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But for litter and grudges, you might think it'll be all over next Nov. 4 – Ohio politicking, that is. Not so.
Nov. 4 will just be the beginning, at least among Republicans, of a long slog toward 2016 and beyond. (As for Ohio Democrats, it's not clear at this writing what they'll have to fight over.)
Assume, for the moment, that Republican Gov. John Kasich is re-elected. That's not to denigrate the prospects of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ed FitzGerald, Cuyahoga County's executive.
So, to be sure, this -- as lawyers like to say -- is just a "hypothetical."
Kasich can't seek a third term in 2018, because of Ohio term limits. Here's another incontestable fact: On Kasich's face, and on the faces of his super-loyal inner circle, is what James Thurber once called "the Ohio Look" – "the dreamy, faraway expression of a man richly meditating on cheering audiences, landslides, and high office." That high office is the presidency of the United States.
The White House crosses the mind of anyone re-elected governor of Ohio: Think Lakewood Democrat Richard F. Celeste in 1986. Think Cincinnati Democrat John J. Gilligan -- if Gilligan had won a second term in 1974.
And if Ed FitzGerald were somehow elected governor this fall, and re-elected in 2018, he'd have his eyes on Washington, too.
In November 2016, John Kasich will be 64. All anyone can say with certainty about the United States in 2016 is that it will be at war somewhere in Asia (as it has been, more or less continuously since Pearl Harbor) and that the federal budget will be a centerpiece, or should be, of Campaign 2016.
Whatever else one may believe, pro or con, about Kasich, he does know the federal budget, probably to a greater degree than anyone who's recently run for, or won, the presidency. He was chair of the U.S. House's Budget Committee in the 1990s.
As it happens, there's another Ohio Republican who also has spent some time dealing with the federal budget -- U.S. Sen. Rob Portman of Cincinnati. Portman was director of the Office of Management and Budget for part of George W. Bush's presidency. Portman will be 60 in November 2016.
If Portman wants another Senate term, he'll have to be on November 2016's ballot. Portman is expected to run for re-election, and Ohioans tend to give their senators at least two terms. Conceivably, though, Portman could be Republicans' 2016 nominee for vice president. So one facet of Ohio politics for the two years beginning this November is whether Kasich or Portman is the bigger fave of out-of-state Republicans. And that makes for interesting ... chemistry ... inside the Ohio GOP.
Also stirring the beakers in the Statehouse chem lab is the question of which Republican would like to succeed Kasich as governor.
Assuming Attorney General Mike DeWine and Secretary of State Jon Husted, both Republicans, both from the Dayton area, are re-elected this year, they are natural possibilities for the 2018 Republican gubernatorial nomination. DeWine's re-election challenger is Cincinnati Democrat David Pepper. Husted's re-election challenger is state Sen. Nina Turner, a Cleveland Democrat.
Neither DeWine nor Husted is likely to say that he has his eyes on the governorship. Besides, neither one has to say that. It's obvious, especially in Ohio Republican circles. After Kasich, DeWine is probably Ohio's most visible statewide elected executive. And Husted, as Ohio's chief elections officer, is a paragon of reasonableness compared to voter-suppression crazies in the state Senate and Ohio House Republican caucuses.
So given those factors (in Washington and Columbus), this November's election won't close the stage curtain in the political theater called Ohio. It'll open it. Wider.
Thomas Suddes, a member of the editorial board, writes from Athens.
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The next morning we got up early for our transfers to the port to take the boat to the islands. Little did we know that our transfer meant tuk-tuks, and we were racing each other to the port! So much fun! Our driver was hilarious, even throwing the other tuk-tuk drivers off the path and diverting them so we could take a short cut! Our group was laughing and taking photos and the drivers were having a good time too.
So after that awesome start to the day we took a boat to Taquile Island to see how the Lake Titicaca locals live. They all wear traditional clothing, and our guide told us what their clothing means to them
We had a lovely lunch provided for us by the locals that was fresh fish and potatoes and carrots they grow on the island and a local tea that is made from a very pungent herb (I have no idea what it is and I've never seen it before!). Anyway it was all very delicious! After our yummy lunch we walked back across the island to get our boat to our village home for the night, Luquina Chico, and to meet our new Mothers and Fathers!
When we arrived Luquina Chico we met a local woman who brought us to the local school where the guys in our group started a small game of soccer. Then a few of the local boys started playing and next thing you know it was a serious game of adult males against 10 – 12 village boys! The boys were quite good, and had a bit of an advantage in that they are used to the altitude, so the guys were worn out and puffing early on! But it was really cute.
Soon our new families started showing up and we were assigned our new Mums and Dads for the night
After dinner Celestina and Tomas brought their local clothing to our hut and we dressed up like them to go to the town party where we would meet the other townspeople and watch and learn the local dance. Check out the pictures, Dave and I make an awesome village couple!
The village party was a great time, there were lots of little boys and girls and a band that played and we watched the locals dance and then they taught us how to dance too. Then we danced with them and we all had a great time! Many good photos and lots of laughs. The locals were very hospitable and we had a fantastic time with our local families.
The next morning we got up and had breakfast with our "parents" and then they sent us off to the boat for our next islands – the Uros "floating" Islands. These islands are entirely made from reeds, and they locals build their houses, boats and almost everything from these reeds. The reeds are replaced every three months because the sun breaks down the reeds. They make their living from fishing and selling woven rugs and have lived this way for approx. 2,600 years and not been bothered by the Incas, the Spanish or even the Peruvian government until about 30 years ago when they were "discovered" and now tourism plays a big part and helps improve their lives a little. Inside their islands they raise their own guinea pigs ("cuy") and trout to eat. The people on these islands are SO friendly, they showed us how they live and build their islands, and then they showed us inside their houses (which are now powered by solar panels so they have some electricity!) and then they took us on a boat ride and sang a song for us and gave us some cute little necklace pendants. We had a great time with them!
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Rowena A. Perrone, age 90, of Johnstown, passed away peacefully into Heaven on Thursday, November 29, 2012, at Nathan Littauer Hospital, Gloversville, after a short illness. She had been a resident at Wells Nursing Home, Johnstown, for the past year and a half.
Rowena was born on February 18, 1922, in Schenectady, a daughter of the late James Teller and Freida Kelly Teller.
On April 5, 1942, Rowena married Robert A. Perrone, who passed away on July 17, 2012. She stayed home with the kids and kept the household together while Bob worked on having his own leather business. Working together, they established the Westbrook Glove Company. Bob was president and Rowe was vice-president. Rowena was a kind, loving and humerous woman who will be greatly missed.
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She was predeceased by her two sisters, Betty Marra and Alfreda Palumbo and one brother, Calvin Teller.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. on Monday, December 3 at the A.G. Cole Funeral Home, Inc., 215 East Main Street, Johnstown, with Pastor Philip W. Carey officiating. There will be no calling hours as per Rowena's wishes.
Interment will be in Fern Dale Cemetery, Johnstown.
We would like to thank the first floor staff of Wells Nursing Home for all the caring, kindness and love they showed our mother during her stay there. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Rowena's memory may be made to the Wells Nursing Home, 201 West Madison Avenue, Johnstown, NY 12095 or to the Alzheimer's Association, 4 Pine West Plaza, Suite 405, Albany, NY 12205.
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The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office is awaiting autopsy results to determine whether the body of a woman found in an eastern New Orleans waterway is that of Lakeitha Joseph, 29, of Reserve, missing along with her husband, Kenneth Joseph, 34, since Feb. 19. Sheriff Mike Tregre said his office is in contact with the Orleans Parish coroner's office.
He would not say whether the body matches Lakeitha Joseph's description. "We are waiting for an ID," Tregre said.
(UPDATE: Tregre's office confirmed late Tuesday, March 11, that the body was Lakeitha Joseph's.)
The body was found Monday in the Intracoastal Waterway near the NASA Michoud assembly facility Someone on a passing tugboat called 911 to report the body around 12:45 p.m..
Relatives of the Josephs said they have not heard from them since Feb. 18. They reported the couple missing the next day, after finding the couple's house on Homewood Place unlocked and ransacked.
There was no sign of the the vehicle Kenneth Joseph had borrowed from his sister the previous evening. Authorities said Kenneth Joseph's sister told detectives that her brother routinely borrowed her silver 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan and generally returned it the same day.
That van was found Feb. 27 at an apartment complex in College Park, Ga., about 10 minutes from Atlanta's airport. Relatives told authorities they have not been able to reach the couple on the their phones, which is unusual for them.
On Friday, following an anonymous tip to a relative, St. John authorities combed a 14-mile stretch of woods and waterways along Interstate 55 from Ruddock to Manchac in search of the couple. Authorities say the search did not turn up any evidence.
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A couple of weeks ago, we commented on Jamesville-DeWitt moving on with seven new starters, perhaps giving people the idea that it was still the team everyone in the OHSL Freedom division had to catch.
Well, they might already be caught. Fulton took the Red Rams to the 10th inning on Monday afternoon, absorbed two runs, and answered with three runs in the bottom of that frame to snatch a 4-3 victory - this on top of the Rams' non-league shutout by Fayetteville-Manlius eight days earlier.
Needless to day, the door to the top, slammed shut by J-D for so many years, has been left open, but who will snatch it?
Homer or East Syracuse-Minoa would be the most likely candidates, with superstars on both rosters - Stephanie Hartquist for the Trojans, Nalin Bennett for the Spartans. Yet both already have blemishes.
ESM handed Homer that blemish early this season, overcoming Hartquist's pair of home runs. On Monday, the Spartans had a chance to pull forward - but Mexico beat them 6-5, getting a run in the bottom of the seventh to christen the Tigers' new on-campus facility the right way.
As that was going on, the Trojans crushed Cortland 13-3, propelled by Vickie Smith's grand slam.
So it will likely continue, all season long. What's apparent is that the talent in this league is spread out nicely, leading to keen competition and close games. In other words, it's a far cry from when J-D would run over the field (remember, ESM was in the large-school ranks, and quite good there, until a couple of years ago).
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By hard reset, I think you mean a full factory reset... this would put the phone back to factory settings. This would erase all user data from the phone and put it back to like new out of the box
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The Exercise thread, miss this?
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It works good gives you alot of energy and make you sore. If you take it and work with it it and drink alot of water your good to go.
Posted 08 July 2012 - 11:23 AM
If you don't have a treadmill at your house, do things like squats. I notice that to play some bunkers, you need to squat(for coming over the top at least). Burpies will also be good(start in push up position, bring your legs up so you're squating, then jump, repeat).
Also take a look at your local gym. Mine offers a free program where you can get a guy to make an exercise program for you, it's pretty nice.
Posted 08 July 2012 - 11:50 AM
Dude, I'm in theatre, handing over my sac is an unspoken given. I had to wear black eyeliner and lipstick once
It's not manly, but I started doing yoga to help with joint issues and stretching. It's been great. I really notice a difference in being able to hold a position in paintball, and with my soreness after a day of play. You'll feel like you handed over your sac for awhile, but it's been a great help for me.
Posted 09 July 2012 - 12:45 PM
Then you won't have that macho gag reflex to the idea of yoga.
Dude, I'm in theatre, handing over my sac is an unspoken given. I had to wear black eyeliner and lipstick once
Give it a shot. Aside from losing a ton of weight, yoga has been one of the best physical prep things I've done for paintball.
Posted 11 July 2012 - 07:14 AM
I split my vote, half for etekgirl's body, half for her mind, because I respect a woman's mind just as much as her cans.
*Waits to get hit*
Posted 11 July 2012 - 04:02 PM
buy some nitric oxide you wont be sore afterwards if you drink alot of water. It will give you alot of energy and you will be able to play forever without getting tired. Stuff is awesome, I take Gnc Ravage before i do any physical activity. If i go lift weitghts i take it and i can do alot more sets ause you dont get tired. Take 30 min before going to the field youll be able to play like 6 games in a row without youre legs hurting or anything (just drink water).
It works good gives you alot of energy and make you sore. If you take it and work with it it and drink alot of water your good to go.
hey man nitric oxide doesn't really work too well haha i think you might be feeling the 200mg of caffeine per serving.. and beta alinine and everything else that SHOULD be in a preworkout.. a better one is JACK3d because it cuts out the nitric oxide and other fillers that this one has haha and its cheaper
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Beth Ditto's Vogue Proves She's Twice The Woman Madonna Is
It's much easier to tromp around onstage in a cone bra and panties when you're a one-hundred fifty pound waif. But when you've got a voluptuous figure like Beth Ditto you gotta own it. Ditto stripped down to her skivvies for a full-bodied performance of Madonna's
"Born This Way" "Vogue" and backed it up with tons confidence and self-possession. She did so well in fact, that even Madonna's manager Guy Oseary tweeted, "I just showed Madonna the video of Beth Ditto performing Vogue at Moscow Miller party. She thought Beth was great…" Hell yeah she was.
Even this fat bitch can sing better than that penis Madonna.
I'm guessing she conned that voice out of some poor unfortunate mermaid.
Ugh her singing's horrible. :( And I'm sorry but if that was some middle age, overweight, depressed urban housewife expecting people to PAY to see her flailing around in her plain-jane panties and singing that badly you would rightly tell her to get on her bike.
But because beth ditto has a name behind her she's being "body-positive" and "self-possessed" while in reality she's taking people's money and putting on a horrible show. I normally hate bitchy comments but can we call mediocrity when we see it?
Why should we promote obesity as loving yourself? Okay, fine if you're obese you shouldn't be wanting to kill yourself, but you shouldn't also be taught that it is okay and you should just live with it and "be beautiful". It's one thing if you're a little chubby because naturally you just are that way, but this woman did not naturally come this way, she ate herself to that level and we shouldn't be teaching people that that is okay. And people say, "Well I'm overweight, but I'm healthy and don't have any health problems." Okay, maybe now, but you will in the future, and you're certainly not going to be working out/eating right when you're 60+ years old if you're like this now. A lot of people may hate on Perez Hilton, but he tries to promote a healthy body image of oneself AS WELL AS him personally losing weight to be healthy and not being okay with his obesity.
I don't see why "Body Positive" has to always mean
"I'm obese and ok with that". It's one thing to not
obsess about an unreasonable standard…but maybe you don't
get to strut around in panties when you are 50% fat. Maybe that
could motivate you a little.
On the other hand, she is moving around– which is good.
Quite pitchy. Is that bitchy?
Also, very little breath control or phrasing.
Loud + Chainsaw Vibrato ? Good. (Just saying)
She does sound good on record, though–if you can hear past the auto-tune.
er, "Loud + Chainsaw Vibrato Good"
Stupid formatting.
Egad, "Loud + Chainsaw Vibrato does not equal Good"
Stupid formatting, indeed.
five or six times the woman actually
she nasty
Typical predictable comments.
Wow, I was expecting a different list of comments on this post.
Beth Ditto is a goddess with an amazing voice and stage presence. Put Madonna and Beth side-to-side and have them move around and sing this song. They will both suffer from pitch and breath issues (have any of you SEEN Madonna perform live?) The difference is Beth's voice is far better.
I highly suggest everyone download Beth's solo EP, which is dance music!
She tells me to "come on and Vogue", but then she never actually Vogues herself. Why did she choose this song if she's not into it?
What's up with the misogyny here? You have have opinions about weight without calling a woman a "fat bitch" – and so on.
Her name is Ditto because her body is so flabby and formless, like the Pokemon.
Everyone on this comment chain needs to calm the fuck down.
Every single goddamn performer who moves around excessively while singing WILL NOT SING PERFECTLY.
Forget the fact that she isn't 'voguing'. Forget everything. Beth is performing the song and entertaining the crowd. And the people watching her seemed to be enjoying it (as did I) so I guess that means she succeeded to that end.
And as far as all the body issues this post has brought up are concerned, people need to realize something: The reason people applaud Beth Ditto for her weight is because she doesn't let it become the issue that is is for so many other people. She didn't let someone tell her she couldn't be a star because she was fat. She isn't sitting at home torturing herself over the fact that she doesn't look like established stars. She isn't putting herself through major processes to conform to an ideal sense of beauty. In fact, she doesn't give fuck all about her weight. What she does care about is entertaining and performing. Why? Because that's her goddamn job.
All body-positive media, as far as I'm aware, was something the media uses to promote her. Why? because Beth and Adele and other artists like her are an inspiration to people everywhere that talent and passion are more valuable and desirable than visual perfection.
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I don't think it does, but to any Americans (or any one else who knows) does the Wii come with batteries for the 'mote?
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Yes it does! But your better off investing in some rechargable batteries later on >< . And don't buy those dollar store batteries! they'll die in a matter of a couple of hours!
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It comes with a pair, but you'd best buy Nimh batteries and a charger right away and begin charging because with a 30 hour battery life, you'll need to replace them on day 2.
yh it comes with panasonic ones
one day i bought batteries for my cd player (like 4 yrs ago) and they did before 1 song was over (less than 3 mins)Originally Posted by intekmdma
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Thanks for the help guys.. just finished charging some killer rechargeables, but it seems I wont need them for a few days anyway. Much appreciated!
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First Star – Marlon Byrd (.276 WPA)
Second Star – Felix Hernandez (.262 WPA)
Third Star – John Grabow (.251 WPA) (Watch out when you leave the house, there may be flying pigs attacking)
Can I start out by saying that Felix Hernandez is one of the most under appreciated and probably under known star SP in this game today. Here are my notes from the win:
- Xavier Nady had a throw in the second from LF that held Franklin Gutierrez to a single. It surprised me a little because I figured it would be an easy double and my guess is so did the Mariners after reading the scouting report on Nady's arm. That's a good sign that he's feeling more confident in his throwing ability and that the arm is feeling good. That, to me, only increases his trade value. (Sad that that's how I look at it these days)
- I was surprised to see Mike Fontenot playing SS, despite the fact that Ryan Theriot was in the lineup. Starlin Castro needs a day off every now and then, but it was curious to see Theriot not back at SS for the one game with Fontenot playing his more natural 2B spot. Mini Mike did a good job there though and it worked out just fine. The only reason I could think of for the move was that Lou just figured it would be better to keep Theriot in a spot he'd been playing regularly.
- While somewhere in the middle of the game on the Mariners telecast, the broadcasters were talking about the wonderful performance of Cliff Lee the day before. Part of their conversation turned to a stat that made my jaw drop. In Wednesday's game, Lee had our hitters in 19, count em, 19 counts of 0-2. That's disgustingly unacceptable. It's a lack of patience and is a reason why this team doesn't win. You have to try to work the count in your favor a little. You can't tell me all of those pitches were good pitches to hit. If that was the case, then we need to be scolded for our hitting ability instead. When you've got a pitcher like Lee or Hernandez on the mound, your goal as a team should be to do whatever it takes to get their butt out of the game as soon as possible. Whatever it takes to make that happen is what needs to be done. One of the most effective ways, aside from hitting tar out of the ball, is to see a lot of pitches and run that pitch count up early. Falling behind 0-2 is not doing that.
- Andrew Cashner blew the hold for Ted Lilly's well pitched game and I found myself asking the question "do you think that relief pitchers, or even hitters in the lineup, apologize to the starting pitcher when they do something to prevent them from a well deserved win?" I ask that it all seriousness. It's common practice in other walks of life to apologize to someone when you mess up something of theirs, so it would seem to hold true with the SP / MR relationship as well, don't ya think?
- Mike Sweeney hit a foul ball straight back at the camera that looked so realistic that I actually jumped out of the way so as to not get hit. I immediately felt like a complete tool for moving away from the ball as if it was going to come out of the TV. I can only imagine how crazy that would have looked in high def (don't have it) or even 3D. Scared the piss out of me.
- I was a little confused by the move to bring in Carlos Marmol to face Ichiro in the 9th. Marshall is a lefty and hadn't been pitching terrible. Seemed like a curious move at the time, but it worked.
We get a win, despite the fact that both Bobby Howry and John Grabow pitched in the game in key situations and avoid the sweep. I hate everything about cheering for a team to lose, so I'm still hoping for a dramatic turn around. Aramis comes back today for the White Sox game and it's my guess that Chad Tracy will be designated for assignment, though there is a possibility we could see Starlin go back to AAA and Baker and Tracy be kept on the roster. We'll just have to wait and see.


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A secret NFL-style "prom draft" has taken place at a Southern California high school for years, but administrators are trying to put a stop to it.
Male students at the affluent Corona del Mar High rank female students, then select a date from a pool, Fox News reported. Students draw their draft picks in a lottery, but can pay money to get a better draft number.
School officials, including CdM principal Kathy Scott, are discouraging students from participating in the prom draft. Scott sent a letter to parents over the weekend after learning about the secret draft:
Cdm prom draft is rolled, since when do we have an outstanding reputation? Was that before or after Tim Lai? pic.twitter.com/rew4FCYKdf— Reverend Prince (@ConnerPrince1) May 3, 2014
"I am sure that the intention of this 'draft' is not to be harmful, but it may be," Scott wrote. "It is not OK for any student to be objectified or judged in any way."
The draft's existence was first reported by the Orange County Register. The Register found tweets from students at CdM about the June 7 prom and the draft.
One tweet read, "Many drafters on the prowl tomorrow for #freeagents so dress nice ladies."
Another student tweeted a rule book that said "sophomores can be drafted." Some tweets also included pictures of jerseys with girls' names on the back.
The Twitter accounts, including one called cdmprom_insider, have been deactivated, but the Register reported that students continued to discuss the results after the draft on Thursday.
For students who don't draw an early draft pick, buying a better number doesn't come cheap. One junior told The Los Angeles Times that he knew a male student who bought a better pick for $140 to improve his chances of going with a specific girl.
"A lot of the girls respect the draft and stick with those dates," said the student, who the LA Times did not identify because he could face disciplinary action.
"I am part of the draft and am friends with many girls in the draft and yes, in some instances girls can be picked by appearance," said sophomore Jessie Harris. "It is all just a fun way to decide who you will be going to prom with."
One female junior at CdM told the LA Times that the draft was used to avoid skirmishes between male students who asked out the same girl.
Corona del Mar has been accused of fostering a sexist and homophobic atmosphere in the past, according to the LA Times.
In 2009, CdM came under scrutiny when the American Civil Liberties Union sued the school after three male athletes posted a video to Facebook outing one gay student and threatening to rape and kill a female student, the LA Times reported.
Emily Flores, co-president of the Feminists United club a nearby Estancia High School called the draft "insulting," Fox News reported. She said:
"Prom should be about having a fun time with your peers and celebrating the end of a successful academic year. These boys must be very confused about the time we live in if they think that being asked to prom is such a high honor."
Scott pleaded with parents to discourage their students from participating in the draft and "discuss the seriousness of this type of activity."
She told the LA Times that students could face suspension if money was exchanged as part of the secret draft.


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Graves Disease
A condition of unknown origin that involves the throid gland and causes the soft tissues surrounding the globe to swell. (proptosis)
A condition in which misalignment of the eyes is present even when the eyes are uncovered (cover uncover test)
A misalignment of the eyes that may cause vision to be disturbed; occurs when the extraocular muscles do not work in a coordinated manner
A serious ocular bacterial infection with inflammation of the vitreous and adjacent tissues
Aphakic Correction
The use of a contact lens, eyeglasses, or an intraocular lens for more normal vision in an aphakic patient
The progressive loss of accommodative ability of the lens, due to the natural processes of aging
Congenital Glaucoma
A rare disease that occurs in infants; due to a malformation of the anterior chamber angle
Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma
A form of glaucoma in which the natural age-related increase in the size of the lens blocks the flow of aqueous through the pupil, gradually bowing the iris forward until it's outer edge blocks the aqueous outflow channels in the anterior chamber angle
Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
A form of glaucoma in which the pressure inside the eye is elevated because of increased resistance to aqueous drainage in the outflow channels; accounts for 60% to 90% of all adult glaucomas
Visual Field
The height and breadth of space seen by the eye when the gaze is fixated straight ahead
An eye disease in which the intraocular pressure is high enough to cause damage to the optic nerve, resulting in visual loss; caused by impaired drainage of the aqueous fluid out of the eye
A rare degenerative corneal disease in which the center of the cornea thins and assumes the shape of a cone, seriously affecting vision
Arcus Senilis
A common degenerative change in which the outer edge of the cornea gradually becomes opaque, generally in both eyes; affects people over the age of 50
Branch-shaped, such as the corneal ulcers seen after infection with the herpes simplex virus
Herpes Simplex Virus
In ophthalmology, a type of virus that infects the cornea, producing branch-like ulcers (dendritic keratitis)
Inflammation of the lacrimal sac; usually caused by a blockage or obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct
Literally, freckles; common tumors involving the bulbar conjunctiva and appear as yellowish-pink or brown areas on the conjunctiva or skin
A small, benign, yellow-white mass of degenerated tissue beneath the bulbar conjunctiva, just nasal or temporal to the limbus
Topical Application
The delivery system by which a drug is applied directly to the surface of the eye or surrounding skin
Mucopurulent Discharge
A thick fluid containing mucus and puss; symptomatic of bacterial infection
Basal cell Carcinoma
The most common malignant lid tumor; has a characteristic appearance of a pit surrounded by raised "pearly" edges
A condition in which the globe is not completely covered when the lids are closed; may be caused by facial-nerve paralysis or by an enlarged or protruding eye
Oculomotor Nerve
The third cranial nerve, which supplies the impulses that activate the superior, medial, and inferior rectus muscles, the inferior oblique muscle, and the orbicularis oculi muscle
Refers to any process in which the structure or function of body tissues gradually deteriorates
Any tumor that is cancerous and has the potential of spreading to other parts of the body
The process by which cancerous cells move to other parts of the body and produce new tumors
Orbital Cellulitis
A diffuse infection of tissues in the orbit, causing grossly swollen eyelids and red eye, sometimes without proptosis
A microorganism smaller than the smallest bacterium that has no cellular structure and can cause infectious disease
A multicelled microorganism that differs from a bacterium in that it has a more complex structure; includes yeast and molds. Some can live inside the body and cause infection
Single celled microorganisms, widely dispersed in nature; some of these are capable of causing disease in humans
A local protective tissue response to infection, in which specialized cells move to the affected area to destroy the injurious agent, while other cells release fluid to dilute any toxic substances produced by the infectious agent and wall off both the offender and the damaged tissue
The invasion and multiplication of harmful microorganisms in the body tissues: a local bacterial or fungal infection begins in the tissues immediately surrounding the microorganisms point of entry; if unchecked, the infection may spread to surrounding tissues; thereby becoming diffuse
Immune Reaction
The body's response to infection, in which antibodies are manufactured to neutralize the infecting microorganisms and perhaps prevent recurrence of the infection
The physical and chemical processes by which the body converts food into energy and new body tissues
Diabetes Mellitus
A condition in which the body is unable to produce enough insulin, the hormone required for the metabolism of sugar
A surgical procedure for correcting retinal detachment by injecting gas into the eye
A swelling of the optic disc with engorged blood vessels: caused by increased fluid pressure within the skull
Age Related Macular Degeneration
A disease in which sensory cells of the macula degenerates, resulting in the loss of central vision
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
A virus that causes a deficiency of the immune system, making the patient susceptible to a variety of infections of various tissues, including the retina
Diabetic Retinopathy
A progression of pathologic changes in the retina; produced by long-standing diabetes mellitus
Scleral Buckle
A surgical procedure for correcting a retinal detachment that involves placing a block of silicone or other material in the eye to indent the wall
The eyes continually shift in a rhythmic side to side or up and down motion and then snap back to normal position
Strabismic Amblyopia
The tendency of a child's brain to suppress the images from the deviating eye
The tendency of the eyes to deviate; usually prevented by the brains effort to fuse the two images (cross cover test)
10 mechanisms of disease & injury
Infectious Process
Invasion & multiplication of foreign microorganisms within tissue.
Create competition for nutrients & release toxic substances.
Inflammatory Process
Protective tissue response to infection or injury. Produces pain, redness, heat, & swelling.
Can result in loss of function in affected organ.
Suffix: "itis"
Allergic Process
Immune reaction to foreign substances, infection.
Symptoms: Runny nose, watery eyes, skin rash, difficulty breathing, death.
Immune Reaction
a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigen
Allergic reaction
occurs when the body's immune system reacts to a harmless allergen such as pollen, food, or animal dander as if it were a dangerous invader
Ischemic Process
Severe reduction of blood supply caused by occluded or broken blood vessels.
Causes hypoxia.
Metabolic Process
Enzymes & hormones are not produced in the proper quantity.
i.e. hyperthyroidism, Cushing's disease, diabetes mellitus
Developmental Process
Faulty development of organs/tissues can result in their inability to function properly.
Orbital cellulitis
Diffuse infection of the tissues of the orbit.
Can cause swelling & redness.
Symptoms incl decreased vision, ocular pain made worse by eye movement.
Can be deadly due to close proximity w brain.
blowout fracture
breakage of floor or walls of orbit due to blunt force.
globe may fall into fracture and requires reconstruction of orbit as well as repair to injured globe.
comitant strabismus
deviation is the same in all fields of gaze.
due to imbalanced muscle tension.
may be congenital.
restrictive strabismus
strabismus due to loss of muscle elasticity from scarring of long-term inflammation.
i.e. Grave's disease
deviation of eye that can only be elicited by covering one eye so the brain can no longer fuse the images.
strabismis amblyopia
suppressed vision of the misaligned eye.
Most common in children.
can be corrected after surgery w a patch or blurring drops in dominant ey to force amblyopic eye to work.
Eyes drift off intended target then jerk back into position.
Indicates problem w brain function, not muscles.
external hordeolum
Bacterial infection of eyelash follicles.
Treated w hot moist packs & antibiotic drops.
May need to be drained.
Chronic, low-grade infection.
Red & inflamed lid margins w crust along lashes.
Treated w lid cleaning, topical antibiotics, oral antibiotics.
Are recurring & predisposes one to styes & chalazions.
Drooping of upper eyelid.
Due to partial paralysis of oculomotor nerve when congenital
Or due to weekness of levator palpebrae or it's tendon as a result of disease or trauma.
Lid margin turns inward of causing trichiasis.
caused by over activitity of orbicularis oculi muscle.
Basal cell carcinoma
Most common malignant tumor.
Signature pit surrounded by raised, pearly edges.
Inflammation of the lacrimal sac caused by blockage of nasolacrimal duct.
Tearing w pain, swelling, tenderness.
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
dryness / inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva due to inadequate tear production. usually the result of an immune disorder.
Treat w cyclosporine eye drops.
Bacterial conjunctivitis
"pink eye" recognized by a mucopurulent discharge
lasts 2 weeks untreated, antibiotics can be helpful.
Viral conjunctivitis
produces a watery discharge & tiny bumps on the conjunctival surface. sometimes involves the cornea & sever photophobia.
lasts 1-3 weeks untreated, although some forms may require a nonspecific treatment to relieve symptoms.
Allergic or Vernal (springtime) conjunctivitis
causes tearing, itching, redness, & swelling.
treated with topical mast cell stabilizer/antihistamine drops.
subconjunctival hemorrhage
burst blood vessel in the conjuctiva. occurs after violent sneezing or coughing.
no treatment, disappears after a few weeks.
small, benign, yellow-white, mass of degenerated tissue of the bulbar conjunctiva.
does not overlap the cornea.
may cause minor irritation but will not threaten vision.
wedge-shaped growth of the bulbar conjunctiva
will grow over cornea and cause irritation, chronic redness, foreign-body sensation, blurred vision, and photophobia.
can be surgically removed but may recur.
pterygium & pinguecula are thought to be caused by what?
long term exposure to ultra violet light.
corneal ulcer
bacterial or fungal infection of a corneal lesion.
corneal epithelium loses transparency.
bulbar conjunctiva appears red
Symptoms: moderate to severe pain, photophobia, excessive flow of tears
Treated with antibiotics specific to the causative microorganism. May leave a scar/decreased vision.
Herpes simplex virus
Signature dendritic (branch shaped) ulcer on cornea.
Treated with antiviral medication, scraping of corneal epithelium.
Tend to recur which can lead to sever scarring or thinning which may require corneal transplant.
Arcus senilis
degenerative opacification of outer edge of cornea.
occurs after age 50
vision is unaffected, no treatment needed
degenerative thinning of cornea that creates a cone shape. seriously affects vision.
Treated with contact lenses in mild cases and corneal transplant in severe cases.
inflammation of the sclera. occurs in patients with autoimmune diseases (rheumatoid arthritis)
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SHHHHH --- We don't talk about that God anymore.
Can you kill a God?
Yes, oddly, but you have to create it first. The Southern God of Slavery took nearly 50 years to create -- to entrench into Southern minds, Southern laws, and Southern culture.
Death of the Southern God
Published by Editor on February 6, 2011
|Lee said his God "knew and intended" slavery to be painful .
Slaves were being punished by God
Despite the myth of kindess, Lee was a stunningly cruel slave master, according to his own slave ledgers.
by Mark Douglas
Suddenly, they never mentioned the God of slavery again. The Great Hush.
SHHHHH — We don't talk about that God anymore.
Can you kill a God?
No. But you can show it's so fake that its own believers never mention Him again. That's what happened to the Southern "God of Slavery."
What the South bragged about at the time, our history books don't even mention now. Slavery was very much a religious based enterprise, and could not possibly have thrived in the Southern US without it.
In fact, the "Bible Belt" got its start, ironically, from this fierce religious defense of slavery. As Debow (of Debow's Review) said in 1843, "God has completely silenced all opposition to slavery by His Holy Word."
Debow meant it -- any legal public opposition to slavery was GONE by 1843, in the South. Outlawed, officially.
A basic fact that your history teacher probably does not even suspect.
Well, God silenced opposition in the SOUTH — with the help of the draconian "anti-incendiary" laws, which set jail and possible torture (whipping) as the punishment for those who wrote openly, or even owned books, that questioned slavery.
See the case of the North Carolina preacher arrested just for owning a book that questioned slavery and which predicted the oncoming Civil War. He was arrested for OWNING the book, simply owning it.
Did we mention he was arrested for just owning the BOOK? He was found guilty, about to be whipped, a crowed formed to cheer the whipping!
Did you know such things went on, before the Civil War. Hell no. You were never told.
The judge ordered whipping and jail as punishment. He was allowed to appeal, posted bond, and promptly left the South.
Robert E Lee and Jeff Davis both defended slavery as ordained of God -- God even "intended" said Lee, that slaves feel "painful discipline, because pain is "necessary for their instruction".
Contrary to myth, Lee's slave ledgers and letters show a cruel man, who personally ordered slave girls to be tortured, and made sure he was there for the whippings,
Oppression of free speech -- even religious speech -- against slavery is easily the most overlooked aspect of US history.
That is why the "GOD OF SLAVERY" had no opposition. Most people today assume there was freedom of speech -- surely freedom of religious speech - before the Civil War, in the South. No, there was not.
Contrary to the nonsense about the North getting rid of slavery because of climate, actually slave owners there were shamed --accused, exposed, humiliated.
Slave owners did not want to be humiliated in public, scorned by people, or read contrary information in the newspapers, or books. Slave owners got into slavery to GET status, to GET power, not to lose it. Try to grasp that.
In the North, public shaming, and voting, stopped slavery in the North, not the temperature outside.
It's stunning how stupid people are -- even history professers stupidly repeat the idiocy that temperature and soil determined slavery. How stupid can you be? Seriously.
And none of the "history experts" mention the total control of anti-slavery speech. NOT ONE. Nor do they mention the control of religious speech.
Each of them seem to have read the same bullshit about climate and soil. As if "history" is just repeating selective bullshit excuses, not looking at all the facts.
Because there was no freedom of speech, freedom to critize or shame or humiliate slave owners, there was no way to stop slave owners. And worse, no way to blast their bullshit in public.
Stopping free religious speech corrupted everything. With religion unable to fill its moral role, unable to challenge evil, there was no power to stop slavery. Religion became SUPPORTIVE of not just slavery, but even supported the torture of slaves.
A Southern "best-seller" was Slavery is Ordained of God by Pastor Ross, and while we don't know if Davis and Lee both had copies, many of the things they said were essentially the same things in that best selling book.
I would love to have a list of books that Davis and Lee owned, I bet Ross's book is in there.
The Bible, it said, condoned not only slavery, but the torture of slaves. This is what Lee believed, and said so in his letter to his wife, though he used "painful discipline they must endure" instead of the word torture.
Slaves "must endure" painful discipline, Lee wrote, because God intended it. That's exactly what Pastor Ross told folks in his best seller, and exactly the mind set of every slave owner I ever heard about.
And remember, publically, no one could contest that mind set. That was the official mind set -- set in law, because of the anti-incendiary laws.
According to Lee's own handwritten slave ledgers, he regularly had wayward slaves whipped, in fact, he screamed at slaves as he had them whipped, according to newspaper and eyewitness accounts
The Bible also implies that slave women must submit to the master's sexual demands. This is another scripture widely known at the time — but never mentioned now.
You can bet the men knew of it. Another Lee fact -- as time when on, the children born at Arlington were "increasingly WHITE" according to Lee biographer Elizabeth Pryor, who was allowed to study Lee's slave ledgers. Pryor claimed "there is no evidence" Lee fathered his own slaves --but implied he had to know who was fathering the "nearly white" slaves that Lee wrote about.
As a result, most preachers in the South simply avoided the topic. You did not have to advance slavery in your sermons, but you could not denigrate it, question it, or claim slavery was not of God.
You always could question it in the North. That is why slavery became so entrenched in the South.
If you preached to Blacks, you had to have a special license from the government — and you had to agree only to preach obedience.
When you hear of Lee or Jackson giving their slaves "religious education" — as if it were out of the goodness of the master's heart — this is what they were teaching.
Its ironic that so many people now give credit to slave owners for "religious education" to slaves. They didn't care about the slaves -- they wanted docile obedient slaves to do the work, and in many cases, give the slave owner pleasure. The whip -- and preaching -- were the main control of slaves. That, plus the slave dogs that surrounded many plantations. That's another story.
Davis said slavery was a "Divine Gift of God" and that "God delivered the Negro unto us." Davis, like Lee, is often portrayed as kind to his slaves or anti-slavery. Unfortunately, Davis family did not keep his slave ledgers, as the Lee family did.
Davis was on a mission to spread slavery, and claimed the resistance to the spread of slavery was "the intolerable grievance" that mandated secession.
If you believe -- or pretend to believe -- slavery is ordained by God, and you will whip women, sell children, burn or hang slaves who resist, there is no line you won't cross.
Slavery was "sealed by the blood of Christ." said SOuthern leader Debow. Sealed by the blood of Christ! How do you get that crazy?
The "great moral truth" that "God ordained slavery" was the very basis of the the Confederacy said its vice president, Alexander Stephens said.
Slavery was not an aspect of the Confederacy, it was the fundamental principle. That's according to his famous "Cornerstone" Speech. He bragged that the CSA was the only nation on earth founded on the principle of chattel slavery of blacks. Other nations had allowed slavery at times, after wars, for example. But the Confederacy was founded on "the revealed will" of Almighty God for white man to enslave the black race -- because God was punishing blacks for sins in the Old Testament !
Notice, however, that once Lincoln, Sherman, Grant, and the Union Army won — not one Southern leader ever said such nonsense again.
Not Lee; not Davis; not Bedford Forrest. Not Debow. Not any preacher; not any civil war veteran.
Not the most extreme; not the most timid. In fact, even private citizens, Southern newspapers, Southern books, thereafter never said God told them to enslave Blacks or anyone else.
One day their entire lives, their status, their reason for doing everything — was God telling them to enslave Blacks. But then Lee surrenders — and they never mention that God again.
Even in their private letters, there was a drastic change. You wont find private letters, written after Lee surrendered, claiming God ordained slavery. Go on look! We have never found any.
Nor will you see any books published in the South after Lee surrendered, saying God ordained slavery.
Their private letters before the war was very much about God's wish for slavery, and the justification for torture of slaves. But none of that -- NONE -- appears in any letter I know of after the war.
No more mention of this God that ordained slavery. No more insistence that they were doing the work of the Lord to spread slavery.
No one said the South had to give up their God of Slavery.
No one said the South had to give up the "God ordained slavery meme". No one even hinted at it. The only condition to end the war was for the South to stop fighting it, and recognize the government in Washington.
But Southerners en masse, without communication, dumped this God of Slavery. Do you find that strange? Even amazing?
I did. Totally, instantly, and forever. Why? Why do they base their lives on this crap, claim God ordained slavery and torture, blah blah. Then, not a word.
Either they did not believe that crap to begin with, -- well, that can be the only reason. Remember they BASED THEIR LIVES on this.
They tortured women because of it, they sold children, they went to war to spread slavery. It was not a slight belief. They used violence and torture on slaves, they whipped, sold, and terrorized, based on this God of Slavery bullshit.
But when Lee surrendered -- their God lost.
That is how they saw it, they realized, really, their God was fake. Can you think of a different reason they just no longer said that nonsense, even in private?
They still talked and wrote and believed blacks were inferior, they still believed whites were the superior race and that blacks should not vote or intermingle with whites. That would last another 150 years. But no more about slavery being ordained by God.
It's as if a light switch was flipped, and suddenly, no more God of slavery. What they screamed from the rooftops one day, they did not even whisper in private the next.
Lincoln's lasting effect is not just the 13th Amendment… his most lasting effect was forever exposing the God of Slavery as a fake…. It's unthinkable that anyone anywhere will again use the Christian faith to justify slavery. But slavery was very much an unsettled religious issue, until the South lost. Had the South won, slavery was going into Kansas, California, and Cuba, according to Davis, who was already trying to spread slavery there before the war..
All other things may change — we may see the U.S. fall into disunion, we may see all kinds of havoc and discord. Lincoln's efforts to keep the U.S. together may only last 200 years or less.
But his efforts to discredit the God of slavery will very likely be enduring.


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I have seen many examples of misuse of political power in my time, but the one that takes the brownie is the recent announcement of "The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act," a bipartisan draft introduced into the Pennsylvania Senate as SB 1182 by Sen. Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery/Delaware) and Sen. Mike Folmer (R-Dauphin/Lebanon/York).
Sneaking in an unpopular political agenda item is nothing new. We recently did it here in Pennsylvania with great success on the topic of gambling. We first brought in the Lotto for only a buck. We justified it with a noble cause — to help our elderly. Then we brought in slots, followed rapidly by table games, to help us reduce taxes of course, and Voila! — full blown casinos. Not bad. A complete political opinion reversal in less than 40 years.
Since that was Staples-level easy, here we go again. This time it's marijuana. Of course the Honorable Sens. Leach and Foolmore have no such deviant intentions as those earlier pro-gambling scoundrels. These two pillars of medicinal enlightenment are merely sponsoring the use of medical cannabis, not pot. They only wish to educate us backwoods Pennsylvania folks on the amazing benefits of this wonder drug.
These two noble gentlemen show the sincerity of their mission by promoting Sen. Leach's website "Meet the Kids," in which he ruthlessly exploits medically challenged children and their families in their time of need. Sen. Leach draws their life stories out to help obscure his true goal; one that gradually takes us through the gateway, off the path, and into the weeds.
The two mis-leaders are willing to exploit some of our most vulnerable children for drugs, as opposed to continuing our practice of protecting all of our children from drugs. It's time for our adults to do what we taught our children in the D.A.R.E. program over the last 30 years: "Just Say, No!"
JOE CONRAD, Mechanicsburg


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By Systemic Disorder
Planned obsolescence is not a natural phenomenon like the tides. Yet most of us accept it as such. I've been forced to think about this because my computer is not long for this world. Eight years ago, it was as up to date as can be. Now, Mac OS 10.3 is evidently one step removed from a stone tablet.
That in itself is a solvable problem. But the friendly and knowledgeable computer person who advised me on new computer options calmly told me that some of my crucial software programs won't be readable on the latest system. I will have a great many files that will become unreadable (yes, I do back up) without having to cobble together some cumbersome solution.
"New and improved" is marketing gospel. Well, it's mighty big business — as much as $1 trillion is spent on marketing in the United States alone. People have to buy a whole lot of stuff to justify all the money spent on them to buy it. If products work for a long time, people won't be moved to buy all that "new and improved" stuff. That's where planned obsolescence comes in — it's simply big corporations forcing us to buy new stuff.
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By GEORGE LENKER
There's nothing quite like getting paid for other people's work, so this week I'm letting some readers take over the column.
A few weeks back I mentioned that I and a panel of some other local beer aficionados would be trying the new craft beers from Budweiser and Michelob. I then asked readers to write in with their thoughts about these brews. Since so many wrote in to me (and since my pals and I haven't done our tasting yet) I thought I'd share some of the best comments on this issue today and follow up with my panel's opinions next week.
So here we go.
Chris Lalli, president of Berkshire Brewing Co. in Deerfield, wrote in saying: "These large brewers who have these large audiences are building a bridge for their customers to drink more flavorful beer that eventually will lead their customers to cross that bridge and try our brands in the long run. Some will stick to their loyalty of the large-advertising breweries, but as history repeats itself, some will cross over, like many have in my experience over the last 14 years. And that 'some' in their world could be 3-4 percent of their market which is huge."
Daron Showalter of Seattle, Wash. offered a similar opinion: "In response to your article, I actually believe that beers like Bud American Ale and the Michelob brand will actually help the craft beer movement.
"I believe this because if you look at a parallel industry, the craft coffee industry, Starbucks actually helped other small coffee producers grow as Starbucks became a gateway coffee, if you will, into a world of much better, fair trade and organic producers.
"Before Starbucks the coffee was weak, but after Starbucks, you see them along with many other coffee producers that keep growing and growing.
I think (Budweiser) American Ale will be that gateway beer for normal American lager drinkers and actually help to grow the industry. Personally, it took me a year of Blue Moon and Bass before I drank craft beer, so if those can be gateway beers, can't other macro craft (beers) work the same way as well?"
Bryant Paul Johnson of Northampton, however, offered a slightly different view from the ones above: "You asked what readers thought the impact of big brewers moving into the craft beer market would be; my answer: Not much - at least here.
"In a region like Western Massachusetts, well served by a staggering variety of small breweries, brewpubs and well-stocked package stores, Anheuser-Busch's entries into the market will be met with general indifference. People who crave quality beer have been able to find it for years. Though I've heard some good things (or rather, not bad things) about Anheuser-Busch's American Ale, I doubt it's going to convince anyone already smitten with comparable styles to make the switch.(Especially given that many beer aficionados - myself included - tend to root for their local favorites.)
"Where I think A-B will find the biggest traction for this craft beer experiment is in more remote areas dominated by the big-three of brewing; places where Sam Adams still seems rare and slightly fancy. Their best hope lies in people who might be willing to try something different that's been given the Anheuser-Busch or Miller Coors) stamp of approval."
Finally, Dave Gagliarducci, a homebrewer from West Springfield who hopes to open a brewpub in Hampden County, had this to say: "The really great crafts have so much more than just the basic ingredients, but put that little extra something in each beer to give it that custom twist- a la Sam Calagione's radical offering's to Great Divide taking an already unbelievable Russian Imperial Stout and putting it on oak. That is something the big guys will not get, because they are trying to cater to a more broad market.
"Now it could be a real great boost to the craft sales if it was marketed properly, meaning how it is displayed for sale. If they put it in the aisle with the rest of the Bud, Miller Coors, it will not allow those drinkers to cross-experiment quickly. However if the store managers placed say Bud's new ale between Hop Wallop and Ruination, it may catch the consumer more likely to expand on their next purchase.
"I also feel that the big guys try to impart a "lighter" feel to their beers, so as not to overwhelm the customer once they do capture their interest."
Have an opinion on this? I'll run more reader input if it's warranted. You can reach me at firstname.lastname@example.com


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WATCH: Brad And Dylan, The "Cutest Couple" At Carmel High School, Go To Prom
Bradley Taylor and Dylan Meehan have become what Brad's cousin called "Tumblr famous" thanks to their best friend Chelsea Blaney. A post on her blog about Brad and Dylan, who had been voted "cutest couple" in their high school yearbook, has been shared over 100,000 times, attracting international attention and support.
"It's been insane," Brad, 17, told USA Today hours away from their senior prom on Monday. "We are very, very proud to show that Carmel High School is the way it is."
"No one treats us any differently from straight couples," Dylan added. They both agreed that they have received nothing but love and support since their relationship went viral.
Brad and Dylan have been together since last June after a friend introduced them on a tour of Brown University. They came out to their friends and their families a week later.
"I don't know why there's such a big deal being made about this," Brad's father, Robert, said. "In this day and age, it's normal."
Both Brad and Dylan have 4.0 GPAs and are attending New York University together in the fall, where they expect to study theater, business and the sciences. The added attention they're receiving leading up to their prom, however, makes their night to remember even more "exciting," according to Dylan.
"It makes us so excited to go to the ball," Brad said, "because we know so many people are accepting of us."
While it does our cause no harm to have eye candy like this being in the high school proms, let us remember not everyone is heartrendly beautiful, and we have our place in the sun too.
Ugh, prom!
I decided to pass on mine, it was a military ball not a prom. Going to a military school was good for me, but the prom thing was still bullshit.
This is Great! And of Great Significance- I remember when Aaron Fricke had to sue to attend his high school prom back in the 70's, and it was not nearly as accepted. Kudos to these courageous young men who are changing history for the better. "As long as it's Love the Lord Won't Mind"- from Gordon Merrick's groundbreaking Peter and Charlie Trilogy. Bless them both and HAVE FUN! and for the others who commented- I hated my prom, too- all the popular cliquey kids got all the attention. But these two are literally making history, and will be remembered for that, if nothing else.
Basically, anyone can just "claim" to be Gay, have their pic on the Internet, and 'ride' the Gay wave for accolades and notoriety and "famous". Claiming to be Gay can be a 'fad' to do thing. No one can prove it one way or another. Just go with the flow and tide. Pity.
@daniwitz13: You must have just watched "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry". That's not reality. It's a movie. I'm just saying because you apparently have reality mixed up with fantasy. No one does that. But, of course it does allow you to troll the boards saying stupid shit. Go right ahead. It's your right to be ignorant. Republicans do it all the time.
@daniwitz13: Oh yes, think of the 'benefits': ostracism from your family, judgement and excommunication from your church, bullying by your peers, sacking from your job, violent assault and abuse yelled across the street, hate mail, threatening phone calls.
Of course not every gay person suffers every one of these, but most would have experience one or more. Every day someone gay is abused shamefully because of their sexual orientation, some are killed in broad daylight, and in 7 countries their own government kills them through the death penalty for homosexuality, such as in Iran where two 16 year old youths were hanged recently for being in a relationship with each other.
Straight people never have to endure mistreatment like this because of their inborn romantic and sexual orientation.
@Derek Williams: it is their love for each other that makes them truly beautiful!
Love those award, ill fitting high school tuxes. carmel, bu the way is one of the loveliest towns in the USA. You should drive through it in the fall.
Theater, Business, and the Sciences. That's my major too!
Congrats! Went to Carmel back in 86, two guys where caught smoking in the smoking area and where all but tossed out of school… Thank You for bringing Carmel into the 21st century!
@Ogre Magi: Please. Plus the fact they are 17, thin and pretty.


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Fuji Xerox's Phaser 3160N is a laser printer that can pump pages out quickly, beating similarly priced competitors. It may not be particularly attractive but it handles monochrome document printing with ease.
The Fuji Xerox Phaser 3160N is a budget monochrome laser printer. It doesn't have any multifunction features like scanning or copying, but for its $199 price you get a printer that's simple to operate and maintain. It prints text documents quickly and clearly, but it does have a couple of flaws: it lacks a status screen and its printing of greyscale images is mediocre.
The Fuji Xerox Phaser 3160N is a very simple monochrome laser printer, with only two buttons (for power and printing) and two status LEDs. There's no LCD screen as seen on the Dell 1133, for example, so you'll need to track the printer's status on a connected PC or laptop. The paper input tray can hold 250 sheets while the output tray can store 80 pages. Fuji Xerox quotes a maximum monthly duty cycle of 15,000 pages, which should be more than enough for the printing needs of a small business.
You can connect the Fuji Xerox Phaser 3160N laser printer to your office's computers through its USB port or via a 10/100Mbps Ethernet port. Status monitoring software and printer drivers are available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X, and a Web server is also built-in to the printer for remote monitoring and maintenance. We opted for a USB connection to our test PC, with driver installation taking only a few minutes.
Printing A4 text documents through the Fuji Xerox Phaser 3160N is a quick process — our 20-page PDF test document took just under one minute to print at standard quality settings. This translates to an overall output of 24 pages per minute when printing longer documents, which is faster than other budget lasers like the Samsung ML-1660 and the HP Laserjet Pro m1212nf which only managed 14 and 18 pages per minute, respectively, in our tests. The Fuji Xerox Phaser 3160N also impressed us with the speed of its first page output, taking just 8.1sec from the start of printing to produce the first sheet.
The standard print resolution of the Fuji Xerox Phaser 3160N is 600x600dpi, although this can be bumped up to 1200x1200dpi for slightly higher output quality. Either of these settings is more than enough for text printing on a white background, with text down to 6pt being easily readable. Shaded backgrounds can appear grainy though, and printing monochrome images produces the same result — detail is generally lacking, with gradients often tending to appear grainy and with visible banding. This is a problem common to almost all consumer laser printers though, so the Fuji Xerox Phaser 3160N is not alone.
The Fuji Xerox Phaser 3160N uses a combination toner/drum cartridge which has a quoted page yield of 2500 pages. At a recommended retail price of $109.95, this translates into an ongoing running cost of 4.398c per A4 monochrome sheet — on par with Dell's high-yield cartridge for the 1133. The Phaser 3160N's cartridge is also very simple to remove and replace, which should make regular maintenance an easy task. The Fuji Xerox Phaser 3160N isn't too much of a power hog either, consuming only around 6.1 Watts when in standby mode.
Fuji Xerox is committed to environmental sustainability, and incorporates a range of energy-saving features into its printers — including the use of emulsion aggregation toner which uses less energy than regular toner to produce and print with.
If you're looking for a desktop laser printer that offers good value for money and print speeds that beat the competition, Fuji Xerox's Phaser 3160N is a good choice. It is simple to install, operate and maintain and prints A4 text documents at a low overall cost.
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