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Mannings 500th TD helps lead Broncos past Cardinals, 41-20
DENVER - The best part of Peyton Manning's big day was getting to share the spotlight with some of his best friends.
Manning joined Brett Favre in the NFL's most exclusive of clubs with his 500th touchdown toss Sunday when the Denver Broncos handed the Arizona Cardinals their first loss, 41-20.
"Football is the ultimate team game, and so I guess one man has to accept it and I really accept it on behalf of a lot of coaches and teammates," Manning said.
Manning threw for 479 yards and four TDs, moving him within five of Favre's record 508.
After getting his touchstone touchdown - a 7-yard dart to tight end Julius Thomas - out of the way early, Manning helped Demaryius Thomas and Wes Welker make history, too.
Demaryius Thomas set a franchise record with 226 yards on eight catches, beating Shannon Sharpe's mark of 214 yards set against Kansas City in 2002.
Welker's seven receptions moved him past Rod Smith for the most catches in NFL history by an undrafted player. He has 854, five more than Smith caught for Denver between 1995-2006.
"I still can't believe he was undrafted because that man can play some ball," Demaryius Thomas said.
Welker's record-breaker came on the last play on the first half, something Manning called "kind of a ha-ha moment for scouting, for not drafting him. So, whoever was a general manager in 2004, those guys ought to send him an apology letter."
Demaryius Thomas caught touchdown passes of 31 and 86 yards - and his 77-yard TD was nullified on a chop block by Julius Thomas that sent defensive end Calais Campbell from the game with a right knee injury.
Left tackle Ryan Clady was engaged with Campbell and was whistled for the flag. But it was the Pro Bowl tight end who crashed low into Campbell and drew the wrath of Arizona coach Bruce Arians.
"I've been coaching for 37 years, it's the dirtiest play I've seen," Arians fumed. "It was a flat chop block and put him out of the game. I know John Fox, great coach and great guy. Somebody has got to answer to that. A fine isn't going to do it, when he's going to miss three or four weeks, on a blatant chop block."
Campbell's strained MCL added to a miserable afternoon in which the Cardinals (3-1) surrendered 568 yards, the most they've allowed since 1973, and saw fill-in quarterback Drew Stanton leave with a concussion.
Manning's 500th TD throw came in his 244th career regular season game, 49 fewer games than it took Favre. It came against two of his mentors: Arians, who was his first QB coach in 1998, and Cardinals assistant head coach Tom Moore, who was his offensive coordinator during his 13 seasons in Indy.
"I give both of those men a lot of credit for helping me improve as a quarterback," Manning said.
Footballs from Manning's milestone TDs usually end up in his receiver's trophy cases, but he kept this one. "I'll probably keep it in a bag somewhere," said Manning, adding that he's sure his 3-year-old boy will get to it soon and play with it in the mud.
Among Manning's two interceptions was one by Campbell, the 300-pound defensive end who snatched his screen pass to a wide-open Montee Ball and rumbled to the 5 before Manning tripped him up.
"Don't give me a full tackle for that," Manning said. "Give me like a half. I barely grazed his leg."
Ellington took it in from there to pull Arizona to 14-13.
Manning saw cornerback Antonio Cromartie lined up 1 on 1 on Demaryius Thomas and hit his big receiver in stride at the 40. Cromartie crumpled to the grass and Thomas sped into the end zone with an 86-yard score that gave Denver a 21-13 halftime lead.
Although only six of the 14 passes Manning threw at Cromartie were completed, those half dozen grabs covered 199 yards.
"It's by far the worst game of my career," Cromartie said. "But it's one game out of the season. We've got 12 more games."
Stanton was 11 for 26 for 118 yards before being knocked from the game on a hard hit by Von Miller in the third quarter.
On his third series, Logan Thomas threaded a pass through linebacker Nate Irving's grasp and into the arms of running back Andre Ellington for a stunning 81-yard score that made it 24-20.
That ended up being Thomas' only completion in eight attempts.
Brandon McManus, whose solid start convinced the Broncos they should release the suspended Matt Prater, made it 27-20 when his 41-yard field goal bounced off the left post and through the uprights.
NOTES: Broncos LB Danny Trevathan made his 2014 debut after breaking his left leg in the preseason. He led the Broncos with seven tackles, six solo. ... Cardinals CB Patrick Peterson sprained his left ankle. ... With Ball (groin) out, Juwan Thompson capped the scoring with his first NFL TD, an 8-yard run.


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Dear Readers,
Number FIVE! I thought my dream of hitting the top 10 in poetry in the iBookstore by Spring 2012 was a pipe dream. But I did set it as a goal a couple weeks ago, when I realized how well both my poetry ebooks were selling on Lulu.com I thought, okay, now to top the charts of the iBookstore!
Today, Leap is #5 in Top Poetry Paid Books in the Canadian iBookstore! It is also being featured in the What's Hot section of the Canadian and US iBookstores. Where the Butterflies Go is trailing behind at #141 (I published this an a ebook a little later than 'Leap') but I'm thrilled it's on the list at all.
Ebooks don't make a lot of money. Hell, poetry doesn't make a lot of money! So I have always felt the thing to do with proceeds from these two collections is to donate half to making a small difference in the world. Since 2008, we've been able to help four children go to school for a year, and provided part of the teachers' salaries too. We've contributed a little to the grand expense of building desks for a small school in India, and this past Christmas, we donated pencils to an entire school.
I'm donating to Unicef again today (enough to give pencils to an entire school) as a way of thanking all of you for reading, buying and sharing my poetry links; for helping more people discover my work, and for helping me achieve my charity donation goals.
Thank you. I couldn't have done any of this without you loyal readers.
Life is short. Keep on laughing. Keep on loving. Never stop leaping.
All my best,
PS Watch for 'The Groovy Granny' as an ebook on Lulu.com and in the iBookstore soon, and my new collection of poetry and photographs by Spring 2012.

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I'm pleased to be here today at Haus Design while Barbara is away on her amazing vacation in Asia. I thought I'd share with you one of my all-time favorite decorating accessories.
I love unique design elements that instill a sense of history and offer a rich, timeless presence. Here are some stunning examples of how to add instant character to your home with small Sculptures and Statues.
Introduce an impressive statement piece...
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A charming, decorative accent...
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or even a cherished garden statue.
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Regardless of its size, or the era it represents...
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Sculptural pieces beautifully add warmth, interest and personality to a space.
Are you as drawn to the classic aesthetic of a regal bust or statue as I am?
Thanks so much Wendi for helping out while I am away - you did a beautiful job!
Thanks so much Wendi for helping out while I am away - you did a beautiful job!


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5 Reasons Why Your Are Not Losing Weight!
The complex process of getting rid of those pesky extra pounds boils down to just a few essential factors, but when a single one of them isn't adjusted to your specific needs and potential, the whole system fails to work.
So many people strongly believe that they're doing everything right, while one misstep might be causing them to delay reaching their fitness goals.
From tweaking your diet to changing your exercise routine, the weight-loss spectrum allows for different solutions for everyone, making it all the more challenging to pinpoint the weak link in your plan.
.1. Too little muscle-friendly food
Sure, everyone who wishes to lose some weight needs to lower their calorie intake, but it matters which calories you choose to skip.
Starchy carbs and processed foods laden with empty calories and with little nutritional value.
They are the main culprits of fat gain. However, people seem to cut their food intake in half on every front and expect instant results!
Break down your calories, learn about the value of the foods you eat and based on the given numbers, assess whether or not you have enough protein in your diet – this seems to be the most commonly overlooked factor, especially among the ladies.
Essential amino acids for muscle-building play a pivotal role in weight-loss, so treat yourself to more chicken breast, eggs and dairy for extra protein.
2. A poor support system
In addition to a well-balanced diet, hydration somehow often ends up neglected. Your body is then forced to retain water, making it all the more difficult to lose weight in any form.
Having a water bottle and measuring your intake can be a hassle at first, but it will allow you to optimize your progress.
Additionally, don't forget about plenty of rest!
When you're on a restricted diet, plus you exercise a few times a week, your body needs a consistent sleeping routine.
Sufficient quality sleep helps to ensure proper nutrient absorption, a faster metabolism, tissue regeneration and of course, losing weight at a healthy pace.
3. Everyday decisions that matter
You'd be surprised to what extent your fitness success may depend on some of the seemingly least relevant choices you make on a daily basis.
Studies show that everything from choosing suitable fitness gear that allows an effective training session, to picking the right playlist can affect your athletic performance.
The next time you start prepping for your workout, make sure to pack high-quality gym wear, plenty of water, your morale-boosting playlist, and let the endorphins and dopamine do the rest.
Always bring protective gear and a healthy snack for later, and you'll quickly feel a difference in your performance and your weight loss pace.
4. Thyroid Problems
Even when your exercise routine and your diet are in order, there are factors that can impede your progress, which can be a buzzkill for your desire to keep working towards your goals.
Hormonal imbalances caused by menopause or pregnancy aside, your hormones do play a key role in how well your body responds to exercise and diet.
For example, your thyroid gland is essential for the production of hormones needed for high energy levels, a healthy breakdown of nutrients and burning fat.
If you notice a standstill in your progress despite your best efforts, visit a doctor, because with the right medication, your thyroid can be managed and no longer pose a problem.
5. You're chronically stressed
The sneaky issue that can also affect your hormonal balance is too much prolonged stress.
Whether you work in a stressful environment, and you have little time or opportunity to vent all the pent-up negativity, stress is a powerful cortisol-booster, a hormone linked to persistent obesity and a higher BMI.
Trying to lose weight on top of everything else can also be highly stressful, so do your best to find a way to relax and don't put too much pressure on yourself.
Balance your expectations, keep track of your progress, and incorporate techniques such as meditation or breathing exercises to keep calm and stay on top of your fitness goals.
Author: Samantha Olivier
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Royals acquire SS Yuniesky Betancourt for P Dan Cortes and P Derrick Saito
What more is there to say really ? I mean I could go on but to put what I feel into words can't be done.
The Royals trade last years minor league pitcher of the year for a guy on the DL who sucks ?
If you want more go to Royals Review they got more but ugh !!!!
Dayton Moore should be fired forget about Trey Hillman there is no way he'll ever be able to win like this.
Yuniesky Betancourt for Cortes and Saito.
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Fish & Richardson has been named one of the busiest firms at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), according to a recent Lex Machina report that analyzed all of the America Invents Act (AIA) reviews filed through 2015. Fish represented clients in a total of 380 AIA review cases, including 234 cases in which it represented the petitioner – the most of any firm – and 146 cases in which it represented the patent owner. Only three firms – including Fish – handled over 350 PTAB cases, with Fish essentially tied for first place in the ranking.
"Fish brings a powerful combination of technical know-how, patent prosecution skills, and litigation savvy to our PTAB work on behalf of clients," said Karl Renner, co-chair of Fish & Richardson's Post-Grant Practice Group. "Our post-grant teams include both experienced patent practitioners and seasoned IP litigators working together to leverage these proceedings to advance our clients' business objectives and complement their patent litigation strategies. This is what differentiates us
The Lex Machina Patent Trial and Appeal Board 2015 Report evaluated data about all of the AIA reviews that have been filed since the system became available in 2012, through December 2015, including those that are pending. Overall, there have been more than 4,300 AIA petitions filed since the inception of the new AIA rules.
According to Law360's interview with Brian Howard from Lex Machina, "the report also challenges the popular notion that the PTAB is a 'death squad' that is aggressively invalidating patents at a high rate. People making such arguments tend to look only at the results of cases in which the PTAB instituted review of a patent…and ignore the fact that the PTAB never institutes review of many patents that are challenged."


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Since Korey has upped the ante by creating a repeating series, and since I've promised her I'd post much more often, I've decided to do the same. The general purpose of the series is to discuss and respond to complaints that women have about men (especially potential HOH's) that I consider unreasonable or silly.
Upon hearing the subject of my series, Korey initially suggested (somewhat jokingly) that I title it "Quit your bitching woman!", and in a sense this title is more accurate than "A Man's Response". However, I decided to be less combative, because the "woman" I'm referring to is certainly not Korey, but rather a generic "modern woman". Furthermore, these are not meant to be responses specifically to Korey's posts, although they may seem to immediately follow them suspiciously often. For the most part I usually agree with what she has to say. They may address side issues indirectly raised by Korey's posts, or be about completely different issues. I'm going to try to keep them to a reasonable length.
Now, a confession… I play video games, for a couple of hours a week on average. I am not at all ashamed of this, I only call it a confession because I suspect a reasonable fraction of DD-minded women just decided that I am not worthy to be HOH. Even outside the DD community, I have found that a decent fraction of women have decided that if a man plays and enjoys video games, he must be immature and childish. I could give a detailed justification for why I find video games to be a perfectly acceptable pastime, how in many ways they are much more intellectually stimulating than TV, and how they can actually be a very family friendly activity, but I'm not going to do that. Instead, I'm simply going to make a blunt statement. First, however, I need to define two terms. I will make no effort to actually look these up in a dictionary, I will instead simply give what I use them to mean. (Why am I being so pedantic? Because as Korey pointed out, I'm an aerospace engineer who is still in grad school, and I am used to having approximately ten people edit, re-edit, and in general bitch and moan about everything I write. I humbly apologize for taking this out on you.) Now, the definitions:
Spare Time:
Time that is available for doing things that amuse you, for no other reason than that they amuse you.
Spare Money:
Money that is available to spend on things that amuse you, for no other reason than that they amuse you.
Now, the statement: Provided that he isn't doing anything morally reprehensible, it is none of your business what your husband does with his spare time or his spare money. Furthermore, with the same caveat about morality, it is none of his business what you do with yours, even if he is a strict, hard-spanking HOH.
Note that I make no comment about how much spare time or spare money a person should have. This is dictated by circumstances. How much do you earn? Is the house paid off? Do you have kids or not? Is it a really busy week at work or not? Are relatives in town or not? Etc. How much spare time a person has is very much their spouse's business. If a man is playing video games when he needs to be working, this is certainly a problem. If a man is spending excessively on video games, that is a problem. If a man is neglecting his family to play video games, that is a problem. These are reasonable points that a woman should raise with her husband, especially if he is the HOH. If he is a good HOH, he should honestly consider what she is saying, and if it is at all reasonable, adjust his behavior. As in everything else, if he isn't sure who is right, he should err on the side of doing what his wife asks, because that is the chivalrous thing to do.
If she is being completely unreasonable, however, that is what the paddle is for. If you just gave the ok for her to spend $100 on shoes, and she then claims you are wasting money when you buy video game for $50, she might well need a paddling. If your wife just spent two hours watching "Project Runway" while you mowed the lawn, and is now griping that you want to play "Halo" for a little while, she probably needs a paddling. Finally, if the last three movies you've been to with your wife all had Sandra Bullock in them, and you didn't complain, but she throws a fit when you want to watch "Predator", she most definitely needs a paddling.
Korey has been asking me to post, and I've been planning to do so, for quite some time. The trouble is that I always have things I want to post, and I think through what I'm going to say… then I think of something to add, then something else, and on and on, until I realize that the post will be so long that I have neither the time nor the energy to write it. So, I promised Korey I would keep my posts at least reasonably short, so that I can actually make myself take the time to write them.
Korey and I were at the outlet mall today, and we walked by a store selling BBQ equipment, including some aprons. In order to make these aprons appropriately manly (it is BBQ, after all, not baking cookies), they all had various manly phrases about meat, or sports, or cars. One of them had this statement, obviously directed at the manly apron wearer's wife: "In the time it took you to read this, you could already have gone and gotten me a beer." I admit I laughed out loud at this. However, it also made me think about how accepting our society has become of what I would call casual chauvinism. I'll give a better definition for this term later.
While thinking about this, I remembered another time a few years back when I was struck by the same concept. My girlfriend and I had just had a relatively petty argument which had turned into a fight, and she was laying in the sun on the beach (we were spending a day at the ocean while visiting her family, who live near the Texas Gulf Coast). I wandered into a large shop dedicated to selling all types of T-shirts. As I wandered, I noticed that one entire section was devoted completely to girls' T-shirts with various insults toward men printed on them. Many of them were the usual, benign girl-power stuff, like "If it has tires or testicles, its going to give you trouble." However, I noticed that quite a few others had pretty harsh insults on them, attacking the average man's intelligence, abilities, looks, etc. I honestly don't remember what any of them said, but I remember thinking that these were far more insulting than the average T-shirts sold in mall kiosks.A silly thing to be bothered by, of course, but I was in a bad mood toward women at the time, due to my recent argument, and so I looked around the store for similar T-shirts designed for men. I soon found them, but they just depressed me further. Of course there were the usual "FBI: Female Body Inspector" and similar shirts, which could in a way be considered a response to the insults heaped upon men in the other section, but these didn't satisfy me. I don't really know what I was looking for, exactly. I didn't seriously expect to find a T-shirt with "If you don't treat me with more respect, young lady, I'll take you over my knee and spank your bottom bright red!" printed on the front, although that would have been nice. I think I just wanted something at least somewhat mature and intelligent, which again was silly because I was at an oceanside T-shirt shop, but again that was the mood I was in at the time.
Finally, I saw a T-shirt alone on a display. I couldn't read it from the angle where I was standing, but I already knew this T-shirt had something to say. It stood out, apart from the others. As I came closer and looked up at it, I got my hopes up. Here, at last, would be the response of the male sex to all the abuse. It was solid black, with large, bold white lettering on the front. The phrase was simple, unequivocal, and profound:
"I will destroy you with my enormous cock."
This was not the response I had hoped for from my half of the species. However, it did make me think about what society will accept from men, and what it will not. Society will accept chauvinism from men, as long as it is done in a lazy, stupid, boys-will-be-boys type of way. This is what I referred to earlier as casual chauvinism.
Now, I need to end this post in order to keep with my "short-post" promise, but there are two separate issues I would like to address in follow-up posts.
First, why has it become acceptable in society for women to constantly, aggressively, and harshly bash not just individual men, but the entire male sex? I'm not talking about playful poking of fun between the sexes, I'm talking about a sustained attack on everything that could be loosely considered male.
Second, why has it become acceptable for men to descend deep into chauvinism, as long as they do so in a way that is lazy, stupid, and slobbish? Just as an example, why is it that if a man were to walk around in public with a shirt that said "A woman should be naked, in the kitchen, making me a pie" that wouldn't really make anyone raise an eyebrow, but if a man walked around in public with a shirt saying "In a Christian marriage, the man is the head of the household" he would have feminists parachuting in to confront him in a matter of minutes?


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Energy Savings
It is essential that the EU's energy policy for the next 40 years must be aligned with the efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C, as agreed in the 2015 Paris climate deal.
Reducing energy use is the backbone of any effective climate strategy. According to figures published by the International Energy Agency (IEA), energy efficiency measures are projected to account for two-thirds of greenhouse gas reductions by 2020. Reducing energy use has several other advantages on top of climate protection, including tackling energy poverty, cutting energy costs for consumers and reducing dependency on imported fuel.
Making a reduction in energy use a policy priority is a driver for technological innovation, it creates long-term, local jobs and improves people's quality of life, for example in renovated buildings that offer inhabitants warmer and less polluted homes.
Ramping up the use of renewable energies such as solar and wind in the EU energy mix is also key to slashing greenhouse gas emissions. Many countries in Europe have made great strides in this area in recent years.
However, the EEB continues to urge EU policymakers to be as ambitious as possible in this area to keep Europe at the forefront of the clean energy revolution. With the EU's position currently under discussion, the EEB is pushing for a binding target of 40% energy savings by 2030.
EU energy savings target for 2030
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Thanksgiving With a Latino Twist
Let's face it: Unless your mezcla is part Pequot, Canarsee or Wampanoag, the tales of Puritan pilgrim settlers may not resonate. What we can relate to, however, is food and familia.
Still, if you think about it, some of the staple ingredients on a Thanksgiving menu -- corn, potatoes, calabazas -- are all inherently Latin. And the spices -- cinnamon, paprika, cilantro, vanilla and chiles -- all add distinctive sabor. Carolina Buia, co-author of the book Latin Chic, shares some quick tips on how to spice up your Thanksgiving feast, Latin-style.
Fill you home with giant Mexican paper flowers, which you can pick up at most craft stores. They don't just add a pop of festive color; they're also reusable and will stay beautiful all year long. Use a plain white tablecloth with colorful runners. Check Etsy.com for beautifully handcrafted ideas.
For the turkey, first brine the pavochón, then add an adobo rub or salsa valentina, a Mexican hot sauce. For a stuffing with mofongo-style dressing, add some green plaintains, garlic, salchicha and nuts to your recipe. Instead of mashed potatoes, serve boiled yucca with garlic mojo sauce. Or, go the rice route with some arroz con gandules and sofrito.
Whip up a tres leches cake, which is very festive and kid-approved. Or, substitute a creamy flan de calabazas for pumpkin pie.
- Kid-friendly: Make a batch of tropical batidas of either guava, piña or passion fruit. Or, serve Jarritos instead of soda. These yummy Mexican sodas are made with real sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup.
- Adult beverages: "Latin eggnog," "coquito" and "ponche crema" are all different names for the same deliciously wicked rum drink. Buia recommends that you serve high-quality rum after dinner.
Kid Activities
Let them celebrate and get their ya-yas out by whacking a piñata that's filled with Spanish dulces. LatinBag.com sells authentic sweets to cater to all your nostalgic Latin cravings. LatinBag's Luchador piñata is particularly awesome.
Don't worry about having everything matchy-matchy. If you're having a large party but don't have enough plates, places like HomeGoods have plain white everyday dishware for only $1.50 per plate. They're nicer-looking than plastic or paper, and you can reuse them for the next fiesta!


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Experiential learning is the most popular and fastest form of learning. Visits to industries are an integral part of management studies. It provides hands on experience and enables the students to get practical exposure in real time. The management operations can also be understood to a great extent. ISBM emphasizes on providing holistic industry-exposure across various sectors and business verticals. Several industry visits are conducted at esteemed commercial institutions like Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Parle Products, Mother Dairy, Hero Honda Motors Ltd, and Maruti Suzuki.
Industrial VisitIndustrial Visit of First year Students @ Relaxo Footwears Limited Plant
"Visit to Kingdom of Dreams" - Institute recently endorsed a visit for students to Gurgaon's famous happening place- 'Kingdom of Dreams"Industrial Visit of First year students to Yakult Danone India Pvt. Ltd.,Sonepat, Haryana
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Is Your Medicine Cabinet Making You Fat?
Experts explain how certain prescription drugs can cause unwanted weight gain
By Charlene Laino
WebMD Weight Loss Clinic - Feature
You've been watching your diet and following your usual exercise routine. But your pants seem a little tight and, sure enough, the scale shows that you've gained five pounds in the past month.
What's going on?
This may be hard to swallow, but a medication your doctor prescribed could be to blame. Certain prescription drugs used to treat mood disorders, seizures, migraines, diabetes, and even high blood pressure can cause weight gain - sometimes 10 pounds a month. Some steroids, hormone replacement therapy, and oral contraceptives can also cause unwanted pounds to creep up on you.
But even if you suspect a prescription medication is causing weight gain, never stop taking the drug without consulting your doctor, experts stress.
"Stopping some of these medications on your own can have very serious consequences," says Louis Aronne, MD, director of the Comprehensive Weight Control Program in New York City and president of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity. "It has to be done very carefully."
Madelyn H. Fernstrom, PhD, director of the Weight Management Center at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, agrees. Even if a medication causes weight gain, "an extra 10 pounds may be worth the trade-off of what that medication is doing for your overall health," she says.
Common Offenders That Can Cause Weight Gain
While no one knows exactly how many prescription drugs can cause weight gain, experts estimate the list includes more than 50 common medications.
Steroids such as prednisone, older antidepressants such as Elavil and Tofranil, and second-generation antipsychotics like Zyprexa are the biggest -- and most recognized -- promoters of weight gain, Fernstrom says.
Some other common offenders, says Fernstrom, include the antidepressants Paxil and Zoloft, the antiseizure medication Depakote, diabetes drugs like Diabeta and Diabinese, and the high blood pressure drugs Cardura and Inderal. Heartburn drugs like Nexium and Prevacid may also cause drug-induced weight gain.
Fernstrom tells WebMD that the medication-associated weight gain can be modest -- or as much as 30 pounds over several months.
"And in some cases, it is unrelated to the action of the drug itself," she adds. "For example, if an antidepressant makes people feel better, their appetite may be restored and they eat more."
Making matters more complicated is that some drugs, like Prevacid and Nexium, can cause weight gain in some people and weight loss in others.
"Not all drugs have the same side effects for all people," she says. "You have to work with your doctor to find the drug that's right for you."
Aronne says he warns against putting too much stock in a list of specific drugs that cause weight gain.
"What you need to know," he tells WebMD, "is that certain types of drugs can cause weight gain." But in almost every case, the doctor will be able to switch you to another medication that has the same desirable effects but which will not cause weight gain and may even help you to shed a few pounds, he says.
For example, while some drugs used to treat depression and other mood disorders can cause weight gain, the antidepressants Wellbutrin and Prozac tend to help people lose weight, says Aronne, who is also clinical professor of medicine at Weill-Cornell Medical College in New York City.
Ditto for diabetes medications. "Yes, some can induce weight gain, but Glucophage and Precose are both weight-neutral, while two newer drugs -- Byetta and Symlin -- can actually help you lose weight," he says.
As for medications used to treat seizure disorders and headaches, Aronne says that Zonegran and Topamax are good alternatives that are both associated with weight loss.
Aronne recalls the case of one 190-pound woman being treated for migraine headaches who came to his obesity clinic. His team tried a variety of measures, even a liquid diet, to help her shed the unhealthy excess weight, but she stabilized after losing only 10 pounds.
"Then we switched her to a different medication, Topamax, for her migraines," he recalls. "She lost 50 pounds and has stabilized at a healthy 133 pounds. I can offer dozens of more examples just like this."
When to Suspect Drugs Are to Blame for Weight Gain
Fernstrom says you should suspect your medicine cabinet is at the root of your problem if you gain five or more pounds in a month without overeating or exercising less.
"You have to look at your lifestyle carefully and then if you still can't explain those extra pounds, you should begin to suspect it's your medication, particularly if you recently started a new medication," she says.
At that point, you can check the package insert or ask your pharmacist if weight gain is among the side effects of your medication. But the insert may not be as helpful as you might think, often simply listing weight gain as a "frequent" side effect, along with a dozen or so other side effects that may include weight loss, says George Blackburn, MD, PhD, an obesity expert at Harvard Medical School.
"You really need to see a doctor," and not just rely on lists or package inserts, he tells WebMD.
Being Proactive
So is there anything you can do to guard against prescription drug-induced weight gain? Most importantly, be proactive, Blackburn says.
"While doctors should be measuring your body weight at each visit and looking for change, they don't always do that," he explains. "So if you have gained five pounds in a month, report that back to your doctor."
Even then, many family doctors may not realize that weight gain can grow out of the medicine chest, Aronne says. "We're trying to educate general practitioners about the possible role of prescription medications in causing weight gain, but not all are tuned into this," he says.
Noting that psychiatrists and obesity specialists are more aware of the problem, Aronne suggests asking for a referral if needed.
"But I am not talking about a self-proclaimed weight loss specialist practicing in a strip mall; you want to get a specialist who is of the same caliber that you would go to for any medical problem," he stresses.
Even if you have to wait a month for an appointment, do not stop taking a drug you suspect is causing you to gain weight on your own, he adds. Instead prepare for the visit by keeping a food diary of what you eat and when you eat it - "probably the best behavioral tool out there for losing weight."
You should also take steps to help work off any excess pounds, Fernstrom adds.
"Be a mindful eater, knowing you are at risk for weight gain," she says.
Also, get a pedometer and start walking. "You burn off 100 calories with every 2,500 steps, so walking just 45 minutes a day can help offset drug-induced weight gain," she says.
- MedicineNet
Medically reviewed by Robert Bargar, MD; Board Certification in Public Health & General Preventive Medicine July 14, 2017
Originally published on October, 17, 2005.
Louis Aronne, MD, director, Comprehensive Weight Control Program, New York; president, North American Association for the Study of Obesity; clinical professor of medicine, Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York.
George L. Blackburn, MD, PhD, associate professor of Nutrition, Harvard Medical School.
Madelyn H. Fernstrom, PhD, director, Weight Management Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.


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Female genital mutilation targets little girls, baby girls - fragile angels who are helpless, who cannot fight back. It's a crime against a child, a crime against humanity. It's abuse. It's absolutely criminal and we have to stop it. Votes: 26
I love life. I wish I could live another 500 years, truly. There is so much to do. I don't feel bitter or angry or disappointed. If anything, I am very grateful for where I come from. I have absolutely no regrets. Votes: 10
Fashion is fun, ridiculously fun. But it's base and it's wrong. You're not doing anything good for the world. You're just saying, 'Buy it, buy it, buy it.' Votes: 9
Mama tied a blindfold over my eyes. The next thing I felt my flesh was being cut away. I heard the blade sawing back and forth through my skin. The pain between my legs was so intense I wished I would die. Votes: 9
If you can survive in the desert, you survive anywhere. I know more than anything life in desert. You can tell by looking at the dirt how long ago it rained, how hard it rained, how much water came through. You can by looking at a plant, a tree, from an animal's look. I can read the desert like I read my hand. Votes: 7
I love the truth. Tell the truth and live the truth, because we've seen enough lies and look what it's doing. Votes: 6
Fashion is fun, ridiculously fun. But it's base and it's wrong. You're not doing anything good for the world. You're just saying, 'Buy it, buy it, buy it. Votes: 6
Because women and girls are not valued equally as human beings, they are treated as less than such. Female genital mutilation is one example of this that has to be stopped. Votes: 5
I belong nowhere and to no one. Votes: 4
Less hatred, more love, less war, more peace, more respect for the Mother Nature and for other people. Votes: 4
My mother named me after a miracle of nature: Waris means desert flower. The desert flower blooms in a barren environment where few living things can survive. Votes: 3
I still do find it very difficult in the West to connect to this politeness of smiling, not saying how you're thinking or not saying how you really feel. Votes: 3
In the current situation, it is very difficult for foreign NGOs to work in Somalia because it is so unstable and dangerous. I really hope that my country will one day rise out of this mess and reach the potential it has. Votes: 3
Laws are important. But they can only be effective if the people know about the particular laws. Votes: 3
I don't know what a supermodel is. If they call me that, I might have to punch them. It's just so vain and so unreal. Votes: 2
I've never been one to stay still. I was born a nomad, and I still am a nomad and always will be. Votes: 2
Give love and share happiness with the people around you, and never give up fighting for what you believe in. Votes: 0
I always knew, from the very day of my own mutilation, that I would one day fight against this practice. I did not know how and when, but I knew that I would fight it. Votes: 0
I have often felt like I was the only one fighting against female genital mutilation. There is still a huge taboo surrounding the topic, because it involves the most private parts of the female´s body. But whenever I feel like this is too much for me to do, I read e-mails and messages I receive every day from people thanking me for speaking up for them, for giving them a voice. These messages let me know that I am not alone, and that what I do is worthwhile. Votes: 0
I know what I am fighting for. I am fighting for the most basic rights of innocent children. And that is why I never take the criticism too deep under my skin. Votes: 0
Many friends have expressed concern that a religious fanatic will try to kill me when I go to Africa. After all, I'll be speaking out against a crime many fundamentalists consider a holy practice. I'm sure my work will be dangerous, and I admit to being scaredâ¦. But my faith tells me to be strong, that God led me down this path for a reason. He has work for me to do. This is my mission. And I believe that long before the day I was born, God chose the day I will die, so I can't change that. In the meantime, I might as well take a chance, because that's what I've done all my life. Votes: 0
Sometimes I wonder where I am from. I am either way ahead or I come from another world. I don't recognise this world. Votes: 0
We need to empower women: provide them with work for their own income, and teach them to become independent of men so they will never have to have their children suffering the same torture. Votes: 0
Well, of course there's my own experience of being mutilated as a little child. Having gone through this cruel practice and all the long-term consequences that come with it, I just cannot sit back and watch it being done to thousands of little girls every year. I believe that it is my responsibility to use the attention I get to fight against the continuing practice of female genital mutilation. Votes: 0
When I became successful as a model in the United States, I knew that my chance to be heard had come and so I took it. Votes: 0


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When the black band on Leon Gil's wrist vibrates, he knows it's time to get up for a walk.
The device tracks Gil's physical activity, prompting him to meet step goals each day, but improved conditioning isn't his only payout. Making use of the device saved Gil and his wife "$400 and change" in the first quarter of 2016 through deductible reimbursement credits on their health insurance plan.
Companies are making use of fitness trackers, similar to Fitbits, in corporate wellness strategies to promote healthy and active lifestyles among their employees. Nationwide, employers are expected to incorporate more than 13 million fitness tracking devices into their wellness programs by 2018, according to technology consultancy Endeavors Partners.
Some, such as Gil's employer, Pueblo-based Industrial Constructors/Managers Inc., use the wearable technology as part of a health insurance plan to provide financial reimbursements when participants meet specific goals.
Others have in-house competitions and donate money to charities on behalf of employees. And others, still, incorporate fitness into workplace culture. In the five-story Denver headquarters of IMA Financial Group near Union Station, the staircases have scenic murals painted on each landing, giving employees and visitors an outdoorsy feel as they take the stairs. The landscapes are scaled to each floor, ascending in elevation as one ascends the building. Sounds of nature play in the background.
At ICM, Gil takes part in UnitedHealthcare's All Savers Motion, an insurance plan that provides financial reimbursements to employees who meet daily activity goals.
"It's a sophisticated-yet-simple program that builds in the use of wearable devices directly into the health plan," UnitedHealthcare spokesman Will Shanley said. "What we've seen historically was a lot of walking challenges where companies would subsidize the cost of fitness trackers, but this is really building the device into the health plan itself."
Colorado companies with 10-100 employees and self-funded health plans (as opposed to fully insured) are eligible for UnitedHealthcare's All Savers Motion program. All Savers Motion participants may receive up to $3 in deductible credits per day, or $1,095 per year. Employers can also earn premium savings in the following year.
UnitedHealthcare added the fitness trackers to its All Savers plan in 2015. ICM added the fitness tracker to its plan in January.
"As an employer, we're always looking to cut costs on premiums," ICM controller Sharon Tafoya said. After enrolling in January, she said, it was the "first time in 10 years we had a decrease on premiums for our employers and for us."
While reaching 10,000 steps is important, clinical data showed that's not the only measure correlated with improving health, Shanley said. The UHC program uses the acronym FIT, for frequency, intensity and tenacity.
Frequency corresponds to clocking 300 steps, about a five-minute walk, six times per day. The device alerts the user who has been sitting for more than an hour, indicating through a buzz that it's time to get up and move. Intensity encourages participants to take at least one brisk walk a day, or 3,000 steps in 30 minutes. Tenacity is the overarching goals of 10,000 total steps throughout the course of the day. Participants earn $1 per measure per day.
Users start receiving credits immediately. Benefits can also extend to employees' spouses and children. But don't think you can just pawn the tracker off on your rambunctious kid or dog. The device comes equipped with fraud-detection components, Shanley said.
It learns your gate, and if the device notices abnormalities, a red flag will pop up. While most people may not be trying to game the system, a few are, though the individual reach out has typically been enough to get the person back in line, Shanley said.
UnitedHealthCare tracks the data on an aggregate level. When employees sync their trackers, they can see where their steps rank among other people, anonymously, in the company.
"That's the competitive part of it," Gil said. "I want to stay in the top five."
Reimbursements are paid quarterly to those who meet their goals, and they roll over if not used immediately, Shanley said. Gil said the dollar factor was a huge incentive for him.
"I don't think people tend to think a dollar or two a day is a huge incentive, but over a year, it adds up," he said.
Health and productivity benefits add up, too. Gil said his hurdle was the 30-minute intensity component.
During the weekends or on not so nice days, he and his wife walk around the mall or large stores such as Lowe's. While the tracker hasn't been a lifestyle change for the active family, it was a reminder that they weren't doing as much as they should be or had thought they were, Gil said.
"Conditioning is probably the biggest thing for me," he said. "There are days you don't get up and do it, but the reminder spurred us to do it a little more."
Gil estimates he hits about 90 percent of the goals on a consistent basis. And with those goals on his mind, Gil said he schedules his daily work more efficiently.
"As part of this conditioning, you're getting a certain task done," he said. "In the meantime, you're checking which products are getting ready to ship or speaking to employees about issues they may be having. So you're still working, you're just doing it a little differently than you may have been doing it before."
Keeping up with the program comes with a bit of a learning curve, Shanley said, especially working the intensity component into a daily routine.
"If you don't make an effort to get that 30 minutes of walking, you won't get that in your normal day-to-day activity," Shanley said.
But the waterproof monitors track more than steps. While the band was designed for walking and running, users can wear it on a bike or elliptical, and in a pool. Cycles, strides and strokes all count toward meeting the day's goals. UnitedHealthcare also grants the incentive to employed people who cannot participate in the program because of a medical reason.
On Sept. 1, UnitedHealthcare rolled out its "UnitedHealthcare Motion" program for Colorado employers with a fully insured health plan and at least 101 employees. That's up from the original program announcement of 300 employees when the program was previously introduced in other states March 1.
Workers who take part in the new program will be eligible to receive $4 per day. With a $40 registration credit, that means up to $1,500 in deductible credits per person per year.
But reimbursements are just one motivational factor companies push in their wellness plans. At IMA, the focus is on overall well-being to reduce potential future costs.
"The ultimate goal is to create a behavior and habit that they sustain because they find value in it; make the linkage between being physically active and feeling good," IMA specialty health and analytics lead Rex Wilcox said. "I do believe that the dollar amount can potentially undermine the actual value and benefits the individual gains."
And because the incentive value of wellness programs has to climb year over year, Wilcox said, some programs may not be viable long-term.
He said the focus should be on future cost avoidance, especially for people who don't have pre-existing conditions. Engaging pre-diabetics, for example, may help lower their risk factor of developing the chronic condition. By doing so, they could potentially prevent developing the disease, one for which costs would show in the health insurance plan.
The Wichita-based financial group has a partnership with Fitbit, and it subsidizes the cost of the name brand's base model. Since 2007, its employees' premiums have not increased more than 10 percent, employee benefits analyst Emily Aronis said.
The company has facilitated programs such as "Challenge Fit," which was geared toward the Olympics and Paralympics, she said.
IMA tries to hold a challenge once a quarter, fitting in what it sees as the "sweet spot" to get the best engagement. Typically participants stay fully engaged in the program for three to four weeks, she said.
The company also held a marketing campaign called "Uncover Your Fit," during which associates and executives sent in pictures of themselves being active.
"It was about getting people excited," Aronis said. "You can go out and go whitewater rafting or skydiving, those off-the-wall type things. We wanted to highlight that there's different ways to be active."
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Ted Hood - What hes done
If you are among those who aren't quite sure whether this is the Hood who made the first in-mast furling or the one who designed the first center cockpit walkthrough, here is a brief primer on the man who is both.
If you are among those who aren't quite sure whether this is the Hood who made the first in-mast furling or the one who designed the first center cockpit walkthrough, here is a brief primer on the man who is both.
Read the other story in this package: Boating's peerless idea man
• Early 1950s: Develops a superior sailcloth out of a new synthetic yarn called Dacron and, from his Little Harbor property in Marblehead, Mass., becomes the sailmaker to the big-time racers from the New York Yacht Club.
• 1958: Invited to crew aboard the America's Cup contender Vim and to bring along some sails.
• 1959: Designs and builds his first cruising boat, Robin, an immediate race winner.
• 1962: Designs the radical America's Cup 12 Meter Nefertiti, which fails to be chosen to defend.
• 1966: Introduces a radical hull shape known as the whale body, challenging all preconceptions about efficient yacht design.
• 1968: Wins the Newport-Bermuda Race with this design.
• 1974: Named skipper of Courageous, a Sparkman & Stevens design, and wins the America's Cup, in addition to numerous other big-time ocean races in his own designs.
• 1977: Designs Cup contender Independence, which also fails to be chosen to defend.
• Into the 1980s: Hood Sails is the world's largest sailmaker and continues to suit Cup boats with its sails.
• Mid-1980s: Sells the sailmaking business and starts Little Harbor Yachts, building semicustom sailboats and becoming one of the first major designers to build boats in Taiwan.
• 1985: Designs American Promise, which Dodge Morgan sails solo around the world non-stop in a record 150 days.
• 1987: Moves his business from Marblehead to Portsmouth, R.I., where he starts building powerboats and creates the Ocean State's largest boatyard.
• 1999: Sells his entire operation to The Hinckley Co. and moves more assertively into power yacht design, having sold thousands of yachts of his design.
• 2006: Receives PassageMaker magazine's first Lifetime Achievement Award.
These are some of the high points of an obviously varied career. "There are just thousands of some very small and some significant concepts that he brought to sailing," says longtime friend E. Paul Casey.
Indeed, Hood's life has always been as much concerned with looking at the tiny details as focusing on the grand sweep of things. He concedes that while aesthetics are very important to him, it is function that drives him. And the details are what combine to produce the function that, 65 years after his first design, he still seeks.


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We live in a vast, complex world, where new species are being discovered all the time. Yet even as these exciting creatures are being discovered, the increasing human population, climate change, habitat destruction, hunting and the over-exploitation of wildlife mean countless numbers of animals that will go extinct within a child's lifetime.
Scientists have estimated that over the course of Earth's history, anywhere between 1 and 4 billion species have existed.
The natural extinction rate (aka background rate) describes how fast plants, mammals, birds and insects would die off if humans weren't in the picture.
It is estimated that today species are disappearing at almost 1,000 times the natural rate, meaning we're losing around 150-200 species every single day.
Check out these 30 animals that will likely go extinct before today's children grow up.
1. Amur Leopard
Status: Critically endangered. Less than 70 amur leopards are alive today. The population has severely decreased as the leopard is hunted for its fur, and its natural habitat destroyed by humans.
2. Siberian Tiger
Status: Critically endangered. Siberian tigers are the world's largest cats, and there are only around 400 to 500 left in the wild today.
3. Snow Leopard
Status: Vulnerable. Humans are the sole predators of humans, from hunting to habitat loss, we are threatening their population numbers.
From far-off ferocious felines to creatures not far from us…
4. Western Gorilla/Cross River Gorilla
Status: Critically Endangered. Extremely high levels of poaching and hunting have dwindled the population. By 2046, experts believe the Western Gorilla population will be reduced by more than 80 percent.
There are two different main gorilla species with their own sub-species. One of the subspecies of Western Gorillas is the Cross River Gorilla — both are labeled as critically endangered.
5. Sumatran Orangutan
Status: Critically endangered. The population of Sumatran Orangutans have declined more than 80 percent in the last 75 years.


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A decommissioned Turkish coastguard boat was sunk off Oris beach between the Merit and Denizkizi hotels to provide a wreck for divers to explore.
The vessel, which is around 35 metres long, was sunk 300-340 metres offshore to a depth of 40 metres.
All the relevant ministries had given their approval and the Ministry of Finance funded the project.
The coast guard ship was towed from Kyrenia harbour by Turkish Cypriot Coastal Safety and Ship Rescue tugboat 'Mücahit' to the site. Divers opened the sea-cocks on the vessel while tourists and people on nearby boats looked on with great interest.
Alsancak Mayor Fırat Ataser said that this was the first of such projects to take place in North Cyprus. He pointed out that in South Cyprus a ship named 'Zodiac' which had been sunk years ago, was visited by diving enthusiasts every year. An enterprise which contributes 7 million euros annually to tourism, he said.
The mayor suggested that a similar project could be undertaken in Famagusta Bay.


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Whether you still think marijuana can turn people into crazed maniacs, Reefer Madness style, or you're about to use this very page as a rolling paper (bad idea), you've probably realized by now that we're at a major crossroads in marijuana history. As Washington becomes one of the first two states to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana, a national tidal wave is surging. For the first time since the polling firm started asking, Gallup reports that a majority of Americans say they support legalizing marijuana and nearly 40 percent say they've tried the drug. Twenty states have medical marijuana laws on the books, and this fall, a year after Washington voters passed Initiative 502, four cities in Michigan and Maine legalized or decriminalized recreational marijuana. Earlier this month, lawmakers in Uruguay voted to legalize and regulate pot. This week, as the Washington State Liquor Control Board plans to close the application window for the state's first legal marijuana entrepreneurs, let's remember how far we've come. Consider this your cannabis CliffsNotes. (HG)
Around 2700 BP: Taking cannabis to the grave
Among the earliest known instances of the plant's use, cannabis was used to make paper or rope in ancient Asian civilizations. It was ground into flour and used in gruel; later, it was prescribed as medicine. But a tomb studied by researchers over the past decade suggests ancient civilizations may have been waking and baking too. Researchers tested a stash of plants they found buried with a well-off 45-year-old shaman in northern China, part of a roving clan of blue-eyed, light-skinned nomads near the Gobi Desert. Believed to be from around 2700 BP (that's Before Present, calculated as before 1950), the plants, lightly pounded in a wooden bowl and still surprisingly green, were cannabis. While ancient hemp clothing and rope have been found in the area, they've been dated to years after these plants were buried, leading the team to conclude in the Journal of Experimental Botany that, "The cannabis was presumably employed by this culture as a medicinal or psychoactive agent, or an aid to divination." (HG)
Aug. 2, 1619
Lawmakers in the colony of Virginia declare that every household with hemp seeds must grow them the following season.
July 4, 1776
The Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, which was signed on paper made of hemp.
1700s: George Washington was growing fields of this stuff...
It's true that George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew cannabis plants in their fields. But it's not like they shared a blunt during breaks of the Continental Congress. The sort of cannabis they grew was hemp, which they harvested — with varying levels of financial success — for its oil, seeds and fibers, used to make rope, clothing and other old-timey goodies. It was considered a good supplement to tobacco farming, which could damage a farm's soil.
Industrial hemp was used widely in the United States until 1937, when Congress banned marijuana, which also extended to hemp. It remained legal to import processed hemp into the country, which American businesses continued to do. When imports of hemp and other useful fibers from Asia were cut off during World War II, the U.S. government released a short film in 1942 entitled Hemp for Victory, which instructed farmers how to plant and care for the crop in the hopes of making up for those lost imports. But as drug prohibition ramped up in the following decades, industrial hemp crops were eradicated from the country.
In 1998, Canada introduced regulations by which farmers could grow industrial hemp, a possible reason why seemingly every high schooler on the continent wore hemp necklaces that year. In 2011, the country's agriculture departments reported almost 40,000 acres of the plant.
Hemp production is still banned by federal law, but several states have passed laws legalizing industrial hemp. However, hemp farming has not become a reality in those states because the Drug Enforcement Administration has hampered such efforts. With Colorado legalizing marijuana in 2012, farmers in the state harvested their first crop of industrial hemp this year. (MB)
Early 1900s: Pot might make you kill people?
Americans weren't always terrified of cannabis. They had to be taught to be terrified through the first few decades of the 20th century. Cannabis had been used for medical and recreational purposes with little, if any, regulation up until the early 1900s, but few people were using weed, so nobody paid much attention.
But the Mexican revolution had sent immigrants north into the border states of the U.S. and they brought their pot with them. Over the next couple of decades, authorities in Texas, California and other border states characterized these immigrants' "marijuana" (the new, Spanish name for the drug) use as being responsible for violent crimes. At the same time, pot was arriving in port cities around the country by way of sailors and immigrants from the Caribbean, and the burgeoning jazz scene, comprised almost exclusively of African Americans, was getting in on the reefer, too. The racial thread seen here has not been lost on historians.
Harry J. Anslinger, the commissioner of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, was an outspoken proponent of marijuana prohibition, often giving sensationalized speeches and articles in which he culled gruesome details from police reports, attributing these crimes to their perpetrator's use of marijuana. Newspapers around the country willfully bought into the notion of marijuana as a gateway to insanity and murder.
This sensationalism is best remembered in the form of the 1936 film Reefer Madness, in which seemingly ordinary young Americans become murderous psychopaths after a few puffs on a joint. The film was not widely circulated to mainstream audiences upon its release, but gained a cult following in the 1970s — as a comedy.
By 1937, the Marijuana Tax Act was passed by the U.S. Congress, effectively making the drug illegal in the country.
There remains a racial element surrounding marijuana. A recently released American Civil Liberties Union study found that between 2001 and 2010, blacks were 3.73 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana as whites, despite the fact that the two groups use the drug at about the same rate. (MB)
Dec. 29, 1925
A news brief in the New York Times explains that Mexico has just outlawed marijuana, ending on this note: "Marihuana leaves, smoked in cigarettes, produce murderous delirium. Its addicts often become insane. Scientists say its effects are perhaps more terrible than those of any intoxicant or drug."
States across the country adopt tough penalties for marijuana possession and sale. In Georgia, a second conviction for selling marijuana to minors could result in the death penalty.
1970: "The most dangerous drugs of all"
America's journey from a love affair with hemp to a gripping fear of marijuana reached new heights with the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, which classified marijuana as a Schedule I drug. According the DEA, Schedule 1 drugs have "no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Schedule I drugs are the most dangerous drugs of all the drug schedules with potentially severe psychological or physical dependence."
The next year, President Richard Nixon called drug abuse "public enemy number one" and declared the need for a "new, all-out offensive." Spending on the drug war increased. Concerned parents formed anti-drug groups; Nancy Reagan launched her "Just Say No" campaign. And despite concerns in the '70s that they didn't work, the 1980s saw a return of mandatory minimum sentences, linking criminal punishments to the amount of drugs involved in an offense. Federal penalties for "trafficking" 100 marijuana plants became the same as those for 100 grams of heroin. (Other trademarks of the massive drug war, like "three strikes, you're out" laws and incentives for snitches, soon followed.)
In a 1986 speech, the Reagans stood in the West Hall of the White House, and the president counted his successes: Marijuana use among high school seniors had decreased from 1 in 14 to 1 in 20; meanwhile, the nation was spending triple what it had five years prior on the drug war.
"These are ... emerging signs that we can defeat this enemy," the president told the nation. "But we still have much to do." (HG)
March 22, 1972
Marijuana has become more socially acceptable among young people and increasingly among the middle class. Convened by President Richard Nixon, the National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse presents its report to national lawmakers calling for the country to reevaluate its views of marijuana and consider decriminalization.
Oregon becomes the first state to decriminalize marijuana possession. Other states, like California, Colorado and New York, as well as the Netherlands, follow.
Willie Nelson is arrested for marijuana possession in Dallas, the first in a long string of arrests for America's favorite outlaw/country superstar/pothead. He's now on the advisory board of NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
Cheech and Chong's first feature-length movie, Up in Smoke, follows the super-stoned duo to Mexico to buy a van made entirely of marijuana.
L.A.'s police chief and school district launch Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.), now taught in schools across the nation.
Aug. 16-17, 1991
What we now know as the massive pro-pot "protestival" Seattle Hempfest starts as Washington Hemp Expo in Seattle's Volunteer Park.
March 29, 1992
Meanwhile, the drug war continues, marijuana arrests increase and New York City cops focus on "quality of life" crimes, including pot. Loud condemnation of marijuana is becoming a new tactic for baby boomers to separate themselves from '60s hippie culture. Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton, frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, famously says he "experimented with marijuana a time or two, and didn't like it. I didn't inhale and I didn't try it again."
1998: The prescriptions for what ails you
Marijuana prohibition in Washington began to crumble in the late 1990s, most notably in 1998 when the state's voters made possession and use of cannabis for medical purposes legal. Initiative 692 passed by a convincing 58.97 percent of the vote, winning in all but nine counties, with 54 percent of Spokane County voters supporting it.
With Oregon passing a similar medical marijuana law that same year and California having done so two years prior, the entire West Coast had become medical-marijuana friendly. The trend would spread east over the next 15 years, to the point that now 20 states have some sort of allowance for medical marijuana, with Illinois and New Hampshire being the latest to join in this year.
Washington's medical marijuana laws have led to a lightly regulated and at times confusing system with plenty of gray area, especially when it came to medical marijuana dispensaries, which had at different times been shut down by the federal government.
Now with marijuana becoming legal for anyone over the age of 21, the state has had to re-evaluate its medical regulations. This fall, a multi-agency panel provided a list of recommendations to the Washington State Liquor Control Board — the agency overseeing the implementation of Initiative 502 — as to how to deal with medical marijuana in a landscape where the drug already will be widely available at state-supervised stores.
On the list were recommendations that the state create a database of medical marijuana cardholders who would be exempt from paying taxes on marijuana, that patients be re-evaluated, and to disallow medical groups from working primarily in the field of medical marijuana authorization. The panel also suggested that medical patients no longer be able to grow their own marijuana plants, and would drastically lower the amount of usable cannabis a cardholder could possess from 24 ounces to 3 ounces. (MB)
April 7, 2002
The Simpsons episode "Weekend at Burnsie's" airs, following Homer as he tries medical marijuana. Doctor's instructions: "Toke as needed."
October 2006
Illinois Senator and presidential hopeful Barack Obama distinguishes himself from Bill Clinton at a meeting of the American Society of Magazine Editors: "When I was a kid, I inhaled frequently. That was the point."
Nearly half of all drug arrests in the U.S. are for marijuana, up from 34 percent in 1995.
2012: Lighting up legally
Fast forward to what may be the most exciting time for marijuana since its discovery. Last December, under a night sky and the light of the Space Needle, Seattleites bundled in winter jackets and gathered to light up. The night marked the first phase of implementation of Initiative I-502: possession of an ounce or less by someone 21 or older was now legal in the state. (While it's never been legal under 502 to smoke in public, we all know things work a little differently on the west side, where Seattle police have all but ignored pot since 2003.)
And with that, the nation's eyes turned to Washington — and Colorado, where voters also legalized recreational bud — as state and local regulators began crafting and implementing the laws that would govern a newly above-board economy. This week, the window closes for applicants looking to take part, but unanswered questions remain. For one, how will marijuana businesses store their cash, since federally certified banks are unable to accept what's still considered illegal money?
Ask Mark Kleiman, a UCLA professor who's written extensively on drug policy and consulted for the state on its new pot policies this year, about our chances of getting this whole thing right, and he'll start by rattling off the things he worries we're getting wrong. There are flaws in the law, he says, like too few protections against marketing to minors, too few training requirements for those selling pot, and a tax model that will drop as the price drops, which he says will increase the number of heavy users accessing the drug. But he believes the liquor board is prepared to adapt, and he calls Colorado and Washington "good places to have started" because they're more isolated than smaller states like those on the East Coast. (The Department of Justice has emphasized its worries about pot crossing state borders.) Plus, he adds, Washington "has that progressive-era, honest, competent public administration, and that matters."
"Whatever happens," Kleiman says confidently, "we're going to learn from the experiences in Washington and Colorado." (HG)
December 2012
After November's elections in Washington and Colorado, President Barack Obama tells ABC's Barbara Walters "we've got bigger fish to fry" than cracking down on states that have legalized marijuana.
March 27, 2013
With overwhelming support in both the state Senate and House, the Idaho Legislature voted to pass a resolution reaffirming its "opposition to efforts to legalize marijuana for any purpose in the State of Idaho."
Sept. 23, 2013
The Spokane City Council passes an ordinance to outline marijuana zoning. It will keep all new recreational and medical marijuana businesses out of certain mixed-use areas like Garland and allow them in industrial zones.
Dec. 10, 2013
Uruguay's Senate approves legislation to allow the legalization and state-run regulation of marijuana.
2014: Growing and Buying in the New Market
When it starts granting licenses in February or March of next year, the Washington State Liquor Control Board will start with growers and processors in hopes of creating a market able to meet the (who knows how high) demand for legal weed. Then the board will move on to licensing stores. While there will be no limit on the number of growers or processors licensed, each county in the state has been assigned a number of retailers allowed. (Spokane County will get 18.) There's no formal launch date when stores can open, but the board thinks we'll be shopping by the summer. The year is also likely to bring more moves to legalize. Oregon, for one, is already seeing an effort to get a 502-like initiative on the 2014 ballot. (HG)


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The popular Sparta Rod and Gun Club is set to welcome the Rinehart R100 on July 25th
Janesville, WI -(AmmoLand.com)- The Rinehart R100 is headed to Sparta, Wisconsin this week for what is certain to be one of the top events of 2015.
The beautiful Sparta Rod & Gun Club will play host to the R100 on July 25th and 26th. This is an event you won't want to miss so grab your bow and quiver and we will see you in Sparta.
"Year after year the Sparta Rod & Gun Club helps us immensely to put on one of our best events of the season," stated James McGovern, President of Rinehart Targets. "For those looking to attend the R100 before the conclusion of the 2015 season, this location is a fantastic option."
At the Rinehart R100, participants have the option to shoot 50 or 100 Rinehart targets ranging from life-size giraffe's to pesky mosquitos. This two day event welcomes anyone with a passion for the outdoors and archery.
Archers of all levels and ages can experience the best and most unique 3D targets in the world within a fun and exciting setting at the Rinehart R100. Pre-registration for the Sparta, Wisconsin event is available through Wednesday, July 22nd at 8:00pm EST. You may also register in person on the Saturday or Sunday of the event.
For more information and pre-registration follow: http://www.r100.org.
About the Rinehart R100
Since 2003 the Rinehart R100 has been providing archery lovers with an event designed for participants of all levels and ages. Like Rinehart Targets Co., the event is focused on family fun and introducing new shooters to the great sport of archery. The combination of fantastic venues and an opportunity to spend a day finding the ten ring of "The Best Archery Targets in the World" makes this event a must for all outdoor enthusiasts, young and old.
For more information, visit: http://www.r100.org.


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Read these 2 Preschool Celebrations Tips tips to make your life smarter, better, faster and wiser. Each tip is approved by our Editors and created by expert writers so great we call them Gurus. LifeTips is the place to go when you need to know about Preschool tips and hundreds of other topics.
Your heart sinks. Your child has just come home from school crying because she wasn't invited to her best friend's birthday party. What should you do?
First, make sure it's for real. Many kids will threaten not to invite someone to their party, but their birthday may be months away. By that time, no one will remember anything about it.
Next, give them some time to work it out. Many conflicts can be resolved on the playground without any parent intervention. Talk to your preschooler and give her some suggestions for smoothing things over with her friend.
If she still doesn't get an invite, you have two choices: confront the child's parents (Oh, I noticed Sally didn't get an invite to Cindy's party, was that an oversight?) or do nothing. Once the party is over, there will probably be some hurt feelings, but it will all be forgotten by the next sleepover.
If your preschooler isn't sure what kind of a party he or she wants to have, here are some ideas to get you started.
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Sony announced the first standalone Spider-Man movie that will take place in the established Marvel Cinematic Universe, titled Spider-Man: Homecoming. The announcement comes after a leaked domain name for the movie last week.
Sony made the announcement at CinemaCon with Tom Holland, the newest Spider-Man actor, alongside head of Sony Pictures, Tom Rothman to reveal the new film.
Sony ended the Spider-Man presentation with a scene from Captain America: Civil War featuring a conversation between Peter Parker and Iron Man.
Spider-Man: Homecoming will be the first Spider-Man film that coincides with the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Holland's Spider-Man swings into theatres on July 7, 2017, but he will appear alongside the Avengers first in Captain America: Civil War on April 27, 2016.


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Okay… here we go again!! I'm about to step on the toes of many people… even some of those I love dearly.
But it's not because I want to offend anyone, it's because this is such an important issue.
I don't think Christians should wear bikinis
I've never understood how a girl can shriek in panic if her dad or brother or grandpa comes near her bedroom door when she's changing, wearing a bra and panties, but then run around in less than that on the beach and think it's okay.
I really do not understand that.
I and my girls do not wear bikinis. The reason is modesty.
But why do I think modesty is so important? Why should tans and fashion be pushed aside in favor of modest, breast-belly-bum covering clothing?
- God says you are made with value, and that value has nothing to do with your breasts or how sexy you are.
- Boys and men (yes even the old senior citizen men on the beach) are turned on by your body.
- Boys and men who see a woman's body – especially a naked body (or mostly naked) – can remember that image even if they saw it for less than 13 seconds. And they can recall it more than 60 YEARS later with excruciating detail.
- That means, yes, when Mr. Not-So-Pure-Old-Man on the beach goes home and wants to have self-sex he may well be thinking about you in the bikini. I'm not kidding.
- Your brother and his friends (and cousins and uncles and probably grandpa) cannot help that their brain and body have a physical and chemical reaction to seeing your breasts and almost naked body.
- Which means that you are putting these guys in a very, very difficult position. Many of them control themselves when you are around, but don't even ask what they say when you are not. Trust me… they do say things, and even do things!
- Boys and men who see you in a bikini have an automatic response to you: their brain actually reacts to you as if you are not a person, but rather a tool like a chain saw or hammer or power drill. Yep… you just became something to be used, not loved.
Don't believe me? Watch this video.
God wants more for you. He wants you to know you are loved because of who you are.
He wants you to know you are beautiful because He made you.
And no matter how unfashionable it may be, you will have the respect and honor of the men around you if you don't put on that bikini.
Finding Modest Bathing Suits
Here are some places you can find modest bathing suits:
- http://swimmodest.com/ – We bought these for years. We loved them! They are one-pieces, but very, very comfortable.
- http://www.simply-modest.com/
- http://www.divinitasole.com/ – I particularly like the 'Bowtie Tankini' and the fact that you can choose modest cut bottoms.
- http://www.limericki.com/ – we've found great tankinis here paired with the shorts bottoms. Not everything is modest, use wise judgment.
- http://www.swimsuitsforall.com/#back – many of these are modest, especially if you notice that they have 'modest' options for leg openings, back opening, and neck openings. We've found this site great for one-pieces as my girls have exceptionally long bodies and finding a one-piece is very, very difficult. Again, make sure it meets your modesty standard. (CAUTION: We have recently tried to return a swimsuit here and had significant difficulty with customer service.)
- http://hydrochic.com/modest-swimsuits.html – they have some seriously modest swim suits including long sleeves, long legs, and skirts. But still sporty!
- http://www.dressingforhisglory.com/ – this was recommended by Nicole in the comments. It looks like a great site and I may just try them out!
- http://www.landsend.com/ – Recommended by Julia and Kellie. Caution: Not all bathing suits are modest! Please choose carefully and wisely.
- http://www.llbean.com/ – Also recommended in the comments. Again, please choose wisely!
- http://www.girls4sport.net/ – These rash guards look great! Thanks to Julie for the link!
- http://www.mermaidmaternity.net/ – Thanks to Laurel for this great site for maternity bathing suits!
- http://www.coolibar.com/ – another great site from a new commenter! So glad to have all your suggestions!
- http://freshmodesty.com./ – Thanks to a new reader, this site is great as well. I checked it out and it looks like she sells a great modest bathing suit pattern that is fully customizable to your degree of modesty and style. And she's even got a modest maternity suit! As I looked throughout her site I saw there were other great modesty tips and how to turn plain things into cute things. Looks like a great site!
What Do You Think?
You know where I stand, but maybe you don't agree! Or maybe you do!
Tell us what you think on this issue!
One more question: If you have lived or currently live in a culture other than a typical North American culture, please comment on how modesty issues are different or the same in that part of the world. If another part of a woman's body is sexually attractive in that culture (thighs versus breasts, or necks versus bottoms, etc) what does modesty look like there?
Some Related Posts by Carla Anne
Low Necklines – Modesty Part One
Carla Anne discusses modesty standards for tops. Includes tips on finding or adapting tops.
Modest Mocks – Modesty Part Two
Carla Anne gives step by step instructions on how to make a Modest Mock. Want to wear that great looking top, but the neckline is too low and you don't want to wear another shirt underneath? This is a fantastic solution.
Carla Anne responds to a Toronto Star article based on the book "The Purity Myth", which claims that "the myth of sexual purity is damaging a whole generation of women".
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Thankfully our ministry sponsor Faithbuddy was able to quickly step in and get carlaanne.com back online. (Thanks Guys!) Faithbuddy has spent many years developing a prayer-focused social network, and it's now in testing. You may want to check it out.
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PPV Fusion: Survivor Series 2012
The 2012 WWE Survivor Series Pay-Per-View starts with a bonus Traditional Survivor Series Tag Team Elimination match that sees Brodus Clay (accompanied by Cameron and Naomi), Justin Gabriel, Tyson Kidd, Sin Cara, and Rey Mysterio taking on Tensai, Primo and Epico (accompanied by Rosa Mendes), and "Prime Time Players" Darren Young and Titus O'Neil.
The match sees Mysterio get the victory for his team, when he hits Young with a diving splash for the 3-count.
After someone in a blonde wig attempts to attack Kaitlyn backstage, only to be unmasked as Aksana, and the subsequent interaction between Kaitlyn and Eve Torres, Kaitlyn is pitted against Eve Torres for the Divas Championship in a match which sees Eve get the victory and retain her title, when she hits Kaitlyn with a snap swing-neckbreaker for the 3-count.
After a video recapping the interaction between members of Team Ziggler during the Pre-Show, an interaction backstage between the members of Team Foley, and a video recapping the events of Monday Night Raw involving Antonio Cesaro and R-Truth (click here for our Raw report), Antonio Cesaro goes against R-Truth for the United States Championship.
The match sees Cesaro get the victory and retain his title, when he hits Truth with the Neutralizer for the 3-count.
After a video hyping the next WWE Pay-Per-View, "TLC" on 16th December, and a video recapping the events of Raw involving AJ, John Cena, Vickie Guerrero, and Dolph Ziggler, a tweet is shown from AJ saying that she has evidence of Vickie Guerrero being red-handed, followed by AJ making her way to the ring.
AJ claims that Vickie Guerrero is accusing her of John Cena because she has something to hide of her own, which Vickie denies. AJ then proceeds to show various images on the titantron of events that clearly never happened, but she then informs Vickie that although she will lose her job if she hits Vickie, the same is true if Vickie attempts the same.
Unfortunately for AJ, Vickie apparently has a way around that, as Tamina appears and attacks AJ from behind, while Vickie tries to look surprised before then laughing at AJ's misfortune.
After a video hyping the imminent release of "The Attitude Era" on DVD and Blu-Ray, and Josh Mathews interviews Paul Heyman, and a video recapping the events involving The Big Show and Sheamus that led to the upcoming match, The Big Show takes on Sheamus for the World Heavyweight Championship.
The match sees The Big Show get the victory and retain his title, when he hits Sheamus with the K.O Punch for the 3-count. It is not without controversy however, as the original referee was knocked out by Show pulling him in front of a Brogue Kick from Sheamus earlier, and the bell was never rung to end the match, thus allowing another referee to make this count.
A third referee makes their presence known however, and reverses the decision by disqualifying Show, but although this means that Sheamus becomes the winner, Show still retains his title due to it not changing hands on a disqualification.
Afterwards, Show argues with the referee who disqualified him, until Sheamus grabs a steel chair and starts to attack Show with it.
Next up, Alberto Del Rio, David Otunga, Damien Sandow, David Otunga, Wade Barrett, and Dolph Ziggler are pitted against "Team Hell No" Kane and Daniel Bryan, Kofi Kingston, The Miz, and Randy Orton in a Traditional Survivor Series match which sees Ziggler get the victory for his team, when he counters Orton's punt attempt with a superkick for the 3-count.
After showing some Touts from fans about the upcoming match, and a video recapping the events involving John Cena, CM Punk, and Ryback that led to the upcoming match, CM Punk (accompanied by Paul Heyman), John Cena, and Ryback go against each other in a Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship.
The match sees Ryback get attacked and put through the Spanish announcers' table by Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, and Dean Ambrose from WWE NXT, and Punk get the victory to retain his title, when Punk crawls into the ring and covers the downed Cena for the 3-count.
CM Punk and Paul Heyman celebrate on the stage, as Survivor Series goes off the air.


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What could be more Canadian than singing about log drivers at an art gallery whose cemetery is the burial grounds for six members of the Group of Seven?
FIELD TRIP: THE HIDDEN CAMERAS at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection (10365 Islington, Kleinburg), Thursday (October 20), bus from the Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen West) at 6 pm. Round trip, concert and gallery admission $45, admission and concert $33. 50years. mcmichael.com. See listing.
I'm following Joel Gibb as we bike along College, and approaching Yonge we're met with an obstacle course of construction. A seasoned Torontonian, he calmly crosses into the streetcar tracks, biking confidently onward while waving at the operator, who's obliged to slow down.
We arrive at a café to meet Harriet Alida Lye (full disclosure: we are friends), manager of digital media at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, where the Hidden Cameras perform acoustically on Thursday (October 20) to launch their new album, Home On Native Land. Gibb and Lye are finalizing the images for when he takes over the McMichael's social media feed during the week of the show. His selections pair art from the McMichael collection – by Michael Snow, Sarah Anne Johnson and Doris McCarthy, for example – with work by Gibb's community of artist friends.
I ask Gibb, freshly back from Berlin, where he lives part-time, about the album title. "I wish I could make up a different answer every time," he laments. "Like, I sang the wrong words to the national anthem in Catholic school and the priest gave me 20 lashes."
Coming from a musician who once described his indie pop band as "gay church folk music," the story would convince many. While the new album retains a measure of that signature sub-genre, it also transcends the Hidden Cameras discography as a poignant and eclectic tribute to the Great White North.
Many of the songs were done in one take, says Gibb, live off the floor with little post-production. This is surprising considering how polished they sound, but also believable considering the calibre of musicians involved: Feist, Rufus Wainwright, Bahamas, Ron Sexsmith, Mary Margaret O'Hara and Neil Tennant all contributed.
Gibb has described the project as a document of the Toronto music scene, and while his voice is the most prominent, he's also captured the energy of playing live with friends, lending the songs tremendous warmth.
Perhaps the most Canadian thing about Home On Native Land is its cover of folk song Log Driver's Waltz. Canadians of a certain age will remember seeing the National Film Board's animated film version of the song in the 80s. Viewing it on YouTube, I was transported back to my elementary school classroom, sucked into a vortex of history and nostalgia.
In this regard, the partnership between the Hidden Cameras and the McMichael is fitting: what could be more Canadian than singing about log drivers at an art gallery whose cemetery is the burial grounds for six members of the Group of Seven?
In August I attended Best Field Trip Ever, which transports motorless art lovers from the Gladstone Hotel to the McMichael in a big yellow school bus. Lye, who organizes these expeditions, explained to me that the permanent collection grew out of the private collection of Signe and Robert McMichael and that the gallery was once their house.
Passing the totem pole at its entrance, I did a double take: it features an eagle, a raven and a frog (crests of the Haida people), but each has been carved holding a cellphone, MP3 player and laptop respectively. This combination of old meets new is consistent with the gallery's MO: to introduce visitors to Canada's contemporary artists while honouring the legacy of its past visionaries.
Back in Toronto, after Gibb and I finish our coffees, he shows me a picture of a T-shirt an artist friend has created as potential band merch. The mock-up is of a naked man in a cowboy hat, the words "Hidden Cameras" covering his genitals. Above the band name, a significant patch of pubic hair is visible. The tip of the man's penis peeks out the bottom.
"Would you wear that?" he asks me. "Too gay for you?"
I don't want to seem like a prude, but I also want to be honest. "I think it's cool," I tell him. "But no, I wouldn't wear it."
"All right," he says. "Back to the drawing board."
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