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8 U.S. Code § 1454 - Documents and copies issued by Attorney General
(a) If any certificate of naturalization or citizenship issued to any citizen or any declaration of intention furnished to any declarant is lost, mutilated, or destroyed, the citizen or declarant may make application to the Attorney General for a new certificate or declaration. If the Attorney General finds that the certificate or declaration is lost, mutilated, or destroyed, he shall issue to the applicant a new certificate or declaration. If the certificate or declaration has been mutilated, it shall be surrendered to the Attorney General before the applicant may receive such new certificate or declaration. If the certificate or declaration has been lost, the applicant or any other person who shall have, or may come into possession of it is required to surrender it to the Attorney General.
(b) The Attorney General shall issue for any naturalized citizen, on such citizen's application therefor, a special certificate of naturalization for use by such citizen only for the purpose of obtaining recognition as a citizen of the United States by a foreign state. Such certificate when issued shall be furnished to the Secretary of State for transmission to the proper authority in such foreign state.
(c) If the name of any naturalized citizen has, subsequent to naturalization, been changed by order of any court of competent jurisdiction, or by marriage, the citizen may make application for a new certificate of naturalization in the new name of such citizen. If the Attorney General finds the name of the applicant to have been changed as claimed, the Attorney General shall issue to the applicant a new certificate and shall notify the naturalization court of such action.
(d) The Attorney General is authorized to make and issue certifications of any part of the naturalization records of any court, or of any certificate of naturalization or citizenship, for use in complying with any statute, State or Federal, or in any judicial proceeding. No such certification shall be made by any clerk of court except upon order of the court.
Source(June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title III, ch. 2, § 343,66 Stat. 263; Pub. L. 100–525, § 9(ee),Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2621.)
1988—Pub. L. 100–525redesignated subsecs. (b) to (e) as (a) to (d), respectively, and struck out former subsec. (a) which read as follows: "A person who claims to have been naturalized in the United States under section 323 of the Nationality Act of 1940 may make application to the Attorney General for a certificate of naturalization. Upon proof to the satisfaction of the Attorney General that the applicant is a citizen and that he has been naturalized as claimed in the application, such individual shall be furnished a certificate of naturalization by the Attorney General, but only if the applicant is at the time within the United States."
Abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service and Transfer of Functions
For abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service, transfer of functions, and treatment of related references, see note set out under section 1551 of this title.
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms:
fatigue (feelings of tiredness)
What causes fatigue?
Fatigue is one of the most common multiple sclerosis symptoms, occurring in nearly 80% of people with MS. Fatigue can feel like lack of physical or mental energy. Even though fatigue is common in multiple sclerosis, MS may not be the only reason you're feeling tired. Other factors that may cause fatigue are:
Weather: MS fatigue can worsen with an increase in heat and humidity.
Other medical conditions: Even something as simple as a minor infection can sap energy.
Medications: Some medications (like antihistamines) can cause fatigue as a side effect. Make sure your health care professional has the most up-to-date list of all medications you are taking.
Sleep problems: Problems falling asleep, staying asleep or getting the right kind of sleep prevent people from feeling refreshed when they wake up.
Depression and anxiety: These are common in MS and may contribute to fatigue. If you or others close to you notice changes in your mood or loss of interest in once-favorite activities, be sure to tell your health care professional.
Fatigue is one of the most common multiple sclerosis symptoms, occurring in nearly 80% of people with MS.
Dealing with fatigue
There are a number of options you can discuss with your health care professional that may help reduce fatigue as a symptom of MS:
- Conserve energy—rest whenever you can. Rest means doing nothing at all. By resting often, you may leave strength for enjoyable activities. Plan and pace your activities. Set priorities. Focus on items that must be done. Learn to let go of any guilt that may be associated with not finishing tasks. And don't be afraid to ask family and friends for some help.
- Occupational therapy—helps people maintain skills they need for everyday living at home or work. It can help simplify tasks at work and home.
- Physical therapy—helps people improve movement and function. Physical therapy and exercise can teach you energy-saving ways of walking (with or without assistive devices) and performing other daily tasks that may have become more difficult lately.
- Sleep regulation—may involve treating other MS symptoms that interfere with sleep (e.g., spasticity, urinary problems) and using sleep medications on a short-term basis.
- Psychological interventions—stress management, relaxation training, joining a support group or psychotherapy can teach you ways to deal with your emotions effectively.
- Medications—talk to your health care professional about specific treatments that may help relieve fatigue.
Rebif® (interferon beta-1a) is used to treat relapsing forms of MS to decrease the frequency of relapses and delay the occurrence of some of the physical disability that is common in people with MS. Rebif is not approved for treatment of chronic progressive MS.
Important safety information
What is the most important information I should know about Rebif?
Rebif will not cure multiple sclerosis (MS) but it has been shown to decrease the number of flare-ups and slow the occurrence of some of the physical disability that is common in people with MS. Rebif can cause serious side effects, so before you start taking Rebif, you should talk with your doctor about the possible benefits of Rebif and its possible side effects to decide if Rebif is right for you. Potential serious side effects include:
- Depression. Some patients treated with interferons, including Rebif, have become seriously depressed (feeling sad). Some patients have thought about killing themselves and a few have committed suicide. Depression (a sinking of spirits or sadness) is not uncommon in people with multiple sclerosis. However, if you are feeling noticeably sadder or helpless, or feel like hurting yourself or others, you should tell a family member or friend right away and call your doctor as soon as possible. Your doctor may ask that you stop using Rebif. You should also tell your doctor if you have ever had any mental illness, including depression, and if you take any medications for depression
- Liver problems. Your liver may be affected by taking Rebif and a few patients have developed severe liver injury. Your health care provider may ask you to have regular blood tests to make sure that your liver is working properly. If your skin or the whites of your eyes become yellow or if you are bruising easily you should call your doctor right away
- Risk to pregnancy. If you become pregnant while taking Rebif you should call your doctor right away. Rebif may cause you to lose your baby (miscarry) or may cause harm to your unborn child. You and your doctor will need to decide whether the potential benefit of taking Rebif is greater than the risks are to your unborn child
- Allergic reactions. Some patients taking Rebif have had severe allergic reactions leading to difficulty breathing and loss of consciousness. Allergic reactions can happen after your first dose or may not happen until after you have taken Rebif many times. Less severe allergic reactions, such as itching, flushing or skin bumps, can also happen at any time. If you think you are having an allergic reaction, stop using Rebif immediately and call your doctor
- Injection-site problems. Rebif may cause redness, pain or swelling at the place where an injection was given. Some patients have developed skin infections or areas of severe skin damage (necrosis) requiring treatment by a doctor. If one of your injection sites becomes swollen and painful or the area looks infected and it doesn't heal within a few days, you should call your doctor. For more information, please see Medication Guide
Who should not take Rebif?
Do not take Rebif if you:
- Have had an allergic reaction, such as difficulty breathing, flushing, or hives, to another interferon beta or to human albumin
If you have any of the following conditions or serious medical problems, you should tell your doctor before taking Rebif:
- Depression (a sinking feeling or sadness), anxiety (feeling uneasy or fearful for no reason), or trouble sleeping
- Liver diseases
- Problems with your thyroid gland
- Blood problems, such as bleeding or bruising easily, and anemia (low red blood cells) or low white blood cells
- Epilepsy
- Are planning to become pregnant
Tell your doctor about all medicines you take, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements. Rebif and other medicines may affect each other, causing serious side effects. Talk to your doctor before you take any new medicines.
What are the possible side effects of Rebif?
- Flu-like symptoms (fever, chills, sweating, muscle aches and tiredness)
- Skin reactions. Soreness, redness, pain, bruising, or swelling may occur at the place of injection
- Depression and anxiety. Some patients taking interferons have become very depressed and/or anxious
- Liver problems
- Abdominal pain
- Blood problems. You may have a drop in the levels of infection-fighting blood cells, red blood cells or cells that help to form blood clots. If the drop in levels is severe, it can lessen your ability to fight infections, make you feel tired or sluggish or cause you to bruise or bleed easily
- Thyroid problems. Your thyroid function may change. Symptoms of changes in the function of your thyroid include feeling cold or hot all the time, change in your weight (gain or loss) without a change in your diet or amount of exercise you are getting
- Severe allergic reactions. Allergic reactions are rare and may be associated with difficulty in breathing and loss of consciousness, which require immediate medical attention
Let your doctor know if you have any of these symptoms or feel sad, tired, hot or cold, or experience hives, rashes, bruising, yellowing of the skin, or a change in body weight (gain or loss).
Refer to the Instructions for Use that comes with the Rebif® Rebidose® (interferon beta-1a) autoinjector.
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Snow Fun
When we arrived at our winter camping destination, I was sure we'd have quite a disappointing time. With only 3 inches of snow, my hope was to get one snow hut made, and maybe 2 if we were lucky.
Well, the scouts wound up scraping snow together for
huts - enough for 10 scouts to all spend the night in their own 2-man ice castles!
The day was cloudless as was the evening, so a bunch of scouts completed their requirement of telling direction in day and night without a compass. The only disappointment of the trip was having clouds this morning at 7:00am and not getting to see the
Space Station
fly over.
And, if any parents of scouts in your troop are concerned with snow caving in on their son, here's one of the huts with 9 scouts on top.
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Posted: 22:52 01-21-2007 117
Challenger Troops
Troop 622 in Willmar, MN is a Challenger troop specially chartered for mentally disabled men. A story about them can be read
Scouts in Troop 622 have no 18 year old membership limit and they progress through the scout ranks at their pace. They persevere and meet requirements and celebrate their accomplishments.
There are many units that include scouts with various disabilities while other scout families prefer to have a unit dedicated to special needs scouts. In the Northern Star Council, there is a
Challenger District
to serve special needs scouts with special programs.
Our troop has hosted scouts from a challenger troop on occasional campouts and all scouts learned a lot. Your troop could check with your district or council to find out how you can help serve this special scouting population.
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Posted: 22:41 01-17-2007 116
Why I Like Snow Camping
This is how it usually goes after the Sunday worship service while catching up with friends:
'So, anything interesting coming up?'
'Well, I'm going camping next weekend with the scouts.'
'WHAT? It's January. You're Nuts!'
Or, sometimes, they just shake their head as they walk away.
But, those that stick around hear me tell them that a snow shelter is really pretty warm, there's no bugs, and it's low humidity. Snow camping is a great time!
It's usually a small group that braves the Minnesota cold to sleep out in sub-zero temps, but it's also usually the hardiest scouts so the outing is great.
It's a perfect outing to learn how to tell direction without a compass in day and night. You can set up a stick in the snow and check the shadow every 1/2 hour or so throughout the day. And, since night comes very early and the sky is crisp and clear, you can find constellations fairly easily.
The worse part of snow camping, I think, is the meal clean-up. It's not much fun trying to dry dishes when its -5 degrees. Drip drying doesn't work, either. This is one outing where the savvy scouts plan their meals carefully. Last year, one patrol just heated cans of chili in a pot of water so they had no clean up, just throwing away the cans. :-)
Now, I've not had the fun of taking scouts camping in really deep snow where you can just dig a cave. I did that as a youth, but we usually have to scrounge a pile up and hope its enough. This year looks pretty dismal so we may wind up using tents for the first time. That will be good for the guys to experience how the ice forms during the night, and to figure out how to care for the tents when they get home.
Here's Nick and Dave trying to smash their snow hut after sleeping in it overnight. You can see Nick went right through the top after some real effort. :-)
(CLick a photo for a full-size view)
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Posted: 22:56 01-14-2007 115
07 Scout Catalog
More fun than getting the SEARS catalog before Christmas when I was a kid. :-)
The new BSA catalog arrived today. The first thing I noticed was all the Pinewood Derby stuff - sirens, rockets, flashing lights, whistles, axle guards, and even a Master Mechanics kit. Now, the $4.00 car can easily cost over $30.00 - and that's if you don't bother splurging for the 'Pinewood Derby Speed Secrets' book!
Instead of one big catalog, BSA is going to be sending out multiple catalogs, each with a different audience. This one seems to have a theme of [What's New] with lots of decorations, crafts, gadgets, and gifts but not much scouting stuff.
I do like the Switchback zip-off pants that are listed. I've had mine for around six months now and like the light-weight and non-scratchy feel. We'll see how they hold up to 30 days of backpacking this summer.
Oops, found one other thing I thought was funny. Right in the midst of the catalog, there is a 'Child Guard Firearm Safety Device' - a good idea if you have guns, but seems weird in with ponchos, socks, and flashlights. :-)
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Posted: 17:20 01-12-2007 114
Scout Camp Fire in WI
On a Wednesday night during January, there's usually not much activity at scout camps in Wisconsin. But, last night a fire did $30,000 damage in Summit, WI when a couple storage buildings burned down.
The camp is near Oconomowoc, Wisconsin and has two camps situated on 290 acres. It's one of the oldest camps in the country, being around since 1917.
I expect the loss is not that great, insurance and more volunteer work can take care of replacing the sheds and equipment. The concern I have is that the cause is
still under investigation
. It would be a shame to find out it was deliberately started.
Read the Story
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Posted: 14:20 01-11-2007 113
Troop Discipline
Looking through many troop web sites, I've run across dozens and dozens of 'Troop Guidelines', 'Troop Handbooks', and 'Troop Discipline Policies' - every one similar, but different in some ways.
When boys join the troop I serve, they are given a 3-ring binder containing a few pages of information about how Boy Scouts differs from Cub Scouts, how patrols work, and how they need to take responsibility for their own advancement. There are also a couple empty baseball card holder pages for them to store their advancement cards and merit badge cards. We've got nothing written about special discipline policies - they just aren't needed.
Every boy over 10 years old knows what's right and what's wrong and how to behave. That certainly doesn't mean they will always do what's right and behave correctly, but they know. So, what good does writing down rules do? I can't think of any rules that are not covered by just saying, 'Our troop uses the Scout Oath and Law as our guide. All scouts are expected to do their best to follow that guide.'
The main reasons that scouts misbehave are:
Unsure of Expectations
Testing Limits
Looking for Attention
Wanting to Lead instead of follow
Whether or not you agree that the correct behavior is known, there will be times when someone misbehaves. Maintaining discipline in a troop can be touchy, just like in any other group. I've found that the structure of a troop helps take care of most situations effectively and quickly, and with minimal escalation.
isn't a bad thing - it is not the same thing as
. Discipline has at least a dozen definitions, and nearly all of them include 'training'. Discipline is training and correcting someone to bring about expected behavior.
Like everything in Scouting, the training of scouts is the most important thing a Scoutmaster team can do. Including the allowed and expected discipline actions in your junior leader training helps set the troop on the right track. The leaders need to know that they are expected to maintain discipline and what their limits are.
Scouts should maintain discipline in their troop by training other scouts how to behave. So, let's call them the
for these general tips:
Never have physical contact when addressing a problem - not to punish nor to force a scout to come with you.
Model the correct behavior. Demonstrate what IS expected before correcting others.
Ask another trainer if they notice the same problem. It may not really be a problem.
Ask the other trainer to join you and tell the trainee you'd like to talk with him for a minute.
Go someplace out of hearing of the troop, but in plain sight of everyone. This minimizes embarassment but keeps things safe.
Address a specific behavior. Rather than 'you are being weird', try 'it disrupts the meeting when you scoot around on your chair' or 'scouts can not learn important skills when you interrupt the instructor'.
Describe the expectations - 'See how the other scouts are sitting? try to do that while someone is speaking.', or 'Keep an eye out for the sign going up. See if you can be the first one to notice it next time.', or 'Try to come up with an answer to your question yourself before asking the instructor.'
Check that the trainee understands what you want to happen. 'OK, what will you try to do differently now?'
Monitor the trainee and look for him to do the correct thing. Give him positive feedback.
Taking time to train scouts to maintain discipline gives them opportunity to learn to deal with power and authority. They will run to you for intervention much less, and they will learn to be fair.
It's a good idea to have the senior scouts do a presentation on discipline for the whole troop occasionally. A skit demonstrating how they would address an imaginary problem the right way is entertaining and educational - especially if the problem is one that has been noticed in a few scouts recently.
It's also a good idea to make sure the scouts are expected to report any disciplinary actions they take to the scoutmaster or his assistants. This gives them an opportunity to show they are doing their job and get positive reinforcement on a job well done.
So, I've just mentioned what you might consider trivial things - being obnoxious, being noisy in meetings, not respecting an instructor - and you're wondering about
discipline problems like fighting or stealing or constant cursing. Well, a boy will push the limits in whatever group he finds himself in until he discovers the limits. By having older scouts trained and available to maintain discipline for new scouts, they will quickly learn the limits. They will know cursing is not accepted. They will know that hitting in anger is not accepted. And, they already know that stealing is not accepted.
If a scout purposefully behaves against what he knows is accepted, then the Scoutmaster needs to handle the discipline immediately. This is not something resulting from being untrained, but from a specific decision to do what is wrong. Addressing the problem directly with the scout and his parents is the best way to handle this.
Most issues with scouts have to do with boys doing weird, impulsive things, and sometime just plain mean things, but rarely things that indicate a real problem. Allowing trained, older scouts to address the behavior nearly always brings it around.
As is true for everything in scouting, the discipline of a troop is an ongoing, never-ending, rollercoaster ride of learning. It is not a plateau that is reached and maintained.
Scout On!
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Posted: 13:45 01-08-2007 112
High Adventure Reflection
The SPL in our troop does a great job of holding a Reflection after most activities so scouts can see how well things went and how we can improve. Reflections are an extremely important part of scouting and I'd recommend promoting them in your unit.
Reflections have been called 'Thorns and Roses' and many other similar terms - basically giving each participant a chance to voice what he liked and did not like about the event. The current BSA training materials promotes the concept of
Start, Stop, Continue
for reflections.
The leader asks what the group should
Start Doing
- positive actions which are not yet happening; what they should
Stop Doing
- actions that are keeping the group from being their best; what they should
Continue Doing
- things that are being done well and making the group better.
Our troop will be organizing two high adventure trips and a long-term camp this summer. To help with the final reflections after these events, I have a
High Adventure Evaluation Form
for all participants to complete. The main goal is to help scouts realize that they actually did lead at times, help others along, and accomplished many tasks. Hopefully, they will also come to the conclusion that they did more than they thought they could yet still have room to grow and improve.
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Posted: 16:25 01-03-2007 111
Winter Camping Tips
We're building quinzee huts and camping in them in a couple weeks. Here's a few tips to keep in mind when your troop camps in cold weather.
Fail to Plan / Plan to Fail
Always bring a bit more than what you think you'll need - water, food, clothes.
Make sure that you have a good knowledge of the signs of frostbite and hypothermia. You should be able to recognize it in others and in yourself. Tell someone right away if you or another scout is showing signs of cold-related problems.
Stay hydrated. It's easy to get dehydrated in the winter. Eat and drink plenty of carbs.
Keep out of the wind if you can. A rain fly for a tent can be pitched to serve as a wind break. The wind chill factor can often be considerable and can result in effective temperatures being much lower than nominal.
Bring extra WATER. It's easy to get dehydrated in the winter. You aren't visibly sweating, so you don't think to drink water, but since the air is so dry, you lose a LOT of water through breathing. Drink lots of water!
Bring extra food that doesn't need to be heated or cooked. Granola bars, trail mix, etc.
Keep a pot of hot water available for cocoa or Cup-a-Soup, these warm from the inside.
The entire list of tips can be read at
Winter Camping Tips
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Posted: 10:35 01-02-2007 110
Philmont Christmas Present
I received a letter from Philmont - we got lucky and have reservations for 2 crews for the middle of June, 2008!!!! Now, that's a nice early Christmas present.
Now, over Christmas vacation, I'm sending an email to the Senior Patrol Leader so he can figure out what to say at his PLC meeting on Jan. 2. The patrol leaders should be excited to hear we got in. He'll need to announce the trip at our next troop meeting and tell everyone that a $50 deposit is required before Jan. 21st. He'll need to find two crew leaders to start working on the trip. It's still a long way off, but there is a lot of planning and prep to be done.
Over the past two years, the scouts have gotten quite good at planning campouts so I'm confident that a couple of them will do just fine handling Philmont. Since I've gone in 2005, I expect to guide them along as needed and ensure the essentials get covered, but it will definitely be their trek. I'll direct them to the older scouts that went in 2005 for advice and guidance and then fill in any holes that were missed.
We have two high-adventure backpacking trips to organize and execute in 2007 so those will be helpful for the Philmont crew leaders' learning.
Hey, maybe we'll see you at Philmont!
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Posted: 9:45 12-23-2006 109
Christmas - of course
Just a note to join the millions of
Merry Christmas
wishes on the Internet.
Our family will be spending the next week visiting relatives and dodging snow/rain flurries. We finally got our first snow of the year - of course it was just before we plan to hit the road. :-) But, at least we're not heading to Denver!
Peace to you and your family.
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Posted: 0:22 12-22-2006 108
Scouting Google Gadget
sample here
Just today, I read about Google Gadgets so I decided to see what I could do. These gadgets are little bits of code that allow a person to add interesting things to their web page. For example, a clock, a calendar, a random photo, weather, even a magic 8 ball.
I tried my hand (mostly just to learn about it) and made a random Square Knot award gadget. Anyone can embed it on a web page just like you see in the box to the right where it says 'sample here'. It's just a single line of javascript code so its awful simple to do.
If you refresh this page or right-click in the gadget and choose 'Refresh' you'll see a different knot.
I did notice that there may be nothing showing up if you have your browser security settings tight. If you refresh this page, then it might show up.
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Posted: 20:01 12-18-2006 107
Storyteller Extraordinaire
I expect you've heard a great story while gathered around a campfire sometime in the past couple years. Maybe you thought, 'Wow, now THAT was a good story!'
I'll tell you, a good story doesn't just happen. The storyteller puts in some real effort to read, learn, and memorize the story well before casually telling it on a starlit evening as if it just came to him. A storyteller extraordinaire is a gift, a burden, and a curse.
Some people just don't seem to be able to tell a story. No matter how hard they try, it seems a line is forgotten or the sequence is mixed up. That person able to transport an audience to a different place just through his words has a gift. But, it is a gift that can be enhanced through effort. I sincerely believe that anyone can learn to tell at least a few good stories if they really try. The amount of effort needed varies from person to person.
The burden of telling stories is that the next one has to be better than the one you just told. Once you tell 'a good one', people will want to hear another. It's tough work keeping a small collection of good stories ready to tell. It's even harder to cycle in new ones each year to prevent stale stories. The work doesn't end for a storyteller.
When the campfire flames dwindle and the scouts start yawning and you chuckle at a few of the younger ones with their heads nodding around like a bobblehead doll, inevitably someone will pipe up with 'Hey, tell the one about ...!' And, then you're on the spot again to tell that same story you've told umpteen times before but they always like it - that's the curse of being a storyteller. You may be sick and tired of a story, but you still have to tell it again. In my case, there are two of these stories that the scouts which began in my Tiger den and are now in our troop want to hear -
The Purple Gorilla
The Medicrin
. It got so bad with the Medicrin that I made up
The Med and Sin
The Medic Men
just so I could have a variety. :-)
Even though being known as a storyteller can be an extra burden, the rewards far outweigh the burden! The most fun is when I hear someone request a story and a scout starts telling one of 'my' stories and the new guys just love it. And, so begins another generation of storytellers.
So, during these slow(?) times of winter, take some time and learn a handful of good stories for next summer. Always have a half dozen ready and you'll be able to fill in a slow campfire or cover for a scout that needs a bit more time to get a skit ready.
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Posted: 23:50 12-17-2006 105
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i have a similar problem i can't activate my account
Hello Sonia!
I've just made a correction to your account and you should now have full access. Can you verify on your end?
my activation e-mail wound come despite asking for multipul re-sends can you plaeas actavate my account?
Hi Jack,
I just activated your account. I apologize for the wait.
Please let me know if you run into anymore troubles.
Thank you!
I'm having the same problem, I'm not getting the activation code in my e-mail.
Hi Hannah,
I checked and logged into your EDU account and everything seems to be working fine.
Let me know if you still cannot access your account.
Hi Emily,
I've just activated your Education Community account / made some account changes. Can you let me know if everything is working?
As mentioned in some of the previous posts, the activation email's can sometimes get routed to junk folders or blocked all together. I'd suggest that anyone who finds themselves in a similar situation make sure to look in those places, and also explore the option to validate over the phone via text message.
Hi I can't activate my student (faculty) account- no confirmation email has been received. Can you manually activate?


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We received the following update from Jonathan Loosemore, one our European Tour reps at the Volvo China Open...
Plenty to report from Beijing:
2007 Volvo China Open winner, Markus Brier (right), broke out a new pair of white smooth/brown tumbled ReelFit for his title defence in Beijing this week. Brier, who chooses to wear ReelFit exclusively also was excited to order some new SciFlex Colour gloves... being a patriot, he ordered mostly red gloves, since red/white are his national colours but also chose some to match his new shirts for the season.
Other SciFlex wearers were given the chance to order SciFlex Colours this week too... many chose a selection of colours to match their clothing.
Pre-tournament favourite, Graeme McDowell, was delighted with his shipment of FootJoy golf socks he received last week. He proudly flashed his ProDry socks to me as he walked onto the range to prepare for Wednesday's pro-am!!
Titleist/FootJoy staffer, Jose-Filipe Lima, was praising the new DryJoys this week. He has been trying the shoes for the last few weeks and has decided he would like to wear them almost exclusively. He said he felt a lot less tired after a round due to the improved cushioning of the PODS.
Challenge Tour graduate, Leif Westerberg, has now received his custom built Classics Tour... the left shoe has been built up by one centimetre to help him overcome a leg-length discrepancy that has been causing him discomfort for a number of years. He is very happy with the results of FootJoy's custom team.
Soren Kjeldsen, Ross McGowan and Asian Tour staffer Prom Meesawat are now proudly displaying FJ logos on their collars.
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There's one tradition at the Masters that doesn't generate as much attention as, say the Par 3 Competition or the Champions Dinner, but is no less exciting. It's the lottery that takes place to determine which media members covering the tournament will have the opportunity to play the course on Monday, just hours after the players have cleaned out their lockers.
Check out this story by Steve DiMeglio from USA Today summarizing his experience playing Augusta National as an 8 handicap yesterday. Then click on "Add Comment" and let us know how you think you would play.
FootJoy player Lorena Ochoa dominated once again, closing with a final round 4-under 69 Sunday to win the Corona Championship in her native Mexico. Ochoa fired four rounds in the 60's (66-66-66-69) to finish with a 25-under 267 total for a convincing 11 shot victory. She has now won three tournaments in a row and four of her first five to begin the year. During those four victories, Ochoa has won twice by 11 shots (also at the HSBC Women's Champions) and three times has shot all four rounds in the 60's. The victory was also her second in three years at this event and 21st of her career.
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All in all, a very entertaining week for players and fans, and, unofficially, the beginning of the golf season nationwide. We hope you'll continue to visit the blog this year for all the latest news, images, interviews and insider information.
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Another suspenseful "moving" day at the Masters as players fought hard to put themselves in position to contend for the championship on Sunday. With many player chasing their first major championship, you can expect the final round to be full of drama.
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FINKSBURG, Md. (AP) -- A swim school is temporarily closing a Finksburg pool after the Carroll County Health Department announced it had been operating for more than a year without a valid permit.
Kids First Swim School officials say there is nothing hazardous about the pool, but they're closing after some customers decided not to return until a permit was granted.
Violations received over the course of 15 months include allowing an uncertified person to operate the pool. Swim school officials agree that the level of combined chlorine is above the limit, but they tell the Carroll County Times (http://bit.ly/1bNqRm2 ) there's no health hazard and the limit is set too low.
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GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - 30th state Senate district incumbent Dave Hansen hung on to defeat Republican challenger John Macco Tuesday.
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The Hartnell College Men's and Women's track and field teams kicked off the 2009 season with a wet and rain-soaked Coast Conference Preview meet at West Valley College on Friday. On the men's side, the Panthers were able to take the top individual honors in five running events. Isaias Valdez won the 100 meters (11.33), Benny Lopez in the 200 meters (23.45), Antonio Leal at 800 meters (2:03.40), and Daniel Tapia sweeping both the 1500 and 3000 meter runs in 4:16 and 9:02. Cesar Puga won the hammer throw in a state leading and new personal best 163'1". Sophomore Chase Knisely took top honors in the javelin with a throw of 137'2".
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So this is the first of many posts regarding my Beta testing Diablo III. Wanted to post some screen shots from early on that show some of the visual upgrades as well as landscapes, weapons/spells, and the overall beauty of the game.
I dare so that so far, the 11 year wait has been well worth it. Though the Beta jumped me into the story very quickly, it has in no way degraded the experience thus far.
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Spells/Moves/Stats - these are auto-upgraded and unlocked for you as you progess. MEANING: Spells/Skills are shown from the begining, yet they indicate the level you will need to acheive to unlock them. The strategy comes into play not of the past, choosing what path on the skill tree to take, but what skills to utilize in your "hot-bar" in order to make "combos". This is a bold step by Blizzard, yet so far, it seems to have panned out. I am VERY happy with the change to the Auto-Leveling system. I no longer have to spend countless stressful hours hoping that upgrading my "strength" that extra point instead of my "vitality" will pay off!!
Level Design - Extremely noticeable from the get-go, the levels have been masterfully crafted. Blizzard took their time on each and every detail of the playable AND non-playable environment. My absolute favorite visual so far is oddly enough the "out of bounds" or unplayable areas. No longer do we see just vast depths of black and have to ignore the almost "floating" view of the dungeon we have chosen to crawl! The background environments are just as engaging and well constructed as the cemetery I am powering through sending the undead back to where they belong!
Characters - Just all around a BRILLIANT upgrade. And that is saying a lot about the character design and animations. Diablo II was NO slacker in the character design department! I think we can all agree this is not a weak point for Blizzard! that being said, I could not be more impressed with what I have seen so far. I would have to say the best upgrade I have seen so far is now being able to see enemies appear from areas almost at complete random intervals. In the past I would run through the map till I reached a group of already formed baddies and proceed to slaughter them. Only occasionally would I have to break a sarcophagus or wooden doorway to stop the baddies from re-spawning. Now, as I traverse the edges of the map trying to explore I have to keep my guard up for an army of zombies that could come climbing out of a grave or over the cliff I have backed my self up against. This is truly exciting and keeps me on my toes at all times.
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McMansion makeunders: How the rich make homes appear modest
Extravagant amenities lie below the visible square footage of many of the houses of the wealthiest people.
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If you think some houses look grand from the street, wait until you see what they're hiding below ground.
Swimming pools, basketball courts, rock-climbing walls, discos and home spas with treatment rooms are now hidden under houses in wealthy neighborhoods here and abroad. In some new projects, the square footage below the dwelling is larger than the house itself. (Bing: How to build a rock-climbing wall in your home)
"Subterranean has become the new normal for high-end construction because space is at such a premium," says Jesse Harrison of Harrison Design Associates in Beverly Hills, Calif.
In London, this expansion by excavation is controversial but has become so commonplace that it has spawned the terms "iceberg homes" or "billionaires basements." Many wealthy owners try to burrow down two to three stories.
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"Stringent planning restrictions mean that you can't build up, but you can build down, and developers and end users are exploiting this to the maximum," says Roarie Scarisbrick, partner in the U.K. real-estate firm PropertyVision.
It's also beginning to happen more here in the United States, Los Angeles luxury architect Richard Landry says, as more buyers run up against planning restrictions that cap the size of dwellings. "Many cities with severe zoning restrictions exclude that [underground] square footage as part of the calculation," Landry says. "So having a big basement becomes more important for a client."
Building underground not only helps his clients cut costs by avoiding the expense of outside wall finishes, it lets them stash staff quarters underground, keeping more of their views and grounds for their own pleasure.
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Installing underground amenities is nothing new, architects and brokers say. For decades, high-income buyers have been requesting below-grade bowling alleys or in-home cinema rooms.
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The difference these days is the huge amounts of money thrown into these underground spaces, says David Kramer, executive vice president of luxury real-estate firm Hilton & Hyland. More superwealthy international buyers in the market have meant more money for once-unimaginable builds.
"At the top of the market, getting $1,200 per square foot was considered a very big number. Now we are seeing over $2,000 as a common occurrence. In L.A., we're basically catching up with the rest of the world" and its luxury prices, Kramer says.
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British heiresses, Middle Eastern royalty and Russian oligarchs are demanding more and more amenities in their collection of homes, from underground firing ranges to dog spas to shark tanks to art galleries, which can add millions to the construction cost.
For those owning 10 or more cars, a multistory, underground parking garage with hydraulic lift is de rigueur. Where else are you going to stash so many vehicles?
Brokers say this excess is really a form of gold-plated cocooning for the world's wealthiest people, who want to entertain friends and family but don't want to stand in line at the local bar or movie theater – no matter how posh.
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Canadian TV mogul David Graham has proposed a subterranean expansion in the Knightsbridge area of London that would burrow four stories below the bricks — tripling the original square footage — of the 19th-century schoolhouse above.
But all of this tunneling is creating a backlash in central London, where hundreds of huge subterranean expansions have been approved. In central London's Kensington and Chelsea borough, there's a bad case of "basement rage" from neighbors, who complain about the noise and truck traffic. The outcry has led to an independent review of planning policy in the area.
Meanwhile, in areas such as Los Angeles, the subterranean trend is just beginning to accelerate as planning restrictions have tightened. Harrison credits a 2011 city ordinance that prohibits the large, box-like additions of years past in hillside areas, while simultaneously allowing expansion if it's cut in underneath the home.
To be sure, in many areas it's just a deeply sloping lot that puts much of a home's square footage below grade. In Irving, Texas, one comparatively modest, $1.9-million golf course listing appears at first glance to comprise about 2,000 to 3,000 square feet. But glimpse that house from the back and you'll see it contains three levels with an elevator, with 3,000 square feet in one massive great room alone.
"When you walk in, you can't believe it," says Bill Brantley, with Ebby Halliday Realtors, who has the listing. Once inside, he says, house hunters wonder, "What am I going to do with all of this space?"
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Homeowners are doing just about everything with their underground space, from ballrooms to poker rooms to hair salons — even fantasy stuff such as underground pools with slides moving through a big fish tank.
These aren't the dark basement rec rooms many recall from their youth.
"You wouldn't really know you are in a basement," Landry says. "The ceilings are high, you have central light coming in, and they are decorated to the exact same level as the ground floor."
Architects bring in light via large wells and courtyards and install ramps leading down from ground level to below-grade windows or French doors. And with state-of-the-art heating and cooling systems, humidity isn't an issue.
Underground rooms have gotten so grand, in fact, that some are playing starring roles in their owner's big life events. Landry recalls a couple that used their light-filled, terra cotta-paved underground parking garage as the site for their wedding reception.
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"It was a spectacular room," Landry says, with a center aisle of 25 to 30 feet between the luxury cars for dining tables, as well as an attached sports lounge with five televisions and casino tables for gaming.
The downside to building down
Of course, not all of these expansions are successful. While well-done buildouts can return the cost of construction threefold or more, brokers say, others are more problematic.
Improper excavation can wind up costing a property owner as it jeopardizes the homes around it. According to newspaper reports in London, Goldman Sachs director Christopher Stanger's 1 million-pound ($1.52 million U.S.) underground expansion last summer pulled down the properties around it, as the foundation subsided in the initial excavation.
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The sinking reportedly caused wall cracks to the property next door and trapped people in their flats because doors wouldn't open. Stanger's 160-year-old house also suffered in the process as a pillar poked through a portico on the home, requiring the removal of one part of the roof.


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Stationery, antiques fill oldest house
MOLINE -- If only the two-story brick square could talk.
Built in 1858, the modest-sized house once sheltered nearly a dozen children and four adults. In 1864, the Wilson family bought the home from the original owners. When the lean economic years of the late 1800s hit the Quad-Cities, the eight-member Wilson family opened its doors to another family of seven.
Walking through the maze of rooms today, it is a struggle to imagine more than a few people living comfortably in the humble quarters. It is just as challenging to imagine the elderly Wilsons of the mid-1900s managing the steep, narrow staircase.
One of the six Wilson children born at the homestead lived there for nearly 100 years. Mary Wilson, a teacher at nearby Ericsson Elementary School, lived in the home until she died in her mid-90s. She would detect very few changes in the house today.
``There have been no structural changes to the house,'' current owner Barbara Trimble said. ``The only thing different since the house was built is the porch and the bathroom, which was added when indoor plumbing came.''
Ms. Trimble said her husband, Eric Trimble, was not sure what he would do with the historic homestead when he bought it five years ago. The idea for a stationery shop was inspired by an out-of-town merchandise show.
The Trimbles were taking a lunch break during a Las Angeles gift show when they agreed paper and gifts would make appropriate residents of the old landmark.
``By the time we finished lunch, we had the name,'' Ms. Trimble said.
Wilson House Stationers opened in 1995. Like the Wilson family, the specialty shop has grown.
``We've been very pleased,'' Ms. Trimble said. ``We had a very good year last year, and we've started out 1998 even better.''
In addition to an expanding inventory, Ms. Trimble said, a growing reputation as wedding planners has boosted the Wilson House business. In-house printing and a popularity comeback in personalized paper products also have fed the business.
Cruising the classic, conservative shop will introduce customers to alphabet baby showers and stock-the-bar wedding showers. New parents can have their babies' names printed on baby-shower thank-you cards.
The Trimbles now plan to add antiques to the Wilson House mix.
``We're taking a buying trip to England,'' Ms. Trimble said. ``Antiques are just so fitting for the house.
``We feel we have done something good with the house,'' she said. ``It has its character, and it's a quality shop.''
-- By Barb Ickes (January 26, 1998)
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Final Score: Oakland 10, Milwaukee 2
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU-TSN) - Coco Crisp finished 4-for-5 with a solo homer and two runs run scored and Brandon Moss also hit a solo shot as the Oakland Athletics crushed the Milwaukee Brewers, 10-2, in the opener of a three-game interleague series at Miller Park.
In the first meeting in Milwaukee between the clubs since 1997 -- the first year of interleague play -- it was the Athletics who jumped out to an 8-2 lead through five frames and never looked back.
John Jaso had three hits and drove in two runs, while five other players drove in at least one run for the Athletics, who have won four straight and 15 of 17 overall. Tommy Milone (6-5) allowed both runs on five hits over seven innings and struck out four in the victory.
Rickie Weeks' two-run homer in the fifth accounted for Milwaukee's offense. Weeks appeared to homer again in the seventh, but after video review, the hit was ruled a triple after replay showed the ball did not break the barrier of the outfield wall.
Marco Estrada (4-4) was charged for five runs on nine hits over four-plus frames to absorb the loss.


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A doctoral student in Mental Health, Stacey wants to further develop her health services research skills and knowledge, while expanding her understanding of the etiology of child and adolescent psychopathology.
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There may be a little more snot in your near future though. ((sodamnlost))
The best thing about hitting rock bottom is that everything after that looks fucking fabulous
"Sometimes it takes a good fall to know where you really stand."
-Hayley Williams
It does get so much better. It takes time. For me, when I was as early in as you were, I was a huge mess and certain that things would never look up. The day my D was final was one of the worst of my life, but it's only gotten better since then.
You'll find the old you -- the wonderful, fabulous you that you were before your marriage. What are things you gave up, dreams you delayed, interests you never explore? Find some of those and craft a great new life!!!
Married: 11 years, no kids
The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark. -Michelangelo
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Premieres 9/4 On Demand!
I watched this special HBO aired the other night. Kind of a behind the scenes thing. I so can not fucking wait for this. This is what HBO shows do to me. I love them with all my heart as they're airing, and then foget about them during the times of Lost and Veronica Mars.
But fuck. The Wire. I'm ashamed I forget how fucking good this is. I can not wait. Best show ever.
There's this great part in that special where David Simon is discussing why the show isn't more popular. He says that because the cast is something like 80% black, it turns a lot of people off. And that there are people who write about TV who don't touch the show. This floored me. Everytime I think we've grown, a statement like that is and I just can't argue with it.
Watch this show. It's simply genius. Season 4 premieres 9/10.
Premieres 9/4 On Demand!
Winter is Coming.
I don't get any On Demand stuff. We've barely had DVRs for a year or so. My mother works for out local cable company. They're working on it. Maybe within the next year or so. I really want that. Especially for the HBO stuff.Originally Posted by Fourthman
I love The Wire! Best show on tv and it's a shame more people aren't watching it. The NY Post reviewed Season 4 and gave it a fantastic review.
Here's the review. No major spoilers in it..... I'll be back in a minute to post a great interview with David Simon where he talks about the issue of race and more.....
By ADAM BUCKMAN
August 25, 2006 -- THIRTEEN hours ago, I was a different person.
That was before I sat down to watch all 13-plus hours of the upcoming fourth season of "The Wire," which gets under way Sunday, Sept. 10, on HBO.
I wasn't crazy enough to watch them all in one sitting, but for the better part of the past week, I have been immersed in this show, thanks to HBO taking the unusual step of providing the entire season's 13 episodes all at once.
The shows are so powerful - so well-written, acted, filmed and edited - that the experience of watching them has left me a complete wreck.
I am so blown away by this show that I will go out on a limb here to declare that these 13 episodes just might comprise the single finest piece of work ever produced for American TV.
With the exception of "Band of Brothers" in 2001 - also on HBO - I don't remember ever connecting quite this emotionally with a group of fictional characters on a TV show.
It's not just the show's familiar cast of cynical Baltimore police either, although fans of "The Wire" will delight in the return (after a 19-month absence) of Jimmy McNulty (Dominic West), Kima Greggs (Sonja Sohn), Bunk Moreland (Wendell Pierce), Lester Freamon (Clarke Peters), Lt. Daniels (Lance Reddick) and Sgt. Carver (Seth Gilliam).
This season, creator/executive producer David Simon and his writers have come up with something new. To their depiction of cops, criminals and the Baltimore city government, they have added a storyline about the public school system and the difficulties associated with teaching inner-city kids who often choose the corner drug trade over education.
To tell this story, the show's producers have cast a group of child actors whose performances are jaw-dropping - principally the actors who play four neighborhood friends who all attend the same middle school.
They are (for they deserve special recognition): Jermaine Crawford, age unavailable, as DuQuan; Tristan Wild, age unavailable, as Michael; Julito McCullum, 15, as Namond; and Maestro Harrell, 15, as Randy.
Where these four characters are concerned, a warning: If your heart breaks easily, then you might want to avoid watching "The Wire" altogether.
But if your heart can stand it, following the story of these four boys for 13 Sundays this fall will be one of the most rewarding experiences you've ever had watching TV.
Check this link. Great Q & A with the creator/producer David Simon....
I just started watching this show on HBO ON Demand (which HBO should get tons of credit for showing full seasons prior to the new one). I LOVE this show. I have no clue how I've missed it until now. This show does not get enough of the credit it deserves. It's very smart. And I'm only in the middle of season 2!
Can't wait for the new season. I'm not sure it's entirely a racial thing that is the reason folks don't watch it. If so, I'd imagine the 2nd season would've been much more popular and most folks think that one is the worst season.
But, regardless, people who aren't watching this are missing out on one of the best shows on TV.
I can't wait for this to start. I've been missing McNulty and Omar. I need my fix!
Plus the whole School District focus sounds really interesting.
yeah, that sounds awesome.
i hate that i have to wait for the dvds.
Stephen King's latest column in EWeekly is about the show. It should be on-line shortly.
Winter is Coming.


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- Yusuf Khan
- Sandton, Johannesburg
- South Africa
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Jihad, is it a holy battle to cause fighting in this world or to bring about peace?
Jihad is a widely discussed subject, since it deals with a major part of the worlds religious population, Islam. People have misconceptions on Jihad and feel like they should make it safe for the rest of the world by softening its meaning. For a Muslim, Jihad is the most difficult, and rewarding of activities during our lifetime.
Peoples view can only be clarified with proper evidence and talking about it. Id appreciate knowing what you guys think and if you are prepared to learn more about the reality of things.
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Apr 5 2013: Thank you for your feedback and understanding. The fighting that you hear about across the world is being done by Muslims who claim that it is in the name of Allah. Please note that none of these 'wars' that are fought are being done as a conquest or to force somebody to do things. Most of the time the it is as a reaction of defense to people attacking their rights, families and beliefs. If somebody is attacked, then surely they are allowed to defend themselves. What we see on the media are mostly propaganda driven stories I feel.
There are places such as Nigeria where there are Muslim vigilantes 'Boko haram' who go around killing people in their country who they believe are propagating unislamic practices such as prostitution, drinking alcohol and others. Although they may feel that they are doing something noble, it is infact unislamic. Our prophet Mohammed (may peace be upon him) thought us how to live with people who aren't Muslim as he did so in his lifetime.
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Apr 5 2013: As a Muslim my job is to practice my faith and be the best I can be. My commitment to my community and family in terms of Islam is of respect,loyalty and support.
The fighting that you elude to across the world which involves Muslims can be many things, but the people who know best of their pains are those that are in it themselves. In Islam we are taught not to judge people to evil or good since we do not know what is truly in their hearts. I cannot objectionably do anything about the fighting in those countries unless I can appreciate what is truly happening there. If the Muslims are in the wrong,it'll be my duty to try and help them find their way. If they are justified it'll be my duty to support them.
In essence what I'm saying is,if one wants to judge the conflict that is happening,they'll will need a detailed assessment of what is truly happening there. This can apply to any conflict. With half truths and propaganda driven views, we cannot say who is right and who is wrong except what answers our minds have been moulded to view.
I hope that this is adequate.
Thank you,
Apr 7 2013: "The fighting that you hear about across the world is being done by Muslims who claim that it is in the name of Allah."
It is unfortunate that the world seems to believe terrorists who claim that their religion is Muslim. Personally, I believe that the religion of every terrorist is terrorism. Terrorists in a Muslim land would naturally claim to be motivated by Islam. Terrorists in a Christian land would claim to be motivated by the Bible. The words of people who advocate violence should not be believed.
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No, i am saying that i cannot classify what they are doing into Jihad or anything if i don't understand their problems. Its like someone being judgmental about another person without knowing what they have really been through.
Just a question then, how would you classify as being violent? Would people carrying out terrorism only be doing the wrong thing or is wars carried out by super powers with military strength the ones that are justified in what they do? Who really knows the truth behind the reasons made to fight against people?
I certainly don't acknowledge that any sort of physical fighting is good, but at the same time i wouldn't want a person to be helpless in a situation when they are being attacked. We live in a harsh world and i know this as a reality to have to live with everyday living in South Africa. People are sometimes killed just because they drive nice cars or are ladies who cannot walk alone or even just being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Violence would not stop irrespective of religion, what i am rather trying to get across, is the wrong interpretation of what Jihad is to Muslims and hence media mostly use it as a medium to lever hate towards Muslims.
Apr 5 2013: Violence can occur regardless of the culture surrounding it. Violence is the most expedient way a frustrated person will try to end their frustration. When a person gives up on peaceful and respectful means to solve an issue they simply want to eliminate the percieved source of their frustration. No matter who you are, what you believe, or where you are from, this is a failure to find a true solution to a conflict. Though while retaliation is also wrong, self defense should never be considered as anything other than the natural reaction to violence.
"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent."
Isaac Asimov
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What's Stopping You From Seeing a Doctor About Depression?
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"Cognitive-behavioral therapy is a form of talk therapy that focuses on the here and now -- helping you look at your emotions, thoughts, and behaviors to try to improve your quality of life and reduce your depression," she says. "We know that it may work as well as medications in the short term, but may also last longer."
Expert advice: See a therapist (psychologist, psychiatrist, or social worker) as well as your regular doctor. If you do need a medication, it most likely won't be for life. Learn all you can and don't rely on stories you have heard from others who have taken antidepressants, Muller says. Every person reacts a little differently to them.
I don't feel sad all the time. Why do I need treatment for depression? You don't need to feel sad or cry all day to be clinically depressed. Often people with depression see their primary care doctors for problems such as muscle pain, sleeping problems, or fatigue, not knowing those are signs of depression, Nelson says. Sometimes these symptoms accompany sadness; other times they don't.
"There is also so-called 'masked depression' -- when, for whatever reason, people don't feel in touch with a sense of sadness or abnormal mood," he says. "They may be more likely to report something like apathy, blunted mood, or not feeling like themselves."
In these cases, a doctor may diagnose depression based on other symptoms, particularly decreased interest in or loss of pleasure from favorite activities.
Expert advice: If you are having symptoms such as fatigue, muscle pain, or loss of interest in activities you love, don't rule out depression as a cause. See your doctor.
I'm embarrassed to talk to my doctor about it. "The shame of having a mental health problem keeps folks from seeking help or even talking about suffering from depression," says Bob Livingstone, author of The Body Mind Soul Solution: Healing Emotional Pain Through Exercise. But depression is nothing to be ashamed of. It is a medical condition, much like diabetes or high cholesterol, which requires treatment.
It is also a very common condition. Depressive disorders affect nearly 19 million people in the U.S. every year -- regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexuality, income, or education. So there's a good chance your doctor won't hear anything from you that she hasn't heard many times before.
Expert advice: Remember that virtually everyone experiences depression at some point, and your doctor will not repeat anything that you share during an office visit. Still, if speaking to your own doctor is embarrassing, find out if your health insurance has someone you can speak with first by phone. If you don't have insurance coverage for mental health, check out mental health services in your community.


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