex form of frequency division multiplexing in the ELF band. I am still leaning towards that explanation, but I would be dishonest if I did not admit this better understanding of the reception of a signal did not cast some doubt on that.
Given the size of the Plasma around the axon, it is quite possible for it to be resonant at much higher frequencies. The fact that it is driven at a lower frequency under normal circumstances, may just mean that the Plasma is not driven at its optimal rate to create radio emissions. That said, plasma antennas have a high frequency cut-off which makes them essentially transparent at higher frequencies. Given that shortwave radio can trigger nerves, it is difficult to say the where the cutoff point is.
The process uses a similar methodology to HAARP. Use a high frequency signal, pulsed at ELF rates to drive the plasma. This causes the plasma to produce signals compatible with the brain and central nervous system.
I think I mentioned in one of my previous articles that "ELF modulated waves" could not be used, but this new information clearly explains why that assumption was wrong.
Finally, there may be some good news. The mixture of Myelin highpass filters and plasma reflectivity may mean that certain portions of the brain are inaccessible via radio, at least directly. That said, it does not mean that workarounds may be found as our gray matter, the neural networks of our brains, are exposed to the signal. This will be difficult to achieve as obtaining the required resolution may not be possible. Again, that does not mean that 'functional' solutions aimed at achieving specific goals will not emerge.
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Publication: The Gig
Author: Nate Chinen
Date: August 26, 2010
You read that headline correctly: saxophonist Branford Marsalis was born half a century ago today. Some of us will want a minute to absorb that information. Take one if you need it.
Branford has a new album out this week with the Marsalis Family, which is naturally part of his claim to fame. That's not what I want to talk about here, though. I'd like to talk about the specific achievements of Ellis' eldest son: as a saxophonist, as a bandleader, and as a public figure besides. (Forgive me, folks, this may get a little personal.)
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Marc J. Spears has been covering the NBA since 1999 and is one of the best writers in the entire sports journalism world. He joined Chad on Flight 750 Tuesday to talk about the big stories circling around the NBA world.
Spears insists that one of the biggest surprises of the year is the way Terry Stotts has got the Blazers in playoff contention.
"Terry Stotts to me is doing one of the better coaching jobs in the NBA this season and I don't know that anybody, even the Blazers themselves expected them to be this high in the mix right now."
Spears also spoke to the ridiculous statement from this week coming out of Dallas saying "Mark Cuban's bank is open."
"'Come eat at my restaurant but all the food is crappy.' I mean, what are you going to take from them. You're not taking Dirk, so what do you want?"
And finally, Spears talked about the great play from rookie point guard Damian Lillard and he implies that he expected this sort of outcome ever since the first time he saw Damian Lillard practice.
"I've been covering the NBA since 99 and I can't say I've seen anybody work out that hard, especially somebody who had yet to play one second in the league."
Take a listen to the interview and be sure to look for Spears's great columns every week on Yahoo! Sports.


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Posted Jul 22, 2009 8:47 UTC (Wed) by msmeissn (subscriber, #13641) [Link]
They issued a press release that they found the issue (REVERSE_INULL I would guess).
Just someone needs to read and investigate all the reports, and its quite an amount and not so funny work.
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Couple that with the information from this study: http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix09/tech/full_papers/gu...
that 40% of the issues reported by the static checkers aren't being triaged.
Posted Jul 22, 2009 20:52 UTC (Wed) by hmh (subscriber, #3838) [Link]
That seems to be a valid question...
Posted Jul 22, 2009 21:04 UTC (Wed) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313) [Link]
there are a number of trends (not very surprising in retrospect)
if you have a false positive, the chances of anyone paying attention to further reports in that section of the code drop drasticly.
if you have a maintainer who looks at one report, the chances of them dealing with all of them in that area go up significantly
if a fix is produced as a result of a report, the chances of all the reports for a given area being looked at and fixed go up drasticly
if there is not an active maintainer of that section of code the chances of the reports being looked at go down drasticly.
a large percentage of real bugs and vunerabilities have had reports on that section of the code (note that this is _not_ the same thing as saying that a large percentage of reports have been found to cause real bugs and vunerabilities)
there is a significant push from kernel developers to avoid rushing to clean up the code to silence the warnings, there is a large enough correlation between these reports and more significant bugs that many of them want the entire section where reports are found to be examined, there is a significant chance that there is a more significant and subtle bug lurking in that area.
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Brook ready for 'semi-final' showdown
Kell Brook will climb through the ropes at the Sheffield Arena on Saturday night knowing he is a win away from a shot at a world title, just 14 months after quivering with nerves ahead of an innocuous bout at a leisure centre.
The 26-year-old was under the management of Eddie Hearn for the first time against Lovemore Ndou at Hillsborough Leisure Centre in June last year, and told his new promoter in the build-up that he did not know if he was up to it. He saw off the Australian and has now advanced to the point where he faces Hector Saldivia knowing a win will put him on the brink of ruling the world.
"Fourteen months ago, Kell Brook had his first fight with us, this will be his sixth," said Matchroom Sport boss Hearn. "We had a plan straight away to become a mandatory challenger for the title, that was all we wanted to do. We didn't want a small purse or to give away options. We wanted to control our own destiny."
He added: "We started off at Hillsborough Leisure Centre against Lovemore Ndou and he (Brook) was shaking. He was asking me what I thought, whether he'd get a good reception. He sold out with eight weeks to go - people had said he couldn't sell a ticket.
"We went from there to Ponds Forge, then we took the ultimate gamble by moving to Sheffield Arena where we sold 10,000 against Matthew Hatton. We haven't taken a backwards step. People believe in Kell Brook, he's breaking records on Sky and he's a superstar in the making."
Unfortunately for Brook, his last outing was anything but super. He clung on for dear life against the well-travelled Carson Jones, taking a majority decision that belied his broken nose and blood-stained shorts.
The close shave has proven to be a wake-up call for the unbeaten Brook, though, who has sculpted his body to new levels in order to preserve his 28 (18)-0 record against Argentinean Saldivia.
With a crack at the title, which will be held by either Devon Alexander or Randall Bailey who also fight on Saturday night, on the line early next year as a reward, Brook has left nothing to chance in an intensive 12-week training camp and he admits that a new regime has sharpened his body and mind.
"I'm in the best shape I have ever been in. It's the best I have ever felt and the easiest I have made the weight. I'm feeling strong and I can't wait for Saturday night," he told Press Association Sport.
Brook had previously thought he was in tip-top condition, but added: "It's a big eye-opener, you never stop learning and I have taken my body to places it's never been before. It's been crying in pain, not wanting to be there but it's had to go there because that's what I have been told to do. I'm now benefiting from the recovery, my heart rate is back down and everything is superb."


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Ensemble-in-Residence: Eighth Blackbird
eighth blackbird is in the midst of a three year residency at Curtis funded by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Active members of the Curtis community, the sextet collaborates, coaches and performs with students throughout the year.
About eighth blackbird
The ensemble eighth blackbird is the ideal partner for Curtis. The group performs in non-traditional venues, champions new technologies, and attracts fans of all ages to its performances. Over fifteen seasons, the ensemble has steadily built and broadened its audience. This success is the direct result of eighth blackbird's compelling performances, sincere conviction that concertgoers can be similarly moved, and culture of entrepreneurship. Members are involved in every aspect of the group's management, including artistic planning, community engagement, grant writing, tour management, and accounting.
Recent commissions include Steve Reich's Double Sextet, Jennifer Higdon's On a Wire, and Steve Mackey's Slide, and future collaborators include Amy Beth Kirsten, Brett Dean, Aaron Jay Kernis, John Luther Adams, and Mayke Nas. eighth blackbird holds ongoing ensemble-in-residence positions at the University of Richmond and University of Chicago and has led short-term residencies at the Colburn School, University of Michigan, Oberlin College, Southern Methodist University, and Rice University. A fruitful relationship with Chicago's Cedille Records has produced four acclaimed recordings, including strange imaginary animals (2006), winner of two Grammy Awards. eighth blackbird's, Lonely Motel: Music from Slide, won the 2011 Grammy for Best Small Ensemble Performance and was nominated in three other categories. Their latest Cedille recording, meanwhile, also won the 2013 Grammy for Best Chamber Music/ Small Ensemble Performance. The name "eighth blackbird" derives from the eighth stanza of Wallace Stevens's evocative, aphoristic poem, Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird (1917).
Curtis Residency
"A multi-year residency at the Curtis Institute of Music is both a great honor and a huge responsibility," said eighth blackbird's Tim Munro. "We aim to fill Curtis's hallowed halls with eighth blackbird's unique blend of musical curiosity, intelligence, flexibility, theatricality, entrepreneurial spirit, and humor. With any luck we will start and stoke a few artistic fires along the way."
eighth blackbird is an active part of the Curtis community, visiting for four weeks each year beginning in the 2012-13 school year and working closely with David Ludwig, Gie and Lisa Liem Artistic Chair of Performance Studies and artistic director of Curtis 20/21. The residency builds on Curtis's "learn by doing" philosophy and its focus on inventing careers for the 21st century. With these principles and Curtis's strong programs in contemporary music and community engagement as the basis, eighth blackbird encourages Curtis students to be inventive and entrepreneurial about their own careers and to connect more deeply with audiences and their community.
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Residency Activities
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- chamber music coachings
- readings of works by composition students
- seminars with student conductors
- leadership and career development discussions
- community engagement mentoring
- world premieres of new works by annual composer-in-residence
- involvement in artistic planning of the annual All-School Project
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Man on the Moon
Screenplay : Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski
MPAA Rating : R
Year of Release : 1999
Stars : Jim Carrey (Andy Kaufman/Tony Clifton), Danny DeVito (George Shapiro), Courtney Love (Lynne Margulies), Paul Giamatti (Bob Zmuda), Vincent Schiavelli (Maynard Smith), Peter Bonerz (Ed Weinberger), Jerry Lawler (Himself), Gerry Becker (Stanley Kaufman), Leslie Lyles (Janice Kaufman)
The primary problem faced by filmmakers who attempt to make biopics of well-known celebrities is the impossibility of capturing a person's essence in two hours of screen time. Biographers write hundreds, sometimes thousands, of pages trying to explain their subjects and what made them unique. To do this in a two- or three-hour movie is close to impossible, which is why so many biopics are deeply unsatisfying, both as history and as entertainment.
In this respect, Milos Forman's "Man on the Moon" is arguably exempt from this particular problem because the movie's subject, comedian/actor/practical jokster Andy Kaufman, is completely unknowable. Even those who were closest to him during his life profess that they haven't the slightest inkling about what made him tick. He was a deranged lunatic on-stage who used meditation techniques to keep his life in balance, although there was never evidence of any balance (I was reminded of the funny, contradictory line in "A Fish Called Wanda" when Kevin Kline's character declares he's using a Buddhist meditation technique to focus his aggression).
"Man on the Moon" in no way tries to dissect the character of Andy Kaufman. Screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, who have already written two fine biopics, Tim Burton's "Ed Wood" (1994) and Forman's "The People vs. Larry Flynt" (1996), present Kaufman as an impenetrable subject, a human mystery who was as baffling as he was brilliant. At one point in the movie, Kaufman, played brilliantly by Jim Carrey, tells his girlfriend, "You don't know the real me," to which she replies quite rightly, "Andy, there is no real you."
The film opens with a Kaufmanesque (or is that Kafkaesque?) cinematic practical joke, and the proceeds to follow Kaufman's life from being a little boy who performed his own TV shows in his bedroom ("It's not healthy," his father tells him. "You should be outside playing sports") to his unexpected death from a rare form of cancer at the age of 35. In-between are meticulous recreations of pivotal moments in Kaufman's career, including his musical performance on "Saturday Night Live," in which he lip-synched the "Mighty Mouse" theme song while it played on a record player, but only during the portion when Mighty Mouse sang, "Here I come to save the day!"; his frequent appearances as his alter-ego, the slimy, obnoxious Las Vegas lounge singer Tony Clifton; his stint on the sitcom "Taxi"; his infamous "milk and cookies" concert at Carnegie Hall; and his overlong involvement in professional wrestling, particularly a vicious rivalry with pro wrestler Jerry Lawler (who plays himself in the movie).
What made Kaufman's life and career so fascinating and so frustrating is that no one ever knew what was real and what wasn't. His entire existence on earth was something of a practical joke--an extended hoax that completely rewrote the rules about how a performer must deal with his audience. Even when he gathered his closest friends together to tell them he was dying of cancer, they weren't sure whether or not to believe him. At one point in the film, Kaufman explains that he views life as an "illusion," which is how he lived. Everything about him was some form of illusion, even in his private realm.
His agent, George Shapiro (Danny DeVito), never knew what to expect from him. Neither did his girlfriend, Lynne (Courtney Love), who at one point in the film finds that Kaufman has used her in one of his hoaxes, and she declares, "Don't ever use me as a prop again!" Of course, this is how Kaufman and his friend/confidante/partner Bob Zmuda (Paul Giamatti) viewed people: as props to be manipulated in their persistent quest for new and innovative practical jokes. And, as Shapiro points out, most of their jokes were funny to only two people: Kaufman and Zmuda.
Yet, Kaufman was a great success in the late '70s, despite his frequent attempts to alienate himself from the audience. His entire involvement in professional wrestling (like wrestling itself, it was nothing more than an elaborate, exquisitely planned and executed sham) was about being the bad guy. Kaufman wanted audiences to hate him, and he did everything he could, from cursing and degrading women to mocking audience members' hygiene. When Shapiro complains that the next time Kaufman performs, women will picket, Kaufman's eyes light up like a boy on Christmas morning, and he says with giddy anticipation, "Do you think so?"
In this respect, Kaufman was the ultimate radical: a man whose own personal vision of himself could never be thwarted by anyone--not by his agent, not by his parents, not by his girlfriend, and certainly not by the public. Therefore, he fits perfectly into director Milos Forman's cinematic gallery of societal misfits, including the defiant mental patient McMurphy in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975), the absurdly giggling, flatulent Mozart in "Amadeus" (1984), and the porn sleaze king Larry Flynt in "The People vs. Larry Flynt." What all these characters have in common is not only their determination to buck the system, but also the sad fact that the system always takes its toll. Of all these characters, Larry Flynt is the only one to emerge alive at the end of his movie, and even though he has been victorious in a Supreme Court battle to protect freedom of speech, the movie closes on a bittersweet moment, suggesting that the victory has still been tinged with too many defeats along the way.
Central to the success of "Man on the Moon" is the performance by Jim Carrey, whose wide-ranging talent as an actor and comedian has finally come to full bloom. In "The Truman Show" (1998) he showed that there was much more to him than rubber-faced antics and butt jokes, and here he shows that he is capable of completely embodying a character in a way that you forget it is Jim Carrey on-screen and not Andy Kaufman. Anyone who is familiar with Kaufman's style will immediately recognize the dead precision with which Carrey has appropriated his facial expressions, gestures, and various vocal personas. Whether he is playing Tony Clifton or Latka, the foreign mechanic on "Taxi," Carrey is Kaufman.
The supporting cast fills in the rest of the film nicely, especially the reliable character actor Paul Giamatti ("Private Parts," "Saving Private Ryan") as Bob Zmuda. As Zmuda, Giamatti has the same kind of manic eye as Carrey's Kaufman, and when they are together scheming their latest prank, you can almost feel them reading each other's minds. Danny DeVito works well as Kaufman's agent, in a bit of bizarre casting because DeVito co-starred with Kaufman on "Taxi" (many of the other "Taxi" co-stars appear as themselves in the movie).
Courtney Love does not fare as well as Lynne. Her acting is up to par, but she is still the weakest point in the film because she is underdeveloped as a character, and we never have even the slightest idea about who she is and why she would stay with someone like Kaufman. Despite Kaufman's unknowability, the movie would have benefited from a more nuanced look at his relationship with Lynne. As it stands in the movie, it feels like an unnecessary subplot that could be eliminated and never be missed.
Otherwise, "Man on the Moon" is a near-perfect movie, both wildly entertaining and strangely moving. By the time we get to the end of the film, and Kaufman is weak with cancer, bald from chemotherapy, and still wishing desperately to perform, his humanity has sneaked out from behind his many facades. Although the movie ends on an upbeat note, even suggesting that perhaps Kaufman (like Elvis, Hoffa, and Hitler) is somehow still alive (he was the kind of person who would fake his own death), near the end of the film there is a bitterly ironic moment in which Kaufman goes to Singapore for what he thinks will be a miracle cure, only to find that he is the victim of a farcical money-making scheme. In the end, the ultimate prankster finds himself, on his deathbed, the butt of the ultimate prank--the one that means the difference between life and death--and, in true Kaufman fashion, all he can do is laugh.
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Drinks at the Met rooftop in Preen and Zac Posen. Illustration by Lacee Swan.
Because most cities don't have beaches and Nelly coined, "Penthouse, rooftop, birds I'm feeding." The nouveau riche flock to the tops of buildings. For some reason, like being seated royally on a high, high throne, elevation is an index of social class. Just look down at those looking up in admiration, do a little twirl and curtsy, amiright?
Toronto has certainly seen its own rooftop resurgence. In fact, I'm writing this post from my own rooftop right now. Cheeky.
The Thompson Hotel, Ultra-cum-Cube, Panorama, The Trump, The Park Hyatt, The Drake Sky Yard, Remy's, Vivoli and The CN Tower Skywalk – what? It counts in my books!
First thing's first, though. Just cause we're moving above sea level doesn't mean the same land rules apply up here. I mean, have you ever seen someone try to get away with spending six dollars on a beer at a rooftop bar? Um, hello, everything costs more as the altitude changes. The higher up you go, well, you know the drill. So pack those hundos if you want to survive the 60-storey luxury mark-up.
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Cigar Shop Cop Looks out for Troops
Shawn Carmody, of Phillipsburg, NJ, has made a habit of sending care packages to soldiers. Currently a police officer and owner of the Riverside Cigar Shoppe, he has been keeping New Jersey National Guard soldiers equipped with the accoutrements of tobacconic enjoyment. Thanks to Carmody, citizen-soldiers serving with C/102nd Cavalry have been receiving cigars, cutters and other related items from his store.
Carmody's friend, 1SG Tom Decker, is the top enlisted man in this unit (i.e. Charlie Company) and the benefactor's point of contact for the donations that ultimately wind up in the hands of many military personnel. This isn't Carmody's first care package ... that was a shipment of Tastykakes sent to Jimmy Polacari in Honduras in the late 1980s.
C/102nd Cav is expected to come home to Hackettstown, NJ in June, but Decker couldn't wait that long to express his thanks. So, he sent Carmody an American flag that had flown over Camp Syverson, Iraq – a substantial gesture that has no direct translation in the civilian world.
If you're inspired by Carmody's act of generosity, you can take action. Check out Cigars for Soldiers, an organization that has already sent more than 7,000 to U.S. military personnel overseas. (Many thanks to Don Pepin Garcia for his recent donation of five boxes.)


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Survey of Energy Resources 2007
Geothermal Country Notes
In the first years of the 21st century, the renewable energies have gained favour to the extent that legal dispositions have been passed in support of their promotion. Although knowledge and understanding of the Colombian geothermal resource is still at an early stage, the Colombian Institute of Geology and Mines (INGEOMINAS) is carrying out inventories of the hot springs in the areas of Cerro Bravo - Cerro Machín Volcanic Complex and Cundinamarca department and also the initial stage of exploration in the areas of the Azufral volcano and Paípa.
Currently, the small use of geothermal heat is confined to bathing and swimming (including balneology).


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Amongst her fellow lawmakers, she may not be the most popular Michigan Senator. But what she is proposing, in terms of slashing legislative perks and letting all of us see exactly where the money is going may make her a favorite among Michigan taxpayers. A look what State Senator Gretchen Whitmer (D-East Lansing) has brought to the floor in Lansing is the subject of this Fact Finder.
Standing on the floor of the Michigan Senate in front of her fellow lawmakers, Senator Gretchen Whitmer turned some heads when she recently proclaimed "The single biggest problem with Lansing, with this legislature is that politicians think that they come first, and they have lost touch with the people they represent." According to Senator Whitmer it all came to her in a moment of clarity during this fall's budget battle that nearly once again shut down the state. She says "I was just struck by how out of touch my colleagues seem to be and that has what was really inspired me to try and reform government because it's not working." In a phone interview she told me "more of the reforms that I have proposed are prorating legislative pay each time the schools are prorated. Ending taxpayer funded lifetime healthcare benefits for legislatures, reducing salaries of legislatures who miss sessions and requiring that candidates who are seeking public office disclose their income and assets."
Major changes spurred by the Senator's notion that those in Lansing should follow the same rules as the rest of us. At a time when everyone in the state is taking a hit, she wonders why lawmakers aren't. The senator says such perks like lifetime health benefits after serving only 6 years is "overly generous and its time for it to end." Creating a level playing field and the same set of rules for the public and lawmakers is what she says is her motivation.
The recent cuts in education funding were also a driving force in her call for reform noting, "Cutting funding to our schools while leaving our own benefits salaries and perks intact is the height of hypocrisy."
So if the Senator has her way lawmakers perks and benefits will be cut every time school budgets are. When asked about the reaction her plans have generated in Lansing, the Senator replied "I am not very popular with others but I didn't run for office to become popular amongst legislatures. I ran for office to do the right thing."
The senator is also taking a good hard look at the expense accounts lawmakers receive. Each Senator gets $12,000 a year beyond their salary to cover what the Senator Whitmer describes as job related expenses but she says "there is absolutely no transparency and no tracking of how those expense dollars are spent."
So Senator Whitmer introduced SB 946. If approved it would require Senators to submit receipts before being reimbursed, and then how that money was actually spent would be made public.
Here is actual text of the bill:
"October 28, 2009, Introduced by Senator WHITMER and referred to the Committee on Local, Urban and State Affairs.
The amount designated as the expense allowance for a state officer under section 12 of article IV of the state constitution of 1963 and this act is payable only upon submission of receipts or other documentation of expenses. The state officer's compensation commission shall post on a website available to the public the charges that are documented to the expense allowance of each of those state officers."
Senator Whitmer says it time that Michigan lawmakers be transparent with their spending. Until the law is changed, she is donating her expense fund to educational organizations in her district.
So what do you think? Do you support the changes that Senator Whitmer is calling for? She wants know your thoughts as do we. After I spoke with her, I told her that I would forward all of your comments on to her.
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VIZIO 55" Class Razor LED™
Smart TV
- VIZIO Internet Apps® - TV, Movies, Music, Apps
- Razor LED™ for a brilliant picture in ultra-thin profile
- Smart remote with QWERTY keyboard
- Built-in WiFi for easy internet access
- 120Hz Effective Refresh Rate for stunning clarity
- 1080p Full HD for a crystal-clear picture
- VIZIO Internet Apps® - TV, Movies, Music, Apps
- Razor LED™ for a brilliant picture in ultra-thin profile
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- Built-in WiFi for easy internet access
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With more entertainment to enjoy and more exciting ways to watch, the VIZIO M-Series 55" Class Razor LED™ Smart TV is the perfect upgrade everyone will love. Packed with the latest must-have features — VIZIO Internet Apps® (V.I.A.) and stunning picture quality of Razor LED™, 1080p Full HD, and 120Hz effective refresh rate — this HDTV turns any room into your getaway to an exhilarating world of movies, sports and entertainment on demand. Enjoying favorites like Netflix®, Hulu Plus™, YouTube™, Skype™ and more is easier than ever with built-in WiFi and the included smart remote with keyboard. The VIZIO M-Series 55" Class Razor LED™ Smart TV gives you more of what you love about TV with all of the brilliant picture quality and world-class service you'd expect from America's #1 LCD HDTV company.
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Wi-Fi Technology |
120Hz Effective Refresh Rate |
Full Keyboard Remote |
Dynamic Contrast Ratio |
Ambient Lighting |
SRS StudioSound HD™ |
†High-speed/Broadband Internet service and access equipment are required and not provided by VIZIO. Additional fees and/or subscriptions required for certain content and services. Applications pictured or described in accompanying documentation may not be available, or may not provide the same functionality, content or services in all areas or as described herein. Applications are subject to future updates and/or modifications without notice.
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Video | |
Screen Size: | 55" Class |
Diagonal Viewable: | 54.64" |
Backlight Type: | Razor LED™ |
Resolution: | 1920 x 1080 |
Colors: | 1.07 Billion (10-bit) |
Dynamic Contrast Ratio: | 1,000,000:1 |
Refresh Rate: | 120Hz |
Response Time: | 6.5ms |
Viewable Angle (H/V): | 178˙/178˙ |
OSD Language: | English, Spanish, French |
Audio | |
SRS StudioSound™: | Yes |
SRS TruSurround HD™: | Yes |
SRS TruVolume™: | Yes |
Speakers/Power Output: | 2 x 15W |
Connections - Inputs | |
HDMI: | 3 (2 down, 1 side) |
Component: | 1 (side) |
Composite: | 1 (shared with component) |
PC: | 1 VGA (side) |
RF Antenna: | 1 (down) |
Ethernet: | 1 (side) |
USB Ports: | 1 (down) |
Connections - Outputs | |
Digital Audio Out (SPDIF) | 1 (down) |
Analog Audio Out | 1 (3.5mm) (side) |
Multimedia Support | |
Music: | Yes |
Photo: | Yes |
Video: | Yes |
Additional Features | |
VIA (VIZIO Internet Apps): | Yes |
3D File Formats Supported: | N/A |
Smart Dimming: | No |
Smooth Motion: | No |
Ambient Light Sensor: | Yes |
WiFi: | 802.11n single band |
Bluetooth: | No |
HDMI CEC: | Yes |
HDMI ARC: | Yes |
PIP (Picture in Picture): | No |
Mercury Free: | Yes |
Remote Control: | Enhanced 2-sided remote with keyboard |
3D Glasses: | N/A |
Certifications: | UL, CUL, FCC Class B, HDMI 1.4 incl. CEC/ARC, App Certificates, Vizio AQ, Vizio PQ, Dolby Digital Plus |
Compliance: | Energy Star® 5.3, ATSC Spec A/65, EIA/CEA-766-A, California Energy Commission Auto Shut Down |
Weight | |
Gross: | 73.63 lbs |
Net With Stand: | 57.7 lbs |
Without Stand: | 50.7 lbs |
Dimensions | |
With Stand: | 50.00"W x 31.58"H x 11.88"D |
Without Stand: | 50.00"W x 29.90"H x 2.49"D |
Packaging Dimensions: | 53.82"W x 34.96"H x 6.57"D |
Wall Mount Specifications | |
Hole Pattern: | 400mm x 400mm |
Screw Size: | M6 |
Screw Length: | 12mm |
Screw Pitch: | 1mm |
Power Ratings | |
Power Consumption: | 68.13W |
Standby Power Consumption: | <1W |
Energy Compliance: | ENERGY STAR® 5.3 |
VIZIO Warranty | One Year Parts & Labor; Free Lifetime Technical Support |
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- Love it! Review by Kim
I bought a 55 inch and I love it. The only thing that could be better is the sound. I am going to get a home theater set up to help with this.
(Posted on 11/8/13)
- VERY HELPFUL! Review by N/A
V-E-R-Y H-E-L-P-F-U-L...thanks!
(Posted on 6/3/13)
- LoveThisTV Review by MrWhipple
Decided to upgrade my last Vizio and headed to WalMart at midnight for some reason to look at TV's. They had a 60" of another maker next to the Vizio and the price difference was a few hundred dollars, nothing was really different but the 5" of screen size. Sound could be a little better but I purchased a sound bar for it and couldn't be happier now. Will most likely upgrade to a 70" unless they come out with a larger model within the next few months. Then I can use my 32" led for a computer screen and put the 55" in my bedroom.
(Posted on 3/10/13)
- GREAT COMMENT Review by ZIPPY
Just purchased our 1st VIZIO TV. We purchased ours 3-3-13. So far, we absolutely LOVE this tv. Easy setup, great quality, great picture, and makes our tv watching so much more enjoyable. I would highly recommend the VIZIO to everyone.
(Posted on 3/5/13)
- Very nice Review by Robert
Works great - got Surround Sound with it, but the TV's sound isn't bad at all. The optical out functions fine with the TV speakers on as well.
WiFi setup was painless, and the quick menu is well done and easy to use. I was also impressed with the settings menu and other TV functions. They are intuitive, well organized, and easy to find. The remote is fun to use, solidly built and well laid out.
Wall mounting was no problem - although the screw holes on the back were set a bit too deep for the screws my TV mount came with, but got some just a bit longer at the hardware store and everything thing else went well.
Being domestically made in the US, swayed me to try Visio - and I'm not at all disappointed.
(Posted on 2/3/13)
- Great TV Review by Stephe
I purchased this TV from Costco and I absolutely love it! The picture is remarkable and the wifi is great. The only downfall is my remote went dead within a day. I called Costco customer service which connected me with Vizio and they are sending me a new remote. Very prompt and friendly customer service at vizio.
(Posted on 1/19/13)
- Excellent purchase Review by Bobby
We purchased the 55 M series smart tv right after Christmas and love it. Colors are vivid with amazing picture. Watching football on it was incredible. My only criticism is that sound quality not great so I use my surround sound system all the time. The smart tv feature is pretty neat and easy to use. I would give it a solid 4.5 out of 5 only because of sound quality.
(Posted on 1/16/13)
- Amazing TV. Review by Keyso
I brought this TV for the super bowl game last year 2011, I tell you this is a amazing TV. Right out the box! remote is cool, my kids love the remote. The picture quality is wonderful. Friends and family come over, I it get nothing but good complement about the picture clarity. I love this Vizio tv so much im looking to buy the 70"Vizio this year for the super bowl.
(Posted on 12/30/12)
- Awesome Black Friday 2012 Review by Sunkat
Just picked this set up got it home about 1:00 am and had to set it up. I'm watching it now and the setup was easy and fast. Thanks for the picture hint ( Vivid ) setting , it is t
He best. I can say enough about this. I'm watching Transformers blue ray high def and WOW !,,, feel like I'm at the theater , like I can reach right into the set. If your thinking about this set......buy it, you will not regret you choice.(Posted on 11/23/12)
- Vizio's sound bar Review by IRV
I have a M model 55" smart TV that I purchased and a smaller 32" sound bar for it. I have had a problem selecting volume and other things thro the remote. The infared receiver point on the TV is centered low on this model so it will not pickup the remote signal with the sound bar in front of the tv base. The only solution I had was to raise the TV 1-1/4 inches . I didnt have any other place to move the sound bar and they suggest to put in front of the TV base. I have not had any problems since I raise the TV , Vizio does make a longer sound Bar with a dip through the center which maybe is what I needed. Some of their TV's have the remote pickups on the ends. All in all, Iam pleased with the TV .
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I posted this in another forum but I figured it would be better suited here. I need some advice.
So I've been doing some research online about herbs that can help with fertility (in both men and women) and I've come across quite a few people talking about something called Maca Root. I am currently taking Natures Way Femaprin and was wondering if anyone had any experience with Maca Root and if so what did it do for you. Is it safe to take with Femaprin (vitex) and would the capsules or the powdered version work better? From what I've read it is a lot like femaprin because it has an effect on your hormones without actually containing any hormones itself.
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BARBARA WALTERS: Falls but Gets Up
Barbara Walters was hospitalized Saturday night after she fell at an inauguration party in Washington.
A rep for ABC News says that the 83-year-old "fell on a stair last evening while visiting the British Ambassador's residence and the fall left her with a cut on her forehead. Out of an abundance of caution, she went to the hospital to have her cut tended to, have a full examination and remains there for observation. Barbara is alert (and telling everyone what to do), which we all take as a very positive sign."
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OCTOMOM: Returning to the Stripper's Pole
It's back to the stripper pole for Octomom Nadya Suleman.
The mother of 14, who recently went back on welfare, is set to perform at T's Lounge in West Palm Beach, Florida February 14th to the 16th for four 15-minute shows. She'll bartend, too.
That club name might sound familiar. T's Lounge sued Nadya last July after she backed out of an eight-show deal with the establishment and performed at rival club instead. Her rep says Nadya's return to stripping was part of a settlement with T's. The flack adds, "Nadya felt it would be a good place to promote her [adult] video Octomom Home Alone that has four AVN Nominations."


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Interdisciplinary care to children born with facial, head and neck malformations
The team's involvement with patients and their families can begin as early as pregnancy, when some birth defects may be diagnosed. A geneticist and genetic counselor provide information to the parents. The family has the option of scheduling a consultation with a facial plastic reconstructive surgeon. At that consultation the surgeon will describe the types of surgery, explain the anticipated time frame for surgery and answer any other questions parents may have.
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When a baby with these challenges is born at GBMC, the team provides a bedside consultation before the family takes their newborn home. Our feeding specialist assists the parents, teaching them to use special bottles and nipples if necessary, to insure that the baby is getting enough nutrition. Team members from the Harvey Institute for Human Genetics, lactation, and facial plastic reconstructive surgery visit the newborn and the parents.After discharge from the hospital the family will bring their baby to the team for an appointment within the first two months of life. At that appointment the patient is examined by each of the team members. The family remains with their baby and is apprised of the results of the various exams. The team sends a summary of their recommendations to the patient's pediatrician and to the family. The team follows patients throughout early childhood and into adolescence to continue providing needed care as the patient grows and develops.While the Team's involvement with patients can begin as early as pregnancy, it should continue throughout the patients' life. We recommend seeing patients every five years after age 18 possibly more frequently during child bearing age.Our Greater Baltimore Cleft Lip and Palate Team is under the leadership of our three Medical Co-directors; Geneticist Antonie Kline, MD, and Facial Plastic Reconstructive Surgeons, Patrick Byrne, MD, and Randolph Capone, MD.Dr. Kline is the head of Pediatric Genetics at GBMC's Harvey Institute for Human Genetics. She has a wealth of experience with children who have a variety of genetic disorders. Dr. Byrne and Dr. Capone are an experienced surgical team. They are both Johns Hopkins trained surgeons, Assistant Professors in Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and each has a private surgical practice.The Greater Baltimore Cleft Lip and Palate Team provides interdisciplinary medical expertise to families of children with congenital malformations (birth defects) involving the head and neck. Examples of these include:
The team also provides a consultation service for newborns with craniofacial differences. After your child's birth, several members of the team (genetics, facial plastic reconstructive surgery, speech/feeding, and lactation) meet with the family in the hospital. Subsequently, a meeting of all Team members is arranged to address your child's specific needs. Follow-up letters are sent to the family and your child's primary care provider.The purpose of the team is to provide services from the newborn period through early adulthood, including:
A Team of craniofacial experts is the best means of providing acute medical/surgical management and long-term follow-up care. Our geneticists can provide both the immediate family and the extended family with information about the cause and recurrence risks for the patient's birth defect. Our team meets six times a year to follow our patients on a regular basis.Team Coordinator, Susan Strickland, can be reached at 443-849-6050 to answer your questions and schedule appointments.For urgent medical matters after hours, please call the GBMC Main desk at 443-849-2000 to contact Dr. Randolph Capone, Medical Co-Director of the Greater Baltimore Cleft Lip and Palate Team. For routine matters after hours leave a message at 443-849-6050. Your call will be returned on the next business day.


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Cheap hotels near Capitoline Museums in Rome, Italy
Situated on top of Capitoline Hill, one of Rome's seven hills, the Capitoline Museum offers a world-class collection of Medieval and Renaissance art.
The structure itself was the vision of Michelangelo Buonarotti and encompasses three palazzi. A well-known sculpture of Emperor Marcus Aurelius greets visitors on their way to the museum's rich offerings, which also include coins, jewelry and an array of sculptures.
The Capitoline Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and there is an admission charge. For more information, visit to the Capitoline Museums Web site.
Hotels near the Capitoline Museum: The museum is located in central Rome, near many of our top hotel picks, mostly near Piazza Navona, Campo de' Fiori and Colosseo & Monti.
Albergo del Sole
starAddress Via del Biscione 76 (Campo de' Fiori)
The Albergo del Sole has an eviable location in one of Rome's oldest quarters, and according to the proprietors, this two-star gem is the oldest hotel in Rome.
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Address Vicolo del Buco 7 (Trastevere)
Situated in a historic building on a cobblestoned street, the frill-free Hotel Antico Borgo di Trastevere deserves an award for cuteness.
Address Via Marianna Dionigi 17 (Trastevere)
Located near the Vatican, the Antiqua Roma is a small guesthouse offering just three rooms.
Address Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore 12 (South of Termini Station)
Location is the thing at the B&B Maggiore, an affordable, no-frills spot within easy access to many of the historic sights.
Address Via Cavour 136 (Monti)
Located near the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore and Termini Station (and not far from the Colosseum), the Casa Cleo offers B&B-style accommodations.
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Tomcat Driver, Cassandra, John,
Thank you for being a force of reason in an otherwise absurd discussion.So many people have no understanding of American History or the Constitution. I'm sure most have only ever read the NRA's abbreviated version of the 2nd Amendment, "..the right to bear arms."
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
What if someone built a nuclear weapon? That's an "arm" correct? Is that a 2nd Amendment right that can't be infringed? Obviously, we need to draw a line SOMEWHERE. Obama, and most reasonable people, want to draw the line between simple guns and assault weapons, which are capable of killing dozens of people in seconds.
"the line between simple guns and assault weapons, which are capable of killing dozens of people in seconds."
No. In fact, private ownership of automatic weapons has been effectively banned for decades. You have no idea what you're talking about.
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So I can't take it anymore; my shoulder has been hurting for months now. I can't really do anything with it.
I have gone to the docs and was prescribed a steroidal anti inflammatory; pregnasone (spelled wrong I'm sure)
Questions on it; as its too early to look it up and I'll be at work in a few and will fill the script right after..
I know weight gain is "possible". Is it possible, or probable?
Is there ANY chance this will RELOVE my issues, or really only keep it from hurting while Im taking it?
If only for while Im taking it, would it be better used on certain days. as opposed to daily?
I'm also now looking for other options.
I am considering more of less GH treatment; ghrh / cjc1295 specifically. I know I felt better taking it, but it has obviously returned. Maybe this isn't the answer?..
Cissus isn't doing much if anything now
Are there any steroids out that will help with healing ?
I'm open to every option at this point if you have something that has worked for you


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The quality and quantity of the States waters is a reflection of our use and in some case misuse of our water resources. Many are used to dilute and assimilate wastes generated as a result of human activities. Rain washes contaminants out of the atmosphere and off the land surface into our rivers and streams. Damming our rivers to produce electricity or extraction of surface or groundwater water for human use can alter natural streamflow patterns and threaten the sustainability of natural populations of fish and other aquatic life. Poorly planned development, destruction of wetlands, and is some cases a lack of dam maintenance can increase the potential for severe flooding and the destruction of property and loss of life that can be associated with those events.
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