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January 21, 2009
Kristen Stewart Smoking Break Photos + New MTV 'Indie roots' Sundance Interview
"[To me], all of a sudden Sundance has become this very commercial thing — which, it started out to be the opposite of that," she told us just minutes after being rushed around Main Street. "So, it is weird to see massive hordes of paparazzi, and people who aren't talking about the movie that I have here. They're talking about something else."
Read the rest of Kristen's interview over at MTV.com. Kristen's life seems so crazy now, it's not surprising that she might take some time out for a puff!
98 comments:
- AnonymousMay 16, 2009 at 6:57 PM
- AnonymousMay 30, 2009 at 3:31 PM
she seem the unexpected type >-<ReplyDelete
like it would be no surprise if she does smoke or not... you know?
but im a little sad =/ i like her
- AnonymousMay 31, 2009 at 2:16 AM
:O :O :OReplyDelete
this is so sad.
- AnonymousJune 3, 2009 at 4:48 PM
U kiddin me... thats hot...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 4, 2009 at 6:37 PM
I like her as an actress but she should stop smoking it is just sad. =[ReplyDelete
im not surprised at all by this :/ReplyDelete
kinda disappointing in a way.
- AnonymousJune 6, 2009 at 7:17 PM
i knew she smoked son. stay true to the game girl. better than smoking crack. i got that hindu on deckReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 7, 2009 at 2:28 AM
doesn't she know smoking's gonna kill her later in life?? helloooo!! lung cancer!! =[ReplyDelete
she is 19 and smoking i can understand rob p he is 23!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 8, 2009 at 9:13 AM
Y?!?!?!?!!?!? shes TOO pretty to smoke!!ReplyDelete
There is nothing wrong with her smoking, people need to realize she is not actually Bellla, shocker... NOT! And she smokes pot too. Oh no call in the troops, ha.ReplyDelete
- -=- summerluver -=-June 11, 2009 at 3:58 AM
WHAT IS SHE DOING shes throwing her life down the drain there are pictures of her smoking crack on google i think she should quit its probablly THE WORST habbit she can have it can kill her!ReplyDelete
CRACK? dude it was pot. "it's therapeutic. it's organic. like tomatoes." (name the quote anyone?)ReplyDelete
twilight is creepy and lame, but after i saw kristen stewart looking haggard smoking a bowl in broad daylight like idontgiveafuck, i love her. fuck hollywood.
- AnonymousJune 14, 2009 at 9:23 PM
what the fuck is she doingReplyDelete
she is wasting her life over a little ciggrate
so ur going to die becaus eoyu want to smoke
yuo have such a good fucking life and your throwing your life away
you should be shame of your self
never smoke ever agian
oh my god you all are such losers! there's people in the world who are starving. there's people still homeless from katrina. there's people who drink dirtier water and breathe dirtier air constantly than that which she extracts from a cigarette/bowl when she inhales. i will say it again, leave people alone and don't tell them what to do with their lives you fucking losers, this is why we still have abortion/economy/gay marriage/anything too taboo for you right wing nut jobs to get your heads around, because you republican assholes hate freedom. why don't all you loser twilight fans go put on your stupid capes, fake fangs, get some V8, give each other gay polysyllabic names and go play bop and tweak in the park with each other until you gain the vampire strength to come out to your parents. if you're not up for that, stop reading these stupid gay fantasy books and become something in this world other than someone who has enough free time and sense of entitlement to condemn a young actress you'll never meet and share nothing in common with other than this completely overrated shoulda gone straight to the CW GAY ASS MOVIEReplyDelete
dear "anonymous"ReplyDelete
you can't spell. you can't type. you know nothing about grammar. someday you will misread a warning label and end up on a list of the world's stupidest deaths.
never speak again.
- AnonymousJune 15, 2009 at 5:53 PM
Im sorry that all of you truely misunderstand the meaning of the twilight series. they are books written for the pure enjoyment of reading. the movie wasnt great and showed an obsessed, crazy side of twilight fans that i am ashamed to see. These fans are more crazy about the idea of vampire love and werewolves and such that i think they have forgotten that it is just a book. a truely enjoyable book.ReplyDelete
kristen stewart is an adult. she can make her own choices. why should she care what people think of her. i dont care if you think she is stupid or not. and i know you dont care if i think she's stupid or not. i dont know why everyone is making this such a big deal. there is no need to bring the topic of dying children, politics, or persinal choice. this whole conversation is unnessacary as well as the people who cannot write their oipion down without swearing or bashing someone else. just let go people.
im in highschool and i feel im a lot more mature than most of you.
stop bashing twilight and other books.
its ok if you dont like them. but your embarrassing yourself with that hitler like attitude.
and all of you need to learn how to be polite and respectful of other peoples opinions. read the constitution please.
wishing the best to all of you.
well i wouldn't expect a highschooler who's just regurgitating the bullshit that's fed to them to understand, but you're mistaking what Voltaire said for what the founding forefathers said. nowhere in the constitution does it say you actually have to respect someone's opinion, i see what you're attempting to say, but i can't really respect it, and i certainly don't respect anyone who treats a smoker as a pariah, and i'm not even a smoker, it's funny how people can stick their noses into people's business when they're shoved so far up their own asses at the same time. for americans, in the constitution, it says they have the right to free speech and religion and all that and you can't put them in jail for what they say/practice. I'm just calling you a moron. you are, in my opinion, if you're treating someone like a pariah for smoking a cigarette. syphillis is a disease, like cigarette addiction, you can contract through using something that may have syphillis in it, which rots your brain essentially killing you slowly until you treat it, much like cigarette addiction. are you going to condemn all people with syphillis as irresponsible, sex crazed maniacs who are "throwing their lives away?" of course not, that would be hitler like, condemning someone for something they cannot control themselves. Am I hitler like? no, you can control the fads you buy into, how you bow down to a flag cause someone else does, that's sheepish, and that's how hitler got into power, he had a bunch of dipshit sheep that didn't think about the grander scheme of things, and he convinced them to do some of the most horrific unspeakable things in history. i'm just calling you fans of twilight childish dumbasses, i don't, nor ever will, see the parallel. i wouldn't be so quick to throw hitler's name around like that, it's pretty irresponsible. invoking the name of the most horrific leader in the history of the world which carries the most unspeakable acts with it just because i thought your trekky fan club thinks too highly of itself, shame on you. furthermore, on the free speech subject, you make all those claims that you do and then you post anonymous, you're a pussy.ReplyDelete
you tell me not to draw in how there are more important things to spend money and time on, but then you tell us all how we're wasting our time. in fact, your rhetoric at one point suggests that i'm unnecessary as an individual because i challenge other's opinions, though i do use swear words, what can i say, i'm not a pussy. seems pretty constitutional to me. and then, you condemn my actions as hitler like, but you've done the exact same thing, except you did this bullshit all like "i'm playing both sides", appealing to the twilight fans who should take a history lesson and realize tobacco provided the capital that allowed a nation succeeding from a tyrant that dictated how it's citizens should run their lives (much like what the naysayers above say of Ms. Stewart) to survive rather than collapse. and then you try and prove how fucking smart you are but i can shoot holes in your logic like a CRIPP in east LA watching a cop drive by.ReplyDelete
don't tell me how to be a good american based on that shit logic and then turn around and tell us what we need to do to be better americans. learn that you will encounter people in the real world that will challenge your opinions and beliefs towards a better good for all and they may not like what you have to say or your flawed ideology on what is and what should be. when you get out of highschool, you'll start doing things like paying taxes, voting for someone to best represent you, taking an in depth look at what our laws actually mean, and many other things, that in time will tear down this ridiculous bullshit pipe dream you've constructed in your head of what is america that you're trying to project on us. remember, it would be unamerican/unconstitutional for me to remove your post from this wall. calling you a naive fucking dumbass is the most american/constitutionally correct thing i can do in this forum. You're in highschool, take an AP History course, if your teacher is any good, they'll not only show you the bill of rights on their pedistol, but they'll explain what they mean and the thought processes and ideologies that went into them, in the times in which they were relevant. learn both sides of an argument before you come to a decision, elsewise you're irresponsible and dumb, i fear that this is the case.
oh yeah, twilight sucks. it's like if someone ripped off the lord of the rings. it will happen, and you puppets will buy into it, like you always do. land of the free, home of the slaves. fucking losers
- AnonymousJune 16, 2009 at 10:44 PM
I don't have anything against people that smoke, weed,grass, hay, I really don't care. I know it's an addiction and whatever but Kristen Stewart is a role model and needs to take reaponsibilty for that because little girls look at her and say She's smoking,she's cool.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 20, 2009 at 12:52 AM
I think Kristen is AWESOME but she needs to quit that habit.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 20, 2009 at 9:39 PM
shock of my lifeReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 21, 2009 at 2:27 AM
I am kinda disappointed that she is throwing her life away but--IT'S HER LIFEEE! Let her do what she wants she isn't Miley Cyrus!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 15, 2009 at 7:10 PM
ohh im issed off! even rob smokes! its not fit. stephanie meyer did not put smoking parts in the books so whyy!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 15, 2009 at 8:22 PM
She didn't know Rob or Kristen smoked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
- anthonyJuly 21, 2009 at 11:17 AM
Ohh, Kristen, please, stop smoking and call QUIT helpline NOW!ReplyDelete
I love her. I don't know why.ReplyDelete
She's a great actress though.
I totally wish I could smoke bud with her lol
- AnonymousJuly 22, 2009 at 7:48 AM
i thought she was smokin crack yo xDReplyDelete
but since its only weed its not bad (:
- AnonymousJuly 28, 2009 at 6:12 PM
i'm scottish and don't care if she smokes, it's her life and to all the people who keep mentioning hitler, fuckin stop it theres no need and i don't give a flying fuck about your constitution. OMFG it's a fanbased website if you're not a fan, fuck off i'm sure you can go bully some lord of the rings fans. i'm sure they would like there writes wrote down for them.ReplyDelete
also twilight is a great saga and i am really disapointed there isn't another book.
oh oop i just gave my opinion, oh my god i should be jailed or something.
- AnonymousJuly 29, 2009 at 3:52 PM
There's pics of her smoking pot too. it's very gross.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 30, 2009 at 3:09 PM
i think shes a badass keep on smoking :)ReplyDelete
its not sad, your all gonna die some how in life so it shouldnt matter, shes a great actress so if thats what she wants to fucking do people lay off.
and p.s. smoking pot is NOT gross.
it helps more than u think.
- AnonymousAugust 5, 2009 at 6:07 PM
im with the scottish person on this one. im scottish 2. and i KNOW better i wouldn't EVER EVER smoke ugh!!!! also who cares its her life theres nothing u can do about it. heck im still in public school and i think most of u r inmature losers!!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 6, 2009 at 7:45 AM
haha mann, kristen is a terrible actress. i like the books way more than the movie. well so far, maybe they'll get better. but yeahh, i dont think i really want to see her playing joan jett. noooo.ReplyDelete
but yeah, lets keep the peace. it's her life. we all die somehow. and smoking doesn't necessarily kill you.
for the people who have the argument that she is a "role model" well she still has to go on living her life how she wants too. it's not her fault that the paparazzi follow her everywhere and find her. she hardly gets a minute to herself. let her be :D
- AnonymousAugust 6, 2009 at 6:40 PM
yeah ur right the books r way better than the movie and ur also right about the other stuff 2.ReplyDelete
im that scottish kid that said that i was with the other scottish kid on this 1. u know what i think? i think people should leave all stars alone their people 2 and im sure no one wants 2 b treated that way.
person u dont know
Twilighteatsdick, Stop swearing!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 15, 2009 at 1:49 PM
how is she wasting/ruining her life?ReplyDelete
She has the dude, the dollah and the pad... if she dies young, she'll still have had more than I ever will.
She's done acting. I want to act, but it will probably never happen to me on this scale.
She can afford to 'waste' her life.
- AnonymousAugust 19, 2009 at 9:29 PM
im THE scottish person who first addmited comming from scotland and if k stew wants to smoke, let her.ReplyDelete
It's her life she can do what she wants i'm in high skl and i even know not many people look up to her, yeh she's a good actress and yes she features in the biggest movie of the year and yes she and robert are the new Romeo and Juliet, but no one looks up to her. So she shouldn't need to look were she smokes to make sure she dodn't get caught.
K stew and r pattz really are the modern day romeo and juliet well bella and edward are. I love the fact that most girls who have seen twilight love edward (a bit too much, it gets creepy stalking him ) want him to be with bella in real life but it's probably because they want the FANTASY real they want to BELIEVE that the perfect vampire hunk to be real.
The "person" who compared some people on here to Hitler, you should be ashamed of yourself. I know for a fact that alot of people would be offended if they read that mindless remark of yours- I know that I certainly was.ReplyDelete
The people who are actually arguing on here are pathetic. Don't you have something better to do with your lifes?
Most people can actually get over the fact that Kristen Stewart smokes. As someone has already stated on here- she's an adult, the descion to smoke is hers and no one elses. I'm sure Kristen Stewart hasn't actually logged onto this website, seen all you obsessed Twilight fan's pathetic comments, and thought to herself "Hmm, I should better stop smoking now". And I doubt that she ever will do that.
Most people can get over the fact that she smokes without launching a full length arguement over the internet. Most people have better things to do with their lives.
Yes- everyone's entitled to their opinion but some people on here just take it too far. Just leave your opinion comment and move on.
I think that the Twilight Saga is a great series of books and I like the film too, but some people are getting so obsessed over it- it's just sad. There's a point where your little obsession borders on insane.
And twilighteatsdick, I think you have a little too much to say about this subject- I suggest you get a life, log off the computer and find something productive to do with your life.
I know some sad loser is probably going to start a whole new arguement over my comment, but I really couldn't care less? As I said before, everyone's entitled to their opinion.
And as for the people who are getting pissed off over other people's spelling and grammar, just grow up- does it really matter? Aslong as you can read what they're saying, then it's fine.
Jeez, get a life you sad, pathetic losers.
- AnonymousAugust 27, 2009 at 4:43 PM
A lot of people smoke.ReplyDelete
Get over it.
It doesn't change who they are.
And it certainly doesn't make them sad or stupid.
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2009 at 10:44 PM
Ya it's not a big deal that she's smoking.ReplyDelete
On my mind she's a great actress and I love her in twilight and I hope she's amazing in nem moon too.
- AnonymousSeptember 1, 2009 at 10:21 PM
okay people.ReplyDelete
first, the people who have page length comments have way too much free time on their hands and really need to get off their asses and go outside.
second, how did we get from kristen stewart smoking(btw she can if she wants)to a history lesson? that is just.....WOW!...
third, twilighteatsdick, i think you are being way too melodramatic and a little OVERly deffensivee! think about that!
oh and kristen stewart is great and she can live her life the way she wants to. i dont see her telling YOU how to live! shes not the picture perfect "bella" you have all come to believe*GASP* SHE IS KRISTEN. NOT BELLA!
the end. thank you for your time :)
- AnonymousSeptember 3, 2009 at 6:56 PM
well i think that some of u r a little crazy. im still in school learning stuff doing stuff but guess what i do have a little time between homework to do stuff. i love reading and for that matter i love the twilight saga. when i first heard about the books i thought "that is total shit" then my family and friends persuaded me to see the movie. I did and guess what i loved it . the next day i got the book out of the library and couldnt stop reading. thats what i do read. i love it. the movie was great and at first i considered kristen Bella but she isnt and then i saw her as a person with her on feelings and thoughts. she can smoke if she wants to i mean it isnt going to heart me, just her. she an adult as someone pointed out and can take care of herself.ReplyDelete
ps the books r so much better than the movie!!!!
- AnonymousSeptember 3, 2009 at 10:52 PM
Hi eveyone! What's this website about? What's Twilight?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 3, 2009 at 10:53 PM
Who's Bella and Edward?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 3, 2009 at 11:28 PM
Hello? Anyone here? You Americans are weird.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 4, 2009 at 12:07 AM
Who the hell do you think you are?! Americans rock!!! I don't know where you are from, but you have no right to say that!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 4, 2009 at 12:08 AM
I'm am from Italy thank you very much. And just don't think to brightly of you people!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 4, 2009 at 12:08 AM
" You people?!" You make me sick!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 4, 2009 at 12:09 AM
Tell me about it...ReplyDelete
Who's talkin bout italy?!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 18, 2009 at 6:00 AM
Look i'm in primary school and well i think she has a right to live her life the way she wants and if thats the way she wants it to be then so what!. I've read all of the "Twilight Saga' and find it interesting, so what is she smokes pot she'll get in to trouble in HER own time. And the is 19 years old she can do what she wants she is leaglly able to do to that. And she may be an actress but she does have a life outside of the movie set, it's like teachers you think they dont have a life outside of school.ReplyDelete
no offence just being on Kristen's side. :-)
leave her alone!!!She makes her want!!!This is suckers everyone take care her life!!i love you kristen!!She is amazing actress!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 20, 2009 at 4:14 PM
Kristen is soooooooo hot, talented and and if she wants to smoke who the hell cares. People should stop telling her what to do with her life and let her decide what she wants to do.ReplyDelete
Kristen you rock girl, smoke away !!!!!!!!!!
GO KRISTEN!ReplyDelete
You're the shit girl, you keep smokin that herb.
People are gonna judge you, but fuck em lol your awesome!
There isnt anything wrong with weed, it comes from the earth! take advantage mann :)
- BrianneOctober 8, 2009 at 9:36 AM
Haha so I love how everyone here is freaking out because she's smoking . Now if she was sitting there with a bag of potato chips or McDicks nobody would notice . Unhealthy food causes cancer just as much as something like smoking . Probably more, because it's even more widespread . And obviously more socially acceptable . What about breathing in campfire smoke? Or pollution on a street? Some people splurge on a burger and fries, others have a smoke . Get real people . And as for weed, it's just as bad for you as caffeine, so when you're ready to give up coke and coffee, then you have a right to put something up here . Dumbasses .ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 10, 2009 at 12:54 AM
I'd still bone her.ReplyDelete
What the hell.... who gives a shit about what she does ....shes a human and if she smokes and is an idiot its her fault...... dont get me wrong i think that she has a great life where she get lots of money and attention but seriously that just ruins your life and i have a friend who smokes but thats her and shes my friend even though she does smoke..... Its her life just leave your comments to yourself....THANKS:)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 22, 2009 at 1:59 PM
She is smoking for her next movie...or at least thats why she started...but at the same time, she needs to stop if it's not for a role in a movie. It will kill her!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2009 at 8:46 PM
if i were as pretty and talented as her the last thing i would do is smoke...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 28, 2009 at 12:45 AM
SERIOUSLY JUST SHOCKED:0!! PLZ 4 PPL HU LOOK UP 2 U STOP SMOKIN!!ReplyDelete
FAN Qq!!
- AnonymousDecember 1, 2009 at 5:37 AM
i like marijuana!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 2, 2009 at 7:50 AM
holy shit... it is a fucking cigarette.. relax!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 10, 2009 at 11:38 PM
WHO CARES!!!!!! (oh and some of us are canadians and there is nothing wrong with americans they are sweet!! and this is comin from a canadian!) Kristen is so kool!! who the frig cares she does what she wants to do how would you like it if some rude person told you what to do? u'd HATE it! I'm in grade 6 and I think Most people (not all people i repeet not all) are being dicks.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 11, 2009 at 6:11 AM
what the hell!.ReplyDelete
Sweet baby jesus.
Whats wrong with her, half the child population
look up to her. what a great role model.
- AnonymousDecember 14, 2009 at 11:59 PM
do pepole relly care? as humans were guna die anyway so who cares?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 21, 2009 at 7:22 PM
YES KRISTEN! YOU GO!ReplyDelete
"so sad.. what a rolemodel" blabla
let's all smoke, it feels great. who cares. jesus, relax
wow that surprises me so much but wat can i do its her choice to smokeReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 29, 2009 at 11:27 AM
It's kinda supprising. But when you have so much money people can do stupid things with it. And since there is nothing we can do about it, why make a fuss? My dad smokes and I can't even stop that so why bother about someone wh does not even know we exist? Why care about someone who coulden't care less or even know if tomorrow we die? I think you guys are wasting your time....ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 7, 2010 at 4:19 AM
people who put comments for kristen are not wasting there time. they just dont want her to die because she is a beatiful women and an amazing actress....ReplyDelete
we just want to help her thats all
- AnonymousJanuary 7, 2010 at 4:22 AM
thats not cool kristen...i cant beleive u smoke,u have a great life..didnt your parents teach u better than that. u know that smoking is bad 4 uReplyDelete
plz u gotta stop smoking do it for ur fans
- AnonymousJanuary 7, 2010 at 4:24 AM
i always wanted to be an actress just like kristen but im not gonna smoke like u bcuz my parents tuaght me better than thatReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 7, 2010 at 4:25 AM
kristen u should stop smoking cuz ur family will be really sad if u die and so will ur fans...ReplyDelete
p.s. tell rob patt to stop smoking too
- AnonymousJanuary 9, 2010 at 8:20 PM
just waste ur life smoking cuz wen u die it will be 2 late to notice kristen. didnt ur parents teach u not to or were they smokers and u picked it up from them?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 24, 2010 at 6:13 PM
which date starts eclipse in germany ??ReplyDelete
That is so sad no offence Kristen I love you but you need to get a life and stop smoking!ReplyDelete
From Anna
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2010 at 6:42 AM
that girl is CRAZY!!!she is good at actind but smoking i think that she shouldn't smok because it's stupid and she is gonna regret that.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 14, 2010 at 8:22 PM
pretty much all celeberties do drugs, and im not suprised she does!! its just something that they usually give into and theres the next cover on the latest magazine issue....so i could really care less about what she doesReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 24, 2010 at 4:52 PM
smoking is sexyReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 24, 2010 at 7:08 PM
im from ireland (lepricorns) lol! and i luv K S. I dont want her to smoke but its her choice! i agree with the first scotish person. We all know that it will shorten her life, and that IS sad. but still who are we to condradict her! shes only human and so are we. And as for YOU "twilighteatdick" your sick! and youd want to calm down a bit. and quit the CURSING!ReplyDelete
i LOVE the "TWILIGHT SAGA"
- AnonymousFebruary 28, 2010 at 3:58 AM
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww i hate this.ReplyDelete
i luv her but she should stop smoking even though it does kind of puts an eged to her
- AnonymousMarch 29, 2010 at 1:03 AM
It's only weed people....chill!!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 29, 2010 at 1:05 AM
98% of today's population smoke weed on a regular basis....plus it could be worse....ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 31, 2010 at 1:37 AM
yea she knows how to partyReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 1, 2010 at 8:55 PM
people needa chill out, shes not throwing her life down the drain by smoking , a lil weed neva hurt anybodyReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 10, 2010 at 3:03 AM
Damn leave her alone if she wants to smoke than its her choice not any of ours i thinks shes beautiful either way and with the smoking of the herb keep at it girl shit if i was an actor i would smoke mad bud it would def help me out act son im def trying to smoke a nice blunt with herReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 16, 2010 at 4:24 AM
I agree with some people here, if she wants to smoke let her be. fucking people.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 28, 2010 at 9:51 PM
seriously people, some people are soooo sad saying 'oohhh!!!! shes wasting her life' yeah but its up to her!! i do really like her and the twilight saga and am really excited for eclipse to come out but she can do whatever she wants!! shes not going to be doing twilight her whole life!! and to be honest she does look good doing it anyway!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 28, 2010 at 9:58 PM
i agree with most people here, shes beautiful and can do whatever the hell she wants!! i love twilight and have read all the books and everything, but seriously people you need to give her a break!!!! shes an actor and to be honest if i was an actor with all the paparazzi i would smoke, all the pressure shes under and everything, give her a break!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 3, 2010 at 8:55 AM
dude, yes she smokes, and does some drugs...she's 19 !!! smoking is just something you do, there's actualy no good reason for it, dut she does it, deal with it.ReplyDelete
ps : you should come to the Netherlands or Belgium, alsmos every one that age smokes ( cigs and pot).
- AnonymousJune 4, 2010 at 8:37 PM
Who cares if she smokes.. not a big deal ppl. she prob does more then that. its Not like we know the REAL her.. so don't get too disappointed these ppl are famousReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 15, 2010 at 5:21 AM
Kirsten should stop her smoking! Like OMG does she realize she is just throwing her life in the dump?! Anyways, when I saw this photo I was shocked! Why would such a beautiful girl ruin her life?ReplyDelete
Okk lemme get this straight most ppl here are tellin her to stop nd sayin 'didnt ur parents teach you better ' etc. nd tht aint fair she can do wht she wants it her lifee ppl GET OVER IT. Im not a fan of smoking but i think its unfair of what all you people are saying.ReplyDelete
Ohh nd who sed she was smoking weed ?? If you saw it on the internet its 99.9 % it aint truee. :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 20, 2010 at 8:00 AM
who cares if she smokes,it wouldn't be a bad thing if she dies early anyway, rid the world of one more bad personReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 30, 2010 at 5:32 PM
im really dissapointed in her...how sad she really needs to quitReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 30, 2010 at 5:33 PM
i wouldnt be suprised if she died young..i wouldnt be sadReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 30, 2010 at 5:35 PM
I hope she knows what shes doing!!!! Shes ruining her career and more importanly her life!! She is way to young to smoke!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 30, 2010 at 5:35 PM
shame on herReplyDelete


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Nissan is hard at work on the paramagnetic paint and hopes to have it on production vehicles by 2010.
Paramagnetic paint isn't the first time that Nissan had ventured into ways to improve paint technology. The company also developed a self-healing "Scratch Guard Coat" to apply vehicle paint. Thanks to the advanced coating, vehicle are nearly impervious to superficial scratches caused by carwash brushes, fingernails or other minor surface scratches.
Any scratches that are made on the vehicle are "healed" within one day to a week depending on the depth of the scratch.
Nissan's Scratch Guard Coat is currently available on the 2008 Infiniti EX35 luxury crossover utility vehicle.

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More Employers Turning to Wellness Programs: Survey
In order to drive profitability and performance, 87% of employers relied on wellness programs in 2012, up from 75% in 2010, according to the latest report from Buck Consultants.
The report, titled "Working Well: A Global Survey of Health Promotion and Workplace Wellness Strategies," finds employers from all locations say improving worker productivity and reducing presenteeism (at work while sick) are their top wellness program objectives.
"With productivity having a direct tie to bottom-line revenue, organizations now consider health promotion as a core business value that positively impacts their ability to compete," said Dave Ratcliffe, principal of Cincinnati-based Buck Consultants. "With signs of job market improvement emerging in the U.S., employers will be challenged to maintain productivity gains earned during the recession as employees have increased job mobility."
Only 36% of respondents report measuring specific outcomes of their wellness programs. Reasons respondents fail to do so are lack of resources at 68% and not knowing how to measure at 34%. Respondents from larger organizations are more likely to measure outcomes.
Still, only 47% of respondents from organizations with at least 20,000 employees measure specific outcomes, Buck Consultants said. Among respondents who measure wellness program outcomes, 30% say they placed greater emphasis on wellness programs during the tough economy.
"Employers who measure program outcomes do so with a greater focus on driving business results," Ratcliffe said. "A healthier work force is a more productive work force, which produces greater revenue that is sustainable over the long term. So these employers understand the value of continuing their wellness initiatives even during hard economic times."
Another 23% of respondents say wellness programs have helped cut costs of offering health care coverage. Within that sector of respondents, 62% say their health care cost trend rate reductions were two percentage points or more while 13% say they were six percentage points or more.
When it comes to globalization, 49% of respondents promote worldwide health promotion strategies, an increase from 34% in 2008. Program focus can vary by geographic region, but most respondents say physical activity, stress and workplace safety are the three primary issues influencing wellness program design.
The survey also reveals that incentives have a direct correlation to program participation; however, initiatives that require lifestyle changes, such as exercise and diet changes, are less impacted by incentives than more immediate programs, such as health assessments and biometric screenings.
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SAA Wins On-time Performance Service Award and Achieves Major Baggage Handling Improvements
Johannesburg, Wednesday, 27 February 2013. FlightStats, the global leader in flight and airport information services, recently announced On Time Performance Service Awards (OTPS Awards) for airlines across the globe. SAA, with its 91.17% On Time Performance average, won in the category 'Middle East and Africa Major Airlines'.
Zuks Ramasia, GM Operations for SAA said: "SAA is absolutely thrilled to win this prominent award as On Time Performance is a critical factor considered by customers when selecting which airline to fly. Winning this award also highlights our employee's commitment to ensuring a seamless travel experience to our valued customers."
This category includes airlines based in the Middle East and Africa that operate at least 30,000 scheduled flights annually within the Middle East and Africa. The flight status coverage threshold was set at 80%.
The other 4 Finalists included Etihad Airways, Gulf Air Company, Qatar Airways and Saudi Arabian Airlines. The OTPS Awards program recognises airlines around the world that achieve sustained operational excellence. Airlines are recognised for delivering the highest percentage of flights to their arrival gates within 15 minutes of the scheduled arrival time.
Clamping down on baggage irregularities and pilferage
SAA's unrivalled on-time performance is complemented by substantial improvements that have been achieved in baggage handling, resulting in historically low levels for baggage irregularities or pilferage.
SAA embarked on a system-wide, structured approach to improve baggage handling during the past year, as part of the airline's overall passenger service enhancement project. Several initiatives were launched to systematically re-engineer the way in which baggage is handled. Collaboration between the airline's Baggage Services and Group Security Services departments, airport ground handlers, outstations and Airports Company South Africa was intensified with the view to improve the way in which SAA executes surveillance and decisively deals with challenging operational areas. The result is that SAA has achieved its goals with respect to baggage delivery and continues to review and enhance its operational procedures.
"SAA is grateful to its employees and partners for helping it to achieve this outstanding on-time performance and baggage handling success. We also appreciate the recognition that we have received from FlightStats, as well as from our passengers who regularly share their feedback with us and have provided positive reinforcement of our efforts," said Ramasia. "It is only through collaboration and teamwork at all levels that SAA has been able to achieve these important goals. But we will not rest on our laurels - rather, we will continue to apply a laser focus on providing our valued customers with reliable and high-quality service in every aspect of the travel experience."
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Some lawmakers in Congress are calling for increased use
of full body scanners that some claim would have detected the
non-metallic explosive used by the Nigerian terrorist aboard the
Detroit-bound flight on Christmas day. Reuters reports that
Dutch authorities have announced that the Schiphol airport in
Amsterdam -- where the terrorist boarded the flight bound for America
-- will be using
full body scanners within three weeks.
In America,
President Obama could decree that the deployment of similar scanners
in airports around the country be installed. At this point, only 19
airports around the country are using the full-body scanners and the
use of the scanners is optional by the traveler. They can opt for pat
down instead of using the full-body scanner.
No legislation
from Congress is needed for the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) to deploy full-body scanners into the remainder
of the 560 airports around the country that have scheduled airline
service. Reuters reports that the terrorist attacks coupled
with the call for increased security and additional full-body
scanners in our airports is boosting the stock of some companies that
build the scanners and related technology.
Whether or not
passengers will be forced to go through the full-body scanners
remains to be seen. That decision is not up to the TSA. TSA spokesman
Greg Soule said, "That [mandatory full-body scanner use] would
be a DHS decision. Clearly we would work with DHS, the White House
and our congressional partners on security decisions."
limiting full-body scanning to secondary searches has passed the
House of Representatives but has not passed the Senate. The ACLU says
that it does not trust the safeguards in place to protect the privacy
of passengers subjected to full-body scanning. The ACLU believes that
unaltered images showing the shape of a person's body and genitals
would still exist.
One ACLU privacy expert said, "If a
celebrity goes through a scanner that kind of image could end up on
the Internet."
The full body scanners blur the face and
genitals of the person in the scanner and only the operator can see
the images. The benefit for passengers to using the scanner opposed
to a pat down is that the scanner takes 15 to 30 seconds while the
pat down takes 3 to 4 minutes.
Chris Calabrese, an attorney
with the ACLU, said
in May 2009 when talking about using the scanner or a pat down,
"A choice between being groped and being stripped, I don't think
we should pretend those are the only choices. People shouldn't be
humiliated by their government."
There is much research
being put into developing better scanners today. Researchers at MIT
have developed technology for a new
breed of airport scanners that can tell the difference between
items in luggage. The new scanner could for instance tell if a pill
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Myths and Facts About Snow and Your Home
MYTH: The icicles hanging from the roof are so pretty!
FACT: Besides the fact that when icicles start to melt they may fall on your car, or worse – you – ice dams are one of the most damaging things that can happen to your house. Prepare ahead of time – if you have gutters, be sure they are cleaned out before winter sets in. Ice dams are formed when warm air escapes from your attic, essentially when there is not enough insulation.
As snow melts from the warm air, the water drips to the eaves, where it is colder, and freezes – creating a dam. Ice dams can cause heavy damage in a variety of ways, to the roofing material, gutters, or damage below the roof from the "avalanche effect" if the temperature rises suddenly. The best winter roofing situation is to have enough insulation in your attic to create a layer of air between insulation and roof that is the same temperature inside and out. Avoid chipping away at ice from the ground.
FACT: Roofing materials can make a difference in the creation of ice dams.
WHY: Asphalt shingles have a rough surface and will hold onto snow more easily. Asphalt tends to hold onto the snow until it trickles off or evaporates. Metal roofing, especially if there is a PVC coating, is designed to allow snow to slide off more easily due to the smoother surface. You can also install snow guards or heating cables to metal roofing to further avoid ice dams.
MYTH: I have a new home; I shouldn't have anything to worry about when it snows.
FACT: Ah, if that were true. However, homes built before 2010 were not subject to state energy efficiency building codes. So, unless you built your home yourself and you are highly invested in energy efficiency, it's a good idea to remain aware of possible problems during heavy snowfalls.
MYTH: Solar panels won't work when it snows.
FACTS: Solar panels will work if there has been light snowfall. If you have a heavy snowfall, they may not generate electricity for a short time. However, due to the slick, angled, and often black surface of solar panels, the snow will slide off in fairly short order. If you are very concerned about this potential problem, have your solar panels installed on the ground. Solar panels installed on the ground are more steeply angled than roof panels.
FACT: Snow insulates.
CAVEATS: Depending on how well your roof is constructed, a layer of snow on your roof (that is well insulated on the inside), will provide additional insulation. However, if you experience heavy and/or frequent snowfall, you may need to take measures to remove snow from your roof if the layer is more than two feet deep.
FACT: Too much snow on your roof can cause collapse, leaks, or damage when the snow slides off the roof onto whatever is below
HOW TO DEAL: For low roofs, you can use a snow rake. Otherwise, you may want to hire a professional. It can be tricky and dangerous to remove snow from a roof. Check for any sagging in your roof via a trip to the attic. If the roof is sagging, get professional help as soon as possible. If snow piles up around the house, it will help keep heat in and cold out. The snow blocks warmth from your home being dissipated by wind.
FACT: Snow melt products can damage your home.
WHY: Snow melt products create a faster freeze/thaw cycle, which can crack concrete and asphalt. Since concrete is poruous, the corrosive damage from "salt water" adds to the potential damage over time. The actual chemicals themselves are toxic to plants and animals. Rock salt and halite are the most damaging, followed by calcium chloride.
Alternatives (green products) are sand, kitty litter, Warm Paw (least expensive at about $17 for a gallon canister). Other products which are much more expensive, but are safe for the environment and pets, are Propellant 49, which costs about $145 for 100 lbs. in pellet form, and a variety of liquid deicers that also require the purchase of a sprayer for the product. Liquid deicers cost $25 to $30 a gallon.


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Best of Belwin Jazz: Jazz Band Series CollectionVarious Composers & Arrangers - Alfred Music Publishing
Best of Belwin Jazz: Jazz Band Series CollectionVarious Composers & Arrangers - Alfred Music Publishing
This excellent collection features ten outstanding jazz ensemble arrangements at the medium-easy and medium grade levels. Every chart is written by experienced educational jazz arrangers and composers in a variety of tempos and styles. These charts are arranged for standard instrumentation... five saxes, four trumpets, four trombones and guitar, piano, bass and drums. Additionally, optional parts are available for flute, horn in F, 1st/2nd/3rd baritone horn T.C./tenor sax and tuba. The rhythm section parts offer suggestions for rhythms, piano chord voicings and guitar chord frames. All solos are written out, or may be improvised in the improvised sections. The conductor's book includes a full-length CD recording of all titles for listening, study and instructional enhancement. Titles include: Get It On; Greensleeves; Jumpin' at the Woodside; Just in Time; Lester Leaps In; My Foolish Heart; Oh, Lady be Good; On Green Dolphin Street; Summertime and This Can't be Love.
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Reports of the American Indian Family History Project, 1885-1930 (ICPSR 3576)
Principal Investigator(s): Hoxie, Frederick E., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Sattler, Richard A., University of Montana; Shoemaker, Nancy, University of Connecticut
The Reports of the American Indian Family History Project was a study aimed at examining demographic trends among Native Americans families during the late 1800s and early 1900s utilizing census data, collected by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Census Bureau. Specifically, this study observed the behavior of Native American families from the Colville, Creek, Crow, Hopi, and White Earth Chippewa tribes at the time of the 1885, 1900, 1910, and 1930 censuses, although data were not available for all tribes in all years. Common among each dataset in the collection are variables on the respondent's age, sex, and family size. Also appearing in each dataset in the collection are variables describing the respondent's relation to the head of his or her household, number of children born to the respondent, and the familial status of the respondent's mother, father, and spouse. The data from 1900 and 1910 include socioeconomic variables relating to occupation, education, and home ownership. Also unique to the 1900 and 1910 data are variables that more specifically categorize the race and ethnicity of the respondent. Language and marital status variables appear in the 1900, 1910, and 1930 data as well.
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Hoxie, Frederick E., Richard A. Sattler, and Nancy Shoemaker. REPORTS OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN FAMILY HISTORY PROJECT, 1885-1930. ICPSR03576-v2. Champaign-Urbana, IL: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign [producer], 2002. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2007-03-27. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03576.v2
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Geographic Coverage: United States
- 1885--1930
- 1885--1930
Unit of Observation: individual
Universe: Population of Native Americans belonging to the Colville, Creek, Crow, Hopi, and White Earth Chippewa tribes.
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Census Bureau
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Nicole Gustafsson "Chasing Chevy Chase"
The pop-culture obsessed art lovers at Gallery 1988 Melrose in Los Angeles and Funny or Die are hosting their second annual "Is This Thing On?" exhibit, highlighting art about comedians and funny people. This year's show also included a career retrospective of "Weird Al" Yankovic to celebrate the upcoming 30th anniversary of his first album. Weird Al hosted the show's opening reception last Friday night as well.
"Is This Thing On? 2: The Weird Year" runs until
Weasel Stomping Day March 31st and includes tribute art from Alex Pardee, Kiersten Essenpreis, Augie Pagan, Tom Haubrick, and nearly 100 other artists who have great taste in comedians. We've placed some of our favorites in the slideshow below. All pictures courtesy of Gallery 1988 and Funny or Die, and prints and originals of many of these works are still available at Gallery 1988.
Bruce White "Axel Foley"
Carlos Agrillo "Zach" (inspired by Zach Galifianakis)
Jason Liwag "Dooneese" (inspired by Kristen Wiig)
Eric Braddock "Awesome Possum" (inspired by Louis CK)
Ivan Minsloff "Their Satanic Majesties Flying Circus" (inspired by Monty Python)
Joey Spiotto "Conan & The Conandos" (inspired by Conan O'Brien)
Michelle Coffee "I Just 'Blue' Myself" (inspired by David Cross)
Alex Pardee "Eat It" (inspired by Weird Al Yankovic)
Joshua Budich "Another One Rides The Bus" (inspired by Weird Al Yankovic)
Miranda Dressler "Weird Alvaluation" (inspired by Weird Al Yankovic)
Andrew DeGraff "Man Of A Thousand Mustaches" (inspired by Peter Sellers)
Dan Lydersen "Gavin" (inspired by Kids In The Hall)
Casey Weldon "In Summation" (inspired by Howard Kremer and Kulap Vilaysack)
Darin Shock "Mr. Show"
Kiersten Essenpreis etched these Mitch Hedberg quotes into birch wood panels
Sean Dove "If You're Into It" (inspired by Flight of the Concords)
Israel Sanchez "Freedom From Warlords" (inspired by Phil Hartman)
Julian Callos "Louie" (inspired by Louis CK)
Kyle McCoy "Formidable Opponent" (inspired by Stephen Colbert)
Shana Bilbrey "The Pit Of Ultimate Darkness" (inspired by Kids In The Hall)
Tom Haubrick "Al" (inspired by Weird Al Yankovic)
Tom Haubrick "David" (inspired by Larry David)
Tom Haubrick "Richard" (inspired by Richard Pryor)
Tom Haubrick "Rodney" (inspired by Rodney Dangerfield)
Veronica Fish "Enlist: Upright Citizen's Brigade"
Julia Vickerman "Our Only Friend Is Chaos" (inspired by Upright Citizen's Brigade)
Glen Brogan "The Comedian" (inspired by Lewis Black and Watchmen)
Samuel Ho "Spaceship" (inspired by Patton Oswalt)
Sam Carter "Larry David: Social Assassin"
Augie Pagan "George Carlin's 7 Dirty Words"


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Believe or not, some cats just aren't drawn to catnip. Here's why.
Before adding a touch of nature to your home with houseplants, it's important to know what types of plants may be harmful to your cat and which are safe.
Before adding a touch of nature to your home with houseplants, it's important to know what types of plants may be harmful to your cat and which are safe. In fact, some plants are extremely poisonous to cats, and others can cause them to become very ill.
Adult cats spend up to 50 percent of their waking hours grooming, according to Dr. Cynthia McManis, a veterinarian and the owner of Just Cats Veterinary Services.
Since grooming is so important to your cat, too much or too little can indicate a number of health problems. McManis explains why cats are constantly grooming:
Too Little GroomingSince there are so many benefits to grooming, an unkempt cat is probably a sick cat, according to Dr. Jane Brunt, a veterinarian at the Cat Hospital at Towson, in Baltimore. "Look for dullness of the fur, a buildup of undercoat, dander and even hairballs that, contrary to popular belief, are not normal for cats," she says. If your cat has a hairball more than twice or so a year, it could be suffering from any number of internal problems. "And hacking could be a symptom of heartworm, lung disease, asthma or other serious issues," she adds.
Too Much GroomingWhen the volume of hair loss is excessive, there can be a "lawn mower effect," with patches of missing fur, says Brunt. A common cause is hyperthyroidism, a condition that happens when a cat has an overactive thyroid. Hyperthyroidism can be fatal, so have your cat checked out immediately if you suspect this could be the problem.
Food allergies may also cause over-grooming, since the cat may feel itchy and uncomfortable. "Sometimes, cats may become allergic to certain ingredients, most often a protein," explains Brunt, adding that rotating different food flavors can sometimes help. High-quality pet foods formulated for cats with allergies are also available now. These foods promote skin-and-coat health, so ask your veterinarian about them.
Cat Coat PerfectionCertain qualities indicate a "perfect" coat of fur, including:
To promote these qualities, feed your cat food that contains quality natural ingredients, essential nutrients and amino acids. Visit your veterinarian twice a year to stay ahead of common problems, and establish a daily brushing routine with your cat.
"Both Cats and owners should look forward to this productive time together," says Brunt.
Copyright (c) 2010 Studio One Networks. All rights reserved.
Jennifer Viegas is the managing editor of The Daily Cat. She is a journalist for Discovery News, the news service for the Discovery Channel, and has written more than 20 books on animal, health and other science topics.


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OK, time to stop the knee-jerk reactions. Want to do something to really protect our kids? I have two suggestions. Both stand a good chance of actually reducing the danger of more school shootings. First, we need armed security guards at every school. Arming teachers is not practical. They need to concentrate on getting the kids to safety, although providing them with pepper spray could be a good idea.
Second, we need to have more counselors at schools to deal with students' mental stress. School is stressful for a variety of reasons. Counselors can help alleviate that stress.
How do we pay for this? We could reduce the athletics budget. They can play games closer to home. That would save fuel and other travel expenses. How about a school safety tax? Parents pay 25 cents per day per student, collected at the beginning of the school year. That is less than a cup of coffee or a soda. Isn't your kid's life worth that? Or, maybe even a 5-cent tax on a box of ammunition? I am sure most gun owners would consider this to be a worthy cause.
These two ideas working together stand a chance of keeping our kids safer at school. Banning firearms will not!
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The Austin Air Bedroom Machine™ is Austin's most impressive air purifier to date and is specifically designed for those individuals who desire a better quality of sleep. It also performs extremely well in controlling dust and other particulate matter as well as adsorbing a wide array of molecular pollutants. The Austin Air Bedroom Machine™ uses 60 sq. ft. of medical-grade HEPA and is certified to remove 99.97% of airborne particles 0.3 microns or larger. The Bedroom Machine™ also contains 15 lbs. of Austin Air's Proprietary Carbon Blend for the adsorption of odors, gasses and chemicals. The Bedroom Machine™ stands 23" tall and 14.5" wide. Comes with wheels for easy portability. Ideal for spaced up to 750 sq. ft in size.
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This study is provided by ICPSR. ICPSR provides leadership and training in data access, curation, and methods of analysis for a diverse and expanding social science research community.
Census of Population, 1910 [United States]: Oversample of Black-headed Households (ICPSR 9453)
Principal Investigator(s): Morgan, S. Philip, University of Pennsylvania. Population Studies Center; Ewbank, Douglas, University of Pennsylvania. Population Studies Center
Designed to facilitate analysis of the status of Blacks around the turn of the century, this oversample of Black-headed households in the United States was drawn from the 1910 manuscript census schedules. The sample complements the 1/250 Public Use Sample of the 1910 census manuscripts collected by Samuel H. Preston at the University of Pennsylvania: CENSUS OF POPULATION, 1910 [UNITED STATES]: PUBLIC USE SAMPLE (ICPSR 9166). Part 1, Household Records, contains a record for each household selected in the sample and supplies variables describing the location, type, and composition of the households. Part 2, Individual Records, contains a record for each individual residing in the sampled households and includes information on demographic characteristics, occupation, literacy, nativity, ethnicity, and fertility.
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Study Description
Morgan, S. Philip, and Douglas Ewbank. Census of Population, 1910 [United States]: Oversample of Black-headed Households. ICPSR09453-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1990. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09453.v2
Persistent URL: https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09453.v2
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This study was funded by:
- United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD 1-R01-HD18651, and NICHD 1-R01-HD-25856)
- University of Pennsylvania. University Research Foundation
Scope of Study
Subject Terms: African Americans, census data, demographic characteristics, household composition, households
Geographic Coverage: Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, United States, Virginia
- 1910-04-15
- 1910
Universe: Manuscript census records for 1910 from counties with at least 10 percent of the population African-American (Negro, Black, or Mulatto) located in nine states where a large number of counties had at least this same proportion of African-Americans (Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas). The four states with the largest population of Blacks (South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia) were excluded from the oversample because the 1/250 Public Use Sample (referred to above) provided sufficient cases for most analyses.
The data contain blanks and alphabetic characters. This oversample can be combined with the 1/250 Public Use Sample by differential weighting of households (or individuals) by county of enumeration as described in the User's Guide.
Sample: Sampling was carried out using computer software that randomly selected households based on the manuscript census microfilm reel number, sequence, and page and line number, with two different sampling fractions. Counties in Maryland, Kentucky, and Texas were sampled using a 0.01 sampling fraction, while a 0.005 sampling fraction was employed in Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, and Arkansas. In Louisiana, both fractions were utilized to test optimum sampling fractions.
United States Bureau of the Census 1910 manuscript schedules
Extent of Processing: ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:
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Like seriously.
didnt u know...BC can sell Igloo's to eskimos! LOL for real though.. i think BC will be the MSLE pres. after this season is finished..all signs point to it in my opinion & the fact he hasnt been shown the door like Burke did only solidifies my belief.. Ed Stefanski will most likely take over..
there really is no point to clean house mid season, especially if you are going to keep Casey as the coach.
I've ALWAYS been a BryCo supporter .. but now I'm thinking that it might just be best for the franchise to have someone else drive the car. While I'm still of the opinion that he's made more good moves than bad for this team over the last several years, his few bad moves are starting to out weigh the many good things he's done. When that balance starts to lean in the wrong direction, change is certainly required. But mid-season is NOT the time to do it.
I believe his time will be up at the end of the season. Rogers and Bell are showing signs that they are committed to winning and making the necessary changes in order facilitate success. Changes have been made to both the Jays and Leafs so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the Raptors are next on their list.
Oh look, another Colangelo complaint thread. Do we have an "Everything Colangelo" thread?
He may or may not be gone this offseason, but they're not going to do anything in the middle of the season.
The MLSE isn't gonna fire BC until they see what he can do before the trade deadline and how well his trades do to help the Raptors. So don't expect him to get fired until after the trade deadline.
Everyone screamed and whined for a rebuild. Guess what! thats what we are still doing! did you expect to be in the playoffs? it would be nice but this team still needs to play and come together. We have key pieces to keep and key pieces to move. And we have been winning without our primary scorer.. in pasta boy.
Why? Ill suits.
And I doubt he's going anywhere. He fits the personality type that MLSE has been bringing in for their other franchises.
What blows me away is that Brian Burke gets axed before the puck drops and he's been here a lot shorter while Colangelo just floats on by like a butterfly.
The saving of our world from pending doom will come, not through the complacent adjustment of the conforming majority, but through the creative maladjustment of a nonconforming minority. - Martin Luther King
I really don't get why people are calling for BC's head. It was clear from the start of the season we're rebuilding and that's what we're doing. It especially doesn't make sense to make this thread right now when we've been playing really well even if we blew big leads. This whole season has been a growing experience since we are struggling to close out games (which isn't because of lack of talent).
I think they are not going to change things in mid season. There is really no point. Or at least before the trade deadline. I also think that MLSE told BC to say out of coaching, and do his job. And now they are watching if he can do that. I also think that no trades might be in the cards, especially if Andrea doesn't come back before the trade deadline.
He may be gone before the Feb. 21st deadline to manoeuvre the necessary trades, specifically AB. I don't think BC has the cojones to pull it off himself. Stefanski takes over for the time being. This is just a guess on my part.
The saving of our world from pending doom will come, not through the complacent adjustment of the conforming majority, but through the creative maladjustment of a nonconforming minority. - Martin Luther King
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Thanks for the welcome, I've been reading stuff on this sight for about year before I decided to join, I watch the raptors religiously so I said why not :P
Unfortunately Tracy McGrady, Carter, and now Bargs seem to have all suffered from this spoiled and bratty complex. I think it's a direct result from the fans here showering every potential star with so much praise. Do you remember the days we chanted MVP for BOSH? I mean even how we treat derozan now. I am a big fan, but I dont want him to get all cocky like the rest of our stars have. Bargnani's sense of entitlement seems to have taken all drive to get better away from him.


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Grass Sickness
Can Weight Loss Predict Chronic Grass Sickness Outcomes?
Weight loss--both the amount and rate--can help predict chronic equine grass sickness survival, researchers found.
Photo by R. Scott Pirie, BVM&S, PhD, CertEP, CertEM(IntMed), Dipl. ECEIM, MRCVS
Hypersalivation in Horses
Does your horse drool like a dog? Here are some reasons why, from the benign to the life threatening.
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What Causes Equine Grass Sickness?
Scientists are getting closer to determining what toxins could be behind this deadly condition.
Photo by R. Scott Pirie, BVM&S, PhD, CertEP, CertEM(IntMed), Dipl. ECEIM, MRCVS
Research Sheds New Light on Equine Grass Sickness
November 13, 2016
Several new studies were published as a free special collection in the Equine Veterinary Journal this month.... Read More
Can Weight Loss Predict Chronic Grass Sickness Outcomes?
September 17, 2016
Weight loss--both the amount and rate--can help predict chronic equine grass sickness survival, researchers found.... Read More
Equine Grass Sickness Shares Signs With Human Disease
October 06, 2015
Horses with grass sickness have similar signs of disease as people with Alzheimer's, a study has found.... Read More
Equine Grass Sickness: What You Need to Know
June 27, 2015
This potentially deadly condition affects grazing horses. Learn about its clinical signs, treatments, and prognosis.... Read More
Hypersalivation in Horses
October 06, 2014
Does your horse drool like a dog? Here are some reasons why, from the benign to the life threatening.... Read More
What Causes Equine Grass Sickness?
September 29, 2014
Scientists are getting closer to determining what toxins could be behind this deadly condition.... Read More
AHT Seeking Horses for Grass Sickness Vaccine Trial
March 21, 2014
The Animal Health Trust (AHT) is launching a trial of a vaccine for the prevention of equine grass sickness. ... Read More
Prolonged Gestation: Is Fescue Toxicosis a Possibility?
April 30, 2013
My mare was bred more than 390 days ago and still has not foaled. Is it possible she has grass poisoning?... Read More
Commentary: The Evolution of Equine Disease Quarterly
January 19, 2013
Dr. Roberta Dwyer shares thoughts on the evolution of the publication produced by UK and Lloyd's of London.... Read More
Equine Grass Sickness--Still an Enigma
January 18, 2013
Researchers still do not know grass sickness' cause and, therefore, lack any means for causal therapy.... Read More
Equine Grass Sickness Vaccine Pilot Study Announced
November 12, 2012
This pilot study is in preparation for a full vaccine trial, which is likely to commence in 2013 or 2014.... Read More
Scottish Researchers on the Hunt for Cause of Equine Grass Sickness
November 09, 2010
Equine grass sickness (EGS) is an often fatal neurologic disease affecting primarily young grazing horses, and a team of researchers from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland are working to find its cause. ... Read More
TheHorse.com en Español: Revisión a Enfermedad Equina de los Pastos
March 09, 2010
Spanish translation of an article reviewing equine grass sickness (enfermedad equina de los pastos).... Read More
Equine Grass Sickness Reviewed
January 07, 2010
A fatal gastrointestinal disease once limited to Scotland is being seen more frequently in certain parts of the world due to geographical progression, said British researchers. Frequently occurring throughout Great Britain, equine gr... Read More
Emerging Neurologic Syndromes Discussed at World Equine Vet Meeting
November 27, 2009
"The more we look for neurologic signs, the more we discover new syndromes," said I.G. Joe Mayhew, BVSc, FRCVS, PhD, Dipl ACVIM, ECVN, head of Equine Massey and professor of Equine Studies at Massey University in New Zealand, at the... Read More
Researchers Seek Reader Comments on Equine Grass Sickness
March 20, 2009
Equine grass sickness (EGS), or dysautonomia, is a disease that primarily affects pasture-grazed equids between the ages of 2 and 7 years.... Read More
Grass Sickness Linked to Clostridium botulinum Bacterium
May 01, 2004
United Kingdom (U.K.) researchers recently found that grass sickness is strongly associated with low antibody levels to the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, indicating that affected horses couldn't fight off infection. Findings from the... Read More
More on the Recent Grass Sickness Link to Clostridium botulinum
March 29, 2004
Researchers in the United Kingdom recently advanced scientific knowledge of equine grass sickness with a three-year study that found the disease to be strongly associated with low antibody levels to the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.... Read More
Equine Grass Sickness Linked to Clostridium Botulinum
March 05, 2004
A new study completed at the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom and funded by The Home of Rest For Horses has revealed that grass sickness is strongly associated with low antibody levels to the bacterium Clostridium botulinum... Read More
Diagnosing Grass Sickness
November 01, 2003
Equine grass sickness is so named because it occurs in the spring in pastured horses which are eager to eat plentiful green grass. Its cause is unknown, but the result is destruction of the nerves of the gastrointestinal system, which is often... Read More
Grass Sickness Remains Research Priority
May 25, 2001
The death of Dubai Millennium from grass sickness has again highlighted the devastating effects of the disease, and brought to prominence research tied to finding causes and a cure.
In Great Britain, research is being carried out at Edinburg... Read More
Two Illnesses Might Have Cyanide Link
January 01, 2001
Cyanide has been identified as a potential risk or contributing factor in two illnesses that have dominated horse industry headlines this year. Scientists at the University of Kentucky's Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center in Lexington, Ky.,... Read More
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Prolonged Gestation: Is Fescue Toxicosis a Possibility?
Q. My mare was bred more than 390 days ago and still has not delivered the baby. She's showing signs she's in foal. I suspect fescue grass poisoning/toxicity is delaying the foaling. Is this possible? Should I give her domperidone?


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Fiscal Cliff Could Kill Holiday Plans But Help Privacy Bill
Slow-moving fiscal cliff negotiations could keep members of Congress in Washington past Christmas and even into 2013, which could mean good news for pending legislation supported by credit unions.
Brad Thaler, NAFCU vice president of legislative affairs, said the current word on Capitol Hill is that Congress could work through this weekend up until Christmas Eve, and could also return for the week between Christmas and New Year's Day.
That's a change from the House and Senate 2012 calendars, which show both bodies would adjourn for the year on Friday.
Washington publication The Hill backed up Thaler's observation, reporting today that GOP leaders have told their members in the House to be prepared to return to Washington after Christmas because "serious differences" remain in fiscal cliff negotiations.
H.R. 5817, which would eliminate the required annual privacy notice mailing, is scheduled for a vote in the House today, Thaler said.
The bill was supposed to be considered last week, but the bill's language triggered Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) to withdraw her motion to take the bill to a vote. That language has been resolved, Thaler said.
If the bill passes the House today, it would still need to be considered and passed by the Senate before the new Congress is sworn in Jan. 3. Any extra session time could mean the bill has a better chance of becoming law this year.
Despite the extra days in Washington, Thaler said the privacy notice bill still faces an uphill battle in the Senate, because the upper chamber isn't very familiar with it.
"It would probably have to go by unanimous consent in the Senate," Thaler said. "It's been in the House for a number of months, not in the Senate, so I don't know how much attention folks in the Senate have paid to it. The challenge will be getting people comfortable with it in a short amount of time."
The bill is sponsored by Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.) and currently has 43 sponsors.


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Principal Proposed Natural Treatments
Other Proposed Natural Treatments
- Acupuncture
- Aloe vera Cream
- Balneotherapy (Spa Therapy)
- Capsaicin Cream
- Cetylated Fatty Acids
- Fish Oil
- Folate (to Reduce Side Effects of Methotrexate )
- Fumaric Acid
- Hypnotherapy
- Seal Oil
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin D
Up to 2% of Americans suffer from psoriasis, a skin condition that leads to an intensely itchy rash with clearly defined borders and scales that resemble silvery mica. The fingernails are also frequently involved, showing pitting or thickening.
Medical treatment for psoriasis includes applications of topical steroids and peeling agents that expose the underlying skin for the steroid to contact. Ultraviolet light can also be used, sometimes combined with coal tar applications or medications called psoralens. Synthetic relatives of vitamin A and vitamin D are also used.
Principal Proposed Natural Treatments
Oregon Grape
Evidence from two double-blind, placebo-controlled trials and one comparative trial suggest that cream made from the herb Oregon grape ( Mahonia ) may help reduce symptoms of psoriasis, although it does not seem to be as effective as standard medications.
In a double-blind study published in 2006, 200 people were given either a cream containing 10% Oregon grape extract or placebo twice a day for 3 months. 27 The results indicate that the people using Oregon grape experienced greater benefits than those in the placebo group, and the difference was statistically significant. The treatment was well tolerated; although, it caused rash or burning sensation in a few people.
Benefits were also seen in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 82 people with psoriasis. 11 However, the study design had a significant flaw: the treatment salve was darker in color than the placebo, possibly allowing participants to guess which was which.
Another study found that dithranol, a conventional drug used to treat psoriasis symptoms, was more effective than Oregon grape. 12 Regrettably, the authors fail to state whether this study was double-blind. Forty-nine participants applied one treatment to their left side and the other to their right for 4 weeks. Skin biopsies were then analyzed and compared with samples taken at the beginning of the study. The physicians evaluating changes in skin tissue were unaware which treatments had been used on the samples. Greater improvements were seen in the dithranol group.
A large open study in which 443 participants with psoriasis used Oregon grape topically for 12 weeks found the herb to be helpful for 73.7% of the group. 13 Without a placebo group, it's not possible to know whether Oregon grape was truly responsible for the improvement seen, but the trial does help to establish the herb's safety and tolerability.
Laboratory research suggests Oregon grape has some effects at the cellular level that might be helpful in psoriasis, such as slowing the rate of abnormal cell growth and reducing inflammation. 14,15
For more information, including dosage and safety issues, see the full Oregon grape article.
Other Proposed Natural Treatments for Psoriasis
Aloe vera cream may be helpful for psoriasis, according to a double-blind study performed in Pakistan that enrolled 60 men and women with mild to moderate symptoms of psoriasis. 19 Participants were treated with either topical Aloe vera extract (0.5%) or a placebo cream, applied 3 times daily for 4 weeks. Aloe treatment produced significantly better results than placebo, and these results were said to endure for almost a year after treatment was stopped. The study authors also reported a high level of complete "cure," but what exactly they meant by this was not reported clearly.
However, a follow-up study of 40 people that attempted to replicate these results failed to find aloe more effective than placebo. 29 For more information, including dosage and safety issues, see the full Aloe article.
Capsaicin is the "hot" in cayenne pepper. Creams made from capsaicin are used to treat a number of pain-related conditions. Some evidence indicates that capsaicin cream may be helpful for psoriasis as well. A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of almost 200 people found that use of topical capsaicin can improve itching as well as overall severity of psoriasis. 21 Benefits were also seen in a smaller double-blind trial. 22
For more information on capsaicin cream, see the Cayenne article
Fish Oil
The evidence regarding fish oil's effectiveness for psoriasis remains incomplete and contradictory.
An 8-week, double-blind study followed 28 people with chronic psoriasis. 1 Half received 10 capsules of fish oil daily, and the other half received a placebo . By the end of the study, researchers saw significant improvement in itching, redness, and scaling, but not in the size of the psoriasis patches. However, another double-blind study followed 145 people with moderate to severe psoriasis for 4 months and found no benefit as compared to placebo. 2
For more information, including dosage and safety issues, see the full Fish Oil article.
Other Natural Treatments
Based on very preliminary evidence, shark cartilage20 and cetylated fatty acids have also been proposed for treatment of psoriasis. 30
Beta-carotene , barberry , burdock , chromium , cleavers , Coleus forskohlii,goldenseal , topical licorice cream, milk thistle , red clover , selenium , taurine , vitamin E , yellow dock , and zinc are also sometimes mentioned as possible treatments for psoriasis. However, as yet, there is no meaningful evidence that they work.
A somewhat toxic natural substance called fumaric acid is sometimes recommended for psoriasis as well. Vitamin A or special forms of vitamin D taken at high levels may improve symptoms, but these are dangerous treatments that should be used only under the supervision of a physician.
People using the drug methotrexate for psoriasis frequently develop nausea, mouth sores, and other side effects. Evidence indicates that taking folate supplements may help. 23
Seal oil has shown a hint of promise for treatment of psoriatic arthritis (a type of joint pain and inflammation that can occur in association with psoriasis). 28 .
One study found that hypnosis may improve psoriasis symptoms. 26Balneotherapy (spa therapy) might also have value. 31-32
Although case reports suggest that acupuncture might be useful for psoriasis, 24 a controlled trial failed to find acupuncture more effective than fake acupuncture. 25 Another small study suggested that the Chinese herbal decoction Qinzhu Liangxue may be helpful in selected patients with psoriasis, though this finding is highly preliminary. 33
Herbs and Supplements to Use Only With Caution
Various herbs and supplements may interact adversely with drugs used to treat psoriasis. For more information on this potential risk, see the individual drug article in the Drug Interactions section of this database.
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