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Your Blogmeister is pleased – make that proud – to announce the fourth volume in our George Arliss Series:
This time we reconstruct the once-acclaimed but now lost silent screen version of DISRAELI of 1921. We spent over two decades collecting photographs and other images to document this first film version of George Arliss's most successful play. Additional materials include the complete souvenir theater program of 1912, a set of eight original lobby cards from the 1929 sound version of DISRAELI in restored color, and a discussion of Mr. A's 1938 live radio broadcast of the play with links to enable readers to hear this radio program exactly as it was broadcast live over CBS on January 17, 1938. There is also a "bonus" appendix of George Arliss in 3-D photographs from a variety of his films.
Louise Huff plays Clarissa in the 1921 version
Among film buffs there is probably no other type of movie that captures the imagination as much as a "lost" film. That is, a film where no copies are known to exist. Perhaps the most famous lost American silent film is the Lon Chaney Sr. opus, LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT (1927). But fans of the silent screen – and thanks to DVDs and streaming video their numbers are increasing daily – can tell you of many other elusive treasures. There's a special cachet that grips the imagination and is stoked by surviving photos of scenes from a lost film. Reading the original film reviews only makes the sense of the unobtainable that much keener.
Imagine welcoming in the New Year – in this case 1922 – with Mr. A in person!
The title card (1 of 8) in the set of lobby cards from the 1929 talkie version.
I must confess that after completing this photo reconstruction, I had a strong impression that I had actually watched the 1921 film itself. Perhaps this is a presentiment that a print of this DISRAELI will in fact be found. Some fragments are held at the Eastman House of Photography in Rochester, NY, and apparently a film archive in Moscow, Russia, holds some material as well. Until we get very lucky (if ever), this fourth volume in our George Arliss series will be the only record of this classic film.
The 1921 "Lost" DISRAELI is available in paperback (8.5×11 inches) and as a Kindle ebook. For more info, just click below:


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(JTA) — A New Jersey white supremacist who gave his children Nazi-linked names wore full Nazi regalia to a court appearance to request visitation rights.
Heath Campbell, 40, appeared Monday in Hunterdon County Family Court in Flemington to request visitation rights for the youngest of his four children, Heinrich Hons, 2. Campbell was dressed in a Nazi uniform with a mustache trimmed like Hitler's.
Heinrich was taken into state custody just hours after he was born in 2011.
The court proceedings are closed.
Campbell's other children have been in state custody for the past four years, since a local supermarket refused to print the full name of his oldest child, Adolf Hitler Campbell, on a cake for his third birthday.
Along with Heinrich Hons and Adolf Hitler, now 7, Campbell's other two children with his wife, Deborah, are JoyceLynn Aryan Nation, 6, and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie, 5. The couple have been separated for a year.
Campbell, who has a large swastika tattoo on his neck, has said he would give up his Nazism to regain his children. Last year he created an organization called Hitler's Order.

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What Everyone Needs to Know About Beck's Honesty, Political Values and Methods of Communication
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
For Glenn Beck
30 comments:
No facts here...? Just opinions.
- August 11, 2010 at 7:59 AM
- The Glenn Beck Review said...
Let me know when your reading comprehension reaches high school lever, Anonymous. I wrote, "Comments on this page should be from Beck only.
His defenders have many other posts to comment on."
This is a warning to Glenn Beck; of course there are no facts on this post!
- August 11, 2010 at 1:58 PM
Have to agree with Anon.
This is an opinion site, much like Beck is a provider of OPINION... but please, keep being pissy that his opinion is favored... apparently even on this waste of a site.
- August 17, 2010 at 1:22 AM
I'm still waiting for the facts? where is your proof? LOL
Oh by the way, it's high school level, not high school lever.
Didn't they teach you, in high school to check your work before handing it in? LOL Idiot
- August 17, 2010 at 7:23 AM
- The Glenn Beck Review said...
Anonymous, try being a tab curious enough to use the contents link above and scroll down to the long list of Beck's false claims.
As to my typo, didn't you learn at some point in your life that no one is perfect? Yes, I make typos. If it had been a misspelled word, my Chrome browser would have alerted me.
I love the name calling from Beckerheads. It paints a nice clear picture of what kind of people follow this deceitful, hypocritical charlatan.
NOTE: Comments on this page should be from Beck only. His defenders have many other posts to comment on.
- August 17, 2010 at 7:55 AM
- The Glenn Beck Review said...
The other anonymous, there is opinions expressed here, but the focus is on proving Beck's deceit, hypocrisy and ignorance. You refuse or are unable to see these because of your selective perception. You select to not see his lies, or you're too ignorant of the facts to detect when he's making facts up.
Tell me how your view, that this is a waste of a site, anything butt your opinion. (Butt is used intentionally; try reading instructions above about commenting on this post.)
- August 17, 2010 at 8:10 AM
You love the name calling from "Beckerheads"? LOL OK, if Beck is a hypocrite then maybe it truly does "take one to know one"?
Boris Becker
- August 29, 2010 at 11:25 AM
It's hard to take you seriously. You demote Beck for hypocrisy and then commit to it yourself.
You became defensive over someone calling you names, and then proceeded to call them names as well. You also have insulted everyone else; though it may not be calling them names explicitly, it certainly has the same implications as "idiot" and other demeaning terms.
- September 13, 2010 at 3:59 PM
- The Glenn Beck Review said...
Conrad, first this page is not for Beck's supporters; it's for Beck should he actually read this Review.
Next, you want to point your finger at me without any explicit example. What name? Did I make a statement of fact (tagging someone as a reactionary) use slang (wing-nut) or what?
More interesting is you somehow believe that if I'm a hypocrite as you suggest, that it somehow renders Beck's many hypocrisies moot. I does NOT. I'm not leading a religulous revival, Beck is. YOU are following a liar and a hypocrite, so it's hard to take your ad hominem attack on me seriously.
So far as my lack of respect for people who follow Mr. Beck: guilty as charged. Ignorant is a word I'd be more inclined to use rather than "idiot" since I don't know the IQ of Beck's followers. Those reporting on Beck's movement (The Backlash) document the ignorance of Beck's followers.
Based on the utter nonsense and absurdity of many of Beck claims, I'd add the word gullible to describe people who actually would follow a rodeo clown who gives himself a promotion to messenger of God.
- September 14, 2010 at 5:10 AM
- Unknown said...
you idiot! ( i mean that in a friendly way)
all the comments, except mine of course, are probably beck himself!!!
lol! either him, or shills who support and know him.
he's a propagandist, and those kinds of people know how to utilize subversive tactics to discredit and derail.
dont argue with people anymore, just find more lies, put together videos or podcasts, link real facts and do some more editing.
the guys already makes a food of himself. you can even just post links of olberman ripping beck to shreds.
- December 1, 2010 at 8:49 PM
- The Glenn Beck Review said...
Xcentric, when I write, "Stop lying to your audience! It threatens your credibility" above, that's idiotic. It assumes that Beck has any credibility.
Thanks for you comment.
- December 2, 2010 at 1:37 PM
- grampadave said...
Aaaaaarrrrggghhhh !
@Xcentric News, I couldn't help it, I had to comment on BecKKK making 'a food of himself'.
NOTE: Comments on this page should be from Beck only. His defenders have many other posts to comment on.
- January 2, 2011 at 3:31 AM
- goethechosemercy said...
Don't worry. The Glenn Beck Review is fine.
And over the years, you'll have plenty to write about.
Above all, list the conspiracy theories.
The chief wound on Beck's credibility is the CT thinking.
- February 10, 2011 at 9:32 AM
- The Glenn Beck Review said...
Goethechosemercy, I have the bogus Crime Inc conspiracy theory reviewed, and now he's on a Muslim Brotherhood/Western radicals conspiracy which is also bogus.
I don't know as I agree with you about the chief wound on Beck's credibility. I don't think people will follow a liar and a hypocrite. The difficulty is getting through to those how have been brainwashed by Beck's masterful deployment of fulfilling Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
- February 10, 2011 at 1:35 PM
- Unknown said...
Really, have you read the 2008 Senate report on homeland security, regarging the Muslim Brotherhood? It is an 18 page findings & history of the Muslim Brotherhoods doings in the world & in this country in particular. It found them to be everything & more that Glenn Beck has spoke about. It concluded that this organization in it's current configuration, IS moving in the direction of bringing Shria law to the west & finds the Muslin Brotherhood (they also included the groups that down play there real motives)to be a "threat" to our national security. Go on line & read it for yourself, Putz!!!
- February 14, 2011 at 2:17 PM
- The Glenn Beck Review said...
Steve, have you bother reading this page? I wrote, "Comments on this page should be from Beck only. His defenders have many other posts to comment on."
I would read the false propaganda you ask me to if you'd leave a URL...putz!
Beck has you fooled too. All he's doing is creating controversy to get his ratings up. If he believes the horse shit he's feeding you, then he's far more stupid than I think.
- February 14, 2011 at 2:24 PM
- Unknown said...
Better yet, go to this sight & see what an FBI insider says about the Muslin Brotherhood. Putz!!
- February 14, 2011 at 2:46 PM
- The Glenn Beck Review said...
Steve, it looks to me like John Guandolo is a Christian zealot who is fear mongering. I've read other posts that are not nearly as alarming. The "FBI insider" is a has been. "Former" FBI agent. YOu miss that? Beck's major influence was also a former FBI agent, and he was roundly recognized as a crank.
There will be no sharia law imposed in the U.S. Ever. Beck is fear mongering based on other zealots. That's why even conservatives are criticizing him at this point.
Beck is profoundly ignorant on this subject. Everyone with an expertise on the Middle East points that out.
You're getting caught in Beck's trick. His ratings are in a big slide, so Beck is resorting to Beck's true and tried method of getting new viewers: create controversy. Only fools get caught up in or believe anything that an ignorant liar claims.
Someday you'll learn to follow simple instructions. Hundreds of posts you can comment on; this one is for Mr. Beck, not you. That's why I called you a putz: you earned it.
- February 14, 2011 at 3:02 PM
- Unknown said...
What the heck does a 2008 Senate report, on Homeland Securities findings about the Muslim Brotherhood, have to do with Glenn Beck?? I found that link on an "associated press" link. Brother, is anything you don't believe or agree with, "false propaganda"? Not everything is about Glenn 'friggen' Beck!!! Wow, you need to find a hobby or somthing...
- February 14, 2011 at 3:04 PM
- Unknown said...
I never said shiria law will come to the US. That is what OUR 2008 liberal SENATE concluded in THEIR report..... A report from the US government!!! NOT GLENN BECK!!!!!!!
- February 14, 2011 at 3:10 PM
- The Glenn Beck Review said...
Steve, I'm pointing out that one former FBI agent's opinion does not make something a fact, especially when I've read and heard contrary views on the Muslim Brotherhood.
Uhhhh, Steve, this IS my hobby.
- February 15, 2011 at 5:25 AM
- The Glenn Beck Review said...
You are making claims and not backing them up. If you want to claim that the Senate has reported that shiria law will come to the US, provide a link; so I can read the report. I suspect that you're reading more into it that it actually reports, just like you did with the FORMER FBI agent who may be just an extremist zealot.
- February 15, 2011 at 5:30 AM
I took the suggestion and looked over the content and "facts" that you keep referring to. The charges made against Beck are stunning to say the least. Not because I became enlightened by anything offered here. The information is slanted and outright dishonest. I was particularly fascinated in the number of clips that are taken out of context. Yes, I know this because I bothered to look up the videos and not because of any sliver of transparency or honesty of this website. But let's assume for a moment that your motives were pure and the information you put out correct. Do you not understand that your own hateful rhetoric is just as likely to incite violence as anything that Beck might say? Or do you think that as long as the violence is against someone you dislike and disagree with that makes it somehow alright?
- February 17, 2011 at 2:24 PM
- The Glenn Beck Review said...
mojo, what part of "Comments on this page should be from Beck only" do you not understand?
Read "about the blogger." Beck hasn't killed or raped anyone I know. I have no reason to hate him, and I do not. I am alarmed at his violent and deceitful nonsense, but I don't "hate" Beck. He got my off the couch and gave me a fun and interesting hobby: Beckology.
If you think that what I'm doing here might incite violence, then you don't know the left very well and you have NOT read my piece, "What is the truth about Glenn Beck." When you get to the word "Amen," you'll understand that we are opposed to violence as the answer to Beck's irresponsible and outrageous propaganda.
Next time you make an ignorant claim like the ones you did here, I'm going to demonstrate just how aggressive and combative I can be.
Got it?
Tell me what is taken out of context. Until you're specific, I can't address your bogus claims. Until you're specific, you're just engaged in cheap-shot, ad hominem attacks like so many other failures before you. You think I'm "dishonest," be specific. What do you think we have wrong? What videos are taken out of context, which BTW, is Beck's technique of deception.
- February 17, 2011 at 2:56 PM
Wow, Mr. Glenn Beck Review. You certainly are angry. For someone who says that they are having fun and don't hate anyone, you don't sound like you are having fun at all. If this isn't the hateful side of you, I'd be afraid to see what was.
Calm down and take a deep breath. What is your obsession with Glenn Beck anyway?
- February 17, 2011 at 3:21 PM
- The Glenn Beck Review said...
mojo, wow, you certainly are a freaking dunce! 238 posts on this blog, and you insist on commenting on the one reserved for Mr. Beck. But wait, there's more proof:
I'm not angry at Beck. When I see him tell lies and manipulate his gullible audience, I get angry that people are so stupid as to not know, for example, Obama's campaign positions. Beck says whatever he wants, and you morons believe him because you don't think to bother actually checking on what Obama ran on war wise. You're so sucked into his Big Lie and false narrative, you can't bother checking the facts of his many claims.
I get perturbed at morons, who are too freaking lazy to do a little research, or watch a real news station instead of the propaganda outlet that is so bad even stanch conservative Sen. Colburn had to tell his constituents to watch something besides Fox. If you watch real news, then you'd know WHY OJ might become a luxury item. You'd know that by mentioning that, Beck was just manipulating your needs. By not telling you the reason OJ prices are going up, he lied by omission of a fact.
But no, instead -- with exceptions that you might look into -- millions of gullible, ignorant citizens are taken in by Beck's absurd and ignorant (not crazy) assertions. You would come a long way reading this blog. I read Beck's site and listen to his show; why don't you find out about a smart, former supporter who realized that Beck plays loose and fast with the facts. You're the commenter who is embarrassing yourself to the world with your idiotic and childish ad hominem attacks on ME instead of any factual defense of the indefensible Mr. Beck!
- February 17, 2011 at 5:02 PM
Mr. Glenn Beck Review, you are a puzzle. I am simply trying to figure out why a man would spend hours putting together "damning" information and create an entire blog in order to destroy another person who I doubt you have even met. You indicate that you watch his show, read his blog, etc. all of the time, but why? You evidently see yourself as being charged with enlightening the poor ignorant masses who you obviously dislike enormously. It just seems more like an obsession or a vendetta on your part than a healthy debate or an attempt to offer information.
If you will notice, I never said that I agreed with Mr. Beck nor did I defend him. I merely pointed out the irony of your pointing fingers at him while doing the same things. However, I've noticed that whenever someone disagrees with you, you attack, call them ignorant, childish, idiotic, and write them off as some crazed Glenn Beck Looney. That doesn't sound like someone who is confident in either their position or self.
You asked me to point out where you misrepresented material here on your site. If someone wants to honestly present another's words, they will present them in context. That means at minimum the entire paragraph and if they really want to be fair, they will offer the paragraph before and after. Similarly, when you have a video to show, show the whole segment. You can just as easily show a segment as you can a single line or a very short blurb. When I read the information you presented, I got one impression. But when I looked up the information and read it or heard it in context, I got a very different one. You were quick to point a finger at Beck for taking things out of context. But if it is wrong for Beck to do it, it is wrong for you too.
I know that I am wasting my breath because you are on a crusade. And that is fine. It is your blog and I am sure it is more fun to have posts from people who are ready to jump on your bandwagon. I'm not looking to jump on your bandwagon or Beck's. I'm sorry I posted in the wrong blog, but I seriously thought you were kidding. It didn't occur to me that you really thought Beck might post a response to you.
Have a great life and lighten up a little bit!
- February 17, 2011 at 6:07 PM
- The Glenn Beck Review said...
mo jo, you're still engaged in childish ad hominem attacks on me. Why would you do this if you're not a defender or supporter of Beck?
If you think I'm doing the same things as Beck, you're just not very bright.
If you think I have evidence out of context, point to the actual blog post and cite the larger context. I'm willing to consider where I might have something wrong.
I'm not willing to put up with your deceitful nonsense claiming that you're not defending Beck. WTF are you commenting here for if you're not defending Beck?
You're coming across as a troll. You want to claim I have something wrong, be specific. Otherwise you're just wasting my time.
You are right about one thing: I'm on a mission. I don't think Beck will respond to me, but this one post is reserved for his comments should he come here. Your continued commenting here conveys that you're not serious about anything but tweaking me, and that is the trademark of a troll.
You want to comment again, do so on another post.
I have a great life, but I will NOT lighten up until Beck is gone. "Lighten up Mr. President; it't just an oil well spewing millions of gallons of oil into the ocean." That is how I interpret Beck's toxic and damaging rhetoric poisoning the political discourse in this country.
You want to see whole shows analyzed, look at the most recent post:
You are forbidden from commenting here, on this post again. Show that you have a hint of decency and go to the post you want to bitch about and comment. Otherwise, just admit that you're a troll trying to stir up emotions.
- February 18, 2011 at 5:48 AM
- GG-Man said...
Hey GBR:
Good grief. You state clearly above that "Comments on this page should be from Beck only."
That's fine. It's your version of Beck's "red phone" that never rings. Stop undermining your credibility then by responding to anyone *else* here that posts. You're the administrator of this blog (I'm assuming). Just delete the non-Beck posts and move on.
Instead, you ignore your own stated directions, and engage in a virtual verbal "circle-jerk" with the people who can't color within the lines. Not a great way to bolster your gravitas.
For the record, I'm reading "Broke" right now, and I feel that there's more overall truth to its' premises than you are willing to give it credit for.
Being a conservative, I *did* want to "Trust But Verify" what I'm reading, and this was the first website I found of any notable effort. That said, your arguments' credibility take a major hit when you can't show some simple restraint on a page such as this one, and resist the urge to pontificate and exercise simple editorial control instead.
I will continue to read your website however, to see if you provide any major revelations about the book.
- February 21, 2011 at 11:24 AM
- The Glenn Beck Review said...
GG-Man, if I deleted the non-Beck posts, I would be undermining my repeated assertions throughout the blog (but not on this post) that all non-spam comments will be published. That is my "editorial control."
HOw I deal with comments is hardly a matter of my gravitas or credibility.
I don't "trust but verify" Beck; I just verify him and expect nothing more from anyone reading this Review.
- February 21, 2011 at 2:09 PM


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Stable bedtime helps sleep apnea sufferers adhere to treatment
(Medical Xpress)—A consistent bedtime routine is likely key to helping people with obstructive sleep apnea adhere to their prescribed treatment, according to Penn State researchers.
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs when the upper airway collapses during sleep. It is the most common type of sleep-disordered breathing, and chances of it occurring are greater in obese people. OSA is the second most prevalent sleep disorder among adults.
The first line of treatment for sleep apnea is a noninvasive, in-home treatment called CPAP—continuous positive airway pressure therapy. However, if patients do not use the treatment consistently for the majority of sleep hours each night, it cannot help.
"It has been shown that routine is important for adherence when it comes to medication, and routine is also relevant to CPAP adherence," said Amy M. Sawyer, assistant professor of nursing, who will report her results at SLEEP 2013, the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, in Baltimore on June 5.
The researchers define CPAP adherence as using the treatment for at least four hours each night. They found that if a patient's bedtime was consistent within 45 minutes, they were significantly more likely to use the CPAP machine for at least four hours each night. A patient whose bedtime was inconsistent—varying by an hour and five minutes or more—was much less likely to adhere to treatment.
The researchers found that adults whose bedtime varied by more than 75 minutes or more per night, were 3.2 times more likely to use CPAP less than four hours per night after one month of treatment. For every 30-minute increase in bedtime variability, or inconsistency, the odds of nonadherence to CPAP treatment were 1.8 times greater.
Sawyer and her colleague Tonya King, professor of public health sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, are the first to study the consistency of bedtime and its correlation to treatment adherence.
The researchers asked 97 volunteers who were about to begin CPAP treatment to keep a sleep diary beginning seven days prior to starting treatment. The volunteers recorded the time they went to bed and the time they woke up each day for seven consecutive days.
Each CPAP machine had a microprocessor built in that sent CPAP-use information every 24 hours to the researchers. The microprocessor recorded the patient as using the CPAP machine when breathing through the CPAP mask was detected for longer than 20 minutes.
While the researchers found that regularity of bedtime before beginning CPAP use did not influence adherence during the first week of treatment, it did affect adherence for the first month.
"Unlike many other treatments, CPAP treatment adds new complexity to a person's daily routines," said Sawyer. She and King think that using CPAP is a learned behavior that needs to become a habit.
Sawyer indicated that next steps include figuring out ways to help patients incorporate CPAP use into their daily routine and also studying other consistencies or lack thereof in bedtime routine—beyond what time a person goes to bed that may influence a person's ability to regularly use CPAP.
A grant from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research supported this research.


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'Just part of the job': Police chief pulls wheelchair-bound man from tracks as train approaches
An Ohio police chief said assisting a man whose wheelchair had gotten stuck in railroad tracks while an oncoming train approached was simply "part of the job."
Chief Chad Duensing, of LaGrange Police Department, remained humble about the incident that occurred Tuesday evening in the village located about 35 miles southwest of Cleveland.
Dale Given, 55, a resident at a nearby rehabilitation center, had gotten his wheelchair tangled in the tracks between the rail and blacktop, reported The Chronicle Telegram in Elyria, Ohio.
When Duensing saw the man's dilemma while on duty, he parked his patrol car near the tracks under the crossing gates to help. He was able to push Given to safety before the train came.
"It wasn't that big of a deal," Duensing said.
But LaGrange Mayor Kim Strauss said he believed otherwise.
"Police officers do really good things," Strauss said. "And there are a lot of good officers."


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Jerry Hinnen notes that in return for a fairly modest bump ($1-2 million/year per school) in its TV deal, the ACC had to pay a steep price on its end even for that:
… In exchange for the boost to the contract, ESPN is also expected to exact a not-insignificant price: a three-year extension of what was already a 12-year deal, meaning the ACC won't be able to enter a full contract negotiation until 2026. (If the Big Ten and Pac-12 networks continue at their expected rates of growth, how wide will the gap be between those conferences and the ACC 14 years from now?)
Such a deal. Of course, nothing's stopping them from going to 16 and renegotiating again, right?
Mike Slive had better hope that's not an indication of where the national broadcast market is right now.


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"Do you believe in coincidences?" The nurse at Radley askedSpencerPretty Little Liars
this question in last night's . We're pretty sure there are no coincidences in Rosewood! All of the events in last night's episode are most likely leading up to some big shockers in the finale—which is only two weeks away! Here's a recap of highlights from the latest episode.
Top 10 Moments:
1. Spencer's hospital stay: Looks like Spencer is livin' la vida loca. She's stuck in Radley until she completes a psych evaluation. They may mistake her as crazy, but finding your boyfriend's dead body qualifies as a traumatic experience. Hang in there, Spencer! We're rooting for you.
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2. Dr. Sullivan "helps": We used to think Dr. Sullivan was a great resource for the girls, but now we don't trust her. She doesn't believe Spencer's claim that Toby died. She may just be doing her job, but based on what Hanna said last week, we think Dr. Sullivan is helping out the A Team.
3. Wilden's return: We had our fingers crossed that it was Wilden's body last week, not Toby's. Now Detective Wilden is back to make the Marins' lives miserable. He tells Hanna he'll call it quits if he gets one thing: his police car. Too bad it's currently at the bottom of the lake...
4. Missy Franklin cameo: We loved seeing Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin! She casually swung by the coffee shop and gave Emily swim advice. But based on all the crazy things that happen in Rosewood, she should get out of there ASAP. We don't want anything bad happening to the swimming star!
5. Aria's trip to the principal's office: Now that he has Malcolm in his life, Ezra is trying to get more income and find a teaching job. After he applies to be a subsitute, the principal calls Aria to his office. He wants to know if they've been friendly outside of class. Of course she lies! Will this come back to haunt her?
6. Ali flashback: We were surprised to see Alison singing hymns in church. More importantly, Spencer's memory reveals that Ali was scrawling in a diary, a diary she said she was keeping for Spencer to read after she died. This may sound totally morbid, but we think it's a huge hint that somebody may be ALIve after all!
7. Mona's old room: Oh, how the roles have reversed! Spencer is now cooped up in Radley and Monais the one visiting her. It seems too coincidental that Spencer is in Mona's old room. Also creepily coincidental is the fact that the nurse's name matched the one on the ID Toby had used to sneak into Radley. He must know more than he lets on!
8. Mona's new proposition: According to Mona, she has answers to questions Spencer hasn't even thought of. She tells her, "You're trying to put together a jigsaw puzzle, but you've never even seen the picture on the front of the box." We never thought we would say this, but we think Spencer should team up with Mona to dig up the past!
9. The girls' wardrobes: Every week we obsess over the girls' wardrobes, but last night's outfits were especially awesome. From Aria's cheetah jacket to Hanna's pretty shirt, the girls get an A+ in fashion. (Well, maybe all of them except for Spencer! Radley isn't very chic.)
10. The A mobile: At the end of the episode, where we usually shows us what A is up to, we see someone drive a creepy-looking van. There's a photo of Alison inside. Could it be Red Coat? Could it be Ali? After her cryptic comments in last night's flashback, we think anything is possible!
Quote of the Week:
"You know, Emily. Sometimes you poke the bear. Other times the bear pokes you...It's from a movie." — Hanna
Why we love it? There were so many awesome Hanna quotes in last night's episode—it was hard to choose just one! This comment made us laugh the most. Another great quote was when she told Aria, "Nothing works underwater. It's a scientific fact."
What did you think of last night's episode? Should Spencer listen to Mona? Tell us in the comments below!


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4 Surgeries to Avoid
Reasons to think twice before going under the knife
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Even Minor Procedures Come With Major Risks
En español | The four operations discussed on the following pages are often overperformed. Some are moneymakers for doctors and hospitals; others are expedient and still others seem to work, at least in the short term. But evidence shows that all have questionable long-term outcomes for treating certain conditions, and some may even cause harm. Consider these alternatives.
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eso9953 — Science Release
New VLT Observations Address the Age of the Universe
First Detailed Spectra of White Dwarf Stars in a Globular Cluster
16 December 1999
Recent observations with the FORS1 instrument at the first 8.2-m VLT Unit Telescope (ANTU) by an international group of astronomers [1] have resulted in crucial new information about some small and faint stars within an old star cluster in the Milky Way.
Thanks to the enormous light gathering power and, not least, the excellent optical quality of ANTU , it was possible for the first time to obtain detailed spectra of several very faint stars in the globular cluster NGC 6397 . Earlier images with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) hinted that they might be White Dwarf Stars (WDs) , i.e. Earth-size, hot and extremely dense stars that represent the end products of the evolution of stars like the Sun.
The VLT spectra confirmed this classification and, even more important, have also permitted a first determination of the stellar spectral type, temperature and surface gravity, as well as the mass of four WDs in NGC 6397 . In particular, the astronomers learned that the brightest of the four observed WDs has a mass of about 0.35 solar masses, much lower than the mean mass of 0.55 - 0.65 solar masses that is typical for local white dwarfs.
Distance and age determinations
This means that the precise distance determination to a globular cluster, from a comparison of its WD stars to more nearby WDs with well-known masses and distances, will now be possible, provided the individual properties of the cluster WDs are well determined from such spectroscopic observations [2]. The mass strongly influences the brightness of a WD and comparing a low-mass globular cluster WD to a more massive local WD would underestimate the distance to the globular cluster. As these stars are very faint, the spectroscopic observations required for their analysis are very difficult and can only be done with large telescopes like the VLT.
Accurate distances to the globular clusters allow to determine their age accurately. Milky Way globular clusters like NGC 6397 are believed to be the oldest stellar aggregates in our Galaxy. Their age therefore represents a lower limit to the age of the universe (the time since the Big Bang), currently estimated in the range of 13,000 - 16,000 million years. These VLT observations represent one crucial step towards improving both distance and age determinations.
Properties of White Dwarf Stars
The new VLT observations involve White Dwarf Stars (WDs) . Astronomers have known these strange objects for over a century.
The first WD to be discovered was Sirius B , a companion to Sirius , the brightest star in the sky. It was first seen in 1862 as a faint point of light, quite difficult to discern next to Sirius . When the spectrum of Sirius B was later obtained, it turned out to be very unusual, with strong and broad absorption lines by hydrogen. Detailed studies have since revealed that it is a very small stellar object, about the size of the Earth, but still as heavy as the Sun. The density of Sirius B is thus enormous - one million times greater than that of the Sun, or about 1 ton/cm 3 !
Many other WDs have since been discovered, with those now studied in NGC 6397 being the most distant ever. Some of them are single, others are members of double star systems like Sirius B . It is now also known that they represent the evolutionary end-product of stars with masses up to a few solar masses (heavier stars will explode as supernovae ). A WD is in fact the "burnt-out" stellar core that is left behind when a star like the Sun shreds its outer layers towards the end of its active life. This process normally also leads to the formation of a surrounding nebula. Many such planetary nebulae with central WD stars are known in the Milky Way [3].
The colours of some WDs are very blue, indicating that they are very hot; indeed, surface temperatures of up to 50,000 or even 100,000 °C are common. Contrary to normal stars, the WDs possess no inner source of energy. They are stellar bodies that slowly cool, as they radiate into space the remnants of energy left over from their earlier phases.
White Dwarfs in Globular Clusters
Globular clusters are large aggregates of stars; over 100 are known in our galaxy, the Milky Way. The largest contain millions of stars. They are some of the oldest objects observed in the universe and were presumably formed at about the same time as the Milky Way Galaxy, in the early phase after the Big Bang.
With the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), a number of very faint and blue, star-like objects were found in some of the nearest globular clusters. From the measured brightness and colour, they appeared to be WDs, i.e. cluster stars that had already reached the final stage of their evolution.
However, detailed spectra were needed to confirm this identification and the stars were too faint for this type of observation to be done with the HST.
The VLT Observations in NGC 6397
The present research programme has profited from the excellent performance of the VLT and its astronomical instruments to explore in unrivalled detail some of the faint and blue objects in the globular cluster NGC 6397 . It is located within the constellation Ara (The Altar), at a distance of about 8,000 light-years and south of the galactic centre.
Following a detailed proposal to the ESO Observing Programmes Committee, VLT observing time for this programme was granted in early 1999 to the team and the observations took place during the night of September 3-4, 1999. For this, the FORS1 multi-mode instrument at VLT ANTU that is optimized to record the light from very faint objects was used in the so-called Multi-Object-Spectroscopy (MOS) mode . A number of narrow slits at the focal plane were adjusted so that the light from several WD candidates in NGC 6397 passed through and their spectra could be registered simultaneously.
This efficient observing technique makes it possible to obtain several spectra under equal observational conditions. This saves much precious telescope time and also facilitates subsequent, direct comparison. The present observations demanded the utmost positioning precision, to suppress as far as possible the glare from many other, much brighter stars in this crowded field.
The set-up of the slits was facilitated by accurate positional measurements on a CCD image, previously obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), cf. ESO Press Photo eso9953 . The fact that the VLT observations took place during a period of excellent seeing, better than 0.55 arcsec, further contributed to the effective "isolation" of the light from the WD candidates.
Due to the faintness of these stars - they are of magnitude 23-24, i.e. 7 - 15 million times fainter than can be perceived with the unaided eye - even with ANTU/FORS1 exposure times of 90 min were needed to register their spectra with a sufficiently high signal-to-noise ratio.
The VLT White Dwarf spectra
The spectra of four candidate WDs, recorded by FORS1 during these observations, are shown in ESO Press Photo eso9953 . They are characterized by the presence of several wide absorption lines of hydrogen, all typical in WD spectra and thus clearly identifying these objects as such.
Although they may look quite similar to the eye, a preliminary analysis reveals important individual differences. In particular, the shapes of hydrogen lines may be used to estimate the temperature and (surface) gravity in the shallow atmospheres; the best value for the temperature derived from the spectrum of the brightest star (WF4-358 ; the uppermost spectrum) is about 18,000 °C.
The masses of the WD stars can be deduced from the temperatures and surface gravities. Interestingly, the four stars are found to have different masses, with about 0.36 solar masses for WF4-358 and about 0.50 solar masses for the others. The presence of such a spread in mass may bias the distance determination if one assumed that all the WDs in a globular cluster have the same mass.
Continuation of this work
The next step will be to obtain better spectra of the White Dwarfs in NGC 6397, that will allow to derive the stellar parameters more accurately. It is also planned to extend this project to two more globular clusters, in which white dwarf candidates have been found with HST.
The team has described the new results in a scientific article, submitted to the European research journal Astronomy & Astrophysics .
[1] The team consists of Sabine Moehler (Principal Investigator), Ulrich Heber and Ralf Napiwotzki (all at Dr. Remeis Sternwarte, Astronomisches Institut der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Bamberg, Germany), Detlev Koester (Institut für Theoretische Physik and Astrophysik, Kiel, Germany) and Alvio Renzini (European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany).
[2] This method to determine astronomical distances is based on the fact that the brightness of an object is inversely proportionate to the square of the distance. If two stars are identical in all respects, and if the distance to one of them is known, the distance to the other one can therefore be accurately determined from the measured (apparent) brightness difference. However, if they are not absolutely identical, e.g. if their masses and thus their intrinsic brightness differ, a suitable correction will have to be applied.
[3] One spectacular example of a planetary nebula with a central White Dwarf star is the Dumbbell Nebula, observed last year with the VLT.
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Shawn Ingram / Gadgetell: Internet usage in America is now spiking before breakfast
Nicholas Deleon / CrunchGear: Always being 'connected' is ruining our way of life
Jason Fitzpatrick / Lifehacker: Is the Web Crucial to Your Morning Routine?
Pete Cashmore / Mashable!: What Comes First: Internet or Breakfast?
Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Brainstorm Tech:
Sex-predator iPhone app is back in business — Of all the applications that Apple (AAPL) has pulled from the iPhone App Store — and there have been quite a few — none were as creepy, sad or profitable as Offender Locator. — Launched in early June by ThinAir Wireless …
Discussion: I4U News, MacRumors iPhone Blog, iLounge, Techgeist, Communications … and Gizmodo
Robert Evans / I4U News: iPhone 'Offender Locator' Back in App Store.
Charles Starrett / iLounge: Mix: Clickfree, Washington, iPhone case, Offender return
Michael Klurfeld / Techgeist: Offender Locator Is Absolutely Disgusting
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:
Microsoft sheds 2,000-employee ad agency in $530 million deal — The rumors of the past few weeks were true: Microsoft has sold Razorfish — the digital ad agency it purchased when it bought its parent company aQuantive in 2007 — to Publicis Groupe for $530 million.
Discussion: Search Engine Land, Ars Technica, The Microsoft Blog, internetnews.com, TechFlash and The Register
Greg Sterling / Search Engine Land: After Buying Performics From Google, Publicis Buys Razorfish From Microsoft
Emil Protalinski / Ars Technica: Microsoft sells off ad agency Razorfish for $530 milion
Daniel Terdiman / CNET News:
Guitar Hero 5 gets ready to rock — In the newest version of the Guitar Hero franchise, Guitar Hero 5, as many as four players can all play guitar at the same time, instead of just two. Further, any combination of instruments is now possible. — SAN FRANCISCO—The first couple of weeks …
Discussion: Softpedia News
Paul Boutin / VentureBeat:
Revenge of the South Bay: VMware acquires SpringSource for $420M to enhance cloud capabilities — The boring business back end of technology is still a lucrative market. Virtualization company VMware, whose software aims to let datacenter managers do more with less hardware …
Discussion: BoomTown, Tech Trader Daily and SpringSource Team Blog
Kara Swisher / BoomTown: VMware Forks Over $420 Million for SpringSource
Eric Savitz / Tech Trader Daily: VMware To Acquire SpringSource For $362 Million
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Bloglines On Life Support. This Story Needs An Ending — If you were a Bloglines user, consider yourself old school. Most people moved on to Google Reader long ago, and then bailed on RSS entirely for the Real Time Gang (Twitter, Facebook, Friendfeed, etc.).
Discussion: CloudAve
Zoli Erdos / CloudAve: How Many Times Can We Bury Bloglines? …
Andrew Allemann / Domain Name Wire:
Yahoo Buys OMG.com Domain Name for $80,000 — Yahoo buys popular texting term. — Yahoo (YHOO) has purchased the domain name OMG.com for $80,000. — Domain Name Wire reported the sale last week on its weekly Sedo sales wrap, but we didn't know the buyer at the time.
Discussion: TechCrunch and paidContent
MG Siegler / TechCrunch: OMG Yahoo Gets OMG.com For Cheap
Joseph Tartakoff / paidContent: Yahoo Snaps Up OMG.com Domain Name Two Months After Selling Contests.com
Timothy / Slashdot:
AT&T Makes Its Terms of Service Even Worse, To Discourage Lawsuits — techmuse writes "AT&T has changed its terms of service (including for existing contracts) to prevent class action suits. Note that you are already required to submit your case to arbitration, a forum in which consumers are often at a substantial disadvantage.
Discussion: DSLreports, MobileCrunch, 9 to 5 Mac, Electronista and Boy Genius Report
Nicholas Deleon / MobileCrunch: Get angry: AT&T changes contract to prevent class action lawsuits
Zach Epstein / Boy Genius Report: AT&T: No class action lawsuits for you
G. Pascal Zachary / Technology Review:
An Operating System for the Cloud — Google is developing a new computing platform equal to the Internet era. Should Microsoft be worried? — From early in their company's history, Google's founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, wanted to develop a computer operating system and browser.
Ross Miller / Engadget:
Zune HD hits FCC in prolific photo shoot, 16GB and 32GB capacities — Well, would you look at that. Microsoft's Zune HD's overexposed — both in quantity of pics and in quality of photography — camera shoot with the FCC has been made public, showing off quite a bit of the device, its internals, and its dock.
Discussion: Electronista, PMP Today, WMPoweruser.com and gdgt
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Pirate Bay to challenge Dutch ban — THE HAGUE — The owners of Swedish filesharing website The Pirate Bay will seek a retrial after a Dutch court temporarily banned its activities in the Netherlands, their lawyer said on Monday. — "We will file a summons by August 25" …


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Headstones at Lakeland Center a Reminder of City's Early History
If you visit The Lakeland Center this weekend to do a little ice skating or to watch the Raleigh Ringers' handbell concert, you might pause a moment to reflect on Viola Wrenn.
We don't know much about Viola, except that she married a man named J.D. Wrenn and she died Jan. 24, 1910. She was just 18.
Viola is one of three early residents of Lakeland whose grave markers are displayed on the property of The Lakeland Center. The headstones are remnants of a cemetery that occupied part of the property in the early 20th century.
The trio of headstones are easy to miss, especially if you don't use the southwest entrance to the venue. Once you become aware of them, though, it's hard to believe you hadn't noticed them before. The monuments are clearly visible from Lime Street, which passes along the south boundary of The Lakeland Center, the city-owned entertainment venue that opened in 1974.
The markers are the last reminders of Stephenson Cemetery, a small, privately owned burial ground, said Kay Stone, first vice president of the Imperial Polk Genealogical Society. Stone and other members of the society have worked for years to produce a survey of Polk County's cemeteries.
Wrenn's and another headstone rest atop a low marble burial vault. The inscription on Wrenn's marker announces that she was born May 11, 1891. Some lines of elegiac verse, no doubt supplied by her widower, are carved in small writing toward the base of the tablet, though time has rendered them mostly indistinct. A few words can be made out: "Oh Viola ... And I will ..."
A few feet away, a heavily stained marbled headstone memorializes Frank M. Flaville, who lived considerably longer. As the inscription reports, Flaville was born June 27, 1861, in Chester, Pa., and died May 25, 1915, in Bartow. Chiseled lettering on the slanted top of the headstone identifies him as "MY HUSBAND."
The nameless widow presumably supplied the verse found below Flaville's name and dates. It reads, "Twilight and evening star / And one last call for me."
The third grave marker is about 50 feet to the east, nearer the massive, curved sculpture known as "Infinity." The headstone, set atop a stone slab, pays tribute to Lovick F. Platt, who lived from March 4, 1884 to Dec. 21, 1909.
An inscription laments: "Just as the morning of this life was opening into day, His young and lovely spirit passed from earth and grief away."
The Lakeland Center occupies 35 acres that had been a residential area since the late 1800s, according to the venue's official history. The predominantly black Moorehead community was established in the area in the 1880s, and the city acquired and razed the neighborhood in the early 1970s in preparation for building what was originally called the Lakeland Civic Center.
A city plaque erected a decade ago near the main entrance commemorates the Moorehead community. (Spellings of the name have varied over the years; "Morehead" and "Moorhead" turn up in some documents.)
The three headstones, though, memorialize white residents, said local historian LaFrancine Burton, who was born in Moorehead and has documented its history. She said whites originally lived on the southern edge of what is now The Lakeland Center property, near Lime Street, though most of them had moved elsewhere long before The Lakeland Center was planned.
Stephenson Cemetery held the remains of white residents, Burton said. The private burial ground apparently had not been maintained for decades when the city acquired the property, she said.
Stone, the genealogist, concurred. She said family members from such early white settlers as the Stephensons, Boswells and Scotts were buried in Stephenson Cemetery.
Stone said she recalls walking through the area as a child and seeing remnants of the cemetery beneath the raised wooden houses of black residents.
"You could see the headstones," she said. "I remember that very vividly from back in the 1940s. Nobody really looked at them."
Stone said some graves were moved to other cemeteries before the construction of The Lakeland Center.
She found records for one such move. The remains of Dr. Francis Brooks, who died in 1903, were transferred from Stephenson to Roselawn Cemetery in 1939, she said.
A survey conducted in 1970 found four burial vaults on the property's southern boundary and two on the northern boundary, Stone said, but no remains.
Lakeland's parks and recreation department now has the responsibility of maintaining the markers.
While one might expect the ancient monuments to generate curiosity, Mike LaPan, executive director of The Lakeland Center, said questions about the headstones are quite rare.
LaPan said that's probably because the markers seem to blend in with the stone monuments of nearby Veterans Memorial Park.
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Developer Able UK said the site could eventually create 27,000 jobs and help build the numerous North Sea projects lined up for development.
The port, which is near Immingham, would mirror a similar project set up at the German port of Bremerhaven. It is currently awaiting planning approval.
With London Array and the £100bn Round Three development through the Crown Estate, the UK is ploughing billions into developing its offshore capability.
One of the criticisms of this policy has been that much of the work has gone overseas. While in a recent interview with Windpower Monthly, Ian Gaitch director of Global Marine Systems, one of the few British companies to be working on the 1GW London Array project, praised Germany for its support of the offshore industy.
"There are a number of companies in the UK that can do offshore. But it seems to be the best opportunities are in Europe," he says. "If you look at Bremerhaven, Germany they are putting a lot of money into the ability to build wind farms there."


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Canucks trade Cory Schneider to New Jersey for 9th pick
Vancouver chooses London's Horvat in that spot
Mike Gillis had it all figured out: Roberto Luongo was the Vancouver Canucks' franchise goaltender with the lifetime contract, and Cory Schneider was expendable. That was three years ago.
A funny thing happened when Schneider became the man and got a new deal, while Luongo asked to be traded. But when Gillis couldn't find a taker for Luongo's massive contract, he remedied the Canucks' goaltending situation by trading Schneider to the New Jersey Devils for the No. 9 pick in Sunday's NHL draft.
"There have been some intervening features that happened," Gillis said. "One of the provisions in the new CBA is to deal with long-term contracts and it is a changing landscape, it affected our opportunities and we had to do everything we have to do in the best way possible for our organization."
That meant trading the 26-year-old goaltender with two years left at a cap hit of $4 million US and holding onto the 34-year-old with eight years left at $5.33 million each. That's certainly not the way Schneider expected things to go.
"It was shocking," he said. "I didn't really know what to think. In the first few years I always sort of assumed that I was going to get dealt at some point. But then drafts and trade deadlines went by and nothing ever happened. With the extension last year I kind of felt, finally I had kind of gotten away from the trade rumours. But this is the game, the landscape changed with the CBA and the cap coming down and it kind of changed the parameters."
'It was shocking. I didn't really know what to think. In the first few years I always sort of assumed that I was going to get dealt at some point. But then drafts and trade deadlines went by and nothing ever happened. With the extension last year I kind of felt, finally I had kind of gotten away from the trade rumours. But this is the game...'—Former Canucks goalie Cory Schneider on being dealt
Having two compliance buyouts at his disposal gave Gillis another potential option, but that would've cost Canucks ownership two-thirds of the $40.57 million Luongo was owed over the rest of his contract. Even after the Philadelphia Flyers and Tampa Bay Lightning swallowed hard on big-ticket buyouts of Ilya Bryzgalov and Vincent Lecavalier, Gillis said it's not something general managers want to resort to.
"We looked at all of our alternatives, and it just wasn't a viable alternative," he said.
Choosing this alternative landed Vancouver London Knights centre Bo Horvat with the ninth pick. Horvat's career will undoubtedly always be linked to Schneider's, but that wasn't a major concern of his as he beamed with pride about being drafted.
"I don't feel any pressure, actually," Horvat said. "I think it's more exciting than anything. I'm just really happy to be part of the organization. I can't wait to get there and show them that I can be that guy, that they picked me at nine."
Likewise, Schneider goes to New Jersey to show that he should be a starting goaltender in the NHL after the fiasco he and Luongo went through with the Canucks.
"I don't think it was as bad as everyone made it out to be," Schneider said. "It wasn't like this was something that took over our team in any way. It was something Roberto and I had to deal with, but we're both professionals and we get along and we enjoy each other, so it wasn't as hard for us as maybe some other people. But I think ideally you'd like to have verification and a defined role on your team."
Luongo, whose only Twitter reaction Sunday night was a reference to his no-trade clause, now has that defined role in Vancouver. But Schneider might not in New Jersey, where 41-year-old future Hall of Famer Martin Brodeur has one year left on his contract.
Brodeur said Schneider would have to fight him for the No. 1 job, though it sounds like the three-time Stanley Cup champion will at least start with that title.
"@Marty is still No. 1 goaltender," Devils GM Lou Lamoriello said. "There's no question there. It's just a question of how much he can play to keep him at the top of his game."
Schneider feels like he's at the top of his game now, which made the trade even more surprising. Gillis didn't keep Schneider abreast of trade talks, and the goalie didn't expect that, either.
Even after signing a contract extension, Schneider knew it wasn't a guarantee he would be the starter forever.
"It's part of the risk you take signing a contract without a no-move [clause] or anything like that," Schneider said. "We sort of knew what the situation was and what it may end up coming to in terms of back-sliding assets and value and trying to do what's best for the team and this was always on the table."
Gillis knew as soon as the new CBA was ratified that it would be easier to trade Schneider than Luongo. Even in a landscape he called challenging, he finally did, though in the aftermath the Canucks' GM had plenty of questions to answer about whether he'd handle the situation differently if he could do it over again.
"I can't look into a crystal ball," Gillis said. "We had a changing landscape of the lockout with the new CBA. If I had a crystal ball, would we have done things quicker or earlier? I don't know, maybe."


text: Back Helping a Friend with an Addiction When a friend shows signs of abusing alcohol or other drugs, it is hard to know what to do or say. What is scary is that drug abuse can lead to addiction. Drug abuse refers to a conscious decision to use alcohol, an illegal drug, or a medication in an unsafe way. Addiction means losing control over whether you are going to use the drug, or losing insight into knowing how, or when, to stop. Although addiction begins with drug abuse, it does not mean just using a lot of drugs. Researchers have found that drugs not only interfere with normal brain functioning, but they also have a long-term effect on brain metabolism and activity. At some point, changes occur in the brain that can turn drug abuse into addiction. Addiction can be physical, psychological, or both. With a physical addiction, a person's body becomes dependent on the drug, needing more and more of it to get the same effect. When the person stops using the drug, he or she may develop withdrawal symptoms. With a psychological addiction, a person's mind craves the feeling that the drug gives or feels emotionally awful when he or she stops using the drug. The person can be overcome by the desire to get more of the drug. There is still a stigma that addiction is just bad or immoral behavior, and a person is weak if he or she cannot stop or control his or her use. Research has shown that it is a brain disorder, and it is just as life-threatening or more so than heart disease, diabetes, or emphysema. The behavior and social symptoms of addiction can be hurtful to family members, friends, or coworkers. Yet it is these same people who may be in the best position to help the addict recognize his or her loss of control and motivate him or her to seek treatment. In a nationwide survey of people in recovery, 70 percent said they got help because a friend or relative was honest with them about their drinking and other drug use, and 41 percent said they would have sought help sooner if someone had voiced concern. The suggestions below may help you save a friend's life. Sort out the confusion When deciding whether to speak to your friend, you may have some reservations, such as the following: Fear or ambivalence about getting involved in someone else's affairs. Just remember, addiction to alcohol or other drugs is a leading cause of death. Someone else will certainly say something. It is important not to wait. You may feel hurt by past actions or behaviors of the person with addiction so it is important to take responsibility for your feelings, too. Assess the problem How much does your friend drink or use drugs? What is the impact on him or her and others? If your friend has alcohol- or drug-related problems, he or she needs help. Following are symptoms to look for. Psychological symptoms When a person has a psychological or emotional craving for a drug, you may see some or all of the following symptoms: Sees drugs as the solution, not the problem Takes the drug in larger amounts or over a longer period Is always preoccupied with obtaining drugs Steals or sells possessions to buy drugs Is anxious, irritable, depressed Has withdrawn from others Has lost interest in school, work or hobbies that were once pleasurable Socializes with others who abuse drugs Has mood swings Has problems functioning, such as poor job performance, failure to fulfill family responsibilities, difficulty in relationships with friends and others Engages in dangerous behavior, such as driving while intoxicated Has psychological withdrawal symptoms when not taking the drug Physical symptoms When a person's body becomes dependent on a drug, you may see some of the following symptoms: Sleeping problems Health problems; is sick often Needs more drugs for the same effect Weight loss or weight gain Has physical withdrawal symptoms when not taking the drug How to talk Do not try to talk when your friend is drunk or high. It is also a good idea to meet on neutral turf, but not at a bar or any place else that serves alcohol. Talk about the effect your friend's drinking or drug use has on whatever the person cares about most, such as career or children. Your friend may not be concerned about his or her situation but may care deeply for the children and what the problem may be doing to them. Become aware of treatment or recovery resources available in your community. Find the local phone number for Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA), learn what treatment resources are available in your area by calling your state's Office of Substance Abuse Services or searching the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's treatment locator. If your friend does not want to go to AA or NA, talk with other people who know and care about your friend to see if they have other ideas.


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Let $S$ be a set of some size $n$. I'm interested in knowing about combinatorial designs that are approximately balanced incomplete block designs, that I want a collection of subsets $C$ of $S$ such that every pair of elements of $S$ appears in at least one element of $C$, all the elements of $C$ are approximately the same size, and every element appears approximately the same number of times. Obviously there are many trivial examples, but those aren't interesting. Ideally given $n$ there would be a set where $C$ is not "too large" and the elements of $C$ are also not "too large", for some definition of "too large". Most of the literature I've looked at considers weaker exact conditions.
I'm asking this question because I have a massive computation to carry out on multiple machines, and the computation considers a pair of big files at a time. I want to minimize the number of files each of my workers read, while also keeping down the number of workers. Papers, proofs, guidance on what I should be searching for are all welcome: my combinatorial knowledge is shamefully weak.