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On the Trail of the Truth
By Michael Phillips
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I remember the last time I was here listening to Miss Stansberry play the wedding march on the church piano. Two months ago, back in June, I was sitting down in the front row waiting for what I thought was going to be my pa's wedding to Katie Morgan.
But that wedding never happened. Uncle Nick crashed in, shouting that Katie should marry him, not my pa, and to my amazement, Pa agreed. I was filled with a lot of feelings that seemed to be fighting inside my head. I wanted Pa to be happy, but down inside I just didn't feel right about him and Katie. Right from the beginning they somehow didn't seem like the kind of man and woman that were meant to be together. Not married, at least. Not when I thought of Ma. An hour later, I was there again—only this time sitting next to Pa, watching Katie becoming Mrs. Nicholas Belle. Instead of marrying Pa, Katie had ended up married to Uncle Nick.
So this day in the second week of August 1854, I felt a heap different than I had the last time I heard the wedding march. No seventeen-year-old girl could have been happier than I was standing up there in front of the church alongside Mrs. Parrish. Uncle Nick stood on the other side next to Pa, with Rev. Rutledge in between. It was the perfect ending to the last eight or nine months, since that day toward the end of last year when Pa announced to us kids that he was planning to get married again. For weeks—ever since Nick and Katie's wedding, ever since I saw Pa and Mrs. Parrish walking quietly away from the church after Uncle Nick had busted in—I'd been so happy and distracted, I hadn't been able to think straight. And on the big day, even standing there in front of the church, I couldn't keep my mind focused on what was going on. All of a sudden I realized the music had stopped and Rev. Rutledge was talking and telling folks about what the wedding vows were supposed to mean. By the time I started listening in earnest, he was already getting on with the business of what we were all doing here! As he said the words, my brain was racing, remembering so many things. I had to stand there, straight and quiet next to Mrs. Parrish, smiling and acting calm. But inside I was anything but calm.
"Do you, Drummond ..."
When I thought back to the first day I heard that name, and how Pa and Mrs. Parrish squared off on the street in front of the Gold Nugget, I just wanted to laugh. He was Mr. Drum then. None of us knew who he was or what was to come from that day. He and Mrs. Parrish sure didn't like each other much at first!
"So, Mr. Drum, what might be your intentions now?" I could still hear her stern voice, her glaring eyes bearing down on Pa's bewildered face.
And he roared back, "I reckon it ain't none of your dad-blamed business!"
Mrs. Parrish said she aimed to make us kids her business and told him he ought to be ashamed of himself. Pa said he had no intention of having a woman tell him what to do, and then he rode off through the middle of town.
What a beginning that had been! Who'd have ever figured it would come to this?
"Take this woman to be your wedded wife ..."
Wife ... his wife! My first thought was of Ma. But instead of showing sadness or regret or sorrow when her face came into my memory, she was smiling. I knew she understood and was watching with pleasure, glad that the Lord had sent such a good woman to this man and his kids.
At first Pa was looking mostly at Rev. Rutledge, but now he glanced over toward me and Mrs. Parrish. He wasn't looking at me but her, and he looked right into her eyes. I couldn't see her face looking back at him, but from the look of love in Pa's eyes, I didn't see how he could possibly concentrate on what the minister was saying. Pa's eyes were so full it must have taken all his concentration just to fill them with that look. I don't think I'd ever seen such a look in his eyes before.
I couldn't help remembering the meeting of their eyes on that day he and Katie were supposed to be married, after Uncle Nick had run in and the uproar had started. Pa had a sheepish, embarrassed look on his face as he stood next to where Mrs. Parrish was sitting, and she looked back at him sort of half-crying.
That memory sent me back further, to a day when Pa and I were talking in the barn. He told me that when he looked into Katie's eyes, it just wasn't the same as it used to be with Ma.
Now as I saw Pa and Mrs. Parrish looking at each other, everything seemed to be coming right after a long time of wondering how it would all turn out. No one would ever replace Ma, but you could sure tell there was something pretty special for both Pa and Mrs. Parrish.
"... to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health ..."
During the last few weeks, getting ready for the wedding, I often found myself wondering when Pa actually started thinking differently about Mrs. Parrish. I thought back to that day of the first church service in Miracle Springs, when there wasn't even a church yet, when he stuck up for the minister. I wondered if he had done that for her, maybe without even knowing it himself. Or that first Christmas dinner at Mrs. Parrish's house, when Pa got mad and we all left early. I wondered if they really liked each other back then, if some of their arguments were just to cover up feelings that might have been sneaking up on them from behind. I guess that's something I'll never know!
"... to love and to cherish, till death do you part, according to God's holy ordinance?"
I asked Pa about three weeks before the wedding, "When did you first notice Mrs. Parrish?" He looked at me as if to say What are you talking about, girl? But he knew well enough what I was driving at. "When did you look at her different than just another woman, Pa? You know what I mean."
He kept eyeing me, serious as could be, then a little grin broke out on his lips. Once he got to talking about it, I think he enjoyed the memories. We talked about the meetings for the school committee, and he sheepishly admitted that we had gone early a couple of times so he'd be able to see Mrs. Parrish before the minister got there, just like I figured. "And you got all cleaned up and shaved and smelling good too, didn't you, Pa?" I asked. "And that was on account of her, wasn't it?"
"I reckon," he answered. "But don't tell no one."
"Everyone knows by now, Pa," I laughed. "There ain't nothing more to hide!"
He blustered a bit after I said that, but in a little while he started talking again, and this time it was about Katie. He said almost the minute she got to California, he realized he'd made a mistake, but he didn't know what to do about fixing it.
"Why didn't you just call the whole thing off?" I asked.
He said he could see it all perfectly clear now and couldn't imagine he could have been such a fool, thinking it might work if he just went ahead and didn't say anything. "But by then, Corrie," he said, "my head was so blamed full of that Parrish woman I couldn't even think straight. I was so muddled I pretty near got myself hitched to the wrong woman, just like Nick said. I was just a downright nincompoop 'bout the whole thing!"
"It's a good thing Uncle Nick came when he did," I said.
"Tarnation, you're right there, girl! Yes, sir, Nick saved my hide but good! And that more'n made up for all the times I hauled him outta his share of the scrapes we got ourselves into. Yep, I figure we're about even now."
It was quiet for a minute, then I asked Pa, "How come you wrote off for Katie in the first place, Pa?"
Pa thought a minute, scratched his head, and finally said, "I don't know, Corrie ... I just don't know. I been wonderin' that same thing myself for quite a spell."
"Maybe for Uncle Nick," I suggested with a grin.
"Yeah, probably," said Pa. "But you know, Corrie, folks sometimes say there's times a man's just gotta do what he's gotta do—which is just another way of saying that a man is sometimes determined to go his own fool-headed way no matter how stupid it might be. And I reckon that's how it was with me back then. I was already startin' to feel something inside for the Parrish lady, and I reckon it scared me a little. At the same time, I wasn't sure if I even liked her, 'cause she could sure be ornery sometimes. So maybe I figured gettin' me a bride like Katie would put a stop to the crazy thoughts I was havin'. But it didn't work at all! The minute Katie got here I found myself thinkin' of Almeda all the more."
I smiled, and that was the end of my conversation with Pa.
Whatever his mistakes and uncertainties back then, he sure wasn't making one now. And he wasn't having any more second thoughts. For when the words I do came out of his mouth, the whole church heard them, and I couldn't keep from crying.
Then the minister and all the eyes of the people turned toward Mrs. Parrish.
"Do you, Almeda ..."
Poor Rev. Rutledge! It must have been hard for him to utter those words. Mrs. Parrish had brought him here, and they had been together so much the whole first year. It was hardly any secret that he was sweet on her. Everybody in town figured they were going to get married one day. And now he was having to marry her to somebodyelse! But ever since Rev. Rutledge came to Miracle Springs, folks have been surprised at what a fine man he turned out to be—building the church, pitching in with all the rest of the men when anything needed to be done, helping folks, going to visit anybody who was sick. I think he'd earned the respect of just about everybody in the whole community. And now he was marrying Mrs. Parrish to Drummond Hollister with his head high and being a real man about how things had turned out.
"... take this man to be your wedded husband ..."
Only about a week before the wedding, one Sunday afternoon Mrs. Parrish came out to our house for dinner. Of course she'd been spending a lot of time with us, but she wouldn't come there to live till after the wedding. She was there, along with Katie and Nick and everybody else, and the talk was getting lively and everybody was laughing. Katie asked the question, but I'd wondered about it too, just like I had with Pa.
"Now tell us, Almeda," she said, "when did you first fall in love with this cantankerous gold miner?"
Mrs. Parrish laughed, and Uncle Nick chimed in, "Yeah, that's somethin' I'd like to know! How any woman in her right mind could think o' marryin' a coot like him, I can't figure it!"
"Aw, keep your no-good opinions to yourself, Nick!" Pa shot back, but neither of them were serious.
When it quieted down a bit, Mrs. Parrish told about how much she'd admired him when he stood up in church, and even when he'd stomped out after Christmas dinner that time. She said part of her was angry with him for ruining her nice dinner, but at the same time she couldn't help respecting him for wanting to stand up for what he thought was right, and for not wanting things said about him that he didn't think were true. "But I suppose the very first time my heart thought about fluttering must have been that day, not long after the children and I had gone on a picnic out in the country, when I was getting ready to leave on a business trip. Drum rode up in a great flurry of dust and noise, jumped off his horse, and came striding up to me so determined-looking I didn't know what he was about to do! But when he took me aside and told me he was the children's father, and then apologized for not coming forward sooner—well, right then I think something began telling me this was an unusual man."
"No, you were already after me sooner'n that!" said Pa seriously, but with a twinkle in his eye.
"What do you mean, I was after you?"
"You know perfectly well what I mean. You always were a mighty headstrong woman, and you—"
"Headstrong! Drummond Hollister, I ought to—"
"You know well and good you're headstrong. And you know you were out to get me right from the start."
"There is no truth in that whatsoever."
"Come on, Almeda, don't lie in front o' the children." Pa threw a wink at us. "Do you deny you went out on that picnic intentionally to get near to my place here?"
"I simply said that—"
"There! You can't deny it! Right from the start you were trying to weasel in closer toward me."
"It was only for the sake of the children. I've told you that before."
Pa laughed. "I don't believe that for a minute. You had your sights set long ago. Once you took a look at me, you couldn't help yourself. Go on, tell Katie the truth."
By now everybody was laughing at their good-natured argument. Mrs. Parrish didn't say anything for a minute. I was beginning to wonder if Pa'd hurt her feelings. But I guess she was just trying to think up some good way to get the best of him. Finally she burst out: "Well, it worked, didn't it? I got you in the end!"
"... to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health ..."
I suppose after the incident with Becky's kidnapping by Buck Krebbs and the thing with Royce and the ransom money, there could hardly be any doubt that Mrs. Parrish was prepared and willing to give everything she had for Pa and us kids, even if it meant she would be poor from then on. After what she did that day, the minister hardly needed to ask if she was pledged to Pa for better or worse and richer or poorer. She'd proved that already!
Pa didn't realize what she'd done right at first. He didn't know how she'd twisted Royce's arm to give her the money. If I hadn't seen her go into the bank with that parcel of papers, and then seen that horrible look on Mr. Royce's face later when she left, none of us might have ever known, because Pa and Uncle Nick had already gone to the sheriff's.
But later that night when I told Pa what I'd seen, he jumped up and, hurt as he was, rode into town right then to get the money back to her. And almost as quickly, she lit off out of town for Royce's home, even though it was past banking hours.
Pa told us later that she'd signed over the deeds to all her property, her business, her home and office, and all her supplies and equipment as collateral against the $50,000. If she hadn't gotten the full amount of money back to Royce within twenty-four hours, everything she owned would have become his! That was how much she cared about Becky's safety, and how much she trusted Pa!
The minute Pa learned what she'd done, he must have known that their lives were made to be intertwined together somehow. After that, his future could have no one in it besides her—not after all they'd already been through together, and how close it had brought them toward each other.
That's when, he told me later, he suddenly realized he loved Mrs. Parrish himself, and not just because she was nice to us kids.
So when Mrs. Parrish answered the minister's question, every single person in that church knew the depth of love behind the vows.
"... to love, to cherish, and to obey till death do you part according to God's holy ordinance?"
And with eyes brimming full of tears, and a radiant smile of love and thanksgiving spread all across her face, Mrs. Parrish answered: "I do."
Ten minutes later, as I walked back down the aisle in time to Miss Stansberry's playing, my hand on Uncle Nick's arm, I was following my pa and my brand-new mother!
Excerpted from On the Trail of the Truth by Michael Phillips. Copyright © 1991 Michael Phillips. Excerpted by permission of Hendrickson Publishers Marketing, LLC.
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There are no accurate figures, but a fair estimate is that billions of pounds of illegal funds are laundered through the UK each year. That money includes the proceeds of drug-dealing, financial fraud, illegal gambling, prostitution, extortion, illegitimate transactions and so on.
During the period 1993-1995 there were 39 prosecutions in the UK for drug-related money-laundering offences. Of those, 13 went to trial and there were 11 convictions.
In 1993, the UK introduced wide-reaching anti-money laundering legislation under the auspices of the Criminal Justice Act 1993. The aim of the new law and accompanying regulations was to make it more difficult for criminals to launder money by:
covering non-drug related offences;
tightening the internal controls within organisations covered by the Act (ranging from banks to solicitors) so that attempts to launder funds could be prevented.
The measures lay down requirements for financial and non-financial organisations to put in place procedures to identify customers and clients, ensure records of transactions are kept, train staff and ensure the supervision of the reporting or disclosure of suspicious transactions to the National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS).
In 1996, NCIS dealt with 16,125 disclosures, an increase of 17.7 per cent on the previous year's total of 13,170. Those disclosures were made by organisations including banks, building societies, accountants, solicitors, bureaux de change and insurance companies.
World-wide efforts against money-laundering are co-ordinated by the Financial Action Task Force on money laundering (FATF), In its 1996-1997 annual report there is praise for the British system, which is described as: "an impressive and comprehensive one, which has been subject to consistent review and improvement. The active system of supervisors' co-operation, education and training in the financial sector are complemented by strong and effective penal legislation."
Since 1993 in the UK there have been only three prosecutions and convictions under the new law.
Although figures are not available for many countries, Australia has confirmed that in 1995, about US$2.8bn was laundered through the country. FATF say of the Australian anti-money laundering system: "Australia can pride itself on a well-balanced, comprehensive and in many ways exemplary system."
The US is continually reviewing its money-laundering laws and is active in prosecuting in both drug and non-drug cases. In 1996, 2,000 people were accused of money-laundering, compared with 360 in 1991. Of those 2,000, 40 per cent were also charged with white-collar offences such as bank, securities and wire fraud.
The much more active use of money-laundering charges is partly due to the heavy penalties attached to the offences and the use by prosecutors of that threat to obtain plea bargains. Nevertheless, the fact is that, despite criticism, the US authorities are much more ready to charge people with money-laundering, especially in non-drug related cases. In that way, they are using their anti-money laundering legislation as an effective tool in their efforts to fight crime.
Even in the US, however, the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN,) created by the US Treasury in 1990 to focus on financial crime, estimates that US$100bn of drug-related money flows through the country each year. On top of that should be added the billions obtained from fraud and other illegal activities.
Therefore, despite efforts by FATF members (of which there are 40, including the UK and US), the flow of dirty money through member countries has not dried up, or even reduced. On the contrary, it has probably increased, and will continue to do so. Indeed, the effect of tightening up the operation of banks and financial institutions has been to drive money-launderers to non-bank and non-financial sources through which to cleanse their money, including professionals such as lawyers and accountants, bureaux de change, remittance services and underground banking systems.
Money launderers not only target the major international financial centres, but also countries that have weak or non-existent legislation against money-laundering, many of which thrive on the income generated from dirty money and so have little incentive to do much more than pay lip service to calls from other countries to enact laws cracking down on the problem.
But what of the effectiveness of the much-admired UK legislation? The number of prosecutions and convictions for money-laundering generally has been low, and is hardly a significant deterrent. However, the low rate is not an indication of lack of effort on the part of law enforcement authorities. The problem is as complicated as it is international, and is the result of a combination of factors:
Poor resourcing of the police and other authorities;
A lack of good, up-to-date intelligence;
Difficulty in identifying the original offence which was committed and which resulted in the need to launder its proceeds;
Lack of information about the identity of the person or organisation transferring money and the identity of its ultimate recipient or beneficiary - an issue being addressed by SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications), which is increasing the amount of information required to be added to inter-bank money transfers describing the originator and recipient of money.
The failure (deliberately in some cases) of some organisations to report suspicious transactions. This is something that should be addressed by strengthening the obligations to report and the sanctions for failing to do so;
Insufficiently draconian forfeiture laws. The FATF 1996-1997 annual report states: "It has been said that certain criminals and criminal organisations do not mind convictions or prison sentences provided they are able to retain their ill-gotten gains. An effective confiscation system, both domestically and internationally, is therefore a very important deterrent to criminal activity, as well as being cost effective." The report urges the extension of forfeiture and confiscation laws to non-drug related offences and to allow civil (as opposed to conviction-based) forfeiture and the power to confiscate funds in the hands of third parties and the assets of fugitives from justice;
Lack of effective international co-operation.
At a recent speech at an international symposium on economic crime, Detective Inspector Gordon Hutchins of the Money Laundering Investigation Team with the South East Regional Crime Squad said: "It can be said that the drug money laundering legislation which saw its commencement in the UK in 1986, for the precise purpose of eradicating the perceived threat of money laundering, whilst assisting with the nature of and course of financial investigations, has done little to detract or deter the ardent launderer from his exploits. Often the failure to instigate prosecution proceedings lies in the very nature of the launderers' professional status, ie, solicitors, accountants, financial advisers, bank employees, company formation and management agents, nominee directors, all knowledgeable exponents of their subject and masters in the art of secrecy.
"The net profit of money laundering legislation therefore must also be weighed against the by-product of the intended outcome of our investigations, that of disruption, and not merely the results concerning the removal of benefit and assets. However, the statistics show that we must face up to the fact that our legislation is simply just not producing the results for which it was originally intended. We must also recognise the implications these results have in promoting our standing in the world-wide co-operative whose objectives have been set to target the money launderer. How can we claim to dictate the pace, or join in the criticism against less forthcoming jurisdictions in the fight against global laundering, when we ourselves are achieving such pitiful results?"
The intention is not to suggest that the fight against money launderers has been lost or is a hopeless one, despite the increasing threat from the Internet and unregulated electronic funds transfer and banking. Rather, it is to focus on the matters that require more attention in order to strengthen the resources available to fight financial crime. As DI Hutchins said, if the flow cannot be stopped, the next best goal must be to disrupt it and improve the powers of the police and others to confiscate the proceeds of crime.
Alistair Walters is speaking at a seminar on fraud and money laundering at the London Chamber of Commerce next Thursday (12 February).
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Explore the Joint Security Area (JSA) on this 8-hour tour from Seoul with lunch included. With a local guide, visit the War Memorial of Korea, Unification Park, Imjingak Bridge, and the UN Camp Bonifas, where you can see standing guards from both North and South Korea. Pickup and drop-off from the Hotel President in Seoul and a local lunch are included.
- Alle entréer inkluderet
- Alle skatter, brændselsafgifter og servicegebyrer inkluderet
- Frokost inkluderet
- Ledes af en lokal guide
- Afhentning fra et centralt mødested
Meet up with your local guide on the 7th floor of the Hotel President in central Seoul at 9:30am to board a bus for your full-day tour of the Joint Security Area (JSA). Before leaving Seoul, stop at the War Memorial of Korea, the former headquarters of the Korean infantry that was converted into a memorial and exhibition space in 1994.
Next, head north from Seoul to Unification Park, built to pay tribute to the soldiers who fought in defense of the South during the Korean War. You might notice Koreans here offering up prayers for reunification in the future. Take a break for a traditional Korean lunch.
Hop back on the bus and pass by Imjingak Bridge, also known as the Freedom Bridge, once used by repatriated soldiers and POWs returning from the north. With a valid passport in hand, continue on to the UN Camp Bonifas to get a security briefing before your visit to Panmunjom, the only place where North and South Koreans can come in contact on a daily basis. The JSA area is located in a very intense area of the world, so be prepared to go through a strict security checkpoint.
Head back toward Seoul, where you will be dropped off at the President Hotel at around at about 5:30pm.
This tour includes all entrance fees, taxes, and handling charges, but additional food and drinks, optional gratuities, and hotel pickup/drop-off are not included. Remember to wear comfortable shoes, as a fair amount of walking - sometimes on uneven surfaces - is involved. The tour is not recommended for those with back conditions, heart conditions, or mobility restrictions.
Vælg en måned for at se kalenderen over tilgængelighed og afgangstider.
Please kindly be present on 7th floor of the Hotel President at least 30 minute before departure time
Departure time: 9:50am sharply
Tidspunkter kan blive ændret på grund af lokale trafikforhold.
Klik på linket nedenfor for at se pris og ledige pladser på din foretrukne rejsedato. Vores priser opdateres konstant for at sikre, at du altid får den lavest mulige pris.
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Across N. Korea
- Local guide
- Entrance fees
- Transportation with driver
- Lunch (seasonal local food)
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Pickup and drop-off from the Hotel President
- Food and drinks (unless specified)
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- A current valid passport copy must be sent to the tour operator upon time of booking
- UN requires all passenger's passport copy at least 4 days before the travel day. Please send your passport copy to the tour operator immediately upon time of booking. Your reservation will be canceled automatically if your passport copy is failed to be received on time
- Bookings must be made at least 4 days prior to the travel date. Any booking made within 4 days will be rejected
- Minimum age is 12 years old required
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- Please check the restricted countries for this tour: Afghanistan, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, South Korea, Pakistan, Sudan, Syria
- The itinerary is subject to change due to traffic conditions and military reasons
- In case military or other official considerations prevent entry into the JSA there will not be a refund
- Not recommended for participants with back problems
- Not recommended for participants with heart complaints or other serious medical conditions
- A moderate amount of walking is involved; comfortable walking shoes are recommended
- Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not recommended for those with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- The following attire and accessories are specially prohibited during the JSA Tour:
- Outer articles of clothing which are sheer or stretch material such as warm-ups pants and leggings
- Flip flops and similar sandals are specially banned
- Sports uniforms, logos or athletic clothing of any kind
- Clothing with military-style camouflage, including hunting apparel
- Leather "biker" vests and leather riding chaps
- Umbrellas (except for during periods of precipitation)
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Yukmouth Net Worth: Yukmouth is an American rapper who has a net worth of $1 million dollars. Born Jerold Dwight Ellis III on October 18, 1974 in Oakland, California, he is the founder of The Regime (an American hip-hop collective group), Smoke-A-Lot Records (a record label) and Godzilla Entertainment (a record label) and a member of Thug Lordz (a collaborative group with rapper C-Bo). Yukmouth is also a member of the rap duo Luniz (along with Numskull). He released a solo album with J-Prince's Rap-a-lot Records, as well as three follow-up albums. His album Thugged Out: The Albulation went gold. With the advent of his 1997 Lunitik Musik, Yukmouth, he rechristened himself 'Smoke-A-Lot', but went back to his former name of Yukmouth when he made his solo debut.
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Reminds me of being an infant. According to my mother, my first day home from the hospital, my grandmother wanted to be the one to change my diaper. As a target shooter, I've always been proud of my aim; I caught Gram right between the lenses on her glasses. After that, she opted for the "diaper shield" method; leaving the front of the diaper covering until the cold air effect had diminished.
I love how she looks so calm, and has her mouth open. My reflex was always to shut my eyes, lock my lips, and turn my head. Gotta love those baby boys!
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Guess you never had a boy. This happens a lot, and I mean a lot.
Susan, I know! apparently this happened to my mom with my cousin.
The point isn't whether this happens… the point is that this has obviously been done in photoshop
As a Photoshop veteran, this IS most definitely Photoshopped. Nice reproduction of a moment though.
Wow, just, wow.
Contrary to popular belief, she actually sneezed on him.


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Anybody have a pic of Light Fantastic, and intro from Opal Brown? There's been talk of it over on the SA iris robin. It's not SA, but it's supposed to have great substance. I'd love to see what it looks like, searches on the internet haven't turned up anthing. Thanks in advance. Will Warner
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text: Continuing to Learn Eric , Official Blog of Eric Ebron of the Detroit Lions on June 23 0 The Rookie Symposium is really hitting on all aspects of being an NFL player. I feel like I'm learning information, some of which I've learned before, but it's a good thing because it helps you retain it. Hearing Donte Stallworth's story really resonated. Coming out of college, I think we've all known people who have been intoxicated and driven their cars home. His story has impacted my thought process. I'm always looking out for other people, so I will continue to do that, and hopefully someone listens when you encourage them to take a taxi or get home a different way. I hope to take away as much information from this as I can. I've been building my way up to this point and doing everything I can to stay clean. One thing that helped me through the NFL Combine and throughout this process has been that I don't have any baggage. Continuing to learn the information and understand what's right and what's wrong will help me stay that way. One other thing I am looking forward to getting a better hold of is the financial part of being an NFL athlete. We've never dealt with money like this before, so I'm trying to understand how to manage it...and learning how to keep it for a long time rather than letting it go and wasting it. Show Comments Leave a Comment Likes & Reblogs


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Craig and April Woodham are the new Expedition Directors for Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, the university ministry of the Assemblies of God USA. Writer Julie Davis recently sat down with them and chronicled their journey.
She was just seven years old, shelling peas on her grandfather's front porch in Alabama. It was a quiet, eternal moment, the culmination of many who invested in a seemingly insignificant little girl. It was the moment she connected with the one who created her.
Not far away, a young boy was living in a tumultuous home. In and out of church, he knew his life was a mess. Craig Woodham can't point to a specific moment except to say, "It was just the Holy Spirit drawing me." By the age of 16, he responded with action. He broke up with a girlfriend. "For me to give my life to Jesus I had to end that relationship," Woodham says. One connection ended for an eternal one to begin.
There was another important connection in Woodham's high school years. A prom date. That little girl, April, now grown up, was his date and soon, his girlfriend. They continued dating, long distance, while attending separate colleges, Craig at the University of Alabama (studying secondary education) and April at Auburn University (studying landscape design).
While they didn't attend the same university, they did have one thing in common: Chi Alpha. For Craig, who never had a youth pastor or mentor, the group was life changing. "I had a great leader there…. I started being discipled. My freshman year of college was exponential growth, spiritually… I grew like crazy. My small group leader was the catalyst to that," Woodham says.
Craig and April were married before the end of his senior year. As they looked to the future, they discussed the possibility of missions. Because of a connection with Chinese friends, they felt drawn to that part of the world.
As they began to prepare for China, Craig was asked to speak at a Chi Alpha retreat. While there, he says, "I felt the Lord was calling us to do Chi Alpha." The couple became campus missionaries-in-training at the University of Arkansas and later became the Chi Alpha directors at the University of Alabama. By this time, the couple was settling into their position and a new role as parents to their son, Tyler.
"Give a year and pray about a lifetime." That's the challenge Chi Alpha gives to its students. In October 2007, almost two years after the first World Missions Summit, Craig felt the Lord give him that same challenge. He says, "The clearest thought hit my head, 'Why don't you give a year?'" April thought he was nuts. "I was cleaning bottles for our six-month-old," she remembers. But, soon, the family was preparing to go to Thailand where they could work with students.
Awful. That's how the Woodham's describe their initial experience at Ramkhamhaeng University in Bangkok. "Missionaries go on campus to do conversational English… no one wanted to talk with us. It was awful," Craig says. Then a team of 13 students came from the University of Alabama. Once the team was connected to the Thai students, everything changed. "Thai students flocked to them. We'd go eat dinner and play games … go to the mall… it all led to an English camp at the beach." By the end of the team's visit, there was a core group of kids. Soon other teams came from Australia and New Zealand. "By the time we left, there was a group of 30 students connected… several students came to faith."
The University of Alabama Chi Alpha team made a five-year commitment to return to the Thai campus and continue building those connections. While the short-term trips are life-changing, Craig says, "The end goal isn't short-term missions. The end goal is to make disciples of all nations." That, is the vision Woodham takes into his latest role as Chi Alpha Expeditions Director. (Chi Alpha Expeditions is the global missions outreach of Chi Alpha.)
Craig and April, along with their two children, Tyler (8) and Abby (6), are based in Springfield, Missouri. Their vision, Craig says, is to see Chi Alpha teams raised up to plant campus ministry all over the world. Chi Alpha challenges students with this motto: "Every student goes. Every student gives. Every student prays. Every student welcomes." Every student. Regardless of their field of study. Woodham says, "If there are millions of people with little to no access to the gospel, whose responsibility is that? If it's not ours, whose is it? I don't think we can, with clear hearts, say it's just for the missions majors. We have a significant role to play in what God wants to do around the world. And why not us?"
In fact, it's easier for those in non-religious majors to get access to certain overseas countries. Many students are even required to study abroad. Craig says, "Sometimes they are the only ones who can step on that campus because they are actually studying there. A missionary couldn't even go." Chi Alpha's "Strategic Study Abroad" program connects students preparing for study abroad with ministries in which they can become involved. It's helpful to the ministry as well as the student who needs community and relationship while living outside the United States.
Connection. It's what we all crave. Connection with one another and, ultimately, with the one who created us with that longing in the first place. Craig and April Woodham see themselves as connectors. "We connect our local ministries, students, and campus pastors to missionaries around the world," Craig explains. He believes strongly that we, in some form, are all connectors. "We are all called to God's global mission. The question is, 'What's our primary role?'" Whether it's teaching English overseas or shelling peas on a front porch with your granddaughter … our mission is connection. Connecting the people in our lives with the one who offers eternal life.
Julie Davis is a freelance writer living in Springfield, MO. (email@example.com)


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Get an overview of this hotelBeachfront resort for sun and fun
Located in Laconia, this beachfront resort is in the city center and within a 10-minute walk of Winnipesaukee Playhouse and Endicott Rock Park. Winnipesaukee Pier and Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad are also within 1 mi (2 km).
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This Laconia resort has its very own private beach. The resort offers a restaurant. A beach bar is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access.
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My favorite (forget the post #) was the dude about to shoot his load...and I think he was dead serious LOL. Then there were all the posts wondering whether Cam was up in the booth
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This could be one of those occasions when you can't see the trees for the wood. The showdown between Kauto Star and Denman, three weeks tomorrow, so dominates the Cheltenham agenda this year that it would be easy to overlook the mind-boggling depth of their trainer's Festival challenge.
After parading 25 horses for the cameras yesterday morning, Paul Nicholls acknowledged that he has probably assembled his "strongest team ever". Two of them, Twist Magic and Master Minded, dispute favouritism for the meeting's other championship steeplechase, but even they can only audition for a supporting role.
A lot of ink must pass under the bridge before the Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup, however. And once Nicholls had confirmed that all was well with Kauto Star, after his fleeting lameness over the weekend, this instead became the proper moment to consider horses that would be stars in almost every other yard.
The champion trainer indicated that his stable jockey, Ruby Walsh, will come down in favour of Master Minded in the Queen Mother Champion Chase, with Sam Thomas on Twist Magic. Both horses have established their eligibility this winter by beating last year's winner, Voy Por Ustedes, but there is no mistaking the sense that Master Minded – who arrived from France last summer – is progressing with almost indecent haste.
"He had been doing some sensational work before he won at Newbury the other day," Nicholls said. "And I think he has improved again since, enormously so. I made a pig's ear of running Twist Magic on very testing going at Ascot. But I have always thought him a spring horse. He loves better ground, and I hope Fair Along and Tamarinbleu run, because they would go a real good gallop and that would suit both my horses."
The stable's steeplechasing hegemony has its roots in the perennial renewal of its raw materials. Time and again, Nicholls introduced young hurdlers such as Breedsbreeze or Chapoturgeon as "a cracking prospect for fences this time next year".
Sure enough, the success over hurdles of Noland at the 2006 Festival was only a prelude to his date with destiny in the Irish Independent Arkle Trophy.
After missing last season with injury, Noland made an immaculate chasing debut at Folkestone last month and is likely to warm up for the Festival at Sandown tomorrow. "He picked up a bit of a bug at Folkestone but he's back in tip-top form now," Nicholls observed.
"I hope the ground will be all right for him to go to Sandown, because I'm very keen to get a run into him over an undulating track. I'm sure if we get him to Cheltenham in top shape he will be the one to beat."
His leading hope for the Royal and SunAlliance Chase appears to be Denman's brother, Silverburn, a winner at Sandown last time. "I think he has an outstanding chance," Nicholls said. "I know he seemed a bit disappointing at Kempton on Boxing Day, but it was Ruby's first ride back after his injury and he might ride a bit differently another time. I just think he got caught a bit flat-footed off a slow pace, and I'm convinced that he will stay three miles. I don't think we've ever had him better."
Among the hurdlers, Nicholls gave an auspicious mention to I'msingingtheblues in the County Hurdle but commends Celestial Halo as the best value of all. "I see he went out in the Triumph Hurdle betting after he got beat at Doncaster," he said.
"But I was probably guilty of running him a bit short. I was trying to pinch a race with him, I'd backed off him after he won at Newbury. It didn't work out, but he has improved enormously since, and I still think he'll run a really big race at Cheltenham."
It says everything about his stable that Nicholls could well claim the third tier of the podium in the Gold Cup as well. Star De Mohaison remains a possible runner, albeit he has been held up with "a few niggling problems" since a solid resumption over hurdles on New Year's Day, while Neptune Collonges earned his chance when outclassing his rivals at Wincanton last Saturday.
"Star De Mohaison is a horse we haven't seen the best of," he said. "But if we're not happy with him, he'll wait for Aintree. Neptune Collonges deserves his place in the field and could well get placed. My only suspicion is that some of his better form is on flatter tracks."
As for Kauto Star, he was reshod yesterday morning and cantered blithely away. "He's not like Denman," Nicholls said. "Denman puts everything into it, and then needs a lot of time to get back again. He had a quiet week after winning at Newbury, and is just stepping up his work again. But Kauto Star could run again a week after a race, without doing any work in between."Reuse content


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This Employment Agreement involves
Title: AUTODESK, INC. CAROL A. BARTZ EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Governing Law: California Date: 1/25/2007
Industry: Software and Programming Sector: Technology
Exhibit 10.1
This Employment Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into as of January 19, 2007, by and between Autodesk, Inc. (the "Company") and Carol A. Bartz ("Executive"). This Agreement replaces and supersedes the agreement dated April 7, 1992, between the Company and Executive, which is terminated effective upon the signing of this Agreement.
1. Duties and Scope of Employment .
(a) Positions and Duties . Effective May 1, 2006 (the "Commencement Date"), Executive ceased serving as the Company's president and chief executive officer and became the Company's Executive Chairman, an executive officer of the Company. As of the Commencement Date, Executive will continue to serve as Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"), reporting to the Board, and will have certain operational duties, reporting to the President and Chief Executive Officer. Executive's operational duties will include activities focused on improving the business climate for the Company around the world, and enhancing relationships with the Company's key customers, partners and investors ("Operational Duties"), and such other duties consistent with her position as may be reasonably assigned to her by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer. The period Executive is employed by the Company under this Agreement is referred to herein as the "Employment Term."
(b) Board Membership . Executive will continue to serve as a member of the Board as of the Commencement Date. Thereafter, at each annual meeting of the Company's stockholders during the Employment Term, the Company will nominate Executive to serve as a member of the Board. Executive's service as a member of the Board will be subject to any required stockholder approval. Upon the termination of Executive's employment for any reason, unless otherwise requested by the Board, Executive will tender her resignation from the Board (and all other positions held at the Company and its affiliates) effective as of the end of Executive's employment and Executive, at the Board's request, will execute any documents necessary to reflect her resignation.
(c) Obligations . During the Employment Term, Executive will be deemed a part-time employee, devoting at least twenty (20) hours per week on average over the calendar year to the Company and she will use good faith efforts to discharge Executive's obligations under this Agreement to the best of Executive's ability and in accordance with each of the Company's ethics guidelines, conflict of interests policies and Code of Business Conduct. For the duration of the Employment Term, Executive agrees not to actively engage in any other employment, occupation, or consulting activity for any direct or indirect remuneration without the prior approval of the Board (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld); provided, however, that Executive may, without the approval of the Board, serve in any capacity with any civic, educational, or charitable organization, provided such services do not interfere with Executive's obligations to Company. Executive currently serves as a member of the Boards of Directors of Cisco Systems, Inc. and Network Appliance, Inc. and such service will not constitute a violation of this section 1(c).
2. At-Will Employment . Executive and the Company agree that Executive's employment with the Company constitutes "at-will" employment. Executive and the Company acknowledge that this employment relationship may be terminated at any time, upon thirty (30) days written notice to the other party, with or without good cause or for any or no cause, at the option either of the Company or Executive. However, as described in this Agreement, Executive may be entitled to severance benefits depending upon the circumstances of Executive's termination of employment.
3. Compensation .
(a) Salary . As of the Commencement Date, the Company will pay Executive an annual salary of $500,000 as compensation for her services (such annual salary, as is then effective, to be referred to herein as "Salary"). The Salary will be paid periodically in accordance with the Company's normal payroll practices and be subject to the usual, required withholdings.
(b) Bonuses . Executive voluntarily agrees to receive no prorated bonus compensation for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2007, and will not participate in the Company's Executive Incentive Plan for executive officers.
(c) Stock Options . As of the Commencement Date, Executive will no longer receive grants of options customarily granted to executive officers. After the fiscal year ending January 31, 2007, Executive may be granted stock options or other equity grants in the discretion of the Board. During the Employment Term, Executive's currently outstanding stock options, as set forth on Schedule I hereto, will continue to vest in accordance with their terms.
4. Employee Benefits . During the Employment Term, Executive will be eligible to participate in accordance with the terms of all Company employee health and dental insurance, benefit plans, policies, and arrangements that are applicable to other senior executives of the Company, as such plans, policies, and arrangements may exist from time to time. Executive will be entitled to 4 weeks of paid annual vacation. Executive will be provided with office space at the Company's headquarters appropriate to her position and full-time administrative support.
5. Expenses . The Company will reimburse Executive for reasonable travel, entertainment, and other expenses incurred by Executive in the furtherance of the performance of Executive's duties hereunder, in accordance with the Company's expense reimbursement policy as in effect from time to time.
6. Severance Benefits .
(a) Post Employment Health Insurance . At the end of the Employment Term, the Company will continue to provide Executive and her eligible dependents health and dental insurance on the following basis:
(i) If Executive validly elects to continue coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA"), the Company will reimburse Executive for premiums paid for continued health benefits for Executive (and for eligible dependents) under the Company's health plans for a period of twelve (12) months;
(ii) After Executive's coverage under COBRA ends and prior to her reaching the age of 65, the Company will pay for premiums payable for insurance providing health and dental benefits to Executive (and her eligible dependents) substantially comparable to those provided under the Company's plan, and in addition will pay for a primary physician under a concierge plan and a medical advocacy service to assist in processing claims; and
(iii) After Executive reaches the age of 65, Medicare shall become the primary health care provider, provided that the Company shall pay the cost of a supplemental insurance to maintain the same level of health coverage specified in (ii) above and will continue to pay the cost of a primary physician concierge plan and medical advocacy service specified in (ii) above.
This coverage will end upon Executive's death or her becoming eligible under another employer's health benefit plan or program; provided, that, if there has been no termination of coverage at the time of Executive's death, coverage will continue to be provided to her spouse to the extent reasonably possible. The continued health and dental coverage will be subject to Executive signing and not revoking a separation and release of claims and abiding by the terms of a one year of a non-competition and non-solicitation agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company.
(b) Termination Without Cause or Resignation for Good Reason . If Executive's employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason, then, subject to Section 7, Executive will receive: (i) continued coverage for Executive and Executive's eligible dependents under the Company's health insurance plan or a substantially comparable plan to the extent provided in subparagraph (a) above, and (ii) immediate vesting of all unvested stock options then held by Executive. Upon a Change of Control of the Company, (x) Executive will receive the immediate vesting of all unvested stock options that are then held by Executive, and (y) Executive will receive any additional benefits described in the Autodesk, Inc. Executive Change in Control Program as amended and restated March 31, 2006.
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(d) Termination due to Death or Disability . If Executive's employment terminates by reason of death or Disability, then (i) Executive will be entitled to receive benefits only in accordance with the Company's then applicable plans, policies, and arrangements, and (ii) Executive's outstanding unvested stock options will accelerate and fully vest.
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The health Bill. Lansley. Labour. The NHS. What's it all about? Many questions were prompted by Health Questions.
Who is out of touch with what? Who should stop pulling the wool over whose eyes? What is myth and what is misinformation? Are waiting times going up or down? More medics in the service or fewer? Reviled by the medical profession or enthusiastically taken up by 90 per cent of GP surgeries? Light: waves or particles?
Because Andrew Lansley is in charge, no one can say anything for certain. You ask a question, he answers three or four others. He speaks, minds wander. He's like a cloud of medical-grade marijuana. He starts explaining about how structural reform will promote the merits of the best qualified provider to... And you find yourself thinking, skin, it's amazing, I wonder how much skin gets discarded by the House of Commons in a decade? How much would that weigh?
There was one fact early on that stuck. There's a hospital repaying £1.8bn worth of debt over the next 30 years in a PFI deal. That's a lot of money for a hospital. That was all started under Labour, he said.
Maybe if he started out saying that, we'd have a better grasp of the Bill: "This is what Tony Blair tried to do but couldn't." At least a) we could understand it, and b) he'd spike Labour's guns enough to stop Dennis Skinner (among very many others) calling it a "savage attack on the NHS".
That's unlikely to be true. Waiting times have, after all, halved. Unless they've doubled. And Lansley is either a suffering, Christ-like figure giving his political life to redeem the NHS – or he's three of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Still, it's now essential to Labour's re-election prospects that the reforms – if they are reforms – fail. That voters die and suffer in unprecedented numbers. The ruinous result for Labour would be a better health service. The unofficial slogan being: "Better dead as long as we're red."
NB: Anne Milton said the health Bill would ensure that everybody gets the healthcare they deserve. I hope that's not true. From the way I've ignored their hysterical and malevolent warnings on drinking, drugs and obesity she'd say I deserved treatment from Harold Shipman.
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They walked down the old gravel road just outside of town on a hot summer night. Their hearts were filled with love that any person who saw them could tell instantly after one glance. Their love was true love which is rare these days, not lust as the case has become for most people who have forgotten the feeling. In this world where love has lost its meaning and has had its place taken by convenience and lust. Their eyes had the spark of life and love woken up in the heart of a person longing for it. They had no need for words just being around each other was enough for the love filled pair. Thoughts of their future together and what it had in store…
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Hey Celtics Fans, Jason Terry Wants YOUR Autograph….YES Really (VIDEO)
Jason Terry of the Boston Celtics is a man of the people. And he LOVES the human race. To show his AFFECTION for the homo sapiens of Beantown, Jason "The Jet" asked ordinary Joes & Janes for THEIR autographs.
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The hotel staff were very friendly and a few of them spoke enough English for us to communicate. They were eager to help in any situation and more than happy to teach how to say basic phrases in their language (your room number, where is the bathroom, thank you very much, how much does it cost, etc...).
The rooms were clean, nice in size and included a mini-fridge.
There was not a bathtub, but only a standing shower - which was fine as the youngest with us was 6.
There were 5 people in our party, 1 Adult and 4 kids ranging in age from 6-17.
We booked the largest room they had, which was a quadruple. They advertise that you can add a baby cot for €10 a night extra or an extra bed for €15 a night extra. We requested the extra bed.
When we got to our room there was a set of bunk beds, 2 singles pushed together, and a baby cot. We went to the front desk and asked them for the extra bed, not the cot as it was not big enough for a 6 year old, they said they didn't have one so I told them to pick up the baby cot as we would bunk the 2 youngest together. They never picked it up but did charge us in the end for the extra bed. So we ended up paying €60 extra for a baby cot we did not use. When technically it should have been €40 had we used it.
The cleaners came when we had the do not disturb sign on everyday - they ended up coming in when we were getting changed!
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Back in the early 1970s, a Mexican-American singer-songwriter named Sixto Rodriguez recorded two fascinating psych-folk discs chronicling the underbelly of urban America. Not surprisingly, the albums disappeared almost immediately — except in South Africa and Australia, where, over the next 25 years, they went multiplatinum and raised Rodriguez to the level of folk hero. No one bothered to tell the Detroit native of his fame, however, and he went along with his life, trying out local politics, philosophy, and factory work. (During this time, there were rumors that he'd been killed in prison or died in an onstage fire.) After Rodriguez was uncovered in Motown in 1996, he embarked on a giant tour of South Africa. Last year, he played his first ever San Francisco show, following the reissue of his debut LP, Cold Fact. Now, on the heels of the rerelease of 1971's Coming from Reality, he's returning with a backup band featuring members of locals the Fresh & Onlys, and although Coming has a few too many sappy ballads, it's still ripe with vivid, lacerating lyrics and blazingly fuzzed-out guitar riffs. Local residents can finally discover (thanks to the stellar bookers and producers of (((folkYEAH!)))) what the people of South Africa have known for decades: Rodriguez is a marvelous amalgam of Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, and Arthur Lee.
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Do brain enhancing drugs work? Do they really improve memory, focus and mental energy? Are they worth the risks? Learn about their safety and effectiveness.
A lot of smart people are using brain enhancing drugs in hopes of maximizing their mental capabilities.
Some college students, scientists, entrepreneurs, investment bankers, and Silicon Valley geeks are doing whatever they can to sharpen their minds to gain an edge on the competition. (1, 2, 3)
Proponents of brain enhancing drugs say they are no different than drinking coffee, a socially accepted mind-altering drink that makes you more alert and focused.
But are brain enhancing drugs as safe and effective as a cup of coffee?
What, if any, are the downsides of using these drugs?
Here's what you need to know to make an educated decision on whether these substances are worth the risks.
Brain Enhancing Drugs, Smart Drugs, and Nootropics: What's the Difference?
You can't dip your toe into the world of cognitive enhancers without coming across some pretty confusing terminology.
Let's clear that up right now!
Brain or memory enhancing drugs, often referred to as "smart drugs," are pharmaceuticals taken to allegedly improve memory, learning, focus, attention, and other cognitive skills.
Examples of brain enhancing drugs are Adderall, (prescribed for ADHD) and modafinil (prescribed for sleep disorders).
Here's where the terminology gets murky.
Pretty much any substance used to boost brain function is now being called a nootropic.
According to the original definition, nootropics are cognitive enhancing drugs and supplements that should improve the health of your brain and do no harm. (4)
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So while many natural nootropic supplements fit the bill as being neuroprotective and safe with few side effects, the same can't be said for brain enhancing drugs.
There is no regulation of the use of the term nootropics and its overuse has made the term largely meaningless.
And unfortunately the "do no harm" part of the definition has gone by the wayside.
The Most Popular Memory Enhancing Drugs
The majority of memory enhancing drugs fall into one of these categories — off-label use ADHD medications, piracetam, and modafinil.
Here's a quick rundown on each.
ADHD Medications
ADHD medications like Adderall and Ritalin work by increasing levels of the neurotransmitters dopamine or norepinephrine. (5)
They are helpful for the inattentiveness, poor memory, impulsiveness, and mood swings experienced by people with ADHD.
If you don't have ADHD, these drugs will undoubtedly make you feel alert and mentally clear temporarily.
But their regular use leads to tolerance so that you need to take more to get the same results and they're also considered highly addictive. (6)
These drugs are legal only if you have a doctor's prescription.
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Piracetam is a derivative of the brain chemical GABA and was developed by the same scientist who coined the term nootropics.
It's popular on college campuses as a study drug.
It is available in some countries, either by prescription or over-the-counter, but here in the US it is not approved as either a medication or supplement. (6)
You can't buy it in stores, but online retailers have found a loophole so it can be purchased online (at least for now).
Piracetam goes by other names including Nootropyl, Nootropil, and Lucetam.
It's the most widely used of the racetams — a class of cognitive enhancing drugs that includes other "tams" like Aniracetam and Oxiracetam.
Modafinil is a favorite among biohackers, Silicon Valley geeks, and Wall Street bankers.
It was originally created for sleep disorders and was found only by chance to help with focus and concentration.
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It's only medically approved uses are for narcolepsy, shift work sleep disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea. (7)
Many nootropic proponents claim that modafinil is completely safe, yet 50% of modafinil users report headache as a side effect. (8)
Other reported short-term side effects include insomnia, nausea, anxiety, nervousness, hypertension, decreased appetite, and weight loss. (9, 10)
Little is known about long-term use of modafinil, but PET scans show it affects the same areas of the brain involved in substance abuse.
Long-term use of modafinil significantly upsets sleep cycles creating similar brainwave patterns during sleep as cocaine users. (11)
Modafinil is the generic name. It also goes by the brand names Provigil, Modalert and Alertec.
Do Brain Enhancing Drugs Make You Smarter?
Studies have repeatedly shown that smart drugs don't make you smarter but they're pretty good at making you think you're performing better.
As many as one in five college students have used these drugs to help them study but research has found these drugs impair rather than boost mental performance.
In fact, when healthy students were given modafinil, their thinking slowed down with no improvement in performance and they showed a decline in creative thinking. (12)
Another study found that when participants expected to receive Ritalin, they reported better focus regardless of whether they were given Ritalin or a placebo.
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Conversely, when they didn't expect to get Ritalin, their cognitive performance declined, even when they got the real drug! (13)
Most users believe the drugs are working.
In fact, study participants given Adderall reported that it caused them to perform better on tests even when their performance showed no improvement at all. (14)
This isn't shocking when you consider that Adderall works by increasing dopamine, the neurotransmitter in charge of your reward system, making you feel slightly euphoric. (15)
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The Downside of Brain Enhancing Drugs
Besides the possibility that these drugs may not work, there other compelling arguments against their use.
Obtaining Smart Drugs: A Gray Legal Area
The legal way to get a brain enhancing drug is with a doctor's prescription.
Some people obtain a prescription by feigning ADHD symptoms.
There are other ways of course.
You can borrow from your friends or find a drug dealer — most college campuses have them.
You can play it "safe" and order them online and take your chances.
Since this is a quasi-legal area, there are no regulations or guarantees you're getting what you've paid for.
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This is true even if you buy from a reputable site like Amazon where some third-party sellers have been caught selling counterfeit supplements. (16)
Obtaining these drugs illegally can have some serious consequences.
In the United Kingdom, possession of unprescribed Ritalin can get you five years in prison. (17)
For Adults, Not Students
Smart drugs can be particularly harmful for people under age 25 since their brains are not yet fully developed.
Biohacker Dave Asprey has gone public on ABC Nightline extolling the virtues of modafinil.
But when asked if it is OK for high school or college students, Asprey responded emphatically, "God no! And stay away from Adderall (prescription meth) too … Your brain won't be mature fully until 23-25 years old!" (18)
He adds that a little coffee in the morning is a better choice for students in this age bracket.
Insomnia Is Not a Benefit
Some users consider insomnia a benefit that enables them to keep going with minimal sleep for extended periods of time.
Visit online nootropic and smart drug forums and you'll find people bragging about how little sleep they can get by on.
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Insomnia is not a benefit, it's a hazardous side effect that's one of the worst things for your brain.
Your brain needs adequate, quality sleep.
It's during sleep that your brain consolidates memories, builds new brain cells, repairs itself, and gets the chance to create new brain cells. (19 20, 21, 22)
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Brain Enhancing Drug Side Effects and Interactions
These drugs can have side effects like headache, nausea, anxiety, insomnia, chest pains, racing heart, and can be addictive. (23)
Adderall's top side effects are bladder pain, trouble urinating, and racing heartbeat. (24)
Long-term side effects of Ritalin can be extremely serious — mental health problems, irregular heartbeat, physical collapse, and even death. (25)
These drugs should be avoided if you drink alcohol or use antidepressants. (26)
Adverse drug reactions are now the fourth leading cause of death in the US. (27)
Using off-label drugs without a prescription greatly increases your risk of side effects.
Prescription drugs cause over 128,000 deaths per year in the US and put another 1.9 million people in the hospital. (28, 29)
Natural Ways to Enhance Your Brain
Using brain enhancing drugs when the risks are great and the potential benefits are in question makes little sense, especially when there are so many better ways to give your brain a boost.
Like what?
This entire website is devoted to showing you natural, effective ways to increase your brain power!
Start the day with a moderate amount of your favorite brain boosting beverage like coffee, yerba mate, matcha, or green tea.
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Eat plenty of brain healthy foods, get adequate sleep and physical exercise, meditate, or do some neurobic brain exercises — all those things you know you should be doing anyway.
Try a natural nootropic supplement that fits the original definition of a nootropic, including the "do no harm" part.
You might find you don't need brain enhancing drugs after all.
Still Undecided?
"Intelligence is the ability to learn from your mistakes. Wisdom is the ability to learn from the mistakes of others." — Anonymous
If you're still on the fence as to whether you want to give drugs like modafinil a try, check out this mini-documentary Can Pills Make Me Smarter? by a group of British university students.
One of the students tries modafinil and reports on his experience which he sums up as "wretched."
Brain Enhancing Drugs: The Bottom Line
Smart drugs have side effects, are almost always obtained quasi-legally, and may not even work.
You have only one brain.
You can artificially stimulate it now for perceived short-term benefits.
Or you can nourish and protect it so that it stays sharp for a lifetime.
The decision is a no-brainer.


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