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Nine Mother's Days have passed and Max is more grateful than ever for his adoptive parents. "I feel so privileged and blessed to have them in my life," he told me. "They've provided everything I need, and even some things that I want."
Max admits that he was "worried, nervous and scared" in the early days of their relationship because he was too young to appreciate the miracle of the moment. "Today I know they want the best for me and they also help me to reach my best. I appreciate that, even though I do not show it."
Spoken like a true teenage son.
Gael Shaffer, the woman who became guardian with a simple Mother's Day rose, was quick to deflect praise to her husband. "I've learned what a tremendously important thing a father is in a child's life. Max had never known a father until Steve. Max was hungry for what a father could provide, both the shared experiences and the discipline. I hadn't had the opportunity to observe the change that occurs when a father appears in the life of a child who has never had one."
Keen observations from a humble woman, but may she never forget that when God called, she was on the other end, too. Families start with mothers.
To flavor my understanding of Max's unusual journey, I asked his first grade teacher for her observations on this unique family saga. Melissa Dodge of W.W. Robinson Elementary School was Max's teacher the year his mother succumbed to her illnesses.
After heaping praise on the Shaffers for opening their hearts and home, Dodge offered that Max was her special challenge that year. "Max was defiant, stubborn, contrary, bright, strong and loyal and he knew exactly how to find my last nerve — every single time. Max has grown from a defiant little sparkplug on his own agenda to an amazing young man. He has become exactly what I knew he could, what I hoped and prayed for. He always had that special spark but in his early life it was diminished and overshadowed by his circumstances."
Dodge calls Max her greatest success story. "Not because of anything I did for him, but for what he has accomplished. He has taught me that no child is a lost cause and each one has potential for greatness. Sometimes you have to go digging for it."
Most of us will never adopt a child, much less in such unusual fashion. Nor will we likely be asked to grant a dying mother's wish or upend our lives in some other dramatic way. No, our opportunities to serve probably won't include a Mother's Day miracle.
But what if the call came? Could I have responded the way this family did? Would you have recognized heaven's hand in putting that particular son of God in your path? Shouldn't we all be ready to embrace one who might not share our blood, but who shares our spiritual DNA with the same eternal father?
On a Sabbath Day in Virginia nine years ago, without knowing, a Christian couple set an example for the rest of us. No matter the question, no matter the service and no matter the sacrifice, we must be ready.
When God calls, will you have the courage to answer?
Jason F. Wright is a New York Times best-selling author of 10 books, including "Christmas Jars," "The Wednesday Letters," and "The 96th Annual Apple Valley Barn Dance." He can be reached at email@example.com or jasonfwright.com.
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The Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI) is a tool used to estimate a patient's risk of perioperative cardiac complications. The RCRI and similar clinical prediction tools are derived by looking for an association between preoperative variables (e.g., patient's age, type of surgery, comorbid diagnoses, or laboratory data) and the risk for cardiac complications in a cohort of surgical patients (the "derivation cohort"). Variables that have independent predictive value in a logistic regression analysis are incorporated into the risk index. Ideally, the accuracy and validity of the risk index is then tested in a separate cohort (the "validation cohort"). In 1977 Goldman, et al., developed the first cardiac risk index, which included nine variables associated with an increased risk of perioperative cardiac complications.[1] This became known as the Original Cardiac Risk Index (or alternatively the Goldman Index). In 1999, Lee et al. published a cardiac risk index derived from 2893 patients and validated in 1422 patients aged ≥ 50 undergoing major noncardiac surgery, which became known as the Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI).[2] Lee identified six independent variables that predicted an increased risk for cardiac complications. A patient's risk for perioperative cardiac complications increased with number of variables that were present.
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0 predictors = 0.4%, 1 predictor = 0.9%, 2 predictors = 6.6%, ≥3 predictors = >11%
Compared with the Original Cardiac Risk Index, the RCRI was easier to use and more accurate. The RCRI was used widely in clinical practice, research, and was incorporated in a modified form into the 2007 preoperative cardiac risk evaluation guideline from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology.[3] The ACC/AHA guidelines use the 5 clinical RCRI criteria in their screening algorithm. The surgery-specific risk (#6 on the above list) is included separately in the algorithm. Criterion #4, diabetes with insulin use was also changed to any diagnosis of diabetes in the ACC/AHA algorithm.
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- ^ Goldman, L.; Caldera, D. L.; Nussbaum, S. R.; Southwick, F. S.; Krogstad, D.; Murray, B.; Burke, D. S.; O'Malley, T. A.; Goroll, A. H.; Caplan, C. H.; Nolan, J.; Carabello, B.; Slater, E. E. (1977). "Multifactorial Index of Cardiac Risk in Noncardiac Surgical Procedures". New England Journal of Medicine 297 (16): 845–850. doi:10.1056/NEJM197710202971601. PMID 904659.
- ^ Lee, T. H.; Marcantonio, E. R.; Mangione, C. M.; Thomas, E. J.; Polanczyk, C. A.; Cook, E. F.; Sugarbaker, D. J.; Donaldson, M. C.; Poss, R.; Ho, K. K.; Ludwig, L. E.; Pedan, A.; Goldman, L. (1999). "Derivation and prospective validation of a simple index for prediction of cardiac risk of major noncardiac surgery". Circulation 100 (10): 1043–1049. doi:10.1161/01.CIR.100.10.1043. PMID 10477528.
- ^ Fleisher, L. A.; Beckman, J. A.; Brown, K. A.; Calkins, H.; Chaikof, E.; Fleischmann, K. E.; Freeman, W. K.; Froehlich, J. B.; Kasper, E. K.; Kersten, J. R.; Riegel, B.; Robb, J. F.; Smith Jr, S. C.; Jacobs, A. K.; Adams, C. D.; Anderson, J. L.; Antman, E. M.; Buller, C. E.; Creager, M. A.; Ettinger, S. M.; Faxon, D. P.; Fuster, V.; Halperin, J. L.; Hiratzka, L. F.; Hunt, S. A.; Lytle, B. W.; Nishimura, R.; Ornato, J. P.; Page, R. L.; Riegel, B. (2007). "ACC/AHA 2007 Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Care for Noncardiac Surgery: Executive Summary". Journal of the American College of Cardiology 50 (17): 1707–1732. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2007.09.001. PMID 17950159.


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Mischief springs to mind when Julia Deans thinks about
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bandmates from the Adults, and other members of New Zealand's
pop music royalty for the 2013 Classic Hits Winery Tour.
''We're all good mates and all these artists have been around
a number of years now and just add wine and good weather and
good music, so it's going to be a lot of fun and a really
nice vibe.''
The frontwoman of Fur Patrol has never been more prolific
since the platinum-selling, four-time Tui award-winning rock
band went into hibernation at the end of 2008.
Her solo debut Modern Fables in 2010 led to her own tours and
shows with and without backing musicians, then the Adults,
Toogood's side-project away from Shihad, took on a life of
its own last year.
Deans as part of the Adults rocked Revolver in Queenstown in
July 2011, then returned to entertain 1000 national and
international tourism representatives at the Trenz farewell
party at Steamer Wharf in May this year.
The Adults performed songs from their album with the
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra in the CBS Arena for one
night only on June 1. A total of 10 songs were released on an
the original album in November. The arrangements for the
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''That gig was phenomenal, we had such a good time,'' Deans
''You don't really get an opportunity to play with that many
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''The combined sound of an orchestra is quite extraordinary
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once or twice in a lifetime.
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fuss is and I'm very lucky in that it's the second time I've
been able to play with an orchestra.''
While Christchurch and the Deans family have been entwined
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their cabaret show Brel: The Words and Music of Jacques Brel
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I've ever done in my life.
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California's Scott Speed is about to put a couple of new statistics in the
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When was the last time a driver from the United States took part in a Grand Prix weekend? And who was the last U.S. driver to participate in a United States Grand Prix?
The answers: Michael Andretti, who drove his McLaren Ford to third place in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on Sept. 12, 1993, and Eddie Cheever, who finished third in the Phoenix Grand Prix on June 4, 1989.
Red Bull Racing has nominated Speed as its third driver for the upcoming Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal (June 10-12) and the United States Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (June 17-19).
OK, Speed will be practicing and not racing. But this will mark the
first time that an American driver has participated in a Grand Prix weekend in a dozen years.
"This is an incredible opportunity for me," said Speed. "Putting aside the fact that my second appearance at a Grand Prix will be in my homeland, it is really exciting to be driving an F1 car in front of a big crowd."
F1 rules permit teams that finished fifth or lower in the previous year's
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hour-long Friday practice sessions on each Grand Prix weekend.
"I have never driven at either Montreal or Indy, so it will be a good
experience for me," Speed said. "I don't know what to expect, but I am there to do a job, so I don't feel any extra pressure at the thought of the media interest that might come with it."
So far this season, the Red Bull has alternated Christian Klien and
Vitantonio Liuzzi in the race seat/third driver role. Liuzzi is standing down for the next couple of events, however, and Speed is being put to work.
Speed's job on the Fridays in Montreal and Indianapolis will be to assist
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"For the weekend [in Montreal] and the next week in Indianapolis, we have decided to give Red Bull Junior driver Scott Speed a couple of outings in the third car on Friday morning, following a successful test at Silverstone this week and in Barcelona earlier in the year," said Red Bull team principal Christian Horner. "These races coincide with a gap in his GP2 schedule. We will be watching his progress with interest. Scott is obviously the most promising talent to come out of the USA for some considerable time. His achievements in Europe have been extremely impressive."
Speed is currently competing in the new GP2 series, which runs in
conjunction with the Grand Prix weekends in Europe. He has scored three podium finishes this season and is in second place in the championship.
GP2 cars are of identical dimensions to a F1 car but use a V8 engine with lower horsepower than the F1 V10s.
Born in San Jose, California on Jan. 24, 1983, Speed has long aspired to
become the next U.S. driver to race in F1.
"I was influenced by my father," Speed said. "He was interested in F1 and watched it, and so that it what I wanted to do. As soon as I got into karting and started competing, it is my personality to be competitive, and I wanted to be the best at something. I was playing all kinds of sports as a kid, and racing was the only thing I was really good at, and so I stuck with that. I made my goal the top of that level, which is F1."
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year and then again on June 3 at the Silverstone circuit in England. On
both occasions he impressed the team with his lap times and technical
"A F1 car is completely different to anything else I have ever driven,"
Speed said, "so the more miles I can do, the better. My GP2 car is more similar to a Champ car, but I feel comfortable in the F1 car."
"F1 also involves a lot more technology, but I love that side of the
sport," he added. "Ever since I was ten years old, I was looking at the
data from my go-kart. The technology is probably one of the main reasons I was drawn to F1, apart from the fact it is clearly the pinnacle of the sport. There is so much data available, that there is always something to learn and that makes the job even more interesting."
Speed believes that interest in F1 in the U.S. is on the rise.
"It is a common misconception that people in America are not interested in F1," he said. "From my experience, everyone racing in the States would love to compete in F1. Interest in F1 in the States is definitely growing. But for an American, it can be an unattainable target. For a start, you have to move to Europe, which financially is almost impossible for most kids. It means you have to leave home and that requires a big sacrifice in terms of leaving your family behind. In my case, backing from Red Bull made it possible."
American drivers Phil Hill and Mario Andretti won the World Championships in 1961 and 1978 respectively. Speed or any other American hopeful isn't quite at that level yet. But, for the first time in a dozen years, an American driver will be in a F1 car and one step closer to that goal.
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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Serge Ibaka was surprised so many people were surprised. So he makes more baskets in the first half than Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden combined. So he goes for a career-high 26 points, never missing a shot, in the conference final with the season likely on the line. Is that something new?
Of course it is a surprise. The whole thing is. The All-Defense center who averaged 9.1 points a game in the regular season dropping 26 on the Spurs, or one less than the previous three games of the series combined. The Thunder evening the West final 2-2 because Thabo Sefolosha has the offensive game of his life and then about 48 hours later Ibaka has the offensive game of most anyone's life.
Ibaka did miss one time Saturday night -- he missed the league playoff record for most attempts without a miss, that is. If that is not a surprise, it's only because a better word might be shocking. Impossible to believe, even.
Two games in three nights of found money inside rollicking Chesapeake Energy Arena. That's how it would have to be for the Thunder to climb back from 0-2, a seemingly impossible task against an opponent on a 20-game win streak. It would have to be through some freak occurrence, because teams with as much poise as the Spurs, playing as well as the Spurs, and with as much depth as the Spurs simply do not hand over that kind of lead one step before the Finals.
Oklahoma City earned the tie that guarantees another game here on Wednesday after the teams meet again Monday in San Antonio. No trick mirrors were involved. No one could have seen it coming like this, though, with Sefolosha on Thursday tying his season high with 19 points and then Ibaka on Saturday hitting all 11 attempts, one short of the NBA postseason mark of 12 for 12 by Larry McNeill of the Kansas City-Omaha Kings on April 13, 1975.
Hello, freak occurrences.
"(Saturday) he was impressive," Spurs guard Manu Ginobili said. "11 for 11 in Game 4 of the conference finals is not easy to do. I understand if he runs in transition and dunks or on drop-offs when we help (on another player on defense). That can happen. But he made five to six jumpers, and that's something we were willing to give up. But he was impressive today. He made every shot. He was very active as always on the defensive end, so he had an unbelievable game."
Said San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich: "All the bigs scored tonight. Obviously you put your attention on the big three there (Durant, Westbrook and Harden) and try do a great job on them first, just naturally. But the bigs came through tonight and were outstanding. I didn't look at the whole (box score), but I think they were 22 for 25 or some crazy thing. If you did a shooting drill with nobody guarding you, I don't think you could do that."
Exactly 22 of 25: 11 of 11 by power forward Ibaka, seven of nine from center Kendrick Perkins, four of five by backup big man Nick Collison. Everyone went off. Durant in the fourth quarter for sure -- 18 of his 36 points to secure the 109-103 Thunder victory -- but KD turning flammable can be expected. The other part, not so much.
Some crazy thing is right.
"You go into a game with a game plan and try to make other guys beat you," Collison said when asked to put himself in the Spurs' shoes. "When other guys are able to step up and make shots, it's tough to defend against that. We're just going to try to continue doing the same things. We're just a much better team when we move the basketball."
There is that kind of emotional boost for the Thunder as well, as if being 2-2 isn't rocket fuel enough. Two games in a row with unexpectedly big scoring contributions from players known strictly for defense -- that's a team suddenly in a special rhythm, knowing it can win even with Westbrook struggling with his shot and Harden missing on Saturday, knowing how it can be someone else's turn Monday night in San Antonio.
"Maybe for you it's a surprise," Ibaka said. "For myself and my teammates it's not a surprise. I worked hard today. I work hard every day. For you it's a surprise, I understand."
For him, in other words, it's not a surprise. Like holding up the offense until Durant can ride in for the final gun is typical. Nothing about what transpired over the course of three nights at Chesapeake Energy is typical. Of course it's a surprise.
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Is this a state bill or a Fed bill??
It doesnt make much difference if NRA is supporting it they are on the wrong side of the tracks again but if its Fed then I can hammer my reps to oppose it.
Sounds good on the surface but as the OP said you can get a restraining order about as easy as you can pickup your mail. And for no reason at all other than your mad at a person and want to cause them grief.


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The life of a bartender can be dangerous, if you work in some club where people come strapped and there's no security doing door searches. Not to mention the beer bottles.
Krystal Baggerly was a bartender at a Friendswood bar called Cheers when, just about a year go, disaster struck.
She was moving boxes of beer bottles and -- because the bottles had not been sufficiently inspected, she says -- she suffered "life-threatening injuries to her person," according to a lawsuit she's filed in Galveston district court.
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When I asked my mom how she learned how to make this moist, Mexican comfort food, she said she learned by watching other Mexican mothers and from my father. She has finally mastered the art of cooking Mexican rice (a requirement for my dad!) and now I am trying to learn from her. I finally convinced her to measure out her ingredients to make it easier for me to remember, and now I can share this recipe with you.
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WEST BRADFORD ñ Damp weather couldnít hold back the more than 1,300 racers who came out to the village of Marshallton Sunday for the 39th annual Marshalton Triathlon.
Among the many teams of racers was Dustyís Devils. Five years ago, frequent triathlete and mountain biker Dusty Grim faced a neurological injury while on vacation. Though his injury puzzled doctors, Grim was restricted to a wheelchair and faced extensive therapy.
On Sunday, Grim finished the race in a three-wheel recumbent tricycle surrounded by family and friends, who helped him across the course.
ìThis has been something I donít think he imagined he would be doing five years ago when it happened,î said Ann Hughes, Dustyís Devils member and Grimís massage therapist. ìIt is pretty cool and a nice milestone for him to reach.î
Hughes said Grim now rides every weekend.
Founded in 1972 by Jack McFadden and George Mershon for customers of the Marshalton Inn, the triathlon consists of a cycling, canoeing, and pace-walking across the Chester County countryside.
Since its small beginning, the event has grown into a community tradition which has seen attendance of more than 2,200 racers, according to West Bradford Fire Chief Glenn Allison.
ìThey tell me itís the oldest triathlon in the country, itís certainly the oldest in this format,î Allison said. ìPeople like the small town atmosphere and seem to love it.î
The triathlon course will begins with a 2.3-mile bicycle race to the Brandywine Creek, where racers pair off into canoes for a 3-mile leg of the event. Upon getting out of the river, athletes start a 2.4-mile walk back to their bikes for the return trip.
Nancy Reigel said she has been doing the triathlon with her family for about 25 years.
ìWe love this event, it has beautiful scenery,î Reigel said. ìI wish they could extend the day a little more though because we like to come after church.î
This year Reigel raced with her husband Doug, daughters Alicen, 15, and Jazmine, 6, as well as a family friend who they recruited an hour before the race.
ìI got roped in last minute,î said Kendall Borthwick. ìI will definitely be sore tomorrow.î
Reigel said they love to come for the good food and friendly atmosphere where people will cheer them on as they finish the race. Though they enjoy it, Reigel added the race does get difficult.
ìItís definitely coming up those last hills,î Reigel said.
Hughes agreed that the hills were the most difficult.
ìIt took everybody working together to make it through the course,î Hughes said. ìItís really a great event and one that we certainly love to come to.î
The 10-mile course is a public event, which offers music and food at the Four Dogs Tavern, and community fun at the West Bradford Fire Company Fire Station, the main benefactor of the triathlon.
Participants begin the course in heats that take off every 6 minutes. This year the event had 44 heats.
Hughes said it was her second time in the triathlon though it felt easier Sunday.
ìI like that it is such a friendly event, you donít have to be this amazing athlete in order to come out and do this but you still feel like you got out and did something,î Hughes said.
Allison said he competed in the triathlon years ago and might give the course another try soon.
ìItís a wonderful day in Marshallton,î Allison said. ìItís a great event weíve been doing it a long time and hopefully we will continue to do it.î
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Regina Spektor first attracted my attention back in 2006, with her hit "Fidelity." I, along with many others, immediately fell in love with that wonderfully infectious, quirky song. Seeing her live broke the spell of loving just the one song, and I easily developed a tremendous appreciation for her music.
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DC Gun Ban Under Fire
The closest I've ever come to opening fire on someone was hurling a barrage of insults at a telemarketer who was relentless during dinner time.* I've never been held at gun point, and no one close to me has ever come under fire, literally. So I don't really have a stake in the gun control debate. But my interest was piqued recently: the Supreme Court is expected to reach a decision this week regarding Washington, D.C.'s handgun ban. In the first ruling of its kind, the Court will decide whether the right to bear arms extends to individuals' rights or service in a well-regulated militia. Many believe the ban will be overturned, but other restrictions, like background checks, are expected to survive.
While the Justices consider this weighty constitutional issue, an old debate is resurfacing in the rest of the country: who's really affected by guns? Some argue gun ownership is a deterrent to violence, but others say more guns equals more crime. And, to add fuel to the fire, there's still no end in sight on the disagreement over how to regulate gun ownership and violence. Today we talk to two straight shooters — Supreme Court reporter David Savage, and gun policy expert Jens Ludwig — who will bring us the facts of the case, and parse perception versus reality. So check your assumptions at the door, don't jump the gun on your final opinion, and tell us, what shaped your position on guns?
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I took a class on mental health and aging recently. I learned that 70% of men over the age of 65 are veterans. Suicide is most prevalent in the over 65 age-group, with 1 in 9 suicides being comleted by men. Guns are the most common method used in fatal suicide attempts, for both men and women. I say get rid of guns to promote public health.
Your guest is not explaining the 1939 United States v. Miller correctly. In that ruling the court determined that gun "ownership" is not a "right."
Just a thought-the second amendment states "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
The definition of militia is "an army of ordinary citizens," which shows that the framers of the bill of rights wanted the right to bear arms to be granted to the people in the case they were needed for defense, and that this right shall not be infringed- even if the political culture turns in the opposite direction.
The 1939 USSC ruling on United States v. Miller was about rights v. privilege. They ruled that gun ownership was not a "right." I was disturbed that your first guest did not explain this ruling correctly, glossing over the actual ruling v. details. The argument of the two men arrested for having the sawed-off shotgun in the back of their truck as they drove from one state to the next, was that they had a "right" to do that as per the Second Amendment of the Constitution. That argument was deemed to be false by the court, saying, "No, gun ownership is not a right given under the Constitution." I want to make sure this is presented correctly.
The current case before the court is the second, not the first that pertains to "rights."
My opinion has been most drastically shaped by the permanence that guns inflict. This is usually the most devastating in the child deaths because of poor gun regulation.
I believe the harder it is to get a gun the less damages guns will do. Thats why I promote strict gun regulation laws and penalties for violations of those laws.
Growing up in a lower middle class home where guns were prevalently used to intimidate and instigate domestic violence shaped my view early on. I am uncomfortable and on alert around all firearms. Until psychological testing is administered yearly, I will always be aware of the fatal possibilities.
Of the ten ammendments comprising the Bill of Rights, only three of them contain the phrase 'the right of the people'. These are amendments one, two and four. No one will argue that amendments one and four are NOT individual rights. Why would you want to view the second amendment as different (not an individual right)?
One of the reasons that the 2nd amendment exists is to make sure that the people can protect themselves from all enemies, foreign and domestic. It ensures a balance of power between the people and their government. It is just one more check and balance. If you're going to ban guns, you might as well ban butter knives and shoelaces. They can be used as weapons, too.
there will always be armend citizens, get used to it. no one can protect you but you and only a fool thinks otherwise
I am a victim of gun violence and feel very strongly against people being able to keep hand guns. People who do keep hand guns *should* be keeping them locked up and away from easy access (especially in a home with children) that the guns wouldn't be very accessable to use quickly in self defense anyways. The bottom line is that guns give people TOO MUCH POWER of other people.
My second husband, from whom I was separated at the time, committed suicide in front of me with an M-1. Hours earlier he'd killed his live-in friend. I learned later that he'd bought the gun the day before. If a record check had been done, a general discharge from the Marines would have been found, and a history of mental illness would have been found.
why not make it a mandatory life in prison sentence for committing a crime with a gun? Punish the crime, not the legal gun owner.
I'm a woman who lives KS and as you know Kansas just passed concealed carry and I immediately applied and passed my class to get mine, yes it is for protection because let's face it the police can not be everywhere and usually it is after the crime. But as one of your callers tried to say even with a concealed carry license many times you can not carry into a mall, on school or university grounds etc. sooo when those that plan to do harm to others pays no attention to those signs/ordinances and begins shooting, those of us are unable to stop the shooter and may be hurt ourselves!
I'm thinking that woman that was talked out about getting a weapon to defend herselves because it would but used on her...then she probably shouldn't have a gun and there are self defense courses to make you aware of how not to let that person get your gun.
I will continue to carry as I travel and feel more secure regarding stopping car jackings, muggings and rapes!
Those that do not support individual firearms ownership need to review the Constitution. There is an Amendment Process. Until then *all* Civil Rights need to be respected regardless of geographic location or convenience. To date there has not been serious discussion to change the inconvenient 16th Amendment. Maybe those living in farming areas would like to repeal the 13th ?? All rights must be preserved for any of them to have meaning.
I am an avid gun collector. I grew up reading about Teddy Rooselevelt and Earnest Hemingway hunting in Africa and have always been fascinated with the firearms they carried. As an adult, I own everything from the guns they carried on the veldt to full auto machine guns. They are safely stored and protected from theft and pose no threat to society as long as they are in my hands.
I also have a concealed weapons permit. In truth, though I am legally allowed to carry a weapon, I do not. My worst nightmare is someday having to fire a shot in anger.
My next biggest fear is that someday my firearms will be confiscated by my government, not because of something I have done, but because of gun crimes committed elsewhere by other people.
My wife is a Brazilian citizen who is fearful of the level of violence in her country. Brazil has some of the toughest gun laws in the world. It got them nothing.
If the same thing comes to the US, only the innocent will lose their rights, not the criminals.
Enforcing current gun laws-long the mantra of right-wing gun owners-tends to ring hollow since enforcing current gun laws would require stepping up the amount of cops on the street. In this age of layoffs and overall staff reductions how does one cling to the notion that current laws should be enoforced when there are less cops on the street to do just that? This seems like the typical republican problem of not wanting to pay taxes and still expecting the problem to go away. I believe it was a French Ambassador after the Virginia Tech shootings who said gun violence is as American as apple pie.
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I commend you on your sensitivity, as well as your intelligence. today when you responded to the woman from Hawaii, formerly from Seattle, it was with the utmost sincerity.
Her opinion was based on anger, fear, pain. She never stated that it was a mistake to accept a ride from 2 people she didn't know, but assumed they were from the school.
In our life, I think that if someone assumes we have a gun, there is protection. Somehow the criminal might be deterred just thinking there may be a gun in the home and a person willing to use it. Also, I'm not sure I would want it registered somewhere what guns I owned, what kind of guns I owned, then there would be a way for the sophisticated or the clever or the computer savvy person to find out this information.
I am saddened and angry about children finding unlocked guns or hunter's guns and accidentally killing someone. This is a different issue.
I am originally from the south. I live in the midwest. We have no guns. When I was growing up, my mother was by herself often, no air conditioning, 4 daughters, she slept with a 48 pistol under her pillow; and she latched the screen door shut, so we could sleep with the door open. I can't imagine she could have used it, but she had it.
This program was a very good one. I thank-you for your hard work.
As a recovering liberal, I've always been disappointed that gun control advocates often don't have basic facts straight. I've also been disappointed that the gun lobby on the other side has always adopted polarizing rhetoric, rather than seeking common ground. Many gun owners and non-owners reside in that vast gray area in between where there is room for agreement. The media and entertainment industry also sensationalizes violences and perpetuates myths about gun violence. As this national discussion continues, I just hope people use reason rather than emotion to decide as a society how we regulate firearms. In this age of warrantless wiretaps, we need to think very carefully and preserve our rights. We don't get them back once they've been taken away.
A gun is an object, a tool. Leave your gun on the table and see how long until it kills someone. (Hint: It won't).
When used for crime, it is a very effective tool. Perhaps we should be focusing on the crime, and not on the object.
England banned guns, and guess what? Knife crime rose.
If guns cause violent crime, then forks can similarly be blamed for obesity.
I know that I have missed the window for on air comments but I did feel strongly compelled to comment on this topic. Before I do let me first thank NPR again for taking a serious and thoughtful look at a topic that is so often mired in thoughtless rhetoric. My position on guns is complicated but shaped by some straight forward experiences. I, like many rural Americans, was raised with guns and the love of hunting. I consider myself a sportsman and while I have hunted with weapons other than guns; the truth is that guns play a fundamental role in my family's values. A role that is difficult to articulate to those outside of that tradition. Hunting and guns are part of the rite of passage to manhood in that tradition, and that has deep meaning to me. The only items handed down through the generations as heirlooms are guns and they are the only thing of value that my family has had.
That said, I do have an issue with handguns. My issue is more of what they represent and how, I believe, they have been misappropriated as a symbol by modern media. What is lacking in how we are shown guns in general, and handguns in particular, is the respect that I was taught for guns and the direct and unmistakable connection between their use and death. When I am carrying a gun, I am intending to kill something. If I were ever in the position where I needed to kill a human being to defend my or my family's life I would do that with the same care and direct intent that I would a deer.
Where this gets complicated for me, then, is in the context of this public debate. Should handguns be illegal? No but they should be controlled and any non-hunting use should make us take a serious look at the underlying sense of fear. What is the threat that would make use want to arm ourselves and be prepared to kill other human beings, and why do we believe it is there? I think the answer lies somewhere in the media images we see everyday.
12 years ago my 16 year old brother discovered a gun at a friend's home which was unlocked, loaded and barely hidden. Later he stole that gun and used it to end his own life. The experience rocked our family and made a great impact on our perception on life. We all wondered if there was something we could have done to prevent it and blamed ourselves for not doing more.
Eight years later I stumbled across a new idea in firearm safety and was so impressed, that I bought the concept, patented it and started my own manufacturing company in Fremont CA, making gunlocks. Finally, I had found a way to help make a difference in life! But the last four years of research and development have proven difficult, with sales only inching along; due mainly to the majority of the firearm community having more than a bit of distaste for gunlocks.
"Guns are meant to be loaded and ready at all times!" This is a quote I hear quite often as I work the sporting good trade shows. The average gun owner wants to be able to protect their family, their person, place or property in an instant. The preconceived notion is that gunlocks inhibit one's security, but more often than not, the safety of the family is what ends up hanging in the balance.
My company has begun breaking down these barriers of prejudice against firearm safety devices. We have developed a lock whose concept is simple, safe and swift to remove, leaving little room for argument against locking one's gun when not in use. At this year's NRA show in Kentucky we had an average of one lock sold every ten minutes. It proves that firearm owners are willing to take measures to make their firearms secure, which in turn keep their families and communities out of harm's way; as long as it does not detract from the protection of those same loved ones.
With what is going on in D.C., I can see where firearm owners could be nervous or even feel threatened that their rights or security is at risk; but until firearm owners can put a stop to fatalities from unintended discharges, gun control will always be an issue.
I don't know if things would have turned out different had a gun lock been installed on the firearm that my brother had found; but the deterrent might have bought our family a little more time with the one we loved and now miss dearly.
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The American people needs to be well-armed to meet the possibility of a future government that turns tyrant. The American people needs to be well-armed to meet any force which/who threatens their freedom. The government must have no say on what those privately owned guns may be. Americans who use their guns for crime should sit in jail. This is not rocket science.
I've always found the language of the 2nd ammendment a bit vague; is it meant to guarantee the "right" of an individual to own guns, or rather to lay the framework for the establishment and maintenance of a "well regulated milita" (i.e. the national guard)? Taken at face value, it seems the latter was the intention of the founders. Just for the sake of argument, lets assume for a moment that it was intended to vanguard the former. Notice the qualifier "well regulated"; the founding fathers saw the necessity for some form of governmental oversight (lets face it, a citizenry armed to the teeth can give rise to some apprehension even amongst the most hard-core libertarians). And, in reply to Torbjorn's post: do you honestly believe that the government "turning tyrant" can be prevented with handguns? You do realize that the government has an Army on their payroll? I'm afraid that the issue is a bit more complex than it may appear at first glance.
My frame of reference for firearms is conditioned by the fact that I have been around them for my entire life. I was trained to shoot at summer camps starting at age 8, and have been around hunters all of my life. My father hunted. My brother and I did. My father's relatives were all hunters. I have hunted in Arizona on my own for five years and have met many other hunters. It is safe to say that I probably know at least 25 persons who own firearms. None of them have ever shot anyone or been shot at. These are safe, responsible firearms owners.
When I assess the relative threat from various kinds of societal threats, firearms are considerably lower on my list of concerns than cancer, air pollution, coronary disease and unsafe drivers, because these other threats are far more likely (statistically) to affect me or someone that I love.
Beyond that, firearms ownership is constitutionall protected and is a matter to me of civil liberties. My individual right to own a firearm is as important as might right to free speech or freedom to associate or freedom from unreasonable search. Moreover, the right to own a firearm has more explicit protection in the United States Constitution than the privilege of owning a car, or a woman's "right to choose" and I support these other rights as well.
Solutions to accidental firearms deaths or criminal deaths do exist. These include better education for young people; mandatory firearms safety instruction in schools would probably be politically offensive to some, but it would likely curb accidental deaths. Enforcement of existing proscriptions against convicts owning firearms would also be appropriate; a mandatory background check on individual sales *might* help there, although frankly I have never seen or heard of anyone purchasing a firearm at a "yard sale" as Jens Ludwig implied might happen.
"til firearm owners can put a stop to fatalities from unintended discharges, gun control will always be an issue."- Phil Bradley
Sorry for your loss Phil, but your brother didn't die from an unintentional discharge. It was intentional. You can't read people's minds. Your brother wanted to kill himself. He did it. He made the decision, not the gun. Gun locks are useful in certain situations but locking up all the guns doesn't make any sense. Good luck with your business...
Jens Ludwig cited some statistics, I believe from 2007. So many deaths by gun suicide and so many deaths by gun crimes. Can you email me the two stats?
Who represented the pro-gun side of this discussion? Oh, that would be nobody. I'll keep that in mind the next time I hear a NPR fund raising effort.
Those that do not support individual firearms ownership need to review the Constitution. There is an Amendment Process. Until then *all* Civil Rights need to be respected regardless of geographic location or convenience. To date there has not been serious discussion to change the inconvenient 16th Amendment. Maybe those living in farming areas would like to repeal the 13th ?? All rights must be preserved for any of them to have meaning.
I have been around firearms my entire life. Despite having been a hunter for more than three decades, and despite knowing lots of hunters, I have never met anyone who has been injured by a firearm or who has injured someone with a firearm.
I think the objection to firearms ownership in the United States is mostly in reaction to a perceived reality that has no relationship to the actual reality. Were one to be concerned about threats in order of likelihood, one would be more concerned about poor drivers, heart disease, and cancer, than about firearms.
And, of course, a Constitutionally driven analysis would not force people to sacrifice their 2nd Amendment civil liberties in the name of making fearful people feel more safe.
Firearms, baseball bats and Tai Chi all have *safe* recreational uses as well as potentially illegal and destructive uses.
Firearms are romanticized (and demonized) by novels, plays, movies and news reports; they are as much a political symbol as they are actual weapons. Political groups *use* firearms the same way they *use* abortion or gay marriage.
I grew up in Western Suffolk County on Long Island; they only place I ever saw a (real) gun as a child was sticking out of a policeman's holster. This seemed contradictory from what I was taught; which was: only bad people had guns.
I grew up. I traveled the country. I learned new things and met new people. I came to a larger understanding of the world, our country, our society and our laws.
20 years ago, working as an armed security guard for an armored truck service, I discovered the joy of target shooting. Target shooting is one of the most 'zen-like' experiences I know of. Unfortunately, with the addition of each new 'law' (which, very apparently, does nothing to hinder criminals), target shooting has become more and more expensive over the years. It almost seems like the 'anti-gun crowd' just doesn't want me to practice at the range anymore - which would mean my proficiency would suffer should I ever have to use a firearm for self defense. More than simply a 'political opposition' to my hobby, it's almost as if they really want 'stray bullets' from law abiding citizens.
There should be no more (and no less) restrictions on someone who has mastered the art of Tai Chi then there should be on someone owning and carrying (or keeping and bearing) arms (including firearms). Just as you have the right to own and carry a baseball bat, you should have the right to own any carry all arms (including firearms). Just as you do not have the right to bash in the heads of innocent people with your legally owned and carried baseball bat, you similarly have no such right to shoot people.
I believe in safety and precaution. I have a spare tire in my car. I don't follow the logic that suggests having a spare tire *increases* my chances of having a flat tire. I have a smoke alarm in my house. I reject the idea that my house if *more prone to catch on fire* because I have a smoke alarm.
I own firearms and I carry firearms 'just in case' - just like my smoke detector and just like my spare tire. I don't have any intention of using my spare tire or my firearm, but I'd hate to get stuck somewhere and suddenly find myself in need of either one and not have it with me.
Knowing Tai Chi makes me safe (and healthy too). Knowing Tai Chi and carrying a baseball bat makes me safer. Knowing Tai Chi and carrying a firearm makes me about as safe as I can get (short of having a team of armed bodyguards around me).
The listeners and contributors to NPR certainly enjoy and exercise their First Amendment rights.
They should be glad that this freedom has not been infringed upon like our Second Amendment rights.
The above statement about "when I carry ,I'm going to kill something" is a little disturbing, but understandable within the context of a hunters mindset.
When I carry a gun, it is to be prepared to defend myself. There are millions of people doing this everyday.
There are now only two states that have no form of legal carry. Positive stories that support the Second Amendment and gun owners in general are rarely reported in the media.
Children that are taught about firearms safety are unlikely to become a statistic. I learned at the age of 10,...and 48 years later, I've never had an accidental discharge.
I've heard of many people deliberately and unintentionally killing or injuring another with a gun (an argument to ban or restrict gun use), and I know many people that use guns safely for target shooting and hunting etc (an argument to allow access to and the use of guns)...but I have to admit that I really don't know of any situations where an violent attack or criminal act has been successfully and peacefully thwarted by a private citizen who happened to be carrying a concealed weapon, and for circumstances where this may have occurred, how many of those situations could have been solved by other means?? I am not prepared to strongly support either side as I think that a lot of information about the absolute value of guns and how that balances to the inherent dangers of misuse.
Maybe, finally the District of Columbia residents will become first class citizens. It has been an absolute shame that our nation's capitol has had to endure 31 years of an unconstitutional law set forth by a council that has failed miserably on almost every socioeconomic issue. Finally the SCOTUS has enough members sitting that remember US History and the significance of our Constitution. Tomorrow will be a good day for the USA.
Some responses to above comments, then my thoughts.
"I took a class on mental health and aging recently. I learned that 70% of men over the age of 65 are veterans. Suicide is most prevalent in the over 65 age-group, with 1 in 9 suicides being comleted by men. Guns are the most common method used in fatal suicide attempts, for both men and women. I say get rid of guns to promote public health.
Sent by Meg"
Perhaps we should pay more attention to our senior citizens and make sure they receive proper health care, any mental care they may need, and show them they are wanted, rather than making sure they don't have any 'sharp objects or guns" and telling them "shoo, shoo, go back in your cage and leave me alone."
"Growing up in a lower middle class home where guns were prevalently used to intimidate and instigate domestic violence shaped my view early on. I am uncomfortable and on alert around all firearms. Until psychological testing is administered yearly, I will always be aware of the fatal possibilities.
Sent by Kimberly"
This does indeed sound as if you have psychological trauma, and as such, should seek therapy. Such a phobia is not healthy. It is a sign that we need to encourage a healthy culture that does not rely on intimidation. And mental health screenings might not be such a bad idea.
And to Phill Bradley of VisuaLock, I wish to thank you. I do not personally use any of your products, but I may in future. Currently, all my firearms are kept in a locked safe. The keys to the safe are on my person, or in a separate location at all times. If a gun is removed from my safe, it remains on my person at all times. On the occasions I am required to leave a gun unattended, away from my home, I do carry a gun lock. And will try to further put the gun in a locked container. I work with children, and I believe these are sensible precautions that every gun owner should try to take. For people who fear mass shootings, I am sorrowful in telling you that they happen all the time over seas. But without guns. 2 weeks ago, a Japanese man killed 7 people in a shopping mall with a knife. Gangs apparently roam England from what I hear with kitchen knives killing people. But, Japan does have a low over all crime rate. What we really need to do is address our culture. We encourage a rebel attitude and embrace it. We idolize the outlaws, and expect our children to grow up to know better. With a proper outlook, and a sense of self responsibility, we can reduce crime of all sorts, and retain the freedoms that make our nation unique in the world.
I commend NPR's role in facilitating this discussion on such a vital facet of American culture. Both sides were well represented, but there was a glaring omission of what I feel is the real issue here: "Can we really control gun ownership and make people safe?"
I believe we cannot - note the fact that criminals by definition do not obey the rule of law. The discussion was about what should be done rather than what can be done. In practical terms gun laws are a hypothetical exercise conducted in the spirit of limiting law-abiding citizens. Unless we can go back in time and prevent the invention of guns and all technological means to produce them there is no way to keep them from being used as a tool for bad people to do horrific things.
Prohibition not only failed to end alcohol consumption, it spawned a whole new industry of crime and enabled criminals by giving them a nice revenue stream via supply and demand. Drug laws have proven equally ineffective at stopping the intended behavior and much more effective at increasing the danger of using drugs and the violence associated with trafficking and the massive profits derived from breaking the law. When will we learn that good intentions are no excuse to reduce freedom and that time and again good intentions have led to DISASTROUS outcomes. Let's be honest and admit that stopping gun violence is a sacred cow. So often we debate what "should" be done without consideration of what CAN be done and what the unintended consequences of our wishes might be. It is natural for law abiding citizens to project their own reactions onto criminals, but it is delusional and foolish to the extreme. Criminals are not like the average person, that is why we say they are anti-social. I was terribly disappointed to follow all of NPR's coverage and not once hear mention of the question of whether gun laws can actually remove guns from the streets. I am an avid fan of engaged debate, but I feel we must debate withing the realm of practical outcomes when actually changing laws or deciding issues that will actually, REALLY effect people's lives and Liberties. Once a Liberty is lost it will not return - Please keep that in mind for the sake of us all when considering issues.
I get very frustrated by the hysteria when news like this happens. What makes you think that now that handgun ownership will be legal in D.C. that "law-abiding citizens" who will now go through the hoops to own a handgun will then decide to use this gun to start breaking the law. This makes absolutely no sense.
The adage, when guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns is true.
A ststistic I heard recently states that one in ten US citizens are mentally ill. Add that to road rage and others stressor we all face and frankly it makes me very afraid regarding the supreme courts desision. Hunting is already a florishing actitvity in my area, and with an increasing population that is also scary.
In a perfect world where gun owners were intelligent, sane and never acted out of anger, the ruling wold make sense, but in that kind of world no one would want a gun.
JC, you questioned my idea that handguns can stop a government that turn tyrant. That was never my idea, and I didn't say so. Did I not say that the government must have no say on what fire arms the American people can own? An M-16 in every hand of us and a future dictator will have a hard time convincing the American Army to "deal" with the freedom-loving people.
I heard during this broad cast that gun violence is the reason peole are scared to go to the corner store. I am a concealed carrier in my state and I feel totally safe any where I go because my gun makes the playing field level. If a criminal is going to break a law to rob or kill then they will also break any law regulating guns. The definition of criminal is no reguard for law. The only way honest people can prevent being a vitim is to make it personal by deciding if you are ever confronted by a gunman that you will not call 911 and wait patiently. When help may be to late but that you will spring into action to protect yourself, your family, and any innocent person that may be close by that is also in immediate danger. If you stripped me of my right to carry then yes I would be afraid to be in public because it would be like shooting fish in a barrel for all the criminals that have no reguard for our laws or our safety.


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03-29-2006, 12:33 AM #1CGI guyGuestTOTALLY screwed! Please help!
Hi all. I am caught between a rock and a hard place and really need some assistance.
First off, I'm on a PowerMac G4 Sawtooth, with an upgraded 1.4ghz processor, and 80 gig SCSI u160.
Recently my Mac started acting funny. It all of the sudden didn't recognize the SCSI drive. And it would not let me save items to the desktop. Any time I tried to save anything to the desktop, it would tell me "you do not have permission to modify the desktop", or something to that effect. Bizzarre. So no big deal, I figured I'd just wipe the computer clean and reinstall the OS (I do this once in a while anyway).
Well, now I'm stuck. When I try to install OS X (10.3), the installation will freeze up during "Installing Asian Language blah blah blah". I have TWO seperate sets of OS X discs, and BOTH of them freeze up during the Asian Language part (though at different percentages).
It won't let me boot from an OS 9 cd, so I can't install 9 first and then 10. I tried installing 10.0, and it tells me "there were errors installing the software". I don't have 10.1 or 10.2, so these are also not options.
So I'm totally screwed! I can't get anything to work! I have no idea what I'm supposed to do at this point. Can anyone out there please help or make some suggestions? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much.
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hmmm sounds like it could be the hard drive or the logic board, can you try and boot from and extrernal drive?
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I would suspect the problem may be your SCSI card (What kind is it?). Although most of the SCSI issues were fixed by 10.3, there were a few still floating around, and what you describe is nearly exactly what I saw when I tried to boot from the OSX 10.1 and 10.2 CDs with a SCSI card in my Sawtooth machine. You may want to try slapping an IDE drive in the machine (the internal drives on the Sawtooths were all IDE) and trying that route. Also, you may want to do a custom install and skip all of the extra languages etc.
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I developed lactose intolerance when I was 13 years old. It was probably earlier but it was not until then that I discovered the problem was milk. My symptoms are excruciating pain in my esophagus and stomach. It feels like if someone is squeezing my esophagus. I have over production of saliva and I cannot swallow anything, not even my own saliva. I cannot burp either and that causes lots of pain. Pain lasts till next day. I wish I could cure this. I am 33 years old now.
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I thought I was lactose intolerant as my symptoms are mouth ulcers and severe sinus headaches after using dairy and from the age of 44 I have had Parkinson's disease. About 2 years ago I also visited a friend's farm and was using full cream unprocessed milk on my porridge. Full cream should have given me a serious reaction, but I had no reaction. I personally think that my problems is from the by-products in the dairy. As a result of the severe sinus headaches I have used anti-histamine with headache pills on a regular base, which I recon caused my Parkinson's disease.
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I used to have gastric bloating, pain, gas in the abdomen, racing heartbeat, and lethargy. Due to that reason sometime I get severe chest pain. I consulted my doctor and he advised me ECG followed by echo cardiograph, and stress and strain test. All my reports were ok. Then I was referred to a gastroenterologist. He diagnosed hiatal hernia after endoscopy but failed to explain the unbearable pain in the chest. He prescribed me PPI (proton pump inhibitor) and antacids. I got a fraction of relief but I was not quit okay. I suffered badly with this problem for more than two years. One day I read about lactose intolerance with some similar symptoms I stopped consuming milk and milk products all of a sudden. From next day onwards I did not have any problem. I was alright. It was a miracle for me.
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