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God's Gift to Adam
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Coveting and Self-Destruction
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The Tenth Commandment
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 25, 2011) - Despite ETSU starter John Long's (Anderson, S.C.) efforts to keep the Bucs in the contest, Jacksonville's Matt Tomshaw was just a little better Wednesday afternoon in Nashville, Tenn. as the Buccaneer baseball team suffered a 2-1 defeat to the Dolphins in their first game of the Atlantic Sun Tournament at Dugan Field on the campus of Lipscomb.
Tomshaw threw a complete game gem for JU (35-20, 18-11 A-Sun) as he retired the first two batters in every inning and allowed only three ETSU runners to reach second in the game. The junior left-hander struck out seven and limited a potent Buccaneer offense to just five hits on the day to improve to 8-3 on the season.
Long was tabbed with the loss after allowing just two runs on five hits in the contest throwing 6.0 strong innings for Bucs (36-20, 16-12 A-Sun) before being lifted in the seventh. With the loss, Long falls to 6-6 on the year.
Offensively, Matthew Scruggs (Knoxville, Tenn.) led the way going 2-for-4, while Cory Betterson (Atlanta, Ga.) was 1-for-3 and scored the only run for ETSU. Both Andrew Green (Powell, Tenn.) and
Dylan Pratt (Johnson City, Tenn.) saw their hit streaks come to an end in the contest.
After both teams were held scoreless for the first four innings, Betterson broke the Bucs into the scoring column after he walked, stole second and then came around to score on an error by shortstop Jimmy Howick.
The Dolphins answered with two runs in the bottom of the fifth to go in front 2-1. Dan Gulbransen did the damage for JU as he roped a two-run double into left center scoring Alex Swenson and Esterlin Perozo.
In the bottom of the sixth, Jacksonville loaded the bases with two outs, but Long would get Jonathan Murphy to foul out to end the threat to preserve the one run deficit.
Junior reliever Dak Rissman (West Palm Beach, Fla.) came into the game in the seventh and threw 2.0 scoreless innings of relief for ETSU to keep the Bucs in the contest.
The Bucs threatened in the ninth inning as Scruggs and Betterson hit back-to-back singles with two outs. In the next at-bat, Tomshaw closed the game out himself as he fielded a ball hit right back to him by Derek Niesman (Wellington, Fla.) and made the throw to first to end the contest.
ETSU returns to action tomorrow at noon EDT in an Atlantic Sun Tournament elimination game against No.1 seeded Stetson. For more information on Buccaneer baseball, visit ETSUBucs.com or follow the Bucs on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ETSUAthletics.
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Hey Starweld, I figured this one out, "have a question about the handrail. If this is pipe what causes the diameter variations? The bumps almost make it look like segments that are put together somehow".
He is asking about the balusters on the upper deck railing. I was so puzzled about that I came back 3 or 4 times to see if he'd repost and clarify his question.
Also, here in the wild wild west I have been required to follow the IBC 2009 for handrail size and grippability thing on residential too, so no 3/4" stock for me. I think each inspector has 3 or 4 little bits of code that they think they know and try to stick every contractor on those things, the rest are overlooked due to ignorance, or laziness. Now if I could just figure out those 3 or 4 things before I bid each job...
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11-02-2009, 10:45 AM #12This is not a commercial application.
Handrails smaller than 1.25" and larger than 2" in diameter are not as easily gripped with the kind of force necessary to recover balance.
Openings larger than 4 inches allow small children to get body parts through, and if much larger, their entire bodies, as well as allowing entanglement of an adult sized leg during a fall.
Sorry if I came across as a smart aleck, but honestly, building stairs that don't meet code requirements is the mark of an amateur.
Stairs are the second most likely place a person will be injured or killed from an accident in their home, second only to drowning in tubs and pools. They deserve more attention than just making them look good. There are certain dimensions that must be right for them to be safe. Maybe I just care more about this because I used to be the guy that strapped people on a backboard after they fell down the stairs.
Don't get me wrong, they look great. But they aren't code compliant and that's going to be bad news one day.
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Also the space between the steps is huge so that needs to be addressed as well.
I worked at a fab shop in my early twenties and made several steps like that. they were a big deal then. I hated "screwing" them thru doorways etc
It would be cool if they made a comeback. I would only make high end/elaborate ones tho.
I think the codes would make for a much better looking design if approached correctly.
Btw I've spent a LOT of time around spiral stairs like that and they really do have way more stumbling and falling incidents than normal stairs. Many times they are used as a space saver. They work well when they are made extra large/wide.
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These guys build hundreds of these!!! Maybe they need all you critics for consultants....
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i think forming the rail in the vice is probably a little difficult but if it worked for you then great. i am only wondering why not slab was poured at the base.
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The Aparthotel Belmont is an impressive new property in Bansko, situated close to the gondola lift. The property offers very comfortable, modern studio's and one bedroom apartments, all furnished to a very high standard. The stylish lobby bar and indoor swimming pool will welcome you after a long day on the slopes.
24 hours Reception • Lobby bar • Indoor swimming pool • Fitness • Sauna • Steam bath • Wi-Fi • Ski storage • Laundry service • Shuttle bus to the gondola lift
Free shuttle bus to the gondola lift • Free use of indoor swimming pool & internet access, all other facilities & services may be subject to a local charge.
Based on 2 adults sharing a studio & 4 adults sharing a one bedroom apartment, all equipped with shower, WC, hairdryer, fridge, electric cooker, microwave, tea/ coffee making facilities, kitchenette, cable TV, DVD player, Internet access, iron/ ironing board & balcony. Child age: 16 years (Children 12-16 years pay adult prices for ski services & meal supplements).
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Are disguised hidden cameras more effective than visible security cameras?
Making Surveillance Cameras Useful at Home or Work
How does the nanny treat your child when you are not home? Do the employees lounge about when the boss is out? Are you suspecting your spouse of having an affair? When too much is at stake, it is not wise to trust people on their word. The use of surveillance cameras in homes and workplaces rose out of a need for some concrete and visual indication, as well as confirmation, that a location or property is secure or a person is safe.
Is it necessary, though, to watch people and places covertly rather than overtly? When are disguised hidden cameras more effective than visible security cameras? Stealth is advantageous in monitoring, but not as a general rule. Neither is it always legal.
On the outset, the presence of CCTV is a guarantee of safety. In parks, malls, office or condo buildings, shops and parking lots, people in general feel confident in knowing the place is being watched. Complete surveillance systems, vandal-resistant weatherproof dome cameras, day-night bullet cameras, and hi-res professional cameras with night vision and automatic light adjustment functions are very ideal sorts. The mere sight of video cameras has been known to deter shoplifters and trespassers.
Covert cameras are especially useful for blowing the whistle on treacherous wrongdoers who would otherwise act normally if anyone were looking. A pinhole camera hidden in a clock, smoke detector, mirror or other such disguise can expose an abusive babysitter, a dishonest worker or a thieving roommate. The best ones for the purpose have a built-in DVR and can do motion-activated recording and motion detection area masking.
IP cameras are capable of remote surveillance. These enable you to view both live and recorded videos from wherever you can be online in any part of the world.
Apparent or not, surveillance cameras are illegal in public places where privacy is to be expected, like public restrooms and changing rooms. Planting spy cameras in someone else's home or workspace is an invasion of privacy.


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The CityParks Seniors Fitness program offers free tennis lessons, yoga instruction, and fitness walking in 14 parks across the city. The program aims to keep neighborhood parks a great place for community activity. Even in moderate amounts, exercise can help us feel better, maintain or lose weight, reduce risk of heart disease and diabetes, and minimize the symptoms of arthritis. No matter how old we are, our bodies always benefit from physical activity. All equipment and instruction is provided free of charge.
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Lots of links and goodies await. Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more.
– The Cavs have discussed trades involving Marreese Speights, but don't seem interested by the picks being proffered thus far. I'm all for trading Speights if a 16-22 type pick can be had. But as every NBA fan (and Daryl Morey) knows, you can never have enough picks/young players.
– Greg Oden is putting the brakes on a contract until this summer. This slightly reduces the Cavs' chances of signing him, but the smart money still has Oden playing in Wine and Gold next year.
– Should the Cavaliers sign Donte Greene? They appear to be interested.
– Jeremy Pargo has found a home in Philadelphia for the rest of the season. Good luck, Jeremy. The memories of the two or three alley-oops you threw down in garbage time will live forever in our hearts, as will those of the 28 points you dropped the night after Kyrie got injured.
– Also, this Bill Fitch interview should be of interest to the Cavs historian.


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JEFFERSONVILLE — State Attorney General Greg Zoeller is poised to join two Republican state senators in the race for the Indiana congressional seat that GOP Rep. Todd Young is giving up to run for the U.S. Senate next year.
SOUTH BEND — U.S. Rep. Todd Young announced Sunday he is running to succeed retiring Indiana U.S. Sen. Dan Coats, saying he will run on a campaign of responsible conservative leadership.
FRANKFORT (AP) — James Comer's request to review the razor-thin results of Kentucky's Republican primary for governor could delay the party's efforts to coalesce around a single candidate, giving Democratic nominee Jack Conway a head start in a closely watched election ahead of the 2016 presidential race.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) contractors plan to repair pavement this weekend on Interstate 70 west of downtown between I-465 and I-65 (south split).
E & B Paving, the state's contractor for the $1.2 million pavement restoration project, will restrict the right and center lanes of eastbound I-70 between I-465 and I-65 (south split) beginning at 9 p.m. tonight. The lanes are expected to remain closed until Sunday, July 21 at approximately 2 p.m. The extended restriction will allow new concrete adequate time to cure.
Weekend lane restrictions for pavement replacement and sealing on eastbound and westbound I-70 are expected to be complete this summer. Work is weather-dependent and will be rescheduled in the event of rain.
INDOT reminds drivers to be cautious and considerate when traveling through highway work zones. Be attentive to signs, message boards and work zone speed limits, as well as other drivers.
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NCIS returns with a new episode next Tuesday. Before the team can give thanks in the second half of "Shell Shock," one Marine must help another complete a mission he never expected he'd be facing. More »
In this episode of NCIS , called "Shell Shock," Gibbs bonds with a man whose friend has been murdered, and Tony reconnects with some old memories. Okay so thanks to a bout with the flu (it won), and More »
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Parting Shot: Schwarzenegger's Mr. Freeze Stars in 'Batman & Robin: The Musical' [Video]
I kind of lied to you in that headline. I don't care. This video takes the hilariously horrible characterization of Mr. Freeze as played by Arnold Schwarzenegger and reframes the story of Batman & Robin as an infectiously catchy and foul-mouthed showtune. Written and performed by Jon Kaplan and Al Ka


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Minneapolis, MN - A groundbreaking gene study could change how doctors screen for certain cancers, ultimately revolutionizing cancer prevention.
Erika Larson was just 21 when she got the news that changed her life. Adoption records showed her biological mother and grandmother had both died by 40 from ovarian cancer. Fearing she would be next, Larson got a genetic blood test, learning that she has what's called the BRCA1 gene, a mutation causing a high risk of cancer.
"I thought, What do I have to do to protect myself?" Larson said. "When do I have my babies, and when do I have my ovaries removed?"
Erika had two babies in three years and last summer doctors removed her ovaries, but she continued getting tests. An MRI two months ago found a tumor in her breast. Now starting chemo, Erika and experts say knowing her genetics saved her life.
"There isn't a good screening tool," said Dr. Ellen Goode, Mayo Clinic Associate Professor of Epidemiology. "Once we know about it, it's usually a little bit too late."
But that could soon change. Mayo Clinic researchers say they've found new DNA sequences linked to breast and ovarian cancers. This new information will lead to better genetic tests, results that will show the risk for cancer and how serious it might be.
"If we can determine you're at 90 percent risk," Goode said, "You might take more measures for prevention."
Exactly like Larson, who says knowing her history helped her rewrite her future.
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The gene markers could help determine both cancer risk and cancer treatment, such as whether you should have a preventative mastectomy.
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This is a script that allows you to control any player that accepts the global keyboard media keys with your mouse's buttons.
I.E., you can control windows media player, winamp (if you enable the global hotkeys), zoom player, etc, by pressing your mouse's buttons.
Of course it wouldn't make any sense to just have mouse buttons bound to those actions.
That's why the buttons are only bound if you're in "Multimedia Mouse Mode".
This means that when you press "back button"+"right-click button" at the same time, you toggle this mode on or off.
When it's off, the mouse acts as normal. When it's on, the following keys are available:
- Back button will send "previous media track"
- Forward button will send "next media track"
- Middle mouse button will send "pause/play media"
- Mouse Wheel Up will raise the volume
- Mouse Wheel down will lower the volume
I kept right mouse button and left mouse button operational even with multimedia mouse moed enabled because sometimes you just want to raise the volume or something while surfing at the same time.
There are also other keys defined for those who don't have a many-buttons mouse:
- Middle-Click + Right-Click activate multimedia mouse mode
- Middle-Button + MouseWheel Down sends "previous media track"
- Middle-Button + MouseWheel Up sends "next media track"
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Find eco-adventures, ancient rainforests, stunning coloured sand formations and over 100 incredible freshwater lakes on Fraser Island - one of the most unique islands in the world - found just off the coastline of Queensland's Hervey Bay.
World Heritage-listed Fraser Island is the world's largest sand island and the only place on earth where you can walk through 800,000 year old rainforest which defy the laws of nature and grow to soaring heights on only sand.
Other eco-adventures include four wheel driving e along Fraser's amazing 75 mile beach highway, complete with a shipwreck and cliffs of stunning coloured sands.
Swim in the pure waters of the world's largest and highest perched dune lakes; relax in the frothy bubbles of the Champagne Pools - naturally formed pools of volcanic rock and float down the fast flowing Eli Creek as it pours up to four million litres of clear, fresh water into the ocean every hour.
Fraser Island is called K'gari, meaning 'beautiful white spirit' or paradise by the Butchulla People, who live on the island for more than 5,500 years.
Fraser Island is a nature lover's paradise with over 325 bird species plus wallabies, possums, turtles, flying foxes, echidnas, and largely pure bred dingoes. From the headlands see whales playing in the seas on the horizon and turtles, dolphins and dugong in the waves below.
There are many ways to discover the island's exceptional landscapes: Take a self-drive getaway; join a guided tour; go on a camping safari or explore the island on foot on the Fraser Island Great Walk.
The island is open to four wheel drive vehicles only and permits are required Access Fraser Island through daily barge services from River Heads, near Hervey Bay and Inskip Point at Rainbow Beach.
Air charters and transfers depart from Hervey Bay Airport.
There are a number of National Park campgrounds and beach camping is allowed where signed.
Fraser Island offers a number of excellent private accommodation options from holiday houses and units to the award winning Kingfisher Bay Resort, a leader in eco-tourism.
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My wife Leslie loves to fuck and I'm sure that I'm not the only one she's been fucking. One of my favorite fantasies is that of her with her ex-boyfriend Tom and his friends. She hangs out with them quite a bit still, often they'll just phone her up when they're in the neighborhood and see if she wants to hang out. It's usually under the guise of cruising somewhere and smoking a joint. She's usually gone for hours on end and I can only imagine what they're getting up to.
One night some months ago she got her usual phone call and informed me she was going out, and like always I had no idea where she was going or when she'd be back. Tonight she was hanging out with Tom, George and Paul. She had once let it slip that she often met Tom at Hotel bars, and that it had been a favorite hobby to meet up with Tom at hotels in the past (although I'm sure they still do it now).
Leslie gets in the car and is in the backseat with Tom and Paul, while George was driving. They smoke a joint (something that always gets Leslie horny) passing it around in the car, and it's not long before Tom starts groping her body and she lets him. Paul is watching them and it's not long before he's groping her too as Tom and Paul kiss-pass her back and forth. George is watching from the front seat in his rearview. Leslie is getting wet by now as she has two ses of hands all over. Tom is undoing her fly and starts fingering her, and asks George how long it will be before they get to the hotel, George informs them not much longer. They continue this act all the way there, with Leslie winding up only partially undressed.
It doesn't take long for them to find a room, check in and get to the antics. Leslie strips completely naked upon entering the room and tells all the men to take off their clothes. She stretches out on the bed, touching herself as they do. Tom is always the first one ready, he approaches her first placing his hard dick in her mouth as she sucks him with her mouth. Her other hand is playing with her dripping wet pussy, but it's not long before George joins her on the bed. He's kneeling on the other side of her face offering his hard dick up to her. She starts taking turns on the two guys while Paul is still watching, masturbating at the foot of the bed. George has taken over Leslie's pussy playing duties as he encourages Paul to join in.
By now all three have made it to the bed and Leslie's still on her back. Paul begins to lick her smooth pussy while Tom and George take turns holding her head and fucking her mouth. She's begging to be fucked and Paul doesn't miss a beat and trades his tongue for his big cock. Leslie moans all over George's hard cock as Paul slides all the way deep inside her tight pussy. He lifts her legs onto his shoulders, she grips on and raises her ass off the bed as he begins to pound her hard. Leslie is screaming in ecstasy as the first wave of orgasm is undoubtedly rushing through her. Tom and George are getting hard pressed for attention, but still manage to force their cocks into her mouth at times.
It's already becoming a wild scene as George and Tom move out of the way and let Paul finish her off. Paul has her at the end of the bed and he's standing as he thrusts deeply into her. Leslie's face is red, and she's thrashing around trying to keep that dick deep inside of her. She's cumming all over Paul and it's soon that Paul is cumming too, before he does though he pulls out and aims for her face. Warm jets of semen soak my wife's gorgeous face, just before she manages to take Paul's monster into her mouth and suck him clean of the rest of his juices.
Paul moves away and George is soon replacing his cock into Leslie's mouth. Cum still adorns her face as she sucks George, no doubt it's getting him hot too. George begins to play with her pussy again and then pops his dick out of her mouth and tells her to get on all fours. Leslie obliges him, presenting her ass high in the air as she rests her face and shoulders on the bed while she plays with herself for the men. George moves behind her and tunnels his cock all the way inside her pussy. As they're fucking Tom gets on the other side of her and Leslie is sucking his cock while George fucks her pussy.
The two of them begin to fuck her violently, and trade ends. Tom is now fucking her pussy and slapping her ass, calling her slut while George is holding her head and forceably fucking her face. Gagging noises are being made now as she spits up saliva all over George's dick. Tom is pinching her ass and squeezing it hard as he fucks her to another orgasm. As she writhes beneath them, each man fucks her until she's gone limp and then pull out and slather her entire body with their cum.
My wife is left naked and totally limp on the bed, trying to catch her breath. Paul comes over and kisses her on the lips, their tongues dance. He begins to massage her asshole, and she wiggles back on his finger. Paul gets on the bed with her and lies down, Leslie crawls on top of him - still kissing. She straddles his waist as she aims Paul's hard cock at her well fucked pussy. He slides in effortlessly as she goes all the way to the bottom, gasping as their pelvis' touch. Paul is fondeling her ass and spreading her cheeks wide as he starts to rim her asshole with his finger.
As Leslie rids Paul's cock like a cowgirl, George and Tom are ready for their second round. Tom moves behind Leslie and takes over Paul's asshole duties. While George stands on the bed beside the action wanking his hard cock in front of Leslie's face, but it's not long before she takes the bait and she's fucking Paul while sucking George. Tom is finger fucking her ass now and she's expertly rolling her body between the three men. Tom can't wait any longer and he's kneeling behind Leslie and positions his cock at the entrance of her ass. Leslie thrusts between Paul and George's cock as Tom tries to fit into the groove. It doesn't take him long before he's feeding his monster into my wife's tiny dirtbox.
All three are moving now. Leslie his sucking and stroking George's dick while she's getting double teamed by Tom and Paul. With three dicks in her I couldn't imagine it would be long before she was cumming again, this time the mother of all orgams would rip through her body. The three of them would ride her to unconsciousness, no doubt her body would be going limp from the thorough fucking and she'd be close to passing out from her wild orgasms. The men would forceable keep moving her body, force fucking her as she began to loose it, but her orgasms are making her body expand and contract wildly making it impossible for any of them to hold back and soon all three are cumming at once. This time no one pulls out and George's seed is being force feed into her mouth. Cum escapes her lips as she can't take the entire load. Paul thrusts hard from beneath burrying his seed deep inside my wife's cunt, while Tom fucks her tight ass as it seals around his cock; sucking him dry.
Eventually they all just collapse, exhausted, sweaty and cum splattered on the bed. They all fall asleep. Leslie takes this time to slip away into the bathroom and call me to tell me she's coming home soon. She doesn't show up for another hour and a half. When she gets back I notice her climbing out of the middle seat in the back of the car while Paul and Tom paddle her ass, she stops to give George a kiss and then runs back across the street and into our house as if nothing ever happened.


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In a specially equipped room, monitors beep softly as green lines travel across black screens. Each blip on a line measures a heart beat, a breath, the amount of oxygen traveling through veins no bigger than a thread. Each line tells the experienced nurses something about the tiny occupants of the clear plastic isolettes (incubators) that line the walls.
This is the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NBICU) at Bridgeport Hospital. Many of the quietly sleeping infants weigh less than 2 pounds—some of them, less than one pound. They could fit in your hand. They are so small, so fragile, you want to hold your breath when you see them.
Just a few miles away, in Trumbull, Riley Simpson's playroom is a different story. Here the walls are lined with toys and a mini-basketball hoop, and the black screen isn't a monitor, it's a TV. Riley, age 2-1/2, is a human dynamo. A slugger with his little blue plastic baseball bat, a budding soccer star, and handy with a jigsaw puzzle, he keeps up a constant conversation. He knows how to work the CD player, and he loads up "Baby Einstein," his current favorite, and settles down to watch.
Hard to believe Riley was once one of those tiny NBICU babies.
Back in October 2002 Riley's mom and dad, Keri and Phil Simpson, were eagerly looking forward to the January birth of their first child. But suddenly, in her 27th week of pregnancy (out of a normal 40), Keri's waters broke. Her obstetrician, Judy Boslow, MD, immediately sent her to Bridgeport Hospital—the hospital of choice in the Greater Bridgeport area for high-risk pregnancies.
And high-risk was what 31-year-old Keri's perfectly normal pregnancy had become, without any warning.
Keri was put on bed rest in The Women's Care Center in The Birthplace at Bridgeport Hospital, and given medication that would hasten the maturing of her baby's lungs. Ultrasound images showed that Riley was coming foot-first, rather than in the normal headfirst position. Worse, his umbilical cord lay over the opening to the birth canal, which could cause it to become compressed during birth, cutting off his blood and oxygen supplies. Dr. Boslow, in consultation with the perinatologists at Bridgeport Hospital, determined that Riley's best chance was for Keri to have a cesarean section. On October 14, 2002, Riley was born, weighing a scant two pounds, six ounces.
Now his life was in the hands of Robert Herzlinger, MD, chief of Neonatology at Bridgeport Hospital, the neonatologists and nurses of the Newborn Intensive Care Unit, and his pediatrician, Richard Freedman, MD, who is also a neonatologist.
In the NBICU Riley's every breath and heartbeat was monitored. His team helped him through several crises, including a collapsed lung, several episodes of apnea (when he stopped breathing), and anemia (a lack of red blood cells) so severe it required a blood transfusion.
"We tested him for eye problems that can occur in premature infants," Dr. Freedman says. "If they're not caught and treated early, these problems can permanently affect eyesight."
Keri Simpson is a woman who radiates a calm serenity, but "Those days were scary," she says. She and Phil made two trips a day to the hospital to be by Riley's side, to love him through the walls of the isolette that was protecting him.
For the first month of his life, Riley lived in the isolette. He was attached to the monitors, so he couldn't be picked up and carried around by loving family and friends, the way most newborns are. And yet he still received the hands-on caring that all infants need to thrive, thanks to the nerodevelopmental (neuro=nerves) care that is lovingly practiced in Bridgeport Hospital's NBICU.
"We started by carefully positioning him," says NBICU nurse manager Nina Hyde, RN. "We let him sleep as much as he could, making sure that he slept on his side, cocooned in soft blankets. This not only kept him in a comfortable, natural position—it helped him to establish his own sleep rhythm. That's important for normal development.
"We controlled his cycles of light and dark, placing a pretty quilt over his isolette to create days and nights. When Riley fussed, we responded promptly, just as a parent does, to teach him that he could trust people to respond. And to make sure he got plenty of sucking, we gave him a pacifier. Sucking helps calm newborns, eases their pain, and studies show it even promotes growth and development," she adds.
"We know that even tiny newborns have emotional and social needs, so when he was awake, we talked to him and gave him gentle massages. We showed his parents how to do the same. Studies show that massaged babies gain weight faster and go home sooner than non-massaged babies, so it's not just comfy, it's crucial," Nina says.
Keri and Phil were encouraged to take part in Riley's care. "When Riley was able to be held, we could take him into a private room and give him kangaroo care," Keri remembers. "We could snuggle his bare body next to ours, skin-to skin. I think it made all three of us feel better."
It was nearly two months before Riley was strong enough to go home, weighing five pounds, eight ounces. He needed a monitor to alert his parents in case he had an episode of apnea and needed to be reminded to breathe. "It happened a couple of times," Keri says. "We were nervous for a while."
Helping to reassure the Simpsons was the fact that they went home with plenty of information on caring for their son, and that Riley was enrolled in Bridgeport Hospital's Follow-Up Program. One of just a few in the state, the Follow-Up Program monitors the development of at-risk Newborn Intensive Care Unit "graduates" and arranges rehabilitation services if any problems arise. Riley visited neonatologist Christine Butler, MD, at 12 months and 15 months. Dr. Butler's tests and observations showed that his progress was dramatic: By one year, he had caught up with his age group.
"Babies with good catch-up growth, like Riley, do very well in later years," says Dr. Freedman, who sees Riley regularly for well-child visits.
Riley is a living, breathing, running, jumping example that the expertise provided in Bridgeport Hospital's state-of-the-art NBICU enables babies to overcome rocky starts and lead happy, healthy lives. In fact, according to studies, 95% of 27-week infants cared for in the hospital's NBICU survive. Further, the hospital's Follow-Up Program confirms that 90% of Bridgeport Hospital NBICU babies enrolled in the program grow up perfectly normal.
In fact, Keri and Phil Simpson were so pleased with the care Riley received that when they were expecting their second child, only Bridgeport Hospital would do for them. And on March 4, 2005, just as Healthy & Wise was going to press, Anna Elizabeth Simpson was


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By Super Awesome Sylvia and her dad, James
Are you curious about experimenting with electronics, but the fear of electric shock or soldering iron burns keep you away?
Why not try squishy circuits! With a special recipe of food-safe, kitchen-made, pliable dough developed at the University of St. Thomas, kids of all ages can easily use their hands to mold their very own simple circuits right before their eyes! Lets go!
For this build, we'll be mixing up two different types of dough, and then experimenting. For both types of dough, we'll need:
- Deionized or distilled water (Tap water is OK if you don't have any)
- Flour
- Salt
- Sugar
- Vegetable oil
- Cream of tartar (or lemon juice to substitute if you can't find the stuff)
- Food coloring
- And last but not least, some measuring cups and a medium sized pot to mix it all up in
For basic experimentation, you'll need:
- 6 volt battery pack (or 9 volt battery)
- LEDs
- Toy motor
- Buzzer
- Or head over to the Maker Shed and get the Squishy Circuits kit, perfect for classrooms, it's got everything you need to start experimenting with your conductive dough.
Subscribe to Sylvia's Mini Maker Show Podcast in iTunes, download the m4v video directly, or watch it on YouTube and Vimeo.
First, lets make the conductive dough: Get out your medium sized pot and add in the following ingredients:
- 1/2 cup tap water
- 1/2 cup flour
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 ½ tablespoons Cream of tartar (or 4 ½ tablespoons lemon juice to substitute) ,
- ½ teaspoons of vegetable oil
- and last but not least, some food coloring!
Coloring the dough isn't required, but it really helps ensure it doesn't get confused with our insulator dough. Once that's all in the pot, mix it right up.
Once mixed cold, put the pot on the stove over medium heat (adults should help!), constantly stirring. It won't be long before it gets thicker and thicker (and much harder to stir), eventually turning into a big lumpy ball. Turn off the heat, and get yourself a big flat surface sprinkled with about 1/4 cup of flour, then empty out your big lumpy ball onto it. Start carefully rolling and kneading the dough around in the flour until it's the right consistency (careful, it's hot!). And that's it, now you've got your very own conductive dough!
Now for the insulating dough: Get out a large bowl and pour in:
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Mix it all together, then pour in the distilled water 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing it in fully before adding another one. Keep adding until your mix looks sticky and doughey like the picture below, then take it out, and like before, roll it around on a flour coated surface until it's the right consistency.
Now to experiment! But.. what is a circuit? and what is.. electricity?
Electricity is all around us, all because of Atoms and their charges. An atom is the simplest form of any element, and they're super important. Atoms are made up of protons and neutrons in the nucleus, surrounded by whizzing whirring shells of negatively charged electrons. With most metals, like our friend copper (commonly used for wires), their outer electrons are loose and easily shared between each other, these "free" electrons make them great electrical conductors, passing a charge from one atom to the next.
With other elements, like old curmudgeon oxygen, they don't like to share their electrons much, making them great electric insulators, keeping any charge from moving freely to other atoms very easily.
To make the passage of electrical charge do some work for us, we use a circuit. First, we need a battery. The electron charge wants to flow from the negative to the positive terminal, but the charge has no way to do it on its own through the air. Once we add long strings of conductive elements (wires, or our salty conductive dough), we can help them get there. Include a resistor and an LED, and our circuit is complete!
In every circuit, you have three basic things at play:
- Voltage (measured in volts), is like the pressure for the electrons to move out of the battery.
- Resistance (measured in ohms Ω) is whatever impedes (slows down) the flow of electricity through something, lowering the effective voltage.
- Current (measured in amps) is a measurement of the actual power moving through a circuit in a given time, to see it, you need both voltage and resistance in a complete circuit.
Their relationship in a circuit is called Ohms Law, something we'll have to talk more about in another show.
Now to experiment!
First, a few rules: Never touch your batteries' leads directly to each other, that would cause a short and could damage the battery. Also, never hook an LED directly up to the battery, it will go "pop" and never work again!
First try just rolling up two bits of dough and attaching the battery leads to them, then connect an LED, as long as the polarity is correct, you should get light! Try a buzzer and a motor too. Notice if the dough touches the other piece of dough, the light will go out (or at least get very dim). Electricity is "lazy," and will always take the path of least resistance, if it can get where it wants to go without turning on the light or doing extra work, it will.
Now try making a big doughnut of conductive dough, then a smaller doughnut of insulating dough, then one center squidge of conductive dough in the middle. With your battery hooked up to the center and the outside, you can hook up your LEDs in a circle, or experiment with series vs parallel circuits.
Once you've got the hang of that, try using the conductive and the insulating dough as your own squishy potentiometer! Put a large resistor between analog 0 and ground on an Arduino, hook one side to 5 volts, and the other side to Analog pin 0 with our RIFF sketch, and try to make some squishy music! As the length of dough changes, so does the resistance.
For more awesome experiments to try out, check the awesome and comprehensive St. Thomas Squishy Circuits Building page.
When you're done, clean off any contacts with warm water, and store your dough in air tight plastic baggies to keep for up to two weeks.
That's all we've got for this episode, remember to have fun, never stop learning, and get out there and MAKE something!
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- With three weeks in the books, the ETSU baseball team is among some impressive company nationally as the Bucs have risen to a No. 15ranking in the RPI by WarrenNolan.com.
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What happened to the 99%?
From Zuccotti Park N.Y.C.2010 to the rest of the world almost instantaneously, OWS Movement spread like wildfire. Now in late 2012 the marginalization by the 1% and their "Power networks" over the 99% has won!
Will the people who believe in the ideals of the OWS movement always fail against a stronger, better financed and organized minority of the Political and financial "Elites" around the world? If not, why? when? or how?
Oct 24 2012: Depends on what 99% your talking about?
You needed an adjusted gross income of $343,927 to make it into the top 1% of U.S. taxpayers in 2009, the latest year for which Internal Revenue Service statistics are available. On the other hand, the U.S. median household income of $51,914 would put you in the top 1% worldwide. (IRS, GlobalRichList.com)
Oct 25 2012: "On the other hand, the U.S. median household income of $51,914 would put you in the top 1% worldwide."
Well, James is right to point out that young households don't make anywhere near $54k anywhere in the developed world and you have to be careful to not mix statistics for households and individuals. People in developed countries also get screwed over by high housing prices.
It's just not a fair comparison because many people in the world are being oppressed and/or never had opportunities, it's not that we have it so good, it's that they have it so bad, it's like beating someone up for no good reason and then telling him to be grateful because some people in the world get murdered for no good reason.
Oct 25 2012: Yes I can see that point. But people are getting murdered for not working/working to death for $2 or less an hour. I'll take minimum wage working at wal-mart then to work at foxxconn making iphones for apple
Oct 25 2012: The point is that you can't start justifying injustices with there being bigger injustices in the world. Some people would answer with "life ain't easy, everyone has to bring sacrifices", but that's not a real answer because right now the rich are not sacrificing, so either we don't really have to sacrifice, or we could afford to sacrifice a little less if the rich shared in our sacrifice. The middle class and poor in most developed countries ahve stagnated economically since about 2000, now you could say we shouldn't complain about that because it gives people in poor countries a chance to close the gap (because global production did grow), but the rich in the developed countries did see their incomes rise. Why should they be exempt from helping the poor countries (actually it's even worse, the rich have gotten 80% of the economic growth, at least in America, they're not only not contributing to helping the poor, they're actually taking money destined for the poor)?Oct 25 2012: Yes I really do see your point, but the rich are sacrificing in a different way I promise you this, sure its not the same as the average folk probably. But they are still struggle and have problems just like you and me. (now I am not talking billionaires which I still bet they have their struggles even if they are spending $20,000 a month on whatever) And to play devils advocate, the same argument could work the other way. Just because people making more money then the rest, doesn't mean the rest should get "their" money. Ok so lets consider this if income levels stayed proportionally the same. But the now low income worker goes from $2 a day to lets say $100,000 a year. But the 1% went to $343,927,000 a year? Would that be better? No because the people who are now making $100,000 will still be the poorest people just like the were before and will still complain about the top 1%.
Really what needs to happen is we need to get rid of money .... but this problem I have not figured out yet. :) There is no difference between the money thats in your pocket and the money in a game of monopoly! They are both printedOct 23 2012: Alcohol, drugs, weed, nicotine, obesity, and other addictions, forced them to go back to work : p
The problem with the Occupy movement, is the problem with almost all modern movements... They're against everything... but they aren't "for" anything.
If OWS held the line, and stayed focused, on drone strikes, surveillance, the drug war, the bank bailouts, and corporate socialism, they would realize 60% of the people are with them. The problem is, as is usually the case... Everyone wants redistribution... From someone else, to them. That doesn't work, that's not the governments role.
You can't be against the Wall Street bailout, and for a pension bailout... You're either for the government bailing out people when they make mistakes... Or you're against the government bailing out people when they make mistakes. You can't have your cake and eat it too.
If OWS had a clear message, of imprisoning the people who were bailed out due to fraud, and using that money to pay down the debt... The left and right would both be with them. The Tea Party would love that... but "Take their money, and give it to me, or people who took out loans they knew they couldn't pay back"... That's not as popular. The truth is, real capitalism... Is popular. Getting the government to stop supporting major corporations, and stop propping up wars for profit... Most of the people want that.
Letting non violent criminals out of jail, and focusing on people doing real damage... Most people want that. Ending the drone strikes/flying killer robots. Ending domestic surveillance... The only people not for those things, are the 1%. When you expand beyond the simple messages, of "Stop using the government as an institution of destruction"... you lose people. OWS got attacked by a bunch of special interests, which wanted the government to "Start being an institution of creation"... That doesn't work, you don't create by force.
John Smith
Oct 23 2012: "You can't be against the Wall Street bailout, and for a pension bailout..."
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Says who? There's a difference between helping out the most vulnerable who are victims of a predatory system and giving free money to already filthy rich people who are the driving force behind the predatory system. Not that all people who lost pension money were helpless victims but the way you put it can be construed to include people who are down on their luck.
Oct 23 2012: I do include poor people who are down on their luck. I want a system to exist, so that when they choose to get their act together, there are jobs, and schools, and addiction treatment centers to help them... I'm just not a fan of giving screw ups money, whether they are rich, or poor. People are meant to earn money. It is not meant to be handed out.
Also, your point would make more sense if we weren't 16 trillion dollars in debt. If we had a balanced budget, and successfully prosecuted criminals... Suddenly, we would have money we could invest. That money could be invested backing pensions... When you're 16 trillion dollars in debt and you seize assets... You pay back the debt, in my humble opinion.
Oct 24 2012: "I do include poor people who are down on their luck. I want a system to exist, so that when they choose to get their act together, there are jobs, and schools, and addiction treatment centers to help them... I'm just not a fan of giving screw ups money, whether they are rich, or poor. People are meant to earn money. It is not meant to be handed out."
Those job, education and treatment opportunities cost money too and are probably what most of the OWSers wanted anyway instead of dependency on a few trinkets of welfare.
"Also, your point would make more sense if we weren't 16 trillion dollars in debt. If we had a balanced budget, and successfully prosecuted criminals... Suddenly, we would have money we could invest. That money could be invested backing pensions... When you're 16 trillion dollars in debt and you seize assets... You pay back the debt, in my humble opinion."
Everyone has to pay, but when you see your $20k/year pension cut in half while some billionaire who was complicit in the crisis walks away with hundreds of millions you understandably become angry.
The number of people killed by lightning in New York City since 2008 is higher than the number of bankers and other financial thugs sent to jail in the entire United States over the same time.Oct 24 2012: Money talks...I think we can all agree that's true in 2012. "African American children are three times more likely to live in poverty than Caucasian children. American Indian/Alaska Native, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native Hawaiian families are more likely than Caucasian and Asian families to live in poverty" (Costello, Keeler, & Angold, 2001; National Center for Education Statistics, 2007). Socioeconomic factors influence everything we do. However, it doesn't seem our government takes that into consideration.
"In 2005, the high school dropout rate of Latinos was highest, followed by those of African Americans and American Indians/Alaska Natives" (National Center for Education Statistics, 2007). Many studies also indicate minorities are not taking care of themselves. They are not getting preventative treatments and that leads to more serious illnesses. I think the 99% are just a little lost right now.
Mitch SMith
Oct 24 2012: Hey James, to understand what's going on, I think you need to escape from the rational-actor falacy.
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Human motivation comes in a few forms, but by and large, it all depends on the proto-self:
Since Debono and others demonstrated the supremacy of perception over truth, all of media, politics and power has abandoned the old search for truth and, instead, refined the arts of perception.
Those on the left did not notice this and are still clamoring for truth - while the right has gotten the hint and now talk about "values" which make far more motivational sound-bytes.
You see, if you try to demonstrate truth, it makes people uncomfortable. No one really wants to spend a lot of time properly understanding anything. Specially if they are sufficiently comfortable. They will be more inclined to dismiss the "troublemaker" - no matter how dire the outcomes of their ignorance may be.
If you want to have change, you need to make people very uncomfortable. Otherwise the "truth" has no value to them.
A human needs a certain degree of "comfort" or they die. However, in the long-run, comfort is not our friend.
Lejan .
Oct 23 2012: OWS has been, and still is, a minority within the 99% majority, just because, neither time nor 'pressure' is 'ripe' yet.
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In many countries middle class may have seen the 'impact' of the 'system failure meteor', but the shock wave still has not crossed the daily walk path for most of them.
Only as more and more of them get blown away in the near future, the true meaning of what is actually happening right now, is able to settle within many more minds. The painful transition in between being an onlooker and becoming a real victim of this global fraud is the only motivation to the spoiled generations to take action and - even more important - to get united...
In this I am very optimistic that this time will come, as I see already many signs of unhappiness in many peoples lifes ...
It is a matter of time and 'ability to suffer' only!
Oct 23 2012: "ability to suffer"... We've got drugs for that. We can get that much higher. Our richest and best men are working on that right now...
Lejan .
Oct 23 2012: How would those drugs be served? Secretly, I assume. Via tab water additive or more like an iodinated white salt addition?
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Oct 23 2012: They already have estrogen and anti depressants in most American tap water... Chicken has a boat load of estrogen and anti depressants too... I told you... Don't worry... We'll figure it out : p
Lejan .
Oct 23 2012: So less beards and more breasts for American males? If not for other reasons, then it is already time to PANIC!
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Hmm, I see, many of you just can't because of what you said... :o)
But, seriously, what at times shocks me is, that those scenarios would not shock me to be proven for this purpose...
So we may look closer into filter-systems and rain water supply.Oct 24 2012: Thanks Lejan and David, I do agree with this aswell, it's a train wreck all ways round! I'm so glad my parents had the intelligence to leave America after the first four years of the Reagan regime, my life would be so much worse if we had stayed!
Same AsIs
Oct 27 2012: Come on guys...oil slides of oil and oil will always ask why...we are all the same, with all the same characteristics and similar to snow flakes we are all slightly different and these differences measure themselves and form groups for support. Then we all start pointing fingers, saying things like, they are worse than me, they need more, they need less and all calculations are measured around the speaker and we are told not to point fingers and thousands of years later we are still arguing (that is held in place by denial).
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So on the scale of greed running from 0 to infinity we all stand at our locations, all saying those behind need more, those ahead need less and if I could just get a little more life would be great...so wisdom told us we are all the same (the pie of one)...unfortunately we see things differently (we cut the pie up and average)...why listen to wisdom, better to deny and argue simple things...
Oct 27 2012: No argument from me, i tend to largely agree, i'm no desperado that's for sure!
edward long
Oct 25 2012: They are either at work; looking for a job; or at the unemployment office.
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Oct 26 2012: Your answer i think too is spot on Edward, cheers for the short and straight to the point answer!
W. Ying
Oct 26 2012: I think:
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The real reason is our instincts of equality, which is essential for our evolution.
However, the problem is easy to solve if both 1% and 99% understand what INVALID HAPPINESS is.
Oct 26 2012: I have not read your book which I gather is where the oxymoronic mantra. "Invalid Happiness" comes from. Anyway, When you say "The real reason is our instincts of equality. . . " what question are you answering?Oct 25 2012: More and more of the 99% are being arrested for congregating unlawfully,
because they have lost their homes, been put out of work, have nowhere to go and were deemed
illegal just because they were gathered, talking and wondering what to do.
It's illegal to be homeless. Another law and another way to help the private business
sector of prisons, gain more customers. Profit is important to business and needs lots of customers,
i.e. foot-traffic. New laws help because they simply make more citizens into criminals.
Next up: you too, you two, could go to jail if you sit too long at Starbucks!
Oct 26 2012: New laws are always designed to snare the weak, but never strong enough to stop or imprison the well off's or 1%er's.
Alan Stanford, Bernie Madoff, Richard Marin Scrushy are a few that have seen major jail time, but they are the minority for sure!
In the U.K, from the 1997-2011,the then Labour Government had introduced 4,289 "NEW" Criminal Offences!
SOURCE: Guiness Book of World Records 2011!(Australian Version)Oct 24 2012: Numbers which are NOT based on reality can just as easily be described as "Made up" or not real, Science as you say "descibes reality or not"! And Economics as i said before isn't real or based in reality.
How do you put numbers or Economic theory to a tree or forest, yet they try and horribly fail, deforestation, loss of species, How can a rational, intelligent, socially progressive individual fathom that thought!
If there's money, then the rational Economist come and do their pseudo-science and plunder everything, leaving nothing.This is not Economics based on either David Riccardo or Adam Smith, this is just economics based and focused on the ruling elites around the globe and what works best for them, not everyone!
"All animals are created equal, except some animals are more equal than others"! George Orwell, -Animal Farm
Oct 24 2012: suggestion: try to use the "reply" function
i can only repeat myself: choose the school of economics carefully. i'm glad that you know all schools of economics inside out, and you know that none of them are based on reality. i would be glad at least, if i believed you. but i suspect that your knowledge of economics is ... let say limited.Oct 23 2012: The slacktivists got bored.
Rhona Pavis
Oct 23 2012: The 1% beat them up so badly they are in a coma. I hope they awaken from the coma very soon and manifest their positive will in an efficient way. POWER TO THE POSITIVE!Oct 23 2012: In March of 2012 I wrote the following:
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The Occupy Wall St. movement died last week. It was first reported in the New York Times in an article that read, "A group of business leaders—including Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield of Ben & Jerry's ice cream and former Nirvana manager Danny Goldberg—are planning to pour substantial funds into the Occupy Wall Street movement in hopes of sustaining the protests and fostering political change." One had to dig further than into the story in the New York Times to get "All the News..." however. In another report the headlines read, "Ben & Jerry raise cool 'Occupy' cash, get activists' cold shoulder."
The twist in the story is that neither Occupy Wall St., or it's General Assemble, will not be directing these new funds. "Movement Resources Group" will be in charge of the purse strings. While the website could not assessed the at the time of this writing, "Movement Resources Group" whose $1.745 million budget for 2012 defines the group as "InterOccupy-National Coordination," it was possible to glean this much from the search: "Due to the horizontal structure of Occupy, it is difficult for funders to connect with this nascent movement. The purpose of MRG is to act as a liaison..."
In business terms this would be called a hostile takeover perhaps, but can't we all just call it was it is, "a hi-jacking"?
Whatever became of the money or Ben & Jerry's interest in the protest I cannot say.
Oct 24 2012: Thank you Theodore,I live in Australia and was completely UNAWARE of Ben and Jerry's game of "three card Monty" with supposed MRG! Very troubling!
I remember Ben and Jerry's ice cream very well, When i lived in America, my brother went to the University of Vermont in Burlington VT in 1984. "The Home of Ben and Jerry's" then, these guys were suppose to be anti-Corporate, anti "Big" business at the time. I see now that this idealism of their beginnings has evaporated with them becoming 1%er's, too bad eh!
Cheers Theodore, much appreciate your time and thoughts on this subject!
Oct 24 2012: I remember their first scoop shop in Burlington. It had been a gas station in another life till Ben & Jerry started making ice cream there.
To be fair to them both, they do support many good causes with their foundation.
I last saw them at Vermont Senentor Bernie Sanders's, Town Hall event trying to rally support for a constitutional amendment to reverse the Citizens United Supreme Court decision.
I just think they didn't realize what they were getting into with OWS.Oct 27 2012: None of us are I hope my words were not directional, I was not pointing my finger, I hope you know...actually as I re read I do not believe I addressed all the issues so in conclusion the reason(s) our surges die off is one we are all part of the argument so our energy drains quicker and money just gives us something else to occupy our minds like survival, the other is the reciprocal evolution we are apart of...life is a continual wave...birth up to teens, during these years we rebel, then the years of commitment limiting the time needed to challenge then becomes the switch the newly raised become the voice and the maturing settle into the argument and become the problem...and the children cry and we sit and ponder why...so my question is why are we doing this, why can we not see it and change it for the better...is it pre defined or learned/taught a bi product of thought another contribution from a species who deny responsibility, specifically to the truth?Oct 26 2012: I found this quite interesting so I will pass it along here. Matthew Taylor frames to argument nicely, "does politics today have the capacity to respond to the kind of complex challenges we are currently facing, such as meeting the needs of an ageing population and reigniting economic growth?"
http://www.thersa.org/events/video/vision-videos/prospects-for-a-new-progressivismOct 26 2012: Occupy Wall Street (OWS) is the name given to a protest movement that began on September 17, 2011 in Zuccotti Park, located in New York City's Wall Street financial district. The Canadian activist group Adbusters initiated the protest. Sociologist Dana Williams argued that "the most immediate inspiration for Occupy is anarchism", and the LA Times has identified the "controversial, anarchist-inspired organizational style" as one of the hallmarks of OWS.
The administrations effort to re-distribute the wealth in the United Staes and to firmly entrench socialism inspired the OWC and the anarchists. This has created class warfare which the militants have encouraged and spread in hopes of bringing the corporations and politicians into line.
Those who truely believed in the initial movement goals were now a part of a much greater scheme without their consent or knowledge.
The 1% did not kill off the movement. The Wall Street Journal, pollster Douglas Schoen wrote that polling of the protesters revealed "a deep commitment to left-wing policies: opposition to free-market capitalism and support for radical redistribution of wealth, intense regulation of the private sector. In short Socialism/Communism/Markism.
The movement is in the hands of radicals. Join if you wish but be aware of what you seek ... you may find it.
Recall that Cuba was once a prosperous nation until a man named Castro invoked these same principals. Good Luck.
W. Ying
Oct 26 2012: I think:
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The problem is easy to solve if both 1% and 99% understand what INVALID HAPPINESS is.
Wrong?Oct 26 2012: The American Government is in the hands of radicals already Robert! Where on earth have you been the last 10-15 years or so.These fanatics are hell bent on taking to fruition their insideous, imbalanced and un-just Democratic values and throwning them away for a Plutocratic Military state where War Fear and Terror are always JUST around the corner!
Not like that in Cuba, i've been there three times since 2002.
Oct 26 2012: Your right Che solved the opposition problem in Cuba.
And perhaps the election will will resolve the radicals in charge in the US.
You really are on my side after all. Thanks.
Oct 27 2012: I don't know if Che had much if anything to do with it really, that is life currently in Cuba especially four decades after his death.In real historical (Cuban) terms,not what we in the West are inculcated with through Corporate media outlets. Che is considered by most Cubans that have heard about him a very minor player in ridding Cuba of American colonialism.Oct 26 2012: @Robert Winner: While I can see the socialist inspiration in OWS, I can't see any anarchy in it. OWS-goers seem to want re-distribution of wealth, but if there is no government (i.e. anarchy), who can they expect to do the re-distributing?
On the whole, I agree with your conclusion.
Oct 26 2012: Anarchism is often considered to be a radical left-wing ideology, and much of anarchist economics and anarchist legal philosophy reflect anti-statist interpretations of communism, collectivism, syndicalism or participatory economics.
By this measure anarchists would not be without government ... they would replace the current form with their acceptable form.
Thanks for your reply. Bob.Oct 25 2012: @John Smith: "you can't start justifying injustices with there being bigger injustices in the world."
the exact same thing, namely one person having much more than another is an injustice if you happen to be the poor one, but not a problem at all if you happen to be the rich one. what about being taxed up to 50% or more, and use this money to support people in congo? sounds like a good idea to you? why not? it is the same thing what you want.
Oct 25 2012: You twist my words: I was saying I don't have a problem with stagnation in the West to benefit people in poorer countries (economic growth can go to the poorer countries), but I noticed that stagnation does not happen for the rich. Also, there is a big difference between a rich CEO paying tax money because he doesn't give his employees a fair share of the wealth they created, unless he is forced to and me paying for the upkeep of someone in Congo who has no relation to me whatsoever.
There are two ways to make this consistent: 1) join the rich in opposing any taxation and responsibility for the less fortunate, or 2) demand that the rich pay up just like I do.
P.S. income inequality is also very much about power. You may think that someone else having a billion dollar is none of my business, but then he starts buying politicians and gambling with large amounts of resources. Wealth equals power and I don't think we should let a small number of people have an ever increasing share of the power just because they are shrewd or outright ruthless (though most of all just damn lucky) business people whom nobody ever elected, worse they'll pass on their power to their children.
Oct 25 2012: see? i was right. you are quick to find excuses why it is not injustice that you live in privilege, in a air conditioned room, eating pizzas, using high end mobile phones, while children in congo hunger. this is fair. but on the other hand, it is not fair that a business owner pays much less to a worker than he earns himself.
it is all about power, as you have said, and you aspire to have more of it. it should not be about power though. we could simply respect property rights, and admit that we just as much entitled to our own as the rich to theirs. and though giving is nice, taking by force is not nice.Oct 25 2012: Thanks Henry for this well constructed and thought out piece, you are so right in this regard.
Do you think Henry that the Types of Presidents American have elected since Carter, the Conservative, Fundamentalist with regards to their Religion, non-progressive socially as in regards to programs for minorities and the disadvantaged which have been eviscerated from Government over this time period, and could this be the long term impact or effect of Reagan's first dismantling of these social structures in America?Oct 25 2012: That's awsesome Casey for people like ourselves, living where i do in Australia also puts us(Australia) in that global 1% Worldwide, even above America!
The Non-1% or The Occupy Movement i'm more referring too, the YOUTH, not the old fully complient and indoctrinated sheep, 99% people are ones who've never been able to find appropriate employment, disenfranchised even with stellar grades from top notch Universities!
So they don't even appear on the statistics you cite.The one's who were on the streets everywhere there was an oppurtunity to do so before getting beaten up and assulted by public servant Police, NOT the pin-headed anarchist hell bent on raising hell at what or whoever's cost!
Does this provide an adaquate response on which 99% i'm talking about?
Oct 25 2012: Oh well I kinda hate to admit this but I am still not sure thats a good example because I am probably close to being in the top 5% of america but that has nothing to do with the degree I got in college. The problem with education on a whole. Is that they should be teaching people how to think, not what to thinkOct 24 2012: O.K., I was not aware of this philanthropy, but i'm 100% sure it's only for tax minimisation purposes, and NOT out of the generosity and goodness of their heart. It's a "good" thing to show publically for PR purposes this Philanthropy, and they make sure it's known. They don't want to be seen as total miser's with their fortune,bad public relations. J.P.Getty is still to this day noted for his stinginess, and he's been dead eighty years!
Oct 25 2012: Man! It's awfully confusing to read your comments. Whom are you addressing in this comment? Do try to use the "reply" feature on TED.
Oct 25 2012: it was in reply to me on comment made by someone who replied to my question.
It was about Ben & Jerry and how they are philanthropic with some of their money and i was replying on how i was unaware of this philanthropy.
Second time i've used TED.
To err is human bud, the respondent did get this message, and i got another response, so i believe your needing to read it was superfluous!Oct 24 2012: You both make very compelling and balanced statements which i tend to largely agree on. The problem with equity re-distribution I believe is SO LARGE and encompasses multitudes of the already stratified society that America has become in the last thirty or so years. Such polarization of the American populos(Tea-baggers, Christian right wing Neo-cons) when seen from abroad as in my case only confirms this imbalance, it's only then that one realises it's going to be almost impossible to really attempt to do anything other than what is currently being done,i.e. that Americans are now and will almost certainly forever require a "ruling elite" to continue the status quo until....... i don't kow, some kind of MEGA disaster to re-shuffle the Democratic deck of cards in the U.S.!Oct 24 2012: Economics by enlarge isn't real, it's a social construct Krisztian, given undue credibility! Economics AREN'T a science either!
They're just a way for the 1 % to take advantage , manipulate and manage the 99% from the cradle to the grave!
Oct 24 2012: pick your school of economics carefully. btw it is not a social construct. science either describes reality or not. it does not matter what we like and what we don't like. reality is independent from our desires and beliefs.Oct 24 2012: c'mon Jedrek, are you so cynical to call people who want change and a re-balance from the status quo "slackivists"!Oct 24 2012: I do agree with this, and thanks Rhonda for your insight on this subject!Oct 23 2012: they went home to learn some real economics before going to the streets again.
Oct 25 2012: One could only hope!
Oct 25 2012: it was intended to be sarcastic actually. if they ever meet real knowledge, which they probably won't, but if they do, they will immediately open a conversation on some forum about how ridiculous or evil a theory they have found. knowledge is not comfortable.Oct 23 2012: The 99% exists only as a concept and bumper sticker slogan. I've repeatedly that there was never a 51% of the 99% and this was its undoing. I've also questioned whether it ever achieve the status as an actual "movement." Occupy Wall St. did spawned widespread protests and provided a platform to express a general dissatisfaction with various aspects of the economic recession; home owners in foreclosure, the recently unemployed, those that felt the pinch in the downturn of the economy, etc. OWS's strength was that it never articulated its goals, and this provided an umbrella under which everyone tried to fit. Ultimately, this worked against OWS, when those that worked within a General Assemble were willing to move in a more progressive direction that few of the 99'er could support. (33% "would be prepared to resort to violence.") .
Most of those that identified with the 99% were working in a direction that would have had the Democratic Party take notice of the their dissatisfaction with the gridlock in Washington.
Former Clinton pollster, Doug Schoen had produced poll showing that only 4 percent of protestors want the movement to achieve "radical redistribution of wealth", while 35 percent want it to emulate the Tea Party by exerting more influence on the Democratic Party.
The legacy of OWS might be a tax hikes on the rich "if" Democrats win in November.
Oct 23 2012: "Former Clinton pollster, Doug Schoen had produced poll showing that only 4 percent of protestors want the movement to achieve "radical redistribution of wealth" "
Actually there was a study that showed most Americans, even a majority of republicans favored an income inequality level that was lower than Sweden's, just as there are studies that show the vast majority of Americans support the provisions of the ACA act and agree with progressives concepts. The trick is to not tell people that the thing they're being questioned about is a progressive idea, that way you overcome the tribalism of left/right division.
Oct 23 2012: Great link and all true. I use to count ballots and was always amazed at how people undermined themselves politically when they voted, splitting tickets for candidates with conflicting agendas.
But its not so much the Left/Right division at this point much as it is the Left/ Progressive divide. Thisis a point made by Michael Kazin in his book "American Dreamer."
One reviewer put in this way, "" Kazin concedes that radical leftists have often been out of touch with prevailing values, including those of the people they wish to liberate. He concludes that American radicals have done more to change what he calls the nation's "moral culture" than to change its politics."
The Tea Party's call for a return to states rights has merit, and I wish the Left would embrace this idea as well. This would in small ways limit a movement toward central control.
Oct 23 2012: I wouldn't worry about the "radical left" (who are centrist by the rest of the world's, except the Islamic countries, standards) when you have American Taliban to contend with who want to turn the United States in a theocracy.Oct 23 2012: Yes the one percent will continue to win, until one or more of the following:
1. The masses get so unhappy that they get violent. This is very unlikely in the rich countries because the masses themselves are economically comfortable, and very well indoctrinated in the evil of violence.
2. The masses become more involved in the election process. This is also unlikely, for a number of reasons, but particularly because the masses are primarily concerned with economic activity.
3. The masses become more intelligent. This is not completely impossible. It seems to me that children are becoming much more intelligent and they seem to lose it as they approach adulthood. If we stop burning coal and get the mercury out of the air, we might see an amazing change. Another possibility is education reform. I suppose junk food might be another explanation.
4. The terrorists (or possibly the 1%) do something that interferes with the National Football League. This would not be tolerated and could result in violent revolution. The recent lockout of the referees offered hope, but it was settled too soon.
Basically, the masses are content enough to tolerate the machinations of the one percent. If the one percent are careful and do not get too arrogant, they can maintain this situation indefinitely. And they know it.
Oct 23 2012: I was struck particularly by two parts of your response and agree with both, though I have no specific evidence. I agree that people in the United States are economically comfortable, not in the sense that all are but a great majority are, between income from work and any other support they receive by way of a social safety net. The standard of living in the sense of access to the necessities of life remains high. There are fears about the future and the dimming of the American Dream as it used to be conceived.
Your second point that struck me is that "children are becoming much more intelligent and they seem to lose that as they approach adulthood." Measurements support the claim that children's intelligence is increasing and I believe children are becoming more active in advancing their own ideas as well.
I think a lot of effort during schooling goes into developing critical thinking and identifying logical fallacies, but that focus does not continue into adulthood when biases often seem to take an increasingly strong hold.
These are simply my impressions based on a lot of work with children and adults and a lot of interaction outside of a school setting with both.
Barry Palmer
Oct 23 2012: Fritzie, thanks for your reply. While most of my opinions are based on impressions, you usually have the figures and research, and I have a lot of respect for your approach to issues.
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The part about the kids losing it as they get older is not a joke. I have observed some extremely bone headed decisions in recent times that seem completely inexplicable, unless it was the influence of mercury or some other similar agent. An example is connecting top secret computer systems to the public internet. This seems so absurd that I wonder whether it is part of a misinformation campaign. The Strategic Defense Initiative was another example. I can understand that Dr. Teller could convince Reagan that it might be plausible, but I cannot understand how the Soviets could take it seriously.
Some historians seriously think that lead poisoning caused the downfall of Rome. For us, it could be mercury.
Fritzie -
Oct 23 2012: I knew it was not a joke. While an environmental cause may be involved, I tend to doubt it. I think, rather, that confirmation bias affects adults more and that adults tend to get more entrenched in inflexible ways of looking at things.
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I am not saying this phenomenon is universal, but kids don't generally have as much of a bias toward being considered right, I think, as many adults do and therefore are more open to considering different points of view and learning from that.
Sorry, James, to veer a little off your track.Oct 24 2012: There is another explanation for the reduction in intelligence of children: puberty.
During puberty there is a massive synaptic cull that is precipitated by fertility hormones.
This has the effect of shifting intellectual focus to the groin.
From that point, adolescents have to re-build their world views to incorporate sexual behaviour.Oct 24 2012: Thank you both, Barry and Fritzie, those angles you mention i hadn't really fully thought through and i concur that those points are most certainly very valid, and are rather hard to correct in some cases, meaning that status quo will most likely envelope the OWS Movement, through the above mentioned realities of living in developed Democracies. English and French citizens are more likely in my opinion to revolt against their ruling class due to their historical backgrounds of such revolutions, far more than American's.Very helpful guys, Thanks for your time and opinions.


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