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A gunman entered Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School a month ago on Wednesday and opened fire with a semi-automatic AR-15-style rifle, killing 17 people and injuring 17 more. He shot nearly 150 rounds during the 10-minute attack, and reportedly would have continued if his weaponry had cooperated.
Instead, dumb luck brought an end to the rampage when the shooter's rifle jammed as he attempted to reload it with a fresh magazine, law enforcement sources told Florida media outlets. Other sources suggested the perpetrator "fumbled" while trying to reload. Whether user error or a technical malfunction, this mishap appeared to save lives. With police closing in, the gunman discarded his firearm and fled the school with a bag full of ammunition, blending in with evacuating students.
In many ways, it's a telling indictment of U.S. gun policy that 17 lives were cut short and we can feel lucky that it wasn't worse. But if lawmakers are going to continue relying on luck alone to mitigate the carnage of mass shootings, the least they could do is work to stack the odds against murderers and in favor of their victims.
One way to do that would be to pass a federal restriction on high-capacity magazines. This would limit the number of rounds a mass shooter could fire uninterrupted, meaning they'd have to reload more often, and not be able to shoot as many people in between. More reloading would result in a higher probability of a malfunction or mistake, giving law enforcement more time to respond and bystanders more opportunity to flee or fight back.
"Even though it's fairly easy to interchange magazines, any time you do is a point at which firing stops," said Robert Spitzer, a professor at SUNY Cortland who's written five books on gun policy. "People drop the magazines. They jam. In a real live fire situation, people are often nervous, even including those who are committing these crimes."
Most standard magazines for military-style rifles like AR-15s hold 30 rounds, though 10-round versions are also common. There are conflicting reports about whether the Parkland shooter used 10-round magazines or 30-round magazines, but regardless, the incident appears to demonstrate the value of forcing criminals to reload.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) hinted as much during a town hall with Stoneman Douglas students last month, when he said he'd consider a ban on high-capacity magazines after being told that several people were able to escape while the shooter was reloading. He later introduced legislation that ignored magazines entirely.
Magazine capacity restrictions have been hotly debated at both the state and federal levels. The 1994 federal assault weapons ban, which expired in 2004, included a 10-round cap on magazines. That limit would be reinstated under both House and Senate bills to renew the assault weapons ban.
Eight states and Washington, D.C., have also passed measures restricting magazines of various sizes, with most implementing a 10-round limit as part of broader assault weapons ban legislation. Many of those laws have faced legal challenges, though federal courts have generally upheld them and the Supreme Court has so far declined to hear a challenge.
"If the federal government enacted a high-capacity magazine ban, it would be constitutionally permissible," said Adam Winkler, a professor of constitutional law at the UCLA School of Law who has written extensively on gun policy.
Gun advocates often argue that the purpose of the Second Amendment is to ensure that an armed citizenry would be capable of rising up against a tyrannical government, but the Supreme Court has established that the core Second Amendment right pertains to self-defense. As long as the court maintains that position, it would be hard to justify a change on this issue, said Adam Skaggs, chief counsel of the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
"Having 10 rounds of ammunition to fire doesn't materially infringe [on] the ability to use the gun for self-defense, especially when considered in light of the state's interest to limit the ability of shooters to commit mass carnage," he said.
But to probe the issue of civilian versus government firepower a bit deeper, it's worth noting that many high-capacity magazines available to the public are larger than the 30-round magazines law enforcement and domestic military personnel typically use. The Las Vegas gunman last October was equipped with a number of 100-round magazines, for example.
Having 10 rounds of ammunition to fire doesn't materially infringe [on] the ability to use the gun for self-defense, especially when considered in light of the state's interest to limit the ability of shooters to commit mass carnage. Adam Skaggs, chief counsel of the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
While we're weighing if civilians should have access to more than 10 rounds in a magazine, perhaps we should be asking the same of government agents. After all, if police or military officers can't hit what they're aiming for in 10 shots, maybe they shouldn't be able to shoot another 20 rounds without reloading.
Although the federal assault weapons ban legislation includes an exception for law enforcement, making it a universal restriction might help reverse the vicious cycle of militarization of both civilians and the state, said Skaggs.
"The argument is that we make these products legal, giving criminals the ability to get these magazines, so we have to arm our law enforcement with more and more militaristic weapons because the civilian population has them," Skaggs said. "It creates a one-way ratchet. Each side has to continually be more armed."
High-capacity magazine bans have traditionally been considered in conjunction with more sweeping assault weapons ban legislation, but there may be a few reasons to introduce such proposals on their own.
Magazine capacity restrictions are slightly less politically polarizing than assault weapons bans, according to recent surveys, with some polls showing majority support even among Republicans. At the same time, many experts predict that restricting high-capacity magazines would be just as effective at reducing mass shooting deaths as banning assault weapons.
There are also legitimate questions about the scope of assault weapons bans. Although it's clear that just one bullet from a military-style rifle can inflict horrific damage to a human body, the same can be said of most rifles, including non-military style rifles that fire higher caliber rounds more slowly. In mass shooting scenarios, the elevated threat of a rifle like an AR-15 is primarily a function of its high volume and rate of fire, not the cosmetic features and other attachments often associated with so-called assault weapons.
By focusing on how many rounds a weapon can shoot before it has to be reloaded, a high-capacity magazine ban more narrowly addresses the lethality of the firearm, said Winkler.
"It makes a lot more sense, public policy-wise, to ban high-capacity magazines than it does to ban military-style rifles," he said.
It makes a lot more sense, public policy-wise, to ban high-capacity magazines than it does to ban military-style rifles. Adam Winkler, professor of constitutional law at the UCLA School of Law
But such an effort would also pose significant challenges. High-capacity magazines have been standard issue on some of the most popular rifles sold in the U.S. in recent decades, meaning there are tens of millions of them already out there. States that have banned high-capacity magazines have generally outlawed the sale and manufacture of new devices, while grandfathering in the possession of items that were legal when the ban was enacted. The federal proposals include a similar clause.
When implemented on a state-by-state basis, these restrictions can be easily circumvented. Someone in a state where high-capacity magazines are banned can simply purchase them in a more gun-friendly state and bring them home. Although those magazines might technically be illegal under state law ― and transporting them across state lines certainly would be ― they don't typically come stamped with a manufacture date, meaning law enforcement generally wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a banned device and a legally possessed one.
These are inherent weaknesses with the system of federalism, especially when it comes to gun laws, and further evidence that regulating high-capacity magazines might be best addressed at the federal level. But the current proposal would likely raise enforceability issues as well, simply because it would be difficult to keep track of the devices that get grandfathered in.
Despite the complications, Spitzer maintains any move toward restricting high-capacity magazines is a step in the right direction.
"At least you're not producing and selling more of them," he said. "If your basement is filling with water because of a broken pipe, the first thing you do is turn off the water. It doesn't eliminate the water in the basement, but at least it keeps more water from coming in."
Still, it's important to be realistic about the limitations of a high-capacity magazine ban. The current debate comes in response to increasingly frequent and deadly mass shootings, in which many of the perpetrators have used military-style rifles and high-capacity magazines. These incidents are deeply troubling and deserving of a policy response that can begin to reverse this bloody trend, even if it can't prevent it altogether. But mass shootings are also a small problem of the overall gun violence picture, and they look markedly different than the overwhelming majority of incidents, which involve handguns outfitted with standard-capacity magazines.
"I don't think anyone would argue with a straight face that if we limit people to magazines of 10 or 15 rounds we'd solve the entire gun violence problem, but what we can do is expect to have a real effect on how many people are injured and killed in mass shooting incidents," said Skaggs.
And it might take patience to see results.
"When you have 350 million guns out there, any law you adopt is going to take a long time to work, if it works at all," said Winkler. "It's a reform that would take generations to work, rather than days or months."
Of course, there are more cynical reasons to think a high-capacity magazine ban might not get much support at the federal level. With Republicans in control of all three branches of government and showing little interesting in opposing the National Rifle Association, even the soundest of reasoning might not make a difference.
"It's not about the logic of the argument, but the principle of no new gun control laws that's really driving the NRA," said Winkler.
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Cold caused school delays, power outages declining
It's another bone-chilling day, but there's some relief in sight.
Here's what you need to know:
School delays and closings
With temperatures in the single numbers and low teens, a number of school districts have delayed openings or closures.
To see the updated school closings/delays list, click here
Just before 6 a.m., temperatures were 4 degrees in Danbury and Torrington, 6 in Oxford, 7 in Hartford and 8 in Middletown. Because winds are light, temperatures do not feel as cold as Monday.
Temperatures will rise into the mid-20s on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, temperatures will finally rise above freezing to as high as 48 degrees during the night.
What's next, weatherwise?
"Sunshine mixes with afternoon clouds Tuesday as high pressure builds into the Tri-State Area.," the National Weather Service says.
"It will be another colder than normal day, but not as cold as it was Monday along with much lighter winds. The high pressure system shifts east tonight with dry weather, then the next storm system approaches on Wednesday.
"This could bring the chance of freezing rain and sleet during the morning if any precipitation falls during that time. Otherwise, rain is expected to become likely west to east Wednesday afternoon into evening."
Power outages
Eversource outages as of 8 p.m. are as follows:
Berlin, Brooklyn, Colchester, East Hartford, Farmington, Greenwich, New Canaan and Newtown each have less than five outages.
Bethany: 5
Branford: 8
For Eversource updates, click here
United Illuminating outage as of 8 p.m. are as follows:
Bridgeport, East Haven, Hamden and Trumbull each have one outage.
New Haven and Shelton each have two outages.
Woodbridge: 4
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The forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 15 by 10 p.m., then rising to around 23 during the remainder of the night. Light and variable wind.
Wednesday: Rain likely, mainly after 4 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night: Rain. Temperature rising to around 48 by 5 a.m. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday: Rain, mainly before 4 p.m. Temperature falling to around 39 by 5 p.m. South wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 24.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.

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Classic Amstrad CPC clones
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Modern Amstrad CPC clones
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Retail sales results were almost universally in the red in March--but--retail stock prices were trading in the green. Why? Many on Wall Street were prepared for the weakest sales results in 13 years and that is indeed what we got on Friday.
There was a whole lot of short-covering happening in the retail space. Keep in mind though: An upward trend in investor stock buying (or short covering) isn't the same as an upward trend in consumer shopping. This consumer stock bounce may be shortlived.
This is what shopping during a recession looks like:
* Cheap sells: Wal-Mart sells to low income shoppers, Costco sells to mid-income shoppers.
* Inflation boosts results: be wary of gas inflation and food inflation pumping up results. This is a false gain. Gas added 2 percentage points to Costco's sales and pumped up Wal-Mart's gains.
* Department stores were hit badly: no one was left unscathed. Even high-end Saks saw a 2.9 percent sales decline. Why? Add in to the macro picture the fact that the March was unseasonably cold + the Easter holiday shopping period was shortened (earliest Easter in 95 years) = full priced Spring clothing didn't sell.
April is forecast to be better for discounters, including Target which took a -4.4 percent hit in March. Unfortunately, the outlook is still murky for the department stores JC Penney , Kohl's and Dillards which sell to the same mid market demographic (income of $60-70,000.)
Why didn't Target see the benefit of the trade down? JP Morgan's Chuck Grom says the 'trade down' effect that investors were hoping for just isn't happening. He says consumers aren't opting for cheaper places to shop, they're just not shopping or at the least, they're spending less.
Brean Associates' Eric Beder says it may be the 'end of the beginning' in terms of retail disappointments. Stores may get better in managing down expectations and in cutting back on inventory. They'll also gain an extra shopping day in April and benefit from an easier comparison year over year.
I know this all sounds like gibberish BUT here's why all these percentage gains and losses matter: Retailers are going to sell items but they are going to cut expenses in order to stay as profitable.
They're going to have to do that through layoffs, store closures and spending cutbacks. We may not have seen the worst of that yet. These cutbacks and this weakness will affect domestic growth.
Random thought: Explain to me how is selling enough flat-panel TVs and GPS units to continue to generate triple-digit comps in the electronics division?!
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Thu, 30 June 2016
Russ is back from WDW and has some thoughts to share on all the new stuff and happenings of the last few weeks. The show ends with some bonus audio from a Periscope done by Russ and Jeremy of Backside of Magic.
We also announced our new Facebook page. We'd love for you to join.
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Thu, 23 June 2016
This week we are joined by Wes who has done a lot of work on figuring out the value offered by Walt Disney World annual passes and Universal Orlando annual passes. His data is available here. He also takes some time to discuss his experiences down in the World this past May.
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Tue, 21 June 2016
Tuesday Gallimaufry! Ride sequels, dining ethics, Dutch's move.
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Thu, 16 June 2016
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VictimConnect (1-855-484-2846)
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Russ, Kip, and Dutch extend their condolences to the 49 victims who lost their lives in the Pulse tragedy.
Stanley Almodovar III, 23 years old
Amanda Alvear, 25 years old
Oscar A Aracena-Montero, 26 years old
Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala, 33 years old
Antonio Davon Brown, 29 years old
Darryl Roman Burt II, 29 years old
Angel L. Candelario-Padro, 28 years old
Juan Chevez-Martinez, 25 years old
Luis Daniel Conde, 39 years old
Cory James Connell, 21 years old
Tevin Eugene Crosby, 25 years old
Deonka Deidra Drayton, 32 years old
Simon Adrian Carrillo Fernandez, 31 years old
Leroy Valentin Fernandez, 25 years old
Mercedez Marisol Flores, 26 years old
Peter O. Gonzalez-Cruz, 22 years old
Juan Ramon Guerrero, 22 years old
Paul Terrell Henry, 41 years old
Frank Hernandez, 27 years old
Miguel Angel Honorato, 30 years old
Javier Jorge-Reyes, 40 years old
Jason Benjamin Josaphat, 19 years old
Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, 30 years old
Anthony Luis Laureanodisla, 25 years old
Christopher Andrew Leinonen, 32 years old
Alejandro Barrios Martinez, 21 years old
Brenda Lee Marquez McCool, 49 years old
Gilberto Ramon Silva Menendez, 25 years old
Kimberly Morris, 37 years old
Akyra Monet Murray, 18 years old
Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo, 20 years old
Geraldo A. Ortiz-Jimenez, 25 years old
Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, 36 years old
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Jean Carlos Mendez Perez, 35 years old
Enrique L. Rios, Jr., 25 years old
Jean C. Nives Rodriguez, 27 years old
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Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz, 24 years old
Yilmary Rodriguez Solivan, 24 years old
Edward Sotomayor Jr., 34 years old
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Martin Benitez Torres, 33 years old
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Luis S. Vielma, 22 years old
Franky Jimmy Dejesus Velazquez, 50 years old
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We also extend condolences and prayers to the family of Lane Graves for their tragic loss.
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Thu, 9 June 2016
This week is a gallimaufry featuring contributions from Bryan B., Matt Houser and Pete Norris. Topics include building an Uber Park, a game of Would You Rather, and War of the Attraction Animatronics.
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Thu, 2 June 2016
This week we set our own bid limits for individual attractions. We also help Ken with planning out a solo birthday trip. The show starts with some news from around the World.
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ASX-listed Western Australian services company, ASG (Amcon Solutions Group), has moved east with the acquisition of Oracle solutions and services provider, Assist, for $4 million.
ASG has paid $2.5 million for Assist and will pay the remaining $1.5 million over two years based on Assist's performance. As part of the transaction, ASG has inherited Assist' intellectual property, assets and client base, which includes Federal Government and ACT, Victorian and NSW government agencies.
With offices in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, privately-owned Assist employs 41 staff. They will increase ASG Group's combined workforce to more than 200.
The acquisition, which was first announced to the ASX in November 2003, gives ASG a leg up in to the Federal and interstate government and corporate markets.
In the past ASG and Assist have competed with one another for several tenders but have never worked as partners.
However,CEO of ASG Group, Geoff Lewis, is confident the two companies will merge successfully.
He said the opportunities for cross selling in terms of both customers and geographies were enormous.
"Assist was the right size, had the skills we were looking for and culturally were a good match," Lewis said. "The range of consulting, implementation and support services Assist offers complements ASG's existing business and the opportunities for cross selling in terms of both customers and geographies.
ASG would also be ramping up its business development capability on the East Coast to engage the high quality client base, Lewis said.
The biggest immediate challenge for ASG would be educating Assist staff and reshaping Assist's business to meet the requirements of being a publicly-listed company, he said.
Assist will continue to trade under its own company name and all existing Assist staff will be kept on. The new business will be headed up by Assist's existing managing director, Cheryl Durey.
"Both client bases should benefit from the greater depth of resources and technical capabilities available from the combined organisations," Durey said.
While growth by acquisition is integral to ASG's eastern seaboard business moving forward, Lewis said it would continue to grow its WA business organically.
"Together with our recent organic growth successes, this acquisition will contribute to the achievement of our Prospectus forecasts," he said.
"Given the strong client base provided by Assist, there are two significant steps that we can now take. We can address a new client base with our selective outsourcing services. Then we can increase our sales and marketing expenditure to strengthen our East Coast capabilities and opportunities to capture long term outsourcing business."


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23rd Annual Pond Skimming Competition
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Registration is available on an individual basis. Teams are not permitted!
The Annual Pond Skimming Competition begins at 12:00 noon on April 6, 2019. The event is free for all spectators, but spectators must provide their own lift access of the Red Pine Gondola via an Epic Pass, lift ticket, or foot passenger gondola ticket.
Registration for the 23rd Annual Pond Skimming Competition is OPEN!
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Is it the last minute yet?
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I wrote an article recently for the REAP Calgary Blog getting a little sappy about this whole 'Christmas Spirit' stuff.
But say whatever we want about it–the stress, the crowds–there is a certain magic in the air this time of year.
Having a kid around really makes you notice it. As an adult, it's easy to forget the excitement the little things can bring.
'Christmas Tree. Christmas Tree. Christmas Tree!' he says, over and over again, pointing at the tree we recently set up in our living room.
We've never set up our own tree before. Every year we spend Christmas Eve through Boxing Day with family out of the city, so we've just never done it. A couple of times we've tried hanging lights and ornaments on one of our plants, but it isn't really the same. Especially to a one-year-old.
And especially since, everywhere we take him–the grocery store, the post office, everywhere–has a tree lit up and decorated.
'Christmas Tree. Christmas Tree. Christmas Tree!' we hear.
Certainly heart-warming moments that take you back to your childhood excitement. To the days when magic was everywhere.
The choice was obvious. I don't have the skills or heart to explain to a one-year-old why we don't bother setting up a tree.
(check out the REAP article on Christmas tree ethics, as well…)
The ornaments on our tree are a little unbalanced. Only unbreakable ones on the bottom half. He pulls them off and tries to hang them again, without great success.
The stress and hassle of the season quickly evens out. Or balances in favor of love, warmth, family, friends, togetherness, giving a care…
Sure it can be stressful.
Parking is crazy…
So much to do…
Ideas. Ideas. Ideas…
'I need to think of the perfect thing for… And for…'
You know how it goes. Especially as the days count down.
There are two ways to deal with it.
Get pulled into the stress. Overwhelmed by the pressure of the last minute.
Or enjoy every second of these next 2 days. It only happens once a year. Get lost in the magic, rub elbows with your neighbors as you jockey for position in mall line-ups, enjoy the enjoyment of giving, (and getting…), of being together, and share the love. Even as an adult, the excitement doesn't need to be lost.
Is it the last minute yet? Not even close. And if you're like me, the last minute always comes with a twinge of sadness. I say enjoy as many of the minutes as you can!


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Pulau Pinang is one of the state in northern part of Malaysia. It has the iconic symbol of the longest bridge in South East Asia which is the Penang bridge. There are two parts in Penang which is the island itself and part of the mainland in the Peninsular Malaysia.
That's just an introduction. Why do I post about Penang this time? This is because I'm now in Penang. So what's the big deal about being in Penang?
I'm currently doing my practical over here. So I will be staying in Penang about four months, from August till November. Earlier, I was doing my practical in Rawang and this time, I've gone farther to the north.
I am staying in a condominium near Bukit Jambul. If I want to compare BJ with any area in KL, its best to describe it as a modern Chow Kit. It is one of the important nodes here. It has lots of premises surrounding one huge shopping complex. Not to forget that multi racial people from all over the place live harmoniously here.
How to get here? From Puduraya in KL, there are two main destination in Penang which is Butterworth and Penang itself. If you choose to come to this beautiful island, the bus terminal here is located at Sungai Nibong. From there, you can choose a taxi or buses and make your way from Batu Maung to George Town.
However the taxi system here is unique. It has a good service as we can negotiate with the driver about the fare. The minimum rate would be RM15 and it depends on where you are going. I'd prefer using buses.
After being a loyal customer of RapidKL, now I'll become the trustworthy passenger of Rapid Penang. There's a different of the ticketing system on the bus yet the bus looks the same. In KL, we have that RM2 ticket for the whole day trip which is quite economy for commuters. However in Rapid Penang buses, the system is like the Metrobus in KL. But its a one man show. The driver will give your ticket which is based on your distance.
So, I'm just wanna wish myself, welcome to Penang and have a good life here!


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This was written September 22, 2001 (and, as usual, minor corrections were made over the next few days.)
I did not go to Montevideo due to a (hopefully) minor medical condition. I missed all the preliminary events and the ever-important "hallway" discussions.
However, arrangements were made for me to participate in the public Board meeting via telephone. The folks at Harvard set this up (thank you!) and it worked well, modulo a few startup problems.
One of the big events for this meeting was the presentation of the At-Large Study Committee's report. I will write about that report later on a separate web page. I don't want to leave you wondering about my position on that report: I am most likely going to vote against accepting the report unless it is significantly altered.
Before starting, I'd like to mention that ICANN has recently taken an action that I consider tantamount to an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation in that it creates procedures that appear designed to limit and constrain the powers of a Director. I am surprised that this action, an action made entirely by "staff" and put into place without a vote by the board, has not been made public. Ah, but what is ICANN if not secrecy?
OK, now for the matters that were before the public meeting of the board in Montevideo.
The preliminary notes of the Montevideo meeting are posted on ICANN's web site at: http://www.icann.org/minutes/prelim-report-10sep01.htm
I was one of the people who signed the original petition to create an Independent Review Panel. That was such a long time ago that I can't remember whether it was 1998 or 1999. In addition I have a petition to that panel that has been pending for something like 18th months ... so far.
The creation of the IRP has been a pathetic exercise in delay compounded by delay. Were there to be a race in which ICANN's creation of the Independent Review Panel were to be matched against a glacier coming down from the arctic to cover the State of Alabama, one might want to think carefully about the odds.
So here we have the nominating committee asking for a two month additional delay. I wanted to express my frustration by voting against it, but I recognize that this delay is for the nominating committee to talk to each of the nominees. This is a concrete and real step with a finite, and reasonably near, deadline. Hence, I was willing to vote for this resolution - I was willing to give one extension.
However, remember the telephone link that I mentioned previously? I wasn't notified that it was operational until after this resolution had been presented and voted upon. Consequently I neither heard the discussion nor was I able to cast my vote.
There were two reconsiderations. The phone link was partially operational by this time: I was able to hear, but I could not be heard. This was rather frustrating because I had strong objections to the first of these two reconsiderations:
Recommendation RC 00-15
This recommendation appeared to be based on something other than rational judgment. The comparison between the earlier form of the recommendation and the present form is revealing.
Let's look at the recommendation:
As cited in the recommendation, this really wasn't a request for reconsideration at all. It was merely a request for clarification. It could have been disposed with a simple response.
Yet the reconsideration committee felt it necessary to issue a statement that is unnecessarily hostile and creates an feeling that ICANN has divided the world into two groups: friends and enemies. The recommendation creates the impression that the latter would be treated by ICANN as pariahs no matter what the merits of their request or position.
And further: The recommendation says "no new TLD proposal has been rejected by ICANN; rather, a small set of TLDs was selected for an initial introduction" and "The fact that a new TLD proposal was not selected under those circumstances should not be interpreted as a negative reflection on the proposal or its sponsor."
How can those statements be reconciled with the fact that the money that the applicants paid - $50,000 each - money that was supposed to cover the costs of the application process - is being fully expended to facilitate the deployment of the competitors of those applicants? If, as the rhetoric goes, the non-selected applicants are merely waiting to see how things go with the first group, then one must ask: Who is going to pay what are apparently the enormous deployment costs of these possible winners-in-waiting?
Had this recommendation stopped with the statement that the request was not really a request for reconsideration and that no action was needed I would have voted "yes". However, because the recommendation continued further with gratuitous hostility and made what are apparently fiat declarations of ICANN policy my vote would have been a solid "no".
But I was not able to cast my vote - I could hear the discussion on the phone, but I could not be heard.
The resolution was passed by the Board.
Recommendation RC 01-03
I would have voted "yes", but again, I could hear but not speak.
The resolution was passed by the Board.
I would have voted "no". But once again I could hear but not speak.
The DNSO is already larded with constituencies giving power to businesses. And yet the DNSO still has no vehicle giving any meaningful power to individuals.
It is my feeling that one way to redress this balance is to begin to merge the various business-based constituencies of the DNSO into the already existing Business and Commercial constituency.
The gTLD constituency is a good place to start - it has always been a rotten borough with but one member, Network Solutions/Verisign. The proposed resolution would make the gTLD constituency only a slightly less rotten borough; it would still have fewer members than we have fingers on our hands. Maybe we ought to call the gTLD constituency what it really is: a very privileged club.
So I would have let the gTLD constituency lapse and let its members find a new home with all the other business interests in the B&C constituency.
The resolution was passed by the Board.
As is probably pretty well known by now, I find the concept of "sponsored" or "chartered" TLDs to be something that ICANN should avoid. It is my opinion that ICANN should neither ask nor care about how a TLD is used beyond ensuring that the operators will adhere to good technical practices.
Be that as it may, I want these privileged seven TLDs to be launched quickly so that we can get beyond this phase and get going on deploying a truly meaningful number of new TLDs so that consumers can have a real choice instead of the contrived faux-competition that we have today.
In the interests of getting past this phase, I voted "yes".
The resolution was passed by the Board.
Where is the DNSO report on this?
And where is the community input? I note that the agreement was posted to the public on September 4 - a mere six days before this Board meeting. And during that short interval many of the people who have insight into these matters were in transit to Uruguay. Is this enough time for public comment? No, it is not. This matter should have been deferred to at least until the meeting in Los Angeles this coming November.
Recently there was a change in the delegation of .au - and serious questions have been raised whether that re-delegation was made in accordance with established procedures And further questions have been raised asking whether there was any relationship between that re-delegation of .au and this ccTLD agreement.
I find that there are too many unanswered questions to go forward on this.
My vote was "no".
The resolution was passed by the Board.
I requested that this be voted upon as two distinct resolutions, and it was voted that way.
The CRADA
I have always been wondering about the CRADA - I have yet to see a clear statement of what has been performed under this contract and how much it has cost and will cost. And I do find it odd that as ICANN's third birthday approaches, something as basic as a clear technical policy on root server operations and placements has not yet been created and put into place.
ICANN long ago should have:
created a DNS monitoring system to perform an independent and continuous on-line audit of DNS root and TLD behavior.
defined the technical and legal roles and obligations of those who operate DNS root servers.
These would have been appropriate for the CRADA.
Despite these failings, the work of this CRADA dealing with the the set of root servers is probably ICANN's most direct contact, perhaps its only contact, with anything that actually affects the stability of the Internet.
Consequently I reluctantly voted "yes".
The resolution was passed by the Board.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Commerce
I voted "yes". However, I have many concerns.
I have noticed over the years how the amendments to the MoU and the yearly progress reports have slowly elided the concept of meaningful public participation in ICANN and have diminished the degree of public accountability. I am concerned that some government bean counter or auditor will look only at the current version of this MoU, missing all that has been removed via the amendments or declared "done" by old progress reports, and use the current MoU as the checklist to measure whether ICANN has lived up to its original obligations for open access, transparent decision making, and public accountability.
The resolution was passed by the Board.
I voted "no".
I am very concerned that even countries have gotten Gold Rush fever and are trying to preserve geographic names. Isn't it enough that these countries already have country-code TLDs over which they can establish whatever rules they feel appropriate?
There are many places, including countries, named after people. America, for instance, is based on the name of an Italian explorer. And I grew up in a town named after a local real-estate agent. Should people lose the ability to use their names on the Internet because their name has been used to designate some geographic landmark?
In addition, there has been no DNSO decision on this matter. And under the ICANN bylaws, DNS policy is vested primarily in the DNSO.
The resolution was passed by the Board.
I voted "yes".
It seems quite reasonable for ICANN to establish a more formalized group to watch the development of internationalized naming within the DNS.
The resolution was passed by the Board.
I voted "no".
ICANN's executive committee is empowered to take many actions and make many decisions that really ought to be decided by the entire board. This dilutes ICANN's already very weak accountability.
The theory of an Executive Committee is that there needs to be a vehicle to respond to emergency situations in which it is infeasible to gather the full board.
On August 16 we saw the Executive Committee used to vote for such routine matters as the approval of a travel policy, payment of attorney's fees, and repayment of loans.
In other words we have a leakage of power from the Board to the Executive Committee.
That is something that we ought to be concerned about.
And while we are talking about things to be concerned about: ICANN's staff already is running away from the Board. The Board is failing to exercise its powers to control the staff. Consequently I find it inappropriate to increase the power of the "staff" by placing ICANN's president on the Executive committee.
This in no way hobbles the executive committee. That committee is still free, as it always has been, to invite the President to give his or her opinion or to provide information.
This resolution was further flawed in that it leaves Mike Roberts a named member of the Executive Committee. (It is true that he can't actually be on the committee, unless he should somehow become a Board member, but why should his his name be retained on the list?) Given the enormous number of dollars that ICANN pays in legal fees. the cost of removing the name from the list would have been no more than a drop of rain falling into an ocean.
The resolution was passed by the Board.
This resolution is not a mere formality. It is much more. Ken Fockler made substantial contributions and was a voice of reason.
The resolution was passed by the Board.


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Italian cyclist Marecako Jakub from Wilier Triestina Team won the 11th stage of the 15th Tour of Qinghai Lake here on Thursday in nearly three hours.
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Joan Smalls opened a collection inspired by Anish Kapoor
People like to talk about drama when they talk about a show. The elements of a runway experience are not just looking at what's coming down the runway but how and in what way it comes down, what sounds are informing you, what smells and sights. Show is stage, and if drama translates into dollar signs the more of it the better. Prabal Gurung's show was large and expansive, filling an entire loading dock with smoke and fog in the dark. A fitting environment for his recurring interests in transformative and darkly ethereal motifs. Ceiling lights were replaced by a network of white beams from some indiscernible distance, and as the ominous and bassy heavy harp music began, Joan Smalls came stomping down the runway in Gurung's flowing white opener, an epic choral of girls following in suit. Gurung cited sculptor Amish Kapoor's work with red wax as an inspiration, the setting giving his blood red infused gowns an essence of Catholic or Medieval clout. The show's producer, legendary runway coordinator Etienne Russo, knows a thing or two about drama by way of Chanel and Lanvin, and infusing a space with emotion is something very few people can do, Gurung also being one of them.
Dazed Digital: Joan Smalls as an opener is pretty exciting...
Prabal Gurung: I love her, she's been a good friend of mine for a long time, just the history of where she started and where she is, just to see that journey and witness that is great. Now she's a number one model on models.com! I'm such a modeliser, I just love the models. It was a great thing to be able to style her, she is the perfect girl.
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I'm not a massive fan of the Sony Controller, especially the PS3 one. Thanfully you can buy extensions for the triggers to stop your fingers sliding off of them and it's now quite easy to replace the thumbsticks on them. In my opinion, Sony got it right first time with the Dual Analog Pad, with it's concaved thumbstick. It was quickly replaced with the rounded mushrooms/domes though. You can get rubber covers for these to make them more grippy, but I still prefer concaved ones still! When I first wrote this, it was hard to source a suitable replacement, but since controller modding has really taken off, and you can find all the colours you want, and if you buy the ones for an XBOX 360 pad, you can fit them to your Sony pad. If you've got an original XBOX Controller S hanging around, you can always pinch the parts from that.
I've done this to a Sixaxis and a Dual Shock 3. I guess it's possible on the original Dual Shock and the Dual Shock 2. My photos show this being done to a pad that I imported from Japan on release, Sony have since altered the design and it's easier to put back together now luckily.
The first thing to do is rip apart the XBOX controller and pull the thumbsticks off, this is very easy to do so no instructions aren't shown here for that. Taking apart a Dual Shock 3 or a Sixaxis can be trouble, work very carefully and in a clutter free area so you don't lose any parts. Undo all the screws on the rear and then pull it apart slightly by the USB plug. Then squeeze the bottom half of the casing in between the thumbsticks, you should feel it click/unlock and you can now pull it apart.
The R1/L1 buttons and the bit of plastic between these and the triggers may fall out now, and if you're doing this on the non-rumble Sixaxis then be careful of the small power button which may fallout (I forgot to take a photo of it, but the taller part rests against the battery). Under the battery is a screw holding the board in, and if you're doing this to a Dual Shock 3 then remove the screws holding the motors in place, finally remove the inner workings.
Pull one of the thumbsticks off and replace it with one you removed from the XBOX controller. You may find that the round base of the XBOX thumbstick sits a little higher than the PlayStation one (you might be able to see it in the pic above, it's fitted to the right), this may cause a problem with it rubbing on the casing when you put it back together. You can either file off a small piece pole that the thumbstick sits on, or (as I did) use a small screwdriver to make the hole on the bottom of the XBOX thumbstick a bit deeper, just scrape from side-to-side inside the hole to remove a small amount of plastic. Do a couple of test fits by holding the board back in the upper half of the case and moving the stick around to make sure it moves freely.
Once you've fitted both thumbsticks, it's time to put the whole pad back together, this can be difficult! Put the board back in and slide the L2/R2 triggers back into place first…
…then gently lift it out a bit, not all the way out though, then put the button back in place – start by lining up the round part on the rear of the button with the round part of the rubber contact that it pushes in; then slide both the trigger and the button back into place. Try the L1/R1 button out, it shouldn't feel like it's stuck, it should have a very gentle click to it.
Here's another image showing the rear of the button and the contact pad lining up before sliding them down into place.
Once you've got the triggers and buttons in place and they appear to be working properly then it's time to get that small piece of plastic in that divides them. Squeeze the trigger to open the gap up a bit, then slide the plastic into place. To make the job a little easier use some sellotape to hold that bit of plastic and the L1/R1 button in place.
Don't forget to screw the board in, and if you've got rumble motors screw them in also before fitting the rest of the case. Start with the rear of the case and line up the case around the triggers before clipping it back together at the front, put the screws in and your done!
If you test fitted the thumbsticks whilst fitting them then you should be finished, if they stick a bit then take it apart and remove a bit more plastic from the hole on the underside of the thumbstick.


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By Ethan Marsh, Reporter
Wilmington, NC - The UNCW women's soccer team was honored at halftime of the men's basketball game versus Eastern Kentucky Monday night in Raiford G. Trask Coliseum. They were recognized for their accomplishment of competing in the NCAA tournament this past weekend.UNCW was assigned to play the South Carolina Gamecocks in the 1st round of the NCAA tournament after losing 1-0 to William & Mary in the CAA Tournament semifinals Friday, November 6th. The team was excited about this announcement and it has given them new life on a season they thought was over.
The Seahawk won their first ever NCAA Tournament game in the program's history. They defeated South Carolina 2-0 behind goals by Katrina Guillou and Lauren Nalevaiko. Head Coach Paul Cairney, reported by Eric Rhew, said on uncwsports.com "It is huge" on their impressive win. The win improved their 2015 season record to 15-6-1. The UNCW Women's Soccer team will travel to Charlottesville, Virginia to play the Virginia Cavaliers at Klöckner Stadium Friday, November 20th in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
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I have been a space fan since I was a kid, but I wasn't able to have many space related toys back then, and among the Lego space sets, Space Shuttle and lunar landing sets have been the most wanted sets I believe, missing the discovery theme back in 2003, having the chance to have a Lego space shuttle definitely is something exciting to talk about.
if budget and space allowed, 10213 is a great set to have the Space Shuttle, 3367's shuttle is not proportionally right to make you "feel" the Shuttle, the designer could have scale it up just a bit to make it more appealing, but on the other hand, to provide the shuttle for young kid's educational purpose, for budget and storage/display space consideration, it is a good set to fit the need of a particular Lego user base. In fact, I was not the one who built this set, my 5 years old daughter did it.
The shuttle in 3367 features a hinged arm and a satellite, all can be fit into the compartment, and cockpit cover is a printed part but the pattern is not that space tech looking to me, and the internal deco is also not so good, for example, I am not sure why a cup is there instead of control panel, yes, the space is small inside the cockpit, but it should be enough to accomodate a few more items there to make the cockpit internal more interesting.
The landing gear cannot be retracted and that is something that can be improved in the design.
The astronaut is a key component there, I am not very pleased with the minifig head as I think a better and more professional looking guy would be a better fit, but the gold coated helmet for the astronaut to use when working in space is an excellent piece.
Again, if you are looking for a serious shuttle model, 3367 may be disappointing, but for a small kid with passion about space, this set is a very good place to start, for which I think is extremely useful in my case.


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Black Princeton professor says she was handcuffed to table after parking ticket arrest
A black Princeton professor says she was handcuffed to a police station table on Saturday following an arrest for a three-year-old parking ticket.
Police say they discovered the outstanding ticket after they pulled her over for speeding.
Imani Perry, a professor of African American studies at the New Jersey university, says a male police officer searched her despite the presence of a female officer, adding that she was denied a phone call before her arrest.
Perry was allowed to make phone calls at the station, according to police, though they have not commented on her being handcuffed to a table or searched by a male officer. Officers gave Perry a ticket for speeding and driving on a suspended license.
Princeton Police Chief Nicholas Sutter said prosecutors are investigating the arrest, though after watching the video, he doesn't believe the arresting officers were intrusive or broke with policy.
Perry described her experience as "humiliating and frightening."
Here's Perry describing the incident on Twitter:
Yesterday, on my way to work, I was arrested in Princeton Township for a single parking ticket three years ago...
— Imani Perry (@imaniperry) February 7, 2016
The police refused to allow me to make a call before my arrest, so that someone would know where I was...
— Imani Perry (@imaniperry) February 7, 2016
There was a male and a female officer, but the male officer did the body search before cuffing me and putting me in the squad car.
— Imani Perry (@imaniperry) February 7, 2016
I was handcuffed to a table at the station.
— Imani Perry (@imaniperry) February 7, 2016
At any rate, I was afraid. Many women who look like me have a much more frightening end to such arrests.
— Imani Perry (@imaniperry) February 7, 2016
But the larger point is that I'm working to move from being shaken to renewing my commitment to the struggle against racism & carcerality.
— Imani Perry (@imaniperry) February 7, 2016
Perry wrote on Facebook that she didn't have a problem with the fine. She did, however, question whether the officers would have treated someone with lighter skin the same way.
"I cannot ever say definitively that this specific mistreatment was a result of race," Perry wrote. "But I can say that what I experienced was far more likely because my skin is a deep brown, my nose is round, and my hair is coily. And given the accumulation of police violence against black people in this society, my fear at being stopped and arrested as a black woman was warranted and even reasonable."
Perry, whose Linkedin page says she has been with Princeton since 2009, has also been wary of Sutter's response to the incident.
Last thing for a while. The Princeton Police Chief is not being honest. But I'm not having this conversation on their terms/frame.
— Imani Perry (@imaniperry) February 9, 2016
1 more: IF everything they said were true they wd still be wrong. These lies, however, make me fearful of what other lies they will tell.
— Imani Perry (@imaniperry) February 9, 2016


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C.R.I.S.P.R. stands for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats. No idea what that means? Me either. I stumbled upon C.R.I.S.P.R. when reading an article on Sciencemag.org that discussed science lessons our next president will need to learn. I still don't understand what the words means, but what you do need to know is that C.R.I.S.P.R. is what makes it possible for scientists to edits genes(It locks onto a specific DNA code, and make a precise cut). C.R.I.S.P.R. can essentially turn off and/or replace genes.
Why would this be important for Clinton or Trump to know? Well remember all that talk about how you may in fact be able to change your future baby's genes to "perfection"? C.R.I.S.P.R. would make that possible.
Isn't it already possible to alter DNA? Why yes it is, but C.R.I.S.P.R. is more cost-effective and time efficient, which in the world of science is the jackpot.
Who can C.R.I.S.P.R. be used on? Not only who, but what is the real question. This technology could help to eliminate deadly and life-threatening diseases that are in our genes and potentially introduce certain genes to prevent diseases. They help the farming industry with a stronger colony of crops. In fact, the Chinese have already used this technology to create a strain of wheat with a resistance towards powdery mildew. Lastly, they also help the farming industry with healthier livestock, and milk cows without horns. The first would obviously make for human beings in tip-top shape, and the latter two could potentially help feed those humans.
C.R.I.S.P.R is not by any means new technology itself, but it is fast-approaching. So-called designer babies are not so fast approaching and the technology has not been proven to be flawless quite yet. The risks are lower when dealing with wheat is a lab, than when talking about bringing to life a genetically-modified baby.
As the late Uncle Ben said, "With great power comes great responsibility", (which by the way is a totally underrated quote because it really pertains to all areas of life) and C.R.I.S.P.R. is a powerful technology that will need to be regulated and funded, especially when it comes to the use of embryos. The tough questions then arise of who should fund them and how should they be regulated? Where do you draw the line? What classifies as genetic modification?
My question is for Andrew, if you're reading this, which you probably are not. How do you feel about C.R.I.S.P.R.? Biology is your specialty, and I know that there are so many subsections of the topic, but as a scientist, do you see something of this degree as a dangerous slippery slope or a breakthrough for the world? Could we discuss this perhaps in class?


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I am saying there are many more variables and that it is not as simple as this. If this were a gun discussion you would also dismiss any such simple correlation and it's the same here.
Level: "Banning guns dropped gun related crime rates in some countries?* It cannot be that simple! Banning north african males from some parties drops rape-rate? That MUST be the solution! Derp Derp!"
But if you want your solutions simple, rapecrimes would drop towards zero if we'd lock every man inside their homes ... which is not anything I'd be suggesting, but as stupid&simple Correlations go, it does not get simpler or stupider than that ...
*not trying to start a gun discussion here and to derail the discussion, but I recon this is something you might relate to.
Your analogy doesn't hold up, one is an inanimate object that requires an actor to do anything the other is the actor itself.


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|This is archive material from the MHF's malehealth.co.uk website which is now part of this site in the section Male Health. This page remains on the site as site traffic suggests visitors find this page useful but it may not be up to date. It was last updated in 2003 and so does not conform to the NHS England Information Standard of which the MHF is a member. Up-to-date information on this topic can be found here: Mid-life crisis FAQs.
A controversial condition or syndrome which some doctors and psychologists thinks affects many men in their 30s, 40s and 50s. Some believe it has mainly psychological causes while others argue that it's related to hormonal changes. Other health professionals argue that there's no such condition, however, and that the symptoms often associated with mid-life crisis have other causes.
From Reggie Perrin to American Beauty, we're all familiar with the stereotype of the man who reaches 50 and trades his wife in for a younger model or chucks in his job to go off and travel the world. The term "mid-life crisis" conjures up images of a dissatisfied man in middle age who suddenly goes through a series of sudden and violent changes of behaviour.
Those doctors and psychologists who believe the mid-life crisis is a genuine condition have identified a wide range of symptoms. Frequently reported problems include:
Some men may also be affected by:
Several of these symptoms, occurring together, might understandably provoke a sense of crisis in a man.
Not only is the existence of the mid-life crisis questionable, those who believe it exists also disagree about the causes. Is it psychological, even sociological, in origin? Or hormonal? Or a bit of both?
While the Reggie Perrin stereotype is richly comic, it isn't difficult to see that in real-life cases such drastic behaviour may be motivated by deeper issues that are all too serious. Many of us are aware of feelings of disillusionment and irritability setting in in middle age, attributable perhaps to a heightened sense of our own mortality and/or feelings of dissatisfaction at the way life has turned out. Very often such gloomy insights are brought on by a specific trigger: a redundancy or divorce, perhaps, or a more trivial event like a milestone birthday.
In a society which puts a particularly high value on youth, and sidelines older people, it's difficult for many people to move smoothly into their middle years. Men reaching mid-life may feel a loss of masculinity and confusion about their future role. Divorce, insecurity at work and the changing role of men add to the uncertainty many feel during this time of transition.
Many men find the changes in sexual function which come with getting older unsettling. Suddenly, you can't do it three times a night any more, it's harder to get an erection. Is this the start of the slippery slope? And where will it end?
By middle age, men may have achieved most of their realistic goals and be unclear about their future direction. Relationships may also change, and are often adversely affected, especially when children leave the parental home.
Men are better educated, healthier and likely to live longer when they enter mid-life than at any time in the past. This can lead to a greater degree of reflection, and often, introspection, on what has happened during the first part of life and what the future holds.
Sleep may be another factor. According to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association, mid-life crises may be linked with a growing inability to sleep deeply. Men in their 30s and 40s sleep far more patchily and lightly than in younger years — even when they sleep the same number of hours as before. By the age of 45, according to the report, few manage deep sleep at all, leading them to grow fatter and more unfit because they cease to generate growth hormone.
Some doctors argue that the crisis of confidence and the unpleasant mid-life symptoms some men experience are not primarily psychological in origin. While there may be common psychological problems arising as a reaction to life events and the consequences of getting older, they argue for the existence of a "male menopause" involving hormonal changes in the body, analogous to the female menopause.
In fact, it may be possible that some men have to go through both a psychological crisis AND a hormonal one!
The very phrase "male menopause" is misleading, however, since menopause strictly refers to the cessation of menstruation. If there is a male equivalent, the experts have yet to agree on the name: the terms "andropause", "viropause" or "endopause" have all been put forward.
The male menopause has been defined by its proponents as the hormonal, physiological and chemical changes which occur in men between around 40 and 55.
It's argued that the symptoms of the male menopause — the main one being a loss of libido — are caused in middle-aged men by the decreasing level (and effect) of testosterone, the hormone responsible for secondary sexual characteristics such as muscle strength and facial hair, as well as sexual drive and the production of other hormones, such as DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone).
Testosterone levels gradually decrease from the late 20s, and, by the time a man reaches 80 they will be at pre-puberty levels. However, unlike oestrogen in women, there is no sudden, measurable drop in testosterone in men in middle age, and often the testosterone levels of men complaining of andropausal symptoms can still be measured as normal.
What does appear to happen is that a carrier protein called sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) increases in mid-life men. This increase is believed to undermine the body's ability to make use of its own testosterone. In addition, the cells in the body also tend to thicken with age, so they are less able to absorb testosterone.
Opponents of the male menopause theory don't deny that testosterone levels fall steadily with age or that SHBG levels may rise. What they do say, however, is that these changes aren't sufficient to produce any noticeable symptoms in the vast majority of men.
If you believe that falling testosterone levels and rising SHBG levels are responsible for a male menopause then there's not much you can do about it.
If you believe in a mid-life crisis that's primarily psychological in origin, then you could take steps to head it off by:
Yes, if need be. Many symptoms linked to the mid-life crisis need to be checked out for underlying physical causes. For example, erectile dysfunction (impotence) can be caused by depression, diabetes or heart disease. If you feel you'd rather talk your problems over with a sympathetic stranger, such as a counsellor, your GP can refer you. (If you can afford to see someone privately, however, you may save yourself a long wait.) Talk it over. Don't be afraid to ask for help.
Advocates of the male menopause believe TRT (testosterone replacement therapy) is the answer.
If the debate on the existence of the male menopause is heated, TRT has caused even more controversy. This treatment involves administering doses of extra testosterone through patches, injections, pills or creams to those suffering male-menopausal symptoms.
According to its proponents, many men who have received TRT have reported almost miraculous results. These include:
So why are some healthcare experts so opposed to it?
Talking about your problems is all very well, but sometimes it isn't possible to talk to your friends or partner. Counselling can help for individuals, and an intermediary can also be effective in dealing with problems in relationships. Contact your GP or Relate. Psychotherapy can help with more deep-seated difficulties, but may not be easily available on the NHS.
A short course of antidepressants or tranquillisers may be prescribed to combat depression in those suffering from a mid-life crisis. Alternatively, you could try a natural remedy such as St John's Wort. Also known as hypericum, the herb — available as a supplement in tincture or capsule form — has been shown to alleviate feelings of anxiety, agitation, disinterest and despair. In a study carried out by the Berlin Depression Self-Help Group, 34 men took extracts of the herb three times a day for six weeks. After just five weeks three out of four showed a marked improvement, and one in three became symptom-free.
Doctors may also be able to treat any specific conditions such as erectile dysfunction (impotence) or skin problems.
Potentially good. Ultimately, the mid-life crisis is about managing change of one kind or another, and as millions of older men can testify, there lies a fresh perspective and new satisfactions on the other side of the transition. Never suffer in silence: always ask for help if you need it, and explore every avenue. And remember: life can begin at any age.
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