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Introductionplant, any organism of the plant kingdom, as opposed to one of the animal kingdom or of the kingdoms Fungi, Protista, or Monera in the five-kingdom system of classification. (A more recent system, suggested by genetic sequencing studies, places plants with animals and some other forms in an overarching group, the eukarya, to distinguish them from the prokaryotic bacteria and archaea, or ancient bacteria.) A plant may be microscopic in size and simple in structure, as are certain one-celled algae, or a gigantic, many-celled complex system, such as a tree.
Plants are generally distinguished from animals in that they possess chlorophyll, are usually fixed in one place, have no nervous system or sensory organs and hence respond slowly to stimuli, and have rigid supporting cell walls containing cellulose. In addition, plants grow continually throughout life and have no maximum size or characteristic form in the adult, as do animals. In higher plants the meristem tissues in the root and stem tips, in the buds, and in the cambium are areas of active growth. Plants also differ from animals in the internal structure of the cell and in certain details of reproduction (see mitosis).
There are exceptions to these basic differences: some unicellular plants (e.g., Euglena ) and plant reproductive cells are motile; certain plants (e.g., Mimosa pudica, the sensitive plant) respond quickly to stimuli; and some lower plants do not have cellulose cell walls, while the animal tunicates (e.g., the sea squirt) do produce a celluloselike substance.
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There is a great book by Jeff VanVonderen called "Families Where Grace is in Place" and he talks at length about what Christ and Paul had to say about parenting. We are commanded not to exasperate our children or cause them to stumble. Spanking certainly does both of these things - I know I felt seething anger toward my folks when they not only spanked, but criticized, put down or whatever. (not that I was spanked much, or treated badly at all) Check it out - it blew me away!
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The very root of a spanking ,regardless of how moderate you do it,is this ,you must beat a child out of love in order to spark a fear in them so hopefully they will be too scared to disobey again. Every thing from a slapping of the hand to full blown out abuse. this is the phylosophy behind it. This idea is in direct contradiction to new testiment ideas. 1 john 4:18 says there is no fear in love:but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment.He that feareth is not made perfect in love. I must point out that fear and respect or two totally different things, such as a fear of God is a respect of God. this is evident in the above scripture. "love casteth out fear" certaintly love does not casteth out respect. One may argue that a child could also fear being grounded . but that is more of a concern or dissappointment, a worry of loosing somehting . it isnt a scarry,"tormenting" type of fear as described in the above verse"because fear hath torment". I can not think of any thing that love and fear has been associated with together other than parenting. 1 john 4:18 seen a need to point out that fear is not associated with love, ever in anyway. "there is no fear in love". the end of the verse states "he that feareth is NOT MADE IN LOVE" children should be made in love so how can one make them in love by striking fear into them."there is no fear in love".
Funny, cause you know, spanking is not included in the 613 commandments in the Torah. Your friends are mistaken, greatly mistaken. So just know that you are doing the right thing, hang in there, I live in the bible belt and it can be difficult down here when you against the grain.
when jesus stated to not fear man that can destroy the body but rather fear God that can destroy both the body and soul he was clearly rendering any form of corporal punishmeny useless. what good is corporal punishment if nobody is allowed to fear it? the fear of God in this verse isnt saying to fear God destroring the body ,when man can clearly do that but to fear the destruction of the soul. the fear of God is the fear of loosings ones soul.
Most people I hear use the word "discipline" in regards to parenting are actually referring to punishment. Of course, this really just means to instill morals in the original meaning of the word but it's come to mean punishment. For this reason I am wondering if you'd please clarify, what do you mean when you say discipline? I am against any kind of punishment... even if you take out the physical aspect, all of the emotional pain is still there. I was physically abused growing up and I know that the emotional aspect hurt just as much as the physical pain - even a "time out" is still going to have that.
The verses iin pro vervbs that so many peopole love to use to justify there violence against kids is not entended for the new testiment church. WE are under the fulfillment of the law of moses, not the letter of the law of moses. Sure enough the law of moses is genesis-deut. not neccesarily the book of proverbs. however people especially king solomon was living under it. By trying to duplicate solomon's method you are still living under the letter of the law which christ nailed to the cross col. 2:14. We know that solomon's method was not Godly wisdom becouse it contradicts every description of the criteria to be considered Godly wisdom in the new testiment james 3:17 . If you properly understand Hebrews chapter twelve you will seee that there is a comparison being done between the carnal chastisment(violent) that we received from our earthly fathers and spiritual chastisment (non-violent)that we recieve from our heavenly father. In hebrews 12:10 it is comparing the reason for both and it clearly shows that the only one of the two that is profitable to us is that spiritually correction that comes form GOd while that carnal chastisment that comes from our fathers is not for our profit but only feeds the pleasures of those that inflict it. FOr it only SEEMS best to them.


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Spotlight on Bats
Mysterious Mammals on the Fly
Bats may be the most misunderstood animals in the United States. Almost all U.S. bats, and 70 percent of the bat species worldwide, feed almost exclusively on insects and are thus extremely beneficial. One bat can eat between 600 and 1,000 mosquitoes and other insect pests in just one hour.
Bats in other parts of the world feed on a variety of items in addition to insects. Many species feed primarily on fruit, while several types feed on nectar and pollen. Fruit bats perform an extremely important function as seed dispersers. Nectar-eating bats are important pollinators. Many plant species depend almost entirely on bats for pollination.
Of the 45 species of bats found in the continental United States, six are listed as endangered. These species are the gray bat, Indiana bat, Ozark big-eared bat, Virginia big-eared bat, lesser long-nosed bat, and greater Mexican long-nosed bat.
Myths and Misconceptions
"All Bats Have Rabies."
Less than ½ of 1% of bats carry the rabies virus. In addition, rabid bats are seldom aggressive. Fewer than 40 people in the United States are known to have contracted rabies from bats during the past 40 years.
"Bats get tangled in people's hair."
Although bats may occasionally fly very close to someone's face while catching insects, they do not get stuck in people's hair. That's because the bat's ability to echolocate is so acute that it can avoid obstacles no wider than a piece of thread.
"Bats suck your blood."
By far the most famous bats are the vampire bats. These amazing creatures are found in Mexico, Central America and South America. Vampire bats feed on the blood of warm-blooded animals such as birds, horses and cattle. They do not suck blood. The bats obtain blood by making a small cut in the skin of a sleeping animal with their razor-sharp teeth and then lapping up the blood as it flows from the wound. The bat's saliva contains an anesthetic that reduces the likelihood of the animal feeling the prick. Each bat requires only about two tablespoons of blood every day, so the loss of blood to a prey animal is small and rarely causes any harm.
"Bats are blind."
Although they can't see color, bats can see better than we do at night. And, many bats can also "see" in the dark by using echolocation.
Bat Biology
Bats, like humans, are mammals, having hair and giving birth to living young and feeding them on milk from mammary glands. More than 900 species of bats occur worldwide; they are most abundant in the tropics.
Worldwide, bats vary in size from only slightly over two grams (0.07 ounce—about the weight of a dime) to more than 1.5 kilograms (more than 3 pounds). The large "flying foxes" of Africa, Asia, Australia, and many Pacific islands may have a wingspan up to two meters (6 feet). United States bats vary in size from less than three grams (0.11 ounce) to 70 grams (2.5 ounces). The largest United States bat, the greater mastiff bat occurring from central California south into Mexico, has a wingspan of approximately 55 centimeters (22 inches).
Bats are the only true flying mammals. Bats belong to the mammalian order Chiroptera, which means "hand-wing." The bones in a bat's wing are the same as those of the human arm and hand, but bat finger bones are greatly elongated and connected by a double membrane of skin to form the wing.
Bats primarily are nocturnal, although many fly early in the evening, sometime before sunset. Occasionally, especially on warm winter days, they are observed flying during daylight hours.
Reproduction and Longevity
Most female bats produce only one offspring per year, although some species give birth to three or four babies at a time. The gestation period (pregnancy) lasts only a few weeks. U.S. baby bats are born in May or June. They develop rapidly, and most can learn to fly within two to five weeks after birth. Bats live relatively long lives for animals of their small size, some as long as 30 years.
Insect-eating bats may either capture flying insects in their mouths or scoop them into their tail or wing membranes. They then reach down and take the insect into their mouth. This results in the erratic flight most people are familiar with when they observe bats flying around in the late evening or around lights at night. Bats drink by skimming close to the surface of a body of water and gulping an occasional mouthful.
Hibernation and Migration
Because insects are not available as food during winter, temperate-zone bats survive by either migrating to warmer regions where insects are available, or by hibernating.
Several bat species hibernate in dense clusters on cave walls or ceilings. Clusters may consist of hundreds of bats per square foot. Most U.S. cave bats spend winter hibernating in caves (or mines) and move to trees or buildings during summer. A few species reside in caves year-round, although they usually use different caves in summer than winter. Most cave bats return year after year to the same caves.
Tree bats seldom enter caves. They roost in trees during summer days and spend winter primarily in hollow trees. Several species make long migration flights. The millions of Brazilian (or Mexican) free-tailed bats that spend the summer in southwestern U.S. caves migrate up to 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) to and from their winter roosts in Mexico.


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Thuraya AlArrayed
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Thuraya AlArrayed:(Arabic: ثريا العريض) is an Arabic language, Saudi writer and poet she was born in 1948, and received a bachelor's degree from the College of Beirut, in 1966 , and then an MBA from American University of Beirut in 1969 and PhD from the University of North Carolina, United States General in 1975.
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Desert DreamsEdit
- I came into your world
- Wrapped in my inherited desert shawls
- All my ancestors nomadic uncontrollable souls
- An immense mysterious heritage
- Do you comprehend what that implies?
- When you ask me to swap a desert infinite horizon
- With a one way trip to a door and walls?
- I caught a rainbow
- A beautiful rainbow
- And made it mine
- But when the rain stopped
- I lost my rainbow
- My pretty rainbow
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- Speak up with all my force
- With all my might
- Open my swollen heart
- Cry out
- Until the word is heard
- Until the word pierces the sky
The Doors ;the Game of TimesEdit
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Autopsy scheduled for man found dead in motel room
Investigators in Pasco are still trying to identify a person who was found dead in a motel room Tuesday morning.
Police officers found the body in a room at the Tahitian Inn on West Lewis Street.
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Officers are investigating the death as a possible homicide.
Franklin County coroner Dan Blasdel says the person found in the motel room was a man.
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Bygones: Comrie comes home
Robin Brownlee
September 09 2009 08:34PM
To say I never saw a return to the Edmonton Oilers by Mike Comrie coming is to understate in the extreme -- one need only read what I wrote Aug. 19 to see how out to lunch I was on the possibility.
Remember? It was such a ridiculous notion, and for so many reasons, that I wasn't even going to ask MC about it. It made no sense. Too many bad feelings his first time around, when he could have and should have been the hometown hero but turned his back on the Oilers.
And then there was the fit, or lack of same, given the make-up of the roster as it sits going into training camp. And blah, blah, blah . . . At least one of the local dailies agreed, quoting a team source giving a Comrie encore the thumbs down.
Well, as it stands right now, after a 15-minute, face-to-face conversation I had with Comrie this afternoon, I've got to tell you we'd all better get used to the idea of seeing MC in Oilers silks again.
While I'm told there's no deal done as of now and that there's at least one other option for Comrie -- I believe it's the Atlanta Thrashers -- I'd be willing to wager MC will be an Oiler by noon Friday.
In what stands as a classic case of letting bygones be bygones, Comrie and the Oilers have settled their differences to the point where I believe the ink is a formality and the unlikeliest of do-overs will begin when Comrie reports for training camp physicals Saturday.
I think I've got it right this time.
If you remember the split between Comrie and the Oilers in 2003, a nasty bit of business that included searing ill-will between Comrie, agent Ritch Winter and then-GM Kevin Lowe, then your reaction to the possibility was likely much the same as mine was Aug. 19.
Like, WTF? How is this even possible? What part of the first time didn't everybody understand? What's changed since then? Why would Comrie even entertain returning to a city that's a hockey fishbowl, a city full of avid fans still pissed that he took a stack of bonus money and blew town by forcing a trade to Philadelphia?
In light of the conversation I had with Comrie, plus others in the last week with various people, I'd like to think I've got some insight as to what's at play here and what's changed since I was so wrong three weeks ago. So, let's take a swing at figuring out how and why things have turned 180 degrees since MC waved goodbye six years ago.
First and foremost, the two prime players, Comrie and Lowe, have done some maturing in the six years that have passed.
My sense is that having stepped back from things by moving from GM to president of hockey operations, and with the passage of time, Lowe has grown enough to let go of the bitterness that was obvious in 2003.
Lowe's as passionate a man as you'll ever meet, and he took it as a slight to himself and the organization when Comrie started making noise about being unhappy in Edmonton. The reasons why didn't matter. Lowe played hard-ass, hard-ball back then -- a no-holds barred game that included the request Comrie buy his way out of Edmonton with $2.5 million that would get him a ticket to Anaheim. That game is over now. It's taken six years, but the grudge, and it was a dandy, is gone.
I think it's safe to say Comrie, who was 22 when the split took place, sees things much differently now as well.
Paint Comrie as a spoiled athlete with a sense of entitlement if you will, but I believe his inability to cope with the pressure of playing in his hometown had as much to do with the simple fact he needed time and space to grow up as anything else. Who doesn't? The difference is most of us don't have to do it in the spotlight he was so uncomfortable in.
As is the case with Lowe, the past six years have provided Comrie some perspective. He's days away from his 29th birthday now. That's not a free pass. At least I think not.
While Comrie angered fans by never stating specific reasons why he wanted out in 2003, he's been quite forthright recently as the days have ticked by and camp has approached. He could've and should've handled some things differently. He's plead guilty to that.
-- As unpopular as Comrie is with some fans, he was well-liked in the dressing room. Everybody remaining from when he last played here -- Shawn Horcoff, Ales Hemsky, Ethan Moreau, Steve Staios and Fernando Pisani -- has voiced support privately, and to team management, about a possible return. If Hemsky and Horcoff et al, say they want Comrie back, it's probably prudent that management listen.
-- Owner Daryl Katz wants this to happen.
And, before you trot out the "meddling owner" routine, it's not altogether unusual for owners to make their wishes known. Many around the NHL do, it's simply matter of degree -- from subtle to all-out arm-twisting.
-- Katz and Mike's dad, Bill, are good friends and I suspect that's at play here, as well. I think it's a shame -- not to be confused with a hockey decision -- Bill Comrie, who has given millions of dollars to charitable causes in this city and been a model citizen, felt compelled to leave town over the level of hostility he felt during the split in 2003.
This is a better city with Bill Comrie in it.
I don't know if Comrie's best years are ahead of him or behind him, but I do know the Oilers aren't exactly burdened with players who have scored 30 goals in the NHL.
Small players? Yes. Thirty-goal guys? No. I'm still having trouble getting my head around how Pat Quinn is going to fit all these little guys into a line-up that was supposed to get grittier and tougher.
Maybe Comrie on left wing with Horcoff and Hemsky is a start. Maybe Robert Nilsson gets moved. The fit, as I wrote Aug. 19, is something I still don't necessarily see even if Comrie can bounce back from a bad hip.
My guess, even knowing what we know, is that all Comrie has to do to make good on a second chance is, well, be the Mike Comrie on the ice fans here used to cheer for. It'll be a rough ride at first, and that's to be expected, but if he performs, if he delivers the goods, maybe there's a chance for him to have this town by the tail again.
If Comrie and Lowe can set aside their differences, get around what was and focus on what might be, maybe fans should do likewise and give it a chance.
Pulling it off would be one helluva story, no?
-- Listen to Robin Brownlee every Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m. on Just A Game with Jason Gregor on Team 1260.
September 09 2009, 08:42PM
Great scoop Brownlee. I'm guessing he wears #39?
Well, if nothing else, we sportsfans love a storyline.
Besides, I think both Comrie, Lowe and (many of) the fans could use this chance to make good with a little after-school-special forgiveness, and sing a song or two in Whoville.
Wait... good karma can help get you into the playoffs right? No!?!?
September 09 2009, 08:44PM
I think its great
Good for Mike....best of luck.
September 09 2009, 08:45PM
@Wanye Gretz You sir.... well..... I just am in awe of your awesomeness. You called it old friend. Tell me anything and I will NEVER doubt you again. Well played.
September 09 2009, 08:47PM
Travis Dakin wrote:
Tell me anything and I will NEVER doubt you again.
That's a dangerous pandora's box you're opening up there. Be careful what you wish for....
September 09 2009, 08:47PM
Smokin' Ray wrote:
Great scoop Brownlee. I'm guessing he wears #39?
There is no scoop -- yet. But I'm reading between the lines of a conversation that told me pretty much all I need to know. Wish I would've had that talk before I blew off the possibility three weeks ago, but I'd rather get the story now and be right late instead of not at all.
Another small forward but one that can in fact, put the puck in the net. History is history, we will all get over it.
At this point, I see this as a good signing. With MC coming in, who's going out?
Oilfan67 wrote:
I can't even tell if you greasy blog-rapists are kidding or actually go around prowling from site to site looking to stamp your virtual bedpost with another "1st!"
If you actually came to this site with any regularity you'd know by now that the "1st!"'s are treated with the same dignity of your mother when a john steps over her naked body to go have sex with a particularly charming looking mattress.
September 09 2009, 08:49PM
Smokin' Ray wrote:
I'm guessing he wears #39?
He should wear 86. And then we can finally ice the 83, 89, 86 line! Dreams do come true!
September 09 2009, 08:49PM
Deep down inside... we'd take CFP back too.
September 09 2009, 08:50PM
could be a very good move for both parties as long as every thing works out, and some fans are not to brutal.
This is why I come to this site. Great inside scoop RB!
September 09 2009, 08:51PM
Robin Brownlee wrote:
but I'd rather get the story now and be right late instead of not at all.
Ok, so uh.... would you say 95% sure? I mean, is there any chance this doesn't happen? haha I've been one of the supporters of this one since our old pal Wanye threw it out on twitter. Even if I didn't believe him.
September 09 2009, 08:51PM
If the signing is true then a deal involving a short forward and a top 3 d-man is sure to follow...
September 09 2009, 08:52PM
jeanshorts wrote:
Smokin' Ray wrote: I'm guessing he wears #39? He should wear 86. And then we can finally ice the 83, 89, 86 line! Dreams do come true!
It should be 80. Not many wear that number and it's his birth year. He's going to rock 39 for sure though.
September 09 2009, 08:53PM
The Edmonton Sun will have this by Sunday. Monday at the latest.
Smokin' Ray wrote:
Deep down inside… we'd take CFP back too.
"I hate that PR7CK! BUT..Do you think he'd come back!!!!"
September 09 2009, 08:53PM
Everytime this story gets repeated I can't help but think that knowing what we know now I have to really believe the majority of the blame for this clusterf**k has to lay at the feet of Kevin Lowe. Six years ago we believed that he could do the job. Six years later time after time he has proved to be incompetent. Oh sure, you can point to a deal or a decision here and there that turned out favourably but overall this hockey club has gone absolutely nowhere relatively speaking. I'm not saying Comrie and in particular Winter don't share some of the blame. In fact, if I had to put numbers to it I would say Lowe 70%, Winter 20% and Comrie and his old man 10%. I have no scientific data obviously to back that up but just a hunch knowing now what we didn't know then. I'm not so sure this signing would help the hockey club but Tambo has been backed into a corner trying to clean up some of the mess left by the septic tank that is the man he replaced.
September 09 2009, 08:54PM
This team makes me shake my head. There must be another move coming because he does not plug any of the holes on this team.
Oilfan67 wrote:
eff off!
September 09 2009, 08:56PM
Just note Mr. Katz, here is my first warning from a season ticket holder. Sign Comrie, combine it with another playoff miss and you will have two more seats to sell in the summer/fall of 2010. I just have to say ... why ? why ? why ?
Wow. 21 comments within 20 minutes of posting.
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September 09 2009, 08:57PM
I'm speechless...just when you thought you have seen & heard everything.
*looks out the window & sees a flying pig*
September 09 2009, 08:57PM
More and more I am becoming disenchanted with Katz as an owner. You don't think this doesn't have his fingerprints all over it?
"Why don't I do dad Bill a favor and get his son a job with the Oil?"
Perfect, less room on an already cap tight team. Another lilliputian player? A middlin' player to keep another prospect on the farm?
Pocklington is starting to look like a bloody genius compared to Katz.
September 09 2009, 08:57PM
@ Bingofuel I thought we were going to remove the "1st!!!!!" BS posts. Either that or post the guys email address so I can be the 1st!!!!! to blow his inbox all to hell.
September 09 2009, 08:57PM
You rock, Mr. Brownlee. Great scoop.
September 09 2009, 09:01PM
MC - Hammer wrote:
Pocklington is starting to look like a bloody genius compared to Katz
You sir, are an idiot.
September 09 2009, 09:01PM
<Warrior clled this 2 months ago
Travis Dakin wrote:
MC – Hammer wrote: Pocklington is starting to look like a bloody genius compared to Katz You sir, are an idiot.
No way. Puck has to be a genius, he's in the process of scamming free room and board off the U.S. government for a few years.
September 09 2009, 09:03PM
David Staples wrote:
You rock, Mr. Brownlee. Great scoop.
Again, guys, this ISN'T a done deal, just a deal that every bit of my experience, in the aftermath of my talk with Mike, leads me to believe is going to be done this week. Both sides are poised to make this happen, but it hasn't happened yet.
September 09 2009, 09:03PM
Sad to see this as I had hoped the Flames would show interest.
Comrie-Horcoff-Hemsky Penner-Gagner-O'Sullivan Nilsson-Cogliano-Pisani Moreau-Brule-Stortini
September 09 2009, 09:04PM
Reggie wrote:
ust note Mr. Katz, here is my first warning from a season ticket holder. Sign Comrie, combine it with another playoff miss and you will have two more seats to sell in the summer/fall of 2010. I just have to say … why ? why ? why ?
Hi Reggie, my name is Travis Dakin, I'm one of the hundreds of people on the season ticket wait list. Here's the thing, guys like me are waiting all the time for people like you to cry like a little baby and give up your season tickets because the organization wronged you. I guess what I am saying is..... PLEASE DO NOT RENEW YOUR TICKETS. Fairweather fans like yourself shouldn't have tickets. haha
September 09 2009, 09:04PM
Word wrote:
No way. Puck has to be a genius, he's in the process of scamming free room and board off the U.S. government for a few years.
HAHAHA well played.
September 09 2009, 09:05PM
@ Robin Brownlee: the warrior wrote:
<Warrior clled this 2 months ago
~I see your source has revealed himself~
Smokin' Ray wrote:
Deep down inside… we'd take CFP back too.
Yeah. It's kind of like the girlfriend who broke your heart. You want to hate her but if she gave you another chance you'd be in there like a shot.
As long as she was still hot.
Anyway, if Lowe can get over it, I can get over it. Assuming Comrie's still going to come with a cheap price tag, whatever, what do we have to lose.
I think that even though there were past issues, this will work. Comrie is more mature as a player and Lowe is more mature as an Exec. If this does happen, it will be a good signing for the Oil. While it may not be an official scoop yet, great job as always RB.
P.S. When can we expect the debut of the Robin Brownlee show on the Team 1260?
September 09 2009, 09:07PM
@ Travis Dakin: I'm not a fair weather fan. I'm as die hard as they come. As a matter of fact, my number has come up that will allow me to increase my seats as I am a member of the registry. This smacks of Katz, doing Comrie a favour. We have no cap space for him, have no need for another small forward and don't believe playing Comrie ahead of the kids is any smarter than playing Role 50 games in a row (or whatever the number was last year) ... let's make moves to improve our hockey team ... please ...
September 09 2009, 09:07PM
RossCreek wrote:
@ Robin Brownlee: the warrior wrote: <Warrior clled this 2 months ago ~I see your source has revealed himself~
I yell at the Warrior. I don't listen to him.lowetide wrote:
The Edmonton Sun will have this by Sunday. Monday at the latest.
I'm saying Saturday . . .
Reggie wrote:
Just note Mr. Katz, here is my first warning from a season ticket holder. Sign Comrie, combine it with another playoff miss and you will have two more seats to sell in the summer/fall of 2010.
Hey Daryl, If they're better seats, I call first dibs!
(I didn't know he read the Nation!)
September 09 2009, 09:08PM
Thanks for the insight Robin and well done Wayne. Feel free to back yourself on the back, sir. Comrie back as an Oiler- weird. Now all we have to figure out is what to do with 2 lines worth of players who can't ride the big rollercoaster.
September 09 2009, 09:12PM
Travis Dakin wrote:
Hi Reggie, my name is Travis Dakin, I'm one of the hundreds of people on the season ticket wait list. Here's the thing, guys like me are waiting all the time for people like you to cry like a little baby and give up your season tickets because the organization wronged you. I guess what I am saying is….. PLEASE DO NOT RENEW YOUR TICKETS. Fairweather fans like yourself shouldn't have tickets. haha
Which is exactly why I don't think it would be a such a monumental disaster as people are expecting if the Oilers do in fact have 3 or 4 rebuild years a la the Penguins, Blackhawks, etc. I'm pretty sure the Oilers have only won one game out of about 20 games I've seen live. And yet, anytime I'm home during hockey season the first thing I do is sniff out tickets to whatever games I can. They've been a mediocre to crappy team for the last 3 years, yet the building still sells out pretty much every game and there is 100's of people on the waiting list for season tickets. If they make it 4 years out of the playoffs in a row it's probably time to take another approach, rather than signing any player available, regardless of their mediocrity. End off topic tangent.
September 09 2009, 09:14PM
Reggie wrote:
@ Travis Dakin: I'm not a fair weather fan. I'm as die hard as they come. As a matter of fact, my number has come up that will allow me to increase my seats as I am a member of the registry. This smacks of Katz, doing Comrie a favour. We have no cap space for him, have no need for another small forward and don't believe playing Comrie ahead of the kids is any smarter than playing Role 50 games in a row (or whatever the number was last year) … let's make moves to improve our hockey team … please …
Ok well this is Katz's team and HE does have the cap space and Comrie will be an instant upgrade over a say.... Toby Reddox or an indifferent Bobby Nilsson. If you honestly believe that Tambellini hasn't made any moves this year because he didn't want to then you have no clue. Comrie has scored more goals in a season than any other player on this team twice. Once in the dead puck era and he is only now in his prime. He comes cheap and lets you get rid of one of the other underachievers for more assets. And yes, if you would give up your tickets because they signed a player then you are a fair weather fan.
September 09 2009, 09:15PM
i think on the list of reasons Katz wants this to happen is that it will help wipe the blemish that Comrie leaving Edmonton in the first place put in the mind of free agents and others who have not wanted to come here. Hopefully this is the first step towards being able to land other free agents, them knowing that this is a good place to play hockey and with the Comrie saga behind us it is only CFP's wife who really hurt the city's image amongst the players. freaking beach.
September 09 2009, 09:16PM
Cogliano to the Rangers for Dubinsky and Nilsson to the Islanders for a 4 th rounder would make this a pretty good team..and Cogs and Nilson could still be room mates..
September 09 2009, 09:16PM
Wth? I really do not think this is a wise move for the Oilers. We are knee deep in small offensive forwards, why are we even going down this road? It's just going in reverse looking for more bad memories... Lets move on and take a chance on our skilled small forwards already and let them developed. Why do we need to entertain this predictable media circus upcoming? If Comrie and Tambo's relationship fails, wow ...more distraction for Quinn and the boys. Give it up.
September 09 2009, 09:25PM
Good news
September 09 2009, 09:27PM
Perhaps Bill and Daryl are friends and this move by the Oilers will ensure a business relationship in the future auch as the building of a new hockey arena and the development of a surrounding business centre...
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Deep down inside… we'd take CFP back too.
Is there any doubt... we'd take him back in a New York second.
September 09 2009, 09:29PM
Wait...this is nuts...Who saw this coming!?!
Robin is there any sense of another move coming if this goes down?? Maybe if Atl misses out on Comrie they take another small Oiler for a pick.
I would be pumped for him to come back. He was always a great player to watch and in my eyes he has always been a gamer. While small atleast there is a bit of grit there.


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Corned Beef and Cabbage Slaw is a traditional St. Patrick's Day meal. This year, we decided to pay homage to the beef and cabbage combo, but try it out in some different recipes. Give one of these a try on St. Patty's Day or any time—believe me, you'll want to make them more than once a year.
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Alvin D. Short, 84, Harrisburg passed away 2:50 a.m. Wednesday March 27, 2013, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
He was born April 25, 1928, in DuQuoin to Albert and Emma Lane Short. Alvin was an Army veteran and fought in the Korean War. He was an avid golfer and played every day when able. He was a member of the American Legion and the Lighthouse Baptist Church.
Alvin is survived by three children, Doug Short and Janice and Robert Travelstead all of Harrisburg and Roger Nebe of Texas; two sisters, Clara Sisky of Harrisburg and Venita Webb of Bradley; six grandchildren, Tyler Short, Callie Short of Travelstead, Keri Anderson, Keli Huckabey, Garth Myers and Taylor Myers; and one great-grandchild, Dawson Huckabey.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Everet, Albert (Bud) and Claude Short; six sisters, Ema Mitchell, Mildred Leverett, Ruth Hildreth, Ruby Nolen, Eva Bowles and Mable Short.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, March 28, 2013, at the J.M. Weirauch Funeral Home with the Rev. Joe Poirot officiating and burial in Sunset Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call after 11 a.m. Thursday at J.M. Weirauch Funeral Home in Harrisburg.
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CARBONVILLE-Americo "Rico" Catona Callor, age 88, passed away at his home with family lovingly surrounding him on Saturday, March 12, 2011. Rico and his wife Leola were never apart, and for the past year they were blessed to reside at the Beehive Home in Price.
He was born in Spring Glen, Utah on Feb. 23, 1923 to Antonio Giuseppe Catona Callor and Louise Marchese.
Americo (mostly known as Rico) was named after this great country of ours. He spent his childhood in Kenilworth as one of 12 children. On Sept. 5, 1946, he married Leola Mae Byrge in Helper, Utah.
"Rico" had a great talent for making friends and he really enjoyed talking with everyone he met. No person was a stranger to him and gardening was a joy in his life. He was a hard working man who simply loved farming and digging in the dirt. He was a generous man who shared his bounteous garden with his family and friends. Anyone who knew "Rico", knew that he loved his Troy Built tillers.
Americo spent his entire life in Carbon County. He worked in the coal mines for 38 years and was so proud to belong to the United Mine Workers of America. He worked at Independent Coal and Coke for 14 years and was also employed by Kaiser Steel Company for 24 years.
"Rico" adored his grandkids and great-grandkids, and they adored him too....their "Papa." He will be greatly missed.
He is survived by his beloved wife, Leola Mae Callor, Carbonville; son, Rick (Carol) Callor, Eagle, Idaho, three brothers, Chuck "Fiore" Callor, Helper, Joseph Callor, Denver, Colo., William "Bill" Callor, Helper; three grandchildren, Cally (Dean) Davis, Price, Carrie Callor, Salt Lake City, Doug (Misty) Callor, Lehi; six great-grandchildren, Kenny, KayLee, Andrew, Americo, Ayden and Andon; and many loving nieces and nephews..
He was preceded in death by his parents, son, Doug Callor; five sisters, Angie Borrell, Vera Regis, Lena Tonel, Louise Kaywood, and Mary Parsons; three brothers, George, Tony and Jack Callor.
Funeral Mass, Wednesday, March 16, 2011, 10 a.m., St. Anthony Catholic Church in Helper. Vigil service, Tuesday evening 7 p.m. Mitchell Funeral Home in Price. Family will be at Mitchell's Tuesday and Wednesday one hour prior to services. Committal service, Mt. View Cemetery, Helper.
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A lightweight, low offset shoe for those who need a touch of pronation support, the Saucony Mirage 3 features moderate cushioning and a semi-firm ride.
A lightweight trainer with a touch of support, the Saucony Mirage 3 offers you a great run. A 4mm offset encourages a mid-to-forefoot landing and an efficient stride, and a flexible midsole provides resilient protection from the ground. A supportive, seamless upper provides a secure fit while remaining breathable and supple for lasting comfort. Take the Mirage 3 out for your next run, whether it be training or racing.
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He growls as he storms the country,
A villain big and bold.
And the trees all shake and quiver and quake,
As he robs them of their gold.
****ing hilarious episode
Where do y'all rank this season? My memory is too ****** to realistically do so, but I feel like I'm enjoying it more than I have in a few years now.
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It's clearly behind seasons 1-5 (like 99.9% of all tv is) but its been far better than the last two seasons
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By JASON BAILEYSun Advocate/Progress Webmaster
Fans of Mozilla software should be pleased to know that both Mozilla Firefox and Mozilla Thunderbird have finally reached version 2.0. The Mountain View, California based software maker is suggesting that all users promptly upgrade to the 2.0 versions.
Thunderbird 2.0 went gold just a few weeks ago, back on April 18. Firefox 2.0, in contrast, was released to the public some time ago, back on October 24, 2006. Both programs boast a number of new features that make the upgrade worth while.
Both 2.0 releases come with redesigned preferences windows, as well as several visual changes to improve usability and make better use of screen real estate. On Windows, both programs come with a new type of installer, as well as improved Windows Vista support. Like the 1.5 versions, both 2.0 versions also have built-in automatic update functionality, which automatically downloads any updates provided by the Mozilla Foundation.
Firefox 2.0 comes with a number of small enhancements to existing features, as well as some brand new features. A few of the enhancements include search term suggestions in the search box, improved tabbed browsing and an improved addon manager.
One of Firefox 2.0's biggest new additions is the built-in phishing protection feature, which warns users of potential website forgeries, so that users know if the sites they view are truly legitimate or not. Phishing protection is enabled by default.
Firefox 2.0 also sports an inline spell checker, improved RSS support (via "Live Bookmarks") and a browser session restoration feature that comes in handy when the computer is interrupted by software crashes or power outages.
Thunderbird 2.0 is no less innovative. One of the biggest talked about features is custom message tags. Users can now create and customize an unlimited number of message tags, which can be used for marking individual messages ("important", "personal", "to do", etc). The message view can also be adjusted to show only specific messages marked with a particular tag (view only messages marked as "important" for example).
The latest edition of the venerable email program also has built-in support for Gmail and .Mac email accounts and new advanced folder views, which are especially useful when dealing with many email accounts, or numerous email folders. Another highly anticipated feature found in Thunderbird 2.0 is a new message notification system, which displays non-obtrusive notices, like new email, in the lower right corner of the screen.
Performance changes are also part of the new Thunderbird. Saved searches perform far better in the latest edition than in previous versions. Results appear far more quickly.
Firefox 2.0 and Thunderbird 2.0 can be downloaded, free of charge, for Windows, Linux or Apple OS-X from Mozilla's website at www.mozilla.com.
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Cod 4 Goty
Zetta Recommends: Naruto, Claymore, Death note, Elfen Lied, Berserk, Monster, One Piece, Rurouni Kenshin, Bleach,
Gameboy: "Its better to fight with honor than be silent and shit bricks"
I finished the Single player on Veteran, working on Hard
In Multi player I play in a Tactical Realism Clan and play by it's rules so that means
- No P90s (Broken in the PC version, have not been patched yet)
- No M203s (The range on them)
- no Gold weapon skins
- Some perks aren't allowed
- Always aiming down sights
- Couch most of the time
You can look at the clan here
and with that I play the following 2 sets the most
Silenced AK47
Silenced USP
3 Frags
UAV Jammer
Dead Silence
G3 with Red Dot
AK47 With Red Dot
3 Frags
Last Stand
Favorite servers:
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BDG Tactical Server-
Server 1- 18.104.22.168:28960
Server 2- 22.214.171.124:28970
GOR (Gathering Of Renagades)-
504th Tactical Server-
eXo Tactical Server-
Ranked- 184.108.40.206:28960 Mod Server- 184.108.40.206:28960
82nd Airborne Tactical Server-
LMS (Last Man Standing)-
509th Tactical Server-
Server 1- 18.104.22.168:28960 Server 2- 18.104.22.168:28960
5/307th Rangers HC Tactical Server
My Nick in game is =7Cav=Pfc.Dead
xfire is firesofdead
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why doesn't anyone say what there username is and what server they normally play on. and also if they have xfire. COME ON PEOPLE!!!!! also deadfire, all the severs you gave me are totally EMPTY!!!!!!!!
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I'm a PS3 owner, so there's no server for me to choose from. o_o;
Anyway, my PSN ID is MassZERO, if anyone else here plays COD4 on PS3.
1 burst (3 shots) and you're gone, 2 bursts for oponents with the Juggernaut Perk.M16A4 w/ Red Dot Sight or AGOC Scope
Frag x3
Stopping Power
Steady Aim
That, for the win.
1 burst (3 shots) and you're gone, 2 bursts for oponents with the Juggernaut Perk.
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yeh. i love the m16. its like a shotgun but you can shoot far with it. however its only 1 burst kill if you get on all the bullets.
well i just got cod 4 for the pc and its amazingly wow!... and to top it all of, i just had the best 2 games of my entire life! with more than half of my kills from knife and literally knifing 6~8 people in a row in countdown (that place where the missiles are)!! this game is so fun...
but unfortunately, i keep getting connection interrupted... which really get me killed alot.. and ended my knifing streak ;_;
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Any aussie ps3 COD4 players? my username is my PSN ID feel free to add.
Any of you guys gonna be interested with Call of Duty 5 World at War? We all know that their going back to the war in the pacific and from what i've gathered the game looks solid enough to be as good a CoD4.
"When he saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer..."
Call of Duty are good games. Why going back in the past? Anyway, past and concrete war would be better than modern warfare. Sorry but what systems will catch this version?


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The IHSA has released the pairings for the first round of the girls tennis state tournament.
No local teams or players were seeded.
Sycamore freshman Angelina Ye will face Rockford Lutherna freshman Carly Kasicki in the first round.
DeKalb senior Taylor Volk will play Carbondale senior Shanaz Daneshdoost while Kaneland sophomore Sammie Schrepferman faces Homewood-Flossmoor senior Adesuwa Osabuohien.
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LIA, OSHA renew alliance
The Laser Institute of America (LIA), Orlando, Fla., has renewed its alliance with the U.S. Dept. of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to continue providing its members with important information to help prevent exposure to laser beam and nonbeam hazards in industrial and medical workplaces.
Through the alliance, LIA members contribute information about laser safety to the online editorial boards on four of OSHA's Safety and Health Topics pages. Sample copies are available from the organization's office at 13501 Ingenuity Drive, Suite 128, in Orlando, or by calling 407-380-1553.
The LIA is an international society for laser applications and safety and is the secretariat and publisher of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z136 series of laser safety standards.


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Green River High Drama Department presented the musical School House Rock recently at Green River High.
The musical is a spinoff of the Saturday morning cartoon spots. The songs included: A Noun Is A Person, Place Or Thing; Three Is A Magic Number; Unpack Your Adjectives; Just A Bill; The Preamble; Do The Circulation; Conjunction Junction; Great American Melting Pot; Elbow Room; and Interplanet Janet And Interjections.
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Williams Sonoma Smoky BBQ Sauce Gift Set
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At America's best BBQ joints, pitmasters cook low and slow over a smoky wood fire – and their signature sauces showcase their flavors with classic combinations of smoke and spice. Here, we've chosen three stellar sauces that are guaranteed to delight anyone who appreciates the rich, savory tang of natural wood smoke. Enjoy the sauce with everything from burgers and grilled steaks to barbecued ribs, chicken, pork or brisket.
Bourbon Black Pepper: Mellow Kentucky bourbon is aged in charred oak barrels to create a sauce with a rich, smoky complexity, highlighted by black pepper and spices.
Sweet Onion Applewood: Savor this classic Southern blend of naturally sweet Vidalia and mellow caramelized onions, enriched with fragrant applewood smoke, black pepper and red chilies.
Maple Mesquite: This traditional American sauce gets its rich, smoky-sweet character from pure maple syrup, natural mesquite smoke and classic barbecue spices.
- Set includes three 8-oz. bottles, one of each flavor.
- Made in USA.
- Ingredients
- Bourbon Black Pepper: tomato puree (water, tomato paste), distilled vinegar, cane sugar, Kentucky bourbon whisky, molasses, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, honey, salt, mustard (water, vinegar, mustard seed, salt, turmeric, spices), spices, onion powder, ancho chile powder, natural flavors, garlic powder, natural hickory smoke flavor.
- Sweet Onion Applewood: Vidalia onions, apple cider vinegar, cane sugar, tomato paste, apple juice concentrate, distilled vinegar, water, molasses, hot sauce (aged red cayenne peppers, distilled vinegar, salt, garlic), caramelized onions (onion juice concentrate, sugar, sunflower oil), sea salt, butter (pasteurized cream, natural flavor), natural applewood smoke flavor, canola oil, onion powder, tamarind concentrate, chile powder (chili pepper, garlic, spices), yeast extract, celery powder, black pepper, chile de arbol powder, garlic powder, cayenne powder, cloves.
- Maple Mesquite: water, tomato paste, distilled vinegar, sugar, brown sugar, pure maple syrup, barbecue spices (salt, garlic powder, sugar, brown sugar, chili powder, spices), salt, Worcestershire sauce (distilled vinegar, molasses, corn syrup, water, salt, caramel color, garlic powder, sugar, spices, anchovies, tamarind, natural flavor), natural maple flavor, apple cider vinegar, natural mesquite smoke flavor, onion powder.
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Earthquake Moved Japan's Coast 8 Feet, Shifted Earth's Axis
The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Italy estimated the 8.9-magnitude quake shifted the planet on its axis by nearly 4 inches.
Japan (CNN) -- The powerful earthquake that unleashed a devastating tsunami Friday appears to have moved the main island of Japan by 8 feet (2.4 meters) and shifted the Earth on its axis.
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Posted on 12/02/2003 7:58:03 AM PST by mikeb704
Last Monday was designated World AIDS Day. U.S. Health Secretary Tommy Thompson, speaking from the AIDS-ravaged continent of Africa, said that it looks like were losing the war against the deadly disease.
Former South African president Nelson Mandela hosted a concert in Cape Town as part of an effort to have AIDS declared a global emergency. Taped messages from Bill Clinton and Jesse Jackson were shown.
Sitting near Mandela was Oprah Winfrey. Yes, the same Oprah who in 1987 presciently observed: "Research studies now project that one in five listen to me, hard to believe one in five heterosexuals could be dead from AIDS at the end of the next three years. That's by 1990. One in five. It is no longer just a gay disease. Believe me."
That proved to be nonsense, as did other exhibitions of conventional wisdom on the topic. A 1985 cover of Life warned: "Now, No One Is Safe From AIDS." U.S. News & World Report cautioned: "The disease of them is suddenly the disease of us . . .finding fertile growth among heterosexuals."
The reality is that the major causes of AIDS were, and continue to be, men having sex with men and people injecting themselves with drugs. In that order. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in 2001 fewer than 10,000 Americans contracted AIDS through heterosexual contact.
The total number of annual AIDS cases in the U.S. has declined significantly, particularly between 1995 and 1998. So have the number of unfortunates whove died from the malady.
Even in America, however, all the news isnt so encouraging. Last month a CDC official reported a significant jump in the number of AIDS cases among homosexual men. "To some extent, there is some prevention fatigue," he said. "Its driven by a sense that HIV has become a chronic and treatable disease."
Perhaps that sense partially explains why, despite substantial increases in government spending on AIDS, the number of cases each year has been holding at about 40,000.
Total Federal expenditures for HIV/AIDS were estimated to be close to $15 billion last year. This represents almost a fivefold increase in the last dozen years. Still, critics assert much more needs to be set aside. Democratic presidential candidate Wesley Clark has pledged to increase spending for AIDS research, prevention and health care to $30 billion a year by 2008.
It may be tempting to think that tossing more dollars at a problem will cure it, but that rarely, if ever, is what happens. A lot of them are just squandered.
Federal dollars for AIDS are no exception. $100,000 was used to pay for a "drag queens ball" in New Jersey. $200,000 from one federally funded group was used for workshops described by a pro-homosexual newspaper as "hot, horny and healthy."
Some advocate abstinence and chastity as ways of reducing AIDS. In many quarters, such views are considered patently absurd.
Yet its interesting that the African nation thats had singular success in curtailing AIDS uses exactly that approach. Uganda has based its efforts in whats called the ABC model: Abstain, Be faithful, use Condoms if A and B fail. Priority is placed on using the first two options if at all possible.
It doesnt appear as though Ugandans have been hit by "prevention fatigue." The HIV/AIDS rate has been cut in half in the last decade.
AIDS is a cultural as well as medical crisis. These days were most reluctant to "impose" our views on others. But the fact is that combating AIDS effectively will require a change of behavior by some individuals. This is the information that needs to be widely disseminated, not promises of a cure that may never be found.
The alternative is a continuing epidemic of heartbreaking proportions: Millions dying slow, painful deaths, their orphans struggling to survive. AIDS isnt caused by a lack of Federal funding or too few people wearing red ribbons.
Well, those that are smart enough to realize it works and have the discipline to practice it will live, the rest may die off. Perhaps this is simply a case of natural selection.
Total Federal expenditures for HIV/AIDS were estimated to be close to $15 billion last year
What is even more amazing is that diseases that are not politically correct, that kill far more Americans, that are mostly unpreventable, get far less money.
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Amen and preach on!
Some very important highlights from the article:
The reality is that the major causes of AIDS were, and continue to be, men having sex with men and people injecting themselves with drugs. In that order. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in 2001 fewer than 10,000 Americans contracted AIDS through heterosexual contact.
It may be tempting to think that tossing more dollars at a problem will cure it, but that rarely, if ever, is what happens. A lot of them are just squandered.
Yet its interesting that the African nation thats had singular success in curtailing AIDS uses [abstinence as a preventative measure]
These days were most reluctant to "impose" our views on others. But the fact is that combating AIDS effectively will require a change of behavior by some individuals.
You make a very interesting point. However AIDS actually threatens all human life on the planet over the very long term. (The fewer humans there are, the greater the chance of species extinction.)
There are credible genetic researchers who theorize that humans once before declined in number (they guess ten thousand or fewer survived over the whole earth as the result of an ice age)and that humans today are descended from that small number. AIDS could do the same thing to the human species.
Pure and utter nonsense! As we've seen in our country, the only people with AIDS are those who engage in non-monogamous heterosexual activity, IV drug users, and those who have sex or receive blood products with those in the previous two groups.
Outside of this nation, AIDS spreads due to heterosexual activity completely outside of our societal norms.
We will survive this epidemic of the perverse.
This is my impression...if someone can prove otherwise I would like to hear it.
Diseases evolve, rather efficiently, and the HIV is no exception. In fact given its constant rate of change, you can almost predict that surviving variations will be seen. Please note; I am not talking about next year. We are talking many decades (ten year periods). Consider this AIDS has been with us for about 20 years. The infection rate has gone from a handful to an intercontinental epidemic spreading silently and growing by millions every year. Diseases do not spread in percentage increments. They spread by geometric progressions. If you see 20 million infected today, you can expect to see 40 million in 5 years, and 80 million in 10 years, and so on. I grant you that good behavior helps but diseases transmitted by body fluids will not be deterred by such moral behavior because people worldwide have poor hygiene. All living things, from viruses to humans propagate - life finds a way. The HIV will too. It is only a question of whether it will propagate faster than our ability to interdict it with a cure or an immunization.
That's only true in the first world. In the third world, various factors such as malnutrition, immune systems weakned by tropical diseases, female genital mutilation, and empidemics of other venerial diseases make HIV infection much easier through normal sexual intercourse.
Clearly I left off Homosexual activity, the number one cause of spreading AIDS in these United States.
It's my impression, too, but who's the last famous person to die of AIDS? Last I remember is Arthur Ashe in the mid 1990's. I can't believe that 100% of the Hollywood crowd is 100% faithful to the use of condoms or abstinence, maybe the drugs do effectively treat HIV the same way insulin treats, but does not cure, diabetes.
Eventually, diabetics get some final illness that might have arisen from improper management of the disease, or it might be from something that we all get from getting older. In either case, they get to live a near-normal lifespan. It might be that case with people who can afford (or be provided) cutting-edge drug therapies.
I would suppose that some of the drugs that were developed early on in AIDS research are past their patents, and can be made fairly cheaply on obsolete but functional equipment. Providing them to Africa could be done, but I favor letting private individuals make donations to this effect, if they so desire. It becomes a choice of "save the children" vs. "save their parents", for those inclined to pour money into Africa.
It's the bug chasers.
From CNN in 1998:
In 1996, with more than a half million cancer deaths, the National Institutes of Health dedicated $2.5 billion to cancer research. With over 32,000 AIDS deaths, $1.4 billion went to AIDS research. And with more than three-quarters of a million heart disease fatalities, $851 million went to cardiovascular research.
A blue-ribbon panel appointed by the Institute of Medicine broke it down this way: For every $10 spent per cancer death on cancer research, $110 is spent per AIDS death on AIDS research and $3 is spent per heart disease death on heart disease research.
We need to keep in mind that there are already several hundred thousand Americans with AIDS, so I think they'd need to be included with the new 40,000 each year. Anyway you cut it, it's a disproportionate share of health dollars,
And a lack of Federal funding of course.
It is a well-documented fact that numerous factors unique to the third world make heterosexual transmission a lot easier there.
Also, the blood supply is tainted, so lots of people there get it through transfusions. Medical needles aren't well sterilized, so lots more people get it from injections.
It's a mess, and in today's interconnected world, we ignore it at our peril.
That being said, most AIDS prevetion programs that mindlessly push condoms aren't doing any good.
Is that really true?
Turning away needed blood
An American Red Cross commercial states that every few seconds, there is someone in need of a blood donation. But what the commercial doesn't say is that if you are a homosexual man, they don't want your donation. The Red Cross does not allow any man who has had homosexual sex since 1977 to donate blood.
They are refusing donations from individuals who want to help on the basis of their sexual orientation. The American Red Cross created the policy because men who engage in homosexual sex are at a higher risk for transmitting diseases.
The Center for Disease Control reports 40,000 new cases of HIV in the United States annually. Men are more likely to contract HIV than women, and the center estimates that about 60 percent of men were infected through homosexual sex, 25 percent through injection drug use, and 15 percent through heterosexual sex.
The statistics do show a high instance of HIV being transmitted through homosexual sex. In that respect, the Red Cross does have a valid point. It appears that homosexual men are more likely than straight men and women to have contracted HIV.
But this does not mean that it is acceptable for the Red Cross to refuse blood donations from men who have engaged in homosexual sex. They would never think of refusing blood donations based on ethnicity, although there might be a higher instance of HIV amongst a certain ethnic group.
Of the total number of HIV positive men, 50 percent are black, 30 percent are white, 20 percent are Hispanic and a small percentage are members of other racial or ethnic groups. Should we then bar black men from donating?
The general public would be outraged if blood from a certain ethnic group was refused. Yet somehow, the Red Cross has deemed it appropriate to refuse blood from gay men. If the Red Cross refuses to discriminate according to race, it should not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation.
This statute is discriminatory as well as being outdated. Homosexual men are barred from donating if they've had sex with another man in the last 20 years, but this time period is ridiculously long-term. If a man engaged in homosexual intercourse over 20 years ago, HIV would have shown up in his blood long before now. Donor blood is carefully screened. If HIV was present in the blood, it would show up in the first screening. [NOTE: ever hear of a false negative result? -- FormerLib]
Instead of refusing donations from men who have engaged in homosexual sex, the Red Cross should simply red-flag the blood, and keep it longer for extra testing. The Red Cross could do this for all donations they feel might be questionable, such as blood from donors who engage in unprotected sex or intravenous drug use.
By red-flagging the blood, the Red Cross could simultaneously protect the recipients of donated blood and put a stop to blatant discrimination.
Actually that's not true.
From Anal Sex Largest Cause of HIV in Africa
TUEBINGEN, June 16, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A study by researchers at the University of Tuebingen in Germany has found that anal sex, both homosexual and heterosexual, is the second largest cause of HIV transmission in Africa. Transmission in medical settings, such as through dirty needles, is listed as the primary cause, says the study published in the current edition of The Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Aids.
In a finding which has HIV/AIDS activists on edge, the researchers, say vaginal transmission of HIV is a very distant third compared to medical transmission and transmission through anal sex.
The report's author Dr. Stuart Brody, of the Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioural Neurobiology, said people in Africa need to be told that anal sex poses a greater risk of transmitting the Aids virus.
Also of interest:
It's almost as if G-d exists, and He knows what He's talking about.
Who wuda thunkit.
Another factor involving AIDS in Africa is the fact that frequently little clinics will immunize,innoculate and/ or vaccinate large numbers of villagers with the same needle.
AIDS is big business,and more than any other is able to realize huge profits and receive large sums of money from the public both through public monies collected through taxes as well as the increased insurance payments the ordinary citizen has to pay for private insurance. Thanks in a good part for the big corporations insuring "significant others".
Actually, they do. If you ever lived in the UK or spent more than a certain number of weeks there, you can't donate blood. The same is true for a number of African countries. I'm a regular blood donor, so I know first hand.
None of this undermines the main premise in #37; behavior -- specifically promiscuous behavior -- is the initial cause of the AIDS outbreak. Changing this behavior is the only way to stop it.
I hope I didn't come across as trying to undermine your premise. Promiscuous behavior does indeed help spread AIDS that much more quickly, but it's important to note that AIDS targets homosexual behavior. Abstinence is the cure for AIDS. As you said, condoms aren't worth the risk.
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