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Episodes of explosive rage and violence comprise a symptom complex which can have a devastating effect on a person's life. In the community this behavior is seen as workplace violence, domestic abuse and road rage, while in the clinical setting, this behavior is rarely mentioned by patients, despite evidence that it can signify an important biological disorder that may afflict more than three percent of the population.
Patients are often reluctant to seek help for episodic attacks of rage, especially attacks which are accompanied by physical violence. Although, in the past, clinicians have had few treatment options to offer, recent neuroscience advances have created new possibilities to understand and help patients with this neglected problem. No formal medical guidelines for treating violence exist; however, many patients can be helped by diagnosis, referral and treatment. Treatment can include pharmaceuticals and nutrients, as well as referral for anger management or behavioral therapy.
The astute clinician has an opportunity to positively impact an important problem through the diagnosis and treatment of patients with symptoms of intermittent explosive disorder.
Keywords:aggression; alcoholism; psychopharmacology; violence; domestic abuse; prevention; neurobiology; treatment; domestic violence
The symptom complex characterized by repeated episodes of explosive rage and violence, disproportionate to any provocation, is rarely a patient's chief complaint, but it is a common problem none the less. For the afflicted individual, such a complaint may have profound effects on their self-esteem, their interpersonal relationships, and even on their ability to function in society. While some violence can be premeditated, goal directed or related to antisocial, callous unemotional traits, it is rather the category of violence described as affective aggression, (that is, reactive, defensive or hostile aggression) associated with fear and threat which will be the focus of this paper [1]. For most clinicians, the clinical perspective of violence as seen with Intermittent Explosive Disorder, specified by DSM-IV to encompass "several discrete episodes of failure to resist aggressive impulses that result in serious assaultive acts or destruction of property", with the further specification that "the degree of aggressiveness expressed during the episodes is grossly out of proportion to any precipitating psychological stressors" [2], provides a framework for addressing this issue from a clinical standpoint. When afflicted individuals express a concern about this unwanted behavior, it becomes an issue which clearly warrants the concern of their physician. This paper will give a brief review of the clinical approach to this, often ignored, yet common problem.
Intermittent explosive disorder has a prevalence of 3.9%, suggesting that each year in the United States, it is responsible for more than 30 million violent assaults [3]. When manifested as domestic abuse, road rage or workplace violence, such behavior is commonly attributed to cultural factors, social stress, economic deprivation or substance abuse. Much more needs to be known about these behaviors; however, recent advances in neuroscience allow for a more complete understanding, which accounts for biological factors amenable to medical treatment [4-8].
A number of factors have limited the benefits which a neurobiological perspective on violence might bring. Perpetrators may be unaware that they could benefit from medical intervention. Clinicians may be uncomfortable dealing with an area of diagnosis and treatment with which they are unfamiliar. Considering a violent perpetrator to be responsible for their actions may be a critical legal policy to uphold, but such a policy may impede diagnosis. All these factors ultimately work together to deny the benefits of modern clinical care to individuals who may urgently need it.
This article will provide a brief overview of the diagnosis and treatment of chronic violent behavior. A brief discussion of the neurobiology of violence will be presented and legal aspects of treatment will also be discussed in an effort to encourage clinical interest in what may be one of the most neglected areas of medicine.
One way to understand the biological basis for explosive types of rage and violence is to consider it as behavior which promotes survival in the face of threat [6]. Although many "threats" are psychological, rather than physical, the autonomic nervous system is aroused in either case. The resulting rage response is an innate behavior that rises from the limbic system (for example, amygdale and related structures) and is associated with palpitations, sweating, tachypnea and trembling [9,10]. The individual's own perception of these symptoms may incite further arousal in a positive feedback loop on the limbic system response. The prefrontal cortex and the anterior cingulate gyus provide a "top-down" inhibition of this limbic response while evaluating whether a physical or psychological "threat" is a harmless insult or a serious challenge to survival [9]. Controlling this limbic response appropriately is one of the most time critical functions of the frontal cortex; the serotoninergic neurotransmitter system is thought to be critical in this process [11]. The rapid appraisal of potential threats is especially sensitive to perturbation, such as the sensory processing distortions caused by metabolic disturbances or substance abuse [9]. It is the prefrontal cortex which allows for the consideration of nuanced and non-violent responses to any specific "threat" [12]. However, when violence is called for, limbic (for example, amygdale) activation will shut down the calming input from the prefrontal cortex in order to promote quick reactions and efficient fighting [13].
Various neurological disorders can disrupt the critical and sensitive processing necessary for appropriate behavior in response to perceived threat [9]. Neuroimaging studies suggest that in the pathological situation, calming cortical inputs are shut down when they should not be, permitting exaggerated and inappropriate limbic arousal and rage [8,12]. Impaired control of the limbic system rage response in this situation explains how a domestic violence perpetrator could physically attack their spouse with no apparent concern for the consequences. If cortical control is dysfunctional, relatively minor slights to the ego might be misinterpreted as overwhelming threat, leading to a violent response [12]. Acute psychological stress as well as social and cultural factors may interact with neurobiological deficits to create a situation where inappropriate violence becomes frequent [14].
Episodes of explosive rage and violence can be a defining feature of a patient's personal life; however, in the same way that patients can be reluctant to admit they have depression; they are even more ashamed to admit they have violent behavior. Often patients experience remorse, but not always. Simply asking during a history and physical examination, "Do you lose your temper? Do you do things when you are angry that you later regret?" can lead an individual to discuss behaviors that they would otherwise never initiate. If a clinician can suspend judgment about their patient's behavior and discuss situations without making disparaging remarks, patients can potentially overcome their denial and face the destructive effects of their "anger problem". The use of valid scales, such as the STAXI [15] and the BPAQ-SF [16] may also be helpful in identifying such patients. Between episodes, there is no classical way for someone with rage and violence to present for care; however, considering the association between violence and alcohol, individuals undergoing alcoholism detoxification may be more likely to benefit from screening. Impulsive aggression is frequently found in a co-morbid association with substance abuse and with personality disorders. Also, patients presenting with injuries suffered as a result of interpersonal violence are themselves at risk for having inappropriate attacks of rage [17]. When patients do present with violence, it is a common cause for involuntary commitment to a psychiatric facility and acute therapy [18,19].
Although in many cases violence may be a behavior simply learned from the patient's social and cultural background, the unique role of the clinician is to critically evaluate each patient for biological factors which can be treated, or refer the patient to a physician who can [20-24]. Many disorders which affect the central nervous system have been associated with violence [20,25-29]. Episodic attacks of rage and violence are not a classic presentation of any specific disorder, but this behavior can arise from diverse causes, including epilepsy, nutritional deficiencies, brain tumors, toxic exposures and encephalopathy from endocrine, metabolic or infectious disorders [18]. Closed head injuries can leave patients with no objective sign of their injury but with a dramatic predilection for episodes of impulsive rage [27]. Both acute and chronic substance abuse, for example, alcohol, and stimulants, can contribute to violence [30]. Depression, mania, post-traumatic stress disorder and schizophrenia may be associated with irritably, rage and violence [20]. (See Table 1)
Table 1. Some medical conditions associated with episodic rage and violence
It is important to note that not all instances of violence have serious underlying pathology. For example, the aggression associated with hypoglycemia can be simply treated with food. Identifying the precise biological factors contributing to violence can be difficult as multiple predisposing conditions often coexist in one patient. As with any neurological issue, diagnostic testing is led by the symptom presentation and physical exam. For example, if temporal lobe seizures are suspected, an electroencephalogram (EEG) may be indicated [26]. In most cases, however, the physical exam will be normal, and a precise diagnosis will be elusive. In such a situation, empiric treatment may be indicated.
Although no drugs have a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved indication for violence, many therapeutic options have been tested in randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind trials [20,28,31]. (see Table 2) Psychiatrists use various classes of drugs as treatment for violence, but treatment guidelines have not been established. The point of this article is to introduce existent therapeutic options rather than to provide a detailed review of pharmacotherapy, which has been reviewed elsewhere [18,20,25,31-40]. Medication is not a panacea; all types of violence are not amenable to pharmacological therapy. For example, treatment with the classic anticonvulsant phenytoin was shown to reduce impulsive but not premeditated violence [41]. In previous reviews the use of anticonvulsants, beta blockers and atypical antipsychotic agents has been described in detail [20,31,40-49]. For more than 40 years, lithium has been used in many populations to treat violence [50]. Serotonin reuptake inhibitors are commonly used in the setting of depression but can also be effective for reducing chronic anger [20]. Serotonin reuptake inhibitors are often initially used at low doses to guard against any paradoxical exacerbating effect [31,22,41]. Since the use of all of these medications for reducing violence is "off label", it is important to carefully monitor for any adverse effects which can in some instances cause an increase in irritability and aggression [22,40].
Table 2. Examples of some agents used to reduce violence and aggression
Nutritional factors, especially the essential omega-3 fatty acids, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) are critical components of the nervous system, but can be deficient in the diet [51-53]. Some controlled trials suggest that these nutrients may reduce aggression and produce other benefits with few side effects [54-56]. In recognition of this, the American Psychiatric Association recommends that individuals with mood, impulse-control or psychotic disorders consume 1 gram of EPA + DHA per day [57]. When essential fatty acids were administered with multiple vitamins to young men in prison, violence was reduced by one third [58], a finding which was later replicated [59]. Although there are many more studies demonstrating the effectiveness of prescription pharmaceuticals than there are of studies testing nutrients, omega-3 fatty acid (that is, fish oil) and vitamins have the benefit that they may be readily accepted by patients who desire a more "natural" type of therapy without the stigma and serious side effects which sometimes accompany psychotropic medications [60]. Because of the potential for nutritional therapy to address the problem of violence on a public health basis, there is a critical need for more research to resolve controversies in this area.
Substance abuse treatment as therapy for aggressive behavior
Alcoholism may be the most common condition associated with violence; alcohol is thought to have a disinhibiting effect on aggressive behavior [6]. Reports suggest that most severe interpersonal violence occurs when the perpetrator is intoxicated. Cocaine abuse is also associated with violence [30]. Not surprisingly, recent research has found that substance abuse treatment can reduce the prevalence of violent behavior by more than half [61]. Patients can be referred to specific substance abuse treatment programs as well as to self-help programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous. Medical management of alcoholism is effective and can include the use of naltrexone or acamprosate [62]. These drugs are relatively underused medications which can reduce the incidence of relapse to alcoholic drinking [63]. Side effects are relatively minor, and in some alcoholics, these drugs can have a marked effect [64].
Psychological intervention as a treatment for aggression
In addition to any prescribed medical treatment, patients must recognize their need to change, assume responsibility for their behavior and begin to deal with conflict in a positive manner. To facilitate these cognitive processes, violent individuals are commonly offered anger management or behavioral therapies [65-68].
Psychological interventions can be very helpful for some aggressive individuals [69], and effects can last for months, even years after the therapy is terminated [66-68]. In a meta-analysis looking at 50 studies, angry, (and in some cases violent), patients treated with a variety of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) treatments had better outcomes than 76% of non-treated control patients [70]. These studies considered inpatients and outpatients, children and adults, abusive parents and spouses, prisoners and individuals with mental retardation as well as the general population. The most effective CBT anger management programs include two or all three of the following components: relaxation techniques, cognitive interventions and communication skills [71]. For individuals with borderline personality disorder, dialectical-behavioral therapy (DBT) is an effective therapy [72,73]. The success of psychological interventions on domestic violence recidivism is controversial, but a meta-analysis of 22 studies suggests that the effect size of therapy is generally significant though small [65]. Treatments specifically for domestic violence include feminist psycho-educational men's groups, (that is, the Duluth model) [68], men's CBT groups, anger management and couples' therapy [65]. Many states regulate the therapy of domestic abusers and, in some cases, restrict the use of couple's therapy or the consideration of neuro-psychiatric issues (for example, alcoholism); the extent to which such legislation inhibits potentially beneficial treatment has not been evaluated [74]. Recently, a computer assisted treatment adjunct based on a Trans Theoretical Model of behavior change has been shown to reduce violence, suggesting that entirely new treatment paradigms could be developed in the future [75]. The effectiveness of domestic violence treatment is difficult to study, and the problem is compounded by the effect of high dropout rates (40% to 60% within three months), which predict poor outcome [69]. A positive correlation has been found repeatedly between the strength of the therapeutic alliance, patient attendance rates and the overall likelihood of the participant benefiting from the treatment [76,77]. Therefore, when referring aggressive patients for therapy, a physician should supply several options and emphasize the importance of finding a therapist with whom the patient feels comfortable. In the United States, the American Psychological Association (1-800-964-2000) or the National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-SAFE) can provide referral information.
Legal and ethical issues in the United States
While the American Medical Association's Ethics Code requires and emphasizes the importance of patient confidentiality, it also states the following: "When a patient threatens to inflict serious bodily harm to another person or to him or herself and there is a reasonable probability that the patient may carry out the threat, the physician should take reasonable precautions for the protection of the intended victim, which may include notification of law enforcement authorities..." (E-5.05 Confidentiality). Additionally, in the landmark Tarasoff cases (Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California 1974 and 1976) [78] the ruling established in the state of California a legal duty of health workers to warn and protect potential victims from a patient's foreseeable violence. Since then, some states have codified the health worker's duty to protect specifying how to discharge that duty, some states have declined to uphold the duty to protect in court and some states have not addressed the issue in court or legislation [79]. In states where the duty to protect does apply it is only operative when the patient identifies a specific victim or has a history of violence and there is substantial and compelling reason to believe that the patient will be violent again. The health worker fulfils the duty in most states by informing the relevant authorities, warning the victim or having the patient hospitalized, although a few states have additional requirements. For victims who are minors, all 50 states have passed some form of a mandatory abuse and neglect reporting law. Some states mandate that the suspicion of domestic violence or elder abuse must be reported to the legal authorities [80]. All states require reporting of suspected child abuse [81]. When treating an adult victim, mandatory reporting laws also vary by state and are based on the type and circumstances of the injury; laws in all states are listed in a 2002 article by Houry and colleagues [82]. For more information on legal responsibilities as a physician, the American Medical Association recommends contacting the state licensing board. Screening a patient for violent activity can be unethical if a physician fails to discuss the limits of confidentiality and any legal requirement of the state to break confidentiality and involve the legal system [83].
While knowledge of laws in one's state of practice is essential, experts in medical law strongly recommend that clinicians approach the dangerousness of a patient as a clinical rather than legal issue [79,84,85]. The primary determinants in a malpractice suit are the thoroughness of the clinicians' assessment of a patient's potential for violence and the care with which options of action were considered, rather than the accuracy of the clinicians' predictions [79]. Thorough mental status examinations and substance use histories should be documented with direct quotes from the patient. Careful notes should be taken explaining why a certain course of action was taken, what other options were considered but opted against and why. The more potentially dangerous the client, the more care one should take in the documentation of the case [85].
Although it is unknown what proportion of explosive rage and violent behavior can be successfully treated, the price of ignoring treatment includes the staggering cost of injuries that might be prevented, and an even greater cost in shattered communities, broken families and personal suffering. Various neurobiological disorders can affect the processing of perceived threats by the brain, leading to dysfunctional, violent behaviors. Future research will add to our understanding of violence, but existing evidence clearly shows that physicians today have a unique opportunity to address medical aspects of this problem when they identify the perpetrators of explosive violent behavior. Asking patients if they lose their temper can identify violent individuals in a non-judgmental way and can open the door to appropriate medical evaluation, treatment and referral. Patients are given an important degree of self-determination when they are offered expanded treatment options that include not only behavioral therapy, but also nutritional supplementation, alcoholism treatment and pharmaceuticals.
CBT: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; DBT: dialectical behavior therapy; DHA: docosahexaenoic acid; EPA: eicosapentaenoic acids; FDA: Food and Drug Administration.
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
JCU conceptualized, wrote and edited the manuscript. KT and MS wrote and edited the manuscript. DTG provided intellectual background and assisted in writing and editing the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Authors' information
The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this commentary. JCU is certified in both Public Health and Addiction Medicine, and conducts clinical research in neuroscience at the National Institutes of Health where he has studied violence, nutrition, and alcoholism. He has more than 20 years' experience treating homeless patients. KT is certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. MS is a medical student from CMH Lahore Medical College, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan. DTG is certified in Psychiatry and conducts clinical research at the National Institutes of Health where he has studied domestic violence and new treatments for alcoholism.
The work was done at and supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism of the National Institutes of Health. The authors wish to thank Monte Philips, Tricia Umhau, Laura Kwako, PhD, and Steven Aden, JD for their helpful comments.
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By day, I write Java code in the enterprise world. When I compare my code to others' code, I sometimes feel like I excessively use the
final keyword. It seems that most developers will only use
final for a constant declaration such as
However, I would bet that 95% of my my local variables are declared
final. Am I going overboard?
Saving another developer (or future you) some thinking
Consider a typical line of code that does not use
There are a few reasons this makes me cringe:
- This forces someone reading your code to perform a mental shift. This developer has grown to know and love
path, and now it isn't what it used to be. Humans aren't nearly as good at context shifting as we think we might be. Sure, in this trivial example, the harm seems minimal, but the more shifting references in the code, the harder it is to keep track of what is what.
- Being more explicit would make your code easier to understand. Why not give other developers a better clue as to what's going on?
Encouraging best practices
You'll find that if you consistently use
final variables, the compiler will prevent you from shooting yourself in the foot from a maintainability perspective.
final will encourage you to use the narrowest scoping possible.
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What's wrong with that code? Okay, you probably realized that if the address is null we will register the user with the city of a previous user in the list. However, in order to realize this, you had to think and scrutinize the code at least a little bit. If you were in the habit of using
final variables, things would look more like this:
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The version using
final won't let you get away with letting a value persist across iterations. It also won't leave any broadly-scoped variables hanging around once your code is done with the loop. In my opinion, it is also easier to digest. You immediately see what the value of each variable is, and because you know the reference won't change, you don't have to think much at all about what is happening.
Complicated logic trees
your someone else's code has some complicated logic tree with
else if, and
else branches of various levels, it can be tough to track down blocks that might execute twice and thus reassign a variable. If those variables are declared
final, the compiler will make sure that these variables don't get assigned twice. Here is where you might say
But sometimes I know two blocks are mutually exclusive but the compiler can't tell.
This could definitely be the case; I won't say you are wrong. But I will ask a couple questions:
- Does everyone else who will ever see this code know this same magical fact that you do? Maybe others aren't nearly as smart as you are and would benefit from you making the mutual-exclusivity explicit.
- Can you restructure your logic so that the compiler knows that only one of these blocks can execute? This will make your code much less error prone.
Free minor optimizations
The compiler and JVM can make minor optimizations on
final variables. Sure these are small gains, but I'll take them since they come free with the other benefits of using
Closing thoughts
As you most likely know if you have up to this point,
final has more than one meaning in Java. I think that most Java developers can understand use cases for
final classes, methods, and fields, even if they don't use them regularly. However, I think they belittle the utility of
final local variables. Several developers have told me
Sure, I should probably make more of my variables final, but it isn't worth the verbosity.
I agree that the verbosity is a shame. I think that in Java variables should be
final unless declared otherwise (have I mentioned that Scala is my hobby language?). We are stuck with
final being opt-in instead of opt-out, so here are my closing points to ponder:
- Are you concerned about typing the extra 6 characters (including space) for your variables?
- Which is going to end up taking more time, typing the extra characters or debugging problems stemming from broadly-scoped variables or inadvertent reasssignments?
- Are you concerned about extra noise in your code that distracts from the real logic?
- This is a valid concern. But I think that the extra verbosity helps by saying "Look, I am a simple assignment. You don't have to worry about me changing down the line. You can focus on more complicated things."


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CANTON — The FC Freeze U18 boys and U12 girls soccer teams pulled away to convincing NNYYSL wins on Thursday.
The FC Freeze U18 boys evened their 2014 summer mark at 1-1 in the NNYYSL with a victory over a shorthanded Thousand Island Soccer Club on Thursday night.
Ten different players got into the scoring column including: Parishville-Hopkington's Wyatt Snell (2-1), Ogdensburg's Peyton Lalone (2-1), Potsdam's Pat Normandin (2-1), Potsdam's Matt Normandin (1-2), Potsdam's David Caamano (1-1) and Madrid-Waddington's Tyler Robinson (2-0) with Ogdensburg's Nate Peo, Canton's Kegan Sovay and Lisbon's Adam Kelley also finding the back of the net and Lisbon's Nick Spooner collecting four saves in goal.
The locals will return to action on Thursday traveling to General Brown.
FC Freeze U12 girls (2-0-1) traveled to Philadelphia to play host Indian River United Soccer Club (2-2) and came away with a 6-0 win.
Within the first three minutes, FC began their strong attack with shots on goals from Natalie Cowen (Potsdam) and Olivia Mace (Ohio).
At 26:35, Mace fired a goal into the net with an assist going to Katharine Cowen (Potsdam).
At 23:33 mark, Natalie Cowen pounced on a ball the goalie dropped. Cowen dribbled around the goalie and scored her first goal of the season. At 18:28, Mace's strong shot on goal ricocheted off the goalie and Katharine Cowen scored her first goal of the game. At half-time the score was 3-0 with FC posting 12 shots on goal and IRUSC having none.
In the second half of play, at 27:04, Katharine Cowen fired a shot off the right hand goal post, she settled the ricocheted ball and scored. At 17:30, Cowen intercepted an IRUSC goal kick and drove the ball into the right corner of the net for a hat trick. At 16:40, Sophia Janoyan (Potsdam) threaded the needle with a pass to Katharine Cowen who scored a Texas Hat Trick or Double-Brace (fourth goal of the game).
FC Freeze passed the ball well and this allowed the following players to have shots on goal; Hannah Butler (Canton), Gabrielle Jones, Louisa Moosbrugger (Potsdam), Sophia Janoyan and Clara Maine (Parishville).
FC's keepers Gabrielle Jones (Potsdam) made four saves and Natalie Cowen made two saves to preserve the win.
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I'm not sure this is the right place for this, but here goes. I'm planning on making dryer lint and Vaseline fire starters and was wondering how much lint and how big the finished product should be. ThanksDoug
I've never used lint, but I use cotton balls and vaseline. One cotton ball is just right for getting a fire started. I put them in a hard sided container (a pill bottle) so I can shove and compress a lot of them in there.
I have used both but like Cotton ball/petro jelly bestThey burn quite well and one is plenty to start a fire.
I agree with the pure cotton/PJ. Dryer lint might have some polyester or wool mixed in with the cotton, which diminishes its proper flamability.
My favorite fire starter is bees wax impregnated tack cloth used for finish carpentry.A 3"x3" piece rolled into a cigarette makes a lite, clean and easy fire starter.
A few feet of wax paper is completely mess-free (and can even be used to separate a sooty pot from other stuff) and you can use as much or as little as you need each time based on the conditions. A square inch or two under really dry twigs. A dollar-bill-sized piece for bigger twigs. Roll and kink a tube for a longer-lasting one, etc. For the multi-purposers among us, you can use wax paper (or aluminum foil) to catch drips off a snow field or tarp for drinking water. Instant funnel.Someone posted two weeks ago about filling each compartment of a cardboard egg carton with a tablespoon of wax and cutting out 12 fire starters. I tried it and while not SUL, it made a REALLY effective fire starter - for wetter or bigger wood. I buy big, ugly candles at the thrift store for 25 cents and keep them around as a cheap source of wax.The SDUL (super-duper ultralight) method is to harvest your own belly-button lint and impregnate it with your own ear wax. NO added pack weight AND you reduce your skin-out weight with each use.
Someone posted two weeks ago about filling each compartment of a cardboard egg carton with a tablespoon of wax and cutting out 12 fire starters. I tried it and while not SUL, it made a REALLY effective fire starter - for wetter or bigger wood.For a somewhat lighter version of that, use the small paper cups found at condiment stations with pump dispensers (cylinders approx 1 inch tall and 1 inch diameter). Doesn't pack the quite as many BTU's as the egg carton version but still works pretty well.I'm not sure if esbit tabs have been mentioned but they work pretty well also.
While not directly on-topic, I use a trick birthday candle for lighting my fires, whether in a fire ring or in my wood-burning stove. It lights quickly using my lighter and then I'm not reaching down under my carefully crafted fire and trying to flick my Bic.
Esbit make good fire starters too. Maybe overkill for most situations, but when the woods is very wet and I'm cold I will use one.
one trick with PJ ballz is to put the PJ in the microwave for a short time or otherwise carefully heat it up to liquid form ... and then dip most of the ball into is, leaving out some to fluff up to catch sparkshere is someone demonstrating nuked PJ balls in the rain ...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgTano_saGo&feature=player_embedded;)
One tip if you decide to use lint. Remove it from your navel first. Don't ask me how I know....
I was also wondering how long a petroleum ball stays lit compared to a esbit tab and if dog hair in the lint matters much.
>"if dog hair in the lint matters much."You know the expression, "Smells like a wet dog."?Smelling like a burning dog is worse.When I've had my flesh cauterized or gotten defoliated in small fuel-air explosions, it smells much better upwind.
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How to wash show jacket
I have a lovely showmanship jacket that is black polyester material on the bottom with soft lambskin at the cuffs, shoulders, collar, etc. with rim-set crystals. Just got back from a show where it was so hot and even though I took it off as soon as possible, the top has some serious stinkage of the armpits.
Has anyone hand washed or machine washed a similar garment? The care tag has been removed, but I called a dry cleaner and they said it would be about $20 - $25 to send it for "leather method" dry cleaning.
I'm afraid if I wash it, the leather will shrink and pull back from the polyester part.
Please share any success/horror stories.
I recommend dry cleaning. If you want to hand wash, look into forever new fabric care wash. If the manufacturers tag is still attached, possibly contact them as well
Hand wash in cold water with a very mild detergent like Woolite. Do not wring after rinsing, and lay flat to dry.
You could also try Dryel, which is supposed to be similar to home dry cleaning. Don't know how expensive it is, though.
If you know the maker of your coat you might be able to contact them directly or search for instructions on the net.
Honestly though for expensive garments I send them off. It's more expensive but safer.
Dryel doesn't really clean stuff, IMO. It's just a sheet you stick in your dryer with the clothes. Looks like a regular dryer sheet.
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If it was me I would hand wash as Speedracer suggested. I used to send to the drycleaners but found out they used fluids so I thought what the heck I might as well do it myself and save money -- all my projects have been successful so far. You may also try sponging the areas that show as dirty and leave the rest alone.
Should you get it clean, there are armpit shields you can wear that will prevent the transference of sweat to the garment. Not expensive.
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Several schools in western Nebraska will heighten security Friday after law enforcement officials say a former student threatened a shooting rampage.
Officials are trying to locate a former student of Valts Alternative school. Authorities say a teacher reported Wednesday that the former male student had threatened a shooting rampage for Dec. 21st.
Gering Public Schools, Community Christian School and the Valts Alternative school will lock their doors because they are the only schools in the area still open.
The station reports school officials say the lockdown is a precaution. Doors will be locked once students enter school, and permission will be required to enter after that. Police also will have a heavier presence at the schools.
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Wetherspoon pubs in and around the West Midlands have been recognised in their respective Best Bar None schemes.
In the scheme run by Birmingham City Council, The Bottle of Sack (Sutton Coldfield) was voted 'best-suburban bar', while The Arthur Robertson (Perry Barr) was named 'bestsuburban pub.'
More than 100 premises, licensed to sell alcohol, took part in the scheme, run in partnership with West Midlands police and the fire service.
In a separate Best Bar None scheme, undertaken by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, The White Swan (Solihull) was crowned 'overall winner'.
The pub picked up the overall trophy, together with title of 'best town-centre pub'.
The Mayor of Solihull, Cllr Ian Courts, presented the trophy to pub manager Dawn Lingley-Webster.
In addition, The Assembly Rooms (Solihull) received an accreditation, while The Elizabeth of York (Moseley) was highly commended in the 'best suburban pub' category, with The Briar Rose, The Soloman Cutler and The Dragon Inn (all Birmingham) receiving accreditations.


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The Rose Bush » 23andMe Guide » New "Ancestry Composition" Tool at 23andMe – Map View Improvements Needed
New "Ancestry Composition" Tool at 23andMe – Map View Improvements Needed
New Ancestry Composition Tool at 23andMe
On Thursday evening, December 6th 2012, 23andMe released an eagerly awaited new ethnicity calculator called AP2 during its beta phase, for Ancestry Painting version 2. It's currently listed as "Ancestry Composition" on the left hand side of your screen under the "My Ancestry" heading. I'm not ready to totally evaluate this tool, and may not be for quite some time. It's been really exiting exploring it so far, and there are some interesting potential 'revelations' in the breakdowns. After waiting for a year, their European customers are happily digging away trying to make sense of the DNA segments that make them who they are. African-American and Asian customers won't be as excited about this update but 23andMe is working on breakdowns for those regions of the world and the new tool's design is easily adapted for future improvements. That's great news for all customers.
The first thing you'll notice at their "Standard Estimate" of where your DNA is from at the "Sub regional Resolution" is that you have to click on these rings to get finer resolution and that when you click on them the map 'zooms' to the area of the world that segment represents. This feature isn't very informative even at the "Speculative Estimate" setting and honestly was a waste of programing time IMHO. I'd have been more impressed if it actually gave you a list of countries covered by each segment. And here lies my suggestion for where they can make easy improvements in the tool. I'm just going to cover the map view here. If I have time, I'll have a post on the "Chromosome View" soon.
Ancestry Composition Tool Improvement Suggestions
As you can see from the above picture, clicking on "Nonspecific Northern European" isn't really informative. We have a clear view of Italy, Span and Russia — which I don't believe they intend to include with "Nonspecific Northern" –among other confusing issues. This feature just isn't that useful. What people want to know is, "What countries are covered by the term "Nonspecific Northern European" in the Ancestry Composition?" Perhaps rather than have a cutsie tool that zooms around, they could replace the map view with a tool that had an individual picture for each region that you could highlight by clicking on a category on the left — perhaps with some surrounding countries not included in the region in question — greyed out. If they used the example below, at least I could easily tell exactly what region they consider "Nonspecific Northern European."
Where Are Those Segments From?
There are other improvements needed though. Why isn't there a list of specific countries that each region covers? It's fine to say 'French and German' since those two countries are hard to separate through DNA analysis, but what countries does that include? Let's look at the map view of French and German below:
The first issue with this is trying to figure out which color blue is the same from the key to the map. It's a really 'cute' organized idea to do a million shades of the same color for 'similar' regions but it's darn hard to read that way and certainly not worth the cuteness factor. It's organized without being useful. Aside from the general color issue is that, again, the map view isn't really focused enough to easily define the "French and German" region. What would be more useful would be a more focused view such as below:
Here, I can at least be certain which area I'm supposed to be looking at. The other problem though is, I really am only slightly interested in a clunky view of the region that the DNA segment is from — displayed on a rough map. What I really want to know is, "What countries might that DNA segment come from?" I am not a geography wiz. I need lots more help than this rough map to get a feeling for where that DNA segment might have originated. If they aren't going to put country outlines with names on the map, I need a list of countries each region covers. Can I get one from 23andMe?
Drilling for Information
It turns out, the answer is a very qualified 'sort of.' What I can get from 23andMe is a list of countries of origin listed by their customers that were used in the research. Or more accurately, the country that their customers indicated their four grandparents were from, It's not easy, but you can get there by clicking on that little "i" Information Button that appears on the right of some of the regions when you highlight them. Unfortunately, a single click isn't even enough to bring up that list. You have to drill down even further.
When you click "Show Details", you then get a breakdown by country of the populations used in the research — as reported by their customers — or in some cases through standard genetic population studies that were done previously by researchers and which are generally available for public use — such as HGDP.
So even though I had to dig, the information I need is there… or is it? Well as it turns out, that answer is no. You see, those populations are representing more than the countries of origin of someone's grandparents. They are also representing other nearby countries. In the case of French/German it's covering Belgium, The Netherlands, and Switzerland, but what about Austria, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg and the Czech Republic? My geography isn't that great and even if looking at a Google map compared to 23andMe's map — I don't know. I'm fairly sure Luxembourg, which I located just below The Netherlands on Google Maps is included, but for the rest, I'm really unsure. I just shouldn't have to be that great at geography to find out where Lichtenstein sits and try to eyeball whether it is Northern, Southern or Eastern Europe. I don't want to 'discover' this kind of stuff, I want 23andMe to tell me, exactly, what they mean by those categories on the page where I'm looking at the maps.
If I poke around and go to each "i" Information Button and make a list, I can then see if one of these countries are listed as either Southern Europe or Eastern Europe. In many cases, I find that they aren't listed under ANY heading. I'll be frank, why should I have to do all this poking around to find information? Instead of focusing on 'cute' presentations, why doesn't 23andMe just put the list of countries covered under each European country right at the bottom of the page neatly organized in columns and of a readable size? If they insist, they could even put them all in the not-very-helpful shade of blue that they chose for them.
Mystery Countries
Here is a list of countries with populations used in the analysis in each European region. I got the list by drilling down on all the 'Nonspecific X European" segments though the "i" Information Buttons:
That leaves a list of 29 mystery countries that lie in Europe and about which we have no knowledge of where they might fall in our DNA segments. Even if 23andMe doesn't want to assign them to a speculative country, shouldn't they at least be listed in a region? Or if not, could 23andMe offer an explanation for each country and where it might show up and why they don't want to assign it to a localized region or nonspecific region? I realize these are smaller countries, but I was always taught that it was better and certainly more efficient for one person (or team) to spend a bit of extra time getting information together for everyone else, than for each individual that's wondering to have to dig around and try to root it out themselves. This is a failing seen in many of 23andMe's tools, including their ongoing refusal to combine Ancestry Finder and Relative Finder information into one spreadsheet. It's fine to still offer a separate spreadsheet for AF so we can continue getting our matches info, but all the info should come with our Relative Finder download. Sorry for the digression, but this is a pattern that's problematic throughout the site.
I don't want to sound like a grouch. The new Ancestry Composition is fascinating and a lot of work went into it, but presentation matters. First, any tool or interface should be functional with as much information as is reasonably to be expected on the page in question and not in some drill down of easily ignored buttons. Then, appearance should be taken into account, and only thirdly 'interactivity' tools like clicking the circles around the map icon. I'm fairly sure there aren't very many 14-year-old customers that want to play with clicking around on the screen. We're adults that want easy access to information and help files.
Stay tuned for my assessment of the chromosome view and my suggestions for improvement there! If you have other suggestions, please feel free to leave them in a comment.
Credits: All screen shots were taken from the 23andMe website. No affiliation is implied and all copyrights remain with them.
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The long-simmering civil suit to assay the extent of British Petroleum's negligence leading up to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Gulf Coast disaster began Monday.
But whether the case ever makes it through a trial — or ends up in a settlement — is almost irrelevant for the States certain to get a payout.
Think about it: There is almost no chance that Alabama and Louisiana — the two States formally attached to the suit — as well as Florida, Mississippi, Texas and the U.S. Department of Justice won't see BP money before it's all over. And it will probably be a lot of money, especially for the three less-populous tax base States between Florida and Texas.
Those States' poorer general fund and education budgets get a little tingly when they smell free money. And the custodians of public funds, regardless of their day-to-day fiscal rhetoric, get positively giddy.
The belt-tightening lip service State leaders pay to the handling of public funds has a reliable tendency to dissipate utterly when the opportunity to aggrandize public coffers at the expense of the private sector appears.
Want examples? Just Google "State general fund windfalls" and order a pizza.
Lotteries, lawsuits, revenue-raising referenda, "found" money, tax projections that turn out to have been pessimistic: all these, and more, provide States — not only in the South, but across the Fruited Plain — the year-by-year deus ex machina their Governors and legislatures need to keep constituents grateful for the last-minute budgets they manage to pass.
Now there's talk of a settlement in the Deepwater case. Leaving aside BP's culpability (or its absence) in the ordeal, you can bet State heads in the South are imploring their attorneys general to go for the surest play. In all likelihood, that's a settlement of the civil lawsuit.
The boilerplate fiscal values of Governors, legislators, cabinet appointees and public service commissions — ultimately, of any State-level official who inherits his little slice of the labyrinthine and pervasive administrative structure supported by each State's general fund — are ephemeral when the prospect of a quick score rears its head. Due process — yes, even for an international megacorporation loathed both by environmentalists and people who put gas in their cars — doesn't get a lot of spotlight from State Houses.
State leaders send a message to their citizen bosses and benefactors when they spend the months before a tough legislative session talking about steep budget cuts, reductions in staffing for courts, law enforcement, state-run mental hospitals and pretty much everything else. (Roads and teachers are sacred cows of the political cycle and are usually safe from devastating harm.)
The South's elected fiscal conservatives, such as they are, reached office in part on the strength of tough talk about bloated government, redundancies in State services, welfare-state public employees (except for teachers!) and getting back to the business of carrying out no more and no less than the tasks of office as ordained in each State's constitution.
When those same leaders ramp up the rhetoric for each year's budget fight, the talk is always about tough decisions, too many "needs" and not enough dollars, and how proud they are that the people who elected them share their austere approach to fiscal policy and will "please bear with us" as they feebly shore up — but never, ever eliminate — all the big-government programs, entitlements and agencies they were elected to trim or to end outright.
When Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas get their BP dole, you can expect it to be absorbed into their State budgets to the maximum extent the settlement agreement will allow. There will be earmarks for environmental reparation, as well as other qualifiers regarding where a portion of the money goes, but every discretionary cent likely will be padded in to each State's business-as-usual operating budget next year.
With few exceptions, State programs don't die. Their near-miss budgeting survival, year in and year out, leaves the public with the vague impression that they're absolutely crucial and, probably, mandated by that State's Constitution or the Constitution of the United States.
For politicians of any stripe holding the public purse strings, that's a pleasant lie. Along with State taxes and fees that either stay level or increase, erratic windfall money keeps State leaders everywhere addicted to the superfluity of big government.


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BYU-Hawaii seized control of the match early with a fifth minute goal from Colby Bauer. Seasider (3-3-2/1-2-1 PacWest) leading scorer Mike Moreno set it up off a well-placed corner kick.
In the 40th minute, Cam Neeley chipped in a goal over Tyler Walters (Ogden, UT/Ben Lomand) after a long pass by David Urbina forced the DSU goalkeeper out from the endline.
Dixie State cut the lead in half in the 77th minute. Wade Canon (Meridian, ID/Meridian) lined up a long-range free kick from the right side. His strike buzzed past teammates, defenders and the BYUH keeper into the left corner of the goal. For the home team, it was the last shot they put on goal as the BYUH offense kept possession on their side of the field.
Tempers and feeling flared toward the end of the match, and a late frustration yellow card against Erik Shallenberger (Las Vegas, NV/Arbor View), his fifth of the season, will keep the junior out of DSU's next match on Saturday.
After an even 5-5 slate on shots in the first half, BYUH was the overall shot aggressor on the night (14-11).
Walters made five saves in net for Dixie State and the team got credit for a save stopping an 88th minute attempt.
Dixie State returns to action on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. against UH Hilo.


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The Palace Theatre will host the 2nd Annual Holiday Home Tour.
This special holiday event is your chance to explore four festively decorated homes in Bedford that feature some the newest trends in holiday decorating. The homes showcased on this tour are sure to put you in the holiday spirit!
The afternoon begins with registration starting at 3 p.m. at Ira Lexus of Manchester located at 18 Kilton Road in Bedford, where brochures will be handed out along with maps to guide you to each home on the tour. You have until 5 p.m. to pick up your brochure. Homes will be open from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The afternoon will conclude at the Bedford Village Inn, where guests will enjoy a signature BVI cocktail and hors d'oeurves from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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October 6, 2015
Former Nebraska state wards and advocates are asking lawmakers to extend services for foster care youths that would allow them to receive assistance until they're 21.
Lincoln Sen. Amanda McGill told the Health and Human Services Committee on Thursday that foster care youths leaving the system need state assistance because they're facing significant barriers while looking for employment and entering college.
State officials estimate that the plan would cost about $3.2 million in fiscal 2013. The federal government would contribute more than $3.5 million during the program's first year.
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services opposes the bill. Child welfare division director Thomas Pristow says it would cost more than what has been projected to offer Medicaid and case management support to wards age 19-21.
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