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Drug Offenses in Virginia
Drug charges of any type are considered to be serious offenses in Virginia. The severity of the charge depends, in part, on the nature of the illegal substance. Virginia Code Sections 54.1-3446 through 54.1-3455 classify drugs into categories, or schedules (Schedule I through Schedule VI). Other than marijuana, the most common drugs such as cocaine, heroin, ecstasy, oxycontin, etc., are classified as Schedule I or II drugs. Any type of possession of these drugs is treated as a felony of some kind. As with all drug charges, selling the substances or having control of them with the intent to sell can result in more serious charges. Marijuana is treated differently and less seriously than Schedule I and II drugs. The simple possession of marijuana can only support a misdemeanor charge. However, if the possession is coupled with distribution or intent to distribute there could be a felony charge depending on the quantity of marijuana involved.
Drug offenses typically come in two forms; Possession and Distribution (or intent to distribute). To find a person guilty of possession, the Commonwealth's Attorney must prove that any substances found were actually illegal, that the person knew the substances were illegal drugs and the person exercised control "over the drugs". Often times, this information is gathered from people making statements that show their guilt or from allowing police to search a car, their person or their home. Many cases might turn out much differently if people exercised their Constitutional rights not to incriminate themselves and to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.
If illegal drugs are not found directly on a person or in some kind of container, such as a purse or backpack being held by the person, then a charge can be based on Constructive Possession. Constructive Possession is harder for the government to prove since it requires more than just finding drugs in a person's house or car. The Commonwealth must prove the person was somehow exercising "dominion and control" over the substances. To prove Constructive Possession, the Commonwealth often relies on facts that show the person made some effort to hide or get rid of the drugs, the drugs were found close to the person or there was some kind of odor present. Most often, however, the Commonwealth relies on a person's own statements.
Distribution of drugs includes more than "selling" illegal substances. In Virginia, a drug distribution is defined simply as the act of giving an illegal substance to another person. Accommodation is the act of giving illegal substances to another person without any expectation of profit, for example, sharing drugs with someone. Accommodation is part of the Distribution statutes and carries with it a lesser penalty than being found guilty of "selling" illegal substances. However, the law places the burden on the defendant to prove that the act of Distribution was actually an Accommodation. Distribution charges have different levels according to the amount of drugs involved or transported. The Distribution statutes include the acts of making or manufacturing drugs and Possession with Intent to Distribute.
Under the Fourth Amendment, every person has the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. This means that no person has to allow the police, without a warrant or probable cause, to search their person, their car or their home. The police cannot search for something based on a general hunch. While there are times when police can search without permission, they are trained to know the steps required, such as obtaining a search warrant. Typically, if police ask if they can perform a search they realize they do not have grounds to search without permission. Under those circumstances, there is no reason to agree to be searched by police. The Fourth Amendment also protects you against unreasonable stops or seizures. The Constitution establishes an officer may not stop your vehicle, or you, without at least a reasonable suspicion you are violating a law. Any type of Constitutional violation may form a basis to eventually dismiss a drug charge. Therefore, it is extremely important to accurately recall details of any police encounter.
Most people have heard the Miranda rights read to characters on the television. Many shows remind us that we have the right to remain silent. It is true that every person has a right to refrain from making incriminating statements. Still, police are trained to get a person to make statements. Often a case ends in conviction based largely on incriminating statements made by the defendant. It is a crime to lie to police in an effort to hinder their investigation but it is not illegal to refuse to make a statement or to refuse to answer a question. A person's refusal to make statements cannot be used against them in a criminal trial. Thus, there is usually no reason to make incriminating statements to police. It is also important to remember that our Fifth Amendment rights and the Miranda warnings that we know from TV are there to help protect us from saying something that could eventually convict us of a crime. However, they only apply if the police ask us questions. They are not required for an arrest.


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Equipment model LF1325
Laser working medium ND:YVO4Laser wavelength 1060nmRated power output 300W 500W 750WBeam quality <0.373mrad
Maximum cutting thickness 6mm
Working area 1300x1200mm 1300x2500mm
Workbench repeat positioning accurary ±0.2mm/m
Power supply 380V/50Hz
With the continuous fermentation industry 4.0 concepts,
product description:
1.When processing, the laser only consumes electricity and doesn't need extra gas, bringing the minimum operation and maintenance cost
2.Adopting semiconductor modular and redundancy design, without any optical glass in resonant cavity and without start time, so it is in high stability and doesn't need adjusting and maintaining, which saves the costs and time. In this point, the traditional laser is not comparable.
3.The output wavelength of fiber laser is 1.06μm, which is a tenth of CO2wavelength. The output beam is in high quality and power density, so it is easy to be absorbed by metal materials and therefore has great power to cut and weld to make the lowest processing costs.
Application materials:
Stainless steel,Carbon steel,Alloy steel Copper,Brass,Silicon steel,Galvanized steel sheet,Nickel titanium alloy,Inconel,Titanium alloy metal material ,etc.
The accessory:
1.The operating system can use editing software and secondary development tool to customize the special interface and function,it is easy for customers to create their own man-machine interface.
2. Special Fiber Laser Cutter Head and Automatic Following System.
The samples & application:Take the oil industry for example, the main route of oil transport is the pipeline, and because of the characteristics of the oil itself, leading to the high quality requirements of the pipeline. While fiber laser cutting machine can achieve the pipes multi-angle precision processing to fulfil the oil transportation requirement.
Our company:
Jinan G.Weike Science&Technology Co., Ltd was established in July 2004. It is the largest fiber laser cutting machine, engraving machine and marking machine manufacture in the north of China Since founded 14 years ago, G.Weike has been abiding by the "G-olden quality,Weike-creation"management philosophy, innovating efficient R & D and management team, having advanced development manufacturing technology, high precision machine part testing equipment and strict norms ISO9001 quality management system, while the introduction of 5S on-site management to ensure the performance and quality of each machine. Products are sold in more than 90 countries and regions in the world, we strive to create a global fiber laser cutting machine leader.G.Weike has 31 national patents. The newly developed medium or high power fiber laser cutting machine has high photoelectric conversion efficiency, high cutting speed, high material utilization and stable performance . Fiber cutting is the industry trend and it will lead a new era of cutting industry.
1.What is fiber laser?
A fiber laser is a special type of solid state laser. Generally, fiber lasers are optically pumped. This is done by coupling the radiation of diode laseers or other fiber lasers into the cladding or the core itself in a direction parallel to the fibrcore. In many cases, double clad fibers are used in order to achieve higher output power.
What's material can fiber laser cut?
All kinds of metal, such as Stainless Steel,Carbon Steel, Mild Steel, Galvanized Steel, Aluminum, copper, etc.
2.Which fiber source does gweike applied?
IPG - Made in USA.
Raycus- Made in China;Maxphotonics - Made in China.


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South Downs Interpretation
It's incredible to think that more than 3000 years ago Iron Age Celts dominated the land we now know as South Downs National Park. From ancient hill forts to prehistoric burial grounds and battlefields, people are surprised how much heritage is hidden beneath their feet.
We designed interpretation panels for 4 archaeological sites in South Downs National Park. Our dynamic and detailed re-enactment illustrations immerse visitors in the scene; as they begin to understand more about the landscape's historic highlights, they feel like they've stepped back in time.
We were thrilled that the St Catherine's Hill interpretation panel was unveiled by Margaret Paren, Chief Executive of the South Downs National Park Authority, and Head of Conservation at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, David Rumble.


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The holiday season is right around the corner, which means it is time to stock your shopping list with chunky knits, sleek outerwear, party dresses, and fabulous accessories. Thankfully, if you need some inspiration, the Urban Outfitters Holiday 2010 Lookbook is overflowing with suitable pieces. For chilly days and snowy nights, you'll find argyle sweaters, wool knee-high socks, fringe-embellished ponchos, army-green anoraks, printed cardigans, intarsia knit sweater dresses, and beige trench coats. For holiday cocktail parties and events, you'll find patent pumps, studded bucket bags, floral tea dresses, sheer skirts, metallic purses, bow-embellished clutches, silky blouses, and sequined jackets. All in all, there are plenty of pieces to stockpile for the holiday season.
The Urban Outfitters Holiday 2010 collection will arrive in stores, as well as online at UrbanOutfitters.com, in November.
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If you've always wanted to build a home in the town of Branchville, here's your chance. Town approved building lot, the parcel once had a home on it that burned to the ground. City water sewer & natural gas are in the street and ready for hook up. Perfect lot to put up a modular home or start from scratch with a stick build home. Walking distance to town with restaurants, shops and more. This is a rare opportunity to buy a building lot in town.
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I found it interesting that another blog just recently reported on the issue of imposed limits to be placed on supplements. It is interesting to me because as a long time health freedom educator I have been engaged in this issue for most of my career, as well as intensely during the past two decades.
There are two international groups that spearheaded this fight to stop the CODEX effort through food directives in the EU, also WHO, and USDA, etc. In the USDA effort it was widely known that panel members were industry supported.
One group is International Advocates for Health Freedom, NHF, and the UK based Alliance for Natural Health.
In the arena of health freedom, natural health advocacy, and related areas, please rely on the real and accurate sources that have historically been involved. Shy from those who try to make panic-ridden headlines as if they are the first to report.
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Dressed to Kill Original oil painting 6" X 6"
During this month's challenge, I have been combining Leslie Saeta's "30 Paintings in 30 Days" with Daily Paintworks challenges. I have to say, a lot of these have been very difficult fits for subjects I enjoy painting. So, I have been seeking unique ways to depict them...ways that are appealing to me and keep me inspired.
This painting is inspired by "The Skulls and Skeletons" challenge posted on Oct. 19, 3014 by Christine E. S. Code. I thought it would be fun to dress my skeleton and pose her smoking. She is "Dressed to Kill" and enjoying the party! If I had painted a larger piece, she would hold a margarita in her other hand!
I enjoyed playing with color in her skull! Again, there is a bit of glare in the dark wet paint.


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How can we specify number of partitions while creating a Spark dataframe.
I need to read compressed Avro file , and need each task to process fewer records , but allocate more tasks.
Using repartitions we can specify number of partitions for a dataframe, but seems like we do not have option to specify while creating the dataframe.
While creating a RDD we can specify number of partitions, but i would like to know for Spark dataframe.
Answer by SireInsectus · Feb 12, 2018 at 05:57 PM
The fact that you cannot specify the number of partitions is somewhat by design.
With RDDs you have to tell Spark exactly what you want to do at the cost of potentially getting it wrong.
With DataFrames/Datasets, the DataFrameReaders will in many cases do the work for you. For example, if you read a 256 MB file into a cluster with only 4 cores you will end up with four partitions. Likewise, with 8 cores, you get 8 partitions.
However, on an 8 core machine, if that file gets large enough, say 2 GB, the DataFrameReader will cease to give you that perfect 1-to-1 ration, but it will still give you a reasonable partition size.
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Mitsubishi Motors' long awaited new generation Triton pick-up truck made its international debut in Thailand this week.
Presented for the first time in production form, Mitsubishi claims that the 2015 Triton one-tonner will be more efficient, offer high levels of safety and raise the bar for passenger car-like steering performance, quietness, and ride comfort across the LCV (Light Commercial Vehicle) class.
Fact is, the new Triton is effectively a restyled version of the current model on the same chassis, with small increases in passenger space but still with that giant rear overhang. It will be interesting to see if Mitsubishi has been able to alter the high floor/low roof structure of the current model, which makes it feel more cramped inside compared to other one-tonne dual cabs.
It is to be powered by a choice of two turbo-diesels, including the current 2.5 litre (131kW/400Nm) and a new all-aluminium 2.4-litre MIVEC engine (133kW/430Nm) with variable geometry turbo. Transmission choices include a new six-speed manual transmission or optional five-speed automatic.
Peak towing figures are yet to be revealed, although expectations of an increase from its current 3000 kg limit would not be unreasonable given that 3.5 tonnes is now the benchmark in this vehicle category. Not that we'd like to ever have to tow 3.5 tonnes with one these one-tonne utes, but that 3.5 figure is important from a marketing viewpoint.
Mitsubishi says the new generation model retains Triton's working vehicle durability and load-carrying capacity without compromising passenger and drive comfort. It is designed to be as easy to manoeuvre as a passenger car, but then they all are these days.
With new exterior styling, the 2015 Triton is also claimed to achieve outstanding aerodynamic performance for a pick-up, contributing to Triton's fuel efficiency and quiet performance while retaining traditional Triton styling cues. Fuel consumption figures are yet to be released.
It's unfortunate that the excessive rear overhang seen on the previous model continues with the new one, because this can result in too much weight being carried behind the rear axle line, with a negative effect on steering response and handling.
The new model will be available in three body styles – single cab, double cab and club cab. Strategic placement of sound insulation materials is claimed to contribute significantly to improved cabin quietness.
Mitsubishi Motors Australia Executive Director of Marketing Tony Principe said the new generation Triton is designed to successfully perform the dual role of work truck and family car. Again, nothing ground-breaking there, because being able to perform those two roles really well these days is crucial to success in this highly competitive market segment.
The new generation Triton will be launched progressively in 150 countries across ASEAN, Oceania, the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Latin America in coming months.
Now in its eighth year of sales, the current Triton continues to be the highest-selling Mitsubishi model in Australia. It achieved a best-ever sales result of 4,125 units in June 2014 thanks largely to run-out pricing on the venerable current model.
Mitsubishi Motors Australia will announce details of the new Australian specification Triton closer to its local launch in mid-2015. TJ


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For the road trip loving duo, it doesn't get any better than driving the romantic road in Germany.
Party lovers will revel in dancing the night away at Rio Carnival in Brazil.
Feeling tired after all the marriage events? Get up close with nature in one of the best places to relax, Belize.
If looking for grandeur and splendour during the honeymoon, checkout Ireland's Ashford castle.
Pure romantics at heart will take pleasure in the Carnival of Venice.
Peace and tranquillity seekers need to look no further than Lhasa, Tibet indipill.com.
Bora Bora is the most sought after destination for luxury honeymooners.
Scuba diving and tons of other thrilling activities in Hawaii would satiate the adventurous couple.
If you really want a 'getaway' from this world, why not consider Gangtok, India?
Old school lovers will have the time of their life aboard the 'train to fall in love on,' the Glacier Express, Switzerland.
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SALT LAKE CITY -- In a Canada House room packed with Roots jackets and Labatt's Blue signs, Canadians from Prince George to Prince Edward Island erupted in chants of "CANADA! CANADA!" as the word came down Friday morning that pairs skaters David Pelletier and Jamie Sale had been awarded dual gold medals.
"Absolute euphoria," said a beaming Mark Lowry, director of sport for the Canadian Olympic Association. "It's a great day for Canada."
The day began in a Salt Lake City coffee shop, where Lowry, Sale and Pelletier met with Canadian Minister of Sport Paul De Villers. The group received a surprise visit from members of the Canadian men's hockey team, who presented Sale and Pelletier with hockey jerseys bearing their names.
"It was a way to let them know they had the support of the whole team," Lowry said.
Hours later, Sale and Pelletier learned they had the support of the International Olympic Committee. Both the Canadian and Russian pairs will receive gold medals.
"There is great relief in this place," said De Villers, standing amid dozens of rabid fans and a horde of Canadian media. "It is satisfying to know the integrity of the Olympics has not been sacrificed. I'm delighted."
De Villers met with IOC president Rogge and former IOC vice president Richard Pound on Tuesday -- the morning after Sale and Pelletier skated nearly flawlessly yet wound up with a heavily-disputed silver medal. Rogge asked De Villers how he was enjoying the Games, and De Villers answered right away, "Great, except for the events of last night."
The meeting lasted a half hour, with De Villers speaking at length of his "profound disappointment." The meeting ended amicably.
"He said he saw the problems in judged sports in general," De Villers said Friday. "I took from that he took it seriously. And today's announcement shows he did."
After the initial wave of exhilaration died down, the folks at Canada House gathered around a big screen TV to watch a replay of Sale and Pelletier's final skate -- and celebrate an official gold medal performance all over again.
In Edmonton, Alberta, Sale's mother cried happily when she heard
Rogge's announcement on TV at the rink where
Sale trains. Patti Siegel immediately was on a cellphone to her
daughter, tears streaking her cheeks.
Later, though, she expressed regret that the Canadians had to
wait four days to be declared champions.
"I'm not really overjoyed," she told The Associated Press. "The fact that it has
to come this way really is not the same. I'm sorry, but it's not.
They took their moment away. The celebration of a first place
should be once."
Jacques Pelletier, David's father, said the IOC decision created
the proper record of the Salt Lake City Olympics.
"It wasn't a flash in the pan," he said of the performance by
Sale and his son. "He's won his last 10 competitions and the
Russians were in some of those. The symbol of what (the gold medal)
represents is extremely important."
Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, on a trade mission to Russia, said
from Moscow that the IOC decision "merely confirms what we all
knew in our hearts."
"It is a triumph for the incredible sportsmanship and class
that Jamie Sale and David Pelletier have shown in the face of an
extraordinary situation," Chretien said in a statement. "They are
Olympians in the truest sense. They have done themselves, their
families and their country proud."
He also said he expected no friction at a weekend lunch date
with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"He won't be upset," Chretien said. "He has gold and I have
gold so we will celebrate gold."
Across the country, Canadians seemed relieved the episode was
over after overwhelming media coverage since Monday. Now they could
focus on the nation's main Olympic interest -- men's hockey -- with
Canada playing its first game later Friday.
While happy for Sale and Pelletier, Canadian Olympics and
skating officials said they hoped the episode would help prevent a
Mike Chambers, president of the Canadian Olympic Association,
praised the IOC and the ISU for resolving the issue but said the
decision left untreated the "chronic disease" of unfair judging.
Jan Ullmark, who coaches Sale and Pelletier, was more concerned
about his skaters. On the phone to them from Edmonton, he asked
about the plans for getting their gold medals at a Feb. 21
"Tell them I think it should be a total ceremony, even if it's
just for you two, at the plaza with the anthem," Ullmark said.
"They can't just give it to you. There should be a proper
celebration and a proper medal ceremony."
Eric Adelson writes for ESPN The Magazine. The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Hey guys! Let's welcome Lacee Hightower today to celebrate her new release, Intrigue Me! She's going to share her musical inspiration with us!
- Better Than Drugs- Skillet
This was my main motivational song for this book. Calm the ache, stop the shakes—you clear my mind. You're my escape from this messed up place. This band is actually a Christian band and I'm pretty confident they're referring to God in the song, but they also play this on rock stations and to me it reminds me of a certain person who has stood by me through thick and thin. Thus, the inspiration for Intrigue Me.
2. Always- Killswitch Engage
It talks of someone lost to torment, which both main characters in the book are in their own different sense. I am with you always is something anyone longs to hear from a loved one and Intrigue Me has a lot to do with sticking through with that special someone no matter what kind of dark desires they may crave.
3. Do Not Disturb- Halestorm
…well listen to it once and anyone that reads any of my books will know why this was inspiriting.
4. Into the Nothing-Breaking Benjamin
Breaking Benjamin is one of my all-time favorite bands and at least one of their songs has inspired me on each one of my books. For Intrigue Me, Into the Nothing was that song. Dedicated by the band to all the people serving in the military or anyone who felt like they were going into the nothing, that's exactly what I felt about the two main characters of this story, not only in a sexual sense, but a very personal one as well.
5. Evanescence- My Immortal
This band is a very dear friend of mine's favorite band. I'm not positive as to the exact meaning of the song, but it reminded me of a special friend who supported me immensely while I wrote this book and since there's actually a somewhat sad side to the book, it just seemed to fit.
Intrigue Me
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Tangled Pleasures, 1
What's a person to do when they discover everything they've believed is nothing but lies?
I grew up wealthy, a spoiled rich kid some would say, blessed with a natural athletic physique and erotic good looks that could get me into the panties of just about any girl I set my mind to.
I wanted … what I wanted.
And that meant one thing: the beautiful brunette from study hall—but she left me high and dry.
Today, I have a heart made of stone. I'm angry, a professed lifelong bachelor and a sexual sadist.
My soul is a cold river.
Eight years later, she's back in my life and holding secrets that are ruthless, unforgiveable.
I want to punish her, make her cry, make her suffer. I want to hate her for what she's done.
But I want my hands on her.
Mine. All mine.
I simply want … Ava Montgomery.


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Students embark on an adventure, plant gardens and more at Mercy Montessori.
Greater Cincinnati's first and oldest Montessori school provides a special educational and life experience for students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
So far this year Mercy Montessori junior high students have not only embarked on a community building trip but they have also begun to revitalize the schools Ecolab.
"We took the kids to Minden, W.Va. to Ace Adventures and spent three and half days there," says Lisa Klus, vice principal of Mercy Montessori. "The days had hiking, high ropes courses and white water rafting. The students had a packet of work, their agenda of what was going to happen each day and team-building questions to reflect on."
The Odyssey Trip took place during the first week of school and included 31 junior high students, three teachers, the vice principal and no cell phones.
"What really happens during the trip is the students learn how to work together through something fun and edgy," says Klus. "Adolescents aren't fearful of much and it takes them to that point where they are a little fearful and they can learn something from their peers, and depend on them as well."
This was the first year that the school has hosted the Odyssey Trip and they plan on continuing it as an annual excursion for the junior high students.
"The kids had a great time and it is a wonderful part of their growth," says Klus. "A community emerges from the trip and sets the tone for the whole year."
The Mercy Montessori junior high students have also been busy with bringing the school's Ecolab back to life.
"It was very overgrown and a total disaster," says Klus. "The kids came up with a plan and they wanted to create a perennial garden; they even set up a compost system in August before the rest of the students came back."
The Ecolab includes a walkway, a stage and sitting area that will be developed to have science classes outside. The goal is to create a project that will benefit students learning and create a calm environment for them to explore nature and biology.
The students plan on growing their own vegetables and herbs in raised garden beds in the spring and want to donate the Ecolab-grown produce to a local food pantry.
"The point is to grow these things, to learn, to do it on your own and share it with someone," says Klus. "We are not there yet but if you can see them and their excitement when they grow and work and share it with someone, it's awesome."
The school has also added two new teachers to the staff this year, Melody Smith and Jessica Dettmer. Both educators are Spanish instructors and are excited to bring the foreign language into the classroom.
"Previously we were using online programs and now we have teachers providing that content each week," says Gretchen Hooker, director of communications. "It's been a good addition to the curriculum."
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I'm back from a ten-day stint overseas and I'm popping in here, not because I have anything profound to say, but because I'm awake now, and wanting to slip back into familiar routines.
Two quick observations:
Absence really does make the heart grow fonder. I missed my kids while I was in South America. And it turns out that I needed to miss them. It's helpful to be reminded of how much space they take up in my heart because I can forget when the middle school gets thick around here. For the time being, I'm seeing them with fresh eyes, and it feels good.
Writing while traveling, even if it's just keeping a journal, can inject fresh life into a stale routine. I was worried that being without my laptop for ten days would cause me to lose momentum on the writing project I was working on before I left. I'd bought a little sea-blue journal and had made myself a promise to record observations and events while I was in Paraguay, but I still felt like I'd be taking a hit when I got home. I didn't. As it happened, I was able to jump right back into my project–with new perspective. Hopefully I can use some of what I jotted down while I was away sometime, too.
All in all, it's good to be home. I love to travel, to speak with different vocabularies, to memorize other hearts. But at the end of the day, I love the familiar, too. Here's to slipping through the looking glass, and to popping back out again.


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Users shall not, without prior > written permission of the U.S. Government, establish a claim to > statutory copyright. The Government and others acting on its behalf, > shall have a royalty-free, non-exclusive, irrevocable, worldwide > license for Government purposes to publish, distribute, translate, > copy, exhibit, and perform such material. Riiight. Well, that doesn't actually give a license to redistribute. At all. It appears that it was not actually created by the US Government. (If it was, it would be in the public domain.) Try to find out the copyright status (it could be in the public domain, it could be held by Space Telescope Science Institute, it could be held by the US Government, or other possibilities). The Space Telescope Science Institute should know! Whichever it is, they should be able to get you a more generous license. I hope. I think so, anyway. > And IRAF has: > Copyright(c) 1986 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy > Inc. > > The IRAF software is publicly available, but is NOT in the public domain. > The difference is that copyrights granting rights for unrestricted use and > redistribution have been placed on all of the software to identify its > authors. You are allowed and encouraged to take this software and use it > as you wish, subject to the restrictions outlined below. > > Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its > documentation is hereby granted without fee, provided that the above > copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice > and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation, and that > references to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy > Inc. (AURA), the National Optical Astronomy Observatories (NOAO), or the > Image Reduction and Analysis Facility (IRAF) not be used in advertising or > publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without specific, > written prior > permission from NOAO. NOAO makes no representations about the suitability > of this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without express > or implied warranty. > > NOAO DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL > IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL NOAO > BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY > DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN > AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF > OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. Right, that is free. > NCARGRAPHICS Software Copyright Information > > The IRAF plot package includes four tasks (contour, surface, hafton, > velvect) which call subroutines from the NCARGRAPHICS GKS-compatible > graphics software > package, version 1.0. The source for the NCARGRAPHICS software package > has been modified for use within IRAF and is included on our source > distribution tapes. Under new guidelines from the NSF, the NCARGRAPHICS > software > package is not in the public domain. We have been granted permission > by UCAR to redistribute the NCARGRAPHICS software by agreeing to > inform our users of the following terms and conditions. > > "Under new guidelines from the National Science Foundation, this NCAR > software package is copyrighted and, therefore, not in the public domain. > Distribution by NCAR does not include the right of the recipient or user > to redistribute this software or to copy this software, except for one Non-distributable. > copy for archival purposes only. Distribution is permitted only under > agreement with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research > (UCAR). Requests for redistribution and/or copying of the software > must be submitted in writing to: NCAR Contracts Office, Software > Distribution, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307. We request that NCAR > be acknowledged as the source of software used in any resulting > research, publications, or sub-distributions. UCAR does not indemnify any > infringement of copyright, patent or trademark through use or > modification of this software." > > Seems to me like I should write to UCAR, no? Yes. You'll need them to offer the thing under a free software license to put it in 'main'; you'll need a new license (which permits unlimited redistribution) even to put it in non-free. > Also, what defines who is > acting on behalf of the goverment. If you have to ask, you aren't and neither is Debian. Probably. :-) So you should contact stsci.edu to get a clear redistribution/modification license on TABLES. -- There are none so blind as those who will not see.


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Communal work
In order to fulfill their contractual obligations within the project "Poverty reduction through support to start-up businesses" which is financed by Philip Morris International, beneficiaries of grants were joined a group of 4,000 volunteers in action "Clean Serbia. " The group of ENECA's clients was engaged at the location around technical faculties. ENECA employees also took part in this action.


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Investigators say a gas leak is to blame for the house explosion in Newark Monday morning that has displaced several families.
The explosion occurred just before 3:30 a.m. at 741 S. 15th St., a vacant building, according to officials. The explosion caused a three-alarm fire, which spread to three other homes and forced 10 adults and six children to evacuate.
One firefighter suffered minor injuries.
It wasn't immediately clear when the families will be able to return to their homes. They are being assisted by Red Cross.
The cause of the explosion is still under investigation.


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I got distracted with all the election buzz and forgot to post my "Day 9" of my "Thirty Days of Thanks". So without further ado…
I'm going to list something I'm thankful for each day of November.
Why don't you join me by making you're own list, or listing yours here with me in my comments!
30 Days of Thanks! I'm very thankful for…
- Nov. 1st: My husband Rudy 💜!
- Nov. 2nd: My daughter Audrey 💜!
- Nov. 3rd: My Lord and Savior!
- Nov. 4th: Loving , Christian parents 💜!
- Nov. 5th: My loving little sister Mitzi 💜!
- Nov. 6th: My loving little brother Tony 💜!
- Nov. 7th: My Grandparents!
- Nov. 8th: My Brother and Sister-in-law 💜!
- Nov. 9th: My nieces and nephews 💜! I have been blessed with several nieces and nephews. I don't get to see the one's on my husband's side of the family very much, but I do love them all. Thank you Lord for Britainy & John, Keegan & Megan, Cassidy, Janie, Avery, Tracy & Keith, Shane, Larry & Amy, Drew & Jeannie, Matthew & Sarah, Chapman, Aaron, KJ, and Corey.


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Arctic Monkeys "Joining The Dots" (RXP Session)
The Arctic Monkeys stopped by New York's 101.9 RXP before a string of live shows in the city and played a short session, premiering a new song to the masses.
Purveyor and advocate of everything and anything Arctic Monkeys, Will Oliver, says that "Joining The Dots" will accompany Humbug third-single "My Propeller".
No word on the single's street date yet, but you can listen to and download this acoustic mp3 of "Joining The Dots".


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We landed back at City airport on Saturday morning after a fantastic week in Ibiza. We had scheduled in 2 weeks to tour around the UK allowing for some quality time with family and friends as well as a bit of time to repack and get the van ready to live in over the summer, following our 4 week tour around the Mediterranean.
We have been back for a week so far and it would be an understatement to say we have been spoilt! We have been taken out for some delicious meals, had countless cups of tea and biscuits and are feeling very lucky. Its been harder than normally keeping up with the amount of cycling that we would like to be doing but we have both decided to take the opportunity to see people we haven't seen for quite a while and as soon as we are back across the channel turn our focuses back to riding our bikes for long times up big hills (hopefully in the sun).
Our UK tour started in London celebrating my Grandad's 80th Birthday. He celebrated in style with 150 family members and close friends at a venue near Charring Cross. Whilst in London, any spare time we had was spent wandering the streets and parks acting like tourists.
Considering France is the hope of 'The Great Race', there are very few bike shops open, let alone any that are worth visiting or purchasing from, unless you are in dire need of a tube. The prices are so high and opening hours so erratic that I do wonder how they stay afloat. So whilst in London, we decided to make the most of the abundance of great shops and vibrant scene and visit some famous velo locations- such as Rapha, Condor and Kinoko. Not just bike shops anymore, these places are verging on Art Galleries and Museums, with stunning bikes and components dripping from the walls.
I took the chance to sneak off for a haircut whilst Ben and his friend Graeme shot off on what turned out to be quite an epic pedal completing London- Brighton- London.
They absolutely flew all the way there and completed the first 100km within 2 and a half hours were sitting by the beach in a cafe having lunch. (Not realising that they had been helped along by a tail wind).
The way back was much harder fighting a head wind all the way, plus climbing the infamous Chalk Hill Lane, at 20 percent hill rising up just before Croyden Road. Eventually after a 4 and a half hour slog back they were home and after a quick wash we were straight out the door to meet another good friend Anja for a Wagamama, I think Ben was thankful for the generous portion sizes that Wagamama is known for!
The London transport systems are fantastic and it makes life there so convenient to travel. We decided that since we were lucky and experienced a few sunny days, that the Boris Bikes would make for the most effective transport. They were brilliant, you can dodge the crowds of the tubes, the traffic and take in all the amazing sights London has to offer.
We have been extremely lucky with the weather so far so it hasn't been to hard to adjust post Ibiza, 23 Degrees C in London is good in anyone's book. We even managed to keep our Island tans topped up.


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County to double-check tax referendum petition
EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County Treasurer Kurt Prenzler cried foul Wednesday morning after a panel ordered an exhaustive examination of a petition aimed at landing a tax reduction referendum on the November ballot.
The referendum would ask voters whether the county should cap tax collected for general revenue purposes. Prenzler, the Republican challenger of Democratic County Board Chairman Alan Dunstan, says the county uses surplus tax revenue to pad its general fund.
The Madison County State's Attorney's Office says the cap — a reduction from the current 0.25 percent to 0.20 — could result in the loss of thousands of dollars for the sheriff's and state's attorney's offices, causing a "dire" impact on those departments.
A local veterinarian, Mike Firsching, began circulating the petition earlier this year with Prenzler's help. They collected nearly 10,000 signatures, but Democratic opponents were quick to file an objection to the petition, claiming some signatures were fraudulent.
At first, only 3,000 signatures were questioned. At a hearing Tuesday afternoon, a three-person electoral board decided all 10,000 signatures would be examined.
The board consists of County Clerk Debbie Ming-Mendoza, former Assistant State's Attorney Stephanie Robbins and retired Judge James Hackett. Ming-Mendoza and Robbins voted to conduct the examination. Hackett voted no, and declined to comment on his reasoning.
"I don't think it's appropriate to comment on this particular issue while it's ongoing," Hackett said.
The county clerk says it could take five or six "full days of hard work" to check the names on the petition against the county's database of registered voters. A signer has to be a registered voter in Madison County in order to be considered valid.
County clerk office staff will perform the job, with four or five individuals working at a time. Each party has the right to provide one observer to monitor the process, which is called a binder review.
The review began Wednesday morning but had to be delayed until Thursday because of a software malfunction. Prenzler sent an email blast late Wednesday night calling for volunteers observers to monitor what he called a "hurry up re-check."
Prenzler said the entire process was "a shock."
"First of all, they did not give us adequate notice that they would begin this examination," Prenzler said. "We had no time to train people who would observe what's going on today."
Prenzler questioned Ming-Mendoza's decision to examine all 10,000 signers at the expense of the taxpayers, but the clerk said her office is required by law to do a full binder review.
"When there is an objection filed, the board is convened and the election board decides how we move through this hearing process," Ming-Mendoza said. "[The petition] could actually gain valid registered voters. There was no evil motive. My thinking is let's just get to a number and go from there."
The petition needs to have a minimum of 8,024 valid signatures in order to be placed on the November 8 ballot. That number was calculated by counting 10 percent of the votes cast at the last general election, the amount required by law to get a backdoor referendum on a ballot.
Prenzler also questioned the validity of the objections filed.
"Why are they checking all 10,000 signatures? Why are they not checking the objections?" Prenzler said.
Ming-Mendoza said the burden of proof belongs to the objectors, not the petitioners.
"We're moving forward with the of building of the (November 8) ballot. This referendum is current on the ballot. The burden of proof isn't on the petitioner. It's on the people who said there's a problem with the petition," Ming-Mendoza said.
Firsching, the Edwardsville veterinarian who lead the petition circulation effort, said the process has become lengthy and "more ponderous than it needs to be."
"But I don't think it really changes the big question, which is do we have a complete list of legal signatures. Do we have those needed 8,000 signatures? We're still very confident that we do," Firsching said.
The clerk's office will not be verifying the actual signatures during the process. Ming-Mendoza said she hopes the process is completed by the next meeting of the election board on June 16.
Reach Kelsey Landis at 618-208-6460 x 1396 or on Twitter @kelseylandis.


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From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:
Since March 24, 2014, a multi-agency sex offender's registration compliance sweep has been occurring and is continuing, led by the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office with the assistance of Eureka Police Department, Arcata Police Department, Humboldt County Probation, the Humboldt County District Attorney's Office and the US Marshall's Office in Humboldt County. The sweep is paid for by the Child Sexual Predator Program (C.S.P.P.) Grant. The operation was an effort to confirm the address the sex registrant provided to law enforcement was in fact the address that they resided at.
The officers have checked on 327 separate registrants to date, to confirm the address is actually where they resided and were in compliance with the law. All sex registrants are required to register in person with the law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over their residence address. The registrants must also comply with the several registration requirements, such as updating their registration annually and informing law enforcement when any changes have been made to their address or registration information. Failure by a sex registrant to keep law enforcement notified of an address change or registration information is a crime per 290.18 of the California Penal Code and can be punished as a felony or misdemeanor.
The Sheriff's Office will be obtaining arrest warrants for those found to be out of compliance.
To date 327 registrants information provided to law enforcement were checked. The following were the results of those checks: 271 found to be in compliance, 27 out of compliance, 10 were currently in custody, 14 were unable to be contacted at the residence listed, 3 provided addressed that could not be located and 3 were deceased.
There are a total of 508 sex registrants in Humboldt County. There are currently no registered sexually violent predators listed in the county.
Registrants who are excluded from being listed on the internet were required to file a form with the Department of Justice. Those registrants had to meet certain requirements to be excluded. The information can be found under the California Penal Code section 290.46e .
The following is a list of locations where sex registrants are currently residing.
- Alderpoint: 2
- Arcata: 24
- Bayside: 3
- Blue Lake: 4
- Bridgeville: 6
- Eureka: 220
- Ferndale: 3
- Fields Landing: 9
- Fortuna: 36
- Garberville: 1
- Hoopa: 25
- Hydesville: 3
- Kneeland: 2
- Korbel: 2
- Loleta: 6
- McKinleyville: 40
- Myers Flat: 4
- Orick: 5
- Phillipsville: 3
- Redway: 5
- Rio Dell: 13
- Samoa: 4
- Trinidad: 5
- Whitethorn/Shelter Cover: 3
- Willow Creek: 5
You can learn more information on Megan's Law Website
Anyone with information for the Sheriffs Office regarding this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriffs Office at 707-445-7251 or the Sheriffs Office Crime Tip line at 707-268-2539.


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Warranty Information
Warranty Information for Your Hodgman® Product
Hodgman® warrants to the original purchaser that its Hodgman® products are free from defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase. Hodgman® is not responsible for normal wear and tear, for products used commercially or for failures caused by accidents, abuse, alteration, modification, misuse or improper care.
There are no other express warranties beyond the terms of this limited warranty. In no event shall any implied warranties, including merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, extend beyond the duration of the express warranty contained herein. In no event shall Hodgman® be liable for incidental or consequential damages.
Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts or the exclusion of limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific rights and you may have other rights which vary from state to state.
Replacement of Your Hodgman Product Under Warranty
At this time Hodgman® is unable to offer repair of its products. If your product failed due to a manufacturing defect and is still under warranty, we will be happy to replace it with a new product of the same or a comparable model.
In order to request a warranty replacement of your wader please take the following steps so we may evaluate your claim. Your request may require you mail the waders to us for evaluation.
- Send an email to email@example.com with brief description of the reason for your warranty claim, the model of your waders (if available), and the replacement size needed.
- Attach a photo clearly showing the damaged area of the wader
- A copy of the dated receipt or proof of purchase.
- Your name, shipping address and day time contact number.
After receiving written notification via email from Hodgman customer service that your product is being replaced under warranty please take the following steps so we may take care of your warranty claim as efficiently as possible:
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Thursday, 10 December 2015
The Irish Fairy Door Company
Do you believe in fairies? If you do, you are not alone. And I don't mean just Peter Pan and his famous chant "I do believe in fairies". For those of us who welcome a bit of magic in our lives, the good news is that now you can invite a fairy in your house. The Irish Fairy Door Company has introduced its imaginative range of high quality wooden fairy doors.
These are not just plain painted wooden doors. Oh no, they are portals to the magic world. If you don't believe me, try it!
The Irish Fairy Door Company has come with an ingenious idea of inviting fairies to live in our homes or gardens or parks. Now that's a super idea!
You pick a spot which you think is best for your fairy. Our initial plan was to put the door in the garden, but then it got too wet and rainy, and we didn't want our fairy to get wet, or the little door to get ruined.
Eddie came up with an idea of placing the door by the old fireplace. His thinking was along the following lines - if Santa can come down the chimney, that makes the fireplace a special place where magic happens. And I see his point.
The door comes with the cutest little key. It is so tiny, only a fairy can use it to open the door. As you can see, it can easily fit inside my wedding ring.
The door and all the accessories come in a big colourful box. As a gift idea, it is perfect. There is the door, the tiny key in a teeny weeny bottle, a little message pad, an amusing Family/Fairy lease agreement, a set of three stepping stones and a Fairy Welcome Guide booklet.
This project is a brainchild of life-long friends Niamh Sherwin Barry and Aoife Lawler as well as their husbands Oisin and Gavin.
Once you have chosen where the door is placed, arrange the stepping stones leading to it and leave the note pad and key next to it overnight. If the key is missing in the morning, it means the fairy has taken it and moved in.
You can also find a secret code in the box, which allows you to register your fairy online and get access to the Magical Matters area with the bonus fairy stories, FAQs and a gallery.
The note pad encourages your child to leave little messages to your fairy, and who knows, one day she might reciprocate.
Go on, unleash your imagination and invite a fairy to your house!
Disclosure: We received the set for the purposes of reviewing. All opinions are mine.
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Removing Grout
DEAR TIM: Help! As I watched my ceramic tile floor being grouted it looked fantastic. But after the installer left and the floor dried, there was excess grout on many tiles and a haze over all of the tiles. Is the floor ruined? What can I do to make the floor look perfect? What went wrong? Is there a way to avoid this mess? Theresa B., Avon, OH
DEAR THERESA: More often than not the new tile floor can be made to look like new. But there is a chance that the floor may be ruined. Let's hope and pray the installer did not use an epoxy grout. If he did, the floor might be toast as these grouts aren't called epoxy for nothing! Epoxy grouts are fairly easy to identify before they become a problem. The installer has to mix two separate components to activate the aggressive epoxy adhesive. I would think you might have seen this happen.
The most common grout used for ceramic tile is Portland cement based. There are different types and it is not uncommon to see a fortified grout that contains an additional acrylic water activated adhesive. Liquid additives are also available that enhance standard cement grout. These additives increase the bond and wearability of the grout. They also make it a little tougher, but not impossible, to remove excess grout and the haze that are disfiguring your new floor.
The first thing to do is to respond quickly. As the clock continues to tick, the grout and additives gain strength and get harder and harder to remove. Do not attempt to remove any of the grout or film with a metal scrapper or steel wool. You can permanently scar and damage the tile surface with these tools. I prefer to use solid oak sticks that have crisp squared off edges, nylon or synthetic fiber scouring pads found at almost all grocery or ceramic tile stores, tile grout sponges and vast quantities of fresh clean water to remove the excess grout from the tile.
Use the oak sticks to scrape off excess grout from the tile surface and to remove high grout spots within a grout joint. Vacuum the loose grout as you go. If you leave this grit on the tile surface while you scrub during the next step, you run the risk of scratching the tile surface. If the crisp edges of the oak sticks become dull, simply trim the end of the stick to produce a new edge. Wearing gloves will prevent blisters and minimize the risk of getting splinters from the oak sticks.
Once the excess grout is cleaned from the surface it is time to remove the grout haze. This is accomplished by scrubbing the surface of the tile with the synthetic scouring pads. Apply a generous amount of water to the tile surface and begin to scrub. To test the effectiveness of the pad, work on just two or three tiles. The clean water should rapidly turn to the color of the grout as you scrub with the pad. Use the tile grout sponge to remove the colored water from the surface of the tile. Rinse the tile surface with clear water. Use old rags or a few paper towels to immediately dry the tiles. You should see improvement if not perfection. If so, continue cleaning the rest of the floor. There is a very good chance you will need numerous scouring pads to complete the job.
Restore the "clean" to your grout. Just go to STAIN-SOLVER to see the beautiful, quick results.
This mess could have been prevented. A professional tile setter would never have left the job in this state in the first place. Furthermore, he would have identified the type of tile he was working with before he started to grout. Some tiles are not glazed and/or have very porous surfaces. These tiles need to be sealed first or you can choose to apply a grout release agent over the tile before you grout. These grout release agents prevent stains caused by the grouting process and are a very good idea when the grout color is different from the color of the tile.
Tiles or slate that have a rough or textured surface require special precautions. It can be a nightmare to remove grout and haze after the fact. These products must be grouted with the greatest care to prevent problems. In these instances you should grout slowly and cautiously making sure that all excess grout is removed from the face of the tile or slate.
I know this is going to sound crazy, but try it. Take one gallon of warm water and dissolve a cup of sugar into it. Take this sweet solution and pour it onto excess grout on a floor. If you have wall tile with too much grout, then soak paper towels in the solution and place them on the tile.
Keep the tile wet with the sugar water for at least two hours. After this dwell time is complete, use a nylon scrub pad and scrub a small area. You should see instant results. It may take more than one application of sugar water to completely remove the grout film.
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I removed a screen door and the grout between the bricks are ugly.
What can I use to get rid of the old grout without damaging the brick?
Any way to remove grout haze from metal? Strange as it sounds, a woman in the condominium threw grout water off the top of a three-floor fire escape (which had been recently repainted!). Haze and drip tracks on everything. Vinegar solution, other cleaning products, steel wool ineffective. If we can't clean, do we have to prime the fire escape to repaint with metal-protecting paint?
We put a mosaic tile in my bathroom shower that consisted of glass and multi surface stone strips. After grouting, it hardened and i now am left with dried hardened grout on the stone strips. I was able to clean up the glass portions, however, the stone is covered with grout that I cannot sand off, nor would I. How do I remove hardened grout from my multi surface natural stone strip that is in my mosaic tile?
Just came here to say I tried this on my porcelain and it worked! The installer had left globs of grout everywhere that didn't show up until the grout got dirty. It'd been on there about 8 months, and came right off using the sugar water method. Thanks!


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Study: Cannabis Users Less Likely To Be Obese, Possess Lower Diabetes Risk
A history of cannabis use is associated with a lower likelihood of obesity and diabetes, according to population-based data published in the journal Obesity.
Investigators from the Conference of Quebec University Health Centers assessed cannabis use patterns and body mass index (BMI) in a cohort of 786 Inuit (Arctic aboriginal) adults ages 18 to 74. Researchers reported that subjects who consumed cannabis in the past year were more likely to possess a lower BMI, lower fasting insulin, and lower HOMA-IR (insulin resistance) as compared to those who did not use the substance.
Specifically, researchers reported that cannabis users possessed an average BMI of 26.8 compared to an index of 28.6 for non-users, after controlling for age, gender and other factors. Those subjects who reported using cannabis but never having used tobacco, or who were former users of tobacco, possessed on average the lowest BMI.
Authors concluded: "In this large cross-sectional adult survey with high prevalence of both substance use and obesity, cannabis use in the past year was associated with lower BMI, lower percentage fat mass, lower fasting insulin, and HOMA-IR. … The inverse association observed in our work supports evidence from a larger proportion of previous cross-sectional and follow-up investigations. … As a result, cannabinoids from cannabis may be viewed as an interesting avenue for research on obesity and associated conditions."
Observational trial data published in 2013 in the American Journal of Medicine reported that subjects who consumed cannabis possessed favorable indices related to diabetic control compared to those without a history of recent marijuana use. Separate observational trial data published in 2012 in the British Medical Journal reported that marijuana users had a lower prevalence of type 2 diabetes and possessed a lower risk of contracting the disease than did those with no history of cannabis consumption, even after researchers adjusted for social variables such as subjects' ethnicity, family history, and levels of physical activity.
Cross-sectional data published in 2011 in the American Journal of Epidemiology similarly reported that the prevalence of obesity in the general population is sharply lower among marijuana consumers than it is among nonusers.
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August 12, 2015
There was one unclear sentence: which had lowest BMI, cannabis users "never having used tobacco, or who were former users of tobacco"?
Re Cannabis user diabetes avoidance success causes:
1. maybe cannabis inspires digestive organs to use more imagination how they process eaten overdose carbohydrate, diverting more of it into interesting action and less into fat.
Maybe certain cannabinoids promote good exercise by inspiring the autonomous unconscious mind to dream up interesting rhythms to try exercising (or overtly performing) to, as Satch Paige who pitched big league ball to age 57 said, he (unconscious brain?) kept something down there in the body jiggling all the time.
Those 90 minutes after a toke are time to observe what autonomously tries to jiggle down in you, and to give it encouragement. Or massage including with medium stiff hairbrushes.
Avoid any hurried eating in the first four hours "OUr fOUr hOUr tOUr", nothing but water in first hour, maybe a well chewed slice of orange or melon from second hour. Busy Hands, Good Gluck.
I've found cannabis Is a weight regulator. If you are too skinny it helps you put weight on, if overweight it helps you loose weight. I've seen it happen over and over
NORML fans remember all the 'Munchie' jokes through the years. Isn't this study a twist?!
I wonder if anti-weed Governor Christie will similarly get the last laugh about all those 'Twinkie' jokes.
Not drinking alcohol also helps a lot 🙂
Get rid of it, don't mess with it.
"Marijuana Herb affects the Appetite Center; help to focus on food; nutrition and health"!
Hello Normal, this is caused by marijuana's ability to let people focus on what really counts.
Even though marijuana gets people high, it improves the function of the nervous system. A large part of digestion is controlled by, guess what?, nerves! The chemicals placed in our food to make junk food addictive don't work as well when one has marijuana in their system. It is a protective effect. The real drugs cause less harm when people consume marijuana.
This is also the case for hardcore drugs users. Without marijuana, they would suffer even more because those drugs are poisons that attack the nerves; while marijuana protects nerves.
So the effect is two fold: People are less likely to go for the junk food when they use marijuana, and even if they do, it causes them slightly less harm than if they didn't use the marijuana. Those sugar rushes cause oxidative stress to our nerves!
I've said it before I'll say it again; smoking pot is GOOD for you! I sensed this way early on when I was still new to smoking . After a night of alcohol-even a few drinks, I've never been a heavy drinker-I would wake up feeling tired achy and dehydrated,while after smoking cannabis I would wake up feeling exceptionally GOOD.
Although the study controlled for variations in levels of exercise and diet, I've found smoking cannabis, especially sativa, rather than making me want to sit back and watch t.v. and eat chips, I want to DO something.
Every marijuana consumer seems to know someone who has a poor diet and borderline diabetic in a workplace setting where you feel free enough to discuss legalization but not quite enough to recommend they consume marijuana to control their diet and exercise for risk of revealing one's own consumption. It's like "Hey! I got the cure… Buuut I have my kids to worry about soooo… Enjoy you're diabetes!"
Meanwhile Congress can sit on the Carers Act while they attempt to grow cannabis from their D.C. address. How fkd up is THAT?
The only mention of cannabinoids I found 10 years ago in a medical book was mention of CB1 and CB2 in my grandfather's old Merc Manual. There's always some mention that "we're still figuring this out…" but basically CB1, from which THC simulates so well to stimulate the same receptors, is produced in the pituitary gland, including exercise-high feelings that provoke us to… Well… Exercise.
The other big endocannabinoid our body produces naturally yet requires a diet rich in amino acids to sufficiently sustain is CB2 which is located in every major organ, and are simulated by a host of different cannabinoids found in cannabis, including but not limited to CBD, that stimulate the receptors in our intestines, for example, which tell us we are hungry and tell our intestines to do their job and finish digesting all the crap we eat. CB2, which is stimulated by hormones in the thyroid, is what stops being produced usually around adolescence for people who develop Chrone's disease. Cannabis helps our organs function, as Mexweed pointed out, allowing our body to better metabolize nutrients, expel toxins, and fight disease.
( And that mother in Kansas was separated from her child and faces decades in prison for growing a few plants to treat her Chrone's Disease? Kansas authorities need to treat their greed disease with a little herb).
This article says that marijuana treats one of the deadliest most expensive illnesses in the United States today, diabetes, which by the way, is largely due to consuming crap like fast and processed foods, diet sodas (stay the hell away from artificial sweetners and try low glycemic agave syrup), and of course, consume some marijuana. 🙂


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The devil understood how I wished to create another world, so that everything could be subjected to Adam on the earth, to rule and reign over it. The devil is of the lowest places.
Lucifer has become a demon, because he fled from heaven. In this way, he became different from the angels. His nature did not change, but his thought did, since his consciousness of righteous and sinful things changed.
Lucifer became aware of his condemnation and of the sin he sinned previously. This is why he thought up the scheme against Adam. In such a form, he entered paradise and corrupted Eve. But Adam, he did not contact.
On account of her ignorance, I cursed the ground and the serpent. I DID NOT CURSE MANKIND, nor any other creature, but only mankind's evil fruit-bearing. This is why the fruit of doing good is sweat and exertion.
"I said to him, 'You are earth, and into the earth, once again, you will go, out of which I took you. I will not destroy you, but I will send you away to what I took you from. Then I can take you once again at my second coming.'
I blessed all my creatures, visible and invisible. I blessed the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in which I rested from all my doings.
"On the eight day, I likewise appointed, so that the eight day might be the first, the first-created of the week, and that it should revolve in a revolution of 7000; so that 8000 might be in the beginning of a time not reckoned and ending, neither years, nor months, nor weeks, nor days, nor hours, like the first day of the week, so also that the eighth day of the week might return continually.
Now, Enoch, whatever I have told you, whatever you have understood, whatever you have seen in the heavens, whatever you have seen on the earth, and whatever I have written in the books - by My Supreme Wisdom all these things I planned to accomplish. I created them from the highest foundation to the lowest, and to the end.
There is no adviser and no successor to My Creation. I am Self-Eternal, not made by hands. My Thought is without change. My Wisdom is My Adviser and My Deed is My Word. My Eyes look at all things. If I look at all things, then they stand still and shake with terror; but, if I should turn My Face away, then all things would perish.
Apply your mind, Enoch, and acknowledge The One who is speaking to you. You take the books, which you yourself have written. I give you Samoila and Raguila, who brought you up to me. Go down onto the earth, tell your sons all that I have told you, and everything that you have seen, from the lowest heavens, up to My Throne.
For I created all the armies and all the forces. There is no one who opposes Me or who is insubordinate to Me; for all submit themselves to My Sole Rule and work My Sole Dominion.
Give them the books of your handwriting, they will read them and they will acknowledge Me as The Creator of everything. They will understand that there is no other God than Myself. Let them distribute the books in your handwriting, children to children, family to family, and kinsfolk to kinsfolk.
I will give you, Enoch, a defender, My archistatig, Michael, on account of your handwritings and the handwritings of your fathers - Adam and Seth. They will not be destroyed until the final age. I have commanded My angels, Ariokh and Mariokh, whom I have appointed on the earth to guard them and to command the things of time to preserve the handwritings of your fathers so that they might not perish in the impending flood which I will create in your generation.
"For I know the wickedness of mankind, how they have rejected my commandments and they will not carry the yoke, which I have placed on them.
They will cast off my yoke, and they will accept a different yoke. Nor do they sow the seed which I have given them, but they will sow worthless seed, not fearing God and not worshipping Me, but they began to worship vain gods, and they renounced My Uniqueness. They will reject My Sole Rule and all the world will sin by injustices, crimes, adulteries, and idolatries.
All the world will be reduced to confusion by iniquities, wickedness and abominable fornications, that is friend with friend in the anus, and every other kind of wicked uncleanness, which is disgusting to report, and the worship of the evil one.
This is why I shall bring down the flood onto the earth, I shall destroy everything, and the earth will collapse in great darkness.
"I will leave a righteous man from you tribe, together with all his house, who will act in accordance with My Will. From his seed another generation will arise, the last of many, but even out of those the majority will be very insatiable.
I shall raise up for that generation someone who will reveal to them the books in your handwriting and those of your fathers. He will have to point out to them the guard tower of the earth, truthful men, and those who carry out My Will, who do not invoke My Name misleadingly.
You will tell that generation; and they, when they have read them, will be more glorified in the end than in the beginning.
"An now, Enoch, I am giving you a respite period of 30 days to set your house in order, to instruct your sons, and all the members of your household, about everything from me, personally, so that they may obey what is said to them, by you.
They will read and understand that there is no other God apart from Myself, so that they may carry out all your instructions and study the books in your handwriting, accurately and attentively.
After 30 days, I shall send for you My angel, he will take you up from the earth, and from your sons to Me."
The Lord called one of the senior angels, terrifying and frightful, and he made him stand with me. The appearance of that angel was as white as snow, his hands like ice, having the appearance of great frigidity. He chilled my face, because I could not endure the terror of The Lord, just as it is not possible to endure the fire of a stove and the heat of the sun, and the frost of death.
The Lord said to me, "Enoch, if your face had not been chilled here, no human being would be able to look at your face."
The Lord said to those men, who had brought me up at the first, "Let Enoch descend unto the earth with you. Wait for him until the specified day." They placed me at nighttime in my bed.
Methusalam was anticipating my arrival, mounting strict guard at my bed. He was terrified when he heard my arrival. I said to him, "Let all the members of my household come down." Then I said to them:
O my children, my beloved ones! Give head, my children, to the admonition of your father, to whatever is in accordance with The Will of The Lord.
I have been sent today to you from The Lips of The Lord, to speak to you whatever has been, whatever is now, and whatever will be until the day of judgment. Listen my children, for it is not from my own lips that I am reporting to you today, but from The Lips of The Lord, I have been sent to you.
For you hear my words, out of my lips, out of my lips, a human being created exactly equal to yourselves; but I have heard from The Fiery Lips of The Lord. For The Lips of The Lord are a furnace of fire, and His angels are flames which come out.
But you, my children, see my face, a human being created exactly like yourselves; but I AM ONE WHO HAS SEEN The Face of The Lord, like iron made burning hot by a fire, and it is brought out, and it emits sparks and it is incandescent.
You gaze into my eyes, a human being equal in significance as yourself; but I HAVE GAZED INTO THE EYES OF THE LORD; shining like the rays of the sun and terrifying the eyes of a human being.
But you my children, see the right hand of one who helps you, a human being created identical to yourselves; but I HAVE SEEN THE RIGHT HAND OF THE LORD, helping me and filling heaven.
You see the scope of my activity, the same as your own; but I have seen the scope of The Lord, without limit and without analogy, and to which there is no end.
You hear the saying of my lips, but I HAVE HEARD THE LORD SPEAKING like loud thunder, when there is a continual disturbance in the clouds.
And now, my children, listen to the discourses of your earthly father. Frightening and dangerous it is to stand before the face of an earthly king, terrifying and very dangerous it is, because the will of the king is death and the will of the king is life. How much more terrifying and dangerous it is to stand before The Face of The King of earthly kings, and of heavenly armies, the regulator of the living and of the dead. Who can endure that endless distress?
"Now therefore, my children, I know everything; for either from The Lips of The Lord or else my eyes have seen from the beginning even to the end, and from the end to the recommencement.
I know everything and everything I have written down in books, the heavens, their boundaries and their contents. All the armies and their movements, I have measured. I have recorded the stars, the multitude of multitudes innumerable. What human being can see their cycles and their phases?
For not even the angels know their number. But I have written down all their names. The solar circle I have measured, Its rays, I have counted, the hours, I have counted, its entrances in all the months, its departures, and all its movements - their names, I have written down.
The lunar cycle, I have measured, its movements, which are in accordance with each day, the dimunition which it undergoes during each day and nightin accordance with the hours.
The 4 seasons were appointed, from the seasons the 4 cycles were created, and in the cycles, the year was appointed. The months were appointed, and from the months I counted days, and from the days, I measured off the hours, I counted them and wrote them down.
Everything that is nourished on the earth, I have investigated and written down, every seed, sown and not sown, which grows from the earth, all the garden plants, all the grasses, all the flowers, their delightful fragrances and names.
The dwelling places of the clouds, their organization and their wings; how they carry the rain and the raindrops - all this, I investigated. I wrote down the rumble of the thunder and the lightning; and they showed me the keys of their keepers, the places where they go, where they go in and where they go out, by measure.
They are raised by means of a chain and are lowered by means of a chain, so that they do not pull the clouds away and do not cause what is on the earth to perish. I wrote down the treasuries of the snow, the storehouses of the cold, and the frosty wind.
I observed how, depending in the season, their custodians fill up with them, and their treasuries are not emptied. I wrote down the sleeping chambers of the winds, I observed and saw how their custodians carry scales and measures. First, they place them in the scales, secondly in the measure, it is by measure that they release them skillfully into all the earth, lest the earth should be rocked by violent gusts.
I measured all the earth, its mountains, hills, fields, woods, stones, rivers and everything that exists. I wrote down the height from the earth to the seventh heaven, the depth of the lowermost hell, the place of condemnation, and the supremely large hell, open and weeping.
I saw how the prisoners were in pains, looking forward to endless punishment; I recorded all those who have been condemned by the judge, all their sentences, and all their corresponding deeds.


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