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Health Highlights: April 8, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Scientists Rejuvenate Organ in Old Mice
U.K. scientists who used gene manipulation to rejuvenate a worn-out organ in older mice said their research could prove important in improving the lives of older people.
This world-first achievement focused on the thymus, which plays a crucial role in immune function. The organ shrinks and becomes less effective with age, making people more susceptible to infection, BBC News reported.
The University of Edinburgh team used a drug to boost the activity of a gene that naturally shuts down as the thymus ages. Increasing the activity of this gene gave elderly mice the thymus of a much younger animal, according to the study in the journal Development.
"The exciting thing really is the manner in which it is done. We've targeted a single gene and we've been able to regenerate an entire organ," Dr. Nick Bredenkamp told BBC News.
Avoid Zi Xiu Tang Bee Pollen Weight Loss Capsules: FDA
Consumers are being warned against using Zi Xiu Tang Bee Pollen weight loss capsules because they contain at least one potentially harmful ingredient that is not listed on the label, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
Tests on the Chinese-made capsules from various distributors nationwide showed that they contained one or two undeclared drug ingredients.
One is sibutramine, which was taken off the U.S. market in 2010 for safety reasons. It is known to significantly boost blood pressure and/or pulse rate in some patients and may pose a serious risk to patients with a history of heart disease, heart failure, heart rhythm problems, or stroke.
The other potentially harmful ingredient is phenolphthalein, which may pose a cancer risk and is not an active ingredient in any approved drug in the U.S., the FDA said.
The agency has received dozens of reports of problems experienced by people taking the capsules, including increased heart rate, heart palpitations, suicidal thoughts, chest pain, diarrhea, anxiety, insomnia, increased blood pressure and seizures.
Anyone who has suffered harmful side effects while taking the product should see a doctor, the FDA said.
Zi Xiu Tang Bee Pollen is sold on the Internet and in various retail stores, spas and fitness centers. Licensed health care professionals have also promoted the product. The FDA is investigating the distribution of the product and may take enforcement action to halt sales.
"Products that contain hidden drugs pose a real danger to consumers," Carol Bennett, acting director of the Office of Compliance in the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, said in an agency news release. "This is especially true when the products have names that mislead consumers into believing they are safe and natural."
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For the next few weeks, I am going to tackle a number of lipstick swatches because you guys seem to like them so much.
First I am going to focus on the NYX lipsticks I own (about 30 of them I think).
I think NYX lipsticks have an amazing texture, and a great variety of colours for the price. When I think that the Rimmel Lipsticks I buy are £7.99 each, there's no comparison between the two.
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This first one is Goddess (no. 613):
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- 1/2 pound shrimp, chopped fine, shells reserved
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1 pound spinach, frozen, chopped
- 1/2 pound bacon, chopped
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 whole shallot, minced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon dry thyme
- White pepper and salt
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
- 1-ounce hazelnut liqueur (recommended: Frangelico)
- 1/2 cup grated Swiss cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Asiago
- 2 dozen fresh oysters, in the half shell
- Shell shrimp, then add shells to the white wine and simmer in a small covered saucepan for about 30 minutes. Strain and reduce liquid to about 1/4 cup.
- Add spinach to reduced liquid, cover and cook until tender. Allow to cool. In a small saute pan cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon bits and drippings from pan. Melt butter, then add shallots and garlic and cook until translucent. Add shrimp and spices; continue to cook until shrimp are opaque.
- Drain spinach well, reserving liquid. Add spinach liquid, heavy cream and hazelnut liqueur to shrimp mixture and continue to cook until liquid is thickened and reduced by 1/2. Allow to cool.
- Then in a medium sized bowl mix spinach with shrimp, bacon and remainder of ingredients (except oysters). Top each oyster with about 2 to 3 tablespoons of the stuffing. Cook on top rack of grill at high heat until mixture is bubbling and golden brown on top.
- NOTES : Also makes an excellent stuffing for fish!
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- Dish Type: Appetizer
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Per Trieu's Twitter.
Aaron Burbridge to MSU
Best of luck to him. Hope he can get his grades in order so we can beat him on the field.
I refuse to beleive this.
We'll get some stud WRs.
Well that is a suprise.
It's OK.
If the coaches really wanted to have this guy, they probably would.
Let's not get on the Sparty excuse train. We wanted him pretty badly (at least as fans), and the bottom line is he had an offer from our staff. Big get for them, on to the next one for us.
Yes. Sam Webb said Burbridge really liked Michigan, but MSU's been working on him really hard and he knew the Michigan situation was iffy (paraphrasing).
Wish him well.
Because of Conway in 2010 we can't take a flyer on another WR that may not make it to campus.
I was hoping he would go out-of-state, however, can't say I'm surprised that a kid from FHH would end up at MSU
The coaches wanted him, and 24 other WRs, there's a difference. I would have liked his commitment, but he was the only top instate kid I thought sparty would land for a long time now. People got their hopes up for him months ago, but that's on them. It's okay to be disappointed, but the coaches were/are probably focused more on other targets they've offered. He's a good kid, but he might not qualify and the coaches are probably looking for more of a sure thing. Case in point, Hoke keeps offering more WR's, and other WRs are attending the BBQ.
I wanted AB, but not because we can't get a similar caliber WR, but to block MSU from getting a quality recruit. The great thing about us taking over Michigan recruiting and making inroads to Ohio, is that we are not only getting quality recruits, but taking players off of MSU and OSU's roster. Rich Rod might have gotten comparable talent, but they came from areas that didn't weaken our rivals.
Losing AB is not the same as Kyle Kalis leaving OSU however. With KK we took a great OL from OSU, that they are not going to be able to replace, and so that is a big win twice over. Losing AB means MSU got a great WR (potentially if he ever qualifies), but it doesn't mean we won't be able to replace him with the same caliber of WR, it just means we'll both be carrying an equal player. I like when you not only win, but it steals the ability of the other team to be competitive.
Let's go Ohio on him: say we really didn't want him anyway, call him a bunch of rude names, and then post about how he is going to change his mind by signing day.
sounds synonymous with going "sparty on someone"
What is the status with his grade situation? Did he still have an offer to UM? Can he qualify for MSU?
Grades still need work. Not sure if his UM offer was commitable right now. He'll qualify for both schools if he can meet the NCAA standards. When/if that happens is still unknown.
The NCAA clearinghouse isn't the only hurdle he has to jump. Michigan Admissions could deny him as well. Athletes that barely qualify under the NCAA still might not be admitted.
qualify for msu? is that an oxymoron?
There's plenty of other good WR targets out there, I'm not heartbroken by this. Plus, he may not actually ever qualify anyways. Is he still coming to the BBQ for free food? lol
to beat the living shit out of him and the spartans
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Best of luck in to him ,sorry to see it not work out for UM.
Sounds like he was making some progress with his grades, so hopefully he got that all squared away. Good luck to him; hope he has a nice career, except for when he plays us.
4 years of ugly EL girls. poor dude
so defensive
I loved me some UofM girls during my undergrad in Ann Arbor, but MSU girls were on average hotter than ours based purely on looks. And they were definitely sluttier. And not as smart. All of which are goods things when you are trying to take their virtue.
This sucks. He is going to be really good.
I can't act like I didn't really want him to go with the good guys, but best of luck to you kid!
right after committing to come to the BBQ.
For what it's worth, the rumor is he wanted us, the grades were always a problem, and the BBQ was a part of that. The staff (if the story is correct) wouldn't take his committment because of said grade problems, as with Pittman, and, as with Pittman, Burbridge turned to a school he felt wanted him.
That Pittman rumor needs to be put to bed. He plans to enroll early. He doesn't have the problems with grades that has been overblown.
IF he tried to commit to Michigan and was told he needed to get his academics in order it was the staff's way of nicely saying "Sorry but we're full up at your position."
That's an interesting take on what constitutes a polite refusal. "No, your grades are insufficient" sounds more tactful to you than "we have filled that position"? It's a rumor, for what it's worth. We don't know its verity. But then again, I imagine you don't know either.
That's exactly why I don't believe that rumor anyway. The facts don't add up to him needing to get his grades in order.
I don't really even believe he tried to commit here but if he did (big IF) I'd say that the staff probably straight up told him they were full up. The whole grades things is probably some disgruntled Michigan fan's way of saying he isn't good enough to go here which simply isn't true.
Again, I don't know or pretend to know, but questions about Pittman's grades were circulating around the Scout message board long (and if I understand it, the OSU boards as well) long before he signed on with MSU. So it was not out of the blue. Likewise with Burbridge, whose grades were the subject of frequent debate for a long, long while now. talking about it might constitute a case of sour grapes, but not so blatant as to emerge from nothingness. I suppose we'll find out the right of it when they do or do not qualify.
I think you mean voracity.
No. Verity means truth, from the Latin "veritas," which is what I mean to indicate. Voracity refers to the quality of being voracious, as in hungry, insatiable, etc. You're probably thinking of veracity, rather than voracity, which indicate the quality or habit of accuracy.
None of what you wrote has been verified.
It was a joke, as in "unverified voracity"...
a very encyclopedic clarification of lexical distinction, my good sir! however, the aforementioned suggestion to utilize the word "voracity" is, in fact, an allusion to a long-standing jocularity within the mgoblog community.
While grades may have been an issue with Burbridge and why didn't push for the commitment earlier when he really liked us, that is not the case with Pittman. Pittman's coach even confirmed in an interview that UM told Pittman that we were full on his position, and thus cooled. We have Roh, Black, Beyer, and Brown and Mario committed earlier. I really don't believe it was grades.
That's a really good point but I would guess that the vast majority of people that graduate early also have pretty good grades. A person driven to graduate early is probably also driven to perform pretty well in classes. If by chance Pittman is finishing early with subpar academics he is probably in the minority by a long shot. However, there is still that chance.
I'm sorry, but I can't wish anyone going to State best of luck.
Only things I wish for Mr. Burbridge are the best of health and butter fingers on Saturdays!
He's obviously not coming to the BBQ now. I said this on Twitter, this is a good get for them, but Michigan has a chance to get a good one soon too.
The bringer of the cryptic silver lining.
Buckle Up!
for such strange timing, right after saying he was coming to the BBQ. Seems like we might have 1 (or 2) locked up already
I know Dwayne and Adolphus have been quiet with summer ball going on, but does this help us at all, with Stanford?
Seems like it helps us more with Darboh than Stanford. He seems to have been cooling on us for a while, while things with Darboh are heating up. IIRC Darboh said he wanted to make his decision fairly soon.
If it gives an obvious boost with someone, I'd say it was Madaris, who was enthused by the Michigan offer at once and with whom MSU was thought to have the strongest lead.
Yep, Darboh and maybe even Monty Madaris.
do you mean a wideout or just a commit in general?
Fine with me, plenty of other good recievers in the mix
But it's still July. We'll see how things play out.
Good get for Sparty, and best of luck to him in the future.
I was never as high on Burbridge as a lot of folks around here, mostly due to the grade situation. People can definitely change and get their acts together, but if he's struggling that much to qualify academically out of high school, it seems like he'd just be more attrition waiting to happen if we actually got him to Ann Arbor.
With that said, I foresee no academic complications for him at MSU.
A fantastically elegant and accurate statement here...right down to the final thought on Sparty.
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Dang. Really was hoping he'd go blue. Hope he gets his grades in order, it'd be a shame to waste an opportunity like this.
I hope he has a really good academic career, gets his degree, marries a nice girl and leads a happy life.
And that's pretty much the end of my good tidings.
Well, I hope that he meets some nice girl, she takes him out for a nice seafood dinner and never calls him again!
is a saint!
Is this situation a possibiliy?
Michigan would not accept his committment until Februaryish when they knew for sure if his grades were in order. MSU was willing to take him now so he commits there. In Februaryish if his grades are in order, Michigan can now take his committment and he joins his teammates in Ann Arbor?
Nope. We'll have another WR committed at that point.
So we are not taking two WR for sure?
It's because this is Michigan. It just is.
I doubt we take 35 commits this year...
It's actually quite possible M wouldn't take his commitment at this point since his academics are in doubt. I assume he figures we won't have WR spots left for him.
Per RCMB Hoke is lying to all recruits about playing time and then hard-selling them to commit early.
Maybe AB is too smart for Hoke's trickery.
Good Luck to you son....... now C'mon down Monty Madaris!!
I like his upside a lot, tough break for the good guys. I agree with others though, if his grades were better, he would have probably committed months ago when Funchess did.
I like his upside a lot, tough break for the good guys. I agree with others though, if his grades were better, he would have probably committed months ago when Funchess did.
I'm all for interesting ways to commit, but facebook? Come on, man.
I imagine Mario and Funchess 'dislike' his post.
Richardson committed via Twitter if I'm not mistaken.
Maybe, but he committed to Michigan. Totally acceptable.
why not? somewhat refreshing to see one who doesn't feel he needs a press conference with a row of hats
Not sure why this is a surprise - with the season MSU had, they should be getting some quality guys. I question why they are not getting more. The answer is perhaps that no matter what, it will always be difficult to convince a lot of quality guys to play for MSU.
Go Blue!
WIth the success MSU had this past year we all were expecting a major battle with MSU for the recruits in MIchigan. Once Hoke started the smack down a couple months back it started to feel is if we would get any recruit we wanted. I guess that is why i feel the disapointment. Either way we lost a good one and we still need a good WR in this class.
Go Blue.
Darn, would have really liked the whole Harrison trio to go blue. Would have been a good way to put to rest some of this 'Spartan pipeline' talk. Best wishes to this guy (except when playing against us).
Gardner or Morris throwing to him, we know that much
Does that mean he wont be visiting now ?
TomVH "He's obviously not coming to the BBQ now. I said this on Twitter, this is a good get for them, but Michigan has a chance to get a good one soon too"
pretty sure his invitation has been rescinded
we dont know the detials of either of those guys' cases, dont knock on them or MSU without knowing the full story. AB got his test scores in order and aced summer school, he was on pace to qualify. And we have taken a couple players the last few year that haven't qualified.....
"And we have taken a couple players the last few year that haven't qualified....."
Reliable sources have said this is not something the current regime wants to do. Before a kid commits, they want to be certain he's in good academic standing.
I think i would rather have Jordan payton
And i would rather have DB-G. Does not always work that way.
It's DG-B.
M is in on at least couple WR's as good or better than Burbridge. And, given the recent past, M shouldn't hold spots for guys with academic issues, especially given all the other viable candidates.
Also, who the hell will MSU's next QB be? I don't think a kid would choose to play with some no-name QB over Devin/Shane.
Maxwell was an Elite 11 guy and will be a junior in 2012, he should be more than adequate, but they're pretty well hosed if he gets injured.
Andrew Maxwell is MSU's next QB. He was a 4*, Elite 11 QB in high school... so not exactly a no-name. After that they have Connor Cook and Tyler O'Connor... neither was/is as highly regarded as Maxwell, but they both had pretty decent BCS offers.
Darboh and Payton. Both listed an inch taller than Burbridge according to Scout. Any of those 3 is fine by me! If that matters to anybody....
MSU now has 2 out of the top 10 in the state, while we have 6, with a possibility of 1 more. Wow, they're burning it up on the trail this year, so jealous!!
I'm glad that all his hard work to get his grades up paid off for him. I think a major factor in his decision was he knew that once he qualified, it would be easier for him to stay academically eligible at MSU instead of UM. Good luck AB, I'd hate to be you coming across the middle with our headhunters looking to lay you out
Correct. Best of luck to the kid but he's 6'1'' so I'm assuming he'll be in the slot. He may regret the decision when he is forced to deal with Biggs, RJS, and Mr. Ringer.
I don't see what the problem is with accepting a guy who has borderline grades as long as you keep recruiting other guys and make it clear that you are doing just that. With Stanford off the board, we needed this guy. Right now, our 2013 receiving corps consists of the following:
Jeremy Jackson
Rodriguez slot midgets
hypothetical true freshmen who have yet to commit
Jerald Robinson (?)
MSU has the same qualifications standards for athletes as we do. A guy who doesn't qualify at UM won't qualify at MSU either, and it's not like they need receivers desperately and we don't. If he commits to you and he doesn't qualify, then you have lost nothing, unless you turned away quality guys to make room for him. It's not like you have to honor the commitment if he doesn't qualify.
You'd have to turn guys away to hold a spot for him, because signing day is before school is out. It's a calculated risk, one MSU can afford to take. And I'm not so sure the standards for the two schools are completely equal. By NCAA definition, yes. But while we take an occasional chance, we're a bit more risk adverse than most. It's like how we COULD take Juco players, but rarely do.
But that assumes Michigan won't land any other WRs this year, when they quite clearly will.
You forgot tacopants
Can anyone tell me his full offer list? Rivals only lists 6 schools but I have to imagine there were more
Since when does Dantonio recruit in state?
Just because your username is Webber's Pimp, gives you no right to call Ondre Pipkins, Ondre "Pimpkins"
I figured he was going to end up at MSU. Given his purported talent, he would have been offered by us already if there weren't academic or other issues.
He did have a Michigan offer...
Again..He didn't have a commitable offer people. How many times does it have to be said?
Yeah, cuz he hasn't been recruiting at all yet...
Why not wait to see what the coaches have to say at the BBQ. I hope this doesn't turn out to be another Jonathon Hankins situation where we slow play a talented instate kid who plays a huge position of need and ends up playing as a freshman for a hated rival (and yes I realize Hankins issue was not grade related)
Can't speak publicly about recruits until they sign an LOI. And they won't comment at all on this recruit if he signs an LOI w/MSU. Speculation will rule the day on this one.
I think Madaris might drop at the BHBBQ. I don't see him going to MSU and ND seems to have other guys they are waiting on. Madaris and Burbridge seem interchangable to be and I'd be just as happy with Monte.
I really wanted Burbridge, but I thought he recently mentioned that UM was not recruiting him aggressively. Maybe it was acedemic concerns, maybe it was something else the coaching staff didn't like. I also wanted Lucien last year, but what do I know....
hope he does well and makes it in. Was really hoping he'd come to M
if you preferred him over payton, then i can understand but that is who tom is referring to.
Congrats to him, hopefully he'll be able to get his eligibility worked out. Next!
Interestingly, Rivals has him listed as a "Soft Verbal".
Anyway, this is disappointing, but good luck to him.
...allow me to reinterpret this news as if (1) Aaron had been an OSU target and (2) it was being reported on Bucknuts:
"Burn in Hell Burbitch! Traitor! I always knew that kid was no good, ever since five minutes ago, when he committed to another school. Doesn't matter, I heard from my uncle's brother's roomate's best friend that Dorial Green Beckham is all Scarlet & Gray. sCum blows! Tressel for AD!!!!!"
That is all
good for him. Hope he gets his grades in order, and wish him luck outside of UM game.
no BBQ meat for AB
Good luck to him at MSU, I wish him the best (except for when he's playing UofM, of course). I hope we can pull in one or two equally talented receivers.
to Aaron Burbridge and congrats to MSU on keeping him in-state.
On the other hand, the season is long and if Michigan gets on a roll, Sparty tanks and Aaron gets his grades up you never know what might happen.
Good god, that sounds exactly like MSU and OSU. Please don't sink to their level.
I thought it was a very reasonable comment.
"Anytime you beat out OSU, ND, UofM, etc. it sends a message nationally that MSU WILL stay atop the B1G for years to come"
Love to have had him, a nice get for the Spartans (assuming he makes it to campus). But we really wanted him to keep the recruiting avalanche crushing MSU going. If AB changed his mind in time, we'd take him back. But recruiting is a numbers game, and we'll have our numbers. We just wanted to take one away from Sparty.
I would have loved to get Burbridge because he's a great WR, but the reason he was number one for me was because we would have taken him from MSU. That would have been sweet.
Scout is reporting that MSU also gets a commit from OH DB Jermaine Edmondson today. He also had offers from Illinois, Nebraska, Purdue, Louisville, and the MAC.
I would have loved to see him in the winged helmet, damn. Only soy dogs and veggie burgers for you, Burbridge! Don't even look at the cheese either...
Howeva,this weekend might just provide oppurnunity for another...hmmm!
Payton make it for the bbq.
FWIW: Take it from a two time grad, MSU is a pretty good school with good people, but it definitely doesn't carry the weight of Michigan. Not even a contest. Living out of state for 8 years, you'd be surprised how many people would assume Michigan when I said Michigan State. Outsiders who aren't into sports don't know Michigan State generally. Michigan is all they know, everybody knows it, and it has real power. It is truly a global degree.
For the purposes of AB's committment, my point is pretty meaningless. It's a big choice for a kid, and he won't suffer by graduating with a Michigan State degree at all, except for the opportunity cost of it not being a Michigan degree. Plus they are in a good place program wise thanks to that dorky Dantonio. Rest assured Michigan largely recruits itself. Over the long haul if Hoke keeps recruiting to this level, the program will win big if he and the staff are even moderately competent as coaches
wake me up
on signing day
gah double post
but still. it seems with this many major recruits commiting early to various schools the dominos could fall on signing day


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Under MCA, Judge Motz wrote, ... enemy combatant status must either be determined by a Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- the military administrative panels set up by the Pentagon -- or by some other "Executive tribunal." Neither has made such a ruling as to [Ali Saleh Kahlah] al-Marri, the decision said. (The CSRT panels are operating only for foreign nationals being held at the U.S. military prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.)...Orin Kerr has more:
The Circuit Court found the government's claim of "inherent" presidential authority to order military detention of civilians to be "breathtaking," and was broad enough even to allow detention of U.S. citizens.
The court takes a very narrow view of the category "enemy combatant"; if I read the court correctly, it sees the category as basically limited to the catgeory of military opponent in battle rather than Al-Qaeda terrorist....Kerr predicts the court will be reversed, either by the Fourth Circuit en banc or by the Supreme Court.
According to the Fourth Circuit, this left Al-Marri as a "civilian," and thus entitled to the Due Process protections of anyone lawfully in the United States. In other words, the AUMF just doesn't reach so far as to permit the military to detain a civilian terrorist suspect in the U.S. like Al-Marri.


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"I have been away from home for four months so I reckon I've forgotten how to do it"
maybe that's why hussey was struggling in england, although he scored a century in last test
"I have been away from home for four months so I reckon I've forgotten how to do it"
maybe that's why hussey was struggling in england, although he scored a century in last test
The single guys would have to be hoping someone gets hurt during the act so they can get a gig as a runner.
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Take a look at the Location, says it all IMO.
Oh and I believe whoever wrote that document is pretty much on spot, a good performance at bed the night before does improve your performance on the field.
Right Wing Nuts in India get a life.
i heard Kirsten denied this news
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All HIV-Positive People Should Be Screened for Hepatitis C
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In the U.S., it's estimated that 1 out of every 3-4 people living with HIV also has the hepatitis C virus (HCV). That's nearly 350,000 Americans who could face serious liver disease at some point in their lives. However, most of these individuals are unaware of this serious condition.
Living healthfully with both viruses can be managed and for some their HCV can be cured. In order to do that, people need to be screened for hepatitis C in the first place. It's best to know this before starting HIV treatment.
The March 2012 update to the Federal Guidelines for treating people with HIV recommends that all HIV+ people should be tested for HCV. There are three important reasons for this: possible increased risk of HCV disease progression, deciding when to start HIV treatment, and how to manage treatment regimens for both.
Those living with both HIV and HCV are three times more likely to progress in their hepatitis C disease than mono-infected people. That means some co-infected people can experience rapid liver disease within just five years or less. To add to the seriousness of this issue: 1 out of 4 co-infected people will progress to cirrhosis (the serious scarring of the liver), and the lower the CD4 count generally the more rapid the HCV disease progression.
As to the second reason to test, when to start HIV treatment may also become a factor. The Guidelines state that HIV treatment should be considered for all co-infected individuals. However, in people with CD4s above 500, some physicians may decide to delay HIV treatment until after the end of HCV treatment.
The third reason -- how to treat both infections -- can be a difficult process to manage. Very recent clinical studies are just now reporting information on somewhat difficult drug interactions between the meds used for HIV and for hepatitis C. Knowing ahead of time that a person has hepatitis C can help plan out treatment regimens and managing side effects for both infections.
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The rings are still not mainstream enough to be considered cool. When Ms. McMunn tells her peers that she is waiting for her husband, "people give me weird looks," she said. "I have gotten made fun of a lot." But the rings are catching on to the point where many wearers feel comfortable talking about them....Hmmm... this makes me think about the conversation we were having here yesterday in the comments to this post, about the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Some people say that gay persons ought to just keep what is their private behavior to themselves. Everyone who makes the argument that gay persons shouldn't see any need to tell should also object to these rings that proclaim private sexual facts, right?
"I don't think Christian youth are hiding their beliefs as much as they used to," said Jerry Rady of ScriptureJewelry.com in Escondido, Calif.
"Before, it was in the closet, a lot of that stuff," said Nickolas Pfendner, the owner of ReligiousJewelryStore.com, based in Jamison, Pa. "Peers are starting to really appreciate and respect kids who make that choice."
Ring ceremonies, once modest affairs held in people's homes or in churches, now sometimes involve hundreds of participants and laser light shows interspersed with talk of pregnancy and the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases.
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Purity rings.
73 comments:
- JBlog said...
Hey, here's an idea -- wouldn't be great if EVERYONE kept all these private matters to themselves?
I don't consider other people's personal conduct behind closed doors to be any of my business, and frankly, I don't really want to know.
But if a large portion of our society decides it's going to put their sexuality on public display, then I see no reason why virgins can't express themselves this way as well.
- Troy said...
People say that in public, but then, often times in a group at work or at play the talk turns to sex... So, it seems, many more people are willing to flap their yaps about sex and ask pointed, personal and specific questions. If someone says -- as in the 40-year old Virgin -- "When's the last time you had sex?" or whatever... and the person says "That's none of your business!" or "I don't talk about such matters! or blushes stammers, etc. The assumption is virginity. The rings can be pre-emptive strike against such awkwardness and the rudeness that follows.
Besides -- I put "NEW!" on my eBay listings -- why shouldn't a person advertise their condition? Like new, new, slightly used, gently used.... or perhaps mint, near mint, good, fair, poor like baseball cards... Perhaps we can have rings that reflect our "condition." Hmmm... there's a business idea there somewhere. perhaps not.
- Dave said...
A large portion of society does put their sexuality on display.
Every heterosexual couple we see walk down the street implicitly declares their sexuality.
If I walk down the street holding hands with my girlfriend, it should be clear to everyone that my girlfriend and I are making an implicit statement about our sexuality.
- brylin said...
Religious cultures, such as Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism have traditionally valued virginity.
Consider the vestal virgins of Rome and the practice of burying dead virgins in the foundations of the London Bridge.
And the movie "The 40 Year Old Virgin" and Madonna's second album "Like a Virgin."
- Ann Althouse said...
"Besides -- I put "NEW!" on my eBay listings -- why shouldn't a person advertise their condition?"
So you're goods for sale? You need to start wearing a ring that tells us what your penis size is.
- JBlog said...
Pardon, but I don't think any couple walking down the street holding hands is making any kind of implicit or explicit statement about what they do or don't do behind closed doors.
- erp said...
This has gotten totally out of hand.
A man and woman aka a married couple just by virtue of the fact that they publicly vowed their mutual love and devotion and then live together, perhaps produce some kids, and continue to live together, walk around together, rake the yard together and perhaps hold hands and even swing their arms in a carefree gesture aren't merely going about living their lives and minding their own business, they are, in the opinion of moonbats, making a statement about their sexuality which somehow denigrates gays and now, presumably also denigrates virgins????
Talk about Johnny One-Note. Will everyone please take a time out and go back in the closet, at least, for a little while, so we can enjoy a little peace on earth from those monomaniacs who can't seem to stop obsessing on me, me, me.
- dbp said...
I don't think such rings are much different than wedding rings. It tells others that the wearer is unavailable. Of course the ability of these rings to communicate would depend on how wide-spread the use becomes.
- APF said...
You need to start wearing a ring that tells us what your penis size is.
That's what sports cars are for.
- JBlog said...
"You need to start wearing a ring that tells us what your penis size is.
That's what sports cars are for."
Yeah, but it's inversely proportional. It still works though. :-)
- Ruth Anne Adams said...
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- Bruce Hayden said...
But, then, men lie about their penis size, just like women do about their breast size. I remember a scene from a movie, I think it was John Revolting (sorry, Trevolta), stuffing socks in his underwear. A bit juvenile, but not uncommon. Besides, what is important is erect size, and that hopefully doesn't show in public.
- Jeremy said...
I've seen this for years in the circles that I've run in. I don't think it's that new. What's new is the ceremony - which seems like a really weird thing to attend.
I've always thought that it was more for the benefit of the wearer than for those around them. Like tying a yellow string around your finger to remind yourself, "No sexing allowed."
- tcd said...
I would wear a purity ring only if it came with a big hulking diamond. I kid. (Want to see if Slocum and his fellow anti-diamond folks take the bait).
The purity rings sound like a good idea. I agree w/ Ruth Anne. The rings can serve as tangible reminders. I think I know what to buy for my neice for Christmas now.
- Pooh said...
I'm slightly uncomfortable with the vague co-opting of 'oppressed' status here. I'm more uncomfortable with a gaudy ceremony which proclaims "I'm purer then thou art". Humility should be just as great, if not greater, a virtue as chastity
As for the rings themselves, I think they are fine. Nothing wrong with wearing something to express a commitment or belief, like a LiveStrong bracelet or such. And I don't mean that to trivialize the rings. I may or may not share the belief expressed, but I certainly respect it.
- John(classic) said...
Well since this conversation has degenerated..I have been trying to deal with this article:
"Big brain means small testes"
Aside from the feelings of inadeqaucy generated by being slothful, monogamous, and smart, the article contains this gem:
"Perhaps monogamy is more neurologically demanding."
- JodyTresidder said...
"The rings can serve as tangible reminders. I think I know what to buy for my neice for Christmas now."
Better make sure you keep the receipt. You know, just in case:)
- FXKLM said...
After all, do people regret the sex they *didn't* have? I maintain that most of the regret from youth is for the sex that non-marrieds *did* have.
Absolutely not. Missed opportunities for sex are regretted far more often than sex itself.
- tiggeril said...
I'm more uncomfortable with a gaudy ceremony which proclaims "I'm purer then thou art". Humility should be just as great, if not greater, a virtue as chastity
You said it much better than I could. I completely agree.
- Paul said...
If it feels good, do it?
- Mehera said...
Well, from observing what happened in the conservative christian wing of our family, there is an element of the parents hoping to "mark" and influence the daughter. I wouldn't assume the kids totally buy into it, ring or no ring. That girl was the first in the family to get pregnant before marriage.
- Timothy said...
Makes me want to punch every pretentious jackass of a parent who thinks this is a good idea. Were I friends with somebody in high school who'd decided to have a "purity ring" I would've expressed the same sentiment.
I didn't have sex in high school, had few opportunities but certainly could've, but I knew folks who did and, well, whatever. None of my business.
If you need some bauble to remind you of your own purity, just how very weak is your purported moral compass? Don't want to have sex, don't have sex, but don't go making a public display of your prudery.
I wouldn't even buy shoes without trying them on, I can't for the life of me figure out why anybody would make a commitment like marriage without testing everything out first.
- Andrea said...
I remember my sister's best friend proudly showing off her "promise ring" when they were 14 years old. She had promised her parents and her church to stay a virgin til marriage. I, seventeen at the time, made a snarky remark like, "Isn't it a bit late for that?" and got shushed by my mother. Well, the kid was pregnant a year and a half later by a man 10 years her senior. She had two kids with him before moving back home because he beat her up. My sister went on, lil slut that she was, to get masters in architecture and succeed in her endeavors. She now lives in sin with her very loving, kind boyfriend, no doubt fornicating to her heart's content. Those rings are substitutes for good parenting and good education, and only advertise that fact to me.
- tcd said...
For those of you poo-pooing the idea of purity rings, no one is saying that the rings are the end-all and be-all when it comes to teaching kids about sexual relations and abstinence. Really, how unrealistic would that be?
- Mehera said...
Does anyone know if there is a male equivalent of the promise ring? The early ones were presented to daughters by their fathers but maybe that has changed. Seems kind of like a modern virginity belt symbol or something.
In our extended family, the parents that took this approach with their daughters were the same ones who didn't think the girls needed to go to college, but are now escorting their son all around the country trying to decide the best college for him.
Makes my blood boil.
- Ann Althouse said...
I'm not pooh-poohing the rings. I'm just noting the connection to the debate about being openly gay. I think to be consistent, one ought to say everyone's sex life should be a matter of personal privacy, not to be flaunted, or that it's just fine for everyone to flaunt if they feel like it. Personally, I would keep my sex life private. I remember finding it disturbing to be visibly pregnant, because everyone could see that you had had sex. (Unless you wore an "It was artificial insemination" ring.) But you can do want you want.
- Troy said...
Ann... OK. What the heck? Maybe the virgin ring is false advertising. Do you really want to start a trend of men wearing gaudy and huge rings?
The eBay thing was not not meant seriously at least not in the commercial sense. People send message by their attire and accessories all the time, that's not a controversial idea.
- Pooh said...
I'm not 'poo-pooing the idea'. I think they are fine, just that some of the surrounding stuff is over the top.
- tcd said...
The article, linked by our host, mentions that boys are also wearing purity rings. So what is your point about your extended family? That anyone who give their daughters purity rings are backward sexist yahoos? Did you intend to stereotype all of us, who think abstinence and purity rings are good ideas, as yahoos?
- Troy said...
Andrea, so the little 14 year old is responsible for being raped by a 24-year old? I never could get away with saying that. I see a lack of parental control. There would be a pregnancy followed by a murder of that 24 year old predator.
How Victorian of you.
- 37383938393839383938383 said...
Ann: Some people say that gay persons ought to just keep what is their private behavior to themselves. Everyone who makes the argument that gay persons shouldn't see any need to tell should also object to these rings that proclaim private sexual facts, right?
Well, yes. Proclaiming private sexual facts by anyone is bad. But a rainbow pin that proclaims a political or religious allegiance or an AIDS bow or a cross or a yarmulke is OK.
- Mehera said...
tcd: "So what is your point about your extended family? That anyone who give their daughters purity rings are backward sexist yahoos? Did you intend to stereotype all of us, who think abstinence and purity rings are good ideas, as yahoos?"
Heck no. I'm only remembering what happened in my own experience and putting it out there with healthy skepticism about the "purity ring" movement. And to say that the wearing of such rings may or may not represent an actual commitment on the part of the wearer.
- Tony said...
"Besides -- I put "NEW!" on my eBay listings -- why shouldn't a person advertise their condition?"
So you're goods for sale? You need to start wearing a ring that tells us what your penis size is.
I guess it's all what you value. I value virginity, you value the size of a man's penis. ;)
(This sort of response tends to make me think that some can't compete in the marketplace and want to devalue that which makes others stand out.)
- 37383938393839383938383 said...
After all, do people regret the sex they *didn't* have?
Isn't that the point? Someone who is lonely and pathetic and does not even know it is in much worse shape than someone with the life experience to make the right choices going forward. And, yes, people do regret not having fully experienced life. Then they become bitter.
- Million Dollar Mary said...
As Ruth Anne's sister, and giver of the TLW (True Love Waits) ring to our 15 year old daughter, you have to understand the context in which the ring was given...it IS a personal matter and the ring didn't come with neon lights saying, "I promise to be a virgin until I marry." It didn't come as a "You have to wear this ring" from a parent trying to look good on the outside. It came after much private and personal discussions with our daughter about choices..and making good choices about a future partner,etc. Our daughter wears her ring with much humility and privacy. No one would know it's a PURITY ring....it's a personal decision that she made which prompted us to have the ring made for her...
And the TLW stands for True Love Waits...because (and I wish I would have learned this one in adolescence) LUST wants more but True Love WILL wait...
just a thought..
- 37383938393839383938383 said...
Personally, I would keep my sex life private. I remember finding it disturbing to be visibly pregnant, because everyone could see that you had had sex.
Exactly. Now, obviously, you can't help but be visibly pregnant. But someone doesn't need to tell you that they are a virgin or gay just because you say hello.
- 37383938393839383938383 said...
Well, now I'm rethinking things. I don't like virgin women and I don't have any use for gay men. So maybe everyone ought to say what they are and how slutty(e.g., with a number from 1-10 on their foreheads, 10 being the sluttiest), and that way I can just talk to all the women who are 7 and up.
- downtownlad said...
It's pretty simple:
This is what is appropriate for PUBLIC consumption:
1) A straight man talking about his spouse, his kids, his marriage, etc.
2) A teenage girl talking about how she enjoyed going to the movie with her boyfriend.
3) A twenty-something male talking about how he wants to find a wife.
4) A gay man talking about how he's looking forward to an upcoming vacation with his boyfriend.
5) A lesbian talking about how hard it is to meet a nice girl these days.
6) A bisexual man telling a friend how he's not sure if should date Mary or Joe.
Here's what's NOT APPROPRIATE for Public consumption. This stuff should be PRIVATE.
1) Any intricate details about your sex life.
Just because I'm gay provides no more details about my sex life than somebody mentioning he's straight tells about his sex life.
- Ruth Anne Adams said...
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- JBlog said...
"Ann Althouse said...
I'm not pooh-poohing the rings. I'm just noting the connection to the debate about being openly gay. I think to be consistent, one ought to say everyone's sex life should be a matter of personal privacy, not to be flaunted, or that it's just fine for everyone to flaunt if they feel like it. Personally, I would keep my sex life private."
I tend to agree Ann, per my earlier post. Unfortunately, many in our society have already decided all these private details SHOULD be flaunted in public, whether we like it or not.
So I think there ought to be some uniformity in how "the rules" are applied on this.
If a hairy, 300-pound man can march in a Gay Pride parade wearing a strapless evening gown, I think it's okay for a straight 14-year-old girl to wear a virginity pledge ring.
- stoqboy said...
I remember my mother telling me as a teenager that I didn't have to be confirmed into the Catholic church if I didn't want to. She then proceeded to hold the confirmation classes in our living room with all of my school mates. We talked and had heart felt discussions, but I knew I really had no choice. I would venture a guess that lots of girls with rings wear them for their parents. And I believe what Andrea said, the rings may more aptly represent poor parenting.
- 37383938393839383938383 said...
Just because I'm gay provides no more details about my sex life than somebody mentioning he's straight tells about his sex life.
This is utter bunk, because you leave out of the equation to whom you are talking. If you're talking to your friends, say whatever you want. But you don't have a right to dirty up the small talk at the office water coooler just because the married people talk about their children.
- Aaron said...
Re: regretting sex I didn't have. Well - is it the sex or making an intimate connection that you would miss. I doubt that for most it is the actual orgasm that one regrets. Anyway - to be fair you might also have missed an unintended pregnancy, STD, or some really creepy morning after alienation from the stranger you randomly hooked up with. Sex is not always a positive growth experience to be celebrated. Sexual hypocrisy isn't always the worst thing that can come from sex.
On a different note: Is the absence of sex the same as having sex? Anti-A can't = A. Is a sign saying no cursing somehow the same as a sign saying Happy Happy F*ck F*ck? Seems like a logical fallacy somehow.
- chuck b. said...
"you don't have a right to dirty up the small talk at the office water coooler just because the married people talk about their children."
Says you.
Poor you!
- downtownlad said...
I wonder if criticalobserver is gay or straight?
Unfortunately, according to his rules, he can't actually answer that question without revealing intimate details about his sex life.
- Paul said...
Am I wrong, or not too long ago wasn't the ear a ring was worn upon announcing you were Gay?
If that's not a myth, seems Gays were first.
No, wait, if you wore a ring on your left, ring finger that said you were unavailable(maybe). People sure talked a lot about their engagement ring and how they were in love forever!
We have symbols everywhere, let them wear their ring and have us think what we will. I can choose to believe it's meaning or not.
- downtownlad said...
I wonder if they remove the ring after they have sex?
I doubt it.
- Slocum said...
A 'purity ring ceremony' with a laser-light show? OMG -- I can't wait for the South Park episode (sounds like it could have the potential to rival 'Christian Rock Hard' which is one of my all-time favorites).
- Slocum said...
I wonder if they remove the ring after they have sex?
No, silly, they turn from black and white to color -- didn't you see the movie?
- 37383938393839383938383 said...
DTL*: I wonder if criticalobserver is gay or straight?
It isn't any of your goddamned business, you sex-obsessed pervert, which is my entire point. Get your mind out of the gutter and stop trying to bring everyone down there too, you guttersnipe.
- downtownlad said...
It isn't any of your goddamned business, you sex-obsessed pervert, which is my entire point. Get your mind out of the gutter and stop trying to bring everyone down there too, you guttersnipe.
So gay. ;)
- Aaron said...
I wonder if most folks problem with this has to do with taste as opposed to ethics. The earnest unironic intention of making a pledge that has an element of self-denial is so counter to our current culture people reject it on aesthetic grounds. It is Squaresville.
Even if folks don't always live up to it - the idea of taking one's sex life seriously and trying to live by some set of ideals seems a good one. A lot of people seem to be conflating the ideals themselves with a symbol and rag on one for the other. Either chastity is lame because of the ring - or the ring is lame because of chastity. Maybe folks just think both are lame.
In any event the fact that a lot of objections center around accusations of hypocrisy is a sure sign that their issues aren't substantive. Accusations of hypocrisy tend to have to do with issues of Authenticity. 50 Cent is authentic because he has shot at people. Virginity Rings are inauthentic because some folks don't live up to their "image".
There was a nascent gay semaphore system set up surrounding different colored bandanas. The color and placement of the bandana denoted if one was a top, bottom and other sexual predilections. Was there something wrong with this? In my opinion - no - so why such a hard time for a hetero virginity ring? It just isn't edgy and cool. People are uncomfortable with the aesthetics.
- Ann Althouse said...
You boys need to learn to get along. Don't make me come in here and delete things.
- downtownlad said...
Ha ha. Sorry Ann. I thought we WERE being nice this time.
- Slocum said...
I wonder if most folks problem with this has to do with taste as opposed to ethics. The earnest unironic intention of making a pledge that has an element of self-denial is so counter to our current culture people reject it on aesthetic grounds. It is Squaresville.
I do think the rings and ceremonies are kitchy, but that's not my main objection. To begin with, I don't think the rings reresent self denial at all--it is not a freely taken decision by the young teen, but rather one imposed by the expectations of church, family, and peers. In this regard, the rings are not really unlike the islamic head scarf -- which is one thing if it is freely chosen, but how often is it really a free choice?
And consider the question of whether or not the kids stop wearing the 'purity ring' if they have sex (which, studies show, they do at a rate as least as high as those who didn't 'take the pledge'). The question seems a joke, but it really isn't. If a kid who has sex doesn't stop wearing the ring, the ring becomes a daily reminder of her guilt and hypocrisy, but if she does stop, she's advertising her newly 'fallen' state. I find it all quite creepy.
There is a long, unpleasant history of families feeling they 'own' their childrens' sexuality (daughters especially). Feeling that it is the family's right to trade their daughters (whose value depends crucially on their perceived 'purity') to earn a profit or form alliances. To be frank, I see the purity ring as a minor manifestation of the same outlook that results in honor killings of 'impure' daughters.
As it happens, I have a 17-year-old daughter (who would laugh her ass off at the idea of a 'purity ring'). Not because she's sexually active--I think the chances are high she's not. But it's really none of my business. Her sexuality is hers, not mine in any sense. Of course, I don't want to see her get hurt, but she has a very good head on her shoulders, and I trust her to make good decisions.
- Freeman Hunt said...
Purity ring ad campaign:
"Never had a penis in your vagina? Never had your penis in a vagina? Let the world know! Choose from a variety of cool, new styles to signify your level of commitment. Display any type of purity from technical (genital only) to pristine (all orifices)."
Note: I have nothing against purity rings, and I greatly respect young people who decide to hold off on sex. I just think the literal meanings behind the rings are funny.
- Aaron said...
Slocum - I don't have any kids so I haven't the experience you do but it sems to me there is at least as much pro-sex peer pressure out there as anti-sex pressure. More I'd expect. The motives for the pro-sex forces can be seen as at least as dispcable as the anti-sex. Funnily, your anti-sex motivations seemed to have an economic aspect and many pro-sex messages are mercenary in nature. I'd also prefer parents and family exert pressure - or possibly more constructively impart ethical and moral values than MTV and The OC etc.
Maybe at 17 you have made the decision that she is a free agent sexually but what about at 14? Or, suppose your daughter didn't have such a good head on her shoulders? I have heard that not all teens have it together. In any event you were ostensibly imparting your value system to her even if it was by letting her figure it out on her own and make her own mistakes. Is it that parents with another value system shouldn't be allowed to? or is it that you disaprove of them wearing their values on their sleaves (or fingers)?
Freemen Hunt: Yeah - sex is inherently funny. People make wierd faces and do things with their bodies that taken out of a private sphere looks just silly unless everyone involved is good looking and well lit. There is a reason penis jokes outnumber knock knock jokes.
- Jacob said...
"Knock Knock"
"Who's there?"
"Penis who?"
"Uh... I really don't know where I'm going with this"
- Slocum said...
Maybe at 17 you have made the decision that she is a free agent sexually but what about at 14? Or, suppose your daughter didn't have such a good head on her shoulders? I have heard that not all teens have it together.
If she didn't have a good head on her shoulders then a 'purity ring' wouldn't do any good (as research indicates they actually don't).
In any event you were ostensibly imparting your value system to her even if it was by letting her figure it out on her own and make her own mistakes. Is it that parents with another value system shouldn't be allowed to? or is it that you disaprove of them wearing their values on their sleaves (or fingers)?
Not all value systems are equal. The value system that holds a girl's chastity is family property, that it should be declared publicly, that loss of this 'purity' is a cause for shame that reduces the girl's value (and the the family's status)...all of this, I would submit, is involved in the 'purity ring ceremony' and it is a crummy value system (however traditional).
To me, it's not a question of wearing the value system on their sleeves (or fingers)--I think it's a poor value system with or without ring & ceremony.
- reader_iam said...
Everyone who makes the argument that gay persons shouldn't see any need to tell should also object to these rings that proclaim private sexual facts, right?
- Pooh said...
Slocum, I hope (and suspect) that the though you believe the 'chastity as property' value system is bad, this does not imply that chastity per se is bad. Am I correct?
To my mind it's not inconsistent to say that one can advocate chastity without a need to trumpet one's own superiority through chastity. In my way of thinking there is very little in the way of moral absolutes on this issue. (Assuming competent consent, etc...) Some people are equipped to handle sex and some aren't. We can certainly offer advice based on our own experiences but freedom includes freedom to make mistakes.
Finally, in the abstract, I have to say that such 'pre-commitment strategies' are often not the best idea, as people are very bad at evaluating (and properly discounting) future risks and rewards.
My, I'm ramble-licious today...
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- Balfegor said...
"Everyone who makes the argument that gay persons shouldn't see any need to tell should also object to these rings that proclaim private sexual facts, right?"
Oddly enough, my initial reaction, when I started reading this post, was exactly that -- a mild revulsion. Indeed, those kinds of private sexual facts should be kept behind closed doors -- or at least limited to discussions among friends.
Or so I thought at first. When I thought about it a little more, it occurred to me that little rings and things like that could be a useful signal. Not so much for virginity, but as with marriage rings and whatnot. It would be nice, always, to be able to tell who is taken and who is not (and who is lesbian and who is not), and a ring is unobtrusive enough that it doesn't really force itself into your consciousness unless you're actively looking.
That said, though, public displays of affection of any sort make me feel vaguely uncomfortable -- even if it's just parent-child, really. Hand-holding between adults has always looked a bit peculiar to me, though all kinds of people do it. Those things are all very well in private, but in public? Mmm.
In the end, I suppose, I'm just extremely repressed, and wish everyone else were too. But I did have the looked-for reaction.
- Troy said...
Um Slocum... the purity rings = girl = property is way off base. It's based on the Christian value found in the Old Testament and in the new Testament against adultery and fornication. Don't confuse immoral Positivist traditional addition under common law, etc. with true Christian virute.
The modern True Love Waits, etc. is under the premise that as a creature of the Creator you are valuable and not a pair of bowling shoes to be tried on by the general public. Why would anyone denigrate trying to keep oneself pure, avoid the pandemic of HPV, genital warts and pregnancy before one is ready to have a family? Afraid of standards...? (Not you in particular Slocum since I don't know you of course, but rhetorically...)
Also, the "my cousin/sister/best friend X didn't stay pure" is fallacious reasoning (no, not fellatious)
- YAMB said...
And then there's the masterband, mostly aimed at guys, telling/showing observers that the wearer hasn't, umm, pleasured himself. Now THAT I find really icky to know about.
- Nevermore said...
I think Ann's original question was if it was inconsistant if we have our children wear a ring symbolizing abstainance while we ask gays to keep it to themselves.
In my opinion, there is no correlation. "Don't ask don't tell" applies only to people who voluntarily joined the military. Outside of a military context, I hope we all agree that anyone has the right to express themselves however they wish.
Considering STD's, unplanned pregnancy, and other health risk associated with promiscuity, it's interesting that a few people here are critial of this practice. I think it's an honorable idea.
- Aaron said...
Slocum - yes, I suppose if a kid was un-levelheaded then a ring isn't going to do much. But as part of a grounding in a general lifestyle it may help some young folks figure things out. If it is so mild in its effects then it is hard to see how it hurts. Also, it isn't like there isn't a ton of slutwear out there. How many T-Shirts say "Pornstar" etc. or there was that trend of wearing cockrings on necklaces not too long ago. I guess I am sympathetic to the idea of providing some sort of alternative set of choices to Abercrombie & Fitch. I'd disagree if I was 15 again.
I have to agree with pooh that your take on the motivations of those indulging in the practice of Purity Rings are not necessarily the most generous. I am sure there are some who feel as you describe but others may come from a much better place.
I am Jewish and there are many practices that set one apart and are not particularly cool and are open to multiple interpretations of their derivation, inherent politics, and necessity. I think the argument that we don't need outward symbols of our beliefs or that the symbols we do surround ourselves with don't matter is false.
I haven't ever met anyone who practices the Purity Ring thing but I am leery of making snap judgements about its worth. In my tradition only men wear a Yamulke - it could be seen as inherently sexist. Does wearing one make me sexist? If I am really Jewish in my heart why do I need to wear anything Jewish? Why wear any symbols of anything at all since it is what is on the inside that counts. Isn't it wrong to force our children even through social pressure to adopt our symbols? I think instilling our values in our children - even under some duress - isn't bad and that symbols matter.
I doubt you disagree greatly but differ in what values you want to instill. Chastity and equating sex with commitment aren't the worst values I've ever heard. Wasn't what I preached or practiced when I was younger but I also had to learn from some harsh experiences about what matters to me and I don't know as I'd dismiss someone who tried to instill some ideas in their kids. Between STDs, pregnancy, and just the emotional rough edges involved in a sexual life I am not sure validating the idea of taking things slow and underlining that there should be an emotional commitment aren't bad jumping off points. Even if my kids then had sex it would be a decent way to come to sex. It may increase the chances of it being with someone who gives a crap about them.
Hey! If you want to talk about forcing your symbolism on your kids with a sexual aspect to it - my parents circumcized me. I think most folks would jump on a ring if they waited to some older age of consent and were given the choice.
- Cat said...
The modern True Love Waits, etc. is under the premise that as a creature of the Creator you are valuable and not a pair of bowling shoes to be tried on by the general public. Why would anyone denigrate trying to keep oneself pure, avoid the pandemic of HPV, genital warts and pregnancy before one is ready to have a family?
I think it's this inherent value judgement, and the loadedness of the term "pure", that disturbs me most about this particular movement. That assumption that sex, unless sanctioned by marriage and with the sole purpose of begetting children, is somehow dirty and degrading to the person involved, that they are allowing themselves to be "used" and sullied by a careless stranger. These may well be the beliefs of some, and frankly I think they buy in trouble and neuroses for the future.
Where is the healthy thinking and teaching about sex? The necessity of practicing safe sex, and that fact sex can be a great joy between partners?
I'm certainly not advocating teenage sex, but there are many, many more valid reasons not to be "doing it" rather than just the wearing of a ring or other symbol, which seems blind and unthinking to me. Whatever happened to simply saying "no thanks, I'm not ready... yet" and feeling empowered to do so?
This movement and the twisted thinking it parades, whilst no doubt well intentioned, may have the effect of creating a generation, not now, but in ten or twenty years' time, of adults with confused and troubling attitudes to that most natural, healthy and normal of functions - sex.
- Alex Elliott said...
This is utter bunk, because you leave out of the equation to whom you are talking. If you're talking to your friends, say whatever you want. But you don't have a right to dirty up the small talk at the office water coooler just because the married people talk about their children.
I am gay, but I'm also one of the married people (same-sex marriage is legal where I live). Is mentioning my husband "dirtying up the small talk" at the water cooler?
- Amalia said...
Hey I'm new on here. Couldn't help but notice this discussion...I know I'm a bit late to get in on this, but I felt that I just had to.
Common opinion seems to be that teens who wear purity rings only do so because their parents and/or church organization has pressured them into it, that it is not the teen's choice. However, I am 18, a senior in high school, and I am a virgin. I wear a purity ring on my ring finger and am committed to waiting for my husband to have sex. And guess what? That was MY choice. Not my parents' choice, not my family's, not my church's, not anyone else in society. Mine. My parents did not buy the purity ring for me or even suggest that I should buy one. I bought it with my own money and I wear it proudly. There was no big ceremony when I bought it, no bells and whistles - actually my brother often laughs at my decision and makes snide virgin jokes - and I certainly didn't do it out of an "I'm purer than you" attitude. I did it because it's what I feel is morally right, and I want to give myself to one man only. I don't "flaunt" my virginity or bash other girls who have had sex, but I do take pride in my commitment. I don't talk about it often except with my four closest friends (all of whom are virgins, two of whom also wear purity rings) and you really wouldn't know unless you grabbed my left hand and read the inscription around the band. (I'm actually looking to buy another one that feels more personal to me with a less generic message, and that's the one I'm going to wear until I have an engagement ring to replace it with.) People don't ask a whole lot and I certainly don't scream it from the rooftops, but when they do, I'm more than willing to talk about what the ring stands for, and usually I'm met with interest, or at the very least a measure of respect. At least, no one has been hostile about it.
Many people also say that the rings don't make any difference, that the people who wear them only last about a year and a half or whatever before having sex anyway. That may be true for many teens, but in a few months I'll be out of high school, and it has never been an issue for me. Granted, I still have college to finish, but I honestly believe that I'm going to be among those who actually make it down the isle without going back on my promise - not because my family expects me to, or I want to be more holy than the next person, but because I need to do it for MYSELF so that when my daughter asks me one day if I waited for her father, I can honestly say, "Yes, I did."
Okay, I'm done. I'm interested to hear if you have anything to add - I just felt that I had to post this.
- Ann Althouse said...
Thanks for posting, Amalia.
- Pam in Colorado said...
Well said Amalia. I am a Mom to five. My oldest daughter just graduated. She is a virgin by choice. She feels the same way as Amalia and we are glad of that.
We want all of our children to remain virgins until marriage. We want them to be able to give all of themselves to their future spouse. We have not handed out purity rings to our children. We are getting one for our daughter soon as she would like to have one and we have wanted to give her one but it has to come from a personal walk and decision if it truly has a significant meaning.
Will our other four wear purity rings? Time will tell. I would just as readily have my boys wear one as my girls. Wearing a purity ring does not ensure abstinence, but it is a wonderful reminder to the wearer of a path THEY have chosen to walk.
- R said...
Get it right...Guys do wear the rings...It's amazing,
no...sad...that people will bash that which they don't understand, or were not able to accomplish in their own lives. They see others trying to live by Gods' standards...that which He has called us all to...and because they couldn't keep their legs crossed, or their pants on, and gave themselves up to the first little "hotflash" that came along, and continue to, they (in their guilt) feel they can now ridicule others who want to do the right thing. Some might say,"well, real men or women have sex"....Well,... so does my dog...but he doesn't have to live according to the same standards...but apparantly some of these would rather sleep around like dogs.
At any rate, these same young people who you
want to bash, to make yourselves feel better, or less "unclean", still have their virginity, and desire to stay that way until they are married, according to Gods' plan...something you can never say for yourself anymore. However, you might be really
surprised at the growing percentages of youth
who desire to stay pure...Hmmmm...Could this be
a sign of this Generation coming back to the "Heart of God"???? Yes...it could, and is...Oh No...
quick...somebody get a call in to the acl_...before they take over...Too bad...Jesus is coming back, and He is taking over...but there is still time to get it right...How about this...try talking to one of those"Purity ring" wearers, and ask them what makes them so convinced that they need to do this...and why they believe what they believe...
Have a blessed day.......
- butterflykisses5487 said...
i love the idea of purity rings. i'm 21 now. and i wish i had of gotten a purity ring when i was younger. although i did wait until i was 20 to have sex. i always thought it would be better to wait on the guy i would marry. but as it turns out, that didn't happen. and now i've had sex with several different people. and i forgot who posted the comment about regretting the sex they didn't have vs the sex they did have. and in my opinion i definatly regret the sex i did have over the sex i missed out on while i was in the process of waiting.
and someone else had posted a comment about showing what "condition" the person was in. while i'm not sure if they intended that in a rude sort of way or not, but it was actually in a way something i had been thinking about. since i'm not a virgin, a purity ring doesn't really seem to fit me. but i really want a ring now to symbolize my newfound relationship with God and how i wish i could have my virginity back. but i wish there was a wring that was like a "new found purity/promise between me a God" to wait for sex until marriage" i'm just not sure what kind of a ring that would be. maybe something with just a simple scripture? but what scripture would most apply to that? any ideas out there?


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During the parade, musicians played traditional instruments and marchers held colorful masks and banners. In the cultural program, young girls danced to Bengali folk songs and singers performed famous Bengali folk and traditional songs.
"In Bangladesh, we celebrate Pohela Boishakh in a grand manner," said Kumu Ishrat, wearing a traditional white sari with red border on it. "Today we gathered here to find the same essence of that day,"
People from all over New York City joined the festival, which fell on April 14, the first day of the year based on the Hindu Vedic solar calendar. For Bengali people, the day is one of cultural harmony without any distinction between class, race and religious affiliations.
"I am enjoying the festival with my community people," said Minara Akter. "We get to get together once in a year. You see all these people at once it is amazing."
Jackson Heights Bangladesh Club member and coordinator of the festival, Sams Ziaus worked hard to make the festival happened.
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Poly Islam and her husband brought their four-year-old daughter to the festival to introduce her to Bengali culture. "I know much about my culture, but I want my kids to learn the culture," said Islam.
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Hi everyone!
I haven't posted for awhile. Things have been going well.
I have recently decided that I really want to become a doula, so I've started on the certification requirements. In November I will be at a training workshop an hour from home, which goes from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM for 4 days in a row. I'm a full-time SAHM, so we don't have daycare or anything, but it's over a weekend (Friday to Monday), and my husband is willing to take the two workdays off and watch the kids for the 4 days.
I'm not worried about the 4-year-old at all. But baby will be 16 months old at that point, and so far we haven't had too much luck with her being happy with Daddy, even for a few hours. It's odd - it seems to depend on a lot of things, but sometimes she'll be fine if I go out for 3 hours and she'll go to sleep for bedtime with him carrying her in the Ergo, but sometimes she'll fuss and cry almost the whole time I'm gone (up to about an hour and 10 minutes apparently). That breaks my heart - she is just so attached to ME (which is an obvious consequence of how I have mothered her thus far, I think). But I really do want to do this, so I'm just looking for tips on how to kind of prepare her for it. I don't want it to be a big trauma for her if I can avoid that.
It is an hour from our place, but a family member lives 5 minutes from the workshop and would let hubby and kids have her place as a home base for those 4 days. She can come to me any time really, as they're obviously very baby-friendly! But there are 3 actual breaks that my husband would probably bring her to me to nurse during. The lunch break is even an hour long, so I could get a bit of time with her. My husband wonders though if it would be better for them just to stay home (I would then have to hand-express during breaks because I'm prone to plugged ducts, but I'm not worried about the logistics of that). He thinks perhaps it would be less traumatic for her that way because she would be in familiar surroundings plus she wouldn't be taken away from me 4 times every day. Thoughts? She has never gone that long without nursing, but she eats lots of food and drinks water and almond milk, and I know she wouldn't be *hungry,* she would just miss her neenee. I don't know if she'd take or want a bottle of breastmilk - haven't tried since she was 6 weeks old.
And THEN, after the workshop, with any luck there will be births to attend! At random unexpected times! Which may be very long!
I know there are lots of similar threads about this kind of thing, but to be honest I never paid much attention because I thought I'd just stay home with her until she was older anyway. But I'm realizing how important this doula thing is to me, so I do want to get started on it. I'm not going to want a ton of clients, I just want to do it because I love it, but I do want it to be very part-time, perhaps one client at a time. It's just the length and unexpectedness of births that might be hard for baby I guess. Thoughts and ideas?
Thanks so much for reading my long post!