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I've been trying to live a different life for awhile now – since April of 2009 and every day it still seems like a struggle. I want to do the right thing, make the right choices and live a healthy life. I watch videos on YouTube of all these inspirational people who one day woke up and decided to do something about their life. They go out and start running or something and soon they are running more and more, eventually conquering marathons and tris. I do enjoy these videos but at the same time, in the back of my mind, I get that nag. Why does it seem so easy for them? It's not possible that it was easy but still.. they make it look so easy.
I would love to start running, it's a dream of mine, but I can't seem to get past the injuries and overall poor status of my body thanks to years and years of not caring. My body is broken and I'm doing everything I can to fix it but that all takes a lot of time. I'm still learning to walk again following my latest surgery so any running I might want to do is far off in the future and that's frustrating. I can't even go for long walks or hikes, which is something I truly enjoy.
I pull the bike out now a lot, and while that helps – it's not the same thing. There's this drive inside me that I can't seem to satisfy. This need to be doing things my body just simply isn't ready for. Maybe I just need more muscle building first or something but I have to run. I have to do this and I have to find a way to stay focused so I can.
Rehabbing after any injury is frustrating because it's never linear. You have lots of ups and downs and just when you think everything is getting better something else gets injured. Apparently spending 12+ weeks without using your foot can cause a lot of issues with the tendons and muscles and you can't rush anything. Riding the bike is helping a lot with the rehab but, like I said before, it's not the one thing I really want to be doing.
I hope in six months I can look back on this post and say, hey, I finally did it! Right now it seems like a long time out though.
It also doesn't help that, apparently, in the last week I gained almost 10 lbs (according to my scale). I'm sticking with weekly weigh ins for the time being but I'd like to wean down to every 2 weeks and finally end with monthly weighing. I need to become less focused on the number on the scale and more on how I feel.
The last part of this puzzle is nutrition and all of that is still up in the air. Am I allergic to something? Am I not? I won't even find out more on that until next week. I'm also tired of tracking calories and writing everything down. I want to trust my body and mind to tell me what to eat and what not to eat. There is no long term satisfaction in become so obsessed with food that I can't enjoy life.
So while things might seem easy on the surface, they aren't. I want to see more stories about the struggles because otherwise the picture isn't complete.
I've come to the realization that when my friend Ross says he wants to do something adventurous and go exploring, he isn't kidding. We decided to head out on a bike ride tonight to try out some new area we hadn't biked before. Area without bike trails even. He had a trail mapped out and I just followed along.
I met Ross on Hwy 2 off Rock Island and we rode down to Densmore Park, down 14th Street to Pine Lake and back around to the South Pointe Trail. From there we took the South Pointe Trail to its end and rode through that neighborhood until we got to Yankee Hill Road.
From there we started out on Yankee Hill Road and quickly learned that it's quite hilly and has no shoulder. The plan had been to get to 91st street and cut back over to trails and work our way back to Antelope Park. We did not make it to 91st Street, mainly because the street became a gravel road at 70th. We attempted the gravel but had to turn back and stick with pavement.
There's one problem with 70th street, even though it's paved out there it's also curved, has no shoulder, is two lanes and has a speed limit of 55 mph. Ross almost got creamed by an oncoming truck that had passed into our lane just as we were about to turn on the road. 70th is also quite hilly and we made a few stops. Made it to Old Cheney and got back on a bike path. Road that until we could pick up Helen Boosalis to bring us back into town.
I picked up Rock Island again at Hwy 2 and rode home as it was getting dark. I was pretty happy to get back into my neighborhood. It was a great ride overall but wow was there a lot of adventure.
I was debating whether or not I wanted to do a blog post about my latest fray into health care but I figured if anything it would be a good experience to chronicle for later. So here it goes…
About 3 weeks ago or so I started having some real problems with sleeping and breathing as well as pain in my abdomen. I finally went and saw one of the doctor's at my PCP's office (not my PCP but on-call doctor) and he said it seemed like I was hyperventilating due to tight upper muscles possibly from the crutches. I told my physical therapist about this and he showed me some stretches but overall the muscles just didn't seem that tight. The PCP office doctor also prescribed me ambien to help with my sleep issues but I took it one night and it freaked me out so much that I never took it again. Also, it didn't actually work.
A week later I'm still not feeling well so I called back and got an appointment with my PCP. We talked and he did the standard examination things and agreed with me that something wasn't right. His first option was to send me for an ultrasound exam to make sure there wasn't a problem with my liver/whatever. That ultrasound came back clear so when I called back again later I mentioned the idea of a food allergy. The reason I'm wondering about food allergy is that I had started eating a lot of soy again – soy milk and the likes. With that in mind he had me start a "elimination diet" to try and figure out what was going on as well as referring me to a specialist.
For the elimination diet I had to start out eating a very bland diet of mostly rice, bananas and apple sauce. After I few days I was able to add in another food and was instructed to add foods back in one at a time and see how it went. I was to avoid fresh fruit, most vegetables, greasy, fatty, spicy foods and all soy and milk products. Pretty much avoid all the big 8 food allergens to start. So far it's been pretty boring and eye opening about how much processed food contains things you wouldn't think about.
The Big 8 Food Allergies
- Cow's Milk
- Soy
- Wheat
- Egg
- Peanuts
- Tree Nuts
- Shellfish
- Seafood
I actually have two referral appointments coming up – one with an allergist and one with a gastroenterologist. The GI specialist couldn't get me in until Oct 20th and the allergy appointment is for Oct. 6th. I'd really like to just get the testing over with so I can move on with life.
Once you have been on the elimination diet for a few days or more, basically once the symptoms have subsided, you can start doing "challenges" which basically means eating something and seeing what happens. On Sunday I decided to try some scrambled eggs and though I can't directly connect them I did have the return of my weird inability to sleep that night.
This hasn't been easy and the hardest has really been on my social life. It's not a lot of fun to go out to eat when you aren't suppose to eat anything out of your control. I was able to irk together an OK meal at Village Inn by ordering the fresh fruit, apple sauce and a plain baked potato. I also learned that Village Inn uses soybean oil to cook all their foods.
The scariest thing that seems to be happening is that feeling of being unable to breathe will sometimes happen when I'm at the grocery store, especially near the bulk food bins. It's also scary to know something isn't right but not be able to figure out what it is or why. Hopefully one of those doctors will have an answer for me.
Well I finally might one of my biking milestones today, I rode to Eagle, NE and back on the MoPac trail. We started at the 84th Street trailhead so the ride was around 20 miles round trip. As with any adventure it can't all go perfectly but at least we get a fun story to retail later.
Late last night when I should have been sleeping already I was trying to cram my bike into my car so I could just drive to the trail head instead of riding there. I was complaining to Ross via text and he finally agreed to pick me up and just drag my bike over there on his trunk carrier. We were all supposed to meet at the trail head at 7:30 so of course thanks to both Ross being a little late and my inability to give correct directions, we were late. The group actually left with out us which was ok because we got caught up to them pretty quickly. Turns out one in the group had his tire puncture or something and they had to stop for a bit.
Riding out actually went pretty well and it was a nice casual ride with a low pace since a lot of our group were beginner riders. The weather could have been better but it's hard to complain because that also meant the trail was mostly unoccupied. It was in the 50s with a breeze and lost of mist and a few rain drops. We were wet but not getting soaked so it was ok. Last time Ross and I tried to ride to Eagle it was actually pouring rain and we had to call the ride off. I did not want to call off yet another ride.
A little after the 5 mile mark we stopped and regrouped. It was at this point that 4 of our group turned around and headed back to Lincoln and 3 of us (Nick, Ross and myself) headed on towards Eagle. The ride was nice because I was getting on trail I hadn't ridden on before and I loved the feeling of accomplishment of rolling into Eagle and knowing I did it.
So far my foot/legs have been holding up well to riding the bike so long as I remember to get on the bike from the left, which I'm not used to doing. The only really issues I had on this ride was just prior to riding over to Casey's I stopped in front of the car repair place next door to put my phone away. That place has a steep driveway and it was wet so the bike slipped out towards my right foot and in order to stay standing and not drop my bike I had to put quick weight on to my left foot and it was not fun. It was a little sore for the ride back but nothing major.
Once we were done goofing around in Eagle, we rode back towards to Lincoln but did have to stop a few times to rest a little. Ended up stopping for a little in Walton because my ankle/foot were acting up and I just need to get off the bike for a minute or two. We made it back in pretty good time and Ross convinced me to just let him carry my bike home and I was tired enough that I agreed. We were planning to hit up NuVibe for smoothies but the universe had other ideas.
Finally get the rack on how we think it should go, get the bikes on and bungee corded together and then pull out of the trail head parking lot. We got less than half a block before the bikes took a plunge and pulled the rack with them. I'm not sure how much they hit the street but Ross lost his brand new bike light and my chain came off. We ended up making an emergency stop in a random driveway off 84th Street, much to the amusement of the child at that house who watched us.
Two bikes plus the rack adds up to a bit of weight when you are trying to get everything sorted out. I decided maybe it was better if I just took my bike and rode it and Ross could throw his bike in his car. Thankfully I know how to get the chain back on so that wasn't a problem, the real problem was that I was tired and still 5 miles from home. Finally we decided to just go to Juice Stop which was maybe a mile or 2 away. It was then we noticed our friend Jennie had tweeted offering to come rescue us with the truck. We decided that was the best idea and had them meet us at Juice Stop.
Many thanks to Frank and Jennie for coming to the rescue and getting me and my bike home safe and sound! It was a pretty awesome day despite everything and at least no one got hurt!
At my last PT session he gave me the clear to go ahead and try riding my bike again so of course I was more then willing to give it a try. On Friday and Saturday I just did some short rides around the neighborhood to get a feel for it again. I can tell that I have lost muscle in my left leg and my pace is a lot lower but it's still great to be out and about again. I still rely on the boot for walking but for biking I can wear two shoes again which is nice.
So then this morning I was looking for something to do and Ross suggested we meet up and go for a bike ride. I wasn't sure how far I could realistically make it but he suggested meeting near the zoo and biking out on Billy Wolff to Holmes Lake. I figured that was all close enough to home that if I needed to turn back I could. We made it to the lake with no problems except that big hill leading up to the dam. I hate that hill and had to kind of walk/bike the last bit of it but I did make it.
From here Ross suggested we ride around the lake and that seemed like a good idea. The crushed limestone/gravel whatever on this path isn't great though and there were places where I was sure I was going to wipe out. I didn't but apparently at one point (or more) I may have almost clipped Ross's bike. Ah well, such is the hazards of riding with me I suppose. I decided that I wanted to keep going down Billy Wolff because I had never taken it passed 70th Street. We found the underpass and went up by the dog park and around. I convinced Ross to keep going on the trail with the promise of stopping for lunch at Sam and Louie's. On our way there we ended up stopping to take a trail survey and chat with the ladies taking the survey. I didn't realize how hungry the ride had made me until the food got to the table.
After we ate and refilled our water bottles we swung by Cycle Works so I could ask them about problems I was having with my chain and random unwanted shifting. Luckily for me, they weren't too busy and he was able to look at it right away. I decided to just go ahead and have him replace the chain and he made some adjustments to the rear derailer and I was back in business. The bike ran super smooth after that and I can't wait to go riding again and again.
Once I had my new chain we headed back towards our starting point via Billy Wolff. I'm still not sure exactly what happened but for some reason when I was coming out and around from the underpass on 70th Street I took the curve to tight and ended up colliding with the retaining wall. The weird part was I basically ended up sitting on the wall and only had some very minor road rash/bruising. I'm thankful that I was wearing both jeans and my compression socks. I may hate those socks but they truly saved my skin this time.
Once we got back to the starting point I ended up following Ross part way home down Rock Island because I was really enjoying being out and being active for a change. We parted ways at Highway 2 and I took Rock Island a bit further to Essex Street and then turned around for home. I was super tired by the time I got home but it was so worth it. I also got a bit of a sunburn because for some reason I can never remember to put on sunscreen.
Part way into the trip my bike speedometer/computer stopped working so I don't have the normal ride stats that I like to have. I did go map the trip out on Dailymile and it came out to close to 21 miles. Not too shabby and I still feel great!
Other highlights from this weekend included hitting the bike swap meet and random shopping with Toni and riding around the cemetery.
I am still alive, which is good, but I haven't been feeling much up to writing in the blog. There's something about recovery that I didn't expect and that was set backs. When I had my knee surgery everything recovered quickly and I don't remember having major setbacks. With this foot and ankle surgery I haven't been having as great a time. I get filled with doubts as to whether I should have even done the surgery. The foot still hurts and I still don't have the muscle strength back like I'd like.
Last week I was actually back in two shoes and walking around, with crutches mostly, but still it felt like progress. We were doing a lot more at PT and I could actually get back into some amount of an exercise routine. Then it all fell apart last Friday when my foot decided it couldn't handle it any more. The pain was high and it became clear that I was going to need to wear the boot again for awhile. I made that decision with some advice from PT and now we are "re-grouping" and going to start again.
To add to the fun my calf muscles, which have a history of problems, decided it was time to act up again. So part of my time spent at PT was getting the muscles massaged out and that has helped. Now I have to focus on keeping them stretched and started using my heating pad at night to keep the muscle warm.
With all this my mood has defiantly been down and I haven't been able to sleep very well. I wake up about every hour and I'm guessing I'm also batting either a virus or allergies. I haven't worked much this week because I just don't have the energy and I'm having issues keeping up with pain management. I know I need to pull myself out of the funk but it's really hard to keep doing it because each time it's a bit harder than the last.
I'm going back to PT on Friday afternoon and hope we will have a new plan in place. While I know the doctor said this could drag out to 6 months I just couldn't understand how that would be possible. It's been 9 weeks since my surgery and I really thought I'd be much further along. I guess there's nothing I can do but keep up with my rehab and do things to improve my mood.


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What computer programming language should I learn?, is a question I receive frequently on my computer programming career coaching blog at http://www.it-career-coach.com/
Sometimes, I am asked to choose from one of these programming languages: Java, C#, Visual Basic.NET, C/C++, Python, Ruby, Perl or JavaScript.
As important as this question may be, readers of my book on "how to become a computer programmer", know that my style to answering questions is to go in-depth.
There are several reasons why you may choose one programming language over the other. I will briefly discuss three of those and you can read up the other reasons later:
- Your Goals: What goals are you trying to achieve? Do you want to be a corporate highly paid programmer, a games programmer or do you want to work more closely for your business?
- Your Education: What is your educational background? Do you have a degree in computer science or perhaps only a high school diploma?
- Your Agenda: Do you have a compelling reason for wanting to learn a specific programming language over another? Perhaps you want to learn C/C++ because your high school buddy said that is the only language real programmers use or you want to learn Java because you read on the internet that everyone should learn it?
I listed three reasons why you may want to work with one programming language over the other. The point I want to make is that there are excellent reasons and wrong reasons for choosing a programming language. In the "Street Smart Guide to High Paying Computer Programming Careers", I discussed in detail some of the better ways to choose a computer programming language and gave specific recommendations as to which programming languages you should learn based on your goals.
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Rio Olympics 2016: Russia's Darya Klishina gets last-minute IAAF ban overturned by CAS
The world sports tribunal on Monday overturned a last-minute IAAF ban on long-jumper Darya Klishina taking part in the Rio Olympics.
Rio de Janeiro: The world sports tribunal on Monday overturned a last-minute IAAF ban on long-jumper Darya Klishina taking part in the Rio Olympics.
Klishina, 25, was the only Russian accepted for the Olympic track and field but the sport's world body suspended her on Friday after new information on her doping record emerged.
After a day of hearings, the Court of Arbitration (CAS) announced that Klishina's appeal had succeeded and she "remained eligible to compete in the Olympic Games in Rio."
The decision came just in time for Klishina, a former European indoor champion, to resume her campaign for the women's long-jump competition which starts on Tuesday.
The appeal was the latest fallout from the inquiry by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) which accused Russia of mass 'state-sponsored' doping.
The CAS said it was McLaren who provided the "new factual elements" about Klishina which led the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to revoke her Rio eligibility.
The IAAF doping board rejected 67 athletes entered by Russia but accepted Klishina, who is based in Florida, because she lived abroad and had been through regular international doping checks after a cutoff period starting 1 January, 2014
The doping review board told the CAS hearing that "certain of the athlete's samples has been subject to tampering and manipulation," according to the tribunal's statement.
Media reports have said two bottles of Klishina's urine samples had been tampered with and one of the samples contained two different kinds of DNA.
The CAS panel decided however that despite McLaren's new information,Klishina "complied with the relevant criteria (to compete at Rio) because of her permanent residence outside Russia."
It added that Klishina "established that she was subject to fully compliant drug-testing in- and out-of-competition outside of Russia" from 2014 onwards.
Klishina had insisted in a statement after the ban was announced that she is "clean".
Her lawyers have argued that no evidence had been presented, only that McLaren had told the IAAF about the sample bottles which reportedly had scratch marks on them.
McLaren's report released in July said the Russian sports ministry and secret service found a way to open tamper-proof bottles to switch samples.
Russia had seized on the new ban on Klishina to reinforce its claim that it is the target of a campaign.
Russia's Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko, who is barred from Rio because of the doping controversy, called the IAAF ban "inhuman".
"It's possible that this won't be the last provocation," Mutko told Russian press agency TASS. "Some provocative moments are premeditated."
Neither Russian authorities, nor Klishina were immediately available to comment on the CAS verdict.
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Crime woo
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|Articles on illegal behaviour
""Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime.
|—New Labour mantra.[1]
Crime woo is a result of public fascination with the criminal world, in equal doses with public hysteria over how dangerous the modern world is perceived to be.
- 1 Mean world scenario
- 2 CSI effect
- 3 Pattern matching
- 4 Getting "the truth" out of someone
- 5 The Crime Clock
- 6 Background check woo
- 7 Surveillance woo
- 8 Hysteria over nonexistent or rare crimes
- 9 "If prison is unpleasant enough, then criminals won't commit crimes"
- 10 We need more cops!
- 12 Religion woo
- 13 See also
- 14 References
Mean world scenario[edit]
We have the media to thank for this moral panic about a purported crime epidemic. Whenever some horrific crime goes down the media jumps all over it. By reporting everything negative that has happened in the entire world, and broadcasting the stories for weeks and weeks, media cause the average person to feel like they live in a world of ever-increasing danger and violence[2], increasing levels of anxiety and depression in the population.[3] In reality, the crime rate in the US has been dropping since the early 1990s, due to several factors including the aging baby-boomer generation, the waning of the crack epidemic, unleaded gas, better education programs,[4] and, if you believe the Freakonomics guys, abortion (yes, it's as controversial as it sounds).[5]
CSI effect[edit]
Forensic police procedures have led many to overestimate the usefulness of forensic science. In TV land, the cops always catch the bad guys, fingerprints are always clear, and DNA results come back in an hour or so. In the real world, forensic labs are underfunded, understaffed, and often under-qualified; fingerprints are usually degraded, and most DNA testing is backlogged for several years (the actual DNA testing, however, takes only a few hours, so most of the wait is due to backlog).[6][7]
Pattern matching[edit]
The onset of DNA testing in the 1990s, which is science-based (though imperfect because of potential contamination), has meant that many older forensic methods that use pattern matching could be more rigorously tested for accuracy. Pattern-matching methods were developed within the criminal forensics field, and not by scientists. These methods include hair analysis, fiber analysis, bite mark analysis, tool marks and tire tread analysis. Two studies found that there was insufficient evidence to support the claims of these pattern matching methods.[8][9][10]
Getting "the truth" out of someone[edit]
Lie detectors, including polygraphs, are rank woo. Incredibly, they are still allowed under limited circumstances in some jurisdictions even though there is no empirical evidence they work. Also in this category are things like alleged "truth serums", actually just narcotic drugs that aren't effective in eliciting truthful confessions. Attempting to recall memories through hypnosis can result in creating memories due to heightened suggestibility. Incredibly, people have been prosecuted due to false testimony of Satanic ritual abuse (something that probably doesn't even exist at all) elicited from this method. Torture, it should go without saying, is also ineffective at anything but showing to the world just what a reactionary asshole you are.
The Crime Clock[edit]
The Crime Clock (x crime happens every y seconds) is a commonly misused statistic (usually to justify increases in police forces and/or funding). The problem with it is that it doesn't adjust for per capita (per 100,000 people in this case) so it doesn't adjust for population increases. Say a crime occurs every 1 minute per 100,000 people. Well at 200,000 people you would have two occurrences of that crime being committed in that same minute, giving the appearance of an increase in crime even though proportionally it has remained the same.
The Judge Dredd comic pokes fun at this when it says that 17,000 crimes a day are reported...but the population of Mega-City One when that statistic was given was 800 million. That works out to be 2.125 (17,000/800 million*100000). But in the real world US of 1977 (when Judge Dredd came out) there were some 30095 crimes a day (10,984,500/365) with a population 216,332,000 which comes out as 13.9. Far from being the crime-ridden disaster area portrayed in the comics, the world of Judge Dredd, by the numbers, should be in better shape than it is.
Background check woo[edit]
So somebody in your place of work has a 24 year old conviction for DUI, loitering, marijuana, or theft of cable TV services? So fucking what. If you think that's any of your business, get a life.
And, OMG, ACORN hired (gasp!) felons to register voters!
And no, mentioning that you have no convictions on your job interview is in no way an asset that will grant you a higher chance at being accepted for the job. If anything, it's a waste of time, because if they need it they are going to ask you to hand over your jury files to them the very next day.
Surveillance woo[edit]
Because we were late in making Orwell seem like Nostradamus in 1984[11] and it is no longer a horrifying future to avoid, it is now a model for civic planning. So install those cameras, the more the better. A good totally non-scientific ratio to use on Interstate 81 is one surveillance camera for every one CRUSH CRIME sign. Thus will crime be both surveilled and crushed with your Virginia highway tax dollars hard at work. In Lancaster, Pennsylvania, they use a ratio of 8 surveillance cameras per every one Amish buggy, which should be enough to blanket the whole town and then some.
On the other side of the coin, the high numbers of cameras cited in the UK are very rough estimates. Also, most of those cameras are in private ownership, and it's a bit hard to outlaw members of the public from filming things in public and/or on their own property without unreasonable civil liberties implications.
Hysteria over nonexistent or rare crimes[edit]
Terrorism, drug abuse, rape, pedophilia, guns, gangs, switchblades, nunchucks, kiddie porn, child abductions, teenagers with their hats on backwards, voter registration fraud, and Satanic ritual abuse — they're all over the place and we must do something now!
In one example, a purported epidemic of "child abductions" led to the creation of the Amber Alert system of electronic signs on freeways. Amber Alert signs are supposed to broadcast immediate information about abducted children. In reality most of the time they broadcast "Report Suspicious Activity 1-800-xxx-xxxx" paranoia, thus making the United States look a bit more like East Germany. But did anyone speak out to oppose the implementation of Amber Alert? No, it got near unanimous support just like putting CRUSH CRIME signs all over the Virginia freeways did.
The current hysteria over "illegal immigration" and "underage drinking" are probably responsible for people now having to show ID cards everywhere they go, even though in principle, it's unconstitutional for police to require someone to identify himself unless there's reasonable suspicion of criminal activity.[12]
"If prison is unpleasant enough, then criminals won't commit crimes"[edit]
This is the bit of bullshit most often spouted by politicians and companies with money deep in the prison industry. They think that the bad guys won't want to go back to prison if it sucks. In reality most criminals are poor and uneducated with little to no work experience. The years-long gaps and the stigma associated with being an ex-con reduce their chances of getting a decent paying job. While in prison, the inmates are victims of a near constant stream of threats, abuse, and rape, both from the staff and other inmates, causing them to be released with severe mental stress issues. It also likely has the effect of making many people more violent just to survive (not to mention learning new criminal behaviors, a phenomenon documented since the 19th century). Drug addicts receive no treatment for their addictions and are either forced to go cold turkey, or to buy drugs on the inside. Either way they are released into the real world still addicts and have difficulty finding jobs. Released prisoners go directly from this brutal harsh environment and are expected to rejoin the real world as reformed men, but in reality the above factors cause them to return to a life of crime at a staggering rate (about 75% in the United States). Not to mention that it's legal in the US to refuse ex-cons housing, jobs and benefits, making it far more difficult for them to get back on their feet even if they want to.
In the UK, one key measure used to help "reform" prisoners when they get released is to give them precisely £46 (approx $70), intended to tide them over for one week, as well as a set of "adequate clothing".[13] The £46 is not particularly helpful, as those released from prison are often in poverty and therefore likely to claim benefits, which can take 6 weeks at least to kick in. This amount of support was considered paltry in 2007[14] and it doesn't look like it's getting much better.[15] The fact that little regard is given to rehabilitating offenders in the UK is exemplified by the recent cock-up with the prison book ban.[16]
We need more cops![edit]
Many citizens feel that police patrols will help to deter criminals on the streets. In reality there have been several studies showing that an increased police presence does not help to deter crime. The most notable experiment is the "Kansas City Experiment".[17]
Drug Abuse Resistance Education or D.A.R.E.[18] was somebody's idea to send cops into schools to teach kids to say no to marijuana, and to stir up further moral panic convincing everyone there was some vast drug/gang/whatever epidemic in schools. It does not stand for "Drugs Are Really Expensive", though we kind of wish it did. D.A.R.E. started in the early 1980s in Los Angeles and was the brainchild of the infamous Daryl Gates, the racist crank who also invented SWAT teams. It spread like poison ivy in the late 1980s, with corporate sponsors like Kentucky Fried Chicken, and it was to the late 1980s and 1990s what social guidance films[19][20] about drugs and bullying were to the 1960s and 1970s: completely ineffective. Numerous studies, including those by the Surgeon General, have determined that D.A.R.E. "does not work". However, the Surgeon General did find one effect, "positive effects have been demonstrated regarding attitudes towards the police." Additionally, the D.A.R.E. program increased the likelihood the use of alcohol and other drugs.[21]
Religion woo[edit]
Various Christian organizations have claimed that conversion to Christianity will prevent crime and recidivism (e.g. Charles Colson). However, graduates of Colson's InnerChange were more likely to repeat offend than inmates who were spared from the haranguing.[22]
Transcendental Meditation believers have claimed that TM can reduce overall crime rates via quantum woo.[23] Unsurprisingly, there is no independent research to support this.
A small study found that religion may actually be criminogenic, that it is an excuse used by criminals ("God told me to do it!" or "I know I did something bad, but I pray God will forgive me [and that you'll be sympathetic and do the same].").[24]
See also[edit]
- ↑ "New Labour. Because Britain Deserves Better" (Labour Party General Election Manifesto 1997).
- ↑ TV violence researcher dies
- ↑ The Psychological Effects of TV News, Graham C.L. Davey Ph.D., Jun 19, 2012
- ↑ The Effect of Education on Crime
- ↑ Abortion and crime: who should you believe? Steven D. Levitt 05/15/2005
- ↑ http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=967706
- ↑ http://www.nij.gov/journals/259/csi-effect.htm
- ↑ Bad science puts innocent people in jail — and keeps them there: How discredited experts and fields of forensics keep sneaking into courtrooms. by Radley Balko & Tucker Carrington (March 21, 2018) The Washington Post.
- ↑ Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward Committee on Identifying the Needs of the Forensic Sciences Community, National Research Council (2009) National Criminal Justice Reference Service.
- ↑ Forensic Science in Criminal Courts: Ensuring Scientific Validity of Feature-Comparison Methods President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (2016) The Obama White House Archives.
- ↑ Damn Truman didn't listen when he was told to invade China.
- ↑ wikipedia:Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada
- ↑ National Offender Management Service instructions to prisons PSI 25/2011 <available at http://tinyurl.com/plx86dx> [2.28]
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6468051.stm
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/mar/20/chris-grayling-probation-revolution-prisoners-reoffending
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31083737
- ↑ https://www.policefoundation.org/projects/the-kansas-city-preventive-patrol-experiment/
- ↑ http://www.dare.com/
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79dM70qJfWU
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QbdMcR7VKA
- ↑ Psychological Treatments That Cause Harm by Scott O. Lilienfeld (2007) 2(1):53-70.
- ↑ https://au.org/church-state/julyaugust-2014-church-state/featured/cops-for-christ Cops for Christ? A Growing Nexus Between Law Enforcement And Fundamentalist Christianity Raises Church-State Concerns
- ↑ http://www.tm.org/blog/video/world-peace-from-the-quantum-level-david-lynch-and-john-hagelin/ World peace from the quantum level
- ↑ http://tcr.sagepub.com/content/early/2012/10/11/1362480612463114 With God On My Side: The Paradoxical Relationship Between Religious Belief and Criminality Among Hardcore Street Offenders


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Just like the heros of many songs from the '70s, some of us just gotta ramble. Wes and Mikelle have both recently relocated to different cities, so how does that impact their design business? In this episode, the gang talks about the prospect of picking up and moving, how to keep your current clients through the move, and how to start finding new ones once you've reached your destination.
Moving is never easy, particularly when you're moving a business as well. But the advice offered in this episode should help calm your fears, and give you hope that moving can actually help your business by serving multiple locations rather than just one. We also answer a new listener question about when your portfolio work doesn't exactly match up with what's on your clients' website.
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Playa Garza (Boca Brava) – Mouth of the Térraba River. The Térraba River is the longest rivers in Costa Rica.
One of its river mouths separates the long stretch of Isla Garza from the mainland; it has many rip currents, and it is habitat to crocodiles and sharks. Hardly, anyone ever surfs on Garza Island because the only access is by boat. Upriver the landscape opens up into a paradise, filled with mangroves, amphibians and a great variety of birds.


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If you are looking for some great day trips from Seoul then check out these suggestions that are easy and convenient. Compiled by Chris Backe, a writer who lived in Seoul and spent many days exploring all around the city.
5 Easy Day Trips from Seoul
Seoul is a wonderful place to go exploring. With several historic palaces, dozens of Buddhist temples, and more shopping than you have money, you might be wondering 'why go anywhere else around Korea?' The simple answer is to get off the beaten path and to explore some places tourists/foreigners don't go as often.
All of these day trips from Seoul are easy to reach from the cities excellent public transportation system.
Make sure to check out our in-depth article on Where to Stay in Seoul for more ideas!
1. Jayu Park and Chinatown, Incheon
A great place to learn some history. During World War II, General MacArthur led the Incheon Amphibious Landing Operation to get back control of Incheon – an important port city.
Within walking distance is Korea's only official Chinatown – recently remodelled and easy to find. Being right on the coast means you're not far from the airport, and there's plenty of seafood for when you're hungry.
This is one area that hasn't seen a lot of renovation – check it out to see what Korea might've looked like decades ago.
Getting there:
Incheon station, line 1, walk 5 minutes towards the Chinese gate. Walk up the hill and up the stairs to reach Jayu Park.
2. Bukhansan, northern Seoul
Parts of this monstrous mountain are outside of Seoul proper, and the area feels far further from the big city.
Head up this northern mountain and walk alongside the ajosshi (literally, married man) and ajumma (literally, married woman) with all their gear and brightly-colored clothes.
With around 100 mountain trails, there's more mountain than you'll have time to conquer in one day, so read the maps carefully to make sure you don't get lost! Go on the weekdays if possible, or watch out for large crowds – hiking is a huge pastime here.
Getting there:
Start from Dobong station (line 1, exit 2), Gupabal station (line 3, exit 1), or Suyu station (line 4, exit 3).
3. Gwangneung, Namyangju.
One of 18 neung, or royal tomb clusters honored as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Gwangneung holds the remains of King Sejo and Queen Jeonghui from the Joseon Dynasty.
Although there are 17 other tomb clusters around the Seoul area, these are one of the few that allow visitors to get up close and personal with the stone statues near the tomb mound. Bonus:
The Korea National Arboretum is in the area.
Getting there:
Cheongnyangni station (line 1, exit 4, bus 707 to the end of the line, then transfer to bus 21).
4. Yongmunsa, Yangpyeong
This Buddhist temple is part of a larger entertainment complex, complete with some amusement park rides.
Get closer to the temple to see a 1,100 year old tree – one of the oldest in Korea, and a National Monument – and the Gwaneumbosal Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of Mercy (above).
Getting There:
Yongmun station, exit 2, (Jungang line) walk to the bus terminal and catch a bus for Yongmunsan.
5. Seoul Grand Park, Gwacheon
Go ahead, find it ironic that the park named after Korea's biggest city isn't actually inside that city's boundaries.
When you're done, hop on line 4 and go just south of Seoul proper to a large park, the world's 10th largest zoo, an art museum, and an amusement park.
The place is so big it takes the trolley some 20 minutes to run a full loop. Since there's easily enough here for three day trips, pick your destinations carefully if you're limited to a single day.
Getting there:
Seoul Grand Park station, line 4.
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Bentsen Palm Village RV Resort in Mission, Texas, earned top marks for its customer service, many activities and operations last month.
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) awarded the resort located near Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park with its national "Medium Park of the Year" award Nov. 30 in Las Vegas, The Monitor reported.
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Bentsen Palm Village is a part of the Bentsen Palm Development, a master-planned community covering 2,500 acres, and has a variety of activities for residents, most of whom are Winter Texans.
Juanita Carvajal, who manages the park along with her husband Guy, said she thinks it's the customer service that put Bentsen Palm Village on top. The 250-site campground also earned the Texas RV Association's "Medium Park of the Year" rating in August.
"We tried to get across the whole RV organization that our guests come to us first of all," she said. "It's a beautiful lush park of native landscaping that attracts the birds and butterflies, but also because we want to make (the residents) feel at home."
Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife designated the campground as a Texas Wildscape, meaning it sustains native plants and animals. The park is home to the Elf Owl, which is not commonly seen.
The parks managers have improved facilities and other services after receiving suggestions from residents, Carvajal said.
The RV park includes a dog park, community gardens, a large craft room, walking trails, a woodshop, free access to the state park, free kayaks and bikes for use, a shooting range, pontoon boat rides and more. Residents can bring their own RV, store it at the park, or live in a permanent cabin or a casita —an upscale one-bedroom house.
Carvajal said the activities cater to a changing Winter Texan crowd that wants to remain in the thick of things.
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David Muscat, a Winter Texan from Ontario, Canada, said he and his wife enjoy hiking and biking, so the park is a good fit for them.
"You're surrounded by people who like doing the same things," he said while at a park-sponsored margarita night.
He said he also enjoyed the park's quiet atmosphere.
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Join us for a full day of photography using recently-repainted 30925 Cheltenham on passenger stock
Join us for a full day of Winter photography at the Mid-Hants Railway featuring recently-repainted No.30925 Cheltenham resplendent in BR lined green livery hauling green passenger stock, plus a night shoot
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About this eventWe are delighted to offer a Sunday opportunity to photograph the recently-repainted 'Schools' Class 4-4-0 No.30925 Cheltenham in British Railways lined green livery. Our day will feature locomotive on a train of green passenger coaches. Our adventure today will also include an evening shoot under lights as we progress towards the shortest daylight hours of the year.
Cheltenham has recently been repainted into British Railways lined green livery as a direct result of negotiations between TimeLine Events, the Mid‐Hants Railway (where the locomotive is based) and the owners of 30925, the National Railway Museum. We would like to extend our grateful thanks to both organizations for their help and co‐operation in allowing this project to come to fruition. TimeLine Events has been assisting with fundraising for the repaint costs through an appeal to photographers and other enthusiasts keen to see the locomotive appear in Brunswick Green livery.
Cheltenham was built in 1934 for the Southern Railway, one of forty members of the class which proved the most powerful 4‐4‐0 design to run in Britain. All were named after English public schools. Withdrawal began in January 1961 and as Southern Region electrification advanced apace, all were gone by December 1962. Three members of the class have been preserved, the others being 926 Repton and 928 Stowe, the latter recording a speed of 95mph on one occasion in 1938. Cheltenham is seven years into its current boiler certificate, having been returned to steam in 2012.
The day is expected to start from Alresford station where there is reasonably priced parking at circa £1.50 for four hours or longer. We will have use of the whole line as the bridge repairs which have shortened the available running distance during recent months will by then have been completed. We also expect the cafe to be open for breakfast ahead of our event starting.
The locos were at home on both passenger and goods workings and as 30925 runs with a smaller tender, this combination should perfectly recreate a train of the early 1960s. We hope you will want to join us for this recreation of the Southern Region in the 1950s and early 1960s.
Images used are for illustrative purposes only and are of locomotives of the same class carrying the same livery during the early 1960's
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In one of the most hotly contested races in Kalamazoo County, Republican incumbent Ann Nieuwenhuis is running for her first re-election against Leroy Crabtree in a rematch from two years ago.
In 2008, Nieuwenhuis defeated Crabtree, a one-term Democratic county commissioner, with 54 percent of the vote.
Between the two candidates, they have raised more money than any other district for the Nov. 2 election on the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners.
Nieuwenhuis raised $5,175 and spent $3,645, while Crabtree collected $6,569 and spent $2,069, according to the latest campaign finance filings from March 18 through Aug. 23.
One of Crabtree's priorities is creating a local preference policy for businesses vying for Kalamazoo County construction contracts.
Crabtree pointed to the juvenile home as an example of county contracts going to Grand Rapids builders instead of local ones.
"We have skilled tradesmen who live in Portage and have to work in Afghanistan so they can pay their house payment," said Crabtree, 45 of Galesburg. "It seems upside down to me."
But Nieuwenhuis, 57, of Comstock Township, argued a local preference policy adds more layers of bureaucracy to government because the county would have to administer it.
"Having a local preference policy means you're getting someone local. That doesn't necessarily mean you're getting the best buy for taxpayer money," she said.
Instead, the county should talk more with business leaders and listen to their needs to help them succeed, she said.
Nieuwenhuis is a instructor at Western Michigan University. She previously worked for nearly 36 years at Michigan State University Extension, including 16 years as its director in Kalamazoo County.
Both candidates offer different ideas on how the county should cope with shrinking state funding.
Nieuwenhuis favors re-energizing neighborhood watch groups to report crime and methamphetamine labs after the state cut money for sheriff road patrols this year.
Crabtree supports focusing on philanthropy to raise money for the Kalamazoo County Nurse-Family Partnership, a program that helps primarily poor young mothers through their pregnancy until their children turn 2. The program will lose government funding in 2011.
Crabtree said he should be elected for his ability to work with both Democrats and Republicans.
"I believe what I bring to the board is the ability to help build consensus," said Crabtree, who handles labor negotiations and disputes as business manager of the Local 131 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. "I'm not a partisan-type of person."
Nieuwenhuis called herself an active commissioner, going to Comstock Township and Galesburg city meetings, in addition to county meetings, and being involved with the Michigan Association of Counties.
"I bring a different perspective to the board because I have those interactions," she said.
In the past several years, District 15 has been a swing district.
In 2006, Crabtree won his first term by 82 votes, defeating Republican incumbent Joe VanBruggen.
VanBruggen had been targeted by a family-values group after he voted for a county policy that banned discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Back in December NPR (National Public Radio) had a GREAT spot on Portuguese Sweet Bread. The show brought back a lot of memories of traditions that I think we are sadly losing in my family. My Mom's side (the Bragas) emigrated from Portugal to the USA via Hawaii several generations ago…
Christmas and Easter ALWAYS involved great family get-togethers. All the Cousins, Aunties, Uncles totally overflowing someone's house. Usually it was Alice or Emma's place (they were sisters), and I will fondly refer to them as Nana and Aunty Emma from here on out. Coincidentally the two sisters married two brothers….
Back to the bread……First, there was the pan – I'm pretty sure it was aluminum. It was huge, and could hold 10 pounds of flour. As the written portion of the NPR article stated, one could indeed wash a toddler in the bread pan!
Next there were EGGS. LOTS of eggs. And the sugar! Nana was the keeper of a special bowl used only for Portuguese Sweet Bread sugar measuring. I don't recall what became of the bowl, either it was lost or broken, but I do recall my Mom lamenting that the bread just didn't taste the same after the bowl went away.
After that came the melting of the butter, and warming of the milk on the stove – with a wee bit of sugar. This would be removed from the heat, to cool to the PERFECT temperature at which to add the yeast. Nana and Aunty Emma had no kitchen thermometers….their fingertips knew the EXACT temperature at which to remove the milk/butter from the heat and add in the yeast.
When the yeast was ready, then came the addition of all the liquids to the dry, and subsequently the POUNDING. Yep. Pounding. With fists. Nana, Aunty Emma, Mackey (my Mom), and Aunty Chickee (my Aunt) all took turns. This pounding would go on for a good 15 or 20 minutes….it always seemed to take forever. My job was to help hold the pan down to the high chair along with other various cousins assistance.
And all along the way Nana and Aunty Emma were testing the elasticity of the dough (it's somewhat wet and sticky) – and tasting. Aunty Emma liked moist bread, Nana like dry so there was always quite alot of back and forth to get the dough to a consistency that the sisters could agree upon. Finally came the ritual "crossing" of the bread….basically pulling dough across the 10 pound pan, and covering with blankets and putting the giant bread pan somewhere warm to rise. At Nana's house it was usually in her bed.
When the dough had risen enough to satisfy the four ladies involved (lots of debate here amongst them), they would punch it down, and give it a little bit more time, and FINALLY split the dough up, knead, shape into loaves, KiKi's, and save some off for fried sugar covered donuts (otherwise known as Malasados in Hawaii). THIS is the moment all us kids had so patiently waited for…..the eating of the leavings of dough left behind in that giant aluminum pan !
So, how to eat it ? All this baking was a two day experience so we would spend the night, sleep on Nana's floor, and wake up for a fabulous breakfast of pork spare ribs, sweet bread with butter, and coffee (Postum for the kids) to dunk it in. Sweet bread in my family was only eaten at breakfast. Period.
Thanks NPR for reminding me of these family traditions. Sadly, modern convenience has eliminated making 10 pound batches – the secret family recipe now has two versions….the one above, but the second "adapted for dough hook". Honestly I can't recall the last time any of us got together specifically to make sweet bread the old fashioned way – Bragas, we need to bring this important piece of our heritage back !


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Fewer couples got married in 2011 compared with the previous year, while the average age of brides and grooms continues to rise, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office.
In 2011, the average groom was 34.5 years old when he got married, while the average bride was 32.5.
That was an increase of six months for both men and women compared to those who got married in 2010.
There were nearly 20,000 marriages registered in 2011, just under 1,000 fewer than the previous year.
The statistics show that civil weddings now account for 29% of all marriages.
The age of a bride and groom tended to increase for civil marriages, with the average groom almost 38, and the average bride 35.
The figures show almost 88% of marriages in 2011 were the first for both the groom and the bride.
They also show that there was a 9% increase in divorces granted in 2011 compared to the previous year.
There were 536 civil partnerships registered in 2011, with 335 male unions and 201 female unions.
The average age of partners in civil partnership couples was 44.3 years.
The average age of men being 44.7 and average age of women was 43.8.
Of the 1,072 individual partners, 1,018 (95%) were previously single while 48 (4%) were divorcees and six were widowed.


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