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Diabetes is more prevalent in the Southeast than anywhere else in the United States. Here are some facts about the disease and what you can do to help prevent or manage it.
The two main types of diabetes, type 1 and type 2, are very different in their onset but very similar in their qualities of destruction. Diabetes is a serious condition, which can lead to blindness, kidney failure, heart disease, stroke and nerve damage that can cause amputation. However, thanks to breakthroughs that can help prevent and manage both types of diabetes, the destruction can be impeded, slowed down and even stopped.
Type 1
Type 1 diabetes often runs in families and develops most often in children and young adults but can appear at any age. Type 1 diabetes accounts for about 5 to 10 percent of diagnosed diabetes in the United States, affecting two out of every 1,000 Americans.
An autoimmune disease, type 1 results when the body's system for fighting infection (the immune system) turns against a part of the body. In diabetes, the immune system attacks and destroys the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas, and it then produces little or no insulin. A person who has type 1 diabetes must take insulin daily to live. If not diagnosed and treated with insulin, a person with type 1 diabetes can lapse into a life-threatening diabetic coma, also known as diabetic ketoacidosis.
Researchers report that one way to help prevent this disease from manifesting in babies is to introduce cereal into their diet at the appropriate age – between four to six months.
Studies of at-risk children who were fed fiber or rice cereals before they reached the recommended age of four months were four to five times more likely to develop an autoimmune response that destroys islet cells in the pancreas than babies introduced to cereal between four and six months.
There are various theories about why fiber and rice cereals might trigger cell destruction in the pancreas in infants at risk of diabetes, according to a recent report in the Journal of American Medicine Association.
One theory is that the immature infant's gut reacts to the gluten in cereal with an excessive immune system response. In older infants with bigger appetites, the trigger may be the body's response to the larger amounts of cereal consumed.
Another theory posed is that infants who not fed cereal during the critical developmental stage between four and six months lack key nutrients such as vitamin E and zinc, which causes the immune system to overreact.
Today, for both children and adults, healthy eating, physical activity, and taking insulin are the basic therapies for type 1 diabetes. The amount of insulin must be balanced with food intake and daily activities. Blood glucose levels must be closely monitored through frequent blood glucose checking and blood glucose levels are monitored several times a year with a laboratory test called the A1C and the results reflect the average blood glucose over a two- to three-month period.
Type 2
In people with type 2 diabetes, the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, a hormone that helps control sugar (glucose) levels in the blood. As a result, sugar accumulates in the blood rather than being absorbed, stored or burned for energy.
Studies strongly suggest that the type 2 diabetes may be preventable. The Diabetes Prevention Program examined the effect of weight loss and increased exercise on the development of type 2 diabetes among men and women with high blood sugar readings that hadn't yet crossed the line to diabetes. After almost three years, there were 58% fewer cases of diabetes in the group assigned to weight loss and exercise than in the group assigned to usual care.
If diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, there are three basic management tools: healthy eating, physical activity, and blood glucose testing. In addition, many people with type 2 diabetes require oral medication, insulin, or both to control their blood glucose levels.
Gestational diabetes
Gestational diabetes affects pregnant women and the condition usually disappears after childbirth, but a woman who has had gestational diabetes faces a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life. The condition can also pose a danger to the unborn child and the mother. The child may be born severely obese, putting him or her at a higher risk of having a dangerously low blood glucose level. There is also a risk of severe breathing problems. Like type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes is usually controlled through diet.
Help, Naturally
Green Tea – A compound in Green tea has been shown to be effective in the management of diabetes, one study has found. Long prized for its life-lengthening properties in the traditional medicine systems of the Far East, Green tea is made from the unfermented leaves of the tea plant. It contains the highest amounts of polyphenols, which are types of antioxidants that fight free radicals and possibly prevent certain types of diseases.
Resveratrol – Resveratrol, an antioxidant found in red wine, may also counter type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance, another study shows. It is found in grapes, raspberries, peanuts, and other plants that use resveratrol to defend against threats such as disease.
The researchers aren't recommending that anyone rely on wine to help their insulin sensitivity, but the results could be a valuable new strategy for treating insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.
Gymnema – A number of studies have been carried out demonstrating that Gymnema sylvestre helps control both type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Gymnema has been a well-proven treatment for diabetes for over 2,000 years. The leaves were also used for stomach ailments, constipation, water retention, and liver disease.
Gymnema is best known for its apparent ability to lower blood sugar levels when used for an extended period of time.
Results from case reports and studies in humans and animals suggest that it may work in several ways to help control both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. It is possible that gymnema sylvestre may even prompt the pancreas to develop more beta cells – the source of insulin. It may also make body cells more responsive to the insulin that is available.
Diabetes management is not an easy task. Although natural remedies may not cure your diabetes completely of replace your need for insulin shots or pills, they could possibly help you manage your glucose levels and keep your diabetes under control. Because of the potential for side effects and interactions with medications, dietary supplements should be taken only under the supervision of a knowledgeable health care provider.


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The number of screens we interact with depends on who you ask. While we, as marketers, would like to think tablets have already replaced couch laptops, the reality is that consumers today are more likely to be looking at their smartphones while watching TV.
Mobile devices may very well be the third or fourth screen, but that is assuming TV is the first one, and that assumption may be more wrong than right as screens converge and content follows.
In that context, it is difficult to develop proper multiscreen strategies, when ordinal numbering doesn't necessarily help us identify which specific device is being used by consumers and, most importantly, what is their current state of mind.
Another thing to consider is your definition of "screen". The Pebble smartwatch, for example, is a wrist wearable device, small enough to be a used as a watch, but a sophisticated piece of technology capable of communicating with your iPhone or Android phone.
And it is breaking Kickstarter's all time funding records, gathering almost $9 million so far, with still over a week to go.
But most importantly, it has gathered such a significant user base that it will be a viable development platform for content creators.
What about Nike's Fuelband?
Granted, it has a more specific use and target audience, but the availability of an open API is another opportunity for content that adjusts not only to the size of the screen where the data is being presented, but experiences that are aware of the context in which the user is consuming that data and are designed to react and learn from her choices.
As more and more internet connected devices become part of a consumer's ecosystem, keeping count of all those screens will become less relevant than establishing experience flows and delivery mechanisms that make it possible for consumers to have seamless experiences while transitioning between devices.
This is what screen convergence is all about. Consider the following scenario:
You may have been thinking about going away for the weekend for a while. As spring sets in, the weather is perfect to enjoy the outdoors. It is Friday night, and while watching TV with the family, you see a spot for a resort that is not more than four hours away from town, and suddenly you got it: road trip.
Shazam's app listens to the commercial and brings you to the website on your tablet, where you can explore your options further, make reservations, and use the maps app to plan your route.
Once you select your destination and mark it on the map, you receive a warning: the car doesn't have enough gas to get you all the way there. Acknowledging the message takes you back to the map, which now shows you a number of gas stations along your route and within range, as well as their current gas prices, reviews, etc. You choose one, and your route is recalculated automatically.
The next morning, when you get in the car, the GPS app on the dashboard has already loaded your route and you are ready to go, just as soon as everyone buckles up.
The value is not in maximizing "air time" on all screens, but in establishing relationships with consumers and by solving real life problems. The payoff will be significant for those who invest in solutions that not only cover the available screens but are able to anticipate the state of mind of the consumers interacting with them.
Are you ready to embrace the Nth screen?

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As the sector evolves at a rapid pace, private equity firms and principal investors are being forced to continuously adapt their strategies and improve their operations. Executives have to think hard about what kinds of firms they want to own, how those companies fit with their other holdings, and which opportunities are the most attractive—while diligently evaluating their operating model and addressing their organization, talent, IT, and other functional needs.
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Experience Music Therapy
Music Therapy Podcast Project 2010-2011
Music Therapy YouTube Project 2010-2011
What is music therapy?
Students: Patina Ammerman, Sally Strnad, & Jihee Hong
The Interesting Life of a Music Therapy Student
Students: Jessie Habluetzel, Sarah Donohue, & Sehwa An
How do non-music majors define Music Therapy?
Students: Ryan Agnew, Ally Smola, & Mahleah Benson
Straight from the Students
"With a rich history as a birthplace for music therapy, KU's music therapy program supports students to become innovators in the field. Graduate studies in music therapy at KU offered me freedom to pursue my research and clinical interests, as well as the support and resources to make those dreams into realities." - Claire Ghetti
"In my initial search for a career path, I knew that I wanted to make a difference. I have found KU music therapy to be a perfect fit because it has allowed me to develop my musical interests and abilities, and to use them to positively impact those in need. KU music therapy has not only provided me the opportunity to be a part of this innovative profession, it has instilled within me a desire to continue learning and working to change lives with song." - Jessie Habluetzel
"For me, music therapy at the University of Kansas was the realization of all the hopes I had for my career. I was welcomed into a specialized community that taught me about the future of music therapy and where my place could be in that future." - Elizabeth Burdette
"KU Music Therapy for me has meant growing into a strong and confident professional. It has pushed me to be a better musician and more competent therapist. I am proud of the Music Therapy program at KU, because it truly has been the greatest experience I could have ever dreamed of, in terms of education. The professors and GTA's care about the students and it should not go unnoticed, because every one of them has helped shape me into the Music Therapist I will become. Rock Chalk!" - Sarah Coury
"KU Music Therapy is a great program. Everyone in the program, students and professors, are so friendly and will do anything for you. The KU Music Therapy is a huge family that grows as you move through the program. The program is set up so you cannot fail if you put everything into it. I have learned so much about myself as well as Music therapy at KU. Since I was a transfer student, I was nervous I wouldn't fit in, but from the first second I stepped foot onto the campus I became a friend to everyone. I absolutely adore the KU Music Therapy program and I have learned so much." - Amanda Grey
"KU Music Therapy has meant more to me than I can even put into words, or better yet into lyrics of a song. At first glance, it seems as though it is just a program offered by the University of Kansas, but given a closer look it is so much more than just a good education. It comes with mentors, teachers, and friends who will support you every step of the way as you go through your classes, practicum, and everyday life. KU Music Therapy helps you to not only earn a degree, but prepares you for life beyond the university and out into the real world, of hospitals, jails, detention centers, schools, and retirement homes. This one program at KU has meant more to me than I can even begin to describe and I couldn't imagine attending a better accredited university for music therapy." - Kirsten Schick
"Music Therapy at KU has been a constant reminder that the very tool that has helped me to grow and develop, music, that is, has the same power to influence others in a mighty way. The music therapy program has also showed me that every moment is a learning experience and that thinking on your feet is a vital part of the therapy process." - Olivia Walterman
"KU music therapy enabled me to put two things that make me most happy together: making music and making people's life better. I felt so lucky to be in this program because I got inspirations from everywhere, such as in the classroom, during observations of therapy sessions, even just a five-minute chat with classmates! Besides that, it guided me to build critical and professional thinking in every little detail, helping me prepare myself to be a qualified music therapist!" - Xiaotian Liu
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At NAMM 2013, Pioneer have announced a shiny new DJ set-up called the Platinum Nexus Edition. The system comprises of two special edition CDJ-2000nexus-M CD decks and a new DJM-900nexus-M mixer. This is most certainly designed for the professional DJ that likes their bling! You can also grab an RMX-1000 Platinum Limited Edition Remix Station if you want the ultimate shiny set-up!
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Some of the inner workings of The New Yorker's Fiction department were revealed at a panel discussion held last week at Steven Kesher Gallery with four of the company's veterans. The panel, made up of Editor Deborah Treisman, Visuals Editor Elisabeth Biondi, A.M. Homes, and photographer Malerie Marder, spoke largely about the relationship between images and content.
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Team of the Week - Six Nations
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February 6, 2011
England's Chris Ashton dives over to score England's first try against Wales in Cardiff © Getty Images
Chris Ashton Julien Bonnaire Martin Castrogiovanni Jonathan Davies Thomas Domingo Richie Gray Imanol Harinordoquy Dylan Hartley Luke McLean Maxime Medard Brian O'Driscoll Tom Palmer Morgan Parra Keith Wood
The opening round of fixtures in this year's Six Nations delivered a heady mix of power, pace and passion and even bordered on the sublime at times.
There was a fair amount of ring rust evident across all three games but there were still plenty of stand-out performances. The question is who did enough to earn selection in our Team of the Week?
15. Luke McLean (Italy)
The Aussie-born fullback's try brought the Stadio Flamnio crowd to its feet and put the hosts on course for a famous victory over Ireland. They failed to hold on for the win but the score and McLean's industrious display should serve them well in the coming weeks.
14. Chris Ashton (England)
The England speedster underlined his class with two tries against Wales at the Millennium Stadium. His exemplary vision and support running is set to propel England to great things although he should probably tone down the over-elaborate swan dives.
13. Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland)
With Ireland struggling to dominate a fired-up Italy side it was O'Driscoll - who else? - who forced his way over to swing the game in his side's favour. The job was far from done and it was O'Driscoll's leadership, rather than the odd wayward pass, that helped rally a side taken to the brink by their hosts.
12. Jonathan Davies (Wales)
The 22-year-old's performance against England at the Millennium Stadium was one of the few positives for a Wales side otherwise short of ideas. He pounced on a rare lapse in the England defence to set up team-mate Morgan Stoddart for a try but his memory may yet be soured by a possible citing for a trip on Ashton.
11. Maxime Medard (France)
The fleet-footed Frenchman tormented Scotland with a dazzling display at the Stade de France littered with clean breaks, beaten defenders and tone-setting try in the second minute of the game.
10. Francois Trinh-Duc (France)
Trinh-Duc returned to the France No.10 shirt against Scotland and made it a night many will never forget with an eye-catching display and a sublime piece of skill - a pass between his legs - to help set up a try for team-mate Imanol Harinordoquy.
9. Morgan Parra (France)
A more than able cohort for Trinh-Duc, Parra helped set a lung-busting tempo at the Stade de France with a lively display with ball in hand. Like his half back partner, he benefited from a powerful pack but knew how to exploit that dominance.
1. Thomas Domingo (France)
The power-packed loose-head made veteran Scotland tight-head Euan Murray look like a novice at times at the Stade de France and can lay claim to playing a large part in securing a first half penalty try.
2. Dylan Hartley (England)
Wales tried to rattle Hartley with a verbal grenade or two in the build up to their clash but it was to no avail. The England hooker responded in the best way possible with an impeccable and controlled display.
3. Martin Castrogiovanni (Italy)
The grizzled tight-head was a thorn in Ireland's side in Rome where his contribution with ball in hand was only bettered by backs McLean and Andrea Masi and the super-human Sergio Parisse. As ever, he was a formidable force at scrum time whilst cutting down more than his fair share of Irish attackers.
4. Richie Gray (Scotland)
The 21-year-old was making only his fourth start for Scotland in Paris but looked very much at home in the heat of the Stade de France battle. His youthful exuberance and wide-ranging skill set laid the foundation for a lung-busting effort in defence and attack.
5. Tom Palmer (England)
A towering presence in the England lineout, the athletic Palmer also weighed in with his fair share of tackles during a bruising encounter in Cardiff. Set to be a conrerstone of England's World Cup campaign at this rate.
6. Tom Wood (England)
The England debutant thrived in the cauldron-like atmosphere of the Millennium Stadium where he left an impressive six defenders in his wake. His stats also boast a significant 48m with ball in hand, 13 tackles and the odd lineout win.
7. Julien Bonnaire (France)
A pivotal link-man in an all-action display from France against the Scots, Bonnaire made his presence felt throughout with a bone-crunching tackle count, three lineout claims and several charges into the heart of the Scotland defence.
8. Imanol Harinordoquy (France)
Back in the starting XV, the ever-influential Harinordoquy was a commanding presence in the loose, the scrum and the lineout while also grabbing a try that helped him edge out the likes of Italy's Sergio Parisse, Scotland's Kelly Brown, England's Nick Easter and Ireland's Sean O'Brien in an ultra-competitive battle for our No.8 berth.
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Cody Lundin and Dave Canterbury – survival experts with drastically different backgrounds – once again join forces to survive in some of the world's toughest environments when DUAL SURVIVAL returns to Discovery on Fridays at 9PM ET/PT beginning April 22. In the ultimate test of skill, perseverance and creativity, military-trained Canterbury and naturalist Lundin battle the elements – and sometimes each other – to show what it takes to survive, using only minimal gear and what they can find in their surroundings.
Through 12 all-new episodes, the duo endures survival scenarios that push them to their limits: black powder hunters stranded in Tierra Del Fuego, off road bikers stuck in the middle of Baja or cattle ranchers on the Montana prairie in winter. Canterbury and Lundin must draw upon their personal arsenal of skills to devise extraordinary, MacGyver-like ways to survive. How will they use a plastic bag, lip balm and a parachute cord while trenching through waist-deep snow in the Rocky Mountains? Or a broken cell phone, steel wool and elephant dung in the jungles of Thailand?
From swamps to avalanches and sweltering heat to sub-zero temperatures, this season Cody and Dave will show what it takes to survive in: the Florida Everglades, made up of 4,000 miles of cypress swamp; the scorching deserts of Baja, Mexico; Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina – less than 500 miles from Antarctica; the wet cloud forests of Panama, 7,000 feet in the air; and Wyoming's Rocky Mountains in the dead of winter.
Cody Lundin – a 20 year survival veteran and best-selling author who honed his skills living in the desert with very little tools, equipment or assistance – teaches minimalist self-reliance through his Aboriginal Living Skills School in Arizona. He spent two years living in a brush shelter in the woods where he slept on pine needles and cooked over an open fire. Today, Lundin lives off the grid in a self-designed solar earth home in the wilderness of northern Arizona where he catches rain, composts waste and pays nothing for heating and cooling. And he has been going barefoot for more than 20 years, part of his indigenous survival strategy.
Dave Canterbury joined the U.S. Army at age 17, eventually becoming a Special Reaction Team (SRT) instructor and sniper. He trained soldiers in the U.S., Central America and Korea in unarmed combat and close-quarter techniques. After leaving the Army, Canterbury worked on a reptile farm and as a commercial fisherman and diver in the Florida saltwater marshes. He put his background, skills and training to work for the next phase of his career – learning and now teaching wilderness survival at his Pathfinder Training School in Southeast Ohio.
DUAL SURVIVAL is produced for Discovery Channel by Original Media, where Charlie Corwin, Jay Peterson and Brian Lovett are executive producers. For Discovery Channel, Christo Doyle is executive producer.
About Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is dedicated to creating the highest quality non-fiction content that informs and entertains its consumers about the world in all its wonder, diversity and amazement. The network, which is distributed to 100.8 million U.S. homes, can be seen in over 180 countries, offering a signature mix of compelling, high-end production values and vivid cinematography across genres including, science and technology, exploration, adventure, history and in-depth, behind-the-scenes glimpses at the people, places and organizations that shape and share our world. For more information, please visit www.discovery.com.
About Discovery Communications
Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is the world's number one nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over 180 countries. Discovery empowers people to explore their world and satisfy their curiosity through 100-plus worldwide networks, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Investigation Discovery, Planet Green and HD Theater, as well as leading consumer and educational products and services, and a diversified portfolio of digital media services including HowStuffWorks.com. For more information, please visit www.discoverycommunications.com.


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New "Final Destination 4" pics surfaced today. Does this signal the beginning of the hype-train for this one? Don't forget it's in glorious 3D, which means lots of heads and guts flying at your face. Ahhh, good times.
New "Whiteout" still, from the thriller starring Kate Beckinsale. Basically she's an FBI agent hunting a serial killer in Antarctica, right before the sun is about to set for 6 months. So yes, probably the least original story in the world at this point. And with the cold weather, I'm guessing we won't be seeing any leather body suits, either.
Todd Lincoln to adapt the comic "The Nye Incidents" for Dark Castle. Lincoln is currently working on Universal's adaptation of "Hack/Slash". So what's "The Nye Incidents" about? A children's television scientist who goes apeshit and kills all the world's children? I kid, I kid. It's actually about a "medical examiner on the hunt of a killer of alien abductees". Sounds pretty great, actually, although I still want to see my interpretation make it to the big screen.
Brad Dourif will be returning as the voice of "Chucky" in the upcoming remake of "Child's Play". Other than that news, all is quiet on the that front, so we'll give you more when we hear it.
"All The Boys Love Mandy Lane" will be hitting theaters July 17th? That's what Entertainment Weekly is telling us. I'm not seeing if it will be a wide release or not, but is that possible? Guess we'll find out.
Here's the teaser for Park Chan Wook's vampire film "Thirst". I have no idea what's going on since it's in Korean but people seem excited so I'm just going to go with it.
The guy who wrote "Watchmen", David Hayter is going to direct a werewolf thriller called "Slaughter's Road". No real details as of yet, but Thomas Dekker ("The Sarah Connor Chronicles") and Ray Stevenson ("Punisher: War Zone") are in talks to star.
AICN has the first look at "Goon", the CGI adaptation of Eric Powell's comic book of the same name, being produced by David Fincher. I've never heard of the property but it looks pretty sweet to me.
I'm sure this movie "And Soon the Darkness" is about something. Personally, I stopped reading after "starring Amber Heard and Odette Youstman". What are they trying to start the apocalypse? Do they sincerely thing our pea-brains can handle all that hotness on one movie screen?


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What definition of the word "atheism" are you using here?
I've presented the definition that I (and many, if not most atheists that I know) use, but I've yet to see yours.
Atheism is not a statement of knowledge, it is a rejection or lack of belief if you feel that this is not the case, than please present us with your definition.
I agree with you that atheism is not a statement of knowledge, and I do not intend to change its definition also. It is my belief that atheism comes by and should come through knowledge. We become atheists even after having been religious because of whatever knowledge we have, where as a small child is not able to distinguish between faith and atheism and is unable to make any distinction between the two. Therefore, such a child at its age or at its birth can not be said to an atheist. My definition of an atheist is the same as that has been stated by many here, that is, someone who does not believe in any supernatural power.
Atheism therefore is not a statement of knowledge but a demonstrable effect of knowledge.
As long as kids are not capable of understanding theism they are by definition atheists. Not because they have knowledge about (a)theism, but because they lack a belief in a deity.
If you use the same definition I really don't see why you could say that "atheism comes by and should come through knowledge" as that does not computer if you use the definition that atheism is a "lack of belief".
You are an atheist towards deities that you've never heard before, not because you have knowledge about these beliefs, but because you lack belief.
How many religions and deities should you have knowledge off before you can reject theism and become an atheist? And if knowledge is a part of being an atheist, than please provide your own definition that shows that atheism is not about a lack of belief but that it's about knowledge as well.
There appear to be two different interpretations here.
You are an atheist towards deities that you've never heard before, not because you have knowledge about these beliefs, but because you lack belief.
This appears to mean that atheism is directed towards a particular deity or deities, but when one becomes an atheist, one decides that no supernatural power exists. I know that this is not my definition because I have sen this here at AN too. Possibly, it can be found elsewhere too. This definition makes me think that atheism is knowledge based.
It is a practice amnog Hindus in India to make even a child of less than one year old to fold his hands in worshipp, regularly. What can be the status of such a child?
Talking of myself, I had little or no idea of Judaic/Christian god or other gods. I became an atheist by deciding that a supernatural power that can create miracles etc can not exist.
Atheism is not aimed at a particular deity, I attempted to use these examples as a method of showing that atheism is not about knowledge (of religion/deities/supernatural or whatever).
Atheism is not the rejection of the supernatural, although most atheists would happily reject the supernatural. It is nothing more then a lack of belief in a deity.
I lack belief in deities for the same reason that I do not believe in sentient strawberries; I am not convinced by the claim that it is true. I don't have to proof that sentient strawberries do not exist, which is why I lack belief.
I'm not saying that there are no sentient strawberries, that would be a claim of knowledge. I am simply lacking belief in them because I haven't been presented with sufficient evidence.
Physics and its laws are only thins that exist
Of course atheism is a choice. Religious people can refuse to expose themselves to real science based ideas and ways of thinking (vs. christian scientology). How do believers reconcile the errors in religious texts without intellectual dishonesty? It seems that intellectual dishonesty is key to believing in things you know aren't true. It's intellectually dishonest to deny yourself information in order to continue believing in superstition and myth.
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Ok, I have 3 classes, An abstract one (called 'NumberType'), and two standard ones (called 'Real' & 'Complex'). The two standard classes are child classes of the abstract class.
As you may have guessed, these things do basic arithmetic on real & complex numbers. Inside each, are overloaded methods handling all combinations of the basic operations - such as a 'real added to a real', a 'real added to a complex', a 'complex added to a real', a 'complex added to a complex' and so on..
And then, inside the NumberType class, I have abstract methods such as:-
abstract NumberType add(Real number);
abstract NumberType add(Complex number);
The reason that the return type here is 'NumberType', (and also the entire point of this class's existence anyway), is that upfront, there would be no way of knowing what type of number would be returned by this method. For instance, two complex numbers added, may in some instances, return a real number. And similar for other combinations.
Now, I also have included a non-abstract method in the NumberType class, that handles
a NumberType added to a NumberType. It goes like this:-
Now, finally, the point of my entire question. Is there anyway of doing this without having to resort to using the rather frowned-upon 'instanceOf' statement? I have tried a few things, without success, such as generics. But cannot get anything to work, without using instanceOf.public NumberType add(NumberType number) { if (number instanceof Real == true) { return(this.add((Real)number)); } else { if (number instanceof Complex == true) { return(this.add((Complex)number)); } } }


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A man who spent his adult life cruising around the country searching for rare antique cars has turned his sights on something he never had before, a wife.
Jerry Andreasen is putting his entire 90-car strong collection up for auction, according to the Omaha World-Herald, which he said has drained most of his resources.
"I'd put all my money into cars," the 74-year-old Andreasen told the World-Herald. "Whatever I'd make, I'd turn around and put it into cars. but I'd never do it again because I never had time for anything else. I've never been on a date."
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His collection spans from a classic 1918 Buick truck reminiscent of the one driven by the Beverly Hillbillies in the popular television series of old to his personal favorite, a 1963 Falcon Ranchero. He told the World-Herald he loved that car because it "didn't use much gas."
He's looking to move on to a new chapter in his life, "I think I'm going to look for a wife, and I don't care if she already has a half-dozen kids."


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In Unwired(p.171) they talk about the legendary UV Nodes. These nodes are overwhelmingly potent, and have addictive qualities to all users.
There is a technomancer playing in my game who may have reason to visit one, I'm curious if there are any references (even in flavor text) that might describe some of these effects to a resonant individual.
The basic rules of UV Nodes (allowing regular skills to be used, etc.) obviously still apply to the technomancer, but what might it feel like?


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DescriptionAt the bottom of the sea, in a deep underwater complex, a woman wakes up inside a cryogenic sarcophagus without any memories. She is greeted by the voice of Jacob, a mysterious guide that reveals bits of information about her situation, communicating through a device set on a journal. He tells that her name is Anna, and that she slept for over a century inside the chamber. She soon starts to explore outside, discovering the crumbling remains of the Ark of Humanity, created to store the greatest achievements of humankind. She must explore the surroundings, solving all the puzzles to open new avenues and uncover all the secrets of the place, as well as details about her past.
Empress of the Deep: The Darkest Secret is a traditional point-and-click adventure in the vein of Myst and other games, but with hidden object challenges and simple puzzles tailored for the casual market. The player moves between scenes by clicking on the exit hotspots, usually placed on the edges of the screen or on obvious places like doors and other openings. The context-sensitive cursor changes to an arrow when over exits, into a hand to pick objects and a magnifying glass when over a place with a zoom view showing another angle of the scene. Useful tools can be found scattered around the locations, and are automatically stored inside one of the inventory slots at the bottom after being collected, from where they can be dragged and dropped on logical portions of the scenery to perform an action or complete a task. Scenes where everything was collected and completed are marked with an "Area Complete" golden star at the top-left corner.
In some places, the scene has seek-and-find sections where the objective is to find and click on all the objects listed at the bottom, on screens filled with assorted items scattered around the area. After collecting all the items, one of the objects is stored in the inventory to be used later when solving puzzles. Mini-games appear when clicking certain places, appearing inside interactive windows where a mechanism has to be manipulated to solve a myriad of challenges, like a Tower of Hanoi variation with gears, jigsaw puzzles, a puzzle with light beams and deflecting mirrors, and other similar games.
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- "La Déesse des Océans: Le Secret des Abysses" -- French title
- "Geheime Fälle: Tempel der Tiefsee - Das dunkle Geheimnis " -- German title
- "Empress of the Deep: The Darkest Secret HD" -- iPad title
- "Empress of the Deep: El Secreto Más Oscuro" -- Spanish title
- "Empress of the Deep: Das dunkle Geheimnis" -- German title
- "Empress Of The Deep" -- Steam title
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In a recently released paper, the AAFP has made it clear that the Academy opposes mandated CME as a prerequisite to DEA registration or licensure to prescribe opioid analgesics.
In an Aug. 1 position paper, "Pain Management and Opioid Abuse(15 page PDF)," the Academy states that mandated CME could limit patient access to legitimate pain management needs. "Family physicians and other primary care clinicians play a vital role in effective pain management, including the prescribing of opioid analgesics. The creation of additional prescribing barriers for primary care physicians would limit patient access when there is a legitimate need for pain relief," the Academy said in a related news release.
- The AAFP has issued a formal position paper on opioid abuse and pain management, opposing mandated CME and any other barriers to family physicians' ability to prescribe these drugs.
- The Academy outlined other points in the paper, including its view that the primary goal of pain management is to improve and maintain function.
- Regarding a recently approved FDA risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for extended-release and long-acting opioids, the AAFP said it will continue to work with the FDA and others to "ensure policies are in place to allow effective and safe opioid prescribing by family physicians for patients in their pain management programs."
"As such, the AAFP opposes any action that limits patients' access to physician-prescribed pharmaceuticals, and opposes any actions by pharmaceutical companies, public or private health insurers, legislation, the FDA or any other agency, which may have the effect of limiting by specialty the use of any pharmaceutical product."
These statements reiterate two existing AAFP policies, one of which opposes any action limiting patient access to physician-prescribed pharmaceuticals, and the other of which "opposes legislation or executive action that would require mandatory education of family physicians as a condition for prescribing specific drugs, such as opioids."
The Academy outlined several other major points in the paper, including its view that the chief goal of pain management should be to improve and maintain patients' ability to function. The AAFP also urged family physicians to individualize therapy based on review of the potential risks and benefits to each patient, possible drug side effects, and a functional assessment of the patient, and to monitor ongoing therapy accordingly.
In addition, the Academy:
- supports development of evidence-based physician education to ensure the safest and most effective use of long-acting and extended-release opioids and to reduce the problem of opioid abuse;
- urges all states to obtain physician input when considering pain management regulation and legislation, as well as implement prescription drug monitoring programs and the interstate exchange of registry information as called for under the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting(www.nasper.org) (NASPER) Act of 2005; and
- strongly advocates increased national funding to support research into evidence-based strategies for optimal pain management and incorporation of those strategies into the patient-centered medical home model.
Annals of Family Medicine Focuses on Opioids, Pain Care
The July/August issue(www.annfammed.org) of the Annals of Family Medicine covers numerous topics related to opioids and their role in managing patients' pain.
Articles in the issue sketch out the proper role of prescription painkillers, outline data that indicate depressed patients are more likely to misuse opioids, and discuss the role primary care physicians should play in setting prescribing standards, as well as whether these drugs are an appropriate therapy for primary care patients.
Many states already are working to control the problem of opioid misuse by, for example, adopting model medical board prescribing policies, instituting prescription monitoring programs and developing guidelines about documentation requirements.
More From AAFP
Healthy Interventions
Pain Management & Opioid Abuse Resources
American Family Physician: AFP By Topic: Chronic Pain
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Participation at the symposium is open to representatives of governments, civil society organizations, the private sector, trade unions, parliamentarians, academics and other international organizations. Participation is free of charge upon registration.
Participants are responsible for making their own visa and travel arrangements to and from Geneva. Simultaneous interpretation into the official United Nations languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish and Russian) will be available during the plenary sessions.
On-line registration closes on 1 June 2014.


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You can call me a heathen, but Marathon 2's pfhor levels are absolutely hideous, and I don't mean that in a good way, I mean they are really colorful, but they don't scream "originality", they scream like a "oh shit, this game is due in 1 year, we should take M1's textures, throw them in a blender, and add food coloring". It's a travesty.
I mean, yes, they are SUPPOSED to look different, after all, it's the BOOMER now, but I don't think anyone can argue that the big door room in If I Had a Grenade Launcher looks like something from a sci-fi universe.
So that's what I've set out to do. Take M1 textures, add them to M2 Shapes, and replace the frames in the shapes file, and voila!
Well, as you can see, the results are... less than spectacular...
It is clear now that If I want Marathon 2 to be as pretty as possible, I'm going to have to go into the maps, retexture them, relight them, and in doing so, I am most likely going to screw up some geometry or trigger or something, fix that, and then the final result would be what I am looking for.
Does anyone else feel the same way that I do about M2's artstyle?


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Do you remember him?
Sandy had this in her files.
Pierre Adolphe Lagasse 1851-1922
Then this…
Elphege Lagasse 1879-1923
And this…
Adolphe Lagasse lived in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He died in 1922.
His son Elphege died in 1923.
Adolphe was Idala's brother. You know everything there is to know about Idala.
There is always something more to learn…


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Not bad for the scrappy homeless kid from "Growing Pains," huh?
Leonardo DiCaprio topped the list of highest paid actors in Hollywood, according to Forbes' annual report.
The "Inception" star raked in $77 million last year, putting him well ahead of second-place finisher Johnny Depp, who made $50 million.
U.S. & World
The list boasted some new names - "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson and "Cowboys and Aliens" star Daniel Craig made their first appearances - but the majority of the slots were taken by proven money makers like Adam Sandler ($40 million), Will Smith ($36 million), and Tom Hanks ($35 million).
The earnings are for the period between May 1, 2010 and May 1, 2011. DiCaprio and Pattison are the only two on the list under 40, since last year's top 10 finisher Daniel Radcliffe did not crack the line-up this year.
DiCaprio has a full slate of films for the next year as well: He will be starring in the J. Edgar Hoover biopic "J. Edgar" for director Clint Eastwood, the classic novel adaptation "The Great Gatsby" for director Baz Luhrmann, and the western revenge flick "Django Unchained" for Quentin Tarantino.
Forbes recently unveiled its highest paid actress list, which featured a tie in the top spot between Angelina Jole and Sarah Jessica Parker.


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It's time start looking at the setting in which George was born. Here is the first half of his baptismal record again, entry number 43, born 29 April 1891, baptized 30 April 1891:
|"Georgius Micsutka" birth & baptismal record, Makov, Slovakia, 29 April 1891, first half
The parish registers at this particular time were kept in Latin (versus Hungarian or Slovak), hence his name is recorded as "Georgius." He actually went by the Slovak name "Juro," which also has the variants Juraj and Jur, but Juro was what he called himself.
George—for consistency, I'll refer to my grandfather by his American name George—was the second child and second son of Matuš Mičutka and Johana Fiuri-Pavlik. As with George, their names are recorded here in Latin, Mathaeus (English Matthew) and Joanna (English Johanna, Slovak Johana). George's older brother Jan (English John) had been born in October 1889.
George's father Matuš was the son of Juraj Mičutka and Anna Kubačka.[1] Matuš lived a relatively short life, 1862-1905, and he might have been a drotar, a tinker who traveled part of the year. I'll explore this family in more depth in the future, but give a snapshot here. Matuš was the second of six children, 5 boys and one girl. His older brother Michal (English Michael), born 1860, is the only one whom I have not yet been able to track past early adulthood. The next younger sibling was the only girl in the family, Maria, who married Cyril Bartek, and she was (as far as I can tell) the first of the Mičutka family to immigrate to America. Born in 1867, she died in Connecticut in 1930 and has descendants living here in the U.S. Brother František also died young, living 1869-1904. He was definitely a drotar, according to the stories in his family. He has descendants both in Slovakia (including the current mayor of Makov) and in the U.S. The next two brothers, Peter (1871-1925) and Gašpar (English Casper) (1877-1937) came to the U.S. Peter died in New York City; one of his sons (also a Peter) came to the U.S. and died childless (as far as I can determine); other of Peter Sr.'s children remained in Slovakia where their descendants live today. Gašpar returned to Slovakia; married, he had two children but no grandchildren.
Johanna came from a larger family than Matuš, and she appears to have been the eldest child of her parents Jan Pavlik and Johana Fiuri.[2] The family name is often recorded as a hyphenated double name, Pavlik-Fiuri.[3] Born in 1870, Johanna was several years younger than Matuš, whom she married in 1889 when she was 18 years old. Johanna's younger siblings included Vincent Pavlik, who has descendants in America; Mariana; who also has descendants in America, including Soychaks (Sojčak); Stefan; Anna, also with American descendants; Jozef and Adam who died in childhood; Veronika, who married a different Matuš Mičutka (cousin of my great-grandfather; and just to further confuse things, both families named a daughter Stefania); and Agnes, who died a young woman.
The baptismal register in which George is recorded in 1891 appears to have been re-bound at some point, as the columns on the inner edges are now caught in the binding and were not completely captured in the microfilming process. From earlier and later pages in the register, I can see that the columns immediately after the parents' names denote the gender of the child (M or F was written there), then whether or not the child was born legitimate (Leg or Illeg). The first column on the adjoining page is the family's residence, where we can see "[Ma]kov 453."
|"Georgius Micsutka" birth & baptismal record, Makov, Slovakia, 29 April 1891, second half
The priests keeping the parish records were not consistent over the decades with how they denoted place of residence. Sometimes they simply wrote the town name. Sometimes they noted the household number, as in this stretch of the baptismal register.[4] Other times they noted the section of the village, or the name of the hamlet, where the family lived. And Makov has many many hamlets! The hamlet name can be useful, because lacking a map showing where each address is, it can be an indication of which families lived near each other.
It is likely that George was born into an extended family household. His grandfather Juraj Mičutka had died several weeks before his (George's) birth; his grandmother Anna (Kubačka) Mičutka died less than a year later; and both their death records place them in this same residence, Makov 453. This household number may have been associated with the family for at least a couple of decades; Juraj's parents' (George's great-grandparents') deaths in 1867 and 1875, recorded in another tightly bound section of the parish register, place them at Makov 45[?], where only the very edge of the final digit is visible. It might well be Makov 453.
George's godparents are recorded as "Georgius Mojk cum Anna cons[ors]," or, Juraj Mojik and his wife Anna. Anna Mojik was born Anna Fiuri in 1855, the sister of Johanna's mother, and therefore George's great-aunt. Traditionally, it was the godparents who took the child to be baptized and named it; I don't know how long that custom persisted in the area where my grandfather was born, to make assumptions about who named him. As for his name, well, he was born quite near the important spring feast of St. George, which was observed on April 23.[5] Then, too, George's grandfather had very recently died; perhaps that influenced the choice of name. His older brother Jan had the same name as their maternal grandfather; George had the same name as their paternal grandfather. Coincidence, or not?
The next column in the baptismal record shows only ditto marks; it records the priest who baptized George, and his name is at the top of the column: "Jos. Krizsan, Par[ochus] Loc[i]" or Jozef Križan, pastor.[6]
The final two columns of the register provide space for additional dates and notes; the priest was supposed to return to the baptismal register and record there a person's marriage and death dates (as well as recording them in the marriage and death registers). Not all priests were so quite scrupulous in their record-keeping, but Krizsan was, at least for this stretch of years. These columns are blank for George because he neither married nor died in Slovakia.
George was born into a village which with its many surrounding hamlets had a population of about 2500.[7] About 120 babies a year were baptized in the parish during this time period.[8] When I first went through these records systematically (versus skipping around, hunting for my own ancestors only) I was struck by how many of the baptismal entries around George's included dates of death that were sadly close to the dates of baptism. And so I counted two years' worth of entries, and noted the dates of death. Exactly half the babies had died before their fifth birthdays.
|The whole page: baptisms, Makov, April & May 1891; double-clicking on the image should enlarge it
Next Monday: Childhood deaths in a village, or What bullets did George dodge?
[1] Matuš's father's name never occurs in its Slovak spelling in the parish registers. There is no way to know what name variant he used in everyday life—Juraj, Jur, Juro—and so I've chosen Juraj for my own convenience. Later, I'll be denoting him as Juraj Jr. to distinguish him from his own father, another "Georgius."
[2] As with George, I'll be using the English version of her name, Johanna, as she too immigrated to the U.S.
[3] I'll go into possible reasons for this in a future post. I will note here that the order of the two names varies, sometimes Pavlik-Fiuri and sometimes Fiuri-Pavlik; also, the spelling of Fiuri has a few variants in the records, such as Fjury, Fjuri, and sometimes with an umlaut over the letter u. I've encountered no modern incidences of this name that I can definitely associate with our family, to know how the spelling of the name might have become standardized.
[4] I must note here that we cannot assume that households next to each other were numbered in sequence; even today, that's not the system in many places in Slovakia. What the system was and is, I'm still not clear on. I've read speculation that the houses were numbered in the order in which they were built, but I can point to at least one instance where I know that's not the case. But I've also tracked families in other 19th century Slovak villages where the interactions—marriages, godparent choices, addresses at death—lead me to suspect that a number of families were located near each other and their households numbered somewhat sequentially. Only a map of the time, showing the household numbers, would answer questions of location vs address, and I haven't seen one of those for Makov yet. The Pavlik-Fiuri family was associated with the household number 458, so perhaps they lived near the Mičutka family—or perhaps not.
[5] I will sometimes see in Slovak baptismal registers a whole group of boys (or girls) given the same name within a few days, and almost always it turns out that the name is that of the current saint's day. In these cases I can't help but wonder if it isn't the priest who's naming them, rather than the godparents. My grandfather is the only Georgius in this section of the baptismal register.
[6] Pastor in Makov from 1881 to 1907. For the list of the parish pastors, see: Makov: 100. výročie samostatnosti obce, 275. výročie prvej písomnej zmienkz o obci [100th anniversary of the independence of the village, 275th anniversary of the first written reference to the village], 1995, p. 32.
[7] Makov's population in 1900 was 2583. See: Vlastivedný Slovník Obcí na Slovensku [Encyclopedia of towns in Slovakia] (Bratislava: VEDA, 1977), 2:212.
[8] There were 120 baptisms in 1890, 124 in 1891, and 118 in 1892. There was only one church in the village; the very small Jewish population had its own register in common with the Jewish residents of the neighboring village Vysoka nad Kyscou. Therefore I use the Makov Catholic parish registers as a record of the community at large. For the baptisms, see: Sv. Peter a Pavol [Saints Peter and Paul] Roman Catholic Church (Makov, Slovakia), parish registers, inventory no. 610, volume II, 1836-1908; FHL microfilm 2,003291, item 3.


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For most of my life, Christmas has been a strange, sad and lonely day. I've raised my children the way I was raised: to respect Christmas as a religious holiday, which is to say not our holiday.
When I was a kid, that meant we sat around the house and did pretty much nothing, waiting to hear (with undisguised jealousy) the reports from non-Jewish friends about presents and feasts and even moving midnight Masses. We didn't go on vacation (we never went on vacations when I was a kid). We didn't get invited to people's houses. All the restaurants were closed or serving Christmas dinner, which meant the same thing.
It was a day to feel "left out." I remember driving home from downtown Lynn one night with my mother, with the weather on the radio charting Santa's course and the Christmas lights beginning to twinkle on Union Street, and feeling so terribly alone in the back seat that I had to hold back tears.
Once I was on my own, it became a "catch as catch can" sort of day. Sometimes friends would have me - and later us - over for dinner. Sometimes not. One year, I had a Christian roommate, and we put a wreath on the door. I couldn't get over how pretty it was, but I never would have done it on my own.
What I discovered, when I was old enough to talk to my own friends about it, was that feeling left out because it wasn't my holiday was in many ways easier than what many of my Christian friends faced: families torn apart, empty chairs at the table, the constant nag of disappointment and depression that what should have been a joyous season, what we imagine is so joyous for everyone else, isn't for you.
As all the psychologists will be saying on television these days, Christmas is a period of serious depression for many, a season to keep an eye on those who suffer from depression and on those who have suffered losses during the year, a season to be sensitive to parents who can't afford to buy all the latest "it" gifts for kids, to those who don't have children or family, near or far, or can't afford to go see them.
There are a lot of people in that boat this year. One of my favorite things that I've done over the years is to adopt a family: buy gifts for children I know only by age and sex, keep myself from going too far overboard, chat with other folks in the aisles of Toys 'R' Us about what is just right for a 7-year-old boy.
I didn't come from a cookie-cutter perfect family. If you've read my columns, you know that. Most of us don't. My mother was difficult. My relationship with her was rocky and often painful. She suffered from serious depression. I fought it, which probably made me even less sympathetic to her suffering.
But there was a time, when I was a young adult living on my own in Boston and she was living on her own not far away, when we developed our own Christmas ritual. Every year, we picked out a movie at one of the local theaters. I'd pick her up for the show, and then afterward we'd go to Dave Wong's China Sails in Salem and eat fried shrimp and sometimes even pork strips. In many ways, silly, preposterous. Jews aren't supposed to eat shellfish and pork strips. But there we were, proudly confirming our identity by not celebrating Christmas and then ordering those forbidden foods.
Orthodox Jews will think of us as hypocrites, and maybe we were. But we did it together, mother and daughter, feeling loved and not lonely. When I think back on my relationship with my mother, all those rocky years, all that pain and misunderstanding, my happiest memories are of the five years or so when we spent Christmas going to a movie in Peabody and then to Dave Wong's.
A friend who is not going home for the holidays said she didn't know what to do on Christmas. Easy, I said. A movie and Chinese food. With someone you love.
Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays.
• Susan Estrich, a professor of law and political science at the University of Southern California, is a syndicated columnist whose work appears occasionally in the Athens Banner-Herald.


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With the nation's – nay, the world's – greatest football cup competition nearing its final stages, and with many a DiS-supported team still in the running to lift the FA Cup this May at Wembley, DiS's Gareth Dobson picks his 4-4-2 of indie-rock.
As we all know, football and music is closely entwined. And no, I'm not simply talking about Oasis' pronounced love for Manchester City, the Lightning Seeds being the spiritual soundtrack for all great goals scored in a quick-fire montage, and nor am I ruminating on New Order giving us the best football song of all time (that's 'World in Motion', obviously).
No, I'm talking about how footballers and musicians are interchangeable. In fact, just to prove this theory, I'm going to give you my all-time dream football starting XI. In indie-rock terms.
Without further ado (and, of course, in the classic 4-4-2 formation), here's the eleven who would win any theoretical musical football world cup.
Goal Keeper: Bobby Gillespie Primal Scream
Eccentric custodian of Team Indie-Rock's goal. Presence and command of his area, this player frequently pulls off breath-taking stops, yet is prone to the occasional clanger.
Right Back: Ben Gibbard Death Cab For Cutie/Postal Service
Hard working yet undervalued member of the side. Whilst lacking any real magic, this player's comfortably held onto his position for a number of years, whilst amassing an impressive amount of international honours. Others, however, are still not convinced of his pedigree.
Centre Back: Dave Grohl Foo Fighters/Nirvana
Steady as a rock, this stalwart of many seasons has proven himself to be one of the most reliable performers over the past 15 years. Unlikely to wow punters with any on-the-ball magic, but rarely puts a foot wrong. Strong in the tackle and with enough stamina to boot, and effective up front as well as at the back.
Center Back: Paul Weller The Jam/Style Council
A veteran of many years, this man begins each season desperate to prove that time has not allayed his qualities. A strong presence on and off the pitch, he's loved by the older generation. However, younger fans fail to see his qualities and are tired of hearing about him in his pomp.
Left Back: Andy Bell Oasis/Ride/Hurricane No.1
The problem position in the team sees Bell shoehorned into a role which he's not known for. Whilst comfortable on a day-to-day basis, struggles against top class opposition. Hankers for a switch to his favourite spot, but kept out by superior players. Happy to play a role in the meantime.
Right Midfield: Carl Barat Libertines/Dirty Pretty Things
Solid midfield man struggling to make the grade following a blistering start to his career. Assumed he would mature into a good all-round player, yet the suspicion remains that he was carried by others around him whilst coming through the ranks. Lucky to still be playing top-class football.
Holding Midfielder: Norman Cook Fatboy Slim/House Martins
Not particularly fancy, yet solid and dependable, dictating the rhythm of play and always there to link the defence and the midfield. Covers well and puts in the sort of shift that the fans love. A fan favourite, if not a club legend.
Playmaker: Jonny Greenwood Radiohead
Unorthodox yet visionary string puller adept at seeing the space that no-one else could possibly spot. Worshipped by the crowd and seen as the true king of the park.
Left Winger: Serge Pizzorno Kasabian
Undoubtedly talented, and with enough flair to woo any crowd, this lithe enigma is burdened with enough ego and selfish self belief to wow or frustrate for 90 minutes. Something of a terrace icon - the local boy made good.
Second Striker: Morrissey Smiths
Spry, slight and touched with a turn of skill to evade any close marking, this virtuoso fan favourite is worshipped by his fans. Others however, doubt his ability to last the full stretch. Moments of magic marred by some spectacular misses. Seasoned watchers however, still mourn the end of the forward partnership that marked his early rise to stardom.
Centre Forward: Alex Turner Arctic Monkeys
No-nonsense forward whose every touch currently turns to goals; a young prodigy who started off with a phenomenal strike rate. However, experts and critics now wonder if the young man has peaked too early; others believe the best is yet to come and he'll be topping the scoring charts for years yet.
DiScuss: Go on then, football-fancying music-lovers, pick us some substitutes…


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Take any pair of numbers, say 9 and 14. Take the larger number, fourteen, and count up in 14s. Then divide each of those values by the 9, and look at the remainders.
Given the products of adjacent cells, can you complete this Sudoku?
How many integers between 1 and 1200 are NOT multiples of any of the numbers 2, 3 or 5?
What is the smallest number of answers you need to reveal in order to work out the missing headers?
A and B are two interlocking cogwheels having p teeth and q teeth respectively. One tooth on B is painted red. Find the values of p and q for which the red tooth on B contacts every gap on the. . . .
Can you find a relationship between the number of dots on the circle and the number of steps that will ensure that all points are hit?
Can you make lines of Cuisenaire rods that differ by 1?
Data is sent in chunks of two different sizes - a yellow chunk has 5 characters and a blue chunk has 9 characters. A data slot of size 31 cannot be exactly filled with a combination of yellow and. . . .
Which pairs of cogs let the coloured tooth touch every tooth on the other cog? Which pairs do not let this happen? Why?
Follow this recipe for sieving numbers and see what interesting patterns emerge.
Take any pair of two digit numbers x=ab and y=cd where, without loss of generality, ab > cd . Form two 4 digit numbers r=abcd and s=cdab and calculate: {r^2 - s^2} /{x^2 - y^2}.
Find the largest integer which divides every member of the following sequence: 1^5-1, 2^5-2, 3^5-3, ... n^5-n.
The triangle OMN has vertices on the axes with whole number co-ordinates. How many points with whole number coordinates are there on the hypotenuse MN?
Here is a chance to create some Celtic knots and explore the mathematics behind them.


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Arts provides support to the annual Rome Prize Fellows in architecture, design arts, historic preservation and conservation, landscape architecture, literature, musical composition, and visual arts. The School of Fine Arts also sponsors public programs to provide Fellows a cultural bridge between the United States, Italy, and Europe.
Among the activities designed for the Fellows are site visits and trips to locations of cultural interest as well as visits to the Academy by influential artists and scholars. Activities include trips to the Venice art and architecture Biennali and other important exhibitions, visits to major architectural sites, studio visits in and around Rome, and lectures by visiting American artists, as well as day-to-day exchanges with Residents and other distinguished visitors to the Academy.
In addition, Arts sponsors public exhibitions, lectures, and concerts. Each year, three to four exhibitions are presented in the Academy's gallery, including the annual Fellows Exhibition presenting the work of that year's Fine Arts Fellows at the end of their residence. Other exhibitions focus on the work of prominent artists, architects, and designers—particularly Americans whose work has not been widely viewed in Europe—as well as historical and thematic exhibitions of timely interest. Exhibitions are accompanied by public lectures by participating artists and scholars.
During the course of the year, the School of Fine Arts also invites distinguished artists, writers, and scholars to hold lectures, readings, and symposia, which are free to the public. Each year, The Academy and Arts sponsors an active music program presenting concerts and recitals by a variety of American and European musicians with and emphasis on music by twentieth-century American composers. The Arts program is administered by Peter Benson Miller, the Andrew Heiskell Arts Director, working with a network of Arts and Humanities Advisors to the American Academy in Rome.
Arts Index
The Arts Index provides a glimpse at the work of artists holding fellowships at the American Academy in Rome from 2008 to 2014. These include recipients of the Rome Prize in the disciplines that comprise the School of Fine Arts: architecture, design, historical preservation and conservation, landscape architecture, literature, musical composition, and visual arts. The index also includes the Italian Fellows in visual arts.


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As if we need more tiresome, trite commentary about dead-horse issues from self-oblivious Luddites, Rick Reilly chimed with his opinions on the blogosphere's contributions to sports journalism. Reilly is a well-known, highly regarded—by many, though not yours truly—sports journalist who left Sport Illustrated in 2007, after 23 years of service, to join the ranks of ESPN. (A move which, it should be noted, did not take him beyond the bounds of the Time Warner mediaplex.)
Normally, I'm not sufficiently motivated to defend the blogosphere from insulting platitudes, but seeing as how this one was deliciously ironic as well, I think it's worth some keystrokes.
Okay, let's get the meta-platitude out of the way. As the crew over at FireJoeMorgan phrased it when dissecting Reilly's comments, "most stuff sucks." To say that most sports blogging sucks is probably entirely true. But, it would be equally true to say that most sports print journalism sucks. Music, writing, dancing, television movies, everything – statistically, the great majority of it sucks! Thus, when Reilly calls internet sports journalism, "all over the map," he is describing what he is talking about only as accurately as everything he is not talking about.
Now for the ironies. There are two of them. Reilly, conveniently, gives special recognition to the writers on ESPN.com, as the sort of hard-journalism antithesis of the stereotypical underwear-clad, mom's-basement-dwelling, sports blogger. Perhaps Reilly is unaware the most popular columnist on ESPN's website is Bill Simmons. Simmons is one of the pioneers of the sports blogging revolution. His columns are multi-thousand word ramblings packed with pop-culture references, bar stool hypotheses, and obscure tidbits about his friends and family. Reilly's new home, and self-described beacon of quality journalism, gives its top billing to an ostensible blogger.
The other great irony stems from Reilly's career itself. Reilly is most well known for his, "Life of Reilly" column that graced the back page of Sports Illustrated for many years. These columns were (at least attempts at) humorous quips. They were casual, side-bar commentaries. Reilly's defining column was basically an abbreviated blog entry in printed form directed at a slightly older and more square demographic than your average sports blog, with the following week's Letters to the Editor as the only potential source for commenting. The dichotomy between Reilly and Simmons is one of talent, not of tone!
Here's another fun fact, in the article above he talks about bloggers not going into locker rooms, and thus being removed from the athletes and dynamics of teams and the game. Reilly writes endlessly about golf, and his favorite athlete is cyclist Lance Armstrong–two sports, in other words, that don't even have locker rooms.
Reilly is hardly the only old guard journalist to fundamentally misunderstand blogging, the internet, and internet journalism. Many who self-righteously dismiss internet journalism don't recognize the new generation of sports fans, who get their news primarily from blogs, the internet, and independent media, nor do they understand the dynamics of the modern information age. The fact is many young, savvy readers don't want their news from staples of the mainstream media. ESPN.com thinks it is competing with Deadspin, et al, but to a large extent it is not (Simmons excluded). In fact, the blogs are competing with each other for those who ESPN lost a long time ago when they chose to abandon their leadership in sports journalism in favor of promoting entertainment, sensationalism, and the lowest common denominator.
The internet is a medium, not a genre. "Internet journalism" is no more descriptive a term than "print journalism." There seems an inherent disdain for the internet among print journalists, perhaps because the internet can destroy the glass menagerie of journalism as an institution by making it more of a true meritocracy. Regardless, the internet is the most convenient way for many of us to get our news. I work a lot, I can surf the web and read dozens of different sites during the course of my work day, I can read things on my phone on the go, but I can't bring 20 different magazines and newspapers to work and thumb through them at my leisure. Ironically (a third irony today), while in many ways regular news on the Web is still derivative of print newspapers and magazines, that's less true of sports than just about any other news category.
Since the boom of the internet, I've been able to read more, and hear more voices than I ever have; that's a good thing. Rick Reilly just doesn't happen to be one of those voices who've earned a piece of my time and mindshare. Sorry, Rick, but don't blame the supermarket for my opinion that your food product tastes like shit. But then again, shouldn't that be expected when the producer doesn't even know which dish he's actually famous for making?


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Cicerone Picks: Best Beers for Thanksgiving
Beer and food are better together.
Editor's Note: We're trying to find the best beers to drink with our favorite foods. Certified Cicerone Michael Agnew is here to help.
Too many people think that beer is great for everyday dining, but reach for wine when it comes to special occasions. The notion is that grape is a more comely companion to the elegant feast than grain. 50 years of pale yellow swill has so deeply ingrained this delusion into our collective psyche that even some otherwise-avid beer fans forget themselves on Thanksgiving Day. They pop the cork on a bottle of bubbles instead of popping the cap on a bottle of suds.
But truth be told, beer's range of flavors makes it a much better match for turkey and trimmings than many would expect. From bread-crust, caramel, honey, and herbs to toast, roast, and even fruit, beer provides a perfect match to every flavor found in traditional holiday fare.
For the best pairings I reach first for European-style, malt-forward beers. The bready and caramel flavors of malt provide a great complement to the caramelized turkey skin and light nuttiness of the meat. Malt also converses with the rich, bready goodness of stuffing, and the earthy sweetness of sweet potatoes. Spicy and herbal notes from European hop varieties provide contrast and pick up on the sage, thyme, and rosemary commonly used to prepare Thanksgiving classics.
Pairing Pointers
One of the ultimate pairings for a traditional Thanksgiving spread is a French Biére de Garde. This farmhouse-style ale from just south of the Belgian border is rich and sweet with honey, caramel, and lightly toasty malt flavors. Herbal hops just balance with very gentle bitterness that is underscored by earthy, musty yeast character. There is something here to match everything on the table. These beers are fizzy and have a finish dry enough to cut through the often heavy foods. Biéres de Garde come in blond, amber, and brown. I like blond the best, but amber is also a tasty option. Leave brown for roastier dishes.
Moving north across the border, another great choice for Turkey Day is a Belgian pale ale or tripel. Tripels have a similar malty sweetness to the Biére de Garde, but more graham-cracker and fresh bread than caramel and toast. Tripels are big beers that stand up well to heavier foods, but they are also crisp, dry, and highly effervescent to cut through them, a quality that is enhanced by alcohol. Belgian pale ales are lighter and sharper with higher levels of bitterness to punch through the rich foods without filling you up. Caramel and biscuit malt flavors tie in to the turkey skin, the meat, and the trimmings. Both of these beer styles feature herbal and spicy hop flavors to bring out the herbs in the dish, and stone fruit highlights for contrast.
Munich helles is a lighter, but still flavorful option to satisfy your light-beer swilling relatives while still staying true to your inner beer nerd. Like a maltier pilsner, it has a fresh-bread-like malt profile to match the turkey skin and stuffing. Herbal and spicy hops again touch on the savory side of the dish. And it's crisp and bitter enough to slice through even the rich green bean casserole that is a staple on my family's Thanksgiving table. Complement and contrast, it's all there.
Michael's Beer Picks
Biére de Garde
Castelain Blond Biére de Garde: The delicious honey-tinged malt lingers well into the finish. It's balanced by a wet-slate, mineral character and sharp but not overpowering bitterness. Mushroom-earthy notes in the background fit well with the earthy, herbal flavors of the dish.
Jenlain Ambrée: This beer exhibits rich caramel maltiness with undertones of dark fruits and toast. Moderate bitterness and light floral hop notes let the malt shine. This one really ties into the caramelized and toasty flavors in the food, while the figgy fruitiness offers contrast.
Belgian Styles
De Koninck: An original from Antwerp, De Koninck is delightfully light and drinkable. Caramel and biscuit malt flavors provide a base for herbal hops and a refined level of bitterness. Hints of apricot play over the top. It's got caramel and herbs to complement the dish, with bitterness and fruit providing contrast.
Ommegang BPA: Modeled on classic Belgian roots, but with Cascade aroma hops giving a nod to the American pale ale, this one is light and bright with lively bubbles and assertive but balanced bitterness. Herbal hop flavors and nutty malt will touch on similar flavors in the turkey and trimmings.
La Trappe Tripel: Leaning toward the sweeter side for the style, La Trappe Tripel has a soft, bready malt character with notes of lemon, orange, and pepper. A high level of carbonation accentuates the bitterness and dry finish. The combination of fruity/spicy yeast, sweet malt, and herbal hops provides a hook for everything on the table from savory to sweet.
Maredsous 10: This is a delightful and complex beer; crisp and slightly tart, with pronounced fruity esters of apricot, apple, and pear that are supported by a light, bready, malt sweetness and soft alcohol. It finishes crisp and dry. The amped-up yeasty fruit and subtle tartness work like cranberries to balance the savory food.
Munich Helles
Paulaner Original Münchner Hell: A simple beer with subtle depth, it brings lightly-toasted bread, sweetness, herbs, and hints of lemony citrus. It nicely complements the food without demanding attention. That crisp lager finish will cleanse your palate and leave you ready for the next delectable bite.
Stoudt's Gold Lager: This lager offers a similar, subtle balance of sweet malt and spicy European hops. It's a crisp and refreshing counterbalance to the turkey and dressing.
A Little Something Extra
Abita Pecan Harvest: This caramel-sweet amber ale brings an extra, nutty kick from the toasted pecans added to the brew. Turkey and stuffing have a light nuttiness, too, making for a delicious pairing.
Of course, there are other options, too. What beers will you pour at your holiday feast?
About the Author: Certified Cicerone Michael Agnew is the lead educator and owner of A Perfect Pint. He conducts beer tastings for private parties and corporate events. His beer musings can be read in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, his own Perfect Pint Blog, The Hop Press at Ratebeer.com, the City Pages Hot Dish Blog, and in respected national beer magazines. Follow him on Twitter at @aperfectpint
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The future of privacy is looking grim. Artist Adam Harvey wants to design something about that.
For the past four years, Harvey has been exploring the possibilities of counter-surveillance fashion. His latest addition is a collection of clothes and accessories called Stealth Wear. The collection includes an anti-drone hoodie and scarf that are designed to thwart the thermal-imaging technology widely used by UAVs, and the OFF Pocket, a phone accessory that blocks all incoming and outgoing communication from your phone. Harvey's earlier work includes the CamoFlash, a set of powerful LEDs that trigger when it detects camera flashes, turning the tools of the paparazzi against them, and CV Dazzle, a experiment with makeup and hair styles that will confuse facial-recognition systems.
In total, it's a body of work that pushes against a future of total surveillance. Like the best fashion, Harvey's work is at once practical and wearable and an artistic provocation.
"Total surveillance is a term I first heard from Anders Sandberg during this presentation at a Tabula Rasa conference," says Harvey. "He predicts that by 2050 a country can execute total surveillance on a population for .01% of their GDP."
What does he mean by total surveillance? "I asked him what he meant — I was also confused — and it basically pertains to recording audio/video 24/7 of every citizen. This was based on some research he's done." It's Moore's law for the surveillance age. As sensors get cheaper and more ubiquitous, and as we wire ourselves and our spaces up with cameras and other gear, it becomes harder and harder to not record everything.
Here's a quick tour of the contemporary surveillance landscape. A father accidentally spies on his daughter with a smart meter; the iPhone's location database accidentally tracks everywhere you've been; Facebook users' public info turns out to be great for stalker applications; more and more companies are coming out with life cams; and everyone's getting a drone.
Wired chatted with Harvey about the story behind his pieces.
Wired: How did you get into countermeasure clothing in the first place?
Adam Harvey: I aestheticize something that I'm passionate about. Privacy and surveillance are defining who we, how we dress, and how we act with each other. I'm very interested in seeing how this will play out in terms of how we treat other's data and how we balance security with privacy. As the security industry grows, we're forced to define and redefine what privacy means. Also, each new generation will have a different idea of what privacy means.
I don't want the next generation to grow up thinking that giving away all of your personal data for free is the norm. If we're on track for total surveillance, then good countermeasures are essential. These don't have to be limited to fringe interest groups either. Counter surveillance could become the norm. The OFF Pocket is designed with everyone in mind from high schoolers to hackers to politicians. We're all being tracked, but some of it can be controlled.
Wired: How did the Stealth Wear project come about?
Harvey: Stealth Wear started as an experiment using the fabrics I was researching for the OFF Pocket. I did research on thermal surveillance and was very interested in where it was going and at some point realized that metalised fabrics work as a shield against thermal imagining cameras. I was able to get access to a thermal camera and started testing swatches of fabric. When I realized that it worked well enough, I got in touch with my friend Johanna Bloomfield and she came up with the hoodie design. Everything was pretty much still an experiment at this point. Then we showed the hoodie to Andrew Green from PRIMITIVE. He loved it and decided to include it and make it a major part of this upcoming show. Originally this show was to be based on work from CV Dazzle and a few other counter surveillance art projects. This whole idea of stealth wear line was very emergent.
Wired: Any specific symbolism in a hoodie and a scarf or simply practicality?
Harvey: I wanted to do a hoodie because it assumes that there is a high enough demand for anti-thermal imaging clothes that one would want to add style. I'm creating the future I want to see: people wearing stylish clothes that block surveillance and enhance privacy. Functionally, the hoodie is designed to thwart thermal surveillance from above and is wide enough to block a vertical over shot. The hood is exaggerated to provide additional face concealment.
The scarf is intended to be worn as a hijab. It is also inspired by the rationale behind the hijab, "the veil which separates man or the world from God", replacing God with drone. The interior color is the the inverse color scheme of the heat map gradient.
Wired: Is there a particular reason you're intervening at this particular scale?
Harvey: I see a future where individuals are more in control of their privacy. And I see fashion as a vehicle for getting there. Conformity is what surveillance wants and fashion is anti-conformist. And I think the decision to conform or not happens on a personal level. The projects I've been working on act upon surveillance in a way that exploits a vulnerability and makes this vulnerability accessible through using something ordinary (hair, makeup, or fashion) in a non-conformist and legal way.
So far, I haven't had any problems with legal issues. In fact, I've been invited to a biometrics conference to discuss my work and really enjoy meeting people in this field. Even someone from DARPA recognized my work and seemed to enjoy it. Ideally, these projects, which take place at a personal level, could function to influence people at a higher policy-making level.
Wired: To what extent do you think these clothing/tools will actually be effective?
Harvey: I designed the OFF Pocket to be inconspicuous. The "Anti-Drone" Hoodie is more or less indistinguishable from other high fashion. Hiding in plain sight if definitely the goal. But what we define as familiar versus conspicuous changes everywhere we go. In Williamsburg I see people riding 10 ft tall bicycles and it's normal. On the NYC subway, crazy people scream and no one even notices. In Penn Station there are soldiers with automatic weapons. These are all normal.
What I think we don't realize is that surveillance is taking place almost everywhere we go now, and it should be normal for us to dress in a way that is conscious of this. At some point, it might be weird to not have an OFF Pocket or a thermally reflective garment. Or, maybe just unfashionable.
The collection is being hosted by PRIMITVE in London and opens to the public on January 18.


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About three years ago, I got my nipples pierced. Nothing special, just 14ga horizontal captive beads. They didn't hurt that badly when I had them done, but the healing was a bitch. They seemed to stay weepy and sore for well over a year. After a while, one got ripped at a show and the other decided it wanted to migrate, so I decided to go ahead and retire them in August 2002.
Fast forward to November 2003. I finally decided I wanted to get my nipples repierced. The two major issues with that were timing and lack of funds, though. So, for about a month I hedged on it. On December 5, I decided to go ahead and do it as a birthday present for myself. However, the weather wasn't cooperating that night, so it was a no go.
The next day, after finally waking my boyfriend up, we made our way down to Skincraft. Went in, filled out the requisite paperwork, and waited around the lobby for a few minutes. Jeff came out and talked to me for a few minutes about what I wanted and how I wanted it. I ended up going with 12ga vertical barbells this time.
So, I made my way back to the piercing room with Jeff and plopped my happy ass down on the table, complete with doctor's office paper. I sat there and talked to Jeff while he was getting everything ready for me, mostly about the first time I'd had my nipples pierced, what happened, why they didn't heal right, and what I wanted to do after this particular piercing. Finally, he got all the equipment ready and changed his gloves. So, I took off my shirt and bra and got to stand there while he marked my nipples. I swear, standing still so someone can do that is really difficult! I kept wobbling really badly so I was afraid I was messing his marks up. It was amusing, because he told me that I was actually wobbling less than most people. One thing that really impressed me about him was the fact that he actually used calipers to measure my marks, so they'd be even instead of just eyeballing them. He also made sure to mark them and pierce them far enough forward that I could still get horizontals later down the line if I decided that I wanted them.
At last, it's down to business. I sat there leaning back against the wall, because it was more comfortable to me. I closed my eyes and just talked to him while he was fitting the clamps. For some reason, closing my eyes and concentrating actually lessened the pain, I think. Anyways, he got the clamps situated and we did the deep breath in... and pierce. Surprisingly enough, the first needle barely hurt at all. It was a sting, more than anything. He slid the jewelry through, which I think hurt more than the needle itself, and was done with the left nipple. He proceeded to do the same on the right side. I knew the right was going to hurt more for multiple reasons, though. First, there was more scar tissue in the right from the original piercing. Also, the second usually just hurts more for me, be it ears, nipples, etc. So, when he started adjusting the clamps on the right, all I could say was "yeah, this one's going to hurt." I was right. He got the clamps situated, deep breath in... and fuck that hurt! When I get a painful piercing, I don't cuss, twitch, or anything like that. I hiss through my teeth. Apparently, I was hissing rather loudly because Jeff just kind of laughed and said it sounded like that one hurt a good bit more. He slid the jewelry through on that one, which I barely felt, and we were done. He proceeded to tell me about the aftercare while he was cleaning up. He kind of said "you know the drill" but reiterated everything anyways. Anti-bacterial soap and salt water soaks twice a day for a few weeks, then once a day after that. Don't play with them, don't be rough with them, no oral contact, no swimming. The whole nine yards. I went out and paid, he gave me some sea salt, I tipped him, and the boy and I left.
Later that night I went out to the club for my birthday and, surprisingly, I felt almost no pain from my new piercings. The only times I had any problems all night were from a friend almost elbowing me in the tit and another friend almost pinching my nipple because he didn't realize I'd just gotten them pierced. I've had them for three days now and they're healing a million times better than the first time around. There's very little crusting, they don't hurt in the slightest, and I'm extremely happy with them.
I honestly think that the barbells make all the difference, because they're not getting tugged by shirts, bras, etc., not being pressed into my breasts leaving the ring mark, and they're stationary, so they don't get irritated by constantly being turned because of my movement. The only weird thing to me about them was the fact that they bled ever so slightly for the first two days. That kind of startled me because they didn't bleed the first time. Other than that, I actually keep forgetting I have them!
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